Free Web NovelChapter 2073: Chapter 2071: Fire Seed
During this period, Lie Huo got along with Lu Ye and discovered that he was actually quite approachable, naturally making plans to harness the Sun Flaming Beast King.
If successful, this would definitely bring him tremendous benefits.
Lu Ye, however, shook his head with a smile: "This is beyond my capabilities."
Upon hearing this, Lie Huo felt a pang of regret but said no more. He thought Lu Ye’s ability to control the Sun Blaze Beast King was a skill in Beast Taming, a skill that others can’t simply teach and learn.
But in truth, Lu Ye controlled the Sun Blaze Beast King by relying on the barghest’s power. The wounds on the Beast King’s body had never healed, and the Sun Flaming Beast King was actually quite cunning. Without the barghest’s power, it would have fled at the first opportunity, not allowing Lu Ye to command it at will.
Time passed...
Lu Ye initially thought in such a unique environment as the Giant Red Planet, achieving his desires wouldn’t take too long. But even with the entire Sun Flaming Beast horde as help, and with Lie Huo’s assistance, the entire process took a full three years before he truly saw hope!
One can imagine, without the Sun Flaming Beast horde, and relying solely on the fire gourd to absorb the heat to nurture the uncanny fire, it might take decades, if not at least a hundred years.
The spirit jade, spirit crystals, and supreme-grade psyche refinement pills he brought from the All Phenomena Ocean were almost entirely consumed, exchanged for a slight improvement in his own cultivation and the Soul Suppressing Secret Technique.
On a certain day three years after arriving at the Giant Red Planet, Lu Ye sat cross-legged on the surface, his expression neutral, neither happy nor sad.
Even so, Lie Huo, next to him, detected something, looking at Lu Ye with curiosity: "Fellow Daoist, have you encountered something good?"
Lu Ye nodded slightly: "Some insights!"
Before him, rows of Sun Flaming Beasts lined up, delivering the refined Scorching Sun Essence, which was devoured by the fire gourd.
A cluster of uncanny fire was slowly being nurtured.
Half a day later, the uncanny fire was finally complete, and Lu Ye immediately activated the power of the Talent Tree. Invisible roots delved into the fire gourd, and in an instant, the uncanny fire was completely devoured.
In the next moment, Lu Ye felt a slight tremor within, as if some wondrous change was taking place.
The Talent Tree, blazing within him, suddenly burst into bright flames like a newborn sun. Then, the light quickly gathered at the location of the Root Spiritual Orifice.
At that instant, Lu Ye felt the connection between himself and the Talent Tree weaken to the extreme, yet his expression was joyful and excited.
Through inner vision, the Talent Tree was no longer visible, only a spark of fire burned within the Root Spiritual Orifice, like a fire seed!
Calmly sensing, there was an indescribable, mysterious change unfolding within the fire seed...
Among the several transformations of the Talent Tree, this process gave Lu Ye the most novel feeling. He immediately knew he wasn’t wrong; the cost of this transformation was incomparable to the previous ones, suggesting the Talent Tree might undergo a tremendous change.
He wasn’t sure of the exact nature of this change, what new power the Talent Tree might develop, and could only wait until the fire seed breaks open, and the Talent Tree reemerges to explore further.
This would take some time...
However, regardless, the purpose of his visit here had been achieved. The long wait was, at this moment, rewarded. Lu Ye felt greatly relieved and exhaled gently.
Lie Huo beside him was puzzled.
Lu Ye didn’t hurry to leave the Giant Red Planet. Now was a rare opportunity to easily acquire Scorching Sun Essence, and naturally, he wanted to stockpile some. Both the fuel reserve for the Talent Tree and the uncanny fire nurtured by the fire gourd would need it.
He stayed on the Giant Red Planet for another month, collecting a large amount of Scorching Sun Essence for reserve, all stored in the Small Flower World.
With so much Scorching Sun Essence, it’s enough for the fire gourd to nurture dozens of uncanny fires, sufficient for a while.
Moreover, since the Giant Red Planet is right here, traveling from the All Phenomena Ocean is not troublesome, so it’s easy to come back if needed.
"Fellow Daoist Lie Huo," Lu Ye turned to look at Lie Huo beside him, "I must take my leave."
Lie Huo was a bit surprised: "Leaving already? What about our previous agreement..."
"Consider it fulfilled, Fellow Daoist." Lu Ye nodded. In three years, Lie Huo certainly hadn’t refined a thousand Scorching Sun Essences.
Lie Huo sighed: "I’m really the only one left now."
Nearly three years ago, Lu Ye had mentioned he wouldn’t stay long, but Lie Huo didn’t expect Lu Ye to leave so suddenly, without any warning.
And over these past days, even with their association, he didn’t know what Lu Ye was truly working on. All the Scorching Sun Essence was devoured by the fire gourd. Ordinarily, even if the fire gourd was an affiliated treasure, it shouldn’t consume so much.
Lu Ye stood up, drew the Boulder Mountain Saber, and gave it a slight shake.
Below the magma, the Sun Flaming Beast King, which had diligently worked for Lu Ye for several years, felt a sensation and then darted into the depths of the Giant Red Planet without looking back.
The uncanny force entwined around its wound vanished without a trace! It had been waiting for this moment, so how could there be any hesitation?
And without its suppression, the Sun Flaming Beasts gathered here quickly scattered like birds and beasts.
Lu Ye sensed this, and although he had long guessed this would be the situation, he was still left speechless.
"Wishing Fellow Daoist Huo an early achievement. When your divine skill reaches its zenith, you can find me on the Three Worlds Island in the All Phenomena Ocean." Lu Ye glanced at Lie Huo, then leaped away, swiftly flying out of the Giant Red Planet.
"Three Worlds Island?" Lie Huo stood there pondering. He hadn’t heard of this Spirit Island, and since when were Spirit Islands in the All Phenomena Ocean allowing Sun Blaze to reside?
He didn’t bother thinking too much about it. Lu Ye left satisfied, but he still had to keep striving.
Leaving the Giant Red Planet, Lu Ye retraced his original route, occasionally encountering cultivators who came here to cultivate or refine Scorching Sun Essence, and the further out they were, the lower their cultivation was.
Passing the places he had previously gone, he deliberately checked and didn’t see the couple Fey Zhuang and Hong Yan.
This place, the further you are outside, the more fluid the cultivators are. Some leave with gains, others meet with unexpected incidents during conflicts, and in three years, anything could happen.
On the other hand, strong figures like Lie Huo, stayed on the Giant Red Planet for over twenty years.
Initially, Lu Ye intended to give Fey Zhuang and Hong Yan some gratitude gifts, as a token of appreciation for their previous guidance, but since he didn’t meet them, he let it go.
Flying towards the Insect Path, when Lu Ye returned to the Three Worlds Island, it was already more than half a month later.
Noticing his return, Tang Jun and He Baichuan hurried over, ready to report the situation in the All Phenomena Ocean in recent years.
During the years Lu Ye was away, the All Phenomena Ocean saw quite a few novel changes.
In the short-stay palace, Lu Ye was astonished as he looked at Tang Jun: "Old Tang, did you really advance?"
Tang Jun chuckled: "Achieving Moon Jade Late Stage was nothing difficult. I just wasn’t trying. If I had wanted, I would’ve advanced to Sun Blaze long ago, leaving you young fellows no chance to stand out."
Indeed, Old Tang had advanced to Moon Jade Late Stage. This could be observed from the mana fluctuations he intentionally displayed, and after advancing, Old Tang looked much more spirited, appearing somewhat younger than before.
He Baichuan chimed in from the side: "Yes, yes, your esteemed self is extremely talented, Moon Jade Late Stage, you only failed three or five times, nothing too serious."
"Three or five times?" Lu Ye gaped.
Old Tang waved his hand: "Past events are like smoke, best not mentioned!"
It was apparent that Old Tang’s advancement to Moon Jade Late Stage wasn’t easy. Last time when Lu Ye returned, he heard that Old Tang was in seclusion but didn’t succeed, seemingly attempting several times over the years before finally advancing.
"Good news!" Lu Ye responded joyfully. Among the Three Worlds cultivators, aside from those from the Nine Provinces, he had the deepest connection with Old Tang, as the two had supported each other when they were stranded there in the past.
"There’s more good news," He Baichuan chuckled, "On this island, over a hundred people have newly advanced to Moon Jade over the years, and even Brother Qiu Wu, the Merfolk Race Elder Yoo Xi, and Junior Sister Hua Ci have had realizations and are now in seclusion, striving for Sun Blaze!"
"Oh?" Lu Ye’s eyes lit up, "It’s expected for Brother Qiu Wu and Elder Yoo Xi, but Hua Ci is also striving for Sun Blaze?"
Qiu Wu was the former World Lord of the Jade Conch World. Although only nominally, he indeed had the highest cultivation in the entire Jade Conch World. Luan Xiao’e managed to advance to Sun Blaze earlier due to her cultivation in the All Phenomena Ocean and receiving guidance.
If Luan Xiao’e could advance to Sun Blaze, Qiu Wu always had that potential.
Elder Yoo Xi was the second elder of the Merfolk Race, second only to Yann Miao in cultivation.
Lu Ye wasn’t surprised by their attempt to advance to Sun Blaze, but Hua Ci being in seclusion was unexpected.
This was probably related to Little Fella.
Little Fella was a stellar space supreme treasure, and it was Hua Ci’s natal beast pet. Having a stellar space supreme treasure as a natal beast pet, any dazzling performance by Hua Ci was expected.
Tang Jun said, "Not just on this island, but across the All Phenomena Ocean, the fundamental strength of all major Spirit Islands has undergone an explosive increase. Many cultivators stuck in bottlenecks for years have found them loosening, making the advancement to Moon Jade and Sun Blaze much simpler than before."
Lu Ye understood this was likely related to the great force descending. It now seemed that the closer the great force’s arrival, the more apparent the changes in the stellar space.
And these changes manifested in the cultivators, making cultivation simpler.
"And the Spirit Islands!" He Baichuan added, "More and more desolate islands have become active, and many Spirit Islands have improved in their original grade. In recent years, the All Phenomena Ocean has gained two more top-class Spirit Islands."
The biggest difference between a top-class Spirit Island and a high-class Spirit Island is the creation of its own Spirit Jade Vein, which is fantastic news for any faction.
"What about Sifang Island? What’s the situation there?" Lu Ye asked, recalling that He Baichuan mentioned Sifang Island had some good changes the last time.
He Baichuan replied, "Sifang Island is still a high-class Spirit Island, but it shows signs of qualitative change. Information from Sifang Island indicates that there’s a sign of the birth of a Spirit Jade Vein, and it might transform into a top-class Spirit Island in the future!"
