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Chapter 451 - 448: Nascent Soul

"No more! We can't go any further!" Feng Wuji conveyed with divine sense, "It's pitch-black, I can't see anything. We have to rely solely on divine sense to navigate and search, it's too awkward. Moreover, the seawater is getting thicker and thicker, almost turning into sticky porridge, the resistance is too great, it severely affects our movement. Lastly, there's the pressure of the seawater, I feel as if I'm being crushed by hundreds of mountains, with a stifling chest, a swelling head, and limp limbs. It's too uncomfortable… If we keep chasing, I definitely won't be able to hold on…"

"I can't go on either," Li Wentian said, his face pale as paper, hunched over, with drooping eyelids, looking extremely weak, "You go ahead and chase if you want, but I won't." If he could, he would very much like to lie down and sleep for three days and nights! He was truly too tired!

"It's mainly because we can't bear to part with the dragon corpse…"

"I can't bear it either, but the key issue is we can't catch up."

"Are we just going to give up like this? I can't accept it!"

"Is there really no other way?"

Everyone felt awful.

"Let's go, let's head back." Feng Wuji slowly turned around, retreating the way they had come.

The others hesitated for a moment, then turned and left one by one.

So frustrated!

So infuriating!

So depressing!

Enough to drive one mad!

They had come eagerly but were now returning in utter dejection, the contrast was simply too great.

…

"Alright, we can finally stop," said the elder of the bronze coffin, "Those fellows have already retreated."

"Could it be a trap?" Gao Fei asked, "On the surface they've retreated, but in fact, they might be hiding somewhere, waiting to jump out and attack us when we emerge."

"That's a possibility…" the elder of the bronze coffin replied, "Let's wait a bit longer, we'll leave after we're certain it's safe."

"That's the best," Gao Fei had no objections.

"Indeed, it's a vast and wondrous world, full of marvels," the elder of the bronze coffin sighed, "The first half of the seawater is blue, then it turns black in the second half, and its density significantly increases, the pressure as well, skyrocketing dozens of times… What exactly is the reason for all this?"

"It's indeed very strange," Gao Fei agreed deeply.

"What do you think… if we continued to go deeper… what would be the result?"

"Continue to go deeper? Elder, don't joke with me."

"I'm not joking, I'm serious. I really want to understand the reason behind the seawater's anomaly," said the elder.

"Let's forget about it! It's too dangerous!"

"Yes, it's too dangerous," the elder of the bronze coffin sighed, "It's not worth losing one's life just to satisfy curiosity."

"Elder's words are too right," Gao Fei promptly said, "Surviving is the most important thing."

…

In a sea area thousands of miles away.

"Bang bang bang!"

Rows of figures broke through the water and flew out.

These people were dressed in luxurious clothing, with profound cultivations, all Great Cultivators at the Transcendence Tribulation Stage.

"We finally got out," Li He from the Northern Town let out a deep breath, "I almost suffocated to death."

The rest also showed weary faces.

"Let's discuss what to do next," said one.

"We'll stay right here! I don't believe it, the bronze coffin and the dragon corpse can't hide at the bottom of the sea forever."

"Exactly, the bronze coffin and the dragon corpse will definitely come out. As soon as they do, we'll swarm them and use ruthless tactics to capture them," another proposed.

"I agree!"

"Let's do it this way!"

So, everyone scattered in all directions, each person monitoring a section of the sea. As soon as the Bronze Coffin and the Dragon Corpse surfaced, they would know immediately.

...

At the bottom of the sea, ten thousand meters deep.

Inside the Bronze Coffin.

Gao Fei exclaimed in surprise, "The Spiritual Energy inside the coffin seems to have gotten denser."

"We feel the same way," came the voices of Chen San and Liu Qing from the darkness.

"What's going on?" Gao Fei wondered in amazement.

At that moment, a surge of mental power invaded Gao Fei's mind. It was the will of the elder in the Bronze Coffin, "For some reason, a great amount of Spiritual Energy has suddenly gushed out from the seawater, very pure and dense. I used a spell to draw the Spiritual Energy into the Bronze Coffin. How does it feel, not bad, right?"

"Not just not bad, it's incredibly good," Gao Fei responded with his mind. "Cultivating in such dense Spiritual Energy is sure to yield twice the results with half the effort."

"Then what are you waiting for? Start cultivating right now."

"Cultivate? Now?"

"Yes! Since we're going to be at the bottom of the sea for a while, you might as well focus on your cultivation."

"You're right, senior. I really should be cultivating," Gao Fei agreed.

After a brief exchange with the elder in the Bronze Coffin, Gao Fei called for Chen San and Liu Qing to cultivate together.

Before starting their cultivation, Gao Fei swallowed a Comprehension Pill that he had been storing for a long time. A stream of warmth spread throughout his body, slowly flowing through his meridians, warm and exceedingly comfortable.

Gao Fei settled into a cross-legged posture, closed his eyes, regulated his breathing, and started to cultivate calmly.

Day after day.

In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.

"Whoosh!"

A blinding halo appeared above Gao Fei's head, illuminating the interior of the Bronze Coffin exceptionally bright.

Chen San and Liu Qing, who were meditating and cultivating, were jolted awake. They opened their eyes and looked at Gao Fei in surprise.

"What's happened to the lord?" Chen San asked, puzzled.

"It looks like... a breakthrough?" Liu Qing said hesitantly.

"A breakthrough? To the Nascent Soul Stage?" Chen San's eyes widened.

"It should be. I can feel an intimidating pressure emanating from the lord," Liu Qing shared his sensation.

"The lord is indeed formidable," admired Chen San. "To achieve a breakthrough in such circumstances is remarkable. Liu Qing, we need to work hard as well."

"Yes," Liu Qing nodded. "We do need to put in the effort! Otherwise, we'll be left far behind by the lord."

After a short conversation, the two closed their eyes and continued to cultivate.

...

Had Gao Fei achieved a breakthrough?

The answer was a definitive yes!

If one were to observe with Clairvoyance, one would see inside Gao Fei's body... Floating above his Dantian was a Golden Core, its surface now all cracked, with lines running across like a spider's web. "Crack!" Suddenly, the Golden Core shattered, turning into a cluster of light spots, which slowly merged together to form a... little person... Yes, a little person! With a head, eyes, a nose, a mouth, hands, and feet... Just like a newborn baby...

This was the legendary Nascent Soul!

Transforming the Golden Core into a Nascent Soul is the biggest hurdle for cultivators, one that either leads to smooth sailing and brave advancement with limitless achievements or, if failed, to lifelong regret and a gloomy death.

A saying in the world of Immortal Cultivation goes: "Only when one enters the Nascent Soul Stage is one truly considered a cultivator!"

The Nascent Soul, though formed, was still very weak and could collapse at any moment.

Gao Fei concentrated his mind and calmed his Qi, swiftly absorbing Spiritual Energy and then transforming it into True Qi. With this True Qi, he carefully nurtured the Nascent Soul, his actions gentle and cautious, for fear of harming the Nascent Soul.

Forming the Nascent Soul had taken half a month, and nurturing it took another. The latter required twice the time as the former.