Chapter 1642
The 4th Late Nascent Soul Stage
'What a pity. I never expected that the third portion of the Shadow Transformation Water would fall into the hands of that old man Zheng Yuan.'
The Supreme Buddha sighed inwardly in resignation.
Although he reached the limit of his aptitude after entering the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, his cultivation has not improved much in the last few hundred years.
However, his disciple, the Boundless Buddha Lord, possessed exceptional talent. Relying on his powerful Buddhist spiritual intent of comprehension, his cultivation progressed extremely rapidly.
He is now only a few points away from the bottleneck of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
Under such circumstances, if the Supreme Buddhist Sect could obtain that Shadow Transformation Water and give it to him, he would undoubtedly have the opportunity to advance to the late stage of the Divine Transformation realm in a short period of time.
By then, the strength of the Supreme Buddhist Sect will increase dramatically, and it might even become a dominant force in the Heavenly River Realm.
The Supreme Buddha King was extremely regretful about this.
"Master, there is no need to worry about this. Moreover, even if our sect manages to obtain it, it will likely deplete a significant portion of our resources."
"If we fail to break through to a higher realm using this method afterward, our sect will suffer a huge loss."
"Therefore, it is not necessarily a bad thing that our sect did not obtain that thing."
"It's better for our sect to play it safe for now."
"Moreover, I am confident that I can break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm on my own."
Although his disciple, the Amitabha Buddha, also felt some regret about this, he was easygoing and didn't take it too seriously.
What is not yours will not be yours; what is yours will always come.
"I'm waiting for that day."
Upon hearing this, the Supreme Buddha's face showed a hint of anticipation.
At this moment, the weakest of the four major forces in the Cangxuan Realm, the Four Immortals Alliance, like the Supreme Buddhist Sect, had not obtained the Shadow Transformation Water.
However, this force is well aware that its own resources are relatively weak.
They knew from the very beginning of the trade fair that they had no chance of getting that treasure.
They have a good mindset, so they're too lazy to think too much.
"Congratulations to Senior Zhengyuan for obtaining the breakthrough treasure."
"But the senior's foundation is indeed extraordinary. I'm afraid it won't be long before our Cangxuan lineage has another late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator."
"..."
Subsequently, the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Four Immortals Alliance, considering that only the Righteous Path Alliance had the Old Daoist Zhengyuan suitable for breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage, guessed the reason why the Old Daoist Zhengyuan had obtained that Shadow Transformation Water at a cost, and they all congratulated him.
"There is indeed some possibility to that."
"I wish you a successful breakthrough in your cultivation level."
"..."
Ling Pengyun, who was standing nearby, largely agreed with this.
Although Master Zhengyuan is the oldest cultivator in the Cangxuan Realm, he has reached the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm and has a long lifespan. Therefore, his lifespan will not have much impact on his breakthrough.
Moreover, his swordsmanship was extraordinary, even comparable to that of Ling Pengxing, the family ghost cultivator who had already reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He had also cultivated his swordsmanship to the fifth-order superior level ahead of time.
He also practices swordsmanship.
His formidable swordsmanship skills were somewhat beneficial to his breakthrough.
It was precisely for this reason that he was hailed as one of the few people in the Cangxuan Realm with the best chance of breaking through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm hundreds of years ago.
It's just that his opportunities are relatively weak, which is why he has been stuck at the peak of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
With the help of the Shadow Transformation Water, his chances of breaking through to the next realm are probably at least 70% to 80%.
That thing can greatly help mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators break through to the late Nascent Soul stage, increasing the probability by at least 40-50%.
"Fellow Daoist, I would also like to offer my congratulations in advance."
The other Nascent Soul cultivators, including Ancestor Xinghai, as well as Supreme Buddha and Boundless Buddha, also offered their congratulations.
"Thank you all for your kind words."
Looking at the third portion of Shadow Transformation Water in his hand, Master Zhengyuan's brows were full of joy, and he immediately responded with a smile.
He then humbly sought advice from Ling Pengyun and Xinghai Laozu on their experiences in breaking through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
In addition, the group also divided up the treasures that Master Zhengyuan had taken out to purchase the spiritual water.
With everything settled, all the factions were somewhat pleased.
The division of the spiritual waters can be considered a happy ending for everyone.
"By the way, everyone, I plan to go into seclusion and attempt to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm soon."
"During this time, I hope you will all protect me."
"In addition, I expect to absorb a lot of spiritual energy from the Scorching Sun Forest at that time, so please forgive me."
At this moment, Master Zhengyuan earnestly pleaded with everyone.
The Scorching Sun Forest is incredibly rich in spiritual energy, even being the place with the richest spiritual energy in the entire Cangxuan lineage.
Such places also have some benefits for breaking through realms.
That's why Master Zhengyuan designated this place as the place for breaking through to the next realm.
Ling Pengyun and the others, after all, spent most of their time cultivating in the Scorching Sun Forest.
The fact that Master Zhengyuan has broken through to a higher realm will inevitably be revealed in the future.
Instead of trying to hide it, it's better to tell us proactively.
Moreover, although most of the Nascent Soul cultivators present belonged to different factions, they had united as one.
Master Zhengyuan then trusted them more.
"This is easy to discuss, senior. Rest assured, if any evildoers cause trouble, our Ling family will be the first to annihilate them."
To put Master Zhengyuan at ease when he was breaking through to a higher realm, Ling Pengxing immediately relinquished his promise.
"Our Starry Sea Pavilion is the same."
The Old Ancestor of Xinghai also said.
The Supreme Buddhist Sect, the Four Immortals Alliance, the Ling Clan, and the Star Sea Pavilion all expressed their opinions and spoke out.
"Thank you for your help."
"After I leave the pass, I will definitely host a banquet for you all."
Seeing this, Master Zhengyuan felt extremely relieved. He then led several cultivators from the Righteous Path Alliance into a cave dwelling rich in spiritual energy within the Blazing Sun Forest.
'I only hope that Senior Zhengyuan can seize this opportunity.'
Ling Pengyun watched the departing figure of Master Zhengyuan, secretly hoping for the best.
Although Master Zhengyuan was not a member of the family, he was still a cultivator of the Cangxuan lineage.
If their strength can be increased, it will also benefit the Cangxuan lineage.
In addition, the family and Xinghai Pavilion are quite powerful now, and they already have cultivators in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
There were even three of them: him, Xinghai Ancestor, and Ling Pengxing, a demon cultivator from the family.
Under such circumstances, even if Master Zhengyuan had some ulterior motives after reaching the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, the family and Xinghai Pavilion could completely suppress them and turn them into their own.
Then, Ling Pengyun looked at the portion of Shadow Transformation Water he had been allocated, and a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes.
'With this item, I have a glimmer of hope for my future attempt to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.'
"However, relying solely on this item is still somewhat insufficient. We must expedite the cultivation of the fifth-tier superior-grade Shadow Transformation Spirit Fruit tree of the Shadow Leopard clan, thereby obtaining a fifth-tier superior-grade Shadow Transformation Spirit Fruit, or even a fifth-tier supreme-grade Shadow Transformation Spirit Fruit, for future planning."
Ling Pengyun secretly made his plans.
He is still quite far from reaching the peak of the late-stage Nascent Soul realm.
However, his resolve in pursuing the Dao was unwavering, and he had a strong desire to make plans in advance to pave the way for the future.
Then, considering that he had not yet tended to the spirit fruit tree that day, he immediately set off, using the Netherworld Blade to rush to the Shadow Realm of the Ancient Ghost Domain.
The remaining Nascent Soul cultivators who had previously participated in the division of the spiritual water also dispersed.
As for the Star Sea Ancestor, who also obtained a fifth-grade superior-quality Shadow Transformation Water, since his cultivation had not yet reached the bottleneck of the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, he had no plans to break through to the next realm for the time being.
However, like Ling Pengyun, he also intended to collect other high-level breakthrough spiritual items.
He often went out to participate in various trade fairs in the Heavenly River Realm, or to purchase spiritual materials for refining high-level breakthrough spiritual items, or to directly purchase those high-level breakthrough spiritual items.
But such things are rare, so he didn't make any progress for the time being.
In addition, during the period when the Cangxuan lineage annihilated the Youying Ghost Leopard clan, they also killed quite a few Nascent Soul evil ghosts.
Moreover, he entrusted many of the evil spirits' primordial spirits to the Star Sea Ancestor to refine special spiritual items.
In the days that followed, he used this opportunity to refine more breakthrough-level spiritual items, even prompting several more Nascent Soul cultivators in the Cangxuan lineage to advance, and some even from the early Nascent Soul stage to the mid-Nascent Soul stage. ...
A few months later.
Forest under the scorching sun.
Inside a cave.
'Using this top-grade, fifth-tier breakthrough item, the Shadow Transformation Water, to attempt a breakthrough to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm would be somewhat wasteful.'
'But this item will significantly increase my chances of breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage. As long as my breakthrough goes smoothly, this item will be well worth the expense.'
Therefore, this is the only option left.
After a long period of quiet cultivation, and having restored himself to his limit, the old Daoist Zhengyuan, considering that he had been at a bottleneck for a long time, decided to break through. With a determined expression, he immediately consumed the Shadow Transformation Water he had obtained earlier.
A surge of exceptionally pure medicinal power immediately emerged.
His meridians, spiritual sense, and so on have all become several times stronger.
His chances of breaking through to a higher realm also increased dramatically.
He immediately seized the opportunity and began frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy into his body.
It even drew upon most of the spiritual energy within the entire Scorching Sun Forest.
Although this spiritual energy was immense, in the past, his meridians would have been burst long ago.
However, his meridians are now quite resilient, and he was able to withstand the strain and quickly refine it, turning it into streams of pure spiritual energy that flowed into his dantian.
His aura also intensified.
……
As the time goes.
Several years have passed in the blink of an eye.
"Break it for me!"
Old Daoist Zhengyuan's expression hardened, and his sword intent soared into the sky, like a sharp sword, shattering the bottleneck in one fell swoop.
He also triggered a celestial tribulation cloud at the late Nascent Soul stage, from which powerful tribulation lightning bolts fell.
But Master Zhengyuan felt no fear whatsoever, only boundless excitement.
"A mere tribulation lightning dares to attempt to stop my path to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm?"
"The Righteous Path Flying Sword!"
"The Righteous Path Sword Formation!"
"Congeal!"
The old Taoist priest Zhengyuan, with his head full of white hair, dressed in a white robe of the Righteous Path Alliance, soared into the air, and three pure white flying swords of the Righteous Path emerged from his body, just like a living sword immortal.
Those three righteous flying swords belonged to the same origin and were a unique set of flying swords.
This treasure is also the most precious treasure of the Righteous Alliance, having been nurtured by the Righteous Alliance for countless years.
In addition, in recent years, Master Zhengyuan has often used good things to temper their foundation.
Their quality is extremely good; even among the mid-grade fifth rank, they belong to the top tier.
Its power is therefore stronger.
As the old Taoist Zhengyuan continued to make hand seals, he immediately mobilized his sword intent and cast a unique sword technique seal into the three righteous flying swords.
The three righteous flying swords suddenly flashed with inspiration, producing tens of thousands of tiny sword beams, which eventually formed a well-ordered array of sword beams.
Its aura was extraordinary, and its power even reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, making it extremely powerful.
"go with!"
As Master Zhengyuan raised his hand and waved, the array of sword lights, like a sea of swords, instantly swept across the sky to meet the first bolt of tribulation lightning falling from the heavens.
The two collided quickly, creating a deafening roar.
Boom! ! !
However, the power of this first tribulation lightning was relatively ordinary.
That vast sea of swords then gained the upper hand.
In the blink of an eye, the first bolt of tribulation lightning was submerged.
Numerous tiny thunderbolts continued to rage.
Ultimately, the tribulation lightning lost its life within the sea of swords.
Then, bolts of tribulation lightning fell one after another.
However, it did not shake the sea of swords in the slightest, as it was easily suppressed by the sea of swords.
It wasn't until the last few tribulation lightning bolts that the sea of swords became slightly insufficient.
However, Master Zhengyuan had trained with Ling Pengyun and other powerful figures of the Cangxuan lineage for many years, and during that time he made extraordinary achievements with his formidable strength.
He then acquired a large number of powerful magical treasures.
In addition to the top-grade fifth-rank mid-level spiritual treasure, the Righteous Path Flying Sword, he also possessed several superior, or even top-grade, fifth-rank mid-level spiritual treasures.
He managed to block all the tribulation lightning by relying on his strong spiritual treasure foundation.
A shower of sweet dew fell from the clouds in the sky, nourishing the area.
His cultivation level suddenly surged.
Late stage of Nascent Soul Transformation – Success!
'Finally, I've entered this realm.'
'And I have now begun the history of the Righteous Alliance.'
"Furthermore, as my cultivation level increases, the speed at which I condense sword intent will also increase. Perhaps in the future I will even be able to condense a fifth-tier top-grade sword intent, thus advancing my sword intent path to the fifth-tier top-grade level."
Master Zhengyuan felt his cultivation surging within him and was overjoyed.
The fifth-tier supreme swordsmanship is comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator at the peak of their cultivation.
Once this move is mastered, the power of various sword techniques will also increase dramatically.
It is even possible to use this method to have a chance to fight against a Nascent Soul Perfection expert.
However, this path is extremely difficult. Even with the extraordinary talent of Master Zhengyuan, there is only a slight chance that he can reach that realm.
But as a swordsman, he would rather break than bend.
In addition, the Righteous Alliance had previously been confined to the Cangxuan Realm, which had limited resources.
Therefore, even though the Righteous Alliance has produced many talented predecessors in the past, most of them were stuck at the early or middle stages of the Nascent Soul realm due to resource issues, resulting in the existence of beings at the late Nascent Soul stage.
……
at the same time.
Outside the cave dwelling of Master Zhengyuan.
'Senior Zheng Yuan truly lives up to his reputation as one of the most accomplished cultivators in our Cangxuan Realm. I never imagined he could reach the late-stage Nascent Soul realm in one go.'
"With his breakthrough, our Cangxuan lineage will now have four cultivators at the late-stage Nascent Soul realm."
'The number of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators like this is greater than that of the Rock Demon Clan, a top-tier Nascent Soul power in the ancient Ghost Realm.'
'Under these circumstances, the probability of my Cangxuan lineage seizing opportunities in the Ancient Ghost Realm in the future is also much higher.'
Ling Pengyun, who had been protecting the old Taoist Zhengyuan here, suddenly brightened up when he saw the aura emanating from the cave in front of him.
'This Zheng Yuan does have some skill.'
Ancestor Xinghai nodded approvingly.
'Why. '
The Supreme Buddha was somewhat envious.
'With the emergence of a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator in the Righteous Path Alliance, their status will become even stronger, and we should pay more attention to them in the future.'
'Even the high-level talismans sold to them later can be sold for less.'
'In this way, it would be beneficial for our Four Immortals Alliance to strengthen our relationship with them.'
'When my Cangxuan lineage encounters threats while planning for future opportunities, this will provide additional assistance.'
'...'
Because the Four Immortals Alliance is relatively weak, it needs more time to consider its options. (End of Chapter)