215: Peak Nascent Soul stage, strength greatly increased!

Su Ling conjured a mirror with his magic and called upon the Immortal Eye of Treasure Appraisal in his heart.

In the next moment, his right eye suddenly erupted with a purple-gold glow!

The patterns of the Immortal Eye, far more complex than before, slowly rotated.

Even more bizarrely, his left eye turned a deep ghostly purple, looking almost identical to the color of the nine nether nascent soul.

Seeing this, Su Ling couldn't help but be taken aback.

It was only natural for the Immortal Eye of Treasure Appraisal to undergo some changes after absorbing the Great Dao's Lightning Tribulation and the valuable Spirit Stones and spiritual items in the storage ring.

The moment he summoned the Immortal Eye, he felt that his right eye contained a portion of the power from the Purple Skies Yin Fiend Tribulation Lightning.

If he channeled his magic, he could release tribulation lightning out of thin air to attack others.

Setting aside its actual power for a moment, the mere words 'Tribulation Lightning' were enough to make anyone tremble.

Of course, if it were only used for treasure appraisal, the Immortal Eye would not manifest.

Only when launching an attack would the purple-gold color appear for others to see.

But what was going on with the deep purple pupil of his left eye?

Su Ling silently sensed the state of his left eye, only to feel wisps of Nine Nether power, containing Yin Fiend Fire, swirling within it.

“Is this... an evolved version of the Soul Capturing Nether Pupils?!”

Soul Capturing Nether Pupils was a secret technique from the Nascent Soul chapter of the Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture.

By channeling ghostly light through the eyes and looking directly at the opponent's Divine Soul or Nascent Soul, one could cause their Divine Soul to shudder.

When Cultivated to a profound level, one could forcibly tear away and devour the opponent's Divine Soul and Soul Power to supplement their own.

At its limit, one could even strip away memory fragments while devouring the Soul within the netherworld purple mansion, which had evolved from the Devouring Abyss, to obtain Cultivation Techniques, secrets, and private information.

Of course, since it involved the essence of the Soul, one would need to be at least at the True Immortal Realm.

Furthermore, it was impossible to completely strip memories; one could only obtain random fragments.

Even so, the Soul Capturing Nether Pupils was more subtle and powerful than the Soul Capturing Art.

On the way to the Yunlan Realm, Su Ling had tried to Cultivate this technique.

With Divine Soul power comparable to the Peak Nascent Soul stage, he had managed to reach the Minor Achievement stage in this secret technique.

But now, his left eye not only contained the Nine Nether power of the Soul Capturing Nether Pupils...

...but it also carried the Fiend Fire power of the Lightning Tribulation!

This directly transformed the secret technique from a simple Divine Soul attack into a powerful means that combined both 'magical' and 'physical' elements.

When the third Lightning Tribulation appeared, the Great Dao imprint it manifested contained the Law powers of lightning, fire, and fiend.

Now, the tribulation lightning had entered the Immortal Eye, while the Fiend Fire had merged into the Nether Pupil.

Su Ling couldn't help but suspect, “Could it be the fault of the Immortal Eye of Treasure Appraisal again?”

Regardless, the enhancement of his secret technique was ultimately a good thing for him.

Hiding his pupils, Su Ling's mind stirred, and the nine nether nascent soul turned into a streak of light, appearing within the Immortal Cave.

A black lightning-patterned robe, wings woven from fiend energy, lightning, and fire... it was exactly as Su Ling had felt while he was unconscious.

But the problem was that the nine nether nascent soul, which had originally been only the size of a fist...

...had now ballooned to three feet tall, roughly the size of a three-year-old child!

“Peak Nascent Soul? So fast?!”

Although Su Ling had already sensed the changes when he first woke up...

...actually confirming it still felt somewhat unbelievable.

According to Su Ling's original estimates, it would take him at least three to five hundred years to go from the Nascent Soul to the Soul Transformation stage.

Now, only forty years had passed since he crossed the Lightning Tribulation.

His cultivation had actually soared by so much!

It was... truly delightful.

If he could advance to Soul Transformation within a hundred years, it would mean his Cultivation speed had already caught up to Senior Brother Mo Chen's.

The other man possessed a special Physique that was perfectly suited for the path of Body Refining.

It had taken him over three hundred years to reach the Middle Stage of Soul Transformation.

He only had the Aptitude of a Three-element Spiritual Root... At this thought, the corners of Su Ling's mouth curled slightly. “With such a Cultivation speed, I suppose I haven't shamed the name of a Direct Disciple of a Golden Immortal!”

After checking the Immortal Eye and the Nascent Soul, Su Ling finally began to inspect his Physical Body.

Within his bones and flesh, blue-purple lightning Dao patterns and deep purple Nine Nether Yin patterns were everywhere.

A profoundly mysterious and powerful aura arose spontaneously.

“According to Revered Master, after my Physical Body was tempered by the Lightning Tribulation, its strength is even a notch higher than Senior Brother Mo Chen's.”

Looking at his eight-pack abs, Su Ling felt quite satisfied.

His current body already possessed a hint of the Azure Heaven Sacred Thunder Immortal Body.

Not only that, but there was also a sense of the Nine Nether Indestructible Body from the Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture.

These two immortal bodies, one Yin and one Yang, were both incredibly powerful.

However, they actually both required tempering with heavenly lightning when seeking the True Immortal stage.

Having experienced the Lightning Tribulation early, he had laid a solid Foundation in advance.

If he used the Lightning Tribulation to temper his body again when he sought immortality, the two immortal bodies he Cultivated would likely be even more powerful than those recorded in the techniques.

The only problem was that one couldn't have their cake and eat it too.

When the time came, he could only choose one immortal body to forge.

The first choice would definitely be the Nine Nether Indestructible Body, as the Nine Nether Soul Devouring True Scripture had already become Su Ling's natal Cultivation Technique.

Regardless, Su Ling felt more powerful than ever before.

Even if a Soul Transformation cultivator appeared before him, he would have the confidence to fight them head-on!

...A month later, having fully adapted to his state, Su Ling finally stepped out of his Immortal Cave.

The summons from his Revered Master, Clear Ripple, immediately rang in his ears.

Su Ling did not dare to delay and immediately cast the Shadow Evasion Art, flying swiftly toward the Sect's main hall.

“Haha, Nephew Su Ling has finally finished his seclusion.”

Just as he stepped through the hall doors, the hearty laughter of True Monarch Kui Wu rang out.

“Su Ling greets Seventh Senior Martial Uncle.”

Facing the approaching True Monarch Kui Wu, Su Ling hurriedly bowed in greeting.

True Monarch Kui Wu looked Su Ling over and couldn't help but pat his shoulder. “Good, good, good. This physical strength is much better than that of my unworthy Disciple.”

He was, of course, referring to Mo Chen, who had already reached the Late Stage of Soul Transformation.

A Spirit Transformation Cultivator who specialized in Body Refining, yet his physical strength was inferior to a half-baked one like Su Ling.

Although it made True Monarch Kui Wu feel like he had lost Face, he was still genuinely happy for Su Ling from the bottom of his heart.

“Senior Martial Uncle praises me too much. I was just lucky to have my body tempered by heavenly lightning...”

Su Ling smiled sheepishly and walked to the center of the hall with True Monarch Kui Wu.

Looking at Grandmaster Yun Miao seated on the main throne, Su Ling took a deep breath and slowly knelt:

“This Disciple has been unfilial and actually missed Grandmaster's Millennium Birthday. I ask for Grandmaster's punishment.”

He had slept for forty years, and Dao Venerable Yun Miao's birthday had long since passed.

The next one would take another thousand years.

Dao Venerable Yun Miao looked Su Ling over, revealed a slight smile, and nodded. “This was the will of heaven, not your fault. Being able to survive the Lightning Tribulation is already the best gift you could give me. How could I possibly blame you?”

As she spoke, she raised her hand slightly, and a gentle wave of magic lifted him up.

“There is no need to keep things like birthdays in your heart.”

Once Su Ling was standing with his hands at his sides, she teased, “If it weren't for the chance to gather with my Disciples and grand-Disciples on my birthday, do you think I would want to remind myself that I've aged another thousand years?”

“Revered Master~~~”

As soon as she said this, Clear Ripple, Yu Xia, and Huan Die couldn't help but cry out in a pampered tone.

As women, even if they were immortal female cultivators...

...who would want to see themselves getting older?

In this regard, whether they were mortals or female immortals, they were all the same.