Golden Nascent Soul

Within the lightning, Ye Xuan let out a sky-shaking roar, his Qi and Blood flowing like mercury.

Third-Degree Blood Burst!

"Break for me!"

Ye Xuan roared, relying on the boost in strength from Third-Degree Blood Burst to batter the Rift the Void Sword's fourth seal furiously.

Crack!

A crack appeared in the once-indestructible fourth seal, and Ye Xuan's Spiritual Qi swiftly burst it open.

Boom!

Within the lightning, Sword Qi surged. A dazzling sword light pushed against the lightning, shattering it inch by inch.

Across a thousand li, the sound of shattering lightning rang through the clouds.

The lightning dispersed, but the tribulation clouds overhead still lingered, as though they could not forget Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan lay on the ground, gasping for breath. Using the Rift the Void Sword's fourth seal had exhausted every last bit of his Spiritual Qi. If another bolt of tribulation lightning fell, he could only await death.

Fortunately, after lingering for a while, the thunderclouds finally dispersed, revealing a clear sky.

A blessing from the world descended from the heavens and landed on Ye Xuan.

"System, check in!"

[Ding!]

[Check-in successful!]

[Congratulations, host! You have obtained ten strands of Spirit Medicine Realm Origin!]

[Would you like to claim your check-in reward now?]

"Claim the reward."

Ten strands of Spirit Medicine Realm Origin slipped into Ye Xuan's Dantian. The Spiritual Qi within several thousand li seethed, and an enormous Spiritual Qi vortex abruptly formed above his head. Vast quantities of Spiritual Qi poured down into him.

The immense flood of Spiritual Qi surged into Ye Xuan's body, helping him repair the injuries from the lightning tribulation before flowing into his Dantian.

Only then did Ye Xuan's black core begin to crack, revealing rays of golden light.

Crack, crack!

The black core's entire surface shattered, revealing a golden Nascent Soul.

On closer inspection, this Nascent Soul bore a seventy-to-eighty-percent resemblance to Ye Xuan. Its expression was solemn, filled with a sense of sanctity.

With a sweep of the golden Nascent Soul's hand, the lightning seed in his Dantian landed in its left hand. Countless threads of heavenly lightning coiled beneath its feet, forming a heavenly lightning lotus platform.

Eleven strands of World Origin wound together around its right wrist. The Rift the Void Sword slipped into his Dantian and landed in its right hand.

Then the golden Nascent Soul inhaled gently, drawing the Spiritual Qi in the sky into its body at once.

Boom!

A sky-piercing presence rose from Ye Xuan, stirring the Spiritual Qi vortex overhead.

"Nascent Soul early stage peak!"

A sharp gleam flashed in Ye Xuan's eyes, and he struck his chest hard. A streak of golden light shot out of his abdomen, and his body collapsed to the ground, no longer supported.

"So strong!"

Ye Xuan exclaimed and took a light step forward, arriving a thousand li away in an instant.

He gently closed his right hand, and the Rift the Void Sword's fourth seal shattered instantly. Ye Xuan controlled the golden Nascent Soul to release a gentle stroke of Sword Qi downward. Mountains within a thousand li shattered, forming a bottomless ravine.

"I have a little strength to protect myself now."

Having tested his strength, Ye Xuan withdrew the golden Nascent Soul into his body in satisfaction.

The entire Southern Region only had cultivators up to the Spirit Transformation Realm. If Ye Xuan operated the Azure Cloud Boat at full power to flee, even those in the Spirit Transformation Realm would be unable to catch him.

That way, even if he was exposed, he could escape pursuit by Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators.

"There's still a long time before this trip to the Spirit Medicine Realm ends. Perhaps my cultivation can advance further."

A sharp gleam flashed in Ye Xuan's eyes. He returned to the barrier site and began consolidating his cultivation.

Three months passed in a flash.

During this time, Ye Xuan only advanced his cultivation to the Nascent Soul late stage and obtained twenty strands of Spirit Medicine Realm Origin.

After reaching Nascent Soul, every advancement brought earth-shaking changes in strength. Ye Xuan did not recklessly rush ahead. Instead, he absorbed his increased strength step by step before checking in for cultivation again.

Only this way would Ye Xuan's strength not be a castle in the air.

During these three months, Ye Xuan also discovered something strange.

The Spirit Medicine Realm seemed to be alive. It could actually repair itself.

All the destruction Ye Xuan had caused while undergoing his tribulation and testing his strength had been repaired over these three months. The enormous ravine had closed up again, and green grass even covered it. There was no sign at all that it had once been an abyss ten thousand zhang deep.

"Oh? Someone's coming."

While Ye Xuan was cultivating cross-legged, a figure suddenly entered the range of his spiritual sense.

A thousand li away from Ye Xuan, a scholar stood on a folding fan, flying swiftly toward the barrier site.

"Foundation Establishment late stage!"

Ye Xuan's eyes widened. Only those in the Qi Refining Realm could enter the Spirit Medicine Realm, and they had only entered four months ago. How could anyone have broken through all the way from the Qi Refining Realm to the Foundation Establishment late stage, unless he had a cheat?

Or perhaps the newcomer was not a Southern Region cultivator.

"Perhaps he knows how to enter the barrier site."

With a thought from Ye Xuan, his cultivation rapidly dropped, only stopping at early Foundation Establishment. Then the muscles of his face swiftly shifted, changing his appearance, and he quietly waited for the newcomer.

"Hehe, I'm definitely going to be the first to arrive this time."

Shu Sheng smiled smugly with his hands behind his back. After entering the Spirit Medicine Realm, he had realized he was very close to the Land of Sequences. Thus, after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment middle stage peak and finding himself unable to advance further in the short term, he had sped toward the Land of Sequences.

"Those geniuses from the Yellow Origin Region definitely won't be as fast as me. Although I can't match their strength, being the first to arrive is good too."

Shu Sheng consoled himself, then sped up further. He was now only a few hundred li from the Land of Sequences.

As the Land of Sequences drew closer and closer, Shu Sheng could not contain his excitement. He gripped the writing brush in his hand tightly, ready to write "Shu Sheng was here" on the Land of Sequences.

"Haha, I really am the first."

Shu Sheng arrived at the Land of Sequences, threw back his head with a laugh, and began writing with swift strokes.

Ye Xuan stood up from the ground, watching Shu Sheng's every move.

Perhaps you need to write a talisman seal to enter the barrier site?

Ye Xuan watched the characters Shu Sheng wrote with complete concentration, but then his expression began to turn strange.

Although no marks remained on the barrier, Ye Xuan still made out what Shu Sheng had written.

"Shu Sheng was here!"

"Hahahaha!"

After finishing, Shu Sheng put his hands on his hips and threw back his head with another laugh. Then he abruptly stopped. Out of the corner of his eye, he had spotted Ye Xuan on the ground.

Seeing Ye Xuan's strange look, Shu Sheng immediately composed his face, put his hands behind his back, and assumed a stern expression.

Good, I don't know him. Hopefully he isn't a disciple from the Mind Region, or my persona will fall apart. Damn it, I actually wasn't the first to reach the Land of Sequences.

Shu Sheng glanced at Ye Xuan and sighed in relief upon finding that he did not recognize him. Then he frowned.

Early Foundation Establishment? Why is his cultivation so low? Was he lucky enough to be teleported here? Or is he hiding his cultivation?

To enter the Land of Sequences, one needed to be at least in the Foundation Establishment late stage. Otherwise, one could not gain much from within it at all. Thus, those who could enter the Land of Sequences were all geniuses from the various regions.

Shu Sheng certainly did not believe that any major power would give an ordinary disciple a slot to enter the Land of Sequences.