With the deaths of eight Demon Saints as a deterrent, the transfer of power in the Thousand Islands Alliance proceeded with exceptional smoothness. Wood Palace True Monarch became the alliance leader with virtually no opposition.
With Yang Jing backing him, his authority was considerably greater than the previous leader’s, and he managed to establish a state where his orders were followed without question within the Thousand Islands Alliance.
If the change in leadership caused little stir within the Thousand Islands Alliance, then the execution of Cang He True Monarch for colluding with Demons was a bombshell that sent shockwaves through the entire alliance.
The Thousand Islands Alliance was merely a loose coalition of Independent Cultivators with little real authority over its members. Executions were exceedingly rare, even for Golden Core Cultivators, to say nothing of an old-guard Nascent Soul True Monarch like Cang He.
The Low Tier Cultivators at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Realms had expected the execution of such a prominent figure to cause massive upheaval within the alliance. But after Cang He True Monarch’s death, the Thousand Islands Alliance remained surprisingly peaceful. Aside from Cang He’s faction moving off Canghe Island, there was no unrest whatsoever.
Not a single Nascent Soul True Monarch even left the alliance over the matter.
A Flying Boat was moored at Canghe Island. Smaller boats constantly shuttled back and forth between it and the island, unloading all sorts of cargo from its holds.
Cang He True Monarch had been a man of extravagant tastes, having constructed a sprawling palace complex on Canghe Island. Wood Palace True Monarch had intended to raze it and build anew for Yang Jing, but Yang Jing overruled him.
He was only making a temporary stop in the Thousand Islands Alliance; there was no need to make such a fuss.
"These are the elixirs I’ve refined recently. Have you gathered the Spiritual Materials I requested?"
As he spoke, Yang Jing pushed a Storage Bag across to Wood Palace True Monarch.
Wood Palace True Monarch accepted the Storage Bag with great care. After inspecting the Spirit Pills inside with his Divine Sense, he tucked it away securely.
The Thousand Islands Alliance had transitioned so smoothly not only because Yang Jing’s Power was enough to overwhelm all opposition, but also because he could supply the alliance with a batch of High Tier, Tier Three and Tier Four elixirs.
In exchange, the Thousand Islands Alliance was only required to gather Spiritual Materials for him.
If Yang Jing had simply relied on his immense Power to extort resources from the alliance, its handful of Nascent Soul True Monarchs would not have been nearly so compliant.
With their level of Cultivation, there were plenty of other places that would welcome them; they would have long since fled to the Central Continent.
Yang Jing reviewed the list and nodded, satisfied.
As an organization, the Thousand Islands Alliance was far more efficient at gathering Spiritual Materials than he was alone. They had not only tracked down many Spirit Medicines and Spirit Medicine Seeds he had previously been unable to find, but had also procured every single Spiritual Object he had requested.
After Wood Palace True Monarch departed, Yang Jing moved the Spirit Medicines and Spirit Medicine Seeds into his Inner World. The Puppets he had previously created would automatically plant them in suitable locations.
With his advancement to the Nascent Soul Realm, his Inner World had abruptly tripled in size. This opened up a great deal of space, more than enough to plant all the new Spirit Medicines.
An astonishing number of Spirit Medicines were now planted there, and the Three Lights Divine Mirror hung in the sky, ceaselessly radiating Sun Divine Light. As a result, the Inner World produced a massive amount of Celestial Yang Qi daily. Yang Jing decided to simply bring Nine Yang into the Inner World to cultivate his Nine Yang Body.
’I’ve finally gathered all the Spirit Medicines on the Pill Formula for the Six Spirits Calming Pill. Once the Six Spirits Calming Pill is refined, Taizhen should be able to face her Mind Demon Tribulation with absolute certainty.’
Yang Jing murmured to himself.
After she killed the Jade Poison Great Saint, Si Taizhen resolved her deepest psychological burden. While her Cultivation hadn’t increased much, her mastery of the Five Dragons Hibernating Face Sutra progressed by leaps and bounds, causing her Divine Sense to grow at a shocking rate.
As a precaution, Yang Jing had specifically sought out a Tier Four Pill Formula for a pill that could enhance and temper Divine Sense, to help Si Taizhen stabilize its explosive growth.
With his mastery of Alchemy, he naturally refined the batch with ease, and the result was an Upper Grade Pill.
After taking the Six Spirits Calming Pill, Si Taizhen entered seclusion for three months. Then, right there on Canghe Island, she began her breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm.
Although the celestial phenomena she triggered were far less dramatic than Yang Jing’s, they still vastly surpassed those of any other Golden Core Cultivator.
Yang Jing watched the vast expanse of fiery red clouds in the sky, his hands, hidden in his sleeves, clenched into tight fists.
His disciples, Iron Head and Yinjiao among them, stood guard with Yang Jing just off the shores of Canghe Island.
"Master, Senior Sister Si will definitely succeed in her Nascent Soul Formation."
Yang Jing nodded. Si Taizhen’s aptitude, Cultivation Technique, and temperament were all top-tier among Golden Core Cultivators; it was impossible for her Cultivation to be confined to the Golden Core Realm.
Sure enough, Si Taizhen achieved Nascent Soul Formation with ease, thereby triggering her Celestial Tribulation.
However, her Celestial Tribulation was incomparably harsher than Yang Jing’s. The terrifying tribulation clouds stretched for a hundred miles, blotting out the sky and threatening to envelop the entire sea around Canghe Island.
A worried expression crossed Yang Jing’s face as he watched the clouds. ’In her early years in the Jade Poison Kingdom, Taizhen had many dealings with Outer Celestial Demons and had no concept of accumulating merit. Even though she later raised a tidal wave of destruction and annihilated countless Outer Celestial Demons during her Demon Tribulation, this Nascent Soul tribulation hasn’t been lessened in the slightest. It seems it wasn’t even enough to offset the karma she bears as a descendant of a True Spirit.’
’Still,’ he thought, ’I anticipated this and specially refined the Ruyi Five-Cloud Armor for her. It shouldn’t be difficult for her to pass this Nascent Soul tribulation with it.’
The clouds in the sky gave Si Taizhen little time to prepare. Before long, they condensed into Tribulation Thunder and crashed down with a deafening roar.
Bolts of Tribulation Thunder of every color rained down. A single wave of thunder lasted a full seven hours, and nine such waves struck one after another.
For a time, the entire Canghe Island was engulfed by the unending roar of thunder.
At first, Yang Jing managed to remain composed. But as time wore on, he began to pace restlessly back and forth on the reef, glancing up at the sky from time to time to check the size of the tribulation clouds.
Only when the tribulation clouds finally dispersed did Yang Jing slowly let out a long breath, the tension in his heart finally easing.
His Divine Sense could perceive that although Si Taizhen’s aura was faint, it had undergone a fundamental transformation—a clear sign that she had passed the Celestial Tribulation.
The sea around Canghe Island suddenly surged as if a tsunami had struck, throwing up towering waves. Above, the brilliant Nanming Li Fire ignited, taking the form of a Celestial Snake with clearly defined Scale Armor, which danced wildly among the clouds.
"It’s Senior Sister’s Divine Techniques communing with the heavens and the earth, manifesting this phenomenon! She’s formed her Nascent Soul!"
Yinjiao, now practically a True Dragon himself, was naturally sensitive to True Spirits of a similar Tier. He could faintly sense a powerful aura emanating from the center of Canghe Island, one nearly on par with that of a True Dragon.
This had to be the result of Si Taizhen’s Soaring Snake Bloodline advancing tremendously after her Nascent Soul Formation.
Yang Jing nodded and gave a slight cough, his face now devoid of its earlier anxiety. He adopted a serene, nonchalant expression.
A moment later, Si Taizhen emerged from Canghe Island. She wore a simple azure robe, and her long hair, like a cascade of satin, flowed loosely down her back.
Her face was still pale from enduring the tribulation.
"Yang Minister, my Nascent Soul is formed. Now, for the next ten thousand years, we can face every storm together, inseparable in life and in death."
Possessing the Soaring Snake Bloodline, Si Taizhen now had a lifespan of ten thousand years after her Nascent Soul Formation. In her eyes, even though Yang Jing currently only had a lifespan of a little over three thousand years, she was certain he would never stop at just the Nascent Soul Realm.
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