Seeing the departure of Bai Qingsong and the rest, Qin Wentian felt as cold as winter. In the span of a single night, an unforeseen event had occurred. The kind and amiable Uncle Bai had actually brought people to kill him.
Even though Qin Wentian's temperament was extraordinary, at this moment, he still felt numb in his heart, unable to calm down. Finally, Qin Wentian drew in a deep breath, as that radiant smile once again appeared on that immature and clean face of his. So what if human emotions were cold or warm? He only needed to be himself. Didn't his foster father treat him with kindness as heavy as a mountain? And there was also Bai Qing. She didn't hesitate to betray her father to warn him of the danger.
However, Qin Wentian didn't have the luxury of time to think about such things. What he needed to do now was to extricate himself from the predicament he was in.
Qin Wentian sat cross-legged, glanced at the stone hanging on his neck, and said, "Old fogey, Uncle Black said that you only left this broken stone for me. Don't drag me there so early."
As he spoke, Qin Wentian retrieved nine silver needles and pierced them into his head. After which, he closed his eyes and focused on his heart. Casting aside everything else, he entered a state of emptiness, imagining himself as a vessel. Very quickly, he could sense the existence of the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth as well as Astral Energy. This was the effect of the state of meditation. And to sense the strength of the Astral Energy and Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, it depended on one's perception of the Astral Energy.
Qin Wentian's perception of the Astral Energy was exceedingly strong. Other than the fact that he was born with an innate talent, Qin Wentian had also trained hard day after day. Although it was daytime, he was still able to quickly enter a meditative state, guiding the Astral Energy within his body to circulate through his body.
At this moment, the meridians in Qin Wentian's body had already been completely shattered. However, he didn't seem to care. He continued to circulate the Astral Energy within his body until night fell, and the Astral Light enveloped Qin Wentian's body.
Qin Wentian imagined the existence of another passageway. His perception flowed along this passageway, continuously rising upwards. This type of self-hypnosis was also taught to him by Uncle Black. Sometimes, humans needed to rely on self-hypnosis in order to obtain a stronger will.
As his perception rose higher, Qin Wentian clearly felt a faint pressure bearing down on him. However, this wasn't sufficient to obstruct him. Very swiftly, Qin Wentian felt that he was already standing in the middle of an endless constellation. He had arrived at the first astral river.
Every time he came here, Qin Wentian's heart would tremble violently. The Astral Rivers in the Nine Heavenly Layers were incomparably resplendent. Standing here, he felt how tiny and insignificant he was, like a drop of water in the vast ocean.
"Jinx." Qin Wentian sensed a star beside him. It was in the shape of a broom. It was a jinx.
"The Weeping Willow Star. If I can condense an Astral Soul from it, I might be able to make my body incomparably soft."
"Water Snake Star, Heavenly Zither Star." Qin Wentian drew in a deep breath. As long as he willed it, he would be able to condense an Astral Soul from any of the constellations. Even so, he still chose to give up on that thought. His perception continued to drift upwards, passing through the first Heavenly River, then the second Heavenly River, and finally, Qin Wentian arrived at the 3rd Heavenly Layer.
The pressure he felt grew greater and greater. He was no longer able to freely choose his Astral Soul from the 1st Heavenly Layer. However, if others were to know of his current situation, they would definitely praise him as a celestial being. He had no idea how strong his perception had become. Autumn Snow had condensed an Astral Soul from the 3rd Heavenly Layer, and now, her name had already shaken the entire Chu Country.
"The Astral Souls from the 3rd Heavenly Layer obviously contain an even greater amount of energy compared to the Astral Souls from the 2nd Heavenly Layer. I should continue to ascend, this is still not the limit."
Qin Wentian's perception continued to drift upwards. He could feel the pressure on his perception growing stronger and stronger, as though it was about to push his perception back. His head was starting to throb in pain, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted.
"Pain is but a thought. Empty your mind and the pain will pass in a dream."
Qin Wentian arrived at the 4th Heavenly Layer. The amount of energy contained within the constellations here caused him to feel an intense urge to condense an Astral Soul. As long as he willed it, he might be able to become an unprecedented genius in the Chu Country.
"Uncle Black had once prepared many information regarding the constellations in the 5th Heavenly Layer for me. From this, one could see how much hope he had for me." Qin Wentian gritted his teeth as his perception continued to drift upwards.
"Condensing an Astral Soul from an Astral Soul is extremely difficult. Other than talent, one must also have great willpower." Qin Wentian told himself. Enduring the pain of his head swelling, he continued to soar upwards. Finally, he passed through another Astral River, and his perception arrived at the 5th Heavenly Layer.
In front of him, there was a constellation in the shape of a skull, exuding an evil aura.
"Skull Constellation." Qin Wentian swept his gaze over, and immediately shifted his perception away, drifting towards the side. Currently, he was no longer able to easily sense all the constellations in the 1st Heavenly Layer. He could only sense them one by one, and a moment later, he sensed a Leo Constellation that was filled with a fiery aura.
"It's the Fiery Lion Constellation. If I can condense an Astral Soul from it, I would definitely be able to obtain a tyrannical strength." Qin Wentian pondered for a moment, but eventually gave up. He still wanted to see more constellations.
After which, he sensed a gigantic hammer-shaped constellation. It was the Heavenly Hammer Constellation.
"Heavenly Hammer Constellation." Qin Wentian thought back to the information Uncle Black had on the Heavenly Hammer Constellation, and abruptly steeled his heart, he decided to gamble on it.
The power of his perception frenziedly gushed towards the Heavenly Hammer Constellation. Imagining himself as a consciousness, he fused with the Heavenly Hammer Constellation. The swelling pain in his head grew more and more intense.
Strands of astral light cascaded downwards, passing through the layers of Astral Rivers, landing on Qin Wentian, who was in the midst of cultivating. The astral light enveloped his body, but it didn't directly rush into Qin Wentian's body. Instead, it gathered on the stone on Qin Wentian's neck.
At this moment, the terrifying astral light shone onto the stone. This' ordinary 'stone abruptly emitted a terrifying radiance as it slowly disintegrated, merging into Qin Wentian's skin, until it completely disappeared. At this moment, only then did the astral light truly shine onto Qin Wentian's body, as it converged bit by bit. The immense amount of astral energy was extremely tyrannical.
The Shadow of the Heavenly Hammer Constellation appeared on Qin Wentian's body. His head was in so much pain that it felt as though it was about to explode. Gritting his teeth, sounds of grinding could be heard, but he still persisted. He allowed the Astral Energy to flow through his broken meridians, forming a circulation vortex. At the same time, he desperately tried to condense his Astral Soul. Only by doing so, could he be considered a true Stellar Martial Cultivator.
"Rumble!" A humming sound rang out from within Qin Wentian's body. Within his broken meridians, there seemed to be a boundless amount of Astral Energy rampaging about, unceasingly circulating through the Heavenly Cycle, gradually converging into a terrifying vortex that revolved at an insane speed. He knew that the most crucial moment had arrived. If he succeeded, his transformation would be completed.
This sort of inhuman pain was extremely difficult to endure. What was even more terrifying was that Qin Wentian still had to multitask, condense his Astral Soul, and form a complete meridian channel.
"Pain, will pass in a dream." Qin Wentian's heart was incomparably resolute. The terrifying vortex in his body actually opened up a pathway for Astral Energy to circulate throughout his entire body. It was as though it had completely opened up, transforming into a unique Astral Meridian channel.
At the same time, the Shadow of the Heavenly Hammer gradually solidified. Fresh blood seeped out from the corners of Qin Wentian's mouth, and finally, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, before fainting on the ground.
At the same time that Qin Wentian fainted, outside of the Bai Clan, in a Clear Breeze Inn, Mustang stood in front of the window, with the Shadow of his Astral Soul hovering above his head. This Astral Soul was a pair of Heavenly Eyes, one of Mustang's three Astral Souls.
"What a powerful beam of Astral Energy. If Autumn Snow's talent is really this high, she would have definitely passed the test." Mustang sighed in his heart as he retracted his Astral Soul. That beam of Astral Energy earlier, at the very least, originated from the 3rd Heavenly Layer. And in the Bai Clan, other than Autumn Snow, he had never heard of anyone else being able to condense an Astral Soul from the 3rd Heavenly Layer.
Stretching his body, Mustang went to rest. After hearing that Autumn Snow of the Sky Harmony City had condensed an Astral Soul from the 3rd Heavenly Layer, a large number of experts from the Royal Capital of Chu came over for the test. Among these experts, Mustang was one of them. However, Mustang wasn't worried that the other experts would snatch Autumn Snow away from him, because he was from the Emperor Star Academy.
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