Immemorial Altar Lamp

Wangu Altar Lamp (万古长明灯), ancient lamp found by altar in Insect Island
== Usage ==
The Eastern Wasteland Bell had taught Chen how to use it.
It wasn't an offensive weapon, but a priceless treasure used to assist cultivation. It contained the blessing of supreme experts from the ancient era. The flame inside could draw out the Heavenly Daos and shine upon a person's heart, allowing them to enter a perfect meditative state where they felt immeasurably closer to the Heavenly Daos.
When people normally cultivated, they first needed to expel random thoughts and enter a meditative state. Once their minds were empty, they would attempt to connect to the Heavenly Daos. This was extremely difficult, and the effect was different for every person. 
Sea Expansion was a realm where the difference in cultivation speed was the greatest. By this realm, cultivators had to have already begun to touch heaven and earth's laws. That made Sea Expansion an extremely important foundational realm. It wasn't as simple as simply expanding the sea.
But with the Immemorial Altar Lamp, under its light, everyone felt warm and relaxed. It was like they had returned to a state of fetuses within their mothers' wombs. Their spiritual yuan naturally circulated. Even without meticulously doing anything, they felt the lamp guiding them to an indescribably miraculous state.
Long Chen was shocked to see that everyone's qi seas were slowly surging. They were undergoing a slow, second expansion.
"Even without pills, they can expand their seas a second time? It's no wonder the Eastern Wasteland Bell said that the Immemorial Altar Lamp is amazing."
== Effects on cultivation ==
Long Chen had also found some rules about the Immemorial Altar Lamp. It also allowed people to establish their foundation quickly, letting their foundation become flawless.
But as their cultivation bases grew, the effect lessened. In truth, this was intentionally done by the Immemorial Altar Lamp.
At the beginning, Long Chen hadn't understood. But then he had realized that the Immemorial Altar Lamp was different from ordinary treasures. It had its own rules. The higher the realm, the more it would withdraw its blessings. It had those using it go out and comprehend some things on their own. Otherwise, they would form a dependence on it.
If people formed a dependence on it, then that wouldn't be helping, but ruining their futures. Forming a dependence would be a destructive blow to a cultivator, which was why it pulled back its blessings. This was also one of the reasons it was such an amazing treasure in the ancient era.
It was most useful in the early stage of a realm. In the middle stage, its blessings would lessen, and by the late stage, it essentially had no effect.
At Sea Expansion it allows one to expand ones Qi Sea to grow ten times larger than others, at Foundation forging it makes one foundation flawless.
== Insect Island ==
"This ancient lamp is something I noticed first. I also had long since seen through this trap laid by the Bonethorn Bloodmoths. They are using the fresh blood of experts to extinguish the lampwick. Then, the final formations of the island will be completely broken, and they'll be completely free. So I was waiting here for a long time for people to come, but I didn't expect that a big fish like you would come swimming into my trap." Huang Junmo smiled and put away the ancient lamp.
These Bonethorn Bloodmoth kings had been here for who knew how long. They had grown a bit of intelligence, and they knew that the reason they couldn't leave this island was because of the lamp.
When they noticed that killing experts near the lamp would cause it to weaken, they had begun to order those lower rank Bonethorn Bloodmoths to attack the trial takers.
Perhaps it was because the lamp had been taken away, or perhaps it was because of Long Chen's battle with Huang Junmo. Either way, they had been disturbed and almost instinctively attacked Long Chen.
== Corpse Devouring Insects ==
Long Chen pressed his hand on the ancient lamp. An ancient rune lit up, and when Long Chen blew on the wick, a light red flame flew out, instantly enveloping half of the room.
What startled Long Chen was the fact that the Gadfly-Ant Corpse Devouring Insects were instantly turned to smoke when they were enveloped by those flames. They vanished.
However, after getting excited, he suddenly found that the wick had dimmed after this attack. He jumped in fright.
"It's fine. As long as it doesn't get contaminated with the Blood Qi of cultivators, it will never completely extinguish," said the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
"So... does that mean I can't use it against enemies?" asked Long Chen.
"You can use it against enemies that aren't cultivators. For example, Magical Beasts. The lampwick of this Immemorial Altar Lamp was refined through the life essence of supreme experts. Inside are their blessings. The Immemorial Altar Lamp isn't a killing device. In truth, it's a priceless cultivation assisting treasure. Once you reach Sea Expansion, it can help you cultivate faster, and your qi sea will grow to ten times the size of others. Even in the ancient era, it was an extremely rare treasure. A sect could build their entire foundation around it. And it's not just useful for the Sea Expansion realm. At the Foundation Forging realm, if you have its assistance, your immortal platform's foundation will be incomparably stable. Long Chen, you truly did obtain an amazing treasure this time. It seems your fortune has taken a turn for the better," praised the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
Hearing that the Immemorial Altar Lamp couldn't be used to face enemies, Long Chen couldn't help being disappointed. Such a powerful killing tool couldn't be used to kill. That was too irritating.
"If the Immemorial Altar Lamp kills too many experts, their resentment will be absorbed by it and extinguish its core. Then it will become trash," said the Eastern Wasteland Bell.
Long Chen immediately thought of how those insects on Insect Island had drawn cultivators near the lamp before killing them. So their goal really had been to extinguish the wick.
"Put away the Immemorial Altar Lamp for now. It has absorbed too much resentment and needs to rest. As for your Earth Flame, it's in slumber and can't help expel that resentment. It's not good to use for now. I'll teach you how to use it to help your cultivation later."
==References==
Category:Wangu Road