The Realm of the Life Spring

Inside Yan Kuan's body, as that strand of Solar Trueflame's power was released, the Flame Divine Power enveloping it also began to transform.

The Flame Divine Power circulated along the route of the Burning Art Wheel Sea Chapter. The initial trace of divine power started a strange fusion with that strand of Solar Trueflame's energy.

No, rather than fusion, it was more accurate to say that this not-so-powerful strand of Solar Trueflame was being gradually devoured by the divine power generated by the 'Burning Art'.

Yan Kuan's mind sensed all this, and naturally, joy welled up within him. Although he had known before that the Burning Art could continuously advance and transform by devouring powerful flames, he had never tried to devour a powerful flame from the Shrouding the Heavens universe, so he had been uncertain.

The originally crimson Flame Divine Power, as it continuously circulated along the Burning Art Wheel Sea Chapter's meridian route, kept merging with that strand of Solar Trueflame. As a vast amount of flame energy was refined, the Burning Art's route gradually grew more complex.

When the final circulation cycle was complete, the external Solar Trueflame energy and his own Flame Divine Power had almost completely fused into one. The originally crimson Flame Divine Power now faintly contained traces of pale golden patterns.

This change in the Flame Divine Power naturally did not escape Yan Kuan's own divine sense. Sensing the gradually increasing might of the flames, he felt immense excitement and joy within.

Although the Solar Trueflame he had refined was only a tiny wisp, far from enough to condense a flame seed, it was a good start. With this sea of Solar Trueflame here, Yan Kuan had confidence to carve out his own path in this End of Dharma era.

"Even though it's just a sliver of Solar Trueflame's power, its might at this level surpasses many of the strange fires in the inheritance!"

Inside Yan Kuan's body, that strand of Solar Trueflame was gradually refined. The crimson light and flame on his surface also became tinged with a hint of gold.

Although it was only a very small change, it multiplied the power of the flames he could control several times over, showing just how formidable the Solar Trueflame was. His mind, in joy, gradually merged with his divine power, and the divine power within his body rapidly grew stronger as it followed the meridian route.

"At the beginning of cultivation, the most important thing is the Sea of Bitterness. There are countless methods in the world, but none do not start from here to open the immortal path."

"All things have a place of origin and beginning. Within our human bodies, there is also such a place, the root of life's vitality, storing the essence of the entire body. It is called the Life Source Wheel, also known as the Wheel of Life."

"The Wheel of Life—mortals use it to bear children, cultivators use it to give birth to their true selves. It is the very foundation of a cultivator. The Wheel of Life is the source of divine power. For a cultivator to step onto the immortal path, everything must begin here."

"The Wheel of Life can be called a cultivator's foundation. If one reaches the legendary realm, keeping the Wheel of Life crystalline, without scars or marks, always as if newborn, there may be a thread of hope for achieving immortality."

"The Sea of Bitterness is the endless sea of tribulation that obscures the Wheel of Life. When a cultivator reaches a certain realm, the seemingly palm-sized Wheel of Life contains a true world within. The Sea of Bitterness is born with it and coexists with it."

"The Sea of Bitterness overlaps with the Wheel of Life. All of a cultivator's foundations lie in the Wheel of Life. One of the purposes of cultivation is to cross the Sea of Bitterness."

"A cultivator must first open the Sea of Bitterness, letting it gradually expand, then release endless life essence, spreading it throughout the body, nourishing flesh, organs, and bones, strengthening the physical shell, and initially transcending mortality. This is the first realm of the Wheel Sea Realm—the Sea of Bitterness."

"Open a path through the Sea of Bitterness, reaching straight to the seabed, communicating with the Wheel of Life, allowing a vast amount of life essence to surge forth, preventing the Sea of Bitterness from eroding, and thus extending one's lifespan."

"When quantitative change triggers qualitative change, the surging life essence will eventually converge, turning into liquid form, forming a Life Spring that rushes into the Sea of Bitterness. Digging a Life Spring eye in the desolate Sea of Bitterness, connecting to the Wheel of Life, letting the divine spring gush forth—this is the second realm of the Wheel Sea Realm—the Life Spring."

"Cross the Sea of Bitterness, forge the Life Spring. The Life Spring is the source of a cultivator's power. Only by achieving the Life Spring can one display various profound techniques and divine abilities, possessing unfathomable might."

"This is a crucial step in a cultivator's transformation. As long as the source of divine power is inexhaustible, one's magical power will be endless. After reaching the Life Spring realm, one can ride a rainbow to travel, fly through the sky and burrow into the earth, and wield countless exquisite and profound techniques."

After the first strand of Solar Trueflame was refined by Yan Kuan, the Burning Art divine power within him spontaneously drew in the flame energy around his body. More scorching heat was attracted, enveloping Yan Kuan's entire form.

At his dantian, the fiery red Sea of Bitterness had been opened to a certain limit. Flames churned endlessly, life essence surged without cease, and a powerful flame phenomenon manifested outside his body, continuously shattering incoming flame energy and incorporating it into his circulation cycle.

At the center of the Sea of Bitterness, flame-like, churning clouds of mist rose straight up like wolf smoke, no longer diffusing and swirling, but rather like an active volcano erupting violently.

Yan Kuan's fiery red Sea of Bitterness never stopped spewing divine power, constantly attempting to communicate with the Wheel of Life. Whenever he entered a state of emptiness, the sound of waves would echo from within the Sea of Bitterness, faint and indistinct, carrying out of his body. His entire being was shrouded in a layer of sacred light.

The phenomenon of the Sea of Bitterness grew increasingly distinct. The very center continuously erupted, like an active volcano in constant explosion. His life force fluctuations also grew stronger. The fiery red Sea of Bitterness blazed as brilliantly as the noonday sun.

Life essence was generated endlessly, nourishing his limbs and bones, making his physical body exceptionally powerful.

"Boom!!!"

After an unknown amount of time, at a certain moment, a powerful aura burst forth. Yan Kuan's entire body surged with life essence, and a golden-red divine flame burned fiercely around him. His eyes shone with divine light, like two bolts of lightning shooting out, exceptionally brilliant in this dark Underground Palace.

Yan Kuan rose to his feet. Now, he carried a majestic momentum. The aura he released shook the entire Underground Palace, causing it to tremble.

The next moment, his figure turned into a golden-red lightning bolt as he shot forward. A blazing Divine Radiance covered him, and his body slowly rose into the air.

Now, at the very center of Yan Kuan's Sea of Bitterness, a spring eye had appeared, connecting to the Wheel of Life. A divine spring, crimson mixed with a trace of gold, was gushing forth, wreathed in hazy golden-red mist.

Yan Kuan activated his Fiery Golden Eyes divine ability. Dazzling, pale golden flames shot out from his eyes like solid matter, extending nearly ten feet, leaving two scorching black marks on the rock walls of the Underground Palace.

"The advantage of the Shrouding the Heavens Method lies in its higher and purer energy. Just reaching the Life Spring realm allows one to fly through the sky and burrow into the earth. In Doupo, one would need at least the Dou Ling realm to do this!"

Yan Kuan could sense that the Dou Qi, or rather divine power, within his body was several times more abundant than before. Although his Dou Qi realm had not broken through, reaching the second realm of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm had caused a earth-shattering change in his strength.