"Although the Founder had some fame before Core Formation the Golden Core, he was already over a hundred years old when he formed his core. However, after reaching the Golden Core, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, earning him the reputation of being invincible. Nascent Soul Formation in eighty years and the Spirit Transformation in three hundred years. When Dao Fruit, he was not even four thousand years old, younger than many Nascent Soul."
This shocked the entire Xuanwei.
Xie Qingxue listened, her heart filled with excitement.
" Zheng Fa is also an unparalleled genius," Sect Master Yan said, "In the hearts of our Five Sects, what he has accomplished is worthy of being called the second Founder. Therefore... they won't give Zheng Fa that much time, perhaps a thousand years? Or even just a few hundred years..."
Xie Qingxue's heart tightened.
Then, a hint of regret crept into Sect Master Yan's voice. "Moreover, even our Founder ultimately couldn't overcome fate and the will of the people."
Xie Qingxue looked up at Sect Master Yan, her eyes filled with confusion, and hesitated before saying, "Master..."
Sect Master Yan was not a talkative person.
But I've talked way too much today.
A suspicion arose in her mind, a suspicion that made her panic and confused.
"Who says that the Five Sects must include Vast Sun Mountain?"
"..."
really!
Master had guessed that he had a connection with Zheng Fa, but for some reason, he not only tolerated it, but also revealed some top-secret information to him through his words.
Sect Master Yan seemed amused by the complex, hesitant expression on Xie Qingxue's face, and actually laughed out loud:
"Compared to Zheng Fa, my Tianhe Sect is now more wary of Vast Sun Mountain."
"... Disciple understands."
Master's meaning is simple: the other Four Sects, or at least the Tianhe Sect, are not targeting Zheng Fa right now.
Rather, it's to guard against potential future competitors.
Even now, it seems that Master still favors the relatively weaker Hundred Immortals Alliance.
Geographically speaking, the Hundred Immortals Alliance is surrounded by Vast Sun Mountain and is quite far from other sects, so there is not much conflict of interest at present.
On the contrary, Vast Sun Mountain borders the Tianhe Sect.
Xie Qingxue lowered her eyes, still harboring some doubts. Since returning from the alliance meeting, her master seemed to have undergone some strange changes...
Is the reason they're giving me now the real one?
Or rather, is it complete?
Xie Qingxue felt that she couldn't see clearly.
But Sect Master Yan had already closed his eyes, seemingly in the process of cultivation.
Xie Qingxue knew she could no longer ask.
She bowed to her master, who was no longer paying attention to her, and walked out of the door. Only after she had walked a long way did she slowly turn back and look at the cold and deserted Sect Leader hall of the sect.
She couldn't fathom what her master was thinking, but one thing she was certain of was that the matter concerning the Hundred Immortals Alliance and the Profound Mystery Sect was true.
Because of the Six-Sect Pact, Vast Sun Mountain will not directly attack the Hundred Immortals Alliance.
However, with the latent strength accumulated by the Five Sects, they have many ways to disrupt the Hundred Immortals Alliance, keep Zheng Fa busy, and ultimately turn the shallow Hundred Immortals Alliance into a burden for Zheng Fa.
Even with Zheng Fa unable to openly attack Vast Sun Mountain, the Hundred Immortals Alliance's strength was far from sufficient to deal with such underhanded tactics.
Xie Qingxue had an even deeper worry in her heart.
Having cooperated with Zheng Fa to kill the Great Freedom Demon Emperor, she naturally understood the true nature of Zheng Fa and the Nine Mountains Sect better than others.
To outsiders, Zheng Fa possessed Dao Fruit combat power, capable of killing a veteran Devil Ancestor.
But Xie Qingxue knew all too well.
Zheng Fa is currently completely incapable of dealing with a true Dao Fruit cultivator.
In other words, Zheng Fa was not only constrained by the alliance, but also genuinely lacked the strength to take action against Vast Sun Mountain.
When chaos erupts within the Hundred Immortals Alliance, Zheng Fa's cultivation is affected. When the alliance is later nullified, the situation Zheng Fa will face will be far more difficult than his master described.
Back in the Nine Mountains Realm, Zheng Fa often joked with him, saying that he was crossing the river by feeling for the path of Venerable Tianhe, and that having learned from his experience would make things easier for him.
But the problem is...
Zheng Fa was not the only one who had learned from past mistakes.
When Vast Sun Mountain confronts Zheng Fa with the same mindset he would when facing another Venerable Tianhe, how could she not be worried?
You must understand, even someone with the Founder's formidable cultivation...
Worried all the way, Xie Qingxue entered the courtyard where she usually cultivated, only to see Yan Wushuang pacing back and forth in the living room.
Tables and chairs were set out in the living room, but Yan Wushuang seemed too excited to sit down.
Upon seeing her senior sister enter, Yan Wushuang was about to say something when Xie Qingxue interrupted her:
"Wait a moment, I'll send Zheng Fa a message."
Because she was somewhat wary of her master, she didn't bring the Comprehensive Mirror when she went to see Sect Master Yan. Now that she had such urgent news, she naturally wanted to inform Zheng Fa as soon as possible.
"Send a message? Oh right, I should congratulate Zheng Fa."
Xie Qingxue, clutching the Comprehensive Mirror, was pondering how to speak when she heard this. She paused, then looked up blankly at Yan Wushuang: "Congratulations to him? Congratulations on what?"
"Congratulations on perfecting the Nine Mountains Golden Core Method!" Yan Wushuang practically jumped for joy. "And he's even preparing to condense his Nascent Soul!"
"..."
Xie Qingxue seemed not to understand, remaining silent for a long time before repeating, " Nascent Soul Formation?"
"Yes, you haven't seen his message yet, have you?" Yan Wushuang said excitedly. "He told me that cultivating the < Nine Mountains Golden Core Method > is extremely beneficial for cultivation; his cultivation speed has increased more than fivefold."
"After he passed on the < Nine Mountains Golden Core Method > to me..."
Yan Wushuang's expression was filled with reverie. If he learned the Nine Mountains Golden Core Method, wouldn't he also be able to Nascent Soul Formation in a short time?
Who else but him is the number one genius of the Tianhe Sect?
Xie Qingxue ignored her foolish junior brother who was dreaming.
She didn't rush to send a message, but instead immersed her Divine Sense into the Comprehensive Mirror. Sure enough, Zheng Fa also sent her a message.
After all, like Xiao Yuying, they had also contributed to the Divine Origin Great Pill, not to mention that the Nine Mountains Golden Core Method was also closely related to them.
Besides this matter, Zheng Fa also said that he didn't know how long the Nascent Soul Formation would take, and he probably wouldn't have time to reply to messages in the short term, so he asked them not to worry.
Xie Qingxue mentally estimated... Zheng Fa Nascent Soul Formation in less than ten years.
Fearing she might disturb Zheng Fa 'Nascent Soul Formation, she suppressed her plan to inform Zheng Fa. Moreover, instead of panicking, a smile even appeared on her face.
Vast Sun Mountain also followed the example of his Founder...
They may have overestimated Zheng Fa's talent and cultivation speed.
The problem is... the Zheng Fa River is unfathomably deep.
The unfathomable Zheng Fa is now being carefully observed.
Immortal Strife Island was originally used by Zheng Fa as a site for archaeological exercises, and was later chosen as the location of the Nine Mountains Military Academy.
However, the military academy has not yet officially enrolled students— the Nine Mountains Sect currently has far too few people, and they are practically doing the work of two people. Even the organizer of the military academy Uncle-Master Pang, has been sent out by Zheng Fa.
However, some facilities at the military academy are already prepared.
For example, the playground.
The training ground on Immortal Strife Island was more than ten times larger than that of modern times; to the naked eye, it looked like a vast grassland.
Zheng Fa sat on the grass.
A group of people were standing around him.
" The Spiritual-Energy Measuring Device is ready!"
A disciple reported back.
Senior Sister Zhang nodded, then looked to the other side. " The Microscopic Formation is also set up!"
" The Recording Talisman is ready."
Senior Sister Yuan ran over cheerfully. "The live stream is all set!"
Senior Sister Zhang let out a sigh of relief.
She looked at Zheng Fa, her eyes filled with helplessness.
According to Zheng Fa's idea, his process of Nascent Soul Formation not only involves measuring various data, but also has to be treated as a unique teaching lesson.
In the distance stood a dozen or so disciples at the Golden Core Stage.
Uncle-Master Pang and Xiao Yuying took away some of the Golden Core Stage disciples from the sect; the rest remained here.
They were the students in this class.
Because they were afraid of disturbing Zheng Fa Nascent Soul Formation, they stood far away, so they needed to attend the class via live stream.
As for the Recording Talisman, it was naturally intended to leave behind some visual records.
Those Golden Core disciples who are currently outside the Golden Core stage, or those who have not yet reached the Golden Core stage, will also benefit from these images in the future.
Senior Sister Yuan set up the Heaven and World Within the Hut for live streaming, then turned and ran back to the Golden Core disciples' group with the other disciples.
Thanks to the essence of the Fusang Wood, her cultivation has progressed rapidly, and she has now reached the Golden Core Late Stage — Nascent Soul Formation is also on her agenda soon.
She stood at the very front of all the disciples, and a light screen several meters high appeared before them.
Senior Sister Yuan clenched her fists, staring intently at Junior Brother Zheng on the light screen, somewhat worried.
Zheng Fa remained calm and composed, just as he would when giving them a lecture, showing no sign of the tension of facing tribulation.
On the contrary, it was Senior Sister Zhang, Jiao Wuji, and Blood River Ancestor who were nervous.
The three strongest individuals in the Nine Mountains Realm were closest to Zheng Fa, in order to protect him.
This was arranged by Senior Sister Zhang.
The Soul Seal of Blood River Ancestor and Jiao Wuji are both in Zheng Fa's hands. They share in each other's fates, making Zheng Fa relatively more trustworthy.
At this moment, even her own master was not entirely trusted by Senior Sister Zhang.
Senior Sister Zhang's master Aunt-Master Huang, and Madam Xuanhua stood side by side in front of Senior Sister Yuan, looking at their disciple with complicated expressions, and their eyes were filled with resentment when they looked at Zheng Fa.
Within the light screen, Zheng Fa shone brightly, his body appearing almost transparent, like glass.
Behind Aunt-Master Huang, the Golden Core disciples stirred with excitement.
"Quiet!"
With a cold expression, she reprimanded him in a low voice to those behind her.
Senior Sister Yuan and the others immediately stiffened, staring at this usually strictest Taishang Elder.
Aunt-Master Huang glared at them and cursed:
Throughout history, how many Golden Core have had such fortuitous opportunity?
"What sect Sect Leader would use their own tribulation as a demonstration to train their disciples?"
"Why are you making such a racket instead of listening quietly? Aren't you just letting down the Sect Leader's good intentions?"
The disciples remained silent; indeed, even their breathing had ceased.
Aunt-Master Huang turned his head to look at the light screen, his expression now showing a hint of complexity.
No matter how jealous she was of Zheng Fa, she had to admit that Wuyi had proven her judgment time and time again.
Zheng Fa's character is just like his appearance now.
Clear as a mirror.
Zheng Fa used the " Nine Mountains Golden Core Method " to make himself somewhat transparent, mainly for demonstration purposes.
He looked at the Golden Core disciples with a hint of anticipation in his expression.
"Can you see the trajectory of the Golden Core within my body?" He performed a hand Method Formula, using himself as a teaching tool to explain, "This is the operational path of the < Nine Mountains Golden Core Method >."
In the " Nine Mountains Golden Core Method," the sequence of Method Formula for the Yang Five Elements is...
"Note that there is a key point here..."
On the playground, only Zheng Fa's explanation could be heard.
Senior Sister Yuan and all the Golden Core disciples listened intently, wishing they could memorize every word Zheng Fa said.
Many of them had participated in the Golden Core Engineering, and quite a few knew how precious the Nine Mountains Golden Core Method was.
There were even a handful of people who knew that this was probably the Secret Method that Venerable Tianhe relied on to roam freely in the Xuanwei.
Even Venerable Tianhe may not have taught this Secret Method to his disciple with such care and thoroughness back then.
How could they bear not to listen carefully?
After explaining the Yang Five Elements, Zheng Fa paused, not continuing, but asked, "Was there anything you didn't understand just now?"
Aunt-Master Huang's usually expressionless face was now completely blank.
This is a real class!
Madam Xuanhua, standing beside her, couldn't help but whisper, "Is this how everyone in your Nine Mountains Sect Nascent Soul Formation?"
Aunt-Master Huang quickly shook his head.
Just kidding.
The Nascent Soul Tribulation is a life-or-death ordeal; who would dare to be so careless?
It makes it seem like the Nine Mountains Sect doesn't respect the Heavenly Tribulation at all, even though only the sect leader does.
There were indeed a few Golden Core disciples who seemed not to have quite understood what had just happened, and they asked questions.
Zheng Fa seemed quite happy, answering their questions one by one. When no one had any more questions, he took out a light blue Divine Origin Great Pill.
"After the Yang Five Elements condense, the Yin Five Elements become relatively simple..."
"According to Xuanhua's experiments, the aggregation of Yin Five Elements is actually a mirror reflection of Yang Five Elements, which arises naturally."
At this point, Zheng Fa's expression turned serious.
"In other words, once your Golden Core Perfection and the Yang Five Elements have been condensed, consuming the Divine Origin Great Pill will allow you to condense the Yin Five Elements in one fell swoop, and your cultivation will greatly increase."
"That will be the time when the Nascent Soul is formed."
"Preparation is necessary; it must not be taken casually."
After saying that, Zheng Fa tilted his head back and swallowed the Divine Origin Great Pill.
The elixir entered Zheng Fa's body, transforming into a warm current on the tip of his tongue that rushed straight to his Dantian.
After the medicinal power rushed into his Dantian, Zheng Fa felt his sea of consciousness churning. He didn't even have time to give a lecture. His Divine Sense flowed down his body and mixed with the medicinal power of the Divine Origin Great Pill.
The azure medicinal power and the surging Divine Soul intertwined, converging into a blue ocean within Zheng Fa's Dantian.
With the Golden Core above and the medicinal power below, Zheng Fa's Dantian displayed a scene of a great sunrise over the sea.
Slowly, slowly, the reflection of the setting sun appeared on the blue ocean.
Through the simulation of the " Golden Core Engineering," everyone understands that this is the condensation of the Yin Five Elements.
Zheng Fa spoke again at this point:
"According to my previous calculations, condensing the Yin Five Elements requires sufficient Divine Soul power. You'll have to wait..."
" The Dantian must also be tempered using the < Nine Mountains Golden Core Method >, otherwise it will be difficult to accommodate such a dramatic increase in spiritual energy..."
His tone was slightly slow, as if he was having some difficulty speaking.
Senior Sister Yuan pursed her lips, watching and listening intently.
Zheng Fa closed his eyes, seemingly having no more strength left to speak.
Aunt-Master Huang looked at Zheng Fa, who was sitting cross-legged on the grass, and suddenly whispered to the disciples behind him:
"You should realize how lucky you are..."
Even the carefree Senior Sister Yuan was silently nodding at this moment.
"Then you should understand even more clearly the Sect Leader's expectations of you."
Madam Xuanhua also spoke with a touch of wistfulness, "Indeed, I envy you all..."
Senior Sister Yuan, of course, understood what Madam Xuanhua envied, and she also knew what Aunt-Master Huang meant. She looked at Zheng Fa, and made up her mind—
You must learn the Nine Mountains Golden Core Method to achieve Nascent Soul!
Changes also occurred within the light screen:
Layers of dark clouds slowly gathered above Zheng Fa's head.
The entire Nine Mountains Realm seemed to have fallen into darkness.
Everyone knows that Zheng Fa has begun his Nascent Soul Tribulation.
" Spiritual-Energy Scanner!"
" Microscopic Formation!"
"Prepare the Void-Piercing Spirit Eye!"
Senior Sister Zhang issued a series of instructions.
Spiritual-Energy Scanner, Microscopic Formation, and even disciples with the ability to Void-Piercing Spirit Eye —all have only one purpose: to measure the Nascent Soul Tribulation!
Aunt-Master Huang felt this was outrageous again.
Throughout history, which cultivator in the Xuanwei Realm hasn't been extremely wary of the Nascent Soul Tribulation? Yet Zheng Fa alone proposed to measure this thing.
Wuyi even mentioned that Zheng Fa planned to conduct some kind of tribulation simulation in the future.
Let the disciples of the Nine Mountains Sect first get used to the intensity of these different types of Heavenly Tribulation.
She found the whole thing utterly absurd, yet a single sentence from Zheng Fa, relayed by Wuyi, left her speechless—
Fear stems from a lack of understanding.
She gently shook her head, looking at the light screen, awaiting the first Heavenly Tribulation in her heart:
Heavenly Thunder Tribulation.
With a flash, Zheng Fa flung out a hemispherical iron cage, which was none other than the Faraday Cage.
Clearly, he wasn't recklessly bold; while he was giving lectures, he still held the Heavenly Tribulation in high regard.
Many preparations have also been made.
Thunder rumbled in the dark clouds above, but after two incense sticks had burned, no lightning had struck.
Madam Xuanhua asked in confusion, "Why is it so slow?"
Suddenly, the dark clouds in the sky began to churn and slowly gathered together.
The black clouds compressed together, becoming increasingly solid, until finally they transformed into a black, silent monument.
What is that?
Madam Xuanhua asked in surprise.
No one could answer, not even the Blood River Ancestor and his companion, who had already Spirit Transformation.
No one in the arena had ever witnessed such a Nascent Soul Tribulation.
A human-shaped figure emerged from the monument, its entire body radiating intense white light, its face blank.
In the distant Medicine Garden, the Sun-Moon Bell chimes on its own without wind, its tinkling sound sending a chill down one's spine.
" Heavenly Venerable?"
Upon hearing Zheng Fa murmur, Aunt-Master Huang was greatly alarmed and realized who this figure was!
The original master of the Nine Mountains Realm, one of the original Xuanwei Overlords, Heavenly Venerable!
Isn't this the legendary Dao Fruit cultivator?
The Heavenly Venerable stood motionless in the sky, but several Spiritual-Energy Measuring Device used for observation suddenly exploded and became unusable in an instant.
Zheng Fa had not expected this to happen either. He had read many of Aunt-Master Huang's and others' tribulation notes and had never encountered a similar situation before.
Before he could think any further, a thought struck him, Fusang Wood appeared behind him, with a Golden Core on it, bringing light to the dark world.
Golden Core disciples... withdraw from the Immortal Strife Island!
Seeing that something had really gone wrong, Aunt-Master Huang immediately gave an order.
Senior Sister Yuan and the others hurriedly walked outside, their faces filled with disappointment and worry, and they all seemed somewhat absent-minded.
Aunt-Master Huang glanced at them and suddenly spoke:
"You need not worry..."
Senior Sister Yuan and the others looked at the usually stern Taishang Elder with blank expressions, wondering why she had suddenly become so comforting.
Aunt-Master Huang said seriously, "You're not worthy to encounter this kind of Nascent Soul Tribulation..."
Senior Sister Yuan was speechless, feeling that the comforting words made sense, but were impolite.
(End of this chapter)