The Master of Beasts-Chapter 541 - 128

The internal situation of the Five Elements Sect is very complex. The strongest foundation is the Five Clans, but this does not mean that there are no other forces that can compete with them.

These other forces actually consist of people from the Five Clans, but due to the way they cultivate, they are not suited to remain in the Five Clans. Their powerful cultivation has led many sect members to follow them, like the cultivator in charge of the Spiritual Beast Garden, who is such a person.

To understand the Five Elements and achieve enlightenment is the purest path of the Five Clans, but over countless years, under the enlightenment of countless extraordinary predecessors, more and more disciples do not follow the path of the Five Elements.

They walk the Ascension Path!

To cultivate the Wood Element Great Dao, according to the normal cultivation method, I must first cultivate the Wood Element Great Dao to a certain level, then comprehend other Five Elements Great Dao until Five Elements Unification is achieved, reaching Daluo, which is the purest Five Elements Great Dao.

So what is Ascension?

For example, when I cultivated the Wood Element Great Dao and reached the threshold to comprehend other Daos, instead of comprehending other Five Elements Great Dao, I continue to comprehend on the Wood Element Great Dao to understand a more powerful Life Dao; this is the Ascension Path!

The advantages and disadvantages of both are evident; the path of the Five Elements is easier to cultivate, has stronger functionality, and greater adaptability, while the Ascension Path is harder to cultivate, has singular functionality, but the singular functionality is extremely powerful, with stronger combat abilities.

Even at the level of Daluo, the differences between the two are hard to discern, and the reason why Shen Buhai is unpopular in the Wood Hall is because Chen Jiuge’s master, Lou Boxuan, follows the Ascension Path.

The Third Saintess Miao Pan also follows the Ascension Path, which makes some of the old relics in the Wood Hall at odds with Shen Buhai’s faction, even resulting in exclusion.

"I never thought this old ancestor would really make a move." After the powerful pressure disappeared, Shuibing finally straightened his body.

Shuibing put away the remaining token, chuckled lightly: "I wonder how long it will take them to make a choice, but the Water Vein’s actions really surprised me, being so decisive."

Indeed, the Water Vein had already determined cooperation, the prior meeting between Lan Zetian and Chen Jiuge was merely a performance. It was specially requested by the Water Hall Elders, hoping to buy more time to create a greater distance from the other four clans on the ground.

"What a pity, Elder Lan probably doesn’t know the abilities of the Great Steward, even without acquiring the resources of the other four clans, it won’t be hidden for long." Finally seeing his native Water Vein become tough, yet the results weren’t great, Shuibing couldn’t tell whether to cry or laugh.

"Why bother with all this, better see how many contribution points can be rewarded this time." Shuibing sneakily checked his identity token.

A divine sense probe, and a dizzying string of zeros greeted Shuibing: "Ten thousand, actually ten thousand, how many might the Great Steward have, perhaps a hundred thousand? Even more?"

Consider that this time Mercury Seal’s appearance he’s just an easily replaceable assistant. The contribution points of the Five Elements Sect are quite valuable; before, when Chen Jiuge supported Wu Country to deal with opponents at Little Heavenly Immortal Level, he only received a reward of a hundred contribution points.

"Gulp"

"I must cling tightly to the Great Steward’s leg." At this moment, Shuibing even thought of offering himself, recalling waking from fainting in the Great Steward’s arms and then running away, Shuibing wanted to give himself a slap, such a good opportunity, all wasted!

Suppressing the restless heart, Shuibing arrived at Chen Jiuge’s study.

The study was constructed simply with piled stone bricks, Chen Jiuge had several people who knew basic array techniques temporarily carve some simplistic array patterns to make it sturdier.

The interior setup was simple, a desk, a few chairs, a bookshelf lining the walls.

With hands behind his back gazing at the bookshelf, Chen Jiuge spoke upon hearing the door: "Encounter any trouble?"

"The attitude of the other three halls was alright, the Water Hall also agreed on cooperation early, it’s just the Wood Hall that was slightly dissatisfied, fortunately, that senior personally took action." Shuibing reported.

"That senior took action?" Chen Jiuge was slightly surprised; the decisions of other halls and the Wood Hall’s reaction didn’t exceed Chen Jiuge’s expectations, but that senior making a move was indeed unexpected.

"Yes."

After a moment of silence, Chen Jiuge said in a deep voice: "Then let it be, three years later, upload the spiritual beasts the other four halls want to the Heart of All Things, don’t worry about the Wood Hall, if they’re dissatisfied, then we won’t cooperate, the resources of the four halls are enough for our development."

"Alright."

Shuibing hesitated, then asked: "What about the Wood Hall then? Ignore them?"

"Ignore them, to gain one must pay, I’m not a slave of the Wood Hall, moreover, the Wood Hall hasn’t offered me anything." Chen Jiuge slowly shook his head.

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Outer Sect of the Five Elements Sect, Water Vein Region.

As a newly appointed Outer Elder, Lan Zetian was allocated a poor place, which also hindered the cultivation speed of his Water Vein Outer Disciple, making it hard to produce exceptional disciples.

Unable to train enough exceptional disciples, the contribution point rewards obtained every hundred-year examination will decrease, and the resource quota he can mobilize cannot expand, remaining at the lowest level, with even the risk of dismissal as Outer Elder.

The Spirit Spring, not more than tens of meters in diameter, continuously gushes light blue spiritual liquid; this is one of the few good things in the Outer Sect—the Heavenly Water Spirit Spring.