42: Chapter 42 Nascent Soul Celestial Phenomenon, Purple Thunder Talisman, Substitute Puppet

One person and one cat sat there quietly, their gazes fixed on Qingling before them. A day passed, and the aura emanating from her entire body had already climbed to the Peak Realm of the Golden Core Stage, gradually tending towards stability.

"I hope she can break through the Bottleneck in one go and step into the Nascent Soul Realm... But this still depends on herself."

"Let's go, Little Jiu, time for a barbecue feast!" Ye Qingxuan gently patted the head of the cat beside him, then stood up and turned to walk outside.

However, just as he was about to step across the threshold, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

Therefore, he stopped his footsteps, and with a wave of his right hand, a flash of sword light suddenly appeared—it was precisely the Magic Treasure, cangmang sword! At this moment, it was steadily floating beside Qingling, continuously releasing streams of dazzling golden light of Karma to protect her spirit platform.

After finishing this, Ye Qingxuan nodded with satisfaction and continued walking forward. As for Little Jiu, who had been left behind, it was as excited as a little rabbit, bouncing and skipping all the way to catch up.

Arriving at the open space in front of the house, Ye Qingxuan took out a piece of Demonic Beast meat with a bright red color and firm texture from his Storage Ring, and then took out an exquisite barbecue rack and some secret sauces. Immediately following that, he formed incantations with both hands, and a blazing spiritual fire emerged in response.

After everything was ready, Ye Qingxuan skillfully placed that piece of Demonic Beast meat on the barbecue rack, slowly turning and roasting it. Accompanied by various seasonings evenly sprinkled on the surface of the roasted meat, an overbearing fragrance instantly drifted out, drilling straight into the depths of his nostrils.

At this moment, Little Jiu, who had long been craving it to the extreme, could no longer suppress the impulse in its heart. It circled incessantly around Ye Qingxuan, continuously calling out: "Barbecue, barbecue, this meow wants to eat barbecue!!"

That appearance was vividly that of a starved little gluttonous cat, which made people unable to help laughing.

Just as Master Ye was intently roasting the meat, a shout came from afar.

"Junior Martial Uncle—"

Looking with his Divine Sense, it was Ximo that little demon pill, wobbling as he flew over on a Flying Sword, shaking even more fiercely than Disciple Xiyue, giving off the feeling that he was about to fall off immediately.

Ye Qingxuan raised his hand to pinch him over, casually tossing him onto the ground. Looking at his dizzy and disoriented appearance, he raised his hand and sent a surge of Qi, giving him a horn-crowning combo with a bang.

"Ouch," Ximo covered his forehead and looked at Ye Qingxuan with a resentful face, "Junior Martial Uncle, what are you doing?"

Looking at the demon pill who now looked like a unicorn, Ye Qingxuan asked in a calm tone, "Why aren't you Cultivating properly and came over instead?"

"Master asked me to deliver a few things to you." Saying this, Ximo took out a Storage Pouch and handed it to Ye Qingxuan.

"I have accepted the items. You stay here and Cultivate properly. If you dare to go make trouble in the medicine garden again, I will throw you down the mountain."

Ever since Ye Qingxuan returned from the National Destiny Space, he had been so busy that his feet barely touched the ground. Pinching his fingers to calculate what this demon pill had been up to these past few days made it clear; anyway, he was just short of tearing Maoshan apart.

Everyone else was in secluded Cultivation, and Senior Brother Qingcang was so busy that his heels were almost hitting the back of his head. Now only Ye Qingxuan could keep an eye on him.

Ximo made a bitter face and could only resign to his fate, obediently sitting cross-legged in the courtyard to Cultivate.

Little Jiu looked at Ximo with a curious face, "Daoist, who is he?"

Ye Qingxuan secretly thought it was bad, almost forgetting that there was also a little demon pill here. If these two demon pills gathered together, would there be any peace left?

"This is the Disciple taken in by the Eldest Senior Brother, Ximo. Don't disturb his Cultivation. The meat is roasted, eat it." Ye Qingxuan hurriedly shifted its attention.

"Awooo, so good..." Little Jiu cast Ximo to the back of its mind, eating the roasted meat with whimpers of delight, making Ximo drool continuously as he watched.

Looking at these two demon pills, Ye Qingxuan had a bit of a headache, and with a wave of his hand, a Restriction enclosed Ximo within it.

"Sit down and Cultivate. The Restriction has the effects of gathering spiritual energy and fasting, you won't starve to death. You are not allowed to come out until you Breakthrough to the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining."

Ximo, this little demon pill, was currently at the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining. If he cultivated attentively, with the current resources and Cultivation environment, he should at least be at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining.

The butian pill could not be given to him yet. When taking the butian pill, it was best to be at the Golden Core Stage; if one's Aptitude was good, one could directly enter the Nascent Soul.

Ignoring his despairing gaze, he lowered his head to check the things sent by Master.

Inside the Storage Pouch were a communication Jade Talisman, a Jade Slip, and two red sandalwood boxes.

Ye Qingxuan took out the Jade Talisman, which contained Master's message: "Qingxuan, these two boxes contain the shop-presser items sent by Old Daoist Zhang and Monk Kongming, exchanged for two butian pills. The Jade Slip contains the Six Supernatural Powers of Buddhism given by the monk; you can practice them with peace of mind."

Shop-presser items? Ye Qingxuan was a bit curious. He opened one box, and inside was a purple Talisman.

"Purple Thunder Talisman?!"

Talisman Ranks were divided into Yellow, Blue, Silver, Gold, and Purple. Purple Talismans were the highest Rank, and their power had almost no upper limit—the higher the Cultivation, the stronger the Talisman's power.

This was the Foundation left to Tianshi Mansion by the Ancestral Celestial Master back then; using one meant one less left.

Hundreds of years ago, Celestial Master Zhang used this very Purple Thunder Talisman, with a Cultivation just entering the Void Return stage, to annihilate a Drought Demon approaching the Undying Bone stage, although it cost him his life.

How should one describe it? It was equivalent to an ordinary praying mantis tripping over a high-speed train running at full speed with its body.

With this Purple Thunder Talisman, even if he encountered an enemy with Void Return strength, Ye Qingxuan was confident he could eliminate them.

Opening the other wooden box, it was a straw figurine, upon which the dual Qi of life and death flowed.

"Death-Substituting Puppet?!" Ye Qingxuan was even more startled. This was equivalent to another life. It was said to have been left behind by Jigong before his Ascension; below the Immortal Dao, it could substitute for death once, and it was also something that decreased by one for every use.

"The value of these two items far exceeds the butian pill. Just how big of a favor did Master owe?"

Well, this was actually a misunderstanding. Ye Qingxuan had once again fallen into the information cocoon of a Genius. After all, Cultivation Breakthroughs were simple to the extreme for him, but for ordinary geniuses, in this special prosperous era of Cultivation, saving decades of time was better than anything else.

Then he checked the Divine Ability in the Jade Slip: the Six Buddhist Divine Abilities.

Heavenly Eye: Able to illuminate and see without obstacles the life and death of all living beings in the Three Realms and the Six Paths of the world. Heavenly Ear: Able to hear the sounds of all living beings in the Three Realms and the Six Paths of the world.

Mind-Reading: Able to know what living beings in the Three Realms and the Six Paths are thinking in their hearts.

Destiny-Knowledge: Able to know the past lives and destinies of oneself and all living beings in the Three Realms and the Six Paths across hundreds of millions of lives.

Divine Foot Power: That is, the ability to manifest freely and without hindrance according to one's desires. Defilement-Ending Ability: Severing all vexations and not being subject to the birth and death of the Three Realms.

"I do not practice Buddhism anyway, these six Divine Abilities can only serve as a reference."

Having said that, Ye Qingxuan slowly closed his eyes, sat cross-legged in place, and gradually gathered and focused his mind onto a single point.

Immediately afterward, he entered a state of selflessness like an old monk entering meditation, wholeheartedly beginning to comprehend those unfathomable Six Buddhist Divine Abilities.

At the same time, he also cleverly used his own powerful Divine Sense, splitting off a small portion to pay attention to changes in the surrounding environment so that he could respond in a timely manner in case of any sudden emergencies.

At this moment, not far from Ye Qingxuan's side, a supremely cute Three-Flower Cat was crouching—it was none other than Little Jiu.

After this little fellow had just eaten its fill, sleepiness suddenly surged into its heart like a tide. Therefore, blinking its round big eyes, yawning, it waddled towards Ye Qingxuan.

When it drew near, it was seen leaping up gently, then obediently lying down across Ye Qingxuan's thighs like a child, quickly sinking into a sweet dreamland.

In this way, the entire courtyard was enveloped in a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere:

That young Daoist dressed in a moon-white Daoist robe sat quietly and upright, his eyes tightly closed and his expression calm and composed;

And on his lap lay an adorably naive Three-Flower Cat, sleeping very sweetly;

As for the little demon pill Ximo standing to the side, he looked at Ye Qingxuan with a face full of grievance, his lips trembling slightly as if he was begging for mercy from this stern Junior Martial Uncle! However, facing such a scene, Ye Qingxuan remained completely unmoved, still deeply immersed in the comprehension of the Daoist Dharma, unable to extricate himself...

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

Suddenly! The sky above the Peak of Maoshan, which had originally been as calm as a mirror, rippled in waves, accompanied by dazzling and flickering light that refused to stop—

This strange phenomenon instantly awakened Ye Qingxuan from his Cultivation: "Nascent Soul Heavenly Phenomenon... It turns out to be as many as nine streams!"

Amidst his astonishment, he swiftly urged his Divine Sense to sweep horizontally upward... In a split second, he had already comprehended everything—it turned out that his own Master, five elder figures including Junior Martial Uncles, and four fellow apprentice brothers were in the middle of a Breakthrough;

As for Qingshan and Qingxue, because their personal Foundation was slightly insufficient, they stopped at the Golden Core Perfection.

Because the four Senior Brothers had previously refined the World Origin, their Dao Foundation far exceeded ordinary people. This time, aided by the medicinal power of the butian pill they had taken, they stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm in one fell swoop!

Following closely, Ye Qingxuan did not stop there, but continued to extend and expand his Divine Sense outward.

Relying on his rock-solid Dao Foundation coupled with his profound Cultivation that had already stepped into the Late Stage of Nascent Soul.

If it weren't for the fact that after experiencing the National Destiny Game, Huaguo's territory had expanded significantly, I am afraid that his Divine Sense at this very moment could completely cover the entire land of Huaxia!

Looking out, aside from Maoshan, there were actually more than a dozen similarly dazzling Nascent Soul Heavenly Phenomena scattered across the interior of Huaguo.

Without a doubt, these must have been triggered by peerless geniuses with extraordinary Aptitude from various Schools. Presumably, they were also able to successfully break through and promote after taking the butian pill!

"As such, this time there are likely to be a full twenty-plus newly advanced Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators born! It's just that I wonder whether the Heart Demon tribulation faced when breaking through to Nascent Soul will impact everyone?"

Ye Qingxuan pondered inwardly, a trace of worry inevitably appearing on his face. However, at that moment, a thought suddenly flashed through the depths of his mind...

With a wave of his hand, he took out the human emperor banner. Now it was a genuine human emperor banner; having absorbed the power of Karma, the Evil Qi and evil aura on the banner had dissipated completely, and the entire human emperor banner was glittering with golden light.

Pouring magic power into it, the human emperor banner began to grow larger and larger, until it covered the entire Maoshan. Boundless golden light of Karma was scattered, and beneath the golden light, everyone's expressions were calm and peaceful.

The golden light of Karma could help people closely guard their spirit platforms and prevent them from being disturbed by external demons. Since the golden light had already been released, it couldn't be wasted.

"I am Daoist Qingxuan, a Disciple belonging to Maoshan. Quickly make use of the golden light of Karma to Cultivate." Ye Qingxuan's words, amplified by magic power, resounded throughout the entire Maoshan.

"It's Senior Brother Qingxuan! What is this? His human emperor banner?? Wasn't it black? Why is it glittering with golden light?"

"The golden light of Karma? This is a Magical Artifact of Karma, Cultivate quickly! Opportunities like this don't come often!"

"Senior Brother Qingxuan won't harm us, hurry up and Cultivate."

For a time, Maoshan quieted down, and everyone was Cultivating.

Our Senior Brother Qingcang "beast of burden" also finally had a rare moment of free time to rest.