493: The Opening

Su Qing's ability to become Grandmaster in the Mount Tai Sect was not solely due to her appearance and talent.

Her acting skills had long been honed; at this moment, she was inwardly resolute, but outwardly extremely sincere.

"Please give your orders, Master, and I will serve you with my life!"

Liu Shu smiled, but didn't rush to say anything. Instead, he took out an Octagonal Palace Lantern.

This was Su Qing's Life Lamp. Liu Shu wouldn't believe words at all; no matter how eloquently he spoke, it was useless.

"To withstand this Martial Saint Tribulation, you'll need to ignite at least 480 Fusion Acupoint. After that, dealing with a pregnant Dragon Girl shouldn't be difficult."

Liu Shu toyed with the Life Lamp and slowly said:

"The Dragon Girl is pregnant, and she'll only have about 20% of her former power left. While I'm killing Lu Li, you must cut the baby out of her womb and bring it to me alive."

This was extremely malicious, Su Qing immediately realized that this person wanted to possess her body!

The Dragon Fetus possessed the strength of Martial Saint upon reaching adulthood, and combined with Liu Shu's original tribulation cultivation, they were a perfect match!

He had all sorts of plans, but unfortunately, he ran into his mother!

Su Qing sneered inwardly, but outwardly nodded meekly in agreement:

"Rest assured, Master, your disciple will do his utmost."

"You are sensible and will not disappoint your teacher. Remember to keep the fetus alive."

Liu Shu had a gentle expression, but he was holding the Life Lamp in his hand, which made Su Qing's eyelids twitch wildly.

There are only 12 levels of physical pain. Once the pain reaches a certain point, it's not so bad.

But the pain of the soul has no limit! It could be a thousand, ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand. No matter how powerful you are, you will suffer pain that is worse than death!

Su Qing wore a fawning smile, but inwardly cursed: You old bastard! Just wait and see how I scheme against you!

She feigned concern, but was actually trying to gather information, saying:

"Zuo Yuecangqiong and Amaterasu are in cahoots. Master is plotting with them, so be careful."

"Amaterasu won't come up."

Liu Shu never doubted Su Qing at all, and as expected, he told her everything:

"Me, Zuo Yuecangqiong, and those two good-for-nothing idiots, Mount Song and Heng Shan."

"He's greedy for life and cowardly, indecisive and incapable of achieving anything great. He'll only serve as a hindrance, preventing that guy surnamed Lu from escaping."

Liu Shu looked disdainful, showing contempt for his two colleagues, but spoke highly of Zuo Yuecangqiong.

"This child has ignited all 720 acupoints; truly extraordinary. Fortunately, I will not compete with him..."

Su Qing wrote down all of these words, intending to tell Lu Li when the opportunity arose so they could discuss a plan.

Liu Shu glanced at the deepening night and said:

"It's time to ignite the final Yuzhen acupoint. Let's begin."

Faced with a matter of life and death, Su Qing quickly cleared her mind and gathered her Indestructible Will into the back of her head.

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Meanwhile, Lu Li was also making preparations in full swing.

For days, he kept the Fusion Acupoint burning, maintaining the effects of the Yang Flame Body Tempering.

Under its radiation, the body rapidly grows stronger, cell density increases dramatically, and an even more surging "Indestructible Will" is generated.

Furthermore, the Indestructible Will can strengthen the "Artificial Sun" and assist the divine mind in opening up the Sea of Consciousness.

Opening up the Sea of Consciousness is the most direct way to enhance spiritual power; currently, the main method is still the "Kunlun Mirror".

Lu Li allocated 2,000 of the remaining 2,400 spiritual energy points to this task, instructing it to focus on developing its Sea of Consciousness.

Early-stage cultivators progress quickly, and with such reckless investment, Lu Li's spiritual realm expanded by one-tenth and his divine sense increased by ten percent after two days of cultivation.

With the help of the Vermilion Bird, the diameter of the Artificial Sun reached 8 kilometers!

At the same time, physical fitness and density increased by 20%, and the level of "Indestructible Will" reached 0.9 Su Qing.

It can maintain the stable operation of the eight Fusion Acupoint spontaneously without the need for divine intervention.

Lu Li was naturally very satisfied with the progress made in just two days.

He took out a "spiritual coconut" from the spiritual realm, ate it in a few bites, shell and all, and wondered why Zuo Yuecangqiong Qiong hadn't arrived yet.

Although this matter is dangerous, Lu Li urgently needs to communicate with his fellow practitioners and is hoping they will arrive soon.

How should one use power? How should Heavenly Monarch fight? How do others cultivate?

A novice without any mentorship has far too many problems, and the fierce competition among peers is the best proof of that.

The reason the other party didn't come was because Liu Shu was helping Su Qing overcome the Martial Saint Tribulation!

At this moment, a thunderstorm cloud was gradually forming over the Bohai Sea, and lightning bolts were seen tearing through the sky.

Su Qing's face turned pale; she was understandably nervous.

Liu Shu urged, "The Martial Saint Tribulation isn't difficult. Remember what I taught you, and hurry up."

Su Qing took a deep breath, soared into the sky, and flew into the boundless thunder, where he was completely engulfed and disappeared.

Liu Shu looked indifferent; it was just a casual move anyway, so it wouldn't matter if he failed.

"Such fine talent, Brother Liu, you're really willing to part with it."

As the words were spoken, two men flew over.

The two were around thirty years old, dressed in elaborate Song Dynasty-style clothing, with wide sleeves that were quite eye-catching.

"Liu Yangwei, Leng Rui, long time no see."

These two were none other than the Heavenly Monarch of Hengshan and Mount Song, Liu Shu naturally recognized.

Leng Rui lived up to his name, with a wooden face and no expression.

Liu Yangwei gazed at the sky filled with thunder, his expression quite complex.

"A thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the scenery remains the same."

"What is a thousand years in the grand scheme of things?"

Liu Shu hadn't been to the surface for over a thousand years, and at this moment, he too was stirred with nostalgia.

Liu Yangwei took a deep breath and shook his head, saying:

"Our spiritual energy is only 30% of what it was. We've done a terrible job to this world. But even so, it will still cry when people like us die. Alas."

Liu Shu glanced at him sideways and said:

"Heaven and earth have no consciousness; they merely act on instinct, like wind and rain. You'd better think more about what's to come. Zuo Yuecangqiong doesn't seem like someone who bestows blessings evenly."

Liu Yangwei said calmly, "I'd like to see what this newly promoted fellow cultivator is capable of."

"Oh, then Heavenly Monarch will make the first move later to test that kid's mettle."

Liu Shu was naturally happy to have someone take the lead and pave the way, and Liu Yangwei didn't say much.

The next second, the three Heavenly Monarch simultaneously looked towards the thunderstorm clouds.

Su Qing emerged from the clouds, pursued relentlessly by a bolt of lightning stretching over a hundred kilometers long.

"The Martial Saint's tribulation lightning is really interesting; it can even escape."

Liu Yangwei looked curious, then exclaimed in admiration:

"Igniting 500 Yang Flame Acupoint is not bad."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Su Qing returned.

She was covered in blood, with five large holes bursting open on her legs and back, all from the Yang Flame Acupoint that had failed to hold their positions during the explosion.

But the flaws don't detract from the overall excellence; Su Qing still has 500 successfully ignited spots, which are faintly radiating a fiery glow.

Liu Shu was fairly satisfied. "Not bad, exceeded expectations. Eat this and consolidate your foundation."

Liu Shu took out an ostrich-egg-like egg from the spiritual realm and gave it to Su Qing.

The eggshell glowed with golden light, revealing Indestructible Will!

This is the egg of a Golden Body-level Spirit Beast, which has long been extinct on the surface and must have come from Core Earth Void.

Such a rare find, especially coming from the enemy, Su Qing naturally wouldn't be polite and immediately swallowed it whole, shell and all.

A surge of inspiration and high-energy matter rushed into her body, and her injuries healed at a visible speed.

Time passed by, minute by minute, from morning to afternoon.

Liu Shu and the other two were not in a hurry and waited quietly in place.

Just as the setting sun painted the vast sea red, Zuo Yuecangqiong flew over with a group of people.

The enemy has assembled.