The four elements of water, fire, wind, and thunder changed in an orderly manner, simulating the innate transformation. This was Gao Zhengyang's shallow understanding of the Immemorial Realm.
In terms of power, it was not bad. The entire Hidden Dragon Island was completely destroyed by the innate transformation formed by water, fire, wind, and thunder.
Hidden Dragon Island was more than 500 kilometers long and 100 to 200 kilometers wide. The amount of elemental energy needed to completely destroy such a huge island was astonishing.
The Water-Fire Horsetail Whisk and the Wind and Thunder Swordsman Robe were both grade 11 artifacts. A single artifact could not have such power, no matter what. After Gao Zhengyang's exquisite and orderly combination, the four elements of water, fire, wind, and thunder weren't simply superimposed, but increased geometrically.
Within a radius of hundreds of thousands of kilometers, the elemental energy of water, fire, wind, and thunder transformed into endless divine light. Within this range, rocks, trees, seawater, and islands — everything would be destroyed by the energy and transformed into pure elemental energy.
With one strike from Gao Zhengyang, not only did the Mirage Dragon turn into ashes, but the eight great demons surrounding Hidden Dragon Island were also annihilated. Countless other monsters, big and small, died as well.
The Mirage Dragon and the eight great demons were killed, but the spirit energy transformed from their souls and essence blood was absorbed by the Time Sword.
There was a fundamental difference between the Time Sword and the Blood God Flag. The Blood God Flag could absorb the souls and essence blood of all living beings, including all kinds of elemental energy, essence, and spirit energy.
The Time Sword could only absorb the souls and essence blood of powerful intelligent beings. This kind of power required strong emotions and consciousness. Only then could the Time Sword absorb it and become its nourishment.
To put it simply, the Time Sword was very picky about its food, and its energy transformation efficiency was very low.
However, Gao Zhengyang was still willing to use the Time Sword.
The Blood God Flag was powerful enough, so it was meaningless to absorb the low-level life energy. But the Time Sword was different. It had infinite room for evolution.
The divine light was extremely powerful, and the burst of energy shock waves constantly spread out, raising huge waves thousands of meters high on the boundless sea.
The extremely powerful elemental energy also touched the deep laws of the Immemorial Realm.
In the divine light, Gao Zhengyang took advantage of this opportunity to observe and understand the various deep laws.
The internal laws of the Immemorial Realm were the foundation of all power. However, it was not easy to understand the Laws.
Under the impact of the powerful elemental energy, the exposed laws of heaven and earth were densely packed and tangled together.
Although Gao Zhengyang was a Deity Emperor, he could not immediately understand these complicated laws.
If the Immemorial Realm was seen as a large-scale computer game, the game mechanism would be written in the code of laws.
Gao Zhengyang was now like a new player, constantly leveling up one level at a time. Through the process of leveling up, he was able to summarize the game's leveling mechanism, the extreme rewards, the operating mechanism, and so on.
Once Gao Zhengyang fully grasped these mechanisms, he would be able to level up efficiently. When Gao Zhengyang completely analyzed these underlying mechanisms, he could even rewrite the code to create new mechanisms.
In other words, when Gao Zhengyang completely analyzed the Primordial Chaos Realm's laws, he would have the qualifications to rewrite the laws and give himself a cheat.
Gao Zhengyang had cultivated the Dragon Emperor's Immortal Body in the myriad worlds because he had comprehended the Source Laws of the myriad worlds and left his immortal mark on it.
In other words, he had given himself a cheat that could lock his health and not die.
Gao Zhengyang's Dragon Emperor's Sacred Body was restricted in the Immemorial Realm because the laws there were different. His cheat had been sealed. As long as Gao Zhengyang could analyze the laws of the Immemorial Realm, he could recover his strength again and even become stronger.
The laws of the Immemorial Realm and the myriad worlds seemed different, but they were unified under the epochal laws.
Gao Zhengyang went deep into the Immemorial Realm to explore the most powerful epochal laws.
The so-called thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth levels could be understood as different levels of administrative authority.
Gao Zhengyang did not pursue the highest administrative authority, but to analyze all the underlying laws of the epochal. Only then could he preserve his own data after the epoch restarted and have the opportunity to preserve the data he wanted to preserve.
Of course, the epoch was not a game. All of the powers were real and not fake. All existence could not be understood simply with data.
Gao Zhengyang did not have the ability to digitize all existence. He could only use a more mysterious feeling to sense, analyze, and understand.
The changes of the power of water, fire, wind, and thunder originated from Gao Zhengyang's Yin-Yang Dragon Wheel.
The Immemorial Realm also had the Yin-Yang laws. Gao Zhengyang had mastered some of the changes of the Yin-Yang laws through this period of adjustment and learning.
With the Water-Fire Horsetail Whisk and the Wind and Thunder Swordsman Robe, Gao Zhengyang's power was beyond his expectations.
However, Gao Zhengyang was not satisfied. Such a move was so powerful that it seemed to be able to destroy the world. In fact, most of the power was wasted.
It was naturally not difficult to kill a creature like the Sea Serpent. When facing a truly powerful enemy, such a move would appear flashy and impractical. Instead, it was not as precise and sharp as the flying sword.
Gao Zhengyang comprehended the laws and analyzed the gains and losses, gaining a lot. Especially when triggered by the Water-Fire Horsetail Whisk, the laws of water and fire also showed some magical changes.
Gao Zhengyang had an epiphany. The water and fire elements in his sea of consciousness gathered and quickly formed a Water-Fire Golden Core.
Cultivators who could make a Golden Core were not stupid. If they had extra energy to make another Golden Core, no one would say no.
The problem was that making a Golden Core required all the cultivator's Divine Soul and blood essence, as well as all their cultivation and potential. Therefore, ordinary Golden Core cultivators could only form one Golden Core at most.
Gao Zhengyang was different from all the other cultivators. First, he had the Blood God Flag and endless Divine Soul and blood essence. As long as he died on the spot, any consumption could be quickly replenished.
Another difference was that his wisdom was at the level of a God Emperor, so it was very easy for him to refine a tenth-level Golden Core. His unique understanding of the laws also allowed him to make a Golden Core with ease.
Gao Zhengyang didn't have the corresponding secret arts of water and fire, but the changes of the Water-Fire Horsetail Whisk were more direct than the secret arts.
The evolution of water, fire, wind, and thunder gave Gao Zhengyang a chance to understand the laws in a deeper level.
Through this enlightenment, Gao Zhengyang deepened his understanding of the laws of water and fire, and formed a Water-Fire Golden Core without any effort.
By consuming a little bit of the Blood God Flag's Primordial Origin, Gao Zhengyang formed a Water-Fire Golden Core. This Golden Core was fused with the Water-Fire Horsetail Whisk.
So far, Gao Zhengyang had four Golden Cores.
The Wind and Thunder Swordcloth, the Water-Fire Horsetail Whisk, and the Time Sword each corresponded to one External Core. Gao Zhengyang's Dragon Emperor Sacred Body could be regarded as the strongest Golden Core for body refinement.
In terms of power, the Wind and Thunder Swordcloth and the Water-Fire Horsetail Whisk were stable at the eleventh level. The Time Sword was not at the eleventh level, but its lethality was greater than the Wind and Thunder Swordcloth and the Water-Fire Horsetail Whisk.
According to the habits of the East Sea cultivators, these three Divine Weapons were the top eleventh level Divine Weapons. However, Gao Zhengyang had a different understanding. He felt that the three External Cores could not transform the Nascent Soul, so the three Divine Weapons were not at the eleventh level.
No matter how he understood it, the power of the three Divine Weapons was real.
Gao Zhengyang also had a clear understanding of his power. In terms of combat power, he was not inferior to any sect in the East Sea.
Even if he were to face a large sect like the Heart Sword Sect head-on, Gao Zhengyang felt that he could be invincible.
This was not because he was arrogant, but because the power he had was strong enough and the efficiency of using power was particularly high. This was something that no sect or cultivator could compare to.
It had been more than a year since he came to the Mixed Essence Realm. It did not take much time to go from the first level to the tenth level. Even in the Mixed Essence Realm, it was considered the fastest cultivation wave.
However, Gao Zhengyang did not think it was a big deal. He was only re-reading it, and he had the Blood God Flag to help him cheat. This result was not worth being proud of.
The upper limit of power in the Mixed Essence Realm was too high, and the thirteenth level was nothing. He was only at the tenth level and was not qualified to show off.
Gao Zhengyang looked at Hidden Dragon Island, which had become a huge black hole, and made sure that he did not miss anything. Then he waved his horsetail whisk and flew back to Ghost Prison Island on his sword.
Ghost Prison Island was far from Hidden Dragon Island, and the Mirage Dragon liked to devour ships. Only a few people were lucky enough to be set free.
The illusion of the Mirage Dragon could turn illusions into reality. Those who left alive did not know what he had encountered. It was the Mirage Dragon who released the news that there was a forging master on Hidden Dragon Island. It was also to attract more people.
The Mirage Dragon really liked refining and had a very high level of refining. Although the Mirage Dragon had lied to Gao Zhengyang, it had refined the Water-Fire Horsetail Whisk, which was true.
In terms of refining skills, the Mirage Dragon was much better than Tian Yi, the Sword-Refining Furnace's tool spirit.
Gao Zhengyang killed the Mirage Dragon. It was a pity that the Time Yin Sword could absorb the Mirage Dragon's essence blood and soul, but it could not extract its memory like the Blood God Flag.
The illusion of the Mirage Dragon was very suitable for Whitty. But the Mirage Dragon was dead, so it was useless to think about it. Besides, the Mirage Dragon's illusion was powerful because it was born with supernatural powers, which Whitty could not learn.
Gao Zhengyang returned to the Spirit Pearl Dao Institute and did not mention the Mirage Dragon again. He only called the Temple Masters over and asked about the recent situation.
Gao Zhengyang had been gone for a few months, and there was no news from him. Xuan Guo, Xuan Ye, and the others had left. The Temple Masters gradually became presumptuous without anyone to care about them.
However, compared to before, the Temple Masters had scruples. They also knew that it was normal for cultivators to not show up for a few months or years.
Although the Temple Masters tried their best, no one dared to go too far.
Seeing Gao Zhengyang's sudden return, the many Hall Masters secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, they did not go overboard.
Gao Zhengyang asked about the situation and said directly, "You must have been busy in the past few months. No one is a saint, no one is immune to mistakes. I can forgive you this time. After you go down, hand over ninety percent of your gains. I have ways to deal with those who don't hand over the truth … "
The Temple Masters looked at each other. Gao Zhengyang was openly robbing them. Hand over ninety percent. What was this ninety percent? From what he said, they would be finished if they handed over less.
Gao Zhengyang said again, "You are all disciples of the Dao Institute and have great power. This is the sect's trust in you. I can forgive you this time, but there will be no next time. Remember, I am not joking. If you think you can't do it, immediately give up your position … "
The Temple Masters' faces were ashen. But Gao Zhengyang had great authority here and killed people at every turn. Who dared to go against him?
Gao Zhengyang said again, "There will be a tsunami soon. Be careful and don't let anyone go into the sea."
Although Ghost Prison Island was far away from Hidden Dragon Island, his strike was extremely powerful. The resulting tsunami would definitely affect Ghost Prison Island. Fortunately, it was far away and there was enough time.
As long as they prepared in advance, it wouldn't be hard to deal with it.
In the end, Gao Zhengyang had the Temple Masters send out invitations to various sects, including rogue cultivators, to participate in the Sword Conference.
Gao Zhengyang set the time on the third day of the third month. Spring tides surged everywhere and it was the season when the demonic beasts in the sea started to become active.
It was December now, there were still three months until the Sword Conference. But the matters related to the conference had to be prepared first.
After the Temple Masters left, two Temple Masters gathered together to secretly discuss countermeasures. One of them was the Magic Sword Hall Master Bai Huan. The other was the Disciplinary Hall Master.
"Is Gao Zhengyang crazy?" The Disciplinary Hall Master complained, "He wants us to hand over ninety percent of our gains. How does he know how much we took?"
Bai Huan smiled bitterly, "I think he wants us to hand over all of our gains and only keep a little."
"How about handing over less?" The Disciplinary Hall Master said gloomily, "Will he really kill people?"
He paused and then complained, "His own people don't follow the rules, but he wants to make all sorts of harsh rules. This person is really cold and domineering. He doesn't understand human emotions … "
Bai Huan thought for a moment and said in a low voice, "I have contact with the sect's Magic Sword Peak. Why don't we write a letter to the sect to accuse Gao Zhengyang together?"
The Disciplinary Hall Master said hesitantly, "We outer sect disciples accuse the sect elders, but the sect won't care about us. If Gao Zhengyang finds out, we're really dead. "
"We won't ask for too much. We just want to trade him away …"
Bai Huan said, "I have people in Magic Sword Peak. As long as we can send filial piety, there will definitely be people who can speak up for us."
The Disciplinary Hall Master hesitated even more. He knew nothing about the sect. If he wanted to buy someone to speak up for them, he didn't know how much it would cost.
Although Gao Zhengyang banned gangs and incorporated everything into the Dao Academy, they were still the specific managers. However, they were still the managers, and there were many loopholes that they could exploit. Their lives were not as comfortable as before, but they could still live well.
These Temple Masters hated Gao Zhengyang, but they didn't have the courage to take down Gao Zhengyang.
In comparison, the Disciplinary Hall Master would rather accept the current management. It was better than taking risks.
Bai Huan stared at the Disciplinary Hall Master with some dissatisfaction. This guy was good at complaining, but when it came to actually doing things, he was terrified. What a piece of trash! It was no wonder that Gao Zhengyang looked down on them.
He said, "As long as we can get rid of Gao Zhengyang, the spirit pearl business will be ours. How comfortable. "
"Then how many gifts do we need to prepare?" The Disciplinary Hall Master was a bit tempted, but he had to first ask for the price.
If the price was too high, they would rather be like this than go through the trouble.
"Two grade nine spirit pearls per person. This isn't too much, right?"
Bai Huan said, "With twenty grade nine spirit pearls, we can find people with power to speak up for us. Gao Zhengyang was sent here and is also a small figure in the sect. A word from the sect's experts can make him scram. "
The Disciplinary Hall Master thought about it and felt that this business could still be done. The two discussed in secret for a while, then went to find other Temple Masters to work together.
Gao Zhengyang had killed three Temple Masters, and another one had died while delivering the letter. Now, there were four Temple Masters who had been replaced. However, these four were old people in the Dao Academy and didn't have much of a good impression of Gao Zhengyang.
Wasn't the Temple Master position just to make more money? Gao Zhengyang had set up all sorts of rules that were very unfriendly to the Temple Masters.
Gao Zhengyang wouldn't monitor the Temple Masters below him. He had many things to deal with and didn't have the leisure to do so.
These Temple Masters were insignificant in his eyes. As long as they did things obediently, everything else was up to him.
The only person in the Dao Academy who truly welcomed Gao Zhengyang's return was probably Bai Ling.
Gao Zhengyang had been gone for a few months, and there was no news of him. Bai Ling was on tenterhooks every day. She was quite excited to see Gao Zhengyang return. However, on the surface, she pretended that nothing had happened.
Gao Zhengyang originally wanted to get some gifts for Bai Ling, but he had killed too easily and didn't leave anything behind.
Gao Zhengyang had no choice but to take out the rest of the Yi Wood Origin and give a little to Bai Ling.
Bai Ling's cultivation was too weak. She was only at the fourth level. She had just started the Wind and Thunder Transformation. She hadn't digested the Yi Wood Origin that he gave her last time. Giving her an extra portion of Yi Wood Origin was of little practical significance.
As for gifts, no one would complain about having too many. Whether it was adults or children, they all liked gifts. If the other party didn't like gifts, either they didn't like the person who gave the gift, or the gift was wrong.
Bai Ling got a wisp of Yi Wood Essence Qi and danced happily, her little face glowing.
Gao Zhengyang couldn't bear to hurt her. With Bai Ling's aptitude, if there were no accidents, the seventh level would be her limit.
Bai Ling was different from Zhen Fang. Bai Ling was a fox and was very different from humans. Cultivating the secret techniques of the human race was naturally slow.
Gao Zhengyang didn't know how the demon race cultivated. Unless they used special methods, he could help Bai Ling. However, these methods had many restrictions, and it might not be a good thing for Bai Ling.
Maybe when he advanced to the twelfth level, it would be easier to help Bai Ling.
Gao Zhengyang gave Bai Ling a few more pointers on cultivation and then sent her out.
Bai Ling wasn't Zhen Fang, so it was not convenient for Gao Zhengyang to give her too much pointers.
Bai Ling had grown up a lot in the past year, and her eyes were more attractive. However, since Gao Zhengyang didn't mean it, she couldn't do anything about it. Before she left, she threw a few letters to Gao Zhengyang.
Gao Zhengyang opened them and saw that they were letters from Zhen Fang. Looking at the dates, they were all fixed on the first of each month.
Ghost Prison Island was too far away from Hanging Sword Island. For the convenience of communication, there was a small teleportation array in the Dao Academy. This formation could easily send things away, but it was more convenient to use it to send letters.
Because she was afraid of losing them, Zhen Fang sent a few letters with the same content at a time.
Zhen Fang didn't say too much in the letters. She just talked about her prosperous life and asked some questions about cultivation. Finally, he wrote a few sweet words to her.
Gao Zhengyang flipped through the letters and couldn't help but smile. Zhen Fang was indeed interesting. She didn't forget to contact him after returning to Hanging Sword Island. Her emotional intelligence was really not bad.
He found a piece of paper and answered Zhen Fang's questions about cultivation one by one. Although Zhen Fang was raised freely, Gao Zhengyang hoped that she could grow quickly.
In this aspect, he was not stingy to help.
After Gao Zhengyang finished writing the letter, he sent it back to Zhen Fang through the small teleportation array in the Ancestral Hall.
The following days were simple and peaceful. All the Hall Masters obediently offered a large number of Spiritual Pearls, including many Spiritual Pearls of the ninth level.
It wasn't until February after the new year that Gao Zhengyang received a warning letter from Zhen Fang.
The content of the letter was very simple. The sect received a report and sent three elders to Ghost Prison Island to question Gao Zhengyang. Zhen Fang reminded Gao Zhengyang that these three elders were very interested in the Wind Thunder Flag and he must be careful!
(End of this chapter)
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