Chapter 513: Breaking Through to the Late Stage (Seeking Subscriptions)
Chapter 513: Breaking Through to the Late Stage (Seeking Subscriptions)
Three Immortals Sect.
Chunyu controlled his escape light, flying towards the Ancestor's cave abode, a sigh escaping his heart: "Alas. . . a fierce tiger departed, only for a hungry wolf to arrive."
Their Three Immortals Sect had always been at odds with the Myriad Poisons Sect, with inevitable mutual attacks.
Later, when Tian Kui Zhenjun emerged meteorically and exterminated the Myriad Poisons Old Demon, the Myriad Poisons Sect barely lasted a few years before scattering like the wind. They finally enjoyed a period of good days.
However, several years ago, a rogue cultivator actually succeeded in condensing a Nascent Soul, occupying the Myriad Poisons Sect's original spirit vein and establishing the "Flowing Wind Sect. " Their friction with the Three Immortals Sect also increased.
That Nascent Soul Rogue Cultivator was extremely arrogant, likely having learned that the Three Immortals Sect's Nascent Soul Ancestor had not much lifespan left, and that Tian Kui Zhenjun simply didn't concern himself with affairs.
"Grand Elder, Chunyu requests an audience."
Arriving before a certain cave abode, Chunyu solemnly transmitted his voice.
Yunzhu Zhenjun's gentle voice drifted over.
Chunyu walked into the cave abode and saw Yunzhu Zhenjun, seated cross-legged. He felt as if the Ancestor had aged several points compared to before, and his heart couldn't help but feel sorrowful: "Reporting to Grand Elder. . . the Flowing Wind Sect previously, using the name of a subordinate cultivation family, occupied one of the Huang family's spirit stone veins. . ."
The Huang family's ancestor was a disciple of the Three Immortals Sect's inner sect, and the greater share of that spirit stone mine was also occupied by the Three Immortals Sect.
For the Flowing Wind Sect to act like this now was simply a provocation!
"Flowing Wind Zhenjun of the Flowing Wind Sect encountered repeated fortuitous opportunities in his youth, obtaining the legacy of an ancient cultivator's cave abode, and condensed a Nascent Soul. . ."
Yunzhu Zhenjun slowly said: "The spirit treasure 'Mountain Quaking Whip' that he wields possesses boundless power. Last time this person encountered a wandering shapeshifting great demon outside, and after a great battle, was even able to kill it. . . I fear I am somewhat inferior."
Although he was also at the early Nascent Soul stage, and had even cultivated to the peak of this realm, he found it difficult to defeat a cultivator who had just condensed a Nascent Soul. This clearly showed the monstrous talent of Flowing Wind Zhenjun.
"Could it be. . . we still have to endure?"
Chunyu's eyes reddened involuntarily: "If Grand Elder cannot make a move, what are we to do?"
As he spoke, he unconsciously looked in the direction of Azure Void Peak.
"How is Tian Kui Zhenjun?"
Yunzhu Zhenjun asked.
"That person is wholeheartedly devoted to cultivation. He came out of seclusion once a few years ago and instructed us to procure a large quantity of resources, and he settled all accounts with spirit stones. . ."
Chunyu respectfully replied: "It's just that this junior has mentioned the Flowing Wind Sect multiple times, but that person remained indifferent, showing no intention of making a move. . . And the 'Yellow Spring Ghost Fire' that we obtained with such great effort, expending so much manpower and material resources back then, now. . ."
Yunzhu Zhenjun, however, shook his head: "Anyone wholeheartedly dedicated to arduous cultivation would never allow their Dao heart to develop the slightest flaw. . . However, Tian Kui Zhenjun likely only seeks to ensure the continuous legacy of my Three Immortals Sect. As for minor matters, he naturally won't make a move. You must also remember well, favors become diluted the more they are used; they must be saved for when they truly matter. . ."
He gave a few more instructions, subtly implying a transfer of responsibility.
Suddenly, outside the cave abode, whooshing sounds rang out.
Yunzhu Zhenjun frowned. He cultivated in peace, rarely disturbed by the sect, yet now a transmission talisman had arrived. It must be a major event!
He opened the cave abode's restrictions, and a streak of light flew in, transforming into a transmission talisman.
Yunzhu Zhenjun merely listened to a few sentences, and his expression changed: "Flowing Wind Zhenjun. . . has perished?"
"What?"
Chunyu's eyes bulged out: "When did this happen?"
"Just now, the disciples we had placed within the Flowing Wind Sect managed to transmit this message with great difficulty. . ."
Yunzhu Zhenjun passed the transmission talisman over and chuckled: "Fancy me saying before that this person had exceptionally good fortuitous opportunities. Who would have thought this retribution would come so soon. . ."
Chunyu took the transmission talisman and listened carefully to a few sentences. His face also filled with wild joy: "That Flowing Wind Zhenjun was actually so cursed by misfortune! Although he had barely managed to slay that shapeshifting great demon before, he had suffered severe injuries and had been secretly concealing it, forced to return to the sect for secluded cultivation and recovery. . . But precisely during his period of severe injury and secluded cultivation, his eldest disciple actually had an affair with his concubine, and ultimately assassinated his master? !"
He looked at this intelligence, rendered speechless.
While acts of deceiving masters and betraying ancestors also occurred in the cultivation world, for these two incidents to happen concurrently was simply too unlucky, wasn't it?
Even if the opponent was severely injured, if he hid within the sect's grand formation to slowly recover, the Three Immortals Sect would still be helpless.
Who could have imagined that the aftermath would be so melodramatic?
"Heaven protects my Three Immortals Sect. . ."
Yunzhu Zhenjun was about to say something more when suddenly his expression changed, and he transformed into a streak of light, flying out of the cave abode.
Chunyu followed closely behind, and upon exiting the cave abode, he saw a change in the direction of Azure Void Peak!
In the void, countless spiritual energies converged, with even scattered green light specks appearing.
These extremely dense wood spiritual energies, like fireflies, danced around Azure Void Peak, and then eagerly rushed into it.
A massive amount of spiritual energy liquefied, forming a multi-colored lake above Azure Void Peak.
At the same time, a spiritual pressure far exceeding that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators also arrived, causing even Yunzhu Zhenjun's heart to tremble.
"This is. . . spiritual energy forming a lake? !"
Chunyu's eyes widened: "Isn't this an anomaly that occurs when one advances to a Great Cultivator? How could this be? Only Tian Kui Zhenjun resides on Azure Void Peak. He, he is only at the early Nascent Soul stage. . ."
"Haha. . . Daoist Tian Kui possesses excellent methods. He actually deceived even this old man."
Yunzhu Zhenjun burst into hearty laughter, even looking somewhat elated, without the slightest anger at having been deceived: "He must have already advanced to the mid Nascent Soul stage long ago! His rental of my Three Immortals Sect's spirit vein was precisely to enter seclusion and break through to the late stage!"
After laughing, he felt a little puzzled: "One who can become a Great Cultivator must possess both extraordinary talent and fortuitous opportunities, neither can be lacking. They must have already earned great renown in the cultivation world. Why was Tian Kui Zhenjun's reputation not apparent before?"
Just as Yunzhu Zhenjun felt perplexed, the spiritual energy lake slowly descended into Azure Void Peak, and the spiritual pressure radiating from it grew increasingly formidable.
"Give the order: no disciples are to approach Azure Void Peak. If this Great Cultivator is disturbed while consolidating his realm, my Three Immortals Sect will instantly face a great disaster."
Yunzhu Zhenjun commanded solemnly.
"I'll go at once. . . " Chunyu complied with awe. It wasn't until he was leaving that his heart suddenly jolted: "Consolidating his realm. . . Could it be that Tian Kui Zhenjun has already successfully broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage? My Western Desert cultivation world has gained yet another Great Cultivator? !"
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Azure Void Peak.
Inside the cave abode.
A chubby white Nascent Soul embraced the All-Heavens Precious Mirror, surrounded by numerous spirit treasures.
As the surrounding wood spiritual energy, like fireflies, continuously poured in, its form also grew steadily taller, its face subtly maturing further.
Once the cultivation was complete, the main Nascent Soul formed a hand seal and returned to the physical body.
Fang Xi opened his eyes, his face showing joy: "So this is the late Nascent Soul stage? I feel that the solidity of the Nascent Soul body is indeed incomparable to the early or mid-stage. . . And my magic power and Divine Consciousness have surged by nearly half. . ."
He couldn't help but recall the past events.
Ever since he decided to enter seclusion, he lived in deep seclusion, meditating and cultivating daily.
Relying on his own aptitude and the support of the spirit vein, he completed the eighteenth layer of the "Withered Glory Chant" in about ten years, preparing to commence his breakthrough to the late Nascent Soul stage.
When he went out to procure some resources, he heard Chunyu complain a few words, and he had an idea. He secretly infiltrated the Flowing Wind Sect and planted a "Qi Luck Gu" on Flowing Wind Zhenjun.
Indeed, not long after, that person perished, his Dao extinguished. This also made Fang Xi look at this Gu worm with new respect.
Within the Qi Luck Gu, there should have already been a considerable amount of qi luck, and after flying back this time, its qi luck surged even more.
Fang Xi then cast a secret art, allowing the Qi Luck Gu to feed back a portion of qi luck to bolster himself, and then, stimulated by other auxiliary items he had prepared, he began to attempt his breakthrough to the late Nascent Soul stage!
Unexpectedly, he broke through the barrier in one fell swoop!
"The auxiliary pills and formations I prepared before could only be said to be better than nothing, their effects far inferior to the 'Cloud Ascension Pill. ' To be able to break through so easily, it was indeed due to the assistance of the 'Qi Luck Gu'. . . Or perhaps the credit goes to the incomplete 'Eternal Evergreen Body'?"
Fang Xi inwardly examined himself and could see within the silver patterns on his bones that the faint wisps of golden light were still extremely weak, almost invisible.
The progress of this "Eternal Evergreen Body" had always left him speechless. . .
"Counting on my fingers, this year I am four hundred and twenty-five years old, advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage!"
Fang Xi smiled faintly, feeling quite pleased with himself: "Although my aptitude was mediocre, I achieved Foundation Establishment late in life and condensed a Core Formation slightly late, but after that, my cultivation speed grew faster and faster. . . Now I have caught up with those favored children of Heaven. This is all the result of my diligent cultivation."
Great Cultivators who could break through to the late Nascent Soul stage before five or six hundred years of age, unlike ordinary late Nascent Soul cultivators, were believed to have more time to assault the Soul Transformation bottleneck, and were therefore highly regarded.
Although Fang Xi started a bit late during his Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment stages, he had caught up with the pace of the most talented group of cultivators in the Nascent Soul realm. This implied that his aptitude and fortuitous opportunities had to surpass that group of people to eventually draw even, or even surpass them!
He closed his eyes, carefully experiencing the sensation of the late Nascent Soul stage.
After his Divine Consciousness surged, he now had a clearer grasp of the spiritual energy flow in the void, even feeling as if he could manipulate its direction. . . This was, of course, merely an illusion; true manipulation of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was the exclusive domain of Soul Transformation cultivators!
"The late Nascent Soul stage is called Great Cultivator because in addition to their potent magic power, they can also cultivate many unimaginable secret arts and divine abilities. . ."
Between Fang Xi's five fingers, an emerald divine light appeared. It was precisely the Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light.
At this moment, as his mind stirred, peculiar emerald green runes flickered within this Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light, making it increasingly astonishing in power.
"I have always cultivated the secret art of Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light, but found it difficult to reach the perfected realm. . . This time, after breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage, and comprehending it a little further, it actually perfected directly."
The perfected Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light could already cut through ordinary spirit treasures as if slicing melons and chopping vegetables.
After Fang Xi briefly demonstrated its power, he was even more overcome with joy.
It seemed that even without using any spirit treasures or puppets, solely relying on this secret art of Grand Unity Azure Wood Divine Light, he could easily defeat one, or even several, Great Cultivators.
'If I add spirit treasures and puppets, I wouldn't fear even if several top-tier fourth-stage demon beasts besieged me. . . '
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