Chapter 1060
Si Yuan goes into seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Two years later, on the west side of the summit of "Red Cloud Mountain", several figures stood in front of a cave.
“Sister-in-law, you can just focus on your seclusion. Seventh Brother and I will take good care of everything on the mountain and protect you.”
"And Crimson Flame, let her stay with me for now. I'll make sure she's well cared for and fed."
Looking at Song Qingming and Song Qingyu, who both looked worried, Huang Siyuan smiled slightly and replied:
"My husband, please don't worry. I've already had the experience of forming a Nascent Soul once, and this time I also have the Ice Spirit Fruit and the Nascent Soul Pill, so my chances of forming a Nascent Soul are much higher than last time."
Although the path to Nascent Soul is incredibly difficult and not easily traversed, I will do my utmost this time, striving to stand shoulder to shoulder with you as soon as possible!
After Huang Siyuan's first failed attempt to form a Nascent Soul in seclusion, she spent thirty years in seclusion recuperating. Now, her injuries have been fully healed, and her magical power has been honed to the point where she can form a Nascent Soul again.
Seeing that she was fully prepared, and with Song Qingming having prepared several Nascent Soul spiritual items for her in advance, Huang Siyuan, on their advice, chose to try again to form a Nascent Soul and break through to the Nascent Soul realm.
With her first experience in forming a Nascent Soul, along with the two spiritual items, the "Nascent Soul Transformation Pill" and the "Ice Spirit Fruit," and the considerable experience that Song Qingming, Song Qingyu, and others had imparted to Huang Siyuan regarding forming a Nascent Soul over the years, she was fortunate to have this.
Normally, Huang Siyuan should have a 30-40% chance of successfully forming her Nascent Soul this time. Although this probability is not very high, it is still quite rare for a typical Golden Core cultivator.
After all, an ordinary Golden Core cultivator can only find one "Nurture Pill" at most when forming their Nascent Soul, and the success rate is only one or two out of ten.
Seeing the confidence in Huang Siyuan's tone, Song Qingming nodded to her with a hint of satisfaction.
"Siyuan, it's good that you think this way. However, the matter of forming a nascent soul is no small matter. Don't have too many worries in your heart. No matter whether we succeed this time or not, we will not leave you behind."
I believe that the path of spiritual practice will ultimately reward those who are determined. As long as we do our best, we will always achieve our goals.
"Yes! My husband is right. I will do my best and not let you down. I'll leave the matters on the mountain to you all for now."
After bowing to Song Qingming and the other man, Huang Siyuan walked resolutely into the cave behind her and quickly activated the restriction array at the entrance of the cave.
"Master, wait for me!"
"Alright, your cultivation level is now close to breaking through the bottleneck. You still need to go into seclusion and cultivate properly, and try to advance to the late stage of Golden Core when your sister-in-law comes out of seclusion next time."
Seeing its master disappear, "Crimson Flame" wanted to follow him in, but Song Qingyu used magic to grab it back and forcibly take it away from the vicinity of the cave.
Song Qingming, who was standing to the side, checked the magic array and restrictions around the cave again. After confirming that there were no problems, he turned around and slowly left the cave where Huang Siyuan was in seclusion.
After returning to his cave, Song Qingming immediately went to a secluded stone chamber and used his divine sense to check on the "Silver Armor" who was in seclusion inside.
Ever since he raised his cultivation to the Golden Core Perfection realm, "Silver Armor" has been stuck at this level and unable to move forward.
Two years ago, after returning from the "Northern Frontier," Song Qingming obtained six bottles of "Crimson Fire Spirit Liquid," which he used on "Silver Armor." His cultivation bottleneck finally began to show signs of loosening, just like "Golden Wind" had back then.
It is estimated that in another year or two, "Silver Armor" will be able to reach the Nascent Soul realm, just like "Golden Wind".
At that time, Song Qingming will be able to possess the fourth Nascent Soul "Puppet," and the power of the "Myriad Spirits Puppet Array" will steadily increase significantly.
Besides the "Silver Armor" who is currently breaking through his cultivation level, the "Ice and Fire Dragon," who received the Fire Spirit Pearl as a reward from the Fire Phoenix, also quickly entered into seclusion for cultivation after returning from the Northern Frontier.
Once it successfully refines the "Fire Spirit Pearl," its cultivation level will inevitably improve rapidly, and it will probably catch up with Song Qingyu, who broke through to the second level of the Nascent Soul stage earlier than it.
Seeing that the seclusion of "Icefire Flood Dragon" and "Silver Armor" was going relatively smoothly, Song Qingming also took the initiative to enter his own secluded cave and began to intensify his cultivation.
After refining a mid-grade level four spiritual fruit brought from the Tower of Babel, and refining many spiritual pills from the gray-robed man, Song Qingming's cultivation level increased significantly.
After several years of secluded cultivation, he is now very close to the peak of the fifth level of the Nascent Soul stage. With a few more years to hone his magical power, he will be able to attempt to break through the bottleneck in his cultivation.
It has only been thirty years since Song Qingming last broke through his realm, so such a cultivation speed can already be considered very rapid for him.
After sitting cross-legged and adjusting his own state, Song Qingming quickly entered a meditative state and began to close his eyes to cultivate.
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Spring comes and autumn goes, and six years have passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, a golden light suddenly emerged from the surface of Taiyue Lake, located south of the Fuyun Mountains, illuminating the entire sky nearby with a kaleidoscope of colors.
The numerous demons who were cultivating in the water quickly sensed the commotion and left their water palaces, arriving in front of a tall cave at the bottom of the water.
"This is... could it be that the ancestor has already..."
"This aura is definitely from our ancestor."
"What are you all doing here? Hurry up and activate the barrier! Be careful this gets out, or the Ancestor will surely punish us when he emerges from seclusion!"
While the surrounding demon kings were still speculating, a voice from the front of the cave quickly interrupted them, startling everyone into retreating.
Half a day later, as the golden light in the sky gradually dissipated, a streak of red light flew swiftly from afar, transforming into a middle-aged man with a bare upper body.
"Fellow Daoist Black Feather, has Fellow Daoist Celestial Phenomenon Iron Wall already passed that trial?"
"Hehe! It seems to be correct, but it's not certain yet. We'll know for sure once Fellow Daoist Iron Wall emerges from seclusion."
When the middle-aged man asked the question, a woman in black standing nearby gave a thoughtful reply, her tone seemingly tinged with a hint of delight.
"If that's what you're saying, then it seems this matter is most likely true. Human cultivators have developed rapidly in recent years, so this really comes at the right time."
Upon hearing this, a smile quickly appeared on the middle-aged man's face.
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At the summit of "Red Cloud Mountain," a crimson "transmission talisman" pierced through the void and quickly appeared in the hands of Song Linrui of the management and law enforcement team.
Upon seeing the large characters written on the "transmission talisman," Song Linrui dared not open it without permission and hurriedly took the letter to the mountaintop.
The letter arrived quickly, reaching Song Qingyu, who was in seclusion protecting Huang Siyuan.
Song Qingyu opened the letter and glanced at it. A look of surprise appeared on her face. She hurriedly came to the cave where Song Qingming was in seclusion.
She had just cast a spell to send a telepathic message when the barrier at the door automatically dissipated, and a figure in a green robe appeared in front of her.
"Qingyu, why did you call me out so urgently? Has something terrible happened down the mountain?"
"Seventh Brother, Senior Sister Bai sent a message saying that the Wanling Sect has specifically invited you to attend the celebration." After saying this, Song Qingyu tossed the letter she had just received to Song Qingming in front of her.
"Oh! I had already heard that Wang Yan was in seclusion breaking through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, and I thought it was this matter. I didn't expect that the Myriad Spirits Sect had produced another Nascent Soul cultivator."
In just two hundred years, the Myriad Spirits Sect has already cultivated another Nascent Soul cultivator. Truly, they are brimming with talent!
Upon seeing the letter sent by Bai Yuxian, which specified that the "Wanling Sect" had cultivated a new Nascent Soul cultivator and invited him to attend the Nascent Soul celebration, Song Qingming looked somewhat surprised and couldn't help but sigh.
As the number one sect in the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range", the "Myriad Spirits Sect" has a foundation that is far superior to other sects, and it is naturally much easier for it to cultivate Nascent Soul cultivators than other sects.
Upon hearing Song Qingming's words of praise, Song Qingyu quickly replied, "Seventh Brother, when it comes to having a wealth of talent, our Xiaoyao Sect is no less capable than them!"
"Once Seventh Brother and Senior Sister Bai advance to the late Nascent Soul stage, the title of the number one sect in the Floating Cloud Mountains will probably be our Free and Unfettered Sect's turn to sit on that throne."
"Qingyu, that's enough. Advancing to the late Nascent Soul stage isn't so easy. You can just say that to me, but don't say it out loud, lest it cause misunderstandings."
Although the "Free and Unfettered Sect" has had extraordinary luck in recent years, with four Nascent Soul cultivators appearing in succession, Li Mufeng, the most powerful cultivator in the sect, is only at the fifth level of the Nascent Soul realm.
Compared to the "Wanling Sect," which boasts a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, the difference in strength is quite obvious.
If the "Free and Unfettered Sect" wants to shake and surpass the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" and become the number one sect in the Floating Cloud Mountains, it will only be possible if at least one Nascent Soul stage cultivator appears in the sect.
Advancing to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm is by no means an easy task.
In the entire cultivation world of the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range," only Zhao Wuling of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" has broken through to this realm in the last thousand years.
Among them were many Nascent Soul cultivators, including He Wuyou, the former Grand Elder of the Star Gate, who were all renowned talents in the cultivation world. Without exception, they all fell at this stage.
Although Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian were able to advance to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm at the age of four hundred, they were already considered cultivators with a very good chance of cultivating to the late-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.
However, this is only a possibility, and whether they can actually have this hope depends on their future opportunities.
"That's strange. It's just to attend the Nascent Soul Ceremony. Logically speaking, it should be enough for the sect, Senior Sister Bai, and Senior Brother Li to go. Why did Senior Sister Bai specifically ask me to go?"
"Have them send a message back to the sect. I already know about this, and I will go to Guyang Mountain to meet up with Senior Sister Bai in half a month!"
In the past, aside from his own sect, whenever other sects in the "Floating Cloud Mountains" had celebrations, it was always Bai Yuxian and her companion or other elders from their sects who went to offer their congratulations; they had never sent him a special letter for such occasions. After giving Song Qingyu a few instructions, Song Qingming looked at the letter in his hand, and a trace of doubt flashed through his mind again.
After Song Qingyu left, Song Qingming put away the letter in his hand and returned to his secluded cave. He then went to the stone chamber where the "Ice and Fire Dragon" was in seclusion and went straight inside.
Upon seeing Song Qingming, the master, walk in, the "Ice-Fire Dragon," which was cultivating, immediately opened its eyes from its meditation.
"Master, you've finally emerged from seclusion! Is there something you need me to take with you?"
"We do need to go out, but you still need to continue refining the Fire Spirit Pearl, so we won't take you this time. Just stay on the mountain and help Qingyu look after the house."
Remember, if anything happens, you must go to Qingyu first; do not leave Chiyun Mountain without permission.
After so many years of secluded cultivation, the "Ice-Fire Flood Dragon" has refined most of the Fire Spirit Orb within its body, and its internal magical power has also increased significantly.
Seeing that it still had a lot of residual "Fire Spirit Pearl" aura on it, Song Qingming instructed it to stay and continue cultivating, and then turned around and went to the cave where the "puppet" was in seclusion.
After several years of secluded cultivation, and with Song Qingming's tireless efforts in using "Crimson Fire Spirit Liquid" to nurture him, "Silver Armor" finally broke through to the Nascent Soul realm four years ago.
Following "Golden Wind," "Black Shadow," and the puppet beast "White Crane," it became the fourth Nascent Soul stage puppet on his body.
This time, Song Qingming was going on a long trip, and in addition to the "Ice and Fire Dragon", he naturally had to bring all the other puppet spirit insects with him. With a wave of his hand, he put both of the corpse puppets in front of him into the "storage bag" on his waist.
Then Song Qingming walked out of the stone chamber and came to the secret chamber where spirit insects were cultivated not far away.
Since the "Golden Illusion Butterfly" on his body began to evolve into the "Seven-Colored Illusion Butterfly," Song Qingming has been collecting spiritual objects to cultivate them over the years, and now the number of "Seven-Colored Illusion Butterflies" in the secret room has reached three or four hundred.
Each of these advanced "Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterflies" possesses a cultivation level above the Golden Core stage, and the combined strength of hundreds of these spirit insects is enough to entangle a Nascent Soul cultivator for a short period of time.
However, what satisfied Song Qingming the most was not the combat power of these spirit insects themselves, but their innate ability to transform.
It's important to know that over the years, the "Seven-Colored Illusionary Butterfly" has been a great help in Song Qingming's many battles with enemies, and it has long been an indispensable part of his combat strength.
After bringing the "puppet" and the spirit insect along, Song Qingming turned his gaze to a separate stone chamber next to it.
The place was empty except for a ceramic pot in the very center, inside which was a small green seedling about an inch tall.
This is the mysterious "green bean" that Song Qingming has successfully cultivated over the years using a lot of time and mid-grade fourth-level spiritual liquid.
Song Qingming has spent a lot of spiritual items to cultivate this thing, but it has only grown a small section of its height so far.
Aside from sensing that it contained a considerable amount of spiritual energy, Song Qingming searched through many books on spiritual plants, but still couldn't figure out what it was, so he could only put it aside for the time being.
I estimate that it will only become clearer once it grows taller, at which point I will be able to identify it.
After sprinkling a few drops of spiritual liquid on the "blue sapling," Song Qingming turned around and returned to his secluded chamber to tidy up his belongings.
Half a month later, as a beam of light descended into "Guyang Mountain", Bai Yuxian and Xu Ziyan learned of the news and quickly came to the "Xiaoyao Palace" to welcome Song Qingming.
Besides Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian, Xu Ziyan, the sect leader, also wanted to accompany them this time, and take the opportunity to discuss with the "Wanling Sect" the matter of jointly developing mineral veins in the northern part of Yue Kingdom.
Soon, the group boarded Bai Yuxian's "purple flying chariot" and flew rapidly westward towards the Qin Kingdom.
At first, Song Qingming thought that Bai Yuxian had other matters to attend to, which was why she specially invited him to go to Qin to offer her congratulations.
After boarding the flying boat, he inquired and learned that the person who had invited him was none other than Zhao Wuling, the long-absent Grand Elder of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect," which naturally surprised him.
However, the invitation did not explain why they specifically invited the two of them. Bai Yuxian couldn't figure it out, but guessed that the other party might have something to discuss with them.
As the flying vehicle sped through the sky, Song Qingming and his companions quickly crossed the western "Taiyue Lake" and entered the territory of the Qin State after a period of travel.
Although the Qin state lost its northern border due to the monster uprising decades ago, and suffered considerable losses as the monster army invaded its territory.
However, after decades of slow recovery, the entire Qin state has long since recovered from the turmoil, and the scenes of past war are no longer visible within the country.
Recalling how it was the two of them who came to support the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" and helped stabilize the situation in the north, Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian, standing on the flying chariot, couldn't help but show a hint of relief on their faces.
When the group arrived at Wanyu Mountain, Chu Lingyun, the Supreme Elder of the Wanling Sect, who had heard the news, immediately came out to greet them and invited Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian into the main hall.
At this moment, in the head seat of the main hall, besides Wang Yan, another Supreme Elder of the "Wanling Sect", there was also a young man in a brocade robe with sharp eyes, who was none other than Liu Heyuan, the newly appointed Nascent Soul Elder of the "Wanling Sect".
On the way here, Song Qingming had already learned some information about the other party from Bai Yuxian.
It is said that Liu Heyuan of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect" is a rare cultivator who has formed a Nascent Soul with three spiritual roots. He attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul realm three times and finally succeeded in forming a Nascent Soul at the age of 480.
Although this person's talent and spiritual roots don't seem particularly outstanding, his perseverance in attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul realm three times in a row and successfully forming his Nascent Soul is truly admirable.
Upon seeing Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian, who had come from afar, Liu Heyuan, who was sitting at the head of the table, quickly stood up and came down. With Wang Yan's introduction, he bowed to Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian.
"My name is Liu Heyuan. I greet Fellow Daoist Bai and Fellow Daoist Song. I hope you two will guide me in the future!"
"Fellow Daoist Liu, you are too kind. We have come here today specifically to attend your Nascent Soul celebration. How could we dare to offer you any guidance? Wouldn't that be usurping our place as guests?"
"Fellow Daoist's resolve is truly steadfast. We will have much to learn from you later, so please don't stand on ceremony, Fellow Daoist Liu."
"Hehe! Of course, of course, please take your seats!"
After some polite exchanges, Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian were finally able to take their seats, and the entire hall quickly became lively.
To celebrate the Nascent Soul milestone of the new Supreme Elder Liu Heyuan, the "Wanling Sect" put in a lot of effort, not only organizing a very lively event but also inviting many Nascent Soul cultivators from other sects.
Including Song Qingming and Bai Yuxian, as well as Yang Fengyu from the "Tianji Sect", Zheng Zitong from the "Xingchen Sect", Ye Linyuan, and others, a total of eight Nascent Soul cultivators came.
Including the three Supreme Elders of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect", there were more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators sitting at the head of the main hall.
In Song Qingming's memory, apart from the time when Bai Yuxian formed her Nascent Soul, when many sects in the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" wanted to take this opportunity to form an alliance to counterattack the demon race.
This was the first time he had ever seen so many Nascent Soul cultivators gathered together, which was quite rare. It made Song Qingming think to himself that today's celebration was not so simple.
After the Nascent Soul Ceremony ended, many Golden Core cultivators left the main hall first, and then a figure walked in from outside the door. It was the avatar of Zhao Wuling, the Grand Elder of the "Ten Thousand Spirits Sect".
"Fellow Daoists, my main body is still in seclusion and cannot come out to greet you. I have sent me here to apologize to you all. I hope you will not take offense."
"We wouldn't dare, Fellow Daoist Zhao, you're too kind!"
Upon seeing that it was an avatar representing Zhao Wuling who had come to apologize, Song Qingming and the others sitting in the main hall immediately stood up and returned the greeting.
A moment later, Zhao Wuling's avatar arrived at the front of the main hall and addressed the crowd before him:
"I am here today not only to apologize to you all on behalf of my true self, but also to inform you fellow Daoists of something else."
Upon hearing that Zhao Wuling had something to announce, all the Nascent Soul cultivators present perked up their ears, and Wang Yan, who was standing to the side, even cast a spell to set up a soundproof barrier between them.
After everything was prepared, Zhao Wuling's avatar continued to speak:
"As everyone knows, Zhao has been cultivating diligently for over a thousand years, hoping to break through to the supreme Nascent Soul realm."
However, my Floating Cloud Mountain Range has not seen a Nascent Soul cultivator for tens of thousands of years. Even though I have cultivated for many years, I am not very confident that I can break through this barrier.
I have decided to officially attempt the breakthrough in a month. This will likely be my last chance in this lifetime. I hope all fellow cultivators will come to the back mountain to witness the ceremony.
"What? Fellow Daoist is going to break through to the Nascent Soul realm in just one month!"
"Fellow Daoist Zhao, is this true?"
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The crowd attending the Nascent Soul celebration were shocked to hear Zhao Wuling announce that he would be officially attempting to break through to the Divine Transformation Realm in a month. They seemed to find it hard to believe what he had just said.
Regardless of whether what Zhao Wuling said was true or false.
To prevent interference during the process of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, most cultivators would try to keep such matters secret, rather than revealing them publicly like he did.
"Could it be that he specifically asked me to attend the celebration for this reason?"
Only now, upon hearing this somewhat astonishing news, did Song Qingming finally understand why Zhao Wuling had specifically invited so many Nascent Soul cultivators here. (End of Chapter)