Establishing a Clan in the Eastern Wilderness: A Daily Divination, Cultivating Longevity in a Grotto

Chapter 124 Nine-Leaf Sword Lotus, a Special Magic Seed

The flying boat glides through the clouds inside Wulong Mountain, where spiritual energy surges and mist billows.

The three had been flying in the inner layer for two days, avoiding several waves of attacks from demonic beasts, but Li Changsheng's brows remained furrowed.

Although the spiritual energy in the inner layer was abundant, the level of the demonic beasts was also significantly higher than that in the outer layer. Peak first-tier demonic beasts were everywhere, and the aura of second-tier beasts could also be sensed from time to time.

"Brother, there's a mountain ahead. Should we go around it?" Li Changle pointed to a towering mountain peak in front of them.

Just as Li Changsheng was about to speak, his divine sense suddenly detected a sharp aura swooping down from the clouds. The aura was incredibly fast, carrying a suffocating pressure.

"Be careful!"

He pulled Li Changle behind him, opened the Seven Treasures Glazed Umbrella in his hand, and a seven-colored glazed light curtain enveloped the three of them.

Almost simultaneously, a dark shadow burst forth from the clouds, its sharp claws tearing through the mist and slamming into the light barrier.

"boom"

The light screen trembled violently, and Li Changsheng was forced back several steps, his blood and qi churning.

He looked up and saw a gigantic bird hovering in mid-air, its wingspan reaching three zhang (approximately 10 meters). Its body was jet black, with the edges of its feathers gleaming with a ghostly blue light. Its head resembled an eagle's, its beak a hook, its eyes blood-red, and a single horn atop its head, its tip gleaming with a cold, eerie light. Its claws were like iron hooks, their tips still stained with fragments of spiritual light that had rubbed off from the Seven Treasures Glazed Umbrella's light barrier.

Second-tier demonic beast, Dark Feather Thunder Eagle.

This eagle prefers to dwell atop high mountains, feeding on lightning. Its wings can unleash the power of wind and thunder, making it as fast as lightning. Its feathers are as hard as iron, impervious to ordinary magical artifacts. Most terrifying of all is its innate spell, Thunder Feather Arrow. With a flap of its wings, its feathers transform into a sky full of lightning arrows, covering an area of ​​hundreds of feet in radius, with power comparable to a full-force attack from an early Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"Crimson Feathers! Black Jade! Golden Scale Fish!" Li Changsheng shouted in a low voice.

Crimson Feather leaped from the spirit beast pouch, its crimson wings unfurling, illuminating the sky with a crimson-gold light. It opened its beak, unleashing a blazing fireball at the Dark Feather Thunder Eagle. The fireball exploded on the eagle's body, but the Dark Feather Thunder Eagle remained unmoved; a flash of eerie blue light emanated from its feathers, and the fireball dissipated.

Mo Yu emerged from the Hundred Ghost Banner, cradling a pipa, her delicate hands plucking the strings. The sonic waves of the Soul-Shattering Thorn pierced directly into the Dark Feather Thunder Eagle's sea of ​​consciousness. The Dark Feather Thunder Eagle's body faltered slightly, but it quickly recovered. A second-tier demon beast's soul is far stronger than a first-tier one; the Soul-Shattering Thorn could only cause it to momentarily lose its focus.

The Golden-Scaled Fish leaped out of the spirit beast pouch, hovering in mid-air, its golden scales shimmering in the sunlight. It opened its mouth, unleashing a golden-scaled water blade that slashed at the Dark Feather Thunder Eagle's wing. The water blade struck the feathers, leaving only a faint white mark.

The Dark Feather Thunderhawk was enraged.

With a flap of its wings, dozens of jet-black feathers detached from its wings and transformed into streaks of black lightning, shooting towards the flying boat in a barrage. The lightning bolts were incredibly fast, their whistling sound piercing the air, and the air was filled with the acrid smell of burning.

Li Changsheng gritted his teeth and took out a low-grade first or second-tier talisman, a Xuanwu protective talisman, from his robes. He poured spiritual energy into it, and the talisman lit up, with a Xuanwu phantom appearing out of thin air, enveloping the three of them and the flying boat. Lightning bolts struck the Xuanwu phantom, exploding into bursts of dazzling light. The Xuanwu phantom trembled violently, but did not shatter.

"Red Feather, Golden Scale Fish, Black Jade, retreat!" Li Changsheng took out another talisman—a second-tier, low-grade Heavenly Gang Thunderfire Talisman.

With divine sense activated, the talisman transformed into a golden bolt of lightning, striking the Dark Feather Thunder Eagle. The lightning exploded, engulfing the Dark Feather Thunder Eagle in a sky full of fire. The Dark Feather Thunder Eagle let out a mournful cry, its feathers scorched by the fire, emitting wisps of smoke. It flapped its wings and soared into the sky, but the fire followed relentlessly, scorching its feathers black and leaving it in a wretched state.

"Go!" Li Changsheng urged the flying boat forward and fled at full speed into the distance.

The Darkwing Thunderhawk chased for a while, but its injuries made it unable to continue, so it eventually gave up the pursuit and flew back to the mountain peak.

The airship landed in a secluded valley. Chi Yu lay sprawled at the stern, her feathers disheveled and her breath weak. Mo Yu's pipa string was broken; she clutched the pipa, her face pale. The golden-scaled fish, its scales now cracked, lay motionless in its spirit beast pouch.

Li Changmo squatted beside Chiyu, placing his hands on its back. Emerald green light surged from his palms, seeping into Chiyu's body. Chiyu's feathers gradually regained their luster, and its breathing stabilized. He then walked to Moyu's side and placed his hand on her shoulder. Moyu was a ghost, and the healing power of spirits had limited effect on her, but it could alleviate her symptoms somewhat. Finally, there was the Golden Scale Fish. Li Changmo reached into the spirit beast pouch, and emerald green light flickered within. The cracks on the Golden Scale Fish slowly healed.

"Changmo, thank you for your hard work." Li Changsheng handed him a Qi-restoring pill.

Li Changmo swallowed the pill, shook his head, and remained silent.

a few days later.

Li Changsheng and his two companions finally arrived at the location of the spiritual object for foundation building, as indicated by the divination.

"Brother, there's a formation within a formation here." Li Changle squatted on the ground, his fingers rapidly tracing patterns on the formation plate, casting runes into the ground one by one. "Based on the earth's veins, with mountains and rivers forming the formation, it's perfectly natural. The formation's core is deep underground, with at least three layers of restrictions superimposed. The first layer is to confuse, the second is to trap and kill, and the third layer—"

She looked up, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes: "The third layer is a seal. The item sealed inside must be of a high level."

"How long will it take to break through?" Li Changsheng asked.

"One month."

Li Changsheng glanced at the sky, then looked around. The valley was secluded and rich in spiritual energy, a good place to rest. He nodded: "No rush, break through slowly."

He carved a stone chamber into the mountainside. The chamber was small, about ten feet square, just enough for one person to sit cross-legged. Li Changle set up an array around the chamber to isolate its aura and prevent demonic beasts and evil spirits from intruding.

With everything in order, Li Changsheng sat down cross-legged and, with a thought, entered the Heavenly Book Space.

The Heavenly Book Space, a wooden house.

Ye Wushuang was squatting by the spirit field watering the Foundation Establishment main medicine when she saw Li Changsheng enter. She quickly stood up, bowing and scraping, "Master, you've arrived."

Li Changsheng ignored him, entered the wooden house, and sat cross-legged on the futon. A calming power flowed into his consciousness, like silken threads.

He took a deep breath and focused his mind on the celestial book.

"Start a new page".

boom-

A new page of the Heavenly Book slowly unfolded. A brilliant golden light shone forth, and a phantom image of a destiny seed, shaped like a vine and shimmering with emerald light, materialized, accompanied by an annotation:

[Thorn Vine Destiny: Forging a spirit plant with this destiny seed can activate its combat potential, granting it proactive attack capabilities. The higher the spirit plant's grade, the stronger its combat power. This seed is suitable for Tier 1 superior grade and above spirit plants, allowing the user to establish a mental connection with the plant and control its attack, defense, and entanglement abilities.]

Li Changsheng frowned slightly as he looked at the seed. The only offensive spiritual plant the Li family currently possessed was the Sword Grass. However, the Sword Grass was only a low-grade first-tier plant, taking a year to harvest. It was fine for crafting flying swords, but for combat? Its grade was too low; planting this seed would be a complete waste.

He suddenly remembered the ancient exotic species in his dantian.

That exotic seed, since it was planted in my dantian, has already sprouted a leaf. Is it considered a spiritual plant? The Heavenly Book doesn't explicitly say, but exotic seeds can devour spiritual objects to evolve, can replenish spiritual power, and can cast the Soul-Binding Red Rope. By all accounts, it doesn't seem like an ordinary seed.

"Give it a try."

With a thought, the illusory image of the Thorn War Vine Dharma Seed floated out from the golden light and disappeared into his dantian.

With the seed of Dharma entering his body, Li Changsheng closed his eyes and, following the Heart Sutra transmitted by the Heavenly Book, guided the power of the seed of Dharma to converge with the ancient exotic seed in his dantian.

"Heaven and earth possess a spirit, and plants and trees possess a nature. Guided by the law and bridged by thought, even thorns and vines break through the soil to grow—"

The scriptures echoed in his sea of ​​consciousness, and the power of the Dharma seed transformed into a beam of emerald light, coiling around the ancient alien species. The ancient alien species trembled slightly, as if in response. The emerald light slowly seeped into the alien species' skin, merging with its primordial power.

Fine veins began to appear on the surface of the alien plant—the veins of vines, the thorns of brambles. Its color changed from light green to dark green, and a faint metallic sheen appeared on its surface. The first leaf, which was originally just an ordinary oval, now had fine serrations along its edges, its veins became thicker, and its surface became more substantial.

The alien species is undergoing metamorphosis.

Outside the wooden house, Ye Wushuang suddenly sensed something and looked up in the direction of the house. A powerful life force surged out of the house, carrying a sharp fighting spirit that made it hard for him to breathe. His expression changed, and he immediately knelt down, his forehead touching the ground.

"Master, divine might!"

Li Changsheng ignored the commotion outside. He guided the power of his Dharma Seed, merging it inch by inch with the alien species. The alien species' roots extended in his dantian, penetrating his meridians and connecting with his qi and blood. Its stem grew taller, its leaves enlarged, and after the first leaf fully unfolded, the rudimentary form of the second leaf appeared.

Strange phenomena were observed.

Emerald green light surged from Li Changsheng's body, illuminating the entire wooden house like a spring field. Within the light, a phantom vine grew from Li Changsheng's dantian, covered in thorns, with leaves like swords and flower buds like hammers. The vine coiled around Li Changsheng's body, enveloping him as if protecting him, or perhaps coexisting with him.

I don't know how much time passed.

The strange phenomena gradually subsided.

Li Changsheng opened his eyes and looked down at his hands. Faint emerald green patterns appeared on his skin, then disappeared. In his dantian, the ancient exotic creature had completely changed—it was no longer the round seed, but a small tree about a foot tall. The trunk was like black jade, the branches and leaves like emerald jade, and the first leaf had fully unfolded, its serrated edges sharp as knives, with a faint golden light flowing through its veins. The second leaf had just sprouted a bud, curled up like an unopened eye.

The Heavenly Book Trembled:

[The ancient mutant has mutated into: Nine-Leaf Sword Lotus (Tier 1, High Grade)]

[Current Rank: Tier 1, Superior. Number of Leaves Grown: One.]

[Leaf Effect: Can unleash a first-tier sword aura, with power comparable to a strike from a peak Qi Refining cultivator. Limited to one use per day.]

[Note: The Nine-Leaf Sword Lotus can grow a total of nine leaves, and its power increases with each new leaf. When all nine leaves appear together, it can slay a Nascent Soul cultivator.]

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Li Changsheng gasped. First-tier sword qi, once a day. This meant he could unleash an attack from a peak Qi Refining cultivator for free every day. Although it was only once, it was enough to turn the tide of battle in a crucial moment.

Before the aftershocks of the fusion of the Dharma seeds had subsided, a warm energy surged from the Nine-Leaf Sword Lotus, flowing through his meridians and throughout his body. That energy was as warm as spring water, seeping into his muscles, bones, and meridians, as if performing a silent baptism.

A layer of grayish oil seeped from the skin's surface, emitting a faint sour odor. The cleansing and purification process, once again.

Li Changsheng used a cleansing spell to remove the grime from his body. A faint fragrance emanated from his skin, not the scent of flowers or fruit, but a refreshing and invigorating aroma.

The Heavenly Book Trembled:

[Seventh-grade spiritual root: 40/100 → 60/100]

My spiritual root talent has increased by another 20%.

The celestial book reappeared:

[Clan Chief's Power Upgrade: Talent Sharing → Bloodline Sharing]

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[Note: The clan leader can share 80% of their cultivation talents with their direct descendants. No loyalty requirement applies; blood ties are the bond. After sharing, the descendants will inherit the clan leader's talents in alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, etc., and these talents can further awaken as the descendants' cultivation level increases.]

Li Changsheng looked at the line of text and a thought struck him.

He thought of that mysterious female cultivator—Fairy Murong.

After that dual cultivation session, she became pregnant with his child. Based on the timeline, the child should have been five or six months along.

Whether this child has a talent for alchemy remains unknown.

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