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Chapter 408: The Beginning of Nascent Soul Formation
Chapter 408: The Beginning of Nascent Soul Formation
Jade Purity Immortal Sect, Feather Immortal Pavilion.
Inside the quiet room, a handsome and richly dressed monk lightly tapped the tea table with his fingertips.
"How are the arrangements?" Xiao Yu asked lazily.
"Young Master, everything is arranged and ready to be launched at any time."
Upon hearing his subordinate's reply, Xiao Yu nodded slightly.
Although he achieved part of his goal in his last move, obtaining the Primordial True Essence he wanted and giving Chen Beiwu a warning, he was unable to unleash his next move due to the sect's obstruction.
This time, he has fully developed his plan, no longer arrogant or careless. Once the plan is launched, he will surely be able to cripple Chen Beiwu.
Just then, the subordinate who had been keeping his head down suddenly spoke up: "Young Master, I have received news that Chen Beiwu plans to livestream his attainment of the True Monarch realm. Should we take this opportunity to contact the Ancient Demonic Sect?"
"Fool, stick to the plan and don't get any funny ideas," Xiao Yu snapped, his eyes narrowing.
He was born into a noble family and was a renowned cultivation prodigy of the Tianyuan Xiao family. At a young age, he became a mid-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch, was listed in the Jade Purity Golden Book, and was also a disciple of the sect leader. Everyone in the Jade Purity Immortal Sect believed that he had the potential to become a Nascent Soul cultivator.
But Xiao Yu knew his own limitations very well. What was the potential for becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator?
That was nothing more than a false qualification he had built up by trading massive amounts of Tongshen pills with the Ancient Demonic Sect.
He even secretly used some underhanded methods to exclude dissidents and ensure that he was the undisputed peerless genius of the main branch of the Xiao family.
These are all secrets that cannot be exposed to the public and cannot be known by the master or father.
Even if everyone has some idea in their hearts, but hasn't brought it to light due to certain factors, it's still the same.
To put it bluntly, if Xiao Yu had not colluded with the Ancient Demonic Sect, his talent was already unparalleled, and he would not have needed to be jealous of or target Chen Beiwu, a mere country bumpkin prodigy, to the point that his sect stripped him of his Jade Purity Golden Book quota.
Xiao Yu only needs to cultivate step by step, relying on his family background, and he can naturally obtain the sect's resources for Nascent Soul stage, and even become the head of Yuqing Sect step by step after proving the Dao True Venerable.
This is the importance of one's family background, an advantage that even a poor cultivator like Chen Beiwu could never catch up to.
However, Xiao Yu did indeed have ties to the Ancient Demonic Sect!
Even if this stain is not exposed on the surface, the mere suspicion is enough to disqualify him from succeeding as the head of the Jade Purity Sect, and he will have to pay a huge price to compete for Nascent Soul resources in the future.
It is precisely for this reason that Xiao Yu regards Chen Beiwu as a thorn in his side.
On what grounds?
Despite his noble birth and the presence of a True Venerable father, he possessed only mediocre talent. Even though he had Heavenly Divine Beast cubs to choose from for contracting, none of them were accepted. In the end, he could only contract a third-tier Earthly Fiend Beast.
Chen Beiwu, a poor and destitute man, was able to rely on the Immortal Alliance's college entrance examination and the recognition of the Yuqing Sect and the Dongming Changqing lineage to gradually become the contemporary chief, and even gain the approval of that Dao Venerable. In the future, he will be listed in the Yuqing Golden Book and become one of the candidates for the Yuqing Sect Leader.
Despite his resentment, Xiao Yu, as a Nascent Soul True Monarch, could clearly distinguish between personal grudges, the path of cultivation, and family ties.
If the family needs him, Xiao Yu can suppress his jealousy and disdain for Chen Beiwu's background and recruit him into the Xiao family, even sitting down to discuss philosophy and becoming close friends.
But Chen Beiwu is too outstanding!
Whether compared to the current generation of young talents in Yuqing, or the previous generation, they are undoubtedly trendsetters.
Such prodigies are qualified to transcend the limitations of their era and compete with him for the sect's Nascent Soul resources, becoming inevitable rivals. This is undoubtedly the thing that Xiao Yu finds most unacceptable.
It should be understood that the resources for Nascent Soul transformation are extremely precious, and even the Dao Venerable Immortal Clan would find it difficult to obtain them!
Xiao Yu dislikes surprises and is even less willing to have another competitor.
Especially now that he has been removed from the Jade Purity Golden Book by the sect's higher-ups, only by crushing Chen Beiwu can he gain his father's approval and have the possibility of being reinstated into the Jade Purity Golden Book.
But now, taking Chen Beiwu down is not a simple matter; it requires following certain rules.
Yes, that's right. Using underhanded tricks is ultimately beneath you; it can only be used to deal with those whose power and background are far inferior to your own.
When following the rules, the strategy is either to remain still or to deliver a fatal blow.
Otherwise, Xiao Yu wouldn't have been so cautious, and wouldn't have refrained from taking action against Chen Beiwu all these years before the plan was fully completed.
"Young Master is wise; it was your subordinate who acted foolishly." The cultivator, who had bowed his head, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed to apologize.
Some things may seem insignificant on the scale, but can weigh a ton even on a scale.
He brought this up deliberately because he was afraid that the young master might act rashly and cause trouble when Chen Beiwu was attaining the Dao True Monarch, thus violating a taboo.
That would be the most foolish thing to do, tantamount to offending the entire sect's leadership.
If the young master can get away with it, that's fine. But if the sect finds out, he will not only face Chen Beiwu's revenge, but also the entire sect's investigation.
At that time, even the affairs of the Ancient Demonic Cult may be exposed, leading to a major case.
"Go on, do your job properly, and don't try to do anything else or come up with such bad ideas."
Xiao Yu glanced at his trusted subordinate, watching him disappear from sight, then took out his phone and opened the official website of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect.
"So what if I'm a True Monarch who has attained enlightenment?" Xiao Yu chuckled, his tone smug.
Killing a Jade Purity Chief and a Nascent Soul True Monarch who broke the Immortal Alliance's record—no matter how secretive and careful the plan was, the storm it stirred up in the Immortal Alliance would eventually affect him.
However, if Chen Beiwu is promoted to the external affairs office, causing him to perform his duties poorly and provoking a backlash from the Earth Abyss Demon Clan, which has been peaceful for thousands of years, thus affecting the overall situation of the Immortal Alliance, then that would be a different story.
Once such a serious crime is committed, even if the Jade Purity Immortal Sect can protect Chen Beiwu, the latter will lose the qualification to seize Nascent Soul resources.
If Chen Beiwu cannot achieve the Nascent Soul True Venerable in his lifetime, even if he lives and has the cultivation of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, he will be no different from a cripple in Xiao Yu's eyes, and there will always be a way to completely kill him in the future.
On the other side, Qingming Peak.
Shuiyan Residence.
When Chen Beiwu returned to his cave, the radiant Jade Purity Myriad Transformations Lotus Platform came into view.
Under the watchful eyes of the golden eggs, Chen Beiwu performed the ceremony according to the rules set forth by the sect leader, and then poured himself a cup of third-tier treasure wine.
"Buzz!"
As the wine in the glass disappeared, a soft female voice rang in Chen Beiwu's ears.
This wine is so-so, not spicy enough, but barely palatable.
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Upon hearing this, Chen Beiwu did not reply.
Pouring fourth-grade Xuan wine could easily lead to mistakes, and he didn't want any mishaps during his breakthrough.
It's boring.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Jade Purity Myriad Transformations Lotus Platform lost its radiance, revealing its ordinary appearance.
Chen Beiwu stepped onto the lotus platform and meditated on the Tai Xuan Shou Yi, but found no change whatsoever, which made him feel a little strange.
Did he succeed or not?
"I'll give it a try too!"
Jin Dan was the first to get restless, and he tried to rush into Chen Beiwu's arms.
"Buzz!"
Just then, the Jade Purity Myriad Transformations Lotus Platform emitted a faint light, blocking the golden egg.
Whether you can gain any insights by holding your breath and concentrating is entirely up to you.
As for other beasts, they are too filthy; they should not even dream of sitting on the lotus throne.
Upon hearing the spirit's response, Chen Beiwu looked at the golden egg.
The latter, with its three heads drooping, stood guard near the lotus platform alongside Tie Dan and the others.
Chen Beiwu shook his head, closed his eyes, concentrated, and began to circulate the "Secret Record of Opening the Heavens and Transforming into Infant in the Purple Mansion".
This Nascent Soul Immortal Technique has four major realms: Initial Exploration, Initial Harmony of Yin and Yang, Initial Judgment of Chaos, and Opening Heaven with Divine Power.
In the Taiyuan Heavenly Realm, thanks to the guidance of that being, Chen Beiwu successfully comprehended the Nascent Soul Immortal Technique to the second level after digesting his insights.
As for the third level, "Initial Judgment of Chaos," and the fourth level, "Opening the Heavens with Gods," cultivators need to complete the Nascent Soul formation process to enter them, which Chen Beiwu has not yet reached.
"Buzz!"
As time passed, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the Shuiyan Residence began to stir.
Above the Purple Palace of the Spirit Platform in Chenbeiwu, a blazing sun and a bright moon appeared simultaneously, their brilliance complementing each other and creating the extraordinary phenomenon of "the sun and moon in the same sky, and the gods living together."
That's about it!
Chen Beiwu sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, having already deduced the situation dozens of times. He was certain that the time was right and immediately seized the opportunity. With a thought, he acted.
"roar!"
"Woof!"
"Hey!"
"Eek!"
Four distinct voices echoed in Chen Beiwu's mind.
On the left, a golden egg was perched, with three dragon heads raised, activating the Three Phases Manifestation of the Profound Power, unleashing a vast dragon might, and guiding Chen Beiwu to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Iron Egg crouched on the right, its fur burning like flames, and spat out a smooth inner core, which was used by Chen Beiwu to refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Schiller stood at the front with his hands clasped together, his body surrounded by a radiance of five colors: blue, red, yellow, white, and black, circulating the Five Elements Treasure Light to nourish Chen Beiwu's body.
Zhiling stepped into the air, and the seven fluffy fox tails behind her shone with a dreamlike radiance, suppressing Chen Beiwu's dantian and maintaining the stability of his dantian space.
At this moment, the bloodline power of the four Heavenly Divine Beasts resonated with the sun and moon phenomena within Chen Bei's Martial Spirit Platform Purple Mansion, becoming one with them.
"Boom!"
As the thunderous sound rang out, Chen Beiwu sensed that the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit, which were clearly distinct within his body, began to circulate and merge with each other. Even the nascent Yang spirit within his Purple Mansion Sea of Consciousness shone with unprecedented brilliance.
By drawing upon the source of the same knowledge, one can strengthen the three treasures within oneself;
"Using one's own way, one can govern countless calamities and all spirits."
As the true meaning of the "Primordial Cave True Azure Flower Controlling Myriad Calamities and Myriad Spirits Immortal Method" surged into Chen Beiwu's heart, the Primordial Golden Core within his dantian and sea of qi began to tremble slightly.
But Chen Beiwu was not in a hurry. He suppressed the restlessness in his heart and slowly circulated his internal energy.
As the ancestor Zhu Wuyai said, a Golden Core True Person in the Southern Wilderness needs to pass through four stages to become a True Lord: Shattering the Core, Condensing the Infant, Tempering the True Essence, and Forming the Core.
However, there are significant differences between the True Monarch's method of attaining the Golden Core stage in the Immortal Alliance and the True Monarch's method of attaining the Dao in the Southern Wilderness.
In short, it can be summarized as follows: "Humans gain spirit from one, and beasts gain essence from one. By borrowing essence to replenish spirit, the three realms steal the secrets, and harmonize yin and yang, this is the way of cultivating truth by controlling beasts."
The Three Talents Stealing Techniques refer to stealing the essence of beasts, which, with the blessing of the primordial veins, completes the unmanifested talents of cultivators;
Beasts of the same kind receive the blessing of their elemental veins, which helps cultivators comprehend the great Dao of Heaven and Earth;
The method of stealing beasts, blessed by the lineage, allows one to glimpse the truth and falsehood of the Great Dao through the help of fellow practitioners of profound understanding.
In particular, Chen Beiwu cultivates three major methods for forming the Nascent Soul stage. Among them are the Immortal Alliance's Myriad Tribulations and Myriad Spirits Natal Immortal Method, the Purple Mansion Opening Heaven and Nascent Soul Secret Record, and the Southern Wilderness Taiyi Dao Sect's Direct Pointing to the Pure Yang Nascent Soul and the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, which can help Golden Core True Persons overcome the tribulations of inner demons.
When these three elements combine, success will naturally follow, breaking through the golden nature of the elixir and transforming the tangible elixir into the intangible one.
Being impatient will only lead to a worse outcome.
Meanwhile, the boundless starry sky.
A lifeless star hangs high in the endless galaxy.
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The surface of this star was shrouded in dark purple dust, with no spiritual energy emanating from it, making it appear exceptionally ordinary among the many stars.
However, the interior of this star had already been hollowed out and modified by numerous ancient god sect cultivators, and covered with extremely hidden array restrictions.
Ancient God Cult, Righteous God Temple.
A black-robed monk knelt on the ground, holding a silver plate that was neither gold nor jade in his hands.
On the plate was a piece of Zhengming Stone, emitting a trace of pure primordial true energy.
In front of the black-robed monk, an altar stood out conspicuously.
On the altar stood a statue of a god, about nine zhang tall.
The statue has an unusual posture, with both hands facing upwards, the right hand stacked on top of the left, and the thumbs lightly touching, standing in front of the body.
However, what is most striking than these is the statue's lack of facial features; instead, a mysterious seal script is inscribed on its forehead.
If Chen Beiwu were here, he would be able to see the terrifying fortune contained within the seal script at a glance.
"There's no response!"
After a long while, the black-robed cultivator who had been kneeling on the ground stood up, his brows furrowed, not daring to look at the statue.
He performed hundreds of religious ceremonies.
After each divine sacrifice, he would receive a gift from the ancient god of the true source in some way. Only a very small amount of his true magical power did not meet the ancient god's requirements and thus did not receive a response.
But this shouldn't be!
According to past practice, the quantity of true magical power offered in the divine sacrifice is not important; as long as the quality is sufficient and it comes from a peerless genius of the Immortal Alliance, it can trigger a slight fluctuation of divine power.
The peerless genius who forged the Primordial Golden Elixir in the previous generation, namely the Jade Purity Immortal Sect's Xuanji True Lord, accidentally obtained the method for achieving the Ancient Gods through a complete divine sacrifice, thus creating another divine son.
As for the casualties caused by the Ancient God Cult, they are the necessary price to pay on the path to the highest immortality.
There's only one strange thing: Chen Beiwu was able to fight against a Nascent Soul True Monarch, and he was also the peerless genius of this generation of Jade Purity who forged the Primordial Golden Core. Logically speaking, it's impossible that he couldn't trigger the fluctuations of the ancient god's divine power.
Even the fluctuations of the ancient god's divine power cannot be triggered; this situation usually only occurs in some useless second-generation heirs.
With this in mind, the black-robed cultivator took down the Zhengming Stone and placed a Shenji Stone, which stores true magical power, on the silver plate, continuing the simple divine ritual.
"Buzz!"
Unlike the previous reaction, the Divine Stone on the silver plate shattered immediately, and the true magical power within it vanished without a trace. The black-robed cultivator instantly entered a profound state.
A moment later, the black-robed cultivator opened his eyes and took out a jade slip from his robes.
The jade slip was densely covered with the names of the five great grotto-heavens of the Immortal Alliance, the thirteen immortal sects, and the seventy-nine upper sects, as well as the names of the great immortal cultivators.
In the list, the names of the five great cave masters are all marked with an "X", while the names of the masters from the thirteen immortal sects and the seventy-nine upper sects are marked differently, with some having an "X" and others not.
After hesitating for a moment, the black-robed cultivator drew an "X" behind Chen Beiwu of the Jade Purity Immortal Sect and then another behind Li Yu of the Supreme Purity Immortal Sect.
A peerless genius who cannot cause divine power fluctuations is a waste, no matter how talented, and is not worth the attention of the Ancient God Cult.
However, what the black-robed cultivator did not notice was that when he offered sacrifices to the Zhengming Stone, the seal script on the forehead of the statue emitted a faint light that even a True Immortal could not perceive.
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