Early the next morning.
Lu Mian rose early and sat on the roof, absorbing the first light of dawn as he always did.
With the Spirit-Swallowing Stomach Pouch's help, his entire body seemed to burn with golden flames. As they seeped into him, they opened the meridians in his left hand.
This meant that his Heavenly Fire Scripture had reached the third level.
He had not neglected his cultivation even while traveling these past few days, so a breakthrough was only natural after all that steady progress.
Once I reach the fifth level, I should be able to try absorbing the sun's more scorching qi.
Lu Mian thought to himself.
Advancing his heavenly fire mystic qi required absorbing vast amounts of solar qi.
At present, even with the Spirit-Swallowing Stomach Pouch, Lu Mian could only increase his absorption of dawn qi, not absorb the sun's more scorching qi.
He feared he might melt even the Spirit-Swallowing Stomach Pouch.
As he advanced further in the Heavenly Fire Scripture, his physique would steadily grow stronger, along with his tolerance for solar qi.
Then absorbing the sun's more scorching qi would come naturally.
Lu Mian set his thoughts aside and settled the surging mystic qi within him before rising.
He still had plenty to do in the Sunflame Sect today.
Dressed in a pale gold robe patterned with crimson suns, Lu Mian first visited the Earthfire Palace to collect thirty Mysterious Yang Pills.
Then he went to the Scripture Lecture Palace.
Naturally, he was not there to see Yunlingzi. He wanted to find himself a new blade technique and fist technique.
He had already perfected the Five Tigers Soul-Chasing Blade, and its power was gradually falling behind his needs.
The Tortoise-Snake Fist was even worse-it had only ever been an introductory fist technique.