Nascent Soul (Mid)

Han Changming continuously formed hand seals, feeling as though his entire body were brimming with power, his blood seemingly about to burst through his flesh.

Vast, pure spiritual qi streamed endlessly toward his inner core. After absorbing a massive amount of vital energy, the inner core emitted a dazzling spiritual radiance. Its color grew ever more vivid, and its form ever plumper and rounder.

Han Changming continuously formed one hand seal after another, guiding spiritual qi into his inner core.

There were three great hurdles to forming a Nascent Soul. The first was shattering the core to form the nascent soul. If one's mana was not abundant enough, it would be impossible to shatter the core and form a nascent soul. Thus, before Golden Core cultivators attempted to enter the Nascent Soul Realm, they would spend a great deal of time refining their mana. The more abundant their mana, the higher their chances of successfully shattering the core to form a nascent soul. If their own mana was insufficient, they could also rely on external aid—the most common being spirit veins rich in spiritual qi or Spirit Eye treasures. Certain formations or talismans could accomplish the same, and spiritual pills and miraculous medicines were likewise a tremendous help.

Han Changming possessed four spiritual items for forming a Nascent Soul, as well as Spirit Eye Jade. The Dry Yang True Flame could refine mana, and he had spent more than forty years refining his mana. The hurdle of shattering the core to form a nascent soul would not stop him.

The second hurdle was the heart demon tribulation. After shattering the core to form a nascent soul, a cultivator still had to overcome the heart demon. Failure meant death and the dissipation of the Dao. Those with powerful divine sense or