12dz Chapter 129 Finally Entering the Nascent Soul Stage
Chapter 129 Finally Entering the Nascent Soul Stage
The pill melted upon entering the mouth, transforming into a warm medicinal power that surged into the dantian.
The medicinal power flowed like a golden river, enveloping the elixir within.
Nourished by the medicinal power, the golden elixir began to spin faster, emitting an increasingly stronger golden light.
Zhou Ning could feel the power within the Golden Core expanding rapidly, as if something was about to break free.
"They're here."
He gritted his teeth and guided the medicine to circulate in his body.
The medicinal power flows along the meridians to the limbs and bones, widening and strengthening the meridians wherever it passes, and tempering the muscles and bones to make them more resilient.
Under the influence of the medicine, his body began to undergo a qualitative leap.
The pain surged in like a tidal wave.
It wasn't physical pain, but a pain deep in the soul.
Under the impact of the medicinal power, the golden pill began to crack, and fine cracks appeared on its surface.
The appearance of each crack is accompanied by excruciating pain.
Large beads of sweat appeared on Zhou Ning's forehead, and his muscles were trembling all over, but he gritted his teeth and did not utter a groan.
"Uphold your principles."
He meditated in his heart.
Righteous energy circulated within him, gradually suppressing the pain.
The cracks on the golden core multiplied and became denser, until finally, at a certain moment...
"Click."
The golden core shattered.
Countless golden fragments danced in his dantian, like a golden snowfall.
The fragments did not dissipate, but began to reform under the guidance of the medicine.
They slowly rotated, gradually forming a blurry human shape.
That was the prototype of the Nascent Soul.
Zhou Ning focused his divine sense into his dantian, sensing the changes in his nascent soul.
The human form became clearer and clearer, with limbs, torso, and head appearing one by one.
The nascent soul's face was exactly the same as Zhou Ning's, only shrunk countless times, like a newborn baby curled up in the dantian, radiating a soft golden light.
"The nascent soul has been formed."
But Zhou Ning knew that this was only the first step.
The nascent soul still needs to be nurtured and strengthened to truly stabilize.
He continued to guide the medicinal power, gently nourishing the nascent soul.
Nourished by the medicinal properties, the nascent soul gradually unfolded and opened its eyes.
Those eyes were clear and bright, as if they could see through all the illusions of the world.
Just when Zhou Ning thought everything was going smoothly, a sharp hiss suddenly came from his mind.
The sound was extremely piercing, as if countless steel needles were piercing his eardrums at the same time, causing him a splitting headache.
The inner demons have arrived.
Zhou Ning began to experience hallucinations.
He witnessed the villagers of Baihe Village being slaughtered by demons, and he was powerless to do anything about it.
He saw his master, Yan Chixia, lying in a pool of blood, lifeless.
They saw Xin Shisi Niang being captured by the man in black robes, her fate unknown.
They saw the people of the North trembling in fear under the shadow of the extraterrestrial demons, desperately crying out for help.
"No...it's not true."
Zhou Ning gritted her teeth, forcing herself not to believe it.
But the illusions became more and more real, and more and more terrifying.
He could feel the villagers' fear, he could feel his master's body temperature dropping, he could feel Xin Shisi Niang's despair, and he could feel the people's helplessness.
"They're all fake."
He closed his eyes and silently recited the "Mind Concentration Mantra".
A righteous spirit circulated within him, gradually dispelling those negative emotions.
Under the impact of the righteous energy, the illusion began to twist and deform, eventually turning into wisps of black smoke and dissipating into the air.
The inner demons have receded.
Zhou Ning opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his clothes were soaked through, but he felt an unprecedented sense of relief.
Within his dantian, the nascent soul had fully taken shape.
It sat cross-legged in the center of its dantian, its hands forming a mudra, radiating a soft golden light.
The nascent soul's face was serene and peaceful, as if it were asleep.
Zhou Ning could sense that the Nascent Soul contained extremely powerful energy, ten or even a hundred times that of the Golden Core stage.
"Nascent Soul stage achieved!"
He stood up and stretched his limbs.
The bones crackled and popped, the muscles were full of elasticity, and the skin was as smooth as jade.
The true essence within his body has been transformed into a more refined nascent soul power, and his divine sense can cover an area of tens of thousands of feet in radius.
He could even sense the stream flowing in the distant mountains, the squirrels leaping in the pine forest, and the clouds drifting in the sky.
"Is this the power of the Nascent Soul stage?"
He walked to the entrance of the stone chamber and pushed open the stone door.
The sunlight felt warm and comforting on my face.
The pine forest on the back mountain is still lush and green, and the sound of the pines is still like the sea.
Zhou Ning took a deep breath of fresh air, and an indescribable sense of comfort welled up in his heart.
Yan Chixia was standing by the pine forest, his hands behind his back.
His gaze fell on Zhou Ning, and he nodded slightly.
"Early Nascent Soul stage, solid foundation, pure Nascent Soul. Not bad."
Zhou Ning bowed respectfully: "Thank you for protecting the Dharma, Master."
Yan Chixia waved his hand: "It's all thanks to your own efforts. I just sat here for a while."
He walked up to Zhou Ning, looked him up and down, and continued:
"The Nascent Soul stage is a significant watershed on the path of cultivation. Upon reaching this stage, your lifespan will increase dramatically, and your supernatural powers will also improve significantly. However, after the Nascent Soul stage, there are the Deity Transformation stage and the Dao Integration stage. The path of cultivation is still very long."
Zhou Ning nodded: "Disciple understands. Master, what should disciple do next?"
Yan Chixia said, "Stabilize your realm and nurture your nascent soul. Once your nascent soul is strong enough, you can begin attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."
Zhou Ning cupped his hands and said, "I have already made contact with the Nascent Soul jade slip that Master gave me before, and I will certainly live up to Master's expectations."
Yan Chixia nodded, very pleased.
He returned to his residence, sat cross-legged on the bed, and probed the jade slip with his divine sense to study it carefully.
The content of the Transformation of the Gods chapter is more profound than that of the Nascent Soul chapter.
It tells how to nurture a nascent soul into a primordial spirit, how to allow the primordial spirit to break free from the body, and how to use the primordial spirit to perceive the laws of heaven and earth.
Each step requires extremely deep accumulation and opportunity.
"Don't rush."
Zhou Ning closed the jade slip.
"First, stabilize your Nascent Soul stage cultivation before considering the Deity Transformation stage."
In the days that followed, Zhou Ning cultivated in the back mountain every day to solidify his Nascent Soul stage realm.
He practiced the "Demon-Slaying Technique" hundreds of times to adapt to the new power.
The power of a Nascent Soul cultivator is several times stronger than that of a Golden Core cultivator; their sword energy is sharper and more powerful.
He mastered sword control to a higher level, and all six flying swords could be arranged into complex sword formations in the air under the control of his divine sense, combining offense and defense.
His divine sense could already cover an area of tens of thousands of feet in radius.
He could sense what the people down the mountain were doing, he could sense the birds and beasts flying in the distance, and he could sense the flow of spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
He could even sense an extremely powerful evil aura surging in the northern void.
That was the true form of the extraterrestrial demon.
Zhou Ning clenched his fist, a firm belief rising in his heart.
"Wait for me. I will become stronger, strong enough to protect everyone."