Chapter 4112: Good Fortune from Misfortune

Wang Yingjie's head felt heavy and dizzy. His entire body was wracked with unbearable pain, as if it were about to fall apart, and his consciousness blurred.

Amidst his haze, memories from the past surfaced in his mind.

"Yingjie, our family has never had a Core Formation cultivator with a Five-Element Spiritual Root. You should just give up! What's wrong with marrying a few wives and concubines, expanding the family, and placing your hopes on your descendants? Why do you insist on searching for resources everywhere? You've worked so hard for so long, and yet you're still not cultivating as fast as that slacker Ying Tang."

"That's right, Yingjie! You're an only son. If you don't marry and have children, your branch of the family will lose its lineage. There are many clansmen with Five-Element Spiritual Roots; every single one of them married and had children early to expand the family. Which one of them has cultivated to Core Formation? Even Foundation Establishment is difficult."

"To be honest, the Five-Element Spiritual Root is the worst aptitude. Why waste your time? After all this effort, you're still only at the third level of Qi Refining. Why torment yourself? Aren't beautiful wives and concubines good enough? A person should know their own limits; accepting your fate isn't a bad thing."

The elders spoke one after another, trying to persuade him.

"Just because others can't do it doesn't mean I can't. Your grandson wants to try. My fate is in my hands, not in the heavens."

"My fate is in my hands, not in the heavens. My fate is in my hands, not in the heavens. My fate is in my hands, not in the heavens."

Wang Yingjie mumbled to himself. A powerful will to survive surged in his mind, and his consciousness slowly began to clear.

"I refuse to accept my fate!"

Wang Yingjie spoke to himself, his gaze resolute.

He noticed the pool water had been dyed blood-red, and he was immersed in the bloody liquid.

Excruciating pain pulsed from every part of his body. He gritted his teeth and circulated the Melt Orifice Art.

In his Dantian, five multicolored beads spun continuously around a miniature Nascent Soul, and five energies of different attributes converged towards the miniature Nascent Soul.

The miniature Nascent Soul radiated a brilliant spiritual light, and a profound power emerged. The five energies perfectly fused together.

As time passed, the pain gradually subsided, and Wang Yingjie's condition slowly improved.

He sat cross-legged in the pool, circulating the Melt Orifice Art to fuse the five energies within his body.

Over half a month passed. Wang Yingjie opened his eyes and exhaled a long, turbid breath.

He sniffed lightly, detecting a foul odor that made him want to vomit.

He looked down and felt his body was sticky, covered in a layer of black substance that emitted a putrid smell.

Wang Yingjie took off his clothes, bathed in the pool, and changed into new ones.

"My body..."

Wang Yingjie noticed something was off. He felt his entire body was filled with power, many times stronger than before. Although his cultivation realm was still at the early Golden Immortal stage, his physical body had greatly improved. Could it be those two energies that transformed his body?

He thought of something and reached for his back, but found no wounds.

He was stunned. His injuries had completely healed, leaving no trace of blood. This was too strange.

Wang Yingjie opened his mouth and spat out five multicolored spherical beads, which spun continuously around him.

"Where's my Natal Immortal Artifact?"

Wang Yingjie was dumbfounded. He inspected his Dantian internally but found nothing.

With a thought, the five spherical beads continued to spin around him.

"These are my Natal Immortal Artifacts? Aren't these those five beads?"

Wang Yingjie's face was full of confusion.

He couldn't withstand the two extremely hot and extremely cold gases. Discovering that the five beads could absorb these two gases, he swallowed them. As a result, the five beads contained five different elemental energies, which almost caused his body to explode. He then circulated the Melt Orifice Art to fuse the five energies, barely saving his life.

After he woke up, his Natal Immortal Artifact had transformed into the five beads—or, strictly speaking, had merged into them. Not only that, he also discovered that his physical body had been greatly enhanced.

Wang Yingjie seemed to realize something. With a wave of his right hand, a dense five-colored light barrier instantly appeared, protecting his entire body. This was not a divine ability he had cast.

"Five-Element Profound Aura Shield! Post-Heaven Spirit Body!"

Wang Yingjie murmured to himself.

He had cultivated into a True Spirit, which was a form of life evolution. By chance, he had also cultivated into a Post-Heaven Spirit Body, which was a type of aptitude. The two were not in conflict.

The Five-Element Profound Aura Shield was a defensive divine ability that countered Five-Element attacks.

He hadn't expected to turn misfortune into a blessing, unexpectedly cultivating into a Post-Heaven Spirit Body, and his physical body had also greatly improved.

Wang Yingjie looked at the lotus flower and found it had withered. He carefully examined his body, found no discomfort, and felt his entire being filled with power.

He walked around the cave but found nothing. He collected the pool water, then his body glowed with a bright yellow light, and he drilled into the stone wall.

Fifteen minutes later, Wang Yingjie returned to the surface, appearing on a vast, boundless plain.

Wang Yingjie raised an eyebrow. A five-colored Chaotic Beast, resembling a fierce tiger, appeared on a distant hillside.

"Roar!"

The five-colored Chaotic Beast let out a loud roar and pounced towards Wang Yingjie.

"An early Golden Immortal stage five-colored Chaotic Beast. Perfect for some practice."

Wang Yingjie said.

He made a hand seal, and a five-colored halo emanated from his body. It swept past the five-colored Chaotic Beast, instantly immobilizing it.

He clenched his right hand into a fist and unleashed a punch, aiming for the Chaotic Beast's head.

With a dull thud, the five-colored Chaotic Beast was sent flying backward, its head split open and bleeding. It crashed heavily onto the ground, lifeless.

Wang Yingjie was stunned. He hadn't grasped the Law of Strength, and a top-tier True Spirit couldn't possibly kill a Golden Immortal stage five-colored Chaotic Beast with a single punch, unless it was a peak True Spirit.

"Have I cultivated into a peak True Spirit?"

Wang Yingjie murmured to himself, his expression excited.

He only knew that his physical body had been greatly enhanced, but he hadn't expected to have cultivated into a peak True Spirit.

He had unexpectedly cultivated into a Post-Heaven Five-Element Spirit Body because of those five beads. But what was the reason for cultivating into a peak True Spirit?

There was a vast difference between an ordinary True Spirit, a top-tier True Spirit, and a peak True Spirit. Each advancement was an evolution of life, requiring immense energy.

It was well-known that cultivating a Post-Heaven Spirit Body required refining either rare heavenly treasures or immortal artifacts. The five beads were clearly heavenly treasures. Therefore, the energy that allowed Wang Yingjie to cultivate into a peak True Spirit must have been those two extremely hot and extremely cold gases.

He still didn't understand what those gases were; he would need to consult ancient texts to find out.

Wang Yingjie felt a powerful suction force, and ripples appeared in the void before him.

"The Seven Rainbow Grotto-heaven is about to close!"

Wang Yingjie quickly put away the five-colored Chaotic Beast's corpse. A huge force swept over him, pushing him into the void.

Wang Yingjie felt a blur before his eyes and reappeared above a vast bluestone plaza. Cao Mingjing and four other Grand Unity Golden Immortals were all there.

He saw Wang Qingshan and Wang Yidao, as well as Qi Shuting and others.

Wang Yingjie flew down and landed beside Wang Qingshan, who asked, "Yingjie, are you alright?"