A little bit of water vapor seeped out from the damp stone wall, and then flowed along the surface of the upside-down crystal stalagmites, which were large in size and small in size at the bottom. A drop of translucent stalactite gathered at the tip!
"Tick tock!"
And just when this drop of stone milk had finished condensing, it was about to separate from the tip of the stalagmite and fall towards the milky white pool below.
"Buzz!"
A ray of earth-yellow light emerged and swept across the tip of the crystal stalagmite. This drop of water-like stone milk instantly seemed to be sealed by a force, turning into an earth-yellow color and solidifying!
"Tick tock!"
It wasn't until a few seconds later that the earthy yellow light disappeared and then it fell into the pool below again, causing a circle of ripples!
"Finally, a breakthrough!"
Next to the Stone Milk Pond, Ji Ye was sitting cross-legged on the ground with slight fatigue in his eyes.
"Mastery of "Earth and Stone Art"!"
After half a day of practice that consumed his experience, he finally upgraded his second skill to the level of "mastery".
"Spiritual power level: fifth level of metamorphosis!"
Correspondingly, there is also the level of "spiritual power", which has finally reached the "fifth level of mortal transformation", a key point where there is a certain qualitative change.
In this place of inheritance, "mental power", in addition to being used for mental attacks, actually has another function, which is to enhance people's thinking and reaction speed and even the acuity of the five senses.
This is why Ji Ye was able to perform the difficult operation of "crushing" the arrow in the air with the tip of the black snake sword when faced with the "blue light rune arrow" shot by the Yingren at high speed in the sea. Knowing that this is actually not far different from hitting a high-speed flying bullet with the tip of a sword!
However, Ji Ye did this before by relying on his eyes to see the opponent's movements first, and if the opponent attacked from behind, it would be difficult for him to react in time.
In fact, you can't even rely on the sound of wind in the air to tell the difference.
Because Yingren's "green light arrows" seem to be able to ignore gravity and air resistance, the sound of breaking through the air is very slight, and the arrows shot by the commander-level Yingren fly even faster than the speed of sound.
Ji Ye also found out later that when he first encountered the Yingren Commander's attack on the edge of the cliff, Lu Zhishen did not rely on the sound of the wind to determine the location of the arrow.
Instead, he discovered the green light in the mist after being reminded by him, and then used his super reflexes to smash the arrow away.
However, after reaching the fifth level of spiritual transformation, Ji Ye has now acquired an ability similar to a "sixth sense" and can detect abnormalities within a certain range.
"Remote perception" is the "qualitative change" of his spiritual power entering the fifth level of transformation!
Now, even if Yingren attacks from behind, Ji Ye has the ability to avoid vital points. Combined with his "healing" talent, he is undoubtedly confident!
However, let’s talk about the Yingren sneak attack!
"Yingman, is there still no movement?"
After completing the breakthrough, Ji Ye walked out of the cave now named "Stone Milk Cave" and looked up at the sky where the sun had begun to set.
Now half a day has passed since the second batch of players went offline. Ji Ye naturally did not go offline and did not waste time. He chose to practice breakthroughs in this cave that is rich in earth energy.
At the same time, he is stationed here to prevent the Yingren from making any changes.
In fact, the village itself was not that afraid of Yingren's surprise attack. After all, the defense was very tight, and there was even more than one fort.
What is more troublesome is actually the resource points everywhere, such as "red fruit, earth milk" and other resources that can directly increase the strength. If they are seized or destroyed by the Ying people, the losses will undoubtedly be very heavy.
"not yet!"
The village soldier and his two guards who were guarding outside answered.
"Collect all the stone milk and go back to the village first. Be careful tonight!"
Ji Ye frowned slightly.
However, the stone milk can be collected, and the red fruit is a key surveillance area because it is close to the Yingren. Strictly speaking, there is no need to worry.
What is really difficult to deal with are the resources originally on the alien territory.
For example, because the Purple Wood in the Forest Monster Clan's stronghold cannot be moved, they can only send people to garrison it, which gives the Ying people the conditions for a "raid".
"Perhaps, we also need to form a more professional scout and sentinel type of troops!"
With this thought in his mind, Ji Ye returned to the stronghold with two personal guards.
Theoretically, he can choose to defend outside. With his dual fifth-level strength and a bunch of items containing extraordinary power, if Yingren really makes a sneak attack, it will be absolutely unlucky to run into him!
However, Yingren's "raid" is only a possibility, and the target of the raid cannot be determined in advance, so it is undoubtedly more appropriate for him to sit in the village and bring people to support him if the situation arises.
In addition, another thing that happened when he returned to the village was that his "fusion" talent had cooled down again.
The last time "fusion" healed the jade pendant was unexpectedly short, and by this time it had already cooled down.
And it's not dark yet, so Yingren won't be in such a hurry even if he makes a surprise attack.
So there is enough time to use the "fusion" talent once.
But what to fuse
Ji Ye had two choices in his mind.
One is the two purple wood sticks of excellent quality at the fifth level that were obtained by killing the king of forest monsters. In theory, after fusion, one should be able to obtain a "perfect grade" sacrifice.
The other one is a bit strange, that is, the "Earth and Stone Art" that he has just cultivated to the "mastery" level is fused, and the target of the fusion is the "Tiangang Five Thunder Zhengfa" he obtained from Gongsun Sheng.
"Five Thunder Tiangang Zhengfa" belongs to Master Gongsun Sheng, the most core skill of the suspected legendary Luo Zhenren lineage. It is also the reason why Gongsun Sheng, who is not very popular, was able to pass the "perfect" quality sacrifice assessment and come to Erlong Mountain!
What are the "Five Thunders"
But it is not the "lightning" that many people think.
In fact, the "Five Thunders" of Taoism are "Heavenly Thunder, Land Mine, Water Thunder, Divine Thunder, and Social Thunder"!
"Heavenly thunder controls the order of heaven and fortune in the four seasons, governs calamity and fortune, captures and cures heavenly demons and demons, and eliminates plagues."
"The mines are responsible for the creation of all things, nourishing the grains, sweeping away insects and locusts, cutting down mountain spirits and stone monsters, clearing mountains of miasma, freeing dead souls, and controlling the earth."
These two types of lightning are directly related to "Heavenly Tribulation and Creation", and are obviously not something that can be fully grasped at the current level!
And the third type, "thunders, are mainly responsible for causing rain by thunder, relieving droughts, and eradicating dragons, poisonous snakes, and evil mirages."
This kind of thunder method is undoubtedly very similar to the conventional understanding of "thunder".
But there are differences.
Because in addition to "thunder and rain", this thunder method also specifically targets aquatic creatures.
If Ji Qian mastered this "Water and Thunder Technique", then when fighting against the mirage tribe, he would probably be able to kill a large number of people with one thunderbolt. Even "Dragon" would be restrained by this thunder technique!
Of course, Ji Ye feels that this kind of restraint actually requires two explanations. The real truth is that whoever is stronger should restrain the other!
And the fourth type "those who use social thunder can summon the gods"!
The golden-armored heavenly generals invited by Gongsun Sheng before when he arrived, as well as the heavenly soldiers summoned with talismans, actually belong to this kind of "thunder method"!
And the last "Thunder God, the thunder of the five elements, is responsible for killing and punishing."
There is a saying in "The Biography of Jigong": "The so-called 'Five thunders strike from heaven', metal, wood, water, fire and earth are called five thunders!"
There is a certain conflict between "Earth and Stone Jue" and "Tiangang Five Thunder Zhengfa" and they cannot be practiced together directly. However, from this point of view, it is undoubtedly not absolutely incompatible.
"Integrate the skills!"
Finally, Ji Ye made a choice.
There is no rush for a perfect-level "sacrifice". After all, a simple "sacrifice" cannot be sacrificed, and a corresponding level of "soul of civilization" is needed.
All the foreign races near Erlong Mountain were wiped out except for the mirage clan, and only half of the mirage clan was left. Even if there were more resources in the ocean, it would be difficult to produce a fifth-level leader in a short time. Too likely.
Therefore, this soul of civilization can only be said to be obtained from the Yingren.
In this case, there is obviously no point in rushing to "fuse" the sacrifices. It is impossible to recruit another outstanding person to improve the strength before the official war with Yingren, so merging "skills" is a more appropriate choice.
Because both techniques had already been mastered in him, Ji Ye only needed to sit cross-legged on the ground to activate the fusion.
With the white light rising from his body, about half an hour later, he obtained the result of this fusion.
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Level: Metamorphosis
Grade: Excellent
Explanation: The branch skills obtained after fusing "Earth and Stone Jue" into "Five Thunder Tiangang Zhengfa". After condensing the "Earth Thunder Power" in the spleen, you can use this to control the "Earth Qi" and perform the "Shrink the Earth to an Inch" "Taoist magical powers" such as whipping mountains and moving rocks!