Chapter 0409 – The Life Aperture Pill

Life apertures don't just appear in the body on their own.

The reason some people cannot awaken them is simply because they didn't have any life apertures to begin with. Since none exist, how can they be awakened? Under normal postnatal conditions, it's impossible to awaken something that isn't there. If one did possess life apertures, they would typically be opened once one embarks on the path of cultivation, triggered by the stimulation of their true essence. But again, that assumes the apertures already exist within the body.

If no such apertures are present, then one must open them artificially—by condensing the origin of a life aperture through external means and merging it into the body. This process, naturally, requires rare heavenly materials and a secret method to open life apertures.

In truth, the method of opening life apertures is not all that mysterious.

The first step is to forge a Life Aperture Pill (命窍丹) using heavenly treasures.

Each pill is, in essence, a condensation of the origin force of a single life aperture. But even with that, successfully opening a life aperture is no easy task. A single failure could result in terrible backlash, possibly damaging one's very foundation.

"Forging the Life Aperture Pill isn't the hard part—opening it is," Yi Tianxing said quietly, taking a deep breath.

With a wave of his hand, a furnace appeared before him—it was none other than the Heavenfire Furnace (天火熔炉), the finest cauldron for refining heavenly treasures.

"The Pool of Destruction can produce Infernal Fire (地狱之火). A fireseed like that counts as an Exotic Flame, perfect for enhancing the Heavenfire Furnace. It can draw in ambient energy to temper the materials inside, all while minimizing the true essence consumed during operation. Melting becomes faster, more efficient, and leaves behind far fewer impurities."

The Heavenfire Furnace's greatest strength was its ability to contain and merge various exotic and spiritual fires. The more it held, the stronger its power. With enough, even the most impossible materials could be refined into the purest divine fire.

"Infernal Fire!"

With a thought, Yi Tianxing waved his hand, summoning a strand of red-black flame, reeking of lava and sulfur, directly from the Pool of Destruction. This was a fireseed, the very same essence that allowed Godzilla to breathe Infernal Fire.

"In you go!"

With a light command, the Infernal Fire merged smoothly into the Heavenfire Furnace.

A deep rumble followed. On the furnace's surface, nine lifelike creatures began to glow—the Nine Sons of the True Dragon: Qiu Niu, Ya Zi, Chao Feng, Pu Lao, Suan Ni, Ba Xia, Bi An, Fu Xi, and Chi Wen. Of these, Qiu Niu's form lit up the brightest, radiating red-black brilliance and streaming magma-like Infernal energy.

The Infernal Fireseed had fused with the pattern of Qiu Niu.

"The Heavenfire Furnace can house nine exotic fires, each fused to one of the dragon sons. If all are gathered, they can merge into a Supreme Heavenly Fire. Even now, this one fire is more than enough."

The furnace now blazed with true Infernal Fire, no longer just a phantom flame. And yet, within the furnace, its power was restrained, used only to refine, not destroy—though if turned against an enemy, its full might would be unleashed.

"True Dragon Bone!!"

With another breath, Yi Tianxing tossed the True Dragon Bone (真龙之骨) into the furnace.

The moment it entered, red-black flame surged forward. The flame continuously devoured ambient energy, raising the temperature higher and higher by the second.

True Dragon Bone was one of the hardest substances in existence, saturated with True Dragon Daoist essence. To melt such a thing was nearly impossible. Even ten thousand years of ordinary flame or cultivator's true fire would never suffice.

But with Infernal Fire and the Heavenfire Furnace multiplying its potency many times over, the impossible became reality. Before long, the bone began to melt visibly.

Drip!

A golden droplet of molten bone essence formed. One by one, massive dragon teeth also melted down, coalescing into golden liquid filled with the Dragon's Daoist energy. The pool shimmered as if true dragons swam within it, echoes of dragon roars ringing out.

"Now, Godzilla's Immortal Bone."

Without hesitation, Yi Tianxing threw in a Godzilla fang, letting the fire go to work again.

The Infernal Fire was far stronger than what Godzilla could unleash on its own. Even Godzilla's fire-tempered bones couldn't withstand it and began to melt, forming blood-red liquid after several hours.

"The more powerful the bones, the stronger the origin force of the pill. In that case—add the Kunpeng Bone (鲲鹏骨) too."

With a flick, a blue bone fragment entered the furnace.

More hours passed, and the Kunpeng Bone was finally reduced to a blue liquid.

Now, three pools of divine bone liquid hovered inside the furnace: golden (dragon), red (Godzilla), and blue (Kunpeng).

"Time to add the Jade Bone Grass (玉骨草). Then fuse the three into one to form the pill."

The moment the herb entered, it melted almost instantly into droplets of jade-colored essence.

"Haaah!!"

Yi Tianxing suddenly slashed his own wrist with a sword, letting a stream of blood shoot into the furnace. This wasn't ordinary blood—it was Treasure Blood (宝血). For a body-forging cultivator at his level, even a single hair could cut the heavens, and his blood was a potent treasure in its own right.

As soon as the blood entered, it swallowed all the bone liquids, pulling them into itself.

Golden, red, and blue lights intertwined, fusing with the blood. It acted as a catalyst and unifier, allowing materials that couldn't mix to merge as one. The resulting fluid was a colorless jade-like liquid, which began to compress rapidly inside the furnace.

This wasn't evaporation—it was condensation, refining the substance with every cycle, growing smaller and purer with each pass.

No one knew how much time passed…

Ding!

From Qiu Niu's mouth, a single pearl-like pill dropped into a jade basin with a crisp ring.

It was no longer liquid—it was a true jade pill, a precious elixir.

"A Life Aperture Pill must be refined by the cultivator themselves. No one else can do it for them. By using your own blood as a medium, the treasures within become part of your very being. As such, the pill's origin force is closely tied to your bloodline."

This particular pill now contained Dragon Force, Kunpeng Power, and Godzilla Might. While this might not seem important now, once the life aperture is opened, these powers will influence the divine ability born from it.

A thousand people could cultivate the same life aperture ability, yet every one of them might produce a unique technique, different in form and strength.

"One golden pill down the throat—my fate is mine, not Heaven's!"

Grabbing the pill, Yi Tianxing inhaled deeply. Without further hesitation, he swallowed it whole.

Whoosh!

The Life Aperture Pill sank deep into his body like a lead weight, soon reaching the Divine Sea. There, it was drawn into the Chaos Dragon Transformation Pool (混沌化龙池), which began tempering it with waves of true essence.

This was step two: let the Chaos Dragon Pool refine the pill with its origin power. This stage wasn't too difficult.

In just moments, the pill had been completely purified.

"Now for the third—and most crucial—step: to imprint the origin rune of a divine ability onto the Life Aperture Pill. This must be done through visualization, using your spirit, mind, and will. If your concentration falters or your spirit is too weak, the process will fail. The pill will shatter, and all effort will be wasted."

A strong soul was the greatest advantage in this step.

"I have the foundation. With my spiritual sea already opened and my soul force so refined, I should be able to complete the visualization and imprint the rune," Yi Tianxing murmured.

He closed his eyes and began to concentrate.