Inside the courtyard, Xue Mingzhao had absolutely no idea how much of a commotion she had caused.
She only felt surges of unprecedented chaos energy gushing from the depths of her spiritual root, washing through her meridians and dantian like a bursting dam.
The Chaos Spiritual Root's voice rang out in her mind: “Guard your mind. What comes next is the most critical part—”
Before it could even finish, the gateway to Foundation Establishment was smashed to pieces by the power of chaos with a thunderous boom.
An agonizing, tearing pain swept through her entire body. A moment later, a warm energy flowed into her limbs and bones, as if she had been submerged in a warm spring, causing every pore on her body to relax.
Foundation Establishment was complete!
It was not some Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment, nor was it some supreme-grade foundation establishment.
It was something far more ancient and pure—a Chaos Foundation Establishment.
Xue Mingzhao looked down at her hands and clenched her fists.
Her five senses were sharper than before by more than just a single level.
Now, her five senses had improved several times over. The rustling sound of leaves falling outside the courtyard, the scents of seven or eight different flowers and plants drifting in the wind, and even the minute movement of an ant crawling across a tree trunk hundreds of meters away clearly entered her ears.
Her body felt as light as a feather. She sat up from her bed and rolled her shoulders, feeling an indescribable comfort all over, as if she had been given a brand-new body.
A thin layer of gray impurities had condensed on the surface of her skin, sticky and carrying an unspeakable stench—this was what had been expelled from the depths of her meridians during her foundation establishment.
Pinching her nose, Xue Mingzhao cast a Cleansing Spell in disgust, muttering to herself, “This must be the legendary tendon-cleansing and marrow-refining. It’s way too smelly, like spoiled dishwater.”
The Chaos Spiritual Root let out a long breath, its tone carrying a hint of tsundere pride: “It’s done. You’re not allowed to threaten me with the Nirvana Pill ever again.”
Outside the courtyard walls, the five elders breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, yet simultaneously fell into silence.
The air was a bit awkwardly quiet.
They had exerted all their strength to set up a barrier just now, but a phenomenon as vast as this was simply not something the few of them could cover up.
At the thought that this matter would soon spread throughout the entire Eastern Territory and even further, a heavy worry weighed on everyone's heart.
Wen Shuxian was the first to break the oppressive atmosphere. Gazing at the chaotic colored light in the sky that showed no signs of dispersing, he sighed softly, “Senior Brother, when you broke through to Foundation Establishment back then, did you cause such a massive stir?”
Su Mingyuan did not answer.
When he broke through to Foundation Establishment, it was merely a standard high-grade foundation establishment, which didn't even trigger a decent phenomenon.
Xu Qingyan, on the other hand, had indeed triggered a heaven-and-earth phenomenon when she broke through to Foundation Establishment back then, and was praised by the sect seniors as a “genius rarely seen in a thousand years.”
But compared to the world-devouring chaotic celestial phenomenon before them...
Her phenomenon back then was practically like child's play.
Su Mingyuan felt a complex mix of emotions. He was delighted to have taken in such a peerless disciple, yet a sense of powerlessness also welled up deep inside him.
With his disciple's talent being so heaven-defying, he, as her master, felt somewhat inadequate.
Just then, the courtyard door was pushed open with a clatter.
Su Ye rushed out excitedly. With the help of the pills Xue Mingzhao had given him, he had successfully broken through to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, and he couldn't wait to share this happy news with his junior sister.
The moment he pushed the door open, Su Ye froze.
His master, Martial Uncle Xu, Martial Uncle Wen, Martial Uncle Mu, Martial Uncle Ji... the five elders were standing in a neat row at the entrance, looking like door gods.
Su Ye: “...”
He scratched his head, looking completely dazed. “Master, Martial Uncles, what are you all... doing at the door?”
Just as Su Mingyuan was about to explain, Su Ye's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, “How did you know I broke through to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment? Did you come all this way specifically to congratulate me?”
Su Mingyuan: “...”
This kid... also broke through?
He was silent for two seconds before saying dryly, “Good... Good. Your junior sister also broke through.”
Just as he finished speaking, Xue Mingzhao's room door opened with a creak.
Six gazes instantly fell upon her.
Ji Yushu reacted the fastest. Clearing his throat, he spoke without changing his expression, “Just now, the supreme-grade Mahayana Pill refined by your Martial Uncle Xu triggered a heaven-and-earth phenomenon. Fearing you two might panic, we came over to check on you.”
Wen Shuxian nodded in cooperation, his face solemn. “Since you both are fine, that's good. We shall take our leave now.”
Su Mingyuan also hurriedly chimed in, “Yes, we still have matters to discuss. You two should rest first.”
Before Mu Tianqing left, he cast a deep glance in the direction of the two small courtyards.
Mingzhao was a genius rarely seen in ten thousand years, and this kid Su Ye wasn't bad either, reaching the fourth level of Foundation Establishment so quickly.
He had to quickly find a way to forge a heaven-concealing formation. Otherwise, when these two kids broke through major realms in the future, the phenomena would probably be completely impossible to cover up.
When that time came, everyone in the entire Eastern Territory would run to the Grand Primordium Sect, which would be a massive headache.
The five elders came quickly and left just as fast, vanishing in the blink of an eye.
Xue Mingzhao rubbed her nose, her mind as clear as a mirror.
How could refining a Golden Core Pill create such a magnificent phenomenon? The excuse her martial uncles had come up with was simply too perfunctory.
Earlier, Cang Jue had already informed her of the scene outside, where the sky was filled with nine-colored radiance.
She had guessed that a Chaos Foundation Establishment would cause quite a stir, but she hadn't expected it to be exaggerated to this extent.
Beside her, Su Ye stared at Xue Mingzhao, his face full of shock at first, which quickly turned into acceptance.
His junior sister was simply too monstrous. Breaking through to Foundation Establishment overnight was just a routine operation for her.
If he were to actually act surprised, he would be the one making a fuss over nothing.
In the next instant, he suddenly snapped out of it.
So the five elders hadn't come to congratulate him at all?
His actions just now had been entirely his own wishful thinking.
Su Ye: “...”
He wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
The commotion caused by Xue Mingzhao naturally could not be hidden from others, and various forces dispatched personnel one after another to investigate the situation.
The City Lord of Yunque Heavenly Capital dispatched people to Dongcang Heavenly Capital that very day, ordering a thorough investigation into the source of the phenomenon—demanding to see the person if alive, or the treasure if dead.
Li Chengzong and Huang Siqi stood on the city wall, gazing at the phenomenon in the east. With such a display, a rare treasure had clearly emerged!
Looking at the nine-colored radiance, Chen Shouzhuo inexplicably thought of Xue Mingzhao's face, but then he shook his head.
How could a desolate place like the Eastern Territory possibly have someone capable of summoning such a phenomenon?
He was overthinking it.
Meanwhile, at the Taiyan Sect, Xie Huairen stood in front of the main hall, gazing at the phenomenon in the east in deep thought for a moment. Stroking the jade pendant at his waist, he spoke calmly, “Ziming, come to the main hall.”
Many surrounding small and medium-sized sects were similarly unable to suppress their curiosity.
They either dispatched disciples to pay mock visits or sent scouts to spy from a distance.
For a time, undercurrents surged around the perimeter of the Grand Primordium Sect.
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