Chapter 0369: The Life Aperture Realm

The human heart is a complicated thing.People possess the seven emotions and six desires, which often makes their hearts restless. While most people may crave peace and stability, those with true talent are born with a spirit that refuses to yield, an unwillingness to be inferior to others. Especially in chaotic times, such ambition finds fertile soil to grow.

As Xuanhuang Town rose like blazing oil over fire, thriving day by day, some people could no longer sit still.

No one dared to confront Xuanhuang Town head-on. Its fame had been forged through brutal combat with foreign races, ferocious beasts, and monsters—earned with blood and strength.It could be said that the momentum had already become unstoppable.No mere village could shake its foundation.

With private ownership firmly established in Xuanhuang Town, and the Eternal Coins widely circulated throughout a radius of thousands of miles, its fate and reputation were converging into one force, flowing like countless streams into the town itself. Every moment, its influence grew, spreading in all directions.

Over time, even those villages that refused to surrender would find themselves involuntarily dependent on it. At that point, even if a village's leadership resisted, the common people would force them to submit.

For ambitious individuals, such a future was intolerable.

They might not have the strength to challenge Xuanhuang Town directly, but in the shadows, dark thoughts were already stirring.And such ambitious people were not in short supply—just hidden, waiting for their time.

After returning to his residence, Yi Tianxing immediately entered his meditation chamber.

Seated on a mat, he calmed his mind and focused inward, diving deep into his body—into his Sea of Divinity.

His divine sea now spanned nine zhang (approx. 30 meters), with one-tenth already covered in a layer of chaotic-colored liquid, flickering with multicolored lights. Several True Sigils—the Spear Intent Sigil and Arrow Intent Sigil—floated within, naturally nurtured by his true essence, drawing power and undergoing refinement.

At every moment, this true essence washed through his body, nourishing his blood and flesh.

Vast amounts of heaven and earth energy flowed continuously through his meridians like rivers, ultimately being devoured and refined by the Divine Spring, transformed into strands of chaotic-colored true essence. The Ancestral Dragon never ceased to inhale and exhale energy, drawing in spiritual power and refining it.

The Four Seas Ancestral Dragon Diagram had completely merged with the Chaotic Dragon Transformation Pool, and even without active control, his body cultivated on its own.

Outside his Divine Sea, chaotic waves rolled—like an inner sea and an outer sea.

A thought stirred, and the Divine Sea burst with radiance. His flesh and blood glowed with divine light, emitting endless sacred brilliance. A black cauldron, now solid, floated and shifted freely within his body. Inside, a golden ancient seal swam within his blood. A phantasmal white cauldron also appeared, within which a terrifying bull demon roared and devoured the void.

: Life Aperture Realm (命窍境)— The foundation of this realm lies in opening Life Apertures.

"To open a Life Aperture, one's cultivation must be sufficient. But more importantly, one must possess the means to detect latent apertures and know the exact treasures required to open them. The method is the key."

The Life Aperture Realm is divided into three stages: Zhao Xu (照虚 / Illuminating the Void), Star Phase, and Mirror Moon.

In the Zhao Xu stage, the Life Aperture casts a projection into the Divine Sea, creating a direct connection. One can then absorb spiritual energy through the aperture itself to enhance cultivation speed and increase the power of one's magic.

A message surfaced in Yi Tianxing's mind. Upon reaching the peak of the Divine Sea Realm, a seal embedded in his consciousness had partially unlocked, revealing the method to advance into the Life Aperture Realm.

From this point forward, the technique itself is no longer the focus—the Divine Sea establishes the foundation, and can't be easily replaced unless the new technique shares a similar origin.

"From here on, the Life Aperture Realm is about offensive capabilities. You've laid the foundation for immortality—now, you must protect it with power. Without strength, immortality is meaningless."

NEW KEY TREASURE: The Ancestral Dragon Life Aperture Diagram ("祖龙命窍图")— Contains the core Life Apertures of the Dragon Emperor Scripture ("御龙天经").

These five core Life Apertures are:

Dragon Nest Aperture (龙巢命窍)

Dragon Heart Aperture (龙心命窍)

Dragon Scale Aperture (龙鳞命窍)

Dragon Bone Aperture (龙骨命窍)

Dragon Tendon Aperture (龙筋命窍)

Once all five are opened, one can form a Life Aperture Diagram, advancing to the Life Diagram Realm. These apertures form a direct inheritance, making them rare and valuable.

However, opening them is extremely difficult.

For example, the Dragon Nest Aperture requires:

Opening Materials for Dragon Nest Aperture:

Chaotic Qi (混沌之气)

Purple Placenta (紫河车)

Dragon Vein Stone (龙脉石)

Yi Tianxing had both Chaotic Qi and a Purple Placenta, rare treasures that he had acquired and used before. The Dragon Vein Stone, however, posed a challenge.

⚠️ NEW TREASURE: Dragon Vein Stone (龙脉石)— Formed from underground Dragon Veins, it offers spiritual clarity and repels evil. Extremely rare.

Finding such a stone requires locating a Dragon Vein, and the highest-quality stones are those naturally born from heaven and earth.

Yi Tianxing sighed.

Opening a Life Aperture was hard not just because of cultivation, but because the required treasures were too rare. For many, reaching the Life Aperture Realm is an unreachable dream. Only true prodigies manage to awaken a Life Aperture even during the Divine Sea Realm, breaking the barrier in advance.

"Fortunately, according to the Dragon Emperor Scripture, upon breaking through, one may awaken a single core Life Aperture. It's a one-time gift, born of the scripture's accumulated power."

Yi Tianxing hoped it would be the Dragon Nest Aperture, the foundation among the five.

No other scripture would grant such a blessing upon breakthrough—only Heaven-class techniques like this.

But this blessing would occur only once. Every future aperture would require his own effort.

"Time to begin. First, I must project a Life Aperture into the Divine Sea. I already possess one—there's no need to re-create it. Now, I must use its origin power to pierce through illusion and anchor it into the Divine Sea's void. If the source isn't strong enough, the projection will collapse."

His Innate Yin-Yang Eye had the deepest reserves of origin power among all his Life Apertures, and its associated divine abilities had already advanced to the Profound Grade. It would surely succeed in casting the projection.

He cleared all distractions. No more hesitation.

"Project into the Void!!"

With a single thought, he mobilized the Innate Yin-Yang Eye's origin power, guiding it through his consciousness. It tore through the unseen shackles, breaking past the Divine Sea's barrier, and surged upward.

Above the Divine Sea, in the swirling chaotic void, the projection began to form—but an immense pressure surged forth from the heavens, attempting to crush and erase it instantly…