The Art of Chaotic Divinity

Chapter 356: Conceptions of the Five Elements!

"F-Five bottles!!!"

Master Jing Xuan's eyes twitched sharply. He was stunned at first, but then he burst into hearty laughter. "Good, good, good! This is excellent! Selling these five bottles together will definitely fetch an astronomical price!"

Ling Feng placed the remaining four porcelain bottles on the table. "Then, I will leave it to you, Master."

After inspecting each porcelain bottle, Master Jing Xuan nodded and smiled. "Hmm, each bottle's concentration of water attribute spiritual energy is about the same, and they all contain a trace of rule-based power. Are you sure you want to entrust these to our Tianmeng Chamber of Commerce for auction?"

"Of course, I completely trust Tianmeng's reputation. There's no need for further discussion," Ling Feng replied with a faint smile.

"Very well. In that case, I'll take on this deal. We'll set the starting bid at 200,000 high-grade elemental stones. How does that sound to you?" Master Jing Xuan asked.

Ling Feng's pupils slightly contracted. Last time, the starting bid for twelve medicinal pills combined was only 100,000 high-grade elemental stones!

It seems like my chances of obtaining the Dragon Blood Sacred Fruit this time are promising!

"I'll leave everything to your judgment, Master Jing Xuan."

Ling Feng said with a light smile. This price had already far exceeded his expectations, so he had no reason to be dissatisfied.

"Great! You are indeed straightforward and decisive!"

Master Jing Xuan took out a golden token from his dimensional ring and wrote a receipt, imprinting it with the golden seal of the Tianmeng Auction House. He handed both items to Ling Feng. "This is our token and receipt. Please keep them safe. Our auction house only recognizes the token. If you lose it, I won't be able to help you."

Master Jing Xuan paused for a moment before continuing, "Additionally, according to our rules, we usually take a ten percent commission on auctioned items. However, to show our sincerity, I will personally ensure that we only take the registration fee as our profit. How does that sound?"

After all, Yan Cangtian had previously sold twelve ancient medicinal pills directly to the Tianmeng Chamber of Commerce without hesitation. This made Master Jing Xuan suspect that Ling Feng's master must be a significant figure in the empire. Moreover, Ling Feng had appeared with the young lady of the Cangqiong Sect, Yue Yunlan. Naturally, he had to show due respect.

"Thank you very much, Master Jing Xuan."

Ling Feng did a fist-and-palm salute. After carefully storing the token and receipt, he exchanged a few more words with Master Jing Xuan before leaving the Tianmeng Chamber of Commerce with Yue Yunlan and her maid.

Watching Ling Feng and his companions walk away, Master Jing Xuan gazed at the five bottles of holy water on the table and couldn't help but take in a deep breath.

"What a treasure! This is definitely a lucrative deal. Haha, this mysterious master and disciple duo is truly my lucky star, hahaha..."

According to the chamber's rules, any deal he handled would also earn him a commission. Even a small percentage was enough to keep Master Jing Xuan comfortable for quite some time.

...

"Mr. Ling, you’ve really struck it rich this time!"

Qiao Qiao couldn't hold back her excitement on their way back to Tianwei Academy. She had personally entered the Five Elements Heavenly Palace and witnessed rivers of holy water inside.

Whenever they needed money, they could simply fill a few bottles and sell them, raking in crystal coins and elemental stones!

"It's just that rarity increases value. If we sold an entire river at once, it would be worthless," Ling Feng replied with a faint smile, though he was secretly delighted.

At least from now on, he wouldn't have to worry about crystal coins.

Moreover, properly utilizing the resources within the Five Elements Heavenly Palace could significantly boost the overall strength of the Wenxian Sect!

Qiao Qiao stuck out her tongue and added, "When you manage to buy the Dragon Blood Sacred Fruit, don't forget my lady's kindness!"

"Uh..." Ling Feng paused and glanced at Yue Yunlan before nodding. "Yes, if it weren't for Miss Yue's suggestion, I would have missed this opportunity."

Yue Yunlan's pretty face flushed slightly as she gave Qiao Qiao a sidelong glance and bit her lip. "Mr. Ling is treating my father's illness. This is just a mutual favor; there's no need to dwell on it."

"Mhmm..."

Ling Feng nodded, and the atmosphere grew silent. The two of them walked side by side, but neither knew what to say next.

"This idiot!"

Qiao Qiao watched anxiously from the side, thinking that Ling Feng was truly dense. Faced with such a beautiful lady like Miss Yue, couldn’t he find some topics to please her?

This is really wearing me out!

Qiao Qiao facepalmed herself, feeling a wave of helplessness. Perhaps this is what they meant by "The emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is.[1]"

...

Three days passed in a blur.

During these days, Ling Feng was busy with the sword team's training during the day, and he didn't neglect some of the more important courses either.

Of course, he didn't miss a single class of imperial history taught by the beautiful mentor, Su Qingxuan. After all, it was part of the agreement he had with Su Qingxuan.

In the evenings, after finishing his cultivation using the Human Dao Eye, Ling Feng would enter the Five Elements Heavenly Palace to comprehend the conception of the various elemental attributes within.

According to the martial arts theory mentor and Leng Jianfeng, martial artists cultivated different attributes of true qi, otherwise known as elemental qi, based on their physiques. As they deepened their understanding and mastery of these attributes, they could start to comprehend the conception of these attributes.

For example, when Ling Feng was practicing The Ninefold Ocean-Guarding Fist, he experienced a conception similar to the "Great River Accompanies the Rising Tide," which was a type of water conception.

However, at that time, Ling Feng didn't understand it. He could only briefly enter this state because of the fist art, so it didn't count as truly comprehending the water conception.

For ordinary martial artists, concepts like blade will and sword will were too high a threshold to grasp, but the concepts of attributes were relatively easier to approach and comprehend.

If two martial artists had opened fifty meridian gates, and one had mastered the conception of an attribute while the other hadn't, the difference in their capabilities would be immediately apparent.

Moreover, the conceptions of attributes interacted with each other in cycles of dominance and suppression, such as water overcoming fire, fire overcoming wood, wood overcoming earth, wind overcoming lightning, and so on.

Ling Feng, with the Five Elements Heavenly Palace, was in a uniquely advantageous environment for comprehending the conceptions of the five elements. His progress was naturally rapid.

In three days, Ling Feng first comprehended the conception of fire, then the conception of water. As for the conceptions of metal, wood, and earth, he had only just touched the threshold. Perhaps because he hadn't done spirit infusion using their respective spiritual objects, comprehending them was much more difficult than water and fire essences, and he could only be considered to have a preliminary understanding.

It had to be said that the elemental realm, filled with the power of the five elements, provided a heaven-defying boost for understanding conceptions.

The Five Elements Heavenly Palace, a treasured item of pseudo-celestial artifact level, truly lived up to its reputation. With it, Ling Feng believed that it wouldn't take long before he could fully comprehend the conceptions of the five elements. When that happened, he wouldn't have to worry about being at a disadvantage in conception comprehension against martial artists of the same tier.

1. This is a Chinese saying meaning that the people involved in a matter are not anxious but the people watching are ☜