81: Chapter 81 An Unexpected Surprise: Shattering the Core to Form an Infant!

The Prince of Lanzhou and Luo Hongyi erupted into a fierce battle in the distance!

Two terrifying powers of the Nascent Soul Stage continuously collided and bombarded each other, emitting deafening roars, while terrifying pressure and aura spread out, shaking and rumbling the vast earth!

Seeing that the Prince of Lanzhou firmly held the upper hand and kept injuring Luo Hongyi, Ji Taichang finally set his mind at ease.

He did not pursue, but quickly deactivated the Blood Burst state.

Blood Burst can burn the blood and life of the entire body to exchange for a temporary surge in strength, but it cannot last long.

If the Blood Burst state lasts too long, it will cause irreversible damage, harm his own Foundation, or even burn his life away completely!

After deactivating the Blood Burst state, Ji Taichang's complexion turned somewhat pale, his body swayed slightly, and a feeling of weakness spread throughout his entire body.

Fortunately, his body had been strengthened by the Supreme Sword Bone and far exceeded that of an ordinary person, and since the Blood Burst state had not been active for too long, the backlash was not too strong.

"Lit— Senior Ji, are you alright?!"

Lin Xueyue's gaze had been fixed on Ji Taichang from the beginning to the end. Seeing this, she could not help but let out a worried exclamation, rushing over to support Ji Taichang's arm.

Ji Taichang took the opportunity to fall into her delicate and voluptuous embrace, feigning weakness, and even comfortably adjusted his posture.

"Senior Ji! How are you feeling? I have Medicinal Pill for healing here..."

Seeing this, Yang Yao also rushed over, grabbed Ji Taichang's palm, her gaze filled with worry and concern, and personally fed Ji Taichang a few Medicinal Pill for healing.

Lying in Lin Xueyue's plump figure, with his vision blocked by Yang Yao's towering full moons, Ji Taichang could see nothing, and could only smell a refreshing, delicate fragrance wafting toward him.

So refreshing!

As for the other Cultivators, they stared blankly at Ji Taichang, still wearing expressions of shock, unable to recover for a long time.

This was simply because the scene of Ji Taichang using his Golden Core Stage cultivation to defy the Nascent Soul Stage just now was too shocking!!

A moment later.

Only to hear a muffled "Dong" sound spread from the distance, and faintly, it seemed like a streak of blood-red light tore through the clouds and vanished.

The Prince of Lanzhou stepped through the air, his expression calm, neither happy nor sad, as an invisible and terrifying pressure radiated from him, causing everyone present to tremble, their faces full of awe!

"Father, did you catch that demoness?"

Qin Miaoyi asked with concern.

The Prince of Lanzhou shook his head: "She was severely injured by me, but she fought back desperately and used the Blood Lotus Sect's Blood Escape secret technique to escape. However, her injuries are extremely severe, and she won't be able to stir up trouble for at least three to five years."

"How are you all? Luo Hongyi attacked, yet you are all unharmed. What happened?"

Mentioning this matter.

Qin Miaoyi's eyes lit up, and she immediately recounted what had just happened truthfully.

Hearing that Ji Taichang had fought Luo Hongyi, who was at the Nascent Soul Stage Fifth Level, with his Golden Core Stage Ninth Level cultivation and had even injured her, even with the Prince of Lanzhou's calm and steady temperament, his heart could not help but shake violently!

He was very clear about how vast the gap between the Nascent Soul Stage and the Golden Core Stage was, and even more aware of how terrifying Luo Hongyi's strength was.

Therefore, the Prince of Lanzhou knew just how incredible it was that Ji Taichang was able to achieve this!!

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ji Aotian, for your righteous action in blocking the Blood Lotus Sect demoness and preserving the Alchemy Assembly; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable!"

"My Lanzhou Princes Mansion owes you a favor!!"

The Prince of Lanzhou cupped his hands and bowed solemnly to Ji Taichang!

He was not being polite; this was the truth!

If Ji Taichang had not intervened, the many Alchemists and Cultivators at the Alchemy Assembly, as well as members of the Lanzhou Princes Mansion like Qin Miaoyi, would have been captured by Luo Hongyi, and the consequences would have been dire!

Heaven knows what the Blood Lotus Sect would have done to them!

By then, the Lanzhou Princes Mansion and the Great Wu Dynasty would likely have had to pay a heavy price to even have a chance to ransom them back.

"Your Highness is too polite; this is only what I should have done."

Ji Taichang nodded slightly. Facing this prince of the Great Wu Dynasty, he was neither humble nor arrogant, maintaining a calm attitude.

Next came a round of polite pleasantries.

The Elders from numerous Sects all gathered around, taking turns to flatter Ji Taichang and thank him for saving their lives; their attitudes were incredibly enthusiastic.

Their purpose was simple: to befriend this terrifying Prodigy powerhouse!

Ji Taichang did not put on airs and exchanged pleasantries with them.

After all, Jianghu is not just about fighting and killing; it is never wrong to make more friends.

After this battle, the name of Ji Aotian would not only shake the entire Great Wu Dynasty, but the status and reputation of the Qingyun Sect would also rise along with it!

The Alchemy Assembly soon continued.

The Prince of Lanzhou even personally presided over the main venue!

Seeing that there were no safety issues, Ji Taichang casually found an excuse to leave the Alchemy Assembly temporarily.

He stepped on Sword Qi and quickly left Lanzhou City, arriving in a remote and uninhabited wilderness.

"System, claim the cultivation of the Black Fiend Demon Venerable!"

Ji Taichang thought to himself with anticipation and joy.

Even he had not expected that beating Luo Hongyi up would actually increase her favorability by so much; this was truly an unexpected surprise.

Could it be that the woman likes S&M?

Now that I think about it... after all, she is a demoness of the demonic Sect, so that is not entirely impossible!

As for the Black Fiend Demon Venerable, he was the old Sect Master of the Blood Lotus Sect who had died many years ago, and Luo Hongyi had once been his concubine!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining 10% of the Black Fiend Demon Venerable's cultivation!]

Boom—

As the System notification sound faded.

An unprecedented, surging power emerged out of thin air within his Dantian, like a volcanic eruption, boundless and surging, instantly merging into his body!

Ji Taichang's Golden Core bloomed with endless light, like a rising scorching sun, continuously expanding, before dense cracks appeared, and it exploded with a bang!

But the shattering was not the end, but a rebirth!

All the energy and Ji Taichang's Soul Origin rapidly condensed and compressed within the Dantian, undergoing an astonishing transformation!

Finally, a tiny figure about an inch tall, with a body as transparent as glazed glass, and features identical to his own, gradually took shape—shattering the Golden Core to form a Nascent Soul!!

At the same time.

A terrifying Sword Intent suddenly awakened in Ji Taichang's chest. The moment Ji Taichang stepped into the Nascent Soul Stage, the Supreme Sword Bone also grew and underwent a transformation!

Brilliant and intense golden light continuously gathered, sinking into his Dantian, turning into a golden phantom sword that fell into the hands of Ji Taichang's Nascent Soul, exuding a tangible, magnificent Sword Intent!

This caused Ji Taichang's Nascent Soul to emit a heart-palpitating pressure.

It was not as peaceful and gentle as an ordinary Nascent Soul, but rather piercingly sharp. As those slightly closed eyes opened and closed, it seemed as if sword light capable of severing Karma and destroying all laws was circulating within.

Rumble!!

Suddenly, thick tribulation clouds gathered above the firmament, the roar of thunder shaking the nine heavens, transforming into a blazing expanse of electricity that struck down fiercely towards Ji Taichang!

Nascent Soul Lightning Tribulation!

Ordinary Cultivators who enter the Nascent Soul Stage attract the Three-Nine Lightning Tribulation; heaven's favorites can attract the Four-Nine Lightning Tribulation, and those who can attract the Five-Nine Lightning Tribulation are already considered Prodigies.

But this time, what struck towards Ji Taichang was, shockingly, a full eighty-one heavenly thunders, and they were purple heavenly thunders at that!

This is... the Nine-Nine Lightning Tribulation!!