Life Lamp

Liu Shu could never have imagined how audacious the seemingly obedient female disciple before him was.

After expressing his regret for a while, he got to the point:

"You've already ignited your first Yang Flame Acupoint at only 29 years old; such talent is truly rare. It's a pity that Great Tribulation is approaching, and you'll all turn to ashes."

Dropping a bombshell right from the start is more likely to captivate the audience.

Su Qing readily inquired, "May I ask, Heavenly Monarch, what kind of Great Tribulation is this? Is it related to the Earth Core?"

"That's right."

Liu Shu slowly said:

"Several old friends and I wanted to use the Earth Core to advance to the Yang God realm, but I made a mistake and I'm afraid I'll lose."

At that time, not only the Earth Core, but everything on the planet will be devoured, becoming nourishment for the newly Yang God.

Moreover, the Yang God Immortal Venerable can harness the power of a black hole; no one can escape, and this will inevitably be a catastrophe!

Hearing these words, Su Qing's face turned pale;

Lu Li lacked this kind of knowledge and guidance, and wished the other party would tell him more.

Liu Shu quickly steered the conversation towards him:

"There's always a way out. An opportunity has arisen—I'm going to go out and meet that new fellow Daoist. If it works out, we still have a glimmer of hope."

Su Qing's heart skipped a beat, but her face remained resolute:

"This disciple vows to follow the Heavenly Monarch to the death, even at the cost of fire and water!"

"Very good."

Liu Shu was very satisfied with this attitude, and his expression became even more amiable:

"You have grown up in this sect since childhood, possessing remarkable talent, diligence, and intelligence. I am very pleased with you. Today, I formally accept you as my disciple and bestow upon you the magical treasure [East Yue Eight-Edged Mace] for your use."

A gleaming golden Eight-Edged Mace slowly descended. Lu Li recognized it at a glance as the Third Rank weapon that Liu Xuan had used earlier.

Just as Su Qing predicted, with the sect's elite forces wiped out, she would inevitably be given an important position.

But nothing comes for free. As Su Qing caught the "Eight-Edged Mace," her heart sank.

Liu Shu is still offering benefits:

"You will also succeed as the leader of the Mount Tai Sect. I will do my utmost to help you break through to the Martial Saint, so that you can protect yourself when the Great Tribulation comes."

Upon hearing this, Lu Li also realized something was amiss.

Su Qing squeezed the "Jade Button" hard, and her face instantly turned red.

She knelt down on the spot, half-jokingly and half-excitedly saying:

"Thank you for your generous gift, Master. I will do my utmost and not let you down!"

"Good disciple, your master has another good thing... I'll make you a Life Lamp."

Liu Shu smiled gently and took out an "Octagonal Palace Lantern" from the halo behind his head.

This artwork, popular during the Tang Dynasty, features an eight-sided painted screen depicting auspicious dragon and phoenix patterns, exuding wealth and luxury.

In reality, it is the most insidious shackle!

The body has a limit to the pain it can feel, but the Divine Soul does not!

Once the Divine Soul is placed inside the lamp, thanks to the quantum entanglement effect, Liu Shu can make Su Qing wish she were dead with a single thought.

So many benefits aren't given away for free. No amount of verbal loyalty will help; only Divine Soul can be brought in.

In this situation, Su Qing had no choice; if she didn't want to die, she had to agree readily.

But a thought struck her, and she deliberately provoked Liu Shu, feigning refusal:

"This disciple has not yet separated from the body; no Divine Soul has been placed inside."

"It's alright, I'll get some for you."

Puppets are driven by the Divine Soul of mortals, and a dignified Heavenly Monarch would naturally also have his Soul Extraction.

Seeing Su Qing dawdling at this crucial moment, Liu Shu's face turned slightly cold, and the aura of Heavenly Monarch slowly unfolded.

The sun behind his head became unusually bright, and bursts of flares appeared.

This unconscious action allowed Lu Li to gain a deeper understanding of her cultivation level, which was also Su Qing's purpose.

Knowing when to stop, she quickly said, "This disciple will immediately lower my defenses; Master, please take as you please."

Having said that, she dispelled the "Indestructible Will" from her head.

Liu Shu was completely unaware; after all, anyone would hesitate in such a situation, and Su Qing's reaction was fairly normal.

"I will only take a trace, it won't affect you in the slightest."

Liu Shu used his little finger to hook a tiny speck of light, the size of a millet grain, onto Su Qing's forehead and placed it into the "Octagonal Palace Lantern".

The lights immediately came on, a soft, beautiful blue.

Liu Shu took it in his hand, patted Su Qing on the shoulder, and laughed heartily:

"Good disciple, from now on we are family. Your master will teach you everything he knows."

Upon physical contact, Lu Li sensed something—the person before him was a Divine Soul, without a physical body!

He instantly realized that this was a Heavenly Monarch had taken the path of "Spirit-Flesh Unity".

Perhaps because of this, his Divine Soul aged exceptionally quickly, exuding an aura of old age and decay, as if he were about to die of old age.

At this moment, Liu Shu put away the Life Lamp and said:

"I still have some miscellaneous things to take care of. You go up first and try to ignite three or five more Fusion Acupoint."

"Your disciple will obey your orders!"

Su Qing bowed respectfully, then was enveloped in a ball of blue light, and the next second she was back on the ground.

This time, they were prepared, and the two of them observed together. They could tell that it was a passage set up through the Spiritual Vein, allowing for rapid travel back and forth.

He learned another skill, making this a huge gain, but the Life Lamp still annoyed Lu Li.

The two had been in Sense Transmission the whole time, and Su Qing, sensing this emotion, said nonchalantly:

[If I had dared to say no just now, that old dog would have killed me on the spot. This is the best outcome. The most important thing is that you can learn something. At worst, you can help me kill that old dog in the future.]

Lu Li said, "I must smash that Life Lamp."

[Okay, it's settled then. I'll hang up now.]

Upon exiting Linghu Lake, Su Qing discovered a large group of people waiting ahead, and immediately ended the call.

Those who came were all elders of the Mount Tai Sect, who controlled the operation of the entire sect.

Liu Jing and Liu Sen stood at the front, their expressions quite complex, but without hesitation, they bowed first and said:

"We pay our respects to the sect leader."

"Greetings, Sect Leader!"

Everyone bowed in greeting, Su Qing stood tall and gracefully accepted, instantly becoming the head of the immortal sect from someone with a different surname.

Of course, it's just a nice-sounding title.

The elders hold all the real power, and the Heavenly Monarch is the one who makes the decisions. Who would acknowledge Su Qing as their equal?

But it doesn't matter, Su Qing is confident that everything she has now will eventually belong to her.

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Meanwhile, Lu Li was already experimenting with an "Artificial Sun".

The sun is a giant fireball formed by nuclear fusion.

To achieve nuclear fusion, one must simply apply pressure and temperature to activate atoms and induce a fusion effect.

Having knowledge of Blue Star and having witnessed Su Qing's demonstration of the "Fusion Acupoint," Lu Li was quite familiar with it.

He recalled Liu Shu's appearance and immediately began experimenting in the spiritual realm.

A vast surge of divine thought erupted, activating Dark Matter to condense into a golden sphere with a diameter of 10 meters.

I tested it on the Hengshan Sect Leader before, and his current Mind Power is at least 200,000 tons.

Such terrifying force applied to a mere 10-meter sphere creates pressures reaching hundreds of millions of atmospheres.

The particles vibrating in the mind heat up violently. Under high temperature and pressure, atoms collide intensely and fuse together, naturally resulting in nuclear fusion.

But Lu Li frowned... The sphere transformed into a tactical hydrogen bomb and exploded on the spot.

Its power is only equivalent to 10,000 tons of electricity. In the vast spiritual realm, which is like outer space, it's like a firework.

"Achieving nuclear fusion is not difficult; the difficulty lies in operating stably like the sun."

"We can't afford to be distracted by maintaining the fusion reaction during a battle."

Lu Li suddenly realized that he knew far too little about "Artificial Sun," or controlled nuclear fusion.

This technology is a hot topic on Blue Star, with countries around the world researching this inexhaustible clean energy source.

Looking at his nearly depleted spiritual reserves, Lu Li to consider returning to Blue Star.

While we're at it, let's completely eradicate the Star Alliance Country and create a new world.

"With my current abilities, it won't take too long."