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Chapter 950 Advanced Fusion
Within the illusion of inner demons.

Qin Ming finally found the key to that almost forgotten obsession deep in his heart!
This prevented him from achieving a clear understanding of the universe and hindered his breakthrough to the Fusion stage.

It turns out that old bastard Cai Laojiu hasn't paid back the money yet!
The wisp of cause and effect in the mortal world, amplified infinitely by the Heavenly Demon's Transformation Tribulation, has now become a shackle that prevents him from escaping the illusion.

However, Qin Ming saw through all of this at this moment and felt relieved.

gradually.

Soon, the river of time returned to the time when Qin Ming achieved the Golden Core True Person and returned to the Great Wilderness of Yunze.

The shantytown of Qingyangfang Market is bathed in the first light of dawn.

In the winding alley, a wooden door opened, and an old farmer-looking cultivator walked out, carrying a spirit hoe on his shoulder, ready to go out to work. This man was none other than Cai Laojiu.

However, he was already in his seventies and had aged considerably.

Before leaving, Cai Laojiu sighed and looked at a small courtyard not far away, which was where Qin Ming used to live. Then he walked towards the spirit field.

Along the way, he encountered many neighbors from the shantytowns who teased him:
"Hey! Cai Laojiu, you're all old and frail, why aren't you staying home and enjoying your retirement? Why are you still out working?"

"I heard that your neighbor, who was once very close to you, has achieved the status of a Golden Core True Person. Why don't you follow suit and rise to prominence?"

"But that makes sense. How could a Golden Core cultivator possibly look down on lowly people like you and me?"

“Hey, I heard that you were closest to Master Qin back in Qingyang Market. Why don’t you tell us his story?”

Faced with these words, Cai Laojiu hesitated, shook his head, and went back to his work, seemingly unconcerned.

After a busy day, he finally returned to the courtyard.

Cai Lao Jiu stared at the roof, his cloudy eyes seemingly recalling something. He took a deep drag on his pipe, exhaled a smoke ring, and muttered:
"Cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind. I should have given it my all back then, just like he did."

"We shouldn't have woken up from our dreams too early and started living carefree. It's too late now."

"More importantly, there's still one thing I haven't finished."

A hint of regret lingered in Cai Laojiu's voice.

Which cultivator doesn't want to be like Qin Ming, revered by thousands, and achieve the position of Golden Core True Person?
Just as Cai Laojiu was lost in thought, silently reflecting on his feelings in the small courtyard.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, there was a loud knocking sound outside his courtyard gate.

Immediately afterwards, a very familiar young voice rang out:

"Cai Laojiu, open the door and pay back the money!!"

Cai Lao Jiu walked over with some doubt and opened the wooden door, only to see Qin Ming looking at him with a smiling face.

He stood frozen in disbelief, the pipe in his hand falling to the ground.
Cai Lao Jiu stammered, "Brother Qin Qin, no, it should be Senior Master Wangyue."

Looking at his old friend whom he had met when he first embarked on his cultivation journey, Qin Ming was filled with emotion.

He hadn't actually forgotten Cai Laojiu; when he returned to Qingyangfang, he went to see him.

However, seeing that he was already nearing the end of his life and his path had come to an end, I did not disturb him.

He didn't even remember that the other party once owed him 150 spirit stones.

"Cai Laojiu, long time no see! How have you been? You didn't even invite me in for a cup of sweet potato liquor," Qin Ming greeted him.

Cai Lao Jiu then snapped out of his daze and quickly invited Qin Ming into the courtyard.

The two then began to talk about their experiences over the years.

However, for low-level cultivators like Cai Laojiu, without special opportunities, even if they have the desire to seek the Dao, it is all in vain.

The old friend in front of Qin Ming was actually just an illusion in the illusion.

However, it also reflects Cai Laojiu's state of mind at that time.

"Sigh! I never imagined that a hundred years would pass in the blink of an eye, and you would have already become a Golden Core cultivator."

"If it weren't a dream, I wouldn't believe it's real."

"If I were given another chance, I would definitely make up my mind to pursue the Great Dao and would never waste my time at Juxuan Pavilion again."

"Oh, by the way, here's the 150 spirit stones I owe you."

"I tried to pay back this debt, but unfortunately, Senior Qin, you have reached the Golden Core realm. You and I are worlds apart, and you are already an unattainable figure in the cultivation world."

"Therefore, I have never been able to repay it. Now, before I pass away, I am able to settle this karmic debt, and I can say that I have no regrets in this life."

After saying that, Cai Laojiu handed a bag of spirit stones to Qin Ming.

Qin Ming did not refuse. He said that he no longer cared about a mere 150 spirit stones, but this also meant that he would settle a karmic debt.

"Ninth Brother, I hope that you will be reincarnated and that one day we can meet again in the world of cultivation."

Cai Lao Jiu was also completely baffled by Qin Ming's words.

however.

The moment Cai Laojiu returned the spirit stones, the illusion of inner demons before Qin Ming's eyes crumbled and disappeared.
At this moment, he officially completed his tribulation and entered the Integration Stage!
Above the Emerald Void Garden, the crimson demonic tribulation clouds dissipated, and the enormous Heavenly Dao face also vanished.

Qin Ming, who was sitting cross-legged beneath his natal spiritual plant, slowly opened his eyes, which were as deep as a still pool. His aura was in harmony with heaven and earth, and was unfathomable.

"After cultivating for 2,150 years, I have finally advanced to the Integration Stage!"

Feeling the unparalleled power of his cultivation after merging with the Dharma body, Qin Ming's heart was filled with excitement.

In his hand lay a bag of spirit stones—the very 150 spirit stones that Cai Lao Jiu had returned to him during the illusion of the inner demon realm.
Qin Ming also sighed deeply, lamenting that things had changed and people were no longer the same.

The instant he advanced to the Integration Stage, rings of nine-colored mystic light appeared above the entire Lingmiao Sect, condensing into a wondrous scene resembling a fairyland.

In an instant, the clouds parted, revealing the sun, and the rosy clouds shone brightly.

The Great Dao is born, and the joyous clouds are born.

A spiritual pressure far exceeding that of the Integration Stage suddenly descended, spreading outwards from the Spirit Herb Garden in all directions.

Wherever the overwhelming spiritual pressure passed, all things submitted and worshipped, causing the entire void to freeze.

The two ancestors, Beiling and Chequ, who were far outside the Lingmiao Sect's mountain gate, were so shocked by the astonishing celestial phenomenon above the sect that they were speechless.

"They actually succeeded in transcending the tribulation."

They are both cultivators in the Integration Stage.

They couldn't imagine what kind of powerful cultivation and magical abilities, as well as the depth of their magical treasures, were needed to survive such terrifying heavenly tribulation power.

Before the two of them could recover from their shock at Qin Ming's advancement to the Fusion stage, their expressions suddenly changed!
boom!
They felt an unprecedented spiritual pressure bearing down on them, like a mountain crushing them, as if the weight of time itself was being placed upon them.

The two high-ranking ancestors at the Integration Stage almost fell from mid-air, their figures disheveled, under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Compared to the onlookers, the Northern Mausoleum Ancestor and the Chequ Ancestor, as those directly involved, were far more terrified. They knew that a new Nascent Soul cultivator had emerged within the Lingmiao Sect, and that his supernatural abilities were far beyond their own.

The fact that it could affect two Nascent Soul stage cultivators from tens of thousands of miles away during their advancement was enough to demonstrate the power of its methods.

The Taiyi Sect's Beiling Patriarch and Chequ Patriarch exchanged a glance, their expressions filled with apprehension. They each transformed into streaks of light and notified their disciples to flee the area as fast as they could.

Meanwhile, the auspicious radiance above the Lingmiao Sect continued unabated.

The moment Qin Ming advanced to the Integration Stage, he received a boost from the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and his condition instantly returned to its peak.

Immediately afterwards, from within the auspicious clouds in the sky, the phantom of an ancient true spirit, ten thousand feet tall, appeared, with the true forms of the Primordial Demon Ape, the Giant Spirit God, and the Kunpeng constantly shifting.
Its overwhelming power shocked outsiders, but these enormous celestial manifestations were all shrouded in a heavenly secret, making it impossible to discern their exact appearance.

However, the pressure from the combined-stage powerhouse was enough to make the cultivators who witnessed this scene, which was a rare sight in the cultivation world, unforgettable for a lifetime.

……

In the sky.

Gu Chang'an gazed intently in the direction of the Lingmiao Sect, and sighed with emotion as he spoke to Yin Yangzi beside him:
"I never expected to actually succeed in overcoming the tribulation."

"Moreover, this person is an extraordinary individual. His breakthrough to the Integration Stage has actually relieved the Lingmiao Sect of its crisis."

"It seems that the two of us will have to pay a visit to this newly promoted fellow cultivator."

Even among cultivators at the Integration Stage, only a very small number are considered worthy of the attention of the Seven Sons of Humanity.

Yin Yangzi nodded slowly, but in a moment of clarity, his expression suddenly changed, and his fingers began to move rapidly.

That wasn't all. He took out an ancient Bagua mirror from his robes and pointed it at the void, capturing a wisp of energy within the combined celestial phenomena.

But then, Yin Yangzi's eyes widened, as if he had discovered something incredible.

Seeing the old Taoist's intense reaction, Gu Chang'an asked, "Old man, what exactly did you divine? Could that person undergoing tribulation at the Lingmiao Sect be your long-lost son? What makes you so agitated?"

Yin Yangzi then put away the magic mirror in his hand and said to Gu Chang'an with a strange expression:

"Didn't you take me to Tianxing City in the Kunlun Domain last time to find the location of your avatar?"

"Back then, on that Little Turtle Peak, I calculated that the person who fled with Fellow Daoist Gu's avatar was actually an ascended cultivator from the lower realm."

Upon hearing the old Taoist priest's words, Gu Chang'an almost lost his composure:

"What?! That kid surnamed Li is an ascended cultivator from the lower realm?"

"How come he hid in Little Turtle Peak for so many years without being noticed or discovered?"

However, upon further reflection, knowing his exceptional skill in cultivating spiritual plants and alchemy, it wouldn't be difficult for him to refine the Transformation Pill.

However, Gu Chang'an knew that Yin Yangzi's words were definitely not unfounded.

He glanced at the illusory image of the celestial realm thousands of miles away and thought of an extremely incredible possibility.

"Yin Yangzi, you wouldn't be suggesting that the fellow Daoist who just successfully broke through to the Fusion stage is Fellow Daoist Li, would you?"

Yin Yangzi nodded slowly and said without a doubt, "My Great Evolution Technique is absolutely correct."

"Then why didn't you say so sooner? You kept it from me for so long," Gu Chang'an asked again.

Yin Yangzi stroked his beard and replied calmly, "Heavenly secrets are not so easily revealed, especially since this ascended cultivator is wanted by several holy ancestors of the Ancient Demon Realm. I am doing this for his sake."

"After all, it has been a long time since our human race has produced someone with such great fortune."

Upon hearing this, Gu Chang'an also showed a look of sudden realization.

He muttered to himself:

"I knew this kid surnamed Li was incredibly shrewd. Judging from his performance in the Ancient Demon Realm and other aspects, it's not surprising that he's reached this point. What surprises me is that this kid is actually an ascended cultivator from the lower realm."

"He hid it quite well; even I was fooled. How despicable!"

"I reckon Li Qianjie is just an alias. When I see him, I'll definitely have a good talk with this kid."

"A while ago, they even traded a seventh-tier Myriad Trees Rejuvenation Talisman with me."

As a fellow practitioner of the art of cunning, Gu Chang'an had seen it all; there were actually people even more cunning than himself.

He has now quietly broken through the Integration Stage and is now almost at the same level as himself.

……

……

the other side.

Among the demon army, even the combined-stage demons were shocked by the spiritual pressure generated by Qin Ming's successful breakthrough.

The mere aftershocks of spiritual pressure were enough to terrify the old demons of the demon race.

They believed that if they encountered a combined calamity of this level, none of them would survive.

But that human cultivator actually did it.

boom! !

The demon army had just been teleported over and hadn't even had time to reorganize their formation when they were scattered by the aftershocks of spiritual pressure generated tens of thousands of miles away, leaving them all staggered and disoriented.

"What do we do next? That human cultivator actually advanced to the Integration Realm. Something seems a bit off." Ancestor Renshui asked Old Demon Sikong beside him.

Sikong the Old Demon narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Hmph! So what if this person's breakthrough was quite spectacular?"

"Our demonic forces have assembled a million-strong army, with two Demon Star Lords in command. Why would we worry about a mere cultivator who has just broken through to the Integration stage?"

"Everything will proceed as planned."

"If given the opportunity, I would like to meet this person."

As a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, Sikong Laomo exuded unparalleled domineering aura in his words.

The Golden Ring Elder of the Skyhorn Clan gazed into the distance, lost in thought.

Just as the old demon Sikong was about to give the order to flatten the Beidou Immortal City in one fell swoop.

A chilling, demonic voice echoed from the void, instantly reaching the old demons:
"Wait a minute, two human guys are coming over, and they seem to have discovered our plan."

"You should hold back for now to avoid falling into a trap."

The owner of this voice was none other than the Power Demon Star in the Demon Palace in the rear!

The demon generals couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts. The only person who could make the twelve demon stars wary must be the seven human sons who were also at the peak of the Fusion Realm.

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(End of this chapter)