Chapter 1087: Five Color Tree On The Five Color Mountain

“As expected of a Sage. I can’t believe they managed to suppress the Cloud Mother of Nothingness this quickly!”

At the bottom of a mountain, Ye Qing sighed wistfully after noticing that the Cloud Mother of Nothingness’ presence was gone. Then, he looked at the peak of the mountain.

It was probably wrong to address it as a mountain. It was just a hill that was a little over a hundred meters tall. It was no ordinary hill though. Split into five colors, the bottommost layer was gold, followed by cyan, blue, red and yellow. They were also shining brightly as well.

The colorful light shining from the hill gave it the appearance of something otherworldly and divine even though it was neither big nor tall.

At the peak of the five-colored hill was a five-colored divine tree.

The tree’s roots were yellow in color, the trunk was gold, the branches were cyan, the leaves were blue, and the flowers were red. It had five fruits in total, and just like the tree and the hill, they were gold, cyan, blue, red and yellow in color.

The blend of five colors and rich ambient spiritual qi of the tree were quite impressive, but the faint but sweet scent of the fruits were even better. Just smelling it was enough to relax Ye Qing’s body and wipe away his fatigue completely.

“A five-colored mountain, a five-colored tree, and five fruits of five different colors. Could it be the legendary Five Color Tree?”

Ye Qing’s eyes burned with greed. According to “On Picking Lost Items Across Mountains and Seas”, there existed a five-colored mountain called the Five Color Mountain with a five-colored divine tree called the Five Color Tree bearing five divine fruits of five colors. Each color was representative of a color in the Five Phases.

The five-colored divine tree was a natural Spirit Root, and its usefulness could only be described as infinite. Its trunk could be forged into artifacts, its flowers and leaves could be turned into medicine, and its fruit could be consumed to shed one’s latent body and gain the Innate Five Phases Spirit Body.

A so-called Innate Five Phases Spirit Body was a body with natural affinity toward the Five Phases. A warrior with the Innate Five Phases Spirit Body would progress many times faster in any martial art or Magia relating to the Five Phases compared to the average warrior. In the future, they could even achieve transcendence via combining the Five Phases into one and become a Sage.

That said, a warrior could only gain the Innate Five Phases Spirit Body if they consumed all five fruits at the same time. Otherwise, its effectiveness would greatly diminish. For example, consuming just one fruit would only gain them the Spirit Body of that particular element.

Despite this, there was no denying the pricelessness of this tree. It was a literal treasure hoard from head to toe.

Of course, Ye Qing wasn’t all that interested in the Innate Five Phases Spirit Body. After all, he already had the Earthly Sovereign True Body, which was both an innate body and way stronger.

However, the five divine fruits were all natural spiritual objects. The innate five phases spiritual qi in them could be used to strengthen his Earthly Sovereign True Body, mind and spirit. It could also improve his cultivation.

More importantly, he could not think of a single reason to ignore such a priceless treasure. It just wasn’t in his nature to do such a thing!

What was the saying again? Those who spurned the heavens’ gift would be punished instead!

After a moment of observation, Ye Qing began climbing the Five Color Mountain.

As soon as he set foot in the first area—the golden layer of the mountain—the golden light immediately turned enraged and sent waves of sharp Metal qi at him. The metallic sounds were as loud as they were deadly.

“Innate Geng Metal Qi...”

Ye Qing raised an eyebrow when the wave of Innate Geng Metal Qi washed over him. It was because the qi cut his profound light into many tiny pieces and made him feel cold all over. Although his profound light returned to normal in just the blink of an eye, and he hadn’t taken a single wound on his physical body, he still could not help but feel a bit of astonishment.

The profound light currently surrounding his body was the Profound Yellow Mother Qi, the qi most famous for its defense. Despite this, the metallic qi was able to cut it into countless pieces. It was unbelievable to say the least.

That was why he deduced that the metallic qi was the legendary Innate Geng Metal Qi.

Geng Metal fell under the Metal of the Five Phases. It was exceedingly sharp and deadly.

Innate Geng Metal Qi was a type of natural Geng Metal Qi. It boasted unparalleled sharpness and could supposedly cut through anything and slay even spring and autumn.

It was also the only metallic qi Ye Qing could think of that could pierce through his Profound Yellow Mother Qi.

But of course, that was all it was capable of. It still had a ways to go before it could leave a scratch on his person.

That was why Ye Qing felt a bit of astonishment, but no panic. He began running toward the mountaintop.

As Ye Qing progressed, the Innate Geng Metal Qi grew stronger and thicker. Countless wisps of qi joined together to form a deadly storm that could hack even heaven and earth into pieces.

It looked like Ye Qing couldn’t even feel them, however. No matter how many storms stood in his path, he ran through all of them like they did not exist.

When Ye Qing finally left the golden layer, the storm of Innate Geng Metal Qi abruptly disappeared as if it had lost its target.

Now, Ye Qing was in the cyan layer. The surrounding grass and trees immediately grew like crazy, and the vines spread to impede his path.

The gold layer represented Metal of the Five Phases. Naturally, the cyan layer represented Wood.

The qi born from the golden layer was the Innate Geng Metal Qi. Naturally, the qi born from the cyan layer was the Innate Yi Wood Qi.

Wood represented life, and the Innate Yi Wood Qi in particular was the root of all wood. The source of all life, its boasted immense vitality to say the least.

Thanks to the nourishment of the Innate Yi Wood Qi, the flora of this layer grew tremendously quickly. For every one vine Ye Qing broke, countless more were born. As a result, he was neck deep in what could only be described as a living jungle in just the blink of an eye.

If this was all Ye Qing had to contend with, then it wouldn’t have been a problem. However, the plants were emitting pollen, spores and other parasitic objects that could infest on his true qi and flesh and blood as well.

As a result, Ye Qing was covered in flowers, grass, mushroom, spores, and more before he even resisted. He looked like a bonafide human-shaped plant right now.

Although the Profound Yellow Mother Qi was temporarily keeping the invasive things at bay, Ye Qing had no doubt that they would crawl into his flesh and blood if he dragged this out for too long.

So, he did not hesitate to take one step forward.

Thump!

It was just one step, and yet the entire Five Color Mountain shook violently like it was struck by an earthquake. At the same time, the plants and mushrooms on his person exploded to smithereens.

The next moment, Ye Qing threw a punch that destroyed everything.

“Break Hammer”

At first, the grass, trees and vines were completely still. Then, they shattered into pieces in unison. Even the pieces were ground into fine powder an instant later.

Although the Innate Yi Wood Qi was growing new plants non-stop, they were instantly destroyed by the fist intent that still permeated the air. This would continue for some time.

Without the plants to block his path, Ye Qing easily passed through the cyan layer and arrived at the blue layer; the layer that represented the Water of the Five Phases.

As soon as he set foot in the blue layer, a flood that looked like it could end the world poured down from above the mountain. They looked like vile serpents that desired to devour him whole.

Not only that, the incoming flood also exuded a terrible chill. It was cold enough to freeze the wind, the clouds, and even space itself.

𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

“This time, it’s the Innate Kui Water Essence...”

Having figured out the pattern a while ago, Ye Qing wasn’t surprised by the appearance of the Innate Kui Water Essence at all.

Cold in nature, Kui Water belonged to the Water of the Five Phases. The Innate Kui Water Essence in particular was the essence of the Kui Water. Water it might be, it was incredibly yin and frigid and capable of freezing all things.

Ye Qing did not dare to treat the flood lightly. He slowly opened his mouth and sucked in a deep breath using both his nose and his mouth. A hurricane’s worth of air was gathered in his chest in an instant.

Rumble!

What sounded like thunder raged inside Ye Qing’s chest for a moment.

The next moment, Ye Qing took a step forward and swung his palm like it was a saber.

A hurricane’s worth of air in his chest, he slew the serpent-like flood with his knife hand.