But right now, Ryan Ling wasn’t thinking about any of that—his focus was 100% on cultivation. He’d broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, sure, but it was still a bit unstable. With all these treasures and rare herbs from the Shaman Cult piled up around him, Ryan could use these goodies to lock down his new realm for real.
“Damn, this stuff is insane! A thousand years of Shaman Cult loot—makes you drool just looking at it!” At this point, it wasn’t just Ryan; even Old Ghost was so hyped he started yelling. He immediately popped out of Ryan’s body and zipped off to the side, busy repairing his own soul. Every bit of power he could regain was a win, especially now when he was still weak.
Ryan took a deep breath. Bathed in all these expensive herbs, he reached a state of total self-forgetfulness—he even felt like his whole body was floating.
Meanwhile, Paula Bloom was standing off to the side, watching with envy and fascination. She was totally mesmerized by Ryan right now. She hadn’t fought in the Niyama battle herself, but she’d seen every second up close.
Ryan’s strength and presence had her heart pounding like crazy.
She was in her thirties now, and she’d met plenty of men in her life—but only Ryan had ever made her feel this way.
Just imagine hooking up with a guy like that—how wild would that be?
Right now, Paula’s mind was nowhere near cultivation. You know what they say: thirties are like wolves, forties are like tigers—and Paula was smack in the middle. She hadn’t had any action in over half a year, so yeah, she was feeling it.
But Ryan was deep in cultivation, so even if Paula wanted it, she couldn’t do anything but sit there and admire him from afar.
Suddenly, under the baptism of all those herbs, Ryan’s body flashed with light—his clothes got vaporized in an instant, blown clean off!
In a split second, Ryan’s physique was on full display right in front of Paula.
Paula nearly collapsed at the sight, drooling all over the floor!
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The Nascent Soul stage—this is where the real immortal path begins!
Foundation-Building and Golden Core are just warm-ups; once you hit Nascent Soul, you’ve got a shot at true immortality. Back in the day, the real pillars of a nation were Nascent Soul ancestors—they were symbols of power.
Take China, for example—it was once built up by several Nascent Soul ancestors working together.
Once you stabilize Nascent Soul, your lifespan skyrockets and your body reaches the legendary 'Undying Realm.' Even if your flesh is destroyed, your Yuan-Spirit can rebuild a body or possess another. Martial artists can’t even dream of perks like that!
Nascent Soul itself has five stages: early, mid, late, peak, and perfection. From late stage on, you can remodel space and create your own cave-heaven!
At that point, you don’t even need storage artifacts like the Demon-Snaring Bowl—you can make your own storage space with pure power.
Of course, compared to Heaven-Tribulation experts, this kind of space power is still pretty weak.
For example, take the Divine Dragon—its spatial control is off the charts. That massive undersea Crystal Palace? Built with pure space-bending power. And once you hit Heaven-Tribulation, you don’t just control space, you can start messing with time codes. Late-stage Heaven-Tribulation? You’re basically a world-builder.
That’s not just founding a country—that’s the kind of power that can straight-up create worlds!
Get to that level, and you’re not human anymore. You’re a legit god, no exaggeration!
Of course, not all worlds are created equal. Like, the Netherworld Realm totally outclasses the human world—way higher tier, way more powerful.
Building a reincarnation world like that? Heaven-Tribulation big shots can’t even touch it. You’d need someone way above their pay grade.
How strong are those kinds of beings? Ryan honestly has no clue yet!
Cultivating immortality is like climbing a mountain. Ryan may have hit the Nascent Soul stage, but he’s still chilling at the base—no idea how tall this mountain really is, or where it leads.
But once you get here, Primeval Heavenwood in the Demon-Snaring Bowl starts to shine. That’s for later, though—right now, Ryan’s dream is to use Heavenwood to suck up all the spiritual qi in the world, stretch its branches to the Ninth Heaven, and slurp up immortal qi.
At the moment, Heavenwood’s still a baby sapling, but after today’s epic ‘watering,’ it should grow faster—maybe even start gulping down spiritual qi for real!
"Stabilize, stabilize, stabilize!" Ryan pumped himself up inside, and sure enough, his Nascent Soul in the dantian started maturing, shifting from gold to a deep purple.
Meanwhile, his body started getting coated in a bronze glow. Where he used to look kinda scrawny, now he was built—like a young bull, straight-up!
Right then, Heavenwood’s branches exploded with lush golden leaves, and you could almost see spiritual qi from the Crystal Palace getting sucked in.
A good sign!
Ever since he got Primeval Heavenwood, Ryan’s been babying it, hoping it’d deliver some game-changing boost. Now, finally, it’s starting to pay off for his cultivation!
But Ryan didn’t rush to drain Heavenwood’s spiritual qi. Instead, he used his Nascent Soul power to nurture it, soaking it in all kinds of rare herbs for a while longer. Once it’s packed with qi, maybe he can jump straight to mid-Nascent Soul!
To level up any further, Ryan’s gonna need a mountain of heavenly materials. Meanwhile, in the Netherworld, Lord Yama and Damon are at each other’s throats. Ryan’s gotta keep an eye on the human world too—he’s still the ‘Yama of the Living’ in name, after all!
“Damn, that body is way too sexy!” Down below, Paula Bloom was practically drooling, her thoughts a total mess. Watching Ryan float down, she just wanted to pounce on him.
But hey, she’s still a woman—she’s got some boundaries. Plus, technically, she’s older than Ryan, more like his big sis!
"Paula, how’s your cultivation going?" Ryan turned to her.
Paula froze, face instantly flushing red. She stammered, "It’s... it’s fine! Totally fine!"
She sneaked a look at Ryan—his shirt was tossed on, but his chest was still out, looking extra alpha.
"Alright, let’s head out. I’m pretty much done here—it’s time for some action!" Ryan took a deep breath. His stamina was back to max, and his early Nascent Soul realm felt rock-solid.
"O-okay..." Paula replied, but suddenly realized if she didn’t speak now, she might never get another shot. So she steeled herself, rushed forward, and hugged Ryan tight.
Ryan blinked, instantly feeling a soft warmth against his chest—super comfy!
"You’re... kinda squishing me," Ryan said casually, but he could instantly read Paula’s mind.
"Do you really need me to spell it out? I... I..." Paula hugged him even tighter, her meaning crystal clear.
"Honestly, right now..." Ryan swallowed hard. Stabilizing his Nascent Soul had him burning up inside, and Paula—this wild, hungry tigress—was just his type.
"What’s there to hesitate about? You want it, I want it, and I don’t need you to take responsibility. I just want to have fun..." Paula was always blunt, and now she let it all out—no more holding back, she reached right for him!
Ryan couldn’t really resist those huge boobs.
But just as things were getting steamy in the sealed chamber, the whole Crystal Palace suddenly shook with a massive boom. The already thin dragon qi around them dimmed in an instant.
"Shit, they finally found us. Those bastards just hit my gun barrel—now I’m gonna carve them up!" With the sudden chaos, Ryan lost all mood for romance, shoved Paula aside, and shot out of the chamber.
"This sucks!" Paula stomped her foot and chased after him, absolutely fuming. She was so mad she hadn’t even put on her clothes—her skimpy camisole couldn’t contain her bouncing chest, jiggling all over the place...