When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 120 Battle Against Elder Qi

You're not wrong to think that way. Alright, I'll provide you with the source of heavy water now, so you can use the five elements to temper your body.

As Shuiying softly responded to Zhu Chongjiu's whispered words, her already faintly visible body began to slowly dissipate, disappearing into the void like a wisp of smoke. At the same time, the pitch-black, incredibly heavy water around them seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, rapidly surging towards Zhu Chongjiu and quickly enveloping him tightly.

Just then, from the depths of Zhu Chongjiu's mind, Shui Ying's ethereal and otherworldly voice suddenly echoed: "The Way of the Five Elements is both about mutual restraint and self-destruction, and also about mutual generation and self-reconstruction. This is the most profound and mysterious truth of the universe, which cannot be fully expressed in words. Only by calmly experiencing and contemplating it yourself can you comprehend its true meaning. If you can successfully complete this process, then your Great Dao Body will begin to show its initial signs; however, if you make the slightest mistake, you will be reduced to ashes and vanish in an instant. Therefore, remember to hold fast to your inner truth and tranquility, and not be disturbed or shaken by the outside world!"

Immediately afterward, Shui Ying's voice continued to echo in Zhu Chongjiu's mind: "Use the essence of water as the foundation, nourishing body and mind with its moisturizing power; replace your body with the vitality of wood, absorbing its natural vigorous energy; rebuild your flesh and skin with the thickness of earth, endowing it with unyielding resilience; forge your bones and muscles with the sharpness of metal, tempering your indomitable will; finally, temper your body with the heat of fire, stimulating the endless potential hidden within. Proceed step by step, patiently waiting for the five elements to merge and complement each other, ultimately achieving a perfect balance of mutual generation and restraint, thus forging an indestructible body of the Great Dao!"

After Shuiying finished speaking, Zhu Chongjiu followed her instructions without hesitation and devoted himself wholeheartedly to this perilous and challenging journey of Five Elements Body Tempering.

There are only ten days left until the deadline. Elder Qi, if there's still no trace of Ninth Brother in five days, then destroy this continent. What I can't have, no one else can have!

As time slowly passed and Zhu Rong's face grew increasingly gloomy, Elder Qi cautiously spoke up, "Young Master, the terror of the depths of the Endless Sea..."

Before Elder Qi could finish speaking, Prince Zhurong abruptly turned to look at him, his voice low and angry: "From now on, you will do as I say. I don't believe that anything in this broken world can withstand a single blow from the Heavenly Emperor."

After saying that, Young Master Zhurong paused for a moment, his voice softening, and then said to Elder Qi, "Don't worry, I will bring you safely back to the Immortal Realm."

Seeing this, Old Qi could only nod in agreement.

The little guy is quite quick to understand. In just a few months, he has already basically integrated the source of the five elements with himself. It seems that person's choice was not without reason.

As soon as Shuiying finished speaking, a slight tremor suddenly came from within the heavy water. Shuiying looked up and thought, "They really don't take me seriously. I had already released my aura to warn that little celestial official."

After saying that, Shuiying glanced at Zhu Chongjiu, who was cultivating, and thought to herself, "Even if I do you a small favor, you'll still owe me one. Although I'm ashamed to do such things, I'm in human form now, so I should do some things that humans do."

Just as Shui Ying finished muttering and was about to make a move, Zhu Chongjiu, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes and his figure instantly disappeared into the Void.

Hahaha…! You really are sentimental and impatient. Since you're willing to risk damaging your cultivation to stop me, I'll just watch the show and not interfere with your heroic act.

Shuiying watched as Zhu Chongjiu's figure suddenly appeared on the snowfield from within the Ruins of Return, and his aura suddenly surged forth.

Having already unleashed one attack and gathering the power for his second, Elder Qi sensed Zhu Chongjiu's presence the moment he appeared and quickly spoke to Young Master Zhu Rong below: "Young Master, we've discovered Ninth Brother's whereabouts."

At this moment, Old Qi thought to himself, "Fortunately, I was careful and did not shatter this snowfield with one blow, thus offending the terrifying existence deep in the endless sea. Instead, I took it slow and steady, just to see if I could force Ninth Brother out. It seems that my idea worked."

Upon hearing Elder Qi's words, Young Master Zhurong's face, which had been as gloomy as water with a hint of indifference, instantly turned ferocious, and he laughed wildly as if he had gone mad; "Ninth Brother, you have treated me like this, I will make you wish you were dead."

"Old Qi, if he gets away again, you don't need to come back!"

Old Qi felt a tremor in his heart, and no longer harbored the many schemes he had before.

With a single palm strike, a gigantic palm phantom, thousands of feet in size, appeared in the void and reached out to grab Zhu Chongjiu, who was tens of thousands of miles away.

The moment Zhu Chongjiu appeared on the snowfield, he spotted Elder Qi and the others. Seeing the giant palm phantom that Elder Qi had unleashed, Zhu Chongjiu made no extra movements, but instead charged directly at the giant palm phantom.

Upon witnessing this scene, the young master Zhurong below grinned and said menacingly, "Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, once Elder Qi catches you, I'll show you what it means to have your soul lit up like a lantern!"

However, Elder Qi in the void had an extremely solemn expression. Seeing Zhu Chongjiu rushing straight towards him, he immediately threw another punch, which was also a fist shadow a thousand feet in size, following closely behind the previous palm shadow and blasting towards Zhu Chongjiu.

However, a distance of ten thousand miles is merely a matter of a few breaths for Zhu Chongjiu at his current speed. By the time Elder Qi realized that things were not as he had imagined and tried to launch another attack, Zhu Chongjiu had simply broken through the palm and fist attacks unscathed with his own physical body.

The young master Zhurong below also clearly noticed something was wrong and hurriedly shouted to the thinking figure in the void, "What are you still hiding? Don't let him live, kill him!"

Before Young Master Zhurong could finish speaking, Elder Qi in the void unleashed his strongest attack. Elder Qi sensed a life-or-death crisis.

With a roar from Elder Qi, "Heaven-Turning Palm!" the entire vast expanse of ice and snow began to tremble violently. The gale and blizzard that had started due to Elder Qi's earlier attack intensified, becoming even more raging. The howling wind was deafening, and large, fluffy snowflakes danced in the air, as if the entire world was shrouded in this raging storm.

Not only was the vast snowfield trembling incessantly, but even the sky above seemed unable to withstand such immense pressure, teetering on the brink of collapse, as if it could crumble completely at any moment.

In this world of ice and snow, all living things were terrified and hid deep in their nests, huddled together, trembling, not daring to make the slightest move.

Tens of thousands of miles away, Xiong Da was in an ice and snow castle ten thousand meters deep. Inside the castle, there was not only Xiong Da, but also Xiong Da's father and some Emperor-level demon beasts. At the very top sat a seven-tailed Snow Crystal Fox.

"My lord, I sense a life-or-death crisis!" Xiong Da's father said to the Snow Crystal Fox ahead.

The seven-tailed snow crystal fox gazed leisurely at the top of the castle, as if it could see the great battle through the ten-thousand-meter-thick ice layer, and said, "I am powerless to help with this calamity, and can only wait to die."

"Let fate decide whether we live or die!"

Having said that, the Seven-Tailed Snow Crystal Fox lay prostrate on the ground, closed its eyes, and seemed to be waiting for death.

Upon hearing the Seven-Tailed Snow Crystal Fox's words, some of the other Emperor-level demon beasts were panicked and apprehensive, while others remained calm and composed.

Only Xiong Da thought to himself, "This must be the commotion caused by Ninth Brother. As long as Ninth Brother steps in, there's nothing he can't handle."