Chapter 1003: Mysterious Substance

In the depths of the Cave Dwelling of Heavenly Abyss, a floating island.

A figure sat quietly cross-legged on the mountain peak. His face was placid, like an ancient well, or a bottomless, secluded pool.

However, within his Divine Dwelling, there was a tumultuous upheaval.

Inside the Divine Dwelling, a hundred million Genesis Qi stars had gathered to form a dazzling cluster of light. Powerful and mighty Genesis Qi fluctuations continuously swept out, creating a whistling sound within the Divine Dwelling.

It had taken Zhou Yuan a full two months to merge these hundred million Genesis Qi stars into a single massive cluster of Genesis Qi.

And this was just the beginning.

Zhou Yuan's mind was focused on the formed light cluster. With a thought, wisps of Innate Spiritual Aura emerged from his Universe Bag, flowing in through his nostrils and finally entering his Divine Dwelling.

Whoosh, whoosh!

The Innate Spiritual Aura continuously poured into the Genesis Qi cluster.

As the Innate Spiritual Aura was added, the Genesis Qi cluster began to undergo significant changes. The Genesis Qi it contained seemed to become increasingly pure, as if it had been tempered countless times.

Moreover, Zhou Yuan could clearly feel an extremely potent Yang Qi being born within the Genesis Qi cluster.

As soon as this aura appeared, the temperature within the entire Divine Dwelling seemed to rise sharply. However, this high temperature caused no discomfort to the Divine Dwelling; instead, it spread out, directly penetrating Zhou Yuan's flesh and bones, causing his physical body to heat up like a blazing furnace.

An indescribable sensation of comfort spread throughout his body.

That was Pure Yang Qi.

Once a Heavenly Sun is condensed, Pure Yang Qi can be generated. This Qi is remarkably wondrous; it can perfectly fuse with one's own Genesis Qi, and upon successful fusion, it can cause the Genesis Qi foundation to surge, becoming vast and enduring, far beyond what the Divine Dwelling Stage could ever imagine.

The fundamental reason for the drastic increase in Genesis Qi foundation upon entering the Heavenly Sun Stage is the existence of this miraculous Pure Yang Qi.

Additionally, Genesis Qi infused with Pure Yang Qi will see its power greatly enhanced.

It can be said that Pure Yang Qi is the greatest boon of the Heavenly Sun Stage.

The appearance of Pure Yang Qi brought a slight pleasant surprise to Zhou Yuan. He immediately focused his mind, continuously feeding wisps of Innate Spiritual Aura into his Divine Dwelling. These Innate Spiritual Aura wisps were like kindling; the more he added, the more potent the Pure Yang Qi within the Genesis Qi cluster became.

Eventually, the temperature within the Divine Dwelling grew hotter and hotter, and the Genesis Qi cluster became like a blazing sun.

Under this high-temperature tempering, the Genesis Qi cluster, which initially had no definite shape, gradually began to shrink and take on a spherical form...

The embryonic form of a Heavenly Sun emerged.

Zhou Yuan continued to feed in Innate Spiritual Aura. As the embryonic Heavenly Sun was tempered by the Pure Yang Qi, its color gradually changed from its initial fiery red to silver, then from silver to a purplish-gold hue...

With each change in color, the Genesis Qi fluctuations emanating from the Heavenly Sun became increasingly astonishing.

After reaching purplish-gold, the transformation did not cease. Instead, it continued to change at a slow yet steady pace.

After an unknown period, a wisp of glazed light appeared within the purplish-gold color.

The glazed light rapidly spread, and in just a few breaths, it rendered the Heavenly Sun as clear and flawless as glazed crystal, completely unblemished.

Thus, the Glazed Heavenly Sun was born!

“A Glazed Heavenly Sun?”

Zhou Yuan felt no surprise upon seeing the newly formed Glazed Heavenly Sun. For if even he, who had broken through the limits of the Divine Dwelling, could not condense a Glazed Heavenly Sun, then who else in this world could succeed?

And yet...

Was the Glazed Heavenly Sun the limit?

Zhou Yuan's mind gazed at the Glazed Great Sun suspended high within his Divine Dwelling. At this moment, he had a subtle and wondrous premonition—a sense of imperfection, as if something was incomplete.

Zhou Yuan pondered for a long time. Suddenly, he patted the Universe Bag at his waist. There were still a thousand wisps of Innate Spiritual Aura remaining within it, and he directly absorbed all of them into his Divine Dwelling, funneling them into the Glazed Heavenly Sun.

The thousand wisps of Innate Spiritual Aura pouring into the Glazed Heavenly Sun made it appear even brighter, but the specific change Zhou Yuan had hoped for did not occur.

Zhou Yuan felt a touch of disappointment. It seemed that no amount of additional Innate Spiritual Aura could produce a further mutation. Yet, he reasoned, this was normal; if it were that easy, perhaps the Glazed Heavenly Sun wouldn't be considered the pinnacle...

But if not even Innate Spiritual Aura could achieve it, then how could the Glazed Heavenly Sun advance further?

Zhou Yuan pondered, then turned his gaze towards the 'Sacred Pattern Light Sphere' suspended high within his Divine Dwelling.

Previously, he had been able to break through the limits of the Divine Dwelling thanks to this Sacred Pattern Light Sphere. He wondered if it could help the Glazed Heavenly Sun advance even further this time.

This time, however, Zhou Yuan was disappointed. The Sacred Pattern Light Sphere remained motionless. Its stillness made him wonder if it was unwilling to act or simply powerless.

“Am I thinking too much?”

Zhou Yuan felt a touch of unease. Could it be that the Glazed Heavenly Sun truly was the absolute peak? Was his desire for further advancement merely wishful thinking?

Zhou Yuan let out a bitter laugh internally. Just as he was hesitating whether to stop his cultivation, he suddenly felt some unusual movement within his body.

He abruptly looked up, only to see something suddenly descend from the void within his Divine Dwelling.

These were mysterious substances, purplish-gold in color.

The purplish-gold substances were mysterious and vast, carrying an unimaginable sense of pressure, like the primeval wilderness.

“What is this?!” Zhou Yuan was greatly startled, but then his heart slightly trembled, for he detected a somewhat familiar aura on these mysterious substances.

“It’s… Yaoyao?!”

Zhou Yuan’s heart greatly shook. These mysterious substances, they came from Yaoyao?!

But when had Yaoyao introduced these mysterious substances into his body? What exactly were they, and why had they suddenly appeared at this moment?

As Zhou Yuan wondered in astonishment, the mysterious substances directly descended towards the Glazed Heavenly Sun, ultimately merging completely into it.

The instant they merged, the Glazed Heavenly Sun abruptly erupted with rings of light waves. These waves spread, causing the entire Divine Dwelling to surge violently.

Zhou Yuan's mind was fixated on the Glazed Heavenly Sun.

He could clearly see that the Glazed Heavenly Sun, which had been pure and unblemished, now had ancient, archaic light patterns spreading across it. These patterns slowly spread, eventually covering the entire Glazed Heavenly Sun.

And so, the Glazed Heavenly Sun transformed into a... tattooed Glazed Heavenly Sun?

Zhou Yuan was a little bewildered. Was this the mutated version of the Glazed Heavenly Sun?

However, he could vaguely sense that the Glazed Heavenly Sun had undergone a monumental change. Those ancient, obscure patterns were not as simple as he had imagined; each pattern seemed to have been born at the dawn of creation, imbued with an unspeakable aura.

“Forget it,” he muttered. “I should still sense what level of Genesis Qi foundation this new Heavenly Sun has reached...”

Zhou Yuan murmured to himself, no matter what it had become, the most important thing was still its Genesis Qi foundation!

A normal Glazed Heavenly Sun has a foundation of four hundred million. This 'tattooed' Glazed Heavenly Sun of his should surely be even stronger, right?

With a thought, Zhou Yuan sensed the Heavenly Sun.

Moments later, he abruptly opened his eyes, a trace of shock emerging within them.