The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 2965 Nascent Soul Pill

Chen Mo's question left the remnant soul, also known as Qingxuan Zhenren, momentarily at a loss for words.

"What? You don't want to tell me?" Chen Mo asked.

Master Qingxuan looked at him, inwardly scoffing, "He knows all along, yet he still asks. He really has no tact. If he could tell you, he would have already. He's just avoiding these questions because he doesn't want you to know."

Although he was inwardly cursing, he knew he still had to answer the question.

In a moment of reflection, he came up with a solution.

"Fellow Daoist, I didn't actually intend to hide anything, but I just didn't want to bring up the past." Master Qingxuan paused, looked at Chen Mo's expression, and seeing that there was no change, and that he was just staring at him, waiting for a follow-up answer, he could only continue, "My friend and I had both reached the Golden Core stage back then, just one step away from breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage. However, to break through this step, relying solely on one's own cultivation would most likely result in stagnation. Therefore, cultivators who have reached the Golden Core stage will use pills to assist in their breakthrough."

"There are many kinds of pills to aid in advancement, but the best one, which can also increase the chance of breaking through to the next level, should be the Nascent Soul Pill, which is considered a rare pill among pills. And I obtained a Nascent Soul Pill by chance."

Qingxuan Zhenren seemed to be recalling his past, his eyes somewhat glazed over. This amused Chen Mo; a mere remnant soul, yet it possessed so many expressions, and how much of its memory remained? Wasn't it said that half of it had been torn apart and eaten by the Ghost King, and then that it had undergone various methods that consumed a significant portion of its soul power, leaving it with very little? And now it was even experiencing a flashback?

This is hilarious! This guy is so professional at lying. He must have never been a good person before!

"Nascent Soul Pill?"

“That’s right, it’s the Nascent Soul Pill! I see that you’re already at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, so you must have heard of the Nascent Soul Pill, right?” Qingxuan Zhenren asked.

Chen Mo nodded and said, "I've heard of this kind of pill."

"Then you can understand why the Nascent Soul Pill is no different from a treasure to us Golden Core cultivators. Especially for cultivators like us who have already cultivated to the peak of the Golden Core stage, a Nascent Soul Pill is extremely rare. Calling it a treasure is really not an exaggeration."

Well, Chen Mo could only nod after hearing this; what he said was true. For Golden Core cultivators, the Nascent Soul Pill was extremely precious and difficult to obtain if they wanted to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. Of course, if one could find the two main ingredients for refining the Nascent Soul Pill and then have an alchemist refine it, the Nascent Soul Pill could be obtained easily.

The auxiliary ingredients for the Nascent Soul Pill are not difficult to find; rather, the two most important main ingredients are harder to obtain, which is why Nascent Soul Pills are so rare. In the cultivation world, very few cultivators advance to the Nascent Soul stage by taking Nascent Soul Pills; most advance through other means.

This also shows that the Nascent Soul Pill is quite precious; it's no exaggeration to call it a treasure.

However, is it really because of the Nascent Soul Pill that this Qingxuan True Person is fighting and betraying each other?
Heh, Chen Mo remained skeptical. Alright, let's keep listening and see what other stories this old, remnant soul can concoct to move me. After listening to everything, I'll then judge the true reason why this old, remnant soul has become like this.

"Ah! My good friend of mine has also reached the Golden Core stage, just one step away from it. So when he heard that I had a Nascent Soul Pill, he congratulated me, which touched me deeply!"

"Oh? You got the Nascent Soul Pill and actually told your friend? You really trust your friend." Chen Mo said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Yes, my friend and I have been friends for over a hundred years. We've supported each other through many hardships, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say we're brothers in arms." Master Qingxuan said with some emotion, "After he heard that I possessed the Nascent Soul Pill, he told me that once the sect's relocation was settled, we should find a secluded place to cultivate together and see who could break through to the Golden Core stage and enter the Nascent Soul stage first. Whoever breaks through first will treat me to good wine and drink until we're completely drunk."

"If we were sworn brothers, why would you betray me later?"

"Yes! This is something I never expected. He actually lured me here for a Nascent Soul Pill, then betrayed me, trying to kill me and steal my Nascent Soul Pill." Qingxuan Zhenren choked up as he said this.

However, Chen Mo remained expressionless, continuing to listen attentively. This made Qingxuan Zhenren, seeing this out of the corner of his eye, somewhat doubt himself. Had his expression been inappropriate, or did this young man not believe what he had just said?

However, he needs to continue regardless.

"Now when I think back to the time I spent with my good friend, adventuring together, completing missions together, and supporting each other in our cultivation, it really was..." Master Qingxuan seemed to be rambling on in his memories.

However, just as Master Qingxuan was rambling on, Chen Mo interrupted him with a single sentence: "According to your previous account, when your friend betrayed you, but you tricked him into coming to you, and then detonated your Golden Core to die together, you didn't take out that Nascent Soul Pill?"

When Chen Mo interrupted his recollection, Master Qingxuan looked helpless and annoyed, and then stammered, "N-not bad."

"So you still have this Nascent Soul Pill?"

"Yes."

"Show me what you've got?" "This..." For a moment, Master Qingxuan hesitated and seemed reluctant to show it to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo didn't speak, but just stared at Qingxuan Zhenren.

Finally, Master Qingxuan spoke up, saying, "Fellow Daoist, you know that the Nascent Soul Pill is an extremely important treasure for us cultivators. If I give you this Nascent Soul Pill, will you let me go?"

Chen Mo chuckled inwardly, but showed nothing. Instead, he said expressionlessly, "Take it out first."

Seeing Chen Mo's appearance, Qingxuan Zhenren knew that his plan to use the Nascent Soul Pill to preserve himself seemed impossible. So, what should he do?
Looking at the nine-headed king-like beast lying motionless by the pool, the distance seemed incredibly far. While his own soul transfer ability took only a moment, it would take the king-like beast considerable time to reach the young man before it.

After all, the two of them were currently standing on the leaves of the Yellow Springs Spider Lily, and were still tens of meters away from the nine-headed king beast in a straight line.

So, we'll have to resort to that last resort!
Master Qingxuan was also a seasoned veteran. Although he had become a remnant soul and lost most of his memories, the memories he retained still allowed him to clearly analyze that if he were to take out his valuable possessions now, he might be nearing the end of his life.

However, he truly didn't want to die; he wanted to continue living. Even now, as a remnant soul, and having spent countless years repairing himself, further repair would require even more time. Moreover, to cultivate the art of the soul, he would need to find the relevant cultivation techniques.

But none of that matters. What matters is being able to survive, because only then can there be hope.

So, he had originally planned to use some words and the Nascent Soul Pill to persuade Chen Mo to let him go. It seems he underestimated this young man; he's a cunning and calculating fox. So, if he wants to live, then it's up to him to prove himself.

“Alright, I’ll get it for you.” Master Qingxuan regained his smile and continued, “I keep the Nascent Soul Pill in my Qiankun Bag, but in my current state, I can’t carry it, so I keep it in the Yellow Spring Flower. If you want the Nascent Soul Pill, then you’ll have to let me go into the Yellow Spring Flower to get it.”

Chen Mo watched Qingxuan Zhenren's performance and chuckled inwardly. He figured that probably more than half of what this guy said was a lie. Moreover, he had just sensed that while the remnant soul had regained that smiling expression, there seemed to be murderous intent in its eyes.

The remnant soul has been repaired very well; it can now fully display facial expressions. It truly lives up to the reputation of the Yin Soul Water's repairing power; it's excellent. From now on, when I face others with my soul, I really can't be like this remnant soul; I must blur my soul somewhat.

As for why Master Qingxuan is like this, doesn't he know that his expression is fully displayed? It may be related to his memory loss and his inability to see his own face.

After all, this space was completely dark, and there were no mirrors or anything like that.

Furthermore, the remnant soul was unaware that Chen Mo possessed daytime vision, seeing everything as if it were daytime.

"Okay, go get it!" Chen Mo said to the remnant soul.

Master Qingxuan nodded, then slowly turned around and walked to the top of the Yellow Spring Flower. After glancing back at Chen Mo, he then slipped into the flower.

Just then, the jade sword in Chen Mo's hand suddenly changed form, transforming into its first form—a small sword the size of a palm. Then, using his divine sense to control it, he pierced directly into the Yellow Spring Flower.

He followed behind the Jade Sword, flashing close to the Yellow Spring Flower, and also trying to flash into the Yellow Spring Flower.

At the same time, just as Chen Mo leaped up and was about to step into the Yellow Spring Flowers, the nine-headed king beast suddenly opened its eyes and then tried to leap up at the same time to attack Chen Mo.

Unfortunately, a scream interrupted the nine-headed king beast's attack, and with the scream, the nine-headed king beast fell to the ground, lost its ability to move, and closed its eyes that had just opened.

"Ah! Damn it, why did you have to kill me?" Qingxuan Zhenren screamed in agony when he saw the Qingyu Sword pierce through the Yellow Spring Flower and his own body at the same time.

Although a remnant soul won't bleed profusely like a human when attacked by the Jade Sword, the attack will still cause its physical body to collapse. However, due to the different composition of the soul's body, being attacked by the Jade Sword won't result in immediate death, but rather excruciating pain.

The feeling of having one's soul torn apart is truly unbearable for most people. Even after becoming a soul, the pain of being torn apart is excruciating, worse than death.

And that's exactly how True Person Qingxuan feels right now.

Chen Mo stood on the petals of the Yellow Spring Flower, scanned everything inside the flower with his divine sense, and then flashed into it.

The flower is very large; to continue attacking the remnant soul, you need to get within three meters!