I Can Fix My Talent in Hundred Lives-Chapter 291 - 235: Shocking Upheaval!

Watching the Seven-Star Daoist depart into the distance, Chen Sheng no longer lingered. With a wave of his hand, the seventy-two floating array banners in the void instantly converged, intertwining with the spirit light of the Five-Colored Dust Transformation Cauldron in his palm.

In just a moment, they transformed once again into a five-colored talisman vessel, over ten feet long.

The entire vessel shimmered with brilliant hues, and the Five Elements Array Pattern on the hull resonated subtly with the fluctuations of the void, appearing more vibrant than before.

Chen Sheng’s figure flickered, appearing within the vessel, which transformed into a streak of light, fleeing deeper into the void, leaving behind only the ripples of space disturbed by the magical combat, slowly calming.

Inside the vessel, it was tranquil. Chen Sheng sat cross-legged, placing the Five-Colored Dust Transformation Cauldron in front of him. The cauldron’s lid gently opened, and the completely transparent Void Crystal slowly floated out, suspended in mid-air.

Within the crystal, faint void auras circulated, trembling slightly as if alive, emitting energy waves that subtly resonated with the Void Mark in Chen Sheng’s Dantian.

He took a deep breath, activating the "Seven Emotions Sword Scripture," and his Divine Sense, like delicate threads, cautiously extended towards the Void Crystal.

Unlike the past aggressive refinement of treasures, this time, he deliberately slowed his pace, using his Sword Heart to guide the Void Power within the crystal, gradually merging it into himself.

When the Void Power first entered his body, it carried a touch of arrogance, darting through his meridians like mischievous fish.

Yet, unhurried, Chen Sheng soothed them with the rhythm of the "Seven Emotions Sword Scripture," breaking down the Void Power into countless tiny streams of energy, gently guiding them into his Dantian.

With each strand of energy merging, the Sword-carrying Nascent Soul in his Dantian lightly trembled, and the Void Mark on his brow became distinctly clearer.

Outside, the void continued to recede, while inside, the Void Crystal seemed to dim noticeably to the naked eye, and the aura surrounding Chen Sheng gradually became more substantial.

...

Two months of time quietly slipped away during the refinement.

On this day, the Five-Colored Talisman Vessel abruptly halted in a vast expanse of void, and the Void Crystal within the vessel completely dissipated, transforming into the final strand of pure Void Power, flooding into Chen Sheng’s Dantian.

The void aura around him suddenly became intense, and the Five Elements Spiritual Light originally enveloping his body began to merge with the void, as if he had become a part of it.

Chen Sheng slowly opened his eyes, a ripple of void flickering within them. He let out a deep breath, the breath becoming faint white mist that instantly vanished upon contact with the void:

"Mid-stage Nascent Soul... it’s finally here!"

Introspection of the Dantian revealed the five-inch-tall Sword-carrying Nascent Soul, the last vague Void Mark on its brow now complete, transformed into a clear, purple mark, echoing with the long sword behind it.

The Nascent Soul’s mana surged by fifty percent, and its once-white body appeared more solid, the hand gripping the sword exuding a greater ease in wielding the void.

His Divine Sense expanded, effortlessly covering a range of 1,500 miles, with every subtle fluctuation in the void clearly perceived within his senses.

How much stronger it was compared to the Nascent Soul Early-stage!

More delightfully, at this moment, Chen Sheng’s control over the Void Power had stepped into a new domain.

With a thought, he abruptly withdrew his mana, merging entirely with the void, leaving no trace behind.

This wasn’t the crude method of using Void Power to conceal in the outer void as before but truly stepping into the Inner Void—gentle Void Energy surrounding him like warm water, with none of the past stagnation and resistance, instead carrying a hint of familiarity.

He could clearly sense the energy flow deep within the void, able to effortlessly convert surrounding Void Power into a shield, or even traverse briefly within the Inner Void, like a fish swimming in water, free and smooth.

He could also gradually extract the pure Void Energy from within, using it to refine Tier Four Spiritual Treasures, or to nourish the Nascent Soul, enhancing its strength further.

Chen Sheng’s lips curled into a smile. From forming the Nascent Soul to now over two hundred and thirty years later, he finally crossed the threshold that so many cultivators faltered before, stepping into the Mid-stage Nascent Soul Realm.

"Mid-stage Nascent Soul, the Nascent Soul in the body is enough to flee into deeper voids, even if Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators try to void lock. These abilities greatly enhance survival skills."

From this point, it’s tolerable to destroy his Dharma Body.

However, to destroy his Nascent Soul, even Late-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators would need to rely on Void Treasures like the Nascent Soul Cutting Gourd.

In the void, Chen Sheng slowly stretched his body, sensing the surging mana within and the familiar Void Power surrounding him.

"By the way..."

The pleasant sensation brought by the breakthrough had not entirely dissipated when a thought suddenly occurred to him—now that his cultivation had advanced, with his perception and control over energy far surpassing before, perhaps he could gain more insight into the restriction of the Indigo Treasure Bead.

With that thought, Chen Sheng summoned the bead with a raised hand, and with a flash of spirit light, the entirely azure bead, as if condensing the sea, floated in his palm.

The bead’s surface still glimmered with deep luster, hiding what seemed like endless void within. Even with his current Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivation, he couldn’t see through its essence.

"Previously, with insufficient cultivation, I could barely perceive even the outermost restriction. Now I must try to see if I can glimpse deeper mysteries."

He murmured to himself, without expecting to break the restriction but hoping to hone his Array Dao insights through the exploration process.

In recent years, it was through contemplating the subtle mysteries of the bead’s restriction that his Array Dao cultivation rapidly advanced, even showing signs of surpassing his Alchemy, approaching Tier Four Middle Grade.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Sheng composed his heart and spirit, cautiously extending a thread of condensed Divine Sense, like a fine thread, towards the Indigo Treasure Bead.

As soon as the Divine Sense touched the surface of the bead, he felt the vast and boundless restriction—still as heavy and majestic as before, seemingly forged by the Laws of Heaven and Earth, indestructible.

Carefully, he guided his Divine Sense along the patterns of the restriction, attempting to capture more of its operational laws, his mind rapidly simulating array pattern changes, with insights in Array Dao flowing slowly like a stream.

But just then, an unexpected change occurred!

The originally calm Indigo Treasure Bead suddenly trembled slightly, and the azure light on its surface abruptly intensified. A dazzling blue light burst forth from within the bead, like surging tides, instantly enveloping Chen Sheng entirely.

The blue light carried an irresistible suction force, like an invisible whirlpool, firmly locking his form, even freezing the void around him.

"Not good!"

A strong sense of unease surged in Chen Sheng’s heart. Instinctively, he wanted to activate the newly mastered Void Power to flee into the Inner Void and evade.

However, no matter how he tried to mobilize his heart and spirit, the Void Power within remained like trapped in a quagmire, unable to respond, and the space around him became as solid as iron, not a seam to tear open—he was utterly immobilized by the blue light!

This all happened in the blink of an eye; Chen Sheng didn’t even have time to summon the Tingyu Flying Sword or the Five-Colored Dust Transformation Cauldron for defense.

The blue light suddenly contracted like an invisible giant net, tightly enveloping him.

The next moment, the light flashed abruptly, and Chen Sheng’s figure vanished from the void, along with the Five-Colored Talisman Vessel beside him, as if swallowed by the blue light, disappearing completely into the bead.

In the emptiness of the void, only the Indigo Treasure Bead remained, floating where it was, the blue glow on its surface slowly retracting, returning to its original deep appearance, as if everything that just transpired was a mere illusion.

Only the lingering spatial ripple bore witness to the strange anomaly that took place here.