In the center of the Market of Solitary Dragon Island of North Sea, a designated Forbidden Land, the surrounding garden of an estate blooms with extravagant beauty.
The lush trees thrive, and the birds and flowers join in harmony. From a high vantage point, the Market presents an exquisite scene, with this estate taking up a large portion of the view.
A white cat with black markings, about a foot long, lazily lounges atop the estate wall, basking in the sun.
Its gem-like eyes occasionally blink, appearing harmless to all creatures.
Yet, only when someone passes by in the sky or approaches nearby does a terrifying brilliance flash through them.
Suddenly, a figure swiftly approaches from the distance, disregarding any need to slow down even a kilometer from the estate.
The sunbathing cat suddenly stands up, and with an open mouth, emits a thunderous tiger roar that halts the advancing Chu Zhao and Gai Jun in their tracks.
The aura of a half-step Dao Realm emanating from the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten leaves Chu Zhao utterly stunned.
The first time he saw this mount belonging to his Lord Ye Zhen, what level of cultivation was it?
It seemed like it was only at the Divine Communication Realm, right?
Yet he, Chu Zhao, the ancestor of the Seven Surnamed of Solitary Dragon Island, was already at the Fourth Stage of the Realm King Realm then.
How many years has it been?
Eleven or twelve years?
He, the ancestor of the Seven Surnamed of Solitary Dragon Island, with stable cultivation resources, managed to break through to the Middle Stage of Fifth Stage Realm King Realm.
Breaking through a minor realm in over ten years is something to be proud of.
But what about Lord Ye Zhen and his mount?
In just over ten years, they have soared from the Divine Communication Realm to a half-step Dao Realm!
A half-step Dao Realm!
Such a speed of advancement—if Chu Zhao hadn’t experienced it himself, he wouldn’t believe it.
He would scoff at anyone telling him such tales.
Boasting doesn’t even cover it.
Yet, this is the truth!
Astonished, a sense of gratitude welled up in Chu Zhao’s heart.
Lucky to have allied with Lord Ye Zhen back then, otherwise...
Compared to him, the expression of Gai Jun behind Chu Zhao was even more bitter.
He had initially thought that after arriving on the Primordial Continent, the gap between him and Ye Zhen would narrow.
Over these ten years, he had diligently cultivated, advancing at a speed several times that of the peers, successfully breaking through to the Mid-stage of the Divine Communication Realm.
Yet, the gap with Ye Zhen only grew wider.
Previously, there was still a glimmer of hope to catch up!
Now, that hope has turned into despair.
Even the mount of the master has reached a half-step Dao Realm—what else is there to say?
"Please, could you inform the master that Chu Zhao and Gai Jun are here to report the completion of their command?" Chu Zhao asked the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten.
Over the years, the business affairs of the ruins market of Dulong Island were managed by Gai Jun, with external affairs handled by Chu Zhao, and security overseen by Black Wolf, Chu Zhao, and Yuanxin Water Monarch Dang Xiao.
Run peacefully for a while.
However, twenty days ago, upon the visit of Ye Zhen to the market, a task was assigned to them, which they are just now reporting as completed.
The eyes of the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten gleamed momentarily before emitting a low tiger roar.
Others couldn’t comprehend the meaning of the roar, but a four-footed snake playing with pieces on the roof of a Silent Chamber could.
"Tell them to wait!"
The small demon Mirage Dragon Primordial Spirit Achou immediately sent a Divine Soul Telecommunication to Ye Zhen, who was cultivating within the Mirage Dragon Pearl Sequential Space.
Simultaneously, within the Mirage Dragon Pearl where Ye Zhen had been cultivating for twenty-one days, he slowly opened his eyes upon receiving Achou’s Divine Soul Telecommunication.
These twenty-one days are in the outside world.
But within the Mirage Dragon Pearl Sequential Space, it is five and a half to almost six years.
In other words, within just twenty-one days, Ye Zhen had been cultivating in the Mirage Dragon Pearl Sequential Space for nearly six years.
During these six years, Ye Zhen did nothing else but comprehend the power of fire, earth, and metal elemental laws, stored by the little demon within his Primordial Spirit.
Comprehending the power of elemental laws is extremely obscure.
Even though Ye Zhen had very clear elemental laws ready for comprehension, along with the essentials for comprehending various elemental laws left by his master Lud Li.
In six years, Ye Zhen only managed to comprehend a complete fire elemental law and half an earth elemental law.
Clearly, it is difficult.
However, the comprehension and mastery of this fire elemental law significantly enhanced Ye Zhen’s combat power.
The fire elemental law comprehended by Ye Zhen belongs to the most fundamental power of the fire elemental laws.
Ye Zhen named it Fire Spirit Control.
Upon comprehending this elemental law, with just a shift of his Divine Sense, the fire spirit power within the range influenced by Ye Zhen’s Primordial Spirit Divine Thought can be instantly manipulated as per Ye Zhen’s will.
Whether preventing others from extracting it or boosting his own fire element Divine Power, it is exceptionally useful.
After comprehending and mastering this fire elemental law, the consumption when Ye Zhen used the Bone-attached Poison Flame Pearl would be reduced by more than fifty percent.
Yet the power could be tripled or even more increased.
Especially when facing martial artists skilled in fire element Divine Power Secret Technique, it proves remarkably effective, especially against those who solely cultivate fire spirit power, offering a significant advantage.
However, if the opponent also happens to comprehend this elemental law, it would then depend on whose Primordial Spirit cultivation is stronger.
But currently, when facing powerful fire element Dao Realm experts, this elemental law becomes somewhat redundant.
Because the fire spirit control elemental law comprehended by Ye Zhen is merely a low-level fire spirit control. Many Dao Realm experts specializing in the fire element, at a minimum, have already comprehended this elemental law, or even reached an intermediate fire spirit control elemental law.
This realization made Ye Zhen suddenly understand why masters like Shou Gui and Jingxiang from the Heavenly Temple Sun and Moon Sky cultivate and comprehend dual elemental laws.
In other words, it is like walking with two legs; at critical moments, it is more stable than standing on one leg.
This led Ye Zhen to think about his Five Elements Yin Yang Seven Mysterious Dao Palace. If each could comprehend an elemental law, it would allow infinite variations, crushing combat power among same-level martial artists.
However, within the elemental laws power system, advanced elemental laws can easily suppress and overpower low-level elemental laws.
The time spent comprehending a low-level elemental law across seven systems might as well be invested in specializing in one and possibly comprehending an advanced law.
This is the fundamental reason many powerful practitioners specialize in one element.
However, Ye Zhen’s path here is different.
Therefore, after comprehending a fire element law, while there was a possibility of comprehending an intermediate or even advanced fire elemental law, Ye Zhen chose to begin comprehending the earth elemental laws.
The reason is simple.
The power of elemental laws, while formidable, requires the support of powerful Divine Power Secret Techniques to unleash their true might.
Without strong Divine Power Secret Techniques, no matter how many elemental law powers one has comprehended, the combat power remains weak.
This is akin to the relationship between sheer brute strength and the techniques of swordsmanship.
Without exquisite sword techniques, one can only exert raw brute force, but with them, the potential of that brute force can be magnified ten or a hundred times.
The elemental laws are like brute force, while the sword techniques are like powerful Divine Power Secret Techniques.
Currently, Ye Zhen lacks powerful Divine Power Secret Techniques at the Dao Realm cultivation level, but within the Sixth Stage Spatial Sealing Barrier of the Mirage Dragon Pearl that was broken through recently, Ye Zhen found a mighty earth element Divine Power Secret Technique left by his master Lud Li in the Mirage Dragon Pearl.
That’s why he turned to comprehend the earth elemental laws.
With an earth elemental law paired with the earth element Divine Power from Master Lud Li, Ye Zhen’s combat power could undoubtedly soar.
However, at this moment, Ye Zhen must cease his cultivation.
Pending urgent matters need resolution before he can once again devote time to cultivation.
Ye Zhen’s cultivation during this period has been a race against time!

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