85: Outside the tower, turmoil rages; the pursuit of the sacred land continues.

Just as Chu He was calculating how to harvest those "fat sheep" outside the pagoda, the heaven and earth phenomena triggered by his Breakthrough to Soul Transformation finally began to slowly dissipate.

But the shock it brought was like a magnitude twelve super earthquake, sweeping through the entire Black Wind Plain and even more distant regions.

All the Cultivators waiting for an Opportunity on the Black Wind Plain, whether they were Demonic Cultivators from the Northern Wasteland, the Yao Race from the Southern Border, or Buddhist Disciples from the Western Desert, all cast gazes of shock, awe, and greed toward the direction of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda at this moment.

Soul Transformation!

This Realm, which only existed in legends, had actually been reached by someone today!

Moreover, it was inside this mysterious Heaven-Reaching Pagoda!

What did this mean?

It meant that within the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, there must be hidden a world-shaking secret that could allow someone to Breakthrough to Soul Transformation!

In an instant, countless strands of Divine Sense, both overt and covert, began to interweave and collide around the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, and the atmosphere became unprecedentedly heavy and eerie.

Some Late Nascent Soul Stage Old Monsters, confident in their powerful strength, had already begun to quietly approach the direction where the people from the Central Province Sacred Land were located.

Clearly, they all wanted to wait for the person inside the pagoda to come out and get a share of the spoils.

"A bunch of fools who don't know the meaning of death."

The Soul Transformation Ancestor of the Central Province Sacred Land felt the ill-intentioned gazes around him, and a cruel sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He admitted that someone breaking through to Soul Transformation inside the pagoda was indeed beyond his expectations.

But he also had absolute confidence in himself!

He was a peerless Prodigy of the Central Province Sacred Land who appeared only once in ten thousand years; he formed his Nascent Soul at three hundred years old, stepped into the Soul Transformation Realm at eight hundred, and was now at the peak of the Early Soul Transformation Stage, just one step away from the Nascent Soul Mid Stage.

The technique he cultivated was the Heaven Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique passed down for hundreds of thousands of years in the Holy Land, the 'Great Sun Star Art,' and his combat power was far beyond what an ordinary Early Soul Transformation Stage could compare to.

Moreover, he had also brought one of the Holy Land's sect-guarding treasures—the 'Star Soul-Locking Chain'!

This Top-grade Magic Treasure specifically countered the Primordial Spirit; once locked by it, no matter how great your Divine Ability, you could only be at the mercy of others.

"No matter who you are, since you dared to kill the Saint of my Holy Land, today, you will undoubtedly die!"

"Everything you gained from breaking through to Soul Transformation will become this seat's possession!"

The look of greed in the Soul Transformation Ancestor's eyes intensified.

He even looked forward to that mysterious person coming out of the pagoda quickly... Inside the pagoda.

Chu He had finished taking stock of all the rewards and was in a great mood.

He glanced at Feng Ziyan, who had already fallen into a deep sleep in his arms, and felt the faint but incredibly noble rhythmic pulse of life in her abdomen, his heart filled with warmth.

This was his child.

A child possessing the Chaos Sacred Body!

He reached out and gently stroked Feng Ziyan's flat lower abdomen, and a strand of pure Chaos Qi passed from his palm, carefully nourishing that newly formed embryo.

After doing all this, he carefully picked up Feng Ziyan and sent her back to the top of the phoenix tree divine tree, into the huge bird's nest "sleeping palace" naturally formed by branches and leaves.

He glanced again at Uncle Fu, who was loyally guarding beneath the tree, and instructed: "Take good care of her, and wait for my return."

"Yes, Master!" Uncle Fu replied respectfully.

Although he didn't know what had just happened, that vast heaven and earth phenomenon and the unfathomable aura on Chu He's body made him understand that his new master had become stronger again.

Moreover, he was strong to a level that he could not comprehend.

Having arranged everything, Chu He finally turned his gaze toward the outside of the pagoda.

"It's time to go and clear out the trash."

He took a step forward, and his figure instantly disappeared from the Fifth Layer.

The next moment, he had already appeared at the entrance gate of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda.

Looking at the spatial vortex rippling like water, Chu He did not hesitate for a moment and stepped out... On the Black Wind Plain.

The deathly silent waiting had already lasted for several days.

Everyone's patience was almost exhausted.

Just then—

"Buzz!"

The vortex gate of the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda, which had been closed for a long time, suddenly rippled violently.

"They're coming out!"

At this instant, the hearts of the tens of thousands of Cultivators present all leapt into their throats!

The Soul Transformation Ancestor of the Central Province Sacred Land's eyes instantly burst with terrifying brilliance, and the magic power within his body began to circulate frantically, ready to deliver a thunderous strike at any moment.

The four Elders behind him also each summoned their own Magic Treasures, brimming with Killing Intent.

The Nascent Soul Old Monsters hidden in the shadows also held their breath, each like a venomous snake ready to strike, prepared to pounce and take a bite at any moment.

Under the watchful eyes of the multitude.

A slender figure in green robes walked out of the vortex gate at an unhurried pace.

He had black hair draped over his shoulders, a handsome face, and an indifferent expression, as if he had just returned from a walk; not a single trace of spiritual energy fluctuation leaked from his body, and he looked just like an ordinary Mortal.

"It's him!"

"The mysterious powerhouse who killed Blazing Sun Elder with one punch!"

Someone in the crowd recognized Chu He and let out a cry of surprise.

"How is it possible? The one who broke through to Soul Transformation was actually him?!"

"He looks... why does he look like a Mortal? Returning to simplicity? Is this the Soul Transformation Realm?"

"No! He doesn't have the slightest Soul Transformation Divine Might on him, and his aura... is not even as good as a Nascent Soul!"

For a time, discussions broke out everywhere, and everyone was completely confused.

The Soul Transformation Ancestor of the Central Province Sacred Land also frowned deeply.

He couldn't see through him either.

With his Early Soul Transformation Stage Divine Sense, he was actually completely unable to probe the other party's depth; the other party was like a non-existent phantom, or like a bottomless black hole.

This feeling made the trace of unease in his heart grow increasingly strong.

"Are you the one who killed Ji Wuming?"

Ultimately, he decided to speak first to test him, his voice like ten-thousand-year-old ice, resounding throughout the Black Wind Plain.

Chu He stopped, raised his eyelids, and gave him a faint glance.

"Ji Wuming? Oh, you mean that trash who was scared by me so much he peed his pants."

"I killed him, what of it?"

His tone was flat, yet filled with undisguised contempt.

Boom!

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire field was in an uproar!

Arrogant!

Too arrogant!

To admit to killing the Saint and call him trash right in front of the Soul Transformation Ancestor?

This was not putting the Central Province Sacred Land in his eyes at all!

"Good! Very good!!"

The Soul Transformation Ancestor laughed from extreme anger, the Killing Intent on his body erupting like a volcano, and the terrifying Soul Transformation pressure crushed toward Chu He like the sky was falling and the earth was rending!

"Since you've admitted it, then pay for it with your life!"

He wanted to use absolute pressure to first force this boy who didn't know the height of the heavens to kneel and beg for mercy, to make him understand the insurmountable chasm between Soul Transformation and Nascent Soul!

However, a scene that shocked him occurred.

That Soul Transformation pressure, which was enough to make mountains crumble and rivers flow backward, disappeared without a trace like a clay ox entering the sea when it approached within three feet of Chu He's body.

Chu He still stood in his original spot with his hands behind his back; even the hem of his clothes did not move.

He looked at the exasperated Soul Transformation Ancestor, a trace of disappointment appearing on his face.

"Is that all?"

"This is the power of Soul Transformation?"

"Too weak."