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

Chapter 237, Section 236: Dragged into the Abyss
As the most important of all arts, the use of battle formations is certainly not limited to fighting.

Over the centuries, the Celestial Court has developed to the point that the application of formations has permeated all walks of life and is now inseparable from people's daily lives.

Putting everything else aside, the effect of those high-level array spirits alone surpasses that of a million-strong army.

Li Chunfeng was self-aware; he knew that all his talents in this life were in cultivation, and his talent in the various arts of immortal cultivation was not particularly outstanding.

But now that we've enrolled in Kunlun, we have to learn a course, and of course, we have to learn the most powerful one.

This is also why he enrolled in the Array Dao Academy.

Therefore, he seemed very insecure when faced with Jiang Wei's expectations.

However, Li had his own logic: the less talent someone had, the better tools they needed to use to help them improve.

The array plate with its five-colored, divine light flowing through it, which was awarded by Array Dao Mountain, was actually a blank innate array plate, making it the highest-level reward.

Seeing how cowardly he was, Jiang Wei was speechless.

The array plate had already been given away, and as the headmaster of the academy, he couldn't bring himself to take it back.

"If you have any questions about formations in the Spirit Realm, go and ask Zhang Jingyi! There are still many good things hidden in Longhu Mountain. As for whether you can get anything out of Old Daoist Zhang, that depends on your skills."

Li Chunfeng's eyes lit up; he liked this one.

Now that you have the array plate, you should return immediately.

"Huh? Dean, has something happened over there?"

"I don't know the specifics either, but the gray fog is spreading over, and the person at the front urged us once."

"Okay, I'll set off now."

Li Chunfeng knew he had exceeded his vacation limit and dared not stay any longer.

Suddenly remembering something, he asked, "Dean, I'm going to the Spirit Realm soon, and I'll be breaking through to the Void Realm. When I was undergoing the Yin God Tribulation, I unexpectedly experienced the Six-Nine Thunderfire Heavenly Tribulation. I have a feeling that the Heavenly Tribulation when I step into the Void Realm will not be simple. Does the Dean have any way to avoid the tribulation?"

"The virtual realm..."

Jiang Wei remained silent for a while. Calculating the time, it had only been a few months since he borrowed the innate array plate during the Yin God Tribulation.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "The first stage of the Void Step requires breaking through the barrier between life and death. This process is irreversible; once you embark on the path of life and death, there is no turning back, and it is extremely dangerous. Do you want to apply for the Void Step Pill? The conditions for refining the Void Step Pill are harsh, and the next batch will take another six months, while there are many people in the queue..."

"No no no."

Li Chunfeng interrupted, "Dean, the barrier of life and death is just a thin veil for me. If it weren't for the fact that I had to wait until I returned to the Spirit Realm to break through, which would be more beneficial for my performance there, I would have already broken through."

"you--"

Having lived for so many years, Jiang Wei has rarely been able to leave anyone speechless since he entered the Tribulation Gate. At this moment, he actually feels somewhat at a loss for words.

Looking back, he must have been a genius.

How many years did it take to advance to the Void Realm?
After a long pause, he spoke again: "The celestial secrets of the Spirit Realm are currently in chaos, and all divination techniques are greatly diminished, let alone those concerning heavenly tribulations. Therefore, I cannot use divination to predict your fortune. However, you encountered a mutated heavenly tribulation when you were in the Yin God Realm. This is the Spirit Realm's attitude towards outsiders. The tribulation in the Void Realm will definitely not be less than the Six-Nine Thunder and Fire Tribulation. Are you confident that you can withstand the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation?"

"The Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation..."

Even though Li Chunfeng was somewhat prepared, he couldn't help but be stunned at this moment.

Knowing that the dean's guess was very likely to come true, he began to seriously consider his own abilities. "The Heavenly Gang Divine Power Shield should be able to withstand the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, right?"

"If that's still not enough, then in the end we'll have to rely on our physical strength to endure it."

The body refinement process in "Devouring Stars" is extremely fast; previously, he could open hundreds of acupoints every day.

Now that his spiritual realm has greatly improved, the speed at which he opens his acupoints will increase several times over. It is estimated that it will only take about a year to completely open all 129,600 acupoints in the human body.

One year.

He will definitely be able to break through to the Golden Core stage of Qi Refining.

Under the Star Body Refinement, one will inevitably be able to break through to the Core Formation Realm in martial arts.

At worst, I can endure a year of hardship.

However, this is under ideal conditions.

Cultivation always consumes resources, and since he cultivates three paths simultaneously, he is a major consumer of resources.

Unless a windfall falls from the sky.

Looking at the big shot in front of him, Li said with a try-it-out attitude, "Dean, I am 90% confident, but if I can get enough star crystals to help with the remaining 10%, I can increase the success rate to 99%."

Ha, they've come to ask for resources.

This kid knows he has exceptional talent and is valued by the Celestial Court, so he tries every possible way to get benefits from them.

Jiang Wei shook his head and said, "Star crystals are all produced in the outer starry sky, and only Dao Lords can traverse the void. Moreover, the void is deep, and a round trip takes decades or even hundreds of years. Dao Lords have busy schedules, and no Dao Lord is usually so free as to go to the starry sky to collect star crystals, so there are no star crystals available. As a student, since you are confident that you can reach the Void Realm while you are still studying, the school will naturally give you its full support. I can make the decision to provide you with a Heavenly Origin Pill, and you will have to prepare the rest yourself."

"Ah, thank you so much, Dean!"

Li Chunfeng was overjoyed to hear that they were actually coming and thanked them repeatedly.

Kunlun has so many students, including those currently enrolled and those who have graduated—the number is countless. Nurturing so many people consumes a massive amount of resources. Even if Li Chunfeng is exceptionally talented, without a legitimate reason, it's impossible to concentrate all resources on one person.

Otherwise, Kunlun would not have been able to be passed down for so many years.

Li Chunfeng was very satisfied.

Little did he know that Kunlun had never had a Heavenly Origin Pill for cultivating those in the Void Realm.

One Heavenly Origin Pill is enough to create a True Martial Realm martial arts grandmaster.

The greater benefit is that it lays the foundation for becoming a martial saint.

Therefore, the Heavenly Origin Pill is a top-grade resource. Apart from Dao Lords, who else could have such a grand ambition?

This elixir is Jiang Wei's private property.

Just as Li Chunfeng left Zhendao Mountain, a wooden box flew in from the sky.

The wooden box was heavily sealed, a testament to the importance placed upon it, making one immediately believe that it contained an extremely precious treasure.

Li Chunfeng happily accepted it and respectfully bowed in the direction from which the wooden box had flown.

Su Youfeng was somewhat puzzled but didn't ask further. "Brother Li, how was your experience on Array Dao Mountain? It's understandable to feel a bit out of place on your first time. Don't be misled by the rankings. Those ranked in the top 100 are the result of repeated attempts and accumulating rich experience. Moreover, the Array Dao Mountain rankings are actually divided into two categories. One is the ranking of current students, where no one has yet broken through to the fourth level. The other is the ranking of graduates who occasionally return to cultivate, but only fifth-level array masters above the Void Realm can be included. So even those ranked high on the list don't really matter. You don't need to take it too seriously."

Li Chunfeng looked relieved. It turned out that the guys ranked above 38 had all been trying to climb the rankings repeatedly.

As for the graduate rankings, he'll probably see them next time he goes hiking.

"I managed to reach the fourth level of the mountain, but then I couldn't go any further and was kicked out by the array spirit. Sigh."

"Oh, that's fine."

Su Youfeng, with her keen social skills, instinctively comforted her junior, but then suddenly realized something was wrong, "...What, you made it to the Fourth Mountain on your first try?"

Li Chunfeng asked curiously, "Senior Brother Su, with my strength, isn't this a matter of course? If it weren't for the restrictions of the Array Dao Mountain rules, and the array spirit forcibly kicking me out, I might not have been unable to force my way through the Fourth Mountain."

Su Youfeng was stunned, looking at Li Chunfeng's calm and composed expression, her heart filled with extremely complicated emotions.

Li Chunfeng's journey of returning to his homeland has now come to an end.

With Lu Yun'er seeing him off all the way, he returned to the Mountain and Sea Realm City, handing her two storage treasures that were full before leaving.

Spiritual practice cannot be separated from resources, companions, methods, and environment; resources come first.

Constantly selling goods will likely become a bottomless pit in the future; he needs to build some industries of his own. However, doing business also requires talent, and Li has no entrepreneurial mind and no good projects, so he might as well leave it to Lu Yun'er to handle.

If Hu Yifei, Jia Fu, and the others graduate, we can still entrust them with some tasks, but for now... let's just be porters between the two worlds for now.

After a moment of reluctance, Li Chunfeng stepped into the teleportation hall.

The old man in the gray robe was still guarding the empty teleportation array. The business here was clearly not as busy as the blind old Taoist had said.

The old man ignored him. Li Chunfeng recalled that when he came out last time, he was unable to sense the old man's aura with his divine sense.

What about this time?

He was deliberately testing his senses.

He closed his eyes, and all he saw was emptiness. But this time, he keenly sensed something amiss. The purple divine chain in his inner vision flickered, and he mobilized the power of the Heavenly Gang Soul Dao Fruit to sense again. Instantly, he saw an endless void.

"You brat, what are you looking at like that! Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

The old Taoist priest scolded him irritably.

Li Chunfeng's search was interrupted, and he opened his eyes.

—The Way of Emptiness.

The blind old Taoist's mastery of the void must be extremely profound. Although he appears to be sitting not far in front of you, there are actually layers of space in front of you.

So far away.

The old Taoist's true form is hidden behind the endless void.

Although it's only a step away, without understanding the principles of space, it's impossible to get close to him.

But Li Chunfeng was confident that, given enough time, he could pull him out of the void.

But why was he so recklessly testing the old man in front of him? Did he think the old man had no temper?

That's when he lost his temper.

Li Chunfeng quickly admitted defeat and apologized repeatedly.

The old Taoist priest wasn't impressed. "If you have nothing else to do, get lost. Don't get in my way."

Since Li Chunfeng knew that the old Taoist was a master of the Dao of Space, he naturally wanted to get closer to him. "Senior, I also study the Dao of Space. Some time ago, I obtained a treasure of basic spatial runes from a small world. Perhaps it will be useful to you. Consider it a small compensation for my rudeness. Please accept it."

As he spoke, he summoned a tenth-grade black lotus.

It contains the basic human-level void runes of the Zhou Tian number!

Regardless of whether the old Taoist priest would accept it or not, he quickly activated the formation and teleported back to the meteorite base.

The blind old Taoist snorted coldly, "You reckless brat, you dare to show off your spatial abilities in front of me."

With a wave of his hand, he was about to extinguish that thought.

He paused just before making his move, gathering the thought back.

With just a thought, he saw a dense array of void runes, a total of three hundred and sixty.

"what?"

"Li Chunfeng, come here to see me!"

The moment I landed, Zhang Jingyi's voice went straight into my mind.

Li Chunfeng dared not delay and arrived above the meteorite in a flash.

"General!"

Zhang Jingyi stood at the front of the meteorite, gazing into the chaotic void.

"Did you see it?"

Li Chunfeng followed his gaze but saw nothing.

But he knew in his heart that that direction was where the Spirit Realm was located.

"General, I can't see."

"That's far from enough!" Zhang Jingyi turned around and said, "The Nine Dragons Boundary Instrument has made a new discovery: the abyssal gray mist is rapidly eroding the Spirit Realm. This world probably won't be able to wait until it becomes entangled with the Three Realms before it falls into the deeper layers of the Abyss!"

Li Chunfeng listened quietly.

Old Master Zhang wasn't asking for his opinion.

"The progress of the other three realms is too slow, and I am prepared to abandon them, intending to concentrate more forces on conquering the Great Wilderness Realm. Therefore, your actions must be accelerated. I also have concerns. The Heavenly Dao rules of the Spirit Control Realm are no less powerful than those of the Earthly Realm, and its hostility towards outsiders is intensifying. The room for maneuver for us old folks is dwindling. If we accelerate the offensive, we will inevitably attract even stronger enemies. At that time, we may provoke powerful enemies at the upper three levels. If you cannot withstand them, all the previous preparations will be in vain."

"Therefore, I have dispatched ten Nascent Soul warships to assist you. You must conquer a vast territory within three years... enough territory."

Li Chunfeng's heart sank slightly, "General..."

Zhang Jingyi waved his hand to stop him. "I heard from Jiang Wei that you are confident that you can overcome the tribulation of the Void Realm. I specially applied for this Myriad Tribulations Pearl in the hope of giving you a helping hand. But you need to successfully overcome the tribulation within half a year. Can you do that?"

Li Chunfeng opened his mouth: "..."

Everything is arranged.

Li Chunfeng finally experienced being treated like royalty by the organization.

When the Star Gate was activated again, Li Chunfeng returned this time not alone; he was accompanied by ten powerful war machines.

The Celestial Court's ultimate war treasure: the Primordial Spirit Warship.

With this divine artifact in hand, if we still cannot conquer the Fallen Dragon River region, there is no need for the Celestial Court to continue operating.

Despite their overall strength increasing several times over, Li Chunfeng did not feel much joy.

The more favors he receives, the heavier the burden on his shoulders becomes. In the future, he may never be able to return to that carefree, leisurely life of self-sufficiency and cultivation.

This is the choice of the times.

Heroes are made by the times, and since he was chosen, he certainly wouldn't turn him away.

Upon returning to the wasteland, Li Chunfeng witnessed the changes in the two major bases, with the number of people increasing tenfold.

And it's increasing at an extremely rapid rate every day.

The Dragon Lantern Base was filled with many unfamiliar faces, including several high-ranking military officials. Although these officials arrived as avatars, and none of them were stronger than the third rank, they were all in control of primordial spirit warships.

All kinds of war resources are being frantically transported to the front lines.

Once the Celestial Court's war machine was started, Li Chunfeng felt a suffocating sense of oppression.

Take a deep breath.

Now that someone else is taking care of the trivial matters, his most pressing task is to break through to the Void Realm.

Once the Void Realm is achieved, the body and soul will completely separate, becoming two separate existences. From then on, the progress of martial arts cultivation will be extremely slow, and the body will be weak for a long time. Unless one achieves corpse liberation or has rare and precious treasures or miraculous elixirs to nourish it, it is possible to recover. However, although the body is weak, the spirit is also unprecedentedly strong. One truly understands the essence between the soul and the spirit, and the ability to seize another's body and be reborn is only a thought away.

Li Chunfeng recalled some of his experiences in the Void Step Realm.

"Since that's the case, then let's see just how powerful this Void Tribulation really is!"

Li Chunfeng steeled his resolve and took out the wooden box.

(End of this chapter)