Family Rise: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 633 Annihilation of Two Nascent Soul Stage cultivators! System Upgrade!!

On the shore of Tianyun Lake, inside the Soul-Locking Dragon Formation.

When the eldest sister heard Fu Changsheng reveal the name of the "Spirit Fusion and Soul Transfer Array", she was horrified, knowing that the biggest secret had been exposed.

Just as she was about to activate the secret technique at any cost to try to send a message, she saw Fu Changsheng flick his finger, and a point of almost invisible golden light arrived in an instant and entered her brow.

She froze, feeling a strange power instantly invade her consciousness, coiling around her soul like a spider web, and an absolute, chilling sense of control arose within her. She was horrified to discover that her thoughts, actions, even her life and death seemed to be entirely at the mercy of the other's will.

"What...what did you do to me?!" The senior sister's voice trembled.

Fu Changsheng did not answer, but his mind stirred slightly.

"what--!"

The eldest sister let out a shrill scream, feeling as if her soul was being pierced by thousands of needles at the same time, in excruciating pain. She curled up in mid-air, trembling.

The pain comes quickly and goes quickly.

Fu Changsheng's indifferent voice rang out again:

"This is the 'Soul-Locking Gu,' which grants life in an instant and death in an instant. You know what to do next."

The eldest sister's face turned deathly pale, cold sweat soaking her back, and she dared not resist in the slightest. She clearly felt that her life and death were indeed completely in the hands of the other party.

"Yes... I understand." She lowered her head, her voice filled with humiliation and fear.

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Snow-capped mountains, snow-covered cliffs.

The eldest sister's figure pierced through the swirling snow and returned to the outside of the cave.

She suppressed the panic in her heart and the faint sense of restraint in her soul, trying her best to make her expression and aura appear normal.

She respectfully transmitted her voice into the cave:

"Master Uncle, your disciple has returned and all the necessary materials have been prepared."

The cave was silent for a moment.

Then came the voice of True Monarch Xuanbing, weaker than usual, yet tinged with urgency:
"Hmm... very good. I am at a critical moment in stabilizing my injuries and cannot afford to be distracted. You shall immediately set up the 'Spirit Fusion and Soul Transfer Array' as quickly as possible in the ice cave next to my cave! There must be no mistakes!"

The voice carried an unquestionable command, without even inquiring about the success of the mission or checking the materials; clearly, the desire to possess someone's body had overwhelmed everything else.

The eldest sister's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly bowed and replied:

"Yes! This disciple obeys! I will complete the formation as soon as possible!"

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Inside the ice cave beside the Snowstorm Cliff in Wanxue Mountain.

The "Soul Fusion and Transfer Array" is extremely complex and is an ancient forbidden technique. It involves the fundamental laws of soul transfer. If there is any mistake, not only will all previous efforts be wasted, but it may also trigger a terrifying backlash.

Following the array diagram given by True Monarch Xuanbing, the eldest sister dared not slack off in the slightest. One after another, ice-blue runes lit up under her hands, gradually outlining the prototype of the great array. A cold and eerie aura began to permeate the ice cave.

Finally, the most crucial step has arrived—setting up the core array eyes.

This place will be the hub where the power of the great formation converges, and also the core area where Xuanbing Zhenjun clashed with Yulian's soul during his soul possession.

The eldest sister's hand trembled slightly.

She looked up towards the cave, where True Monarch Xuanbing's aura remained weak and chaotic. Although her master-uncle wasn't exactly kind, he had given her much guidance, and she couldn't disobey his orders... But the next moment, that subtle stinging pain in her soul returned, instantly bringing her back to her senses.

Betraying one's master may lead to inevitable punishment in the future;
But if you defy the being behind you, you will be annihilated!

She no longer hesitated, a resolute glint in her eyes.

Taking advantage of the moment when the core array runes were activated, when the light was at its brightest and the energy fluctuations were most intense, she used an extremely concealed technique to flick her finger and silently embed the gray-white "reverse sound stone" into an extremely hidden groove in the core of the array.

hum!
The moment the Reverse Sound Stone merged into the array, the light of the entire array seemed to flicker extremely subtly, and the pervasive chilling aura also showed a momentary, almost imperceptible, pause, but then returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

The eldest sister breathed a sigh of relief, but her back was already soaked with cold sweat.

She didn't dare to stop and continued to complete the subsequent steps.

As the last rune fell, the entire ice cave trembled violently!
A vast and complex ice-blue array was fully formed, with runes flowing like living things, radiating energy fluctuations that chilled the heart.

The body-seizing formation is complete!
After leaving the ice cave, the eldest sister once again transmitted her voice to True Monarch Xuanbing:
"Master Uncle, the great formation is complete."

Inside the cave, the voice of True Monarch Xuanbing, filled with satisfaction and urgency, echoed:
"Good! It will be time once the Jade Lotus Technique breaks through to the third level..."

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Several months have passed quickly.

Inside the disciple's cave on one side of the Snowstorm Cliff, Yu Lian was surrounded by a chilling aura, her power several times stronger than before. The ice-blue golden core in her dantian was even more solid, and a third clear cloud pattern faintly appeared on its surface—the third level of the "Ten Thousand Snow Returning to the Hidden Technique" was complete!
She had just stabilized her cultivation level and hadn't even had time to rejoice when the restrictions on her cave dwelling were forcibly activated.

Xuanbing Zhenjun appeared at the door. Her condition was worse than it had been months ago. Her face was bloodless, her wrinkles were deeply etched, and the death aura around her was so thick that it was almost impossible to dissipate. She had to lean on a snake-head cane to walk, clearly on the verge of death.

"Uncle!"

Yu Lian quickly stood up and bowed, feeling both concern and a little unease.

Xuanbing Zhenjun stared intently at Yulian with his cloudy eyes, sensing the stable aura of the third level of cultivation on her body. A terrifying light burst forth from his eyes, a gaze that was a mixture of greed, desire, and final madness.

"Good...good child...you have not disappointed me."

Her voice was hoarse, like a broken bellows:

"This old woman... is nearing the end of her life, and her days are numbered. Her mantle cannot be left to die out... Come with me, and today, I will pass on all my cultivation and insights to you!"

Passing on the mantle?

Yu Lian's heart skipped a beat, but looking at Xuanbing Zhenjun's almost manic eyes and the dense aura of death, a strong sense of unease suddenly gripped her heart.

This doesn't seem like inheritance; it's more like... a sacrifice?
“Senior Uncle, your injuries are severe. Why don’t you rest and recuperate first? As for the matter of passing on the inheritance…” Yu Lian tried to politely decline.

"Stop talking! Follow me!" Xuanbing Zhenjun interrupted sharply, his tone unyielding and even revealing a hint of ferocity.

She turned around, leaning on her cane, and walked unsteadily but at a considerable pace toward the ice cave next to the cave dwelling.

Alarm bells rang in Yu Lian's heart, and she hesitated in her steps.

However, although Xuanbing Zhenjun appeared weak, a massive divine pressure instantly locked onto her, making her feel as if she were frozen in ice, unable to move, and she could only be forced to follow him toward the ice cave that exuded an ominous aura.

As soon as Yu Lian stepped into the ice cave, she saw the huge and strange ice-blue array!
The array runes flowed, emitting a cold and twisted power that constantly eroded her mind, causing the spiritual power of the "Ten Thousand Snows Returning to the Hidden Technique" within her body to begin to stir uncontrollably!

This is not a legacy array! This is...!
"No! Martial Uncle, let me out!" Yu Lian's face turned pale, and she turned to run away.

"Trying to leave now? Too late!" Xuanbing Zhenjun revealed a cold smile of triumph as he shouted at the senior sister waiting outside the formation, "Activate the formation!"

The eldest sister glanced at Yu Lian, who was trapped in the formation, with a complicated expression. She gritted her teeth, cast a spell with her hands, and accurately landed it on several nodes of the formation.

"Om-!"

The entire ice cave trembled violently! The possession array was instantly fully activated, and countless ice-blue runes shot into the sky like chains, weaving together into a huge cocoon of light, firmly trapping the Jade Lotus in the center!

A terrifying force of soul-stripping began to act on her, causing her to let out a painful groan. Her body involuntarily collapsed to her knees, her soul trembling as if it were being forcibly torn out of her body!

Xuanbing Zhenjun watched Yulian struggling within the formation as if admiring prey caught in a spider's web. She carefully sensed the formation's operation; the energy flowed smoothly, the core array was stable, and everything was proceeding according to her plan.

"Perfect... truly a perfect container..."

She muttered to herself, a morbid satisfaction on her face.

Without further hesitation, she staggered to the main seat of the formation, sat down cross-legged, and began to chant incantations while making strange and complex hand seals.

"Spiritual fusion and soul transformation, life stealing and foundation seizing! Jade Lotus, your body, your spirit, your Great Dao... will all be inherited by this old woman! To become the foundation upon which this old woman embarks on the path of immortality once more is your supreme honor!"

As she chanted her incantation, a phantom-like, cracked nascent soul, exuding a dense aura of death and chill, slowly rose from the top of her head. The nascent soul looked exactly like Xuanbing Zhenjun, with a ferocious and greedy expression on its face, and rushed straight towards the center of the great formation, where Yulian's soul was being stripped away!
The possession has begun!

……

A few hours later.

Inside the ice cave, the Soul-Seizing Array shone brightly, and a chilling power surged towards the Jade Lotus at the center of the array like a tide.

Xuanbing Zhenjun's nascent soul detached from her already decaying body, and with determination and greed, it transformed into a stream of light, rushing straight towards Yulian's sea of ​​consciousness!
This is the most critical, and also the most vulnerable moment.

Her nascent soul was exposed, its connection to her old body completely severed, and all her spiritual power was poured into this heaven-defying ritual that stole her life force.

However, just as her nascent soul was about to touch Yu Lian's brow, preparing to forcibly inhabit and obliterate her original soul—

A sudden change occurred!

The "Spirit Fusion and Soul Transfer Array," which was operating stably, suddenly lit up the "Reverse Sound Stone" that the senior sister had quietly embedded at its core!
It did not emit a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation, but instead emitted a silent, strange tremor that distorted the rules!

Buzz…!
The flow of runes in the entire formation instantly reversed!

The chilling power that had been binding and stripping away Yu Lian's soul like chains suddenly reversed! The array no longer absorbed energy from Yu Lian, but instead from Xuanbing Zhenjun's unsuspecting nascent soul!
"No—! What's going on?!"

Xuanbing Zhenjun's nascent soul let out a terrified scream.

She felt her power—the pure soul power she had cultivated for nearly a thousand years, her profound understanding of the laws of ice, and all the memories and experiences she had learned throughout her life—surging uncontrollably and frantically toward the jade lotus in the center of the array like a flood bursting its banks!

This is not possession!
This is... a sacrifice!
She sacrificed herself for Yulian!
"No! Stop! Stop now!"

She struggled frantically, trying to sever her connection with the great formation and reverse the spell.

However, the core rules of the great formation have been completely altered by the "Reverse Sound Stone". At this moment, it is like a greedy giant mouth, biting her nascent soul essence and devouring it frantically!
At the center of the formation.

Yu Lian, who was originally struggling in pain and on the verge of her soul being torn apart, felt an unimaginably large surge of pure soul power and ice elemental essence into her body.

This power was not a violent destruction, but under the effect of the reversal formation, it became exceptionally "docile," like a sudden enlightenment, perfectly merging into her golden core, her meridians, and her sea of ​​consciousness!
Her cultivation level began to surge at an unprecedented speed!
Mid-stage Golden Core...Late-stage Golden Core...Peak Golden Core!
The bottleneck was easily pierced like a thin sheet of paper, and a powerful aura far exceeding the Golden Core realm erupted from her body—the False Infant realm!
On the surface of her golden core, the faint outline of a nascent nascent soul even began to appear!
Her understanding of the "Ten Thousand Snows Returning to the Source Technique" and her comprehension of the ice-based laws of heaven and earth deepened at an incredible speed. Many things that were previously obscure and difficult to understand suddenly became clear. The nearly thousand years of arduous cultivation accumulated by True Monarch Xuanbing was becoming her most precious resources!
"Ah! Who is it?! Who has plotted against me?!"

After letting out a roar filled with extreme resentment and bitterness, the last wisp of Xuanbing Zhenjun's divine will quickly dimmed and dissipated like a candle in the wind. She could clearly feel everything about her being stripped away and obliterated, even the last chance for reincarnation was completely severed by this strange formation!

Fall short!
I've done all the work for someone else!
She schemed her whole life and endured for a hundred years, all for the sake of seizing another body to be reborn and continue her path to immortality. But she never expected that at the moment when she was most proud and thought success was in sight, she would end up like this—her soul was scattered and she was completely annihilated!

Finally, her cracked nascent soul completely dissipated, transforming into the last stream of pure energy that merged into Yu Lian's body.

……

Inside the ice cave, the light of the possession array completely went out, leaving only a room filled with icy cold and deathly silence.

Yu Lian stood there in a daze, feeling the immense power of the nascent infant realm within her body, as well as an unprecedentedly clear understanding of the ice-type laws, but her mind was in complete chaos.

The terrifying scenes from just now flashed before my eyes—my senior uncle's ferocious face, the reversed formation, the immense power surging into my body, and the final, resentful and venomous annihilation of Xuanbing Zhenjun's soul...

She was no fool; she immediately understood that she had fallen into a meticulously planned trap from the very beginning!
The so-called inheritance is nothing more than a conspiracy to possess her Xuanbing spiritual body! Her master, True Monarch Wuchen... is probably involved as well!

A wave of fear and chill washed over her, leaving her hands and feet icy cold.

at this time.

The eldest sister strode in from outside the cave, her face equally pale. She glanced at the stiff body of True Monarch Xuanbing with a complex expression, then her gaze fell on Jade Lotus, and she said urgently in a low voice:

"Let's go! This place is no place to stay!"

Yu Lian believed that it was her senior sister who reversed the formation at the crucial moment and saved her!
"Senior Sister! Thank you! If it weren't for you..."

Upon hearing this, the eldest sister's lips twitched slightly, and a hint of shame and panic flashed in her eyes. She interrupted, saying:
"This is not the time to talk about these things! Our senior master... has fallen, and the Twin Moon Palace will soon be alerted! We must leave immediately!"

She grabbed the still somewhat dazed Yulian and quickly left the ice cave.

The two concealed their presence and descended the mountain along the hidden path as quickly as possible.

Along the way, they encountered several disciples patrolling the mountain, but the eldest sister easily brushed them off by saying that she was "on the orders of her senior master to go out on business."

Only after completely leaving the Wanxue Mountain area and boarding a small treasure ship that had been prepared in advance, soaring into the distance, did the eldest sister's tense nerves relax slightly. However, she still dared not linger and urged the treasure ship with all her might, speeding away from the Wanxue Mountain forces.

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The treasure ship slowly descended in a desolate valley.

In the valley, a figure in a green robe stood with his hands behind his back, seemingly having been waiting there for a long time. It was Fu Changsheng.

Upon seeing this figure, Yu Lian was first taken aback, then her eyes widened in disbelief, and she exclaimed in surprise:
"Father?!"

Fu Changsheng turned around, looked at her calmly, and nodded slightly:

"Yulian, you've suffered."

At that moment, Yu Lian instantly understood something.

She suddenly looked at her senior sister beside her, only to see that her senior sister had her head down, not daring to meet her gaze, and silently retreated to the side.

Everything goes without saying.

It wasn't that the senior sister had a change of heart or switched sides at the last minute; it was actually her father, Fu Changsheng, who was in control of everything behind the scenes!
He used some unknown means to control the senior sister. He laid out a backup plan and reversed the fatal possession formation at the critical moment, pulling her back from the brink of death. He even benefited from the misfortune by gaining the cultivation foundation of True Monarch Xuanbing's entire life!

Thinking back to how she ignored her mother's repeated warnings and insisted on going out to explore with Yongfan, and later believed in the "appreciation" of Shuangyue Palace and became its disciple, even thinking that she had found a better home... Little did she know that from the very beginning, her proud Xuanbing Spirit Body was just a treasure worth plundering in the eyes of others!
The so-called gratitude between teachers and students is nothing but poison coated with sugar!
"Father! Your daughter-in-law... Your daughter-in-law shouldn't have disobeyed you and Mother... Thank you, Father, for saving my life!"

Fu Changsheng flicked his sleeve, and a gentle force supported her.

"What's past is past, no need to bring it up again. As long as you understand that your family is reliable, that's good enough."

Upon hearing the word "family," Yulian finally couldn't hold back her tears. Yes, after experiencing this life-or-death ordeal, she truly understood that only family would protect you without considering personal gain or loss.

She quickly wiped away her tears and asked anxiously:
"Father, my husband... how is he now? Where is he?"

Seeing her concerned expression, Fu Changsheng's tone softened:
"Don't worry, Yongfan is fine. He is currently in the Ninth Prince's Mansion in the capital, and everything is fine. He is preparing to form his core."

Upon learning that her husband was safe and sound, Yulian finally felt relieved and smiled through her tears.

"This place is not safe to stay for long; the Twin Moon Palace will probably find out soon." Fu Changsheng said no more, and a beam of green light flew out from his sleeve, growing longer in the wind and transforming into a majestic green-scaled dragon.

He carried Yu Lian onto the dragon's back, and a thought crossed his mind.

"Roar!"

The Azure Dragon let out a deafening roar, and the clouds on both sides gathered wildly, instantly condensing into a pair of cloud dragon wings that blotted out the sky!

With a sudden flap of its wings, the enormous dragon body transformed into a streak of azure light that almost tore through space, hurtling towards the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators!

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Twin Moon Palace, Soul Hall.

Inside the dimly lit hall, countless life-soul lamps burned silently.

The elder on duty swept his gaze across the front and suddenly fixed it on the lamp representing True Monarch Xuanbing. The lamp had been completely extinguished, and the lamp was cold, without even a trace of warmth left!
"This...how is this possible?!"

The Seventh Elder was terrified and his face turned deathly pale.

Although Master Xuanbing was in seclusion healing his injuries, according to Elder Wuchen, he still had at least several years of life left. How could his life lamp suddenly go out?!
He scrambled out of the Soul Palace and headed straight for the Ice Palace of True Monarch Wuchen. "Supreme Elder! Something terrible has happened! Senior Uncle Xuanbing's life lamp... has gone out!"

Inside the Ice Palace.

The Dustless True Monarch, whose breath was already barely a whisper, suddenly opened his eyes, his withered body shuddering violently.

"what?!"

Her voice was hoarse, filled with utter shock and disbelief.

Only she and Xuan'er knew about her senior sister's possession of another body. Xuan'er personally assisted in setting up the grand formation, so it should have been foolproof...

Her thin, bony fingers laboriously formed a hand seal, which she then touched on the ice mirror in front of her.

The mirror surface rippled like water, revealing the scene inside the ice cave of Wanxue Mountain—the scene where Xuanbing Zhenjun's nascent soul left his body and rushed towards the jade lotus, only to be devoured by the reversed array, his soul power and cultivation were completely absorbed by the jade lotus, and in the end, his soul was scattered!
She never expected it.

After a century of preparation, everything fell apart at the last minute, and my senior sister even lost her life!

"Yu Lian...you lowly servant, how dare you do this!"

Her eyes flashed with murderous intent, and her hands once again formed a secret hand seal—a tracking mark she had secretly left on Yu Lian years ago!
"Buzz!"

A barely perceptible stream of icy blue light shot from her fingertip, disappeared into the void, and chased after it in a distant direction.

She wanted to see where this lucky pawn could run off to!

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The Azure Dragon was incredibly fast; in less than half a day, the majestic outline of the Great Zhou capital was already in sight.

Just as they flew over Chunmen Mountain, a hundred miles from the capital, a strange change occurred!
Without warning, violent ripples appeared in the void ahead, like a boulder being thrown into a calm lake! A terrifying pressure, cold, desolate, yet carrying overwhelming killing intent, descended instantly, enveloping the entire sky!
An almost transparent, icy blue palm print materialized out of thin air, carrying the power to freeze the soul and annihilate life, and silently struck the jade lotus on the dragon's back!

This attack was ruthless and cunning, and incredibly fast. It was clearly premeditated and intended to kill in an instant!

"Humph!"

Fu Changsheng's eyes flashed with a sharp light; he had been prepared all along!
Almost the instant the spatial ripples appeared, he crushed the "Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens Talisman" he had obtained from the Ninth Prince in his sleeve!
"Qiang——!"

A clear and melodious phoenix cry resounded through the sky, and a phantom of a phoenix made entirely of golden runes spread its wings, sacred and majestic, carrying pure Nascent Soul level defensive power, and precisely blocked the icy blue palm print!

Boom! ! !

Ice and fire, death and life, two completely different laws of power collided violently, erupting with a deafening roar! The violent energy shockwave spread outwards, completely destroying the trees and rocks on Chunmen Mountain!

The phoenix shadow and the palm print dissipated at the same time, resulting in a draw!
"Azure Dragon, take Jade Lotus to the capital!"

With a low shout, Fu Changsheng leaped off the dragon's back and hovered in mid-air, facing the figure that slowly emerged from the ripples of the void, whose aura was waning but whose killing intent was boiling—True Monarch Wuchen!
The Azure Dragon, being intelligent, knew the situation was critical. It let out a low roar, and its Cloud Dragon Wings flapped violently once more, transforming into a streak of azure light, rushing headlong towards the capital city that was so close at hand!
Without even glancing at the fleeing Azure Dragon, Wuchen Zhenjun fixed her deathly eyes on Fu Changsheng, who was blocking her path, a cold and contemptuous smile curving her lips:

"A mere eighth-level Golden Core cultivator dares to block my path? You overestimate yourself!"

Although she was already at her limit and in extremely poor condition, and could only exert less than half of her strength at her peak, a Nascent Soul is still a Nascent Soul, and the difference in life level is something that ordinary Golden Core cultivators cannot overcome!

In her view, Fu Changsheng's actions were no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
"Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish!"

Wuchen Zhenjun stopped wasting time; she didn't have much time and had to finish the battle quickly.

Her withered hands clasped together abruptly, and a crystal-clear ice sword radiating extreme cold flew out from between her brows—it was her natal spiritual treasure, the Ice Soul Cold Light Sword!
"Ice Soul, Slay Gods!"

She let out a sharp shout and frantically poured her remaining magical power into the sword.

The Ice Soul Cold Light Sword emitted a sharp hum, and its blade instantly grew to a hundred feet in length, transforming into a heaven-tearing, icy blue annihilation sword aura that locked onto Fu Changsheng's soul. With a terrifying will to freeze all things and annihilate everything, it slashed down fiercely!

With this sword strike, she held nothing back, determined to annihilate this arrogant junior along with his very soul!
Faced with the Nascent Soul True Monarch's furious and deadly attack, Fu Changsheng's expression was extremely solemn, but there was not a trace of fear in his eyes.

"Thunder Spear, break the spell!"

He activated his golden core in his dantian with all his might, pouring in boundless magical power. The Heavenly Punishment Thunder Spear erupted with unprecedentedly brilliant lightning, transforming into a streak of purple lightning that defied the heavens and bravely met the icy blue sword energy!

at the same time.

The Nine-Leaf Sword Mushroom in his dantian, which had grown four sword leaves and whose aura was becoming increasingly ancient and profound, trembled all four leaves at once!
Om-!
A vast sword intent, seemingly originating from the primordial era, soared into the sky!

Driven by this will, a phantom of an ancient bronze sword, with a simple and unadorned design and cracked blade, slowly emerged from behind Fu Changsheng, radiating a terrifying sharpness that even made True Monarch Wuchen pale!
The ancient legendary sword – [Splitter]!
The phantom of the ancient sword that splits the path flies across the sky, its boundless sword intent tearing through the heavens!
The deadly "Ice Soul God Slayer" of True Monarch Wuchen was shattered inch by inch by this sword, like ice and snow meeting the sun!
Under the pull of the energy, her natal Ice Soul Cold Light Sword let out a mournful cry, its spiritual light dimmed instantly, and even a few fine cracks appeared on the sword!
"puff--!"

Wuchen Zhenjun coughed up blood, his body trembled violently, and for the first time, horror appeared in his eyes.

She never imagined that she would be forced to such a state by a junior Golden Core cultivator!

"You brat, you forced me to do this!"

The Dustless True Monarch appeared as if possessed, his withered face contorted, his hands frantically forming hand seals, and the remaining essence of his nascent soul burning wildly around him! A wave of energy far more terrifying than before, carrying an aura of annihilation and end, spread out—the Nascent Soul Treasure Technique, Freezing the Heavens!

Fu Changsheng's eyes were icy cold, and his mind was racing!

The illusory image of the ancient sword behind him let out a soft murmur as if from the primordial era. The formless and intangible sword intent burst forth once more, striking the point where True Monarch Wuchen's Nascent Soul Technique was not yet fully formed!

scoff!

Like cloth being torn apart, the condensed chill of annihilation suddenly froze, and the brilliance of the newly formed treasure technique instantly became disordered and collapsed! The backlash struck, and True Monarch Wuchen screamed in agony as his meridians were severed, and his aura plummeted like a deflated balloon!
It's now!

How could Fu Changsheng miss such a golden opportunity?

He unleashed the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Spear with all his might, and the purple-gold lightning was more intense than ever before. Carrying the supreme will to slay evil and destroy demons, it transformed into a bolt of lightning that tore through space and instantly pierced through the chest of True Monarch Wuchen!
"Do not--!"

Wuchen Zhenjun let out a desperate and unwilling roar, and his physical body began to disintegrate in the raging lightning.

Just as her physical body was about to be completely annihilated, an extremely weak and cracked nascent soul, carrying her remaining divine soul, suddenly escaped from her shattered body, transforming into an almost transparent stream of light, about to tear through space and escape!

"Want to leave?!"

Fu Changsheng snorted coldly; he had already anticipated this move!
The dormant "Heavenly Dragon Temple" within his body trembled slightly!
In an instant, the surrounding scenery changed!

The Nascent Soul of True Monarch Wuchen felt the world spinning.

next moment.

She was no longer above Chunmen Mountain, but appeared in an ancient, magnificent temple filled with endless majesty and deathly silence!

The temple is flanked by massive stone walls, on which countless bas-reliefs of distorted, pained faces can be faintly seen!

It is the underworld, the Temple of the Heavenly Dragon!
"Where am I?! Let me out!"

The Nascent Soul of True Monarch Wuchen let out a terrified scream, feeling a suppression and fear from the very source of life.

Fu Changsheng's thoughts were like a prison, and the power of the temple moved according to his thoughts.

An invisible force seized Wuchen Zhenjun's nascent soul. No matter how she struggled, she was like a flying insect caught in a spider web, powerless to resist, and was slammed against the stone wall to one side!

"Do not--!"

Amidst the desperate wails of True Monarch Wuchen, her nascent soul and remnant spirit were forcibly sculpted into the cold stone wall, like a relief sculpture.

hum!
The entire Tianlong Temple suddenly trembled!
In the center of the temple, the once silent and anciently majestic statue of the Heavenly Dragon God suddenly radiated an unprecedentedly brilliant divine light!
Rumble!
Nourished by this immense divine power, the space inside the temple emitted a deep rumble, and the walls slowly expanded into the surrounding chaotic mist, nearly doubling in size!
Four more side halls were added.

at the same time.

A particularly refined golden divine light, imbued with pure divinity and dragon energy, precisely entered the side hall and enveloped Qiu Chan, who was closing her eyes to break through the bottleneck of the Golden Core stage!

The cicada trembled violently.

I felt a warm, vast, and vibrant power surge into the ghost's body!

Within her dantian, ghostly energy frantically condensed and compressed, eventually transforming into a perfectly round ghost pill that emitted a deep, eerie glow!
Golden Elixir, complete!

Almost at the same moment that the cicada condensed its ghost pill.

Above Hades.

The originally gray sky suddenly darkened, with pitch-black storm clouds gathering wildly, and muffled thunder rumbled in the clouds, locking in a destructive aura below!

The Tribulation of Ghost Cultivators: Extremely Yin and Evil.

The heavenly lightning they attract is often far more violent than that of cultivators of the same level!
Rumble!
Thunderbolts struck.

The entire Tianlong Temple suddenly trembled.

The temple itself emitted a dazzling divine light that shot into the sky, forming an incredibly thick light curtain that enveloped most of the temple.

Boom card!

Boom!
The dark purple lightning bolt, as thick as a bucket, struck the divine light barrier fiercely, but it was like a mud ox entering the sea, only causing ripples before being dissipated and dissolved by the vast divine power.

Only a few relatively small bolts of tribulation lightning managed to penetrate the protective light barrier and strike Qiu Chan.

These tribulation lightning bolts, filtered by the power of the temple, are greatly reduced in power, but still contain the pure yang power to dispel evil.

Qiu Chan was not surprised but delighted. She circulated her cultivation technique, guiding the lightning power to flow throughout her body, refining her newly formed ghost core and ghost body.

After the thunder, her ghost core became more solid, and her ghost body became slightly more translucent. Her yin energy even carried a trace of pure yang energy, and her foundation became extremely solid.

The calamity dissipated.

The rain, imbued with pure Yin energy, poured down from the sky, merging into Qiu Chan's body and rapidly stabilizing her initial Golden Core stage.

Old Master Fu, the guardian spirit of the Fu family's ancestral grave, who had been watching nervously from the sidelines, was now dumbfounded, his aged soul trembling slightly with excitement.

"I've lived... I've lived for so long, and this is the first time I've ever seen... a ghost cultivator so easily pass the Golden Core Tribulation! He even used the power of the temple to temper his body with heavenly lightning and solidify his foundation! Patriarch... Patriarch, this temple of yours is truly... truly miraculous!"

With such a divine temple protecting them, how could the Fu family not prosper!

……

at the same time.

A familiar mechanical voice echoed in Fu Changsheng's mind:
"Ding"

"You have successfully killed two Nascent Soul cultivators and added a Golden Core cultivator to your clan. Your contribution value exceeds 100,000. Would you like to upgrade the system?"

System upgrade?!

Fu Changsheng's heart stirred.

The current system has several panels that are not yet enabled.

Fu Changsheng was secretly pleased, but he forcibly suppressed the urge to upgrade immediately.

The battle with True Monarch Wuchen just now caused too much of a commotion, especially the final activation of the Rift Sword Intent and the Heavenly Dragon Temple. The energy fluctuations must have attracted the attention of those old monsters in the capital!
His gaze swept down to the charred remains of True Monarch Wuchen, which had been struck by lightning.

"Thunder Spear, swallow!"

With a thought, Fu Changsheng unleashed the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Spear with a joyful hum, transforming it into a bolt of lightning that plunged into the wreckage, devouring the remaining essence like a whale sucking in water.

Om-!
On the Thunder Spear, the purple-gold lightning shone brightly, and more complex and profound lightning runes emerged and condensed from the depths of the spear. The pressure it emitted rose steadily, breaking through the previous bottleneck and officially advancing to a mid-grade fifth-order spiritual treasure!

"We cannot stay here for long."

He had already made up his mind.

Since the Eldest Princess's request is to destroy the intelligence headquarters of the Crown Prince's descendants, if I return to the capital now, I will be exposed and my actions will be restricted, making it difficult to carry out my plans. It would be better to take this opportunity to feign a retreat while secretly investigating, catching the enemy off guard!
Just as he made up his mind.

A streak of azure light streaked back across the distant horizon—it was the Azure Dragon returning. Having safely delivered the Jade Lotus into the capital region, it sensed its master's summons and immediately returned.

Without further hesitation, Fu Changsheng swayed and stepped onto the dragon's back.

"go!"

The Azure Dragon let out a low roar, its Cloud Dragon Wings suddenly flapped, and its massive body transformed into an azure shadow that almost blended into the sky. It did not head towards the capital, but in the opposite direction, and instantly broke through the air. In the blink of an eye, it had disappeared into the vast sky without a trace.

...

...

Fu Changsheng rode the Azure Dragon and found a hidden cave concealed by a natural illusion array deep in a desolate ravine thousands of miles away from the capital.

He infiltrated the area and quickly set up several layers of concealment and protection formations to completely isolate the internal and external atmosphere.

A thought.

Enter the small wooden house in the Five Elements Space.

He sat down cross-legged and let his mind sink into his sea of ​​consciousness.

"System, upgrade!"

The instant the command is issued.

The ancient panel in his mind suddenly burst forth with unprecedentedly brilliant golden light, and countless more complex and profound runes flowed and reorganized like a galaxy. The entire upgrade process was slow and profound, clearly indicating that this upgrade was no small matter.

Fu Changsheng could sense it.

The system is undergoing some kind of fundamental transformation.

But he was not impatient. He withdrew his mind from his sea of ​​consciousness and focused his attention on the harvest before him.

He took out the storage ring he had obtained from True Monarch Wuchen and erased the remaining divine imprint on it. The ring contained a vast space, and the dazzling array of treasures almost made him dizzy.

"Qiu Niang," Fu Changsheng called out.

A flash of light appeared, and Qiu Niang, the spirit of the Five Elements Space, materialized. She blinked curiously and asked, "Master, did you call me?"

"Take stock of what's inside." Fu Changsheng handed her the storage ring.

"Alright!" Qiu Niang excitedly took it, probed it with her divine sense, and then exclaimed a series of exclamations, "Wow! So many treasures! Thousand-year ice marrow, Xuanjing flower, this is... the main ingredient for refining fifth-grade pills! And so many high-grade spirit stones! No wonder it is the collection of a Nascent Soul True Monarch, it is truly amazing!"

Her exclamation attracted the other two little ones.

The憨厚 (honest and simple) Flying Feather Beast flapped its wings and landed on Fu Changsheng's shoulder, tilting its head to look at Qiu Niang. The lively Bingyan jumped directly to Qiu Niang's side, its fiery red tail wagging curiously, trying to pry open the ring.

"Stop fooling around, Bingyan." Qiu Niang chuckled and slapped away its little paws, continuing her inventory. Suddenly, she paused, picked up a sealed jade box, and exclaimed, "Master, look at this!"

Fu Changsheng took the jade box and opened it. Inside was a spiritual fruit the size of a longan, radiating a seven-colored mist, with liquid seemingly flowing beneath the peel.

"This is... the 'Seven-Colored Metamorphosis Fruit'!"

A hint of joy flashed in Fu Changsheng's eyes:
"This fruit contains immense vitality and extraordinary power of rules, and it has a remarkable effect on spirit beasts breaking through the fourth-tier bottleneck!"

His gaze shifted to the seven-colored glass beast that remained motionless on the ancient mystic vine.

"Little fellow, your opportunity has arrived." Fu Changsheng smiled slightly and handed the Seven-Colored Mortal Transformation Fruit to the Seven-Colored Glazed Beast.

Although the Seven-Colored Glazed Beast was aloof, it sensed that this item would greatly benefit it. It let out a cheerful low cry, carefully swallowed the spiritual fruit, and then its body shone with seven-colored light. It lay down to the side and began to refine it.

Qiu Niang continued counting, then picked up another exquisite jade bottle:
"Master, there's also this! 'Ten Thousand Year Heavenly Jade Liquid'! Moreover, it's a specially refined essence, containing incomparably pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth, almost like a sudden enlightenment, saving you a hundred years of arduous cultivation!"

Fu Changsheng took the jade bottle, uncorked it, and a refreshing fragrance immediately filled the air. Just one whiff of it made him feel clear-headed and his magical power subtly increased.

With this thing.

He should have no problem breaking through to the ninth level of the Golden Core stage!

(End of this chapter)