Chapter 151
Shattered Core, Condensed Nascent Soul, An Unexpected Turn of Events?
Chapter 151 Shattered Core, Condensed Nascent Soul, An Unexpected Turn of Events?
Why must one possess the soul of the wind?
Actually, it's not a necessity, but the benefits are significant enough.
"To enter the third and fourth levels of the inner palace of the Void Heaven Palace to retrieve treasures, one must possess the cultivation or strength of the Nascent Soul stage."
The fourth level, in particular, is not a place that even a Core Formation stage cultivator can set foot on.
"The Golden Thunder Bamboo I want is on the fourth floor of the inner hall."
"The key point is that in the abandoned draft, the restrictions protecting the Golden Thunder Bamboo are extremely strong. Those Golden Thunder Bamboo were left by the Ice Soul Fairy as a backup plan to deal with the demonic path in this world and eliminate the demonic energy in the human world. The person who takes the treasure must be an outstanding individual, a leader among the Nascent Soul stage, and must have the cultivation level of the early to mid-Nascent Soul stage to have the strength comparable to the late Nascent Soul stage."
Since cultivators after the Yuanhou era cannot enter the Void Heaven Palace to loot, only such people can protect the Golden Thunder Bamboo.
therefore.
The protective barrier around the Golden Thunder Bamboo is also at the late Nascent Soul stage.
To break the restriction, one must obtain the power of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.
Alternatively, power approaching the level of a Yuanhou would also suffice.
Other methods were ineffective for him, and he was also helpless against the array restrictions left by the Ice Soul Fairy. However, a secret technique left by the Lord of the Forbidden Land was entirely feasible.
Before mastering that secret technique, it can only be used by late-stage Yin Nascent Soul cultivators.
but.
The restrictive formation remains stationary, a significant difference from that of a Grandmaster of the Yuanhou realm.
The methods that can only be used on powerful cultivators can be used without so much caution when applied to arrays and restrictions at the late Nascent Soul stage.
"Using the fourth-level Crescent Moon technique to create a spatial rift... that should be enough!"
In other words, one of the main purposes of possessing the Wind Soul was for the sake of the Void Heaven Palace.
Of course.
If it were only for Jin Leizhu, he might not waste this one and only chance to possess someone.
There are several other reasons as well.
For example, seizing the body of a wind spirit root and wind soul can increase the chances of successfully forming a nascent soul in one fell swoop.
"With the combination of the Wind Spirit Root physique and these numerous arrangements, attempting to form a Nascent Soul without the aid of the Nine-Bend Spirit Pill and the Soul-Nourishing Wood will undoubtedly have a much higher success rate than forming a Nascent Soul with a pseudo-spiritual root."
This is a huge innate advantage for cultivators with different spiritual roots.
It's something that the Heaven-Mending Pill can't fix.
The ultimate effect of the Heaven-Mending Pill is to make a cultivator's affinity for and conversion efficiency of spiritual energy comparable to that of a different spiritual root. While this effect can narrow the gap between the two, it only narrows it.
If he were lucky enough to form his Nascent Soul first using the Wind Soul, he would possess strength equivalent to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Furthermore, when cultivating the Bright King Technique or the Vajra Technique later, one can carry the Nascent Soul back to the main body with the primordial spirit, then disperse this wind-attribute Nascent Soul, using the essence of the Nascent Soul to strengthen and nourish the main body's physical form, greatly enhancing physical strength and maximizing the potential of the main body's physical form! Incidentally, it also accelerates the progress of physical cultivation!
The original body that successfully smuggled itself into the spirit world did just that.
It was precisely because the original body dispersed its nascent soul that it was able to resolve the suffering caused by the Ice Phoenix Restriction, survive death, and make rapid progress in the cultivation of the Vajra Technique.
That was the result of the original body using more of its Nascent Soul essence to restore its damaged physical body and to resist the Ice Phoenix Restriction.
If he simply used all the essence of his wind-attribute nascent soul to cleanse his physical body, the benefits he would receive, even if not as much as when a Nascent Soul at the Deity Transformation level dissipated, would still significantly enhance his physical potential. After all, he wouldn't have to directly face the Ice Phoenix's restrictions.
"Furthermore, when you disperse your nascent soul and re-form your nascent soul, you don't need to consider the inner demons that you will face when forming your nascent soul a second time."
The original body dispersed its nascent soul and reformed it, but did not undergo the test of inner demons again.
This is the standard answer given in the version.
"Furthermore, even if Feng Hun fails to shatter his core and condense his nascent soul, resulting in a significant loss of vital energy and essence, it will only be the loss of vital energy in Feng Hun's external avatar!"
It will not affect the main body!
His primordial spirit and divine consciousness are strong enough that at most he will be weak for a few years or delayed for a few years.
It's harmless.
This is the most important thing.
The only resources consumed were Spirit Stabilizing Pills and some mid-to-high-grade spirit stones; the precious Spirit Cleansing Pills were not wasted. In other words, even if he fails this time, he can return to his main body to gather Spirit Cleansing Pills, Nine-Bend Spirit Pills, Soul Nourishing Wood, and other auxiliary items to try again.
If that's the case, why not try possessing someone else's body?
As for whether his time travel counts as his first possession?
He was certain of this: time travel was not possession.
Because his soul and embryo were perfectly fused with the original body before consciousness was born, it was an awakening of past life memories. This is completely different from possession. It can be understood that the original body's soul had not yet descended into this body through the rules of reincarnation, but his transmigrated soul had taken over the body first.
Finally, after he possessed the Wind Soul this time, and his primordial spirit returned to his original body, does that count as a second possession?
Without a doubt, it was not a second possession.
The primordial spirit returns from the external body to its original form, which has no connection whatsoever with possession.
The answer to this question can be found in the cave dwelling of Master Cangkun, where the ancient demon's divided soul resides.
The ancient demon's divided soul first possessed the body of the Cangkun Venerable, and then waited bitterly for five thousand years before finally returning to its original physical body in the Lingmiao Garden of the Fallen Demon Valley.
This is also a version of the answer.
"When I first designed the original body, this pseudo-spiritual root character, I actually thought more than once about having the original body possess a cultivator with better spiritual root aptitude, so that the possessed body could grow up and then lead the original body to rise to power, right?"
This is the best path for pseudo-spiritual root cultivators after they reach a certain level of cultivation.
In the Chaotic Star Sea, there have been Foundation Establishment and even Core Formation stage cultivators with pseudo-spiritual roots, but those people quickly disappeared. Do you really think those people are fools?
Those people defied fate by possessing another's body!
The ancient cultivator who created the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light was himself a pseudo-spiritual root!
But the reason that person was able to rise to power was precisely because they changed their body and acquired a better spiritual root along the way!
That person reached the peak of the late Nascent Soul stage thanks to their superior spiritual root.
But the Nascent Soul stage stopped him.
In order to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, the Yuan Magnetic Divine Light technique was created, which is a secret art that helps in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.
The ancient sage who created the pseudo-spiritual root of the Primordial Magnetic Divine Light, the success of the opponent, is also a version of the answer.
The subsequent possession went very smoothly.
After another six months of medical examinations, it was confirmed that there was nothing wrong.
...
In the mountains and forests, I sat cross-legged for several days, looking back on the past.
He entered the Seven Mysteries at the age of ten and became a disciple of the Divine Hand Valley.
After exhausting all the herbs in Doctor Mo's possession, he guided the other party to search for basic cultivation techniques of other attributes.
He devoted himself to the study of medicine, learned martial arts, and even practiced the Elephant Armor Technique.
He faked his death and escaped, thus avoiding implicating the Han family and saving them from annihilation.
When their attempt to bribe the Cloud-Winged Bird failed, they turned around and killed it.
Upon arriving at the Golden Light Temple, I received the Ascension Token and a talisman, as well as several low-level spells.
Upon entering Mount Taiyue, he exchanged the Ascension Token for the care of his master Hong Fu and Dong Xuan'er. With the help of a large number of low-grade pills, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.
During this time, he didn't rush to join Huangfeng Valley, but merely stayed there as a guest. When the Ascension Ceremony was held, he went to the Mo family mansion in Jiayuan City, where he met Doctor Mo, who had actually possessed the body of a cultivator with the soul of a mortal, thus embarking on the path of immortality. Their past grievances were settled in one fell swoop. He then went to the Tai Nan Small Gathering, obtained a fragment of a magical artifact, and met the Han Yunzhi siblings.
At the Ascension Ceremony, he successfully won one of the ten Foundation Establishment Pills in the Yellow Maple Valley Arena.
Returning to the mountain, he advised Dong Xuan'er to first establish her foundation, providing her with ample emotional support.
During the preparation for the Crimson Trial, he staked out Lu Chengfeng, obtained two Foundation Establishment Pills, and also acquired the Wind Spirit Root body he now occupies.
On one forbidden journey, he gained much and became an apprentice of the Fairy Hong Fu. He also acquired an invisible needle talisman.
First, establish a foundation, then improve your alchemy skills.
With the elixir, we can obtain the Reversed Five Elements Formation.
With the grand formation in place, the inheritance of the Thousand Bamboo Sect was automatically delivered to our doorstep.
He then inherited the legacy of the Yuling Sect cultivators.
He then orchestrated the Yan family incident, making a fortune from it.
The transformed demon cultivator possesses a vast treasure trove, and the progress of the first transformation greatly increases.
He broke into the Imperial Palace of the Capital, obtained a portion of the Xuan Yin Scripture's inheritance and a perfectly intact late-stage Foundation Establishment avatar, and also collected all the Blood Condensation Five Elements Pills.
He distinguished himself on the battlefield of Jinguyuan.
The plan guided Master Hongfu and two senior sisters from the Hongying Mountain lineage back to their sect. Subsequently, they experienced the pure spiritual energy released from the Spirit Eye Spring, greatly improving their cultivation. This indirectly helped them avoid the final battle on the battlefield.
Having entered the forbidden area a second time, his foundation became even stronger, and he received the inheritance of the ancient Buddhist sect.
Shortly after leaving, he repaired the ancient teleportation array and moved on to the Chaotic Star Sea.
The external avatar formed a demonic pill, attracting ambush and killing.
The large formation trapped and killed them, resulting in a small profit.
They settled in Tianxing City, stockpiled cultivation supplies, and purchased high-level demon cores such as those from the Jiaolong species, as well as Foundation Establishment Pills.
Upon learning of the existence of families like the Xu family that cultivate Rainbow Grass…
Clever use of the Rainbow Grass to obtain a large number of spirit insect larvae...
He underwent a third transformation and his cultivation was dissipated, then he joined the White Water Sword Sect...
After achieving foundational cultivation again, he returned to Kui Xing Island and encountered two beautiful women…
He feigned indifference, rescued the beauties, and won their hearts and souls, his love blossoming in his arms…
Decades of hard work, the final elixir!
He became the young master of Qingyang Sect, and obtained the inheritance of the Dao of Array Formation, information about the inner palace of the Void Heaven Palace, and all his belongings.
The White Water Sword Sect obtained the outer sea map and helped Xiao Liu advance to a high-level spirit beast.
Having found Biling Island, my companions all traveled a thousand miles a day.
Returning to the celestial star, a test, people's hearts are fickle yet still full of affection and righteousness.
The Miaoyin Sect suffered a mishap; the rescue was unsatisfactory, so it was abandoned.
After another round of purchasing, I returned to Tiannan, revisiting familiar places to put aside my worries and regrets.
He intercepted his junior sister Song Yu and obtained a pill to stabilize his spirit.
The far west has changed hands…
Setting up a secluded retreat cave…
Possessing the Wind Soul…
Only the final leg remains.
"The past is like smoke, yet it remains vivid in my mind."
"From the southern sky to the chaotic sea of stars, decades have passed."
"From the chaotic sea of stars to the southern sky, another seven or eight years of wandering..."
"It's time for me to take that step." For several days in a row, he kept his eyes closed and reflected on the past, from the initial excitement to the slight ripples, and then to a calm expression a few days later.
He cast aside all his worries and regrets; now, he only wanted to comprehend the Way of Heaven and Earth.
After another half month of adjustment, he had perfectly mastered this body, and his mind, body, and magical power were all at an incredibly abundant peak. At this time, his energy and spirit were in their best condition.
"Guard the entrance to the cave well, and keep even the most important matters out of reach."
When all the great array restrictions of the cave were activated, he gave a few words of advice to the sixth Black Dragon, the Ice-Fire Wolf, and the Blood Jade Spider, among other spirit beasts.
We've been so generous in nurturing these spirit beasts, isn't this the very moment we've been waiting for?
With his blue robe fluttering, he stepped into the quiet room.
Shattering the elixir, condensing the nascent soul…
One Spirit-Stabilizing Pill was placed in the lower abdomen…
"Nascent Soul stage cultivator, Han has arrived!"
...
Three months later.
Near the mountains, a male and a female manager of the Thousand Bamboo Sect, both at the Foundation Establishment stage, happened to pass by.
This is to collect this year's spirit stone mines.
As soon as the two entered the mountain area, a strange sense of dread from their very souls arose in their hearts. Then, the spiritual energy in the air suddenly became chaotic and turbulent. Caught off guard, the two staggered and almost fell off their flying magical artifact.
"what happened?"
The two of them mustered all their spiritual energy to barely stabilize themselves. Looking around hastily, they were utterly astonished.
Hundreds of feet in the air, countless visible points of spiritual light converged from all directions.
These lights were colorful, flickering and incredibly beautiful.
Moreover, all of them were extremely pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth, which was very suitable for those in the Foundation Establishment stage.
And this is clearly just the beginning.
Next, higher in the sky and further away, more and more points of light appeared, boundless, like flowing galaxies or a sea of starlight, vying to converge on this mountain range that spans dozens of miles.
This scene stunned the two of them, leaving them momentarily at a loss for what to do.
Moreover, sensorily, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was vibrating in waves, becoming increasingly intense. It was also cheering and rejoicing, more and more frequently.
Inside the secluded cave.
Pure spiritual energy continuously flowed into Feng Hun's body.
The Tree of Spiritual Eyes provides purified spiritual energy.
The Spirit Eye Stone releases pure spiritual energy.
The beads of spiritual vision are shrinking one by one.
A large quantity of high-grade spirit stones and high-grade demon cores also provide the necessary pure spiritual energy.
Even the top-grade spirit stone he found in the spirit mine on Biling Island required him to extract one-tenth of its spiritual power to assist in the formation of his Nascent Soul.
Since it was only a little bit short...
Just a little bit.
Then let's add this little bit.
"Let's get out of here! We can't stay here!"
outside world.
Just as the two were thinking of leaving, an immense pressure descended upon them.
This was a terrifying pressure they had never encountered before.
This left them feeling lost and unsettled, and caused various physical discomforts.
Perhaps because they were standing so close, they both felt slightly out of breath and had some difficulty breathing.
"Walk."
But at that moment, a powerful surge of spiritual energy spread out, causing the two to fall backward and crash into the mountainside not far away.
Fortunately, the two maintained their protective light barrier, which prevented them from getting injured.
"Meditate..."
Breathing.
They gritted their teeth and tried their best to resist the strange and powerful force of nature.
"My God, what on earth is going on?"
Why are such strange celestial phenomena occurring here?
An overwhelming sense of fear began to grow in their hearts.
It's truly terrifying.
Ten li, fifty li, a hundred li...
After spreading for two hundred miles, this surge of spiritual energy suddenly receded, sweeping away all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within its range.
Before long, a colossal figure that the two would never forget rose from the ground!
'Even without the Heavenly Bottle, I, Han Li, could still have reached this point!'
The Xu family has reached Foundation Establishment, Sect Leader Zhong, and Ancestor Linghu…
There are so many more people...
Everyone thought he couldn't do it, but he insisted on doing it anyway!
'Master Mo, I will carry your share with me on this journey, and together we will see all the beautiful sights of this world!'
The giant let out an extremely exhilarating roar as it looked up to the sky!
After the giant disappeared, the spiritual energy within a radius of two to three hundred miles was temporarily in a vacuum.
"That giant is..."
"Could what just happened be the legendary omen of Nascent Soul formation?"
The two exchanged a glance, and both saw a look of horror in each other's eyes.
In the far west, no Nascent Soul cultivator has emerged for thousands of years.
They actually acted as witnesses?
...
Inside the cave, Han Li lay quietly on a jade bed about ten feet long, crafted from a spirit eye stone.
With his eyes open, staring at the ceiling, a slight smile appeared on his lips.
He succeeded.
"The shattering of the core was indeed incredibly painful, like having my heart ripped out. Without the Nine-Bend Spirit Pill to help suppress the pain and quickly recover from the damage caused by the shattering of the core, I almost fainted and caused an accident."
At that time, he was sustained entirely by his strong belief that he could achieve success in cultivation even without the Heavenly Bottle.
They withstood that wave with immense and tenacious willpower.
And then.
"The inner demon is indeed terrifying. It silently interfered with my mind and made me confused. If it weren't for the effect of the Spirit-Stabilizing Pill, which awakened me for a moment, and my gamble at the crucial moment by taking the Mind-Clearing Pill, I might not have been able to successfully form my Nascent Soul!"
While the Spirit-Stabilizing Pill does have the remarkable effect of resisting inner demons, pulling a person's consciousness out of the illusion of inner demons for a moment, allowing them to regain their senses for a brief instant.
But some cultivators find it difficult to seize that moment.
He seized the opportunity and decisively took the Qing Shen Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine for calming the mind).
With the aid of the Cleansing Pill, and coupled with his unwavering belief in his own Dao heart and his relentless pursuit of self-improvement, he possessed an extremely steadfast will to climb higher. Under these combined factors, he successfully overcame the hurdle of his inner demons without major incident.
This is not.
now.
inside his body.
A tiny figure sits cross-legged.
This little figure is extremely similar to the real person, except that it is a miniature version that has been shrunk many times.
This is precisely the nascent soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator.
It is also the foundation of immortality for Nascent Soul cultivators.
It is a masterpiece that perfectly integrates the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit.
Once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, you can teleport. As long as you don't do anything reckless and don't provoke powerful cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage or those ruthless characters with special abilities, it's usually very difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to die.
"Now that I have the Nascent Soul cultivation, there are some areas in the Void Heaven Palace where I can make some plans."
It wasn't until he truly became a Nascent Soul cultivator that he truly realized the enormous gap between the Nascent Soul stage and the Core Formation stage.
The two are completely incomparable.
They're practically from opposite ends of the universe, like beings in the heavens and on the earth, not even from the same dimension.
He is now fighting against seven or eight of his former selves all by himself.
Leave if you want, stay if you want; victory is only a matter of time.
"No wonder everyone below the Nascent Soul stage is an ant."
...
After that, he needs to reorganize his combat power system.
Cultivate your own Nascent Soul level combat skills.
After all, newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators are inferior to veteran Nascent Soul cultivators in many aspects.
And the best experience pack is undoubtedly that... disgrace to the Nascent Soul stage!
That so-called hero who was twice defeated and killed by a Core Formation stage cultivator.
My head hurts.
The benefits of possessing another body and forming a nascent soul should not have been written in this chapter; they should have been written later when the original body returns and the nascent soul dissipates.
Writing this out is considered a spoiler.
However, there wasn't much enjoyment involved.
But some people don't understand, don't get it, and if you don't write it down, they'll just start criticizing without thinking.
Writing too much and explaining too much makes the article long and verbose.
Seriously, this is giving me a headache.
Writing fanfiction is a real hassle.
(End of this chapter)