"Pikachu? I have been studying beast taming since I was young, and I have studied the Ten Thousand Beast Atlas. Even if I can't recognize any of the beasts in the world, I should be able to deduce their origin. However, I know nothing about this one, be it its appearance or name. Senior granduncle, you are indeed knowledgeable... "
Admiration shone in Na Yuqiong's eyes.
Su Yin smiled awkwardly.
This was a character from a cartoon in his previous life. It would be a miracle if she could recognize it.
"Senior granduncle, may I know... how much of your stamina is drawn?" After a moment of admiration, Na Yuqiong asked.
"It is a little draining, but it is still acceptable..." Su Yin pondered for a moment before replying.
Draining?
Of course not. How much of a loss could there be in drawing a few words with a brush? At the very most, he would just be wasting some ink!
However, he couldn't say it out loud. Otherwise, what if the other party thought that he was putting on an act? No matter what, he preferred to keep a low profile.
"Then... is it possible to form an assault team? That is... everyone will wield such a weapon. They will be in charge of offense. This way, even if we encounter the giant demons, we will be able to reduce the casualties and allow more people to survive! "
Na Yuqiong looked at Zhang Xuan agitatedly.
"Of course!" Su Yin nodded. "However, it would be best if we could form a team of Heritage realm experts. That way, the effect would be greater!"
After knowing how much the Alliance had contributed to mankind, Zhang Xuan had already made up his mind. If he could help, he wouldn't turn it down.
He had also noticed that there was a limit to the formation he was drawing. One had to expend Zhen Yuan in order to activate it. On the other hand, the opponent's strength couldn't be too much higher than his. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the formation was, it wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Take the current Na Yuqiong for example. She was only at Zongshi realm 1-dan. No matter how powerful the formation was, it would only be able to withstand a Zongshi realm 9-dan attack.
It was the same for Pavilion Master Xuanye and the others as well.
If he were to face a Heritage realm 7-dan expert like Mingjiang, he would still be able to withstand it. However, if he were to face an expert like Jie Mo Luo's clone, he wouldn't be able to withstand it. As time passed, he would surely be killed.
Thus... to Zhang Xuan, since it was just a one-time draw, the stronger the formation was, the more powerful it would be.
If he could form a team of Heritage realm experts, it wouldn't be impossible for him to defeat the giant demons.
"Alright, I'll inform Pavilion Master Fei....."
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had agreed, Na Yuqiong was filled with excitement. Unable to hold herself back any longer, she turned around and flew out, disappearing from his sight.
Seeing the other party leave in such a hurry, Su Yin did not stop him. Instead, he smiled and sat down in the living room.
"Let's see if I can break through to the Eternal Realm!"
Previously, his cultivation had been stuck at the peak of the Inherited Realm because he did not have enough spirit meridians. Now that he had condensed a semi-transcendent-grade spirit meridian, he could try to break through to the Eternal Realm!
Once the breakthrough was made, the Great Yan State would truly be invincible, and they would no longer have to worry about anyone.
With a light flick of his finger, Zhang Xuan released the gathered spirit vein. It spiraled on the ground like a huge dragon, and pure spiritual energy surged continuously. Soon, the entire room became a sea of spiritual energy.
As expected of a semi-supreme spirit vein formed from thousands of first-class spirit veins, its spirit energy was extremely pure. Even Inherited Realm experts would drool over it, and even Eternal Realm experts would find it hard to refuse.
Closing his eyes, Su Yin once again focused his attention on the Taiji diagram in his dantian.
At this moment, at the very center of the Taiji diagram, there were two streams of fused spiritual energy. They were the ones who purified the spiritual energy required for cultivation.
Otherwise, given the current state of his physical body, it would not be able to absorb the spiritual energy.
One of the streams of fused spiritual energy was a combination of smithing, mentoring, formation, pill forging, medicine, and entertainment.
The other stream of spiritual energy was formed in the Spirit Abyss. It was a combination of painting, medicine, poison, formation, and sealing.
"Both of them have formation runes. Can I use them as the foundation to fuse the two streams of spiritual energy together?"
An idea popped up in Zhang Xuan's mind.
Zhang Xuan had tried to fuse the spiritual energy together before, and it worked. Now that the two streams of spiritual energy were infused with the aura of a formation, once they were fused together, it would be equivalent to fusing two streams of spiritual energy together. By then … his fighting prowess would surely surge once more!
Su Yin tried to fuse the two streams of spiritual energy together, but he found that they were out of his control. He knew that he could only use the corresponding skills. Frowning, he focused his attention on the remaining spiritual energy that had yet to be fused.
There were a total of four of them, namely, mentoring, swordsmanship, spirit gathering (farming), and smithing.
He had obtained the first two when he was imparting swordsmanship to the Zhenxian Sect, and he had never used them. The last one appeared when he was tempering his spirit veins, and it had already entered his dantian, lighting up a new area.
Fusing spiritual energy required a specific timing and a Prominent Divinity Manifestation Stage. These four streams were not that troublesome.
However, to fuse them, he had to first mobilize them, and to do so, he had to first forge a corresponding occupation.
However, these occupations were completely unrelated, so how could he do it?
"Since they are all in the shape of a dragon, can I fuse this semi-supreme spirit vein into the spine of a flood dragon to forge a Flood Dragon Spear?"
An idea popped up in Zhang Xuan's mind.
The reason why he was able to fuse forging and spirit gathering together previously was because he had forged more than a thousand first-class spirit veins. Now that he had finished forging the spirit vein, he could no longer improve it. If he continued forging, it would be useless.
Since that was the case, he might as well forge a real weapon!
It just so happened that he was lacking a suitable weapon. Now that no one was around, he could forge it discreetly. In the future, when he fought, he would be able to catch his opponent by surprise.
Furthermore, when he saw the might of Mingjiang's Bone Dragon Spear, he had been looking forward to it.
The forging of a spear required spirituality. Since the semi-supreme spirit vein had spirituality and was in the shape of a dragon, he could give it a try and fuse it into the spear.
As soon as he thought of it, the skeleton of the Green-scaled Python appeared before him.
Su Yin instructed the old tortoise, and not long later, the Inferno Beast was brought over with a dumbfounded expression.
"Continue spitting fire!"
Su Yin could not be bothered to say anything, so he waved his hand.
"Yes!" Not expecting that an Inherited Realm demonic beast like itself would become a tool, the Inferno Beast showed a helpless expression.
However, it could not defeat the two before it, so it could only submit. It opened its mouth and calcined the flood dragon bone.
Raising his eyebrows, Su Yin grabbed the semi-supreme spirit vein and tossed it in.
They were both in the shape of a dragon, but one represented spirituality while the other represented form. Logically speaking, it should be easy to fuse them together. However, it was not that simple.
If a semi-supreme spirit vein were to give birth to spirituality, it would be comparable to an Eternal Realm expert. Even though the flood dragon bone had undergone the lightning tribulation and undergone a complete transformation, it was still only at the Seventh Layer of Heritage.
Thus, it would not be easy to fuse them together.
Knowing that this would happen, Su Yin smiled faintly as a metal hammer appeared in his hand.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! The metal hammer smashed down on the spine of the flood dragon.
Under the forging of the metal hammer, the flood dragon bone gradually turned as translucent as jade. At the same time, it also became more resilient and emitted a cold gleam.
"It's still not enough …"
After hammering countless times, Su Yin still could not fuse the two together. A frown appeared on his face.
Fusing spirituality with a weapon was a process of suppressing the spirituality. The dragon bone was clearly unable to do so. Unless … it was given a higher level of energy.
"Let's try out the sword intent!"
With a thought, the metal hammer in Zhang Xuan's hand struck the dragon bone in the same manner as chopping firewood.
Li Qiaofu, who had taught him swordsmanship, had once said that when one reached a certain level of chopping firewood, anything could be used as a chopper. Li Qiaofu had once used a leaf to chop firewood.
Even though the metal hammer was slightly larger, it was still easy for Zhang Xuan to execute the chopping technique.
Ding ding ding ding!
Surges of sword qi pierced into the dragon bone, and it did not take long for the entire dragon bone to become sharper, as if a sword that could pierce through it at any moment.
"Fuse!"
Su Yin bellowed as he struck the dragon bone with the hammer once more. The semi-supreme spirit vein struggled for a moment, but eventually, it could only slowly fuse with the dragon bone.
"It's a success …"
Su Yin's eyes lit up as he clenched his fists tightly.
In the past, he had only forged pots and pans. This was his first time experimenting with a weapon.
Even though he had intended to forge a spear, he ended up forging a sword instead. At the very least, he was still heading in the right direction. With his first try, it should be much easier for him to forge a weapon in the future.
Focusing his attention on his dantian, Zhang Xuan realized that he was able to move the spiritual energy of swordsmanship, smithing, and spirit gathering. Only the Teacher Dao remained motionless on the spot.
"The Teacher Dao Aura can only be moved after someone has learned it …" Su Yin turned to the old tortoise and the inferno beast and shook his head.
I can't possibly teach those two fellows, right?
Forget it, it's fine as long as I can fuse the three Teacher Dao Auras together. It's easier for me to move the Teacher Dao Aura, and it'll be useful in the event of danger.
"Time to go in!"
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan continued forging the spirit vein with the metal hammer in his hand. At the same time, he began fusing the spirit vein and the dragon bone together.
Boom!
After some time, the two finally fused together perfectly. At this moment, the room suddenly shook, and countless ominous clouds swiftly gathered.
"Ah?" Su Yin's lips twitched.
All he wanted to do was forge a weapon discreetly. What in the world were these ominous clouds?
Zhang Xuan hurriedly raised his head to take a look, only to see more and more ominous clouds gathering in the sky. Lightning flashed amidst the clouds, and it felt as if countless lightning bolts would strike down at any moment.
"This is … a lightning tribulation!"
The inferno beast exclaimed in shock. "If I'm not mistaken, the weapon that Senior Granduncle forged has definitely surpassed the level of Consummation …"
As valuable as Consummation Spirit artifacts were, they wouldn't summon lightning upon forging them. Yet, the weapon before him was able to summon ominous clouds. Needless to say, it had already surpassed the level of Consummation Spirit artifacts, resulting in it being rejected by the world!
Perhaps, it might even be an Immortal artifact!
A mortal forging an Immortal artifact? How could that be possible?
Immortal artifacts could only be found in the Spirit Abyss. No blacksmith had ever succeeded in forging an Immortal artifact before. If Junior Granduncle really succeeded in forging an Immortal artifact, he would be making history!
It was very likely that he would be able to open up the path to immortality and draw in more immortal energy, allowing more people to overcome their bottleneck and become True Immortals.
"Lightning tribulation?"
Paying no heed to the inferno beast's shock and fear, Su Yin rubbed his glabella speechlessly.
All he wanted to do was forge an Immortal artifact while no one was around … Why was it so difficult?
Needless to say, not only would the entire Convalescence City know about it, even the demons would be able to sense it as well …
"Forget it, I'll just have to overcome the lightning tribulation then …"
Knowing that he couldn't hide it any longer, Zhang Xuan continued forging with the hammer in his hand.
The dragon-shaped frame was gradually shortening under his hammering, and gradually, it took on the form of a sword.
After which, he took out some clear water to temper the sword.
Weng!
The sword, which had been infused with a Half-Transcendental spirit vein, emitted a cold gleam, and with the roar of a dragon, it soared into the sky.
Unable to conceal its presence any longer, the lightning tribulation struck the sword.
…
In the vast hall of the Convalescence City, Hall Master Fei Ting's frown deepened as he listened to the news before him.
"Hall Master Fei Ting, demonic energy is surging from the Demonic Origin Ridge. It seems like some kind of large-scale ritual is going on there. I fear that Jie Mo Luo is about to descend!"
Xuan Ye said.
"Jie Mo Luo isn't too powerful among the Demon Tribe. In fact, he's nothing compared to the Eight Great Demon Generals. What I fear is that the passageway will widen, allowing experts of his level to enter freely. If so, we won't be able to stand against him!"
Fei Ting said.
Jie Mo Luo was powerful, but to the Great Yan Prefecture, a single Jie Mo Luo was nothing. Xuan Ye might not be a match for him, but with over a hundred lineages gathered together, it was still possible for them to kill the other party.
What he feared was that … the passageway would widen, allowing Eternal realm experts to enter freely. That would put the Great Yan Prefecture in danger.
"There's no other way. We can only kill our way into the Demonic Origin Ridge …" Xuan Ye said with a bitter smile.
"Kill our way into the Demonic Origin Ridge?"
Fei Ting sighed. "The Demonic Origin Ridge is easy to defend. Putting aside the current strength of our alliance, even if we have five more 9-dan experts, we won't be able to do it!"
"It's indeed impossible, but … what if we ask Junior Uncle for help?" Xuan Ye asked.
He was puzzled. Junior Uncle was obviously very powerful. Why was this person unwilling to beg him?
"Junior Uncle's strength is beyond our imagination. He can indeed kill his way into the Demonic Origin Ridge and even … kill all the giant demons. But … have you ever considered that this is tantamount to breaking the rules? The other side can send more giant demons. One Eternal realm expert might not be a match for him, but what about 10 or 100? If he's no match for them, what about Virtual Immortals? "
Fei Ting said, "Even if Junior Uncle can fight them, we're not strong enough. We can't let him guard the Great Yan Prefecture all by himself!"
"This …" Xuan Ye was speechless.
This was his lack of consideration.
Could the experts of the Great Qian Prefecture come to the Great Yan Prefecture?
Of course they could!
Therefore, the Demon Kings and Demon Generals in the Spirit Abyss who were fighting against the Great Qian Prefecture could also enter the Great Yan Prefecture as long as they thought of a way. But why didn't they do so?
Because … the top experts on both sides had made an agreement!
Kings against kings, generals against generals. Only when one side's strength was unbalanced could they initiate an indiscriminate battle. This was the beginning of a war between races.
It would only end when one side was completely wiped out.
Because of this, although the Great Yan Prefecture had a hard time defending against the invaders over the past ten thousand years, and countless experts had died, the passage on the other side only allowed experts in the Heritage Realm to enter. No matter how powerful they were, they could not cross over.
This was the seal that Senior Lin Xuan had set up back then, and the other side strictly adhered to it.
Once Junior Uncle made a move and was detected by the other side, it would be tantamount to breaking the agreement. Senior Lin Xuan's seal was powerful, but there would definitely be experts on the other side who could break it.
If one person could not break it, a dozen Pseudo Immortals would definitely be able to tear it apart.
At that time … how could they defend against it?
"It's because Junior Uncle knows about this rule that he deliberately suppressed his cultivation base. He lingered around the peak of the Heritage Realm and did not break through to the Eternal Realm!" Fei Ting continued.
Xuan Ye was stunned for a moment before he nodded.
That was right.
Based on his guess, Junior Uncle was at least an Eternal Realm expert, or even a Pseudo Immortal. However … he had deliberately revealed his cultivation base at the Long River — the peak of Heritage Realm Level Nine!
He was just a hair's breadth away from the Eternal Realm.
Now, it seemed like he had deliberately concealed his cultivation base so that the balance would not be broken.
Otherwise, which Heritage Realm Level Nine beast pet could easily capture Jie Mo Luo's clone? To be able to force over a thousand Tier 1 spirit veins to chase after him relentlessly? To be able to draw a line so easily that three hundred demons were unable to cross it?
"What do we do now?"
"There's no other way. We can only work hard on our cultivation and achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible!" Fei Ting said. "As long as we have a few more Heritage Realm experts on our side, we'll be able to make a move …"
"Un!" Xuan Ye and the others nodded. Just as they were about to continue speaking, Na Yuqiong walked in with widened strides. Her eyes were glowing in excitement as she said, "Pavilion Master Fei and the other pavilion masters, I have already received Senior Granduncle's approval to form an assault squad. May I know if you are interested?"
"Assault squad?"
Everyone turned to look at her doubtfully.
"Just like what Pavilion Master Xuanye did, I got Senior Granduncle to draw the formation inscriptions and seals. This way, my cultivation won't be able to achieve a breakthrough, but my fighting prowess will soar exponentially. By then, a cultivator at Fourth or Fifth Dan would be able to wield the strength of a cultivator at Seventh or Eighth Dan.
Knowing the thoughts of the crowd, Na Yuqiong chuckled.
"You mean to say that … Junior Granduncle has agreed to form the Naked Army?" Xuan Ye's eyes lit up. As a beneficiary, he knew how fearsome and powerful formation formations were. If they could be mass-produced, how majestic would it be for a group of people to charge at them naked?
"There's no need to remove your clothes. Senior Granduncle can draw formations on your weapons and shields!"
With a flick of her wrist, Na Yuqiong's sword and shield appeared before her.
"This … is powerful as well?"
"Of course!" Na Yuqiong nodded. Then, she turned to an elder and said, "If you don't believe me, feel free to attack me!"
"Alright!" The elder's cultivation was at Heritage Realm 1-dan. He took a step forward and struck down with his palm.
He didn't exert too much strength, only at Zongshi realm 4-dan or 5-dan.
Weng!
Na Yuqiong raised her shield, and formation inscriptions appeared, blocking the elder's attack. Following which, a Pikachu flew out from her sword, and a streak of lightning struck down on the elder.
Kacha!
The elder was forced to retreat, and his palm turned black.
Upon seeing this sight, everyone shuddered.
A Zongshi realm 1-dan was actually able to push back a Heritage Realm 1-dan expert with just a sword and a shield … This was definitely a battle beyond her cultivation realm!
To think that the inscriptions on the weapons and shields would possess such might as well?
"This …"
Hall Master Xuan Ye's mouth twitched. He was dumbfounded.
If only he knew that inscriptions could be drawn on weapons, he wouldn't have taken off his clothes …
As the hall master, he knew how embarrassing it was …
Just as he was feeling stifled, the ground suddenly shook. Following which, pitch-black ominous clouds slowly appeared in the sky.
"What's going on?"
Everyone's eyes narrowed as they rushed out in unison.
(My face is still swollen, but it's recovering soon. I should be able to continue updating tomorrow. Also, I wish everyone a happy new year!)
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