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Molting the Mortal Coil - Chapter 282

Published at 29th of March 2024 06:28:16 AM


Chapter 282: Rank Advancement

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Chapter 282: Rank Advancement

Right now, inside his Dantian all the particles of heavy Qi were being rapidly drawn towards the center. That starlike glow of light created by the Seed of Life, and filled with other Heavenly Materials, had formed when Sage reached rank 4. That meant it was his foundation, and all the energy being forced into the foundation was the first step of advancing to rank 5. It was very likely it was truly starting. He quickly notified King and passed him some control over the Universe Ring. If something were to happen to him during this process and he failed, King would be needed to protect the Universe Ring and maintain communication with the Jade Horde and all the Little Birds in his absence.

It would take him a few years to recover if he failed, but the real worry was what could happen to the Heavenly Materials. If he failed and his Core didnt form, would they be destroyed? Would he be able to reclaim them again like last time, or would they abandon him even if they survived? It was hard to tell. If he failed, then he may have to give up on the Life Nebula technique and practice a different Qi Cultivation Technique. It would probably be an improvement to actually gain control over his Dantian again, but it would likely be many times weaker.

At that point, all of the energy in his Dantian was finally collected. Not a speck of Qi was remaining, every last drop had gathered into the light. Sage put aside his thoughts of failure and focused on doing everything he could to assist his advancement. At this point he had no idea what he could do to help. He only knew that the third step required his input, the fusing of the soul into the core. As for the first or second step, he could only hope that he would know what to do when the time came. The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.

The six Heavenly Materials within him began to shift and react. The Blue Icesilver softened, melting from a cube like crystal shape into an amorphous blob and extending tendrils outwards. The dark stone eyeball, the Eye of the World, looked to be on the verge of crying. The tears of black water gathering all over its surface. A small mote of white flame, the First Light, expanded rapidly like it was fed an accelerant, growing brighter and brighter like a tiny sun. The little blue piece of dry ice surrounded by a vortex of vapor, the Stormbreath, swallowed up its own vapor. The spinning blue mist thickened and swirled like a cocoon, completely obscuring the Stormbreath from view. A tiny cyan sphere, the Sovereign Stone, was hidden within a yellow light like a shell. The yellow light seemed to thicken, getting brighter, but not expanding its influence. It was like there was a glass shell around it that slowly reduced its transparency, looking more like a jewel than light.

After the third month, he felt a bit of apprehension again, but held it back. Performing the breathing technique once more. He spent most of his time in a state of light meditation, staying aware of the changes in his body, while reducing the strain on his mind and removing the need for sleep. At the six month mark, nervous tension began to bubble up once more, but upon reflection he had no methods to directly interfere. The area that was drained of wordly energy had grown to the full range of his Spiritual Sense some time ago. He could feel the concentration of the energy still within his range dropping, and the Heavenly Materials were still refining more energy. That told him the Seed of Life was still working, so he forced himself to maintain his calm. All this while the tiny slit on the Seed of Life had grown larger and larger. The side of the seed was gently unfolding and a small shoot began to sprout.

Finally, a change!

From that point on, his apprehension dropped a couple notches. Each day that passed, the sprout grew larger and larger. Stretching outwards and slowly unfurling a single leaf. The next month a second leaf sprouted and slowly grew larger. During the third month, a third leaf followed after. All along the first and second leaf had been growing larger and larger. During the fourth month the first leaf stopped growing. In the fifth, the second leaf reached its full size.

What will happen once theyre all the same size?




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