Chapter 1782: Wang Ruyan Ascends to the Nascent Soul Stage

In the Golden Gull Sea Territory of the South Sea, within the Dongli Realm.

A gigantic turtle floated on the sea surface. Wang Ruyan sat on its back, her face slightly pale. High above, a black thundercloud, over a hundred zhang wide, hovered.

The Golden Lotus Guqin floated before her, its spiritual light dim.

Boom!

A deafening roar of thunder erupted. The black thundercloud violently churned, transforming into a massive silver lightning python, as thick as a human's waist, which then plunged towards Wang Ruyan below.

This was the final tribulation lightning. Wang Ruyan needed to absorb some of the lightning's power to temper her physical body, allowing it to undergo "sandalwood transformation."

If the lightning power was too weak, her body wouldn't achieve this transformation, requiring the aid of spiritual elixirs. However, if the lightning power was too strong, the cultivator undergoing the tribulation could be obliterated. This was why many Nascent Soul cultivators failed to ascend to the Deity Transformation stage.

Wang Ruyan's fingers swept across the guqin strings, and a surge of passionate music erupted. A hazy blue sound wave swept out, meeting the silver lightning python.

The silver lightning python opened its massive maw and swallowed the blue sound wave. Its body then split in two, transforming into two silver lightning snakes that lunged towards Wang Ruyan.

The guqin music grew more urgent, and waves of blue sound waves swept forth. The silver lightning snakes divided from two into four, then four into eight, and so on...

In less than ten breaths, the silver lightning python had transformed into thousands of foot-long silver lightning snakes, raining down upon Wang Ruyan.

Wang Ruyan formed a hand seal, and the Golden Lotus Guqin erupted with dazzling spiritual light. A soft blue water curtain materialized out of thin air, enveloping her entire body.

Boom!

A thunderous roar, shaking heaven and earth, resounded. Dazzling silver lightning enveloped Wang Ruyan's form.

Some silver lightning snakes struck the Lin Turtle, which let out a pained shriek as the sea surface churned with enormous waves.

After a moment, the silver lightning dissipated. The Golden Lotus Guqin lay before Wang Ruyan, most of its strings broken, its surface marred by over a dozen cracks, and some areas even scorched, emitting black smoke.

Wang Ruyan's face was pale. Her cultivation robe had several obvious holes, her arms were somewhat blackened, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. She wasn't a body cultivator; despite using her innate magic treasure to weaken the final tribulation lightning and guide some of its power to temper her body, she was still injured.

She took a deep breath, then retrieved a golden porcelain bottle and a cyan jade box. These contained two spiritual items essential for breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage.

Wang Ruyan consumed both spiritual items, closed her eyes, and began refining the potent medicinal energy.

As time passed, a peculiar, exotic fragrance, reminiscent of sandalwood, emanated from Wang Ruyan's body.

Even with the sandalwood transformation of her body, she still required external aid to reach this point. Had Wang Jiyun not acquired two Golden Sun Jade Dew Pills from the Immortal Suppressing Pagoda, Wang Ruyan wouldn't have had such a luxurious opportunity.

Spiritual elixirs aiding the breakthrough to the Deity Transformation stage were rare even in the Dongli Realm. Major sects, with their long legacies, could perhaps produce one, but the Wang family, with its shallower foundation, couldn't create them themselves and could only acquire them from their enemies.

Half a day later, the previously calm sea surface suddenly surged with monstrous waves, accompanied by continuous sounds of tsunamis.

Numerous demonic beasts could be seen, as if driven to a frenzy, rushing towards Wang Ruyan's location.

Wang Changsheng formed a hand seal, and five Kui Water Warriors moved their fists, striking the attacking demonic beasts.

Boom!

A deafening explosion resounded. Low-level demonic beasts were struck by dense blue fist shadows, turning into a rain of blood.

Centered around the Lin Turtle, the seawater within a hundred-mile radius rapidly spun, forming a colossal whirlpool that generated a powerful current. Several uninhabited small islands were crushed by this strong current and vanished into the massive vortex.

Any demonic beast approaching the massive whirlpool instantly turned into a rain of blood; even Fourth-rank demonic beasts were no exception.

Wang Changsheng personally guarded Wang Ruyan. Unless a Fifth-rank demonic beast appeared, no one could harm her.

Ten days quickly passed. Many cultivators, having heard the news, rushed to the area. They dared not approach, instead gathering and discussing from a thousand miles away.

More and more demonic beasts charged towards the location, but as soon as they neared the massive whirlpool, they were ground into a bloody mist, leaving neither demonic cores nor souls behind.

On a certain desolate island, a hundred miles wide, thousands of cultivators had gathered, ranging from Qi Refinement to Nascent Soul stages.

“Which senior is undergoing tribulation here? The commotion is immense!”“Indeed! The last time I saw a Pure Void Sect cultivator break through to the Nascent Soul stage, the disturbance wasn't this grand. Why are so many demonic beasts rushing here? Even Fourth-rank ones? Is a high-level cultivator hunting demonic beasts?”“Look closely; even Fourth-rank demonic beasts can't withstand it; they're killed in an instant. It's likely a senior in the Deity Transformation stage practicing a great divine ability. We'd best not get any closer.”The cultivators discussed animatedly, none daring to approach.

Just then, a deafening dragon's roar echoed, and a snow-white flood dragon appeared on the horizon. A group of cultivators stood on its back – none other than Wang Qingling and other Wang family disciples.

A Wang family merchant caravan had passed through the Golden Gull Sea Territory, and Wang Changsheng had sent them to deliver news. Wang Qingling and the others had initially intended to personally come and guard Wang Ruyan, but Wang Changsheng refused, stating that his presence alone was sufficient and there was no need to delay their cultivation.

The Wang family had specifically established an outpost in Golden Gull Market City. Wang Qingling, Wang Qiuming, and Wang Mengbin were cultivating there. Upon receiving the news from their clan members, they rushed over immediately.

“Fairy Bailing, they are disciples from the Wang family of Green Lotus Island. Why are they here?”“Perhaps Fairy Tianqin is breaking through to the Deity Transformation stage; otherwise, Fairy Bailing wouldn't have traveled all this way!”“Tsk tsk, if Fairy Tianqin also advances to the Deity Transformation stage, wouldn't the Wang family become the foremost cultivation family in the South Sea? Two Deity Transformation cultivators in one family!”The cultivators discussed excitedly, envy evident on everyone's faces.

Just as Wang Qingling and the others were about to approach, Wang Changsheng's voice echoed in their ears: “Just maintain vigilance in the periphery; you don't need to come closer.”

Wang Qingling breathed a sigh of relief. From Wang Changsheng's tone, it seemed Wang Ruyan was likely unharmed.

She instructed her clan members to spread out and patrol a thousand-mile radius, ensuring no unauthorized individuals disturbed Wang Ruyan's breakthrough to the Deity Transformation stage.

Three days later, Wang Ruyan suddenly opened her eyes. Dazzling blue light erupted from her body, her aura surged dramatically, and a powerful spiritual pressure emanated from her, causing enormous waves to surge across the sea surface.

“I've finally advanced to the Deity Transformation stage!”

Wang Ruyan exhaled a long breath, her face beaming with joy.

Her breakthrough to the Deity Transformation stage took longer and was more complicated than Wang Changsheng's, but heaven rewards diligence; she had finally entered the Deity Transformation stage.

Wang Changsheng descended from the sky, his face full of concern.

“Husband, I'm fine. I've just depleted some of my vital energy. This time, had it not been for those two spiritual items, I wouldn't have been able to enter the Deity Transformation stage.”

Wang Ruyan smiled charmingly. The power of the lightning tribulation was too immense; ordinary cultivators simply wouldn't dare guide too much lightning energy to temper their bodies. This makes it very difficult for the body to undergo sandalwood transformation without external aid.

“It's alright. As long as you've reached the Deity Transformation stage, that's what matters. Let's return to Green Lotus Island!”

Wang Changsheng was overcome with joy. The Lin Turtle let out a cheerful cry and quickly moved forward.

A month later, news of Fairy Tianqin's advancement to the Deity Transformation stage spread throughout the South Sea cultivation world, shaking all major powers.