Chapter 35 – Sky Burial's Power: Assist My Cultivation!

After his Heart Lamp ignited, the characteristic it bestowed was Dominion, which left Mu Lin somewhat contemplative.

Just as he was sighing with emotion, something happened that made Mu Lin raise an eyebrow.

The Heart Lamp, having just ignited, blazed with brilliant light. This radiant glow illuminated Mu Lin’s Sea of Consciousness, elevating his control over his own creations to a new level.

However, it seemed Mu Lin had forgotten one thing: within his Divine Soul, there existed something not under his control.

Clang!

Accompanied by a sword’s cry, a bloodstained Longsword flew up on its own. Then, as if sensing a threat, it directly slashed toward the burning Heart Lamp.

Seeing this, Mu Lin narrowed his eyes but showed no surprise.

Naturally, this scene was not due to him truly forgetting something.

He had long been clearly aware that his Longsword had been contaminated due to his previous experimental contacts with the Burying Heaven Power.

For this reason, Mu Lin had even shattered and reforged the Longsword, but no matter what, those mottled bloodstains could not be erased.

His purpose in exchanging for the Heart Lamp was precisely to resist the corruption of the Burying Heaven Power.

Undoubtedly, Mu Lin had succeeded. The lamp flame that dominated everything made the Sky Burial Power feel threatened. Now, provoked, it acted spontaneously, seeking to eliminate this threat.

Unfortunately, Mu Lin would not sit idly by and watch it act.

Hum!

Boom!

Clatter…

Within the Sea of Consciousness, Mu Lin’s soul spirit, transformed into a sphere, remained motionless. Yet, under his will, the chains he had visualized, like long serpents, clattered as they coiled toward the Longsword.

Moreover, a Yellow Turban Warrior strode forward, striking toward the Longsword.

In addition, the blades, spears, swords, and halberds Mu Lin had visualized also flew up on their own, blocking the advance of that Longsword.

As expected, such obstruction… was useless.

The Longsword was merely a vessel for the Sky Burial Power, not its source.

After the Longsword was obstructed, the bloodstains transferred through contact to other places. Then, manipulating the other things Mu Lin had visualized, they once again charged toward the Heart Lamp.

This ability to transfer freely was also one reason why the Sky Burial Power was difficult to eradicate.

Fortunately, Mu Lin had channeled only a small amount of Sky Burial Power. No matter how potent the mottled bloodstains were, their limited quantity prevented them from stirring up storms within Mu Lin’s Divine Soul.

If he wished, he could seal this trace of bloodstains using a Coffin.

Of course, now, he no longer needed to seal it.

Roar!

As Mu Lin infused his spiritual power, the Heart Lamp burned even more fiercely. Then, the flame carrying the essence of Dominion suddenly shone upon the bloodstains, causing the objects possessed by them to instantly burst into violent flames.

Sizzle!

Like hot oil in a pan, the moment the two made contact, explosive sounds erupted within Mu Lin’s Divine Soul.

Observing through his soul spirit, Mu Lin discovered that his Heart Lamp was refining that trace of bloodstains.

Yes, refining, not resisting or Purification.

The Dominion Heart Lamp was ignited using Mu Lin’s arrogance as fuel. During its gestation, Mu Lin had arrogantly believed that he would inevitably Ascend to Godhood, even proclaiming the slogan, “My fate lies with me, not with heaven.”

Kings, deities, and even the Heavenly Dao—Mu Lin arrogantly sought to surpass them all. Naturally, he would not fear a ‘mere’ Land of Sky Burial.

Far from fearing it, Mu Lin firmly believed that as long as he remained alive and continued to grow, even the so-called Land of Sky Burial would eventually fall under his control.

Undoubtedly, this was arrogance.

Yet it was precisely this “arrogant” emotion and mindset that allowed Mu Lin to ignite the heart fire capable of dominating all things. It was also this arrogance that freed him from fear toward the Land of Sky Burial.

  Consequently, Mu Lin’s heart fire sought to refine even the anomalous Sky Burial Power, bringing it under his domination and control.

Naturally, this was difficult. The moment the two forces made contact, Mu Lin discovered that the quality of the Sky Burial Power was extremely high—it required a hundred portions of heart fire to refine a single wisp of Sky Burial Power.

Fortunately, the Sky Burial Power was scarce, while Mu Lin’s heart fire was sustained by his own convictions and supported by his Divine Soul power.

“Break for me!”

With an angry roar from Mu Lin, his Divine Soul power surged wildly into the Heart Lamp, causing it to blaze with intense light.

“Boom!”

The erupting light scorched the Sky Burial Power with a sizzling sound. Finally, after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, as Mu Lin’s spirit began to tire, the Sky Burial Power lingering in his Sea of Consciousness—was refined by him.

“Huff…”

Panting, Mu Lin turned his gaze to the Sky Burial Power.

Even after refinement, the Sky Burial Power remained on the Longsword, evenly distributed along the blade’s edge.

The contamination of mottled bloodstains imbued the entire Longsword with an aura of decay and ill omen. It was foreseeable that anything struck by such a sword would suffer a grim fate.

However, faced with this scene, Mu Lin at this moment felt only excitement.

It was impossible not to be excited. The ill omen greatly increased the Longsword’s power and also expanded Mu Lin’s arsenal of attack methods.

More crucially, after being refined and dominated, this aura would no longer affect Mu Lin.

“If the entire Longsword were stained with ill-omened blood, its power might not be inferior to that of a Sword Cultivator specializing in sword control techniques!”

Thinking this, Mu Lin then shook his head.

The Heart Lamp indeed had the effect of refining and dominating Sky Burial Power, but for now, the Heart Lamp was temporarily too weak. Each wisp of Sky Burial Power required a hundredfold energy from the Heart Lamp to refine.

Such a qualitative gap was extremely taxing on Mu Lin’s spirit. Therefore, he planned to wait until his Cultivation Method realm improved before drawing upon and refining more Sky Burial Power.

Yet, in the very next moment, Mu Lin abandoned this idea.

He couldn’t be blamed, for Mu Lin had never anticipated one thing—refining Sky Burial Power turned out to be an effective form of tempering for the Heart Lamp.

Consequently, whether during the process of refining the Heart Lamp or in the domination after refinement, Mu Lin’s Heart Lamp could gain proficiency, and the increase in proficiency was not insignificant.

[Vow-Power Heart Lamp, 2nd Realm Proficiency (33/4900), Trait: Domination]

“A single refinement yields 33 points. If I draw upon Sky Burial Power several more times and refine it, won’t my Heart Lamp’s proficiency skyrocket?”

“More importantly, the refined Burying Heaven Power possesses boundless might. Whether attached to the Longsword, chains, or even the Yellow Turban Warrior, it can greatly enhance my strength!”

Thinking this, Mu Lin hesitated little before relying on the subtle connection to once again draw upon the power of the Land of Sky Burial.

“Fiends, I command you to aid my cultivation!”

“Boom!”

With Mu Lin’s guidance, the Heart Lamp instantly blazed into fierce combustion, and an intense confrontation unfolded within his Divine Soul.

…

An hour later, a weary Mu Lin had no choice but to temporarily halt the fierce struggle, as his Divine Soul power was nearly depleted.

However, despite the intensity of the confrontation, the results were remarkable.

First, one-third of Mu Lin’s Longsword had already been stained with mottled blood.

Second, the proficiency of the Heart Lamp had increased to Level 2 Proficiency (81/4900).

Lastly, and something Mu Lin hadn’t anticipated earlier… after channeling the Sky Burial Power, the proficiency of his Mindscape – Sky Burial City had also improved.

“…What is this, killing three birds with one stone?”

(End of Chapter)