The Mandate of Heaven, Blessed by Heaven

Inside the Quiet Room.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed. Fang Xuan still sat cross-legged in the Quiet Room of the Underground Vault, gathering his Divine Soul with boundless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy.

The twenty-one Bodhi Tree Leaves had long since been completely used up. Even Zhao Chuanxiong's lifetime savings had now been consumed by roughly two-thirds.

Fang Xuan kept his eyes closed, enduring the ceaseless scouring and circulation of Divine Soul Power within his body. Who knew how much time passed? Once the vast reserves of energy in his body were drained dry again, his eyes finally snapped open.

Within his field of vision,

two black Qiankun Talismans continuously flickered with tiny ink-splash-black characters.

The energy required to reach the great perfection of the Ninth Grade Martial Venerable path was an astronomical figure.

The accumulation needed for this step was far more arduous than before. Perhaps it was precisely because he had continuously built up his foundation over the years and opened more than three hundred Acupoints within his body. All three hundred and sixty-one Acupoints needed to be filled with nurtured Divine Soul Power, such that even the Bodhi Tree Leaves, the most precious treasures for breaking through, could not fill this bottomless pit.

But no matter what,

with the Vast Sea Spirit Gathering Cauldron and Zhao Chuanxiong's help, it was enough. At the very least, a true Divine Soul had already been nurtured within his body.

Fang Xuan took a deep breath. After slightly calming his thoughts, his will stirred. Without further hesitation, he poured all the remaining energy within the Vast Sea Spirit Gathering Cauldron into his body!

Bzzz!!

As a glimmer of light flashed, surging energy immediately burst forth from every limb and bone in Fang Xuan's