Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family Chapter 1945: 508: Kunpeng Demon Technique, Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale Charges to Stage 4!
Previously on Starting From A Son In Law To Build An Long Lasting Family...
Having devoted a full half-month to his wife and children on Mengxi Island, Lu Changsheng journeyed back to Great Dream Immortal City in order to gather the necessary items for the Sea Splitting Mysterious Dragon Whale's tribulation crossing.
When it came to elixirs, in addition to the Beast Heart Pill obtained through trade with the Spirit Taming Sect, along with the Snake Marrow Bone-shedding Pill, Devil Muscle Blood Generation Pill, and Soul Cleansing Gu secured from the Five Poisons Cult, Lu Changsheng also aimed to craft a fresh batch of Beast Spirit Bone Melt Pills.
This particular pill not only boosts a demon beast's core potential but also speeds up the healing of wounds amid a heavenly tribulation.
Luckily, the Myriad Demon Abyss had already amassed these ingredients, which spared him the effort of hunting them down.
For the remaining preparations, he decided to forge a special treasure for withstanding tribulation, known as the Thunder Transformation Umbrella.
This item is detailed in the "Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinement Technique" as a spiritual treasure.
It holds the power to draw in and neutralize the force of heavenly thunder.
In the midst of crossing a tribulation, the umbrella serves to bolster one's defense against the heavenly trial while also weakening and dispersing certain aspects of it, thereby strengthening both the body and mana.
Lu Changsheng planned to create an initial version of it to gauge its performance, all in readiness for his future Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation.
Through his earlier experience with the Body Refining Heavenly Tribulation, Lu Changsheng had learned just how valuable it was to harness the tribulation for refining the body and mana.However, crossing a tribulation in the usual way carries tremendous peril, especially when trying to use it for self-tempering.
In situations such as these, the true worth of tribulation-crossing treasures and defensive artifacts shines through.
Wasting no time, Lu Changsheng directed Ling Zixiao and commanded Hong Lian to produce the Beast Spirit Bone Melt Pills, while he personally worked on crafting the Thunder Transformation Umbrella.
As a Fourth Rank Beast Tamer and a Third Rank Alchemist at the pinnacle, Hong Lian could handle refining a Third Rank Beast Spirit Bone Melt Pill with complete ease.
Even without access to certain spiritual medicines, she still owned a few unique secret recipes that could greatly improve a demon beast's odds of breaking through to the Fourth Rank.
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Starry Sky Sea.
In the vast Endless Sea Domain, a majestic stone cliff rose high, cradling an age-old bird's nest.
Despite its unadorned look, the nest was shrouded in swirling rosy clouds and fog, exuding an aura of deep antiquity.
With the barriers lifted and the Kunpeng Nest's Dao principles fully unlocked, a host of mighty figures stepped from the stone cliffs into the ancient nest and its hidden realm.
"Nascent Soul True Lords and Fourth Rank Demon Kings are inside; it's our moment to move."
After every Nascent Soul powerhouse and Fourth Rank Demon King had ventured into the ancient nest, some Core Formation practitioners—and even Foundation Establishment ones—slipped in quietly, eager to access the secret realm and claim whatever fortunes awaited.
After all, the allure of the Kunpeng Nest was irresistible!
This elite secret realm had been whispered about for countless eras in the Starry Sky Sea, brimming with invaluable treasures and matchless prospects.
And within the world of cultivation, stories overflowed of lowly cultivators snatching grand destinies from the grasp of mighty ones, rocketing to fame and power!
Lu Quanzhen perched in meditation on a modest islet roughly a hundred miles from the Kunpeng Nest, hiding his aura via a basic formation, biding his time until the chaos died down before edging nearer.
In truth, entering the Kunpeng Nest was not his goal.
He only sought to sense the Kunpeng Nest up close and draw on the ancient nest's Kunpeng qi to advance his cultivation technique and divine abilities.
Right then, a cloud drifted unexpectedly toward him and hovered over his formation.
"Hmm?"
Lu Quanzhen's thoughts froze in an instant, his face sharpening with caution.
The following moment, a faint snort rang out from the cloud.
A sudden streak of pitch-black light plunged downward, slamming into his formation's protective barrier.
"Crack! Crack! Crack..."
The quasi-third rank formation's light shield fractured like glass right away, then crumbled to nothing.
"Boom!"
Lu Quanzhen watched as the black ray kept hurtling at him; he unleashed the "Kunpeng Devouring Heaven Demon God Technique" in full, summoning a massive Kunpeng shadow around himself that ballooned to several zhang wide, gulping down the incoming dark beam on the spot.
Even so, Lu Quanzhen got shoved back more than ten zhang, his qi-blood and mana thrown into disarray.
"A Nascent Soul True Lord!"
Lu Quanzhen stared at the cloud in front, his features twisting into a scowl.
He had never clashed with a Nascent Soul True Lord before.
But the recent clash at Xu Xuan Island involving Nascent Souls, combined with the qi around the Kunpeng Nest, told him plainly that a Nascent Soul cultivator faced him now!
Why would such a powerhouse strike at him without cause?
No time for doubt or delay, Lu Quanzhen offered a respectful bow: "This junior had no idea a senior had graced this spot; what counsel do you offer me?"
Though the strike came out of nowhere.
In the cultivation realm, where strength rules all, a Nascent Soul expert requires no justification to target him.
Showing fury or demanding answers now would achieve nothing.
Besides, a Nascent Soul cultivator could slay him without effort.
That prior assault was just a light probe, a display of might, not a real bid to end his life.
So, this foe must have some underlying purpose.
"Quite right—though you're only at early Core Formation, you stayed composed amid my attack; that poise and resolve alone deserve respect."
An imposing, elderly voice emerged from the cloud, its tone a mix of approval and subtle mockery.
"I appreciate the senior's kind words."
Lu Quanzhen replied steadily, without pride or fear: "As a Nascent Soul True Lord, if you wished to end this junior's life, my panic would change nothing."
"A sharp mind, truly; I prefer dealing with the insightful."
The heavens brightened as the cloud slowly parted.
A lean elder with sharp cheekbones and a hooked nose descended before Lu Quanzhen, his piercing black eyes locking onto him: "Eager to explore the Kunpeng Nest? I can escort you there and back without risk."
"Enter the Kunpeng Nest?"
Lu Quanzhen's pulse quickened at the offer.
Naturally, he longed to step into the Kunpeng Nest.
Yet a realm of such caliber lay far beyond what a Core Formation cultivator like him could handle.
Plus, this stranger's background was a mystery, and his sudden promise to guide him in—how could he rashly follow into the Kunpeng Nest?