Longevity begins with alchemy master

The way to form an infant is nothing more than the unity of the three treasures and the convergence of the five elements.

The so-called Three Treasures are essence, energy, and spirit!
They correspond to the physical essence and blood, magical power and spiritual energy, and the spirit and soul, respectively.

These three treasures, when their essence is extracted and fused together, form a spiritual embryo with the golden elixir. Once the embryo begins to move, it can shatter the elixir and become an infant, thus embarking on the path of the nascent soul!
Even before participating in the Jiazi Grand Competition, Zhou Fuyou had already learned a great deal about breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage from her master, Fairy Qinglan.

In particular, following the guidance of his master and ancestors, Zhou Fuyou began to consciously coordinate the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit very early on.

When he reached the ninth level of the Golden Core stage, the spiritual embryo within his body was already taking shape.

Now that he has arrived at the Mirage Dragon Cave, as his days of quiet cultivation pass by, his cultivation level is steadily climbing upwards step by step.

In your spare time, reflect on yourself.

Within the Qi Sea, magical power surged like a vast ocean, with two spiritual pearls, one large and one small.

The smaller one is his natal magic weapon, the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, which is renowned for calming the vast ocean and suppressing all the heavens. What is truly remarkable is that this pearl underwent a tribulation of lightning when it was formed, reaching the level of a true artifact.

At this moment, the small Dinghai Pearl was spinning around the much larger Ling Pearl, very affectionately.

Because that large spiritual pearl was Zhou Fuyou's golden core!

This golden elixir is different from ordinary golden elixir; it is completely black, without a trace of impurity, as if it can absorb all light.

And because of its deep blackness, it seems as if it can create something from nothing, giving birth to countless things.

When the golden core could no longer absorb any more magical power, a strange sensation emerged from Zhou Fuyou's consciousness.

Boom!
I felt the baby move!
The spiritual embryo trembles, the elixir shatters and the infant is formed; this is the symbolic moment for the formation of the infant.

A normal person would suppress the urge to break through at this point, based on the experience of predecessors, and instead focus on stabilizing their realm. Afterward, they would gradually familiarize themselves with this feeling, and then, with the assistance of abundant Nascent Soul resources, strive to break through to the Nascent Soul stage in one go.

At the very least, we should prepare the methods for overcoming the Nascent Soul Tribulation first.

But Zhou Fuyou rejected all the experience of his predecessors.

He had a gut feeling that the Tao is naturally formed, so why should he restrain himself?
Everything depends on one's own heart!

With a thought, all the blood and energy in his body surged towards the golden core within him, making his already thin body even more emaciated.

The immense magical power radiated outwards in concentric circles from Zhou Fuyou's body.

From the initial ripples to the subsequent surging waves, the momentum grew stronger and stronger.

In this constant fluctuation, the entire world seemed to reach the same frequency and rhythm as him.

boom!
Within the Three-Tier Waterfall, the fourth-order spiritual vein suddenly erupted with a massive amount of spiritual energy, sweeping across an area of ​​hundreds of miles.

The waterfall, like a bolt of silk, cascades down thousands of feet, transforming into a giant silver dragon.

Atop the giant dragon's head, the gaunt figure of a young man sat cross-legged, riding the waves into the sky, soaring straight to the heavens.

Crack!

In the void, dark clouds had gathered without anyone noticing, and tiny, silvery-white lightning bolts darted through them, creating an extremely eerie sight.

Such a peculiar scene would be immediately apparent to any cultivator: it is the tribulation of a Golden Core cultivator breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

But anyone would be utterly astonished by how easily Zhou Fuyou could form a spiritual embryo and trigger a tribulation.

He did not use any external aids from beginning to end.

Zhou Fuyou did not use either the Nascent Soul Pill prepared for him by his master or the Nascent Soul resources reward he received as the top player in the Jiazi Grand Competition.

He just felt it was okay, and that was it.

The tribulation lightning was completed in an instant.

Unlike ordinary cultivators undergoing tribulation, this tribulation did not involve any probing actions.

As Zhou Fuyou appeared, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket crashed down!

Zhou Fuyou remained calm and casually made a gesture.

The thousand-foot waterfall beneath our feet transforms into a water dragon, roaring as it rushes towards the lightning.

boom!
A deafening sound rang out, but Zhou Fuyou remained unmoved, merely raising an eyebrow.

"Is this all the power of a lightning tribulation?"

According to Taoist scriptures, a cultivator only undergoes three tribulations in his lifetime, each consisting of three cycles, totaling nine cycles, hence the name "Three-Nine Tribulations".

However, Zhou Fuyou considered this first tribulation to be nothing to fear.

"Perhaps it will become even stronger later on. If there is a transforming thunder beast as our ancestors described, that would be even more wonderful."

Thinking of this, Zhou Fuyou was not afraid at all; on the contrary, she looked expectant.

He didn't have to wait long before the second round of heavenly tribulation arrived as scheduled.

This time, five bolts of lightning struck down.

Thunderbolts struck, and heaven and earth were annihilated.

Zhou Fuyou remained calm. He clasped his hands together, and a clear water mirror appeared.

Place the water mirror flat and slowly lift it up with both hands.

Five bolts of lightning struck the azure water mirror simultaneously, splashing up layers of waves.

Click, click...

The sound of breaking rang out one after another.

As the azure water mirror shattered, the five bolts of lightning also lost their momentum. Zhou Fuyou simply waved his sleeve, dispersing the shimmering arcs of electricity.

Having passed through two rounds of tribulations so easily, it seemed that even heaven and earth were enraged.

A muffled, suppressed rumbling sound came from the dark clouds.

This time, Zhou Fuyou finally became serious.

There was a solemn expression, yet also a hint of anticipation.

When four beast-like legs, resembling pillars of heaven, emerged from the thick, dark clouds, Zhou Fuyou's heart finally settled.

The Transformed Thunder Beast has arrived!

Legend has it that only those with exceptional talent and profound background will attract terrifying transformed thunder beasts during their Nascent Soul tribulation.

The destructive power of this being is terrifying, far exceeding what a Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stages can handle.

That's the power to annihilate those undergoing tribulation!

However, if this power is absorbed and utilized by the one undergoing tribulation, its upper limit is far higher than that of ordinary killing moves.

Our ancestors were prepared for this long ago.

Zhou Fuyou has additional auxiliary methods, and is determined to turn the lightning tribulation into his own.

He shuddered, and streams of black energy emerged from his body, with surging dark water flowing within them.

The Qi Sea Floating Heaven Technique reappeared, forming another black sky curtain centered on him.

It complements the thick thunderclouds.

When the thunder beast, resembling a tortoise, appeared in the thunderclouds, Zhou Fuyou let out a low shout.

"bring it on!"

The transformed thunder turtle strode forward on all fours, roaring as it charged toward Zhou Fuyou. Facing the imposing sky curtain formed by the floating sea of ​​qi, it neither flinched nor dodged, but went straight into it.

Wherever it passed, Zhou Fuyou's signature killing move began to retreat steadily, seemingly unable to resist at all.

Right now!

Zhou Fuyou opened its mouth and spat out a bead that flew out smoothly.

A glittering light flashed as the young man pointed out with his finger.

"Certainly!"

A terrifying suppressive force poured out, even causing the thunder turtle formed by the heavenly tribulation to pause for a moment.

Zhou Fuyou wanted this one moment of opportunity!

He formed hand seals, and within his boundless sea of ​​qi, the purest and most pristine dark water transformed into countless dragons that lunged at the Thunder Turtle, binding its four legs, torso, and even its head tightly like chains.

A large amount of air current surged and, with great spirituality, entered the Thunder Turtle's body, which was entirely composed of lightning.

The Thunder Turtle was enraged and tried to break free and move forward, but the internal air currents were disintegrating its body, and the external water dragons were binding it all around. Zhou Fuyou was also constantly urging the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, which made it difficult for it to advance even an inch.

Furthermore, its body began to differentiate, transforming into the most primal and pure power of lightning tribulation.

"As long as the power of this tribulation lightning is integrated into the Qi Sea and the Heavenly Floating Realm, this killing move will truly have the rudimentary form of divine power!"

"I will perfect the ideas of our ancestors!"

"From this point on, at the Nascent Soul realm, I will possess the astonishing ability to control lightning and command the heavens!" Zhou Fuyou gritted his teeth, disregarding the loss of his magical power, and continued to disintegrate and absorb the power of the transformed thunder turtle.

The sky was filled with swirling dark clouds, seemingly in a rage. However, the three rounds of heavenly tribulations had already passed, and it was powerless to do anything but watch helplessly as the transformed thunder turtle gradually dissipated.

"receive!"

With a soft shout, streams of air crackling with electricity retreated back into Zhou Fuyou's body.

He looked up and saw that the dark clouds had gradually dissipated, replaced by a rain of spiritual energy that seemed like a torrential downpour.

On the ground, golden lotuses formed from condensed spiritual energy broke through the soil and converged towards Zhou Fuyou.

Golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and a heavenly gourd poured down upon their heads!
Zhou Fuyou smiled slightly and formed a Dao seal.

The golden core within his body collapsed and shattered.

He groaned, and then a small figure appeared within his golden core.

This little person was initially no bigger than a thumb, but after swallowing the golden pill, it began to grow strong.

Seemingly still feeling there wasn't enough food, the little figure flickered and emerged from Zhou Fuyou's body, looking at the outside world with immense joy.

Those spiritual raindrops and spiritual golden lotuses are the best food.

The little figure flew to a golden lotus and sat cross-legged, still receiving a massive rain of spiritual energy.

A feeling of joy and happiness arose spontaneously, and a kind of illusion as if returning to the womb appeared in a daze.

In that daze, the nascent soul seemed to remember something.

With a wave of his hand, a stream of light flew out from the storage ring on his body and was swallowed in one gulp.

It was the fourth-order illusion core obtained from slaying the fourth-order dragon illusion beast, containing a trace of spiritual energy.

The time of Nascent Soul formation is the most dangerous, because there is the threat of heavenly tribulation from the outside and the pressure of condensing the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit from within.

What the world doesn't know is that the time of Nascent Soul formation is also the closest a cultivator is to heaven and earth in their entire life.

Having survived the tribulation of lightning, the barrier between heaven and earth was temporarily removed. Furthermore, since the Purple Mansion barrier had not yet been formed, the nascent soul was almost completely integrated with heaven and earth at this moment.

When Luo Chen formed his nascent soul, he had a similar feeling, but he knew the phenomenon but not the underlying reasons, and subconsciously missed it.

In fact, even if Luo Chen realized this, there was nothing he could do, because he was still missing one thing.

A brilliant idea!

Zhou Fuyou, on the other hand, happened to have a brilliant idea.

Although there wasn't much, just a single strand.

But that's enough!

As the illusory core entered his body, the nascent soul slowly closed his eyes, still enveloped by this world.

He vaguely sensed the laws governing the world, laws interwoven and outlined upon it. Above these laws, the Great Dao rules govern everything.

The rules of the Great Dao are too vast, like a heavy hammer that a child cannot lift, but the laws are like a ball of thread that a child can seemingly pull out while playing.

"Where should we draw it from?"

Countless threads, crisscrossing, with no end in sight, leaving one clueless as to where to begin.

Time has passed...

suddenly!

The nascent soul suddenly opened its eyes, its gaze burning, even somewhat terrified, as it looked at its physical body.

There was a clear, even complete, thread there!
Zhou Fuyou was unaware that he possessed a great treasure.

……

The central point of the Mirage Dragon Cave.

On a vast plain, dozens of figures sat cross-legged in mysterious positions.

Beneath them were crisscrossing lines of light.

If viewed from above, it clearly resembles a chessboard.

Each of these individuals occupies a node on the chessboard, and each controls approximately one-tenth of the chessboard area.

In the very center, an old man with graying temples and extremely aged appearance sat cross-legged like a withered tree, occupying the center point of the chessboard.

Suddenly!
The old man blinked his heavy eyelids, and the dormant magical power around him began to fluctuate.

Noticing his unusual behavior, someone asked with concern, "Senior Brother Ke, what's wrong?"

The old man slowly opened his eyes and gazed into the distance.

"Among this batch of disciples who entered the cave for cultivation, are there any with exceptional talent?"

"Reporting to Senior Brother Ke, all ten who entered the cave are outstanding individuals, especially Zhou Fuyou, who possesses the Xuanming Dao Body and can be described as uniquely outstanding!"

The old man seemed to be deep in thought, and murmured, "That must be him."

Everyone is puzzled.

But soon, with the old man's soft, relieved remark, "He has formed an infant," everyone suddenly realized what had happened.

Then came a chorus of exclamations of praise.

Everyone knew of Zhou Fuyou's talent and aptitude, but he had only been in the cave heaven for a little over thirty years, yet he had already formed his Nascent Soul.

If this were to be displayed in the outside world, it could be called a hundred-year Nascent Soul formation!

Such a terrifying cultivation speed is probably unprecedented in the tens of millions of years of the Mountain and Sea Realm.

“Junior Brother Li, invite him here! Although the Rotten Chessboard has long recognized me as its master, I am not a Nascent Soul cultivator. If I want to fully activate it, I will have to rely on your strength. Since Zhou Fuyou has formed his Nascent Soul, he can also serve as a reserve force and lend a hand when you are unable to hold on.”

The Nascent Soul cultivator whom the old man called Junior Brother Li was none other than Uncle Li, the same Uncle Li who had entered the cave earlier.

He came from the Li family, one of the twelve great families. His cultivation level wasn't high, around the third level of the Nascent Soul stage. However, he had a wide circle of friends and excellent interpersonal relationships. Most people, whether superiors or subordinates, knew him.

Upon receiving the order, Uncle Li did not refuse and rode his escape light in the direction the old man had indicated.

In fact, the two sides are not too far apart, after all, the Three-Tiered Waterfall itself is located in the inner area of ​​the Mirage Dragon Cave.

When Uncle Li arrived, the Three-Tiered Waterfall had returned to its usual tranquility, with only a light drizzle of raindrops falling continuously.

Uncle Li looked around and saw no other cultivators suffering from the devastation of their tribulations. He could only conclude that this junior was indeed exceptionally strong, having easily overcome his tribulation alone.

However, the old burn marks and sword marks on the exposed rocks made Uncle Li sigh with emotion.

"These should be the traces left by Luo Chen, the Desolate Hermit, who single-handedly fought against Shi Ju, Gu Yuan, Gu Daosu and others during the Five Hundred Years Cave Heaven Grand Competition. I didn't expect that after so many years, they have not been worn away by time."

Amidst his reflections, Uncle Li had already detected the traces of the array set up by Zhou Fuyou.

He walked forward politely, opened his mouth to call out, but then stopped himself.

Zhou Fuyou has just formed his Nascent Soul and should be in a position to consolidate his cultivation. Disturbing him rashly might affect him.

Senior Brother Ke wasn't in a hurry either, so he simply left a letter to let them know it was okay.

Li Shishu took out a sound transmission talisman, recorded the divine sense transmission, and then sent it in. After circling for a moment, he leisurely returned.

Inside the cave at the Three-Tiered Waterfall, Zhou Fuyou remained seated cross-legged on a futon.

Surprisingly, his nascent soul was exposed, its gaze fixed intently on his physical body.

"Why is there a spring sealed within my body, a spring that contains the very essence of water?!"

"Is this the origin of my Xuanming Dao Body physique?"

Who did this?

"Father, Mother... or Ancestor?"

Zhou Fuyou was puzzled, but the moment his nascent soul returned to his physical body, the seal on the spring was broken at a speed visible to the naked eye, just like a dam collapsing.

At this moment, boundless and vast power filled Zhou Fuyou's body.

He looked at his hands, and as he gently clenched them, it felt as if he were holding rivers, lakes, and seas.

He looked up at the cave's dome, his gaze seemingly passing through the stone walls to see the pattering rain.

"Disperse!"

He murmured something, and the rain clouds in the sky dispersed in an instant.

Such methods of controlling the changes in the world are beyond the reach of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

Zhou Fuyou fell silent. (End of Chapter)