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    Breaking through to Nascent Soul is a long and arduous journey.

    When Lu Changsheng achieved it in just half a year—mastering body, magical energy, and divine sense, shattering his core to birth his Nascent Soul, and enduring both Heaven’s Thunder Tribulation and the heart demon tribulation—it was a rare feat.

    Hong Lian, born as a spiritual fetus, possessed an extraordinary foundation and mindset.

    Yet, to surpass her past life and aim for a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul, she proceeded with utmost caution.

    She sought to refine her body, magical energy, and Golden Core to their absolute peak before shattering her core to form her Nascent Soul.

    “Boom! Boom! Boom—”

    As the swirling tides roared ferociously, sweeping up spiritual energy from all directions, the fourth-rank spiritual vein of Yangming Mountain trembled violently, as if shaken by an earthquake.

    “What an astonishing commotion! The City Lord’s Wife must be condensing a top-tier Earth Dao Nascent Soul!”

    “I think it’s more than that. Like True Lord Yangming, the City Lord’s Wife is a reincarnated great cultivator. She could rival Nascent Soul experts with just a Core Formation body. She might even be aiming for the legendary Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul.”

    “A Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul? That requires drawing Heavenly Dao essence into the nascent spirit body during the tribulation. That’s pure suicide—impossible!”

    “Can a reincarnated great cultivator be judged by common sense?”

    Outside Yangming Mountain, a crowd of cultivators had gathered by now.

    They had come upon hearing of the disturbances at Yangming Mountain, some to pay respects, others to witness or celebrate the event.

    They lingered at a distance, peering through the grand array of Yangming Mountain to observe Hong Lian’s Nascent Soul phenomenon.

    Though their view was somewhat obscured.

    Even through the hazy spectacle and the overwhelming commotion, they could tell that Hong Lian’s Nascent Soul quality was exceptional—far beyond a mere Human Dao Nascent Soul or a lesser Earth Dao Nascent Soul.

    Inside Yangming Mountain, amidst Hong Lian’s breakthrough upheaval, Lu Qingshan and the others found themselves unable to focus on their own cultivation, their attention fixed on her progress.

    Lu Changsheng held strong confidence in Hong Lian’s attempt to reach Nascent Soul.

    So, after helping Ah Youduo with the initial refining of her Poison Spirit, he turned his focus to aiding his daughter Lu Wangshu in mastering the divine ability ‘Nine-Nine Myriad Forms Borrowing Law Talisman.’

    The Borrowing Law Talisman, as the name suggests, allows one to borrow another’s divine ability and wield it as their own.

    To master it, one must first comprehend the essence of the other’s divine ability.

    Then, with the owner’s assistance, intertwine and imprint it with one’s own Life Talisman, forming a seed of divine ability talisman.

    It’s akin to crafting another’s divine ability into a permanent talisman.

    Only Lu Wangshu, knowing the sheer power of her father’s divine abilities and Spirit Treasures, could see the value in this beyond the other techniques in the Nine-Nine Profound Talisman Sutra.

    Otherwise, this Borrowing Law divine ability would be utterly useless.

    It demands far more time and effort, yet its power and effects barely surpass other divine abilities within the Nine-Nine Profound Talisman Sutra.

    Lu Changsheng activated the Yin-Yang Creation Sutra, intertwining and imprinting with the radiant Life Talisman at his daughter’s brow, helping her condense the seed of the divine ability talisman.

    Even though Lu Wangshu had long comprehended the ‘Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture,’ she still failed several times.

    “It’s alright, no need to rush.”

    Lu Changsheng comforted his daughter with a gentle tone, suggesting she take a break.

    Condensing such a divine ability talisman seed consumed immense mental energy and magical power, far more exhausting than crafting ordinary talismans.

    “Dad, I’m fine.”

    Lu Wangshu exhaled, her voice tinged with fatigue.

    She swallowed a pill, clutched a Spirit Stone, and sat cross-legged to meditate and recover.

    Under normal circumstances, this divine ability wouldn’t be so difficult to cultivate.

    But repeated failures in forming the talisman seed meant her father’s divine ability was too powerful, somewhat beyond her current capacity. Even the slightest mistake was unacceptable.

    Lu Wangshu refused to be discouraged.

    It was precisely this challenge that made it worth investing so much time to master.

    If it were an ordinary divine ability, she wouldn’t even bother.

    Especially after grasping the essence of Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture, she understood its might—capable of overturning rivers and seas, uprooting mountains with ease.

    In combat, it could manifest as a colossal hand of intertwined Yin and Yang, seizing, imprisoning, and suppressing foes.

    In future battles, she could use this ability to dominate her opponents, then deploy Dao soldiers and unleash talisman arrays for maximum impact.

    Moreover, this divine ability carried a fearsome reputation!

    Throughout the Jiang Kingdom region, who didn’t recognize the ‘Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture’ divine ability?

    Everyone knew it as True Lord Yangming’s signature technique!

    In dangerous situations or when facing other Nascent Soul cultivators, simply displaying this ability might earn her respect and leniency.

    After a long while, the two High-Grade Spirit Stones in Lu Wangshu’s hands crumbled to dust. She opened her eyes, exhaled a breath of stale air, and declared, “Dad, I’ll definitely succeed this time!”

    The difficulty of mastering this Borrowing Law Talisman exceeded her expectations.

    Yet it also ignited her competitive spirit, driving her to perfect this divine ability as soon as possible.

    “Haste makes waste. Cultivating divine abilities can’t be rushed.”

    Lu Changsheng gazed at his daughter’s determined expression with a faint smile, showing no trace of impatience.

    Such a divine ability was inherently difficult to master.

    Beyond comprehending the technique itself.

    The cultivation process allowed no room for error.

    Failing a few times was perfectly normal.

    Yet in all these years, Lu Changsheng had rarely seen his daughter so earnest and unyielding.

    He could only conclude that her path of growth had been too smooth.

    Aside from being outdone by Lu Lingxiao, few challenges had ever truly stumped her.

    Especially after acquiring the ‘Clear Dao Heart’ Dao Seed, her comprehension reached an almost inhuman level.

    Even the intricate method of ‘Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture’ was grasped in a remarkably short time.

    “I just don’t want to waste too much of your time, Dad.” Lu Wangshu replied.

    As she spoke, her Life Talisman emerged at her brow, radiating a brilliant spectrum of seven-colored light.

    “Heh.” Lu Changsheng chuckled softly, activating the Yin-Yang Creation Sutra once more.

    He intertwined and imprinted the ‘Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture’ with his daughter’s Life Talisman.

    During the process, the seven-colored glow of her Life Talisman gradually shifted into dual hues of Yin and Yang, forming a distinct handprint pattern.

    Lu Wangshu held her breath, focusing intently as she condensed the Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture with unwavering concentration.

    Time ticked by slowly.

    When the handprint fully materialized, her Life Talisman—now in Yin-Yang hues—bloomed again with radiant seven-colored light.

    A clear seed of Yin-Yang talisman was visible upon it, resonating with Lu Changsheng’s Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture.

    The Nine-Nine Myriad Forms Borrowing Law Talisman was complete!

    “Phew!”

    Lu Wangshu exhaled wearily, though her eyes sparkled with joy.

    She had finally mastered the Nine-Nine Myriad Forms Borrowing Law Talisman.

    As she quietly sensed this new divine ability, her brow furrowed slightly, noticing an issue.

    This ability consumed a significant amount of magical energy.

    In her early years, with the Xuanyuan Pearl, she never worried about depleting her magical energy.

    But after breaking through to Core Formation, the Xuanyuan Pearl became useless to her, so she returned it to the Lu Family.

    “What’s wrong?” Lu Changsheng asked with concern, noticing her frown.

    “This divine ability drains a lot of magical energy. I reckon after using it twice, more than half my reserves will be gone.”

    Lu Wangshu realized that borrowing such a high-level divine ability wasn’t always beneficial—she needed to act within her limits.

    “That’s not a problem. Later, I’ll help you trade with the Heavenly Sword Sect for a Heavenly Origin Treasure King Lotus.” Lu Changsheng said with a light smile.

    Years ago, he had obtained a Heavenly Origin Treasure King Lotus from True Person Black Crow.

    After acquiring the Heavenly Yuan Lotus, he swapped out the Heavenly Origin Treasure King Lotus and kept it at home for his wives and concubines to use in breaking through to Core Formation or practicing Core Formation secret techniques.

    But frequent refining of such a second dantian treasure could diminish its spirituality, so Lu Changsheng gave it directly to his wife, Lu Miaoge.

    Yet, to his knowledge, the Heavenly Sword Sect had acquired more than one Heavenly Origin Treasure King Lotus from the Tianyuan Secret Realm long ago.

    When he next negotiated with True Lord Xuanjian, he could request another Heavenly Origin Treasure King Lotus.

    Moreover, with his current status and influence, finding a third-rank second dantian treasure for his daughter was no difficult task.

    “Hehe, Dad, you’re the best!” Lu Wangshu, fully aware of what the Heavenly Origin Treasure King Lotus was, beamed with delight.

    With a second dantian treasure, she could return to her Foundation Establishment days, casting spells without fear of exhausting her magical energy.

    This would greatly boost her combat strength and talisman crafting abilities.

    “By the way, Dad, can I borrow your Spirit Treasure? I want to study it properly before attempting to cultivate the Nine-Nine Profound True Borrowing Treasure Talisman.”

    Lu Wangshu planned to master two divine abilities.

    One was the Nine-Nine Myriad Forms Borrowing Law Talisman.

    The other, called the Nine-Nine Profound True Borrowing Treasure Talisman.

    This ability allowed her to intertwine and imprint another’s Dao-Comprehending Artifact with her Life Talisman, forming a divine ability talisman seed to manifest that treasure in combat.

    Having mastered the Borrowing Law Talisman, she now aimed to cultivate the Borrowing Treasure Talisman.

    “As for the Borrowing Treasure Talisman, don’t rush it. We’ll tackle it later.”

    Lu Changsheng mused aloud, deciding that his current Yin-Yang Diagram wasn’t suitable for his daughter to use in cultivating the Borrowing Treasure Talisman.

    First, the Yin-Yang Diagram was merely a low-grade Spirit Treasure and in a damaged state.

    Second, this Yin-Yang Diagram was custom-forged for himself, primarily for defense, sealing heavens, and suppressing the void.

    With her talisman arrays and the newly mastered Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture as a Borrowing Law Talisman, Lu Wangshu already had means to seal heavens and suppress voids—she didn’t lack in that regard.

    As for other Spirit Treasures, while the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror was impressive, his daughter was only at Core Formation.

    Condensing the talisman seed for his Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture had already taken immense effort. How could she possibly manifest the Sun-Moon Yin-Yang Mirror?

    Thus, Lu Changsheng decided to wait until his Spirit Treasure was reforged before helping his daughter cultivate this ability.

    Alternatively, he’d look for a Spirit Treasure suited to her, even consuming its essence if needed, to help her master this divine ability fully.

    “Why?” Lu Wangshu asked, puzzled.

    Then she added, “Dad, I remember your soul-bound treasure is a Yin-Yang Diagram scroll, right? Why haven’t I seen you use it in ages?”

    Lu Wangshu recalled her father’s treasure as a Yin-Yang Diagram scroll.

    Yet in recent years, whenever her father fought, he seemed to rely on swords, never wielding this Spirit Treasure.

    For a moment, Lu Changsheng wasn’t sure how to explain.

    With a flicker of thought, a scroll—neither gold nor jade, neither paper nor silk, with swirling Yin-Yang energy—suddenly floated above his head.

    Lu Wangshu stared at the Yin-Yang Diagram hovering over her father, her beautiful eyes widening in shock. “Dad, is this your soul-bound treasure?”

    The Yin-Yang Diagram before her exuded a profound and intimidating aura.

    In its interplay of illusion and reality, it seemed to embody the very essence of Yin and Yang—Yang embracing Yin, Yin embracing Yang.

    Yet the scroll bore several visible damages, disrupting the flow of its aura and even unbalancing its Yin-Yang attributes.

    “Indeed.” Lu Changsheng nodded.

    “Dad, how did your Spirit Treasure end up like this?”

    Lu Wangshu couldn’t believe her eyes.

    How could her father’s soul-bound treasure be so damaged?

    Who could have done this?

    Seeing his daughter’s expression, Lu Changsheng didn’t mention it was damaged during a tribulation. With a soft sigh, he said, “Some things happened a while back. I haven’t had the time or materials to repair it.”

    “Dad…” Lu Wangshu bit her lip, her face etched with sorrow.

    She had always thought her father led a leisurely life, never lacking resources or natural treasures.

    She never imagined he faced such dangers outside.

    Even his soul-bound treasure was broken to this extent and remained unrepaired.

    Seeing his daughter’s concern and sadness, Lu Changsheng reached out, patting her head gently. “It’s fine. Watching you all grow and succeed makes any hardship or exhaustion worth it for me.”

    Such is the heart of a parent.

    To him, a damaged treasure of his own meant little.

    But his children’s treasures must never be lacking.

    Lu Wangshu, still tinged with sadness, felt her father’s words struck a familiar chord—as if he’d played the pity card to coax her in the past.

    Yet seeing the broken state of the soul-bound treasure above his head, she dismissed the thought.

    No matter how much her father liked to jest, he wouldn’t damage his soul-bound treasure just for a prank.

    “Dad, was it Ro Fuzish?” Lu Wangshu asked, suspecting Ro Fuzish had caused the damage to her father’s treasure.

    Otherwise, how could his soul-bound treasure be so shattered?

    Lu Changsheng scoffed dismissively. “Ro Fuzish? He doesn’t have the means.”

    During his clash with Ro Fuzish, he hadn’t even needed to use the Yin-Yang Diagram.

    Lu Changsheng didn’t dwell on the topic, stroking his daughter’s head gently. “My soul-bound treasure is currently damaged and unsuitable for you to cultivate the Borrowing Treasure Talisman. I also don’t have a fitting Spirit Treasure for you to use right now.”

    “Once I find a suitable treasure for you, I’ll help you cultivate this divine ability.”

    Lu Changsheng figured that after wrapping up matters here, he could return to the Starry Sea and ask the Zhenhai Patriarch to help reforge the Yin-Yang Diagram.

    The rare resources he’d gained from Ro Fuzish, True Lord Qingcang, and others were more than enough to reforge a grand Yin-Yang Diagram.

    Lu Wangshu, still immersed in sorrow over her father’s damaged soul-bound treasure, murmured softly, “Dad, I’m fine. It’s not urgent.”

    A soul-bound treasure is a cultivator’s very foundation.

    Such severe damage suggested the situation back then must have been incredibly perilous.

    “It’s just a bit of damage to a Spirit Treasure. Once I gather the materials, I’ll repair it.”

    Seeing his daughter’s saddened expression, Lu Changsheng waved a hand nonchalantly, speaking with an air of indifference as he withdrew the Yin-Yang Diagram back into his dantian, resuming his aid in condensing her Borrowing Law Talisman.

    Like other divine abilities, this one required continuous refinement and integration with her Golden Core aura to enhance its power and effect.

    And so, time passed bit by bit.

    One day, Lu Changsheng felt a sudden stir, turning his gaze toward Hong Lian, who was in the midst of her Nascent Soul breakthrough.

    He sensed faintly that Hong Lian had reached the limit of Nascent Soul formation, unable to suppress it any longer—she had to shatter her core and birth her Nascent Soul.

    It wasn’t just Lu Changsheng who noticed.

    Ah Youduo, Chu Qingyi, Lu Qingshan, Lu Wangshu, and others also felt the intensifying tremors of Yangming Mountain’s spiritual vein.

    The spiritual energy vortex above Yangming Mountain had grown to an astonishing scale.

    After this commotion persisted for half an hour, a cry akin to a Vermilion Bird divine beast echoed through the heavens, and the surging spiritual energy tides abruptly stilled.

    Immediately after, a pure, calming Nascent Soul-level spiritual pressure spread outward, sweeping in all directions and painting the sky with a fiery cloud-like vista.

    “This is… Nascent Soul formation!”

    “She’s shattered her core to birth her Nascent Soul. Next come the Heaven’s Thunder Tribulation and the heart demon tribulation!”

    Through this emergent Nascent Soul aura, every cultivator at Yangming Mountain knew that Hong Lian had completed the first of the three Nascent Soul stages—shattering her core to form her Nascent Soul.

    At this point, she was halfway to breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.

    All that remained was to endure the Heaven’s Thunder Tribulation and the heart demon tribulation to ascend as a True Lord!

    The cultivators lingering outside Yangming Mountain, observing the celestial phenomena and the gathering dark clouds from all directions, realized Hong Lian had begun the second step of her Nascent Soul journey.

    More than wondering if she could survive the Heaven’s Thunder Tribulation, many cultivators were curious if Hong Lian would attempt the legendary Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul!

    After all, achieving a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul required a newly formed Nascent Soul Spirit Body to draw Heavenly Dao essence directly from the tribulation.

    To many cultivators, this existed only in legends and ancient texts—something utterly impossible in reality.

    Chapter Summary

    Hong Lian strives for a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul at Yangming Mountain, causing a massive spiritual commotion that draws onlookers. Meanwhile, Lu Changsheng aids his daughter Lu Wangshu in mastering the Nine-Nine Myriad Forms Borrowing Law Talisman, successfully condensing the Yin-Yang Qi Great Capture. Despite challenges, their bond deepens as Lu Wangshu learns of her father's damaged Yin-Yang Diagram. As Hong Lian reaches the critical stage of Nascent Soul formation, anticipation builds over whether she'll attempt the legendary breakthrough amidst impending tribulations.
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