Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 979: Chapter 979: All the Nine Aperture Nascent Souls Have Gone Mad

Baihua Valley.

Spirit Sound sat under the peach blossom tree and poured two cups of wine.

The aroma of the wine was intoxicatingly fragrant.

Dong!

Jiang Fan descended before her, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

Without looking up, Spirit Sound said indifferently, "Congratulations."

"To break through the Second Level of Nascent Soul in one fell swoop is rare in the world."

"Sit down."

Jiang Fan glanced at the two freshly poured cups of wine on the table.

This woman seemed to have predicted his arrival.

He sat down silently on the stone chair opposite her. However, he pushed away the wine in front of him unceremoniously.

He said bluntly, "I dare not drink your stuff."

Spirit Sound’s voice was ethereal; she picked up her wine glass and tasted it gently, saying, "Osmanthus wine brewed by Demon Moon, still a bit lacking in flavor."

After finishing the cup, she slowly raised her eyes to look at Jiang Fan and said, "What do you want to ask me?"

With this eye contact, Jiang Fan couldn’t help but thump his heart.

Although it was his second time meeting Spirit Sound, her stunning beauty still made him find it hard to look directly.

Averting his gaze, he asked in a deep voice, "Since you guessed I would come, couldn’t you guess what I want to ask?"

Spirit Sound said indifferently, "So are you thanking me, or blaming me?"

Jiang Fan composed himself and respectfully bowed, saying, "Naturally, it is thanks to Senior Spirit Sound for her life-saving grace."

"Without you, Ling Shu would surely have died."

"I am curious how you persuaded Ling Shu to live."

Saving Ling Shu’s life wasn’t difficult.

Jiang Fan could have done it at the time, for example, by forcing Ling Shu to take a Revitalizing Pill.

He didn’t do so because all of Ling Shu’s clan were dead, and she had no attachment to the world.

Spirit Sound said, "No need to persuade; I just told her her clansmen are all still alive."

What?

Jiang Fan was startled: "Ling Shu’s clan isn’t dead?"

"Didn’t the Sky-devouring Tiger Demon King say all one hundred and fifty-eight were killed?"

Spirit Sound chuckled lightly and glanced at the valley nearby.

The Sky-devouring Tiger Demon King timidly walked out, fearing Jiang Fan, saying, "Senior Jiang, I did not follow the orders of the Sky Demon Emperor to kill the people of the Lv Ying Tribe."

"The Lv Ying Tribe had long been moved by Elder Han; when I went, the tribe was already empty."

Ah?

Jiang Fan was surprised again: "Then why did you say all were killed?"

"Also, what’s the matter with Ling Shu’s father’s head?"

The Sky-devouring Tiger Demon King dared not reply and looked toward Spirit Sound.

"I told him to respond that way."

"As for the head..."

She casually picked a peach blossom from the tree and gently tossed it to the ground.

The peach blossom transformed into a bloody head.

Jiang Fan’s pupils shrank; he scanned it with his soul but couldn’t see through this Blinding Technique!

He rubbed his temples, frowned at Spirit Sound, and asked, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

He couldn’t understand.

If she wanted to harm Ling Shu, why did she save her later?

Spirit Sound asked instead of answering, "If Ling Shu had died, would you be sad?"

Jiang Fan reflected on the past two months, his voice low: "That feeling, I never want to experience again."

Spirit Sound nodded: "Left a scar on your Nascent Soul?"

Hmm?

Jiang Fan squinted: "You orchestrated Ling Shu’s fake death just to make me overcome my tribulation in sadness, leaving this scar?"

Spirit Sound smiled but said nothing.

Which amounted to acknowledgment.

Jiang Fan felt a chill in his heart, uneasy: "Will this scar be bad for me?"

Spirit Sound shook her head: "No harm, only benefits."

Oh?

Jiang Fan showed confusion: "How so?"

Spirit Sound said, "Do you know the secret of the late-stage Nascent Soul?"

Hmm?

This question seemed like something Yu Peiyuan wanted to tell him.

Just interrupted by the crazed Jiang Wuya.

He frowned: "What’s the secret of the late-stage Nascent Soul?"

"Isn’t it the same cultivation system as the Core Formation Realm?"

Spirit Sound poured herself another cup of osmanthus wine, lightly sipping it, saying:

"Have you met the Sect Leader of the Divine Sect in Taicang State?"

"What is their cultivation?"

Jiang Fan began to ponder: "I have met the Abbot Puguang of White Horse Temple, a third-grade Vajra."

"Met the owner of Jiangshan First-class Building, Five Apertures Nascent Soul."

"Haven’t seen any others."

Eh?

Speaking of this, Jiang Fan realized something was wrong.

Why are they all below Seven Orifice Nascent Soul?

Jiangshan First-class Building is a commercial alliance; let’s assume it doesn’t have any masters.

But White Horse Temple has Bodhisattvas presiding over the Divine Sect.

Is there no First Grade and Second Grade Vajra in the temple?

Why is a third-grade Vajra like Puguang appointed as the abbot?

"It seems you’ve found the crux of the problem," Ling Yin spoke:

"Eight-Orifice Nascent Souls and Nine Aperture Nascent Souls, all have disappeared."

Jiang Fan was taken aback: "Where did they all go?"

Ling Yin replied blandly: "Gone mad."

Shing!

Jiang Fan suddenly stood up.

He remembered Jiang Wuya, the Nine Aperture Nascent Soul who went mad!

He originally thought that Jiang Wuya’s madness was because of his own reasons.

Now, hearing Ling Yin’s words, it’s evident that madness among Nine Aperture Nascent Souls and Eight-Orifice Nascent Souls is inevitable!

Is this the secret of the Late-stage Nascent Soul?

"Why do they go mad?" Jiang Fan was somewhat panicked.

Ling Yin replied:

"Because, it is the necessary path to Divinity Transformation."

Jiang Fan was shocked.

The breakthrough to the Divinity Transformation Realm doesn’t require opportunity.

Instead, it involves madness?

Ling Yin continued: "When reaching Eight-Orifice Nascent Souls, one will occasionally go mad due to Divinity Transformation, doing unexpected things."

"Upon reaching Nine Aperture Nascent Souls, one will be wholly engulfed in madness."

"And you..."

Ling Yin glanced at Jiang Fan, saying mildly: "Will inevitably go mad one day too."

Jiang Fan’s mouth went dry.

The Late-stage Nascent Soul is indeed perilous!

No wonder the Divine Sect doesn’t have Eight-Orifice or Nine Aperture Nascent Souls in charge.

Because they are all abnormal!

And he cannot escape this fate either.

Jiang Fan asked solemnly: "Is it unavoidable?"

Ling Yin shook her head: "Unless you never enter the ranks of the Nine Aperture Nascent Souls."

"The moment you step in, madness is inevitable."

"If one day you manage to awaken from madness, you will transform from mortal to divine."

Jiang Fan’s face turned serious: "What if I can’t wake up?"

Ling Yin replied blandly: "Then the world will have gained another madman."

Jiang Fan sat back down, staring blankly.

The road to divinity is indeed dangerous?

Yet, Ling Yin soon added: "Ling Shu’s death has left a scar on your Nascent Soul."

"Its pain will prevent you from going completely mad like other Nine Aperture Nascent Souls."

"It will give you a greater chance to awaken."

The implication being that it increases the chance of Divinity Transformation?

Only then did Jiang Fan understand Ling Yin’s well-intentioned effort!

Gratefully, he cupped his hands: "Thank you, Senior Ling Yin!"

Ling Yin replied with indifference: "No need to thank."

"Only by waking on your own can you achieve Divinity Transformation."

"If you can’t awaken from madness for a long time, this scar will gradually widen, eventually tearing your Nascent Soul, causing you to lose your cultivation."

"At that time, you will no longer be a Nine Aperture Nascent Soul, and naturally, will not be considered a mad soul, and will awaken from madness."

"However, you will become a cripple."

"Waking on your own, you are divine."

"Waking passively, you are mortal."

"Seize it well."

After being stunned for a while, Jiang Fan stood up and deeply bowed to Ling Yin: "Senior Ling Yin’s well-intentioned effort."

"I had some misconceptions earlier, please forgive me."

He once suspected Ling Yin of having some conspiracy.

Turns out, all the calculations were to pave the way for him to achieve Divinity Transformation.

Ling Yin replied indifferently:

"If you achieve Divinity Transformation, you will be stronger with the Demon Moon’s child, which is good for my priest lineage."

"Moreover, I am not helping you for free."

"Take this letter."

"In the future, if you encounter someone named Heavenly Mechanism Elder, give it to him."

Jiang Fan automatically ignored the front part of the sentence.

He solemnly accepted the letter with both hands, saying: "If I encounter him, I will definitely deliver it."

"Then I won’t disturb your peace any further."

Ling Yin nodded gently, saying: "Go."

"Once you reach Taicang State, remember to stay away from Nine Aperture Nascent Souls."

"No matter how normal they appear, stay away."

Jiang Fan remembered the ever-changing Jiang Wuya, and smiled wryly:

"There’s no need for Senior Ling Yin to remind me of that."

He left by soaring into the sky.

Before leaving, he glanced at Ling Yin meaningfully, hesitant to speak.

Ling Yin looked up at him: "What do you want to say?"

Jiang Fan surveyed the surroundings, seemingly asking casually:

"Senior, do you raise chickens?"