An agonizing pain **surged through his entire body. Yet, Gu Xie forced himself to endure it. This pain was enough to drive ordinary men insane.

The immense energy contained within the Zakhla crystal continuously poured into his body, ceaselessly absorbed by the Primordial Dao Fetus. This frigid yet vibrant energy coursed through him, tracing the path of his capillaries to nourish every fiber of his being and constantly strengthen his physical structure. The speed at which the five-colored streams of qi manifested within his viscera accelerated.

The once thin five-colored streams grew brighter. After circulating a Great Heavenly Circuit within his body, these streams converged in the Dantian, piercing straight through the Twelvefold Tower to enter the Primordial Spirit Source within the Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, which greedily absorbed them. More of the Primordial Spirit Source was transformed into a five-colored hue, dazzling and radiant like glazed tile.

Countless motes of five-colored light drifted down from the Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness, slowly integrating into the viscera, which further fortified the qi within them. The resulting five-colored streams of energy grew ever stronger. Gradually, within Gu Xie Chen’s Sea of Consciousness, a fist-sized portion of the Primordial Spirit Source—a majestic, purple cloud spanning over a thousand zhang—had transformed into a five-colored shade.

The energy from the over ten thousand cubic meters of Zakhla crystal surged into Gu Xie Chen’s body in virtually an instant, the colossal power rushing directly toward the Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness. Xin Jia, his body severely injured, sat cross-legged atop a purple cloud, clutching a human-head-sized Zakhla crystal, diligently cultivating and healing. The enormous Taiji vortex before him suddenly shuddered.

A dense, continuous roar of thunder echoed within the Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness. Innumerable streaks of violet lightning flashed past Xin Jia and the others, and a transcendent majesty, the very might of Heaven and Earth, erupted from nowhere. Xin Jia and the others simultaneously dropped to their knees, gazing with profound reverence toward the inconceivably vast Taiji vortex many li ahead.

The four golden stars rapidly orbiting the Taiji vortex suddenly flickered and shot toward that portion of the Primordial Spirit Source in Gu Xie Chen that had turned five-colored. The Taiji vortex gave a jolt, and this piece of Spirit Source suddenly detached, splitting into five perfectly balanced portions. The four golden stars each claimed one portion of the five-colored Spirit Source, and the final portion flew toward Xin Jia.

The massive energy drawn into his body flowed like a stream into the Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness. This immense energy subdivided into hundreds of streams, the five largest energy torrents surging into Xin Jia and the other four golden stars, respectively. Centered on Xin Jia, the other four golden stars spun rapidly around him, spewing forth vast clouds of purple qi.

Four robust figures began to vaguely coalesce within the purple mist. The mountain-like pile of energy crystals that Gu Xie Chen had been suppressing simultaneously disintegrated into dust; the energy they contained had been completely drained, not even a residue remained. Yet, his body still felt hollow, as if hundreds of massive voices were roaring in unison, demanding more energy!

More, ample energy! Energy, energy, immense energy! Ten thousand cubic meters of Zakhla energy crystals.

This was the absolute limit Gu Xie Chen could carry, after all, this represented a massive fortune equivalent to one trillion Federation Credits. Even with his current high status, he could not use Zakhla energy crystals for cultivation without restraint. Ahead, a massive energy signature beckoned—the lava lake before him was a colossal nexus of Fire elemental energy.

Gu Xie Chen struggled to crawl toward the lava lake and plunged his hands into the molten rock. It seemed as though hundreds of black holes were rapidly forming inside him. The overwhelming Fire elemental lingqi from the lava lake was violently siphoned into his body.

The previously churning magma rapidly quieted, and the surface of the lake began to show signs of solidification. This effect was not confined to this single lake; even the surging magma in the outer crater solidified, the fiery red lava quickly turning into pitch-black stone. Xin Jia and the figures formed by the other four golden stars established a Five Elements formation.

The massive influx of Fire elemental lingqi was channeled entirely into the body of one of the figures. After his transformation, dense Fire elemental lingqi erupted and blasted into Xin Jia’s body. Xin Jia silently circulated his cultivation method, converting the Fire lingqi into Earth elemental lingqi and blasting it into the golden star beside him.

Within that golden star, the Earth elemental lingqi was transformed into silver-white Metal elemental lingqi, which then transferred into the next golden star. Thus, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood, and Wood generates Fire—the endless cycle of generation and restraint in the Five Elements, flowing without cease. The four figures within the purple mist grew increasingly distinct.

After about ten minutes, by the time the lava lake had cooled into a block of inert stone and all the externally released lingqi from this Fire elemental nexus had been plundered, hundreds of streaks of purple light flashed around Gu Xie Chen. Burly figures emerged from the purple light, including four men whose appearance and build were virtually identical to Xin Jia’s. Their height and attire were also the same.

The five men exchanged joyful glances, then suddenly threw their heads back and let out triumphant laughter. "Uh... This time, my head doesn't hurt as much!" Gu Xie Chen had completely assimilated the Primordial Spirit Source of the Red Feather Sorcerer King.

Alas, the Red Feather Sorcerer King’s nearly thousand years of arduous cultivation had ultimately benefited Gu Xie Chen entirely. Not only had his own true qi cultivation ascended another level, but his physical resilience had also been greatly enhanced. His greatest gain, however, was that his spiritual power had become outrageously potent!

After plundering the energy of the Red Feather Sorcerer King’s Primordial Spirit Source, Gu Xie Chen’s spiritual power had risen to a level far exceeding that of a Golden Core cultivator, even comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator. With his current strength, unleashing a spiritual shock, even if Yuliss were guarded by seven or eight monsters like Dulu, he would still be no match. Slowly rising from the remains of the energy crystals, Xin Jia, leading the four sturdy men behind him, abruptly knelt down.

“Thirty-Three Heavens, First Heaven, Grand Sovereign Azure Origin Heaven—the 'Suppress' character battalion, First Company Sky-Patrolling Emissary Xin Yi greets the Exalted One!” “Thirty-Three Heavens, First Heaven, Grand Sovereign Azure Origin Heaven—the 'Suppress' character battalion, First Company Sky-Patrolling Emissary Xin Bing greets the Exalted One!” “Thirty-Three Heavens, First Heaven, Grand Sovereign Azure Origin Heaven—the 'Suppress' character battalion, First Company Sky-Patrolling Emissary Xin Ding greets the Exalted One!” “Thirty-Three Heavens, First Heaven, Grand Sovereign Azure Origin Heaven—the 'Suppress' character battalion, First Company Sky-Patrolling Emissary Xin Wu greets the Exalted One!” Five imposing, awe-inspiring great men: Xin Jia, Xin Yi, Xin Bing, Xin Ding, and Xin Wu. These five were full brothers, born of the same mother—all Sky-Patrolling Emissaries of the Grand Sovereign Azure Origin Heaven! Xin Jia was the eldest brother, primarily cultivating Earth-attribute techniques.

He was most adept at Earth Evasion arts, possessing astonishing divine strength, making him the strongest among the five brothers. Xin Yi was the second brother. As Earth generates Metal, he primarily cultivated Metal-attribute techniques, specializing in the Five Metals Evasion arts and Five Metals Sealing formations.

His martial prowess stood supreme among the five brothers. Xin Bing was the third brother. As Metal generates Water, he primarily cultivated Water-attribute techniques, excelling at Water Evasion and naturally possessing water manipulation abilities; he was the calmest-minded among the five brothers.

Xin Ding was the fourth brother. As Water generates Wood, he primarily cultivated Wood-attribute techniques, specializing in Wood Evasion arts. His Azure Wood Divine Thunder technique was performed with sublime skill and possessed immense destructive power.

Xin Wu was the fifth brother. As Wood generates Fire, he primarily cultivated Fire-attribute techniques. His Fire Evasion arts went without saying; he possessed deep expertise in Thunder laws and various offensive spells, making him the brother with the most powerful divine abilities.

Overjoyed, Xin Jia enthusiastically introduced his five brothers to Gu Xie Chen, unable to contain his excitement, shouting loudly, “When brothers are united, their sharpness cuts through metal!” Xin Yi and the other four looked up to the sky and roared in unison, “When brothers are united, their sharpness cuts through metal!” All five were powerfully built giants, possessing incredibly robust inner fortitude; their shouts sounded like thunder, making Gu Xie Chen’s ears ring intensely. Reminder: Mid-break. Eighth chapter explosion on May 1st.

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