After transplanting his mother, Ah Yin, to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tang Chuan noted that there were still four or five days before the next opening of the comparison heaven screen. Taking advantage of this time, he made another trip to Heaven Dou Imperial City to purchase a large quantity of Blue Silver Grass seeds, intending to scatter them throughout the valley surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as well as across other parts of the mountain peak.
Since the Blue Silver Forest had already been exposed, he had no choice but to relocate and transform this place into his new cultivation ground. Among all possible locations, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was undoubtedly ideal.
Vegetation planted here could grow at ten or even a hundred times the normal rate. Moreover, by using the Blue Silver Grass Meditation Technique, Tang Chuan could resonate with the surrounding Blue Silver Grass, linking them into a unified whole for cultivation. This would not only accelerate his own cultivation speed but also allow the surrounding Blue Silver Grass to benefit from the same enhancement.
Within just one year, Tang Chuan estimated that he could cultivate tens of thousands of Blue Silver Grass plants, each possessing decades or even over a century of cultivation. In the long run, this place was far more suitable as his cultivation base than the original Blue Silver Forest.
Of course, Tang Chuan was fully aware that as the comparison heaven screen continued broadcasting future videos, the existence of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well would inevitably be exposed.
However, his cultivation had already reached the Spirit Emperor realm. As long as he continued refining his body with the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate, and then consumed the Autumn Water Gazing Dew to enhance his mental strength, he could further utilize the martial training ground for simulated cultivation.
He was confident that he would successfully condense his first spirit core, achieving a quality of spirit power no less than that of a Titled Douluo.
Under such conditions, with his evolved Blue Silver Life Tree martial spirit surpassing even divine-grade spirits, and its evolution further amplifying the effects of the Blue Silver Domain, his overall strength had already reached an extraordinary level. In addition, his spirit ring configuration exceeded the optimal standard, possessing both a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone, along with numerous cultivation techniques, martial skills, and secret arts granted by the heavenly screen.
Tang Chuan firmly believed that his current strength was no less than that of a Super Douluo, or even a Limit Douluo, and that he was fully capable of protecting the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Naturally, he also understood that he could not remain here forever. When the time came, he might need to compromise by offering some Immortal Herbs or top-grade spirit medicines to powerful forces such as Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
As long as he could retain control of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, such concessions would be acceptable.
That, however, was merely the worst-case scenario.
With several more comparison rounds likely to come, Tang Chuan believed that as long as he continued receiving rewards from the comparison heaven screen, his strength would rise even further. By the time the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was exposed, he might already stand above all threats.
At that point, he would possess the power to sweep across the world alone.
After scattering the seeds he had purchased across the mountain, Tang Chuan returned to the side of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Without hesitation, he consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate, then leapt directly into the well to begin his Ice and Fire Body Tempering.
In the original storyline, Tang San required half a year to fully refine the medicinal effects of these two herbs. Tang Chuan, however, needed far less time.
First, his cultivation had already reached the Spirit Emperor level, and his spirit power had been compressed into a liquid state, far surpassing Tang San's Spirit Elder level at the time. Second, his physical condition was vastly superior, strengthened not only by years of consuming Whale Glue but also by the fusion of two hundred-thousand-year spirit bones: the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone and the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd left leg bone.
More importantly, after absorbing the spirit ring of the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine, his Blue Silver Life Tree martial spirit had gained a lightning attribute, allowing him to convert his spirit power into the power of thunder.
From that moment on, Tang Chuan had continuously tempered his body with lightning, using the powerful regenerative ability granted by the second skill of the Blue Silver Emperor right leg bone, "Wildfire cannot destroy it, the spring breeze brings it back to life," to recover from the strain.
This method of Thunder Body Tempering had produced astonishing results. After several years of continuous training, his physical strength had far surpassed that of spirit masters at the same level, even exceeding that of ordinary Titled Douluo.
Although Tang Chuan could not precisely measure his current physical limits, he knew it had already reached an extraordinary level.
As a result, in just four to five days, he had already absorbed most of the medicinal effects of the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Blazing Apricot Delicate through Ice and Fire Body Tempering.
During this time, he was far from idle.
He continuously used the martial training ground for simulated cultivation, repeatedly compressing the spirit power within his body in an attempt to condense a spirit core. Since one day inside the training space equaled ten years in the outside world, his progress was extraordinarily rapid.
Originally, his plan was to first complete the Ice and Fire Body Tempering, then enhance his mental strength with the Autumn Water Gazing Dew, and finally attempt to condense the spirit core.
However, the efficiency of simulated cultivation far exceeded his expectations.
While undergoing Ice and Fire Body Tempering, he managed to compress his spirit power to its absolute limit and successfully condensed his first spirit core in less than a single day.
After achieving this breakthrough, Tang Chuan continued his training within the simulated space, bringing several techniques to perfection, including Profound Jade Body, Floating Light Fleeting Shadow, Heavenly Demon Force Field, and Hundred Refinements of Divine Mechanism.
He also used a projected version of Dugu Bo as a sparring partner, refining his control over the Blue Silver Life Tree martial spirit and developing new applications for his spirit abilities.
Before he realized it, a new round of comparison videos began.
In an instant, the comparison heaven screen in the sky erupted with brilliant golden light, illuminating the world. Lines of profound golden text slowly emerged across its surface.
[The fourth phase of the comparison video is about to begin!]
[Subjects: Black World: Sea God and Asura God Tang San, and White World: God of Life and God of Destruction Tang Chuan]
[Now beginning the broadcast for Black World: Sea God and Asura God Tang San]
As a majestic and indifferent voice echoed through the minds of all humans and spirit beasts in both worlds, Tang Chuan, still within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, raised his head to observe the screen.
Images began to appear.
[A carriage traveled through the mountains and forests, eventually arriving at Nuoding City and stopping at the entrance of Nuoding Academy.]
[Tang San helped the pale and frail Yu Xiaogang down from the carriage, escorted him into the academy, and brought him to his dormitory, carefully helping him lie down on the bed.]
[Due to his weakened condition, Yu Xiaogang was unable to teach Tang San over the next few days. Instead, he instructed Tang San to take a notebook from the bookshelf and study its contents on his own.]
[Afterward, Tang San went to the Spirit Hall branch in Nuoding City to undergo Spirit Master appraisal, register his identity, and receive the corresponding subsidy.]