Rumble!
Rumble! The surging Spiritual Energy was akin to a surging flood as it whistled through Mu Chen's limbs and bones. The feeling of fullness caused Mu Chen's meridians to faintly ache. Clearly, he had reached the limits of what he could endure.
Mu Chen clearly understood the current situation within his body. Immediately, he circulated the Great Pagoda Art, driving the vigorous Spiritual Energy to circulate along the route of the Spiritual Art.
A portion of the Spiritual Energy was refined by the Great Pagoda Art, before turning into pitch-black Spiritual Energy that drilled into his aurasea and fused with the Spiritual Energy light wheel.
Along with the influx of vigorous Spiritual Energy, the Spiritual Energy light wheel, which was originally the size of a pigeon's egg, began to grow at a slow pace. The Spiritual Energy light that flickered on it also grew brighter.
Hu.
The entire aurasea seemed to be in turmoil at this moment. The commotion also caused the Jiu You Sparrow, which was trapped within the dark-purple Mandala Flower, to awaken. Looking at this scene, its eyes were cold and fierce.
After looking for a brief moment, it slowly stood up. Its black wings that were blazing with black flames fiercely flapped towards the prison that was enveloping it.
Humm!
However, facing its attack, the light prison formed by the Mandala Flower only rippled a little, without any signs of shattering. This caused a smear of hatred to flash through the Jiu You Sparrow's eyes. This was the best opportunity for it to launch a sneak attack on Mu Chen. However, this damnable prison had sealed it to the point that it couldn't use any of its methods.
Facing the Jiu You Sparrow's petty actions, Mu Chen didn't have the time to care about it. All of his attention was focused on controlling the surging Spiritual Energy within his body. At this moment, he couldn't afford to make even the slightest mistake.
The Spiritual Energy continuously whistled within his meridians. The high-speed circulation caused Mu Chen's meridians to feel a dull pain. This time, the Spiritual Energy that surged into his body.
It was simply too much.
However, it was clearly useless to think about this at this moment. Therefore, Mu Chen focused his mind and circulated the Great Pagoda Art to its limits, continuously refining the violent Spiritual Energy.
Time quickly flowed by.
In the blink of an eye, four hours had passed.
During this period of time, the light wheel of spiritual power in Mu Chen's Qi Sea.
The current him had already reached the Spiritual Rotation Stage Middle Phase.
However, there was still a considerable amount of spiritual power surging within his body.
It was time to break through to the Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase.
This thought flashed through Mu Chen's mind.
Shortly after, he took a deep breath. The surging Spiritual Energy flowing through the meridians in his body suddenly sped up, surging along the circulation route of the Great Pagoda Art.
That speed caused his meridians to slightly contract. However, Mu Chen paid no attention to it. The overbearingness of the Great Pagoda Art was sufficient to control the rampaging Spiritual Energy.
The violent spiritual power that others couldn't deal with was as docile as a sheep in his body.
"Become a part of the spiritual power in my body!"
Mu Chen muttered in his heart as he looked at the light wheel in his Qi Sea.
The light condensed and once again turned into an illusory light tower. This light tower swayed and, like a whale sucking in water, absorbed all the Spiritual Energy that surged over. As a large amount of Spiritual Energy poured into it, the illusory light tower seemed to slightly solidify.
Buzz.
The light tower's absorption speed was extremely terrifying. In a short span of ten minutes, the vigorous Spiritual Energy that filled Mu Chen's meridians was completely absorbed by it.
After absorbing such a dense amount of Spiritual Energy, the illusory light pagoda seemed to have become a little clearer. This made Mu Chen exclaim in surprise. If he wanted to make this illusory light pagoda more solid, exactly how terrifying would the Spiritual Energy be?
Mu Chen exclaimed and smacked his lips. With a thought, the light tower slowly dissipated and turned into a ray of light, entering the Spiritual Energy light wheel.
Dong!
As the ray of light shot into the Spiritual Energy light wheel, the light wheel violently trembled. Waves of vigorous Spiritual Energy light waves were constantly being emitted, and the size of the Spiritual Energy light wheel was also expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In a short span of a few breaths, the Spiritual Energy light wheel had expanded to the size of a baby's fist. Around the light wheel, Spiritual Energy light waves appeared. It looked quite profound, like a nebula that shrouded the stars.
A vigorous Spiritual Energy fluctuation rippled out from Mu Chen's body. The powerful feeling made him feel as if all the pores on his body had opened up. The comfortable feeling was indescribable.
Mu Chen felt the Spiritual Energy light wheel with joy. The degree of tyranny showed that he had truly reached the Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase!
With the help of the Nine Beard Blood Ginseng and the Great Pagoda Art, he had finally reached this level. As long as he could take another step forward, he would be able to become a Spirit Stage powerhouse!
That level was a qualitative change in one's cultivation. Within the Northern Spiritual Realm, although Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase people were considered powerful, there were quite a few of them. However, in order to truly become the leader of a force, one must be a powerhouse with the strength of a Spirit Stage.
This was because everyone knew that the ability of a Spirit Stage powerhouse was not something that a Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase could compare to. No matter how many Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase subordinates you have, it would not be as convincing as stepping into the Spirit Stage.
These were two completely different levels. The prestige they represented was also completely different.
Mu Chen felt the vigorous feeling within his body and nodded his head in satisfaction. Then, he turned his mind and looked at Jiu You, who was trapped in his aurasea.
Previously, although all of his attention was focused on refining Spiritual Energy, he did not ignore Jiu You's petty actions.
Jiu You also noticed Mu Chen's attention. However, it only glanced at him coldly and lazily lay down.
"Flat feather bird, you are now a tiger that has fallen from the sky. Can't you be more obedient?" Mu Chen sneered.
"You're courting death!"
Hearing Mu Chen call it a flat feather bird, Jiu You became angry. It fiercely flapped its wings that were burning with black flames and a cold thought was transmitted out.
"You won't benefit from killing me. So, you better be more obedient!" Mu Chen said coldly.
"With your Spiritual Rotation Stage Late Phase strength, you are not even comparable to an ant in my eyes. You still dare to scold me?" Jiu You's thought surged and an ice-cold killing intent surged within it.
"Do you really think that you have won just because I am trapped in your body?
This Mandala Flower is not something you can control! "
Hearing this, Mu Chen was furious.
With a thought, his mind floated towards the prison formed by the Mandala Flower. Then, his mind slowly touched it.
When they came into contact, Mu Chen's heart was exceptionally nervous.
He indeed could not control the mysterious Mandala Flower that emerged from the black paper.
However, no matter what, this was the only thing that could restrain Jiu You's Sparrow.
He had to give it a try. Otherwise, Jiu You's Sparrow would never put his words in its eyes.
Just when Mu Chen was carefully touching the mandala flower, he was stunned by the fact that the mandala flower
The backlash that he had imagined did not appear. Instead, his mind was slowly merging with the mandala flower.
At that moment, Mu Chen faintly felt that he had gained a little bit of control over the Mandala Flower.
This feeling caused Mu Chen to be stunned on the spot.
A moment later, an uncontrollable ecstasy surged in his heart. Then, he looked at Jiu You's Sparrow with an unfriendly gaze.
Jiu You's Sparrow seemed to have faintly sensed something.
The black wings uneasily retracted and its eyes were filled with vigilance.
"Damn feathery bird, who asked you to harm me!"
Mu Chen chuckled. With a thought, the huge petals of the Mandala Flower slowly spread out. Then, those petals ruthlessly slapped toward Jiu You's Sparrow like a palm.
Bang!
Caught off guard, Jiu You's Sparrow was struck by one of the petals. It immediately let out a cry of pain as the black flames on its body dimmed a little. Panic finally appeared in its eyes.
Evidently, it did not expect Mu Chen to actually be able to activate the mysterious Mandala Flower.
Mu Chen's heart was filled with joy when he saw this. He had suffered quite a bit from Jiu You's Sparrow during this period of time. In the past, he was unable to do anything to it, but now, he finally had some tricks up his sleeve. He immediately activated the Mandala Flower and continuously slapped the Jiu You's Sparrow.
Jiu You's Sparrow miserably dodged. Every time it was struck by the Mandala's petals, the black flames on its body would dim a little. This caused it to feel somewhat terrified. The Mandala Flower seemed to be able to absorb its energy. It was extremely strange.
"Mu Chen, don't go overboard. Do you believe that I won't fight it out with you?!"
After a few miserably dodges, Jiu You's Sparrow went berserk. Its feathers stood on end, while its mind was filled with rage and fear.
"Humph, this is the lesson you deserve. If you want to stay in my body, you better behave yourself. Don't blame me for being rude if you harbor any ill intentions."
Mu Chen coldly snorted. He did not dare to push Jiu You's Sparrow too far. After all, the latter was indeed no ordinary existence. Although it was like a tiger that had fallen to the ground, who knew if it still had some trump cards up its sleeves. If it was forced into a life and death struggle, even Mu Chen would not be able to handle it.
The Jiu You's Sparrow's gaze was vicious. However, it did not display any disdain or ridicule in the end. It shook the feathers on its body and slowly lay down. Now that Mu Chen was able to control the Mandala Flower, it was best that it did not excessively provoke this fellow.
Mu Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Jiu You's Sparrow had finally admitted defeat. His mind withdrew from the Mandala Flower. However, just as he withdrew, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness. A feeling of exhaustion spread out, causing him to feel drowsy.
"Controlling the Mandala Flower actually consumes so much energy."
Mu Chen's heart was alarmed as he forcefully suppressed the exhaustion. The Mandala Flower was indeed strange. Just a rough control had nearly caused him to fall asleep. If he really wanted to use it to do something, wouldn't he directly lose consciousness?
"It seems that I can't use it frequently."
Mu Chen muttered to himself. Then, his mind quietly withdrew from his body. Although this consumed a lot of energy, he finally possessed a method that could make Jiu You's Sparrow afraid.
"You feathered bird, wait until I advance into the Spirit Stage. I will properly take care of you!"
PS: August 16th, Shanghai Book Fair (Exhibition Center). I will also be going. At that time, there will be a book signing and a book club. If any readers in Shanghai are free, you can go and take a look.
The book signing will be on the 16th at 1 PM. Readers who are free are welcome.