novelraw Chapter 440 - 49: Pill Achieves Immortality, Lotus Seed Stirs!
Chapter 440 - 49: Pill Achieves Immortality, Lotus Seed Stirs!
"Several Dao...Daoist Brothers, is...is it the seventh day now!" At this time, the young man tentatively asked.
The few of them were taken aback upon hearing this, lowered their heads without speaking. The scene suddenly fell silent, with an atmosphere heavy to the extreme. Their eyes were full of puzzlement, while also hiding a trace of envy.
After a long while, they finally heard Master Sanchuan speak, his voice somewhat heavy and hoarse:
"It is...the seventh day already!"
"Could it really be that a...Half-Step Golden Core is about to emerge?"
Hearing these four words, the few of them exchanged glances, and then looked at the vortex of spiritual energy that showed no signs of dissipating.
Clearly telling them the fact:
The newcomer is indeed about to condense a Half-Step Golden Core.
After pondering for a moment, Master Sanchuan patted his waist storage bag and took out a palm-sized, dark brown token.
It was the Manipulation Token for the Mountain Protection Array of Qianying Square.
The middle-aged man in a blue robe and the elderly man with white hair looked at Master Sanchuan in surprise, somewhat puzzled.
Only to see Master Sanchuan channeling mana, then performing a spell,
The token then emitted a spirit light, striking the Mountain Protection Array above.
Within moments, the entire array began to operate, and immediately a surge of pure spiritual energy suddenly appeared, released towards the direction of Zhou Xun’s Cave Mansion.
It was the energy stored for emergencies in the Mountain Protection Array.
"Master, this..."
The crowd was taken aback, as Master Sanchuan’s move was beyond their expectations.
"I hope this will make a better impression on this person!"
The refined middle-aged man sighed.
To rise to the position of the master of Qianying Square as a Loose Cultivator, his ability to size up the situation was naturally unparalleled at the time.
...
Zhou Xun was sitting cross-legged in the Cultivation Room, suddenly sensing that the spiritual energy accelerated a bit, and upon a slight probe, he instantly understood the situation’s course.
With a faint smile,
"Master Sanchuan is quite a remarkable person, worth befriending!"
The choice to help at this moment, rather than taking the opportunity to strike, demonstrated his excellent sense of the situation.
It was not for nothing that he managed to become the master of Qianying Square as a Loose Cultivator, nearly comparable to the Grand Elder of the Cloud Light Sect in the past.
Zhou Xun slightly remembered him, then used his Divine Sense to look inward, sensing his Dantian.
Only to see a faint golden Inner Core floating within, with a faint circulation of Dao charm, quite extraordinary.
However, compared to the one within his transformed body, it was still lacking since it had been condensing for eight days.
"Finally reached the Half-Step Golden Core level, and it seems there’s no sign of stopping. Right now, my mana foundation is still ample. Perhaps there’s really a chance to achieve an Immortal Golden Core!"
Zhou Xun had a strong premonition about this.
Getting lost in thought for a moment, Zhou Xun continued to operate the "Spirit Wood True Technique," continuing to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from the outside.
After a Grand Circulation in the meridians, transforming into mana and integrating into the faint golden Inner Core within his Dantian.
As time passed, and under the witness of the entire Qianying Square, the eighth day quietly arrived.
By now, whether it was the four Core Formation Masters of the Qianying Association or the many cultivators of Qianying Square, they were almost numb.
The phenomenon had not ended, and they dared not speak recklessly, only staring blankly.
Time slowly passed, the eighth day also quietly ended, and then came the ninth day!
At that moment, Zhou Xun felt his mind relax, as if some shackles had been opened, and he fell into a state of enlightenment.
If someone was present, they would find Zhou Xun enveloped in Dao charm, a strange energy in Heaven and Earth suddenly being evoked, entering Zhou Xun’s meridians along with the spiritual energy, eventually merging into the Dantian.
Just then, the Lotus Seed residing in Zhou Xun’s Dantian suddenly awoke from its slumber,
its surface flickered with a slight light, then produced a strange suction, intercepting and constantly absorbing this peculiar energy.
With the passage of time, this energy was continuously absorbed by the Lotus Seed, and after an unknown duration, it seemed to be satiated,
the Lotus Seed swelled a bit, becoming vibrant.
At this moment, the Lotus Seed’s open end suddenly bulged, and then a trace of green seeped out, and it grew longer, finally forming a bud.
This lifebound spirit plant of Zhou Xun, which he had fed with spirit medicine essence over many years, had no significant change until today, when it sprouted.
The most peculiar thing was that with the sprouting of the Lotus Seed, it began to nourish Zhou Xun in return,
a pure energy was transmitted immediately, whirled around spiritedly, then drilled into the Inner Core.
With the infusion of this energy, the faint golden Inner Core swelled rapidly,
the previously intercepted peculiar energy began quickly merging into the Inner Core, constantly absorbed and refined by this golden pill.
As time went on, this Inner Core became more spiritual and rounded.
Suddenly, a flash of golden light passed,
as if a qualitative change were triggered by quantitative accumulation, the Inner Core suddenly sublimated,
becoming unified, flawless, appearing a captivating golden, extraordinarily beautiful!
Like a piece of artwork, emitting waves of Dao charm, as if the flow of Heaven’s Dao!
And engraved on the surface of this Golden Core were runes like the Great Dao, besides an unusual image,
its shape was evidently a budding Lotus Seed!
This Lotus Seed was of significant origin, capable of imprinting its true form on the Golden Core’s surface, indicating its extraordinary nature.
"Mmm-hmm!"
At this time, Zhou Xun finally slowly awakened.
"Was I...having an epiphany just now?"
At the same time, noticing changes in himself, he immediately looked inward at his Dantian, only to see a golden Inner Core floating within, seemingly naturally formed!
"This is...the Immortal Golden Core!"
The circulating Dao charm and the flawless feeling it emitted were absent in the Inner Core formed from his transformed body, allowing him to confirm he successfully condensed an Immortal Golden Core.
"Indeed, this journey to the Central Continent was the right choice!"
"Next, after seizing that Dragon Blood Holy Fruit, I’ll retreat into the Eastern Wilderness for secluded cultivation until reaching peak Core Formation before emerging again!"
"Huh!"
Suddenly, Zhou Xun’s Divine Sense swept over the floating Lotus Seed in the corner.
The originally dormant Mysterious Lotus Seed was now displaying a vigorous vitality, extraordinarily mystical.
In his perception, an invisible energy was radiating from the Lotus Seed, constantly nourishing Zhou Xun himself.
From this, Zhou Xun vaguely perceived a power of time and vitality.
Zhou Xun’s heart moved, raising his left hand with a sword finger, he maneuvered a spell to prick his right forearm,
a faint Qi force flew out, grazing Zhou Xun’s arm, slicing an inch-long cut, from which blood promptly oozed.
However, an astonishing scene unfolded next,
the bleeding in Zhou Xun’s right arm instantly stopped, and then at a speed visible to the naked eye, continued to heal.
Given at most a short break, it would restore perfectly as before!
"This is...the characteristic of the Immortal Body!"