Sea Cultivation: Giant Ships and Heavy Artillery Knock on the Door to All Races

Chapter 282 The Difficulty of Reaching the Nascent Soul Stage is as Difficult as Ascending to Heaven (Taking a Day Off)
The Lin family's upward momentum is not a flash in the pan; it is destined to make leaps forward in the future. Right now, they are just accumulating strength. If Brother Ba misses this opportunity, that would be a real pity.

"I don't want her to live such a tiring life because of me. Life is only two or three hundred years long..."

The spot for a family's Golden Core seed is not easy to obtain, especially for cultivators with three spiritual roots. The competition is fierce, and one needs to have excellent overall performance over a relatively long period to gain recognition.

This competitive process will inevitably make it difficult to balance family life, and the partner will also have to make a lot of sacrifices, but the final outcome is uncertain.

“Eighth Brother, that’s just your personal opinion. Do you even know what it means to find joy in something? Perhaps it’s the kind of person Sister Qianling wants to see who actively strives and takes risks. If you miss this opportunity now, what will you think when you look back a hundred years from now?”

"I need to think about this some more. If I focus my efforts on pursuing the Golden Core, I'll inevitably have to give up a lot..."

"Yes, you two should discuss it carefully and leave no regrets!"

The influence of family on an individual is undeniable. The two brothers used to be very close, and Lin Qianfan could even help his eighth brother make some decisions. However, after marriage, the wife's priority is higher than that of the brothers, so Lin Qianfan needs to respect their decisions.

If the myna bird can regain its desire to climb to the top, Lin Qianfan can provide it with some help within his ability. If the myna bird makes other choices, Lin Qianfan will respect their choices.

This is also why Lin Qianfan had previously resisted marriage. Lin Qianfan is not a heartless person; once she forms a family with someone, she will definitely manage it carefully, consider the other person's feelings, and be bound by them.
If one spouse has a bright future while the other has a bleak one, their lives will not only be characterized by infrequent meetings, but their hearts will also find it difficult to be together. They will inevitably face many new problems, and in the future, they may even face separation by death.

So either you find someone of the same level after you reach the end of your journey, or you happen to have a fellow traveler on the same arduous path!

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City of a Thousand Stars, Upper District

Rumble…

The originally clear spring day was suddenly covered by thunderclouds that appeared out of nowhere. The thunderclouds were so large that they directly pressed down on the City of a Thousand Stars, and even affected almost the entire Zhili Sea.

Thunderclouds loomed over the city, suffocating everyone, forcing all to look up at the sky.

"Again? How many Nascent Soul Tribulations is this now?"

"This is the thirteenth city of a thousand stars in the last twenty years."

"How can so many people successfully break through their core to form a Nascent Soul and successfully overcome their inner demons? Didn't everyone say that forming a Nascent Soul is very difficult?"

"Because the base is large enough! Think about how many Golden Core cultivators there are in Thousand Star City? Moreover, during the beast tide, there were some Golden Core cultivators from other places who tried to undergo tribulation in Thousand Star City. We could only see them undergoing the lightning tribulation, but who knows if they died silently in the first two stages?"

"That's true, but it doesn't seem that difficult to form a Nascent Soul. The previous twelve people all achieved six of them, which is a 50% success rate."

Starting with Wu Daoyi, up to now, six people in the City of a Thousand Stars have successfully reached the Nascent Soul stage in just twenty years, two of whom achieved this in the eight years following the end of the Beast Tide.

But the lightning tribulation struck twelve times, and the other six people obviously died under the lightning tribulation, which was witnessed by almost the entire city.

"The success rate of passing the tribulation is as high as 50%, but I estimate that the actual success rate of forming a nascent soul should not exceed 10%."

"Huh? Only 10%? Isn't it said that taking a Nascent Soul Pill can increase the probability of forming a Nascent Soul by 30%? Shouldn't the Nascent Soul seeds of those established Nascent Soul forces be able to get their hands on a Nascent Soul Pill?"

“The Nascent Soul Spiritual Object increases the success rate of individual cultivators. It can give those who originally had almost no chance a sliver of hope. Most people who attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage are aiming for this sliver of hope. There are almost no people who dare to say that they are absolutely certain of success.”

"I see. So why is only 50% of those who successfully undergo the tribulation of lightning? The success rate of the Golden Core tribulation is quite high!"

"Then why do you think the success rate of transcending the Golden Core tribulation is so high?"

"Since everyone has prepared their tribulation-crossing magic treasures in advance... they should be able to find fourth-tier magic treasures to help them through the Nascent Soul lightning tribulation, right?"

"It's very difficult! The reason why the success rate of the Golden Core Tribulation is high is that both Golden Core and Nascent Soul forces can provide their Golden Core seeds with suitable magical treasures to avoid the tribulation, and there are very few cases of failure."

However, when Foundation Establishment cultivators attempt to advance for the first time, they often struggle to find suitable magical artifacts to aid them in avoiding tribulations. If this group is counted separately, a significant number of them die from lightning tribulations.
This is why the word "upgrade" carries such immense weight!

Similarly, since many who undergo the Nascent Soul tribulation are actually from Golden Core factions and lack support, they often struggle to find suitable fourth-tier magic weapons, making them highly likely to die during the tribulation.
Even those from Nascent Soul sects can perish under the lightning tribulation, because the intensity of the tribulation varies from person to person. If someone in a small Nascent Soul sect triggers a powerful lightning tribulation and cannot withstand it, death will still occur.
This is the risk of being ambitious!

The higher their aspirations, the less willing they are to make sacrifices, the stronger their tribulation will be; once they can't withstand it, they will die!

"So this is what it means that it's easy to maintain the status quo but difficult to make progress."

It is extremely difficult for a faction to make a major leap in rank, and even a minor leap is very difficult. For example, the gap between the Purple Dragon Pavilion and the Martial Might Hall is quite obvious.

Boom ~

The tribulation began. This time, the person attempting the lightning tribulation was not from the Nascent Soul faction of Thousand Star City, but rather the leader of a demon-hunting organization from the outer seas. He was a highly renowned figure among the Golden Core cultivators of the outer seas.
Many people were drawn to the upper city by the lightning tribulation to watch the ceremony. Regardless of whether they would ever reach this point in the future, they all meticulously recorded the details of the tribulation. These experiences could also be compiled into a kind of legacy.

Do you think he can succeed?

Those Nascent Soul True Monarchs with free time could watch from afar as the cultivators underwent their tribulation. The addition of an independent faction of Nascent Soul cultivators to the City of a Thousand Stars would affect the distribution of interests among the True Monarchs, which was a significant matter.

"It's hard to say. I heard he went to the Storm Hunters for help, but their conditions were too harsh, so he didn't accept them. Therefore, he probably doesn't have any magic treasures to avoid this tribulation. It's going to be very difficult!"

In the past, those without a certain status had to meet certain conditions to borrow the spiritual veins of Thousand Star City to undergo tribulation. Although fourth-order spiritual veins can be borrowed for free now, magical treasures are still not easily lent out.

If you're not from the same school, don't have absolute trust, and don't have enough mutual benefits, no one will be willing to genuinely support your conception.

"This is rather unseemly. How can they overcome their inner demons after accepting such harsh conditions? The Storm Hunter Gang is simply unwilling to see their overseas interests divided up by newcomers. How short-sighted!"

"That's normal. If you or I were in that position, we would still tacitly choose to protect our own interests, as long as it's not an open violation of the rules. The Storm Hunting Group has done nothing wrong. Too many Nascent Soul factions are also not good, as they are not refined enough and cause too much internal friction."

"That's right, the lineages in Thousand Star City are too mixed these days!"

As the beast tide receded, the lingering effects of the wave began to take hold, and in recent years, many cultivators have actively attempted to transcend the Nascent Soul Tribulation. Especially with the remarkable case of a seemingly ordinary ninth-level Golden Core cultivator unexpectedly succeeding in forming their Nascent Soul, nowadays, even those at the ninth level of the Golden Core stage are willing to take the plunge and gamble.

Most of them perished directly in their caves, and their bodies were only discovered long afterward. However, on average, someone would attract a lightning tribulation every one or two years, providing a spectacle for the millions of cultivators in the city.

Where did all these ninth-level Golden Core cultivators come from?

There are indeed very few inland seas, but more in the outer seas, because they have easier access to various high-quality resources.
There are also many people from other fourth-tier regions who have come to Thousand Star City to form their Nascent Souls. Other fourth-tier immortal cities are not as open-minded as Thousand Star City. However, if you choose to form your Nascent Soul in Thousand Star City now, you will be considered a resident of Thousand Star City and will not be allowed to move away easily.

In addition, the mass production of ninth-level Golden Cores by various Nascent Soul factions should not be ignored, although they are usually not in such a hurry.

Boom ~

The Nascent Soul Tribulation proceeds very quickly, giving the person undergoing the tribulation no chance to catch their breath, and they soon become covered in wounds.

"Commander, we must succeed!"

"Hold on, Commander! A bright future is just around the corner!"

"We all agreed to go on an adventure together!"

A group of Foundation Establishment and Core Formation cultivators, clearly from the same faction as the one undergoing tribulation, cheered him on from afar.

Although this tactic was completely useless, and the power of friendship was ineffective in the face of the tribulation lightning, their sincere hope was evident, and they clearly all hoped that the person undergoing the tribulation would succeed.

Boom ~

A massive bolt of lightning cleaved the person undergoing tribulation in the sky, sending them flying.
"Still... unable to do it?"
"Thief... God, how unfair this is to me!"

Sun Hao fell to the ground, his body tattered and broken. He looked up at the sky and howled and shouted at the top of his lungs to vent his anger.

Those close to him knew his situation; he was in very poor condition and had little magic power left. However, the tribulation was not yet over, and the strongest bolts of lightning had not yet arrived. Failure to transcend the tribulation was inevitable!
Looking back, he had painstakingly built his vast empire, overcoming countless obstacles along the way. He considered himself a hero, believing himself to be no less talented than the genius disciples of those powerful Nascent Soul cultivators, and even confident that he surpassed them in some aspects.

But I still can't imagine how difficult the Nascent Soul stage is!

Even with all my might, I still couldn't do it!
He had previously tried to borrow a fourth-tier magic weapon, but the unequal treaties offered by those Nascent Soul forces were so harsh that they treated him like a dog, blatantly stealing his hundreds of years of cultivation and attempting to enslave him.

They tried several different docks, but the results were similar. The City of a Thousand Stars seemed to need the blood of a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator, but in reality, it was already full of people. It was almost impossible to get any real help from them; they could only rely on their own lives to break through.

However, defying fate is no ordinary matter.

Boom ~

A massive bolt of lightning flashed, and without any fierce resistance, a hero who had successfully shattered his core to become an infant, overcome the inner demon tribulation, and was only one step away from the Great Dao of Nascent Soul was reduced to ashes.

"Commander! No!"

"Ahhhhhhhh~"

"Waaah~ Our leader is gone... and the Akizuki Guild is gone too..."

A renowned demon hunter in the open sea has fallen, and a large Tier 3 demon hunting team has been dismantled! It has become a part of history!
"It's over. Yet another seeker of the Dao has died under the tribulation of lightning."

"It's a pity. He was really close this time. If he had even the worst fourth-tier magic weapon, he could have succeeded."

"It may seem like just a small difference, but in reality, it's a world of difference. That's the filtering function of the tribulation lightning. One step less and millions of people will be eliminated."

The aura of the Heavenly Dao permeated the entire Thousand Star City during the tribulation, so intense that ordinary cultivators dared not even breathe. After searching the scene and confirming that the tribulation seeker was dead, the thunderclouds slowly dissipated.

If Sun Hao still had any breath left at this moment, the tribulation clouds would gather again and strike down once more, completing the entire process.

Heaven cannot be deceived!

There are historical cases of people using special secret methods to avoid heavenly tribulations, but any means of avoidance are only temporary. Those who have not completed the tribulation are incomplete, and if they reveal their aura in the future, they will only face an even more violent death tribulation!
Normally, undergoing a tribulation is just a selection process. Heaven does not want too many people to be on top, so it needs to filter out those who are not qualified. However, the tribulation that is summoned after deceiving Him is not a selection process, but an extermination!

"So this is the Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation? I've finally felt it!"

"But I can do it! I will succeed in the future!"

A man with a blood-red face, resembling a demonic cultivator in the early stages of the Golden Core realm, stared solemnly at the spot where the heavenly lightning had turned him to ashes.

He knew Sun Hao, and had even received help from the Qiuyue Group during his exploration of the outer seas. He also knew how big the gap was between him and Sun Hao, but he remained steadfast in his Daoist resolve and unwavering in his pursuit of the Nascent Soul stage.

It's no secret in Thousand Star City that people like him, whose bodies are covered in blood-red markings, still exist. There are about a hundred of them still alive, all survivors of the Blood Melting Tower trial.

Eight years ago, the Blood Melting Tower Trial was held in ten sessions, with a total of 100,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators signing up. Less than half of them were locals from Thousand Star City, and the majority came from other jurisdictions across the ocean.

Ninety thousand people were eliminated on the stage, but they were basically not in any danger of losing their lives. Most of them also came to understand themselves better through this experience.
The remaining 10,000 arena contest winners entered the Blood Melting Tower in ten separate trials to participate in the Blood Melting Trial. In the end, only 1,000 people survived, and those 1,000 were Foundation Establishment Level 9 cultivators who obtained all of the other's relics and cultivation.
The trial is not over yet.

This kind of hemolytic method, being so wicked, couldn't possibly be perfect; otherwise, it would have been widely used long ago.
After the survivors switched to the advanced cultivation techniques provided by the City of a Thousand Stars, many of them were unable to control this powerful force. More than half of the thousand people completely lost themselves in the subsequent further cultivation, becoming flesh and blood puppets and being eliminated.
Only the remaining few managed to barely grasp the new power, but they were still at the ninth level of the Foundation Establishment stage, and could not change their fate at this point.

Therefore, all these Foundation Establishment Ninth Level cultivators were thrown into the outer sea to fight on the battlefield, to fight and temper themselves against powerful demonic beasts, and to compete for better Core Formation resources.

During this pioneering process, some people died on the front lines, while others' blood-melting power went out of control and was eliminated. Over the years, the survivors have successively attempted to form their core.

In the end, about one hundred people successfully formed their core; these were the true survivors of the Blood Melting Trial.
Because with the tempering and help of the Heavenly Tribulation, they have completely mastered the blood-melting power that originally came from illegitimate sources!

Of these one hundred people, regardless of the quality of their Core Formation, even those who were only at the most basic First-Stage Golden Core stage, they were all absorbed by the various Nascent Soul forces in Thousand Star City, becoming their peripheral members.
Because they have all gone through countless hardships and have a firm Dao heart, being able to become the top 100 out of 100,000 people is enough to prove their own value. Even though most of them no longer have the potential to become Nascent Soul cultivators, the energy of this group should not be underestimated!
(End of this chapter)