It had been a year since the Eight Great Spirit Children broke through.
Six months ago, Jiang Wu had also successfully broken through to the Saint Ancestor realm! The cultivation of the Protectors who had previously broken through to the Saint God realm had been greatly boosted over the past two years, and they had all reached the late Saint God stage. The benefits of their mighty auras and powerful soul force were evident, as their True World Bodies grew incredibly fast! As for the others, the Fifth and Sixth Protectors were still Half-step Saint Ancestors; they had already comprehended World Power, and with the ample Lightning Tribulation Fluid provided by Wu Tianjun, they would officially break through to the Saint Ancestor realm soon. The Seventh and Eighth Protectors were both at the peak of the Saint God realm! As for the Spirit Bodies, they had all reached the peak of the Human Core realm! Wu Tian mainly provided them with Earth-grade and Heaven-grade pills for their cultivation; the dense spiritual energy and Lightning Tribulation Fluid caused their cultivation to soar. However, Wu Tianjun did not let them break through, continuing to suppress their cultivation. He also specifically emphasized that they must not break through simultaneously when he was not around; otherwise, with the addition of the Lightning Rain, they would surely perish!
Over the past year, Wu Tianjun had also finished learning all sorts of basic arrays, as well as all the arrays Wang Qiantian knew! The differences between various arrays mainly lay in their variations. With Wu Tianjun's comprehension and his three independent minds, his calculations were incredibly fast. Recently, he had mainly focused on studying teleportation arrays and killing arrays! Large-scale teleportation arrays were something even Wang Qiantian could not set up, so he had been continuously deducing them during this time.
At this moment, he stopped his deductions. He planned to head to the Demon Race territory now to search for World Stones, so he no longer continued. For the World Pill, he still lacked an item containing World Power and two types of Saint-grade main medicinal ingredients, so he wanted to find them on this trip! As for the Crimson Heaven Pill, it required a power exceeding the Saint Ancestor realm and Crimson Heaven Grass, which was also a Saint-grade medicine. For others, this might be impossible, but he possessed Reincarnation Power, so he only needed to find the Crimson Heaven Grass, making it much easier! He might even be able to refine the Crimson Heaven Pill first! After all, the information regarding the World Stones was not certain.
That could wait! He wanted to break through to the third stage of the God realm first! Last time, absorbing the Lightning Rain from the Eight Great Spirit Children had brought him to the peak of the second stage of the God realm. He simply had not wanted to break through too quickly, lest it lead to an unstable foundation.
"Break through first, then head to the Demon Realm!" Wu Tianjun muttered to himself.
Stepping out of Demon Dragon City, Wu Tianjun released his lightning tribulation aura, and the lightning tribulation was immediately triggered! It took nearly three hours for this lightning tribulation to fully gather.
The powerful experts of the Demon Race fled the moment they sensed that familiar aura. They resolved that from then on, this place would become a forbidden zone, never to be entered again. After all, lightning tribulations could descend at any moment, given that this was the territory of those mysterious and powerful figures undergoing tribulation. They did not care which race those figures belonged to; after all, they had done nothing to harm them. Soon, news of a Forbidden Zone of Life within the Primeval Wood Forest spread like wildfire. Some scoffed at the rumors, while others, skeptical, went to investigate, only to discover that such a place truly existed. After some time, lightning tribulations descended upon the area once more, accompanied by a downpour of Lightning Rain. Only then did they understand why the powerful experts of the Demon Race deemed it a forbidden zone. This was the territory of a mysterious force; though they did not explicitly forbid entry, the Lightning Rain was not something to be trifled with. It was far better to keep their distance. Furthermore, to even reach this area, one had to be at least at the fourth stage of the Divine Realm. Countless members of the Demon Race patrolled the surroundings, including quite a few Saint Ancestors. If Wu Tianjun knew of this, he would surely have laughed heartily.
Just like during his previous tribulations, Wu Tianjun absorbed the energy within to strengthen his cultivation and Samsara power.
"Aha! Around eighty thousand units of lightning tribulation liquid! I wonder what level this will help me reach!" Wu Tianjun leaped into the tribulation clouds, squinting with a smile as he surveyed the surrounding lightning tribulation liquid.
Nearly two hours later, the tribulation clouds dispersed, and Wu Tianjun's cultivation had reached the late stage of the third level of the Divine Realm. His Demonic Meridian had barely reached the peak of the late stage of the Divine Lord Realm, which tempted him to temporarily halt its cultivation. He wanted to focus all his energy on his Divine Meridian first, and then cultivate both meridians simultaneously once they reached the same realm. It was worth noting that his Demonic Meridian absorbed up to two-thirds of the energy he took in each time. Though that was his plan, his Divine Meridian could only absorb energy up to the late stage before hitting a bottleneck. Were it not for this restriction, he could have continuously absorbed the lightning tribulation and broken through to the peak of the Saint God Realm!
"Well, it's time to head to the Demon Race territory. Hopefully, I can find enough ingredients to refine the World Pill," he murmured to himself.
Following his breakthrough, Wu Tianjun did not enter Demon Dragon City. Instead, he stood outside, waiting for the others to emerge.
*Whoosh!* A dark shadow shot toward Wu Tianjun at an astonishing speed.
"Ah, Xiao Qing!" Wu Tianjun smiled and extended his hand. The dark shadow darted into his palm and came to a halt. It was indeed Xiao Qing, the Azure Flood Dragon, though its cultivation had now reached the mid-stage of the Earth Core Realm. Its cultivation speed was incredibly fast. This time, Wu Tianjun intended to take it with him to the Demon Race territory; after all, it shared a deep connection with the Demon Race.
"Master!" Xiao Qing flicked its red tongue and sent a telepathic transmission. At this moment, it had shrunk to a mere half-meter in length, though its true form had already reached twenty zhang long and nearly one zhang thick. Two fist-sized bumps had also emerged on its head; its ancestral bloodline reversion was almost complete, bringing it incredibly close to becoming a true Azure Dragon.
"Haha! You broke through eight months ago and are already at the mid-stage of the Earth Core Realm today. You must have eaten quite a few demon beasts!" Wu Tianjun laughed. Since eight months ago, he had allowed Xiao Qing to freely enter and exit Demon Dragon City, so he didn't know much about what it did; he had mainly focused on deducing formations.
"Hehe! Master, I only ate a few peak Earth Core demon beasts! I just broke through!" Xiao Qing's childish voice transmitted. It was already very powerful, and now with its ancestral bloodline reversion, it became even more mysterious. Wu Tianjun had even given it a drop of highly condensed essence blood to stabilize its aura!
"Hmm! This time, I’ll let you come with me to the Demon Clan’s territory to have some fun, alright!" Wu Tianjun said, rubbing its head. It was an Azure Flood Dragon, yet its body exuded a dark, inky demonic aura, making it very hard to discern. Perhaps its origins were also connected to the Demon Clan.
"Yes, Master!" Xiao Qing said excitedly. At this moment, it was just like a little child.
"Young Master!" The Twelve Protectors and Eight Great Spirit Children all appeared here. They knew Wu Tianjun was about to depart for the Demon Clan’s territory, and they didn’t know when he would return! After all, their plans were already set, and Wu Tianjun didn’t necessarily have to stay here. They were here to see him off.
"Haha! I’ll only be gone for a while! At most, I’ll be back in five years." The spirit-body girls stared at him intently, especially Mu Li, who looked like she was about to cry! This girl was already thirteen, only two years younger than Wu Tianjun.
"Big Brother, you must come back soon to visit us..." the girl said, her eyes welling up.
"Alright, alright! You’re almost a big girl now, what’s with all the crying! Next time I return, if you’ve been lazy and haven’t cultivated, prepare for a beating," Wu Tianjun said, rubbing her head.
"Here, I still have nearly a hundred thousand units of Lightning Tribulation Fluid, enough for you all to cultivate for a long time!" Wu Tianjun tossed a storage ring to Wu Zixuan. "While I’m away, Wu Zixuan will temporarily be in charge! For now, don’t leave the Primordial Wood Star Forest. The starry sky is unstable, and if I haven’t returned, just follow the plan! Only after the spirit-body individuals break through to the Spirit-Comprehension Realm should you allow them to go out! Just follow what we discussed before," Wu Tianjun said sternly. There were some matters that only he and the Twelve Protectors had discussed, which the spirit-body individuals were unaware of.
"I will not let Young Master down!" Wu Zixuan said solemnly.
"Alright! I’m off now." Wu Tianjun waved to everyone. "Second Protector! Let’s go!" he said to Mo Lian, then suddenly turned back to the spirit-bodies. "Don’t get arrogant, alright..."
"Farewell, Young Master!" The remaining Protectors bowed and shouted loudly. This trip of the Young Master to the Demon Clan’s territory would not be peaceful!
"..." The spirit-bodies were startled and confused. Although they were cultivation geniuses, they had little experience, so they didn’t understand.
Because Wu Tianjun had once wielded Devil Qi, everyone called him the Peerless Devil Monarch. Thus, the Protectors naturally assumed he had some unknown connection to the Devil Clan. Given Wu Tianjun’s uninhibited personality, they feared that even the Devil Clan’s territory would be thrown into chaos by him!
Mo Lian carried Wu Tianjun, flying all the way out of the Starwood Forest to a massive city named Xingyuan City.
"Young Master! We will use a teleportation array to get close to the Devil Sea," Mo Lian said.
"Devil Sea?" Wu Tianjun asked, puzzled.
"The four great seas of the starry sky are, respectively, the Devil Sea, the Profound Sea, the Underworld Sea, and the Death Sea! The Devil race's territory is the Devil Sea, boundless and immeasurably vast. Even the current Devil race only occupies a portion of the Devil Sea. Within the Devil Sea are many continents where the Devil race lives, and countless incredibly powerful Devil Beasts! I once saw two Devil Beasts fighting, causing the starry sky for millions of miles around to tremble. Thinking back now, they were probably no less than seventh-step Saint Ancestors, perhaps even stronger!" Mo Lian said with a hint of solemnity. It was the first time he had witnessed such a scene.
"That terrifying?!" Wu Tianjun's pupils contracted in shock. "What exactly are Devil Beasts?"
"They are almost identical to the Monster race, the only difference being that one cultivates spiritual energy while the other cultivates devil qi! Generally speaking, Devil Beasts are slightly stronger than Monster Beasts, but at the peak level of these two races, it is hard to say," Mo Lian said.
"Heh! The Devil race..." Although Wu Tianjun knew how terrifying they were, he quickly grew even more excited! One day, he would thoroughly understand everything.
"..." Mo Lian was a bit exasperated with Wu Tianjun. He was good at everything, except for his childish temperament and curiosity! The Young Master was already fifteen years old!
"City entry fee: five low-grade spirit stones per person!" When they arrived at the city gate, several soldiers blocked their way. The one who spoke was an early-stage Human Core cultivator, the leader of the guards there.
Mo Lian tossed out ten spirit stones and entered the city, heading straight for the teleportation array.
Twenty days later, at a seaport! This sea was not unusual, except for the faint black mist drifting about. The further one went, the denser it became. This was one of the Four Seas—the Devil Sea!
At this moment, the seaport was bustling with people coming and going. There were members of the Devil race, the Human race, and many other races of varying cultivation levels. On the dock near the water's edge stood two figures, one tall and one short. They wore masks, making it impossible to tell what they looked like, which gave them a somewhat eerie air!
"This is the Devil Sea!" The shorter one spread his arms wide and inhaled the surrounding air; even the faint black mist was drawn in by him! The small snake on his shoulder also inhaled the air, looking a little excited.
"Heheh! Welcome, Young Master, to the Devil race's territory!" the tall figure said with a chuckle.
These two were Wu Tianjun and Mo Lian, who had been continuously using teleportation arrays for the past twenty days to reach the Devil Sea. They wore masks because they did not want to reveal their identities. These masks had the effect of blocking divine sense; Mo Lian had just refined the two of them!
"Hah... The Devil race's territory! I've arrived!" Wu Tianjun suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice fueled purely by his raw power.