Since achieving the Indestructible Divine Body, Lin Yun had struggled to find ways to further enhance his physical form.
This time, not only did his body improve, but it advanced by a minor realm, a significant gain.
At the level of the Indestructible Divine Body, every minor realm advancement was incredibly difficult.
The higher the realm, the greater the challenge of breaking through even one level.
This breakthrough was only possible because Lin Yun positioned himself at the cave entrance, absorbing all the Skyfire that poured out.
Had he stood at a distance like the others, sharing the Skyfire, his gains would have been much smaller.
With twenty minutes left in the Skyfire Tempering, Lin Yun suppressed his excitement and continued to undergo the process.
“Damn it! It’s been forty minutes, and this guy is still blocking the cave entrance!”
Bi Chaoqun gnashed his teeth, his eyes filled with venomous resentment.
This was completely contrary to his expectations. He had thought Lin Yun couldn’t possibly endure at the entrance for long. Once Lin Yun faltered, they would get their share.
But for these forty minutes, they hadn’t received a single bit of Skyfire, left standing idly.
He didn’t dare confront Lin Yun at the entrance to stop him, having already been burned once before, now wary after the lesson.
Time ticked by, second by second.
Lin Yun noticed that as time passed, the Skyfire Tempering’s effects diminished. His body was developing some immunity to the Skyfire’s refining power.
This reduced the tempering’s effectiveness.
No wonder each Skyfire Temple member could only participate in the Skyfire Tempering once.
A second attempt would yield far less benefit.
Moreover, if repeated participation were allowed, those who consistently secured the top three would dominate, leaving others with no chance.
“At this rate, the remaining twenty minutes will still improve my body to some extent, but reaching the Late Stage of the Indestructible Divine Body is impossible,” Lin Yun calculated silently.
Though his gains were already impressive, Lin Yun naturally wanted to reach the Late Stage in one go.
But he was already at the cave entrance, absorbing all the Skyfire, with no way to intensify it further.
Still, where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Suddenly, a bold idea struck Lin Yun.
The next moment, under the watchful eyes of Elder Jun, Bi Chaoqun, and the other Tongtian Realm cultivator, Lin Yun bent down and began crawling into the cave.
“What… what is he doing?!”
Bi Chaoqun and the other cultivator’s eyes widened in shock.
Blocking the cave entrance for so long was one thing, but now he was crawling inside?
What kind of insane move was this?
Even Elder Jun was alarmed.
“Lin Yun, stop! You can’t go in there!” Elder Jun shouted, trying to intervene.
“Elder Jun, I can handle it,” Lin Yun replied with a grin.
“This isn’t about whether you can handle it. It’s against the rules! Against the rules!” Elder Jun yelled, fearing Lin Yun would actually enter.
“Against the rules? Alright then.”
Lin Yun, whose upper body was already inside, reluctantly pulled back upon hearing Elder Jun’s words.
“Fine, I’ll just keep tempering at the entrance,” Lin Yun said, smacking his lips.
Seeing Lin Yun retreat, Elder Jun wiped the sweat from his brow, relieved.
If Lin Yun had gone inside and something happened, he couldn’t bear the consequences.
Moreover, if Lin Yun entered, Elder Jun couldn’t follow to stop him. He didn’t even know what lay inside and was wary of it himself.
As time passed, the remaining twenty minutes quickly elapsed, and the Skyfire Tempering ended.
“Time’s up!”
Elder Jun announced, stepping forward to activate the mechanism, closing the cave entrance.
“That’s it? Still not quite satisfying,” Lin Yun muttered, feeling a bit unfulfilled.
The final twenty minutes had brought further improvement to his body.
Though the Skyfire’s effects weakened over time, Lin Yun felt that an additional hour could have pushed him to the Late Stage of the Indestructible Divine Body.
But that was clearly impossible.
On second thought, even if he hadn’t reached the Late Stage, he had laid a foundation, shortening the gap to that level.
Lin Yun was satisfied with these results.
“You three have completed the Skyfire Tempering. Strike while the iron’s hot and go consolidate your gains. You might still see some benefits,” Elder Jun said.
Bi Chaoqun and the other Tongtian Realm cultivator looked exasperated.
They had gained nothing.
It was as if they hadn’t even come.
“Yes!” Lin Yun responded.
“Yes,” Bi Chaoqun muttered, swallowing his resentment.
“Alright, you may leave,” Elder Jun said.
Lin Yun turned to Bi Chaoqun and the other cultivator.
“Sorry about that,” Lin Yun said with a dry laugh.
“You… you wasted my chance at the Skyfire Tempering! Do you know that?” Bi Chaoqun growled, his eyes blazing with anger.
Per the Skyfire Trial rules, having placed in the top three this time, he couldn’t participate again.
Not only had he missed the tempering, but he’d also used up his eligibility.
What a disaster.
“The wolf travels a thousand miles to eat meat; the dog travels a thousand miles to eat dung. Resources naturally go to the capable. If you had dared to stand at the cave entrance, I’d have nothing to say,” Lin Yun said.
Pausing, he continued, “You can only blame your bad luck for being in the same trial as me. With me here, you shouldn’t have aimed for the top three.”
Despite a thousand words of frustration, Bi Chaoqun was helpless. What could he do now?
He was full of unspoken grievances.
“Hmph!”
Unwilling to linger, Bi Chaoqun snorted coldly and stormed off.
