Chapter 18

Is it a powerful technique that gathers the elemental forces of heaven and earth, condensing them into a river, allowing those who cultivate within it to increase their cultivation speed several times over?"

Lin Yingluo's voice, filled with surprise, echoed as she moved her delicate body and swiftly darted towards the direction of the small hill. Behind her, Sima Ao, equally surprised, closely followed.

Although Ye Wuxie did not know what this "elemental force river" was, over the past ten years, he had been fully focused on condensing the origin of the Holy Battle Law, and thus was not very familiar with many basic cultivation common knowledge.

Lin Yingluo and Sima Ao, in their respective families, held positions similar to that of Murong Tian in the Murong family. Apart from cultivation, they had a certain level of understanding of other cultivation-related common knowledge, such as identifying medicinal pills and recognizing heavenly and earthly spiritual objects.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh"

The three of them quickly reached the top of the small hill, which was no more than ten zhang high.

"Rushing water sounds"

Hearing the sounds like flowing water, Ye Wuxie's eyes immediately brightened, and the heat that enveloped him made the Holy Battle Qi within his body flow even faster.

In the center of the hilltop, there was a pond about three zhang in diameter, filled with milky white liquid, from which the heat was emanating.

Ye Wuxie could clearly sense the astonishing elemental force fluctuations contained within the milky white liquid!

"The reason I chose to become the city lord of Longguang City is mainly because of this elemental force river. This pond is naturally formed, and initially, it only contained a small puddle of stalactite water the size of a palm. After at least several decades of nurturing, it eventually turned into a shallow pool of stalactite liquid. Over the past few years, I have been cultivating here, persistently channeling elemental forces into the pond to blend with the stalactite liquid. With hard work, after these few years, the pond has finally been gradually filled, forming an elemental force river."

Qi Shilong's voice carried a hint of pride. This elemental force river was almost entirely his creation, and even among the top hundred main cities, it could be considered unique!

"To break through to a higher realm, besides reaching the required level, you also need the infusion of elemental forces. If you don't have enough elemental forces during the breakthrough, not only is it easy to fail, but you may also suffer a backlash."

"Therefore, for the next half month, all three of you will cultivate in this elemental force river. No matter how much elemental force you need, this river can satisfy you."

As Qi Shilong spoke, the three of them gradually became more and more excited. Ye Wuxie, after Qi Shilong's explanation, understood just how precious this elemental force river was!

If they cultivated inside, not only would their speed increase several times, but they could also absorb more power during the breakthrough, making them even stronger after the breakthrough!

After all, even in the First Main City, such elemental force rivers were rare, and in Longguang City, they possessed one.

"Alright, don't waste any more time. Start immediately."

With a wave of his hand, Qi Shilong signaled for Lin Yingluo, Sima Ao, and Ye Wuxie to act without delay. They each leaped into the pond and quickly sank to the bottom...

Qi Shilong stood by the elemental force river, his hands behind his back, gazing at the three young figures sitting cross-legged at the bottom of the pond, his eyes filled with growing hope: "Work hard, you three..."

"Hum"

The moment Ye Wuxie jumped into the elemental force river, he felt a force pulling him down to the bottom. At the same time, the Holy Battle Qi within his body surged, as if it had exploded, rapidly circulating. Ye Wuxie felt every pore of his body being filled with elemental forces from the river. In just a short while, it felt like he had cultivated for an entire hour.

This discovery made Ye Wuxie extremely pleased. Gradually, he sank to the bottom, adjusted his posture to a cross-legged sitting position, and began deep cultivation...

As the sun rose and set, day and night alternated, and five days passed. During these five days, Qi Shilong remained by the pond without moving.

With his cultivation, he could accurately gauge the current state of Lin Yingluo and Sima Ao. After these five days of cultivation, their bodies had reached a saturated state in absorbing elemental forces, and their realms had climbed to their peak.

Lin Yingluo and Sima Ao were naturally talented; otherwise, they wouldn't have reached such realms at their age. Now, they were just waiting for the right moment, and everything would naturally fall into place, allowing them to successfully break through to the Essence Soul Realm.

Turning his gaze to the other figure sitting cross-legged, Qi Shilong's expression turned peculiar. With his keen eyesight, he found that he could not gauge Ye Wuxie's state.

After all, Qi Shilong's cultivation had long surpassed the seven realms of the Essence Soul, yet he could not see through a mere Body Tempering Realm cultivator who was striving to condense the Moon Soul. Such a discovery had only happened twice in Qi Shilong's memory: the first time was a few years ago in the First Main City, when he encountered a prodigy, and the second time... was Jun Shanlie.

Now, Ye Wuxie gave Qi Shilong the same feeling, making him find it quite intriguing.

"Hum" "Rushing water sounds"

Ye Wuxie had no idea how long he had been cultivating. His mind had entered a state of complete focus, a feeling even more profound than when he had taken the Human-grade Spirit Boosting Pill, as if he could see the entire world before him.

The Holy Battle Qi circulated through his body's meridians in a mysterious pattern, seemingly refining the Middle-grade Supreme Technique, "Heavenly Vigor," he had been cultivating.

Ye Wuxie couldn't see it, but within his dantian, the origin of the Holy Battle Law was alternating between light and dark, and with each cycle, a stream of Holy Battle Qi was generated, slowly flowing out of the dantian and merging with the existing Holy Battle Qi, guiding it to circulate through his body in a mysterious pattern, gradually enhancing his cultivation.

The elemental force river surrounding Ye Wuxie was being consumed at a rate ten times faster than that of Lin Yingluo and Sima Ao...

"Huh?"

Ye Wuxie's rapid absorption finally caught Qi Shilong's attention. He carefully sensed and found that this young man was absorbing elemental forces at a rate ten times faster than Lin Yingluo and Sima Ao when they broke through to the Essence Soul Realm!

This discovery made Qi Shilong stand up in surprise!

"What kind of monster is this kid? The momentum of condensing the Moon Soul is even stronger than that of Essence Soul Realm cultivators breaking through?"

Even a powerful figure like Qi Shilong, who ranked among the top ten city lords of the hundred main cities, was stunned by Ye Wuxie's absorption speed!

However, Qi Shilong soon smiled, his eyes filled with approval and anticipation: "Perhaps this time, Longguang will produce an extraordinary young talent..."

"Seven souls... seven souls..."

In his profound state, Ye Wuxie's mind was focused solely on the words "seven souls."

To condense the Moon Soul, one must see their seven souls. However, the seven souls are intangible and formless, and ordinary people may never see them in their lifetime. Even Body Tempering Great Perfection cultivators can only faintly sense them.

To break through and condense the Moon Soul, one must see the existence of the seven souls. This may seem contradictory, but it contains profound mysteries that only those who have broken through to the Essence Soul Realm by condensing the Moon Soul can understand.

While Ye Wuxie was in this state, the origin of the Holy Law in his dantian suddenly trembled, and he felt as if there were seven light orbs emitting different auras beneath his feet!

"Hum"

The origin of the Holy Law trembled again, and Ye Wuxie's vision suddenly brightened. He found himself in a pitch-black space, with nothing else visible except himself!

"Where... is this?"

"Hum"

Just as Ye Wuxie was puzzled, seven brilliant lights suddenly burst from beneath his feet!

"Seven light orbs? Could these be my seven souls?"

Ye Wuxie saw the seven light orbs, from far to near, and instantly realized they were his seven souls!

The one closest to him was the Heroic Soul orb!

"Finally, I see the Heroic Soul. How do I condense the Moon Soul?"

Numerous thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally, Ye Wuxie had an idea and tried to channel the Holy Battle Qi.

"Hum"

As expected, the Holy Battle Qi circled around him. Ye Wuxie looked at the Heroic Soul orb, about nine zhang away, and channeled his Holy Battle Qi through his hands towards it.

At the same time, his body, sitting cross-legged at the bottom of the pond, began to absorb the elemental forces of the river at a frenzied pace!

A moment felt like an eternity!

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Wuxie felt a jolt in his hands, and the Holy Battle Qi finally entered the Heroic Soul orb nine zhang away!

"Rumbling"

As Ye Wuxie retracted the Holy Battle Qi, the Heroic Soul orb was slowly dragged along with it!

This feeling was like a giant in the starry sky pulling a star!

Ye Wuxie's eyes grew brighter, and he understood that when the Heroic Soul orb was completely pulled to his feet, it would be the moment of condensing the Moon Soul!

"Rumbling"

The Heroic Soul orb was slowly pulled towards him, and as the nine zhang distance grew shorter, Ye Wuxie's mind became increasingly calm.

"Hum"

"Rumbling"

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the Heroic Soul orb was pulled to his feet, connected to Ye Wuxie by the Holy Battle Qi.

"This is the most critical moment!"

"Condense!"

At this moment, Ye Wuxie unleashed all his Holy Battle Qi, injecting it into the Heroic Soul orb!

"Hum"

The Heroic Soul orb grew brighter with the injection of Holy Battle Qi!

"Boom"

Finally, it reached its limit and exploded!

"Hum"

In the instant the Heroic Soul orb exploded, a pale silver crescent moon formed from the darkness, appearing beneath Ye Wuxie's feet!

The Moon Soul! Ye Wuxie had finally condensed his Moon Soul!

"Rushing water sounds"

The moment the Moon Soul appeared, a powerful wave of energy erupted from Ye Wuxie, who was sitting at the bottom of the pond!

This was the energy of the Essence Soul Realm!

"Rushing water sounds"

Two figures, also emitting powerful waves of energy, suddenly leaped out of the elemental force river. They were Lin Yingluo and Sima Ao, who had successfully broken through!

The two stood quietly for a moment, then opened their eyes, their joy evident!

"Hum"

Two deep silver Moon Souls slowly rose behind them!

Lin Yingluo and Sima Ao had successfully broken through to the second realm of the Essence Soul, the Essence Soul Realm!

Qi Shilong looked at them with satisfaction. In just seven days, both had broken through, much earlier than he had expected, indeed showing extraordinary talent!

"Rumbling"

However, just as the joy of their breakthrough had not yet faded, the entire elemental force river suddenly exploded!

A powerful wave of energy swept through!

In the dark space, Ye Wuxie's expression was solemn, and a pale silver light slowly rose from his feet!

Condensing the Moon Soul was the most crucial step, and after that, it was to integrate the Moon Soul beneath his feet with his body!

As the Moon Soul slowly rose from his feet, it was like a full moon rising in the night sky!

This process is called "Rising... Moon!"

"Hum"

The Holy Battle Qi erupted with all its power, and Ye Wuxie, without any hesitation, used his hands to pull the Moon Soul up with all his might!

"Boom" "Hum"

A pale silver crescent moon slowly rose from behind Ye Wuxie, finally suspending and emitting a powerful force!

The Moon Soul rumbled, its light illuminating the surroundings, and in the dark space, it became the only source of light. With all his might, Ye Wuxie successfully completed the "Rising Moon"!

"Hum"

"Rushing water sounds"

The entire elemental force river surged, and Ye Wuxie, with a pale silver crescent moon behind him, leaped out of the exploding river!