Chapter 397: Chapter 393: Escape to Ascend, Nascent Soul Pill_2
"It’s troublesome; the Nascent Soul is somewhat difficult to refine!"
Lu Xuanji slightly frowned, a hint of unease flashing in his eyes.
Many cultivators possess a mysterious confidence, and Lu Xuanji was no exception. However, only at the moment of personal practice does one truly understand the difficulty involved, the great challenge within.
In ancient Daoist books, after a cultivator enters the Nascent Soul stage, not only does their cultivation grow powerful and lifespan extend, but they also gain a trace of immortality, making them difficult to kill.
For Nascent Soul cultivators, the Nascent Soul is fundamental.
As long as the Nascent Soul escapes, they can reconstruct their body using its power and revive.
As long as the Nascent Soul is not extinguished, the cultivator is immortal.
When a cultivator’s body is destroyed, leaving only the Nascent Soul, their attack power is nearly zero, yet they have terrifying escape speeds and a trace of immortality within them, making them hard to kill.
There was once a Nascent Soul cultivator who, after capturing an enemy’s Nascent Soul, spent three years refining it before finally killing them.
Yuan Xie Xiyue’s Nascent Soul was evidently not as resilient or firm as legends say, more fragile comparatively. Yet, refining it would require five days—would the enemy grant her five days!
"Forget it, consider yourself lucky!"
Lu Xuanji sighed lightly.
Failing to eliminate thoroughly, he had to give up.
With a wave, he placed the Nascent Soul into a bottle and tossed it aside.
...
Gulp!
Just as the bottle was thrown, Yuan Ming seemed to sense something, searching in the sea.
After about a quarter of an hour, he finally found the bottle.
Opening the bottle, a Nascent Soul flew out.
The Nascent Soul transformed, taking the shape of Yuan Xiyue, though appearing much weaker.
"Father!"
Yuan Xiyue cried out, wailing loudly.
But with only the Nascent Soul, crying produces no tears.
"You’re safe now!"
Yuan Ming breathed a sigh of relief, exclaiming, "Little Moon, do you know your mistake?"
"Your child knows their mistake!" Yuan Xiyue said, "It’s all because your child’s eyes were blind, falling for that person’s fishing trick. What seemed like a fat pig suddenly turned into a fierce tiger. I nearly got refined and killed!"
Thinking of being captured and refined ignited anger in her heart.
"Every day hunting geese, there’s bound to be a slip-up eventually; constantly killing and seizing treasures, there’s a chance of being counter-killed. This is your destined calamity... I have no intentions of persuading you otherwise. But the pros and cons, you should deliberate on them!" Yuan Ming said.
"Next time, I will be more cautious and ensure I have clearer intelligence!"
Yuan Xiyue said, "This failure is ultimately due to insufficient information, inadequate preparation, and a lack of manpower. Father, if we had captured and killed that cultivator, we could have made a small fortune. You could also have some funds to purchase Heavenly Dao Pills to push for the Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul!"
"Your Nascent Soul has suffered severe damage; you need to return to recuperate and restore your body... If delayed, it may damage your origin!"
Yuan Ming remained rational: "For now, we will let him go. Do you remember his appearance?"
"Father, his appearance was merely a disguise, even his soul’s aura was forged; I couldn’t discern his true face. But this man, though merely at the peak of Golden Core, possessed formidable combat power and an abundance of magical treasures, easily suppressing the three of us with a formidable prowess!"
Yuan Xiyue recounted the battle in detail, clenching her teeth.
"This person, with such combat prowess, could he be a descendant of the Divinity Transformation, or a descendant of King’s Blood, or an ancient monstrosity! With the revival of Spiritual Qi, the number of geniuses emerging is growing, heralding a golden era along with an increasing number of monsters." Listening to the recount, Yuan Ming felt complicated, "These unparalleled prodigies and ancient freaks possess immense potential. Though currently inferior to him in cultivation, they will soon surpass us in future."
Kill intent surged in his heart; he desired to continue pursuing and killing.
Leaving this unparalleled prodigy alive left his heart unsettled.
But his spirit was restless, an intuition deep within foretold that pursuing would undoubtedly end in failure.
That unparalleled prodigy would surely escape.
On one hand, this was the sea where his cultivation suffered suppression, putting him at a geographic disadvantage; on the other, the prodigy was shrouded with immense destiny which would protect him from danger.
An unparalleled prodigy cannot be easily slain; one who can be easily slain is not an unparalleled prodigy.
Yet retreating like this left him unwilling.
Black energy swirled at his brow, his spirit wrestled.
"Enough!"
After a long internal struggle, Yuan Ming sighed, deciding to forgo the pursuit.
The flying ship advanced, soaring high into the sky, vanished away.
...
"He’s gone, retreated!"
Opening Baidu Map, seeing the scene of Yuan Ming’s retreat, Lu Xuanji breathed a sigh of relief.
Tossing out Yuan Xiyue’s Nascent Soul was merely to divert Yuan Ming’s attention.
With the body destroyed, leaving only a weakened Nascent Soul, one needs to heal and restore its origin; if delayed, it could affect the origin, causing trouble for the future cultivation advancements.
Sure enough, after tossing out Yuan Xiyue’s Nascent Soul, Yuan Ming gave up the pursuit.
Disappeared into the distance.
This one finally left.
"Luckily he left; if the pursuit had continued, I might have had to venture into some forbidden places, extreme areas!" Lu Xuanji said, a hint of ruthlessness and decisiveness flashing in his eyes.
In the East Sea, there exist some extreme and dangerous places, incredibly perilous,
where Nascent Soul cultivators entering have a chance of nine deaths and one life.
Should he be forced into a corner, he wouldn’t hesitate to use his last measures, risking it all.
"I disguised my appearance, changed my Qi Core, Yuan Xiyue does not know my identity... no need to worry about bringing danger to the Lu Family!" Body flickering, Lu Xuanji stowed away the Heaven-Evasion Coffin, moving silently through the seawater, finally reaching an island after some time.
This was a desolate island, quite small in area, just ten square kilometers, without fresh water, only broken rocks, and tall coconut trees.
Upon reaching the island, he used magic techniques to directly open a cave mansion at the cliffside, entering it.
Whoosh!
Taking out the Door of Wonders, finding a Nascent Soul sealed inside; then opened the Heaven-Sealing Talisman, sealing yet another Nascent Soul.
Yuan Xiyue had backers, a formidable father.
Lu Xuanji was helpless, unable to refine and kill her, but these two guys in front lacked backing, devoid of connections, perfect for refining and killing.
Produced the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, tossing them into the Great Cauldron.
"Spare me!"
"Let me go! I’m willing to be a servant!"
"I curse you, a life of misfortune, curse you to die a horrible death!"
"Haha, damn your mother!"
The Nascent Soul of the long spear cultivator was tossed into the Great Cauldron, accompanied by continuous cursing as it was refined.
Lu Xuanji simply blocked the sound and continued refining.
After three days, this Nascent Soul was refined, turned into a cyan elixir.
Once again, he threw the Fifth Grade Array Master’s Nascent Soul into the cauldron, this one resisted quite resiliently, taking seven days before being refined, also forming into a cyan elixir.
"The Nascent Soul as the essence, the forged pill should be named Nascent Soul Pill!"
Lu Xuanji sighed deeply.
Recalling some classics record, Nascent Soul cultivators, after consuming the Nascent Soul Pill, could enhance their cultivation speed.
Yet, he felt a slight repugnance.
Consuming these pills felt akin to cannibalism.
"My mental realm is still lacking in some ways!"
Lu Xuanji sighed, "It’s like someone working hard to earn a thousand taels of silver; another robs a thousand taels on the street. The money earned from working and that from robbing essentially has similar purchasing power. Yet, spending robbery gains feels unsettled, with guilt!"
"But those capitalists in the previous life, none became rich by working hard, not a single one. Many amassed wealth through deception, swindling, and big lies. This is known as the stage of capital accumulation, primitive sin."
"The laws of the cultivation immortality realm are harsher, with constant killings and treasure robbing occurring frequently. Many cultivators grew through slaughter and plunder, eventually progressing. Truly becoming a Golden Core or Nascent Soul by farming, not a single one. I still can’t let it go."
Consuming the Nascent Soul Pill, proving the Dao of Nascent Soul, could increase the probability by three layers.
Yet, he felt repugnant inside, unwilling to consume it.
Opening the Insect Raising Gourd, he tossed them inside, beginning to feed the Gold-devouring Insects.
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PS: Thanks to Celestial Sword Fragrance for the reward of 2000 Starting Points.