Chapter 126: After the Nascent Soul

At the moment of the Breakthrough, Su Yun felt unprecedented changes.

Inside his Dantian, the Nine-Striped Nine-Colored Golden Core slowly rotated, and fine cracks began to appear on its surface. Those cracks were not signs of damage, but of transformation. The Golden Core shattered, and a tiny figure emerged from within.

That was his Nascent Soul.

It was tiny, only three inches tall, and looked exactly like him. The Nascent Soul sat cross-legged in the center of his Dantian, surrounded by nine-colored light. Those rays of light were richer and purer than during his Golden Core Stage.

Su Yun opened his eyes.

The world looked completely different in his eyes.

He could clearly perceive everything within a radius of a hundred miles. The movement of the wind, the trembling of the leaves, the sound of the stream in the distant mountain ravine flowing over the stones. He could perceive the spiritual energy fluctuations on those female Disciples of the Golden Core Stage clearly. He could even vaguely sense the operational paths of their Cultivation Techniques within their bodies.

This was the Divine Sense of the Nascent Soul Stage.

He looked down at his hands.

Power was surging in his palms.

He raised his hand and waved it gently.

A beam of light shot out, and a giant rock in the distance silently turned into dust.

Zhou Yuanshuang stood to the side, her eyes filled with shock.

"Congratulations, Master, on your Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage."

She was at the Early Nascent Soul Stage herself, so she could best feel Su Yun's power at this moment. That aura was deeper than any Late Nascent Soul Stage cultivator she had ever seen.

Su Yun nodded.

He turned and looked at the battlefield.

The battle had ended; those allied Disciples were either dead or captured. Dozens of corpses lay on the ground, all of them male. The women stood neatly to the side, heads lowered, waiting for his disposal.

He walked over.

There were thirty-seven newly captured female cultivators: five at the Early Nascent Soul Stage, twelve at the Peak Golden Core Stage, and the rest were at the Mid or Late Golden Core Stage.

He walked up to the first one.

She was a woman at the Early Nascent Soul Stage, in her early thirties, with a cold appearance, wearing the black Daoist robe of Yuxu Palace. She was a trusted subordinate brought by Supreme Elder Zhou Yuankong, and had been personally restrained by Zhou Yuanshuang during the battle just now.

Su Yun raised his hand and tapped her between the eyebrows with one finger.

A golden light flashed.

[Enslavement successful]

[New slave acquired: Zhou Ruoling, Loyalty 49]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for receiving partial spiritual energy feedback from the Enslavement; cultivation stabilized.]

Zhou Ruoling's body stiffened, and the unwillingness in her eyes gradually turned into submission.

She lowered her head.

"Master."

Su Yun walked toward the second one.

The third.

The fourth.

He pointed at the thirty-seven female cultivators one by one.

Golden lights flashed one after another.

Inside his Dantian, the feedback of spiritual energy flowed in like a trickling stream. Five from the Early Nascent Soul Stage, twelve from the Peak Golden Core Stage, and twenty from the Mid and Late Golden Core Stage—gathered together, the amount was very considerable.

He closed his eyes and felt his cultivation level climb.

The Early Nascent Soul Stage completely stabilized, and even advanced a small step forward.

He opened his eyes and looked at Zhou Ruoling.

"What is your status in Yuxu Palace?"

Zhou Ruoling lowered her head and said, "Replying to Master, this subordinate is an Inner Sect Elder of Yuxu Palace, in charge of the Alchemy Room."

Su Yun raised an eyebrow.

"Alchemy Room? Then you understand Alchemy?"

Zhou Ruoling nodded.

"This subordinate specializes in the art of Alchemy, and my attainments in the Dao of Alchemy are decent."

Su Yun smiled.

That was perfect.

Fairy Ziyun was short of help over there.

He looked at Fairy Ziyun.

"The people are handed over to you. Let her help you with Alchemy."

Fairy Ziyun nodded.

Su Yun turned and walked toward the city wall.

Zhou Ruoyun was standing there, looking at him eagerly.

Seeing him come over, the little girl flew into his arms.

"Brother Su, you are so amazing."

Su Yun ruffled her hair.

"Let's go back."

He carried her and landed back in the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Hu Meiniang was already waiting.

She looked at Su Yun, her eyes sparkling.

"Master, you are now at the Nascent Soul Stage."

Su Yun gave a grunt of affirmation.

Hu Meiniang leaned over.

"Then, what are we going to do next?"

Su Yun sat down by the stone table.

"Next, it is time to take the initiative to attack."

Hu Meiniang was stunned.

"Take the initiative to attack?"

Su Yun nodded.

"The Immortal Alliance has sent people three times, and three Late Nascent Soul Stage experts, a dozen Early and Mid Nascent Soul Stage experts, and over a hundred Golden Core Stage experts have died. They are now severely injured, which is a good time to make a move."

He looked at Hu Meiniang.

"How many female cultivators are left in the Hehuan Sect?"

Hu Meiniang thought for a moment.

"Female cultivators make up seventy percent of the Hehuan Sect, about three hundred people. There are seven or eight at the Nascent Soul Stage, and over a hundred at the Golden Core Stage."

Su Yun nodded.

"Have Liu Qingyan go back and bring them all over."

Hu Meiniang's eyes lit up.

"Master wants to attack the Hehuan Sect?"

Su Yun smiled.

"Not attack. It is to recruit."

Hu Meiniang understood.

She turned to send a message.

Su Yun leaned back in his chair and looked at the night sky.

After his Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage, his perception became even sharper.

He could feel several powerful auras approaching from a distance.

That was the direction of the Immortal Alliance.

They must have already received the news.

Who will be the next to come?

Three days later.

Liu Qingyan returned.

Following behind her were over a hundred female cultivators, all from the Hehuan Sect.

Leading them was a bewitching woman, in her early thirties, wearing a bright red long dress, with amorous eyebrows and eyes, full of charm.

The Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, Liu Ruyan.

She walked up to Su Yun and looked at him.

"You are Su Yun?"

Su Yun nodded.

Liu Ruyan smiled.

"Qingyan said you can help people achieve a Breakthrough, is that true?"

Su Yun raised an eyebrow.

"You want to achieve a Breakthrough?"

Liu Ruyan said, "I have been stuck at the Late Nascent Soul Stage for two hundred years. If you can help me achieve a Breakthrough, the Hehuan Sect will be yours."

Su Yun looked at her.

Late Nascent Soul Stage, stuck for two hundred years.

He raised his hand and tapped her between the eyebrows with one finger.

A golden light flashed.

[Enslavement successful]

[New slave acquired: Liu Ruyan, Loyalty 43]

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for receiving partial spiritual energy feedback from the Enslavement; cultivation significantly improved.]

Liu Ruyan's body stiffened, and the expectation in her eyes gradually turned into submission.

She lowered her head.

"Master."

Su Yun withdrew his hand.

Inside his Dantian, the feedback of spiritual energy from the Late Nascent Soul Stage flowed in.

He closed his eyes.

His cultivation advanced by another large step.

He opened his eyes and looked at Liu Ruyan.

"How do you feel now?"

Liu Ruyan raised her head, a strange look flashing in her eyes.

"This subordinate feels that the Bottleneck seems to have loosened."

Su Yun nodded.

"Go into seclusion. After you achieve a Breakthrough, come find me."

Liu Ruyan looked at him deeply and turned away.

The hundred or so Hehuan Sect female cultivators behind her were also brought to him one by one by Liu Qingyan.

Su Yun pointed at them one by one.

Golden lights flashed one after another.

Inside his Dantian, the feedback of spiritual energy flowed in continuously.

He closed his eyes and felt his cultivation level climb.

The Early Nascent Soul Stage advanced by another large step.

He was not far from the Mid Nascent Soul Stage.

He opened his eyes and looked into the distance.

That was the direction of the Immortal Alliance headquarters.

It was almost time.

Once he achieved a Breakthrough to the Mid Nascent Soul Stage, it would be time to go find them.