He stayed in the storage room, exploring the secrets as he did before. He really had no clue, so he meditated and cultivated his energy, feeling very free and easy.
A month later, it was another holiday. He still remembered Shou Zangshi's instructions and did not go out. He returned to Huanyi Lane. Although his fame had gradually faded, there were still some people who kept inviting him, but he refused all of them.
The days seemed to be frozen like this.
Chen Sheng had been doing this for ten years, but on this day, when he was meditating and refining Qi, he sensed a boundary and realized that he had glimpsed into the Nascent Soul realm.
“Alchemy…”
He did not rush to attack the realm barrier, but planned to refine another two Huangya Fuqi Pills and achieve success in one fell swoop.
After returning to the laundry lane, he did not start refining the elixir directly, but told Mo Huan and Jiang Ming.
"Finally we have the chance to meet."
Jiang Ming arrived soon. He had missed the chance to see Chen Sheng making the Huangya Fuqi Pill last time, which was a pity for him. But this time he finally got to see it.
“It’s been a long wait indeed.”
Mo Huan had seen Chen Sheng making elixirs twice, but he was still moved and looking forward to such an opportunity.
"This time, I have informed the guards and will not come looking for them later."
Butler Zhao took into account the influence from outside. The last time the pill calamity struck, the noise was quite loud and attracted the guards. In order to avoid being disturbed by the order forces of the Divine Capital during the pill refining process, he specially reported it.
“Buzz…”
In the small courtyard, Chen Sheng had no distractions. He released the Wuxuan furnace and waved his hand. The elixir fire burned violently in the furnace, so gorgeous.
A surge of hot air pushed open the lid of the furnace, and with a thought, he threw all kinds of third-level spiritual herbs into it.
His actions were truly free and natural, like the sound of flowing wine cups on a winding stream. Even when he was refining spiritual herbs in the alchemy furnace, he had a sense of ease and freedom.
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh”
Under the refining of the elixir fire, all kinds of spiritual herbs lost their forms and turned into pure liquid, like stars, competing with the flames.
This splendor represents the world within the furnace, which maintains a mysterious force of balance. The fiery and vigorous flames and the flourishing vitality of the spiritual herbs faintly call out for the path of alchemy.
“It was worth the wait.”
Jiang Ming looked at it for a long time and said so.
He finally understood why Mo Huan was obsessed with it. When a skill reaches a high level, it is indeed pleasing to the eye and also contains a hint of Taoism.
"Master, the third-level alchemy has reached perfection."
Mo Huan was delighted, as if being able to glimpse Chen Sheng's realm was an extremely remarkable thing, and said: "The next part is the true mystery of the alchemy path."
As he spoke, he didn't dare to blink and stared at the alchemy furnace intently.
"Buzz"
As Chen Sheng had refined the Huangya Fuqi Pill once before, he was very familiar with the pharmacological changes. He pushed his hand and groups of medicinal liquid moved like chess pieces.
Strands of mysterious light emerged from the alchemy furnace, shining brightly and lingering towards the prototype of the elixir.
Mo Huan watched it seriously, with a gleam of intelligence in his eyes. He wanted to glimpse the mysteries of alchemy and enter a more advanced realm.
The fire is blazing and the medicine is flowing.
After half a day...
"Boom boom"
Somewhere in Huanyi Lane, clouds gathered, purple light flickered, and evolved towards deep depression, which turned out to be a calamity cloud.
As soon as it appeared, many eyes were cast towards it. After all, the disasters of the world and nature were extremely terrifying.
"Thunder? The thunder tribulation is from Master Chen."
The cultivators who were at a high level had already guessed the reason and decided to visit Chen Sheng again after the thunder tribulation.
As for the imperial guards, Steward Zhao had made advance arrangements, so both sides could avoid the hassle of making a trip, and things were easier for them.
"boom"
"boom"
"boom"
As expected, they saw a courtyard where the formation dissipated, revealing a tall alchemy furnace, like a black mountain. Inside, there was a bright and precious elixir shining brightly, which attracted thunder and lightning, and the dazzling purple light was brilliant and dangerous.
In the midst of the fierce fire, a young figure stood still, making hand gestures and casting spells one after another, shattering the thunder in the sky, looking extremely powerful.
"I can't let you hurt my perfect elixir."
In the small courtyard, Chen Sheng murmured something, raised his hand and gathered the vast magical power to fight against the last bolt of lightning and disperse it.
In a short while, the clouds in the sky dissipated, and the world became clear again.
"Buzz"
The Huang Ya Fu Qi Dan hidden in the alchemy furnace flew out joyfully, but was caught by Chen Sheng and put into a jade bottle and put away temporarily.
"Congratulations, Master, you have refined another top-level third-level elixir."
Mo Huan's face showed great joy, as if he had refined a third-level elixir.
“That’s amazing.”
Jiang Ming repeated this sentence over and over again, but he could tell that it was his true thoughts and he admired Chen Sheng's alchemy skills very much.
"Practice makes perfect."
Chen Sheng smiled faintly, turned around and said, "Butler Zhao, the door is blocked, I still need to refine a furnace of elixirs."
He had already seen that many families were holding invitations and walking towards this courtyard that was attracting lightning strikes.
"The host must not be affected."
Butler Zhao ran out of the door without saying a word, explained to the people who wanted to get close to him, and persuaded them to go back one by one.
"call"
The noise from the outside world subsided.
Chen Sheng started to refine the elixir again. His every move was filled with an indescribable bearing. The flames reflected his figure, making it look very tall, as if he could control fate and move heaven and earth.
All kinds of magical herbs were melted one by one, integrating their pharmacology and turned into a pill.
Dusk turns into night.
"call……"
A stream of elixir energy rushed up to the sky, and then there were flashes of lightning, as if there were thunder dragons that moved the water up to the sky, overlooking the alchemy furnace in the courtyard.
"boom"
"boom"
"boom"
Bolts of lightning struck down, illuminating the night. Someone soared into the sky, waved his hands, and swept up a large amount of spiritual energy, which turned into a whirlpool of water, swallowing up all the destructive power.
That night, there was a roar of thunder, but also silence. In Huanyi Lane there was a top-notch third-rank alchemy master, and he was already known to everyone.
When they saw Jieyun again, they were no longer surprised, but secretly thought that Hua was very powerful and had refined another batch of great medicine.
“Buzz…”
As expected, Chen Sheng refined another Huangya Fuqi Pill. With the support of these two top-level third-grade pills, he should be able to start his journey to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Mo Ming felt sleepy for a rare time. It was because he had consumed too much energy. In order to gain insights from Chen Sheng's alchemy, he had to concentrate all the time, which was very exhausting.
Jiang Ming was feeling better, but he saw that Chen Sheng was also tired, so he said goodbye and left.
…
Mr. Chen rested for a while and woke up at dawn. He left a note for Manager Zhao and left for the outside of Shendu.
"It's full of spiritual energy, quiet and safe, not bad."
Chen Sheng went up the Huanglong Mountain, opened his Dharma eyes, and saw clearly the direction of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. All the spiritual energy in the area of thousands of miles, except the direction of the Divine Capital, was converging here.
Under the mountains, there are thick array patterns imprinted, like flowing rivers, forming a large array and a blessed land.
From the foot of the mountain to the top, there are caves standing on the nodes, surrounded by abundant spiritual energy.
"Fellow Daoist, you need to find a safe cave to break through the bottleneck."
An old man who looked like a manager came over with a gentle expression. Having seen many cultivators who came here to break through, he immediately guessed Chen Sheng's purpose.
"I want to advance to the Nascent Soul stage."
Mr. Chen said calmly.
To achieve the Nascent Soul stage, one needs a surge of spiritual energy. The cave at the foot of the mountain simply cannot support it, so one must climb to the top.
Of course, the cost has also increased exponentially.
"One hundred thousand top-grade spirit stones, or a third-level pill."
Huanglongshan's manager said.
"Just one breakthrough would consume most of the resources of an immortal sect in the border area."
Chen Sheng's family background is quite rich in the Jindan realm, but he was still surprised to hear this number. He realized that in the world of immortal cultivation, one has to advance step by step, but if one wants to move up, one has to pave the way with spirit stones.
He reached into his arms, pulled out a storage bag, and handed it to the manager of Huanglongshan.
"I would like to congratulate you on your birth."
The manager of Huanglong Mountain opened it and took a look. The smile on his face became more intense. He bowed towards Chen Sheng, somewhat solemnly. If this trip was successful, there would be one more powerful person in the capital of gods.
"Thank you for your good words."
Mr. Chen smiled back.
Afterwards, the manager of Huanglong Mountain led him to a cave on the top of the mountain. Although the door was closed with gold and jade and blocked by formations, he could still feel the surging fluctuations of magic power inside.
"Whoosh"
Chen Sheng obtained the authority of the cave. With a thought, the golden and jade doors opened wide and the formation dissipated. Without waiting for the misty spiritual clouds to float out, he stepped in and blocked off all directions.
The cave is not very large, only about an acre in size. The ground is paved with warm jade, with lines imprinted on it. The lines linger in the center and transform into a lotus symbol.
“Clatter…”
Chen Sheng sat on the lotus talisman at once, as if he had become one with Huanglong Mountain. The spiritual energy was bestowed on his body, and even without practicing any martial arts, the spiritual energy could not stop flowing into his body.
He did not rush forward directly, but instead focused his mind, took out the True Spirit Book, and slowly flipped through it.
Over and over again, through the ups and downs of day and night, he felt his heart at peace, the road ahead was clear, and he no longer hesitated.
“Boom…”
Chen Sheng moved his hand and swallowed a yellow sprout Qi-invigorating pill. As soon as it entered his stomach, it immediately turned into majestic spiritual energy and dissipated.
His expression was calm as he circulated his health-preserving meridians. The spiritual energy that filled his meridians was like a cart of goods, being pulled by a wild dragon.
A horrifying sound came out from his body, like thunder rushing past, or like thousands of beasts galloping on the vast earth, pulling the powerful momentum upwards.
"boom"
From the Dantian, surges of magical power surged, as if thousands of rivers flowed into the sea, powerful and turbulent.
Chen Sheng's mind moved, and fire flashed. He actually turned this part of magic power into firewood to burn the golden elixir.
At the beginning, the golden elixir was relatively stable, but it could not withstand the long period of smelting, and with his heart suppressing and crushing it, it finally cracked.
From this gap, cracks increased. With the willpower to suppress it and the divine fire to forge it, it was finally broken.
"it hurts……"
Chen Sheng twitched the corner of his mouth. The golden elixir carried all his cultivation and was connected to his essence, energy and spirit. It was shattered in an instant, which was no less than having all the bones in his body crushed.
He used his immense concentration to suppress all distracting thoughts. After the golden elixir was shattered, if he could not form a fetus, he would either die or be crippled, which would be extremely dangerous.
"Buzz"
The cave was silent except for the majestic spiritual energy that roared in and gathered on the top of the mountain, forming a cloud of celebration that covered the whole sky and earth, endlessly.
"Who is breaking through this barrier?"
"He must be a big shot!"
The spiritual energy of Huanglong Mountain gathered towards a certain place, especially the vast auspicious clouds on the top of the mountain, which was the most eye-catching.
No matter whether they were in the cave preparing to break through, or had just arrived at Huanglong Mountain, or were cultivators rushing here, they were all attracted by this scene.
The weather is too overwhelming.
It's not like they haven't seen a Jindan Great Perfection cultivator break through, but it's impossible for him to cause such a scene. They guessed that it was the Yuanying monster who was taking action.
"It's a breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm."
The manager of Huanglong Mountain remembered clearly that the cave was where Chen Sheng was in seclusion, and he led him there yesterday.
That was indeed a Jindan Zhenren. He said, "This person is not ordinary."
To be able to make such a great achievement after breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage can only be said to be a person with profound accumulation of experience and to be invincible among people of the same level.
Or, he could try to win them over, so he headed towards a top cave somewhere in Huanglong Mountain.
"Understand life and death, and evolve into a Nascent Soul."
After Chen Sheng's golden elixir was shattered, it did not fall to a lower realm, but instead climbed to a terrifying height. However, this height was weak and powerless. If he could not form a Nascent Soul in time and was attacked by the backlash, he would immediately fall into an irretrievable situation.
"call"
He sat cross-legged on the lotus talisman. His magic power was weak, but his mind was stable. He was not impetuous. His heart was as calm as water. Scenes from the past emerged in his mind. Over the past 1,100 years, he didn't know how many old friends had passed away.
That realization between life and death was like a seed that was planted in the chaotic dantian and gradually turned into a baby.
"boom"
As the Nascent Soul appeared, Chen Sheng's aura continued to rise, breaking through the limit of the Golden Core and stepping into a vast world.
In the outside world, the vast auspicious cloud seemed to be shattered by the Nascent Soul Qi, but it did not disperse after all. Instead, it began to change again, as if extreme yang gave birth to yin, and it quickly turned into a pitch-black color.
No, it should not be called auspicious clouds, but calamity clouds, covering the sky and the earth, and it actually feels like it is making the Huanglong Mountain shake.
"Nascent Soul Tribulation? Divine Transformation Tribulation?"
The cultivators at Huanglong Mountain were shocked. The noise of this breakthrough was too terrifying, as if the heaven and earth were collapsing.
They were convinced that the person who was in seclusion must have been trying to make a breakthrough to a certain realm, which was why he attracted the thunder tribulation.
However, judging from the Nascent Soul Tribulation, the number of tribulations is too great, while judging from the Spirit Transformation Tribulation, it is too small and it is difficult to determine the level at once.
“Boom…”
There was another change in the thunder tribulation. White appeared in the black, and an object was erected, neither falling nor crashing. It was a millstone, as tall as a mountain, slowly turning, making the dead silent thunder tribulation seem to come alive, like a rushing stream of water.
"Sir, look..."
The manager of Huanglong Mountain narrowed his eyes and realized that the thunder was extraordinary and was a unique phenomenon that only appeared on geniuses.
He was not well-informed and could not tell who was who, but there was a man next to him who was as spirited as a dragon, young and majestic. He was a direct descendant of the Wen family in Yunhuangzhou, so he would definitely be able to recognize him.
"The grinding wheel disaster of life and death!"
Wen He looked up and confirmed what the manager said. This man was indeed a talent, an amazing person, so he had to be won over.
(End of this chapter)