Rebirth of a Quasi-Immortal Spirit

Lady Zhu was full of confidence because she saw the power of lightning on Gao Zhun's hands. As for the person in question, he was silently putting on a brave face and facing the pressure of the tribulation lightning of the Nascent Soul stage. For Gao Zhun, who had only recently formed his Nascent Soul, it was still a bit of a struggle.

Unable to spare a moment to give Madam Zhu a reassuring smile, she could only stare intently at the tribulation clouds overhead. To be honest, if it weren't for her special physique, with her early Nascent Soul cultivation, enduring the tribulation of a Nascent Soul cultivator would have been tantamount to suicide. However, she wasn't overly afraid; she only hoped not to make a mistake under the pressure exceeding her cultivation limits, and everything would proceed smoothly.

Perhaps the Heavenly Dao knew Gao Zhun's inner thoughts, because in an instant, she felt the pressure from the tribulation clouds above ease, and the fine beads of sweat on her forehead, which were not normal for a Nascent Soul cultivator, stopped secreting. She finally felt much more relaxed.

Now that the oppressive force had passed, Gao Zhun felt there was nothing to fear anymore. With the Purple Heaven Thunder Spirit Body, she was least afraid of lightning tribulations. Of course, if she were to be struck by a Heavenly Punishment Lightning or a Divine Punishment Lightning now, she would probably still be blasted into dust.

Seemingly sensing that an ant with a Nascent Soul body was trying to block the tribulation lightning of a Nascent Soul cultivator, the tribulation cloud actually seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Feeling that its heavenly might had been offended, the tribulation cloud unleashed a barrage of lightning bolts, but none of them could escape the grasp of that ant-like cultivator.

The final strike! Jieyun roared, gathering all her power. Her earth-shattering momentum was truly terrifying. However, Gao Zhun, who had already absorbed the previous eight Divine Transformation Tribulations and transformed them into her own lightning power, looked at the final bolt of lightning with less and less concern. And in keeping with that, she completely caught the last bolt of lightning, and a beautiful smile curved her lips.

Surprisingly, not a single bolt of lightning struck the person undergoing tribulation. The tribulation clouds roared in frustration, but could only disperse. In an instant, the mist cleared and the clouds dispersed, and sunlight finally shone through the clouds onto this area.

"This is the Purple Heaven Thunder Spirit Body?"

Although the formation could prevent people from disturbing her, it could not prevent everyone from seeing everything inside. Therefore, Gao Zhun's actions of stepping forward twice to block the lightning for Lady Zhu naturally fell into the eyes of some people with ulterior motives. For a moment, everyone seemed to be recognizing this kind of physique. They looked at the girl in the formation who had retreated to a corner and was focused on protecting her mother, their eyes flashing with indescribable complexity.

After passing the tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage, Gao Zhun was fortunate enough to have fulfilled his mission. However, it was not the end. After all, Madam Zhu's previous cultivation level was at the late Nascent Soul stage, and it seemed that she would have to wait another month before she could get out of the formation.

A month later, Madam Zhu finally stabilized her cultivation at the late Nascent Soul stage. Gao Zhun, understanding the situation, put away the array plate in the courtyard. She had also gained a great deal this time, and she had a feeling that with just a little more lightning power, her Purple Lightning Spirit Body could level up. Indeed, Gao Zhun discovered that as her Purple Lightning Spirit Body absorbed more and more lightning power, once it reached a critical value, the lightning circulating throughout her body would mutate, evolving towards a more powerful direction. This was something Elder Lei's jade slip hadn't mentioned, and she would have to use the communication stone to consult Elder Lei later.

After tidying up the array plate, Gao Zhun noticed Ah Zhong standing outside the array, holding Gao Ling. His expression seemed a bit silly. Although he didn't want to admit it, Ah Zhong did have a bit of a doting father vibe at that moment.

After putting away the array plate, Gao Zhun was about to go and see Gao Ling, whom he hadn't seen for two months, when a gust of wind swept past him. In a moment, Gao Ling, who was in Ah Zhong's arms, fell into the hands of a noblewoman. Looking at Madam Zhu's face, which was full of longing, Gao Zhun suddenly felt that it would not be easy for him to take his sister from his mother's arms in the future. He felt that he was unhappy in life.

Madam Zhu had already beaten Gao Ling to it, so Gao Zhun had no choice but to walk up to Ah Zhong. Ah Zhong was still in a daze. Gao Zhun hesitated for a moment, then reached out and waved his hand in front of Ah Zhong's eyes, but there was no reaction.

Even Lady Zhu, who was focused on teasing Gao Ling, noticed something amiss and quickly used her Emperor's True Eye to investigate. Although her Emperor's True Eye was not as advanced as Gao Zhun's Eye of Truth, it was still of the same lineage. Even if her son was not the best, he had still inherited some of his father's abilities. At this moment, she could still see things that ordinary people could not see through her Emperor's True Eye.

"Zhun'er, take Ah Zhong to the training room." Upon seeing this, Madam Zhu's expression immediately turned serious. She directly ordered Gao Zhun to take him to the training room, where even high-level cultivators would find it difficult to break through the layers of restrictions and discover the secrets within.

After Lady Zhu noticed something was wrong, Gao Zhun naturally saw it too. In his astonishment, he quickly carried her to the training room like a sack of potatoes, and with a "bang!", shut out all the curious and probing spirits outside the door.

"He's about to evolve..." Lady Zhu said uncertainly. Having traveled all over the Immortal Spirit Continent for many years, she naturally knew some secrets. She had learned about the evolution of this human-demon hybrid by chance from a cultivator who tried to abduct her.

"Evolution?" Gao Zhun looked at Madam Zhu in confusion. She knew that monsters could evolve, but could humans also evolve?

Lady Zhu shook her head upon hearing this and explained the events of that year to Gao Zhun. However, it seemed that the cultivator's memories had been obscured by a restriction, and she only knew that the man had seen such a hybrid human-demon evolution in his memory. As for the specifics, she did not know anything.

The fact that a human-demon hybrid can evolve is big news. However, evolution is naturally a good thing, so Gao Zhun was no longer worried about Ah Zhong. He left Ah Zhong in the training room, only keeping a wisp of his divine sense to check the situation so that he could sense any accidents in time. Then, he took Madam Zhu's arm and walked out of the training room, behaving like a little girl.

Gao Zhun smiled sweetly as she congratulated Madam Zhu on regaining her former cultivation, but inwardly she was somewhat worried as she transmitted her voice to her: "Mother, regarding the evolution you mentioned earlier, is there anyone else who knows about it? I wonder how long Ah Zhong has been standing in the courtyard looking like that. What if someone with ulterior motives discovers that he is a hybrid of human and demon?"

Madam Zhu then reassured him via telepathy: "Don't worry, Zhun'er. I believe everyone's attention was drawn to you and me in the formation. Besides, apart from you, Po Wang, who can see through the changes in his body at a glance, even someone like me with pupil techniques wouldn't use pupil techniques to look at someone else's servants. It would be extremely disrespectful to the master. You are now Elder Lei's disciple, a genius favored by many elders in the Elder Council. Those people wouldn't do such a thing."

Madam Zhu's words put Gao Zhun at ease. It was indeed a good thing to have the Elder Council as a powerful backer. Even though those people knew that their servants were suspicious, they couldn't openly stare at them. If he had just arrived in the inner courtyard, people from some organization would probably have gotten wind of it and come to arrest him.

But why did it suddenly evolve all of a sudden? Gao Zhun couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it. As long as Ah Zhong wasn't discovered, evolution was a good thing. The higher her servant's combat power, the safer she, as the master, would be. Although relying on others is not as good as relying on oneself, having good help is still part of one's own strength.

After thinking it over, Gao Zhun happily poked Gao Ling in Madam Zhu's arms. Sure enough, children grow fast; she had gained a lot of weight in just two months. It was noon, not Gao Ling's nap time, so her two big eyes were watching Gao Zhun teasing her. She wasn't angry at his playful actions; instead, she giggled. It seemed that the child really liked being close to Gao Zhun.

Looking at the eager but wary mother with her formidable martial prowess, Madam Zhu suppressed her amusement and said calmly, "I'll leave Little Ling'er in your care these days. I need to go into seclusion to refine my natal magic weapon and prepare to advance to the Integration Stage."

Gao Zhun blankly replied, "Mmm." It wasn't until he took Gao Ling from Madam Zhu's arms that he realized, "What?! She's about to become a Nascent Soul cultivator?! She's only been recovering her cultivation for less than an hour! This is too much of a blow..."

Seeing this, Madam Zhu chuckled and flicked Gao Zhun's forehead: "You used to look like a little adult, how come you always look so stupid now that you're a direct descendant? Oh well, you're still a child, it's okay to be a little stupid. When your mother becomes a Nascent Soul cultivator, I can protect you too."

As she spoke, Madam Zhu walked towards her room, presumably to retrieve her former natal magic weapon, which had been sealed away for nearly ten years.

When Gao Zhu saw Madam Zhu emerge from her room, holding a pale purple whip, and then head towards the weapon-refining room, she knew her guess was correct. However, the fact that Madam Zhu's natal magic weapon was actually a whip was quite a shock to her. Thinking that the gentle and dignified Madam Zhu had once wielded such a whip and roamed the Immortal Spirit Continent in her youth, she felt somewhat disillusioned. She always thought it was some kind of melodramatic martial arts plot where a spoiled and willful young lady from a noble family ran away from home, wandered the world, and eventually met her prince charming, thus secretly pledging her life to him. However, it seemed that what Xuan Yuan Huan Yu had said earlier wasn't entirely wrong.

In fact, it was not surprising that Lady Zhu was preparing to break through to the Integration Stage. If she hadn't been ambushed back then, which slowed down her cultivation and ultimately made her a cripple, she would probably already be at the late Integration Stage by now. In addition, the tempering of her mindset by nearly ten years of mortal life made advancing to the Integration Stage a natural thing. As long as she had a suitable natal magic weapon, she would not be afraid of the upcoming Integration Stage tribulation.

Therefore, for the next month, Gao Ling was entirely under Gao Zhun's care. Although every second was precious to Gao Zhun at this moment, a month or two wouldn't matter. However, once Madam Zhu emerged from seclusion, she would immediately begin her intensive training and trials. Of course, Gao Zhun didn't plan to leave the Gao family immediately to train in other cities; instead, he wanted to first explore some of the Gao family's internal trial realms.