Fortune favors the bold, and this time it was Li Fulan's turn to secretly rejoice.
At this moment, a disciple from Xuan Kong Mountain approached from the corridor. He first bowed respectfully to Gu Linyue and then said, "Senior Gu, the Holy Lord requests that you and Holy Lord Ji proceed to the main hall to discuss matters of the sacred land."
"Alright."
Gu Linyue stood up.
Li Fulong finally breathed a sigh of relief, his face relaxed. "Ah~ finally free."
However, he also felt a hint of confusion.
What did the Holy Lord of Xuan Kong Mountain want to discuss with the lords of other sacred lands?
Could it be that Mu Ci and the others were about to finish their cultivation and emerge from the Immortal Spirit Pool?
After all, the ten-day limit was almost up.
Li Fulong and Li Fulan followed behind Gu Linyue as they proceeded to the main hall of Xuan Kong Mountain.
At the Immortal Spirit Pool,
Changyang Gushuo, Dugu Yunmeng, Li Jianxing, and Lin Yexing had already completed their cultivation.
After being immersed in the Immortal Spirit Liquid, the auras of these four became more profound. Their internal true essence even contained a trace of immortal spirit energy, giving them an ethereal, immortal aura.
With the help of the Immortal Spirit Liquid, Changyang Gushuo had broken through to the Three-star Saint Emperor realm. Dugu Yunmeng and Lin Yexing, who had already been on the verge of becoming Saint Emperors, now naturally advanced to the Two-star Saint Emperor realm.
However, Li Jianxing saw the greatest improvement among the four. He directly broke through from the peak Heavenly Venerate realm to the Saint Emperor realm, advancing through three minor realms to reach the Three-star Saint Emperor level.
Changyang Gushuo and the other two could only marvel at Li Jianxing's talent.
After all four had completed their breakthroughs, they simultaneously turned their gazes toward the figure in the very center of the Immortal Spirit Pool.
Five days prior, Xin Ci had successfully broken through to the Saint Emperor realm in the outer area of the Immortal Spirit Pool.
Changyang Gushuo and the others had initially expected that Xin Ci, having completed his breakthrough, would remain in place to stabilize his true essence.
However, to their surprise, this fellow had directly moved toward the center of the Immortal Spirit Pool.
Although the Immortal Spirit Liquid in the center of the pool was more refined, it was by no means something they could withstand at their current level.
Was this person courting death?!
In the eyes of Changyang Gushuo and the others, Xin Ci had made a reckless decision.
Li Jianxing, the only one among the four who knew Xin Ci's true identity, couldn't help but advise, "Xin... Miss Mu Ci, the Immortal Spirit Liquid in there is too potent. It's not suitable for you to absorb in your current state. If you suffer a backlash, it will be detrimental to your cultivation."
"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother Li, but rest assured, I will be fine." Xin Ci smiled calmly.
Upon hearing Xin Ci's words, Lin Yexing and Dugu Yunmeng couldn't help but frown.
They felt that the woman before them was somewhat arrogant and did not believe that Xin Ci's body could withstand the immortal spirit energy from the center of the Immortal Spirit Pool.
Mu Qingqing, within the consciousness space, did not worry that Xin Ci's body would be unable to withstand the overly concentrated immortal spirit energy.
As Xin Ci's second personality, Mu Qingqing naturally had no need to worry for him.
Having cultivated the Dragon Clan's supreme true essence technique, the Golden Scale Art, Xin Ci's physical body had already reached an extremely formidable level.
Furthermore, he was aided by two divine-level cultivation methods, the Eternal Dao Scripture and the Myriad Manifestations Star Wheel Scripture, for absorption.
Even if, as a fallback, Xin Ci's physical body couldn't endure it, Mu Qingqing herself would intervene to assist him.
Xin Ci then remained in the center of the Immortal Spirit Pool for five days. The scene of his body exploding from the concentrated immortal spirit energy, which Changyang Gushuo and the others had anticipated, did not materialize.
Li Jianxing then shook his head with a wry smile, realizing his worries were unnecessary.
As for Changyang Gushuo and the other two, they were utterly astonished.
Could Elder Xuan Mo have been alarmist? Was the center of the Immortal Spirit Pool not as fearsome as he made it out to be?
Thus, Changyang Gushuo, Dugu Yunmeng, and Lin Yexing attempted to approach the center of the Immortal Spirit Pool.
However, when they were less than fifty meters from the center of the pool, their bodies could no longer withstand the concentrated immortal spirit energy, forcing them to retreat.
This time, Changyang Gushuo realized that perhaps the most powerful prodigy in this Holy Land Martial Competition should be the otherworldly beautiful woman in the center of the Immortal Spirit Liquid.
He had felt the terrifying power of the Immortal Spirit Liquid near the center of the pool just now.
And this Mu Ci, from the Slaughter Heart Sacred Court, being able to stay in the center of the pool for nearly five days as if nothing had happened, was truly baffling to them.
After absorbing the immortal spirit energy from the center of the pool for a full five days, Xin Ci's realm ushered in another breakthrough.
He surged from the One-star Saint Emperor realm all the way to the Four-star Saint Emperor realm!
True essence continuously flowed out from within him, and it kept strengthening.
This scene left Changyang Gushuo and the others dumbfounded.
Li Jianxing, on the other hand, smiled slightly and thought to himself, "As expected of Junior Brother Xin, you are the true genius anomaly."
The momentum of Xin Ci's breakthrough was immense.
Mu Qingqing, witnessing this in the consciousness space, couldn't help but sigh at Xin Ci's cultivation progress.
However, she soon realized a problem. The Immortal Spirit Liquid could be considered a heaven-defying treasure.
Yet, Xuan Kong Mountain possessed such a vast amount of it. Logically, it should be sufficient to cultivate a large number of Saint Emperors.
It wouldn't even be impossible to cultivate five or six Great Emperor powerhouses.
In that case, Xuan Kong Mountain's overall strength would surpass the other five sacred lands. However, Xuan Kong Mountain had not done so.
Could it be that, in addition to the Immortal Spirit Liquid, Xuan Kong Mountain possessed something else even more precious?
Mu Qingqing couldn't help but become curious.
Now that all five of them, including Xin Ci, had broken through their realms, the ten-day limit had also arrived.
Although the entire pool of Immortal Spirit Liquid was enticing, it ultimately belonged to Xuan Kong Mountain.
They did not linger in the Immortal Spirit Pool out of greed, and Elder Xuan Mo was waiting outside.
The five of them left the Immortal Spirit Pool and saw Elder Xuan Mo, clad in a blue robe, already standing there.
Upon seeing the five, he merely cast a brief glance at them and turned to say, "The Holy Lord requests your presence. Please follow me to the main hall."
"Yes, Elder Xuan."
Xin Ci and the others responded in unison and followed closely behind Elder Xuan Mo.
Initially, Mu Qingqing felt that Elder Xuan Mo seemed fine. However, when he spoke with a blank expression, Mu Qingqing sensed something was amiss.
She used her Star Wheel Eyes to scan Elder Xuan Mo's body and discovered that the person before them was not Elder Xuan Mo at all, but a member of the Nether God Clan!
Mu Qingqing immediately transmitted this astonishing information to Xin Ci.
Xin Ci's pupils slightly constricted, then returned to normal, and he stopped walking.
Changyang Gushuo and the others, walking ahead, also stopped and turned their heads, their faces filled with confusion.
"Miss Mu, what's wrong?"
"Why did you stop so suddenly?"
The Xuan Mo Elder, disguised by the Nether God Clan member, also turned around, his expression impatient as he urged, "Don't stop and waste time. Holy Lord Xuan has been waiting for a long time in the main hall."
"My apologies, Elder Xuan. Before that, I have something I wish to ask you."
Xin Ci calmly explained, and as he spoke, he approached the disguised Xuan Mo.