With each additional elemental spirit within the Qiankun Circle, its power increases several times over. At its current state of three spirits united, even a powerful figure like the Great Serpent Supreme would not dare to easily challenge its might. If all four spirits were united, then even if those hidden earth immortals attacked in droves, they would at least have the power to protect themselves.
Furthermore, if the five elements are ultimately united, then Zhang Yaqi's ascension to godhood with the power of the treasure ring will be a certainty. After becoming a god, she can directly transform the cultivation world into one of the immortal realms, thus living up to the painstaking efforts of her predecessors.
Xiao Wenbing poured everyone's cups of Millennium Wine, gestured for them to drink, and then downed his own in one gulp. As he put down his cup, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Quinni, even ordinary immortals don't know about the Wheel Face. How do you know about it?"
Quini respectfully set down his wine cup and said, "Reporting to Master, it was all thanks to Senior Fire Spirit Immortal who told me."
Seeing the puzzled looks on everyone's faces, Xiao Wenbing repeated the words of the Great Serpent Supreme, saying, "Judging from the Great Serpent's tone, only top experts with the Ten Tribulations Body know the secret of the Wheel Mask."
"The secret of the Wheel Face, Wenbing, did the Great Serpent ever mention what the conditions were for passing through the Wheel Face?" Feng Baiyi suddenly asked.
Xiao Wenbing paused, put down his wine cup, and pondered, "I haven't asked. I suppose the giant snake is confident it can lead us there."
When do you plan to set off?
"There's no time to lose. Now that we know the location of the Linglong Immortal Realm, we should go there as soon as possible to put our minds at ease. White Robe, summon the Great Serpent."
Without any visible movement from Feng Baiyi, the Great Serpent Supreme arrived moments later via teleportation.
Only this exceptionally powerful old fellow could act so brazenly within someone else's mountain gate. And Mu Hua and the others would certainly not want to offend him over this matter.
After the giant snake arrived, it first bowed to Feng Baiyi and said, "Greetings, Master."
Quini and the others stood up simultaneously. In the Celestial Realm, the strong are respected. Upon seeing the Great Serpent Supreme, they immediately became extremely respectful.
However, Xiao Wenbing and Zhang Yaqi were clearly not included in this group, and at this moment they lazily asked, "Big Serpent, when do you plan to set off?"
The Great Serpent Supreme was used to Xiao Wenbing's attitude and had no objection, so he said, "The little serpent has regained its seven colors. We agree to go together in seven days."
"good."
The Great Serpent Supreme frowned slightly upon seeing the room full of people and asked, "How many of you, Fellow Immortal, are you planning to attend?"
Is there a limit to the number of people allowed?
"Crossing the wheel's surface is not easy. Although the little snake has some magical power, it can only carry a maximum of five people. If there are any more, it will be powerless."
"ah."
The group exchanged glances, realizing that Feng Baiyi had indeed guessed correctly; crossing the wheel-like surface was not an easy task.
Volume 20, Chapter 4: Wheel Surface (Part 2)
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A rich aroma of wine filled the room, captivating everyone without them even realizing it.
However, no one was paying attention to enjoying themselves at this moment; their eyes were all focused on the Great Serpent Supreme.
"Great Serpent, what conditions are required to pass through the Wheel Surface?"
"It's nothing really, it's just that most people find it hard to do."
A glint flashed in Xiao Wenbing's eyes as he said, "Great Serpent, we are not ordinary people. Like you, we are all beings who have undergone ten tribulations."
The Great Serpent Supreme's eyes held an indescribably strange expression: "That's right, that's right, Fellow Immortal Xiao. This little serpent certainly believes that if another million years pass, you will definitely be able to cultivate to the Refining Spirit Realm."
Xiao Wenbing's face flushed slightly. The Great Serpent Supreme was clearly saying that his cultivation was too shallow, but that was also true. If it weren't for the support of the Treasure God, or if he weren't in the Immortal Imprisonment Cave, he definitely wouldn't be able to defeat the Great Serpent Supreme.
Feng Baiyi asked casually, "Does one have to reach the Refinement of Spirit realm to pass through the Wheel of Life?"
In response to Feng Baiyi's question, the Great Serpent Supreme became much more respectful: "Indeed, in truth, even with the power of us immortals, we are still powerless to traverse the Wheel of Life. The only way is to rely on external forces."
Xiao Wenbing was taken aback and asked, "Even with your strength, you can't get past the Wheel Surface?"
"No," the Great Serpent Supreme said without hesitation. "Unless one is a true god, no one can do it without external help."
"What external force?"
The Great Serpent Supreme glanced at Feng Baiyi and said, "The power of heavenly lightning."
Xiao Wenbing was greatly surprised and asked, "Do you want the white-robed man to use the power of heavenly lightning to bombard you?"
The giant snake's face darkened, but it dared not show its anger, and said irritably, "This little snake isn't looking for death. Of course, it doesn't want to be struck by heavenly lightning."
"You were the one who said you wanted to use the power of heavenly lightning."
"That's right, Little Snake's idea is to create a magical artifact, then go to the lightning zone, use our supreme strength to endure there for a period of time, and then, with the power of the artifact, tear open the space between the wheels and reach our destination."
"A thunder zone?" Xiao Wenbing's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't help but think of the mysterious beast he had encountered in the cultivation world that had disappeared into a thunderstorm. Looking up, he saw that Feng Baiyi and the others all had thoughtful expressions on their faces, and he immediately realized that they had thought of the same thing.
Seeing their silence, the Great Serpent Supreme assumed they were afraid of the heavenly lightning and laughed, "Fellow Immortal Xiao, rest assured. In the past, I could only protect one person at most. But now, having received my master's blessing and mastered the power of heavenly lightning, these five people will absolutely not be harmed."
Xiao Wenbing shook his head slightly and asked solemnly, "Great Serpent, if it were an ordinary immortal, could they safely enter and exit the lightning zone and use the method you described to cross the wheel plane?"
"Impossible." The giant snake denied it without even thinking. "How could the power of heavenly lightning be so easily resisted? For example, Mu Hua and the others, once they entered the lightning zone, it would be a miracle if they could last a day and a night."
"As for relying on the power of heavenly lightning, that's even more beyond their frail physiques to withstand."
Weak? Xiao Wenbing secretly broke out in a cold sweat. To say that Mu Hua and the others were physically weak? Truly worthy of being top-tier supreme beings.
"Great Serpent, when I was in the lower realm, I once saw someone enter a lightning field. After a while, it disappeared, and a large part of the lightning field vanished into thin air. Do you know why?"
The Great Serpent Supreme thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "Fellow Immortal Xiao, you must have seen wrong."
How can you tell?
"Fellow Immortal Xiao, you are new to the Immortal Realm and do not know what a lightning zone is. I can tell you clearly that it is impossible for a lightning zone to form in the lower realm."
"Why?"
"To form a lightning zone, a massive amount of heavenly lightning power must be gathered. Such power is nothing in the immortal realm, but if such a concentration of heavenly lightning power were gathered in the lower realm, then this realm would be completely annihilated, blasted into dust by the heavenly lightning."
Xiao Wenbing took a deep breath and said calmly, "Great Serpent, in the lower realm I came from, there once appeared a Dark God."
"Dark God..." The Great Serpent Supreme leaped up, his face filled with horror.
"We only managed to destroy it because of the power of the earth and sky thunder there. Tell me, is this a minefield?"
The Great Serpent Supreme looked at the crowd with a strange expression, and seeing that they all remained calm, he finally believed it and sighed, "The world is so vast, truly full of wonders. I never imagined that a Dark God would appear in the lower realms."
Xiao Wenbing glanced at him disdainfully and said, "If there are gods in the lower realm, why can't there be a Dark God? You are truly ignorant."
The Great Serpent Supreme thought of the Treasure God, and immediately chuckled twice, saying, "Fellow Immortal Xiao, if you say so, that place is indeed undoubtedly a minefield."
"So you're saying that the immortal who disappeared in the lightning zone used the power of heavenly lightning to cross the wheel plane?"
The Great Serpent Supreme pondered for a moment and said, "According to your description, fellow immortal, that is exactly right. This person must have sensed the lightning zone in the lower realm, which is why he directly used the power of heavenly lightning to reach his destination."
"Great Serpent, if you want to go to the lower realm, do you also need to go through the reverse passage?"
The Great Serpent Supreme shook his head repeatedly, saying, "That place is only useful for immortals who have just learned to walk. Moreover, ascending immortals take the reverse passage, which has too many restrictions, and they can only return to their own lower realm. If it were a little serpent, then it could directly use the power of the heavenly lightning in the lightning zone to go to whichever lower realm it wants, wouldn't that be much more convenient?"
"How do you get back after you go down?"
"This is a bit troublesome." Although the Great Serpent Supreme didn't understand why Xiao Wenbing asked in such detail, he still explained, "If we want to return from the lower realm, we must first use a large amount of Earth Immortal spiritual power to traverse space and ascend to any Immortal Realm. Then, we need to find the Thunder Zone in that Immortal Realm. As long as we can find the Thunder Zone, we, as Earth Supremes with Ten Tribulations bodies, will definitely be able to return to our own territory."
"What if he wasn't a mortal immortal who had undergone ten tribulations?"
"Then it depends on luck." The giant serpent shrugged, saying irresponsibly, "If you're lucky, you might end up on the same plane and be able to go back; if you're unlucky, you might never be able to go back."
Xiao Wenbing turned and nodded slightly to Feng Baiyi. Quini and the others looked extremely grim, and finally said, "Master, that ferocious beast is also a Supreme Being."
"That's right, we should have realized this a long time ago. How could someone who possesses the power of a Dark God be just an ordinary Immortal?" Xiao Wenbing smiled coldly and said, "But even if they are Supreme Beings, so what? Don't forget, we have tens of thousands of future Supreme Beings."
Quini and the others breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, with tens of thousands of immortals at the Ten Tribulations stage, they could take their revenge once they all reached the Refining God realm.
The Great Serpent looked at them suspiciously, wondering what they were talking about.
"Brother Snake," Zhang Yaqi stepped forward, smiling sweetly as she gave it a slight bow, "Brother Snake possesses great magical power and a wide circle of friends. I greatly admire you."
"You flatter me, Fellow Immortal Zhang," the giant snake quickly returned the greeting. It now understood Zhang Yaqi's status; she was one of those people not to be offended. Besides, with the divine artifact she possessed, it might not be a match for her in a real fight.
"Brother Snake, in the past million years, has any supreme being stepped forward to collect the spirits of the five elements?"
Xiao Wenbing and the others perked up. That's right. Why didn't they think to ask it?
"Of course."
Who is it?
Almost simultaneously, Xiao Wenbing and the others shouted out together.
The giant snake stared in astonishment at the excited expressions on everyone's faces, a chill creeping down its spine. Fearing Xiao Wenbing might have another drunken outburst, it quickly said, "The Five Elements Spirits are treasures among treasures. Countless people offer to buy them at every Earthly Immortal Exchange Meeting. But no fool would sell them."
"Many people are buying it?"
"Yes, such a treasure is extremely useful; who wouldn't want it?" The Great Serpent Supreme sighed and said, "Actually, I've tried to acquire it before, but in millions of years, I haven't even seen a trace of it."
Xiao Wenbing and the others looked disappointed. They had thought they had found the culprit who had wreaked havoc on the Flame Realm, but now it seemed that all their efforts had been in vain.
Quini was still unwilling to give up. He stepped forward and asked respectfully, "Senior, is there anyone who has spread rumors or found out where the Five Elements Spirits are, and then immediately went to their door to demand them by any means necessary?"
"Yes, there are." The Great Serpent Supreme said nonchalantly, "There are plenty of people like that. In the Immortal Realm, it's a place where the strong are respected and strength determines everything. Let alone others, even if I knew someone had the good fortune to obtain the Five Elements Spirit, I would still use any means necessary to steal it, openly or secretly."
Xiao Wenbing and the others exchanged bewildered glances. This giant snake truly had no shame.
"Brother Snake, since you have this idea, why don't I see the Five Elements Spirit on you?" Xiao Wenbing remembered that he did not see the Five Elements Spirit in the snake ring, and couldn't help but suspect that it might be hiding something.
The Great Serpent Supreme shook his head repeatedly, saying, "Of course, the little serpent doesn't have any. The Five Elements Spirits are elusive and unpredictable. Unless one has an extraordinary stroke of luck, even if one wanted to see one, it would be wishful thinking."
"Have you never obtained a spirit of the Five Elements in millions of years?" Xiao Wenbing asked in surprise.
"Of course," the Great Serpent Supreme said irritably. "What do you think it is? The spirit of the five elements, a treasure of heaven and earth! Let alone obtaining it, I would be more than satisfied if I could even catch a glimpse of it in my lifetime."
Xiao Wenbing and the two women exchanged a glance, their eyes full of smiles. They had only been collecting for a few years and had already obtained three, while this guy had been searching for millions of years and hadn't gotten a single one. His luck was truly terrible.
"You're satisfied with just one glance?" Xiao Wenbing suddenly laughed.
Upon seeing that almost eerie face, the giant snake shuddered inexplicably, but still said, "That's right."
Xiao Wenbing laughed even harder: "Alright, Yaqi, let this country bumpkin broaden his horizons."
Zhang Yaqi gave him a playful glare.
The Great Serpent Supreme was taken aback, his gaze suddenly fixed on Zhang Yaqi, and he asked cautiously, "Fellow Immortal Zhang, do you possess the spirits of the Five Elements?"
Zhang Yaqi blushed and nodded slightly.
The Great Serpent Supreme looked incredulous: "Really?"