Breaking Through to the Life Spring Realm

Day after day of cultivation had finally brought about a qualitative change through accumulated progress. Vigorous life essence surged forth, gathering together at last as blazing divine light.

"Drip, drip."

It condensed into liquid, faster and faster, gradually becoming like a torrential downpour. The rainwater flowed together, forming a spring of life that floated above the Sea of Bitterness.

These springs of life seemed to resonate with the Wheel of Life at the bottom of the Sea of Bitterness. They rushed into the Sea of Bitterness, carving out a Life Spring Eye within its desolate depths, connecting to the Wheel of Life as divine spring water gushed forth.

With a boom.

An immensely powerful aura erupted from Jiang Yun. The entire house shook as essence surged violently through his body.

His flesh was like white jade, flawless throughout and gleaming with specks of divine light. A casual swing of one arm carried the force of tens of thousands of jin.

From this moment onward, Jiang Yun possessed a source of divine power. He could begin wielding all manner of mysterious arts and divine abilities, and he could already rise from the ground and soar into the sky.

Jiang Yun was overwhelmed with excitement. Only now could he be considered a true cultivator.

Divine light emerged from the Sea of Bitterness and, in an instant, wrapped around Jiang Yun, transforming into a divine rainbow that burst through the door and flew outside.

He flew through the valley for an hour before the excitement in his heart gradually settled.

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Realm: Life Spring cultivator

Physique: Mortal Physique (Sacred Physique 1.93%, Divine Physique 11.43%)

Bloodline: Hengyu Bloodline (1%)

Cultivation Methods: "Dao Scripture," "Solar Scripture," "Nine Secrets: Zhe"

Reflection Points: 0

Source Space: 65*65*65

Dao Companion: Jiang Shuanglan (Hengyu Bloodline 3.25%, Divine Physique 7.59%), Favorability 89

Marks: 0

Descendant Bonus: None

The Source Space had grown larger again.

When he returned to the courtyard, he saw Jiang Shuanglan sitting beneath the peach tree in confusion, lost in thought. She had not even noticed his return.

Jiang Yun stepped forward to ask her about it. He had thought that after his breakthrough, she would feel proud of him.

Startled by Jiang Yun's sudden voice, Jiang Shuanglan seemed slightly at a loss.

"It's nothing, I'm fine. Congratulations, husband, on entering the Life Spring Realm. To achieve so much after cultivating for only three months..."

Jiang Shuanglan hid her slightly forlorn expression and spoke to Jiang Yun with a smile.

Jiang Yun had some idea of what Jiang Shuanglan was thinking. After all, he had seen how hard she worked every day.

Yet no matter how hard Jiang Shuanglan worked, the gap between them only continued to widen. That gap left her somewhat lost.

"Are you worried that the gap between us is growing larger?"

It was best to make such small matters clear as soon as possible. If left to fester, they would slowly become major problems.

"I do have thoughts like that. But husband, you possess such talent, and I am proud of you. I knew long ago that my talent was inferior to yours. I just never expected the gap to be so great."

"During my first half-year of cultivation, I was still studying the Daoist Canon. Yet after three months, husband, you have already stepped into the Life Spring Realm. For a moment, I felt rather troubled."

Jiang Shuanglan stepped forward and nestled into Jiang Yun's embrace. Her husband was always so attentive; he could sense even the slightest changes in her emotions.

"Don't worry. No matter what achievements I attain in the future, you will always be the most important person in this home. You will always remain by my side, and we will grow old together as husband and wife."

Jiang Yun comforted her softly.

Yet after hearing Jiang Shuanglan's words, Jiang Yun felt utterly ashamed.

Wasn't his cultivation speed all thanks to cheating? The assistance of Divine Spring Fluid, the direct transmission of cultivation insights from the Dao Scripture, and even the foundation laid by sacred medicine.

Did she really think he was some genius?

[Dao Companion Jiang Shuanglan's Favorability increased: 91]

[Obtained 1 Reflection Point]

Looking at her husband gently comforting her, Jiang Shuanglan could not help feeling that she had married the right man.

Still, she remained somewhat lost, silently pondering, If you remain as plain as dust, I can stay by your side; but if you shine as brightly as the stars, how can I keep you company?

She made up her mind. Even if she could not walk shoulder to shoulder with her husband, she could not hold him back.

That night, to celebrate Jiang Yun's breakthrough, Jiang Shuanglan agreed to one of Jiang Yun's earlier unreasonable requests.

She used long-lost mysterious arts, Five-Finger Dragon Prison and Mouth Holds Heavenly Law, utterly defeating Jiang Yun and leaving him in disarray.

Left with no other choice, Jiang Yun could only employ the feng shui mysterious art Azure Dragon Probes Water, finally managing to regain some ground.

His body, having broken through to the Life Spring Realm, possessed even greater strength.

He gained 24 Marks, at the cost of Jiang Shuanglan falling into a deep sleep.

Once Favorability exceeded 90, the Marks gained each time also increased to four.

Early the next morning, Jiang Yun returned to the alchemy room and continued forging a vessel within the Sea of Bitterness. The Source Pearl floated above the Life Spring at the center of the Sea of Bitterness.

Jiang Yun gradually refined Divine Patterns into it, tempering the vessel.

He planned to first integrate the several hundred characters he had obtained from the Three Lifetimes Copper Coffin into the Source Pearl.

Each of those several hundred ancient characters was an Emperor Rune, an ultimate truth. Yet half of the Emperor Runes concerned not cultivation, but the construction and deduction of the Immortal Domain.

If he integrated those Emperor Runes capable of constructing the Immortal Domain into the Source Pearl, it might not be impossible for a true minor world to evolve within it.

Once his cultivation had reached a certain level, he would inscribe the Emperor Script from Emperor Scriptures and carve in every art he had mastered, allowing it to gradually grow stronger alongside Jiang Yun.

After tempering the vessel for some time, Jiang Yun continued cultivating and expanding his Sea of Bitterness.

Cultivation in the Life Spring Realm still involved expanding the Sea of Bitterness. As it expanded, the Life Spring would gradually grow as well, with rays of rosy light occasionally shooting forth from it.

Once the Sea of Bitterness had been expanded to the size of a palm, the spring eye beneath its surface would gush violently, rosy light would fill the sky above it, and divine power would become inexhaustible. Then one could condense Divine Veins and reach the Divine Bridge.

Cultivation realm was the foundation of everything.

There was still plenty of Divine Spring Fluid collected from the Desolate Forbidden Land. Jiang Yun had not consumed much during his Sea of Bitterness Realm cultivation, so at the Life Spring Realm, he continued cultivating with the help of medicine.

As long as one had sufficient resources in the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm, breaking through to the Dao Palace Realm was not difficult.

In the days that followed, Jiang Yun devoted himself to cultivation. He set aside some time each day to forge vessels, but still placed most of his energy into cultivation, occasionally studying Nine Secrets: Zhe and the "Solar Scripture."

He had gained some understanding of Nine Secrets: Zhe, but after trying to cultivate the "Solar Scripture," Jiang Yun gave up. His body was not strong enough, and his realm was too low to withstand the conflict of cultivating two scriptures at once.

Ye Fan cultivated a different Emperor Scripture in every secret realm, partly because his Sacred Physique was strong enough to endure such conflicts.

He also had the Bodhi Seed to aid his comprehension of the Dao. He cultivated several ancient scriptures at once, eventually merging them together and creating a method of his own.

Only one Great Emperor could arise in an era. One could imagine just how tyrannical the scriptures comprehended by those Great Emperors were. Ruthless individuals like Ye Fan, who simultaneously cultivated six ancient scriptures, were still rare.

However, on the future Starry Sky Ancient Road, there would be quite a few monstrous prodigies who cultivated several Emperor Scriptures.

If an ordinary person cultivated so many Emperor Scriptures, they would have long since suffered cultivation deviation and been ready for a funeral feast.

But once Jiang Yun's physique became stronger in the future, perhaps he could attempt to cultivate multiple ancient scriptures, using his body as a furnace to refine a hundred scriptures.

Standing upon the shoulders of his predecessors, he could further perfect his cultivation path and create a scripture belonging to himself.

To become an emperor, creating an ancient scripture that suited oneself perfectly was one of the most important steps. Not to mention becoming an immortal—beyond immortality lay even greater calamities.

At that moment, Jiang Yun suddenly wanted to slap himself.

"Why am I thinking so much? I haven't even left the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm yet! If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up."