Chapter 621: Primordial Divine Art and the Chaos Sword Formation

Chapter 621: Primordial Divine Art and the Chaos Sword Formation

"Late-stage Nascent Soul!"

At this moment, Chu Ning couldn't help but exclaim in awe.

Indeed, the Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators were worthy of being called great cultivators.

Although he had previously killed numerous Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, it was precisely because he was an extraordinary existence.

Under normal circumstances, the gap between a Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator and a Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator was almost impossible to bridge.

"My cultivation base, divine sense, and even my essence energy have nearly doubled. It's an all-around improvement.

It's no exaggeration to say that before, when facing a Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, I would have to rely on numerous treasures to fight.

But now, I could easily defeat them with just my cultivation and abilities."

Chu Ning chuckled in his mind as he slowly walked out of the mansion's entrance.

Outside, Xi Wenxia and Bai Ling were already waiting.

When they saw Chu Ning coming out, their eyes lit up.

"Master!"

"Master, you've advanced to the Late-stage Nascent Soul!"

Hearing their delighted words, Chu Ning smiled and nodded, just as he was about to chat with them. He swept his divine sense and said, "Let's go. I'm sure others have sensed the aura I released during my breakthrough. Let's go outside and see."

Chu Ning walked out of the seal, and indeed, Lu Ziyou and the others were waiting outside.

Xuli Feng, who had entered seclusion back then, later successfully advanced to the Mid-stage Nascent Soul. Currently, there were three Mid-stage Nascent Soul and three Early-stage Nascent Soul cultivators in Longsky Hall.

At this moment, all six of them stared at Chu Ning with intense gazes, and when they truly felt the change in Chu Ning's aura, they immediately bowed and saluted.

"Congratulations, Chamberlain, on your advancement to the Late-stage Nascent Soul!"

As they spoke, their eyes showed even more reverence towards Chu Ning.

Back when Chu Ning was only at the Mid-stage Nascent Soul, he could already injure and drive away two Tenth Stage Great Demons.

They couldn't even imagine how powerful Chu Ning would be now that he had advanced to the Late-stage Nascent Soul.

After Chu Ning gestured for them to rise, Lu Ziyou immediately spoke up, "Chamberlain, according to the customs of North Frigid, when a cultivator advances to the Late-stage Nascent Soul, we should invite other cultivators to witness the occasion. What do you think..."

"Another ceremony?" Chu Ning shook his head upon hearing this.

"It's unnecessary. Just a few decades ago, we invited everyone to witness my succession as Chamberlain.

There's no need to trouble everyone again. I don't want them to think I'm showing off."

"Alright then." Lu Ziyou felt a bit disappointed after hearing this.

He thought this was another opportunity to boost Longsky Hall's prestige.

Ren Heng spoke up from the side, "Chamberlain, while we can skip the ceremony, it's still best to inform the various sects about such great news."

Chu Ning nodded, "Yes, you can handle this matter, Vice Chamberlain."

When Chu Ning first became Chamberlain, Ren Heng was the one with the most ambition.

However, after Chu Ning demonstrated his strength and granted appropriate authority, Ren Heng's ambition and schemes naturally subsided.

Now, seeing Chu Ning advance to the Late-stage Nascent Soul, he was keenly aware of the vast difference between them.

He was very respectful and had no hidden motives.

At this moment, Wu Lingwei suddenly spoke up, "Chamberlain, shouldn't we take this opportunity to announce the passing of the two previous Chamberlains as well?

The two Chamberlains haven't appeared for many years, and there are already many speculations outside.

Now that you've advanced to the Late-stage Nascent Soul, even if the outside world learns of their passing, it shouldn't be a problem."

After hearing this, Chu Ning slightly nodded, indicating his approval of Wu Lingwei's suggestion.

He then allowed them to arrange for cultivators to spread the news.

Meanwhile, Chu Ning ventured deep into the Snow Peak Mountains.

Although he had been in North Frigid for a while, this was his first time going deep into the mountain range.

As he flew through the icy landscape, he used his spiritual sense to locate the Ice Phoenix.

Soon, he arrived at the entrance of her mansion.

The Ice Phoenix, in the form of a beautiful female cultivator, saw Chu Ning appear before her, and her expression became slightly complex.

She bowed and said, "Chamberlain, I apologize for not welcoming you in time. Please forgive me."

The Ice Phoenix had been conflicted for a long time, struggling between calling him 'Master' and 'Daoist friend', as the latter seemed impolite.

After some thought, she decided that 'Chamberlain' was the most appropriate.

"It's fine. I'm just here to pass the time and take a casual stroll."

Chu Ning didn't mind. He smiled and then released his aura.

The Ice Phoenix was naturally very sensitive to Chu Ning's aura changes, and her face immediately showed deep reverence.

"The Chamberlain has advanced to the Late-stage Nascent Soul!"

Chu Ning nodded slightly, "I just advanced."

Upon hearing this, the Ice Phoenix's beautiful face also showed a hint of surprise.

She looked at Chu Ning, her face revealing a strange expression as she said, "For the Chamber Lord to reach the late-stage Nascent Soul at such a young age, I've cultivated in the Northern Frigid for thousands of years, yet I've never seen such a talented person!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning knew that Ice Phoenix had been inquiring about him over the years, and was quite informed about his cultivation progress.

But thinking about it, this was normal.

Back then, when he had inexplicably taught the Frostwhale a lesson and forced it to sign the Spirit Beast Contract on the spot, it was only natural for her to investigate him afterward.

Following Ice Phoenix's words, Chu Ning said, "I know you've been cultivating in the Snow Peak Mountains for many years, and I have some questions for you this time."

Upon hearing Chu Ning's words, Ice Phoenix's heart tightened.

To be honest, for the past fifty years, Ice Phoenix had been somewhat nervous.

After being severely injured by Chu Ning and forced to sign the Spirit Beast Contract, she had always worried that Chu Ning would force her to do things against her will.

So, after recovering from her injuries, her first thought was to find a way to break the contract.

However, Chu Ning's contract method was extremely advanced, and despite Ice Phoenix and the Frostwhale trying various methods, they couldn't find a way to break it.

As time passed, Chu Ning never caused any trouble, and Ice Phoenix gradually put her mind at ease.

Today, Chu Ning suddenly came to her, and now he was getting straight to the point, so it was natural for Ice Phoenix's heart to be unsettled.

"I need the essence soul of a tenth-stage Thunder Attribute demon beast. Do you know where I can find one in the Northern Frigid?"

Hearing Chu Ning's words, Ice Phoenix was momentarily stunned before reacting. She thought for a moment and said, "There aren't many tenth-stage Thunder Attribute demon beasts in the Northern Frigid. Over thousands of years, there was once a Celestial Thunder Beast.

However, that Spirit Beast's lifespan ended a thousand years ago, and it hasn't been seen since."

At this point, Ice Phoenix hesitated, but continued, "But as far as I know, this beast seemed to know a secret technique that allowed it to preserve its essence soul in the world when its lifespan was near its end, and then it could transmigrate into another body."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning's face also revealed a hint of surprise.

"Transmigration?"

Chu Ning had seen cultivators transmigrate, but he had never seen a demon beast or Spirit Beast do so.

This was mainly because demon beasts relied more on their physical bodies for cultivation, and many of their innate abilities couldn't be displayed without a physical body.

Especially at the tenth-stage Shape Transformation level, it was difficult to find a compatible Spirit Beast body.

Ice Phoenix nodded at this moment and said, "That's right, it's the same as your cultivators' transmigration.

But it's much harder for a demon beast's essence soul to find a compatible body, and it usually needs to be of the same kind.

Otherwise, even if it transmigrates, not only will its innate abilities be unable to be displayed, but its essence soul will also be greatly damaged, and it may even end up with both body and soul destroyed."

Ice Phoenix paused slightly before continuing, "In the past thousand years, I haven't heard of the Celestial Thunder Beast appearing again.

If that's the case, then the essence soul of that Celestial Thunder Beast should still be transmigrating, but I don't know if its essence soul still exists."

"Where was that Celestial Thunder Beast's Mansion before?" Chu Ning asked, cutting straight to the point.

Regardless of whether the essence soul still existed, Chu Ning would still need to search for it.

While cultivating the second layer of the Primordial Divine Art, Chu Ning had a new idea.

Since he could draw inspiration from the Five Elements Primordial Art and fuse Thunder and Ice Attributes to create the Primordial Divine Art, could the Five Elements Spirit Sword also be further enhanced? Instead of just assembling the Five Elements Spirit Swords, could he fuse the Thunder Spirit Sword and the Ice Attribute Spirit Sword together?

Could he create the Chaos Spirit Sword and the Chaos Sword Formation?

As Chu Ning thought about this, he realized that it was much simpler than creating the Primordial Divine Art.

In fact, when he created the Primordial Divine Art before, he subconsciously had this vague concept in his mind.

So, in talismans, magical tools, and formation arrays, he intentionally fused different talisman patterns.

At this moment, as long as he clarified his thoughts, he could try to make it a reality.

The Ice Attribute Spirit Sword was readily available, and the Frost Dragon Sword was an excellent Ice Attribute Spirit Sword.

Moreover, it also contained the essence soul of a tenth-stage Heaven-Earth Spirit Beast.

As for the Thunder Attribute Spirit Sword, Chu Ning would need to refine it himself.

With the strength of the Longsky Hall, gathering the materials for Chu Ning's refinement was not difficult.

However, for the tenth-stage Thunder Attribute essence soul, only he could take action.

Hearing Chu Ning's question, Ice Phoenix spoke up, "Chamber Lord, that Celestial Thunder Beast was extremely domineering in the past and incompatible with the Snow Peak Mountains, the Boundless Sea demon tribes, and had many enemies.

Even if its essence soul remained, it wouldn't be in its original Mansion.

I know of a very hidden Thunder Valley in the Snow Peak Mountains, where some Thunder Attribute demon beasts cultivate. The chances of finding its essence soul there are much higher."

"Then I, as your wife, shall accompany you, Chamberlain."

"That's fine!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning nodded slightly.

The Snow Peak Mountains were vast, and Ice Island Immortal City occupied the most suitable area for human cultivators to cultivate.

However, even the areas surrounding Ice Island Immortal City, extending to Snow Mist Valley, only accounted for three-tenths of the Snow Peak Mountains.

The remaining seven-tenths were inhabited by a gathering of demonic beasts.

Because there were always more than three Tenth Rank Demonic Beasts in the depths of this place, even Late-stage Essence Incarnation Cultivators dared not venture in lightly.

Chu Ning was unaware that the Snow Peak Mountains also had places like Thunder Valley.

Led by the Ice Phoenix, Chu Ning ventured deep into the Snow Peak Mountains.

He wasn't worried about any dangers lurking in the depths of the Snow Peak Mountains, as the Ice Phoenix was his contracted Spirit Beast.

If anything were to happen to him, the Ice Phoenix wouldn't survive either.

Moreover, after advancing to the Late-stage Essence Incarnation, even facing a Demigod, Chu Ning believed that he could still escape, even without his combat strength.

His current goal of enhancing the Five Elements Spirit Sword was precisely to gain the power to contend with the Demigod Realm.

As he had anticipated, with the Ice Phoenix, their journey through the Snow Peak Mountains was uneventful.

The Ice Phoenix led Chu Ning into Thunder Valley.

After a brief search, they quickly located the Celestial Thunder Beast's spirit soul.

This Celestial Thunder Beast, which had already reached the end of its lifespan a thousand years ago, never expected the Ice Phoenix to bring a human cultivator.

Despite some attempts at concealment, it was exposed under Chu Ning's powerful Divine Sense.

Even if its physical body was still intact, Chu Ning wouldn't need to exert much effort, let alone for a mere spirit soul.

He directly captured the Celestial Thunder Beast's spirit soul, and the only slight regret Chu Ning had was that this spirit soul's power had already diminished by nearly one-tenth.

To achieve the same power as the other spirit swords, it would require some additional effort.

After leaving the Snow Peak Mountains, Chu Ning returned to the Longsky Hall and began researching the refinement of treasures.

At the same time, various major powers gradually received the information transmitted by the Longsky Hall.

Huanying Sect.

Yu Taohang, upon hearing the news from the sect's cultivators about the Longsky Hall, sat alone in his cultivation room.

"In just over a hundred years, he advanced from the late Golden Core stage to the late Nascent Soul stage. What a monster!"

Just thinking that Chu Ning might only be over two hundred years old but had already reached the late Nascent Soul stage like him, Yu Taohang felt a chill down his spine.

Initially, Chu Ning had such abilities in the mid-Nascent Soul stage, and now that he had advanced to the late stage, who knew how powerful he had become.

Sighing lightly, Yu Taohang couldn't help but furrow his brows.

"Also, Fan Ze Xian and Lu Xuedao have passed away. When did this happen?

Was it before or after Chu Ning took over as the Chamberlain of the Longsky Hall?"

At this moment, Yu Taohang secretly suspected whether the two auras that appeared before Chu Ning took over as the Chamberlain were Fan Ze Xian and Lu Xuedao.

"Although the Sect Master left suddenly without informing the sect of his specific whereabouts,

I vaguely guessed that he might have gone to the Sky Curtain Continent with Fan Ze Xian and Lu Xuedao.

After all, the timing aligns perfectly with the opening of the Jiuyan Spirit Mountain as recorded in the sect's records."

While Chu Ning's advancement to the late Nascent Soul stage surprised Yu Taohang, what shocked him even more was the passing of Fan Ze Xian and Lu Xuedao.

"If my speculation is correct, and they did go together,

why is it that news of Fan Ze Xian and Lu Xuedao has returned, but there's still no news from the Sect Master?"

Thinking this, Yu Taohang's brows furrowed even tighter.

When Dantu Ze left, Yu Taohang was in seclusion cultivation and wasn't aware of the specific situation.

However, Yu Taohang was well aware that even if he came out of seclusion, the other party might not necessarily inform him.

"Sect Master, you truly thought I was intentionally suppressing you within the sect, but how could I have known your true intentions?

If not for my constant encouragement and urging, how could you have reached the late Nascent Soul stage at such a young age?

I had planned to hand over the actual control of the Huanying Sect to you once you advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage.

But you left right after your advancement..."

Muttering to himself for a while, Yu Taohang sighed again.

"Forget it! You're the son of my senior sister, and I promised her to take good care of you.

Now, a hundred years have passed, and your whereabouts are unknown, and I can't just ignore it.

I'll make a trip to the Sky Curtain Continent."

Saying this, Yu Taohang left the cavern and instructed the sect's cultivators.

Then, he departed from the sect.

(End of Chapter)

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