Tong Luo Mountain’s scenery was exquisite. Beside a clear pool at a waterfall in a secluded valley, Lin Lei and Bei Bei built two stone huts and settled in. Lin Lei didn't want to bother the owner of Tong Luo Mountain; it was enough that the person had offered him guidance.
"Rumble~~"
The waterfall poured down like countless strands of white pearls, crashing into the deep pool below.
"Whoosh!" The water from the deep pool flowed away along a stream. Lin Lei sat cross-legged on the grass by the edge of the deep pool. His main body began to quiet his mind and comprehend the essence of the 'Earth Element', while his divine clone continued studying the Laws of Wind.
"I've never felt the elements so closely before."
Lin Lei completely dispersed his spiritual power, merging it into every single earth element.
Earth elements were infinitesimally small, invisible to the naked eye, yet these elements filled heaven and earth. Countless earth element particles hovered in various parts of space, moving erratically. They collided with and separated from each other.
Earth elements simultaneously attracted and repelled one another.
"How wondrous. So this is the world of elements?"
Lin Lei marveled inwardly.
However, when Lin Lei's spiritual power merged into the earth: "These elements condensed into substance, the distance between them is too close." Indeed it was so; those rocks and clumps of soil were actually condensed earth elements, only the density of these elements was extremely high.
"Boundless earth, mountains and rocks... although they are formed by the condensation of earth elements, they don't emit a rich elemental aura. Ah!" Lin Lei was shocked. "According to my earlier deductions based on the elemental particles in space, when elemental particles are very close together, they repel each other. Why... are the earth elements in rocks so dense, yet they show no repulsion?"
Lin Lei himself could control earth elements, condensing them into clumps of soil, into metal or stone. However, those condensed forms emanated a rich elemental aura.
"Why do rocks and soil not have a rich elemental aura?" Lin Lei had never discovered that this unremarkable earth, these mountains and rocks, all harbored a special essence.
Lin Lei's mind was filled with endless questions.
Various doubts troubled him.
Lin Lei immersed himself completely in this wondrous 'Earth Element' world through his cultivation.
"Roar~~~"
Over the past two months, roars and bellows occasionally echoed through Tong Luo Mountain. These were the sounds made when Lin Lei, during his cultivation, controlled elements to form various magical beasts. As his understanding of the essence of the elements deepened, problem after problem was resolved.
Only then did Lin Lei understand.
Purely using spiritual power to forcibly control elements to condense into a physical form – this was the most foolish method!
"There are also wondrous relationships between elemental particles and other elemental particles. I only need to apply a slight touch of spiritual power to make countless elements condense together." Lin Lei opened his eyes, looking at the roaring Earth Bear in the sky.
The Earth Bear was faintly surrounded by a yellow glow. It was roaring angrily, sometimes pounding its chest.
This Earth Bear was formed from condensed earth elements.
"Two months ago, if I had wanted to cast a magic spell to summon this 'Earth Bear', the amount of spiritual power consumed would have been at least several dozen times what it is now!" Lin Lei sighed with emotion. "And this is just because I have gained a slight understanding of the 'Earth Element' essence."
If the 'Earth Element' essence were fully mastered, the difference would be even greater.
"With the same amount of spiritual power, one person who has comprehended the 'Earth Element' essence, and one person who hasn't, will form the 'Earth Guardian Holy Armor' on their body. The power will be worlds apart."
"Elements are truly wondrous." Lin Lei felt a touch of gratitude towards that master of Tong Luo Mountain, 'Lei Lin'.
Lei Lin was right; the 'Earth Element' essence was merely foundational. The entire Earth Law was actually formed by countless earth elements combining to create various wondrous essences. Comprehending the 'Earth Element' essence would be beneficial for comprehending other essences.
Tong Luo Mountain, Lei Lin's residence.
Inside that Elemental Mansion, Lei Lin was with his two brothers.
Lei Lin's red eyebrows lifted slightly as he praised: "This Lin Lei's talent is indeed quite good. In just two months, his comprehension of the 'Earth Element' has already reached such a level. Based on his speed... the 'Earth Element' is the simplest of the essences. I estimate it will take him two or three years at most to completely master it."
"Lin Lei's talent is impressive, but is it enough to match yours, Third Brother?" The bald, muscular man, 'Burgess', chuckled.
The white-robed middle-aged man also said: "Third Brother, you are the strongest genius in the history of our Yulan Continent plane."
The gazes of the white-robed man and Burgess towards Lei Lin held a hint of reverence.
"It's not appropriate to say that." Lei Lin looked towards the southeast, seemingly piercing through the building's obstructions to see Lin Lei cultivating in the valley. He said with a faint smile, "Lin Lei is currently only a Low-Level God, having only just embarked on the path of cultivation. His future... who can be certain?"
"At least his current cultivation speed, compared to mine back then, is only slightly slower. As for his future achievements, it's hard to say."
The bald, muscular man and the white-robed middle-aged man both nodded slightly.
"Even Belut has told me that in other planes, there are prodigies who reach Low-Level God in ten years, Mid-Level God in a hundred years, and High-Level God in a thousand years. While foolish individuals remain stuck at that bottleneck for tens of millions of years, unable to step into the Low-Level God realm." Lei Lin said with a faint smile.
"This is intuition, comprehension."
Lei Lin sighed, "This Lin Lei is a person with great intuition and comprehension."
"Stepping into High-Level God within a thousand years... that's too inconceivable." Burgess and the white-robed middle-aged man both exclaimed.
Lei Lin, however, smiled calmly: "That relates to individual fortune. Those kinds of prodigies aren't worth envying!"
Lei Lin was clearly somewhat dismissive of such geniuses.
"Those prodigious figures strive to reach the High-Level God realm as soon as possible. But how could they know? If the various law essences aren't beginning to fuse from the very start, by the time one reaches High-Level God and all essences are fully mastered, attempting to fuse them then... it will be too late!"
"The essences of laws should begin to fuse as early as possible. The earlier, the lower the difficulty." Lei Lin lamented, "If I had known this truth back when I was at the Low-Level God level, perhaps I could have fused all six essences, reaching the state of perfection."
"Fusing all essences? Third Brother, how many such people exist across countless planes?" the white-robed man said.
Lei Lin smiled and did not continue the discussion.