A Second Nascent Soul!
The term was nothing new to Luo Chen.
In fact, he had once come close to possessing a Second Nascent Soul of his own.
But in the Fallen Devil Land, the Second Nascent Pill he had nurtured for nearly a hundred years—one that had reached a higher realm than his Destiny Golden Core—had been destroyed.
At the time, he had not found it much of a loss.
For one thing, the Second Nascent Pill had taken the Nine Refinements Beacon Fire's attack in place of his Destiny Golden Core, saving his life.
For another, that Second Nascent Pill had been a major fallback for Han Zhan's attempt to seize his body. Had it given rise to a Second Nascent Soul when Luo Chen broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage, Han Zhan could have used a secret art to send his soul into it, then seamlessly occupied Luo Chen's Purple Mansion, perfectly making the cuckoo's nest his own!
After turning the tables and killing Han Zhan, Luo Chen had even felt fortunate that the Second Nascent Pill was gone.
However...
After seeing Shi Ju's Thunder Clone in Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, Luo Chen had begun to miss that Second Nascent Pill.
An Extracorporeal Incarnation was naturally a Grand Divine Ability beyond his reach.
But a Second Nascent Soul, though a step below it, was still an extraordinarily powerful means in the Cultivation World.
Missing it was all he could do.
The Essence Core Technique could only be cultivated during the Golden Core Stage.
Even if he forced himself to cultivate the Essence Core Technique at the Nascent Soul Stage, he could not form a Second Nascent Soul. Without the infusion of heaven and earth that followed breakthrough Tribulation Lightning, it was impossible.
All he could do