On the surface of the sea thousands of miles away from the island where Wood Martial Abode was located, the faint bluish seawater rose and fell . The cone-shaped waves surfaced and disappeared as soon as they appeared .
"Splash!"
A slender and handsome Taoist slowly rose from the water . It was as if something was pushing him up from below .
Currently, Lu Sheng had already lost the orb atop his head . That orb was cultivated by Mu Yun . At this point, it was only an orb with slight powers to him, and was not useful in any other way . Hence, he plucked it out and prepared it as a tool to face the Fated Child .
His venture into the deep this time was fruitful . His sacrificial refining of his Artifact was very successful .
'Next up should be perfecting the method of Core condensation and condensing the best Inner Core . The Triad Brilliant Nether Collection won't be enough . '
Lu Sheng squinted his eyes . Currently, although he was only at Complete Foundation Building tier, his Pure Qi supernatural power had surpassed the ordinary volume of the Complete Foundation Building tier more than a few hundred times .
The main difference between the Core Formation tier and the Foundation Building tier lay in the immense difference in the overall volume of the cultivator's supernatural power . Also, Core Qi's quality was better than Pure Qi .
Although Lu Sheng's current Pure Qi was of high quality, it was still incomparable with Core Qi . However, his Pure Qi's volume was too great . An ordinary Taoist Master of the Core Path's supernatural power was equivalent to ten to twenty Complete Foundation Building Pure Qi, while his was at least equivalent to a few hundreds…
In addition to that, he had sacrificially refined his Artifact .
'I know, why don't I head over to the Mist Clam Clan and take some pearls? Although I have no need for them, the disciples of my sect do . Fighting solo isn't the best way forward . ' Lu Sheng suddenly had this thought . Now that his Artifact was complete, he wanted to test it out on somebody . In addition to his initial plans, this trip was extremely necessary .
He looked around and sensed the Mist Clam Clan's palace's aura faraway . He immediately circulated his Pure Qi, and the seawater started pushing him in that direction .
He moved at high speed . The distance of a hundred meters of sea surface was covered in a second . A trail of clear white waves was left behind him .
A few minutes later, Lu Sheng slowly came to a stop and started to dive deep into the ocean .
This time, he had only dived a few hundred meters and was greeted with two burly men with spears in their hands and yellow clamshells on their backs .
A clam demon quickly lowered his head, and said softly, "Oh, the Wood Martial Abode Master has personally paid a visit . Please allow me to inform the palace . "
"There's no need . I'll personally pay a visit to Brother Fu Jin . " Lu Sheng's expression remained unchanged . He waved his arm and released some Pure Qi . He instantly fixed the seawater beside these two clam demons .
His Pure Qi could lower his enemies' body temperature in an extremely short amount of time . For clam demons with extremely weak temperature-controlling abilities, this was practically an extremely powerful bane . Under low temperature, they quickly lost their ability to move around . The two of them widened their eyes and moved with extremely slow speed as they tried to break free of this shackle . Unfortunately, their struggle was meaningless .
Lu Sheng swam past these two clam demons, and a splendid and imposing silver palace slowly revealed itself before him .
The palace was hemispherical and was built on the seafloor . Countless corals dotted its surroundings, which shrimp demons with their shrimp heads and demon bodies patrolled . Some fishmen with fish heads and human bodies were entering and exiting the palace as if they were transporting something .
Lu Sheng walked straight up to the palace's doors . He was still some ways away when he saw a middle-aged man who wore a clamshell head ornament, embroidered robes, and bright pearl necklaces walking out hurriedly to meet him .
"Wood Martial Abode Master, you've come along way . Please forgive our terrible hospitality . " This person looked peaceful . Although he wore noble-looking clothes, he still managed to look lazy .
"What's up with the pearls? You should know that the pearls are key to my sect's cultivation," asked Lu Sheng directly .
"The pearls are a specialty of our Mist Clam Clan . However, I've been getting more customers lately, hence I had to divert my supplies to them . That's why I've decreased the production for the Wood Martial Abode . " The middle-aged man smiled . "After all, the same amount of money can only buy a smaller amount of pearls now . Please forgive us, Abode Master . "
"Forget it, I have no intention of wasting my time with you . " Lu Sheng stretched out his hand and threads of blue Pure Qi swirled on top of his palm . "I've come today to persuade your clan to submit under my Wood Martial Abode . "
The middle-aged man appeared astonished . He was the king of the Mist Clam Clan, and his name was Fu Jin . He had lived on the seabed for at least a thousand years . He had submitted to a few great forces before, but they were great forces that were far too powerful compared to him . However, the Wood Martial Abode Master before him had similar cultivation base as he did . If they truly fought, neither of them would be able to best the other . How dared he suddenly come here and spout such nonsense?
"Heheh, Abode Master's sense of humor needs some work . It's best to avoid speaking of such matters in the future to avoid any misunderstandings," Fu Jin said with a smile .
"I'm not joking with you . " Lu Sheng's expression was calm . "Or, perhaps, you may try . "
The smile on Fu Jin's smile faded . A semi-transparent light red treasured sword appeared before him, and he grasped its hilt .
"Mu Yun, we've known each other for more than ten years, do you really want to fall out with me for some Cloud Water Pearls?"
Lu Sheng said nothing more . A silver metal ball with dark red patterns appeared behind him .
"Go!" He pointed at Fu Jin .
The metal ball instantly shot out . It was not fast, but its momentum was extremely heavy . It pulled along a huge mass of seawater as it moved toward Fu Jin .
"Whoosh!"
With Lu Sheng as the center, the seawater ten meters around the metal ball formed a wall of water and went crushingly toward Fu Jin .
"Preposterous!" Fu Jin made a sword-controlling gesture and mumbled something under his breath . A white jade pearl as large as a man's head rose behind him . Next, patterns of swimming fish appeared on it .
"Go!' He pointed at Lu Sheng .
The pearl shot out . It swirled a few times in the water and paused before crashing heavily into the wall of water .
"Bam!"
Water sprayed everywhere, and a small dent was made in the wall of water . The pearl was driven straight into the wall . It charged mercilessly toward the silver ball . However, it had just traveled a few meters into the wall when it started showing signs of lacking the strength to continue on .
The entire wall of water was dozens of meters thick .
Fu Jin's face flushed . The clamshell head ornament on his head started to glow faintly . Supernatural power surged out of his body and his Core Qi surged wildly into his pearl Artifact . He attempted to free himself from this predicament .
However, his efforts were futile . The white jade pearl shuddered . It quickly grew powerless, and was fixed inside the wall of water .
"How… How's this possible?!" Fu Jin had fought Mu Yun before and knew about some of his abilities . Mu Yun's Abstruse Bead Seven Enlightened True Skill, which he was skilled in, was powerful in its cold and toxicity . The abstruse bead could flicker as many as seven times, and every time it flickered, the abstruse bead's might and toxicity would be increased .
However, at the height of its might after the seventh flicker, the abstruse bead's might was the same as his Natal Clamshell . Unless it was a prolonged fight, the two of them would practically be evenly matched . The outcome of the fight might not even be decided after a few days and nights . In the end, both of them might end up with severe injuries .
This was the crucial reason why the two of them had always restrained themselves from finding out who was the more powerful one .
However, the situation at hand was…
Fu Jin, with his flushed complexion, spat out a mouthful of blood and essence, putting his life on the line . He quickly made the signs for the secret art which burned his Core Qi and gave him an instantaneous burst of supernatural power .
"Boom!"
The white jade pearl suddenly lit up with a layer of grayish-white flames . The pearl's power was also amplified, and it proceeded forward for several more meters .
Then, it stopped again helplessly .
When Fu Jin saw this, he completely despaired .
He raised his eyes and looked at Lu Sheng behind the wall of water .
"You win . " The color of blood quickly drained from his face . He started to weaken his natal pearl's struggling intensity . "From now on, the Mist Clam Clan will submit to the Wood Martial Abode . Are you satisfied now?"
"Splash…"
The huge wall of water slowly scattered . Lu Sheng retracted the silver metal ball . His expression was calm .
"Don't blame me, Fu Jin . I've no intention of exposing my powers yet, but alas… things have not gone the way I wished they would . "
He said this on purpose . It was clear that he had another meaning .
Fu Jin's expression changed slightly . He seemed to have understood something .
"I understand now . About the Cloud Water Pearls, I'll reject all other buyers from now on and provide them solely for the Wood Martial Abode . "
"Also, your Black Cloud Pearl, the one which you produce the least . Give us ten of them every year," Lu Sheng added . Mu Yun had known this Fu Jin for more than ten years . It was only natural that he knew about the more precious items of his stock .
"Also, a hundred kilograms of Submarine Yin Iron won't be a problem, right? Ordinary gold, silver, bronze, and iron, five hundred kilograms each . "
"Will do . " When Fu Jin heard Lu Sheng asking for the Black Cloud Pearls, his expression had immediately darkened . However, when he heard that Lu Sheng only wanted ten pearls per year, the normal color returned to his complexion slightly . As for the other items, they were insignificant for him .
However, for the poor and desolate Wood Martial Abode, they were items that were greatly needed .
"One other thing . Other than the Mist Clam Clan, are there any other more powerful sea clans in a thousand miles?" Lu Sheng posed another question .
"Powerful sea clans… There are some . They live in the deeper parts of the ocean and rarely come into contact with other people, that's why not many know about their existence . " When Fu Jin heard the question, he was stunned, but quickly snapped back to his senses . He gestured for the clansmen around him to retreat . Then, he projected his voice and softly said, "If Abode Master intends to subjugate more sea clans, the sea snakemen in the trench are a good choice . They excavate Yin Iron and various other ores from the seabed, and are very skilled in this . I've seen the Sea Snake King a few times before this . He's slightly stronger than me, but he's not your match . "
Lu Sheng smiled .
"Send someone to bring me there . By the way, do you have a messenger talisman? I need one . "
Fu Jin submitted to his fate . The sea clan had always followed the strong . Such a scene was nothing to his clansmen . The most difference this would make was that they would have another master .
Only by depending on a powerful force could they live better lives . In this sea clan ecosystem where the survival of the fittest was the principal rule, this was only too natural .
He was not the only one . His clansmen had gotten used to this as well . Although the surrounding clansmen were surprised by the news, when they saw that nothing bad had happened, they quickly returned to their daily lives .
Fu Jin bit his fingertip and squeezed out a drop of demon blood . He quickly drew a talisman . The way to make a life talisman was easy, and practically every Foundation Building cultivator knew it . It was specifically used to send messages over short distances . Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
The demon blood used to make the life talisman could only be used once . Hence, life talismans should not be used wantonly . After the life talisman was used, the cultivator would have to expend more demon blood to replace it .
Lu Sheng received the life talisman and roughly tested the might of his own Artifact .
He was only at the Foundation Building tier's Complete stage, and was already able to unleash a terrifying might that surpassed Fu Jin's, who was at his Inner Core tier's Early stage . He even gauged the might of his Artifact . When it went head-to-head with the white jade pearl, its might was almost more than two hundred times the pearl's .
This might had already exceeded ordinary early stage Inner Core's strength . According to Mu Yun's memory, not many cultivators at the middle stage of their Inner Core tier could attain such a terrifying level .
The Taoist Master of the Vital Energy Sect who hunted him was at middle-stage Inner Core tier back then . His might was now much weaker than Lu Sheng's . At the very least, it was a gap of a dozen times .
Lu Sheng had roughly learned about his rank at the moment, so he had a plan of his own .
After he received the life talisman, Fu Jin invited him to visit the palace .
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