Immortality and cultivation begin with drawing talismans.

Chapter 185 Forming the Nascent Soul
"Someone has reached the Core Formation stage!"

The sudden strange phenomenon in the sky above Tianxuan City shocked countless cultivators who stared at the heavens in astonishment.

However, the cultivators of Tianxuan City have experienced this several times over the years, so they are not as shocked as they were at the beginning.

"Looks like they're cultivators from Han Family Fortress. I'm truly envious."

"You have no idea about the extraordinary phenomena that occurred when Master Su formed his core..."

Lin Chang'an, Lao Hu, and Yun Yao, seeing this scene, all showed expressions of envy.

"Old Lin, I believe that the three of us will have this day someday too."

Amidst Old Hu's hearty laughter, the sky above Tianxuan City was filled with ever-changing clouds.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth began to gather in large quantities.

Many spies from various sects, upon seeing this, merely sighed with envy before sending the information back to their respective sects via the Thousand-Mile Transmission Talisman.

……

Li Huo Palace.

"Why isn't this land tortoise dead yet? It's even trying to form a core again."

"Elder, please calm down. Let's be patient for now. In time, the entire Yue Kingdom will belong to our two major sects."

However, the First Elder of Li Huo Palace had a very unpleasant expression, because this time, in order to acquire more spiritual vein resources...

Xuancheng took advantage of the situation and retaliated by selling the goods to the Divine Sword Sect if he didn't pay the price.

"Fine! I'll watch this old tortoise die with my own eyes."

Finally, the Grand Elder of Li Huo Palace cursed under his breath, feeling relieved.

……

Divine Sword Sect.

"Another Core Formation in Tianxuan City? It's probably a cultivator from Han Family Fortress. Don't worry about it; at most, it's just a fake Core Formation."

"We have suffered a great loss in this transaction, allowing the Li Huo Palace to gain such a huge advantage. We should stabilize the situation for now and digest this, and we will definitely get our revenge in the future."

"The Elder is right."

The three Core Formation elders of the Divine Sword Sect nodded secretly, not taking the fact that someone else in Tianxuan City had reached Core Formation again to heart.

After all, with Tianxuan City and Xuanyin Pavilion retreating, the Yue Kingdom will belong to them in the future.

……

Xuan Yin Pavilion.

"Master, the phenomenon of Core Formation has reappeared in Tianxuan City."

"Hehe, this Master Lu is truly shrewd. He entered the game and gained so many benefits for free, and even helped his daughter complete the Core Formation and accumulate such a large fortune."

The elders of Xuan Yin Pavilion had a hint of envy in their eyes.

This is the advantage of independent cultivators.

Now, as the head of the Xuan Yin Pavilion, Fairy Ni Chang is filled with emotion.

The title of the First Rogue Cultivator, Master Lu, is well-deserved.

He truly dominated an era, and even as his lifespan was nearing its end, he could still influence the course of a nation's cultivation world.

……

However, while various forces received the news one after another, none of them took it seriously.

The protective array of Tianxuan City has been fully activated.

"Han Family Fortress has reached the Core Formation stage. Given the current situation, is it really necessary to make such a big show of it?"

As the three returned to their cave and were learning about the latest news from the Demon Beast Sea Abyss, they suddenly saw the activated mountain-protecting formation, which made Old Hu look puzzled.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an also had a bad feeling.

"Something's not right, Lao Hu. At this crucial time, the two major sects wouldn't be causing trouble, so why would they..."

"wrong!"

Suddenly, Lin Chang'an's expression changed drastically. Under his powerful senses, he suddenly felt a strange sense of dread.

"Old Lin, what's wrong with you!?"

"Brother Lin!"

Because of the cultivation technique he practiced and the powerful perception granted by his natal spiritual plant, Lin Chang'an immediately sensed this feeling.

Before Lao Hu and Yun Yao could react, a terrifying aura swept out, and their expressions changed drastically.

At this moment, all the cultivators in Tianxuan City felt this immense pressure.

Foundation Establishment cultivators were alright; aside from feeling lost and a sense of trepidation, they were able to remain calm.

However, the Qi Refining cultivators inside the city were not so fortunate. They clearly felt an immense spiritual pressure, and without exception, their breathing became rapid.

"Something's not right! This formation is blocking all divine sense; even the Thousand-Mile Transmission Talisman has lost its effect."

"Is this overwhelming aura still from the Core Formation stage?"

Suddenly, the vortex of spiritual energy gathered high above Tianxuan City surged, and a terrifying aura swept out, with lightning everywhere, enveloping the entire city.

At the same time, countless visible points of light appeared in the sky. These lights were colorful and flickered, but each one contained extremely pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth, making them dazzlingly beautiful.

On Tianxuan Peak.

Wu Yan and Song Tingfeng couldn't help but swallow hard, their expressions filled with shock.

"What! Didn't Master say he was preparing to pass away peacefully?!"

Upon witnessing this scene, Su Miaoyin's face flushed red and then turned pale with anger, her eyes wide open.

He lied to her, saying he was preparing to pass away!
Saying that she wanted to hear her father's name before she died brought tears to her eyes.

So, with this current momentum, is he about to reach the Core Formation stage?
Master Lu was already in the mid-stage of Core Formation, how could he possibly form another Core?

"What do you mean by mid-stage Core Formation? He's clearly already at the peak of Core Formation! From the very beginning, without even knowing when, this old man has been planning this day!"

Su Miaoyin gritted her teeth and spoke fiercely.

However, Wu Yan and Song Tingfeng, who were standing to the side, dared not say that.

After their initial shock, the two were overjoyed.

"Master is forming a Nascent Soul!"

Nascent Soul cultivators—you must know that even in the Demon Beast Sea Abyss, they are among the very top tier.

Not only the three of them reacted, but at the same time, countless cultivators in Tianxuan City who had witnessed the phenomenon of Core Formation also recovered from their astonishment.

"Is this still a phenomenon related to Core Formation?"

"Bullshit! Damn it, who gets a tribulation when they reach the Core Formation stage? Master Lu didn't come back for his daughter's Core Formation from the very beginning; he's clearly plotting for himself!"

"Good heavens! For me? Doesn't this mean that Master Lu is currently..."

"No mistake! First, news spread that someone had reached the Core Formation stage, causing the three major sects of Yue Kingdom to lower their guard, and then the protective mountain formation was activated to sever all communication..."

At this point, even a dog would know what Master Lu is doing.

Outside the cave, Lin Chang'an and the other two could not hide the shock in their eyes.

"Form the Nascent Soul!"

This time, Lin Chang'an's mind was buzzing, and everyone thought that Master Lu was about to die.

Who would have thought that it was the seemingly insignificant Master Lu who would ultimately bring about the change?

"It can't be wrong! It can't be wrong!"

At this moment, Lao Hu became even more excited, pointing tremblingly at the air where visible multicolored spiritual light and bursts of thunder appeared.

"Old Hu!"

"Hahaha, it turns out the ancestor wasn't lying. The celestial phenomena during the formation of the Nascent Soul really do produce such visible spiritual light, and this tribulation of lightning is no mistake."

Old Hu burst into excited laughter, tears streaming down his face.

No one knew the pressure he carried. Since he was old enough to understand, his parents had taught him that his ancestors were once powerful figures who were almost able to form a Nascent Soul.

He admired them when he was young, but as he grew up and his cultivation deepened, he gradually realized that perhaps his ancestors were just bragging.

Even his parents remained silent, believing that it was their ancestors who had embellished their reputation.

Otherwise, how could the Hu family have fallen to such a state?

As it turns out, this is all true.

In other words, the path they took was not wrong!

"My Hu family is no less than yours!" At this moment, Old Hu burst into laughter, not for himself, but for his deceased parents.

Now he can tell his parents that the legends from his ancestors are true, not just boasting.

"Form the Nascent Soul!"

Lin Chang'an and Yun Yao stared intently at the strange phenomenon in the sky, not daring to miss a single detail.

Before they even knew where their path to Core Formation was, they were about to witness the formation of a Nascent Soul.

The Yue Kingdom, one of the seven kingdoms, saw its first person achieve the Nascent Soul stage in hundreds of years.

Meanwhile, the turbulent and turbulent situation in the Yue Kingdom over the past few decades, once again in his mind, made Lin Chang'an realize something.

At that moment, he remembered what Blood Fiend Master had said.

Lu, the most untrustworthy person in the world...

"Just how long has this scheme been in the works...?"

At this moment, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine. He had offended someone in the Demon Beast Sea Abyss, and then news spread that he had been injured while hunting demon beasts.

After returning to Yue Kingdom, which was originally intended as a buffer, they ended up taking over Tianxuan City in a rather muddled way.

Looking at it now, this wasn't a haphazard affair at all; it was clearly a well-planned scheme.

Then, he repeatedly plotted to help his daughter achieve the Golden Core stage. Everyone thought that this True Person's lifespan was coming to an end. No one expected that True Person Lu would pull this stunt.

"It's not scary to plan for a hundred years to reach the Nascent Soul stage! What's scary is when this True Person Lu broke through in cultivation?"

The so-called mid-stage Core Formation cultivation level has been kept secret for hundreds of years!
"No wonder Blood Fiend Master harbored such deep resentment at the very end."

Lin Chang'an couldn't help but feel sorry for this Blood Fiend Master.

It's no wonder we lost to this guy.

But it's just frustrating.

The entire Tianxuan City is now sealed off by an array, meaning that no news can get out.

Adding to the earlier anomalies, it was clear that these spies were meant to spread the false news that someone in Tianxuan City had reached the Core Formation stage.

Then activate the mountain-protecting formation.

Even the three major sects would not doubt this in the slightest. At most, they would despise Master Lu for being timid and cautious, activating the mountain-protecting formation at this time.

Above Tianxuan City, thunderous energy surged, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth roared, forming a vortex of spiritual energy.

Because of the isolation created by the formation, those outside are unaware of the situation.

One day! Two days!

Those outside realized something was amiss; the protective array of Tianxuan City had actually lasted for so long.

"Look at Old Lin, things have changed again!"

Finally, the spiritual energy vortex above Tianxuan City suddenly began to expand, as if it were a compressed and then expanded to its maximum extent.

From tens of miles, hundreds of miles, and even thousands of miles.

At this moment, the protective array of Tianxuan City could no longer conceal this astonishing phenomenon.

……

Li Huo Palace.

The eldest elder, who had been waiting for Master Lu to kick the bucket, suddenly sensed something, his face turned ashen, and in shock and anger, he soared into the sky.

"This strange phenomenon in Tianxuan City!"

The three Core Formation cultivators from Li Huo Palace stared in astonishment at the celestial changes thousands of miles away.

Even within the sect, countless cultivators began to stir up trouble.

"Lu! Lu Wu... him!"

At this moment, the elder's lips trembled with fear.

At that moment, the words "Land Turtle" stuck in his throat.

After a long pause, the elder finally burst out cursing, "Damn it! Nascent Soul formation! We've all been tricked!"

They have already missed the best opportunity to interrupt.

Divine Sword Sect.

"Haha, I see, I see. We fought to the death, and all we got were a bunch of insignificant pawns..."

The late-stage Core Formation cultivator from the Divine Sword Sect burst into laughter, but his laughter was filled with admiration and helplessness.

In the world of cultivation, strength reigns supreme; schemes and tricks are never considered respectable.

"We're at a disadvantage, but the Fire Palace is at an even greater disadvantage."

One elder said viciously, "Li Huo Palace has purchased a lot of spiritual veins in Tian Xuan City. Do you dare to drive them away now?"

Xuan Yin Pavilion.

This astonishing phenomenon had already alarmed all the cultivators in the Yue Kingdom.

The fairy in the early stage of Core Formation stared at this scene in astonishment.

"Master, this is True Person Lu forming his Nascent Soul!"

The pale-faced elder's expression shifted constantly at this moment.

Some were angry at Master Lu for scheming against them and causing their Xuan Yin Pavilion to suffer such heavy losses, while others admired this rogue cultivator for actually making it this far.

However, there was more schadenfreude than anything else.

"Haha, Li Huo Palace, Shen Jian Sect, you thought you had won, but you all lost! You are all losers! The victory or defeat on the chessboard is just the surface; the real victory or defeat is outside the chessboard."

"Master!"

Looking at her laughing master, Ni Chang's expression showed some worry.

However, her master grabbed her wrist and solemnly said, word by word, in a deep voice:

"Shang'er! You must remember this scene. No matter how many schemes and tricks you have, they can never be brought to the table."

Strength! Only strength can change everything. You are the most talented successor in my Xuan Yin Pavilion for hundreds of years. You must cultivate diligently. And this True Person Lu, don't hold a grudge! Absolutely not!

The terrifying aura of forming a Nascent Soul made the three major sects not even dare to harbor any resentment.

Although cultivators outside the Yue Kingdom could not witness this extraordinary phenomenon, they all sensed the violent fluctuations in the spiritual energy of the world to varying degrees.

Especially cultivators at the Golden Core stage, even those thousands of miles away, cast their astonished gazes toward the location of the Yue Kingdom.

……

At this moment, the sky above Tianxuan City was filled with an endless expanse of five-colored rays of light.

The sounds of wind, rain, and thunder echoed within the glow of the sunset.

As the colorful clouds rolled down, accompanied by terrifying lightning tribulations, countless cultivators in Tianxuan City trembled in fear.

The monsters in the Cloud and Mist Mountains, in particular, trembled with fear.

Inside Tianxuan Peak.

At this moment, Master Lu, with his thin, elderly scholar-like appearance, had white hair and beard, yet his gaunt face shone with a luminous glow.

"Over six hundred years, all the geniuses and giants have turned to dust. Only those who live long can go further..."

It sounded like a voice from ancient times, but at this moment, Master Lu's eyes were closed, his face was rosy, as if he were asleep, and the voice came from above his head.

On the top of his head, there was a tiny baby about an inch tall, whose appearance was exactly the same as that of Master Lu.

The moment the nascent soul appeared.

The scenery outside, with its countless colorful clouds and terrifying lightning tribulations, receded like the tide.

In an instant, the sky over Tianxuan City cleared up completely without a cloud.

"Old Hu, do you think this is a success?"

Standing outside the cave entrance, watching the astonishing spectacle suddenly dissipate, Lin Chang'an was completely bewildered. This was the first time he had ever witnessed the formation of a Nascent Soul.

Old Hu, standing to the side, stared blankly and muttered in bewilderment, "Old Lin, if I had known, I would have been a local patriarch long ago."

His ancestors did have records of extraordinary phenomena related to the formation of the Nascent Soul, but the problem is that his ancestors failed!

Otherwise, how could he have ended up in such a state?

However, at that moment, a sudden surge of energy emanated from Tianxuan Peak.

A pure spiritual pressure aura arose.

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