47: The rising sun!

“My Divine Sense is growing!” Yang Kai focused, feeling the changes in his Divine Sense. He could clearly sense his Divine Sense steadily increasing, and his heart filled with joy. At this point, he had also determined the medicinal effect of this Heaven And Earth Treasure, thinking that he had made the right gamble this time!

Increasing Divine Sense during the Qi Refinement Stage is extremely difficult. Even a Cultivator in the Late Stage of Qi Refinement, whose cultivation continues to Breakthrough to the thirteenth level of the Qi Refinement Realm, will not have a Divine Sense that is several tenths higher than a Cultivator who has just broken through to the Late Stage of Qi Refinement. Furthermore, Cultivation Techniques for tempering Divine Sense are far rarer than those for Cultivating Immortals or Body Refining. Yang Kai's mind did contain a few Cultivation Techniques for Cultivating Divine Sense, but without exception, all of them required reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage before they could be Cultivated, precisely because the Divine Sense in a Cultivator's Sea of Consciousness during the Qi Refinement Stage was too scarce.

Possessing a vast Divine Sense during the Qi Refinement Stage offers numerous benefits. Divine Sense is far more detailed and convenient for observation than the naked eye. If I can reach the stage of Soul Emergence Divine Sense exploration during the Qi Refinement Stage, then when fighting against other Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators, any action they take within the range of my Divine Sense, any minute fluctuation of magical power, will be perceived by me. This way, I can anticipate the enemy and stand in an unassailable position.

Not only that, but when my Divine Sense reserves reach the requirements of the Cultivation Technique, I can Cultivate Divine Sense secret arts even in the Qi Refinement Stage. Cultivators in the Qi Refinement Stage have sparse Divine Sense, and their Sea of Consciousness is almost undefended. If I can use Divine Sense to attack, it would be like sweeping through everything, no one would be able to withstand a single move from me!

Most importantly, after possessing a vast Divine Sense in the Qi Refinement Stage, when breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, there will be a huge boost on this strong foundation, From then on, leading other Cultivators of the same Realm in the Divine Sense Domain, and from then on, besides cultivation, there will be no more shortcomings!

Thoughts flickered in Yang Kai’s mind, and in an instant, he thought of several benefits of Divine Sense growth, becoming even more expectant.

After a while, the warm energy gradually dissipated. Yang Kai once again felt the growth of his Divine Sense. This small piece of lotus root alone increased his Divine Sense by nearly 20%.

Opening his eyes, Yang Kai looked down at the white lotus root in his hand. The lotus root originally had nine sections. One section had been broken off and swallowed by Yang Kai earlier, so now there were still eight sections left.

Afterward, Yang Kai followed suit, breaking off two sections of lotus root and putting them into his mouth.

Time passed by minute by minute. The lotus root in Yang Kai's hand became less and less. A wave of Divine Sense began to appear on Yang Kai's body, as if it was about to break through a barrier and extend out of his body.

At this moment, Yang Kai's mind was immersed in the Sea of Consciousness space, which had undergone earth-shattering changes.

If Yang Kai's Divine Sense before was a small stream that might dry up at any time, then now Yang Kai's Divine Sense was like a small creek, flowing endlessly.

The Sea of Consciousness space had also changed. The previous Sea of Consciousness space was pitch black, and Divine Sense would not be nourished within this Sea of Consciousness space. Thus, even after ten or twenty years, Divine Sense would not grow on its own.

Within the originally dark and cold Sea of Consciousness space, countless tiny stars now dotted the expanse, each emitting a faint, warm glow. The vast majority of the medicinal power had been used to transform this Sea of Consciousness space. Now, this Sea of Consciousness space already possessed the function of continuously nourishing Divine Sense. Even without the medicinal nourishment, Divine Sense could still slowly grow within this Sea of Consciousness space.

At this moment, Yang Kai's body trembled, and faint strands of Divine Sense spread outwards, converging into a surface around his body, enveloping a one-meter radius around him.

This was a completely new sensation, like his Soul Emergence. Everything within the enveloped area was within his perception. After trying for a while, Yang Kai still hadn't detached himself from this novel feeling.

“First, I’ll use the remaining lotus root, and then I’ll try to Cultivate a Divine Sense Cultivation Technique to maximize the power of my Divine Sense!” Yang Kai licked his somewhat dry lips and swallowed all the remaining lotus root in his hand.

Perhaps it was a qualitative change caused by a quantitative change; after this last piece of lotus root entered Yang Kai's Sea of Consciousness space, the Sea of Consciousness space vibrated slightly, bringing with it a dizzying sensation in his brain. He endured the discomfort and continued to observe the changes in the Sea of Consciousness space.

The originally dark and cold Sea of Consciousness space was now illuminated by an endless starry sky, silently emitting a warm current. As this vast warm energy poured in, countless starlight converged into a blazing sun phantom, illuminating the entire Sea of Consciousness space and making it scorching hot. Yang Kai's Divine Sense in his Sea of Consciousness immediately surged like a rising tide, and a layer of Holy Light, equally scorching, was attached to it.

Just as a tremendous change occurred in Yang Kai’s Sea of Consciousness space, the memories in Yang Kai’s mind once again surged forth like waves, and a “Great Sun Blazing Sun Divine Record” occupied his mind. Yang Kai unconsciously began to read it in his mind.

“The “Great Sun Blazing Sun Divine Record” is divided into three Realms. The first Realm is Dawn's First Bloom. To achieve this Cultivation Technique, one must guide the first ray of dawn energy that blooms each day into the body with Divine Thought. A massive amount of dawn energy will gather and Fuse to form one’s own dawn, only then is the first Realm considered fully accomplished! And now, my Sea of Consciousness space already possesses a blazing sun. Haven't I already reached the Realm of this first stage?!!!”

After Yang Kai meticulously read through this Divine Sense Cultivation Technique in his mind, he was immediately overjoyed and eager to try it out.

In the Sea of Consciousness space, the blazing sun phantom hung diagonally high above, like a rising sun illuminating the night. Yang Kai's Divine Sense began to attempt to guide the energy from this blazing sun according to the records in the Cultivation Technique.

This process went smoothly. A warm current was guided out by Yang Kai with his Divine Thought, beginning to temper Yang Kai's Divine Sense. His Divine Sense was already imbued with some scorching energy. Now, as he Cultivated according to the records in the “Great Sun Blazing Sun Divine Record”, this evolution process immediately accelerated several times. Before long, all of Yang Kai's Divine Sense was transformed, and every wisp of Divine Sense was intensely scorching.

Achieving this step was not the end. Afterward, Yang Kai stirred all the Divine Sense in his Sea of Consciousness to surge towards the blazing sun phantom, beginning to refine it.

Perhaps because this Chaoyang Blazing Sun phantom shared the same origin as Yang Kai’s Divine Sense, this Refining process was extremely fast and smooth. In just a moment, the Chaoyang was still that Chaoyang, but Yang Kai had already firmly controlled this Chaoyang, turning it into the energy source of his Divine Sense.

“I really stumbled upon a great fortune! Normally, Cultivating the “Great Sun Blazing Sun Divine Record” is a very lengthy process, requiring daily guidance of dawn energy into the body and persistent effort for a long time to condense a Chaoyang phantom in the Sea of Consciousness space. Now, with the help of a Heaven And Earth Treasure, I have saved countless hours and directly Cultivated the first Realm of this “Great Sun Blazing Sun Divine Record” to Perfection. The next step will be to collect the most scorching blazing sun energy at noon every day, gradually transforming the Chaoyang phantom in my Sea of Consciousness into a physical entity! However, this step will require thousands of times the time and effort of the first Realm, and it is still too distant. I will first test the power of this Divine Sense!” With a thought, Yang Kai’s Divine Sense immediately extended out of his body and began to experiment.