Chapter 588: Middle Stage of Golden Core and Domineering Plunder

In this manner, not only could he perfectly devour the essence of the Cyan Lotus Earth Core Flame and use it as a foundation for his Great Sun True Flame’s evolution, but he could also plunder the vast power the flame had accumulated over ten thousand years, turning it into fuel for his own cultivation.

This was the very reason he had first chosen to enter seclusion to advance his Cultivation before attempting to devour the Cyan Lotus Earth Core Flame.

After all, the power the Cyan Lotus Earth Core Flame had accumulated over ten thousand years was simply too immense. Even after being devoured and undergoing Refinement by the Great Sun True Flame, the feedback he would ultimately receive would be an incredibly vast and pure surge of Energy.

The higher his Cultivation, the greater the torrent of Energy he could withstand.

And the more he could withstand, the greater the benefits.

Of course, to gain more, one had to pay a greater price.

At this moment, the core essence of the Cyan Lotus Earth Core Flame delved deep into his body. Despite his extensive preparations and his efforts to suppress it with all his might, the flame’s instinctive backlash, combined with his Magical Power’s own instinctive resistance, threw his intricate network of meridians into utter chaos in a single instant.

These cyan flames, pulsing with terrifying Energy, coursed wildly through his meridians, threatening to incinerate everything in their path to nothingness.

As the cyan flames surged and erupted, the effects of the Vein-Protecting Pill and the Bright Light Spiritual Water activated in succession. Hues of emerald green and pale blue flared within his body, battling the erupting cyan flames to a standstill. At the same time, they protected his meridians and flesh while stabilizing his chaotic Magical Power.

But even so, some of the terrifying heat still leaked uncontrollably through these dual layers of protection and began to wreak havoc within his body.

Streaks of black char and trails of blood became visible on his cross-legged form, and the intense pain caused his body to twist and tremble almost uncontrollably.

Every muscle in his body was tensed, and his veins bulged and writhed like worms across his skin. His face was deathly pale, devoid of any color, yet it would periodically flush red with surging Blood Qi, only to abruptly turn charred black. In a mere instant, his shoulder-length hair was burned to nothing.

Compared to the raging sea of fire outside, the internal backlash was clearly far more terrifying.

Chu Mu’s expression remained calm. He cultivated the Great Sun Scripture, using the Great Sun True Flame as his foundation and tempering both his body and his Magical Power. From the Qi Cultivation Realm to the Golden Core Realm, his physique and Magical Power had been forged and refined countless times.

Though his resistance to fire had not yet reached the point of immunity, his tolerance for it had long since grown to an unbelievable degree.

His current predicament, though terrifying and sure to leave him severely injured, was still far from… a fatal threat.

That would only happen if he were greedy enough to absorb the entire Cyan Lotus Earth Core Flame at once, trying to devour it completely.

But clearly, he was not so foolish. He was devouring it gradually, little by little, keeping the process within controllable limits.

And the price he expected to pay, by his own estimation, would be… severe injury.

The extent of those injuries, however, would depend on whether any unforeseen complications arose during the subsequent process of devouring and Refinement.

Compared to the benefits he stood to gain, this price was undoubtedly insignificant.

He swallowed another Vein-Protecting Pill and a glob of Bright Light Spiritual Water. Their medicinal effects flared up once more, placing further restraints on the rampaging Cyan Lotus Earth Core Flame within his body. With his eyes lightly shut, Chu Mu focused his Heart Spirit, and the methodical process of devouring and refining the flame continued unabated.

Meanwhile, outside, Wangcai had long since taken up a position just beyond the raging Cyan Lotus Fire Sea, vigilantly surveying the surroundings.

The Sword Intent Battle Puppet was also concealed in the void nearby, linked to over a dozen Cyan Bird Puppets that formed a perimeter, monitoring everything within a radius of dozens of miles.

Their supreme directive from Chu Mu was to kill any uncontrollable creature that approached the area.

And what defined “uncontrollable”? Any living creature that approached—other than Wangcai.