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

Chapter 209, Part 208: A Kun Descends, Myriad Spirits Arise
The Moonlight Elephant Clan did not appreciate the praise from Luo Lei of the Thunder Eagle Clan.

The middle-aged man said coldly, "Stop your hypocritical act, Luo Lei. We've traveled thousands of miles to this barren land, and we all have the same goal. Conflict is bound to happen sooner or later, so why pretend?"

Upon hearing this, the praised young Blood Elephant also stopped smiling and looked at Luo Lei opposite him, revealing his hostility without any attempt to hide it.

Luo Lei shook his head and said, "Don't be so absolute. When one Kun descends, all living beings are born!"

"The legendary Kunpeng divine beast, after its fall, will inevitably seek the help of a chosen one to be reborn from the ashes. My Thunder Eagle Clan only has a population of tens of millions. Even a genius child with the greatest fortune could not possibly win the heart of the Kunpeng divine beast. We have no hope of forming a spiritual bond with the divine beast, and we have no covetousness for the Kunpeng. Your Moonlight Spirit Elephant Clan, although its population exceeds ours, is not by much. Compared to those super clans, we have no advantage in the realm of fortune."

"Humph!"

Blood Elephant is young, and his attitude is written all over his face. Feeling looked down upon, he let out a cold snort of displeasure.

Luo Lei had no interest in watching the child glare. "The fall of the Kunpeng will inevitably be accompanied by the birth of the spiritual essence of heaven and earth. Once the time is right, this desolate region will become a new land of blessings. The Kunpeng is none of our business, but we still want to try our best to obtain the spiritual essence of heaven and earth. However, we are outsiders in this desolate region after all. Cooperation would be mutually beneficial, and there may be a possibility of collaboration."

Elephant Jue, a middle-aged man from the Moonlight Elephant Clan, would not believe such a thing.

If they truly had no designs on the Kunpeng, they wouldn't have included a child prodigy in their team.

He simply went along with the other person's line of thought and said, "That makes sense. You mean you want to form an alliance with my clan?"

"Alliance or friendship are just formalities. I would prefer to reach a consensus with the Moonlight Elephant Clan. There are many powerful clans in the city with tens of millions of members, not just you and me. There are also the Toad Clan, the Ten Thousand Snake Clan, and even the host clan of Stone City, the Mountain God Clan, should not be underestimated."

Xiang Juexin thought to himself, "The Thunder Eagle Clan possesses the Eagle Eye Divine Power, giving them a clear advantage in finding the finest spiritual treasures of heaven and earth. But my Moonlight Spirit Elephant Clan is the overlord as long as we are on the ground. They may fly in the sky, but they will eventually have to land. If this alliance is formed, it will actually benefit my clan."

Thinking of this, a smile immediately appeared on his face. "Brother Luo, we've been old friends for many years. It's not easy to meet, so why don't we find a place to drink and have a good chat?"

Luo Lei's eyes flashed, and he looked at Xiang Jue seriously. He suddenly burst into laughter, "I know a place that's perfect for drinking. Brother Xiang, please!"

……

While turmoil was brewing in Stone City, the Dragon Horn Tribe, a thousand miles away, remained peaceful and serene.

The tribe was changing every day; the once dirty roads were now clean and tidy. The tribal houses were tall and orderly, shrouded in a magical array, radiating vitality and providing warmth in winter and coolness in summer. The tribespeople were all happy and joyful, because this winter would be a warm one, one where they would not go hungry.

Most importantly, with the Wind Shaman guarding the tribe, the ancestral fire pit in the tribe's territory grew stronger day by day, which pleased everyone who saw it.

The cave halfway up the mountain, nestled in a cliff face, has now become Li Chunfeng's residence.

The fish-dragon grass planted some time ago, nourished by powerful spiritual energy, is nearing its final stage. Scattered around the dragon-bud rice tree, it takes root and multiplies everywhere. Even on the nearby mountains, Li Chunfeng has sown grass seeds, which have sprouted and taken root. From a distance, it looks like a vast expanse of vibrant fish-dragon grass meadow.

However, this speed is not considered fast compared to the investment.

Legend has it that in ancient times there was a lineage of Shennong who possessed extraordinary magic that could accelerate the ripening of spiritual herbs in a very short time.

Unfortunately, it has been lost.

Li Chunfeng set up a formation inside the cave to suppress spirituality and prevent the Fish-Dragon Grass from taking human form, developing sentience, and running around aimlessly.

The Dragon Sprout Rice Forest, which had been somewhat withered, was revitalized after Li Chunfeng launched a series of sacrifices to obtain a large amount of dragon energy for fertilization and replenishment. The leaves turned green again, and the vitality inside was also recovering, allowing it to continue to grow vigorously.

Li Chunfeng's prayer mat was located beneath the largest dragon bud rice tree.

He cultivates by inhaling the fragrance of dragon bud rice every day, and his blood and energy are vigorous all day long. Even if he does not eat or drink for ten days or half a month and maintains the body-refining posture, he does not feel hungry.

He thought to himself, "No wonder it's eighth-grade spirit rice!"

"If the aroma of rice alone has such miraculous effects, what would it be like to actually eat it?"

At this moment, around the futon where he was sitting, there was a pile of powder scattered on the ground. It was all the powder from the Originium that had been crushed after its energy was exhausted.

During this period, he used all the source stone resources he obtained from the Black Flame Tribe for his own Qi cultivation. His Golden Core has now completed the second and third stages.

The process of refining Qi into spirit also led to the successful second transformation of the Yin spirit.

The Golden Core Realm of the Qi Refining Path and the Yin Spirit Realm of the Spirit Refining Path form a strange complementary and mutually reinforcing relationship.

However, the "Nine Revolutions Chaotic Will Sword Body Technique" consumed far too many resources. It exhausted all the source stones obtained from the Black Flame Tribe, as well as many cultivation resources, and only barely managed to complete the third stage of the Golden Core.

He couldn't help but worry about what he would do if he reached a higher level of cultivation in the future.
Fortunately, his focus in cultivation was not entirely on the path of Qi refining.

"Boom~"

The rumbling sounds continued in the small inner world. With Li Chunfeng's current strength of Yin Spirit returning to its second stage, his daily progress in soul fusion had greatly increased.

Since obtaining the 10 billion lantern ghosts, Li Chunfeng has never relaxed his efforts in soul fusion. After several months of hard work, he is finally close to completing it.

The threshold for advancing from the Heavenly Realm to the Earthly Fiend Divine Power Realm is much more stubborn than expected.

It seemed that the closer one got to the breakthrough, the stronger the obstacle of the heavens became, and the thunder and lightning in the inner world became more and more terrifying.

Fortunately, conceptual supernatural powers are much more powerful.

The aura of the lamp was expanding, knowing that this would be a completely new realm, and it was cooperating even more wholeheartedly with its master to complete the final transformation.

Finally, Li Chunfeng initiated the final soul fusion.

The three-headed, top-grade Heavenly Rank Lantern Ghost was placed in the Three Powers position.

Fusion soul!

The light in the Dragon Horn Mountains suddenly dimmed, and all the creatures in the mountains looked up in terror, only to see a towering, ethereal shadow spreading across the horizon.

The phantom had an enormous head covered in demonic horns, and in the center were thirteen pairs of compound eyes, resembling rows of terrifying abyssal caves. Those who looked directly into the abyss were terrified, and people hurriedly lowered their heads, no longer daring to look directly at the phantom. Its long tail stretched into the void, and its full size was unknown.

Fortunately, the enormous phantom only appeared for a few breaths before gradually dissipating.

The sky cleared up again, as if nothing had ever happened.

However, the few Earthly Realm cultivators who remained in the tribe all turned their gazes toward the location where Li Chunfeng was in seclusion halfway up the mountain.

"What kind of supernatural power is the commander cultivating? It's just a phantom, yet it makes people feel unable to look directly at it."

Inside the cave, an ancient lantern floated in front of Li Chunfeng, his large eyes revealing a calm expression.

With a wave of his hand, Li Chunfeng caused the lamp to shrink to the size of his palm and float in his palm.

[Lighting the Lamp]: Level 10 Netherworld Spirit (Tier 4)
【talent】:
1. Soul Devouring (Earthly Fiend Divine Power - Low Grade)
(Soul Link, Soul Refinement, Soul Hook, Soul Whip, Soul Devouring Nether Armor, Nine Nether Demon Eye, Death Soul Curse Seal, Divine Soul Perception)
II. Heart Lamp (Earthly Fiend Supernatural Power - Low Grade)
(Unquenchable Heartfire, Heartfire Burning to Ashes, Heartlight Lamp Halo → Illuminating the Universe, Light and Darkness Embryo Great Barrier, Dawn Halo → Light of Life, Light Blade Slash, Heartlight Domain)
[Spell]:
Ghostly Shadow Escape (Earth Rank Perfection), Self-Destruction (Heaven Rank Perfection).

[Supernatural Powers]:
Soul Cannon Position (Earthly Fiend Divine Power - Tier 3), Psychic Shield (Earthly Fiend Divine Power - Tier 3), Psychic Fist (Earthly Fiend Divine Power - Tier 3), Phantom Clone (Earthly Fiend Divine Power - Tier 1), Beacon Fire and Wolf Smoke (Earthly Fiend Divine Power - Tier 1). Billions of lanterns have all transformed into the advancement stages of burning lamps.

And the extraordinary talent of Ran Deng did not disappoint Li Chunfeng.

Not to mention that most of the other spells have been upgraded to the supernatural level, the upgrade of 'Phantom Clone' to the supernatural level alone is enough to allow Ran Deng to return to the position of the number one combat force under his command.

The True Dragon Bloodline only held the top position for a few days before it had to obediently give way to Burning Lamp.

However, having reached this level, Ran Deng could no longer suppress it and was awaiting tribulation to advance to the fifth level of the 'Mirror Abyss Realm'.

Li Chunfeng stored the lamp in his soul aperture and instantly arrived in Yuan City.

Calling for Lu Yun'er.

Lu Yun'er, who was in class, felt a vibration on her wrist key and found an excuse to leave the school and enter Yuan City.

"Little madman, what's wrong?"

Before the girl could even ask for a hug, Li Chunfeng said with a serious expression, "Yun'er, something urgent needs to be done for me. Do two things for me."

"Yes, go ahead." She nodded eagerly.

"First, Ran Deng is about to undergo his tribulation. I don't know what kind of heavenly tribulation the demon ghost is undergoing when it crosses the Mirror Abyss Realm. Please contact my mentor Shen Que and help me investigate. If there are any tribulation-crossing magic treasures that can be borrowed, that would be even better. Second, please ask my mentor to help me find out where in the Earthly Realm I can exchange for star crystals."

Lu Yun'er's eyes widened. "The Burning Lamp is already at the fifth level?! Wait a minute, I'm going right now."

Just as Li Chunfeng was busy preparing for his tribulation.

Inside Stone City, however, things were extremely lively. The young prodigies of the various clans could not help but clash and fought a fierce battle among themselves.

Each of the spirit race children was incredibly strong, like the cubs of a remnant ferocious beast.

Despite being only a teenager, he already possesses fourth-tier combat power, or even higher.

The sheer power of their bloodline left the various spirit races in this "barren land" of the northern wilderness stunned. These battles were not fought in vain; while demonstrating their military might, they also served to divide resource areas among the major clans, and at the same time, used various methods, both kindness and coercion, to force the many local tribes to choose sides.

These outsiders effortlessly won over a large number of local powerful figures, who then worked for them.

The Dragonhorn Clan was also among those being courted.

Because the Dragonhorn Tribe had just conquered the Black Flame Tribe, an act considered quite unusual locally and not well-received. However, in the eyes of these powerful outsiders, it was nothing, and they even showed a degree of admiration for it.

Against the backdrop of the invasion of abyssal giants, the living environment in the wasteland is becoming increasingly harsh.

At this point, clinging to a mindset of staying put will inevitably lead to becoming food for giants.

Only by being courageous and diligent, like the big fish eating the small fish, and the small fish eating the shrimp, by absorbing the resources of small tribes and constantly strengthening oneself, can one possibly gain a chance of survival in the upcoming test.

This principle is well understood by the powerful clans.

Therefore, the Moonlight Spirit Elephant Clan swept through the sacrificial shrines of many small tribes along the way, completely disregarding the righteous cause of the Spirit Clan camp.

"Choose: follow our Moonlight Elephant Tribe, or refuse?"

Taiyi looked at the Blood Elephant brat standing in front of him, looking all smug, and barely suppressed the urge to slap him away.

Lin Shan, however, greeted him with a beaming smile, “My lord, it is an honor for our tribe that the Moonlight Elephant Tribe has given us the opportunity to rise. We are all inclined to follow the Moonlight Elephant Tribe, but although our tribe is small, we still have a chief and a shaman. Whether I agree or not is irrelevant. Moreover, if other powerful tribes come to visit and invite us, we will be powerless to refuse. Lord Blood Elephant, could you please exchange the treasures promised to our tribe first, so that we can feel at ease?”

Blood Elephant was somewhat dissatisfied. "Hmph! The Dragon Horn Tribe was once one of the Six Tribes of the Dragon God, yet it has fallen to this state. Since you cannot make decisions, I, this young master, will not make things difficult for you. All the benefits I promised you will be given to you. It's nothing to promise you some things first. The reputation of the Moonlight Spirit Elephant Tribe is not something you can presume to know. I will have a batch sent over later."

"Yes, yes, thank you, sir."

Blood Elephant's expression softened slightly. "Whenever you return, my tribe's troops will accompany you to Dragon Horn."

"We dare not delay your important business. We must wait for the mountain god tribe to complete the sacrifice before we return with the stone giant's team."

"Very well. Remember this: once you've agreed to join my Lingxiang tribe, you can no longer accept offers from other tribes."

Lin Shan respectfully saw the Moonlight Spirit and his party out.

In the blink of an eye, he said the same thing to the Toad Fairy Tribe.

At night, he led a few people to the place where the snakes were, and received a large number of treasures.

This move left Jiao Xuan completely dumbfounded.

"Mountain Shaman, is this feasible? If we anger them, wouldn't it bring annihilation to the tribe? Should we consult the Wind Shaman?"

Lin Shan said nonchalantly, "No need. Lord Fengwu already gave instructions before we set off. Do you think they won't attack us if we don't make a promise? Whatever happens in the future, getting the benefits first is the most important thing. Even if Lord Fengwu were here, he would make the same decision."

In fact, he had already consulted with his superiors through the sword order.

As he spoke, he gestured behind him with his chin, indicating that Jiao Xuan should look back.

Sure enough, Jiao Xuan saw the same expression on the faces of Bian Tu, Jing Min'er, and others.

They all seemed completely unconcerned about the consequences, even Taiyi and Xingling acted as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Offending so many powerful foreign tribes at once is truly unsettling for Jiao Xuan.

He had no choice but to take remedial measures himself. He secretly approached several local tribes, discussed the matter, and formed a mutual aid alliance. However, they were also terrified of the dragon's horn, so the true value of this alliance remained unknown.

The grand event reached its climax when the mountain god tribe held a sacrificial ceremony.

Then came the rumbling footsteps of the stone giants as they left the stone city.

After the sacrifice, Blood Elephant and the others were still searching everywhere for Dragon Horn and his group, but they could not find them anywhere.

The group quickly returned to the tribe on their somersault cloud early in the morning.

As soon as Taiyi and the others arrived home, they felt an unusual pressure in the air.

The large tribes, having discovered they had been deceived, naturally wouldn't let the matter rest.

One group after another of powerful warriors rushed into the mountains.

(End of this chapter)