Chapter 838: Chapter 562: Rare Treasure Level Eggshell (Monthly Ticket and Subscription Request)
The Red Lotus Demon Venerable arrogantly believed that being considered his destined enemy was the highest honor a human could receive.
Unexpectedly, he was fiercely choked by the response.
In the void, a projection appeared.
The Fire Saint King.
"My child, have you returned to the Demon Sovereign Realm?"
"I just broke out of my shell, I’m stabilizing my realm."
"Are you still on Xia Star?"
"I’ve already left Xia Star. I left both the eggshell and the nutrient solution in the Earth Core, severing the causality. This way, even if Lu Chenzhou uses causality tracking, he won’t find me. But he may suspect I’m hiding on Sun Star and might come searching, but here, I have a ninety percent chance to kill him."
"Don’t let emotions cloud your judgment and give up your home advantage. As long as you’re on Sun Star, aside from the Eighth Realm, no matter how many Seventh Realm come, they’re not your match."
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Yun Meng City.
Myriad Phenomena Daoist School, Stone Lake Villa.
Lu Chenzhou suddenly woke up, covered in cold sweat, his breath weak and unstable—the destruction of his avatar had caused some damage to his divine soul.
After taking some medicine, Lu Chenzhou sat down to meditate and recuperate.
The Lighting Order sounded,
The form of the Northern Guardian King appeared.
"Chenzhou, what’s going on?"
"I found traces of the Red Lotus Demon Venerable."
"In the Earth Core, right? Sigh, if that’s the case, it’s hard to kill him. He’s the Divine Son of the Fire God, a Nine-Pattern Demon Clan, born unafraid of blazing flames. Even other Seventh Realm cultivators who walk the Fire Dao are still far inferior to him."
The Northern Guardian King looked somewhat worried.
Lu Chenzhou sighed softly.
"It could be even worse."
"Hm?"
"Red Lotus has already broken out of its shell, most likely promoted to Demon Venerable, and has left Xia Star, transferring to the Sun."
"The Sun?"
The Northern Guardian King’s face darkened.
Then, he forced a bitter smile.
"Before my mentor left, he really gave me a huge headache. Except for Eighth Realm, who can go into the Sun to kill him? With Red Lotus’s means, he is definitely hiding within the radiation zone. Ordinary Seventh Realm, even relying on a True Gang Barrier, can only last one or two hours at most in the Sun’s convection zone; they’ll turn to dust before even seeing Red Lotus. Even those related to the Fire Dao, if they barely manage to see Red Lotus, they certainly won’t be his match."
The Alcohol King also wore a worried face.
"Seems like we can only passively wait for the Red Lotus Demon Venerable to come out, and take the chance to battle him when he makes a move."
The Northern Guardian King said:
"Red Lotus isn’t stupid, he won’t leave his stronghold. Inside the Sun, he can absorb light and heat at any time to recover his strength. Not only is his stamina inexhaustible, but his body is also near the Undying Realm. If we can’t annihilate him in one full-scale strike, he’ll definitely escape in the blink of an eye."
The mood was heavy.
But Lu Chenzhou smiled optimistically:
"Red Lotus not coming out is also a good thing. As long as he doesn’t hinder us, who cares what he does inside the Sun? I believe his progress can’t match mine. When I Breakthrough Seven or even further, I’ll go into the Sun and kill him. Besides, President, don’t forget I have the Aurora Palace. Though it isn’t a Fire-type treasure, it’s of the Eighth Rank and can go deep into the Sun for a short time. If we can prepare a Seventh Rank array, and find some more Seventh Realm to cooperate, maybe we can kill him."
The Northern Guardian King nodded slightly.
"Makes sense. But it’s very difficult to set up arrays in the Sun; we can only set up Fire Formations, but those have little effect on Red Lotus... Let’s put him aside for now. Chenzhou, focus on a realm breakthrough. To be honest, most of our Da Xia Seventh Realms, including myself who’s about to Breakthrough Seven, might be considered elites compared to other civilizations, but compared to a Nine-Pattern Demon Clan, the gap is still large. In the early stage of the Seventh Realm, Red Lotus Demon Venerable has overwhelming power over the ordinary Seventh Realm. Of those staying behind in Xia Realm, only you have the qualifications to face Red Lotus Demon Venerable head on, but only if you Breakthrough Seven."
"I understand."
Lu Chenzhou understood.
The Seventh Realm has its gradations too.
Setting himself aside, the most talented currently is the Dragon King; by Demon Race standards, it should be beyond the Nine-Pattern level. Then there are powerhouses like Eternal Immortal, Priest, and Emperor Shitian.
Other Seventh Realm, such as Old Ghost Yellow River and Emperor Hanu, are also brilliant, but their Breakthrough Seven’s success couldn’t happen without the path-opening of the Eternal Immortal reducing the difficulty. These Seventh Realm are too old, their potential exhausted, and it’s difficult to Breakthrough Eight in their lifetime.
Comparatively speaking, their combat power is mediocre too.
In the Heavenly Realm, Seven-Pattern is the vast majority, Eight-Pattern is rare, and for Nine-Pattern, even with hundreds of worlds, not one may emerge. Xia Realm producing three has already defied the heavens.
Thus, it was chosen as a Fire Seed World.
In the end, everyone agreed to temporarily set aside the Red Lotus Demon Venerable, while all the base cities focus on defense, aiming to produce more Seventh Realms before Red Lotus invades.
Lu Chenzhou was just about to return to the Ancient Road for secluded cultivation.
In his mind, the Fox Woman couldn’t help saying:
[Master, the shell of a Heavenly Realm Dragon Clan is top-tier forging material in the Great Wilderness. Although Red Lotus Demon Venerable is a Demon Dragon, it’s still a dragon. Leaving it behind would be such a waste.]
Lu Chenzhou slapped his forehead: "Right! Let’s go take a look. Whatever this Red Lotus Demon Venerable intends, since he left the shell in the Earth Core, I won’t stand on ceremony."
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Earth Core.
Lu Chenzhou’s true body descended.
"Even this Dao Essence can’t be wasted."
In his mind, the Martial Arts Tree rose higher and higher, Destruction Dao Essence was transformed into Revolving Dao Essence, increasing proficiency.
"As a Nine-Pattern Demon Clan, Red Lotus Demon Venerable’s Destruction Dao attainment is certainly not low, probably close to Fifth Rank. Rotation is the Upper Dao of Destruction; if my [Revolving Dao] makes further progress, I should also be able to fight in the Sun."
Lu Chenzhou likes to take the initiative.
But he knows that as he is now, he might be able to spar with Red Lotus, but to defeat him, he must be Seventh Realm.
[Revolving Dao: Third Rank (90%)]
The essence of the eggshell faded, melting under high temperature, forming a pool of multicolored red flame metal that continually vaporized, until finally solidifying into a brilliant piece of Red Flame Metal.
In his mind, the Fox Woman said:
[It’s said that the young Devouring Star Evil Dragons mainly grow by devouring high-energy minerals and stellar radiation. Over time, they accumulate many rare minerals in their bodies, refined by their innate great furnace. This eggshell, after being smelted by the high heat of the Earth Core, what remains is the essence, a Treasure that’s no less valuable than the East Sea Billion-Year Mysterious Iron Master acquired before—what a windfall.]
"This meteorite iron is filled with demon energy—what should I do?"
[That’s no problem. Just use Innate Pure Yang True Fire to burn it continuously for forty-nine days, and it’ll dissipate.]
"But only Qi Refiners have that, right?"
[Yes, but Master, aren’t you cultivating the Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique? And there’s a Pure Yang Golden Core within your body. If you go to the Primordial Mountain Cave Heaven and ask your Senior Brother to exchange a Secret Technique for you, you can integrate the Five Elements Yin Yang Power in your body. After passing the Inner Heaven and Earth Tribulation, males can produce a mouthful of Innate Pure Yang True Fire, and females can produce a mouthful of Innate Taiyin True Fire—one is pure and forceful, the other is supremely soft. All in all, both are great for artifact refining, alchemy, or array formation. It can be regarded as an auxiliary minor divine skill, and dealing with common enemies is a piece of cake.]
"That’s perfect."
Lu Chenzhou waved his hand and put away the eggshell.
The Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique, he had already mastered to the limit; the Five Elements Treasure Qi in his body had advanced to Heavenly Grade, but for his current strength, its benefit was barely better than nothing.
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Sun Star.
The Red Lotus Demon Venerable’s gaze grew sharp.
"Damn, should have known he’d see through it. I shouldn’t have left the eggshell on Xia Star—now that brat got it for free, and will surely use my eggshell for artifact refining. Never mind, I’ll swallow him after he forges the Unparalleled Divine Weapon."
Lu Chenzhou might have profited.
Red Lotus would never suffer a loss.
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Primordial Mountain Cave Heaven.
"Junior Brother, long time no see."
"Senior Brother, I want to exchange for the Five Elements Tribulation Scripture."
"3000 Mid-grade Primordial Stones."
After payment, a Jade Scroll flew over, projecting eighty-one meridian diagrams of various forms into the void.
Mr. Tortoise said, "This method has seven layers. For best results, cultivate it in a place brimming with Five Elements Yin Yang Qi. Also, when you Breakthrough Seven, cultivation of this method will attract the Yin Yang Five Elements Great Tribulation—take care."
"Understood, the Fox Woman already told me."
The Five Elements Tribulation Scripture was a common Qi Refiner secret art in the Great Wilderness and wasn’t very difficult. With Lu Chenzhou’s foundation in the Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique, he quickly became a beginner.
He sat cross-legged in the dojo.
In his mind, those little man diagrams continually emerged.
In the world, roaming Five Elements Yin Yang Power gathered ceaselessly, flowing along his meridians and converging into his Qi Sea.
The Pure Yang Golden Core hummed and quivered.
Within his body, the Five Elements Treasure Qi generated and complemented each other.
Strange visions of the Frost Chi, Golden Crow, Green Lotus, and others manifested.
On the Martial Arts Tree, the Five Elements Mixed Qi Technique continuously evolved, the runes twisting and interweaving, morphing into new characters.
The Five Elements Tribulation Scripture.
Surging Five Elements Power soared, and ultimately, he condensed both a Pure Yang Golden Core and a Taiyin Golden Core within his body.
All things embrace yin and carry yang.
Regardless of gender, both have Yin and Yang Qi.
However, after the Seventh Realm, if you wish to generate flame for artifact refinement, you can only choose one—men produce Pure Yang Fire.
The Five Elements Tribulation Scripture kept making breakthroughs.
Three days later, he reached the Fourth Level.
After a month, the Fifth Level.
In three months, the Sixth Level.
At this point, his cultivation progress only started to slow down gradually.
Cultivating the Five Elements Tribulation Scripture further refined his True Gang Energy, making his "Spirit" martial arts ever more perfect and filling in a missing link.
His strength grew daily.
The closer he got to the Heavenly Realm, the less time mattered; spring passed, autumn came; in the blink of an eye, another year had gone by.
Lu Chenzhou spent most of his time secluded on the Dragon Transformation Ancient Road, Opening the Acupoint, studying fist techniques, and comprehending the Dao.
Or experiencing heart tribulations.
...
On this day.
Kun Gu Realm.
A giant palm that covered the sky came down.
A colossal ape Demon Emperor collapsed with a crash.
"Aren’t you a swordsman?"
The Demon Emperor was barely breathing.
"Who says those carrying swords must be swordsmen?"
Lu Chenzhou blasted the Demon Emperor apart with a punch.
He burrowed ten thousand miles underground, where primordial energy grew denser until he reached a place bathed in milky-white light.
Spotless white crystals were scattered throughout, and around them grew minerals like stalactites.
"High Grade Primordial Ore—just a rough estimate, the High Grade Primordial Stones alone could be refined into more than ten pieces. The derivative Mid-grade Primordial Stones should be in the millions; Low Grade Primordial Stones, in the billions."
Jackpot. Up till now, Lu Chenzhou had only accumulated five High Grade Primordial Stones and 1.5 million Mid-grade. He didn’t rush to mine; if he took them now, he couldn’t take them away.
For this kind of High Grade Ore Vein, it’s best to peel the whole thing off and transplant it to Xia Realm or a Grotto Heaven. That way, you’ll have a constant supply of Mid- and Low-Grade Primordial Ore.
He delved deeper into the ore vein, continuing his search.
"Squeak squeak."
Suddenly, a little man all milky white, its body rippling like liquid, appeared and darted out like a mouse.
Lu Chenzhou reached out into the void to capture.
That little man merged with earth, swiftly escaping into the distance.
"Heavenly Immortal Dew."