Translator: TranslatingNovice

Editor: Z0Rel

Wo-woong!

The dragon veins converge, forming a massive clump of spiritual energy.

“Blood Soul.”

I bring over pieces of the Nascent Soul that I scattered throughout Thunder Spirit Island during the early stages of creating the Nascent Soul of the Earth Tribe, and place them into the cluster of spiritual energy.

“Spirit of the Mysterious Bizarre Gu.”

Then, I insert the Mysterious Bizarre Gu into the clump to form a consciousness.

Wo-woong

My vision splits in two.

I look at the Nascent Soul floating before me, surrounded by a faint red aura.

And from the perspective of the Nascent Soul, I can also see ‘myself.’

It’s my second Nascent Soul, created by combining the techniques of the Blood Soul and the Mysterious Bizarre Gu.

As long as this second Nascent Soul is alive, I can use it to cheat death once even if my original Nascent Soul is destroyed.

Swoosh…

I insert the second Nascent Soul into Yuan Yu’s body.

Kugugugu!

Energy surges within Yuan Yu’s body, and Yuan Yu, who had been at the Grand Perfection of Core Formation, rises to the Nascent Soul stage.

Since Yuan Yu is kind of my tool, there’s no Heavenly Tribulation even when he reaches the Nascent Soul stage.

With this, I now have at least two entities at the Nascent Soul stage at my disposal right away.

Hong Fan and Yuan Yu.

Zzzt…

I fill Yuan Yu’s body with my curse spells, modifying Yuan Yu so that I can use him as a curse doll whenever necessary.

Utilizing Yuan Yu’s cockroach-like tenacity as my curse doll to assist me will elevate my power by a notch.

“Congratulations, Master.”

Hong Fan, standing next to me with his back hunched and hands behind his back, speaks.

“It’s nothing. At best, he’s a usable curse doll…”

I look at Hong Fan and say,

“Rather, Hong Fan, I have higher expectations for you.”

“Hehe, that’s an overestimation.”

“Overestimation? What…”

I smirk at the tingling aura emanating from Hong Fan.

A deadly level of poison energy.

Poison, although seemingly weak on the surface, can wield a power stronger than any weapon depending on how it’s used.

Moreover, if mixed correctly, it can inflict fatal wounds regardless of the opponent’s level.

Therefore, even though Hong Fan’s realm is only at the early stage of Nascent Soul, he can potentially inflict fatal injuries on cultivators several stages above him by using poison.

‘The poison cultivation Hong Fan has mastered…’

There’s a significant difference between poison methods of cultivators and that of martial artists.

Martial artists typically hide poison in pouches to coat their weapons during emergencies, sprinkle it in powder form, mix it in food, disperse it in the wind, or dissolve it in water to poison their opponents. This is the usual ‘toxic method’ martial artists learn.

However, the ‘poison cultivation’ of cultivators is different.

They accumulate toxic energy in their bodies, cultivate poison pills that can store and mix poisons, and release them from within.

Cultivators who practice poison cultivation often consume potent poisons to enhance their cultivation.

Such cultivators usually have immunity to the poisons stored in their poison pills and specialize in creating endless variations of poisons to combat their enemies.

And in Hong Fan’s case, early on, that is, during the Qi Building stage, I shared some of my knowledge on poison cultivation with him, but afterwards, he self-taught himself and developed unheard-of poisons. He advanced his poison cultivation on his own and has long since surpassed me in terms of poison.

“Your poison is something even I would find difficult to neutralize, so you will be a great asset to me in the future. Be mindful.”

“Hehe… My poison is nothing special. These material poisons can be detoxified with some time. They are merely ordinary. The true pinnacle of poison is your curse poison, Master. In front of it, whatever poison I develop cannot compare.”

“Well, a curse isn’t exactly a poison, but regardless,”

I look at Hong Fan.

Hong Fan had succeeded in his transformation, and Yuan Yu had ascended to the Nascent Soul stage.

Although Yuan Yu is essentially a backup life or a curse doll, I have regained all the powers of my prime with this.

“Your role from now on is crucial.”

“Yes, I will engrave it in my heart.”

I recall the incident a few days ago when Jeon Myeong-hoon was enchanted by the Heavenly Lightning Banner.

One must never be careless when dealing with entities related to a True Immortal.

The memory of Thunder Spirit Island evaporating when I carelessly summoned Zhengli after feeling reassured by looking at the celestial energy.

Having experienced tense confrontations with Seo Hweol, I know how cunning and sinister those related to True Immortals can be.

‘Although I rescued Jeon Myeong-hoon before he called Zhengli… At that time, Zhengli had done something to Jeon Myeong-hoon by manipulating the lightning energy in his upper dantian.’

Knowing this, I can’t be careless.

I have to prepare even if it means overreacting.

‘It wouldn’t be surprising if the Owner of Heavenly Punishment shows up above the Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect right now.’

I look at Hong Fan and Yuan Yu, and beyond them, at the main building of the Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect.

I am currently in a valley a little distance away from the Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect to elevate Yuan Yu to the Nascent Soul stage.

“It’s about time”

As I look up at the sky, a golden light flashes in the distance, and Hon Wei flies towards me.

Unlike before, she openly brings along a cultivator at the Heavenly Being stage, not concealing her attendant at all.

Her gaze falls on Yuan Yu and Hong Fan as she approaches me.

“Hmm, I heard your pet beast underwent transformation What’s that one over there?”

“One of my forces. Think of him as my subordinate.”

“Well, as long as your power increases, it’s good for me.”

Hon Wei smirks and asks.

“So, is everything going as planned?”

“Yes. I plan to expand my influence step by step. In fact, many followers have recently joined me in the sect, which will make it easier to take action when the time comes.”

“Haha, that’s very good. Then, what’s the reason you called me today?”

“To amend the content of the secret pact we made before.”

“Oh?”

Several years ago, I made a secret pact with Hon Wei, who wanted to establish a close relationship with the Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect.

The content of the pact is as follows:

Law Enforcer Hon Wei of Penglai Palace and the future Sect Leader Jin Eun-hyun of the Golden Divine Heavenly Thunder Sect agree to the following secret pact: