Chapter 153: Cleansing Heaven will
Chapter 153: Cleansing Heaven will
Even so, Lin Yan’s situation was different. The Heavenly Tribulations and Earthly Calamities he would face in the future would be far stronger than normal, but the rewards would be greater as well. Furthermore, Flame Sovereign Blessed Land possessed a forty-to-one time flow ratio, one of its greatest advantages.
Nine days in the outside world was equivalent to nearly a full year inside the blessed land. At that rate, it could produce fifty-four beads of green grape immortal essence every year, while many resources could mature three times within the same period.
Naturally, such a rapid flow of time affected more than cultivation resources. Three months in the outside world was equivalent to ten years inside the blessed land, enough time for an Earthly Calamity to descend.
After a brief calculation, Lin Yan quickly arrived at an answer. "At this rate, I will face my first Heavenly Tribulation in roughly two and a half years."
A slight frown appeared on his face. Although the speed was already astonishing by ordinary standards, it still fell short of his expectations. If he could further increase the time flow of the blessed land, his cultivation speed would rise even faster. However, that thought quickly faded.
Methods capable of influencing the flow of time within a blessed land were extremely rare. More importantly, faster was not always better.
Tribulations were both opportunities and dangers. If they arrived too frequently, even Lin Yan might not have enough time to accumulate resources before facing the next one.
After all, a Gu Immortal’s growth did not depend on tribulations alone. The foundation of everything was the blessed land itself. Resources had to be cultivated, immortal essence had to be accumulated, and Immortal Gu had to be fed. Without a stable foundation, no amount of dao marks would matter when the next tribulation arrived.
Lin Yan soon put those thoughts aside. There would be plenty of time to inspect the blessed land and plan for the future. What mattered most right now was confirming the state of Heaven’s Will within his body.
Without hesitation, he activated Dream Derivation Gu. One Self Dream Gu after another was refined. Soon, seven or eight Self Dream Gu floated around him, releasing a faint dreamlike radiance. Lin Yan activated them simultaneously and carefully examined every part of his body.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
"As expected, traces of Heaven’s Will remained after the tribulation."
Lin Yan sneered. However, after the first cleansing, he could not help but frown.
A single Self Dream Gu had only removed roughly one-fifth of the remaining traces before exhausting itself completely. The consumption was far greater than he had expected.
In the end, Lin Yan consumed five Rank 4 Self Dream Gu before finally removing all traces of Heaven’s Will from his body.
After a moment of thought, Lin Yan quickly understood the reason. His Flame Path immortal body naturally possessed some resistance toward Dream Path methods, but that was only a secondary factor. The main issue was the dense Flame Path dao marks covering his body. Activating Dream Path Gu worms in such an environment created severe rejection, greatly increasing the burden on the Gu worms.
Fortunately, the losses were still acceptable. After becoming a Gu Immortal, Lin Yan could draw far greater benefits from Dream Derivation than before. Both the quantity and quality of dream materials he could produce had increased dramatically, while the number of Self Dream Gu he could refine was far greater than before.
Although consuming five Rank 4 Self Dream Gu in a single cleansing seemed extravagant, it remained well within his means. Given enough time, he could easily replenish the losses.
After completely removing the traces of Heaven’s Will from his body, Lin Yan finally relaxed. A hidden danger that had accompanied him since his Immortal Ascension had finally been resolved. From now on, whether cultivating, refining Gu, or exploring dream realms, he would no longer need to worry about Heaven’s Will secretly influencing his future path.
Lin Yan turned his attention and looked toward the center of the blessed land.
There, a crystal-clear five-segment mirage dragon quietly floated in the air. Its body was covered in dreamlike seven-colored scales, appearing both real and illusory. It was none other than Dream Derivation Gu.
Although Dream Derivation Gu was no longer his vital Gu, the connection between them remained extraordinarily close.
Since ascending to immortality, Lin Yan had vaguely sensed a portion of his Dream Path dao marks continuously gathering around it. A vast cloud of seven-colored mist now surrounded the Gu worm, concealing it within layers of dreamlike haze.
The mist churned without end, as though Dream Derivation Gu was undergoing some unknown transformation.
Seeing this scene, Lin Yan’s thoughts stirred.
If Dream Derivation Gu could truly advance to Rank 6, it would save him an enormous amount of effort in the future. Originally, he had not been certain whether Dream Derivation Gu could accompany him into the immortal Rank. After all, the gap between mortal Gu and Immortal Gu was immense. The dao marks contained within an Immortal Gu far exceeded those of a mortal Gu.
But now, the situation appeared far more promising. The otherworldly Dream Path dao marks he carried seemed sufficient to support Dream Derivation Gu’s advancement.
Thinking of this, Lin Yan relaxed slightly. At the very least, advancing it to Rank 6 should not be a problem.
Of course, going any further would be a different matter. The requirements for advancement would increase dramatically, and the Rank 7 and Rank 8 Immortal Gu recipes would have to be deduced by his own efforts.
Fortunately, Dream Path remained largely unexplored. With Dream Derivation Gu as his foundation, he still possessed an advantage that no one else in the world could match.