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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nAt night…

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nIn the Qian Emperor Dao Sect…

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nAt the foot of the mountain located at the back of the sect was an extremely secretive cave abode.

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nThe Sect Leader of the Qian Emperor Dao Sect sat cross-legged in the cave. The Dao runes on his body flickered, and his aura was majestic.

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nHowever, his mind was fully focused on his soul.

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nA Foundation Establishment cultivator could condense a Golden Core within 100 days. A Golden Core cultivator could cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage through hard work. A Nascent Soul cultivator could comprehend the Dao to form their Primordial Spirit to reach the Soul Formation stage…

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nHe was a Soul Formation cultivator, so he naturally had his own Primordial Spirit.

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nAt that moment, Sect Leader Qian Yuan was ingesting what the Grand Elder had told him.

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nTo cultivate in the reverse order…

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nTo walk the path of cultivation once again, returning to one’s origin before one can ascend to become an immortal…

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nAlthough he was still at the Soul Formation stage, this did not prevent him from comprehending these words.

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nIf he really understood what these words meant, his future cultivation path toward ascension would definitely be smooth sailing.

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nHe couldn’t help but have the urge to laugh out loud when he thought about how he would ascend immediately once he reached the Tribulation stage in one go.

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nHowever…

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan was still unable to understand what these words meant. He could only continue staring at his own Primordial Spirit.

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nIf he wanted to cultivate in the reverse order, his next step would be to turn his Primordial Spirit back into a Nascent Soul.

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nHowever, his Nascent Soul had already evolved to become a Primordial Spirit. How could it turn back into a Nascent Soul?

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nThis obviously wouldn’t work.

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nBut from what the Grand Elder had said… that hidden existence had indeed gone from the Nascent Soul stage to the Golden Core stage. Furthermore, it was not just a disguise but a real transformation back to the Golden Core stage.

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nIn other words, that existence’s Nascent Soul had directly shattered, becoming a Golden Core.

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nTheoretically, that was impossible.

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nGolden Cores could be broken to form Nascent Souls. How could there be a Nascent Soul that shattered to form a Golden Core?

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nHe was unable to understand how the peerless existence had managed to accomplish that.

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan was puzzled.

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nBang!

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nAt this moment, a stone suddenly fell from the cave abode and hit the ground. It shattered and made quite a loud sound.

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan turned around and realized that it was just a broken stone. He didn’t care much about it.

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nWait, something is wrong!

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nHe took a closer look.

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nThere was actually a jade hidden within that stone.

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nA jade was hidden in a stone!

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nIf he sold the jade away for gold, it would probably be enough for a mortal family to live for a lifetime.

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nThat wasn’t the point…

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nThe main point was that there was jade hidden within the stone.

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan suddenly thought of something.

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n“That’s right! That should be it! If it’s not broken, it can’t be built. But if it’s broken, it can still be rebuilt!

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n“Before this stone was broken, no one knew that there would be jade inside. Only after it was broken would people see the jade inside. If it is not broken, it cannot be built. But if it is broken, it can still be rebuilt. This must be it!”

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan understood.

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nHis mind instantly turned clear.

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nHe made a prompt decision and unleashed the sect’s secret technique, the Soul Slaying Art, on his Primordial Spirit!

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nBoom!

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nA wave of power struck his Primordial Spirit, instantly making him feel incomparable pain as if his entire body was being sliced apart by a blade.

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nThe pain was beyond words.

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan’s face turned green, and his clothes were drenched in cold sweat. However, he gnashed his teeth and endured it.

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nOnly through suffering could one ascend!

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nThis entire process lasted for six hours!

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nSix hours later…

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nThe pain had yet to stop.

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nHowever, Sect Leader Qian Yuan could not hold on anymore.

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nJust as Sect Leader Qian Yuan was about to collapse, a white light appeared on his chest.

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nAll of a sudden, the Sect Leader’s pain disappeared.

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan panted as he knelt on the ground. He picked up a broken jade tablet and widened his eyes.

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nThis was his life-saving trump card, the Life Substitution Jade Tablet!

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nIf his life was in danger, this jade tablet would take effect and block the life-threatening danger for him.

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nThe act of shattering his own Primordial Spirit had endangered his life, and thus the jade tablet had been activated to shield the damage to protect his life.

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nWhat a pity… Just like that, he had lost his precious jade tablet.

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nHowever, what he initially wanted to do should be completed!

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan smiled and looked into his body.

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nMy Primordial Spirit is indeed gone.

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nWait! Where is my cultivation?

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nEh? Eh?

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nThe Sect Leader’s smile froze.

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nHis cultivation… was entirely gone!

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nForget about the Nascent Soul; even his Golden Core was gone. He was a mortal now.

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nWasn’t he supposed to revert to the Nascent Soul stage? His cultivation had been completely destroyed?

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nNow, he was completely doomed.

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nThe grand Sect Leader of the east region’s Holy Land, the Qian Emperor Dao Sect, had his cultivation crippled. The most ridiculous aspect was that he was the one who had crippled himself.

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nIf this piece of news were to spread, things would be terrible!

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan got more and more afraid, and he even started to tremble.

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n“The Grand Elder has destroyed me!”

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan gnashed his teeth. He wanted to kill the Grand Elder.

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nNonetheless, he suppressed his anger and quickly calmed down.

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nGiven his current situation, he absolutely could not let others know that his cultivation was completely crippled. Otherwise, his head would be gone.

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nThe Sect Leader packed up and walked out of the cave. He had to return to the Sect Leader’s palace, where he lived. Only then would he be safe.

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nHe walked out of the cave abode and walked up the mountain like a mortal, complaining as he walked.

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n“Which bast*rd built this mountain path? It’s so hard to walk. Isn’t this making things difficult for me?”

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan forgot that he was the one who had ordered the others not to repair the mountain roads.

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n…

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nAfter an arduous journey down the mountain road and just as he was about to reach his own palace, a voice suddenly entered his ears.

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n“Sect Leader, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?”

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nThis was the Grand Elder’s voice.

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nUpon hearing this voice, Sect Leader Qian Yuan was so frightened that he almost fell back. Luckily, he controlled himself in time and put on a dignified look. He looked up and said, “Grand Elder, come here.”

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nA stream of light flashed over.

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nThe Grand Elder came in front of Sect Leader Qian Yuan. He looked at the Sect Leader and asked curiously, “Sect Leader, why are you here in the middle of the night?”

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nWhat am I doing here…

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nWhat am I doing here…

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nWait, something is wrong.

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nIn front of me is my own palace. Shouldn’t I be the one asking why the Grand Elder is here?

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nSect Leader Qian Yuan asked with a strange expression, “My palace is in front. If I’m not here, where should I be? What are you doing here? You… seem to have just come out of my palace?”

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nWhen the Grand Elder heard the Sect Leader’s reply, he coughed a few times and said, “Sect Leader’s Dao companion said that the Spirit Gathering Array in the Sect Leader’s palace was broken and asked me to take a look. It has already been repaired, so I’m preparing to leave.”

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nThe Spirit Gathering Array was broken?

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nShouldn’t she look for an Array Formation Master in the sect to repair it?

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nWhy look for the Grand Elder?

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nJust as Sect Leader Qian Yuan was deep in thought, the Grand Elder asked, “Um, Sect Leader, why do you look a little different today? Could it be that you have comprehended some kind of ascension technique? If you really did comprehend it, please be generous and enlighten me.”

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nThe moment this was said, Sect Leader Qian Yuan shivered. He was worried that he would be discovered. Hence, he quickly tried to cover it up.

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nBoth of them had their own ulterior motives and left after ‘fooling’ each other a little…

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