Chapter 613: Changes in the Nascent Soul Period

En route to Daxia, as everyone rested, Lu Yang finally found time to comprehend the mysteries of the Nascent Soul stage. Ever since breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage on the Altar of Heaven, things had been happening one after another, leaving him no time to properly study it.

"Spatial power..." Lu Yang opened his hand, and the space in his palm subtly twisted. Space was torn, stretched, and deformed, forming a vortex-like shape.

One of the characteristics of the Nascent Soul stage is the initial mastery of spatial power. Storage rings are the most typical spatial artifacts. To forge a storage ring, the basic cultivation level required is the Nascent Soul stage. If one desires to control larger spatial dimensions, cultivators at the Soul Transformation or Body Integration stages are needed. For instance, the Ask-the-Dao Sect's identity jade token is a special type of storage ring, all forged by the Fifth Elder. Before his Senior Sister gave him the Azure Edge Sword, the most expensive artifact Lu Yang possessed was his identity jade token.

He could feel that his speed, strength, agility, and divine sense had all undergone earth-shattering changes. The so-called number one prodigy of Daxia, Lu Yang, was nothing compared to him!

Lu Yang also discovered his spiritual space had expanded by more than ten times, comparable to a football field—a level of spiritual strength typically found in the Soul Transformation stage. If he wished, he could crush all Nascent Soul cultivators with just divine sense attacks, causing dizziness in minor cases and turning them into idiots in severe ones.

Lu Yang slowly closed his eyes, focused his mind carefully, and softly declared, "Soul projection!"

He was left with an empty physical body as his soul emerged from his body. He felt a cool breeze—the Yin wind that permeated the world, which only souls could perceive. For souls with unstable foundations, it was a disaster, but for Lu Yang's soul, the Yin wind was merely a slightly cool breeze, posing no threat. In the state of soul projection, his perception abilities would further elevate by another level.

Soul projection is another characteristic of the Nascent Soul stage; however, Lu Yang was already capable of soul projection during the Foundation Establishment stage. At that time, after he killed the tiger demon, he obtained the art of driving ghost servants from it. After cultivating this technique, he could use his own soul as a ghost servant, achieving the effect of soul projection. However, at that time, his soul was too fragile; the slightest disturbance could injure his soul, and severe injuries could even damage his foundation. That's why Lu Yang had never used this move.

Therefore, for a cultivator to attempt soul possession, there are two necessary conditions: first, their cultivation must reach at least the Nascent Soul stage; second, they must abide by the "Soul Possession Law," and only after undergoing procedural approval can they attempt soul possession.

"They all say soul projection allows one to roam thousands of miles, journeying to the Eastern Sea in the morning and Cangwu in the evening," he murmured. "I might as well try it."

Lu Yang grinned excitedly. His soul completely detached from his body, and he exerted all his strength to dash forward, eager to see how fast he could fly. Then he watched helplessly as his physical body sat cross-legged on the cloud, getting further and further away from him. The auspicious cloud was being piloted by Jiang Lianyi, and its speed was astonishingly fast, completely incomparable to the flying speed of Lu Yang's soul projection.

"Hey—wait for me!" Lu Yang's soul immediately shouted.

"You rascal." The Grand Elder noticed Lu Yang's unusual state and, with a chuckled reprimand, pulled Lu Yang's soul back.

Lu Yang sheepishly scratched the back of his head and chuckled, then continued to observe his changes. Introspecting his own body, he found in his Dantian a plump, fair Nascent Soul, and the Immortal Fairy, who was laughing so hard she was doubled over, with tears streaming down her face.

"Hahahaha," the Immortal Fairy exclaimed, "you dare to have your soul leave your body while Lianyi is piloting the cloud? Aren't you afraid of being left behind?!"

Lu Yang's face darkened, not wanting to be ridiculed by the Immortal Fairy. "Fairy, what are you doing in my Dantian?" he asked.

"What kind of talk is that?" The Immortal Fairy put her hands on her hips. "Can you control where this fairy goes? Given the size of Lu Yang's body, where couldn't she go?"

"Forget about that," she continued. "Look at your Nascent Soul. Doesn't it look a bit like me?"

Lu Yang rolled his eyes, thinking the fairy was spouting nonsense again. "How is that possible?" he scoffed. "My Nascent Soul would naturally look like me... Holy crap, it really does look a bit like you!"

What was going on?!

"Did you forget?" the Immortal Fairy asked. "When I was acting sect master, you helped me handle sect affairs, and I helped you cultivate." "In other words, a portion of your Golden Core stage cultivation was cultivated by me for you." "It's perfectly normal for your Nascent Soul to bear a slight resemblance to me."

Lu Yang was speechless. If he had known this earlier, he would never have let her cultivate for him; she should have handled the sect affairs herself. But now it was too late.

"What is the purpose of this Nascent Soul?" Lu Yang had heard that the Nascent Soul stage held infinite mysteries; spatial power and soul projection were just a few, but the most crucial aspect depended on the Nascent Soul itself. The quality of the Golden Core and the cultivation methods used during the Golden Core stage would directly determine the strength of the Nascent Soul. Considering that the Immortal Fairy, a cultivation senior, was present, it was more convenient to just ask directly.

At the mention of this topic, the Immortal Fairy chuckled smugly, clearly pleased. "This Nascent Soul was formed from the shattered Invincible Pill," she explained. "All the essence of the Invincible Pill gathered in this infant!" "Therefore, your Nascent Soul is vastly different from ordinary ones. Other Nascent Soul stage cultivators summon their Nascent Soul and control it to fight." "Theoretically speaking, your Nascent Soul stage allows you to summon your Nascent Soul, and it can fight on its own."

"That intelligent?" Lu Yang was startled. This was like having two of himself. When casting a Wood Clone, he would no longer need to divide his attention to control the clone, essentially fighting two battles simultaneously. This was truly a doubling of combat power! It was worth all the effort he had put into maintaining a hundred percent win rate during the Golden Core stage!

"So, this fairy has given this kind of Nascent Soul a name," she declared. "The Invincible Infant!"

"...Can we change the name?" Lu Yang asked.

"No!" The Immortal Fairy's attitude was firm.

"Fine," Lu Yang conceded.

"The Invincible Infant is powerful, no doubt, but there are prerequisites if you want the Invincible Infant to fight for you."

"What prerequisites?" Lu Yang asked.

"You need to defeat your Nascent Soul."

Lu Yang was filled with questions. However, considering his peerless combat strength, defeating his own Nascent Soul should not be difficult.

"Want to try?" the Immortal Fairy suggested.

"Try it!" Lu Yang replied.

The Immortal Fairy pulled Lu Yang's soul and his Nascent Soul into the spiritual space, instructing him, "Feel it carefully. Do you feel like you and your Nascent Soul are connected by an invisible thread?"

"Yes, I feel that," Lu Yang confirmed.

"Cut this thread!" she commanded.

"You need to use your imagination," she explained. "Imagine there really is this thread, and you have a pair of scissors in your hand that can cut this thread!"

Lu Yang followed the Immortal Fairy's instructions step by step, severing the connection with his Nascent Soul. The moment the connection was severed, the Nascent Soul opened its eyes and fiercely charged towards Lu Yang.

"Such speed!" Lu Yang exclaimed, "But it's still no match for me!"

Half an hour later, Lu Yang lay on the ground, being pounded by the Nascent Soul. He weakly looked at the Immortal Fairy. "Fairy, why is this Nascent Soul so strong?" he gasped.

The Immortal Fairy nodded, stating matter-of-factly: "Didn't I tell you? This is the Invincible Infant. It can even beat you. Isn't that invincible?"