Indeed, Cheng Xiaofan had personally witnessed Yin Tie Jiu playing with fire in a gully near Yuyan Mountain before.
Otherwise, seeing Li Mingxi merge with the burning flames without her clothes sustaining any damage, he wouldn't have dared to believe his own eyes.
Cultivators of the Five Elements were all peculiar.
The Water Fox combination, led by Zheng Yixin, could merge with water, almost like fish, able to stay underwater for any length of time.
Mu Yisheng could hide himself within plants and use them as weapons to attack opponents.
In the five elements' mutual restraint, metal overcomes wood. If not for the Dragon Pearl's assistance, it was still a question whether he could have completely dealt with Mu Yisheng yesterday.
He wondered if he could turn stone into gold after he had completely mastered the metal element cultivation technique in the future.
The thought of being able to turn stone into gold made Cheng Xiaofan incredibly excited.
To celebrate Li Mingxi's breakthrough in wood element cultivation, Cheng Xiaofan prepared a table full of dishes at noon.
He also specially called to invite Zheng Yixin, Shui Bingqian, and Le Dandan, who were water element cultivators, as well as the couple Long Xingyun, to come over for lunch.
Just as Cheng Xiaofan finished preparing all the dishes, Bai Yiling, Shen Ruobing, and Tang Xiuwan returned from work, chatting and laughing.
As if by prior arrangement, as soon as they entered the house, Zheng Yixin and her group also arrived from the island in the middle of the lake.
"This beautiful lady is Li Mingxi, a fire element cultivator, the assistant to Director Lu of the Jianghu Affairs Bureau, and also my disciple!" Before they started eating, Cheng Xiaofan introduced Li Mingxi to everyone.
As soon as Cheng Xiaofan finished the introduction, Li Mingxi immediately cupped her fists in a salute to everyone and said with a smile, "Greetings, everyone. Some of you here, we've actually met before. Li Mingxi pays her respects!"
"Being able to enter the cultivation of the Five Elements is entirely due to my master's accomplishment. Without my master's guidance, I wouldn't have become a fire element cultivator!"
"Now, I'll perform a few supernatural abilities of a fire element cultivator for everyone!"
*Crack!*
Li Mingxi casually reached out, and a leaping flame appeared in her palm.
With another flick of her wrist, the flame transformed into a burning greatsword in her hand.
Then, holding the greatsword, Li Mingxi swung it into the air. With a *boom*, at that moment, she and the sword transformed into a mass of fire.
The people around them were so hot from the blazing fire in the living room that they started to sweat.
"Heavens, where is Li Mingxi?"
"She's in that ball of fire! No, she has merged with the fire!"
"What, her entire being has merged into the fire?"
"How can such a tender woman, with flesh and blood, merge with raging flames without being burned?"
"Please rest assured, this young lady will be fine!" Just as everyone was worried about Li Mingxi and discussing amongst themselves, she flashed out from the dazzling fiery light.
As she appeared, the burning flames also disappeared.
"Li Mingxi, you're amazing!" Zheng Yixin exclaimed loudly.
Li Mingxi smiled and said, "Sister Yixin, I've heard for a long time that your Water Fox combination has reached the peak of proficiency in water element cultivation. I'll have to learn a lot from you in the future!"
Zheng Yixin chuckled, "Little sister Mingxi, you're too modest. We'll learn from each other more in the future!"
The three sisters of the Water Fox combination, led by Zheng Yixin, quickly became the best of friends with Li Mingxi after a brief chat.
They were all Five Elements cultivators and shared the same master, so they had endless common topics to discuss.
"Sister Mingxi, they say water and fire are incompatible, but I don't think so. Perhaps we can combine our abilities to perform a water rocket, showing our harmonious relationship!" Shui Bingqian said, her mind brimming with ideas.
Upon hearing this, Li Mingxi immediately smiled and said, "Alright, we can give it a try!"
As soon as she finished speaking, they both walked out of the villa.
After all, the living room of the villa was limited in space. They were worried that if they used their water and fire abilities inside, they might damage the furniture.
They walked out of the house, and Bai Yiling and the others followed to watch the spectacle.
Cheng Xiaofan, with his hands behind his back, walked out last.
Li Mingxi and Shui Bingqian then brought a stone weighing over three hundred catties from outside the courtyard gate and placed it in the center of the yard.
They intended to destroy this stone with a water rocket.
Everyone was also curious how water and fire could combine to form a water rocket.
After placing the stone, Li Mingxi and Shui Bingqian retreated about sixteen to seventeen meters away.
"Sister Bingqian, there's no water here. How will you get water?" Li Mingxi asked Shui Bingqian curiously.
Shui Bingqian giggled and said, "Silly sister, have you forgotten? This world is filled with Yin-Yang and Five Elements spiritual energy. We Five Elements cultivators can grasp the spiritual energy of our respective elements with a casual flick of our wrists, and this spiritual energy can then transform into whatever we need."
"Isn't this the same as you drawing fire from the void!"
Reminded by Shui Bingqian, Li Mingxi couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Sister, I really am a silly older sister. How could I have forgotten such a simple principle!"
"Are you ready?"
Shui Bingqian replied, "I'm ready!"
Li Mingxi smiled and said, "Then let's begin!"
Immediately, they both extended their right hands, grabbed at the air, and then thrust them powerfully towards the stone. With a *whoosh*, a water rocket flew forward.
This water rocket consisted of a water arrow formed by condensed water at the front, followed by a long trail of flames.
*Puff!*
As the water rocket reached the stone, the water arrow pierced a hole through it.
*Boom!*
When the flames behind the water arrow passed through the hole, the stone couldn't withstand the fiery onslaught and exploded with a bang, turning into a pile of fragments.
"Excellent!" Long Xingyun couldn't help but applaud and cheer when he witnessed this spectacular scene.
Cheng Xiaofan also couldn't help but exclaim, "Indeed, the power of water and fire combined is truly not to be underestimated!"
"Congratulations to both of you on your successful collaboration. It's getting late, let's go inside and eat!"
Everyone excitedly entered the villa's main hall.
Since Bai Yiling, Shen Ruobing, and Tang Xiuwan had to work in the afternoon, they didn't drink. The others also had only a little to drink.
During the meal, Cheng Xiaofan noticed Shen Ruobing stealing glances at him from time to time, a hint of shyness on her face.
This reminded him again of the scene in his dream.
He found it hard to believe that his own goddess Bai could really take others to the starry sky in her dreams and board a dragon boat.
If that were truly the case, then the matter would be too incredible.
Even more incredible was why his own goddess Bai would think of taking Shen Ruobing onto the dragon boat to merge their souls.
Logically speaking, no woman would do such a thing.
However, Cheng Xiaofan didn't dwell on the matter.
After all, his own goddess Bai would definitely explain it to him in the evening.