Middle Nascent Soul Stage

Although it was their first meeting, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou already felt an immense fondness for Daoist Lord Hanhai. Such was the magnanimity of a senior! When Daoist Lord Hanhai offered to shield the two of them once, Yun Zhi had originally wanted to dissuade him, but the two of them were far too polite and offered their thanks so swiftly that it became awkward for her to chime in. Daoist Xiantian remained with Daoist Lord Hanhai for the time being. Yun Zhi took her leave of the two patriarchs and led Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou back to their respective peaks. "Cultivate with peace of mind, both of you." "As you command." ... Four months passed, leaving less than a month before the second day of the second month. The disciples who had gone out on missions returned one after another. Dai Bufan looked through the stacks of mission reports, nodding repeatedly in great satisfaction. This proved that the vast majority of the mortals he had chosen possessed acceptable character. Upon the Sword Stone, Lu Yang sat with his five centers facing heaven, his sword qi drawn inward. The two swords, Qingfeng and Mingyue, the Seven Stars Sword Set, and the very prominent Sword Cleansing Pool hovered all around him, standing guard over him. With every breath, a crisp aura circulated through his body, breaking through acupoints and shattering the physical shackles that bound him. Lu Yang seemed like a flood dragon sleeping in the abyss, suddenly surging into the sky to soar across the nine heavens! *Whoosh—* Lu Yang exhaled a breath of turbid air—impurities purged from within his body. The turbid air condensed into a streak of sword qi that shot outward with a whistle, slicing cleanly through countless giant trees at their trunks and sending them crashing down one after another. Breath swallowing mountains and rivers, spitting sword qi from his mouth! Lu Yang's comprehension of the Sword Dao had reached a whole new level! In the contemporary cultivation world, apart from Daoist Buyu, no one had ever been heard to achieve this at the Nascent Soul stage! "Middle Nascent Soul stage at last." Lu Yang carefully took in the changes following his breakthrough. Although it was not as earth-shattering as shattering the core to form the nascent soul, the change was very real, and the increase in strength was substantial! Now, he could defeat an Invincible Nascent Soul at the early Nascent Soul stage! "Invincible Nascent Soul, come fight!" Having gained tremendous power, Lu Yang attempted to challenge his Invincible Nascent Soul. Very quickly, the Invincible Nascent Soul brought him back to reality. "Wait, wait a second—hit lighter!" After all, the Invincible Nascent Soul was now also in the middle Nascent Soul stage. Aching all over, Lu Yang reestablished his connection with the Invincible Nascent Soul. Only then did it quiet down and return to his dantian. Through that brief clash, he had indeed discovered his own deficiencies. "Even though my power and speed are identical to the Invincible Nascent Soul's, its techniques are clearly far superior. In theory, I should be able to do that too." Calming down, Lu Yang repeatedly recalled the beating he had just endured and gained immense insight. "Perhaps this is the true purpose of the Invincible Nascent Soul—to help me identify my shortcomings." Then, full of excitement, he mobilized the nine longswords and activated the sword formation. "Immortal Slaying Sword Array!" The nine longswords hung high above his head, tips pointed downward, radiating an enormous sense of oppression. In particular, the Sword Cleansing Pool exerted the greatest oppression of all. *Thud.* Lu Yang dropped to his knees, unable to stand back up. "Does this damn sword array not distinguish friend from foe?! Even its master gets affected!" Lu Yang fumed in fury. The Immortal Fairy curled her lip. "Did you forget what this sword array was originally meant for?" This was a sword array Immortal Kirin had created for his own use. From the very moment of its creation, it had been designed to deal with the sword array's master. ... At the entrance of Meng Jingzhou's cave abode. With a rumbling crash, the stone doors opened. Meng Jingzhou put away his Yang-Yang Taiji Diagram and stepped outside. Basking in the sunlight, he stretched comfortably.