333: Nascent Souls Take Root Within Golden Cores; At One Thought, the Divine Spirit Endures-The Nascent Soul Leaves the Body
One after another, wisps of auspicious clouds, resembling Daoist power, filled Chen Dengming's Dantian and were absorbed by his golden elixir.
But before he could refine it, new auspicious clouds and Dao power surged into his Sea of Consciousness and Dantian, causing him excruciating pain as if his whole body was about to burst.
Even fine lines gradually appear on the skin, as if the skin is expanding and stretching, and the blood vessels under the skin are clearly visible.
A terrifying and dangerous spiritual power, as if a golden core were about to explode, transformed into a suppressive aura and suddenly spread out.
Suddenly, most of the Perilous Peak fell silent, the air seemed to be filled with oppression, and in an instant, a large amount of Spiritual Qi became disordered, forming aurora that resembled streaks of lightning dancing like silver snakes.
"What's going on?!"
Not far away in the cave abode, He Yingyu's pretty face changed, and she immediately flew out of the cave abode. She looked in astonishment at the entrance of Chen Dengming's cave abode where he was meditating, and felt waves of suppressed spiritual power and chaotic spiritual light emanating from the cave abode entrance.
Just as she was about to fly over, a low shout rang in her ear.
Don't go!
Su Yan Yan's imposing figure appeared in mid-air, her expression solemn, her eyes shimmering with blue light as she observed the situation inside Chen Dengming's cave abode.
"Uncle-Master!" He Yingyu forced herself to remain calm, but asked with concern, "What happened to him?"
Su Yan Yan said solemnly, "It seems that there's been some problem with his other lineage, the Human Immortal Orthodox Lineage. In this situation, we shouldn't intervene rashly unless absolutely necessary!"
"Hiss--"
When the eleventh wisp of auspicious cloud-like surging power entered his Dantian, Chen Dengming's skin instantly cracked in multiple places, spurting out arrows of blood.
Especially around the Dantian, a gash had appeared in the skin, blood gushing out, and a dazzling Golden Light radiated astonishing spiritual power from the bloodied, red flesh.
As another wisp of auspicious cloud-like power merged into the golden core, the Golden Light suddenly surged.
Chen Dengming immediately bled from all seven orifices, his abdomen swelled up like a wheel, his internal organs ruptured, and even his bones began to be squeezed and shattered inch by inch by the surging power of the Golden Core, like a cracked glass figure radiating Golden Light, about to explode and disintegrate.
"Not good!"
Su Yan Yan's expression changed, her eyes became extremely solemn, and her robes fluttered as she prepared to fly into the cave abode.
At this moment, the intense and suppressed aura of restlessness emanating from Chen Dengming seemed to stabilize, and then even weakened slightly. The Golden Light emanating from the cracks in his body that were radiating blood-red light also gradually subsided.
Su Yan Yan was startled and stopped in mid-air.
"Martial Aunt Su," He Yingyu asked with concern.
Su Yan Yan's expression returned to calm as she shook her head and said, "It seems to have stabilized for now. Let's wait and see."
After speaking, she glanced at the other elders and deacons who had been alerted and flown over, then turned around and briefly informed them of the situation, reminding them not to approach and disturb them.
At this moment, inside the cave abode, Chen Dengming had escaped the most dangerous state and was rapidly circulating the Longevity Merit to mobilize his golden core and absorb the pure power surging into his body.
The Human Heart Hall, which was reflected in the mind, lost contact with the self-collapse and disintegration of the Martial Immortal Clone and disappeared from the mind.
The deadly power that came from the clone would no longer be transmitted.
All of this may seem like a coincidence, but in fact it is an inevitable outcome.
After the Martial Immortal Clone enters the Seven Absolute Realms state, it already requires a large amount of Human Immortal Way Power and Mental Strength to be consumed.
If Chen Dengming had the Mental Strength support, the Martial Immortal Clone might have been able to maintain the state of Seven Absolute Realms for a long time.
However, when Chen Dengming's Mental Strength could not be transmitted to his clone, the Martial Immortal Clone was left isolated and helpless.
Having already expended considerable Mental Strength, how could it sustain itself for long? The mental imprint inevitably collapsed as the Mental Strength was completely depleted.
However, this was extremely dangerous, almost a close call.
If the Martial Immortal Clone's clone could maintain its Mental Strength for a longer period of time, Chen Dengming would not be able to withstand it at all.
At this moment, as the pure power surging into his body was gradually refined, the unstable, oppressive, and explosive aura emanating from Chen Dengming gradually disappeared.
Like a volcano about to erupt, it slowly calmed down from within, the surging lava receding and falling into silence.
Within the Dantian, the golden elixir, radiating Golden Light, was enveloped in Spiritual Light. As it swirled, mysterious patterns gradually emerged.
Suddenly, Chen Dengming's body also began to be filled with spiritual light, which flickered and caused the light in the cave abode to brighten and dim, and a suffocating aura spread out.
Crack!--
Boom!--
A burst of lightning and flames suddenly erupted from the spinning golden core within his body, gradually spreading the spiritual light of Thunder Fire throughout his entire body.
Thunder Fire the true golden elixir!
The oppressive aura emanating from Chen Dengming intensified, and the magnificent scene formed by the convergence of spiritual light and Thunder Fire, along with the golden core in his Dantian, illuminated the cave abode and shone beyond its cave abode.
I possess a golden elixir, capable of illuminating countless mountains and rivers!
Truly, ten thousand rays of radiant light and golden lotuses surged forth, Golden Core Perfection was naturally perfected.
Outside the cave abode, the abundant Spiritual Qi seemed to form a siphon effect, rapidly converging towards it.
Inside the cave abode, streaks of lightning, like winding dragons and snakes, moved swiftly through Chen Dengming's body and outside.
"He tempered his golden core with Thunder Fire and fire, Golden Core Perfection; he broke through to the next level."
Outside the cave abode, Su Yan Yan saw the Thunder Fire spiritual light and suppressed spiritual power emanating from inside the cave abode. Her beautiful eyes shone brightly, and she breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at He Yingyu.
He Yingyu felt a surge of excitement and instinctively reached out to meet Su Yan Yan's gaze and grab her hand.
In the instant she realized what had happened, she was startled by her own abrupt action, almost mistaking her martial aunt for a sister. She quickly and subtly moved her hand to pat her rather ample chest, her pretty face flushed and her words tumbling out incoherently.
"Yes, yes, Martial Uncle, my Husband has broken through... no, no, it's my Junior Brother has broken through... ah, no, it's the sect leader."
Su Yan Yan looked at the incoherent, nervous, and excited He Yingyu with amusement. A smile, which was rarely seen on her lips, also escaped her lips. She shook her head and said.
"You're not wrong. He's your good Husband, your good Junior Brother, and your good sect leader. He's broken through, and it seems he hasn't stopped yet. This time, he's turned misfortune into blessing. You should be proud of him."
He Yingyu blushed deeply after Su Yan Yan's three consecutive "good"s, and stammered, unsure of what to say.
At this time, more and more people inside the Mountain Gate were alerted.
Seeing the Golden Light of Thunder Fire emanating from the entrance of the sect leader's cave abode, and feeling the oppressive spiritual power that was both magnificent and terrifying, many people felt short of breath and had a terrifying feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on their chest.
"The sect leader has broken through? The power of Golden Core Perfection cultivator at the peak is truly terrifying!"
One of the stewards, his face pale, stared at the intense spiritual light emanating from the entrance to the cave abode, which made the world flicker between light and darkness. He was so tense that he couldn't find the right words to describe it.
The disciples and deacons who had come upon hearing the news were also shaken, their hearts filled with a complex mix of suppressed emotion and excitement, and they were all quite shocked.
The sect leader has truly reached the pinnacle, achieving remarkable success in one fell swoop.
The breakthrough was too commotion; the terrifying and awe-inspiring aura before it was as if the Perilous Peak was about to explode, or as if Golden Core Cultivator was about to self-destruct.
True Man Yu Ding Ye Yong, gazed with admiration and emotion at the golden lotuses in the cave abode, stroked his beard, and recited the mantra with a swaying head.
"Twelve golden flowers bloom simultaneously, the Jade Emperor's decree arrives. Thunder Fire, transformed into a lotus platform, forging an indestructible golden body."
Guan Chao was standing nearby, having heard the "Ballad of the Golden Core" known to all Golden Core Cultivator in the Cultivation World, couldn't help but feel joy and emotion at the scene before him. He clapped his hands and echoed, "Hey, not bad at all! The Nascent Soul is rooted within the Golden Core. Recite the 'Immortal Spirit' and the Nascent Soul will leave the body, it will leave!"
Elders Wen Liyan and Gongshu Zai, both Golden Core Elder, couldn't help but smile and nod as they recited the "Ballad of the Golden Core" in their hearts.
After the Golden Core stage comes the Nascent Soul stage. The Nascent Soul can Nascent Soul body, fly through the sky, escape into the earth, Body Seizing reborn by seizing another's body.
It can be said that every Golden Core Cultivator yearns for the moment when their Golden Core is tempered by Thunder Fire, and their golden body remains indestructible.
However, while there are many Golden Core Cultivators in the Cultivation World, very few can truly reach the Golden Core Perfection. Talent, aptitude, temperament, luck, and hard work are all indispensable.
Effort, for everyone, is merely the most basic quality, not worth mentioning.
Inside the cave abode, filled with Spiritual Qi and the intense heat of Thunder Fire.
The surrounding furnishings, including the futon under Chen Dengming's buttocks, were all melted or turned to ashes.
Even the Cold Jade Ice Crystal Bed began to melt in the high temperature of Thunder Fire, flowing out pools of liquid that looked like candle wax.
Chen Dengming was bathed in Spiritual Qi Thunder Fire. All his hair was burned off, his nails and teeth fell out, and his skin peeled off.
These are the three extremities of the human body: the blood extremity, the bone extremity, and the flesh extremity, all of which are replaced during the tempering process of Thunder Fire.
Many of the previous injuries are healing rapidly, and the process of Golden Core Perfection and forging the Golden Body is underway.
Forging a golden body is not as simple as merely changing the Physical Body.
After Golden Core Cultivator breaks through to perfection, even if they want to forge a golden body, due to limited foundation and Spiritual Qi, they can only complete one aspect of the golden body transformation at the beginning of the breakthrough.
Many other things will gradually transform as one's skills increase, requiring a long and painstaking process.
The Infant Transformation Pill from the Longevity Sect is something reserved for use at this time.
However, Chen Dengming's breakthrough was triggered by fortuitous opportunity; it was too sudden and can be considered a case of breaking down and then rebuilding.
He had only absorbed a third of the twelve wisps of auspicious cloud-like power, yet he had already achieved a breakthrough that would normally take three or four years.
The remaining auspicious cloud power was absorbed by the perfected Golden Core, and then used to forge a golden body amidst the Thunder Fire, using the power of the golden body to condense the Nascent Soul Power.
At this moment, Chen Dengming was seen shining with Golden Light amidst the Thunder Fire, his whole body seemingly sculpted from Golden Light glass, his large bald head was very eye-catching, and his whole body exuded fragrance.
Within his body, the golden core was covered with patterns resembling Thunder Fire, which emerged on its surface like veins. As Chen Dengming's Divine Sense entered the core, it ignited with the light of Divine Sense, forming a luminous human body.
The human body was curled up like an infant.
Even before it is fully formed, its lifelike outline can be seen, with a vast heavenly court, exuding a transcendent and otherworldly charm.
The vein-like patterns covering the golden core were connected to the infant, sending in abundant power that made the infant's aura even stronger.
After the Golden Core Perfection, the Nascent Soul will have already taken shape within the elixir.
This process is quite similar to a normal person getting pregnant and giving birth.
However, when mortals marry and have children, the woman carries the fetus for ten months, and the fetus is a mortal body formed from her own Essence Blood.
When a cultivator achieves the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stage, that Golden Core is refined within the body by capturing the sun and moon, and tempered within the universe.
By refining the essence of the sun, moon, and heaven and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within the body, one can create a elixir that combines the Three Powers of heaven, earth, and humanity into one.
Then, using this golden elixir, borrowing Thunder Fire, he shaped the Nascent Soul within the elixir, and inhabited it with his own Divine Sense to become its spirit.
This is the primordial infant—the Nascent Soul —formed from the essence of heaven, earth, and humanity, and is no longer a mortal being.
Such a Nascent Soul is the crystallization of the Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and spirit of a Golden Core Great Cultivator after their transformation and sublimation, possessing extraordinary power.
Therefore, Nascent Soul True Lord already contains a trace of the true essence of heaven and earth at the very beginning of its birth. It is a treasure forged by the Three Powers of heaven, earth, and man through Thunder Fire, which is why it is called True Lord.
Only in this way can Nascent Soul escape Body Seizing another body after the destruction of one's mortal physical Physical Body.
This is because most of its essence, Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and spirit have been concentrated within its nascent Nascent Soul.
The "Ode to the Ballad of the Golden Core" states, "The Nascent Soul is rooted within the golden elixir; reciting it once ensures the spirit's immortality, and the Nascent Soul will then depart from the body."
This is truly a body of immortal flesh and bone, a fragrant spirit that descends to the mortal realm. I possess Nascent Soul with two thousand years of lifespan; I wish you to be an immortal being forever.
Amidst this intense cultivation, where Thunder Fire, and spiritual light intertwined.
Half a month has quietly slipped by.
Half a month later, Chen Dengming had completely refined all the auspicious cloud power.
During this process, the Longevity Merit skipped over the tenth level and entered the eleventh level, only gradually stopping when it was about to reach the twelfth level.
At this moment, the Nascent Soul within his golden core had already developed hands, entering the stage of having hands, and the power of the nascent soul transformation was abundant and surging.
Chen Dengming did not immediately leave seclusion. Instead, after Su Yan Yan and He Yingyu kindly delivered the Infant Transformation Pill, he continued to consolidate his cultivation.
This process is similar to a pregnant woman nurturing her fetus, cultivating the Nascent Soul Power, and causing lost hair and eyebrows to New Life.
Although this metaphor is quite comical and ironic, the "On the On Infant Transformation" does indeed emphasize the matters that need attention during the transformation of the infant stage.
Only after the Nascent Soul has been properly nurtured and stabilized will it be able to break through more smoothly and freely, with fewer bottlenecks.
However, Chen Dengming has never known what a bottleneck is in his cultivation.
At this moment, the methodical practice is simply a matter of habitually seeking stability, adding icing on the cake, which is neither beneficial nor harmful.
During this process, the frontline counter-offensive forces across the four seas have also gradually begun to launch a counter-offensive, with the first priority being to take back the fallen Eastern Regions.
In just a few months, good news came one after another, and the Heavenly Pride such as Qiao Zhaoxian of the Tiandao Sect, Sword Son of the Yongxin Sword Sect, and Dao Child of the Kunling Palace began to show their talents.
Four months later.
As spring arrives once again, the gentle evening rain accompanies the fluttering apricot blossoms.
A group of messengers from the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance visited at this time of year, but the message they brought was not as gentle as spring flowers and rain; instead, it was filled with urgency and pressure.
After the delegation of messengers from the Four Seas Cultivation Alliance departed, the atmosphere at the Longevity Sect became solemn, and many elders were undecided.
After nearly half a year of silence without any surprising activity, the sect leader's cave abode suddenly flashed with inspiration, and Formation Flag appeared, fluttering in the wind.
The Formation barrier opened, scattering a petal that had drifted to the side of the cave abode.
Amidst the drizzling rain and ethereal light, Chen Dengming, his hair fluttering, emerged from the cave abode with his hands behind his back.
He casually cast a Cleansing Technique, wiping away the spotless golden body that had never needed any maintenance.
His gaze was calm, and his demeanor remained as composed and steady as ever. His white hair at the temples seemed to reflect his unwavering commitment to longevity.
His gaze was fixed on the misty rain curtain ahead. Several beams of spiritual light swiftly pierced through the air and, seeing his figure in the distance, quickly slowed their flight. Smiling, they raised their hands in a gesture of respect from afar, saying "Fellow Daoist," and "I say hello."
"Welcome, Sect Leader! Congratulations, Sect Leader!"
Chen Dengming laughed heartily, raised his hand in return, and said casually, "It's just the last step; we can congratulate you after we cross that threshold! Let's go; I already know the purpose of the Four Seas Envoy Delegation."
Elders Guan Chao, Gongshu Zai, Ye Yong, and others exchanged glances and smiled knowingly, their suppressed and gloomy moods, which had been weighed down by the arrival of the delegation from all over the world, immediately eased.
The sect leader, whom they had watched grow up, remained as approachable and decisive as ever.
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