Chapter 445: If I can’t cure Bihu Mountain, can I cure you?
“Magic treasure!?”
Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow as he looked at the reward.
In his early years, he had no feelings for magic treasures.
Now that he had broken through to Core Formation and didn’t have a suitable magic treasure in hand, he was quite looking forward to acquiring one.
He thought about drawing a few suitable magic treasures through the system.
After all, forging his own magic treasures was very time-consuming.
Lu Changsheng’s mind stirred, and he looked at the system space.
[Magic Artifact: Formless Treasure Wheel]
[Grade: High-grade Magic Treasure]
[Description: Formlessness gives rise to myriad forms. This treasure wheel can enhance various spells and divine abilities, as well as the Core Formation Dharma Domain, forming a Formless Boundary Realm that derives myriad forms and is unpredictable.]
“Formless Boundary Realm… This magic treasure seems to have something special.”
Lu Changsheng narrowed his eyes as he looked at the description of the Formless Treasure Wheel before him.
He had heard Honglian mention boundary realms.
When a Core Formation cultivator breaks through to become a Nascent Soul True Monarch, their Dharma Domain advances further, capable of shattering the void and condensing the Dharma Domain into an independent space.
This space can be used not only for combat but also for storage and even habitation.
And this space is called a boundary realm!
“Extract!”
Lu Changsheng immediately extracted the Formless Treasure Wheel from the system space, wanting to see the effect of this magic treasure and the situation of the boundary realm.
Instantly, a circular wheel, three feet long, transparent like crystal, emitting a faint golden light, and covered in intricate and complex patterns, appeared.
At the same time, Lu Changsheng gained a detailed understanding of the effects of this Formless Treasure Wheel.
This treasure wheel was more of a functional magic treasure and had no active attack methods.
However, it could enhance any spell or divine ability, increasing its power by about 30%, and create illusory attacks, making it difficult for opponents to guard against.
This effect could also be applied to the Core Formation Dharma Domain, enhancing the domain’s effects, suppressing the opponent’s magic power, and disturbing their mind.
These were the offensive means of the Formless Treasure Wheel.
Besides offense, for defense, the Formless Treasure Wheel could form a field and a protective spiritual shield.
The effect was quite good, comparable to low-grade, or even some mid-grade, defensive magic treasures.
If faced with an irresistible attack, one could also open the Formless Boundary Realm and use the realm space to withstand the attack for oneself.
However, once the boundary realm was broken, this magic treasure would be nearly废.
The Formless Boundary Realm, on the other hand, opened an independent space through the Formless Treasure Wheel as a realm gate.
This space could be used to store items, suppress enemies, isolate poisonous gas, miasma, and other means.
As for habitation, it was also possible.
However, it was very small inside, lacked spiritual energy, was like nothingness, boring and monotonous, and could easily drive people mad.
“This Formless Boundary Realm is a perfect match for my Yin-Yang One Qi Great Seizing Art!”
Lu Changsheng looked at the effect of the magic treasure before him, his face showing joy.
The offensive and defensive capabilities of this Formless Treasure Wheel were only decent to him, not particularly surprising.
Only the effect of the Formless Boundary Realm brought Lu Changsheng great joy.
When suppressing an enemy within the Formless Boundary Realm, it could strip away the opponent’s five senses and confine their magic power, essentially serving as a portable prison.
And his Yin-Yang One Qi Great Seizing Art already had the effects of seizing, suppressing, and confining.
If he were to confine and suppress an opponent using the Yin-Yang One Qi Great Seizing Art and then suppress them into the boundary realm of the Formless Treasure Wheel, even a Core Formation True Person might be unable to resist, struggle, or escape.
Unlike before, although his Yin-Yang Seizing Art was powerful and overbearing, it couldn’t confine someone for a long time, only suppress them for a moment.
“But if I encounter a tough opponent who breaks through the boundary realm, this magic treasure will be rendered useless.”
Lu Changsheng also realized the drawback of doing so.
After all, those who could become Core Formation True Persons were not simple, possessing many trump cards and methods.
Perhaps under the suppression of the Yin-Yang Great Seizing Art and the Formless Treasure Wheel, they could still break free from the restraints and break through the Formless Boundary Realm through some means.
“As long as I finish the fight quickly, the problem shouldn’t be big.”
Lu Changsheng mused inwardly.
If the opponent could easily break through the Formless Boundary Realm, they wouldn’t be easily suppressed into the Formless Treasure Wheel by him.
Besides, why would he lock people inside for no reason?
After suppressing them into the Formless Boundary Realm, the first thing to do was to kill them.
“Sister Miaoge…”
Lu Changsheng thought that the Tianyuan Secret Realm would open in a few months.
After telling Lu Miaoge, he began to go into seclusion to refine this magic treasure.
He planned to refine this magic treasure before heading to the Tianyuan Secret Realm.
This way, even if unexpected situations occurred, he would have more means at his disposal.
In a cave.
“Fellow Daoist, you’re awake.”
Lu Xingchen said, looking at the white-clothed young man before him.
As the saying goes, a good deed should be seen through.
Having saved the other party earlier and seeing them unconscious, Lu Xingchen had been taking care of them and treating their injuries during this time.
However, the other party’s injuries were simply beyond Lu Xingchen’s expectation.
Not only were they covered in wounds, but their meridians, Qi Sea, and Dantian were all in a terrible state.
Under such circumstances, to be able to contend with the Azure Wind Wolf pack for so long, in Lu Xingchen’s opinion, was simply a miracle.
If he hadn’t cultivated the “Treasure Cauldron Medicine King Scripture” and had many elixirs on hand, he might not have been able to save the other party.
However, besides his own abilities, Lu Xingchen also saw that the other party’s physical body was extraordinary, likely having consumed some rare spiritual medicine or having body refinement comparable to the second stage.
Otherwise, without such a physique to maintain vitality, they wouldn’t have been able to persevere.
And besides these, Lu Xingchen also saw that the other party was disguised, and should be a woman.
“Thank you for saving me, Fellow Daoist…”
Wang Yanjing said weakly, her face pale.
She knew very well how severe her injuries were, having almost stepped through the gates of hell.
During the days she was unconscious, she often felt a warm, greenish current flowing through her body, pulling her back from the brink of death.
“Since I encountered you, it wouldn’t be right to just watch you die.”
Lu Xingchen said, shaking his head. He had spent a lot of effort treating the other party during this time.
After speaking, he looked at the turkey roasting over the fire, crackling and dripping oil. He sprinkled some powder on it, tore off a chicken leg, and handed it to the other party: “You’re severely injured and have been unconscious for so long, you must be hungry, right? Here.”
Wang Yanjing looked at the chicken leg covered in golden oil before her, slightly stunned.
Immediately, a moving smile appeared on her ordinary, pale face, and she said, “Thank you.”
“Fellow Daoist, I see your injuries are very severe. Before this, you must have used some kind of secret art, right?”
Lu Xingchen tore off another chicken leg for himself and asked casually.
Although he was not young, he had never traveled far and was full of curiosity about many things in the cultivation world.
During the healing process, he had seen that the other party was unusual.
So he wanted to ask to verify his judgment.
Of course, he was also trying to understand the other party’s situation through such indirect questioning, whether they were good or bad.
Wang Yanjing paused in her heart upon hearing this, knowing that the other party was testing her situation.
Thinking that the other party had probably already seen through most of her situation during these past few days, she said weakly in a low voice, “Yes, I was originally a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but not long after breaking through, I used a secret art, causing my cultivation to fall to this level.”
“Foundation Establishment!?”
Lu Xingchen was a little surprised, and immediately understood why the other party’s physical body didn’t resemble that of a Qi Refining cultivator.
He didn’t ask too many questions at once.
As they spent more time together, their relationship became much closer, and Lu Xingchen also learned the other party’s identity and situation.
Her name was Li Jingyi, from a Foundation Establishment family, and she was a Foundation Establishment seed of her family.
Half a year ago, just after breaking through to Foundation Establishment, she encountered a nemesis who brought two powerful Foundation Establishment cultivators to help. Her family was completely no match.
Relying on the desperate protection of her elders at home and using a secret art, she narrowly escaped death and fled all the way here.
Her cultivation also fell from the original Foundation Establishment stage to the seventh level of Qi Refining, with her meridians and Dantian in disarray.
Later, relying on the treasure hunting and herb gathering techniques she had cultivated in her early years, she came here to search for spiritual herbs, but encountered the Azure Wind Wolf pack and a mutated wolf king, causing her injuries to flare up.
As a family cultivator and a Foundation Establishment seed of his own family, Lu Xingchen was quite moved upon hearing the other party’s experience.
A few days later.
“Miss Li, if you don’t have a place to go for now, I can take you to my family’s market city to temporarily settle down.”
Through the time they had spent together, Lu Xingchen felt that the other party was quite nice and was willing to lend a hand.
With her talent, if she could return to Foundation Establishment in the future, it would be considered forging a good connection.
As for the other party’s family feuds, Lu Xingchen was not afraid.
One reason was that the other party’s family was not in the Qingyun region but in the Luoxia region, which was very far away.
The second reason was that both families were Foundation Establishment families with only two Foundation Establishment cultivators presiding, so he wasn’t afraid of attracting trouble.
“In that case, thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu.”
Wang Yanjing no longer looked like a young man at this time but like a twenty-year-old woman. Although her appearance was ordinary, she was well-rounded and had the temperament of a noble lady.
Through the time they had spent together, she knew that the Lu Xingchen before her, although having Foundation Establishment cultivation, had not experienced many things and had a rather straightforward, simple, kind, and benevolent character.
And her injuries would likely be difficult to recover from quickly.
It would be better to find a market city to settle down first before considering what to do next.
“Okay.”
Lu Xingchen smiled, his face gentle and refined.
He invited the other party to his family’s market city because he was also in a hurry to return home.
This trip had been delayed by the other party for too long.
If he delayed any further, his family might start worrying about him.
Qingyun Sect.
On this day, Sima Qiuhua and the Sima family’s Great Elder came to the Qingyun Sect, to the Law Enforcement Hall.
The reason they came to redeem Sima Tong after such a long time was not intentional delay.
Two hundred thousand spirit stones was not a small sum.
Even though the Sima family was a pseudo-core formation family, it would still take some time for them to raise so many spirit stones.
Furthermore, there was also a spirit land and ten shops.
Although the Azure Cloud Sect had spoken, they didn’t dare to cause trouble.
However, they definitely couldn’t leave the crops in the spirit land and the assets of the shops behind; they needed time to deal with them.
Being able to handle it so quickly was already very efficient.
After the two arrived at the Law Enforcement Hall, they stated their purpose.
The elder of the Law Enforcement Hall did not make things difficult for them.
After counting the spirit stones in the storage bag and looking at the deeds for the spirit land and the shops, he led the two to see Sima Tong.
“Second Uncle!”
“Old Ancestor!”
The Great Elder of the Sima family and Sima Qiuhua tremblingly cried out when they saw Sima Tong, whose face was pale and whose aura was weak and listless.
Although Sima Tong had not suffered any mistreatment or abuse during this time.
The injuries left from self-detonating his magic treasure and fighting with Lu Ping’an that day had only been simply treated and suppressed, so he was extremely weak at this moment.
“Wenyuan, Qiuhua.”
Not only was Sima Tong’s aura weak, but he had also aged a lot, and his voice was hoarse.
During this time, although he didn’t know the exact situation, he knew a thing or two, and his heart was full of frustration and anger.
“Second Uncle, you’ve suffered. We’ll take you back now.”
Sima Wenyuan stepped forward to support Sima Tong and walked out of the Law Enforcement Hall.
Seeing this, the Law Enforcement Elder just said a few polite words, such as how the Sima family of Xuanwu Ridge and the Lu family of Blue Lake Mountain were both families under the jurisdiction of Azure Cloud, and how they should behave.
After all, the nature of this matter was that the Sima family of Xuanwu Ridge had actively provoked and openly ambushed the Lu family of Blue Lake Mountain, instigating a conflict between the two families.
“Elder Xu, we understand.”
Sima Wenyuan quickly cupped his hands and handed over a high-grade spirit stone from his storage bag.
“Mm.”
Seeing this, the Law Enforcement Elder nodded slightly and didn’t say anything more.
Then he gave a few instructions to the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall and personally went to Blue Lake Mountain to deliver the spirit stones and deeds.
Lu Changsheng was a third-rank talisman master and had been favored by True Person Caiyun, being listed as an honorary guest elder. Even though he was a pseudo-core formation True Person and a Law Enforcement Elder, he was willing to give some face and befriend Blue Lake Mountain.
“Wenyuan, how many spirit stones did the family spend on compensation this time?”
Sima Tong and Sima Wenyuan left the Azure Cloud Sect and sat cross-legged on the spirit boat, asking in a somewhat weak voice.
“Second Uncle…”
Sima Wenyuan saw that his Old Ancestor was not in a good state at the moment.
If he heard about such compensation again, he was afraid he would become furious and blood would rush to his head.
“Speak, I’m fine.”
Sima Tong sighed and said.
“Two hundred thousand spirit stones, the family’s spirit land, Crane Cry Mountain, and ten shops…”
Sima Wenyuan said in a low voice.
“What… Pfft!”
When Sima Tong heard this, his eyes immediately widened, his fists clenched, his pale face suddenly flushed red, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
This trip, his Sima family not only lost four talented disciples, lost a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, but he himself was also severely injured and half-crippled. Even after recovering, he would still be at the bottom of the pseudo-core formation cultivators.
But under such circumstances, his family, in order to save him, actually compensated with so many spirit stones and assets!
Frustrating!
Sima Tong felt an unprecedented sense of frustration and anger in his heart!
One should know that after he was suppressed by Lu Ping’an and woke up, his storage bag was also taken away.
So this trip, their Sima family’s losses could be said to exceed a million spirit stones!
“Second Uncle, Second Uncle…”
Seeing this, Sima Wenyuan quickly helped Sima Tong and used his magic power to clear his meridians and regulate his qi and blood.
Then he said with a bitter face: “Lu Changsheng has hooked up with True Person Caiyun and become an honorary guest elder of the Azure Cloud Sect. This matter was personally handled by True Person Caiyun, so our Sima family has no right to bargain at all…”
“Before, Qiuhua even went to request a meeting with True Person Yuzhi, and was even reprimanded for this matter.”
“So this matter, even… even if we want revenge, we can only wait for the situation to pass and act in secret.”
Sima Wenyuan said this.
Having suffered such a great loss, their Sima family was naturally unwilling to let it go just like that.
Moreover, the growth rate of Blue Lake Mountain made their Sima family feel uneasy and unwilling to watch the Lu family rise like this.
“True Person Caiyun…”
When Sima Tong heard that True Person Caiyun had intervened, he sighed deeply, and a feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart.
The Azure Cloud Sect was the big mountain above the heads of their family forces!
And the Core Formation True Persons of the Azure Cloud Sect were the ones who controlled the big mountain, having the power of life and death over them!
“Blue Lake Mountain, Lu family!”
Infinite anger, hatred, and killing intent surged in Sima Tong’s heart.
But thinking of his current situation, a sense of powerlessness and sadness also surged.
With his injuries, it would be impossible to recover and fight others without three to five years.
Even if he fought others again, he probably wouldn’t be a match for Lu Ping’an.
However, the next moment, he thought of how when he escaped to the Misty Rain Market that day, the market actually activated its grand formation and refused to help him when he was in danger.
If that market had helped him at that time, he might have escaped, and his family would not have suffered such severe losses!
“Hmph!”
Sima Tong snorted coldly and told Sima Wenyuan about the Misty Rain Market.
If his family couldn’t touch the Lu family of Blue Lake Mountain, could they not touch a small market!
It also happened to be a way to recover some losses through this market, and establish their prestige, telling others that no matter what, their family was still a pseudo-core formation family!
Blue Lake Mountain.
Blue Cloud Villa, a large hall.
“Thank you, Elder Xu. You could have just sent someone to notify us about this matter.”
Lu Miaoyun heard that a pseudo-core formation True Person from the Azure Cloud Sect had arrived and immediately came to receive him.
“Hehe, I happened to be free, and Blue Lake Mountain is not far from our Azure Cloud Sect, so I just took a trip.”
This Law Enforcement Elder was a little disappointed that he didn’t see Lu Changsheng.
He was still thinking of using this opportunity to get acquainted with Lu Changsheng and Lu Ping’an.
Lu Miaoyun had been handling affairs for so many years and was already very shrewd.
She said that her husband had recently gained some insights and was in seclusion, and their eldest son Lu Ping’an was currently in White Tiger Mountain.
If the other party had anything, she would go and inform her husband.
“Hehe, I don’t have anything in particular, I just have long heard of Mountain Lord Lu’s great name.”
Hearing that he was in seclusion, this Law Enforcement Elder did not disturb him, chatted for a while, and then got up to leave.
“Elder Xu, you’ve worked hard this trip. This is a small token of appreciation.”
Lu Miaoyun handed a jade box to Elder Xu.
The other party scanned the jade box with his divine sense and saw that it was a third-rank talisman. His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he thought to himself that Blue Lake Mountain was really generous.
It seemed that this Blue Lake Mountain Lord’s talisman skills had probably already reached the third rank!
Immediately, he said with a smile: “Madam Lu is really too polite. If your family encounters any obstacles in taking over the spirit land and shops, you can come directly to the Law Enforcement Hall to find this old man.”
“If you encounter anything on a daily basis, you can also come to find this old man. This old man still has some face in the sect.”
Elder Xu immediately became much more enthusiastic.
Meeting for the first time, Blue Lake Mountain was so generous, he was naturally willing to have more dealings with Blue Lake Mountain.
Moreover, the Blue Lake Mountain Lord not only had Lu Changsheng, a third-rank talisman master, but the family also had a top-tier alchemist who could refine Foundation Establishment Pills!
He might have to trouble Blue Lake Mountain with something in the future.
“Okay, in the future, we might have to trouble Elder Xu.”
Lu Miaoyun said with a smile.
She thought to herself that her husband really had foresight and had long guessed that they could build a network of relationships for the family through third-rank talismans.
After seeing off Elder Xu, she handed the spirit deed to Lu Xingyang and asked him to arrange for someone to go and take over the spirit land and shops.
With the Sima family’s compensation, the grievances between the Lu family of Blue Lake Mountain and the Sima family of Xuanwu Ridge temporarily came to an end.
This matter did not cause much of a stir.
However, families like the Jin family of Golden Dragon Ridge, the Xie family of Spirit Stream Lake, and the Yuan family of Great Ape Mountain were all paying attention to this matter.
After all, the rumors that Lu Changsheng had hooked up with True Person Caiyun were too astonishing, and they still needed to confirm them.
Now seeing this outcome, they knew that the rumors were not false.
The grievances between Blue Lake Mountain and Xuanwu Ridge had indeed caused True Person Caiyun to intervene.
Otherwise, under normal circumstances, the Azure Cloud Sect would not handle it like this, but would give each side fifty blows!
At this moment, these family forces became more wary of Blue Lake Mountain.
During this time, Blue Lake Mountain did not have much activity, the family operated normally, and the caravan continued to set off.
However, with Lu Ping’an’s battle with Sima Tong gaining him fame, the caravan was now directly managed by Lu Ruyi, without the need for Lu Ping’an to personally accompany them.
After all, under normal caravan circumstances, one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators were enough.
Half a month later, Xiao Xiyue came to Blue Lake Mountain to inform them about the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm.
Seeing that Lu Changsheng was in seclusion, she handed the secret realm token to Lu Miaoge.
She said that if Lu Changsheng had not come out of seclusion after a month, they should notify him to go to Falling Cloud Mountain Range, the Heavenly Yuan Secret Realm.
In addition to this token, Xiao Xiyue also left a keepsake for Lu Changsheng.
When needed, he could contact her senior sister Chu Qingyi through this keepsake.