Whenever a peerless medicinal treasure like that appeared, it almost invariably caused an uproar.
Every faction would spare no expense, slaughtering one another to seize it until blood flowed in rivers. It was not something one could obtain casually.
At the very least, he certainly would not live long enough to see this disciple reach maturity.
"Taiyi, my disciple, you need not worry..."
Ancient and steeped in the twilight of his life, he slightly raised his withered right hand.
Stroking Taiyi's head, he smiled and said, "Though your master may never see your true rise, the divine treasures and vast stores of source I have collected throughout my life should be enough to support you until you fully mature!"
At that point,
he said no more.
He looked at Taiyi with a warm smile and said directly, "All right. Now, open your bitter sea and demonstrate the Sun True Scripture at full strength..."
"So I can guide you through the next steps of your cultivation!"
"Yes, Master..."
Taiyi nodded.
He sat cross-legged opposite Danyangzi.
With no intention of concealing anything, he sank his consciousness into his bitter sea and circulated the Sun True Scripture at full power.
Boom...
For a moment,
Golden light blazed, and divine power surged.
His bitter sea resembled a blazing sun, radiating an eternal brilliance.
"Whoosh... whoosh..." Waves of scorching energy streamed out ceaselessly.
Yet Danyangzi seemed entirely untroubled, unaffected by it.
"Hmm, a golden bitter sea. It does bear some resemblance to the legendary Desolate Ancient Sacred Body..."
His clouded old eyes grew intensely bright.
He carefully examined Taiyi's searing golden bitter sea, which closely resembled that of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body yet differed from the Sacred Body's bitter sea described in legends. Filled with wonder, he exclaimed, "The Sun Body's bitter sea truly is extraordinary!"
The boy's foundation was even firmer than he had imagined. His precious body was flawless, his flesh immensely powerful, and the blood and vital energy within him surged like a mighty river.
It was a shock beyond words.
Of course, the main reason was that a physique like the Sun Physique had been exceedingly rare since ancient times.
Even those who had appeared in ages past had failed to reach the end, meeting untimely deaths instead.
Thus, even Danyangzi, a Supreme Elder of the Yaoguang Holy Land who had lived for ages and considered himself widely knowledgeable, did not know precisely how a Sun Body manifested.
Otherwise, he would certainly have noticed that his disciple's physique differed somewhat from the legendary Sun Body.
"Wait. You said earlier that you ate some unusual fruit and awakened your Sun Physique..."
He carefully examined the boy's body.
Then he froze slightly, realizing something was amiss.
Looking at Taiyi in shock, he asked incredulously, "Could it have been the Sacred Fruit from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land?"
Even with the legendary Sun Physique, what cultivation realm had the boy reached?
By all rights, his body should not have been this monstrously powerful.
And his foundation was so robust that it defied reason.
It was simply beyond reproach.
"Yes, Master..."
Taiyi no longer concealed it and spoke frankly. "My classmates and I were originally ordinary people. Somehow, we were transported into the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land. By sheer accident, I ate nine divine fruits that looked like suns. Then my entire body grew burning hot, and the pain became so unbearable that I passed out."
"When I woke up, I discovered that not only had I become younger, but I had also awakened my physique. My whole body was glowing, and a scripture manifested in my mind!"
Clearly,
the signs of his Sun Body were far too dazzling.
Moreover, apart from the Sun Saint Emperor, who had attained the Dao in the immemorial era countless ages ago, almost no Sun Body throughout history had achieved success in cultivation and truly grown to maturity.
As a result, the world knew little about the Sun Body's bitter sea.
Even Danyangzi had failed to recognize that he was not merely a Sun Body, but the even more extraordinary Sun Sacred Body.
"So that was it..."
Danyangzi sighed in wonder. "To think that you encountered such a heaven-defying opportunity, my disciple. You are truly blessed with profound fortune!"
"No wonder the blood and vital energy within you are so vigorous, like a surging ocean, and your flesh so astonishingly powerful, with such a solid foundation... It is far stronger even than those of the heirs painstakingly nurtured by the holy lands and Desolate Ancient Families of the Eastern Wasteland, who spend countless natural treasures to baptize them and build their foundations!"
"That saves us a great deal of trouble. There is no need to rack our brains searching for rare treasures and spirit medicines to build your foundation!"
As he spoke,
he swept his hand.
An extraordinarily brilliant, amber-like crystal flew out.
Taiyi caught it instinctively.
"Is this the legendary source?"
Taiyi's eyes narrowed.
He examined the roughly fist-sized source stone, which contained boundless life essence, in astonishment.
"Indeed. This is pure source. Though it cannot compare to the legendary divine source, it is sufficient for you at your current stage, my disciple!"
Stroking his beard, Danyangzi smiled and said, "Use it to cultivate, and strive to expand your bitter sea to its limits. Afterward, I will guide you through any cultivation problems, but remember not to rush into the next realm!"
"For a peerlessly rare physique like the Sun Body, cultivation in the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm must never be driven solely by a desire for speed. You must cultivate every realm to its utmost, unearth your potential to its limits, and establish the firmest foundation in the Dao. Only then can you travel farther in the future!"
"Yes!"
Taiyi nodded earnestly.
Holding the brilliantly glowing, fist-sized source stone, he sat cross-legged where he was.
He began circulating the profound method of the Sun True Scripture, absorbing the rich life essence within it.
Boom...
In an instant,
Golden light blazed for ten thousand feet, and a roaring sea struck the heavens.
Waves surged, thunder rumbled, and the torrents rolled on without end.
Waves of scorching energy billowed out ceaselessly, drawing exclamations of wonder even from Danyangzi.
Taiyi connected with his Wheel of Life, guiding vast quantities of life essence to repeatedly batter and expand his bitter sea.
Time passed little by little. His golden bitter sea, roughly the size of an infant's fist, continued to expand until it gradually reached the size of an adult's fist.
At the center of his bitter sea, the Divine Spring shimmered with flowing colors, wreathed in immortal mist as it bubbled forth.
In the days that followed,
Danyangzi expounded the Dao to Taiyi and guided his cultivation.
Mostly, he shared relevant experiences and insights into cultivation.
How precious were the accumulated experiences of a mighty expert who was practically a living fossil?
Taiyi had been exploring cultivation alone these past days and had encountered many problems that remained elusive no matter how hard he pondered them. Now, his eyes were suddenly opened, and the barriers in his mind fell away.
He might not have been utterly entranced, but he listened with keen interest and gained a great deal.
Although a little golden figure occasionally appeared in his mind to guide his cultivation,
it mostly explained the principles of the Sun True Scripture.
It did not touch upon other subjects.
Danyangzi's instruction neatly filled the gaps in his knowledge.
Especially after learning that Danyangzi was proficient in formations, he eagerly sought advice on the knowledge and experience involved in formation patterns.
Chapter 10: Time Flew, the Calamity of Lostness
Time flew.
A year passed in the blink of an eye.
Taiyi was like a sponge,
constantly absorbing a wealth of knowledge from his master, Danyangzi.
At the same time, he began cultivating the Yaoguang Holy Land's highest inheritance-the Primordial Origin Scripture.
Of course, his true primary practice remained the Sun True Scripture, which best suited him and served as his foundation. The Primordial Origin Scripture was merely a supplementary practice.
If the Sun True Scripture was likened to the main trunk,
then the Primordial Origin Scripture and all other scriptures could only be considered branches.
By studying different scriptures, comprehending their principles, keeping their essence and discarding their dross, he could prune and arrange them into branches, or even turn them into nourishment for his own main trunk.
In this way, the tree of his Great Dao would naturally flourish, its branches and leaves growing ever more luxuriant.
One day, it would blossom and bear fruit.
But it had to be said,
the Primordial Origin Scripture truly lived up to its status as the Yaoguang Holy Land's supreme inheritance.
Just as Danyangzi had said, though it fell far short of an unsurpassed scripture like the Sun True Scripture, it possessed its own unique merits. The extraordinary principles it expounded benefited him greatly.
Moreover, Taiyi's unprecedented Sun Sacred Body was itself a physique of utmost yang. Cultivating scriptures of supreme strength and yang like these allowed him to achieve twice the results with half the effort.
The two great scriptures complemented one another.
Not only did they fail to slow his cultivation, they even seemed to hasten it.
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