Lu Yang felt that Fairy Eternity made a lot of sense, but upon careful consideration, he always felt something was off.

Fairy Eternity continued to explain the principle of the Invincible Nascent Soul to Lu Yang, "The Invincible Nascent Soul is a part of you; it knows all the moves you do, and it doesn’t know the ones you don’t."

"The Invincible Nascent Soul can’t think for itself; it only makes the best choices based on instinct."

"The difference between you and it is that it can choose the most suitable moment to use the most appropriate move with the most suitable power, whereas you fall short in all these aspects."

"In other words, the Invincible Nascent Soul is your strongest state."

"To defeat the Invincible Nascent Soul, you must break through your limits and surpass your Nascent Soul in every aspect!"

"...Fairy, could you stop talking about this for now, and could you stop the Nascent Soul from hitting me?"

Lu Yang was at his wit’s end, being hit by the Nascent Soul while listening to Fairy Eternity’s lecture!

"Use your imagination. Just reconnect that broken thread, and you’ll be fine."

Lu Yang had no choice but to endure the beating while closing his eyes, imagining the thread reconnected and establishing a connection with the Invincible Nascent Soul. Only then did the Invincible Nascent Soul stop its attack and enter a dormant state.

Lu Yang looked at his Nascent Soul, his heart still racing. If it were not for being in the Spiritual Space, he would have been beaten to a pulp by the Nascent Soul, seriously injured and unable to get up.

"So while other cultivators at the Nascent Soul Stage can control their Nascent Souls in combat, until I can defeat the Invincible Nascent Soul, I can only fight by myself?"

"That’s not exactly true. Let me ask you, what is the definition of a Nascent Soul?"

Lu Yang thought for a moment and said, "Born in the dantian, resembling a baby, composed of pure and turbid qi, possessing great power, and having the ability to possess others."

"Immortals have infinite lifespans, and I am only sixteen, no different from a baby. My soul is also composed of pure and turbid qi, and my strength needs no mention, on par with Miss Yun. I can also possess you."

"According to this definition, when I am in your dantian, I am your Nascent Soul."

"In other words, you have dual Nascent Souls."

"If I am in a good mood, I might help you in battle."

Lu Yang: "..."

Fairy, I appreciate your kind intentions, but please just lie down peacefully in the Spiritual Space and don’t cause any trouble.

"So this Invincible Nascent Soul is completely useless now?"

"Not exactly. ’Unable to defeat’ is one thing, but the Invincible Nascent Soul is still a part of you; if you died, it would cease to exist. If you were to encounter an enemy you can’t defeat..."

Lu Yang was delighted, "The Invincible Nascent Soul will help me deal with them?"

"It will separate from your body and run away as fast as possible."

"..."

Lu Yang painfully massaged his brow, only to realize that rubbing the brow of a soul body was useless.

Meng Jingzhou saw Lu Yang deeply engrossed in researching the changes of the Nascent Soul Stage and felt extremely envious and covetous.

It was Lu Yang who had found the Phoenix Ancestor, Lu Yang who had made a splash, and Lu Yang who had formed the Nascent Soul. It seemed like he had been just a spectator throughout their journey in the Demon Territory!

Lu Yang opened his eyes and saw Meng Jingzhou’s resentful expression. He guessed Meng Jingzhou’s thoughts at a glance and consoled him thoughtfully, "You need to look on the bright side—now that I’ve reached the Nascent Soul Stage, the title of the strongest Golden Core Stage falls to you. Doesn’t that make you feel much better when you think about it?"

Meng Jingzhou nodded subconsciously, then suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Nonsense, even when you were at the Golden Core Stage, I could still beat you!"

Lu Yang shook his head, "I don’t believe it, unless we have a fight right now. If you can defeat me, I’ll admit you’re the strongest at the Golden Core Stage."

"Where’s your face?"

The two of them bickered and squabbled, finally arriving at the borders of Great Xia.

To enter the Great Xia border, one needed to verify their identity, go through a security check to prevent carrying items that didn’t comply with regulations—like in the early days of Great Xia’s establishment when the systems were imperfect, a cultivator stole a large amount of sea water from the East Sea.

Therefore, Jiang Lianyi decisively chose to stealthily cross the national border.

Her identity was too sensitive, and once exposed at the border, she could imagine the ensuing chaos without needing to elaborate, fearing that the entire city would be disturbed. People would rush over to gawk at her as if she were some rare animal, which she found exceedingly annoying.

Moreover, as one of the Heavenly Court’s Four Imperial Protectors, her appearance with the Seek Dao Sect would reveal their identities as well.

After sneaking across, Jiang Lianyi sped up her journey, smoothly arriving at the Seek Dao Sect.

"Not a bad place."

Jiang Lianyi commented. The Seek Dao Sect’s territory was vast, guarded by a Sect Protection Array at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage level, and the spiritual essence was extraordinarily abundant, appearing to be almost on par with the power of the Phoenix Tribe.

With five Elders vouching for her, River Spirit let her in without checking her identity.

It was only after entering the Sect that Jiang Lianyi truly felt surprised.

Talents abounded, far surpassing what the Phoenix Tribe could compare with.

In ancient times, tribes were established with bloodlines as the bond, whether it was the Human race or the Demon Race; Sects emerged after the end of the ancient era, and Jiang Lianyi had not seen Sects before.

She hadn’t paid much attention when Lu Yang had introduced them before, but now that she saw them in person, she realized she had underestimated the concept of a Sect.

Why the Demon Race revered pure blood was ultimately because it symbolized strength. Each race devoted itself to cultivating pure-blooded members of the Demon Race, maximizing the potential within their bloodlines.

The Sects, on the other hand, focused not on bloodlines but on talent, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, each with their own strengths, which was clearly much more advanced than the way of the Demon Race.

"Little Dai must still be waiting for us to bring back intelligence on the Demon Nation. Little Lu and Little Meng, you both understand the situation there better, so go and report to Little Dai."

After entering the Sect, the five Elders were in high spirits, looking for the other three Elders to show off their experiences in the Demon Territory.

They were extremely pleased with themselves for not having missed out on this trip.

By the time Lu Yang came to his senses, only he, Third Senior Sister, Meng Jingzhou, and Jiang Lianyi were left on the spot.

"Third Senior Sister, would you take Elder Lianyi to visit Sky Gate Mountain?"

"Sure."

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou entered the Task Hall, navigating their way to Elder Brother Dai’s office like old hands.

The two of them often made outstanding contributions to uphold justice, and Dai Bufan praised their character endlessly, giving them special permission to visit him directly without needing to report first.

Knock, knock, knock, Lu Yang knocked on the door politely.

"Come in," Dai Bufan’s voice came from the room.

Dai Bufan was in a good mood. Recently there had been a decrease in Demon Path activities, giving him a much easier time. He sat in his chair, humming a tune.

He then saw Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou entering the room.

"Oh, it’s you two. Hasn’t it been over half a year since I’ve seen you? I heard that Junior Sister Gan Tian invited you two to the Demon Territory. Judging by the time, you must have just caught the Demon Nation’s founding celebration. Did you come back after viewing the celebration? You’ve been quite quick."

He was waiting for a report from the Grand Elder concerning the Demon Territory, not expecting the Grand Elder didn’t arrive, but Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou returned first. He guessed the Master and others were slacking off, making the two youngsters report to him instead.

"Yes, we accompanied Third Senior Sister in the Demon Territory and learned a lot, gaining some insights. Just now, the Grand Elder told us to report the events of the Demon Territory to Elder Brother."

Dai Bufan laughed a couple of times, not taking it too seriously, and casually asked, "Then tell me, what did you see in the Demon Territory? Did you meet the legendary Ancient Emperor Jiang Zhu Tian, Venerate Zhu Tian?"

"We did meet him," they replied.

"How was he? Did he look quite impressive?"

Lu Yang candidly relayed, "It was like this: I awakened the Phoenix Ancestor Jiang Lianyi and even brought her into the Heavenly Court Sect. Elder Lianyi and I attended the founding ceremony, and she also took the opportunity to reprimand Venerate Zhu Tian, resulting in a battle of Semi-Immortals. Additionally, six Transcendance Tribulation Stage Demon Emperors also joined the fight."

On hearing this, Dai Bufan silently stood up, stepped aside, and with a gesture of invitation, said:

"Come, Junior Brother Lu, from now on, you are the Hall Master of the Task Hall."