Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Chapter 1219 Refining the Spirit Infant, Nascent Soul Level Nine

Amidst a vast expanse of white snow.

The old man in purple robes was hunched over and held a crooked wooden stick in his hand.

He was slowly moving forward alone through the snow.

One step, two steps.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the old man in purple stopped and brushed aside his hair, revealing a somewhat aged face.

The view ahead remained a vast expanse of white; apart from the endless snowflakes, nothing could be seen.

But the old man in purple seemed unconcerned, and continued to move forward steadily into the snow.

Just then, a gray sword light suddenly flashed across the sky behind them and stopped in front of the purple-robed old man.

The light dissipated, revealing a young woman dressed in a gray robe.

"So much time has passed, and you don't have much time left. Are you still not planning to give up?"

"No matter how far you go, you will eventually fall down. Why waste your time here? It's better to be decisive and avoid suffering."

"Take my advice, let's just forget about it!"

"Whether one is a cultivator or a mortal, no matter what level one cultivates to, one will inevitably perish in the end."

Those so-called paths to immortality are nothing but jokes used by those in power to deceive the masses. You've cultivated for so long, do you really believe them?

"As long as you are willing to stop, you can leave here immediately. There is no need to watch yourself grow old day by day. All the pain will disappear quickly."

".."

Hearing the gray-clad woman's constant attempts to persuade him, the purple-clad old man paid no heed, his gaze remaining firm.

Slowly move your feet and continue forward!

One step, two steps.

As time passed, the old man in purple robes walked further and further away, gradually disappearing from the gray-clad woman's sight.

Seeing this, the woman in gray was unwilling to give up and flashed to the other party's side again.

But no matter what she said, the other party ignored her as if she hadn't heard her, and walked firmly forward past the woman in gray.

"Hmph! You don't know what's good for you."

Finally, the woman in the gray robe could no longer hold back. She raised her hand and gently pointed forward. Suddenly, a blue light appeared in the snow in front of her, followed by a strong wind that blew away the snowflakes.

The howling wind felt like blades slicing through his body, and the old man in purple robes began to sway uncontrollably, almost falling to the ground.

Even so, it still struggled to move forward despite the strong winds.

Its gaze remained steadfast, undeterred by the raging wind.

One step, two steps...

After walking for an unknown distance, the snowflakes on the ground had been blown away, and the old man in purple had arrived on a transparent ice surface.

Suddenly, the ice below shattered, and the old man in purple robes plunged into the icy river.

The underwater world was pitch black, and an invisible force dragged him into it.

Just as the old man in purple was struggling and thought he was about to drown.

Suddenly, bursts of white light shone in the darkness, blinding her. She could only wave her arms to shield her eyes from the glare.

The next moment, when the purple-robed elder opened his eyes again, the scene before him changed.

She, who had fallen into the water, suddenly appeared in a pavilion, with several figures in front of her.

"Senior Sister, are you alright? Master asked me to come find you and ask you to come with me to see her."

"You are, Junior Sister Gao!"

Upon seeing the familiar figure that suddenly appeared before him, the purple-robed elder's voice trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but call out.

"Hehe! Senior Sister, what are you doing? Did you have a dream and then you don't recognize me anymore?"

Seeing Xu Ziyan's surprised look, Gao Yuyao, dressed in yellow, smiled and waved in front of her, asking a question with some curiosity.

"Senior Sister, I heard from Senior Sister Ye that Master exchanged a Foundation Establishment Pill at the Good Deeds Pavilion the day before yesterday."

"You've now reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. Master is definitely here to give you the Foundation Establishment Pill. Junior Sister, I must congratulate Senior Sister in advance!"

"Ninth level of Qi Refining!"

"Foundation Pill?"

Upon hearing Gao Yuyao's earnest words, the purple-robed elder immediately looked down and discovered that his originally withered hands had become incredibly delicate.

Not only did he regain his youthful appearance of being twenty years old, but his cultivation level also instantly plummeted to before the Foundation Establishment stage.

I clearly remember that my master and junior sister have all passed away, so how did they suddenly turn back to normal?

"What's going on? Am I really dreaming?"

Before Xu Ziyan could figure out the situation, Gao Yuyao pulled her along to the cave not far away.

A beautiful woman with striking eyebrows sat in front of them, surrounded by five or six young men and women, all smiling as they looked at Xu Ziyan and her companion.

"Master!"

Upon seeing the incredibly familiar figure before her, Xu Ziyan was filled with excitement and immediately stepped forward, kneeling down on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Liu Xingfeng immediately waved for someone to help him up.

"A few days ago, I went to the Good Deeds Pavilion and happened to exchange for a Foundation Establishment Pill. Now that your cultivation has been honed to a near-complete state, this pill can help you successfully establish your foundation."

"At that time, you will be a Foundation Establishment cultivator, able to cultivate in your own cave."

"Speak," Liu Xingfeng said, waving her hand as she took out a wooden box from her person and handed it to Xu Ziyan.

"Foundation Building Pill, Master, did you give this to me?"

Looking at the Foundation Establishment Pill so close to her, Xu Ziyan's gaze was somewhat unfocused, and she did not dare to accept the spiritual object in front of her.

"You are my eldest disciple, after all. If I don't give you this Foundation Establishment Pill, who else can I give it to?"

"Ziyan, from now on, you will stay here with me for secluded cultivation to establish your foundation. Your master will personally protect you, to prevent any mishaps."

"Hehe! Congratulations, Senior Sister! Once you successfully establish your foundation, we will have two Foundation Establishment cultivators on Nebula Peak."

"Yes, Senior Sister has cultivated to the ninth level of Qi Refining for many years, and with the Foundation Establishment Pill bestowed by Master, Foundation Establishment will surely be a natural outcome."

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Master Liu Xingfeng gave her some kind instructions, and her fellow disciples also bowed and offered their congratulations.

Seeing this, Xu Ziyan couldn't help but be moved, and a smile appeared on her face.

No matter what others said, Xu Ziyan remained standing there blankly, not in a hurry to take the Foundation Establishment Pill from her master Liu Xingfeng.

"Disciple thanks Master, but Ziyan dares not accept this Foundation Establishment Pill. Please take it back."

"Ziyan, what's wrong? Is something on your mind?"

Seeing that Xu Ziyan had actually refused the Foundation Establishment Pill she had offered, Liu Xingfeng was slightly taken aback and asked a question with some doubt.

“Master, have you forgotten? I have already successfully established my foundation, so I have no need for this Foundation Establishment Pill.”

"You, what did you say?"

"Senior Sister, are you confused? You haven't even officially gone into seclusion yet, how could you have already succeeded in Foundation Establishment?"

"Yes, Senior Sister, you must have misremembered!"

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Faced with the questioning looks of her master Liu Xingfeng and the others around her, Xu Ziyan's previously confused gaze now turned very firm.

He calmly replied to the crowd in front of him:

"Ziyan was granted a chance to become a disciple of the sect at the age of ten. She first cultivated in the General Affairs Hall for three years, and later was fortunate enough to be appreciated by her master and become his disciple. She cultivated diligently for twenty years until she reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage."

Although he did not receive the Foundation Establishment Pill, he still successfully established his foundation through seclusion. After cultivating for more than a hundred years, he attained the Golden Core Dao at the foot of "Guyang Peak" and succeeded as the sect leader.

Master, please rest assured, I have not disgraced you or any of my fellow disciples over the years.

Having said that, Xu Ziyan bowed respectfully to Liu Xingfeng in front of her.

Looking at Xu Ziyan in front of her, Liu Xingfeng's expression began to change, her originally kind face gradually turning into a ferocious one.

He stared fiercely at the person in front of him.

"Haha, yes, you have already successfully established your foundation and formed your golden core, becoming the sect leader."

"Ziyan, do you still remember what your master told you back then?"

"You promised your master that you would take good care of your junior brothers and sisters, so why didn't you help them in time when they were establishing their foundation?"

Yu Yao cultivated diligently for so many years, and was only one step away from the Golden Core Path. Why didn't you help her and let her die with resentment?

"Purple Smoke, answer me!"

"Senior Sister, you've already reached the Core Formation stage, why don't you help me?"

"Senior sister, you are already the sect leader, why won't you give me a Foundation Establishment Pill when I ask you for one?"

".."

Not only Liu Xingfeng in front of her, but also Gao Yuyao and the others who had just been happily congratulating her.

At this moment, they all transformed into strange-looking faces, constantly surrounding Xu Ziyan and questioning her with extremely angry tones.

Xu Ziyan has been cultivating for many years since becoming a disciple of Liu Xingfeng.

Although his talent was not outstanding, he relied on his own hard work to build his foundation and form his golden core, without receiving much support from his teachers or outsiders.

However, Xu Ziyan still cared deeply about her teacher and the many fellow disciples beside her.

However, back then, she herself had difficulty cultivating, and her limited abilities prevented her from helping others.

After Liu Xingfeng and most of her fellow disciples had passed away, only Gao Yuyao, the youngest disciple, remained alive.

Despite receiving some help from Xu Ziyan, Gao Yuyao ultimately lacked a bit of opportunity and died with regret, unable to form her golden core.

Even after so many years, Xu Ziyan still couldn't help but sigh when faced with this scene.

“Master, I have indeed failed you in your trust and have not been able to take good care of my fellow disciples. Over the years, whenever I think of this, I am always worried that you will blame me.”

If only I hadn't often gone into seclusion back then, and had paid more attention to my junior sisters.

Perhaps they, like me, have already formed their Golden Core. "Oh! So you already know you were wrong..."

Seemingly noticing a change in Xu Ziyan's expression, Liu Xingfeng was about to speak again when she was suddenly interrupted by a firm voice in front of her.

"The Great Dao is impartial, and cultivation cannot be requested. You once taught your disciples, so I think you should understand me."

Please rest assured, Master, Junior Brother, and Junior Sister.

"From now on, Ziyan will do her best to walk this path for you, and will not let you down again."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Ziyan raised her hand and waved it. A ball of white light shot out from her hand and instantly pierced through "Liu Xingfeng," who looked somewhat incredulous.

"what."

With a scream, black energy suddenly emanated from Liu Xingfeng's body, transforming her into a completely black "spirit infant".

The numerous faces surrounding Zao Xu Ziyan suddenly vanished without a trace at that moment.

Even the scene in front of the two suddenly changed, returning them to a secluded stone cave.

On the stone platform stood Xu Ziyan, dressed in a light purple robe.

He sat cross-legged on the stone platform with his eyes closed.

Not far above his head, there was a ball of black light that was constantly emitting a dense black aura, turning the area around him pitch black.

At this moment, Xu Ziyan was also covered with a thin layer of spiritual light, and was resisting the waves of black energy coming from all around with great tenacity.

Within Xu Ziyan's sea of ​​consciousness, two figures almost identical to her sat facing each other.

One of the figures, dressed in black robes and identified as "Xu Ziyan," suddenly opened her eyes and asked the other figure in front of her with disbelief:
"In the past, I have devoured so many talented cultivators, but none of them could endure such a long time in my inner demon illusion and maintain such a calm mind."

How exactly did you figure that out this time?

“We cultivators live in the face of death. Since we have chosen this path, Ziyan will not give up easily. Why do you need to ask such a question, senior?”

"Hmph! You think you can refine me so easily?"

I don't believe you have absolutely no flaws.

"Senior, please show us what other skills you have."

The black "spirit infant" transformed once more, becoming a woman in a black robe, staring intently at the person before her.

The next moment, countless hands rushed towards Xu Ziyan, pulling her directly into a ball of scorching flames.

As the flames surged from all sides, Xu Ziyan smiled slightly, but her body was immediately enveloped in a ball of green light.

No matter how fierce the flames were outside, her expression remained calm, unaffected by the scene before her.

She didn't know how long she had been in the flames, but Xu Ziyan suddenly opened her eyes and looked in front of her.

She raised her hand again, and a blue light shot out from her body, instantly piercing through the flames and landing on the "black spirit infant" behind her.

The flames instantly retreated, and the two returned to the cave.

"Hmph! Don't think I'll give up so easily. You think you can refine me? You're just a fool."

"Ah, what is this?"

"You, how could you possibly have this on you? It's impossible!"

Just as the black "holy infant" was about to continue casting spells to release the illusion of inner demons and infect Xu Ziyan in front of it.

Unexpectedly, she was frozen in mid-air by the blue light, unable to move and unable to use her magic power.

Seeing the other person's surprised expression, Xu Ziyan couldn't help but smile slightly.

"Senior, now that things have come to this, you should have stopped making a scene!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Ziyan immediately cast a spell to control one of the blue dragons, which firmly imprisoned the other party and pulled it in front of her.

He opened his mouth and spat out his own natal golden core, which landed directly on the head of the "black spirit infant" in front of him.

The next moment, a golden light enveloped it, and the powerful spiritual energy from the infant spirit was quickly absorbed into the golden core.

"No, you can't!"

Despite its constant struggles, the "Black Holy Infant" was bound by the golden and azure dragon lights and was unable to break free from its opponent's grasp.

He could only watch helplessly as the spiritual energy within him gradually merged into the other person's golden core.

This continued for several months, until the entire "Black Holy Infant" was completely devoured by Xu Ziyan's natal golden core.

The once golden "natal elixir" has now grown several times larger and has many more black stripes on it.

Seeing that her "natal golden core" had successfully devoured the holy infant, Xu Ziyan immediately crushed the two high-grade spirit stones in her hand and quickly cast a spell to pour them into the golden core.

The next moment, his "natal golden core" began to spin uncontrollably, and a human face resembling that of an infant quickly appeared on it.

At this moment, the once calm sky above "Guyang Peak" immediately began to churn with clouds and mist, and the colors of the sky and earth changed.

"This is an extraordinary phenomenon of heaven and earth!"

Zhou Ziyang, who was protecting the Dharma on one side of "Guyang Peak", saw the anomaly in the sky and immediately looked down at the cave where Xu Ziyan was in seclusion.

Before he could cast a spell or transmit a message, he suddenly saw two streaks of light flying rapidly toward him from afar.

A moment later, Bai Yuxian, dressed in white, and Li Mufeng, whose aura was still somewhat weak, arrived here.

After the battle of "Boyun Mountain", Li Mufeng spent more than ten years in seclusion to heal his injuries, and his injuries had mostly recovered.

Although he is now unable to recover to his peak strength due to the damage to his "natal magic weapon".

However, Li Mufeng was still a Nascent Soul Level 6 cultivator, and his aura was still no weaker than that of Zhou Ziyang, a Nascent Soul Level 1 cultivator who had just formed his Nascent Soul.

Looking ahead at the swirling clouds and mist in the sky, Li Mufeng's eyes flickered slightly, revealing a hint of joy.

“A strange phenomenon in the heavens and earth, Nephew Ziyan, could it be that you have already begun to form a nascent soul?”

"To have come this far, it seems she has successfully refined the spirit infant."

With this method aiding her, forming a Nascent Soul is indeed much easier than for ordinary people. I think Ziyan has a high probability of succeeding this time.

"If Senior Sister Bai says so, it seems our sect will soon have another Nascent Soul cultivator."

"That being said, everyone should not be anxious. Junior Nephew Ziyan has only succeeded in refining the Spirit Infant."

Next, we'll see if she can successfully transform into a nascent soul and pass the final hurdle.

Previously, Bai Yuxian had carefully studied the "spiritual infant" refining method she had obtained from Song Qingming before handing it over to Xu Ziyan.

According to what the Qi family recorded in the jade slip, as long as one can refine a "Holy Infant" cultivator, the difficulty of transforming into a Nascent Soul will be greatly reduced.

With Xu Ziyan's foundation, plus her experience of failing to form a nascent soul twice.

Once this hurdle is overcome, the chances of achieving Nascent Soul status will be around 70-80%.

Just to be on the safe side, Bai Yuxian calmed herself down and didn't say anything too definitive.

Upon hearing this, Li Mufeng nodded and quickly said, "No matter the outcome, Ziyan has come this far, which means she hasn't disappointed us."

"With you rising stars carrying on the sect's glory, even if I were to close my eyes now, I would do so willingly."

"Senior Brother Li, your injuries have healed so quickly. We will definitely need to learn from you in the future. It's a bit too early to say that."

"Hehe, alright, alright, the sect should be managed by you young people. Why would you expect me, an old man who has been cultivating for over a thousand years, to give you pointers?"

"If it weren't for Junior Brother Song's insistence, I would have given up the position of Grand Elder long ago and gone back to the mountain to retire."

After waving his hand, Li Mufeng quickly smiled and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing from the spot.

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"Qingyun Mountain", the cave at the top of the mountain.

Song Qingming stood cross-legged in mid-air, with spiritual energy surging wildly into the "Spirit Gathering Array" in front of him.

With a crisp "crack" sound coming from inside his body, Song Qingming felt a sudden tremor in his sea of ​​consciousness, as if he had broken through a barrier.

The next moment, the aura of the "natal nascent soul" in the dantian of the body instantly increased significantly, and an additional layer of golden light enveloped it.

At this moment, Song Qingming had already broken through the bottleneck of the eighth level of the Nascent Soul realm and successfully raised his cultivation to the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm.

"After three years of seclusion, I have finally succeeded!"

Although Song Qingming was full of confidence in breaking through his cultivation level during this seclusion, the process of breaking through the bottleneck was still somewhat beyond his expectations.

Compared to when he was breaking through the bottleneck of the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, the obstacles Song Qingming encountered this time were significantly greater.

Song Qingming first tried to break through his cultivation level by taking the "Mysterious Dragon Pill," but after more than a year, he failed and did not advance his cultivation level.

Left with no other choice, he immediately swallowed and refined the last of the "Taijin Jade Liquid" in his hand to continue his attempt to break through the bottleneck.

Having spent over two years in seclusion without success, and with his spiritual fluid nearly depleted, Song Qingming thought he would likely fail again this time in his attempt to break through to the next realm.

Fortunately, after all the spiritual liquid was refined, Song Qingming made a final desperate attempt and finally broke through the bottleneck.

With the assistance of two high-grade level four spiritual artifacts, it took him three years to successfully advance to the ninth level of the Nascent Soul realm without any major incidents.

Having successfully reached the final stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Song Qingming's internal mana had increased by 50-60% compared to before, and his divine sense had also improved considerably.

With a slight push, the entire "Qingyun Mountain" was soon covered by his divine sense.

Song Qingming immediately noticed that there were already two figures waiting outside his secluded cave.

After spending some time stabilizing his cultivation level, Song Qingming got up and walked out of the cave with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations, my husband, on your progress in cultivation!"

"Seventh Brother, congratulations on your completion of the seclusion."

"This retreat has yielded some results, and I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."

"It's my treat today, I'll definitely treat you all well, so please don't stand on ceremony."

Faced with Song Qingming's enthusiastic invitation, Song Qingyu immediately shook her head and then took out a letter and handed it to him.

"Seventh Brother, let's wait and see about treating everyone."

This is a letter from the sect sent a few days ago. Please take a look!

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(PS: Why did the temperature drop so drastically in the south? I went out today and almost froze to death.)

Fellow Daoists, please remember to keep warm and drink plenty of hot water!

(End of this chapter)