Martial Master

“Materials interact with each other?” Master Mu Ye and the others murmured, turning their heads, deep in thought.

“That's right.” Master Mu Gu Tian said solemnly, “Look at the positions of the twelve materials Qin Chen has arranged. They are divided into five layers from the inside out. The core layer has one type of material, the second layer has two types, the third layer also has two types, the fourth layer has three types, and the fifth layer has four types. These five layers appear quite ordinary, and their arrangement seems chaotic, but upon closer inspection, you will notice that these five materials are arranged in the order of the five elements: wood, fire, earth, metal, and water.”

“Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth represent the five elements of heaven and earth, and they are the most basic classifications of various materials. Each type of material can be categorized into one of these five elements based on its characteristics. Qin Chen utilized the interactions of these five elements to arrange the twelve materials into five layers.”

“The first layer consists of Broken Pattern Wood, a special wood-type material from the Yunlan Mansion. The second layer contains Brown Cloud Rock and Blaze Essence Iron, which belong to the fire attribute. Qin Chen arranged these materials according to the five elements, where wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood.”

“Furthermore, Qin Chen did not simply categorize these twelve materials into the five elemental attributes. Did you notice that although the twelve materials are arranged into five layers, the position of each material has deviations? That's why we initially thought the arrangement was quite chaotic; it’s because they all belong to the five elements but are of different types.”

“For example, materials of the metal attribute can be categorized into Geng Metal, Xin Metal, and so on. For the fire attribute, they can be categorized into Yang Fire, Yin Fire, Kui Fire, and others. Even within the same elemental category, there are varying attributes that can interact with each other.”

“Qin Chen meticulously analyzed all the materials, first classifying the twelve materials into the five elements for their interactions and then arranging them according to their respective attributes to ensure that they interact internally, so that once a material activates, its activated aura can awaken the next material.”

“The first material Qin Chen activated was Broken Pattern Wood, which belongs to the Yimu (Wood) category, specifically Yin Wood. Although it can generate fire, it would harm the extreme Yang attribute of the Wu Fire. Blaze Essence Iron belongs to the Wu Fire, so after activating the Broken Pattern Wood, Qin Chen first activated the Brown Cloud Rock, which has a slightly Yin attribute and possesses the characteristic of Bing Fire, and then used the aura generated from both the Brown Cloud Rock and Broken Pattern Wood to activate the Blaze Essence Iron. This way, he could perfectly activate the Blaze Essence Iron without damaging its Yang Fire attribute, and the same goes for the materials below…”

“Qin Chen’s arrangement of these materials looks casual at first glance, but in reality, each position is critical. If one is placed incorrectly, it could lead to problems. However, once perfectly arranged, it will create a chain reaction, and even without Qin Chen deliberately activating them, the other materials can resonate and gradually activate…”

Master Mu Gu Tian explained, his eyes shining with excitement, his heart filled with shock.

It was at this moment that he truly recognized Qin Chen's arrangement.

Up in the sky, Master Mu Ye and the others were astonished. They were considered top-tier Refiner Masters in the Guanghan Mansion, yet they never imagined using the aura activated by one material to induce the next material. This method was simply unheard of.

“Incredible.” Master Mu Ye was shocked yet found it hard to believe, “Master Mu Gu Tian, your method may be feasible, but how can we ensure that all twelve materials will perfectly interact with each other since they were randomly chosen?