Once Raging Fire and Blazing Prosperity were activated, the blessed land's productivity would increase even further.
However, as Lin Yan's divine sense continued sweeping across the blessed land, he gradually noticed something unusual. The Molten Flame Mountains, once dominated by endless lava, were now shrouded beneath thunderclouds. From time to time, bolts of heavenly lightning struck the volcanoes, causing rivers of lava to erupt while scattering lightning throughout the mountain range. The Thunderous Plains had also begun to change. Parts of the perpetual storm clouds had dispersed, allowing blazing sunlight to shine upon the land below. Even many of the newly born plants, beast groups, and immortal materials contained both Flame Path and Thunder Path dao marks.
Lin Yan quickly understood. Originally, every region within Flame Sovereign Blessed Land had been clearly separated. Flame Path regions contained only Flame Path dao marks, Thunder Path regions contained only Thunder Path dao marks, and even the skies above them were completely different. Now, however, the boundaries between the two environments were gradually fading. Flame and thunder were beginning to merge, giving birth to an entirely new ecosystem unique to Flame Sovereign Blessed Land. After pondering for a moment, Lin Yan simply shook his head. "Forget it. I'll let nature take its course."
Lin Yan no longer paid the matter any attention and instead turned his focus to Flame Sovereign Blessed Land itself. Over the past two years, his Flame Path dao marks had increased by thirty thousand. Combined with the original eight thousand, and another four thousand gained from eight Earthly Calamities, and one thousand five hundred obtained from the Ten Extreme Physique Heavenly Tribulation, his total had reached forty-five thousand dao marks. Of those, forty thousand were Flame Path dao marks alone, already comparable to a Peak Rank Seven Flame Path Gu Immortal. That overwhelming accumulation of dao marks was the true reason he had suppressed the Heavenly Tribulation with such ease. An ordinary Rank Six Gu Immortal simply could not compare.
"A Rank Eight Gu Immortal usually possesses between one hundred thousand and three hundred thousand dao marks. I'm no longer that far away." Lin Yan sighed inwardly. Back then, he had regarded Limitless Demon Venerable's feat of possessing Rank Eight-level dao marks while still a Rank Six Gu Immortal as nothing more than an unreachable legend.
Yet through years of careful management and steady accumulation, he had already reached nearly half that level. "As expected of the Ten Venerables. Every one of them possessed heaven-defying talent and boundless destiny. Even without a Ten Extreme Physique, they still stood at the absolute peak of the cultivation world."
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Having successfully passed the Heavenly Tribulation, Lin Yan's aura became even more stable. His long sleeves fluttered gently in the wind.
"Less than a month remains. It's time to return to Sandwell Oasis and wait."
His expression turned solemn. With Fang Yuan rebirth, the great chaotic era was about to begin. Danger and opportunity would arrive together. At last, he could unseal his plans and freely seize the opportunities recorded in the original novel.
There were two or three opportunities near Sandwell Oasis alone. Once the time was right, he could claim them before anyone else. Looking back on everything he had achieved, even Lin Yan felt a trace of emotion. At only twenty-five years old, his combat strength already rivaled that of a Peak Rank Seven Gu Immortal. His Flame Sovereign Blessed Land was flourishing, and in terms of foundation, many Rank Seven Gu Immortals could no longer compare to him.
The only drawback was that his blessed land now contained too many Immortal Rank resource points. Maintaining them required him to constantly descend into his immortal aperture and replenish it with the qi of heaven and earth.
This problem would likely only be resolved after advancing to Rank Seven. Upon reaching Rank 7, not only would he refine the higher-grade red date immortal essence, but his blessed land would also expand several times over, approaching the threshold of transforming into a grotto-heaven.
A few moments later, Lin Yan transformed into an imperceptible streak of crimson light and flew toward the Huang Family. Before leaving, he cast one final glance at Blazing Yellow Heaven Pit, his expression unreadable.
Over the past two years, he had explored the sinkhole time and again, venturing deeper with each attempt. Yet every expedition ended the same way. An Immemorial Desolate Beast blocked his path, forcing him to retreat.
The deeper he ventured, the more mysterious the sinkhole became. Despite two years of exploration and gathering information through Treasure Yellow Heaven, he still hadn't uncovered any useful clues.
Lin Yan sighed inwardly. The gap between Rank Six and Rank Seven, or even between Mortal and Immortal, was insignificant compared to the gulf separating Rank Seven from Rank Eight.