Martial Saint!
Chapter 531 - 0343 Yin Yang Five Elements, Thunder and Rain (3k)

Chapter 531: 0343 Yin Yang Five Elements, Thunder and Rain (3k)

Su City Dragon Martial.

Lu Chenzhou slept peacefully for half a day.

When he woke up and turned on his phone, it was filled with congratulations and well-wishes.

Generations of talents emerge; when will his record be broken?

He listed all the gains from this tower venture, totaling 66 items, averaging one gain every dozen levels.

Of course, he was fortunate. Some unlucky ones might only get one item every few dozen levels.

Non-chosen ones might have to wait for a hundred levels for a "guaranteed drop".

After inventory, the gains were as follows:

non-ranked combat techniques, 6 first-rank combat techniques, 2 second-rank combat techniques (sword techniques).

Lu Chenzhou selected a few excellent ones to reference in the future, as the experience of others could refine his own skills.

He handed the combat techniques to the military, and after verification, he received 30,000 battle merits as a reward.

The most valuable was the "Myriad Sword Technique", which Hua Mountain Martial University intended to use to develop a divine skill, "All Swords Return to the Root".

Additionally, there were 6 Yellow Grade treasures.

For him, the useful ones were the [Thunder Listening Fruit], [Little Azure Dragon Grass], and [Earth Yuan Fruit].

These three all contained Innate Treasure Qi.

Little Azure Dragon Grass contained [Innate Green Wood Treasure Qi]; with the secret technique of the Sword Spirit, it should be able to fuse with [Blood Lotus].

Earth Yuan Fruit contained [Innate Earth Spirit Treasure Qi], which could fuse with [Yellow Dragon].

Yellow Grade fusions were difficult to upgrade to Xuan Grade, but could still enhance their power somewhat.

In the future, with more fusions, the Five Elements Treasure Qi could all upgrade to Xuan Grade or even Earth Grade!

The other three treasures were exchanged for 10,000 battle merits.

Four Yellow Grade materials, which were useless to him, were exchanged for another 8,000 battle merits.

There were ten standard weapons from the Heavenly Fighting Sect, called [War Soldiers], of first rank quality.

For example, there was a war spear in front of him named [Moon-breaking].

After some study, he found these War Soldiers were made of good material, all forged from Yellow Grade [Mystic Iron Ore].

In the past, Mystic Iron Ore was the most common treasure ore in the Great Wilderness, generally used for standard weapons.

However, in the Human World, it was only material for forging low-grade divine weapons. It could be said that dry areas dry up completely, while flooded areas overflow.

Lu Chenzhou even suspected that the [Outer Heaven Meteor Iron] in the Human World might be the "space junk" dropped by Great Wilderness strongmen inadvertently during their travels in the Void.

The War Soldiers had no divine abilities, at most considered divine weapon embryos. The forging methods were too rough, not as refined as modern technology-crafted ones.

Thus, their quality and value were far below low-grade divine weapons.

He kept a Mystic Iron staff named [Ape King’s Seal], and delivered the rest, earning 15,000 battle merits.

There were also some rare herbs and various miscellaneous items, totaling another 5,000 battle merits.

That night, he reaped 58,000 battle merits in one go, becoming rich overnight, with his battle merits balance reaching 72,000.

This Star-Picking Tower was indeed a place of opportunity.

For an ordinary Martial Artist, obtaining even one Yellow Grade treasure could improve their predicament.

Lu Chenzhou read reports that since the Mountain and Sea fracture and the emergence of the Three Realms, the number of Martial Artists in all nations remained stable during the wars.

This indicated that the birth rate of Martial Artists far surpassed the past.

As Martial Arts become more widespread and the war situation stabilizes, an upward trend is inevitable.

For the wealthy in literature and the rich in martial arts, resources are the foundation for everyone to become dragons!

With the battle merits credited, Lu Chenzhou immediately opened the store and ordered the 50,000-worth [Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds].

He had long coveted this sound wave divine skill.

Lion Roar, as an ordinary martial art, was becoming weak in power.

[Ding! You have obtained the practice qualification of [Heavenly Dragon Eight Sounds]. You can go to Su City Base City to have Elder Hanshan teach you this method, or you can learn it by yourself.]

...

That night, after Lu Chenzhou’s persistent pestering, the Sword Spirit imparted the method of fusing treasure energy to him.

"[Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique], gather the Five Elements Qi from all things in heaven and earth, absorb it into oneself, refine Qi for longevity... Is this the cultivation technique of a Qi Refiner?"

[No, at most it’s a secret technique; in the Great Wilderness, this belongs to an unorthodox method.]

"Why?"

[Because this relies entirely on treasure Qi and not on inner Qi techniques, the more mixed, the greater the risk of losing control, leading to Qi explosion and death...]

"Is there a solution?"

[Yes, you cultivate the path of a Qi Refiner... such as [Sword Energy Gathering Technique], with inner Qi as the main focus, incorporating external Qi.]

"Is my Pure Yang Golden Core capable? To some extent, it is also a product of Qi Refining techniques."

[You can try, I’m just a sword... I’m telling you, aren’t you treating me like a portable grandpa?]

"Aren’t you?"

[....]

Ignoring him, Lu Chenzhou called Shangguan Xue.

He remembered that Shangguan Xue’s cultivation method resembled the techniques of the Heavenly Sword Sect, she should understand.

However, he couldn’t get through...

"Damn Demon Palace, must be messing with the satellites again."

After the Great Catastrophe, electricity wasn’t much of a problem; each base city had its own power system.

But wireless communication and other satellite high-tech means were often sabotaged by the Demon Race, which was a major problem for scientists.

Modern technology largely depended on satellites.

The current solution was to simply and brutally launch more satellites, equipped with superweapons for defense.

Key places also had Heavenly Kings stationed in space stations, waiting for opportunities.

As humans expanded, various high-tech means themselves required a technological transformation to adapt to the Catastrophe Era.

However, before scientific evolution, with the rapid expansion of the Human World following the Mountain and Sea fracture, a relatively dark and closed period was likely to come.

This was the "Great Dark Night Era" after the "Great Catastrophe Era".

...

Three days later.

While Lu Chenzhou was cultivating, Shangguan Xue called him.

"What’s the matter?"

"Have you heard of the [Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique]?"

"Heard of it, several top strongmen are practicing it."

"I want to practice this method too, to advance the treasure Qi within, but heard there’s a risk of losing control?"

"Did the Sword Spirit tell you?"

"Yes."

"It’s true, but not as exaggerated as it sounds. The key is the interaction of the Five Elements, to balance and coordinate. Simply put, don’t let the treasure Qi levels within you have a significant disparity. Xuan Grade and Yellow Grade can coexist, but not Earth Grade and Yellow Grade... this will seriously disrupt the Five Elements balance, leading to loss of control."

"So, ideally, the Five Elements’ power should be balanced, and then advance together?"

"That’s right. Besides, we’re not Qi Refiners, this shortcut method will definitely have issues in the later stages..."

"How to solve this?"

"How should I know? I’m just an ordinary Martial Artist. Frankly, you don’t need to worry too much. There’s always a way to the mountain pass. Any martial art and cultivation technique’s future is unknown, and unknown means potential hazards. With your knowledge and experience, you’ll find a way... Martial Arts is the science of trial and error."

"Understood."

Knowing this, Lu Chenzhou tried to practice the method from [Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique].

Since it wasn’t Martial Arts, he even doubted whether the Martial Arts Tree could accommodate it.

This secret technique was divided into five parts, each with five sets of mantras, corresponding to Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.

"White Tiger Roar Mountain Qi returns to the lung, Azure Dragon stretches liver Qi smoothly..."

The acupoints within his body buzzed, and the Five Elements Treasure Qi flowed through his meridians.

"Looks like it works, resembling the cultivation of Martial Arts Inner Strength, which is the Qi method in Spirit of the Martial Artist."

...

The next day.

At dawn, Lu Chenzhou looked at the Martial Arts Tree.

[Cultivation Technique]

[Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique: First Layer (1%)]

"It worked, it belongs to a cultivation technique within the Martial Arts Tree, Martial Arts and Qi Refining are indeed of the same origin."

The Sword Spirit remained silent; Dragon Yang Body Refining Technique, Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique... this kid, aiming to become a pioneer of unorthodox practices?

He completely ignored the [Myriad Sword Technique]!

When the timing was right, Lu Chenzhou first took out the [Little Azure Dragon Grass].

As the treasure entered his mouth, it transformed into a small green dragon, traveling and roaring within.

He recited the mantra, controlling the fusion of Azure Wood Treasure Qi and Blood Lotus Treasure Qi in his Dantian.

Both being of the Wood element, this step went smoothly.

An hour later, a blackish-green treasure Qi materialized.

At the same time, the other four elements’ treasure Qi within his body buzzed and trembled.

The Yin Yang Divine Seed glimmered, soothing the agitated Five Elements power.

Within the Inner Realm.

The Life Spring had already transformed into the Lake of Life.

On the lake surface, a green lotus stood gracefully, unstained by the mud, emitting a much stronger vitality than the Blood Lotus.

"Henceforth, it’s [Green Lotus Treasure Qi]."

Returning to reality, he lightly cut the flesh of his arm, and wisps of green light emerged from the cross-section.

New flesh sprouted, quickly reconnecting. After a quarter of an hour, it healed completely, the scab falling off with no scar left.

"Healing ability, stronger."

Following the same method, he then refined the [Earth Yuan Fruit].

The Earth Yuan Treasure Qi and Yellow Dragon Treasure Qi, the Yellow Dragon also began to transform.

It grew longer, thicker, and stronger. The scales on its body sparkled with a cold gleam, surrounded by yellow clouds, looking majestic and powerful.

"You haven’t changed much, still called [Yellow Dragon Treasure Qi]."

Finally, it was the grand finale [Thunder Listening Fruit].

Resembling a purple walnut, with lightning crackling across its surface, making his palm tingle.

Once the medicinal power entered his body, a small purple treasure Qi an inch long settled in his Dantian, bursting forth with intense lightning.

Rumble! In an instant, his Dantian was illuminated in purple.

The thunder element was the most domineering. Though it was just a Yellow Grade treasure, it showed such commotion, proving its power.

Lu Chenzhou’s eyes flashed with purple light, his hair stood on end, with electric snakes flickering on his surface, waiting for the transformation to complete.

By evening, he shook off the blood armor covering his body, stood up, and opened his palm. Thunder and golden flames intertwined, resembling a god.

"Honestly, controlling such power of heaven and earth is just impressive."

With a wave of his hand, lightning shot from his fingertips, a yard-long thunderclap piercing the void and tearing apart the darkness.

"Voltage is still 2000 volts, but the current is far more potent than before, fit as a trump card."

With inner vision of his Dantian Qi Sea, six distinct treasure Qis hovered around the Golden Core, like planets orbiting a star.

"I guessed right. With the Yin Yang Divine Seed and the Golden Core governing the six Qis, it works!"

In the Inner Realm, under the high sky and vast earth, the sun hung high with a golden crow soaring.

Suddenly, thunderclouds gathered, rolling thunder roared, clouds parted, and a thunder snake peeked through.

Cloaked in purple scales, its tongue flickering, upon a thought, myriad thunders descended, as if the Thunder God had arrived.

A clap of spring thunder echoed across the Nine Abysses, winds and clouds congregated overhead, torrents of rain fell, transforming into rivers of True Qi, returning to the sea!

Watching this scene, Lu Chenzhou felt a sense of enlightenment.

"Yin Yang Five Elements, Thunder and Rain..."

The human body is like an unformed egg of chaos; Martial Arts is the axe of Pangu, the Dao of Heaven and Earth Creation, the method of Nuwa creating mankind, the Dao of all life.

Opening his eyes, Lu Chenzhou felt the vigorous power within.

With a punch, his Qi-blood surged like a flood, and his fist wind roared like waves.

After refining three treasures in succession, his Qi-blood broke through the 300 mark as a matter of course.

The growth of Five Elements’ power also boosted the generation and recovery speed of his True Qi to a higher level.