"System, increase my cultivation!"
Deep within the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb, Gu Fei had already absorbed most of the energy cores he had collected. Now, he was at the late stage of a Two-Star Dou Saint. At this moment, he planned to make a final push to raise his cultivation to Three Stars.
Ding! The host consumes 400,000 emotion points and gains an epiphany!
After accumulating emotion points for a long time, they finally played their role once again. With the support of this epiphany, Gu Fei entered a profound and mysterious state.
In the third layer of the Heavenly Tomb, dense heaven and earth energy surged madly toward Gu Fei's body. The energy of heaven and earth here was already incredibly strong, and now, energy from dozens, even hundreds of miles around converged toward him.
The surface of Gu Fei's body began to show signs of crystallization. Fortunately, his absorption rate was also fast, and the crystallization remained just a thin layer.
Nearby, several powerful energy beings sensed this change.
"That demon star is getting stronger again!"
"He's breaking through. Should we take this opportunity to kill him...?"
"If you want to die, go ahead, but don't drag us down with you!"
"Whenever the Heavenly Tomb opens, these living beings don't stay for long. In a few days, that demon star will leave..."
Knowing that Gu Fei was breaking through, no one dared to take the risk.
*Whoosh*
This gathering of heaven and earth energy continued for a full two days. Finally, the energy storm at the center of which Gu Fei stood subsided as he opened his eyes.
The energy storm above his head rapidly contracted into a solid mass, which Gu Fei swallowed in one gulp.
"Three-Star Initial Stage. This trip was worth it!"
Feeling the immense strength of his Dou Qi, Gu Fei's face showed a satisfied smile. In this era, he was already the undisputed leader among the younger generation. Even some of the older powerhouses were now firmly overshadowed by him.
The next moment, Gu Fei activated his mind and opened the attribute panel to check.
Host: Gu Fei
Age: 27
Cultivation: Three-Star Dou Saint (Initial Stage)
Aptitude: 103 (90-100 is the threshold for Grade 10 Dou Di bloodline)
Physique: 94 (Comparable to a mid Rank 9 Magical Beast with the Royal Bloodline)
Soul: Heaven Realm (Great Perfection)
Cultivation Method: Great Flame Heart Sutra (Low-Heaven Tier, Mutated Method)
(TL/n: Mutated cuz he had already upgraded it once.)
Dou Techniques:
1. Flame Devouring Cage (High-Earth Tier)
2. Sun Finger (Mid-Earth Tier)
3. Star Steps (High-Earth Tier Movement Technique)
4. God Seal Technique (Low-Heaven Tier)
5. Five Ring Flame Expelling Technique (??-Heaven Tier)
6. Great Heaven Creation Palm (Low-Heaven Tier)
7. Yellow Springs Finger (Low-Heaven Tier)
8. Yellow Springs Palm (Mid-Heaven Tier)
9. Yellow Springs Divine Anger (High-Heaven Tier)
(TL/n: We know it's low heaven tier with 4 Heavenly flames. I'm not sure how powerful Five Ring Flame Expelling Technique will be with 5 Heavenly flames. Will it advance to mid or high Heaven Tier? Does the technique get stronger with higher ranking Heavenly Flames?)
Alchemy Skill: Ninth Tier (Initial Stage)
Fusion of Heavenly Flames: Sea Heart Flame, Green Lotus Core Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, Three Thousand Burning Flame, Bone Chilling Flame…
Accumulated Emotion Points: 606,230
"The low level of the Great Flame Heart Sutra can no longer fuse more Heavenly Flames."
"It seems it's time to upgrade the cultivation method once again."
With a thought, Gu Fei began to invest a large number of emotion points to upgrade the cultivation method.
Consumed 200,000 emotion points, cultivation method Great Flame Heart Sutra upgraded to Mid-Heaven Tier
As the system notification sounded, Gu Fei's Dou Qi began to circulate automatically. The route of the cultivation method was now significantly different from before, and the efficiency of absorbing and transforming energy had visibly increased by nearly double.
And with the cultivation method upgraded to Mid-Heaven Tier, it had completely lifted the limit on the number of Heavenly Flames that could be fused; it could now fuse infinitely.
(TL/n: Is there any difference between this and Flame Mantra at this point?)
While Gu Fei was carefully sensing these changes, the surrounding space suddenly began to fluctuate violently.
An irresistible suction force emanated from the surrounding space, as if trying to forcibly pull him into it.
"It seems the time has come!"
Feeling this strong suction force, Gu Fei realized that the three-year period had ended, and the Heavenly Tomb was expelling all living beings from within.
Just as he finished speaking, a massive crack suddenly opened in the surrounding space. The suction surged, and in an instant, it swallowed him whole.
…
Amidst the lush mountains, figures hovered in the sky, their eyes fixed on the distorted space.
"Elder Nanhai, today should be the end of the three-year period, right?"
"Hmm..."
Elder Nanhai nodded faintly, his gaze fixed on the twisted space. Unlike the elders of other ancient clans waiting anxiously, Elder Nanhai remained calm. Although he knew well the dangers within the Heavenly Tomb, having experienced them himself, he wasn't worried this time with Gu Fei inside.
"I wonder how much progress these young ones will make this time!"
"Let's see what fate has in store for them!"
"Hmph, later, don't let your Gu Clan members cry..."
*Swoosh!*
As the figures in the air exchanged thoughts, the space before them suddenly cracked open, revealing a black spatial rift.
"The Lei Clan members are coming out!"
"It seems they haven't suffered any losses."
Seeing the two figures emerge first, the surrounding people nodded slowly. The two clearly had grown much stronger compared to when they entered the Heavenly Tomb six months ago, indicating significant gains inside.
"The Yao Clan, Ling Clan, Shi Clan members are also out, as well as the Yan Clan..."
After the Lei Clan members, more people began to emerge from the space one after another, most of them visibly stronger than when they first entered the tomb.
*Swoosh!*
As countless eyes watched, another space rift appeared. Then, under the intense gaze of everyone present, two figures floated out of it.
These two figures, however, fell straight to the ground, lifeless.
"It's Hun Ya and Hun Li from the Hun Clan!"
"They both perished in the Heavenly Tomb."
Seeing this, many people's expressions changed as they spoke in low voices. The Gu Clan members exchanged glances, some of them feeling a hint of schadenfreude. The Gu Clan and Hun Clan had never gotten along, so seeing these two meet their end in the tomb was somewhat satisfying.
"Hun Ya, Hun Li!"
In contrast, the two Hun Clan elders waiting nearby looked ashen. They had originally planned for Hun Ya and Hun Li to secretly eliminate the two divine bloodline members of the Gu Clan, but instead, the opposite had happened.
"These two..."
Huo Xuan and the others who had entered the tomb with Gu Fei were equally shocked, looking at the corpses of Hun Ya and Hun Li. A moment later, a realization dawned on them.
Hun Ya and Hun Li were both Nine-Star Dou Venerates, yet they had disappeared after the third layer entrance. This could only mean they had died before then. And the only one capable of this was Gu Fei.
"Those two were never good people, so it's no big loss!"
After his initial surprise, Huo Xuan shrugged off their deaths. He and the others had benefited greatly from Gu Fei and naturally wouldn't speak ill of him.
Soon after, Gu Qing Yang, Gu Yao, and Xun'er also emerged from the rift.
"Eh? Is that Hun Ya and Hun Li?"
Gu Qing Yang's gaze paused on the two motionless figures in the sky, his eyes wide in shock. Xun'er had known about this all along but had kept it to herself, not wanting to escalate tensions between the two clans and give the Hun Clan an excuse to cause trouble.
Finally, Gu Fei was the last to exit the rift. At this moment, he seemed to have reached a state of profound simplicity, making it impossible to discern his true strength.
"Haha, Gu Fei, you really know how to surprise us!"
"You've improved by two stars!"
As Gu Fei emerged, several joyful voices echoed from the sky above the mountain range.