Chapter 1043: Five Element Ring and the Formation Divine Weapon

When the Spirit Luxuriant World was attacked by the alliance of multiple worlds with 12 True Immortals, the Five Element Ring played a huge part in how Shang Xia was able to kill one of his opponents in the second tier of the Martial Void Realm while facing 2 of them.

After that battle, the Five Element Ring suffered pretty serious damage and it was filled with cracks. It was as though it would shatter the very next moment.

Just when he thought that one of the most important weapons during his development was gone for good, he didn’t expect that Chu Jia would restore it and use it for her cultivation. She even wanted to make it into a Formation Divine Weapon!

“How... How did you restore it?” Shang Xia asked while staring at Chu Jia with a strange gaze.

Casually pulling out the Five Element Ring, Chu Jia showed the treasure to Shang Xia.

The surface of the Five Element Ring was filled with cracks and it was as though it would crumble if he lightly touched it.

“Isn’t the weapon still damaged?” Shang Xia couldn’t help but ask. As the real owner of the Five Element Ring, he only needed a single glance to tell the state of the weapon.

Chu Jia mumbled, “I went to look for the Blacksmith Grandmasters from the Tianya Pavilion and they said that in order to restore the weapon, they need your help. Otherwise, they might as well toss it into the furnace and make another weapon. After all, the damage to the Five Element Ring is far too bad...”

Shang Xia replied without hesitation. “Just throw it into the furnace and make another weapon from the leftover material! With your current status in the institution, they're more than willing to give you enough resources to make another Divine Weapon. I’m sure melting down the Five Element Ring will also give you a lot of rare resources, right?”

He wasn’t saying it for fun. After all, Chu Jia might not have entered the Martial Dipper Realm, but that was because she had been suppressing her cultivation.

Her art of formations stood at the peak of the Spirit Luxuriant World at the moment. Her successful creation of the Five Element Spirit Gathering Formation, Five Element Teleportation Formation, Five Element Void Formation, and other Five Element formations allowed her to enter the ranks of a rank five Formation Grandmaster. She was one of the few rank five Formation Grandmasters in the Spirit Luxuriant World, and could even be compared to Shang Xia, who was a freakish rank five Talisman Grandmaster who could craft all sorts of talismans.

As for helping the Blacksmith Grandmasters in the Tianya Pavilion to restore the weapon... Without even mentioning how Shang Xia was one of the few True Immortals in the Spirit Luxuriant World, if he restored the weapon, the weapon artifact would still belong to him. Even if Chu Jia could make use of a good portion of the weapon’s abilities, she wouldn’t be able to do so perfectly.

Chu Jia continued, “But we still need you to help restore the weapon! After all, if the Five Element Ring doesn’t contain the properties of the five elements, can we still consider it the Five Element Ring?!”

Shang Xia burst out laughing the next second. “It’s simple, isn’t it? As long as you enter the Martial Dipper Realm right now, you should be able to. However, if you wish to make it into a Formation Divine Weapon, I’m afraid...”

Chu Jia seemed to have anticipated his response and she sighed, “I’m planning to enter the Martial Dipper Realm the same way as you and refine all five fate dippers...”

Ordinarily, a Martial Dipper Realm expert would refine all sorts of fate dippers. They didn’t have any sort of system, and they would eventually get to the point where they had 5 fate dippers to step into the large completion stage. If they comprehended their martial intent, they would be able to enter the grand completion stage.

However, Shang Xia’s path was clearly different from the rest. He had been walking down the path of five elements and he refined his fate dippers simultaneously.

Even though his method wouldn’t allow those who broke through to possess combat strength comparable to others of the same level, it would greatly reduce the chances of fate dipper disequilibrium. Experts who followed his method would be able to go further down their path.

Refining all five fate dippers might allow ordinary cultivators to possess some special skills, but it would be even more special for Chu Jia who was a Formation Grandmaster!

After a short moment of contemplation, Shang Xia sighed, “Entering the Martial Dipper Realm that way is fine too... When the time comes, the institution will prepare your advancement medicine and I will personally protect you when you advance.”

“You say that I can deal with the Five Element Ring after I break through, but have you thought that I have no idea how your Yin and Yang alignment works? That’s precisely where the special property of the Five Element Ring lies anyway!” Chu Jia pouted.

Raising an eyebrow, Shang Xia mumbled softly, “Why don’t you give it a shot first?”

Chu Jia burst out laughing while staring at him.

Coughing once, he sighed, “Forget it. I’ll restore the ring when the time comes. However...”

Seemingly having thought of something, a strange look appeared in his eyes.

Chu Jia obviously noticed the change and she asked, “What?!”

“Hm... I was thinking... Why should we restore the Five Element Ring and not create 2 rings with the Yin and Yang properties?” Shang Xia wondered out loud.

Seemingly taken aback, Chu Jia was surprised for a moment before understanding the worth of a pair of Five Element Rings with separate Yin and Yang properties. Gasping in shock, she grabbed Shang Xia’s sleeves and started to jump around in excitement.

The next second, she also discovered a problem with crafting 2 rings and her actions paused for a moment. “In that case... Wouldn’t we need double the resources to craft the divine artifact?”

“Leave that to me. Anyway... Where did you get an inheritance for a Formation Divine Weapon?” Shang Xia smiled while asking.

With a wide grin on her face, Chu Jia continued, “Did you forget about True Immortal Meng Yuanxiu from the Azure Oddity World?”

“How could I? Did you manage to get your hands on his formation inheritance?” Shang Xia raised an eyebrow in shock.

Chu Jia’s expression froze for a second and she grumbled, “How can it be that easy? His art of formations is known across the sea of stars! I heard that when the Azure Oddity World was conquered, several cultivators of the Azure Oddity World tried to escape with a part of his inheritance. No one knows how Patriarch Kou did it, but he managed to obtain some records from the Star Origin City about how to craft a Formation Divine Weapon. That was why I thought of crafting a Formation Divine Weapon... No... Wait no! That’s why I’m determined to craft the weapon itself! I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and I’m actually going to do it now!”

Shang Xia couldn’t help but tease, “Heh, you’re really amazing... I lent you the weapon back then, but you already thought of making it your own. Looks like you really scammed me back then when you asked for the Five Element Ring.”

Letting go of his sleeves, Chu Jia glared at Shang Xia before shoving him as hard as she could.

After she left, Shang Xia went to look for Kou Chongxue to ask about the inheritance of the Formation Divine Weapon.

If he wasn’t mistaken, Shang Xia saved a bunch of cultivators from the Azure Oddity World back then. They even made an agreement back then. Shang Xia told Huang Yu about their agreement back then.

However, he had no idea how Huang Yu managed to smoke his way into the Star Origin Guards, and how he managed to obtain their trust to get his hands on the inheritance they owned.

Unfortunately, his attempt to look for Kou Chongxue was useless. When he arrived, he realized that Kou Chongxue left sneakily some time ago. The only information he left behind was that he had gone to the Star Origin City.

As for his purpose there, or what he was planning to do, he didn’t leave any information for Shang Xia.

“Heh! I bet he did it on purpose so that I have to stay here in his stead!” Shang Xia snorted. He recognized Kou Chongxue’s intentions right away.

The Spirit Luxuriant World hadn’t regained its original calm even though they had been digesting their gains. The Elysium True Immortals might be the only ones who couldn’t leave the Spirit Luxuriant World, none of the others left during that time.

The originally tense atmosphere that was felt around the Spirit Luxuriant World took a turn for the better as Yang Taihe consolidated his foundations in the third tier of the Martial Void Realm.

At his level, if they were ever invaded again, he could draw on the power of the world and his Elysium, and his abilities would far surpass any ordinary third tier Martial Void Realm True Immortal.

Even experts at Zhuge Xiang’s level, who had reached the level of Dao Harmony, might not be able to easily take advantage of him.

After their years of accumulation and Yang Taihe’s presence, Kou Chongxue, Huang Jinghan, and Lu Wuzi might be tempted to leave to look for opportunities... Well, Kou Chongxue already left.

Even though Shang Xia never intended to head out to mess about, he was still a little annoyed that he was made use of. Chu Jia just left the Tongyou Elysium after looking for him when he also took his leave. He ran over to Hai Min’s courtyard in the city to loosen up for the time being.

Since Chu Jia managed to receive Shang Xia’s full support, she quickly went to gather the resources required to restore the Five Element Ring.

As the Deputy Patriarchs were still taking charge of matters related to the institution, there wasn’t much for Shang Xia to do.

At that moment, the Tongyou Institution had 2 True Immortals. They were Kou Chongxue and Shang Xia. Under them were the 3 Deputy Patriarchs in the Martial Dipper Realm. Of them, Shang Bo had the highest cultivation level at the third element of the Martial Dipper Realm. He still had the potential to advance further. Ji Wenlong was a second element Martial Dipper Realm expert, but his potential was pretty much exhausted. Yun Jing might have entered the Martial Dipper Realm, but she didn’t seem too interested in cultivation and she focused more on the management of the institution.

Other than the 3 of them, Liu Zhiyuan of the Liu Clan was promoted to the position of Deputy Patriarch.

As the original 4 great clans of the Tongyou City who established the institution, the Liu Clan managed to get rid of Liu Jitang’s shadow. Liu Zhiyuan successfully regained the position of Deputy Patriarch once again.

The only reason Liu Zhiyuan was able to step into the Martial Dipper Realm was because of Kou Chongxue’s help and the relationship the others had with Liu Jitang back then. Otherwise, with his abilities, it would be difficult for him to break through.

The current Tongyou City still had the four great clans, but the You Continent was far from the You Continent of before.

As the You Continent continued to expand, the Tongyou Institution’s status rose along with their collective strength. The number of experts they possessed also reached an unprecedented level. The You Continent could be said to be flourishing like never before.

Under such circumstances, the status of the 4 great clans had no choice but to fall as other powers rose and caught up.

Their influence remained, but they were slowly shifting the focus of their strength. They were growing more mysterious and reserved.

That was also something the four clans decided on. At the same time, Kou Chongxue and the institution also gave their silent approval to the approach.