Chapter 1397: Metal Origin Qi

Fang Chen's expression shifted as he stared at the magnificent, colorful divine mountain. "Restraining nearly all things in the world?"

Suddenly, an inexplicable pressure surged in his heart.

He instinctively activated the Radiant Divine Eye, and in an instant, an intense halo appeared before him, nearly blinding him again.

Fang Chen felt a shock deep inside. It was too dense. The Five Elements energy surrounding the Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Mountain was frighteningly intense. He had never seen such overwhelming Five Elements energy. Not only was it dense, but as Mirror of the Universe said, it was extremely pure and clear!

Mirror of the Universe chuckled. "All changes ultimately return to their roots. Don't be fooled by how ordinary Five Elements energy is—it's everywhere. Within peak-grade spirit stones are all kinds of exotic spiritual energies that cultivators scrambled to obtain, but aren't these unique spiritual energies all derived from the Five Elements?

"Everyone needs to eat and drink, and even immortals cannot avoid dealing with the Five Elements energy. It seems ordinary because it's not pure or extreme enough. So to countless people, the Five Elements are nothing special. But the Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Mountain before your eyes is condensed from the purest Five Elements force.

"If it weren't for the fact that this place has been uninhabited for many years, it couldn't have formed such a pure Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Mountain. Their Five Elements energy has reached a super high balance. Add or subtract even a little, and it would cause irreparable damage."

It paused before continuing, "If you had come a hundred or two hundred years later, you wouldn't have seen this Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Mountain. It will give birth to spiritual resonance, transform into a spiritual treasure, and vanish into Qingming."

Fang Chen fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Can Little Sword handle it?"

"Trust me, there's nothing in this world I can't consume," said Little Sword eagerly.

"By itself, it definitely can't," said Mirror of the Universe. "During the process of absorption, someone needs to suppress the spiritual resonance about to be born from the Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Mountain. That requires your other avatars."

"Fang Renjian?"

"That's right."

"But we don't have much time," said Fang Chen, frowning. "We still need to save time to rush back, or else we'll be stuck here. We have at most only ten years. Do you think Little Sword can finish absorbing it within ten years?"

"Ten years is enough. No matter what, it's still not a treasure, just pure spiritual material."

With Mirror of the Universe's reassurance, Fang Chen immediately released Huang Wuji from the World Gourd. In a few brief words, he told him where they were and what needed to be done, then forcibly sped toward the Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Mountain, though his speed slowed considerably due to its influence.

Formless Purgatory? I've never heard of such a place. The Upper Three Realms really are much more mysterious than the Lower Six Realms,

Huang Wuji thought to himself.

He glanced at the Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Mountain. As a fourth transformation immortal, a trace of emotion flickered in his eyes. His life-bound flying sword stirred restlessly.

"Don't get any ideas—this isn't yours," muttered Huang Wuji, then vanished.

***

Fang Chen flew until he could no longer continue. But it was not because the mountain was targeting him, but because it was targeting Little Sword. As long as he carried the Little Sword, it felt like swimming upstream. Not only was Little Sword targeted, but Mirror of the Universe was as well.

He resorted to running on foot, rushing toward the mountain peak at great speed. The dense Five Elements energy unconsciously surged around him. If it had consciousness and manifested as formations, there likely wouldn't be a single living creature within tens of thousands of miles.

"Even Ancient Immortals may not be able to mobilize such a dense Five Elements energy..."

Half a day later, Fang Chen reached the summit. Little Sword eagerly dove toward the mountain core. The surrounding Five Elements energy began consciously converging in their direction.

Mirror of the Universe reminded, "Little Brother, suppress it!"

Fang Renjian silently appeared behind Fang Chen. As soon as he appeared, the Five Elements energy calmed down and dissipated into clusters of spiritual energy.

"When he finishes absorbing, it might need a new name. Let's call it the Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Sword." Mirror of the Universe sighed. "It's really its lucky fate. If you hadn't come by chance, or if it didn't have enough foundation itself, the benefits of this mountain wouldn't have fallen to us."

"Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Sword? Will Little Sword also have the ability to restrain nearly all things in the world?"

"Of course, but it depends on which side is stronger. Against equal opponents, it restrains everything. Against those slightly stronger, it still suppresses them. But if the disparity in strength is too big, the effect will be useless."

"That's enough." Fang Chen's eyes flickered.

He then asked, "What is the immortal herb required for the first transformation of the Sword Immortal Path?"

"That's not expensive. If you want the complete Sword Immortal path, I have a package deal for you. See if it's worth it."

"How much?"

"Eight thousand eight hundred eighty-eight Immortal Crystals."

Fang Chen laughed bitterly. "That price isn't high at all. For a force like the Enlightenment God Palace, even if the price increased tenfold, they wouldn't blink and would pay it immediately. But do you think I can afford that?"

"But without the package deal, the total cost would far exceed this amount."

"No matter. Knowing the latter parts now is useless. I won't be needing them anytime soon. Just tell me the immortal herb for the first transformation. You charged me a hundred immortal crystals for the fourth-transformation herb, the Golden Soul Flower, back then. The first-transformation herb should be much cheaper."

Mirror of the Universe said resentfully, "Indeed, it's not expensive. Just twenty immortal crystals."

"Here you go."

Fang Chen took out twenty immortal crystals and threw them to Mirror of the Universe.

After Mirror of the Universe absorbed them, he didn't even bother telling Fang Chen to turn to a page. He just said, "The first-transformation immortal herb of the Sword Immortal Path is Metal Origin Qi. You can start collecting it now. You need to use your World Gourd to store it, as ordinary storage treasures can't hold it."

"I can collect it now?"

"Of course. Metal Origin Qi is the ultimate pure metal elemental force. If you don't store some now, once the Yuan Magnetic Five Elements Sword is born, it will be extremely difficult to find again."

Before Mirror of the Universe finished speaking, Fang Chen had already started collecting the Metal Origin Qi using the World Gourd. Not only the Metal Origin Qi, but also Wood Origin, Fire Origin, Earth Origin, and Water Origin. He collected them all.

Gradually, the World Gourd became heavier and heavier, as if it would shatter if he continued to load more.

𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Fang Chen then tried to use the Pifu Sand and Storage Ring to store some more, but, just as Mirror of the Universe had said, these two items couldn't hold these energies at all.

Fang Chen sighed inwardly.

I wonder where Wang Chongsong got this gourd from. If only there were more of them, that would be great. What a pity.

He still had to leave some space inside for Huang Wuji, so he couldn't keep loading more.

"Little Brother, you've already got enough Metal Origin Qi to create a hundred first-transformation Sword Immortals. Don't be greedy," said Mirror of the Universe. "If you really want more, you could pour out the rest and store just the Metal Origin Qi."

Fang Chen said casually, "Since Metal Origin Qi is the first transformation immortal herb for the Sword Immortal Path, the others should also be useful. I'll keep them for now; maybe they'll come in handy later."