Chapter 329: Chapter 328: Celestial Wolf Race, Domesticating Humans (Second Update, Seeking Subscription)
In front of the dining table, the family ate a reunion meal, harmonious and beautiful.
Ye Wanyi asked, and Lu Xian answered.
Lu Xian spoke of the various things encountered over the years and some interesting events during his travels.
Lu Xuanji only occasionally inquired, leaving the control to his mother and son.
As for Lu Fan, he just lowered his head to eat, occasionally looking up with a trace of envy in his eyes, and a slight sense of inferiority.
In the family, both parents had good aptitudes, having already formed their Golden Cores, with a bright future ahead, even reaching the Nascent Soul seems possible; as for the eldest brother, Lu Xian, he had a Celestial Spirit Root and a Pure Yang Dao Body, promising an infinitely vast future. Only he had the worst aptitude, merely having Five Spirit Roots, and currently only at the third layer of Foundation Establishment.
The more he thought about it, the more inferior he felt.
Lu Xuanji asked, "Xian’er, what are your plans?"
Ye Immortal said, "Father, I plan to go to the Returning Ruins Sea Region!"
Lu Xuanji frowned slightly and said, "The Returning Void Sea Region is a mysterious place in the sea. It is rumored that during the Ancient Era, there was a great war between Immortals and Demons there, causing a whole sea region to turn into ruins, the seawater entering the chaotic void currents, full of destructive waves, and various alternate spaces!"
"In the Returning Void Sea Region, there are many ancient ruins, some broken grotto heavens, remnants of Immortal Demon wars, as well as many treasures, evil qi, destructive currents. There are ancient spiritual pills, spiritual artifacts, fragments of broken immortal artifacts, some bones of strong ones, some fierce beasts, lurking among them. Although the opportunities are not small, so are the dangers—extremely harsh environments, constant murder and treasure-snatching, various broken arrays, even Nascent Soul cultivators have fallen there many times!"
"Of course, these are actually nothing. The key is that some people there are very dangerous, with many cultivators killing and robbing, it is chaotic and brutal."
"There, countless Immortal Dao disciples and Demon Sect disciples went to explore, some had fortuitous encounters, soaring to the skies. But more people got trapped in there, their bodies and Dao disappearing. Do you really want to go?"
Lu Xian said, "Child must naturally go. For either Immortal Dao cultivators or Demon Sect cultivators, one of the most important things besides cultivation is to travel the world, seeking heavenly materials, earthly treasures, ancient ruins—it is a necessary part of cultivation. The greater the fortuitous encounters, the deeper the Immortal connections, the broader the future! A cultivator who wants to achieve success must have great determination and great perseverance to succeed halfway. But the other half depends on luck. As they say, ’Man proposes, but God disposes.’ Without strong destiny and opportunities, how can there be great achievements? Relying solely on one’s power is insufficient to reverse fate; relying on external Immortal chances is indispensable."
"Ten years of hard cultivation are not worth a single stroke of Immortal fortune!"
Lu Xuanji said, "Xian’er, what makes you think that you can gain opportunities in the Returning Ruins Sea Region and get some treasures instead of dying there, turning to ashes!"
Lu Xian said, "Child, have great destiny."
"Haha, great destiny!" Lu Xuanji laughed and said, "Child, have you thought about why some people have fortuitous encounters, soar to the sky, and can become Golden Cores; while others search for decades outside without the slightest chance, the slightest luck, remaining ordinary?"
"Why is that?"
Lu Xian also asked.
In the past, he considered all this a matter of luck.
Destiny is just luck.
But as he entered the Purple Mansion, he vaguely felt the entanglement of heaven and earth’s cause and effect, discovering things weren’t that simple.
Lu Xuanji laughed and said, "Enough said. As a father, I shall give you a small gift!"
As he spoke, he handed over a golden token.
Lu Xian received the golden token, and just by dripping blood to refine it, he understood the token’s function.
Inside the token, three unparalleled divine techniques were contained.
Activating the token could unleash Pure Yang True Flame to burn everything, comparable to a Golden Core strike;
It could also activate Vertical Earth Golden Light, instantly moving three thousand miles away;
Additionally, in a passive state, it could transform into a Black Tortoise Guardian, resisting a Golden Core strike.
These are all life-saving items.
Of course, the greatest function is that activating the golden token could transmit sound over a thousand miles, asking for help from the father.
It could save one’s life at a crucial moment.
"Thank you, Father!"
Lu Xian said.
"Child, here’s another thing!" Ye Wanyi seemingly remembered something and took out [Decaying Celestial Cannon] to give to her son.
Lu Xuanji watched this scene, his arm trembling slightly.
He wanted to scold prodigality, but he gritted his teeth and held back.
...
After the family feast ended, Lu Xian disappeared and went into seclusion.
Lu Fan also disappeared.
The home returned to peace once again.
After staying at home for three years, and after sorting out his gains, Lu Xian once again disappeared, heading to the Returning Ruins Sea Region.
Several years later, as Lu Xuanji was cultivating, suddenly, the token at his waist vibrated, delivering a message.
"Come quickly!"
Though it was just two words, Lu Xuanji felt a sense of impending storm.
With a flicker of his body, he disappeared.
A moment later, he arrived at Purple Sun Mountain to see Jin Xi.
"What happened?" Lu Xuanji asked.
Jin Xi said, "There’s going to be a war!"
Lu Xuanji felt a jolt in his heart, a slight fear and worry, and said, "With whom is the war? Is it with the Demon Race or with the Demon Dao faction?"
"This time, it’s with the Demon Race, attacking the Hundred Thousand Mountains, focusing on attacking Celestial Wolf Mountain." Jin Xi said, "This battle was determined through discussions among many Nascent Soul elders, without room for refusal, I must participate in the battle, and so must you."
"What’s the intelligence on Celestial Wolf Mountain?"
Lu Xuanji asked.
Jin Xi said, "Celestial Wolf Mountain, located in the northwestern part of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, is where millions of the Wolf Race live and breed. There are five Nascent Soul experts there, eighteen Golden Core cultivators, about two hundred Purple Mansion cultivators, and other lower-ranking Demon Races haven’t been counted."
"Of course, this is only surface intelligence; how many hidden cards there are is unknown."
"This time, the Human Race’s Nascent Soul is dispatching an army to attack Celestial Wolf Mountain mainly because this faction has enclosed two million humans deep in the mountain. The Demon Emperors of the Human Race have bred humanity like livestock, consuming them periodically as blood food, greatly offending the Human Race’s bottom line."
"After multiple Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the Human Race conferred, they decided to attack Celestial Wolf Mountain, to destroy this Demon Race faction, and as a warning to certain people, cautioning those Demon Races hostile to the Human Race not to act recklessly!"
"Some things cannot be done, if done, the Human Race will annihilate their race."
The words contained an air of impending doom as if a storm were about to descend.
Lu Xuanji listened, his mind fluctuating.
War was about to break out, a bloody battle was imminent!
The previous few Beast Tide Wars mainly involved cultivators below Nascent Soul in battles, with limited casualties; but this time, even Nascent Soul cultivators had to participate, whether the scope of the spread or the scale of battle, it far surpassed the previous times.