Perfect Baptism
Above the Heavenly River, the enormous lake formed from the spiritual light above the heads of those with Golden Dragon Token began to tremble violently.
The lake, suspended beneath the sky like a celestial lake created out of thin air, was now churning and surging as if it were being boiled.
The lake water converges from the edge to the center, and then rolls back from the center to the edge, like a giant beast that has been awakened and is turning over.
The originally calm and flowing Spiritual Runes on the lake surface became violent, colliding, intertwining, and exploding, stirring the entire lake surface like a pot of boiling porridge.
Then they saw the lake cascade down, a giant waterfall plunging from it and enveloping them.
The waterfall is hundreds of feet wide and hangs straight down from the sky, thousands of feet high. It is milky white and translucent, like a piece of silk hanging down from the sky.
The waterfall cascaded down slowly, its descent carrying a heavy, sluggish quality. Each stream of water was as viscous as molten jade, stretching into long threads in the air before breaking after several breaths.
The waterfall didn't make the usual splashing sound when it hit the river; instead, it made a dull "plop" sound, like clumps of kneaded ointment being smashed into the water.
The waterfall contains extremely pure energy.
The lake water was viscous, as if tens of thousands of drops of Supreme Spirit Liquid had been compressed into a single drop, so thick that it was almost solidified.
Even faint glittering dust particles could be seen.
The dust particles, about the size of grains of sand, were crystal clear and slowly sank in the waterfall, like a group of stardust floating in amber.
This dust is formed from an extremely condensed Spiritual Energy; a single grain of it is probably superior to tens of thousands of drops of Supreme Spirit Liquid, and its purity is even more astonishing.
When the dust fell on the river surface, the surrounding water gathered towards that point like iron filings attracted by a magnet. In just a few breaths, it was completely absorbed, leaving only a round Spirit Pearl spinning on the river surface.
A cultivator at the Middle Stage Tier 9 Supreme, standing on the periphery, stared at the Spirit Pearl, his Adam's apple bobbing. He whispered to the person beside him, "Just that one bead is enough for me to cultivate for half a year."
The man next to him shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Don't even think about it. That thing fell into someone's waterfall. Do you dare to reach in and retrieve it? The Spiritual Energy within a hundred feet of that waterfall is as thick as paste. If you put your hand in, you'll get stuck."
As the Spirit-Light Waterfall descended, they immediately activated their Supreme Dharma Body to prepare for this baptism.
The owners of those Golden Dragon Token stood up from their tokens, formed hand seals, and silently chanted incantations.
One after another, Supreme Dharma Body rose from the ground behind them. Some were entirely crimson like fire, some were entirely silvery white like snow, some were entirely dark green like a forest, some were entirely golden like copper, and some were a deep purplish-black, like a compressed night sky.
Each of those Dharma Body was thousands or even tens of thousands of feet tall, standing on the river like a group of mountains emerging from the water, covering most of the sky.
The onlookers on the river looked up at the Dharma Body; some subconsciously took a few steps back, while others couldn't help but swallow hard.
Upon seeing these Supreme Dharma Body appear, countless uproars erupted throughout the world.
Almost all the powerful figures coveted it, because their Dharma Body were all Supreme Dharma Body ranked among the top fifty.
Each line on those Dharma Body contains a unique fluctuation; some radiate scorching Fire-Element Power, some radiate sharp Metal-Element Power, some radiate heavy Earth-Element Power, and some radiate cold Dark Attribute power.
One of them was even in the top thirty. That Dharma Body was a deep azure blue, like a piece of ice carved into a divine statue. The surface of the armor was covered with dense water ripple patterns, each ripple flowing slowly, like a frozen ocean.
The light in the eyes of that Dharma Body was as cold as a knife, and the pressure emanating from its body caused the surrounding river water to surge outward, forming a depression several hundred feet in diameter.
Among the onlookers, someone recognized the Dharma Body, gasped, and whispered, "That's the Cold Abyss Divine Body, the Cold Abyss Divine Body ranked twenty-seventh on the Supreme Dharma Body Rankings! I never expected this person to have cultivated such Dharma Body!"
Those around him were shocked upon hearing this. The top thirty Dharma Body were extremely rare in the entire Great Thousand World, and those who could cultivate them were all top-notch individuals with both exceptional talent and good fortune.
As these people marveled, their Dharma Body also underwent a baptism.
The milky-white waterfalls poured onto the Dharma Body like a heavy rain on parched land. The already clear patterns on the Dharma Body's surface became even deeper and brighter under the influence of Spiritual Energy. The seams of the armor were filled with Spiritual Energy and sealed tightly, like a piece of armor that had been reforged.
As the waterfall washed over the Cold Abyss Divine Body, a layer of fine ice crystals rose from the surface of its azure armor. These ice crystals grew out of the gaps in the armor, like ice flowers blooming in the cold winter, adorning the entire Dharma Body like an ice sculpture.
The aura of those Dharma Body rose step by step, and their physical forms also rose accordingly.
The owners of those Golden Dragon Token sat cross-legged on the bridge of light, their bodies glowing with light, their auras rising higher and higher.
However, at this moment, someone suddenly remembered that two other groups had not yet shown up. One of them was Qing Yanjing.
As a goddess of the Buddha Ancient Clan, she not only possessed extraordinary strength, but also reached the threshold of a grandmaster in the field of formations.
Previously, some people had seen her setting up an array deep within the Heavenly River to capture the Heavenly River Spirit.
The icy blue array she set up flickered deep within the Heavenly River for two whole days. The Heavenly River Spirit were frozen and unable to move, and could only obediently turn into icy blue Crystal Stone that fell into her palm.
Therefore, it's impossible for her to have failed to obtain the Heavenly River Spirit.
The other two are Lin Ming and his companion.
Many people here witnessed the two using formations to capture numerous Heavenly River Spirit, which made many people extremely envious at the time.
Those passing by watched from afar as spiritual light flickered in Lin Ming's area, one after another, the Heavenly River Spirit rushed into the formation like moths to a flame, then transformed into Crystal Stone that fell into Zi Yan's hands. The efficiency was so impressive that many people's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
It was only because they sensed the power of the formation that they suppressed their impulses. Among the onlookers were many experts at the peak of the Tier 9 rank, but they knew that if they were to break into that formation, they would probably be torn to shreds before they could even last a breath.
So now that these people with Golden Dragon Token are almost finished with their baptisms and the Heavenly River Baptism is almost over, the fact that neither of them has been seen has puzzled many people.
The onlookers on the river gathered in small groups, whispering amongst themselves. One cultivator, holding Silver Eagle Token, scratched his head and said, "The black-clad youth and the woman in the Purple-Gold Dress are one thing, but what about Qing Yanjing? As the goddess of the Buddha Ancient Clan, with her extraordinary strength, she should have collected ninety-nine tokens long ago, right? Why is she still nowhere to be seen?"
A tall, thin cultivator nearby chimed in, "Who knows? Maybe they're hiding something big. Didn't you see they weren't among the Golden Dragon Token tokens just now? They're genuine Golden Dragon Token too."
Another short, stout cultivator chuckled, "Could it be that the formation malfunctioned and trapped him inside?"
The tall, thin man rolled his eyes at him. "Why don't you try being trapped inside? That formation can even trap the Heavenly River Spirit, how could it not trap you?"
The short, stout cultivator awkwardly shut his mouth, but a woman in blue robes who hadn't spoken until now suddenly interjected, "Do you think... they might be undergoing Perfect Baptism?"
Upon hearing this, the people around were taken aback. The tall, thin man frowned and said, "Perfect Baptism? Do they have a way to do that?"
The woman in green shrugged. "I was just saying."
As everyone was guessing, one of the people with the Golden Dragon Token was the first to complete the baptism.
It was a young man dressed in a crimson robe. His Supreme Dharma Body was a giant engulfed in flames. At this moment, the flames on his Dharma Body had changed from crimson to an almost incandescent color. The fire patterns on his armor moved like living things, radiating a scorching heat that distorted the surrounding air.
He slowly retracted his Dharma Body and exhaled a long breath of white air, which condensed into a cloud of white mist in the air and lingered for a long time.
He opened his eyes, a flash of fire passing through them. He was like a sword that had been reforged, its sharpness concealed yet its cold light hidden within.
He was about to say something full of pride, his lips moved, and a smug smile had just appeared on his face when his pupils suddenly contracted sharply.
Because he suddenly saw that beneath the Heavenly River, a blazing light suddenly erupted.
The light came suddenly and violently, like a sun buried at the bottom of the Heavenly River suddenly bursting open.
The entire Heavenly River trembled violently at that moment, and the milky white mist on the surface of the river was illuminated by the light, like a Sea of Clouds that had been lit up.
Beneath the Heavenly River, it seemed as if an endless, blazing sun was rapidly rising!
The light surged upwards from the depths of the riverbed, turning the water within a radius of several thousand feet into a dazzling golden-white. Even those with Golden Dragon Token undergoing baptism were forced to squint by the light.
The young man in the crimson robe stood frozen on the bridge of light, his mouth half-open before his expression turned into a comical one.
The onlookers who had been discussing the river stopped, and countless eyes turned to the towering light rising from the riverbed. The entire Heavenly River fell into an eerie silence at that moment, with only the rushing sound of the waterfall hitting the river and the deep humming from the depths of the light remaining.