Amidst the wails of many cultivators, Xiao Fei felt a surge of nervous excitement, like a young boy on his first date, his heart pounding with anticipation.
Just as all the Heavenly Fire Golden Lotuses withered, the ground in the center of the Nine Yang Cave cracked open, and a vibrant green sprout broke through the soil.
When this sprout first emerged, it was only the size of an arm. As it grew upwards, it became taller and thicker, now thicker than a thigh.
At the tip of this sprout was a massive bud. When the sprout reached a height of over ten feet, the bud slowly unfurled.
This scene had long since captivated everyone in the Nine Yang Cave. They all rushed over to witness it, simultaneously contemplating whether they could snatch some benefits.
As the new overlord of the Nine Yang Cave, Xiao Fei naturally had to stand at the very front of the crowd to display his status as a ruler.
Shui Ruoyun, following Hong Wende and others, also stood in a prominent position.
If there were any real benefits, these individuals would be the first to claim them. Only after they had their fill would the leftovers be passed on to those behind them.
At this moment, everyone held their breath, awaiting the next development.
The outer petals of the bud opened layer by layer, revealing the lotus seedpod within.
The lotus root, hidden beneath the ground, began to rapidly lose its immortal energy the moment the petals opened, injecting it into the Lotus King.
The lotus root, completely drained of immortal energy, withered quickly and eventually turned into ordinary dust.
Of course, the more than 100 people watching at this moment were completely unaware of the changes happening to the lotus root underground.
They only saw five lotus seeds rapidly forming within the seedpod, growing at a visible rate.
These five lotus seeds were of five colors: green, red, yellow, white, and black, representing the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.
At the very back of the crowd, the immortal sense of True Immortal Shou Yang was also quietly observing the situation.
However, he did not reveal himself, remaining hidden in the shadows, waiting to see what would unfold, his intentions unknown.
At this moment, the five lotus seeds had grown to the size of fists, embedded in the seedpod like five brilliantly shining gems.
Suddenly, a powerful suction force emanated from the lotus seeds.
This suction force was rather unusual; it did not pull people towards it, nor did it absorb the immortal energy and vital blood within their bodies.
It seemed to be a force specifically targeting the laws of the five elements.
Xiao Fei, standing at the very front, was naturally the first to suffer.
Attracted by this force, the laws of wood and water within his body surged forth, and two law runes appeared above his head, about to leave Xiao Fei and pounce towards the five lotus seeds ahead.
He had never dreamed that this rare opportunity to be an overlord, to stand at the very front, would bring him not benefits, but disaster.
At the same moment, those standing behind Xiao Fei also fell victim.
First was Shui Ruoyun; she comprehended the law of water, which was now being drawn out of her body by the Lotus King.
Among the crowd behind her, the laws of wood, fire, and earth were also rising.
After a prolonged struggle with the Lotus King, Xiao Fei was ultimately unable to overcome it. His laws of water and wood were absorbed by the Lotus King and fell into the lotus seeds.
Instantly losing two laws, Xiao Fei felt extremely weak and could only weakly sit on the ground.
Fortunately, he had comprehended many laws; after losing two, he still had others to support him, otherwise, his life might have been in danger.
At this moment, he saw Shui Ruoyun's law of water being drawn away. She directly fainted and was then engulfed by the Heavenly Fire, turning into a blazing inferno.
In the crowd behind, the cultivators who had their laws drawn out earlier also fainted like Shui Ruoyun, and were then consumed by the Heavenly Fire within the cave.
Xiao Fei discovered that the cultivators in the crowd who possessed the laws of wood, fire, earth, and metal were all those who had been captured and brought in again by True Immortal Shou Yang after the death of Boss He and his group.
At this point, even a fool would understand that the reason Boss He and his group entered the Heavenly Fire Cave was a conspiracy long planned by the Yingyue Cave Heaven.
All cultivators in the world, after reaching the Void Refining stage, had to begin comprehending laws.
And there were numerous laws in the world, while human energy was limited. Under normal circumstances, each person would focus on comprehending only one law.
The more powerful a law, the harder it was to comprehend. For laws like the Five Elements, comprehending even one was considered a mark of a heaven-favored prodigy.
Finding five Earth Immortals who had comprehended the laws of the Five Elements was not easy.
The Yingyue Cave Heaven should have calculated Boss He and his group long ago, bringing them in to complete the Five Elements.
It was just that they did not expect Boss He to die because he offended Xiao Fei.
This forced the Yingyue Cave Heaven to find replacements from outside.
By the time Xiao Fei figured out these connections, the burning fireballs on the ground had extinguished, leaving only a trace of ash.
The five lotus seeds in the seedpod had become even more radiant after absorbing the Five Elements laws, with profound runes flowing within them.
As Xiao Fei struggled to stand up, intending to seize the fruits of victory,
Just then, a powerful pressure emanated from the rear of the crowd.
Everyone turned to look, and it was True Immortal Shou Yang, who was responsible for guarding the Nine Yang Cave, walking from behind.
Upon seeing True Immortal Shou Yang arrive, everyone consciously moved aside, leaving a wide path in the middle.
Xiao Fei watched as True Immortal Shou Yang strode towards the Lotus King, getting closer and closer.
At this moment, any slight movement from him could lead to his immediate death.
Xiao Fei's mind raced through countless thoughts on how to take away this Lotus King without exposing his spatial artifact.
However, he was now under the watchful eye of a True Immortal, and every move he made was difficult to escape the other party's immortal sense.
"Rumble..."
Just as Xiao Fei was at a loss for a solution, intense fighting sounds erupted from outside the Nine Yang Cave.
True Immortal Shou Yang's expression changed, and he immediately quickened his pace. A hand condensed from immortal energy appeared out of thin air and reached for the Lotus King.
The large hand grasped the stem of the big lotus seedpod, snapped it off with a gentle twist, and held it in his hand.
Xiao Fei, slumped on the ground, could only swallow his saliva dryly at this sight.
Facing a True Immortal expert, even if he rushed forward to fight desperately, he still wouldn't be able to obtain this Lotus King.
Just as Xiao Fei's hope began to fade, a white light suddenly flew in from outside, piercing through the flames in the cave and striking the large hand condensed from immortal energy.
The large hand shattered instantly, and the big lotus seedpod fell to the ground.
"Hahaha... It's truly better to arrive early than on time."
"Fellow Daoist Shou Yang, upon learning that you were searching everywhere for Earth Immortals who comprehended the Five Elements laws, I guessed that your Lotus King was about to emerge."
At this moment, two men in white robes, one fat and one thin, walked in from outside the cave, seemingly having planned this in advance.
"Do you truly wish to be enemies with our Yingyue Cave Heaven?"
Seeing the two men, True Immortal Shou Yang immediately became fully alert and shouted, asking.
"Fellow Daoist Shou Yang, that statement is a bit too distant. Treasures under heaven belong to the virtuous. Those lacking virtue will suffer the consequences.
We have come to bravely bear this karma for you, Fellow Daoist Shou Yang."
As the two men in white spoke, they advanced, about to make a move to snatch the Lotus King on the ground.