Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 190 - 188: The Great Temptation (Must Read)

In Immortal Sun City, there are ninety-three Immortal Mountains, most of which have caves available for rent. These rental caves are divided into four levels: A, B, C, and D, corresponding to the Golden Core, Purple Mansion, Foundation Establishment, and Qi Cultivation realms of cultivators.

After Zhouyang and Xiao Ying left the "Profound Sun Pavilion," they wandered around several Immortal Mountains with rental caves in the city, and eventually, both coincidentally favored a C-level cave located deep in a peach forest.

This cave is situated on an Immortal Mountain named "Jade Peak," and the main body of the cave has been carved out of a cliff into over a dozen stone chambers. Inside, there’s not only an independent earth fire vent for the owner of the cave to use for alchemy and artifact refinement, but outside the cave, there is also an Immortal Peach Forest covering more than ten acres for the owner to enjoy flowers and host guests.

All the peach trees in the Immortal Peach Forest are special varieties specially cultivated by spirit plant cultivators. Although their grade is not high, only Tier Two, they ensure peach blossoms bloom all year round, providing spiritual peaches for consumption.

Meanwhile, the concentration of spiritual qi inside the cave is very high, roughly equivalent to a Tier Three High-Grade Spiritual Vein, and the protective array is a Tier Three Middle Grade Array.

Such a beautifully scenic and spiritually rich cave mansion naturally has a high rent. Even with the "Profound Sun Order" giving an 80% discount, Zhouyang needs to pay 800 spirit stones annually, meaning the cave’s regular annual rent reaches up to 1,000 spirit stones!

A yearly rent of 1,000 spirit stones, if Zhouyang is not just staying for seven years and had not recently made a fortune selling "Kan Yuan Spiritual Water," he would never consider renting such an expensive cave mansion.

But the real reason he decided to rent this cave mansion was because of Xiao Ying.

Firstly, Xiao Ying really loved this cave mansion and clearly showed her affection when visiting it. Naturally, he didn’t want to disappoint her.

Secondly, the cave mansion has an independent earth fire chamber, where Xiao Ying can attempt to refine Tier Three Spirit Pills. If Xiao Ying truly can break through to become a Tier Three Alchemist here, then the spirit stones spent would be worth it.

Therefore, after paying the rent and entering the cave mansion with Xiao Ying, once they chose their respective bedrooms, Zhouyang immediately took Xiao Ying to the earth fire chamber and said: "Ying’Er, we’ll live here for the next seven years. During this time, why not try to become a Tier Three Alchemist? I have plenty of Tier Three Spirit Elixirs; if you need any for alchemy, just let me know, and I’ll buy them for you."

Then, he immediately took out all the Tier Three Spirit Elixirs he had collected in the Broken Cloud Mountain Range.

The spirit elixirs he picked back then are in considerable quantity. He originally planned to sell some of them after arriving in Immortal Sun City, but after Xiao Ying appeared, he abandoned this idea.

If Xiao Ying can advance to become a Tier Three Alchemist, the Zhou Family would only buy spirit elixirs from outside in the future; how could they ever sell them again?

"Three-colored Reishi, Golden Bud Fruit, Jade Reishi, Purple Cloud Mushroom... Excellent, Brother Zhou, these spirit elixirs can precisely form the majority of the main ingredients for two types of Tier Three Spirit Pills. As long as Brother Zhou can buy five-hundred-year-old Gold and Silver Ginseng and Jade Marrow Flower, as well as some Tier Two auxiliary ingredients, Ying’Er will be able to refine the [Immortal Ganoderma Jade Dew Pill] and [Golden Marrow Pill]."

In the cave mansion, after checking the spirit elixirs Zhouyang had taken out, Xiao Ying couldn’t help clapping her hands in delight.

Zhouyang wants her to quickly advance to become a Tier Three Alchemist, but she wants it even more.

Only by advancing to become a Tier Three Alchemist can she truly assist Zhouyang; otherwise, she, who is not adept at combat and lacks other talents, is no different from a decorative vase.

"Alright, Ying’Er, you stay here in the cave mansion and study the pill formulas first. I’ll go out and buy the lacking spirit elixirs for you."

With joy flashing across Zhouyang’s face, he immediately wanted to go outside to buy the elixirs for Xiao Ying.

However, as he opened the cave mansion door and prepared to step out, he suddenly froze.

Standing outside in the peach forest was an elderly Daoist with crane-like hair and a child-like face dressed in a cyan Daoist robe, who had appeared at an unknown time.

"What’s this? Only a little over a decade has passed, and the young one does not recognize the old Daoist?"

Under the peach tree, Master Cyan Yang smiled slightly at Zhouyang. Instantaneously, all the peach trees in the peach forest, regardless of whether they were in their blooming period, produced buds, revealed flower centers, and bloomed beautiful, fragrant peaches.

Such a phenomenon made Zhouyang tremble all over with realization. Hastily, he bent deeply in salute, exclaiming, "This junior failed to recognize the Zhenren. I beg the Zhenren’s forgiveness!"

"Come over and sit; the old Daoist has something to ask you."

With a serene smile, Master Cyan Yang sat on a stone bench in the peach forest and waved a sleeve, conjuring two vividly vibrant purplish-red immortal peaches on a stone table nearby.

"This junior dares not; Zhenren, please feel free to speak."

Zhouyang approached the stone table, not daring to actually sit with a Nascent Soul Stage Zhenren, instead lowering his shoulders slightly, making a posture of deferential listening.

It’s no surprise he behaved like this; at this moment, not only him, but even Cao Wenjin with his Sixth-Layer Golden Core Cultivation would probably not act better than him.

The difference between Nascent Soul Stage and Golden Core Stage may seem like just one realm, but that one realm is a world apart.

Golden Core Stage cultivators have a lifespan of a thousand years, they may soar through the clouds to roam far lands, or establish sects as ancestor masters. In the eyes of ordinary cultivators, this is already a lifelong pursuit.

But Golden Core Stage cultivators are nothing before Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

Nascent Soul Stage cultivators have a lifespan of three thousand years, can shrink inches per step, travel hundreds of miles in an instant, manifest their Nascent Soul outside their bodies to take heads a thousand miles away, can change seasons, move mountains, fill seas, can...

Even if Master Cyan Yang has just recently formed his Nascent Soul and may not yet possess the Great Divine Techniques unique to Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, he still is indisputably a Master Nascent Soul, a worthy senior deserving respect from all who aspire to the Dao.

Only when cultivators form a Nascent Soul do they truly qualify to pursue the Great Dao of immortality.

Ever since Master Cyan Yang successfully formed his Nascent Soul, the former acquaintances, including those fellow disciples, became somewhat reserved in his presence, even if their relationship was good before, unless they themselves reached the Nascent Soul.

Therefore, he did not find Zhouyang’s attitude strange, merely nodding lightly and saying: "Since that’s the case, you may answer my questions while standing."

"Please ask, Master Zhenren."

Zhouyang felt his heart tighten, with a sense of foreboding.

Sure enough, Master Cyan Yang’s next words confirmed his hunch.

"Back then, I was eager to return to the sect for Nascent Soul formation, and did not thoroughly consider some matters. It wasn’t until I succeeded that during a memory retrospect, I recalled that before Blood Nether self-detonated his Golden Core, the storage spiritual artifact in his hand had vanished, along with his later attempt at possession. It is evident he planned this!"

"So, do you know where he placed the storage spiritual artifact?"

Master Cyan Yang looked at Zhouyang with a smile, ostensibly asking him, but with no trace of doubt in his eyes, indicating he already knew the answer.

"I know!"

Zhouyang turned pale and nodded, surprisingly admitting immediately.

It’s a joke; Master Cyan Yang even brought out "memory retrospect," a unique divine technique of Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. If he refused to admit it, isn’t he courting death?

A Nascent Soul Stage cultivator may make mistakes, but certainly not in front of a Foundation Establishment cultivator!

Seeing Zhouyang’s honest confession, a trace of satisfaction flashed in Master Cyan Yang’s eyes, followed by a slight nod: "As expected, so the item is currently in your possession?"

Zhouyang hurriedly replied: "Master Zhenren, though I know where the item is located, due to the spiritual mark left by Blood Nether on it, I cannot open it now, and so have not retrieved it!"

"Oh, you managed to resist the temptation to touch it all along?"

Master Cyan Yang looked at Zhouyang in surprise, finding it hard to believe.

That artifact belonged to a Ninth-Layer Golden Core cultivator!

Not to mention a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like Zhouyang, even a Sixth-Layer Golden Core cultivator like Cao Wenjin wouldn’t resist such temptation!

The issue of being unable to open it doesn’t prevent taking possession of it first; resisting temptation has little relation to it.

Zhouyang revealed a slight smile upon hearing this, knowing it’s a story that could impress a Nascent Soul Master, though he wouldn’t share it with anyone.

He could only explain honestly: "I dare not deceive Master Zhenren, feeling the current location of the item is safer than any hiding place I might think of. Rather than retrieving and relocating it, it’s better off where it is."

"Smart!"

Master Cyan Yang briefly fell silent before spitting out these two words succinctly.

He then glanced at Zhouyang and suddenly asked: "If you were given the chance to abandon your small clan and join my tutelage, would you be willing?"

What!

Zhouyang stared at Cyan Yang Daoist in shock, nearly dumbfounded.

He almost doubted his ears, but seeing Master Cyan Yang’s earnest expression, it’s clear he heard right; indeed, Master Cyan Yang extended him an olive branch!

A Nascent Soul Stage Master, one from the renowned major sect Profound Sun Immortal Sect, is proactively offering to take him as a disciple!

Zhouyang, though sober today, felt somewhat intoxicated, in a dizzy, dazed state!

Every cultivator likely fantasizes, after starting their cultivation journey, of being favored by a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, eventually advancing, opening the Purple Mansion, forming the Golden Core...

Do not doubt it’s a dream; if a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator genuinely wishes to nurture a disciple, unless the disciple is totally incompetent like mud that can’t be shaped, even with a lower-grade spiritual root, they could achieve Core Formation.

If Zhouyang’s talent allows him to apprentice under Master Cyan Yang, and Master Cyan Yang wholeheartedly supports him, given the immense resources of the Profound Sun Immortal Sect, and Master Cyan Yang’s status therein, his future path is bound to be smooth!

When the time comes, though not daring to guarantee Nascent Soul formation, Golden Core formation should pose no issue!

Golden Core!

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