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Chapter 744: Chapter 750: Speculation
Boom——
The Flood Dragon’s speech, like a fuse, instantly ignited the surroundings. A massive horde of third-order Devil Beasts stampeded towards them, hundreds in number, making the ground tremble as they ran.
Although these Devil Beasts of the Secret Realm knew cultivators had entered, they lacked the strength to catch them and had originally thought to sneak out behind them. But now, with a powerful leader, they could leave openly!
Moreover, the Flood Dragon was extraordinarily strong, one of the most powerful Devil Beasts in the Secret Realm. Following it meant their safety was assured.
As for the lower-order Devil Beasts, the Flood Dragon couldn’t be bothered to expend energy on them. After all, its aim wasn’t to seek dominance but to have helpers for minor tasks like caring for the Spiritual Medicine, allowing it more time to cultivate.
"Not bad, not bad, This King will certainly not treat you, the servants of the dragon, unfairly," the Flood Dragon said, nodding satisfactorily at the Devil Beasts bowing before it and promising offhandedly.
It even distributed some third-order Spiritual Objects among the Devil Beasts present.
The Devil Beasts didn’t expect to receive rewards upon their allegiance; they were thrilled, believing they had chosen the right master as they continuously showered it with praises.
"Let’s go, the Secret Realm won’t stay open for long," the Flood Dragon, quite pleased, let out a long cry and took the lead flying towards the portal.
As for the Spiritual Objects in the lake, the mature ones had already been sealed by it, and the immature ones had been uprooted, temporarily planted in the Spirit Plant Jade Token it seized from a Nascent Soul cultivator it had captured, to be replanted in its territory once outside.
However, due to limited space, some non-precious third-order Spiritual Objects it simply gifted to these Devil Beasts.
Li Chengsheng, hidden in the earth cave, could only vaguely hear some of the conversation and thought this Flood Dragon was extremely ambitious.
But on second thought, what did that have to do with him? He wasn’t a cultivator from the Southern Domain; after leaving the Secret Realm, he would return to his clan and try to break through to Nascent Soul.
Moreover, it was only after the Flood Dragon left that he could safely make his own escape!
Li Chengsheng waited for two to three hours until he no longer heard the Flood Dragon’s voice. Then he cautiously probed the surroundings with his Divine Sense, and after confirming it had gone, he quickly burrowed out from underground, transformed his appearance, and sped toward the portal.
Perhaps because he followed behind the Flood Dragon, his departure from the Secret Realm was calm and smooth.
Once he stepped out of the Secret Realm, countless gazes fixed on Li Chengsheng. Seeing he had no Nascent Soul elders with him, a Nascent Soul voiced out, "Hand over your Storage Magical Treasure, and you will be allowed to leave!"
The Devil Race members nearby glanced over and then withdrew their interest. Judging by the situation, the two parties seemed to have reached some sort of temporary agreement.
Li Chengsheng, who had been on guard, secretly activated the Earth Escape Talisman hidden within his wide sleeves but pretended to be frightened, retreating timidly backward.
The Nascent Souls were indifferent, considering that the Secret Realm would close in a few days and he would have to come out eventually if he hid inside.
Unless, of course, he intended to stay in the Secret Realm forever. 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
But at the moment he almost retreated back into the Secret Realm, a flash of Spirit Light appeared in his palm, and the sizable figure of a cultivator vanished into thin air.
The Nascent Souls were slightly startled, not expecting such a move right under their noses, and even more so that it went undetected.
However, no one pursued, firstly because it would besmirch their own dignity, and secondly because their own juniors were inside the Secret Realm.
Furthermore, they had more important matters to attend to, namely, the dispute with the Devil Race over the ownership of the Secret Realm!
At such a critical time, any Nascent Soul was a crucial combatant, not to be sacrificed for trivial matters.
And as more and more cultivators emerged from the Secret Realm, the news of a Golden Core cultivator obtaining a Great Illusionary Dream Fruit spread like wildfire.
However, the descriptions of Li Chengsheng varied wildly and enormously.
Some said he was a white-clothed swordsman, others claimed he practiced poison arts, and there were those who said he commanded thousands of insects.
The reason for these varied descriptions was that most who had truly clashed with Li Chengsheng had perished at the hands of the Flood Dragon!
All mouths can wear away gold, and it’s no surprise that many of them have heard the rumors but don’t know the true situation.
Nevertheless, the most widely spread rumor claimed he controlled two fire-attributed Spiritual Birds.
’Is it Li, my fellow Daoist?’ Bai Qiushan felt some doubt in his heart.
But he knew that Li Chengsheng had three third-order Spirit Birds, and if he truly were in critical danger, he wouldn’t hide his strength.
For that reason, Bai Qiushan even used the backup feature of the Positioning Treasure, attempting to find where Li Chengsheng might be.
But being completely unable to sense the whereabouts of the treasure meant that...
’In a Secret Realm? Could it be that Daoist Li has fallen!?’ Reason told him it was unlikely, but reality was reality.
In fact, after Li Chengsheng obtained the Great Illusionary Dream Fruit, he detonated his Positioning Treasure to thwart some cultivators’ attacks.
That’s why Bai Qiushan couldn’t sense the existence of the treasure.
As for all this, Li Chengsheng had no idea; he was just thinking about getting back to Wanxian Island as fast as he could!
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"I’m exhausted!"
Jiang Fengwu slumped in the chair and said weakly, "I never expected that one day I’d be so worn out just from examining Jade Slips."
This made Li Zhirui feel somewhat embarrassed, "Thank you for your hard work."
Aside from the couple, Da Qing and Feng Peng were also helping. As for Xiaoqing? He had no patience for such tasks and had run off early.
"But the gains are substantial!" With this, a surge of energy suddenly filled Jiang Fengwu’s body, and he instantly looked rejuvenated and spirited.
A radiant smile appeared on Li Zhirui’s face as well. No one had ever thought that the Nascent Soul cultivator, who used a Secret Technique to turn himself into a zombie, would possess conjectures about how to achieve Divine Transformation!
Moreover, many steps within there had been verified by him.
Although not perfect, it pointed out a clear direction for Li Zhirui’s advancement!
This was extremely important for him right now; he wouldn’t agree to exchange it even for a fifth-order Spiritual Object.
Moreover, apart from the conjectures, among the remaining hundreds of Jade Slips, there were also some good items, greatly enriching the family’s heritage.
"With these conjectures, your path to Divine Transformation will be much smoother than other Nascent Soul cultivators’ paths,"
Jiang Fengwu said with a laugh: "And it will make things much easier for me as well, with ready-made insights to contemplate."
"Exactly, after Jiu breaks through to Divine Transformation, maybe I can also advance further by riding the momentum," Da Qing said, joining in the banter.
"There’s no need for such formal language among us." Li Zhirui looked helplessly at the two.
While they were joking around, an unexpected person, the one whom both Jiang Fengwu and Li Zhirui had been longing for, day and night, returned to the family!
"Dad! Mom! I’m back!" A crisp and pleasant voice rang out at the doorway.
"Shuo! Is it really you? Shuo!"
Jiang Fengwu hastily turned to look, but he could hardly believe his eyes.
