I'll make you the furnace and the cauldron, so you can refine Yin and Yang and prove the Great

Despite the seeds of doubt that had been sown, Li Hanshan did not act rashly, but continued his cultivation.

After reaching the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, it becomes very difficult to advance further in cultivation. There won't be much qualitative change, and cultivation at this stage becomes a matter of quantitative accumulation.

In fact, perfection means there is no further progress to be made.

However, Li Hanshan discovered that he could continue to accumulate knowledge and skills.

Several months later.

Li Hanshan entered the dream once again.

The sound of flowing water murmured in my ears, and the river breeze brought a touch of coolness.

Li Hanshan sat on the bluestone and told Luo Li everything the Blood Slave had said. From the capture of the Nascent Soul female cultivator of the Blood Fiend Sect, to the news that the Blood Fiend Sect Master had been drained of his life force, to the Blood Slave's analysis of the Sect Master's plot—he didn't miss a single detail.

After listening, Luo Li remained silent for a long time.

She sat beside him, her bare feet gently swaying, her toes creating ripples on the water's surface. Her clear eyes gazed at the distant, mist-shrouded horizon, her brows slightly furrowed, her small face filled with seriousness.

"Sir, how much do you believe what that blood slave said?" she finally asked, her voice a little softer than usual.

Li Hanshan pondered for a moment and said, "Seven points."

"Seven points?" Luo Li turned to look at him. "What about the other three points?"

"I'll keep the other three," Li Hanshan sighed. "After all, she's a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Blood Fiend Sect. She might not be willing to accept being in my hands. The things she said might have been an attempt to sow discord between me and the Sect Master, to make me turn against him, so she could take the opportunity to escape."

Luo Li nodded and said, "But you heard what the Second Elder said. The Sect Master has been stuck at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage for eighty years and does indeed need a furnace. Those millions of skeletons in the canyon are not fake either."

Li Hanshan remained silent.

Luo Li is right. Regardless of whether the Blood Slave's words are true or false, the sect leader's kindness towards him is indeed excessive. Why should a Nascent Soul Peak cultivator treat a Golden Core disciple so well? Even if he is a Holy Son, even if he is the sect leader's personal disciple, it doesn't warrant this level of kindness.

He was given pills, cultivation techniques, and cultivation insights without reservation; he personally guided his cultivation with patience that was unlike that of a peak Nascent Soul cultivator; whenever the Grand Elder made things difficult for him, the Sect Master always stood by his side; even the Nascent Soul furnace he had snatched this time was given to him without hesitation.

These are all good; each item is acceptable on its own, but when put together, they seem out of place.

"Grandpa," Luo Li grasped his hand and said earnestly, "regardless of whether the sect leader has such intentions or not, you must be careful. The nicer she is to you now, the more terrifying she will be when she turns against you in the future."

Li Hanshan nodded: "I know."

Luo Li added, "And be careful with that blood slave too. You can use her for cultivation, but don't trust her."

"Um."

Seeing that he had taken her words to heart, Luo Li breathed a sigh of relief, her tone becoming lighter: "Let's not talk about that anymore. Grandpa, you're already at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, have you thought about when you'll break through to the Nascent Soul stage?"

Li Hanshan smiled wryly: "I do want to, but breaking through is too difficult. Although Immortal-grade Golden Cores are powerful, the difficulty of breaking through them is many times greater than that of ordinary Golden Cores. I've tried all sorts of methods, but the results haven't been significant. At the current rate, it will take at least several decades."

Luo Li didn't reply immediately. She remained silent for a moment, then her eyes lit up, and her voice carried a hint of excitement.

"Grandpa, don't rush to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

Li Hanshan was taken aback: "Why?"

Luo Li turned around to face him, her small face full of seriousness: "Grandpa, do you know that a Celestial-grade Golden Core can form a Divine Infant?"

A divine infant?

Li Hanshan had never heard of this term before. He had been in the Hehuan Sect for so many years, read many ancient books, and heard the sect leader and elders talk about breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, but no one had ever mentioned anything about a "divine infant".

"Girl, what is a divine infant?" he asked.

Luo Li took a deep breath, seemingly considering her words. After a moment, she spoke slowly, her voice carrying a hint of solemnity.

"A Divine Infant is an extremely special type of Nascent Soul. Unlike ordinary Nascent Souls, the core of a Divine Infant is not spiritual power, but a divine soul. Once a Divine Infant is formed, the divine soul and the Nascent Soul become one. Even if the physical body is destroyed, the Divine Infant can survive independently and can even be reincarnated."

Reincarnation!

Li Hanshan gasped. Having spent so many years in the cultivation world, he naturally knew what reincarnation meant. It was a technique only powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage or above could use, and its success rate was extremely low; a slight mistake could result in the soul being scattered.

"Girl, do you mean that if I can form a divine infant, even if I'm killed, I can still be reincarnated?" His voice had changed slightly.

Luo Li nodded: "It's not just reincarnation. Divine infants have an even more important characteristic—after reincarnation, there is a certain chance of awakening memories of their previous life. For ordinary cultivators, only one in ten thousand can retain memories of their previous life after reincarnation. But it's different for divine infants; the chance of a divine infant awakening memories upon reincarnation is at least 50%."

50%!

Li Hanshan gasped. A 50% chance was already extremely high. You see, for ordinary cultivators reincarnated, retaining even a trace of their past life's instincts was considered extremely fortunate; retaining complete memories was practically impossible.

"Girl, how do you know all this?" he couldn't help but ask.

Luo Li smiled, a hint of smugness in her voice: "Have you forgotten, sir? I found many ancient texts in the ruins. These records are all from those texts."

Li Hanshan nodded, not pressing for further details. However, he knew in his heart that the "ancient ruins" Luo Li spoke of were probably no ordinary ruins. Those scriptures were no ordinary scriptures either. Those that could record such secrets about the Divine Infant were at least legacies left behind by powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage or above.

"Girl, how can I form a divine infant?" He asked the most crucial question.

Luo Li's smile faded slightly, replaced by an unusual solemnity.

"It's difficult," she uttered only two words.

Li Hanshan waited for her to continue.

Luo Li raised her hand, her slender fingers gesturing in the air as if organizing her thoughts. After a moment, she slowly spoke.

"Sir, do you know why Nascent Soul cultivators can be reincarnated?"

Li Hanshan shook his head.

"Because Nascent Soul cultivators possess a Primordial Spirit." Luo Li enunciated each word clearly. "The Primordial Spirit is the ultimate form of the divine soul. After it is condensed, the strength of the divine soul increases more than tenfold. With a Primordial Spirit, even if the physical body is destroyed, the divine soul can exist independently, and may even be reincarnated."

Li Hanshan nodded. He knew this; the sect leader had once told him some things about the Nascent Soul stage, though not much, but at least it made him understand the importance of the Primordial Spirit.

"A Divine Infant is essentially something similar to a Primordial Spirit that has been condensed ahead of time during the Nascent Soul stage," Luo Li continued. "Although it is not as complete as the Primordial Spirit of a Nascent Soul cultivator, it already has the rudiments of a Primordial Spirit. Once the Divine Infant is formed, the Divine Soul merges with the Nascent Soul, and the strength of the Divine Soul can be increased at least several times."

She paused, looked into Li Hanshan's eyes, and said seriously, "To form a Divine Infant, two conditions are required. First, it must be a Celestial-grade Golden Core. Ordinary Golden Cores are simply impossible, Earth-grade Golden Cores have a slight chance, but the hope is slim. Heaven-grade Golden Cores have a slightly better chance, but it's still less than 10%. Only Celestial-grade Golden Cores offer a greater than 30% chance."

30%!

Li Hanshan's heart skipped a beat. A 30% chance was already quite high. But Luo Li's next words dampened his newly ignited hope.

"The second condition is the strength of the divine soul." Luo Li's voice became serious. "Forming a nascent soul requires an extremely powerful divine soul. At the moment of shattering the core and forming the nascent soul, the divine soul must be able to withstand the impact of the nascent soul's formation; otherwise, at best, the divine soul will be damaged, and at worst, the soul will be scattered. The minimum threshold for this divine soul strength is—the Nascent Soul level."

God Transformation Level!

Li Hanshan gasped. He was currently at the peak of the Golden Core stage, and his divine sense, after years of tempering by Luo Li, had reached the early Nascent Soul stage. The early Nascent Soul stage was still a long way from the Deity Transformation stage.

"Sir, I can help you."

Luo Li said softly.

Li Hanshan felt bad: "Girl, you've already done enough for me."

Luo Li smiled slightly and said, "Sir, there's no need to be so polite, but before your spiritual sense reaches the required level, there's something you need to do."

"What is it?"

"Refine your spiritual energy," Luo Li said. "For a Celestial-grade Golden Core, there is no absolute perfection. You think that the Great Perfection of the Golden Core is the end, but that's not the case. The Golden Core can be refined infinitely, and the purity of spiritual energy can be increased infinitely. Although the spiritual energy in your Golden Core is already very pure, it is still far from the true limit."

Li Hanshan seemed to be deep in thought.

He also realized this.

"Grandpa, don't rush to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. First, further refine the spiritual energy in your Golden Core, to the extent you can. The purer the spiritual energy, the greater your chances of successfully forming your Nascent Soul, and the greater your hope of forming a Divine Infant."

"Okay." Li Hanshan nodded solemnly. "I'll listen to you."

"Alright, sir, come on, I'll help you refine your spirit!"

Their palms touched, and Luo Li's soul power surged into his sea of ​​consciousness once more.

Time passed in the dream.

One day, two days, three days.

One month, two months, three months.

Three months later, Li Hanshan's soul was greatly enhanced once again, breaking through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm! He took another step closer to the Divine Transformation level.