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After parting ways with Han Li, Su Ning did not immediately return to the Taiyi Sect of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Reaching the Divine Transformation Realm is a crucial step for cultivators to undergo a complete transformation and connect with the heavens and earth, requiring thorough preparation.

But there was one thing that remained unresolved in his heart: the Chaotic Star Sea.

In the present day, under the management of his concubine Ling Yuling, the Star Palace in the Inner Star Sea has been completely subjugated to the Taiyi Sect and is in good order.

However, the vast and boundless alien sea remains a paradise for monsters, especially the dragon clan under the Golden Dragon King, which is powerful, unruly, and always a huge potential threat.

As the saying goes, how can one tolerate another person snoring beside one's bed?

Suning has been able to tolerate them until now for two reasons: firstly, its previous focus was on Dajin and Tiannan, and secondly, it needed a suitable opportunity.

Now that we are about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, we must not allow any unstable factors to exist in the rear.

It's time to completely eliminate the hidden dangers of the alien sea, bring this rich ocean under our complete control, and gather the final resources for our path to godhood.

He quietly returned to the Chaotic Star Sea through the teleportation array without alerting Ling Yuling, and then set off alone into the depths of the outer star sea.

His goals were clear: first, to collect enough high-level spirit stones to prepare for his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage; and second, to take advantage of the situation to eliminate those disobedient transformed demons, especially the Golden Flood Dragon King.

On this day, he was flying through the air, heading to Thunder Sky Island, which was famous for producing thunder-attribute spirit stones.

Suddenly, the sky over the sea ahead changed dramatically, with dark clouds looming overhead, lightning flashing and thunder roaring, as if the end of the world had arrived!

Two terrifying auras, beyond description, collided violently, creating towering waves thousands of feet high!

Su Ning's pupils contracted, and he immediately concealed all his presence, stealthily approaching.

In the distance, between the sea and the sky, two enormous creatures were locked in a fierce battle!

One of them resembles a giant tortoise, with sharp spikes on its back and shrouded in dark black mist. Its roar shatters the void—it is none other than the ancient true spirit Rahu!
The other one has the body of a fish and the wings of a bird, and its size is unknown. When its wings are spread out, it can cover the sky and the sun. It is the ancient true spirit Kunpeng that is as famous as it!
These two true spirits, who only exist in legends, are fighting to the death here for some unknown reason!
Each collision between them caused space to collapse and the laws to become disordered, their power far exceeding that of a battle between Nascent Soul cultivators!
Su Ning watched with a pounding heart, but at the same time, her eyes gleamed.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe, and it's a chance for the two sides to fight while the third party benefits!

He patiently lay in wait, like the most experienced hunter.

Finally, when both sides were exhausted and covered in blood, their strength waning, Suning made its move!

He appeared behind Luo Hou like a ghost. At this moment, Luo Hou's attention was entirely on Kunpeng, and he had no idea that such a terrifying hunter was hiding nearby!
"Kill the gods - break the void!"

The spear, imbued with all of Suning's power, pierced through the relatively vulnerable junction between Luo Hou's neck and tortoise shell without any resistance!
A terrifying aura of destruction surged into its body in an instant, frantically destroying its life force!

"Awooo—!" Rahu let out a deafening roar of pain, struggling to fight back, but was tightly entangled by the heavily injured Kunpeng.

Suning showed no mercy, and the God-Slaying Spear frantically devoured its life essence and soul!

In a short while, this ancient spirit perished completely amidst resentment and anger!
Then, Su Ning excitedly and quickly put away Luo Hou's demon core, which was equivalent to an eleventh-level demon beast at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

Seeing this, the You Tian Kunpeng on the other side also showed fear in its huge eyes and struggled to flap its wings to escape.

However, Suning would not allow it to leave.
He leaped into the air, his powerful divine sense transforming into invisible shackles, which, combined with the intimidating power of the God-Slaying Spear, coldly declared: "Submit, or die!"

At this moment, You Tian Kunpeng was at its last gasp. Feeling the murderous aura and killing intent on Su Ning's body that were even more terrifying than Luo Hou's, as well as the gray spear that made its soul tremble, it finally let out a mournful cry, lowered its proud head, and offered up a wisp of its life blood.

Suning put away the Soul Blood with satisfaction, and from then on, he had gained another terrifying spirit beast at the peak of level eleven!
He also took the remains of Luo Hou (true spirit materials are extremely rare) and a natal feather of the You Tian Kun Peng that had fallen off during the battle and contained spatial power.

After this battle, the God-Slaying Spear absorbed most of the essence of Rahu's true spirit, causing its power to surge once again, and the spear spirit that was being conceived became even more solid.

After a short rest, Suning continued his journey to Thunder Island.

Without any hesitation, he directly extracted several high-grade lightning spirit stones that had been nurtured for many years in the spiritual vein beneath the island, and happened to encounter Master Miaohe, who was cultivating on the island.

Master Miaohe had a grudge against Su Ning. Seeing his domineering attitude, he was about to reprimand him, but Su Ning's cold gaze swept over him, and he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave!

"Senior Su..."

"Noisy!" Su Ning didn't even bother with words. With a casual flick of his God-Slaying Spear, a gray light flashed, and Master Miaohe and his nascent soul instantly turned into ashes, their form and spirit annihilated!

After collecting the Thunder Spirit Stones, Su Ning immediately headed to another renowned and prosperous island—Azure Spirit Island.

This island is known for producing high-grade wood and water-attribute spirit stones.

However, as soon as Su Ning set foot on Biling Island, he sensed a domineering aura that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he discovered the barbarian bearded man, who had disappeared for many years, in an extremely secluded cave!
At this moment, the bearded man seemed to be still recovering from his old injuries, or perhaps he was practicing some kind of secret technique; his aura was somewhat fluctuating.

But he never expected to encounter Su Ning, this nemesis, here!

"Barbarian, it's true what they say, you never know where you'll meet someone in life." Su Ning's voice was like a cold wind sweeping through a cave.

Barbarian Beard's expression changed drastically, and he abruptly stood up: "Su Ning! You..."

Before he could finish speaking, the God-Slaying Spear, carrying overwhelming murderous aura, pierced right in front of him!

Barbarian roared and unleashed the Heaven-Supporting Demon Art, his whole body radiating golden light, but in the face of the greatly enhanced God-Slaying Spear, his defense was as flimsy as paper!
"Pfft!"

The spear tip easily pierced through his protective magical light and went straight through his chest!

The terrifying malevolent energy instantly destroyed all his life force!
"You...you're so ruthless!" The bearded man's eyes were filled with resentment and disbelief.

Just as the nascent soul tried to escape, it was firmly locked in by the suction force of the God-Slaying Spear and instantly devoured.

After searching his cave, Su Ning indeed found the complete jade slip of the "Heavenly Demon Art" technique, as well as the treasures collected by the barbarian bearded man throughout his life, including a large number of rare and precious materials needed for body refining. It was another windfall.

It wasn't that Suning was heartless; it was simply that Barbarian Hu Zi's lifespan was coming to an end, making him a highly unstable factor.

Suning now considers the Chaotic Star Sea its headquarters, so it's impossible for them to allow any unsafe elements to exist there.

Just as Su Ning was satisfied and preparing to leave Biling Island and return to the Inner Star Sea, his divine sense detected violent battle fluctuations erupting in the distant sea.

It appears that the demon race is launching a large-scale attack on a group of human cultivators' ships.

Su Ning didn't want to meddle, but when his divine sense swept over the object heavily protected by the demon race and radiating astonishing spiritual light, his gaze froze instantly...

It turned out to be a top-grade spirit stone of extremely high quality, which had just been mined from a hidden mineral vein!

This item has a tremendous effect on his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage!
The demon cultivator who led the group, with golden horns on his head and a menacing aura, was none other than his old acquaintance—the Golden Flood Dragon King!

"It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to you effortlessly!" Su Ning sneered, and with a flicker of his figure, he disappeared from the spot.

The next moment, he descended upon the center of the battlefield like a god, and in the horrified gazes of the Golden Flood Dragon King and all the demon cultivators, he snatched the top-grade spirit stone into his hand!

"Su Ning! It's you! Put down the spirit stones!" The Golden Flood Dragon King was startled at first, then flew into a rage, revealing part of its true form as it pounced!

"I've been waiting for you!" Su Ning's eyes were filled with killing intent, and the God-Slaying Spear emitted a joyful hum as it went straight for the Golden Flood Dragon King!

Enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Although the Golden Dragon King is strong, how can he be a match for Suning now?
Moreover, the God-Slaying Spear has just devoured Rahu, making it incredibly powerful!

A massive battle erupted on the sea, but it did not last long.

In the end, Suning pierced through the Golden Flood Dragon King's dragon scale defense with a single shot, pinning it to death in the towering waves!
Without hesitation, he dug out the Golden Flood Dragon King's level ten demon core and swallowed it on the spot!
The vast and pure demonic power exploded within his body in an instant, and he quickly absorbed it by circulating the "Brahma Saint True Demon Art" and the "Ming King Technique". His physical strength and blood power instantly soared to a terrifying level, and it felt as if a giant dragon was roaring within his body!
At the same time, he extracted the resentful and unwilling soul of the Golden Flood Dragon King and injected it into the God-Slaying Spear, replacing the relatively weaker weapon spirit.

The God-Slaying Spear's malevolent aura surged once more, and a ferocious golden dragon phantom could be faintly seen swimming on its shaft, adding three more points to its power!
The remaining demon cultivators were already terrified and scattered like birds and beasts.

Su Ning didn't even glance at them. He put away the corpse of the Golden Flood Dragon King. You should know that the Golden Flood Dragon King was a treasure from head to toe. Holding that top-grade spirit stone, he transformed into a stream of light and fled towards the Inner Star Sea.

After this battle, the alien sea monster race suffered heavy losses of its top combat power, especially with the fall of the Golden Flood Dragon King. Without a leader, the group could no longer pose a threat.

With overwhelming force, Suning eliminated its worries in one fell swoop and accumulated the final capital for its transformation into a top-tier company.

Now, everything is ready. All that is needed is to return to Taiyi Sect so that I can go into seclusion and attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, which countless cultivators dream of!

……

Outside Biling Island, the sea breeze still carried a faint smell of blood.

Su Ning hovered in the air, holding a twisted and struggling phantom in his hand...

It was the remnant soul of the barbarian.

His face was expressionless, and his incomparably powerful divine sense, like the most precise scalpel, brutally invaded his body, scavenging all valuable information.

A moment later, a look of understanding flashed in Su Ning's eyes. He casually crushed the wisp of remnant soul, causing it to completely dissipate into the world.

“Five Dragons Sea… I see.” He murmured to himself.

From the fragments of Barbarian Beard's memories, he learned that after the destruction of the Star Palace Twin Saints, the top forces of the Reverse Star Alliance, such as Six Paths Extreme Saint, Wan Tianming, and Wan Sangu, had already fled to the distant and chaotic Five Dragon Sea through secret channels and established a foothold there. They clearly had no intention of returning to the dangerous Chaotic Star Sea.

"Fine, since you've wisely fled, I'll spare your lives for now," Su Ning sneered.

The Five Dragons Sea is extremely far from both the Chaotic Star Sea and the Great Jin Dynasty, separated by numerous treacherous sea obstacles, so it is indeed not a concern in the short term. The primary task at present is to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, not to create unnecessary complications.

He took one last look at the alien sea that had completely terrified him, then his figure blurred, transforming into an almost invisible streak of light as he sped towards the Tianxing City in the Inner Star Sea.

……

Tianxing City, the forbidden area of ​​the Star Palace.

Ling Yuling was meditating in the quiet room, her body surrounded by spiritual energy, her aura already at the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm!

Thanks to the massive resources provided by Suning and the overall stability of the Star Palace, her cultivation progressed extremely rapidly.

Suddenly, she sensed something, opened her beautiful eyes, and saw the figure she had been longing for quietly appear in the quiet room.

"Suning!" Ling Yuling stood up in surprise.

Su Ning looked at her, a gentle smile in his eyes, and nodded approvingly: "Not bad, mid-stage Nascent Soul, solid foundation, you haven't disappointed me."

He stepped forward, grasped Ling Yuling's slender hand, and said in a solemn tone, "Yuling, the hidden dangers in the Outer Star Sea have been eliminated, and the overall situation in the Chaotic Star Sea has been settled. Now, I am ready for everything and am about to go into seclusion to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. You possess the Star Spirit Body, which is of vital importance to my breakthrough. Come back to the Taiyi Sect of the Great Jin Dynasty with me."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yuling's delicate body trembled slightly, and her eyes shone with immense excitement and determination.

She knew what this day meant for Suning and understood the responsibility she bore.

"Yes! I'm all prepared!" She nodded vigorously. "Whether you succeed or fail, Yu Ling will always be by your side!"

Su Ning smiled with relief and said, "To be on the safe side, I have prepared another layer of protection. Song Yu from Luoyun Sect has also formed her Nascent Soul, and she will assist me in breaking through the barrier."

Ling Yuling's eyes flickered slightly, but she quickly regained her composure.

She already knew of Song Yu's existence and understood that in the face of such a major event as breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, more strength meant a greater chance of success.

She was not a jealous woman; she knew what was important.

“Okay,” she replied simply, making her stance clear.

Without much delay, Su Ning, along with Ling Yuling, returned directly to the Taiyi Sect of the Great Jin Dynasty via the ultra-long-distance teleportation array.

The news had already been relayed back.

At this moment, the Taiyi Sect was already on high alert!

The atmosphere throughout the sect was extremely solemn and dignified.

The three Nascent Soul Ancestors, Ancestor Bai, Ancestor Ziyang, and Ancestor Zhang, personally emerged from seclusion and took charge of the main peak of Taiyi!

The sect's protective formation was fully activated, its radiance flowing and slowly drawing in spiritual energy from all around.

All disciples were instructed not to make any noise or move around at will. Elders from each peak took turns on duty, and the number of patrol teams was several times greater than usual, making the security extremely tight.

Suning is aiming for godhood!

This is the most important matter for the Taiyi Sect right now, as it concerns the sect's fortune for the next few thousand years!
Old Ancestor Bai personally selected the Ascension Platform, the place with the richest spiritual energy in the sect and closest to the core of the spiritual vein, as Su Ning's place for seclusion.

This platform is where generations of Taiyi Sect predecessors attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, and it is equipped with countless ancient formations for gathering spiritual energy, calming the mind, and providing protection.

Su Ning led Ling Yuling and Song Yu, who arrived later, into the core cave of the Ascension Platform.

Inside the cave, everything was already prepared.

The ground was engraved with a complex spirit-attracting array, and the surrounding walls were inlaid with countless high-grade spirit stones, including the top-grade spirit stone that Su Ning brought from the outer star sea as the array's core!

Various calming and soothing sandalwood and pure jade are scattered throughout the corners.

Su Ning sat in the center of the formation, while Ling Yuling and Song Yu sat on either side to assist the formation's core, forming a triad of positions.

"let's start."

Su Ning took a deep breath, his gaze becoming incredibly profound and calm.

He first adjusted himself to his peak condition, then took out the three Nine Transformation Yuan Pills and swallowed them one by one!

The immense medicinal power dissipated, frantically refining and compressing his already vast and boundless magical power, making his nascent soul dazzling and radiant, as if it were composed of pure energy.

Then, he swallowed the Golden Flood Dragon King's level ten demon core!
His terrifying blood energy and demonic essence erupted, but were forcibly refined and absorbed by the "Brahma Saint True Demon Art" and the "Ming King Technique". His physical body crackled, and golden light and dragon scale patterns faintly appeared under his skin. His blood energy surged like the sea, laying a solid physical foundation for coping with the Heavenly Tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage.

Subsequently, he devoured various rare pills and elixirs that helped him break through bottlenecks, as if they were free.

When his magical power, physical body, and divine consciousness all accumulated to a certain critical point, Su Ning formed hand seals and shouted in a low voice, "Activate the formation! Spirits, come!"

boom--! ! !
The entire formation of the ascension platform suddenly activated!

The spiritual veins of the Taiyi Mountains were fully activated, and the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth flowed into the cave like rivers flowing into the sea, forming a visible vortex of spiritual energy that surged into the cave and was poured into Su Ning's body through the great formation!
Ling Yuling and Song Yu also simultaneously activated their cultivation techniques. Ling Yuling's Star Spirit Body emitted a hazy starlight, guiding the power of the stars to fall and merge with the spiritual energy, forming a special energy that was more easily absorbed and surged into Su Ning's body. This greatly calmed his violent magical power and enhanced his connection with the heavens and the stars.

Meanwhile, Song Yu, with his pure Yin energy from the Nascent Soul stage, harmonized the fierce and restless energy within Su Ning's body caused by taking large amounts of medicine and devouring demon cores, bringing it to a state of balance.

Outside the cave, the celestial phenomena had already begun to change dramatically!
The clouds above the entire Taiyi Mountain range seemed to be stirred by an invisible giant hand, forming a huge vortex of spiritual energy covering an area of ​​thousands of miles!
At the center of the vortex, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the wind and clouds surged, as if an ancient behemoth was about to awaken!

The vast might of the heavens descended, causing all the disciples of the Taiyi Sect to feel their hearts tremble, yet also filled with boundless anticipation.

"It has begun!" The three elders, including the White Ancestor, hovered in the air, their expressions extremely solemn, personally protecting him.

Inside the cave, Su Ning's nascent soul began to undergo mysterious changes under the infusion of endless energy, as if it were about to break free of some kind of shackles and merge with heaven and earth.

His divine sense spread infinitely, sensing the fluctuations of the laws.

However, reaching the realm of Divine Transformation is defying the will of Heaven.

The backlash from the laws of heaven and earth also followed!

Boom!

The first tribulation of Nascent Soul—the Tribulation of Inner Demons—descended silently!

Countless illusions, obsessions, and past regrets surged like a tide over Suning's soul.

However, Su Ning's Dao heart was as firm as a rock, and with Ling Yuling's starlight protecting his primordial spirit and Song Yu's primordial Yin energy calming his restlessness, coupled with the fact that he had previously taken pills such as the Infant Nourishing Pill and the Profound Ice Pill to resist inner demons, although the inner demon tribulation was fierce, he eventually broke through it one by one!

Immediately afterwards, an even more terrifying Five Elements Thunder Tribulation crashed down!

Heavenly lightning of the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—were intertwined to form a net of destruction, slamming fiercely towards the ascension platform!

Rumble!
The entire main peak of Taiyi was trembling!

The mountain-protecting array flashed with brilliant light!

Su Ning stood up and rushed out of the cave to meet the heavenly lightning!
He did not use the God-Slaying Spear, but relied on his incomparably strong physical body and the divine power of the "Ming Wang Jue" to withstand the baptism of heavenly lightning!

The lightning exploded on his body, but it couldn't really hurt him. Instead, it further tempered his physical body and magical power!
Then Su Ning released the massive Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain, which he then completely refined, using various body-refining techniques to integrate it into his body.

Ling Yuling and Song Yu below did their best to maintain the great formation, providing him with a continuous stream of support.

After the eighty-one Five Elements Heavenly Thunders, although Su Ning's clothes were somewhat torn, his aura became even more refined and powerful!
The final hurdle – the Tribulation of Vitality!
The spiritual energy between heaven and earth became violent, backfiring on him and attempting to assimilate and decompose him!

Su Ning sat down cross-legged and began to fully circulate his cultivation technique. The nascent soul in his dantian frantically formed hand seals, devouring the surging spiritual energy of heaven and earth like a black hole, and forcibly refining and compressing it!
This is an extremely dangerous process. If it is not controlled, one will be assimilated by the primordial energy of heaven and earth, and die and perish.

But Suning was too well prepared!

The foundation is too solid!

Top-grade spirit stones, Nine-Transformation Yuan Pills, Rahu Demon Cores, Star Spirit Body Assistance, Dual Cultivation Harmony...

All the forces merged perfectly at this moment, helping him to forcefully take control of the situation!
After an unknown amount of time, he finally tamed the last wisp of violent energy and absorbed it into his body.

The world suddenly fell silent!
The vortex of spiritual energy that covered thousands of miles slowly dissipated, and a sky full of rosy light emerged, ethereal music played, and sweet rain fell from the sky!
A vast and peaceful aura, yet imbued with supreme majesty, slowly emanated from Su Ning's body, enveloping the entire Taiyi Sect!
His nascent soul had disappeared and merged perfectly with his physical body. His consciousness was extremely clear, and he could clearly feel the power of the laws flowing between heaven and earth. With every move he made, he could draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!

Nascent Soul stage! Success!
"Congratulations to Elder Su on advancing to the Nascent Soul stage! The path to the Great Dao is now within reach!"

Led by Elder Bai, all the disciples of the Taiyi Sect, no matter where they were, bowed deeply in the direction of the Ascension Platform with great excitement, their voices resounding throughout the heavens!

Ling Yuling and Song Yu, though exhausted, looked at the god-like figure in the sky with excitement and pride.

Su Ning slowly opened his eyes, and it seemed as if he could see the birth and death of stars and the rotation of the universe in his eyes.

He felt an unprecedented surge of power within him, and a smile finally appeared on his lips.

After many years and countless hardships, he finally stood at the pinnacle of the human world!
Having achieved the status of a deity, the path to the spirit world has begun beneath my feet.

Meanwhile, the Taiyi Sect of the Great Jin Dynasty also welcomed its own Nascent Soul stage ancestor with unparalleled combat power!

...(End of chapter)