In the void, those pursuing Gu Qingfeng were not limited to Su Hua and Qian Shan; there were also the three reincarnated individuals: Wan Huaiyu, Qin Hao, and Senior Jin.
Originally, they had not planned to give chase. They all knew that for a mysterious and bizarre existence like Gu Qingfeng, it was best to keep their distance to avoid inviting disaster and harming themselves. This was especially true for Senior Jin; after the events at the Taixuan Platform, he intended to go into seclusion upon returning and never emerge again.
However.
At the Taixuan Platform, the three had personally witnessed Gu Qingfeng instantly elevate his cultivation level from the First Layer of Purple Mansion to the Ninth Layer. They found it utterly inconceivable. In the end, unable to restrain their curiosity, they chased after him, wanting to get to the bottom of it.
Alas.
The Gang Wind above the clouds was too savage, and the heavenly might was too terrifying.
After chasing all the way here, the three were already beginning to falter. Their faces were deathly pale, cold sweat continuously beaded on their foreheads, and their entire bodies trembled uncontrollably. With their abilities, they might have been able to withstand the Gang Wind in the void, but the intimidation of the heavenly might had pushed their mental states to the brink of collapse.
Mental collapse, in mild cases, meant spiritual breakdown and weakened divine sense, taking eight to ten years to recover.
And that was the mild outcome. In severe cases, consciousness would become chaotic, leading to mental derangement and madness.
Even worse, consciousness could vanish directly, leaving one forever a living corpse.
All three wanted to investigate, but to satisfy their curiosity by chasing after Gu Qingfeng to see what was happening, only to risk mental collapse—it simply wasn't worth it.
At the same time.
Above them, Su Hua and Qian Shan continued to pursue Gu Qingfeng. However, the more they chased, the more confused and fearful they became. Because they discovered that Gu Qingfeng, who was shooting straight up into the clouds ahead, had increasingly chaotic Spiritual Power swirling around him. It showed signs of being uncontrollable. The rampant Spiritual Power was like a raging inferno, burning wildly. Wherever Gu Qingfeng passed, traces of rampant Spiritual Power lingered in the air.
"Miss, his Spiritual Power is so chaotic, on the verge of losing control. In such a state, does he still dare to form his Golden Core?" Qian Shan asked, puzzled.
Indeed.
Condensing a Golden Core was a matter of utmost importance for every cultivator, not to be taken lightly in the slightest. Otherwise, a single misstep could lead to failure in condensation. And that was the minor concern. Once condensation failed, what awaited could be being torn to pieces.
Even a three-year-old child knew that the greatest taboo during core formation was chaotic Spiritual Power. Forget chaotic—even the slightest instability in Spiritual Power could lead to failure. Yet now, Gu Qingfeng's Spiritual Power was chaotic to such an extreme degree. If he forced core formation, his body would undoubtedly explode and perish.
"Gu Qingfeng's existence is too mysterious and bizarre. I don't know what he's thinking either. However...
Looking at his calm and composed demeanor on the Taixuan Platform earlier, he didn't seem worried at all. Presumably, he might have another method for forming his core."
Su Hua's voice came through. Qian Shan thought carefully; there really might be such a possibility. This guy wasn't a reincarnated person, yet his mastery of music was peerless. He had no special destiny, yet his true form was unshakable by anyone. With a few cups of wine, his cultivation level rose from the First Layer of Purple Mansion to the Ninth. Such unbelievable things happened to him. Who would dare say he couldn't condense a Golden Core even with chaotic Spiritual Power?
On second thought, Qian Shan asked again, "Even if he has this capability, why is he charging straight into the clouds?
Forming a Golden Core with chaotic Spiritual Power is dangerous enough. By charging into the clouds, does he intend to withstand such terrifying Gang Wind and heavenly might while forming his core?
There's simply no need for that."
"His Spiritual Power is too chaotic, already beyond control. Charging into the clouds is probably because he's worried..." Su Hua started to say that Gu Qingfeng's Spiritual Power was too chaotic and too rampant, and if something went wrong during core formation, it might harm the innocent, hence he flew up into the clouds. But as she spoke, she felt this was unlikely.
If he were only worried about harming the innocent, flying to mid-air would suffice. There was absolutely no need to fly this high.
This was the Yunxiao above the clouds!
Tens of thousands of miles from the ground.
Even if Gu Qingfeng's Spiritual Power were even more rampant and chaotic, it wouldn't affect anything. Even if he self-destructed here, probably no one would know.
But why then?
She didn't know.
She truly couldn't figure it out.
Su Hua now had countless, innumerable doubts and curiosities about Gu Qingfeng's existence.
Just as she was pondering, suddenly, a violent sound erupted from the Yunxiao above. Rampant Spiritual Power exploded in the Yunxiao like a volcanic eruption. Vast Spiritual Power, mixed with millions of lightning bolts, burned like raging flames, billowing with billowing Black Smoke.
"Such rampant Spiritual Power, such powerful Spiritual Power!"
Boom!
Another deafening roar!
Another surge of surging Spiritual Power exploded from Gu Qingfeng's body!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
One surge after another of rampant and fierce Spiritual Power erupted successively from Gu Qingfeng's body. Each surge was as fierce as a volcano, each spanning thousands of meters, each immense and boundless, each containing millions of lightning bolts. Looking out, the entire sky was filled with them.
"His Spiritual Power is too rampant! This isn't Spiritual Power someone at the Purple Mansion cultivation level should possess. I'm afraid even those at the Daozun realm don't have Spiritual Power this powerful, do they?"
Watching the endless surges of Spiritual Power filling the sky, Qian Shan's heart was stirred by towering waves of shock. As soon as her words fell, bang! bang! bang!
Another series of Spiritual Power explosions erupted, one surge after another, like countless fireworks and firecrackers, filling the entire sky.
It was breathtaking, and even more, it made one's scalp tingle.
Even Qian Shan and Su Hua were shocked speechless by the scene before them.
In the Yunxiao above.
That Gu Qingfeng, while continuing to charge upward, had powerful surges of Spiritual Power exploding from his body one after another. Bang! bang! bang!
Continuously, in the blink of an eye, over a thousand more powerful surges of Spiritual Power exploded. Then, he finally stopped ascending, coming to a standstill within the Yunxiao. He stretched out his arms, and a ten-thousand-zhang radiance shot into the sky. Countless masses of Spiritual Power exploded frantically one after another.
Boom!
—Bang! bang! bang!
A thousand surges, ten thousand surges, a hundred thousand surges, a million surges...
Endless and boundless.
"Heavens!
This...
This...
This...
Spiritual Power..." Qian Shan was utterly terrified by the scene before her, her eyes wide, her mouth agape. She wanted to say something but couldn't utter a word.
Beside her, Su Hua's peerlessly beautiful face, capable of toppling kingdoms, also lost its color, turning deathly pale—she was frightened. She had never seen a cultivator's Spiritual Power be so vast, vast like an ocean or a deluge.
Yes!
No cultivator's Spiritual Power was like this.
Whether Daozun or Earth Immortal, even immortals from the Nine Heavens above did not possess Spiritual Power this vast.
Because cultivation was a process of sublimation, and sublimation was a process of refining the essence from within the essence. For example, after Golden Core came Nascent Soul, after Nascent Soul came Primordial Spirit, after Primordial Spirit came Dharma Form. This progression was not a change in quantity, but a change in quality.
No one sought quantitative change. Deeper Spiritual Power only indicated longer cultivation time; it signified nothing else. Just as no matter how profound the Spiritual Power of a Golden Core cultivator was, it could not compare to the potency of Nascent Soul Spiritual Power.