Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 983: Chapter 372: Divine Sense Breakthrough, Half-step Nascent Soul!

Meeting a long drought with sweet rain.

This describes Ji Yuan’s feeling right now.

The moment his Divine Sense broke through again, he felt as if he was about to ascend.

It was as if the crown of his head was about to be lifted.

The sky was clear, and the earth was bright.

His Divine Sense expanded boundlessly toward the outside world.

Seeing it reach the edge of Nightmare Island, the once extremely excited Ji Yuan suddenly calmed down.

He quickly retracted his outward Divine Sense and devoted himself to meditation, nurturing his Divine Sense in pursuit of a breakthrough.

With his current Divine Sense, as long as he didn’t encounter a Nascent Soul Monster, he could practically walk unhindered.

But on that Nightmare Island, there happened to be Nascent Soul Monsters, and more than one.

His Divine Sense could spy on the Peak of Core Formation but could definitely not spy on a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Ji Yuan has no doubt that if his Divine Sense swept over Nightmare Island, it would immediately be noticed.

If that really happened, his only path might be the Nine Nether Burning Life Brew.

So even after retracting his Divine Sense, Ji Yuan still felt a chill on his back.

But fortunately, after waiting for a moment, there were no other anomalies.

Only then did he relax and continue wholeheartedly with his meditation.

At the same time, he remained vigilant about his body’s condition.

If his Mana were to condense into a Nascent Soul, the celestial phenomena it would generate would be sensed by both the Bone Nightmare Sect and even the Soul Refining Hall.

But this breakthrough of the Divine Soul was silent.

Mana seeks from outside, but the Divine Soul seeks from within.

So when Ji Yuan inspected his inner self, he could see that the originally calm sea of consciousness was now surging with huge waves.

The entire sea of consciousness was boiling and churning.

And the Soul Suppressing Bell that hung above it, which used to emit a faint Golden Light,

now? The Golden Light on it was already extremely dense.

Although it had not yet become dazzling, the golden glow could indeed illuminate one area, shining on the sea of consciousness below.

Inside that Soul Suppressing Bell, sitting cross-legged, was Ji Yuan’s true Divine Soul.

At this moment, the once somewhat illusory Divine Soul was becoming more solid.

The originally transparent body was slowly turning into something substantial.

Yet the facial features remained unclear and dim.

Not yet clear.

Ji Yuan watched silently, while also circulating the “Nine Obscure Soul Suppression Scripture” within him, continuously enhancing his Divine Soul.

In contemplation, he vaguely guessed the cause of this breakthrough.

It likely was the physical body achieving a breakthrough, the physical body nurturing the Divine Soul, thus allowing the Divine Sense to breakthrough as well.

This kind of breakthrough is certainly good, but also somewhat apparent in its shortcomings.

Because it wasn’t long before Ji Yuan felt the fatigue of the breakthrough.

To put it bluntly, the momentum of the Divine Sense breakthrough was lacking.

‘Can this really let my Divine Sense step into the Nascent Soul Stage?!’

Ji Yuan naturally wanted to achieve it in one step.

But reality told him it was a bit difficult.

Because his physical body itself was not strong enough, if his physical body could reach the third realm – Golden Body Profound Bone Realm,

then without a doubt, his Divine Sense could step into the Nascent Soul Stage.

But unfortunately, his physical body was currently only at the late-stage Muscle Forging Realm.

With even the Peak of the Muscle Forging Realm still lying between him and the Golden Body Profound Bone Realm.

Ji Yuan endured for another moment.

In the end, helplessly, he could only resign himself because the feeling of the Divine Sense breakthrough was growing weaker, and even the Divine Soul within the Soul Suppressing Bell seemed to have reached its limit.

Ji Yuan perceived for a while and didn’t see any more movement from the Divine Soul.

It meant that the breakthroughs of his Divine Soul and Divine Sense had reached their limit.

But the feeling left with Ji Yuan was still unsatisfactory.

It felt like giving up halfway.

If there was a breakthrough, it was certain, but to say that the Divine Sense solidly entered the Nascent Soul Stage, it certainly hadn’t.

Ji Yuan had previously understood that.

One of the signs of the Divine Soul entering the Nascent Soul Stage is that it can distinguish facial features.

But Ji Yuan’s current Divine Soul could only vaguely make out the outline of facial features, implying there is still some way to go before they are clear.

“Then what does this count as?”

Ji Yuan could clearly determine that his current Divine Soul was absolutely beyond the Peak of Core Formation.

But it hadn’t completely stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage.

“Then it can only be considered as—half-step Nascent Soul!”

“Oh well, let’s test how this half-step Nascent Soul’s Divine Sense is.”

While Ji Yuan pondered, his Divine Sense spread out in all directions, starting, of course, with his Great Dream Island.

Then it effortlessly crossed the lake surface, reaching over the two islands to the east and west, with demons living on the eastern island and An Yue on the western one.

…I wonder if my Divine Sense can penetrate their Arrays.

If it were a Divine Sense of the Core Formation Stage, it certainly couldn’t.

But now it is this half-step Nascent Soul’s Divine Sense… Ji Yuan was ready to try. He first enveloped the two islands with his Divine Sense, then began to slowly penetrate.

The Arrays were all Tier Three.

Moreover, both were water-type Arrays, drawing from the water transport of the Endless Sea for their use, which happened to be something Ji Yuan was slightly adept at.

The Arrays could only be considered ordinary.

Not to mention Ji Yuan’s Inverted Dipper Array, it couldn’t even compare to the Inverted River and Lake Array given by his second senior brother Yun Qianzai.

Besides, Ji Yuan had received a legacy from a Tier Four Array Master, thoroughly stepping into the realm of Tier Three Array Masters.

So in just a short half incense stick’s time, his Divine Sense silently penetrated the two Island Protection Arrays.

After penetrating the Arrays, his Divine Sense swept through.

And with this quick sweep, Ji Yuan immediately became alert.