Chapter 739 - 71: Darkness Before Dawn

Chapter 739: Chapter 71: Darkness Before Dawn

The crowd felt a vast, ocean-like force rushing toward them.

It was as if a towering giant mountain was pressing down on their hearts.

"Such power... could it really be the Nascent Soul!"

The powerful oppressive force made their breathing become rapid, their faces pale, and fine beads of sweat appear on their foreheads.

Yet their eyes became increasingly brilliant, their gaze toward Zhou Xun full of fervor.

Master Xingyue felt it even more so,

being one of the top three figures in the Eastern Wilderness now, his heart was also greatly shaken at this moment.

Initially, he was scornful of Zhou Xun’s promotion to Nascent Soul, for what reason could he break the thousands of years of confinement in the Eastern Wilderness?

Besides, their Celestial Star Palace had been passed down for ten thousand years, and they knew many secrets of the Eastern Wilderness back then,

without Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, no matter how talented you are, you can only be trapped at Core Formation until you perish,

however—

When he personally felt this suffocating spiritual pressure, his doubts instantly dissipated.

He was, after all, at Peak Core Formation cultivation,

naturally able to judge that Zhou Xun’s mana suppression could not be emitted by a Core Formation Cultivator,

this vast ocean-like aura,

compared to their Core Formation Cultivators’ mana, was of a different quality.

"This can only be Nascent Soul!"

He straightened his body, closed his eyes slightly,

released his body and mind, showing a look of delight, enjoying this suppression, a sense of relief flashed in his heart!

"Nascent Soul!"

"This is the power of the Nascent Soul!"

For him, this life’s obsession instantly vanished at this moment.

He knew that he had once been the most talented genius in the entire Eastern Wilderness, with a Gold Attribute Celestial Spirit Root,

at this moment, Master Xingyue fell into a transcendent state,

his past experiences flashed through his mind like a movie,

starting cultivation at ten, Foundation Establishment at twenty, Core Formation at ninety-nine, then cultivated to the peak over a hundred years, confined from then on,

unable to progress for hundreds of years,

he thought this life would end in such a state, never expecting to witness the power of another realm near the end,

this life was enough!

At the moment he let go, a sensation arose in Master Xingyue’s dantian, the pale gold Inner Core within him suddenly began to spin rapidly,

emitting a faint golden glow from inside!

His entire aura began to change...

This change instantly attracted Zhou Xun’s attention!

He immediately cast his gaze over and observed the fluctuation within Master Xingyue, greatly surprised:

"Is this... a sign of breaking through to Nascent Soul?"

Master Xingyue, affected by the momentum of his Nascent Soul, unexpectedly touched upon the chance of advancing to Nascent Soul, indicating that this person was also exceptionally gifted!

As time progressed, the aura surrounding Master Xingyue intensified, affecting the spiritual energy around him,

gradually gathering towards him,

at this time, the other Core Formation Masters also noticed this scene and began whispering among themselves.

"What’s happening to Master Xingyue?"

"Is he perhaps going to disrupt Elder Wangchuan’s ceremony?"

"It’s long been rumored that the two have had some conflicts, Master Xingyue’s courage is indeed..."

...

Upon seeing this, Zhou Xun spoke up:

"Everyone, do not panic, Master Xingyue does not intend to disrupt the ceremony. Observing his condition, he has been touched by my Nascent Soul’s influence, triggering the chance for Nascent Soul advancement."

"This is a blessing for the Eastern Wilderness, if Master Xingyue can successfully break through, the Eastern Wilderness Cultivation Realm will gain another Nascent Soul Great Power, also indicating that the curse confining our Eastern Wilderness for thousands of years is being broken."

Upon hearing this, everyone displayed astonished expressions, then a surge of inexplicable excitement arose in their hearts.

They gazed at Master Xingyue with anticipation, as if seeing hope for their own breakthrough.

Though Zhou Xun claimed to have broken through, it was not seen with their own eyes,

but the breakthrough of Master Xingyue was occurring right before them, should he succeed in advancing,

it means that they too could achieve it in the future.

It is known that there are more than forty Late-Stage Core Formation Cultivators present.

They all have enough confidence in their own aptitude,

after all, in today’s Eastern Wilderness, without an Earth Spirit Root, striving to break through to the later stages is extremely difficult.

At this time, the mana fluctuation from Master Xingyue’s body became increasingly intense,

Zhou Xun slightly raised his hand, a gentle spiritual power hit the sky,

immediately, the entire Mountain Protection Array was activated, gathering all the spiritual energy from hundreds of miles of Wangchuan Lake,

barely elevating the spiritual energy concentration to Tier Four level.

If it weren’t for the recent increase in Wangchuan Lake’s Spirit Vein, he couldn’t have achieved this step, making Master Xingyue’s luck quite considerable.

Master Xingyue was now fully immersed in the state of breakthrough,

sensing the sudden densification of spiritual energy around him, how could he not know it was Zhou Xun’s aid, filled with a sense of gratitude.

But now he couldn’t afford any distraction, thus he focused more on guiding the spiritual power within, striking against the barrier leading to the Nascent Soul Realm.

As time ticked by, the spiritual energy around Master Xingyue grew denser, forming a huge vortex.

His aura also kept rising, the faint golden light became increasingly brilliant. Everyone watched this scene tensely, not daring to breathe.

Finally, after a strong spiritual power fluctuation, Master Xingyue’s aura suddenly waned!

"Oh no, he’s about to fail!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Xun’s brows furrowed, his divine sense scanned, instantly understanding the reason,

to break through to the Nascent Soul, Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi is essential, yet now though the Qi is recovering, it remains too scarce,

not enough to support Nascent Soul Formation!

After a moment of thought, Zhou Xun patted his waist, five Top-Grade Spirit Stones flew out!