novelhk Chapter 377 Breakthrough Successful
Chapter 377 Breakthrough Successful
Hu Qing sat cross-legged in the middle of the bamboo house, his brows furrowed and beads of sweat oozing from his forehead.
He formed seals with his hands, his knuckles turning white from the effort, but he still couldn't stop shaking.
The air around seemed to be sucked dry by some invisible force, leaving not even a trace of spiritual energy.
This place is originally the Central Region. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth has long been exhausted. Ordinary cultivators cannot practice here at all. They can only rely on the spiritual power stored in the spirit stones to barely support themselves.
However, at this moment, the Nascent Soul in Hu Qing's body was hungry and thirsty, madly devouring all the spiritual power around it.
The sea of qi in his body was surging like a boil, and his meridians were swollen, as if they would be torn apart at any moment.
Upon seeing this, Gu Yang's face suddenly changed. He quickly took out the few remaining top-grade spirit stones from his sleeve and crushed them without hesitation.
"boom--"
The rich spiritual energy exploded instantly, turning into a light blue spiritual mist that surrounded Hu Qing.
However, in just a few breaths, all the spiritual energy was devoured and could not fill the terrifying gap at all.
Hu Qing's body began to tremble violently, and fine cracks appeared on the surface of his skin, as if he might explode and die at any time.
"This kid... has such a big appetite!"
Master Li gritted his teeth, his face full of pain, but he finally stamped his foot and cursed, "You little bastard, this is my last fortune!"
After saying that, he slammed his storage ring, and hundreds of top-grade spirit stones flew out like stars, hovering in the air.
Master Li clasped his hands together and shouted, "Disperse!"
"Crack! Click!"
The spirit stones exploded one after another, and the vast spiritual energy like the sea poured out in an instant, turning into dazzling spiritual rivers, surrounding Hu Qing and forming an impenetrable spiritual barrier.
Hu Qing's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed a little, and the violent Nascent Soul in his body gradually stabilized and began to greedily absorb the pure spiritual power.
At this moment——
"Buzz!"
A golden light suddenly appeared between Hu Qing's eyebrows. The light was as weak as a bean at first, but in an instant it spread like ripples, covering his entire body.
Wherever the golden light passed, the cracks on the skin quickly healed, replaced by a layer of crystal clear light, as pure as glass.
"Crash-"
Nine dazzling spiritual energy chains condensed out of thin air, each one was as condensed as a substance, flashing with mysterious Taoist patterns.
They wrapped around Hu Qing's Nascent Soul, making crisp metallic collision sounds. The Nascent Soul was filled with golden light and finally slowly sank into the Dantian.
"boom--!!!"
A powerful pressure as overwhelming as an abyss suddenly erupted, and the entire bamboo house was instantly shattered into pieces, with wood chips flying everywhere and smoke and dust rising into the sky.
A violent spiritual power storm swept around, breaking all the grass and trees within a hundred feet, and even cutting off a layer of the ground.
Hu Qing slowly opened his eyes, stars seemed to be flowing in his eyes, and the aura around him was like a deep sea, several times stronger than before.
He gently exhaled a breath that was as long as a dragon, and even the air was trembling slightly.
Breakthrough in the Dust-breaking Stage, success!
"Thank you for your help, teacher." Hu Qing took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Master Li, his tone sincere and respectful.
Although he was at the critical moment of breakthrough, he could clearly sense everything in the outside world——
Master Li actually spent nearly three hundred top-grade spirit stones on him. This amount of money is extremely extravagant even in the entire cultivation world.
Li stroked his beard, his eyes full of satisfaction, but his words were still unforgiving:
"Don't try to play tricks on me, brat. First, control your surging power. Don't let yourself get caught off guard and tear something apart again."
He pointed around. The originally elegant bamboo house had already turned into debris all over the ground. Even the stack of storybooks placed outside the yard were shattered by the spiritual storm, leaving only a few fragments floating in the wind.
"Also, my treasured collections of 'Legend of the Red Dust Sword Immortal' and 'Records of the Romantic Monk' are all destroyed. Next time you go to the city, remember to bring me the latest volumes, not a single one can be missing!" Master Li glared and said sternly.
Hu Qing couldn't help but chuckle, nodded and replied, "I'll take note of this, and I'll definitely find the best for you."
Then, he turned and walked towards Gu Yang, his expression became more serious, and he whispered, "Brother Gu, thank you very much."
Just two short words, yet they contain countless unexpressed meanings.
Gu Yang waved his hand and smiled brightly: "Brother, why are you saying this?"
Hu Qing's eyes softened, and he reached out and rubbed Xiao Zi who was squatting beside Gu Yang.
The purple dragon rubbed his palm affectionately, its tail swaying slightly, and was about to lick his fingers with its tongue, when suddenly -
"Snap!" A spiritual power came like a whip, forcing Xiao Zi back several feet.
Xiao Zi growled and raised his dragon eyes alertly, only to see a snow-white fox squatting on Hu Qing's shoulder, its fluffy tail shaking slightly.
A pair of narrow fox eyes stared at it coldly, with its teeth bared and a low warning sound coming from its throat.
Hu Qing was stunned for a moment before he realized that this white fox was his phantom!
I was concentrating on practicing just now and didn't pay attention to what I condensed in the end.
But looking at this petite white fox, he was quite satisfied.
He stretched out his finger, gently scratched the white fox's chin, and said with a smile: "Little guy, you have quite a temper."
The white fox narrowed its eyes and rubbed his fingertips with enjoyment, but its eyes were still staring at Xiao Zi warily, as if declaring its sovereignty.
Seeing this, Gu Yang couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It seems that Xiao Zi will have a rival in the future!"
Master Li coughed lightly and interrupted, "Alright, stop making a fuss here. A breakthrough is a big deal. We need to report to Elder Xia right away, lest he start nagging us about not understanding the rules again."
Hu Qing nodded, restrained his smile, and walked side by side with Gu Yang.
Master Li walked in front with his hands behind his back, and the white fox lay lazily on Hu Qing's shoulder. From time to time, he glanced at Xiao Zi who was following behind, his eyes full of pride.
Under the high tower, a gentle breeze blew. Old Xia was still sitting in front of the quaint stone table, holding a cup of tea in his hand. The curling hot steam turned into a light white mist under the lighting stone.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking relaxed and contented, as if he had already anticipated Hu Qing's breakthrough, but the smile on the corners of his mouth was a little deeper than usual.
The Sword God and Xin were sitting next to Old Xia. When they saw Hu Qing and his group returning, they all stood up.
The Sword God's eyes were like lightning, sweeping across Hu Qing, a hint of approval flashed in his eyes, and he said lightly:
"Forcing a breakthrough before your foundation is solid is a bit hasty."
He paused, then added: "But it's a good thing if it can be accomplished."
Xin laughed heartily, raised his head and drank the liquor in the jar in his hand, then threw it towards Hu Qing and shouted:
"Good boy! You're actually one step faster than my useless apprentice! Take my move!"
The wine jar drew a sharp arc in mid-air, and the jar itself was faintly glowing.
Xin had actually infused it with the spiritual power of the early stage of Duanchen, making this seemingly casual throw actually contain hidden power, enough to shock ordinary cultivators back several feet!