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

Chapter 202 Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm

time flies.

A year has passed in the blink of an eye.

On the small rock boats within a 20-meter radius, many Void Returning cultivators closed their eyes to rest, while others idly gazed at the boundless sea of ​​lava.

"The toxic effects of the molten lava fragrance have intensified!"

"Yes, those cultivators who are barely holding on are probably having an even harder time!"

"This sea of ​​magma has no boundaries at all, and judging from the concentration of toxins, it seems to be forcing the remaining cultivators to move in one direction."

"No matter what, this is at least a direction, which is better than us drifting aimlessly!"

"Even so, don't forget that besides us, there are at least twenty other teams in the entire Lava Sea. When we're all in one place, there's a good chance of a fierce battle!"

"So what if we fight? This is the path to immortality, not a safe haven. We'll have to face it sooner or later!"

Listening to the low murmurs of several cultivators.

Zhou Ping was filled with emotion.

This path to immortality is truly too dangerous. The molten lava poison is already terrifying. If I didn't possess the Crimson Ice Blue Flame and have grasped a trace of the essence of flame from the "Source of Fire," I would probably be helpless, stuck on the original rock, waiting for the poison to intensify.

Xiao Ding said in his sea of ​​consciousness, "Boy, this path to immortality is indeed different from the past. Although my memories are incomplete, I can still roughly recall some fragments. The previous paths to immortality were definitely not this terrifying. Just this sea of ​​magma alone, the number of Void Returning cultivators and Primordial Spirits who perished in it definitely exceeded hundreds of thousands!"

"Therefore you must be extremely vigilant and careful, as I will be able to control your body at any time and activate the celestial treasure!"

Zhou Ping nodded and asked, "Senior Ding, how well have you recovered your strength?"

Xiao Ding grinned and said, "Thanks to you, it has recovered to 30%. These Void Returners who boarded the ship have quite a few treasures in their hands. The ship fees they paid are just a drop in the ocean. If you ask me, you should make a condition: they have to pay the ship fees every year!"

Listen to this.

Zhou Ping's lips twitched. He actually wanted to do that. After all, top-grade spirit stones and various materials were rare treasures, and it was a waste not to take them. Moreover, this place was the path to immortality, and no one knew how the outcome would be. There was no need to think about these Void Returning experts. However, his cultivation level was too low, and even with the small cauldron as a backup, he did not dare to do so rashly.

He was communicating with Xiao Ding.

Suddenly, a commotion arose on the small rock boat.

"It's a lava shore!"

"Great, we've finally reached the lava coast!"

All the monks were extremely excited.

They were thoroughly fed up with being on this lava field; it was so cramped and uncomfortable, and now they could finally see land.

So the group increased the speed at which they rowed the rock-boat.

A few hours later.

The small rock-climbing boat crashed into the shore.

However, upon reaching land, they saw hundreds of cultivators in the dense jungle in front of them, clearly having arrived beforehand.

"It's the team of the Holy Son of Tianxuan and the Fairy of Red Lotus!"

Seeing these monks.

Blood Hand Ancestor and the others immediately recognized them. They had encountered the other teams several times during this period, so they had some understanding of them.

"So it was the Blood Hand Ancestor and Fairy Fei Huan's team."

The cultivators, including Tianxuan Saint Son, walked over.

After a brief exchange.

They then learned that this place was actually just an island, not mainland China, which greatly disappointed the Blood Hand Ancestor and the others.

"We still need to protect the rock-climbing boat, otherwise it would be a tragedy if we couldn't find it when we left!"

After securing the small rock boat with appropriate methods.

Zhou Ping, Tianyang Saint Son, and other cultivators arrived at the edge of the jungle.

"The magma poison on this island is less potent, and the closer you get to the center, the weaker the poison becomes. Even a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator can withstand it with a magic weapon. However, there is great danger in the center of the island, and none of us dare to approach it!"

"A very ominous sign. Just by getting close to the edge, you can feel the immense pressure, which is even more terrifying than that of a near-immortal."

"However, the exit from this area is likely located in the center of the island. We plan to send a few cultivators to explore it..."

Hundreds of cultivators gathered together, but no conflict or fighting occurred. Most of them were at the Void Returning Realm or the Primordial Spirit Realm. Without knowing the other party's methods and strength, no one dared to make a move, and besides, there was no reason to do so.

Within the cultivator ranks, Zhou Ping, a Nascent Soul cultivator, had no say whatsoever. Therefore, he and the Holy Son of Heavenly Sun stood silently on the edge, listening to the discussions among those who had returned to the Void.

Instead, the Holy Son of Tianxuan became the center of attention among these cultivators, and the suggestion to explore the center of the island was also made by the Holy Son of Tianxuan.

"Let's wait a bit longer. There are twenty teams on the entire lava sea. It's better to discuss this after everyone has arrived."

The equally famous Red Lotus Fairy said.

Although Fairy Red Lotus is not a peerless genius, she is known as the number one person below the near-immortal level. Her Red Lotus Karmic Fire ranks among the top ten of the rare treasures list, and is extremely powerful. Zhou Ping relied on his primordial fire to cut rocks, while Fairy Red Lotus relied on her Red Lotus Karmic Fire to cut rocks into small boats.

Therefore, she received a large response as soon as she spoke.

So everyone just found a random spot and started waiting.

Zhou Ping took the opportunity to find a relatively secluded place, used an array to isolate himself, and then consumed the Soul Infant Fruit, preparing to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm in one fell swoop.

"The most crucial aspect of the Nascent Soul Realm is the materialization of spirit. Once materialized, divine consciousness can be transformed into divine soul, resulting in a tremendous increase. Therefore, the difference between the Nascent Soul Realm and the Infant Condensation Realm lies in the difference in divine consciousness. Of course, magical power will be more refined and condensed... The Soul Infant Fruit can help you condense your own pure magical power and vast spirit together to reach the ultimate level!"

"Remember, you must use celestial energy to nourish it..."

"Don't worry, I've reinforced the formation; those Void Returners won't be able to sense anything!"

Xiao Ding said.

Zhou Ping hummed in agreement and began to concentrate and calm himself down.

boom.

As the Soul Infant Fruit dissolved within his body.

A massive surge of soul power flooded into his mind. For a moment, he felt as if his head was about to explode, a pain even more intense than when he absorbed and digested the cultivation techniques enhanced by the virtual frame of national fortune. However, he endured the pain and hurriedly mobilized his immortal energy and crimson ice and blue flames to break through the bottleneck, while simultaneously merging with the dissipated soul power.

The infant figure in the dantian suddenly opened its eyes, revealing pain, as a large amount of soul power transformed into strands of silk that burrowed into its brow.

In an instant.

The surface of the little figure was filled with soul power and immortal energy, as well as flames of crimson ice and blue flames.

at the same time.

The dense spiritual energy within the formation surged in wildly, but fortunately, Zhou Ping had prepared top-grade spirit stones in advance, so the spiritual energy outside the formation was sufficient.

Time passed little by little.

half a month later.

He finally absorbed the immense soul power of the Soul Infant Fruit, which merged with the immortal energy and immortal fire. Driven by this soul power, his spirit also began to form a vortex of spiritual energy, spinning wildly in his sea of ​​consciousness.

This step is the most crucial, and also the most dangerous.

The rotation of mental energy generates an extremely strong pulling force. Keep in mind that this is inside the sea of ​​consciousness. If one cannot withstand the pulling force, one will suffer severe damage.

But Zhou Ping easily withstood this step; after all, he had experienced things far more painful than this and was still able to remain conscious. Two days passed.

call.

The breath he exhaled transformed into a long rainbow that lingered within the formation for a long time.

Open your eyes.

Feeling the intensity and vastness of the spiritual energy within his sea of ​​consciousness, Zhou Ping's pupils revealed excitement.

Primordial Spirit Realm.

At this moment, he officially broke through to the Primordial Spirit Realm.

Among the seven realms.

Nascent Soul is the beginning of becoming a strong person, while the Primordial Spirit Realm is the stage of becoming a strong person. In most cultivation civilizations, the Primordial Spirit Realm represents the pinnacle of combat power.

The Void Returning and Near Immortal levels are generally only born on planets with advanced cultivation.

Tested using testing instruments.

Soon, the three major data points appeared.

Mana: 10 million.

Divine Soul: 5 million.

Physical body: 3 million.

It is several times stronger than when it reached the Nascent Soul stage, especially in terms of spirit, which has directly climbed to 500 million, almost catching up with its own magic power.

Xiao Ding smiled and said, "That's right. Under normal circumstances, the initial stage of the Yuan Shen realm starts with 1 million divine souls. You, kid, started with 5 million divine souls, which is five times that of the initial stage of the Yuan Shen realm. This is the profound foundation of the extreme realm level."

"If you were to forcefully activate the Eight Treasures Seven-Colored Fan now, you could barely manage to activate it by a fraction. If you were to activate the previous immortal fire, you could unleash seventy or eightty percent of its power!"

Zhou Ping has many good qualities.

The immortal fire, the fire of the alchemy furnace, the fusion of the extreme ice and blue flames into the crimson ice and blue flames, immortal energy, immortal treasures, and the small cauldron—it's a pity that it couldn't unleash its power before. Now that it has broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, it can finally unleash a trace of its power.

"Senior Ding, if one wants to fully activate immortal energy and obtain immortal treasures, what level is required?"

"At the very least, one must be close to the level of an immortal."

Xiao Ding casually said, "You're still a long way from that level. Let me put it this way, even if you reach the Perfection of Returning to the Void, it's still a long way off. The Near Immortal level is the most difficult of the seven realms, with an extremely high threshold. Even within the Near Immortal level, the differences are huge. The one in the Lotus Pond, the place of opportunity, is a strong person even among those near Immortals. If it were to make a move, those guys from the Star River Sect would be no match for it!"

Zhou Ping immediately understood.

He took a deep breath. In any case, he was one step closer to his peak goal, and this was the path to immortality, where he might grow even faster.

It took another two days.

He stabilized his cultivation and then left the formation.

The islands of the Lava Sea had already gathered hundreds of cultivators, more than 70% of whom were at the Returning to the Void Realm, the remaining 30% were at the Nascent Soul Realm, but there was not a single one at the Near Immortal level.

When Tianyang Saint saw Zhou Ping, he immediately came over to greet him.

Even though the Blood Hand Ancestor, Fairy Fei Huan, Venerable Qing Yin, and the people on the small boat on the rock saw Zhou Ping, they ignored him.

In this regard.

Zhou Ping didn't care at all; he was more than happy to be invisible.

Congratulations, Brother Canglan, on breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm!

Tianyang Saint Son said with a smile.

Zhou Ping humbly replied, "It was just a lucky breakthrough. Compared to Fellow Daoist Tianyang, I am far inferior."

Tianyang Saint Son waved his hand and said, "No need to be modest."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two began to discuss the situation on the island.

Now, more than ten of the twenty teams on the island have gathered, and some cultivators are already eager to explore the central area of ​​the island.

"Many senior Void Returners have now concluded that the center of the island is the exit from the Lava Sea, and the advance team set off several days ago."

Zhou Ping couldn't help but ask, "So fast?"

Tianyang Saint said, "It's already very slow. The seniors who have survived and returned to the Void Realm have long wanted to leave this place. After all, there is nothing here, but it is dangerous. And after exploration, we found that the deeper into the island, the weaker the lava toxins become. However, there are many dangers in the depths of the jungle, so everyone has been staying on this shore."

"Oh, what danger?"

"Insects, there are all kinds of insects deep in the jungle. These insects are very strong. Not only are they highly defensive, but they can also directly attack our souls. Even senior cultivators in the Void Returning Realm will suffer if they are not careful. Several cultivators have perished in recent days."

"What? It's that strong?"

Zhou Ping was extremely surprised.

Those are Void Returning cultivators! They can withstand and endure molten lava toxins for a long time. Outside, each of them possesses astonishing cultivation, capable of destroying life on a planet with a flick of their wrist, and even dominating an entire star system.

It was one thing to fall to the poison, but it was no match for the insects.

Tianyang Saint Son sighed, "This is the path to immortality, how can we judge it by common sense? Those insects can grow in a magma environment, so they are obviously not ordinary things. At present, the only things that can resist the insects are magical treasures and methods of the divine soul."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ping couldn't help but ask, "What about flames? Can they harm them?"

Tianyang Saint Son gently shook his head, "It's difficult. These insects have extremely strong fire resistance. Even the karmic fire of the Red Lotus Fairy can only injure them, but cannot extinguish them. Only those with divine souls can destroy them."

Zhou Ping's heart sank upon hearing this.

If the flames don't work, then he is indeed in danger.

Because whether it's Crimson Ice and Blue Flame or the Eight Treasures Seven-Colored Fan, to put it bluntly, they are all supernatural powers and magical treasures at the level of flames, while he doesn't have anything like divine soul at all.

The Holy Son of Heavenly Sun did not seem to possess such formidable methods; one could see the anxiety and worry deep within his pupils.

Zhou Ping understood; he felt the same way now.

Those Void Returning Realm cultivators won't care about their lives. Once they find the exit, they'll definitely leave in droves. At that time, Tianyang Saint and others like him in the Nascent Soul Realm will have to venture out on their own.

“Brother Canglan, there are also insects on the shore of the island, but they are few and weak. You can try to find one or two.”

Tianyang Shengzi suggested.

Zhou Ping nodded. Even if Tianyang Saint hadn't said anything, he would have tried.

So after parting ways with the Holy Son, he cautiously entered the jungle, scanning the area with his soul. Since there were very few insects on the edge, it took him a long time to find one. It looked similar to a moth, with a pale blue color and scarlet eyes.

Sensing Zhou Ping's spiritual aura, the insect rushed over.

Chi Chi.

He immediately activated the Crimson Ice Blue Flame.

However, the insects were not afraid of the crimson ice and blue flames at all and went straight to meet them, which made Zhou Ping frown. He hurriedly used the "Source of Fire" to activate the Samadhi True Fire, which contained a trace of the essence of fire.

Wow.

Like a moth drawn to a flame, the pale blue moth turned to ashes upon encountering the Samadhi True Fire!

(End of this chapter)