After confirming the location of Spirit Ruins Paradise, Chen Yu did not rush to set out.
For the time being, he still had something very important to do.
He entrusted little Tingting to Yan Ruyu, asking her to help look after the girl, then entered the cave abode he had previously opened up alone and began cultivating inside.
Compared to ordinary cultivators, his cultivation could be called extravagant. He lacked neither Source nor spirit medicines of any kind and could simply take them out and use them.
After all, to him, these things were merely commonplace goods. There was absolutely no need to stint himself.
After several days of cultivation, he could already feel that his Bitter Sea was no longer growing. It seemed to have reached a threshold.
Almost at the limit.
Seated where he was, he murmured inwardly as various thoughts flashed through his mind.
For him, cultivation before the Immortal Platform Realm presented no particularly high hurdles.
After all, he not only possessed emperor blood but also half of a Divine Body.
Cultivating the Shrouding Method was essentially a process of continually developing one's own potential and opening Gates of Potential.
Compared to ordinary mortals, those with Divine Bodies and descendants bearing emperor blood had enough Gates of Potential within their bodies that their early cultivation presented virtually no hurdles, let alone bottlenecks.
This was also why special physiques were so sought after.
Those with special physiques naturally possessed greater potential within their bodies. As long as they successfully opened their Gates of Potential, they could advance.
It was just like the original Ye Fan.
As someone with the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, he had practically no bottlenecks in his early cultivation. As long as his resources kept up, his cultivation speed could increase.
Only after Severing the Dao did the emphasis begin to shift toward comprehending heaven and earth, introducing a few more influencing factors.
Chen Yu was much the same at present.
Possessing Void Emperor Blood and a Divine Body bloodline, he was born with powerful potential. With enough resources, he could improve rapidly.
Calculating the time, it was about time now.
At a certain moment, Chen Yu took out a glazed glass bottle.
The glazed glass bottle brimmed with vitality. He had only just taken it out, yet that vast vitality was already impossible to ignore, with vigorous life force and divine power radiating from it.
This was Divine Spring Liquid from the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Land, which Chen Yu had collected and kept in reserve until now.
At this moment, Chen Yu raised the glazed glass bottle and poured its contents into his mouth.
A large mouthful of Divine Spring flowed into his mouth, and the divine power within began to unfurl. His previously deathly still Bitter Sea began expanding again, undergoing new changes.
Rumble!
When the Bitter Sea expanded to its utmost limit, the Life Spring also began expanding continuously. Life Spring Liquid burbled within it, representing the source of divine power.
A rainbow bridge emerged above the Bitter Sea, as though spanning the entire sea and linking this secret realm together.
The Divine Bridge Realm was achieved at this moment!
Feeling the further advancement of the divine power within him, Chen Yu slowly opened his eyes and let out a long inward sigh of relief. It worked.
Everything went fairly smoothly.
That was what he thought.
Although, given his circumstances, his cultivation through the Sea of Bitterness Secret Realm should encounter no problems at all, who could say for certain about cultivation without actually walking the path themselves?
Only now that he had truly crossed that threshold did Chen Yu feel at ease.
He emerged from his place of seclusion and soon returned to his previous residence.
Looking at Chen Yu before her, Yan Ruyu was somewhat surprised.
"You've advanced to Divine Bridge already?"
According to Chen Yu's own account, he had only recently advanced to Life Spring. To condense a Divine Bridge after such a short time was indeed rather fast.
Still, given his physique and circumstances, such speed was not strange. It was merely standard fare.
It probably won't be long before he catches up with me, or even surpasses me.
This thought flashed through Yan Ruyu's mind.
During her time with Chen Yu, although their interactions had not been particularly deep, she had gained some understanding of how monstrous his physique was.
It was a truly terrifying physique, far beyond anything ordinary people could compare to.
Before meeting Chen Yu, Yan Ruyu had felt that she could already be counted among the Eastern Wasteland's top geniuses.
As the princess of the Azure Emperor Lineage, the emperor blood within her had undergone atavism. The difference between her and the other members of her clan was like clouds and mud. In terms of talent alone, she was by no means inferior to the Ji Family's Divine Body or the demon race's Golden-Winged Little Peng King.
But compared to Chen Yu, her physique still fell far short.
Perhaps this could only change after she obtained Qing Emperor's Heart and received nourishment from the Azure Emperor's emperor blood.
As for now, she was still lacking.
"Oh, right."
Feigning nonchalance, Chen Yu took something out. "This is for you."
Yan Ruyu froze for a moment, instinctively lowering her gaze to look before her.
A purple hairpin appeared in Chen Yu's hand.
The hairpin looked very exquisite, with faint fluctuations of divine power and traces of Dao patterns within it. At a glance, it was a fine artifact.
Looking at it, Yan Ruyu was somewhat dazed.
She had received gifts from Chen Yu during this time, but they had mostly been things used for cultivation.
The hairpin before her, however, seemed to carry a different meaning.
"Thank you, Dao Brother."
But she only paused for a moment before smiling and accepting the hairpin with easy grace, putting it on in front of Chen Yu.
"Not bad."
She spoke with a faint smile on her peerlessly beautiful face. "I like it very much."
[Check-in successful. Azure Emperor Bloodline obtained...] [Azure Emperor Bloodline: use to obtain a wisp of Azure Emperor Bloodline, with a bloodline concentration equivalent to the Azure Emperor's hundredth-generation descendant...]
It really worked too.
A smile appeared on Chen Yu's face.
He had only just thought of it.
Since he could check in with Ye Fan, who possessed the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, and Jiang Tingting, who possessed the Taiyin Body, then surely he could also check in with Yan Ruyu, a descendant of the Azure Emperor?
Unfortunately, perhaps because the Azure Emperor blood within Yan Ruyu was not yet concentrated enough, although he had ultimately farmed an Azure Emperor Bloodline, its concentration was frighteningly low.
The Azure Emperor's hundredth-generation descendant-what use could a bloodline concentration like that be?
It probably was not even as useful as that half of a Divine Body, was it?
Chen Yu shook his head inwardly, unsure what to say.
Still, this was something he had obtained for free, so he did not have any major complaints.
Getting anything at all was good enough. He could not ask for too much.
The next day, they left Qingfeng Town and set out for Spirit Ruins Paradise.
At their speed, with a clear destination, it took them only a while to reach Spirit Ruins Paradise.
Both places were within the Yan Kingdom, so they were not very far apart to begin with.
Spirit Ruins Paradise was a very unusual cultivation ground. The entire paradise had been built atop a stretch of ancient ruins.
Of course, they occupied only half the ruins. The other half was occupied by a group of demons cultivating in seclusion.
In the past, the two sides had maintained this quiet standoff, their well water never encroaching on the other's river water.
But the moment Yan Ruyu stepped into the territory of Spirit Ruins Paradise, her expression immediately changed.
"There really is a trace of my ancestor's presence!"
She gazed ahead, unmistakable shock showing on her face.