Chapter 632: Second Senior Brother Defeated His Own Nascent Soul

...It seems Old Man Tao really is quite idle.

Lu Yang silently put the manual back and continued researching other techniques.

The variety of techniques in the Nascent Soul stage was immense; rather than calling them techniques, it was more like a clash of philosophies.

For instance, some seniors advocated for finding life within death, believing that one could only improve oneself and sublimate the Nascent Soul when facing desperate straits.

Other seniors felt that cultivation should be a step-by-step process, warning against acting with undue haste.

Lu Yang leaned more toward the latter—having the Immortal Fairy in his spiritual space already constituted a desperate strait. If he faced another deadly situation on top of that, it would mean certain death with zero chance of survival; no amount of sublimation would help.

This technique is not bad, the Nascent Soul Sword Nurturing Art. I feel it suits me quite well and can be used for reference. By cultivating this technique, using the Nascent Soul as a scabbard to nurture a heart sword, once the heart sword is formed, the Nascent Soul can wield it in dance. Conservatively estimated, the Nascent Soul's combat power will increase by thirty percent!

The Nascent Soul was transformed from the Golden Core and controlled by the primordial spirit, so it was not a physical entity and lacked a handy weapon. If it had a weapon by its side, its combat power would naturally increase.

This technique is useless to you, the Immortal Fairy reminded him.

Why?

Because the Invincible Infant can already wield a sword. The purpose of cultivating this technique has already been achieved.

The Invincible Infant can perform sword techniques? How come I've never seen it use them? Lu Yang recalled his painful experiences fighting the Invincible Infant and did not remember it ever using sword arts.

Because you have never used sword arts when you fought. Didn't I say that whatever you know, the Invincible Infant knows, and it does it even better than you?

If you don't believe it, one try will tell.

Lu Yang really was a bit curious. He entered his spiritual space, conjured a sword for himself, severed his connection with the Invincible Infant, and engaged in a great battle with it.

A miracle occurred. This time, Lu Yang fought with growing courage, executing various sword techniques effortlessly as if they were entirely natural. Clearly, he had made another breakthrough on the path of the sword, reaching a level that left sword cultivators far behind, one that even the older generation of cultivators would applaud in admiration. And then he was defeated by the Invincible Infant.

Cough, cough. Why is this Invincible Infant so hard to fight? Fairy, how did you defeat it back then? Lu Yang was pinned to the ground and beaten by the Invincible Infant; he truly could not defeat it.

The Immortal Fairy's eyes darted around, her gaze wandering. Try, try a few more times and you'll defeat it.

Lu Yang looked at the Immortal Fairy suspiciously. Then how many times did you try?

This immortal is bad at math and didn't remember!

...

Lu Yang detached himself from the spiritual space, repeatedly comforting himself that a powerful Invincible Infant was a good thing, a powerful Invincible Infant was a good thing...

Lu Yang read as he walked, finally arriving at the long-awaited "Yun Zhi Section," and the very first book made him instantly excited.

Is this Eldest Senior Sister's cultivation insights during the Nascent Soul stage?

Let's see how Eldest Senior Sister cultivated her Nascent Soul. Step one of Nascent Soul cultivation: shattering the core to form the infant. Step two of Nascent Soul cultivation: crossing the heavenly tribulation... Huh?

How did it become different from everyone else by the second step?

Come to think of it, I seem to have heard people say that Eldest Senior Sister encountered a heavenly tribulation when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, whereas other cultivators only encounter it when breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage.

Second Senior Brother Ye Zijin imitated Eldest Senior Sister's method and also encountered a heavenly tribulation during the Nascent Soul stage. Then his Nascent Soul gained intelligence and gave him a beating.

Lu Yang felt that he and Second Senior Brother shared a profound destiny. Although the two had never met, they were already fellow brothers sharing the same plight.

Old Man Tao, how did Eldest Senior Sister manage to encounter a heavenly tribulation back during the Nascent Soul stage?

Lu Yang took the initiative to ask Old Man Tao, who ought to know the specific process.

Oh, you're talking about that matter. Back then, when Little Yun was at the peak of the Golden Core stage, she accidentally entered an ancient trial ground. She underwent trials in that venue, fought against the phantom of the previous record holder, defeated the phantom, and ranked first on the board.

Who was the previous record holder? Jiang Lianyi asked out of curiosity. If it was an ancient figure, she should have heard of them.

The Immortal of Heavenly Accord?

Lu Yang: ...

So it turns out that because you, the Immortal of Heavenly Accord, lost and threw a tantrum, you struck Eldest Senior Sister with lightning.

The Immortal Fairy nodded. It sounds like something the Immortal of Heavenly Accord would do. He used to take back his moves frequently when playing Gobang.

And when he took back his moves, you all just let him?

Of course we let him, why wouldn't we? Playing chess is all about fairness. If he wants to take back a move, so be it. When he took back a move, we would beat him up. After beating him up, we would also regret it, saying we shouldn't have beaten him and pretending that we hadn't just beaten him up.

...

I have an impression of the ancient trial ground that Girl Yun went to. It was a place that existed even before the ancient era. The Immortal of Heavenly Accord went there during his Golden Core stage, broke the record, became the number one at the time, and caused quite a sensation.

I was far away at the time and couldn't make it. By the time I went again, I was already in the Nascent Soul stage.

Presumably, after he became an immortal, he left a spell at the trial ground. If anyone broke his record, they would be struck by lightning or something.

It doesn't completely count as revenge, not entirely. At the very least, being struck by it really does make the Nascent Soul stronger.

Lu Yang continued to ask, Then what about Second Senior Brother? Did Second Senior Brother also enter the ancient trial ground and break the record?

It seemed Second Senior Brother was even more formidable than he had imagined.

You mean Little Ye? He intended to go, but circumstances didn't allow it. After Little Yun left the ancient trial ground, the place closed down and could never be opened again. To this day, the reason hasn't been found.

Jiang Lianyi roughly guessed the reason. The Immortal of Heavenly Accord was a man of principles. Probably afraid that someone else would surpass his record again. His principle is that one cannot lose face twice.

...He certainly is quite principled. Lu Yang was powerless to complain.

Then where did Second Senior Brother's lightning tribulation come from?

He cursed the Immortal of Heavenly Accord for an entire day.

Lu Yang sucked in a breath of cold air. As expected of Second Senior Brother, he truly was bold.

Even with the Immortal Fairy protecting him, he wouldn't dare treat the Immortal of Heavenly Accord like that.

You know what happened afterward. When this kid shattered his core to form the infant, it brought about a massive heavenly tribulation. Right at the start, two bolts of lightning struck down.

Those two bolts of lightning opened the spiritual apertures of Little Ye's Nascent Soul. That Nascent Soul was truly an eye-opener. Flying into the sky, it could shatter the lightning tribulation; flying back into the body, it could violently beat its master. Old Man Tao expressed his wonder at that scene, having never witnessed such an absurd sight in his five thousand years of life.

Lu Yang also listened with envy. His own Nascent Soul only knew how to run away when facing a lightning tribulation.

I also heard that Second Senior Brother destroyed his own Nascent Soul and refined a new one?

That was just to deceive outsiders. The actual situation was rather special, and it's inconvenient to inform outsiders. But you two don't count as outsiders, so it's fine to tell you. In reality, Little Ye defeated his own Nascent Soul.

Lu Yang was deeply moved. This was exactly the breakthrough he wanted most, and he hurriedly pressed further, How did Second Senior Brother defeat his Nascent Soul?

He said that no matter how strong the Nascent Soul is, it is still a part of him. Since it is a part of him, his entirety must definitely be stronger than the part, so he would definitely be able to defeat his Nascent Soul!

He also said that spiritual victory is also a form of victory.

The second update is at eleven o'clock.

(End of this chapter)