Gu Yang raised his right hand, palm facing upwards.
Whoosh!
A wisp of golden flame suddenly flared up, dancing in the darkness.
This was the Golden Crow Origin Fire.
Previously, he could only crudely use its high temperature to fight enemies, like a toddler wildly hacking about with a peerless sword.
But now, with the Great Sun Heaven-Incinerating Sutra, this sword finally had a sword manual.
Gu Yang no longer hesitated, pressing the crimson jade slip against his forehead.
A massive and tyrannical torrent of divine sense instantly shattered the defenses of Gu Yang's sea of consciousness.
It was not some gentle textual inheritance at all; rather, it was like a blazing sun carrying the ancient Fire God's maddened will to incinerate the eight desolates, forcefully branding itself into the depths of his soul.
Pain.
Extreme scorching heat.
It felt as if someone was pouring boiling molten iron directly through the crown of his head, letting it flow through every inch of his meridians and every piece of his bones.
Take the body as the furnace, view all creation as kindling.
That cold and ruthless true intent exploded in his mind.
The Golden Crow Origin Fire within his body seemed to receive some kind of summons, letting out an extremely excited cry as it followed the bizarre and overbearing circulation route of the Great Sun Heaven-Incinerating Sutra, beginning its first major cycle.
The temperature in the originally cold, damp, and musty cave dwelling suddenly soared.
The moss in the corners instantly yellowed, curled, and turned to ash.
Dripping water droplets turned into white steam with a hiss in mid-air before they could even hit the ground.
Gu Yang was like a piece of stubborn iron thrown into a steel-making furnace, repeatedly forged and reshaped in the raging fire.
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There are no calendars in the mountains; in cultivation, one forgets the years.
But for this past month, every single day was crystal clear to Gu Yang.
Because every night at midnight, the faint blue system light screen would appear on time, reminding him of the passing of time.
However, high-level intelligence was something that could be encountered but not sought.
Most of the intelligence refreshed over this month was nothing to write home about.
White Intelligence: Last night in the small woods of the back mountain, outer sect disciple Zhang Mazi had his freshly roasted spirit chicken snatched away by a passing wild dog. That wild dog is actually a crossbreed of some low-tier demonic beast, and its meat is quite delicious.
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White Intelligence: Law Enforcement Hall Deacon Li Tiemian is in a bad mood today because his spirit cat named Little Flower went missing. It was actually caught by an alchemy boy in the pill refining room to test medicine.
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Green Intelligence: Faint spiritual light was discovered in an ancient well in a mortal village at the foot of the Falling Cloud Sect's mountain. A low-grade spirit stone raw ore is hidden at the bottom of the well, worth about twenty low-grade spirit stones. Click to view coordinates.
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All of his energy was poured into cultivating the Great Sun Heaven-Incinerating Sutra.
Enduring the severe pain of a raging fire burning his body, he refined his spiritual energy and purified the Golden Crow True Fire over and over again.
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One month later.
The originally dark and damp cave dwelling was now as dry as a brick kiln that had been abandoned for years.
A thick layer of dust covered the ground; it was the product of the dust in the air being repeatedly scorched by high temperatures.
On the stone bed, the figure that had sat withered for a month finally moved.
Phew...
Gu Yang slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.
This breath appeared a bizarre grayish-white. As soon as it left his mouth, it unexpectedly brought a trail of tiny sparks into the air, as if what he exhaled was not air, but still-burning cinder.
Swish!
He abruptly opened his eyes.
Deep within his originally pitch-black and profound pupils, two clusters of golden flames flashed and disappeared, replaced by a warmth that was restrained to the absolute limit.
This warmth was not the coolness of jade, but rather like obsidian formed from cooled magma; beneath its icy exterior, it suppressed a high temperature capable of destroying everything.
Perfection of the Qi Condensation realm... the absolute limit.
Gu Yang clenched his fists.
The air let out an overwhelmed popping sound in his palm.
Although his cultivation realm had not broken through to Foundation Establishment, he could clearly feel that the spiritual energy within his body had undergone a qualitative change.
If his spiritual energy was previously a surging river, then now, what flowed in this river was no longer water, but heavy, viscous, and highly destructive mercury.
I've reached the entry level of the Great Sun Heaven-Incinerating Sutra. Let's test its power.
His gaze fell on the Sword Testing Stone in the corner of the cave dwelling, which was used to test the power of spells.
This pitch-black boulder was made of Black Iron Rock specially crafted by the sect. It was incredibly hard; a full-strength strike from an ordinary peak Qi Condensation cultivator would at most leave a white mark on it.
Gu Yang walked up to the Sword Testing Stone. Without mobilizing much spiritual energy, he casually raised a finger.
Above his fingertip, a wisp of golden flame quietly emerged.
It no longer violently radiated heat to the surroundings like before. Instead, it was as quiet as a harmless golden lotus, with all its temperature firmly locked within the stamen.
Go.
Gu Yang tapped his fingertip lightly.
That wisp of golden flame floated down lightly onto the Sword Testing Stone.
There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor was there a deafening roar.
There was only an extremely light sizzling sound, like a hot knife cutting into butter.
The flame was like a living creature, greedily attaching itself to the stone. Not only did it not extinguish, but it actually used the stone itself as fuel, its blaze skyrocketing!
Sizzle sizzle sizzle!
Pungent blue smoke spiraled upwards.
In the blink of an eye, the half-human-tall Sword Testing Stone seemed to be devoured by some invisible giant maw, directly burned through with a gaping hole from front to back!
Moreover, the golden flame remained attached to the edge of the hole, stubbornly eroding inward without any sign of extinguishing.
With a thought, Gu Yang cut off the supply of spiritual energy.
However, the flame continued to burn for a full three breaths of time. Only after completely burning the surrounding circle of stone to ash did it slowly extinguish, seemingly still unsatisfied.
What an overbearing undying attribute.
This Black Iron Rock possessed no spiritual energy, yet it was burned to such a state.
What if it were a cultivator's flesh and blood?
Wouldn't the abundant spiritual energy and vitality within them be the best accelerant for this Great Sun True Fire?
The only drawback was that it consumed too much spiritual energy.
Gu Yang casually waved away the remaining ashes on the Sword Testing Stone.
The void before his eyes twisted once more, and the faint blue light screen arrived as expected.
The hour of midnight had arrived.
Daily Intelligence Refreshed Successfully
White Intelligence: First Elder Zhao Wuji used his authority over sect resource allocation to withhold the Nine Revolutions Ice Heart Pill, the crucial main ingredient Shen Qingyue needs to suppress her cold poison. He is using this as a bargaining chip, attempting to force Shen Qingyue to bow her head to him.
Old bastard, his methods are getting more and more despicable.
A glint of cold light flashed in Gu Yang's eyes.
However...
Since she no longer has the Nine Revolutions Ice Heart Pill, Master must be having a very hard time these past few days, right?
Gu Yang's gaze shifted downward, locking onto the piece of intelligence emitting a faint blue light.
Blue Intelligence: Due to the previous detoxification incident, a crack has appeared in Shen Qingyue's Dao Heart. She has set up a hidden Heart-Questioning Illusion Array within the Cold Moon Palace. Two days from now, she will summon you and simulate an illusion within the array of her cold poison flaring up with her clothes disheveled, using this to test whether you harbor any insubordinate and wicked thoughts toward her.
Heart-Questioning Illusion Array?
Gu Yang looked at the small, faint blue text on the light screen, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Master, oh Master, are you trying to find yourself a reason not to kill me?
Two days from now, huh... That timing falls perfectly after the Biluo Secret Realm.
ions, keeping it grounded and realistic】 After quitting his job, office worker Su Yang accidentally binds with the "Enjoy Life System." As the name suggests, simply by indulging in life's pleasures, he can earn random rewards from the system—no need to spend money on beautiful women or grovel before anyone. Just enjoy, and the money follows, making it all about effortless fun. The system comes with a scanning feature, allowing him to establish a favorability bond with women rated 85 points or above. Every 20-point increase in favorability unlocks additional rewards. After suffering through over twenty years of hardship, Su Yang trembles with excitement, his dull eyes suddenly gleaming with newfound hope. "Enjoy life? How hard could that be?"
he colors of other people’s emotions. Light red meant anxiety. Gray meant exhaustion. Orange meant excitement. Yellow... meant repression. At the same time, he could gain unlimited control over one of those colors. Pale cyan: relaxation. Using this ability, he started offering “two-yuan hugs,” spending an afternoon exchanging emotional-color experiences with others. Then came his final female customer of the day— a girl whose emotional color was pure black... —— A week later, Xu Chuan had become skilled at using pale cyan—Relaxation—treating it like a bottle of menthol balm whenever he needed it. That was when he discovered he had unlocked another unlimited emotional color: Purple, the color of fear. So these emotional colors refresh every week? Fine, I take it back—I’ll never call you useless again... —— Much later, after Xu Chuan had accumulated countless emotional abilities, one night, he suddenly found himself inside someone else’s dream. There, he could use the emotional colors he possessed to paint. And in her dream, he painted her a shower of pink shooting stars, spreading across the depths of the night sky...
lities. One day, Qi Yuan was buying groceries when he unfortunately came face-to-face with a monster. Just when he thought he was going to die on the spot, he suddenly heard the monster's thoughts... "This aura, he's definitely not an ordinary master!" "So terrifying, so terrifying." "A fight with my back against the wall, I can't take it anymore." Qi Yuan: Ah, no one told me that my awakened ability isn't telepathy, but rather the stronger my enemies imagine me to be, the stronger I truly become. PS: Zhou Hai in the first chapter is not the protagonist.
y came from. The chests contained supplies, currency, class-change scrolls, skills, talents… and even godhood! The laws of the world were completely rewritten. This became a world where everyone gambled with their fate! Some people, despite having nothing, opened a divine artifact and rose to the top, eventually ruling the world. Others went bankrupt, opened nothing but worthless junk, and leaped from skyscrapers in despair. Lin Ye arrived in this world from another reality, utterly bewildered. “What is going on? Why is everyone a gambling addict?!” “Opening chests? No way. I refuse to gamble. I’ll start with myself!” Until— On his first chest, he obtained a Mythic Talent: Void Incarnation! He could become completely intangible, pass through all things, and reduce everything to nothingness! … On his fiftieth chest, he obtained a Mythic Weapon: Blade of Karma! With a single slash, karma shattered, twisting the universe and overturning the myriad phenomena of creation! … On his ninety-ninth chest, he obtained a Mythic Divine Treasure: Primordial Purple Energy! It could split open the heavens and earth, create all things, and evolve countless worlds with a single thought! Lin Ye: “Now that I think about it… shouldn’t someone have told me that every chest is guaranteed to contain something Mythic?!”
