Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 165, Section 164: The Myriad Heavens Shop, Innate Martial Master
After Li Chunfeng emerged from seclusion.

Lu Yun'er and Taiyi have already organized all the items.

She kept asking for gifts, but after busying herself for a while, she didn't get anything. Li Chunfeng gave the Five-Colored Deer several treasures that were clearly of the light and life attributes, allowing it to further extract its bloodline.

Regarding the handling of other items...

"Why don't you just open an online store?"

She casually came up with a terrible idea.

Li Chunfeng would never open a shop.

Opening an online store is easy, but maintaining it is difficult.

In this life, his talent for cultivation is probably maxed out, but his talent for business is negative... Including his previous life, he was also a young man with shallow knowledge and lived a poor life.

Even if he could get it up and running, he wouldn't have time to maintain it.

"Then what do you think the value of these treasures is?" Li Chunfeng asked.

"value…"

Lu Yun'er pretended to do calculations quickly, and after a while, she stuck out her tongue and said, "I don't know."

Li Chunfeng sighed, "I'd better ask someone else for advice on how to handle this."

Lu Yun'er grew up in luxury, well-protected by her mother. Although her family background made her knowledgeable and worldly, it had little to do with her. She had never lacked money before, and now that she's become a popular celebrity, it doesn't matter if she doesn't understand business management; she'll be set for life.

Li Chunfeng has many people he can consult, Shen Zhibai has a large family behind him, and Jia Fu is naturally a good choice as well.

But after asking around, he still chose to open his own small online store.

After all, this isn't a one-off deal; he'll definitely have many more things to sell in the future.

Do we have to bother others every time?

"Just think of it as opening a small shop and selling some odds and ends."

After inquiring further, Jia Fu estimated that these treasures from the extraterrestrial beings were quite valuable. Selling them all at once would definitely not meet expectations. Most of the extraterrestrial items were intended for research, and for studios dedicated to expanding their research, these items were more valuable than the treasures themselves.

On Lu Yun'er's recommendation, he opened an account on Tianyin.com, the largest short video website.

The account hasn't posted a single video; the only thing listed is a lone online store filled with products.

Tianyin.com has a fairly strict review process for individuals opening shops, and the entire network is monitored by the Zhuxia Main Spirit. Generally speaking, a certain number of followers is required to open a shop. However, Li Chunfeng's title as the number one on the Qingyun Ranking carries considerable weight. With Lu Yun'er's recommendation, and after some verification by the reviewers, he was still allowed to open his shop.

With Lu Yun'er's help, he then listed the items he no longer needed for sale.

The shop's name is 【Zhu Tian Xiao Dian】!
They boasted quite a bit, but every single item they sold was indeed from outside the region, and all of them were quite expensive.

The new store naturally didn't attract many customers. Li Chunfeng didn't even advertise it; he just hung up the items and didn't pay much attention to them.

But he has a big celebrity friend.

At the time, Lu Yun'er was very popular. As "Honghuang" entered its promotional period, her popularity also soared, and she received several advertising endorsements.

The new 'Rainbow Feather Robe' from the famous women's luxury brand Changgong and the new flying sword from Shudao Mountain were both delivered to her door; she could use them as she pleased.

With such traffic, a simple traffic boost can instantly make the store incredibly popular.

"Just helping out my friend's shop! They have lots of great items, first come, first served!"

Lu Yun'er still took it very seriously and released a video to promote it.

"Who is it that has such great influence that even the Fairy of Gusha descended to the mortal realm to advertise a new online store?"

Initially, many netizens followed Lu Yun'er's link to the store and found that the items were expensive and the store name was so arrogant.

Naturally, there was no shortage of disdain and slander.

Haters showed up uninvited.

However, upon closer inspection of the goods for sale, one finds robes from the Dream Weaving World, conch shells from the Conch Stone World, and items from the Deep Sea World, the Hell World, the Dark World, and so on. Almost every item is not in the style of the Earthly Realm. Some items are labeled with their origin, while others are not labeled at all. But no matter which item it is, you cannot find one that belongs to the Earthly Realm, the Myriad Demon Realm, or the Ghost Realm.

If it's just a small number of items from outside the region, that's fine.

But that's too many, tens of thousands of items from outside the realm.

Zhutian Shop truly lives up to its name!
Moreover, these equipment, props, and treasures are incredibly diverse in terms of attributes and effects, some of which are beyond your wildest imagination and have extremely high research value.

Could it really be from the myriad worlds?
Who is the shop owner?

so smart!

A search revealed the account owner's name to be Li Chunfeng.

Shop address: Kunlun Taiyuan Academy.

There's also the officially certified gold label.

"Ouch!"

"The case is solved."

Li has finally managed to monetize his online traffic, proving he hasn't faded into obscurity.

Although he hasn't released a single video, his fans feel like they've found a home, and in a short period of time, his fan count has surpassed one million.

It relies on the high quality of the items in the store.

"Zhutian Shop" quickly gained a reputation within a small area.

Li Chunfeng didn't intend to expand or become a major player; he simply sold things he didn't need and converted them into cash for consumer goods.

However, he underestimated his influence. He had only opened a small shop, yet he still managed to top the trending search list on Tianyin Video Network.

This is because the items being listed this time are so novel and there are so many of them.

Most importantly, it involves far too many worlds and realms.

Although the Earthly Realm is open to information, most people have a very narrow perspective, like frogs in a well. The world they know is limited to the Three Realms, including some minor subordinate worlds. They are completely unaware that there are so many great worlds in the heavens. This time, they have seen something new.

Everyone knows that this must be a victory gained during the Abyss Tribulation.

Everyone else goes to the Abyss of Boundaries to undergo a difficult tribulation, but you go there as if you're just going to buy goods.

Is it presentable?

Immediately afterward, someone revealed that Li Chunfeng had already undergone five Abyss Tribulations and achieved godlike status five times.

This further boosted the store's popularity, and all the goods in the store were snapped up in a short period of time.

Some items may seem expensive, but they are actually a steal – a real bargain.

Most of the orders were placed by research institutions of various universities.

Regardless, Li Chunfeng's pockets were getting fuller day by day. Just the disposal of this batch of miscellaneous items made him earn five small goals.

It seems like a lot at first glance.

But upon closer reflection, these things came from the lives and fortunes of over five thousand geniuses from other realms, including some strange creatures; he didn't even spare their corpses.

If you calculate it this way, it's not too much, but rather too little.

Having never possessed such wealth before, Mr. Li felt somewhat surreal.

"Is it really that profitable? Thank you so much this time."

Li Chunfeng's usually stern face was now beaming with smiles.

Lu Yun'er was a little envious, "That's because of your mysterious aura. Your fans bought more because of their curiosity and admiration. It's not my doing."

"So what should I do to thank my fans?"

Lu Yun'er laughed and said, "Haha, this isn't like you. But you could release some content to stabilize your popularity."

Li Chunfeng thought for a moment, "Could you teach me how to convert the image format in the photo pearl?"

"Ha, I knew you used the recording bead. Hand it over quickly, what's inside? You won't even let me see it."

Li Chunfeng stared intently at the pair of playful doe eyes, pondered for a moment, and finally took out the memory bead.

"After reading this, you'll understand why I don't want to share it with others."

Lu Yun'er didn't take it seriously, "Hmph, so mysterious."

But after watching it, she shut up.

Looking at Li Chunfeng with a conflicted expression, he asked, "Then what level is your clone, and how many clones do you have?"

"Celestial Rank, 1,080,000."

"One million eight thousand!!!"

After hearing this, Lu Yun'er was completely stunned. "Can a Lantern Ghost have this much potential? Now even I want to contract a Lantern Ghost!"

Li Chunfeng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

He stroked his chin, pondering the feasibility.

In the eyes of others, the lantern ghost's strongest ability is undoubtedly its phantom clones.

His phantom clones have already reached the Heavenly Rank.

In fact, even at the Xuan rank, he already had 10,800 clones, each possessing 30% of the original's strength, which already surpassed most clone techniques.

Furthermore, it doesn't require many lantern ghosts to synthesize.

If you're lucky, you might be able to create ten million lantern ghosts.

With his current synthesis speed, half a day would be enough.

In other words, if he were willing to expose his conceptual talent, he could mass-produce a batch of Xuan-rank Phantom Clone Technique Seeds.

However, this will inevitably slow down the growth of the lamp.

He didn't want to become a synthetic tool either.

But if it's just helping one or two people, then it's just a matter of convenience.

He said, "It's not impossible. How many soul apertures do you have?"

"Ah...you don't really mean it, do you? I was just saying it offhand."

"It's too late. Your recent cultivation has clearly become lax."

Lu Yun'er opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't refute him. Compared to Li Chunfeng's diligence, her own efforts were really insignificant. She muttered to herself, "He didn't slack off at all. He was just filming to earn money and took a break for a while."

Li Chunfeng pretended not to hear and said seriously, "Others only think that my Lantern Ghost's strongest talent is its illusory clones, but in reality, it is Soul Devouring. Devouring and refining other souls to nourish itself is the fundamental reason why my cultivation speed is so fast. If you want to form a contract with the Lantern Ghost, you must rely on my supernatural powers, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed. Find some time to test whether your compatibility is suitable, after all, your zodiac sign is clearly incompatible with the Lantern Ghost. Moreover, if it really works out, it will also help me a lot."

His pace quickened, and his friends, who tried desperately to keep up, gradually fell behind.

If this continues, he will eventually be the only one left walking the road ahead.

But war is not a one-person affair.

Lu Yun'er remained silent for a long while, then said, "...Really?"

"What's real or fake?"

"I can help you." Li Chunfeng: "..."

Lu Yun'er's soul has only six apertures.

The exact timeframe for when the second soul aperture will open remains unknown.

Therefore, this matter remains only a concept for the time being.

More importantly, there is the fifth Abyss Calamity.

Lu Yun'er then edited a video for him, which Li Chunfeng watched and felt was a bit too high-profile. It was completely different from his low-key and simple style.

But Lu Yun'er insisted on him posting it.

"Then send it."

Unable to win against her, Li Chunfeng chose to publish the news.

And so, the first video appeared on this previously empty account.

The video didn't feature much combat. Instead, it showed a sky full of imposing lantern ghost clones accompanied by rousing battle music, followed by rapid cuts and camera transitions, revealing a series of alien geniuses. Each contestant from a different race displayed unique and extraordinary abilities, far surpassing those of cultivators of the same level.

But they seemed so helpless against Li Chun's lantern-and-ghost-sea tactics.

The music suddenly changed, and in the video footage, a loud bang was heard in the sky, revealing the kill leaderboard.

The battle scenes in the secret realms are even more intense.

More and more figures from other races appeared on the screen. Each one appeared for less than half a second, yet each represented a prodigy from a particular world.

Near the end of the video, as the music changed, the sky began to change dramatically, and a giant abyssal monster, resembling a Frankenstein's monster, appeared.

Just looking at that imposing figure makes you hold your breath.

A dense array of clones confronted it.

However, before the audience could see Li Chunfeng fighting the giant monster, a second, even larger abyssal giant appeared.

In the video, Li Chunfeng stands tall in the void, facing the colossal body that is hundreds of feet tall, without any fear.

The video ended there, showing only a silhouette.

The two most crucial battles were not included in the editing at all; the focus was solely on Li's posture in facing formidable opponents.

Those who don't know the truth might think that Mr. Li is a habitual show-off.

Although the battle footage wasn't shown, the final outcome was self-evident.

Li Chunfeng has returned safely and is still selling off his spoils of war; this is the strongest evidence.

The biggest impression netizens had after watching the video was that the abyssal behemoth actually appeared in the Abyss Tribulation of the first level of the Abyss.

That's just too outrageous!
My second impression was, "Full of martial virtue! No wonder he's number one on the Azure Cloud Ranking!"

Li's fan growth rate had already slowed down slightly, but now it has started to climb rapidly again.

Although his face wasn't even shown in the video.

However, this did not prevent the video from being forwarded and spread to an increasingly wider audience.

At the Biyou Palace Academy, Zhou Si had just entered the school and was immediately considered a strong candidate for the academy's most beautiful girl by her fellow students. She had many suitors, but she ignored them all, focusing solely on her cultivation.

After finishing my lessons today, I was walking back to my cave with my friend Jingyi when she suddenly said, "Xiao Ye, isn't Li Chunfeng also your classmate at the academy?"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"He recently released a video of himself performing a powerful attack, it's unbelievable! Is he really in the same year as us?"

Zhou Si was also stunned. "What video? Let me see it."

After watching the video, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. Seeing that the popular internet celebrity was promoting the new store again, her heart clenched. "Ah Qiong, I suddenly remembered that my training for today is not over yet. I'm going to try to climb another level in the Sword Tower. Can you go back by yourself?"

"Wait for me, let's go together."

Those rivals who had competed fiercely on the Qingyun Ranking all silently put down their phones after watching the video.

I was about to rest, but I immediately got a shot of adrenaline and decided to train for another round.

Since enrolling in Biyou Palace Academy, Wen Xiangzhu has stood out among the freshmen. Recently, whether it's challenging the Sword Tower or participating in inter-academy sword competitions, he has consistently been at the top, even comparable to outstanding senior students. Despite enjoying such honors, he has not slacked off in his cultivation.

Outsiders all considered him to be number one on the Qingyun List.

Only he himself knew that there were actually two people who ranked first on the previous Qingyun List.

The real number one is someone else.

He had been quietly observing his opponents all along.

With his strength and pride, he was destined to surpass all his peers, and he thought he had already narrowed the gap with Li Chunfeng. But after seeing the Abyss Tribulation video released by Li Chunfeng, he couldn't help but fall silent. "Li Chunfeng, will you also be going to the expansion of the Fourth World? I look forward to fighting you again."

Hu Yifei saw the video at the Taiyuan Academy of Dachan Temple, but his reaction was completely different from that of the others.

He was very proud and immediately called Li Chunfeng, bragging for a while. Not satisfied, he couldn't wait to show off to someone. So the first person he went to was Huang Tianhe from the same school, "Look, Big Bear. Isn't my brother awesome?"

After reading it, Huang Tianhe was speechless for a long time. "What does it have to do with you if others become stronger? Can you beat me?"

Hu Yifei immediately bristled, "That's my precious son. What's wrong with a father being happy? I can't beat you for now, but you can't break my defense either. We're evenly matched at best."

Huang Tianhe raised an eyebrow, "Practice?"

"Who's afraid of who? Bring it on!"

……

Li Chunfeng casually posted a video, simply to promote his small shop.

Little did they know, this would keep many of their fellow contestants up at night.

Afterwards, Li Chunfeng contacted the Supreme Pill Dao Company to dispose of the two space crystal cores of the abyss monsters, including the corpse of the octopus monster.

The Supreme Pill Dao Company had no idea that just after reaching an agreement with Future Star, Li Chunfeng had already taken down two more abyssal beasts in the blink of an eye.

Although it costs money to buy, this kind of thing is priceless and unavailable.

They undoubtedly made a fortune from this investment.

This acquisition alone is worth nearly 100 million.

Li Chunfeng now possesses 600 million Dao merits, making him richer than ever before.

But in the blink of an eye, he had spent it all again.

Previously, 1 million Dao power had been invested to acquire lantern ghosts in the Ghost Realm, but to upgrade 'Soul Devouring' to the Heavenly Rank, 34 billion lantern ghosts were still needed, which was simply not enough.

Theoretically, 10 million Dao Gong (a unit of merit) is only enough to acquire a maximum of 1 billion units.

So they simply invested another 2.5 million in Taoist cultivation.

That's just enough to upgrade 'Soul Devourer' to the upper-grade Heaven rank.

His next tribulation will be in five months, and it may allow him to further enhance his strength once again.

Of the remaining 3.5 million Dao merits, 3 million will be used to order a batch of first-grade fresh fish-dragon grass from the Supreme Pill Dao Company.

In the time that followed, Li Chunfeng focused on digesting the gains from the Abyss Tribulation, especially the vast amount of qi and blood. The process of cultivating the Night God Breathing Technique was both painful and pleasurable, involving repeated cycles of circulating qi and blood, refining his internal organs and cleansing his marrow. The tearing pain was almost numbing.

Body tempering is like steelmaking.

Each impact, each friction, is a step towards a body of steel.

Fortunately, his blood and qi were extremely abundant at this time, and his Star Soul Bone was constantly improving, making his own blood-generating ability extremely strong.

Several days later, he finally succeeded in completely digesting the blood and qi power that had increased in the Killing Secret Realm, and the Night God Breathing Technique was also quietly upgraded.

He entered the ranks of Grandmasters in the Blood Refining Realm.

Also known as a congenital martial arts master.

Because the "Night God Breathing Technique" is a soul martial arts technique, Li Chunfeng achieved the unity of his physical body and soul, and perfect harmony of spirit and flesh, even though he had only just entered the Blood Refining Realm.

At this moment, relying solely on physical strength, one can walk as swiftly as a galloping horse and leap as nimbly as a flying bird, possessing the stamina to travel a thousand miles a day and eight hundred miles at night. The internal and external muscles, bones, skin, flesh, and organs are all condensed into one, with copper skin, steel bones, and iron organs, making the entire person's qi, blood, and physique incomparably powerful.

Even a Yin God Realm expert cannot possess, control, or seize the body of another.

At the peak of the Organ Refining stage, with the spirit and flesh united, one can fight against a hundred. Their blood and qi already contain their own thoughts, allowing them to sense killing intent, see through and slay vengeful spirits. They are far more powerful than Blood Refining stage martial artists who haven't achieved this unity. Against ordinary Innate level experts, they can fight two or even three at once. After death, their blood and qi will transform into a mass of yang essence, which will quickly dissipate.

With the vast amount of blood and energy he gained in the Killing Realm, he was able to quickly achieve his first Blood Refinement.

On this day, at Feihong Snow Pavilion.

Li Chunfeng finally came to find Shen Que to cancel his leave.

Shen Que was admiring the plum blossoms in the courtyard when he saw Li Chunfeng land on his sword and bow respectfully. A smile flashed in his eyes. "Your cultivation has improved greatly again, congratulations. But what's with this killing intent? It's a bit peculiar. It seems you can't quite control it yet?"

Li Chunfeng said, "Teacher, you are very perceptive. I gained something during this tribulation, and the killing intent I obtained was from the secret realm. Have you ever heard of the Killing Secret Realm?"

"I've never heard of this before. Is it a new mode of the Abyss Calamity? Tell me about it."

"Yes. During the last Abyss Tribulation, it actually summoned contestants from countless worlds of the Abyss City to the same secret realm to fight each other, all to please a certain evil god..." He explained the strange rules of the Slaughter Secret Realm one by one, including the rules of slaughter and plunder, and the intent of slaughter.

Shen Que's expression turned somewhat solemn upon hearing this. "The killing intent can directly attack the soul. This reminds me of the characteristics of a top-tier sword technique in the Biyou Palace Academy. That sword technique cultivates the purest killing sword intent."

"We who cultivate the sword are meant to be the masters of our swords, not to be controlled by killing intent. If, as you say, the killing intent truly has such miraculous effects, and you cannot stop killing, will you be able to control it in the future?"

Li Chunfeng was somewhat embarrassed. "Teacher, other people's killing intent may not be that powerful. I just killed a lot in the secret realm, which allowed my killing intent to advance several times. Now it is the Heaven-level Killing Intent! That's why some of it has dissipated."

In other words, Lu Yun'er was completely unaware of Shen Que's presence.

Shen Queqi asked, "...How many did you kill?"

"The number is indeed five thousand."

Shen Que remained silent for a long time. "Regarding the true meaning of killing, Teacher still needs to think about it for a while. Perhaps other means can be used to suppress this uncontrollable killing intent."

He temporarily steered the conversation away from that topic, asking, "Have you already attained the state of unity between body and soul?"

"Yes, the method I cultivate is the method of unifying the soul and martial arts, which is more effective in achieving the unity of spirit and body."

Shen Que's expression was unreadable as he said, "Then do you know that your martial arts cultivation has reached a critical stage?"

Li Chunfeng asked, somewhat puzzled, "Teacher, what does this mean?"

"After martial arts are cultivated to the level of Martial Master, there is a watershed moment, the Innate Realm. If you want to walk the path of Human Immortal, you must always unite your spirit and body. Over time, your soul and spirit will be completely united. Although your soul is powerful, it can no longer break free from its shell."

"However, such people are extremely terrifying. Every move they make is incredibly powerful, and their reactions are lightning-fast. In the blink of an eye, they can pounce on someone from dozens of feet away with the flick of their wrist. And when one cultivates the path of the soul and enters the Yin God realm, the soul can often leave the body and roam the heavens and earth, always remaining separate from the body as Yin and Yang, unable to merge. Therefore, even if a cultivator also cultivates martial arts, even if they reach the level of a Martial Saint, in real hand-to-hand combat, they are still a notch below a Martial Saint who cultivates the path of the Human Immortal. However, they have an endless array of Daoist techniques, and only when the two truly clash can the superiority of one be determined."

Li Chunfeng thought to himself: I must cultivate the Yang God Path.

But does martial arts body tempering necessarily mean one will be inferior to a human immortal?

Human effort can make things happen; what is predetermined is often not so.

However, he then smiled and realized that his cultivation was still shallow, his soul could not leave his body, and his physique had not yet truly begun to refine blood. It was too early to think about the future.

"I will not give up martial arts, at most I will not deliberately maintain the state of unity between spirit and body. Body tempering cannot be achieved in a day, it requires slow tempering. If you overdo it, it will harm your body. It does not conflict with my cultivation of the soul."

Persistence is multiplying everything by 365!

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