Chapter 42: Life and Death Cave

Chapter 42: Life and Death Cave Heaven

Twelve Cave Heavens shone together, like the sun and moon in the sky, dazzling and brilliant, enveloping the entire Purple Bamboo Forest.

Lin Fan, standing amidst them, resembled a divine being. At times, he was gentle, like the divine moon casting its clear glow, peaceful and sacred.

At other times, he was powerful, like a blazing sun piercing the eyes, overshadowing the entire world, utterly awe-inspiring!

Such a sight was too astonishing, rarely seen in the world, and unheard of. Someone had actually reached an incredible state in the Cave Heaven Realm—Twelve Cave Heavens.

Ten Cave Heavens were outside, while the other two great Cave Heavens were within his body, yet they intermingled, seemingly forming a continuous line, mysterious and powerful.

"It's truly shocking. To evolve to this point in the Cave Heaven Realm surpasses the ancients. It's no worse than Cave Heaven Fusion at all," Qing Yao praised, clicking her tongue in wonder.

Lin Fan's black hair cascaded down, his eyes were clear, and his Physical Body was crystalline. He felt incredibly good at that moment, full of power and with a clear Primordial Spirit.

Although the process was extremely dangerous, and he nearly perished several times, he managed to endure.

He especially owed it to the Supreme Bone in his chest, which continuously healed him with its mysterious power, preventing him from immediately collapsing.

Sometimes he thought that keeping this bone for now might not be a bad idea; it was extremely helpful for his early cultivation.

"Do you want to continue?" Qing Yao asked again. This was a young man who constantly brought surprises; perhaps he could create a myth.

"Continue. I still have one last step to take: Cave Heaven Fusion!" Lin Fan said firmly. He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and thoroughly take that step.

"Alright," Qing Yao began adding various precious medicines and Divine Spring water into the golden cauldron again, an incredibly extravagant and astonishing sight.

Even Lin Fan couldn't help but sigh, thinking that ordinary people couldn't enjoy such abundant resources. Fortunately, he had joined a great sect and met Qing Yao.

Of course, he hadn't forgotten that he was here to secretly learn, but it seemed the other party was giving him too much, making him somewhat carried away and not wanting to leave.

"Dao Master, you can't blame me. I'm also thinking about saving resources for our dilapidated sect. It won't be too late to return after I grow strong within the Butian Sect!"

Lin Fan sat cross-legged in the cauldron, recalling his insights from this period and combining them with his current state. The path became increasingly clear to him.

"Boom!"

At this moment, Lin Fan made an astonishing move: the ten Cave Heavens behind him were burning and colliding, intending to destroy them.

This was truly insane, no less dangerous than opening the Primordial Spirit Cave Heaven. It was extremely perilous; a slight misstep would lead to self-destruction.

"If the opening of a Cave Heaven is the birth of a world, then the destruction of a Cave Heaven is the death of a world…"

"Yin and Yang, life and death, all things are inherently relative. If the Five Elements evolved all things, then life and death control everything between Heaven and Earth."

Lin Fan muttered, following his own Dao Heart and the path he chose to walk.

Moreover, he had already possessed this insight; now it simply resurfaced, even clearer.

Just like his Innate Supreme Bone, it represented life, but behind extreme life was death, bringing everything to an end, only to be reborn again.

It seemed everything in the world was like this, from individual living beings to the vast Universe, new life and death constantly alternating.

However, the process of destroying a Cave Heaven was very dangerous. He had experimented by capturing Vicious Beasts in the Spirit Realm, and some couldn't withstand it and died on the spot.

Nevertheless, he wasn't afraid. He knew what he was doing and had no regrets.

Cultivation itself was Heaven-Defying. Without a spirit of great courage, daring to attempt to move forward without hesitation, how could one speak of transcending Heaven and Earth and achieving detachment?

With a "bang," the ten great Cave Heavens shattered, covered in dense cracks and fragments, essentially half-destroyed.

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, Lin Fan spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. He was severely injured, his blood Qi dried up, and his Divine Qi essence was severely depleted.

But fortunately, the crystalline liquid in the great cauldron nourished him, with its steaming aura, like an immortal land, preserving his Physical Body from decay.

Moreover, during this process, Qing Yao once again added a drop of Divine Phoenix True Blood, causing the great cauldron to burn fiercely, lending him a helping hand.

At this moment, Lin Fan, within it, was like a small Divine Phoenix, undergoing Nirvana, Breaking through his former self.

The shattering of the Cave Heavens continued, but this time, what was sacrificed were the Physical Body Cave Heaven and the Primordial Spirit Cave Heaven.

Lin Fan was trying to find a way to fuse the external Cave Heavens with the internal Cave Heavens, truly forming a single entity, to be refined together.

This was like the Dantian, existing as one body; how could it be separated into internal and external?

"Crack!"

During this process, Lin Fan's Physical Body was impacted, and an unavoidable shattering sound occurred. Blood seeped from his entire body, turning him into a blood-soaked figure.

"Yin and Yang as eyes, external Cave Heavens as the orbital sockets…" Lin Fan murmured. He was circulating runes, connecting the shattered ten great Cave Heavens with the two great Cave Heavens within his body.

He wanted to use the Physical Body Cave Heaven as "Yang" and the Primordial Spirit Cave Heaven as "Yin," to fuse with the ten Cave Heavens, evolve the true meaning, and achieve a unique Life and Death Cave Heaven!

Just like the Yin and Yang poles in the Taiji diagram, they fused and integrated, achieving a state where 'I am within you, and you are within me,' reaching a marvelous balance.

At the same time, this was the Dao he wanted to walk: looking at death from life, and from death, giving birth to new life. This cycle of Reincarnation would continue endlessly, never perishing!

Whether it was the opening of the Physical Body Cave Heaven or the activation of the Primordial Spirit Cave Heaven, both were preparations for the ultimate step.

Cave Heaven Fusion might be the Peak of the Cave Heaven limit, but each person's process is different, with different effects, and the Dao they walk is also different.

"Fuse… into one!"

Lin Fan gritted his teeth, continuing to persevere, allowing the Cave Heavens to fuse and reorganize, reaching the step he had hypothesized.

Qing Yao was startled and also anxious, watching this unfold.

It was hard to imagine that such a young child had a Dao Heart even firmer than those who had lived for a long time, daring to challenge and surpass what previous generations could not, making her feel inferior.

At least in the Domain of Cave Heavens, she wouldn't dare to gamble her life like him, forging an unknown path.

"You're really so much like him… Were you also like this back then? Growing stronger through countless near-death experiences…" She sighed, filled with endless emotion.

"Buzz!"

Lin Fan used the runes on the Supreme Bone and the content of the Original True Understanding as needle and thread, fusing the shattered Cave Heavens with these "threads."

Immediately, his body glowed, and his spirit Qi burned like fire, forging and tempering, re-evolving the Cave Heavens.

With a "rumble" that echoed through the clouds, a vast Cave Heaven glowed, emitting black and white light, like two immortal swords, brilliant and dazzling, making it impossible to open one's eyes.

From afar, it seemed as if the Universe was blooming and being reborn, yet at the same time, a world was being destroyed and dying, incredibly bizarre.

At this point, the ten great Cave Heavens disappeared, fusing with the inner Cave Heavens, transforming into a "Yin and Yang" Dao diagram, clearly black and white, yet mutually fused.

Vaguely, wisps of Chaos Qi even emerged, reducing everything to one, incredibly mystical.

Lin Fan opened his eyes, incredibly excited. He had succeeded, reaching a new and unparalleled Peak in the Cave Heaven Realm!

"Congratulations on your successful baptism," Qing Yao stepped forward to congratulate him, happy for him.

"It's all thanks to Pretty Sister's help. Otherwise, I wouldn't have succeeded either." Lin Fan was very grateful to her for providing various precious medicines and even the True Blood of the Ten Vicious; otherwise, how could he have succeeded?

"Resources are just an aid; the key is your high talent," Qing Yao smiled, like a blooming flower, a Fairy who had stepped out of a painting, with unparalleled grace.

Then, she took out a piece of clothing, floated it over, and said, "Put it on."

"Ah…" Lin Fan felt a chill below, his face flushed, blushing. He had actually forgotten that he had also burned his clothes, leaving him completely naked in front of her.

"How embarrassing, how utterly embarrassing!"