Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 932: Chapter 165: Erniu Bids Farewell, Lifebound Cyan Lotus Mutates! (Part 2)

Naturally, merging the two into one was more appropriate.

With a wave of his hand, he took out a stick of Tier Four Low-Grade Calming Incense,

and flicked his finger; a strand of Powerful Qi brushed past the tip of the incense, instantly igniting it, and a wisp of smoke drifted out,

He took a deep breath; a current of sandalwood fragrance went straight to his mind. His state of mind, which had been faintly restless because he was about to break through, instantly calmed down greatly.

He slowly closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing,

Before long, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit all reached a peak state,

Then he took out a Crossing Pill and swallowed it,

In an instant, a surge of pure Spiritual Power rose up, filling his meridians, and the Spirit Wood True Technique within his body began to circulate on its own,

As the Spiritual Power continued to circulate, Zhou Xun gradually entered a selfless state of cultivation.

This was precisely the effect of the Crossing Pill, causing one to sink into a state similar to empty clarity and sudden enlightenment,

At this moment, he could clearly feel countless strands of Spiritual Qi being continuously refined into Mana and merging into the Nascent Soul in his Dantian!

Time slipped away bit by bit; Zhou Xun was immersed in the wondrous realm of cultivation, utterly unaware of the passage of time outside.

As Spiritual Power was ceaselessly absorbed and refined, his Nascent Soul was also slowly undergoing transformation; the originally somewhat illusory outline gradually became clear and compact, and the aura it emitted grew ever more powerful and majestic.

Finally, when a certain point in time was reached,

it was as though a great dam, after accumulating enough water, collapsed with a thunderous crash,

and everything became different.

”Boom!”

It seemed as if a loud roar resounded in Zhou Xun’s mind; he only felt his eyes brighten, as though a ray of light flashed past.

Immediately after, a mighty surge of Spiritual Power gushed out from within his body, in an instant flooding all his meridians.

Middle-Stage Nascent Soul, achieved!

At this very moment, he felt a strange sensation from his Dantian, as if a peculiar force had suddenly plunged into it,

Zhou Xun then cast his gaze over,

and saw that the Lifebound Cyan Lotus in his Dantian had, at some unknown time, already grown a second lotus leaf, with Dao Rhymes flowing upon it, giving off a sense of exuberant vitality,

”It feels as though I’m observing the very essence of life!”

And that Nascent Soul he had just condensed was at this moment seated cross-legged upon the Cyan Lotus, exhaling and inhaling Spiritual Power, surrounded by a faint cyan halo.

This kind of phenomenon had never been seen before; even in the Scriptures, there were no such records.

A guess arose in Zhou Xun’s heart,

He raised his left hand, forming a sword-finger, and lightly sliced across his right arm; a wound instantly opened. Immediately after, Zhou Xun communed with the Cyan Lotus,

Mana circulated, and he pointed at his right arm,

Only to see that amid a flash of Cyan Light, the wound healed within just a few breaths!

”Truly miraculous!”

This wondrous Mana could actually accelerate healing; more importantly, its effect worked from the outside inward,

which also meant that this Mana could be entirely used to heal others.

At this moment, for him to claim publicly that he was a Tier Four Physician would be no problem at all!

Next, Zhou Xun began to familiarize himself with this new Mana. With a stir of his mind, an aura of Middle-Stage Nascent Soul-level Mana spread out.

”This Mana aura is almost comparable to that of a Great Cultivator!”

His main body’s foundation now far surpassed that of his avatar,

If his main body had been the one to face Master Hundred Bones that day, there might even have been a chance to fight and win.

Thinking of this, a sudden thought arose in Zhou Xun’s mind,

”If my main body were to also go to Jiangling Prefecture and join hands with my avatar, could we perhaps butcher Master Hundred Bones?”

But he quickly gave up on the idea,

for once one’s strength reached this level, everyone had their own trump cards; defeating was easy, but killing was exceedingly difficult.

Then, with a single thought, Zhou Xun’s entire figure suddenly turned ethereal, but quickly became solid again,

”Alas, at my current level, I’m still a bit short of using my physical body to perform Instant Teleportation!” Zhou Xun shook his head,

One must know that whether it was Master Hundred Bones, True Monarch Yama, or the Golden Flood Dragon King, all of them could perform Instant Teleportation Techniques with their physical bodies,

the only difference lying in the distance they could traverse,

Whereas True Monarch Profound Resonance, True Monarch Celestial One, and the like were unable to reach this step, which was likely the most intuitive distinction of how formidable a Great Cultivator was.

But Zhou Xun believed that as he continued to comprehend and research, he would certainly be able to achieve this, and before he reached Late-Stage Nascent Soul at that.

Then Zhou Xun changed his Spell,

his Nascent Soul suddenly flew out, arriving above the Cave Mansion; the entire Wangchuan Lake lay fully within his sight. With a flash of Spirit Light, he cast the Spirit Wood Limit Technique,

and saw a lotus pond suddenly appear in midair, filled entirely with Cyan Lotuses, as an infinite surge of vitality burst forth,

The spirit medicines on Lake Heart Island suddenly straightened one after another, all turning toward a single direction.

Zhou Xun’s Spell changed,

and these cyan lotuses suddenly transformed into sharp Cyan Lotus Swords, hovering before him—seven hundred and twenty in total—surging up and down.

”As expected, this Celestial Essence Sword Array has become even more powerful!”

As his mind shifted, strand after strand of Cyan Lotus Flying Swords suddenly flashed and thrust in midair; each one could cross space to strike the enemy.

This was something his avatar could not achieve.

Just imagine: separated by several hundred zhang, with a single thought from Zhou Xun, hundreds of Flying Swords cross space to suddenly surround you and stab in unison,

and these Flying Swords are inexhaustible—destroy one, and another will soon be generated to take its place.

Among Nascent Soul Cultivators, there likely are not many who could withstand this.

However, with the true body residing within, the avatar striking out with heavy blows is the most basic strategy; it is impossible for him to personally go out to fight and kill.

Such things can be left to the avatar.

Next, Zhou Xun stopped his testing. The Nascent Soul descended and sank in from the crown of his head, returning to his Dantian to be nurtured. The strange phenomenon in the sky once more vanished,

and no one discovered that in this several-thousand-zhang-high sky, such a scene had once appeared.

Then Zhou Xun slightly opened his eyes, opened the door of the Cultivation Room, and walked out.

He saw Lin Xueying sitting in the living room. Hearing the movement behind her, she turned her head; seeing that it was Zhou Xun, her face involuntarily lit up with joy.

”Husband, you’ve come out of seclusion!”

At this moment, Lin Xueying was still at the Peak of Early-Stage Core Formation; it seemed she would soon be able to advance to the Middle-Stage.

”I’ve gained a little something—successfully broken through to the Middle-Stage!” Zhou Xun laughed heartily.

Joy and admiration flashed in Lin Xueying’s eyes. ”Husband truly is formidable—breaking through to Middle-Stage Nascent Soul in such a short time. Such Talent is truly rare in this world.”

”Since it’s a joyous occasion, how could we not celebrate properly!”

As he spoke, Zhou Xun came to Lin Xueying’s side, scooped her up in his arms, and strode toward the bedroom.

They did not sleep the whole night!

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Time flowed on; the years slipped by.

Very soon, two years passed. During this period, aside from Cultivation, Zhou Xun devoted himself to studying Alchemy Skill.

At last, the day came when he planned to assault the realm of a Tier Four Middle-Grade Alchemist.

In the Cultivation Room, Zhou Xun sat cross-legged.

This time, what he intended to refine was a Tier Four Middle-Grade Qi Recovery Pill, even though it was his first attempt.

But it and the Tier Four Low-Grade Qi Recovery Pill were of the same lineage; only the refining method and primary materials were somewhat different.

Therefore, for the Zhou Xun of today, the difficulty of refining this Pill was relatively low, making it perfectly suited for use in breaking through.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and regulated his breathing.

After a long while, he once more opened his eyes; his gaze was as calm as a still lake, without the slightest ripple.

His Essence, Qi, and Spirit were adjusted to their optimal state.

Without hesitation,

he slapped his Storage Bag, and several streaks of Spirit Light flew out, landing on the ground:

a Small Cauldron of simple, ancient design, its entire body a dark cyan-black—this was the High-Grade Pill Furnace, the ”Pill Origin Cauldron.”

More than a dozen stalks of Spirit Medicine of various colors, among which a few were particularly eye-catching—none other than Rejuvenating Spirit Profound Reishi of Tier Four Middle-Grade level!

His mouth opened, and a stream of Nascent Fire ignited out of thin air, wrapping around the Pill Furnace.

At this moment, Zhou Xun did not rush to the Refinement of the Spirit Medicines; this step was to warm the furnace.

Sensing the state of the Pill Furnace, after some time, Zhou Xun’s mind moved, and the flames suddenly shrank by a great deal.

Then he flicked his fingers, and the lid of the furnace opened on its own. At the same time, the more than a dozen Spirit Medicines before him all rose into the air, falling into the Pill Furnace one by one.

Very soon, it came to the final step.

Zhou Xun formed a seal with both hands, and his Spell struck the Pill Furnace.

Immediately after, an astonishing medicinal fragrance spread out from within the Pill Furnace, filling the entire Cultivation Room.

The Elixir had successfully taken shape.

Zhou Xun smiled faintly!

”Refining successful!”

With a sweep of his sleeve, the furnace lid opened on its own, and a lustrous white Pill flew out, landing in Zhou Xun’s palm.

”One Success Pill of proper quality!”

At this point, it signified that Zhou Xun had officially become a Tier Four Middle-Grade Alchemist.