Chapter 485: Impacting the Spirit Severing Stage

Looking at the sky above in astonishment, Chunyangzi was terrified to the extreme, yet at the same time, a glimmer of hope emerged in his heart!

"It's a celestial phenomenon! It's the celestial phenomenon of the Spirit Severing Stage!"

Chunyangzi roared these words out almost frantically! Based on his experience, this was clearly the celestial phenomenon triggered when a cultivator hits the bottleneck while attempting to break through to the Spirit Severing Stage! Once they survive this ordeal, the cultivator will have completely stepped into the Spirit Severing Stage!

Chunyangzi had waited on Yulong Immortal Mountain for a full two hundred years! Finally, he saw hope for Zhang Nuo! Shortly after the celestial phenomenon appeared, Baji Laomo, Ye Yuemiao, and Su Haizhen also flew over here rapidly!

They looked up at the anomaly in the sky, and their hearts could not help but become excited!

"Fellow Daoist Chunyang, is this the celestial phenomenon of breaking through a bottleneck?"

Ye Yuemiao did not know the true identities of Baji Laomo and Chunyangzi, so she had always addressed them as Fellow Daoist! Originally, judging by appearances, Zhang Nuo was their master, so they should have addressed them as master's wife; however, ever since the two of them entered the Nascent Soul Stage, Su Haizhen and Ye Yuemiao had changed how they addressed them.

"Indeed! It seems Zhang Nuo has already reached the most critical moment!"

At this moment, Chunyangzi looked to be no more than twenty years old, and his red robe made him look quite imposing! In contrast, Baji Laomo, who was about the same age as Chunyangzi, wore a black robe that made him appear somewhat sinister!

"Tell me, Chunyangzi, what do you think are the odds of Zhang Nuo succeeding this time?"

Hearing Baji Laomo's words, Chunyangzi merely shook his head; there was simply no way to judge such a thing. Judging solely by this celestial phenomenon, its power was not small! The more this was the case, the greater the pressure Zhang Nuo would have to endure!

Just as the few people outside were concerned about whether Zhang Nuo would succeed, inside the Cave Abode, Zhang Nuo sat steadily on the stone bed, his hands forming Dharma seals, his eyes tightly shut. A beam of spirit light shot into the sky from above his head, and within that light, two Nascent Souls—one black and one white—floated in mid-air!

The first Nascent Soul held a mass of white light about a foot in size in its hands, which was the Nine Dragon Sword Case, and it chanted complex, obscure, and difficult-to-understand incantations! The second Demon Infant had both hands forming Dharma seals simultaneously, and four meridians were revealed within its body. These four meridians, each running from the head to the soles of the feet, were the 'Eight Extremes Demon Veins' that Zhang Nuo cultivated, though looking at the state of the Demon Veins now, they should have reached the Fourth Layer realm!

This meant that Zhang Nuo had successively opened the Life Meridian, Injury Meridian, and Obstruction Meridian, and with this, his Demonic Arts had improved significantly!

The two Nascent Souls struggled to support the pressure from the celestial phenomenon, their small bodies appearing to tremble!

A rumble of thunder came from the sky! Immediately, a beam of Golden Light descended directly from the sky, rushing down toward the Cave Abode where Zhang Nuo was located!

When the Golden Light rushing down from the sky met the spirit light above Zhang Nuo's head, Zhang Nuo, who had been sitting still, trembled a few times! He raised his eyebrows slightly, and without any visible movement, a gray light glowed from his body, instantly forming a phantom image of the Immovable Underworld King about a zhang tall above his head!

With the phantom image bearing part of the pressure, Zhang Nuo felt much better. With a cold snort, the two Nascent Souls above his head sacrificed several Magic Treasures almost at the same time, diverting much of the pressure!

Outside Zhang Nuo's Cave Abode, a streak of light arrived at high speed. After landing, it revealed the form of Huo Lifeng. This former Ninth-Rank Demonic Beast had now recovered more than half of her injuries, but there was still a long way to go before her cultivation was fully restored!

She looked up at the Golden Light descending from the sky, her dark eyebrows slightly furrowed!

"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Zhang's celestial phenomenon to be so overbearing!"

This remark by Huo Lifeng attracted the attention of both Su Haizhen and Ye Yuemiao. It was their first time seeing the celestial phenomenon of a Spirit Severing Stage cultivator, so they did not know to what extent it was!

"Fairy Huo! Is my husband's celestial phenomenon different from ordinary people's?"

Before Huo Lifeng could speak, Chunyangzi said from the side:

"That is natural! Cultivation is inherently an act of defying the heavens, especially when reaching the Spirit Severing Stage, which is of the utmost importance! Therefore, the celestial phenomenon of the Spirit Severing Stage serves two purposes: first, to assist the cultivator in advancing, and second, to test the cultivator's ability to resist. Moreover, the advancement celestial phenomenon for everyone is different, determined entirely by the cultivator's own strength!"

Hearing this, Su Haizhen and Ye Yuemiao both broke into a cold sweat for Zhang Nuo! They knew better than anyone what Zhang Nuo's strength was! It was clear that this celestial phenomenon would not be easy to overcome!

Huo Lifeng nodded slightly, but suddenly her gaze fell upon Chunyangzi. With his Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, how could he know so much? Back then, Zhang Nuo had taken in two disciples within a year, and these two disciples were also exceptionally gifted, leaving a deep impression on her!

"Fellow Daoist Chunyang, it seems you know quite a lot!"

"Hehe! I've just read a few more books!"

Chunyangzi realized he had made a slip of the tongue and immediately stopped speaking!

At this time, around Yulong Immortal Mountain, the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was in turmoil, and even the Mountain Protection Restriction was becoming unstable!

"Someone come!"

Baji Laomo looked at everything around him, his heart suddenly sinking, and he hurriedly called over a disciple!

"Immediately mobilize all the cultivators in the pavilion to strictly monitor every unusual movement on the Immortal Mountain, and do not allow anyone to enter the Immortal Mountain!"

After hearing the order, the disciple quickly retreated. At this moment, everyone cast their eyes toward Baji Laomo. This man was meticulous! Once he saw that the surrounding Heaven and Earth Origin Qi was in turmoil and affecting the Mountain Protection Restriction, he immediately feared that other forces would take advantage of the situation!

The range of the celestial phenomenon was expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye. In just a moment, the sky within a radius of several thousand miles was filled with lightning and thunder, and the rolling sound of wind and thunder resounded throughout the entire sky!

"The celestial phenomenon and the Heavenly Tribulation are only a thought apart! If Fellow Daoist Zhang's cultivation were even more heaven-defying, he might have triggered the Heavenly Tribulation immediately!"

Looking at the changes in the sky, Huo Lifeng said with lingering fear. Back then, it was precisely because her cultivation was too high that she triggered the Heavenly Tribulation in the Human Realm, leading to her failure to ascend!

With a loud rumble, the Golden Light suddenly descending from the sky became much thicker, and at the same time, the entire Yulong Immortal Mountain trembled along with it!

Inside the Cave Abode, several Magic Treasures hovered incessantly above Zhang Nuo's head, and the eighty-one flying swords in the Nine Dragon Sword Case danced continuously around him, dispersing the pressure from the Golden Light! The phantom of the Immovable Underworld King held its hands above its head, and in its palms, the void cracked, with the 'Falling Profound Light' shining unsteadily!

Even so, while Zhang Nuo was absorbing the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi, his body was still enduring immense pressure. Even though his body had been tempered twice by the 'Immovable Underworld King' and the 'Eight Extremes Demon Veins', cold sweat still appeared on his forehead!

The celestial phenomenon for breaking through to the Spirit Severing Stage was far different from the previous two; while bestowing Spirit Power, it was also mixed with an aura of destruction!

Gritting his teeth slightly, the seven Divine Seas within Zhang Nuo's body erupted with blinding light, and the massive output of Spirit Power was like a surging river, endless and boundless!

Drink! A roar erupted from Zhang Nuo's mouth, and at the same time, the clothes on his upper body turned to dust in an instant, revealing the earth-yellow armor he wore close to his skin. As Spirit Power was injected into it, the earth-yellow armor bloomed with yellow light, like a hard rock, protecting Zhang Nuo beneath it!

On the other hand, Zhang Nuo opened his mouth slightly, and a layer of faint Silver Flame sprayed out, burning on his bare upper body. The flames released were not very high, but they were extremely unstable! This technique was another move within the 'Flame Control Technique': the 'Fire Clothing Defense Technique!' Although the defensive power of the Red Glow Fire was a bit low, having it was better than nothing! It might just prevent the last straw that breaks the camel's back!

Seeing that everything was prepared, Zhang Nuo took a deep breath, and at the same time, his crown chakra opened wide, and the Golden Light from the celestial phenomenon surged into his body like a great river!

The ceaseless Heaven and Earth Origin Qi flowed through his meridians, constantly strengthening his body! At this moment, Zhang Nuo's face was a deep reddish-gold color, without a trace of blood, as if his entire person were cast from copper and iron!

Xuan Jin leaned against the wall on one side of the Cave Abode's hall, a metallic luster flashing in his eyes, his face full of fear! This was the first time he had seen such great power of heaven and earth!

The Qiongqi beast stood at Xuan Jin's feet, its copper-bell-like eyes flashing with red light, occasionally letting out a long howl due to the turmoil of the Heaven and Earth Origin Energy!

"Qiongqi, don't howl randomly! That will affect the master!"

Xuan Jin hit the Qiongqi beast hard on the head with his fist! The Qiongqi, feeling the pain, finally quieted down!

At this time, the celestial phenomenon outside expanded once again! Huo Lifeng's beautiful eyes were filled with unease!

This time, the duration and scope of Zhang Nuo's celestial phenomenon were truly the longest and widest she had ever seen in her life! Even Chunyangzi and Baji Laomo were constantly exclaiming in surprise!

These two, one from the Immortal World and one from the Demon Realm, had seen countless Spirit Severing celestial phenomena, but one as massive as Zhang Nuo's was a first for them!

"How many divine abilities has this guy Zhang Nuo been hiding? How could he trigger such a large-scale celestial phenomenon!"

Baji Laomo transmitted his voice to Chunyangzi in surprise! He had not spent much time in contact with Zhang Nuo, so he did not know much about the details, but Chunyangzi was different; Zhang Nuo was the person he had chosen, and he had been watching him grow up ever since! Nothing could be hidden from him!

"I'm not too sure about this either!"

Chunyangzi transmitted his voice back helplessly. Based on his understanding of Zhang Nuo, the Spirit Severing celestial phenomenon shouldn't be like this! He had been unable to figure out this problem in his heart as well!

Suddenly, a thought appeared in his mind, and a look of surprise flashed across his face, but he did not say it out loud!