Chapter 629: A Brand New Realm

Lu Yang even suspected that the Senior Brother who had cried out the phrase "Taiji Diagram" was a shill hired by Old Meng.

Jiang Lianyi watched the display, clicking her tongue in amazement. Having witnessed the cultivation philosophies of countless geniuses and paragons during the ancient era, this was still the first time she had ever heard of a Taiji diagram born of twin suns. Was this truly the cultivation philosophy of three hundred thousand years later?

No wonder the current Phoenix Clan fared worse than the Human Race; their way of thinking simply lacked the advancement of humanity's.

While the other visions had been bought and paid for by Meng Jingzhou, the manifestation of a pure Yang Taiji diagram composed of two nascent souls was an absolute, genuine phenomena.

Lu Yang counted his blessings that no vision had accompanied his own breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage. Had there truly been one, it would likely have consisted of his Invincible Soul soundly thrashing him.

He would have lost all face.

Oh, wait, no. That would be Young Sect Leader Lu losing face, which had nothing to do with him.

Deep in thought, Jiang Lianyi noticed another peculiarity about Meng Jingzhou. "It is my first time seeing someone with two nascent souls."

Lu Yang grew curious. "Did no cultivator in the ancient era ever refine two nascent souls?"

Jiang Lianyi shook her head gently. "During the Golden Core stage, a few individuals did manage to refine two golden cores, but those two cores possessed distinct natures. By the time they cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage, according to the Law of Conservation of Yin and Yang, the cores would fuse into a single entity before shattering to birth a single nascent soul."

"Do you know why the Nascent Soul stage is not simply called the Infant stage, but must be preceded by the word 'Nascent'?"

"I ask Senior to enlighten me."

"The word 'Nascent' carries the meaning of the beginning, the primary, or the first. Simply put, the Nascent Soul stage signifies the primal infant."

"And so?"

"And so, this little fellow surnamed Meng is not currently in the Nascent Soul stage. He is in the Twin Soul stage."

Lu Yang's eyelid twitched slightly. Senior Lianyi's talent for naming things was truly on par with that of the Immortal Sect Master.

Within the spiritual space, the Immortal Sect Master nodded in approval. "The Twin Soul stage is a rather fine name. It fits the reality perfectly!"

Lu Yang remained silent.

At the very least, it should be called the Dual Soul stage.

He did not particularly care what Meng Jingzhou's realm was called, but he himself possessed twin nascent souls as well.

With a sharp whoosh, the two nascent souls vanished back into the immortal cave. The various visions dissolved into fragments of petals, drifting down in an exceptionally beautiful shower of blossoms.

With a smile playing at the corners of his lips, Meng Jingzhou pushed open the doors of his abode. He looked entirely refreshed, clearly overjoyed at having broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Only Lu Yang knew that his joy stemmed from the perfect curtain call of his performance.

"Congratulations, Junior Brother Meng! Shattering the core to form the soul—your future is limitless!"

"Two nascent souls is something utterly unheard of. Junior Brother Meng has blazed a trail through history; this calls for a grand celebration!"

"Congratulations to Senior Brother Meng on attaining the Nascent Soul stage! We shall certainly look to you as our idol and press forward with all our might!"

"You flatter me, you flatter me. Senior brothers, senior sisters, junior brothers, and junior sisters, you exaggerate. I am merely an ordinary cultivator of the Nascent Soul stage, unworthy of such undeserved praise."

Though his mouth claimed he was unworthy, Meng Jingzhou's heart was practically blooming with joy.

Only when the crowd had mostly dispersed did Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi finally walk over.

"Old Lu, you've come! Did you see my performance just now? I told you to break through early, but look at you—you don't get to enjoy this kind of treatment, do you?" Meng Jingzhou flaunted boastfully to Lu Yang.

That would teach the brat to break through ahead of time without a conscience.

As his gaze fell upon Jiang Lianyi standing beside Lu Yang, his expression shifted slightly, and he hurriedly bowed. "Greetings, Senior Lianyi."

Even though Jiang Lianyi had altered her appearance, Meng Jingzhou was no fool. The person accompanying Lu Yang right now could only be her.

Hearing Meng Jingzhou's words, the old horse bolted over at full speed, speaking in human tongue: "Greetings to the Phoenix Ancestor!"

This was the legendary Phoenix Ancestor, the foremost individual beneath the Immortal Demons. He had thought himself hopeless to ever behold the Phoenix Ancestor in this lifetime, yet he never expected to meet her here.

"Holy cow, Old Ma, you can speak?" Having known each other for so many years, this was the first time Meng Jingzhou had ever heard the old horse speak.

Jiang Lianyi cast a glance at the old horse. "A Demon King level. Are you this brat's Dao Protector?"

The old horse dared not conceal anything and disclosed the full truth: "I was entrusted by his elder brother to ensure that before he returns home to be beaten to death by said brother, no one else beats him to death first."

Meng Jingzhou fell silent.

Old man, you hold far too much of a grudge. I've nearly forgotten what it was I even did.

Fortunately, Meng Jingzhou was not one to harbor grievances. He quickly tossed his father's resentment to the back of his mind and began discussing his Nascent Soul stage with Lu Yang.

"Congratulations, Old Meng. Senior Lianyi mentioned that this is the first time she has ever seen someone with twin nascent souls, an unprecedented event. Therefore, your current realm is not called the Nascent Soul stage, but the Twin Soul stage."

Meng Jingzhou desperately wanted to ask what kind of terrible name that was, but considering it had been bestowed by the Phoenix Ancestor, and that the Phoenix Ancestor herself was standing right there, he would not dare complain even if given a heaven-sized amount of courage.

"...A fine name."

"How is it? Now that you have reached the Nascent Soul stage, have you felt any unusual changes?" Lu Yang asked with keen interest. Having birthed two children, it was bound to be different from the ordinary Nascent Soul stage.

"There is no need to mention my strength; it has certainly increased. But the most significant part is that I can feel a change within my own blood."

"A change in your blood? What sort of change?"

Meng Jingzhou kept a straight face, speaking with utmost gravity: "It aphrodisiacs."

"...Are there any other changes?" Lu Yang looked at Meng Jingzhou with an odd expression. Old Meng was not far off from becoming a walking piece of Longevity Flesh.

"There ought to be, but none have been discovered yet. It will require gradual exploration."

The Invincible Soul had the guidance of the Immortal Sect Master beforehand, allowing Lu Yang to directly know its functions. Meng Jingzhou's situation, however, had no precedent to draw from, and could only be researched step by step.

"What about you? What does your nascent soul look like?"

At the mention of this, Lu Yang grew spirited. "My nascent soul was personally guided by an ancient immortal. It is known as the Invincible Soul, capable of automatically engaging in battle. It can deploy the most appropriate techniques at the most perfect timing, utilizing the most ideal strength to defeat the enemy. Even with me as its opponent, I fall short!"

Meng Jingzhou drew a sharp breath. Old Lu's nascent soul sounded incredibly formidable, entirely on a different level from his own.

"Very well, you have just broken through and need to stabilize your realm. Senior Lianyi and I shall not disturb you further."

"Take care."

Bidding farewell, Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi made their way toward the Scripture Repository.

Standing before the gates of the repository was Senior Sister Zhou Lulu, whom he had not seen in a long time. As always, Zhou Lulu was buried in a book, utterly absorbed.

"Senior Sister Zhou, reading again?" Lu Yang greeted her with a smile.

"Ah, Junior Brother Lu. It has been a long time." Seeing it was Lu Yang, Zhou Lulu let out a breath of relief.

"I heard you have been in the Demon Realm for the past half-year?" Zhou Lulu looked at Lu Yang with deep envy. She had always wanted to travel abroad, but due to her crippling shyness, she rarely left the sect, let alone ventured into the completely foreign Demon Realm.

"Senior Sister Zhou, you could actually take a stroll around the outer fringes of the Demon Realm. It would effectively boost your confidence."

"No, no, it is fine. I am content staying within the sect. This is..." Zhou Lulu noticed the unfamiliar but powerfully auraed female cultivator beside Lu Yang.

According to the regulations, outsiders were not permitted to enter the Scripture Repository.

"This is a guest invited by the Eldest Senior Sister, who wished to pay a visit to the Scripture Repository. This is the permit signed by the Eldest Senior Sister," Lu Yang introduced.

Seeing that there was a slip from the Eldest Senior Sister, Zhou Lulu refrained from saying anything more.

"Then you may enter. Just remember not to damage the books."

"Understood."

The two arrived at the second floor of the Scripture Repository, where the cultivation methods of the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages were stored. Back when Lu Yang was compiling the Golden Core chapter of the "Sutra of Clarifying the Mind and Perceiving Nature," he had stayed right here for an entire month before successfully writing it.

"Then Senior may look around at your leisure. I shall go study the cultivation methods first." Lu Yang temporarily took his leave from Jiang Lianyi.

After Lu Yang left, Jiang Lianyi looked with keen interest at these techniques she had never heard of before, feeling the rapid, ever-changing shifts of the era.

"Great Sun Dharma Body Technique, Crane Cry Technique, Farming Technique... Hmm, why is this book hidden away?"

She noticed that the techniques on the bottom shelf of the eastern bookcase were rarely touched, likely the most common ones found on the market, as a layer of dust rested upon them.

Brushing these techniques aside, one would discover a hidden compartment concealed behind them, exceedingly difficult to detect.

Jiang Lianyi opened the hidden compartment and found a book tucked away inside.

"Dragon Phoenix Transformation?"

(End of this chapter)

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