Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Chapter 625 - 624 Changes in the Nascent Soul Stage

On the way to Great Xia, as everyone was resting, Lu Yang finally found the time to apprehend the mysteries of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Ever since his breakthrough in the Nascent Soul Stage at the Heavenly Altar, there had been a series of continuous events, leaving him no time to properly study.

"The power of space..."

Lu Yang stretched out his hand, and the space in his palm slightly twisted, tearing, stretching, and deforming, forming a vortex-like shape.

One of the characteristics of the Nascent Soul Stage is the preliminary mastery of spatial power.

Storage Rings are the most typical spatial magic artifacts. To craft a Storage Ring, one’s cultivation level must be at the Nascent Soul Stage at a minimum; to control even bigger spaces, one would need powers of the Divinity Transformation Stage or Body Integration Realm.

For instance, Seek Dao Sect’s Identity Jades are a special type of Storage Ring, all crafted by the Fifth Elder.

Before Eldest Senior Sister gave him the Green Peak Sword, the most valuable magic artifact Lu Yang possessed was the Identity Jade.

He felt that his speed, strength, agility, and Spiritual Sense had all undergone earth-shattering changes.

That so-called number one genius of Great Xia, when compared to him, was nothing special!

Lu Yang also discovered that his Spiritual Space had expanded more than tenfold, comparable to a football field—this was the spiritual strength exclusive to the Divinity Transformation Stage.

If he wished, he could crush all cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage with just his Spiritual Sense attacks—dazing them at the least, or reducing them to idiocy at the worst.

Lu Yang slowly closed his eyes, concentrated his thoughts, and softly exclaimed, "Astral projection!"

His body remained as his Soul ventured outside, feeling a cool breeze. This was the omnipresent sinister wind that only Souls could perceive. For Souls with an unstable foundation, it was a disaster. For Lu Yang’s Soul, however, the sinister wind was merely a somewhat cool breeze with no threat.

In the state of Astral Projection, his sensory abilities escalated even further.

Astral Projection was another characteristic of the Nascent Soul Stage, although Lu Yang had managed it during the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Back then, after killing the Tiger Demon and acquiring the magic skill to command ghost servants from it, he cultivated this skill, enabling his Soul to act as a ghost servant, achieving Astral Projection.

However, at that time, his Soul was too fragile, susceptible to injury from even the slightest disturbance. Severe cases could even damage his foundation, which is why Lu Yang had since refrained from employing this technique.

Hence, for a cultivator to possess another, two essential conditions must be met. One is a cultivation level reaching at least the Nascent Soul Stage; the other is compliance with the "Possession Laws," which require a procedural approval before possessing.

"They say Astral Projection can allow one’s Soul to travel thousands of miles, to face the vast sea in the morning and the Cangwu trees by dusk. It’s time to give it a try."

Lu Yang laughed excitedly. His Soul completely left his body, sprinting forward at full strength to see how far he could fly.

Then, he watched, eyes wide open, as his physical body meditated among the clouds, growing increasingly distant.

The Auspicious Cloud was navigated by Jiang Lianyi, moving surprisingly fast, not something Lu Yang’s Soul could match in its Astral Projection flight speed.

"Hey—wait for me!" Lu Yang’s Soul hastily shouted.

"You rascal."

Getting wind of Lu Yang’s odd behavior, the Grand Elder chuckled and pulled his Soul back.

Lu Yang, a little embarrassed, scratched the back of his head and chuckled foolishly as he continued to observe the changes within him.

Looking inward at himself, in the area of his Dantian, he found the chubby white Nascent Soul and Fairy Eternity beside it, laughing heartily to the point of tears.

"Hahahaha, to dare leave your body in Soul form while Lianyi navigates the cloud! Aren’t you afraid she might leave you behind!"

Lu Yang glowered, not wanting to be laughed at by Fairy Eternity, "Fairy, what are you doing in my Dantian?"

"What kind of question is that? Is it any of your business where this Fairy is?" retorted Fairy Eternity hands-on-hips. With Lu Yang’s body being so vast, where couldn’t she go?

"Let’s not talk about that. Take a look at your Nascent Soul. Doesn’t it resemble me a bit?"

Lu Yang rolled his eyes, feeling the Fairy was spouting nonsense: "How’s that possible? My Nascent Soul naturally looks like me... Damn it, how come it really does look a bit like you!"

The Nascent Soul was white and chubby, and its eyebrows resembled those of Fairy Eternity—it was extremely adorable.

What was this situation?!

"You’ve forgotten. When I was the Acting Sect Master, and you handled the Sect affairs for me, I assisted in your cultivation."

"In other words, a part of your Golden Core Stage cultivation was actually cultivated by me."

"It’s only natural for the Nascent Soul to bear a semblance to me."

Lu Yang: "..."

"If I’d known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have let you cultivate for me no matter what. You should’ve handled the sect affairs yourself."

But now, it’s too late to say anything.

"What is the use of this Nascent Soul?"

Lu Yang had heard that the Nascent Soul Stage is infinitely mysterious, not to mention the power of space and astral projection, but the most crucial aspect is the Nascent Soul itself.

The quality of the Golden Core and the cultivation method during the Golden Core Stage will directly determine the strength of the Nascent Soul.

Considering that Fairy Eternity, a senior cultivator, was present, it was more convenient to ask directly.

When this topic came up, Fairy Eternity chuckled with pride.

"This Nascent Soul is formed from the shattering of the Invincible Elixir, the essence of the Invincible Elixir is concentrated in this infant (Nascent Soul)!"

"Therefore, your Nascent Soul is quite different from ordinary Nascent Souls. Other cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage have to sacrifice their Nascent Soul and control it to fight."

"Theoretically, when you’re at the Nascent Soul Stage and sacrifice your Nascent Soul, it can fight on its own."

"That smart?" Lu Yang was startled. It was as if he had two selves. When using the Wooden Avatar, he would no longer need to divide his attention to control it, and could fight two battles at the same time.

This truly meant doubling one’s combat power!

My painstaking efforts to maintain a 100% win rate during the Golden Core Stage were not in vain!

"That’s why I have named this type of Nascent Soul ’Invincible Nascent Soul’!"

"...Is it possible to change the name?"

"No!" Fairy Eternity was firm in her stance.

"Alright then."

"The Invincible Nascent Soul is formidable, but there’s a prerequisite if you want the Invincible Elixir to fight for you."

"What’s the prerequisite?"

"That is, you need to defeat your Nascent Soul."

"???"

Lu Yang was full of question marks.

But considering his unparalleled combat power, defeating his own Nascent Soul should not be difficult.

"Would you like to give it a try?" Fairy Eternity suggested.

"Let’s try!"

Fairy Eternity pulled Lu Yang’s soul and Nascent Soul into the Spiritual Space and instructed Lu Yang, "Feel carefully, do you and your Nascent Soul seem to be connected by an invisible thread?"

"There is such a feeling."

"Cut off this thread!"

"You have to use your imagination, imagine there really is this thread, and you have a pair of scissors in your hand that can cut off the thread!"

Lu Yang followed Fairy Eternity’s instructions step by step and cut off the connection with his Nascent Soul.

The moment the connection was severed, the Nascent Soul opened its eyes and charged at Lu Yang ferociously.

"Such speed!" Lu Yang exclaimed. "But still not a match for me!"

Half a moment later, Lu Yang was lying on the ground, pinned and pounded by the Nascent Soul, looking up at Fairy Eternity with his last breath.

"Fairy, why is this Nascent Soul so strong?"

Fairy Eternity nodded as if it were a matter of course:

"Didn’t I tell you? This is the Invincible Nascent Soul. If it can even beat you, isn’t that invincible?"