Chapter 153 The Situation in Shadowfront Fortress (1/2)

An Essence Condensation realm martial artist of the Spiritual Essence system seeked to further condense his unified sphere of Spiritual Essence through cultivation, and at the same time increase the speed at which the sphere rotated.

Yet despite the continuous condensation of the rotating sphere of Spiritual Essence, the actual size of the sphere would not change. That was because even more Spiritual Essence particles were being refined into it, thus increasing the total mass and density of the sphere of Spiritual Essence.

As compared to during the Essence Building realm, now that the rotating sphere of Spiritual Essence had already formed, it was at least a hundred times more difficult to further refine Spiritual Essence particles into the inner world.

This was the reason why Lu Tianzi had been stuck at the Primary Essence Condensation realm for months.

Still, due to the highly condensed state that his Spiritual Essence was in, every bit of increase in Spiritual Essence now had a far greater impact on his strength than before.

This meant that while each step was far more difficult, the reward was well worth the effort.

And when this rotating sphere of Spiritual Essence reached a critical mass where that it could no longer hold up its own weight, it would finally collapse on itself, forming an ultra condensed orb of pure Spiritual Essence, widely known as an Origin Core.

At that point, a martial artist would have finally broken through into the Origin Core realm.

Right now, Lu Tianzi was about a quarter of the way to that point.

In fact, even without the energy gathering formation, the Spiritual Essence in his inner world was already more than sufficient for him to easily break through this hurdle.

After all, it had reached a point where Lu Tianzi even had to forcefully suppress his cultivation in order to prevent himself from breaking through back then in the Lifebrand Courtyard.

However, Lu Tianzi was not contented with a simple breakthrough.

Instead, he wanted to rely on the momentum of the breakthrough to charge towards the next boundary. This way, he would at least be able to save himself quite a bit of cultivation time!

Lu Tianzi drove his Spiritual Essence according to the Undulated Currents Breathing Technique, allowing the Spiritual Essence in his inner world to synchronise with the World Origin Energy that was wildly churning around him.

In such a manner, the energy within slowly aligned itself with the energy without.

Right at the point of synchronisation, Lu Tianzi finally released the suppression on his cultivation, allowing the Spiritual Essence energy in his inner world to freely impact the boundary of the Intermediate Essence Condensation realm.

At this moment, the World Origin Energy gathered by the energy gathering formation sunk into his inner world as well, joining the flow of energy within his body.

This stream of energy combined as one, immediately breaking through the quarter-way mark!

Intermediate Essence Condensation realm in the Spiritual Essence system!

But it did not end with just that. This powerful surge of energy continued pushing on after that, reaching as far as it could towards the halfway mark!

After another hour or so, Lu Tianzi slowly let out a deep breath and opened his eyes.

Even though he was nowhere near reaching the boundary of the Advanced Essence Condensation realm, his was still quite satisfied with his current progress.

Lu Tianzi closely examined both of his hands.

With his increase in cultivation level, Lu Tianzi's physique had also become stronger, nourished by the Essence energy in his inner world.

However, it was not just his strength that had become better.

With the nourishment from the Essence energy in his inner world, Lu Tianzi's muscles had become more defined, his complexion had become flawless, and his facial features had become slightly sharper as well.

This was something that would happen to most martial artists as they progressed along their martial paths. Thus, except for some rare ones who cultivated some strange cultivation technique, most martial artists possessed looks that far outstripped their mortal counterparts.

Likewise, Lu Tianzi had gradually become more attractive as his cultivation level increased!

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The largest celebration that the Nine Suns Sect had seen in decades commenced right before dusk.

Held in the main courtyard of the Outer Sect Grounds, both Inner and Outer Sect members were invited to join in the festivities.

Countless tables were set up to accommodate the thousands of sect members, lined with food and beverages of the highest quality.

Fanciful lanterns hung overhead, illuminating the courtyard for the numerous sect members as they indulged in food and laughter.

In this celebration banquet, the five young representatives of the Nine Suns Sect had been seated near the front end of the courtyard, where the Elders and Sect Master Nanhui were.

But at this moment, they had left their seats and were gathered before Sect Master Nanhui, respectfully waiting for his address.

”I cannot stress further on how proud we are of you,” Sect Master Nanhui said. ”Nancheng Shu, Nanqing Haowen.”

”Here!” the two of them answered in unison.

”You might not have advanced to the second stage of the Scarlet Moon Heroes Meet, but do not be too disheartened. After all, you are still young, and the road ahead of you is long. Thus, there is nothing holding you back from overtaking your peers in the future,” Sect Master Nanhui tried to encourage them a little. ”Treat this not as a failure, but as a valuable lesson. Use it as a source of motivation as you strive for greater heights.”

”Yes, Sect Master!”

”Yes, Sect Master!”

”As for Nanlu Tianzi,” Sect Master Nanhui hesitated for a little. ”Elder Xingmeng has already informed me about what happened at the Lightning Crow Sect.”

What happened at the Lightning Crow Sect?

Piqued by their curiosity, Nanhuang Jiansheng and Nancheng Shu immediately sneaked a glance at Lu Tianzi.

Nanlan Qianxue and Nanqing Haowen, who already knew what happened, could not help but perk up their ears, waiting to hear just what the Sect Master had to say.

Lu Tianzi did not speak, and merely continued looking at Sect Master Nanhui.

”I have heard his side of the story, and I am now giving you a chance to state yours,” Sect Master Nanhui said.

”Nanlu Tianzi doesn't see the need to,” Lu Tianzi replied without hesitation.

With the number of witnesses present that day, the facts of the event would definitely spread sooner or later.