After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

"Moreover, someone who can climb from Foundation Establishment to this level in a short period of time must have an indomitable pride in their heart."

The more you suppress this kind of person, the more they want to prove themselves.

Forty-odd days is enough time for us to spread the news. Then everyone in the world will know about the great competition between the four major powers. If he doesn't come, he'll become a laughingstock. Knowing his temperament, he will never tolerate it.

"Hmm, not bad, not bad!"

Lei Tianming, seated on the main seat, slammed his hand on the armrest of his chair. His eyes flashed with a fierce light, like two tangible bolts of lightning, so intense that no one dared to look directly at him.

"What Xuan'er said makes perfect sense!"

For some reason, I always feel that this young man is a variable, and every time I mention his name, I feel uneasy.

I have been cultivating for several hundred years and I am very sensitive to such things. I believe this feeling is definitely not something that appeared out of thin air!

Therefore, we must nip it in the bud as soon as possible to prevent it from developing any further complications!

Lei Tianming slowly rose, his imposing figure standing like an iron tower in the hall. He surveyed his surroundings, his gaze sweeping over the faces of everyone present, his voice resolute and decisive, like thunderclap:

"Next, pass on my orders to mobilize all resources to search for information about Lin Fengmian! At the same time, prepare for the competition as soon as possible."

In this grand competition, I, Lei Tianming, will not only win the championship, but I will also take the head of that petty thief Lin Fengmian!

"yes!"

Outside the main hall, the crowd responded in unison, their voices rising like a tidal wave. Instantly, a chilling killing intent filled the air, and an invisible dark cloud seemed to shroud the entire Heavenly Thunder Sect.

……

Seven days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Fengmian sat cross-legged on a stone platform, his aura already at its peak. He also focused his mind, carefully sensing every change in his dantian, searching for the legendary opportunity to form his Nascent Soul.

The result was that it was empty.

He first set his sights on that cluster of leaping blue lotus earth fire, intending to use it as a foundation to condense his first fire-attribute nascent soul!

Divine consciousness is activated, and spiritual power serves as the bridge.

He carefully guided a wisp of the essence of the Azure Lotus Earth Fire into his dantian.

However, this fire, though seemingly gentle, contains within it the violent fiery essence accumulated deep within the earth's veins over countless millennia!

The moment the flames entered my body, it felt like a drop of boiling oil falling into ice water—

"boom!"

Lin Fengmian felt as if his entire dantian spiritual sea had been ignited, and an unimaginable heat and destructive power suddenly exploded out!

The flames not only burned away his spiritual energy, but seemed to be incinerating his meridians, bones, and even his soul! A sharp pain erupted from deep within his dantian.

It felt as if thousands of fiery snakes were tearing and burning inside his body, with every inch of his skin emitting white smoke.

He desperately circulated the "Chaotic Longevity Technique" and the "Great Sun Pagoda Technique" to suppress it, and his pure yang blood and chaotic spiritual power were consumed wildly, rushing towards the rampaging fire energy like two torrents, fighting against and wearing it down.

In just a few breaths, the vast spiritual sea he had painstakingly cultivated and accumulated evaporated and dried up at a speed visible to the naked eye!

His face turned as pale as paper in an instant, and the beads of sweat on his forehead were instantly evaporated into white mist by his scorching body temperature!

Lin Fengmian had no choice but to immediately sever the connection and forcefully expel that wisp of earth fire essence from his body, leaving him completely exhausted.

He swayed and nearly fell off the stone platform, his hands supporting his knees as he gasped for breath.

"Cough cough... This strange fire... is indeed extraordinary!"

He was panting heavily, still shaken.

Refining this fire is far beyond his current cultivation level; forcing it would likely result in him being burned to ashes before he could even form his Golden Core. This path is blocked.

He immediately changed his approach and tried the most fundamental path—using his own pure Yang holy body as the supreme foundation, drawing upon the vast pure Yang blood and essence within his body to condense a pure Yang nascent soul!

This time, there was no external interference; all power originated from within.

He focused his mind and calmed himself, adjusting his state to its peak. The pure Yang energy within his body surged like the Yangtze River, and following the secret method of Core Formation, he launched an attack on that mysterious bottleneck.

Once, twice, three times...

The spiritual energy is constantly condensed, and the blood and qi are repeatedly tempered.

However, the expected mystical signs of the Nascent Soul forming and the interaction between heaven and earth did not appear. Not only were the hallmarks of "the condensation of the illusory core" and "the interaction between heaven and man" not present, but even the slightest sign of the Golden Core tribulation could not be sensed!

Within his dantian, the pure yang energy, condensed to its extreme, seemed to have struck an invisible wall, unable to advance any further no matter how hard he tried.

"It still doesn't work..." Lin Fengmian slowly stopped his practice, his brows furrowed.

Although the Pure Yang Sacred Body has a strong origin, it seems that it still lacks certain opportunities to condense the Golden Core on its own.

Both paths, one external and one internal, failed. The grand blueprint to condense five Nascent Soul cultivators encountered difficulties from the very first step.

Lin Fengmian slowly opened his eyes, his face darkening, and couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath:

"Damn it... This damned Five Elemental Roots, does it really force me to cultivate with a fairy with a special physique, absorbing enough primordial yin to harmonize before I can naturally form a Nascent Soul?"

His frustrated gaze unconsciously swept towards the distance not far away.

Lin Peishan's injuries have healed by about 70-80%, and she is currently meditating and regulating her breathing.

She stood tall and straight, her temperament as aloof as a deep, still pool. The torn part of her official robe revealed her fair neck and delicate collarbone.

It possesses a fragile beauty that makes it all the more endearing.

Her eyes were slightly closed, her long eyelashes casting a faint shadow under her eyelids. Her breathing was even and deep, and her spiritual energy flowed slowly around her, like a serene and beautiful painting.

Fu Yinqiu sat obediently on the other side, her big eyes occasionally glancing at Lin Fengmian with curiosity and concern.

She had a shapely figure, with stunning curves in all the right places, and exuded a youthful and sweet aura, like a ripe peach waiting to be picked, radiating an alluring glow.

When she saw Lin Fengmian looking over, she quickly lowered her head, her ears turning bright red, and her little hands unconsciously twisting the hem of her clothes.

The two women, one quiet and the other lively, one aloof and the other sweet, were both stunning beauties.

Lin Fengmian's gaze lingered for a moment, and he unconsciously swallowed.

He clicked his tongue in exasperation and forcibly looked away.

He secretly thought to himself, "This path to the Nascent Soul stage seems to be even more difficult than I imagined."

For those with five spiritual roots, dual cultivation techniques can help improve their cultivation level, but when it comes to fundamental breakthroughs like condensing the Nascent Soul...

It seems that only women with special constitutions can harmonize their Yin and Yang to achieve perfect harmony of the five elements.

But how could he say that to these two people in front of him?

Lin Fengmian rubbed his temples and exhaled a long breath.

The images of Nangong Li and Chu Qingyi involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Then she recalled Zhao Yun'er's shy kiss before she left, Yun Caiyue's sweet and obedient smile, and even... even Xia Qingcheng's stunningly beautiful face hidden under her veil, all flashing before her eyes like a revolving lantern.