Su Ping nodded, then asked another question: "In this Secret Realm of Xue Hongluan, was anything left behind regarding how this journal came into being, and who from Ancient Times wrote it?"

Exploring an ancient Beast Tamer's tomb Secret Realm to find things from even more ancient times was inherently a troublesome and thankless task.

The brothers exchanged looks, then Zhang Chaoqun seemed to think of something and said directly, "Bufen, didn't you take some photos back then? Quick, show them to Breeder Su."

Zhang Chaofan then remembered, took out his cell phone, and opened a special folder, which contained quite a few photos. In these photos was a multicolored world of the Secret Realm. Clearly, this Five Elements Spirit King Xue Hongluan really liked the ways of the Five Elements, as the style of the Secret Realm was consistent with that preference. Moreover, it was clear that Xue Hongluan's Pet Beasts seemed to be mostly elemental-series Pet Beasts.

However, after looking through them for a while, Su Ping still hadn't found an answer. He was somewhat disappointed.

Seemingly noticing Su Ping's expression, the brothers became slightly anxious. Zhang Chaoqun said helplessly, "Breeder Su, the Five Elements Spirit King indeed possessed many items, but my brother and I sold some of them. We sincerely apologize. If you have ample time, we could try to find the previous buyers and see if there are any other clues left?"

Su Ping shook his head. "Never mind. Apart from these, you don't have anything else from this Xue Family Emperor Beast Tamer's Secret Realm, right?"

Zhang Chaoqun nodded, but then paused, a little surprised. "There is one more thing, but it's useless, purely a decorative item."

Su Ping wouldn't let even the smallest clue slip by, so he said directly, "Let me have a look at it."

Although, even if he figured out the origin of this item, it probably wouldn't be of much help with his research. However, any discovery made by a direct descendant of a prominent Family that had studied the Five Elements for so many years would be extremely important.

Zhang Bufen reluctantly took the item out from his Beast Taming Space. And indeed, just as he'd said, the item was purely decorative. His reluctance to dismiss it stemmed simply from its exquisite workmanship and attractive appearance.

It was a Jade Pendant. On its back was the single character 'Xue,' while the other side featured a strange decorative pattern resembling a magical array—likely a personal preference of the ancient noblewoman.

Su Ping's brows furrowed slightly. The Jade Pendant felt warm and smooth in his hand, clearly made of good quality jade, though he didn't know what specific resources had been used to carve it. However, this item was clearly utterly different from the Heavenly Tomb Sword Seal. It didn't even possess the storage capabilities of the Heavenly Tomb Sword Seal; obviously, it was just a plain Jade Pendant. Su Ping fiddled with it for a moment before putting it away.

Afterward, Su Ping inquired further about the Secret Realm from the two brothers. Unfortunately, Xue Hongluan's Secret Realm had collapsed and vanished six months ago. Otherwise, Su Ping would have truly been interested in seeing it.

Originally, Su Ping had intended to make deductions based on the Secret Realm and its contents, but after chatting with the two brothers for just over an hour, he had completely understood the situation.

For such a trivial matter, he had made them travel all the way to Linzhou, which left Su Ping feeling somewhat embarrassed. Therefore, as payment for the Jade Pendant and the sketches, Su Ping gave them an additional five million.

Moreover, upon hearing that one of Zhang Chaofan's Pet Beasts was a Flame Wolf and that he also intended to cultivate an Ashen Wolf Lord, Su Ping called Ding Yan in Huaiyang Province. He told the brothers to take the money directly to Ding Yan for the cultivation. At the same time, he made an agreement with them: if they came across any more such interesting, anciently produced special journals or similar items in the future, they were to contact him first.

It was inevitable that people from all walks of life would exist, even in the era of Beast Tamers, and these two brothers were clearly talented individuals in their own right.

Although he had used a few personal connections, Su Ping didn't feel it was a loss, because at that moment, his gaze was drawn to the rough sketch. This was a diagram, on a draft in the same handwriting, depicting the mutual conquest of the Five Elements. This diagram was also quite interesting; clearly, like the previous one, it was from the hand of Xue Hongluan.

Inside the guest room, Su Ping couldn't help but begin studying it.

The mutual generation of the Five Elements can allow Energy to circulate endlessly. So, what help could the principle of the mutual conquest of the Five Elements offer in Pet Beast cultivation?

Soon, Su Ping had his answer, and it was also the reason why that Director Shen from the council had wanted to study this diagram.

Because at this moment, the mutual conquest of the Five Elements, as represented by this diagram, held more practical significance. The mutual generation of the Five Elements was merely a channel for Energy conversion. However, the principle of the mutual conquest of the Five Elements could allow Attribute countering to be displayed to its fullest extent.

Su Ping looked at the diagram of the Five Elements' conquest—which formed a main circle with various nodes—and couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Gold Overcomes Wood, Wood Overcomes Earth, Earth Overcomes Water, Water Overcomes Fire, and Fire Overcomes Gold.

A simple principle, yet it held boundless mysteries.

However, it doesn't seem to be of any help to me, does it?

Then, suddenly, Su Ping's brows slowly knitted together.

Something's wrong! Terribly wrong!

There's a paradox in the relationship between the generation and conquest cycles of the Five Elements!

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