Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 696 Thunder and Fire Intertwine, Two Paths Formed
The man on the left has a fierce and menacing expression, exuding a terrifying aura.

He held a Star Spirit Banner, on which the stars in the sky flickered.

At this moment, the Great Brightness Boundless Dao Fruit, which Xu Yunfan had already refined within the banner, was activated.

A pure and vast holy radiance flowed from the banner, acting as the most resilient harmonizer and buffer, forming a strong barrier of light in the core area where thunder and blazing sun collided.

This barrier is actually a yin-yang harmony, constantly smoothing out the destructive energy turbulence caused by the collision of thunder and fire, neutralizing its violent energy. At the same time, the Star Spirit Banner draws on the abundant fire element essence from the fire eye of the Shenxiao Mountain's ley lines, continuously replenishing Xu Yunfan's consumed magic power and maintaining the foundation of this protracted refining process.

As for the one on the right, Bingmo's expression was indifferent, as if he were detached from all emotions.

Mysterious runes flow endlessly from fingertips, forming the "Lin" character seal.

After the Golden Core True Monarch manifested his Dharma form, Xu Yunfan was able to isolate the "Lin" state and enter it independently. He then used this as an external mental state, essentially having a super brain computer attached to him. His consciousness transcended the material world, allowing him to control himself at a microscopic level, control the imagery emanating from his body, and indirectly control a region of heaven and earth.

In this state, he abandoned all emotional interference, his mind becoming the most precise calculation tool. With almost ruthless rationality, he precisely controlled the output intensity of every bit of magic power, the angle and timing of every bolt of lightning, the intensity conversion of the light barrier, and the speed at which the earth vein fire element and the lightning from the nine heavens were absorbed.

This ensures that the entire refining process maintains a level of intensity sufficient to refine the Dao Fruit, but also prevents it from spiraling out of control and backfiring on oneself.

Every minute energy imbalance is instantly captured and corrected.

The entire Earth Vein Fire Eye Space was illuminated with bizarre and fantastical light.

The exterior is filled with churning golden-red lava, while the interior is adorned with intertwined purple-gold lightning snakes and crimson flames emanating from Xu Yunfan's body.

The deafening roar did not come from external sounds, but from the terrifying Dao sounds generated by the collision and fusion of the Dao fruits within his body, echoing in the void day and night, as if forging a star with both thunder and fire attributes.

Time flies, the years are like a shuttle.

In this secluded underground furnace, Xu Yunfan forgot about the conflicts outside and devoted all his attention to this refining process, which was both dangerous and full of opportunities.

One year, ten years, thirty years...

The Red Sun Cluster's resistance, initially fierce and violent, gradually became sluggish and weak.

It was repeatedly forged by billions of thunderbolts, and the mark of its origin belonging to the Crimson Sun True Lord was gradually worn away and purified by the destructive power contained in the Divine Firmament Thunder.

During this process, Xu Yunfan could clearly feel that the massive amount of merit he had accumulated was being consumed, and the energy between heaven and earth seemed to be showing less favor towards him.

If there is a numerical value, it was eighty before, and now it is around seventy-five.

After forty-seven years of refinement, the crimson light finally gave up its struggle for form and transformed into a gentle, flowing, golden-red liquid containing the purest Yang fire intent and a portion of the laws of light, like molten solar gold.

At this moment, the refining process has entered its most crucial stage.

Deeply integrated, thunder and fire give rise to each other.

The Divine Thunder no longer focused on destruction, but instead drew upon the power of creation, seeping into the golden-red liquid in wisps.

At the same time, the pure essence of the fire and the great light within the liquid, guided by the "Divine Firmament Nine Heavens Profound Sky Undying True Scripture," actively nourished and strengthened the origin of thunder.

Within the dantian, the purple-gold thunder sea and the golden-red fire sea no longer collided clearly, but began to slowly rotate and merge. A phantom of a purple-gold thunderfire golden core with red patterns, centered on the Divine Firmament Dao Fruit and surrounded by the power of the crimson sun, gradually became clear.

The fiftieth year.

"Buzz!"

A clear and melodious Daoist sound, seemingly from the very beginning of creation, rang out from within Xu Yunfan's body, instantly spreading throughout the entire Shenxiao Mountain veins. Originally, its momentum was unstoppable, spreading outwards from Shenxiao Mountain. However, a series of great formations were invisibly activated, continuously suppressing and concealing the spreading energy.

The figure sitting cross-legged in the void suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes blazing with purple-gold divine light, and a cluster of golden-red true fire flashed and disappeared deep within his left eye.

A vast and mighty, terrifying pressure, carrying the might of thunder and the aura of annihilation, erupted like a sleeping ancient beast awakening.

The lava within the entire ley line fire eye space instantly subsided, as if suppressed by an invisible, immense force. The purple-gold and crimson lightning surrounding him slowly receded, eventually converging completely within his body.

Xu Yunfan slowly stood up, his figure as upright as a pillar supporting the sky.

His aura was perfectly harmonious and flawless, with faint purple-gold electric arcs and crimson yang fire flowing beneath his skin. Every move he made seemed to contain the power to shatter the heavens and split the earth.

Most importantly, within his own cave, the Blazing Sun Dao Fruit had been completely tamed by him, taking on his own shape, and flew away together with the Divine Firmament Dao Fruit.

As a result, the cave became increasingly violent due to its dual attributes of thunder and fire.

Although the cave's resilience has improved, Xu Yunfan knows that if he doesn't choose the Yin attribute for his next Dao Fruit and instead tries to harmonize Yin and Yang, refining a Yang attribute Dao Fruit will definitely cause him to burst.

As for the Great Brightness Boundless Dao Fruit, Xu Yunfan had already used it as a one-time fuel in this refining process.

He was very satisfied with the result.

Consider it a lubricant.

With a slight thought, the attribute panel information appeared in my consciousness.

'Cultivation level: 2600'
(Note: The theoretical limit for the peak of the early Golden Core stage is approximately 3000-3500, depending on the difference in foundation and cultivation method.)
Current Realm: Early Stage of Golden Core (Approaching Perfection)

"Two thousand six..."

Xu Yunfan looked at the numbers on the panel, feeling the mana within his body that was several times stronger than before his seclusion, and the Dao Fruit origin that was more condensed and powerful, and he clicked his tongue in amazement.

Furthermore, the attribute panel's ability to grant permanent proof allows him to sense the mysteries of the Golden Core with each advancement.

With his current strength, he could easily defeat the two of his original selves.

"It's really top-notch... but where exactly is the peak of the early Golden Core stage? It seems we haven't even touched that invisible boundary yet."

He clearly felt that his cultivation was still slowly increasing as the power of the Thunderfire Dao Fruit within his body merged and circulated, without encountering any so-called bottleneck.

According to the information revealed by Dongming Zhenjun and his own insights, the true peak of the early Golden Core stage should have a theoretical limit in terms of cultivation level, which cannot be increased further without breaking through to a higher realm.

This undoubtedly shows that he is still quite a distance from that limit.

"No wonder, the path of cultivation is indeed more and more difficult as you go further. Each advancement in realm is like crossing a chasm between heaven and earth."

The cultivation span of even a single minor Golden Core realm is so vast.

I wonder what the mid-stage and late-stage Golden Core realms are like.

Xu Yunfan felt a mix of emotions, but also a deep longing for a higher level of achievement.

He concealed his aura, took a step, and returned from the Earth's core fire eye to the deepest hall of the Divine Firmament Palace.

The news of Xu Yunfan's emergence from seclusion was not deliberately publicized, but the vast aura that burst forth briefly and then quickly subsided, although blocked within Shenxiao Mountain by the great formation, was enough to make all the disciples of Shenxiao Mountain feel it and were all greatly excited.

Shenxiao Zhenjun's strength seems to have increased again.

The improvement in the strength of the True Lords means that the foundation of Shenxiao Peak is more solid, and their backers are more powerful.

Yuan Shizong was like this; everyone was superficial and not too hypocritical.

Several days after emerging from seclusion, Xu Yunfan was in the hall sorting out what he had gained during his fifty years of seclusion and deducing his next plan to go to the Sea of ​​Reincarnation to seize the Taiyin Mingqiu Dao Fruit.

(End of this chapter)