Chapter 224: Scarlet Scholar's Mischievous Nature, The Foundation of the Quintessence Elemental Mast

Chapter 224: Scarlet Scholar's Mischievous Nature, The Foundation of the Quintessence Elemental Mastery

This was a beautifully written elegant script.

It was evident that the writer had mastered the art of calligraphy, as the strokes were graceful and precise.

Upon seeing it, Su Ping couldn't help but feel envious. The font, the brushwork, it was indeed exquisite.

Unfortunately, in modern times, with the prevalence of computers and typing, who would have the patience to sit down and practice calligraphy? He glanced at his own handwriting on his notebook and nodded.

Indeed, his handwriting resembled the scrawls of a crawling cockroach, all because modern society had long neglected the art of calligraphy.

Su Ping's gaze then fixed on the text that had appeared.

It was clear that this was a little surprise left by the noble lady of the Xue family for the future Beast Master who would discover her secret.

Su Ping loved these little surprises:

"Future readers, upon seeing this, should understand the profound mysteries of the Five Elements. This is also the path I have walked. The Five Elements are the foundation of the laws of heaven and earth; all forms of energy are evolved from the Five Elements; the grand path of the Five Elements is the grand path of elemental changes; most of the world's laws are based on and integrated with this.

"Red Phoenix received the ancient Beast Taming techniques and comprehended the path of Five Element changes. With this as the foundation, she intended to create a unique and unparalleled supreme method. She had already achieved success. Future generations who receive my teachings should know that Xue Hong Luan, the noblewoman of the Xue family, is renowned throughout the ages."

Su Ping blinked.

The ancient Quintessence Elemental Mastery was clearly the so-called supreme method.

However, the ancient language and expressions were different from modern ones, and the vocabulary and terms varied, but the principles remained the same!

In other words, Xue Hong Luan had truly achieved it. The newly formed energy circulation on the Quintessence Elemental Diagram was indeed the true Beast Taming method of the Five Elements?

But before he could fully appreciate the grace and confidence of this Princess Consort of Southern Commandery of the Liang Dynasty, another line of text appeared after a period of time, roughly ten minutes, and once again, a line of text appeared:

"Future readers, upon seeing my words, do you feel excited beyond control? Red Phoenix has her own experiences, but the supreme method of the Five Elements is a path without tangible proof, which is truly a pity.

Future people, you should take this as encouragement. Red Phoenix believes that future wise men will be able to find tangible proof for this supreme method of the Five Elements. If not, you should also know to enjoy life and not force it."

This...

Su Ping blinked. Before this, when the two Quintessence Elemental Diagrams combined, he seemed to feel the presence of Xue Hong Luan, a female Beast Master who had delved deeply into the path of Beast Taming, from six hundred and thirteen years ago.

Even for such a noble lady, Su Ping could think of some classic characters from TV dramas for comparison.

So, across the span of six hundred years, the thoughts of two people resonated, and their hearts connected, which was an incredibly wondrous feeling.

This spiritual resonance with a historical figure from hundreds of years ago was truly remarkable.

However, upon reading these two lines, Su Ping realized that this Xue Hong Luan was not some gentle and refined young lady, but a mischievous and playful young miss.

Among the things left behind in the secret realm, she had even buried this mischievous prank before her death.

Xue Hong Luan's message was simple:

Regarding the Quintessence Elemental Mastery of Beast Taming, I, your sister, had already researched it long ago. You've discovered it, and indeed, you are quite capable.

But unfortunately, I had already figured it out hundreds of years before you, and I have already created it. The path of the Five Elements is awesome, you are awesome, but I am even more awesome.

Unfortunately, this Quintessence Elemental Mastery should also be awesome, but such an awesome skill couldn't be used for Beast Taming, which was truly a pity.

Of course, I also believe that you will have the opportunity to find other beasts to serve as vessels for the Quintessence Elemental Mastery. However, if you can't find one, don't be anxious or upset. Just live your life and don't stress yourself out.

This message revealed the unconcealed mischievous nature of this noble lady.

Across time, on this overlapping draft, Su Ping seemed to see Xue Hong Luan, her smile both charming and dignified, yet also filled with a mischievous grin as if she had successfully played a trick on future people.

Su Ping first felt helpless, then also smiled.

History was indeed an interesting thing. Along the long timeline, how many fascinating people and events had occurred?

However, this Xue family miss, who had shown her talent and personality in such a brief encounter, in the historical records that remained, had only a few sentences about her:

"The beloved daughter of the Wrathful Sky Scarlet Siming," and "The Princess Consort of Southern Commandery of the Liang Dynasty."

That was all.

It was evident that compared to future generations, this Xue Hong Luan, who had researched the path of the Five Elements, was the one who truly felt the utmost regret for not being able to find a suitable beast to cultivate with her Quintessence Elemental Mastery, a method she had researched for an unknown number of years.

However, Su Ping soon smiled again.

When he saw the Quintessence Elemental Diagram, he understood why this Beast Taming method of the Five Elements couldn't be realized in any beast.

The energy circulation was too complex.

This complexity wasn't about controlling the flow of energy, but the fusion of the Five Elements within the body.

Moreover, all Five Elemental attributes had to be present.

Just this condition alone was enough to disqualify most beasts.

From the previous photos and information about Xue Hong Luan, it was clear that her primary research subject was the Five Elemental beasts.

Unfortunately, in the end, it seemed she had fallen short of success.

But this noble lady probably didn't know that, in the future, six hundred and thirteen years later, a unique and special beast would appear in the hands of a Beast Master.

This beast was named Origami Beast.

This pet beast's body, energy, and soul are all different from any other companion beast.

The transportation of energy and the completeness of the five elements were impossible tasks during that era, and the fact that the Five Elements Origami Figure had already been pieced together made it seem insignificant.

However, Su Ping did not feel the slightest bit of complacency.

Regardless, Xue Hongluan's achievements were worthy of his respect and admiration.

The results he achieved did not need to be boasted about by a woman who had long disappeared into the annals of history.

After a long sigh, Su Ping returned to his study, took out the jade pendant, and hung it back on the wall. Then, he slightly pursed his lips as he looked at the blueprints and the jade pendant with the word 'Xue' written on it, performing an ancient and respectful ritual.

Then, he took the two blueprints and returned to the underground room, ignoring the setting sun outside.

The Five Elements Origami Figure, which had previously formed the Five Elements Paper Diagram, had now transformed back into a sword.

At this moment, Su Ping's eyes widened as he witnessed the scene before him, feeling excited about the breakthrough in the Five Elements.

It was undeniable that this little guy always managed to come up with some abstract and impressive tricks.

This was undoubtedly the case at this moment.

At this moment, Qian Yi no longer resembled the previous swordsman but instead looked exactly like the Thousand-Handed Guanyin that Su Ping had seen before, a figure he was all too familiar with.

Qian Yi remained standing there, but the paper cape on his back had mysteriously disappeared.

In its place were eight long swords, resembling four pairs of wings, embedded behind Qian Yi. Although Su Ping was startled at first sight, after a few more glances, he felt a sense of extreme sacredness.

If it weren't for Qian Yi occasionally drawing a sword from his back, turning the eight-winged origami figure into an asymmetrical seven-winged origami figure, the situation would have been even more abstract due to the narrow sword bodies.

"Wow!"

Qian Yi was having a blast.

Whether it was the flash of lightning, the raging wind, or any other sword technique, he tried them all in this new form.

It was uncertain if Qian Yi could comprehend any new sword techniques in this state.

But now was not the time to teach Qian Yi new skills.

Su Ping called out, and the little guy leaped lightly, landing in front of Su Ping.

Then, under Su Ping's command, the little guy's face twitched, and the five swords instantly disassembled, transforming back into fifteen confused Five Elements Origami Figures.

Su Ping took the five Soul Binding Papers he had previously drawn and gave them to the transformed five little guys. Then, he drew out five brand new Soul Binding Papers and began to compare them with the draft left by Xue Hongluan, marking the solid and dotted lines, as well as the arrows' directions.

The lines and arrows were more complex than before, and there were even arrows pointing in the opposite direction.

The combined blueprint left by Xue Hongluan was indeed interesting.

As expected, it was no longer just a simple application of the Five Elements' mutual generation but also incorporated the Five Elements' mutual overcoming, mutual generation, and mutual overcoming, creating an intriguing energy lever.

The principles behind this blueprint were far more profound than the original Five Elements Diagram.

Naturally, the energy flow's path required even more precision.

Even Su Ping himself didn't know how much time had passed before he finished marking all five Soul Binding Papers.

"Qian Yi!"

"Wow!"

Qian Yi became spirited, sheathed his sword, and returned to his master's side, scratching his head as he looked at the five more intricate blueprints.

Qian Yi was a genius, but even a genius needed to familiarize himself with the lines and arrows that had been pieced together.

Nevertheless, the previous experience, no matter how forced, had given him a little familiarity.

After familiarizing himself for half a day, Qian Yi finally called over the five Five Elements Origami Figures that had transformed into the Five Elements Paper Diagram that morning.

Then, the five little guys began to fold in the air.

After about an hour, the energy transmission errors were corrected through Su Ping's hands-on guidance. The energy conduction stabilized.

At this moment, the five Five Elements Origami Figures remained in the Five Elements Paper Diagram form.

However, the energy fluctuations were significantly different from before.

Su Ping took a deep breath.

Through the observation of the True Eye, Su Ping didn't notice any differences.

The previous Five Elements Paper Diagram, skill level, and other aspects remained exactly the same.

But Su Ping knew that this was just the beginning of the real experiment.

Moreover, it was an experimental stage that Su Ping had never imagined.

He hadn't expected that the research direction he had feared would take a long time to achieve such unimaginable results in just one or two days.

Standing on Xue Hongluan's shoulders, Su Ping felt both ashamed and excited.

However, even the original Xue Hongluan might not have been able to complete the real experiment on an individual companion beast after creating this Five Elements energy formation.

So, whether this formation could be successfully integrated was still uncertain.

Su Ping's thoughts moved, and Qian Yi already received the sensation and command.

Then, the fire energy from the Five Elements Paper Diagram that Qian Yi was most familiar with began to circulate.

The flame energy slowly activated, and the gold and earth elements on both sides lit up, simultaneously stimulating the entire Five Elements Paper Diagram.

Flame energy overcomes metal, giving birth to earth energy.

At the same time, earth energy nourishes wood, and wood overcomes earth, generating fire.

...

It was merely a single attribute energy conversion, but during the transformation, it triggered the activation of four complete attribute energies to drive this process.

In the next moment, the earth energy point lit up.

Earth energy overcomes water, producing metal energy.

Metal energy nourishes water.

...

Su Ping's eyes remained fixed on the Five Elements Origami Figure, not blinking as he closely observed the energy conversion.

At this moment, the energy detector by his side also provided feedback.

For the first fire energy emitted, with the enhancement of the Five Elements Origami Figure and the Elite Rank Companion Beast, there was a fluctuation of 130 energy points.

This was a very good result for an Elite Middle Stage.

It should be noted that this was just an Elite First Stage Origami Beast that had recently evolved. However, after this seemingly complex but instantaneous conversion, the earth energy rotation caused a new number to appear on the energy detector: 157 points! Compared to the initial fire energy, without considering minor fluctuations, it had increased by approximately 20%!

This was an increase, not a consumption! What did this represent? Before Su Ping could think further,

Then, with the generation of metal energy from earth, the metal energy detector showed 184 points. The increase ratio was slightly lower but still incredibly high.

Metal energy nourishes water, and the water energy detector displayed 236 points. The ratio increased again.

Water energy nourishes wood, and the wood energy detector showed 270 points! Finally, with the complete rotation of the Five Elements, the energy transformed from wood back to fire.

Wood energy generates fire, and after this full cycle of the Five Elements, the initial 130 points of fire energy had now become 270 points! This was almost close to the energy display value of an Overlord First Stage.

A complete rotation of the Five Elements resulted in an energy increase of over 160%!

If it continued to increase by around 20% each time, according to this pattern, the numbers would not differ much.

It worked!

It truly worked. Even before, when Su Ping witnessed the initial energy increase, he had already prepared for this possibility. But at this moment, seeing that the original energy had doubled after just one rotation, Su Ping's heart was filled with indescribable joy, and he couldn't contain his excitement!

Indeed, in this wondrous Beast Taming world, any miraculous situation could occur.

Any impossibility could become possible here.

The effect of the Five Elements rotation had surpassed some basic thermodynamics theories from Su Ping's previous life.

Su Ping activated his True Sight again and examined the Origami Beast and the Five Elements Paper Diagram in front of him, and as expected, even with this rotation and energy accumulation, the Five Elements Paper Diagram remained unchanged.

The transformation he desired to see still hadn't occurred.

Su Ping could confirm that the effect and capability of this Five Elements rotation were no less impressive than those of Old Sha's Sun's Heart.

Even the Sun's Heart had some limitations, such as requiring sunny weather conditions with the sun to maximize its power.

This requirement might not seem too high, but it was not that easy either.

After all, many times, it was not always easy to find the sun when indoors.

However, the Five Elements rotation had no such limitations.

At this moment, the Five Elements rotation was like the plasma reactor of Iron Man.

Or even more outrageous.

It was an energy combustion that could theoretically achieve unlimited growth through self-operation, defying common sense.

Of course, there were still distinctions and limitations. For example, such powerful energy enhancement might be too much for an Elite First Stage Origami Beast to withstand continuously. But this wasn't the time to consider such things.

The Super Rank Skill was not yet fully formed.

In other words, the skill cultivation's key points had not yet been perfectly established, similar to Old Sha's Sun's Heart stage, where the three skills had not been completely unified, and the Blinding Technique had not become a means to release the Solar Power.

Therefore, this Five Elements Super Rank Skill had not yet officially merged.

However, for Su Ping, the most challenging transitional step had now been smoothly overcome! So, what he needed to do now was to find the limit of this Five Elements rotation!

Was this the limit? Obviously not!

Su Ping's excited gaze fixed on the formed Five Elements Paper Diagram, with no intention of stopping. The bloodshot eyes showed no concern:

"Qian Yi, continue! Five Elements Paper Diagram, let me see your limit! Keep transforming!"

The orange-red flame energy rose in the air, exuding scorching heat.

Then, the Five Elements energy began to transform again.

In an instant, with the activation of this energy, the Five Elements Paper Diagram lit up, and except for the water energy, all the other attributes lit up again.

Then, there was nothing more.

A crisp cracking sound echoed, followed by a loud rumble that reverberated through the room.

The energy explosion, not particularly strong but still intimidating, transformed into a fireball and burst in the room. Qian Yi swiftly drew his sword, blocking the blast's power and protecting the other Origami Beasts from the scattered energy.

Su Ping blinked, looking at the energy explosion in front of him, then quickly stepped over the small Origami Beast Qian Yi and turned to the original Five Elements Paper Diagram.

It is clear that the Five Elements Paper Diagram can no longer maintain its combined state and has now separated into individual components.

Each of the five origami figures has sustained some injuries, with the water-type origami figure being the least affected and almost unscathed.

Its body is only slightly scorched.

As for the other four, the metal, wood, and earth origami figures are also in relatively good condition.

However, the fire-type origami figure, being the focal point of the explosion, has suffered the most severe damage.

It can even be described as being on the brink of death, and that would not be an exaggeration.

Its paper body is riddled with cracks and fractures, some of which have turned to ash after burning.

Without hesitation, Su Ping immediately activates his innate talent, 'Rapid Recovery,' and uses his mental energy to convert it into the purest life force to heal the fire origami figure.

At the same time, he takes out several recovery resources he had prepared beforehand and uses them on the fire origami figure.

This barely manages to stop the little creature's condition from worsening any further.

This is one of the advantages of origami beasts; with such injuries, if it were any other companion beast, it would have been reduced to ashes. But as an undead creature, the origami beast has no fatal weaknesses. As long as a part of its body remains, it can resurrect and recover quickly.

Su Ping is not worried about the injuries of these little creatures, but he has seen the situation just now.

It would be unrealistic to say he is not disappointed, but this is an expected outcome.

Even after combining and fusing, the level of these Five Elements Origami Figures is only at the Elite First Stage, an undeniable fact!

At this level, they are unable to withstand the overwhelming energy of an Overlord-level attack, and it is not just about firing skills; they also need to continue amplifying according to the Five Elements principle. It is indeed a challenging task for these low-level origami figures.

However, despite undergoing five rotations, the explosion just now has proven the feasibility of the Five Elements rotation.

As Scarlet Scholar mentioned in the diagram, the issue lies with the materials!

The origami figures, after their evolution, can now withstand this rotation, but they still cannot sustain multiple rotations.

However, this is not an unsolvable problem.

For Su Ping, it is even a relatively simple matter.

All he needs to do now is to continue improving the level and quality of the origami figures, allowing them to evolve further in this aspect and unlock the true potential of the Five Elements Origami Figures.

This is indeed a tricky issue.

The fusion of the Five Elements skills into a super-tier skill, the cultivation of the Heart of Elements, and the continued evolution of the origami figures' race all present various challenges.

However, this time, Su Ping does not plan to research these aspects on his own.

The main reason is the tight time constraint.

The Special Forces Cultivator selection in mid-March and the secrets of the Heavenly Tomb are opportunities Su Ping cannot afford to miss.

Therefore, he only has three months to ensure the evolution and combination of the origami figures reach perfection.

Only by achieving this can he have the confidence and assurance to participate in the Cultivator selection for the Heavenly Tomb.

But how much time did it take for the Sun Core super-tier skill to appear after Old Sha's Sun Formula and the Heart of Sun's super-tier skill?

It took a full six months.

If it also takes six months for the super-tier skill to emerge for the Heavenly Tomb's Cultivator selection, Su Ping's chances of being selected would be slim.

Therefore, the speed of evolution for the origami figures must be increased, and other factors aside, this is a necessity.

Moreover, regarding companion beast cultivation, Su Ping also realizes that he cannot continue to monopolize this field.

To be fair, Old Liu has been quite good to him.

Although during the victory celebration, Old Liu's insistence on forming a sworn brotherhood with Su Ping was a bit overwhelming.

But this time, with the cultivation of a super-tier skill, Su Ping must involve Old Liu, adding a significant achievement to his resume, especially since he will soon officially assume the role of the President of the Jianghai Beast Tamer Association.

Speaking of which, during the celebration, Old Liu mentioned making Su Ping the Honorary Vice President of the Jianghai Beast Tamer Association.

This is a position that comes with benefits and little actual work, and Su Ping wonders if it has been finalized.

Also, didn't Master Zhu Hong promise to apply for the title of Breeding Master for Su Ping?

After several days, there has been no news about this.

Although Su Ping enjoys the quiet environment for cultivation, he cannot forget about this matter that directly affects him.

Taking this opportunity, Su Ping decides to approach Old Liu and ask him to become his assistant in researching the origami figures.

It remains to be seen if Old Liu's pride will allow him to accept this offer.

Su Ping does not hesitate and takes out his phone, opens Liu Fuhai's contact, and makes the call.

(End of Chapter)

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