The System Arrives: Leading My Clan to Become the Strongest

134: Chapter 134 Breaking Through the Nascent Soul Stage, Charging Towards the Divine Transformation StageHaving said that, he slammed the rune in his hand against his forehead.

In an instant, the ghost Qi surrounding him surged to the extreme, transforming into a black pillar of light that shot into the sky.

The pillar of light tore through space, forming a pitch-black rift.

“Stop him!”

Zhan Ding’s expression changed, and he shouted sternly as his golden spear thrust toward Mo Tu.

But it was already too late; Mo Tu’s figure turned into a black stream of light and dove into the spatial rift.

The spatial rift closed instantly, leaving behind only a thick scent of blood and ghost Qi.

The Ancestral Court Void Refining Realm Cultivators looked at the closed spatial rift with solemn expressions.

“He got away.”

Zhan Ding snorted coldly and swept his gaze across the battlefield. The four Soul Transformation Stage Elders of the Netherworld Sect had already been slain by them, and the remaining Disciples had all been cleared out, leaving the ground covered in corpses and blood.

“The monk can run, but the temple cannot.”

Zhan Ding said in a deep voice:

“Although Mo Tu escaped, he has consumed a thousand years of cultivation and lost half his Lifespan. He won’t be able to pose a threat for a short while. Moreover, we already know the Netherworld Sect’s ambitions. Since they didn’t hesitate to deploy so many people for the ancient star scroll this time, they will certainly return in the future.”

The Ancestral Court Soul Transformation Stage Cultivator nodded in agreement:

“What Lord Zhan Ding says is correct. We should send someone to notify the Ancestral Court as soon as possible to strengthen patrols within the Yuan Kingdom and closely monitor the movements of the Netherworld Sect to prevent them from causing trouble again.”

“Mm.”

Zhan Ding responded, looking toward Qingyun Peak, thinking to himself:

Jiang Chen, I’ve blocked this crisis for you this time. Next time, I hope you can give me a surprise.

“Let’s go, return.”

Zhan Ding said.

“Yes.”

Soon, the group rose into the air and departed into the distance.

In their wake, only ruins remained, telling of the former moments of glory.

Qingyun Mountain.

The recruitment of peripheral members was still ongoing. As time passed and word spread, more and more people arrived.

Within the Immortal Cave, after so many days of Cultivating toward a Breakthrough, Jiang Chen was now only one step away from entering the Soul Emergence Realm.

At this moment, within Jiang Chen’s Purple Mansion, a three-inch Nascent Soul wore robes identical to his main body. Its expression was cold and stern, being the concrete manifestation of his Dao Heart.

Right now, this Nascent Soul had its eyes tightly shut, surrounded by a faint purple-gold glow. Every breath it took pulled in tides of Spiritual Qi from a hundred-mile radius around the Immortal Cave. This was the ultimate sign of the Peak of the Nascent Soul Stage—Spiritual Power was already saturated, and the Meridians were expanded to their limit. Only the final step remained to break through the shackles and enter the Soul Emergence Realm.

He slowly closed his eyes, sinking his mind into the Purple Mansion.

Following the methods of The Primordial Undying Record, Jiang Chen channeled his entire body’s Spiritual Power to wash against the invisible barrier surrounding the Nascent Soul. This barrier was the bond between the Nascent Soul and the Physical Body, as well as the first hurdle of the Soul Emergence Stage.

The Spiritual Power struck the barrier like a surging river, letting out dull roars. The space within the Purple Mansion shook violently as countless tiny cracks began to spread across the barrier.

Right at this moment, an unexpected change occurred.

Strands of black mist suddenly emerged from the depths of the Purple Mansion, transforming into countless hideous phantoms.

Those were the obsessions and Heart Demons he had accumulated over years of cultivation: the panic of being alone after Transmigration to another world, the stinging pain of accidentally killing an enemy when first treading the immortal path, the deep-seated yearning for his modern homeland, and the anxiety of a youth eager to grow strong for fear of repeating the mistake of helplessness. These emotions twisted into a dense net, tightly entangling his Dao Heart.

“Jiang Chen, stop holding on. The Peak of Nascent Soul is already your limit for these few years. The step into Soul Emergence is a bottomless abyss; one slight mistake and your Soul will Fly Away and Spirit Scatter!”

The Heart Demon took on the most familiar form from his modern life, with gentle eyes and a sobbing voice, every word piercing his heart.

Jiang Chen’s Nascent Soul suddenly opened its eyes, a golden light flashing within them, carrying the clarity and stubbornness etched into the marrow of his modern Soul.

“The other world is my path, my homeland is my memory. With a place for my heart to rest, there are no delusions! What I want was never a forced stability, but the power to hold my own destiny!”

As he spoke, he channeled the power of the artifact spirit. The phantom of his natal Flying Sword instantly manifested in the Purple Mansion. A chilling sword light slashed out, shattering the phantoms of the Heart Demon. The scattered black Qi sizzled under the sword light, mostly dissipating.

Taking advantage of the gap while the Heart Demon was scattered, Jiang Chen urged all his Spiritual Power, coordinating it with a Soul Emergence Pill prepared in advance. The medicinal power instantly turned into a warm current flowing into the Purple Mansion.

The Nascent Soul suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a mouthful of golden Origin Fire, wrapping the core of the Medicinal Pill within it.

Amidst the burning flames, the core gradually melted, turning into pure Origin power that merged into the Nascent Soul’s body.

The Nascent Soul’s stature grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, rising from three inches to a foot tall. The purple-gold glow around it became increasingly brilliant.

“Crack—”

With a crisp sound, the invisible barrier within the Purple Mansion shattered completely. A majestic aura broke through the Purple Mansion, flowing through the Meridians to his entire body. Jiang Chen’s Physical Body underwent a transformation; his bones made popping sounds, and a faint spiritual light surfaced on his skin, his defense increasing several-fold.

This was the first transformation of the Soul Emergence Stage—the ability of the Nascent Soul to leave the body.

With a thought from Jiang Chen, the foot-tall Nascent Soul turned into a stream of light, rushing out from his Baihui Acupoint at the top of his head and hovering in the air before him.

The Nascent Soul’s aura was connected to the main body. Although it had only fifty percent of the main body’s strength, its speed was as fast as lightning, and the Spiritual Power surrounding it was even purer.

He tried controlling the Nascent Soul. The Nascent Soul raised its hand and waved, shooting out a bolt of golden Spiritual Power that instantly pierced through the Immortal Cave’s stone wall, leaving a smooth hole.

At this moment, Jiang Chen clearly perceived that the connection between the Nascent Soul and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was even closer, even allowing him to briefly borrow the power of heaven and earth. This was the fundamental difference between the Soul Emergence Stage and the Nascent Soul Stage: from seeking within oneself to borrowing from heaven and earth.

But Jiang Chen did not stop. He knew well the coming crisis; even breaking through to Soul Emergence was far from enough. Moreover, cultivation is like rowing upstream; right now, with Spiritual Power abundant and his Dao Heart stable, he would take a gamble. The perfect opportunity to charge into the Soul Transformation Stage was right before him.

The Soul Transformation Realm required the deep Fusion of the Nascent Soul and the Primordial Spirit, uniting the Soul, Physical Body, and Nascent Soul into one to comprehend the true essence of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

He recalled the Nascent Soul, letting it return to the Purple Mansion, and then began to circulate The Primordial Undying Record, drawing upon the more fundamental Law power of heaven and earth.

The runes on the Spirit Guiding Formation suddenly lit up, forming a resonance with the fifth-tier spirit vein deep underground. The majestic Spiritual Qi underground erupted like lava, flowing along the formation lines into his limbs and bones.

The Spiritual Qi around Jiang Chen was so dense it had condensed into crystals. Every breath could pull in Spiritual Qi tides from several miles away. The Origin power of the fifth-tier spirit vein continuously replenished his consumption during the Breakthrough, leaving him with no need to worry about exhausting his Spiritual Power.

He closed his eyes, and his Divine Sense opened up completely, no longer limited to the Purple Mansion but spreading out like a spiderweb into heaven and earth.

The key to the Soul Transformation Stage lay in comprehending Laws. This was the Origin power unique to heaven and earth, formless and substanceless yet omnipresent.

Jiang Chen’s modern way of thinking allowed him to have fewer inherent shackles. He did not blindly pursue a single Law, but with the clarity of an onlooker, he carefully captured the minute fluctuations of heaven and earth—the flowing rhythm of wind through the mountain forest, the cycle of vitality in growing plants, and even the light and dark Laws of alternating shadows were all clearly presented in his Divine Sense.

Within the Purple Mansion, the returned Nascent Soul had purple-gold glow flowing through it, intertwining with the spirit vein power pouring into his body to form a golden vortex.

Jiang Chen concentrated his will, guiding this force to touch the barrier of the Laws of Heaven and Earth.

At first, it felt like a void, but as the spirit vein power continued to pour in, he suddenly captured a faint pull—it was the sharp intent of the Metal element among the Five Elements Laws, faintly echoing the aura of his natal Flying Sword.

He followed the momentum and sank into comprehension. His Divine Sense followed that strand of Law power, as if seeing the fundamental composition of the Metal element in heaven and earth; from the hardness of Ore to the sharpness of a blade, all were dominated by this invisible Law.

The Spiritual Qi of the fifth-tier spirit vein now served as a bridge, constantly reinforcing his connection with the Law. The Nascent Soul began to slowly fuse with the Primordial Spirit. With every Fusion, a large amount of Law power poured into the Purple Mansion, leaving faint golden patterns within his body.

Jiang Chen felt as if his entire body’s Meridians were being reshaped by the Law power. His original Spiritual Power became increasingly refined, even carrying a hint of the majesty of the Origin of Heaven and Earth.

The Nascent Soul in the Purple Mansion grew once more, approaching two feet in height. Law runes flashed all over its body, echoing the Law power of heaven and earth.

He could clearly feel that his connection with heaven and earth was becoming increasingly tight, as if he could trigger the power of heaven and earth for his own use with just a wave of his hand.