Fantasy: I, the Great Celestial Venerable of the Dao

But Dao Xuan thought to himself, with his current cultivation level as a Celestial Immortal, he was quite capable.

With his superb control over the power of water and fire, it might be worth a try.

He temporarily entrusted the affairs of the sect to Wan Jianyi, Zeng Shuchang, and others.

After making careful arrangements, Dao Xuan, all alone, transformed into a formless and intangible ray of light.

Soaring into the sky, heading straight beyond the heavens, its target—the Sun Star.

Even with his celestial abilities, Dao Xuan flew for seven days and seven nights, traversing layers of thick, fierce winds.

Only then did we truly get close to that object that was rapidly magnifying in our field of vision.

A giant fireball radiating endless light and heat.

The closer you get, the more terrifying the oppressive force becomes.

The warm, luminous orb that I had gazed upon from afar is no longer before my eyes.

Instead, it was a vast, boundless, eternally burning golden sea of ​​fire.

The sun's true fire churned and roared, spewing forth every wisp of flame.

They all contain destructive energy capable of instantly vaporizing metal and burning mountains and boiling seas.

The space here is distorted and scorched.

Dao Xuan hovered at the edge of the Sun Star, and a layer of misty immortal light automatically appeared around his body to protect him.

Even so, the omnipresent high temperature still made him feel a slight stinging sensation on his skin.

He secretly assessed the harshness of the environment here.

Even a peak Earth Immortal cultivator would likely not last long before being reduced to ashes by the True Fire of the Sun.

Not daring to be negligent, Dao Xuan stirred his mind and fully activated the dormant power of the Water and Fire Spirit Pearls within his body.

A barrier, interwoven with azure water and crimson fire, appeared.

It barely managed to insulate the terrifyingly high temperatures from the outside world to some extent.

He took a deep breath, moved swiftly, and resolutely plunged into the boundless sea of ​​fire.

The initial stage is the most difficult.

The initial stage of the domineering power of the true sun fire is the most difficult.

The true fire of the sun is extremely domineering, repelling all external influences.

Dao Xuan needed to use his own pure magical power to envelop a barely perceptible wisp of the true essence of the sun's fire.

Using the power of the Water and Fire Spirit Pearls as a bridge, its violent exclusivity is slowly worn away.

Then, it permeates and refines through its own divine soul imprint.

This process is slow and dangerous; a slight misstep could lead to self-destruction and severe injury.

Dao Xuan possessed a resilient spirit, enduring loneliness and searing pain.

He found a relatively stable vortex of flame on the surface of the Sun Star, sat cross-legged, and began the long and arduous refining process.

Time seems to lose its meaning on these eternally burning stars.

Dao Xuan tirelessly traveled between the Sun Star and the distant void.

Whenever the magic power is depleted by more than half and the water and fire barriers can no longer be maintained.

He then withdrew from the sea of ​​fire to recuperate, and once he was fully recovered, he ventured in again.

This process was repeated hundreds of times.

Hard work pays off.

It took a full six months for Dao Xuan to finally succeed in extracting the first strand of the Sun True Fire essence, which was as thin as a hair yet incredibly condensed.

It was completely refined and integrated into his dantian and purple palace.

The golden flame lingered gently above the sea of ​​magic.

As he faintly echoed the illusory image of the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon, Dao Xuan clearly sensed it.

The surrounding area was originally filled with repulsive and scorching sunlight.

My attitude toward myself has undergone a subtle change.

Although it is still violent and fiery, it has lost some of the irreconcilable hostility and gained a hint of "closeness".

Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once you take that first hardest step, things will go much more smoothly afterward.

Dao Xuan began to guide this wisp of primordial true fire.

It slowly absorbs the power of the same source of solar fire from the surrounding area, growing stronger like a snowball.

Another six months have passed.

On this day, Dao Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, and two golden flames, seemingly solid, flashed and disappeared in his eyes.

He stood up, his aura surging, and his every move exuded power.

A scorching wave of air spread outwards, even forcing the true fire of the sun to retreat slightly.

At this moment, the original phantom of the Eight Desolate Fire Dragon within his dantian had already disappeared.

Instead, a golden flame, as bright as the sun, radiating boundless light and heat, appeared!

This "Great Sun" burns quietly.

The immense power of destruction and creation it contained was so terrifying that even Dao Xuan himself was terrified.

He had a strong intuition that if he were to unleash the full power of this fire...

Its power has definitely reached the level of a celestial being, and may even surpass it!

The true fire of the sun has been formed; the next target is the moon!

Without the slightest delay, Dao Xuan transformed into a stream of light, bursting out of the Sun Star to determine his direction.

They sped toward the star that shone with a cool, silvery light in the deep sky.

The environment of the Moon is completely different from that of the Sun.

There are no raging flames here, only boundless cold and deathly silence.

The silvery-gray surface was covered with a thick layer of icy dust that had accumulated over countless millennia.

As far as the eye can see, there is only desolation.

A chill that penetrates to the bone, seemingly capable of freezing the soul, permeates every corner.

It silently erodes all life.

As soon as Dao Xuan stepped onto the surface of the Taiyin Star, he couldn't help but shiver.

The "coldness" here is not simply a matter of low temperature; it also contains a strange power that freezes and solidifies time and space.

Cultivators below the Celestial Immortal level could probably arrive here in no time.

They will be completely frozen, from their physical body to their soul, turning into eternal ice sculptures.

With a clear objective, Dao Xuan headed straight for the core area of ​​Taiyin Star.

The deeper he went, the more biting and terrifying the chill became, and even his protective immortal light began to falter under its strain.

Layers of ice condensed on the surface.

Dao Xuan had to continuously expend his magic power to shatter the ice layer and maintain the light shield.

Finally, in the deepest part of the Moon Star, he saw the target he had been searching for: a vast, boundless, calm, mirror-like silver "ocean".

This "seawater" is viscous and heavy.

As it circulated, it exuded an extremely cold aura that made even the soul tremble—it was the True Yin Water!

Unlike the Sun, whose surface is covered with true fire, the Moon's true water is mostly contained within the core of the star.

Its total amount may not be as abundant as the true fire of the sun filling the heavens and earth.

However, the degree of condensation and the essence of "chill" are probably even greater than the unparalleled "heat" of the true fire of the sun.

Dao Xuan carefully used his magic power to absorb a small ball of Taiyin True Water.

Not daring to linger in this core area, they quickly retreated to the relatively "mild" surface of the Moon.

They found a sheltered, circular mountain hollow.

Dao Xuan began the long refining process once again.

The refining of Yin True Water is more difficult than that of Yang True Fire.

Its extreme cold not only freezes the physical body and magical power, but also erodes the soul and consciousness. If one is not careful, one will fall into eternal slumber.

Dao Xuan embraced the primordial essence and guarded the One, using the newly perfected True Fire of the Sun to protect his heart meridian and Purple Palace.

This creates a delicate balance between yin and yang.

To resist the all-pervasive, biting cold.

Only then did he dare to use a wisp of his divine sense, as light as the softest feather, to touch, perceive, and guide that ball of silvery true water.

The sun rises and sets, the stars shift and the constellations turn.

Dao Xuan's entire mind was immersed in the tempering of ice and fire.

Nine months have passed.

He barely managed to refine that wisp of Taiyin True Water essence and incorporate it into his body.

At this moment, a truly magnificent sight unfolded within his dantian:

Above, a golden sun shines brightly; below, a silvery pool lies still and deep.