Cao Youqian: I Am a Profligate

"Could this kid have a brain disorder?"

Upon hearing Cao Youqian's words, the White Beard in the Nether River blurted out instinctively.

Does this kid not realize that he's not facing ordinary Nirvana Realm souls? Some of these souls were once Half-Saint in life.

However, he perished in the Nether River, and his cultivation gradually declined, eventually reaching the Nirvana Realm.

The group of Nirvana -Nirvana old ghosts in the Nether River were also stunned for a moment, but they quickly reacted and pounced on Cao Youqian.

In an instant, ghosts danced wildly in the Nether River, their shrieks echoing, and the eerie ghostly aura seemed to dye the entire river a strange color.

Seeing Cao Youqian's lips curled up slightly. He took out the Sword Jade given to him by Chu Feng from his waist and unleashed Dao Sword at the group of ghosts.

Clang!

Dao Sword pierced through the Nether River, cleaving the entire Nether River in two.

After the sword light disappeared, all was silent in the Nether River.

Cao Youqian absorbed the soul power of the departed souls, then forcibly suppressed his impending breakthrough in cultivation. He glanced across the entire Nether River and asked calmly, "Who else?"

Seeing this, the White Beard ghost was completely dumbfounded. After a long while, he finally spoke, "Young man, you have no martial ethics! You promised to pierce the Nether River with your Tyrant Fist, but... how could you use a magic weapon?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Youqian turned around and gave the White Beard a chilling smile, "Senior, did you say I couldn't use magic weapons?"

"..."

The White Beard paused for a moment, then said after a long while, "I really didn't say that."

Cao Youqian shrugged. "That'll do."

"But... but your actions are tantamount to betraying your original intentions. Aren't you afraid of leaving behind inner demons?"

White Beard had originally intended to yell at the boy in front of him, but seeing the other slowly pick up the jade pendant, he immediately changed his mind.

Of course I'm not afraid.

Cao Youqian said in a serious tone, "I'm just a spoiled brat, so it's reasonable for me to use the magic weapon my master gave me when I can't win, right?"

???

White Beard was completely dumbfounded. Had he been in the Nether River for too long and become unable to keep up with the changes in the outside world?

Such a prodigy would have been recorded in history even in the ancient, Desolate Ancient City of yesteryear, and he's telling me he's just a spoiled brat?

"Young man, I consider you to have passed the test. You no longer need to undergo further training."

"Ah?"

Cao Youqian looked bewildered and muttered, "But I haven't had my fill of fighting yet. Or would you like to gamble on whether there's Sword Qi within my Sword Jade?"

???

The White Beard looked speechless. "Young man, can't you be a decent human being?"

Cao Youqian chuckled, "Hehe, senior, you were just joking. Could you tell me about other suitable trial locations?"

Silence was the White Beard's response. After a long while, he finally spoke, "Young man, if you wish to become stronger, there is a divine herb in the Nether River that can help you break through to the Dao Integration Realm. However, consuming that herb may carry the risk of death. Are you willing to take the gamble?"

"Senior, could you please elaborate?"

Cao Youqian immediately became interested and looked at the White Beard with anticipation.

"Come with me."

The White Beard led Cao Youqian away, and only after the man and the ghost disappeared did the souls in the Nether River dare to emerge.

That sword strike just now terrified them so much that they almost couldn't even become ghosts anymore.

A moment later, the White Beard arrived at the edge of a whirlpool in the Nether River. He casually made a hand seal, and soon the whirlpool disappeared, with a tremendous amount of yin energy rising from the water.

Cao Youqian looked in the direction from which the yin energy was coming, and saw a twin lotus growing there, one black and one white.

It was as black as Flower of the Netherworld, and even before you got close, you could feel an extremely cold aura.

The white petals stood out starkly against the eerie Nether River, radiating a scorching heat.

"What is this, senior?"

The White Beard said, "This is the Life and Death Lotus and Death. One flower is alive, and the other is dead. No one knows the exact nature of these two lotuses. In the Nether River, many souls have tried to seize this Life and Death Lotus, but no soul has ever chosen the right one."

"This is indeed very challenging for me."

As Cao Youqian spoke, he walked towards the Life and Death Lotus. Even before he got close, the two different auras emanating from the Life and Death Lotus made him feel somewhat strange.

He stopped and turned to the White Beard, saying, "Senior, you're not trying to trick me, are you?"

The White Beard laughed and said, "I have no reason to deceive you. If I weren't destined to be trapped in this Nether River for the rest of my life, I would have taken this Life and Death Lotus long ago."

Upon hearing this, Cao Youqian subconsciously replied, "I didn't expect that you, senior, also have a story to tell."

"..."

White Beard's face darkened. "You deal with it yourself, kid. I can't be bothered with you."

After saying this, he turned and disappeared into the Nether River.

After Cao Youqian sensed that the other party's aura had completely disappeared, he did not immediately pluck the Twin-Stemmed Life and Death Lotus.

Instead, he sat cross-legged on the spot and began to break through to the Spirit Nurturing Layer 8.

Several days later, Cao Youqian slowly opened his eyes, and his aura had reached an even higher level.

"Finally, a breakthrough!"

He had only made up an excuse to let the old ghost leave first. As for the twin lotus, Cao Youqian had no intention of giving up. He then stood up and walked towards the twin lotus again.

Before long, Cao Youqian arrived in front of the twin lotus, closed his eyes, and began to sense the aura of this so-called Life and Death Lotus with his divine sense.

Time passed second by second, Cao Youqian soon discovered that this twin Twin-Stemmed Life and Death Lotus did not represent life and death, but rather the two forces of Extreme Yin and extreme yang.

However, the power of extreme yang is poisonous to those dead souls. Don't even think about touching a single petal; just getting close to it will cause a burning sensation.

Thinking this through, Cao Youqian's lips curled up slightly, and he had already made his decision.

He reached out and plucked the black lotus from the twin lotus blossoms, then sat down beside the white lotus and began to refine its medicinal power.

Countless eyes in the Nether River witnessed this scene, their hearts filled with resentment.

All the spirits believed that the young man would choose to pluck the white lotus, so that they could then seize the black lotus.

Seeing this, the White Beard muttered, "Could it be that the kid is truly fearless? Or was my description incorrect? However, if this kid can't withstand the effects of the Black Lotus, he'll still turn into a corpse. In that case, we can use this prodigy's corpse as fertilizer for the Twin-Stemmed Life and Death Lotus."

The moment Cao Youqian swallowed the black lotus, his entire body froze; not only his body, but even his soul was frozen.

He thought to himself, "Oh no, I was careless."

Just as Cao Youqian burst of lucidity, he swiftly plucked the other white lotus flower and swallowed it...