Chapter 286 - 283: Surging
Inside the Tier Two Cultivation Secret Chamber,
BOOM!!!
As Shen Changchuan completed the Circulation of Heaven and Earth with his Magical Power at the final moment, broke through his Mud Ball Palace, and became one with the world,
in the next instant,
Shen Changchuan felt as if he had crossed some celestial abyss, completing a heaven-ascending metamorphosis!
Magical Power,
Divine Sense,
Physique,
all suddenly rose to a new level at this moment.
His majestic aura, in that single instant,
surged explosively!
The terrifying aura of his power erupted like a volcano,
and for a moment,
it unleashed a shockwave of qi visible to the naked eye within the secret chamber!
Tangible waves swept out from his body, stirring up one tidal wave after another!
The air vibrated.
An intense pressure swept in all directions.
If a Cultivator at the Qi Introduction Realm were here,
the pressure from his aura alone would have been enough to render them immobile!
Without a doubt,
the Soul Emergence Realm,
he had made it!
At this very moment,
Shen Changchuan had taken that step,
and officially become a True Cultivator of the Soul Emergence Realm!
In that instant,
an unprecedented feeling of exhilaration washed over Shen Changchuan!
That feeling of pure, unadulterated release,
was a thousand, no, ten thousand times more refreshing than drinking a glass of ice water on a hot summer day!
So much so that within the secret chamber,
the very space in all directions
roiled and trembled with his surging emotions, setting off waves of Magical Power.
"I finally did it!"
Inside the secret chamber,
Shen Changchuan let out a long sigh.
He opened his eyes.
Faint, cyan sword shadows bloomed within them.
In that split second,
an incomparably sharp glint shone through his dark pupils, reflecting into the void.
The void all around the secret chamber
seemed to be slashed by invisible blades, as if everything was being cut to pieces!
On the floor, on the stone walls... sword marks visible to the naked eye actually appeared!
This was...
the power of the Divine Seed!
The void
was filled with the power radiating from the Sanqing Forest Sword Array!
Shen Changchuan took a few deep breaths,
the light in his eyes receding.
Only then did he manage to suppress the fluctuations of power.
The invisible sharpness in the air
also began to gradually recede and disappear.
But after that experience,
anyone inside this Cultivation Secret Chamber
would still feel that sharp sensation, like having a needle at their back.
After a long moment,
Shen Changchuan’s emotions calmed slightly.
He suppressed the power of his Divine Techniques,
and at the same time, made a circular motion with his hands.
The Magical Power in his body completed a circulation.
A huge vortex seemed to materialize in the surrounding space, generating a powerful gravitational pull that gathered all the scattered Magical Power and Sword Intent, drawing it all back in.
Soon,
everything gradually returned to calm.
Aside from the powerful aura still emanating from Shen Changchuan,
all surrounding turmoil had now subsided.
But now,
as he felt the surging power within him,
Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but feel his heart stir with emotion once more.
’It’s been... almost eight years, hasn’t it!’
’Since I crossed over to this world, after eight years of hard work, I’ve finally made it this far!’
Shen Changchuan’s eyes
were filled with wistful emotion.
He couldn’t help but feel this way.
Ever since he’d crossed over,
he was born the illegitimate son of a great family, where internal power struggles were ceaseless. The slightest misstep could lead to being "suicided" by seven stabs in the back.
This forced him to be cautious and prudent, to constantly suppress himself, not daring to reveal the slightest bit of his natural talent.
It wasn’t until after two and a half oppressive years
that he finally managed to find an opportunity to leave Tian Nan City and settle in Dawan Village.
From then on, far from home and free from his cage, he was able to ride the winds and soar.
But after escaping the danger posed by the First Lady in the Shen Family Mansion,
he had to face even more threats from the outside world after leaving Tian Nan City!
During his years in Dawan Village,
from the Demon Beasts in the mountain forests at the beginning, to the roaming bands of Tribulation Cultivators, then the hostile local factions, and later the influx of various Loose Cultivators...
Every single one of them posed a life-threatening crisis for him!
Those two years in Dawan Village
were by no means peaceful days.
He was constantly on edge,
where the slightest mistake could lead to a point of no return!
He could never let go of the worry in his heart.
But perhaps it was precisely the pressure from the crises of that period
that forced him, under immense strain, to rapidly advance his Cultivation Realm!
But,
who would want to live such a precarious life, always hounded by the specter of death?
Fortunately,
all of that was now in the past!
Eight years since crossing over,
he had persevered through it all,
and finally reached the Realm he had once only dreamed of!
’Now, I’ve truly escaped the cage!’
Recalling his past journey,
Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but feel emotional.
He had reached the Soul Emergence Realm and had the backing of the Dragon Cloud Sect.
The path ahead
wouldn’t be as fraught with peril as before.
’Eight years of time, and I’ve finally reached this point...’
Shen Changchuan’s eyes
revealed an incredibly complex mix of emotions.
There was a time when
the Soul Emergence Realm was a level he could only look up to, something completely unattainable.
Back then,
his greatest goal
was simply to dream of one day crossing that great chasm and stepping into the Soul Emergence Realm.
From then on, he would be free from the First Lady’s threats,
and could roam the world freely, seeing its wider landscapes...
And now,
the goal he had yearned for with all his heart,
he had achieved it!
For a moment,
a thousand thoughts flooded his mind!
...
「A quarter of an hour later.」
Outside,
the azure sky above was clear and boundless, with the bright sun hanging high.
The air was crisp and a gentle breeze was blowing.
BOOM!
Suddenly,
from the Back Mountain,
a sharp streak of light shot toward the sky,
like a swift arrow, flying straight up into the cloudless, azure heavens!
The figure within the streak of light,
was, of course, Shen Changchuan, who, with his emotions soaring, had left the Secluded Meditation Chamber right after stabilizing his new Realm!
At this moment,
he stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his figure shooting straight up into the sky. The corners of his robes fluttered wildly in the fierce airstream.
A fierce gale rushed past his face,
but Shen Changchuan paid it no mind.
His gaze was fixed on the heavens, the rapidly receding earth reflected in his pupils.
After ascending hundreds of yards into the air,
his figure hovered in mid-air. He looked at the pure azure sky before him and the vast, verdant, undulating land teeming with Vitality below.
The world was reflected in his eyes,
and his heart was immediately filled with a boundless, expansive feeling, as if the sky was the sea and the world was endless!
Shen Changchuan spread his arms at this moment.
Before him, the world
seemed to open its arms in an embrace!
"To walk on air, to enter and leave the Cyan Netherworld, to roam free between heaven and earth from now on..."
"Soul Emergence Realm, here I come!"