Eternal Swordmaster
Chapter 459 - 453 Breakthrough 2

Chapter 459: Chapter 453 Breakthrough 2

Lin Xin manipulated the demon cores one by one, gradually assembling them into small, simple formations that exuded a sense of simplicity and profundity.

Once these formations were completed, they began to shrink and then, like building blocks, started to pile up around him, forming a black cylindrical structure as if building a wall.

With the number of Taoist Intents he had comprehended, constructing this Soul Domain was effortless, and he had materials to spare.

Boom!!

However, halfway through the construction, a large expanse of dark clouds began to condense slowly in the sky above, with black clouds rolling and blue lightning thundering intermittently.

A cloud patch resembling a lotus flower was gathering right above the Void Ship, slowly rotating like a millstone, seemingly containing a terrifying force of immense magnitude and weight.

On the deck of the ship, the swarm of insects dispersed to reveal Lin Xin, who was sitting cross-legged in the center.

He looked up at the sky.

"The weaving of the Soul Domain indeed requires the baptism and test of the natural universe to be truly recognized by all things. Only after weathering the elements can one solidify a Yuan Jing Soul Domain."

It was clearly recorded in the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique.

"Black Lotus Tribulation Cloud, a tribulation that all Demonic Cultivators must face when condensing a Yuan Jing, I want to see just how formidable this tribulation cloud can be..."

Lin Xin murmured, looking up as the tribulation clouds thickened overhead, their might accumulating more heavily, his expression unchanged as he simply gestured upwards.

"Go."

Immediately, countless insects buzzed into the sky, bravely flying toward the tribulation cloud. Fearlessly courting death.

The swarm of insects rose like a black cloud from the ground, twisting and changing shape as they furiously collided with the Black Lotus Tribulation Cloud.

In a silent moment, the two dark clouds met head-on.

Crack!!

A multitude of lightning arcs exploded, striking numerous insects and instantly turning them into charred dust. But behind them, more insects continued to surge towards the tribulation cloud, falling and rising in succession.

Though many insects had been lost in the days past, the Demon Bee Queen had produced even more bees with the blood collected by the mosquitoes, and each one of these possessed the fierce, Third Grade Protective Demon Qi, with their mouthparts and stingers being their most threatening assets.

They were quite effective in consuming the power of the tribulation cloud.

Looking up at the Black Lotus Tribulation Cloud, Lin Xin knew that his cultivation did not involve any defiant Divine Techniques. While the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique was strong, it was only so in the region of the Human Race, and it was merely among the better Demonic Arts, not quite on par with the pinnacle techniques from the Jade Pure Heavenly Cloud Way. It was ordinary among the higher-level techniques.

Moreover, he had only met the minimum criterion for establishing a Soul Domain and had not comprehended any additional Taoist Intents or built up his reserves, so the tribulation cloud he triggered was only of the most basic level.

"For any ordinary Demonic Cultivator, just managing to trigger a tribulation cloud is an impressive feat, but for me, the Soul Domain is merely an aid. Its real use is to absorb other elemental rules and provide camouflage."

Lin Xin was well aware of this as he looked up at the sky where the tribulation cloud was being weakened through the continuous assaults by hundreds of thousands of his insects.

The Black Lotus Tribulation Cloud, a life-threatening nemesis for cultivators, was gradually diminishing and weakening under the sacrifice of the countless insects linked to his soul.

In less than an hour, it had been completely consumed.

The sky opened up, and a heavy rain began to pour, dissipating all the lightning and tribulation thunder from the clouds.

A major tribulation required for forming a Yuan Jing was thus breezed through in such a simple manner. If those countless Dao Seeking cultivators from the Central Prefecture who had been struck by tribulation clouds, suffering heavy wounds or death, knew how easily he had overcome this tribulation,

they would probably be dumbfounded.

Sitting cross-legged on the deck, the rain poured down on him without any obstruction, evaporating into a faint white mist.

Lin Xin made no move to cover himself, simply sitting quietly and feeling the freshly formed Yuan Jing Soul Domain.

Crack!

A bolt of lightning crashed down, striking right near him.

Suddenly, a blue-purple light flared up, and a black outer shell appeared around Lin Xin like an eggshell, shielding him from the electric arcs.

This was Lin Xin deliberately inviting the lightning post-tribulation to test the solidity of the newly constructed Yuan Jing Soul Domain around him.

The result was satisfactory; the lightning could not shake the Yuan Jing, and the black shell was Lin Xin’s highly condensed creation, meant to absorb the rules of other Yuan Jing Soul Domains and act as Yuan Jing Armor.

So long as he comprehended enough Taoist Intents, breaking through was not an issue for him now.

He extended a hand and grasped.

The eggshell-like black shell around Lin Xin swiftly clung onto his body, naturally forming into a full-body armor with a helmet, painted pitch-black.

The armor’s helmet had two horn-like protrusions, one longer than the other, asymmetrical but incredibly sharp.

The rest of the armor remained a solid black, robust and heavy, making Lin Xin appear as if he were wearing the suit of a mechanized robot, bulking up his entire figure.

The whole set of armor bore no patterns or designs, just a mirror-like polish that was striking to behold.

Lin Xin closed his eyes and continued to meditate for a while, as the pain gradually subsided and his mind settled. It was the perfect time to carefully grasp the specific functions and effects of consolidating a Yuan Jing.

"The Yuan Jing Soul Domain can even isolate all external things and filter out all harmful substances. Nothing, whether toxin or other malfeasance, is to be feared if it cannot break through the protective Soul Domain. No matter what hostile environment I enter, as long as the Soul Domain is intact, there will be no problems. Truly, it is a great reliance for the Human Race."

Lin Xin realized internally.

Upon inspecting himself, he found his physical qualities, enhanced by his Attributes, had reached an alarmingly advanced stage. The improvement from the Yuan Jing was negligible, almost non-existent, so there was no increase in strength.

Meanwhile, within the vortex of his Yuan Dou Demonic Technique, a large amount of demon core Demonic Qi had been used up, replaced by a new vortex sphere that resembled a multicolored starry nebula.

"The Yuan Dou Demonic Technique is divided into nine layers, and I am currently at the fifth layer, the Demonic Mechanism Realm." He glanced at his attribute panel.

Damage 890, Defense 247, Evasion 247, Constitution 684. Free Attributes 0 points. ’(106 is equivalent to the late stage of the Golden Core)

Innate Divine Ability—Divine Shadow (Dragon King’s foundation)

Special Status—Primitive Demon Body.

Yuan Dou Demonic Technique—Fifth Layer, Demonic Mechanism Realm 11%, a total of nine layers.

"Demonic Mechanism Realm..." Lin Xin frowned slightly, but there was more on the attribute panel than that. At the bottom, a new symbol twisted and gradually emerged.

’Yuan Jing Soul Domain—Primitive Demonic Realm (reduces opponent’s all attributes by 10-50 points, those with weak wills may succumb to fear of the Heart Demon, defeated without a fight.)’

He could clearly feel within him, within the colorful vortex, it seemed that a hint of life was faintly condensing.

"It seems that a Nascent Soul is being nurtured."

Lin Xin understood clearly in his heart.

Yuan Jing Cultivators, also known as Nascent Soul Cultivators, are precisely so because a second incarnation is nurtured within their bodies that is more in sync with their cultivation of the Taoist Arts and the natural forces of the cosmos. This is the so-called Nascent Soul. Some also call it the Holy Infant.

The Holy Infant is not only much faster than the human body in mobilizing power, but also incurs almost no wear and tear. The speed of cultivation understanding will also greatly accelerate.

Whether refining treasures, inscribing formations, or delving into the Taoist Arts, the Nascent Soul is equivalent to developing a second major brain for a person, capable of multitasking.

The ultimate goal of a cultivator’s practice is to grow the Nascent Soul, replacing the self, to utterly transform and become the darling of nature, returning to reach the constitution and bloodline of the innate Divine and Demonic levels.

"The Yuan Jing Soul Domain has been acquired, it’s the standard Primitive Demonic Realm of the Yuan Dou Demonic Technique, but the Nascent Soul seems to need more time."

Lin Xin stood up and didn’t look at the nurturing of the Nascent Soul any longer.

"The fundamental aspect of a Yuan Jing Cultivator’s Soul Domain is its strength, which lies in two points: the purity of the Taoist Intent or the abundance of it.

Second is the strength of the nurtured Nascent Soul and whether it possesses a second Innate Divine Ability."

"And the strength of the nurtured Nascent Soul depends on both the natural comprehension of the Dao, Realm, and the robustness of the body being nurtured."

Lin Xin confidently believed that with his strong physical quality, the Nascent Soul he would nurture certainly wouldn’t be disappointing.

"Now I can’t birth the Nascent Soul; it seems to lack the enlightenment of Sun Spring, needing a hint of Yang Qi for balance. Once I return to the South Prefecture, any Sun Spring should allow for rapid cultivation of the Nascent Soul."

He himself was quite looking forward to what the Nascent Soul he would cultivate would look like.

It is known that the appearance of the Nascent Soul doesn’t necessarily match the outward appearance of the body. ’The heart reflects the facade’ is an adage about the appearance of the Nascent Soul and the physical body.

Dispelling the Demonic Qi, the horizon gradually showed the white of a fish’s belly, and the sun showed merely an outline, emitting red light.

Having put away the Yuan Jing Armor, Lin Xin looked towards the direction of the ruins.

"Just right, it’s also time to completely settle this matter and take what belongs to me."

His original purpose was to come to take away the treasure that could improve his physical attributes and suppress the sequelae of the Lord’s mark given to him by Red Leaf.

Only, he hadn’t expected to encounter so many strong figures making their move to snatch it at the same time, which led to this delay.

Now that he had broken through to Yuan Jing and his cultivation had greatly improved, and although he had not formed a Nascent Soul and his mastery over Demonic Qi and the Yuan Jing was not strong yet, his main reliance was not on Demonic Qi and Yuan Jing. As long as he can counteract other Yuan Jing Soul Domains, it’s equivalent to having enhanced most of his own strength.

Compared to before his breakthrough, his strength now was more than just twice as strong!

With a wave of his hand, only a thousand or so of the remaining tens of thousands of insect swarms split up and dispersed.

Lin Xin stepped lightly, moving forward into the Void, his figure vanishing in place like lightning.

"Guard the Void Ship well; I’ll be back soon."

A voice lingered in the air, echoing continuously.

Yin Mantuo’s figure slowly arched out of the ground beside the Void Ship, and the other three emerged from their hiding places around it, nodding slightly to understand.

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Evil God Temple.

Boom!

The massive body of the Tooth Crying Demon Book was furiously fighting and rolling with a white centipede hundreds of meters in size.

A few smaller white centipedes were also climbing crazily towards the Evil God Temple from the side, but were continuously repelled by the masked slave masters of the Ha Tribe.

Red clouds collided frantically in the sky, with one of the masked powerhouse from the Ha Tribe standing atop one of them, and the other filled with large numbers of white centipede heads in human form.

"Hand over the Evil God Weapon! Hee hee hee! Such a treasure should not be monopolized by you slavers of the Ha Tribe!"

The giant white centipede spewed white acid, repelling the Tooth Crying Demon Book and let out a strange roar.

"Is everyone under the impression that the Ha Tribe is easy to bully?"

A person in a Golden Mask spoke evenly, standing in front of the main entrance of the Evil God Temple, flanked by two groups of people in silver masks, seemingly the Ha Tribe royalty that arrived over these days.

His presence was even stronger than the Joyous God, clearly a top-tier expert.