Chapter 516 - 428: Master Lihuo, Visitor from the East Sea
Half a year later.
The news of Qin Ming’s achievement as a Nascent Soul True Monarch spread further and wider, reaching several surrounding cultivation realms.
As time went on.
Not only was Wangyue Island bustling with excitement, but the entire Spirit Nest Islands brimmed with a festive atmosphere.
Qin Ming’s Nascent Soul Ceremony was about to begin, and cultivators from the Four Nations Alliance, along with the people on Wangyue Island, were busy in various preparations.
Sending invitations everywhere, decorating the venue, and preparing banquets, everything was proceeding in a tight and orderly manner.
On Wangyue Island.
A yellow escape light streaked across the sky and landed on Spirit Island, revealing Wu Jiang with his full head of silver hair.
He solemnly instructed the cultivators busy decorating the plaza below, "Be careful, every plant and tree on Spirit Island is precious, don’t you dare damage anything!"
"Yes, yes, Clan Leader Wu."
Wu Jiang nodded in satisfaction, then left.
The cultivators bustling around watched Wu Jiang’s retreating figure with envy.
After all, many people would do anything to get a job under a Nascent Soul True Monarch.
However, just as they were engrossed in their work.
The entire nearby space suddenly began to tremble, as if something terrifying was about to arrive.
Even the surrounding Spiritual Qi became chaotic.
Then in the sky above, ripples suddenly appeared, and in the next moment, an incredibly powerful spiritual pressure descended abruptly.
The cultivators of the Four Nations Alliance and the members of the Wu Family, including Wu Jiang, showed signs of panic in the face of this astonishing spiritual pressure.
Some cultivators with lower cultivation levels were unable to stand steady and fell to the ground directly.
Accompanied by a dispersing crimson escape light, an unknown cultivator had already appeared above their heads.
It was an old man with gold hair wearing a python robe, slightly small in stature, but the mana and spiritual pressure he emitted caused everyone beneath him to be moved and changed in color.
"Nascent Soul True Monarch!"
In the next instant.
Whoosh!
A green rainbow flashed on the Wangyue Island Main Peak and landed steadily in front of the red-haired old man, revealing Qin Ming’s figure.
His powerful late-stage Nascent Soul divine thought actually detected the red-haired old man’s presence long ago, but he deliberately didn’t go out to greet him...
The moment Qin Ming appeared, an even more terrifying spiritual pressure descended, instantly overwhelming the spiritual pressure the other party released.
The red-haired old man’s complexion changed dramatically, revealing a somewhat terrified look.
He immediately restrained the spiritual pressure aura on his person.
"Haha! I imagine this is the newly advanced ’True Monarch Wangyue’ of the Southern Wilderness, right?"
"Congratulations on achieving Nascent Soul status, I am Master Lihuo Ding Pu, here specifically to witness and congratulate you."
"Fellow Daoist Qin achieving Nascent Soul in just over two hundred years has broken the record for the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator in the Great Jin and Southern Wilderness for nearly a millennium."
"Your immortal path is limitless, truly worthy of celebration and congratulation."
Master Lihuo met the newly advanced Nascent Soul from the rumors for the first time, displaying a smile devoid of true cheer as he cupped his hands slightly towards him.
Qin Ming’s first impression was like a towering ancient evergreen with serene and aqueous qualities, exceedingly young.
But having slightly tested him just now, he had a general estimate in his heart.
The cultivation and power of this young man might indeed be as the disciples reported, not an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.
For a cultivator capable of surpassing the Earth Demon Celestial Tribulation, even the Great Jin Immortal Dynasty had not seen one for a long time.
His divine technique means certainly won’t be ordinary.
Therefore, Lihuo Palace didn’t dare to be arrogant and, after seeing Qin Ming, did not flaunt their status due to Lihuo Palace’s significant power.
Having cultivated to this stage, their ability to hide and bide their time had already reached an extremely profound level.
"Oh, it’s Fellow Daoist Ding from Lihuo Palace, please come to the island for a chat." Qin Ming’s expression was calm as he gestured invitingly.
Soon after, Qin Ming led Master Lihuo into the Cyan Wood Pavilion on the main peak.
A moment later.
Master Lihuo saw the Tier Four Spirit Vein on the island, along with an array of High-Tier Spirit Plants, not inferior to their sect’s Spirit Plant Garden.
Even some of the rare spirit plants had never been seen in Lihuo Palace...
Admirable and impressive indeed.
"I’ve heard that Fellow Daoist Qin hails from a background as a Spirit Plant Master and didn’t expect your expertise in this field to be so high. You might be close to entering the Tier Four Realm?"
"Haha! Just some small trinkets I plant during leisure time, not comparable to your sect’s collections." Qin Ming casually replied.
"Haha! Fellow Daoist Qin is truly modest and humble..."
"It’s just your style to silently achieve breakthroughs to Nascent Soul without any fanfare..."
After entering the grand hall, Master Lihuo flipped his hand, revealing a long wooden box in his hand.
He then smiled and handed it to Qin Ming, "Fellow Daoist Qin, forgive my earlier offenses, had I known there was a great cultivator like you in the Southern Wilderness, I would not have come here seeking troops."
"The disciples under my sect were unaware; if there were any offenses against you, please don’t take it to heart."
"Now that you are guarding the Southern Wilderness, the relationship with Great Jin will no longer be that of a vassal, and Lihuo Palace will no longer interfere with the affairs of the Southern Wilderness Cultivation Realm. You can rest assured about this."
"Alas! The frontline is tense, and the demonic path is rampant, leaving me with no other choice..."
"This set of Tier Four Low-Grade Celestial Spirit Red Sun Array is presented as a congratulatory gift, a token of appreciation."
As an old monster who had lived for over a millennium, Master Lihuo’s narrative was apt and reasonable, vividly expressed, and if it were anyone else, they might truly believe him.
