If one directly used Literary Qi or the power of Literary Guts within Heaven-Splitting Hall to resist the harm of the outside environment, one could indeed quickly pass through certain areas, but that also meant missing out on many benefits.
Some places could be skipped, but others could not.
For example, the first thousand li of Heaven-Splitting Hall was a vast ocean. Other temperers would honestly swim through it, because after crossing those thousand li, their bodies would absorb the ocean's power and become more adept at controlling water.
But to Fang Yun, that thousand-li ocean was utterly useless. He was Human Race, and his innate control over water was originally zero. Even after being tempered by a thousand li of ocean, the only change to his body would be that he could swim a little faster.
Fang Yun's ability to control water came from powers such as the Dragon Pearl, Dragon Sage Star Position, Literary Palace Coiled Dragon, and Literary Star Dragon Noble. Tempering himself in the ocean would not strengthen those powers. More importantly, the power contained in the first thousand li of ocean was far too weak. Only the oceans farther ahead were worth swimming through.
The power contained within the first five thousand li was minuscule, so Fang Yun passed through all of it quickly to save time. But from the sixth thousand li onward, he began making his way through by the most foolish method.
Previously, the benefits he gained had been too slight for Fang Yun to notice. But ever since setting foot in Lava Land, he had clearly felt the aura of flames continuously surge into his body. Part of it was consumed by his body, while another part remained within him and was slowly absorbed.
The hundred-thousand-li Heaven-Splitting Hall had originally been