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Chapter 362 Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul Formation
Chapter 362 Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul Formation
The secret realm trembled.
Within a radius of hundreds of miles, the originally stable fourth-grade high-level spiritual energy of heaven and earth has now gone completely berserk.
These viscous, mercury-like energies converged wildly at the center, pulling out countless visible white streams of air, which eventually intertwined to form a massive, towering cyclone.
At the center of the cyclone, Hu Mingyue was suspended in mid-air.
Her eyes were slightly closed, and her long black hair danced wildly in the wind. Her plain white dress was stretched straight by the wind, fluttering and rustling, but it could not shake her in the slightest.
Chen Yi stood on the edge of the area, the ground beneath his feet trembling slightly.
"That level of inspiration."
Chen Yi's eyelids twitched.
That was a heavy spiritual pressure of a fourth-grade superior level.
If an ordinary Core Formation stage cultivator were standing here, their bones would probably be crushed instantly by this immense pressure.
Faced with such a powerful surge of spiritual energy, ordinary cultivators are as fragile as a withered leaf swept into a tsunami; a mere small wave can destroy them completely.
However, Hu Mingyue remained unperturbed.
Inside her body, her aura was rising steadily, and every inch of her skin had an almost transparent, jade-like texture.
Click.
A crisp cracking sound rang out in the deathly silent center of spiritual energy.
Chen Yi heard it clearly; it was the sound of a golden core shattering.
The elixir shatters and transforms into an infant.
For the vast majority of cultivators who have reached the peak of Core Formation, this step is tantamount to walking a tightrope between the gates of hell and the gates of hell.
Without the aid of the Nascent Soul Pill, the spiritual energy impact generated by the shattering of the pill would be enough to completely destroy the meridians.
But for Hu Mingyue, all of this seemed perfectly logical, even absurdly fast.
That effortless demeanor gave Chen Yi a strong sense of unease.
She was capable of taking that step long ago.
In fact, she seemed to have been deliberately suppressing her cultivation level until this moment, until Chen Yi stood in front of her.
The once clear sky above the secret realm quickly darkened.
Large swaths of dark clouds gathered out of nowhere, hanging heavily overhead.
Deep within the clouds, purple lightning danced like a dragon, its muffled roar echoing through the space.
Infant Transformation Tribulation.
Chen Yi spread his divine sense to perceive the destructive power contained within the clouds.
This oppressive force was even more violent than the once-in-a-millennium tenfold lightning tribulation he had experienced years ago.
If this were to happen outside, it would be enough to shake the entire cultivation world of the Qing Dynasty, and even attract the attention of countless old monsters.
But now, Chen Yi's emotions were unusually calm.
When all the clues point to the obvious answer, any extraordinary behavior from Hu Mingyue seems perfectly reasonable.
He originally came to protect the Dharma.
But now, he quietly withdrew his magic power and entered a state of unprecedented focus.
He is watching and learning.
Although he was an elder and had a higher level of cultivation, at this moment, he was more like a student standing on the shoulders of giants.
Hu Mingyue's method of forming her nascent soul completely overturned the ancient texts circulating in the Great Qing cultivation world.
The first bolt of lightning struck without warning.
That was a bolt of purple lightning powerful enough to severely injure an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Hu Mingyue did not use any magical artifacts.
A tiny figure, about half an inch tall, leaped out from the Baihui acupoint on the top of her head.
The little figure was crystal clear, and its face was exactly the same as Hu Mingyue's, appearing both childish and dignified.
The nascent soul leaves the body.
Chen Yi's pupils contracted slightly, and a storm raged in his heart.
The Heavenly Dao forms the infant.
He stared intently at the little man.
The moment the lightning struck, the tiny figure, only half an inch tall, did not use its spirit form to directly confront the attack. Instead, it stretched out its chubby little hand and gently touched the air.
hum.
The densely packed runes and Daoist energy emanated from the little man's body.
Those runes were not inanimate objects formed from magical power, but rather a manifestation of some kind of primordial essence of heaven and earth. They intertwined and recombine, forming layer upon layer of mysterious and unpredictable defensive networks.
The lightning struck the rune web, but there was no violent explosion.
Chen Yi saw that the runes were pulsating, dismantling the power of lightning.
They seemed to be digesting these heavenly lightning bolts, stripping away their destructive aura and transforming it into nourishment for the nascent soul.
It turned out to be the case.
This is the legendary formation of the Heavenly Dao into an infant.
Chen Yi quickly deduced the scenario in his mind.
A newly formed nascent soul is essentially a pure energy body and cannot possibly withstand heavenly lightning with its physical body. The real key lies in the nascent soul's comprehension of the Dao of Heaven and Earth.
Those runes are the source of supernatural powers.
One bolt of lightning after another roared down from the clouds.
Hu Mingyue's nascent soul remained standing in the void, and as the tribulation intensified, the Daoist supernatural powers she unleashed became increasingly complex.
The originally simple rune network gradually evolved into various strange shapes.
Sometimes it's a flowing star map, sometimes it's a flashing array pattern.
By the eighth tribulation, the lightning had transformed into a dazzling pure purple.
A hint of seriousness finally appeared on Hu Mingyue's usually calm and composed face.
Her nascent soul rapidly changed hand seals, creating a series of afterimages.
The ninth bolt of heavenly lightning struck.
The power of this attack has exceeded the limits of an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
The void was distorted and deformed by the scorching lightning and fire.
The illusory image of Hu Mingyue's divine power trembled violently amidst the lightning, and the speed at which the runes shattered began to exceed the speed at which they reformed.
Click.
A faint cracking sound reached Chen Yi's ears.
That protective divine power was almost directly pierced by this lightning bolt.
The nascent soul figure above Hu Mingyue's head twitched, a hint of surprise flashing in its eyes.
She looked up at the sky above this secret realm.
His eyes held a hint of scrutiny and regret.
Chen Yi caught this emotion.
He understood instantly.
Although this secret realm is of extremely high grade, its space is limited, and the Dao of Heaven and Earth it contains is incomplete.
The lack of Daoist essence greatly diminished the power of the supernatural abilities she condensed through communication with heaven and earth.
This is like a skilled cook trying to cook without rice; even if Hu Mingyue has unparalleled abilities, she cannot unleash the full power of her supernatural powers here.
The clouds churned even more violently.
The tenth heavenly thunderbolt is brewing.
That was a terrifying power comparable to a full-force attack from a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
At this point, it would be too late to forcefully break out of the secret realm and communicate with the complete Great Dao in the outside world.
The lightning tribulation had already locked onto her aura; moving at this critical juncture would only bring about more uncontrollable variables.
Hu Mingyue pursed her lips.
A fierce glint appeared in her eyes.
That kind of resoluteness can only be honed through countless battles.
The nascent soul figure clasped its hands together again.
She abandoned the shortcut of disassembling and instead began to pile things up like crazy.
The first level of Daoist divine power arises.
The second layer follows immediately.
The third level.
She forcibly combined three completely different supernatural powers in an almost tyrannical manner.
This method of layering is extremely dangerous; the slightest mistake could trigger a backlash of magical power, causing the nascent soul to self-destruct.
But she did it with remarkable ease.
Those are battle memories etched deep in the soul, instincts honed from countless brushes with death.
boom.
The tenth bolt of heavenly lightning finally struck.
The entire secret realm fell silent at that moment.
The blinding white light engulfed everything.
Chen Yi felt a scorching wave of heat rushing towards him, and he had no choice but to raise his protective magic shield.
Amidst the raging thunder and fire, he saw the triple supernatural powers crumbling layer by layer.
Each layer of disintegration negated most of the lightning's power.
Finally, the last wisp of lightning dissipated just inches from the Nascent Soul figure's brow.
Hu Mingyue swayed slightly, her face pale.
But that tiny figure, only half an inch tall, exuded an aura of completeness and profundity.
She accepted it.
Using the Daoist principles of this incomplete land, it forcefully withstood the ten layers of heavenly lightning.
The clouds of calamity rolled, and purple lightning flashed like dragons. The residual power of the tenth heavenly lightning had not yet dissipated, and above the sky, an even deeper aura of destruction had begun to gather.
However, what truly captivated Chen Yi, who was outside the secret realm, was not the brewing thunder.
It is the eleventh.
There was even an eleventh bolt of heavenly lightning.
Inside the secret realm, Hu Mingyue looked up at the sky. On her face, which was slightly pale from struggling to resist, the light in her bright eyes was gradually dimming.
A bitter feeling welled up in my heart.
She sighed softly.
It seems that the legendary, flawless formation of the Heavenly Dao's Nascent Soul ultimately failed to achieve its goal.
The tenth heavenly tribulation was her limit.
Her nascent soul Dao essence and original divine power had almost reached their limit, and now, suspended above her head, the light had become thin.
Her next step was to retract the fragile nascent soul into her body and use her physical body and the last remaining magical power in her dantian to confront the final might of heaven.
Maybe it will pass.
However, since not all eleven Heavenly Dao Nascent Souls have been formed, some may be lost when one becomes an immortal in the future.
Pity.
But it's just a pity.
She was well aware that her current achievements were a miracle unseen in thousands of years in the entire cultivation world of the Qing Dynasty. Even in the Upper Realm, where cultivators were as numerous as clouds and geniuses as plentiful as rain, a Nascent Soul cultivator who survived ten heavenly lightning strikes without damaging his Dao foundation was worthy of being called a "peerless master of ten thousand years".
enough.
As the last bit of resentment in Hu Mingyue's heart slowly dissipated, she had a slight thought and was about to summon the half-inch Nascent Soul above her head back to her Purple Mansion.
However, it was in this critical moment that things turned out so badly.
An incredibly strange feeling descended upon me without warning.
She suddenly turned her head, her gaze piercing through the barriers of space, precisely locking onto the direction of the secret realm's exit.
There, a beam of light tore through the void.
Half of it is pitch black like eternal night, and half is pure white like creation. The two colors are intertwined yet distinct, forming a strange and harmonious spiral that forcefully breaks through the barrier between the secret realm and the outside world.
This beam of black and white divine soul light was like a key, inserted into an ancient lock that had been sealed for hundreds of millions of years.
"Click."
A voice that did not exist in reality, yet clearly echoed in the depths of Hu Mingyue's soul.
The secret realm has been forcibly connected to the outside world!
What shocked her even more was that the beam of light did not scatter randomly at its destination.
It is like the most precise probe, one end connected to the vast and boundless origin of heaven and earth in the outside world, while the other end, without bias, points precisely to the core of that ancient fragment of the Dao of Heaven and Earth in this secret realm.
A dilapidated pond was instantly connected to the vast ocean.
boom!
The originally thin and narrow source of heaven and earth in the secret realm was instantly replenished and expanded.
A refreshing sensation rushed into Hu Mingyue's consciousness, like a traveler who had been thirsting for a long time drinking a mouthful of sweet spring water.
The Daoist aura of the nascent soul above her head, which had been blurred and dimmed, was amplified wildly at this moment!
More than several times!
It's ten times!
Countless previously obscure and difficult-to-understand principles of the universe have now become crystal clear and within reach.
Hu Mingyue's heart almost stopped beating at that moment.
Is it Uncle Chen?
How could he possibly—how could he possibly pinpoint the flaw in the integration of his nascent soul with the Daoist principles of this world so precisely?
That was the most subtle, yet most crucial flaw!
Moreover, he not only found it, but also forcibly opened a passage when the secret realm was separated from the outside world by the heavenly tribulation, and "exported" the part of the Dao of Heaven and Earth that he needed most from the outside world!
What terrifying power would that require?
This is beyond what a typical Nascent Soul stage cultivator could achieve.
The caster must have a thorough understanding of their own Nascent Soul Daoist essence, a clear understanding of the rules of heaven and earth in this ancient secret realm, a powerful divine soul capable of penetrating the barriers between realms, and—the supreme authority to communicate with the origin of heaven and earth.
These four elements must be perfectly combined with the array and restrictions of this place through some medium in order to achieve this earth-shattering feat.
Uncle Chen —
He actually has this ability?
Hu Mingyue's mind was in turmoil.
But she didn't have time to delve into it, nor did she have time to hesitate.
The opportunity is right in front of us.
Fleeting.
She abruptly cut off the idea of returning the nascent soul to her body, the dimness in her eyes vanished, replaced by an unprecedented determination and brightness.
Fight!
Above their heads, the half-inch nascent soul suddenly opened its eyes.
What kind of eyes were those? They seemed to contain the nascent universe, reflecting the birth and death of stars.
The nascent soul's small hands no longer drooped, but instead rapidly began to form one mysterious hand seal after another.
In an instant, the weather changed dramatically.
Within the secret realm, the newly replenished Dao essence and the pure torrent that Chen Yi had drawn from the outside world converged, frantically converging towards Hu Mingyue's nascent soul.
One.
Another one.
Brand new primordial divine runes appeared one after another on her nascent soul the moment she comprehended the ultimate truth of heaven and earth, imprinting themselves upon it.
A dazzling display of light!
hum!hum!hum!
A dozen or so newly formed divine runes, together with the existing runes, burst forth with dazzling brilliance, intertwining and swirling above her nascent soul's head, eventually transforming into a huge and complex divine light shield.
Above the light barrier, Daoist rhythms flowed, and laws arose and perished, as if supporting a "sky" that belonged to her alone.
That is, at the very moment the photomask is formed.
Boom—!
The eleventh bolt of heavenly lightning, carrying an aura of destruction powerful enough to make even a peak Nascent Soul cultivator despair, crashed down fiercely!
That was no longer thunder.
That was a spear of judgment formed purely from the laws of heaven and earth!
The lightning bolts collided violently with the magical light shield.
There was no earth-shattering roar, only a moment of utter silence.
Immediately afterwards, the entire secret realm space began to twist and tremble violently, and visible spatial cracks appeared and disappeared around the point of impact.