Chapter 204: Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique

Yi Xiaoyao felt a sense of relief and couldn’t help but complain. ’Could it be that the senior who built this Ancient Tomb was a mischievous old trickster?’

Otherwise, what kind of normal person would arrange for such a powerful Yin Corpse to wait here for so many years, just to give someone a scare and leave behind those three words?

In any case, the stone door Yi Xiaoyao had just opened undoubtedly led to a false tomb chamber.

Next, Yi Xiaoyao mentally prepared himself. Sure enough, behind the second stone door was another Yin Corpse at the Nascent Soul Ninth Realm, which also left behind three words before disappearing.

But what he hadn’t expected was that when he opened the third, the fourth... all the way to the eighth stone door, the scene was exactly the same.

The words "Ha-ha, fake!" echoed in Yi Xiaoyao’s ears again and again, and his expression grew increasingly strange.

’This can’t be... Is my luck really this bad?’

Yi Xiaoyao shook his head with a bitter smile, then looked at the last stone door, muttering with excitement, "I’ve opened all eight false tomb chambers. This last one must be the real one."

But when he opened this final stone door, he finally understood the meaning of expecting the unexpected... only to be met with something even more unexpected.

Behind this ninth stone door was yet another false tomb chamber!

Yi Xiaoyao stood before the stone door with an ugly expression on his face, watching the Yin Corpse disappear before his eyes, unable to calm himself for a long time.

It was obvious he had been toyed with by the master of this Ancient Tomb.

Who would have thought that all nine tomb chambers here were fake?

It seemed Yi Xiaoyao’s earlier thought was correct: the master of this Ancient Tomb was a mischievous old trickster, and a weirdo with no sense of decency at that.

’All that time and effort wasted, not to mention the emotional investment... and in the end, it’s all for nothing?’

At this moment, a fire of anger was quietly smoldering within Yi Xiaoyao.

The next moment, raging flames erupted around his body as he drew his sword, ready to blast these stone doors to rubble!

"Hmph! Not very old, and your Cultivation isn’t high, but you’ve got quite a temper! I was only playing a little joke on you, and now you want to destroy my tomb?"

Just then, a resonant voice echoed amidst the nine stone walls.

Yi Xiaoyao’s heart skipped a beat, and he abruptly halted his attack.

It was clear that the voice belonged to a remnant left by the Ancient Tomb Master.

Hearing this voice, Yi Xiaoyao’s anger finally had a target. He didn’t care who it was; he responded with a cold snort of his own.

"Hmph! Senior, don’t you think you took this joke a bit too far?"

This "joke" that led to nothing had probably cost countless lives here.

But the Ancient Tomb Master didn’t get angry. He laughed heartily and said, "Life is a joke. Death is also a joke. In my view, there’s no such thing as a joke being too big or too small."

Yi Xiaoyao couldn’t agree with such words, but it did confirm his assessment of the Ancient Tomb Master’s character.

After that, Yi Xiaoyao fell silent. Since the Ancient Tomb Master had revealed himself, his purpose surely wasn’t as simple as stopping Yi Xiaoyao from destroying a false tomb.

Sure enough, the Ancient Tomb Master spoke again in the next moment. "Kid, do you know who I am?"

"I don’t," Yi Xiaoyao replied.

The Ancient Tomb Master paused, then said in a majestic voice, "My name is Cang Tianxing."

However, Yi Xiaoyao showed no reaction to the name. How could he know what a sensation the name Cang Tianxing had caused a hundred years ago?

"Beneath the heavens, I alone roam free!"

This was a phrase Cang Tianxing often said back in his day. Whenever it was uttered, powerful experts from all sides would be shaken. The vast Great Xia Empire itself was once thrown into turmoil because of his "I alone roam free."

And it was all because this man possessed Multiple Nascent Souls.

Seeing that Yi Xiaoyao had truly never heard of him, Cang Tianxing sighed with a hint of disappointment.

"Alas, no matter how glorious one’s fame was, it cannot withstand the test of time!"

Then, he asked, "Then what have you come here for?"

"To find your Multi-Nascent Soul Cultivation Method, Senior," Yi Xiaoyao said.

Cang Tianxing grunted, not surprised. "Kid, don’t take it personally. To prevent the Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique from falling into my enemies’ hands, I deliberately set up one hundred and nine tombs. One hundred and eight of them are fake."

’Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique? That must be the Multi-Nascent Soul Secret Technique.’

But upon hearing Cang Tianxing’s words, Yi Xiaoyao gave a bitter laugh. "It seems the place I’m in now is one of those one hundred and eight fake tombs."

"Correct. But don’t be so quick to despair. Among these one hundred and eight fake tombs, eight of them contain a Split Soul of mine. The fact that you can speak with me now means you’ve found one of these eight Split Soul fake tombs," Cang Tianxing said with a laugh.

At that, Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes lit up, and a flicker of hope ignited in his heart.

"Is there any difference between these eight Split Soul fake tombs and the other one hundred fake tombs?" Yi Xiaoyao asked expectantly.

Cang Tianxing replied, "Of course there’s a huge difference! Only those who meet one of my Split Souls are qualified to enter my true tomb!"

In an instant, Yi Xiaoyao’s despair turned to hope. It was like finding a path forward just when all seemed lost!

"In other words, you have obtained the qualification to enter my true tomb," Cang Tianxing continued. "Of course, I’ll give you another benefit as well—the first transformation of the Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique, which can help you cultivate two Nascent Souls."

Yi Xiaoyao suddenly became excited.

But in the next moment, Cang Tianxing doused him with cold water again.

"However, to prevent the incantation from leaking out through you, you must cultivate it immediately. After you succeed, I will erase the incantation from your memory."

Cang Tianxing said helplessly, "But you are still only at the Golden Core Sixth Realm. You’re still a long way from condensing a Nascent Soul, so you can’t cultivate it for now."

Yi Xiaoyao froze on the spot, completely stunned.

It was like a lecher staring at a beautiful, naked woman lying right in front of him, yet he wasn’t allowed to touch her. The agony was immense.

"Then, when I reach the Golden Core Ninth Realm, can I come back here and see you again, Senior?" Yi Xiaoyao asked.

"No," said Cang Tianxing. "Only a person who opens all nine of these fake tomb doors in a single attempt can meet my Split Soul. And once this wisp of my Split Soul appears, it will completely dissipate forever."

Yi Xiaoyao was now a mess of gains and losses, unsure how to express his tumultuous emotions.

Just then, Cang Tianxing gave Yi Xiaoyao a sliver of hope once more.

"Kid, I do have a way for you to break through to the Golden Core Ninth Realm immediately. It’s just that this method is incredibly dangerous. Do you dare to try it?" asked Cang Tianxing.

A sharp glint flashed in Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes, and he replied without hesitation, "Please tell me, Senior!"

"Beneath the stone coffins in each of the nine tomb chambers you just opened, there is a Nascent Soul Pill. They were originally little gifts from me to comfort those who were frightened after opening the doors. If you consume all of them, you might be able to break through directly to the Golden Core Ninth Realm," said Cang Tianxing.

"Nascent Soul Pills!" Yi Xiaoyao was slightly taken aback. In his haste to open the other doors, he hadn’t noticed them.

But that wasn’t the crucial point right now. He knew that Nascent Soul Pills were precious elixirs used to help cultivators at the Golden Core Ninth Realm break through to the Nascent Soul Realm. Their medicinal power was immense. If he consumed nine of them at once, never mind how extravagant it was, he would most likely explode from the overwhelming power and die.

Cang Tianxing’s method was basically suicide.

But faced with this method, Yi Xiaoyao hesitated for only a moment before his gaze became incomparably firm.

"I’m willing to try!"

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