The Qin Clan's Scions and the Rise of the Soul Dao!

The Ying generation is full of talented individuals; most of them have already reached the Qi Condensation, and are generally in their twenties or thirties, belonging to the younger generation...

Compared to continuing one's spiritual practice or entering various Daoist academies for secluded cultivation...

The Qin Clan family members prefer to hone their minds, nature, principles, and bodies through practice, so most of these young people are assigned to positions in the Seven Realms.

They operate independently outside the imperial court, acting as inspectors to patrol the seven regions of the Great Qin!

Or perhaps they would assist the six kings in handling affairs in various regions.

They have no need to worry about resources, and they enjoy a prestigious status. All they need to do is constantly explore their own path and pursue a higher realm!

Relatively--

Every few years, they are required to submit the head of a cultivator of the same realm to their Lineage, which determines their status and position within the Lineage...

Those who are incompetent will have their Lineage stipends reduced, and they will be deprived of any access to or preferential treatment regarding rare resources...

There's no need to think about killing innocent people to claim credit, or using any other degrading methods.

The surrender of heads must be accompanied by evidence of a struggle or battle with the person who brought them in, as this serves as proof of their authenticity. The Qin Clan's practice...

It's deliberately inducing competition among clansmen!

The Qin Clan only needs truly strong individuals; the weak, easily bullied, incompetent, and talentless are all considered worthless and insignificant...

In the Qin Clan, no one has the right to live!

Survival of the fittest; only the strong can possess everything!

The Great Qin, and all things flourished!

The rules of the Northern Continent have been completely reshaped. It's not that the rules of the Great Qin are adapted to the Northern Frontier, but rather that the entire Northern Continent are adapted to the laws of the Great Qin!

The Soul Dao flourishes here; all living things are made more likely to develop spirituality and Spirit Ascension intelligence because of the existence of the Soul Dao...

This situation is just like the origin of the Frost Spirit Demon Race!

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, the dominant race in the Northern Nether Domain was the Ice and Snow Demon Race, with numerous Demon King and Demon Emperor primarily adhering to ice and snow-related Dao Law...

This also resulted in the fact that ice and snow-related major paths were the most prevalent in the entire Northern Nether Domain!

thus--

The power of ice and snow accumulated continuously, eventually giving birth to the Frost Spirit, a manifestation of that power—the purest Spirit of Heaven and Earth...

At that time, the Demon Race was the dominant race, and the Frost Spirit race was given the title of "demon".

That is, the Frost Spirit Demon. After the first generation of breeding, they gradually gave birth to the Frost Spirit Demon Race we know today!

And now--

The decline and scarcity of Daos related to ice and snow dominance dooms the Frost Spirit Demon Race to gradual decline and eventual extinction.

And now, with the rise of the Soul Dao, the most prominent manifestation is...

It is more likely that inanimate objects, such as plants and animals, to develop sentience. During the more than ten years of Great Qin rule, the Qin Clan suppressed a demonic plant!

This demonic plant was formed from Third-Tier Bloodthirsty Vine. After devouring the Spirit Blood, its Soul Dao flourished, and it unintentionally awakened its sentience...

Currently, he has been persuaded by Haiyue.

She became the fourth Wood Demon of the Qin Clan, Haiyue, Bi, Flower Princess!

Perhaps hundreds or thousands of years from now, the Wood Demon will become a member of the Northern Continent Human Race, just like the Frost Spirit Demon Race...

Of course, those are all things that need to be discussed later.

Northern Nether Capital —within a certain celestial palace.

A deep blue portal, constantly emanating Spiritual Qi...

It is the gateway to the Heart Sea Secret Realm!

Centered on the Heart Sea Secret Realm, four spatial portals open on each of the left and right sides, though they are much smaller in scale than the Heart Sea Secret Realm...

These eight secret realms were obtained from the five great Aristocratic Clan back then!

The simultaneous appearance of nine secret realms reveals the Great Qin!

Meanwhile, in the center of the Heart Sea Secret Realm, the Vast Dao Field had already been moved there by Qin Lu, who was now Nascent Soul Realm Heart Sea Secret Realm cultivator...

Only a medium-sized Spirit Vein could support his cultivation...

Within the Northern Continent, there are only a few small Spirit Vein. Medium-sized Spirit Vein do exist, but they are located deep within the northern snowfields...

When the Penguin Emperor later escaped, it also dug up the medium-sized Spirit Vein by the roots.

Therefore--

Qin Lu can only cultivate within the Heart Sea Secret Realm, and it will take at least several hundred years to rebuild a medium-sized Spirit Vein...

Even thousands of years!

Cultivating a medium-sized Spirit Vein is something the Great Qin has been preparing for. As for the vein most likely to become a medium-sized Spirit Vein...

That is naturally the Dragon Dragon-Nurturing Pool within the Dragon-Nurturing Sea in the Eight Immortals Sea Area!

The Dragon-Nurturing Pool was originally formed by several small Spirit Vein that formed a spiritual mountain, which was later embedded in the Dragon-Nurturing Pool. After so many years of nurturing...

And nourished by the Dragon Qi of countless dragons and beasts, this is the vein most likely to transform into a medium-sized Spirit Vein in the future of the Great Qin...

As for the Northern Continent, it is still in the planning stages.

at this time--

It was the 65th year of the Great Qin calendar.

Qin Lu slowly awoke. This time, his seclusion felt like a long nap, a period since he last bid farewell to Qian Guming and Gu Xuanzhen Zhen...

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye!

At this moment, time seemed insignificant in Qin Lu's eyes...

It doesn't even feel real!

Qin Lu gradually understood why the higher one's cultivation level...

The weaker one's humanity, the more indifferent one becomes. Time flies like an arrow; what use is immortality to him? The Dao Path is as vast as the sea...

Boundless!

Once Dao Path, it will ultimately all come to naught!

Qin Lu had asked himself repeatedly, what was the reason he sought immortality...?

Each time, Qin Lu would resolutely tell himself that he cultivated immortality solely to prevent his destiny from being controlled by others...

Human life is but a fleeting moment, a mere hundred years!

Since he's been here, let him be the protagonist of the world this time!

He was unwilling to let his fate be controlled by others, nor did he want to live a mediocre life. He was given a second chance at life, not to continue living a muddled existence!

"Phew~"

A gust of foul air, like the breath of a dragon, was released!

Qin Lu slightly opened his eyes, as if resonating with the Great Dao...

A ring formed by the aura of the Soul Dao slowly hovered behind his head, like the fluctuations of Divine Sense in the sea of souls, like towering waves...

An extremely terrifying Nascent Soul aura pressed down upon the entire Heart Sea Secret Realm!

Just like stretching, the aura that leaked out of seclusion was enough to shake the entire Heart Sea Secret Realm!

"Upon reaching the Nascent Soul, the cultivation speed indeed slowed down."

"Five years has only allowed me to stabilize my cultivation level. Reaching the Nascent Soul Early Stage Perfection will likely take at least a century."

"Compared to the accumulation of Spiritual Power, one's State of Mind and understanding of the Great Dao are far more important. The Three Nascent Soul Tribulations..."

"The three tribulations have passed, and the Nascent Soul has been achieved."

"Next come the three difficulties: the Heart Tribulation, the Dao Tribulation, and the Fate Tribulation. The Heart Tribulation is finding what one's heart most desires..."

"Then let it go, and detach yourself from State of Mind!"

"However, during the Nascent Soul Heart Demon Tribulation, one needs a steadfast pursuit of something in order to overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation and thus condense the Nascent Soul..."

"Be firm first, then let go."

"A seemingly simple act of loosening and tightening is actually a dead end..."

"The more steadfast one's resolve in the Tao, the harder it is to overcome the Heart Tribulation. How can I let go of the beliefs I hold dear?"

Qin Lu murmured, his mind finally returning to peace.

But perhaps he also understood the deeper meaning: using the long lifespan of Nascent Soul cultivator to erode his inner vision, using time...

Diminish everything!