SSS-Rank 10x Reward System: Accepting Disciples to Live Forever-Chapter 184: On verge of Next Breakthrough

For Wang Chen, it was merely a core evolution.

For them—

Their sun had changed.

Imagine falling asleep beneath one sky and waking beneath another.

Imagine seeing the sun rise—and realizing it was no longer the same.

The Ancient Phoenix of Fate streaked across the heavens, her fiery wings carving radiant trails through the golden sky. She circled again and again, her clear voice ringing out in an attempt to calm the panicking masses.

Unlike the others, her expression was joyful.

She could feel it.

Her father had grown stronger.

Tremendously stronger, reaching a level, she could not even begin to imagine.

But Wang Chen barely registered their reactions.

His focus had locked onto something else.

At the very center of the Qi sea, just beneath the blazing Eternal Flame—

A figure floated.

Small tender hands, rosy pink cheeks.

Radiation a divine aura.

Almost alive.

It was an exact carbon copy of him.

Every detail was identical.

The curve of his brows. The calm of his closed eyes. Even the faint flicker of intent between them.

Wang Chen’s eyes widened.

"This is... my Nascent Soul...?"

The realization struck like thunder.

The moment he focused on it—

His perspective shifted violently.

The world flipped.

Suddenly—

He was no longer looking at the Nascent Soul.

He was looking through it eyes.

He saw the Garden of Eternity from within, not as its creator—but as its sovereign core.

The laws were visible.

Not vaguely felt.

Visible.

Threads of karma flowed like luminous rivers. The growth of trees obeyed subtle Dao patterns. Even the fate of individual cultivators shimmered faintly around them like mist.

As a Nascent Soul—

Control was instinctive.

Effortless, without even trying, this the soul of the world.

He didn’t need to think about suppression.

He didn’t need to impose his will.

His mere presence dictated reality.

A subtle thought—and a mountain trembled.

A flicker of intention—and the spiritual winds shifted.

The authority was near absolute.

Wang Chen slowly exhaled.

"So I really broke through..."

Golden Core to Nascent Soul.

Without any tribulation or backlash.

Without any resistance.

Without the heavens interfering.

That alone was unsettling.

But more than the breakthrough itself—

What shocked him was the stability.

There was no instability in his cultivation.

No violent backlash.

No chaotic fluctuations.

Everything was... perfect.

Too perfect.

Now that his Nascent Soul had formed, the Garden of Eternity was no longer a realm sustained purely by comprehension and energy.

It had a core consciousness, ruling the garden of eternity.

He did not have to worry about rebellion anymore...it was the concern of the past!!

With everything now under his control..it was simply impossible.

Even if every cultivator inside united, even if resentment brewed for centuries—

They could never overturn him.

Not anymore.

Wang Chen fell silent, absorbing the implications.

His Divine Sense still blanketed Ancient Sword City.

His Nascent Soul hovered serenely within.

The Eternal Flame burned steadily.

He had crossed another threshold.

And somewhere—

Beyond the layers of reality—

Something had noticed

Suddenly Wang Chen felt overwhelmed.

For a brief moment, he genuinely did not know what to say.

He had imagined countless ways of stepping into the Nascent Soul Realm. A secluded breakthrough after decades of preparation. A life-and-death battle forcing evolution. Perhaps even using the Chronoblade to manipulate time and cultivate for another few thousand years.

But never—

Never had he imagined it would happen like this.

So sudden.

So abrupt.

Almost casual.

He stood there in the Yun Family estate, the world appearing unchanged on the surface, while internally an entirely new realm had unfolded.

However, when he calmed down and thought about it carefully, everything started to make sense.

When Lin Huang broke through, his own Golden Core had been pushed to another level—compressed, refined, perfected to an extreme state that should not even exist in theory. It had already been standing at the edge of something unimaginable.

Then Li Mie’s breakthrough came.

That final push. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The final tempering.

Like a blade hammered one last time before becoming flawless.

After forming what could only be described as a perfect Golden Core, ascending to the Nascent Soul Realm was no longer forced—it was natural.

Inevitable.

Wang Chen slowly exhaled.

"So this is what it feels like..."

Inside the Garden of Eternity, the Eternal Flame Divine Core burned like a miniature sun. Its pale golden radiance illuminated everything beneath it, casting long shadows that felt sacred rather than ominous.

And in the center—

His Nascent Soul floated cross-legged, serene and dignified.

But something else caught his attention.

Under the glow of the Eternal Flame, his Nascent Soul was not merely stable.

It was growing.

Rapidly.

No—

Exponentially.

Wang Chen’s expression changed.

He could clearly sense it.

Every single minute that passed was equivalent to years of cultivation.

Every flicker of flame refined it.

Every breath of spiritual energy strengthened it.

This was not ordinary growth.

This was acceleration bordering on absurdity.

"It won’t be long..."

His eyes narrowed slightly.

If this continued at this rate, his Nascent Soul would soon complete its maturation phase and begin transforming into the Primordial Soul.

The Deity Transformation Realm.

A realm countless Nascent Soul cultivators could not even dream of touching.

And yet—

For him—

It felt as if it was just around the corner.

A terrifying thought.

Not because of the difficulty.

But because of the speed.

Everything was happening too fast.

After thoroughly examining the changes inside the Garden of Eternity, confirming that the spiritual laws remained stable and the Eternal Flame was not destabilizing the internal ecosystem, Wang Chen finally allowed himself to relax slightly.

Still, a faint unease lingered.

Growth without resistance.

Breakthrough without tribulation.

Acceleration without bottleneck.

The heavens were silent.

And that silence was louder than thunder.

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A/N: Yeah guys I finally noticed... my mistake. Please forgive me. I sincerely beg your forgiveness. In Chapter 177 it was not Li Mei who broke through to reach the Golden Core but Lin Huang... sorry for ruining the experience.