Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

The Fire River was so scorching that it turned the air into a current of fire.

Ling Fei frowned slightly and immediately manifested his Dragon Gang Qi, shielding his body.

Profound Pill Realm experts could manifest a dense Essence Qi Shield to protect themselves.

Because of this, many people would try to cross the river, hoping to find the inheritance left by the Marsh King.

However, most people had to retreat because their Gang Qi couldn't withstand the Fire Flames. The Fire River's existence meant that very few people could ever reach Marsh King Mountain.

As the Fire Flames surged over, Ling Fei could feel the Gang Qi he had released being burned away into nothingness, bit by bit.

As a result, he had to continuously manifest his Gang Qi to protect his body.

'Cold Dao Mystical!' With a stir of his Heart Spirit, Ling Fei let a wave of the Cold Dao Mystical spread out.

The Gang Qi howled, suffusing the air with Extreme Cold Qi, and began to resist the power of the Fire Flames.

Only then did the pressure on him finally lessen.

Then, Ling Fei stepped out, walking forward across the river.

The river was strange. Although it was made of Fire Flames, there seemed to be Array Patterns on its surface, allowing one to step on it without sinking.

However, resisting the Fire Flames was not that easy.

Ling Fei advanced step by step, his body suffused with Cold Intent, resisting the incinerating Fire Flames.

Relying on his Cold Chi Gang Qi and his comprehension of the Cold Dao Mystical, Ling Fei advanced a full fifty meters without any trouble.

'I wasn't instantly incinerated?' Ling Fei was inwardly delighted.

According to the information he had, even Profound Pill Realm experts couldn't last long in the river unless they cultivated a special type of Essence Qi.

Although Ling Fei was protected by his Cold Chi Gang Qi and Cold Dao Mystical, he was ultimately not a Primordial Pill Realm expert. So, whether he could cross the river was still an unknown.

He was naturally happy to have made it fifty meters.

Tyrannical Fire Flames raged toward him, but Ling Fei was fearless. Wherever his Willpower reached, Cold Intent spread, as if he were walking in a world of the Cold Dao.

In his heart, there was only Cold Intent—the momentum of sealing heaven and earth in ice.

The external Fire Flames were completely unable to affect Ling Fei's state of mind.

This was the improvement he'd gained after mastering the Cold Dao Mystical. Ling Fei's current Cold Dao Mystical was countless times stronger than before.

His Dao heart had become so firm that it was no longer easily swayed by external things.

Thus, the Cold Intent spreading from Ling Fei transformed the area roughly ten feet around him into an ice cavern.

This forced the Fire Flames to retreat slightly, unable to get close.

However, the further he advanced, the stronger the Fire Flames became.

When Ling Fei had advanced a hundred meters, the Fire Flames had gained a hint of a Mystical that could incinerate all things.

Under that Mystical, his Cold Dao Mystical gradually lost its advantage.

Not only that, but the clash of the two Mysticals made Ling Fei feel as if he were trapped in a world of ice and fire, enduring endless torment.

Yet he stubbornly pushed onward.

One hundred meters, two hundred meters, three hundred meters!

Ling Fei advanced continuously, even as the Mystical of Fire raged against him.

The violent Fire Flames seemed to want to incinerate the heavens, and the Cold Dao aura around Ling Fei was continuously burned into nothingness.

'Cold Qi can not only seal heaven and earth in ice, but it can also be as tyrannical as a dragon.' As the Fire Flames surged toward him, Ling Fei remained fearless, instead lost in thought.

'Cold Qi, like a dragon!' At his thought, the Cold Qi around Ling Fei surged forward like a furious dragon.

ROAR!

Endless Cold Chi Gang Qi charged out, accompanied by the sound of a dragon's cry.

At that moment, Ling Fei had perfectly fused the Cold Dao Mystical and the True Dragon Mystical Technique. Wherever his mind willed it, the two Mysticals merged.

With this, his Cold Dao Mystical was even stronger than before, allowing him to resist the Mystical of Fire for a while longer.

But after another hundred meters, the fire ahead grew even more ferocious. The Fire Flames pounced, now also like a furious dragon attacking him.

'Is this Mystical of Fire imitating the Mystical I just comprehended?' A realization seemed to dawn on Ling Fei.

Every time he had an epiphany, after crossing another hundred meters, the opposition would use that same kind of Mystical against him.

"It seems that if I want to keep moving forward, I must keep getting stronger," Ling Fei murmured.

Although the fire was fierce, he didn't have the slightest intention of backing down.

'If you're going to compete with me, then let's see who's better.' Ling Fei's expression was firm.

He had already advanced five hundred meters.

There were only five hundred meters left.

'Cold Dao, Fire Dao… Fire can drive out cold, cold can seal heaven and earth, and water can extinguish fire!' Ling Fei continued to have epiphanies as he pushed forward.

'My Cold Qi... it can also turn into water.' A thought flickered in Ling Fei's mind.

Water gives birth to cold, which then condenses into ice, which can then seal heaven and earth.

The two were originally one and the same.

With a thought, Ling Fei tried to make his Cold Chi Gang Qi change.

Under the guidance of his Heart Spirit, the Cold Qi seemed to be dissected. It was like a mist, as if condensed from endless water vapor, but what was it missing?

'How can I turn it into water?' Ling Fei's mind became completely immersed in the Cold Qi.

His Heart Spirit seemed to merge with it.

Water…

Ling Fei was deep in thought.

His thoughts were clear, and in his mind, the Cold Qi was evolving.

When Cold Qi reaches its extreme, it becomes ice crystals. But, when the Cold Qi within the ice crystals retracts inward, they will fuse and turn into water…

'That's it! That's how Cold Qi can turn into water!' Ling Fei's heart leaped. 'Push the Cold Qi to its limit, then convert it into water!'

Suddenly, it all became clear. His understanding of the Mystical of Heaven and Earth had deepened.

The Realm of Ling Fei's perception of the Mystical of Heaven and Earth rose along with it.

WHOOSH!

As his Heart Spirit commanded, the Cold Chi Dragon Qi swept out, forming an ice wall to block the momentum of the Fire Flames.

The next moment, the Cold Dao Mystical within the ice wall retracted, and the wall instantly turned into water. But with another command from Ling Fei's Heart Spirit, that water coalesced into a water dragon.

WHOOSH!

The water dragon surged, rolling toward the Fire Flames ahead.

Although it had turned to water, it was still incomparably fierce. Like an overturning sea, it crashed down, submerging and extinguishing the Fire Flames.

Although the Fire Flames in this Fire River were incredibly turbulent, the flames triggered by the Restriction were limited; they adapted to the cultivator's strength.

Otherwise, who could possibly cross this Fire River?

If no one could cross, the inheritance left by the Marsh King would be meaningless.

And so, relying on this newly comprehended Mystical, Ling Fei advanced another hundred meters.

Now, he was only four hundred meters from the bank.

But this time, the fire ahead didn't seem to grow much stronger.

It seemed that Ling Fei's recent epiphany had met some kind of requirement, earning him a bit of preferential treatment.

However, when he was only three hundred meters from the bank, the fire grew stronger.

A wave of fire directly shattered Ling Fei's ice wall, and the water dragon was even more easily defeated.

'This fire is tyrannical, so strong that it has reached an extreme. Water is powerless against it.' Ling Fei was forced back. He furrowed his brow and murmured softly.

Having fused with the Spirit Awakening Dao Pattern, Ling Fei's Heart Spirit was now clear. From just this one clash, he could sense the fire's strength.

He sensed the root of its Power.

'No matter how infinite a Mystical's variations, it's still no match for being crushed by sheer power,' Ling Fei murmured.

'Strong! How do I become stronger?' Ling Fei's thoughts raced.

In an instant, countless thoughts had already flashed through Ling Fei's mind.

This was the benefit of having powerful Soul Power.

'My foundation lies in the Cold Dao Mystical. That being the case, I should make it my focus.' After the frantic rush of thoughts, Ling Fei's mind immediately calmed.

Even if the Cold Dao had infinite variations, its foundation was still the Cold Dao.

Since that was the case, why look for a distant solution when the answer was right here?

'The Cold Dao Mystical?' At that thought, Ling Fei's Heart Spirit stirred, and scenes flooded his mind.

The epiphany he'd had beside the Cold Flood Dragon rushed into his mind.

It was the feeling of Cold Qi about to seal heaven and earth in ice.

Then, he recalled the feeling of suddenly entering the Cold Dao Illusion Realm during his training in the Imperial Capital.

'A world of cold, sealing all in ice! In that place, there was only the Cold Dao Mystical and nothing else. That's because the Cold Dao Mystical was so supremely powerful that nothing else could exist.' As this thought surfaced, Ling Fei had a sudden epiphany. 'When the Cold Dao Mystical is pushed to its absolute limit, it can naturally extinguish fire. There is no strong or weak Mystical, only a high or low Realm of comprehension.'

If one's Realm of comprehension of a Mystical is high, water can extinguish fire. By the same token, fire can also evaporate all water.

'There is no strong or weak Mystical, only a high or low Realm of comprehension…' Ling Fei murmured, as if to brand the phrase onto his very soul.

Then, he continued his contemplation. 'How can my Cold Dao Mystical become stronger?'

'I am the source of cold. Wherever I pass, heaven and earth will be sealed in ice.' Finally, a light flashed in Ling Fei's eyes. Cold Qi surged within them, as if he were manifesting a world of pure cold.

'I *am* the Cold Dao Mystical.' With that thought, Ling Fei took a great stride forward.

At that moment, in his mind, the Cold Intent spread, seeming to transform into a tangible object, about to condense into a Cold Seed.

Normally, a Mystical was ethereal and incomprehensible.

But now, the Mystical Ling Fei was comprehending was condensing into a Mystical Seed.

This was a Realm that only Primordial Pill Realm cultivators could hope to comprehend.

In fact, many Primordial Pill Realm cultivators could spend their entire lives without ever managing to condense a Mystical Seed.

The Mystical Seed was condensing, but Ling Fei was completely unaware, wholly immersed in his epiphany.

He was the source of cold. Wherever he passed, the Fire Flames directly scattered, extinguished by the Cold Qi.

And so, he advanced step by step: eight hundred meters, nine hundred meters, until he finally reached one thousand meters.

By the time Ling Fei successfully crossed the Fire River, the Cold Dao Mystical Seed in his mind had finished forming.

'A Cold Dao Mystical Seed?' Stepping onto the riverbank, Ling Fei's Heart Spirit stirred, and he immediately sensed the Cold Seed that had suddenly finished forming.

At the same time, he also withdrew from his state of epiphany.

'The first step was to initially comprehend the True Cold Dao Intent. The second step was to control the Cold Intent. Now, condensing it into a seed is like branding the Mystical onto my heart and letting it take root. Only by doing this can one truly experience and control the Cold Dao Mystical.' Ling Fei murmured as his understanding of the concept of a Mystical sharpened.

'I can't believe I crossed the Fire River just like that.' After murmuring this, he turned to look back.

Behind him was the thousand-meter-wide Fire River.

The river was wide, with flames soaring into the sky, making it difficult to see the opposite bank.

Ling Fei was only at the Celestial Spirit Realm, yet he had smoothly crossed this Fire River. This was truly a feat not seen in a thousand years.

However, Ling Fei didn't know that this Fire River used to be truly terrifying. Ever since it had nurtured the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire, all of its Fire Essence Qi had gathered within that Celestial Fire. This had greatly reduced the Fire River's power, so its might could no longer be compared to what it once was.

In the past, with Ling Fei's Celestial Spirit Realm cultivation, he wouldn't have been able to advance even a hundred meters. How could he have had the chance to continuously comprehend the Cold Dao Mystical and condense a Mystical Seed?

Even so, the Fire River's current power was not something an ordinary Profound Pill Realm cultivator could cross.

As for the Celestial Spirit Realm, only someone as astonishingly talented as Ling Fei could have crossed it.

'The Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire is in that direction!' As soon as he was on the bank, the Dragon Bone in Ling Fei's back thrummed, having immediately sensed it.

With a stir of his Heart Spirit, he sensed the area where the Dragon Spirit Celestial Fire was located.

"Let's go!" Without a trace of hesitation, Ling Fei's body flickered as he shot forward.