"The natural disasters here, apart from the celestial phenomena, are the phosphorescence," Lü Chi said in a low voice. "You've never seen the countless blue phosphorescence that covers the mountains and plains. They burn everything they touch … Speaking of which, our companions were all like you. We saved them at the edge of the desert. Unfortunately, they didn't make it past two years …"
Lu Sheng was silent.
Now that he had obtained a piece of Empress Wa's soul, he was considering if he should leave early. It seemed like this place was far more dangerous than the previous few times.
"What? Are you afraid? "The old man chuckled as he leaned against the wall. "Speaking of which, this godforsaken place didn't have all these random natural disasters before. But ever since the celestial phenomena appeared, everything changed …"
Lu Sheng hesitated for a moment, but still chose to test him in the most straightforward way.
"Actually … I was hit in the head just now, and I recalled something."
"Oh? What did you recall? "The old man and Lü Chi were instantly interested.
"Do you know Empress Wa?" Lu Sheng asked directly.
"Empress Wa?" Lü Chi was stunned.
"Yes, there's only one thought in my mind, and that is to find Empress Wa." A hint of sadness appeared on Lu Sheng's face.
"I don't remember why I want to find her, and I don't remember what I can do if I find her … I only know that Empress Wa must be someone very important to me … I can feel my love for her … that feeling … I believe she must love me too …"
"…" Lü Chi's expression was a little stiff, but he seemed to be moved by Lu Sheng's deep feelings. He hurriedly asked, "Empress Wa … are you talking about the fellow who can transform and has a snake's tail on his lower body?"
"Yes! That's her! "Lu Sheng's heart leaped with joy, and his face revealed a joyful expression. "Could it be that you've seen her before? Please tell me!"
Lü Chi was silent for a moment, then turned his head and called out, "Empress Wa … he said he likes you …"
There was silence …
After a long while.
Eternal Barren, who was driving, slowly stood up.
"I'm called Eternal Barren now …" He slowly turned around, and looked at Lu Sheng with a complicated, doubtful, shocked, and confused expression.
"My name used to be Empress Wa … I can also transform into a snake's tail …"
Lu Sheng's mouth slowly opened wider and wider …
"You … What you said just now, was it all true?" Perennial Infertility looked at Lu Sheng seriously, with a trace of nervousness and melancholy in his eyes.
"But … but … the Empress Wa in my memory … is a girl … you …" Lu Sheng stared at the muscular man in front of him with a pained expression, unable to express the bitterness in his heart.
"True love doesn't discriminate between men and women!" "I've been roaming this land since I was very young. I don't have any memories of my past at all. After that, I got to know Green Ruler, Shooting Wall, Old Man Fuqiang … "
"But I still can't remember what I was like before … Since you recognize me, perhaps you can tell me what kind of person I was before?" Perennial Infertility's eyes were slightly red.
At this time, the loud rumbling sound of the little tadpoles crawling crazily could still be heard, but the car had already stopped in a safe position.
Nobody spoke. They were waiting for Lu Sheng to make his decision.
"Your past … I can't remember it clearly either. However, you're very gentle … very adorable … and very considerate to me …" Lu Sheng said affectionately as he suppressed his disgust.
"Really?" Perennial Infertility seemed slightly agitated. He grabbed the metal railings of the car before him with force. The muscles on his arms and chest bulged with blood.
"Really …" Lu Sheng nodded.
"Clang."
A huge transparent piece of Empress Wa's soul essence slammed against the floor of the car beside Lu Sheng with a loud noise.
However, nobody else noticed it. He was the only one who saw it.
"I …" Perennial Infertility took a step forward. He wanted to say something. Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out.
Lu Sheng's vision darkened. He was already standing in the sea of trees outside the black sphere.
He looked at the two pieces of Empress Wa's soul essence in his hands. One was the size of a fist, the other the size of an egg.
'Looks like Empress Wa has woken up from her dream …' He did not even look at the black sphere. He hastily rose into the air and flew in the direction he had discussed with the Indefinite Cult Master.
The sea of trees was boundless. There seemed to be no end to it.
After flying for an hour, two figures were finally waiting in front of him.
The Indefinite Cult Master and the Spring Autumn Sect Master were already holding a ball of blurry silver Spiritual Essence in their hands. They were looking at him from afar.
'I should've succeeded this time!' Lu Sheng's heart tightened. He increased his speed and flew over. He landed slowly.
The three of them exchanged glances and nodded at the same time.
The Indefinite Cult Master and the Spring Autumn Sect Master raised their right hands at the same time. Two balls of silver Spiritual Essence shot out.
Lu Sheng raised his hands at the same time and tossed out Empress Wa's soul essence.
"Pcchht!"
The Spiritual Essence instantly sank into the soul essence.
"Rumble!"
A muffled sound suddenly exploded in the sky. Two round pearls, one big and one small, glowing with rainbow light, slowly descended.
"How should we split them?" Lu Sheng looked at the Indefinite Cult Master and the Spring Autumn Sect Master.
The Spring Autumn Sect Master suppressed the joy in his heart and said in a deep voice, "We'll split the big one into two. Each of you will take one. I'll take the small one."
"Alright!"
The Indefinite Cult Master and Lu Sheng had no objections.
Due to their previous cooperation, the three of them were almost at the point of disbanding. However, they finally succeeded this time. It truly stabilized their thoughts.
"Alright, we've succeeded this time. I'll go back and cultivate in seclusion to absorb this soul essence. We'll start again after I've completely absorbed it, "the Spring Autumn Sect Master continued.
"Alright. Empress Wa's qualitative transformation will take at least 60,000 years. Time is of the essence. Don't cultivate in seclusion for too long," the Indefinite Cult Master said with a frown. "If that's the case, I'll go back and absorb the soul essence as well."
"What about you?" The Spring Autumn Sect Master nodded. He looked at Lu Sheng.
"How much time do you need, seniors?" Lu Sheng asked.
"I'll be able to completely absorb it in about 100 years." The Indefinite Cult Master gave him a fixed time.
"I'll go back for a while. I'll return when the time is right," Lu Sheng said with a nod.
"Alright." The Indefinite Cult Master nodded. He knew where Lu Sheng was going, but he was certain that Lu Sheng would return.
Empress Wa was one of the most powerful Palaeozoic beings. Even among the peak Void Underworld Masters, there were countless who wanted to find Empress Wa's Spiritual Essence.
With such a great opportunity before Lu Sheng, and with the previous successful example, he would not be willing to give it up so easily.
"In that case, let's agree to meet here in 100 years. What do you think? "the Spring Autumn Sect Master asked.
"Alright." The Indefinite Cult Master nodded.
The three of them agreed on a time and place. The Indefinite Cult Master reached out and grabbed. The largest Empress Wa's Spiritual Essence was immediately split into two. He opened his mouth and sucked in half of the Spiritual Essence. Then, he turned around and flew away.
Naturally, he would not take it for himself at a time like this. Empress Wa still had a long way to go before she underwent her qualitative transformation. If he killed the goose that laid golden eggs now, it would be difficult for him to find a suitable Heavenly Devil in the future.
The Spring Autumn Sect Master grabbed the smaller Spiritual Essence as well. He turned around and vanished into thin air. It was as if he had transformed into countless formless air currents.
Lu Sheng was the last to grab the other half of the Spiritual Essence. The moment he touched it, he immediately felt an unbelievably terrifying surge of Mental Energy surging into his body.
1,000,000? 2,000,000? …
In the blink of an eye, 13,000,000 Mental Energy units surged into Lu Sheng's spirit.
He staggered, and his head was dizzy from the impact.
13,000,000 Mental Energy units! In the span of a few breaths, all of it surged into his spirit. This feeling was akin to a huge elephant bungee jumping and slamming its entire body weight on a mortal's head.
For a time, Lu Sheng's vision blurred. However, he quickly recovered. He grabbed onto Empress Wa's Spiritual Essence tightly, turned around, and fled on his black Qi.
'If I convert the Empress Wa's Spiritual Essence from last time into one unit, there are about 14 units here … Looks like each unit of Spiritual Essence contains different amounts of Mental Energy. However, there's at least 1,000,000 of them. 'Lu Sheng was overwhelmed with emotions. This was a great shortcut to accumulating Mental Energy.
He would definitely return to this world. However, now was not the time.
Right now, he had to return and settle his affairs. He would make all the necessary preparations and come back again!
As for the Indefinite Cult Master and the Spring Autumn Sect Master, he believed that as long as Empress Wa was not at the final stage of her transformation, he would not be abandoned by them since he was still of great value to them.
'So, I'm definitely safe now. However, this is only temporary … Those two old farts were generous enough to give me so much Empress Wa's Spiritual Essence. I'm afraid they didn't intend for me to return alive. 'Lu Sheng understood this now.
Currently, the Crane King Cave and the Moon Prince Mansion had retreated. They had gone to another desert far away from the West Cliff Dynasty's territory to live in seclusion. There should not be any problems in the future. His objective for coming to this world was more or less achieved. It was time for him to return.
'If I were the Indefinite Cult Master, I wouldn't be allowed to return to the Demonic Realm so easily …' Lu Sheng understood this now.
He guessed that the two old farts must have done something to him. Perhaps, he might not even be able to return to the Demonic Realm.
'No matter what, I'll give it a try.' He scanned his surroundings. He found a spot in the sea of trees. The Devil Qi in his hand transformed into a spear. With a whoosh, he stabbed it into the ground and opened up a deep hole.
He shot into the hole. In the blink of an eye, Devil Qi flew out. He moved a large amount of soil and grass to bury the hole.
Lu Sheng only stopped when he was more than 1,000 meters underground. He started expanding the hole in all directions.
In the span of a dozen breaths, a circular cavern with a diameter of more than 10 meters was formed. He attached the walls of the cavern with Yin Fire. They were melted into smooth and sturdy black crystals that supported the pressure around him.
In the center of the cavern, Lu Sheng swiftly retrieved the formation tools, black crystals, from his Sea-overturning Orb. He swiftly set up the Return Formation.
He inserted the black crystals one by one.
With his current tier, he could form the veins of the Formation with a wave of his hand.
"Buzz …"
Inside the cavern, the formation veins slowly glowed red. Countless rays of red light condensed into red lines like blood. They flowed toward Lu Sheng who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the formation veins.
The Pure Qi in Lu Sheng's body surged. He wrapped himself up into the smallest ball possible.
Amidst the hissing sounds of energy flow, the neutral and peaceful Black Crystals' spiritual power quickly gathered at a single point. Then, it surged upward.
"Pchht!"
A gray rift slowly opened up above Lu Sheng's head.
Lu Sheng did not hesitate. His body instantly transformed into a spot of black light. He rushed into the rift and vanished.
Within the colorful, distorted space-time vortex, the black light that Lu Sheng had transformed into slowly released a faint colorful glow. He resisted the corrosion of the vortex around him.
Not only that, but the Empress Wa's Spiritual Essence on his body also emitted colorful light on its own, helping him resist the space-time vortex.
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