Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times-Chapter 399 - 168: "I’ll feed you a piece of Evil Wood to taste tomorrow."_5
Chapter 399: Chapter 168: “I’ll feed you a piece of Evil Wood to taste tomorrow.”_5
“Hmmm…”
Chen Qiu’s expression was a complex mix of emotions as he fell silent, what he held was a Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill.
How should he put it?
He was now trying to convince himself that the Nascent Soul was not a true life form but merely a product of the force of nature and one’s own Spiritual Energy, without consciousness or impurity, and this Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill did not emit any foul odor.
But…
...
The source still made one frown.
Chen Qiu looked down at the Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill in his hand with mixed feelings. He really hadn’t expected that a piece of Evil Wood used as food could be exchanged for a Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill, which was indeed a treasure, a bona fide good thing.
Adding this Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill,
He now had 17 Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills.
It was just that he really felt quite awkward about putting it into his mouth.
However, he quickly found a good solution, taking out the pristine 16 Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills from his bosom, spilling them on the ground, then closing his eyes and tossing in the newly produced Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill as well.
Now things were easier!
As long as he didn’t know which one was the newly produced Nascent Soul, he would have no psychological barrier.
…
After a while,
Chen Qiu opened his eyes, looking at the 17 Nascent Soul Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pills before him in silence without speaking, he had miscalculated; originally it was just one dirty pill, now all 17 felt tainted.
Before, he just had to steel himself to swallow one Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill, but now he had to steel himself to swallow all 17.
“Cultivation is in itself an act against the natural order; such trivialities are not worth fussing over.”
Nevertheless—
Chen Qiu quickly convinced himself and erected an extremely strong psychological defense wall within his mind. He was just about to check what the three choices were for his post breakthrough term when he suddenly heard an extremely familiar, aged voice beside his ear.
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Heavenly Dao Decree: The Heavenly Dao has sensed, on the Xuantian Continent in the Central Continent, a True Disciple of the Heavenly Dragon Temple, ‘Kong Ming’, has formed a ‘Heavenly Dao Tenth Grade Nascent Soul’ and attained the Great Dao of Nascent Soul!
Such a magnificent feat deserves universal celebration.
Bestowing upon him ‘A thread of earth pride luck’, for all to follow as an example.
–
“Hmm?”
Chen Qiu slightly raised an eyebrow, instantly retreating from the small world and reappearing above the sea surface. He glanced around but did not see any celestial phenomena.
Logically speaking, a Tenth Grade Nascent Soul mentioned in the Heavenly Dao Decree should indeed be accompanied by a celestial phenomenon.
He glanced at the “Xuantian Continent Merit Ranking”.
Indeed, he found Kong Ming’s name among the top hundred, with 3.4 billion merit points, ranked 47th.
There should have been a celestial phenomenon.
Only, the coverage area was not extensive; he was at the northernmost tip of the lower nine provinces and could not see the Central Continent’s celestial phenomena.
Even so, the merit points awarded were still less than those the Tenth Grade Golden Core had given him. Although he did not know the original merit points, even by the highest estimate, it was only 3.4 billion.
“Tenth Grade Nascent Soul.”
Chen Qiu’s eyes slightly narrowed, and after a long while, he suddenly laughed lightly; indeed, troubled times were approaching, with Heavenly Prides emerging one after another.
The conditions for a Tenth Grade Nascent Soul were quite strict.
The three essential prerequisites are:
‘Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment’, ‘Tenth Grade Golden Core’, ‘Seven-colored term’!
Putting everything else aside, a Tenth Grade Golden Core would surely be mentioned in a Heavenly Dao Decree, but according to the records in the history of the Xuantian Continent, it has been a long time since a Tenth Grade Golden Core has appeared. This means that ‘Kong Ming’s previous Golden Core was certainly not of Tenth Grade.
Even reaching Eighth or Ninth Grade would be difficult because if it were an Eighth Grade Golden Core, there would be a local Heavenly Dao Decree, like the one for Li Shiyi in Quzhou.
But upon his arrival on the Xuantian Continent, he specifically looked through recent histories. All kinds of Heavenly Dao Decrees should undoubtedly be recorded, yet he had never seen the name ‘Kong Ming’.
This means—
This person had broken the shackles that the Golden Core Grade could not be improved.
He used something like a ‘Merit Golden Core’, or some method or miraculous substance unknown to him that elevated the Golden Core to Tenth Grade after the fact, and only after fulfilling the Seven-colored term and the Heavenly Dao Foundation term.
Did he manage to forge a Tenth Grade Nascent Soul.
Thus gaining instant fame under heaven.
“Quite good.”
Chen Qiu’s face showed contemplation as he shook his head; it seemed he had to speed up his progress and not be too complacent, or else it would be easy to be overtaken by others.
Without any hesitation,
He dived back into the small world to continue his cultivation.
…
Meanwhile—
In Central Continent, atop a high peak above the clouds,
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An old, barefoot monk with a face full of wrinkles, his eyes containing a hidden smile, clothed in a Kasaya, looked with satisfaction at the novice monk before him, saying, “Kong Ming, you have formed a Tenth Grade Nascent Soul.”
“You are the rare unparalleled Heavenly Pride of the Xuantian Continent in a thousand years.”
“The troubled times are about to come.”
“You may now descend the mountain to seek your own opportunities and spread Buddhism throughout the entire Continent, to save all living beings from their misery.”
The novice monk standing at the peak’s railing, also dressed in a Kasaya, hands pressed together holding a string of Buddha Beads, did not turn to face the old monk and after a long silence spoke softly.
“Thank you for the One-day Seven-Colored Word Jade Scroll bestowed by Master, that allowed me to form a Tenth Grade Nascent Soul.”
“It’s just—”
“The other top sects of Central Continent, they all fear the prophecy handed down and have chosen to close off their sects from the world. Do we of the Buddhist Sect not avoid it?”
“Avoid?”
The old monk’s pupils, clouded with age, shook his head meaningfully.
“Do you know why Chao Tian Sect vanished for tens of thousands of years? If they could be slain once, they can be slain twice.”
“Who should avoid the world, who should close their sect,
“Is not yet a settled matter.”
“Go boldly down the mountain, my disciple. Take with you the Shariputra that has been passed down for a thousand years; no one under heaven can kill you.”
