Chapter 254
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Chapter 254: Comprehension
Fire!
Everywhere was fire!
Endless flames erupted in Ye Yun’s mind, meridians, skin, bones—every part of his body blazed.
Yet Ye Yun felt no pain, not even warmth. He watched as swirling flames devoured him instantly.
Ye Yun calmly observed the phantom flames. Suddenly, his eyes sharpened. The inferno contracted violently, coalescing into a slender fire dragon that shrank until vanishing into his mind’s depths.
The Fire Spirit Qi within him shuddered violently before compressing to one-tenth its original size, now flowing like liquid through his meridians.
Though reduced in volume, the compressed qi’s purity had doubled its destructive potential.
"What law was that dragon? It doubled my firepower while shrinking it tenfold!" Ye Yun marveled, recalling how celestial laws had burned away until only that fiery thread remained.
"A wisp of fire element laws," said the Ancestor of the Sword Path, astonishment coloring his voice.
"Laws? I grasped them so easily?" Ye Yun blinked rapidly.
"Correct. Never have I seen Qi refining stage cultivator touch heavenly laws—this defies all precedent."
"Then my strength truly increased?" Excitement bubbled in Ye Yun’s chest.
"A wisp, not full law. This fragment remains incomplete," the ancestor corrected.
Ye Yun frowned. Incomplete laws?
"True laws aren’t easily obtained. Single perfected law lets Foundation Establishment disciples shatter Golden Core barriers. Golden Core experts using one achieve pill has broken and they’re reborn as effortlessly as turning their palm."
"What of Nascent Soul experts?"
"Complete law grants them high chance to survive heavenly tribulation, ascending as Earth Immortals. Without perfected law? Certain doom."
Ye Yun’s eyes gleamed. This fire law fragment gave him crucial advantage—he could refine it gradually for future tribulation survival. Though Earth Immortal realm remained distant, the path now glimmered with possibility.
"Don’t undervalue this. No Qi refining cultivator in history has touched laws—Foundation Establishment disciples spend lifetimes perfecting them. Yet you hold law-wisp at second stage! Foundation Establishment will come easily now—when your cultivation ripens, breakthrough requires mere step." The ancestor’s voice quivered. Once Ye Yun reached Foundation Establishment, their journey to Great Qin Empire’s capital for his second soul fragment could begin.
"Does early acquisition improve completion chances?"
"Exponentially! Laws paradoxically favor pre-Foundation cultivators yet remain imperceptible to them. For millennia, none below Foundation Establishment touched laws—until you."
"So perfecting this fire law becomes feasible?" A grin tugged Ye Yun’s lips.
"Likely! Perfect it pre-Foundation, and Golden Core stage becomes smooth path." The ancestor’s anticipation mirrored Ye Yun’s own.
"Ancestor, with such profound knowledge—were you truly Heavenly Sword Sect’s Supreme Elder?" Ye Yun eyed the soul fragment. This bisected spirit’s origins intrigued him.
"Would I lie? Heavenly Sword Sect once shook heavens! My memories remain fractured—second soul’s retrieval will restore them."
Ye Yun’s pulse quickened. If he perfected fire laws before Foundation Establishment, his cultivation speed would dwarf peers. He glimpsed those illusionary youths’ backs—their mere shadow outshone entire Jin Kingdom’s cultivators.
This bisected ancestor must have been extraordinary. What being required triple soul-sealing by Demon Race’s Huo Lie after bodily destruction? If reunited, the ancestor might surpass late Nascent Soul stage—nearly Earth Immortal tier.
The ancestor fell silent, conserving energy within Soul Turning Tower. Only Ye Yun’s unprecedented law-comprehension had roused him.
To observers, Ye Yun sat motionless in meditation but for fleeting smile. His true qi continued merging with sky’s blue shadow.
No more heavenly laws surfaced despite using Heart of Immortals and Demons. Yet his law-wisp granted unique insight into Foundation Establishment’s mysteries.
True qi integration progressed sluggishly but steadily into Ten Killing Formation.
"Junior Brother! Your qi merges with ours!" Shui Ruyan’s musical voice rang first.
"Remarkable! Such rapid synchronization!" Chen Ronghua confirmed.
"Master’s choice proves wise. Let us hone Ten Killing Formation to perfection!" Duanmu Longtai rose abruptly, excitement poorly contained.
Mo Ru stood slower, studying Ye Yun with appraising gaze. "Junior Brother’s realm comprehension has broken through. Advancement nears."
Ye Yun’s eyebrow twitched. His cultivation had stagnated at second layer—body and qi imbalance unresolved. Yet Mo Ru sounded certain…
"Perhaps. It should happen soon," Ye Yun replied noncommittally.
"With your talent, you’d have surpassed me in two years without Cleansing Immortal Heart Technique’s burden," Mo Ru said mildly.
"Second Brother jokes. You’re sect’s true prodigy—mortal to Foundation Establishment Third Level in decade! When your constraints lift, I’ll struggle to glimpse your back." Ye Yun’s humble words masked wariness. This elegant scholar hid depths.
Mo Ru’s laugh held edge. "If that day comes, I’ll remember your auspicious words."
Ye Yun noted the glint in Mo Ru’s eyes, responding with faint knowing smile.
