Myriad Daos of the Heaven

The Demon Phoenix Blood was right before his eyes, within arm’s reach!

But that short distance felt like thousands of miles, impossibly far.

The black lava emanated a faint, destructive aura.

He feared that anything that got close would be instantly dissolved and incinerated.

So, while that drop of Demon Phoenix Blood was right there, exuding a fatal attraction...

...how was he to retrieve it?

Jiang Jichen calmed himself and began to think.

In the end, he took out the Ancient Wandering Dragon Holy Sword.

At the same time, he began to circulate the Demon Phoenix Technique to its absolute limit.

HUM!

The next moment, the Holy Sword was filled with the Demon Phoenix Aura, letting out a cry that was both a dragon’s roar and a phoenix’s song.

’By channeling the Demon Phoenix Technique through the Ancient Wandering Dragon Holy Sword, I should be able to withstand the black lava for an instant without taking damage!’

Jiang Jichen made his decision.

Of all his possessions, only a corner of the Azure Killing Array and a Poison-Devouring Pearl Fragment could survive unharmed in the black lava.

But he couldn’t control these two items to retrieve the Demon Phoenix Blood from the lava.

As for the rest, even the Ancient Medicine Cauldron or the not-yet-fully-unsealed Sinking Mountain would likely melt on the spot if they touched the black lava.

In the end, only the Wandering Dragon Holy Sword would do!

After all, it was one of the seven famous Ancient Holy Swords, an extraordinary weapon.

If Jiang Jichen had enough power, the might he could unleash from the Holy Sword would be unimaginable.

However, even an Ancient Holy Sword could only touch the black lava without melting; it couldn’t last for long.

There was another concern. If Jiang Jichen held the Wandering Dragon Holy Sword as it touched the black lava, the terrifying Power of Destruction transmitted through the blade would be more than he could possibly bear.

The shorter the contact time and the smaller the contact area, the less Power of Destruction would be transferred.

This was a matter of life and death, incredibly dangerous.

The slightest mistake could result in him being incinerated into ash by the transmitted heat.

Jiang Jichen gritted his teeth. He knew he had to risk it all this time.

After all the hardships he had endured to find it, how could he not take the Demon Phoenix Blood when it was right in front of him?

’Fortune is found through risk, the Great Dao through facing death.’ There was nothing more to be said.

Having made his decision, Jiang Jichen’s mind entered a state of clarity, free from all desire.

He gripped the Ancient Wandering Dragon Holy Sword in one hand, his thoughts as clear and pristine as the moon in the night sky.

At this moment, he was perfectly still, like a silent ancient peak, unmoved by the winds and rains of time.

But in the next instant, he moved!

The sword rose, swift as lightning streaking across the sky, yet silent as the fading light of time.

It was a transition from absolute stillness to extreme motion—a Transcendent Realm within the Sword Dao.

Jiang Jichen had just unleashed the most powerful sword intent of his life.

There were no Sword Forms or Sword Techniques, only speed, stability, and precision!

SWOOSH!

The outer layer of the Holy Sword was enveloped in the faint Demon Phoenix Aura. Its tip sliced under the drop of Demon Phoenix Blood, and with a gentle flick, Jiang Jichen lifted it.

The drop of Demon Blood landed on the tip of the Holy Sword, spinning in place.

But at that moment, Jiang Jichen felt a terrifying Power of Destruction surging from the sword’s tip.

It was so fast that it was impossible to react.

The flesh on Jiang Jichen’s hand, which was filled with the Demon Phoenix Aura, suddenly dissolved, unable to resist in the slightest.

The Holy Sword had already lifted the Demon Phoenix Blood out of the Pool of the Phoenix’s Rebirth by Fire.

But the terrifying Power of Destruction surging from the Holy Sword had not vanished.

It had now traveled from the Holy Sword into Jiang Jichen’s body.

Just now, Jiang Jichen’s strike had been exquisitely controlled, to the point where the sword tip had barely even made contact with the black lava.

Or rather, it had touched and immediately withdrawn.

It was like the tip of a single strand of hair lightly brushing the surface of water.

In other words, the Power of Destruction that had been transmitted was merely a billionth of a billionth of the total power within the black lava.

Yet, the flesh on his arm, from his hand to his shoulder, instantly dissolved, leaving only ghastly white bone.

Furthermore, the Power of Destruction was spreading, and his flesh continued to dissolve.

If this continued, Jiang Jichen would eventually be reduced to a pile of withered bones.

And even with his incredibly tough physical body, he couldn’t stop it in the slightest.

Even his incomparably sturdy bones, which contained Undying Power, were charring and cracking, on the verge of shattering at any moment.

In his attempt to obtain the Demon Phoenix Blood, Jiang Jichen was now in the most perilous situation of his life.

Jiang Jichen’s eyes were bloodshot. He gritted his teeth and let out a low hiss.

The burning agony from the Power of Destruction was unimaginable, far surpassing any pain he had ever experienced before. It was enough to drive a person mad.

An ordinary person would never be able to endure it; their consciousness would simply collapse.

At this moment, Jiang Jichen desperately circulated the Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique.

The Demon Phoenix could be reborn from fire not just because of its bloodline, but more importantly, because of the Demon Phoenix Technique.

Once circulated, it could absorb and refine the Power of Destruction.

In truth, this Power of Destruction was simply thermal energy heated to its absolute extreme.

And extreme heat could manifest as cold, which was why it gave off a faint, chilly sensation.

However, Jiang Jichen’s Realm was too low, and he was only practicing the Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique, so his refining speed was limited.

Fortunately, however, he was a Body Refiner who practiced the Undying Scripture. His Life Energy was immensely powerful, so he wouldn’t die so easily.

Moreover, Jiang Jichen had already placed one-third of a White Turtle Longevity Grass leaf in his mouth.

But he didn’t immediately crush the leaf. Instead, he continued to circulate the Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique with all his might, desperately refining the terrifying heat.

Soon, the flesh on the right half of his body vanished, revealing ghastly white bone.

At that moment, he felt his life force approaching Annihilation, his consciousness about to sink into eternal Darkness.

Just then, Jiang Jichen crushed the one-third of a White Turtle Longevity Grass leaf in his mouth.

BOOM!

The endless medicinal power of the Immortal Grass, containing an energy of longevity and immortality, flooded into Jiang Jichen’s body.

It finally restored Jiang Jichen’s life force, which had been on the verge of Annihilation.

And so, with the help of the White Turtle Longevity Grass, Jiang Jichen continued to push the Demon Phoenix Remnant Technique to its limit, refining the thermal energy.

In the end, the terrifying thermal energy that had spread through his body was refined. Jiang Jichen survived, preserving a single, undying thread of his life force.

But his body was now in a truly miserable state!

Much of the flesh on his right side had been dissolved away, making him look horrifying, like a monster.

But Jiang Jichen was too excited to care. The drop of Demon Phoenix Blood, like a dark pearl of water, clung to the Holy Sword, emanating an immortal and undying aura.

’This is the Demon Phoenix Palace, a perfectly hidden place. I can break through here without any worries!’

Jiang Jichen thought to himself.

He first began to heal, conditioning himself back to his peak state before attempting to break through in his Physical Body Realm and continue on his Body Refining Dao.

Jiang Jichen took out Miracle Pills, swallowed them, and circulated his Cultivation Technique, entering his deepest state of healing.

He even used the rest of the White Turtle Longevity Grass.

「One month later, Jiang Jichen opened his eyes.」

He had fully recovered.

Moreover, after being baptized by the black lava’s thermal energy, his physical body’s fire resistance had become extraordinarily strong.

His Spirit Cultivation Realm had also reached the absolute limit of the Foundation Establishment Perfection Realm.

’First, I’ll convert my Seven-colored Spiritual Power. The next step is to consume the Undying Pill and mend my broken path!’

Jiang Jichen muttered to himself and proceeded according to his plan.