Within the stone chamber of the Star-Magnetic Secret Realm, pale blue spiritual mist gathered into a vortex, enveloping Han Li as he sat cross-legged at its center. The magnetic essence spirit embryo in his chest had swollen to the size of a goose egg, its Yin-Yang Twin Fish formation patterns flowing like living things. Under the combined assault of the Millennium Blood Ginseng's innate vitality and the Spirit-Gathering Jade Marrow's immense spiritual power, the final trace of his bottleneck shattered with a faint crack.
Boom-
The spirit embryo abruptly burst apart, transforming into a gold-and-red Nascent Soul projection. A star-magnetic mark shone like a star between its brows, while the power of star-magnetic spirit-nurturing from the fourth level of the Star-Magnetic Heart-Protection Art swirled around it. The nascent soul middle stage!
[Ding! Host's cultivation has reached the nascent soul middle stage. System reward mechanism triggered!]
A cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang out within Han Li's sea of consciousness.
[Congratulations to the host for completing a milestone growth objective. Breakthrough reward issued: one copy of the Great Void Qi-Guiding Art!]
A virtual screen appeared in Han Li's sea of consciousness, displaying:
``` [System reward interface]
- Reward name: Great Void Qi-Guiding Art
- Art rank: top-tier, attribute-neutral cultivation art
- Cultivation ceiling: late-stage deity transformation
- Eligible users: cultivators with any spiritual root
- Special effects:
- Highly compatible; can coexist with any cultivation art
- Automatically adjusts spiritual energy attributes; cultivation efficiency +30%
- Includes a spiritual power purification function to refine spiritual power quality
- Contains the secret technique Great Void Divine Sense; divine sense strength +50%
- Rarity: ★★★★★ (exceedingly rare)
- System appraisal: this art is powerful enough to reshape the cultivation world. Host must keep it secure!
[Ding! Friendly system reminder: if