Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 1869: 482: Fame Spreads Across the Southern Wilderness, Quasi-Spirit Treasure! (part 3)

As soon as Yue Country declared the onset of war, Lu Qingshan dashed straight to the front lines, directing his soldiers to launch an assault on the Spirit Land outpost.

Mysterious Leopard Valley.

Clutching the Heavenly Circulation Starry Sword, Lu Qingshan radiated an unmatched presence while clashing fiercely with a Core Formation Demon Cultivator.

Even though the demon cultivator facing him possessed Core Formation Third Layer strength, he found himself pushed back by Lu Qingshan’s sword qi that ripped across the skies, his defensive magical shield flickering weakly.

"Pfft!"

The Heavenly Circulation Starry Sword shattered the demon cultivator’s protective magical barrier, carving a deep gash into his flesh and revealing the pale bones beneath.

"Retreat!"

Assessing the dire circumstances, the demon cultivator had no choice but to fall back, forsaking this Spirit Land stronghold.

Do not pursue cornered foes.

Observing the fleeing forces from Liang Country, Lu Qingshan refrained from slaughtering them all.

In truth, these demon cultivators carried their own desperate measures; if cornered too harshly, they could detonate their magical artifacts and cores, inflicting severe harm on him.

Such wounds on the battlefield would hinder his future maneuvers.

Once Lu Qingshan had combed through the battlefield over several days, fresh reinforcements arrived to secure this Spirit Land.

"Brother Qingshan!"

A graceful woman of slender and charming build, clad in the elder robes of the Primordial Sect, spotted Lu Qingshan and cried out in delight.

She then commended him, "Truly worthy of Brother Qingshan, that demon cultivator defending this Spirit Land was the Heavenly Fiend Sect’s Real Man of Fiery Hell, who advanced to Core Formation ages ago..."

"Fairy Shen Yu."

Spotting the arriving figure, Lu Qingshan gave a subtle nod, upholding his distant air.

Yet, upon glimpsing a woman among the reinforcements, attired in the disciple robes of the Jinyang Sect, with her striking and calm beauty, he smiled warmly, lifted his hand, and called, "Little Bamboo!"

Beneath the admiring stares of those around, he tenderly tousled the poised and soft hair of his sister Lu Qingzhu, engaging in light-hearted talk with her, shedding his earlier remote Sword Immortal vibe, which left the onlookers green with envy for Lu Qingzhu.

After all, boasting such a remarkable brother who doted on her so deeply was something to covet, surpassing years of their own toil.

"Brother."

Lu Qingzhu signaled gently to urge her brother to compose himself and attend to the business at hand.

"What matters more than my little Bamboo?"

Lu Qingshan brushed off the worry, inquiring about his sister’s latest doings, and proposing that if she found it tough, she should head back to safeguard the sect.

Truth be told, he preferred not having his sister amid the fighting, yet she had volunteered for supply duties after watching him sign up first.

...

Months afterward, across the Yue Country front.

The Immortal City sprawled over the expansive mountain chain, enveloped by a Quasi-Fourth Rank Formation.

Lacking the support of Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch and Yun Mei Monarch, Liang Country faced Yue Country’s fierce pushback by merely holding ground, drawing on the Spirit Lands and Spirit Veins captured at the outset to steadily wear down Yue Country’s troops.

Still, Liang Country’s earlier triumph against Yue Country stemmed not just from multiple Nascent Soul True Lords overseeing the field but also from their supreme asset: a Fourth Rank Beast King!

On the war front, a Fourth Rank Beast King proved nearly invincible, demanding a team of Core Formation cultivators to array a formation and block its advance.

"Roar!!!"

Confronting the massive Yue Country army, beyond the Immortal City, a colossal Fourth Rank Beast King, towering like a peak, let out a thunderous bellow.

Its dark violet fur bristled like iron spikes, gleaming coldly, adorned with faint arcane ancient runes. Though swarmed by countless magical assaults, its gaze burned like crimson suns, streaks of red mist surging, brimming with a savage, domineering force that devoured all in sight, unleashing dreadful blood flames.

"This Beast King is utterly fearsome, shrugging off strikes beneath Nascent Soul True Lord caliber..."

Lu Qingshan gazed at the distant Fourth Rank Beast King, his face etched with gravity.

Though he wielded immense power, he lacked the prowess to confront the Fourth Rank Beast King directly.

Witnessing this Fourth Rank Beast King stirred memories of the Fourth Rank Void Kun he had encountered in Great Dream Immortal City.

Against a genuine Fourth Rank Demon King, these Beast Kings—raised via hidden arts—fell short in wisdom, speed, divine abilities, and demon king domains, among other traits.

Even so, such Beast Kings loomed so menacingly; a real Fourth Rank Transformed Demon King had fallen swiftly to the Great Dream City Lord...

"Kill!"

Noting the Fourth Rank Beast King stalled by a Late Stage Core Formation Great Cultivator via a formation, Lu Qingshan wasted no time, striking his sword case to unleash seven flying swords that whirled about him, morphing into radiant sword beams as he charged forward.

...

Meanwhile.

Bi Lake Mountain, Refining Hall.

"Boom boom boom——"

Atop the dark-golden Treasure Forging Platform, the Thunder Gang Dragon Flame resembled a vivid purple-red serpent dragon, snarling as it blazed with intense fire.

Within those purple-red infernos, a scroll pulsing with Yin Yang Energies bobbed and swayed, intertwining the real and illusory aspects of Yin and Yang.

As Lu Changsheng kept channeling spells and pouring in the purified essences from Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials, the scroll appeared to embrace the cosmos, manifesting skies and lands, sun and moon, stars and constellations, peaks and streams, akin to a gleaming span.

Quite some time passed before Lu Changsheng invoked a spell, causing the Yin Yang Chart ahead to shimmer and soar skyward, settling into his grasp.

"Phew, I truly bit off more than I could chew."

Eyeing the Yin Yang Chart in his possession, Lu Changsheng let out a tired breath.

He had aimed to forge his Yin Yang Chart up to Spiritual Treasure grade, then apply the secret method "Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinement Technique" to swiftly awaken its spirit and fully elevate his natal magic treasure to Spiritual Treasure rank.

But upon diving in, he discovered his forging prowess fell short for Fourth Rank Spiritual Treasures, and the household Earth Fire Spirit Veins proved too weak.

Without this Treasure Forging Platform, powered fully by Supreme Spirit Stones to maximize its power, his Yin Yang Chart wouldn’t have touched quasi-spirit treasure status.

"It’s no easy feat."

Lu Changsheng abruptly understood why Heavenly Silkworm True Monarch, Lou Mountain True Monarch, and Purple Grey True Monarch each possessed just one Spiritual Treasure.

Typically, Nascent Soul cultivators leveraged the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism plus their Nascent Soul Origin during the breakthrough to Nascent Soul, then gradually nurtured it over time to lift their natal magic treasure to Spiritual Treasure caliber.

Commissioning another to craft it demanded scarce and costly materials, and master refiners able to produce Fourth Rank Spiritual Treasures were incredibly scarce.

Should the crafting fall short of standards, even a minor flaw could squander a hundred years of labor.

"Still, it serves me well for the moment."

Normally, a quasi-spirit treasure Yin Yang Chart sufficed for Lu Changsheng’s needs, since he wouldn’t unleash his full might nonstop.

That said, reflecting on his impending body refinement advance to Fourth Rank, where the Nine Treasures Ruyi Bone’s boundaries would surge, Lu Changsheng shook his head, yearning to boost his refining skills to Fourth Rank.

Besides refining artifacts, though, he urgently required progress in divination, talisman crafting, and dragon seeking too.

"The priority remains advancing in body refinement first."

Lu Changsheng turned his gaze toward Great Dream Immortal City’s direction.

Body refinement breakthrough varied from the Nascent Soul realm; it needed certain spirit veins but wasn’t overly demanding, resembling a demon beast’s advancement.

Since the breakthrough would summon heavenly tribulation, Lu Changsheng intended to attempt it at the sea eye deep within Great Dream Marsh.

As for conquering the heavenly tribulation, Lu Changsheng felt assured.

Via dual cultivation with Azure Phoenix True Monarch, bathed in both Mystic Dragon Nirvana Power and Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Power, his flesh and mana neared their peaks, with the body especially poised to shatter the Fourth Rank Body Refinement barrier.

Building on this sturdy frame, alongside the Nine Treasures Ruyi Bone, Great Luo Sword Embryo, Yin Yang Chart, Five Directions Tribulation Stone, talisman arrays, and sundry treasures from Lou Mountain True Monarch and kin, premium elixirs, and Heavenly Spirit Medicine, barring self-sabotage, death seemed improbable.

Beyond that, his Chaos Body, merged with Flawless Heavenly Fragrance Body, gained the bonus of diluting the heavenly tribulation!

Lu Changsheng aimed to seize this chance to test its potency and gear up for the looming Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation.

"Shame time presses on; else, fully refining a handful of magic treasures and forging some tribulation-defying items would offer greater safety."

"Or nourish Ping’an with the Fourth Rank Void Kun’s Blood Essence; should he reach quasi-Fourth Rank Body Refining, he could aid in shattering my body’s limits, emulating the Sea Splitting Mysterious Whale to endure the heavenly tribulation."

The Sea Splitting Mysterious Whale’s True Spirit Tribulation had granted Lu Changsheng plentiful revelations, showing him how to harness heavenly tribulation for rebirth.

Dwelling no more, Lu Changsheng departed the Refining Hall, went back to the Lu Family Mansion, enjoyed a few days alongside his wives Lu Miaoyun, Lu Miaoge, Lu Miaohuan, and Qu Zhenzhen, then quietly slipped away from Bi Lake Mountain toward Great Dream Marsh for his breakthrough.

To be safe, he carried the [Sun and Moon Taiji Mysterious Light Mirror] along.

After all, from the secret realm venture, he knew this Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure proved invaluable, nearly blocking all surveillance or surprise attacks.