Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 378 Xuan Shengxiao

"Now that your inner demons are over, the tribulation lightning is about to begin... Fortunately, for you, the most difficult hurdle has already passed, and the tribulation lightning is just a piece of cake..."

A voice appeared in Zhan Hongxiu's mind; it was none other than Old Turtle!

Zhan Hongxiu is a woman of great destiny. When her magical power and supernatural abilities reached the peak of the Core Formation stage, she could withstand dozens of moves from a Nascent Soul stage monster...

Even just taking out the Thunder Transformation Treasure she obtained by chance, along with the fourth-grade high-quality tortoise shell, would be enough to help her survive the mere Nascent Soul Tribulation.

Upon hearing this, Zhan Hongxiu immediately formed hand seals and returned her nascent soul to her dantian.

Then, a purple jade token appeared in her hand. It was a lightning-repelling treasure that even Nascent Soul stage monsters would covet—the Lightning Control Token!

In addition, the fourth-grade high-quality tortoise shell, after being refined by her, has now transformed into a dark shield, which also appears above her head.

With a clear whistle, Zhan Hongxiu soared into the sky like a proud phoenix, enduring nine layers of lightning tribulation.

In an instant, the thunderclouds dissipated, and the sky cleared with brilliant light...

With her red sleeves spread wide, she stood proudly amidst the clouds, like a celestial being...

To low-level cultivators, a Nascent Soul stage monster is indeed a god.

"That goddess... no, the Nascent Soul cultivator..."

"She looks familiar!"

"It seems to be the former master of Sancai Market—the venerable Zhan Hongxiu!"

Many cultivators knelt down, saying, "Greetings, Venerable One! Congratulations on your successful Nascent Soul cultivation! Your path to immortality is now within reach..."

Several elderly cultivators were filled with shock: "A rogue cultivator reaching the Nascent Soul stage, Venerable One, is truly a legend in our Xiaohuanhai cultivation world!"

Zhan Hongxiu's lips curled slightly: "A reward!"

With a casual flick of her wrist, hundreds of mid-grade spirit stones rained down, including a few high-grade ones. If it weren't for the Nascent Soul stage monster watching nearby, the rogue cultivators would have been tempted to kill and plunder.

Zhan Hongxiu didn't pay much attention and went straight back to her cave to begin refining her nascent soul and consolidating her cultivation.

Her return to Xiaohuanhai to condense her nascent soul was mainly to avoid trouble, in addition to the belief that "returning home in wealth and honor is like wearing brocade at night."

It's like a criminal who, after being wanted by the authorities, wants to hide in the deep mountains and forests, preferably the deep mountains and forests of his hometown...

Of course, there is another key reason!

"Now that I have condensed my Nascent Soul, and my influence is so great, that person will surely get the news... Perhaps they will come to see me?"

She had a lot to say to that Island Master Fang.

And it wasn't just Zhan Hongxiu, but also Gui Lao!

"Old Turtle... have you truly let go of what happened back then?"

After practicing her internal energy, Zhan Hongxiu couldn't help but ask the old turtle a question.

"Hmph! Let go? I've never let go. But can you beat that person? Even if you could, would you be willing to do it?"

Old Turtle snorted in response.

Zhan Hongxiu fell silent.

Old Turtle, however, said with exasperation, "You were so badly deceived by him, he practically played you like a puppet, and you don't even want revenge?"

"He...he may have had his own difficulties, and he has never harmed me; on the contrary, he has saved me several times..." Zhan Hongxiu whispered.

"Alas... Therefore, I have no choice but to give up. After all, I am but a remnant soul, what can I do?"

The old tortoise said, "Now my only wish is to make the Thunder Sound Palace and the Water Moon Palace pay the price... and then support you to become a god, to ascend with you, to follow in the footsteps of Venerable Fuyu, and to see him one last time. Then I will die without regrets..."

"This matter requires that person's intervention, and even more so, the items he obtained in the Purple Palace... I don't know how much Nascent Soul foundation and experience he acquired... but there must be some, and we can trade for it later..."

"A stroke of luck in trading?"

Zhan Hongxiu asked in surprise, "Old Turtle, you're actually confident you can secure such an opportunity?"

"Hehe, having an elder in the family is like having a treasure. This is the most valuable thing I possess... If that kid can't produce something that can impress me, he won't get even a sliver of it..."

"Old Turtle said smugly."

……

The eye of the vast ocean.

"To determine the proper timing of the seasons, to follow the harmony of heaven and earth, and to use celestial phenomena to regulate yin and yang..."

"The nature of the Great Yi, the Huang-Lao school of thought, the matter of the furnace fire, truly has a basis, seven returns and nine transformations, the meeting of the infant spirit, cultivating day and night, the work of forming the elixir..."

Fang Qing was so engrossed in alchemy that he had completely forgotten about the outside world.

Until this day.

Rumble!

Many medicinal liquids converged beneath the water dragon, faintly condensing into the nascent form of a pill.

Above the heavens, countless spiritual energies surged forth, and as if enraged, they transformed into dark thunderclouds!

"As expected... the 'Nurture Pill' will attract pill lightning!"

Fang Qing laughed heartily, letting the medicinal energy overflow, and a pillar of light shot into the sky.

Such unusual phenomena would naturally attract nearby cultivators and demonic beasts.

However, with Ah Da, Ah Er, and the puppet controlled by the second Nascent Soul, it was naturally enough to solve the problem...

Boom!

A bolt of azure lightning crashed down, its target being the 'Nurture Pill' that was not yet fully formed!

In the "Tianshui Danjing", this is called the "Tribulation of Elixir Formation"!

If an alchemist is not careful, he will lose everything.

Faced with this scene, Fang Qing simply extended his right hand calmly.

His right hand was fair and delicate, seemingly without a single pore, and now it radiated a faint golden light, like a Buddhist kingdom in his palm, blocking the path of the thunderbolt.

Click!

A bolt of lightning struck, which he forcefully withstood using his mid-grade fourth-tier physique. He was then somewhat disappointed: "It's about the same as the Nascent Soul lightning tribulation, or even slightly weaker..."

"Fine, I've already got a rare opportunity to ask questions, why would I want more?"

Fang Qing closed his eyes, as if he had transformed into a wisp of water vapor, a drop of morning dew, rising from the sea, turning into a drizzle, and falling into countless rivers...

Snap! Sizzle!

One bolt of lightning followed another, and after six bolts, they quietly dissipated, three fewer than the lightning tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage.

Fang Qing suddenly opened his eyes, vaguely sensing that his cultivation had advanced to a higher level.

"What a pity...it was too short. Fortunately, I can still refine pills later..."

"But my cultivation level is still only at the Purple Mansion Perfection stage... It would be difficult for me to catch up with those immortals and envoys."

"Perhaps... we should still look forward to the Nascent Soul Tribulation?!"

His eyes were like an abyss, and the light from the [Zhenshui] mark between his brows shone even brighter.

Although he mainly studied the Dao of [Ji Shui], it seems that due to his previous conversion of his [Zhen Shui] supernatural powers, or perhaps due to his ability to draw inferences from one another, Fang Qing now has a completely new understanding of the three [Zhen Shui] supernatural powers: "Position Approaching the Abyss", "Fish in the Abyss", and "Transforming into Clouds".

In particular, I gained even greater insights from the ancient text, the "Dragon Transformation Scripture":

"【Zhenshui】, also known as 'Great Ocean Water'... implies the rising and changing of water. Although the supernatural power 'Leaping the Dragon Gate' fits this description, it leans towards the demon race and the physical body... ultimately lacking a bit of mystical power!"

"Its superior divine power should be 'Mysterious Ascension to Heaven,' which would be the true essence... and have a concise and comprehensive effect!"

"Leaping over the Dragon Gate" focuses only on the ascension and transformation of demons, while "Mysterious Ascension" is the true transformation of water-based beings!

"Moreover, if we consider the mystical transformations and the pursuit of gold through ascension... this 'Mysterious Ascension' divine power might be the core of all the divine powers in the [Zhenshui] Dao. A method for seeking gold could be compiled based on this..."

"Tsk tsk... The Canghai Sect has truly declined; they've even lost their fundamental divine ability for seeking gold..."

Fang Qing sighed, a chill running down his spine: "Perhaps... it was intentional on the part of some powerful figure? To ensure that the Canghai Sect loses its fundamental divine ability for seeking gold, so that it can never produce a Golden Core True Monarch again..."

He shook his head, made hand seals simultaneously, and began to collect the elixir.

The sea eye swallowed up a great deal of spiritual energy, the wind and clouds in the sky dissipated, and only a colorful sunset fell.

puff!

A pill flew out and landed straight in Fang Qing's hand; it was a 'Nurture Pill'!

"A single pill has been successfully made... Sigh, it's been a while since I've refined any, I'm a bit rusty."

He sighed and carefully put the "Nurture Pill" into a blue jade bottle. This was a rare and precious elixir that even top powers would fight tooth and nail to obtain.

"Next, after consuming a few more fourth-tier essence pills, I can attempt to break through to the late Nascent Soul stage... Indeed, the path of Qi cultivation is unstoppable; with enough resources, even a pig can become a deity!"

Fang Qing always balanced work and rest. After refining the "Nurture Pill", he planned to go out and rest for a while before seeking a fourth-level cave to continue his arduous cultivation.

Inside the Frozen Cave.

He glanced at Ah Da and Ah Er and noticed that both of them had a bloody aura about them.

"What happened?"

"Reporting to Master, there were cultivators spying nearby, but we have already dealt with them..."

Ah Da and Ah Er answered respectfully.

"I see……"

Fang Qing, too lazy to ask further, communicated with the 'Dao Sheng Zhu' through his consciousness: "It's been over a year since I started refining pills. I wonder how things are outside?"

"Hmm? Things are really getting turbulent..."

He glanced around and found that the Qi Path was relatively normal. Even though there were undercurrents, his own pieces couldn't reach that level.

However, in the cultivation world of the East Sea, the remaining forces of the Xuanzhong Sect were wiped out. Then, Zhong Lingxiu followed Old Monster Tianshuang to the Demonic Alliance and was assigned to the Shuiyue Palace...

"And... Xiao Huanhai, Zhan Hongxiu has already condensed her Nascent Soul?"

Fang Qing was somewhat surprised, but not too surprised.

After all, Zhan Hongxiu possesses the opportunity to condense her nascent soul, such as the "Nascent Soul Pill," and is a woman of great fortune; sooner or later, she will achieve the Nascent Soul stage.

But this speed is indeed quite astonishing.

"Judging by the timeline, it took approximately fifty-five years? To go from the early stage of Core Formation to the early stage of Nascent Soul? That's only five years slower than my fifty years to reach Nascent Soul..."

"Did she return to the Lesser Universe Sea to condense her Nascent Soul for refuge, or does she have another purpose?"

"Hmm, this woman has remained on Tianxin Island since she condensed her Nascent Soul... she's probably terrified Cui Zhe!"

Fang Qing understood this quite well. After a cultivator first forms a Nascent Soul, they usually need to go into seclusion for a year or several years to consolidate their cultivation and refine their Nascent Soul.

With the current resources of Xiaohuanhai, it's really not enough to attract the attention of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

"Well, this woman probably wants to see me... so I'll go see her then."

He chuckled lightly, casually raised his hand, parted the void, and stepped into it.

With his current status as a Grand Master, he can travel much faster in the Great Void, and returning to the Lesser Universe Sea won't take much time at all...

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