Born with immortal seed

Chapter 349 Feedback on the Nascent Soul Phenomenon

"As Brother Ge said, the tribulation of inner demons is not as easy as it seems to outsiders... What seems like a long time in the mind may be just an instant in the real world when the inner demons manifest."

After announcing the news to the sect's higher-ups and setting several future development directions for the Qingfeng Sect, Ge Cang kept several Core Formation cultivators behind and began to impart his experience of breaking through the Core Formation stage to Nascent Soul to them.

It was mainly meant for Bai Zichen, who was the closest to this stage among them.

Wei Dao and Zhou Suqing are currently only at the early stage of Core Formation, and are still a long way from the perfect Core Formation stage.

However, with Ge Cang becoming a Nascent Soul True Monarch, the entire Black Mountain Range becomes their backyard, and the sect will be able to seize resources from all sides many times over in the future, which is the greatest opportunity for the two of them.

The Core Formation level forces that had previously shown a tendency to become vassals can now be openly accepted, as Ge Cang Zhenjun's strength is sufficient to provide protection.

These spiritual items offered by Core Formation level forces are unlikely to catch the eye of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, but they are just right for a Core Formation True Person.

In addition, the entire Black Mountain region produces a continuous stream of resources.

The cultivation resources for Wei Dao and his companions will become quite abundant in the future.

According to Ge Cang, the tribulation of inner demons will stir up the deepest fears and worries in one's heart.

They may fall into the abyss, tread the mortal world, or become obsessed with their own desires.

If one cannot break free, one may be assimilated and never be able to wake up from the inner demons again.

Ge Cang's opinion was that Bai Zichen was too young. Although he had an excellent temperament, he had never experienced the real depths of despair.

Before undergoing the tribulation, it's best to find a secret treasure to ward off inner demons, or spend some more time refining your mindset.

As for the Heavenly Tribulation, Ge Cang didn't think Bai Zichen would face any difficulties.

Even if someone is as unlucky as him and encounters a tribulation of the level of Five Elements Purple Lightning Tribulation, having a fourth-order flying sword in hand will make it much easier to overcome the tribulation.

"We must not be careless. We still need to make more preparations... You should know that the Five Elements Purple Lightning Tribulation is not the most terrifying of all heavenly tribulations."

Bai Zichen believed he could handle the heavenly tribulation of Ge Cang Zhenjun.

But if you're really unlucky and encounter one of the top three most powerful calamities in the heavens, a once-in-ten-thousand-years event, then there's no guarantee what will happen.

The tribulations encountered by a True Person who has reached the Nascent Soul stage and is now in the Infant stage have been the subject of countless attempts by cultivators to summarize the patterns and propose a series of theories.

However, apart from the fact that doing things that are contrary to the natural order on the path of cultivation would make it more difficult to overcome tribulations, no other explanations have been effectively proven.

"Is the Heavenly Tribulation selective in its application? Senior Brother Ge is strong, so he encountered the Five Elements Purple Lightning Tribulation... I will only be stronger than Senior Brother Ge at that time. I hope I don't encounter the legendary Heavenly Tribulation."

The idea that the strength of a heavenly tribulation is related to the strength of the person undergoing it was once very popular.

However, this claim was quickly disproven by several major commodity companies, as there are too many counterexamples to refute it.

"If one can cultivate the Five-Crystal Glazed Body or have the ability to set up the Star River Sword Formation before reaching the Nascent Soul stage, then one can calmly face any heavenly tribulation."

Ge Cang also introduced the benefits of the four Nascent Soul phenomena to the group. The heavenly rain and the rainbow bridge crossing are common occurrences, but they nourish the Nascent Soul, saving newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators decades of accumulation.

The thunder formed a sea, and the golden divine lightning directly transformed Ge Cang's body, giving him the true form of the Thunder God.

It can be regarded as a kind of acquired sacred body, naturally affinity with lightning, and can cultivate lightning-based techniques and supernatural powers several times faster than others.

Most importantly, it can exempt you from some lightning damage.

This is arguably the most important point for thunder magic practitioners who injure themselves before harming others.

In the eyes of the Five Thunder Sect cultivators, it is the acquired holy body that they dream of, second only to the innate thunder-type spiritual body.

As for the strange phenomenon of the grotto gate, which represented the appearance of a god, it allowed Ge Cang to experience the creation of his own world in advance.

In the future, whether he gathers the power of the void, refines the Nascent Soul realm, or continues to evolve towards the Cave Heaven, he will have a head start over other cultivators.

As for the benefits that the Sound of the Great Dao brought him, they were not mentioned in detail.

Everyone has their own secrets and trump cards, and even among fellow students, there is no need to share them all.

These experiences are the benefits of having a Nascent Soul True Monarch in the sect.

When someone paves the way for you, it makes the journey much easier for those who follow.

Bai Zichen summarized Ge Cang's insights, closed his eyes, and began to digest the gains from witnessing the entire process of Nascent Soul Transformation.

The main reason was that the sound of the Great Dao Bell, which was like a wake-up call, shaking off the dust and allowing him to take another big step on the path of time.

"Time never returns, and glory never fades... The time for the Azure Emperor's Longevity Sword to be stored has been greatly shortened. This is partly due to my progress on the Great Dao of Time, and partly due to subtle changes in my alchemy theory, which has become more meticulous while still being timely."

After a long while, Bai Zichen opened his eyes, seemingly confused yet also enlightened.

“What others take a year to do, I can do in thirteen months, making the most of every spare moment… In this way, not only the Azure Emperor Longevity Sword technique, but also any other cultivation method or secret technique will be faster than before.”

For him, the most direct benefit is that his cultivation speed will be faster than before.

Bai Zichen was already looking forward to the sect starting the reconstruction of Flaming Mountain after Ge Cang's Nascent Soul Ceremony, and moving his cave dwelling to a fourth-order spiritual vein.

……

The summit of Qishan Mountain is covered in silver.

Enraged, Qu Yang swept an enamel jade cup to the ground, shattering it into countless shards, each with an icy texture.

"Ge Cang has successfully transformed into a Nascent Soul, and the Qingfeng Sect has been renamed the Qingfeng Clan!"

The piece of paper in his hand was crumpled into a ball. Qu Yang's eyes were filled with shock, as well as a little panic and helplessness. He spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Can someone tell me if this news is true or false?"

"Reporting to the Sect Master, this matter is indeed true... The Azure Maple Sect has confirmed that it will hold the Nascent Soul Ceremony. In addition to inviting more than ten nearby Core Formation level forces, the list also includes the Heavenly Principle Sect, the Ice Soul Palace, and the Heavenly River Sword Sect. If it were just a bluff, it wouldn't be able to fool these Nascent Soul True Monarchs."

The red-haired elder in charge of intelligence gathering stepped forward and spoke in a calm tone.

"Such a major event, why wasn't it reported in advance...? The sect invests millions of spirit stones in intelligence every year, and all we get are outdated information!"

Qu Yang's expression was stern, radiating the aura of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator, as he stared intently at the red-haired elder.

"The transformation from Core Formation to Nascent Soul cannot happen in an instant. There was so much preparation beforehand, including preparations for the Tribulation and a fourth-tier spiritual land... Didn't your Wind Chasing Pavilion detect even the slightest movement?"

"If we had received the information earlier, we could have taken countermeasures instead of watching helplessly as Ge Cang became a Nascent Soul cultivator!"

After the fall of the Nine Lotus True Monarch, Qu Yang naturally rose from the status of Holy Son to become the sect leader.

However, he was initially treated as worthless by Shi Chengdong of the Tianli Sect, which severely damaged the confidence of this proud son of heaven.

After assuming the position of sect leader of the Holy Lotus Sect, he faced a situation of internal and external troubles, making progress extremely difficult.

During the darkest period of the Holy Lotus Sect, it was still the undisputed leader within the Liang Kingdom's territory, able to suppress the Liang Kingdom's cultivation world simply by virtue of its superior number of Core Formation cultivators.

Currently, there are already three Nascent Soul level forces: the Heavenly Principle Sect, the Ice Soul Palace, and the Blood Demon Sect. Now, the Azure Maple Sect will also be added to the list.

Externally, it can be said that the Holy Lotus Sect is in its most difficult period.

Internally, although Qu Yang firmly secured his position as the Holy Son with his Heavenly Spiritual Root aptitude and was the undisputed successor, he did not have much prestige among the Core Formation elders.

If the handover goes smoothly, the situation will be better.

Nine Lotus True Monarch died in an extremely humiliating way at the hands of a Core Formation True Man, and the arrangements he made before his death could not be fully executed.

Of the more than twenty Core Formation True Persons in the Holy Lotus Sect, less than a third obeyed Qu Yang's orders; the rest split into several groups, each going their own way.

These Core Formation cultivators basically believed that with the sect's fourth-order grand formation and the suppression of spiritual treasures, Qishan could be considered impregnable.

At most, they will simply close themselves off and retreat to seclusion, just like they did back then. As long as the next Nascent Soul True Monarch is born, the glory of the Holy Lotus Sect can be restored.

It wasn't until recent years, when Qu Yang broke through to the late stage of Core Formation, that he gained more influence within the sect, reminding everyone that although he was overshadowed by the dazzling brilliance of the two Core Formation True Persons from the Qingfeng Sect, he was still a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

He remains one of the few cultivators in the entire Liang Kingdom who has the greatest hope of reaching the Nascent Soul stage.

"Of the seven spies from our sect who infiltrated the Azure Maple Sect, three have already been lost... In order to avoid being exposed, we have already issued a secret order that unless the matter is of utmost importance and urgency, they must not contact the sect on their own initiative."

The red-haired elder sneered, unconcerned.

"The four of them sent out messages one after another, from the initial short message to the hundreds of words in the hands of the sect leader. The cost was that two of our excellent spies had gone missing and were most likely discovered by the Qingfeng Sect and unfortunately perished."

"Elder Luo, please don't be anxious. The sect leader is just worried and confused. He doesn't mean to blame the Chasing Wind Pavilion."

Another elder stepped forward to act as a peacemaker.

After much arguing and compromise, the only decision was made to continue increasing investment in the Chasing Wind Pavilion and to send more spies towards Black Mountain. None of the other matters could be resolved.

After all the elders left, only Qu Yang remained in the hall. He was overwhelmed by a deep sense of powerlessness and lay down.

“In the present Liang Kingdom, without reaching the Nascent Soul stage, one has no voice… If this continues, I fear our sect will lose all its strongholds except for Qishan.”

Qu Yang closed his eyes and let out a painful, meaningless groan.

"If they can't gather enough immortal seedlings from Qishan alone, their sects will run out of resources in less than a hundred years. Even if they can't break through a fourth-tier formation, what if the cultivators inside can't even maintain a formation of that tier?"

Even though they had been driven to their lowest point by the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, the Holy Lotus Sect still maintained control over the Liang Kingdom.

Moreover, as a sect from another country, the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons could not possibly keep its army of cultivators outside for years; even decades would be an exaggeration.

The current situation is different. All four Nascent Soul level forces are located in Liang Kingdom and are fully capable of sealing off the Holy Lotus Sect for a long period of time.

The Heavenly Principle Sect and the Blood Demon Sect inside don't even have fourth-order spiritual veins yet, so they have a strong need to take action against the Holy Lotus Sect.

"To preserve the sect's legacy, we must change... Those old fogies are unreliable; I have to take matters into my own hands!"

Qu Yang suddenly stood up, walked out of the hall, and headed towards the place where the Nine Lotus True Monarch had once secluded himself.

(End of this chapter)