It's been unknown how much time has passed after 'Flame King' Left. It has been quite hectic for' Shen Duan Yu Han Fang' and had passed out. But there was something strange happening with him.
His crimson coloured phoenix flame was vigorously burning and had been spread all over his body. His body is now burning due to the flame. His body is now tinged in red and is boiling hot. But since he is fainted he could not feel any changes.
Not just that even something more strange was happening. If a strong cultivator has examined he would find that there was a viscous fluid like substance flowing through his meridian's all over the body. And this fluid like substance seems like it was boiling. His meridian's were becoming bright red. And his face was started to become even redder due to pain.
But how is this possible? Even though ' Shen Duan Yu Han Fang' was a cripple he still had his meridians intact. It is just that he cannot store his essence energy and use it, so he cannot cultivate. If his meridians were also destroyed, he cannot even live a proper mortal's life. But it were intact.
The fact here is that such a boiling fluid if were to pass through any other cultivator's body who has not touched the 'sky meddling stage' their meridian's would already have been long corroded or melted and he may lose his life.
But how is ' Shen Duan Yu Han Fang' who does not have even an ounce of essence survive this? how can he endure this? either his luck must have been very good or he must be a born monster. We cannot say about the former but for the latter he was once a legendary monster.
Due to the hot viscous fluid flowing, his meridians were expanding and contracting. This cycle was repeating like pumping a cycle.
This viscous fluid flowing in his meridian is none other than the first pillar of the marrow strengthening flower core which has formed in his body. Due to the mighty power of the 'Flame King' it acted as a catalyst and the core got activated. The first pillar started to dissolve along each part of his body and it started to somehow affect his muscles.
It is said that one must work in order to gain something. Same thing was happening with his meridian's. they were expanding and contracting. That mean's they were doing work continuously without rest. Although he was having immense pain which could mean it can kill him but he had been enduring it unconsciously. Only by bearing hardships are their fruits.
Cultivation itself is going against the nature but he is just not going against the nature. He is going against the almighty heaven's itself.
Those that stand at the peak now all had to go against the heaven's at later stages but he had to go way earlier. But he has to do it for his goals. In this world there is no free lunch and he knows that well. He has experienced way better than other's.
Some time has passed. Redness over his body slowing started to fade of. His phoenix flame now has become complete one with him. His pain started to slowly fade.
"hmm?" he slowly regained consciousness. "ouch!" He was having a slight headache.
"what happened?" he started to recall what happened.
"that Flame King!! One day I will teach him a lesson". ' Shen Duan Yu Han Fang' was very pissed. If 'Flame King' was here now he would die from laughing. Such an ungrateful brat is this.
"Hmm?"He felt a subtle shift coursing through his body.
Trying to call forth his flame, it erupted instantly — bursting out from every inch of him, like something was tearing loose, trying to break free.
"my flame control increased?" he was surprised. Yes it has increased. By the fact it had become one with him. This was something only 'Flame King' was able to do.
"And my body?"He could feel it—stronger, tougher.
Now he has the feeling that he can withstand anyone under 'Sky Meddling Stage' with just his body alone without any extra effort. This was an huge breakthrough.. And one pillar got decreased from the marrow strengthening core pillars.
"Great!" he exclaimed, feeling elated."Flame King really came through for me."
he crazily laughed. But he was resolute about his latter words.
"This marrow… core… is really something."He began to think about the inheritance the Flame King had given him, but then stopped himself."Let's leave that for later." He did not dwell much on it now.
"crap!? How much time has passed??" he did not know how much did he had spent here.
"let's go out!" he decided to move but suddenly came to halt.
"I came here to get a high-grade martial art! But what the Flame King gave me… how do I even count that?"No. Its value was beyond comparison — truly peerless.
"No! No — this can't be counted."He swallowed hard. I'm weak right now. If anyone found out about my meeting with the Flame King… about the inheritance… he'd be finished.
Who was the Flame King? A peerless existence. If this leaked, not only would he die, even this tiny empire could crumble to dust.The thought alone sent him shutting it down. He forced himself to stop thinking — now was not the time to dig a grave with words.
So, He searched around and randomly picked a high-grade martial art! and went out towards the exit.
"have you picked kid?" 'elderly' voice ranged.
"Yes, Elder! Thank you for your guidance!" he politely cupped his hands.
"mention not! so what did you chose?" 'elderly' voice asked.
'Shen Duan Yu Han Fang' showed the sacred jade slip he randomly picked.
"Limitless Illusion Art? Not a bad choice."The elderly voice spoke with calm indifference — as if he wasn't particularly impressed.
"thanks! I will take my leave now!!" and he left.
'limitless illusion art's' is not a high-grade martial art but of higher grade then that. But it is incomplete, so it was kept in the high-grade skill. So the elder was not impressed due to it being an incomplete skill. But Great things cannot be accomplished with incomplete arts except by some monster's.
"he is just like him" 'elderly' voice can see a shadow in ' Shen Duan Yu Han Fang'.
As ' Shen Duan Yu Han Fang' went outside, it was already dawn and deacon has left. He went forward and left.
Stay tuned for Chapter 10…