txolops Chapter 148 Some Preparations Before Nascent Soul Formation!
Chapter 148 Some Preparations Before Nascent Soul Formation!
Lin Chuan put away the Void Shuttle, changed into the Concealing Spirit Cloak, and concealed his aura to the extreme before quietly landing on the island.
After venturing dozens of miles into the island, a valley appeared ahead.
The valley was deep and secluded, with a light mist swirling at its entrance. Lin Chuan activated his Mystic Eyes and, through the mist, saw the scene inside the valley.
A huge, emerald-green python was coiled on a boulder deep in the valley.
The python was tens of feet long and as thick as a water bucket. Its entire body was emerald green, and its scales gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the sunlight.
Its eyes were closed, as if it were asleep, but the demonic aura emanating from its body was so intense that it almost solidified.
Level 8 Azure Serpent!
Around the boulder it occupies, several small black grasses grow.
The grass was only about a foot tall, with narrow, long leaves, completely black, and emitting a faint, exotic fragrance.
Demon-accompanying grass!
Lin Chuan was overjoyed. He held his breath and quietly approached.
His concealment skills were already superb, and with the added enhancement of the Hidden Spirit Cloak, the Azure Python was completely unaware of him.
One inch, two inches, three inches...
Finally, Lin Chuan reached the side of the Demon-Companion Grass. He carefully reached out and dug up several Demon-Companion Grasses, roots and all, and put them into the jade box.
all the best!
However, just as he was about to leave—
"Human, how dare you trespass into my territory!"
A deep, cold voice suddenly echoed through the valley!
Lin Chuan's expression changed, and he retreated rapidly!
The Azure Python suddenly opened its eyes, its vertical pupils flashing with a cold, eerie green light as it stared intently at Lin Chuan!
The next moment, a flash of light appeared!
The enormous python suddenly shrank and transformed, turning into a human figure in the blink of an eye—a middle-aged man dressed in a green robe, with a sinister face, vertical pupils, and the characteristics of a demon race.
"Spare your life!"
He raised his hand and waved it, and a beam of eerie green light shot out, heading straight for Lin Chuan!
Without saying a word, Lin Chuan activated the Void Shuttle at full power!
With a flash of silver light, he was instantly sent flying hundreds of feet away!
"Trying to run away?"
The transformed demon sneered, then transformed into a streak of green light and gave chase!
Two streaks of light, one after the other, sped across the vast sea!
Behind him, streaks of eerie light kept attacking. Lin Chuan dodged left and right, relying on the terrifying speed of the Void Shuttle to narrowly avoid them one by one.
"Damn human, you can't escape!"
An angry roar came from behind.
Lin Chuan ignored him and focused all his energy on maximizing his speed.
One thousand miles, two thousand miles, three thousand miles...
After chasing for thousands of miles, the roaring sounds behind them gradually faded into the distance.
The Azure Serpent finally gave up the pursuit—further ahead would lead it into the territory of other transformed demons.
Lin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, but dared not be careless. He circled around several times to make sure no one was following him before cautiously returning to his cave.
……
Inside the cave, Yuan Yao was cultivating. Seeing Lin Chuan return safely, her anxiety finally subsided.
"Brother Chuan, are you alright?"
"It's nothing." Lin Chuan smiled slightly, took out the jade boxes, and said, "The Demon-Companion Grass is in hand."
Yuan Yao looked at the black herbs with admiration in her eyes.
Now, all the materials needed for the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng Pill have finally been gathered.
……
Next came the alchemy.
Lin Chuan did not throw the entire Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng into the pot at once—that would be too wasteful, and if it failed, the losses would be enormous.
He carefully extracted the ginseng essence from the Nine-Bend Ginseng three times, taking only a small portion each time.
After three times, the once crystal-clear ginseng became somewhat withered, but its foundation remained intact and its life was not in danger.
Then, he began to refine elixirs.
The first attempt failed.
The second attempt failed again.
Lin Chuan was not discouraged. He carefully reviewed the reasons for the failure and adjusted the heat, proportions, and timing of the blending.
The third time, finally—
"Buzz..."
A soft humming sound emanated from the alchemy furnace, and a rich medicinal fragrance filled the air.
The furnace lid was opened, and nine golden pills, each the size of a longan, lay quietly at the bottom of the furnace.
The Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng Elixir is complete!
……
Now, Lin Chuan is a fake infant cultivator.
With the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng Pill in hand, and having previously refined the remnants of the Heaven-Mending Pill to improve his spiritual root aptitude, he should be able to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
But he knew there was still one more hurdle—the tribulation of inner demons.
The inner demons that arise during the Nascent Soul stage are extremely dangerous. At best, they cause a decline in cultivation; at worst, they lead to death and the dissipation of one's cultivation.
Although the wondrous illusion of the Void Heaven Palace allowed him to experience a "miniature" version of the Heart Demon Tribulation in advance and accumulate some experience, the power of the true Nascent Soul Tribulation would be much more intense.
We must prepare for the tribulations of inner demons.
Lin Chuan found Yuan Yao.
"Sister Yao, I plan to search for some treasures that can ward off inner demons."
Yuan Yao looked at him and suddenly smiled.
She took a string of black beads from her storage bag and handed it to Lin Chuan.
There were eighteen beads in total, each about the size of a thumb, jet black and shiny, with a subtle, warm luster.
As soon as Lin Chuan received it, he felt a calming and soothing aura that instantly calmed his mind.
"This is……"
"Beads made of soul-nourishing wood."
Yuan Yao smiled slightly.
"I know you're about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, so when I was making the Soul Nourishing Artifact for my senior sister, I deliberately saved some materials and made this string of beads for you. Although it's not as good as a complete Soul Nourishing Wood, it can at least help you resist your inner demons."
Lin Chuan looked at the beads in his hand, then at the woman in front of him, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.
He reached out and pulled Yuan Yao into his arms, gently kissing her forehead.
"You're so kind."
With this string of Soul-Nourishing Beads, his confidence in resisting his inner demons increased even more. Moreover, the wondrous illusion of the Void Heaven Palace allowed him to experience the tribulation of inner demons in advance, which could be considered as gaining some "experience."
"When do you plan to reach Nascent Soul stage?" Yuan Yao asked softly, leaning against him.
"Just in the next year or two."
As Lin Chuan spoke, his expression turned serious.
"However, one cannot form an infant in the open sea."
The celestial phenomena at the time of Nascent Soul formation are extremely grand, causing the spiritual energy within a radius of thousands or even tens of thousands of miles to surge violently. Such commotion is impossible to conceal.
The outer sea is the territory of the demon race. If a human cultivator were to form a Nascent Soul here and be discovered by those transformed demons, they would never sit idly by while a human cultivator breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage on their territory—they would come to disrupt it without any reason.
But inland seas are different.
That place is the domain of human cultivators. Even if a Nascent Soul cultivator senses the celestial phenomena, they wouldn't offend someone who is forming their Nascent Soul without reason—after all, no one knows if this person has a powerful protector or a strong backer.
There's no need to make enemies unnecessarily.
"Well, it seems we've only been in the outer sea for a short while, and now we have to go back to the inner sea," Yuan Yao said.
Lin Chuan nodded and looked outside the cave.
The vast ocean stretches to the horizon.
Going back is for the sake of making a better breakthrough.
Once he successfully forms his Nascent Soul, he will truly have the means to establish himself in this chaotic star sea.
At that time, neither the Star Palace nor the Reverse Star Alliance will be able to easily control him.