The vast Magma World held no trace of life, only deathly stillness and hidden magma currents that erupted from time to time. At its deepest point, a green lotus swayed gently in the magma, giving off a faint glow. Seated cross-legged at its very center was Xiao Yan, who had come here to cultivate in seclusion.
Although time had no meaning within the magma, Xiao Yan could still vaguely sense that nearly three full months had passed since he had entered it to cultivate. During that time, aside from taking out Burning Blood to apply externally, he had remained immersed in the scorching magma, using its violent fire-attributed energy to cultivate the Lesser Glazed Golden Body.
Even Xiao Yan had not expected cultivating the Lesser Glazed Golden Body to be so difficult, despite being in the deepest reaches of the magma with so many external aids. Still, this was only natural. Earth-tier Dou Techniques were far harder to cultivate than ordinary black-tier Dou Techniques, and body-tempering techniques were the hardest of all.
Moreover, the Lesser Glazed Golden Body had originally been a heaven-tier Dou Technique. Although Xiao Yan had simplified it into an earth-tier technique, it remained far harder to cultivate than ordinary techniques of that tier. Without his wealth of experience from his previous life, even a Dou Huang expert who obtained its cultivation method would likely have been unable to master it.
As time passed, the red liquid coating Xiao Yan's body gradually thinned. This time, however, he did not take out more Burning Blood to apply to himself. As a brilliant golden light flared, Xiao Yan finally opened his eyes after three months of stillness. A streak of golden light seemed to flash through his black eyes, lending them an uncanny look.
"Lesser Glazed Golden Body, manifest!"