Swallowing the Stars: Heart of the Martial God

Chapter 18 Cultivating the "Void Scripture"

"Boy, the Sea of Bitterness has been formed and will generate a divine rune. Have you thought about what kind of weapon you want to forge in the future?" After an unknown amount of time, the voice of the Void Mirror deity rang out at the right moment.

Ling Xuan thought about it carefully. In this world, a weapon that could carry his Dao might accompany him as he grew, which was equivalent to the continuation of his life and Dao. He had to be careful.

Even if we find a treasure like the Primordial Embryo in the future, we can still use it without worrying about the material being unsuitable.

"Then let's forge a three-pointed, double-edged sword," Ling Xuan said.

His most frequently used weapon was a three-pointed double-edged sword, and he didn't need any heavy weapons to assist him.

Immediately, with a surge of conviction, the powerful genetic energy instantly pounded the newly born divine rune into the shape of a three-pointed, double-edged sword.

"Senior, could this strange phenomenon in the Sea of Bitterness be the legendary Sun God Body?" Ling Xuan gazed at the surging crimson-gold sea of fire, his heart filled with doubt and anticipation.

"No, that's not it." The Void Mirror responded indifferently, as if it were already used to this question.

"What kind of constitution is this? I have a feeling it's quite extraordinary," Ling Xuan asked, still harboring a sliver of hope.

The spatial patterns flowing on the surface of the Void Mirror lit up slightly, as if it were pondering. After a long while, it said, "I don't know either. Perhaps there is no such thing as a physical constitution in your world."

Perhaps because the Great Emperor's lineage had been successfully passed down, the voice coming from the mirror had a touch more warmth: "Hurry up and cultivate."

Before he finished speaking, strands of brilliant Dao essence, carrying the true words of the Great Dao, descended like an inverted Milky Way, weaving mysterious seals around Ling Xuan and breaking down the obscure scriptures into the most understandable form.

"Hmm!" Ling Xuan took a deep breath, cleared his mind of all distractions, and focused all his attention on his body.

He circulated the stellar energy within his body, which flowed like a rushing galaxy slowly down into the sea of bitterness below.

The Bitter Sea, which originally shimmered with a crimson-gold light, began to ripple slightly under the nourishment of primal energy. On the surface of the sea, flame-shaped ripples gradually became denser, as if accumulating some kind of power.

As Ling Xuan continued to channel his primal energy, the Sea of Bitterness began to expand, initially slowly, but gradually accelerating.

When the Sea of Bitterness expanded to a certain extent, Ling Xuan noticed something unusual. He discovered that the flames in the Sea of Bitterness began to exhibit a certain rhythmic pattern.

Immediately afterwards, Ling Xuan attempted to communicate with the Wheel of Life using the methods recorded in the Void Scripture.

His consciousness, like an invisible hand, slowly probed into the bottom of the sea of suffering, searching for traces of the wheel of life in the depths of endless flames.

At first, he gained nothing, but Ling Xuan did not give up. He kept adjusting his perception, and finally, in the deepest part of the sea of suffering, he touched a faint but tenacious power, which was the Wheel of Life.

Ling Xuan instantly focused all his energy, guiding the powerful and boundless flames in the Sea of Bitterness slowly and subtly into the Wheel of Life.

During this process, he seemed to feel that the Wheel of Life was like an ancient beast that had been asleep for countless years and had just been awakened. It first stretched its body lazily and then began to turn slowly.

In an instant, a powerful and awe-inspiring life force surged forth from the Wheel of Life like a flood bursting its banks, rushing towards the Sea of Bitterness.

The moment these vital energies came into contact with the flames in the sea of suffering, they were like dry wood meeting a raging fire, instantly merging and producing a wondrous and astonishing transformation.

As life essence continued to be injected, the flames in the sea of suffering grew ever stronger, and the surface of the sea boiled violently, just like boiling water.

Ling Xuan keenly seized this opportunity and skillfully guided these fused forces, closely connecting the life essence source generated by the Wheel of Life with the Sea of Bitterness.

Ultimately, at the bottom of that once barren and desolate sea of suffering, a continuous and ever-flowing spring of life was formed.

"Life Spring complete! Continue refining the weapon." Ling Xuan shouted in a low voice. As the second divine rune merged into the three-pointed double-edged sword, the blade instantly shone with an even more dazzling light, appearing increasingly mysterious and extraordinary. "Continue to break through." Ling Xuan's gaze was firm and unwavering.

The nine blazing suns above the Bitter Sea seemed to have received an order, operating at full power to continue injecting genetic energy into the Bitter Sea and the source of life.

Supported by this powerful energy, the Sea of Bitterness began its expansion process once again, like a giant balloon being inflated, constantly growing larger.

Before long, in the center of the Sea of Bitterness, the Spring of Life, like a giant dragon breaking free from its restraints, gushed forth wildly, and the Spring of Divine Power also began to boil.

The spring, which was originally bottomless, expanded many times over under the impact of this powerful force. A continuous stream of energy surged out like a raging river, and every now and then it burst forth with brilliant and colorful rays of light, illuminating the entire interior space in a dreamlike manner.

As the genetic energy gradually transformed into a source of divine power, Ling Xuan's sea of suffering was as if it had encountered a level twelve tsunami, with towering waves and thunderous roars. At the same time, rainbows shot out from within, creating an extremely spectacular scene.

At this moment, Ling Xuan's fiery red sea of suffering had expanded to the size of a fist, and a rainbow like a blazing flame hung high above, stretching across the sky, dazzling and magnificent. He had thus achieved the Divine Bridge Realm!
Ling Xuan quickly infused his newly formed third divine rune into his "weapon" and then continued to inject energy without stopping, preparing to build a divine bridge to reach the other side in one go.

"Be careful, breaking through to the Other Shore Realm is a great chasm, and there is a risk of getting lost," the Void Mirror deity warned in a timely manner.

"Don't worry, senior. With my peak stellar level consciousness strength, the mere calamity of being lost is nothing to me." Ling Xuan's tone was decisive, exuding complete confidence.

He then threw himself back into the process of building the sacred bridge.

The Sea of Bitterness continued to expand, and the rainbow bridge formed by the convergence of energy resembled a giant dragon with bared fangs and claws, crossing the boundless Sea of Bitterness.

The divine bridge became increasingly dazzling and its divine power was overwhelming. Ling Xuan's strength also continued to rise in the process, and he soon reached the peak of the divine bridge realm.

Suddenly, an endless fog surged forth like a raging tide ahead of the ever-extending divine bridge. The aura of illusion spread rampantly, obscuring Ling Xuan's spiritual senses and blocking his path forward. This was the terrifying calamity of getting lost.

"Hmph! How can mere illusions stop me? Where I am is the other shore."

Although Ling Xuan's words sounded somewhat childish, in this situation, they also exuded an air of domineering confidence.

It's important to know that the cultivation system of Swallowing the Stars already includes a path of illusion techniques, which places extremely high demands on the will and consciousness of the strong.

As a star-level powerhouse, Ling Xuan's will far surpasses that of cultivators at the other shore realm. How could he be trapped by the fog when breaking through to the other shore?
Suddenly, the nine stars hanging above the Sea of Bitterness shone brightly, and the endless mist vanished without a trace under the blazing sun.

At this moment, Ling Xuan has successfully crossed the sea of suffering and reached the other shore.

This is a pure land, shrouded in mist, like a fairyland on earth.

High in the sky, he vaguely saw a huge Taoist palace. The palace was ancient and imposing, exuding a mysterious and powerful aura, as if telling an ancient story and beckoning Ling Xuan to go there.

Ling Xuan's physical body was also elevated due to the completion of the Sea of Wheels Secret Realm.

However, since he was already a star-level powerhouse with an incredibly strong physical body, this sublimation did improve him, but the improvement was not significant.

"The Dao Palace is within reach, let's continue to break through." After infusing the fourth divine rune into the Three-Pointed Double-Edged Blade, he planned to make a final push to break through to the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

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