Out of fear of death, Invest Everything into Health-Chapter 344 - 165: Forging All Things with the Heart as the Furnace

June 7th, light rain.

Great Li Dynasty, Celestial Balance Upper City, a residence in Golden Branch Square.

Ye Wuyue accompanied Xianchan, sitting on the threshold, watching the rain. In the corner of the courtyard, a few oleanders were planted, already in bloom, delicate and graceful under the light rain. Outside the courtyard came the sound of footsteps through the rain. Fu Manman, holding the red oil-paper umbrella gifted by Fan Wubing, crossed the ditch and swiftly walked up the stone steps. She stopped at the courtyard entrance, closed her umbrella, shook off the rainwater, and patted her shoulder before walking towards the two enjoying the rain.

"You’re really at leisure."

Ye Wuyue, gazing at the rain curtain in the sky, said after a moment of pause, "I’m just stealing a moment of leisure, alright? I’ll have to get back to work soon."

"Doing what?" Fu Manman walked over from the corridor.

"What else... The Imperial Ceremony. Everyone in the world is watching this, it definitely has to be grand. A few days ago, I just finished the funeral service for my late father, and then comes the grand ceremony... It’s been exhausting, and I barely found a moment to sit here." A hint of fatigue appeared between Ye Wuyue’s brows as she asked, "Got anything to eat?"

"No."

Ye Wuyue looked a bit regretful, then asked, "Is he still in closed cultivation?"

"Mm."

"It’s been almost half a month, right?"

Fu Manman glanced upstairs, where a barrier prevented anyone from approaching, "Just about."

"Really impressive..." Ye Wuyue’s eyes sparkled, "I’ve already heard from my elder brother. The path to the Imperial Dynasty was opened by him, the national fortune was solidified by him, and the Imperial Gateway was questioned by him." Her eyes were full of aspiration, "I really want to ask how he did it."

Fu Manman also wanted to know what Fan Wubing experienced. But since that day, he went into seclusion and hasn’t emerged. During this time, many have come to visit, and she managed them all by herself, which, in turn, honed her communication skills. She might not be eloquent, but at least she wasn’t shy anymore.

Ye Wuyue didn’t stay long, chatted for a bit, and left; there were still tons of things waiting for her attention. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Xianchan squatted on the ground, staring at an ant that had lost its way.

Seeing this, Fu Manman picked her up to prevent her from eating it again.

About to reprimand her a few words, she sighed, sat down, and held Xianchan in her arms, resting her chin on the little girl’s head, her tone soft, as if asking Xianchan or herself, "He’s truly becoming more and more formidable, do I still have a chance to catch up with him?"

Xianchan chuckled, shrank her neck, then pushed upwards, and bolted off.

Fu Manman felt a pain on her chin, chased after her, annoyed, "You little rascal, see if I don’t spank you!"

...

Fan Wubing felt every inch of his flesh and blood leave his body, entering a realm of void, continuously turning "void" into "substantial", until the entire void realm was filled with flesh and blood. The heavens and earth, mountains and rivers, flowers and trees, birds and beasts, all transformed by his flesh and blood, leaving no gap.

As if it were a real world.

And his will became the "Heavenly Dao" of this world. He ruled over this world, making happen whatever he desired. He said, "Let there be light," and thus a blazing sun hung in the sky; he said, "Let there be day and night," and thus the cycle of day and night began... Thus, he was immersed in this world.

He forgot the concept of time, even forgot who he was.

Until one moment, this world of flesh and blood collapsed with a roar. Everything returned to flesh and blood, back to his body, and the will of that "Heavenly Dao" became his divine soul.

He opened his eyes slowly and murmured, "Is this the ’Furnace of the Heart’? Using the heart as a furnace, forging all things..."

Then, without restraint, he unleashed his divine soul. In an instant, his divine soul consciousness covered the entire Celestial Balance Upper City, far from the limits of his divine soul. He continued releasing it, traversing mountains and rivers as if it were an uninhabited territory, passed the Eternal Immortal Sect’s sub-sect in Great Li, Zhe Xian Valley, and extended a thousand miles further before stopping.

Zhe Xian Valley is a thousand and four hundred miles from here.

Fan Wubing took a deep breath, stunned in his heart, "A coverage range of two thousand four hundred miles in radius!"

The coverage for peak Integration Realm usually is around six hundred miles, those who refine the divine soul intensively can reach at most a thousand miles. And this is only the coverage range; the most critical part of "Furnace of the Heart" lies in the effect of "Heart Desire". Just like the key to "Swallowing Star Chewing Moon" is "Tongue Desire".

["Furnace of the Heart"]

[Type: Attribute-free Cultivation Technique]

[Grade: None]

[Using the heart as a furnace, forging all things; using things as a furnace, refining one’s heart and sharpening intent]

["Heart Desire": Your physical body and divine soul achieve perfect resonance, growing together and receiving synchronized enhancements]

Growing together means as your blood bar grows, the divine soul will also grow stronger.

And receiving synchronized enhancements means that the strength of the divine soul can benefit from various enhancements like "Seven Luminaries Rain Control Skill", "Burning Heart", "Divine Court Hundred Soldiers", etc. Any ability that can improve physical strength will simultaneously enhance the strength of the divine soul.

The increase brought by "Heart Desire" to Fan Wubing was not just in the strengthening of the divine soul, but a whole array of effects, determined by the strength of the divine soul, that greatly enhanced all cultivation techniques and divine techniques he possessed.

First was the core cultivation technique, "Blood Calamity Immortal Technique".

This pure demonic art provided Fan Wubing a perfect foundation, with the speed of cultivation increasing as the strength of the divine soul increased. In the absence of "Heart Desire" syncing the divine soul and body, with the divine soul strength of a Nascent Soul Realm, the enhancement rate was twofold.