True Person Qingyu's Breakthrough
Time passed quietly. A year had passed since the last competition and exchange with the Evergreen Sect. During this year, Shen Ge basically stayed in the sect and did not go out. He was either refining weapons or studying formations and talismans, and occasionally he would read some books on spirit medicine herbs.
It can be said that at the Foundation Establishment Realm stage, no one can compare to him in terms of mastery of the four arts of cultivation. Apart from not knowing how to refine pills, Shen Ge is quite good at the others.
He has reached a high level in weapon crafting, and has also made some progress in talisman and array formations. He has even entered the realm of cultivating spirit medicine.
In addition, although Shen Ge rarely leaves the house, he has a lively, active, and very curious apprentice, so he knows about some major events happening in the outside world.
For example, five months ago, a new sect appeared in the area where Yellow Maple Valley's territory bordered Evergreen Sect's territory to the east. It is said that this caused a sensation at the time, attracting people from both Yellow Maple Valley and Evergreen Sect to investigate.
However, the matter was eventually dropped. The sect still existed, and Yellow Maple Valley and Evergreen Sect voluntarily reduced their spheres of influence, ceding a total of fifteen small countries to each other for governance.
It was less about governance and more about dividing up territory for that new sect.
By the way, that new sect is called the Purple Qi Sect. It's said that the sect leader is a woman with purple clothes, purple hair, Purple Eyes. Purple is the most noble color, so this woman is no ordinary person.
Shen Ge guessed that the woman might be a powerful figure in the Nascent Soul Realm, otherwise the Evergreen Sect and Yellow Maple Valley wouldn't have handed over such a large territory.
This incident caused a huge uproar in the cultivation Immortal Realm of the Southern Barbarian Lands. Countless Rogue Cultivator are still rushing to the Purple Qi Sect in order to join this new sect.
However, this is a good thing for the four righteous sects. With the Righteous Path Alliance gaining another ally, the demonic sects will be even less likely to act rashly.
Of course, besides this, there was another thing that caught some people's attention and spread widely.
Four months ago, Blood Devil Grotto Blood Devil and his group from Blood Demon Cave were ambushed by Meng Yan, who had been lying in wait, on their way to the Purple Qi Sect. Meng Yan knocked down all three Golden Core cultivators and ransacked them, leaving them with nothing, not even a piece of cloth.
This battle not only proved Meng Yan's genius once again, but also made Blood Devil a laughing stock.
Moreover, Meng Yan could have easily killed them after he overpowered them, but he didn't; it was as if he was raising them like sheep.
This news wasn't exactly something to be happy about for Shen Ge, because he had always been unhappy with Meng Yan because of his senior brother Qin Yu's situation.
Moreover, although he wasn't primarily responsible for Qin Yu's death, he couldn't escape secondary responsibility. Qin Yu had always treated him well, and he was even thinking of avenging Qin Yu later.
But now Meng Yan is not only stronger, he has also solidified his title as the number one genius in the Southern Barbarian Lands, and he also has a Thunder Eagle that is close to the third rank. Shen Ge can forget about avenging Qin Yu, he may not even be able to beat the Thunder Eagle that the other party is riding now.
Thinking of this, Shen Ge felt a burning hatred for Huang Tao. If it weren't for his own talent, he wouldn't be suppressing his cultivation like this. Otherwise, he would at least be at the Foundation Establishment Peak, if not the Golden Core stage, within a decade or so.
"Huang Tao, you're really good at hiding! Fine, you'd better hide for another hundred years, until I'm buried, otherwise if I find you, I'll skin you alive and make sure you can't die even if you want to!"
Getting angrier as she talked, Shen Ge tore the talisman she had drawn on the table to shreds.
Purple Qi Sect Zhou Shun, who was directing newly initiated disciples to build ornamental buildings in the Purple Qi Sect, felt an itch on his nose. In order to maintain his status as a protector, he forcefully suppressed the sneeze that was already on the tip of his tongue.
Strange, someone at the Golden Core Stage is still sneezing? Fellow Daoist Shen, could it be you?
After Zhou Shun for a moment, Zhou Shun turned back to continue directing his disciples, not taking the matter to heart at all. After all, he was already at the Golden Core Stage and had even altered his spiritual aura, so he wasn't worried at all about being found by the Spirit Moon Sect.
Besides, he is now a protector of this newly established sect, a sect with the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. Who would dare to recklessly probe his soul for any abnormalities?
It was quite a coincidence that Zi Nü had only been in the Southern Barbarian Lands for a short time when she encountered two opportunities related to the greatest fortuitous opportunity in the entire Southern Barbarian Lands. No wonder she was surrounded by purple qi.
However, even someone as powerful as him was hunted down and forced to flee in the Luo Heaven Sea, demonstrating the terrifying nature of the cultivation Immortal Realm.
Of course, whether she was fleeing or had always planned to leave Luo Heaven Sea, no one knows.
On this day, Shen Ge had just returned from the Scripture Pavilion when thunder and lightning suddenly struck the sky, and countless dark clouds converged on the mountain where he was.
The flashes of lightning that occasionally appeared in the dark clouds made Shen Ge tremble with fear. The lightning still struck him, and no matter how hard he tried to defend himself, he would only turn into a black ash in the end.
"This... this is a tribulation of lightning?"
After the initial shock, Shen Ge immediately became excited. The arrival of the tribulation lightning meant that his master had broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. According to the records, all those who break through to the Nascent Soul must undergo the test of the Three-Nine Lesser Lightning Tribulation. This is not only a hardship, but also a rebirth.
Only by undergoing the baptism of lightning tribulation can Nascent Soul truly travel thousands of miles and possess the true strength of the Nascent Soul Realm. Otherwise, if such a level of soul power were to leave the body, it would directly attract lightning punishment, which feels somewhat like reporting to the relevant authorities.
However, with her master's strength, this kind of the Nascent Soul Realm minor tribulation was just a piece of cake, after all, she was the number one Golden Core in the Southern Barbarian Lands.
Lost in thought, Shen Ge left the mountain and flew to the mountain where his sister was. After all, this was a tribulation of lightning, and he didn't want to stay within its range and become an innocent bystander.
As for Su Sui, she hasn't returned, so Shen Ge naturally won't care about her.
Ziyang appeared above the sect's main hall in a flash. With a wave of his hand, the defensive array covering the mountain where Mo Qingyu was located cracked open.
"Fifteen years have passed, Qingyu has finally succeeded," Ziyang said with a smile.
Although Mo Qingyu rarely interfered in matters outside of Divine Sword Peak and couldn't help him much, the sect had gained another Nascent Soul Realm, which made many things easier for him.
At this moment, an old man with white hair and a white beard suddenly appeared next to Ziyang, looking quite like a sage.
The old man stroked his beard and sighed, "I never expected that Qingyu would be the first to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. But then again, Qingyu has been cultivating for over five hundred years; with her talent, she should have broken through long ago."
"Master, you've emerged from seclusion?" Ziyang bowed and asked.
"Ziyang, there's no need for such formalities. Besides, it's not like I'm dead, how could I not show up at this crucial moment when my disciple breaks through to the Nascent Soul?"