Chapter 739: Chapter 579: Young Master, I Am Willing

Inside the Cave Mansion, Liu Shui sat cross-legged on a jade bed.

This jade bed was a treasure Xiao Mo had given Liu Shui. It could firmly anchor her mind, making her less susceptible to distracting thoughts.

In front of Liu Shui, a number of Elixirs were laid out.

The first step in breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm was to gather Spiritual Power.

Therefore, Liu Shui would periodically take a Spirit Supplement Pill from the Glazed Bottle and consume it.

Liu Shui’s foundation from her daily cultivation was already extremely solid. With the aid of these high-grade Elixirs, she quickly finished gathering the Spiritual Power in her body and smoothly entered the second stage.

The second stage was to use her Spiritual Power to assault every Spirit Vein and Spiritual Acupoint in her body, opening all its crucial points.

By this point, the process had already become quite perilous.

The amount and concentration of Spiritual Power within Liu Shui’s body were now far beyond ordinary levels. With the slightest carelessness, her Spirit Veins and Spiritual Acupoints could be destroyed by the Spiritual Power.

Fortunately, Liu Shui remained cautious, never rushing for speed or seeking aggressive progress.

Through her careful efforts, she ultimately passed the second stage without a hitch.

However, Liu Shui dared not relax in the slightest.

For nearly seventy percent of Cultivators failed at the third stage: Core Destruction.

A Cultivator’s Golden Core is the most fundamental cornerstone for forming a Nascent Soul.

A Cultivator breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm must "destroy" their own Golden Core.

Then, using the essence released by the Golden Core, they must form the golden body of the Nascent Soul, bit by bit.

Liu Shui took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and began to break down the Golden Core within her body, piece by piece.

Every time a small speck of dust peeled off the Golden Core, it felt as if she were taking a knife to her own body, carving away her flesh and blood piece by piece, shattering her bones one by one.

Heart-piercing agony washed over her in waves.

A fine sheen of cold sweat broke out on Liu Shui’s forehead, trickling slowly down her pale cheeks.

Her breathing grew ragged, and her chest heaved violently.

The pain, worse than death, was no longer merely physical; it had burrowed deep into her Divine Soul.

Several times, Liu Shui was on the verge of giving up.

But every time, the figure of Xiao Mo would involuntarily appear in her mind.

’I can’t give up...’

Liu Shui clenched her jaw, repeating the words to herself in her heart over and over.

’I want to stay by his side... I don’t want to watch him walk further and further away, while I’m left behind, able to do nothing but stare at his retreating figure...’

Liu Shui bit down hard on her thin lip, her teeth nearly sinking into the flesh, using all her strength to endure the tidal wave of excruciating pain that surged through her body and Divine Soul.

This agony, like death by a thousand cuts, lasted for a full ten years.

Ten years later, the moment the last speck of her Golden Core turned to dust and completely dissipated, the torment of her body and Divine Soul being sliced by a thousand blades finally vanished.

Liu Shui quickly steadied her mind and began to form the Nascent Soul within her body.

This was the fourth stage: Nascent Soul Formation.

The golden dust, bathed in Spiritual Power, continuously condensed.

Carefully, bit by bit, Liu Shui polished and sculpted it.

As time went on, the appearance of the Nascent Soul grew clearer and clearer, more and more resembling Liu Shui’s own features.

Another ten years passed.

The moment the Nascent Soul was fully formed, a profound and indescribable sensation instantly flooded her entire being.

She could clearly feel that the Laws circulating around her seemed completely different from before.

No...

The Laws hadn’t actually changed.

It was just that she had now taken a half-step into the Nascent Soul Realm. The level she could see, the world she could perceive—it was a world apart from when she was in the Golden Core Realm.

"What are you all doing?"

Suddenly, a childish voice reached Liu Shui’s ears.

Liu Shui, who had been absorbed in comprehending the Laws around her, abruptly opened her eyes.

Liu Shui saw a small boy standing protectively in front of her.

"Young Master..."

Liu Shui’s eyes flickered as she stared blankly at the little boy before her.

And opposite Xiao Mo stood the scholar’s attendants of several powerful figures of the Demon Race.

Liu Shui would never forget this day.

It was the first day she had met him.

If not for him, she feared she wouldn’t have even survived that day.

But soon, Liu Shui realized—this must be her Heart Demon illusion.

The Heart Demon illusion was the fifth stage of forming the Nascent Soul, and also the final step.

Pass it, and the formation of the Nascent Soul is a success. From then on, one becomes a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator, capable of establishing their own sect.

Fail... and your body and Dao will perish. The path of cultivation in this life ends here, with no second chances.

’But why... of all things... would my Heart Demon be this particular scene?’

Before Liu Shui could snap back to reality, Wang Zhong and the other Scholar’s Attendants had already lunged forward.

Xiao Mo got into a brawl with them.

But soon, Xiao Mo had knocked them all to the ground.

Before long, their respective elders arrived, having heard the commotion.

Miss Jing Ci also rushed to Xiao Mo’s side, protecting him fiercely and refusing to let anyone bully him.

The years that followed unfolded just as they had before.

Liu Shui came to know Xiao Mo and Tushan Jing Ci, and under their care, she embarked on the path of cultivation, one step at a time.

She would also frequently visit Tushan Jing Ci’s courtyard, bringing handmade pastries, doing whatever chores she could, and doing her utmost to repay them both.

At first, Liu Shui repeatedly warned herself, ’This is just a Heart Demon illusion. I must act cautiously and not let myself sink into it.’

But, as the days passed, one by one, Liu Shui’s consciousness began to blur, bit by bit.

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