Flames scorched the heavens!
A great hole had burned through Lin Fan's chest, deep enough to expose bone, its edges charred black. Only the Immortal Bone remained undamaged, radiating boundless light.
There, Divine Fire evolved from two kinds of Great Dao intertwined and fused, reaching a delicate balance.
Black and white coexisted, densely covered in runes. From that point, they gradually spread to every part of his body, their power surging.
"It hurts!"
Lin Fan frowned. His Supreme Bone was being seared by fierce flames, the sensation so intensely clear that even his Primordial Spirit trembled.
Yet once this process began, it could not stop until life fully embraced death and death embraced life within him. Otherwise, all his previous efforts would come to nothing.
Still, this was both suffering and opportunity. The two Dao laws entwined, branding him with the patterns of the Great Dao as divine sounds thundered.
His mind grew ever more clear and serene. In a flash of insight, he seemed to glimpse the future, strengthening his conviction.
Time passed. Lin Fan sat cross-legged without moving, flames engulfing his body. He no longer knew how many days had gone by.
By then, his body was withered and terribly weak, but his eyes shone with astonishing light, as dazzling as two golden lamps.
Faintly, a hazy strand of Immortal Qi also appeared outside his body, heralding his coming success on this path.
"Almost there. With life and death as flames, I'll burn out my true self." Lin Fan's gaze blazed, yet he remained exceedingly cautious.
At this critical moment, an accident could happen. Weirdness, for instance, might come knocking again.
Fortunately, he had brought enough Treasure Medicine to restore himself to his peak immediately, keeping his body from truly burning beyond repair.
In fact, he had absorbed