Lu Ming was so angry he almost vomited blood, especially at the magma giant's irritating appearance, which made him grit his teeth in anger.
However, Lu Ming then had to reconsider his cultivation.
"No, without any external help, it's impossible to reach the peak of the Great Emperor level within fifty years by cultivating the Path of the Sovereign!"
"It's better to cultivate the physical body. There are flames everywhere here, and the temperature is incredibly high. They are constantly burning the body, which actually has a tempering effect. It's better to cultivate the physical body; there's still a glimmer of hope!"
After thinking for a moment, Lu Ming decided to cultivate his physical body.
It's not just the environment here; there's another reason. There's only one bottleneck in physical cultivation. Once he breaks through this bottleneck, Lu Ming's physical strength can reach the peak of the Heavenly Emperor realm.
However, in the path of domination, Lu Ming is currently only a five-star Great Emperor. If he wants to reach the peak Great Emperor, there are two bottlenecks in the process.
Breaking through one bottleneck is certainly easier than breaking through two.
Having made his decision, Lu Ming abandoned the path of domination and began cultivating his physical body.
Lu Ming removed the defenses on his body and activated the Seven Gods Profound Technique. Instantly, the temperature outside, which was tens of thousands of degrees, enveloped Lu Ming's body.
hiss hiss hiss...
Lu Ming's body made a hissing sound.
Buzz!
Lu Ming's muscles vibrated, and as his muscles vibrated, the high temperature outside penetrated deep into his body, helping him to temper his physical body.
After cultivating for a while, Lu Ming took out an Emperor-level medicinal herb and refined its energy to aid his cultivation.
A few days later, Lu Ming stopped cultivating.
"It's somewhat effective. The cultivation speed here is several times higher than in other places, but it's still not enough to break through within fifty years!"
Lu Ming frowned and pondered.
Here, with the aid of high temperatures, physical cultivation is indeed faster than outside, but not to an exaggerated degree. Lu Ming estimated that it would be difficult to cultivate to the late stage of the sixth level within fifty years.
"Let's go to that lava lake!"
Sudden,
Lu Ming's eyes lit up as he thought of that lava lake.
On this island, there is a lava lake, where the temperature is at least dozens of times higher than outside.
Lu Ming wants to use the lava lake to cultivate.
This is a cruel and extreme approach, but Lu Ming has no other choice now.
"Walk!"
With that in mind, Lu Ming rushed straight toward the lava lake.
Upon arriving at the lava lake, waves of terrifying heat surged towards Lu Ming, making the temperature ten times higher than in other places.
Just standing on the edge, the temperature here is already terrifying.
Lu Ming had no choice but to use his internal energy to defend himself.
"Let's get used to it on the sidelines first!"
Lu Ming didn't rush down into the lava lake. The temperature below was far too high, far beyond that of ordinary lava. It was terrifying. If Lu Ming jumped down directly, even with his physical strength, he would probably be melted.
Immediately, Lu Ming withdrew his defenses by the lava lake and began cultivating.
As soon as the defenses were removed, a terrifyingly high temperature enveloped Lu Ming's entire body, making it feel as if his body was about to burst into flames.
hiss hiss hiss...
Wisps of green smoke rose from Lu Ming's body, and tearing pains emanated from all over his body.
However, Lu Ming didn't even flinch; this pain was nothing to him.
Sure enough, Lu Ming felt that cultivating here would be more effective.
Lu Ming revealed a hint of joy, then calmed his mind and focused on cultivation.
Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Ming has fully adapted to the high temperatures of training by the lava lake.
In the three years since, the magma giant has not come looking for Lu Ming again.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Lu Ming opened his eyes, leaped down into the lava.
Three years of adaptation is enough; now he needs to use the magma to temper his physical body.
He has been on this island for more than four years. Time flies, and fifty years will pass in the blink of an eye. He needs to make the most of his time.
After leaping into the lava, Lu Ming sank into it, the terrifying lava enveloping him.
pain!
The pain was unbearable!
Lu Ming discovered that his skin was beginning to melt, and then his muscles began to melt as well.
"Stop them!"
Lu Ming roared, circulating the Undying Ancient Scripture to recover rapidly while simultaneously circulating the Seven Gods Profound Technique to temper his physical body using the high temperature here.
In the end, Lu Ming blocked it.
Although one is constantly in pain, the effects of practicing here are indeed much greater.
This is an extremely extreme form of cultivation, which most people simply cannot withstand.
Because the physical body is constantly being melted and healed, going back and forth, how many people can endure such pain?
And so, Lu Ming devoted himself to cultivation.
Time flies, and more than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Ming has been on this island for almost thirty years.
However, Lu Ming's physical body still hasn't broken through; it's still at the mid-stage of the sixth level.
"Not enough, keep going down!"
Lu Ming began to sink, and the deeper he went, the higher the temperature of the lava lake would become.
After descending several hundred meters, the temperature here is several times higher than up here.
Lu Ming continued his cultivation.
Not far away, the magma giant was watching.
"This kid is resolute and decisive, ruthless to himself, not bad at all!"
The magma giant whispered, then turned and left.
Lu Ming continued his cultivation, completely forgetting about time.
Every so often, he would sink violently, until eventually he was almost at the bottom of the lava lake.
"Break through!"
On this day, Lu Ming roared, his muscles and bones trembled violently, emitting a thunderous sound, and a series of dragon roars echoed out.
Boom! Boom!
The surrounding lava kept exploding, and the bottom of the lava lake looked like a savage beast was rolling around.
boom!
Suddenly, the lava exploded, and a figure shot out from beneath the lava lake!
This figure exuded an astonishing aura!
This figure was naturally Lu Ming. At this moment, his muscles were trembling, and the blood and qi in his meridians were surging like an angry dragon, extremely powerful.
We've made a breakthrough!
His physical body finally broke through, reaching the late stage of the sixth level of the Seven Gods Mystic Art.
At this level, the physical strength is equivalent to that of a peak Heavenly Emperor, almost reaching the pinnacle of cultivation.
After a long while, Lu Ming's aura finally subsided.
With a thought, Lu Ming put on a piece of clothing.
His clothes had already been burned in the lava lake.
"After forty-six years, I've finally broken through!"
Lu Ming's eyes were incredibly bright, and a smile appeared on his lips.
Having been on this island for forty-six years, Lu Ming has not relied on any rare treasures during these forty-six years. He has relied purely on his own perseverance to break through bottlenecks and push his physical body to its peak.
Forty-six. If those old guys who cultivate the physical body to this level knew about it, they would probably be dumbfounded.
Editor's note: The damaged English source for this chapter has been replaced with WTR-LAB's public Web machine translation from Chinese, with minor editorial corrections. Names and wording may differ from nearby chapters.