Chapter 598 - 247: Su Li’s Misunderstanding and the Witch Race’s Secret Techniques for Nascent Soul Formation

Chapter 598: Chapter 247: Su Li’s Misunderstanding and the Witch Race’s Secret Techniques for Nascent Soul Formation

Stars blanketed the night sky, casting down their distant, cold starlight.

Xin Su, the fifth star of the Azure Dragon of the East—the Heart Moon Fox—seemed to shine with unusual brilliance tonight.

Ancient legends told that the spirit of Xin Su was of the Fire Attribute. It took the form of a fire fox that delighted in toying with the mortal realm, often creating misunderstandings in matters of love.

Su Li hugged her knees as she sat on a reef, but she was in no mood to admire the beautiful scenery.

Her gaze was fixed on the young man meditating cross-legged not far away. She stared blankly, trying to figure out the cause of the two recent anomalies.

At first, she had thought it was a case of Witch Blood Purification.

But since Xiao Chen had no Witch Race bloodline, the purification had, unsurprisingly, failed.

But now, it seemed the truth was not so simple.

Her powerful Nascent Soul-level Divine Sense told her that all the Spiritual Qi for hundreds of miles around had been mobilized.

Given the density of Spiritual Qi on Silent Calamity Island, a normal Golden Core Cultivator who could gather the Spiritual Qi within a ten-mile radius was already considered exceptionally talented.

Even for genius Cultivators with a Dharma Body, affecting an area of twenty to thirty miles was their absolute limit.

It was absolutely impossible to achieve something on such an outrageous scale.

Besides, ever since they had met, this was not the first time Su Li had observed Xiao Chen’s cultivation.

In the last month alone, she had often waited for him to finish cultivating. Then they would warm themselves by a fire, watch the sunset, and chat about the interesting rumors from her intelligence reports.

Therefore, she clearly remembered.

Before he absorbed the Enhanced Blood Crystal, while Xiao Chen’s cultivation had always been far ahead of the curve, he had never shown such an astonishing performance.

And for such a massive change to occur in a single day...

A simple cultivation breakthrough couldn’t possibly explain it. There had to be another reason.

’But what could that reason be?’

Completely unaware of the existence of Augments, Su Li was utterly baffled.

She had wracked her brains all day but still had no clue.

However, out of concern, she didn’t give up.

It wasn’t until Midnight, when the full moon of the sixteenth day reached its zenith,

and the Curse Power within her body grew thirty percent more active, that she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and recalled the High Priest’s prophecy.

It was said that one day in the future, a reincarnated Celestial Witch would appear to revitalize the Witch Race.

In the ancient myths passed down through the Moon Witch Race, the Celestial Witch commanded all the True Spirits of the world and was born different from all others.

The Celestial Witch possesses the soul of a True Spirit; no illusion in the world can delude their heart or blind their eyes.

The Celestial Witch possesses the protection of a True Spirit; no curse or Evil Technique can befall their body or harm their life.

The Celestial Witch possesses the body of a True Spirit; the Five Elements Spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth naturally gravitates toward their body, for them to command.

Su Li remembered Xiao Chen once saying that he had passed through this place unintentionally and had not meant to intrude.

’But Silent Calamity Island is concealed by an Illusion Array. How did he get in when he was only at the Middle Stage of the Golden Core realm back then?’

’Before, I mistakenly thought he was some desperate outlaw who had meticulously planned to come here and pick Spirit Grass.’

’But looking back now, he must have truly stumbled upon it by accident.’

’Besides, Xiao Chen also said he has a special constitution, which is why he’s not afraid of any curses.’

’Even a curse as tyrannical as the Moon Eclipse Spell left him completely unscathed. He could even help suppress it.’

’And now, following his cultivation breakthrough, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is spontaneously drawn to him.’

’Could it be?’

’Xiao Chen is the reincarnated Celestial Witch!’

Su Li was suddenly struck by the ’truth’ of the matter. She was stunned at first, and then her cheeks flushed crimson.

’The Priest said in the prophecy that we must find the reincarnated Celestial Witch and follow him to revive the Witch Race.’

’This... this... this...’

’No, no, no, this is just my own speculation. What if it’s all a coincidence?’

’But then again... what if it’s true?’

"Huh?"

Su Li’s eyes suddenly widened.

’Why is he suddenly walking over here?’

"Ahem. The moon is really nice tonight."

With a light leap, Xiao Chen landed on the reef and sat down next to Su Li.

"Mm, it is."

She looked up at the moon. "They say the moon of the fifteenth is fullest on the sixteenth. There’s some truth to what the old folks say."

’Crap!’

The moment the words left her mouth, Su Li immediately snuck a sideways glance at Xiao Chen.

’Seriously, what on earth am I talking about?’

Fortunately, he didn’t pick up on that topic and instead got straight to the point.

"Now that I’m at the Late-stage Golden Core, I should start planning ahead and preparing for Nascent Soul Formation."

"But I really don’t have any experience in this area. Is there anything I need to pay attention to, or anything I need to collect?"

Hearing this, Su Li didn’t answer directly.

First, she let out a long sigh of relief, then shook her head slightly to calm herself.

Only then did she think about it seriously before replying, "Forming a Nascent Soul is extremely difficult. You’re right to prepare in advance."

"But you don’t need to worry too much."

"Given the current situation, as long as it’s not..."

Halfway through her sentence, just as Su Li was about to estimate his breakthrough time, she suddenly realized something.

’I still don’t know what his Spiritual Root aptitude is.’

’He formed a Golden Core at such a young age, so it can’t be that bad.’

But to give an accurate answer, Su Li asked curiously, "By the way, do you have a Celestial Spirit Root, too?"

’Too?’

Xiao Chen fell silent for a moment. He didn’t know whether he should tell the truth.

Su Li understood instantly and, trying to be considerate, quickly comforted him, "It’s okay."

"Even though a Dual Spirit Root only offers a ten percent chance of success in Nascent Soul Formation, the path of Body Refining focuses more on the total amount of Qi Blood, which makes it a bit easier in comparison."

"Conservatively, you should be able to reach Nascent Soul Formation within twenty years at most."

Noticing that Xiao Chen still didn’t seem very happy,

Su Li smiled and encouraged him, "If everything goes smoothly, it might only take a little over ten years."