《Master of Jade Cauldron》Book 2 Chapter 98 - Prosperity Realm - Day 2 Sun 2 & 3.
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The moment Long Feng and the Ying sisters entered the spiralling portal, their vision on the surrounding quickly changed into a cave appearance. And the next second, the Spiralling portal vanished from their sight. "I guess this portal is only the entrance. We will need to find another portal if we wish to get out from here." Long Feng says as he looked at the Ying sisters. Huang Ying and Long Feng soon tried to use their Geology Map in this place, but receive no reaction in return.
"This place is weird. It has a very tangible feeling of a cave, but in the same time, it could not be read by the Geology Map skill." Huang Ying makes her analyse as she found out that she could read nothing over here. This cave supposed to be dark because there is no hint of lighting could be seen between the cracks, yet it was so brightly illuminated, that one will not felt he was within a cave.
The trio soon started to walk and explore the cave, which is almost as huge as the habitat they used to stay within before it was damaged by the Gigantic Wooden Beast. The cave channels to many different parts of the tunnel, and with each step the trio walk, they leave a mark to indicates which tunnel they had explored before.
The soon realized that there were circling within the tunnel, and on top of that, it is not a single circle if the tunnel but at least five to ten circles. If they continued to circle this tunnel without a solution, they will soon be exhausted in both mind and body before they are dead. Up to now, not even a single corpse, item, chipped rocks could be felt within their way. The tunnels are opened wide along their way, and no matter how fast or slow they go, the tunnel still looked the same.
"This is not good, if we continue like this, we will be exhausted before we reach our target!" Long Feng turned around and looked at the Ying sisters, he called out to them, but the two figure did not reply his words. Soon, they walk pass through Long Feng without noticing Long Feng is by their side, and with a swing of his hand, Long Feng attempts to grab a hold of Yue Ying's shoulder.
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But his swing of a palm only touched the air, as the figure starts to vanish from his sight, as it turns into a dangerous atmosphere. "Damn! Now I know what happened. We are all trapped within a formation! This is the test that will see are we qualified to obtain the [Fake Chariot Heaven Stead]!" Long Feng quickly calm down his mind as he was forced to face the attacking prowess that came from the Formation Defensive Mechanism.
His surrounding of the cave quickly turns into a circle of flame, with a piece of stone on his feet while all the surrounding of him turned into Lava. A tongue of fire is released from everywhere, and as they get closer to Long Feng, the duration of each Tongue of Fire become even hotter, and deadlier. Long Feng withdraws the White Stone Pill Cauldron in his hand, as he utilized his Cauldron Harnessing Art to absorb and refine the Fire Element released by the formation.
Instead of being forced into a difficult situation, the formation actually has its strength absorbed by Long Feng to temper his own Red Fire Stage Foundation instead. The tongue of fire that had been absorbed into the cauldron quickly turned into a Fire Pill that burns as it floats on the air, and without any hesitation, Long Feng swallowed the Pill to allows the fire element that no longer destructive to entered his Element Storage and temper his Fire Element Foundation.
Without bothering the remaining empty threats that come from the Formation Defensive Mechanism, Long Feng take his advantageous situation to quickly refine and temper his Fire Element Foundation, until the defensive mechanism went overheat. But the formation did not stop there. The second defensive mechanism quickly went active, and the next moment, another Elemental started to appears within the formation.
The water around the formation circle soon raises at waist level, as Long Feng is started to panic from being put into this situation. "This is not good, the formation seems to try to drown me within with the strength of Water Elemental!" Long Feng worries getting deeper as the water started to raise up to his shoulder level, he soon submerged into the water formation, while floating within the water sphere.
"What can I do to face this stage?" Long Feng was worried, as the table of the Five Major Elemental quickly runs in his mind. Soon, the Generating and the Overcoming meanings that he used to read from the Temperament Sutra came into his mind.
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"Wood feeds Fire,
Fire creates Earth (Ashes),
Earth bears Metal,
Metal collects Water,
Water nourishes Wood!"
"Woods part Earth,
Earth dams Water,
Water extinguishes Fire,
Fire melts Metal,
Metal chops the Wood!"
"Since the Fire Defensive Mechanism had been used to nourished my Fire Elemental Foundation, I will use this Water Defensive Mechanism to nourish my Wood Elemental Foundation!" Long Feng immediately generates a Seed that was formed from his Wood Element to be exposed with the strong resistance of the Water Elemental.
The Wood Elemental Seed soon was drowned in the water, as the circle of protection created by Long Feng soon invaded by the water element. With both Seed and Long Feng had been drowned by the water as the pressure started to grow, Long Feng used his utmost capability to protect himself and also the weak little seed.
Soon, the seeds begin to germinate. Two small little pieces of leaves started to grows as it absorbs all the nourishment comes from the water, as it quickly getting greener and lusher. Leaves started to grows one at a time, and soon, it becomes a small little sapling, with almost fifty or more leaves growing and it doesn't stop there. The sapling soon grows taller and thicker, while the leaves continue to become even wider, almost comparable to how a big a Jackfruit could grow.
The leaves starting to grow into a similar size in wide and length, and as the colour of each single leaves gets even, it could be seen that at least thousand pieces of leaves are scattered along the sapling, as it begins to grow into a full-fledged young Oak Tree. Soon, the roots of the tree that had been absorbing the water without stopping, starts to have a drastic change. Every single root begins to become thicker, at least the size of a human body, as it grows without any restraint.
Just in that short moment, from being protected by Long Feng, in exchange, the Oak Tree begins to protect its owner from any visible harm. A layer of protection appears around Long Feng as he was unconsciously absorbed into the side of the tree as the Water Defensive Mechanism still unable to accept its defeat. More water had been released within the formation, but the moment it appears, it automatically flows into the root of the Oak Tree, and become a nourishment for the tree.
Minutes later, the water sphere finally admitting its defeat, as the protective layer of the bubble burst, leaving only the Oak Tree and its owner standing in the middle of the formation. But when Long Feng thinks that it is over, the Formation actually yet to give up! Another Defensive mechanism actually activates, and this time, this is no simple formation! The surrounding of Long Feng soon changed from a void into a battlefield, with at least hundred thousand of warhorses is stepping across the battlefield!
The ground shakes in fear from all the might of each gallop these warhorses made, and on top of each single horse, a being with the appearance of a hooded soldier fully equipped with heavy battle armour, holding a sword at its left and a trident on its right, with one more battle-axe on its back. The overbearing aura released by each single horsemen could easily press Long Feng to pitifully crawls on the ground without a hint of capability to resist.
Long Feng has no choice but to push his capability to his limits, as he used this move to defend himself against this kind of trials! "Devourer Intent - Total Desolation!" Long Feng's Fake Domain quickly released around him as the land void of any vegetation, became even desolated with not even a single hint of energy within. "HUR!!!" one of the horseman charge over to where Long Feng stands with the right hand held high! The trident is pointing at Long Feng, with the intention to skewers the man who causes the land to become even more desolate.
"Bring it on! I will see how strong you are to totally rule over this land!" Long Feng withdraws the Weapon Devourer Void Log and attempts to clash with the horseman's trident. Like a tool that been starved with more than a month, the Weapon Devourer Void Log was aimed at the trident with the intent to devour! But the moment the two weapons clashed, Long Feng is actually pushed back like a loosen arrow, with the Log speaking his mind.
"WHY! WHY CAN'T I EAT THAT DAMN TRIDENT!"
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