Chapter 136: Twenty Rank 5 Gu
Chapter 136: Twenty Rank 5 Gu
Lin Yan only glanced at it and gave a cold snort. He did not even need to activate a killer move. With a thought, Fire Gu stirred. A stream of milky-white flame burst from his palm, tearing through the air and striking the fire tiger head-on.
The instant the white flame touched its body, the fire tiger let out a furious roar. But before it could struggle, the fire spread rapidly through its entire body, devouring it from within.
In only a breath, the giant fire tiger collapsed into countless sparks. The milky-white fire then flew back toward Lin Yan, noticeably larger than before after absorbing the tiger’s flame essence.
Lin Yan stepped forward and lowered his gaze. After the fire tiger collapsed into scattered sparks, a golden-red crystal fragment remained on the stone floor. It glowed faintly beneath the crimson firelight, radiating a dense Flame Path aura while a steady warmth spread from its surface.
Lin Yan bent down and picked it up. The crystal felt hot in his palm, like a piece of solidified magma. He studied it carefully, and a faint light flashed through his eyes.
It was a Fire Vein Fragment—a rare Flame Path Gu material. Although small, it contained extremely pure fire qi. If enough of them were gathered together, they could even serve as an immortal material during the refinement of Immortal Gu.
With the help of Dream Inspiration, Lin Yan moved through Blazing Yellow Heaven Pit like a fish through water. Hidden flame nests, rare minerals buried deep beneath magma, crystal veins sealed inside scorched rock walls—none of them could escape his search. In less than three hours, he had already gathered enough materials to refine several Rank 5 Flame Path Gu. Their combined value was worth at least tens of thousands of primeval stones.
Afterward, Lin Yan chose a secluded magma cave deep within the pit and entered closed-door refinement.
Several days passed quietly. When the cave opened once more, waves of scorching aura spread outward like invisible tides of fire, causing the surrounding magma to churn violently.
Inside the cave, nine Rank 5 Gu hovered before Lin Yan. Red and gold light intertwined around them, illuminating the entire cave wall in flickering brilliance. Each Gu carried powerful fluctuations and an extraordinary aura far beyond ordinary mortal Gu.
They were Extreme Yang Burst Gu, Fire Phoenix Wing Gu, Fire Escape Gu, Kitchen God Heavenly Eye Gu, Ten Meters Fire Spurt Gu, Fiercer the Battle Gu, Sparks Gu, Fire Thought Gu, and Rage Gu.
Lin Yan slowly exhaled. Several days of nonstop refinement had left a trace of exhaustion on his face, yet his eyes remained bright with satisfaction. His awareness sank into his aperture as he carefully inspected his current foundation. By now, he already possessed more than twenty Rank 5 Gu, and every aspect of his strength had been raised to an astonishing level.
Attack, movement, defense, perception, recovery, and support—every part of Lin Yan’s combat system had been tempered over countless battles and repeated refinement until it formed a complete whole. More than twenty Rank 5 Gu worked together within his aperture, each occupying its proper place and perfectly complementing the others. His foundation had already been pushed to the very limit a mortal Gu Master could reach.
Before Immortal Ascension, there was little left for him to improve. Lin Yan slowly steadied his breathing and stored the newly refined Gu one by one, but the fire in his eyes only burned brighter. His mortal path had reached its end. What came next was the true beginning—refining Three Flavors Otherworldly Flame Immortal Gu.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye as Lin Yan remained deep within Blazing Yellow Heaven Pit. Whenever his mind became exhausted, he would sit cross-legged within the magma cave, recovering his primeval essence while continuing to refine and adjust the details of the Three Flavors Otherworldly Flame Immortal Gu recipe in his thoughts. Once his condition recovered, he would leave the cave and continue descending deeper into Blazing Yellow Heaven Pit in search of materials.
Day after day, his life repeated in that same rhythm.
During those three months, he encountered no shortage of danger. More than once, he came across desolate beast-level flame beasts hidden deep within the pit. Their enormous bodies were forged from condensed magma and flames, each radiating a terrifying aura comparable to a Rank 6 Gu Immortal. Even Lin Yan chose to avoid them rather than fight head-on.
Fortunately, Stone Turtle Gu paired with Fire Escape Gu proved exceptionally effective. One gave him enough defense to withstand the blazing environment, while the other let him retreat at astonishing speed. Relying on both, Lin Yan escaped several life-and-death situations, sometimes by only a narrow margin.
But the rewards were equally astonishing. Throughout this period, Lin Yan gathered a huge amount of Flame Path Gu materials and wild Gu from within Blazing Yellow Heaven Pit. Hidden deep inside magma veins, buried beneath scorched stone, or sealed within ancient crystal walls, rare materials continuously revealed themselves before him. Among them were even several immortal materials.
After collecting enough, Lin Yan processed everything personally, sorting each material by purpose, refining away impurities, and preparing them in advance for future use.
Only after completing all those preparations did he send word to Sun Cu and ask for his assistance in gathering the remaining core immortal materials.
There was simply no other way. No matter how capable Lin Yan was, he was still only a mortal Gu Master. Refining an Immortal Gu required resources beyond mortal limits. Reaching this stage through his own efforts was already extraordinary enough, but to truly take the final step, he still needed the strength and resources of a Gu Immortal.
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