234: Chapter 234 Breakthrough to Nascent Soul! Spatial Node! Ascension! (Final Chapter 2)

"Fellow Daoist Silver Moon! I, Lin, have come to assist you! We shall attack from inside and out to strike at its soul core!"

The illusory figure of the Silver Moon Wolf Soul trembled slightly, seemingly having heard Lin Chuan's voice transmission. Her cold eyes glanced in Lin Chuan's direction, flashing with a hint of surprise, but this immediately turned into determination.

She did not seem surprised that Lin Chuan knew her identity, and she understood even more clearly that the situation was critical and any assistance was crucial.

Just at this moment, the sub-soul of Yuan Sha had just devoured the Nascent Soul of a Nascent Soul Cultivator and was feeling smug, its aura climbing as its suppression of Silver Moon reached its peak, and its blood-red Domain expanded to its limit.

"Now is the time!"

Lin Chuan and the Silver Moon Wolf Soul seemed to share a tacit understanding and acted simultaneously!

"Roar—!"

On Lin Chuan's shoulder, the three hidden spirits—the Lion-Bird Beast, Wooden Puppet, and Gui Ling—simultaneously manifested their true forms, erupting with all their pressure. They did not attack the sub-soul of Yuan Sha, but instead struck with all their might at the weak point on the edge of the blood-red Domain!

Three forces comparable to the Late Nascent Soul Stage concentrated on one point, instantly tearing a tiny crack in the viscous blood-red Domain!

At the same time, the Silver Moon Wolf Soul let out a long howl. Her already illusory figure instantly ignited with blazing silver soul flames, transforming into a brilliant silver arrow. No longer entangled with the sub-soul of Yuan Sha, she shot straight toward the most concentrated, pulsing blood light at the center of the sub-soul's forehead—the location of its soul core—with a desperate stance of mutual destruction!

"How dare you, ant?!" The sub-soul of Yuan Sha was both shocked and furious. It had not expected Silver Moon to be so desperate, nor had it expected that someone outside could tear open its "Blood Demon Domain".

It hurriedly retracted its blood light, condensing it into a thick blood-red shield to block its forehead, while simultaneously dividing its focus to manipulate the Domain to repair the crack and suppress the three spirits.

However, in that split second when its mind was slightly distracted by Silver Moon's desperate strike and the interference of the three spirits—

"Jingzhe Divine Sword—Slash!"

Having been ready all this time, Lin Chuan finally unleashed his strongest Divine Soul killing move!

Eighty-one Spiritual Sense Spikes were unleashed without reservation, all transforming into that invisible "Jingzhe Divine Soul Sword". Ignoring space and the churning blood-red Devilish Qi, under the cover of the silver flames burning from the Silver Moon Wolf Soul, it struck first despite being launched later, fiercely slashing into the depths of the sub-soul of Yuan Sha's soul core, which was slightly scattered due to defending against Silver Moon!

"Ah—!!!"

This scream was far more shrill, painful, and filled with unbelievable horror than any previous one!

The massive devilish shadow of the sub-soul of Yuan Sha trembled violently, and the blood light at its forehead instantly dimmed and became chaotic!

The silver arrow transformed from the Silver Moon Wolf Soul took the Opportunity to pierce through the not-yet-fully-formed blood-red shield, fiercely nailing itself into the soul core!

Attacked from both inside and out, its Divine Soul was severely damaged!

"Seal!"

The Silver Moon Wolf Soul burned her remaining Soul Power and issued a clear decree.

The silver arrow nailed into the sub-soul of Yuan Sha's soul core suddenly exploded, turning into countless fine silver chains that resonated with the original suppression runes on the eighth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower!

The dark red Demon Suppression Stones on the ground shone brightly, and countless black chain phantoms reached out from the void, as if possessing life, wrapping layer upon layer around the violently struggling devilish shadow of the sub-soul of Yuan Sha!

"No—! I am not reconciled!!!"

The sub-soul of Yuan Sha let out a desperate roar, its Devilish Qi colliding frantically, but under the dual suppression from inside and out and the severe damage to its Divine Soul, it was already at the end of its rope.

The silver soul chains and the black Demon Suppression chains tightened, eventually dragging it back to the center of the dilapidated altar. The blood light quickly receded and dimmed, and the devilish shadow gradually solidified, turning into a dark red stone statue bound by heavy chains, eyes tightly closed, its aura nearly vanished.

Only at the center of the stone statue's forehead did a tiny silver crack and specks of golden light remain, showing the thrilling battle that had just taken place.

The rampaging blood-red Domain suddenly dissipated.

The surviving Grand Elder of the Ye family, Hua Tianqi, and over a dozen other Nascent Soul Cultivators collapsed to the ground as if exhausted, looking at the re-sealed devilish shadow, their faces filled with the terror and bewilderment of having survived a catastrophe.

The figure of the Silver Moon Wolf Soul re-condensed, but it was even more illusory than before, almost transparent, clearly showing that the previous burning of Soul Power had taken a huge toll on her.

She looked deeply at Lin Chuan, then gazed at the two treasures that had appeared on the altar due to the activation of the Formation—a palm-sized black small flag embroidered with a ferocious ghost head, and a jade ruler about a foot long, pure white throughout, emitting auspicious Buddhist light.

They were the heaven-penetrating spirit treasure "Black Wind Flag" and the "Eight Spirit Ruler"!

The Silver Moon Wolf Soul nodded slightly to Lin Chuan and transmitted via voice: "Fellow Daoist Lin, thank you for your help this time. My remnant soul has been depleted too much and I need to immediately return to my main body to sleep and recuperate."

"These two heaven-penetrating spirit treasures are key to suppressing this devil and are also ownerless items, so I will gift them to you, Fellow Daoist, to repay the favor of your help, and also to forge a good connection. Matters here are settled, Silver Moon is leaving..."

Her voice lingered, and her illusory figure turned into specks of silver light, sinking back into the void heaven cauldron within Lin Chuan's body, with no further movement.

Lin Chuan was not surprised by Silver Moon's departure.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the Divine Soul fatigue brought about by fully unleashing the Jingzhe Divine Sword, and his gaze fell upon the two floating heaven-penetrating spirit treasures.

The Black Wind Flag was evil and overbearing, while the Eight Spirit Ruler was upright and auspicious; both were supreme treasures of infinite power.

He did not stand on ceremony, waving his hand to collect the two treasures.

Such an Opportunity could not be missed.

He glanced at the Grand Elder of the Ye family and the others who were collapsed on the ground with complex expressions, then looked at the eighth floor of the Demon Suppression Tower, which had returned to deathly silence, and did not linger.

The purpose of this trip had been exceeded, and even the threat of the Ancient Devil had been resolved.

Although Kunwu Mountain was vast, the true core Opportunity had already been obtained by him, and he no longer had any interest in the remaining scraps.

Without communicating with anyone, Lin Chuan, taking the three spirits with him, transformed into a green rainbow and, following the path he came, quickly left the Demon Suppression Tower and this land of trouble.

He did not return the way he came, but instead relied on his keen perception of spatial fluctuations to forcibly tear a temporary crack with the dunkong shuttle at a relatively weak space node in Kunwu Mountain, silently leaving this ancient sacred mountain that had just seen the light of day again and was about to fall into strife once more.

Several months later, Lin Chuan's figure quietly returned to Tiannan, to the Yellow Maple Valley of the Yue Kingdom.

When he appeared at the main altar in the Thousand Moon Mountain Range, the entire Yellow Maple Valley boiled over!

The Grand Elder had returned safely, and his aura was becoming increasingly unfathomable, putting the hearts of all Disciples and members at ease.

At this time, Yellow Maple Valley, after a hundred years of development, was no longer what it used to be.

It not only firmly controlled the entire Yue Kingdom, but due to Lin Chuan's prestige and the resources he left behind, its power continued to expand, extending its reach into the neighboring Beiliang Kingdom and occupying many spiritual mountains and blessed lands rich in Spiritual Qi as branch altars.

It had virtually become a super power in the Nine Kingdoms Alliance that carried significant weight, even showing signs of vying for the position of the number one Sect.

After Lin Chuan returned, he did not pay much attention to the mundane affairs of the Sect, handing them over entirely to Ancestor Linghu and a group of Core Formation Elders to manage.

He spent most of his time in seclusion, digesting what he had obtained in Kunwu Mountain, studying the newly acquired Mingwang Formula and the heaven-penetrating spirit treasures, and at the same time, using the pure Spiritual Qi and Medicinal Pill brought out from Kunwu Mountain to fully assault the Late Nascent Soul Stage Bottleneck.

There are no years in the mountains; one does not know the passage of time when the cold ends.

A hundred years of time passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, deep in the Thousand Moon Mountain Range, above the Immortal Cave where Lin Chuan was in seclusion, the wind suddenly surged and clouds gathered, and the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi within a thousand miles frantically converged, forming a huge vortex of Spiritual Qi that crashed into the Immortal Cave!

The vast Spiritual Pressure swept across all directions, causing all the Cultivators in Yellow Maple Valley to tremble, and then rejoice wildly!

Three days later, the strange phenomenon dissipated.

The stone door of the Immortal Cave opened with a boom, and Lin Chuan, in his flowing green robes, stepped out slowly.

His face was still young, but in his eyes, it seemed as if the birth and death of stars and the passage of time were contained; his aura was as deep as the sea, vast and boundless—he had successfully broken through to the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

The fourth Great Cultivator of Tiannan was born!

The news spread, and the whole world was shocked.

Old Demon Hehuan, Grand Elder Wei Wuya, and Master Zhiyang, these three veteran Great Cultivators, all sent congratulatory messages and tactfully proposed the idea of sparring and exchanging pointers.

Lin Chuan gladly accepted the invitation, and at the summit of Tiannan, he discussed the Dao and sparred with the three of them separately.

The result shocked the entire Tiannan cultivation world once again.

Although he was the last to advance, the combat power Lin Chuan displayed was the best among the four Great Cultivators!

The sharpness of his sword Formation, the strength of his Magic Treasure, the trickiness of his Divine Ability, the toughness of his Physical Body, and especially that unpredictable Divine Sense attack, caused the three long-famous old monsters—Old Demon Hehuan, Grand Elder Wei Wuya, and Master Zhiyang—to fall into a disadvantage in the sparring, and they had to sigh in admiration that the younger generation was formidable.

Lin Chuan was recognized as the number one Cultivator in Tiannan!

Yellow Maple Valley held a grand celebration for this, and major Sects in Tiannan and countless Loose Cultivators came to congratulate, with an unprecedented grand occasion.

Lin Chuan's name was at its zenith, and the prestige of Yellow Maple Valley reached its peak accordingly.

After the celebration, Lin Chuan clearly handed over the Sect affairs, leaving behind several heavy treasures and a large amount of resources, and also gifted Ancestor Linghu several types of life-extending spiritual items, then drifted away, claiming to the outside world that he was traveling to seek the Opportunity for Soul Transformation.

His true destination was Demon Fall Valley.

There, the concentration of Spiritual Qi was extremely high, the space was relatively stable, and there were remnants of ancient Restrictions, making it an excellent place for seclusion.

Entering deep into Demon Fall Valley, Lin Chuan set up layers of Restrictions and began his longest seclusion.

Spring passed and autumn came, flowers bloomed and withered.

The outside world changed, and Sects rose and fell, but for Lin Chuan deep in Demon Fall Valley, time seemed to have lost its meaning.

One hundred years, two hundred years, three hundred years...

Four hundred years passed!

Few people in the world mentioned Lin Chuan's name anymore, and the new generation of Cultivators even suspected whether this legend had long since passed away or left Tiannan.

Ancestor Linghu of Yellow Maple Valley also finally, after extending his life for several hundred years, exhausted his Lifespan and passed away peacefully.

But even so, relying on the illustrious reputation and deep foundation Lin Chuan left behind, as well as the two newly promoted Early Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators in the Sect—Lei Wanhe and Liu Jing—Yellow Maple Valley remained as stable as Mount Tai, and no force dared to provoke it easily.

Everyone knew that although that fierce star had not appeared for a long time, no one could guarantee that he wouldn't suddenly return one day.

The price of coveting Yellow Maple Valley was something no one could afford.

On this day, a peaceful afternoon.

In the Thousand Moon Mountain Range, above the main altar of Yellow Maple Valley, the space rippled slightly without warning.

A green-robed figure, as if stepping out of an ink painting, appeared silently in front of the mountain gate.

The gate-guarding Disciples were stunned at first, but when they saw the person's appearance, and especially when they felt that vast aura that seemed to be integrated with Heaven and Earth, unfathomable, and made their Divine Soul tremble, they were bewildered at first, then transformed into incomparable excitement and fanaticism!

"It... it is Ancestor Lin! The Ancestor has returned!!!"

The hoarse, desperate shouts instantly spread throughout the mountains.

The bell rang nine times, its sound shaking the firmament.

All Yellow Maple Valley Disciples, whether Elders, deacons, or ordinary Disciples, rushed out of their Immortal Caves and halls, looking excitedly toward the mountain gate, many even with tears in their eyes.

Lin Chuan had returned.

At this moment, his aura had completely returned to simplicity; standing there, he seemed to be a part of Heaven and Earth, with no sharp edge of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, only that transcendent, unfathomable charm.

Soul Transformation Stage!

After four hundred years of hard cultivation, relying on what he obtained in Kunwu Mountain, his own accumulation, and the help of techniques like the Mingwang Formula, Lin Chuan finally broke the shackles of the Human Realm and successfully stepped into the Soul Transformation Stage!

He became the first Soul Transformation Cultivator in Tiannan with clear records in ten thousand years!

He did not stay in the Sect for long, only summoning core high-level members like Lei Wanhe and Liu Jing, bestowing some Medicinal Pills and insights that could only be refined at the Soul Transformation Stage, and personally taking action, combining what he learned in Kunwu Mountain with his own knowledge of Formations, to spend forty-nine days setting up a "Zhou Tian Star Protection Formation" in the Thousand Moon Mountain Range, with earth-shattering power capable of resisting attacks from Soul Transformation Cultivators.

This Formation used the star-type Materials obtained from Kunwu Mountain as its foundation, connected to the earth veins, and drew upon the Star Power of the Zhou Tian, its defensive strength sufficient to ensure that Yellow Maple Valley could sleep soundly for thousands of years to come.

After doing all this, Lin Chuan had no worries.

He nodded slightly to everyone, leaving behind the words "Guard the Sect well," and then, in the eyes of countless Disciples filled with reverence and reluctance, his figure slowly faded and finally disappeared, as if he had never appeared.

In the far north of Tiannan, above a desolate ice field that was rarely visited by humans and had abnormally chaotic spatial fluctuations.

Lin Chuan's figure appeared out of thin air.

He looked at a place in the void ahead, where there was faintly a tiny, constantly twisting and changing "gap" that ordinary people could not perceive at all—it was a highly unstable space node leading to the Spirit Realm!

After hundreds of years of searching and deduction, he finally locked onto this relatively "safe" node.

He flipped his hand and took out an item.

It was a fist-sized, silver-gray strange crystal, its surface covered in complex spatial Dao patterns, and inside it seemed to contain a Small World—it was an ancient spatial treasure, the "Cave Heaven Stone," that he had found deep in a Secret Realm in Kunwu Mountain.

This stone contained a space within itself and could accommodate living beings. It also had a Heaven-Defying effect—it could release a special spatial force field to protect the living beings inside, to a certain extent offsetting the terrifying interface crushing and spatial tearing forces when crossing a space node!

This was his greatest reliance for daring to attempt to bring his Dao Companions along for the Ascension!

Lin Chuan's Divine Sense probed into the "Cave Heaven Stone".

Inside was a Small World of dozens of miles, with birds singing and flowers fragrant, full of Spiritual Qi, with pavilions and towers, and spiritual springs and herb gardens.

At this moment, several beautiful figures were sitting quietly inside, Cultivating or admiring flowers and sipping tea; they were the few beloved Dao Companions he had found over these years who shared his ideals and were willing to embark on the path of longevity with him.

Feeling Lin Chuan's Divine Sense, they all opened their beautiful eyes, their eyes revealing tenderness, trust, and determination.

"Are you all ready?" Lin Chuan's voice rang in their hearts.

"Yes." The women nodded gently.

Lin Chuan did not hesitate any longer, pouring his own pure and vast Soul Transformation mana continuously into the "Cave Heaven Stone".

The crystal shone brightly with silver light, and the spatial Dao patterns on its surface flowed as if they had come to life. A soft silver light shield, which seemed to be able to isolate everything, shrouded Lin Chuan's entire body.

He looked back one last time at the Human Realm continent beneath his feet that had nurtured him, achieved him, and held countless memories of him, a flash of complexity in his eyes, but it was immediately replaced by determination.

The road to longevity is long, and the Dao is obstructed and far.

The Spirit Realm is the broader stage.

The next moment, he took a step forward, his figure transforming into a silver ray, and he rushed into the space node ahead, which was constantly twisting and emitting an aura of destruction and rebirth, without any hesitation.

He disappeared in an instant.

Only the biting cold wind continued to howl over the ice field, as if bidding farewell to the departure of a legend, or as if anticipating the prologue of a new era, slowly unfolding in another more vast world.