When the four fragments were placed together, a change occurred.
The four fragments, as if reuniting with long-lost family, instantly merged.
An ancient token appeared in Zi Lingling's sight.
The front of the token was inscribed with the five characters Jin, Shui, Mu, Huo, and Tu, while the back bore only two large characters – Wu Xing!
Holding the token, Zi Lingling felt the Wu Xing spiritual energy within her body begin to circulate slowly according to a certain pattern.
"Girl, quickly drip your blood!" Elder Du urged.
Zi Lingling never doubted Elder Du's words, so without hesitation, she forced out a drop of her essence blood and dripped it onto the token. The next moment, brilliant multicolored light erupted in her room, piercing through the inner barrier and striking the second barrier.
"Not good!"
Before Zi Lingling could react, the second barrier was already on the verge of collapse. Without a second thought, her spiritual energy surged towards the barrier. Simultaneously, she willed a large quantity of top-grade spirit stones into the concealing formation outside, instantly amplifying its power.
In just a few breaths, Zi Lingling felt her spiritual energy completely depleted. Gritting her teeth, she swallowed a Heavenly-grade top-tier restoration pill, which instantly transformed into pure spiritual energy. However, even with this, the replenishment of spiritual energy could not keep up with the consumption. What should she do?
As Zi Lingling's brow furrowed in worry, the nascent world in her dantian suddenly trembled, and the multicolored light dimmed. Then, the multicolored light rapidly retracted, disappearing back into the token and becoming a faint gray. The barrier, on the brink of shattering, instantly stabilized.
Zi Lingling breathed a sigh of relief and swallowed two more Heavenly-grade top-tier restoration pills. Soon, the spiritual energy that had been drained from her body returned to its peak state. Wiping the cold sweat from her forehead, Zi Lingling picked up the token again.
"Wu Xing Ling!"
The three words appeared in her mind, and the token vanished from her hand. A ethereal voice boomed in Zi Lingling's mind.
"Seven-Colored Space, Wu Xing Space Returns!"
Following this, an energy storm rapidly formed within Zi Lingling. The Zi Xu Ling, the Lv Xu Ling, and Xiao Hei simultaneously appeared, chasing after the Wu Xing Ling as if performing a special ritual to welcome a returning family member. Subsequently, the purple, green, and black spaces, which had already merged with the nascent world, also appeared above it. The four-colored spaces quickly drew close and rotated, forming a massive circle. Below the small tree with three pairs of leaves, the seven-colored spirit root manifested, with purple, green, black, and gray colors blazing. Tendril-like roots wrapped around the four-colored tokens, pulling them into the seven-colored spirit root. At the same time, the small tree rapidly grew its fourth pair of leaves.
Within the nascent world, spiritual rain poured down. The world expanded again, with rivers and lakes crisscrossing, and a faint green hue appearing in the water. The desert also grew larger, and in its center, green saplings emerged from the sand. Hills undulated, mountains sprawled, plants differentiated, and seeds fell.
Moments later, the nascent world stabilized once more. The four-colored tokens emerged from the seven-colored spirit root and retreated into the void above the nascent world. The purple, green, and black spaces reintegrated into the nascent world, and the Wu Xing space also began to slowly merge.
Information about the Wu Xing space appeared in Zi Lingling's mind. The Wu Xing space, also known as the gray space, served the purpose of balance and return to nothingness. Zi Lingling willed herself and appeared within the Wu Xing space. The space was clearly multicolored, but at its edges, it turned a hazy gray.
What is this? Zi Lingling closed her eyes and carefully sensed. Soon, a realization dawned in her mind. When the five elements counteracted each other, they would balance each other, exhibiting properties of equilibrium. And when the five elements fused together, they would evolve into a state of void, manifesting as a return to nothingness. To return everything to nothingness. If this effect were applied in combat, it would be a heaven-defying ability – attack immunity. However, this ability was not something that could be deduced overnight; it required her to comprehend it slowly.
A moment later, Zi Lingling opened her eyes, her inner ecstasy impossible to conceal.
Huh? My cultivation… has broken through? Her cultivation had just reached the mid-stage of the Small God Realm a few hours ago. Who could have imagined that after a few more hours, she would break through another small realm? Her cultivation had now reached the late-stage of the Small God Realm, just one step away from the peak of the Small God Realm. Such a speed of advancement, if it were to spread, who knew how many people would be scared into cardiac arrest! Breakthroughs like drinking water; this was no longer something that could be described by the word "monster."
Half of the night had passed with Zi Lingling's recent endeavors. She decided to forgo sleep and began to cultivate, first to stabilize her cultivation and second to deduce "immunity."
In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning. Today was the second event of the stone gambling convention – the stone gambling auction. The so-called stone gambling auction was where the organizers identified rough stones most likely to contain treasures from all the available raw stones. They would then number these stones, set reserve prices, and auction them off. Of course, before the auction, the organizers would provide two hours for everyone to examine the rough stones up close. These numbered rough stones would be placed on the already set-up auction stage in advance.
When Zi Lingling arrived, the stone gambling auction had not yet begun. Those hoping to try their luck were gathered around the auction stage, waiting for their turn to examine the rough stones. At Chen Shi, Elder Fu walked onto the auction stage and announced loudly, "Welcome everyone to the stone gambling auction. I believe you have all been waiting eagerly. Without further ado, let the examination begin!" As his words fell, the access ramp to the stage was opened by staff. The impatient crowd below surged onto the stage, closely observing their favored rough stones.
Zi Lingling was not in a hurry. There was no point in rushing such matters. After all, stone gambling relied on luck, and even those with pupil arts could not guarantee they could see clearly. Besides, even if they could see clearly, what then? Whether these rough stones could ultimately be obtained depended on the depth of each person's wallet. Zi Lingling slowly ascended the stage and walked from rough stone number one to rough stone number five hundred before casually leaving. This peculiar behavior drew curious glances from many.