Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 57 The Gains and Losses of the Crimson Doll

"Why has it come to this between us? If you want to thank me, give me a few more medicinal herbs," Lei Ming said with a smile.

"No problem. By the way, Brother Lei, are you really going to participate in the battle against the Muran Mage?" Han Li asked.

Lei Ming nodded: "I'm quite curious about the cultivation methods of the Mulan mages, so I'll go and see for myself."

Before Lei Ming left, the Venerable Zhiyang and his wife Long Han talked to him, saying that Xi Kingdom and Li Kingdom would be part of the Pangu Sect's territory in the future. This is how they managed to get Lei Ming to join the battle within three months.

After parting ways with Han Li, Lei Ming returned to Yunyin Mountain. He couldn't wait to take out the blood-red puppet, his intuition telling him that this puppet was no ordinary object.

Lei Ming observed the puppet, which was three inches tall, entirely blood red, with a blurred face, and at first glance looked like a poorly made sculpture. But upon closer inspection, the puppet seemed to possess a peculiar allure.

Lei Ming channeled his magic into the puppet, but it didn't react. Lei Ming continued to channel his magic, but the magic mysteriously disappeared after entering the puppet, and the puppet still didn't change.

"Strange, what exactly is this thing?" Lei Ming rested his chin on his hand. There was no spiritual energy fluctuation on this doll, so it didn't seem to be a spiritual object.

Lei Ming thought for a moment and used the Five Elements Divine Light to brush the puppet. This time, he actually felt resistance from the puppet.

"This thing is alive, could it be conscious?" Lei Ming was startled. He was unsure of his previous feeling, so he used the Five Elements Divine Light to brush against it again. The puppet's body really did glow with blood-red light, blocking the Five Elements Divine Light.

Even more bizarrely, an eye suddenly appeared on the doll's face, slowly opening and staring at Lei Ming.

When Lei Ming met that eye, he felt as if he had been plunged into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​bones, and the whole world was a blood-red color.

Blood filled the sky and the earth, turning into a boundless sea—a true sea of ​​blood!

"Good heavens!" Lei Ming exclaimed in shock. He immediately used the Demon-Binding Net to cover the puppet. The blood-red light outside the puppet and the golden light of merit on the Demon-Binding Net repelled each other, making a sizzling sound. The blood-red light slowly thinned, and the golden light of merit also lost some of its value. Lei Ming felt very distressed when he saw this.

After an incense stick's time, the puppet disappeared, and a single, perfectly round drop of blood appeared in the demon-binding net. The drop of blood was crystal clear and exuded an alluring aura.

Lei Ming instinctively opened his mouth, and blood flew into it. Instantly, a violent force surged through his body. Lei Ming had never felt such pain before; even when cultivating the Earthly Fiend Golden Body, the pain was not even one ten-thousandth of what he was experiencing now.

At the same time, Lei Ming's body was undergoing a transformation. His blood, meridians, and bones were all strengthening at an extremely rapid pace; with every breath, his body grew stronger.

From the outside, Lei Ming's entire body was flushed red, with steam rising from his skin. It was hard for outsiders to imagine that his flesh and blood were as hard as metal.

An unknown power flowed within Lei Ming's body, eventually settling in his dantian.

The crimson power entered Lei Ming's dantian, staining his five nascent souls red. At this moment, Lei Ming's aura also became violent, filled with slaughter and destruction.

Just as Lei Ming was about to be controlled by this power, the merit within his primordial spirit was activated, blocking the power, and Lei Ming regained some clarity.

"We almost capsized! What the hell is this thing that has appeared in the human realm?" Lei Ming was sweating profusely. If it weren't for his merits, he would probably have become a killing puppet by now.

"The world of 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality' also has immortals and demons, but they rarely appear in the mortal realm. This drop of essence blood may have come from the spirit realm, or even the immortal realm." Lei Ming felt a wave of fear; his smooth sailing over the years had made him overlook the dangers of this world.

This unexpected event also brought Lei Ming many benefits. The drop of essence blood contained immense power, which directly enhanced Lei Ming's physical body dozens of times.

Lei Ming cultivated the Earthly Fiend Golden Body, and his physical body was originally comparable to a magic weapon. Now, even offensive ancient treasures would find it difficult to harm his physical body.

Lei Ming felt the power of his body, and now he was confident that he could contend with a great cultivator with his physical body alone!

"There are still a few Nascent Soul stage monsters in the mortal realm, so I'd better keep an eye on them."

Lei Ming is currently considered invincible in the Nascent Soul stage. However, there is still a considerable gap between him and the Deity Transformation stage.

Lei Ming's strength has improved a lot this time, but the price he paid was also considerable.

To resist the evil aura within his essence blood, he consumed a third of the merit in his spiritual sea of ​​consciousness. Not only that, but some of the merit in the Demon-Binding Net was also depleted. Lei Ming checked and found that only two layers of restrictions remained in the Demon-Binding Net.

Lei Ming was heartbroken and also felt some regret. The Demon-Binding Net's grade dropped not only because of this drop of essence blood, but more so because Lei Ming had extracted its merits to craft a congratulatory gift for Han Li.

The reason why the Five-Colored Flowing Fairy Skirt and the Five Elements Spirit Basket are so powerful is because they are infused with merit.

……

The news of Linglong Mountain spread throughout Tiannan as the guests returned, and from then on, no cultivator in Tiannan was unaware of Lei Ming.

Countless independent cultivators, having heard of Lei Ming's renowned reputation, traveled great distances to the Pangu Sect. Even many disciples from other sects came to study at the Pangu Sect. Lei Ming originally founded the Pangu Sect with the aim of establishing a cultivation university, and now that the Pangu Sect is recognized by more and more cultivators, he is getting closer and closer to that goal.

In the following two months, the Pangu Sect acquired more than a dozen spirit stone mines, half of which were in Xi Kingdom and half in Li Kingdom to the east.

Master Zhiyang and his group fulfilled their promise, and Lei Ming also showed his sincerity. Before three months had passed, he arrived at the border between the Nine Kingdoms Alliance and the Mulan Grassland.

"Brother Lei, you've arrived just in time." Han Li also arrived and was chosen by the crowd to greet Lei Ming. During the last battle to snatch the bride, he offended many forces. These people wouldn't openly target him, but they wanted him to contribute more in the battle against the Mulan mages.

"Brother Han, when did you arrive?" Lei Ming asked. "Shouldn't you be all lovey-dovey with Fellow Daoist Nangong at this hour?"

Han Li blushed slightly and changed the subject: "I arrived a month earlier than Brother Lei. When they heard that Brother Lei was coming, they specially asked me to be their representative to welcome him."

Lei Ming nodded: "How's the situation now?"

"Fortunately, the decisive battle may begin soon," Han Li said.

"That's good. I don't want to waste too much time here," Lei Ming said.

When Lei Ming arrived, it was just as Master Zhiyang and the others were gathering mid-Nascent Soul cultivators. Although Han Li was only at the early Nascent Soul stage, his combat power was comparable to that of a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, so he was also among those being gathered.

As for thunder, needless to say.

Lei Ming followed Han Li to Tianyi City. This city was a temporary construction, with a huge stone hall in the center, which was used by the high-ranking officials of the four major forces to gather. The stone hall was guarded by several Core Formation stage cultivators. When they saw the two approaching, they scanned them with their divine senses and immediately came to greet them.

"Seniors, only those at the mid-Nascent Soul stage or above are allowed to attend today's meeting. You..." the Core Formation stage cultivator said respectfully.

"Here you go!" Before the other person could finish speaking, Han Li tossed out a white jade slip.

The gatekeeper scanned the jade slip with his divine sense and immediately looked apologetic: "So it's Senior Han. This junior has been rude. And who is this senior?"

"Five Elements Ancestor, have you heard of his reputation?" Han Li asked with a playful smile.

The gatekeeper was greatly alarmed and quickly bowed, saying, "It's actually Senior Lei in person! This junior has been rude; please forgive me!"

Lei Ming was speechless: "Am I that scary?"

Han Li laughed and said, "Brother Lei is so terrifying that even a great cultivator cannot withstand him."

Just as the two were about to enter the stone hall, Han Li unexpectedly encountered an acquaintance, a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Joyful Union Sect. However, the Nascent Soul cultivator's aura immediately weakened upon seeing Lei Ming.

"I never expected to meet Fellow Daoist Lei here. It's a pleasure to meet you!" the other party said.

Lei Ming glanced at the other person, who exuded a feminine air and seemed like a woman, and couldn't help but feel a little disgusted.

Seeing Lei Ming's expression, the man was furious, but dared not show it on his face. Even the Old Demon of the Joyful Union had been captured alive by Lei Ming; his strength was far inferior to the Old Demon's, so how dare he act presumptuously in front of Lei Ming?

"Brother Han, let's go." Lei Ming left the other man behind, whose face was extremely ugly.

"That man just now was an ancient demon from the Hehuan Sect. He was exceptionally gifted, possessing both yin and yang qualities, and called himself the Cloud Dew True Man. He was not well-liked," Han Li introduced to Lei Ming.

"So he's a dead transvestite. I'll stay away from him from now on," Lei Ming scoffed.

(End of this chapter)