Chapter 391 Karma, Royal Verdict

Lu Changan ended his short-term retreat for nearly half a year, and his age reached 394 years old.

"After being promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, the lighting speed of the fourth life's Nascent Soul shadow will be greatly increased."

Lu Changan discovered that the fourth incarnation of the [Nine-Seal Monument] was half lit up, and only half a year had passed.

In other words, it only takes one year for Lu Changan to light up his fourth life.

The fourth life he came to last time has not been completely consumed yet. If it is not used for fighting, drawing talismans, refining puppets, divination, etc., it can last longer.

After the Nascent Soul stage, the coming and possessing of the fourth life no longer has the same kind of leap and improvement as the pill formation stage.

The fourth generation Master Lihuo, even at his peak, was no match for Lu Changan when fighting alone.

After the last battle with True Lord Red Snake, Lu Changan had some idea of ​​his own strength.

"Destroying Divine Light" is very lethal. It consumes the essence, blood and vitality of "quasi-fourth-level body refining", and its power is considerable.

The target's vitality dwindles, and its status and strength decline. If done properly, the effect of reducing longevity will be obvious.

If Lu Changan consumes his life span, the power of "Destroying Divine Light" will still increase.

In a long-lasting one-on-one battle, few people below the mid-stage Nascent Soul level can match Lu Changan.

Of course, people like Jing Wufeng are exceptions.

No matter how powerful "Destroying Divine Light" is, it has to hit the target's body.

…

During the retreat, Lu Changan obtained part of the memory of the Red Nether Snake King.

The Snake King was swallowed by the [Nine-Seal Monument], and in the half-performed area lit up in the fifth life, complex and disordered memories can be sensed.

The Red Nether Snake King has the most seniority in Dashan Mountain and has many secrets of the sect in his memory.

The part that Lu Changan was interested in was Lord Ming Shui, but unfortunately there were very few scenes in his memory.

Dashan and Zhenjun Mingshui have a common friendship, and they are mutually exploiting each other.

On the contrary, "Pagoda Sanren" has a lot of contact with the secrets of Dashan Mountain.

Baota Sanren is not just a simple cultivator, there is also a huge force camp behind it...

When Lu Changan dug up his memories, he couldn't help but feel surprised.

In the memory of Chiyou Snake King, there is the contact information of the individual from the Pagoda, and there may be a chance to make an appointment with him.

"The attack by the scattered people in the pagoda is normal, but the defense is good at self-protection. It is easy to destroy its body. If the Nascent Soul escapes from the body, there is no 100% certainty that it can be captured."

"Capturing Yuanying alive is more difficult than killing Yuanying's spirit body..."

Lu Changan has considered letting Pagoda Sanren become the nourishment of the [Nine-Seal Monument].

The frame seal of the fifth world is lit up by 55%, and every time a Nascent Soul is swallowed, it can be increased by 10%.

Before advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, this goal seemed out of reach.

But after devouring the extraterrestrial demon, the progress improved a lot.

Now, the goal of lighting up the fifth life seems to be enough.

"If we meet up with Jing Wufeng and cooperate with the spatial magical power, we might have a chance to capture the 'Pagoda Sanren' Nascent Soul alive."

Lu Changan decided to postpone this plan.

A few days later.

Lu Changan went to Zixia Peak Cave Mansion to meet and discuss the Tao with Fairy Zixia.

There are many secret plans in Dashan Mountain, targeting the Yunxia Sect.

Lu Changan informed Zixia Fairy of the secret and asked the latter to keep quiet for the time being.

True Lord Zixia was moved, and at the same time he was surprised that Lu Changan could "search for the soul" of the Chiyou Snake King.

At the Nascent Soul level, it is more difficult to search for souls between people at the same level.

There are many soul secret methods that impose restrictions on the core secrets in the sea of ​​consciousness to prevent soul searching.

What's more, Lu Changan has just entered the Nascent Soul stage, and it is even more difficult to search for the soul of the veteran Nascent Soul.

As the transformed demon king, the Red Nether Snake King does not have a Nascent Soul, but the essence in his soul elixir is very tough and is closely integrated with the demon king's elixir. The difficulty of searching for the soul is no less than that of ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

"The snake king's soul couldn't stand the torture and confessed some secrets. I promised to make it return to reincarnation."

Lu Changan found an excuse, saying that he mastered a secret technique of torturing the soul.

In fact, the Red Nether Snake King broke down during the fight that day.

Dashan sensed it, and he probably never expected that Lu Changan could still obtain the memories of the ancestor of the Snake King.

…

The demonic turmoil is in full outbreak in the Central Territory.

The scale of this demonic disaster was so large that it even affected the other four regions of the Great Abyss.

The middle domain of the Great Abyss was filled with wailing, the lives of middle- and lower-class monks were devastated, countless cultivating families, and small and medium-sized markets were destroyed.

Many high-level pill-forming monks also died.

Very few Nascent Soul old monsters died at the hands of monsters due to bad luck or greed for fourth-level materials.

In this time of crisis.

The three major dominant forces in the Great Abyss, the Northern Territory [Huangtian Ghost Palace], the Southern Territory [Tianjian Pavilion], and the Eastern Territory [Zhenhai Sect], all issued orders to send some assistance to the Central Territory and train their disciples at the same time.

Nascent Soul Great Monk "Fu Hai Zhenjun" issued a warning:

The high-level monks in the middle domain paid too many magic crystals to enter the [Ancient Nether Palace], causing anomalies in the forbidden demon abyss and causing even more demonic energy to pour out.

The giants in the Central Region are fighting on their own, and many Yuanying old monsters have gained opportunities in the [Ancient Nether Palace], so it is difficult to reach an agreement on this.

Furthermore, the demon turmoil poses no threat to the real top level, and a batch of monster materials can be obtained.

In their opinion, the Sixteenth Sect of Zhenhai controls the coast and has the richest resources, so they can stand up and speak without pain. But the evil ghost palace camp in the Northern Territory welcomes monster materials.

The three dominant forces in Dayuan are not of the same mind.

As for the Western Region of the Great Abyss, it is a deserted ancient forest sea that belongs to the realm of monsters and borders on the west side of the forbidden land in the Central Region.

It is said that there is a bird king who is a descendant of the true spirit in the ancient forest sea. His cultivation level is in the middle of the fourth level, but he is no less than a Nascent Soul monk.

The actual middle domain is a complete circle. That gap is the connection between the endless forest sea and the forbidden land in the middle region.

The forest sea in the Western Region is also an area overrun by demonic disasters. Affected by the forbidden land in the Central Region, a large number of demonic beasts have been transformed.

…

As the demon disaster reached its peak, level 4 monsters also appeared in the spheres of influence of the Great Snake Mountain and Yunxia Sect.

Three months later.

A fourth-level monster appeared in the Big Snake Mountain, and it turned out to be a rare pseudo-dragon species.

In the name of "friendly assistance", Lu Changan rushed there with Diyanjun.

Dashan sternly refused and condemned.

Lu Changan rushed to the scene of the incident, but it was too late. The three Yuanying monks have killed the fourth-level monster of the pseudo-dragon species.

Within the sphere of influence of Dashan Mountain, there is actually a Nascent Soul elder from the royal family. I don’t know whether he appeared by chance or has been secretly lurking for a long time.

"The Daewoo royal family doesn't want the Orochi Mountain to suffer greater losses, so they are protecting and supporting it, either explicitly or covertly."

Lu Changan could only leave with regret.

More than half a year has passed.

A fourth-level monster also appeared in the Yunxia Sect's sphere of influence, escaping from the outside world of Daewoo.

The intelligence of the fourth-level monsters is not low, but it is difficult to curb the instinct to kill, and some are unwilling to fight with the Nascent Soul Lord.

It often takes three Nascent Souls to be more confident in killing the fourth-level monsters.

After learning the information, the three great Nascent Souls of Yunxia Sect went out in full force to hunt down the fourth-level monsters in the territory.

If he moves too slowly, the Nascent Soul monks from Dashan Mountain and the royal family may get involved and take a share of the pie.

The fourth-level monster that entered the territory of Yunxia Sect was a tiger. It moved quickly, came and went like flying, and destroyed a medium-sized fairy city.

"It's a pity that it's not a fourth-level bird monster."

Lu Changan felt a little regretful. If it were a bird, it would be a great help for the supernatural peacock to advance to the fourth level.

Just for this fourth-level demon tiger, the three great Nascent Souls of the Yunxia Sect spent a lot of time and finally intercepted it in a valley.

To this end, Lu Changan used divination to calculate and track; Fairy Zixia's [Wind and Cloud Fan] increased mobility, and the Wind and Cloud spell restricted the devil tiger's escape.

Otherwise, if we delay it for a while, there will be more variables.

The three Nascent Soul forces of Lu Changan, Jiang Ziyan, and Diyanjun joined forces, supplemented by the puppet army formation, and successfully killed the fourth-level monster.

That is to say, Mr. Diyan was in close control with the fourth-level monster, and was seriously injured in the final counterattack.

Not long after the fourth-level demon tiger was killed, the two Nascent Souls from Dashan Mountain hurried over and left angrily without a chance to intervene.

"Senior brother, don't worry."

Lord Chi Lian comforted himself and said, "The royal elders said that creating a fourth-level puppet is very complicated and requires many types of materials. The materials for a fourth-level monster are not enough."

"Even if Yunxia Zonghua spends a lot of money to gather a set of refining materials, the first attack on the fourth-level puppet master will most likely fail, and the second time may not succeed."

There are records about fourth-level puppet masters in the royal family's classics, which is not an ordinary difficulty.

…

On the way back to Yunxia Sect, Lu Changan suggested:

"Zi Yan, the sect will keep half of the materials for the fourth-level monsters, and we will save some more materials. I will help create a near-fourth-level puppet in the future."

Currently, Lu Changan has no plans to create a fourth-level puppet.

Some materials from fourth-level monsters can be used to enhance the blue-armored puppets. The materials required for the supernatural peacock are very demanding, and very few are available.

It is impossible to gather a complete fourth-level puppet material in the short term.

This involves the core and central components of the fourth-order puppet. It cannot be found completely by just finding a fourth-order monster or monster body.

Lu Changan took a step back and made a quasi-fourth-level puppet that matched his level of puppet making and increased his experience in practicing.

"Then it's all thanks to Dalong."

Fairy Zixia couldn't refuse, her eyes were filled with tenderness and she said softly.

Logically speaking, she would account for at most one-third of the materials for this hunt for the fourth-level monster.

But without the power of the sect, it would be difficult for a Nascent Soul cultivator to monopolize most of the fourth-level monsters in Dayu Country.

In addition, during this demon disaster, it was only a matter of time before the Yunxia Sect helped Lu Changan collect high-level materials through power channels and upgrade all the puppets in the puppet army formation to the third-level high-grade.

"The magic elixir of the fourth-level monster is difficult for non-magic monks to use. Dalong can find opportunities to trade it in the future."

After negotiation, Zhenjun Zixia offered compensation.

This magic elixir is not of earth nature. Even after purification, its effect on Lord Diyan is far inferior to the magic elixir of Shixinlong.

Stone Heart Dragon is only semi-demonized, and this time the demonic disasters are all deeply demonized species.

After the spoils were distributed, Jiang Ziyan had mixed feelings.

She realized that Xiang Dalong was repaying herself and the Yunxia Sect by giving up the profits and proposing to refine a quasi-fourth-level puppet.

In this way, if Lu Changan leaves Yunxia Sect and returns to his hometown in the future, he will not be in debt.

How long until Xiang Dalong leaves?

Jiang Ziyan felt sad and had a feeling that this day would not be far away.

The second half of the journey back to the clan.

Jiang Ziyan remained silent and just held Lu Changan's arm.

Until an urgent message came from Yunxia Sect.

Uh-huh!

Jiang Ziyan suddenly turned over her hand, took out a communication jade pendant, and received an urgent message from the sect.

"This...how could this happen!"

True Lord Zixia's eyes darkened, her face looked ugly and she was caught off guard.

"Zi Yan, what happened?"

Lu Changan was puzzled, caressing the back of her jade hand, comforting her softly, and asked why.

…

Yunxia Sect, Yingyi Peak Hall.

When the two Nascent Soul Lords arrived, there were several coffins placed in the hall.

The coffins placed here are high-ranking members of the sect who died in the evil disaster, or monks who made outstanding contributions.

After waiting for a while, a new coffin was brought over, but the lid had not yet been sealed.

Wrapped in white cloth, the mutilated body of a man was too bloody to be seen. The head is missing, and traces of monster gnawing can be seen on the missing shoulders and other parts.

"Report to the two true kings."

Xuefeng Sect Master entered the main hall, bowed and narrated the details:

"This morning, Junior Brother Hu led a team to clean up the demonic disaster near Hongshan Lake. Although there were many monsters here, there were only two third-level monsters. Unexpectedly, while fighting the monsters, a tyrannical late-level third-level monster suddenly appeared. Monster, the situation is in danger.”

"At the critical moment, Junior Brother Hu stepped forward to contain the late third-order monsters and attract them away to avoid a large number of casualties. Junior Brother Hu said that he was sure of self-protection, but when the sect's reinforcements arrived, he had already been killed by the late third-order monsters. The demon ape killed him. Seeing the overwhelming number of people, the demon ape abandoned Junior Brother Hu's body and fled the scene. "

Xuefeng Sect Master's face was filled with sadness, explaining the cause and effect.

"Evil beast!"

A cold light suddenly appeared in the eyes of True Monarch Zixia, and her chest rose and fell slightly. The sad news about her personal disciple made her very sad and angry.

The power of Nascent Soul-level spiritual pressure made the entire hall seem oppressive, and the Danjie monks present did not dare to express their anger.

She leaned over to conduct an autopsy and determined that the injuries were from demons, and no human factors had been found yet.

"Where are Xiao Hu's belongings?"

"The storage bag exploded during the battle. Commonly used magic weapons and solid items are all there. It shouldn't be murder and treasure grabbing." Xuefeng Sect Master responded carefully.

"Give me the order to find the whereabouts of the demon ape within three days. I will personally kill this ape!"

True Lord Zixia took a deep breath, with murderous intent, and closed her eyes tightly to calm down her emotions.

Hu Ang's death evoked the sad memories deep in the heart of True Monarch Zixia.

In her early years when she was in the alchemy stage, the senior brother she had fallen in love with was buried in the belly of the monster during the demon turmoil.

Later, I accidentally learned that it was True Lord Yunlan who was behind this incident.

"Zi Yan, the living is like this. The top priority is to investigate the truth and avenge Xiao Hu."

Lu Changan softly comforted him with a few words.

He secretly thought, how would Jiang Ziyan feel if she knew Hu Ang's true identity?

Now, True Lord Yunlan, who had taken possession of his body, also died in the demon turmoil, which was regarded as a kind of karmic retribution.

…

Three days later.

Yunxia Sect found the culprit, the late third-order demon ape.

The demon ape was seriously injured, a mark left by Hu Ang's fighting skills, and was beheaded by the Zixia Fairy who arrived.

After the Yunxia Sect's investigation and analysis, Hu Ang's death was purely due to bad luck and self-inflicted trust.

There is a big gap between the middle stage of pill formation and the later stage of overhaul. It was normal for Hu Ang to fight a late-level third-level monster on his own, and he would die if defeated.

Only Lu Changan knew that although Hu Ang was in the middle stage of the Dan Formation, due to the fusion of Yuan Ying's remnant soul and body, his real strength was enough to compete with the later stage of the Dan Formation.

With some effort and using the killer weapon, there is a chance to kill the third-level late stage demon ape alone.

He attracted the demon ape away because he wanted to conceal his strength and keep the material for himself.

Otherwise, the precious materials of the Demon Ape are received by the sect and will be used to strengthen Xiang Dalong's puppet array.

However, Hu Ang's cultivation is not as good as that of the Demon Ape after all. If a third party intervenes in the fight, such as in the late stage of pill formation, the risk will be considerable.

If the person who intervened was the Nascent Soul Lord, he would be completely unaware of it.

True Lord Zixia would not doubt Lu Changan about this matter.

Because Lu Changan and Diyanjun were not present during the incident, and they were accompanying her to track and hunt the fourth-level monsters.

Even if Lu Changan still has a quasi-fourth-level puppet, it is impossible to control it from such a long distance.

…

In the secret room of the underground palace.

Lu Changan met the blue-armored puppet who had been separated for some time.

"This is a space storage ring hidden on Hu Ang's body. The smell of foreign objects has been checked." Puppet Master Wei presented an object.

"Well done! Yunxia Sect did not notice the existence of the third party."

Lu Changan praised.

"It's naturally not difficult to deal with a kid who can't reach the late stage of forming a pill and still plots secretly."

Master Wei takes it for granted.

Become a true fourth-level puppet, completely comparable to a Nascent Soul True Lord.

Due to the special nature of the puppet clone, Master Wei can perform long-distance sensing operations with Lu Changan.

Even if it is beyond the control range, Wei Puppet Master can act alone and perform tasks on his own.

The Central Territory has experienced many demonic disasters. Certain forces have refined different types of powdered medicinal incense, some of which can attract demons and some that repel demons.

Puppet Master Wei used corresponding means and combined with his own intimidating aura to secretly drive the third-level monsters to the scene of the incident.

At the speed of a third-level monster, if Hu Ang did not resist, his team would suffer heavy casualties.

In order to avoid exposing his strength and making Xiang Zhenjun suspicious, Hu Ang could not show his strength in public.

Lu Changan anticipated this, formulated a corresponding plan, and used the quasi-fourth-level divination technique to promote the plan.

Things are ever-changing, and many plans may not develop as expected.

However, the fortune-telling technique has reached a level where it can pull the wings of butterflies and slightly affect the destiny trajectory of the development of things, making it bias towards one's own expectations.

A powerful divination master can even calculate the death of a target from the air through divination. All it takes is a little pry at the key node of your destiny.

Of course, this ability often comes at a price and cannot be used frequently.

Moreover, it is greatly discounted for people with good luck and high-level monks, and the effect is poor.

Especially those with great luck, who have their own divine protection, are not only difficult to calculate, but will also face stronger backlash.

…

The Red Nether Snake King and True Lord Yunlan died successively in the demon turmoil, and Lu Changan's liquidation plan came to an end for the time being.

Originally, Lu Changan considered letting the green-armored puppet bring back Hu Ang's remnant soul to see if the [Nine-Seal Monument] could swallow it.

However, during the calculation, I found that bringing back the remnant soul would increase the difficulty of the plan and only add more variables. It was better to let the monsters devour it and cut off the connection.

Lu Changan estimated that the remnant soul of the Yuanying monk had fallen into disgrace and would have little effect on the [Nine-Seal Monument].

As for what happened to True Lord Yunlan in the Ancient Nether Palace, Lu Changan knew a rough idea through the memory of the Red Nether Snake King.

True Lord Yun Lan died in a joint conspiracy by True Lord Red Snake, Baota Sanren, and Demon Sword Nangong Xiu.

In the Ancient Nether Palace, True Lord Yunlan did handle the fake spirit treasure. He threw it to other Yuanying monks at that time, and it has nothing to do with him since then.

In this way, a remnant soul that is not a Nascent Soul is of little value to Lu Changan.

…

One year later, the demonic energy pouring from the forbidden area in the Central Territory had obviously weakened by several percent.

The threat of demonic unrest has diminished.

The major forces judge that the demon chaos that has swept through the entire Great Abyss will enter the final stage of the second half.

Its duration is so long that the number of high-level monsters exceeds at least thousands of years in the past.

During the years of the demonic disaster, Lu Changan, except for a few key shots, mostly practiced magical powers and secret techniques and used the collected materials to increase the strength of the puppet array.

The art of divination is also used frequently, regardless of the increase in longevity.

In the sixteen years since he was promoted to Nascent Soul, Lu Changan has lost more than thirty years of life, especially in recent years, where the consumption has been the largest.

Fortunately, he had faintly touched the higher realm of fourth-level divination and had a glimpse of the long river of destiny.

Recently, Lu Changan found a conch with a sky symbol among the tokens he received.

Apparently it was left by Jing Tianjun.

"This gentleman's token came to Yunxia Sect, and he has at least been to Dayu Country recently."

Lu Changan's eyes flickered, and he used the agreed method to activate the sky character restriction on the conch.

really!

The back of Jing Wufeng with his hands behind his hands appeared in the conch, saying that he was out of trouble for the time being and was preparing to make an appointment with Lu Changan at the right time.

…

Two months later.

Most of the high-level monsters in Dayu Kingdom were cleared, and the major forces breathed a sigh of relief.

On this day, an edict came from the Dayu royal family and was delivered to the Yunxia Sect by an envoy.

Zixia Peak Cave Mansion.

"This is a secret decree issued by Emperor Yu himself, saying that the truth about the death of the Chiyou Snake King has been found out. This time it is a preliminary verdict. Let me wait and see it. If you are not convinced, you can go to the Imperial City Court to testify."

Fairy Zixia frowned slightly and handed the decree to Lu Changan.

"The demon turmoil hasn't ended yet, and the royal family is pronouncing the verdict so quickly?"

Lu Changan read the contents of the edict.

"Hey! How did the royal family investigate and become so sure that we are the murderers?"

Lu Changan was dissatisfied and thought it was partiality.

"The royal family has a secret technique to trace the 'source of evil spirits'. As long as there is the breath of the remnant soul of the deceased, including the sect soul lamp, the breath of the murderer can be traced. Of course, this technique is quite expensive, and it is generally not used. ”

"The source of evil spirits? The royal family has such a secret technique."

Lu Changan looked solemn.

It is equivalent to saying that as long as the murder is contaminated with the evil spirit of cause and effect, it is possible to trace it back.

Dashan cooperates with the royal family's investigation and has apparently targeted the Yunxia Sect.

Once the evidence is tested in court, it will be difficult for Lu Changan to escape the involvement.

The royal family pronounced a verdict: The Yunxia Sect was required to hand over the remains of the Red Nether Snake King or a fourth-level monster corpse; in addition, the Yunxia Sect's sphere of influence included one city and three mineral spiritual fields, and the property was also allocated to the big snake as compensation.

If you are not convinced, both parties will go to the imperial city together to have an open and fair confrontation.