Chapter 127: Hold On a Moment, Let Me Make a Breakthrough First

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[The Holy Lord looked at the benevolent persona of Xi Wang, claiming that perhaps they could talk, as they were, to some extent, kindred spirits. He insisted that everything he had done from the very beginning was solely to prevent the malevolent persona of Xi Wang from continuing its evil deeds and to restore justice to the world. If the malevolent persona were allowed to grow unchecked, he argued, countless innocent lives would be lost.]

[Immediately thereafter, the Holy Lord removed the immobilizing talisman from the benevolent persona of Xi Wang.]

[The benevolent persona of Xi Wang fell silent for a moment. Dispelling the thought of fleeing immediately, he began to engage in discourse with the Holy Lord. After some negotiation, the two found themselves developing a sense of mutual sympathy.]

[With a few well-chosen words, the Holy Lord deceived the benevolent persona, suggesting that they join forces to cripple the cultivation of the malevolent persona. This, he claimed, would resolve the issue once and for all, allowing the benevolent persona to permanently replace the malevolent one—a prospect that would surely be celebrated as a noble feat. The benevolent persona found this reasoning deeply convincing.]

Su Ji'an nodded with satisfaction; the Holy Lord's thinking aligned perfectly with his own.

After suffering several setbacks, the fellow's brain had become significantly sharper.

He could be considered to have moved beyond the realm of a mere brute.

Now, he would simply await the good news.

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Dusk fell.

To celebrate their initial victory, Zhao Qianxue insisted on practicing the Mystic Maiden Scripture.

Su Ji'an raised an eyebrow; how could this woman forget the pain so quickly once the wound had healed?

However, midway through their practice, a piece of joyous news from his Dao companion, He Hansu, suddenly appeared in his mind.

[Your Dao companion, He Hansu, has seen a significant improvement in her injuries. During her recovery, her cultivation has also slightly increased. You have received a cultivation share.]

Su Ji'an: "..."

This increase in cultivation had arrived at a rather inopportune moment.

Having his practice of the Mystic Maiden Scripture suddenly interrupted was quite an uncomfortable feeling.

Zhao Qianxue was immediately displeased, asking suspiciously, "Ji'an, what's wrong?"

Could it be that...

The corner of Su Ji'an's mouth twitched. This form of address only changed whenever they were practicing the Mystic Maiden Scripture.

But that was a trivial detail. He hurried to accelerate his practice of the Mystic Maiden Scripture.

He would wait a moment to process the cultivation boost; for now, he forced himself to maintain restraint.

However, his Golden Core began to grow scorching hot... reaching the point where he could barely suppress it.

Su Ji'an said helplessly, "Qianxue, wait a moment. Let me break through my cultivation level first."

Zhao Qianxue’s expression was quite resentful: "..."

Su Ji'an calmed his mind and steadied his spirit. Countless streams of pure spiritual energy emerged from thin air, converging from his meridians toward his Purple Mansion, forming a tide of spiritual power.

Everything proceeded naturally, as if water flowing into a channel.

He had glanced at a few guides on breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage before, but they proved entirely unnecessary this time.

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He did not even need to act himself; the damn system had finished everything automatically.

At this moment, his scorching Golden Core suddenly developed a crack.

Su Ji'an felt a sharp pain, but under the nourishment of the spiritual charm, it vanished in an instant.

Subsequently, the spiritual energy within his Purple Mansion flowed continuously into the core, and the cracks on the Golden Core expanded accordingly.

In just a brief moment, he successfully shattered the core and formed the infant.

The Nascent Soul looked exactly like a miniature version of himself, resembling a newborn babe.

Following this, the shattered fragments of the Golden Core turned into spiritual essence, fully merging into the Nascent Soul.

The Nascent Soul was merely laying the foundation for the Spirit Severing stage.

But while it sounded simple, it was not easy to accomplish.

This was a major watershed; reaching the Nascent Soul stage was easy, but those who could break through to the Spirit Severing stage were one in a hundred.

Su Ji'an took a deep breath. The Nascent Soul was formed, but his cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage had yet to fully stabilize.

At this time, the best solution was to pop some pills.

Su Ji'an had long had this idea; he might as well take the opportunity to exchange for them all.

Nascent Nourishing Pills, Spirit Strengthening Pills, and Spirit Nourishing Golden Pills.

These three were quite popular pills for the Nascent Soul stage. There were other, more obscure pills, but most were not as effective.

Either they were not cost-effective, or the spiritual value required to unlock them was too high, yet their effects were not as good as these three.

His spiritual value was down by another twenty thousand...

[Current remaining spiritual value: 106,535]

Su Ji'an took out a large handful and shoved all three types into his mouth at once.

Comforting!

But one could not eat too many of these things, or it would surely prove counterproductive.

As the saying goes, every medicine has its poison.

Although he had previously unlocked the Detoxification Pill, which was highly effective against medicinal toxins, he still had to be careful since he could not use it as he pleased.

He had gained quite a bit of experience in how to take pills during his time at the Biyou Divine Palace.

Moreover, the Detoxification Pill would affect the efficacy of the Disguise Pill. Since he had not yet left Lingxiu Village, if he changed his appearance now, he would have no choice but to leave.

Actually, it was no big deal. As things stood, moving to Cold Mountain City to settle down would not make much of a difference.

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A moment later.

The pills he had just taken were almost entirely refined.

By then, Zhao Qianxue had not yet fallen asleep. Seeing him successfully breakthrough, she could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Su Ji'an met Zhao Qianxue's expectant gaze, smiled, and took out a handful of pills, casually stuffing them into her mouth with practiced ease.

"Mmph... I... don't want," Zhao Qianxue responded indistinctly.

Su Ji'an rubbed her head and said, "It's good for your body."

Zhao Qianxue hummed softly: "Don't waste the pill's energy. Hurry up and continue practicing."

Several hours later, the two lay huddled together.

Su Ji'an asked casually, "Are there many Nascent Soul stage cultivators in the secular world?"

Zhao Qianxue understood his intent immediately and explained, "Very few. Nascent Soul cultivators passing through are common enough, but very few ever visit our shop."

Su Ji'an nodded slightly; it seemed there was still a business opportunity.

"The Myriad Treasures Pavilion won't be jumping around for much longer. The Immortal Guest Tower will open as usual tomorrow, but you don't need to hold down the fort there anymore. Find somewhere else to be. Let the 'Chosen Ones' be the ones to show their faces."

It was only a few shops that had been burned down; it would cost less than a few spirit stones to reorganize.

Zhao Qianxue was suddenly worried: "Little Ji'an, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion just took action against us. If we open for business now, wouldn't that be showing them too little respect?"

Su Ji'an smiled and comforted her: "They will soon be too busy with their own affairs to care about us. No need to grieve in secret for a few dead men."

Zhao Qianxue could not help but widen her eyes: "The Myriad Treasures Pavilion has deep foundations; you mustn't be too hasty in dealing with them."

Su Ji'an pulled her closer. He was such a steady person—did he really look like someone who would act on impulse?

With nothing better to do, he listed various cultivation resources on the player trading platform.

Ever since he had revealed the method for earning price differences, he had recently received more spirit stones from dozens of Blue Star players.

But in total, it amounted to less than a thousand stones.

Cultivation resources for the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages were, after all, a bit too cheap.

Moreover, having learned from the high-profile death of the player "Showy Show," subsequent Blue Star players who resold resources on the trading platform had become much more restrained.

It was precisely because of this that the spirit stones he earned were limited.

Yet, such abnormal behavior from the players had still resulted in several deaths.