Chapter 1439 World Tree? Nascent Soul?
It turned out that at this moment, Chen Xuan's dantian had turned golden.
Whether it was golden or profound azure, it no longer mattered.
Not only that, but he also discovered that his current realm had reached the legendary Nascent Soul stage!
The cultivation realms were divided into: Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul, Tribulation Transcendence, and Ascension.
Previously, Chen Xuan had been stuck in the Qi Refining stage for a long time, only breaking through to Foundation Establishment later. However, due to limited cultivation resources, his progress in Foundation Establishment was slow. But today was different; he had directly advanced from Foundation Establishment to Nascent Soul, a significant leap across realms.
This was truly incredible!
"Hahaha, this World Tree seed is too good!"
Chen Xuan was overjoyed.
He had just complained that the seed was a rip-off, but unexpectedly, he immediately changed his tune.
At this moment, Chen Xuan suddenly realized a problem.
The Nascent Soul stage involved refining the Core Formation into another self, but where was Chen Xuan's Nascent Soul?
According to normal logic, Chen Xuan could summon his Nascent Soul with a single thought. However, no matter how he willed it, his Nascent Soul remained unresponsive.
For a moment, Chen Xuan felt like crying, "Could it be that I advanced too quickly and don't have a Nascent Soul?"
At this moment, Chen Xuan felt ten thousand rhinoceroses stampeding through him, and only he knew the grievance he felt.
He had spent a long time in the Qi Refining realm, and then in Foundation Establishment, he couldn't break through due to cultivation resources. Today, he thought his spring had finally arrived, but unexpectedly, this new twist occurred.
A Nascent Soul realm without a Nascent Soul, was heaven playing a joke on him?
"No, no, there must be a Nascent Soul, there shouldn't be none! It must be hidden somewhere!"
Chen Xuan was unwilling to give up and probed his divine sense into his dantian again.
If a Nascent Soul existed, it would definitely be within the dantian and not elsewhere. He intended to search his dantian thoroughly for this Nascent Soul.
As his divine sense entered the dantian, he was even more astonished.
He had only been surprised by the golden color of his dantian earlier, but now he truly understood how vast it was and was deeply shocked.
This dantian was like a world in itself, and the golden radiance was like a vast ocean, filled with energetic golden liquid.
After searching for a long time, Chen Xuan felt he had only explored a tiny fraction of it.
"How big is this dantian?"
Chen Xuan couldn't help but scratch his head.
He was troubled, "Searching like this is not a solution!"
After a moment of contemplation, Chen Xuan's eyes lit up, and he smiled, "The Nascent Soul is mine, I should be able to sense it. I should be able to perceive it here. If I truly cannot sense it, then perhaps the Nascent Soul does not exist..."
"No! It must exist."
Chen Xuan quickly shook his head again.
Since such a rule existed in the world, how could he, an ordinary person, defy the heavenly dao?
He solidified his resolve, believing that a Nascent Soul must exist within his dantian, even if he didn't know where. Perhaps he could sense it within the dantian.
Thus, Chen Xuan sensed for the Nascent Soul once more.
His brow furrowed tightly.
"Nothing... I still can't sense it!"
"Could it really not exist?"
"Let me try again..."
After trying several times, Chen Xuan still couldn't sense the existence of a Nascent Soul, leaving him completely bewildered.
Was he a freak?
"No, I have to try one more time!"
Chen Xuan took a deep breath, preparing for one last attempt.
A moment later, expecting no reaction, Chen Xuan suddenly exclaimed, "I think I sensed it just now. There should be a Nascent Soul, right within my dantian, but the connection suddenly broke."
"Great! Good news!"
Chen Xuan was more ecstatic than if he had obtained the precious imperial green jade, a thousand times happier, as if he had found something lost and recovered.
"Let me try again!"
So, Chen Xuan tried once more. This time, it was much smoother, and the faint sense was stronger than before. Although it was still intermittent, seemingly very reluctant,
However, regardless of anything else, Chen Xuan finally sensed his Nascent Soul, which was ultimately good news.
"The Nascent Soul seems to be in the depths of the dantian. I must hurry and see where it is."
His divine sense flew towards the depths of the dantian. The scenery around him surprised Chen Xuan; it truly felt like a world, incredibly beautiful.
Following the sense, Chen Xuan's divine sense flew towards the depths of his dantian.
After an unknown period of time, Chen Xuan's divine sense suddenly stopped.
"It should be here, why isn't it?"
Looking around, Chen Xuan's divine sense found no dantian anywhere.
Suddenly, Chen Xuan looked in a certain direction and his eyes widened, "This..."
In the distance, there was a small patch of land, and on that small patch of land grew a sapling, tender and weak, yet emanating a vital energy, as if it were from the immortal realm, exuding ethereal grace.
Chen Xuan was first surprised, then filled with disappointment.
"A sapling? How can there be a sapling in my dantian?"
"Where is my Nascent Soul?"
He looked left and right, still unable to find his Nascent Soul, how could he not be disappointed? Yet, how did a sapling appear in his dantian? According to his perception, the Nascent Soul was nearby.
"It's over, perhaps there really is no Nascent Soul."
Chen Xuan was dejected.
Just as Chen Xuan was about to give up, he suddenly looked sharply at the sapling, "Could this be my Nascent Soul?"
But, wasn't this a joke?
After all, a Nascent Soul was usually similar to oneself, in human form.
He sensed it, and the next moment, he looked intently at the sapling.
"My god, it really is this sapling!"
Chen Xuan looked at the sapling, his eyes trembling.
Indeed, he had sensed it just now, and this sapling was truly his Nascent Soul.
"Heavens, why is my path of cultivation so different from others?"
For a moment, Chen Xuan felt like breaking down.
"But why did it turn into a sapling?"
Chen Xuan frowned. His divine sense moved before the sapling, and he examined it from all angles, thinking seriously and deliberating.
"Perhaps it was this World Tree that swallowed my Nascent Soul and replaced it."
He didn't want to think about it any further. He withdrew his divine sense and slowly opened his eyes.
Chen Xuan stood up. The mirror reflected Chen Xuan's well-defined physique. Not only had his strength undergone a tremendous change, but his body had also transformed, and his aura was even more restrained. Now, no matter who came, they would likely only perceive Chen Xuan as an ordinary person, not a master at all.
After a moment, Chen Xuan changed into clean clothes and walked out of the bedroom.
He came downstairs and saw Su Yunxi eating alone, her expression seemingly a little solemn.
"Chen Xuan, you're out?"
Seeing Chen Xuan, Su Yunxi immediately stood up, and her solemn expression seemed to gain a hint of a smile.
Just now, after she returned, she had heard that Chen Xuan was cultivating and seemed to be in a serious condition, which filled her with unease.
"Mhm!"
Chen Xuan nodded.
"Are you alright?"
Su Yunxi looked Chen Xuan up and down but found that Chen Xuan seemed a little different, yet she couldn't quite articulate how. She couldn't help but frown.