Chapter 7 of 10

Chapter 7: The Tempering of the Body by the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire (Part 2)

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The Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer is an extremely mysterious and enigmatic place.

The reason for its name is due to the various special energies it contains.

The Celestial Wind is a general term, representing various types of malevolent winds such as the Three Pure Winds, Heavenly Wind, Yin Wind, and Ghost Wind.

The Thunder represents various types of celestial and divine thunders, such as Yin Thunder, Yang Thunder, Yi Wood Divine Thunder, and Wu Earth Divine Thunder.

The Fire represents various types of divine fires, such as Heavenly Fire, Earthly Fire, Fire from Stones, and Fire from Trees, which are different from ordinary fires.

The various winds, thunders, and fires within the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer have a mysterious connection, allowing them to coexist in a delicate balance in the sky of the primordial world.

This balance is extremely subtle, stable, yet fragile.

Under normal circumstances, without any stimulation, even after millions of years, the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer will not change in the slightest, and the balance will not be broken. However, as soon as any impurities enter, this balance will be instantly destroyed, and the originally calm winds, thunders, and fires will instantly unleash unimaginable destructive power, attacking all impurities until they are either annihilated or expelled!

When looking up at the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer from below, it appears deep blue, like a vast sky. But once inside, it seems like entering another world, with an incredibly rich array of colors. Any color found in the world can be found here.

These myriad colors intertwine, creating a scene of unimaginable beauty, yet also conveying an immense sense of danger.

Compared to the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer, Luo Fan is naturally an impurity.

Upon entering, he instantly disrupted the delicate and fragile balance of the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer, causing a great upheaval within a hundred-mile radius around his body. All the various winds, thunders, and fires within this radius, like sharks sensing blood, fiercely pounced on his body, unleashing their most powerful attacks in the process.

It seemed as if the entire Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer had a spirit, determined to completely destroy and expel all impurities that invaded its body.

Luo Fan's body, tempered by the primordial energy, was already very strong, but the destructive power of the winds, thunders, and fires was even stronger. Under their bombardment, his body could not remain unscathed.

Under the assault of countless violent energies, his body suffered various bizarre injuries, and countless pieces of flesh and blood were torn from his body by the various winds, thunders, and fires, causing all sorts of strange and bizarre injuries to appear on his body.

However, the mysterious energy within his body possessed unimaginable power, with an extraordinary ability to repair the body.

When his body suffered unimaginable damage from the winds, thunders, and fires, this energy could instantly respond, removing the damage, regenerating flesh, and restoring the body to its normal state.

Moreover, each time his body was repaired, the strength of the injured part would increase slightly!

The Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire were endless, and so were the injuries and the mysterious energy's ability to repair the body. The increase in the body's strength was also continuous.

Therefore, the endless bombardment of the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire became a means to help him temper his body!

At this moment, Luo Fan's body was experiencing various kinds of pain, but he was very pleased, feeling both pain and joy.

Of course, he did not forget to observe the Buzhou Mountain ahead.

The Buzhou Mountain, the northwest pillar of the sky, the backbone of Pangu, was extremely prominent in the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer, even more so than outside the layer.

Although the entry of Luo Fan caused various anomalies in the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer, obscuring his surroundings and blocking some of his view, his superhuman vision was not significantly hindered. He could still see the Buzhou Mountain, which grew narrower as it rose, millions of miles away.

While his body was being tempered by countless winds, thunders, and fires, Luo Fan did not forget his original intention and continued to fly upward.

As he ascended, the various winds, thunders, and fires bombarding his body grew stronger.

At the beginning, when he first entered the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer, the rate at which his body was damaged was far less than the rate at which the mysterious energy repaired it. Each time his body was injured, it would quickly heal, and his body's strength would increase slightly.

However, as he ascended, the intensity of the bombardment increased, and the damage to his body also increased. The rate at which the mysterious energy repaired his body inevitably slowed down.

Of course, each time his body was repaired, the increase in strength also increased.

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Luo Fan thought the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer would always be like this, with the energy intensity increasing as he went deeper.

But when he reached a thousand miles deep into the layer, the situation changed.

Luo Fan's speed of advancement in the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer gradually slowed down. By the time he reached a thousand miles deep, half a year had passed.

At the thousand-mile mark, there was a clear boundary separating the lower and upper parts of the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer.

It felt as if the world below the thousand-mile mark was one world, and the world above it was another.

After being tempered by the thousand-mile deep Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer, Luo Fan's body strength had doubled compared to when he entered.

But at this point, the rate at which the mysterious energy repaired his body had reached a level equivalent to the intensity of the surrounding energy's bombardment.

Each time his body was damaged, it took a considerable amount of time to repair. Once repaired, the injuries would be damaged again, and the cycle of damage and repair would continue.

From the repair rate, it was clear that if the intensity of the bombardment increased further, the mysterious energy's repair rate would not keep up!

At that point, it would not be the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire helping him temper his body, but rather annihilating him.

Looking at the boundary at the thousand-mile mark, Luo Fan could imagine that the nature of the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer would change significantly above this point.

After careful consideration, Luo Fan made the rational decision to stop here and wait until his body's strength was sufficient to withstand the stronger winds, thunders, and fires before continuing upward.

With this decision, Luo Fan's mood calmed, and he stopped ascending, remaining deep within the thousand-mile mark of the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer. He stood on four auspicious clouds, quietly enduring the bombardment of various celestial thunders, malevolent winds, and divine fires.

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This pause lasted for a hundred years.

During this hundred years, Luo Fan's body did not move at all. He only stared intently at the Buzhou Mountain, millions of miles away, and opened his mind to experience the vast and indomitable aura emanating from the Buzhou Mountain. This was to see if he could gain any insights or opportunities for breakthrough while tempering his body.

Although he had already reached a thousand miles deep into the Celestial Wind, Thunder, and Fire Layer, he had not yet reached the summit of the Buzhou Mountain.

From this point, the mountain still appeared to have no bottom and no top. This did not provide any special stimulation to Luo Fan's already numb mind. Therefore, even after a hundred years, his progress was very limited, and it could even be said that he made no progress at all.

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