Still, Lin Yan quickly calmed himself. "This was only the beginning".
Without wasting any more time, he threw Transform Fire Gu into the green-gold mist. Vast amounts of Heaven and Earth Qi immediately surged toward it and wrapped around the Gu worm. The green-gold mist continuously shrank as it was absorbed.
Soon, layers of green-gold light condensed around Transform Fire Gu, forming a massive cocoon. Within it, the Gu worm underwent a profound transformation. Its aura rose steadily, becoming deeper and more mysterious with each passing moment. The surrounding Heaven and Earth Qi continued to pour into the cocoon, nourishing it without end.
As more qi was absorbed, faint traces of translucent flame began to appear on the cocoon's surface. They flickered between existence and nonexistence, creating an increasingly strange scene.
As Lin Yan observed the refinement process, He soon realized that this method bore some resemblance to the refinement techniques used by hairy men.
Hairy men possessed innate Refinement Path dao marks within their bodies, allowing them to draw upon external dao marks during refinement. Because of this, their success rate far surpassed that of the Human isolation method, especially when refining Immortal Gu.
However, such methods were not without risks. Using external dao marks often attracted Earthly Calamities. Once a tribulation appeared, Heaven's Will would naturally become involved in the refinement process.
If Heaven's Will wished for the refinement to fail, it could continuously strengthen the tribulation, creating obstacle after obstacle until the entire refinement process collapsed.
This was one of the main reasons human Gu Immortals rarely used such methods. Fortunately, Lin Yan did not need to worry about such problems.
The Heavenly Tribulation and Earthly Calamity had already ended. The remaining Heaven and Earth Qi was merely being used to refine Immortal Gu. Under such circumstances, Heaven's Will would not summon another tribulation to interfere.
Time passed quickly. And just as Lin Yan expected, the refinement process encountered no unexpected obstacles.
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Looking at the five Immortal Gu before him, Lin Yan still found it hard to believe.
Possessing five Immortal Gu immediately after advancing to Rank 6 was simply unheard of in the Gu Immortal world. Most newly ascended Gu Immortals did not possess even a single Immortal Gu in their entire life. If news of this spread, countless Gu Immortals would probably cough up blood from jealousy.
After spending some time familiarizing himself with his newly refined Immortal Gu, Lin Yan gradually turned his attention to the gains from his Immortal Ascension.
His Battle strength, dao marks, immortal essence, and Immortal Gu had all undergone a qualitative transformation. After conducting several tests, a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Even without immortal killer moves, my battle strength already stands at the peak of Rank 6."
There was nothing surprising about this.The Flame Path was renowned for its offensive power. Combined with the foundation of the Blazing Glory Lightning Brilliance Physique and five Rank 6 Immortal Gu, his advantages were simply overwhelming.
Even though Dream Derivation Gu had not yet advanced to the Immortal Rank and could not simulate immortal killer moves, Lin Yan was not concerned. With his Grandmaster attainment in Flame Path, modifying and improving killer moves would not be difficult. Given enough time, he could quickly complete the transition from mortal killer moves to immortal killer moves.
Once he fully integrated these Immortal Gu into his combat system, his strength would rise to another level.
By then, possessing Rank 7 battle strength would no longer be impossible.
Setting that matter aside, Lin Yan turned his attention to Dao marks. As he carefully examined his immortal body,a trace of surprise flashed across his face.
"Four thousand five hundred dao marks..."
Even he had not expected the number to be so high. Among them, Flame Path dao marks accounted for nearly four thousand, while Lightning Path dao marks numbered around five hundred. The remaining few dozen were scattered among Earth Path, Space Path, Time Path, and several other paths.
This number was far beyond his expectations. Ordinary Rank 6 Gu Immortals typically gained around one to two thousand dao marks from their first Heavenly Tribulation and Earthly Calamity. His gains were more than double that amount.
One had to know that at the Gu Immortal Rank, dao marks were the foundation of everything.
The primary source of dao marks was tribulations. Because Gu Immortals possessed immense fortune and extraordinary power, heaven and earth continuously sent down calamities and tribulations. While these appeared to be disasters, they were also opportunities. Every successful tribulation rewarded the Gu Immortal with dao marks, allowing their strength to grow further.
For Rank 6 Gu Immortals, an Earthly Calamity descened every ten years, while a Heavenly Tribulation arrived every hundred years. These years were calculated according to the time flow inside the blessed land. After surviving three Heavenly Tribulations, a Rank 6 Gu Immortal would naturally advance to Rank 7.
According to the normal standard, an Earthly Calamity granted roughly two hundred and fifty dao marks, while a Heavenly Tribulation granted around seven hundred and fifty.
In other words, before advancing to Rank 7, an ordinary Gu Immortal would accumulate only around nine thousand dao marks through tribulations. At that level, the power of their immortal killer moves would be amplified nearly tenfold, allowing them to far surpass newly ascended Gu Immortals.
"Even so, my situation is a bit different."