239: Breakthroughs

Dazzling golden light shot up from the depths of the earth, piercing through the dark clouds and shaking heaven and earth.

Within it, scriptures were constantly chanted, as if thousands of young monks were striking wooden fish.

Just as everyone was shocked by this peculiar phenomenon, a majestic, enormous, and sacred phantom slowly emerged.

The phantom looked somewhat rounded, its eyes seemed both closed and open, its mouth seemed both smiling and not smiling, and its two hands were clasped together, fingers extended as if plucking a flower, or perhaps just a common gesture.

Its entire body glowed with golden light, like a golden statue, or transparent Buddha Power.

At the center of the phantom, the figure of the Monk slowly appeared, dressed in a kasaya, his mouth upturned, his face showing an expression of wild joy.

He had no hair, and his kasaya was a bit old, but now, anyone who looked at him only felt that he was valiant and extraordinarily divine.

Buddhist Cultivator' Breakthroughs do not involve heavenly resonance, nor do they trigger phenomena with Spiritual Qi tides, and naturally, no grand ceremony is held to announce a Dao title.

When a Buddhist Cultivator Breakthroughs, a golden statue will be born in the Buddha land, golden lotuses will bloom, and a Great Buddha will watch.

However, all these phenomena only appear in the Buddha land, and the Buddha land that the Monk and others are drawing upon is still unknown.

Therefore, the phenomenon caused by the Monk's Breakthrough at this moment was not a resonance between heaven and earth, nor a true Breakthrough phenomenon, but rather a grand display he conjured through his own means.

Seeing the players dumbfounded, with many Immortal Foundation players even stunned for a long time, some even accidentally falling to the ground.

The Monk's mouth curved upwards, an indescribable sense of triumph in his heart.

Although this Breakthrough was only to “Remaining Vajra,” he could now rival Cultivators with an eighth-grade miscellaneous Golden Core, or even a seventh-grade colored Golden Core.

He was naturally still a bit inferior to the sixth-grade flower Golden Core powerhouses who were the pillars of the Three Great Sects, but compared to the previous Midnight Gao Sou, it was almost like the difference between heaven and earth.

At this moment, another flash of Buddha Power appeared, and a Bald Monk landed in front of the Monk.

The Monk looked up at him, his mouth curved into a smile, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a terrifying Spiritual Pressure weigh down on him.

He tried to struggle, but he couldn't mobilize the Buddha Power within his body at all, and for a moment, cold sweat streamed down his face, his entire body stiffening in place.

Midnight Gao Sou's Breakthrough was full of vigor, but he soon became a grand Golden Core in Duan Kong Cave, becoming a laughingstock in the eyes of all players.

The Monk was naturally aware of this incident and took it as a warning, so he always remained vigilant when interacting with Buddhist Cultivator.

However, no matter how much he thought, he never expected that the Buddhist Cultivator's methods would be even more ruthless than those of an evil Cultivator. His entire Cultivation Base could now be controlled by the other party. If the other party truly wanted to kill him, he couldn't even move a single finger, completely powerless to resist.

The Bald Monk smiled and said:

“Do not forget where your Cultivation Base comes from.”

“Next, you will need to cooperate with me to guide the Buddha land westward.”

The Spiritual Pressure then dissipated, and the Monk could finally stretch his limbs, wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and said with a bitter smile:

“As you command.”

...Heshui Prefecture.

A mist of water lingered.

On this day, all Cultivators of Heshui Prefecture looked towards a Spirit Peak.

Feeling the water vapor lingering in the air, a pervasive mist arose, and everyone knew this was a phenomenon.

Sect Master Jin Cui, Sect Leader of He Shui Sect gazed at Ye Chun's retreat, extending a hand that hovered in mid-air.

Soon, water droplets condensed one by one on his arm, and the surrounding water vapor grew denser.

Jin Cui, Sect Leader of He Shui Sect then looked up at the sky.

The originally clear sky darkened, and rain clouds drifted in from unknown places, gathering together in layers, as if a heavy rain was about to fall.

When a Cultivator Breakthroughs, regardless of success or failure, it will resonate with heaven and earth, triggering various phenomena.

The more profound and exquisite the Cultivation Technique, and the deeper the Foundation of the Cultivation Base, the more astonishing the phenomena it can trigger.

At this moment, everyone was wondering if Ye Chun had succeeded or failed.

Crash!

The rain clouds finally unleashed heavy rain.

The rain became increasingly dense, as if the sky had collapsed, and torrents of water like waterfalls rushed towards the ground.

Even Jin Cui, Sect Leader of He Shui Sect, a Golden Core Cultivator who had been famous for a long time, could not determine whether the phenomenon represented success or failure before seeing the Breakthrough Cultivator.

He simply stood calmly in the heavy rain; not a single drop of rain could touch him, all of it consciously diverting its path.

Whether Ye Chun succeeded or failed, he didn't care.

The most important thing for Heshui Prefecture was always the Old Ancestor's Breakthrough.

Rather, the fact that no one came knocking to kill Ye Chun as the Old Ancestor during his retreat had already exceeded Jin Cui, Sect Leader of He Shui Sect's expectations.

Rumble!

Suddenly, a peal of thunder echoed in the sky.

Jin Cui, Sect Leader of He Shui Sect's calm expression finally changed; he abruptly looked up at the dense rain clouds, an incredulous expression on his face.

The thunder only brewed for less than half a minute, with no lightning or thunder descending, and eventually even the sound disappeared; there was still only rain, no thunder.

“...”

Jin Cui, Sect Leader of He Shui Sect frowned deeply.

The next moment, a sound came from the Immortal Cave in retreat, and the gushing water immediately gathered together, coiling like a Water Dragon.

The agile Ye Chun stepped out into the air, ascending with the coiling Dragon, stopping at its head, and proudly gazing at the horizon... Thunder Team.

One by one, the professional players watched the blazing phenomenon caused by Wang Long until it disappeared. They looked at each other, finally sighed, and walked towards the Immortal Cave.

“Wang Long, he really failed after all.”

“I knew it, he couldn't possibly succeed...”

After waiting for a while longer, they opened the Immortal Cave, preparing to collect Wang Long's body.

However, everyone was stunned because Wang Long had disappeared.

At this moment, the captain of Thunder received a message from Wang Long:

【Announce to the outside that I failed my Breakthrough and died】

...After a fierce battle, Yan Xiao finally killed two Golden Core Demonic Beasts.

He himself was naturally quite injured, but the expression on his face was very joyful.

Two Golden Core Demonic Beasts were themselves extremely Advanced Materials; whether used for Alchemy or Artifact Refining, or traded with others, they were extremely valuable.

Even for a Prodigy like Yan Xiao, who had guidance from powerful individuals and rarely lacked opportunities, two Golden Core Demonic Beasts were a huge harvest.

He simply processed the Demonic Beasts, then approached the Empress's retreat Immortal Cave step by step.

Holding a giant ruler with both hands, layers of flames attached to it, he then delivered a powerful and heavy strike towards the Immortal Cave door, like unleashing a wave of blazing fire.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After three consecutive blasts, the Immortal Cave door split open.

However, the moment the door cracked open, a surge of Qi rushed out—abundant Spiritual Qi and astonishing Spiritual Pressure, directly pinning Yan Xiao in place, unable to move.

He couldn't see the Empress's body, only a translucent infant suspended in mid-air, clearly not yet fully formed, with closed eyes, but all the power was emanating from it.

“Shattering the Golden Core to form an infant...”

Yan Xiao fully activated his Cultivation Technique, attempting to break free.

At this point, if he could escape the suppression and directly kill this unformed infant,

Then the Empress would be finished.