Chapter 592 - 503: The Wine Stone and the Anomaly
Drunken Moon Sect.
The darkness of night faded to white as dawn broke.
Su Ye moved like a phantom through the thin mountain mist, returning to his cave residence without alerting a soul.
At this moment, tens of thousands of Drunken Moon Sect disciples were either lost in sweet dreams or cultivating through meditation, completely unaware that overnight, their sect’s supreme leader had been replaced!
’By controlling Fairy Miaoyue, the power of the Drunken Moon Sect can be mine to command.’
’It will make carrying out my plans much more convenient.’
Su Ye’s goal, of course, was to lure and kill a Sword Sect Nascent Soul.
He needed to capture a Nascent Soul to meet the Ghostly Flood Dragon’s promotion requirements.
With a fifth-rank entity by his side, Su Ye would have absolute certainty of overcoming the Nascent Soul Tribulation.
’For me, there are two main difficulties in capturing a Nascent Soul. First, finding one’s tracks, and second, capturing the Nascent Soul after it leaves the body.’
Finding a Nascent Soul’s tracks was exceedingly difficult.
Nascent Souls could traverse the void, possessed astonishing Escape Techniques, and held such esteemed status that they had no need to report their whereabouts.
Even for a sect, constantly tracking a Nascent Soul’s movements was a troublesome affair, let alone for someone like Su Ye—a wanted fugitive in the Yaoguang Sea.
Of course.
If he disregarded everything else and focused solely on finding a Nascent Soul, it was actually easy.
For instance, the headquarters of the Nine Sects of the Inner Sea were undoubtedly guarded by multiple Nascent Souls, perhaps even old monsters at the Late-stage Nascent Soul realm!
But that would be pure suicide.
Therefore, Su Ye’s plan was to lure and kill a Nascent Soul!
’Instead of going to great lengths to find a Nascent Soul, why not do the opposite and make a Nascent Soul from the Jade Void Sword Sect come find me!’
The Jade Void Sword Sect had always been very interested in eliminating Su Ye, a Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect.
Over the past seventeen years, even with Miss Sanhua drawing their attention, the Sword Sect still dedicated a significant portion of its energy to Su Ye!
Fortunately, Su Ye practiced the Guiyuan Fetal Breath, deeply concealing his aura.
At the same time, as a Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect, his very essence had made a breakthrough, and his Personhood in the mystical arts was elevated, giving him an extremely strong ability to shield himself from all kinds of divination and prophecy.
Su Ye himself also acted with extreme caution, playing the part of an ordinary Alchemist and doing nothing to draw attention.
It was this extreme caution that had allowed Su Ye to remain safely in Linyue Immortal City and the Drunken Moon Sect for seventeen years.
’Seventeen years without a single word, vanished from the face of the earth.’
’The Jade Void Sword Sect must be getting anxious. It would be perfectly normal for them to dispatch a Nascent Soul to investigate personally if they suddenly received a clue.’
Su Ye chuckled, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Of course.
There were risks to fishing.
If he ended up hooking a great white shark, it would be a disaster.
Therefore, Su Ye had to carefully manage the degree of his provocation.
Fortunately, Su Ye had a very deep understanding of the Jade Void Sword Sect.
—All thanks to the contributions of Fuyunzi.
Before feeding the two Nascent Souls, Fuyunzi and Nanshan, to the Ghostly Flood Dragon for refinement, Su Ye had used his fifth-rank divine soul to perform a Soul Search on them.
The rewards were substantial.
Insights and experiences regarding the Nascent Soul Tribulation.
Cultivation secrets of the Yaoguang Sea Region.
Internal intelligence on the Jade Void Sword Sect and Immortal Peak Palace, their Secret Techniques, and even some of their fundamental ultimate arts!
Nascent Soul True Monarchs were the absolute upper echelon, embodiments of the establishment. No matter how powerful a sect was, it was impossible to place a spiritual restriction within the mind of a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
Compared to these gains, his deep understanding of the Jade Void Sword Sect’s internal mechanisms was just a small bonus.
However.
Relying on this understanding, Su Ye was confident he could control the severity of the situation, limiting it to a level where the Jade Void Sword Sect would only dispatch one or two Nascent Soul True Monarchs to investigate.
Enemies of this level were still within his ability to handle.
Seventeen years ago, he could fight on par with an Early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Now, after seventeen years, Su Ye’s strength was naturally even greater!
He had reached the absolute peak of Golden Core Perfection, his comprehension of the Erosion Flow Skill had improved, and his understanding of the application of fundamental laws was now much deeper... Even his [Pastor of the Sea] class level had risen to Lv. 17 thanks to the daily experience from his Pioneer Certificate!
[Class: Pastor of the Sea Lv. 17 (1364/170000)]
[Class Attribute Bonus: Lethality +113, Protection +93, Evasion +80, Mystic +80]
"Besides..."
Su Ye’s eyes flashed with a brilliant light as he murmured to himself, "I still have one final ace up my sleeve!"
The Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect!
Su Ye was certain that as long as he had enough Magical Power, he could once again activate the Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect, even with only a Golden Core cultivation base!
Moreover, with his current cultivation, he was only a single step away from the Nascent Soul True Monarch realm. As long as he made sufficient preparations, the backlash from activating the Dao Embryo Dharma Aspect would not be unbearable.
’However, it requires an Orbit to assist...’
Having settled his thoughts, Su Ye closed his eyes and let out a long, clear breath.
The Spirit Stone Lamp in the cave residence flickered with a dim, yellow light, casting Su Ye’s shadow onto the wall. Within that shadow, countless tentacles seemed to squirm, creating a strange and terrifying sight!
...
「Several days passed in the blink of an eye.」
On this day.
Linyue Immortal City was adorned with lanterns and colorful banners, a festive and celebratory atmosphere filling the entire city.
The reason was very simple: the Drunken Moon Sect’s Golden Core Ancestor, Fairy Miaoyue, was preparing to take on a disciple. Therefore, she was holding a grand apprenticeship ceremony for the entire city to celebrate!
As a Golden Core Ancestor, no one would dare stop Fairy Miaoyue from doing as she pleased.
At the same time.
Perhaps because she was in a good mood, Fairy Miaoyue was extremely generous, taking out a fourth-rank rare treasure from the sect’s secret vault.
—The Wine Stone!
When placed in water, it could transform any fresh water it touched into a mellow, fragrant, and delicious wine!
The Drunken Moon Sect placed the Wine Stone in a giant fountain built in the center of Linyue Immortal City, allowing the city’s tens of millions of residents to drink to their hearts’ content!