Chapter 473 - 414: Heaven and Earth, Body Ascension

The gigantic apparition seemingly connecting heaven and earth was visible to everyone within a radius of several hundred miles.

At this moment, not only were cultivators and ordinary people looking up at the sky, but many animals were doing the same.

Countless people began to discuss fervently.

"Is this... a mirage?"

"Are you stupid? How could this be a mirage!"

"Could it be that some cultivation giant has had a breakthrough?"

"But I’ve never heard of any great cultivator able to incite such a terrifying phenomenon."

"Who says there isn’t? Isn’t it Chu Leader!"

"But isn’t that just the Daoist disciples bragging..."

The speaker immediately stopped talking.

Because the apparition in front of them bore some resemblance to the rumors.

Except that the apparitions the Daoist disciples spoke of before were nowhere near this vast.

Everyone thought these Daoist disciples were definitely exaggerating.

Such boastfulness without preparation!

How could a low-tier cultivator achieve such a feat?

However, after witnessing this golden apparition with one hand pointing to the sky and the other to the earth today... people were less sure.

"Could this really be incited by Chu Leader?"

"It shouldn’t... it shouldn’t be, right." This person couldn’t help but swallow.

"Let’s go! Why not get closer for a look!"

A large number of daring thrill-seekers began heading in the direction of the golden apparition.

And those cultivators closer to it were immediately stopped by the surrounding restrictions.

"We can’t get in!"

"This restriction... must be set by at least a seventh or eighth realm great cultivator, right?"

"Naturally, look at those three great cultivators in the sky, they can’t even fly in!"

As time passed, more and more cultivators gathered at this location.

It’s also thanks to this place being relatively remote.

Yet, even so, nearly a thousand people had gathered.

Such a large group of people gathered together, low-tier cultivators standing on the ground or in trees, while great cultivators rode the wind outside the restrictions, frantically releasing their divine senses to observe the situation inside.

Because such a heaven and earth phenomenon might also signal great fortune or great creation!

Perhaps some extraordinary treasure has appeared?

Perhaps some forbidden area has suddenly opened?

Maybe it’s some divine-level inheritance?

Who can say for sure.

But soon, everyone got the answer.

...

...

Within the restrictions, Chu Huaixu remained sitting cross-legged.

He pointed one hand to the sky and the other to the earth.

The golden light radiating from his body grew increasingly dazzling.

And the apparition behind him seemed like a spirit looming in his wake.

The formidable pressure was palpable even to the cultivators outside the restriction.

And the power of his body was continuously strengthening in this process.

In fact, earlier, his entire blood and bones were twisted, looking fierce and terrifying, yet with his pain threshold, he felt no pain at all.

But now that his body emitted a golden light and his physical power was ascending, the pain was intense!

Evidently, he was already in a profound state, as though he had integrated with celestial rules, yet could still feel the pain!

He couldn’t open his eyes.

Couldn’t use his ears to hear.

His senses were nearly all blocked.

But the damn pain still existed.

This made Chu Huaixu question whether the celestial rules he was perceiving at the moment included a rule of pain!

At this moment, it felt kind of familiar to him.

A bit like when he first cultivated the Refining Sword Formulas, and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was refining his body.

Only now, it had evolved into a super-enhanced version.

His consciousness was slightly blurred, for he remained in that profound realm.

Yet, the pain felt utterly real.

The body refining divine techniques "Body Ascension" seemed genuinely grinding a Sacred Body at this moment.

And after a while, Nangong Yue and others standing by were shocked to discover that Chu Huaixu, still sitting cross-legged, was levitating!

This was not a power that a Fourth Realm cultivator could control.

Riding the wind was a hallmark of a great cultivator.

"Very strange," Xiahou Yue spoke again.

"I used my divine sense to perceive, and it feels like this part of the heavens is lifting him," he said.

Lin Qingci nodded: "I felt the same."

Both had a strand of Power of Origin within them.

Hence, they were more sensitive to such things.

But Li Chunsong and Nangong Yue couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

At this moment, Chu Huaixu was hovering a distance of about three feet above the ground.

The power of qi and blood emanating from him now began to surge and soon reached its peak!

"This power of qi and blood..." even Xiahou Yue was surprised.

From such a distance, they could feel a wave of heat emanating from the young man.

Just days ago, he had "competed" with Chu Huaixu.

More accurately, it was more like... enduring pressure?

Yes, enduring pressure, not being beaten.

Xiahou Yue could sharply discern that the power of qi and blood in Chu Huaixu was now at least three times what it was then!

Never mind the enhancement in his skin, blood, flesh, and bones.

The output was immensely high and resilient.

"What did he break through?"

"Clearly his realm hasn’t advanced," he asked in bewilderment.

Li Chunsong replied: "I guess it’s the Body Refining Divine Techniques, as this scenario resembles when he awakened his divine techniques."

Even Lin Qingci was somewhat puzzled.

This still pale and weak-looking State Preceptor, whose bare jade feet even appeared devoid of blood color, couldn’t help but remark:

"But I’ve never heard of divine techniques advancing."

Neither spiritual embryo divine techniques nor body refining divine techniques were things that could be upgraded.

Yet with Chu Huaixu, his body refining divine techniques could advance?

"That, we don’t know,"

"Whatever this kid does, we wouldn’t be surprised," said Li Chunsong, spreading his hands.

Suddenly, just as he finished speaking, Chu Huaixu, who was hovering three feet above the ground, soared skyward!

He remained in a cross-legged position, but kept flying higher.

Before long, he integrated into the massive golden apparition, occupying the central position!

This allowed almost all the observing cultivators to see.

"Someone! Someone’s flying up!"

The higher cultivation level cultivators immediately saw this person’s appearance clearly.

He was very recognizable.

Indeed, in a crowd, this young man would stand out as exceptionally handsome.

"Chu Huaixu!"

"It really is Chu Leader!!"

"What’s going on, how could he incite such a spectacular heaven and earth phenomenon, unheard of!"

The crowd finally realized that the Daoist disciples hadn’t been boasting falsely.

In fact...

— They were too conservative!

As everyone knows, Chu Huaixu has countless supporters within the Daoist Sect, and most Daoist disciples highly revere him.

But who would have thought that these disciples, when promoting his deeds externally, adhered to the principle of truthfulness.

Under the gaze of the masses, Chu Huaixu thus integrated into the apparition.

He sat cross-legged, pointing one finger to the sky and the other to the earth.

A golden mark emerged at the center of his brow.

Between his eyes, golden flames spewed from the slits.

These people would probably never forget this scene!

About half an incense stick’s time passed.

Having integrated with the golden apparition, Chu Huaixu suddenly opened his eyes.

The next moment, the apparition connecting heaven and earth opened its eyes as well.

Golden flames burned brightly in Chu Huaixu’s eyes, spitting tongues of gold fire.

As the apparition’s eyes opened, the golden light spread to either side.

As if draping half the sky in golden rosy clouds.

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