Chapter 156 Nascent Soul Stage

The baby was fair and translucent, with a green glow on his body, exactly like Han Li, except that his excitement and laughter were evident on his face, which was completely different from the usual Han Li.

Han Li's real body had a ruddy complexion and a peaceful expression, as if he was sleeping.

The baby was tired from playing and yawned. Then a green light flashed and it entered Han Li's body.

Han Li's eyelids moved slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of clear and bright eyes, exuding a strange and ecstasy.

He suddenly stretched out a hand and observed what was under his eyes over and over again, then suddenly raised his hand and gently touched the top of his head, with an incredible expression on his face.

After a while, the excitement on Han Li's face gradually faded and he returned to calm.

He looked around the quiet room and saw Brother Mo sitting quietly by the side, guarding the way.

At this time, Brother Mo opened his eyes and nodded slightly to Han Li, as if to indicate that Han Li had successfully formed a baby.

He stretched his body, stood up, then pointed with his finger and a green light shot towards the stone gate.

The door of the quiet room suddenly flashed with light and opened silently.

"Congratulations, Master, for forming your Nascent Soul!" Yin Yue transformed into a gorgeous young woman, standing outside the meditation room. When she saw Yin Mo coming out, she immediately bowed respectfully. Her attitude and words surprised Yin Mo.

"Master?" Yin Mo sighed, "It seems that Daoist Fellow Yin Yue now truly recognizes me! But this is also normal. Your original cultivation level was not inferior to mine. If I failed to condense the Nascent Soul, how could you truly obey me?"

"Master, you are absolutely right. Now that the master has formed his Nascent Soul, he will naturally become one of the top cultivators in this world. His lifespan will be over a thousand years. Considering that the master is only two hundred years old, as long as he has some more opportunities, I believe it is not impossible for the master to cultivate to the Spirit Transformation stage." Yin Yue said solemnly.

"Talking about the God Transformation Stage is too far away for me. Many Nascent Soul cultivators are stuck in the early stages and make slow progress. Don't have too high expectations." Yin Mo said lightly.

"I have great confidence in my master." Yin Yue said with a charming smile.

Outside the stone mountain, the monks who came earlier and those who arrived later had gathered into a group of thousands.

They gathered around the mountain, looking up at the imperial weapon floating in the sky, whispering to each other.

Although they were experienced and well-informed, they had no idea what the celestial phenomena just now represented and could only guess at random. Even so, what had just happened made them feel uncontrollably excited.

In front of the medicine garden that Yin Mo was in charge of, it also attracted the attention of many people. Some people directly rushed through the restrictions and entered the medicine garden to check.

However, apart from some common medicinal herbs, the medicine garden was deserted and desolate.

Among the crowd, a woman named Mu also came here.

She witnessed everything that happened nearby, and an unusual expression appeared on her face. She felt vaguely that these celestial phenomena seemed to have some connection with Yin Mo.

At this moment, several rays of light quickly flew here. After the light disappeared, five or six Jindan stage cultivators with solemn expressions appeared.

The leader was the old man surnamed Feng who was in the late Jindan stage, with a gloomy face. Beside him were the old man in red, the beautiful lady surnamed Song, and several other unfamiliar cultivators.

"All disciples, listen up. The area within ten miles of this mountain is temporarily designated as a restricted area. Anyone who stays nearby will be considered in violation of the sect's rules and will be severely punished." The old man surnamed Hu announced in a cold voice.

When the low-ranking disciples of Luoyun Sect heard that their sect leader had given such an order, they were puzzled but could only obey the order and drove away one after another. The surroundings were suddenly empty.

"Junior Brother Mu, please stay." An ordinary-looking Jindan cultivator opened his lips slightly, transmitted a few words to the old man surnamed Hu, and then pointed to the bottom of the medicine garden. The old man's expression changed, and he kept the woman who was about to leave.

"I will definitely obey whatever Uncle-master orders!" The woman surnamed Mu was shocked upon hearing this, and quickly turned around and flew in front of several Jindan cultivators with a look of respect on her face.

"Junior Brother Mu, I heard that you are in charge of this medicine garden." The old man surnamed Feng asked slowly.

"Yes! This medicine garden is managed by a Qi Refining disciple named 'Yin Mo' and a Qi Refining disciple named 'Han Li' from our peak." The woman surnamed Mu answered honestly.

"Qi Refining Stage? Where are these two people now?"

"I don't know about this either. Just now, several senior brothers broke into the medicine garden to check, but those two disciples were not there." The woman surnamed Mu answered hesitantly.

"Yin Mo? Could he be the foreign affairs disciple who made it into the top ten in the sword testing competition more than 20 years ago?" The red-shirted old man's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a slightly different tone.

"Yes, Uncle Duan is right, it's him." The woman knew which sword-testing competition the other party was referring to, and her answer was not surprising.

"It's really strange that a foreign affairs disciple is among the top ten. Could it be that the infant formation sign just now is really related to him?" The old man surnamed Feng looked at the stone mountain and muttered to himself with a complicated expression. The surrounding Jindan stage cultivators were all solemn.

The beautiful woman named Song's eyes flickered, but she remained silent.

A sign of a baby being born! Could it be that someone just formed a baby?
The woman surnamed Mu could hardly believe her ears and a look of astonishment appeared on her face.

"Senior Brother Feng, considering the strange phenomenon just now, the other party has successfully formed a fetus and is now a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage. How should we deal with it?" The red-shirted old man asked slowly.

"Although the other party is a newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator, it is beyond our ability to deal with. I estimate that the two uncles will deal with this matter personally soon. What we have to do now is not to provoke the other party. Oh, the two uncles are here." The old man surnamed Feng was slightly thoughtful. Just after making a decision, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said softly.

When everyone heard this, Tong Gang felt a little relieved and looked up quickly.

Suddenly, a long white rainbow and a long yellow rainbow appeared in the sky and appeared in front of them in an instant.

Upon seeing this, the old man surnamed Feng and others immediately separated into two sides and showed their respect.

"Let the two of us handle the matters here. You go and do your things, there is no need to stay here." The silver-haired old man and the Nascent Soul cultivator named Lu said lightly after they appeared.

The old man surnamed Feng and others obeyed the order and left the vicinity of the stone mountain.

The woman surnamed Mu naturally did not dare to stay, and after bowing deeply to the two masters, she hurried away. However, before leaving, she couldn't help but look back in the direction of the medicine garden.

"Could the person who formed the infant be that 'Yin Mo'?" The woman surnamed Mu was confused and bewildered.

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In the cave, Yin Mo and Han Li were talking to the young woman transformed by Yin Yue in the hall, looking relaxed. Suddenly, an old and long voice came from outside.

"I am Cheng Tiankun from Luoyun Sect. Congratulations to you on forming your Nascent Soul. I wonder if you can come into my mansion to chat with me."

When Yin Mo heard the voice transmission, his brows frowned slightly, but soon relaxed again.

“Yin Yue, remove the restrictions and let the two Luoyun Sect elders in. We will have to give them an explanation sooner or later.”

"But once the ban is lifted, you must not show up again. After all, although your demon fox nature is good at hiding and illusion, a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage cannot be deceived by your demonic aura."

Yin Mo gave the order calmly.

"Yes, master." Yin Yue answered respectfully and walked out lightly.

A moment later, the two elders of Luoyun Sect who were waiting outside the stone mountain saw that the scene of the stone mountain suddenly changed. A large patch of green mist emerged from the originally ordinary rock wall, covering the entire hill.

The fog was filled with a strong evil spirit, and runes were floating, which clearly showed that a powerful restriction had been set up. The silver-haired old man and the monk surnamed Lu looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The other party actually opened up a cave in the Luoyun Sect and set up such a powerful formation. As the masters of this land, they didn't even notice it.

This is simply embarrassing. It is inevitable that at least a few friends will make fun of you.

At this time, Yin Mo's faint voice came from the light fog.

"This time, Yin has been cultivating in your sect, but I have not greeted you, fellow Taoists. I am a little rude. I hope you two will not be offended. I will remove the restrictions now, and you two please enter the cave and have a chat."

Yin Mo's words were very tactful and polite. But he did not reveal that Han Li was the real Nascent Soul cultivator, and that he himself had already achieved the Nascent Soul stage.

"Haha! Why do you say that, fellow Daoist! We are lucky to have the favor of fellow Daoist Yin Mo and to condense our Nascent Soul here."

"How could we be angry? We are just sorry that we came here in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts."

The silver-haired old man laughed, seemingly not caring at all.

"You are too kind, fellow Daoist. Yin Mo has already received a great favor by being able to condense his infant here." Yin Mo replied calmly.

As these words fell, the green light mist suddenly surged, and suddenly opened up a passage about two or three meters long in front of the two people.

Seeing this, the two silver-haired old men flew across the passage without hesitation and arrived in front of a bluestone gate in the blink of an eye.

The door opened and a young man in a green robe stood in front of the door. He was in his twenties, with an ordinary appearance. He greeted them with a smile. It was Yin Mo.

Han Li behind him was regarded by them as Yin Mo's attendant and was not worth mentioning.

"My two fellow Taoists, please come in!" Yin Mo smiled and invited them into the cave.

"Sorry for disturbing you." The two silver-haired old men were not polite at all. They clasped their fists and followed Yin Mo into the gate.

Afterwards, the green light fog outside rolled, the passage disappeared, and the restriction returned to its original state.

Although the two silver-haired old men sensed this scene, they knew that this was the territory of Luoyun Sect and there would be no problem.

They followed Yin Mo through a corridor and came to a spacious hall.

"My two Taoist friends, please try the spiritual tea I made first."

After Yin Mo and the other two sat down, they moved their spiritual sense slightly, and a giant ape puppet slowly walked in carrying a tea tray.

There were three cups of freshly brewed tea on the tea tray, placed in front of the three people. Then the puppet left expressionlessly.

"Great tea! I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Yin is so proficient in mechanical puppetry. This is a rare skill."

The silver-haired old man took a sip of tea and exclaimed, his eyes falling on the place where the giant ape puppet disappeared, and said with some surprise.

"No, I just know a little bit and occasionally make some puppets to drive them. How could I deserve the praise from two fellow Taoists?" Yin Mo replied calmly.

"Haha, I am also quite surprised. It seems that you have a high level of cultivation and are able to refine such an exquisite puppet."

The middle-aged man surnamed Lu was also surprised by Yin Mo's puppetry and couldn't help but speak tentatively.

"Indeed, the strength of this giant ape puppet is enough to rival a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building."

"But its movements and attack methods are too simple, and the materials used to make it are very valuable, even as valuable as a top-level magic weapon."

Yin Mo shook his head slightly and casually pointed out several flaws of the puppet.

"Despite this, your puppet is quite impressive. Especially when used by low-level disciples, it is more than enough as a means of protection."

"But this kind of mechanical puppetry seems to have originated from the Qianzhu Sect in the far west. Could it be that fellow Taoist is also from there?"

The silver-haired old man still expressed admiration for the giant ape puppet, but then changed the subject and tried to understand Yin Mo's origins.

Hearing this, Yin Mo smiled slightly and narrowed his eyes.

He knew that the other party had some plan, but he remained calm on the surface and replied:
"Puppetry is something I learned from an unknown book. It did not originate from the Far West."

"But I know that the monks in the Far West are good at this. I once had some thoughts about learning from them."

"As for my origins, I am a cultivator from Tiannan, and was born in Yue State in my early years. Later, I was forced to leave my homeland due to the invasion of the six sects of the Demonic Path."

What Yin Mo said contained both true and fictional elements.

"So you are from Yue country. This really surprises me."

"You look young and beautiful. I wonder how many years Brother Yin has been practicing. Could it be that the method you practice has some miraculous effect?"

The cultivator surnamed Lu and the silver-haired old man looked at each other and finally couldn't help asking.

At first he thought Yin Mo looked too young, but a cultivator who could reach the stage of condensing Nascent Soul must be at least three or four hundred years old.

Just like the cultivator named Lu himself, he entered the Nascent Soul stage when he was nearly four hundred years old.

"The technique Yin practices does not have any effect on maintaining youthfulness."

"But in my early years, I took a pill that kept my appearance the same as when I took the pill. It has not changed. It has been more than two hundred years since then."

"What, two hundred years old?"

When the monk surnamed Lu first heard the mention of Dingyan Dan, he secretly guessed that "it should be like this".

But when he heard Yin Mo reveal his age, his face changed drastically and he looked shocked.

"Fellow Daoist, are you really only two hundred years old?" The silver-haired old man was shocked when he heard Yin Mo's words, and he asked slowly.

As far as he knew, there had been cultivators in Tiannan's history who were able to condense their Nascent Soul after only two hundred years of practice, but they were only a handful.

All of these people are extremely talented, and most of them have become remarkable figures.

There are even legends that some of them ascended to another realm after breaking through the late Nascent Soul stage.

The young cultivator in front of him claimed that he was only 200 years old. Doesn't this mean that he has most likely broken through the early Nascent Soul stage and become an extraordinary being?

"What's the matter? I'm 200 years old and I'm having a baby. Is there any problem?" Yin Mo saw their reactions and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)