The Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Technique is a low-Level Deity-grade body technique. It is said that upon reaching its final realm, one can manifest the shadow of a three-legged Golden Crow, whose flapping wings can cover a distance of a thousand miles.
Its speed even surpasses some Fourth-Grade Sovereign. However, after a Sovereign cultivator reaches the Fifth-Grade, they can access the power of space, which is no longer measured by pure speed, so comparisons lose meaning.
Because Liu Bai did not know what level of speed Elder Jinchi's fifty percent would reach, he could only strive to improve the rank of his Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Technique as much as possible.
To be safe, Liu Bai secretly spent more than twenty thousand experience points to upgrade the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Technique to perfection.
At first, he only displayed entry-level speed so as not to arouse Jinchi's suspicion.
Even so, it caused Elder Jinchi a small measure of surprise.
"Oh? I did not expect you to enter so easily. It seems you truly have talent in Rainbow Transformation. However, at this level, your speed is still insufficient to satisfy me. Now I will increase my speed…"
"If you do not want to get lost in this vast sea, then try to keep up, or you can ride that little black bird on your head…"
The last sentence clearly carried a hint of mockery toward Jiu You, which immediately enraged her.
"You are the little black bird! Your entire family are little black birds… No, filthy crows!"
It was clear that the Red Sun Golden Crow and the Nine Nether Sparrow represented two extremes of fire attribute, and they had not fought because of the pride of the top-grade divine beast. Jinchi would not bother with a fledgling, but a little verbal mockery was acceptable.
However, regarding the suggestion…
As Liu Bai thought this, he looked at Jiu You cursing in the air, and her sharp gaze instantly fell on him.
"What, do you also want to ride this lady?"
"No, no…" Liu Bai instinctively shook his head in denial. If he spoke his true thoughts, Jiu You would likely erupt in anger.
"Hmph! Good, it is best that way!"
"Now hurry and catch up! That filthy crow is about to disappear!"
Liu Bai smiled inwardly, but his face remained expressionless. He transformed into a streak of golden light and disappeared into the sky.
As he had guessed, even at entry-level, the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Technique had increased his speed several times over.
Still, it was difficult to catch up to Elder Jinchi with these improvements alone.
Fortunately, Jinchi did not instantly raise his speed to fifty percent but increased it gradually, giving Liu Bai a suitable time to grow.
After increasing speed, it only took half a day for the two of them to arrive at a new continent. They then found a large city and began using teleportation arrays to travel.
They traveled without pause and after an entire month finally arrived at the Five Elements Continent.
Along the way, Liu Bai finally understood why few cultivators below the Fifth-Grade Sovereign attempted long-distance journeys. It was exhausting and extremely costly.
Even merely using the teleportation arrays consumed astronomical resources, and some arrays only accepted Sovereign Spiritual Liquid rather than spirit coins.
If it were not for Elder Jinchi covering all the expenses, it would have taken Liu Bai at least a year to reach the Five Elements Continent on his own.
The moment he first set foot on the Five Elements Continent, Liu Bai immediately felt the dense flow of elemental spiritual energy surging into his body.
His innate Five Elements Disk was like a desert receiving rain after a long drought, desperately absorbing the surrounding elemental energy and forming a spiritual energy vortex around him.
This scene startled Jiu You, causing her to fly off Liu Bai's head, while Jinchi watched calmly, as if expecting it.
Soon, the abnormal phenomenon on Liu Bai disappeared.
Although his cultivation had not increased, the elemental energy's perfect resonance with him was enough to make him pleasantly surprised.
It seemed he had come to the right place on this journey to the Five Elements Continent.
"All right, it looks like you have adapted to this continent. Let us continue onward."
The Five Elements Continent was unique. Besides the normal convergence of the five elements, there were five regions each possessing only a single type of elemental energy, named after the 'God' of each element. These regions were the seats of the five great sects.
The Fire God Sect was located in the southern position of fire. The entire region was filled with fire elemental energy, allowing cultivators who specialized in fire attribute to train faster and stronger.
After a day, Liu Bai felt the ground beneath him turn redder and the surrounding air grow increasingly hot. They had entered the Fire God Domain.
Upon entering, Liu Bai observed a peculiar sight. All spiritual beasts in the Fire God Domain were purely fire attribute, and he could even sense extreme singularity of elemental energy in some of them.
"These must be the Five Elements Beasts unique to the Five Elements Continent…"
Indeed, as the rumors had said, these beasts differed from ordinary spiritual beasts. They had no flesh and blood, their bodies entirely composed of condensed spiritual energy.
Five Elements Beasts were highly prized in the Five Elements Continent because they were the purest form of elemental energy. They were essentially walking spiritual pills, and many disciples of the five great sects would specifically hunt them for cultivation.
Seeing Liu Bai's curiosity, Jinchi said, "Five Elements Beasts possess the most fundamental source of elemental energy, which can greatly benefit you. However, remember, you are cultivating the Five Elements Divine Light Technique. Even when absorbing such elemental sources, you must absorb all five elements together. Otherwise, it may disrupt the balance of the elements within your body and cause backlash."
Liu Bai nodded in understanding.
Soon, a massive red architectural complex appeared before them. The buildings were built atop mountains, with the entrance located on a half-height mountain at the outer edge.
The mountain was also red, hundreds of zhang high, appearing as if someone had cleaved it in half. The summit was a large flat plateau.
A giant stone gate stood in the center of the plateau, with no other buildings nearby, appearing somewhat out of place.
Liu Bai could sense that although the complex seemed close, it belonged to two completely separate spaces, isolated from each other by an invisible array.
The array's entrance was only through the conspicuous arched stone gate.
Outside the gate, many people were lined up. At the front stood a stone table where two youths dressed in fire-red attire were asking questions.
"These are all here to join the Fire God Sect. However, unlike you, they must possess the Fire God Sect recommendation token and pass a test to qualify as outer disciples," Jinchi explained, then led Liu Bai to the front of the line.
"Greetings, Supreme Elder!"
Upon seeing Jinchi, the two youths verifying candidates immediately stood and respectfully bowed.
Jinchi nodded slightly and pointed to Liu Bai. "One of you take him inside. From now on, he is an outer disciple of our Fire God Sect."
The two disciples were clearly experienced with this process and quickly agreed. One of them stepped forward, smiling broadly.
"Hehe, junior brother, my name is Qian Song. Please follow me."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Qian," Liu Bai said politely, clasping his fists. He then bowed to Jinchi before following Qian Song through the stone gate.
After completing this, Jinchi did not linger but transformed into a streak of golden light and vanished from the spot.
However, after they had left, those still waiting outside in line began to stir in dissatisfaction.
"Hey, why can that guy go straight in without a test and become an outer disciple directly? I am a prince and even hold an elder-level recommendation token, yet I still have to squeeze in line with these people?"
A young man full of nobility slammed his reddish-golden token onto the table and spoke in dissatisfaction to the Fire God Sect disciples.
The disciple glanced at the reddish-golden token on the table and suppressed his anger, but his face remained cold. "He was personally brought by the Supreme Elder. That alone is enough. If you are not satisfied, you may ask the holder of your token to come personally. If that happens, I will take you in without further words. Can you do that?"
The young man, initially defiant, froze, clearly not expecting such bluntness with no attempt to cover it up.
As for having the token's holder appear personally, the young man shivered internally. He did not have that kind of face.
Not to mention him, even the dynasty behind him would not have such capability.
The recommendation token he held was originally obtained through improper means. He had only dared to come personally because he had heard that the Fire God Sect accepted disciples solely based on recommendation tokens, without questioning other factors.
If he provoked the Fire God Sect elder who issued the token, it might have brought disaster upon him. This was absolutely something he could not risk.
With this thought, the young man immediately quieted down and obediently queued to register for the test.
Seeing that even the person with the gold token behaved, those holding silver, bronze, or black iron tokens naturally did not dare to cause trouble and all lined up obediently.
Once inside the Fire God Sect, Liu Bai immediately sensed a dense flow of fire attribute spiritual energy hitting him.
In terms of raw spiritual energy concentration, the Fire God Sect's energy was already comparable to a Seventh-Rank Gathering Array in the Northern Heaven Spiritual Academy.
Yet within the Fire God Sect, this was completely normal. This alone made Liu Bai sense the depth of the sect's foundation.
And a sect with such a strong foundation was only a lower sect of the Five Elements Divine Sect.
Liu Bai took a deep breath and followed Qian Song, who led him into a valley.
"Junior Brother Liu, this is the residence for outer disciples of the Fire God Sect. All outer disciples, whether new or old, live in this Fire Dragon Valley," Qian Song said enthusiastically as he walked and explained.
"Fire Dragon Valley has over a thousand small courtyards. Although each courtyard is not very large, every outer disciple has an independent residence. These residences are protected by spiritual arrays. If anyone approaches, the array will alert the owner. Normally, do not approach without permission, as it may cause misunderstandings."
They stopped in front of a courtyard marked 1314. Qian Song pointed to the gate. "This courtyard is currently unoccupied. You can live here, Junior Brother Liu. Once inside, simply use your blood to activate the token on the table and bind it to yourself."
"Of course, if you prefer another courtyard, you may choose any unoccupied one freely."
Liu Bai shook his head. "Thank you, Senior Brother Qian. This one is fine. I have no special requirements for the residence."
After all, he would not be staying here long. Any simple place to rest would suffice.
Qian Song was not surprised. From the beginning, he had sensed Liu Bai's cultivation and the unique nature of his spiritual energy.
Although nearly all disciples of the Fire God Sect cultivated fire attribute spiritual energy, those like Liu Bai with the aura of all five elements were rare. There was only one type of person who fit this description: someone using the Fire God Sect as a stepping stone to secure a position in the Five Elements Divine Sect.
Knowing that Liu Bai had been personally brought by the Supreme Elder of the Fire God Sect, Qian Song became even more certain.
His warmth and enthusiasm were calculated, meant to establish goodwill in advance.
After Qian Song left, Liu Bai entered the courtyard room.
Inside, there was only a table, a chair, and a meditation mat. There was not even a bed, making it extremely simple.
On the table lay a black wooden token, also marked with the number 1314.
At this moment, Jiu You emerged from the "nest" on Liu Bai's head and looked around. She then said, "I did not expect the Fire God Sect to be this strong. That guy just now did not seem much older than you, yet he has already reached the First-Grade Spirit Disaster. You will need to improve your strength, or else your plan for the Five Sect Grand Competition will be ruined if you get kicked out."
Liu Bai nodded slightly. The strength of the Fire God Sect was indeed beyond his expectations.
Now, there were still about three months before the Five Sect Grand Competition mentioned by Jinchi, which was enough time for Liu Bai to raise his cultivation.
Once his cultivation reached Spirit Disaster, he could be confident in standing out. After all, participants in the Five Sect Grand Competition were all below Sovereign Realm.
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