Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 624: Changes at the Nascent Soul Stage

On the journey back to Great Xia, while everyone else rested, Lu Yang finally found time to comprehend the mysterious marvels of the Nascent Soul Stage. Since his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage on the heavenly altar, events had followed one after another, leaving him no opportunity to study this new cultivation realm properly.

“The power of space...” Lu Yang opened his hand, and the space above his palm subtly twisted. It tore, stretched, and warped, forming a vortex-like shape.

One of the characteristics of the Nascent Soul Stage was the preliminary mastery of spatial power.

Storage rings were the most typical spatial-type magical treasures. To forge one, the minimum cultivation was the Nascent Soul Stage. For larger spaces, Divine Transfiguration or Fusion experts were needed.

For instance, the Dao-Seeking Sect’s identity jade tablets were a special type of storage ring, all crafted by Fifth Elder. Before Yun Zhi gave Lu Yang the Qingfeng sword, the most valuable magical treasure on him was his identity jade tablet.

Lu Yang could feel that his speed, strength, agility, spiritual consciousness, and other traits had undergone world-shaking changes. The so-called “Great Xia’s number one prodigy Lu Yang” is nothing compared to me now!

He also discovered that his mental space had expanded more than tenfold, now comparable to the size of a football field. It displayed mental strength usually observed only at the Divine Transfiguration Stage. If he wished, he could crush any Nascent Soul cultivator with spiritual consciousness attacks alone; at best, these opponents would become dizzy, and at worst, they could turn into idiots.

Lu Yang slowly closed his eyes. Focusing his mind and spirit, he uttered softly, “Out-of-Body Soul!”

He was left with only an empty body. His soul emerged and explored the outside, feeling a cool breeze—the Yin-Wind that permeated the world and was perceptible only to souls. To souls with unstable foundations, it was a calamity, but to Lu Yang’s soul, it was merely a slightly chilly wind and posed no threat.

In this soul-out-of-body state, his perception abilities were elevated to another level. This was another feature of the Nascent Soul Stage, though Lu Yang had been capable of this since the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Back then, he had obtained ghost servant commanding techniques after slaying the tiger demon. After cultivating this technique, he could command his own soul as if it were a ghost servant, achieving the out-of-body effect of souls.

However, his soul had been too fragile then; the slightest disturbance could injure it, potentially damaging his foundation in severe cases. This was why he had never employed this move.

Therefore, for a cultivator to attempt body takeover, two conditions were necessary: first, one’s cultivation must at least reach the Nascent Soul Stage; second, one must comply with the Body Takeover Law and only proceed with body takeover after undergoing procedural approval.

“It’s said that when one’s soul is out of the body, it can roam ten thousand li, witnessing the vast blue seas in the morning and viewing Mount Cangwu by dusk. Perfect chance to test it.” Lu Yang chuckled excitedly.

His soul completely left his body. He pushed forward at full speed, curious to see how fast he could fly.

Then, he watched helplessly as his physical body, seated cross-legged on the cloud, grew farther and farther away. The auspicious cloud was piloted by Jiang Lianyi, moving at an astonishing speed that simply couldn’t be compared to the flying speed of Lu Yang’s soul.

“Hey—wait for me!” Lu Yang’s soul hastily shouted.

“You rascal.” First Elder noticed something amiss with Lu Yang. He chuckled and scolded him as he pulled Lu Yang’s soul back.

Lu Yang rubbed the back of his head sheepishly and flashed a foolish smile before continuing to examine his changes. Looking inward, he spotted a white, plump nascent soul in his dantian. Beside it was the Everlasting Immortal Fairy laughing so uproariously she doubled over, tears streaming from her eyes.

“Hahaha, you even dared to detach your soul from your body while Lianyi was driving the cloud. Aren’t you afraid she might leave you behind?!”

Lu Yang’s face darkened, not wanting to be mocked by the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. “Immortal Fairy, what are you doing in my dantian?

“What kind of question is that? Where this immortal goes is none of your business.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy planted her hands on her hips. Is there anywhere I can’t go in Lu Yang’s body?

“Enough about this. Look at your nascent soul; does it look a bit like me?”

Lu Yang rolled his eyes, thinking the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was spouting nonsense again. “How is that possible? My nascent soul naturally looks like me... Holy crap, it really does resemble you a bit!”

The nascent soul was fair and chubby, utterly adorable. Its countenance resembled that of the Everlasting Immortal Fairy.

What’s going on?!

“Have you forgotten? When I was the acting sect leader, you helped me handle sect affairs, and I helped you cultivate. In other words, part of your Golden Core cultivation was attained by me on your behalf.

“It’s only natural that the nascent soul bears a slight resemblance to me.”

Lu Yang, “...”

Had I known this, I would never have let you cultivate in my stead no matter what. You should have handled the sect affairs yourself.

But it’s too late for regrets now.

“What purpose does this nascent soul serve?” Lu Yang had heard about the boundless marvels and mysteries of the Nascent Soul Stage. Spatial power and the out-of-body ability went without saying, but the most pivotal aspect was the nascent soul itself.

The quality of the golden core and the cultivation technique practiced during the Golden Core Stage directly determined the nascent soul’s strength.

Considering the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, a senior in cultivation, was present, he figured it would be more convenient to ask her directly.

At the mention of this topic, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy grinned, appearing exceedingly smug. “This nascent soul was obtained from the shattering of the Unbeatable Golden Core! All the essence of the Unbeatable Golden Core is concentrated in this infant! Thus, your nascent soul is hugely different from ordinary ones. Other nascent soul cultivators release their nascent souls and control them to fight.

“In theory, when you release your nascent soul at the Nascent Soul Stage, it can fight on its own.”

“That smart?” Lu Yang was startled. This is equivalent to having two of me. When using wood clones, I wouldn’t have to spare attention to control them anymore; I could engage in two battles simultaneously.

This is truly multiplying my combat power!

All my painstaking efforts to maintain a hundred-percent win rate at the Golden Core Stage were not in vain!

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy continued, “Hence, I named this type of nascent soul ‘Unbeatable Nascent Soul!’”

“...Can we change the name?”

“No!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was adamant.

“Fine then.”

“The Unbeatable Nascent Soul is indeed powerful, but if you want it to fight on your behalf, there’s a prerequisite.”

“What prerequisite?”

“You need to defeat your nascent soul.”

Lu Yang’s head was filled with question marks.

But considering my peerless combat prowess, defeating my own nascent soul shouldn’t be difficult.

“Want to give it a try?” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy urged.

“Let’s try!”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy pulled Lu Yang’s soul and nascent soul into the mental space and instructed him, “Carefully feel it—isn’t there an invisible threat connecting you and your nascent soul?”

“Yes, I can feel it.”

“Sever that thread! You must use your imagination and picture that this thread really exists, and that you hold a pair of scissors capable of cutting it!”

Lu Yang followed her instructions step by step, severing the connection to his nascent soul.

The moment the connection broke, the nascent soul opened its eyes and charged fiercely at Lu Yang.

“So fast!” Lu Yang exclaimed. “But it’s still not my match!”

Before ten minutes had passed, Lu Yang lay on the ground, being pummeled by his nascent soul. Gasping for breath, he looked at the Everlasting Immortal Fairy with the last ounce of his strength. “Immortal Fairy, why is this nascent soul so strong?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy nodded, speaking matter-of-factly. “Didn’t I already tell you? This is the Unbeatable Nascent Soul. If even you can beat it, how could it be called unbeatable?”