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Chapter 690 Advancement of Natal Magic Treasure, Phoenix Lord Makes a Difference [Please Subscribe]

It is no coincidence.

Just as the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Moon Wheel Sect discussed the matter and decided to take action to disrupt Luo Qingni's Nascent Soul formation.

Two Nascent Soul stage cultivators from the Yan Yang Sect were also arguing about this matter.

"I disagree with this. Senior Brother Ziyang, your idea is extremely dangerous. If it's discovered, it will only make it harder for our two families to mend relations!"

"Moreover, as you and I both know, the formation of the Core and Nascent Soul is an extremely important event for cultivators. Since Zhou Zhengchun dared to have someone form the Core and Nascent Soul in the Azure Lotus Mountains, he must have made preparations in all aspects. Senior Brother, your method has very little chance of being effective!"

"Furthermore, the people most anxious about this matter are no longer our Yan Yang Sect, but rather the Yue Lun Sect. Why should we continue to be their pawns, doing things where the risks and rewards are disproportionate!"

Inside the cave, Master Baiyang looked at Master Ziyang with a serious expression and stated his position, disagreeing with his suggestion to sabotage Luo Qingni's Nascent Soul formation.

To be honest, Master Baiyang's words were reasonable and well-founded, and apart from his somewhat weak tone, there was nothing wrong with them.

However, after hearing these words, Master Ziyang's expression instantly turned ugly.

It should be noted that Master Baiyang is a junior of Master Ziyang, and because he had some problems in his cultivation, he could only cultivate in seclusion within the mountain gate to suppress the hidden dangers in his body. This made him rarely use a strong tone when talking and discussing matters with Master Ziyang.

Sometimes, even if he disagreed with some of Master Ziyang's practices, he would remain silent and not directly refute them.

But now, he so clearly and forcefully refuted Master Ziyang's suggestion, displaying a very assertive attitude.

This made Master Ziyang very uncomfortable and very unhappy.

Master Ziyang knew perfectly well that the reason Master Baiyang dared to speak to him like this was because he had lost the sect's inherited treasure, and also because he no longer had any advantage in terms of strength compared to Master Baiyang.

For a powerful sect like the Yan Yang Sect, the inherited spiritual treasures are passed down from the sect's founder, and ownership has always belonged to the sect. Nascent Soul stage cultivators only have the right to use them.

Under normal circumstances, once Master Ziyang passes away or Master Baiyang breaks through to the mid-Nascent Soul stage, he will take charge of refining and consecrating the [Flaming Sun Treasure Mirror], a treasured heirloom.

However, after True Person Ziyang lost this inherited spiritual treasure, not only will True Person Baiyang have little chance of managing and refining it in the future, but future generations of cultivators in the Yanyang Sect will also likely not have this opportunity.

From this perspective, it is not an exaggeration to say that Master Ziyang is the eternal sinner of the Yanyang Sect!

If it weren't for Master Ziyang's profound cultivation, deep prestige, and highest seniority, he might have been thrown into the sect's fiery prison to suffer the punishment of being burned alive!

Under these circumstances, Master Baiyang would naturally no longer treat him with the same respect and obedience as before.

However, while he understood this in his heart, Master Ziyang was not so easily able to put aside his pride.

After a moment of silence with a grim expression, he looked at Master Baiyang with a dark gaze and said, "Junior Brother Baiyang, you don't really think there's any room for reconciliation between our sect and the Zhou family, do you?"

"Even if there's no room for reconciliation now, there might be in the future. And even if there's no room for reconciliation in the future, there's no need to deepen the hatred between us. At least, we can't do that before the Zhou family declines!"

Master Baiyang met Master Ziyang's gaze without showing any weakness, his tone and eyes both very firm.

Upon seeing this, Master Ziyang's forehead veins bulged, and his anger surged.

This was the first time in all these years that he had been refuted so directly by Master Baiyang.

His face trembled slightly as he suppressed his anger and nodded repeatedly to Master Baiyang, saying, "Good, very good. Junior Brother Baiyang, you've finally shown some of the demeanor of a sect leader. It seems it's time for me, your senior brother, to step down and pass the torch!"

"Senior Brother Ziyang, you misunderstand. I have no intention of vying with you for sect power. I simply don't want to see you sink deeper and deeper into trouble, dragging the sect into the abyss!"

Master Baiyang lowered his eyelids and replied in a low, somber voice.

Upon hearing his reply, Master Ziyang laughed angrily, "Junior Brother Baiyang, when did you learn to be so hypocritical? If you are dissatisfied with my actions, you can simply point it out. I have never said that you cannot voice your objections!"

After saying that, he waved his sleeve and said, "Since Junior Brother Baiyang has a different opinion, then let's drop this matter. My injuries haven't fully healed yet, so I won't keep you any longer!"

This flick of the sleeve was like severing ties, breaking the brotherly bond that the two brothers had maintained for so long.

Upon seeing this, Master Baiyang's eyes dimmed, and he then gently cupped his hands and said, "No matter how you see me, Senior Brother Ziyang, everything I have said and done is for the sake of the sect and to preserve its heritage!"

After saying that, he left Master Ziyang's cave without lingering any longer.

Watching his desolate departing figure, Master Ziyang also looked gloomy and felt extremely bad.

Fortunately, neither Master Ziyang nor Master Baiyang informed any third party about their disagreement and the resulting conflict.

Otherwise, if the Golden Core elders and low- to mid-level cultivators in the Yan Yang Sect were to learn of this, they would likely be thrown into a panic, affecting the entire sect's operation.

Zhou Chun was of course unaware of what the top leaders of the other two major forces in Jingguo had discussed, but Master Baiyang was right about one thing.

Zhou Chun had made all sorts of preparations for Luo Qingni's formation of the Nascent Soul in the Qinglian Mountains.

After realizing that the news could no longer be kept secret, he ordered that almost all the relatives of the emperor and their partners be temporarily arranged to leave the mountain gate and go to other family territories to cultivate.

The cultivators who remained were all members of the Zhou family who had neither a Daoist partner nor children.

Even Xu Fu, the Golden Core Elder, was assigned to Tu Yunling to oversee the area and, incidentally, to take over some of Zhou Daoyi's duties.

Only Zhou Daoyi and Lin Hongyu, both Golden Core cultivators, remained inside the mountain gate, wholeheartedly protecting Luo Qingni.

At the same time, the four spirit pets, Silver Dragon Lord, Phoenix Lord, Wood Spirit Wood Mulberry, and Golden Winged Tiger, were also guarding around Azure Lotus Peak, either openly or secretly, monitoring all cultivators who tried to approach Azure Lotus Peak.

During this special period, the cultivators who remained within the Zhou family's mountain gate dared not wander around recklessly while carrying out their missions.

Under such circumstances, most of the spies planted by the Luna Wheel Cult became ineffective.

However, Nascent Soul formation is not something that can be achieved overnight, so True Person Silver Moon remained calm and did not rush to make a move.

As time passed year after year, news that someone in the Zhou family was undergoing the process of forming a Nascent Soul gradually spread, causing widespread discussion in the cultivation world of Jing Kingdom.

Zhou Chun didn't care what was happening outside; he focused solely on cultivating in his cave.

Ten years after Luo Qingni went into seclusion to form his Nascent Soul, his natal magic weapon, the Myriad Transformations Golden Cauldron, had finally been upgraded to a top-grade magic weapon after years of nurturing!

After this treasure was upgraded to a top-grade magic weapon, it undoubtedly greatly enhanced Zhou Chun's strength, giving him several more offensive and defensive methods when he fought with others in the future.

Unfortunately, Su Yuzhen still failed to break through to the late stage of the Golden Core realm after taking the [Four Spirits Breakthrough Pill]. Otherwise, it would have been a double celebration for Zhou Chun.

This [Four Spirits Barrier-Breaking Pill] was the last one Zhou Chun had. He could no longer help his Daoist partner in this matter and could only wait and see if there would be any opportunities in the future.

Su Yuzhen also knew that Zhou Chun needed to wholeheartedly protect Luo Qingni, who was in the Nascent Soul stage, but she sent news of her failure and did not come to disturb him.

Zhou Baisheng is a core member of the Zhou family who has reached the Foundation Establishment stage, and he has been at the Foundation Establishment stage for over thirty years.

His father was a cultivator of the "Yuan" generation in the Zhou family, and his mother was a rogue cultivator. They were considered to be true members of the Zhou family.

Therefore, when Zhou Daoyi arranged for people to maintain the mountain gate's protective array, he was fortunate enough to stay behind.

In the past few years, like many other cultivators who stayed behind, he would return directly to his residence to cultivate after completing the patrol missions assigned by the family, trying his best not to do anything that might cause misunderstandings among the family's higher-ups during this sensitive period.

Everyone in the family now knows that the alchemy master who is currently forming his nascent soul is a close friend of the patriarch Zhou Zhengchun, and he only agreed to join the Zhou family because of the patriarch Zhou Zhengchun.

If he fails to form his nascent soul, the clan leader Zhou Zhengchun will definitely be very sad and regretful.

If a thorough investigation is conducted and it is found that someone has engaged in inappropriate behavior during this special period, there is no guarantee that they will not be held responsible.

Therefore, the cultivators who were left behind, including Zhou Baisheng, were proud of their family's trust in them. At the same time, they all tried their best to complete the tasks assigned by the family in the best possible way, hoping to be noticed by the family's higher-ups and catch the eye of those high-level cultivators.

However, on this day, when Zhou Baisheng returned to his residence after completing his family patrol mission, he walked hurriedly and looked tense, as if something had happened.

Once he returned to his cave and activated the protective barrier, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, trembling all over.

"Don't be so afraid. You have no other choice now. Do as I say. Although you may not survive, your parents and children will prosper because of you."

"And don't think that doing this is betraying the family. With the Zhou family's current influence, even if that alchemist Luo fails to form a Nascent Soul, it won't affect anything."

A deep, weathered voice suddenly rang in Zhou Baisheng's mind, causing his trembling body to stiffen involuntarily, and then tremble even more violently!

No one in the entire Zhou family knew that Zhou Baisheng's success in establishing his foundation was not due to good luck or the mere 10% success rate of obtaining the [Foundation Building Fruit].

It was because he used Foundation Establishment Pills secretly funded by the Moon Wheel Sect, and he even used two of them!

His mother was actually a disciple secretly trained by the Moon Wheel Sect.

He was unaware of this matter before he established his foundation.

He had always believed that his parents had really died in an adventure mission decades ago.

When he finally saw his mother again outside, faced with the temptation of several Foundation Establishment Pills, he ultimately couldn't resist his conscience and chose to accept the benefit.

The benefits the Moon Wheel Sect provided to him did not stop there. After he successfully established his foundation, they arranged for several female cultivators from the sect to serve as his concubines, helping him to have children outside the sect. One of them even gave birth to a pair of twins with mid-grade spiritual roots.

Thanks to the benefits he received from the Moon Wheel Sect, he lived a comfortable life in the Zhou family and didn't need to do missions and risk his life to earn merit like many Foundation Establishment cultivators in the clan without any background.

He originally thought that the Moon Wheel Sect only wanted to use him as a spy to gather information about the Zhou family.

He even fantasized about opening his Purple Mansion with the support of the Moon Wheel Sect, or even forming a Golden Core!

After all, if he were to collect the Zhou family's truly secret intelligence, he would definitely have to be promoted to a high position within the family.

However, he never expected that he would be used as a pawn to pay off the benefits he had taken over the years, less than fifty years after he successfully established his foundation and just over a hundred years old!

Today, while inspecting the mountain-protecting formation, he met with a rat demon arranged by the Moon Wheel Sect in the outer area of ​​the formation. He originally just wanted to pass on some information he had gathered over the past few months as usual.

Little did he know that as soon as he met that rat demon, he was possessed by a split soul of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and then his life and death were out of his control!

Now that a Nascent Soul cultivator's divided soul is possessing him, his every move is under the other party's surveillance, and he can't even betray them if he wants to.

Previously, in an attempt to warn him, the other party had tried to directly control his body, and he was powerless to resist.

If it weren't for the fact that directly taking control of his body would seem somewhat uncoordinated and easily exposed by high-level cultivators, he would probably have had his own consciousness erased by now!

"Senior, you must keep your word. If I do as you say, you must ensure my parents and children live a life of wealth and peace!"

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Baisheng seemed to have finally come to terms with everything. He slowly sat up from the ground and, with a numb expression, whispered his demands.

Upon hearing this, the Silver Moon True Person's divided soul, which was possessing his body, immediately said in a deep voice, "Don't worry about that. Our sect has never had a tradition of mistreating its own people. If you have made such a great contribution to our sect and still haven't treated your family well, how can our sect expect other disciples to serve the sect wholeheartedly in the future!"

At this point, Zhou Baisheng clearly had no choice but to believe him, even if he didn't.

For the next two weeks, Zhou Baisheng adjusted his mindset and cooperated with Yin Yue Zhenren's split soul to control his body.

Although he is now an elite member of the Zhou family, he cannot easily go up to Qinglian Peak during this special period, as it is guarded by late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators and Purple Mansion cultivators.

Therefore, he would need to force his way into Qinglian Peak and, before being subdued, detonate the [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl] on Qinglian Peak.

After some time of adjustment, fearing that things might get complicated, Master Yinyue immediately instructed Zhou Baisheng to head towards Qinglian Peak on his way back from a mission.

However, he seemed to underestimate the importance Zhou Chun placed on Qinglian Peak.

Zhou Baisheng was still several miles away from Qinglian Peak when Lin Hongyu, who was stationed on the mountain, immediately locked onto him with her divine sense and commanded him, "Junior, stop immediately! This is not a place for you to approach!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Baisheng's heart pounded wildly, and he didn't even know how to respond.

Upon seeing this, the Silver Moon True Man's divided soul, which was possessing him, immediately knew that something was wrong.

Without hesitation, he immediately took over his body, and then his whole body was engulfed in crimson spiritual light, transforming into a crimson streak of light that flew rapidly towards the top of Azure Lotus Peak.

In that instant, Zhou Baisheng, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, unleashed a speed that was significantly faster than that of an ordinary Golden Core cultivator!

Lin Hongyu had already noticed something was wrong when Zhou Baisheng's heartbeat became abnormal.

Upon discovering that another aura had suddenly appeared within Zhou Baisheng's body, she immediately and without hesitation activated her magic weapon to strike him.

However, she did not expect that Zhou Baisheng, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, would suddenly unleash such speed, and the magic weapon she launched missed its target immediately.

Zhou Baisheng, who was originally less than ten miles away from Qinglian Peak, arrived at the mountainside of Qinglian Peak in an instant after his speed burst.

This is because the area at the top of Qinglian Peak is currently shrouded in a protective array, making it impossible for him to break in.

Upon realizing this, he quickly changed his plans and hurled the [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl] towards the mountain below!

This [Earthly Fiery Thunder Pearl] was left behind by the Nascent Soul stage cultivator who passed away in the Moon Wheel Sect. It was a treasure he exchanged with another Nascent Soul stage cultivator in his early years.

This item is a one-time-use Thunder Pearl treasure, crafted by a Nascent Soul stage cultivator using poisonous fire and malevolent energy gathered from the earth and refined with special techniques.

The large amount of poisonous fire and evil energy generated after the explosion can corrode the physical body of even a Nascent Soul cultivator, and may even damage their Nascent Soul.

However, if it were detonated on a sacred mountain like Qinglian Peak, even if it couldn't directly destroy the mountain and its spiritual veins, it would still disrupt the spiritual veins and earth veins below, creating a huge commotion that shook the earth.

Even more viciously, the toxic fire and evil energy that spread out would merge into the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and be absorbed by Luo Qingni, who was in seclusion forming her Nascent Soul.

It should be noted that Luo Qingni, who is currently in the Nascent Soul stage, is almost unconscious, and can only instinctively use her cultivation technique to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish her immature Nascent Soul form.

Therefore, she had difficulty distinguishing the poisonous fire and evil energy contained within the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Once she absorbs this poisonous fire energy into her body, her attempt to form a nascent soul will undoubtedly fail!

Therefore, as long as the [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl] detonates on Azure Lotus Peak, True Person Silver Moon's mission will be considered complete.

But just as he possessed Zhou Baisheng's body and revealed a smug smile, a streak of crimson fire suddenly flashed by and snatched away the [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl].

not good!

Realizing something was amiss, Yin Yue Zhenren's split soul hurriedly detonated the [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl].

Detonating it in mid-air like this is definitely not as effective as detonating it close to the ground.

But now is clearly not the time to dwell on that.

However, when he detonated the [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl], the explosion rang out from thousands of feet above Qinglian Peak.

Before he could even see what was happening, a bolt of silver lightning struck down from the sky, cleaving his divided soul and Zhou Baisheng's body into wisps of smoke!

In the sky, a seven-colored fire phoenix with a wingspan of tens of feet appeared, opening its mouth to suck in the poisonous fire and evil energy spilled from the explosion.

As a fifth-tier fire phoenix capable of freely roaming the underground fire veins, the poisonous fire energy that could harm even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators was a delicious treat in Feng Yuanjun's eyes, and could even nourish her after being eaten.

It turned out that just now, after sensing the immense poisonous fire energy contained within the [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl], she promptly revealed her true form, swallowed the object whole, and quickly flew away from Azure Lotus Peak.

When Yin Yue Zhenren detonated this object with her split soul, she used the [Fire Spirit Dharma Body] divine power to transform herself into a spirit of fire, thus mitigating the impact damage caused by the explosion within her body.

If it weren't for this life-saving ability, she probably wouldn't have dared to risk eating such a dangerous item as the [Earthly Fiend Fire Thunder Pearl] raw.

Because the explosion occurred in the sky outside the mountain-protecting formation, although the noise was enormous, the actual impact was far less than Silver Moon Immortal had anticipated.

Most of the scattered poisonous fire and evil energy were devoured by Feng Yuanjun, and any that did spill out did not enter the [Tianyi Azure Dragon Formation].

Although the explosion was very loud, with the energy of the explosion being absorbed by Feng Yuanjun and the mountain-protecting formation, the sound alone was clearly not enough to affect Luo Qingni, who was isolated and protected by layers of restrictive formations.

Therefore, the biggest impact of this incident is on those Zhou family cultivators!

"I never imagined that with the Zhou family's current prestige and status, there would be members betraying the family and colluding with outsiders to damage the family's spiritual veins!"

"If it weren't for Feng Yuanjun today, not only might Elder Luo have failed to reach Nascent Soul stage, but the very foundation of the sect's spiritual veins might have been damaged and corrupted, causing irreparable losses to the family!"

On Qinglian Peak, Zhou Chun stood with a livid face at the spot where Zhou Baisheng had fallen. His words caused Zhou Daoyi and Lin Hongyu to lower their heads.

Zhou Baisheng had already been struck by a bolt of lightning from the Silver Dragon Lord and turned into smoke, but the problems he exposed were extremely serious.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Zhou family, a pure-blooded member of the Zhou family, actually colluded with outsiders to damage the family's spiritual veins. This matter would be incredibly shameful if it got out.

No wonder Zhou Chun, who is usually humble and easy-going in front of his elders, looked so angry at this moment.

"This is my dereliction of duty. I will deeply reflect on my actions, thoroughly investigate everything, and give the family and you, Zheng Chun, a satisfactory explanation!"

Although Zhou Daoyi was filled with shock and anger, he still calmly took responsibility and made a statement.

Seeing this, Lin Hongyu said in a low voice, "I also bear responsibility. If I had acted faster to subdue that junior, perhaps none of this would have happened!"

"Grand Uncle and Grandmother, there's no need for you to blame yourselves. My anger wasn't directed at you two, but rather at those short-sighted descendants who I find pathetic and laughable!"

Zhou Chun shook his head slightly, reassuring the two elders in a low voice, then said in a deep voice, "It seems that after Elder Luo successfully forms his Nascent Soul, it will be necessary to conduct a thorough review and education within the family. We must make those younger generations realize just how ridiculous and pathetic it is to betray the family for some petty gains!"

"Zhengchun, you're right. I hate traitors who betray their family more than anything else. If I find out who else is colluding with external forces and selling out the family's interests, I will make sure they die a horrible death!!"

Zhou Daoyi said in a hateful voice with a grim expression, clearly showing that he was genuinely angry.

When Zhou Baisheng was establishing his foundation, it happened to be the time when he resumed taking charge of various family affairs, which was a great slap in the face for him.

How could he not be furious?

(End of this chapter)