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Chapter 940 Unprecedented Harvest!
Chapter 940 Unprecedented Harvest!
Five Nascent Soul cultivators arrived in the Great Dream Immortal City in a grand manner, seeking an explanation from True Monarch Yangming. With True Monarch Yangming's emergence from seclusion, the event came to a hasty end.
There were no earth-shattering battles or magical duels.
It's just one-sided crushing.
The two battles took less than a quarter of an hour.
First, Yin Lei Zhenjun and Qing Cang Zhenjun were captured and suppressed by Yang Ming Zhenjun.
Next came Golden Wind True Lord and Magnolia Lady.
As for Luo Yu Zhenjun, no one saw the Turtle Immortal Ancestor make a move, so they assumed he had successfully escaped.
However, capturing four Nascent Soul cultivators in one battle was enough to cause a sensation in the Northern Region, move all forces, and elevate the prestige of Yangming Zhenjun in the Great Dream Immortal City to another level.
Especially during the battle, the Lord of Luofu Mountain, a top figure in the Northern Region, appeared, seemingly heading to the outer heavens with True Monarch Yangming for a battle.
Although no one witnessed the process or knew the outcome.
However, the outcome was already clear when Yangming Zhenjun returned to the Immortal City and suppressed Jinfeng Zhenjun and Yulan Lady.
Even the Lord of Luofu Mountain, a top figure in the Northern Region, was powerless against True Monarch Yangming!
He might even be defeated by Yangming Zhenjun!
This is absolutely a bombshell news for all the top powers in the Southern Wilderness!
Although Yangming Zhenjun was famous in the northern region during the previous Liang-Yue War, he was not the only one to achieve this.
However, in the eyes of top-tier forces like the Yan Yang Sect and Luo Fu Mountain, he is still far from being a leader, merely a newly emerging giant.
But now, Yangming Zhenjun is able to contend with, and even defeat, the Lord of Luofu Mountain, which shows that his strength far exceeds their imagination.
He will directly join the ranks of top giants and become one of the top cultivators in the Southern Wilderness and Northern Region!
No one, no force, dares to underestimate us!
Just as the news was spreading rapidly to the major powers in the Northern Region, in the City Lord's Mansion and Cave in the Great Dream Immortal City.
"Insufficient spiritual veins are really uncomfortable."
The two top-grade spirit stones in Lu Changsheng's hand turned into dust and dissipated. He slowly opened his eyes.
Although he has been mainly recovering his mental and physical energy these days.
However, if the spiritual energy environment is insufficient, one will feel uncomfortable throughout the body during meditation and energy cultivation.
"We need to move to Yangmingshan as soon as possible."
Lu Changsheng plans to move to Yangmingshan with Honglian in a few days.
As for the Great Dream Immortal City.
It was handed over to the "Immortal of Immortality," with his children in the family in charge.
He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and with a flick of his hand, several of Luo Fuzi's spiritual treasures and spatial artifacts appeared.
Lu Changsheng channeled his Yin-Yang magic power into the [Nine Mountains Agarwood Pearl], washing away Luo Fuzi's magical imprint, wanting to know the specific effects of this spiritual treasure.
However, this string of prayer beads is a mid-grade spiritual treasure, and it has already developed a spiritual consciousness, rejecting and resisting Lu Changsheng's magical power.
"Since you have a spirit, you should know that your master is dead and I am now your new master. If you resist, I will forcibly erase your spirit!"
Lu Changsheng's Taiyi divine soul formed a powerful and vast aura, pressing down on the Nine Mountains Agarwood Pearl.
"Buzz buzz buzz—" The spiritual consciousness of the Nine Mountains Agarwood Pearl was far inferior to that of the Heavenly Treasure A Wu. Seeing that Luo Fuzi was not dead, it was unwilling to acknowledge Lu Changsheng as its new master.
"Ah Wu!" The Sun and Moon Yin-Yang Mystic Mirror appeared in Lu Changsheng's arms, emitting a stream of mysterious light, seemingly about to destroy the prayer beads.
The Nine Peaks Agarwood Pearl, already damaged by the Taiyin Xuan Guang and the Turtle Immortal Ancestor's attack, held on for a moment before letting out a mournful cry and giving up its resistance.
A moment later, Lu Changsheng's Yin-Yang magic washed away the magical imprint that Luo Fuzi had left on the Nine Mountains Agarwood Pearl, and then left a strong imprint on its spiritual consciousness.
At this moment, Lu Changsheng knew the effect of this magical treasure.
First, when magical power is injected into it, a mountain-like shield can be formed to block an attack from a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.
Secondly, prayer beads have the effect of concentrating the mind and nourishing the body.
Carrying it for a long time is beneficial to both the spirit and the body.
Third, and most importantly, this magical treasure can form the Nine Mountains Agarwood Barrier.
This barrier not only has the effect of isolating spells and supernatural powers, as well as highly poisonous fog, but it can also amplify the power of cultivators' magic power, domains, and supernatural abilities.
"Good baby!"
Lu Changsheng thought to himself that Luo Fuzi was indeed a top-tier Nascent Soul expert; this spiritual treasure was in no way inferior to the one he obtained from the system lottery.
In the previous battle, the opponent was able to resist his divine soul technique and isolate his invisible poison, which was probably largely related to this string of prayer beads.
Unfortunately, it was damaged during the battle, and its power was reduced by about 30%.
He carried the rosary on his wrist, planning to refine all the restrictions on the spiritual treasure later, and then repair it when he had time.
As for Luo Fuzi's robe, it was so badly damaged that it could only be used as material for smelting.
Even the soft armor is damaged, but it is repairable, reforged, and usable as is.
Lu Changsheng possesses the [Nine Abyss Black Tortoise Armor], which he doesn't need at the moment and plans to have it reforged by the Turtle Immortal Ancestor later.
He broke through the restrictions on Luo Fuzi's storage ring and probed it with his divine sense.
A quick glance revealed that Luo Fuzi, this giant of the Northern Region, was far wealthier than Nascent Soul cultivators like Ming Sha, Tian Can, and Qian Ren.
"Ten-thousand-year-old black iron is a high-grade general-purpose material that can be used to forge weapons and create puppets."
"A fourth-tier longevity fruit, if taken directly, can extend one's life by a hundred years, or it can be used as the main ingredient in a longevity pill!"
"A fourth-tier breakthrough pill can help cultivators in the early Nascent Soul stage break through the bottleneck of the mid-Nascent Soul stage!"
"Wow, as expected of a giant in the Northern Region, they really have money."
Lu Changsheng didn't pay much attention to the spirit stones and some ordinary pills and spiritual materials; he focused on the more valuable natural treasures and elixirs.
Even Lu Changsheng couldn't help but marvel at the value of these items.
Items like fourth-tier longevity fruits and fourth-tier breakthrough pills are strategic resources that are priceless and unavailable for purchase.
Especially the fourth-tier breakthrough pill.
If this were released to the outside world, it would be enough to tempt many Nascent Soul cultivators to risk their lives.
Besides these, Luo Fuzi's storage ring also contains many precious natural treasures, such as top-grade Nascent Soul spiritual objects, items for the Heart Tribulation, fourth-order puppets, a longbow spiritual treasure, and several spiritual treasure embryos.
"What kind of talisman is this?"
At this moment, Lu Changsheng looked at the stack of fourth-tier talismans in Luo Fuzi's storage ring and saw a talisman sealed in a jade box next to it.
He examined it closely and realized that it was a talisman similar to a "spirit summoning talisman".
Lu Changsheng was unsure of the specific effects; he would only know after using it.
However, once such talismans are used, they may be wasted.
"Fortunately, we have the Spring and Autumn Cicada and A-Gui. Otherwise, with the treasures and techniques this person possesses, it would be impossible to kill him once he catches his breath."
Looking at the various treasures and rare materials in the other party's storage ring, Lu Changsheng thought to himself.
If it weren't for the interference of the Spring and Autumn Cicada and the sneak attack by the Turtle Immortal Ancestor, the opponent would have been able to escape with all his might and there would have been no way to stop him.
However, these gains have now become part of his inner strength.
"This person previously mentioned having a top-tier rare treasure for creating external avatars, but where is it?"
Although Lu Changsheng had no interest in creating external avatars.
Seeing that Qianzhu Yan often studied the Dharma body of Lingbo Zhenjun, he felt that he could help her find a rare treasure in this area.
After all, such rare treasures for creating external avatars can be used to reshape the physical body.
Just like the peach wood spirit embryo of the red lotus.
It is much better than a typical body-snatching and reconstruction, with fewer aftereffects and greater potential.
"Such words should not be taken at face value, but it cannot be ruled out that he possesses such a rare treasure, but has hidden it elsewhere."
Lu Changsheng knew that most Nascent Soul cultivators were like rabbits with multiple burrows, preparing multiple treasure locations to avoid accidents and make it easier to make a comeback.
Such rare treasures as creating an external avatar are even less likely to be carried on one's person.
"If that's the case, we must find this person as soon as possible."
Based on their previous encounters and his current wealth, Lu Changsheng attaches great importance to Luo Fuzi.
He considered this person to be one of the strongest cultivators he had ever fought since his debut.
"red lotus."
Lu Changsheng walked out of the cave and asked Honglian about the spoils of war she had collected.
During his earlier rest, he tossed all the spatial artifacts belonging to True Monarch Yin Lei, True Monarch Qing Cang, and the other four to Hong Lian, asking her to investigate them.
"Husband." Honglian immediately summarized the spoils of this trip for Lu Changsheng and gave him several rare items.
One hundred and twenty-two top-grade spirit stones;
11,400 high-grade spirit stones;
Seven low-grade spiritual treasures, four spiritual treasure embryos, and thirteen top-grade magic treasures;
One Heavenly Infant Fruit; eleven sets of Nascent Soul spiritual items, including two sets of superior spiritual items;
Fourth-tier pills, talismans, and various rare and precious materials.
Honglian told Lu Changsheng that one of the more precious pills was the Ice Heart Pill. After taking it, one could enter a mysterious state, which would greatly help with cultivation and understanding of techniques.
There is also a Spirit-Stabilizing Pill, which can calm the mind and spirit, slightly enhance the soul, reduce the invasion of inner demons, and make the process of forming the nascent soul easier if taken before attempting to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
As for valuable materials, there are Void Crystals, a section of fourth-tier Golden Thunder Bamboo, and a fourth-tier beast horn condensed with the essence of a demon king.
Needless to say, Lu Changsheng obtained seven Void Crystals in his early years. They can be used to sense and experience the power of the void, or to absorb the void power within them to accelerate the condensation of a realm.
Golden Thunder Bamboo is a rare bamboo that emits pale golden lightning and has the effect of warding off evil spirits and demons.
Lu Changsheng obtained a thunder seed called "Evil-Repelling Golden Thunder" from a system lottery in his early years, which is a derivative of Golden Thunder Bamboo.
This piece of Golden Thunder Bamboo is of the fourth rank and can be used to refine a fourth-rank treasure for warding off evil and suppressing demons.
The fourth-tier beast horn is the essence of a rhinoceros demon king, which can be used to refine a decent offensive spiritual treasure.
"not bad."
Looking at the general haul, Lu Changsheng smiled faintly.
These five individuals, while not as skilled as Luo Fuzi in terms of rare and precious materials and top-tier spiritual items, are still formidable opponents.
But their wealth far surpasses that of the few people involved in the Liang-Yue War.
Or rather, among the six people in the Liangyue War, True Monarch Burning Death, Holy Maiden of the Nether Moon, Holy Son of the Flood Dragon, and True Monarch Heavenly Silkworm seriously dragged down the team, and their status was not worthy of being called Nascent Soul cultivators!
Moreover, in order to subdue Nine Spirits True Monarch, Burning Death True Monarch, and Nether Moon Saintess, Lu Changsheng did not touch their storage rings, so the overall gains were far less than this wave.
"Red Lotus, take the Spirit Stabilizing Pill directly. See if you need anything else."
Lu Changsheng was always generous to his wives, concubines, and children, and was never stingy.
He cultivates on his own without expending much resources; he's like someone who eats grass and produces milk.
The resources we currently possess, including rare and precious materials, are practically overflowing.
Even if it were used to support his and Honglian's cultivation, it wouldn't run out in a hundred or two hundred years.
Lu Changsheng pondered that the biggest expense he had spent in the seven years since breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was actually activating the [Michen Banner] spiritual treasure.
He relied on burning spirit stones to travel and teleport during his journey to Xingxiu Sea, the Liangyue War, and this trip back.
"Thank you, my husband." Honglian knew Lu Changsheng's temperament and was never polite in front of him, so she even picked out a superior Nascent Soul spiritual item.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Nascent Soul spiritual items used to be extremely hard to come by, but now they're overflowing."
Looking at the Heavenly Infant Fruit and the Nascent Soul spiritual object before him, Lu Changsheng was filled with emotion.
In his early years, he devoted a great deal of effort to collecting Nascent Soul artifacts.
For decades, the Immortal City has been searching and acquiring information from outside, but has yet to obtain any.
But now, unless he refines both of his Heavenly Infant Fruits into three Nascent Soul Pills, he will have too many Nascent Soul spiritual objects.
It can only be said that most of the strategic resources in the cultivation world are controlled by these Nascent Soul True Monarchs.
Once you capture them, you can directly plunder rare resources that are rarely seen on ordinary days!
"These are just things they carry with them. True Monarch Qingcang, True Monarch Luoyu, True Monarch Jinfeng, and Lady Yulan all wield considerable power."
The fact that Lu Changsheng didn't kill the five people directly means that they still had value.
For example, other assets and industries with influence.
Of course, the main reason was that Lu Changsheng wanted to extract some information from them.
Now that Lu Changsheng's soul has recovered, he released the four members of the Azure Azure True Monarch from the Goddess Furnace and used the "Six Desires Heart Demon Technique" to torture them and inquire about their purpose for coming.
Like Luo Yu Zhenjun, they were lured here by Luo Fuzi.
The bait was that fourth-tier breakthrough pill.
Although this kind of breakthrough pill is designed to squeeze out and stimulate potential, after taking it, the hope of reaching the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm is basically eliminated.
However, for Nascent Soul cultivators who have wasted many years in the early stages, being able to break through to the middle stage is already a stroke of good fortune.
How could they possibly hope to reach the late Nascent Soul stage?
Lu Changsheng obtained information about Qingluan Zhenjun from Yin Lei Zhenjun.
In the past, Luo Fuzi pursued Qingluan Zhenjun, who managed to escape only after most of his Qingluan Dao soldiers were killed or wounded.
Afterwards, Luo Fuzi invited his friend, Zen Master Dajue of Dajue Temple, to continue the pursuit of Qingluan Zhenjun.
Yin Lei Zhenjun was unsure of the outcome, but believed that Qingluan Zhenjun was likely in grave danger.
"Although the whereabouts of True Lord Qingluan are unknown and the secrets of heaven are shrouded in mystery, he is definitely still alive."
"According to the timeline, the time when Luo Fuzi invited this Great Enlightenment Zen Master was around the same time as Mu Que's birth."
Lu Changsheng's expression was grave, and he vaguely understood why his daughter Mu Que's Heavenly Phoenix bloodline was so thin when she was born.
At that time, True Monarch Qingluan was pregnant and facing pursuit, so she must have been in poor condition.
Even Mu Que's birth may have been premature or accidental, resulting in congenital deficiencies.
Otherwise, given his and Qingluan Zhenjun's circumstances, they would have had far more children than just this.
"Luofuzi, the Great Enlightened Zen Master!"
A cold glint appeared in Lu Changsheng's eyes, revealing his determination to kill the two of them.
"Did Mu Que encounter True Monarch Qing Luan when her bloodline improved earlier? If so, True Monarch Qing Luan shouldn't have fallen into Luo Fu Zi's hands."
Three years ago, Lu Changsheng learned through system feedback that his daughter Mu Que's Heavenly Phoenix bloodline had been upgraded.
He used divination to try and find out about his daughter's situation.
But the other party's secrets were much more profound than before.
Moreover, a mysterious mist shrouded her destiny, making it difficult even for her father to calculate in detail.
Lu Changsheng guessed that his daughter might have met with Qingluan Zhenjun.
Therefore, the latter helped her compensate for her congenital bloodline and obscured the secrets of heaven.
"Honglian, do you know anything about Dajue Temple and Zen Master Dajue?"
Lu Changsheng had little knowledge of the forces in the Southern Wilderness and Northern Regions, and had never even heard of these forces and cultivators.
Honglian had spent a considerable amount of time gathering this information and said to Lu Changsheng, "Husband, this Dajue Temple was founded by Zen Master Dajue and is located in Cheqi Kingdom, east of the Endless Desert and a natural barrier of flying sands."
"How does his strength compare to Luo Fuzi's?" Lu Changsheng asked.
"According to the information, Zen Master Dajue is a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, which is far inferior to Luo Fuzi."
Honglian said, "However, I know only a limited amount about this person. I will send someone to gather information later."
"This matter is not urgent. Once I return, you can go to the Heavenly Sword Sect to attempt to break through to the Nascent Soul stage. You can leave these matters to Zixiao or Lingxiao."
Lu Changsheng said softly that he planned to first resolve the issue of Honglian breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Just as the Heavenly Sword Sect was nearing the end of its relocation, it was a good opportunity for Honglian to break through.
"By the way, Honglian, where is the mysterious cultivator you mentioned earlier? I'd like to go with you to meet him," Lu Changsheng continued.
Previously, Honglian told him that a mysterious female cultivator skilled in divination had come to visit, warning him that a crisis was brewing in the Great Dream Immortal City.
Now that I have the time, I should naturally go and pay them a visit.
Moreover, cultivators skilled in divination are rare.
If they can be won over, it will add a boost to their efforts.
“She lives in the city, let me ask her.”
A jade talisman appeared in Honglian's hand, and she contacted Bai Zhaozhao to ask if it would be convenient for her.
A moment later, Honglian received a reply, and the three of them agreed to meet at the Yunmeng Restaurant.
(End of this chapter)