Charcoal-Grilled An Bulang

Chapter 17: An Bulang Barbecued

An Bulang began cultivating the Divine Ability, Glazed Sun Pupil.

The difference between Divine Abilities and Sorcery is that Sorcery is a technique and method of using one's own power, while Divine Abilities are the cultivation and comprehension of a certain power.

Sorcery is the instantaneous casting of a certain move. The method of improvement is to increase proficiency through practice, and the increase in cultivation base also brings about an increase in the power of the Sorcery.

Divine Abilities, on the other hand, are moves that develop continuously over a long period. They can be nurtured slowly. The methods of improvement rely on feeding with various Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, personal Visualization, and comprehension of the Dao Realm.

The Glazed Sun Pupil that An Bulang was about to cultivate was a top-tier Yang Attribute Divine Ability of an Immortal Family.

It had three major stages: Glazed Sun Pupil, Golden Crow Divine Pupil, and Solar Immortal Pupil.

Upon reaching the most advanced stage, Solar Immortal Pupil, one could even use their eyes to replace the might of the sun. Opening their eyes would bring day, and closing them would bring night.

Of course, these were still too far off for An Bulang.

The most important thing he needed to do now was to get started with cultivating the Glazed Sun Pupil.

The Glazed Sun Pupil was divided into four minor realms: Eye Opening, Sun Merging, Spirit Flying, and God Creation.

An Bulang's first goal was to achieve Eye Opening for the Glazed Sun Pupil!

Ptooey, it was Yang's Crystallization. He held a large pile of Spirit Stones in his right hand and silently entered a state of Visualization. A boundless great sun appeared in his mind. It was supremely Yang and supremely pure, born from the cosmic starry sky, like a fiery meteor, burning everything in the world...

The pure Yang Attribute power within Yang's Crystallization flowed into An Bulang's eyes through his palm.

The extremely dense spiritual energy within the Spirit Stones also turned into the power foundation for An Bulang to temper and condense his Divine Ability.

Scorching waves of heat impacted the surrounding void like ripples.

An Bulang's body began to heat up intensely.

"Pfft..."

The bedding beneath his buttocks suddenly caught fire.

Outside the door.

Ji Hongxue, who was vigilantly observing her surroundings with a serious expression, suddenly smelled something burning.

"Huh... why is there a burning smell here..." Ji Hongxue murmured, and then a thick plume of smoke seeped from under the door.

She turned around, her beautiful eyes widening, and a bad premonition surged in her heart: "Oh no! Is An Bulang's house on fire?!"

The woman hurriedly pushed the door open and was greeted by the sight of the bedding burning fiercely, and An Bulang sitting motionlessly on the burning bedding.

Ji Hongxue was stunned. Did the Divine Ability An Bulang was cultivating require him to burn his backside?

She had come to put out the fire, but then she thought, if this fire was intentionally set by An Bulang, wouldn't she be ruining his good deed if she extinguished it?

Looking at An Bulang's expression, even though his backside was engulfed in flames and his pants were burned through, his expression remained calm. What did this signify? It signified that everything was under his control!

The most crucial thing in cultivation was not to interrupt someone's practice, as it could easily lead to Deviated Cultivation. She absolutely could not harm An Bulang!

Ji Hongxue nodded slightly, praising herself for her cleverness.

At this moment, An Bulang had noticed Ji Hongxue's movements, but he was at a critical juncture of cultivating his Divine Ability with his eyes closed. He couldn't move, let alone speak. He could only roar internally: Quick! Hurry and help me put out the fire, what are you standing there for? I'm burning to death!!

Ahead, Ji Hongxue remained unmoved, silently watching the fire burn An Bulang's backside...

An Bulang was going mad. Was Ji Hongxue stupid? Why wasn't she putting out the fire? Why?

He had miscalculated. He had forgotten that cultivating this Divine Ability would make his whole body heat up, and he hadn't anticipated that surrounding objects would be ignited by his body. But all of this could be salvaged, as long as Ji Hongxue put out the fire, as long as Ji Hongxue put out the fire...

Ji Hongxue continued to watch quietly.

The fire grew bigger and bigger.

And the flames began to spread outwards.

"This won't do. If this continues, the house will be burned down. I should put out the fire," Ji Hongxue murmured to herself.

An Bulang almost cried with gratitude upon hearing this.

Heavens, Ji Hongxue had finally reacted!

Ji Hongxue circulated the spiritual energy within her body, condensing it into water snakes to extinguish the fire, only extinguishing the flames nearby!

"I'll only extinguish the flames nearby, leaving the flames in the middle for An Bulang. It shouldn't disturb his cultivation, right?" The beautiful face of the woman in red showed a look of trepidation as she continued to talk to herself.

An Bulang almost suffered Deviated Cultivation upon hearing this sentence...

What kind of divine operation was this?

Half an hour later.

An Bulang opened his eyes.

Seeing the man's pupils before her, Ji Hongxue was instantly captivated.

What kind of eyes were these... pure gold tinged with the brilliance of glazed glass, clear and translucent, like the most perfect work of art. Just a glance felt like seeing two blazing suns shining brightly, giving people infinite warmth, even a scorching sensation.

"Hoo... I finally succeeded..." An Bulang let out a heavy sigh of relief.

The bed had already been burned through with a large hole. He was now sitting on the floor, with only his head sticking out of the hole, feeling like a mole.

But this comical image did not diminish Ji Hongxue's admiration for An Bulang in the slightest.

"Bu Lang, congratulations on perfecting your Divine Ability!" Ji Hongxue looked at his eyes, her face flushing, her heart pounding. She couldn't help but praise him softly, "Your eyes... are so beautiful..."

An Bulang was about to sternly condemn the woman's foolish actions from before, but upon hearing this, he paused slightly, his anger significantly dissipating.

"Thank you," he nodded.

He felt he wasn't one to be easily praised.

An Bulang stood up. Ji Hongxue exclaimed, "Aiya!" and quickly turned around, her face turning red all the way to her ears.

Only then did An Bulang realize his pants had almost completely burned away...

Hmm... this was a bit awkward...

He quickly changed into a new set of clothes, still a white daoist robe. After changing, he went downstairs with Ji Hongxue to pay the owner, change rooms, and then continue cultivating.

This time, cultivating his Divine Ability had cost him an entire Yang's Crystallization and eighty-one Spirit Stones.

He had forty Spirit Stones left.

An Bulang used one night to absorb the energy from the forty Spirit Stones, successfully breaking through from Profound Body Fifth Layer to Profound Body Sixth Layer.

The next morning, Ji Hongxue met An Bulang and was once again stunned.

"You, you, you... you broke through again?" Ji Hongxue stammered.

"Ah... I had an intense battle with a master from the Other Shore Pavilion last night and gained a lot of insights, so I broke through," An Bulang said with a serious expression.

Ji Hongxue: "..."

Ji Hongxue wanted to smash herself to death with a Spirit Stone right now.

Why was the gap between people so vast when cultivating the Dao?!

An Bulang patted Ji Hongxue's shoulder, who was still in a daze, and chuckled, "Let's go. We're sufficiently prepared now. We're heading to the Azure Kingdom's Royal City! I'm really eager to see just how powerful your well-connected brother is."