Li Dao felt the power of extreme yang burrow into his body, steadily consolidating his foundation as his physique slowly grew stronger.
Delight involuntarily spread across his face. Although the improvement was painfully slow, his physique was genuinely advancing.
Still, he was probably the only person who would find such a violent method of cultivation refreshing.
After all, Li Dao had previously cultivated by drawing upon the supreme yang energy of the sun. Now that he had switched to cultivating in the Extreme Yang Cave, he was naturally like a fish in water.
As he continued deeper, however, he began to feel a fiery sting across his skin.
He gritted his teeth without slowing his advance. Sun god marks gradually surfaced on his skin, and as divine light flickered, the power of extreme yang poured continuously into them.
Feeling the sting on his skin ease slightly, Li Dao immediately activated the sun god marks that had appeared, beginning to absorb the power of extreme yang surging toward him from all around.
"These marks really came in handy."
Divine light flashed in his eyes, and his steps grew a little lighter.
After the stinging on his skin eased, Li Dao continued onward for a while longer, reaching the depths of the Extreme Yang Cave.
Standing before a cavern, Li Dao's eyes filled with solemnity. He could sense that the scorching aura emanating from within was even purer.
"Perhaps this was where the Kunpeng cultivated. With such violent extreme yang energy, perhaps only an existence like the Kunpeng could adapt to it effortlessly."
"Whew."
"But it's exactly what I wanted!"
He stepped into the cavern and was immediately drawn to the two pools inside.
One pool resembled blood-red lava, roiling with dense extreme yang energy. Right beside it lay a pool of