The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 404: Chapter 404: Bronze Giant Door

Fang Lin remembers, his father Fang Qingye once said, stepping into the Tenth Layer of Earth Element, besides opportunity, relies more on one’s own feelings.

Once this feeling comes, everything will fall into place naturally and smoothly.

If one doesn’t achieve this profound feeling, regardless of their exceptional talents and abundant resources, they would ultimately struggle to find the path.

Once, a great Martial Artist, in order to explore the mysteries of the Tenth Layer of Earth Element, surprisingly destroyed his own foundation, resulting in his realm falling to the Earth Element and then starting again from scratch.

However, that great Martial Artist has remained in the Ninth Layer of Earth Element for hundreds of years, but still couldn’t find the feeling to ascend to the Tenth Layer of Earth Element.

Then Fang Lin’s father, Fang Qingye, under unexpected circumstances, smoothly entered the Tenth Layer of Earth Element, without even deliberately attempting, rather during normal practice, he touched upon this miraculous state.

Fang Lin, of course, remembered his father’s words firmly. However, how exactly to enter the Tenth Layer of Earth Element still left him confused.

What exactly is that feeling? What is the key to entering the Tenth Layer of Earth Element?

Fang Lin did not know, and so he could only grope around; like seeking a faintly visible light in darkness that may perhaps not exist at all, like searching for an everlasting flame amidst a thousand-year-old glacier.

At this moment, Fang Lin’s body was like a Pill Furnace ablaze, full of vitality and abundantly rich Inner Strength.

This instant was the apex of Fang Lin’s physical state. He felt a punch from him now could annihilate any rival in the same realm.

Yet, in the eyes of Zhao Shenkong and the elder in the white robe, Fang Lin seemed to be progressing towards the Heavenly Origin realm.

No matter whether it was Zhao Shenkong or the elder in the white robe, they had no faith in Fang Lin’s success.

“Even with the help of the Wordless Ancient Stele, a breakthrough to Heavenly Origin at this time, is nothing but a fool’s dream,” the elder in white muttered to himself.

On the Wordless Ancient Stele, two blurry characters gradually grew clearer, but the revealed characters were incredibly obscure and difficult to understand.

To be precise, these two characters resembled two marks.

Just when Fang Lin was attempting to enter the Tenth Layer of Earth Element, a third blurry character faintly appeared on the Ancient Stele.

The elder in white tried to remain calm but his face involuntarily twitched, he was severely astonished.

Three characters had appeared consecutively on the Wordless Ancient Stele because of Fang Lin. This was nothing short of a miracle among miracles.

“Could it be that Fang Lin truly plans to defy the heavens?” the elder in the white robe was shocked.

Once the third character emerged, the effect of the Wordless Ancient Stele elevated a notch higher, and more clean streams of energy flowed into Fang Lin’s hall. Even traces of golden glows appeared within the Stele, twirled in front of Fang Lin and subsequently entered Fang Lin’s body through his seven orifices.

Once the golden light entered his body, Fang Lin’s body shook. He closed his eyes, but could see the surrounding scenes. He blocked his hearing, but he could pick up extremely faint sounds from all around, and even hear Zhao Shenkong’s heartbeat very clearly.

Fang Lin did not know why this was happening, however, this seemed to be a positive sign.

Moreover, within Fang Lin’s body, the mighty Inner Strength gathered at one point, and surprisingly, shaped into a structure that was similar to a star.

Fang Lin was shocked, this was an indication of breaking through to the Heavenly Origin, but he did not want to aim for the Heavenly Origin realm at this moment.

So, Fang Lin forcefully suppressed the condensation of this star and then shattered it.

Self-shattered star!

Such behavior, in the eyes of any Martial Artist, would be extremely irrational, hard to comprehend, and he obviously showed signs of breaking into the Heavenly Origin, yet forcefully restrained it.

Fang Lin was bitter within, if he attempts to break into the Heavenly Origin now, the chances of success, although not great, were not small either.

But once the breakthrough occurred, he would lose the opportunity to enter the Tenth Layer of Earth Element.

After weighing all the factors, Fang Lin still thought the benefits of the Tenth Layer of Earth Element were greater at this time.

So, he restrained his realm and accumulated more sediment and reserves.

Of course, in the eyes of Zhao Shenkong and the elder in the white robe, Fang Lin appeared to show a chance of breaking through but disappeared almost instantly.

“Hmph, he failed as expected.” Zhao Shenkong sneered, thinking that Fang Lin had prematurely attempted to break through and hence ruined the process.

And the elder in white thought the same, but he was also secretly shocked. He really thought, for a moment, that Fang Lin had the chance to enter the Heavenly Origin realm immediately. Alas, he failed.

Fang Lin restrained his realm, and continued exploring the mysterious and unpredictable Tenth Layer of Earth Element. As time passed, Fang Lin was still clueless, although his aura increased more and more, there was no qualitative change.

Fang Lin was not impatient; his mindset was extremely serene. He knew the Tenth Layer of Earth Element couldn’t be entered just by saying so, he had only just started trying.

Fang Lin didn’t notice, within his Nine Palace Bag, an aged scroll shone for a moment.

At the same time, Fang Lin, immersed in practice, suddenly found himself appearing in a dark abyss.

Fang Lin was shocked; this was not his physical form, but his will appearing here.

In front of Fang Lin, stood a majestic, yet ancient, bronze gate.

This bronze gate seemed like a barrier between heaven and earth, or like the biggest obstacle in Fang Lin’s life, blocking him from the brightness on the other side.

Suddenly, a voice echoed in Fang Lin’s ear:

“Push it open!”

The voice seemed to come from endless years ago, filled with anger, unwillingness, and surging resentment.

“Push it open!!!”

The voice rose again, like a thunderbolt from the Nine Heavens, Fang Lin moaned, and his figure blurred considerably.

“Is this… the feeling of entering the Tenth Layer of Earth Element?” Despite feeling uncomfortable all over, a hearty laugh escaped from Fang Lin.

He finally found the feeling!

From that voice, Fang Lin knew who was speaking. That was the resentment left behind by legions that had failed to enter the Tenth Layer of Earth Element in the long river of time.

Tenth Layer of Earth Element, a realm of legend where one who enters can become the Young Supreme, naturally attracts tons of talents and powerhouses to challenge it.

But the successful ones were few and far between, almost everyone was blocked by this bronze gate, unable to push it open in their lifetime.

After their death, although they disappeared, before this bronze gate, they left their resentment, which after countless ages, was hard to dispel.

They were waiting, hoping, for someone to push open the bronze gate, even if they couldn’t enter, they wanted to see with their own eyes someone capable of pushing it open.

Fang Lin was deeply stirred, standing in front of the bronze gate, he realized his own insignificance. Looking up, this bronze gate seemed to connect heaven and earth, making Fang Lin, standing before it, as inferior as an ant.

The expression on Fang Lin’s face was solemn, and he couldn’t help wondering, how did his father open this gate back then?

However, there was no time to think at this moment, Fang Lin’s task was to push open this bronze gate.