Chapter 628: Big Commotion of Breaking Through to the Nascent Soul Stage

Lu Yang realized his recent mindset had drifted toward arrogance, and he forced himself to cool down rapidly, analyzing his actual combat capability.

As a Nascent Soul stage cultivator promoted from the strongest Golden Core stage, challenging higher levels meant he could perhaps contest with an ordinary early Deity Transformation cultivator, and if he factored in his own wit, he might even defeat one.

Which meant he possessed the combat strength of an early Deity Transformation stage.

Add to that the divine possession, requesting the Immortal Fairy to strike, and executing the Eldest Senior Sister Pictographic Fist to summon her, and his combat power would skyrocket to another level.

Summing up these various advantages, he truly could exchange blows with an Immortal.

"Senior Lianyi, are you interested in becoming a guest elder of our Wendao Sect?" the Eldest Senior Sister took the initiative to invite.

"Become a guest elder of your Wendao Sect?" Jiang Lianyi’s expression grew peculiar; as the true master of the Demon Realm, the ancient ancestor of the Phoenix Clan, and the foremost individual beneath the Immortals, who had just fought to a draw with you, her status and position were right there—how could she join the Wendao Sect?

Furthermore, she still did not know what benefits a Wendao Sect guest elder received, or what obligations needed to be fulfilled.

The Eldest Senior Sister paused, then added: "Senior Immortal is the first guest elder of our Wendao Sect."

"Such a grand invitation is difficult to refuse!"

A smile appeared at the corner of the Eldest Senior Sister's mouth: "Then welcome Senior Lianyi to the Wendao Sect."

"Senior Lianyi is the second guest elder of our Wendao Sect. However, Senior Lianyi's external identity is one of the Four Imperials of the Heavenly Court; if you join our Wendao Sect publicly, it will easily cause the outside world to speculate about the relationship between the Heavenly Court and our Wendao Sect, so please keep your identity as a guest elder confidential, Senior Lianyi."

"That makes sense. Then what benefits do I get from joining the Wendao Sect, and is there anything I need to do, like how long I need to stay in the Wendao Sect or the like?"

"For Senior to become a guest elder of the Wendao Sect is already the sect's honor. How could we dare restrict Senior's freedom? It is just that if the Wendao Sect encounters danger in the future, Senior need only step in to offer some care."

"In return, if Senior takes a liking to anything in the Wendao Sect, just let me know and I can gift it to Senior; places like the Scripture Library will also be open to Senior."

Jiang Lianyi thought about it; she wasn't at a loss, and Sister Immortal was also a guest elder.

If she found Ao Ling and she also became a guest elder of the Wendao Sect, then she would have to obediently call her Senior Sister.

Any way she looked at it, it was a very good deal.

As for the things in the Wendao Sect, there was temporarily nothing she fancied.

The Scripture Library was a good place, the most concentrated repository of knowledge in the cultivation world, and worth a look.

"What does Senior Lianyi plan to do next?"

Jiang Lianyi thought for a moment and said seriously: "The world three hundred thousand years later is unknown to me. I plan to take a look at this unfamiliar cultivation world, searching for clues about my husband and Little Ling. If I can find clues about the other three Immortals, that would be even better."

"It should be so."

The Eldest Senior Sister pulled out a jade token and pushed it toward Jiang Lianyi.

"This is?"

"A map of the cultivation world. Perhaps there are deviations in the subtle details, but roughly it won't be wrong."

Jiang Lianyi was not polite: "Then many thanks, Sect Master."

They were all one family now; declining would instead seem distant.

"As for Little Junior Brother, since you have stepped into the Nascent Soul stage, then diligently write the Nascent Soul section of the 《Mind Clarifying and Nature Seeing Mantra》, and I will check it."

Lu Yang instantly felt his pressure multiply, his head aching, and the excitement of returning from the Demon Realm turned completely cold.

Writing a cultivation method again meant he probably wouldn't be able to leave the Scripture Library for the next month.

"Is Senior Lianyi going to the Scripture Library with me?" Lu Yang saw that Jiang Lianyi had the intention to visit the Scripture Library, so he proactively invited her.

"That works."

The Eldest Senior Sister casually wrote a note and handed it to Jiang Lianyi: "Show this note to the person guarding the entrance of the Scripture Library, and they will let you in."

Before going down the mountain, to prevent other people of the Wendao Sect from recognizing her, Jiang Lianyi altered her appearance slightly.

The two went down the mountain and saw many Wendao Sect disciples running in one direction, seemingly going to watch some excitement.

"That is... the direction of Old Meng's cave dwelling?"

Lu Yang remembered Old Meng saying he was going to shatter his core to form a soul, and feared he was breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage right now.

He changed his mind temporarily and headed toward Old Meng's cave dwelling.

Lu Yang arrived relatively late; the front of Meng Jingzhou's cave dwelling was crowded with many senior brothers, senior sisters, junior brothers, and junior sisters preparing to watch the excitement, so Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi could only line up at the back.

Jiang Lianyi had a good impression of this little fellow who had been with Lu Yang the whole time; possessing the True Fire of Nirvana, his Yang energy was actually so vigorous that even the Phoenix Clan, famous for pure Yang, could not compare to him.

In front of Meng Jingzhou's cave dwelling, diverse phenomena manifested continuously: lingering purple mist surrounded the mountaintop, gushing golden lotuses struck the ground and took root, and there was even a series of scenes like the phantom images of Arhats chanting scriptures. The commotion was much larger than when Lu Yang broke through to the Nascent Soul stage, no wonder so many people rushed over to watch.

Countless senior brothers and senior sisters pointed and gestured, praising this miraculous spectacle and marveling at Meng Jingzhou's talent.

"Look, the lingering purple mist—this is a Purple Mist Talisman that costs ten thousand contribution points just to exchange for one!"

"There are also Ground-Landing Golden Lotus Talismans; a single golden lotus costs five thousand contribution points, and this is fearsomely more than a hundred golden lotuses!"

"And this Buddhist audio, the phantom images of Arhats... heavens, how many contribution points did this cost?"

"Listen, there is also the cry of a phoenix. Could it be the legendary Phoenix Nirvana?!"

In terms of financial resources, rare was the person in the Wendao Sect who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Meng Jingzhou; even the senior brothers of the Deity Transformation stage marvelled repeatedly, knowing that if it were themselves, they absolutely would not dare to be so extravagant.

Lu Yang's eyelid twitched slightly. He and Old Meng had originally discussed making some commotion upon returning to the sect to break through to the Nascent Soul stage; after all, a cultivator only had one such opportunity in a lifetime, so of course it had to be made grand.

This was an inspiration gained from hearing the Immortal Fairy narrate the spectacles when the Nine-Incline Immortal achieved immortality.

He just hadn't expected the commotion Old Meng caused would be this massive.

Old Meng's talent was about the same as his own, and breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was a matter of a single thought. The miraculous spectacles had already played for half an hour and he still hadn't broken through, acting like he was constipated, which could only mean one thing—he wanted to wait until the spectacles had mostly finished playing before breaking through.

Just as Lu Yang conceived this thought, he saw the phenomena change once more: Arhats chanted scriptures, the clear Buddhist sutras possessing the power to purify the mind, and ancient phantom ancestors appeared, surrounding the place like a sacred sacrifice, kneeling and bowing toward Meng Jingzhou's cave dwelling, while a great power smiled holding a flower, bestowing blessings...

The Nascent Soul aura broke through the cave dwelling, piercing the sky, and everyone present could feel the sheer dominance of this Nascent Soul.

"Look, Junior Brother Meng has two Nascent Souls!"

Above the cave dwelling, two Nascent Souls identical in appearance to Meng Jingzhou curled halfway, head to foot, emitting supreme energy.

Gradually, the two Nascent Souls rotated faster and faster, forming a perfect circle.

A senior brother concentrated his gaze to observe the two Nascent Souls, saying slowly: "It looks precisely like a Taiji diagram; two Nascent Souls rotating, separated in the middle by a line like flowing water. These two Nascent Souls symbolize One Yang and One Yang!"

Lu Yang: "..."

How is it that this is the first time I've heard that a Taiji diagram is One Yang and One Yang.

The second update is at eleven o'clock.