Chapter Forty-Seven Difficulties

  The sea of bitterness, as its name suggests, was desolate and lifeless, with a suffocating aura. However, Ye Fan's Sea of Bitterness was different, for the golden light within it shone brightly, like the dawn breaking through the horizon, full of vitality and vigor.

  Just as Pong Bo said, this golden grain of bitter sea has a bit of divine power fluctuation, although it is extremely weak, but it is obviously extraordinary, compared to the bitter sea of others, it can be called extraordinary, brilliant like the essence of rainbow, completely different from the crowd.

  "Could it be that you have communicated with the Wheel of Life?" According to Pong Bo's speculation, Ye Fan might have opened up a passage, connecting to the Wheel of Life under the Sea of Suffering, causing the divine spring to gush out and create such a miraculous scene.

  "There is no opening of a passage, and there is no divine source springing up." Ye Fan shook his head, negating his conjecture. He could affirm that this was indeed the Sea of Suffering, not the divine spring gushing out from the Wheel of Life.

  Pang Bo couldn't help but exclaim, "This is really too astonishing! The ancient sacred body is indeed extraordinary and completely different from ordinary people. Is it that the Golden Suffering Sea is exclusive to those with this physique?"

  "It's just the beginning of opening up the sea of suffering, and I don't know if I can continue to cultivate from now on." Ye Fan didn't let joy dull his rationality.

  Then he began to introspect, carefully examining the state of the bitter sea. The sesame-sized golden bitter sea was surrounded by an endless blackness and emptiness, but its light could not be completely submerged, like a bright moon hanging in the sky. This gave Ye Fan boundless hope, perhaps one day, he could open up a vast expanse of golden bitter sea, thoroughly driving away darkness and death, and letting the desolate land burst forth with new life.

  Ye Fan and Pang Bo discussed for a long time, unanimously agreeing that Ye Fan's physique was too special, like a bottomless pit, requiring a large amount of Baicao liquid to open up the bitter sea. Unlike ordinary people, he wasn't afraid of the medicine being too potent, piercing through the bitter sea; his bitter sea was simply an abyss, impossible to fill.

  After reaching this conclusion, both of them were somewhat at a loss. Other newly admitted disciples would take one bottle of Baicao liquid every three months, and in a year, they would only need four bottles at most. But Ye Fan had just opened up a bitter sea the size of a sesame seed, and it had already consumed 59 bottles, which was equivalent to what others would need for over a decade. This was really frightening!

  According to Wu Qingfeng's words, the higher one climbs on the path of cultivation, the more difficult it becomes. In the later stages, every step forward requires a price ten times that of the previous stage.

  Ye Fan thought of this problem and was stunned for a moment. This reason must also apply to the consumption of Baicao liquid. Now, just starting out, dozens of bottles need to be taken at the same time, it's really hard to imagine how astonishing the number will be when he becomes accomplished in his cultivation.

  "Don't worry, there will always be a way to solve it." As he said this, Pang Bo seemed to have thought of something, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "We can tell Wu Qingfeng Elder about your ability to cultivate. If the ancient sacred body can be cultivated, it will definitely shock Yandu, shock Donghuang, it's simply unimaginable. I think the elders of Lingxuan Cave Heaven will be extremely shocked, and they will do their best to provide you with what you need."

  Ye Fan thought carefully for a moment and finally shook his head, saying: "Can't tell them."

  "Why?" Pang Bo was puzzled.

  "One is because the Lingxu Cave Heaven cannot intimidate the Eastern Wilderness, and once the news leaks out, I will undoubtedly die. Two is because I suspect that although the Golden Sorrowful Sea is extraordinary, I may not be able to continue cultivating it for long, and most likely I will still end up as a useless body."

  Pang Bo thought carefully and strongly agreed with the first reason. Indeed, they couldn't let the news leak out, or else there might really be a disaster that would cost them their lives.

  "As for the second point, I think you're overthinking it."

  Ye Fan shook his head and said, "I finally understand why this physique occasionally appears in the Post-Wild Ancient Era but is difficult to cultivate. The consumption alone is not something that ordinary sects can bear. It's fine at first, but the path to immortality is long, and every step forward requires a tenfold increase in consumption. If we continue down this path, with an exponential growth rate of ten times, it's unimaginable even if we barely make it to the middle stage, let alone the later stages. I'm afraid that even those sacred lands and ancient families from the Wild Ancient Era would find it difficult to bear. It can be said that the gain is not worth the loss; such consumption could cultivate many other outstanding disciples."

  "Could this be the reason why the Ancient Sacred Body can't be cultivated and becomes a useless body?" Pang Bo's face showed a surprised expression.

  Ye Fan pondered for a moment, saying: "This reason was only discovered during the initial cultivation period. I think it's definitely not just these, otherwise those sacred lands and ancient families wouldn't have given up easily. It's very likely that there are even more stringent and difficult conditions or reasons."

  "How could this be..." Pang Bo was stunned for a moment, feeling that Ye Fan's path ahead was dark and the road to cultivation seemed extremely difficult.

  But Ye Fan didn't show any signs of discouragement, saying: "The Ancient Sacred Body, if it could be cultivated so easily, would lose its significance. The more difficult the path ahead, the more extraordinary it is. Against the tide, climbing cliffs, and crossing deep valleys, wherever you can go, that's where you'll go. Who knows, maybe you can see the peak from afar."

  In the following days, Ye Fan and Pang Bo worked even harder to cultivate themselves, striving to improve their cultivation.

  During this time, Wu Qingfeng had summoned Pang Bo to the back mountain of Lingxu Cave Heaven and formally identified him as a Xian seedling. He encouraged him to work hard in his cultivation so that he could bring forth the divine spring from the sea of suffering and at that time, would accept him as a formal disciple.

  After being officially recognized as Xian Miao, Pang Bo can receive eight bottles of Baicao liquid every month. Compared to the previous year when he could only receive four bottles, his treatment has been greatly improved. Moreover, with his cultivation continuously improving, the supply will gradually increase in the future to meet all his needs, and he doesn't have to worry about the lack of Baicao liquid.

  In the back mountain of Lingxu Cave Heaven, Pang Bo sincerely asked Wu Qingfeng many questions. He mainly wanted to help Ye Fan resolve his doubts about the Golden Sorrowful Sea.

  Wu Qingfeng said that when some exceptionally talented people open up the Sea of Suffering, various strange phenomena will indeed occur.

  "What are all the different phases?"

  Wu Qingfeng mentioned over a dozen strange phenomena, but didn't mention the golden bitter sea.

  Finally, Pongbo couldn't help but ask directly: "When opening up the Sea of Suffering, is it possible for a tsunami to occur in the sky, with divine rainbows and myriads of paths, turning the Sea of Suffering into a golden ocean?"

  "Impossible!" Old Man Wu Qingfeng shook his head, but hesitated again and said: "Perhaps the 'Divine Body' in the legend that reappeared in the Eastern Wilderness may have such an unparalleled aura, but it shouldn't have such a grand momentum."

  Recently, there have been rumors that a rare divine body has reappeared in the Eastern Wilderness, and it's not just one case. It is said that they are all growing up, being hidden in sacred places or ancient aristocratic families. Even Old Man Wu Qingfeng has heard the rumors multiple times.

  "Those rare geniuses are almost all taken away by those sacred places and ancient aristocratic families......" Old Man Wu Qingfeng seemed to be quite helpless.

  After Pang Bo returned, he recounted everything he had heard to Ye Fan, and finally said: "It seems that the Golden Suffering Sea is indeed extraordinary, even if the legendary divine body reappears in the Eastern Wilderness at the beginning of the suffering sea, it may not have such a big momentum. I really hope you can cultivate smoothly and eventually be able to compete with those geniuses cultivated by sacred places and ancient aristocratic families."

  Ye Fan listened and pondered for a long time, then looked at Pang Bo and said: "I think I should leave Lingxu Cave Heaven."

  "Why?" Pong Bo was surprised and didn't know why he suddenly made such a decision.

  "I came to Lingxu Cave Heaven to understand how to cultivate, but now this place is no longer suitable for me to stay. I need to go elsewhere to encounter opportunities."

  "No way, if you're going to leave, I'll go too." Pang Bo firmly opposed.

  "You have been identified as a Xian Miao, and the Ling Xu Dong Tian will cultivate you with all its might, so there is no need to leave. But I am different, with my physical constitution, staying in the Ling Xu Dong Tian will not bring any progress."