Chapter 573 (1/2)
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The gravekeeper elder made it very clear that he would only be instructing Xiang Shaoyun for half a year. After that, he would no longer interfere in Xiang Shaoyun's affairs. At the same time, he expressed that he wouldn't take Xiang Shaoyun as a disciple and that the elders needn't worry about it.
One could say that the gravekeeper elder was being very humble, especially considering the fact that his status and strength was much higher than these grand guardians. These grand guardians would need to be completely stupid to still refuse him in such a situation.
”We shall obey the gravekeeper's command,” said the grand guardians with a bow before leaving. When they returned to the white stone where they had been observing Xiang Shaoyun, they took one final look at the scene before reluctantly erasing it.
”Old Purple, what do you think the gravekeeper is up to?” asked the old man in a gold outfit.
”How am I supposed to know?” said the purple-haired old man.
”I mean, will the gravekeeper allow that kid to continue cultivating nine powers or will he make that kid cultivate only one power?” asked the old man in gold outfit.
”There is no way of knowing,” said the heroic middle-aged man as he rubbed his forehead.
The princ.i.p.al said, ”The gravekeeper has witnessed more things than all of us. He knows what he's doing, and he will make the best choice. Just wait. Also, a few decent successors have appeared from this batch as well. I need to go back and focus on them. We can't let the fellows from the other academies notice them.”
He then left. The others also left one after another.
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Time pa.s.sed, and at the Back Graveyard, Xiang Shaoyun had reached late ninth-stage Skysoar Realm as a result of refining both the congealed water ball and the radiant meteorite. On top of that, the acc.u.mulation from all the different powers he had refined previously and the unique phenomenon that had appeared within his body had also contributed to his rise in cultivation level.
Why had that nine-colored phenomenon happened? It was due to the nine stars within his body reaching some sort of balance that created a resonance between the nine stars. After filling all nine of his stars with unique energies, the amount of nine-colored fog within the astral cosmos sea had also grown.
Money continued absorbing the nine-colored fog hungrily. His strength grew considerably. By the time he left the astral cosmos sea, it would probably be the time for yet another breakthrough. As for the three little birds, at first, they weren't used to life in the astral cosmos sea. But when they noticed the nine-colored fog, they started absorbing it in peace. Their bodies were cleansed, and they benefited greatly from absorbing it.
After spending some time compressing the energies within him, Xiang Shaoyun started checking his own condition using inner gaze. He found with astonishment that the nine stars were all s.h.i.+ning with a unique l.u.s.ter and were surrounding his astral cosmos sea, creating a seemingly boundless river of stars.
”Without realizing it, my astral cosmos sea has grown so big. I'm afraid not even a Soul Foundation Realm Sovereign can compete with me in regards to the astral cosmos sea,” muttered Xiang Shaoyun proudly.
Soon after, he circulated the nine energies around his entire body one time, and in doing so, he immersed himself in his newly gained strength and was filled with satisfaction. He opened his eyes, revealing a gaze so sharp it seemed capable of slicing the sky apart, so bright everything seemed to dim in comparison.
His current senses had improved even further than before. It was as if nothing in his surroundings could escape his senses. Even a tiny ant crawling on the ground far away could be sensed clearly. This was not the kind of sharpness the Nether Soul Domain alone could grant.