Chapter 690: 690
A huge amount of Mental Energy surged into Lu Sheng’s body like waves from the sea .
Lu Sheng felt as if his body was hit by a sledgehammer . He even found it difficult to breathe .
The ceaseless supply of Mental Energy disappeared as soon as it appeared .
When everything ended, Lu Sheng was stunned by the sheer volume of Mental Energy that surged into his body .
Deep Blue’s light blue interface clearly displayed the amount of his Mental Energy . 7,413,121 units .
“An addition of nearly 3,000,000 units in a few breaths…” Lu Sheng drew a deep breath . He exhaled and spat out Empress Wa’s essence .
‘This essence itself will only increase my competence by 100 years . But this is so much Mental Energy…’ Lu Sheng’s expression calmed down . He pinched this sliver of essence .
He’d initially intended to deal with the latent threat of the Indefinite Cult and leave this world . However, the way things looked, it seemed as if there was no hurry for now…
He closed his eyes and started to summon his other clones . There was a total of four clones, including the one imprisoned in the Indefinite Cult .
His three clones and the one in the Indefinite Cult formed a triangular formation with a point in the center .
Lu Sheng had initially intended to unleash his Heart World with that as the base and completely cover up the Indefinite Cult .
The reason why he made clones was to use them as central points to take down the Indefinite Cult in one go .
This was a probing exercise and a display of his own strength at the same time .
His Heart World could devour living beings instantly . It was capable of dealing all-encompassing damage to the middle to lower ranks of the Indefinite Cult in the blink of an eye .
However, he did not expect the master of the Indefinite Cult to suddenly appear and give him such a surprising suggestion .
‘Empress Wa’s true body…’
The pure white gemstone behind Lu Sheng shone with fluorescent light .
‘If Empress Wa’s true body is really as huge as the Indefinite Cult’s master said, then the benefits from this venture will be able to sustain me for many years… I can consider it . However, this cult master wasn’t infuriated in the slightest even after someone barged into his cult . I must guard against his temperament and his scheming mind . ’
Lu Sheng knew that as a cultivator, the higher his tier was, the more he had to understand his own disposition . At the level of the cult master, he was not even dissatisfied with him trespassing into the headquarters .
There was only one possible explanation .
He must have had a greater use, and this use he would be of was enough to appease the anger the cult master felt after Lu Sheng had charged into the cult’s headquarters .
‘Whether he’s using me or there’s some other reason behind this… This amount of Mental Energy is…’ Lu Sheng’s expression was uncertain .
No matter what the other person intended to use him for, if he could escape in time after obtaining enough Mental Energy and have a good grip on the risks, he might not be in trouble, after all .
‘Oh well, the greater the risks, the greater the returns . If I’m not even willing to take any risks, I should just give up on obtaining more benefits . ’ Lu Sheng calmed his emotions and expression .
Within Kongying Mountain’s dungeon .
“If all of Empress Wa’s essence is this potent, I’m in . What do I have to do?” he asked in a deep voice .
The smile on the Indefinite Cult master’s face broadened .
“Simple . Your spirit is the Heavenly Devil God which has the innate ability to corrode the dreamland power . Empress Wa is currently in her transformation phase, and her consciousness has slipped into a dream . As long as you’re able to enter her dream and buy some time, we can naturally extract more Essential Essence . ”
“What assurance do I have that you won’t ditch me after you’ve extracted enough Essential Essence?” Lu Sheng smirked .
The Indefinite Cult master was not angered . Smiling, he said, “That’s simple . Empress Wa’s Essential Essence is one with her spirit . If we want to separate the Essential Essence from Empress Wa, we’ll have to separate it from her body while you obtain her soul . The combination of the soul and the body’s Spiritual Qi is the real identity of Empress Wa’s Essential Essence . As a Void Underworld Heavenly Devil, you should be able to tell the structure of Empress Wa’s Essential Essence . ”
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes . Naturally, he could not believe in his words alone for such a grand matter . However, the allure of the million Mental Energy units in the sliver of Essential Essence was too great .
After this venture, he might even earn enough Mental Energy to reach the peak of the Void Underworld realm .
“How can I trust you?”
The Indefinite Cult master shook his head . “You can only gamble . ”
After a moment of silence, Lu Sheng suddenly came up with a question .
“How do I do it?”
The Indefinite Cult master was first stunned . Then, he displayed a delighted smile . After giving Lu Sheng detailed instructions, he told him everything else that he had to look out for as well . Then, the old man retreated from the dungeon .
He shot into the skies . A silver orb burning with black flames slowly appeared behind the Indefinite Cult master’s body .
“Looks like there’s no need to use another method . ” A sinister voice of an old woman came from the orb .
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“We should still make preparations, just in case . ” The Indefinite Cult master gave it some thought, and flicked his finger with a smile . A spot of golden light shot from his fingertip and instantly vanished in the air .
“Come to think of it, the low-ranked Heavenly Devils aside, this is the fifth one of the Void Underworld tier . It’s been thousands of years . Let’s hope this one will give us some pleasant surprises,” said the voice from the silver orb .
“That’s alright . If this fails again, we can just kill him and guide another Heavenly Devil over . Accumulation takes time . ” The Indefinite Cult master wore a smile .
“Otherwise, at least I didn’t distort the space-time vortex and increase the time flow in vain . ”
In the thatched hut, Lu Sheng was thinking about the meeting with the Indefinite Cult master with a frown .
Suddenly, a golden spot flashed past behind him .
It went by silently . There were no energy wavelengths or any effects on the air flow . It did not leave any mark in the dimension .
The golden spot instantly plunged into his back and vanished .
Lu Sheng’s instincts told him that the Indefinite Cult master was only of the Master rank . Currently, he was a half Void Underworld being and a Heavenly Devil . If he focused all his energy to run away, the cult master might not be able to stop him .
However, for reasons unknown, Lu Sheng could not shake the feeling that he might be facing an extremely dangerous situation at any time .
“7,000,000 Mental Energy units…” In the blink of an eye, he had obtained that much Mental Energy . This was already enough for him to raise his strength greatly in an extremely short span of time .
He swiftly looked at Deep Blue’s interface .
“White Feather Mantra, Complete . Competence, 1,988 years . ” What followed was a series of special traits such as enhancements in agility and explosive power .
‘The cultivation method remains the same as before I improved my tier . However, with the addition of the reincarnation heart, my strength in actual combat has increased greatly . Gaining insight into this tier is truly wonderful . ’
Lu Sheng was slightly filled with emotion . Before he gained insight on his tier, he wandered everywhere without a place to call home, but he managed to raise his White Feather Mantra’s competence . However, after he settled down and stayed in a single place, he did not experience any improvements anymore .
He waited for a while . Four beams of black spiritual light suddenly shot toward him from the horizons . The black lights dived between his brows with a swoosh and completely vanished .
‘Recovery of clones complete . Now, it’s time to make preparations for what comes after . I won’t be able to derive my cultivation method for now . Only my competence was increased . I’ll need to gather more cultivation methods and mantras . ’
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All these years, Lu Sheng had lived in the secular world . In order to gain insight on his tier, he did not visit the various Taoist sects and collect their cultivation methods . Hence, his basis of understanding was the same as it was nearly 100 years ago .
“Since I’ll be working with the Indefinite Cult this time, I should be able to obtain more mantras and skill formulas . ”
Lu Sheng acted the moment he had the thought . His body remained where he was . He merely split out some black light which shot out an instantly vanished in the horizons .
He looked on as the spiritual light flew away . He closed his eyes again and reentered his calm state .
‘Now, it’s time to make preparations for Empress Wa’s dreamland…’
The turbulent times continued on for five more years before reaching a certain balance .
The Indefinite Cult suddenly recalled its forces, and resumed the stalemate with the Spring Autumn Sect . The Spring Autumn Sect, which was at an advantage before this, abruptly recalled its forces as well, much to the puzzlement of many others . The two enemies reached a truce .
The secular world which should have been wrapped in endless war and battles peculiarly welcomed an era of peace .
At the same time, something was happening in a pristine forest thousands of miles away from the West Cliff Dynasty’s borders .
Above the vast dark green sea of trees, three beams of white flowing light streaked across the skies . In the blink of an eye, they covered a distance of 1000 miles .
Within the three flowing lights were three impressive-looking old men of various stature .
If some Taoist elite saw this, he would be filled with shock and awe . The masters of the Indefinite Cult and the Spring Autumn Sect were moving together without any apparent sign of ill feelings .
The other white-haired old man beside them gave a vague feeling that he was capable of keeping abreast with them .
Perhaps none of the Taoists had seen the third white-haired old man before .
“We’re here!” The Spring Autumn Sect Master stopped suddenly and dropped down . Then, he stood steadily atop a huge vine that was 10 meters thick .
The Indefinite Cult Master and the other old man dropped down as well . They stood steadily on another vine .
Below them was a pitch-black sphere that seemed to beat like a heart .
The edges of the black sphere shone with fine colorful radiance like a metallic frame adorned with crystals . The core of the sphere was faintly devouring everything within this forest .
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The soil, loose rocks, tree roots, leaves, everything turned into transparent spots of light, and was continuously being sucked into the black spheres .
“This is the entrance to Empress Wa’s dreamland . ” The Spring Autumn Sect Master was an extremely fierce old woman with extremely long eyebrows . She wore clean white robes, and her head was covered with platinum accessories . She wielded a wooden staff in her hand .
She eyed the third old man coldly . “So? Can you get in?”
The third old man’s appearance was ordinary . If it were not for the white smoke that lingered around him, he would appear no different from an ordinary old man .
When he heard the question, he smiled . “I’ll try . ”
“Fellow Taoist Lu, whether or not we’ll be able to gain something from this venture will be up to you . Compared to the few times before this, it’s much more dangerous, but the rewards are greater as well . Please be careful, though,” the Indefinite Cult Master reminded him drily from the side .
“Of course, I will . ” The third old man was Lu Sheng . He met the two great sect masters using his old form .
His spirit possessed the ability Nature Deception which was unique to the Heavenly Devils . Combined with his other efforts of concealing his appearance, his disguise was almost flawless .
However, Lu Sheng had no way of telling if he could actually fool these two .
Still, Lu Sheng did not mind anyway .
“Please cover me . ” Lu Sheng leapt and dived toward the black sphere .
The Indefinite Cult Master extended a hand, and blurry white mist instantly rose all around him . The mist covered up everything within 1000 miles .
At seemingly the same time, all living things in 1000 miles’ radius seemed to have fallen into a deep slumber, losing their consciousness .
If this move was unleashed on Earth, it would have been a terrifying Art that could cover the area of an entire nation . It was enough to destroy the heavens and the earth .
However, in this place called the Mystic World, it was only capable of covering a sea of trees which was not a wide area for the Mystic World .
Lu Sheng dropped softly before the black sphere . He extended his arm slowly and flicked some black Qi out .
The black Qi instantly passed through the black sphere, and emerged in the sea of trees to the north where it incinerated a small patch of grassland .
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