A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 139

Chapter 137 Dilemma, Deliberation, and the Source of Nascent Soul Level Assistance (Please vote!)

More than a decade later.

Han Li, having ended his seclusion, found himself in a dilemma.

“Should I go all out and try to break through to the Nascent Soul stage? Or should I play it safe, deal with the Profound Bone first, then enter the Void Heaven Palace to obtain the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng, and then refine it with Agate Horn and Demon-Accompanying Grass into the Nine-Bend Spirit Pill?”

This Nine-Bend Spirit Pill is a valuable item.

It is refined using the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng as the main ingredient.

When taken during Nascent Soul formation, it can resist the excruciating pain caused by meridian reversal during the process of shattering the core and forming the Nascent Soul.

The effect is surprisingly good.

It is said to double the chance of forming the Nascent Soul.

“I am a pseudo-spiritual root cultivator. Whether it’s Foundation Establishment or Core Formation, the difficulty is several times that of a dual-spiritual root cultivator.”

“Reaching the Nascent Soul stage will probably not be easy either.”

“It might even be more difficult.”

Because the environment of heaven and earth has deteriorated significantly, those who can form their cores are mostly dual-spiritual root cultivators, or those with even better spiritual root aptitude, such as rare spiritual roots or celestial spiritual roots, or those with special physiques that rely on cultivation techniques for extra bonuses. Those who

form their cores with three spiritual roots are already pitifully few. Among them, those who can reach the late stage of Core Formation are extremely rare.

They are the cream of the crop. As for

forming the

Nascent Soul stage, it’s basically hopeless. After all, pseudo-Nascent Soul stage dual-spiritual root cultivators, those with special physiques, and those with rare spiritual roots all fall at this stage.

Some unlucky celestial spiritual root cultivators also face numerous dangers when forming their Nascent Soul stage, and many ultimately fail at the last hurdle.

Of course, in ancient times, there might have been those who formed their Nascent Souls with three spiritual roots in the Chaotic Star Sea. However, in the last thousand or thousand years, we haven’t heard of them anymore.

In this era, the mainstream method for Nascent Soul formation still relies on Heavenly Spiritual Roots.

Next are Different Spiritual Roots and special physiques.

Those with dual spiritual roots are extremely rare. Those

with three spiritual roots are practically out of the question.

Nascent Soul formation with pseudo-spiritual roots is pure fantasy.

His ability to cultivate to the current pseudo-Nascent Soul stage, while not unprecedented, is likely unique in the sixty to seventy thousand years since ancient times.

The resources obtained from the Crimson Forbidden Land laid an extremely solid foundation, providing ample Foundation Establishment Pills and Foundation Establishment resources. Furthermore, the wealth left behind by the transformed demon cultivator aided in completing the fourth stage, providing a large amount of raw materials and finished pills for purchasing rare Foundation Establishment pills. Upon arriving at Azure Spirit Island, the rapid advancement of the top-grade spiritual veins saved him the three to five hundred years that a Core Formation cultivator typically spends in the Core Formation stage. This

saved him hundreds of years of arduous cultivation.

Any such gain would be an immense stroke of luck for a Core Formation cultivator.

However, he gained from three such opportunities,

and in each one, he took the lion’s share, or even ate all the spoils himself.

Even so, his confidence in reaching the Nascent Soul stage hadn’t reached its ideal peak.

“My [Great Evolution Technique], after years of quiet cultivation, is almost at the fourth level.”

What he lacked was tempering his heart in the mortal world.

He could either walk the path of ruthlessness, severing all attachments and ties, the consequence of which would be a drastic change in temperament, easily leading him down the path of demonic cultivation;

or he could face all attachments and ties squarely, clarifying his true pursuit.

For the latter, it would be best to meet those he cherished.

This was the crucial point of the fourth level of the Great Evolution Technique.

“Speaking of which, the first level of the Great Evolution Technique can instantly double the divine sense of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. The second level can increase it by two to three times in the mid-to-late stages of Foundation Establishment.”

Although not comparable to a Core Formation cultivator, it was in a league of its own among Foundation Establishment cultivators.

“Upon reaching the third level…”

“If one masters the third level during the Foundation Establishment stage, the amplified primordial spirit and divine sense can allow a Pseudo-Core Formation cultivator to possess primordial spirit and divine sense strength approaching that of a Core Formation cultivator. Once the Core is formed, the primordial spirit and divine sense, after undergoing the baptism of primordial energy during Core Formation and various other transformations, will initially have a divine sense strength almost comparable to the late Core Formation stage.”

After decades of accumulation, surpassing the late Core Formation stage is easily achievable.

Of course,

this is the significant effect of mastering the third level of the Great Evolution Technique before Core Formation.

If mastered after Core Formation, the enhancement is not as substantial.

This is why the Great Evolution Divine Lord entrusted the original body to choose someone with a naturally strong primordial spirit, namely the later Shi Jian, as his successor.

Before Core Formation, the stronger the primordial spirit and divine sense, the more pronounced the strength of this technique becomes.

In the original timeline, Han Li, with the third level of the Great Evolution Technique and late Core Formation cultivation, already possessed a divine sense strength approaching that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

“Upon reaching the fourth level of the cultivation technique, the enhancement of divine sense is even greater. The divine sense strength of a late-stage Core Formation cultivator combined with the fourth level of the Great Evolution Technique likely surpasses that of most early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators who don’t excel in divine sense.”

It’s no exaggeration to say that Nascent Soul cultivators and Core Formation cultivators are no longer the same species.

The difference in their divine sense perception is like heaven and earth.

A typical late-stage Qi Refining cultivator’s range is one or two hundred zhang.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator’s range is several to ten li, rarely exceeding fifteen li.

An early-stage Core Formation cultivator’s range is twenty or

thirty li. A late-stage Core

Formation cultivator’s range is forty li. An early- stage Nascent Soul cultivator’s range is nearly one hundred li

. A mid-stage Nascent

Soul cultivator’s range is one hundred and sixty or seventy li. A weak late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator’s range is two hundred li.

A strong one can reach three hundred li.

However, the divine sense amplification brought by the fourth level of the Great Evolution Technique allows a late-stage Core Formation cultivator’s divine sense to surpass that of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, demonstrating its remarkable effectiveness.

If one were to enter the Nascent Soul stage with the spiritual strength of the fourth level of the Great Evolution Technique, and experience the amplification gained from another major realm baptism, the newly advanced early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator would possess spiritual strength sufficient to achieve the spiritual manifestation that only a few mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators could accomplish. They could

even rival established mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in spiritual strength, holding their own and handling the situation with ease. Furthermore, they could even rival the spiritual strength of late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

The original owner of this body had already achieved this.

This is the terrifying effect granted by the fourth level of the Great Evolution Technique.

Therefore,

if he possessed the spiritual strength of a Nascent Soul cultivator before shattering his core and forming his Nascent Soul, his success rate in finally forming his

Nascent Soul would undoubtedly increase significantly. It’s the same principle as having spiritual strength comparable to that of a Core Formation cultivator beforehand greatly increasing the success rate of Core Formation.

In other words, he must undergo this mortal refinement.

Otherwise, the fourth level of the Great Evolution Technique would hold him back for a long time.

Without perfecting the fourth level, his chances of forming his Nascent Soul would be significantly reduced.

Besides the Great Evolution Technique,

he also needs to change several other factors.

One approach is to dedicate more time to refining the medicinal power of the Heaven-Mending Pill, thereby cleansing his spiritual root and continuously enhancing its ability to absorb spiritual energy. This improves his spiritual root aptitude.

His current spiritual root aptitude is close to that of a dual-spiritual root; if it could approach the level of a top-tier special physique and a unique spiritual root, that would be ideal.

This would also be of great benefit to condensing his Nascent Soul.

The Heaven-Mending Pill was originally prepared by the ancient Ice Soul Fairy for cultivators with ordinary spiritual roots. For those

with unique spiritual roots, top-tier special physiques, or celestial spiritual roots, consuming the Heaven-Mending Pill would be of little use.

“Speaking of which, I have already refined and absorbed most of the smaller Heaven-Mending Pills left by Ji Xuan, as well as the complete Heaven-Mending Pill left by the Lord of the Forbidden Land for those with a destined connection. I also consumed this complete Heaven-Mending Pill ten years ago and began refining it to further cleanse my spiritual root…”

Refining as much of the Heaven-Mending Pill’s medicinal power as possible would also increase the success rate of Nascent Soul formation.

It’s just that time is a factor.

Even if he stopped focusing on improving his magical power after reaching the False Infant stage and instead concentrated on cultivating the Great Evolution Technique and refining the medicinal power of the Heaven-Mending Pill, it would still take him at least thirty years to fully refine the complete version of the medicinal power.

In short, there was still a shortage of time.

Next,

there was the invasion of inner demons,

something that was inevitable during the Nascent Soul stage.

“I have a [Cleansing Spirit Pill] left behind by the Lord of the Forbidden Land, which can greatly increase resistance to inner demons. However, it’s still not entirely safe. It would be best to get the string of Bodhi beads from Ji Yin’s hands.”

This provided an extra layer of protection.

After that, there was the issue of the [Spiritual Vein Environment].

If he formed his Nascent Soul on Biling Island, the success rate would undoubtedly increase significantly. Sufficient spiritual energy was necessary.

But this place was too important.

It concerned cultivation at the mid-Nascent Soul stage, the later Nascent Soul stage, and even the Deity Transformation stage.

There could be absolutely no mistakes here.

It would be best not to choose this place for Nascent Soul formation, but rather another treasure land of spiritual veins.

Anyway, he had over twenty Spirit Eye Pearls, thousands of high-grade spirit stones he’d mined over the years, and millions of mid-grade spirit stones he’d casually dug up. He also had three transplantable Spirit Eye Trees and over ten Spirit Eye Stones.

Even if the Spirit Eye Spring couldn’t be moved, it was enough to artificially construct a high-quality spiritual vein.

Moreover,

over the years,

he’d imitated the method of condensing “Blood Spirit Diamonds” from the Fiend Soul and the Buddhist method of condensing relics, using his powerful divine sense to compress his internal mana and true essence to condense two [Pseudo-Golden Cores].

These two Pseudo-Golden Cores couldn’t bring any transformation to his body, but they contained an extremely vast amount of pure primordial energy.

Each one was comparable to the entire mana and true essence reserves of a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator.

If he dispersed them when breaking through to a higher realm, they could nourish his physical body, providing an additional source of pure spiritual energy.

This step wasn’t exactly innovative, but it provided a small idea for breaking through major and minor realms.

Whether it’s a Blood Spirit Diamond or a Buddhist relic, both are condensations of vital essence. Not only can they be used as weapons in combat, but they can also be used to break through bottlenecks.

Even a cultivator’s nascent soul can be dispersed to nourish the physical body. When

the original owner of this body secretly entered the Spirit Realm, due to severe injuries and residual restrictive influences, he had to actively disperse his nascent soul.

The essence of this dispersed nascent soul later became a major factor in his rapid advancement in cultivation when practicing the *Brahma Saint True Demon Art*.

The appearance of a pseudo-Golden Core is similar to dispersing the nascent soul to nourish the physical body, solidifying the foundation and providing energy.

…

Refining the heart in the mortal world, mastering the fourth level of the Great Evolution Technique.

Thirty years of refining, perfectly absorbing the medicinal power of the Heaven-Mending Pill.

The Spirit-Clearing Pill is extremely helpful in combating inner demons.

An excellent spiritual vein, a pseudo-Golden Core, a large number of high-grade spirit stones and Spirit Eye Pearls, a Spirit Eye Tree and Spirit Eye Stones provide an excellent environment for nascent soul formation.

Finally, and very importantly, there’s the Nine-Bend Spirit Pill, which has miraculous effects on shattered cores and nascent souls.

And what he lacks most is precisely the Nine-Bend Spirit Pill! He lacks the refining method in Xuan Gu’s possession!

“Perhaps, I could also seize the Brahma Pearl to increase my resistance to inner demons.”

“And perhaps get a Spirit-Stabilizing Pill as an extra layer of insurance?”

The inner demon barrier is the most dangerous.

One wrong move and everything is lost.

“Furthermore, it would be even better if I could obtain the method for preparing the Clear and Bright Spirit Water beforehand.”

Thus,

he was conflicted.

He was torn between attempting to form a nascent soul before or after entering the Void Heaven Palace.

The difference between the two was significant.

If he failed the first time, the difficulty of trying again would increase dramatically.

At that time, he wouldn’t have an ancient top-grade pill like the Clear Spirit Pill.

The time needed to recover his vital energy after damaging his essence was unknown.

“However, entering the Void Heaven Palace only at the pseudo-nascent soul stage will yield far fewer gains. Snatching the Void Heaven Cauldron from the tiger’s mouth will be very difficult.”

This was truly a dilemma.

“No.”

“Even if I became a Nascent Soul cultivator, I still wouldn’t be able to take the Void Heaven Cauldron this time.”

Because he doesn’t possess the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder of the Golden Thunder Bamboo, he simply can’t handle the Azure Ice Flame!

And the Azure Ice Flame is a late-stage Nascent Soul level spiritual fire; those below the Nascent Soul level are completely helpless against it.

Only the Asura Sacred Fire created by the Profound Bone can temporarily refine some of it.

But he’s not a ghost cultivator, so he can’t cultivate the Asura Sacred Fire evolved from the Profound Soul Yin Fire.

“This time in the Void Heaven Palace instance, my target can’t be the Void Heaven Cauldron; just taking some things from it, like the Silver Moon… that’s enough.”

Whether he’s at the Pseudo-Nascent Soul stage or the Nascent Soul stage, the difference isn’t significant.

The real danger lies in the fourth level of the inner palace!

Finding the room where the Golden Thunder Bamboo is stored!

In this process, he will inevitably encounter Nascent Soul level inner palace puppets and face various Nascent Soul level monsters!

How can he be fearless against those Nascent Soul level puppets and Nascent Soul cultivators?

And how can he successfully break through the ancient restrictions protecting the Golden Thunder Bamboo?

Ultimately, he still needs to possess the strength of the Nascent Soul stage.

He himself doesn’t want to rush into the Nascent Soul stage; the risks are simply too great.

He can’t do it himself, so how can he obtain assistance from a Nascent Soul level expert?

The baby’s 4D ultrasound showed a low abdominal circumference, so my wife and I spent a long time at the hospital. We didn’t get home until after 5 pm. Sorry for the late post.

I’ll go make dinner for my wife first, and then I’ll eat too.

There will be another chapter tonight.

(End of Chapter)