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Chapter 508: Cen Zilin Advances to the Yuan Ying Stage
Chapter 508: Cen Zilin Advances to the Yuan Ying Stage
"Elder Cen is about to attempt the Yuan Ying stage?"
When Chu Ning and Cen Zilin found Yu Changge, he was left stunned.
He was aware that Cen Zilin had reached the peak of the late Golden Core stage.
However, the two of them had only been away for a few days, and now Cen Zilin was saying that she wanted to condense her Yuan Ying. This seemed a bit too soon.
But then he recalled that both Chu Ning and Cen Zilin were level-headed individuals, and Chu Ning even had experience in forming a Yuan Ying.
Yu Changge thus realized that this time, the two of them must be fairly confident.
His face lit up with joy as he said, "Good! Elder Cen, please go ahead and seclude yourself for cultivation. I'll immediately order the mountain to be sealed and the sect closed."
Watching the departing figures of Chu Ning and Cen Zilin, a hint of anticipation appeared on Yu Changge's face.
"Elder Cen rarely takes action, so few within the sect know her true strength now that she's reached the late Golden Core stage.
However, her cultivation speed is even slightly faster than mine was initially. It seems that her talent, although perhaps not as exceptional as Fellow Daoist Chu's, is still far superior to that of ordinary cultivators.
If she succeeds in forming her Yuan Ying this time, our Jiuhua Sect will not only gain another Nascent Soul cultivator, but one who surpasses their peers!"
Thinking that in just a few short years, the sect would gain two more Nascent Soul cultivators, Yu Changge couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter.
He immediately summoned Yuan Zhuo and Cheng Qinghui, instructing them to seal the mountain and close the sect.
Ever since Gong Yuyuan formed his Yuan Ying, Yuan Zhuo, the second elder, had been in charge of the sect's affairs.
As for Cheng Qinghui, a late Golden Core cultivator, she had taken on some of Yuan Zhuo's previous responsibilities.
She was quite a bit older than Cen Zilin and could be considered the next generation of cultivators after Cen Zilin's master.
Back then, when she was already at the late Golden Core stage, Cen Zilin's master was the sect leader, and Cheng Qinghui was involved in many of the sect's affairs in Yaochi Palace.
This time, she was familiar with the process.
"Elder Cen is going to condense her Yuan Ying?"
When Cheng Qinghui heard Yu Changge's reason for sealing the mountain, her face lit up with delight.
However, she also felt a twinge of anxiety.
After all, she had personally witnessed Cen Zilin's master fail in her attempt to reach the Yuan Ying stage.
In fact, Cheng Qinghui had also reached the peak of the late Golden Core stage a few years ago but hadn't thought about condensing her Yuan Ying.
She, too, wanted to play it safe.
She never expected that Cen Zilin would start working towards the Yuan Ying stage as soon as she reached the peak of the late Golden Core stage.
With a yearning to go to Tianlan Peak, she ultimately suppressed the thought.
"My junior sister has better talent than me, and she's also Fellow Daoist Chu Ning's partner.
She must have full confidence in attempting to form her Yuan Ying this time.
If I go to her now, I might only disturb her state of mind.
Doing a good job of sealing the mountain and closing the sect is the best way to support Junior Sister Cen!"
With that in mind, Cheng Qinghui immediately set out to carry out the necessary tasks.
On Mount Zixia, the disciples were delighted to hear that Cen Zilin was going to condense her Yuan Ying.
Putting that aside.
When Cen Zilin and Chu Ning returned to Tianlan Peak, Cen Zilin didn't immediately go into seclusion.
She spent several days meditating and cultivating, adjusting her spiritual power and mental state to their optimal levels.
Cen Zilin slowly opened her eyes and picked up a jade box that was placed beside her.
Inside was the Spirit Illuminating Fruit that Chu Ning had obtained in the Northern Cold Land.
This fruit aided in condensing the Yuan Ying, and Chu Ning had originally obtained two of them. He consumed one himself, and had been keeping the other for Cen Zilin.
Sensing Cen Zilin's movements, Chu Ning, who was meditating not far away, slowly opened his eyes.
He watched as Cen Zilin calmly took out the Spirit Illuminating Fruit but didn't consume it right away.
Chu Ning smiled and said, "Go ahead and take it without worry. I'm here!"
"Mhm!"
Hearing this, Cen Zilin smiled softly and immediately consumed the Spirit Illuminating Fruit.
At the same time, she held the Black Yin Pearl and began to refine the fruit with the Xuan Water Divine Art.
She had been cultivating with the aid of the Black Yin Pearl, and she did the same now.
Chu Ning also stopped cultivating. Although he remained seated, he observed Cen Zilin's every move.
By sensing the changes in her aura after consuming the Spirit Illuminating Fruit, he could gauge her progress in condensing her Yuan Ying.
A hundred days passed in this manner, and Cen Zilin's spiritual power fluctuations reached their strongest point.
"Zilin has completely refined the Spirit Illuminating Fruit, a little slower than me back then, but not by much.
The intensity of her spiritual power fluctuations is far stronger than when Gong Yuyuan formed his Yuan Ying three years ago."
Chu Ning gazed at Cen Zilin with radiant eyes, and he could faintly discern a purple aura emanating from her dantian, where her Nascent Soul Golden Core resided.
He knew that she had successfully nurtured her vital fetus.
Next would be the process of shattering her Golden Core and giving birth to her Yuan Ying.
However, what slightly surprised Chu Ning was that after another full day had passed, Cen Zilin still hadn't moved. The purple aura light in her dantian continued to flicker, but it seemed like she was still a step away from her Nascent Soul emerging.
Although Chu Ning wouldn't interfere with Cen Zilin, he couldn't help but feel a little worried at this moment.
"Normally, with such a well-nurtured vital fetus, the Golden Core should have shattered by now.
As Chu Ning anxiously watched Cen Zilin, he saw her suddenly open her hand, which had been clasped in her lap. The Black Yin Pearl she had been holding flew up, and she swallowed it directly into her mouth.
After ingesting the Black Yin Pearl, Cen Zilin's already formidable aura intensified further. The light in her dantian grew even brighter.
Ten days later, as Cen Zilin sat with utmost stillness, her body suddenly trembled slightly. The next moment, a powerful pressure emanated from her, instantly breaking through the skies above Tianlan Peak.
"She's formed her Yuan Ying!" Chu Ning exclaimed in relief.
"When Zilin swallowed the Black Yin Pearl earlier, she was probably supplementing her body with Yin energy. This may be related to her unique physical constitution. Now that she's replenished her Yin energy, her Yuan Ying is able to absorb even more spiritual energy from the heavens and earth. I suspect her strength after forming her Yuan Ying is even stronger than we anticipated!" Chu Ning rejoiced for Cen Zilin, and at the same time, he restrained his own aura to almost nothing to avoid disturbing her.
Then he watched as spiritual energy from all directions swiftly converged towards this peak.
At the same time, Yu Changge and Gong Yuyuan, who had been on Jiuxiao Peak all this time, immediately turned their gazes towards the peak of Tianlan Peak.
They witnessed a massive vortex of spiritual energy appear in the sky, followed by abnormal fluctuations in the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
Simultaneously, a tiny point of white spiritual light appeared in the air. These rays of light frantically absorbed the water-attributed spiritual energy from the surroundings.
Spiritual energy from all around the Jiuhua Sect rapidly gathered towards Tianlan Peak, with the water-attributed spiritual energy particularly noticeable.
An overwhelming pressure instantly filled the entire space.
"The scope and intensity of this heavenly phenomenon are not as grand as when Fellow Daoist Chu formed his Yuan Ying, but it's not far off. It's much more magnificent than when the two of us formed ours," Yu Changge exclaimed in surprise.
"I knew that Fellow Daoist Cen had exceptional talent, but I never expected her cultivation to reach such a level," Gong Yuyuan said with a smile.
"Sect Master, after this, your strength will probably only rank third within the inner sect," Gong Yuyuan added.
Yu Changge laughed heartily upon hearing this. "Haha! Third place is fine by me. If my fellow sect members surpass me with their strength, I'll gladly accept being ranked even outside the top ten!"
Just as Yu Changge and Gong Yuyuan, both Yuan Ying cultivators, were the first to sense the fluctuations in spiritual energy, the other cultivators soon noticed the increasingly conspicuous heavenly phenomenon.
"Heavenly phenomenon! Fellow Daoist Cen is about to successfully form her Yuan Ying!" the cultivators exclaimed.
On Purple Mist Peak, Cheng Qinghui and the other female cultivators who had originally come from Yaochi Palace rejoiced.
If it weren't for the overwhelming heavenly pressure that even a Golden Core cultivator couldn't withstand, they would have flown towards Tianlan Peak to celebrate with Cen Zilin.
At this moment, Cen Zilin's process of forming her Yuan Ying had reached its final stage.
Accompanied by rumbling thunder, a waterfall of spiritual light imbued with pure water-attributed spiritual energy descended from the sky.
Seeing the size of this waterfall, a smile appeared on Chu Ning's face.
The size of the spiritual energy waterfall during the formation of one's Yuan Ying represented the amount of spiritual energy needed to be absorbed from the heavens and earth. Cen Zilin's waterfall far exceeded that of an ordinary Yuan Ying cultivator.
"I wonder if it's Zilin's innate talent, the Spirit Illuminating Fruit, the Xuan Water Divine Art, or the extraordinary effect of the Black Yin Pearl, or perhaps a combination of all these factors," Chu Ning mused as he gazed at the waterfall.
Soon after, a gigantic figure appeared in the sky.
With a clear and beautiful face, bright eyes, and a faint smile on her lips, she seemed as gentle as flowing water, yet she exuded a powerful aura, akin to a celestial maiden descending from the heavens.
The next moment, the heavenly pressure and various anomalies gradually dissipated.
The figure in the sky slowly shrunk and eventually vanished into the top of Cen Zilin's head.
Cen Zilin remained seated motionlessly, her eyes closed as if savoring the process of forming her Yuan Ying.
After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Cen Zilin slowly opened her eyes. A faint smile appeared in her bright eyes as they landed on Chu Ning, who was seated not far away.
"Husband, I've successfully formed my Yuan Ying!" Cen Zilin exclaimed.
"Zilin, congratulations!" Chu Ning laughed heartily and immediately went to her, taking her hand in his.
He examined her for a moment, and a strange look appeared on his face. "Your aura is incredibly powerful, far surpassing that of an ordinary early-stage Yuan Ying cultivator. The depth of your cultivation is comparable to a mid-stage Yuan Ying cultivator."
Chu Ning, with his profound spiritual sense, could clearly perceive Cen Zilin's strength, especially since she had just formed her Yuan Ying and her aura was not yet fully restrained.
Hearing this, a hint of joy flashed across Cen Zilin's face as well.
However, her aura gradually diminished, and although she still appeared to be in the early stages of Yuan Ying, even Chu Ning could no longer sense the depth of her cultivation.
(End of Chapter)
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