Chapter 534: Five Elements Battle Method

After confirming their positions, the Transmission Elder led the five individuals outside and had them stand in positions corresponding to the Five Elements. Then, with his hands behind his back, he announced loudly:

"To achieve perfect cooperation, you must first understand yourselves and your teammates.

The five of you are similar in age and cultivation level, which will make this step much easier.

Release your aura, and each of you thoroughly sense the cultivation levels of the other four."

Lu Yang and the other four sat cross-legged, closed their eyes, and focused their minds. They released their auras, sensing the external movements with their spiritual senses.

"Hmm? Such powerful spiritual senses." The Transmission Elder let out a soft exclamation, noticing that Lu Yang's and Meng Jingzhou's spiritual senses were the most prominent, significantly stronger than the others.

Lu Yang's spiritual sense was even stronger than Meng Jingzhou's, with a clear difference apparent.

"Spiritual sense is the most difficult to cultivate. To this day, I haven't heard of any cultivation methods for spiritual sense at this stage. How did these two cultivate theirs?

Ah, right. Meng Jingzhou has a Solitary Spirit Root. The information the Dao Seeking Sect gave me also shows that he formed an unprecedented Twin Solitary Golden Core. His Yang energy is abundant, and his desires are stronger. As a Solitary Spirit Root, he must constantly restrain his desires. Under such tempering, it makes sense that his spiritual sense would be powerful.

What about Lu Yang then? Is it Yun Zhi's secret technique? Or a fluke idea from that old scoundrel Buyu?"

Lu Yang, having been tormented by the Immortal Fairy, was particularly adept at spiritual sense. His spiritual sense was the most acute. With his aura fully released and nothing concealed, he perceived the cultivation levels of three junior disciples and one 'grandson'.

All four had cultivated to the late Golden Core stage. Li Haoran, who had been the slowest in progress, had also successfully broken through before their departure. Li Haoran had spent a year submerged in magma during the Qi Condensation stage, which delayed his cultivation. Now, after accumulating a strong foundation, he had finally caught up with everyone's progress.

Lu Yang also sensed Meng Jingzhou's vigorous vitality and Yang energy. Ordinary ghosts would be scorched just by looking at him, which was terrifying.

Of course, not all ghosts feared Meng Jingzhou; female ghosts like the Immortal Fairy were not afraid of him at all.

After about half an hour, everyone opened their eyes, having gained a clear understanding of each other's strengths.

"Next, we proceed to the second step: spiritual energy conduction."

The Transmission Elder had the five line up in the order of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Starting with Mang Gu, he placed his hands on Li Haoran's back to transfer spiritual energy. This process continued sequentially, until finally, Tao Yaoye transmitted all her spiritual energy, along with her own, to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. Although he had prepared himself, the sudden influx of powerful spiritual energy still exceeded his expectations. This spiritual energy vaguely approached the limit of what he could withstand.

"Release it all!" the Transmission Elder shouted loudly.

Lu Yang drew his Azure Edge Sword, his essence, qi, and spirit unified. His sword energy surged instantly, like a bolt of silk.

"Strike!"

The five individuals' spiritual energy transformed into sword qi, pouring down like a breached flood.

A ten-meter-long sword qi instantly struck down, like a waterfall of sword energy, crashing into the pond with immense power. Instantly, the landscape changed dramatically. A deafening roar erupted, and the ground split open with an unfathomably deep fissure.

After unleashing this sword strike, all five had not a single drop of spiritual energy left. Their legs trembled from exhaustion, and they ultimately collapsed onto the ground, grinning foolishly as they looked at the fissure in the ground.

Even Lu Yang was astonished by the power of this sword strike. It was the most powerful strike he had ever unleashed.

"Did you see my sword strike just now? I knew it would have this kind of power!"

"What was your sword strike? The energy transferred from Mang Gu and Li Haoran almost overwhelmed me! I had to use Nirvanic True Flame to restore my meridians while simultaneously dispersing the power!"

"Mang Gu, you transferred too much spiritual energy."

"Well, I just wanted a stronger attack, didn't I?"

The five discussed excitedly, their faces beaming with joy, as they recounted the process of their attack.

The Transmission Elder handed each of the five a bottle of Grand Rejuvenation Pills. He nodded in satisfaction and said: "For a first combined attack, that sword strike was excellent. Next time, be careful not to expend all your spiritual energy at once; you should hold some in reserve.

The Five Elements Battle Formation has existed for many years. Old Song and the other five Five Meridians Elders frequently use it. Even they have only unleashed its full power seven or eight times in total. Those were truly fierce battles, leaving no room for retreat."

"Did they encounter formidable enemies?"

"They encountered the elders of your Dao Seeking Sect."

"Oh, and that old scoundrel Buyu," the Transmission Elder added, mentioning an important figure.

The Transmission Elder clicked his tongue twice, shivering as he recalled that attack. He found it truly thrilling.

"Did the Sect Master cause trouble again?" Tao Yaoye asked.

For the Five Meridians Elders to use the Five Elements Battle Formation at full power, what immense grudge must have been involved?

"That happened seven or eight hundred years ago. That old scoundrel Buyu took your Fifth Elder and Eighth Elder to the Golden Buddha Kingdom and built a temple there. It's unclear whether it was legitimate or not, but the temple was built.

The temple's incense offerings were particularly abundant. It's estimated that they used some marketing tactics, attracting a large number of pilgrims."

Tao Yaoye was still puzzled: "What was the problem with that?"

"The problem was that old scoundrel Buyu named the temple 'Temple of the Five Viscera' (Wuzang Miao), and enshrined Old Song and the other five individuals inside. This led the Buddha Kingdom to believe that our Five Elements Sect had come to compete with them for business. They were on the verge of issuing an international arrest warrant to the imperial court.

Fortunately, Old Qiu intervened in time to clarify the situation and explain the reasons. Only then did the Buddha Kingdom withdraw the arrest warrant.

When old scoundrel Buyu was beaten, he claimed they were conducting an experiment, to see if Old Song and the other five felt any sense of faith being directed at them."

"Old Song demanded to know why Buyu didn't put himself up to be worshipped. Buyu replied that he was afraid of being wanted."

Tao Yaoye was speechless.

The Sect Master truly deserved that beating.

The Immortal Fairy, seeing the immense power of Lu Yang's sword strike, smiled with interest and said: "This Five Elements Battle Formation has something special; it's quite creative. Nine-layered Immortal once created something similar."

Lu Yang's heart skipped a beat. He had felt the power of the Five Elements Battle Formation, which was undeniably formidable. As an Immortal, Nine-layered Immortal had a broader perspective. How powerful must the things he created be!

"Please elaborate, Immortal Fairy."

"When we Five Ancient Immortals gathered to share cultivation insights, Nine-layered Immortal proposed an idea: to combine Yin and Yang with the Five Elements, providing a reference for future generations. If future generations could grasp its profound mysteries, they would surely make significant progress in Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements."

"Did Nine-layered Immortal succeed?" Lu Yang hastily asked.

"Yes, he did. It's 'Gobang' (Five-in-a-Row). Haven't you played it?"

Lu Yang was speechless.

Once the five had mostly recovered, the Transmission Elder had them continue spiritual energy conduction. Lu Yang was to be the output, but he needed to hold back his power, not exhausting himself like the first time.

After several repetitions, the five were soon able to freely control the amount of spiritual energy transferred.

"Now for the second step. Stand in the same order as before, forming a circle. Lu Yang, you will place your hands on Mang Gu's back.

The five of you will transmit spiritual energy to the person in front of you. You must control the speed and amount of spiritual energy. If the speed is too fast or the amount too great, the person in front will not be able to bear it."