noffsinger Chapter 362 Mid-Nascent Soul Stage
Chapter 362 Mid-Nascent Soul Stage
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Inside the cave.
Fang Qing's main nascent soul sat cross-legged on his hair bun, his hands forming hand seals. One after another, streams of dark "Swallowing the Sea" magic power were swallowed into his mouth. The black meridians on his body bulged out, wriggling and stretching like black earthworms. The small nascent soul's face showed some pain.
Suddenly, it felt as if a barrier had been broken through.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged in, finally allowing him to break through the bottleneck of the mid-stage Nascent Soul realm.
Fang Qing's main nascent soul exhaled, and a surge of magical power surpassing that of the early nascent soul stage emerged.
With a flash of inspiration, it returned to its dantian and formed hand seals.
The power of the "Sea-Swallowing Technique" was like a raging storm, flowing throughout the body.
Fang Qing closed his eyes, and his divine sense began to surge.
From about a hundred miles in the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, it suddenly increased to a range of one hundred and fifty miles!
"Mid-stage Nascent Soul stage..."
He let out a long breath, opened his eyes, and smiled slightly: "I never expected... that a spur-of-the-moment decision, a mere trial, would actually succeed, without even needing to take any breakthrough pills..."
"If the methods of Qi cultivation and Qi refinement are practiced to a high level, could they perhaps have a complementary effect?"
Fang Qing casually flicked his finger, and a handful of clear water appeared, washing away the filth from his body. He immediately stretched, feeling refreshed: "The bottleneck at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm is common, but the bottleneck at the late stage is quite terrifying, and it's the true dividing line between great cultivators..."
"It's not just the Nascent Soul cultivation of the Qi Refining Path; even for the Qi Absorption Path, even with the inheritance of the Four Divine Abilities, it's extremely difficult for a Great True Person to continue breaking through. This is not only because the last Divine Ability is very difficult to refine, but also because the three Divine Abilities are very stable in the Purple Mansion. It's particularly difficult to break them apart and add a new one..."
"Therefore, among the Purple Mansion True Persons in the world of Qi Cultivation, Great True Persons are rare, and those with the Four Supernatural Powers are even rarer!"
"Each of the Four Supernatural Powers True Persons is extremely rare. If their supernatural powers are perfectly matched, they are even more sought after as Golden Seeds..."
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh: "The Four Divine Powers of the Purple Mansion, the late stage of the Nascent Soul... these are all difficult hurdles."
"I think we should stay in the Qi Refining Path for now... The Qi Cultivation Path is a mixed bag right now, we should wait until the big players emerge and the situation stabilizes before making any further plans..."
Fang Qing transformed into a beam of light and flew out of the cave, where he saw the lame immortal coming to greet him.
The other party's expression changed as he scanned the area with his divine sense. Finally, he raised his hand and forced a smile: "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on breaking through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage. You are now a great cultivator with the potential for immortality!"
The lame immortal felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Back then, how much risk and suffering did he take to break through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm? He had to obtain enough spiritual herbs and materials from the secret realm, and he had to pay a huge price and a great deal of favors to persuade a master alchemist to refine a breakthrough pill.
Then, they searched for a suitable cave dwelling, used formations to assist them, and only dared to break through when they were fully prepared. The result was extremely difficult, and they almost failed.
What if it were Fang Qing? He had only been in seclusion on his Copper Immortal Island for a few years, and with only two fourth-tier Essence Pills as resources, he had already broken through?
'Could it be that this person was already at the peak of the initial stage, and had prepared breakthrough pills and resources long ago?'
A thought involuntarily surfaced in the mind of the lame immortal.
"Haha, thank you for your kind words."
Fang Qing laughed heartily, but he was actually concerned about how his own True Spirit Puppet was doing.
After exchanging a few polite words, the lame immortal immediately invited him into his cave and ordered his disciple to serve him spiritual tea.
Fang Qing took a sip and casually asked, "I've been in seclusion for several years; I'm unaware of the recent situation in the cultivation world of the East Sea?"
Although he still has Zhong Lingxiu as his informant, she is only a low-level Core Formation cultivator and does not have the vision of a Nascent Soul cultivator, so she may not be aware of many things.
"The cultivation world has recently been rife with undercurrents..."
Even the lame immortal found this matter somewhat strange: "Originally, after the opening of the Guixu Secret Realm, many Nascent Soul opportunities flowed out, and many cultivators rose up and achieved Nascent Soul status, which naturally brought some turmoil. Now that a major incident has occurred, releasing demons, the chaos has only intensified..."
"But several years ago, after that demon appeared in the sea area under the jurisdiction of the Four Seas Sect, there was no news of it... It is said that it was killed by the South Sea Twin Fiends of the Beast Taming Sect with the help of the Spirit Venerable... All the newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators have also gained something. Logically speaking, things should have calmed down, but according to the messages I have received from several friends, sects in various places are fighting each other, and Nascent Soul elders are coming out of seclusion and gathering one after another... It feels like a storm is brewing."
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After listening to a few words, Fang Qing's expression gradually became serious.
"Indeed... the demons have been vanquished, and the spoils for the newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators have been divided. Logically, they should be either in seclusion or traveling... but their activity has increased unexpectedly, which must be suspicious!"
"And... how dare the Beast Taming Sect claim credit for my achievements? What 'Twin Fiends of the South Sea'? They'll become twin ghosts sooner or later... And that fourth-tier high-grade Earth Qilin, it dared to scare me last time, I've been eyeing its essence pill for a long time!"
"Hmm... and the Heavenly Fiend Old Monster, a Heaven-Reaching Spiritual Treasure of the Thunder Attribute? I'm quite interested too... He's the leader of the Demonic Path, we don't need a reason to take him down, isn't slaying demons and eliminating evil enough?"
"Huh?"
Thinking of the Heavenly Fiend Old Monster, Fang Qing suddenly felt a stirring in his heart and a sudden urge to warn him.
He silently calculated the cause and effect: 'Could this calamity in the East Sea really be related to this person? A demonic calamity? These demonic cultivators always manage to cause trouble...'
If there truly is a demonic calamity, it will be a great war between good and evil that will sweep across the entire cultivation world.
Compared to all that, everything that had happened before, even the destruction of several Nascent Soul sects by that cloaked demon, seemed trivial...
With this thought in mind, Fang Qing took a deep breath: "How is the crafting of my True Spirit Puppet progressing, fellow Daoist?"
Mentioning this, the lame immortal finally revealed a hint of smugness: "I have poured my heart and soul into this, spending several years, and have finally reached the final step... All you need to do is refine the Puppet Spirit Core and embed it into the True Spirit Puppet, and it will be ready to use... This thing's power far surpasses that of an ordinary fourth-tier puppet. Not only is its physical body incredibly strong, but it also possesses an innate divine ability called 'Fossilized Mystic Light,' which is extremely sharp!"
The puppetry techniques that the Tianji Sect highly regards naturally have their unique aspects.
Not to mention, Fang Qing also invested a lot of resources.
Hearing this, he nodded in satisfaction and followed the lame fairy to a secret room on the side.
A winged tiger-shaped puppet lay prostrate on the ground. Its wings were covered in a golden-iron luster, and the fur that originally covered its body had disappeared, replaced by strange scales the size of a palm, covered with various talismans that shimmered with spiritual light.
Countless secret patterns converged and finally landed on Qiongqi's face, resembling a golden mask.
It can be said that after being transformed into a puppet, the winged tiger no longer has any sense of flesh and blood, but instead resembles a golden iron winged unicorn.
On the puppet's chest, large scales opened up, revealing a huge, sunken hole.
"Well, I'll take the lead in this final step, with you assisting me, fellow Daoist. I still have a couple of questions about crafting puppets that I'd like to ask you..."
Fang Qing smiled kindly.
He was naturally prepared to learn the techniques of crafting True Spirit Puppets. Although puppetry was a profound art, Nascent Soul cultivators specialized in one technique and had expert guidance, so it shouldn't be a problem.
As for its use?
"That earthen Qilin is also excellent material for a True Spirit Puppet. I'll consume its elixir and refine its body into a puppet... Even if it's slightly inferior, this puppet alone will be enough to crush many mid-Nascent Soul cultivators, right?"
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Just as Fang Qing was busily refining the True Spirit Puppet.
Somewhere in the East China Sea.
The sky was dark, and the waves crashed against the rocks.
The vast emptiness suddenly burst open, and a young man in black robes stepped out.
To be able to physically traverse the void, one must be at least a Grand Master in the late Nascent Soul stage!
The young man stood with his hands behind his back, his face handsome, with a hint of evil charm. He had a faint demonic aura on his body, and a purple mark between his eyebrows, which emitted lightning. After a while, the void broke open one after another, revealing four Nascent Soul stage monsters.
"Heavenly Fiend Old Monster... You dare to summon us? Aren't you afraid that I, along with the great cultivators from those two islands, will join forces to capture you?"
The speaker was a burly man in animal skin, riding a clay unicorn; he was none other than Dongmen Jin, the Supreme Elder of the Beast Taming Sect.
He himself was at the late Nascent Soul stage, and with the help of a fourth-grade superior natal spirit beast, his strength was the best among the four sects, even surpassing the Heavenly Mystery Elder of the Heavenly Mystery Sect!
After all, although the Heavenly Mystery Elder was also in the late Nascent Soul stage and had a fourth-grade superior puppet to assist him, he was still not as unified with his natal spirit beast and had to divide his mind to control it.
The Xuan Yan Shangren of the Xuan Zhong Sect and a fairy in a blue palace dress from the Si Hai Sect remained silent and waited quietly.
The Heavenly Fiend Old Monster revealed a mocking smile: "Ancestor Shang and that one from Talisman Sword Island are nothing more than my defeated opponents. If you wish to become one of my corpse refiners again, I would be more than happy to oblige..."
"It's actually true..."
"This old monster, it seems, didn't just narrowly defeat those two, but easily... perhaps even killed them?"
The old man with the secrets of heaven has gray hair. He noticed a jade pendant hanging from his waist, and his face immediately darkened.
Even among late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, there are varying degrees of strength, and defeating or killing them is a completely different matter.
"This old monster has probably truly reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage."
Master Xuan Yan, dressed in a robe of herbs and exuding the fragrance of medicinal pills, smiled kindly and asked, "Brother Tian Sha, what important matter do you wish to discuss with us?"
"There's nothing else to it... I simply intend to instigate a war between good and evil, and besiege the Water Moon Palace and the Thunder Sound Temple..."
The Heavenly Fiend Old Monster said calmly.
"What?!" Upon hearing this, the four Nascent Soul cultivators were all startled: "A war between good and evil? Tian Sha, have you gone mad?"
"I am not insane. Do you know that the Grand Palace Master of Shuiyue Palace and the Holy Monk of Leiyin Temple have both reached the Nascent Soul stage and are preparing to transform into Deity?"
The Heavenly Fiend Old Monster said, "These two top-tier forces are even a notch above us, and they possess the foundation of a Nascent Soul cultivator. This time, they even obtained the opportunity of the Zhou Tian Star Palace from the Gui Xu Secret Realm... There's a 20-30% chance they've reached the Nascent Soul stage! In the cultivation world of the East Sea, which Nascent Soul cultivator hasn't easily unified the cultivation world? Are you all willing to bow down and submit, handing your lives over to their hands?"
There's a 20-30% chance!
For someone at the Nascent Soul stage, this is already quite high, and two people are attempting it! Perhaps one of them will succeed!
For a moment, the four great cultivators all looked rather grim.