Chapter 59: Surge in Cultivation, Late Origin Mansion Peak Stage

Yue Qingcheng’s reply sent a surge of warmth through Lin Fan’s heart. He cupped his fists toward the crowd and then swept his gaze across the blazing crimson heat surrounding the pit.

Standing at the center of the pit, he fixed his eyes firmly on the blood-red beast flame. It looked like a ferocious beast imprisoned for a millennium, hungering for freedom and the power to incinerate everything.

Lin Fan took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and sank his consciousness into the Heaven and Earth Cauldron within his dantian.

This cauldron was illusory yet resilient, its surface covered with countless intricate runes, every single one of which seemed to embody ancient power.

The interior of the cauldron was vast and filled with mighty flames, as if it could smelt everything in the world.

Lin Fan began to circulate the Heaven-Incinerating Art. The spiritual energy within his body surged like a tidal wave, forming a scorching vortex of air around him that enveloped his figure.

As the spiritual energy circulated, the Heaven and Earth Cauldron began to emit a low, rumbling sound, as though echoing Lin Fan’s heartbeat.

Gradually, a crack opened along its rim, resembling a gigantic mouth ready to devour everything.

Lin Fan opened his eyes and slowly extended his palm. His fingertips trembled slightly, and a flash of resolute light crossed his eyes.

With a gentle gesture directed at the origin of the beast flame, an invisible suction force instantly erupted from the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, heading straight for the restless beast flame.

Sensing something, the beast flame origin began to struggle violently. The crimson flames danced in the air, as if trying to break free from this gravitational pull.

However, the power emitted by Lin Fan’s Heaven and Earth Cauldron was simply too formidable. In the end, the beast flame could not resist and was slowly drawn into the cauldron.

The very moment the beast flame entered the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, Lin Fan’s body was instantly overwhelmed by an unprecedented agony.

This pain originated from the depths of every single cell in his body, causing them to tremble frantically under the scorching heat of the beast flame.

Lin Fan could barely suppress a roar, but he managed to endure it stubbornly, his teeth biting down so hard they crunched, while sweat mixed with beads of blood slid down his forehead.

Steadfastly maintaining his focus without wavering, he continued to circulate the Heaven-Incinerating Art with all his might, guiding the spiritual energy to continuously refine the beast flame.

The process was akin to forging a sword, requiring countless rounds of hammering and quenching.

Within this fire, Lin Fan’s body and will gradually grew stronger and purer.

Day after day, Lin Fan stood motionless like a statue. Inside his Heaven and Earth Cauldron, the wildness of the beast flame was gradually tamed.

A powerful yet gentle surge of spiritual energy instantly emerged from the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, permeating every corner of his body.

His meridians felt as though they were being stretched several times wider at that very moment. Just as they showed signs of almost bursting, Lin Fan once again circulated the Heaven-Incinerating Art, guiding the violently surging spiritual energy throughout his body to pour into his dantian.

His consciousness sank into his dantian, feeling the surging tide of spiritual energy gathered there.

This spiritual energy was fed back to him by the Heaven and Earth Cauldron through the smelting of the beast flame; it was both pure and formidable.

Lin Fan knew that next, he would rely on this spiritual energy to construct his own Origin Mansion realm.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Fan banished all distractions from his mind and circulated the Heaven-Incinerating Art once more.

As the technique operated, the spiritual energy began to undergo bizarre changes. Attracted by an invisible force, they gradually converged toward the lower dantian region.

During this process, Lin Fan felt as though his dantian was being forced open by an immense pressure—a sign that an entirely new space was taking shape.

A look of determination appeared on his face as he let sweat and blood mingle and drip onto the parched earth.

As time passed, a hazy outline gradually took shape in the lower dantian region of Lin Fan’s body.

This outline was the embryonic form of the Origin Mansion.

With an indescribable rhythm, it rapidly absorbed the majestic spiritual energy gathered in the dantian.

Lin Fan’s heartbeat synchronized with the pulsing of the Origin Mansion, and he felt his connection with this space growing increasingly intimate.

His consciousness cautiously explored this newborn space, and every single exploration shocked his soul.

Lin Fan could foresee that his strength was about to undergo a qualitative breakthrough.

As the outline of the Origin Mansion grew increasingly distinct, a point flickering with golden light began to spin violently at the center of his dantian, as if it could not wait to tunnel into the Origin Mansion.

That was his Divine Pill.

Guiding the spiritual energy, Lin Fan slowly moved that golden-lustered Divine Pill into the center of the Origin Mansion.

Like a seed falling into fertile soil, the Divine Pill rotated quietly within the Origin Mansion, absorbing the nourishment provided by it.

At that very instant, Lin Fan felt his entire body filled with a formidable force.

His cultivation realm soared from the peak of the Divine Pill stage to the late Origin Mansion stage in a single bound. His spiritual energy became even more ferocious, rushing through his meridians like magma, brimming with destructive power.

Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze deep and bright, as if piercing through the void.

He knew he had reached a new height; from this vantage point, he would be able to see farther and walk more steadily.

Exhaling a breath of stale air gently, he felt an unprecedented sense of ease and freedom.

Lin Fan stood up, his body seeming to merge seamlessly with the surrounding world, every movement imbued with natural rhythm and power.

Having refined the beast flame, his soaring cultivation did not even require deliberate consolidation; it had already reached perfection.

"The peak of the late Origin Mansion stage. I am now only a step away from the Divine Spirit realm.

As I am now, I can be considered to have officially stepped into the ranks of the top experts in this trial ground."

Lin Fan murmured, his voice filled with confidence and anticipation.

He knew the road ahead remained long, but he was fully prepared to embrace those unknown challenges.

"Yue Qingcheng, with three peak late Origin Mansion martial artists against you, even you probably can't fend them off, right?

Besides, your companions are all in no condition to fight anymore.

That beast flame—I am determined to get it. No matter which faction you come from, anyone who blocks me is my enemy.

Out of consideration for the Divine Firmament Sect, I have already spared you once.

Yet you still stubbornly insist on obstructing me, so don't blame me.

Make your move! Don't kill her; just render her incapable of further battle!"

Just as he had broken through and before he even had time to feel the power within his body, a crashing sound suddenly reached his ears.

A slender figure flew backward out of the hall above the pit, crashing heavily against a dilapidated stone pillar before coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood, looking heavily injured.

Listening to the ensuing remarks, a sharp murderous intent instantly gathered between Lin Fan's brows. Judging by those words, they had come entirely for the beast flame.

Swish!

As a figure flashed out from the pit, the three peak late Origin Mansion experts who had been preparing to attack Yue Qingcheng once more stopped in their tracks. They could sense that the young man shielding Yue Qingcheng exuded an aura slightly superior to their own.

Another peak late Origin Mansion expert!

The young man cast a cold glance at the three of them, then shifted his gaze to Yue Qingcheng behind him. Helping her up, he said, "I apologize. I emerged from seclusion late."