’Now this is interesting.’
How could the Energy overflowing from the Fire Realm share the same source as Qi and Blood Power?
If that was really the case, wouldn’t it mean the entire Fire Realm was formed from living beings?
After all, if it wasn’t a living thing, it would be impossible for it to emanate a power that shared the same source as Qi and Blood.
To test his theory,
Li Chang’an summoned his Bone and Flesh Fire. The moment it appeared, its originally stable flame came into contact with the Frenzied Energy in the air and produced a terrifying chemical reaction, like a spark landing in gasoline.
If Li Chang’an hadn’t reacted in time and withdrawn the Bone and Flesh Fire, he feared he himself would have been ignited by the fiercely erupting flames.
It seemed his guess was correct. The surging, turbulent Frenzied Energy in the Fire Realm was indeed Qi and Blood Power emanating from beneath it.
The confirmation of this guess was terrifying.
Even Li Chang’an found it hard to imagine what kind of creature could transform such a vast area into the so-called Fire Realm merely with its overflowing Qi and Blood.
Shaking his head to clear it of those wild thoughts, Li Chang’an refocused his mind.
No matter what strangeness the Fire Realm held, his most pressing matter now was to cultivate to a higher Realm as quickly as possible. At the very least, he needed to be able to protect himself from the Divine Spirits.
Otherwise, given the Celestial Realm’s current hatred for him, he feared that the moment he dared to take a single step out of the Fire Realm, the wrath of the Celestial Realm’s Divine Spirits would burn his very bones to dust and scatter the ashes.
Therefore, even though he knew the Fire Realm was dangerous, Li Chang’an did not stop his practice of absorbing its Energy.
Besides, considering the terrifying power of the unknown creature within the Fire Realm, if it truly disliked him stealing its Energy, it would have likely slapped him into a cloud of dust the moment he entered.
Since he was still standing here perfectly fine, it proved that the being didn’t care at all.
But that was normal, too.
After all, his meager appetite was less than that of a mosquito sucking blood from a person. It would be truly strange if he actually managed to attract the attention of that terrifying existence.
"I heard this place was extremely dangerous, but why do I feel like it’s not dangerous at all? In fact, it’s a huge treasure trove?"
Li Chang’an made a rough calculation.
One day of cultivation in the Fire Realm was equivalent to ten days of cultivation outside.
Moreover, the boost to his Qi and Blood Power was on a completely different level.
This made Li Chang’an quite excited.
Having temporarily lost contact with the Fusang Tribe, he definitely couldn’t continue cultivating the Incense and Candle Divine Dao. Now, he only had one path left to continue cultivating and growing stronger: the Martial Dao!
Fortunately, over the past few decades, by observing the Divine Shadow Guard, he had already studied the necessary modifications to a Cultivation Technique for a ’stone’ to practice the Martial Dao.
As a result, even now, practicing the Martial Dao, he wouldn’t face the bottleneck of an incompatible Cultivation Technique.
...
「For more than a hundred years after that.」
Li Chang’an cultivated continuously in the Fire Realm. His Realm also advanced from the previous Perfection Realm to his current one: Martial Arts Grandmaster.
Although he still didn’t know if he could contend with the Divine Spirits of the Celestial Realm, or what level of Divine Spirit he could fight, Li Chang’an knew one thing. If he were to encounter the mysterious Divine Spirit that had attacked him last time, he would absolutely not be so passive again.
During these hundred-plus years of cultivation, Li Chang’an had basically turned a deaf ear to the happenings of the outside world.
Of course, this wasn’t to say he wasn’t worried about the survival of the Fusang Tribe, Man Yu, and the others, nor that he didn’t care about the development of the outside world’s Order and situation. It was because he knew that even if he understood what was happening, there was nothing he could do.
Right now, he was a walking bomb.
Getting involved with anyone would not lead to a good outcome.
Rather than waste his energy on internal strife, it was better to simply see nothing and hear nothing.
...
「Another hundred years passed.」
Although Li Chang’an was still within the Grandmaster category, he had completely stabilized his current strength and Realm.
After such a long period of absorption, the ordinary Frenzied Energy of the Fire Realm could basically no longer affect him much.
Even without needing the *Map of Mountains and Rivers* to filter the Energy, his body would automatically expel the frenzied power it absorbed from the air through his breathing and pores.
Once he was certain his strength was sufficient to handle most dangers, Li Chang’an set out on his journey once more.
This time, he intended to enter the very core of the Fire Realm to search for the location recorded in the *Map of Mountains and Rivers* and see what untold secrets the map truly held.
Even though he was prepared, the moment he truly entered the core region of the Fire Realm, Li Chang’an couldn’t help but feel an immense sense of pressure.
It was the intimidation a higher-level being exerted over a weaker one.
That fear and timidity seemed to be engraved in his base genetic code, like a human encountering a deadly venomous snake in the jungle.
Even without being bitten, one’s body would still instinctively crawl with fear.
Now, the core region of the Fire Realm gave Li Chang’an that exact same feeling.
The ubiquitous Frenzied Energy was like countless tiny, venomous snakes, slithering through the air, frantically trying to bore into Li Chang’an’s body.