Chapter 2072: 685: Fame Spreads Across the Southern Wilderness, Quasi-Spirit Treasure! (Part 3)
Capítulo 2072: Chapter 685: Fame Spreads Across the Southern Wilderness, Quasi-Spirit Treasure! (Part 3)
When Yue Country announced the start of the war, Lu Qingshan chose to head to the battlefield immediately, leading his troops to attack the Spirit Land stronghold.
Mysterious Leopard Valley.
Lu Qingshan held the Heavenly Circulation Starry Sword, his entire being exuding a peerless aura, as he engaged in combat with a Core Formation Demon Cultivator.
Although the demon cultivator in front of him had a Core Formation Third Layer cultivation, he was losing ground against Lu Qingshan’s sword qi, which seemed to tear through the heavens, his body-protecting magic barrier dimming.
“Pfft!”
The Heavenly Circulation Starry Sword broke through the demon cultivator’s body-protecting magic barrier, leaving a sword mark on his body, exposing the white bones underneath.
“Retreat!”
Seeing the situation, the demon cultivator could only choose to retreat, abandoning this Spirit Land stronghold.
Do not pursue cornered foes.
Watching the retreating troops from Liang Country, Lu Qingshan did not massacre them.
After all, these demon cultivators all had their contingencies; if truly pushed, they might self-destruct their magic treasures and cores, causing him grave injuries.
Getting injured on the battlefield would affect his subsequent actions.
After Lu Qingshan had scoured the battlefield for a few days, reinforcement troops came to take over this Spirit Land.
“Brother Qingshan!”
A beautiful woman with a petite and lovely stature, dressed in the elder robe of the Primordial Sect, saw Lu Qingshan and exclaimed joyfully.
Then she praised him, “As expected of Brother Qingshan, the demon cultivator guarding this Spirit Land was the Heavenly Fiend Sect’s Real Man of Fiery Hell, who broke through to Core Formation many years ago…”
“Fairy Shen Yu.”
Upon seeing the newcomer, Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, maintaining his aloof demeanor.
However, when he noticed a woman in the reinforcement group, wearing the disciple robe of the Jinyang Sect, with a beautiful and serene appearance, he beamed, raised his hand, and shouted, “Little Bamboo!”
Under the respectful gazes of everyone, he affectionately ruffled his sister Lu Qingzhu’s dignified and gentle hair, casually chatting with her, showing none of his previous aloof Sword Immortal demeanor, making the cultivators present envious of Lu Qingzhu.
After all, having such an extraordinary brother, who loves her so much, was enviable, more than their decades of effort.
“Brother.”
Lu Qingzhu gestured to remind her brother to maintain his poise and focus on the matter at hand.
“What could be more important than my little Bamboo?”
Lu Qingshan dismissed the concern, asking about his sister’s recent situation, and suggesting if she wasn’t used to it, to return and guard the sect.
After all, he didn’t want his sister on the battlefield, but she insisted on volunteering for logistics upon seeing him enlist first.
…
Several months later, on the battlefield of Yue Country.
The Immortal City stretched across the vast mountain range, shrouded in a Quasi-Fourth Rank Formation.
Without the presence of Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch and Yun Mei Monarch, facing the counterattack of Yue Country, Liang Country could only defend passively, relying on the Spirit Lands and Spirit Veins they had seized early on to continually deplete Yue Country’s forces.
However, in the past, Liang Country’s great victory over Yue Country was not only due to several Nascent Soul True Lords sitting in place but also had the unparalleled trump card of a Fourth Rank Beast King!
On the battlefield, such a Fourth Rank Beast King was almost unbeatable, and it required several Core Formation cultivators to form a formation to halt the progress of the Fourth Rank Beast King.
“Roar!!!”
Facing the vast army of Yue Country, outside the Immortal City, a Fourth Rank Beast King, whose body was as mighty as a mountain, roared forth.
Its purple-black fur was like steel needles, exuding a chilling shine, with many mysterious ancient patterns faintly visible. Despite numerous supernatural spells bombarding it, its eyes were like burning red suns, with red haze flashing, containing a fierce, tyrannical aura that seemed to annihilate everything, shooting out terrifying blood flames.
“Such a Beast King is truly terrifying, almost immune to attacks below Nascent Soul True Lord level…”
Lu Qingshan watched the Fourth Rank Beast King in the distance with a solemn expression.
Although he was highly formidable, he was not qualified to fight the Fourth Rank Beast King head-on.
Upon seeing this Fourth Rank Beast King, he couldn’t help but think of the Fourth Rank Void Kun he saw in Great Dream Immortal City.
Compared to a true Fourth Rank Demon King, such Beast Kings, cultivated through secret techniques, lacked spiritual intelligence, mobility, and supernatural techniques, demon king domain, etc.
Yet, even such Beast Kings were so terrifying, a true Fourth Rank Transformed Demon King was killed by the Great Dream City Lord in a short time…
“Kill!”
Seeing the Fourth Rank Beast King held back by a Late Stage Core Formation Great Cultivator through a formation, Lu Qingshan didn’t hesitate, tapped his sword box, and seven flying swords surged around him, transforming into sword light as he rushed out.
…
At the same time.
Bi Lake Mountain, Refining Hall.
“Boom boom boom——”
On the black-gold Treasure Forging Platform, the Thunder Gang Dragon Flame, like a purple-red Flood Dragon, roared, burning with fierce flames.
In the purple-red flames, a scroll with Yin Yang Energies flowing floated up and down, weaving the truth and illusion of Yin and Yang.
With Lu Changsheng continuously casting spells and infusing the essence of refined Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials, this scroll seemed to encompass everything, evolving the heavens and earth, sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, like a golden bridge.
Much later, Lu Changsheng cast a spell, and the Yin Yang Chart in front of him glowed and shot up into the sky, landing in his hand.
“Phew, I still overestimated myself.”
Looking at the Yin Yang Chart before him, Lu Changsheng exhaled wearily.
He originally intended to refine his Yin Yang Chart to Spiritual Treasure quality and then use the secret technique “Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinement Technique” to quickly cultivate its spirituality and completely upgrade his life-bound magic treasure to Spiritual Treasure status.
But once he truly started, he realized that not only was his artifact refining skill inadequate to craft Fourth Rank Spiritual Treasures, but the Earth Fire Spirit Veins at home were also insufficient.
If not for having this Treasure Forging Platform, and using Supreme Spirit Stones to fully activate its effects, his Yin Yang Chart wouldn’t have even reached the quasi-spirit treasure level.
“It’s difficult.”
Lu Changsheng suddenly realized why Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch, Lou Mountain True Monarch, Purple Grey True Monarch only had one Spiritual Treasure each.
Under normal circumstances, Nascent Soul cultivators could only rely on the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism and Nascent Soul Origin when impacting the Nascent Soul stage, then spend time slowly nurturing it, thereby raising their life-bound magic treasure to the Spiritual Treasure level.
To ask someone to forge it, not only is the material rare and expensive, but artifact refining masters capable of crafting Fourth Rank Spiritual Treasures are exceedingly rare.
If the forging process doesn’t meet one’s expectations and requirements, even the slightest error could render a century of effort wasted.
“But for now, it’s enough for me.”
Under normal circumstances, the Yin Yang Chart at the quasi-spirit treasure level was sufficient for Lu Changsheng to use, as he couldn’t possibly erupt continuously.
However, thinking about his body refinement breakthrough to Fourth Rank, by then, the limits of the Nine Treasures Ruyi Bone would be greatly enhanced, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but shake his head, wanting to elevate his artifact refining to Fourth Rank.
But besides artifact refining, divination, talisman making, and dragon seeking were also things he greatly needed.
“The urgent task is to first break through in body refinement.”
Lu Changsheng looked toward the direction of Great Dream Immortal City.
The breakthrough in body refinement differs from the Nascent Soul stage, it requires some spirit veins but is not as stringent, somewhat like a demon beast breakthrough.
Considering the breakthrough would attract a heavenly tribulation, Lu Changsheng planned to break through at the sea eye in the depths of Great Dream Marsh.
As for whether he could overcome the heavenly tribulation, Lu Changsheng was confident.
Through dual cultivation with Azure Phoenix True Monarch, under the dual baptism of Mystic Dragon Nirvana Power and Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Power, his physical body and mana were almost at their limits, especially the physical body must break the Fourth Rank Body Refinement shackle.
With this foundational physique, in addition to the Nine Treasures Ruyi Bone, Great Luo Sword Embryo, Yin Yang Chart, Five Directions Tribulation Stone, talisman formations, and other treasures obtained from Lou Mountain True Monarch and others, top-level elixirs, and Heavenly Spirit Medicine, unless he sought his own death, it would be difficult for him to die.
Moreover, apart from these, his Chaos Body fused with Flawless Heavenly Fragrance Body had an additional effect of weakening the heavenly tribulation!
Lu Changsheng also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to experience its effects and prepare for the upcoming Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation.
“It’s a pity time waits for no one, otherwise refining several magic treasures thoroughly, and crafting a few tribulation transcending treasures, would be more secure.”
“Or feed the Blood Essence of the Fourth Rank Void Kun to Ping’an, once he breaks through to quasi-Fourth Rank Body Refining, he might help me break the limit of my physical body, thus mimicking the Sea Splitting Mysterious Whale to withstand the heavenly tribulation.”
The Sea Splitting Mysterious Whale’s True Spirit Tribulation provided Lu Changsheng with many insights, making him realize he could use the heavenly tribulation as a baptism for transformation.
Not thinking further, Lu Changsheng left the Refining Hall, returned to the Lu Family Mansion, spent a few days with his wives Lu Miaoyun, Lu Miaoge, Lu Miaohuan, and Qu Zhenzhen, and then silently left Bi Lake Mountain to head for Great Dream Marsh to break through.
For assurance, he still brought the [Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror] with him.
After all, during the secret realm expedition, he realized this Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure was incredibly useful, almost entirely preventing being spied on or ambushed.