One day.
Two days.
Three days.
Thousands of miles away from the island where the Wood Martial Abode was located, the light blue seawater undulated. The cone-shaped waves appeared and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
"Splash!"
A slender and handsome Taoist rose slowly from the water as if something was carrying him up.
Lu Sheng no longer had the Arcane Orb above his head. That orb was condensed by Mu Yun. To him, it was merely a slightly powerful Arcane Orb. It was not very useful. Hence, he took it off and prepared to use it as a tool to deal with the Fated Child.
The sacrificial refinement of the Arcane Tool this time was very successful.
'Next, it's time to perfect the pill refinement method and condense the best Inner Core. Just relying on the Triad Brilliant Nether Collection alone won't be enough. "
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes. Although he was only a perfected Foundation Building cultivator, his Pure Qi and supernatural power were hundreds of times more powerful than ordinary perfected Foundation Building cultivators.
The main differences between the Core Formation and Foundation Building cultivators were the vast difference in the total amount of supernatural power and the quality of Core Qi being higher than Pure Qi.
Although Lu Sheng's Pure Qi was of high quality, it could not compare to Core Qi. However, his Pure Qi was too great. A regular Master of Alchemy's supernatural power was equivalent to the combined power of ten to twenty perfected Foundation Building cultivators.
Lu Sheng's supernatural power was equivalent to at least a few hundred …
Moreover, he had sacrificial refined an Arcane Tool.
'This is a good opportunity for me to visit the Mist Clam Clan. Although I don't need the pearls, my disciples do. Fighting alone isn't the best way forward.' Lu Sheng had a thought. Now that his Arcane Tool had been refined, it was a good opportunity for him to test it out on someone. In addition to his previous plans, this trip was very necessary.
He looked around and sensed the aura of the Mist Clam Clan's palace in the distance. The Pure Qi behind him moved, and endless seawater carried him in that direction.
He was extremely fast. It only took him a second to cross a hundred meters of the sea. He left a clear white wave behind him.
Several minutes later, Lu Sheng slowly stopped moving. He began diving deeper into the sea.
This time, he only dove a few hundred meters before he was stopped by two strong men with spears in their hands and yellow clamshells on their backs.
"I see, the Wood Martial Abode's master has come personally. Please allow me to inform him," a clam spirit explained softly with its head lowered.
"There's no need. I'll go see Brother Fu Jin myself." Lu Sheng's expression remained unchanged. He waved his hand and released a wisp of vital energy, instantly freezing the seawater beside the two mussel spirits.
His vital Qi could lower the enemy's temperature in a very short period of time. For the mussel spirits, who had poor control over their own temperature, it was almost a powerful nemesis. Under low temperatures, their physical bodies quickly lost their ability to move. Both of them widened their eyes and moved extremely slowly. They wanted to break free from this restraint, but unfortunately, their struggle was meaningless.
Lu Sheng swam past the two clam spirits, and a magnificent silver palace slowly appeared in front of him.
The palace was a hemispherical shape on the seabed, surrounded by countless coral forests of various colors. There were shrimp demons patrolling in the surrounding water, and some fish-headed fishmen were entering and exiting the palace, as if they were escorting something.
Lu Sheng walked toward the palace's entrance. Before he arrived, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a clamshell headdress, an embroidered robe, and a pearl pendant around his neck. He quickly welcomed him.
"The Wood Martial Abode's master has come from afar. Please forgive me for not going out to meet you." The man had a friendly expression on his face. Although he was dressed nobly, he still looked tired.
"What's the matter with the pearls? You should know that the key to our sect is the pearls," Lu Sheng asked directly.
"Pearls are a specialty of the Mist Clam Clan. However, the number of customers has increased recently, and some of them have been diverted. That's why I've taken the initiative to reduce some of the pearls in the Wood Martial Abode." The middle-aged man smiled. "After all, the pearls we can buy with the same price are fewer. Please forgive me, Abode Master. "
"Forget it. I won't waste my breath on you." Lu Sheng extended his hand. Wisps of blue vital energy circled above his palm. "I've come today to persuade the Mist Clam Clan to submit to the Wood Martial Abode."
The middle-aged man was stunned. He was the king of the Mist Clam Clan. His name was Fu Jin. He had lived on this seabed for at least a thousand years. He had submitted to a few great forces in the past. However, they were all great forces that were much more powerful than his clan. However, this Wood Martial Abode master's cultivation base was about the same as his. If they were to fight, neither of them would give way to the other. Yet, this man dared to come here and speak so arrogantly to him?
"Hehe, Abode Master, your joke is a little stiff. It's best if you don't say such things in the future to avoid any misunderstandings," Fu Jin said with a smile.
"I'm not joking with you." Lu Sheng's expression was calm. "Or rather, you can try."
The smile on Fu Jin's face gradually vanished. A translucent light red sword appeared in front of him and was grasped by him.
"Mu Yun, we've known each other for more than a dozen years. Are you really going to turn against me over some Cloud Water Pearls?"
Lu Sheng said nothing. A silver-colored metal ball with dark red patterns floated behind him.
"Go!" He pointed at Fu Jin.
The metal ball immediately shot out. It was not fast, but it was extremely heavy. It dragged along a large area of seawater around it and pressed down on Fu Jin.
"Whoosh!"
With Lu Sheng as the center, the seawater in a radius of several dozen meters around him turned into a wall of water. The metal ball pressed down on Fu Jin.
"How presumptuous!" Fu Jin formed a sword mudra with his hands and chanted. A white jade pearl rose behind him. The pearl was as big as a human head. Patterns of swimming fish appeared on its surface.
"Go!" He pointed at Lu Sheng as well.
The pearl shot out and spun a few times in the water. Then, it paused for a moment before crashing into the wall of water.
"Bam!"
Water splashed everywhere. A small hole was torn open on the wall of water. The pearl shot straight through and charged toward the small silver-colored ball. However, it had only entered the wall of water for a few meters before it began to lose its momentum.
The entire wall of water was several dozen meters thick!
Fu Jin's face was flushed red. The clam shell accessory on his head began to glow faintly. All of his supernatural power surged out. His core qi surged into his pearl artifact. He tried to break out of his predicament.
However, it was to no avail. The white jade pearl trembled again. Soon, it became completely powerless and was fixed in the wall of water.
"How … How is this possible?!" Fu Jin had fought Mu Yun before. He knew some of his opponent's abilities. Mu Yun's forte was the Arcane Bead Seven Illuminated Enlightened True Technique. Its power lay in its coldness and toxicity. Although the Arcane Bead could flash seven times and increase the Arcane Bead's power and toxicity each time, the seventh upgrade was the highest.
The power of the Arcane Bead was only as powerful as when he used his natal clam shell at full power. Unless they fought a protracted battle, the two of them would be evenly matched. A victor might not be decided even after a few days and nights. The final outcome would be that both of them would be heavily injured.
This was also the key reason why the two of them had been restraining themselves from deciding a victor.
But now …!
Fu Jin's face was flushed red. He spat out a mouthful of blood essence with all his might. He quickly formed a secret technique that burned his core qi and instantly unleashed supernatural power.
Boom!
The white jade pearl suddenly burned with a layer of grayish-white flames. The pearl's power increased by nearly twofold. It advanced another few meters.
Then, it stopped helplessly.
When he saw this, Fu Jin finally lost all hope.
He looked up at Lu Sheng who was behind the water wall.
"You've won." His face quickly paled. He started weakening the resistance of his natal pearl. "From now on, the Mist Clam Clan will submit to the Wood Martial Abode. Is that good enough?"
"Whoosh …"
The huge water wall slowly dispersed. Lu Sheng summoned the silver metal ball back. His expression was calm.
"Don't blame me, Fu Jin. I didn't want to expose myself so soon. Alas … things don't go as I wish," he purposely said.
Fu Jin's expression changed slightly. He seemed to have understood something.
"I understand now. As for the Cloud Water Pearls, I'll reject all other buyers. I'll only supply them to the Wood Martial Abode.
"As for the Black Cloud Pearls that you produce the least, you'll supply ten of them every year." Lu Sheng added. Mu Yun and Fu Jin had known each other for more than a decade. Naturally, he knew what Fu Jin had the most valuable items.
"Also, 100 catties of Seabed Yin Iron shouldn't be a problem, right? The gold, silver, copper, and iron of the mortal world should be 500 catties each. "
"That's fine." When Fu Jin heard that Lu Sheng wanted Black Cloud Pearls, his expression instantly darkened. However, when he heard that he only needed ten pearls a year, his face slowly regained some color. As for the other resources, they were nothing to him.
However, to the impoverished Wood Martial Abode, these were urgently needed goods that they lacked.
"Also, other than the Mist Clam Clan, are there any other powerful sea clans within a thousand miles of here?" Lu Sheng asked again.
"There are some powerful sea clans … There are a few. Since they live deeper in the sea, they rarely come into contact with humans. That's why nobody knows about them." When Fu Jin heard this, he was first stunned. Then, he quickly came to his senses. He waved his hand and dismissed his clansmen around him. Then, he transmitted his voice softly, "If Abode Master wishes to subdue more sea clans, the sea snake people in the trench are a good choice. They mine Yin Iron and various metal ores from the seabed. They're very skilled. I've seen the Sea Snake King a few times. He's slightly more powerful than me, but he's far from being a match for you. "
Lu Sheng smiled.
"Send someone to bring me there. Also, do you have a Life Talisman for communication? Give me a copy. "
Fu Jin had resigned himself to his fate. The sea clans had always respected the strong. A situation like this was not a big deal to his clansmen. It was just a matter of having another master.
One could only live a better life by attaching themselves to the strong. This was a natural rule in the sea clans' ecosystem where the strong preyed on the weak.
He was not the only one. His clansmen were used to it as well. After the initial commotion, they quickly returned to their original state when they saw that everything was fine.
Fu Jin extended his hand and bit the tip of his finger. He squeezed out a drop of blood essence and quickly drew a spirit talisman. The method to create a Life Talisman was very simple. Almost all Foundation Building cultivators knew how to do it. It was specifically used to send messages over short distances.
The blood essence used to create it was only enough to be used once. Hence, a Life Talisman could not be used casually. After using it, one would have to replenish it with blood essence again.
Lu Sheng accepted the Life Talisman. He had a rough idea of the power of his Artifact.
He was merely a perfected Foundation Building cultivator, but he could unleash a terrifying power that far surpassed Fu Jin's early stage Core Formation. He even gauged the power of his Artifact. When he fought against the white jade pearl, it was more than two hundred times stronger than the pearl.
This power had far surpassed an ordinary early stage Core Formation cultivator. According to Mu Yun's memories, there were not many middle-stage Core Formation cultivators who could reach such a terrifying level.
The Vital Energy Sect's Taoist Master who hunted him back then was a middle-stage Core Formation cultivator. His power was much weaker than the current Lu Sheng. It was at least a dozen times weaker.
Now that he had a rough idea of his current level, Lu Sheng had a rough idea of what was going on.
After obtaining the Life Talisman, Fu Jin invited him into the water palace for a tour.
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