Longevity Gu Dao: Start From Refining Infatuation Gu

Chapter 288: Nascent Soul Domain Covering Thousands of Miles, Clear Dao Heart

At this moment, in Xianxia City.

Since Zhou Sui announced the island closure, almost ten years have passed.

The sea area within a radius of two hundred thousand miles around the Three Star Islands has become a secluded place for cultivation.

It can be said that a self-sufficient circular economy has been formed.

There is no need to trade with the outside world, yet they can still sustain themselves.

In order to give these cultivators something to do, the three major sects have recruited numerous cultivators and developed spirit fields, medicinal gardens, tamed spirit beasts, and bred spirit fish, and so on.

In these ten years, the Three Star Islands have also developed rapidly.

Every island has been fully developed and thriving.

Many cultivators have also become accustomed to this self-sufficient life.

"I didn't expect that ten years would pass in the blink of an eye. I wonder when the island will be reopened."

A cultivator sighed.

He greatly missed the liveliness of the Three Star Islands in the past, with people coming and going, cultivators from all over the Canglan Sea Region, and a large influx of cultivation resources. It was like a land of gold.

At that time, he was making money so easily.

Unfortunately, since the island closure, foreign cultivators have been unable to enter, and they have been unable to leave either.

The interruption of free trade has caused the economy to plummet.

He no longer has such a lucrative business and can only rely on his savings.

"Don't dream, it's impossible to reopen the island in a short period of time."

"I heard that it's chaotic outside."

"That Soul Formation relic is extremely dangerous and has imprisoned a large number of Nascent Soul ancestors."

"And whether those Nascent Soul ancestors are alive or dead, no one knows."

"If the island were to be reopened at this time, it would definitely be involved in the chaos of war."

"Cultivators like us would definitely be the first to die."

"Being able to cultivate peacefully like we are now is already quite good. I don't want to get involved in the chaos of war."

A cultivator chuckled.

He didn't want the island to be reopened. Instead, he felt that this kind of life was quite good.

As long as he worked in the fields, weeded, and cleared some spirit insects every day, he could earn a considerable income.

He even had plenty of time to cultivate and improve his cultivation.

This was a life he had never dreamed of before.

To be honest, this is the kind of life that cultivators should live. Is the life of living in constant fear and uncertainty, like refugees, truly surpassing that of ordinary mortals?

"If you put it that way, it's true."

"We have to be grateful to Master Lin Yazhu. If it weren't for Master Lin Yazhu's foresight..."

"If the island had been closed later, we would have been caught up in the chaos of war."

"Indeed, compared to making a fortune, safety is more important."

Many cultivators nodded in admiration of Master Lin Yazhu.

So far, they still believed that it was Lin Yazhu, a Nascent Soul cultivator, who made the decision to close the island.

"Huh? What's that?"

Suddenly, some cultivators looked towards the direction of the Immortal Mist Sect in the distance.

They saw the entire Immortal Mist Sect covered by layers of spiritual mist clouds, floating countless colorful clouds, radiant and dazzling. A huge vortex of spiritual energy formed in the sky, constantly rotating, and countless spiritual energy seemed to transform into flying birds and beasts.

It was like a stampede of ten thousand beasts.

Faintly, there was also a true dragon soaring in the sky, dominating the world, exuding a terrifying pressure.

Many cultivators felt a suffocating breath and trembled.

"Infant Formation phenomenon, this is the Infant Formation phenomenon."

"Somebody in Xianxia City is attempting the Infant Formation."

A Gold Core cultivator couldn't help but exclaim. He widened his eyes and was filled with shock.

As a Gold Core cultivator, he naturally had some understanding of the Infant Formation. However, he had only seen the phenomenon of the Infant Formation in ancient texts and had never witnessed it in reality.

Now that he saw it, he was dumbfounded and deeply shocked.

"No way, someone is attempting the Infant Formation? Who could it be?"

"Among the three major Gold Core sects in Xianxia City, is there anyone close to the Infant Formation?"

"Besides Master Lin, we have three Gold Core Perfected Beings in Xianxia City: Sect Master Leng Yuxi of the Immortal Mist Sect, Sect Master Shen Biqian of the Alchemy Cauldron Sect, and Elder Zhou Sui of the Immortal Mist Sect. But none of them are at the Infant Formation stage."

Many cultivators discussed among themselves, looking at each other, completely unaware of which cultivator in Xianxia City had started the Infant Formation.

"Stop guessing. Master has already passed on the message. It's Elder Zhou who is attempting the Infant Formation. Let's remain calm."

At this moment, a disciple of the Immortal Mist Sect said excitedly.

His face was both excited and shocked, and he found it hard to believe.

Because no one had expected that Elder Zhou Sui would actually attempt the Infant Formation.

Clearly, Elder Zhou Sui had only reached Core Formation fifty-four years ago, and now it had only been a hundred years. Yet, he was attempting the Infant Formation, which was truly unimaginable.

"No way, it's actually Elder Zhou Sui attempting the Infant Formation. Is it true or false?"

"I remember that Elder Zhou Sui reached Core Formation at the age of fifty-four. Now, he's only a hundred years old. How could he be attempting the Infant Formation again?"

Many cultivators were dumbfounded and completely stunned.

Especially the disciples of the Immortal Mist Sect, they were even more shocked and couldn't comprehend it.

They naturally knew of Zhou Sui's existence, as he was the most famous elder of the Immortal Mist Sect.

This man started out as a freeloader.

Although he was clearly just an Independent Cultivator, he gained the favor of the Immortal Mist Sect's sect master, Leng Yuxi, and became the sect master's Dao companion.

He obtained high-quality Foundation Building Pills and successfully built his foundation.

Later, this man caught the attention of the Alchemy Cauldron Sect's sect master, Shen Biqian, and the Azure Wood Sect's sect master, Lin Yazhu, and they both became his Dao companions. It can be said that this man was the highest authority figure in the Three Star Island Group.

Of course, since Zhou Sui successfully formed his Core, he had the matching strength and status.

No one dared to say that Zhou Sui was freeloading anymore.

Who would dare to say that a Gold Core cultivator was freeloading?

Instead, every cultivator praised Leng Yuxi, Shen Biqian, and Lin Yazhu for their discerning eyes, as they had found a hidden talent.

And Zhou Sui became a truly respected elder, earning everyone's respect.

But now...

Before they could react, in just a few decades, his cultivation had already broken through and he had begun Infant Formation.

This was like a heavy bomb that shocked countless cultivators.

"Elder Zhou is truly a rare genius."

The Peak Master of the Pill Peak, Ma Qianjun, felt this most deeply. He was simply in awe of Zhou Sui.

In the past, Zhou Sui was just a cultivator on the same level as himself.

But how much time had passed? He had already started Infant Formation.

If the two sides were evenly matched, he might still be jealous, but the difference was too great, and he couldn't even feel jealous.

Of course, he was also grateful to Zhou Sui.

If it weren't for Zhou Sui, he wouldn't have obtained a Rank Three Monster Core, successfully become a False Core cultivator, and gained five hundred years of lifespan.

Although he couldn't break through in the future, he was satisfied.

Being a Gold Core Perfected Being who could live for five hundred years was already the end point that countless cultivators couldn't even dream of.

For him to become a False Core Perfected Being was basically the limit of his life.

...

At this time, in the Immortal Mist Peak's Cave Mansion.

Zhou Sui was also unaware of what was happening outside. He was immersed in the process of Infant Formation.

In fact, he didn't care about what was happening outside.

Once he successfully advanced to Nascent Soul, all tribulations would disappear.

He sensed that his Nascent Soul inside his body had devoured a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth and was growing stronger. It was no longer as fragile as before, and his body was also giving birth to strands of Nascent Soul power.

Strands of Nascent Soul power circulated within his body, causing his body to undergo earth-shaking changes and undergo transformation.

Obviously, a strand of Nascent Soul power was more than a hundred times stronger than a strand of Gold Core power.

The difference between the two was like the difference between steel and tofu, it was too great.

"Hmm?!"

At this moment, Zhou Sui felt a movement in his heart. He felt that he was recklessly devouring the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, as if he had also devoured strands of demonic energy from between heaven and earth.

These demonic energies also flowed into his Nascent Soul.

As time passed, these demonic energies also stirred up his inner demons, causing the power of his inner demons to grow stronger.

The stronger one's cultivation and the more solid one's foundation, the more terrifying the power of one's inner demons.

It was directly proportional.

So even Heaven Spirit Root cultivators found it difficult to overcome the tribulation of inner demons and their expressions changed when they heard about inner demons.

"So this is the origin of the tribulation of inner demons?"

Zhou Sui suddenly realized.

He had been wondering why every cultivator had to experience the tribulation of inner demons when advancing to Nascent Soul, which was basically unavoidable.

The reason was that when condensing the Nascent Soul, one would devour the boundless spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

This also inevitably devoured the demonic energy between heaven and earth.

Because the demonic energy strengthened one's inner demons, it caused many tribulations.

If one couldn't eliminate the inner demons within their body, they would fail in transcending the tribulation, and their Nascent Soul would go berserk and perish.

Boom~

At this moment, Zhou Sui felt his body tremble, his vision darkened, and he suddenly found himself back in Misty Cloud City, back when he was only at the Qi Refining stage.

"Zhou Sui, stay at home today and don't wander around."

"This time, your mother and I are going to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range and won't be back for a short time."

"Remember not to leave the city. There are many wicked Independent Cultivators outside the city."

"For a Qi Refining cultivator like you, you're just a fat sheep."

A middle-aged man in a Daoist robe instructed Zhou Sui.

"Son, your father and I have found a Foundation Building Cave Mansion this time."

"If everything goes well, we will definitely have a great harvest."

"By then, we should be able to accumulate enough spirit stones to help you join the Immortal Mist Sect."

"Although your spiritual root talent is a bit low, at least after becoming an outer disciple of the Immortal Mist Sect, you can live a stable life and not be bullied like an Independent Cultivator."

A middle-aged woman looked kindly at Zhou Sui.

Surprisingly, these two men and women were Zhou Sui's parents in his previous life.

"Wow, this is amazing. Is this the Illusory Realm of the Heart Demon?"

"By finding the cracks in the soul, one can create illusions that are difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood."

"No wonder even a Heaven Spirit Root cultivator couldn't resist."

Zhou Sui couldn't help but marvel as he observed the scene around him with a cold gaze.

From his perception, everything seemed real - the temperature, smell, sound, and touch - hardly any different from the sensory experience in the real world.

If he didn't have the Dream Soul Gu, he would probably be unable to discern the truth at this moment and would think he was still a Qi Refining stage cultivator, still in Misty Cloud City.

Roar~~

At this moment, the Dream Soul Gu deep in his mind seemed to sense something, emitting a loud roar and sending out a terrifying shockwave that shook the entire Heart Demon world.

The previously incredibly real world now had cracks appearing as if the whole world was trembling and tearing apart.

All the creatures in this world cried out in fear, as if they had truly entered the end of the world, and such emotions couldn't distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Crack, crack~~

Suddenly, everything in front of him, all the objects and creatures, were distorted by this power, turning into black bubbles and quickly disappearing into this void.

Immediately, Zhou Sui found himself in an endless dark world, filled with boundless demonic energy. In the dark void, a hundred and eight terrifying Heart Demons appeared.

They floated in the darkness, baring their fangs and choosing their prey.

It seemed as if they could invade Zhou Sui's soul at any moment through the cracks in his mind, completely devouring his soul.

"Damn, is my soul so filthy? It actually gave birth to so many Heart Demons?"

Zhou Sui was suddenly startled.

He felt as if he were a sheep being stared at by a fierce tiger, his whole body trembling.

Before, he had helped Lin Yazhu and Chu Dieyi overcome their Heart Demon Tribulations, but they had at most nine Heart Demons, with Chu Dieyi having a few more, eighteen Heart Demons at most.

But now, a hundred and eight Heart Demons appeared all at once.

In other words, without the help of the Dream Soul Gu, he would have to go through a hundred and eight Illusory Realms of the Heart Demon.

And each time, he would need to see through the illusions in order to defeat the Heart Demons and overcome the Heart Demon Tribulation.

Chu Dieyi used to think that it was impossible for her to overcome the Illusory Realms of the Heart Demon eighteen times, a matter of life and death.

If it were a hundred and eight times, even a Soul Formation cultivator would be doomed.

Ordinary cultivators would fall into a state of mental disorder.

"What's the deal with this cultivator's soul? Why are there flaws everywhere?"

"Yeah, how did he cultivate to such a realm? There are too many flaws."

"Other cultivators' souls are at most junkyards, but this bastard's soul is already a ruin, with more flaws than a demonic cultivator."

"Gaga, isn't this a good thing? This guy's soul is incredibly delicious, much stronger than the soul of an ordinary Gold Core cultivator. It's just right for a feast."

"You're right, let's attack together and devour this human's soul. Today is a delicious feast."

The numerous demons were excited.

They felt that this cultivator's mind was full of flaws.

Other people's minds are like a small crack that requires great effort to enter.

But this guy, his mind has opened countless doors, it's full of holes.

It looks like a beehive.

"You still want to eat me? You're delusional."

"Dream Soul Gu, devour them for me."

Zhou Sui was speechless. He was truly underestimated. These demons were actually discussing how to cook him, treating him as a dish.

Boom~

Upon hearing this, the Dream Soul Gu became excited. It immediately emerged from his soul and transformed into a colorful true dragon in this dark space, tens of thousands of feet long, radiating endless radiance.

What?!

The numerous demons were stunned when they saw this scene. They never expected this to happen.

In this demon space, there was actually a more powerful psychic creature than them.

It's over.

The numerous demons' hair stood on end. They never expected such a thing to happen.

They had always hunted the souls of human cultivators, never encountering human cultivators hunting them.

The positions of hunter and prey were completely reversed.

Boom~

Only to see the Dream Soul Gu roar, opening its mouth wide, devouring them like eating dessert, one after another.

In just a moment, all 108 demons were devoured by the Dream Soul Gu.

They all turned into food in its belly.

At this moment, the Dream Soul Gu emitted colorful radiance, dispersing the entire dark space, completely purifying and eliminating all demonic energy.

At the same time, the power of the dream realm within it seemed to have increased exponentially.

It was like consuming millennium elixirs and ten thousand-year elixirs, its strength underwent astonishing evolution.

Clearly, for the Dream Soul Gu, these demons were like supreme spiritual medicine that was almost impossible to find in the outside world.

"The demonic tribulation has passed like this?"

Zhou Sui blinked his eyes. He felt that the demonic tribulation that made countless cultivators tremble had quickly disappeared under the power of the Dream Soul Gu.

At this moment, he sensed a surge of pure spiritual power welling up from the depths of his heart, quickly merging into his soul, deep within his soul.

The originally battered and bruised soul was now rapidly repaired.

It was as if it had been restored to its original state, condensed into a crystal-clear inner being.

The ordinary inner demons could no longer easily invade his soul.

Nor could they easily find the gaps in his soul.

He felt that the power of his soul seemed to have increased exponentially.

The gaps in his inner being were quickly filled.

The tribulation of inner demons was both a calamity and an opportunity for cultivators.

It could help cultivators fill the gaps in their hearts and mend the cracks in their souls.

"Comfortable."

Zhou Sui was excited beyond measure, feeling that his thoughts were completely clear.

Although he relied on the power of the Dream Soul Gu to pass this trial, passing was passing, regardless of the means.

In fact, other cultivators also pass the tribulation of inner demons by taking shortcuts.

They either obtain treasures that can kill inner demons or obtain spirit medicines that can dispel inner demons.

Essentially, it's all the same means.

Boom!

At this moment, after passing the tribulation of inner demons, Zhou Sui suddenly discovered that the growth rate of his Nascent Soul inside his body had increased, devouring the spiritual energy of heaven and earth more recklessly.

In the blink of an eye, seven days and seven nights had passed.

He felt that his Nascent Soul inside his body seemed unable to devour even a trace of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It immediately bloomed with a colorful light, like a seven-colored sun, falling into the center of his dantian's sea of qi.

A burst of light also erupted from his body, with radiant colors covering an area of hundreds of miles.

Distant cultivators could see that Xianxia Peak seemed to be surrounded by countless rays of light, as if a treasure had been born.

Faintly, there seemed to be the sound of Daoist chants.

"So powerful, is this the power of a Nascent Soul cultivator, the power of Nascent Soul magic?"

Zhou Sui couldn't help but sigh. He knew that after passing the tribulation of inner demons, he was truly a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Vast Nascent Soul magic power flowed within him, flowing through every meridian.

Thud!

Only to see him lightly point his finger, and a pure to the extreme Nascent Soul magic power burst out, seemingly forming a terrifying light, instantly piercing through the Cave Mansion, consecutively piercing through hundreds of mountain peaks, and affecting hundreds of miles.

At this moment, he found that his combat power had increased by dozens of times compared to before.

It could be said that his combat power had undergone an exponential increase.

It was simply a earth-shattering change.

Although Zhou Sui also knew that there was a huge gap between the Gold Core stage and the Nascent Soul stage, he didn't expect the gap to be this big.

Now, he could easily defeat hundreds of his past selves.

The difference in cultivation realms was like the difference between heaven and earth, like a gap in dimensions, beyond imagination.

Boom~

From his body as the center, an invisible domain force spread out, reaching a hundred li, five hundred li, a thousand li, three thousand li, five thousand li, and eventually expanding to a region of ten thousand li.

It was as if at this moment, the entire region of over ten thousand li was under the control of this domain force.

"Nascent Soul domain, this is the power of the Nascent Soul domain."

Zhou Sui sat cross-legged on the ground, sensing that the area within a radius of ten thousand li was under the control of his domain.

If the domain of a Gold Core cultivator only controlled some spiritual energy of heaven and earth, then the power of the Nascent Soul domain had increased by more than a hundredfold, fully capable of manipulating the boundless spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

It was because of this that a Nascent Soul cultivator no longer relied solely on the Nascent Soul's own power to fight, but could also use the power of the Nascent Soul domain to manipulate the power of the spiritual energy between heaven and earth.

That was why the combat power of a Nascent Soul cultivator was so terrifying. The power unleashed with every move and gesture could affect an area of thousands of li, like a humanoid nuclear bomb.

Often, the battles of Nascent Soul cultivators would level an area of thousands of li, countless mountains would be flattened, and countless lives would be lost, as if they were gods in the mortal realm.

Of course, the domain power of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator only covered a thousand li.

But Zhou Sui's Nascent Soul domain covered a region of ten thousand li.

Not only was the domain range larger, but his ability to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was also stronger.

Compared to cultivators of the same stage, he was undoubtedly much stronger.

Thinking of this, Zhou Sui's mind moved, and hundreds of li away, countless spiritual energy gathered in the sky, forming a towering giant hand.

Boom!

This giant hand formed by condensed spiritual energy lightly pressed down, generating terrifying destructive power. A kilometer-high mountain on the ground was instantly flattened, as if it were as easy as crushing tofu, and the entire mountain was leveled.

A clear giant palm print also appeared on the ground.

Undoubtedly, this was the terror of a Nascent Soul cultivator, being able to kill enemies from thousands of li away, slapping other cultivators to death in mid-air, like a true immortal.

With just a small demonstration, he sensed the terrifying combat power of a Nascent Soul cultivator, which was completely incomparable to before.

No wonder Nascent Soul cultivators could become the overlords of the Canglan Sea Region, the rulers of a sea area.

Each Nascent Soul cultivator could maintain the rule of a sect for thousands of years.

"Hmm, this is the connection between heaven and man, the tribulation is coming?!"

In an instant, Zhou Sui's heart moved. He found that after his Nascent Soul domain spread out, it immediately triggered a connection between heaven and man. It seemed that the heavens and earth in this area sensed his presence.

Endless tribulation clouds gathered, covering the sky of ten thousand li.

In just a few breaths of time, the sky of ten thousand li was covered by thick tribulation clouds, and no sunlight could penetrate. It seemed that this heaven and earth had turned into darkness.

From time to time, tribulation lightning flashed through the clouds, exuding a terrifying aura.

(End of this chapter)