Chapter 313: Chapter 312 Bai Ling’Er’s Life Tribulation (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
Jin Xi was recuperating, and it took about three months for her injury to heal.
After her injury healed, her cultivation also took the opportunity to improve, stepping into the second layer of the Nascent Soul Stage.
From entering the Nascent Soul to now, it took a full one hundred and twenty years to advance a minor realm; this is the Nascent Soul Stage.
"Congratulations on stepping into the second layer of the Nascent Soul!"
Lu Xuanji stepped forward to congratulate her.
"Thank you for your kind words!!"
Jin Xi smiled and hinted, "On the path of cultivating immortality, the later stages spend more time. During the Qi Refining stage, it takes three to five years to break a minor realm, but at the Foundation Establishment, it takes more than ten years to break a minor realm, at the Purple Mansion, it’s more than twenty years, and at the Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divinity Transformation, it takes even longer.
It might be hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years to break a minor realm. On the path of cultivating immortality, you need a firm Daoxin.
A firm Daoxin requires enduring loneliness, withstanding the torment of long years, experiencing hundreds, thousands of years of stagnant cultivation and still remain steadfast."
Lu Xuanji sighed, "From ancient times, no mortal achieved the Golden Core. Just as it is for the Golden Core, the difficulty of those above it is clear to see!"
"Recently stepping into the second layer of the Nascent Soul, continuing closed-door cultivation is also useless. Why not embark on a journey and wander within the Chu Country, without going far?" Jin Xi suggested, "Endlessly retreating into closed cultivation offers no insight into the changes of the mortal world!"
"That’s fine too!"
Lu Xuanji nodded and said, "All these years, I’ve been around Qingshui Commandery, and in other areas of Chu Country, I have yet to explore. It’s a good chance to get out and move around!"
The two discussed and planned to wander about, to relax a bit.
Taking Ning Xue along as well.
Ning Xue had just broken through Purple Mansion; further closed-door cultivation was no longer as beneficial, so she accompanied them to relax.
Lu Xuanji disguised himself, his aura vague, pretending to be a Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivator; Jin Xi also disguised herself, concealing her cultivation, taking on the appearance of a Foundation Establishment cultivator;
As for Ning Xue, she sealed her cultivation, appearing as a Ninth-Layer Qi Cultivator, playing the part of a maid.
Thus, a man, a woman, and a maid, the three left quietly.
They did not bring a Flying Ship, nor displayed any luxurious setups, just appearing as ordinary loose cultivators, taking leisurely walks through the mountains.
They abandoned luxury and assumed a humble façade.
For the sake of realism, they even sealed most of their magical power, appearing ordinary.
They walked through the wilds, crafting a Cave Mansion in the wilderness to rest, roasting meat in front of campfires, the taste not extraordinarily delicious but boasting an air of authenticity;
They rested in mountain villages, watching ordinary commonfolk thrive and perish, leading simple and short lives;
They trekked through the outskirts, encountering the pursuit of loose cultivator bandits, without exposing their powers, fleeing in panic;
They arrived at the marketplace, bargaining with people at stalls, competing merely over a few Spirit Stones;
They sat at roadside stalls, eating noodles, tasting spicy dishes.
Initially, Jin Xi was a bit unaccustomed, and Lu Xuanji was also a bit unaccustomed, after being elevated for so long, standing upon the clouds for so long, suddenly treading the earth, drinking the cold mountain spring water, there was an indescribable discomfort.
Rather, it was Ning Xue whose parents were mortal; diagnosed with the Spirit Root at twelve, the memory of her mortal childhood deeply ingrained in her bones.
Even after becoming a prestigious ancestor of the Purple Mansion, she remained familiar with all things mortal, memories vivid as ever.
After three years had passed, they gradually became familiar with all things mortal, returning to the mundane.
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In the Hundred Thousand Mountains, in the region of Qingqiu.
In one of the peaks, terrifying auras surged, the tribulation clouds above gathered, turning into a dense mass, black clouds pressing down like impending doom. Amidst endless darkness, flashes of thunderbolts coalesced, silver lights flickered continuously, the mountain danced with silver snakes, as if swords cleaving.
Chirp Chirp!
At that moment, the void flickered, a Six-tailed Demon Fox turned into a gleam of light, entering the tribulation clouds.
Boom Boom Boom!
The tribulation clouds gathered, waves of destructive tide washed over, within the clouds, the six-tailed fox swung, evolving life-taking techniques one after another.
It was unclear how long it lasted, but the tribulation finally dispersed!
The Six-tailed Fox appeared in the void, its form changed, transforming into a stunning woman, clad in white palace attire, with a fox-haired bun, a round charming face, eyebrows sharp as swords, her lips bearing a trace of rouge, a tall stature, skin like jade, exuding a radiant glow.
From the sky, seven-colored light descended, falling upon her body, continuously tempering her physique.
After ten seconds, the seven-colored light dissipated.
"Congratulations to Ling’Er for reaching the Nascent Soul Demon Emperor stage; longevity is within reach!"
At this moment, a beautiful woman in palace attire approached, with peerless beauty, stepping forward to congratulate.
"Mutual congratulations!"
Bai Ling’Er said.
"In five hundred years, witnessing the Dao Nascent Soul, I’ve never seen someone like you, a marvel of our Qingqiu lineage, the future Immortal is propitious! I shall hold a grand banquet to celebrate!"
"Let’s not be too lavish!"
Bai Ling’Er said.
The palace-dressed woman came closer, at that moment, a rope flickered, transforming into a spiritual glow, binding Bai Ling’Er.
Bai Ling’Er’s physical body was restrained, her magical power suppressed, unable to move a muscle, she said with fear, "Aunt, what is the meaning of this?"
"Ling’Er, your bloodline talent is extraordinary, unbounded it seems; merely in the early Nascent Soul stage, you’ve already sprouted the sixth tail, truly enchanting. I cannot match it either... But our Qingqiu cannot harbor a great deity like you, so you must perish here!"
"Consuming your bloodline, I shall certainly evolve the sixth tail, revitalizing the Qingqiu lineage!"
The palace-dressed woman eyed Bai Ling’Er as though she were a delicacy, her eyes reddened.
Intending to devour her.
That’s the word: devour.
"Aunt, is it necessary? Even if you consume me, evolving the sixth tail would be difficult!" Bai Ling’Er spoke.
"No, I have a supreme secret technique that can extract the essence of your blood, increasing the chances of bloodline consumption... I am certain to become a six-tailed demon fox!" The palace-dressed woman shrieked.
"No. Aunt has lost herself, blinded by tribulation qi!"
Bai Ling’Er said coldly.
"No!"
"I can do it!" The palace-dressed woman said hysterically.
Bai Ling’Er sighed, "Is this my Life Tribulation?"
The palace-dressed woman stepped forward, reaching for Bai Ling’Er’s body, about to touch her; at that moment,
Bai Ling’Er’s body dissipated, turning into a fox tail.
"Damn it, she escaped with a shell trick! But she can’t run far, I’ve sealed the surrounding void, she can’t get far, I still have a chance!"
The palace-dressed woman remarked, activating the array, starting the seal of Qingqiu.
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