Tao Yaoye was dazzling with excitement as she saw Senior Brother Lu emerge victorious, and she was the first to applause.

Clap clap clap clap.

"What a thrilling battle!"

Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu thought for a moment, wiped the oil stains from their mouths and hands, and also led applause.

"Winning isn’t easy." Li Haoran wasn’t an easy opponent to deal with, in this battle, Lu Yang was completely exhausted with a punishing dull ache all over his body.

It was just that Li Haoran’s battle experience was lacking and he had a few shortcomings. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been easily defeated by Lu Yang’s combined Five Elements magic skill that forced him to exhaust his spiritual energy performing Shadow Shifting, despite being in a drunken stupor.

"Next time, Junior Brother Li needs to be more careful. If it were Old Meng, I wouldn’t dare use this trick to beat him. Old Meng is a tricky fellow and would certainly not fall for such a simple ploy."

Li Haoran: "..."

I inherited half of Qin Haoran’s memories, so how come I am now inexperienced and naive in the eyes of Senior Brother Lu Yang?

Qin Haoran was in the unification period, he inherited half, so at the very least he should be at a Half Step Unification phase, right?

Well, compared to Senior Brother Lu and Senior Brother Meng, the usefulness of the inherited memories from Qin Haoran was indeed limited.

Li Haoran stood in front of his charred avatar, lost in thought and sighed lightly.

"Senior Brother Lu is indeed remarkable."

Lu Yang could understand Li Haoran’s feelings. Li Haoran’s avatar was a back-up he had been preparing for a long time, but he never expected that he would have to give it up in exchange for the Shadow Shifting. If his true body had been inside the Golden Body and had been blasted, what would the outcome have been?

Lu Yang patted Li Haoran’s shoulder and comforted him, "Junior Brother Li, don’t lose heart, your spells are more than effective, it’s just that your thinking isn’t right. You are too straightforward, too honest. You can easily get tricked by cunning and crafty people."

"...I’m not feeling down, I’m just considering how to dispose of my corpse."

"Your avatar, Senior Brother Lu Yang, is made of wood and naturally decomposes into the earth when the spell is dismissed. But my avatar is made from flesh that was cut from my body."

And the same issue applied to Li Haoran’s extra two arms that had grown out.

When Lu Yang thought about it, he realized it was indeed a problem. Junior Brother Li’s avatar really was tricky to dispose of.

"Well, although I feel reluctant, I can see no other way."

Li Haoran took out a small bottle of liquid from his Identity Jade, removed the stopper, and a pungent smell hit his nose. With a stoic face, Li Haoran poured the liquid onto his avatar. The dark green liquid made the avatar emit dense white smoke, and the avatar dissolved at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Man Gu gasped, "Junior Brother Li, what is this?"

"Bone-Dissolving Liquid, something from Qin Haoran’s memories that I mixed a few bottles of myself."

The ingredients for the Bone-Dissolving Liquid were complex, and he had spent a lot of contribution points to gather all the herbs needed.

Last time he failed in the final round controlling the avatar, he disposed of the avatar in the same manner.

There really was no other way to dispose of it. He surely could not dig a grave and bury his avatar.

Even though he does not believe in fate, he still feels it’s a bad omen.

"Hey, what are you five up to!"

"Not good, it’s the Elder of Passing Skills."

The commotion from their battle was huge, and Elder of Passing Skills detected it and came to investigate. As he arrived, the fight was over, but he saw Li Haoran pouring a liquid emitting white smoke.

Man Gu, worried the Elder of Passing Skills might misunderstand the situation, quickly stood out to explain.

"Elder, please don’t misunderstand. Junior Brother Li is just disposing of his avatar, nothing else!"

Elder of Passing Skills nearly took action to eradicate the reincarnation of a former master of the demonic sect.

It was Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou who clarified the situation with their eloquence.

Li Haoran looked at Man Gu with a resentful gaze.

"So, it was Lu Yang practicing the Combined Five Elements Skill and conducting a live combat experiment."

The Elder of Passing Skills nodded, feeling reassured.

He didn’t expect that by day Lu Yang would attend classes and then in the evening, Lu Yang would have figured out how to combine the elements.

Such rapid progress!

Lu Yang also felt the speed of the Invincible Elixir’s conclusion was fast.

The Elder of Passing Skills didn’t ask Lu Yang in detail how he combined the elements. Since he wasn’t asked for guidance after Lu Yang mastered the skill composition, it showed that there were some things Lu Yang didn’t want him to see, which was also reasonable.

"But, where did you get the recipe for the Bone-Dissolving Liquid?"

Elder of Passing Skills suddenly realized another issue - why did these pupils of a righteous path sect have a formula for Bone-Dissolving Liquid?

Li Haoran’s eyes twitched. He didn’t know how to explain. He certainly couldn’t say that he was the reincarnation of Qin Haoran.

The Seek Dao Sect may accept him as the reincarnation of Qin Haoran and believe that one’s past and present life have no connection, but that may not be the case with the Five Elements Sect.

Meng Jingzhou, as the team leader, earnestly explained, "Our Seek Dao Sect, along with the imperial court, had exterminated the Eternity Sect, and from them, we acquired several resources and pill formulas, among which was the recipe for the Bone-Dissolving Liquid."

"As the righteous path, we regard the eradication of demonic sects as our priority. The demonic sects are cunning and crafty, with countless tricks up their sleeves. Only by understanding the methods of the demonic sects can we better exterminate them!"

"I see, I thought you learned it from Old Buyu."

"Glad to know you are alright. I had thought something unexpected happened due to the noises. Rest well, we still have class tomorrow."

"Yes."

...

"Today, we will be learning the Five Elements Battle Tactics."

"The so-called Five Elements Battle Tactics are to assign each of you, based on your individual characteristics, to one of the five elements. This can increase your combined fighting power when you are fighting together."

Upon hearing this, their eyes brightened. This lesson was much more interesting than yesterday’s.

"Based on the materials provided by the Seek Dao Sect, and also according to my understanding of you all, it’s clear that you five all correspond to five different attributes. Therefore, you’re a perfect match for this battle tactic."

"Gold signifies attack. Lu Yang, you are a Sword Spirit Root mutated from a Golden Spirit Root, and you can be considered a Golden Spirit Root. Moreover, you are the most aggressive one among the Golden Spirit Roots, and hence you fit the gold position."

"Wood represents transformation, existing between reality and illusion. Tao Yaoye, you specialize in illusions and the Feather Transformation Immortal Body, both of which are related to transformation. So, you correspond to the wood position."

"Water signifies recovery. Meng Jingzhou, initially, I thought you would serve as a fire attribute for assistance, but since you have mastered the restorative Nirvana True Fire, you inevitably belong to the water attribute. Thus, the water position is yours."

"Wait a minute, Elder, with my high Yang Qi, can I still stand in the water attribute position?"

In Meng Jingzhou’s conception, water represents Yin, which completely contradicts him.

The Elder of Passing Skills didn’t understand why Meng Jingzhou was questioning this, "But aren’t you a Single Body Spiritual Root? You have abundant kidney water."

As Meng Jingzhou mastered the Nirvana True Fire, which could invigorate Yang, his kidney water became more abundant. And due to the Single Body Spiritual Root, he would never leak kidney water.

Meng Jingzhou: "..."

Just because I can’t beat you doesn’t mean I won’t try!

"Fire is for assistance. Li Haoran, as a Fire Spirit Root, yet also a disciple of Zhou Xin, you are also a Refiner. So, the fire position fits you the best."

"Earth signifies defense. Man Gu, as a member of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, is naturally a body cultivator. The defense power of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe is renowned, so you correspond to the earth position."