From the day Gu Shen began calculating his journey after departing the "Restarted Dreamscape" and the starship ignited its engines, he had been adrift in the void of the [Old World] for four months.

In these four months, Gu Shen had grown from a child into a young man.

He left a wisp of Mind Stream to personally control the starship, pouring the rest of his Mind Stream into the Time Dojo.

"Day 1300."

A wisp of jet-black fire ignited in the void.

Gu Shen sat cross-legged before countless mirrors, gazing at his reflection.

"The refining of Netherfire is nearly complete."

Gu Shen gently clenched his fist.

His Fire Seed refining journey was unusually smooth, perhaps because he was naturally compatible with this Fire Seed. In 1,300 days, he had subdued Netherfire.

A wisp of his spirit entered the Pure Land world.

Gu Shen looked at his own divine domain. Even as the supreme ruler of this world, he couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart.

Greenery stretched for thousands of miles!

With the Su Xuan Tree as the origin, eight enormous nurseries existed in eight directions…

No, given the current scale, they could be called eight vast forests!

Li Qingci and Tie Wu, along with the three thousand souls within the Pure Land, had planted "Golden Grain Flower Seeds" across the seasonal wilderness. Now that Gu Shen's breathing technique had reached perfection, the Pure Land was experiencing its most peak and prosperous "Great Heat"!

Countless golden leaves radiated endless vitality!

This was the divine domain a peak God Seat should possess…

But in Gu Shen's view, this divine domain was far from reaching its "end"!

Because in these 1,300 days, he had comprehended more than just the Nether King Fire Seed.

"I have comprehended the 'Cycle of Seasons' left by the Goddess of Grain to perfection."

"I have also gained a sliver of insight into the destructive origin of the Hunter Fire Seed. Although I cannot formally use it yet, the comprehension of the destructive origin has helped to make the Pure Land even more perfect."

"The origins of time and space can only be considered to have been touched upon superficially. Comprehending these two origins is far more difficult than I imagined."

Gu Shen looked at the flame dancing in his palm.

He said with some regret, "Unfortunately, after nearly four years of bitter cultivation in the Time Dojo, the progress in comprehending the forging techniques of the Lord of Molten Iron has been very slow, with almost no achievements…"

He was not suited to comprehending the Molten Iron Fire Seed.

But with excess Mind Stream, there was nothing to lose… so Gu Shen still made a tentative attempt at comprehension.

"After Netherfire is refined, the [Pure Land] and my [Creator] domain will be perfectly integrated."

The heavy stone that had been weighing on Gu Shen's heart was finally lifted.

He began to worry about the biggest problem.

His speed of refining the Fire Seed was too slow, leading to concerns that he wouldn't become a "God Seat" by the time the starship reached the Five Continents. But now it seemed that this major problem had been solved.

"I can now be considered a 'God Seat'."

Gu Shen waved his hand casually.

With a boom!

Thousands of meters of black flames scoured the void barrier, creating countless ripples!

After refining Netherfire, Gu Shen felt an unprecedented sense of "control".

He felt that everything that happened in this world was under his control.

As long as he was willing, these void mirrors in the Time Dojo would be shattered by Netherfire in an instant!

But his level of life had not undergone a so-called "qualitative change," perhaps because the existence of the Divine Infant Shell was already a top-tier transcendent life form.

Gu Shen's life level had reached its "limit" after inhabiting the Divine Infant Shell!

"It's time to rest."

Gu Shen looked at the black flames dissipating before him and smiled easily.

He waved his hand to retrieve Netherfire and murmured softly, "I wonder how my teacher and the others are progressing with their cultivation."

…

…

Nearly four years had passed in the Time Dojo.

When the starship set sail from the edge of the [Old World], Gu Shen made a decision… to awaken those sleeping in the dreamscape and grant them access to comprehend the three Fire Seeds here.

Hunter Fire, Molten Fire, and Grain Fire!

These three Fire Seeds were treasures coveted by the world!

In the Five Continents, it would require a great price to comprehend even a wisp of a Fire Seed's dream.

Turing described Gu Shen's actions as a "grand vow".

To wish that everyone in the world could become their own "God Seat"?

There were only twelve Fire Seeds in the world!

The greatest opportunity in Rustbone General's life was not quelling the Crimson Campaign or establishing a new government with Lin Lei, but meeting Gu Shen before the exile in the [Old World].

The Hunter Fire Seed, known as the most lethal force of the Starship Era, was "gifted" to this general by Gu Shen.

But sometimes…

A stroke of incredible luck was not so easy to accept.

Gu Shen instantly appeared at the cultivation sites of the others. Based on their mental strength, he divided and allocated several areas within the Time Dojo suitable for them.

Rustbone General had the strongest spirit and the closest will, so the flow of time in his cultivation area was almost the same as Gu Shen's.

He had spent three full years in the Time Dojo!

Three years!

He did only one thing…

Comprehending the Hunter Fire Seed!

Gu Shen stood silently behind Rustbone General. After three years in the dojo, Rustbone's spirit, energy, and essence had clearly improved further!

It could be said that the original three great generals of the Northern Continent were mostly equal in overall strength.

The three generals each had their own strengths and shone in their own way.

But now…

"Rustbone," who had obtained unlimited access to comprehend the Hunter Fire Seed, had clearly taken a step further. His destructive origin had condensed into a ball of light, attached to the suspended bronze sword.

Originally, this destructive origin was only about three feet in size.

Now… it had expanded several times!

During these three years of seclusion, Rustbone's strength had improved again, but unfortunately… the "destructive origin" he had comprehended was not enough to serve as a support, to leverage this most powerful Fire Seed of the Starship Era.

Three years.

Rustbone's Fire Seed comprehension had not gone smoothly.

The Hunter Fire Seed did not reject Rustbone, but it did not express recognition either.

This long comprehension was like a war without gunpowder. Man and Fire Seed stood in opposition, playing a game. Rustbone gained a large amount of destructive origin insights in this war. From this point of view, Rustbone had won.

But Rustbone still couldn't grasp the Fire Seed…

From this point of view, he had actually lost miserably.

If he could "grasp" the Fire Seed and become the successor of the Hunter Fire Seed, then comprehending the complete destructive origin would be a matter of time, just a matter of how long it would take.

But the Fire Seed rejected Rustbone, which meant… he would most likely stop here.

He was not destined for the Hunter Fire Seed.

Rustbone would not be able to refine other Fire Seeds in this lifetime, because he had accepted the "origin gift" of the Hunter Fire Seed. At most, he would become the "crown holder" under the new Hunter God Seat.

"Failed…"

"Still failed…"

Rustbone woke up from his seclusion.

His eyes were somewhat complex, his face slightly desolate. Detached from the dreamscape of Fire Seed comprehension, he hadn't recovered yet, and he was just staring at the floating flame in silence.

He didn't even realize that Gu Shen had come behind him.

"Rustbone… the possibility of refining the 'Hunter Fire Seed' is almost zero."

Seeing this scene, Gu Shen also sighed softly in his heart.

He felt genuinely sorry for this Northern Continent General.

With a mortal body, he had won the Crimson Campaign, and then independently comprehended the origin…

Rustbone's life could already be called a legend.

But the "Hunter Fire Seed" rejected him, because the previous owner of this Fire Seed was even more legendary than Rustbone!

Although Gu Shen had not seen the image left by the Hunter God Seat.

But just from the descriptions of Afu and Turing, the Hunter God Seat, with his own strength, overwhelmed the entire Starship Era. This man who died in the super-giant source matter storm was enough to become an epaulette for an entire era!

Fire Seeds possessed "consciousness".

To gain the recognition of a Fire Seed, one must either be strong enough, or…

Possess potential and talent that were one in a billion.

After Gu Changzhi passed away, the Fighting Fire Seed recognized Bai Shu.

After Di Jiu died, the Wine Fire Seed recognized Gu Xiaoman.

This was the best example.

Now that the Hunter Fire Seed did not recognize Rustbone, it also confirmed what Turing had said earlier.

Rustbone General was not the best refiner of this Fire Seed!

"Gu Shen, you're here?"

Finally, after several minutes, Rustbone General came back to his senses and discovered Gu Shen behind him.

He quickly got up, with a hint of apology in his expression.

Rustbone's voice was hoarse: "I'm sorry, this refining… still ended in failure."

"You don't have to apologize to me."

Gu Shen softly comforted him: "You are the saddest one for the failure of the refining… The difficulty of refining this Fire Seed is extremely high, and it cannot be conquered in a short period of time. I see that your 'destructive origin' power has grown several times. If you try a few more times, maybe there's a chance."

"No… I'm not going to try again."

Rustbone gave a wry smile.

How could he not know that Gu Shen's words were to comfort him?

In fact, from the very beginning, he was faced with inner conflict.

What was placed before him was the legendary "Hunter Fire Seed". Once it was refined, he could become a God Seat coveted by millions of people. Having already mastered the origin and reached the pinnacle of mortals, Rustbone would naturally not be willing to stop before the chasm.

But he was also clear.

Once this decision was made, there was no turning back.

After touching the "Hunter Fire Seed," he would not be recognized by other Fire Seeds in this lifetime.

Either become the "Hunter God Seat"!

Or be hopeless for the "God Seat" for life!

After struggling for a night, Rustbone finally decided to give it a try… but time gave him a painful blow.

Now he was very clear that the "destructive origin power" he had obtained from the Fire Seed was the greatest gain of this comprehension.

"I won't comprehend it anymore…"

Gu Shen paused for a second and said, "What do you mean?"

"I'm not worthy of this Fire Seed."

Rustbone spoke frankly and smiled indifferently: "You should also be comprehending the 'destructive origin' these past few years. The power contained in this origin is too vast. Being able to get a little bit of it is enough to benefit someone for life. Even if you give me ten thousand years, I won't be able to complete the complete comprehension of the 'destructive origin'. I have now reached the limit. No matter how many more times I try, it will be useless."

Gu Shen's expression was a little moved.

"If I were thirty years younger, I would tell you that even if I had to try ten thousand more times, I would take this Fire Seed!"

Rustbone shook his head and murmured, "But I won't do that now… There are some things in this world that I just can't complete. Unfortunately, refining the 'Hunter Fire Seed' is one of those things that I will never be able to complete."

"Perhaps… such a Fire Seed… should be left to someone like Bai Xiu."

Rustbone suddenly spoke, and recited the name of the best candidate that Turing was always thinking about: "I don't know why, but every time I comprehend the 'Hunter Fire Seed,' I will think of Little Xiu. If he were here, he would definitely be able to refine this Fire Seed, right?"

"…"

Gu Shen didn't know what to say and could only remain silent.

He also hoped that Little Xiu was here.

"We can go home soon."

Gu Shen took a deep breath and said, "The starship has left the 'Silent Zone' and arrived in a turbulent area. If we find the existence of 'transcendent life' in this area… then it means that our ancestors did indeed make a huge circle. In this way, after a while, we can return to the Southern Continent."

Rustbone knew that Gu Shen had separated a wisp of Mind Stream to always specially drive this starship.

The reason for doing this was not just to change the course at any time and avoid danger.

It was also to verify the theory that "the world comes from a circle"!

"Hopefully."

"Returning home… returning home…"

"I originally thought that after being exiled, I would never be able to see my hometown again in this life."

Rustbone sighed leisurely and smiled, "But now it seems that we have a good chance to go back."

Speaking of this, Rustbone slowly moved his head and looked at the other three people in the void.

He said gently, "How is the comprehension situation over there?"

Gu Shen opened up access to comprehend the three Fire Seeds.

On the other side… Gu Shen's senior brother, senior sister, and teacher all chose to comprehend the Fire Seed left by the "Goddess of Grain."

Zhong Wei's strength was too shallow to comprehend the Goddess of Grain's Fire Seed, but he didn't expect to be able to reach the sky in one step and grasp this great opportunity to become a God Seat. Through frequent contact with the Goddess of Grain's Fire Seed, Zhong Wei comprehended his own "vitality cycle" domain and completed the integration, thus successfully being promoted to a titled powerhouse.

On the other side, Zhou Jiren relied on the "legacy" of this Fire Seed to comprehend his own origin power, which was also considered a key step from zero to one!

But.

Among these three, the person who obtained the greatest opportunity because of "contacting the Fire Seed" had to be the Eldest Senior Sister.

[Sky Eye] Luo Er had completely mastered the "Cycle of Seasons" left by the Goddess of Grain and cultivated her seasonal wilderness to great success. In those years, Mr. Gu Changzhi only left a Spring Breathing Technique. Luo Er was the only genius who could copy it on her own!

Now, through the "guidance" of the Grain Fire Seed, she connected all the inspiration she had accumulated in her mind over the years, and accumulated a lot of knowledge and experience, directly resonating with the Fire Seed!

"The talent of [Sky Eye] is indeed amazing."

Looking at the ball of light and fire that no longer resisted and had already merged into a part of Luo Er's palm, Rustbone's eyes showed envy and gratification.

He said sincerely, "Maybe… she can really become the new Goddess of Grain."
(End of this chapter)