Chapter 1070: Burning Sea of Candlelight Intensive Cultivation

This was an endless ocean.

Above the ocean, there were no surging waves. The surface was still, as if frozen, appearing somewhat eerie.

Zhou Yuan stood on the surface of this ocean, gazing out with a hint of surprise. "Is this inside the Heavenly Candle Eye?" he wondered.

Beside him, Zhuan Zhu nodded. "This is the Candle Sea," he said. "It's the source of power for the Heavenly Candle Eye, and the seawater here is formed entirely from pure Heaven and Earth Genesis Qi."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuan's pupils immediately constricted. He stomped his foot hard, but even with all his strength, he couldn't stir up a single ripple. Every drop of water here was incredibly dense. What immense concentration of Heaven and Earth Genesis Qi was required to transform into this kind of Genesis Qi seawater?

Zhuan Zhu flicked his finger, and some seawater flew up, landing in his palms. He said playfully, "Do you believe me if I told you a handful of this water could kill you?"

Zhou Yuan's face darkened. He realized that while his Senior Brother was good in every other way, he just loved to tease people.

"What do we do next?" he asked, directly changing the subject.

Zhuan Zhu smiled and waved his sleeve. Zhou Yuan immediately felt the ocean tremble slightly. He looked down and saw, in the extremely deep seabed, a colossal eye slowly opening.

A terrifying power, capable of shaking heaven and earth, emanated from the giant eye.

As the giant eye appeared, a beam of light suddenly shot out from it. The light slowly ascended, finally forming a blooming luminous lotus in the sea.

Inside the luminous lotus, faint flames flickered. These flames appeared weak, but when they emerged, the surrounding seawater, dense as mountains, began to subtly boil.

The seawater near the luminous lotus was incinerated, eventually transforming into numerous crystalline dust particles, floating within the lotus.

"The luminous lotus contains wisps of Sacred Fire," Zhuan Zhu said casually. "My cultivation plan for you is to enter the lotus. The Sacred Fire will continuously burn the surrounding super-concentrated Genesis Qi, refining it into 'Genesis Qi Sacred Dust.' Hmm, this is a level of Genesis Qi purity unimaginable at your current stage. For you, every particle is an immense tonic. As long as you refine and absorb it, your Genesis Qi foundation will greatly increase."

"Sacred Fire?"

However, Zhou Yuan was quite cautious. Just hearing those two words made his scalp tingle, because he knew how terrifying the power of Sacred Fire was; even powerful Law Domain experts were extremely wary of it.

The luminous lotus appeared harmless, but Zhou Yuan sensed a deadly danger emanating from it.

"My physical body probably can't withstand it, can it?" he asked.

Zhuan Zhu gave him a look that said 'you know it,' then nodded. "With your physical strength, you'd be reduced to dust in less than ten breaths."

Zhou Yuan's face was full of dark lines. He complained, "Senior Brother, if you try to harm your junior brother, be careful Master expels you from the sect."

"Hehe, if this is the way to get rid of all this troublesome business, I really would like to try it," Zhuan Zhu said, looking at Zhou Yuan with ill intent.

Zhou Yuan was both annoyed and amused, and could only roll his eyes.

Zhuan Zhu plucked a strand of hair. It immediately transformed into a stream of light and fell into the luminous lotus. The next instant, an extremely powerful life force emerged within the lotus, faintly resembling countless tiny, dancing figures of light.

"These life forces will protect you, preventing you from being reduced to dust... However, the Sacred Fire will still bring unimaginable pain as it burns your flesh. This is unavoidable. To absorb the 'Genesis Qi Sacred Dust,' which is not something your level should normally be able to access, you can only rely on the power of the Sacred Fire."

Zhuan Zhu looked at Zhou Yuan and slowly said, "Of course, if you find it too dangerous, we can choose a gentler method, but the effect will be less pronounced."

Zhou Yuan stared at the luminous lotus floating in the seawater, then smiled and shook his head. "This one it is," he said.

Zhuan Zhu raised an eyebrow slightly, then smiled at Zhou Yuan. "Good," he said.

"Senior Brother, please send me down," Zhou Yuan said, cupping his fists.

The seawater here was incredibly dense; with his current strength, he simply couldn't break through it to descend.

Zhuan Zhu nodded, saying nothing more. He waved his sleeve, and the surface of the sea parted, forming a direct pathway to the luminous lotus.

Zhou Yuan marveled once more at the vast power of a Saint. Without further hesitation, his figure moved, transforming into a streak of light that shot downwards, finally plunging headfirst into the luminous lotus.

The moment Zhou Yuan entered the luminous lotus's vicinity, his expression drastically changed. An indescribably terrifying force surged from all directions, engulfing him.

Zhou Yuan then realized his body was rapidly dissolving at an alarming rate.

Horrific agony spread through him, nearly overwhelming his sanity.

A low groan escaped his mangled throat. His body floated in the air, cross-legged. The next instant, his physical body suddenly expanded, and lava-like crimson patterns spread across his flesh.

"Great Flame Devil!"

His physical strength surged.

However, this only delayed the process by a few breaths. Zhou Yuan's body continued to melt rapidly, his entire form resembling a blood-red skeleton.

Some crystalline dust particles floating around quietly descended. As they were scorched by the Sacred Fire's heat, they transformed into specks of light, landing on his skeletal body and gradually merging into it.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuan's life force was rapidly dissipating, and even his spirit began to waver.

However, just as his entire skeletal structure began to melt, an extremely vast life force suddenly swept over him. Where the force passed, his flesh instantly regenerated!

In merely a single breath, Zhou Yuan's body, which had resembled a shriveled skeleton, was restored to its original state.

Yet, his face was almost contorted, a result of the unbearable pain of his flesh being incinerated and reborn.

This pain was several times more intense than what he had experienced while cultivating the Great Flame Devil!

Even so, his eyes remained filled with unwavering resolve. Years of cultivation had forged his iron-like resilience.

"Again!" he roared.

The next instant, the Sacred Fire's scorching power descended once more.

And so, in the time that followed, the figure within the luminous lotus was continuously incinerated, only to be restored by the vast life force and then continue to burn... This was like the most brutal torture in heaven and earth, yet the figure inside persisted, time after time.

However, with each instance of incineration and flesh regeneration, the Genesis Qi fluctuations emanating from his body clearly began to gradually grow stronger!

Above the ocean, Zhuan Zhu watched Zhou Yuan, who was repeatedly incinerated and restored within the luminous lotus, yet always gritted his teeth and persevered. A hint of surprise appeared in Zhuan Zhu's eyes, because he clearly understood the destructive power and terrifying effect that a force like the Sacred Fire had on someone at Zhou Yuan's Heavenly Sun Stage.

The Sacred Fire not only burned the physical body but also could shatter the mind.

Even some Genesis Infant experts, if touched by the Sacred Fire, might withstand the physical burning, but their minds would likely be destroyed by such boundless, terrifying power.

Zhou Yuan's ability to endure this was sufficient proof of his indomitable will.

"This junior brother... he's truly not bad after all," he mused.

He chuckled softly, a hint of appreciation surfacing in his eyes.

The next instant, his figure vanished into thin air. The entire ocean surface returned to its undisturbed calm, and even Zhou Yuan's repeated roars from within the sea could not penetrate the dense water.