The Essence of Innate Wood and the Five Elements Conjecture

Yun Zhao felt that since he had such a wonderful encounter, there was no need to continue searching in the prehistoric world. This place was the most suitable place for him to cultivate in seclusion.

Perhaps because of the existence of the Huangzhongli innate spiritual root, the spiritual energy in the vicinity is extremely pure, unlike the mixed spiritual energy in other parts of Beiju Luzhou.

After reinforcing the outer barriers several times, he sat cross-legged and began to carefully comprehend them.

Since consuming and refining the Yellow Plum fruit, Yun Zhao has felt that it has been of great benefit to him.

This Huang Zhongli is the essence of the innate Jia wood, and his Golden Crow bloodline is the most yang in the world.

In terms of the Five Elements, wood generates fire, which is the simplest and most profound principle.

While the afterglow of this power was still present, he began his attempt to break through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Yun Zhao reached out and flipped his hand, and the Qi Luck Dao Fruit given to him by the Three Emperors appeared in his hand.

"My innate Jia wood element assists my fire element, and the Qi and Dao fruits stabilize my mind and spirit."

Yun Zhao didn't delay any longer and immediately began to circulate his magical power.

The fruit of the Huangzhong Plum truly lives up to its reputation as the essence of innate Jia wood. Once refined, it immediately produces an extremely strong reaction upon contact with the Golden Crow bloodline within the body, like dry tinder igniting a raging fire.

Fire borrows the power of wood, and wood fuels the power of fire.

The two complement each other, nourishing his Golden Crow bloodline to become even more vigorous.

Previously, despite the accumulation of millions of yuan in cultivation points awarded by the system, his strength had only increased by a few percent. However, in just this short time, his strength has increased by another half percent.

Yun Zhao was overjoyed.

"Among the Five Elements, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood."

"My natal element is fire, and I also have the support of wood. However, if the fire is too strong, earth is needed to drain it. If the earth is too strong, metal is needed to dredge it. If there is too much metal, water is needed to moisten it. If the water is too abundant, wood is needed to solidify it."

"The five elements flow and regenerate endlessly; this is the Great Way!"

Yun Zhao was so immersed in the profound understanding of the ultimate principles of heaven and earth that he lost track of time.

They say that spiritual practice knows no time, yet a thousand years have passed in the world.

This saying is perfectly embodied in him, through countless seasons of heat and cold.

The yellow plum tree still grows quietly in the center of the green pool, its branches and leaves swaying as the essence of wood continuously flows into Yun Zhao's body.

Meanwhile, the Golden Crow True Fire in his dantian became increasingly refined under the nourishment of the wood energy, gradually transforming from a crimson gold color to pure white.

Yun Zhao's cultivation level steadily improved through these daily insights.

On this day, he slowly awoke from his seclusion.

"Still not working?"

Yun Zhao sighed softly. His cultivation level was still at the Hunyuan Golden Immortal level, without any progress. However, in terms of strength, it had steadily increased by 20% compared to before he went into seclusion.

He calculated with his fingers and realized that more than six hundred years had passed in this place.

After hundreds of years of arduous cultivation, with the help of the essence of Huangzhong Lijia wood and the blessing of Qi and Dao fruit, he was able to increase his strength by another 20%, which is truly remarkable for someone of his current level of strength.

If Duobao knew, he would only be envious.

But Yun Zhao frowned deeply.

Although his cultivation level has reached a certain limit, it is still a long way from him to break through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

Perhaps he was already close to the threshold, but he had no idea how to cross that threshold.

Unable to think of anything for the time being, Yun Zhao stopped worrying about it, stood up, and planned to stretch his legs a bit.

He walked to the edge of the emerald pool in the valley. The water was extremely clear, and his handsome face was reflected in the pool.

Behind Yun Zhao, the yellow plum tree swayed gently in the breeze, its shadows dancing and rustling softly.

"Huangzhong plum, Huangzhong plum..."

He muttered to himself, his eyes involuntarily lighting up.

"Yes, maybe it wasn't cooked long enough!"

Yun Zhao looked down at his reflection in the pool, his thoughts churning.

He was able to gain something from this seclusion thanks to the help of Huang Zhongli's Jia wood essence. Otherwise, even with the luck and Dao fruit, it would have been difficult to improve his strength by half a percent.

Looking at the yellow plum tree beside me, I had a different thought.

"Among the five elements, my element is fire, and fire is fierce," Yun Zhao thought to himself.

"Huang Zhongli is the essence of the innate Jia wood element. Wood generates fire, making my fire even stronger."

"When fire is too strong, earth is needed to drain it; when earth is too strong, metal is needed to dredge it; when metal is too much, water is needed to moisten it; when water is too much, wood is needed to solidify it. I only have wood now. Although the fire is strong, there is no earth to support it, no metal to dredge it, and no water to moisten it. The five elements are incomplete, so it cannot be perfect."

He raised his head and looked out at the vast wilderness.

"Huang Zhongli is the essence of the innate Jia wood, which can help me cultivate. If I can gather the other four innate spiritual roots to complete the five elements, they can generate and harmonize with each other, and overcome and unite with each other. If I can achieve the perfection of the five elements to break through to the Hunyuan Daluo realm, there may be a better chance."

Yun Zhao began to make plans in his mind.

He already knew four of the five innate spiritual roots.

Huang Zhongli is in hand, Ginseng Fruit is with Zhen Yuanzi, Peaches of Immortality are in the Jade Pool of the Queen Mother of the West, and the Bodhi Tree is in the hands of the Daoist Zhunti.

Besides that, there is also a bitter bamboo...

I've heard that this bitter bamboo may have some connection with the Guide Daoist.

Yun Zhao couldn't help but chuckle to himself. He never expected that his attempt to break through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm would be connected with Buddhism again, especially those two saints.

That's just too much of a coincidence.

But this is also a good thing for him. He already had some enmity with Jieyin and Zhunti, and two of the remaining innate spiritual roots were in their hands, so he wouldn't have much of a psychological burden when he tried to seize them in the future.

Whether or not he could win the bid was not even on Yun Zhao's radar.

With a simulator in hand, what is there to fear from Jieyin and Zhunti? If we can't win this time, there's always next time, and the time after that. There will always be a time when we can crush them under our thumb.

On the contrary, the ginseng fruit tree and the peach tree are a bit more difficult to deal with.

"The ginseng fruit is in Zhen Yuanzi's hands. In the previous simulation, I had a few good relationships with him. This guy is not a bad person. If we were to shamelessly ask him for a few ginseng fruits, it wouldn't be difficult."

Yun Zhao frowned inwardly: "The key is whether I can obtain the innate earth essence I want from the ginseng fruit alone."

It seems that Huang Zhongli only swallowed one fruit and successfully utilized its innate Jia wood essence.

The reality is far more complex than it appears.

Yun Zhao secluded himself beside the Huangzhong Plum Tree. Although he had not completely refined the spiritual root, when he mobilized the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he inevitably had to pass through the Huangzhong Plum Tree and connect with the Huangzhong Plum fruit in his body. Naturally, he borrowed some of the innate Jia wood essence.

Once the essence of the innate Jia wood enters the body, it reacts with one's own Golden Crow bloodline. The two complement each other, which not only benefits oneself but also the Huangzhong Plum Tree. Naturally, a continuous stream of the essence of the innate Jia wood flows into one's body.

However, it is not so easy to make use of the innate earth element in ginseng fruit.

It would be one thing to shamelessly borrow a few ginseng fruits; I could simply exchange them for yellow plums. But if I were to propose cultivating beside the ginseng fruit tree, drawing upon the essence of innate earth, Zhen Yuanzi would likely show me what it means to be a peerless ancestor of earth immortals.

In terms of strength, Zhen Yuanzi is at most a few points stronger than Buddha, but he is far from being his match.

However, unless truly forced to, Yun Zhao really didn't want to resort to any forceful means to seize Zhen Yuanzi.

"Well, let's just take it one step at a time. At worst, we can borrow a few ginseng fruits to try and see what happens."