434: Chapter 433 Gold Attribute Weakening Aura

Chen Erniu, lying on the ground, endured the sharp pain. His eyes were filled with disbelief and confusion as he stared fixedly at the empty air. He could not fathom why the heart of the demon race, which he had been with day and night and had been refining steadily, would vanish into thin air and backfire on him at the critical moment of his Breakthrough.

"Hu Nan?" Chen Erniu immediately thought of Hu Nan.

However, Chen Erniu quickly ruled Hu Nan out. After all, Hu Nan had only obtained the heart of the demon race for less than an hour; it was impossible for him to have tampered with it.

"The Yao Race?" Chen Erniu shifted his focus to the Yao Race.

Chen Erniu shook his head again, because the Yao Race simply did not have the time to tamper with it.

After ruling out the Yao Race and Hu Nan, only Sect Head Mo Yuan of the Azure Cloud Sect had the strength and time to do so.

...

Days of Cultivation passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.

For the past year, Qin Changsheng had been diligently cultivating within the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land.

The surging winds and clouds outside, the tribal conflicts, and the entanglements of prodigies were all kept out of his mind.

Thanks to the full-process Enhancement of his upgraded Heavenly Dao Trait, Indestructible Vajra Body, his body refining Cultivation had ushered in an unprecedented surge.

The Indestructible Vajra Body trait came with characteristics such as an unbreakable Physical Body, rapid self-healing, and combat power amplification. It refined the Foundation of his Physical Body in all aspects, cleansed his tendons and Bloodline, and polished his bone marrow Origin.

The physical Foundation that ordinary Cultivators would take over a dozen years to Cultivate took him only a few days of effort.

In just one year, Qin Changsheng's physical strength had undergone several leapfrog transformations. His muscles and bones were condensed like divine gold, and his Physical Body was tougher than a Magic Treasure. No one of the same rank could break his defense; even a Peak Golden Core expert would struggle to leave even the slightest scratch on him with a full-force strike.

Aside from the extreme surge in his Physical Body, his Cultivation Realm had also seen steady, incremental improvement.

During his secluded Cultivation, his Incarnations, Hu Nan and Liu Feng, would also send some news.

He heard that the Yao Race Altar sacrifice had completely failed, the tribal Luck had suffered a severe backlash, and the Yao Race's prodigies had their Cultivation hindered. The tribal Luck was increasingly decaying, and the Yao Race was filled with complaints and mutual suspicion.

The world did not understand why the Yao Race had suddenly encountered such a bizarre backlash, but only Qin Changsheng knew the truth.

The root cause was those two copies of the heart of the demon race, limited to ten days. One had ruined the Yao Race's revival sacrifice, and the other had severely injured Chen Erniu and stirred up mutual suspicion among all parties, leading to the fracture of the Yao Race's Luck and the backlash of the sacrifice, leaving them completely in a passive situation.

However, these shocking changes and subtle calculations in the eyes of others were not what Qin Changsheng was most looking forward to.

What truly excited him and filled him with anticipation was that today was the start of a new year.

Qin Changsheng could extract a new Golden Trait again.

If he could extract a powerful Golden Trait, Qin Changsheng's strength would be greatly enhanced.

[Lifespan: +∞]

[Cultivation: Golden Core 7th Stage (610000/1800000)]

[Golden Core Grade: Golden]

[Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Returning Origin Art (Perfection)]

[Vajra Body Refining Art: Perfection]

[Spell: Fire Snake Technique (Perfection), Fire Shield Technique (Perfection)]

[Sword Flight Technique: Perfection]

[Mountain Splitting Blade: Perfection]

[Movement Technique: Wind Chasing Lightning Technique, Perfection]

[Lifebound Treasure: Dragon Abyss Sword * 10]

[Golden Core Divine Ability: Law Manifestation Heaven and Earth]

[Treasure: Spirit Jade Prayer Mat, dongtian pearl, spirit suppressing pearl, Golden Light Spirit Stone, inner armor, bixia pendant, King's Bracer]

[Spiritual Root: Top-grade Five Spirit Roots]

[trait Extraction Count: 1]

[trait: Immortality, Substitute Death, Pressure, Breath Concealment, Exchange, Sharing, Rebirth, Instant Spellcasting, Teleportation, Disease, Teleportation, Poison Resistance, Alchemy, Heart Demon, Insight, Armor Break, Disguise, Disguise, Sensing, Photographic Memory, Affinity, Detection, Reversal]

[Heavenly Dao Trait: Cultivation, External Incarnation, Intelligence, Divine Sense, Source of Mana, Mana Absorption, Fire God, Thunder God, Innate Divine Strength, Qi and Blood, Storage Space, Sword God, Enhancement, Blade God, Repair, Bleeding, Sword Domain, Copy, Slow Cultivation, Law Manifestation. Speed, Spirit Seed, Spirit-Severing Seed, Command, Spirit Stone, Encouragement, Indestructible Vajra Body]

"Extract Golden Trait!" Qin Changsheng did not hesitate at all.

As Qin Changsheng's words fell, a brand new trait, purely golden with mysterious patterns and a majestic aura, slowly floated in his Sea of Consciousness.

[Weakening Halo: Golden Trait]

The next moment, all the characteristics of the Golden Trait, Weakening Halo, appeared in Qin Changsheng's mind.

[Active trait. After release, all enemy Cultivators, Yao creatures, and alien beings within a hundred miles will be suppressed by the Heavenly Dao rules. Their Speed, physical strength, and mana operation intensity will be simultaneously weakened by 20%.]

Looking at the description of the trait, Qin Changsheng's eyes were full of joy.

It seemed like only a 20% reduction, but in reality, it was terrifying!

In a duel between Cultivators, a tiny difference meant the difference between victory and defeat.

A 20% reduction in Speed was enough to make the opponent's Movement Technique sluggish and evasion ineffective;

A 20% weakening of strength could directly shatter the opponent's physical attacks and suppress melee combat;

A 20% reduction in mana could cause the opponent's Spell power to plummet and spiritual power to circulate sluggishly, greatly reducing the effectiveness of their trump cards.

In a battle of the same rank, once covered by the Weakening Halo, the opponent was equivalent to being suppressed by a level of Cultivation in all aspects, acting with tied hands and feet, and their combat power would directly drop by a grade.

Even in cross-level battles, this hundred-mile Weakening Halo suppression could greatly smooth out the gap in Realms, giving him the terrifying capital to fight across levels.

Most importantly, this was a rule-based Weakening Halo formed by a Heavenly Dao Trait. It did not belong to ordinary Spells, could not be broken, could not be dispelled, ignored most defensive Divine Abilities, and the rule suppression was absolute and domineering.

Qin Changsheng raised his hand and waved it lightly, attempting to activate the power of the trait. In an instant, an invisible Heavenly Dao Weakening Halo quietly spread out, covering the hundred-mile Cave-Heaven, and all the surrounding Spiritual Qi was controlled by his own rules.

Although there was no shocking vision, it brought its own supreme suppression aura, and all external objects within the range were silently suppressed.

"Hundred-mile rule suppression, all attributes weakened by 20%..." A smile curled up on the corner of Qin Changsheng's mouth.

With this Golden Trait, he could easily win in future encounters with the Yao Race.

After experimenting with the Golden Trait Weakening Halo, Qin Changsheng waved his hand.

An ancient and warm cyan Jade Slip flew out from his Storage Space and floated quietly above his palm.

This Jade Slip was one of the ultimate treasures obtained from winning the Southern Region Golden Core Competition last year — the Nascent Soul Formation Secret Manual.

For the past whole year, he had been immersed in secluded Cultivation within the Cave-Heaven Blessed Land, polishing his Physical Body, stabilizing his Cultivation, and tempering his traits. He had never had time to be distracted and had never carefully examined this secret manual Jade Slip that concerned a Cultivator's subsequent Dao.

Now that the bitter Cultivation was over and a new trait was in hand, it was the perfect time to study it carefully and figure out all the mysteries of the Nascent Soul Formation Dao.

Qin Changsheng did not hesitate any longer and raised his hand to gently press the Jade Slip against his forehead.

With a soft hum, pure spiritual power flowed from his glabella into the Jade Slip, instantly activating the thousands of Dao texts sealed within.

A massive, vast, and obscure amount of Nascent Soul Formation information, like a rushing river, poured into Qin Changsheng's mind along the soul meridians.

Countless Cultivation profundities, Realm truths, Alchemy essentials, and tribulation details were laid out layer by layer, clearly imprinted in his Divine Soul.

This volume of the Nascent Soul Formation Secret Manual was an orthodox Dao classic passed down from ancient times. It was exhaustive to the extreme, encompassing the entire Cultivation System of the Nascent Soul Realm, comprehensive and without omission.

The secret manual not only clearly listed all the Heaven And Earth Treasure and rare medicinal materials needed to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, marking the Origin, medicinal properties, and proportions of each Spiritual Medicine, but also completely recorded the ancient refining steps of the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, fire control tips, Formation assistance, and precautions.

Besides Alchemy content, the secret manual also systematically explained the full set of preparatory procedures before forming the Nascent Soul, such as Cultivation precipitation, state of mind polishing, spiritual power purification, and Physical Body Foundation Establishment, avoiding all Cultivation hidden dangers.

At the same time, it detailed many precautions during the Nascent Soul Formation Breakthrough process, such as heaven and earth visions, Heart Demon trials, spiritual power backlash, and Lightning Tribulation responses, pointing out all dangers and variables during the Breakthrough.

It even detailed the Cultivation points for post-maintenance, Realm stabilization, Nascent Soul tempering, and deep Dao Cultivation after the Nascent Soul was successfully formed, which could be called the supreme guiding scripture for Nascent Soul Cultivators.

Qin Changsheng closed his eyes and concentrated, carefully comprehending. His originally vague understanding of the Nascent Soul Realm became clear and thorough at this moment, and the path ahead suddenly became clear.

When he read to the end of the secret manual, a striking and crucial record made his heart move slightly.

The secret manual explicitly stated: The Southern Region's heaven and earth were barren, Spiritual Qi was thin, and the Dao shackles were heavy; the spiritual power reserves were simply insufficient to support a Cultivator in completing a perfect Nascent Soul Formation.

Anyone who forcibly formed a Nascent Soul in the Southern Region would, at best, have an incomplete Nascent Soul and a damaged Foundation, with no possibility of further Dao advancement for the rest of their life; at worst, the Breakthrough would fail, their Cultivation would be completely ruined, and they would explode and die.

If one wanted to successfully break through and forge a perfect, flawless Nascent Soul, avoiding the heaven and earth shackles of the Southern Region, the only way out was to go to the East Sea Cultivation World, where Spiritual Qi was abundant and the Dao was complete.

Only the East Sea could carry the Nascent Soul Formation Dao, help Cultivators ascend to the Nascent Soul Realm, and step onto the true path of Immortality.

After reading all the content, Qin Changsheng slowly opened his eyes, with a bright light in them.

Originally, he was still thinking about the subsequent path of breaking through to the 8th stage and impacting the Nascent Soul. Now, this volume of the secret manual had directly pointed out his future Cultivation direction.

If he wanted to successfully form a Nascent Soul, he must go to the East Sea Cultivation World.

After checking the Nascent Soul Formation Secret Manual, Qin Changsheng picked up a blank sheet of paper and a brush, and according to the records in the secret manual, copied down the names of all the medicinal materials needed for the Nascent Soul Formation Pill one by one.

The Nascent Soul Formation Pill was the core holy pill for Cultivators to break through the Golden Core and forge a Nascent Soul. The medicinal material compatibility was complex and varied, with dozens of medicinal materials complementing each other to condense the pill and help the Cultivator form a perfect Nascent Soul.

As the tip of the brush moved, one medicinal material after another fell on the paper. Green Spirit Grass, Condensing Dew Flower, Purple Root Grass, Warm Yang Leaf, Returning Spirit Vine... most of the medicinal materials were common Spiritual Plants in the Cultivation world.

These types of medicinal materials grew widely and were cultivated in major markets, pharmacies, and even the Su family's medicine garden. The difficulty of obtaining them was extremely low; one only needed to spend some Spirit Stones to buy them in large quantities, without wasting too much effort searching.

Looking at the dense list of common medicinal materials, Qin Changsheng felt quite settled; there was no need to worry about basic resources.

But when the list was listed to the second half, the names of the medicinal materials on the paper suddenly became extremely rare, and every word was a rare spiritual object.

In addition to a group of ordinary medicinal materials, the Nascent Soul Formation Pill formula contained four top-tier Heaven And Earth Treasure, which were the core Foundation for refining the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, indispensable and impossible to easily purchase with ordinary Spirit Stones.

Besides that, the Water Spirit Fruit separately marked in the secret manual was also an extremely rare and precious spiritual fruit.

Qin Changsheng put down the brush and looked at the full list of medicinal materials, his expression calm, and he had already sorted out the planning of the road ahead in his heart.

The primary matter was to collect all the rare treasures needed for the Nascent Soul Formation Pill. This was the fundamental Foundation for him to break through the Golden Core and forge a Nascent Soul.

Ordinary auxiliary medicinal materials could be bought everywhere, so there was no need to worry. What truly blocked the threshold of Nascent Soul Formation were the four top-tier Heaven And Earth Treasure that were rare in the world: Thousand-Year Xuan Ice Lotus, Scarlet Flame Dragon Ganoderma, Nether Soul Crystal, and Primordial Spirit Marrow.

These four treasures were the core Foundation for refining the perfect Nascent Soul Formation Pill; they were irreplaceable and indispensable.

In addition, the Water Spirit Fruit, which had the effects of harmonizing medicinal properties, stabilizing the pill body, and moistening the Nascent Soul, was also a key spiritual object indispensable on the road to Nascent Soul Formation.

Only by collecting the four Heaven And Earth Treasure and the Water Spirit Fruit could he successfully refine the flawless Nascent Soul Formation Pill and take the key step on the path of Nascent Soul Formation, completely breaking through the current Cultivation shackles.

The second priority was to collect as many heavenly dao fragments as possible.

heavenly dao fragments could upgrade Golden Traits to Heavenly Dao Traits.

If the Weakening Halo was upgraded to a Heavenly Dao Trait, then in future battles against the Yao Race, the Human Race's victory could also be improved.

The third priority was to hoard a massive amount of Spirit Stones. The path of Cultivation was based on resources, whether it was daily bitter Cultivation, tempering the Physical Body, nourishing spiritual power, or subsequently visiting Secret Realms, purchasing spiritual materials, and refining pills, all were inseparable from Spirit Stone support.

More importantly, if he wanted to strengthen his Magical Artifact into a heaven-grade magical tool, he must have enough Spirit Stones.

The last key plan was to go to the Southern Region Teleportation array to investigate.

He had long known from the Nascent Soul Formation Secret Manual that the Southern Region's heaven and earth shackles were heavy and Spiritual Qi was thin, which simply could not support a perfect Nascent Soul Formation. Only by going to the East Sea Cultivation World, where Spiritual Qi was abundant and the Dao was complete, could he successfully break through the Realm.

And the only way to cross the domain boundary was the core Teleportation array of the Southern Region.

He must go in advance to investigate the opening rules, cost, passage restrictions, and operating status of the Teleportation array, figure out all the details of cross-domain travel, and pave the way for his future trip to the East Sea, searching for rare medicinal materials, and traveling in the wider Cultivation world.

...

Flowing Fire Sect.

Liuhuo Hall.

Many Yao Race experts were gathered here.

However, no one dared to speak casually, and the huge hall was dead silent.

Since the bizarre shattering of the heart of the demon race last year, the entire Yao Race's Luck had suffered a violent backlash, the tribe's fortune had plummeted, everything had gone wrong, and the trend of decline was fully revealed.

This matter was like a haze covering the hearts of all Yao Race Cultivators, making the faces of every expert present look extremely ugly, and their brows were filled with gravity and anxiety.

On the main seat of the hall, Shen Guhong sat upright, his aura as a Yao Venerable sharp and majestic, and a heavy Pressure lingered around him.

His gaze was cold, and he slowly swept over the group of experts in the tribe standing respectfully below, with unconcealable depression and anger hidden in the bottom of his eyes.

After a long silence, Shen Guhong's voice was low and cold, and he slowly asked: "Throughout the past year, among our newly born Yao Race members, how many descendants with Spiritual Roots were born, and among them, how many were Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivators?"

A simple question, but it felt like a thousand-pound boulder pressing on everyone's hearts.

The group of Yao Race experts below lowered their heads and cast their eyes down, silent as cicadas in winter, no one dared to look up, and no one dared to answer.

Everyone knew in their hearts that last year's Yao Race Luck backlash had caused the tribe's fortune to decline to the extreme, and the Aptitude of the newborn descendants had already plummeted like a cliff; they simply could not produce any decent results.

Seeing no one answer, Shen Guhong's eyes sank slightly, and his gaze accurately locked onto Shen Hu in the queue, calling his name in a deep voice: "Shen Hu."