"Red Lotus Karmic Fire? Fire Tribulation? " Lu Sheng lowered his head to look at the flame that he could not sense. The Inner Core that he had formed was obviously a superior-grade Golden Core. That was why the legendary Red Lotus Karmic Fire Tribulation had appeared.
"This is the legendary powerful flame that can burn the sins of life." Lu Sheng extended his hand to touch the red flame. Unfortunately, the flame seemed to be an illusion to him. He could not feel its existence at all.
"It must be because my sins are not in this world. That's why the Red Lotus Karmic Fire is meaningless to me." Lu Sheng had a realization.
He had just formed his Golden Core. Next, he should integrate treasures like the Nether Water while his Core Qi was condensing.
Lu Sheng stood up and quickly left the cave abode. He flew into the sea again.
Since he could not find good resources, he would make up for it with quantity.
What was most abundant in the sea? Water, of course!
Lu Sheng dove into the water and swam across the shallow sea area. Soon, he returned to the place where he had sacrificially refined his Dharma weapon.
Countless threads spread out from his body and spread in all directions like a spider web, quickly condensing into ninety-nine ice vortex disks.
Once again, he showed his full strength and began to devour the seawater. Endless chilly seawater surged into his Inner Core. At the same time, the silver metal ball began to devour the seawater.
With the support of Lu Sheng's terrifying Core Qi, the seawater was compressed and absorbed into his Golden Core and Dharma weapon. If the seawater was compressed using physical methods, it would require a terrifying amount of energy.
However, by using some special techniques in the cultivation world, it could be transformed into a special half-empty form. It would shrink greatly and be integrated into his Golden Core and Dharma weapon.
Lu Sheng could vaguely sense that these techniques seemed to contain profound principles like Sumeru Space. However, he did not have the time to study it now. The seawater was compressed and stuffed into a mysterious space in his Inner Core.
The cultivation treasures in this world were mysterious and profound. Apart from the main cultivation methods, there were many other profound and unexplainable techniques.
In reality, Lu Sheng did not even fully understand the Triad Brilliant Nether Collection. He had only understood the main body of the cultivation technique. There were also many kinds of sinister techniques, sacrificial techniques, and explosive techniques.
The treasured record contained all the phenomena in the world. It contained Taoist Mu Yun's hundred years of hard work.
Lu Sheng only mentioned the main route of cultivating to the Neidan Realm and did not care about the rest for the time being.
However, Lu Sheng realized that there were other mysteries hidden within the Golden Core. He made up his mind that he would go back and organize all the minor techniques in the two manuals one by one. Once he cultivated them, there might be a pleasant surprise.
Just like this Sumeru Technique, it faintly concealed the laws and profound mysteries of this world.
* Hiss … *
In the deep sea, the huge ice snake opened its mouth wide and swallowed a huge amount of seawater. With each breath, ten tons of seawater entered the Golden Core.
Lu Sheng continued to devour in a frenzy. His speed was getting faster and faster. The surrounding thousands of meters of sea were gradually affected by his devouring, and gradually formed a medium-sized deep sea whirlpool.
…
On the azure blue sea.
A streak of pure white flowing light flashed across the sky, shooting straight toward the Wood Martial Abode.
Suddenly, the flowing light stopped abruptly. It was a thin Taoist with a white beard, dressed in white clothes.
The Taoist lowered his head and glanced at the whirlpool on the surface of the sea with a frown. He could vaguely sense a faint wave of Core Qi hidden beneath the sea.
"This aura … It's a little similar to the Dragon-Blooded Sea Clans …" Most of the Dragon-Blooded Sea Clans were great clans in the deep sea. Their strength was astonishing, and those who could form their Core were the cream of the crop. Moreover, the deep sea clans had always been ill-tempered and disliked land.
The Taoist hesitated for a moment. In the end, he did not investigate further and continued flying in the direction he had set.
After passing through the whirlpool below, the Taoist sped up again. In just a short while, he saw the black cliff of the Wood Martial Abode.
There were teams of small demons patrolling the area around the cliff. Some of the small demons saw the Taoist flying toward them from afar and quickly released their demonic qi to send a message.
Soon, the sound of a warning rang throughout the entire cliff. A tall, white figure ran out hastily from a cave near the cliff. It was a White Bear Demon with a bear's head and a human body.
"Who goes there?!" The White Bear Demon, Iron Hammer, shouted loudly. He held two purplish-gold octagonal hammers in his hands and stared at the white-robed old Taoist who was flying toward him.
"May I ask if the Wood Martial Abode's master is here?" the old Taoist asked with a smile. He stopped moving as well.
"The abode master has yet to return. If you have something to attend to, immortal, you may enter the abode and wait for a while." Iron Hammer saw that the other party had an extraordinary bearing and a serene expression. It was clear that he was a man of great skills. He felt some respect for him, and his tone softened.
"That's good too." The old Taoist nodded with a smile. He landed slowly and stood at the entrance of the Wood Martial Abode.
Iron Hammer leaped up the cliff and landed at the entrance as well.
"Come with me. There's a formation in this abode. Don't barge in recklessly."
"Don't worry. I'll be fine," the old Taoist replied with a smile.
The two of them entered the Wood Martial Abode one after the other. Iron Hammer brought the man to the Wood Martial Abode's guest hall. He had a servant serve a pot of good tea and some fruits before he left.
Recently, he had been back to guard the surroundings. Yun Huan had gone out to the island to handle some matters. He did not expect to have an esteemed guest.
After exiting the abode, Iron Hammer looked to his left and right. Apart from the old Taoist, there was no one else around. It was clear that this person was either too bold and had a screw loose, or he possessed great skills. He was not afraid of being attacked by the Wood Martial Abode at all.
'I must inform Master quickly.'
He gave it some thought. Then, he fished out a blood-red talisman from his chest and tore it lightly.
"Hiss."
The talisman immediately burst into flames. In the blink of an eye, it turned into white ash.
"Master, a white-haired old Taoist has arrived. He said that he's looking for you. Iron Hammer can't figure out his background. It's best if you come back and take a look." He quickly said a few words. As soon as he finished speaking, the white ash from the burning talisman completely faded away. In the blink of an eye, there was nothing left.
…
Deep in the sea.
The Golden Core before Lu Sheng was already glowing with a peculiar bluish-gold color. Endless seawater surged into it. It seemed like a lot, but Lu Sheng had been making rough calculations.
During his first Foundation Building sacrificial refinement of an Artifact, he had absorbed about 50 tons of seawater into the Artifact metal ball. But now, his Golden Core had swallowed about several thousand tons of seawater. It was almost saturated.
Now that he was in the Core Formation Stage, the silver-colored Artifact metal ball was a bit abnormal. From the condensed ice disc of 99 vortexes, the metal ball had absorbed at least tens of thousands of tons of seawater. Moreover, it was still accelerating.
A huge amount of True Qi surged into the metal ball. At the same time, the metal ball gradually fused with his body, forming a Artifact similar to the Golden Core.
This was also the change of Artifact after the Core Formation Stage. For Enlightened Masters in the Core Formation Stage, their natal Artifact was equivalent to their second Inner Core. Some used it to store magical power and Inner Core Qi. Some used it as a furnace in their body for sacrificial refinement and forging items. Some simply used it to create a storage space. The various uses were too numerous to enumerate.
Lu Sheng, on the other hand, used it purely as a weapon.
A large amount of seawater quickly surged into the Artifact. The original silver color on the surface of the metal ball gradually turned the same bluish-gold color as the Inner Core. The V-shaped pattern on it became more and more obvious.
"Puff."
Suddenly, a crisp sound came from Lu Sheng's body.
His expression changed slightly. He split his attention and reached into his robe's inner pocket. He took out a burning red talisman.
"Iron Hammer's blood talisman?"
When he pressed the blood talisman, the sound of iron hammer rang in his ears. Lu Sheng listened to it with narrowed eyes. He had already guessed the identity of the person who had come.
"It's that old Taoist again … Die Shazi …" It was this person who had purposely sought an opportunity to meet Mu Yun. He had given Lu Sheng a vague warning to act according to the Vital Energy Sect's arrangements. Lu Sheng did not expect that he would come here again.
'He's probably afraid that I'll take things too hard and make a move out of humiliation.' Lu Sheng smirked inwardly.
The Vital Energy Sect … This so-called greatest sect of the Righteous Path was actually Taoist Mu Yun's greatest karma. If Lu Sheng wanted to completely fuse with Taoist Mu Yun's spirit and body, he would have to settle his grudge with the Vital Energy Sect.
After listening to the message, Lu Sheng ignored it for now. Instead, he increased the supply of Inner Core Qi and accelerated the absorption of seawater.
His Golden Core had already stopped absorbing. Only the metal ball was still devouring wildly, and its speed was increasing.
Lu Sheng kept using his Inner Core Qi to fuse with the seawater and pour it into the metal ball. After he formed his Core, his Inner Core Qi was several hundred times greater than Mu Yun's. The speed at which his Golden Core absorbed and spat out the Primal Qi of Heaven and Earth was shocking. Although he did not have any special Prowess, the sheer volume of his Inner Core Qi was enough to stun ordinary cultivators.
The seawater poured in faster and faster.
Lu Sheng made up his mind. After all, the metal ball was not his body. As long as he fused his Inner Core Qi into it to counteract the pressure of the seawater, he would be able to stabilize its structure.
He decided to split his Inner Core Qi into two. One would fuse with the seawater, and the other with the metal ball.
With this drastic action, the metal ball suddenly shone with blue light. The entire ball shrunk, and then expanded.
"Boom!"
The seawater around him seemed to have caved in, and quickly entered the metal ball.
Its speed quickly increased from ten tons per second to twenty tons per second, thirty tons, forty tons …
In the blink of an eye, the speed at which the seawater poured into the metal ball increased to a hundred tons.
Lu Sheng's Golden Core spun. Its speed slowly increased as well. The supply of Inner Core Qi was still orderly. Clearly, this was not the limit of a Golden Core.
Lu Sheng was well aware of his advantages.
The cultivation method he cultivated was not considered powerful. At most, he used the Triad Brilliant Nether Collection as the main framework, and used the Golden Mirage Dragonification Mantra to supplement it.
After he formed his Golden Core, his might was only average. He was more powerful than Mu Yun, but compared to other Core Formation cultivators, the explosive might of his Inner Core Qi was about the same.
In truth, the greatest advantage of the cultivation method Lu Sheng derived was the volume of his supernatural power. The might of his supernatural power was about the same as the others. However, the volume and speed of recovery were several hundred times that of other cultivators of the same tier!
His Mental Energy and Deep Blue's derivations were enough to lay the most solid foundation for each tier. Once his tier was reached, his Mental Energy would quickly accumulate a large amount of supernatural power, and he would save himself the slow process of absorbing and spitting out the Primal Qi of Heaven and Earth for countless years.
Many other cultivators would not be able to accumulate supernatural power for such a long time. However, once their tier was reached, they would naturally level up.
Hence, this was the key reason why Lu Sheng's current supernatural power was shockingly terrifying.
After a mere few minutes, the metal ball's current speed of absorbing seawater had already increased to more than 600 tons per second.
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