NOVEL NEXT Chapter 193: Five Feathers (2)
"Even if you refine it down to nothing but the Innate Origin, you can still slowly nurture it, can't you? You have plenty of time, so what's there to fear? This is the origin of five strands of Innate Essence Qi, and it's a combination origin, probably the only one in the entire world," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon advised from the side.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen felt stifled but knew that what the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said was reasonable. If he did not use the Nine Bends Yellow River Array to wash away the peacock's will, it would easily be summoned back by the peacock, leaving him with nothing.
Just as Zhang Chen was about to use the Nine Bends Yellow River Talisman Array to refine the feathers, his Golden Finger finally reacted:
[Detected dropped Skill Fragment, do you wish to pick it up?]
Looking at the prompt on the Golden Finger interface, Zhang Chen's eyes lit up with joy; his Golden Finger had arrived just in time. The most crucial thing was that Zhang Chen seemed to have discovered a new way to acquire skills.
"Pick up!" Without a second thought, Zhang Chen picked it up.
In the next moment, under the dumbfounded gaze of the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, the five feathers twisted into five colorful streams of qi, which were infused into Zhang Chen's body.
"Damn! This is impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could you pick up five feathers?" The Great Freedom Celemon Demon stared in disbelief, his worldview overturned, filled with shock and disbelief in his eyes.
"This is messed up! Truly messed up! How is this possible? It's just nonsensical! No logic at all!" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon was on the verge of collapsing as Zhang Chen repeatedly shattered his perception. The existence of this kid was simply a trampling on the Laws of Heaven and Earth!
Zhang Chen ignored the Great Freedom Celestial Demon's ranting and instead focused his eyes on his Golden Finger:
[Skill 17 (First Tier): Five-Colored Divine Light (0/0)]
[The coverage range of the first tier is one meter, and the skill range increases with Qi Cultivation level]
[Note 1: Can wash away all Five Elements Mysteries, weapons excluded!]
[Note 2: Innate Skill, level cannot be increased]
Looking at the introduction on the Golden Finger interface, Zhang Chen's eyes immediately brightened. This skill cannot be upgraded? This was the first time he encountered a Divine Technique that was max level from the start.
This is similar to a conceptual skill; as long as the Five Elements Mystery is brushed against, it will fall.
However, whether Zhang Chen can suppress it once it falls depends on his own abilities.
"Have the power and Magical Power levels been combined?" Zhang Chen glanced at his own Qi Cultivation level, which was just at the entry level of the Sixth Heaven, but even so, he could still perform incredible feats at critical moments.
For now, with only entry-level cultivation, he could only brush against mysterious things within a meter's distance.
"It seems that the cultivation of Magical Power is of great importance and must be upgraded early," Zhang Chen said to himself in his heart.
"How did you do it?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief as he looked at Zhang Chen.
"I have my own methods." Zhang Chen smiled proudly.
"Damn wicked," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon was really about to lose it; this was just nonsensical.
"I have a question. Since this Light of the Five Elements can wash away all Items of the Five Elements, wouldn't my yellow sand also be considered an Item of the Five Elements? Why didn't the Light of the Peacock's Five Elements stop it?" Zhang Chen was puzzled.
"Do you really think that yellow sand is an Item of the Five Elements?" The Great Freedom Celestial Demon asked upon hearing Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen paused, holding the yellow sand: "If this isn't an Item of the Five Elements, then what is it?"
"These are merely runes manifested in the form of yellow sand. That peacock fell into your trap and must feel very sullen. With all its heaven-defying skills, it had nowhere to exercise them in your array, leading to an inexplicable defeat, and it already has psychological shadows forming a Heart Demon within.", the Great Freedom Celestial Demon chattered.
Suddenly realizing, Zhang Chen understood that what he had was a talisman array; the yellow sand that appeared to be yellow sand was essentially all talismans.
Stretching out his palm, Zhang Chen saw five differently colored rays of light appear vertically in his palm, then twist into five differently colored feathers.
The feathers were just about a foot long, appearing exquisite like fine art, with the hairs arranged in a mystical pattern of heaven and earth, drawing one in at first glance.
"Innate Five Elements Essence Qi!" the Great Freedom Celestial Demon poked his head over, drooling over the five feathers.
The five feathers transformed into five rays of light, brushing over the yellow sand in front of them, but the yellow sand remained unmoved, with no reaction at all.
"The peacock really lost unjustly," Zhang Chen muttered under his breath.
Zhang Chen put away the Five-Colored Divine Light and turned his head to look at the black and white light inside the nest: "What level treasure is this? How do I retrieve it?"
"This has not matured yet; it would be a pity to pick it now," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon showed a hint of reluctance in his eyes, clearly very fond of this treasure.
"If picked now, reaching the seventh tier would already be good enough. This has great potential, and its future potential wouldn't be lesser than the Peacock, Eastern Emperor, etc. To pick it now would be to cut its life short," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon said.
"How much longer until it matures?" Zhang Chen asked.
"Three to fifty thousand years, I reckon, until it emerges," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon replied.
"This place isn't safe for a prolonged stay; who knows what other tricks the Peacock might have," Zhang Chen said. "Besides, by the time it matures, I'll be long gone. And didn't you say I can't even take this treasure with me? What's the difference between taking it now or later? Taking it now could resolve the Ape Tribe crisis, earn their trust, and help me explore the Empress Tomb."
"And you just mentioned using Magical Power to nurture it, didn't you?" Zhang Chen looked at the Great Freedom Celestial Demon.
"Using Magical Power to nurture it could take billions of years. How can a mortal like you live for so long?" finishing his sentence, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon looked at Zhang Chen with a gaze of wanting to speak but choosing to remain silent.
"I can't wait that long, so I'd rather take it now," Zhang Chen said to the Great Freedom Celestial Demon, "How do I retrieve it?"
"Have you thought it through?" Ultimately, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon couldn't resist asking once more.
"I've thought it through," Zhang Chen said.
"Taking out this treasure is not difficult but not easy; for others, it's hard, but for you, it's quite simple, especially now that you have mastered the peacock's skill, making it even easier..." The Great Freedom Celestial Demon continued to blather, trying to think of a way to make Zhang Chen give up the early retrieval.
"Just tell me the method!!!" Zhang Chen lost his patience: "I think you're just itchy for a beating, circling around the point, what for?"
"Will you not reconsider? If you leave the treasure behind, I could watch over it for you; when it matures, I could bring it out and deliver it to you. The flow of time in the Spiritual World and the outside is different, perhaps after a century outside, tens of thousands of years would have passed here," the Great Freedom Celestial Demon still tried to negotiate.
Zhang Chen ignored him: "Just tell me the method. If you don't, I'll have to deal with the peacock directly, and uproot the seed you planted in it."
Seeing Zhang Chen determined to take the treasure, the Great Freedom Celestial Demon let out a helpless sigh: "Is destiny truly unchangeable?"
"It's quite simple to take this item with you. It's an Innate Yin Yang Essence Qi, and since you've obtained Innate Five Elements Essence Qi, as they say: Chaos begets Yin Yang, and Yin Yang begets the Five Elements. You just have to activate the Qi of the Five Elements to lure it out, and it will fall into your hand. But once it leaves this Land of Innate Creation, its breeding process is broken, and future evolution will be extremely hard. One can either use Magical Power to nurture it, or cultivate Divinity through a vast amount of incense, then use Divinity to comprehend the Law of Heaven and Earth, and use 'fruit' to complete oneself."