486: Chapter 502 People from the Jade Capital Daoist Court?

"It seems that defeating the phantom creates a psychic connection with the original person. I'm afraid that's the only reason I was targeted by the other party."

However, realizing this was already too late. Since the other party was on the golden book ranking list, it proved that they already harbored malice toward him.

"Sigh, this is truly too difficult for me!"

Lu Ming felt bitter inside.

Ahead was Taishu Yichen, and behind was the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord.

Why did these high and mighty existences all love to make things difficult for a junior like him!

However, fortunately, this was only the other party's Incarnation, and it likely couldn't unleash the full strength of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

For him, this counted as one of the few pieces of good news.

At least he could remain safe and sound in the Secret Realm!

But that was Lu Ming's previous thought; now, things were different.

Feeling that increasingly terrifying Spiritual Pressure, Lu Ming's expression was very ugly.

If the other party really broke through to Nascent Soul True Monarch, then no one in this Secret Realm could stop them.

And he had descended into the Secret Realm with his true body!

He had originally thought that relying on his own strength, while he couldn't act completely unscrupulously, he at least wouldn't need to worry too much.

But now, an old guy had suddenly appeared, ready to bully the small with his might, which left him feeling quite helpless!

Therefore, the only plan now was to stop the other party from breaking through to Nascent Soul True Monarch. Whether it was forcing the other party out or leveling the playing field, it would be a good thing for him.

Lu Ming didn't consider for a second that the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord would fail the Breakthrough. What a joke; the other party had been immersed in the Nascent Soul Realm for tens of thousands of years.

Now it was just breaking through again; as long as the resources were sufficient, it was a matter of course.

So, pinning hopes on the other party failing their Breakthrough was impossible!

"In the end, one must rely on oneself!"

Lu Ming's eyes flickered, and he already had a plan in mind. However, it was not yet the time to act.

Putting aside the fact that his appearance had attracted most of the attention of those present, just this phenomenon of breaking through to Nascent Soul was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity.

He could observe it for a while; this would also be of some help for his own future Breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.

However, he had to grasp the degree well; he couldn't let the other party truly take that step, otherwise, his own life would be in danger!

And just as Lu Ming was deep in thought, everyone withdrew their gazes from Lu Ming.

Although this person was a stranger, he was just a Loose Cultivator and not worth paying attention to.

He probably also passed the checkpoint and was pulled into this Restriction, trapped with them.

But soon, someone noticed something wrong.

"He came out from that corridor." Yue Qingyao suddenly spoke, her voice cold.

Everyone was stunned and looked in unison at the corridor Lu Ming had walked out of.

That was... the path the Black-robed Man had walked!

They had noticed it before, but hadn't thought much of it.

Now, reminded by Yue Qingyao, they realized what this meant.

There was a trial in that corridor; the Black-robed Man had passed through and left behind a phantom as a gatekeeper.

For this person to be able to break through, it meant he had defeated that phantom.

Everyone's gaze changed at this moment.

They had witnessed the strength of the Black-robed Man; it could only be described as unfathomable.

Although that phantom might not have been the Black-robed Man's strongest state, being able to defeat it was enough to show that this person was not simple.

They hadn't paid attention to the outer regions of the Profound Spirit Domain in recent years; they hadn't expected some promising fellows to still emerge.

However, that was all.

Their attention was quickly drawn back to the commotion of the Breakthrough over there, and they didn't pay much more attention to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming also secretly breathed a sigh of relief; being stared at by these people with strange eyes made him feel a bit creeped out.

Now that he saw everyone's attention had been diverted, he was glad for it.

Lu Ming quietly moved his feet, put some distance between himself and them, and stood at the edge of the Restriction.

Immediately, he also looked at the stone chamber in the distance with the others, his expression solemn.

Inside the stone chamber, the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord began the first step of the Breakthrough.

The Golden Core inside his body began to spin crazily, and strands of Law energy surged out from the Golden Core, circling and entwining around his body.

It was an ice-blue light, carrying a bone-chilling coldness.

It was exactly the Ice Law!

This was a most ordinary single Law, not even considered top-tier.

But for the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord, this was just the Law that came with this Incarnation body; he didn't care at all if using this to attain the Nascent Soul Realm would have any hidden dangers.

What he wanted was just an Incarnation body with the combat power of a Nascent Soul.

After he obtained Reincarnation, his true body would ruthlessly devour him.

Therefore, this body's future path was already severed, and he didn't care at all about its potential!

However, he didn't care, but someone in the Restriction exclaimed aloud.

"Ice Law? He's going to use this kind of Law to break through to Nascent Soul?"

Yin Leici widened his eyes. "This Law doesn't even count as Consummate, yet he dares to shatter his Golden Core? He must be crazy!"

Others also showed strange expressions.

To break through to Nascent Soul, one needs to Cultivate the Law to the Realm of Consummation, take root and sprout within the Golden Core, and bear a Dao Flower.

This is the prerequisite for shattering the Golden Core to form a Nascent Soul, and the goal that countless Golden Core Cultivators pursue their whole lives.

But the person before them, whose Law energy was unstable when released, clearly hadn't even reached Consummation, yet dared to force a Breakthrough?

"He is courting death!"

Hua Nongying shook her head, her tone seemingly filled with some regret.

"If the Law is not Consummate, the Dao Seed within the Golden Core has not taken root. Without roots, how can it bear a flower?"

Yue Qingyao didn't speak, but her brows were slightly furrowed.

She always felt that this person didn't seem like someone who would make such a low-level mistake, but based on her own experience, she really couldn't think of any chance for the other party to succeed.

Lu Ming also frowned.

He Cultivated three Laws and deeply understood the importance of Law Consummation.

However, he didn't believe the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord would be so rash.

Since he was acting this way, it could only mean the other party was confident and fearless.

And how powerful was the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord's Divine Sense; even if this was only a wisp, it was a genuine Nascent Soul remnant thought.

Even separated by a distance, he could hear the discussions of those people.

His mouth curled up slightly, and a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes.

Consummation? Dao Flower?

He had Cultivated for tens of thousands of years, and his comprehension of the Law had long surpassed these shallow Realms.

Although the Ice Law of this body was only at the stage of 'first glimpse,' he had enough experience and insight; forcing it was enough to urge the growth of a Dao Flower within the Golden Core.

He took a deep breath and poured his magic power crazily into the Golden Core.

The Golden Core trembled violently, and countless fine lines appeared on its surface.

Those lines were like roots; under the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord's forceful urging, the Law energy began to take root and sprout within the Golden Core.

The ice-blue light grew brighter and brighter, illuminating the entire stone chamber like an ice cave.

The lines on the surface of the Golden Core became more and more numerous and dense.

"Crack!!!"

Finally, with a crisp cracking sound, an ice-blue Dao Flower broke out of its shell from the Golden Core.

The flower was crystal clear, its petals layered, and every petal contained pure Ice Law.

It hovered above the Golden Core, rotating slowly, emitting a heart-palpitating coldness.

In the Restriction, everyone fell silent.

"This... how is this possible?"

Yin Leici's voice was trembling. "The Law hasn't reached Consummation, how can it bear a Dao Flower?"

No one could answer him.

Because they didn't know how this was done either.

They only knew that this person had done something they couldn't do.

Lu Ming's pupils contracted slightly.

He saw clearly that the Dao Flower hadn't grown naturally but had been forcefully urged by someone.

That exquisite control over the Law, that ease as if lifting a weight as if it were light, was the result of thousands of trials.

It could only be said that he was truly worthy of being a Nascent Soul True Monarch; his experience was just that rich!

It wasn't the uncertainty of ordinary Cultivators feeling their way across the river!

Lu Ming felt even more solemn and curious.

He began to observe with full concentration, not letting go of any detail.

Now that the Dao Flower was formed, the next step was shattering the Golden Core to form the Nascent Soul.

The Soul-Devouring Demon Lord took the Demon Infant into his palm, and dark blue light surged out from the Demon Infant's body, pouring continuously into his Dantian.

The Demon Infant struggled desperately, emitting sharp hisses, but could not resist.

Its body began to melt, turning into a mass of dark blue liquid, slowly merging into the Dao Flower.

The Dao Flower trembled violently, then turned into pure magic power, surging into the depths of the Golden Core.

The Golden Core began to crack, not collapsing, but shattering.

The fragments swirled in the Dantian, each fragment containing pure magic power.

The Soul-Devouring Demon Lord's Divine Soul reached into the Dantian, re-condensing those fragments.

This was not restoring the Golden Core, but shaping the Nascent Soul.

The outline of an infant took shape in the Dantian.

First the head, then the torso, and then the limbs.

The infant was crystal clear throughout, emitting dark blue light; looking at its appearance, it was actually somewhat similar to that Demon Infant.

It kept its eyes tightly closed, curled up in the Dantian, like a fetus in a mother's womb.

The Nascent Soul prototype was already formed.

In the Restriction, exclamations rang out again.

"He succeeded?"

Xuan Zhenzi widened his eyes. "He actually really shattered the Golden Core to form a Nascent Soul?"

"Not yet." Yue Qingyao shook her head. "The Nascent Soul prototype is only the first step. Without the Heavenly Tribulation's tempering, the Nascent Soul cannot truly form."

"He has only stepped half a foot into the threshold of the Nascent Soul; the other foot is still outside the door."

"That's already terrifying enough." Hua Nongying's voice carried a bit of complexity. "If it were you or me, could we do it?"

No one answered, but they all knew the answer.

They could not!

"Hmph, so what? He still can't trigger the Heavenly Tribulation to complete the final step of transformation and sublimation."

Yin Leici didn't care; his eyes were full of schadenfreude, just waiting to see the other party make a fool of himself.

However, the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a mocking arc?

Did they think he would be stuck at the Heavenly Tribulation step? Did they think that without the Heavenly Tribulation descending, he couldn't truly step into the Nascent Soul Realm?

Ridiculous!

He slowly raised his hand and took out a jade talisman from his sleeve.

The jade talisman was golden throughout, its surface engraved with countless fine runes, emitting an indescribable majesty, as if it were the order of heaven and earth itself.

He stroked the jade talisman with his fingertips, his eyes dark, then slowly looked up at the sky, his eyes full of playfulness.

"Ang Xiao, thanks to you!"

"What is he trying to do?"

In the Restriction, Hua Nongying watched the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord's actions, her voice carrying a bit of doubt and uncertainty.

"This fluctuation, why is it so familiar..."

Yue Qingyao's eyes flickered slightly; she always felt this aura was a bit familiar.

The Soul-Devouring Demon Lord ignored the discussions of those people.

He placed the jade talisman before him, formed seals with both hands, and chanted softly.

"Law of Speech · Heaven's Arrival."

The short five words seemed to have the weight of a thousand jun.

With every word that fell, the Void Realm trembled slightly, as if heaven and earth themselves were responding to his call.

It wasn't him speaking, but heaven and earth borrowing his mouth to issue an edict.

The jade talisman suddenly lit up, and the golden light illuminated the entire stone chamber like daylight.

Within the light, countless fine runes appeared, interweaving, entangling, and condensing in the Void Realm, finally turning into a golden beam of light that shot straight into the sky.

Boom——

The beam of light hit the barrier of the Secret Realm.

That layer of invisible barrier that had isolated this place for ten thousand years trembled violently at this moment, and countless fine cracks appeared on its surface.

The cracks became more and more numerous and dense, and finally, with a deafening roar, the barrier was torn open.

The golden beam of light passed through that gap and shot straight into the Nine Heavens, as if building a bridge between heaven and earth.

In the Restriction, there was dead silence.

"He... he tore open the barrier of the Secret Realm?"

Yin Leici's voice was trembling. "How is this possible?"

"No, it wasn't tearing open, it was an edict!" Yue Qingyao's voice remained cold, but it carried a trace of undisguised solemnity.

And Xuan Zhenzi, who was beside her, had his pupils contract suddenly, as if he had thought of something.

"An edict! Doesn't that mean..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hua Nongying exclaimed first.

"It is the Law of Speech path of the Yujing Dao Court; no wonder this is 'Words Follow the Law'."

Hearing this, everyone in the Restriction changed color simultaneously.

The Law of Speech path of the Yujing Dao Court is famous for "Words Follow the Law".

It's not manipulating the Law, but commanding the Law.

The True Lord speaks, and heaven and earth respond.

This is the embodiment of order, the Incarnation of rules.

Legend has it that the Supreme Emperor of the Yujing Dao Court attained the Dao with "Order", where words follow the Law, and orders are executed without fail.

His Law of Speech jade talisman, each one contains a wisp of his will, enough to leverage the rules of heaven and earth in a short time.

"No wonder, the Law of Speech path of the Yujing Dao Court, words follow the Law, orders are executed without fail."

"The jade talisman in his hand probably contains a wisp of the Dao Court Emperor's will, enough to leverage the rules of heaven and earth in a short time."

"Then isn't he a person from the Yujing Dao Court?"

Xuan Zhenzi frowned, his tone full of doubt.

"Then why trap us?"

No one could answer him.

But a thought had already surged in everyone's hearts.

If this person was really from the Yujing Dao Court, then everything made sense.

Why was he so familiar with the Secret Realm? Why could he tamper with the Restriction? Why did he dare to break through to Nascent Soul in the Secret Realm?

It was probably because the Yujing Dao Court had been planning for many years.

And this Black-robed Man was the chess piece sent here.

As for trapping them, it was naturally to swallow the xuan yin jade marrow alone and not let anyone interfere with his Breakthrough.

Everyone's expression became even uglier.

They were trapped by the same person, schemed against by the same person, and this person actually came from the Yujing Dao Court, one of the Seven Great Grotto-Heavens.

Especially those few people from the Qingwei Dao Sect, Taixuan Immortal Sect, and Zixiao Grotto-Heaven.

Everyone was on the Righteous Path; although their relationships weren't exactly harmonious usually, at this moment, there was a feeling of being stabbed in the back by "one of their own," which was even harder to accept than being schemed against by a Loose Cultivator.

Lu Ming stood at the edge of the Restriction, his expression strange.

Of course, he knew this person wasn't from the Yujing Dao Court.

This bastard was the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord!

As for the Law of Speech jade talisman in his hand, it was probably snatched from some unlucky person from the Yujing Dao Court.

Now that he was taking it out to use, it was clearly to divert the disaster and make the Yujing Dao Court take the blame.

"This old fox."

Lu Ming cursed inwardly, but didn't point it out.

He wanted to see what the Soul-Devouring Demon Lord was actually planning.