Huang Ling'er and Qin Xiaodie watched Mo Wenjie, standing there motionless, both extremely worried. If Mo Wenjie couldn't break this supposed formation, then their coming here would have been in vain!
Mo Wenjie suddenly opened his eyes and laughed loudly, "It's just the Earth-Heaven Five Elements Array! Let me see how I can break it!"
Mo Wenjie quickly sealed the hand seals, muttering under his breath. As he saw the golden light around him flicker up, gradually spreading out and touching the edge of the formation, emitting a buzzing sound. With Mo Wenjie's hand seals changing at an accelerated pace, the light grew increasingly intense.
"Wood is controlled by metal, break!" Mo Wenjie shouted fiercely, a golden ray shot towards a corner of the formation like a sharp sword, and the wood-based spiritual energy there dissipated significantly. Then, he mobilized his own water spirit energy, "Water flooding the Golden Mountain, dispersing the earth element power!" Suddenly, it seemed as if mighty river waters arose from thin air and surged towards the concentration point of earth elements within the formation.
Huang Ling'er and Qin Xiaodie tightly gripped their fists, their eyes not blinking for a moment as they stared intently at Mo Wenjie. Mo Wenjie's forehead began to sweat, but his eyes became increasingly firm.
At this moment, the fire element in the Five Elements Array suddenly erupted and swept towards Mo Wenjie. Mo Wenjie snorted coldly, "Wish to retaliate against me? It's not that easy!" He madly activated the spiritual energy within him, preparing for the final challenge.
Mo Wenjie cupped his hands together, reciting a fire-control incantation to suppress the unruly fire element. However, the fire element, driven by some powerful force, was not subdued but grew even more fierce, threatening to engulf Mo Wenjie.
Just at the critical moment, a primitive jade pendant that Mo Wenjie was wearing suddenly flared up with an indigo light. This jade pendant was an heirloom passed down through generations in the Mo family and was said to hide a great secret. Now, the blue light turned into a shield that enveloped Mo Wenjie, halting the fire's advance.
A thought struck Mo Wenjie, and he realized that the jade pendant might be the key to breaking the deadlock. So, he focused his spirit to communicate with the power within the pendant and infused his own spiritual energy into it. The jade pendant burst into bright light, dividing into countless ice arrows that shot towards the fire element.
"Ice spears pierce through the void, annihilate this malevolent fire!" Mo Wenjie shouted. The collision between ice arrows and fire released a powerful energy fluctuation. Eventually, the fire element was completely extinguished, and the Five Elements Array collapsed as well.
Huang Ling'er and Qin Xiaodie cheered and ran towards Mo Wenjie. Meanwhile, Mo Wenjie firmly grasped the jade pendant, fully aware that this was just luck, and there must be many unknowns awaiting him to explore behind this.
A voice echoed in the air at this moment, "You, the young man, are quite impressive. I didn't expect that after tens of thousands of years, someone would still be able to obtain this spiritual pearl. Well, this pearl is yours now. I hope you can enhance your strength and protect the order of the Thirty-Six Heavens. The task ahead is arduous and long, and I hope you don't disappoint me! My mission is now complete, and from now on, your path lies with yourself!"
Mo Wenjie bowed respectfully to the sky, "Thank you for your generous gift, senior. I will definitely try my hardest." As the voice faded away, a spiritual pearl emitting a gentle glow slowly descended into Mo Wenjie's hands. Mo Wenjie felt the immense spiritual energy contained within the pearl, his heart filled with awe and admiration.
Huang Ling'er curiously leaned in, "Wenjie bro, this spiritual pearl looks really powerful." Mo Wenjie gently nodded, "This spiritual pearl is sure to greatly enhance my cultivation. But we need to find a safe place for seclusion and cultivation first."
Qin Xiaodie pointed to a distant, cloud-shrouded mountain, "There, the spiritual energy is very rich, which should be very suitable." The three immediately set off towards it.
Upon reaching the mountain peak, Mo Wenjie set up a defensive array and began to absorb the power of the spiritual pearl. As spiritual energy poured into his body, his meridians were under tremendous pressure, but Mo Wenjie gritted his teeth and endured. Finally, after a day and a night of effort, Mo Wenjie successfully broke through his bottleneck and reached a new realm. He stood up, with a determined gaze towards the Thirty-Six Heavens, silently swearing in his heart to protect the tranquility of this world.
Huang Ling'er and Qin Xiaodie looked at Mo Wenjie, smiling and nodding.
Mo Wenjie looked at them both and said, "You two have also worked hard. This is the foundation jade stone I picked up during my breakthrough. The spiritual energy it contains is incredibly powerful. Now, start absorbing its power, and I will help you guard against distractions!"
Huang Ling'er and Qin Xiaodie were overjoyed upon hearing this. Each took a piece of the formation foundation jade stone and sat cross-legged to begin absorbing the spiritual energy within them!
Huang Ling'er went into the state first. She cupped her hands, guiding the spiritual energy from the jade stone into her meridians through her arms. However, not long after, she furrowed her eyebrows and showed signs of pain on her face. It turned out that the spiritual energy within the jade stone was too forceful, and her meridians were finding it hard to bear. Seeing this, Mo Wenjie placed his hand on her back and slowly transferred his own spiritual energy to help organize the chaotic qi in her body.
On the other side, Qin Xiaodie also encountered trouble. She tried to forcefully suppress the impact of the jade stone's spiritual energy, but her body was trembling slightly. At this moment, a ripple suddenly appeared in the surrounding space, and an evil aura spread out. Mo Wenjie was on his guard, realizing that the person he had defeated earlier in black clothes was seeking revenge. He knew he couldn't afford to be distracted, as he maintained his support for Huang Ling'er while using magic to fend off the enemy. Qin Xiaodie gritted her teeth and opened her eyes, temporarily putting away the jade stone and focusing all her energy on fighting alongside Mo Wenjie. Despite facing a powerful enemy, with their unity and the amplification of this place's spiritual energy, they managed to defeat their foes and relieve the danger. After the crisis was resolved, Huang Ling'er and Qin Xiaodie regained their composure and resumed absorbing the jade stone's spiritual energy. Meanwhile, Mo Wenjie remained vigilant in guarding them.
Mo Wenjie protected them for both of them, not until midnight did they slowly open their eyes.
Mo Wenjie watched as their powers had been boosted by three full levels, now their strength far surpassed Xu Wenhuan. The number of people who could injure them in the first realm was very few. Mo Wenjie nodded satisfactorily!
At this moment, a telegram flew in front of Mo Wenjie. Mo Wenjie picked it up and immediately his expression became serious. "What's wrong?" Huang Ling'er asked. "It's a message from your grandfather. He says there's been an abnormal movement in the spiritual vein of the first realm, possibly caused by an evil creature, and many people who went to investigate have gone missing." Mo Wenjie furrowed his brow and said.
"Then let's go as well." Qin Xiaodie stepped forward. Mo Wenjie looked at the two of them, slightly considering and then nodded in agreement.
When they arrived at the location of the spiritual vein, they saw that the surroundings were shrouded in a heavy aura of gloom. The once vibrant spiritual vein now seemed like a lifeless thing. Mo Wenjie extended his spiritual sense to explore, but felt as if he had been immersed in quicksand, facing great obstruction.
Suddenly, countless black vines emerged from the ground and wrapped around them. Mo Wenjie shouted fiercely, drawing out his spiritual sword, which burst into a blaze of light to sever the vines. Huang Ling'er and Qin Xiaodie, not to be outdone, unleashed their newly acquired ultimate skills, causing a flurry of spiritual energy to dance in the air.
But the evil creature was hiding very deeply, and they were unable to find the source for a while. Mo Wenjie came up with a plan, using his own spiritual energy to lure the creature into appearing by feigning injury. As expected, this successfully brought out a massive shadowy demon monster. The three of them smiled at each other and then fought together once more against the monster.
Mo Wenjie formed hand seals and chanted powerful incantations, the surging spiritual energy like raging waves heading towards the shadowy demon monster. Huang Ling'er moved like a graceful butterfly, darting between the monster's sides and striking at the right moment. Qin Xiaodie summoned her own lifepoint treasure, a multi-colored silk fabric that instantly surrounded the demon monster, trapping it in place.
The shadowy demon monster roared in anger and unleashed a fierce dark aura, breaking free from the silken rope and spewing balls of black flames. Mo Wenjie's eyes narrowed, and he activated a shield of spiritual energy to protect the three of them. Just as a standstill had ensued between them, Mo Wenjie noticed a faint red light emanating from the demon monster's chest. That might just be its core.
Mo Wenjie gave the two a wink, and the three of them simultaneously channeled their power into a brilliant beam of light directed at the demon monster's chest. The monster let out a wretched shriek, and the dark aura surrounding it began to dissipate. As the last vestige of blackness vanished, the gloom in the surroundings cleared, and the spiritual vein regained its vitality. They exchanged smiles, knowing that this crisis had been completely averted.
Mo Wenjie looked at Huang Ling'er and Qin Xiaodie and said, "I never expected that we would achieve such results in this ancient site. Each of us has significantly improved in power, and we even managed to protect the spiritual vein of the first realm at a crucial moment."
Huang Ling'er giggled and said, "Well, Wenjie, now that we have dealt with the crisis in the first realm, let's go back to the ancient site and continue searching for opportunities?"
Mo Wenjie shook his head. "The site will close in four hours, and there's not much point in going back now. Since we're here, let's make the best of it. We'll search for opportunities right here!"
Huang Ling'er and Qin Xiaodie both nodded in agreement!
So, the three of them went their separate ways to search for opportunities. Mo Wenjie approached a mountain wall and sensed that the spiritual energy fluctuations here were abnormal. He reached out and touched the mountain wall, only to discover a hidden stone door.
Mo Wenjie exerted his spiritual energy to open the stone door, and inside, golden light shone brightly, revealing a millennium-old spiritual fruit. Just as he was overjoyed and about to pick it, the stone door closed suddenly. At the same time, Huang Ling'er encountered an ancient formation on her side. Out of curiosity, she triggered the formation, and immediately a multitude of illusions attacked her. As for Qin Xiaodie, she stumbled into a spiritual plant garden where the plants appeared ordinary yet harbored secrets. Each plant had an independent consciousness and extended vines to block her path.
Mo Wenjie tried to break down the stone door to obtain the spiritual fruit but triggered a restriction on the door, causing him injury. Huang Ling'er was in danger from the illusions attacking her, but she managed to cast a protective spell in time to hold them off. Qin Xiaodie calmed down and attempted to communicate with the spiritual plants, showing no ill intent. As the three of them faced crises individually, the ground suddenly shone with runes. It turned out that this hidden guardian spirit sensed their goodwill and decided to grant them an opportunity, thus resolving their predicaments.
Mo Wenjie looked at the two of them and said, "We should head back to Feihuang City now. We've had a good harvest this time, and it wasn't a waste of our journey!"
Huang Ling'er giggled and said, "Wenjie, don't you think Qin Xiaodie is great after our adventure in this ancient site? I decide to set a date for the engagement ceremony. Let's have all three of us together!"
