Heart Flame Refines True Water

Expanding the Spirit Sea, building the Spirit Platform, condensing the Cauldron, igniting the Flame, and forming the Golden Core.

These five steps are sufficient to summarize the process of crossing from Foundation Establishment to the Golden Core realm.

Of course, some breakthroughs from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core are not this troublesome; they might only require two or three steps, namely widening the Spirit Sea and refining the Golden Core.

Although the path Bai Yixin is taking seems slightly more complicated, the quality of the Golden Core he is refining is extremely high—at least ten times higher than an ordinary Golden Core.

The exact amount depends on the quality of the Spirit Platform established, the cultivation techniques practiced, and one's own foundation; the higher the grade of the Cauldron and the Flame, the higher the quality of the Golden Core formed after surviving the Three-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.

Cauldrons are divided into four grades: purple, red, cyan, and gray. The Purple Gold Giant Cauldron that Bai Yixin is condensing is the top of the top, thanks to his earlier use of Heavenly Dao Qi and Qi of the Great Dao to build his foundation, creating an unimaginably perfect Dao Foundation.

In the Foundation Establishment stage, the early phase involves opening the Spirit Sea, the middle phase involves building the Spirit Platform, and the late phase involves condensing the Cauldron.

The Foundation Establishment stage does not actually have many "heavens" or levels; it is merely divided into early, middle, and late phases. Bai Yixin's current "Foundation Establishment Seventh Heaven" refers to the concentration and size of his Spirit Sea at the time of condensing his Cauldron as the base—that is, the first heaven. Being at the Seventh Heaven means Bai Yixin is seven times stronger than the average person.

Therefore, if one's physical strength is insufficient, one cannot break through to the Seventh Heaven, as the body would be unable to contain such vast amounts of spiritual energy.

Long before the Purple Gold Giant Cauldron finished solidifying, it meant that Bai Yixin's cultivation had stepped into the late phase of Foundation Establishment, only one step away from perfection and the beginning of condensing the Golden Core.

However, because Bai Yixin had long planned to head to the Hundred-Broken Mountain Range and intended to lay the most solid foundation possible, he was in no hurry to break through.

As his cultivation gradually increased, Bai Yixin discovered that this path was feasible. Although it was a horizontal expansion that did not raise his realm, it provided a significant boost to both his endurance and combat power.

Of these five steps, Bai Yixin has already completed four: expanding the Spirit Sea, building the Spirit Platform, condensing the Cauldron, and igniting the Flame.

Igniting the Flame is actually performed in conjunction with condensing the Golden Core; it is the act of using the flame to temper the Golden Core.

For this step, one must either learn a flame-based divine ability or capture and refine a spiritual flame from heaven and earth. Both are of great help for refining the Golden Core, as well as for alchemy and artifact refining.

To this, Bai Yixin says: I want it all.

But currently, that does not seem very realistic. Only children say "I want it all"; adults know that one must make trade-offs.

At the moment, Bai Yixin has too many things to grind. Adding another would mean his time is spread too thin, and over time, he might become a jack-of-all-trades but master of none.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Bai Yixin chose the latter: finding a spiritual flame from heaven and earth. Once refined and controlled, it would be faster and more powerful than a general flame-based divine ability.

After reviewing the countless varieties of flames in the shop and considering his small wallet and capabilities, Bai Yixin ultimately chose a powerful and cost-effective exotic flame—the Fallen Heart Flame.

Bai Yixin claims this is definitely not because of his past impressions; he just isn't sure how powerful the other flames described in the introductions actually are. Er, probably...

The Fallen Heart Flame, a fire born from the heart, tempers the Qi and refines the bones. It is known as a "cultivation cheat," capable of accelerating one's progress.

Once the Fallen Heart Flame is successfully refined, the body will continuously produce a heart fire. This heart fire will, without any need for control, burn the spiritual energy within the body day and night, every single moment. In this near-constant tempering, it is as if the body is in a state of cultivation at all times. Moreover, the effect of this state is even better than daily practice. Naturally, this kind of cultivation far exceeds ordinary training, hence why it is called a cultivation cheat.

In addition to this, the Fallen Heart Flame has two other abilities.

First, it suppresses soul bodies and can directly cause damage to them.

Second, the heart fire attack. Fire is born from the heart and leaves no trace. The Fallen Heart Flame can, without the enemy knowing, project its "seed flame" into the enemy's body. Once the seed flame grows strong enough, those with weak strength will be instantly burned to ashes, while the strong will be distracted and forced to divert their attention to suppress the seed flame within them.

This Fallen Heart Flame is one of Bai Yixin's trump cards and is also one of the reasons why his cultivation has been so rapid.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"

Above the towering Spirit Platform, a muffled thumping sound came from inside the tightly sealed Purple Gold Giant Cauldron.

Inside the giant cauldron, a pool of Divine Liquid was struggling violently, trying to escape, its pained appearance suggesting it was being scorched by something.

"It will probably take a while for the Fallen Heart Flame to refine the consciousness of the Supreme One True Water. It really is tenacious," Bai Yixin muttered.

As Bai Yixin opened his eyes, he could feel that his physique had become even stronger, even after refining only a portion of the Supreme One True Water.

It truly deserves to be called a Divine Liquid; it possesses all kinds of miraculous effects, and its efficacy in tempering the body is truly astonishing.

"Brother Little White, how is it? Want a bowl?" Little One had stolen three eggs from somewhere.

These were three bucket-sized eggs, pure white and crystalline, as if polished from white jade. They contained runes and were wreathed in wisps of essence.

The three large eggs had been split in half and set over a fire. The six "large pots" were filled with egg yolk and egg white, emitting a rosy glow. The liquid inside gave off a fragrant scent, bubbling and golden-yellow, making one's mouth water.

"This thing is quite stubborn; it'll take a few more hours..." Bai Yixin didn't care where Little One had stolen the eggs from—it wasn't the first time, anyway. He picked up an egg-pot from the fire, unafraid of the heat, and began to scarf it down. In the blink of an eye, he had devoured the bucket-sized egg.

"Hiccup~ So fragrant! The effect of this Supreme One True Water is amazing. If you can successfully refine it, the bone in your body might start to regenerate, but it is still far from enough to truly regrow a Supreme Bone."

"∑(〟〇О〇) R-really!?" Little One, who was busy eating his egg, looked up in surprise and asked hurriedly.

"Supreme Bone..."

Little One's large eyes grew moist. Since his birth, too many things had happened, staging one cruel and bloody tragedy after another.

His Treasure Bone was dug out; he was originally a direct descendant of the Martial King Manor, yet he was exiled, separated from his kin, with his parents' fates unknown.

All of this stemmed from that very bone.

Originally, his Supreme Bone and essence blood had been stolen and implanted into the body of that god-like youth, Shi Yi, and he thought he would never see it again.

Although he had heard the Willow Deity's words—"The autumn wind cuts the yellow leaves, the wild fire burns the withered grass, the cold wind howls past, and in spring, the branches sprout"—which let Little One know there was a possibility of the Supreme Bone regenerating, he had no clue how to actually go about it.

That was why Little One was so exceptionally surprised to hear Bai Yixin suddenly say his Supreme Bone could be reborn.

"Of course, when have I ever lied to you?" Bai Yixin finished the third pot of egg soup, wiped his mouth, and said.

In the original timeline, without Bai Yixin's guidance, Little One had begun the path of regenerating his second Supreme Bone precisely by refining the Supreme One True Water at this time.

Now, with Little One having been personally strengthened by Bai Yixin, how could he fail? In any case, Bai Yixin didn't believe it.

"Let's go, back on the road. First, find the Ghost Master's Greatsword, then go and feast everywhere!" Bai Yixin said, clenching his fist.

"Okay! ٩(•̤̀ᵕ•̤́๑)ᵒᵏᵎᵎᵎᵎ" Little One said, full of excitement. He finished his egg quickly, spread his Azure Wings, and followed Bai Yixin.

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