Chapter 355
Guidance from the Celestial Venerable of Blazing Fire, the Tai Chi Yin Yang Diagram!
Time flies like an arrow.
Beneath the eternally burning sky of the Fire Heaven.
On the rooftop of the small building, Luo Feng's figure, sitting cross-legged like a sculpture, trembled slightly.
He slowly opened his eyes, and two clusters of eternally flickering golden flames seemed to flash and disappear in them.
"The Law of Fire... is perfect and flawless."
Luo Feng smiled slightly.
At this point, he had mastered all five lower-level laws of the spatial faction: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!
"Babata, how long will my training last this time?"
Luo Feng asked in his heart.
“It has been exactly nine years since you came to Li Huo Tian.”
Babata's voice rang out, filled with emotion.
To comprehend a lower-level law in less than ten years is truly incredible, even within the Five Elements Secret Realm.
"It seems that there are still eight years left until the centennial deadline."
Luo Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He grasped the laws of fire much faster than he had expected.
"In the email from Venerable Blazing Fire, he mentioned that if I came to Li Huo Tian, I could visit the Li Huo City Lord at the City Lord's Mansion."
Luo Feng's eyes flickered slightly.
The Lord of Li Huo City is a super strong expert ranked nineteenth on the Heavenly Ranking.
Looking across the entire universe, they are an invincible existence.
Such a super strong person actually took the initiative to ask to see a little guy of the stellar level?
Luo Feng felt a surge of excitement. With a flash, he left the small building where he had cultivated for nine years.
……
The Lord's Mansion of Lihuo City covers a vast area and is divided into inner and outer areas.
The outer area is open to the public and has teleportation arrays leading to the other nine heavens and the Reincarnation Platform.
Any powerful cultivator in the Five Elements Secret Realm can freely enter this area.
The other, larger area was called the "Inner Palace".
The inner palace was heavily guarded, and unauthorized personnel were not allowed to enter at will.
"Stop!"
Two guards, each three meters tall and covered in dark red scales, wielding flaming halberds, looked at Luo Feng and shouted at him without any politeness.
Their auras were profound; they were clearly two immortal spirits who had been granted the title of King!
Seeing this, Luo Feng couldn't help but feel moved.
The fact that the Lord of Li Huo City is an immortal gatekeeper and a powerful figure in the Hongmeng Daoist Temple shows that he is indeed an extremely formidable presence.
"Junior Luo Feng, invited by Venerable Blazing Fire, has come to pay my respects to Lord Lord of Li Huo City. Please inform him of my arrival."
Luo Feng said respectfully.
"The Blazing Flame Venerable?"
A guard glanced at Luo Feng and frowned slightly upon seeing that he was only at the Stellar level.
"Even if he is a peerless genius of the Hongmeng Dojo, what merit does he have to warrant a personal invitation from Venerable Blazing Fire?"
A hint of doubt flashed in the guard's eyes.
What is the identity of the Blazing Flame Venerable?
That was the personal disciple of the Lord of Li Huo City, and he himself was a renowned cosmic venerable in the universe!
"You say Venerable Blazing Fire invited you, but do you have any proof?"
The guard asked calmly.
"This……"
Luo Feng felt helpless. He couldn't very well show the email sent by Venerable Blazing Fire to him, could he?
"No entry without a valid pass."
"Retreat quickly and do not linger here."
The guards at the city lord's mansion snorted coldly when they saw that Luo Feng was unable to produce any proof.
"Hey? Luo Feng! You're here!"
Just then, a voice filled with surprise rang out.
In a flash of light, a boy dressed in a crimson Taoist robe with a flame mark between his brows walked out of the inner palace with a look of surprise on his face.
"Greetings, Venerable Blazing Fire!"
Upon seeing the newcomer, the two immortal guards at the gate immediately straightened their expressions and bowed respectfully.
"No gift."
Venerable Blazing Fire waved his hand casually, his gaze fixed entirely on Luo Feng, a warm smile on his face: "Luo Feng, you've finally arrived. My teacher was asking about you earlier!"
Luo Feng, however, did not believe it.
How powerful is the Lord of Li Huo City?
Its divine sense could easily cover a range of several light-years, and it probably discovered him the moment he appeared in the Fire Heaven.
He probably blamed me for not coming to the city lord's mansion to pay my respects immediately, so he deliberately made things difficult for me.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?
Just as the two guards were about to shoo them away, Venerable Blazing Fire appeared!
However, although Luo Feng thought this way, he was very respectful on the surface: "Greetings, Venerable Blazing Fire."
"No need for such formalities."
Venerable Blazing Fire was very enthusiastic and said with a smile, "My teacher has already instructed that if you come, you can be brought in directly. Please follow me."
After saying that, he led Luo Feng deeper into the inner palace.
The two guards looked at each other in disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.
They never imagined that a mere star-level being would actually know the Blazing Flame Venerable.
Furthermore, judging from Venerable Blazing Fire's tone, even the City Lord values Luo Feng highly!
"Don't be nervous when you see the teacher later."
As Venerable Blazing Fire walked, he smiled and said, "Although your teacher is stern, he is always gentle with truly talented juniors. Your teacher has been following your deeds over the years and greatly admires you."
"Thank you for your kindness, Lord City Lord and Venerable One."
Luo Feng nodded.
Soon, the two arrived at a magnificent crimson crystal palace deep within the inner palace.
The palace is hundreds of meters high, with ancient patterns carved on its walls, exuding a chilling aura of power.
"The teacher is in the hall. You may go in by yourself."
Venerable Blazing Fire stopped and said with a smile.
"Yes."
Luo Feng took a deep breath and strode towards the enormous palace.
The interior of the main hall was extremely spacious, with a perpetually burning star on the dome.
At the far end of the main hall, a towering figure stood with his hands behind his back.
He was over nine meters tall, covered in thick, dark red scales, and had a pair of wings on his back that looked like they were made of magma.
What is most striking about him are his eyes, one silver and one gold, as if the sun and moon were rotating.
He is the true ruler of Li Huo Tian, the Lord of Li Huo City!
Even just standing there quietly, it exudes divine power, making people unable to resist bowing down in worship.
"Junior Luo Feng greets the City Lord!"
Luo Feng bowed respectfully, his voice echoing in the empty hall.
The majestic figure slowly turned around, his golden and silver eyes landing on Luo Feng.
The moment the gaze fell upon him, Luo Feng felt as if he had been seen through from the inside out. Fortunately, there was no malice in the other person's gaze; instead, it carried a hint of gentleness.
"No need for such formalities."
The voice of the Heavenly Venerable of Li Huo was deep yet gentle, as he said, "In just thirty years, your comprehension of the laws of space has reached the level of a Marquis and an Immortal. Luo Feng, you are quite remarkable."
Luo Feng felt a slight chill in his heart and respectfully said, "This junior was just lucky."
"lucky?"
A smile appeared on the lips of the Celestial Venerable Li Huo. He paused, then asked, "How is your understanding of the laws of the spatial faction?"
"I have thoroughly understood the five fundamental laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth."
Luo Feng said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
"good."
The Celestial Venerable of Fire nodded in satisfaction and said, "Now that you have comprehended the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth), it means you intend to follow the path of the fusion of the five elements. Have you thought about what your next step should be?"
"I don't know."
Luo Feng shook his head, speaking quite frankly. He was indeed still a complete novice when it came to the laws of fusion.
Not to mention him, even Babata's understanding of the Fusion Law is limited to the level of "hearing about" it.
Generally speaking, only cosmic sages or geniuses who have been granted immortality will gradually begin to study the laws of fusion.
"Okay."
Li Huo Tianzun said no more, raised a large hand covered with scales, and gently pointed it towards the void in front of him.
hum~
In an instant, the void in the center of the hall seemed to be moved by an invisible hand.
Countless tiny points of light appeared out of thin air. These points of light were of different colors, some representing the sharpness of the law of metal, some representing the vitality of the law of wood, and some representing the weightiness of the law of earth...
Initially, these tens of thousands of points of light were chaotic and without any pattern.
But the next moment, as if guided, they began to arrange themselves in an orderly manner, rotate, and even gradually merge.
In an instant, a slowly rotating Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram floated in the void above the main hall!
Luo Feng looked up and was instantly captivated by the scene.
This Tai Chi diagram may seem simple, but it contains the mutual generation and restraint, and the cycle of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
"This...this is the law of fusion?"
"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"
Luo Feng was so excited that his soul trembled, as if he had come into contact with the most fundamental mysteries of the universe.
The five lower laws of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, once combined, possess power that is dozens or even hundreds of times stronger than the higher law of space!
"really!"
"The path to true strength lies in the fusion of laws!"
Luo Feng stared intently at the Yin-Yang Taiji diagram, and unknowingly entered a state of enlightenment.
The Heavenly Venerable of Fire looked at this scene with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.
"Once you truly understand the profound mystery of the Tai Chi diagram, you will have truly stepped into the threshold of the Five Elements Integration Law."
The deep voice of the Celestial Venerable of Li Huo seemed to come from the ends of the universe.
The next second, his figure disappeared from the hall.
Only Luo Feng remained, standing like a statue, gazing intently at the eternally rotating Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram.
Time flies.
Soon, the eighth year passed.
Inside the spacious hall, Luo Feng, who had been sitting cross-legged for eight years, slowly opened his eyes.
"pity……"
Luo Feng glanced at the Tai Chi Yin-Yang diagram in the void and couldn't help but sigh softly.
Eight years!
Eight whole years!
His decision to withdraw from the state of enlightenment was not because he had successfully crossed the threshold of the Five Elements Fusion Law, but because the hundred-year period of the Five Elements Secret Realm had expired and he had no choice but to leave!
"The way of the integration of the five elements is indeed profound and unfathomable."
"It cannot be compared to a single fundamental law of the universe."
Luo Feng shook his head slightly.
Even when he was trying to comprehend the laws of space, he didn't find it particularly difficult.
However, when Luo Feng tried to comprehend the laws of fusion, he experienced for the first time what it meant to struggle to move forward.
Even with guidance from a great being like the Lord of Li Huo City, Luo Feng still couldn't truly comprehend the "Yin Yang Tai Chi Diagram".
Of course, not fully understanding it doesn't mean there's no gain.
On the contrary, Luo Feng gained more in these eight years than he had in the previous eighty years in the Five Elements Secret Realm.
"It's time to leave."
Luo Feng slowly stood up. In the main hall, the Lord of Li Huo City had already disappeared.
He bowed solemnly towards the depths of the main hall, and then transformed into a streak of light and flew out of the hall.
In these eight years, although he has not truly crossed the threshold of the Five Elements Fusion Law, he at least knows how to cultivate in the future.
The road ahead is still long and arduous, but at least the direction is clear.
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Outside the majestic city gates of Taixu City.
In the void, a magnificent palace, entirely crimson, floated.
At the city gate square, geniuses from this year's HarmonyOS Grand Competition are gathering one after another.
"A hundred years have passed so quickly."
"It feels like I've only been in seclusion a few times, how come the time is up already?"
"The Five Elements Secret Realm... If only I could cultivate here forever..."
Many geniuses couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
For these geniuses who are less than three hundred years old, the century they spent in the Five Elements Secret Realm was equivalent to a million years of arduous cultivation in the outside world!
They left the Five Elements Secret Realm this time, and who knows when they will be able to return again.
Luo Feng's figure was like a streak of light as he rushed towards the city gate.
"Luo Feng! Over here!"
Rong Jun shouted loudly, waving his hand. Ji Ge, Qian Shui, Wu Ka and others were standing beside him.
Luo Feng walked over with a smile.
"Luo Feng, you've finally arrived."
Rong Jun patted Luo Feng's shoulder forcefully and grinned, "I thought you had forgotten about it and gone into seclusion somewhere!"
Ji Ge also laughed and said, "Luo Feng, you were incredibly fierce for the first thirty years, but you've been so low-key for the last seventy years that people almost forgot you even existed."
Upon hearing this, Wuka, Qianshui, Rongjun, and the others couldn't help but look at Luo Feng.
In the last seventy years of the Five Elements Secret Realm, Luo Feng was indeed too low-key, and he didn't even venture into the Flame Space once.
However, no one dared to underestimate him.
Luo Feng simply smiled.
Of course, he wouldn't say that he was studying the principles of the Five Elements integration.
The laws of fusion are still far beyond the reach of these geniuses.
"How have you all fared over the years?"
Luo Feng asked with a smile.
Mentioning this, Ji Ge immediately perked up and laughed, "Hehe, in the last year I made it past the eighteenth level, so at least I didn't fall behind the main group."
Rong Jun nodded and said, "I passed the nineteenth level three years ago."
The eighteenth level of the Spark Space represents the average level of this batch of geniuses from the Hongmeng Grand Competition.
After all, with the Five Elements Secret Realm's efficiency increased tenfold, it's perfectly normal for these geniuses to reach the level of immortality and comprehension of the laws.
Of the three thousand people, more than 90 percent made it to the eighteenth floor, while a small number remained on the seventeenth floor.
No more than five people, like Rong Jun, managed to reach the nineteenth floor.
"Where is Berlan?"
Luo Feng asked calmly.
Among the geniuses in this year's Hongmeng Grand Competition, the only one who could interest him even slightly was Death God Berlan.
Mentioning this name caused Rong Jun, Ji Ge, and the others to display slightly complicated expressions.
"That guy... is really amazing."
Rong Jun sighed and said, "He passed the nineteenth level fifteen years ago. He tried to break through to the twentieth level several times afterward, but failed each time."
Even though they are both on the nineteenth floor, the difference is enormous.
Rong Jun passed the nineteenth level three years ago, while Bo Lan passed it fifteen years ago, a difference of twelve years.
Twelve years in the Five Elements Secret Realm is equivalent to a full 120,000 years in the outside world!
"what!"
Just then, an uncontrollable gasp suddenly erupted from the crowd.
"The twentieth level? Berlan has passed the twentieth level!"
"At the very last moment of the Five Elements Secret Realm's hundred-year deadline, he actually broke through the twentieth level!"
"The twentieth level... a level of understanding of the laws comparable to the peak of the Marquis level!"
At that moment, everyone was utterly shocked.
Only Luo Feng remained calm.
Berlan's talent has always been terrifying.
It's just that in the past, it was overshadowed by Luo Feng's dazzling brilliance, which is why it didn't seem so extraordinary.
Even if the sun did not emit its light, the radiance of the moon would still be unmatched by the stars. (End of Chapter)