Dashing Student-Chapter 1152: The Might of the Nascent Soul

Chapter 1152: Chapter 1152: The Might of the Nascent Soul

The servant disciples don’t need to undergo testing; as long as they have some cultivation, it’s fine, since they’re just here to work.

But this time, all the servants are required to test their cultivation, which made them overjoyed, thinking they might be selected from among their ranks to become official disciples.

When Chen Nan received the news, he instantly saw through Master Xuanming’s intentions; it was clear he wanted to see if there were any hidden assassins among the servant disciples.

"I wonder if I can get through this unnoticed," Chen Nan frowned deeply, filled with worry.

Although he had two breath concealing techniques, the "Life and Death Technique" and "Concealing Technique," which could hide his aura, it wasn’t certain he could evade the testing stone.

Following the other servants, Chen Nan reluctantly left the Spirit Plant Garden, anxious inside. Since Master Xuanming suspected the presence of hidden assassins among the servants, he would surely send someone to watch.

If his cultivation was exposed during testing, he would surely face death, especially as this was within Yuantian Sect’s territory.

Worried, Chen Nan immersed his mind over his Dantian; with continuous diligent cultivation over time, his Golden Core seemed to have grown slightly larger.

Inside the Golden Core, the Jianmu was slowly growing, the branches bearing sparse leaves representing various Spirit Roots.

But Chen Nan believed that as long as he continued to perfect his Myriad Phenomena Golden Core, absorbing more Heaven and Earth Spiritual Objects to transform them into Spirit Roots, the Jianmu would thrive.

After pondering for a moment, a thought suddenly came to Chen Nan. The Golden Core slowly rotated, and with each turn, his mana grew more abundant. Essentially, the Spirit Roots were absorbing nature’s spiritual energy.

Chen Nan’s Spirit Roots were based on the Five Elements; as the Five Elements moved and interacted, they allowed him to absorb nature’s spiritual energy several times to even ten times faster than other cultivators.

But what would happen if the Five Elements reversed?

Seeing he still had some distance to the servants’ quarters, Chen Nan decided to try it out. With a thought, his Five Elements Spirit Roots suddenly released a misty glow.

A spinning wheel phantom appeared within the Golden Core, carrying the power of the Five Elements, but at this moment, it suddenly reversed.

Instantly, Chen Nan felt his cultivation rapidly decreasing, even his Golden Core dimmed, filling him with joy.

"So that’s how it is!"

The natural movement of the Five Elements could continuously boost cultivation, but their reversal could suppress cultivation, even causing it to regress.

Now, Chen Nan felt confident.

Yet, the Waimen Elder who announced the message suddenly glanced in Chen Nan’s direction, despite not having high cultivation, he seemed to sense a powerful aura for a moment.

But that aura quickly subsided, leading him to think it was just his imagination.

"It must be an illusion. If such a powerful cultivator truly existed, why would they be content to be a servant disciple?" The Outer Elder chuckled and shook his head.

When Chen Nan returned to the servant disciples’ quarters, the testing had already begun, and all servant disciples had to step up to touch the testing stone and reveal their true cultivation.

Most of the servant disciples were at the First or Second Layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, with cultivators at the Third Layer being rare. It wasn’t long before it was Chen Nan’s turn.

Placing his palm on the testing stone, it immediately emitted a five-colored light, but all the colors were very dim.

A disciple of Master Xuanming, seeing this, couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and mockingly remarked, "So it’s a Five Elements Spirit Root? That’s even rarer than a single Spirit Root."

It was well known that the more Spirit Roots one had, the harder cultivation became, and Five Elements Spirit Roots were extremely rare, widely deemed as useless.

Another person laughed and said, "Regardless, he’s just a servant disciple, no need to mind."

"Move along quickly, don’t hold up the others’ tests."

Seeing this, Chen Nan knew he had successfully passed this time. Pretending to be fearful, he stepped back, and soon after was taken back to the Spirit Plant Garden to work.

Although the work was tiring, he really liked it because the Spirit Plant Garden contained many rare Spiritual Medicines, which were a temptation for him.

"As expected of Yuantian Sect, these precious Spiritual Medicines, if used for Alchemy, could produce so many Elixir Pills?"

However, he didn’t directly pick them, as he hadn’t yet completed his assassination plan.

While calculating what Elixir Pills these Spiritual Medicines could make, he suddenly felt a heavy pressure drop, locking even the air, making it suffocating.

The surrounding wind stopped, and the noise vanished.

Looking up, he saw a massive finger emerging from the clouds, its lines made up of runes, descending fiercely with Heaven and Earth’s Power.

The target was precisely where the servant disciples were having their cultivation tested!

Chen Nan’s face changed, sensing an ominous foreboding.

The giant finger fell without an earth-shattering sound, nor did it cause any physical tremor, almost as if it had no impact.

Yet the ripples from its fingertip, visible to the naked eye, were like a gale, blowing dust even into the Spirit Plant Garden, reaching Chen Nan.

As the giant finger dissipated, the lingering waves filled Chen Nan with deep alarm, mesmerizing Yuantian Sect’s many disciples, who stared blankly at where it vanished.

The one who acted had controlled the power perfectly, achieving the result without harming even a single flower or blade of grass, showcasing control over mana of exquisite mastery.

The one who acted must be a Nascent Soul Realm expert!

Chen Nan felt waves of emotion. Even though it wasn’t his first time witnessing a Nascent Soul Cultivator act, this time, the shock was far greater than before.

It wasn’t until the other servant disciples returned that Chen Nan learned what had happened.

It turned out that among the servant disciples, someone with Third Layer of Golden Core Realm cultivation had been detected, and upon exposure, they went on a killing spree.

Over a dozen disciples sent by Master Xuanming were instantly slain.

But unfortunately, this was Yuantian Sect, home to a dozen Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. A Golden Core Realm powerhouse couldn’t stir up a storm here.

That massive finger earlier, rumored to be personally cast by Master Xuanming, squashed the Golden Core cultivator like a bug.

Chen Nan understood, that it was indeed a peak Nascent Soul Realm cultivator like Master Xuanming whose action was so awe-inspiring.

The discovered Golden Core Realm cultivator was suspected to be an assassin from Yama Hall. How unlucky; they got discovered within just a few days.

With the assassin exposed, Yuantian Sect returned to calm, and Chen Nan refrained from taking any further action.

But he kept observing Emei Peak, as according to Lin Qingzhu’s intelligence, the remaining three direct disciples of Master Xuanming lived there with him.

Chen Nan wasn’t holding back; he was waiting for the right opportunity.