nyslfriends Chapter 158 Cycles
Chapter 158 Cycles
"Uphold your principles."
He meditated in his heart.
Righteous energy circulated within him, gradually suppressing the pain.
Just then, that deep voice rang in his mind again.
"Zhou Ning, you still want to break through to the Nascent Soul stage? You failed last time, do you think I'll let you have your way this time?"
It's the Heavenly Demon again.
Zhou Ning gritted his teeth and said, "Give it a try."
The Heavenly Demon sneered, "Is that so? Then let's see."
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful mental shock surged into Zhou Ning's mind.
The impact was like a raging storm, trying to engulf his consciousness.
Zhou Ning gritted his teeth and held firm to his spiritual center, refusing to let the Heavenly Demon succeed.
"I won't let you succeed."
He concentrated his righteous energy into his sea of consciousness, transforming it into a purple-gold light shield that blocked the spiritual attack of the Heavenly Demon.
The attacks from the Heavenly Demons came wave after wave, growing stronger and stronger, but Zhou Ning's light shield also became more and more solid.
The two remained locked in a stalemate for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before the Heavenly Demon finally gave up.
"I am truly surprised that your Dao heart remains as firm as a rock after this period of torment."
The words were spoken, and then the sound disappeared.
Zhou Ning opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.
Large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his hands trembled slightly, but the nascent soul in his dantian had stopped expanding.
It was a whole size bigger than before, its purple-gold light was more dazzling, and its features were clearer.
The bottleneck in the Nascent Soul stage has loosened somewhat.
Zhou Ning could sense that he was only one step away from a true breakthrough.
"Almost there," Zhou Ning thought to himself.
He stood up and continued his inspection of the city wall.
Yan Chixia walked down from the city wall and went to his side.
His face was still pale, but there was a hint of relief in his eyes.
"Did you feel it? The bottleneck of the Nascent Soul stage."
Zhou Ning nodded: "This disciple senses it. But there's still one last step to go."
Yan Chixia said, "The final step requires an opportunity. This opportunity may come soon, or it may take a long time. Don't rush it."
Yan Chixia then said:
"The grand formation will take another seven days to complete. These seven days are crucial. The Heavenly Demons might launch a full-scale attack before the formation is finished. We must be prepared."
Zhou Ning nodded: "This disciple understands."
For the next seven days, Zhou Ning spent his time cultivating and reinforcing the defenses with Yan Chixia.
He practiced the "Demon-Slaying Technique" repeatedly, infusing each sword strike with righteous energy to maximize the damage the sword energy inflicted on the demons.
He mastered sword control to a higher level, and all six flying swords could be arranged into complex sword formations in the air under the control of his divine sense.
His cultivation level is steadily improving.
His Nascent Soul stage realm was completely stable, and the bottleneck in the Deity Transformation stage was becoming increasingly loose.
He knew that breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was only a matter of time.
On the seventh day, the great formation was finally completed.
Yan Chixia stood on the city wall, his hands forming a seal, and poured the last bit of true energy into the array's core.
The ground of Qingfeng City trembled violently, and the runes on the city walls lit up with a dazzling golden light, resonating with the spirit stone in the city center.
Golden light spread from the city walls to the streets, and from the streets to the houses, enveloping the entire Qingfeng City in a golden glow.
The grand formation is complete!
Yan Chixia withdrew his hands and exhaled a long breath.
His face was as pale as paper, and large beads of sweat were seeping from his forehead, clearly indicating that he had exhausted himself.
"Master, are you alright?" Zhou Ning asked with concern.
Yan Chixia shook his head: "It's nothing. It's just that I was too exhausted. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."
He turned around and looked at Zhou Ning:
"The grand formation is complete, and Qingfeng City is temporarily safe. Next, what you need to do is break through to the Nascent Soul stage. Only by breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage will we have a chance to fight the true form of the Heavenly Demon."
Zhou Ning nodded: "This disciple understands."
Yan Chixia took out a jade talisman from his sleeve and handed it to Zhou Ning:
"This is the control core of the grand formation. Once you pledge your blood allegiance, you will gain control of the entire formation. In times of crisis, you can activate its defensive functions."
Zhou Ning took the jade talisman, bit his fingertip, and dripped a drop of blood onto the talisman.
Blood mingled with the jade talisman, and a golden light shot out from the talisman, connecting with his brow.
He could feel that the entire Qingfeng City was within his perception; every rune on the city wall and every spirit stone in the city center was connected to his mind.
"Thank you, Master."
Yan Chixia waved his hand, turned around, and walked down the city wall.
In the days that followed, Zhou Ning meditated in the quiet room every day, studying the jade slips of the Transformation of the Divine Realm and comprehending the Dao of Heaven.
He studied Yan Chixia's insights repeatedly, engraving every word into his mind.
He knew that these insights were the culmination of his master's many years of cultivation, and that every sentence contained profound truths.
"The Nascent Soul stage involves nurturing the Nascent Soul into a Primordial Spirit, allowing the Primordial Spirit to break free from the body and resonate with the laws of heaven and earth."
Zhou Ning murmured to himself, "This process requires not only strength, but also an understanding of the Way of Heaven."
He closed his eyes and focused his mind into his dantian.
The nascent soul sat cross-legged in the center, its hands forming a mudra, radiating a dazzling purple-gold light.
He connected his divine sense with his nascent soul, guiding it to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Spiritual energy surged in from all directions, gathering in the dantian and being slowly absorbed by the nascent soul.
The radiance of the nascent soul grew brighter and brighter, and its features became clearer and clearer.
One day, two days, three days...
On this day, Zhou Ning was meditating in his quiet room when he suddenly felt his nascent soul in his dantian throb violently.
He opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing within them. The bottleneck of the Nascent Soul stage had finally loosened.
He quickly closed his eyes and focused his mind, directing his thoughts into his dantian.
The nascent soul sat cross-legged in the center, its hands forming a mudra, radiating a dazzling purple-gold light.
The light grew stronger and brighter, illuminating the entire dantian as if it were daytime.
He could feel the power contained within the nascent soul rapidly expanding, as if something was about to break free.
"Nascent Soul stage..."
Zhou Ning gritted his teeth and guided that power to circulate within his body.
The nascent soul began to expand under the impact of the force, and with each expansion came excruciating pain.
Large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and his muscles were trembling all over, but he gritted his teeth and did not utter a groan.
"Uphold your principles."
He meditated in his heart.
Righteous energy circulated within him, gradually suppressing the pain.
Just then, that deep voice rang in his mind again.
"Zhou Ning, you can't break through to the Nascent Soul stage?"
Zhou Ning sneered, "You're still going to stop me?"
The Heavenly Demon sneered: "Naturally, I dislike your righteous spirit."
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful mental shock surged into Zhou Ning's mind.
The impact was like a raging storm, trying to engulf his consciousness.
Zhou Ning gritted his teeth and held firm to his spiritual center, refusing to let the Heavenly Demon succeed.
"Don't like it? You'll have to put up with it."
He concentrated his righteous energy into his sea of consciousness, transforming it into a purple-gold light shield that blocked the spiritual attack of the Heavenly Demon.
The attacks from the Heavenly Demons came wave after wave, growing stronger and stronger, but Zhou Ning's light shield also became more and more solid.