The Path of Survivor begins with obtaining titles

Chapter 495: Chapter 259: Halfway through the Nascent Soul Realm?_2
Lin Yi used the Eye of Emptiness to inspect himself and found that his Nascent Soul seemed to be entirely filled with a purple aura carrying a pure and masculine vibe, unlike the Golden Core that contained seven elements.

How then could he replicate the miraculous effect of the Golden Core inversion?

Moreover, he could not detect any trace of the seven elements in the purple aura; it was completely merged into a new breath, filled with pristine masculinity.

The essence revealed by the Eye of Emptiness gave him some new insights.

Under the operation of the Creation Method, Lin Yi, despite his repeated failed attempts at breaking through the realm, had attained opportunities for Enlightenment, gaining a clearer understanding of his Nascent Soul and himself.

However, after a few years, he noticed that his Golden Core showed no signs of cracking or any looseness.

His title [Grain Wisdom from One’s Mistakes] had reached the eighth level, and the Enlightenment opportunity lasted as long as forty days.

Over the years, there hadn’t been any slackening in his Golden Core Realm. It felt like a thick wall blocking his breakthrough.

Not even when he evolved to the Golden Core Tenth Layer did he face such difficulty.

Moreover, once his consciousness entered the Nascent Soul in the Golden Core, he couldn’t escape it.

This meant that unless he broke free from the Golden Core and ascended to the Nascent Soul Realm, he would forever remain a vegetative state, stuck inside his Golden Core and unable to leave.

As his understanding deepened, Lin Yi found through the Eye of Emptiness that when the Creation Method operated, a strand of purple aura passed through his Golden Core and seemingly entered his brain’s Mud Pill Palace. This mysterious Upper Field of Elixir kept expanding.

This was something that had never happened before during his years of Enlightenment. He couldn’t help but feel amazed.

Could it be that the transformation brought about by reaching the Nascent Soul Realm meant allowing the Nascent Soul to enter the Upper Field of Elixir, rather than shattering the Golden Core to occupy the Lower Field of Elixir?

No wonder his Golden Core’s barrier felt as solid as copper and iron walls, remaining unwavering despite years of Enlightenment.

Similarly, he seemed to understand why his Nascent Soul only contained a purple aura, and not the results of his Golden Core Cultivation.

It turned out that his Nascent Soul and Golden Core would each have their respective roles: the Nascent Soul would become the Primordial Spirit, while the Golden Core would house his Divine Skills.

However, without the Elemental Divine Skills of the Golden Core, his Nascent Soul appeared to be considerably weakened.

The Nascent Soul of an average cultivator possesses all the capabilities of the Golden Core. After leaving the body, it can still use Divine Skills to fight enemies.

His Nascent Soul, though, could only use the abilities inherent in the Nascent Soul, without the power of the elements. Meaning, this transformation not only did not strengthen his ability, but it also weakened the power of the Nascent Soul.

Lin Yi thought for a moment. These were just his conjectures. He would have to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm to know for sure.

If the practice of the Creation Method would weaken his capabilities, there would be no need for the man behind Master of Bi Hai to exterminate all cultivators practicing the Creation Method.

From previous insights, breaking the Golden Core to become an infant seemed impossible. Was he supposed to allow the Nascent Soul to shatter the void and teleport from inside the Golden Core to the Mud Pill Palace?

He had not yet discerned the way to shatter the void, probably because the Mud Pill Palace had not expanded enough to accommodate the Nascent Soul.

Lin Yi continued to operate the Creation Method and began to perceive. Strands of purple aura continually entered the Mud Pill Palace from his Nascent Soul.

After several years, the expansion of the Mud Pill Palace ceased. Finally, while operating the Creation Method, he began to understand a bit about shattering the void.

This reminded him of a title ability, [Meaningless Fight and Kill], which included an effect where there was a chance to trigger Instant Teleport after disengaging from a fight.

Unfortunately, inside the Golden Core, he had no enemies and couldn’t trigger the title effect.

He also tried to use his tiny Nascent Soul to strike against the outer shell of his Golden Core, treating it as an enemy, but this did not trigger a breakthrough from the battle state.

However, even though he was unable to utilize this effect, when Lin Yi wore his title and observed through the Eye of Emptiness during his insights, his understanding of shattering the void became clearer, no longer shrouded in fog.

Finally, in the twelfth year of his closed-door cultivation, he achieved enlightenment. The small infant in his hand started to operate the Creation Method, using the purple breath as guidance, shattering the void.

A stream of light appeared, and he felt his consciousness instantly become blank. When he regained consciousness, he found that his surroundings were no longer the inner wall of the Golden Core, but a completely new and familiar space.

Soon, excitement appeared on Lin Yi’s face. It was the same Mud Pill Palace that he had observed countless times through the Eye of Emptiness. He had finally allowed the Nascent Soul to break through the void and reach the Upper Field of Elixir.

At that moment, his consciousness immediately returned to his body. Opening his eyes and looking at his normal-sized palm, he was extremely excited. He had finally returned after twelve years.

He moved his hands and feet and walked around in the Cave Mansion for a while, as though he had just successfully taken over a new body and was getting used to it.

After the excitement, Lin Yi suddenly realized a problem. That was whether his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm had been exposed.

Before he started his seclusion, he had asked the Pill Immortal Master to seal off the entire Cultivation cave mansion so that no slightest breath would leak out, nor would any abnormalities be observed from the outside.

Even the Pill Immortal Master was excluded from entering, unable to know any of his actions inside.

At the time, Zhang Dao Xuan reminded him that if an emergency occurred and they couldn’t see what was happening inside, they would be unable to rescue him.

Latter, they set a time. If he didn’t come out within fifteen years, Zhang Dao Xuan could break the Formation and enter the Cave Mansion.

While pondering, Lin Yi suddenly felt something was wrong. The popup for the advancement to the next stage of the Path of Survivor title hadn’t appeared.

After he achieved the Golden Core, he immediately received the [Trend of Great Conservation] title.

He clearly had separated his Nascent Soul from his Golden Core, reaching the Nascent Soul Realm. Why didn’t the title of the Path of Survivor update?

Lin Yi couldn’t help but open the title panel to check, but when he saw his cultivation information on the panel, he was completely stunned.

The title panel could show his progress in real-time cultivation. Even the slightest increase in his cultivation would appear on it.

However, his Realm was still at the Golden Core Tenth Layer, just with an extra bracket displaying (Nascent Soul Realm progress: 50%).

He was utterly dumbfounded, his mind slightly confused. He had already allowed the Nascent Soul to break through the void and enter the Mud Pill Palace. How could it possibly only represent half the progress?

Could it be that he still needed to foster the Nascent Soul in the Mud Pill Palace, allowing it to grow twice as large?

Lin Yi specifically looked at the Nascent Soul in the Mud Pill Palace. It sat there quietly, and he could enter the Nascent Soul with his consciousness at any time, controlling some of its actions.

Also, when he observed the interior of his Golden Core through the Eye of Emptiness, there was no trace of the existence of any Nascent Soul.

Just then, he had a sudden flash of insight, as if he had grasped something, but his mind was too chaotic to fully capture what this insight meant.

He shook his head, feeling a bit confused, and decided to sort out his thoughts first.

Looking at the content on the title panel, Lin Yi started to ponder. The progress of the Nascent Soul Realm by half could mean that the Nascent Soul’s size needed to continue to grow. The second possibility was that one Nascent Soul only represented half of the progress.

Thinking of this, his eyes lit up. He looked at the Golden Core still residing in his Lower Field of Elixir, remembered the pure Yang Qi inside the Nascent Soul, and suddenly understood. He couldn’t help but let out an excited laugh.

“Hahaha, I understand now, I understand now! No wonder this Nascent Soul doesn’t contain any Element and is filled with Pure Yang Qi. The Golden Core is still intact and continues to exist. All the doubts have been answered. So, that’s how it is.”

He previously wondered why the Creation Method separated the Divine Skills of the Nascent Soul and the Golden Core, each to their own, leading to a decrease in power. It turns out this was only half of the progress, and he had not yet fully broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm.