Chapter 391: Karma, Royal Judgment
Lu Changan ended his short-term retreat for nearly half a year, and his age reached 394 years old.
“After being promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, the lighting speed of the fourth life’s Nascent Soul shadow will be greatly increased.”
Lu Changan discovered that the fourth life of the [Nine-Seal Monument] has been half lit up, and it has only been half a year.
In other words, it only takes one year for Lu Changan to light up his fourth life.
The fourth life in which he came last has not yet been exhausted. If it is not used for fighting, drawing talismans, refining puppets, divination, etc., it can last longer.
After the Nascent Soul stage, the coming and possessing of the fourth life no longer has the same kind of leap and improvement as in the Pill Formation stage.
Even at his peak, the fourth generation Master Lihuo was no match for Lu Changan when fighting alone.
After the last battle with the True Lord Red Snake, Lu Changan had some understanding of his own strength.
The lethality of "Destroying Divine Light" is very strong. It consumes the essence, blood and vitality of "quasi-fourth-level body refining", and its power is considerable.
The target’s vitality dwindles and its status and strength decline. If done properly, the effect of reducing longevity will be obvious.
When Lu Changan dug up his memories, he couldn't help but feel surprised.
Actually, the Red Nether Snake King broke down during the fight that day.
The part that Lu Changan is interested in is Lord Ming Shui, but unfortunately there are very few scenes in his memory.
Before promotion to the Nascent Soul stage, this goal seems out of reach.
Lu Changan informed Fairy Zixia of the secret and asked the latter to keep quiet for the time being.
There are many soul secret methods that impose restrictions on the core secrets in the sea of consciousness to prevent soul searching.
Lu Changan found an excuse, saying that he mastered a secret technique of torturing the soul.
If Lu Changan consumes his life span, the power of "Destroying Divine Light" can be increased.
The memory of the Red Nether Snake King contains the contact information of the people from the Pagoda, and there may be a chance to make an appointment with them.
The middle realm of the Great Abyss was filled with wailing, the lives of middle- and lower-class monks were devastated, countless cultivating families, and small and medium-sized markets were destroyed.
No matter how powerful "Destroying Divine Light" is, it must hit the target's body.
Lu Changan went to Zixia Peak Cave Mansion to meet and discuss the Tao with Fairy Zixia.
During the retreat, Lu Changan obtained part of the memory of the Red Nether Snake King.
The Snake King was swallowed by the [Nine-Seal Monument], and in the half area that was lit up in the fifth life, complex and disordered memories can be sensed.
The demonic turmoil is in a full-scale outbreak period in the Central Territory.
…
Lu Changan decided to postpone this plan.
Pagoda Sanren is not just a simple cultivator, there is also a huge force camp behind them...
Now, the goal of lighting up the fifth life seems to be enough.
“If we meet up with Jing Wufeng and cooperate with the spatial magical power, we may have a chance to capture the ‘Pagoda Sanren’ Nascent Soul alive.”
A few days later.
There are many hidden subplots in Dashan Mountain, targeting the Yunxia Sect.
Zhenjun Zixia was moved, and at the same time he was surprised that Lu Changan could "search for the soul" of the Red Nether Snake King.
Oroshe Mountain and Ming Shui Zhenjun have a common friendship, and they are mutually exploiting each other.
Lu Changan has considered letting Pagoda Sanren become the nourishment of the [Nine-Seal Monument].
But after devouring the extraterrestrial demon, the progress improved a lot.
What's more, Lu Changan has just entered the Yuanying stage, and it is even more difficult to search for the soul of the veteran Yuanying.
Dashan sensed it, and he probably didn’t expect that Lu Changan could still obtain the memory of the ancestor of the Snake King.
This demonic disaster was so large that it even affected the other four regions of the Great Abyss.
The frame seal of the fifth generation is lit up by 55%, and every time a Nascent Soul is swallowed, it can be increased by 10%.
It is a "Pagoda Sanren" who has a lot of contact with the secrets of Dashan Mountain.
In a long-lasting one-on-one battle, there are few who can match Lu Changan in the middle stage of Nascent Soul.
Of course, Jing Wufeng is an exception.
As the transformed demon king, the Red Nether Snake King does not have a Nascent Soul, but the essence in his soul elixir is very tough and is closely integrated with the demon king's elixir. The difficulty of searching for the soul is no less than that of ordinary Nascent Soul monks.
The Red Nether Snake King has the most seniority in Dashan Mountain and has many secrets of the sect in his memory.
At the Nascent Soul level, it is more difficult to search for souls between people at the same level.
“The spirit of the Snake King could not withstand the torture, so he confessed some of his secrets, and I promised to make him return to reincarnation.”
"The attack by the scattered people of the pagoda is normal, but the defense is good. It is easy to destroy its body. If the Nascent Soul escapes from the body, there is no 100% certainty that it can be captured."
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“Capturing Yuanying alive is more difficult than killing Yuanying’s spirit body…”
High-level monks who formed pills also died.
Very few Nascent Soul old monsters died at the hands of monsters due to bad luck or greed for fourth-level materials.
In this time of crisis.
The three major dominant forces in Dayuan, the Northern Territory [Huangtian Ghost Palace], the Southern Territory [Tianjian Pavilion], and the Eastern Territory [Zhenhai Sect], all issued orders to send some assistance to the Central Territory and train their disciples.
Yuan Ying great monk "Fu Hai Zhenjun" issued a warning:
High-level monks in the middle domain paid too many magic crystals to enter the [Ancient Nether Palace], causing anomalies in the forbidden demon abyss and causing even more demonic energy to pour out.
The giants of the Central Realm are fighting on their own, and many Yuanying old monsters have gained opportunities in the [Ancient Nether Palace], so it is difficult to reach an agreement on this.
Furthermore, demon turmoil poses no threat to the real top level, and a batch of monster materials can be obtained.
In their view, the 16 Zhenhai sects control the coast and have the richest resources, so they can stand up and speak without pain in their backs. But the evil ghost palace camp in the Northern Territory welcomes monster materials.
The three dominant forces in the Great Abyss are not of the same mind.
As for the Western Territory of the Great Abyss, it is a deserted ancient forest sea, belonging to the realm of monsters and beasts, bordering the west side of the forbidden land of the Central Territory.
It is said that there is a bird king who is a descendant of the true spirit in the ancient forest sea. His cultivation level is in the middle of the fourth level, but he is no less than a Nascent Soul monk.
The actual middle domain is an incomplete circle. That gap is the connection between the endless forest sea and the forbidden land in the middle region.
The forest sea in the Western Region is also an area flooded by demonic disasters. Affected by the forbidden land in the Central Region, a large number of demonic beasts have been transformed.
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As the demon disaster reached its peak, level 4 monsters also appeared in the spheres of influence of the Great Snake Mountain and Yunxia Sect.
Three months later.
A fourth-level monster appeared in the Big Snake Mountain, and it turned out to be a rare pseudo-dragon species.
In the name of "friendly assistance", Lu Changan rushed there with Diyanjun.
Osher Mountain sternly rejected and condemned.
Lu Changan rushed to the scene of the incident, but it was too late. The three Yuanying monks have killed the fourth-level monster of the pseudo-dragon species.
In the sphere of influence of Dashan Mountain, there is actually a Nascent Soul elder from the royal family. I don’t know whether he appeared by chance or has been secretly lurking for a long time.
“The Daewoo royal family does not want the Great Snake Mountain to suffer further losses, so it protects and supports it openly or covertly.”
Lu Changan could only leave with regret.
More than half a year has passed.
A fourth-level monster also appeared in the Yunxia Sect's sphere of influence, escaping from the outside world of Daewoo.
Level 4 monsters are not low in intelligence, but it is difficult to curb their instinct to kill, and some are unwilling to fight with the Nascent Soul Lord.
It is often necessary to dispatch three Nascent Souls to be more confident in killing the fourth-level monsters.
After learning the information, the three great Nascent Souls of the Yunxia Sect went out in full force to hunt down the fourth-level monsters in the territory.
If we move too slowly, the Nascent Soul monks from Dashan Mountain and the royal family may step in and take a share of the pie.
The fourth-level monster that entered the territory of Yunxia Sect was a tiger. It moved quickly and came and went like flying. It destroyed a medium-sized fairy city.
“It’s a pity that it’s not a fourth-level bird monster.”
Lu Changan was a little regretful. If it were a bird, it would be a great help for the supernatural peacock to advance to the fourth level.
Just for this fourth-level demon tiger, the three great Nascent Souls of the Yunxia Sect spent a lot of time and finally intercepted it in a valley.
To this end, Lu Changan used divination to calculate and track; Zixia Fairy's [Wind and Cloud Fan] increased mobility, and the Wind and Cloud spell restricted the devil tiger's escape.
Otherwise, if we delay it for a while, there will be more variables.
The three Nascent Soul forces of Lu Changan, Jiang Ziyan, and Diyanjun joined forces, supplemented by the puppet army formation, and successfully killed the fourth-level monster.
That is to say, Mr. Diyan was in close control with the fourth-level monster, and was seriously injured in the final counterattack.
Not long after the fourth-level demon tiger was killed, the two Nascent Souls from Dashan Mountain hurried over and left angrily without a chance to intervene.
“Senior brother, don’t worry.”
Zhenjun Chi Lian comforted himself and said, "The royal elders said that making a fourth-level puppet is very complicated and requires many types of materials. The materials for a fourth-level monster are not enough."
“Even if Yunxia Zong spends a lot of money to gather a set of refining materials, the first attack on the fourth-level puppet master will most likely fail, and the second time may not succeed.”
In the royal books, there are relevant records of the fourth-level puppet master. It is not an ordinary difficulty.
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On the way back to Yunxia Sect, Lu Changan suggested:
“Zi Yan, the sect will keep half of the materials for the fourth-level monsters, and we will accumulate some more materials. I will help create a fourth-level puppet in the future.”
At present, Lu Changan has no plans to create a fourth-level puppet.
Some of the materials from level 4 monsters can be used to enhance the blue-armored puppets. The materials required for the supernatural peacock are very demanding, and very few are available.
It is impossible to gather a complete set of fourth-level puppet materials in the short term.
This involves the core and central components of the fourth-level puppet. It cannot be found just by randomly finding a fourth-level monster or monster body and it can be completely in place.
Lu Changan took a step back and made a quasi-fourth-level puppet that matched his level of puppet making and increased his experience in practicing.
“Then it will be hard work for Dalong.”
Fairy Zixia couldn't refuse, her eyes were full of warmth and she said softly.
Logically speaking, she would account for at most one-third of the materials needed to hunt the fourth-level monster this time.
But without the sect’s influence, it would be difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to monopolize most of the fourth-level monsters in Dayu Country.
In addition, during this demon disaster, Yunxia Sect helped Lu Changan collect high-level materials through power channels and upgrade all the puppets in the puppet army to third-level high-grade. It was only a matter of time.
“It is difficult for non-magic monks to use the magic elixirs of fourth-level monsters. Dalong can look for opportunities to trade them in the future.”
After negotiation, Zixia Zhenjun provided compensation.
This magic elixir is not of earth nature. Even after purification, its effect on Lord Diyan is far inferior to the magic elixir of the Stone Heart Dragon.
Stone Heart Dragon is only half-demonized, and this time the demonic disasters are all deeply demonized species.
After distributing the spoils, Jiang Ziyan had mixed feelings.
She realized that Xiang Dalong was repaying himself and the Yunxia Sect by giving up the profits and proposing to refine a quasi-fourth-level puppet.
In this way, Lu Changan will not be in debt if he leaves Yunxia Sect and returns to his hometown in the future.
How long will it take for Xiang Dalong to leave?
The second half of the return journey.
Jiang Ziyan remained silent and just held Lu Changan's arm. Until an urgent message came from Yunxia Sect.
唰!
Jiang Ziyan suddenly turned over her hand, took out a communication jade pendant, and received an urgent message from the sect.
“This...how could it be like this!”
Zhenjun Zixia’s eyes darkened, her face looked ugly and she was caught off guard.
“Zi Yan, what happened?”
Lu Changan was puzzled. He stroked the back of her jade hand, comforted her softly, and asked why.
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Yunxia Sect, Yingyi Peak Hall.
When the two Nascent Soul Lords arrived, there were several coffins placed in the palace.
The coffins placed here are senior members of the sect who died in the evil disaster, or monks who made outstanding contributions.
After a while, a new coffin was brought over, but the lid had not yet been sealed.
Wrapped in a white cloth, the mutilated body of a man was too **** to be seen. The head is missing, and traces of monster gnawing can be seen on the missing shoulders and other parts.
“Report to the two true kings.”
Xuefeng Sect Leader entered the main hall, bowed and narrated the details:
"This morning, Junior Brother Hu led a team to clean up the demonic disaster near Hongshan Lake. Although there were many monsters here, there were only two third-level monsters. Unexpectedly, while fighting the monsters, a tyrannical late-level third-level monster suddenly appeared. Monster, the situation is in danger.”
"At the critical moment, Junior Brother Hu stepped forward to contain the late third-order monsters and attract them away to avoid a large number of casualties. Junior Brother Hu said that he was sure of self-protection, but when the sect's reinforcements arrived, he had already been killed by the late third-order monsters. The demon ape killed him. Seeing the overwhelming number of people, the demon ape abandoned Junior Brother Hu's body and fled the scene."
The Xuefeng Sect leader had a sad expression on his face, explaining the cause and effect.
“Evil beast!”
A cold light suddenly appeared in Zixia Zhenjun's eyes, and his chest heaved slightly. The bad news about his personal disciple made him very sad and angry.
The power of Yuan Ying level spiritual pressure made the entire hall seem oppressive, and the Danjie monks present did not dare to express their anger.
She leaned over to conduct an autopsy and determined that the injuries were from demons. No human factors were found yet.
“Where are Xiao Hu’s belongings?”
“The storage bag exploded during the battle. Commonly used magic weapons and solid items are all there. It shouldn’t be murder and treasure grabbing.” Xuefeng Sect Master responded carefully.
“I’m sending you an order to find out the whereabouts of the demonic ape within three days. Lord Benzhen will personally kill this ape!”
Zhenjun Zixia took a deep breath, with murderous intent, and closed her eyes tightly to calm down her emotions.
Hu Ang’s death evoked the sad memories deep in the heart of Zhenjun Zixia.
Later I accidentally learned that this matter was promoted by Zhenjun Yunlan behind the scenes.
“Zi Yan, this is the case for the living. The top priority is to investigate the truth and avenge Xiao Hu.”
Lu Changan softly comforted him with a few words.
He thought to himself, how would Jiang Ziyan feel if she knew Hu Ang's true identity?
Now, the real Lord Yunlan who took away the body also died in the demon turmoil, which is considered a kind of karmic retribution.
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Three days later.
Yunxia Sect found the culprit, the late third-level demon ape.
The demon ape was seriously injured, which was the mark left by Hu Ang's fighting skills. The Zixia Fairy who came here angrily beheaded the owl.
After Yunxia Sect’s investigation and analysis, Hu Ang’s death was purely due to bad luck and self-inflicted negligence.
There is a big gap between the middle stage of pill formation and the later stage of overhaul. It was normal for Hu Ang to fight a late-level third-level monster on his own, so he would be defeated and die.
Only Lu Changan knows that although Hu Ang is in the middle stage of the pill formation, due to the fusion of Yuan Ying's remnant soul and body, his true strength is enough to compete with the later stage of the pill formation.
With some effort and using the killer weapon, you have a chance to kill the late third-level demon ape alone.
He attracted the demon ape away because he wanted to conceal his strength and keep the material for himself.
If the precious materials of the Demon Ape were received by the sect, they would be used to strengthen Xiang Dalong's puppet array.
However, Hu Ang's cultivation is not as good as that of the Demon Ape after all. If a third party intervenes in the fight, for example, in the late stage of pill formation, the risk will be considerable.
If the person who intervenes is the True Lord Yuanying, he will be unaware of it.
Zhenjun Zixia would not doubt Lu Changan about this matter.
Because Lu Changan and Diyanjun were not present during the incident, and they were both accompanying her in tracking and hunting the fourth-level monsters.
Even if Lu Changan still has a quasi-fourth-level puppet, it is impossible to control it at such a long distance.
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In the secret room of the underground palace.
Lu Changan saw the blue-armored puppet who had been separated for some time.
“This is a space storage ring hidden on Hu Ang’s body. The smell of foreign objects has been checked.” Puppet Master Wei presented an object.
“Well done! Yunxia Sect did not notice the existence of the third party.”
Lu Changan praised.
“It’s not difficult to deal with a kid who hasn’t reached the late stage of pill formation and is plotting secretly.”
Wei Puppet Master takes it for granted.
Become a true fourth-level puppet, completely comparable to a Nascent Soul True Lord.
Due to the special nature of the puppet clone, Wei Puppet Master can perform long-distance sensing operations with Lu Changan.
Even if it is beyond the control range, Wei Puppet Master can act alone and perform tasks on his own.
The Central Territory has experienced many demonic disasters. Some forces have refined different types of powdered medicinal incense, some of which can attract demons and some that repel demons.
Master Wei used corresponding means and combined with his own intimidating aura to secretly drive the third-level monsters to the scene of the incident.
At the speed of the third-level monster, if Hu Ang does not resist, his team will suffer heavy casualties.
In order to avoid exposing his strength and making Xiang Zhenjun suspicious, Hu Ang could not show his strength in public.
Lu Changan anticipated this, formulated a corresponding plan, and used the quasi-fourth-level divination technique to promote the plan.
The world is ever-changing, and many plans may not develop as expected.
But the fortune-telling technique has reached a level where it can pull the wings of butterflies and slightly affect the destiny trajectory of the development of things, making it bias towards one's own expectations.
A powerful divination master can even calculate the death of a target through divination from the air. All it takes is a little pry at the key node of your destiny.
Of course, this ability often comes at a price and cannot be used frequently.
Moreover, it is greatly discounted for people with good luck and high-level monks, and the effect is poor.
Especially those with great luck, who have their own divine protection, are not only difficult to calculate, but will also face stronger backlash.
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Chiyou Snake King and True Lord Yunlan died in the demon turmoil one after another. Lu Changan's liquidation plan has come to an end for the time being.
Originally, Lu Changan considered letting the blue-armored puppet bring back Hu Ang's remnant soul to see if the [Nine-Seal Monument] could swallow it.
However, during the calculation, we found that bringing back the remnant soul would increase the difficulty of the plan and only add more variables. It would be better to let the monsters devour them and cut off the connection.
Lu Changan estimated that the remnant soul of the Yuanying monk had fallen into disgrace and would have little effect on the [Nine-Seal Monument].
As for what happened to True Lord Yunlan in the Ancient Nether Palace, Lu Changan knew a rough idea through the memory of the Red Nether Snake King.
Zhenjun Yunlan died in a joint conspiracy by Zhenjun Red Snake, Baota Sanren, and Demon Sword Nangong Xiu.
In the Ancient Nether Palace, True Lord Yunlan did handle the fake spiritual treasure, and he threw it to other Nascent Soul monks at that time, and it has nothing to do with him since then.
In this way, a remnant soul that is not a Nascent Soul is of little value to Lu Changan.
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One year later, the demonic energy pouring from the forbidden area of the Central Region has obviously weakened by several percent.
The threat of demonic unrest has been reduced.
The major forces have judged that the demonic chaos that has swept through the entire Great Abyss will enter the final stage of the second half.
It lasts so long that the number of high-level monsters exceeds at least thousands of years in the past.
In the past few years of the demonic disaster, Lu Changan, except for a few key shots, mostly practiced magical powers and secret techniques, and used the collected materials to increase the strength of the puppet array.
Divination techniques are also used frequently, regardless of the increase in longevity.
In the sixteen years since he was promoted to Nascent Soul, Lu Changan has lost more than thirty years of life, especially in recent years, where the consumption has been the largest.
Fortunately, he had faintly touched the higher realm of fourth-level divination, and had a glimpse of the long river of destiny in the dark.
Recently, Lu Changan found a conch with a sky symbol while sorting out the tokens he received.
Evidently it was left by Jing Tianjun.
“This gentleman’s token came to Yunxia Sect, and his person has at least been to Dayu Kingdom recently.”
Lu Changan's eyes flickered, and he used the agreed method to activate the restriction of the sky characters on the conch.
Sure enough!
The back of Jing Wufeng with his hands behind his hands appeared in the conch, saying that he was out of trouble for the time being and was preparing to make an appointment with Lu Changan at the right time.
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Two months later.
Most of the high-level monsters in Dayu Kingdom have been cleared away, and the major forces breathed a sigh of relief.
On this day, an edict came from the Dayu royal family and was delivered to Yunxia Sect by messenger.
Zixia Peak Cave Mansion.
"This is a secret decree issued by Emperor Yu himself, saying that the truth about the death of the Chiyou Snake King has been found out. This time it is a preliminary verdict. Let me wait and see it. If you are not convinced, you can go to the Imperial City Court to testify."
Fairy Zixia frowned slightly and handed the decree to Lu Changan.
“The demon turmoil hasn’t ended yet, and the royal family is pronouncing the verdict so quickly?”
Lu Changan read the contents of the edict.
"Hey! How did the royal family investigate and become so sure that we are the murderers?"
Lu Changan was dissatisfied and thought it was partiality.
"The royal family has a secret technique to trace the 'source of evil spirits'. As long as there is the breath of the remnant soul of the deceased, including the sect soul lamp, the breath of the murderer can be traced. Of course, this technique is quite expensive, and it is generally not used. "
"The source of evil spirits? The royal family has such a secret technique."
Lu Changan looked solemn.
It is equivalent to saying that as long as the killing is contaminated with the evil spirit of cause and effect, it is possible to trace it back.
Dashan cooperated with the royal family’s investigation and has obviously targeted the Yunxia Sect.
Once the evidence comes to light in court, it will be hard for Lu Changan to get away with it.
The royal family pronounced a verdict: The Yunxia Sect was required to hand over the remains of the Red Nether Snake King or a fourth-level monster corpse; in addition, the Yunxia Sect's sphere of influence included one city and three mineral fields, and the property was also allocated to the Orochi as compensation.
If you are not convinced, both parties should go to the imperial city together and have an open and fair confrontation.
(End of this chapter)