Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race
Chapter 347 - 259 Nascent Soul Stage Impact (Part 2, No More Today)_1

Chapter 347: 259 Nascent Soul Stage Impact (Part 2, No More Today)_1

Shen Long lit the Soul-Soothing Incense and placed it in an incense burner, from which a unique fragrance wafted through the air, gradually drifting into his nostrils.

He felt the world spin around him and found himself in a secret chamber.

"Heart Demon Pass?"

Shen Long was slightly startled.

He touched his head and cheeks, surprised to find himself in the body of a young child.

Rising to his feet, he walked outside and saw a woman in a green dress sitting in the Stone Pavilion.

"Long’er, you’ve advanced to the second level of Qi Refinement, not bad," the woman in the green dress said.

"Mother!"

Tears shimmered in Shen Long’s eyes.

As far as he knew, the Heart Demon could create illusions that lured Cultivators into a never-ending fantasy world—many Cultivators at the Core Formation Stage had shattered their Golden Core to form the Nascent Soul and failed at this second stage.

Even though he knew it was an illusion, seeing his mother still moved him.

"Advancing to the second level of Qi Refinement is a happy occasion, but there’s no need to cry!" the woman in the green dress teased with a smile.

Shen Long ran over quickly and leaned into the embrace of the woman in the green dress, crying out, "Mother, I thought you didn’t want me anymore."

"Silly child, how could Mother not want you? You’re talking nonsense," the woman in the green dress comforted him gently, patting his back.

...

Deep within Myriad Poison Valley, a verdant range of mountains stretched endlessly. Three men and one woman walked slowly, faces etched with wariness—Chu Shan and Qin Tianhe were among them.

"What’s that?"

A woman in a golden dress with a graceful figure pointed towards the distant horizon.

Chu Shan and Qin Tianhe looked towards the horizon, where they could see vast expanses of five-colored Spiritual Light.

"Could this be the emergence of a treasure?" Qin Tianhe wondered.

"Let’s go and see, this might be the opportunity we’ve been waiting for," Chu Shan said excitedly.

The four quickened their pace, racing towards the location of the five-colored Spiritual Light.

A little while later, they halted their steps. The void in front of them was filled with multicolored Spiritual Light, and they could see a small valley enveloped in a yellow mist.

"Someone is attempting to reach the Nascent Soul Stage!" the woman in the golden dress recognized the phenomenon.

"Attempting the Nascent Soul Stage in Myriad Poison Valley? Such audacity?" Chu Shan exclaimed in surprise.

The dense miasma in Myriad Poison Valley was not the best place for the attempt to reach the Nascent Soul Stage, and yet, someone was daring to attempt it here.

"The Heavenly Tribulation hasn’t started yet. This person is probably at the first pass. If we disturb them now, they will surely die," a portly old man in red robes suggested.

"Let’s forget it. If someone dares to attempt the Nascent Soul Stage here, they must be well-prepared. It’s better we avoid it," Chu Shan said.

No sooner had he finished speaking than thick Green Vines burst from the ground, shooting straight towards them.

The old man in red robes’s right hand emanated a bright red light, releasing a surge of crimson flame. He slapped his palm forward, and a fiery red palm shot out, striking the Green Vines and turning them instantly to ash.

A deafening roar of a dragon resounded as an enormous Ice Flood Dragon flew towards them.

"A third-order Flood Dragon! Run for it."

Chu Shan’s face turned pale with shock as he transformed into a beam of Escape Light and fled through the sky.

The three in red robes also scattered and fled, not daring to linger, and the Ice Flood Dragon did not pursue them, allowing them to escape.

Within the cave, Shen Long sat cross-legged on the ground, eyes tightly closed, his face alternating between pale and flushed, drenched in sweat.

The censer was slowly burning Soul-Soothing Incense, strands of its fragrance drifting into Shen Long’s nostrils.

Time ticked away, and the incense grew shorter and shorter.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea had passed and the Soul-Soothing Incense was about to burn out, Shen Long opened his eyes and took a deep breath, his eyes full of dread.

The Heart Demon Pass was incredibly difficult, with the heart demons taking the form of his parents, master, friends, and sect elders, doing everything to sink Shen Long into the illusion. Fortunate for his firm will, coupled with the help of the incense, he managed to get through the Heart Demon Pass.

A deafening roar of thunder came from the sky, with flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder.

A huge thundercloud appeared out of nowhere above the valley, filled with countless silver arcs of electricity dancing within it, exuding a tremendous oppressive force.

"The Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations!"

Shen Long’s face tensed.

The Heavenly Tribulation was the final challenge, and overcoming it meant he would become a Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Generally speaking, the last challenge was the easiest to get through, but Shen Long’s Core Formation had attracted Tricolor Divine Thunder. Now, as he attempted to reach the Nascent Soul Stage, the tribulation might be stronger, and this too was a test from the Heavenly Dao.

He took out a yellow, shimmering Array Plate, input a spell, and a thick yellow light screen emerged, enveloping him within. The surface of the yellow light screen displayed a turtle pattern.

The fourth-order defense Formation, the Xuangui Great Array, acquired from a Nascent Soul Cultivator’s Zouhua Cave. Both the Soul-Soothing Incense and the Xuangui Great Array came from the same Nascent Soul Cultivator.

A thunderous boom erupted as the thundercloud churned like boiling water, and a silver lightning bolt as thick as two fingers tore through the void, striking the yellow light screen accurately. The silver lightning exploded into a massive ball of silver thunder, engulfing the entire light screen.

Before the silver thunder scattered, the second Heavenly Tribulation descended, followed by the third, fourth, and so on.

Flashes of lightning and peals of thunder accompanied each strike of the tribulation, with blinding light flooding the small valley.

The Forty-Nine Heavenly Tribulations consisted of thirty-six lightning strikes. After the thirty-first strike, the clouds surged and produced electric arcs of green, red, blue, and yellow hues.

"Four-Colored Divine Lightning! This person has actually attracted Four-Colored Divine Lightning."

Chu Shan and the others exclaimed in disbelief from a distance when they saw the multi-colored thunder clouds.

"Let’s run. If this person survives the tribulation, killing us would be as simple as crushing an ant."

The woman in the gold dress suggested.

The group hastily left the area, not daring to stay any longer.

Shen Long sat cross-legged on the ground, the spiritual light of the yellow screen dimming, the Array Plate in his hands showing several fine cracks.

He had not expected to attract five strands of Four-Colored Divine Lightning, which increased his troubles significantly.

An earth-shattering thunderous roar sounded, and a thick bolt of Four-Colored Lightning tore through the heavens, striking the yellow light screen accurately. The light screen shook once.

The cracks on the surface of the Array Plate rapidly expanded, looking like it could shatter at any moment.

Shen Long brought out a red shield and the Absorbing Thunder Pearl, releasing hundreds of thousands of Gold-Winged Fire Ants that coalesced into a golden armor, protecting his entire body.

The second bolt of Four-Colored Lightning struck, and the yellow light screen shattered instantly like paper.

The lightning struck the Absorbing Thunder Pearl, disappearing into it, leaving several fine cracks on its surface.

The third bolt of Four-Colored Lightning struck, hitting the Absorbing Thunder Pearl and disappearing into it like mud into the sea, as the pearl absorbed it. More cracks appeared on its surface, making it look as if it could shatter at any moment.

The fourth strike of Four-Colored Divine Thunder hit, and the Absorbing Thunder Pearl exploded, a massive ball of Four-Colored Thunder engulfing Shen Long’s figure, creating rolling waves of force.

The Four-Colored Thunder Clouds surged and transformed into a massive Four-Colored Thunder Wolf, its entire body covered with arcs of multi-colored electricity.

The Four-Colored Thunder Wolf let out a resounding roar and dived down from the high sky.

A huge red beam of light sliced through the multi-colored thunder, streaking over the body of the Four-Colored Thunder Wolf. The Four-Colored Thunder Wolf was cleaved in two, turning into a massive ball of Four-Colored Thunder that engulfed a vast area amidst clouds of dust and smoke.

Before the dust could clear, an earth-shaking laugh from a man thundered through the heavens, and then a terrifying spiritual pressure rose to the sky.

Shen Long emerged from the cloud of dust, his body covered in blood, and red Dragon Scales visible on his skin.

He had successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul Stage. To survive the tribulation, the fourth-order defense formation, the Absorbing Thunder Pearl, several defense Dharma Treasures had been destroyed, and nearly half of his Gold-Winged Fire Ants were killed. Only then did Shen Long overcome the Heavenly Tribulation, showing the immense power of the Four-Colored Divine Lightning.