Chapter 184 - 184 177_1

184: Chapter 177_1 184: Chapter 177_1 After releasing the [Wood Essence Worm] back to the forest, Lv Zhong flashed back into the [Plague Pearl] to refine a mysterious low-grade spiritual weapon. This low-grade spiritual weapon is a pitch-black stick, one of the two treasures he acquired from Zheng Tianle. The primary prerequisite to refine a spiritual weapon is having Spiritual Sense. Only by possessing Spiritual Sense can you communicate with the spiritual weapon and gain the approval of the spirit of the artifact. You can even form a contract with the spirit of the artifact. Originally, to successfully imprint a spiritual weapon, one would at least need to attain the Spirit Movement Realm. Reaching the Spirit Movement Realm signifies that one’s spiritual senses are gradually developing into Spiritual Sense. However, Lv Zhong accidentally fused with the True Spirit of Plague God Lv Yue, and coincidentally gained Spiritual Sense. Therefore, he also meets the conditions to refine this low-grade spiritual weapon. Moreover, although Plague God Lv Yue was famous for his ability in using poisons and managing plague services, he was undoubtedly one of the recognized experts in artifact refinement in the Sect of Cultivation. Back in the day, Lv Yue did not have good fortune to protect him, nor did Tongtian, the Heavenly Teacher Master, bestow any good treasure upon him. However, he relied on his own ability to refine many bizarre magical treasures like the Illuminating Heaven Seal, the Punishment Plague Seal, the Plague Stopping Sword, the Plague Bell, the Plague Umbrella, the Plague Dispelling Whip, and the Headache Fragrance. His ability in artifact refinement certainly wouldn’t be weaker than the Golden Immortal Yun Zhongzi from Elucidation Sect. Even, because his magical treasures were extremely bizarre and unconventional, their lethality and destructive power in group battles or special battlefields might be much greater than those refined by Yun Zhongzi. Of course, this only applied in general situations. Since Lv Yue collected his own materials for refinement and refined his magical treasures according to his own preferences, he couldn’t compete with Yun Zhongzi who can utilize most of the top-grade materials and resources of the Elucidation Sect. Therefore, if Lv Yue’s magical treasures were to clash with Yun Zhongzi’s, Lv Yue might lose completely. But even so, this does not mean that Lv Yue’s prowess in artifact refinement is inferior to Yun Zhongzi’s! Having received Lv Yue’s Transcendental Memories and True Spirit, Lv Zhong naturally retained some knowledge of artifact refinement in his mind. As a grandmaster of artifact refinement, Lv Yue refined many powerful immortal artifacts. Now that Lv Zhong has inherited his knowledge, he has many methods to imprint a low-grade spiritual weapon. However, the method Lv Zhong chose this time was the rather simple Blood Soul Sacrifice Method. The [Blood Soul Sacrifice Method] involves using one’s Spiritual Sense to stir up the power of the soul in one’s body, and combining it with one’s fresh blood to establish a sort of soul contract with the spirit of the magical treasure. Using this soul contract, Lv Zhong can control this spiritual weapon for his own service. **************** Following the completion of the Blood Soul Sacrifice Method, Lv Zhong finally succeeded in making the Horizontal River Qi Stick acknowledge him as its owner. “It’s a pity that my strength is too weak now, and I can only exert thirty percent of this spiritual weapon’s attack power.” Lv Zhong sighed lightly as he fingered the pitch-black stick in his hand. If his strength reaches the Spiritual Movement Period, or even the Golden Core Stage, he would be able to harness at least eighty percent of this spiritual weapon’s power. And if he reaches the Golden Core Stage, he could fully exert the power of this Horizontal River Qi Stick. Of course, if Lv Zhong’s strength reaches the Nascent Soul Stage, then this low-grade spiritual weapon would no longer be capable of bringing out all of his strength. “However, even if I can only exert thirty percent of this spiritual weapon’s attack power, this young master is satisfied!” Lv Zhong gave a faint smile, and with a thought, the Horizontal River Qi Stick miraculously drilled into his body, forming a stick-shaped imprint on his right arm. … For three consecutive days, Lv Zhong cultivated while closely monitoring the people from the Eastern World Family. The Eastern World Family has now arrived in Yan City, and they have taken residence at the only five-star hotel in Yan City – Spirit Addiction Hotel. However, he won’t move until the enemy does! Lv Zhong has no intention of causing trouble for the Eastern World Family for the time being. The Eastern World Family appears to share Lv Zhong’s mindset. Inside the Spirit Addiction Hotel! Dongfang Yuntian, Dongfang Changhe, Dongfang Wudi, and Dongfang Yunkong, among others, have gathered together. Since Lv Zhong has already launched a powerful attack on the Eastern World Family, Dongfang Yuntian and Dongfang Changhe, father and son, feel no necessity to apologize to Lv Zhong. As a result, they paused in the provincial capital Xingcheng in Xiangnan Province, waiting for Dongfang Wudi and the others to arrive. Once they met, they headed to Yan City together. “Family Head, when will my father arrive?” Although the first expert of the eight great families, Dongfang Wudi, had arrived, Dongfang Yuntian still felt he would only be at ease once his father arrived. “He should be arriving soon!” Dongfang Wudi did not speak, but it was Dongfang Yun Kong who replied coldly. After all, this whole incident was completely stirred up by Dongfang Yuntian and his son, Dongfang Changhe. They caused massive losses to the Dongfang Family, and it would be strange if Dongfang Yun Kong didn’t bear a grudge against them. But Dongfang Yuntian’s father managed to invite a master, Wu Yunlong, who even the Eastern World Family cannot afford to offend. Hence, Dongfang Yunkong’s anger was not as fiery as one might expect. At this moment, the door to the luxury box where they were seated was opened, and Dongfang Wukui led a middle-aged man with a green complexion into the room. Seeing the green-faced middle-aged man appear, Dongfang Wudi, who had been sitting in his chair all the while, stood up in surprise and gave a respectful greeting, saying, “Greeting Master Wu…” “Heheheh, Wudi boy, we haven’t seen each other for decades, not bad, you’ve actually reached the late stage of Foundation Building!” The middle-aged man grinned, causing an inexplicable chill to swell within the room. Dongfang Wukui, Dongfang Wudi, Dongfang Jing, and others were fine, but Dongfang Yuntian, Dongfang Yunkong, Dongfang Changhe, and others shuddered slightly. “Indeed, time flows like water.” Dongfang Wudi nodded, raised a hand to Master Wu in courtesy, and said, “This time, we really need to ask for your help, Master. Otherwise, our Dongfang family may face a great disaster.” “No need for formalities. Since I have accepted goods from Dongfang Wukui, I will try my best to handle this matter. However, there are several cultivation sects that can command insects, but I have yet to meet this person and I don’t know which sect he belongs to. But please rest assured, no matter which sect this person is from, they should all show me, Wu Yunlong, some respect.” “Hehe, then I owe you a lot!” Dongfang Wudi said politely. At this moment, a glint flashed in Wu Yunlong’s eyes. A streak of dark Qi sprayed out from his finger, directly hitting a [Soul Devouring Bug] under the sofa. Instantly, this Level 2 Soul Devouring Bug was annihilated without putting up any resistance. ************************ “So this is Wu Yunlong? As expected, he’s very impressive. It seems we’re in for some trouble.” Upon receiving this information, Lv Zhong’s expression changed slightly. Since a formidable enemy was approaching, Lv Zhong secretly prepared himself. Today being Wednesday, Lv Tianlin, Liu Shuxian, Lv Lei, and Lv Xiaojin had all gone to work, leaving Lv Zhong alone at home. However, Lv Zhong didn’t want to engage these people at home or around the residential area. He had activated the Mother Emperor Wave Frequency throughout, but the attacks of a couple of swarms of [Soul Devouring Bugs] were ineffective against Wu Yunlong, so Lv Zhong had instructed them to keep an eye on them from the sky. Once this group set out for Sangtang Town, Lv Zhong also left his house. As soon as these people entered Lv Zhong’s line of sight, he looked through the void directly at Wu Yunlong, who was surrounded by the people of Dongfang Family. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes as he calmly walked towards the most remote area. It seemed they were aware that Lv Zhong didn’t want to display his abilities in front of others. Wu Yunlong and the folks of the Eastern World Family followed Lv Zhong towards the more isolated areas. Correct, Lv Zhong was leading this group towards Jade Mother Mountain. Wu Yunlong and the people from the Dongfang Family also intentionally followed Lv Zhong, smiling all the way. At this point, the people of the Dongfang Family, along with Wu Yunlong, believed they had Lv Zhong under their control. After all, Lv Zhong was alone! However, was Lv Zhong really naive enough to confront the Dongfang Family and Wu Yunlong all by himself? “You’re only at the Early Innate Stage? Even though you have the power to control insects, in my presence, no matter how many insects you have, they can’t threaten me. So, today I will accompany you in your little game to see which sect has nurtured an eighteen-year-old Innate Realm cultivator.” Wu Yunlong sneered arrogantly, waved at the people of Dongfang Family behind him and sped up towards Lv Zhong. Feeling Wu Yunlong speeding up towards him, Lv Zhong chuckled and also picked up the pace. However, whenever there were pedestrians on the road, both sides would slow down. After a bit of chasing, both parties finally reached the depths of Jaide Mother Mountain after traveling for miles. Lv Zhong finally stopped, looking at Wu Yunlong and the people from the Dongfang Family placidly. “Not bad, young man. You’ve reached the Innate Realm at the age of eighteen. It’s impressive. May I ask which sect do you come from and who is your master?” Wu Yunlong asked in a rare cordial tone. Despite the gentle tone, his voice was as sharp and piercing as metal. “It doesn’t matter which sect I come from. However, I do know that you are Wu Yunlong,” Lv Zhong said with a proud smile, looking at Wu Yunlong. “This is between me and Dongfang Family. Are you planning to intervene forcefully?” He knew who Wu Yunlong was? Not just the people of the Dongfang Family, even Wu Yunlong was somewhat surprised. Wu Yunlong fixed his gaze on Lv Zhong, feeling a sense of curiosity and solemnity about him. If Lv Zhong could monitor their movements through insects, Wu Yunlong would believe it and not be surprised. However, command and even communicate with insects were impossible in his eyes. Even ordinary immortals should not be able to communicate with insects. But since bugs could not have possibly told Lv Zhong who he was, how would Lv Zhong who had never met him know his name? Could it be that someone in his sect had informed him? That being said, if Lv Zhong could face Wu Yunlong so calmly, Wu Yunlong found it hard to comprehend. “Hehe…” Wu Yunlong laughed dryly, trying to play the elder card, he said, “I’m not trying to take this on forcefully. I just found it unbearable to see a young man like you acting recklessly and hurting others without understanding the implications. My primary intention was just to hope for peace between you two…” “Peace? How do you propose that?” Lv Zhong looked calmly at Wu Yunlong and asked. Wu Yunlong smiled faintly, glanced at Lv Zhong, and said, “How about this? You dissolve the poison for the Dongfang Family members, cure them. I will make the Dongfang Family overlook this incident. How does that sound?” A wave of anger welled up inside Lv Zhong as he retorted, “I’m sorry, but I, a student, have never left Yan City, let alone gone to Tianjing. I don’t have the means to poison the Dongfang Family’s people. Why should I help them detoxify? Now, I would like to ask why the Dongfang Family sent people to assassinate me and even my family? If they don’t give me an explanation, I will invoke my sect’s power to wipe out the Dongfang Family…” Suddenly, Lv Zhong’s attitude hardened too! (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on qidian.com (Starting Point). Sёarch* The novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)