After a long silence, I opened my mouth again. I asked Ye Pianpian in a hoarse voice, "According to what you said, with the five elements circulating and the loss of a large amount of star power, how many obsidian stones do I need?
Four hundred and fifty?
Four thousand five hundred? "
I didn't know how many times Ye Pianpian sighed. After sighing, she suddenly took my hand and persuaded me in a soft voice, "Zhou Yi, don't think about it. Go back and rest first, okay?
I'll ask grandpa. He will definitely have a way. "
I lifted my head to look at Ye Pianpian. She really wasn't good at hiding her emotions. Even if she forced a smile, the pity and heartache on her face didn't disappear at all.
I grinned bitterly. Ye Pianpian had said that this was a heavenly barrier... a barrier set up by the heavens. No matter how strong Grandfather Li was, what could he do?
When one is full, one loses. When one is full, one loses... I never thought that there would be a day when I would end my cultivation path because my talent was too good.
Other people say that fate is unpredictable, but what about me?
Is fate playing a joke on me?
In the darkness, I couldn't help but think back to when I was searching for the dragon. I had used the dark green energy to separate five light pillars in my body. The five light pillars back then and my current talent of all five elements... Was there a connection between them?
Could it be that the five pillars of Dao Qi determined the completion of the Five Elements?
Back then, I had been greedy and only wanted to become stronger. The five light pillars had allowed me to activate four of my top meridians. I was known as the 'one in a thousand years' genius in the metaphysics world according to Ye Pianpian and the others. But who would have thought that this would happen today?
When one is full, one loses. When one is out of the depth of one's misfortune comes joy. Maybe this was the fundamental reason...
Every sip and every peck was fate!
I nodded at Ye Pianpian and didn't ask anything else. Like a walking corpse, I returned to my room in a daze.
The fatty had obviously been waiting in the room for a day. After I entered the room, he jumped up happily and pulled me to ask, "How is it?
What's the result of the test? "
I grinned, "There are a total of five elemental talents and I have them all."
"Amazing!"
The fatty opened his eyes wide and exclaimed in surprise. He couldn't help but give me a thumbs up. His smile was so wide that only his nose and eyes could be seen. In the end, he couldn't help but exclaim, "This is great, the five elements talent is so amazing, that Glory Knowledge speed is definitely the fastest right?
Hurry up and do it. After we're done, we'll pack our luggage and make another trip to the Fire God Temple. There must be a lot of treasures inside. The Fire Obsidian Stone at the entrance is only so big. Who knows, there might be something inside that can make us both Celestial Masters. "
The fatty was genuinely happy for me. At the same time, he didn't hide the fact that he was urging me to go to the Fire God Temple.
I nodded. My originally gloomy mood somehow improved a little. I grinned at the fatty. "Alright, I'll probably be able to settle the matters here in two to three days. We'll depart then."
"Alright!"
The fatty hammered my shoulder and sat on the edge of the bed happily. He sat cross-legged and started to meditate. He told me that he had to increase his power as soon as possible so that he wouldn't be a burden to me.
After saying that, the fatty closed his eyes.
Although the experience faction didn't belong to the mountain range and didn't have any energy in their bodies, they still had their own cultivation methods. The fatty rarely cultivated, but now he finally knew that he had to work hard.
Looking at the fatty, I couldn't help but think of myself. I usually knew how to work hard, but now, where was the direction of my hard work?
I leaned against the chair and closed my eyes. I tried my best to toss all the negative emotions to the side and started to think about my future path.
According to Ye Pianpian, there was no possibility of relying on the obsidian stone to reach the Glory Knowledge realm. Maybe the few hundred or thousands of obsidian stones I mentioned could push me to the Glory Knowledge realm, but that was just a fantasy. Not to mention me, even the Metaphysics Society wouldn't be able to take out a few hundred or thousands of obsidian stones. If not, why would the seven to eight hundred obsidian stones from the Fire God Temple attract the greed of the Metaphysics aristocratic families?
After rejecting this path, there was only one way to reach the Glory Knowledge realm, and that was to not rely on the obsidian stone to comprehend the stars in the sky and absorb the star power to reach the Glory Knowledge realm.
This method was called 'Star Picking'. It was the path that the ancient almighty beings took when they reached the Glory Knowledge realm. Compared to relying on the obsidian stone to break through, it was much more powerful and difficult.
I wasn't afraid of the difficulty. Although I hadn't experienced many obstacles on the path of cultivation, I was confident that I wasn't any weaker than others in terms of tenacity.
It was a pity that the Star Picking technique required me to comprehend the star power. Up until now, I hadn't even comprehended the star power, much less the stars?
Rather than daydreaming, I might as well seriously consider Nan Gong's suggestion.
Even if I couldn't show my face in front of the Sky Master, I could at least maintain my cultivation path. I didn't have to think too much about which was more important.
It was just that Nan Gong said that I could only use the Star Picking technique to use the dark green Glory Knowledge.
Thus, the same problem was placed in front of me. Without comprehending the star power, how could I pluck the stars?
That day, he had even promised that he would definitely be able to successfully pluck the stars using the dark green Glory of Knowledge. However, that was all he had said. As for the specifics of how to do it, he had not told me at all. This fellow had always been elusive, so where would I be able to find him now?
Helpless, I could only give up on the idea of using the Glory Knowledge in a short period of time. I would take it one step at a time. I would first accompany Fatty to the Fire God Temple to see if I could enter. Then, I would wait for Nan Gong to appear before me and ask him about the Star Picking technique.
After making up my mind, my earlier hesitation disappeared and I became determined once again. Cultivators respected the heavens and often said that fate was not determined by the heavens. However, this only existed when one was favored by the heavens. Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying of changing one's fate in the world of Metaphysics.
In a sense, Dao Qi was the will of the heavens. After choosing the dark green Glory Knowledge, perhaps my future cultivation path would be reversed.
But so what?
I didn't have any choice at all.
When I woke up the next morning, my previous dispiritedness and depression were all gone. I went to look for Ye Pianpian before she came to find me.
Seeing me appear in front of her refreshed, Ye Pianpian was confused. However, she quickly cheered up and asked me about my next step.
I had already thought about it. I smiled at her and said, "Although the obsidian is useless to me, I still have to retrieve the ten obsidian that I obtained from the competition. Then, I will accompany Fatty to the Fire God Temple … Oh yeah, the Metaphysics Association found the Fire God Temple. They didn't seal it right?"
Ye Pianpian shook her head. "The Fire God Temple occupies a huge area. The Metaphysics Association doesn't have the ability to seal it even if they wanted to. Moreover, it's far away and it can hide on its own. There's no need to seal it."
I nodded. I suddenly recalled what Ye Pianpian had told me to find Gramps Li to think of a solution. I asked half-jokingly, "Also, didn't you say that you were going to find Gramps Li to think of a solution? Did you ask him?"
Ye Pianpian was stunned and carefully lifted her head to look at me. Then, she stuttered, "Gramps Li wasn't home yesterday … How about I ask him when he comes back today?"
This lass's cold and arrogant look was getting rarer and rarer. On the contrary, she had the cute and cautious look that Tong Tong had. I laughed and didn't mention it again. I just asked her to go to the Metaphysics Association with me.
After the test for the five elements yesterday, today was the day to distribute the obsidian to the Metaphysics Association to break through to the Glory of Knowledge. I didn't need to worry about the Glory of Knowledge and only needed to retrieve the obsidian.
After yesterday, I was no longer the genius of the top four meridians in the eyes of the Metaphysics Association. Fortunately, I had the identity of Gramps Li's disciple, so I didn't have to worry about them keeping the obsidian that I deserved.
When I arrived at the Metaphysics Association, it was still the same small venue where the test was held yesterday. Zhang Kunlun, Han Wennan and the rest were already waiting there. When they saw me, their regretful expressions from yesterday were much less. Instead, they seemed to be rejoicing in my misfortune. I didn't mind it. After I smiled and nodded at Han Wennan and Zhang Kunlun, I didn't go near them and just stood there waiting.
Very soon, President Gu personally brought Yang Shilong and the rest in. He also brought a box with him. Without a doubt, it definitely contained the Fire Obsidian.
Afterwards, President Gu personally distributed the agreed amount of obsidian to everyone. When he distributed it to me, he looked at me and sighed deeply. However, he didn't say anything from start to finish.
After obtaining the obsidian, I was about to call Ye Pianpian to leave with me when Yang Shilong called out to me. I originally thought that he just wanted to comfort me, but I didn't expect that he would stop in front of me and say, "This morning, Bai Qiwen from the Yunnan branch suddenly came to the headquarters. He said that he was injured by you at the Young Phoenix Gathering last year, which affected his Dragon Aura Baptism. He had finally recovered from his injuries and requested to have a life and death duel with you.
President Gu told me to ask for your opinion. "
I was stunned. Bai Qiwen?
Life and death duel?