The Lord of Taibai Water

Gu Shanhai witnessed this great world of numerous heavens and discarded his third life. 
The gods of the human realm forged an eternal utopia with blood and fire. 
The King of the Red Dragon led his knights, patrolling the never-setting empire. 
The scholar, with a smile and a sword stroke, depicted thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, while monsters opened their eyes and stretched forth claws, giving birth to all manners of demons.
...
'Everyone here is a player; you can't call me abnormal just because I haven't been digitized, right?'

I Don't Agree to the Terms

So Gu Shanhai could only honestly choose a small elemental core; he didn't want to take risks.


The quality of this elemental core is merely that of a sacrificial offering. Getting it is enough; there's no real need to get one from an Element Elder. A small one can already reach the limit of an elemental blessing.


It is just a test for an apprentice, after all. Expecting an apprentice to kill an Element Elder? That's absurd.


The main point is to test the apprentice's survival capability as well as their bravery, and killing a small elemental creature is already sufficient to represent that.


If it wasn't for the major changes in the world, entering the Elemental Realm to survive on one's own and then returning wouldn't be a big problem at all. In their heyday, the Marked Druids were not something the Elemental Realm could provoke. A Legendary Druid alone could cause the entire Elemental Realm to collapse.


Chapter 80: Trial · Elemental Realm_2