Chapter 989

The golden light born from within the Nascent Soul merged with it in an instant; as the soul’s primordial essence rapidly strengthened, the divine sword essences on the Nascent Soul emerged one by one, like new shoots sprouting from branches.

The eighteenth.

The nineteenth.

The twentieth.

As the divine sword essences continued to manifest and the soul’s primordial essence grew in tandem, Xu Jin felt his Nascent Soul’s control over his soul power and his physical body deepening continuously.

The sensation was wondrous, but Xu Jin could not yet describe it.

Only when the twenty-fourth divine sword essence fully solidified did the golden light arising from within finally cease its function.

Not quite ceased.

For Xu Jin’s Nascent Soul had turned a pale gold.

If one must find a metaphor or something similar, at this moment, Xu Jin’s Nascent Soul resembled a statue coated in gold leaf.

Somewhat like a Golden Body.

But its color was slightly paler than the Golden Bodies depicted in his past life’s movie special effects.

Meanwhile, the Nascent Soul granted Xu Jin an indescribable sense of safety.

Things that once frightened his Nascent Soul now seemed to no longer frighten it much at all.

Seven new divine sword essences had directly manifested—far greater an increase than the nearly a hundred he had gained from refining the Purple Yuan Bone Veins.

Refining the Purple Yuan Bone Veins had only added four divine sword essences.

Then what was this final golden light born from within?

Xu Jin had a guess, but he was not certain.

The next instant, Xu Jin’s mind stirred; as his Nascent Soul returned to his physical body, before he even opened his eyes, a strange sensation reappeared in his heart.

It was different from before.

Completely different.

The moment his Nascent Soul returned to his body, Xu Jin sensed the omnipresent primordial rules and Dao of the Star Wastes.

Any rule he had comprehended and suppressed—he could sense it with a single thought.

He could activate it with a single thought.

Nothing like before.

Previously, Xu Jin had to first activate the primordial rules he had comprehended and suppressed, using them as a guide to sense and locate before he could summon them.

Now, he could directly see and summon them.

The difference was like turning on a light in a hotel from his past life.

You saw the light, but had to first insert a card to activate power, then walk to the switch and press it before it lit up.

Now, as long as Xu Jin held the card, the moment he saw the light, it turned on instantly.

Several steps had been saved.

If applied in combat, the increase in battle power was self-evident.

It even produced an effect akin to time acceleration.

Though not twelvefold, under these conditions, a three- to fivefold time acceleration effect was present.

Not only did each rule-based technique become extremely simple and swift to cast, but the strength of the primordial rule energy summoned also increased dramatically.

“After transforming the Nascent Soul, does battle power increase this much? Why were the True Persons I fought before not this strong?”

Putting aside all thoughts, Xu Jin slowly opened his eyes.

The instant he opened them, he saw Zhu Linxiao standing outside the meditation chamber.

In an instant, Zhu Linxiao’s expression turned joyful, “Husband, you succeeded?”

“Yes, I did!”

Xu Jin nodded gently, spreading his spiritual sense; everything within Grand Saint Palace came within his perception, yet he found no trace of Ning Yuchan.

He sought Ning Yuchan first because during his heart demon trial, her appearance had been like a beam of light, granting him an opportunity.

Without Ning Yuchan, he might not have survived the heart demon trial.

So now he especially wanted to see her.

“Lin’er, where’s Yuchan?”

“Sister? She’s recovering under Master’s care?”

“Recovering?” Xu Jin’s expression changed, “Who hurt her?”

He cut himself off mid-sentence, instantly realizing Ning Yuchan could not have appeared in his heart demon trial without reason.

Before Xu Jin had gone to the Emperor of Wind and Splendor’s imperial palace, Zhu Linxiao had already swiftly told him of Ning Yuchan’s ordeal.

It turned out that after Xu Jin had entered the heart demon trial, the Emperor of Wind and Splendor had immediately sensed his descent into delusion.

He had sent a spiritual message to the two women.

He required the person closest to Xu Jin, whom he trusted absolutely, and who had spent the most time with him—ideally someone who had accompanied him throughout his cultivation journey—to help him break free from this delusion and aid him.

The two women both rushed to volunteer.

But the Emperor of Wind and Splendor said Ning Yuchan was more suitable.

He had ordered Ning Yuchan to envelop Xu Jin’s Nascent Soul with her soul power.

Then she had collapsed into unconsciousness.

Only now did Xu Jin understand why Ning Yuchan had appeared in his heart demon trial.

In truth, even within the trial, Xu Jin had sensed something strange.

All the figures appearing in the heart demon trial had been those who had harmed him—only Ning Yuchan had protected him.

And the umbrella she held up, beneath the torrential rain, had seemed on the verge of dissolving.

Now, everything was clear.

Inside the Emperor of Wind and Splendor’s palace, after hearing his Master’s account, Xu Jin looked at Ning Yuchan still asleep and exhaled a quiet sigh of relief.

In helping Xu Jin withstand the flood of worldly desires during the heart demon trial, Ning Yuchan had expended all her soul power in mere moments, severely damaging her soul’s primordial essence.

Fortunately, the Emperor of Wind and Splendor had treated her promptly; after half a day’s unconsciousness, her soul cultivation would recover enough for her to awaken.

But dark injuries to her soul’s primordial essence were certain.

“Still, it’s not a major issue—Yuchan’s damaged soul doesn’t affect her now, but when she attempts to transform her Nascent Soul, problems will arise.

With so many dark injuries to her soul’s primordial essence, the transformation normally repairs such damage—but when Yuchan attempts transformation, due to these injuries, she will almost certainly fail.

Therefore, before Yuchan transforms her Nascent Soul, you must find a Star Wastes rarity capable of healing soul primordial essence injuries.

Now, during the Star Calamity, the Star Wastes abound in rare treasures; it shouldn’t be hard to find one.

Keep your eyes open; I’ll help you look too.”

“Thank you, Master!”

The Emperor of Wind and Splendor waved his hand and added, “As for the Divine Path, I know little. Though several predecessors in our sect attempted to cultivate it, all failed and died.

Thus, little experience remains.

Had it not been for your firsthand experience, I would never have realized how terrifying the Divine Path’s heart demon trial truly is.

At the moment of Nascent Soul transformation, the golden light arises spontaneously from within, leaving you no chance to prepare.”

“Master, indeed—it’s far more perilous than I imagined,” Xu Jin said solemnly.

Then Xu Jin began discussing several questions arising from his breakthrough with the Emperor of Wind and Splendor.

Some of the matters Xu Jin now faced were beyond the Emperor’s full understanding; he could only answer based on his own comprehension.

“Xu Jin, you should test your Chaotic Sword Heart more often!

From my perception, your Chaotic Sword Heart primordial endowment is certainly not merely an enhanced version of your Seven Kill Sword Heart.

It’s a complete overhaul—a super-tier upgrade.

Its power and applications are far stronger than you imagine.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t deserve the name ‘primordial endowment.’”

This breakthrough occurred before his Master, the Emperor of Wind and Splendor, so Xu Jin revealed everything—including his pale golden Nascent Soul.

“Incorruptible Divine Light—truly, it is the Incorruptible Divine Light!”

Gazing at Xu Jin’s Dao Embryo, the Emperor of Wind and Splendor praised repeatedly.

“The entire purpose of walking the Divine Path is to attain this Incorruptible Divine Light.

This Incorruptible Divine Light allows your Nascent Soul to withstand the most yang and rigid forces as if it were a physical body, greatly enhancing its defensive power.