Chapter 1073: Chapter 454: Nascent Soul Perfection; Cultivating the Nirvana Golden Body_2

As his mind moved, the familiar proficiency panel naturally emerged:

[Lifespan: 641 / 5632 years]

[Realm: Nascent Soul Perfection: 99 / 100]

...

"It’s at 99..... Finally, just one more step to breakthrough Divinity Transformation!"

Looking at the ’99’ in the realm column, Xu Ping’s eyes could not help but reveal a hint of burning expectation.

Once he successfully breaks through to Divinity Transformation, not only will his power undergo a tremendous surge, but his longevity will also increase to an unimaginable length.

At that time, in this earthly world, he will truly have the capital to be invincible.

Then he can begin to formally plan for ascending to the Upper Realm, in pursuit of that legendary realm of true immortality.

However, amidst the anticipation, Xu Ping’s gaze quickly regained clarity and calmness.

"It’s just... this step is not so easy to breakthrough."

Xu Ping clearly sensed that there is an extremely solid invisible barrier in the dark, blocking all Nascent Soul Perfect cultivators. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

It is not just a checkpoint of one’s accumulation and realization, but also a kind of carrying limit of this world for higher-level life forms.

"The carrying capacity of Divinity Transformation in this realm is key." Xu Ping’s gaze deepened.

Having reached this stage, he already clearly felt that even though his foundation far exceeds others at the same level, forcing a breakthrough in the Wind Origin Realm would result in failure.

The "quota" of this realm is full.

"It’s time to make plans concerning Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerable." Xu Ping’s eyes flashed with a cold gleam.

The ancestor of the Heaven-Suppressing Sect in the Nanchuan Realm is undoubtedly the biggest obstacle that he must eliminate on his path to Divinity Transformation.

Only when the Divinity Transformation position in the Nanchuan Realm is vacated can he have a chance to breakthrough.

...

Three months later.

Upon receiving Xu Ping’s secret message, Nine Nether Elder and Hongyi quietly arrived at Blood Bone Island.

Inside Blood Bone Hall,.

Xu Ping sat at the main seat, looking at the two beneath him with differing auras — the ghostly Nine Nether Elder, and the complex-looking Hongyi.

He first cast his gaze toward Hongyi and asked, "Fellow Daoist Hongyi, have there been any movements from the Star Palace Saints lately?"

Upon hearing this, Hongyi showed a hint of helplessness, shaking his head, "Ever since the Dual Saints captured that ancient Divinity Transformation demon, they have been in seclusion and have not appeared.

"Even for me, I find it difficult to ascertain any specific information on their movements now."

Xu Ping nodded slightly, unsurprised.

At their level, seclusion is common, and given the prudence of the Dual Saints, it is natural that core secrets wouldn’t be easily disclosed to someone like Hongyi, who is considered an outsider.

However, now that he has reached Nascent Soul Perfection and his strength has greatly increased, the Dual Saints can no longer pose a mortal threat to him.

After exchanging pleasantries for a bit and easing the atmosphere, Xu Ping directly got to the point, his gaze sweeping over Nine Nether Elder as he said solemnly, "Gentlemen, Xu Mou has recently officially advanced to Nascent Soul Perfection."

"The time has come to start planning against Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerable."

The withered face of Nine Nether Elder showed no expression, but he hoarsely interjected, "On my side, the cross-realm teleportation array has been prepared for a long time, and the coordinates in the Nanchuan Realm have been calibrated."

"The boundary stones are also ready, several pieces, enough to support our travel and handle unexpected situations."

"We can set off at any time."

Everything seems ready.

However, Xu Ping did not immediately express his stance; instead, he changed the topic, his eyes burning as he looked at Nine Nether Elder, his tone calm yet leaving no room for doubt: "Nine Nether Elder, after all our planning, Xu Mou has shown sufficient sincerity and strength."

"Shouldn’t you hand over that Nine Heavens Gale Essence to me as agreed?"

With these words, the atmosphere in the hall momentarily intensified.

Hongyi’s eyes flickered, looking at Xu Ping then at Nine Nether Elder, remaining silent.

Nine Nether Elder’s murky eyeballs slowly turned, landing on Xu Ping. He quietly looked at him for a while, then his withered lips suddenly revealed a slightly sinister smile:

"Ha ha... Xu kid, so impatient. Well, having come this far, it’s fitting to give this to you."

He spoke no more and with a flick of his sleeve, a jade box carved entirely from millennium cold jade, its surface sealed with several glyphs, floated lightly towards Xu Ping.

Xu Ping reached out to take it, feeling the cool touch. His Divine Sense moved slightly as he carefully broke the seal on the jade box’s surface and opened it.

Inside the box, a pale blue stream of air the size of a baby’s fist, exuding an intent to tear everything apart, quietly floated.

Within the stream of air, faint traces of law glyphs emerged and disappeared, and just a glance caused a slight sting in his eyes.

It was precisely the Nine Heavens Gale Essence that Xu Ping had dreamt of.

"It’s finally... obtained!"

Even with his firm resolve, Xu Ping couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement in his heart at this moment.

How many years had he searched for this item, waited for it?

With the greatest material obstacle to cultivating the Nirvana Golden Body now removed.

Xu Ping forcefully suppressed his turbulent emotions, examined it carefully, confirmed the quality of the Nine Heavens Gale Essence was top-notch with no issues, then solemnly closed the jade box and put it away.

"Thank you, Elder."

Xu Ping cupped his hands in salute, and then said, "With this item in hand, Xu Mou needs to go into seclusion for some time to cultivate the Nirvana Golden Body."

"Once the divine power is achieved, then we can set off to the Nanchuan Realm. In this way, my strength can further increase, undoubtedly boosting the odds of exterminating Cloud Thunder Celestial Venerable by several degrees."

Nine Nether Elder nodded in agreement after hearing this: "Having come this far, a few years of time is not a problem."

"I’ll wait for you a bit longer. I hope Fellow Daoist Xu won’t let this old man down."