The Seven Calamities were Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Yin, and Yang.
They were, in fact, calamities that were divided into seven commonly known attributes. In truth, this was nature's final purge method against cultivators.
Lu Sheng knew very well that the cultivators of this world were defying the heavens. They plundered the world's Spiritual Essence and fortune to replenish themselves.
That was why they were subjected to such a calamity. This was nature's universe using various methods to prevent cultivators from breaking through to the Nascent Soul Tier and achieving great success in their cultivation base.
The black flames burned fiercely.
Lu Sheng spread his arms out. He naturally released the Nascent Qi that had just taken form in his body. The vast amount of Nascent Qi brought with it an extreme chill. It instantly suppressed the black flames around him.
'This level of Fire Calamity is far from enough.' Lu Sheng walked forward slowly towards the Sea-overturning Orb that was gradually descending.
With him as the center of the black fire, the flames in all directions began to weaken and extinguish. In the blink of an eye, the seabed returned to its previous state.
"Woo woo …"
The flames had just been extinguished when invisible gusts of wind blew out from nowhere. They circled around Lu Sheng.
'There's wind at the bottom of the sea?' Lu Sheng's expression froze. He extended his hand. He could clearly feel a fine air current passing through his fingertips.
However, the air current was getting sharper and coarser. It was as if there were many fine grains of sand mixed in it.
Lu Sheng even felt his skin starting to hurt. His Nascent Qi instinctively started to protect his entire body, isolating him from this wind.
The whining sounds grew louder and stronger.
Invisible gusts of wind blew out from somewhere unknown. They circled around Lu Sheng. If a mortal were to come into contact with these gusts of wind, they would immediately be shredded into minced meat.
'Wind Calamity, huh?' Lu Sheng stopped in his tracks. The vast Nascent Qi on his body suddenly trembled.
"Boom!"
All the air currents around him instantly exploded. After expending a small portion of his Nascent Qi, all of the Wind Calamity was eliminated.
Next, the seabed started to squirm. It turned into huge hands of earth with great strength. They attempted to pull Lu Sheng into the swamp underground.
This was the Earth Tribulation. Lu Sheng had forcefully used his Nascent Qi to counteract the swamp and freeze the mud hand.
Then came the Water Tribulation, the Wood Tribulation, the Metal Tribulation, and the rest of the seven tribulations. Lu Sheng used his huge amount of magic power to deal with them one by one. The seven tribulations were not worth mentioning to his terrifying Nascent Qi.
Lu Sheng took a total of seven steps. His body flashed with seven different kinds of lights, and he resolved the different tribulations.
At this moment, the Sea-overturning Orb's rotation had gradually slowed down, and the rate at which it was absorbing seawater had also slowed down significantly. Now, even Lu Sheng did not know how much water it had absorbed. He could only make a rough estimate.
"Break." At his command, the attractive force released by the Sea-overturning Orb suddenly dissipated. The entire orb slowly floated toward Lu Sheng. It looked no different from an ordinary orb that had been painted with blue paint.
Lu Sheng extended his hand and lightly touched the Sea-overturning Orb.
Pu.
Suddenly, an indescribable pulling force erupted, pulling the Sea-overturning Orb hard. It was as if the orb was about to escape from Lu Sheng's grasp at any moment.
"Trying to run?" Lu Sheng circulated the Nascent Qi in his body and held the struggling Sea-overturning Orb in place.
The orb was controlled by a huge force and could be blown away at any moment. Lu Sheng grabbed it as if he was grabbing an undercurrent at the bottom of the sea.
A huge amount of Nascent Qi surged into the Sea-overturning Orb. Lu Sheng carefully estimated the capacity and pulling force of the Sea-overturning Orb.
The entire orb seemed to have a life of its own. It was being pulled by an unknown force in an attempt to fly away. However, Lu Sheng forcefully suppressed it with his Nascent Qi.
This situation lasted for several hours. When the Sea-overturning Orb was completely filled with Nascent Qi by Lu Sheng and squeezed out some of the Wind Tribulation's power that had accidentally burrowed inside, it disappeared completely.
After that, he carefully sacrificially refined the orb several times with the formula. He sacrificially refined the Sea-overturning Orb that was being pulled by the tribulations. He also filled it with the vast amount of Nascent Qi he had poured into it.
As the new materials that were fused into the Sea-overturning Orb continued to adapt, the entire orb gradually returned to Lu Sheng's complete control.
'After such a long time, the Sea-overturning Orb must've absorbed at least ten million tons of seawater. It might even be more.'
At this moment, the abnormal activity of the underwater volcano was gradually weakening. The red light swiftly dimmed as well. Everywhere else was shrouded in darkness.
Lu Sheng stood beside the volcano's crater. He caressed the Sea-overturning Orb gently. Through his Nascent Qi, he had a rough idea of how much space there was inside the Sea-overturning Orb.
'Looks like it's about there.'
Lu Sheng looked around him. He sized up the underwater scene that had completely calmed down.
'The skill formula I'm deducing now isn't anything fancy. It's purely deducing along the main framework of the Triad Brilliant Nether Collection when I was at the Golden Core realm. Hence, the nature of the Nascent Qi is also ordinary. At most, it's a little more in quantity. As for the other aspects, it's not much different from an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator who broke through through the normal path. '
Lu Sheng made a rough estimation of his own situation. As long as he did not expose the vast amount of Nascent Qi he possessed, it was easy for him to disguise himself as an ordinary Nascent Soul True Lord.
'I've finally broken through to the Nascent Soul realm. Now, let's see how big the difference is between Nascent Qi and Core Qi.'
Lu Sheng was very curious about this world's power system. Based on Deep Blue's deduction, he had broken through to the Nascent Soul tier. He was also very much looking forward to the power of Nascent Qi.
He stretched out his hand and moved it forward a little.
"Pcchht!"
A wisp of bluish-black smoke that looked like a thread was projected from his fingertip.
The smoke twisted and circled around Lu Sheng for a while. Then, it suddenly flew to the side and left a sharp and long mark on the seabed.
'It can turn incorporeal at any time, and it can also turn into a solid form. This Nascent Qi should be something that's half incorporeal and half real. ' Lu Sheng let the Nascent Qi dance around him slowly. He carefully used his Divine Lord spirit to observe its pattern and nature.
'When it's in a solid form, it's extremely tough and tough. When it's incorporeal, it's like mist and can't be touched at all. It can only be counteracted by a power of the same nature. '
Lu Sheng thought for a moment. Then, he slowly drew a long and thin sword from a scabbard with black spots on it from his back.
A clear 'Kun' character was carved in the middle of the sword's blade. It was the Earth Lake Sword that he had just obtained.
'When I first made my move, I needed about three units of Core Qi to completely suppress the Earth Lake Sword in its normal state. What about now? 'Lu Sheng quantified the amount of Core Qi he had according to Taoist Mu Yun's standard.
One unit of Core Qi represented all the Core Qi that a Taoist Mu Yun could unleash with his full power.
Three units meant that if he wanted to suppress the Earth Lake Sword's explosion, he would need three Taoist Mu Yuns to succeed. The Earth Lake Sword's explosion here referred to completely suppressing its hidden power. It was not just suppressing a small portion of the Earth Lake Sword's power that Du Guangchi had unleashed.
'Previously, I needed three units of Core Qi. Now …' With a thought, Lu Sheng tore away the Earth Lake Sword's remaining suppressed Core Qi and fused it with his current Nascent Qi.
Then, without waiting for the Earth Lake Sword to shine brightly and completely erupt, he instantly infused a brand new Nascent Qi into it.
He only infused one-tenth of Nascent Qi, which was one-tenth of an ordinary Nascent Soul True Lord's total Nascent Qi according to Lu Sheng's estimation, and the Earth Lake Sword seemed to be tightly bound by countless restrictions. It was just about to break free from its golden light, but it dimmed in the blink of an eye.
'I actually need one-tenth of Nascent Qi. Looks like the Nascent Qi I used to forcefully break through isn't of good quality. Even among ordinary Nascent Soul True Lords, I'm afraid I'm only at the bottom.' Lu Sheng was deep in thought.
'The difference between a Nascent Soul True Lord and a Core Formation cultivator should be even greater. However, because the heaven and earth treasure I fused into my Golden Core was just the water from the deep sea, the special power I gave my Nascent Qi is extremely weak. Compared to other cultivators, there's a huge difference. I'm sure this is where the true difference lies. '
Lu Sheng quickly figured out the reason.
He put away the Earth Lake Sword. This sword was not a Divine Weapon or Devil Blade, and he did not have a terrifying body like his main body. Naturally, he could not taste it.
'The Nascent Soul is formed, and the Sea-overturning Orb has been sacrificially refined as well. However, as a True Lord, I can't only know two techniques. I still need to cultivate some ordinary techniques to deal with normal situations.'
Up until now, Lu Sheng had only cultivated the most basic cultivation base and supernatural power. He had never touched upon Arts.
He actually only knew two techniques. The first was called Boundless Supernatural Power … It was to release supernatural power with all his might and drown his opponent alive.
The second was called Subduing Opponents with Force.
He used the terrifyingly heavy Sea-overturning Orb to smash it. Back then, when he ambushed the Vital Energy Sect's cultivators, he had used this technique to start the battle. The effect was not bad.
The other techniques, such as shooting water guns with his fingers, were merely minor variations. They were not presentable, and did not have any amplification effect on his supernatural power. It was still effective against cultivators who were far weaker than Lu Sheng. However, if he encountered someone who was on par with him, it would be completely useless.
Moreover, when elites exchanged blows, the situation would change in an instant. If he used the wrong technique, he might lose the initiative, and an opponent who was slightly weaker than him would seize the opportunity to defeat him.
Hence, Lu Sheng stood at the bottom of the deep sea and stared at the scarlet cracks in the magma. He started to search in his mind for what Arts he should cultivate as a normal method to deal with his enemies.
"The Triad Brilliant Nether Collection is a collection of Taoist Mu Yun's hundred years of accumulation. Although his main cultivation method isn't good, he has many other minor Arts. Some of the Wicked Path cultivators even cultivate these Wicked Path Arts. Hence, the Vital Energy Path and the Devil Path aren't as skilled as the Wicked Path cultivators in this aspect. I can choose two of them as my normal methods. '
Lu Sheng organized the Arts in the Triad Brilliant Nether Collection.
'My area-of-effect attacks are too primitive. I only rely on my Nascent Qi to cover my surroundings. In other words, I need a Art that can replace my area-of-effect attacks. Then, I need a quick and refined Art that can be used to deal with various complicated situations and situations. '
Soon enough, Lu Sheng found two Arts that were extremely suitable for him among these Wicked Path Arts.
'Weave Gold Threads' and 'Refine Zombies'.
These two Arts only cultivated actual combat and did not cultivate the fundamentals. They only pursued fighting and sparring. They did not care about prolonging one's lifespan or cultivating one's supernatural power.
'Weave Gold Threads' was to rear a type of Ghost Spider. After it mutated, it would spit out a large amount of strange spider silk. This spider silk was not afraid of water or fire. It was extremely sturdy, and its might could be strengthened as it was infused with supernatural power. Its only flaw was that it consumed a lot of supernatural power.
Mu Yun had collected this spider's eggs a long time ago. However, he only kept one. This was because this spider consumed a lot of supernatural power. Mu Yun had to infuse it with half of his supernatural power every day to get it to spit silk. If he did not infuse enough supernatural power, all the supernatural power he infused would be wasted, and it would not be recovered.
Fortunately, Lu Sheng learned from Mu Yun's memories that this spider silk was indeed powerful. There was once a Wicked Path cultivator who was skilled in this spider silk. At that time, he was said to be invincible among his peers, and he ran amok for a period of time.
Later on, he was annihilated by the Vital Energy Sect due to his many evil deeds. His whereabouts were unknown. It was also because of this that Taoist Mu Yun thought of collecting this Art.
Many people knew this Art, but the requirements were too difficult to fulfill. Those who could fulfill the requirements would not need to use this Wicked Art.
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