Time flows like a swift river, swiftly passing by.
Within the sealed room, Duan Gujin's eyes remain tightly shut, completely unaware of what is happening outside.
He sits cross-legged on the ground, his body releasing waves of flowing radiance.
The Divine Light from the Blood Evil Mother Spirit thoroughly soaks his Body, nourishing every cell and tempering every part of his flesh.
That Pure Divine Essence is filled with powerful Spiritual Energy, causing his Body to undergo a remarkable Transformation.
Every inch of his skin flows with a bright light, and his flesh is enveloped in an eerie luminescence.
Duan Gujin's Body, forged through past trials, has become incredibly robust.
The reason his Cultivation had not made progress before was due to his inability to draw upon a sufficient supply of Blood Evil Qi.
But now, fed by an ample supply of Blood Evil Qi from the Blood Evil Mother Spirit, his Cultivation skyrockets under the assault of this potent force.
Duan Gujin enters a state, oblivious to the fact that he has rapidly advanced through several minor realms.
Time trickles by.
In his seclusion, Duan Gujin remains completely unaware that five days have passed outside, his progress previously unobstructed.
He feels his Body, nearly at every interval, making a qualitative leap, which he deduces to be a breakthrough in minor realms.
He does not know how many minor realms he has broken through until three days ago, when he realized his Body's qualitative leaps had ceased.
A flicker of confusion crosses his mind, followed by the thought that he might be on the verge of leveling to the Martial Emperor Realm.
After a period of accumulation, he feels his Body and Divine Soul have condensed a considerable amount of Primordial Power, teetering on the brink of breakthrough.
He does not know for sure if he is truly on the verge of a breakthrough, but he knows that he is on the threshold of one regardless of the reality.
For him, any breakthrough, even one in a minor realm, is an enormously good thing, and he does not seek rapid ascension in Cultivation within a very short time.
By the sixth day, a Qing Lian suddenly appears beneath him.
That Qing Lian shines with flowing light, seeming almost real.
The appearance of a Qing Lian beneath a Martial Artist signifies that the Martial Artist has touched upon Domain Power.
The larger the Qing Lian, the stronger the Domain Power the Martial Artist holds.
Also, the more Qing Lians that appear beneath a Martial Artist, the stronger their Domain Power.
Generally, a Martial Artist at the Martial Emperor Realm can have up to three Qing Lians beneath their feet.
And a Martial Saint Realm Martial Artist can have up to six Qing Lians beneath their feet.
As a Martial Artist's Cultivation ascends, the number of Qing Lians beneath their feet will increase, with the maximum being nine.
Initially, one Qing Lian appeared beneath Duan Gujin.
But after half a day, another Qing Lian joined the first beneath him, making two Qing Lians.
By the eighth day, three Qing Lians had appeared beneath him.
Fortunately, his body is wrapped in the Pure Divine Essence, keeping other Martial Artists outside from peering within.
Even the Sect Master of the Blood Killing Sect, who has reached the Martial Saint Realm, is obstructed by the Pure Divine Essence from scrutinizing him, preventing a clearer view of the situation inside.
Three Qing Lians stealthily released a strange mist and radiance, completely enveloping Duan Gujin's body.
When a Martial Artist faced an enemy, the Qing Lian beneath his feet would generate Domain Power, enhancing the Martial Artist's Body and Divine Soul, and strengthening his Combat Power.
Moments later, a chorus like the roar of gods emitted from Duan Gujin's body.
The sound was majestic, deafening to the ears.
Although the surrounding Martial Artists were unable to see clearly the situation inside the Pure Divine Light, they all heard the chorus of gods.
That sound contained a powerful force, leaving everyone who heard it with ringing ears, feeling a compulsion to submit to it.
"Good heavens! What is happening? Why can Duan Gujin create such a grand spectacle with a mere Leveling?"
At the same time, the same thought flashed through everyone's mind.
They understood that Duan Gujin must possess a Treasure or have cultivated an Advanced Cultivation Technique that they did not have.
"Duan Gujin must have triggered the phenomenon of the chorus of gods; he must have broken through a limit in some aspect which has caused this divine chorus."
Martial Saint Hou Luoming was shocked as thoughts raced through his mind.
After a while, he thought that there must indeed be a Treasure on Duan Gujin, one of extremely high grade, otherwise why would there be a divine chorus during an ordinary Martial Artist's Leveling?
Typically, to witness the phenomenon of the chorus of gods, only masters at the Martial Saint Realm might experience it under special circumstances.
Until now, Hou Luoming, who has been a Martial Saint for many years, had never experienced this divine chorus himself.
He had heard from Martial Saints of other First-class Sects that their Sect Leaders experienced the chorus of gods during Cultivation, and only then did he realize that such phenomena truly existed in this world.
Otherwise, he would have thought that the chorus of gods appearing on a Martial Saint was merely a legend.
Yet now, the phenomenon had occurred on a Martial Artist at the Martial Sect Realm, which completely overturned his previous understanding.
"There must be an extremely precious Treasure on Duan Gujin, which allows the phenomenon of the chorus of gods to appear at such a low realm."
Hou Luoming swallowed hard, a thought quickly flashing through his mind.
"How wonderful it would be if I could obtain the Treasure he possesses!"
But he knew he could not forcibly take a Treasure from an Honorary Elder; if word got out, how could he continue to live on Jiuzhou Continent.
However, once this idea took root in his mind, he began to think of other methods.
"I can't take it by force, but I can win it with cunning! Moreover, the consequences of taking it by force would be very serious; it's impossible to ensure he doesn't have a powerful countermeasure!"
Hou Luoming knew that some powerful sects would give their disciples important Treasures that could transmit images of the disciple's final moments back to the sect, and the Blood Killing Sect had similar Imaging Crystal Stones.
He was worried that Duan Gujin also possessed a similar Imaging Crystal Stone, and its effects might be even better than those of the Blood Killing Sect.
Unless he ambushed Duan Gujin or used other methods to coerce him in a way that left no evidence.
But if it came to that, it would lead to many unpredictable consequences.
"I remember the ancestors of the Blood Killing Sect once used seduction; perhaps I could give it a try as well!"
Hou Luoming's eyes darted as he thought of a plan.
An hour later, the phenomenon ahead began to weaken.
Soon, everything returned to normalcy as usual.
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