txolops Chapter 414 Nascent Soul Formation
Chapter 414 Nascent Soul Formation
Chapter 414 Nascent Soul Formation
"Fairy Miaoyu? A direct descendant of the Joyful Elder?" Upon hearing this, the Ninth Elder's pupils contracted almost imperceptibly, and a hint of "surprise" appeared on his face. But his heart sank suddenly.
He naturally knew the name "Old Man of Joy," an extremely troublesome mid-Nascent Soul cultivator whose illusionary and seductive arts were unparalleled and impossible to defend against. His direct descendant, Miaoyu, was not only born with a seductive body but also received the true teachings, cultivating top-level seductive arts. Her success rate in condensing her Nascent Soul was indeed not to be underestimated.
If the Reverse Star Alliance were to gain another Nascent Soul cultivator on Silver Shark Island, the Star Palace's situation there would become extremely passive once the matter of the secret realm was resolved.
Silence fell over the hall once more. The Ninth Elder and Blood Fiend exchanged subtle glances, each with their own calculations, neither willing to yield and allow the other's forces to gain an extra Nascent Soul cultivator out of thin air.
The gray-robed cultivator surnamed Yan, who had been seemingly lost in thought and resting with his eyes closed, finally slowly raised his eyelids. He coughed lightly, as if he hadn't noticed the struggle between the two, and broke the deadlock: "Fellow Daoists, since both sides have suitable candidates and are unwilling to easily give away their resources, why don't we—establish a plan?"
The Ninth Elder and Blood Fiend both looked at him.
The cultivator surnamed Yan said slowly, "There are still about ten years until the next time the power of the restriction weakens and the most suitable time to break the Four Symbols Formation is reached. During these ten years, both families should rely on their own abilities to cultivate their chosen late-stage Core Formation cultivators. Whichever side's disciple can successfully condense their Nascent Soul first, we will use that side's newly promoted Nascent Soul to complete the fourth formation eye. What do you say?"
He paused, then slowly said, "Although the demon race in the outer seas is currently lying low, the Black Abyss Sea is making quite a stir. We don't have much time left. If we delay opening the Blood Pool due to internal strife and the demon race discovers it or gets there first, we will be in a very passive position. Opening the Blood Pool as soon as possible, increasing our strength, and dealing with the demon race is our top priority."
Upon hearing this, the Ninth Elder and Blood Fiend exchanged a glance, both seeing solemnity in each other's eyes. However, they had to admit that the cultivator surnamed Yan's suggestion was currently the most "fair" and the most unavoidable solution.
"Very well, let's do as Fellow Daoist Yan says." The Ninth Elder spoke first, his voice steady, "Ten years is the time limit, each according to their own destiny."
"Hmph, ten years it is." Xue Sha snorted coldly, which was taken as agreement. He had already begun to plan how to mobilize the resources of the Reverse Star Alliance, and spare no effort to ensure that Miao Yu could successfully form her Nascent Soul within ten years.
Just as the two were about to get up and return to their respective posts to make arrangements, plotting how to squeeze out potential and plunder resources to forcibly "force maturity".
A Nascent Soul cultivator—
"Um?"
The three of them almost simultaneously changed their expressions, turned their heads, and looked in a certain direction outside the main hall.
It wasn't that they were deliberately probing, but rather that a strange, overwhelming fluctuation of spiritual energy was faintly emanating from that direction, like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples to spread rapidly. Even through layers of restrictions, these Nascent Soul cultivators could sense it.
"Another junior has condensed their Golden Core? This time the commotion seems to be bigger than usual." Xue Sha frowned impatiently. In recent years, Golden Core cultivators have emerged one after another on Silver Shark Island, and the phenomenon of Golden Core formation is commonplace, so he has become somewhat numb to it.
"That's not right." The Yan-surnamed cultivator, who had been indifferent all along, suddenly shot out two sharp, almost tangible beams of light in his eyes. He abruptly stood up, his gaze fixed on the direction from which the fluctuation came. For the first time, a clear emotional fluctuation appeared on his face, a mixture of surprise, astonishment, and a hint of indescribable joy.
"The scale of this gathering of spiritual energy—it's far beyond anything a Core Formation phenomenon can achieve!" The cultivator surnamed Yan's voice carried an unusual urgency. "Someone is condensing their Nascent Soul! And—it seems they've reached a crucial stage, triggering the spontaneous gathering and resonance of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!"
"Condensing a Nascent Soul?!"
"Who is it?!"
The Ninth Elder and Blood Fiend were both speechless, their faces filled with disbelief. On Silver Shark Island, there was absolutely no way that those late-stage Core Formation cultivators could trigger a Nascent Soul celestial phenomenon at this moment, without any warning!
Sensing that the scale of the disturbance in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth far exceeded that of the Core Formation stage, the Ninth Elder, Blood Fiend, and the cultivator surnamed Yan almost without thinking, their figures flickered and disappeared from the main hall like ghosts.
The next moment, three streaks of light of different colors appeared on the outer edge of the central area of Silver Shark Island, atop a precipitous mountain peak that overlooked most of the island.
The three stood side by side, their clothes fluttering in the sea breeze, their eyes sharp as lightning, all fixed on the area where Mingyue Tower was located, dozens of miles away.
Above Mingyue Tower, the once clear sky has now been replaced by a surging, multicolored "spiritual energy tide" that covers an area of hundreds of miles!
The five elements of heaven and earth's spiritual energy—red, gold, cyan, blue, and yellow—seemed to be summoned from all directions.
From the depths of the earth's veins and the heavens above, they converged wildly, intertwining, colliding, and merging to form an enormous, slowly rotating vortex of five-colored spiritual energy!
"That place—it seems to be the location of a Core Formation stage power on the island called Mingyue Tower." The Ninth Elder narrowed his eyes, his powerful divine sense sweeping over the area like invisible tentacles, a look of reminiscence on his face.
Upon hearing this, Xue Sha raised a red eyebrow, turned his head to look at the Ninth Elder, and asked in a deep voice, "Ninth Elder is familiar with this Bright Moon Pavilion? Do you know which talented person in the pavilion has condensed a Nascent Soul at this moment? They are truly hiding their abilities well."
His tone was probing. The Ninth Elder could recognize this unremarkable Core Formation force so immediately; could it be that he had some prior connection with the person who had condensed their Nascent Soul?
The Ninth Elder remained unmoved and calmly said, "I wouldn't say I'm familiar with it; I've only heard it mentioned occasionally by my subordinates. This building was founded by a female cultivator who calls herself 'Fairy Bright Moon.' She's skilled in talisman making, especially famous for her unique 'Beast Soul Talisman,' which is quite powerful and popular among low-level cultivators. That's all I know."
"Oh? So, could it be that Fairy Mingyue is condensing her Nascent Soul?" A hint of doubt flashed in Xue Sha's eyes.
He usually either secluded himself for arduous cultivation or was busy competing for secret realms and fighting against the demon race, so he didn't pay much attention to these small and medium-sized forces on Silver Shark Island.
The Ninth Elder slowly shook his head: "As far as I know, that Fairy Mingyue's cultivation is only at the early stage of Core Formation, and she hasn't shown herself in recent decades. However, I've heard that she seems to have a master, whose whereabouts are elusive and mysterious, rarely appearing in public. This time, the one who triggered the Nascent Soul celestial phenomenon is most likely this mysterious master." He quickly recalled Ling Yuling's slightly curious and evaluative tone when she mentioned this matter years ago.
"Huh? Something's not right!" The cultivator surnamed Yan, who had been observing silently with a slight frown, suddenly exclaimed. His eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp, eagle-like light as he stared intently at the huge five-colored spiritual energy vortex in the distance. His voice was filled with disbelief and astonishment.
"Sense carefully the composition of the elements at the center of that spiritual energy vortex! What this person is stirring up is not a tide of spiritual energy of one or two elements, but—a genuine resonance of all five elements!"
"The Five Elements Spiritual Energy? Could it be—" Upon hearing this, the Ninth Elder and Blood Fiend were first stunned, then suddenly realized what was happening, and their expressions changed drastically at the same time!
The two quickly composed themselves, raising their spiritual senses to the limit to carefully analyze the subtle differences in attributes contained within the massive vortex of spiritual energy.
When a cultivator advances to the Nascent Soul stage, they can draw upon the convergence of the five elements of spiritual energy. However, the spiritual power subsequently infused into the Nascent Soul body corresponds to the cultivator's spiritual root attribute.
A moment later, the color drained from their faces, and their eyes were filled with the same horror and disbelief as the cultivator surnamed Yan!
"Five—five spiritual roots? How is this possible?" Blood Fiend roared in a low voice, his tone distorted with extreme shock.
As a Nascent Soul cultivator, he was intimately familiar with the basics of cultivation. The Five Spiritual Roots were notoriously considered "pseudo-spiritual roots," their cultivation speed so slow it was almost despairing. Reaching Foundation Establishment was already a stroke of luck, and those who formed the Core were extremely rare; as for condensing the Nascent Soul—
In the clearly documented history of cultivation in the Chaotic Star Sea, only in the ancient era when spiritual energy was abundant are there any fragmentary records.
For a moment, the three Nascent Soul stage monsters, who could cause earthquakes with a stomp of their feet in the Chaotic Star Ocean, were collectively speechless, staring intently at the enormous vortex of spiritual energy in the distance that was slowly rotating and changing in five colors.
Unlike the three Nascent Soul cultivators who were more shocked and bewildered.
At this moment, the low-level cultivators within the range of the five-colored spiritual energy tide, which covers an area of dozens of miles and whose pressure is growing heavier, are experiencing much more pain.
The sky seemed to have turned into an inverted, multicolored giant bowl, pressing heavily on everyone's heart.
The spiritual energy in the air became unusually violent and viscous, as if it had turned into an invisible swamp. Foundation Establishment cultivators were horrified to find that the magical artifacts they usually used with ease were now extremely sluggish and difficult to control precisely, let alone fly away on them. It was already difficult enough to keep their balance and avoid falling from mid-air.
The Qi Refining stage cultivators were in an even worse state, their faces pale and sweating profusely. They could only desperately circulate their cultivation techniques and mobilize the meager magical power within their bodies to resist the terrifying spiritual pressure that was pressing in from all directions like a mountain. Many of those with shallow cultivation were even forced to lie prostrate on the ground, unable to move.
These cultivators, who had lived on Silver Shark Island for many years, were already used to the "Core Formation Celestial Phenomenon," and were even somewhat numb to it. But this strange phenomenon before them, far exceeding the scale of the Core Formation Celestial Phenomenon, resonating with the five elements of spiritual energy, and exuding an awe-inspiring power, was something that anyone but a fool could guess—someone was condensing a Nascent Soul!
After the initial shock, a mix of complex emotions spread among the lower-level cultivators.
Some people looked excited, clenching their fists, thrilled that the human race was about to gain another Nascent Soul Ancestor, adding more strength to the fight against the demon race; but more people were filled with uncontrollable envy, and even a trace of jealousy.
Especially those cultivators who pride themselves on their exceptional talent but have been stuck at a bottleneck for many years and whose path to enlightenment is fraught with difficulty, gazing at the magnificent celestial phenomenon and feeling the suffocating spiritual pressure, felt as if a bottle of mixed emotions had been spilled in their hearts, sour and unbearable, wishing that they themselves were at the center of the celestial phenomenon, receiving the baptism of heaven and earth, and striving to break through to the supreme Dao!
Near Mingyue Tower, in a small but elegantly decorated shop that mainly sells and customizes Buddhist ritual implements.
A female cultivator, dressed in a light green, waist-cinching long dress, with delicate and gentle features and a tranquil temperament, was leaning against the window on the second floor, staring blankly at the main building of Mingyue Tower, which was shrouded in five-colored spiritual light in the distance.
This woman was none other than Liu Su, the Fairy Liu, whom Luo Ming had met once when he first arrived in the Chaotic Star Sea to participate in a small exchange meeting at the Golden Green Cave. She was skilled in weapon crafting and came from the Liu family, a renowned family of weapon crafters.
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