Chapter 422: Purple Mansion Appears, Nascent Soul Emerges!

"To follow is to be mortal; to defy is to become immortal."

"Steal yin and yang, seize creation."

"After three hundred and twenty years of cultivation, I have finally stood before the path to the Nascent Soul."

Qin Ming sat cross-legged beneath the Yin-Yang Profound Vine tree, instantly resembling an ancient evergreen tree, eternal and weathered by time.

He opened his eyes, black as ink, while a greenish-blue power of revolving years swept through his pupils.

All preparations were complete.

Qin Ming's heart was like still water, adjusting his state of mind to its peak.

At this very moment.

Whether in body, mind, divine sense, or magic power, he had reached a state of perfect harmony, feeling utterly relaxed and free.

Simultaneously, bit by bit from his three-hundred-plus-year cultivation life flashed before his eyes scene by scene.

From the confusion of just having transmigrated to the Immortal Realm, to being abandoned by his family, then falling to struggle as a lowly spirit farmer, fortunately awakening the attribute panel, working hard at farming in Qingyang Market, and rising step by step.

Cai Laojiu, Li Yanli, Fellow Daoist Long, Su Yuqing, Fellow Daoist Ruan, Shopkeeper Liao, Gu Qingzhao, Jiang Kun, Wei Wuya, Elder Qingxuan, Lin Zixiao, Hua Tianxiong, Elder Han Ya, Yue Lingyan; throughout his long cultivation journey, he had met countless figures, from lowly nobodies and evil rogue cultivators to leaders of the righteous path, hegemon of the demonic path, companions, beauties, grandmasters of a generation, Nascent Soul True Lords, and thousand-year-old demons. Hundreds of years of cultivation experience had made his Dao Heart even more unshakable! "Tides rise and fall, fate arises and perishes; the waves wash away all heroes, yet only I remain standing tall, achieving eternal evergreen vitality!"

The brilliance in Qin Ming's eyes converged, becoming ever more resolute.

Immediately, like an ancient evergreen tree, a lush, dripping vitality spread and circulated around his body, sprouting and growing.

Qin Ming gradually sank his heart into that of an ancient tree; amidst the flow of time and years, he washed away the dust of tribulations, becoming even more unyielding.

"Where a single thought moves, fire ignites everywhere; where ten thousand causes cease, spring is born."

The hand seal in his hand changed, and he immediately began circulating the supreme secret transmission of the ancient Guqingyuan Sect, the 'Green Emperor Art'.

A mysterious emerald rune lit up on Qin Ming's brow, subsequently manifesting behind him as the ethereal image of an emerald spiritual plant; this was precisely his Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Body.

As the technique circulated, Qin Ming's divine sense also entered his Qi Sea and dantian.

Within his flawless Jin Dan, a silhouette had initially taken shape; this was the sacred fetus nurtured after reaching the peak of the Jin Dan realm.

And the magic power within Qin Ming's Qi Sea and dantian, vast as an ocean, began to become increasingly pure as he circulated the 'Green Emperor Art'! The sacred fetus inside the flawless Jin Dan also continuously began to become clearly visible.

Boom! The Green Emperor Wood Saint Body behind Qin Ming transformed into an ancient verdant tree, beginning to absorb and convert spiritual qi from heaven and earth ceaselessly, injecting it into the Jin Dan to accelerate the formation of the sacred fetus.

The first step in condensing the infant was for the cultivator to use their own technique to draw in spiritual qi from between heaven and earth.

In an instant, atop the main peak of Wangyue Island, the spiritual qi within the fourth-tier spiritual vein surged like tides, rolling toward Qin Ming.

The hand seals in Qin Ming's hands constantly shifted, while the ancient tree ethereal image formed by the Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Body behind him began to take deep root, flourish with branches and leaves, and grow wildly.

In a flash.

The spiritual qi on the island, like a giant whale sucking in water, rushed madly into Qin Ming's body one after another.

After Wangyue Island had become a land with a fourth-tier spiritual vein, the vast spiritual qi of heaven and earth was extremely dense, sufficient to supply him in breaking through to the Nascent Soul.

Qin Ming circulated the heavenly cycle again and again, drawing in this abundant spiritual qi, then converting it through the Green Emperor Wood Sovereign Saint Body behind him, and injecting it ceaselessly into the flawless Jin Dan.

Half a month later.

Boom-crack!

Within the Immortal Realm of the spiritual energy Cluster, atop Wangyue Island, winds rose and clouds surged.

An ethereal image of a towering verdant ancient tree stood proudly and majestically!

With this ancient tree as the center, the spiritual qi between heaven and earth, like a giant dragon sucking water, as if finding a vent, roared and gathered forth.

Gradually, the spiritual qi vortex, initially spanning several li, began to spread outward.

Until it expanded to hundreds of li, thousands of li... the heavenly phenomenon of condensing the infant shook ten thousand li! Simultaneously.

Ten thousand li away, at the border of the State of Wei.

A cross-border spiritual ship a thousand zhang in size was shuttling at high speed; atop its mast flew the crimson flags of the Li Li Huogong.

"Senior Brother Jing Qing, this time obeying the sect's order to come to the Southern Wilderness to recruit cultivators, I didn't expect there to be unexpected gains, hehehe!"

"With such a great merit, we can exchange for quite a few sect merit points."

On the deck of the spiritual ship, a lean young cultivator dressed in Li Li Huogong attire, radiating the aura of an early-stage Jin Dan cultivator, echoed to the middle-aged man with a feathered crown beside him.

That middle-aged man with a feathered crown, named Jing Qing, looked ethereal and bone-structured like an immortal, having already reached the peak Jin Dan cultivation base.

He said indifferently, "Bring those two here; let this seat see them."

"Yes! Senior Brother Jing," the lean cultivator hurriedly replied.

Although both were Jin Dan cultivators, the other was a Nascent Soul seed of the Li Li Huogong, so their status and position were worlds apart; he dared not show the slightest negligence.

Half a cup of tea later.

A man and a woman, bound by magic power seals, were escorted before Jing Qing.

The lean Jin Dan cultivator chuckled lightly, pointing at the man and saying to Jing Qing, "This youth is named Fang Han; he bears an innate Dandao Spiritual Body, and achieving the rank of a third-tier Dandao Sect grandmaster is only a matter of time, plus his potential is considerable."

Jing Qing's expression remained calm; he looked down and examined Fang Han several times, nodding with great satisfaction.

"You have done well."

Receiving Jing Qing's affirmation and praise, the lean cultivator's face lit up with joy, then he pointed to another female cultivator of breathtaking beauty and said, "This woman is named Mo Lingwei; we discovered her in the State of Jin, and she bears the legendary Phoenix Chanting Body..."

Before his voice fell.

Jing Qing's eyes suddenly brightened, "Phoenix Chanting Body? Are you mistaken?"

The lean cultivator seemed to have expected this and stated with absolute certainty, "Senior Brother Jing, rest assured; I personally tested her with the Transformation Birth Disk and confirmed there is no error."

Hearing this, Jing Qing, the Nascent Soul seed of the Li Li Huogong, rarely nodded in satisfaction; he reached out to lift Mo Lingwei's chin, revealing her exquisitely carved, jade-like peerless face without reservation.

"What a pity; the legendary Phoenix Chanting Body, if its primordial yin is harvested for the first time, can help a Nascent Soul Qin Qin Zhenjun break through a bottleneck."

"Such a beauty, yet she can only be presented to the Yunxi Laozu..."

Mo Lingwei's face was filled with rage, and she sharply turned her head away.

But Jing Qing did not care in the least, because with these two people, he could at least exchange for a decent Nascent Soul opportunity from the sect's treasure vault.

"Senior Brother Jing, there is just one problem."

"It is said that both of these individuals have some connection with that True Person Wangyue of the Southern Wild Immortal Realm, what do you think?" the lean cultivator said cautiously.

"I have heard that True Person Wangyue, Qin Ming, has returned from his travels; his cultivation has already reached the peak of the Jin Dan realm, and he alone blood-washed the six Modaoliu Sects of the Southern Wild. His divine abilities must not be underestimated."

Upon hearing this, Jing Qing spoke with complete indifference: "Merely a countryside Jin Dan cultivator; among those few Modao Sects, there isn't even a decent Jin Dan cultivator."

"Even if you went there, you could accomplish the same; what is there to make such a fuss about?"

He glanced several times at the trapped Mo Lingwei and Fang Han, saying coldly: "As for these two, they might perhaps allow this seat to exchange for a desired item."

"A mere rogue cultivator at the peak of Jin Dan, so what if he has some fortune? Without the corresponding Nascent Soul fortune, attempting to break through to Nascent Soul by one's own strength is no different than a fool's dream."

"Moreover, the upper echelons of the sect will not allow a vassal Immortal Realm under their control to produce a Nascent Soul cultivator; they will obstruct it next."

The lean cultivator was just about to speak again to remind and advise him.

But just at that moment.

While the two were speaking, the spiritual energy in the sky began to surge like boiling water, rushing wildly toward a certain direction.

The shock caused the thousand-zhang spiritual ship of the Li Huo Palace to sway several times, nearly plummeting down.

Boom—boom—boom! "Th-this is..."

The two individuals on the Li Huo Palace's trans-national spiritual ship gazed at the place tens of thousands of li away where spiritual energy and rosy clouds were gathering, their faces filled with utter astonishment.

"Nascent Soul condensation celestial phenomenon; how is this possible?!" Even Jing Qing, a Nascent Soul seed of the Li Huo Palace, whose face had remained unchanged for ten thousand years, trembled violently and could not help but cry out in shock.

"The spiritual energy and rosy clouds have formed a trend spanning ten thousand li; it is too late to stop this person, too late, it is already too late..."

"Isn't that young man from a small place like the Southern Wild? How could a mere rogue cultivator possibly possess a Nascent Soul fortune? How could this be..."

The instant the Nascent Soul condensation celestial phenomenon appeared.

It almost stirred up the entire Southern Wild's four kingdoms.

First the spiritual energy Archipelago, then the Canghai Xiancheng; True Person Canghai and Gu Qingzhao flew out simultaneously.

The two women met in mid-air.

Nalan Xi stared dumbfounded in the direction of the spiritual energy Archipelago.

"With a celestial anomaly of such scale, could it be that Daoist Friend Qin is breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm?"

"I fear that is exactly the case."

"He reached the peak of Jin Dan long ago; I did not expect him to begin breaking through to Nascent Soul so quickly."

"Daoist Friend Qin is truly a person of extraordinary fortune; this return to the Southern Wild was likely planned specifically for condensing the Nascent Soul."

"He even deceived us..."

Inside Canghai Xiancheng, various sounds of shock rose one after another.

"Heavens! What is that?"

"Anyone who has cultivated knows; it seems an old Nascent Soul monster is undergoing Tribulation Crossing..."

"What?! Say that again?"

"..."

"Is our Southern Wild about to give birth to a Nascent Soul Qin Qin Zhenjun? Which senior is it?"

"Look at the spiritual energy and rosy clouds; they are all gathering toward the spiritual energy Archipelago; who else could it be?"

"Could it be... could it be True Person Wangyue?"

"What Daoist Friend says is extremely correct."

The three Jin Dan old ancestors of Lei Yuanzong, Xuanxi Valley, and Beast King Valley received the news.

These few old ancestors immediately set out and rushed toward Wei Kingdom.

Wei Wuya, Yunxi Laozu Xuan Yu, Lu Xiao, Pei Qing, and others saw the Nascent Soul condensation celestial phenomenon from ten thousand li away; their hearts and minds trembled and halted, leaving them stunned in place.

"Qin Ming..."

Above the main peak of Wangyue Island.

A massive funnel-shaped vortex appeared, growing larger and larger, while violent magic power surged and filled Qin Ming's body.

To ensure absolute safety, Qin Ming had completed numerous preparations; at this moment, he no longer held anything back, unleashing his full power directly.

If it were any other cultivator at the peak of Jin Dan, they would likely have been burst apart by such terrifying heavenly and earthly spiritual energy.

But Qin Ming possessed a flawless Jin Dan, coupled with incredibly pure magic power, and a physical body comparable to a great demon in its transformed state.

Vast quantities of spiritual energy continued to pour into his body without cease.

Just then, the Dharma seal in Qin Ming's hand changed; the aura of magic power on his body began to skyrocket, clearly surpassing the peak of Jin Dan and reaching the level of the Nascent Soul stage, and it continued to climb... "Finally stepped into the eleventh layer of the 'Green Emperor Art'."

"This spiritual energy still does not seem enough."

Qin Ming immediately pulled out a large handful of high-grade spiritual stones, frantically absorbing the spiritual energy within them.

Thousands of high-grade spiritual stones turned into piles of powder scattered on the ground.

The flawless Jin Dan within Qin Ming's sea of qi and dantian became increasingly transparent; one could even clearly see the situation inside, which was the image of a Nascent Soul embryo.

In an instant.

His innate spiritual plant, the Yin-Yang Xuanteng, its jet-black vines twisting and dancing, its roots tangling and plunging deep into the soil, became towering and incomprehensibly mysterious.

Upon the black vines, profound patterns of Yin and Yang colors emerged, weaving together in the air to form a ceaselessly living vital energy that injected itself into Qin Ming's body.

It resonated brilliantly with the silver rune inside his flawless Jin Dan.

Suddenly.

Crack! A slight fissure split open at the top of the Jin Dan, and a wisp of misty purple qi was born!

The infant prototype within the Jin Dan became increasingly clear; even its facial features and seven orifices gradually took shape.

With the birth of this wisp of misty purple qi, after it circulated through his body for thirty-six cycles, passed through the twelve heavy towers, and reached the heart of the sea of consciousness, a Purple Mansion Spirit Platform was formed.

Qin Ming hesitated no longer; he took out a pill shimmering with golden red clouds, upon which fully fourteen Dao patterns emerged, while complex golden spirit runes surged across its surface.

It was precisely the ancient miracle medicine—the Infant-Congealing Pill!

He opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing the Infant-Congealing Pill straight into his stomach.

Having finished drawing in the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy, Qin Ming began the most critical step: shattering the Jin Dan to form an infant!

Once a cultivator's Jin Dan shatters, the outcome is either congealing an infant or nothing but death and the extinction of one's Dao; moreover, surrounding him were numerous rare treasures and Soul-Cleansing Spiritual Incense, circling and feeding his body.

Boom! The vast medicinal power dissolved within his body.

Qin Ming urged forward the Devouring Spirit Poison Flame and began to refine the medicinal power within the Infant-Congealing Pill.

Subsequently, his divine soul merged into the Jin Dan, becoming one with it, and began to draw upon the origin power within the flawless Jin Dan.

Crack! A fine sound of cracking spread out.

In the depths of fate, Qin Ming's mind trembled uncontrollably, as if sensing an overwhelming catastrophe.

Upon the flawless Jin Dan within his Qi Sea and dantian, as a second fissure appeared, more and more cracks began to cover the entire Jin Dan; suddenly! Between the fissures, billions of rays of light burst forth, as if a destructive force had erupted violently within his dantian!

Crack-crack-crack! As the Jin Dan completely disintegrated, a chubby infantile phantom leaped out; seen opening its mouth to inhale, it drew all the star-like fragments entirely into its mouth.

The Jin Dan shattered, the Nascent Soul congealed! The medicinal power of the Infant-Congealing Pill gradually diffused, and a force brimming with vitality began to repair the damage to his dantian.

Yin and Yang energies constantly alternated appearing upon his body, representing destruction and rebirth.

At this moment, Qin Ming's consciousness had entirely merged into the divine soul infant.

In an instant, his mind grew dazed and sank, as if experiencing a long stretch of time.

After absorbing the Jin Dan's origin power, the chubby divine soul infant completely solidified into form, its features and expression exactly identical to Qin Ming's, cut from the same mold.

Immediately following, guided by the reception of the swirling purple qi, the divine soul infant ascended to the Purple Mansion's upper dantian and sat cross-legged upon that spirit platform.

In that instant! Heaven and earth changed color, wind and clouds churned, wild winds howled, and rivers overturned while seas surged.

The heavenly and earthly spiritual energy within a thousand li in every direction seemed to turn into a vacuum, suddenly stagnating.

A terrifying spiritual pressure at the Nascent Soul level descended suddenly upon Moon-Gazing Island.

"After three hundred and twenty years of cultivation, the Nascent Soul is finally achieved!"

(End of Chapter)