Chapter 687: Famous in the Southern Wilds, a quasi-spiritual treasure!

“True Monarch Qingluan contended for the core opportunity of the mystic realm, was besieged and killed by multiple Nascent Soul cultivators, joined forces with True Master Yangming to slay True Monarch Celestial Silkworm and True Monarch Purple Azure, currently whereabouts unknown.”

As one of the top forces in Jiang Country, Qingluan Immortal City’s intelligence system surpassed that of Great Dream Immortal City and had been closely monitoring the situation in the Shifting Sands Illusion Realm.

After all, their City Lord had gone to the Shifting Sands Illusion Realm and had not yet returned, causing the higher-ups of the Immortal City to be extremely worried.

But at this moment, upon seeing the intelligence information from the Shifting Sands Illusion Realm, the higher-ups of Qingluan Immortal City were dumbfounded and stunned.

For a moment, they didn’t know whether to be happy or sad.

The good news was that their City Lord had obtained the core opportunity of the mystic realm.

One person and one pet fought against five great Nascent Soul cultivators, and joined forces with True Master Yangming to fight against seven Nascent Soul cultivators, killing two and shaking the world!

The bad news was that their City Lord had not returned.

As higher-ups of Qingluan Immortal City, they all knew the early deeds of their City Lord.

She often released news of serious injuries to confuse and kill potential enemies, and would run away at the first sign of danger to protect herself.

Through this intelligence, they knew that their City Lord must have found a place to hide and would not return for a short time.

“As long as City Lord is fine, Qingluan Immortal City will be fine.”

An Immortal City higher-up said.

“That’s right. According to the news, True Monarch Profound Sword also went to the [Shifting Sands Illusion Realm]. He must know the situation of City Lord, but he hasn’t done anything, which means he has no hostility towards the Immortal City.”

Another Immortal City higher-up echoed, expressing their unity with the Immortal City and waiting for the City Lord to return.

However, after a few days, several higher-ups quietly left the Immortal City.

After all, in her early years, True Monarch Qingluan abandoned the Immortal City to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, causing the Immortal City to suffer a purge, and many people died in it.

Although after True Monarch Qingluan returned, the remaining people were all rewarded and cultivated, there was still considerable risk, making people dare not gamble.

Lu Qingxuan served as a steward in Qingluan Immortal City and had been looked after by True Monarch Qingluan before, so a higher-up immediately gave him this intelligence information.

He was asked if True Monarch Qingluan had given any instructions or advice before.

“True Monarch Qingluan, True Master Yangming killed two Nascent Soul True Monarchs in the Shifting Sands Illusion Realm.”

Lu Qingxuan looked at the intelligence information in his hand and couldn’t help but be surprised and moved.

Having been in Qingluan Immortal City for so many years, he naturally knew the name of True Master Yangming.

And through True Master Yangming’s divine ability and mount, he guessed that this True Master Yangming was his father.

So when he saw the intelligence information inside, his heart was deeply shaken.

Killing Nascent Soul cultivators!

One must know that Nascent Soul cultivators are top existences wherever they are.

Having a Nascent Soul True Monarch in charge is a hegemonic force!

But at this moment, his father and Aunt Mu actually killed two Nascent Soul True Monarchs.

Especially True Monarch Purple Azure, not only was his physical body destroyed, but even his Nascent Soul spirit body was annihilated.

“This, this, this…”

Even though Lu Qingxuan was always steady, he was shocked beyond belief, feeling as if he were dreaming.

“No wonder father sent a message telling me to stay in Qingluan Immortal City with peace of mind and to send him a message if anything happened.”

Lu Qingxuan thought of his father’s sudden message a month ago.

He immediately took a deep breath and, with a surprised look on his face, bowed to the Immortal City elder in front of him and said, “Elder Luo, City Lord has not given me any instructions or advice, but as the intelligence says, City Lord has obtained the core opportunity and is probably recuperating outside. I believe he will make great progress in his magic power and return to the Immortal City soon.”

“Moreover, our Qingluan Immortal City and the Heavenly Sword Sect are closely connected. Even if City Lord has not returned, there is no possibility of danger.”

As Lu Qingxuan spoke, his eyes were filled with awe and trust towards True Monarch Qingluan.

The old man called Elder Luo secretly shook his head, thinking that Lu Qingxuan was still too young.

Although he was usually steady and intelligent, he did not understand True Monarch Qingluan well enough.

Although this City Lord was unparalleled in beauty, exceptionally talented, and possessed great perseverance, great opportunities, and great determination.

But over the past few hundred years, few people who chose to follow her have lived to a good end.

Some even speculated that True Monarch Qingluan was a ‘Lone Star of Misfortune,’ and if one’s fate was not strong enough, they should not get too close.

“That is natural, but this news should not be spread for the time being, lest it cause panic in the Immortal City.”

Elder Luo chatted with Lu Qingxuan for a few sentences. Seeing that he seemed to be unaware, he gave a few instructions and turned to leave.

After Elder Luo left, Lu Qingxuan pondered in the hall for a moment, then called out, “Xiaoyu.”

As the news of the [Shifting Sands Illusion Realm] spread, the forces in the entire Northern Region of the Southern Barrens remembered the name [True Master Yangming].

And this name, along with True Monarch Qingluan, was spread throughout the Southern Barrens cultivation world under the deliberate propaganda of some forces.

In the evaluations and speculations of the major forces, True Master Yangming was a reincarnation of an old Nascent Soul monster who had prepared backup plans and treasures in his previous life, so he could rival Nascent Soul cultivators in the Core Formation stage.

And True Monarch Qingluan possessed a fourth-order spirit pet and a Dao Soldier formation, and her combat divine abilities were enough to contend with cultivators in the middle stage of Nascent Soul.

Such two people with unlimited potential were feared by many forces.

After all, when True Master Yangming breaks through to the Nascent Soul stage, and True Monarch Qingluan digests the mystic realm opportunity and her strength advances further, their combined power will likely be a top existence below the late stage of Nascent Soul!

These two Nascent Soul cultivators are bound to affect the situation in the Northern Region of the Southern Barrens.

Yuan Country, in a certain Immortal City.

“True Master Yangming and True Monarch Qingluan contended with seven Nascent Soul cultivators, killing two.”

“This Jiang Country is truly a place of outstanding people. Although it is located in the Northern Region of the Southern Barrens, a remote area, it has produced so many exceptionally talented people. Could it be that when father and mother chose to settle in Great Dream Marsh, they also saw that the destiny of heaven and earth converged here?”

A woman wearing a five-colored mask and a colorful dress, full of ethereal immortal charm, looked at the message jade slip in her hand, a hint of interest in her beautiful autumn eyes.

“Or, as father and mother said, the Southern Barrens is about to usher in a great change unseen in ten thousand years. Although this period is full of darkness and bloodshed, it may also usher in a glorious prosperity with a galaxy of stars?”

Although the woman’s appearance was hidden by the mask, and she was sitting with her legs crossed in a lazy and casual posture, it still couldn’t hide her exquisite beauty, giving off an indescribable elegance and beauty.

Especially on her delicate and jade-like right foot, a pair of flowing, dreamlike high heels were half-off and dangling from her toes, gently swaying. Although they were full of temptation, making people want to hold them in their hands and rub them, they were filled with a noble elegance.

Jiang Country, Great Dream Immortal City.

“True Master Yangming burned his life to help True Monarch Qingluan, and they joined forces to slay True Monarch Celestial Silkworm and True Monarch Purple Azure…”

In the City Lord’s Mansion, Ling Zixiao looked at the intelligence information about the Shifting Sands Illusion Realm, her elegant and dignified beautiful face full of astonishment.

As one of Lu Changsheng’s closest wives, she naturally knew that True Master Yangming was her husband.

She also knew that Lu Changsheng had gone out to find Lu Ping’an, entered the Shifting Sands Illusion Realm, and encountered danger in the mystic realm, and then helped True Monarch Qingluan.

But when Lu Changsheng told her about these things, he spoke in a light and casual manner throughout, without mentioning too much.

At this moment, seeing the intelligence information, she suddenly felt a sense of unreality as if she were dreaming.

After all, in the intelligence information, True Master Yangming erupted by burning his life and contended with seven great Nascent Soul True Monarchs along with True Monarch Qingluan.

In the end, both of them were severely injured and fled into the void, while among the seven Nascent Soul True Monarchs, True Monarch Celestial Silkworm of the Beast God Mountain had his physical body destroyed and his Nascent Soul escaped, and True Monarch Purple Azure of the Purple Azure Gate had even his Nascent Soul spirit body annihilated and devoured by True Master Yangming’s spirit pet, the Peng bird…

But when her husband returned, not only was there no trace of injury, but he also casually told her about the situation in the mystic realm as if nothing had happened.

And the Peng bird that devoured True Monarch Purple Azure’s Nascent Soul spirit body, the Golden-winged Heavenly Peng, was now sleeping in the backyard of the City Lord’s Mansion, occasionally guiding and teaching Lu Baixi to cultivate…

Ling Zixiao looked at the jade slip in her hand and then towards the direction of Bihu Mountain, deeply feeling a disconnect between reality and rumor.

If Lu Changsheng weren’t in Great Dream Immortal City, she would want to confirm her husband’s condition now and ask him what was going on.

“Hmph, he must have deliberately brushed over the matter of fighting for his life to help True Monarch Qingluan…”

Ling Zixiao understood her husband’s character very well. She knew that Lu Changsheng was flirtatious and passionate, and couldn’t help but have affairs whenever he went out.

But after returning home, facing her and the others, he felt a bit of guilt.

After thinking for a moment, she still went to visit Honglian and asked her if she could see her husband’s physical condition and if he had been pretending to be fine before.

“Don’t worry, husband is not injured, and he has obtained opportunities and improved on this trip…”

Honglian possessed a Nascent Soul divine soul and a spiritual embryo body. When cultivating with Lu Changsheng, she could clearly sense his magic power and physical condition.

Although Lu Changsheng did not elaborate on his trip to the mystic realm, she guessed most of it.

“Okay.”

Ling Zixiao immediately felt relieved upon hearing this and vaguely guessed the situation between her husband and True Monarch Qingluan.

Thinking that this legendary figure of Jiang Country, the number one rogue cultivator, would also come to Bihu Mountain in the future, a strange expression couldn’t help but appear on her dignified and beautiful face.

She secretly thought to herself, would the several legendary Nascent Soul female cultivators she had read about in books also be brought home by her husband in the future…

As this thought arose, images gradually emerged in Ling Zixiao’s mind.

But when she thought that she was still in the Foundation Establishment stage, a sense of urgency inevitably surged within her.

“True Master Yangming…”

Chu Qingyi, who was stationed in the Myriad Beast Mountain Range, also received intelligence information about the Shifting Sands Illusion Realm.

When she saw True Master Yangming and True Monarch Qingluan fighting against seven great Nascent Soul cultivators and killing two, she couldn’t help but purse her red lips.

Memories of the events between them in the Heavenly Yuan Mystic Realm and the Yin冥 Ghost Sect in Liang Country surfaced in her mind.

At that time, Lu Changsheng’s cultivation was the same as hers, at the second or third level of Core Formation.

Because her Core Formation was shattered, she re-formed her core, breaking and then establishing. After thirty-six years, she had only reached the fifth level of Core Formation.

But this speed was already considered rapid progress!

However, Lu Changsheng had unknowingly grown to the point where he could kill Nascent Soul cultivators.

Even Chu Qingyi, who had been hailed as a genius since childhood, felt an unprecedented pressure.

She was afraid that she would be left far behind by him.

“How is he now?”

Looking at the intelligence report that Yangming Zhenren was severely injured while fighting for his life, her heart was filled with worry, and she wanted to go and see him.

But suddenly she thought, where would she find him?

Bihushan?

Or Dameng Immortal City?

Under what name?

Chu Qingyi’s cold and heroic brows were tightly furrowed, her eyes filled with worry, and her fair jade hands holding the sword were now tightly clutching her skirt, making her look completely different from the usual cold and aloof Sword Immortal.

As the situation in the Hansha Illusory Realm completely spread, the Southern Wasteland and Northern Region immediately became turbulent.

In the Liang Kingdom’s cultivation world, the Beast God Mountain’s Tiancan Zhenjun’s Dharma body was severed, leaving only his Nascent Soul spirit body, and the Chimu Sect’s Yun Mei Zhenjun was not only severely injured in the secret realm, but was also nearly killed by Jiang Kingdom’s Heavenly Sword Sect’s Xuanjian Zhenjun afterwards.

If not for the Beast God Mountain’s Grand Elder Jiuling Zhenjun arriving in advance to receive them, both Yun Mei Zhenjun and Tiancan Zhenjun’s Nascent Soul spirit bodies might have been killed by Xuanjian Zhenjun.

However, even so, Liang Kingdom could be said to be severely weakened, and Yue Kingdom immediately declared war, seeking to use this opportunity to reclaim the territory they had lost to Liang Kingdom years ago.

As soon as Yue Kingdom declared the start of the war, Lu Qingshan chose to go to the battlefield, leading troops to attack spirit land strongholds.

Xuanbao Valley.

Lu Qingshan held the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Sword, his entire being exuding an unparalleled sharp aura as he fought against a Core Formation demonic cultivator.

Although the demonic cultivator in front of him was at the third level of Core Formation cultivation, facing Lu Qingshan’s sword qi that seemed to tear apart the sun, moon, and sky, he was forced to retreat step by step, his protective shield dimming.

“Pfft!”

The Zhou Tian Xing Dou Sword broke through the demonic cultivator’s protective shield, leaving a sword mark on his body, exposing the white bone.

“Go!”

Seeing this, the demonic cultivator could only choose to retreat, abandoning this spirit land stronghold.

Do not pursue a cornered enemy.

Watching this Liang Kingdom force begin to retreat, Lu Qingshan did not pursue them to the death.

After all, these demonic cultivators all had backup plans, and if truly pushed, they would self-detonate their magic treasures or their cores, which would heavily injure him even if he didn’t die.

Getting injured on the battlefield would affect his subsequent series of actions.

After Lu Qingshan cleared the battlefield for several days, a support force arrived to take over this spirit land.

“Senior Brother Qingshan!”

A woman with a beautiful face, a petite and lovely figure, wearing the robes of a Hunyuan Sect elder, saw Lu Qingshan and immediately called out with joy in her eyes.

Then she praised, “As expected of Senior Brother Qingshan, the demonic cultivator guarding this spirit land is Yan Yu Zhenren of the Tiansha Sect, who broke through to Core Formation many years ago.”

“Fairy Shen Yu.”

Lu Qingshan nodded slightly upon seeing the arrival, appearing extremely aloof.

However, when he saw a beautiful, serene, and delicate woman wearing the robes of a Jinyang Sect disciple in the support team, he immediately raised his hand and called out excitedly, “Little Zhuer!”

Then, under the respectful gazes of everyone present, he ruffled his sister Lu Qingzhu’s dignified and gentle hair, talking to her casually, without the aloof demeanor of a Sword Immortal from before, causing the cultivators present to envy Lu Qingzhu.

After all, having such a peerless monstrous talent as a brother, and being so doted upon, was truly enviable, better than their hundreds of years of effort.

“Brother.”

Lu Qingzhu immediately motioned for her brother to pay attention to his demeanor and image, as matters were urgent now.

“Is there anything more important than my Little Zhuer?”

Lu Qingshan said carelessly, asking about his sister’s situation during this time, and suggesting that if she didn’t adapt, she could return to the sect to guard.

After all, he didn’t want his sister to go to the battlefield, but she chose to serve in logistics after seeing him sign up immediately.

Several months later, on the Yue Kingdom battlefield.

The immortal city, spanning a huge mountain range, was shrouded in a quasi-fourth-tier formation.

Lacking Tiancan Zhenjun and Yun Mei Zhenjun to hold the line, Liang Kingdom could only passively defend against Yue Kingdom’s counterattack, relying on the spirit lands and spirit veins they had seized years ago to continuously wear down Yue Kingdom’s strength.

However, when Liang Kingdom defeated Yue Kingdom years ago, besides having multiple Nascent Soul Zhenjun holding the line, their greatest trump card was the fourth-tier beast king!

On the battlefield, such a fourth-tier beast king was almost unstoppable, requiring multiple Core Formation cultivators to form a formation to block its advance.

“Roar!!!”

Facing the Yue Kingdom army, outside the immortal city, a fourth-tier beast king with a body as majestic as a mountain roared out.

Its purplish-black fur was like dark iron needles, gleaming with a cold light, with many mysterious ancient patterns faintly visible, enduring the bombardment of various divine abilities and spells, its two eyes like burning red suns, radiating red light, containing a fierce and violent aura that seemed to want to annihilate everything, shooting out terrifying streams of blood flame.

“This kind of beast king is truly terrifying, almost immune to attacks below the Nascent Soul Zhenjun level…”

Lu Qingshan watched the fourth-tier beast king in the distance, his expression solemn.

Although his combat power was outstanding, he was not qualified to face the fourth-tier beast king head-on.

However, seeing this fourth-tier beast king reminded him of the fourth-tier Void Kun he had seen in Dameng Immortal City.

Compared to a true fourth-tier demon king, this kind of beast king cultivated through secret methods lacked intelligence, mobility, divine abilities, and demon king domains, etc.

But even this kind of beast king was so terrifying, while a true fourth-tier shapeshifting demon king was killed by the Dameng City Lord in a short period of time.

“Kill!”

Seeing the fourth-tier beast king being held back by several late-stage Core Formation great cultivators through a formation, Lu Qingshan did not hesitate, patting his sword box, seven flying swords circled around him, transforming into sword light and charging out.

At the same time.

Bihushan, Artifact Forging Hall.

“Boom boom boom—”

On the dark gold forging platform, the Lei Gang Long Yan, like a purple-red flood dragon, roared, burning with raging flames.

Within the purple-red flames, a scroll flowing with Yin and Yang energies floated, interweaving the Dao of Yin, Yang, reality, and illusion.

As Lu Changsheng continuously cast hand seals and poured in the refined essence of heaven and earth spiritual materials, this scroll seemed to encompass everything, evolving the myriad things of heaven and earth, the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, and also resembling a golden bridge.

After a long time, Lu Changsheng cast a hand seal, and the Yin Yang diagram in front of him flowed with light, soared into the sky, and landed in his hand.

“Hoo, I still overestimated myself.”

Looking at the Yin Yang diagram in front of him, Lu Changsheng let out a tired breath.

He had originally wanted to refine his Yin Yang diagram into a spiritual treasure, and then quickly cultivate its spirituality through the secret method of the “Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements Technique”, thereby completely advancing his life-bound magic treasure to a spiritual treasure.

But only after actually starting did he realize that not only was his artifact forging level insufficient to refine a fourth-tier spiritual treasure, but the ground fire spirit vein at home was also not enough.

If not for having this forging platform and fully activating its effect with top-grade spirit stones, his Yin Yang diagram would not even have been able to be upgraded to the quality of a quasi-spiritual treasure.

“Difficult.”

Lu Changsheng suddenly understood why Tiancan Zhenjun, Lou Shan Zhenjun, and Zi Cang Zhenjun each only had one spiritual treasure.

Under normal circumstances, Nascent Soul cultivators could only rely on the heaven and earth spiritual energy and Nascent Soul origin during their breakthrough to Nascent Soul, and then slowly nourish it over time to upgrade their life-bound magic treasure to the spiritual treasure level.

If they wanted to ask someone to forge one, not only were the materials rare and expensive, but artifact forging grandmasters who could refine fourth-tier spiritual treasures were also extremely rare.

If the refining process did not meet their expectations and requirements, even a slight error would be equivalent to wasting a hundred years of effort.

“But for me currently, it’s enough.”

Under normal circumstances, a quasi-spiritual treasure level Yin Yang diagram was enough for Lu Changsheng to use, as he couldn’t explode with power every day.

However, thinking of his body refining breaking through to the fourth tier, at which point the upper limit of the Nine Treasures Ruyi Bone would also greatly increase, Lu Changsheng couldn’t help but shake his head, very much wanting to raise his artifact forging to the fourth tier.

But besides artifact forging, he also greatly needed divination, talisman making, and dragon searching.

“The top priority is to first break through body refining.”

Lu Changsheng looked in the direction of Dameng Immortal City.

Body refining breakthroughs are different from Nascent Soul, they have a certain demand for spirit veins, but it’s not as strict, somewhat similar to demon beasts breaking through.

Considering that the breakthrough would attract heavenly tribulation, Lu Changsheng planned to break through in the Eye of the Sea deep in the Dameng Marsh.

As for whether he could survive the heavenly tribulation, Lu Changsheng was still confident.

After dual cultivation with Qingluan Zhenjun, under the double baptism of the Xuanlong Nirvana power and the Tianfeng Nirvana power, his physical body and magic power had almost reached their limit, especially his physical body, which had to break through the bottleneck of fourth-tier body refining.

With such a foundation and physique, and possessing the Nine Treasures Ruyi Bone, Great Luo Sword Embryo, Yin Yang Diagram, Five Directions Tribulation Dispelling Stone, talisman formations, and other magic treasures, top-grade elixirs, and heaven and earth spiritual medicines obtained from Lou Shan Zhenjun and the other two, unless he actively sought death, it would be difficult for him to die.

Moreover, besides these, his Chaos Body’s fused Immaculate Heavenly Fragrance Body also had an effect: weakening heavenly tribulation!

Lu Changsheng also wanted to take this opportunity to experience the effect and prepare for the future Nascent Soul heavenly tribulation.

“It’s a pity that time waits for no one, otherwise it would be more stable to properly refine a few magic treasures and forge a few more tribulation-dispelling treasures.”

“Or give the essence of the fourth-tier Void Kun’s flesh and blood to Ping An, and wait for him to break through to quasi-fourth-tier body refining, perhaps he can help me break through the limit of my physical body, thereby imitating the Split Sea Xuan Whale and directly confronting the heavenly tribulation.”

The Split Sea Xuan Whale’s crossing of the True Spirit tribulation gave Lu Changsheng many insights, realizing that he could use the heavenly tribulation to temper himself and undergo a transformation.

Without thinking further, Lu Changsheng walked out of the Artifact Forging Hall and returned to the Lu family mansion, spent several days with his wives Lu Miaoyun, Lu Miaoge, Lu Miaohuan, and Qu Zhenzhen, and then quietly left Bihushan to break through in Dameng Marsh.

For the sake of stability, he still brought the [Sun Moon Two Instruments Profound Light Mirror].

After all, the trip to the secret realm also made him realize how useful this heaven-reaching spiritual treasure was, as it could almost completely prevent being spied on or ambushed.