Chapter 734: A Qualitative Transformation

Xiao Yufan made no effort to resist the fluctuations in the air. He completely relaxed his body, greedily absorbing the converging energy around him…

If anyone else still didn’t know what to do at this moment, they’d truly be hopeless!

Wild energy filled the entire space. Everyone sat down and began converting this energy into inner strength. Many young experts who had been stuck at a bottleneck clearly felt it begin to loosen.

Xiao Yufan did not expect his cultivation to advance again—he had already gained enough from the mysterious realm. He only hoped to use this enlightenment to stabilize his current peak Spiritual Ascension stage.

He was already undeniably the strongest among his generation. Yet Xiao Yufan knew this was still not enough!

Boom!

No one knew how much time had passed when a dull sound suddenly echoed. Xiao Yufan felt his spirit tremble as a steady stream of energy slowly entered his body.

“Heart of Heaven, open your consciousness and accept the inheritance of this mysterious realm!”

In a daze, Xiao Yufan seemed to hear a distant voice. The Dragon-Taming True Technique began to surge wildly within him. His Spiritual Ascension peak, already formidable, now showed signs of rising even further.

Even though his consciousness was growing faint, Xiao Yufan swallowed hard. Spiritual Ascension peak—what lay beyond that was the Celestial Spirit Stage!

Was he actually approaching the threshold of the Celestial Spirit Stage so suddenly? Why had fortune arrived so unexpectedly? Was he the so-called “Heart of Heaven”? Only then did he realize they were talking about him.

At this moment, everyone had emerged from their enlightenment, each face lit with joy. After such an unexpected boost in power, who wouldn’t be thrilled?

Yet before they could fully adapt to their newfound strength, they were drawn by a commotion nearby.

Sitting cross-legged, Xiao Yufan was shrouded in a faint glow. The air swirling around him gave off a surreal sensation. To many onlookers, he now seemed to exude a kind of ethereal, sage-like aura.

“What’s going on?”

Ye Kong and others were the first to react. Seeing Xiao Yufan’s current state, they couldn’t help but feel surprised. Wasn’t this just supposed to be a moment of enlightenment? Yet he looked like a monk in deep meditation, as if preparing to ascend and become immortal.

“If I’m not mistaken, he must be receiving the inheritance of this mysterious realm…”

Yu Xuan’s beautiful eyes sparkled with a peculiar light as she spoke, as if she had just recalled something.

“The inheritance of the mysterious realm? Are you referring to that other legend?” Cheng Ying asked in astonishment.

“It seems to be the case. My master once told me that this mysterious realm is actually an independent space, one that could even be called a small world. However, since the last ancient martial cultivation era, this space has remained lost and forgotten. The inheritance of the mysterious realm is, in fact, the inheritance of this independent world!”

Xiao Yufan’s current state was too strange. Only this explanation could make sense of it. The inheritance of the mysterious realm was incomparably superior to even the inheritance of the Dragon-Taming Sect.

If Xiao Yufan became the inheritor of this mysterious realm, he would become the master of this space. Not only would he gain its blessings, but he would also be free to enter and exit at will—an incredible opportunity indeed.

“Never thought Xiao brother would have such fortune. I wonder how shocked those old masters will be this time!”

A bitter smile tugged at Ning Qian’s lips. Only now did he realize how vast the gap was between himself and this man—not only in strength, but also in sheer luck. Fortunately, his Qiling Clan had already formed an alliance with him; otherwise, they would surely have been kept awake at night in fear.

Moreover, the current world of martial cultivation was in a state of unrest. The Xueling and Hunling Clans had been plotting for a long time and were likely already in motion. It would be a good thing indeed to have a new supreme expert to deter those inhuman fiends.

The inheritance of the mysterious realm could elevate one’s power to the absolute peak!

Just the inheritance of the Dragon-Taming Sect alone had brought Xiao Yufan to the peak of Spiritual Ascension. What would the full resources of the mysterious realm do?

Without even thinking, Ning Qian had no doubt—once Xiao Yufan successfully absorbed the inheritance of the mysterious realm, his strength would skyrocket to the very pinnacle of the hidden martial cultivation world.

After all, those peak experts were truly at the apex of the pyramid, capable of unleashing heaven-shattering, earth-destroying power with a single move.

Right now, Xiao Yufan was someone they could only look up to in awe.

As for Xiao Yufan himself, he was unaware of the thoughts swirling in others’ minds. All he could feel was that the violent energy within him was nearly tearing his body apart…

His Spiritual Ascension peak had, in an instant, reached the threshold of the Half-Step Celestial Spirit Stage. If ancient experts who had lived for centuries saw this, they would be astounded beyond belief. Such a rapid leap in power was truly humbling.

Xiao Yufan knew that if he could fully refine this energy, he would surpass even the Half-Step Celestial Spirit Stage. This time, it would be a true transformation—a qualitative leap…