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Chapter 497 Breakthrough, Great Perfection of the Spirit Severing Realm! (Third Update)

Outside the formation, the Second Uncle, who had been lurking and observing, saw this scene and his eyes widened in disbelief. He almost couldn't help but jump out from his hiding place.

He understood perfectly well what Zhou Qing was doing at that moment.

Didn't you say before that you stole the opportunity from the Demon Saint Taichu Shangren in the Holy Martial Dynasty, which is how you broke through to the late stage of the Spirit Slaying Realm?
In just a few years, he has quietly broken through to the Great Perfection of the Spirit Severing Realm?
Moreover, this is a critical moment in the confrontation with the calamity, yet he has such a big heart and can break through his cultivation level so easily?

For a moment, the second uncle's heart was in turmoil, and his gaze toward Zhou Qing was filled with not only admiration but also a great deal of amazement.

Not far away, an old hen by the fence also raised its head, its beady eyes staring at Zhou Qing's back, a hint of human emotion and admiration flashing in its eyes.

Then it gently flapped its wings and closed its eyes again.

This time, however, it wasn't laziness, but rather a greater sense of vigilance; they were clearly also paying attention to what was happening inside the tower.

Zhou Qing closed his eyes tightly, his mind completely focused on his body, and with the help of the Yin-Yang Technique's operating path, he fully guided the black and white spiritual energy to break through the bottleneck.

"Om-"

He didn't know how much time had passed when a deep buzzing sound suddenly emanated from his body.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying pressure suddenly erupted from him!
That's the aura of someone at the peak of the Spirit Severing Realm!
At the moment of breakthrough, the cocoon of light surrounding Zhou Qing suddenly exploded.

The black and white spiritual energy spread outwards like a tide.

Wherever it passed, the bluestone bricks on the ground were shaken to reveal fine patterns, and the spiritual light of the spirit-gathering array was suppressed and dimmed.

Even more strangely, the spreading black and white spiritual energy did not dissipate; instead, it formed a rotating two-colored halo around him.

Black on the outside and white on the inside, like a small Tai Chi diagram, constantly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, stabilizing his newly broken-through realm.

Zhou Qing slowly opened his eyes, a flash of black and white light appearing in them, his heart filled with excitement and surprise.

Since returning from the Holy Martial Dynasty, he has experienced countless life-and-death battles and profound insights into artistic conception, almost always fighting against opponents of higher levels.

The spiritual power remaining from the opportunity with the Primordial Master, the accumulation from daily cultivation, and the equally distributed benefits allowed him to break through to the Great Perfection of the Spirit Slaying Realm in one fell swoop.

Not only that, the spiritual energy within his body was still slowly increasing, clearly indicating that he was still reaping benefits.

At this moment, the Tower of Obsession beside them also fell into an eerie silence, and the roars inside the tower also diminished considerably.

I imagine Ku'e is feeling extremely depressed right now.

The source of resentment and evil that he had painstakingly absorbed not only had to be used to fight against the vengeful spirits within the tower, but also had half of it taken away by an unknown force.

The speed at which his cultivation level recovered was ridiculously slow, yet he still couldn't find the problem.

Without further hesitation, he released another wisp of his divine consciousness.

This time, his divine sense was enveloped by the purple-gold lightning arc and carefully seeped into the Tower of Obsession.

Although the malevolent energy within the tower was still raging, it was kept out by the lightning arcs and could no longer easily shatter his divine consciousness.

The scene that entered Zhou Qing's eyes with his divine sense caused his pupils to shrink slightly.

Ku'e looked extremely miserable at this moment, his monk's robes already torn to shreds.

The exposed flesh was covered with deep wounds that revealed the bone, and black blood flowed down the wounds, dripping onto the vengeful spirits and remnants inside the tower, making a sizzling, corrosive sound.

Strangely, under the influence of "The Golden Bone of Demon Subduing", his wounds began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, within the healed flesh, there was a faint, foul, and malevolent aura.

The vengeful spirits and malevolent entities around him continued to attack him relentlessly.

Countless black claws and tentacles rained down on him, but were deflected by the faint Buddhist light emanating from his body.

The aura emanating from Ku'e had actually reached the Great Perfection of the Spirit Severing Realm. Even more alarming was that fine black demonic patterns appeared on Ku'e's body and face, moving across his skin like living things.

A vertical eye had even opened between his eyebrows.

His vertical eyes emanated a dense black aura, revealing bloodlust and madness—clearly, he had already fallen into demonic possession.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Qing couldn't help but think of Master Kudi, whom he had met in the Divine Ruins Heavenly Palace last time. The demonic markings and malevolent aura on the two of them were exactly the same.

It seems that these two fellow disciples ultimately could not escape the fate of falling into demonic possession.

His gaze slowly swept over the top of Ku'e's head again.

The missing character for "father" reappeared, though still blurry, its outline was now clearly recognizable.

Zhou Qing felt much more at ease. It seemed that Guicang's consciousness was slowly reviving!
He quietly withdrew his consciousness, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

We can't delay any longer!
Although the suffering has become demonic, it is still absorbing the source of resentment and evil.

Once he recovers to the Supreme Realm, he will surely possess unimaginable supernatural powers, and may even possess the inscription-level supernatural powers of Jiyuan Temple.

Even if they have extreme weapons, suppressing them will not be easy.

Moreover, the secrets of the ultimate weapons must never be exposed!

In case Ku'e breaks free and escapes, he will spread the news that he possesses an ultimate weapon.

At that time, it won't just be Supreme Realm cultivators chasing after him; even Heavenly Supremes will come running. That will truly be a situation where there is no way to ascend to heaven or descend to the earth.

Moreover, one should not be too greedy.

He had not yet fully grasped the essence of the Great Perfection of the Spirit Severing Realm.

If they continue to split the profits equally and force themselves to reach higher realms, it will only make their spiritual energy impure and leave hidden dangers for their cultivation foundation.

Even more dangerous is what if the absorbed energy exceeds control and attracts the Supreme Tribulation?
This is the third tail area, and not far away are densely packed mountain villas and settlements of cultivators.

Whether it's the unusual phenomenon of the Supreme Tribulation or the exposure of the Four Flowers Gathering at the Top, it will push him to the forefront of the storm once again.

Having figured all this out, a resolute killing intent flashed in Zhou Qing's eyes—it was time to end it all.

"Congratulations on breaking through to the Great Perfection! Do you need any help?"

Outside the formation, the Second Uncle's voice came again, filled with undisguised excitement and joy, clearly a heartfelt congratulation for Zhou Qing's breakthrough.

Zhou Qing looked at the Second Uncle who was lurking in the shadows, smiled slightly, and said firmly, "Don't worry, Second Uncle, I know what I'm doing. It will be over soon!"

After saying that, he let out a long breath, stood up, and raised his hand to throw a large number of top-grade spirit stones into the spirit gathering array.

Then, Zhou Qing quickly formed hand seals, his fingertips radiating spiritual light, causing the spiritual energy in the air to fluctuate violently.

An even more powerful pressure than before spread from his body.

This was the sixteenth time he had used the Great Luo Demon Sealing Seal in a day and a night, and the first time he had fully activated it after breaking through to the Great Perfection of the Spirit Slaying Realm.

"First Seal, Suppress Demons!" Zhou Qing shouted, his aura at the peak of the Spirit Slaying Realm erupting, causing the surrounding air to vibrate and buzz.

As the shout subsided, a huge golden seal appeared out of thin air above the Tower of Obsession.

This seal was larger than any before, with a diameter of ten zhang (approximately 33 meters). Its surface was covered with mysterious demon-suppressing inscriptions, radiating a suffocating pressure.

Like a divine mountain falling from the heavens, it crashed down on the Tower of Obsession with irresistible force!

(End of this chapter)