37: Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, the celebration begins!

"I cannot lose... I must become stronger... I must take revenge..."

The obsession in her heart transformed into her sole pillar of mental support.

Lu Yuan stood in mid-air, watching this scene with a solemn expression.

He knew that the most critical moment had arrived.

"Chaos Sword Body, appear!"

Lu Yuan shouted in a low voice.

Behind him, a patch of chaotic mist surged.

Within the mist, a phantom of a giant sword, ancient and vast, as if representing the Origin of Sword Dao, slowly emerged.

This was one of the source Phenomena of the Chaos Sword Body—the Innate Sword Phantom.

"Go."

Lu Yuan pointed a finger.

That Innate Sword Phantom turned into a streak of light, instantly entering Lu Xueyao's body, protecting her heart meridians, and guiding the violent myriad Sword Qi to strike at her sealed Nine Apertures.

Boom!

A series of muffled sounds like beating drums came from within Lu Xueyao's body.

Under the protection of the Innate Sword Phantom, those nine previously impregnable apertures were opened one by one, as if they were made of paper.

One aperture, two apertures... five apertures... eight apertures.

Until the last aperture.

"Open for me."

Lu Xueyao suddenly opened her eyes, letting out a cry that originated from her Soul.

Crack!

It was as if something had shattered.

A heaven-shaking Sword Intent surged from her thin body into the sky.

The strength of this Sword Intent actually triggered a Phenomenon in the celestial phenomena.

The void of the entire Tai Xu Secret Realm was trembling.

Inside the Sword Tomb, those thousands of originally violent broken swords, at this moment, all bent their blades in unison, bowing towards the direction of Lu Xueyao.

Ten thousand swords surrendered.

As if worshipping a monarch.

Lu Xueyao hovered in mid-air, the wounds on her body healing at a speed visible to the naked eye; her skin became crystal clear like jade, and her whole person emitted a faint silvery radiance.

On her chest, a phantom of a heart, exquisite and translucent, possessing nine holes, flickered in and out of existence, and with every beat, it spewed out endless Sword Qi.

The Nine Aperture Exquisite Sword Heart had completely awakened.

At the same time, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi poured into her body crazily.

Her cultivation base, from nothing, began to skyrocket wildly.

Qi Refinement Level 1... Qi Refinement Perfection... Foundation Establishment Early Stage.

Without any Bottleneck, she directly leaped over the Qi Refinement Stage, ascended in one step, forged a flawless Foundation of the Dao, and stepped into the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Although it was only the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, under the blessing of the Nine Aperture Exquisite Sword Heart, the sharp aura she emitted made even ordinary Golden Core Early Stage Cultivators feel palpitations.

"Many thanks, Revered Master, for your fulfillment."

Lu Xueyao landed on the ground, feeling the majestic power within her body, her eyes filled with tears, and she bowed heavily to Lu Yuan.

"Get up."

Lu Yuan landed in front of her, looking at this Disciple with satisfaction.

"Since the Sword Heart is formed, it must not be wasted. There are many Second Rank and Third Rank Yao Beasts in this Secret Realm, which are just suitable for you to practice with."

Saying this, Lu Yuan pointed a finger at the center of her eyebrows.

"This 'Great Void Splitting Light Sword' is a Heaven Rank High Grade Sword Dao Divine Ability, and it is the most compatible with your Sword Heart. You shall train here; only when you have cultivated this sword technique to the Minor Achievement stage can you leave seclusion."

"Yes, Disciple obeys."

Lu Xueyao received the Legacy, her eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit.

After settling Lu Xueyao, Lu Yuan flashed and arrived at the Inheritance Grand Hall in the core of the Secret Realm.

He familiarly opened one of the hidden secret chambers.

Here, the life-long collection of Venerable Taixu was recorded.

Although most of the treasures had lost their spirituality over the years, in a box made of ten-thousand-year mysterious jade, Lu Yuan still found what he wanted.

A bottle of well-preserved Medicinal Pill.

"Purple Extreme Pill."

Lu Yuan opened the jade bottle, and a rich purple medicinal aura rushed to his nostrils.

This was a Fifth Rank Medicinal Pill specially used for Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators to refine their magic power and condense their Primordial Spirit.

"Just right, I will use the power of this pill to make a Breakthrough in one go."

Lu Yuan sat cross-legged and poured the entire bottle of Purple Extreme Pill into his mouth.

If it were an ordinary Soul Transformation Cultivator, even if they obtained this pill, they would need to carefully refine it one by one, consuming several years.

But Lu Yuan was different.

"Heaven Devouring Demonic Art, refine for me!"

His abdomen seemed to turn into a black hole, crazily devouring the massive medicinal power.

The "Great Five Elements Chaos Art" operated at full strength, and the Five Elements Laws quickly converted the violent medicinal power into his own magic power, filling the gaps in his Dantian.

In his many Dual Cultivation sessions with Gu Qingxue before, his magic power had already accumulated to the critical point; now with the boost of this Purple Extreme Pill, the Breakthrough was simply natural.

Rumble.

Several hours later.

A sound like muffled thunder came from the Grand Hall.

The Five Elements divine light around Lu Yuan surged, and the Five Emperors Dharma Image behind him became even clearer, as if it were about to walk from illusion into reality.

A vast pressure belonging to the Soul Transformation Middle Stage swept through the entire Inheritance Grand Hall.

With the improvement of his Realm, Lu Yuan's Sea of Consciousness expanded again.

That Primordial Spirit Dharma Image, which was originally two thousand zhang tall, was raised again under the baptism of this Breakthrough power.

Two thousand five hundred zhang... two thousand eight hundred zhang... three thousand zhang.

It only stopped at three thousand zhang.

The three-thousand-zhang Primordial Spirit, golden light dazzling, was as if it were substantial.

Lu Yuan slowly opened his eyes, and wherever his gaze passed, the void generated electricity.

His Divine Sense strength now was comparable to a Venerable of the Soul Transformation Late Stage.

"Soul Transformation Middle Stage, three-thousand-zhang Primordial Spirit."

Lu Yuan stood up, feeling the power in his body that was enough to destroy the world, and a confident smile hooked the corner of his mouth.

"With my current Foundation, even if I face a Void Refining old monster, I am afraid I can contend with them!"

...

Half a month's time was but a snap of the fingers.

During this period, the entire Azure Cloud Sect was decorated with lanterns and festoons, bustling with excitement.

To prepare for their Old Ancestor's Soul Transformation Ceremony, Gu Qingxue had exhausted the strength of the Sect, striving to hold this grand event magnificently enough to shock the entire Eastern Wilderness.

Lu Yuan spent most of his time in seclusion at Longevity Peak, stabilizing his Realm.

The intelligence refreshed every day was mostly some trivial white gossip, such as a certain Disciple having a crush on a Senior Sister, which he passed over casually.

Until the eve of the official Soul Transformation Ceremony, at the hour of the Rat (midnight).

Lu Yuan sat in his Immortal Cave, his mind stirred, and he summoned the System interface.

[Ding, daily intelligence has been refreshed.]

Three brand-new pieces of intelligence slowly emerged on the ghost-blue light screen.

[White intelligence: The Starfall Pavilion, a vassal Sect of the Taiyi Sect, has had its Disciples secretly instructed by the Taiyi Sect leader, Ye Chen, and they have successfully mixed into the Utility Disciples responsible for the ceremony's wine. They will secretly mix a colorless and odorless powder called "Spirit Disorder Powder" into the spiritual wine of this ceremony. Although this drug will not be fatal, it can cause low-level Cultivators below the Golden Core Stage to lose control of their spiritual power in a short period and make a fool of themselves in public, intending to create Chaos and make the Azure Cloud Sect lose face in front of fellow Cultivators of the world. [Click to view the identity of the poisoner]]

[Purple intelligence: Among the teams coming to offer birthday congratulations, the Hundred Refinements Sect has prepared a generous gift, which is a Third Rank Low Grade Li Fire Forging Furnace, intending to gift it to the Host. Hidden in the interlayer at the bottom of this furnace is a map of a Dragon-patterned Black Gold mineral vein that has not been discovered by the Hundred Refinements Sect. If the Host accepts this gift and disassembles the bottom of the furnace, the detailed information of this mineral vein can be obtained.]