Tens of thousands of fathoms beneath Heavenly Abyss City, in the core quiet chamber of the World-Suppressing Mother Stele.
The spiritual energy here had long grown so dense that it could not disperse. Drops of jade dew condensed from supreme-grade earth vein spirit marrow slid slowly down the mystic ice rock walls, imperishable for millions of years, producing hollow, ethereal drips.
Within this enclosed space of almost absolute silence, Chu Bai sat cross-legged at the very center of the Formation Platform, which radiated the vast, primordial aura of antiquity.
His eyes were lightly closed, his breathing long and deep. Every breath seemed to resonate in unison with this expansive land and the earth veins of the entire Great Zhou Southwest.
To the outside world, the Prince Who Quells the North, who had just obtained the Merit Office's sole [Supreme Golden Register], surely had the spring breeze at his back and excitement surging through his heart.
Yet only Chu Bai knew that the closer he came to this final half-step toward the summit, the more his Dao heart needed to lie still as a pool of dead water, without the slightest ripple.
Chu Bai slowly sank his divine sense into his body, beginning his final—and most comprehensive—assessment of his accumulated foundation before breaking through.
Within the boundless Purple Abode Space, the purple-gold ocean of spell power had completely transformed into clear liquid jade marrow, smooth as a mirror, without a single ripple.
Above this jade marrow ocean, five origin divine abilities representing the supreme principles of the Dao of this world linked head to tail, cycling endlessly along an intoxicatingly perfect trajectory.
In the east, the [Nine Heavens Void Astral Wind Wings] became a deep cyan storm, governing ultimate speed and space-rending, embodying wind's cutting ferocity;
In the south, the [Great