Chapter 205: Great Harvest

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Great Harvest

Yi Xiaoyao walked over to the nine tomb gates and retrieved the nine Nascent Soul Pills.

To his surprise, all nine were four-pattern, supreme-grade elixirs, their medicinal power far surpassing that of ordinary elixirs.

In the next instant, Yi Xiaoyao swallowed all nine elixirs at once.

Instantly, a powerful energy erupted within his body, rampaging with extreme violence through his Dantian and meridians.

Yi Xiaoyao only dared to attempt such a dangerous method because he was cultivating the Devouring Sword God Technique. With the powerful absorption ability of this divine-level Cultivation Technique, a forced breakthrough like this was not impossible.

Immediately, as he activated the Devouring Sword God Technique, an astonishing Devouring Power surged from his Dantian, frantically consuming the energy released by the nine Nascent Soul Pills.

HUMMM~

The surrounding space began to tremble, and a pained expression twisted Yi Xiaoyao’s features. His entire body was already drenched in sweat.

BOOM!

The immense energy, like a bursting dam, shattered the bottleneck of his Realm, and he broke through to the Golden Core Seventh Layer.

But the pain Yi Xiaoyao endured didn’t lessen in the slightest. If not for the Devouring Sword God Technique’s absorption, he would have exploded and died the very instant he broke through.

After all, a single Nascent Soul Pill contained enough energy to help a Golden Core Ninth Realm cultivator form a Nascent Soul. One can only imagine the power held within.

And now, Yi Xiaoyao had consumed a full nine Nascent Soul Pills—an amount of energy that even an ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivator might not be able to withstand.

Soon, another fluctuation rocked his Realm as he broke through to the Golden Core Eighth Layer.

And then...

The Golden Core Ninth Realm!

But it wasn’t over. Even after reaching this point, more than half of the elixirs’ power remained in Yi Xiaoyao’s body, still rampaging wildly.

If this continued, even the Devouring Sword God Technique would be unable to control the energy.

"Kid, quickly! Follow the incantation I’m about to give you and form your Nascent Soul!"

Just then, Cang Tianxing’s voice spoke urgently as he began to impart the incantation for the first transformation of the Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique to Yi Xiaoyao.

Gritting his teeth against the feeling that his body was about to explode, Yi Xiaoyao began to cultivate according to the incantation he heard, all while continuing to absorb the rampaging energy within him.

The Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique was truly wondrous. Even just the first transformation gave Yi Xiaoyao a profound sense of opening up a whole new path.

Immediately after, the energy in his body converged madly on his Dantian. His Golden Core, like an embryo, gradually gave birth to a miniature person bearing a striking resemblance to Yi Xiaoyao.

This miniature person was his Nascent Soul.

Then, as if being copied, his Nascent Soul split in two, becoming two identical Nascent Souls.

However, Yi Xiaoyao’s two Nascent Souls had vastly different Attributes. One possessed the profound and mysterious Devouring Attribute, while the other, born from the Heaven and Earth Fire Essence, possessed the Fire Attribute.

As his Nascent Souls formed, the rampaging medicinal power within him was nearly depleted, and his body returned to a safe state.

"I succeeded!"

A look of pure ecstasy spread across Yi Xiaoyao’s sweat-drenched face.

He had finally stepped into the ranks of Nascent Soul experts. And not just any expert—he was a cultivator with Dual Nascent Souls, far surpassing anyone in the ordinary Nascent Soul Realm!

"Thank you, Senior!"

Yi Xiaoyao cupped his fists in gratitude toward the direction of Cang Tianxing’s voice.

At this, Cang Tianxing couldn’t resist condensing a spectral image of his soul, which appeared before Yi Xiaoyao.

"Don’t thank me. I never actually thought you would succeed."

Even Cang Tianxing’s face showed an expression of unconcealed astonishment.

It was just as he said. When he had proposed that suicidal method, he hadn’t believed anyone in the world could actually pull it off.

Any cultivator in the Golden Core Realm would have undoubtedly exploded and died after consuming so many Nascent Soul Pills.

Cang Tianxing had only suggested it to make Yi Xiaoyao back down. He never expected the young man would actually try it—let alone succeed.

"Senior, are there any other rewards besides the first transformation of the Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique?" Yi Xiaoyao asked with a grin.

Cang Tianxing paused, then chuckled thoughtfully. "What other rewards did you have in mind?"

Yi Xiaoyao thought for a moment. "How about a powerful Spiritual Skill? Something above the Earth Tier?"

"Haha, you’ve got high standards, kid. Asking for a Spiritual Skill above the Earth Tier right out of the gate," Cang Tianxing said, shaking his head with a faint smile.

Yi Xiaoyao shrugged. What could he say? He wouldn’t give a second glance to any Spiritual Skill that wasn’t above the Earth Tier.

To his surprise, Cang Tianxing smiled and agreed. "Very well. I’ll make an exception and gift you a Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill!"

Under normal circumstances, anyone who found the false tomb of his Split Soul would only receive the first transformation of the Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique.

The reason Cang Tianxing made an exception for Yi Xiaoyao was primarily due to the sheer audacity he’d shown by swallowing nine Nascent Soul Pills, and the miracle of his successful breakthrough.

Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes lit up, and he thanked him once more.

Cang Tianxing waved his hand, and a stream of spiritual information shot into the space between Yi Xiaoyao’s eyebrows.

"Kid, I see your second Nascent Soul is of the Fire Attribute, so I’ll give you a Fire Attribute Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill."

Yi Xiaoyao immediately closed his eyes to examine the information in his mind, a grin of excitement growing ever wider on his face.

’Eight Desolates Heaven-Burning Finger!’

’One Finger Ashes Mountains and Rivers—comparable to a low-tier Celestial Tier skill.’

’Two Fingers Scorch the Eight Desolates—comparable to a mid-tier Celestial Tier skill.’

’Three Fingers Incinerate the Heavens—comparable to a high-tier Celestial Tier skill.’

Cultivating it to the third finger made it comparable to a high-tier Celestial Tier Spiritual Skill. The power and value of such a skill were self-evident!

Yi Xiaoyao hadn’t expected this senior to possess such a high-level Spiritual Skill. ’This man’s power when he was alive must have been absolutely terrifying,’ he thought.

Next, Cang Tianxing beckoned again. The nine diamond-shaped fragments on the tomb gates shot forward and merged into a single black stone, which landed in Yi Xiaoyao’s hand.

"Kid, this Extreme Yin Soul Stone is one of the keys to my True Tomb."

Cang Tianxing continued, "If you wish to find my True Tomb and obtain the complete cultivation method for the Nine Transformations Nascent Soul Technique, then go seek it in the Great Xia Empire."

’The Great Xia Empire?’ Yi Xiaoyao’s eyes flickered. Even if Cang Tianxing hadn’t mentioned it, he had been planning to go there anyway. Yun Mengling was waiting for him.

Cang Tianxing’s spectral image began to fade. Just before it vanished completely, he seemed to recall something.

"Oh, right. This Extreme Yin Soul Stone can hold Yin Corpses. The nine Copper Body Puppets you saw earlier are inside. You can use them all..."

Hearing Cang Tianxing’s final words before he completely vanished, Yi Xiaoyao was stunned.

’Nine Copper Body Puppets? For me to use?’

Instantly, his eyes lit up as he stared at the Extreme Yin Soul Stone in his hand.

He immediately tried to summon a Copper Body Puppet from the Extreme Yin Soul Stone. Sure enough, it was one of the Nascent Soul Ninth Realm Yin Corpses from behind the tomb gates.

After studying it up close for a moment, Yi Xiaoyao realized it wasn’t an ordinary Yin Corpse, but a soulless puppet.

To control this Copper Body Puppet, one had to use their own soul. Moreover, every single movement the puppet made consumed a large amount of Yi Xiaoyao’s soul.

Even with his incomparably powerful soul, Yi Xiaoyao could not withstand such a heavy drain for long.

Therefore, these nine Copper Body Puppets could only be used as a last resort—a trump card.

’My gains from this trip to the Ancient Tomb are simply immense!’

’Since I’ve gotten everything I came for, it’s time to head back.’

Yi Xiaoyao broke into a wide grin, then turned and left.

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