Sage of Humanity

By all logic, Lu Ye shouldn't have to do this; the Talent Tree is both Dao foundation and Dao Bone, but it still isn't truly a part of his own body.

His ability to wield Dao force now is entirely thanks to the Talent Tree — it doesn't quite count as the true meaning of the Dao Realm.

So he thought it best to stay honest and humble.

Essence Qi gently surged, feeding into the Dao Fire, which flared up intensely; if the initially ignited Dao Fire was just a small flame, it now transformed into a large Fireball.

Lu Ye was momentarily stunned.

He felt something unusual about his Dao Fire. He had inquired among Jiu Yan and others from the Star Abyss about the various details when they forged their Dao foundations. Although he didn't know what others' Dao Fires looked like when they first ignited, based on their descriptions, the initial burn shouldn't be this intense. This was nearly the condition when Jiu Yan's Dao Fire burned at the Late Stage.

A fierce, searing sensation spread from within him, and Lu Ye became completely enveloped in heat.

Even though he sensed something was amiss, with the arrow already fitted to the bow, there was no turning back. He had no choice but to continuously pour his inner Essence Qi reserves into the Dao Fire.

The Dao Fire blazed even more ferociously.

The place where he sat emitted a faint glow, as if the whole person was ablaze, effectively incinerating the omnipresent Star Abyss ambience.

Indeed, it was wrong; at this moment, Lu Ye could finally confirm it.

His Dao Fire was far fiercer than others', and the reason likely lay in the Essence Qi he poured into it.

Other people weren't like him; they had achieved their limits in the upper three realms, with blood Qi, Mana, Soul Power — each was extremely pure and refined. Hence, using such Essence Qi as fuel to ignite the Dao Fire was indeed extraordinary.

Gradually, with more Essence Qi fed into the fire, Lu Ye felt like his entire body had transformed into a real furnace, with the terrifying Dao Fire scorching everything inside him.

According to normal procedure, he should now choose a particular bone and burn it with Dao Fire, transforming it into a Dao Bone.

But under the current circumstances, Lu Ye simply couldn't do this, as his Dao Fire was too fierce, impossible to effectively control; it was burning every inch of flesh and bone within him.

Jiu Yan noticed the situation over here, turned with some concern, but dared not leave the vicinity of the Star Abyss Gate.

From afar, she could only see three peculiar symbols alternately flickering at Lu Ye's brow, symbols she had never seen, but soon realized their significance.

"Three Blossoms!"

She knew something about Lu Ye's situation — not in detail, but Lu Ye had mentioned the Three Blossoms to her, allowing her to recognize them at a glance.

The appearance of the Three Blossoms undoubtedly indicated that Lu Ye was utterly mobilizing his Essence Qi, but his current state was significantly different from her own when she forged her Dao foundation.

Jiu Yan didn't know what was happening, but she couldn't intervene at this moment, could only watch things develop.

Lu Ye was struggling, the fierce Dao Fire scorching as if he might be entirely consumed, years of painstaking cultivation suddenly turning into a source of misery, indeed quite ironic.

All he could do was grit his teeth and endure...

As a faint pain streaked through his arm, a quirky voice rang in his ear, "Boy, what are you doing?"

Lu Ye was startled, knowing that at such a critical moment, he couldn't afford distractions, especially with Jiu Yan nearby guarding. He couldn't fathom who would approach him.

But the next moment, he knew who it was.

"Senior Barghest?"

Immersed in this state, amidst the transformation furnace his body had become, the shadow of the Barghest Saber lay, receiving the same burning intensity.

"How did you..." Lu Ye was momentarily dumbfounded, only then realizing that the saber's sheath had been melted by the terror of his body's searing heat.

That sheath was forged years ago when he ventured to the Jade Conch World, inviting Han Dong to craft it, back when both he and Han Dong were only Moon Jade, comparing to the remarkable progress of today's cultivators, and naturally, the sheath was not of good quality.

At this moment, the tip of the Boulder Mountain Saber was pressed against his body, causing a small cut from which blood flowed and marked the blade.

This contact was likely what brought Barghest's projection into his body's furnace.

Barghest was always slumbering; that's the trait of the Combat Race — once they acknowledge a master, they fall into a deep sleep, only awaken when the master dies.

But Barghest awoke now.

Clearly, something stirred it from Lu Ye.

"Though I don't know what you're doing, it seems like something immense..." Barghest chuckled grotesquely, "It feels great, boy, what kind of fire is this, burning me so joyfully!"

Lu Ye couldn't help but laugh bitterly; he was on the verge of life and death here, whilst Barghest was eerily joyous.

"Pour on some more, I feel like I'm about to break through, hahaha, choosing you back then was indeed right, I'm finally going to shatter the shackles and become the number one Combat Race in the world!"

Barghest shouted excitedly, and Lu Ye couldn't help but stir inwardly.

The burning of the Dao Fire seemed to greatly benefit the Barghest Saber, or else it wouldn't have been awakened; if it shattered the shackles, what would that result in?

Since acquiring the Barghest Saber during the Constellation Realm, it had been sealed layer upon layer. But as my own strength increased, the seals gradually opened.

After the Sun Blaze, it reached the level of a top-tier magic treasure.

This should be the state of the Barghest Saber after all seals are lifted, its pinnacle state.

Yet I never expected that the Dao Fire I conjured today could actually assist in its breakthrough.

The Combat Race is indeed a unique race. They are not of flesh and blood and cannot cultivate on their own. All their advancements rely on accompanying their master's growth.

As I enter the Beginner Realm, to what level will the barghest grow? It is likely a level never before reached by the stellar space Combat Race.

Regardless of the barghest's situation, what I need to do now is to endure in this horrifying refining process. If I can persevere, all will be well. If not, everything will be for naught.

Time flowed, the Dao Fire continued to burn fiercely, its intensity unabated. The barghest was still shouting, extremely excited.

At a certain moment, Lu Ye suddenly felt the discomfort slowly diminishing until it completely vanished, replaced by a transparency from inside out.

The Dao Fire burned a while longer before suddenly dissipating into thin air.

"Kid, next time there's such a good thing, remember to call me in advance. Drip three drops of your blood onto the blade, and I shall awaken myself." The barghest's voice echoed in my ears, and then it fell silent.

"Lu Ye," Jiu Yan's voice sounded in the next moment, vaguely worried.

Lu Ye slowly opened his eyes, meeting Jiu Yan's concerned gaze from not far away.

"You..." Jiu Yan stared blankly at Lu Ye, her eyes sparkling, momentarily at a loss for words, because she noticed a significant change in Lu Ye compared to before.

His appearance naturally remained unchanged, but his aura had transformed.

After a thought, Jiu Yan felt that "spotless" was the most fitting description. Lu Ye's aura was as clean as a blank sheet of paper, transparent and flawless.

"Did it succeed?" Jiu Yan asked, but quickly realized how foolish a question it was, because if it hadn't, Lu Ye wouldn't be sitting here calmly.

"Seems like..." Lu Ye raised his hand, clenched his fist, and slightly channeled Dao force, punching the air, "it succeeded."

But it also felt as if something was off...

"That's good." Jiu Yan relaxed, "First consolidate a bit, the Dao foundation has just been established, it still requires much accumulation."

Lu Ye nodded, remained seated in meditation, placing the Boulder Mountain Saber without its sword sheath across his knees, immersing himself in exploring his own state.

This time's Dao foundation construction had some unpredictable elements, mainly because Lu Ye hadn't expected his own extremely pure and concentrated Essence Qi to create such changes in the Dao Fire.

Throughout the process, besides infusing his own foundation into the Dao Fire, he couldn't control anything else.

Let alone use the Dao Fire to refine the selected Dao Bone.

The raging Dao Fire had thoroughly burned him inside and out.

As for the result, this attempt to forge a Dao foundation was a failure since it did not birth a true personal Dao Bone.

But if it was a failure, I shouldn't be unharmed now.

Lu Ye momentarily couldn't comprehend what was happening.

Moreover, he had no way to consult others; the stellar space cultivators had touched these things too briefly, even in cover armor stellar space, it was only several hundred years, no one could answer him if he wanted to ask.

But Lu Ye perceived himself and could affirm one thing, this time he truly stepped into the Dao Realm, unlike before when he could wield Dao force yet was not in the Dao Realm.

This was a genuine breakthrough in realm, from this perspective, it was a success.

However, without a personal Dao Bone being born, Lu Ye felt a bit uneasy. Could it be that in the future, he could only consider his Talent Tree as his Dao Bone?

Can I polish a second Dao Bone?

Lu Ye had pondered this question before because at the Beginner level, the 9th Dao is the extreme; beyond that is Dao Fusion.

But he himself embodies the 9th Dao, with effort, he could wield ten. If he could refine a second Dao Bone, what would it look like?

There was no opportunity to verify before, now having successfully entered the Dao Realm, he could finally test it.

After brief contemplation, Lu Ye selected a bone inside his body, then channeled Dao force and gradually infused it, using the mystique of Dao force to transform the chosen bone into a Dao Bone.

Jiu Yan and others had done this sort of thing more than once, amassing rich experience, by ear and eye, although it was Lu Ye's first endeavor, he knew how to proceed to minimize risks.

Polishing a Dao Bone is meticulous work, if not careful, the polished Dao Bone might shatter. Although such injury is nothing in the Dao Realm, it would inevitably lead to some Dao force loss, and the new bone would need retraining to become more robust, thus reaching the standard for polishing.

In cover armor stellar space, there is a cultivation technique for Dao Bones specifically, which can enhance the toughness of the selected Dao Bone, thereby increasing the success rate of refinement.

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