The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 344 - 343: Thanks to the Mentor’s Blessing

Chapter 344: Chapter 343: Thanks to the Mentor’s Blessing

From throbbing pain to numbness, and then to the loss of consciousness.

When she regained a sliver of consciousness, she found that everything before her eyes had plunged into some sort of darkness. Her state was quite peculiar at this moment, not muddled, yet she had forgotten how to think.

Apart from darkness, there was silence all around.

The feeling was akin to the waves of the river of time, vast and undulating yet eerily silent.

From restlessness and anxiety to calmness.

Her heart was as steady as a rock, her mind as still as an ancient well.

As if years had changed and heaven and earth had grown old.

Suddenly, in an instant, Xie Jiuniang’s strand of consciousness returned, faintly aware that this place was likely the depths of the Sea of Consciousness, where the Soul Source resides.

Her whole being felt light and airy, like a state of the soul body, weightless, an experience she had never had since her rebirth, floating in the air like a feather.

Time was unknown.

In this dark world, suddenly a silver thread shot forth.

Extremely fine, and long.

The silver thread glided through the darkness, exceptionally eye-catching, seemingly taunting her as it darted back and forth before her, fast then slow.

This thread was different from those wrapped around the Time Leaf, which gave her a sense of extreme danger. Even though the silver thread seemed to taunt her, it also gave her a feeling of familiarity.

No danger.

It was as if it would belong to her as long as she could grasp at it.

Suddenly, she instinctively stretched out her hand and fiercely grabbed the silver thread flying by.

She caught a tiny tail.

The originally sprightly and mischievous thread became docile the moment she caught it, wrapping around her hand in circles, then gradually merging into her Soul Source.

The feeling was different now.

From the moment the silver thread entered her body.

It was as if a loud boom echoed in her head, and the world around her suddenly changed, no longer pure darkness, as many fine lines danced in the dark.

Strand by strand, line by line.

More than half were silver, the rest were golden, green, and red. The last three colors of thread faintly exuded a sense of danger, but the silver threads felt safe.

So, she stretched out her hand again and grabbed the silver thread closest to her.

Once the silver thread merged into her body.

She went for another.

One after another.

With each addition to her soul body, it seemed a bit more resilient.

Missing out on such an opportunity would be foolish, so she started clawing desperately, striving to claim the silver threads within reach as her own.

For the farther threads, she used her Divine Sense to pull them over.

Gradually, at the Yintang acupoint between her eyebrows, a small silver light sphere appeared.

It started as the size of a grain of rice, but as more threads from the outside were gathered, the small light sphere grew brighter and gradually reached the size of a peanut.

Subconsciously, she stimulated the small silver light sphere.

In a flash, it was as if she had activated some kind of switch.

All the surrounding silver threads flocked to her, voluntarily integrating into her soul body, streams of silver light converging toward her brows as if returning to their nest.

Her entire soul body radiated with a luminescent silver glow.

This was no longer the appearance of a half-grown child, but a fully matured stature and face, a beauty so flawless it was unparalleled, truly a sight of extreme beauty.

A glance could lead one astray for life.

Even more breathtaking than Ren Bingyan and Xie Ying.

At this moment, she closed her eyes gently, her expression serene as if in deep sleep.

Time passed quietly, and when all the silver threads in this space had coalesced, she finally awakened fully from this wondrous state.

Her beautiful peach blossom eyes were no longer the familiar coquettish and seductive; instead, they were clear and tranquil, unrippled.

This time, it was different.

The heavens and earth within her sight were no longer as they were in days past.

"Time, halt!"

Not far away, Broken Sword, who was soaking in Monkey Wine, and Little Fatty, who was sprawled beside the edge of the Spiritual Jade Pot.

For a moment, they were motionless.

Time had solidified for a breath.

"Wow, Divine Ability!"

Jian Lingyan was extremely shocked, "Master, have you awakened to a Divine Ability? Related to time, that’s incredible! If it weren’t your first time using it and still quite unfamiliar to you, I wouldn’t have even noticed."

Xie Ying was astonished, "A Divine Ability?"

It was not so much comprehension as it was forming.

She clearly understood how a Divine Ability formed, gathering all the silver threads of the Power of Laws into a silver light sphere at her forehead.

She had just tried to use it, and it turned out to be time stopping.

Displaying the Divine Ability could cause time to stop in a certain space, and how long it could be stopped probably depended on her strength.

Based on the unfolding just now, it was only for a breath.

The consumption of casting was quite large, nearly half of her Divine Sense was exhausted, and a great deal of her Spiritual Power had also been depleted.

Xie Ying was very excited.

This was another unexpected trump card.

In addition, her Spiritual Soul had broken through to the Nascent Soul.

Her Sea of Consciousness had expanded, becoming much larger than before, and even the Time Leaf floating on its surface had changed, its leaves now completely silvery-white, with transparent veins, and it had grown several times larger, like a small boat.

Without the silver light lingering around, it appeared even more mysterious and unpredictable.

As for Fang Pi’s Spiritual Soul, it had long become nourishment, achieving Xie Ying’s breakthrough.

Xie Ying consumed a drop of Spiritual Marrow.

She quickly restored the Spiritual Power within her body, although the recovery of her consumed Divine Sense was slightly slower.

Once the Spiritual Power in her Dantian was replenished, she discovered something astonishing, "The Golden Core’s sixth layer? I didn’t even realize it!"

Jian Lingyan looked down on her, "Making such a fuss over nothing."

"Big, big, strange." Little Fatty echoed with a squeak.

Xie Ying thought about it and agreed, "The wretched thing isn’t wrong, I’ve been through great trials and tribulations, leveling up just one stage is nothing strange."

Thus, when she stepped out of her cave abode once again.

Her Cultivation Base of the Golden Core’s sixth layer, left uncovered.

This was bound to become another sensational topic of conversation for a while.

But coming out, she found more than ten Sound Transmission Talismans lingering outside the Formation, all sent by Song Baobao, as Xie Ying checked one by one.

Only then did she remember the events before her seclusion.

Xie Ying asked, "How long was I in seclusion?"

"Not long, just half a year," Jian Lingyan said as Little Fatty probed by hooking Its dragon mouth with his tiny fingers. Jian Lingyan flung Little Fatty to the ground and gave him a knock on the head.

Little Fatty laughed out loud, arms spread wide, still wanting to play with Sword Spirit.

Jian Lingyan, having no choice, indulgently let Little Fatty climb onto Its sword body to bounce around.

Xie Ying marveled at what had happened in this half a year.

The relationship between the sword and the child had progressed leaps and bounds, becoming much more intimate.

Half a year’s time!

Xie Ying wanted to know the current situation.

Just as she was about to pull out a Sound Transmission Talisman to ask Bai Mudan,

"You’ve left seclusion? Come to the peak." Suddenly, Chaoyan’s voice rang in her ear.

Xie Ying’s expression turned serious. She put Little Fatty into the Tortoise Shell, then stepped onto Broken Sword and flew towards Zhengyang Hall at the peak.

Chaoyan was meditating. Only when she arrived did he open his eyes, "The Golden Core’s sixth layer? Not bad!"

"Thanks to my master’s blessing."

Xie Ying concealed her smile, tucking her pride deep inside.