Chapter 807: Phantom Marten, body of thunder and fire!

A stronghold in Yue Country.

A woman dressed in a white palace gown, with a cold and aloof demeanor, heard the rumors from outside and murmured softly, “True Immortal Changsheng… he’s back.”

The woman’s face was exquisitely sculpted, and a hint of joy appeared in her clear, cold eyes, which seemed to carry a touch of sorrow beneath her slender, willow-like eyebrows. She looked towards the Chiyue Mountain Range.

A stronghold of the Asura Sect on the battlefield in Liang Country.

“True Immortal Changsheng, True Immortal Miaoge…”

A middle-aged man, about thirty or forty years old, dressed in black armor and with a fierce look in his eyes, heard the rumors from outside and had a complicated expression.

He hadn’t expected to hear news of his former close friend on the battlefield.

After decades of not seeing each other, his friend had gone from being a live-in son-in-law and the master of Bihu Mountain to a famous Core Formation True Immortal.

Even his wife and children had broken through to Core Formation.

And he, however, was still struggling at Foundation Establishment… and stood on the opposing side of his close friend.

He looked at his palm, which glowed with a bloody aura, and sighed softly.

From the moment he fled to Liang Country and joined the Asura Sect, there was no turning back.

And without good spiritual roots, unless he completely extinguished his humanity, it would be difficult to form a Core…

Just as he was deep in thought, a burly man came up to him and whispered, “Brother Li, what have you decided? Don’t worry, as long as you are willing to help with all your might, once I break through to Core Formation, I will definitely do my best to help you form a Core!”

Li Feiyu’s eyes, which carried a hint of bloody aura, slightly closed. He sneered in his heart, forming a Core first to help others form a Core later.

If it were his close friend, he would be willing to believe and take a gamble, but this person…

In a deep, secluded forest in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

Lu Chensha fed the roasted ox demon meat to a black sable beast beside him. Its body was slender like a streaking flame, six feet long, but its tail was eight feet long.

The sable beast was completely black, like a crushed night sky. With a slight movement, one could see fine, dark purple light within its fur.

After the sable beast had eaten and drunk its fill, Lu Chensha immediately went behind it, circulated the Beast Art, and injected his magic power into its tail, which was like carved ink jade.

One could see dark purple patterns flowing at the tip of the sable beast’s tail, like mercury, as the magic power surged in.

The sable beast’s eyes, which were like a black hole in a star ruin, showed an expression of enjoyment, and then slowly closed, as if it had fallen asleep.

Although the illusory sable was asleep, Lu Chensha still didn’t stop until his magic power was depleted. He then let out a tired breath, ate the remaining demon beast meat to fill his stomach, and began to meditate.

Earlier in the Chiyue Mountain Range, when he was retreating, he was noticed by an enemy Core Formation cultivator and chose to flee.

But no matter what, he was not a match for a Core Formation True Immortal, so he could only escape by using a teleportation talisman.

Then he arrived in this Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

He didn’t know whether to say he was lucky or unlucky.

Lucky? As soon as he arrived, he encountered a third-order demon king.

Unlucky? This third-order demon king didn’t kill him, but made him use the Beast Art’s magic power to comb its tail every day and even hunted demon beasts for him to eat.

That’s right, this sable beast, only a zhang in size, was a third-order demon king.

Moreover, its bloodline was extraordinary, belonging to the Heavenly tier. Its innate divine ability to merge into the shadows of the void, or even into the shadows of others, was terrifying.

So Lu Chensha had been honestly serving as a cook for this illusory sable these past few days.

Although he was living a somewhat stifled life, at least he was alive.

As for escaping, Lu Chensha had no such plans for the time being.

On the one hand, he couldn’t escape from the illusory sable’s grasp.

On the other hand, the place he was in had many demon beasts and was very dangerous. It would be difficult for him to leave safely with his current strength.

It was better to stay by the illusory sable’s side for now and understand the situation.

Furthermore, its appetite was not as terrifying as other demon kings, and there was often leftover demon beast meat from its hunts. He could put it in his insect nest bag and spirit beast bag to feed his insects and spirit beasts.

Just like that, Lu Chensha lived a daily life of human and pet.

One day, as usual, he fed the illusory sable its fill, then circulated the Beast Art and injected his magic power into its tail.

Suddenly, a ethereal and gentle voice sounded in his ear.

“Chensha.”

When Lu Chensha heard this voice, his heart suddenly leaped, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. But he tried his best to calm his emotions and remained composed.

But even so, the sleeping illusory sable still sensed something and suddenly looked around vigilantly, its body seemingly becoming transparent, merging into the shadows of the void.

“Interesting.”

A gentle voice sounded.

Lu Chensha saw a surge of yin-yang glazed light in front of him, and then a man and a woman appeared. It was his father, Lu Changsheng, and his older sister, Lu Ruyi.

“Squeak, squeak, squeak!!!”

Unlike most demon kings, the illusory sable was somewhat similar to the treasure-seeking rat clan and was very timid. The first thing it wanted to do when it saw Lu Changsheng was to escape.

But it found that the void of this world seemed to have turned into an invisible large hand, holding it tightly. No matter how it struggled, it was difficult to move.

Although Lu Changsheng’s spatial power was very ordinary, only barely at the introductory level and unable to condense a barrier domain, after his Chaos Body merged with the Kunpeng Body, his control over spatial power had improved by a level.

Although he couldn’t compare to Nascent Soul True Monarchs and some demon kings with spatial talent, dealing with a small early-stage third-order demon was not a big problem.

“Father!” Lu Chensha immediately called out to his father, his expression filled with joy.

These past few days, he had thought that someone from home would come to rescue him, but he hadn’t expected his father to come, and so quickly.

“Chensha, what’s going on with you?”

Lu Changsheng knew that his son Lu Chensha’s Beast Art magic power had effects such as promoting growth for demon beasts.

But when he came over, he noticed that his son Lu Chensha was not only helping this illusory sable comb its tail but also feeding it.

Lu Chensha immediately recounted his experiences during these past few days.

“Well, I’ll be.”

Lu Changsheng smiled and shook his head, not expecting his son to have become the servant of this illusory sable.

Lu Ruyi, who was beside him, was also somewhat dumbfounded after hearing his words, not expecting this younger brother to have been a cook for a demon king these past few days.

This kind of experience was truly incredible.

However, such things were not unheard of in the cultivation world.

She had even heard of demon beasts raising human infants.

“Chensha, what do you plan to do with this illusory sable?”

Lu Changsheng had previously deduced that his son’s fortune and misfortune were intertwined, and it was likely that he would gain some opportunities from this illusory sable.

And this illusory sable was not as cruel as most third-order demon kings and had a connection with his son, so Lu Changsheng thought about whether his son could contract and subdue it.

If he could contract and subdue it, Lu Chensha’s Core Formation would be much easier.

Furthermore, if the illusory sable continued to grow and completely mastered the power of the void, it would also be considered a top-tier spirit beast.

Lu Chensha knew that demon beasts that reached the third order had intelligence no less than humans.

Demon beasts like the illusory sable were even a bit more intelligent than ordinary demon beasts.

His father asking this way was likely to help him gain its favor.

He looked at the illusory sable, which was held in the hand by the Yin-Yang Great Seizing Art, and saw a hint of pity and helplessness in its eyes, which were like black holes of pain.

He immediately cupped his hands towards Lu Changsheng and said, “Father, this illusory sable has not harmed your son’s life these past few days, and thanks to it, your son was able to survive in this mountain range. Please spare its life.”

Lu Changsheng saw his son’s quick reaction and chuckled, saying, “Since you say so, then I will spare its life.”

“However, the death penalty is waived, but what if it retaliates if I just let it go?”

As Lu Changsheng spoke, he looked at the illusory sable with a majestic expression, and with a firm grip of his hand, the yin-yang large hand holding the illusory sable enveloped and wrapped it like mist, gradually turning into a fist-sized yin-yang small ball.

Lu Chensha and Lu Ruyi were so shocked by their father’s divine ability that they were speechless.

Especially Lu Chensha.

He knew that this illusory sable possessed a bit of spatial power.

Even some middle-stage third-order demon kings would have difficulty killing it, but it was captured and confined by his father with such ease.

If Lu Ruyi hadn’t heard Lu Chensha’s account, she wouldn’t have been able to tell that this black sable was a third-order demon king.

“Buzz!”

Lu Changsheng lightly raised his hand and put the yin-yang small ball into the magic treasure [Formless Treasure Wheel] for imprisonment.

“This illusory sable is very good and has a certain degree of spirituality. If you can raise your spiritual sense to the Core Formation level before forming a Core, you might be able to contract and subdue it.”

Lu Changsheng said with a light chuckle. Although he could help, and there was also Honglian’s beast-taming ancient talisman.

But without a Core Formation level divine soul, trying to subdue a third-order demon king was like a fool’s dream.

“Thank you, Father, your son will definitely work hard.”

Lu Chensha cupped his hands and bowed in thanks.

If he could subdue this illusory sable, it would naturally be a good thing for him.

“Let’s go.”

Although his son might gain opportunities by staying with the illusory sable, as long as it wasn’t a great auspicious and supreme opportunity, Lu Changsheng didn’t care about it. He put the two of them into the Tianyuan Treasure Emperor Lotus and returned to the Chiyue Mountain Range stronghold.

Half a month later, Lu Changsheng returned to the Chiyue Mountain Range without a sound.

Seeing Lu Ruyi and Lu Chensha return safely, Lu Qingxuan, Lu Xingyang, and the others finally relaxed.

In the following days, Lu Changsheng temporarily settled down at the Red Peak Mountain Range stronghold, accompanying Lu Miaoge, Lu Miaohuan, and Zhao Qingqing, while also helping his son Lu Qingxuan and daughter Lu Ruyi with their treatments.

During this time, cultivators from Yue Kingdom at the Core Formation stage often came to invite Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge to join battles and help, but he declined, citing excessive mental exhaustion.

However, facing repeated invitations, Lu Changsheng still offered to help refine some third-tier talismans if they sent over the materials.

Just like that, time passed bit by bit.

Half a month later, Lu Qingxuan’s injuries were completely healed, and Lu Changsheng gave him a [Heaven Mending Pill].

He had a total of two Heaven Mending Pills.

A few days ago, he had given one to his daughter [Lu Qingzhu], helping her raise her seventh-grade spirit root to fourth-grade.

The remaining one could actually be given to many people.

But considering that Lu Qingxuan was preparing to form his core and aiming for a high-grade golden core, he, as a father, decided to give him a push.

“This is… a Heaven Mending Pill!?”

Lu Qingxuan looked at the crystalline pill in the porcelain bottle, which seemed to possess life energy, and couldn’t help but exclaim in surprise, recognizing its origin and feeling that he shouldn’t accept it.

The rarity of the Heaven Mending Pill was no less than that of the Core Condensing Pill, and perhaps even surpassed it.

He had a fourth-grade spirit root, and taking it would have limited effect and would be a waste. It would be best to bestow it upon a Lu family descendant with a low-grade spirit root.

“Don’t you want to aim for a high-grade golden core? This is a reward from your father. Take it.”

Lu Changsheng’s calm and steady voice carried a hint of unquestionable authority.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingxuan hesitated for a moment, but still took the Heaven Mending Pill.

However, it was as Lu Changsheng expected.

A fourth-grade spirit root taking the Heaven Mending Pill could at most raise the spirit root to third-grade, the effect was truly ordinary.

But besides the Heaven Mending Pill, he had other gifts.

It was precisely the heaven and earth spirit fire [Thunder Gang Flame] and the heaven and earth thunder seed [Evil Dispelling Golden Thunder] that he had refined in his early years.

These spirit fire and spirit thunder were somewhat useful to him, but barely better than nothing.

Since that was the case, it was better to give them to his son, Lu Qingxuan.

Although the latter had, by his own efforts, refined a second-tier heaven and earth spirit fire, and with the assistance of Lu Ping’an, refined a second-tier thunder seed.

But both this spirit fire and spirit thunder were second-tier, with ordinary effects.

They only provided some help to his combat power and the ‘Thunder Fire Nine Secrets’ cultivation technique, and could not bring about a fundamental transformation.

However, if he could incorporate a third-tier spirit fire and spirit thunder into his body during the Foundation Establishment stage, the effect would be completely different.

Not only would his combat power increase and he would undergo a fundamental transformation, but his ‘Thunder Fire Nine Secrets’ cultivation technique could also advance further, and he could even condense a Postnatal Thunder Fire Body!

However, for a Foundation Establishment cultivator to absorb a third-tier fire seed and thunder seed into their body was akin to a pipe dream.

But with Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge helping to protect him, it was no longer an impossible fantasy.

It was just that the process would still be very difficult and extremely painful, requiring him to rely on himself.

Lu Qingxuan stared at the purplish-red flame and light golden thunder before him, filled with a violent and domineering aura, his throat felt dry.

Then he swallowed, his expression firm, and said: “This child is willing to try!”

Under normal circumstances, let alone refining two.

He wouldn’t dare to easily risk trying just the Thunder Gang Flame before him!

But he had absolute trust in his father, Lu Changsheng!

He knew that the latter would never harm him and had absolute confidence!

As for the painful process…

If enduring some physical pain could be exchanged for a high-grade golden core, countless cultivators would surely be willing to try, and even flock to it, not hesitating to use their lives as a gamble!

“Miaoge.”

Lu Changsheng nodded lightly, then called out to his wife, signaling her to use “Taiyi True Water” to protect Lu Qingxuan’s meridians, to prevent damage to his dantian during the process of refining the fire seed.

This could also, to a certain extent, help Lu Qingxuan alleviate the pain he would endure.

Immediately, under Lu Miaoge’s protection and Lu Changsheng’s assistance, Lu Qingxuan began to circulate his cultivation technique and refine the [Thunder Gang Flame].

Even with Lu Changsheng helping to suppress it, this fire seed was extremely violent and unyielding, its scorching heat filling every part of Lu Qingxuan’s body, countless tiny flames appearing from his pores, as if they wanted to melt his flesh, meridians, and internal organs.

If not for Lu Changsheng’s help, this process would undoubtedly push him into a desperate situation, where he would have to successfully refine the fire seed to be qualified to survive.

More than half a month later, with the help of Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge, Lu Qingxuan successfully refined the [Thunder Gang Flame].

He didn’t rest much. After taking several kinds of spiritual objects prepared by his father, Lu Changsheng, he continued refining the [Evil Dispelling Golden Thunder] in one go.

During this process, Lu Qingxuan continuously circulated the ‘Thunder Fire Nine Secrets’ cultivation technique, blending the spirit fire and spirit thunder within his body, using them to condense a Postnatal Spirit Body.

At this moment, his entire body was constantly enveloped and covered by raging flames and rolling thunder.

Although his flesh and bones were damaged under the burning and tempering, the precious spiritual objects he took and the Taiyi True Water and Yin Yang Origin nourished his body, as if bringing forth new life from decay.

Lu Qingxuan’s face was contorted, enduring the agonizing pain like being in purgatory, refining the Thunder Gang Flame and Evil Dispelling Golden Thunder into his bone marrow, and then refining his internal organs.

After an unknown amount of time, the fire and thunder within his body formed a balance, gradually no longer causing him harm, his physical body gradually healed, and faint thunder-fire patterns interwoven and appeared on his skin.

And at the same time, a system notification sound rang in Lu Changsheng’s mind.

[Congratulations to the host for having fourteen spirit body descendants, you have received one lottery chance!]

[Detecting conflicting spirit body effects in the host, do you choose to merge?]

“Is it done?”

Lu Changsheng also stopped, letting out a long breath of turbid air, feeling a bit tired.

Protecting and helping his son refine the fire seed and thunder seed for such a long time, without daring to be distracted, was also mentally exhausting for Lu Changsheng.

A moment later, Lu Qingxuan opened his eyes, his pupils filled with intertwined and surging thunder and fire, domineering and scorching.

“This child thanks father and aunt for your help!”

He saw that his father and aunt had expended a lot of mental energy and magic power during this process, and immediately performed a bowing ceremony.

Not only bestowing the Heaven Mending Pill, but also bestowing a third-tier fire seed and thunder seed, helping him merge and refine them, and condense a Postnatal Spirit Body, this was completely a grace of rebirth.

“You should consolidate your realm well and adapt to your current situation.”

Lu Changsheng waved his hand, signaling his son to stabilize his condition and familiarize himself with the fire seed and thunder seed, then went to rest with his wife, Lu Miaoge.

Afterward!

Afterward!

Afterward!

Lu Changsheng’s consumption was actually not great, mainly because he was overly focused, so his mental state was a bit tired.

Lu Miaoge’s consumption was much greater. After the couple’s intimate moment, she slowly fell asleep in Lu Changsheng’s arms, her breathing even.

Looking at his wife’s beautiful and serene face, Lu Changsheng’s heart was peaceful, enjoying this warmth.

A moment later, he silently chanted in his heart and opened his son Lu Qingxuan’s system panel.

[Name: Lu Qingxuan]

[Lifespan: 107 / 198]

[Talent: Third-grade Spirit Root, Thunder Fire Body (Intermediate Spirit Body)]

[Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Stage Level Nine]

[Talents: Fire Technique Affinity (64%)]

“Only an Intermediate Spirit Body?”

Lu Changsheng saw that his son’s Thunder Fire Body was only an Intermediate Spirit Body and couldn’t help but frown.

But thinking that his son was only in the Foundation Establishment stage, this method of Postnatal Spirit Body cultivation was originally for the Core Formation stage.

Furthermore, during the previous process, the latter’s thunder-fire tempering could not deeply refine his meridians, bones, and internal organs, so it was normal for it to be only an Intermediate Spirit Body.

When he breaks through to the Core Formation stage and spends resources and heavenly materials and earthly treasures to cultivate and refine it, he can advance from an Intermediate Spirit Body to a High-grade one.

After all, the difficulty of this kind of spirit body cultivation method from zero to one is no less than from an Intermediate Spirit Body to a High-grade one.

“System, lottery.”

Lu Changsheng silently chanted in his heart, using the lottery chance he had just obtained.

[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining Second-tier Puppet Crafting Technique!]

[Reward has been issued to the system space, the host can check it at any time]

“Technique!”

Lu Changsheng’s expression was delighted.

Now, with ordinary lottery draws, what he looked forward to most were techniques, wanting to raise artifact refining, talisman crafting, and dragon seeking to the fourth tier.

Especially artifact refining.

Upgrading his natal magic treasure [Yin Yang Diagram], re-refining the spirit treasures he had acquired over the years, and the precious materials obtained from killing the fourth-tier demon king, all required fourth-tier artifact refining techniques to be carried out perfectly and efficiently.

However, Lu Changsheng did not immediately upgrade his artifact refining technique, planning to consider it later.

If necessary, he would also use it to upgrade array formations or dragon seeking.

Although he had visited his wife and children, Lu Changsheng still had one more thing to do.

See Chu Qingyi!

Although she wasn’t in the Red Peak Mountain Range and didn’t come to find him immediately, Lu Changsheng definitely had to go see the mother of his children.