Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 512 - 510: The Path to Death

"Roar~~~"

Big Stupid Deer strode out with its head held high and chest puffed out.

Among the Ning Family Army, except for Ning Daoran, it had the deepest foundation.

Having practiced the Shape-shifting Technique for hundreds of years, it was proficient in various transformations, especially after practicing the Dragon Form Root Map, Big Stupid Deer could transform into a True Dragon. Although its cultivation was far less than that of a real True Dragon, its aura was still very powerful.

With such a foundation, if it weren’t for waiting for Big Brother, it could have condensed its Nascent Soul on its own long ago.

Here, although the Spiritual Energy was chaotic, it made no difference to Big Stupid Deer.

"Let everyone else come out too, to protect Old Lu!"

"Yes, young master!"

Little Bai walked out gracefully, followed by Little Blackie and Ning Xiaogui, who both transformed into two young boys.

"Brother Lu, concentrate well, don’t feel pressured," Ning Xiaogui said considerately.

"Roar~~"

Big Stupid Deer shook its tail, indicating it was a trivial matter.

Ning Daoran grinned, "Alright, let’s start!"

Thus, Big Stupid Deer stayed in the clearing within the woods. After swallowing a Nascent Condensing Pill, it began the breakthrough attempt.

"Boom~~~"

Thunder raged in the sky, a huge Spirit Cloud enveloped the heavens, eventually spanning a radius of about a hundred kilometers. Although not as grand as Ning Daoran’s Condensing Infant Phenomenon, it was still quite extraordinary.

Soon after, thunder and lightning filled the area.

The breakthrough for a Spiritual Beast differed from that of Human Clan Cultivators; Big Stupid Deer faced its Heavenly Tribulation early.

The Heart Demon Tribulation passed in a flash, causing it no harm whatsoever.

At this moment, Big Stupid Deer felt that everything at home was harmonious and beautiful, and there were no heart demons. If there had to be a heart demon, it was that its culinary skills could never surpass its Big Brother, but that was to be expected.

"Boom~~"

More thunder in the sky.

Soon, streaks of Heavenly Thunder fell. Like Ning Daoran, it was also a Five-Colored Thunder Tribulation!

In an instant, fire erupted in the woods, the Heavenly Thunder ignited a large fire that spread in all directions. Amidst the sea of flames, Big Stupid Deer stood tall, enduring the thunder strikes, its body shimmering with a luminous glow, handling it even more stably than Ning Daoran.

It wasn’t until the Ninth Layer of the Heavenly Tribulation that Big Stupid Deer started to struggle. Under the relentless barrage of thunder, its fur began to dull, quickly turning black.

"Brother Ran..."

Little Blackie frowned, "I smell Brother Lu’s meat aroma..."

"I smell it too."

Ning Daoran frowned, "You’re right, it’s kind of fragrant."

"Indeed, but I didn’t dare to say it." Little Blackie was now very cautious in his behavior, picking up traits from Big Brother, or perhaps getting smarter from being beaten by Brother Lu too often.

"Brother Ran, can Brother Lu successfully transcend the tribulation?" asked Ning Xiaogui.

"Hmm?"

Ning Daoran, Little Bai, and Little Blackie all turned their heads to look at him.

"Ah?"

Ning Xiaogui trembled, his body shrunk, wishing he could immediately turn into a little turtle and hide: "Did I say something wrong?"

"No."

Ning Daoran narrowed his eyes, smiling, "Xiaogui, your mistake was asking the unnecessary. Your Brother Lu transcending the tribulation... can only be described as ’steady as an old dog’!"

"Ah?"

Ning Xiaogui beamed, "That’s good then, mighty good..."

Far away, the thunder light dispersed.

Big Stupid Deer still stood tall in the woods, but its body was scorched black, turning into a black deer. However, when it shook its body vigorously, the burnt fur shed, revealing the new fur underneath that shimmered with colors of treasure!

It had shed its fur!

Moreover, the new fur was snow-white but adorned with specks of nine-colored plum blossoms.

Ning Daoran frowned without speaking.

This appearance was a bit strong!

In the Ten Thousand Beasts Atlas, there was a Holy Beast that matched Big Stupid Deer’s current appearance.

The Nine-colored Deer!

This Ancient Holy Beast, although not ranking as high as the Four Spirits such as Qinglong and Xuanwu, still held a significant place, right below the Four Spirits. It could be said that among the Spiritual Beasts, Big Stupid Deer had the strongest lineage, surpassing Little Bai’s white goat, Little Blackie’s Ink Jiao Dragon, and Ning Xiaogui’s Green Water Turtle!

Adding on its cultivation of the Spiritual Beast Divine Skill, the Shape-shifting Technique, and consuming True Blood Pills as meals over the years, it deserved such a transformation.

"Yoyo~~~"

Big Stupid Deer suddenly raised its front hooves, letting out a high and resonant deer cry, and immediately, the old antlers shed, followed by new nine-colored antlers sprouting rapidly from its head, radiating vigorous vitality and growing swiftly!

Between the pair of antlers, a Nascent Soul in the form of a little deer emerged, frolicking back and forth, somewhat reminiscent of the little deer that played in the fields with Ning Daoran and Chen Weimo back in the day.

That was Big Stupid Deer’s Nascent Soul, extremely robust!

"Quite impressive!"

Ning Daoran crossed his arms, commenting from afar, "Old Lu, keep absorbing the Essence Qi from the Heavenly Tribulation, don’t waste any of it. Quench your physical body, and only after a hundred days will the Nascent Condensation be complete."

"Roar~~"

Big Stupid Deer, overjoyed, entered meditation once more.

Ning Daoran and the others, also extremely patient, stayed right there, waiting.

Since a Spiritual Beast was condensing its Nascent Soul here, the event was truly spectacular, certainly impossible to conceal. Indeed, some Golden Core Stage cultivators attempted to come and see, but were all warned off by Ning Daoran.

Those Golden Core cultivators clearly did not see anyone, and did not even sense their presence, yet were warned by a Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator, and they all ran away as fast as they could, as if lamenting being born with too few legs.

...

Months passed in the blink of an eye.

Big Stupid Deer successfully condensed its Nascent Soul and solidified its realm, its aura extremely vigorous. Among the Nascent Soul Early Stage Demon Beasts, Big Stupid Deer was undoubtedly among the best. With its current combat power, dueling an ordinary Nascent Soul Mid-Stage human was no problem at all.

In other words...

Big Stupid Deer could now challenge Lin Tiannan, the master of Kunpeng Immortal City!

As for Ning Daoran, as the eldest brother of the Ning Family Army, boasting the Absolute Skill of Return to Nature, his combat power was not weaker than Big Stupid Deer, and defeating Lin Tiannan should be no problem. He could even rival an average Nascent Soul Late Stage without difficulty.

No way around it, with the Thirty Layers Evergreen Technique, the Twenty Fifth Layer Dragon Demon Heart Scripture, plus the Ding Fire Spirit Body and array of Spiritual Treasures, one’s combat power could only be domineering!

"Old Lu!"

Ning Daoran tightly hugged Big Stupid Deer’s head and rubbed it, laughing and saying, "Truly commendable! Look at you after condensing the Nascent Soul... This fur of yours is so tough, it’s clearly high-quality!"

Big Stupid Deer howled in response, indicating that it was all thanks to Big Brother’s teachings.

Little Blackie flattered, saying it was definitely true, as Brother Ran was approachable and broad-minded, among other praises.

Ning Xiaogui also took the opportunity to flatter, agreeing with what Brother Lu and Brother Black had said, stating he thought the same.

For a moment, the flattery was non-stop, making Little Bai almost numb from listening.

"Now both Old Lu and I have already condensed our Nascent Souls."

Ning Daoran said, "The overall combat power of our Ning Family Army may now be reassessed."

"Indeed."

Little Bai said, "The common Nascent Soul Late Stage might not be able to suppress our Ning Family Army anymore."

Ning Daoran felt very delighted but still thought it wasn’t secure enough and said, "It’s too early to say that. We’ll only make our move against those unpleasant Nascent Soul Late Stage once you, Little Bai, have also condensed your Nascent Soul."

"I will strive diligently; young master need not worry!"

"Very good, that’s the attitude I want."

Ning Daoran suddenly smacked his forehead, saying, "Let’s go, return to Wind Snow Tower and see!"

"Yes!"

...

During the deep night.

Ning Daoran, with the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven hanging at his waist, led all members of the Ning Family Army back to Wind Snow Tower.

However, as soon as they entered Dragon Ridge Mountain, they found a Third-tier top-grade array raised toward Wind Snow Tower’s direction, desperately resisting attacks from the outside.

"Ah?"

He slightly shivered, wondering who was attacking Wind Snow Tower?

"Young Master, be careful."

Little Bai said, "It seems Wind Snow Tower isn’t peaceful."

"It’s nothing."

Ning Daoran floated and then arrived to see the mountain gate of Wind Snow Tower intensely crowded with disciples of Hidden Dragon Sect, crazily attacking the Mountain Protection Formation with various treasures.

Han Dinghai and his son Han Liang were the most ferocious, bombarding the array with their treasures, causing constant buzzing and clanging noises. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

However, what troubled Wind Snow Tower the most was a giant bear, as large as a mountain, which was a Fourth-tier Early Stage Demon Beast, brandishing huge sharp claws and slapping the Mountain Protection Formation repeatedly, nearly breaking through!

"What’s going on here?"

Ning Daoran floated over, his hands behind his back, and stood above the Mountain Protection Array, coughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Han Dinghai, why are you doing this? I’m not dead yet, why are you attacking Wind Snow Tower again?"

"Ah?"

Han Dinghai shuddered, his expression pale.

Wasn’t it said that this person had left? How did he come back?

And why would a Nascent Soul Stage Great Cultivator like him get involved in the dispute between Wind Snow Tower and Hidden Dragon Sect? Could it really be that the beauty of those little girls at Wind Snow Tower moved him so much?!

"Ancestor, what should we do?!" A group of Hidden Dragon Sect disciples didn’t know whether to proceed or not.

"What’s there to fear?"

Han Liang’s eyes filled with fierceness and he said, "Today, Shaking Mountain True Monarch is here. Even if this Ning persona returned, what of it? Could his mere Nascent Soul Early Stage stand against Shaking Mountain True Monarch?!"

That bear, named Shaking Mountain True Monarch, was quite famous around Wuzhou. It clearly came to support the Hidden Dragon Sect or perhaps had a deal with them to destroy Wind Snow Tower, then possibly take up the role of Mountain Guardian Beast or even become the new Ancestor of Hidden Dragon Sect.

In the Cultivation World, strength is everything and sometimes, morals simply do not exist.

...

"Senior Ning!"

Inside the array, Bai Ying showed a relieved expression and transmitted her voice, "Senior, your return is just in time... Han Dinghai colluded with Shaking Mountain True Monarch aiming at Wind Snow Tower. If you had come a bit later, Wind Snow Tower might have been destroyed!"

"Hmm."

Ning Daoran nodded, "Has Wind Snow Tower suffered any losses?"

"None."

Bai Ying said, "I had ordered the activation of the array beforehand, thus avoiding the calamity."

"Got it, leave it to me."

Ning Daoran slowly advanced, saluting the giant bear with a fist and smiling, "Fellow Daoist Shaking Mountain, I am Ning, the Seal Master who had condensed his Nascent Soul at Wind Snow Tower, and have some relationship with Wind Snow Tower. I wonder if you could spare Wind Snow Tower on my thin face. Should you do so, I would be extremely grateful and generously reward you!"

"Oh?"

The bear turned around, its eyes emitting a cold light, "How would you reward, by offering your body’s Blood Essence Qi for me to enjoy?"

"???"

Ning Daoran was speechless and directly rolled up his sleeves, speaking sternly, "Fellow Daoist, you are seeking a path to your death!"