With the Phoenix Rebirth Art protecting him and the Phoenix Flame Fruits constantly improving Ye Xiwen's physique, Ye Xiwen absorbed this Strange Fire faster and faster.
By the time Ye Xiwen had completely absorbed all the flames, more than half a day had passed.
Without the interference of the Strange Fire, Ye Xiwen's body quickly recovered to its peak. The Phoenix Rebirth Art once again displayed its miraculous power. Injuries of this degree were not the most severe Ye Xiwen had ever suffered; without the Strange Fire's interference, they were no longer a problem for him.
Ye Xiwen spread open his palm, and a flame blazed upon it. At his will, it continuously changed shape, eventually becoming a tiny phoenix. Its form was still rather blurry, but as Ye Xiwen grew more proficient in controlling this Strange Fire, it would surely improve further.
Moreover, as Ye Xiwen continuously absorbed the Phoenix Flame Fruits' energy, he discovered that not only had the Phoenix Rebirth Art improved because of it, but his cultivation had also advanced greatly in the process.
After every breakthrough, what followed was accumulation. It was a cycle repeated time and again; every breakthrough depended on having sufficient foundation and accumulation. That was why disciples of great powers could always improve at such astonishing speed. Those disciples were already geniuses, and with great powers continuously pouring resources into them, they could rapidly mature. Especially on the Ancient Barrens Continent, where resources were a hundred or even a thousand times more abundant than in the True Martial World, and there were no realm barriers, there were so many Transcendent Realm experts only a few dozen or a little over a hundred years old.
Though Ye Xiwen did not possess the foundations of a great power, he likewise did not need