Chapter 422: Chapter 415 Nascent Soul Stage 2, The Difference Between Righteous and Demonic (2nd Update, Please Subscribe)
After pondering for a long time, Lu Xuanji couldn’t find an answer.
Unable to find an answer, he stopped thinking.
Closing his eyes to perceive, Lu Xuanji activated his Divine Thought, depleting the magical power within his body. In his palm appeared a long saber, with Yin Yang Qi circulating, the Power of the Five Elements emerging and decaying, Elemental Magnetic Power surging, Power of Space-Time circulating, and even Starlight Power fluctuating, with the Power of Extinction surging.
All these forces fused together to form a Nine-Colored Holy Saber, which descended from the sky.
Chi-la!
The void resonated violently, emitting bursts of explosive sounds.
At the moment of unleashing this saber, Lu Xuanji collapsed to the ground, his mana exhausted.
Sitting upright in the same spot, he meditated for an hour before his mana returned to its peak.
Calculating silently, a hint of delight flashed in Lu Xuanji’s eyes: "That saber of mine rivals the strike of a Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul Cultivator, terrifying in power, but the drawback is the massive mana consumption, requiring time to build up momentum!"
At this moment, the Supreme Divine Technique [Great Five Elements Yin Yang Magnetic Starlight Cosmic Extinction Divine Saber] finally reached perfection.
With this saber strike, even with only First-Layer Nascent Soul cultivation, he could unleash the attack power of a Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul, a truly astonishing feat.
Of course, the drawbacks are also quite evident.
At the moment of unleashing this saber, his body’s mana becomes exhausted, leaving him at the mercy of others.
Similarly, at the moment of unleashing this saber, a buildup period is necessary. If facing an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, there might be time for that buildup; but against top experts, few enemies would allow him that buildup period and would strike preemptively to disrupt it.
Shua-shua!
At this moment, Lu Xuanji exited the cave mansion, activating [Vertical Earth Golden Light], immediately accelerating.
In an instant, he was a thousand miles away.
At this moment, his Vertical Earth Golden Light cultivation had reached the Fifth Layer, and under the swift execution of the Escape Technique, his speed was comparable to that of a Divinity Transformation cultivator.
However, the drawback was insufficient stamina.
Like a cheetah on Earth, the fastest speed, a sprinter champion;
But the drawback is the cheetah’s insufficient stamina, barely maintaining it for three minutes.
Lu Xuanji was somewhat similar, as activating [Vertical Earth Golden Light] made his speed comparable to Divinity Transformation, but could barely sustain it for a minute before his mana was exhausted.
Originally, cultivating these two Supreme Divine Techniques to this extent would require at least several hundred years, even a thousand years of arduous practice.
Yet after consuming an Enlightenment Pill, although it nearly caused his transformation, it greatly elevated his comprehension in a short time, bringing one technique to perfection and the other to the Fourth Layer.
His figure flashed, and Lu Xuanji returned to the peak, entering the Chaos Hall to begin seclusion.
Not only he but also Jin Xi, Ye Wanyi, Ning Xue, Hong Fu, and others were in seclusion.
...
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, eighty years went by.
On this day, Lu Xuanji’s entire body was surging with energy, roaring like tides, surging like ocean waves.
Crackling sounds emanated from his body.
The Nascent Soul was growing stronger; the formerly blurred infant’s face clarified, and the infant began to grow, like a newborn becoming a one-year-old.
The Golden Core Realm is about continuously compressing magical power, enhancing its purity and quality.
The Nascent Soul Realm involves continuously nurturing the infant, gradually raising the infant within the dantian.
Crack!
Crack!
At this moment, a slight cracking sound was heard.
Lu Xuanji’s aura shifted, stepping into the Second Layer of the Nascent Soul Realm.
"In eighty years, I’ve only advanced one layer. To reach the peak of Nascent Soul could take over seven hundred years, or even a thousand. And if met with bottlenecks, the time taken would extend far beyond, potentially reaching life’s end without ever reaching the peak of Nascent Soul, having to pin hopes on a second life!"
Calculating the time, Lu Xuanji felt increasingly aware of the difficulties of cultivating immortality.
In the early stages of cultivating immortality, disparities in Spirit Root would result in Celestial Spirit Root cultivating quickly, while Five Spirit Roots would be slow.
But by the Nascent Soul Realm, one’s aptitude mattered less, and reliance shifted towards comprehending the Great Dao and understanding the laws.
Speeds could vary greatly, both faster and slower.
Exiting the place of seclusion, Lu Xuanji felt bored, so he began taking out some Spirit Medicine to start alchemy.
Additionally, he summoned Lu Family cultivators, who subsequently delivered some top-grade Spirit Medicine, beginning the alchemy process.
Foundation Establishment Pill, True Essence Pill, Pure Yang Pill, Purple Mansion Pill, Nirvana Pill, Creation Pill, Golden Core Pill... Many Spirit Medicines were being consumed, yet the elixirs were quickly refined; alchemy seemed like cooking, with not only fast alchemy speeds but also large quantities produced each time.
His high realm and powerful spiritual power made his precise control outstanding as well.
In the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, after dropping in a large amount of materials, each time the cauldron was opened, over a hundred Foundation Establishment Pills emerged, all of top grade;
As for True Essence Pills, the lower technical content and fewer required materials meant over a thousand pills were refined per opening of the cauldron.
As for Pure Yang Pills, Purple Mansion Pills, Nirvana Pills, etc., due to the scarcity of materials, refinement became more challenging, and only about twenty pills emerged per opening of the cauldron.
He also inquired about the status of the Lu Family.
The Grand Elder responded that all was well with the Lu Family,
...
In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed.
From a certain cave mansion, a rumbling sound emerged.
Accompanied by intense sounds, the void trembled, and a massive vortex of Spiritual Qi swept in, transforming into a terrifying vortex that entered the cave mansion.
After a long while, the Spiritual Qi vortex dissipated.
The terrifying aura also faded away.
Moments later, Jin Xi emerged from the cave mansion, eyes filled with joy; at this time, she had stepped into the Fifth Layer of the Nascent Soul Realm.
"Congratulations!"
Jin Xi received the congratulatory words.
"Thank you, you’ve also reached the Second Layer of the Nascent Soul Realm!" commented Lu Xuanji.
"Congratulations to you too!" Jin Xi said.
"I’ve only reached the Second Layer of the Nascent Soul and I’m already more than a thousand years old. Can I really reach Divinity Transformation before this life’s end?" Lu Xuanji said.
"Reaching the Fifth Layer at just over a thousand years old, you might have a chance to break through to Divinity Transformation before this life’s end," said Jin Xi, congratulating him: "You’ve already surpassed many cultivators."
"But I only reached Nascent Soul at the age of eight hundred, while you reached it at just over a thousand years old," Lu Xuanji thought of some records in demon dao classics and couldn’t help but sigh: "Those prodigies progress too quickly. But it seems that there may be a chance for you to have one attempt to break through to Divinity Transformation at around seventeen hundred."
Of course, the flaws were also apparent.
At the moment of cleaving down with this blade, his mana was exhausted, leaving him at the mercy of others.
Similarly, at the moment of cleaving with this saber, it required a certain amount of time to build up momentum. If facing ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, there was still time for buildup. But in the face of top experts, enemies wouldn’t give him time to build up power, but would act first and disrupt his momentum.
He thought of the records of the demon dao dustrics, acknowledging: "Their cultivation speed is indeed incredibly fast, while I only reached Nascent Soul at the age of eight hundred; as for you, reaching the Nascent Soul only at over a thousand years could be surprising, yet also gives you a chance to hit Divinity Transformation in your first lifespan. This has already surpassed many cultivators."
Yet I feel my cultivation speed is too slow," Lu Xuanji lamented.
"Many people work hard and earn ten taels of silver; some will rob someone on the street casually,"
Lu Xuanji shook his head slightly.
"If one takes the path of the demon dao, merciless in everything and breaking through in ten years from the First-Layer to the Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul, indeed the speed is extremely fast. But with the human tribulation, life tribulation, celestial tribulation, and so on, the hidden dangers are not few, and constables would come to arrest them. Cultivators are like this too,"
"Though cultivating this way is slow, it’s not slow at all!" Jin Xi said: "You reached the Golden Core at seven hundred, progressing through a layer every hundred years. You might have an opportunity to break through to Divinity at around seventeen hundred. You’ve already surpassed many cultivators."