Nascent Soul Condensation, Celebrate With Me
After establishing the factions, Nangong Chengyu decided to hold an Immortal Ascension Assembly in the Annan Kingdom.
The Luozhen Sect sect took this opportunity to recruit many new members in the Annan Kingdom.
According to Nangong Chengyu's idea, there is a strict hierarchical division between the Luozhen Sect's branches and the Luozhen Sect headquarters.
The disciples at the Luozhen Sect headquarters must all be elites, but this requirement does not apply to the branch sects.
Therefore, after the Annan Kingdom recruits new members, there will be a test, and only those disciples who pass the test can come to the headquarters of the Luozhen Sect.
Meanwhile, in the Annan Kingdom, the Luozhen Sect recruited over three hundred people, but only thirty actually arrived at the Luozhen Sect's headquarters, a ratio of nearly ten to one.
This ratio is relatively high, considering that no sect or Lineage in the Annan Kingdom had ever looked up to them before.
Therefore, no Immortal Ascension Assembly was held in the Annan Kingdom to recruit new people.
The Luozhen Sect is the first to recruit disciples with decent talent, so it's quite reasonable that they did so.
At this moment, in the training grounds of the Luozhen Sect, Zhang Hanpeng, as the senior disciple of the Luozhen Sect, was instructing this group of newcomers.
"You shall all remember the following rules of our Luozhen Sect..."
Zhang Hanpeng first explained the rules of the Luozhen Sect to the newcomers. After that, he clarified the current situation of the Luozhen Sect. Finally, he began to teach the newcomers how to guide the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi into their Dantian and become cultivators.
However, before Zhang Hanpeng could finish speaking, the Spirit Vein beneath Serene Valley suddenly began to tremble, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi converged towards the Sect Master's cave abode like a tide.
"This is...!?"
Zhang Hanpeng immediately stopped and looked towards the Sect Master's cave abode with a shocked expression.
The new disciples looked on with curiosity, not understanding what was happening.
The entire Luozhen Sect was alarmed by this commotion, and everyone rushed out, looking towards the Sect Master's cave abode with a mixture of anticipation, surprise, and nervousness.
Suddenly, a Daoist voice that shook the heavens and the earth erupted from the Sect Master's cave abode.
The sound was not like thunder, but it carried the rhythm of the Great Dao, instantly sweeping across a radius of a thousand miles, even the wind in the world suddenly stopped.
The Spiritual Qi that had been slowly gathering suddenly transformed into a monstrous wave. The milky-white spiritual tide descended from the heavens like a reversed Milky Way, surging madly into the Sect Master's cave abode.
Within the Serene Valley, the earth's Vein Spirit roared in unison, as if dragons were howling. Spiritual liquid gushed upwards from the ground, and a fine rain of spiritual energy fell from the sky, clinging to the mountain vegetation and instantly coaxing the thousand-year-old spiritual flowers that bloomed all over the mountains.
"The Golden Core has moved!" Fang Hexuan exclaimed immediately, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
Everyone straightened their backs instantly, and the disciples didn't even dare to breathe.
The path to Nascent Soul Condensation is a matter of life and death.
Throughout history, countless extraordinary talents have suffered the collapse of their Dao foundation and their death at the critical juncture of transforming the Golden Core into the Nascent Soul.
They didn't know if Li Yunjing would be in the same situation.
Inside the Sect Master's cave abode, within Li Yunjing's Dantian, the perfect Golden Core was spinning wildly.
The surface of the Golden Core was covered with dense golden Dao patterns, each one perfectly aligned with the Principle heaven and earth. As the rotation intensified, fine cracks gradually spread across the entire Golden Core.
Yet within those cracks, there was not a trace of decay; instead, there was an immense vitality, like a dormant dragon about to emerge from its cocoon.
Beside him, Five Spirits Lord stared intently at Li Yunjing, his gaze sharp and ready to intervene and protect him at any moment.
He could clearly sense that Li Yunjing's Golden Core was dismantling, using his own Dao foundation as a furnace and all his cultivation as fire to condense Nascent Soul Dao embryo.
Just as everyone's hearts were in their throats, a second, even more resounding Daoist chant echoed through the sky.
The perfect Golden Core suddenly transformed into a sky full of golden light. It did not collapse or dissipate, but instead transformed into the purest primordial Dao principles, which slowly condensed in the Dantian sea of consciousness.
A figure, barely an inch in size, gradually took shape. Dressed in white, its features identical to Li Yunjing's, it sat cross-legged, its hands Hand Seals, its body surrounded by mysterious Heavenly Dao patterns.
The moment the little man slowly opened his eyes, a terrifying pressure far exceeding the limit of the Golden Core Realm erupted from the Sect Master's cave abode like a tsunami, sweeping across the heavens and earth!
Nascent Soul, achieved!
Suddenly, auspicious clouds of seven colors burst open in the sky, and thousands of Golden Light pierced through the clouds and fell down. Golden lotuses slowly fell from the heavens, releasing their fragrance upon landing.
Flocks of auspicious birds from all directions arrived, circling and calling out around Cloudsoaring Peak. Their clear and melodious cries echoed through the valley, creating the extraordinary phenomenon of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.
Especially in the Poultry Coop, the king of birds led the way with loud, drawn-out cries.
As the oppressive aura gradually subsided, Li Yunjing opened his eyes.
"Is this what Nascent Soul is?" Li Yunjing murmured to himself.
He felt that he had changed drastically since then; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was worlds apart from himself.
I could probably beat ten of my past selves with one hand now.
"It seems that luck played a significant role in the previous battle against the demons." Li Yunjing suddenly thought of what had happened before.
Only now that I've condensed my own Nascent Soul Condensation has I truly realized how terrifying Nascent Soul Cultivator are.
Li Yunjing felt fortunate to have previously killed so many Nascent Soul Devil Cultivator.
Fortunately, the Extreme Crossing Boat was powerful enough, which allowed the Luozhen Sect to achieve a great victory; otherwise...
At this moment, Five Spirits Lord spoke up, "Congratulations, young master, on successfully Nascent Soul Condensation and becoming Nascent Soul Cultivator. You have officially embarked on the path of immortality."
"Oh? What does that mean?" Li Yunjing was taken aback.
Five Spirits Lord explained with a smile, "Only after the Nascent Soul Condensation can one truly possess the potential to break through to the Immortal realm. Anything below the Nascent Soul is merely child's play."
Li Yunjing nodded slightly. "I see."
After a moment of reflection, Li Yunjing stood up.
"It's time to go out and tell everyone this good news," Li Yunjing said with a smile.
Upon stepping out of his cave abode, Li Yunjing saw Fang Hexuan, Nangong Chengyu, and others.
They stood guard outside Li Yunjing's cave abode, wanting to see if Li Yunjing had succeeded.
Upon seeing Li Yunjing emerge, everyone held their Spirit Concentration and fell into silence.
Fang Hexuan looked at Li Yunjing carefully, then let out a long sigh of relief.
"It's a success."
These words immediately sparked a deafening roar of cheers and shouts.
Congratulations, Sect Leader, on breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm!
"The Luozhen Sect is overjoyed! They have gained a new Nascent Soul True Person!"
"Our Luozhen Sect now has its own Nascent Soul True Person!"
"..."
Several elders stepped forward quickly and bowed in unison. Mo Xuan was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear. "Congratulations, Senior Brother Sect Leader, on breaking through to the Nascent Soul! The future of our Luozhen Sect is in sight!"
The other elders were also overjoyed; a Nascent Soul True Person needed no explanation.
Especially since Li Yunjing is the leader of their Luozhen Sect.
Nangong Chengyu slowly walked forward, looking at the disciple he had raised with his own hands, his face full of satisfaction.
He raised his hand and patted Li Yunjing on the shoulder. A thousand words, in the end, were reduced to just one sentence. "Good, you've surpassed me, the student has surpassed the teacher. I am very pleased."
Li Yunjing bowed deeply to his mentor, then raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over the bowing elders and kneeling disciples.
He slowly raised his hand, his voice calm yet clearly carrying throughout the entire Serene Valley:
"Today, I, Li Yunjing, Nascent Soul Condensation achieved enlightenment and attained the Dao. I share this joy with you all."
Throughout the Luozhen Sect, disciples were rewarded with Spirit Stone and elixirs, elders bestowed sect offerings, and the entire sect celebrated with me!