Wanfa Daojun, starting from the Little Cloud and Rain Technique

Chapter 805 Triple Sword Intent
Five-colored auspicious clouds rose into the sky, flew out of the protective array of Crimson Flame Peak, and stopped directly in front of the direction in which the sword light had flown.

The five-colored deer was still in its transformed state, and Ji An did not want the beast to be disturbed in any way, even in the slightest.

The sword technique is too swift and flamboyant, which may cause unnecessary shock.

In an instant, Li Haoran switched from a state of rapid running to a state of stillness, his back ramrod straight, and he cupped his hands in greeting:

"Greetings, True Lord. I have adjusted my condition to its best and am preparing to go into seclusion on Chaoyang Peak tonight to begin my attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul realm."

"Very good, when we meet again, you should address him as Lord Haoran."

Ji An smiled happily. The Daoist essence that the stone tortoise gained from the Nascent Soul Tribulation was far superior to what it gained from the Golden Core Tribulation.

"Haoran was able to break through so quickly thanks to the True Lord's great favor. He may be at your service in the future."

Li Haoran said sincerely that the cultivation techniques and pills were provided by the other party, either directly or indirectly.

"You flatter me. We are fellow disciples and should help each other through thick and thin."

Ji An smiled broadly. A swordsman is a man of his word. If the other party made such a promise, he would really be willing to fight alongside him.

Zhenyue Zhenjun and the other person promised to owe him a favor, but this transaction has already repaid a lot of that favor, and now that favor has been transferred to Li Haoran.

Li Haoran placed his hand on his chest, nodded heavily, and then spoke:

"After discussion, the sect decided to exchange the Nascent Soul Pill from the True Lord for 1.6 million merit points. Junior Sister Zhang Yi will come to pay the merit points in a few days."

"Haha, after discussing for so many days, you've finally come to a conclusion."

By the way, how many merit points did you spend to exchange for the Nascent Soul Pill?

"The total cost was 1.7 million, and the pills must be used at Chaoyang Peak."

Li Haoran replied that the Qi-cultivating pill, the Golden Elixir pill, and the Nascent Soul pill are all strategic resources, and all of them must be used on Chaoyang Peak. Only the Foundation Establishment pill does not have such strict regulations.

"The sect made 100,000 merit points by reselling it, which is much easier for them than for me."

Ji An muttered to himself, "But this is also a characteristic of the merit system. 'Profits' are used to support the operation of the sect, and many duties require compensation."

He used to take on many mandatory tasks, but after becoming a Golden Core cultivator, such tasks became fewer, and now no one can assign him any mandatory tasks.

Li Haoran maintained his smile, took out a jade box with a spirit-sealing talisman on its surface, and black energy swirled inside.

"True Lord, this is a seed I obtained from a True Demon during my battle in the Central Continent. I don't know if it will be of any use to you."

Ji An took the jade box, glanced at it, and then put it into the Cave Void Stone. "I'll try it out later. It's too windy here. Let's go down to the Cold Pool for a chat."

Li Haoran waved his hand, "No need for that today. I was thinking of thanking you in person before my breakthrough, and I need to rush back to Chaoyang Peak to recuperate."

The world of gourds.

Ji An took out the jade box shrouded in demonic energy, opened it, and used hand seals to condense the escaping demonic energy into a ball, then activated the Azure Lotus Heart-Burning Flame to ignite it.

He discovered that inside were two cashew-shaped seeds with brown outer skins and a spider-like pattern on each.

The wisps of demonic energy emanated from the patterns, dissipating slowly yet continuously.

"Can this thing even be grown? And what's the point of growing it?"

Ji An was in a dilemma. He sensed the life force of the seed and found that it was at the fourth-grade low level.

Not knowing the effects of spiritual plants, he dared not plant them rashly. If he contaminated the spiritual veins, it would be a big problem. Besides, planting them wouldn't be of much use anyway.

However, the seeds can be preserved and may come in handy sometime.

He found a jade box engraved with a sealing array, put the seed in it, and then put an ordinary jade box over it, affixing a third-grade top-quality spirit-sealing talisman.

He didn't put the box into the Void Stone, but instead placed it in a storage bag, handed it to A-Yun, and instructed her:
"Put it away separately and check it every day to see if there is any leakage of demonic energy."

Ayun took the storage bag and walked towards the cabinet not far away.

Five days later, as night deepened, thunderclouds rolled across the sky above Chaoyang Peak.

Ji An gazed at the sky, his expression solemn.

Although he believed that Li Haoran had a high chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, he still couldn't help but worry.

When he broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, he used all his means to withstand the final Purple Heaven Divine Lightning that descended.

Sword cultivators are too extreme, only attacking and not defending. They are okay when facing enemies, as they can use sword escape to evade them.

When faced with a tribulation of lightning, there is no way to dodge, avoid, or escape. The only option is to use one's natal flying sword and all the knowledge gained in life to fight against fate and seize that sliver of hope.

Not only was he nervous, but all the Golden Core cultivators in the sect held their breath, as it was an undeniable fact that sword cultivators lacked defensive means.

Lin Qiubai pressed his hand to his chest. In the darkness, no one noticed that his knuckles had turned white from the force he was exerting.

The first wave of chaotic divine lightning struck, and the sword intent transformed into water, forming waves that surged upwards like an inverted waterfall.

The lightning, before it could fully descend, was completely dissipated, and the waves conjured by the sword intent surged skyward. "Hiss!"

The onlookers gasped in astonishment, then roared out in unison, expressing their deepest admiration.

Others tend to avoid lightning tribulations, walking on thin ice, but sword cultivators dare to use offense as defense. The lightning tribulations are merely a test, and all difficulties and dangers bow down under their swords.

Lin Qiubai clenched his fist and swung his arm, "Good!"

He was emotional, as if he were the one who had cleaved through the lightning tribulation.

The soaring sword intent enraged the lightning tribulation, and the chaotic divine lightning descended once more. Li Haoran responded to the changing situation with unchanging tactics, using the same moves and posture to cleave the lightning falling from the heavens.

All the disciples who witnessed this scene roared once again. The power of the sword cultivator shocked their hearts. They believed that as long as Li Haoran successfully broke through, many disciples would want to enter Yingyue Peak to cultivate.

Compared to the layman watching the spectacle, Ji An was much more relaxed at this moment. He discovered and felt much more from his observations and the tremors coming from afar.

Li Haoran possesses a metal-elemental body, and his magical power naturally carries the aura of metal, which is a unique advantage.

The opponent can relatively easily comprehend the profound meaning of the Metal element, transforming the hardened steel into the softest silk, and the sharpest edge into the Yin, and since metal generates water, the sword intent can transform into waves.

When the water is still, it is calm and undisturbed, all its power is contained and it only shows weakness. When yin reaches its extreme, yang is born, and stillness transforms into movement, chasing waves for thousands of miles.

The waves continued to build momentum, eventually creating even bigger waves.

Li Haoran's seemingly simple sword strike contained two layers of change, with Yin and Yang shifting three times.

Moreover, Ji An also glimpsed that the fourth Yin-Yang transformation was being perfected. If it succeeded in creating one more transformation, the sword intent would undergo a third change, transforming from Taiyin water into Shaoyang wood.

From this perspective, the path Li Haoran took was one sword that gave rise to myriad laws, and then all laws returned to one, naturally reaching the realm of breaking through all laws with a single sword.

Ji An nodded secretly, 'It's the same path I've taken, though different in destination.'

The path he followed was "the cycle of the five elements and the return of all laws to one," which was essentially the same as the other party's path.

As Ji An predicted, Li Haoran safely passed through the Chaos Tribulation, with only the final wave of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning remaining.

Success brings life and a lifespan of three thousand years; failure brings death, and hundreds of years of arduous cultivation are destroyed in an instant, with all one's cultivation returning to heaven and earth.

If you overcome it, the world will be vast; if you don't, you will die and your soul will perish. This shows just how cruel the path to immortality is.

The tribulation clouds lowered, and half the sky turned purple. At this moment, a dark cloud flew in and lay across the tribulation clouds.

Before the storm clouds had even settled, nature was already ablaze with lightning and thunder, with strong winds and torrential rain.

It's unclear whether this is meant to celebrate the new True Monarch or toll a death knell for cultivators with Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

Blue and white lightning illuminated the night sky as if it were daytime, and raindrops could be seen forming lines, like millions of ribbons hanging down, while purple lightning descended from the sky at the same time.

The greatest sound is silent; the world falls silent, as if time has been paused.

Many disciples felt a noticeable pause in the world, followed by a convergence of thunder, torrential rain, and whistling wind, which engulfed them like a torrent.

Lin Qiubai felt a pair of icy hands suddenly grip his heart, the coldness spreading to his limbs and bones. The powerful aura of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder pierced through the rain and poured into his chest.

All this commotion did not disturb Ji An in the slightest. He stared intently at Chaoyang Peak, knowing that success or failure hinged on this moment.

The sword intent transformed once again into a silver galaxy flowing upstream. The surging metal element energy transformed from Geng metal to Xin metal, and then Yin and Yang harmonized to form Gui water. The still water condensed into an abyss and then transformed into Ren water, flowing downstream in layers.

The Purple Heaven Divine Thunder was much thicker than the Chaos Divine Thunder. The surging sword intent was blocked. As the water slowed down, the Ren water turned into Gui water again. The power of the thunder was about to crush the sword intent and pour down.

The sword intent changed again, and with the growth of water and the flourishing of trees, the silver river of sword intent transformed into rising emerald water.

Ji An immediately noticed this subtle change and clapped his hands, laughing loudly:

"It's done!"

As the Yin transforms into the Yang, the inexhaustible power of the Wood element is about to be unleashed. Unless the purple lightning can destroy the River of Sword Intent in one fell swoop, Li Haoran's breakthrough is unstoppable.

The Purple Heaven Divine Thunder was powerful, and the River of Sword Intent was forced to retreat step by step. However, the thunder was now like water without a source, and in an instant, the offensive and defensive positions were reversed, with green blossoms rushing into the sky.

The clouds dispersed, the fog lifted, the wind ceased, and the rain stopped. A full moon radiated its serene light, illuminating the vast mountains.

Lin Qiubai excitedly rode away on his sword light, eager to check on his disciple's condition as soon as possible, since he was about to become the master of a Nascent Soul True Monarch!
The stone tortoise returned to his side and sank into his dantian. Ji An laughed loudly a few times, then rode the clouds to the sky above Chaoyang Peak and glanced at Li Haoran from afar.

He found the other person to be in good spirits, and although he had injuries, they were not fatal.

His gaze alerted the other party, and Li Haoran looked over and bowed in greeting.

Ji An nodded slightly, clasped his hands in greeting, and then rode away on auspicious five-colored clouds, flying towards Ningcui Cliff.

The other party still has many things to do, such as stabilizing their realm and constructing their nascent soul dharma form, which are all urgent matters. It's not too late to talk after everything on their end has stabilized.

In the following days, the sect was abuzz with talk of Li Haoran's breakthrough to True Monarch. The story of how his sword intent cleaved through the lightning tribulation that night was so awe-inspiring that everyone was captivated by the powerful force.

(End of this chapter)