Unlimited Investment in the Destined Protagonist: Forging an Eternal Immortal Clan - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: Lu Tianming’s Trump Card, Elder Ming’s Shock, and the Imagined Lu Qingxuan!

While Lu Qingxuan was comprehending the Charm of the Sword, Lu Tianming, no matter where he went, would be surrounded by many young clan members, urging him to recount the detailed events of the destruction of the Langya Heavenly Sect.

With no other choice, the helpless Lu Tianming was forced to speak for half an hour, until his mouth was dry, and he returned to the courtyard where he resided.

“Elder Ming, I’ve selected this bottle of essence blood containing the true spirit of the Thunder Peng and this Three-Leaf Soul-Nourishing Grass. Take them and refine them!”

As soon as he entered his room, Lu Tianming took out the two treasures he had chosen from the Langya Heavenly Sect’s treasury and spoke to Elder Ming.

The next moment, Elder Ming’s somewhat illusory divine soul appeared in the void.

“Not bad … not bad. This bottle of essence blood containing the true spirit of the Thunder Peng can stabilize my soul’s origin, which is constantly dissipating! And this Three-Leaf Soul-Nourishing Grass not only nourishes this wisp of my soul but can also enhance my soul power by a fraction!”

Elder Ming looked at the two items, a glint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

“Elder Ming, what exactly is this beast statue? I can’t see anything remarkable about it!”

At this moment, Lu Qingxuan took out the beast statue again and asked curiously. Regarding this seemingly ordinary beast statue, Lu Tianming couldn’t understand why Elder Ming had insisted he choose this item.

Hearing this, Elder Ming replied with some exasperation, “This beast statue is actually a beast puppet warrior. You human cultivators generally have a hard time recognizing it.”

“If I’m not mistaken, this is a beast puppet warrior that has reached the Divine Union Realm.”

Lu Tianming’s expression shifted. “A Divine Union Realm beast puppet warrior? Doesn’t that mean I’ll have a Divine Union Realm puppet as a trump card in the future?”

At this thought, a surge of excitement welled up in Lu Tianming’s heart. However, Elder Ming’s next words left Lu Tianming speechless.

“Heh … kid, you’re overthinking it. To control this kind of beast puppet warrior, you need not only the power of divine sense but also the energy of a demon core of the same realm to power it.”

Hearing this, Lu Tianming’s initially excited expression immediately turned gloomy. Elder Ming’s meaning was clear: he’d need to find a Divine Union Realm demon core to control this beast puppet warrior. But if he could obtain a Divine Union Realm demon core, would he even need this puppet warrior? From this perspective, didn’t this beast puppet warrior just become a useless burden?

Seeing Lu Tianming’s displeased expression, Elder Ming changed his tone.

“Although you can’t kill a beast of that layer to obtain a demon core right now,

don’t forget that I myself am of the demon race. If my soul enters this beast statue, I can control this puppet warrior and unleash the strength of the Divine Union Realm!”

Hearing this, Lu Tianming’s eyes lit up again, filled with astonishment.

“Elder Ming, you can control this beast puppet warrior!? That’s fantastic!”

Previously, when borrowing Elder Ming’s power, he could at most unleash the peak strength of the Spiritual Pill Realm. If Elder Ming could use this puppet to display Divine Union Realm strength, it would undoubtedly become a powerful trump card for him.

“Kid, we agreed before that I’d only intervene when you face a life-or-death crisis,”

Elder Ming cautioned. “Although I can use this beast puppet warrior to unleash impressive power, don’t think I’ll be cleaning up your messes all the time!”

Lu Tianming immediately nodded. Of course, he understood this. How could he casually reveal such a trump card?

Seeing this, Elder Ming flicked his finger, sending a beam of spiritual light into Lu Tianming’s mind.

“This is a technique for controlling beast puppet warriors. Practice it a bit, and you’ll know how to manipulate that puppet warrior.”

“Alright, I need to properly refine this bottle of essence blood containing the Thunder Peng’s true spirit. Don’t disturb me unless it’s urgent. You should also diligently cultivate the techniques and martial skills I’ve given you. Whether I can strengthen my soul and reconstruct my true body depends on you, kid.”

With that, Elder Ming ignored Lu Tianming and began cultivating.

At the same time, a special technique for controlling beast puppet warriors emerged in Lu Tianming’s mind. However, he wasn’t in a rush to practice it. He hadn’t yet looked at the rewards the lord had given him. With this in mind, he glanced at Elder Ming, who had entered a cultivation state, then took out the storage ring Lu Qingxuan had given him and began inspecting it.

“This egg … could it be an Earth Dragon Beast egg?” The first thing he saw was a silver egg the size of a washbasin. Lu Tianming sensed it with his divine sense for a while, uncertainly saying,

After a long moment, Lu Tianming finally confirmed that it was indeed an Earth Dragon Beast egg. He hadn’t expected the lord to gift him such a rare Earth Dragon Beast egg.

“This could be nurtured. I wonder if I can raise it into a powerful assistant!” After putting away the Earth Dragon Beast egg, he turned his attention to a jade vial containing a drop of essence blood.

“Huh, what kind of essence blood is this? It carries a trace of dragon might.”

After sensing it for a moment, he opened the lid of the jade vial.

Roar!

The instant the vial was opened, a dragon’s roar, as if imbued with heavenly might, resounded from the vial, nearly destabilizing Lu Tianming’s soul.

“This … could this be …” Lu Tianming’s face showed disbelief, his words trailing off.

Elder Ming’s figure suddenly appeared beside him, staring at the jade vial in Lu Tianming’s hand.

“Could this be a drop of True Dragon essence blood!?” he exclaimed in shock. Saying this, he immediately snatched the vial to examine it. After a long while, a look of incredulity flashed in Elder Ming’s eyes.

“This really is a drop of pure True Dragon essence blood!” He then turned to Lu Tianming, suspiciously asking, “Kid, was this really given to you by that lord of your family?”

Lu Tianming nodded repeatedly, still in a state of shock.

True Dragon essence blood—this kind of treasure—the lord had actually given him a drop. He couldn’t even dream of obtaining such an opportunity.

Receiving Lu Tianming’s confirmation, Elder Ming’s eyes narrowed slightly, growing more puzzled.

“Your family’s lord is clearly only at the Soul Palace Realm in cultivation, yet he managed to obtain a drop of True Dragon essence blood and gave it to you. Don’t you find that strange!?”

At this, Elder Ming’s brows furrowed slightly, and he asked again, “Kid, are you sure your Lu family isn’t some hidden ancient clan?”

Lu Tianming immediately shook his head, denying it.

“My Lu family isn’t an ancient clan. According to our genealogy, the family hasn’t been established for that long!”

With Lu Tianming’s denial, Elder Ming became even more perplexed.

“Could it be …” Suddenly, a bold guess faintly formed in his mind. Based on his previous observations of Lu Qingxuan, he couldn’t help but think in that direction. Could it be that the Lu family lord was a reincarnated supreme powerhouse? Otherwise, how could such a monstrous genius like Lu Qingxuan appear in a remote place like this?

Especially this drop of True Dragon essence blood—how could such a place possess it, unless it was a resource left behind by a reincarnated great power for themselves? How else could this be explained?

Though he had this suspicion, he wasn’t entirely certain.

Then, he looked at Lu Tianming again and said, “Take out everything in the storage ring. Let me see if there are any other treasures.”

Lu Tianming didn’t hesitate and immediately emptied the contents of the storage ring.

“Two thousand top-grade spirit stones and a Heaven-tier supreme-grade spiritual herb!”

Seeing these two items, Lu Tianming’s heart stirred slightly.

But when Elder Ming saw that spiritual herb, his eyes widened.

“This … this is a rare Heaven-tier supreme-grade soul spiritual herb, the Six-Leaf Soul-Guiding Lotus!?” He had scoured the entire Langya Heavenly Sect and only found a Heaven-tier mid-grade soul spiritual herb.

Yet now, this Lord Lu had directly given Lu Tianming a Heaven-tier supreme-grade soul spiritual herb, which left him somewhat astonished.

In a remote place like this, soul-related spiritual herbs were already rare, let alone such a high-tier soul spiritual herb. At this moment, he couldn’t help but wonder again if this was specifically meant for him to use, though the other party hadn’t explicitly said so.

Then, he picked up the last jade slip and examined it. After a long while, Elder Ming exclaimed in amazement, “This secret technique, the ‘Seven Spirit Vortex Transformation,’ is actually a rare and powerful secret art. I can’t believe someone could create such a technique!”

After briefly reviewing the Seven Spirit Vortex Transformation, Elder Ming couldn’t stop praising it.

At this moment, he was ninety percent certain that this Lord Lu must be a reincarnated terrifying powerhouse. Otherwise, how could a Soul Palace Realm cultivator possess such an extraordinarily powerful secret art?

In his view, such a formidable secret technique could only belong to those terrifying existences. Then, calming his mind, he looked at Lu Tianming with a slight smile.

“Kid, it seems your Lu family is truly about to rise.”

Hearing this, Lu Tianming was a bit confused and asked, “Could it be that the lord obtained some supreme opportunity?”

Elder Ming smiled but didn’t voice his speculation.

Seeing Elder Ming refrain from answering, Lu Tianming became even more convinced of his own judgment. The lord must have obtained a supreme opportunity—otherwise, how could he have something like True Dragon essence blood?

The thought that the lord, having gained a supreme opportunity, not only gave him a drop of True Dragon essence blood but also such a powerful secret art stirred a faint sense of gratitude in his heart.

At this moment, he inwardly resolved to serve the family well in the future and live up to the lord’s high expectations!

At this moment, both of them had mentally filled in the blanks about Lu Qingxuan.

If Lu Qingxuan knew how they were analyzing him, he would surely think to himself, “Sorry, you’ve both got it wrong. I’ve got a cheat system!”

Snapping back to focus, Elder Ming tossed the Seven Spirit Vortex Transformation back to Lu Tianming and said, “Kid, this Seven Spirit Vortex Transformation secret art requires refining true spirit essence blood to achieve results! Take these few drops of essence blood containing the Thunder Peng’s true spirit and refine them. Though they aren’t pure Thunder Peng essence blood, they’ll still be useful for cultivating this secret art. But this Six-Leaf Soul-Guiding Lotus is of great use to me, so I’ll take it!”

With that, he tossed the few drops of Thunder Peng essence blood to Lu Tianming and took the Six-Leaf Soul-Guiding Lotus for himself.

The Six-Leaf Soul-Guiding Lotus was countless times better than the Three-Leaf Soul-Nourishing Grass, especially since it could greatly enhance his soul power. Naturally, he had to claim it.

As for the True Dragon essence blood, it wasn’t as effective for him as refining the Thunder Peng essence blood, since both the Thunder Peng and the Sky-Swallowing Sparrow were avian species with a similar origin.

Seeing this, Lu Tianming didn’t say anything. Elder Ming had been very good to him, and he didn’t mind losing a single spiritual herb.

Then, he carefully put away all the items. Seeing Elder Ming once again refining the Thunder Peng essence blood, he also began adjusting his state, preparing to comprehend the Seven Spirit Vortex Transformation while refining that drop of True Dragon essence blood.