Chapter 922 - 160: Successful Advancement, Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly’s Abilities! (2)

Chapter 922: Chapter 160: Successful Advancement, Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly’s Abilities! (2)

Then he poured out a drop and slowly swallowed it down,

As the Frost Dew entered his mouth, it was like a vast surge of life from a spiritual spring, trickling down his throat.

A chilling coolness quickly spread throughout his body, as if every inch of his skin and every meridian were gently covered by a thin layer of frost and snow,

In an instant, he became tranquil, and his perception of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi grew sharper, as if he had merged with this world, capturing every subtle vibration of spiritual energy.

As the Frost Dew flowed into his stomach, a surge of pure spiritual energy rose, filling his meridians,

Meanwhile, the external spiritual energy also rapidly gathered towards Zhou Xun’s body, forming tiny spiritual energy vortexes on his surface.

Zhou Xun then activated the "Purple Sky Thunder Technique," guiding it through his meridians for a grand circulation, finally turning into spiritual power, merging with the nascent soul in his dantian.

Zhou Xun immersed himself in this wonderful state of cultivation, losing track of time.

Unknowingly, the outside world had transitioned from day to night, and then from night back to day.

When he slowly finished cultivating and opened his eyes, a gleam of brilliance flashed through them.

He gently stretched his body, his bones cracking with a series of "pitter-patter" sounds, then looked inward at himself,

"This Frost Dew is indeed a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object; just one drop surpasses a month of hard cultivation. No wonder Su Yu, after obtaining these four bottles, was eager to return and go into seclusion!"

Zhou Xun murmured to himself, his eyes full of joy and anticipation.

"Once I return to Jiangling Prefecture and digest the territory there, I too will begin my seclusion!"

After finishing his cultivation, Zhou Xun took a short break, then opened his mouth,

A two-inch square Purple Jade platform flew out, which was his lifebound magical treasure, the Thunder Pool, and next was his daily body tempering!

As soon as the Thunder Pool appeared, tiny arcs of thunder appeared in the air,

Since advancing to a high-grade magical treasure, the Thunder Pool had become even more unfathomable, its power continuously increasing.

He formed a hand seal, pointing towards the Thunder Pool,

A very fine purple thunder arc was drawn out, skimming across his body, permeating inside.

The violent thunder power, under his precise control, moved along specific meridian paths like a tamed beast.

The arcs of thunder continuously tempered his muscles, bones, and internal organs, causing bursts of pain while also stimulating his potential deep within.

His body seemed to transform into a giant iron ingot, constantly being forged,

Each impact and refinement made his body stronger,

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes closed, a look of pain flashing across his face.

His entire body presented a faint purple hue.

Just like that, several hours passed, and Zhou Xun slowly finished his cultivation, the purple on his surface gradually fading away, revealing his original skin.

His skin was fair as jade, without a trace of blemish, and beneath the surface, there seemed to be a faint sound of thunder arcs.

Thus, today’s body tempering was complete,

His physique was a bit stronger than before,

Accumulating day by day, now his Thunder Forging Body Technique was not far from the eleventh layer!

In the days that followed, Zhou Xun settled into a calm cultivation routine, daily consuming Frost Dew for cultivation, then starting body tempering,

Occasionally taking out talisman paper to draw a few Tier Four Low-Grade Talismans, or studying the Tier Four Puppet Technique.

Just like that, a year slipped quietly by.

...

On this day, Zhou Xun finished cultivating and was resting when,

suddenly,

suddenly, there was a wave of spiritual energy from the northwest of the cave mansion, instantly catching his attention, so his divine sense spread out, looking towards the source of the disturbance,

It was coming from the cultivation room!

"This is... the Phoenix Butterfly advancing and transforming!"

Zhou Xun was overjoyed, finally reaching the most crucial day for the Phoenix Butterfly to advance; once successful, it would transform into the cultivation realm’s dreaded ’Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly’!

Previously just Tier Three, the Phoenix Butterfly could already influence his and great cultivators’ level magical combat,

Now, if it could advance, what a terrifying presence it would be, and Zhou Xun was extremely eager.

With this in mind, Zhou Xun immediately got up, left the bedroom, and approached near the cultivation room.

"Master, you’re out of seclusion!"

When Zhou Xun emerged, he saw Xiaojin and Xiaojia already waiting outside the cultivation room, their faces full of anticipation.

They had also heard of the Phoenix Butterfly’s feats, and were therefore extremely curious.

Inside the insect room,

A white cocoon, several feet in size, was bathing in the Spiritual Energy Cluster,

Zhou Xun could faintly feel a mysterious force converging, and as his Divine Sense swept over it, he seemed to be immersed in a fantasy, unable to extricate himself,

The surrounding space even had a sense of distortion, like an illusion!

Even Zhou Xun seemed to be immersed in it,

"Something’s wrong!" Zhou Xun was startled, and as his mana circulated, he immediately regained clarity, with a hint of shock appearing on his face,

"Just now, I was enchanted by the Spirit Butterfly for a moment!"

One must know, he was a Middle-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, with Divine Sense not inferior to that of a Great Cultivator, yet he was so heavily affected,

And even a single breath was enough for cultivators at their level to make several moves!

"As expected, the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly’s reputation is well-deserved!"

Looking over at Xiaojin and Xiaojia, they were staring blankly at the Spiritual Energy Cluster, Xiaojia even had a silly smile on his face,

As for Xiaojin, he was drooling, seemingly lost in a beautiful dream!

"Awaken!"

Zhou Xun immediately used his Divine Sense to startle the two beasts awake.

"Master, I was... enchanted!" The two beasts were greatly shocked.

It seemed like it was their first time encountering such a situation!

"Indeed, the Spirit Butterfly’s enchantment ability is extremely strong; even a Tier Four High-Grade Demon Emperor would fall victim if not careful, let alone you two!" Zhou Xun smiled slightly and explained.

As time passed, rays of colorful light radiated out, illuminating the entire Cultivation Room with dreamlike splendor.

Within that light, it seemed to contain endless illusions, making it impossible to look directly at,

After a long time,

the Spiritual Energy within the Insect Room erupted violently, pouring towards the cocoon, forming Spiritual Energy Vortexes one after another.

It was now the crucial moment for the Phoenix Butterfly’s advancement; as long as it endured through this stage of Spiritual Energy Infusion, it would successfully ascend!

Seeing this, Zhou Xun took out a Token and cast a Spell,

The Spiritual Qi from dozens of miles around the Cave Mansion gathered, forming a gigantic Spiritual Energy Vortex above the Cultivation Room,

With such an amount of Spiritual Qi empowering it, the Spiritual Energy Cluster grew larger and larger, seeming to turn into liquid and drip down.

This was the phenomenon of Spiritual Qi concentrating to the extreme!

At this moment, the Phoenix Butterfly within the Spiritual Energy Cluster, emitted a faint golden glow from the cocoon, with tiny vortexes appearing on its surface, absorbing that vast amount of Spiritual Qi inside.

Simultaneously, its entire aura was continuously surging.

No one knew how much time passed when suddenly the Phoenix Butterfly’s aura changed, and a powerful wave of Spiritual Power spread out.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Xun was overjoyed.

"Success!"

"Hahaha, it’s finally a success!" Zhou Xun laughed heartily,

Advancing to Tier Four meant that from today on, the Phoenix Butterfly had truly evolved into the Cultivation Realm’s dreaded ’Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly’!

Meanwhile, the violent Spiritual Qi returned to calm, and the Spiritual Energy Cluster gradually dissipated, leaving only a refined, hiddenly radiant seven-colored large cocoon!

Its surface slowly began to wriggle, revealing a bulge, then breaking open from the inside,

showing a sharp, multicolored limb sticking out, and then the cocoon developed a small hole, growing larger and larger,

until the entire Phoenix Butterfly emerged.

A seven-inch Spirit Butterfly flew out slowly,

At this time, its posture was more graceful, the original deep blue color replaced with a multicolored, incredibly dreamlike look, the patterns on its wings more complex and mysterious, faintly exuding powerful Spiritual Power fluctuations.

Zhou Xun carefully sensed its aura,

"Indeed, a solid Tier Four level!" He couldn’t help but feel delighted!

Then, the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly also conveyed a sense of joy, flapping its wings cheerfully, flying to Zhou Xun’s shoulder, and affectionately rubbing against him.

It’s a pity that insect-type Demon Beasts find it hard to develop intelligence, even reaching Tier Four hasn’t improved its wisdom much!

At this moment, a flash of golden light dashed towards the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly,

It was Xiaojin, previously made a bit disheveled by the Illusion Realm,

But in the next moment, a surprising scene occurred, as the Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly suddenly seemed to virtualize, Xiaojin’s palm passing through its form!

"This is... the ability of Spatial Voidification!" Zhou Xun couldn’t help but be astonished,

After this butterfly ascended to Tier Four, not only had its Illusion Techniques greatly increased, but it had also gained Spatial Divine Techniques, no wonder this insect had such a great reputation.