Chapter 838

June 9th, Kunling Domain.

Xu Jin's eighth natal spirit treasure had finished refining, and the time agreed upon with True Person Commander Tian Zhang was drawing near, which also meant the time for Xu Jin to leave the Kunling Domain and return to the Dongxuan Star Realm had arrived.

Xu Jin was also making his final arrangements before leaving.

Most matters had already been arranged beforehand.

What Xu Jin was arranging now was a slight adjustment to his previous plans.

Previously, because Chaos Origin Materials and Innate Treasure Materials were very limited, what he gave out was very limited.

But returning this time, he had captured many Innate Treasure Materials and Innate Spirit Materials from several major battles, and after following True Person Youyu to the Baili Star Realm and Shi Song Star Realm, he had bought some more.

Over the past three or four months, Xu Jin had nurtured and upgraded a batch of Chaos Origin Materials and Innate Treasure Materials in his hands, a portion of which Xu Jin used himself to refine his own natal spirit treasures.

Today, the refining lineup for Xu Jin's natal spirit treasures is becoming increasingly luxurious.

The worst ones use at least two Chaos Origin Materials plus one Innate Treasure Material; if the characteristics are suitable, he will even use three Chaos Origin Materials.

If the Chaos Origin Materials and Innate Treasure Materials have very practical characteristics, they will also be directly refined into them.

Like Xu Jin's main combat Space Natal Suppression Artifact and Thunder-type Natal Suppression Artifact, they are now at the Sixth and Seventh Refinement stages; even the worst ones are Innate Treasure Materials—a super luxurious lineup.

Besides these, Xu Jin still has quite a few Chaos Origin Materials and Innate Treasure Materials suitable as main and auxiliary materials.

There won't be a shortage in the future, so he prepared to give some away now to enhance the strength of the Kunling Domain.

The first to be arranged were naturally Jiang Er, Ji Hongli, and Haoyue; each received at least one Chaos Origin Material, or even two, and the characteristics were all carefully selected.

Subsequently, Xu Jin gave his teacher Qi Shanye and his Junior Martial Uncle Mo Ji one Chaos Origin Material each, and he gave old Qi two extra Innate Treasure Materials.

After all, without old Qi's teaching grace back then, there would be no Xu Jin today.

Gratitude must be repaid.

Kindness must be repaid.

That is Xu Jin.

He gave his mentor Kou Jing one Chaos Origin Material and two Innate Spirit Materials, and his teacher Liu Qingzhu two Innate Treasure Materials.

Then there was the Academy Head, Dong Zhao.

Xu Jin always remembered the grace of Academy Head Dong Zhao saving Jiang Er at Ning Yuchan's request back then, and the friendship of his cultivation, so Xu Jin gave Dong Zhao one Chaos Origin Material, one Innate Treasure Material, and one Innate Spirit Material, all of which were priceless treasures.

Finally, it was Peng Lao.

Peng Lao had always taken good care of Xu Jin, Jiang Er, and even the later Zhenyu Prince's Mansion, so he gave him three Innate Treasure Materials.

However, what surprised Xu Jin was Peng Lao's request when arranging this matter.

Peng Lao also requested to become a Star-Binding Tianyang Xingjun, willing to guard the Kunling Domain forever alongside Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao!

When people get older, perhaps their feelings for their homeland run deeper; after exchanging a few words, Xu Jin readily agreed. In about half a year, when Peng Lao breaks through to the Tenth Tier, Xu Jin will personally return to help Peng Lao perform a Star Affinity Breakthrough to become a Star-Binding Tianyang Xingjun.

By then, once Peng Lao breaks through to become a Star-Binding Tianyang Xingjun and grows a bit more, in coordination with Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao, the effect would likely be similar to Xu Jin guarding the Kunling Domain.

Besides this, Xu Jin also left all the large quantities of ordinary spirit materials, treasure materials, and a portion of Innate Spirit Materials he had captured previously to Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao.

To be used for future rewards from the Holy Palace.

After arranging all this, Xu Jin took out the Thousand Star Jade Token.

He prepared to contact his Master, Emperor Fenghua, to ask him a few questions about cultivation.

But before the starlight message was sent, he suddenly realized that three or four months had passed again.

The agreement should be executed.

Inside the Duye Imperial Palace, Emperor Duye was using a dragon-horn comb to groom Emperor Fenghua's long, black, shiny hair, stroke after stroke, with utmost seriousness.

Suddenly, the Thousand Star Jade Token that Emperor Duye had casually placed to the side began to flicker with starlight.

With a movement of his divine sense, the moment Emperor Duye saw the starlight message, he started laughing first.

The laughter left Emperor Fenghua feeling somewhat bewildered.

"What happy event have you encountered?" Emperor Fenghua asked.

Upon hearing this, the smile on Emperor Duye's face grew even wider. "Fenghua, that little disciple of yours is truly a man of his word."

"A man of his word?"

Emperor Fenghua was somewhat puzzled and slightly confused.

"Fenghua, that little disciple of yours has asked me to relay a message again; the time you spend with me has increased by another month! Here, this is your little disciple keeping his promise; you should reply to him directly."

As he spoke, Emperor Duye giggled.

Ever since she learned last time that Xu Jin had mastered the space divine ability Moon Eclipse and had the ability to kill multiple True Persons single-handedly, Emperor Duye understood that she was no longer needed as a relay.

But Xu Jin still requested the relay.

If this isn't a man of his word, what is?

Emperor Fenghua froze for a few breaths, a trace of helplessness appearing on his handsome face; this disciple of his was truly a man of his word.

He could only reply.

However, Emperor Fenghua's reply was incredibly serious because Xu Jin was asking several questions about cultivation.

And they were very important questions.

Xu Jin was the most talented among his many disciples, with the fastest cultivation improvement speed, yet he could not be taught in person.

Now that his disciple had doubts to ask, he could only answer them with all his heart.

Especially Xu Jin's first question regarding the Dao Embryo, which was slightly strange and made him associate it with something.

"This kid, surely he hasn't inadvertently walked the path of the Divine Dao, has he?"

Thinking of this, Emperor Fenghua's reply became even more cautious and comprehensive.

In the Kunling Domain, Xu Jin waited for a full half-hour before receiving the relevant reply from his Master, Emperor Fenghua.

Xu Jin had asked two questions about problems he would soon face in cultivation, but Emperor Fenghua's reply was a full ten thousand words long.

The first question Xu Jin asked was how a Dao Embryo transforms into a Nascent Soul, and how to deal with it if one encounters a Heart Demon Tribulation.

This was also a problem that Xu Jin urgently needed to solve in his current cultivation.

His Dao Embryo cultivation had reached its limit.

And according to what his Master had said previously about the Divine Dao, those who cultivate the Divine Dao will inevitably encounter a Heart Demon Tribulation when their divine soul cultivation breaks through a major realm!

These two problems would definitely be encountered once Xu Jin's Dao Embryo transformed into a Nascent Soul.

So he asked early to seek countermeasures.

At this very moment, Emperor Fenghua's reply provided Xu Jin with the answers.

There are two ways for a Dao Embryo to transform into a Nascent Soul.

The first is that after the Dao Embryo cultivation reaches its peak, one uses a Purple Origin Bodhi Bead, which can assist the Dao Embryo in transforming into a Nascent Soul; the higher the rank, the better the effect.

This is the path of external objects.

The second is to follow the path of nature.

When normal Dao Embryo cultivation reaches its peak, one only feels that it has reached its peak, but in reality, there is still a strong room for growth, and it can continue to be condensed; usually, this also requires the help of external objects.

Using a Purple Origin Bodhi Branch that is over a thousand years old to draw its inherent power into the Dao Embryo can temper the Dao Embryo, allowing its cultivation to continue growing; during the tempering process, it will strengthen the divine soul origin to a very small extent.

When the Dao Embryo is tempered to the extreme, it will naturally transform into a Nascent Soul, just like a melon falling when it is ripe.

A Nascent Soul transformed in this way is extremely strong internally, the divine soul origin is more powerful, the Nascent Soul's upper limit is higher, and under the same cultivation level, the divine soul cultivation is stronger, making the divine soul star techniques and divine abilities it activates more powerful.

After the Nascent Soul is injured, its recovery ability is also stronger.

There are many benefits.

But the drawback is that it is not only expensive but also time-consuming and has no fixed outcome.

Some people can reach the limit in a few years, some in a few decades, but there are also people who have not reached the limit even after hundreds of years, failing to have the Nascent Soul transform naturally like a ripe melon falling, wasting precious time in vain.

Of course, some people take the middle path.

That is, using a Purple Origin Bodhi Branch to temper their Dao Embryo for several years to several decades, and after a certain period, actively using a Purple Origin Bodhi Bead to transform into a Nascent Soul to avoid wasting time.