177: Chapter 177: Peak Master Forms Nascent Soul

A full seven days had passed. Inside the inner chamber of the Peak Master's Immortal Cave, Spiritual Qi surged, lingering for a long time.

Peak Master Yun Ruowei sat cross-legged, feeling the surging Spiritual Qi within her body, her eyes filled with shock.

She had originally been stuck at the Golden Core Peak for many years, thinking that the hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul in this lifetime was slim.

Yet after that bout of Dual Cultivation just now, the Spiritual Qi in her body actually surged like floodwaters from an opened gate, directly breaking through the Bottleneck and stepping into the half-step Nascent Soul!

Moreover, her condition was unprecedentedly good!

"This…" she muttered, looking at Xiao Yuan with a gaze that shifted from suspicion to gratitude, and then from gratitude to complexity.

This brat actually didn't lie to her?

Xiao Yuan, however, had no time to notice the Peak Master's changing gaze at the moment.

He was immersed in his own world, feeling the unprecedented Bloodline resonance within his body.

Peak Master Yun Ruowei was indeed a Golden Core Peak powerhouse; with a single Dual Cultivation session, the Ancestral Witch Body Refining Technique in his body actually showed signs of breaking through to Major Achievement!

That feeling was like a tightly closed door being cracked open, with endless primordial power behind the door, just waiting for him to kick it open!

Xiao Yuan was ecstatic in his heart.

Once the Ancestral Witch Body Refining Technique broke through to Major Achievement, it meant that his Witch Clan Bloodline was activated.

Even if it wasn't completely activated, his Physical Body strength could still skyrocket by a large margin!

By then, when creating his own eight-attribute joint Cultivation Technique, he wouldn't need to worry about Spiritual Qi conflicts causing him to explode and die.

A formidable Physical Body was enough to withstand the turbulence of any Spiritual Qi!

He secretly estimated his current Physical Body strength…

Previously at Minor Achievement Perfection, his Physical Body was comparable to a top-grade Spiritual Artifact.

If it broke through to Major Achievement… it could at least rival a Low Grade Magic Treasure! Even if an Early Golden Core stage Cultivator struck with full force, he could take it head-on without even breathing hard!

"It was worth it!" he thought happily in his heart.

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Xiao Yuan took out a small jade bottle from his bosom and handed it to Peak Master Yun Ruowei with both hands.

"Peak Master, this is the Medicinal Pill for forming the Nascent Soul—the nascent soul barrier-breaking pill."

Peak Master Yun Ruowei took the jade bottle, opened it to take a look, and was completely stunned.

A round and plump Medicinal Pill quietly lay inside the jade bottle, its entire body circulating a faint golden halo, the medicinal fragrance so rich it was almost condensing into substance!

Perfect Grade!

"This… when did you refine this?" Her voice was trembling slightly.

A nascent soul formation pill! There were very few people in the entire Jade Maiden Palace who could refine it; although she counted as one, the Medicinal Pills she refined could at most reach Medium Grade quality!

With this grade of Medicinal Pill, the probability of breaking through to the Nascent Soul was at most thirty percent.

She had been stuck at the Golden Core Peak for so many years, and the biggest reason was the lack of suitable Medicinal Pills to assist!

Even with a thirty percent probability pill, given that her cultivation had not reached Perfection, the result of a Breakthrough would only be failure!

At best her cultivation would regress, and at worst she would perish; therefore, she had never dared to attempt a Breakthrough!

She truly hadn't expected that Xiao Yuan, someone who had only just been certified as a Tier 2 Alchemist, could actually refine it.

She didn't know that Xiao Yuan had the creation cauldron in hand, allowing him to easily refine even fourth-rank top-grade Medicinal Pills.

He could even get his hands on fifth-rank Medicinal Pills. The grade of an Alchemist had no way of defining Xiao Yuan's Alchemy strength!

Xiao Yuan smiled. "I just refined it these past few days. Peak Master, rest assured, the quality is definitely not a problem."

Peak Master Yun Ruowei looked at him, her heart filled with a myriad of complex emotions.

She had previously suspected that this brat was lying to her and lusting after her body, yet he had even prepared the Medicinal Pill.

She bit her lip, suddenly leaned forward, and quickly kissed Xiao Yuan on the cheek.

Xiao Yuan was stunned.

The Peak Master kissed him?

That ice-cold, peerlessly dignified Dan Peak Peak Master kissed him?

By the time he came back to his senses, Peak Master Yun Ruowei had already turned away with a blushing face, pretending to study the Medicinal Pill.

Xiao Yuan touched the place where he was kissed, the corners of his mouth splitting all the way to his ears.

This Peak Master was actually so shy after Dual Cultivation? The ice-cold demeanor, matchless might, and iceberg-like temperament were completely gone!

Looking at it this way, if he wanted to dual cultivate with her a few more times in the future, she probably wouldn't refuse, right?

"Peak Master, you should hurry and start forming your Nascent Soul." He gave a dry cough, collected the smile on his face, "This Disciple will act as your Protector."

Peak Master Yun Ruowei nodded, swallowed a nascent soul barrier-breaking pill, and closed her eyes.

Boom…

The moment the Medicinal Pill entered her stomach, a majestic medicinal force exploded within her body!

Peak Master Yun Ruowei hurriedly circulated her Cultivation Technique, guiding the medicinal force to impact the Bottleneck.

That Bottleneck was like a wall of bronze and an iron wall, blocking her path dead. The medicinal force transformed into thousands of sharp swords, impacting time and time again, yet being bounced back every time.

Xiao Yuan watched nervously from the side, his palms squeezing out sweat.

He had heard Su Ruotong mention the perils of forming a Nascent Soul.

Spiritual Qi backlash, Heart Demon invasion, or worse, the Physical Body being unable to withstand the baptism of Spiritual Qi and directly collapsing… If a problem occurred in any single link, it would be beyond redemption!

Fine beads of sweat seeped from Peak Master Yun Ruowei's forehead, her complexion flushing red at times and turning pale at others. The Spiritual Qi in her body was like raging waves of an angry sea, crazily impacting that Bottleneck.

Just when she was about to be exhausted…

The medicinal force erupted once more!

This time, that medicinal force was like a giant axe splitting the heavens and earth, fiercely hacking down on that Bottleneck!

Crack…

The Bottleneck shattered!

Endless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi crazily poured into her body, condensing, compressing, and solidifying within her Dantian!

A palm-sized phantom of an infant slowly emerged!

The infant's entire body was crystal clear, its facial features identical to Peak Master Yun Ruowei's, its eyes closed and curled up into a ball, sleeping as if in the mother's womb.

The Nascent Soul prototype was formed!

Peak Master Yun Ruowei dared not slack off, continuing to guide the Spiritual Qi to pour into the Nascent Soul.

That Nascent Soul became increasingly solid and clear, as if it would open its eyes at any moment!

Right at this moment…

Rumble!

Above Dan Peak, dark clouds churned and lightning intertwined!

A huge Spiritual Qi vortex appeared on the peak, and the Spiritual Qi within a radius of a hundred miles crazily poured in, as if wanting to suck the entire heaven and earth dry!

"This is… a Nascent Soul formation phenomenon?!"

The entire Jade Maiden Palace was alarmed!

Countless Disciple rushed out of their Immortal Caves, looking up towards Dan Peak with eyes full of shock.

"The direction of Dan Peak! It's Dan Peak!"

"Someone is forming their Nascent Soul! It's Peak Master Yun!"

"Good heavens, this phenomenon is too terrifying!"

Above Dan Peak, the seven women stood outside the Immortal Cave, looking up at the sky-covering Spiritual Qi vortex, each of them trembling with excitement.

Yun Qingwan's eye sockets were red, and she muttered, "Peak Master… Peak Master is finally going to form her Nascent Soul…"

Leng Youyue clenched her fists tightly. "She'll succeed! She'll definitely succeed!"

Lin Zhirou stared fixedly at the peak, her lips bitten until they bled.

Liu Yunyan, Murong Qiu, and Su Yunshang were also so nervous they didn't dare to breathe heavily.

The Spiritual Qi vortex spun faster and faster, and the lightning became denser and denser.

That terrifying might made Disciples below the Golden Core stage unable to stand steadily at all, causing them to retreat one after another.

Just when everyone thought Peak Master Yun Ruowei was going to be swallowed by the Heavenly Tribulation…

A golden pillar of light soared into the sky from the peak, piercing straight into the clouds!

Within the pillar of light, a crystal-clear infant slowly rose into the air, spreading its arms as if embracing the entire heaven and earth!

The Nascent Soul underwent Soul Emergence!

It succeeded!

The dark clouds dispersed, and sunlight spilled down once more.

The infant lingered in the pillar of light for a moment, then slowly fell back to the peak and disappeared.

Above Dan Peak, Peak Master Yun Ruowei opened her eyes.

Her aura had completely changed.

No longer Golden Core Peak, but instead…

Nascent Soul!