Chapter 548: Dust Banner effect, teleportation array, Deep Sea Demon Whale King appears
After spending a month and a half, Lu Changsheng finished refining the Myriad Dust Banner.
He took a light breath, held the five-colored small banner in front of him, and prepared to test its effect.
Normal mana injection, no movement.
The Yin-Yang mana in the Qi Sea Dantian surged like a river, and the five-colored small banner gradually bloomed with light, turning into a colorful cloud, wrapping his figure, as if invulnerable to all laws.
Immediately afterwards.
“Buzz!”
The colorful clouds shone brightly, and Lu Changsheng’s figure disappeared in a flash, appearing at the edge of the Sumeru Cave.
“As expected of a spiritual treasure, this mana consumption is completely beyond what a Core Formation cultivator can handle!”
“Even if I possess the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Emperor Lotus, this second dantian, and my divine sense has reached the peak of Core Formation, it is still extremely difficult, and I can only activate part of its power.”
“Otherwise, controlling this spiritual treasure would be equivalent to mastering the magical power of Void, coupled with my third-order body refining, it would be simply invincible!”
Using a spiritual treasure across ranks not only requires profound mana but also a powerful divine sense.
Even though Lu Changsheng met both conditions, it was still very difficult.
At most, he could use this Myriad Dust Banner at critical moments.
Under normal circumstances, fighting with others or traveling, he simply couldn’t afford the consumption.
It’s better to use the Starlight Disk and Wind Thunder Wings, which are more practical.
“However, after I break through to the late stage of Core Formation, it should be much better.”
Lu Changsheng thought to himself, put the Myriad Dust Banner into the Qiankun Shadow Belt, walked out of the Sumeru Cave, and came to his own spiritual vein area.
“Father.”
Lu Quanzhen was cultivating “Nether King Art” here, and immediately opened his eyes after hearing the movement.
After so many years of recuperation, his condition has improved a lot, and he is no longer the pale and bloodless appearance he had at the beginning.
It’s just that too much lifespan has been burned, and his hair is still gray, which is difficult to reverse.
“Quanzhen, how is your cultivation recently?”
Lu Changsheng asked.
“Answering father, my Nether King Art has already achieved initial success. With the foundation of the Myriad Poison True Body, it is estimated that in another two years, I can break through to the second level.”
Lu Quanzhen said so.
“Well, if you lack resources, just tell the family.”
Breaking through the second level of the Nether King Art can refine the Nether Blood Fiend and completely eradicate it.
Lu Changsheng felt that when the time came, he could arrange for his son to go to Great Dream Immortal City.
On the one hand, his ability and combat power are good.
On the other hand, it is also because he cultivates demonic arts, which is really not suitable for appearing in the public eye.
After caring and instructing a few words, Lu Changsheng sacrificed one of the sub-banners, the Small Myriad Dust Banner, and injected it into the earth vein.
With Sumeru watching, there is no need to worry about someone interfering or affecting it.
In fact, this sub-banner is best integrated into the earth vein of the Sumeru Cave.
It’s just that across a layer of cave space, the difficulty of teleportation will increase, leading to an increase in mana source consumption.
It took half a month for this Small Myriad Dust Banner to completely merge with the spiritual vein and earth vein energy of Biyun Peak.
Seeing this, Lu Changsheng quietly left Bihu Mountain, and after escaping thousands of miles, the Myriad Dust Banner appeared in his hand.
Even though separated by thousands of miles, Bihu Mountain is guarded by the family formation, isolating the aura, he can still sense the approximate location of the Small Myriad Dust Banner through the Myriad Dust Banner.
If he gets lost in the future, he can still find the way home through this aura sensing.
“Myriad Dust?”
Lu Changsheng communicated with the Myriad Dust Banner, asking about the consumption over a thousand miles.
“Buzz—”
The Myriad Dust Banner’s artifact spirit indicated that the consumption was not large.
But for the sake of insurance, Lu Changsheng still injected 100,000 spirit stones into the Sumeru mustard space of the Myriad Dust Banner, and then injected mana into it.
“Whoosh whoosh whoosh—”
The mana of the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Emperor Lotus was like a river bursting its banks, pouring out frantically and pouring into the Myriad Dust Banner.
Only to see the small banner in his hand instantly transform into a colorful cloud, enveloping him and rolling towards the direction of Bihu Mountain.
Lu Changsheng only felt the void in front of him change, piercing through layers of ripples, and then the whole person appeared on the top of Biyun Peak.
“Using the Small Myriad Dust Banner as an anchor point, absorbing the earth energy, and using aura traction, the mana consumption is completely different from directly activating and using it!”
“With an anchor point, even if I am only at the Core Formation stage, relying on the Heavenly Yuan Treasure Emperor Lotus, this second dantian, I can directly teleport thousands of miles!”
Lu Changsheng took a long breath, somewhat tired, and had a general understanding of the effect of the Myriad Dust Banner.
Within a thousand miles, he can complete it with a single thought.
If it is separated by tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of miles, it is necessary to burn spirit stones or the origin of the spiritual treasure.
At this moment, Ling Zixiao hurried over somewhat.
She was in charge of the Bihu Mountain formation and sensed fluctuations in the family formation just now.
“It’s okay, I was just doing an experiment.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile.
“Experiment?”
Ling Zixiao was surprised.
The Bihu Mountain formation has already reached the level of a quasi-third order.
Even if it is not fully operational, it is difficult to shake.
But just now, she felt that it was directly penetrated by a mysterious force, which was very amazing.
“Well, I have a treasure that can perform teleportation, so I tried the effect.”
Lu Changsheng did not hide it from his wife.
“Teleportation!?”
Ling Zixiao was very surprised.
If this is the case, wouldn’t the family formation be equivalent to a decoration when encountering such methods, as if nothing?
“I can only barely activate this treasure, and it can only be done by setting an anchor point at home.”
Lu Changsheng seemed to see her thoughts and explained.
Immediately, holding Ling Zixiao’s slender hand, he chuckled, “When the spiritual vein of Bihu Lake is improved, the family formation will still need Zixiao to work hard.”
The origin of the spiritual vein intercepted from Great Dream Lake has been brought back and integrated into Bihu Lake and Sumeru Cave.
When the spiritual vein of Bihu Lake is promoted to the top of the second order, Lu Changsheng will prepare to upgrade the family formation to the third order.
The third-order forbidden formation forms its own world, with no weaknesses or flaws!
Even a Nascent Soul True Monarch would need to spend some time to break it!
“What’s so hard about this? However, this concubine is not sure about the third-order forbidden formation, and I will need to trouble Senior Honglian then.”
Although Ling Zixiao has reached the level of a third-order formation mage.
But it doesn’t mean that a third-order formation mage can set up a forbidden formation.
Just like many second-order top-grade talisman masters, they can’t even draw a second-order low-grade ban-breaking talisman.
“That’s natural.”
Lu Changsheng said with a smile, then thought of the Great Dream Immortal City and asked Ling Zixiao about the layout of the teleportation array.
With the Myriad Dust Banner, it is naturally much more convenient.
But if a teleportation array can be built, it will be even more convenient!
“Although there are teleportation array secrets in the inheritance of True Monarch Tianyuan, even a short-range teleportation array requires a third-order middle-grade, or even top-grade, formation mage to set up.”
“Moreover, the materials for setting up a teleportation array are almost extinct, very rare. The layout, maintenance, and operation of a teleportation array all require a lot of spirit stones, and the practicality is very general.”
“As for long-range teleportation arrays, it is estimated that only fourth-order formation mages can set them up.”
Ling Zixiao shook her head and said.
There have always been legends of teleportation arrays in the cultivation world.
It’s just that teleportation arrays have long been lost and cut off in the Jiang Kingdom.
Lu Changsheng brought back the formation secrets about teleportation arrays from the Tianyuan Secret Realm.
But after understanding, she realized why teleportation arrays would be cut off.
A short-range teleportation array of 30,000 to 50,000 miles requires a third-order formation mage to set up.
Moreover, a teleportation array, from layout to daily maintenance and operation, requires a formation mage to sit in charge, which consumes a lot of resources.
As for medium-range teleportation arrays of more than 100,000 miles, only fourth-order formation mages can set them up.
Except for a very few powerful sects that would set up one in an important place, other forces can only put it on a high shelf even if they have the inheritance.
“Tsk.”
Lu Changsheng knew that the teleportation array was not something he should consider at his current level.
“If the husband wants to set up a teleportation array, this concubine can study a simplified teleportation array just from Bihu Mountain to Baihu Mountain, or Heming Mountain.”
“It’s just that the materials for the teleportation array are very rare. This concubine paid attention to them in the early years and has hardly seen them on the market.”
Ling Zixiao thought that Lu Changsheng wanted to set up teleportation arrays in several family spiritual lands and said with a chuckle.
Although teleportation arrays consume a lot of time, energy, and money and are not worth it.
But as a formation mage, she still has a lot of interest and wants to try this lost and cut-off formation.
“I’m just asking casually.”
Lu Changsheng smiled and said.
If several teleportation arrays could be set up at home, it would naturally be much more convenient.
But it would cost so much time and resources, so forget it.
In the blink of an eye, three months passed.
The time agreed upon by Meng Wuhen and his wife was almost up.
Lu Changsheng did not delay, informed his wives Lu Miaoge and Ling Zixiao, and then left quietly with Honglian.
During this year, although he spent a lot of time accompanying his wives, concubines, children, and daughters, he still drew more than two hundred third-order talismans, which can be said to be extremely diligent.
In addition to his own talismans, Meng Xiaochun refined three portions of third-order highly poisonous substances for him.
The main materials were not enough, otherwise, he could have refined a variety of mixed poisons, with better effects.
During this year, Honglian refined the thirty-six Azure Sea Pearls, and her cultivation broke through to the second level of Core Formation.
Considering her lack of magical treasures and techniques, Lu Changsheng even gave her the Starlight Disk.
Now, with the Wind-Thunder Wings and the Dust Miasma Banner, the Starlight Disk was of little use to him.
In addition to this, Heaven rewards the diligent. With Lu Changsheng’s efforts, Meng Xiaochun successfully conceived half a month ago.
Lu Changsheng had high expectations for this child.
After all, Meng Xiaochun was not only at the Core Formation stage but also possessed the Thousand Silk Poison Body!
Half a month later, outside the Great Dream Immortal City.
“Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Li.”
After receiving their message, Meng Wuhen and his wife came to meet them not long after.
“Greetings, Fellow Daoist Wuhen, Fellow Daoist Yunmeng.”
Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian cupped their hands towards the two.
“Have the two fellow Daoists prepared?”
Meng Wuhen, wearing a feather robe cloak, possessed a calm demeanor and the bearing of a grandmaster.
“We’re almost ready.”
Lu Changsheng nodded and said.
Unless the other party was willing to wait three to five years.
Otherwise, giving them a few more months to prepare would not make much of a difference.
“Good, in that case, let’s set off directly and talk as we go.”
Meng Wuhen nodded with a smile.
Immediately, the four left the Great Dream Immortal City and headed towards the misty depths of the Great Dream Marsh.
On the way, Meng Wuhen explained his planned tactics.
It was absolutely impossible for the four of them to hunt a Fourth-Order Demon King in a head-on battle.
In the depths of the Great Dream Marsh, the mist was hazy. Fighting here would suppress and affect the divine sense and mana of all four of them.
Moreover, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, in the deep sea, was not only powerful but could also directly escape back into the Sea Eye if it encountered danger.
Once it entered the Sea Eye, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s strength would likely be amplified!
Therefore, to hunt this Deep Sea Demon Whale King, they had to lure it out of its lair and prevent it from returning to the Sea Eye in a short time!
Meng Wuhen and his wife’s plan was for the four of them to first conceal their mana aura and head to the Sea Eye.
Then, using puppets coated with Rainbow Weed and Soul-Stealing Grass, they would enter the deep sea to lure the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
As long as the other party swallowed the puppet and had its mind affected by the Rainbow Weed and Soul-Stealing Grass, stimulating its bestial nature, the rest would be much simpler. They could lure it to the ambush site.
Half a month later, the four arrived at a deserted island.
Lu Changsheng could see that the island was rich in spiritual energy, with a Third-Order miniature spiritual vein beneath it.
“Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Li, I have named this island Whale Hunting Island, meaning the place to hunt the Deep Sea Demon Whale. My wife and I have already set up an ambush formation on the island.”
“When the time comes, we will lure the Deep Sea Demon Whale King out of the Sea Eye, and it will pass through these three islands. Each island has a killing formation set up, and this Whale Hunting Island is the last killing formation.”
Meng Wuhen continued to introduce his plan.
“What a grand scheme.”
Lu Changsheng’s formation skills were not high, only at the peak of the Second-Order formation master level.
But he could tell at a glance that the formation in front of him exceeded the Second-Order range and reached the Third-Order.
This showed that Meng Wuhen and his wife not only understood divination but also knew about formations.
“Fellow Daoist Wuhen is also a formation master?”
Lu Changsheng feigned surprise.
“I have only a slight understanding of formations. My wife is a peak Third-Order formation master.”
Meng Wuhen said with a smile, very much in character.
“The two fellow Daoists are not only highly skilled but also so knowledgeable. Wang admires you.”
Lu Changsheng praised.
These words were not flattery.
Whether it was divination or formations, both belonged to high-difficulty skills with extremely high thresholds!
But the couple in front of him, one was proficient in divination, and the other was a peak Third-Order formation master.
“Fellow Daoist Wang is too kind.”
Meng Wuhen just smiled. After introducing the situation here to Lu Changsheng, he took them to the remaining three islands.
Only after all the planned situations and processes were completed did the four of them head to the Sea Eye of the Great Dream Marsh.
At this time, the mist in the Great Dream Marsh became increasingly dense, greatly affecting the divine sense and senses.
Lu Changsheng released the Golden-Winged Roc, instructing it to restrain its aura and observe the situation in the sky.
“Fellow Daoist Wang’s spiritual pet is extraordinary.”
Even though they had seen it once before, Meng Wuhen and his wife couldn’t help but be surprised when they saw the Golden-Winged Roc again, and they looked at it a few more times.
“It’s just a matter of fate and luck.”
Lu Changsheng smiled calmly.
And so, a month later, the four arrived at the Sea Eye of the Great Dream Marsh, the lair of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
On the way, they encountered many demons, even Third-Order Demon Kings.
But as they approached the lair of this Deep Sea Demon Whale King, there were fewer and fewer demons, except for some First-Order and Second-Order demons.
“Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Li.”
Meng Wuhen’s feather robe cloak flowed with invisible luster, merging with his wife’s aura. He looked at the two with a calm face, signaling them to be ready.
“Rest assured, fellow Daoist.”
Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian both looked solemn.
Immediately, Meng Wuhen released a fish-shaped puppet, poured in the juice of Rainbow Weed and Soul-Stealing Grass, and submerged it in the water.
Lu Changsheng could see that this was a peak Second-Order or quasi-Third-Order puppet.
Moreover, it was specially designed for the deep sea, and it was very agile in the water.
He thought that this Great Dream City Lord was indeed well-prepared.
And so, time passed little by little.
Seeing that the puppet’s energy was exhausted, Meng Wuhen released another puppet into the deep sea to search for and lure the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
But there was still no response.
Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian were not impatient and waited patiently.
Hunting a Fourth-Order Demon King was different from hunting ordinary Third-Order Demon Kings. They needed to be careful and cautious.
Waiting for a year or two was very normal.
Moreover, the deep sea was so large. Meng Wuhen and his wife only knew that the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was here at the Sea Eye, but they were not sure of its exact location.
The four did not dare to provoke it with mana, nor did they dare to dive into the water, so naturally, they could only use this method.
To maintain their state, Meng Wuhen drove three puppets before letting his wife, True Person Yunmeng, drive the puppets to explore.
And after True Person Yunmeng finished, it was Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian’s turn.
However, the puppets were all contracted by Meng Wuhen.
It could be said that to hunt this Deep Sea Demon Whale King, the other party had spared no expense!
If the hunt failed, with the financial resources of the couple, they would probably suffer a great loss.
On this day, Hong Lian was driving a puppet to explore in the deep sea.
Suddenly, she felt a force like an abyss black hole destroy and devour the puppet.
“This is… It’s coming!”
She immediately opened her eyes and signaled to Lu Changsheng and the others.
The next moment.
“Roar!!!!”
A low, deep, and powerful muffled roar came from the deep sea, like rolling thunder, causing the calm water surface to churn and boil.
At the same time, a heavy and oppressive aura gradually rose and spread from the water, as if the sky and earth were collapsing, causing the surrounding aura to gradually solidify.
It could be seen that in the seabed, a huge figure like an island quickly emerged from the water.
The azure blue sea was dyed much darker and deeper at this moment, and thick water columns shot into the sky, forming tornado hurricanes.
“Puff, puff, puff——”
Seeing this, Meng Wuhen made hand seals and controlled several puppets, shooting them directly towards the deep sea.
Then, he threw out several jade bottles, scattering them into the seawater, flowing with a dreamlike crystal luster.
“Run!”
After doing this, he immediately shouted at Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian, and then, with his wife, drove his magical treasure and fled along the designed route.
Lu Changsheng did not hesitate, put his arm around Hong Lian’s waist, and the Wind-Thunder Wings surged behind him, and the whole person shot out like a lightning bolt.
“Boom boom boom——”
Meng Wuhen’s puppets had just entered the water when they exploded under the power of the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, releasing a strong Rainbow Weed smell.
As a Fourth-Order Demon King, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was naturally not as easily affected as ordinary demons and Third-Order Demon Kings.
But as the overlord of this ocean, when had it ever been provoked like this!
Moreover, as a demon, it was very sensitive to auras.
It still remembered Meng Wuhen and his wife’s auras, remembered that the two had provoked it in its early years, and even injured it!
“Roar!!!!”
The Deep Sea Demon Whale King roared and howled, full of killing intent, and its angry voice echoed between heaven and earth, setting off layers of tsunamis and tornado hurricanes, dispersing the dense mist on the sea surface.
A huge body of hundreds of feet floated out of the water, sweeping up a ten-thousand-foot giant wave and breaking through the air towards the four of them.
On the dark blue body, dark black magic patterns flickered on and off, exuding a terrifying and soul-stirring luster, forming a rapid and turbulent void turbulence.
Even from a great distance, the four of Lu Changsheng could clearly feel its heavy, oppressive, and terrifying power, like dark clouds and the sky collapsing!