Chapter 342: Chapter 283: Five Internal Gods, Chang Zai (Day 10, Check-in!)
“The five internal organs—heart, lungs, liver, spleen, and kidneys—each have their own Five Internal Gods Containing God: Dan Yuan, Hao Hua, Dragon Smoke, Chang Zai, and Xuan Ming.
At the same time, they each represent the Five Elements: fire, metal, wood, earth, and water.
Before acquiring the Fire Transformation Pearl, Wang Sheng was waiting for the progress of the Five Internal Gods Containing God, after which he could control the power of the Five Elements.
This time with the breakthrough of Five Internal Organs Containing God, Wang Sheng felt a profound energy emanating from his spleen, which had become enhanced, capable of containing more power—both Qi-Blood and Divine Thought.
‘A profound strength, the body’s defensive power has increased, protection has become stronger, and it is the spleen, thus it must be the spleen’s god, Chang Zai!’
Chang Zai represents the central Earth Qi, symbolizing the constant presence of the four seasons’ energy, hence its name deriving from constancy.
Likewise, Earth Qi is the most stable and profound attribute, thus being called the central attribute, solidifying all directions.
The first to awaken, Wang Sheng wasn’t particularly surprised, but the only problem was this awakening.
Since the Earth Qi inside him had already finished enhancing his body, it slowly receded, contracting back into the spleen, and logically, the next attribute should have appeared.
However, no new power emerged.
Moreover, a new progress bar appeared.
‘Five Internal Organs Containing God Awakening One: 1%’
Seeing this progress bar, feeling his body’s condition, Wang Sheng roughly understood what kind of situation had occurred.
‘This phase, the awakening of the Five Internal Gods isn’t simultaneous, but one by one?’
Wang Sheng felt as though he had just narrowly escaped a disaster at Ghost Gate.
The power of the Five Elements, although not necessarily needing absolute balance, cannot have any element excessively predominant.
Even for ordinary people, an imbalance of the Five Elements means minor illnesses at best, or numerous disasters at worst.
This is still for ordinary people, let alone cultivators… While there are no real cultivators, Wang Sheng was certain, it would definitely not end well.
An imbalance of the Five Elements, in a world with the Five Elements, is inherently a terrifying thing.
And cultivators would amplify these consequences countless times.
Even without experience, but having heard about the Five Qi Chaoyuan, he practiced Inner Core Skill with great caution.
‘Thankfully, the presence of a progress bar.’
Wang Sheng knew that the current imbalance of the Five Elements within him was probably severe, and the Five Internal Gods Containing God were more complex than they seemed.
They are also gods of the Five Elements, each representing a form of extremity.
Not only that, but the spleen harbors intent; if the intent is strong, it can enhance memory, thinking, and intelligence, making thoughts quicker.
This seems beneficial, but it’s a singular enhancement.
If the spleen is too powerful, it will suppress the other four organs; within the other organs, the germinating Five Internal Gods Containing God represent Spirit and Soul.
Their simultaneous emergence would certainly be beneficial for Wang Sheng, as the division of mental and spiritual efforts can better integrate his complex powers; the smooth use of his powers, aside from the progress bar, definitely owes much to the Five Internal Gods.
But if one aspect becomes too dominant and causes suppression…
Suddenly, Wang Sheng felt that he might have underestimated how terrifying this situation could be.
‘That is to say, the imbalance of my five organs might not only cause the collapse of my body and Qi-Blood, but also a mental breakdown…’
‘Perhaps there are other ways to deal with this situation, but I am unaware; thankfully, the progress bar helps ensure that won’t be destroyed… However, without the progress bar, I might not even consider it.’
Once again, Wang Sheng felt fortunate; some things indeed align with the rule that each event has its timing.
The Earth Qi of the spleen, the awakening of Chang Zai, causing an imbalance of the Five Elements—originally, without means to handle it, it would be disastrous, but the emergence of the Five Internal Gods Containing God and the involvement of the progress bar ultimately maintained safety.
Turning this situation into a positive.
After calming down for a good while, Wang Sheng extracted himself from the frightful emotions.
The event had already unfolded, so there was no need to dwell on it further.
Now, the most important thing was to see what kind of Divine Skills are available after the awakening of Five Internal Organs Containing God. Chang Zai.
Wang Sheng tried to summon the presence of ‘Chang Zai.’
His Divine Thought stirred slightly, and a nimble silhouette appeared beside him. It had no physical form, seemingly just a cluster of gas, almost as if it didn’t exist.
Wang Sheng knew that this was the derivative of his consciousness, representing many things.
Divine Thought was the primary force commanded by Chang Zai.
Yet, this command seemed somewhat different; after all, Chang Zai also represents the earth attribute of his Five Internal Gods, leaning more towards defense.
With just a thought, a yellowish shield appeared on Wang Sheng, which might not achieve the impenetrable defense of golden light from Immune to All Techniques, but its defensive power was noteworthy.
Next was an earth-attribute Divine Skill akin to Moving Mountain!
After using Chang Zai, it seemed to possess endless strength, capable of easily moving mountains and overturning seas.
If desired, Wang Sheng could even condense a mighty mountain on his own to suppress all enemies. He did want to give it a try, but—
Soon after using Moving Mountain, Wang Sheng felt a warning from his body.
He didn’t hesitate and immediately retracted Chang Zai.
‘Indeed, an imbalance of the Five Elements subjects one to significant constraints!’
The bodily warning had indeed informed Wang Sheng that Chang Zai could not be used for too long, as it might cause more severe imbalances.”
Therefore, Chang Zai’s current usage time had certain limitations.
It wasn’t just about summoning.
In fact, Chang Zai was an extension of Wang Sheng’s own will; even without summoning it, Wang Sheng could still utilize the full strength of Chang Zai.
This usage also shared the same time constraints as summoning.
“Although it’s powerful, its time is tightly constrained; it’s not something that can be used casually. Currently, it can be considered a trump card,”
“Even so, it’s still powerful enough. This Divine Skill is not simple at all. Even if I can’t use Chang Zai, I can still use a simpler Earth Qi.”
Chang Zai represented the limit; even without its presence, Wang Sheng could use Earth Qi.
Of course, the current Earth Qi wasn’t very useful.
After all, it had just awakened. Perhaps one day, this power could be significantly enhanced, and just its normal state could display abilities comparable to Divine Skills.
However, these were still quite far from Wang Sheng for now.
What he needed to do now was to awaken all Five Internal Gods first and restore balance to his Five Elements.
After all, it wasn’t good to have such a hidden danger.
So, after the awakening, Wang Sheng continued his cultivation in seclusion while also testing how long Chang Zai could now exist at a time and how soon after using it he could use it again.
These details were crucial to know; not being aware of them in battle could lead to significant problems.
But these things were easy to test. A day later, Wang Sheng clearly understood some of Chang Zai’s limitations.
Each appearance lasted about three minutes. Then, if he wanted to use it again, he had to wait for his spleen to regain a certain balance, which currently took about one to three hours.
The amount of power used affected the recovery time.
And all these could improve as the progress of the Five Internal Gods improved.
“Not bad, with three minutes, I can eliminate quite a few enemies.”
Moreover, he only tested its use in the Spirit World.
It proved that as an embodiment of will, Chang Zai could be used without any issues in the Spirit World.
When using it, Wang Sheng could clearly feel his body, where the spirit and flesh were closely connected. Chang Zai’s actions during this time felt entirely normal.
“I wonder if I could use this method to actively return if Heavenly Father pulls me into that Spirit World.”
Although entering the Spirit World where Heavenly Father was, Wang Sheng had nothing to fear.
But if he could control the initiative, it would undoubtedly be a good thing.
Thinking of this, although he felt that it was a risky idea, Wang Sheng secretly hoped Heavenly Father would pull him in again, just to test it.
Unfortunately, since the last battle in Zhongzhou, he had not seen Heavenly Father again.
Zhu Xiao hadn’t sent any messages either, apparently having no news about Heavenly Father.
Even if such an idea was risky, it couldn’t be realized for the time being.
Being able to use it in the Spirit World was already enough.
Five Internal Gods. Chang Zai had given him plenty of surprises.
Although only one had awakened, it had significantly enhanced his combat power, and Chang Zai’s combat power was not weak.
Three minutes, but these three minutes surpassed the top combat power of a Great Grandmaster.
Whether Wang Sheng himself used this Divine Skill or allowed Chang Zai to come out, both greatly aided in combat.
And also, because he directly summoned Chang Zai in the Spirit directly, it led him to consider a possibility.
“Chang Zai, can you hold the sword?”
Wang Sheng’s flying sword, one of its forms was the Spiritual Flying Sword, theoretically appearing from the spiritual will and could absorb a lot of power. So, could the flying sword be nurtured by Chang Zai?
Moreover, nurturing it in the state of the Spiritual Flying Sword wouldn’t destroy the metal structure of the sword in its physical state.
Thinking of these, Wang Sheng moved the flying sword with his Divine Thought, slowly shifting it.
For a long time, the flying sword appeared in Chang Zai’s arms in its spiritual state.
Chang Zai holding the sword, nurturing, completed!
Even though it was just the beginning, Wang Sheng felt the flying sword gradually changing and evolving in a good direction, and once the metamorphosis was complete, this flying sword might become even more formidable.
Seeing this scene, Wang Sheng thought even more.
“When will the other four Five Internal Gods and three other flying swords appear?”
Since this had happened, it wasn’t too much for him to wish for a set of Five Elements Flying Swords, was it?
Unfortunately, the Five Internal Gods needed to follow a process, but the other three flying swords might take some time.
After all, it had been a long time since he had seen the Blood Locust King.
But Wang Sheng believed that the Blood Locust King would definitely appear; it was not a creature that kept quiet.
And all he had to do was keep cultivating in seclusion, quietly waiting for it to appear.
However, Wang Sheng didn’t wait for any news from the Blood Locust King; instead, he received a message from Zhu Xiao.
“It seems that outsiders have entered the gate!”
(Day 10000, check-in!)