Chapter 13: Breaking Through to Nascent SoulOutside the Secret Realm, within the Azure Sky Sect, in the hall of the sect master, Daoist Lord Zichen."Senior Brother, I truly cannot rest easy about Heng'er and Xiao Bao. I heard the master of the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion has emerged from seclusion. I plan to go find him in the coming days.""Tinglan, you needn't worry too much. Their Soul Lamps are burning brightly, so it seems there are no major issues. Moreover, we watched Heng'er grow up. Don't you know his character well enough? With him taking care of Xiao Bao, the child definitely won't suffer the slightest grievance.""Ah, Xiao Bao has never been away from me for this long. My original intention was to temper his disposition, but I never expected something like this to happen. Senior Brother, I'd better go to the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion sooner rather than later. I fear new variables might arise if too much time passes.""Very well, you may go. If there is any news, remember to send a voice transmission to me."…Inside the Secret Realm, Yan Yuheng prepared today to challenge a sixth-tier Demonic Beast. The Soul-Devouring Flood Dragon he encountered before was only defeated by a stroke of luck. Over the past few years, his swordsmanship and cultivation had advanced considerably. He believed he wouldn't be as hard-pressed in battle this time.He found a sixth-tier Azure Thunder Sky-Howling Wolf. This type of Demonic Beast was covered in purple lightning, had dark fur, and its tail crackled with electric arcs—a natural lightning-attribute beast.The Azure Thunder Sky-Howling Wolf spotted him, spewing one thunderball after another from its mouth while charging toward him with agile strides.With a light tap of his toes on the gravel, his figure swept away like a startled swan, easily evading the oncoming thunderballs. The hem of his robes flapped violently from the force of the lightning. In the next moment, instead of retreating, he advanced. Flipping his wrist, he channeled spiritual energy into his longsword. The tip of the blade, carrying a sharp, chilling edge, sliced directly toward the Azure Thunder Sky-Howling Wolf.The sharp sword pierced the wolf's skin, killing it with a single strike.He went on to kill several more sixth-tier Demonic Beasts, eliminating the higher-tier beasts that posed significant threats near their dwelling area.At this point, the abundant energy within his body had reached the critical point of the Golden Core peak state. It seemed a breakthrough was imminent.Yan Yuheng collected the Demonic Beast Inner Cores and his sword, preparing to sit in meditation on the ground. He sent a message to Xiao Jinqi about his impending breakthrough. Advancing from Golden Core to Nascent Soul required enduring nine heavenly thunderbolts. However, some geniuses had to withstand twenty-seven Lightning Tribulations.When Xiao Jinqi received the voice transmission, he was making a Cuju ball and a small bed, as the previous cradle had become too small and needed replacing with a larger one. Tribulation Crossing was extremely perilous for cultivators. When he crossed his first Lightning Tribulation after transmigrating—advancing from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core—if he hadn't fully merged with this body and significantly improved his swordsmanship and spiritual power compared to before, he might not have succeeded. Feeling somewhat uneasy, he left the little one at home, set up a Barrier, and flew over via Sword Flight.Within Yan Yuheng, the Golden Core was repeatedly tempered, slowly transforming into a liquid core. Then, using his soul as a guide, he merged his own divine sense into the liquid core. The liquid gradually condensed into the outline of an infant. Immediately after, twenty-seven heavenly thunderbolts arrived in rapid succession."One, two, three…"Thunderbolts as thick as a bowl's rim struck Yan Yuheng. One sword shattered, and the meridians in his arm disintegrated. He quickly swallowed a Blood-Recovery Pill and continued, switching to his other arm to keep resisting."Boom!"The ground was scorched black. His hair was disheveled, and his Dharma Robe was torn.Xiao Jinqi watched from afar but dared not go up to help, knowing that adding another person would double the tribulation lightning."…Twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven!"Finally, the Lightning Tribulation ended. A golden light shot into his body, nourishing his damaged form. Yan Yuheng looked inward and saw the Nascent Soul, identical to his own appearance, settled above his dantian.He felt spiritual power a hundred times greater than before, his meridians had widened by half, and both his physical body and soul had been tempered to become stronger."Congratulations on forming your Nascent Soul, Brother Heng!" Xiao Jinqi quickly walked to his side.Yan Yuheng swiftly cast a Cleansing Spell on himself. Perfect—still the same graceful and radiant image."Let's go, we're heading back." In high spirits, Yan Yuheng wrapped an arm around the slender waist of the newcomer and returned to the Cultivation Cave.

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