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Su Ning really didn't expect that a Core Formation cultivator like himself would attract the attention of a Nascent Soul cultivator, since Nascent Soul cultivators are more concerned with how to ascend to the Spirit Realm.

There isn't much description of Bai Laogui in "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," and Su Ning feels that he is more like an ascetic cultivator who longs to ascend to immortality.

What Su Ning couldn't understand was why this Nascent Soul stage ancestor, who had been in seclusion for many years, suddenly became interested in a fake Infant stage disciple.

The probing gaze of Xuan Tianzi, the greedy look in the eyes of Fentian Shangren, and the warning jade slip left by Zhou Zhiruo flashed through his mind.

"What's coming can't be avoided." He took a deep breath, and the God-Slaying Spear transformed into a stream of light and entered his dantian.

Before leaving, he stored the Great Wilderness Seal and the Thousand Illusions Mask in the Void Realm, and simply changed into a new set of Taiyi Sect attire before departing.

The White Ancestor's cave is located at the summit of Taiyi Peak, shrouded in colorful clouds all day long, making its concentration of spiritual energy second to none in the Great Jin Dynasty.

As soon as Su Ning stepped onto the mountain path, he felt a weight on his shoulders, as if an invisible mountain was pressing down on him.

This is the spiritual pressure naturally emitted by a Nascent Soul cultivator, which even resonates with the mountain-protecting array.

"Disciple Su Ning greets Ancestor."

The sound echoed in the empty valley.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the stone wall, revealing a deep passage.

As soon as Su Ning stepped inside, the stone door behind him closed silently, and in the darkness, only the sound of his own heartbeat could be heard.

Having weathered many storms, Su Ning didn't seem too nervous, after all, a pseudo-Nascent Soul cultivator was no match for a Nascent Soul cultivator.

However, Suning discovered that the cave was a hidden paradise.

Starlight poured down from the dome, and the ground was a star map carved from a single piece of ancient, cold jade.

Old Ancestor Bai sat cross-legged in the position of the Big Dipper, his face blurred in the misty spiritual energy, only his eyes shining as brightly as stars.

"Speak! I want to know all your information."

Old Ancestor Bai's voice wasn't loud, but it shook Su Ning's soul.

Moreover, Su Ning felt a divine sense sweep across his entire body, causing even the God-Slaying Spear and the Great Wilderness Seal in his dantian to tremble.

This is blatant intimidation—in front of a Nascent Soul cultivator, any attempt to conceal anything is futile.

"Reporting to the Ancestor, this disciple is originally from the Yue Kingdom in the Tiannan cultivation world..."

Then Su Ning began his story from Huangfeng Valley, mentioning how he was used as a pawn in the war between good and evil, speaking calmly as if he were telling someone else's story.

But when the topic turned to the Chaotic Star Sea, he clearly felt the fluctuations of Bai Laozu's spiritual energy.

"...The Star Palace Twin Saints used this as an excuse to remove Master from his position as Grand Elder and even damaged his Dao Foundation." Su Ning clenched his fists unconsciously. "Their hopes of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage are dashed, and their time is up. They want to pass the Star Palace to their daughter, Ling Yuling, and Master... is just a stumbling block."

With a "crack", the cold jade beneath Old Ancestor Bai's seat developed a crack.

The emotional fluctuations of a Nascent Soul cultivator can actually affect physical objects!
"Star Palace... damn it!" Old Ancestor Bai's voice suddenly sounded decades younger, filled with deep-seated hatred.

Su Ning suddenly realized that the relationship between this ancestor and Jin Kui was definitely not simple.

It should be noted that Jin Kui was indeed a top-tier figure in the Chaotic Star Sea, and he could not have been an ordinary person in the Taiyi Sect of the Great Jin Dynasty.

After a long silence, Old Ancestor Bai suddenly dropped a bombshell: "Now, the spies of the Taiyi Sect have figured out the distribution of forces in the Chaotic Star Sea."

Suning's heart skipped a beat.

Three years ago, when I first joined the Taiyi Sect, I did indeed report in detail the intelligence of various factions in the Chaotic Star Sea in order to divert the trouble to the east.

At the time, he thought it was just a minor trick, never expecting that the Taiyi Sect valued Luanxinghai so much, it was definitely not just about avenging Jin Kui.

"It's pretty much what I reported to you," said Old Ancestor Bai meaningfully. "Next, the Taiyi Sect will launch a large-scale invasion of the Chaotic Star Sea."

This sentence exploded like thunder.

Su Ning immediately realized that he had inadvertently become a pawn in the sect's expansion.

But what alarmed him even more was the question Bai Laozu asked next:

"Are you about to form your Nascent Soul? What is the success rate?"

The temperature in the cave dropped sharply.

Suning knew that if he answered this question even slightly wrong, he might not be able to escape unscathed today.

He answered truthfully, "Ancestor, I have the Nascent Soul Pill, the Supreme Divine Water, and the Supreme Dew. I am 70% certain of success."

"Five spiritual roots, seventy percent chance?" Old Ancestor Bai suddenly chuckled. "It seems the opportunity you've obtained is quite significant."

Suning's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.

It's really hard to fathom the existence of an ancient monster like Old Ghost Bai, who's been around for thousands of years...

Just as the atmosphere reached its peak, Elder Bai changed the subject: "The sect will do everything in its power to help you form your Nascent Soul. We will provide you with all kinds of rare and precious materials, Nascent Soul protectors, and powerful formations for protection."

Suning didn't dare to respond.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, especially for cultivators.

"If you successfully form your Nascent Soul..." The figure of the White Ancestor suddenly appeared in front of Su Ning, finally revealing his true appearance—a handsome young man. "I will accept you as a disciple. This way, you will also have a place in the Taiyi Sect."

This promise carries immense weight.

In the Taiyi Sect, being a Nascent Soul disciple signifies a transcendent status, to which even the sect leader must show deference.

But what Su Ning saw was a deeper calculation: what Old Ancestor Bai needed was a true prodigy.

"This disciple kowtows to thank the Ancestor for his grace." Su Ning immediately bowed deeply with great joy.

He couldn't refuse this deal, just as he couldn't refuse his master's dying entrustment back then.

As he left the cave, a sound transmission talisman floated into Su Ning's hand.

Unfolding it reveals Zhou Zhiruo's delicate handwriting: "Junior brother, I wish you a smooth Nascent Soul formation."

The mountain wind howled as Su Ning stood on the edge of a sheer cliff, gazing at the rising sun that was faintly visible through the sea of ​​clouds.

He suddenly realized that he was walking a tightrope more dangerous than the ring itself...

On one side was the attention of the Nascent Soul Ancestor, and on the other was the hostility of the sect leader and higher-ups, while beneath their feet...

But it was an abyss.

……

Inside the cave at the summit of Qingming Peak, seven jade boxes were placed in front of Su Ning.

Each box contained rare and precious materials that would cause cultivators from the outside world to fight tooth and nail: millennium-old jade marrow, nine heavens star sand, ten-thousand-year-old spiritual milk...

The most precious item was the palm-sized purple-gold gourd, which contained three drops of diluted "Mysterious Heaven Creation Dew"...

This is a private collection of Elder Bai, and even the sect leader rarely gets to see it.

"I didn't expect the Ancestor to be so generous." Su Ning lightly touched the gourd with his fingertips, feeling the power of creation contained within it.

Such a wondrous object, capable of reshaping meridians, is rare even in the spirit world.

He clearly remembered his master saying that the two saints of the Star Palace once traded an entire vein of spirit stones for a single drop of the Mysterious Heaven Creation Dew.

Of course, this is also the foundation of the number one immortal cultivation sect in the human world. As a rogue cultivator, it is absolutely impossible to have such treatment.

Immediately afterwards, a whooshing sound came from outside the cave.

Three figures landed in the courtyard; they were none other than the three Nascent Soul elders from the Battle Hall, Pill Cauldron Peak, and Sword Pavilion.

The leader, the Heavenly Immortal, expressionlessly tossed down a battle flag: "By order of the Ancestor, I will protect you."

Suning took the battle flag, which was ice-cold to the touch.

The flag is embroidered with a simplified version of the Taiyi Qingxiao Formation, the sect's signature formation.

Although its power is less than one-tenth of the original, it is more than enough to withstand ordinary Nascent Soul attacks.

"Thank you, elders." As Su Ning bowed, he keenly noticed the complex look in the eyes of the Burning Heaven Venerable.

It was obvious that his sudden rise had caught this Taiyi Sect leader off guard, and Su Ning's appearance had also disrupted the plans of Burning Heaven Master and Xuan Tianzi.

After the three elders left, Su Ning immediately activated the cave's protective barrier.

He took out the God-Slaying Spear and planted it in the center of the training room as the array eye, and then set up the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams Array and the Star Protection Array.

Finally, he put on the Thousand Illusion Mask to ensure that he would not be disturbed by external demons during the tribulation.

Three days later, at midnight, the star's power will be at its peak.

Suning swallowed the first auxiliary medicine—Wan Nian Ling Ru.

The cool liquid entered his stomach, instantly transforming into a powerful spiritual force that washed over his limbs and bones. He immediately activated the Star Origin Scripture and the Great Wilderness Technique, guiding this spiritual force to form a complete circulation within his meridians.

When the seventy-second cycle was completed, Su Ning suddenly opened his eyes, took out the Nascent Soul Pill, and swallowed it.

The pill melted instantly upon entering the mouth, and a surge of scorching heat rushed straight to the dantian.

Spiderweb-like cracks suddenly appeared on the originally smooth and flawless surface of the golden pill.

"It's now!"

Suning grabbed the Taiyi Divine Water and drank it all in one gulp.

The cooling medicinal power enveloped the shattering golden elixir, as gently as a mother caring for her unborn child.

The cracks in the golden core emitted brilliant starlight, gradually melting into a mass of liquid energy.

Nourished by the divine water of Taiyi, this energy slowly condensed into the outline of a three-inch-tall figure.

"Ugh—!"

The excruciating pain caused Suning to bend over.

The process of transforming the Golden Elixir into an Infant is like shattering and rebuilding the entire skeleton, with every inch of flesh and blood groaning in agony.

He trembled as he opened the Mysterious Creation Dew, and a drop of crystal-clear liquid landed on the tip of his tongue.

Suddenly, the excruciating pain transformed into a warm current.

The shattered meridians were reshaped by the power of creation, becoming more than three times wider than before.

The outline of the little figure inside the dantian became clearer, with facial features and limbs faintly visible.

Just as the nascent soul was about to take shape, the scene before Su Ning's eyes suddenly changed.

He found himself standing in the Star Palace Hall, with the Star Palace Saints sitting on jade chairs in front of him.

"Traitor!" Ling Xiaofeng shouted angrily, "How dare you steal the Star Palace's secret techniques!"

The oppressive force pressed down like a mountain, and Suning's knees creaked under the strain.

This is the inner demon tribulation—the most dangerous hurdle in the process of forming the infant.

Once the Dao heart is lost, at best one's cultivation will be completely ruined, and at worst one's soul will be scattered.

"Your conscience is clear." Su Ning gritted his teeth and straightened his back. "The 'Primordial Magnetic Divine Light' was personally taught to me by my master. How could I have stolen it?"

The illusion suddenly shifted.

Xuan Tianzi sat high on a cloud, coldly looking down: "Does a mere five spiritual roots deserve to form a Nascent Soul?"

Before he could finish speaking, a sword light pierced through Su Ning's dantian.

The excruciating pain was so real, yet Su Ning laughed instead: "If the sect leader were here in person, perhaps he could stop me from forming my Nascent Soul. A mere inner demon..."

He pointed his fingers like a sword, and a surge of lightning power pierced straight towards his brow. "Break!"

The illusion shattered like glass.

However, new scenarios follow one after another: the hustle and bustle of the modern city, the entanglements with his confidante Chen Xiaojun...

This is Suning's deepest memory, a fragment from another world.

“No… these shouldn’t exist…” Cold sweat beaded on Su Ning’s forehead.

Just as he was about to lose consciousness, he saw Jin Kui covered in blood.

“Su Ning, remember…” His dying master grabbed his hand, “You must help me avenge him…”

This scene was like a bucket of cold water being poured over my head.

Su Ning suddenly realized: "Even my master is a manifestation of inner demons!"

Sensing its master's danger, the God-Slaying Spear automatically flew up and pierced through the illusion.

In the real world, thunderclouds stretching for hundreds of miles have gathered above Qingming Peak.

The three guardian elders looked solemnly at the sky, where the thunderclouds displayed an unusual seven-colored hue.

"It's actually the Forty-Nine Thunder Tribulation." Venerable Burning Heaven clenched his fist. "And it's mutated."

Inside the cave, Su Ning felt a chill run down his spine as soon as he had shaken off his inner demons.

He didn't have time to check on the formed nascent soul, grabbed the Great Wilderness Seal and rushed out of the cave.

Almost simultaneously, the first bolt of lightning struck!
"boom!"

A bolt of purple lightning, as thick as a water bucket, struck the Great Wilderness Seal.

The star map lit up, and seven star pillars collided with the lightning, the resulting shockwave flattening half of the mountain.

Su Ning's tiger's mouth was split open, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, but his fighting spirit intensified, and he suddenly felt that his thunderous power had become even stronger.

At this moment, Su Ning suddenly realized that this was an opportunity to complete Lei Wanhe's "Five Thunder Orthodox Method".

The second way, the third way...

The thunderclaps grew increasingly frequent.

By the eighteenth step, cracks had already appeared on the Great Wilderness Seal.

Suning decisively put away his magic weapon and actually took the lightning strike head-on with his bare body!
"What is he doing?" the Sword Pavilion elder suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Su Ning stood atop the peak, his God-Slaying Spear pointing straight at the sky.

The lightning traveled along the gun shaft into his body, forming an electric grid on his skin.

This is a secret method recorded in the "Five Thunder Orthodox Method"—drawing thunder to refine the body.

Although Master Lei Wanhe is only a Core Formation stage cultivator, his imaginative ideas are truly amazing. This novel, "Five Thunder Orthodox Method," created by Lei Wanhe himself, definitely has great potential.

Each bolt of lightning tempered his physical body while simultaneously infusing the God-Slaying Spear with the power of heavenly tribulation, and Su Ning was also experiencing the true essence of lightning.

When the thirty-sixth bolt of lightning struck, an unexpected change occurred.

This bolt of lightning was blood red, and its power was the sum of the previous thirty-five!

The Heavenly Venerable's pupils constricted sharply: "This is actually the ultimate divine lightning of the Five Elements?!"

……

Just as the blood-red lightning struck, Su Ning's nascent soul suddenly opened its eyes.

The tiny figure forms hand seals, activating the star map within its body.

Seven natal stars emerged from the body, forming the Big Dipper formation in the sky.

"Desolate Starfield - Reversal!"

With a loud shout, the trajectory of the Five Elements Supreme Divine Thunder twisted strangely and was refracted into the sky.

At the same time, the God-Slaying Spear transformed into a stream of light and pierced into the thunderclouds, absorbing all the remaining calamity power.

The clouds dispersed and the thunder subsided, and a rainbow descended from the sky, enveloping Suning.

The nascent soul within his dantian solidified completely, its entire body as transparent as crystal, with specks of starlight flowing inside.

The moment the nascent soul opened its eyes, seven star pillars shot up from the top of Su Ning's head, forming a dazzling star map in the sky.

"It's done." Ten miles away in the clouds, the Nascent Soul stage expert, Old Ancestor Bai, nodded slightly.

His gaze swept over the gloomy-faced Xuan Tianzi, and he said meaningfully, "The Taiyi Sect is indeed due for a change of fortune."

On Qingming Peak, Su Ning felt the surging power of the Nascent Soul within his body.

The three-inch-tall Nascent Soul held a miniature God-Slaying Spear and practiced the moves of the Star Origin Scripture within his dantian.

Each swing of the gun resonates with the spiritual energy of the outside world.

He gazed toward the main peak, his eyes sparkling with starlight.

On the path of cultivation, yet another formidable barrier has been shattered. And the path ahead...

It's still a long way off.

The future cultivation world of the Great Jin Dynasty will definitely be their home turf...

...(End of chapter)