C320 Exploring the Little World!

Yu Yuan, situated within the Golden Sanctum, was initially clueless about how to refine spiritual energy and temper his elixir field. Yet, once he began the process in earnest, he discovered that often, things naturally fell into place.

From the outset, Yu Yuan had established his foundation with the "Nine Glories Wheel." Upon successfully reaching the Golden Sanctum realm and on the cusp of unveiling his talents, it was this extraordinary spell that steered his course.

Inside the elixir field's little world, nine luminous orbs shone brightly, akin to the sun suspended in the heavens. These orbs whirled and soared, merging into a resplendent ribbon of light.

As this ribbon of light took shape, it began to draw in the surrounding, nebulous spiritual energy. When the spiritual energy entered this radiant band, it underwent a transformation!

With his "Third Eye" open, Yu Yuan could vividly perceive the splendid ribbon of light, spinning like a colossal grindstone. Each revolution refined the spiritual energy that had been captured within it, revealing the profound mystery of the "Nine Glories Wheel."

The wheel, powered as if by nine suns, drew in the more tenuous spiritual energy. Through the light wheel's rotation, it was distilled into an even purer form.

At this moment, the entire little world of the Golden Sanctum appeared to be split into an upper and lower realm. The light wheel, formed by the suns above, absorbed the sparse spiritual energy from all directions. As it spun like a millstone, it refined the energy, causing the newly purified spiritual energy to descend.

Upon closer inspection, the wheel driven by the nine suns resembled a vast, perpetually rotating well. The well's mouth above engulfed the faint spiritual energy, refining it with each turn of its millstone-like rotation.

Finally, from the depths of the well, the refined spiritual energy emerged. The spiritual energy that had poured into the well was initially quite sparse, but after the "Nine Glories Wheel" had done its work, the energy that flowed from the well's base was significantly more concentrated.

This refined spiritual energy collected in the lower part of the Golden Sanctum's little world, distinctly separate from the previous, less refined spiritual energy.

The unrefined spiritual energy ascended, and upon reaching the upper reaches, it was engulfed by the "giant well" created by the "Nine Glories Wheel," only to be refined once more.

Time slipped away silently.

Yu Yuan, deeply engrossed in meditation, soon realized that the spiritual energy that once brimmed within the Golden Sanctum's little world had been entirely processed by the "Nine Glories Wheel."

The refined spiritual energy at the base of the little world occupied only a minuscule space, possibly just one-tenth of the area.

Yu Yuan felt a slight tremor in his soul.

It was at this moment that he grasped a truth.

The spiritual energy that had filled the Golden Sanctum's little world had condensed tenfold after the purification by the "Nine Glories Wheel"!

Hence, it only took up one-tenth of the space.

As he grappled with this revelation, he noticed a torrent of spiritual energy flooding in from every direction.

He immediately understood that this influx was likely due to a shortage of new spiritual energy, which necessitated an external infusion to continue the refining process.

Despite his intense focus on cultivation, Yu Yuan could still sense the searing heat in his arm bone.

He dared not dwell on it and remained steadfastly immersed in the Golden Sanctum's little world, urgently and continuously practicing his cultivation, absorbing the incoming spiritual energy like a whale taking in water.

Before long, the newly arrived spiritual energy once again filled the elixir field.

The fresh influx of spiritual energy and the previously purified energy remained distinct, not mixing.

The "Nine Glories Wheel" continued to rotate, acting like a massive well, its mouth consuming the newly arrived, thinner spiritual energy. Once refined, it would seep up from the well's depths to be further processed.

After some time, the second wave of spiritual energy was entirely refined.

The purified energy now claimed a larger portion of the space below.

Thus, with Yu Yuan's relentless dedication to his practice, a third mighty wave of spiritual energy was channeled into the Golden Sanctum, replenishing the elixir field once more.

He set about purifying and refining yet again, in a cycle that repeated over and over.

Yu Yuan, having lost track of time, gazed upon the little world of the Golden Sanctum below. The space was increasingly saturated with refined spiritual energy.

Time seemed to stretch on indefinitely, yet it also felt like mere moments had passed. With the Nine Glories Wheel's influence, the spiritual energy after refinement completely occupied the lower space.

Astonishingly, a transformation took place! The little world of the Golden Sanctum, once limited and with perceivable boundaries, was now being forcefully expanded by the surging refined spiritual energy.

Imagine the Golden Sanctum as a pond, and the spiritual energy infused by the Nine Glories Wheel as the water. When the pond was brimming, and more water cascaded from above, it didn't spill over; instead, the pond itself grew larger!

This revelation gave Yu Yuan a vivid understanding of what the Golden Sanctum truly entailed and the essence of its so-called "expansion."

For every cultivator, the size of their Golden Sanctum is predestined. Upon reaching the Golden Sanctum state and opening the lower elixir field, one can gauge the expanse of their Golden Sanctum and thus ascertain their innate talent.

The later expansion can only be attempted in the middle period of the Golden Sanctum, where one endeavors to enlarge the little world.

This constitutes a second transformation of the Golden Sanctum's little world. Initially, Yu Yuan was unclear about what this postnatal expansion would entail.

Now, he comprehended that only when the spiritual energy was refined and the first level was complete, would the surplus energy naturally transform into a mystical force, causing the little world of the Golden Sanctum to widen and stretch outward on its own.

With this new knowledge, Yu Yuan persisted in his cultivation. Continuously infusing new spiritual energy, purified by the Nine Glories Wheel, he poured it into the space below, further developing the little world of the Golden Sanctum.

The little world swelled like a balloon being inflated, growing steadily. Eventually, the first cycle of refinement came to an end, and the inner little world ceased to expand.

After an indeterminate period of cultivation, he abruptly awoke from his stupor.

The persistent white fog that had enveloped him vanished in a flash.

It felt as though he had snapped back to reality in the blink of an eye.

A flurry of astonished looks were directed at him, each one probing and inquisitive.

Ignoring the onlookers, he felt the heat in his arm bone and looked up at the sky.

The night was aglow with stars. Shen Feiqing and the Spirit Walk cultivators from the Thunder Sect and Winter's Bite were missing, their fates unknown.

"How long have I been cultivating?" he wondered aloud, bewildered.

"About half an hour," replied Yang Yinquan of the Abyssal Dawn, his eyes sparkling as he smiled. "You, the young one from the Yu family, how many times have you refined your Golden Sanctum?"

At his words, everyone perked up with interest.

"Just the first level," Yu Yuan admitted candidly.

Yang Yinquan's face fell slightly. "Only once? That doesn't tell us much."

"What's the situation?" Yu Yuan asked, turning his attention to Yuan Lianyao and disregarding Yang Yinquan. "What about the commander of the Blackfang Legion? And the two from the Thunder Sect and Winter's Bite, where are they now?"

"The two Spirit Walk cultivators from the Thunder Sect and Winter's Bite are likely dead," Yuan Lianyao informed him.

Yu Yuan was about to delve deeper when he suddenly caught the High Oracle's telepathic message from the lake's depths, "Leave them behind. Let's head deeper into the Lost Lands to seek out the Mysterious Realm."

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