The next, and most crucial, step was at hand.
Awakening the Five Element Sacred Body!
"Little Pagoda..."
Although the Five Element Sacred Body had been mentioned many times, Bai Zihe was not entirely clear on how to awaken it, so he had to seek guidance from the Pagoda Spirit.
"Yo..."
The little pagoda sensed Bai Zihe's condition and let out a surprised sound: "I truly didn't expect it, in such a short time, you've advanced from the Spirit Transformation realm to the Tribulation Crossing realm, and moreover, you've awakened the sacred body of all five elements..."
"Even the old master expended tremendous effort to finally achieve this."
Bai Zihe smiled.
The old master...
Had always been the god in the little pagoda's heart.
Being able to surpass this existence made Bai Zihe quite happy.
"However..."
The little pagoda's tone became significantly more solemn: "To merge and become the Five Element Sacred Body is still no easy feat."
Bai Zihe dared not be careless and pricked up his ears.
"The so-called Five Element Sacred Body..."
"Is essentially the fusion of five elements, and then, the essence derived from this fusion is spread throughout the body, a process akin to a reverse journey back to primordial chaos."
Bai Zihe understood immediately.
All things in the world evolved from chaos.
And the Chaos Sacred Body...
Was achieved by using the essence of the five elements to reverse course, gradually approaching chaos.
Ultimately, after comprehending chaos, one could attain the rare Chaos Sacred Body, possessing immense power.
"Swish..."
Since the little pagoda had explained the process, Bai Zihe wasted no more time.
He sat down cross-legged and began to attempt the fusion.
The Five Elements...
Within his dantian, five masses of primordial essence slowly appeared in Bai Zihe's nascent soul's hand.
Azure blue water element essence.
Fiery red fire element essence.
Emerald green wood element essence.
Earthy yellow earth element essence.
Glistening golden metal element essence.
Each mass contained immense energy.
Though seemingly small, if unleashed, they would undoubtedly possess earth-shattering power, commanding utmost respect.
"Swish..."
The next moment, Bai Zihe attempted to fuse these masses together.
"Whoosh..."
However, as they neared each other, the five masses of essence actively dispersed, refusing to merge, like five glass marbles.
This.
Bai Zihe was stunned for half a second.
It seemed his imagination had been too simplistic.
He had failed even before he knew what was happening.
"Swish..."
This time, Bai Zihe conjured a mass of weak water power with his left hand and a mass of karmic fire power with his right, then slowly brought them closer.
Even from a great distance, Bai Zihe felt their mutual repulsion.
Water and fire were incompatible.
This was the law of heaven and earth.
And now, he aimed to fuse them, a naturally arduous task.
"Swish..."
Immediately, Bai Zihe channeled his true essence into his hands, using his immense power to forcibly draw the two masses of essence together.
"Buzz..."
"Whoosh..."
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."
Before they were fully close, Bai Zihe found that the two masses of essence annihilated and dissolved each other, failing to fuse.
This left Bai Zihe utterly disheartened.
Was this thing so difficult to handle?
It seemed...
The Five Element Sacred Body was not a simple matter at all.
"Swish..."
However, Bai Zihe was not discouraged.
He condensed two masses of essence again, repeatedly attempting and researching.
Subsequently.
Within a single day, Bai Zihe tried no less than ten thousand times, and finally discovered a pattern—there was a peculiar fluctuation present when they neared each other.
During the existence of this fluctuation,
Neither mass of essence disappeared.
But once the fluctuation vanished, the two masses began to either repel or dissolve each other.
Bai Zihe surmised that if he could understand this fluctuation, he might be able to achieve fusion.
But...
Understanding this was far from simple.
Another day passed.
Bai Zihe could only manage to capture the fluctuation more clearly, but the reason for its existence and how to maintain it...
He remained clueless.
"Huh..."
Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed through Bai Zihe's mind.
How could he have forgotten the divine artifact, the Wordless Heavenly Book!
The Wordless Heavenly Book...
After being refined by the immortal Penglai and constantly improving as his own strength grew,
It was now, in Bai Zihe's eyes, almost flawless.
It recorded everything from the dawn of creation and the evolution of all things to the present day, including the process of chaos transforming into yin and yang energies, which then formed the five elements.
With this thought.
Bai Zihe sent out a wisp of his divine sense to perceive its changes.
Indeed...
The Wordless Heavenly Book was as helpful as ever.
Knowing Bai Zihe was studying the fusion of the five elements, it displayed the process of their evolution.
This was a reversed process.
Moreover, fusion was generally more complex than evolution.
Therefore, Bai Zihe initially struggled to find his way in, but over time, he slowly discovered some clues and gained some insights.
"Perhaps..."
A flicker of enlightenment crossed Bai Zihe's eyes, and instinctively, two masses of essence appeared in his hands again: the karmic fire power and the weak water power.
Then.
They slowly drew closer, closer, and closer...
Finally...
Bai Zihe closed his eyes and, following the understanding he had just gained from the Heavenly Book, managed to bring the two masses of essence together.
"Buzz..."
The next moment, a peculiar sensation washed over him.
The two masses of essence had truly fused.
Success!
Bai Zihe rejoiced.
He opened his eyes, gazing at the wondrous mass of essence in his hand, his eyes shining and his heart filled with exhilaration!
With the first success, the subsequent ones became progressively easier.
Bai Zihe continued to ponder and experiment, and soon achieved a second, then a third fusion...
The sensation that allowed the two masses of essence to finally merge was no longer fleeting. Bai Zihe began to grasp its intricacies and slowly comprehend its mysteries.
With the first success.
The rest became a natural progression.
Five days later, Bai Zihe successfully completed the fusion of three elemental essences.
Then...
Ten days later, he completed four elements!
Two months later, he finally achieved the fusion of the Five Element Profundities!
"Buzz..."
Just as Bai Zihe finalized the last element, a resonant hum echoed within his body, and he felt a profound sublimation.
His body.
And his soul.
Both rejoiced and celebrated at this moment.
Both were unleashed, as if undergoing an incredible evolution.
"Buzz..."
Subsequently, Bai Zihe's Nascent Soul in his Purple Mansion erupted with a brilliant radiance, the Five-Colored Divine Light, which then converged, surprisingly forming a seven-colored hue.
His Nascent Soul...
Had also transformed into a Seven-Colored Nascent Soul at this point.
Upon it resided the energies of Yin and Yang, the Profundities of the Five Elements.
These then evolved into wind, rain, thunder, lightning, water, land, rivers, and lakes – all phenomena of the world!
Everything was derived from the continuous evolution of the Five Element Profundities. To master the five elements was to master most of the rules of the world!
Bai Zihe was utterly astonished.
This, was the Five Element Sacred Body!