Chapter 267: About to Breakthrough

A visible vortex had formed around Xiao Fan, swirling with him at its center…

He was sitting in the pool water; his entire body should have been submerged.

But now, with the appearance of the vortex, a wind spiral forming from his head downwards forcibly pushed the surrounding pool water away by half an inch.

It was as if the entire pool of water was bypassing him…

It looked eerie and unpredictable.

And as the aura on Xiao Fan grew more and more intense…

Waves of Qi radiated outward from him as the center.

These Qi waves grew larger, causing ripples to rise one after another across the surface of the surrounding pool water.

"Is he… about to Breakthrough?"

"No way, breaking through inside the Marrow Cleansing Pool?"

"But isn't this commotion a bit too much…"

"…"

The Inner Sect Disciples near Xiao Fan showed expressions of surprise.

Xiao Fan's cultivation was at the Half-step Tongtian Realm, which is the Great Perfection of the Huaqi Realm.

Yet the commotion he was making during this Breakthrough was a bit terrifyingly large.

Hu Rui and Ji Bofeng were also stunned…

They hadn't expected Xiao Fan to Breakthrough again so soon.

Hadn't he just broken through to the Half-step Tongtian Realm?

How was he breaking through again? Moreover, this commotion was frighteningly huge.

At this moment, the Qi waves erupting outward from Xiao Fan grew stronger, even affecting the outer perimeter of the Marrow Cleansing Pool.

The waves of Qi made the entire lake water unstable.

The outer perimeter of the Marrow Cleansing Pool…

Nangong Lingxuan's brow furrowed. Affected by the Qi waves, she opened her eyes and looked toward the Spring's Source without saying a word…

Qiao Rong was also jolted awake. A rare flash of fierce anger crossed her eyes, but it vanished in an instant, unnoticed by anyone…

Yu Liang and the other Outer Sect Disciples were the same…

Meanwhile, the Inner Sect Disciples were all somewhat shamed into anger.

Especially the one who had provoked Xiao Fan; he was currently fuming.

But no one dared to say anything harsh…

After all, they believed that anyone who could cause such a massive stir at the Spring's Source must be one of the seven from the Inner Sect!

They couldn't afford to offend any of them.

"How unlucky…"

The young man cursed under his breath, then gritted his teeth and lowered his head to continue receiving the pool water's baptism…

Sect Master Wu Xinjue and Sect Master Xu Yongnian naturally noticed this scene.

Both of them had looks of shock on their faces…

So fast?

"I'll head over there to prevent anyone from disturbing his advancement," Wu Xinjue said, his body already floating up as he spoke.

Xu Yongnian nodded; he had the same thought.

In the blink of an eye, Wu Xinjue arrived above the Spring's Source.

He saw Xiao Fan sitting cross-legged, the spiritual power outside his body already forcing the pool water back…

The seven Inner Sect Disciples nearby were surprised at first, but now their faces were filled with fierce anger.

Even the outer perimeter was affected, let alone here at the source.

At this moment, what they felt were waves like the sea continuously crashing against them…

It made it impossible for them to calmly receive the pool water's baptism.

Immediately, some with hot tempers intended to lash out and interrupt Xiao Fan's advancement.

However, Wu Xinjue's voice suddenly came from above.

"Everyone, exit the Marrow Cleansing Pool. You may re-enter later."

Exit the Marrow Cleansing Pool?

Everyone was stunned…

Why do we have to exit?

Even Xu Yongnian was taken aback for a moment.

Exit the Marrow Cleansing Pool?

Isn't that a bit excessive?

In truth, Wu Xinjue didn't want to do this either…

It was mainly because the commotion from Xiao Fan's Breakthrough was too large; he was only gathering power now and hadn't even reached the moment of Breakthrough yet.

If he did Breakthrough, there was no telling how much more commotion it would cause.

Because of the Formation barriers within the Marrow Cleansing Pool, the two of them had only sensed that Xiao Fan was about to Breakthrough, but they hadn't expected it to be such a massive disturbance.

In the small lake, layer upon layer of sea-like waves were now continuously erupting from around Xiao Fan…

This momentum was a bit too grand.

Wu Xinjue even considered interrupting Xiao Fan and driving him away…

Fearing he might destroy the Marrow Cleansing Pool…

But it was just a thought; he couldn't actually bring himself to do it.

After all, Xiao Fan was a Genius Disciple possessing an Enlightenment Seed…

Being forcibly interrupted during a Breakthrough would have a huge impact on Xiao Fan and might damage his Foundation.

The surrounding Disciples were helpless; Wu Xinjue had spoken, so who would dare to disobey?

One by one, they sheepishly exited the Marrow Cleansing Pool.

But Xiao Fan, at the center of the pool, showed no intention of moving at all.

It wasn't that he hadn't heard Wu Xinjue's words.

Rather, he knew that Wu Xinjue had cleared the others out specifically for his sake.

The Sect Master treats me like his own son…

In a short while, Xiao Fan was the only one left in the entire Marrow Cleansing Pool.

The aura on his body was still increasing, not diminishing in the slightest.

Breaking through from the Huaqi Realm to the Tongtian Realm was an advancement in a major Realm.

The difficulty was even greater than Xiao Fan had imagined; he felt every part of his body and all his limbs undergoing a constant transformation…

The spiritual power within the pool water flowed into his body in a steady stream.

Wu Xinjue and Xu Yongnian stood on the shore, their expressions growing increasingly solemn…

The greater the commotion during a Breakthrough, the stronger the proven strength…

And the commotion Xiao Fan was making now was simply not something a Huaqi practitioner advancing to Tongtian should be able to produce.

However, no one spoke; they just watched silently.

But the faces of the other surrounding Disciples were all unsightly.

They were cultivating just fine, but then they were all driven out.

And they also knew this commotion was likely due to an impending Breakthrough…

But no one had ever dared to Breakthrough inside the Marrow Cleansing Pool…

Everyone looked at each other, and in a moment, they discovered who was in the pool water.

Xiao Fan!

It wasn't for any other reason than he was simply too eye-catching.

Everyone present was at the Tongtian Realm.

He was the only one at the Half-step Tongtian Realm.

Since he wasn't among them…

Who else could it be but him!

"Damn it…"

The young man who had been lectured by Wu Xinjue earlier cursed viciously under his breath, his face grim.

The other Inner Sect Disciples nearby felt the same.

But the Outer Sect Disciples all had different expressions…

Shock, confusion, envy…

Only they knew just how fast Xiao Fan's advancement speed was.