Chapter 1362: Metamorphic Nascent Soul Mid-Stage

The Qilin Turtle hatched over a hundred years ago, and the Wang family has always treated it exceptionally well, providing it with abundant food and drink. They even established five fishing farms to raise a large number of spirit fish specifically for its sustenance. Additionally, it was regularly fed spiritual items with water or lightning attributes, such as demon cores or spiritual medicines. The cultivation resources expended on this creature alone would be sufficient to nurture three Core Formation cultivators, so its advancement to the third rank is hardly surprising.

The Qilin Turtle let out an excited roar, seemingly expressing its delight.

With a flicker of its body, the Qilin Turtle transformed into a blue afterimage and shot straight towards a certain courtyard.

Not long after, it appeared at the entrance of a three-story cyan pavilion, above which a lacquered gold plaque bore three large cyan characters: "Green Lotus Pavilion."

The Qilin Turtle emitted a series of loud roars, seemingly demanding food from Wang Changsheng.

Just then, the Green Lotus Pavilion began to shake violently, and the ground trembled intensely.

A hearty laugh came from inside the Green Lotus Pavilion. The door swung open, and Wang Changsheng strode out, his face beaming with joy and his eyes full of delight.

After sixty years in seclusion, he had successfully cultivated to the Mid Nascent Soul stage. This achievement was largely thanks to the thousands of pounds of fourth-rank spiritual water he had obtained in the Heavenly Void Grotto-heaven.

“Oh, you’ve advanced to the third rank, excellent,” Wang Changsheng remarked, observing the Qilin Turtle with an expression of approval.

The Qilin Turtle circled Wang Changsheng, its body blurring into a series of afterimages, creating a dizzying spectacle.

Wang Changsheng’s body radiated a brilliant blue light, and an intensely cold aura surged from him. The Qilin Turtle’s speed suddenly slowed. With a flash of blue light, the Qilin Turtle reappeared as an afterimage several tens of feet away, its body now covered in a thin layer of ice.

A large burst of blue electrical arcs emerged from the Qilin Turtle’s body, shattering the ice layer.

The fourth-rank spiritual water carried an icy aura. As Wang Changsheng had used it for cultivation, his attacks now carried an icy element.

A muffled thud came from the ground as a large patch of cyan thorns emerged from beneath, revealing the Wood Demon.

During the expedition to the Heavenly Void Grotto-heaven, the Wood Demon had been injured by a fourth-rank venomous insect and fell into a coma. It only awoke after sixty years of slumber, still a mid-grade third-rank creature. However, Wang Changsheng carefully observed that its sharp thorns had turned purple; previously, they had been cyan.

Wang Changsheng carefully observed the Wood Demon, and finding no major changes, he felt relieved.

“You two go play! I have something to attend to,” Wang Changsheng instructed, then turned and returned to the Green Lotus Pavilion.

He arrived at a stone chamber with a tightly closed door. A circular groove was visible on the stone door. Wang Changsheng took out a circular token, placed it into the groove, and infused it with spiritual power. The token immediately emitted a bright cyan light, and a pale cyan lotus flower suddenly appeared on the stone door.

A rumbling sound echoed.

With a muffled thud, the stone door opened, revealing a simple stone chamber to Wang Changsheng. The Sea Suppressing Ape squatted in a corner. After consuming the pill refined from the essence blood of a thousand-year-old spirit turtle, it had slept for sixty years, and its injuries had fully recovered.

True to its nature as the Sea Suppressing Sect’s guardian spirit beast, it had recovered so quickly. Wang Changsheng had initially expected it to slumber for at least a hundred years!

The Sea Suppressing Ape saw Wang Changsheng, bared its teeth, and gesticulated wildly, as if trying to communicate something.

“I know you’re better now, and you must be starving!” Wang Changsheng said with a smile. “I’ll take you to find some food later.”

Wang Changsheng said with a smile, placed the Sea Suppressing Ape into his spirit beast pearl, and turned to leave.

Guangdong Ren had temporarily departed from Golden Lotus Island, with Wang Ruyan now stationed there, while Wang Changsheng remained on Green Lotus Island.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Wang Changsheng appeared at the entrance of a secluded courtyard and sent out a sound transmission talisman.

Not long after, the courtyard gate opened, and a humanoid puppet beast, entirely crimson-gold in color, walked out. Its arms were completely intact.

Wang Changsheng’s face lit up with joy, and he stepped inside.

Fairy Ziyue was sitting in the stone pavilion, drinking tea. She had long since recovered and had spent her leisure time repairing this fourth-rank puppet beast. However, given her current level of puppet crafting, she was still unable to refine a fourth-rank puppet beast, as there was a huge gulf between third-rank and fourth-rank puppet beasts.

“Congratulations, Senior Brother Wang, you’ve advanced to the Mid Nascent Soul stage,” Fairy Ziyue, sensing the powerful spiritual pressure emanating from Wang Changsheng, smiled sweetly and offered her congratulations.

Fairy Ziyue had formed her Nascent Soul earlier than Wang Changsheng, but the cultivation technique she practiced leaned towards auxiliary types. While this allowed for faster cultivation in the early stages, her progress slowed down once she reached the Nascent Soul stage.

“This is all thanks to Qingling,” Wang Changsheng modestly replied. “She helped me acquire several thousand pounds of fourth-rank spiritual water; otherwise, it would have taken me several more decades to reach this point.” He then suddenly remembered something, and with a concerned expression, asked, “Junior Sister Tian, are your injuries still serious?”

“Thanks to the Blood Glass Ganoderma that Senior Brother Wang brought back, I’ve long since recovered,” Fairy Ziyue replied with a smile. “In my spare time, I spent time repairing the humanoid puppet beast. The pair of arms Huang Fugui gave me are indeed extraordinary; it’s highly likely they were crafted by the Puppet Emperor.”

Fairy Ziyue said with a smile. As soon as her voice fell, the humanoid puppet beast’s right fist glowed with golden light and struck towards Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng showed no fear. His right fist surged with a large expanse of blue light and met the strike.

“Thud!”

With a muffled thud, the humanoid puppet beast retreated five steps, while Wang Changsheng remained motionless.

He had already advanced to the Mid Nascent Soul stage, and his strength was no longer comparable to that of the Early Nascent Soul stage.

Fairy Ziyue formed a hand seal. The humanoid puppet beast rubbed its hands together, and countless thin golden lights shot out, flying directly towards Wang Changsheng.

A large expanse of white cold air surged from Wang Changsheng’s body, while tiny blue lights emerged all around him, transforming into a giant blue water sphere.

As the golden lights approached within fifty feet of Wang Changsheng, their speed noticeably slowed, as if under some external influence.

A sharp glint flashed in Wang Changsheng’s eyes. He smashed his right fist towards the void, which twisted as countless blue light points emerged, forming a blue fist shadow over twenty zhang large. It struck towards the humanoid puppet beast with a tsunami-like roar.

The humanoid puppet beast’s right hand glowed with golden light, and a dazzling golden long saber appeared in its grasp. It chopped towards the void, and with a flash of golden light, a golden light blade over a hundred zhang long materialized.

Boom!

The golden light blade collided with the blue fist shadow, erupting in a powerful shockwave, and for a moment, neither side gained an advantage. However, not long after, tiny cracks appeared on the golden light blade, and it ultimately shattered. The blue fist shadow then slammed into the humanoid puppet beast, sending it instantly flying backward. From its back, tiny purple lights glowed, forming a purple hand over ten zhang large, which caught and supported the humanoid puppet beast.

“Senior Brother Wang, your divine abilities have increased considerably,” Fairy Ziyue said with a hint of surprise, her beautiful eyes filled with joy. “Even if a Nascent Soul stage demon cultivator were to get close to you, they would likely face a grim fate, wouldn’t they?”

The stronger Wang Changsheng’s abilities became, the greater her hope for revenge.

“I can’t teleport, so getting close isn’t that easy,” Wang Changsheng replied. “However, my strength has indeed increased significantly. It’s just that the number of Sea Stabilizing Pearls I possess is too few. If I had a few more, my strength would improve considerably.”

Wang Changsheng was full of confidence. With his current physical body, coupled with the Sea Stabilizing Pearls, any Nascent Soul stage demon who took one of his punches would either die or be severely crippled.