Chapter 25: Reversing the Five Elements
Zhang Tie returned to the cave and began to silently calculate his progress in cultivation.

After a long while, Zhang Tie sighed softly: "It is too difficult to cultivate immortality!" Zhang Tie realized that if he really relied on himself to practice silently, he might not be able to reach the stage of Jindan in his lifetime. He was hit hard again.

"Forget it, ordinary methods won't work," Zhang Tie then silently opened the system panel, "Add some points!"

Zhang Tie instantly felt that his skills in formation had improved a lot. “I should be able to set up a complete version of the inverted five elements formation!” Zhang Tie decided to prepare a killer move for himself first. Now both of his Wuxing needle talismans had been used up by Zhang Tie. If he met a Jindan cultivator, although there was a chance that he could use the invisible escape technique to escape, it was still risky.

First prepare a portable Five Elements Reversal Formation for yourself. When you encounter an enemy, use your invisible escape method to escape, and then use the Five Elements Reversal Formation to trap the enemy. Not bad, not bad.

There was no hope of improving his cultivation in a short period of time, so he could only take other paths. Then Zhang Tie began to study the inverted five elements formation given by Xin Ruyin.

Time flies like an arrow. It passes in the blink of an eye.

"What kind of formation is this? It almost got me into trouble!" A familiar voice reached Zhang Tie's ears, making a smile appear on the corner of his mouth.

This formation is naturally the inverted five elements formation. Zhang Tie had just set it up a few days ago and had not had time to find someone to test its power. Unexpectedly, he let Old Man Qiong experience it for himself.

Zhang Tie secretly thought that this old man Qiong always appeared in his cave for unknown reasons. If he talked about romantic matters with Han Yunzhi here one day, he might be seen naked by this old man.

He was secretly happy in his heart, but his face was full of respect, "Master, why are you back? How have you been recently?"

"Stinky boy, don't talk nonsense to me. Did you set up this formation?" Old Man Qiong urged Zhang Tie in a bad mood.

"Of course, Master, I've said before, I'm a genius!" Zhang Tie patted his chest and said exaggeratedly.

Old Man Qiong was really surprised when he heard this. "Your formation is quite powerful. It has both the ability to trap enemies and kill them. I almost fell here! Very good!"

Speaking of killing the enemy, Zhang Tie suddenly remembered that his magic weapon had not been refined yet, so he told Old Man Qiong about Nangong Gangtie.

“Nangong Gangtie!” Old Man Qiong flipped through his storage bag and took out some spiritual medicines from it. “Please give these resources to him on my behalf. As for taking in disciples, he has a family, and the matter is too complicated. I, an old man, don’t want to get involved in these matters.”

Zhang Tie nodded, thinking that he would go back and talk to Nangong Gangtie about it, which would be a way of repaying him for helping him refine his life-saving magic weapon.

After a while of filial piety, Old Man Qiong left Zhang Tie's cave.

After flying out of the cave, Old Man Qiong seemed to remember something and muttered to himself, "I wonder if there is anything strange about the annihilation of all the disciples of Spirit Beast Mountain this time? But there is nothing to hide. I guess the disciples who have returned from the bloody trial will spread the news soon."

Inside the cave, Zhang Tie immediately rushed to the weapon refining hall. When he arrived at the door, he gave the jade talisman to the little boy as usual. However, the little boy just said "senior" and ran out in a hurry, as if he had something urgent to do.

Zhang Tie shook his head, without thinking too much, and walked into Cave No. 67.

This time there was no child to lead the way, so Zhang Tie had to ring the small bell in the cave. After three hours, the door of the cave was finally opened by a dishevelled, silly-looking man.

"Brother Nangong, long time no see!" Zhang Tie bowed. "Junior brother!" Nangong Gangtie smiled when he saw Zhang Tie, and then used his big palm-leaf fan-like hand to beckon Zhang Tie in.

"Junior brother, you came at the right time. I am about to forge your magic weapon! It just needs to go through the final step of processing!" Nangong Gangtie smiled and brought a stone chair to Zhang Tie, motioning Zhang Tie to sit down.

Then he began to refine the weapon meticulously. His whole body was filled with qi and blood, and the surging qi and blood even covered the breath of the earth fire. Then he used all kinds of forging equipment in the refining room at will. The whole process was like flowing water, which made Zhang Tie marvel.

When Nangong Gangtie stopped, Zhang Tie couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, what's the name of your Qi and blood mobilization technique?"

"What are you talking about?" Nangong Gangtie clenched his fists, and powerful blood and energy emanated from them. "This is just an ordinary body-refining technique, and it can't even be called a technique. If you want to learn it, I can copy it for you later."

"Thank you very much, senior brother," Zhang Tie showed a happy expression, then took out a storage bag.

Handed it to Nangong Gangtie.

“Oh, no, no,” Nangong Gangtie shook his head. “Although this technique belongs to my Nangong family, it is very ordinary. It is the kind that no one would tell others about it. Junior brother, you don’t need to thank me.”

Zhang Tie shook his head. "I definitely can't take my senior brother's things for nothing. Besides, I don't want to give it to you. Senior Qiong asked me to give it to you. If you don't want it, I'll take it back!"

"Give it to me!" When Nangong Gangtie heard that it was given to him by Old Man Qiong, he immediately smiled happily. He quickly snatched the storage bag from Zhang Tie's hand and laughed foolishly.

Afterwards, Zhang Tie explained the matter of accepting a disciple to Nangong Gangtie, who sighed and said, "Well, forget it, Master, as long as you still remember me as your nominal disciple, that's enough."

"By the way, Junior Brother, I see that you are particularly fond of this body-refining technique, but you must not get addicted to it. Although this technique can strengthen the body, and the strangest thing is that it has no end. As long as you are willing to spend time learning it, you can continue to improve, but it is of no benefit to your cultivation."

Nangong Gangtie gave an example when he talked about this. "I just got too obsessed with this and made myself look like a big fool. Moreover, I have been learning for almost decades, but I am only at the second level. Apart from a stronger physique and a little more strength, there is really no improvement. Unless you can eat thousand-year-old or even ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs as fruits, otherwise you will only achieve a small success after practicing for a lifetime."

“Miracle medicine?” Zhang Tie nodded, pretending to be regretful, but in his heart he said, “I have this!”

Nangong Gangtie was relieved when he saw that Zhang Tie listened to his words. "Wait a minute, Junior Brother. After this incense stick of time, your life-definition magic sword will come out!"

Hearing this, Zhang Tie's eyes suddenly lit up. He temporarily put the matter of the technique behind his mind and looked at the ground fire stove next to him a little nervously.

After a stick of incense had passed, Nangong Gangtie quickly flipped his hands and muttered something, and the furnace began to vibrate. After a while, Nangong Gangtie shouted loudly, and a small golden sword quickly ran out of the furnace and flew straight towards Nangong Gangtie.

“Junior brother, catch it!” Nangong Gangtie cast a spell to complete the last step of refining the weapon, and then handed the golden sword to Zhang Tie.

"Junior brother, this golden sword is the product of my painstaking efforts. It is extremely solid and has a hint of Gengjin aura. Although it cannot restrain evil spirits like thunder, it is purer and can be more easily nourished and advanced. It may even produce a weapon spirit in the future!"

(End of this chapter)