Chapter 101

Chapter 101

Chapter 101

After bathing and changing into fresh clothes, the maidservants brought some special herbs and lit them. They were creating a fragrant atmosphere for Li Su’s upcoming meditation.

Li Su also focused on calming his mind. Even though he didn’t need to advance to the Nascent Soul stage like others, he still aimed to do so under the best possible conditions. Before reaching the Nascent Soul stage, there was a preliminary stage known as the “False Nascent Soul.” A prolonged stay in this stage wasn’t advisable, as it could complicate forming the Nascent Soul. The ideal scenario was achieving it in one seamless transition, but only true geniuses could accomplish this.

In the broader world, beyond the Flying Immortal Sect and the Wu Kingdom’s wandering cultivators, there were numerous Qi Refining stage practitioners. These individuals owed their existence to the populous Wu Kingdom, which continually produced people with spiritual potential. The other two secular countries operated similarly, sustaining immortal sects through their large populations. This allowed cultivators to step in when demonic forces threatened, preventing them from remaining aloof from worldly concerns.

The broader world beyond these countries had an even larger population and denser spiritual energy, resulting in a more extensive community of cultivators. However, individuals with Grade Three or higher spiritual roots remained scarce.

Li Su learned from the Sect Master that she had taken years to form her Nascent Soul due to her leap from the peak of the Gold Core stage directly to the Nascent Soul stage. Her continuous effort had led to this time-consuming process. The Sect Master had passed down all these teachings before Li Su departed from the Flying Immortal Sect.

Having made all necessary preparations, Li Su didn’t immediately proceed to the Nascent Soul stage within the Li family’s residence. After reaching that stage, he still had to face the formidable thunder tribulation. Given its immense power, doing so in a remote location was wiser. Additionally, Li Su intended to use the tribulation thunder to refine the Purple Twilight Divine Thunder.

He selected a secluded area in the rear mountain of the Li family estate, which was vast and entirely his own. No one would disturb him there. All the arrangements included the Great Yan Killing Formation, a thunder-collecting array, and twelve cauldrons specifically designed to store the thunderbolts. This was necessary because he couldn’t collect and refine the thunder simultaneously, hence the need for more cauldrons to hold the bolts.

With the Great Yan Killing Formation in place, Li Su no longer required protection, which became unnecessary. His success rate was now a perfect 100%.

Converting his First-Rank Gold Core into a Nascent Soul had become easier, especially with Li Su’s accumulation of a thousand points of infant formation energy. Seated cross-legged on a cushion, Li Su initiated the process through the system. The infant formation energy gradually converged into his body.

Li Su shut his eyes and began to perceive the changes. The infusion of infant formation energy continued for a considerable duration, not injected all at once but flowing steadily into his body. This also included the cultivation rewards from the system, which required an absorption process rather than an abrupt increase.

Other cultivators also began speculating that Li Su might cause this phenomenon in the region. In this area, only Li Su had the potential to create such a disturbance. Many cultivators had already headed towards the Li family’s location.

Before long, they observed the brilliant, rosy radiance emanating from the Li family’s rear mountain. However, they dared not venture too close as they felt extremely uneasy when approaching. It seemed that no one dared to get any closer.

“It’s indeed the Li family’s ancestral elder!”

“My word, the rosy radiance stretches for miles. What is the Li family’s ancestral elder up to?”

A large group of cultivators gathered, discussing the situation.

“It must be the Nascent Soul stage. The Li family’s ancestral elder attempts to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!”

“It’s inconceivable. The Li family’s ancestral elder is only 153 years old and currently in the Gold Core stage. He’s not even 210 years old yet. How could he possibly achieve the Nascent Soul stage so rapidly?”

Another cultivator found it hard to believe. The main reason was the remarkably short period Li Su took to progress from Gold Core to Nascent Soul.

Many cultivators recalled Li Su’s remarkable milestones in his growth more vividly than Li Su himself. Li Su established his Foundation at 100 and then spent 53 years reaching the Gold Core stage. He had been in the Gold Core stage for 56 or 57 years. Going from the Gold Core stage to the Nascent Soul stage in just 56 or 57 years was astonishing.

“Could he be attempting to advance to the Nascent Soul stage?” murmured one cultivator amid the commotion. The Holy Maiden of the Mystic Moon, who had recently given birth to Li Su’s child, had already risen. While her cultivation was limited, her physique was not as fragile as an ordinary woman’s. After a few days, the Holy Maiden’s body had mostly recovered, albeit still needing some rest behind the scenes, considering the essence consumed during childbirth.

The Holy Maiden had observed the rosy radiance stretching for miles outside her window. Although it wasn’t as exaggerated as “miles,” it did extend over a thousand miles, visible even in distant locations. Powerful cultivators thousands of miles away could sense the fluctuations. The Holy Maiden of the Mystic Moon understood Li Su’s surprise.