What is an immortal?

Chapter 1079 - 1044: Demon Cloud Valley

"I have already found an opportunity to break through to the Fiery Sun Body, now only the soul cultivation path needs to advance to the Ghost Witch Realm, then I can attempt to cultivate this Supreme Immortal Body." Yuan Ming thought to himself.

Then, he grabbed that Fiery Sun Body Demon Clan Body Cultivation Divine Soul and used the Reincarnation Eye to probe.

This investigation actually revealed a shocking secret to him.

It turns out that decades ago, the Demon Clan had already found a fragment of the World Tree and cleverly fused it with a Level 6 Demon Cloud Tree in the Demon World, successfully repairing the Three Realms Immortal Boat.

Using this mysterious Immortal Boat, the Demon Clan secretly transported a large number of main forces to the Wentian Secret Realm, and now they are hiding in a place called "Demon Cloud Valley."

Among these Demon Clan cultivators, there are surprisingly four great Mahayana cultivators, three Body cultivators possessing the Fiery Sun Body, and one Ghost Witch level Soul cultivator, making their overall strength formidable.

These Demon Clan members are awaiting the command of the Demon Realm Yan Emperor, and once the order arrives, they will ride the Three Realms Immortal Boat to launch a fierce attack on the Chuyun Realm.

This scenario made Yuan Ming involuntarily take a deep breath.

The reason the Chuyun Realm can withstand the constant invasions from the Demon World is all due to the natural barriers between realms.

If these powerful Demon Clan members ride the Three Realms Immortal Boat to invade, the defenses of the Chuyun Realm may be breached in no time.

Yuan Ming casually waved his hand, and the Chaos Spiritual Domain immediately enveloped Su Wu, as well as the remains of the Fiery Sun Body Demon Cultivator, swiftly devouring and absorbing them.

Then, he activated the Shura Palace, preparing to teleport towards the direction of Demon Cloud Valley.

As his figure was swallowed by the silver light, a green communication token floated in his palm, ready to send his findings to Daoist Mu, when he suddenly felt something unusual on his body.

His body and facial skin turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and an unbearable heat rose from his body.

"Qi-blood upheaval, it's about to break through." Yuan Ming thought silently.

He realized that it was caused by absorbing the flesh and blood of the Fiery Sun Body Demon Clan cultivator.

Initially, he thought sealing it would prevent it from affecting his own Qi-blood, but unexpectedly, it still stimulated his Qi Blood Power, causing an upheaval, and now he had to advance and break through.

Yuan Ming raised his hand, and the Great Sun Glaze Flame immediately appeared before him.

"I need to advance to the Fiery Sun Body ahead of schedule, I must refine you." He stated outright.

Upon hearing this news, a look of terror appeared on the face of the Great Sun Glaze Flame.

However, Yuan Ming assured her, "Rest assured, I will preserve a strand of your Origin Power, I will not refine it completely. In the future, I will help you recover, and your power and future achievements will only be greater."

After a brief hesitation, the Great Sun Glaze Flame chose to trust Yuan Ming.

In fact, she didn't have much choice, because Yuan Ming didn't forcefully refine her by power, he still negotiated with her, which was already quite considerate.

Yuan Ming nodded, immediately refining and absorbing all the sealed Qi Blood Power, then raised his hand to grab the wrist of the Great Sun Glaze Flame and began refining.

As the Great Sun Glaze Flame gradually merged into his body, a large amount of white steam erupted from Yuan Ming's body, and the clothes he wore instantly vaporized, exposing his muscles lined like Vajra Rock.

Magma-like patterns emerged on his body, his skin enveloped in a layer of glazed glass flames, rapidly absorbing the Great Sun Essence, and showing signs of carbonization.

Initially, it was his hands and feet that, under the scorching of the glazed glass flames, gradually turned a withered red, the flesh drying up, tightening on the bones, carbonizing into black charred blocks.

Then the carbonized area began to spread from his hands and feet towards his chest and abdomen, and his face, centered on the tip of his nose, also began to carbonize rapidly.

Yuan Ming immediately redirected the Origin Power of the World Tree to nourish his bloodstream, and with the mechanism of the Undying Body operational.

Blood light grew in his dry, carbonized body, flesh and blood were gradually reshaped and restored.

But soon, the signs of carbonization recurred, and at an even faster speed.

Yuan Ming had to continuously mobilize the Origin Power of the World Tree to assist the rebirth of the Undying Body, constantly battling the roasting of the Great Sun Glaze Flame, staging a war of attrition on his body again and again.

As time passed, Yuan Ming's physical condition became increasingly severe.

His physical body was ninety percent carbonized, with only the Sea of Consciousness, heart, and dantian barely holding on.

In this critical moment, he transferred the power of the World Tree to his heart, the indomitable life energy protected this vital source of life like a guardian deity.

"Thump" "Thump" "Thump"

Even though Yuan Ming's body was almost burned to char, the beating of his heart in his chest became more powerful, like a war drum, urgent and firm.

The power of the World Tree erupted from his heart, the Undying Body showing its last resilient struggle.

Finally, under the nourishment of the mighty life energy, Yuan Ming's body, repeatedly baptized by the Great Sun Glaze Flame, began its rebirth journey.

Every inch of muscle, every inch of skin was rejuvenated under the nourishment of life energy, completing a breathtaking transformation.

When his entire body was fully restored, the magma-like patterns on Yuan Ming did not disappear.

On the contrary, they converged to his chest like rivers, forming a bright red pattern as brilliant as the sun, symbolizing the refinement into the Fiery Sun Body.

At this moment, Yuan Ming exuded an exuberant aura of life.

This aura was no longer gentle and reserved, but rather aggressive, as if it could ignite all the war intent around it.

His life energy was intense and domineering, compassionate yet condescending, showcasing his unique charm and majesty.

With a single exhale of turbid breath, Yuan Ming's heart continued to beat powerfully, like the drumming of a war drum, igniting his endless war intent.

Yuan Ming looked up at the sky, his war intent soaring.

In the next instant, the light from the sky grew brighter and brighter, becoming incredibly dazzling and blinding.

Yuan Ming didn't evade it at all, maintaining his gaze upward the whole time.

Above the Nine Heavens, the accumulated clouds suddenly dissipated at this moment.

Immediately after, an unprecedentedly enormous sun seemed to have been pulled down to the human world, hanging above Yuan Ming's head.

This massive sun disk was more than ten times larger than usual, its flames blazing fiercely, releasing the power of the Fiery Sun like it wanted to dry up this entire land.

Yuan Ming knew well this was not the actual Sun, but rather a trial that Body Cultivators must face when breaking through to the Fiery Sun Body—the Sun Tribulation.

Only Body Cultivators who withstand this trial could truly absorb the power of the Fiery Sun and achieve the Fiery Sun Body.

In that massive sun disk, the shadows of ten Golden Crows appeared, interconnected, forming a huge circular pattern.

As the pattern rotated, it cast a dazzling golden light, condensing into a light pillar, enveloping Yuan Ming.

Where the light pillar descended, the power of the Fiery Sun enveloped everything with extreme intensity; within a hundred miles, rivers and lakes instantly evaporated, and the flora and fauna carbonized and turned to ashes in an instant.

The barren wilderness for a thousand miles became a scarlet land, leaving only Yuan Ming alone, steadfastly accepting this trial of the Sun Tribulation.

Having undergone the tempering of the Great Sun Glaze Flame, Yuan Ming showed no signs of collapse facing the scorching Sun Tribulation, magma-like lines appeared on his body, continuously absorbing the power of the Fiery Sun.

Flames burned fiercely around him, and he stood firm, wrapped in the blaze.

In the leaping flames, mysterious patterns emerged on his muscles, and the impurities accumulated within him, absorbing from Su Wu and others, were entirely refined away in the fusion with the power of the Fiery Sun.

After half a day, the Sun Tribulation was successfully overcome.

However, the massive sun disk did not dissipate; instead, the power of the Fiery Sun it projected now gathered, transforming into a vast Power of Dao.

The Chaos Dao Fruit formed a chaotic nebula, slowly rotating, continually absorbing the Power of Dao.

At this time, the Shared Fate Dao Seal suddenly separated from the Chaos Dao Fruit, also beginning to absorb the Power of Dao.

Simultaneously, Yuan Ming split off a strand of the Power of Dao, giving it to the remaining Great Sun Glaze Flame, helping her nurture and recover.

...

While Yuan Ming was cultivating intensely in the depths of the Secret Realm, striving for the Fiery Sun Body, Evergreen Island had already received his urgent transmission.

On this island, under the shelter of a giant banyan tree with a crown as magnificent as a palace, Daoist Mu paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed, deeply worried.

In the distance, a figure rapidly approached, it was Ancestor Bing Lan.

With a flicker of his form, he landed steadily in front of Daoist Mu.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, the news you mentioned just now, is the source reliable?" Ancestor Bing Lan's breath was slightly rapid, clearly having rushed over.

"This news was transmitted from inside the Wentian Secret Realm by Yuan Ming. Although he is young, he has always acted cautiously. I believe he wouldn't have easily sent a message unless he was absolutely sure." Daoist Mu's expression was grave.

"If the situation is indeed as he said, then the situation we are facing is quite grim." Ancestor Bing Lan, hearing this, frowned deeply.

"Fortunately, we received this news in advance, and we still have time to respond." Daoist Mu looked into the distance and said in a steady voice.

"What do you plan to do?" Ancestor Bing Lan inquired.

"We cannot intervene in the matters inside the Wentian Secret Realm, but Yuan Ming stated that he would personally go to investigate Demon Cloud Valley. We can only choose to trust him. In the outside world, we must make comprehensive preparations. I suggest drawing twenty percent of the force from the Chuyun Realm to come support the South Sea." Daoist Mu pondered for a moment and then said.

After listening, Ancestor Bing Lan thought for a long time, "Twenty percent may not be enough, let's draw thirty percent instead."

...

At this moment, on the other side of the Secret Realm, Yuan Ming was undergoing an unprecedented transformation.

In about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Shared Fate Dao Seal suddenly shone brightly. Under the surge of the Power of Dao, the originally simple rune imprints began to evolve intricately, the patterns became increasingly profound, and ultimately they transformed into the Tao Divine Ability.

This change doubled the Shared Fate effect, though the attack mode of the Shared Fate Dao Seal remained unchanged.

Any enemies resonating with Yuan Ming would suffer double the damage when he was attacked.

After the gift of the Power of Dao ended, Yuan Ming's Chaos Dao Fruit also absorbed a substantial amount of it, significantly enhancing its power. Its ability to refine spiritual power improved markedly, now capable of converting seventy percent of spiritual power into Chaotic Power.

After a simple trial of the new abilities of the Chaos Dao Fruit and Shared Fate Dao Seal, Yuan Ming did not linger further and immediately set out to continue his journey toward the mysterious and unpredictable Demon Cloud Valley.