Chapter 2257: 608: Pinghai Monarch’s Speculation and Preparations |
"Hong Lian, Little Yan, Golden Peng, thank you for your hard work."
Lu Changsheng said to one person, one puppet, and one Peng.
As for the Soul-calling Beast, for some unknown reason, since it left the Sealing Demon Land and finished the tribulation, it has been sleeping continuously, as if it could never get enough sleep.
Like now, as soon as the battle ended, it instantly fell asleep.
If Lu Changsheng had not been involved in the battle throughout, he would have thought it was extremely strenuous and had passed out from exhaustion.
He picked up the Soul-calling Beast and threw it into the Tianyuan Lotus, and released Ling Zixiao from the Tianyuan Lotus.
"Ah, my lord, you’ve finished the fight already?"
Wearing a light blue palace dress with a dignified and graceful appearance, Ling Zixiao looked at the chaotic and ravaged scene in front of her, stunned.
She remembered it hadn’t been long since she entered the Tianyuan Lotus.
She turned her head and immediately saw a massive golden mountain with a terrifying aura, realizing it was the Golden One-Horned Bear from earlier.
"This..."
Despite knowing her husband’s incredible strength and the help of the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng, Qian Zhuyan, and Senior Red Lotus, ending the battle so quickly still shocked her beyond measure.
One must know that when the Heavenly Sword Sect mobilized Jiang Country to open up land and solve a Fourth Rank Demon King, it took a significant amount of preparation.
Moreover, demon kings deeper within the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range generally have greater strength than those on the outskirts.
"Hmm, it’s already settled. Next, it’ll be hard on you, Zixiao."
Lu Changsheng, having consumed too much energy just now, looked slightly pale and smiled at his wife.
Although Ling Zixiao didn’t spend much time on the Formation Path after Dream Immortal City, she can only be considered a Third Rank Lower Grade Array Master now.
But she is extraordinarily talented in formations, and despite not having much time for practical formation setups, she has always been researching them.
"This humble wife hardly finds it strenuous," Ling Zixiao said softly.
"Golden Peng."
Lu Changsheng had the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng handle the flesh of the Golden One-Horned Bear, while the horn, paws, skeleton, and Demon Core were kept for himself.
After that, he, Hong Lian, Ling Zixiao, and Qian Zhuyan went to further explore the nest of the Golden One-Horned Bear.
"No wonder this place is slightly auspicious."
After entering the bear’s nest, Lu Changsheng saw a patch of Fourth Rank Spirit Plants—Golden Gang Vine.
This vine is extraordinarily tough, surrounded by a layer of faint golden Gang Qi, which can be used to refine Fourth Rank vine armor and bears Golden Spirit Fruit.
It provides significant benefits to cultivators practicing metal attribute cultivation techniques, and it can temper muscles and bones, enhancing physique and strength.
However, there were only a few immature Golden Spirit Fruits on the Golden Gang Vine.
Besides that, the Golden One-Horned Bear seemingly favored Geng Metal, as the nest contained many Gold Element Iron Ores.
The ores and Golden Gang Vine here would suffice for Lu Changsheng to refine a Fourth Rank weapon and vine armor.
Including the bear’s carcass outside, enough Spiritual Treasures could be refined from these items.
But it doesn’t end there. Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian continued their exploration, discovering Golden Marrow Spirit Milk seeping in the depths of the nest, indicating an underlying gold attribute ore vein.
The bear had not disturbed the ore vein, allowing it to form this milk.
Lu Changsheng collected a small amount of Golden Marrow Spirit Milk, as he couldn’t relocate the gold attribute ore vein at the moment.
After thoroughly exploring the bear’s nest, Lu Changsheng, Hong Lian, and Ling Zixiao began to prepare the formation layout.
"The formation doesn’t need to be large. Just cover this area..."
Lu Changsheng laid out the Great Formation simply to prevent unexpected incidents, avoiding large expenditure of time and effort as would be required for a family formation.
While speaking, he took out the Thunderstrike Fosang Wood he had won previously and used it as a temporary array eye to enhance the formation’s power.
"Hmm!?"
Upon seeing the wood, Hong Lian’s eyes showed surprise while examining it closely, she asked Lu Changsheng, "My lord, is this... Fosang Wood?"
"Indeed, it is."
Lu Changsheng thought to himself, Hong Lian deserves to be a Nascent Soul True Lord, as she instantly recognized the Fosang Wood.
The wood is charred black like coal, making it difficult to discern its original form.
"Using this wood as the array eye to set up a Thunderfire Formation is excellent, but it’s somewhat incompatible with the Spirit Vein here."
Hong Lian observed the Fosang Wood and contemplated slightly.
"As long as it doesn’t affect it too much."
Lu Changsheng smiled softly, not demanding perfection.
After all, the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range isn’t a backyard; finding a perfect Spirit Land is not easy.
Then, the three began their work, with Lu Changsheng and Hong Lian refining Array Flags while Ling Zixiao inscribed Array Patterns.
...
Time passed quickly; half a year had flown by.
During these days, Lu Changsheng, Hong Lian, and Ling Zixiao busied themselves setting up the formation in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.
The earlier hunt for the Golden One-Horned Bear had the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng covering them, keeping other demon kings from noticing.
Meanwhile, they had the Golden-Winged Heavenly Peng patrol periodically, hunt, keeping demon beasts from disturbing them.
On this day, Lu Changsheng suddenly felt a surge of intuition.
He furrowed his brow and calculated with his fingers, immediately sensing an ominous premonition.
"My lord, is there something concerning the Immortal City?"
Seeing Lu Changsheng’s demeanor, Hong Lian first guessed that the Great Dream Immortal City encountered trouble.
After all, the matter of Lu Lingjing hadn’t been entirely resolved, and none of them were in the city.
Without speaking, Lu Changsheng threw the Divination Coins in his hand, diligently engaging in divination to discern the source of the omen.
As a Fourth Rank Divination Grandmaster, he quickly identified the source of his misgivings.
The Liangyue War, or rather... troubles arising from his actions in Yue Country.
Lu Changsheng spat out a mouthful of Essence Blood, immediately identifying the origin.
Seven Killings Sect!
"Assassins from the Seven Killings Sect?"
Lu Changsheng realized it wasn’t someone from the sect coming to assassinate him but rather an act of revenge through assassination.
Or rather, this attack targeted the entire Heavenly Talisman Lu Family! .
"Seven Killings Sect..."
Lu Changsheng’s face showed a hint of coldness, then he turned to Hong Lian and Ling Zixiao, saying, "Hong Lian, Zixiao, there may be some danger at home, I need to take a look."
Although Bi Lake Mountain has his son Lu Ping’an stationed there, an extermination crisis is unlikely.
However, the sect is adept at stealth assassination, making this attack a blatant act of revenge.
It’s likely targeting Lu Family disciples outside or forces like White Tiger Mountain and Flower Fruit Mountain.
Although his son Lu Ping’an can handle it, ignoring the situation could cause significant casualties.
Thus, Lu Changsheng planned to return to solve these assassins.