My blind date failed, so I had to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Chapter 189 The Arrival of the Star River Sect

"Wait, your cultivation aura... Nascent Soul Realm! You've actually broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm!!"

As the array spirit spoke, it sensed Zhou Ping's aura and pressure, and was immediately dumbfounded. As the array's spirit, it was too shocked to speak.

Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Primordial Spirit, Return to Emptiness, Near Immortal... Among these seven realms, Nascent Soul is the fourth realm in the middle, but this level also marks the beginning of a cultivator's true journey to becoming a powerful being.

Normally, even with ample resources, a highly talented cultivator would need over a hundred years to successfully condense their Nascent Soul. But Zhou Ping has been cultivating for less than ten years!

Simply outrageous.

It was already far beyond its expectations that the other party could break through to the Golden Core Realm, but this time, after only a little over a year of seclusion, it returned to the Nascent Soul Realm!

"A lucky break with some opportunities."

"That's why you broke through so quickly. But even if you're at the Nascent Soul stage, you're still no match for a behemoth like the Star River Sect. Spirit Array, the reason I don't plan to leave Earth is because I have the confidence to do so. Can you predict the exact time when the Star River Sect will break the seal?"

Zhou Ping said.

Having experienced the opportunity at Lotus Pond, he is now a completely different person. Even if a near-immortal descends, with the Little Cauldron by his side, he can still manage to hold his own.

The spirit quickly recovered its senses. It had guessed wrong; Zhou Ping must have obtained a great opportunity in the ancient ruins of Earth. Only in this way could he quickly condense his Nascent Soul. "The seal on Earth will be broken in two months. Based on my understanding of the Star River Sect, their near-immortal level experts should not descend upon Earth in the early stages. After all, Earth is an ancient cultivation civilization, and there must be things left behind by ancient experts here. These things are opportunities for near-immortal level experts, but they could also be dangers!"

"The near-immortal level experts of the Star River Sect are very cautious. They will absolutely not enter easily before they have figured out what was left behind on Earth in ancient times."

Listen to this.

Xiao Ding also smiled and said in his sea of ​​consciousness, "This array spirit has some insight. Indeed, although those near-immortal level beings from ancient times perished, they left behind some things before they died. Do you remember the alchemy furnace you visited on Mount Tai? That was also a near-immortal level treasure. However, it wouldn't be very powerful for those below the near-immortal level, but as long as a near-immortal level expert gets close, it will unleash its true power."

"So if the near-immortal level experts of the Star River Sect don't dare to descend, then you have absolutely nothing to fear."

Zhou Ping breathed a sigh of relief. If that were the case, that would be great. He would only need to deal with the other experts from the Star River Sect.

“As long as the near-immortal level doesn’t come, I have a way to protect myself.”

"really?"

"How could I possibly risk my life like this!"

The spirit of the formation said, "Since that's the case, then so be it. Anyway, now that you've successfully condensed your Nascent Soul and passed the final test, becoming the Holy Son of my Taiyan Sect is no problem. You'll also have complete access to the spaceship and all the treasures and resources at your disposal."

If it were before.

Zhou Ping would definitely be excited to hear such news, but now that he already has the Eight Treasures Seven-Colored Fan and immortal energy, he doesn't care much about other things. Of course, with these resources from the Taiyan Sect, the cultivators in the New Han Kingdom can quickly improve themselves.

They were not in a hurry to return to the new Han Kingdom.

He strolled leisurely along Mount Tai with Jiangxia.

The Earth hasn't changed much.

Although the area had been ravaged by the Ghost Valley sect, it had long since returned to normal, especially for ordinary people, whose world of cultivators had nothing to do with them.

As the seal on Earth was about to break, a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth poured in from outside the universe. Zhou Ping clearly sensed that the spiritual energy from heaven and earth was now sufficient to support the cultivation of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Until it is completely broken open.

The final massive surge of psionic energy will also sweep across the planet, at which point the Earth's spiritual environment will be able to accommodate those at the Golden Core level, but that will be the limit.

At the foot of Mount Tai.

There are many tourists.

The number of cultivators is extremely small. Most cultivators, especially those with some talent and background, go to the New Han Kingdom to cultivate and do not stay in the country.

While strolling around.

A handsome young man walked over. Ignoring Zhou Ping, he went straight to Jiang Xia's side and said in a rather gentlemanly manner, "Beautiful lady, judging from your appearance, you are also a cultivator, right? Would you be interested in cultivating together?"

"I know quite a few important figures in the cultivation world. As long as you agree, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage in the future will be no problem at all."

A cultivator's skin is affected by spiritual energy, gradually becoming fair, clear, and radiant. This is especially true for women; with long-term nourishment, their skin becomes as lustrous as jade, achieving a top-tier beauty effect. Not to mention someone like Jiang Xia, who is at the Golden Core stage. Even without cultivating illusionary or seductive techniques, her aura alone possesses a fatal attraction for ordinary cultivators.

Ordinary people could tell from Zhou Ping and Jiang Xia's appearance that they were cultivators, so they dared not approach them. The same was true for wealthy people. Only these cultivators, who had a high opinion of themselves, dared to strike up a conversation.

Jiang Xia said indifferently, "Not interested."

Just as the young man was about to speak again, Zhou Ping glanced at him, and the powerful pressure of his divine sense completely stunned the man, leaving him unable to recover for a long time.

Strolled around for a while.

Zhou Ping lost all interest. Having become a Nascent Soul cultivator, his perspective was now far too broad. Apart from reminiscing about the past, there was no point in looking at the scenery anymore.

Return to the new Han Kingdom.

Concubines Chen Xue and Tian Xiaoqin were overjoyed and indulged in a nightly feast. It took Zhou Ping more than half a month to finally exhaust the two women, both physically and mentally.

"As expected, their strength could hardly withstand my attack. Fortunately, we still have Jiang Xia!"

Feeling unsatisfied, he stayed in Jiang Xia's room for more than half a month, until Jiang Xia's golden core color turned completely white before the two of them finally ended their encounter.

Next.

He stayed in the new Han imperial city, cultivating himself while quietly waiting.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

With the nourishment and assistance of immortal energy, Zhou Ping successfully entered the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm. However, he is currently unable to activate the Eight Treasures Seven-Colored Fan, a near-immortal level treasure. Only with the assistance of the small cauldron can he activate it even slightly.

Even this trace of power is enough to easily annihilate someone at the Nascent Soul Realm!

boom.

This day.

Suddenly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth became violent, and electronic devices and electrical facilities all over the world malfunctioned, as if a solar storm had swept in, with flying sand and stones covering the entire globe in an instant.

Zhou Ping hovered above the imperial city, gazing into space. There, he saw an incredibly dense influx of cosmic energy, accompanied by a large number of warships. These warships were somewhat similar to the spaceships of the Taiyan Sect, but with distinct differences.

he knows.

The Star River Sect has arrived! ...

Lishan.

Outside the Epang Palace.

A graceful purple figure slowly emerged. She wore a purple veil, and the skin on her forehead and cheeks was fair and smooth. Her eyes were as deep as stars. It was Lian Yue, the abbess of Jing An Si. She stared at the figure in front of her. After a moment, another figure appeared. The figure had almost the same facial features as Lian Yue, but the figure was even more aloof.

The most obvious difference is their eyes; one is as deep as stars, while the other is as gentle as autumn water.

"Sister, it's been a long time since we last met. Now that the sect has descended, everything on this planet will belong to the sect. What brings you here so suddenly?"

Lian Yue's voice carried a hint of coquettishness.

Lian Qing coldly replied, "We are one, why distinguish between sisters? I know what you want to do. The New Han Kingdom has moved to South Africa and no longer causes trouble. Now that the sect has descended, you should just focus on excavating the ancient ruins. Why do you have to go there again?"

Lian Yue chuckled. "Oh, what's wrong? If I remember correctly, you haven't met that Zhou, the new ruler of the Han Kingdom, more than a few times. Why are you suddenly so concerned about him?"

Lian Qing frowned. "You know what I'm thinking, and I know what you're thinking. Let's cut to the chase. Are you really going?"

"Humph."

"Why not go? That Zhou fellow must have obtained the treasures from the ancient ruins, otherwise how could he have wiped out that old guy from Ghost Valley? Now that the sect has descended, I'll go and give him a chance. As long as he's willing to obediently submit to me, he'll have a chance to live!"

Lian Yue snorted coldly, and then her figure disappeared.

Lianqing sighed. She didn't know Zhou Ping; she just wanted to show some kindness to this planet.

After all, the Star River Sect was originally an invader.

New Han Kingdom.

As Zhou Ping gazed into the distant sky, the voice of the spaceship's spirit echoed in his mind.

"Zhou Ping."

"The Star River Sect has dispatched a total of thirty main ships this time. Each main ship has one Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, hundreds of Infant Condensation Realm cultivators, and tens of thousands of Golden Core Realm cultivators. Judging from this lineup, they intend to completely occupy Earth and uncover the secrets of this ancient planet."

Even knowing that the Star River Sect was a behemoth at the star domain level, Zhou Ping's heart sank upon hearing this display of power.

Each ship had over a hundred Nascent Soul cultivators, and with thirty ships arriving at once, it meant there were thirty Nascent Soul cultivators and three thousand Nascent Soul cultivators.

Xiao Ding clicked his tongue and said, "What's the use of having a lot of them? Under the power of the immortal treasure, as long as no near-immortal level descends, even a Void Returning cultivator will be seriously injured. However, Zhou Ping, the Star River Sect is a powerful sect after all, much stronger than the Yellow Spirit Star you visited. Any expert that descends here is comparable to half of the combat power of the entire Yellow Spirit Star's high-level leaders."

"You need to keep a low profile in the early stages, otherwise you'll have to be prepared to run away at any time once your magic treasure is recognized."

Zhou Ping nodded.

He had always heard the array spirits talk about how strong the Taiyan Sect was, but he had no concept of it. Now that he had witnessed the power of the Xinghe Sect, he realized how terrifying a star domain-level overlord could be.

suddenly.

A streak of light rushed from afar and landed in front of Zhou Ping in the blink of an eye.

"Your Majesty, it's been a long time!"

A seductive figure in purple, her voice alluring, parted slightly beneath her veil as she asked, "Do you still remember me?"

Zhou Ping squinted and said, "Abbess Lianyue, how could I forget? I didn't even know where you've been all these years. I've been looking for you all this time."

After he killed the old demon of the Guigu Sect with the help of the small cauldron, he searched for the abbess of Jing'an Temple and Shennong Palace, intending to solve the problem once and for all, but both of these forces disappeared.

Lian Yue covered her mouth and laughed. "Well, here I am. Alright, let's not waste any more time on old times. I've come here to save your life. To tell you the truth, I was originally from the Star River Sect. I infiltrated Earth ahead of time for the ancient ruins. You must have sensed it too. The Star River Sect's fleet is about to arrive. At that time, this entire planet will be the property of my Star River Sect, including you cultivators."

"If you don't want to become a slave, obediently hand over the treasures you obtained in the ancient ruins, and I will let you join my Jing'an Sect, so that the sect will not make things difficult for you."

Xiao Ding said in his mind, "This girl is here to freeload. Kid, if you're kind enough to show some mercy, we won't make a move. She is indeed very pretty."

Zhou Ping remained silent, but his aura suddenly erupted, and at the same time, his immortal energy surged, with wisps of flame burning in his palms. "You are not qualified to let me join. Since you want treasures, then here they are!"

Chi Chi.

Falling with the sound.

Crimson ice and blue flames erupted instantly.

Lian Yue's beautiful eyes suddenly changed. She reacted very quickly and a mirror immediately appeared in front of her. However, when the blue flames transformed into a fire dragon and attacked, the mirror shattered. However, Lian Yue's figure had already disappeared.

escaped.

This made Zhou Ping frown deeply. He hadn't expected that even with the breakthrough and the burst of crimson ice and blue flames, he still hadn't managed to kill Lian Yue.

Xiao Ding said, "This girl is really cunning. Her real body didn't come at all. She just used the Haoyang Mirror to create an illusion. The Haoyang Mirror is a treasure in the Epang Palace. Although it is not a celestial treasure, it has extremely strong defensive power."

Zhou Ping suddenly realized, "Senior Ding, didn't you say that it's very difficult for outsiders to obtain treasures from ancient ruins?"

Xiao Ding shook his head. "Some things can be obtained, like the lizard bones that the old demon of the Guigu Sect got, and the immortal fire you obtained. These are all in the outer area. The Haoyang Mirror is not a very precious treasure. I just didn't expect that the mirror would be placed in the outer area of ​​the Epang Palace. This girl got a good deal. However, your killing of this illusion just now also caused the girl to suffer a lot of losses."

"To create an illusory body using the Haoyang Mirror, it requires a considerable amount of essence and blood to nourish it."

"Alright, now let's prepare to face the Star River Sect's army!"

While Zhou Ping and Xiao Ding were talking.

Inside the Epang Palace.

Lian Yue, who was sitting cross-legged on the futon, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her beautiful face was pale, as if she had lost too much blood, and her eyes were filled with disbelief. "How is this possible? The illusionary body I created with the Haoyang Mirror has one-tenth of my strength, yet it can't even defeat a native of Earth!"

She was puzzled.

In the past, it wouldn't have mattered, since the spiritual energy on Earth was scarce. But with the Earth's seal broken, a large amount of cosmic energy has leaked in. Although it is still unable to withstand the full power of a Nascent Soul expert, it can restore her to the strength of the mid-to-late Nascent Soul stage.

"It seems that the treasure that kid obtained is quite powerful!"

Her expression shifted between light and dark, but she finally decided to observe the situation first. "Hmph, with the army arriving, no matter how lucky he is, he's no match for the Star River Sect. No rush, it'll all be mine sooner or later anyway!"

(End of this chapter)