Chapter 226: Lu Xun Displays His Might, the Seventh Realm Approaches

"Who is it?"

Lu Xun also released a mental fluctuation.

But after the ancient remnant thought finished saying those two sentences, it again fell into a dazed state; no matter what Lu Xun said, it ignored him, as if it hadn't heard.

"This kind of remnant thought is not complete; its stored memories are chaotic and few; what he just said may not be referring to the present."

Fu Xue said from the side.

Lu Xun lightly nodded.

Although this ancient remnant thought had been made solid by him using a soul relic, it itself is incomplete.

What the other party just said might not have been directed at Lu Xun, but rather the result of confused memory.

I don't know if this remnant thought can recover.

Seeing the other party remain motionless, after thinking, Lu Xun took out a black small flag and put it away.

This black small flag was obtained by Lu Xun after he previously killed a dark demon.

It resembles a Myriad Souls Banner; it appears to have been crafted by a demon cultivator who defected to the demon race; this dark demon hadn't had a chance to use it before Lu Xun seized it, taking it as a spoil of war.

Such soul banners are themselves soul-type magical implements; putting the ancient remnant thought inside is just right.

Hope this guy can recover.

Then Lu Xun can ask clearly.

After dealing with the ancient remnant thought, the two continued their actions.

"Affection level increased this much?"

At this moment, Lu Xun discovered that Fu Xue's affection toward him had risen several points, suddenly breaking through 90%.

This is somewhat abnormal.

After affection reaches 80%, the difficulty for Fu Xue to increase affection becomes much greater.

"Could it be because she was previously affected by an illusion?"

Lu Xun recalled the charming blush on Fu Xue's pretty face when she just broke free from the soul storm unleashed by the evil spirit.

This made him curious: what kind of illusion did Fu Xue suffer, that she would blush upon waking, and her affection for Lu Xun also rose.

At this moment, Fu Xue had actually returned to normal.

She sat in the forward cabin of the flying vessel, controlling it to fly far away.

This Spirit Realm is vast; these days, the two have spent most of their time traveling.

This flying vessel is quite intelligent; after setting the course, it doesn't require Fu Xue to manage much, nor does it need a dedicated helmsman or the like.

After Fu Xue finished the setting, she sat there and began cultivating.

She wanted to break through to the Seventh Realm before the Heavenly Dao Battlefield opens.

The Seventh Realm of martial cultivation is the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, also called the Dharma Aspect Realm.

That is, using one's own power to draw upon the might of heaven and earth, thereby condensing the heaven-earth dharma aspect.

Once the dharma aspect appears, it can crush all things.

The combat power of martial cultivators will undergo a qualitative leap.

The difficulty of breaking through remains extremely great.

Fu Xue wants to break through; the best method is to return to Lan Xing, because as a life born on Lan Xing, whatever she does there will receive some heavenly dao protection.

Perhaps this is also why ancient humans walked the starry ancient road themselves, whereas now it is Lan Xing's heavenly dao awakening that conducts a holistic ascension.

Ancient humans leaving Lan Xing are like children leaving home.

There is an ancient saying: "Objects leave their hometown and become valuable; people leave their hometown and become cheap."

Objects leaving their hometown often sell for astronomical prices, like a local durian that costs a few yuan per jin but sells for several dozen when taken elsewhere.

People leaving their hometown are like cheap lives, with no one to pity or love them.

Even if ancient humans, after leaving Lan Xing, could find dark energy at the nodes of the ancient road, the difficulty of breaking through realms would be greater.

Ordinary realm breakthroughs are fine; the most deadly part is undergoing tribulation.

Undergoing tribulation on Lan Xing brings heavenly dao protection, reducing difficulty by several tenths.

Undergoing tribulation on the starry ancient road brings no protection, and instead there are manifold dangers awaiting you.

Of course, the exact situation of ancient matters is still uncertain to Lu Xun.

From the illusion seen in the ancient cultivator's abode, it appears that at that time there was no ascension of Lan Xing.

After a short while, the two again found a huge warship.

"Someone got there first."

However, this huge warship had been gotten there first by someone.

Nearby there are recent battle traces and energy fluctuations; the evil spirits also appear to have been slain.

This Spirit Realm is truly vast; this is still the first time the two have encountered such a situation.

As for other humans and alien races, they haven't been encountered either.

"They are demon race people."

Lu Xun captured a wisp of demonic qi in the void.

Whenever there is a battle, residual energy inevitably remains.

If it were in another Spirit Realm, over time the energy would dissipate.

But here in outer space, these energies linger, and their dissipation is not that fast.

The demon race also has strong ones exploring this Spirit Realm.

"Probably the Dark Demon race; these evil spirits are useful to them."

Fu Xue took a wisp of demonic qi in her hand, rubbed it, then said.

She has fought the demon clan an unknown number of times and is quite familiar with the various tribes within the demon clan.

Dark Demon Clan!

These guys are skilled at soul attacks and have some troublesome methods, such as using things like heavenly demon qi to provoke a person's heart demon.

This kind of evil soul spirit body is indeed useful for the dark demon clan.

"We need to be more careful."

Lu Xun became cautious.

The demon clan that came to explore this spirit realm is not simple; they might have a Seventh Realm expert.

Because this spirit realm is too vast, even if Lu Xun's Heavenly Dao Eye could observe the situation several thousand li around, it would be useless.

Here, most of the time the surrounding several thousand li are nothing but void, empty of anything.

The Heavenly Dao Eye cannot be used continuously.

So, we must be more careful.

"Teacher, let's go this way."

Lu Xun pointed in a direction.

"Hmm."

Fu Xue controlled the flight vessel to change course.

In space, the flight vessel's speed itself needs to be a bit faster.

Because there is no planetary gravity here.

This flight vessel is specially made; in just a few hours it brought the two of them to find a ruined giant ship again.

"It's been searched again, teacher; let's change direction and go over there."

This giant ship was still taken care of by someone else first.

From the lingering demon qi, it's again the demon clan's doing.

The demon clan left not long ago.

The flight vessel changed course again.

"Beep beep beep~"

But at this moment, the Big Dipper Token on Fu Xue's body emitted a "beep beep" sound.

"It's someone from the Big Dipper Palace."

Fu Xue's gaze narrowed.

There are people from the Big Dipper Palace who have encountered danger.

As an elder of the Big Dipper Palace, Fu Xue naturally cannot stand by and do nothing.

She controlled the flight vessel to change course and headed toward the direction of the distress call.

"Teacher, could it be a trap?"

Lu Xun subconsciously worried.

Back when the demon clan blocked the door, that Big Dipper Palace disciple was already controlled by the demon clan and chose to cooperate with them.

"Let's go take a look first."

"Alright."

Seeing Fu Xue insist, Lu Xun said no more.

We don't yet know exactly what the Big Dipper Palace people encountered; it might not be the demon clan but rather troublesome evil souls.

Let's go take a look first to see the situation.

"Teacher, how much farther?"

After the flight vessel flew a certain distance, Lu Xun asked.

"My Big Dipper Token has a wide sensing range; we'll be there soon, I'll tell you."

"Okay."

The Big Dipper Tokens look different as well.

An ordinary disciple's Big Dipper Token can only sense distress calls within a radius of a thousand li.

Fu Xue's is different; her sensing range is greater.

This makes sense, because if one's strength is insufficient and the distance is too far, by the time one arrives the yellow flowers will be cold.

"There's a planet ahead!"

After a short while, Lu Xun saw a planet.

It was not seen through the Heavenly Dao Eye, but through the Myriad Mile Eye.

The Myriad Mile Eye is said to see ten thousand li, but in an open field of view one can see even farther than that.

"Over there."

At that moment, Lu Xun noticed light and flames emanating from the planet's surface.

That light and flame were emitted from a cultivator's attack.

Fu Xue also saw it.

The flight vessel accelerated and rushed over.

"So many giant ships."

After approaching the planet, Lu Xun discovered that its surface was littered with a large number of giant ships.

They were probably all drawn in by the planet's gravity.

"They are evil souls!"

Now Lu Xun saw clearly.

Those fighting the Northern Dipper Hall people were not the demon tribe, but evil spirits.

A large number of evil spirits.

The Northern Dipper Hall also had many people, numbering over a hundred.

Not all of these over a hundred people were strong; some were likely research personnel.

There were about twenty cultivators, two at the Six Realms level, and the rest were all at the Five Realms level.

They were surrounded by evil spirits on all sides, making the fight extremely difficult.

"Who are the ones being besieged?"

Fu Xue asked.

She possessed far-sight, but her far-sight could not see as far as Lu Xun's.

"There are two Six Realms cultivators and over ten Five Realms cultivators; besides them, there are also some research personnel, led by an old man with a white beard..."

Lu Xun described the appearance of the Northern Dipper Hall people.

"That is Senior Ge; this should be a research team sent by the Workshop. We must rescue them."

Fu Xue immediately said.

Senior Ge?

For Fu Xue to call him senior, his cultivation must be at least the Seven Realms; how could he be besieged by the demon tribe?

"Senior Ge is a master of artifact forging, also a master of materials science; don't look down on his modest cultivation, but without him, many weapons could not be crafted."

Fu Xue explained.

Master of artifact forging, master of materials science—no wonder.

In the current Lan Xing, to bear the title of master, one must at least be a sixth-rank artifact forger.

Given how much the Workshop values him, he is likely more than a sixth-rank artifact forger, possibly seventh rank or higher.

Just those protecting him include two Six Realms cultivators and a large group of Five Realms cultivators.

Of the two Six Realms cultivators, one is from the Northern Dipper Hall's Six Realms, and the other is an Immortal Cultivator, likely from the Pure Void Palace.

Both the Northern Dipper Hall and the Pure Void Palace have official backgrounds; for some important official actions, they dispatch cultivators to participate.

"Teacher, or the old method."

"Good."

The two discussed and settled on a tactic.

"We can't hold much longer—should we activate the Heavenly Dipper Northern Dipper Formation?"

"Not yet."

The Six Realms Immortal Cultivator's eyes flashed, he pinched his fingers to calculate the heavenly secrets, and said in a deep voice: "If we activate the Heavenly Dipper Northern Dipper Formation, we will be completely trapped here; we still need to break out. I will use my natal spirit flame to blast a path, and you take Senior Ge out first."

"Good."

At this moment,

On the high mountains of the planet's surface, the two Six Realms cultivators wanted to lead people in a breakout.

"With the heart lamp as a guide, essence blood as firewood~"

The Six Realms Immortal Cultivator gave a low shout, bit his tongue tip, a drop of essence blood hovered in midair, and suddenly ignited a wisp of crimson spirit flame.

"Leave the palace, blaze the heavens; Bing and Ding open the way."

He formed seals with both hands, his ten fingers like threading flowers to attract butterflies, instantly tracing a crimson fire sigil.

"Burn my samadhi, break the barrier!"

As the final word fell, he pointed his fingers together like a sword and thrust forward sharply—

"Boom~~!"

A crimson-gold fire dragon spanning a kilometer roared forth; wherever it passed, evil spirits wailed and were annihilated, black mist boiling and dissipating!

The entire firmament was illuminated like a furnace, forcibly tearing a flaming passage through the soul tide!

"Go!"

The Six Realms Immortal Cultivator gave a harsh shout, but his face suddenly turned pale, obviously this strike consumed enormous energy.

"Now!"

The Six Realms Immortal Cultivator gave a light shout.

The Six Realms Martial Cultivator hesitated not, grabbed Grandmaster Ge in one arm, his body like lightning, and charged straight to the end of the fire passage!

However,

"Be careful!!"

The Six Realms Immortal Cultivator's pupils suddenly contracted.

At the end of the fire passage, a black shadow far larger than ordinary evil spirits suddenly coalesced, actually shattering his natal spirit flame outright.

"Oh no!"

The Six Realms Martial Cultivator's heart sank; the path ahead was cut off.

Worse still, a dark mass of evil spirits surged forward like a tide, and in the blink of an eye completely surrounded him and Grandmaster Ge.

"Use the Nine Heavens Escape Talisman!"

The Six Realms Immortal Cultivator gave a harsh shout.

They still had trump cards, but were reluctant to use them.

For example, the Nine Heavens Escape Talisman, a seventh-rank spirit talisman used specifically for fleeing.

Compared to Divine Step Talismans, Swift Step Talismans, Fly Heaven Talismans and the like, who knows how much more powerful it is.

The Six Realms Martial Cultivator was about to use it when the evil spirit suddenly let out a piercing, shrill howl; an intangible fear surged like a wave!

His whole body stiffened; although he clutched the Nine Heavens Escape Talisman in his hand, he simply could not use it.

"It's over~~"

Six Realms martial cultivators despaired, watching countless evil souls swoop down to slaughter.

"Boom~"

Suddenly, crimson-gold fire exploded among the evil souls!

Just a moment ago, the evil souls were incredibly ferocious, but now they seemed to have met their nemesis, instantly burning and screaming continuously.

Even the powerful evil soul that had shattered the Immortal Cultivators' spirit fire was frightened into pieces, fleeing madly.

"What fire is this?"

Six Realms Immortal Cultivators were shocked.

He had never seen such overbearing flames; it seemed specifically designed to counter evil souls, wherever it passed, even space was twisted by the burn.

"It's Elder Fu!"

Northern Dipper Hall disciples shouted in surprise.

He saw Fu Xue.

"Elder Fu's released flame? No, her natal flame isn't the Ice Soul Divine Flame, is it?"

Six Realms Immortal Cultivators thought the flame was released by Fu Xue, but upon second thought, something was off.

Fu Xue's natal flame is the Ice Soul Divine Flame, not this kind of fire.

Moreover,

The natal flame of martial cultivators differs from that of Immortal Cultivators' spirit flame.

Just like the will of martial cultivators and the divine sense of Immortal Cultivators.

The will of martial cultivators is like a mountain, condensed and undispersed; the divine sense of Immortal Cultivators is like a vast sea, boundless.

The natal flame of martial cultivators focuses more on explosion and penetration, not range.

This crimson-gold fire is so overbearing it's almost burning a hole in the sky; martial cultivators' natal flame is hard to achieve that.

"Who is that person? Is it his fire?"

At that moment, he saw Lu Xun.

Lu Xun was firing at full power, doing his utmost to stop the evil souls' escape.

"How impressive!"

After observing for a while, he felt this fire should have been released by Lu Xun.

What amazed him was not Lu Xun's cultivation, but the terror of Southern Ming Separation Fire.

No matter what evil soul, a touch means doom.

Even the strongest evil soul had to sever its limbs to survive, splitting into several parts to flee.

"Running pretty fast."

After more than half an hour, finally, the Southern Ming Separation Fire diminished.

The evil souls were burned to nothing.

Still some evil souls escaped, like the largest one, which split into several parts and got away.

There's no way; there are too many evil souls here.

"Not a bad harvest."

Lu Xun obtained a large quantity of soul relics.

"Huh?"

At that moment, within a soul relic, Lu Xun again saw the remnant thought of an ancient powerhouse.

This remnant thought seems to be the same person as the previous one.

The opponent's strength seems not weak; after death, they dropped so many remnant thoughts.

At first, this remnant thought was similarly abnormally transparent; he remained motionless, standing there blankly.

Who knows what will happen if the two remnant thoughts are combined?

"Elder Fu, thanks to you and this young brother, otherwise today I would have lost my old life here."

Meanwhile, after the crisis was resolved, everyone gathered together.

Master Ge showed gratitude.

"This is all thanks to Lu Xun's efforts; Lu Xun... haven't you come over to greet Master Ge?"

Fu Xue saw Lu Xun researching the ancient remnant thought and shouted.

She meant well.

Master Ge is a highly skilled armament master; he gave Lu Xun the life-saving favor, and if Lu Xun needs weapons in the future, Master Ge will surely not refuse.

"Lu Xun... so he is actually Lu Xun?"

As soon as Fu Xue spoke, everyone's gazes turned in surprise toward Lu Xun.

Many among them had heard of Lu Xun's name.

"Greetings, Master Ge."

Lu Xun naturally understood Fu Xue's intention.

"Young brother, don't be so polite; this is my name card. Young brother, if you ever need any weapons, come to Xuanji City to find me; I can forge any weapon of ninth rank or lower for you."

Master Ge smiled and handed over a name card.

Good fellow, this Master Ge is actually an eighth-rank armament master.

"Thank you, Master Ge."

Lu Xun received it.

"There are plenty of good things inside this giant ship; we wanted to come take a look, but who knew there would be so many evil souls..."

After this, the team leader, a Six Realms martial cultivator, explained how things came to be.

He is a Protector of the Northern Dipper Hall, surnamed Chen.

In the Northern Dipper Hall, third- and fourth-realm disciples are basic members, fifth-realm ones are stewards, sixth-realm ones are protectors, and only seventh-realm cultivators can become elders.

Sixth-realm elders are extremely rare; they are usually peak sixth-realm geniuses who can even retreat unscathed against seventh-realm opponents.

Just like Fu Xue.

Master Ge then led others into some huge warships, searching for useful items.

As for Lu Xun, he was studying the Ancient Residual Thought.

The two Ancient Residual Thoughts were fused together by him.

Then Lu Xun took out a Soul Relic to nourish it.

One hour later.

The Ancient Residual Thought's eyes blinked.

It moved again.

Lu Xun looked over.

He saw the Ancient Residual Thought's gaze linger on him for a moment, then it turned its head to survey the surroundings.

This survey caused his sanity to plummet, his face filled with terror.

His body trembled violently, his spiritual form began to turn transparent, as if being frenziedly devoured by some intangible fear!

"How did you get here.... Run, run fast, He's waking up, run fast..."

The Ancient Residual Thought's voice was hoarse, almost distorted.

However, after just a few seconds, he fell back into a dazed state, motionless.

"Huh?"

Lu Xun now felt certain... the Ancient Residual Thought was actually speaking to him.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect there to be so many living humans hidden here!"

He was wondering when a burst of mad laughter suddenly exploded.

Demonic Qi like a tsunami swept over the sky, a demonic shadow a hundred zhang tall stepped through the air, its crimson eyes like two blood moons, locking onto everyone.

"Seventh Realm!"

Protector Chen's face changed drastically.

This is a Seventh Realm Demon Tribe!