Lu Chenge sat on his newly elevated throne atop the Peak of Destined Prodigies, a true Nascent Soul Grand Master. The power that flowed through him was boundless, allowing him to perceive threats that lay hidden beneath layers of karma and time.
His four disciples—Wei An, Mu Yun, Jia Li, and Yuan Meng—stood before him. Each one was no longer a discarded youth; they were nascent masters of their respective Heavenly Laws, their power refined by the 10,000X returns Lu Chenge had orchestrated.
Wei An: Her Time Essence made her movements unpredictable and her predictions unsettlingly accurate.
Mu Yun: His Volcanic Fire Essence was a weapon of purification and overwhelming force.
Jia Li: Her Void Essence granted her defense that transcended physical reality.
Yuan Meng: Her Fate Essence allowed her to perceive the probability and flow of misfortune.
🌑 The True Threat
Using his Law of the Soul and Grand Ascension Consciousness, Lu Chenge had peered into the deep foundations of the Azure Cloud Sect. The Nexus corruption they had fixed was merely a symptom.
"Children," Lu Chenge said, his voice grave, carrying the weight of eternity. "The Azure Cloud Sect is in mortal danger. Beneath the central mountain, bound by ancient seals, lies an Erosion Demon of the Eleventh Abyss. Its power seeps into the spiritual foundation, slowly corrupting the Qi and twisting the fate of our elders. If we do not act before the next lunar cycle, the Demon will breach its seal."
The disciples exchanged glances, their faces grim. This was not a training exercise; this was war against an ancient evil.
"To defeat it, we must combine your nascent Laws into a single, flawless strike. Individual power will not suffice against an abyssal entity."
🛡️ The Ultimate Array
Lu Chenge knew the exact formation required to contain and destroy the Demon: the Quad-Essence Synchronous Battle Array. It was a formation capable of isolating an area temporally, spatially, spiritually, and elementally—a truly celestial tactic.
He had the knowledge, but he needed the catalyst for his disciples to execute it flawlessly under pressure.
"Your individual Essences are powerful, but they must move as one," Lu Chenge stated. He retrieved four intricate, crystalline formation plates.
"These are Quad-Essence Array Talismans. They contain the full geometry of the battle formation. You must absorb them simultaneously and unify your intent."
The four disciples—Mu Yun, Wei An, Jia Li, and Yuan Meng—stood shoulder-to-shoulder, placing the talismans against their spiritual cores.
[Host Contribution Detected: 4 x Quad-Essence Array Talismans (Celestial Formation Utility).] [Contribution Essence: Group Synergy, Array Mastery, and Cohesive Combat Law Integration.] [Commencing 10,000-Fold Return (Quadruple Synchronous Trigger)…] [Return Acquired: 40,000 x Celestial Battle Strategies Manuals.]
The influx of combat knowledge was staggering, enough to turn Lu Chenge into the foremost expert on military strategy in the realm.
The primary System upgrade focused on his nascent realm:
[Host has received 10,000X return of Group Synergy and Law Integration Essence. Host's Nascent Soul is deemed Stable, but Lacks a Realm Domain.] [Cultivation Advance: Host has mastered the concept of perfect Law Fusion. Host has formed the Tri-Law Nascent Soul Domain (Initial Stage), granting the ability to enforce the Laws of Incineration, Void, and Soul simultaneously within a 100-meter radius.]
A vast, invisible boundary expanded from Lu Chenge. Within that sphere, the air felt simultaneously like a blazing inferno, a protective vacuum, and a place where destiny was instantly visible. He was now a Domain Master—a power that few Nascent Soul cultivators ever reached.
🌟 Destiny Secured
Lu Chenge opened his eyes, the full confidence of his new Domain radiating from him. The four disciples, now connected by the array talismans, were already moving in perfect synchronicity.
"The time for action is now," Lu Chenge commanded. "Yuan Meng, use your Fate Essence to guide us to the deepest, weakest point of the Demon's seal. Wei An, calculate the re-sealing window. Jia Li, prepare the final Void containment. Mu Yun, your fire is the cleansing agent. Follow my Domain."
He led them off the peak, a Nascent Soul Domain Master marching to war with his four Law-Attuned Prodigies. The fate of the Azure Cloud Sect, and perhaps the entire realm, rested on the success of the most unexpected mentorship the cultivation world had ever seen.