chsdbacks Chapter 73 The True Form of the Silver Wolf
Chapter 73 The True Form of the Silver Wolf
Inside the secret chamber of the cave, Wen Tianren sat cross-legged like a pine tree, his eyes slightly closed. His spiritual energy had not yet completely subsided, and wisps of multicolored rosy clouds still circulated around his body.
Reflecting on everything that had happened, he was immersed in the profound insights gained after forming his Nascent Soul.
Half a day later, Wen Tianren slowly opened his eyes, a fleeting glint of light flashing in them.
Wen Tianren slowly stood up, feeling the magical power within his body surging like a river, yet remaining condensed and not dissipating.
"The difference between Core Formation and Nascent Soul... is so great. It seems I underestimated Nascent Soul cultivators before," he muttered to himself.
Previously, Wen Tianren had cultivated the top-tier demonic art, the Six Extremes True Demon Art. His physical strength had also increased dramatically due to the Mingwang Technique and the Little Big Dipper Yuan Gong, making him confident that he was not much weaker than a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Now that he has just entered the Nascent Soul stage, he realizes that he underestimated Nascent Soul cultivators. Wen Tianren felt his mana surge several times over, and even a casual strike had immense power.
If we were to encounter a late-stage Core Formation cultivator like the Crimson Fire Old Monster again at this moment, we could easily kill him with our magic power alone, without even needing to use any magic weapons.
With a slight thought, his divine sense spread out like an invisible tide... ten miles, fifty miles, one hundred miles... all the way to one hundred and eighty miles!
This number gave him a slight pause.
According to the records left by Tianjing Sanren and others, the range of a typical early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator's divine sense is only about a hundred miles.
In the mid-stage, it can reach 150 li, but only late-stage great cultivators can break through the 200 li limit.
Even though he had just entered the Nascent Soul stage, the range of his divine sense was already larger than that of most mid-Nascent Soul cultivators.
"The third level of the Concentration Technique, the Clarity Elixir, and the Demon-Awareness Technique of the Six Extremes True Demon Art... the combination of these three elements created this extraordinary phenomenon." He understood.
With his eyes closed, he sensed everything happening inside and outside Wonderful Sound Island: cultivators in the market were discussing the Nascent Soul celestial phenomenon with great enthusiasm, and sea monsters were trembling in fear under the celestial phenomenon.
He exhaled a breath of stale air, waved his sleeve, opened the seal on the secret chamber, and walked out.
The stone door slid open silently, revealing the stunningly beautiful faces of Qingyu and her two companions, filled with joy, excitement, and a lingering trace of worry.
The three women were previously protected by an array set up by Wen Tianren, who also acted as their protectors.
Now that they saw their husbands successfully form their Nascent Souls, they all surrounded Wen Tianren, telling him about their worries when he formed his Nascent Souls, and the awe-inspiring celestial phenomenon they saw within the formation that stretched for hundreds of miles.
Wen Tianren listened with a smile and spoke to them gently.
While Wen Tianren was talking with the three women in his cave, Miaoyin Island was in an uproar.
There were many knowledgeable cultivators on the island who recognized this as a sign of Nascent Soul formation.
Judging from the situation, he has overcome the inner demon tribulation and has now successfully formed his Nascent Soul, meaning that the Chaotic Star Sea has gained another Nascent Soul cultivator.
And then someone spread the word that this cultivator who had just formed his Nascent Soul was none other than Xiao Ran, the most mysterious figure in the Myriad Sounds Sect.
Immediately, the cultivators in the market lowered their voices, afraid of being overheard by the Miaoyin Sect.
Those independent cultivators and small sects who had previously looked down on the Miaoyin Sect now held back.
In the Miaoyin Sect's headquarters in the market town, the white-bearded old man had completely changed his appearance.
He cupped his hands in greeting to Zhou Yuan and then said, "Congratulations, Sect Leader Zhou! Now that Senior Xiao has formed his Nascent Soul, the Miaoyin Sect is sure to rise to prominence."
Zhou Yuan was overjoyed and wanted to find Zi Ling right now to confirm that Wen Tianren was indeed a Nascent Soul cultivator.
However, since there were guests present, Zhou Yuan still treated them well.
Hearing the white-bearded elder's words, Zhou Yuan quickly replied with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Ye is too kind. My Miaoyin Sect is just a small sect, and all the members are women. Fortunately, we have Elder Xiao's protection. How can we compare to a major sect like the Chiyang Sect?"
"Oh, Sect Leader Zhou, you're too modest. Alright, Sect Leader Zhou, today we'll accept the price you quoted. Here are some spirit stones. When Senior Xiao holds his Nascent Soul Ceremony, Sect Leader Zhou, don't forget my Crimson Sun Sect! Hahaha."
At this moment, the white-bearded old man's attitude had completely changed compared to when he first arrived, and he happily accepted the price proposed by Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan took the storage bag without even glancing at it, and handed a batch of red essence to the white-bearded old man: "Fellow Daoist Ye, you are overthinking it. I will definitely be waiting for your arrival."
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Having just broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, Wen Tianren did not rush into cultivation or plan any major events.
He knew that his nascent soul had just been formed and his foundation still needed to be solidified.
So he stayed in the cave and spent a rare period of peace with Qingyu and the three women.
It wasn't until a month later that Wen Tianren emerged from his dalliances and began to focus on his cultivation again.
Inside the secret chamber of the cave, Wen Tianren sat on a stone bench, his expression calm.
A moment later, he flicked his sleeve, and a stream of light flew out—it was the wolf-headed jade ruyi that had been unused for a long time.
After he obtained the jade ruyi, he kept it aside and even used talismans to shield the spirit within from its perception.
Wen Tianren had many secrets, and Yin Yue's perception was extremely sharp. He didn't want to end up like Han Li in the original timeline, where even the little green bottle was known to her.
It should be noted that even among Han Li's closest confidants in the human realm, he never revealed the secret of the little green bottle.
He stared at the jade ruyi in his hand, one end crimson like blood, the other golden like flames, and then infused it with a trace of magic power.
"Buzz!"
With a flash of light, a giant wolf with two heads, red and yellow, appeared out of thin air. It was enormous, with crimson-gold eyes and a fierce aura, looking majestic and awe-inspiring.
However, Wen Tianren frowned and said coldly, "Alright, stop acting. I know you're in there, and I've sensed your presence for a long time. Do I really have to take matters into my own hands to get you out?"
Before he finished speaking, his divine sense suddenly pressed down, sweeping out like a tidal wave.
The two-headed giant wolf shuddered, and both heads opened their mouths simultaneously, spitting out two beams of light, one red and one yellow.
The two lights converged and exploded with a roar, turning into a silvery mist.
At the center of the silver mist, a giant wolf, entirely silver-white, slowly emerged. It was about ten feet long, with frost-like fur, silver eyes, and sharp teeth and claws hovering in the air.
It stared intently at the jade ruyi in Wen Tianren's hand, its eyes sharp and revealing a clear intelligence, unlike the dull reactions of ordinary artifact spirits.
Clearly, this silver wolf is no ordinary artifact spirit.
This silver wolf was the "true form" that Wen Tianren wanted to see.
The silver wolf residing within this jade ruyi is none other than the split soul of Linglong, the beloved concubine of the demon king Tiankui, a descendant of the spirit realm's ancestor Ao Xiao.
In order to cope with the fifth millennium lightning tribulation, the Demon Consort Linglong was forced to cultivate the supreme secret technique of the Silver Moon Wolf Clan.
As a result, something went wrong halfway through, and the essence was forcibly split in two, turning into two independent primordial spirits, Xue Ling and Long Meng.
After that, they relied on the clan's secret techniques to suppress Longmeng, whose primordial spirit was relatively weak.
When the human realm was invaded by ancient demons, the Nascent Soul cultivators of both the human and demon races lit the Transmission Incense to appeal to the upper realm for help.
Linglong was one of the commanders of the demon race who descended to the mortal realm to resist the invasion of the ancient demons.
Unexpectedly, he was secretly plotted against by the Heavenly Wolf King, causing the secret technique to backfire during the battle, and his physical body was taken over by the divided soul of the Yuan Sha Saint Ancestor.
In a desperate attempt to save herself, she used a secret technique to forcibly send Xue Ling away, her soul escaping and becoming the Silver Moon she is today.
The other primordial spirit, Longmeng, along with the fragmented soul of Yuansha, remained in the physical body to fight against it, and was eventually sealed in Kunwu Mountain by the three elders of Kunwu.
Wen Tianren had no idea what had happened to Yin Yue after she escaped, that she had become a spirit of a weapon and was placed in the Void Cauldron left behind by the Ice Soul Fairy.