Chapter 523 - 228: Starlight Baptism: Nascent Soul Jade (2)
Chapter 523: Chapter 228: Starlight Baptism: Nascent Soul Jade (2)
Judging by the tattered fragments of the Spirit Robe, that was none other than Dai Tianrui!
"Young Master Dai... is dead?"
Someone muttered in disbelief.
"Good riddance! The bastard deserved to die."
One person spoke their mind, but not before wisely raising a Conical Hat to hide their face. "A righteous kill!"
Others followed suit, hiding their faces as well and laughing as they chimed in, "The animals from the Yin Corpse Sect are all dead! It’s karma! This is what you call karma!"
"What goes around, comes around. After all the evil they’ve done, they’ve finally gotten what they deserved!"
...
For a time, the cheers and applause of the Loose Cultivators were endless, rising and falling in waves.
But while they rejoiced, the few late-stage Golden Core cultivators at the scene stood frozen, a stark contrast to the cheering crowd.
Wen Suruo stared wide-eyed, her mind a complete blank.
The Five Thunders Temple Walking Elder had unconsciously torn out a piece of his beard, but he didn’t even notice.
The Left Protector of the Fu Bing Sect was overcome with emotion. He deeply sympathized with the feeling, but his position prevented him from showing it openly.
Meanwhile, a certain young man’s heart quietly shattered on the floor.
Just a Quarter Hour ago, Xiang Yiyang had secretly resolved to follow in Xiao Chen’s footsteps, vowing to catch up to and even surpass him.
’How the hell is this possible?!’
.
Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.
The more one knew, the more profound their sense of awe.
Xiang Yiyang now had only one question on his mind. ’How is this possible?’
As a fellow Golden Core cultivator, he felt like an imposter.
’The thing is, from my perspective, the second palm strike Xiao Chen just used didn’t seem that much stronger than the first.’
’So why was the outcome so drastically different?’
’Unless...!’
Xiang Yiyang had a sudden epiphany. The only possible explanation was:
’Xiao Chen has already begun to comprehend the Path of Fire!’
’He’s already taken that step?’
As a late-stage Golden Core cultivator, especially one like Wen Suruo who hailed from a Major Sect, she was keenly aware of the vast chasm between the Golden Core and Nascent Soul Realms.
Thus, she immediately made the connection, a sense of profound respect welling up within her.
Once a cultivator comprehends a Great Path, the journey from Golden Core to Nascent Soul might not be effortless, but it becomes a smooth and open road!
In other words, the Golden Light Taoist before them already had one foot in the Nascent Soul Realm.
That was why his Magic contained a hint of Dao Enlightenment, allowing it to shatter the Void Cloud Light Barrier.
’Sigh, how reckless!’
The Five Thunders Temple Walking Elder couldn’t help but sigh. ’Since he’s already taken this step, why didn’t he wait until after his Nascent Soul Formation to act?’
HISS!
The Left Protector sucked in a sharp breath. ’If he can survive this tribulation, I fear we’ll have a new Nascent Soul True Monarch specializing in Fire Techniques within a few years.’
A thought flashed through his mind, and he remembered the special Sound Transmission Spirit Sword his Sect Leader had entrusted to him.
However, this was the first time Celestial Star Island had opened, and all its Restrictions were fully active.
He grunted and strained for a good while, but no matter how he channeled his True Essence, the Spirit Sword remained unresponsive. He had no choice but to accept the grim reality.
Fu Bing True Monarch’s movements were erratic; he might not even be in the Sea of Darkness right now.
If he couldn’t get a message out for someone to come and help, it would be far too late by the time the Relic closed.
’How can this be!’
Elsewhere, Wen Suruo’s heart sank as she watched the Sound Transmission Talisman burn to ash in her hand.
She, too, had just considered using the prospect of recruiting a future Nascent Soul True Monarch as leverage to convince her sect to intervene.
But to her dismay, the Sound Transmission Spirit Talisman she had received from the Supreme Elder was useless here.
RUMBLE!
Another altar thundered and split in two.
Xiao Chen wasn’t standing around like the others, lost in thought or consumed by worry.
After dealing with the Yin Corpse Sect and collecting their Storage Rings, he began activating the other altars in sequence.
Having already claimed all the Treasure Pearls, he quickly activated all twelve altars.
Unfortunately, two of the altars had held Spirit Fruits, two had contained Elixirs, and one had housed a specially refined Spiritual Artifact.
Worn away by the long passage of time, they had all crumbled to dust.
Fortunately, the items in the remaining altars were perfectly preserved. Excluding the Earth Mother’s Marrow Jade he had acquired earlier, there were a total of six more Treasures.
These were the Silver-Backed Celestial Spider Silk, the Long Gui Bao Yue Jade, the Cyan Simurgh Burnt Feather Ash, and three Inheritance Jade Scrolls.
The first three were all Tier Four Spiritual Objects.
The Silver-Backed Spider is a Tier Three Demon Beast. Only a rare few that cultivate for a millennium and reach the Nascent Soul Realm earn the name "Celestial Spider."
The Spiritual Silk they produce is exceptionally resilient and can be used to refine the highest quality Spiritual Robes.
The Moon-Embracing Ridge Turtle is also a Tier Three Spirit Beast. It gets its name from its habit of crawling out at night to lie on a particular rock and absorb Moonlight.
If that rock happens to be a piece of Jade, the turtle’s long lifespan allows the Moonlight to gradually infuse the stone itself.
If two or three Moon-Embracing Ridge Turtles happen to choose the same piece of Jade, and their combined time cultivating on it exceeds two thousand years, a piece of Long Gui Bao Yue Jade will form.
It is a top-tier material for Array Formation. When placed at the heart of an Array, it can channel the Star and Moon Power to stabilize it.
As for the last item, the Cyan Simurgh Burnt Feather Ash, its origins were even more extraordinary.
Legend had it that the Cyan Oriole possessed the bloodline of the divine Cyan Simurgh. When an Oriole broke through to the Nascent Soul Realm, a Spiritual Fire would engulf its body, incinerating its molted feathers into ash.
This process was said to hide a wisp of the True Intent of Fire within the embers.
If a cultivator could collect the ash before it was scattered by the wind, they would gain a rare opportunity to comprehend the Path of Fire.
As for the three Inheritance Jade Scrolls, Xiao Chen didn’t inspect them on the spot, instead choosing to store them away for now.