David's Adventures in Wonderland

Chapter 11【 Promotion to the Spring of Life Realm】

After everything was settled with Elder Han, David calmed down and sat on the stone chair,contemplating his next move. The knights of the Jiang family were still chasing after him, and without strong power, he could not fight against them. It was not advisable to reveal himself now, and the best option was to hide and improve his cultivation. Without a doubt, this cave built on the mountain was an excellent hiding place, as numerous inscriptions adorned the rocks, which were impossible for outsiders to perceive.

"Well then, I'll practice here." After making the decision, David began to clean the stone room. He first placed Elder Han's body in the cauldron and sealed it. "You devoted your life to alchemy, and now you can rest in your own cave with the cauldron as your coffin."

The cave was incredibly spacious, like a maze, so David carefully placed some marks to find his way back and moved the cauldron to the deepest part of the mountain, sealing it in a stone cave. He then returned to the stone room and continued to clean. He placed several medicine cabinets back in their original positions and put more than a dozen rare spirit herbs back inside. The stone room was spacious and contained over ten bronze cauldrons, several stone tables, and several stone chairs. On one of the tables, there were two ancient scripture books made of animal skins, which seemed very old, at least several hundred years old. It was evident that Elder Han often reviewed them because the table and chairs were very smooth, and one of the books was open with some of his annotations.

"Hmm?" David looked surprised; as he turned the pages, he realized that only a few were made of animal skins, marked with many peculiar patterns, and had almost no written words. It looked like a ghost drawing symbol that was impossible to discern. If Elder Han hadn't left some annotations, David would have had difficulty understanding the meaning of these symbols.

"These are Dao patterns," he said in surprise. Although it was only a few pages, it was a valuable book that recorded Dao patterns. It was said that these patterns were things that ancient experts imitated after perceiving the laws of nature. Some parts had been passed down from past generations, and in many ways, they were things that the ancient experts had imitated after perceiving. The more powerful the cultivator, the more they liked to study these patterns passed down from the past.

David carefully read through the limited few ancient characters and learned that it was only a regular book on Dao patterns, labeled as foundational knowledge. However, this regular book had given Elder Han some difficulty, and he left many annotations, unable to comprehend many aspects.

"It seems that Dao patterns are indeed vast and profound, and only powerful cultivators can study them. Even Elder Han can only linger at the threshold," David thought. Evidently, the Dao patterns outside this cave were probably engraved by Elder Han, based on this book.

"Although I can't understand the book, I must carefully study the things he marked down; otherwise, it's likely I won't be able to leave this cave," David concluded. He then opened another book made of animal skin, which was only a few pages long, but it had essential records of ancient alchemy and was incredibly beneficial to cultivators when refined.

However, David had limited knowledge of herbal medicine. Even if the herbs mentioned in the book were in front of him, he could not necessarily recognize them, let alone refine them into pills. The animal skin scrolls recorded that if one could find the sacred medicine that could transform a person's body, one could refine extraordinary elixirs. Not only could it increase a cultivator's lifespan, but it could also greatly enhance their cultivation and bring benefits to cultivators of any realm. "No wonder this old guy is so determined to catch me," David realized.

Later, he found a mountain spring in the cave and discovered that Han Elder had stored a lot of food, which resolved his worries. He could now focus on practicing and studying the ancient texts.

Time passed quickly, and it had already been a year.

David had consumed all of the spiritual herbs, and his golden bitter sea had expanded to the size of half a fist, sparkling and unceasingly full of vitality. In the center of the bitter sea, rolling clouds and mist rose upward like a wolf's smoke, shooting straight up. It was no longer misty and swirling, but like an active volcano erupting. The golden bitter sea was difficult to remain calm and erupted incessantly. It seemed to be connecting with the wheel of life and releasing a spring of divine power. Whenever he entered the clear emptiness state, the bitter sea would make a sound like ocean waves, and sounds of waves as if from the sea could be heard from outside his body. He was enveloped in a layer of sacred light throughout his body.

Strange phenomena even appeared in the bitter sea, with continuous eruptions in the center like an undersea volcano. Often lightning would strike across the sky. When he activated the profound methods recorded in the ancient scripture, a strong life force movement would occur inside him. The golden bitter sea would become as resplendent as the sun. The spiritual energy was endless, and his limbs and bones were nourished, making his flesh stronger. Compared to before, it had become much stronger.

"Breaking through to the Fountain of Life realm is indeed difficult," David felt a bit regretful. He had already attempted five times to break through, but had not succeeded. During this year, he had seriously studied the ancient scripture and continuously tempered his "vessel". The "divine iron lump" had been melted and tempered repeatedly, continuously engraved with the ancient symbols on the green bronze, and it had taken on a unique and natural appearance. After such a long time, David believed that the Jiang family knights had probably already left and were no longer vigorously pursuing him. On this day, he left the cave and attempted to control his divine power in the wilderness. The waves in his bitter sea surged, a brilliant divine light enveloped him, lifting him off the ground more than three feet and flying forward.

"Plop!" Unfortunately, he fell after only flying more than 30 meters. "Without entering the Fountain of Life realm, it is impossible to maintain endurance flying. You need a constant source of divine power to fly through the heavens and earth," David realized. Although he could not ascend into the high sky, this short-distance flight still felt very novel. After continuous practice, he found that he could fly up to a distance of more than 100 meters, much faster than running, and could step on the grass and trees without touching the ground, like a light breeze.

Without reaching the Fountain Realm, David didn't want to leave this cave because he thought it would be too dangerous outside with his low strength. Moreover, the Fire Fiend within the mountain could aid him in his cultivation with its unique spiritual energy, even though it wasn't very concentrated, it was inexhaustible.

"I should go to the Purple Sun Cave Heaven and retrieve the Source," he thought. Despite feeling unsuited for travel, he left because his physique was too special. It was like an infinite abyss that needed a vast amount of spiritual energy to hasten his cultivation.

As he walked on the road, he listened carefully to any information he could gather. He learned that the knights of the Jiang family had already left, so they wouldn't be a threat to him anymore. The Yan region was peaceful now.

Arriving in the mountain range where the Purple Sun Cave Heaven was located, David was especially cautious to avoid any members of the sect. Soon, he came to a river and plunged into it. After half an hour, he emerged from the water with a shiny "Source" in his hand.

"Thank goodness it's still here," he thought. When he first arrived here, he was worried that someone else would take the Source. In reality, this spot was very secluded, and unless one of the top masters of Purple Sun Cave Heaven came by, no one could possibly sense the essence of the Source.

David did not want to stay too long and retraced his steps.

"There she is," David suddenly stopped. He saw several young figures, and among them was Anna.

Without pausing, David quickly went away until he disappeared into the mountains.

Half a month later, a loud boom echoed from the cave that Elder Han had opened. A massive tsunami sound followed, and thunderous roars shook the heavens and the earth.

"Boom!" At that moment, a powerful force burst out, making the entire cave tremble. David's body was full of energy, and the Golden Divine Fire was burning on his body. His eyes were shining, like two lightning bolts that were particularly dazzling inside the cave.

David jumped up. At this moment, he felt a powerful momentum in his body, and the explosive aura emanating from his body shook the whole cave. Huge cracks appeared in the cave, and it was about to smash into pieces.

"I finally broke into the Fountain Realm." He turned into a golden lightning bolt and dashed out of the cave. Then a bright halo covered him, and he slowly ascended into the air.

At this moment, a spring appeared in the center of David's Sea of Suffering, connecting the Wheel of Life. The Divine Spring was gushing and surrounded by hazy colored mist.