doitstory Chapter 355: I, Am the Sun
Chapter 355: I, Am the Sun
Fang Lide handed the High Tier Cultivation Method to Li Wei.
He said, "This is the latest research achievement from the Hall of Truth, the Fiery Sun Visualization Method."
Li Wei accepted the book, which was made from the hide of some unknown Magic Beast.
He opened the Fiery Sun Visualization Method to examine it.
He quickly discovered the difference between a High Tier Cultivation Method and the Crystal Meditation Method.
The Crystal Meditation Method cultivates one’s own Mana.
It wasn’t just the Crystal Meditation Method; any Advanced Meditation Method focused on cultivating one’s own Mana.
This was to give one’s Mana different properties.
Beginner Meditation Methods were just about cultivating Mana.
Advanced Meditation Methods were about refining Mana, giving it all sorts of different properties.
High Tier Cultivation Methods, however, had already broken free from that framework, shedding the limitations of the self.
They drew Power from the outside world, seizing the Power of heaven and earth for one’s own use.
This was why Grand Mages could cast Magic that far exceeded their own Power.
They borrowed the power of heaven and earth.
In truth, Mages had always been borrowing external Power.
Even the weakest Mages relied on the free-roaming Magic Elements in the world to cast their Magic.
The difference was that the Power borrowed by Grand Mages was far stronger and more tangible.
The Fiery Sun Visualization Method involved visualizing a scorching sun to cultivate, absorbing the Power of the Scorching Sun to develop the most blistering Mana.
At the same time, one could also borrow the Power of the Scorching Sun.
Under a scorching sun, a Mage’s strength would increase, and the might of their Magic would grow stronger.
The Fiery Sun Visualization Method was incredibly potent.
Data provided by the Hall of Truth indicated that after cultivating the Fiery Sun Visualization Method, the power of one’s Fire Element Magic could be boosted by five times at its Peak.
However, the drawbacks were also obvious.
First, cultivation of the Fiery Sun Visualization Method was extremely demanding on one’s environment.
The better the weather and the bigger the Sun, the better the cultivation effects.
It was impossible to cultivate on cloudy days or at night.
Furthermore, one had to be careful, as cultivation could lead to self-immolation.
A single moment of carelessness could result in spontaneous combustion.
Combat power increased enormously during the day but saw almost no improvement on cloudy days or at night.
The advantages of the Fiery Sun Visualization Method were as clear as its disadvantages.
Fang Lide said, "A normal High Tier Cultivation Method can usually boost a Grand Mage’s strength by one to two times at most. The Fiery Sun Meditation Method’s maximum multiplier is the strongest among all High Tier Cultivation Methods in the Elemental Tower."
"You’ve seen the drawbacks. These are all the flaws currently known to the Hall of Truth. Whether there are others, not even the Hall of Truth can say for sure.
"Personally, it would be best if you could deduce a more stable version of the Fiery Sun Visualization Method."
The Fiery Sun Visualization Method was too extreme and not suitable for widespread adoption.
The Hall of Truth wanted a more stable version of the Fiery Sun Visualization Method, one that would be better suited for the majority of Mages.
Li Wei put down the Fiery Sun Visualization Method.
A line of text appeared before his eyes.
[Fiery Sun Visualization Method (Tier Four)] 0/10000
’The Fiery Sun Visualization Method seems pretty good, actually.’
’I’m not afraid of self-immolation, anyway.’
’As for power, the stronger the better, of course.’
Li Wei found he could grudgingly accept the Fiery Sun Visualization Method’s weakness on cloudy days and at night.
Of course, it would be best if he could solve this problem.
Li Wei pondered for a moment before asking, "Do I have to cultivate under a scorching sun? Is there anything that can be used as a substitute?"
He didn’t mind sunbathing, but he worried about what would happen if it was overcast for months on end. Would he even be able to cultivate then?
Fang Lide said, "According to our experiments, using Sunshine for Cultivation has the same effect."
"However, you know how difficult Sunshine is to obtain. In terms of cost-effectiveness, you’re better off just chasing the Sun."
Li Wei nodded.
Sunshine was not only hard to obtain but also difficult to store.
The Magic Items needed just to store Sunshine were worth hundreds of thousands, even millions.
Ordinary items simply couldn’t withstand the high temperatures of Sunshine, nor could they contain its Power.
But that didn’t mean Li Wei didn’t want a piece of Sunshine.
Li Wei asked curiously, "How exactly does the Hall of Truth obtain Sunshine? By landing on the Sun?"
Fang Lide thought for a moment before deciding to tell Li Wei.
"The Sun’s interior naturally contains a great deal of Sunshine, but we can’t get close to it. Only a Star Realm Mage would have that kind of power."
"We extract all of our Sunshine from Sun Flame Meteorites."
"Sun Flame Meteorites?" Li Wei looked confused. He had never heard of such a thing.
Fang Lide explained, "The Sun ejects massive amounts of material periodically, and among that material are Sun Flame Meteorites that contain Sunshine."
"The vast majority of this material eventually returns to the Sun. Only a very small fraction breaks away and flies to various parts of the Star Realm.
"We’ve set up Magic Arrays in the Star Realm to capture this solar material. Sun Flame Meteorites are just one of the things we harvest.
"It’s just that the amount of material ejected by the Sun has decreased significantly in recent years, so the amount of Sunshine we’ve been able to harvest has also dropped."
Li Wei understood.
He knew it was practically impossible for him to obtain Sunshine on his own.
You had to go to the Star Realm to find it.
With his current strength, even if he went to the Star Realm, he wouldn’t have the ability to seize Sunshine.
Li Wei decided to just put it out of his mind for now. He would cultivate the Fiery Sun Meditation Method for a while and see what happened.
If it really didn’t work out, he could just switch to another High Tier Cultivation Method.
After leaving the Hall of Truth, Li Wei returned to the Celestial Realm.
The Celestial Realm contained all sorts of environments, all of them artificially partitioned and created regions.
Every student in the Purple Level Class could find the most suitable cultivation environment for themselves within the Celestial Realm.
Li Wei found a bright, sunny spot to cultivate the Fiery Sun Visualization Method.
He visualized a scorching sun in his mind.
This wasn’t difficult for Li Wei. The Fiery Sun Visualization Method had already appeared on his cultivation panel.
Reaching the Entry Level was just a matter of time.
Before long, a scorching sun materialized in his Sea of Heart.
Li Wei felt trickles of heat pouring in from above his head.
Threads of the Power of the Scorching Sun streamed into his Sea of Heart, continuously filling the scorching sun within his heart.
According to the creator of the Fiery Sun Visualization Method, if the scorching sun in one’s heart could rival the brilliance of the sun in the sky...
...then one could ignore day and night, constantly possessing a powerful boost from the Power of the Scorching Sun.
This was only in theory.
In reality, it could only be described as wishful thinking.
A firefly vying with the moon for brilliance.
It was a gross overestimation of one’s own abilities.
As his Cultivation deepened, Li Wei felt his entire body begin to heat up.
Countless streams of heat from the sky drilled into his body, and the sun in his Sea of Heart grew larger and larger.
Li Wei’s Mana was also increasing rapidly.
Under the radiance of the Heart Sea Sun, his Spiritual Power began to increase slowly.
His Spiritual Power already far exceeded that of his current realm, so its growth rate was much slower than his Mana’s.
That the Fiery Sun Visualization Method could also foster Spiritual Power was a surprise to Li Wei.
Suddenly, Li Wei smelled something burning.
He diverted his attention to look around and discovered that the grass by the rock beneath him had been scorched yellow by the high temperature, and was now emitting wisps of smoke.
If not for the fact that his clothes were Magic Items, Li Wei’s clothes would have burst into flames long ago.
Given how the Cultivation was progressing, it was only a matter of time before his clothes caught fire anyway.
With a thought, Li Wei transformed into his Flame Lord form.
After transforming into his Flame Lord form, he discovered that cultivating the Fiery Sun Visualization Method became even faster.
His form even transformed directly into a scorching sun.
He was no longer limited to the sun in his Sea of Heart.
’I am the Sun!’