Desolate Devouring Art-Chapter 938 - Sacred Ground

A figure cloaked in black hovered silently in the sky, its face hidden beneath the hood. He had watched the entire battle unfold—from Jiang Le's clashes to the final confrontation.

The surrounding space began to crumble under the lightning spear's power, leaving the martial field scarred.

No one had expected such destruction caused by a confrontation between disciples. They would have fortified the area to prevent the damage, if only they had known.

Now, it was too late, as the lightning spear had already locked onto Liu Wuxie.

"What is he doing by just standing there?" Many were baffled that Liu Wuxie remained unmoving in such a critical moment.

If the lightning struck, not even Elder Madman could save him. After all, this was heaven's wrath, and its power was beyond imagination.

The God of Thunder was only a minor deity compared to those who ruled the world, such as the divine race or the witcher clan.

However, the sky changed again when Liu Wuxie raised his right hand. The sun and moon emerged at once, sharing the same heavens, leaving the crowd utterly stunned.

"What's going on? The laws of heaven and earth have changed!" people cried out in confusion.

Lei Yao's eyes sharpened, and a deep sense of unease crept into his heart. He could feel the lightning spear tremble as if it were afraid. This wasn't a good sign, but he aimed the lightning spear to thrust downward at Liu Wuxie.

"Too weak! You've only grasped a fragment of heaven and earth's power," Liu Wuxie said, giving off an overwhelming aura that made many weaker disciples' knees buckle.

A dazzling radiance burst forth from Liu Wuxie, enveloping him like golden armor, making him resemble the incarnation of a deity.

"He's too strong! Even the surrounding laws are bending to his will," gasped a disciple at the pinnacle of the Spirit Profound Realm, awe written across his face.

To cultivators at their level, dissolving the lightning spear with raw power might be possible, but this was still a clash between two disciples in the True Profound Realm.

"Great Five Elemental Palm!" As the lightning spear descended, Liu Wuxie had no choice but to retaliate.

A gigantic palm descended, causing the surrounding space to shatter into a large black hole that devoured everything in the vicinity.

"What?! Liu Wuxie has comprehended a five elemental dao technique!" Exclamations came from the surroundings when Liu Wuxie performed the Great Five Elemental Palm. Even the surrounding elders were shocked.

An ordinary dao technique wasn't hard to comprehend, but comprehending all five elements was close to impossible—it was harder than comprehending dozens of dao techniques.

This was also why Han Feizi had shown a flicker of envy when he had first witnessed the Great Five Elemental Palm. Comprehending the five-element dao technique wasn't just about talent but the will of the heavens and fortune.

Liu Wuxie was the chosen one and had received the blessing of the Southern Province. He had also obtained a complete immortal rune and gathered all five elements in the process.

Lei Yao stumbled and nearly fell from the sky. It was undeniable that he was strong enough to comprehend the Thunderlight Requiem, but he was shocked and had a hint of fear in his eyes when he saw the five elemental dao technique.

The Great Five Elemental Palm spun like a giant millstone in the sky as the lightning spear descended.

With a loud rumble, the Great Five Elemental Palm flew over and shattered the lightning spear.

This was the undeniable and absolute supremacy of the five elements.

"Everyone retreat!" the surrounding elders roared.

The Great Five Elemental Palm had enveloped the entire martial field, and those at the lower levels of the Spirit Profound Realm would not survive the impact.

The elders released the Earth Profound Realm laws to fortify the protective barrier.

However, the Great Five Elemental Palm's power continued to grow, and this was a trait of the five elements. The power would continue to grow endlessly as long as the cycle wasn't stopped.

All five elements within ten thousand miles had been drawn over to fortify the Great Five Elemental Palm.

The surrounding disciples had already escaped, not wanting to be caught. Nearly half of the martial field had collapsed in mere moments, and no one could imagine the destruction once the Great Five Elemental Palm descended.

Carrying an immense force, the Great Five Elemental Palm shattered the lightning spear and appeared before Lei Yao.

With a loud crack, Lei Yao's soft armor shattered into fragments. His clothes followed suit, leaving him barely clad in thin shorts. Even his hair had vaporized—his head now completely bald.

Even after Lei Yao collapsed to the ground, the laws within his body began to explode. His thunder core shattered moments later.

"NO! PLEASE, NO!" Lei Yao screamed. The destruction of the thunder core meant all his comprehension of the Thunderlight Requiem was gone.

Even if he managed to recover, his combat strength would never be the same. This meant he would be no different from other ordinary cultivators at the True Profound Realm.

The Great Five Elemental Palm still hovered above Lei Yao's head, and he would be reduced to a bloody mist if it descended. After all, Liu Wuxie had relied upon it to easily kill the star cats at the seventh level Spirit Profound Realm, not to mention Lei Yao was only at the pinnacle of the True Profound Realm.

Lei Yao shut his eyes and waited for death to come, but the Great Five Elemental Palm didn't descend even after a full minute; it slowly dissipated.

Killing Lei Yao was too easy for Liu Wuxie. With his dao heart shattered, Lei Yao's cultivation would remain stagnant for the rest of his life, and there was no longer any reason for Liu Wuxie to kill him. After all, they had no feud, and he had punished Lei Yao enough.

Dismissing the Great Five Elemental Palm, Liu Wuxie descended from the sky and left with his senior brothers for the Heavenly Gate Peak. He didn't even bat an eye at Lei Yao when he left.

The crowd watched Liu Wuxie's retreating figure in silence, a bitter taste lingering in their mouths. It was rare and perhaps unheard of for someone to have truly comprehended the five elements. In all of the True Martial Continent, Liu Wuxie might be the only one.

News of Liu Wuxie's Great Five Elemental Palm quickly spread like wildfire. Ambitions and greed began to stir in the shadows, with people wanting to seize the power of the five elements from him. If they could extract the five elements from Liu Wuxie, they would be able to comprehend a five-elemental dao technique.

"Junior Brother, it's best if you stay at the Heavenly Gate Peak. I'm afraid someone might target you."

Liu Wuxie's safety could be guaranteed if Liu Wuxie stayed at Heavenly Gate Peak.

Liu Wuxie nodded. He had no plans to leave anyway; he was waiting for the sacred ground to open.

The sacred ground was a desolate remnant, an isolated world with traces of human civilization. It contained many ancient buildings, and it was opened once every five years.

The Heavenly Spirit Celestial Academy's disciples would enter every time it did.

When Liu Wuxie returned to the thatched hut to digest the battle from earlier that day, the pool of faith in his soul sea began to stir.

"Master, Liu Xiaotian has colluded with the Wang Clan secretly. He has led several experts to the Eternal Spirit Mountain, but I am unsure of their exact purpose. He didn't tell me," Liu Lin said above the pool of faith, his voice echoing through Liu Wuxie's soul sea.

This was a special trait of the Conversion Art. No matter how far apart they were, the master and the devotee could communicate with each other through their thoughts alone.

"The Eternal Spirit Mountain!" Liu Wuxie murmured, his brows furrowed.

When he had removed the poisoned needles from his grandfather's body, he had discovered that they were forged with meteoric iron found in the Eternal Spirit Mountain.

Is the Golden Cauldron Pavilion's headquarters located there? Liu Wuxie wondered, analyzing the clues.

He had once seen the Eternal Spirit Mountain on a map. It was a primitive mining range rich in materials for forging artifacts, and cultivators visited it frequently because of that.

Though the Eternal Spirit Mountain wasn't an astral vein, it was larger than an ordinary mountain range.

I have to inform grandfather about it and have someone keep an eye on them. Liu Wuxie decided. Standing up, he pulled out a Communication Talisman to contact his grandfather.

When Liu Xiucheng received Liu Wuxie's message, he immediately dispatched those he could trust to the Eternal Spirit Mountain to investigate.

It was a surprise even to Liu Wuxie that Liu Xiaotian had colluded with the Wang Clan.

However, he dismissed all distractions and focused solely on cultivation.

"If I can convert more people into my devotees, I'll be able to gain access to more information," Liu Wuxie mused. Looking at it again, Liu Wuxie realized the Conversion Art was more useful than he had imagined. Although it had no combat strength, its utility surpassed that of any dao techniques.

The opening of the sacred ground drew near, and the entire academy buzzed with anticipation. Disciples returned from their training expeditions each day, unwilling to miss the long-awaited event.

"Junior Brother, we've confirmed that the sacred ground will open in three days."

Jiang Le's group of three had recently gathered information for Liu Wuxie.

"I already know," Liu Wuxie replied with a nod. Han Feizi had already informed him about it after he had returned the previous day.

"Each sect has a teleportation array linked to the sacred ground, and we'll need to leave early on the third day," Yu Zhibai added, barely able to contain his excitement.

Rumor had it that someone had once obtained a powerful dao technique when the sacred ground was last opened and crushed his peers after coming out.

Most importantly, the sacred ground contained veins of supreme-grade spirit stones. There weren't many supreme-grade spirit stones in the True Martial Continent or the academy.

However, the sacred ground had supreme-grade spirit stone veins, and finding one would be priceless.

For context, one mid-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for a hundred low-grade spirit stones, one high-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for a thousand mid-grade spirit stones, and one single supreme-grade spirit stone could be exchanged for ten thousand high-grade ones.

The higher the grade of a spirit stone, the more its value multiplied—often exponentially.

Some small clans controlled low-grade spirit stone veins, but those stones were often riddled with impurities. Those were only suitable for cultivators of the mundane world.

In the Southern Province, cultivators primarily used mid-grade spirit stones, which were rare. High-grade spirit stones could only be found in wide circulation in the Central Plains.

Supreme-grade spirit stones were found only in the hands of high-level cultivators at the Earth Profound Realm.