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Chapter 514 - 512: Breaking Through the Later Stage (Seeking Subscription)_1

Chapter 514: Chapter 512: Breaking Through the Later Stage (Seeking Subscription)_1

Three Immortals Sect.

Chun Yuzhun maneuvered the Escape Light, flying toward the Dongfu where the old ancestor resided, his heart filled with a sigh, "Alas... The tiger has left, but now comes the hungry wolf."

Previously, the Three Immortals Sect had constant friction with the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, with frequent attacks on each other.

However, after Lord Tiankui, a Transcendent God, emerged and annihilated Elder Wandu of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, the sect scattered in just a few years, allowing the Three Immortals Sect to enjoy some good times.

Yet, a few years ago, an Individual Cultivator miraculously formed a Nascent Soul, taking over the Ten Thousand Poison Sect’s old Spiritual Vein to establish the Flowing Wind Sect, leading to increasing friction with the Three Immortals Sect.

The Nascent Soul of that Individual Cultivator was extremely arrogant, probably because he had heard that the Three Immortals Sect’s Nascent Soul ancestor had not much time left and that Lord Tiankui had no interest in mundane affairs.

"Supreme Elder, Chun Yuzhun requests an audience."

Upon arriving before a Dongfu, Chun Yuzhun solemnly transmitted his voice.

"Come in."

The gentle voice of Lord Yunzhu came through.

Chun Yuzhun entered the Dongfu and saw Lord Yunzhu seated in meditation, appearing several years older than before, which filled him with a sense of sorrow, "I report to the Supreme Elder... The Flowing Wind Sect has recently claimed a spirit stone mine vein belonging to a Cultivating Immortal Family under our Three Immortals Sect... Using the Huang Family’s name."

The Huang Family’s ancestors were inner disciples of the Three Immortals Sect, and the sect held the major share of that spirit stone mine.

Now the Flowing Wind Sect had made such a move, which was clearly a provocation!

"Master Flowing Wind of the Flowing Wind Sect found fortune after fortune in his youth, inheriting the legacy of an ancient cultivator’s Dongfu and forming his Nascent Soul..."

Lord Yunzhu slowly said, "He holds a spiritual treasure, the ’Mountain Shaking Whip’, with immense power. The last time he left his sect, he encountered a Transformed Great Demon on the run, and after a fierce battle, he was even able to kill it... I fear I may not be his match."

Although he was also in the early stages of Nascent Soul, and had even reached the peak of this realm, he still struggled to defeat a cultivator who had just formed a Nascent Soul, which showed just how formidable Master Flowing Wind was.

"Could it be... we have to endure this?"

Chun Yuzhun couldn’t help but feel his eyes redden, "If the Supreme Elder is unable to take action, what shall we do?"

As he spoke, his gaze unconsciously turned towards the direction of Qingxu Peak.

"What about Lord Tiankui?"

Lord Yunzhu asked.

"That person has been focused on cultivation, and even emerged a few years ago to instruct us to purchase a large amount of resources, all settled with spirit stones..."

Chun Yuzhun respectfully replied, "However, whenever the junior mentioned the Flowing Wind Sect, that person remained indifferent and showed no intention to intervene... The ’Ghost Fire of Yellow Spring’, which we acquired years ago after expending tremendous effort and resources, is now..."

Lord Yunzhu shook his head, "Anyone who is determined in their rigorous practice would never allow even a hint of flaw in their Dao Heart... However, it is likely that Lord Tiankui only desires to ensure the uninterrupted inheritance of our Three Immortals Sect, and for minor matters, he naturally would not intervene. You must remember, the more you rely on someone’s kindness, the fainter it becomes. It must be used when it truly matters..."

He continued with a few more instructions, with an implicit sense of entrusting responsibilities.

Suddenly, from outside the Dongfu, there came the whizzing sound of something moving swiftly.

Lord Yunzhu’s eyebrows furrowed. He was accustomed to his peaceful cultivation, rarely disturbed, so any incoming Voice Transmission Talisman would definitely signify a major issue!

He disabled the Dongfu’s prohibition, and a streak of light flew toward him, transforming into a Voice Transmission Talisman.

After listening to a few words, Lord Yunzhu’s expression changed dramatically, "Master Flowing Wind... has fallen?"

"What?"

Chun Yuzhun’s eyes bulged in shock, "When did this happen?"

"Just now, the message was barely transmitted by a disciple we arranged within the Flowing Wind Sect..."

Lord Yunzhu handed over the Voice Transmission Talisman, saying with a smile, "It’s ironic, after all that I’ve said about his luck, he has met such an end..."

Chun Yuzhun took the Voice Transmission Talisman, listened intently for a moment, and his face too was filled with ecstatic joy, "That Master Flowing Wind really had a streak of bad luck. Although he barely managed to slay that Transformed Great Demon earlier, he incurred severe injuries which he kept secret. Forced to return to his sect to seal himself, his chief disciple ended up having an affair with his concubine, and ultimately killed his master?!"

Looking at this intelligence, he was almost at a loss for words.

Although events of betrayal and murder of one’s master existed in the Cultivation World, for both such events to collide was unusually unlucky, wasn’t it?

Even if the opponent was gravely wounded, hiding within the sect’s Great Array, allowing nursed recovery, the Three Immortals Sect still had no way to handle him.

Who could have anticipated such a melodramatic turn of events?

"Heaven favors our Three Immortals Sect..."

Lord Yunzhu was about to say more when his expression suddenly changed, and he transformed into a streak of light, zipping out of the Dongfu.

Chun Yuzhun followed swiftly, and upon leaving the Dongfu, he saw changes in the direction of Qingxu Peak!

In the Void, countless streams of spiritual energy converged, with even tiny points of green light emerging.

These extraordinarily dense Wood Spiritual Powers, like fireflies, danced around Qingxu Peak, vying with each other to enter it.

A huge amount of spiritual energy liquified, forming a multicolored lake above Qingxu Peak.

At the same time, a spiritual pressure far surpassing that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator descended, causing even Lord Yunzhu to feel a tremor in his heart.

"Is this... a lake of spiritual energy?!"

Chun Yuzhun’s eyes widened: "Isn’t this a phenomenon that occurs when a great cultivator advances in stage? How could this be? There’s only Lord Tiankui residing on Qingxu Peak, and he, he’s only at the early stage of Nascent Soul..."

"Haha... Tiankui has good techniques, he even deceived this old man," exclaimed Lord Yunzhu with a hearty laugh, appearing rather thrilled, with not a hint of anger from being deceived: "He must have already advanced to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul a long time ago. Renting the Spiritual Vein from our Three Immortals Sect was in order to make a breakthrough to the later stage!"

After laughing, he felt a bit of confusion: "A cultivator who can become a great master must have both talent and fortune; they should be well-known in the Cultivation World. Why was Lord Tiankui not well-known before?"

Just as Lord Yunzhu pondered this mystery, the lake of spiritual energy slowly descended into Qingxu Peak, and the overflowing spiritual pressure grew even more formidable.

"Give the orders, none of the disciples are to approach Qingxu Peak. If they disturb this great cultivator consolidating his realm, our Three Immortals Sect will face disaster in the blink of an eye," ordered Lord Yunzhu solemnly.

"I’ll go at once..." Chun Yuzhun complied with a serious expression. As he left, he suddenly gasped in shock: "Consolidating the realm... could it be that Lord Tiankui has already successfully broken through to the later stage of Nascent Soul? Our Western Desert Cultivation World now has one more great cultivator?!"

...

Qingxu Peak.

Inside the Dongfu.

A plump white Nascent Soul was cradling the Treasure Mirror of All Heavens, surrounded by various magic treasures.

With the Wood Spiritual Power swarming in like fireflies, its body grew taller and its face subtly matured.

When the cultivation was complete, the main Nascent Soul pinched a technique and returned to his fleshy orifice.

Fang Xi opened his eyes, his face brimming with joy: "Is this the later stage of Nascent Soul? The solidity of the Nascent Soul’s body indeed cannot compare to the early or middle stages... My magic power and Divine Consciousness have almost doubled in power..."

He couldn’t help but recall everything that had led to this moment.

Ever since he had decided to go into closed-door cultivation, he had kept a low profile, meditating and practicing every day.

With his own talent and the support of the spiritual vein, he perfected the Kuyong Skills’ eighteenth layer in about ten years and prepared to try breaking through to the late stage of Nascent Soul.

While procuring resources, he overheard Chun Yuzhun grumbling, which led to an idea. He sneaked into the Flowing Wind Sect and planted the Fortune Worm on Master Flowing Wind.

Sure enough, not long after, that person perished and his Dao dissipated, which made Fang Xi take another look at the capacity of this worm.

The Fortune Worm originally held quite a lot of fortune, but after it returned this time, its fortune increased immensely.

Fang Xi then executed a secret skill, having the Fortune Worm nourish him with a thread of fortune and, stimulated by other prepared auxiliary items, he began attempting to break through to the late stage of Nascent Soul!

Unexpectedly, he managed to break the barrier in one go!

"The auxiliary pills and arrays I had prepared... can only be said to provide a negligible boost; the effect was nowhere close to that of the ’Rising Cloud Pill’. The easy breakthrough was indeed the assistance of the ’Fortune Worm’... or perhaps the credit also goes to the unfinished ’Eternal Green Body’?"

When Fang Xi looked inward at himself, he could see the barely visible streaks of golden light within the silver patterns on his bones, incredibly faint.

The progress of this ’Eternal Green Body’ always left him speechless...

"According to calculations, I am four hundred and twenty-five years old this year and have advanced to the later stage of Nascent Soul!"

Fang Xi smiled slightly, feeling rather pleased with himself: "Although I started out with poor talent, established my foundation late, and formed my Core a bit late, my cultivation speed has increased ever since... Now, I’ve caught up with those favored by heaven. This is all the result of my diligent cultivation."

Historically, a great cultivator who breaks through to the later stage of Nascent Soul before the age of five to six hundred is different from an ordinary one in this stage, believed to have more time for the Transcendent God bottleneck and hence receiving much attention.

Although Fang Xi started out a bit late in Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment, he caught up to the pace of those best-gifted Nascent Soul cultivators. This meant his talent and fortune must surpass those people, to catch up and even surpass them later!

He closed his eyes, carefully feeling out the sensation of being in the later stage of Nascent Soul.

With the great surge in Divine Consciousness, he now had a clearer grasp of the flow of spiritual energy in the void, and he even felt as if he could control its direction... Of course, this was just an illusion, as true manipulation of Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Power is exclusive to Transcendent God cultivators!

"The later stage of Nascent Soul is called great cultivator, not only because of high magic power but also because one can practice many unfathomable secret skills and Divine Skills..."

Between Fang Xi’s fingers, a streak of emerald-like divine light appeared, none other than the Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light.

Now, as he willed it, mysterious green runes flashed within this strand of Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light, its potency becoming considerably more formidable.

"This Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light secret skill I’ve always been practicing, yet I couldn’t achieve the Mahayana Realm... But after this Nascent Soul breakthrough, with a little more insight, it has now been perfected."

The Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light at Mahayana Level could now cut through ordinary magic treasures as easily as slicing through vegetables.

After demonstrating its power, Fang Xi’s heart was filled with triumph.

It seemed that even without using any magic treasures and Puppets, just relying on this Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light secret skill, he could effortlessly defeat one, or even several, great cultivators.

"If I add magic treasures and Puppets, even several fourth-tier top-grade monsters from the Monster Clan wouldn’t be a concern..."