C413 He Refined the Sun Essence Fire!
The sun and moon hung together in the sky, casting their light upon the earth.
A plaza laid with Spirit Stones stood before him, towering stone pillars reaching skyward. The Spiritual Qi that washed over him was pure and robust, every bit as potent as the essence Yu Zhu had gathered on the mid-lake island!
Yu Yuan surveyed the deserted plaza, his gaze falling upon a silver-white ship's stern rudder behind him.
The stern's different hue but identical design caught his attention, along with the spatial vibrations it emitted, leaving him in awe.
In his grasp, the sword sheath flickered with radiant sword light, spilling from its mouth in unpredictable bursts.
Looking up, he was met with a leaden sky.
Beneath this ashen dome, a fierce sun and a cool crescent moon shared the heavens.
Such a spectacle of the sun and moon in tandem was exceedingly rare.
Narrowing his eyes, Yu Yuan scrutinized the scene, then realization dawned on him, and he murmured, "The Flaming Sun Crystal, the Moon's Heart Core!"
These celestial bodies were unlike any he'd seen in the Boundless Land.
In this Alien Realm, the scorching sun must have been the work of a powerful cultivator who ventured beyond the stars to extract a fragment of the sun's fiery core, bringing it here to suspend in the void.
It served as a secondary sun.
Likewise, the crescent moon was the handiwork of a cultivator of similar might, who had seized the moon's heart core from the far reaches of the cosmos and, through staggering feats, set it aloft in the firmament.
Thus, the extraordinary vision of both sun and moon gracing the sky was forged.
Their presence high above laid the wondrous cornerstone of this Alien Realm.
The ship's stern that mirrored the sunken vessel's design marked the "gateway" through which he had entered.
Lacking a key, he had relied on the sharp sword light within the sheath to slice through the barrier and gain entry!
"Ember Waters, one of the three great enigmas, to think it would hold such otherworldly marvels!"
He clicked his tongue in admiration, inhaling the pristine Spiritual Qi deeply, feeling a sense of euphoria as his every pore seemed to open in relief.
"To think, what I desire, manifests before me!"
His laughter rang out, full of joy.
Setting aside the mysteries of this place, the sheer abundance of rich Spiritual Qi was enough to quicken the refinement of his Yellow Court Little World by more than tenfold!
He came to the Ember Waters primarily for cultivation!
This place was a treasure, no less remarkable than the mid-lake island crafted by Yu Zhu. If he could diligently cultivate here and withstand the trials of the Ember Waters until their conclusion, his long journey would be well worth it.
"The guardians of the Demon Palace and the Demon Palace must be aware of this place, so I mustn't be careless."
After some contemplation, he surveyed the plaza laid with Spirit Stones and the towering stone pillars reaching for the heavens. He resolved to forgo exploration for now and focus on his cultivation.
He was keenly aware that any treasures in this realm were beyond his grasp.
The overseers from the Demon Palace and Demon Palace would be monitoring his every move with their soul senses.
Yet, if he simply harnessed the ubiquitous pure Spiritual Qi of this land to cultivate and forge his Yellow Court Little World, he anticipated no complications.
With this in mind, he settled into a meditative pose at the ship's stern.
He unleashed the "Glorious Heavenly Wheel" with a sudden flourish!
"Eh!"
An exclamation of surprise escaped him as he fixed his gaze on the fierce sun beneath the leaden sky.
To his astonishment, the very instant he activated the "Glorious Heavenly Wheel," the "blazing sun" aloft seemed to respond!
Tiny, intense specks of Sun Essence Fire began to drift down from the sun.
This Sun Essence Fire, a rare and formidable celestial flame, held the explosive might of the sun itself.
The Yang God adepts of the Primordial Yang Sect, having reached a certain level of mastery, would soar beyond the skies and delve into the sun's core to harvest this Sun Essence Fire, refining their Yang God physiques and amplifying their power.
The ferocious energy within the Sun Essence Fire was so intense that even a grain the size of a rice could reduce him to cinders.
So, witnessing the descent of the Sun Essence Fire, he was struck by a mix of awe and fear at the flame's formidable nature, unsettling him to his core.
"Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu!"
Suddenly, a series of Spiritual Qi orbs burst forth from the Yellow Court Little World, surging upward.
Nine orbs of Spiritual Qi coalesced, resembling miniature suns that manifested within his Yellow Court Little World. They hovered about seven or eight meters above him, gently spinning in place.
"The Glorious Heavenly Wheel manifests outside the body!"
Yu Yuan trembled with the force of the revelation.
At the onset of his journey with this Spiritual Spell, nine points of light sparkled into existence, converging at the Yellow Court acupoint. They circled the yet-to-be-opened acupoint like streaks of luminous ribbons, accelerating the gathering and absorption of Spiritual Qi.
Upon unlocking the Yellow Court acupoint and delving back into the Glorious Heavenly Wheel, nine "miniature suns" emerged within the Yellow Court Little World, aiding him in refining the Spiritual Qi from an outsider and channeling it into the world below.
Now, within the wondrous confines of this Alien Realm, as he activated the Glorious Heavenly Wheel and tapped into the Sun Essence Fire, the Spiritual Spell unveiled its marvels anew!
Above his head, nine orbs of light, each a product of his own Spiritual Qi, revolved like a constellation of "miniature suns."
As a speck of Sun Essence Fire descended, it was drawn irresistibly toward the vortex at the core of the nine "miniature suns."
Chi!
In the instant the Sun Essence Fire touched down, the rotation of the nine "miniature suns" abruptly accelerated, multiplying in speed!
A wave of heat, so intense it threatened to suffocate Yu Yuan and incinerate all in its path, burst forth from the swirling epicenter of the nine "miniature suns" above him.
The ferocity of the flame, no larger than a grain of rice, was such that he believed even those at the Profound Break Stage would be reduced to ash.
This was a force that should have been beyond his current level—a force he was neither equipped to endure nor capture!
It was likely that not even the Mountain Lord of Yang Mountain, the creator of the "Glorious Heavenly Wheel," could have foreseen someone at the Yellow Court Stage coming into contact with the Sun Essence Fire.
The Yellow Court Stage, a realm so modest, was deemed unworthy of transcending the vast expanse of the Boundless Land!
The Sun Essence Fire, ensconced deep within the domain's outer Flaming Sun, demanded a formidable cultivator to penetrate its core and infuse the Yang God's very sinew and soul with its essence.
Within the Boundless Land, those who wielded the "Glorious Heavenly Wheel" and other incendiary techniques of the Primordial Yang Sect, such as the Scorching Sun Spell, merely captured the Sun's outer brilliance.
They harnessed the light that the Sun freely shed.
But the Sun Essence Fire, nestled at the heart of the Flaming Sun, was not like its radiant exterior—it did not cast itself outward.
The radiance of the Sun and the Sun Essence Fire are entirely distinct entities, not to be conflated!
Tang Cann, employing the Scorching Sun Spell on that island, was merely absorbing sunlight.
In contrast, Yu Yuan, at this very moment, wielded the Glorious Heavenly Wheel to refine and assimilate the Sun Essence Fire itself!
"Fortunate indeed that it was I who entered, not Tang Cann!"
With eyes wide, Yu Yuan operated the Glorious Heavenly Wheel, fixating on the Sun Essence Fire, and couldn't help but feel a twinge of relief that Tang Cann hadn't made it inside.
Though Tang Cann's practice of the Scorching Sun Spell didn't quite match the Glorious Heavenly Wheel's intricacy, it might still possess the mysterious capacity to refine the Sun Essence Fire.
Had he entered and absorbed even a fraction of the Sun Essence Fire, his cultivation level would have soared.
Perhaps he might have even reached the late Penetrating Stage in short order, poised to challenge the threshold of the Yin God!
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
A grain of Sun Essence Fire, no larger than a rice kernel, was methodically melted by the swiftly spinning Glorious Heavenly Wheel.
More Sun Essence Fire drifted down gently, like fireflies, not plunging all at once into the vortex created by the Glorious Heavenly Wheel's rotation.
Moments later.
A strand of crimson light, akin to a fiber optic thread, cascaded from beneath the Glorious Heavenly Wheel's whirlpool.
Simultaneously, a powerful suction emerged from Yu Yuan's lower dantian at the Yellow Court.
The threadlike flame was instantaneously devoured by his dantian.
Yu Yuan observed, within his Yellow Court Little World, the sudden emergence of a streak of crimson lightning!
Once refined, this crimson lightning, imbued with the might of the Sun Essence Fire, was secreted within his dantian.
With a mere thought, the crimson lightning coalesced into a cluster, transforming into a thumbnail-sized flame of deep red!
His spiritual essence enveloped the flame, infusing it with his own energy signature.
Yet, the core of the flame remained the Sun Essence Fire, retaining its formidable power!
Now, having been purified by the Glorious Heavenly Wheel, the minuscule Sun Essence Fire, capable of incinerating all in its path, no longer posed a threat to its master.
Aside from himself, what would be the outcome if he unleashed that cluster of scarlet flames?
Imagine using it to strike at peers in cultivation, like Lim Zhuyun or Tang Cann. Could Tang Cann endure the Sun Essence Fire without any extraordinary artifacts to aid him? Even if he survived, he'd likely sustain grave injuries and be at a significant disadvantage.
And what of Lim Zhuyun, who practices the Cold Yin Sect's techniques and has reached the Profound Break Stage? What fate would befall her if she were touched by the Sun Essence Fire?
With these thoughts, Yu Yuan couldn't help but reveal a sly grin and chuckle to himself.
