Chapter 201 : Nascent Soul Old Monster, Come Forth!

Chapter 201: Nascent Soul Old Monster, Come Forth!

After stepping into the vortex, Chu Huaixu entered a strange space.

‘This place is actually identical to the outside. Has it replicated everything within a ten-mile radius one-to-one?’ Chu Huaixu thought.

In front of him stretched a forest.

‘Perhaps I can even find a leaf here that’s identical to one outside?’ he marveled.

Yet looking ahead, he could see an end to this place.

Beyond that end was pitch-blackness—deep, bottomless darkness!

It felt as though a small world was suspended within a dark void!

Chu Huaixu began surveying his surroundings.

Outside, it was night. But inside, it was day.

However, the sky held nothing—not even a sun.

He couldn’t understand why it was daytime here.

‘The spiritual energy shared by Lin Zixuan within me still remains, as does my Divine Sense.’

‘This little girl truly is extraordinary. She actually managed to bring her shared power into the Origin Spirit Realm!’

‘As expected of one of the four World Protagonists,’ he thought.

Upon entering this place, Chu Huaixu felt utterly refreshed.

Every breath brought him immense comfort.

He genuinely felt as though even the air here was sweet.

‘Is this the benefit Jiang Zhi mentioned—cultivators benefiting just from the sheer abundance of Spiritual Energy?’

He glanced at his Character Panel and couldn’t help but think, ‘This is insane!’

He had nearly spent all of his Experience Points outside, leaving him with just over nine thousand points unused.

But how long had he been here?

He had done absolutely nothing, yet his Experience Points had already exceeded ten thousand—hundreds of points had simply been credited.

‘So this is what it means to grow stronger just by breathing!’ Chu Huaixu was astonished.

He didn’t even want to imagine how fast his Dao Companion, with a Body of Profound Yin, would advance cultivating here!

But now wasn’t the time for such thoughts.

Chu Huaixu moved rapidly, actively searching for the cultivator from Kunlun Grotto-Heaven.

He had entered the Origin Spirit Realm for one reason only—

To find him!

And kill him!

Clearly, the entrances for Kunlun Grotto-Heaven and the Xuanhuang Realm were located in different places.

Possibly even at opposite ends of this entire area.

‘According to the Sect Master, the Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin usually appears at the center of the region.’

‘Fine. I’ll head there directly.’

‘Chances are, the other guy is heading for the center too.’

Chu Huaixu immediately activated Flying Profound, speeding off.

And he soon discovered another strange feature of this place.

His physical strength was also flaring up, accelerating his speed.

Normally, every step would leave deep footprints in the ground due to the immense force.

But strangely, while the footprints initially appeared, they vanished after three breaths.

The ground would return to its original state, as if Chu Huaixu had never passed by.

Curious, he slapped the trunk of a large tree he passed, leaving a palm print.

Three breaths later, the tree had fully recovered.

Glancing back, Chu Huaixu frowned and continued onward.

He was certain this wasn’t an Illusion Realm.

Because of the Heart Sword, he could easily distinguish what was real or fake.

‘This world truly exists.’

‘But why is it like this?’

‘And how is it an exact replica of the outside?’

‘If the entrance to the Origin Spirit Realm were located somewhere else, would this place change too, becoming a different environment?’

—It was real, yet changeable!

As Chu Huaixu neared the central area, the refreshing, invigorating feeling intensified.

‘The concentration of Spiritual Energy around me is rising again.’

His Experience Points were increasing even faster.

‘Ridiculous!’

‘If only I could live here forever,’ Chu Huaixu greedily thought.

At his current speed, he quickly arrived at the central region.

There lay a grassland.

At the center was a pillar of soft, milky-white light.

Suspended within it was an object.

—Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin!

It was about the size of a coin and resembled a mirror surface.

Its shape was irregular, and it slowly rotated within the pillar of light.

Because it resembled a mirror, it reflected its surroundings.

Strangely, despite its small size, it didn’t just reflect a limited scene.

No matter which direction it turned, it displayed the entire scene from that angle—albeit miniaturized—on its surface.

Chu Huaixu stood there. Besides him, there was no one.

His Divine Sense swept the area—still no sign of others.

But he didn’t leap up to grab the Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin.

Instead, he called out loudly to probe:

“In hiding, Senior? Must you wait until I take this Fragment of Xuanhuang Origin to show yourself?”

His voice echoed across the entire grassland.

No one appeared. No reply.

Yet Chu Huaixu’s eyes widened and his brows furrowed. He activated his Spiritual Energy and shouted:

“Rodents of the Kunlun Sect—still hiding?!”

His voice shook the heavens!

Soon, the space before him twisted slightly.

A figure clad in azure robes appeared.

He was about the same height as Chu Huaixu, and rather good-looking—sword brows, starry eyes, sharp features.

But he lacked the vitality of youth and the confidence of a strong young cultivator.

He looked at Chu Huaixu with amusement. “How did you guess I was here, little friend?”

Though Chu Huaixu had blindly guessed, he retorted, “Guess? Then try this!”

He immediately activated the Heart Sword, slashing at the azure-robed cultivator!

—Sword Cuts the Flesh, Heart Cuts the Soul!

The cultivator raised his right hand, formed a hand seal, and spoke: “Freeze!”

He stabilized his Nascent Soul and forcefully received the strike, letting out a sound:

“Hmm—? No wonder you sensed my presence.”

Chu Huaixu had not used the full power of the Heart Sword—it was just a casual test.

“You try to sever my soul from the get-go, little friend. Testing me out, are you?”

“Indeed, I do have a Nascent Soul!”

After delivering that slash, Chu Huaixu had his answer.

If the other party didn’t have a Nascent Soul and was merely a regular Qi Refining Stage cultivator, then even this casual slash would have at least shaken his Divine Soul!

Test complete.

If he had a Nascent Soul, then he was above the Golden Core Stage!

The man before him was clearly a Nascent Soul Old Monster who had Possessed a Qi Refining body!

This was undoubtedly the worst-case scenario.

Had the opponent been a genius cultivator from the Kunlun Grotto-Heaven at the Qi Refining Stage, Chu Huaixu wouldn’t have felt so pressured.

But a Possessed, re-cultivating old monster changed everything!

Chu Huaixu wasn’t in the mood for idle talk. He attacked immediately.

After all, who knew how many years the person in front of him had cultivated?

There was no way to tell whether he was chatting idly or weaving a spell to ensnare him.

He didn’t believe anyone could live that long and remain innocent.

More importantly, given what Xiang Yan and others had said about Kunlun Grotto-Heaven, Chu Huaixu was nearly certain that anyone who survived and cultivated to a high realm in that chaotic, wicked place could not be decent!

Sure enough, the man had been hiding earlier, attempting a sneak attack.

Dark ink-colored energy began swirling around Chu Huaixu.

The white jade pendant on his waist glowed, merging its protective power into the dark energy.

Chu Huaixu reached out, sliced some blades of grass from the field, and flicked a Thunder at Fingertips forward.

He immediately frowned and activated Flying Profound, vanishing from sight.

The next moment, a flying sword shot in from nowhere, striking exactly where he had stood!

“Hmm? Good reflexes—such speed!”

“And this body of yours—”

“Xuanhuang Realm actually sent someone with balanced training in both body and energy? You’ve been doing Body Training!”

The azure-robed cultivator waved his sleeve, absorbing Chu Huaixu’s True Gang into it, and began talking again.

Chu Huaixu vanished once more using Flying Profound, dodging yet another flying sword aimed at his back.

“Little friend, I’ve underestimated you,” the cultivator said again.

“I am Ye Kongxuan.”

“How should I address you?”

Chu Huaixu gave no reply—he merely flashed away and sneered, “Still chatting? You’ve still got flying swords hidden, don’t you?”

Sure enough, another hidden flying sword shot toward him!

Ye Kongxuan was again astonished by Chu Huaixu’s speed.

How could someone from the First Realm of the Xuanhuang Realm be this fast?

How could he be this fast?!

The three flying swords stuck in the ground floated back to Ye Kongxuan’s side.

Chu Huaixu smirked. “So you’ve got more swords.”

He activated Flying Profound with full force again, disappearing.

Another sword, even faster, narrowly missed him!

To Chu Huaixu, the more Ye Kongxuan retrieved his swords, the more it seemed like a deliberate display—pretending to only have three swords to mislead him.

In that case, he definitely had more swords!

‘Hilarious. Cultivators from such twisted backgrounds—of course they’re all sneaky bastards!’

Although Chu Huaixu had favored a bold and aggressive style since his transmigration, that was because he was too strong now.

As a top gamer, what hardcore player wasn’t underhanded?

Your moral bottom line often dictated your strategic ceiling.

How could he not know how low gamers could go?

Chu Huaixu had PK’d countless players—he’d seen all the dirty tricks.

Had he not been cautious, he might’ve really fallen for one just now!

“Nascent Soul Old Monster of the Kunlun Evil Sect, just as I suspected!” sneered the youth in black robes.

This line was, in fact, a probe—he wanted to know what level of Nascent Soul had performed the Possession.

Ye Kongxuan also smiled, seemingly seeing through his thoughts.

Yet he didn’t mind.

He drew a fourth flying sword to his side—suspended beside him.

All the swords were golden, radiating a dazzling brilliance—not ordinary magical tools.

“Nascent Soul Old Monster? What a strange name,” Ye Kongxuan mused.

As he spoke, his aura suddenly changed.

A terrifying pressure spread in all directions, and his voice deepened:

“Xuanhuang brat, if we were in Kunlun Grotto-Heaven, you’d have to address me as…”

“Nascent Soul True Lord!”