Chapter 28: Profound Sage Soft Feather

Meanwhile, in the Nine Provinces (1) Group.

"Who can tell me what is happening? Why has Soft Feather suddenly ascended to the Eighth Stage, showing divinity in front of the masses? Even if she took some ancient wonder drug, it couldn't possibly bring about such an effect, could it?" Young Master Phoenix Slayer is shocked.

Island Master Tian Tiankong said, "Heavens, this is unscientific."

Vice-Island Master Tian Tianwei said, "Heavens, this is uncultivation."

Sun Splitting Halberd Guo Da: "[Picture of a cute puppy]."

"[Picture of the head of a dog being furiously rubbed]."

"I have a conjecture… could this fellow who had transcended the tribulation be the mother of Soft Feather? I remember Zenith Heaven Emperor saying that Soft Feathers mother has already become an Eternal Life Being, perhaps that wasn't entirely true, and instead she became a Sage just now?" Sun Splitting Halber Guo Da guessed.

Thrice Reckless Mad Saber: "Perhaps it's the shady fortune-teller passing himself off as Soft Feather? Maybe the shady fortune-teller had a fortuitous encounter and broke through again?"

"Do you think that's even possible? Copper Trigram is just at the peak of the Fifth Stage, so he'd first have to ascend to the Sixth and Seventh Stage," Northern River's Loose Cultivator denies.

Furthermore, the whole process of 'showing one's divinity in front of the masses' originated from the power of heaven and earth. Even if that shady fortune-teller assumed someone else's appearance while transcending the tribulation, he would still reveal his real face when showing his divinity in front of the masses.

At this time, Spirit Butterfly, who again uses his daughter's account, said infuriated, "It's Soft Feather, it's not some other person." He is furious, because his daughter actually transcended the tribulation without telling him.

He was absolutely sure that it is Soft Feather, there is no mistaking it. After all, he is a Father with a daughter complex, what kind of father would he be if he can't even remember his daughter's appearance. In fact, every time he decides to sleep he puts himself into an illusion, dreaming of his cute daughter.

Skylark remained silent. She has a small guess in her heart, but she plans to wait until Soft Feather came back or finished 'showing his divinity in front of the masses'.

True Monarch Yellow Mountain: "…"

"If this is really Soft Feather, just what kind of cheat did she use? I can only kneel. How can one directly jump from the Third Stage to the Eight Stage Profound Sage Realm? Please, share the experience!" Scholar Drunken Moon burst into tears.

The scholar's heart feels so stifled that he wants to go to the toilet and cry himself to sleep.

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POV: Soft Feather

As Soft Feather basks in the glow of her triumph over the Heavenly Tribulation, she suddenly hears a familiar voice in her mind. Startled, she realizes that it is Zenith Heaven Emperor, her beloved and future dao companion.

"Congratulation on succeeding," Zenith Heaven Emperor's voice echoes in her mind, causing Soft Feather to smile with gratitude.

As she listens intently, Zenith Heaven Emperor proceeds to explain the next crucial step in her cultivation journey. "Now you will enter the next crucial step, showing your divinity in front of the masses!" Soft Feather nods her head, fully aware of the importance of this step.

"At the beginning, you will condense your Sage Seal," Zenith Heaven Emperor continues, "However, due to you not actually being a Sage, you can't choose it. Instead, it will be random, based on what you experienced until now."

Soft Feather furrows her brows, unsure of what to expect. But before she can ask any questions, Zenith Heaven Emperor offers her a solution. "However, I can interfere in this process and help you condense a Sage Seal of your choosing. What do you think?"

Without a moment's hesitation, Soft Feather declares that she wants a Sage Seal with her dao name, Soft Feather. She wants it to be a reflection of her unique personality and cultivation path. Zenith Heaven Emperor nods in approval, knowing that Soft Feather has made the right decision.

"Very well," he says, "Let us begin the process of condensing your very own Sage Seal!"

Soft Feather gasps in amazement as she sees the characters forming in midair, realizing that the Sage Seal is finally about to appear. Her heart races with anticipation as she watches the constantly changing characters, catching glimpses of her dao name 'Soft Feather', her origin 'Spirit Butterfly', and even something that confuses her 'Heavenly Princess'. She doesn't know what 'Heavenly Princess' has to do with her. But she feels a sense of pride and accomplishment, knowing that her name will forever be etched into the annals of history as a Sage.

As the characters continue to change and shift, Soft Feather feels a sudden surge of energy coursing through her body, the result of my intervention in the Sage Seal condensation process. With each passing moment, the characters become clearer and more defined until finally, after what seems like an eternity, the Sage Seal of the first Sage in a thousand years is revealed.

With a triumphant smile on her face, Soft Feather gazes at the Sage Seal with a sense of awe and reverence. The two-word Seal, 'Soft Feather', remains suspended in the void, a symbol of her newfound status as a Sage. She feels a deep sense of gratitude towards her beloved, knowing that without his help, she may have never been able to condense a Sage Seal of her own choosing.

"Thank you so much, Zenith Heaven Emperor," Soft Feather transmits using the Secret Sound Transmission Technique with a beaming smile. "I couldn't have done this without you. You are truly a lifesaver."

Hearing that, he smiles and answers back at her "It was my pleasure, Soft Feather. You have shown remarkable courage and determination throughout this entire process. I have no doubt that you will continue to do great things in the future."

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With the whole world watching, Soft Feather stood straight.

She has been standing like this since the very beginning, not moving in the slightest. It isn't that she was trying to act cool, but she was still breaking through from the Third to the Fourth Stage Realm.

When a cultivator was in the Third Stage Realm, they had to break through their four mysterious meridians. Each time they opened a meridian, their strength would greatly increase for a short period. Then, after reaching the Fourth Stage Realm, the constitution of the cultivator would get 4-10 times stronger, and the meridians in their body would always be open, allowing them to benefit from 'Body of the Battle King' all the time. Every single one of their moves would have the same strength as that of a cultivator of the Third Stage giving their all.

Soft Feathers constitution has already reached the Fourth Stage, and after her body got tempered by that super heavenly tribulation, added to the boost he received after breaking through, her constitution was directly pushed to the limit of the Fourth Stage!

Other than their constitution getting stronger, the liquid 'true qi' inside the body of a cultivator would transform into 'innate true yuan' after advancing to the Fourth Stage.

After true qi of a cultivator has changed into 'innate true yuan', it will finally be able to keep up with the energy consumed to ride a flying sword. At the same time, the fact that the 'Body of the Battle King' is constantly active guarantees that the body of the cultivator will not suddenly break due to being too weak while riding their flying sword.

Around 30 breaths later, all the true qi in Soft Feather's body has transformed into high-quality innate true yuan.

Afterward, she entered the last phase of the breaking through process, all the innate true yuan in her body flowed back into her original dantian, starting to condense there. An illusory 'true yuan core' will condense in the original dantian of each cultivator of the Fourth Stage. Cultivators call this true yuan core 'Illusory Core', and it had a certain relationship with the life-bound Golden Core one would condense after advancing to the Fifth Stage.

At the same time, the Sage Seal, which represented Soft Feathers's status, also did its part, pushing its way into her original dantian.

After completing the break through, Soft Feather opened her eyes.

Suddenly, a piece of information is transmitted to her mind.

After an Eighth Stage Profound Sage has shown their divinity in front of the masses and condensed a Sage Seal, no person in the world wouldn't know their name.

But after showing their divinity in front of the masses, there is still another thing the Eighth Stage Profound Sage has to do…

They have to give the 'Profound Sage Sermon'. After advancing to the Profound Sage Realm, they have to hold a sermon in front of the myriad practitioners in the universe.

This rule has been there since ancient times, and it is very likely something the First Wielder of the Will has set after taking control of the Will of the Heavens.