Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Li Ye's cultivation this time has taken several decades.

This is not considered long for a Nascent Soul cultivator.

But quite a few things happened during this period.

During this period, the descent channel reached its limit and was closed.

The connection between the two worlds was severed.

Although the ancient Huan Realm's forces possess profound resources, due to the burden of their own world, these resources cannot be truly transformed into actual combat power.

It is far inferior to the situation in the human world where there are Nascent Soul Venerables in charge.

During the contact between these two realms, only a few managed to enter the human realm, while the vast majority were blocked behind the descent passage.

They relied less on force and more on sacrificing certain interests to obtain the conditions for entering the human realm.

The Holy Star Sect was one of the very few forces that used force to break through the defensive line, thus entering the Central Plains and establishing a stable foothold.

Even so, they would still face considerable exclusion from all sides in Zhongzhou. Although they have a better cultivation environment, the situation is still somewhat difficult.

But no one expected that the Holy Star Sect had somehow made contact with the Southern Frontier. Relying on the exchanges with the Heavenly Profound Sect and the Six Desires Sect, and with the presence of the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator Xingchenzi, they managed to gain a firm foothold.

Subsequently, Meng Jingde of the Tianxuan Sect and Bai Minghua of the Liuyu Sect both attempted to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Meng Jingde died from the tribulation of spiritual energy, while Bai Minghua barely survived the tribulation and thus ascended to the realm of the God Transformation!
Upon receiving this news, Li Ye felt a deep sense of melancholy.

The difficulty of breaking through lies not only in personal training, but also in the obstacles posed by nature.

Meng Jingde had been planning to reach the Nascent Soul stage for many years, and finally obtained the opportunity of the Sacred Star Sect in the Ancient Huan Realm. However, he ultimately failed due to the Tribulation of Spiritual Energy, which allowed cultivators to further enhance their ability to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

If it weren't for Li Ye's ability to neutralize the calamity's power through the [Purity] attribute, his defensive measures would also have reached the fifth rank.

Upon hearing this news, he will probably still have to find other ways to resist the calamity before considering a breakthrough.

As for Bai Minghua...

After Yu Mengjingde died under the heavenly tribulation, he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage in one fell swoop. Immediately, the righteous path declined and the demonic path grew stronger in the entire Southern Frontier. The righteous forces were squeezed and suffered repeated defeats.

Although the Tianxuan Sect still had its foundation, it had fallen into decline under these circumstances and could no longer compete with the Six Desires Sect. After several attacks, its decline was almost visible to the naked eye.

Although Meng Jingde and Bai Minghua were like-minded people who joined forces to deal with Wu Youzhu and pursued the path of becoming a god together.

But such friendship lost its meaning with Meng Jingde's death.

Although Bai Minghua did not personally take action, he did not show any mercy when the Six Desires Sect was expanding.

They simply didn't push things too far, preserving some of the foundation for the Tianxuan Sect.

If even the Heavenly Profound Sect met such an end, then the fate of other righteous forces is self-evident.

Many of these forces even sought out Li Ye, hoping to gain his protection and elevate him to the position of the new leader of the righteous path in order to stop Bai Ming's demonic influence.

However, Li Ye had already gone into seclusion at that time and did not receive any guests, so he did not interfere in the matter at all.

As a result, rumors circulated in the cultivation world of Southern Xinjiang that he dared not face Bai Minghua's demonic power and used the pretext of seclusion to become a coward.

Li Ye, who regularly tended the spirit fields and harvested spiritual essence, treated these rumors as mere amusement during his cultivation.

What's wrong with him, a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, being unwilling to directly confront a Deity Transformation Venerable?
Is this something really shameful?

These people want to use him as a pawn; they're probably brainless!
Perhaps because Li Ye showed no reaction, Pingyang Mountain continued to operate as usual.

Even the Six Desires Sect treated Pingyang Mountain, which was far away and whose influence spanned the Southern Frontier and the East Sea, with courtesy, and many of their actions did not affect them in the slightest.

These rumors circulated for a while, then subsided and there was no further activity. With the righteous side losing its support and tacitly admitting defeat and retreating, the situation stabilized once again.

In fact, Li Ye had been waiting for Bai Minghua to come to his door during this period.

Although he has not yet broken through, he has already made preparations for a battle against the Nascent Soul demon cultivator.

However, even after the situation stabilized and the demonic path completely gained the upper hand in the Southern Frontier, Li Ye did not see Bai Minghua appear.

It's unclear whether he still harbored reservations or was willing to give Li Ye a chance to try and break through, waiting for the outcome before making further plans.

Meanwhile, the Tianxuan Sect secretly sent Li Ye a handbook about the experience of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, as well as a letter left by Meng Jingde.

The simple statement refers to the planning and preparations made before the breakthrough.

If he fails to break through while Bai Minghua succeeds, then this letter should be sent to Li Ye to help him break through to the Nascent Soul stage, thereby counterbalancing the demonic path and preserving the foundation of the Tianxuan Sect.

These demands are not excessive. After all, once Li Ye breaks through, he cannot possibly abandon the enormous benefits of the Southern Frontier. This process will naturally conflict with Bai Minghua, and protecting the stability of the Tianxuan Sect is merely a convenient matter.

Now that Li Ye's Nascent Soul cultivation has reached its peak, it is time for him to take this step.

………………

Pingyang Mountain.

Unbeknownst to them, the mountain gate formation had quietly reached its peak, with lush vegetation covering the mountains and billowing blue clouds in the sky.

The starlight within is condensed.

It directly corresponds to the starry sky, as if it could draw down the starlight from the heavens at any time and transform it into real power.

Among these stars, the six stars of the Southern Dipper and the seven stars of the Northern Dipper are the clearest.

As they operate, the vitality and death they represent constantly shift and resonate with the vegetation in the mountains, creating a unique artistic conception.

This unprecedented change immediately made the disciples in the mountains realize something.

It is said that when Meng Jingde and Bai Minghua were undergoing their breakthroughs, they were both guided by celestial radiance...

As the only force left to contend with Bai Minghua after Meng Jingde's death during his tribulation, any movement in Pingyang Mountain is closely watched by all parties.

This great formation is in motion, transforming into stars, and has the potential to draw in starlight, so it must be transmitted far and wide immediately.

Before long, the entire Southern Frontier knew that Li Ye was about to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

This situation is too ostentatious and does not conform to Li Ye's usual style of doing things. However, with Meng Jingde and Bai Minghua preceding him, the arrangement of drawing on the power of the stars is really hard to conceal.

He stopped caring about it.

Under the tribulation of becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator, anyone who dares to approach will only be caught in the crossfire and die, so there's no need to worry about anything going wrong.

Even if Bai Minghua were to come in person, he could only watch helplessly as he broke through!
As the stars moved to the most suitable time according to his calculations.

That night, the sky was filled with dazzling stars.

The sky above Pingyang Mountain was cloudless, and the celestial sphere within the grand formation was perfectly aligned with the stars in the heavens, shining brightly.

Sitting atop the mountain, Li Ye looked up at the starry sky, his eyes filled with admiration for the beautiful scenery.

When the calculated time arrived, he leisurely withdrew his gaze.
"let's start!"

Li Ye flicked his finger, and the formation activated.

The stars twinkled overhead, and the ritual instantly connected with the celestial bodies, causing a brilliant starlight to cascade down from the heavens like a long river, pouring over the lush, verdant mountain! (End of Chapter)