Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards

Chapter 439 - 251: A Nascent Soul Measured by Inches—A one inch and ninety-nine Nascent Soul!

All True Masters, in their confusion, went to inquire of Zhao Ming. After all, Zhao Ming, being the Sect Leader, might know something.

However, when faced with the inquiries of All True Masters, Zhao Ming merely shook his head and said, "I know, but I cannot speak of it. You will find out in due time."

Hearing such a response from Zhao Ming, All True Masters felt quite puzzled as well.

Since Zhao Ming would not speak, they had no choice but to let it be and not dwell on it further.

But at this moment, another True Master discovered something strange, which was that Qi Chuan had been absent for some time.

This would ordinarily be nothing out of the ordinary.

However, currently, it was an unusual time when the Supreme Elder was stationed at the Myriad Flowers Hall handling affairs, and all True Masters had come to pay their respects, yet Qi Chuan was nowhere to be found. This inevitably made everyone quietly feel a bit peculiar.

Despite finding it a bit strange, all True Masters did not connect Qi Chuan’s unusual disappearance with the Supreme Elder’s atypical behavior.

After all, as the Supreme Elder was a Nascent Soul True Monarch, their actions were hardly influenced or restricted by other Core Formation True Masters, even if that True Master was Qi Chuan.

All True Masters speculated that perhaps Qi Chuan was delayed by something, hence had not come to the Myriad Flowers Hall to pay respects to the Supreme Elder.

Given that someone like Qi Chuan, whose talent was terrifying, often had many of their affairs, perhaps once these tasks were completed, he would visit the Myriad Flowers Hall to pay respects to the Supreme Elder.

However, by that time, whether the Supreme Elder would still be in the Myriad Flowers Hall was also uncertain.

All True Masters temporarily set aside these two matters and, aside from occasionally visiting the Myriad Flowers Hall to pay their respects to the Supreme Elder, mostly continued with their own affairs.

As for all the disciples of the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect, everything proceeded as usual. They were unaware that the Supreme Elder had been appearing continuously in the Myriad Flowers Hall for over a month.

However, what was truly curious was that all the disciples felt that the concentration of Spiritual Qi in their Cave Mansions had slightly decreased.

This situation was evidently quite unusual.

But they did not think much of it.

For the eruption of the Spirit Vein’s Spiritual Qi follows a certain rhythm, much like a tide, rising and falling.

They merely considered that the Spirit Vein was in its "ebb" phase.

Thus, even though the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect exhibited some anomalies, it continued functioning along a normal trajectory without any significant changes or major public opinion shifts.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.

Within this year, the Myriad Flowers Immortal Sect had undergone many events.

Yet these external affairs did not affect Qi Chuan.

Inside the Ten Directions Stone Chamber, Qi Chuan’s figure quietly sat cross-legged on a Puduan, like a rock.

The air of the Stone Chamber was filled with a dense fog-like liquid of Spiritual Qi, especially around Qi Chuan’s body, which was viscous and intensely concentrated.

And if one were to focus their gaze into Qi Chuan’s Dantian, they would find that the energy mass of the Clear Wind Spirit Transformation Pill’s Medicinal Power and the trace of Jade Infant Marrow Origin were nowhere to be seen beside the First-Grade Nine Orifice Golden Core.

The First-Grade Nine Orifice Golden Core was no longer as it was before; not only had its size expanded several times, but it also emitted a peculiar fluctuation that faintly exceeded the scope of the Great Core Formation Realm.

Furthermore, if one were to gaze through the First-Grade Nine Orifice Golden Core into its interior, they could vaguely discern the silhouette of a seemingly hidden figure.

This silhouette was the Dharma Body concealed within the First-Grade Nine Orifice Golden Core.

Now, the cultivation of the Dharma Body had reached its final stage.

Qi Chuan continued to operate the Cultivation Method, absorbing the massive amount of Spiritual Qi erupting from the Eye of the Spiritual Vein, refining it into Mana, and continually supplying it as sustenance to the Dharma Body within the Golden Core.

Under such circumstances, the Dharma Body was undergoing its final perfection.

A month passed yet again.

Qi Chuan finally ceased the process of nurturing the Dharma Body.

This also signified that the cultivation of the Dharma Body was complete.

"Finally succeeded, it took over a year, not an easy task..."

Qi Chuan heaved a sigh of relief in his heart and sighed in admiration.

Immediately, he looked toward the interior of the Golden Core within his Dantian.

Within the solid Golden Core, a complete outline of the Dharma Body sat cross-legged. However, due to the obscuration of the Golden Core, its details were difficult to discern.

What follows is the most perilous stage of impacting the Nascent Soul, the final phase, namely... Shattering Core to Infant!

As the name implies, it requires actively shattering Qi Chuan’s First-Grade Nine Orifice Golden Core to fully manifest the Dharma Body he had cultivated over a year. Only when it truly manifests in the world can it be called a Nascent Soul, endowed with various Divine Powers of the Nascent Soul.

This process must be handled with utmost caution; if it fails, it can result in a regression in cultivation, loss of potential, and possibly even death.

Imagine, cultivators spending countless years cultivating to the pinnacle of a Golden Core, only to deliberately shatter it in a single day — such a task requires immense courage, bearing enormous risks.

During the process of Shattering Core, mishandling may even lead to the simultaneous destruction of the Dharma Body within the Golden Core.

One must understand that the Divine Soul is hidden within the Dharma Body, and should such circumstances arise, the fate of the cultivators can only be imagined.

Many times, even if the Dharma Body within the Golden Core remains intact, it is susceptible to damage during the Shattering Core to Infant process, similarly resulting in a failure to impact the Nascent Soul with severe consequences.

More critically, at this time, Qi Chuan, as the master, found it difficult to intervene much in the process of Shattering Core to Infant.