Chapter 987: Nascent Soul Forms, Divine Gifts Appear (Requesting Monthly Tickets)

Although previously, during his cultivation, Xu Jin had vaguely sensed movement within his Dao Embryo, signs of transformation into a Nascent Soul emerging.

But when Xu Jin formally began this final step, it stubbornly refused to arrive.

And the consumption of these final few Purple Yuan Bone Veins became enormous.

The ninety-second Purple Yuan Bone Vein consumed over nine inches of Purple Yuan Bodhi Root.

When the ninety-sixth Purple Yuan Bone Vein formed, the churning within the Dao Embryo had surged like a tide, yet no Nascent Soul transformed.

But the seventeenth Divine Sword Yuan had fully matured.

This was also a major gain from refining the Purple Yuan Bone Veins.

The Divine Sword Yuan increased by four new ones.

This left Xu Jin’s Divine Sword Yuan slots incredibly abundant.

Beyond the six already present, there were still ten more slots for future cultivation, including the spatial technique Unordered Flash.

Even with ten remaining, this far exceeded the total number of Divine Sword Yuan possessed by ninety-nine percent of cultivators.

After all, most cultivators had only four to six Divine Sword Yuan; only a tiny fraction of geniuses possessed six to eight, and nine was rarer than phoenix feathers or unicorn horns.

But after mastering Unordered Flash, Xu Jin would need to be far more cautious in cultivating new techniques.

The number of Divine Sword Yuan slots was limited, yet as Xu Jin’s cultivation base advanced, he would acquire more and more technique cultivation methods, even potentially creating his own techniques.

So he must choose wisely.

Xu Jin continuously consumed Purple Yuan Bodhi Root in his cultivation; the instant the ninety-ninth Purple Yuan Bone Vein formed and surfaced, the ninety existing Purple Yuan Bone Veins on his Dao Embryo’s surface resonated in unison, flashing once—his long-restrained, ever-trembling Divine Soul Origin suddenly shattered its bonds.

The Dao Embryo burst open like a blooming flower; the Divine Soul Origin, carrying Xu Jin’s true spirit, surged forth from the fissure, infiltrating the ninety-nine Purple Yuan Bone Veins within, instantly transforming into ninety-nine violet beams of light, while the seventeen Divine Sword Yuan also became streams of light, swiftly encircling and enveloping the Divine Soul Origin.

In that instant, Xu Jin understood.

Under his mental command, with his Divine Soul Origin at the core, the seventeen Divine Sword Yuan grew outward like roots, surrounding and guarding it, then, with the Purple Yuan Bone Veins as the framework, within moments, a tiny purple bone infant took shape.

The moment the bone infant formed, the Divine Soul Origin blazed with radiant light, sucking in like a whale drinking water all remaining Divine Soul power within his full-sized Dao Embryo, then, like flesh and blood, continuously settling upon the bone infant.

As these Divine Soul forces landed upon the bone infant, the ninety-nine Purple Yuan Bone Veins shimmered faintly with starlight, unleashing immense power under the guidance of the Divine Soul Origin.

The flesh-like, liquefied Divine Soul forces newly settled upon the purple bone infant’s skeleton were compressed relentlessly under this overwhelming pressure, then further liquefied.

Nascent Soul Essence Fluid appeared.

The Nascent Soul Essence Fluid filled the flesh of the purple bone infant, contracting instantly into a form faintly resembling true flesh and blood.

The vast quantities of Divine Soul power within the Dao Embryo continued pouring in, compressed again and again, at over tenfold compression.

The flesh-like, liquefied Divine Soul forces hanging from the Purple Yuan Bone Veins grew ever more abundant.

Gradually, a Nascent Soul emerged, faintly glowing with violet light and radiating immense Divine Soul energy.

Due to the massive compression of Divine Soul power, the once full-sized Dao Embryo now stood less than a foot tall.

The Nascent Soul had just formed.

But only just formed.

The most crucial step remained.

The Nascent Soul’s emergence.

Only upon emergence could the Nascent Soul truly be accomplished.

The next instant, as Xu Jin’s mind urged it, the newly formed Nascent Soul abruptly leapt from his physical body.

Freed from the protection of his body, the newly formed Nascent Soul instantly lay bare, exposed to the starry heavens.

Almost the moment it appeared, the fundamental laws of this world sensed it.

The Nascent Soul had first emerged.

A direct connection to the fundamental source of Heaven and Earth’s Dao instantly formed within Xu Jin’s Nascent Soul Origin, resonating with his Divine Soul Origin.

Instantly, a vast torrent of Heaven and Earth’s Dao Source Qi flooded into Xu Jin’s Nascent Soul Origin; all hidden cracks and injuries within his origin were utterly cleansed, and his origin rapidly strengthened.

This wave of Heaven and Earth’s Dao Source Qi was vast and sweeping—purifying, yet also strengthening.

This step was called Heaven’s Reward, also known as Heaven’s Refining of the Soul.

Every Nascent Soul, upon its first emergence after breakthrough, could stir the fundamental waves of Heaven and Earth’s Dao, receiving Heaven’s Refining of the Soul.

It allowed each person’s Nascent Soul Origin to rapidly strengthen.

This was one of the core reasons why the Nascent Soul was stronger than the Dao Embryo, more resilient, and capable of directly traversing the heavens like a physical body, activating various star techniques.

But this step of Heaven’s Refining of the Soul varied in magnitude.

Heaven was perfectly fair.

You had how much, it gave you how much.

The stronger your Divine Soul Origin, the more you received.

In short, during Heaven’s Refining of the Soul, it was a doubling.

The stronger you were, the more you gained.

This was one manifestation of Heaven’s impartiality and Heaven’s reward for diligence.

This was precisely why many cultivators, including Xu Jin, spent enormous resources refining Purple Yuan Bone Veins.

This was also why many cultivators, even if they could not naturally transform into a Nascent Soul, still strived to refine as many Purple Yuan Bone Veins as possible.

Because Purple Yuan Bone Veins strengthened the Divine Soul Origin.

The stronger the Divine Soul Origin, the greater the reward Heaven bestowed at this moment.

This was also the fundamental reason why Purple Yuan Bodhi Branches maintained such high value.

Everyone needed them; below True Person level, anyone with spare wealth wanted to refine more Purple Yuan Bone Veins.

Plant one, harvest two.

Extremely certain.

You could gather as much as possible.

But Xu Jin’s harvest now was immense.

Xu Jin forged his Divine Soul Spirit from thirty-six star cores, laying an exceptionally solid foundation; his Divine Soul Origin was already extraordinarily powerful.

Later, when nurturing his Dao Embryo, he used the near-legendary Ninefold Spirit Embryo Fruit, making his Divine Soul Origin truly legendary, and he condensed twelve Divine Sword Yuan.

Then, Yin-Yang Star Marrow further enhanced it, and the ninety-nine Purple Yuan Bone Veins refined and swelled his Divine Soul Origin further.