Chapter 550: Taiyin Xuanpin Pearl, Xuanxuan!
“Such a method.”
Lu Changsheng looked at the gradually dissipating Divine Soul phantoms above the heads of Meng Wuhen and his wife, feeling shocked.
Years ago, he had used a similar method to suppress a Demon King—the Wind Thunder Hǒu.
But the Wind Thunder Hǒu was only a Tier 3 Demon King, while this Deep Sea Demon Whale King was a Fourth-Order Demon King!
Even if it was severely injured and restricted by various methods, suppressing it directly like this was incredibly astonishing!
The combined efforts of the couple were no longer just contending with a Nascent Soul; they possessed Nascent Soul Divine Ability!
As the Divine Soul phantoms above Meng Wuhen and his wife, Immortal Master Yunmeng, dissipated, the surging magical power that intertwined them with heaven and earth quickly receded.
Their indifferent, god-like eyes gradually filled with emotion as they said to Lu Changsheng and the other person, “Thank you for your hard work, Fellow Daoists.”
It was clear that the two of them had used some kind of enhancement secret technique just now, and both now showed signs of weakness and fatigue.
However, Lu Changsheng was unsure exactly how weak they were, or if they were truly weak.
“This hunt was mainly due to the astonishing methods of Fellow Daoist Wuhen and Fellow Daoist Yunmeng.”
Lu Changsheng unsealed the Spirit Descent Talisman, purple Qi steamed from his body, and his physique and magical power receded like a tide as he cupped his hands and said.
These words were not false.
If it weren’t for Meng Wuhen and his wife influencing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s mind through the juices of nishang grass, Diehun Grass, and other substances.
Then, through the ambush of numerous killing Formations that severely injured and restricted it, and finally their astonishing methods, the hunt would absolutely not have succeeded.
Besides these methods, Lu Changsheng suspected that the couple had also used other unknown methods.
Otherwise, the mind of a Fourth-Order Demon King should not have been so easily deceived and disturbed.
“Fellow Daoist Wang, you are too kind. If it weren’t for you and Fellow Daoist Li, and your Spirit Pet’s constant restraint and risky lure at the final moment, my wife and I would also have found it difficult to suppress this whale.”
Meng Wuhen said, his face a little pale, very humbly.
However, as he spoke, he secretly observed Lu Changsheng, and his heart was also filled with surprise.
During this hunt, Lu Changsheng had raised his cultivation Realm several times.
Just now, he even used some kind of Fourth-Order Spirit Attachment method, raising his cultivation, magical power, and Physical Body to the Peak Core Formation stage.
Yet, after using such a method, he only appeared to be weak, without any signs of severe Origin Qi depletion.
And there was also the Golden Peng Bird beside him.
Both its speed and combat power far exceeded the many Demon Kings he had seen!
“Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Li, we have all consumed a great deal. Why don’t we rest and recuperate first, restore our magical power, and then proceed to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s lair?”
“At that time, if you two Fellow Daoists need anything, you can also select some Materials from it.”
Meng Wuhen continued.
The lair of an ordinary Demon King contains many Heaven And Earth Treasure.
This Deep Sea Demon Whale King, as a Fourth-Order Demon King, would naturally leave behind many rare treasures.
Originally, according to the agreed distribution, all these spoils of war belonged to their couple.
However, after the matter was concluded, their couple would leave, and their daughter would remain in the Southern Wilderness, possibly requiring the help of the current Wang Lin and his wife.
So, they were also willing to show some favor and sincerity.
“Since that is the case, then many thanks, Fellow Daoist Wuhen.”
Lu Changsheng did not stand on ceremony and cupped his hands in thanks.
In the lair of a Fourth-Order Demon King, there was a high probability of finding Fourth-Order Heaven And Earth Treasure.
Such Heaven And Earth Treasure, whether useful or not, held significant value.
Immortal Master Yunmeng formed hand seals, conjuring several Formation Flags to create a Spirit Gathering Formation, gathering the Spiritual Vein that had been shattered by the island just now, for the four of them to meditate and recuperate.
Such methods were extraordinary.
One could only say that Immortal Master Yunmeng was indeed a top-tier Tier 3 Formation Master!
Immediately, the four sat cross-legged, took out Medicinal Pills and spiritual milk from their storage rings, consumed them, and quickly adjusted their state to restore their magical power.
A few days later, the four had recovered somewhat and headed towards the Sea Eye.
Although none of the four were in their Peak state.
As long as they didn’t encounter a Fourth-Order Demon King, there would generally be no major problems.
A month later, the four arrived above the previous Sea Eye.
Meng Wuhen gently raised his hand, and three dark blue orbs appeared in his palm.
“The Sea Eye is ten thousand zhang beneath the sea. These are water-repelling pearls, which can part the seawater and reduce magical power consumption.”
He handed two water-repelling pearls to Lu Changsheng and Honglian.
“Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Wuhen.”
Lu Changsheng and Honglian had also obtained several water spirit pearls during their last hunt for a Demon King.
They just hadn’t had time to refine them into water-repelling pearls yet.
The two held the water-repelling pearls, and with the activation of their magical power, a brilliant blue glow instantly formed, enveloping their bodies, and then they dived into the sea.
Perhaps because this was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s territory, there weren’t many Advanced Yao Beasts.
Most were valuable fish and ordinary Yao Beasts.
Along the way, they could see many colorful coral reefs.
As they continued to dive, Lu Changsheng even saw Tier 3 coral reefs.
If it weren’t for Meng Wuhen and his wife being there, which made it inconvenient, Lu Changsheng would have wanted to take some time and directly move them.
Under normal circumstances, such coral reefs didn’t have much use.
But if placed in Bishui Lake, they had the effect of nourishing spiritual fish and valuable fish.
“It should be here.”
After a long time, the four saw a black hole that exuded immense pressure, like a swirling vortex leading to a void.
The four exchanged glances, conjured their Magic Treasures, applied several Talismans, and entered the black hole.
This was the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s lair.
They could see many remains of sea beasts, as well as crystal ores, corals, spiritual shells, pearls, and so on.
An invisible field formed in all directions; ordinary Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment Cultivators would probably have their flesh and blood explode directly.
Spiritual objects were also the same.
Ordinary first and second-tier spiritual objects could hardly appear here.
Perhaps because this Deep Sea Demon Whale King had only recently Advanced to a Fourth-Order Demon King, Lu Changsheng didn’t see any rare treasures.
“Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Li, you can choose a few items first.”
Meng Wuhen had already obtained the biggest harvest from this trip, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, so he appeared very generous.
“Wan’er.”
Lu Changsheng calmly gestured for Honglian to choose.
Her previous life was that of a Nascent Soul True Lord, and her discernment was much better than his.
Immediately, Honglian walked around, picked up a Fourth-Order water spirit pearl, and then, through a Spell, saw a fist-sized, glowing, milky-white precious pearl in a giant clam.
“Fellow Daoist Wuhen, may I have this water spirit pearl and this Grand Yin Xuanpin Precious Pearl?”
Honglian looked at Meng Wuhen and asked.
“Naturally, you may.”
Meng Wuhen glanced at the glowing milky-white precious pearl in Honglian’s hand and nodded gently.
Then he looked at Lu Changsheng and made a gesture of invitation: “Fellow Daoist Wang, please.”
“Hmm?”
Seeing Meng Wuhen being so generous, Lu Changsheng didn’t stand on ceremony and began to choose in the lair.
“This is, Azure Nether Crystal Amber?”
At this moment, he saw a watermelon-sized azure crystal ore, stopped, conjured a Flying Sword, and struck the crystal ore.
“Clang!”
The azure crystal ore showed an indentation.
Then, this indentation was recovering at a very slow rate.
“It really is Azure Nether Crystal Amber!”
Lu Changsheng’s face lit up with joy.
Azure Nether Crystal Amber was a very rare Artifact Refining Material.
After being damaged, it possessed the ability to self-repair, making it very suitable for refining Puppets or defensive Magic Treasures.
“Since there’s Azure Nether Crystal Amber here, it’s very likely there are also Azure Nether Sea Worms!”
Lu Changsheng looked around.
For Azure Nether Soul Crystals to form, a peculiar insect called ‘Azure Nether Sea Worm’ was needed.
These insects generally lived deep in the seabed, feeding on mud, coral, and spiritual shells. They had little combat power, but when they broke through and Advanced, they would slowly form Azure Nether Crystal Amber.
If he could get a few sea worms to cultivate, and gather more Azure Nether Crystal Amber, he might be able to create a few rare Puppets or top-grade defensive Magic Treasures.
“I’ll just take these Azure Nether Crystal Amber. If Fellow Daoist Wuhen sees any Azure Nether Sea Worms, I’d like to see if I can cultivate them.”
Lu Changsheng pointed at the crystal ore on the ground and said to Meng Wuhen.
Although the other party was being generous, he was not a greedy person.
Moreover, he would need the other party’s cooperation in taking over the Immortal City afterward.
There was no need to take small advantages here and affect their perception.
“No problem.”
Meng Wuhen smiled freely, then used his great magical power to collect all the Heaven And Earth Treasure here into his storage Magic Treasure.
After collecting them, he continued to dig three feet deep to see if anything had been overlooked.
Indeed, with such a search, he found some overlooked items.
During the process, several finger-sized, blue transparent glowing insects appeared.
“Fellow Daoist Wang, there are nine Azure Nether Sea Worms in total. You take five, and I’ll take four, how about that?”
These Azure Nether Sea Worms were very rare and had great cultivation value, so Meng Wuhen also planned to cultivate a few.
“Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Wuhen.”
Lu Changsheng smiled and cupped his hands, quite satisfied with this harvest.
Next, it was time to discuss the Great Dream Immortal City matter with Meng Wuhen and his wife.
With both parties having signed a spiritual contract and made a Heart Demon oath, Lu Changsheng was not worried about them going back on their word.
“Let’s leave first. If the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s aura disappears for too long, other Demon Kings might come.”
Meng Wuhen said.
Moreover, this Sea Eye, ten thousand zhang deep, even with water-repelling pearls, put invisible pressure on them and consumed a lot of magical power.
“Fellow Daoist Wuhen, you don’t want this Sea Eye Spiritual Vein?”
Lu Changsheng was a little surprised to see this.
During their previous discussion, the other party had stated that everything in the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s lair belonged to them, and Lu Changsheng naturally included the precious Spiritual Vein in that.
This Sea Eye, for instance, had a rich and pure water Spiritual Qi, revealing a Spiritual Qi far exceeding Tier 3, almost reaching Tier 4.
“Fellow Daoist Wang, you jest. Such a Sea Eye cannot be moved even by a Nascent Soul True Lord.”
“Moreover, this Sea Eye affects the entire Great Dream Marsh, and the Spiritual Vein is advancing towards Tier 4. If it were destroyed, it would diminish one’s own Luck and even suffer a backlash from Luck.”
Meng Wuhen shook his head and said.
The Dao of divination placed great emphasis on Luck.
Therefore, they would never do anything that would diminish their Luck.
And Spiritual Veins were formed by the great power of heaven and earth.
If it is destroyed or damaged, one’s own Luck may be diminished.
For Tier 1 and Tier 2 Spiritual Veins, it’s fine; there won won’t be any impact.
However, at Tier 3, there will be a certain impact.
As for Fourth-Order Spiritual Veins, the impact is significant.
The biggest difficulty for a Tier 3 Spiritual Vein to advance to Fourth-Order is the need to gather the Luck of a region!
Only by gathering enough Heaven And Earth Luck can a Spiritual Vein advance!
Therefore, destroying a Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein will inevitably result in a backlash from the Spiritual Vein’s Luck, leading to misfortune!
Although the Spiritual Vein in this Sea Eye has not Advanced to Fourth-Order, it is already transforming towards it.
In another hundred years, it might advance to Fourth-Order!
“This Sea Eye affects the Great Dream Marsh flowing into the Star Constellation Sea, Fellow Daoist Wang, it’s best not to disturb it. Not only will it diminish your Luck, but it might also attract unknown trouble.”
Meng Wuhen seemed to discern Lu Changsheng’s thoughts and reminded him.
“Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Wuhen.”
Lu Changsheng naturally knew about damaging Spiritual Veins and diminishing Luck.
However, as a Dragon Seeking Master, using the Dragon Seeking Art to split and extract the Origin of a Spiritual Vein is not so severe.
Otherwise, how would he dare to keep excavating Spiritual Veins like this?
He saw that Meng Wuhen was indifferent to this Sea Eye Spiritual Vein, so he asked, thinking that if the other party didn’t want it, he could come back later.
But with Meng Wuhen’s reminder, he dispelled the idea.
In the future, the Great Dream Marsh would be his territory, so there was no need to act recklessly.
Moreover, his Tier 2 Dragon Seeking Art was already quite strained when extracting Tier 3 Spiritual Veins, making it easy to waste.
Facing such a Fourth-Order Spiritual Vein, whether he could even move it was another matter.
“Fellow Daoist Wuhen, I heard you mention the Star Constellation Sea a few times. Is it the Star Constellation Sea you spoke of beyond these layers of mist?”
At this moment, Lu Changsheng subtly probed Meng Wuhen for information.
When the other party mentioned the Star Constellation Sea earlier, he wanted to understand it, but he hadn’t asked until now.
“That’s right. Another eight hundred li to the north, and you’ll reach the waters of the Star Constellation Sea.”
Meng Wuhen nodded lightly.
He glanced at Lu Changsheng and said, “Fellow Daoist Wang, if you are interested in the Star Constellation Sea, I can introduce it to you later.”
“In that case, I’ll trouble Fellow Daoist Wuhen.”
Lu Changsheng nodded in response.
Immediately, the four quickly left the deep sea and headed back towards Great Dream Immortal City.
Two months later, the four returned to Great Dream Immortal City.
Although they encountered a few Demon Kings along the way, they escaped without serious incident.
“Fellow Daoist Wang, Fellow Daoist Li, let’s rest for a few days, then we can discuss the Immortal City handover.”
“My wife and I also have some matters to attend to.”
Meng Wuhen looked at Lu Changsheng and Honglian, cupping his hands as he spoke.
“Of course.”
Lu Changsheng was not in a hurry.
Since the hunt for the Deep Sea Demon Whale King ended, all four of them had been in a weakened state.
They had been traveling back and forth for the past few months, encountering many Yao Beasts along the way, and had not had a good rest.
Moreover, the Immortal City transaction was not something that could be completed in a short time.
“This is the Formation Plate for the Immortal City’s Grand Formation, Fellow Daoist can rest assured.”
At this moment, Immortal Master Yunmeng, dressed in a light purple palace dress, said with a faint smile, handing a delicate and magnificent Formation Plate to Lu Changsheng, as a gesture of sincerity.
“Fellow Daoist Yunmeng, you are too kind.”
Lu Changsheng’s expression was pleased, and he cupped his hands again before taking the Formation Plate.
As his magical power infused it, he instantly felt the Formation Plate in his hand spread out intricate, spiderweb-like脉络 that covered the entire Great Dream Immortal City.
This Formation Plate was precisely the main Formation Plate of Great Dream Immortal City.
Although there were many sub-plates, Formation Artifacts, and the core of the Grand Formation, this main Formation Plate already showed sincerity.
Immediately, the two sides bid farewell.
Lu Changsheng and Honglian went to rest in a Tier 3 Immortal Cave that Meng Wuhen and his wife had prepared in advance.
“Honglian, what do you think of their situation?”
As soon as they entered the Immortal Cave and set up a barrier, Lu Changsheng asked Honglian for her opinion on the two.
Earlier, on the way, he was worried that his telepathic message would be heard by Meng Wuhen and the other, so he had kept his thoughts to himself.
“They are extremely extraordinary. They must come from a top-tier force, otherwise, they wouldn’t possess such profound heritage!”
“When their Qi intertwined earlier, the Divine Soul phantom they formed was already comparable to the combat power of a Nascent Soul cultivator!”
“Moreover, although they appeared weak, their Divine Souls were not as weak as they seemed on the surface.”
“And their method of suppressing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was not to kill it, but to imprison and suppress it. It seems they intend to subdue this Deep Sea Demon Whale King through some means!”
Honglian said with a solemn expression on her elegant and beautiful face.
Throughout the journey, she had been wary of the two.
Lest the two act while Lu Changsheng was weak.
Fortunately, the two adhered to their contract and Heart Demon oath.
“Subdue!?”
Lu Changsheng naturally saw that the two were unusual.
But he didn’t expect Honglian to say that Meng Wuhen and his wife wanted to subdue the Deep Sea Demon Whale King.
How could that be possible!
A Fourth-Order Demon King would only submit if a Nascent Soul True Lord or a True Venerable Transformation God personally arrived.
Under normal circumstances, it would rather die than surrender!
“With their strength and methods, if they wanted to hunt this Deep Sea Demon Whale King, there were clearly simpler ways.”
“But from the killing Formations on the four islands, it can be seen that their goal was not to kill this Deep Sea Demon Whale King, but merely to severely injure it.”
“Especially the final Formation and chains, and the Star Sand, all were for suppressing this Deep Sea Demon Whale King, not killing it.”
Honglian exclaimed, not expecting that such a small Jiang Country Cultivation World would hide such formidable individuals. Besides Lu Changsheng, there was also this couple.
The couple’s strength was simply that of Nascent Soul cultivators!
If, before hunting the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, she and Lu Changsheng had guessed that the two were selling the Immortal City to Breakthrough to Nascent Soul.
Now, she felt that the two were most likely doing it for other reasons, definitely not out of fear of Nascent Soul failure!
“That’s right. Moreover, this hunting process, except for the very last moment, was almost incredibly smooth, entirely according to their plans.”
“Merely relying on nishang grass and Diehun Grass to affect its mind should not have been enough to achieve this.”
Lu Changsheng nodded, saying that Meng Wuhen and his wife were incredibly mysterious.
“Besides nishang grass and Diehun Grass, it should be related to the secret Medicinal Pill they sprinkled into the sea, or the arrows they shot.”
Although Honglian possessed a Nascent Soul Divine Soul, her Divine Sense was affected by the mist of the Great Dream Marsh at the time, so she couldn’t see many of their methods clearly enough.
Additionally, their methods did not originate from the Beiyuan Cultivation World, and seemed specifically aimed at Sea Beast Demon Kings like the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, so she couldn’t determine them for a while.
“Forget it. As long as they don’t have malicious intentions, it has nothing to do with us.”
Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.
Meng Wuhen and his wife were indeed extraordinarily mysterious.
But as long as they had no ill intentions and traded the Immortal City normally, he was too lazy to care about their Origins, situation, or purpose.
In fact, if they showed sincerity and goodwill, he would also be willing to treat them with respect and maintain a friendship with them.
“Hmm.”
Honglian responded with a faint smile.
At the same time.
Meng Wuhen and his wife, Immortal Master Yunmeng, returned to their palace.
“Husband, after this encounter, did you discern the Origins of Fellow Daoist Wang and Fellow Daoist Li?”
Immortal Master Yunmeng looked at her husband and asked.
Not only were Lu Changsheng and Honglian surprised by their situation.
They were also incredibly curious about Lu Changsheng and Honglian.
“Since they have no ill intentions and are sincerely cooperating, their Origins have nothing to do with us.”
Meng Wuhen held his wife’s hand, his eyes deep, and smiled faintly.
Then, he lightly raised his palm, and a profound and mysterious Magic Treasure appeared, as if from the long river of history, from countless eons.
“If we can subdue this Deep Sea Demon Whale King, then our journey to the Thousand Autumn Hall and Heavenly Wave Hall will have a greater chance of success.”
He looked at the Magic Treasure before him, then interlocked his fingers with his wife’s, their Qi slowly intertwining as they jointly activated this Magic Treasure. His voice was deep as he said, “Deep Sea Demon Whale King, I know you are awake.”
“As long as you are willing to serve my wife and me for a hundred years, after a hundred years, we will set you free, and even grant you a supreme Opportunity!”
After speaking, Meng Wuhen did not wait for the Deep Sea Demon Whale King in the Magic Treasure to respond, but directly put away the Magic Treasure and went with his wife to heal their injuries and recover their condition.
Although they didn’t appear extremely weak, they had indeed overdrawn their lifespan.
Just then, a captivating pattering sound came.
“Dad, Mom, you’re back?”
A stunning figure stepped in.
Her dark hair cascaded like a waterfall, soft and flowing, and she wore a five-colored mask on her face.
Except for a pair of clear, beautiful, autumn-water eyes, her true appearance was hidden.
Beneath the mask, through her exquisite, jade-like neck, one could see her skin was fair, surpassing snow in purity.
A vibrant, colorful robe, neither too tight nor too loose, full of ethereal Immortal charm, enveloped her beautiful and graceful body, her curves elegant and subtly alluring, inviting contemplation.
Beneath the hem of her skirt, her slender, delicate, beautiful feet were like a pipa half-hidden, wearing a pair of dreamlike, flowing high heels, revealing smooth, rounded ankles, with graceful curves and fair, delicate skin.
Although the woman’s face was not visible, she possessed a peerless bearing.
One glance made people feel that the true face behind the mask must be a beauty blessed by Heaven And Earth, imbued with the essence of the sun and moon, a stunning existence like the Luo River Goddess.
“Xuanxuan.”
Meng Wuhen and his wife immediately smiled and softened their gaze upon seeing the newcomer.