Day after day of cultivation finally brought about a qualitative change through accumulated progress. Vigorous life essence surged forth and ultimately gathered together, blazing with divine light.
"Drip, drip."
It condensed into liquid, faster and faster, until it gradually resembled 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, carving out a Life Spring Eye within the barren Sea of Bitterness and connecting to the Wheel of Life as divine spring water erupted forth.
Boom!
An immensely powerful aura erupted from Jiang Yun, making the entire house tremble. His essence and vitality surged wildly.
His body was like white jade, flawless throughout and glimmering with specks of divine light. A casual swing of one arm carried the force of tens of thousands of jin.
From then on, Jiang Yun possessed a source of divine power. He could begin using all kinds of profound arts and divine abilities, and was already able to leave the ground and soar into the skies.
Jiang Yun was incredibly excited. Only now could he be considered a true cultivator.
Divine light emerged from the Sea of Bitterness and enveloped Jiang Yun in an instant, transforming into a divine rainbow that burst through the door and flew outside.
After flying through the valley for two hours, the excitement in his heart gradually subsided.
[Panel] Realm: Life Spring cultivator Physique: Mortal Physique (Sacred Physique 1.93%, Divine Physique 11.43%) Bloodline: Hengyu Bloodline (1%) Cultivation Techniques: "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 a daze, apparently deep in thought. She had not even noticed his return.
Jiang Yun stepped forward to ask her. He had thought that after his breakthrough, she would feel proud of him.
Hearing Jiang Yun's voice so suddenly, Jiang Shuanglan was slightly at a loss.
"It's nothing, I'm fine. Congratulations, Husband, on entering the Life Spring Realm. To achieve so much after only three months of cultivation..."
Jiang Shuanglan put away her slightly despondent expression and spoke happily to Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun had some guesses about what Jiang Shuanglan was thinking. After all, he had seen how hard she worked every day.
Yet despite Jiang Shuanglan's efforts, the gap between her and Jiang Yun only continued to widen. That disparity left her somewhat lost.
"Are you worried that the gap between us is growing wider?"
It was better to make such small matters clear quickly. If they were allowed to accumulate, they would slowly become major problems.
"I do have such thoughts, partly. But Husband, you possess such talent that I am proud of you as well. I knew long ago that my talent was inferior to yours. I just never imagined the difference would be so great."
"In my first half year of cultivation, I was still studying the Daoist Canon. Yet you reached the Life Spring Realm in only three months. It left me feeling a little upset for a while."
Jiang Shuanglan stepped forward and nestled into Jiang Yun's arms. Her husband was always so attentive; he could sense even the slightest change 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 be 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 immensely embarrassed.
Wasn't his cultivation speed all because he was 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 has risen: 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 as she silently pondered, If you remain as ordinary as dust, I can stay by your side. But if you shine like a star, how can I accompany you?
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 previous unreasonable requests.
She used the long-lost profound arts Five-Finger Dragon Prison and Mouth Holds Heavenly Law, leaving Jiang Yun utterly defeated.
With no other choice, Jiang Yun used the geomancy art Azure Dragon Probes Water to finally turn the tables.
His body, having broken through to the Life Spring Realm, possessed even greater strength.
He obtained twenty-four Marks at the cost of Jiang Shuanglan falling asleep.
With her favorability above 90, the number of Marks gained each time had also risen 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.
Jiang Yun slowly refined Divine Patterns into it, tempering the vessel.
He intended to first merge the several hundred characters he had obtained from the Three Lifetimes Copper Coffin into the Source Pearl.
Each of those hundreds of ancient characters was an Emperor Rune containing supreme principles. Yet half of the Emperor Runes did not concern cultivation at all, but rather the construction and deduction of the Immortal Domain.
If he fused these Emperor Runes capable of constructing the Immortal Domain into the Source Pearl, it might truly evolve a Small World within it.
Once his cultivation had reached a certain level, he would inscribe the Emperor Script from the Emperor Scripture and carve in every method he had mastered, allowing it to gradually grow stronger alongside him.
After tempering the vessel for a while, 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 larger as well, with rays of light occasionally shooting out from it.
Once the Sea of Bitterness had expanded to the size of a palm, the spring eye at its bottom would surge forth, heavenly radiance would fill the sky above the sea, 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's Sea of Bitterness Realm cultivation had not consumed much, so he continued taking medicine to cultivate in the Life Spring Realm.
As long as the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm had sufficient resources, breaking through to the Dao Palace Realm would not be difficult.
Over the following days, Jiang Yun devoted himself to cultivation. He spent part of every day forging vessels, but still dedicated most of his energy to cultivating. Occasionally, he took time to study 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 different Emperor Scriptures in every secret realm, partly because his Sacred Physique was strong enough to endure such conflicts.
He also had the Bodhi Seed to help him comprehend the Dao. He cultivated several ancient scriptures simultaneously, eventually merging them into one and creating a method that belonged to him alone.
Only one Great Emperor could exist in an era. One could imagine just how tyrannical the scriptures comprehended by these Great Emperors were. Monsters like Ye Fan, who cultivated six ancient scriptures at once, 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 sent off for a funeral feast.
But once Jiang Yun's physique grew powerful enough in the future, perhaps he could try cultivating 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 that belonged to him.
To become an emperor, creating an ancient scripture most suited to oneself was also one of the most important steps. Not to mention becoming immortal—beyond immortality lay even greater tribulations.
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."
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