At this moment, compared to Ye Yu, who was condensing his Nascent Soul, the people outside were even more nervous.
Everyone wanted to see what kind of Nascent Soul this prodigy, who possessed the potential to reach Spirit Transformation, would condense.
Nascent Soul quality could be ranked from high to low as Chaos, Heavenly Revelation, Earth Fiend, Purple Mansion, and Blood Infant.
Nascent Souls of different qualities bestowed different enhancements to spiritual power.
Most Nascent Soul Realm cultivators condensed Purple Mansion Nascent Souls.
The most inferior of them was the Blood Infant. Although a Blood Infant provided slightly greater enhancement than a Purple Mansion Nascent Soul, it also restricted a cultivator's future development.
Cultivators who condensed Blood Infants were destined never to achieve Spirit Transformation in their lives.
As for Chaos Nascent Souls, they were only recorded in ancient texts. At the very least, none had appeared in Azure Prefecture for nearly a thousand years. Even Heavenly Revelation Nascent Souls had appeared only eight times.
Within the Nine Nether Blood Spring, the Nascent Soul Ye Yu had condensed was a Blood Infant. To obtain greater combat power more quickly, Ye Yu had had no other choice.
Now that he had been given another chance, Ye Yu naturally could not repeat the same mistake.
Within the pillar of light, Ye Yu formed seals with both hands, merging the thread of pure white aura contained within the spiritual radiance into the newly born Nascent Soul.
This thread of pure white aura was precisely the reward for reaching the nine hundredth step of the Ascending Heaven Staircase. It was called Ethereal Qi, capable of purifying one's body and spiritual power, thereby increasing the chances of condensing a higher-quality Nascent Soul.
Inside his dantian, Ye Yu's Nascent Soul grew increasingly solid, soon to take form completely.
Ye Yu watched uneasily. Although the Bodhi Infant Transformation Pill had paved the way, and Ethereal Qi was now cleansing him, a Chaos Nascent Soul was simply too mysterious. No one knew how it was supposed to be condensed.
Suddenly, the winds and clouds changed color. Thunderclouds gathered in the sky above the secret realm, dull thunder rumbling out as vast heavenly might descended.
At this moment, whether inside the secret realm or outside it, everyone stared fixedly at the figure within the spiritual radiance.
The Nascent Soul Tribulation had arrived—but what kind of Nascent Soul would it be?!
In the next instant, Ye Yu suddenly let out a long howl. A streak of purple light burst from within him and shot straight into the heavens!
Seeing this, Ye Fan immediately let out a long breath, then sneered. "Such a huge commotion—I thought some remarkable Nascent Soul would appear. So it's only a Purple Mansion Nascent Soul."
Qin Wushuang's mouth twitched, and he sighed. Yet he quickly recovered. Purple Mansion was fine; at least he had successfully condensed one.
How many people of extraordinary talent were unable to condense a Nascent Soul throughout their entire lives?
At the foot of the mountain, Ye Xuan gave a cold snort. He had really thought Ye Yu was something special, but wasn't it still only a Purple Mansion Nascent Soul?
But then the earth suddenly shook, and rays of rosy light surged forth, gathering in midair into an incomparably beautiful scene.
The purple light surrounding Ye Yu instantly turned golden, echoing the image in the sky from afar.
"An omen! The Myriad Mountains and Rivers Painting! An Earth Fiend Nascent Soul! This is the omen that appears when condensing an Earth Fiend Nascent Soul!" someone outside the secret realm cried out in alarm.
Ye Fan's expression immediately darkened. The Nascent Soul he had condensed was an Earth Fiend Nascent Soul, so he naturally knew what this meant.
Moreover, when he had condensed his Earth Fiend Nascent Soul, the omen that had appeared was nowhere near this grand.
Qin Wushuang's lips slowly curled upward. Yet before they could rise completely, the thunderclouds within the secret realm changed once more.
Seven-colored rosy light descended from the heavens, blanketing the entire sky. Within that radiance, a Sea of Thunder was brewing.
And within that Sea of Thunder, azure lotuses rose one after another, circling around Ye Yu.
Everyone within the secret realm felt a terrifying pressure. The azure lotuses in the rosy light seemed born of heaven and earth themselves; with just one glance, an urge to prostrate themselves in worship arose within them.
"Azure Lotuses Born from a Sea of Thunder—Heavenly Revelation! This is a Heavenly Revelation Nascent Soul!"
Inside and outside the secret realm, silence as grave as death fell. Azure lotuses blooming from a Sea of Thunder—this heavenly omen, which existed only in ancient texts, had appeared alive and real before their very eyes today.
Today, they would witness history: Azure Prefecture's ninth owner of a Heavenly Revelation Nascent Soul in a thousand years!
Qin Wushuang recovered from his shock, but the corners of his mouth simply could not be pressed down!
From this day forward, his Great Qin would possess an owner of a Heavenly Revelation Nascent Soul with the potential to reach Spirit Transformation! The rise of Great Qin was just around the corner!
In stark contrast, Ye Fan's face was frighteningly gloomy. The gazes many people cast toward him already carried traces of sympathy.
Ye Xuan's talent was indeed good, but he was far inferior to Ye Yu. Furthermore, he had missed this spiritual radiance empowerment and failed the Ascending Heaven Staircase's trial, so he could not enter the Sacred Pill Sect either.
Having lost the initiative, the Great Yan Dynasty could be said to have come away temporarily empty-handed from this secret realm.
Many people of Azure Prefecture were puzzled. Why had Great Yan abandoned Ye Yu and chosen Ye Xuan instead? At least for now, the two were simply incomparable.
Ye Yu stared intently at the Nascent Soul within his dantian. The spiritual power that had been turbulent moments ago was gradually calming down. Seeing this, Ye Yu sighed. As expected, a Chaos Nascent Soul truly was not so easy to condense.
Still, a Heavenly Revelation Nascent Soul was already enough!
Just as Ye Yu was preparing to stop cultivating and confront the Nascent Soul Tribulation, the Small Cauldron within his dantian suddenly flew above his Nascent Soul and cast down a ray of light.
The three pillars of light within Ye Yu's dantian seemed to have been drawn in, slowly merging into the Nascent Soul.
In the next instant, the spiritual power that had originally lowered its banners and beaten its drums surged forth once more, even fiercer than before!
The onlookers watching the omen saw the azure lotuses in the Sea of Thunder stop blooming and gradually let out sighs of relief. It seemed this was the end. Still, a Heavenly Revelation Nascent Soul was enough to make them take notice, and killing intent had already arisen in many hearts.
To sever a prodigy's future, one had to erase them before they had fully grown.
While they still had the ability to do so!
Qin Wushuang had already sensed the change in the atmosphere and gradually realized what was happening. His face began to darken.
He then turned to Situ Guang, intending to discuss what they should do, only to discover that Situ Guang was staring at the light screen in midair with his mouth hanging open, his face full of terror.
Sharp intakes of breath sounded all around them.
Qin Wushuang came to his senses and turned back toward the light screen. The moment he looked, he froze in shock.
Within the light screen, the omen of the Sea of Thunder and azure lotuses around Ye Yu had dispersed. In its place stood three enormous figures—the three Human Dao Sages!
How could those who saw this possibly fail to understand?!
The cultivator who had once drawn the attention of the three Human Dao Sages in the Great Yan Dynasty, only to vanish afterward, had been Ye Yu!
Among those present, only Qin Wushuang and Situ Guang likely knew the truth. Yet even knowing it, they could not erase the impact of seeing it with their own eyes!
Ye Fan knew nothing of this. Ye Qingwan and the other had not told him about it.
Moreover, drawing the Human Dao Sages' attention while condensing a Nascent Soul—this was something unheard of!
What exactly did this represent?!
Then, many people's expressions changed, and their breathing grew hurried.
Could it be...
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