C61 The Breakthrough!
A milky-white mist hovered above the deep pit like a delicate veil of white gauze.
Yu Yuan made his way down the stone steps at a measured pace.
Upon hearing that Yu Yuan was descending, Van Le paused at the Moon Shard at the bottom of the pit, tilting his head skyward in anticipation of Yu Yuan's arrival.
A joyful smile played at the corner of Van Le's mouth.
Around the Moon Shard, more than a dozen Van family disciples gathered. Most were in the stages of Soul Awakening and Golden Sanctum, a mix of men and women, all relatively young.
Some members of the Van family looked up with ill intent, while others were engrossed in the sword-shaped patterns on the Moon Shard, attempting to decipher the spell to command the sword.
"Hu!"
The exceptionally rich divine force suddenly became turbulent, the milky-white mist gathering and dispersing intermittently.
Yu Yuan, standing on a step, furrowed his brow slightly.
"Nine Glories Wheel."
With a mere thought, he covertly executed the spell, drawing in a deep breath.
His Primal Body, in sync with the Nine Glories Wheel, drew in the divine force from below.
The dense spiritual energy at the center of the pit underwent subtle changes as Yu Yuan employed the spell.
Strands of spiritual energy broke free from the milky-white mist, gracefully ascending toward Yu Yuan.
Those with keen perception could tell that the spiritual energy was being absorbed into Yu Yuan's body.
Yu Yuan's eyes, previously narrowed, suddenly brightened.
At that moment, the twelve meridians, opened at the peak of the Spirit Channeling Realm, simultaneously sent waves of a tingling and swelling sensation!
This was the feeling of spiritual energy congesting the meridians, with no immediate outlet.
His temples pulsed gently, the meridians in his arms vibrated subtly, and his heart throbbed at an unusual rhythm!
The spiritual energy flowing into his body carried with it a vast, ancient essence.
It seemed as though this energy originated from the distant past, rather than the present.
"Buzz! Buzz!"
Suddenly, Yu Yuan felt a wave of dizziness and heard an abnormal sound.
In that instant, he acutely sensed the nine light spots around his elixir field flare into brilliance!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The spiritual energy coursing through the twelve meridians suddenly found an outlet!
Wisps of spiritual energy dispersed, flowing into his organs, infusing his blood, flesh, and bones!
"Soul Awakening!"
Yu Yuan's frame vibrated, and his eyes sparked with a renewed brilliance.
"Heh, hehe."
A grin spread across his face as he began to chuckle.
He had been at the peak of the Spirit Channel Realm for quite some time, but now, spurred by the divine force, he had finally made the breakthrough!
The Spirit Channel Realm was merely the foundational stage for cultivators, the initial realm.
Cultivators at this level were only marginally stronger than ordinary people.
The Spirit Channel Realm involved unblocking the twelve meridians.
Only in the Soul Awakening Realm could one utilize these unblocked meridians to purify the flesh, strengthen bones, and temper the internal organs.
Every cultivator in the Soul Awakening Realm possessed a physique vastly superior to that of the uninitiated, with strength and speed rivaling wild beasts and bulls. Moreover, their robust bodies allowed for much faster healing of wounds.
Reaching the Soul Awakening Realm was the true mark of a cultivator.
This was the realm that created a clear divide between the ordinary and the enlightened.
"Hu! Hu! Hu!"
The thick, tumultuous divine force overhead suddenly surged uncontrollably towards Yu Yuan.
It was so visible that it could be seen with the naked eye!
Below, Van Le had been obscured by a veil of milky spiritual mist, unable to spot Yu Yuan.
But now, as the mist shifted, the dense patches thinned out dramatically.
So much so that Van Le could glimpse Yu Yuan's silhouette through the haze.
He quietly furrowed his brow.
"Eh?"
Han Hui, standing on the stone platform above the pit, expressed her astonishment, "The divine force has started acting oddly. Why is it drifting upwards?"
Zhao Yafu had been reassuring Yu Feifei ever since Yu Yuan fell, urging her not to fret.
She also had to calm Yuan Ting, insisting he not act rashly and simply wait.
Now, hearing Han Hui's exclamation, Zhao Yafu turned her attention to the pit.
Upon seeing the scene, she exclaimed in surprise, "The spiritual energy isn't just rising; it's converging towards Yu!"
At that moment, Han Hui could see everything clearly.
She realized Zhao Yafu was correct. The dense spiritual energy that earlier had draped over the Moon Shard like a white veil, floating in the middle of the deep pit, was indeed surging towards Yu Yuan.
"How strange, how did Yu Yuan manage that?" She wondered, feeling astonished for the first time.
"Ha!"
Zhao Yafu suddenly burst into delightful laughter, clapping her hands uncontrollably, "What a fun turn of events! Just a few dozen steps down the stone staircase into the deep pit, and he's already shattered his limits, advancing from the Spirit Channel to the Soul Awakening stage!"
"What? He made a breakthrough halfway?" Han Hui was now fully aware of the situation.
Zhao Yafu continued to laugh joyously.
Yuan Ting and Yu Feifei, after their initial shock, were genuinely thrilled for Yu Yuan.
"Huff! Huff! Huff!"
The milky-white spiritual energy swirled and coalesced.
A significant portion of the spiritual energy was channeled towards Yu Yuan.
Yu Yuan, having overcome the barrier, felt the spiritual energy coursing through his twelve meridians, and his gaze took on an eerie quality.
He had an epiphany, discovering something extraordinary within the vast, ancient spiritual energy!
Within the spiritual energy, there were tiny, indiscernible, sword-shaped glimmers.
Sword light!
This sword light was concealed within the spiritual energy and had, without his noticing, seeped into his twelve meridians.
Then, it traveled through the meridians to settle in the bones of his forearms!
Tiny specks of sword light adorned his arm bones.
The aura emanating from the sword light was also vast and ancient, as if chronicling the sword techniques understood by a past genius cultivator.
At the entrance of the forbidden area.
The old general's eyes, once clouded, briefly sparkled with clarity as he commanded, "Stop."
The ever-shifting Veil of Illusions abruptly paused on a single image.
That image was precisely the pit where Yu Yuan was located.
Lee Yuchan furrowed her brow as she scrutinized the scene before her, puzzled, "What's so special about this?"
The Van family had cleared the area, allowing Han Hui and the others to ascend. Van Le, upon learning of Yu Yuan's presence, extended an invitation for him to descend. She had witnessed it all.
She was particularly vigilant. If Van Le dared to defy the rules of the forbidden area and attempt to kill Yu Yuan, she was prepared to intervene.
But we haven't reached that point yet.
"Yu Yuan of the Yu family, the fiancé of Lin Zhuyun," the old general said, stroking his chin thoughtfully. "Lin Jingfei of the Lin family certainly had sharp eyes back in the day."
