Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

[You have successfully Defied Fate!]

[At the age of 1601, you imparted the Martial Dao to the entire Fusang Tribe. They scattered like sparks from a fire, spreading your teachings and causing a great upheaval in the mortal world. As the ringleader, not only did you evade execution, but you also managed to hide deep within the Fire Realm to continue your rapid development.]

[Rebirth Rating has increased. You have been awarded an additional 30,000 Rebirth Points!]

The Fire Realm was not what Li Chang’an had expected—a place filled with raging flames. However, the area wasn’t exactly the same as the outside world, either.

As far as the eye could see, the Fire Realm was a vast expanse of crimson.

Frenzied Energy was everywhere, completely different from the outside world.

Even Li Chang’an didn’t dare to absorb the tyrannical energy of this place for long. If he wasn’t careful, it could truly make a person lose their mind and become a walking corpse.

At the same time, the red Shield that had erupted from the Map of Mountains and Rivers to envelop Li Chang’an slowly dissipated.

Li Chang’an glanced back. Seeing that the Divine Spirit who had tried to kill him and the relentlessly pursuing Golden Lion had not followed, he finally breathed a small sigh of relief.

’Looks like the old legends were true after all.’

The Fire Realm was indeed a Restricted Area for Divine Spirits, and one of the few places in this world devoid of Incense. Only ordinary humans who had never practiced cultivation could move about its periphery, but even they could not venture into its depths.

After running for a while longer to ensure he was out of danger, Li Chang’an finally stopped and took out the Map of Mountains and Rivers he had brought from the Fusang Tribe.

He discovered that the Map of Mountains and Rivers, which had always been deathly still, now seemed to have come alive.

The painted mountains and rivers on its surface now flowed with a searing, fiery aura. A single glance was enough to reveal its extraordinary, divine nature.

Li Chang’an had never imagined that a scroll he had casually collected centuries ago would end up saving his life. He certainly never thought the Map of Mountains and Rivers could be so miraculous as to withstand a full-power attack from a Celestial Realm Divine Spirit on its own, without anyone controlling it.

The scroll of the Map of Mountains and Rivers had originally depicted the outlines of some mountains and rivers. Now, however, the searing aura had shrouded the scroll in a layer of dark red.

At this moment, the entire scroll seemed to have come completely alive.

Wisps of a mysterious aura flowed across it.

This, in fact, was somewhat similar to the Fire Realm that Li Chang’an was currently seeing…

’Wait a minute…’

Li Chang’an felt he might have overlooked something obvious.

The Fusang Tribe originated near the Fire Realm. ’Could this so-called “Map of Mountains and Rivers” have come from the Fire Realm in the first place?’

Li Chang’an didn’t understand.

But judging from the signs the Map of Mountains and Rivers was now showing, this guess might not be so far-fetched after all.

Li Chang’an held the scroll and compared it carefully.

He found that the mountains and rivers recorded on the Map of Mountains and Rivers at this moment actually matched the shapes of some of the landforms within the Fire Realm.

Realizing he had likely stumbled upon some incredible information,

Li Chang’an began to wander around the Fire Realm, making comparisons. He wanted to see if he could find a place within the Fire Realm that was an exact match for what was on the Map of Mountains and Rivers.

To be honest, before coming to the Fire Realm, Li Chang’an had never expected any of this.

He had come simply because he’d heard the Fusang Tribe came from the Fire Realm, and the Fire Realm itself seemed to be a mysterious region that even Gods were wary of.

Therefore, after being hunted by the Golden Lion and the Divine Spirit and finding it impossible to easily shake them, the first place he thought of was the Fire Realm.

Besides, his original plan was simply to lie low in the Fire Realm.

He would wait until his Cultivation had grown strong enough, or simply until the storm he had stirred up in the outside world had died down, before leaving the Fire Realm to check on the situation.

After all, if there was one thing he had in this life, it was a long lifespan.

Even if he had to hunker down like a reclusive old tortoise, as long as he lived long enough, he’d become a powerful ancient creature whose combat strength could not be underestimated.

But to his surprise, after actually entering the Fire Realm, Li Chang’an was stunned to discover that he had something on him that was connected to this place…

’Such is life, I suppose!’

’You never know which will come first: tomorrow or the unexpected.’

…

Using the information about mountains and rivers from the Map of Mountains and Rivers, Li Chang’an wandered through the Fire Realm for the better part of half a month. He found many areas that were somewhat similar to the map, but if he stopped to compare them carefully, he would find they didn’t match up perfectly.

Just as Li Chang’an was beginning to think the Map of Mountains and Rivers was more abstract than realistic, he spotted a place in the distance, right on the very edge of the Fire Realm’s central region, that matched a scene depicted on the scroll.

Of course, he would have to get closer and make a careful comparison to be certain.

However, that was the very core of the Fire Realm.

Not only was the air temperature extremely high, but the Energy there was also incredibly volatile. The moment Li Chang’an tried to get closer to take a look, he felt as if his entire body had been set on fire. It was terrifying.

After several attempts, Li Chang’an confirmed one thing.

He was not yet capable of entering the core region of the Fire Realm.

Since that was the case, he was no longer in a hurry.

He decided to go all in, settling down temporarily in the Fire Realm and beginning to cultivate day after day.

Although the Frenzied Energy in the Fire Realm was terrifying, after careful observation, Li Chang’an discovered that the Map of Mountains and Rivers seemed to have a filtering effect on it.

After being filtered by the Map of Mountains and Rivers, the remaining pure Energy seemed to share the same source as his own vital energy and blood, and could be perfectly absorbed by his body.