Free Web NovelChapter 543: Chapter 497: Nascent Soul (Part 1) [April Monthly Ticket 1500 Bonus Chapter]
The extreme west of the Western Sea, at the edge of the sea.
Jiang Yuebai stood on the isolated island that Ao Juan had specially filled in, watching the seawater rush into the star river, transforming into rain and mist that permeated the darkness of night.
In the void star river, vast and boundless, no matter how many times she looked, she still felt awe. Especially when she thought that each star contained a world, her heart surged with the urge to explore every place.
This place had no daylight, only endless night. It was the western border of the Green Dragon Realm. Before the Green Dragon Realm was sealed, Ao Juan had entered it from this place.
Boom!
An earth-shattering tremor raised the sea waves, surging and turbulent. Jiang Yuebai expanded her protective Gang Qi, watching Ao Juan persistently ramming his head against the border.
The invisible barrier shook, creating ripples that seemed thin but were actually insurmountable.
Even Ao Juan’s space restriction couldn’t break it.
Jiang Yuebai withdrew her gaze. The isolated island beneath her feet was where she’d reached her Nascent Soul.
She had a glimmer of hope that if her heavenly tribulation was powerful enough, it might break the seal of the Green Dragon Realm, even if just a tiny opening, sufficient for Ao Juan to use space restriction to escape.
This place, as long as neither Refining Void nor Divinity Transformation forged the path, ordinary cultivators below the Nascent Soul Stage would take three to four months to reach.
And being so far away, the commotion of her reaching Nascent Soul wouldn’t reach the West Sea Coast.
She and Ao Juan used the space restriction to pave the way, taking more than ten days.
Now, the Witch Ancestor Ruins that she had Xie Jingshan set up had spread, and the Candle Dragon was stronger than the Winged Dragon. Combined with the blood of the Nine-Headed Flood Dragon and Chaos Qi, it was enough to pass off as real.
She even gave Xie Jingshan detailed diagrams of the Nine Dragon Ruins, and she created fake Dragon Suppressing Coffin and Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron, and made fake versions of her two ancient treasures, the Condensing Light Mirror and Green Jade Bamboo Flute.
She just hoped that during this idle truce period, those eyeing the Winged Dragon would explore the stronger Candle Dragon remains instead of bothering her.
When they realize the Candle Dragon Ruins are fake and return from the East Sea to the West Sea, even if they don’t rest, it would take a day or two for a Divinity Transformation cultivator.
"Ao Juan, stop ramming and come help me with the arraying."
Jiang Yuebai called back Ao Juan, first using the Eight Arrays Plate to set up a Four Symbols Eight Trigrams Array, then using her five spiritual artifacts to set a Five Elements Formation, and finally letting Ao Juan apply a layer of Dragon Clan restriction.
Wherever Jiang Yuebai pointed, Ao Juan pressed his claw there, a person and a dragon, walking back and forth on the island.
"It’s not bad luck, just in case something unexpected happens, let me explain again so if we split, we don’t have time to talk."
Jiang Yuebai advised earnestly.
"If the realm’s seal really gets broken by the heavenly tribulation, you should leave decisively. Their main target is you. Once you’re gone, I’m worthless, so my side won’t have much trouble."
Roar~
"After leaving the Green Dragon Realm, if you want to find me, you can leave messages at the major Star Alliances. I’ve told you many times how to do it. As for your future plans, you can decide for yourself. Traveling through various realms or waiting for the Green Dragon Realm’s seal to be lifted and returning is both fine."
Roar!
"But I’m telling you, this time act low-key, don’t expose yourself. If you want to help the Dragon Clan of the Green Dragon Realm, walk through the gathering places of various clans, cultivate a Little Dragon King for them. Each clan should ideally have a strong leader and a smart one responsible for ideological work or the clan, changing their mindset from infancy..."
Roar——
Jiang Yuebai nagged on and on, taking three days with Ao Juan to finally seal the entire isolated island tightly.
Ao Juan nudged Jiang Yuebai with his head, without even a blessing, soared into the sky, diving into the sea silently to protect Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai bit a mouthful of grass, got up from the ground, wanting to scold Ao Juan twice, the words turned to laughter at the lips.
"Wait, I forgot to ask Ao Juan to transform and let me take a look, oh well, next time."
Jiang Yuebai returned to the array eye in the center of the isolated island, with the Dragon Suppressing Coffin on the left and the Heaven-Swallowing Cauldron on the right, clad in Fire Dragon Scale Armor and Mermaid Silk’s Magical Robe, holding the five old dragon scales Ao Juan had scratched off two days ago.
The broken Dragon Prison Nail was also laid aside, even the Phoenix Eggshell she reserved for protection was within easy reach.
"Last time, it struck me forty-nine times, not sure how many times this time, these things aren’t enough."
Jiang Yuebai crossed her arms, looking around, ready for the determination that as long as her life was preserved, everything else could be sacrificed.
But sacrificing all possessions still didn’t seem enough against the heavenly tribulation.
After thinking, Jiang Yuebai forcefully pulled Bai Jiuyou out from Lotus Platform Cave Heaven.
"What are you doing! I’m about to refine the Candle Dragon Essence Blood, so annoying!"
Bai Jiuyou snarled, Jiang Yuebai also grinned.
"If I get struck to death by the heavenly tribulation, you won’t survive either."
"So what do you want?" Bai Jiuyou shouted louder than Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai scratched her ears, "Help block four, five, six, seven, or eight tribulation thunders, you’re tough anyway."
Bai Jiuyou shivered suddenly, "I don’t want to, don’t look for me."
After speaking, she used her head to nudge Jiang Yuebai’s stomach, wanting to return to her Dantian’s Lotus Platform Cave Heaven.
Jiang Yuebai stumbled back from the nudge, pressing Bai Jiuyou’s head to send her back.
"Stingy ghost!"
Jiang Yuebai sat cross-legged in the array eye, with the Eight Arrays Plate suspended above her head. Here, she could manipulate the array changes with a single thought while monitoring various places outside the array.
Her five spiritual artifacts, the puppet, White Dragon Spear, Condensing Light Mirror, Little Green, and Primordial Magnetic Ruler also were distributed according to the Five Elements around her, ready to be pulled over with a raised hand.
Besides these, she had the Taihe Umbrella, Taiyin Fan, Earth Evil Slaughter Bag, and the silver bracelet on her hand remaining.
Jiang Yuebai pondered, storing the Earth Evil Slaughter Bag and silver bracelet into the storage ring. These two items were too weak, and would surely shatter against the tribulation thunder, not offering much resistance.
"And this one."
Jiang Yuebai took out the bone hand lamp and the finger bone stone ring from Ao Juan’s given items, Ao Juan had already helped her break the seal on the finger bone stone ring.
This item was called the Netherworld Ghost Lamp, needing Supreme Yang Fire to ignite, capable of producing Supreme Yin Fire, the Netherworld Ghost Fire.
Netherworld Ghost Fire, differing from the Netherworld Yin Fire that Little Green once absorbed by just one word, was fundamentally different.
Netherworld Yin Fire was merely ordinary Yin Fire, while Netherworld Ghost Fire was one of the ten great divine fires in the world, similar in nature to Earth Evil Fire, burning souls specifically. But the power of Earth Evil Fire was vastly inferior to Netherworld Ghost Fire.
She requested the Golden Crow Fire from Xie Jingshan to ignite the Netherworld Ghost Lamp, as Golden Crow Fire was more effective than Phoenix True Fire, with purer Yang nature, only Golden Crow Fire could be elevated to Sun God Fire.
This period, she had already replaced the Earth Evil Fire within her body with Netherworld Ghost Fire, achieving balance with Phoenix True Fire, which was also one of the ten great divine fires, the origin of Nirvana Divine Fire. This fire grows stronger with the Phoenix’s repeated Nirvana rebirths, eventually becoming the true Nirvana Divine Fire.
The completion of the first layer of the Dragon God Transformation enabled her physique to be robust, allowing her to incorporate Netherworld Ghost Fire smoothly without damaging her body.
After she reaches Nascent Soul, she would merge the Netherworld Ghost Lamp with Little Green, elevating Little Green’s grade.
Jiang Yuebai held her breath, conducting the final body check.
The Five Element Spiritual Energy fused into one, the Sea of Consciousness Divine Elixir echoed with the Golden Core in the Elixir Field, and the baby spirit inside could hardly wait to break the core and come out.
Jiang Yuebai took a deep breath, taking out the Breaking Calamity Elixir, praying sincerely before consuming, "Heavenly Dao Lord, during my core formation, I was young and impulsive, spoke out of line, and disrespected you. That was my fault. I’ve reflected constantly over the years. I’ve learned from my mistakes and decided to turn over a new leaf."
"You, being the honorable Heavenly Dao, please don’t hold grudges against a little ant like me. If you lend your aid in my Nascent Soul formation, I’d feel indebted. Please just strike lightly and I’ll eternally remember your kindness." She kowtowed three times and sat back down, swallowing the Breaking Calamity Elixir without hesitation.
Gulp!
As the Breaking Calamity Elixir entered her stomach, a surge of medicinal power exploded from her Dantian, charging straight to the Sea of Consciousness.
Jiang Yuebai shuddered, her long-suppressed Golden Core and Sea of Consciousness Divine Elixir cracked open simultaneously under the impact of this medicinal force!
Rumble——
The weather changed suddenly, an earth-shaking thunder roared.
