Chapter 436: Chapter 429 Ancient Ruins (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
In the void, the fist-sized Nascent Soul flickered swiftly, with incredible speed.
In just a breath, it was thousands of miles away, surpassing the perception of ordinary cultivators, at extreme speed.
For cultivators reaching the Nascent Soul, the Nascent Soul is the essential core.
Once freed from the constraints of the physical body, the Nascent Soul’s escape speed becomes astonishingly fast, making it hard to capture.
Using some secret techniques and spirit medicine, the Nascent Soul can serve as a foundation to reshape the physical body and restore to peak times.
At this moment, the face of Eternal Night True Monarch was marked by a ferocious expression.
"Damn it, that cultivator must be a top-tier Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul powerhouse. I didn’t expect to encounter such a tough opponent!"
Eternal Night True Monarch was furious, a glimpse of fear flashed in his eyes.
Recalling that strike, it still instilled a sense of horror in the heart.
Under that strike, it shattered many magical treasure defenses and directly obliterated his physical body, turning everything into nothingness.
Thinking of that terrifying stroke, the fear in Eternal Night True Monarch’s heart increased.
Taking the form of a stream of light, he fled away.
Returning to the old lair, only then will it be safe.
For Nascent Soul cultivators, once the physical body is slain, and only the Nascent Soul remains, the cultivator’s combat power falls to a low ebb.
Only by returning to the old lair, safety can be assured.
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"Condolences!"
Lu Xuanji consoled.
Hearing True Master Qingyan’s story, and mentioning the ambush, there was only this way to comfort.
True Master Qingyan stepped forward, opened the storage bag, and took out a jar.
At the moment of opening the jar, a Nascent Soul flew out immediately.
The Nascent Soul’s aura was withered, but upon flying out, it immediately became spirited: "Niece..."
"Uncle, it was this senior, Xuanji True Monarch, who saved us!"
True Master Qingyan said, "True Monarch, this is my uncle, Jade Yang True Monarch. This time we traveled to Wu Country, with Tian Xin True Monarch and Jade Yang True Monarch leading, bringing me, True Master Shaoyang, True Master Tianyu, True Master Black Dragon, and others. We thought with so many people, ordinary cultivators wouldn’t dare provoke us!"
"Even if we encountered cultivators blocking our way, we carried some secret treasures and could escape, but unexpectedly met a veteran True Monarch. This person, using magic techniques, turned into endless nightfall, blocking our sight, causing our escape to fail. Three fellow Daoists were killed, only Tian Xin True Monarch escaped, Jade Yang True Monarch was captured, and I also almost got killed!"
Talking about the battle that just happened, there was an unending sigh in the heart.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist, for saving my life!"
Jade Yang True Monarch said, "Without your help, I would have surely died from calamity, a thousand years of bitter cultivation turned to nothing!"
"Fellow Daoist, do you know who the assailant is?"
Lu Xuanji asked.
"In Wu Country, there are around two hundred Nascent Soul cultivators, among whom, only Eternal Night True Monarch is skilled in Eternal Night techniques!" Jade Yang True Monarch said, "This villain hid his identity when striking. But after dozens of fierce exchanges, he still exposed his identity."
In the Cultivation Immortality Realm, there are various secret techniques to hide one’s appearance, to conceal one’s aura, and many such methods. But once engaging in battle, using signature magical treasures and secret techniques, their identity will certainly be revealed.
Jade Yang True Monarch said, "This person, at the Sixth-Layer Nascent Soul cultivation, comprehended Divine Intent [Endless Nightfall], has a chance of ascending into Divinity Transformation in the future... He is a disciple of a Celestial Venerable from the Li Family..."
As he spoke of the Eternal Night Celestial Venerable’s details, a trace of killing intent flashed in Jade Yang True Monarch’s eyes.
Lu Xuanji said, "Fellow Daoist, do you still wish to restore your body?"
Jade Yang True Monarch said, "Need some care from fellow Daoist?"
"No problem, I also need to refine magical treasures here, to enhance their grade!"
Lu Xuanji smiled.
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Thus, at Purgatory Volcano, there were now two more cultivators.
Jade Yang True Monarch was left only with a Nascent Soul, very weak.
But for a Nascent Soul True Monarch, it was not considered significant.
For cultivators reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, the Nascent Soul is the essential core, as long as the Nascent Soul remains, one can reshape the physical body using the Nascent Soul as the foundation.
Jade Yang True Monarch activated a secret technique, extracting a drop of Nascent Soul Essence Blood from the Nascent Soul.
Using this drop of essence blood as a foundation, he reshaped the physical body.
The newly shaped physical body was very weak, just at the Qi Cultivation first layer.
Then, Jade Yang True Monarch began consuming various spirit medicines and Spirit Pills to nourish the body, which continuously grew stronger, with cultivation constantly improving, in just one month, the physical body restored to the Nascent Soul state.
At this moment, the forged physical body was still relatively weak, needing decades or even hundreds of years of nurturing to return to peak times.
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Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
In the fierce flames, Lu Xuanji took out twenty-four magical treasures and began refining.
As the fire burned, some materials were added, merging with Immortal Gold, perfectly blending together.
Then, many runes were carved, upgrading the arrays inside, while the magical treasures’ grade slowly advanced, gradually reaching the fifth grade.
Looking at the evolving magical treasures, Lu Xuanji inwardly felt lucky.
Because Immortal Gold was the most premium material.
Only a small amount of additional materials were needed to upgrade the magical treasures.
If not for the Immortal Gold foundation, the amount of materials needed for upgrading the magical treasures alone would have been daunting.
Time passed by swiftly, and twenty years elapsed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the twenty-four magical treasures emitted an intense resonance.
The tribulation clouds in the sky gathered, crackle and pop!
The tribulation descended.
People face human tribulations, treasures undergo treasure tribulations.
The tribulation descended, wind, fire, and lightning gathered together, all vanishing away.
After enduring for a long while, the tribulation dissipated.
Buzz, buzz!
The next moment, the twenty-four magical treasures resonated, entering the Dantian.
All twenty-four magical treasures had advanced to the fifth grade.
Feeling the treasures’ spirituality, their grade increased, and their spirituality enhanced.
In terms of spirituality, comparable to a five-year-old child.
Along with the advancement of the magical treasures, their spirituality also grew, gradually birthing artifact spirits.
The artifact spirits, too would emerge from illusion into reality, becoming real living beings akin to cultivators.
Feathered Transformation Pagoda Artifact Spirit, Pure Yang Sword Artifact Spirit, etc., are all top-tier artifact spirits.
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Putting away the magical treasures, Lu Xuanji heard footsteps.
True Master Qingyan approached, saying: "Senior, do you know why we came to Wu Country this time?"
"Didn’t you mention you were here to purchase some cultivation resources?"
Lu Xuanji smiled.
"That is just one of the reasons, another reason is that I have a treasure map, marking the location of an ancient relic." True Master Qingyan said, "This time coming to Wu Country is to search for this relic. The relic’s location is within Purgatory Volcano."
Lu Xuanji smiled: "When some forces are annihilated by strong enemies, the enemies will surely loot everything, making it impossible for treasures to be left behind, how could there be distant ancient relics? Could it be a trap set by Demon Cultivators?"
In fact, many relics have their issues, often used by Demon Cultivators as bait.