Chapter 34 ·Qianyuan Nascent Soul Pill

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After ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍making this promise, the two lingered for a while longer before Lin Wei got up to take her leave, saying she would return to focus on secluded cultivation and attempt to break through to the Seventh Revolution of the Martial Dao.

Thus, ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍time passed swiftly—another twenty years went by in the blink of an eye.

Within ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the Longevity Residence, Gu Yan was now one hundred and eighty years old and had cultivated to the Sixth Layer of the Golden Core.

His ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍cultivation had progressed this quickly not only because of his own diligence—

but ‍​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍also because among the spiritual plants obtained each year from the 《Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord》 entry, there were quite a few rare varieties capable of improving the earth veins and gathering spiritual energy.

Year after year of planting had made the spiritual energy in the cave dwelling increasingly dense, naturally making cultivation twice as effective with half the effort.

After another twenty years passed—

On this day, faint sounds of wind and thunder gathered outside Longevity Peak without yet erupting.

A sharp aura soared into the sky from an elegant courtyard within the peak.

That was Lin Wei’s residence.

For the sake of convenience in travel and cultivation, she had long ago opened her own secluded courtyard on Gu Yan’s Longevity Peak.

Today, she successfully emerged from seclusion, stepping into the Seventh Revolution of the Martial Dao, condensing a Martial Soul, and attaining a lifespan of a thousand years.

From then on, she would come to the Longevity Residence every month to “discuss life” with Gu Yan.

Time flowed on—another forty years passed.

Gu Yan, now two hundred and twenty years old, had reached the Ninth Layer of the Golden Core, complete and perfected.

【The host has successfully survived one hundred years, gaining +1 chance to draw an entry】

【Would you like to draw?】

Gu Yan’s heart stirred. Glancing at Lin Wei still asleep beside him, he quietly got up and walked to the natural hot spring within the cave dwelling.

“Last time I washed my hands and face and got a red reward… this time, soaking my whole body should work even better, right?”

Stepping into the water, he silently thought: “Draw.”

As his intent fell, a seven-colored wheel appeared before his eyes.

The pointer spun rapidly before finally stopping steadily in the purple region.

【Draw successful】

【Obtained entry: 《Life Is Like a Dream · Purple》】

【《Life Is Like a Dream · Purple》: Within deep meditation, you can construct a realistic dream battlefield to simulate combat.

You may generate any opponent you have seen based on memory, with their strength matching reality by default.

You may freely adjust the opponent’s strength (not exceeding your current realm) to test your own combat power.】

“Hmm, no red… but this purple effect is quite practical.”

Gu Yan immediately activated the entry. His consciousness sank into the dream.

“For the first opponent, let’s test with Supreme Elder Yunchenzi.”

The old man’s figure instantly solidified, exactly as in his memory.

Gu Yan first tested his physical body’s strength. Standing with his hands behind his back, he allowed the dream-version of Yunchenzi to unleash all his lifetime techniques.

Fist imprints, palm winds, and finger force struck his body, only creating ripples without even forcing him to take half a step back.

“As expected, the body of a Golden Core cultivator is not something a Seventh Revolution martial cultivator can easily break through.”

Forming his fingers into a sword, he casually pointed out a basic fire-element spell.

The dream Yunchenzi actually dodged sideways, his movement technique exquisite, causing Gu Yan to raise an eyebrow slightly.

No longer holding back, Gu Yan moved slightly and threw a punch.

Boom!

Yunchenzi’s figure instantly shattered into countless points of light.

“…An immortal cultivator bullying a martial artist really is a bit unfair.” Gu Yan touched his nose and muttered.

Even though a Seventh Revolution martial cultivator had condensed a Martial Soul and possessed extraordinary traits—

the gap in realm and life level still meant their base attributes were inferior to those of an immortal cultivator.

“Then what about a battle at the same level?”

In the dream, another “Gu Yan” appeared, identical in appearance and clothing.

But the spiritual energy fluctuations it emitted were adjusted to the First Layer of the Golden Core.

Gu Yan himself remained at the Ninth Layer of the Golden Core.

The result was unsurprising—within a single exchange, the First Layer “Gu Yan” was easily subdued.

Gu Yan increased the difficulty.

Ten figures of “Gu Yan” at the Fifth Layer of the Golden Core surrounded him, each casting spells in perfect coordination.

This time, Gu Yan unleashed both sword techniques and spells. After fighting for the time it took an incense stick to burn, he finally defeated all ten one by one, consuming nearly thirty percent of his spiritual energy.

A serious look appeared in Gu Yan’s eyes as he prepared to test ten versions of himself at full strength.

This battle immediately became extremely difficult.

Within the dream, spiritual energy raged violently, spells flashed wildly, and phantom images of magic treasures crisscrossed.

Gu Yan pushed everything he had learned to the limit, maneuvering and exchanging injuries for injuries, yet he was unable to secure victory.

The battle fell into a stalemate.

Gu Yan’s thoughts shifted again: “Let’s test the difference made by magic treasures.”

He disabled all magic treasures for the ten “selves” while summoning the 【Lihuo Heaven-Burning Cauldron】.

The cauldron hovered in the air, spewing Lihuo flames, immediately turning part of the tide.

Gu Yan controlled the cauldron, charging left and right, shattering seven figures.

But under the combined attack of the remaining three, the cauldron’s radiance dimmed, cracks spread across it, and it ultimately shattered with a loud explosion.

At this point, Gu Yan had gained insight and exited the dream.

“As expected, when realms and strength are equal, a powerful magic treasure is the key to determining victory.

It can even bridge small gaps in cultivation…”

At this moment, Gu Yan gained a deeper understanding of certain scenes from the book *Investiture of the Gods* he had read in his previous life.

In those stories, weren’t the immortals’ battles often decided first by the strength of their treasures?

A good magic treasure could make one like a tiger with wings—even change one’s fate against the heavens.

It was a pity that he only had one top-grade magic treasure—the 【Lihuo Heaven-Burning Cauldron】.

At that very moment—

【Entry 《Fortune-Blessed Immortal Lord · Red》 effect triggered. You have obtained the top-grade spirit realm pill 《Qianyuan Nascent Soul Pill》】

【Qianyuan Nascent Soul Pill: Refined by a master of the spirit realm’s pill dao using the clear qi of heaven and the essence of earth, supplemented by dozens of thousand-year spiritual herbs, taking eighty-one days to produce a single batch.

Specially prepared for cultivators at the peak of the Golden Core, it contains a trace of creation power to break through realms and pure Nascent Soul origin energy.

After consumption and refinement, it can directly allow a perfected Golden Core cultivator to break through one minor realm.

Note: Each cultivator may only consume one in their lifetime. The medicinal power is domineering and must be refined in a stable, secure location in seclusion.】

“Qianyuan Nascent Soul Pill!”

Gu Yan’s spirit surged with excitement.

He was currently at the perfected Ninth Layer of the Golden Core—breaking through one more minor realm would mean… the Nascent Soul stage!

He abruptly stood up from the hot spring. With a surge of spiritual energy, the moisture evaporated, and his clothes were instantly put on.

Lin Wei was awakened by the slight movement and lazily opened her eyes. “Junior Brother?”

“Senior Sister, I’ve gained some insight and need to enter seclusion for a period of time.”

Seeing his expression, Lin Wei understood that this was a crucial moment in his cultivation. She immediately shook off her drowsiness and nodded obediently. “Alright, I understand. I won’t come to disturb you during this time.”

She did not ask further. Swiftly getting up and tidying herself, she left the Longevity Residence.

After seeing Lin Wei off, Gu Yan did not remain in the cave dwelling.

The commotion of forming a Nascent Soul could be considerable. If there was a tribulation lightning, it might affect the spiritual herbs in the cave.

His figure flashed, arriving at the steepest cliff peak of Longevity Peak.

The place was vast and open, connected to the heavenly winds above and overlooking a deep valley below—an ideal location for breakthrough and tribulation.

Sitting cross-legged on a green stone, Gu Yan’s mind became clear and tranquil. Without hesitation, he took out the pill that shimmered with purple-gold energy and swallowed it in one motion.

As the pill entered his abdomen, it transformed into a scorching torrent, rushing through his limbs and bones.

Finally, it gathered in his Dantian, tightly enveloping the five-colored Golden Core.

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