Chapter 162


    <strong>Chapter 162</strong>


    Li Su couldn’t help but think, “The sect leader must be concealing her true cultivation level.” Thest time they had met when the sect leader was repairing her foundation, she had already reached the fourthyer of Nascent Soul. Nearly twenty years had passed since then, and she had certainly had the time to advance further, possibly to the fifth, sixth, or even seventhyer. And then there was the matter of the Immortal Spirit Root.


    ording to legends, those with an Immortal Spirit Root in ancient times could achieve Nascent Soul before the age of one hundred. A Nascent Soul at a hundred years old! That was terrifying because Immortal Spirit Roots were incredibly rare, with only one appearing every few millennia. The sect leader also had the advantage of the abundant elixirs that Li Su had crafted for her, greatly elerating her cultivation speed.


    At present, the Nascent Souls in the Northern Territory, ording to Li Su’s perception, seemed to have rtively ordinary spirit roots. There were no third-grade spirit roots among them. After learning about the history of the Northern Territory from the Mermaid Princess Bai Ling, Li Su spected that those with exceptional spirit roots might leave the Northern Territory once they reached a certain cultivation level.


    After all, the Northern Territory had suffered a significant loss of spiritual energy due to the devastating battle, and it currently had only one third-grade sect. There were no second-grade sects, let alone sacred grounds. This could exin why the Nascent Souls in the Northern Territory had rtively ordinary spirit roots.


    “Now that everyone is here, at the moment, Fellow Taoist Li has the strongest power. Fellow Taoist Li, you will lead this support mission,” one of the sect leaders said. “Yes, Fellow Taoist Li, how should we proceed?” “The Bi Luo Sect’s grand formation ispletely sealed off. We currently have no means ofmunication with them, but once we attack, they will follow suit.” The sect leaders began discussing their strategy. Surprisingly, they were preparing to make Li Su the leader this time.


    Over a decade ago, Li Su had demonstrated a cultivation level of the eighthyer of Nascent Soul, making him the strongest among those present. In addition to Li Su, the sect leader of the Purple Gold Sect was at the seventhyer of Nascent Soul, and there were several Nascent Souls at the mid-stage, while the rest were in the early stage of Nascent Soul.


    Li Su looked in the direction of the Bi Luo Sect, and currently, there was still a distance of several thousand miles between their location and the Bi Luo Sect. The reason for maintaining such a distance was the powerful divine sense of the Sea n’s Nascent Divinity, and they wanted to avoid being detected.


    The profound sense of the Sea n’s Nascent Divinity might not necessarily surpass that of human Nascent Divinities, but it was a factor we should consider.


    Li Su stated, “We’ll enter directly. You all handle the Sea n Nascent Souls, and I’ll deal with the Sea n Nascent Divinity.”


    Li Su’s words drew the attention of all the Nascent Souls present. Li Su remainedposed and continued, “They have fewer Nascent Souls than we do. We can simply push them back.”


    This deration left the Nascent Souls exchanging nces, seemingly questioning if they heard correctly.


    “Li, do you intend to confront the Sea n’s Nascent Divinity?” The leader of the Purple Gold Sect couldn’t help but inquire.


    Li Su responded, “Indeed.”


    “Li, while the Sea n’s power differs from ours, their Nascent Divinity’sbat strength is exceedingly formidable…”


    Li Su said, “I understand their strength, but I believe we can handle it.”


    The leader of the Purple Gold Sect was about to speak when her eyes widened in amazement. She stammered, “Li, when did your cultivation level… when did it rise again?”


    At this moment, Li Su radiated an aura much stronger than over a decade ago, evident even to the Purple Gold Sect’s leader. His presence surpassed even the cultivator Jin.


    The other Nascent Souls couldn’t help but reveal their astonishment as well.


    “Don’t worry, I’m capable of holding my own. Once you drive away the other Sea n Nascent Souls and Elder Jin leads the rest out, they will have no choice but to retreat!” Li Su affirmed solemnly.


    At this point, Li Su was on the cusp of achieving Nascent Divinity, only needing two more spirit root descendants. Obtaining these two descendants would bring his total to 500, enabling him to ascend to Nascent Divinity directly. His descendants had multiplied despite not taking any concubines in the past year and spending time with Bai Ling.


    With two spirit root descendants, attaining Nascent Divinity might take just a few days. Even if it took a bit longer, it would still be a matter of months.


    Although Li Su hadn’t reached Nascent Divinity, he was at the peak of Nascent Soul, making him more than capable of contending with a Nascent Divinity. Despite a substantial gap between Nascent Soul and Nascent Divinity, he had enough confidence to remain undefeated as long as the opposing Nascent Divinity was in the early stage.


    The likelihood that the Sea n’s Nascent Divinity was in the early stage was quite high. If it were in the mid-stage, the Bi Luo Sect’s grand formation wouldn’t hold out for so long, even with over twenty Nascent Souls joining forces.


    “In that case, let’s trust Li and give it our all!” The leader of the Falling Cloud Sect spoke first.


    “Agreed!” Immediately, the other Nascent Souls concurred.


    “Haha, a sh between Nascent Soul and Nascent Divinity! If Li wins, he’ll gain worldwide renown!” The leader of the Danxin Sectughed heartily.