Chapter 791: Nascent Soul Late Stage

The little Medicine Kings had long been dissatisfied with Yunzhi's tyranny. When someone finally agreed to lead them in a fight against Yunzhi, they were naturally overjoyed. Lu Yang felt it was fortunate that the little Medicine Kings were raised in the Dao Seeking Sect's medicinal garden, and the people of the Dao Seeking Sect bore them no ill will. Otherwise, with their intelligence, they would surely be scammed countless times outside.

Even Immortal Unwavering could deceive the little Medicine Kings, showing how easily fooled they were.

"Big Sister, when are we going to fight Yunzhi?" The Ginseng Doll was very excited.

Immortal Unwavering had followed Lu Yang for a long time and had already learned a small percentage of his schemes and tricks.

Immortal Unwavering waved her hand. "As military strategy says, 'haste makes waste,' or 'you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.' We just fought Yun Yatou once, so she must be on guard. Attacking now isn't the best option; we need to strike when she least expects it."

Immortal Unwavering had extremely high prestige among the little Medicine Kings. They would listen to whatever she said. If she suggested choosing another time to challenge Yunzhi, then another time it would be.

Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi watched Immortal Unwavering play with the little Medicine Kings and whispered, "This is true innocence; it's really enviable."

"This is where Sister Unwavering is stronger than us."

The Immortal Ascension Grass hadn't yet adapted to the atmosphere of the medicinal garden and wasn't very familiar with the Dao Seeking Sect, so it didn't understand why the little Medicine Kings were so excited.

"Is this Yunzhi you speak of really that hard to deal with?"

The Ginseng Doll put its two root-like arms on its hips, thinking the Immortal Ascension Grass was arrogant. "If you can defeat the great demon Yunzhi, then you can be the boss of this medicinal garden!"

The Immortal Ascension Grass sneered. Even though it had just been beaten, it actually had a hidden card: it could not only boost a cultivator's cultivation level,

but also increase the age of spiritual plants. It could also use this ability on itself to increase its own age, thereby allowing it to successfully take human form and possess the power of the Tribulation Crossing stage from the start!

The last spiritual plant with such extraordinary power was called Jianmu!

"It's a deal!"

The Immortal Ascension Grass furiously ran to Tianmen Peak, intending to challenge Yunzhi and establish its prestige in the medicinal garden.

"Hey, are you Yunzhi? I've come to challenge you!"

At this moment, Yunzhi was inviting Gan Tian to drink tea and comprehend the Dao together, and to answer Gan Tian's questions about cultivation. On a red clay stove, tea leaves from the Dao Comprehension Tea Tree were boiling in the pot, emitting a fragrant aroma that, just by smelling it, gave one a sense of enlightenment.

Hearing the Immortal Ascension Grass's arrogant challenge, she thought for a moment, then grabbed the Immortal Ascension Grass and stuffed it into the teapot, where it was boiled along with the Dao Comprehension Tea Tree leaves.

Yunzhi poured the tea, its fragrance even richer than before. She pushed a red clay teacup towards Gan Tian. "Drink it; it can increase your cultivation."

Ao Ling had stayed at the Dao Seeking Sect for half a month. During this time, she not only learned about the current power divisions but also visited Prisoner Peak, terrifying both the prisoners and the child grandmaster. She also met the Innate Daoist, who was equally terrified.

Lu Yang also accompanied Ao Ling to visit the Scripture Depository, where they saw walls full of cultivation techniques. When going to the Scripture Depository, Lu Yang was rather nervous, worried that his master might still have the "Dragon-Phoenix Transformation" hidden there. If Ao Ling found it, he would have no choice but to tearfully inherit the Sect Leader position.

Fortunately for Lu Yang, Ao Ling did not find the "Dragon-Phoenix Transformation."

The Silent Daoist, who was setting up a fortune-telling stall, suddenly sneezed.

"Who's thinking of me?"

He thought about all the people he had provoked, and it seemed any one of them could be thinking of him.

"Speaking of which, ever since Little Gold went home to visit family, my luck has improved quite a bit."

Half a month later, Ao Ling and Jiang Lianyi left the Dao Seeking Sect together. Lu Yang wasn't sure if Ao Ling wanted to explore the outside world or if she intended to unify the East Sea and present it to Immortal Unwavering.

After the Dragon and Phoenix Ancestors departed, Lu Yang began to cultivate diligently.

After his trip to the East Sea, he deeply realized that his cultivation level was too low and he was not qualified to participate in immortal-level conflicts.

Lu Yang was exceptionally disciplined, dedicating most of his time to cultivation or sparring with the Invincible Infant.

After a long period of one-sided beatings, Lu Yang's combat techniques became increasingly refined; he could now exchange two blows with the Invincible Infant before getting beaten.

"Keep fighting, Second Boss! You'll defeat the Invincible Infant soon!" Immortal Unwavering cheered Lu Yang on, completely ignoring the facts and only offering good intentions. More than a year passed in a flash.

The cultivation world was calm, with no major attention-grabbing events like the East Sea incident. The only thing people repeatedly discussed was the resurgence of the ancient Dragon Ancestor, who seemed intent on unifying the East Sea with great momentum. People speculated whether this was the ancient Dragon Ancestor acting under instructions from the Heavenly Court Cult to unify the East Sea in preparation for the great struggle of the era.

Ao Ling led the sea tribes, bringing Penglai Island under her control and severely cracking down on the rampant piracy issues on the island.

The "Fantasy Bubble" production, "Calabash Brothers Stirring the Sea," was released to widespread acclaim. In particular, the scene where the Kunpeng tribe was taught a lesson was repeatedly watched by the sea tribes.

At the same time, "Calabash Brothers Stirring the Sea" also served to promote the East Sea. Cultivators from Daxia noticed that there were large, undeveloped areas in the East Sea, hidden with various priceless natural treasures. As a result, the number of cultivators traveling to the East Sea gradually increased.

Lu Yang didn't pay much attention to external affairs. He diligently cultivated, never leaving the Dao Seeking Sect. In his leisure time from cultivation, he merely explored the parts of the sect he hadn't visited before.

Fortunately, Dao Lord Hanhai didn't trouble Lu Yang. Lu Yang had never seen any sign of Dao Lord Hanhai. According to his junior brother Qi Tongtian, Dao Lord Hanhai, apart from instructing him in cultivation, used the embryonic form of a spatial Dao fruit to visit the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Out of a sense of duty as a good brother, Lu Yang instructed Qi Tongtian to inform Old Meng about this.

At this moment, he opened his mouth wide, like a whale swallowing, and countless external spiritual energies surged into his body, further expanding his meridians, which had already been stretched to their limit.

Lu Yang's skin quickly turned red, a sign that his meridians were on the verge of rupturing.

He gritted his teeth. Though the pain made him want to writhe, he never cried out.

Boom! As the whale-swallowing spiritual energy reached a critical point, as if a certain door had opened, Lu Yang's body transformed at a visible speed. His meridians became more resilient, capable of accommodating more spiritual energy.

"Phew— I've broken through."

Lu Yang exhaled a turbid breath and rose with a smile. He had finally broken through to the late Nascent Soul stage. For someone with his distinguished Sword Spirit Root, reaching the late Nascent Soul stage was only a matter of time, with no bottlenecks to speak of.

"With my current abilities, even a late Soul Transformation stage cultivator can't do anything to me."

The methods Lu Yang referred to were conventional ones, not including the Spirit Medium Summoning or Senior Sister's Pictographic Fist.

"And Void Refinement stage cultivators won't easily make a move. This means as long as I don't encounter anyone at the Integration stage, I can stride boldly through the outside world!"

Lu Yang laughed heartily. Only then would he live up to the name of an 'old monster' at the Nascent Soul stage.

Immortal Unwavering yawned in the mental space. "But Second Boss, the enemies you've encountered outside haven't been below the Integration stage, either."

Lu Yang's smile froze. It seemed that was indeed the case.