"I've advanced—I've advanced to a lower-grade sacred artifact."
All of a sudden, a flash of insight struck Xia Ping. As he fused all the Sound Pattern Stones into the Chaos Bell, raising the artifact's power to an unprecedented level, the entire Chaos Bell underwent an immense transformation.
It shook without cease, emitting waves of resonant sound.
These soundwaves seemed to resonate with his body, his mana, and his soul. Like a martial artist's tiger-and-leopard thunderous roar, they washed over him inside and out.
Dong dong dong!!!
As the soundwaves continued to ripple, Xia Ping sensed that his Primordial Spirit and body had completely merged into one. Every strand of soul power and every cell seemed to fit together perfectly, reaching the realm of unity between spirit and flesh.
All the barriers that had once existed between his spirit and flesh had now vanished, flawless and whole, fused as one.
In an instant, he felt his Primordial Spirit undergo a rebirth. He sensed that the other shore of the Sea of Bitterness was now close at hand, and that he was about to condense a True Spirit.
"So that's it. I'm about to advance as well."
At that moment, Xia Ping felt as though he had attained the Dao and ascended.
As he forged his natal artifact, the Chaos Bell, into a sacred artifact, he had also used the Chaos Bell's marvelous power to utterly erase the divide between his soul and body, fusing them together into unity of spirit and flesh.
He felt his Primordial Spirit standing at the edge of the Sea of Bitterness. The once indestructible barrier before him was struck lightly by his fist. With a dong, it shattered like glass.
Then Xia Ping crossed the Sea of Bitterness. His enormous body leaped from its depths in