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Black scales growing on the chest, interlaced with fresh, crimson flesh, blooming like a flower sprouting directly from the heart.

Snake-scale-like flesh flowers growing in the position of the human chest—no matter how one looked at it, it didn’t seem like anything good.

Murong Yunji’s expression turned cold, "Do you feel anything abnormal in your body? How did the envoy explain it?"

"The envoy said it’s a normal phenomenon.

This Infinite Spiritual Method was created by the Giant Serpent, and the initial shaping of the spiritual body was also based on the Giant Serpent—impossible for direct cultivation in humans.

Therefore, this method will form a serpent-like Nascent Soul at the chest to transform the spiritual power that’s incompatible with the human body. "

"Nascent Soul?" Murong Yunji sneered, "I’ve never heard of such a thing before. And then? You believed it? You dared to continue cultivating?"

"We asked..." Murong Yunliu murmured, "It won’t have any impact on the body, and if we stop practicing, the serpent body Nascent Soul won’t harm us. Regarding this issue, we suspended our practice for a month, and indeed, as the other party said, nothing abnormal occurred in our bodies."

"Oh?" Both Weichi Feihong and Murong Yunji were somewhat surprised at this. Was this not the sort of thing where one becomes poisoned as soon as they practice? Could one really stop at any time?

This isn’t right.....

"Then what about the eldest? Did he end up like that because of the cultivation technique?" Murong Yunji frowned and asked.

"We suspect..." Murong Yunliu said, "Because the eldest was indeed acting abnormally, so we all halted our cultivation progress, but..."

"But what?"

"But I think in the future, more and more people won’t be able to resist continuing their practice."

"Why?"

"Because the advancement is too fast... especially for First Rank Magicians," Murong Yunliu said with a bitter smile.

"Sister, your talents are exceptional. You became a Super First Rank Magician twenty years ago, a Super First Rank at thirty.

In Great Jin, you are a remarkable prodigy.

But have you made a breakthrough staying with the Shen Family all these years? "

Murong Yunji: "...."

"The more talented a person is, the more despair they feel since they climbed to the peak much earlier. Climbing early isn’t a bad thing.

What’s bad is... there’s no path ahead!" Murong Yunliu looked up towards the far north, "Over the years, how many geniuses reached the peak at fifty, but at the limit of three hundred years, not one has taken a step further! "

Murong Yunji remained silent. In the Sorcerers’ Realm, there were many such examples.

Unlike Warriors, there were not a few Magicians who reached Super First Rank.

Although everyone’s abilities were different and their techniques varied, leading to vastly different combat strengths, their realms were the same.

What does a top genius fear? You were once leagues ahead, but no matter how fast you lead, others slowly but surely catch up to you. It feels like your decades of lead, carrying the name of a once-in-a-century genius, only lead to everyone being about the same in the end...

In such an environment, the sudden appearance of a method that could help one break through their limits—how tempting is that?

Why are the major families in Jiangnan so compliant nowadays?

One reason is that Chen Qing’s military power is strong enough that those noble families dare not openly rebel.

The second is that the benefits Chen Qing offers are significant enough to give those old monsters hope of breaking through the bottleneck before them.

And now, the powers behind those Giant Serpents were doing the same thing—first subduing with force, then tempting with benefits.

Older Magicians, few of them could resist the temptation to advance, even knowing there could be risks.....

Murong Yunji watched the other side. On the surface, her second brother was discussing the eldest’s situation, but in reality, he was probing her. Obviously, he wanted to know if there was a better choice in Jiangnan.....

"How long have you been practicing this Cultivation Technique, second brother?"

"We began to carefully try it a month after the eldest started practicing. Counting the time preparing and the month we stopped afterward, it’s been at least three months of uninterrupted practice."

"Three months, huh... Let me see..." Murong Yunji’s hand suddenly pressed on the other party’s chest, right above the chest where the snake scale flower was.

"Yunji, what are you doing?" Murong Yunliu was taken aback, but before he could react, a surge of extremely overwhelming spiritual power stormed in!

It was an overwhelming force of another level, feeling like a solitary leaf on a boat floating amidst boundless ocean waves, how minuscule oneself was compared to the vast world...

Yunji had been a genius from a young age, who reached Super First Rank Magician status fifty years younger than I and also practiced both magic and martial arts.

But the gap shouldn’t be this immense. The combat power among Super First Rank Magicians might differ greatly, but the realm... even if the universally acknowledged number one, Heavenly Master Zhang, were here, there wouldn’t be such an exaggerated disparity.

The only possibility... must be that Murong Yunji had achieved a breakthrough!!

For a moment, Murong Yunliu trembled all over, thinking Jiangnan... indeed also has a path forward!

If there were any normal methods, who would want to take the risk of practicing those strange techniques left by demons?

"Yunji... when... when did you?"

Murong Yunliu’s voice shook as he spoke, even more excited than when he had seen Weichi Feihong display his power.

Although Weichi Feihong was powerful, his identity was in question.

Despite claiming to be from the Weichi Clan, whether he truly belonged was unclear; after all, he had never met him before.

It could be that he was a demon in disguise.

Now, with regards to Jiangnan, many outsiders, especially those from the great families, had their doubts. Some suspected that Chen Qing had not obtained anything from the Dragon Palace, and some even believed that Jiangnan had been taken over by the Dragon Palace.

That guy using the name of Weichi Feihong, with such strong power, might very well be an entity from the Dragon Palace in disguise.

But Murong Yunji was different; he had watched her grow up since she was a child, and the aura on her body, including the familiar characteristics of her spiritual power, were all the same as before... there could be no mistake.

The sudden, meteoric rise of an acquaintance was far more convincing than a stranger displaying power...

"There’s something strange about this power inside Second Brother’s body..." Murong Yunji, after sensing the other’s body through spiritual power, said, "It feels like... a special kind of spiritual power embryo."

"Yes, yes..." Murong Yunliu quickly nodded in agreement: "Indeed, our own sensing has confirmed this.

The messenger said that the Nascent Soul Method is precisely this: forming a nascent spiritual power structure in our bodies, akin to a second birth of our spiritual selves that perfectly follows the standards of the cultivation technique.

As a result, there will be no side effects.

Furthermore, this nascent soul is linked with the physical body.

With a mere thought, the nascent soul will instantly react in unison, as though an additional organ has appeared in the body. "

"Do you believe it?" Murong Yunji asked, smiling.

At these words, the people of the Murong Family all gave wry smiles: "It’s precisely because we don’t believe it that we’ve temporarily stopped cultivating."

An organ is an organ, but can it really be used as one? The nascent soul currently seems devoid of consciousness, but once it takes shape, will it truly obediently serve as an organ?

If it were so, why then did the eldest brother undergo such a drastic personality change?

"Can you confirm if there are risks involved with our method, Yunji?"

"I don’t know..." Murong Yunji did not completely reject their cultivation technique; instead, she honestly replied, "I have never seen this Nascent Soul Method of yours.

I will send a message back and ask the scholarly magicians of Jiangnan to study it carefully to see if they can draw any conclusions.

It would be best for you, Second Brother, to refrain and not to continue recklessly. "

"We know that..." Another tall and thin member of the Murong Family chuckled in response and quickly added, "Yunji, since you haven’t used the Nascent Soul Method, how did you break through that limit?"

"The Dragon Transformation Technique..." Murong Yunji extended her arm, and blue dragon scales appeared on it, causing everyone’s pupils to contract in surprise.

The Dragon Transformation Technique—when Old Ancestor Shen came over in the past, this was the very method discussed. They hadn’t expected it to have been actually realized.

"The Dragon Transformation Technique in Jiangnan is nearing maturity. If you brothers are interested, you can follow me to Jiangnan later to have a look and then make a decision."

"Yes, yes, yes..." A group of Murong Family members immediately smiled brightly, nodding repeatedly.

"Let’s go see Eldest Brother first..." Murong Yunji directed her gaze toward the Northern Wolf Pass not far ahead. "No matter what Eldest Brother has become, I must see for myself to make a judgment, right?"

"Then Yunji, be careful," Murong Yunliu cautioned. He was about to mention something that required attention when suddenly a flash of blue light shot towards them at dazzling speed. Ordinary people may not even see the shadow, but for Murong Yunji and the others, the object was clearly visible.

It was a snow-white Cloud Marten, darting through the snow like a gust of wind—an animal used by the Murong Family to deliver messages.

Murong Yunliu grabbed it quickly and found a note hidden within the Cloud Marten’s soft fur.

He opened the note and was instantly taken aback, his expression turning grave.

"What’s wrong?" Murong Yunji frowned and asked.

"The letter says that today an envoy from the north visited the Murong Family," replied Murong Yunliu.

"Oh?" Murong Yunji suddenly smiled, not expecting a confrontation so soon.