I Only Marry Widows-Chapter 289 - 30: Devoted Cultivation, Martial World in Turmoil
Lu Chengfeng’s current cultivation is vastly different from before, and his refinement of the Void Dragon-Binding Rope has gone deeper, "With my current cultivation, I should be able to obtain another Taoist skill, the Void Capturing True Technique, from the Void Dragon-Binding Rope."
"To truly bring out the greater power of the Void Dragon-Binding Rope, I need to advance the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword and the Void Capturing True Technique in parallel, and possibly even cultivate the ultimate divine technique."
"Although the Void Dragon-Binding Rope is immensely powerful, it still isn’t the Five-Colored Divine Light. Since the ancestor left so much legacy, there is a good chance they also left the Five-Colored Divine Light as a divine technique."
"I suspect the Five-Colored Divine Light’s legacy is hidden within this Hidden Dragon Cave Heaven, but my current cultivation is insufficient to find it just yet."
He sighed slightly; while he had already gathered numerous magical secrets, time and resources to practice them were lacking—even refining bestowed gifts took time.
Not to mention the Void Capturing True Technique, which lacked any bestowed shortcuts, making it even harder to cultivate.
"Still, I might try the wonders of the Guardian True Spirit."
Summoning King Xiang’s consort earlier gave Lu Chengfeng deeper insight into the Guardian True Spirit, "The reason it’s called ’Guardian of the Dao’ instead of ’Guardian of the Dharma’ holds significance." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
"Simply summoning her to repel enemies makes her, at best, a Guardian of the Dharma."
"Her true Dao-guarding marvel lies in cultivation."
"By imparting a magical skill to the Guardian True Spirit, her insights and cultivation into this skill effectively count as my own practice, akin to having an additional self."
"Let’s give it a shot!"
With this thought, he condensed the Divine Wind Wings and Profound Nether Divine Light Sword spells into manifold pieces with mana and placed them in King Xiang’s consort’s bright moon.
In the next moment, King Xiang’s consort within the moon slowly opened her eyes and beckoning with a hand, the spell talismans of the Divine Wind Wings and Profound Nether Divine Light Sword trembled slightly.
Lu Chengfeng sensed King Xiang’s consort seemed to be requesting to access these talismans, and upon his consent, the talismans transformed into flowing light and merged into her body.
Her body seemed to become more solid, and even her aura grew stronger; soon after, she sat cross-legged in the moon, beginning to comprehend and train in these two spells.
As time passed, strands of Heaven and Earth Essence Qi streamed into the moon from the outside world, woven by her into Tao Essence runes, continuously refining the talismans.
Though slower than using Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, Lu Chengfeng needed not to be distracted, as the Guardian True Spirit continued refining those spells for him.
"Originally, spell runes were condensed from one’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit, impossible for an outsider to cultivate on behalf of oneself, yet the Guardian True Spirit has this miraculous ability, truly extraordinary."
Lu Chengfeng couldn’t help but click his tongue. He no longer considered his gifted talent to be some sort of Immortal Bone, for these marvels he displayed were fittingly divine techniques.
"There are too few Guardian True Spirits. If I had more, my cultivation speed could soar even without bestowed gifts, through cultivating spells with women."
"Alas, too few women, truly frustrating."
"But there must be other hidden conditions for Guardian True Spirits, besides slaying them personally, which I have yet to unravel."
"Surely not just to slay a few women and test it?"
Briefly sensing King Xiang’s consort’s cultivation of the two spells, as a Celestial Human Fifth Layer strong person, her progress was swift given her elevated standpoint.
Were it not for King Xiang’s consort’s law of life and death cycle being somewhat incompatible with these spells, her progress would have been even quicker.
"This is also a limitation of the Guardian True Spirit. Like True Beings, they cannot master every spell, nor can they successfully cultivate every spell, progress varies."
"If aligned with their cultivated law, they master it easily; otherwise, they may slow down, and some spells might elude the Guardian True Spirit completely."
"For Taoist skills like the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword and the Void Capturing True Technique, only true prodigies might even approach their doorsteps."
At this thought, Lu Chengfeng suddenly missed Xiang Qingchi a bit. If he could kill her and turn her into his Guardian True Spirit, it would be thrilling.
"Currently, there are far too few female Celestial Human strong figures. Besides Xiang Qingchi and Zhu Yuxian, hardly anyone else."
"Of course, marrying Yi Hongchen first and then killing her would make the strongest Guardian True Spirit, capable of soaring to the heavens; but it’s unattainable now..."
Lu Chengfeng felt a bit helpless; his unmatched gifted talent easily allowing cultivation, but lacking sufficient wives was truly regrettable.
"Never mind, best to hide and cultivate for a while, refine the bestowed gifts, and meanwhile, the entire thousand-year treasury of the Yuncang Sword Sect has fallen into my hands. Though not much Heavenly and Earthly Treasure suitable for the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light Sword, there’s plenty of Feng Shui divine materials."
"With the gifts from Chu Xiangtian, advancing the Divine Wind Wings and Profound Nether Divine Light Sword to a higher depth will naturally raise my cultivation."
"Plus, the Great and Small Celestial Cloud Light Escape Technique requires cloud and water types of divine materials, of which there are plenty in the treasury..."
Feeling like a mouse fallen into a grain silo, once wary, now he cared not; with treasures in hand, they are for his use first and foremost.
"Wind Spirit Feather Crystal, containing pure Wind Attribute Essence Qi, can enhance understanding of wind and Heaven Law."
"Cyan Mist Jade helps martial artists break through obstacles in Wind Attribute techniques, proving useful even against Celestial Human Realm bottlenecks."
"Water Spirit Fruit, consuming it makes the body more flexible, enhancing awareness and use of Water Attribute Heaven Law."
"Water Cloud Vine, with strong life force and resilience, invaluable for crafting Magical Treasures and Pills."
"Water Source Stone, Phoenix Tail Grass, Yin Wind Marrow..."
Lu Chengfeng directly found many Feng Shui divine materials from the treasuries of five Inner Peaks, giving them to King Xiang’s consort for refining, enhancing the progress of the Divine Wind Wings and Profound Nether Divine Light Sword.
He himself immersed in refining Chu Xiangtian’s gifts...
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While Lu Chengfeng secluded himself in the remote city of Yuyang to cultivate, the entire Martial World was already erupting.
The Yuncang Sword Sect, master of the Northern Lands, suddenly turned to ash in a raging fire, the entire Yun Cang mountain range transformed into a cluster of volcanoes, with heavens crashing and earth splitting, reducing all to ash.
Not only were the creatures within the mountains obliterated, but also many neighboring villages and towns were affected, their casualties countless.
First, the southern Dongting Lake had a flood, then a fire disaster in the northern Yun Cang mountains, with such successive events causing great unease among countless commoners.
Many believed the heavens were angry, unleashing disasters, and countless offered prayers to divine spirits for heavenly forgiveness.
In the Martial World, however, another version circulated.
The Yuncang Sword Sect had suppressed a Red Dragon since its founding, and the current Sect Leader, Lu Chengfeng, in pursuit of the Red Dragon’s divine power, sacrificed the entire Yuncang Sword Sect, slaughtering every disciple to worship the True Dragon.
Thus, the True Dragon awoke, unleashing a cataclysm that turned the extensive range of mountains into a cluster of volcanoes, magma erupting skyward, drowning the land, countless lives lost.
The Red Dragon still perches within the volcanoes, devouring any approaching creature.
Lu Chengfeng, the Sect Leader of Yuncang Sword Sect, appeased the Red Dragon and was granted Dragon Blood to extend his life by a century. He intended to slaughter more beings and offer them to the True Dragon in exchange for even longer life.
Countless Martial World individuals sprang into action, eager to find Lu Chengfeng.
Some wanted to kill him to end the scourge of the Martial World, while others sought his methods of worshipping the True Dragon, desiring Dragon Blood immortality.
Foremost among these was Jade Dragon Mountain, surrounded by countless martial people demanding they hand over Lu Chengfeng.
The elders and disciples dispatched by Lu Chengfeng to the Northern Lands were quickly discovered, beset by Martial World individuals, besieging their bases and forcing them to divulge Lu Chengfeng’s whereabouts.
The Martial World was a chaotic mix, with many bearing malice, quickly leading to bloodshed and colossal turmoil, the situation erupting uncontrollably.
