Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth

Within the endless primordial chaos, one absolutely had to possess the ability to ‘identify’ treasures. It would be a joke to see a treasure and not recognize it. Naturally, World God Northrest had left behind many records, allowing Ji Ning to instantly recognize the single treasure he urgently needed most at this moment.

“Come.” Ji Ning willed it.

A filthy, large tripod flew up into the air.

This tripod had been obtained from one of the imprisoned True Gods. That True God had studied it for a long time after acquiring it, unable to discern its purpose, and he had even asked the seniors of his sect, none of whom could identify it.

“The Five Elements God-Tripod.” Ji Ning nodded slightly. “I had thought that after leaving the Moon Underwater Abyss, I would still need to search for materials and refine one myself. Having one ready-made is a stroke of luck. Moreover, this Five Elements God-Tripod has reached the Innate Spirit-Treasure level. Although it would be beneath the notice of World God Northrest, if I were to refine one myself, there’s no way I could produce one this good.”

The Five Elements God-Tripod was used for destroying treasures.

Yes, destroying!

By throwing intact magical treasures, damaged treasures, or even strange minerals into the Five Elements God-Tripod, they would be completely crushed and destroyed. Afterwards, the tripod would condense ‘Quintessence of the Five Elements’. The Quintessence of the Five Elements was divided into five types: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Any treasure or substance in the endless primordial chaos could be broken down into the Five Elements.

Even Primordial Chaos itself could be divided into the Five Elements.

The condensed ‘Quintessence of the Five Elements’ was normally used for refining magical treasures. After a treasure absorbed the Quintessence of the Five Elements, it could undergo some qualitative transformation.

The reason Ji Ning was so urgently in need of this large tripod was precisely because of World God Northrest’s most important treasure—the divine sword ‘Ziguangqiong’. Although the Ziguangqiong’s core essence was intact, the surface of its blade was cracked and nearly collapsing. The damage to the sword’s material was far too severe; it was utterly impossible to use in battle. It absolutely had to absorb Quintessence of the Five Elements to recover!

Once it absorbed a certain amount of Quintessence of the Five Elements, the surface of the Ziguangqiong divine sword could be fully restored. It could then be used in battle. At that point, its power would absolutely surpass ordinary Chaos Treasures.

If it could absorb enough Quintessence of the Five Elements to completely restore the blade, this divine sword could recover its former glory.

Just a bit of Quintessence of the Five Elements would allow it to surpass a Chaos Treasure. Of course Ji Ning was going to do it.

Back then, World God Northrest’s mind had been entirely focused on slowing the collapse of his truesoul. He was desperately trying to stay alive and had no interest in refining a Five Elements God-Tripod, much less gathering a large number of treasures and strange materials to condense Quintessence of the Five Elements. For World God Northrest, restoring the treasure was useless; his own life was what truly mattered.

“Rise.”

Of course Ji Ning knew the secret art for using the Five Elements God-Tripod. He even knew how to refine one, much less simply use it.

However, this secret art was unknown to the True God of the Nine Directions Chaosworld who had originally owned it. His sect had never even heard of it. After all, those who generally used ‘Five Elements God-Tripods’ were great powers roaming the endless primordial chaos. It was only true great powers who were willing to throw precious treasures and strange materials into the tripod to be destroyed. Ji Ning only had so many treasures because of the World Prison.

“Huum~~~”

The filthy Five Elements God-Tripod, which had lain dormant for who knows how long, finally began to emit light. Five rays of light shot up from its five handles.

“Go.” Ji Ning pointed from afar, and ten Pure Yang top-grade treasures were tossed inside. The True Gods and Celestial Immortals in the World Prison had been completely swept clean by Ji Ning. He had far too many Pure Yang top-grade treasures. Each True God or Celestial Immortal had quite a few; for example, Celestial Immortal Liangqiu had over seven hundred flying swords on him, and the most extreme case had over ten thousand.

Tossing in ten was just a test.

“Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle~~~”

It was like tossing a clump of snow into a hot pot. With a sizzling sound, the ten Pure Yang treasures were completely annihilated, leaving only a few dregs. The Quintessence of the Five Elements gathered into the ‘Five Elements Space’ within the tripod.

“Fierce.” Ji Ning pointed from afar. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh… a dense swarm of flying needles shot forth, tens of thousands of them, all flying into the Five Elements God-Tripod.

“Crackle, crackle, crackle~~~” These Pure Yang treasures began to shatter one by one.

“Not good.”

Ji Ning felt a massive drain on his Immortal power. He hurriedly took out a Pure Yang Immortal Pill and tossed it into his mouth. “World God Northrest didn’t tell me that controlling the Five Elements God-Tripod to destroy treasures and condense Quintessence would consume so much Immortal power.” He forgot that the clone currently controlling the Five Elements God-Tripod was only at the third-grade Pure Yang Golden Core.

World God Northrest, on the other hand, was at the World God level. This level of consumption was completely negligible for him.

……

“Let’s go.”

Ji Ning left one clone behind in the World Prison to refine the treasures and restore the Ziguangqiong divine sword. His other seventeen true bodies and clones all left the World Prison. Of course, the ninety-eight stone steles left by World God Northrest and the Azure Jade Divine Hall were all stored in the World Prison. These were the things Ji Ning had brought back. The moment Ji Ning left, the pocket dimension began to collapse.

Because the pocket dimension had been formed using the divine sword’s core essence as its foundation. Once the Ziguangqiong divine sword was taken away, the pocket dimension would naturally be destroyed, leaving not a trace behind.

A white-robed youth appeared on the frozen star.

His other sixteen clones were all inside a portable洞天 magic treasure, especially fifteen of them who were cultivating the ‘Icefire Golden Core Refining Art’.

According to Ji Ning’s plan, his true body consisted of eighteen clones. Seventeen clones would elevate their Golden Cores, while one would not. The one that was not elevated—the one left in the World Prison manipulating the Five Elements God-Tripod—was kept as a backup. The reason for not elevating it was to guard against the current Tribulation of the Three Realms. If all the true bodies and clones outside were destroyed, he could rely on this remaining clone and use Chaos Nectar to restore the other seventeen.

But if this clone were elevated to the second-grade Golden Core, the ‘half-step Daofather’ level, then the other seventeen clones it restored would also be at the half-step Daofather level, requiring ten times more Chaos Nectar. Ji Ning currently had very little Chaos Nectar, far too little to afford such a burden.

“320,000 catties of Nine-Yang Magma and 320,000 catties of Iceheart Marrow are enough for my true body’s fifteen clones and my Primaltwin’s seventeen clones to cultivate.” Ji Ning nodded. The remaining Iceheart Marrow and Nine-Yang Magma were all stored in the World Prison.

Whether it was his true body or his Primaltwin, Ji Ning had left a ‘seed’ clone.

This was to prevent unexpected accidents.

During the great Tribulation, no one knew what might happen. Even though his strength had soared, Ji Ning remained extremely cautious.

“It’s time to meet the Godking.”

Whoosh.

Ji Ning left the frozen star.

……

The current war in the Zhulu Major World was the key battleground for the struggle over fortune!

The deaths of so many brothers and friends made Ji Ning eager to go and help. And now, he had sufficient strength. He was confident he could easily deal with the so-called ‘Myriad Envoy’. However, before that, he had to rescue Senior Apprentice-Sister Yu Wei. Otherwise, once he revealed his strength in the Zhulu Major World, the Godking might start scheming and use Yu Wei to blackmail him again.

So…

First, rescue his Senior Apprentice-Sister.

Then, head to the Zhulu Major World!

……

A white-robed youth appeared out of thin air over the North Sea of the Grand Xia world.

Although the Seamless Gate had been defeated in the Grand Xia world, they would still engage in destructive skirmishes from time to time. True Immortal Dongyan had died in one such confrontation.

“Hm.” Ji Ning released his Heartforce, quickly locating a Seamless Gate outpost within the North Sea.

“I am Darknorth. I wish to see your Seamless Gate Godking. Report this immediately.” Ji Ning transmitted directly.

The Celestial Immortal guarding the outpost was startled by Ji Ning’s transmission. Having been stationed in the Grand Xia world, he was well aware of the fearsome reputation of Darknorth Heavenly God Ji Ning—the one who had once roamed the Three Realms, causing the Seamless Gate to live in constant fear.

He didn’t dare delay and quickly reported to his own Gate Lord.

……

In the Zhulu Major World.

The black-robed Godking and Daofather Demonhand were both standing atop the city walls, gazing at the endless wilderness where the vast Seamless Gate army was taunting them, challenging them to battle.

“They’ve sealed their gates and refuse to fight,” the black-robed Godking said with a smile.

“Yesterday, quite a few True Gods and Daofathers from Nuwa’s camp descended. It seems they are discussing this war,” Daofather Demonhand said with a cold laugh. “Hmph, what schemes can those great powers come up with? This Myriad Envoy… was created by Lord of All Demons. Could it be that Nuwa’s camp can also create such a puppet?”

“How could they possibly manage that? Lord of All Demons is the one who wreaked havoc across two worlds, nearly causing the complete destruction of both Chaosworlds,” the black-robed Godking said with a laugh. “Even the clan-protecting formations left behind by Mother Nuwa couldn’t withstand it. They’ve already lost… Hm?”

Daofather Demonhand looked at the Godking with confusion.

The black-robed Godking let out a soft laugh. “It’s nothing. A little fellow wants to see me.”

“A little fellow?” Daofather Demonhand was puzzled. “Who?”

“That Ji Ning… the one who once forced me to bow my head,” the black-robed Godking said in a light tone.

“Ji Ning?” Daofather Demonhand nodded. “Just a minor Heavenly God and True Immortal. Quickly deal with such trivial matters. This war is the key to the struggle for fortune. That is the truly important matter.”

“Yes, Uncle-Master,” the black-robed Godking acknowledged.