Assaulting the Nascent Soul Realm (Part One)

The streets of Five Poisons Marketplace were teeming with people and bustling with traffic.

In a secluded manor, Qin Ming and Lin Lin sat around Zhang Qing tea table, sipping tea and chatting.

"Congratulations, my Husband, on advancing to the mid-stage!"

Lin Lin offered her congratulations with a smile.

"If Madam spends more time cultivating, advancing to the mid-stage won't be a problem, but the late stage will be difficult."

Qin Ming said.

He took out a golden Communication Disk, cast a spell, and a respectful male voice sounded, "Master, Senior Lin from the Spirit Control Sect wishes to see you, saying he has something to discuss with you."

"Senior Lin from the Spirit Control Sect? Please invite him over!"

Qin Ming gave the instructions.

"Yes, Master."

The man agreed.

After a while, a short, stout man in a red robe and the Master Ice Silkworm walked in.

Qin Ming and Lin Lin felt the powerful spiritual pressure from the Master Ice Silkworm, their expressions changed, and they quickly stood up.

"Greetings, Senior Lin!"

Qin Ming and Lin Lin bowed and said in unison.

Qin Ming never expected that the senior his disciple spoke of was Nascent Soul Cultivator.

"I am the Master Ice Silkworm Immortal. Shen Long is my disciple. He mentioned you to me. Has he contacted you recently?"

"Master Ice Silkworm asked."

After advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm and Secluded Cultivation for several years, he mastered new Divine Ability, and then they rushed to the Southern Border Cultivation World.

"Fellow Daoist Shen's master!"

Qin Ming suddenly realized, and he shook his head, saying, "The last time I contacted Fellow Daoist Shen was decades ago. By the way, the Witch Clan is offering a hefty reward for Fellow Daoist Shen."

When did this happen?

Master Ice Silkworm frowned; this was not good news.

Qin Ming answered truthfully, then, as if remembering something, added, "I already gave orders to my disciples to keep an eye out for Fellow Daoist Shen, but we haven't found Fellow Daoist Shen yet."

Master Ice Silkworm frowned deeply. The Southern Border Cultivation World world was quite vast, and finding Shen Long would be no easy task.

He carried Shen Long's Life Soul Lamp and knew that Shen Long was still alive.

"Alright! If you have any news about him, you can send someone to inform the disciples of our Spirit Control Sect. I will send someone to stay here and contact you."

"Master Ice Silkworm gave the order."

"Yes, Senior Lin."

Qin Ming readily agreed.

Master Ice Silkworm gave a few instructions, then turned and left.

"It seems Fellow Daoist Shen has a very good relationship with his master! His master personally came to the Southern Border Cultivation World to find him."

Lin Lin sighed.

"Yes! I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Shen's master to be Nascent Soul Cultivator. I've never heard him mention it before!"

Qin Ming asked, puzzled.

"Perhaps he didn't want to say, or perhaps his master only recently advanced to the Nascent Soul Realm!"

Lin Lin guessed.

In a secluded Blue-tiled Courtyard, Han Yuwei, Lin Yutong, Ye Yuqing, and Qian Dafu sat in a Cyan Stone Pavilion, sipping tea and chatting.

Upon learning that Master Ice Silkworm was going to the Southern Border Cultivation World, Ye Yuqing and Qian Dafu followed him.

Master Ice Silkworm walked in, and Lin Yutong asked, "Father, is there any news about Senior Brother Shen?"

"No, but I got a clue: Wu Xian, Nascent Soul Cultivator from the Witch Clan, is after Shen Long. Shen Long killed Wu Xian's descendant."

"Master Ice Silkworm said."

"Senior Uncle Lin, could it be that Junior Brother Shen has been captured by the Witch Clan cultivators?"

Ye Yuqing in confusion.

"Probably not. If Senior Brother Shen had been captured by the Witch Clan cultivators, they would have wiped him out long ago. He might be somewhere else in the Southern Witch Clan Southern Border Cultivation World, or perhaps he's gone to the North Sea Cultivation World."

Lin Yutong analyzed.

"Now that we've arrived in the Southern Border Cultivation World, let's search around! If we still don't find anything, we'll head to the North Sea Cultivation World North Sea Cultivation World. The Han family has considerable influence there and can help us find Shen Long."

Han Yuwei said.

The Spirit Control Sect's strength is not considered top-tier in the East Hua Cultivation World, and it has little influence in the Southern Border Cultivation World, so finding Shen Long Spirit Control Sect not be easy. In the North Sea Cultivation World, with the Han family's help, it will be easier.

Master Ice Silkworm nodded and said, "That's the only way. Junior Nephew Qian, you stay here and are responsible for contacting young friend Qin from the Five Saints Sect. If you have any news about Shen Long, come to the Great Marketplace to find us."

"Yes, Uncle Lin."

Qian Dafu agreed.

After giving a few instructions, Master Ice Silkworm left the Five Poisons Marketplace with Han Yuwei, Lin Yutong, and Ye Yuqing.

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Spring has passed and autumn has come; twenty years have gone by.

From the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, a black Escape Light appeared on the distant horizon, rapidly flying towards the Ten Thousand Poison Valley.

Not long after, the black Escape Light stopped, and Escape Light, it revealed a huge Black Centipede Black Centipede four wings on its back. Three men and one woman stood on it, including Chu Shan and Qin Tianhe.

Chu Shan is currently in the Core Formation Late Stage, while Qin Tianhe is in the Core Formation Mid Stage.

With Chu Shan's help, Qin Tianhe was able to advance to the Golden Core Realm. The master and disciple made a living by hunting Demon Beast and earning cultivation resources.

Qin Tianhe had been in the Golden Core Realm for over seventy years, and this was the first time he had advanced from the early stage to the Core Formation Mid Stage.

"The Ten Thousand Poison Valley is very dangerous, everyone be careful."

A woman in a slender gold dress spoke solemnly.

Chu Shan nodded, made a hand seal, and the Black Centipede flew into the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, disappearing into the vast mountains.

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Deep within the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, there is a small valley shrouded in Yellow Mist.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi near the small valley was violently fluctuating, and multicolored light spots appeared in the sky, flickering and dimming, which was very strange.

A large amount of five-colored spiritual light emerged from the sky within a radius of a hundred miles. This spiritual light converged towards the small valley, and a five-colored rainbow appeared in the sky, spanning a hundred miles.

A huge cloud of Five-Colored Radiance appeared high in the sky, accompanied by howling winds and thunder. The Five-Colored Radiance churned violently and spread in all directions.

Gusts of wind swept across the ground, whipping up large amounts of sand and stones.

If a Nascent Soul Cultivator were to appear here, they would certainly recognize this as Nascent Soul Formation Phenomenon.

Generally speaking, there are three major hurdles for Golden Core cultivators attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

The first hurdle is to Shattering Core to Form Nascent Soul. If the core is shattered and the nascent soul cannot be formed, the cultivator will surely die, and there is no turning back.

Throughout history, many Core Formation Cultivator have perished at this hurdle.

Breaking the elixir is easy, but forming a nascent soul is difficult; there is no turning back once you advance.

Generally speaking, for Nascent Soul to take shape, the essence, energy, and spirit need to be strong enough and in balance.

Essence refers to the power of Qi and Blood. In this respect, Body Cultivator have a great advantage, as their Body Cultivator and Qi and Blood power is more vigorous. Qi refers to Law Power. Core Formation Cultivator often spend decades honing their Law Power when attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Spirit refers to Divine Sense, or awareness.

The essence, energy, and spirit need to reach a balance. One being strong and two being weak is not good, nor is two being strong and one being weak. All three must be strong enough to reach a balance for the Nascent Soul to take shape.

Numerous five-colored light spots converged above the small valley, forming a huge five-colored light sphere—this was pure Law Power.

Inside the cave, Shen Long sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed.

After a while, he opened his eyes, and his magic seal changed.

A beam of red light shot out from his hand, pierced through the cave, and disappeared into the five-colored light sphere.

The five-colored sphere of light dissipated, transforming into a torrent of Five-Colored Raindrops that poured down.

Shen Long changed his magic technique, and as if guided by something, the Five-Colored Raindrops fell on him one after another.

A red sphere could be seen in his Dantian, and a large amount of pure Spiritual Qi surged into his body, converging towards the red golden core. The red sphere, like a sponge, greedily absorbed this pure Spiritual Qi.

The red sphere slowly grew larger, and after a quarter of an hour, all the Five-Colored Raindrops were absorbed by Shen Long. The surface of the red sphere was uneven in many places, making it look like a flawed product.

Shen Long took out a Spirit Infant Fruit Spirit Infant Fruit and ate it in no time. The fruit was sweet and juicy. He quickly used his internal energy to refine the fruit, turning it into Law Power. He then guided this Law Power to converge towards the red sphere. Some of the bumps disappeared, but many bumps could still be seen.

He took out a Cyan Jade Box, opened it, and saw a white lotus seed inside. This was the lotus seed of the Supreme Profound Jade Lotus.

Shen Long popped the lotus seed into his mouth and swallowed it.

Before long, a huge amount of energy rose from his abdomen, and he quickly circulated his internal energy to refine it.

The red sphere rotates slowly, and you can clearly see that the particles are perfectly round, without a single bump or dent, just like a perfect work of art.

Upon closer inspection, one can see patterns resembling blood vessels, making it look like an egg that is incubating.

The red sphere slowly rotated, and tiny cracks gradually appeared on its surface, as if something was about to emerge from within.

As the cracks multiplied, Shen Long used his Divine Sense to closely observe the golden core in his Dantian.

After a short while, the crack in the red sphere grew larger, but its rotation speed slowed down.

A ruthless glint flashed in Shen Long's eyes as drops of his Essence Blood Essence Blood converged towards his Dantian, eventually disappearing into the red sphere.

The red sphere is developing more and more cracks and its rotation speed is increasing.

A quarter of an hour later, Shen Long's face turned pale, as if he had exhausted too much of his True Essence.

Half an hour later, the red sphere stopped rotating, and the crack could be seen to widen and then heal, as if something was about to break out of its shell.

Twenty breaths later, the crack rapidly widened, the red sphere shattered, and a miniature infant, three inches tall, appeared in Shen Long's Dantian.

The Shattering Core to Form Nascent Soul; the first stage has been passed.

The miniature baby was fair and tender, enveloped in a rosy glow, and looked exactly like Shen Long. It had a big smile on its face, as if it was happy about its birth.

The next chapter will be the final chapter of the story.