I Cheated While Cultivating

The five-colored divine light spiraled and flickered in Zhou Heng’s palm, resembling an unstable, glowing, five-colored orb.

The Great Saintly Merciful Immortal’s Primordial Spirit was imprisoned within it.

The Primordial Spirit of a Loose Immortal is almost indestructible.

To completely erode it, it still requires a certain amount of time.

Although this five-colored divine light was a one-time use special ability, its duration was ongoing; as long as the Great Saintly Merciful Immortal had not died, the five-colored divine light would continue to exist.

However, the five-colored divine light’s true intent of the Five Elements Path was now restrained, unable to demonstrate the true meaning of the Five Elements Path over a large area, only a faint wisp of the Five Elements Path’s aura could be felt when in close proximity.

Still, the earth-shattering spectacle from before and the feeling that could drive a person mad with ecstasy had been deeply imprinted in everyone’s heart.

If not for You Ziheng’s timely arrival, it’s likely that everyone in Yuanhe Prefecture City who practiced Martial Arts related to the Five Elements would have rushed here to swarm Zhou Heng.

Nevertheless, there were still powerhouses who weren’t afraid of You Ziheng. “Make way!”

Liu Gaoyang shouted fiercely. Upon seeing the five-colored divine light, he entered a state close to madness, with only the obsession with becoming an Immortal left in his heart, his thoughts in disarray, and his reason lost. “Master, what has happened to you?” Wang Lang flew over from one side, looking at Liu Gaoyang with shocked uncertainty, his heart full of puzzles, for he had never seen his master in such a state before.

“Manager Wang, do you also want to obstruct my path to enlightenment?” Liu Gaoyang suddenly turned his head, his gaze towards Wang Lang filled with murderous intent. He raised his hand and conjured a green sword light with the Qingmu elemental energy of heaven and earth, slashing towards Wang Lang. “Master!?” Wang Lang was horrified beyond belief, but he was just a mere Sixth Rank, how could he withstand an attack from Liu Gaoyang, a peak Fourth Rank? He had no chance at all and was about to be extinguished by the sword light.

Bang!

At that moment, an invisible force traversed the void and descended, freezing the sword light Liu Gaoyang had launched in midair, rendering it immovable. Immediately, a man dressed in a robe and wearing a Five Emperors Inner Seat mask appeared beside the sword light. He extended his slender and pale fingers and lightly flicked the sword light.

Clang!

The sound of the sword ringing echoed, and the sword light Liu Gaoyang had unleashed was flicked away by the Five Emperors Inner Seat, instantly landing on a desolate hundred-zhang-high mountain thousands of miles away, instantly pulverizing it into dust.

“Thankyou, senior,” Wang Lang said, sweating coldly as he thanked the figure. He had indeed been scared out of his wits just now.

“Hmm,” the Five Emperors Inner Seat nodded lightly, his gaze turning towards Zhou Heng and the five-colored divine light in Zhou Heng’s hand, exclaimed, “Truly an inconceivable Immortal technique; little friend, your adventure is heaven-defying. Unfortunately, it is only for this one time.”

His words seemed to be spoken to Zhou Heng but also to everyone present, as if defining the nature of the powerful five-colored divine light that Zhou Heng had displayed.

This was a serendipity and could only be used once. There was no need to target Zhou Heng again in the future. Likewise, the same conclusion can be drawn for the prior reset.

“…” Zhou Heng was momentarily stunned upon hearing this, looking at the unfamiliar man with puzzlement. Why was he explaining this for him, or more accurately, backing him with his own strength?

As for the Five Emperors Inner Seat being able to determine that his five- colored divine light could only be used once, Zhou Heng was not surprised.

Now, holding the five-colored divine light, he had a certain capacity to probe the legal principles related to the Five Elements Path, and the Five Emperors Inner Seat was interwoven with the rich legal principles of the Five Elements, even beginning to approach the Five Elements Path.

For such a powerhouse, after a close observation, determining what that five- colored divine light was is not an impossible task.

Of course, even if they could make a certain degree of judgment, it would at most be considered an extremely high-level secret treasure, which was the case for the Five Emperors Inner Seat.

“I don’t care what that divine light in his hand is!”

Liu Gaoyang still had an air of overwhelming arrogance. He paid no attention to the recently arrived Immortals of the Five Emperors’ inner seat. His gaze remained fixed on Zhou Heng as he walked through the air towards him, slowly approaching. “Release that Loose Immortal in your hands, and I will not kill you.”

“What did you say?” Zhou Heng’s eyebrows rose sharply, completely unexpected that after capturing the Great Saintly Merciful Immortal, such a figure like Cheng Yaojin would burst out.

Wang Lang had just addressed him as master, could this be the sixteenth on the Earth Ranking, Fourth Rank supreme expert, father of Liu Changsheng, elder of the Five Elements Sect, “Greenwood Divine Sword” Liu Gaoyang?

“Liu Gaoyang, what game are you playing?” You Ziheng stood with his sword in front of Zhou Heng, locking horns with Liu Gaoyang. He asked in a deep voice, “That Loose Immortal once destroyed the entire Yuanhe Prefecture City, causing the death of hundreds of thousands. He deserves death a thousand times over, why do you want to save him?”

“Save?” Liu Gaoyang’s aura became even more unstable. He shouted loudly, “When did I say I wanted to save him? I want him to deploy the secret technique of the Thirty-Six Heavens, to stimulate the Qingxia God’s life-fang!” “By awakening and unsealing the shell of the Qingxia God, I will use it as a medium to truly connect with the Path of Wood, lodge my Primordial Spirit into the void, and achieve the status of a Celestial Man!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire audience was shocked.

Whether it was Zhou Heng, the Immortals of the Five Emperors’ inner seat, Sha Mishe who had been seriously injured by the projection of the Qingxia God, or He Mengqiu and others who knew some secrets, all had their expressions drastically change, looking at Liu Gaoyang in disbelief.

“Motherfucker! The Wang Family’s stele without words is the life-fang of Qingxia God, and it is said that refining it may grant the opportunity of a Celestial Man. Was it you who spread that rumor?!”

Sha Mishe cursed outright.

“What else?” Liu Gaoyang’s face grew even more manic, his smile twisted with eerie joy as he took a few steps closer to Zhou Heng, “Actually, I spread this rumor to bait those Loose Immortals out of the Thirty-Six Heavens who are dedicated to resurrecting and unsealing the ‘Middle Ancient Thirty-Six Gods’. “You took the bait yourself, who can you blame? Hahaha! Idiot!”

“The entire Wang Family, everyone in Yuanhe Prefecture City, were they just part of your bait?” Zhou Heng looked at Liu Gaoyang disbelievingly; he could hardly imagine there would be such a heartless and crazed person in the world. These were hundreds of thousands of living people!

Yun Xiu before the reset, everyone from Bai’s family, and many other ordinary people, were they all just disposable bait in Liu Gaoyang’s plan??

“Do you realize that if Qingxia God is unsealed and restored, Qingxia River will completely overflow and lose control, submerging sixteen counties along its path? How many people will die, how many will be left homeless?” Anger tinged the voice of those from the Five Emperors’ inner seat.

“I know, I know, all of this I know.” Liu Gaoyang’s smile did not fade, his expression more pompous than ever. He spread his arms open, looked up at the sky, and laughed coldly, “But as long as I can achieve the status of a Celestial Man and obtain the charm of the Path of Wood’s mana, then those who died can all be resurrected, it’s as if they never died at all, what wrong have I committed?”

“Liu Gaoyang, you are obsessed with your enlightenment to the point of madness.” You Ziheng stepped forward, his palm enshrouded with a purple aura that hinted at the impending unsheathing of the Purple Virtual Sword.

“A Fifth Rank junior, what do you understand? Without obsession or madness, how can one comprehend the Path? This is the true way!” Liu Gaoyang suddenly soared into the sky, rising above the clouds, piercing the atmosphere.

His body emanated surging mana, layers of principles interweaving into streams of green light, rapidly sketching behind him an immense ancient tree reaching tens of thousands of feet tall, radiating a sensation of eternal vitality and indestructibility.

One of the Five Elements Sect’s secret techniques.

The Immortal Giant Tree Dharma Body!

At this moment, Liu Gaoyang revealed his towering Dharma Body, fully expanding the interwoven laws and principles within, seemingly about to congregate his Primordial Spirit, puncture the void, and glimpse upon the Great Path!

Such a scene left everyone in awe.

“Not good! He’s trying to lodge his Primordial Spirit into the void, to ascend to the status of a Celestial Man!”

“Stop him!!”

Yet Liu Gaoyang just burst into wild laughter, completely unrestrained.

“Hahahaha! Did you think I was spouting so much nonsense for nothing? It was to get through to the kid, to perceive the aura of the Great Path within that five-colored radiance!

“Now that it has come to this, 1 want to see who can stop me on my path to the Great Dao!”