Chapter 80

Su Chen's brain buzzed.

He finally understood what he had overlooked.

This True Sun Fire was not simply an object of the Fire element at all!

It was the primordial fire of the ancient Demon Emperor Di Jun, formed from the core essence of the Sun Star; it not only contained boundless power of the Fire element, but more importantly, it also contained the true meaning of the Great Dao of the "Sun."

The Sun is the ultimate of Yang.

In other words, this True Sun Fire possessed both "Fire" and "Yang" attributes simultaneously.

Su Chen's complexion suddenly turned ugly.

"Big trouble!"

He groaned inwardly.

According to his original cultivation plan, he was to first collect treasures of the Five Elements, cultivate the Five Element attributes of his Jin Dan to perfection, and then, by utilizing the endless, self-generating power of the perfected Five Elements, break through to the Jin Xian Realm in one go.

After achieving Jin Xian, he would then seek treasures containing the two Great Daos of Yin and Tai to refine his Jin Dan, allowing the Jin Dan to unite Yin and Yang, cycle the Five Elements, and ultimately evolve into Hunyuan to strike at the Dao fruit of the Tai Yi Jin Xian.

This plan was steady and extremely secure, step by step.

But now, the plan was in complete disarray.

Of the Five Elements, the Gold, Water, and Earth elements didn't even have a shadow yet; only the Wood element was perfected.

Now, to make matters worse, the Fire element wasn't even perfected, yet he had prematurely come into contact with the "Sun," a power of extreme Yang.

This led to an extremely serious problem—an imbalance of power within the Jin Dan!

Su Chen carefully observed his Jin Dan.

He saw that the red region representing the Fire element was growing vigorously because it had absorbed the True Sun Fire.

But at the same time, that wisp of newly born "Yang" power, though weak, was like an incomparably tyrannical monarch, occupying the core of the Jin Dan.

Su Chen felt a chill in his heart.

He knew he could not continue refining.

If he continued to absorb the True Sun Fire, while the Fire attribute of the Jin Dan would grow stronger, that Sun power would also grow increasingly powerful.

By then, the Yin and Yang attributes within his Jin Dan would be completely out of balance.

The balance of the entire Jin Dan would be thoroughly shattered.

At best, the Jin Dan would shatter, and his cultivation base would be completely wasted.

"What should I do?"

Should he give up using the True Sun Fire to refine his Jin Dan?

He was unwilling!

To obtain this True Sun Fire, how much thought had he put into it?

Not to mention the consumption of 250 Heavenly Secret Points, later he first tricked Tian Peng, then risked sneaking into the Tai Yin Star, and finally made a Heavenly Dao oath to help Chang Xi kill Kun Peng in the future.

"No, I must think of a way to have the best of both worlds."

Su Chen stopped refining and silently recited the Heart-Calming Mantra to calm himself down.

"Go back and find other Fire element treasures? This is the safest method, but can I still find treasures comparable to the primordial level of the True Sun Fire? Using low-grade treasures to complete the Fire element will affect the foundation of my Jin Dan, and my future achievements will be limited."

"Or refine it by force? Take a gamble?"

As soon as this thought appeared, he extinguished it himself.

No, this wasn't a gamble at all; this was courting death.

"Yin-Yang imbalance, right..."

A thought suddenly popped into Su Chen's mind.

"Since this True Sun Fire possesses both 'Fire' and 'Yang' attributes, why must I stubbornly stick to the sequence of Five Elements first, then Yin and Yang?"

"Why can't I... reverse it?"

"Cultivate Yin and Yang first, then complete the Five Elements!"

Su Chen's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

He felt as if he had grasped a glimmer of survival.

"Yes! That's it!"

"I am currently in the primordial space of the Tai Yin Star, which is the gathering place for the Tai Yin power of the Three Realms."

"I have both Tai Yin and Sun powers within reach, and both are of the highest quality."

"As long as I can refine the Tai Yin essence and the True Sun Fire simultaneously, allowing my Hunyuan Jin Dan to achieve Yin-Yang balance ahead of schedule, wouldn't the problem of Yin-Yang imbalance be solved?"

But this idea was too bold.

So bold that even Su Chen felt his heart pounding.

The original plan was to build a solid foundation with the Five Elements first, then build the high-rise of Yin and Yang.

Now, he wanted to force the construction of the building on an unstable foundation.

The risk was more than ten times greater than before.

This was no longer walking a tightrope; this was dancing on the edge of a blade.

One slip, and the outcome would be total destruction.

However, high risk is often accompanied by high reward.

If he could truly succeed, his Hunyuan Jin Dan would complete an incredible transformation ahead of schedule.

By then, he might not just be breaking through to Earth Immortal.

Ascending to the sky in one step, reaching the Mystic Immortal Realm directly, was not impossible.

"I'll gamble!"

A flash of determination crossed Su Chen's eyes.

The path of cultivation is inherently about going against the heavens—competing with the heavens, competing with the earth, competing with people, and even more so, competing with oneself.

If one lacks this indomitable courage, why cultivate immortality, why seek the Dao?

This seemingly desperate situation before him might just be a test and an opportunity for himself.

Having made up his mind, Su Chen no longer hesitated.

He knew that this crazy plan could absolutely not be completed by himself alone.

He still needed someone's help.

Su Chen raised his head, his gaze passing through the array to look at the cold figure outside.

"Wuqu Wuqu Xingjun!"

His voice was transmitted out through his spiritual sense.

"This junior has a request!"

Outside the array, Chang Xi was closing her eyes to rest.

She had promised to protect Su Chen, so naturally, she could not leave given her personality.

But for her, protecting Su Chen only required diverting a wisp of her mind to maintain the operation of the great array and ensure the True Sun Fire did not go out of control.

She had placed more of her focus on her own cultivation.

But she did not expect that not long after it had begun, Su Chen would take the initiative to contact her.

"Hmm?"

Chang Xi slowly opened her eyes, her cold gaze falling on Su Chen at the center of the array.

She was somewhat puzzled; what had happened?

Could it be that this kid was overestimating his own abilities, refining too quickly, and hurting himself?

"What is it?" she asked indifferently.

Su Chen organized his thoughts and told Chang Xi about the predicament he had just encountered and his new idea.

"... That is the situation."

"This junior's original path of cultivation is no longer viable. Now, there is only one path before this junior."

"That is to refine the three powers of Tai Yin, Sun, and Fire simultaneously to maintain the balance of the Jin Dan."

"Therefore, this junior dares to beg the Wuqu Wuqu Xingjun to lend a hand and guide the primordial power of the Tai Yin Star into the array to assist me in my cultivation."

After speaking, Su Chen stopped talking and waited quietly for Chang Xi's reply.

But in his heart, he was actually still somewhat uneasy.

He knew how excessive this request of his was.

Chang Xi letting him refine the True Sun Fire here and personally protecting him was already a massive favor.

Now, he even wanted this ancient deity to mobilize the primordial power of the Tai Yin Star to help him cultivate.

This was truly pushing his luck.

Su Chen was even prepared to be rejected, or even scolded.

However, Chang Xi did not object.

After hearing Su Chen's request, she took a deep look at Su Chen, her gaze as if she were looking at a madman.