Chapter 5013 — The Triumphant Return
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"Indeed. The Formless Divine Art I have cultivated is one of the five legendary divine arts..." Nantian Jiguang, rarely finding such an opening, prepared to show himself off properly before Aotian Zhou.
But Wei Zhao cut him off offhandedly: "In that case, thank you."
"Huh?" Nantian Jiguang had not yet caught up when Aotian Zhou had already given his orders: "Someone, see Vice Dean Nantian out for me."
"Er... I shall take my leave..." Nantian Jiguang's old face flushed crimson, and it was a long while before he squeezed the words out from between his teeth and slunk away in chagrin.
"Island Master Aotian, we have learned all there is to learn. Let us begin," Wei Zhao said, barely able to contain his impatience.
"Good." Aotian Zhou nodded, and nodded to Steward Sun beside him.
Wei Zhao walked slowly to the center of the Spirit Convergence Formation. Everything was in readiness, and only then did Steward Sun finally activate the formation.
In an instant, Wei Zhao felt his primordial spirit wrenched bodily from its frame and swiftly compressed into a single point. The sensation was like being flattened and squeezed until he burst, and it could hardly be called pleasant; fortunately, the process was not long, and within a brief moment the ultimate focus was achieved.
From the perspective of Aotian Zhou and the others nearby, Wei Zhao's brow seemed on the verge of opening a heaven-eye, condensing a searing, blinding radiance that suddenly surged skyward, then vanished in an instant, returning all to calm.
"Island Master, it succeeded." Steward Sun breathed a sigh of relief at the sight.
He was plainly only an early Xuan Ascension expert, yet Wei Zhao's primordial spirit was far stronger than he had imagined. Just now the Spirit Convergence Formation had even shown signs of instability, presumably having reached the limit it could bear. Fortunately, Wei Zhao's primordial spirit was not so absurdly powerful beyond that; otherwise all would have been lost at the final step.
"Good. Then does his physical body need to remain within the formation?" Aotian Zhou asked.
"That will not be necessary. The Spirit Convergence Formation is only used to break the boundary and project. Now that it has succeeded, a natural spirit-link exists between his spirit-body and his physical body, so it makes no difference where the body is kept, so long as it is not a place that severs spiritual sense," Steward Sun said with a shake of his head.
"Island Master Aotian, since that is so, allow me to carry the leading physical body back to the Heavenly Elixir Pavilion, which will make it easier for us to tend to it," Wei Shenjin said.
"Very well. If anything should arise, you may come find me at the Island Master's Pavilion. Young Hero Lin is a friend of my Aotian clan, and I will not stand idly by where his affairs are concerned," Aotian Zhou instructed.
"Thank you, Island Master Aotian!" Wei Shenjin nodded again and again.
While Wei Zhao succeeded in his boundary-breaking projection on one side, Nantian Jiguang on the other had not left the Island Master's Pavilion after all, but had gone to Wu Che's Second Hall, and afterward the two of them went together to the Famous Medicine Sect.
Soon Wu Che, Zheng Dongjue, Nantian Jiguang, Tong Yangxi, and the rest had gathered once more, and among them was Zheng Dongyang as well!
Though Zheng Dongyang had long since declared his intent to return to the Eastern Continent, it was a pity he had missed the battleship of Aotian Ba, and the treasure ship that regularly plied between the Eastern Continent and the Central Island had departed only a few days ago; who knew how long it would be before the next one.
Even as a seventh-rank alchemist of lofty standing, such matters were not his to decide at will. There were only two ways from the Central Island to the Eastern Continent: the treasure ship, or a flying spirit-beast.