One after the other, a rogue cultivator and the leader of a small sect came to visit. Each of them brought out a Thunder Pearl that met Lu Xuan's requirements. Lu Xuan didn't hesitate to ask them directly what they wanted.
In the end, the rogue cultivator asked for a high-grade magic weapon. After all, the Hidden Immortal Sect's weapon crafting skills were unparalleled in the Chaotic Star Sea. And for a rogue cultivator, a powerful magic weapon was more important than anything else.
The sect leader of the small sect, however, wanted a cultivation technique that allowed one to reach the Golden Core stage. Although he himself was at the Golden Core stage, he had achieved it by sheer chance. His sect had suffered greatly from numerous wars, losing a vast number of scriptures. The existing techniques were few, and they hadn't produced a single Golden Core cultivator in hundreds of years.
The final result was that both of them left satisfied. Lu Xuan also received three Thunder Pearls.
However, perhaps his luck had run out, because he received no further news after that. Lu Xuan wasn't in a hurry; these things ultimately depended on fate. So, he focused on refining the three thunder pearls in his hand and would just wait patiently for the rest.
He had thus completed both of his main offensive and defensive magical artifacts. The shield made from the tortoise shell was ultimately named the Heavenly Imperial Talisman Shield. The one made from the thunder pearl was named the Thunderclap Pearl. At the same time, Lu Xuan also carried the Mysterious Fire Mirror on his left hand, which was a top-tier magical artifact even in the human realm.
Afterwards, he used the inner core of a clam in the sea to refine a magical artifact with the effect of amplifying illusions.
He crafted a token using Divine Soul Wood specifically to defend against attacks on the divine soul and nourish it, and wore it on his person. These constituted the main set of magical artifacts.
In addition, there was a special storage bag containing various spirit-controlling magical artifacts, a specialty of the Hidden Immortal Sect. These artifacts could be used directly without refining and could automatically recharge. However, their effects were limited and their potential was low. For a cultivator of Lu Xuan's level, they could only be used as auxiliary tools and consumables. This was one of the benefits brought by the beast tide.
The Hidden Immortal Sect had captured countless low- to mid-level demonic beasts. They extracted their souls and essences to forge numerous magical artifacts. Most of these were transformed into low- to mid-level magical treasures, bringing the Hidden Immortal Sect unimaginable and immense benefits.
Hongxiu prepared over a dozen sets of various small array flags for him, as well as array plates specifically designed to break arrays and restrictions. Xin Shisi Niang also provided dozens of bottles of various pills with effects such as healing, restoring vitality, restoring the soul, and detoxification.
After all preparations were completed, Lu Xuan left the Chaotic Star Sea quietly.
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In Tiannan, the great war between the righteous and the demonic forces has ended. However, the war is far from over. Due to the invasion of the Mulan people, the two sides are now in an alliance, jointly resisting the Mulan. Although the Mulan people appear to be coming on strong, they have actually been repeatedly defeated by the Tuwu people and have been forced to invade Tiannan in search of a safe haven. This war is truly a chaotic mess.
It was in this state that Lu Xuan arrived in Tiannan. This time, he brought no one except Little Grey. He brought Little Grey mainly because he was still determined to win over Ti Hun. He had received news that Yuan Yao had also recently arrived in Tiannan, and had followed Han Li there. One could only say that this dark-skinned, plain-looking old devil Han Li had quite the luck with women.
The entire Tiannan region is on high alert. The previous battle between the righteous and demonic factions differed somewhat from the original story due to Lu Xuan's intervention. Because Lu Xuan severely injured the demonic faction before leaving, the demonic faction did not gain a significant advantage in that battle as in the original story.
However, this was not a good thing. Because the two sides were almost evenly matched in strength, the war became far more brutal. Casualties on both sides were several times higher than in the original story.
This meant that when the Mulan attacked, the entire Tiannan region could barely hold them off. In just a few years, the enemy advanced into more than a dozen countries. Half of Tiannan had already fallen.
The three late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators from Tiannan had personally engaged in several battles with the opposing Celestial Master, and finally agreed that the senior cultivators of both sides would no longer intervene, allowing their subordinates to fight instead.
When Lu Xuan's group left, they concealed the teleportation array in Tiannan. Over the years, it has hardly been activated except for a very few intelligence transmissions.
However, he overlooked one thing: Han the Old Demon. This protagonist, nicknamed the "team-annihilation engine," had used this teleportation array; how could he not encounter problems?
As a result, Lu Xuan had just finished teleporting, and the light from the array hadn't even faded yet, when he heard a sound from the surrounding area.
"Let's do it!"
When Lu Xuan opened his eyes, he saw that there were more than a dozen cultivators lying in ambush around him. The highest cultivation level was already at the late Golden Core stage, there were two at the mid-Golden Core stage, and more than a dozen Foundation Establishment stage cultivators.
At this moment, everyone was working together to activate a restriction, and lightning flashed all around. It was actually a lightning trap!
"You guys are really..."
Lu Xuan couldn't help but laugh out loud. He didn't even move his body, letting dozens of lightning whips lash his body.
A faint golden light flashed across his body. The Golden Jade Glazed Technique activated on its own, and at the same time, the lightning magic he had cultivated for hundreds of years trembled slightly. It absorbed all the lightning without sustaining a scratch.
The leading late-stage Golden Core cultivator's expression changed drastically. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would find it impossible to escape unscathed from this formation. Yet this person hadn't even moved. The lightning seemed to be absorbed by him.
As a cultivator in the late stage of the Golden Core realm, he naturally possessed considerable knowledge.
"Everyone, split up and run, each person who runs is one less person to run."
Without hesitation, he was the first to turn around and run away.
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Chapter 523 Ambush
Lu Xuan looked around, but didn't intend to kill them all. He didn't know who these people were, nor did he have any interest in killing everyone he saw. However, he still wanted to know what had happened here.
A flash of lightning erupted from his body, and Lu Xuan vanished from his spot. The next second, he appeared before the late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator. Seeing Lu Xuan catch up, a flicker of despair crossed the other's face.
He opened his mouth and spat out a crystal-clear, cone-shaped magic weapon. At the same time, he patted his storage bag and summoned a rope-like magic weapon.
Seeing that his spiritual energy was surging to its limit, Lu Xuan knew that his opponent was prepared to fight desperately. Unfortunately, if he were facing an ordinary cultivator who had just advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, his methods might have given him a 20% chance of winning. But against Lu Xuan, who had already advanced to the late Nascent Soul stage, his opponent had absolutely no chance.
snort!!
Lu Xuan snorted coldly, and the Divine Shock Thrust struck the opponent's sea of consciousness. The cultivator screamed in agony and fell from mid-air. His cone-shaped natal magic weapon lost control and flew back into his body. He had been knocked unconscious by the Divine Shock Thrust.
Lu Xuan slowly landed beside the other person and placed his hand on the top of his head. After a short while, Lu Xuan withdrew his hand, a strange expression flashing across his face.
The exposure of this place was actually due to Han Laomo. After he teleported out from here, he was spotted by a group of patrolling Mulan cultivators because it was already enemy territory. Afterwards, Han Laomo once again transformed into Han Paopao (a pseudonym for someone who runs away). And this teleporter was also placed under surveillance by the Mulan people.
Later, Yuan Yao was caught red-handed when she teleported out from here. This made the Mulan people pay even more attention to this teleportation array, and they sent out more people to completely control the area.
The thought of Han Laomo being chased from the Chaotic Star Sea to Tiannan, only to be chased again, made Lu Xuan want to laugh. However, considering that Ti Hun might have fallen into the hands of the Mulan people, Lu Xuan decided to follow and see for himself.
He was very interested in both the Mulan and Tuwu peoples. Both groups had the ability to summon beings from the upper realms, making them quite valuable to Lu Xuan.
The Mulan people quickly learned that a Nascent Soul cultivator had emerged from the teleportation array. The presence of a wild Nascent Soul cultivator in their occupied territory was naturally intolerable. A Nascent Soul cultivator left unchecked could cause devastating damage. Destroying their occupied mines or ambushing convoys transporting spoils would be a huge blow to the Mulan people.
However, with the battle raging at the front, they simply couldn't spare enough Nascent Soul cultivators to hunt down Lu Xuan, whose exact location was unknown.
"We don't even know what level of cultivation the enemy has, let alone their supernatural abilities or magical treasures. What if the cultivators we send out are no match for them?"
"To ensure absolute success, we need at least one mid-Nascent Soul cultivator, leading two early-Nascent Soul cultivators. This way, no matter how powerful the opponent is, we will at least be in an invincible position."