Family Rise: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 623 Slaying the Nascent Soul, Three Lottery Draws, Call for Help

Just as Fu Changsheng was dealing with Chi Liao, who had forcibly advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, the other battlefield had already turned into a carnage.

Three hundred and sixty-five ancient sword phantoms, carrying the primordial will of slaughter, poured down like the Milky Way from the heavens, crashing heavily into the "Vermilion Bird Burning Heaven Battle Formation" hastily formed by the Vermilion Bird tribe.

The seemingly solid phantom of the Vermilion Bird in flames let out a mournful cry upon contact with the first wave of sword rain! Where the sword light passed, the flames dissipated and the runes crumbled!

"Do not--!"

"help me!"

The power of the sword formation far exceeded their expectations; it was a power beyond their current level. The formidable battle formation's defenses melted away as quickly as ice and snow under the sun.

An elder of the Vermilion Bird Sect, who was in the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, attempted to use his natal magic weapon to directly confront an ancient and heavy sword shadow. As a result, he and his magic weapon were cleaved in two by the sword, and blood splattered across the sky.

Another elder, skilled in agility, charged left and right in a fiery display, but was blocked by three nimble and unpredictable sword shadows, instantly being shredded into a cloud of blood mist.

Sword shadows crisscrossed, reaping lives with precision and efficiency. The formation of the Crimson Flame Guards was like paper before the rain of swords, falling in droves, limbs and charred corpses raining down like raindrops.

Screams, desperate roars, and the sounds of magical artifacts shattering rose and fell, and the thick stench of blood was almost unbearable.

Although Chi Liao was engaged in fierce combat with Fu Changsheng, his divine sense remained focused on the entire battlefield. Seeing the Golden Core elders, whom the tribe had painstakingly nurtured, being harvested like mere weeds, his heart bled! These were the pillars of the Vermilion Bird Tribe!

"Fu Changsheng!!" His eyes were bloodshot with rage. He knew he had to stop the terrifying sword formation immediately, otherwise even if he killed Fu Changsheng, the Vermilion Bird Tribe would be finished!
He endured the interference of Fu Changsheng's Taixu Talisman, his body slightly sluggish, but he ignored it and forcibly changed direction. His giant palm, burning with Nascent Soul level spiritual power, was about to strike the core of the rampaging sword formation, attempting to interfere with or even destroy the operation of the sword formation!

"Your opponent is me!"

Fu Changsheng's icy voice rang out. Would he let Chi Liao have his way?
"Green Jiao!"

With a clear shout, the Azure Dragon, which had been poised to strike, let out a deafening roar, its massive body instantly appearing beneath Fu Changsheng's feet. Even more astonishingly, the pair of cloud dragon wings beneath the Azure Dragon's ribs, which had previously been mere phantoms, suddenly solidified, their wingspan blotting out the sky, and crackling with the power of wind and thunder!

With dragon and tiger wings, innate supernatural powers, and ultimate speed!

"Roar!"

With a long roar, the Azure Dragon carried Fu Changsheng and transformed into a streak of azure-gold lightning. Its speed was no less than that of Chi Liao, who was at the Nascent Soul level! It arrived first despite being later, and instantly blocked Chi Liao and the sword formation!
At the same time, Fu Changsheng moved both hands simultaneously, unleashing a surge of divine sense. A more refined and profound "Primordial Void Talisman" was instantly drawn, the silver talisman forming a void wall stretching across the sky, blocking Chi Liao's path.

This Void Talisman is not primarily for attack, but it excels at neutralizing energy, disrupting trajectories, and slowing down actions!
Chi Liao's furious strike slammed into the void wall formed by the Tai Xu talisman. The expected devastating force did not materialize. The violent palm strike was like a mud ox entering the sea; most of its power was deflected and deflected by the power of the Tai Xu. Only a portion of the residual force managed to pass through, but it was no longer able to have any substantial impact on the rampaging sword formation behind it.

He himself was slightly hindered by the viscous, strange power of the void.

That brief moment of delay determined the fate of the Vermilion Bird Tribe cultivators below. They could only watch helplessly as the ancient, phantom swords, like death warrants, precisely and ruthlessly reaped the lives of their comrades. Neither the dying struggles of the Golden Core elders nor the defensive formations of the Crimson Flame Guards appeared so pale and powerless before the overwhelming sword might.

As the last sword shadow dissipated, the world fell silent.

Apart from the three or four trusted elders who were barely clinging to Chi Liao, who were burning their golden cores to protect him, there wasn't a single golden core cultivator from the Vermilion Bird Tribe standing anywhere else! Corpses lay strewn across the field, blood flowed like rivers, and the thick stench of blood mixed with the smell of burning flesh proclaimed the complete annihilation of the Vermilion Bird Tribe's main force in this eastern expedition.

"Ah—!! Fu Changsheng!! I will never forgive you!!!"

Chi Liao's eyes were bloodshot, and he let out a wild, furious roar. The loss of the tribe's elite in one fell swoop was more painful than death itself! Extreme anger and regret almost overwhelmed his reason.

Just as he roared, Fu Changsheng had already moved.

He rode on a blue dragon, his figure merging with the most refined, almost tangible, ancient sword phantom in his hand! Man was sword, sword was man! A terrifying killing intent that could cleave the heavens and slaughter gods and immortals locked onto Chi Liao!
"kill!"

There were no superfluous words, only the purest killing!
Fu Changsheng, imbued with the might of an ancient sword, transformed into a dazzling sword rainbow that tore through the heavens and earth, aiming straight for Chi Liao's head!

Chi Liao roared as he charged forward, burning his last remaining Nascent Soul level spiritual power. He brandished his crimson halberd, and the phantom of the Vermilion Bird reappeared. However, the power brought by the secret technique was rapidly fading, and the backlash was gnawing at his meridians and soul like poisonous insects.

Clang! Boom! Sizzle—!

Swords and halberds clashed, and supernatural powers collided!
With each clash, Chi Liao felt his arms tremble violently, his blood surging, and the cracks around his body no longer seeped from the flames, but from crimson blood. Fu Changsheng, however, grew stronger with each battle, wielding the ancient sword to its fullest potential. Each strike contained the will of the law of destruction, forcing Chi Liao to retreat repeatedly, facing imminent danger.

In just a few rounds, Chi Liao was already struggling to stay afloat, with several deep sword wounds on his body that revealed the bone, and his aura rapidly weakened like a deflated balloon.

His heart was ice-cold.

Finished!

The time for the secret technique is approaching. Once he completely falls back to the False Infant Realm, facing Fu Changsheng, who wields an ancient sword, is at the height of his power, and still has many tricks up his sleeve, he will have no chance of survival!

Escape! We must escape! As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild! The Vermilion Bird Tribe cannot be without its chief!

Just as the forcibly boosted Nascent Soul level cultivation within his body receded like a tide, and a feeling of weakness swept over him like a landslide and a tsunami—

"Fu Changsheng! I, Chi Liao, will remember this grudge! I will repay it a hundredfold in the future!"

Chi Liao let out a roar of unwillingness and suddenly crushed a crimson jade talisman in his arms, which was engraved with a mysterious Vermilion Bird totem—a fifth-order teleportation talisman! This was a life-saving treasure passed down in the tribe, capable of instantly teleporting him back to the core altar of the Vermilion Bird tribe!

"Buzz!"

A crimson pillar of light appeared out of thin air, enveloping Chi Liao. The powerful spatial fluctuations distorted the light, and even Fu Changsheng's next sword strike was slightly deflected by the spatial force.

The light flashed away.

Chi Liao's figure completely disappeared from the spot.

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The altar of the Vermilion Bird tribe.

hum!
Chi Liao's figure flashed onto the crimson altar covered with ancient totems.

Before the spatial fluctuations had completely subsided, he could no longer suppress the backlash of the secret technique and the severe injuries on his body. He suddenly spat out several mouthfuls of dark blood mixed with fragments of internal organs. His whole body slumped to the ground as if his spine had been removed, his breath was extremely weak, his full head of white hair was withered, and his face was etched with pain and decay.

"Chief!"

Several elders who remained in the tribe rushed over upon hearing the news. When they saw Chi Liao's condition and sensed the almost lifeless aura emanating from him, they were all horrified.

"Quickly! Fetch...fetch the 'Crimson Essence Nirvana Pill' from the tribe's treasury!" An elder hurriedly gave the order, while simultaneously circulating his spiritual power to help Chi Liao stabilize his injuries.

However, Chi Liao abruptly raised his hand to stop him, his cloudy eyes burning with a deep-seated hatred and a final shred of madness. He strained to speak, his voice hoarse like a broken gong:
"What's the situation at the front? Tianlang Mountain..."

He still harbored a sliver of hope that perhaps after he escaped, the remaining forces of the tribe could stabilize the situation...

Just then, an intelligence officer scrambled into the altar, his face ashen, and collapsed to his knees with a thud, his voice trembling with sobs and utter terror:

"Chief...Chief! Something terrible has happened! We just received an urgent report! Luo Haitang, a remnant of the Luo family, and his adopted daughter Fu Yongxuan, took advantage of our tribe's main force being away on a campaign, leaving our rear vulnerable, to launch a surprise attack on four of our important strongholds! Crimson Flame Valley, the Flame Crystal Mine, Flying Feather City, and...and Crimson Cloud Dock, which has a large reserve of supplies, have all been destroyed by them! The elders left behind...all perished! The supplies...the losses are devastating!"

"What?!!"

This news was like the last straw, crushing Chi Liao's already fragile spirit.

Four key strongholds have been destroyed! All the remaining Golden Core cultivators have been wiped out! The loss of supplies is incalculable!

This time, not only did his Suzaku tribe lose all its main force at the front, but even its rear base, which it had built up over many years, was uprooted in several places! This is simply a catastrophe!

"puff--!"

Chi Liao jerked his head back and spat out another mouthful of hot blood from his heart. The blood spurted several feet away, and he swayed violently like a candle flickering in the wind, his eyes momentarily unfocused. Extreme anger, regret, resentment, and despair intertwined, almost causing him to faint on the spot.

"Fu! Chang! Sheng! Luo! Hai! Tang!!" He gritted his teeth, each word seemingly dripping with blood and tears. He never imagined that his meticulously planned thunderous attack would not only fail to achieve its goal, but would also plunge the tribe into its weakest moment since its founding, and even create such a terrifying enemy as Fu Chang Sheng!

No! We absolutely cannot let this go!

If Fu Changsheng, this monstrous talent, is allowed to continue to grow, given the terrifying combat power and potential he has shown today, once he recovers his strength, he won't even need to take action himself. He can simply support Luo Haitang and others to gradually devour his Vermilion Bird Tribe!

We must nip him in the bud before he gains power!

A crazy idea formed in Chi Liao's mind. He forcibly circulated his remaining spiritual power to suppress the turbulent injuries within his body, and his eyes became unusually fierce and resolute.

"Prepare to activate the teleportation array..." He struggled to stand up, but stumbled, and the elder next to him quickly supported him.

"Chief, your injuries are too severe; you need to immediately go into seclusion to heal!"

"Heal the wounds?" Chi Liao gave a bitter laugh, his eyes flashing with a desperate light. "If the skin is gone, where will the fur attach? If Fu Changsheng is not eliminated, what future does my Vermilion Bird tribe have?!"

He took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress all the pain and weakness in his chest, and said, word by word:

"I must personally travel to the Eastern Wilderness Royal Court to meet my great-aunt! I will expose the harm caused by this scoundrel, Chen Mingfu Changsheng! If this child is not eliminated, he will surely become a major threat to all the tribes of the Eastern Wilderness! Only by requesting the intervention of the Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Royal Court can this raging fire be extinguished with thunderous force!"

Upon hearing this, all the elders around gasped in shock.

Asking the Nascent Soul True Monarch of the Royal Court to intervene? That's the true ruler of the Eastern Wilderness, who wouldn't easily intervene in tribal conflicts! Is the chieftain going to... burn his bridges?
But looking into Chi Liao's resolute and crazed eyes, and feeling the tribe's current precarious situation, they knew that this might be the only chance to turn the tide, or even take revenge!
"Yes, Chief! We will prepare immediately!"

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Tianlang Mountain.

As the last Vermilion Bird Tribe cultivator who tried to put up a last stand turned to ashes in the sword light, earth-shaking cheers resounded from all parts of Tianlang Mountain like a mountain roaring and a tsunami crashing!

"We win! We win!"

"Long live the patriarch! May the Fu family endure forever!"

The elation of surviving a calamity, the thrill of defeating a stronger opponent, and the boundless worship for the figure standing atop the Azure Dragon's head intertwined in the hearts of every member of the Fu family and their retainers. Their gazes toward Fu Changsheng burned with the fervor of someone looking up to a god.

In that battle just now, they witnessed a miracle!
The patriarch, Fu Changsheng, at the eighth level of the Golden Core realm, fought head-on against Chi Liao, the chieftain of the Vermilion Bird clan, who had forcibly advanced to the Nascent Soul stage using forbidden secret techniques! Not only did he not fall behind, but he also forced his opponent into a sorry state with his mysterious and unpredictable ancient sword and exquisite talismanic abilities, ultimately forcing him to flee in panic using only a priceless teleportation talisman!

What incredible combat power!

A Golden Core cultivator battling a Nascent Soul cultivator is a legendary feat in the entire history of cultivation! And today, the head of the Fu family has turned that legend into reality!

Su Wan, Chen Feng, and Fairy Tianyin supported each other as they looked at the figure in the sky, their hearts filled with countless emotions and excitement.

"Such strength at the eighth level of the Golden Core stage..." Su Wanmei's eyes gleamed with admiration, her voice trembling slightly, "If the patriarch were to cultivate to the Pseudo-Nascent Soul stage, or even the true Nascent Soul stage... at that time, he would probably be able to directly contend with veteran Nascent Soul cultivators without needing any external assistance!"

Chen Feng fiercely wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, grinned, and his eyes were full of excitement and pride: "Hahaha! I knew it! Following the patriarch is definitely the right thing to do! What a load of crap, the Vermilion Bird Tribe, what Nascent Soul old monster, in front of our patriarch, they are all just chickens and dogs!"

Although Fairy Tianyin did not speak, her eyes were filled with unreserved trust and devotion when she looked at Fu Changsheng.

Fu Changsheng felt countless reverent and fervent gazes below him. He slowly descended from the head of the Azure Dragon, his surging aura gradually subsiding, returning to his usual composure. His gaze swept over the mountain gate, slightly damaged by the war but with high morale, and over the excited faces.

"Thank you for your hard work." His voice was calm, yet it carried a comforting power.

"We would serve the patriarch without hesitation, even unto death!" Su Wan and the other two, along with all the clansmen around who heard these words, bowed in unison, their voices loud and sincere.

Fu Changsheng's gaze fell on Su Wan, Chen Feng, and Fairy Tianyin. Seeing that although their faces were pale and their breathing unsteady, their eyes remained firm, he inwardly praised them and said gently:

"Su Wan, Chen Feng, Tian Yin, the three of you remained calm in the face of danger and held the central command, buying me precious time to get back. Your contributions are invaluable."

Upon hearing this, Su Wan looked ashamed and quickly bowed, saying:
"Patriarch, you flatter us! We failed to guard the mountain gate, resulting in the breach of the great formation and the invasion of a powerful enemy, disturbing your peaceful cultivation. This is a grave dereliction of duty, how dare we claim credit? Please punish us, Patriarch!"

Chen Feng and Tian Yin also bowed at the same time, clearly feeling guilty about it as well.

Seeing this, Fu Changsheng's eyes showed even greater satisfaction. He raised his hand and gently lifted the three of them up:
"This matter is not your fault. The Vermilion Bird Tribe came in full force, along with their clan's most treasured artifact and the Barrier-Breaking Pearl. Chi Liao even went to great lengths to forcibly advance to the Nascent Soul stage. Such power is beyond what the three of you could contend with. You were able to make the most correct judgment in this desperate situation, holding the teleportation hall and maintaining communication with the clan. This is already a great achievement. If you had chosen to evacuate or scatter at that time, the consequences would have been unimaginable. The Fu family will not mistreat any meritorious official, nor will it hold anyone accountable for losses beyond their control."

"Thank you for your leniency, Patriarch!" The three bowed deeply again, this time completely convinced.

Fu Changsheng nodded slightly, then his expression turned serious. His gaze swept over the many clansmen who had gathered, and his voice clearly resounded throughout the entire area:
"Although we have won this battle, the foundation of our Fu family is still shallow, and we cannot afford to be complacent for even a moment. Tianlang Mountain has suffered this calamity and we must recover as soon as possible."

He quickly made arrangements:
"Su Wan, Chen Feng, Tian Yin, the three of you are seriously injured. Go and heal your wounds immediately. Mo Lan, you are in charge of coordinating the restoration of the mountain gate, taking stock of the losses, and comforting the disciples."

"Qingru, you lead the Array Hall to repair the mountain-protecting array as soon as possible."

"Meizhen, tally up the spoils from this harvest."

"We will meet in the council hall in one hour."

"Yes, Master"

Those whose names were called bowed and accepted the order.

at the same time.

A long-lost, cold yet familiar mechanical voice suddenly resounded deep within his consciousness:
[Ding! Detected that the host has successfully defended the family's core territory, 'Tianlang Mountain,' repelled the invading enemy, and killed seventeen Golden Core stage cultivators from the Vermilion Bird Tribe. Overall assessment of the degree to which the family crisis has been resolved and the effective weakening of hostile forces...]

[Calculation complete! Family contribution points have increased significantly, current total: 100,000 points.]

[Hidden achievement 'Defeating the Strong with the Weak, Golden Core Slayer' achieved. Reward: One special lottery draw chance.]

100,000 contribution points! A special lottery draw!
Even with Fu Changsheng's current state of mind, a ripple of emotion couldn't help but cross his eyes.

'It seems the gains from this bloody battle have been even greater than anticipated.'

He did not immediately participate in the lottery or redeem the prizes, but instead darted away and left the council hall.

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...

Deep within Tianlang Mountain, in Fu Changsheng's private cave dwelling, he entered the summit of the Five Elements Space with a thought.

With a pat on his storage bag, ripples appeared in the void in front of him, and more than a dozen corpses of Golden Core cultivators, each with a different form but all retaining powerful auras and characteristics of the Vermilion Bird Tribe, were taken out out of thin air—the spoils of this battle.

Almost the instant the body hit the ground—

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

Beams of light, some solid, some illusory, of various colors, shot out from the brows or dantian of the corpses like startled rabbits! These beams of light were vaguely human-shaped, radiating strong spiritual fluctuations and resentment; they were the unwilling souls of those Golden Core cultivators who had died and were unwilling to dissipate!

Once freed from their physical bodies, they would immediately transform into streaks of light and flee in all directions! The souls of Golden Core cultivators are already quite resilient. If they can escape, they may be able to possess another body and be reborn, or become ghost cultivators. At the very least, they can retain a trace of their true spirit for reincarnation.

"Since you are here, just stay."

Fu Changsheng's eyes remained indifferent, as he had anticipated this. With a thought, he communicated with the mysterious and majestic Netherworld Heavenly Dragon Temple, which existed deep within this Five Elements Space.

"Om-"

A magnificent, ancient, dark golden divine light, imbued with supreme suppression and the aura of reincarnation, suddenly descended from the depths of the void, like an invisible net that instantly enveloped the entire summit of Mount Ling!
Those souls that tried to escape crashed into the dark golden net, like moths to a flame, emitting a sizzling burning sound. They let out extremely miserable screams, firmly bound by the power of law contained in the divine light, unable to move!
"No! Fu Changsheng! Spare us! We are willing to submit! We are willing to be your servants!"

"Patriarch Fu! Show mercy! I'm willing to reveal the secrets of the Vermilion Bird Tribe!"

"Ah—! You are so cruel! You don't even spare the soul!"

Cries for mercy, curses, and terrified screams mingled together. These Golden Core elders, who were usually high and mighty, now displayed their fear and despair in their final moments in their soul form.

Fu Changsheng's expression remained completely unchanged.

"Suppression."

He uttered two cold words.

The divine light of the Netherworld Dragon Temple suddenly contracted, like countless dark golden chains, binding the struggling and wailing souls and forcibly dragging them towards the direction of the temple.

Amidst desperate screams, these souls were forcibly dragged to the majestic, ancient temple. The stone walls on both sides of the temple, covered with ancient reliefs, seemed to come alive at this moment, the patterns of dragons, yakshas, ​​and rakshasas on the reliefs emanating a captivating power.

Driven by divine light, these souls were branded one by one into the stone walls on both sides!

Each time a soul merges into the stone, a blurry, distorted, and painful human figure appears on the stone wall, as if it has become part of the mural.

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...

After dealing with the noisy souls, Fu Changsheng's gaze fell on the dozen or so Golden Core cultivators' bodies atop Mount Ling. These bodies, having been tempered by Golden Core spiritual power for many years, had lost their vitality, but their flesh and bones still contained abundant essence and primordial spiritual power that had not completely dissipated. For some beings, they were an unparalleled tonic.

With a slight thought, he connected with another area of ​​the Five Elements Space.

In an instant, a chilling, faint buzzing sound came from afar, and a dark, dense "cloud" flew rapidly in from a distance. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that it was an insect cloud composed of countless tiny, fingernail-sized, dark gold-colored insects with menacing mouthparts that gleamed with a cold light!

It was the Spirit Devouring Insect, a near-fourth-tier spirit insect that Fu Changsheng had been cultivating for a long time!

These spirit-devouring insects are extremely sensitive to energy auras and had already sensed the tempting "food" on the mountaintop. Now, with their master's permission, they swarmed up like hungry tigers pouncing on their prey, instantly engulfing the dozen or so Golden Core corpses.

"Chichichichi——!"

A series of sickening gnawing sounds rang out. The mouthparts of the Spirit-Devouring Insects were incredibly sharp, easily tearing apart the tough flesh of a Golden Core cultivator, and directly devouring the spiritual power and life essence contained within. The swarm of insects churned, and flesh and blood disappeared at a visible speed, even the bones were completely devoured, leaving only a few remnants.

Having devoured so much high-quality golden core flesh and blood, the aura of the Soul-Devouring Insect swarm surged collectively, their dark golden carapaces became even deeper, and the ferocious aura emanating from their buzzing became even stronger.

However, the biggest change was in the two queen insects located in the very center of the swarm, which were significantly larger than the other insects of their kind!

It was Xiong Da and Xiong Er.

They frantically devoured the most essential parts, and their bodies began to emit unstable energy fluctuations. Complex silver natural patterns gradually emerged on their dark golden shells, and a pressure far exceeding the third rank and faintly touching the threshold of the fourth rank began to spread!
Above the Five Elements Space, the once clear sky suddenly gathered dark clouds, and muffled thunder rolled in the clouds, locking onto the two insect kings below with a destructive aura!

Fourth-order lightning tribulation!

When a spirit insect advances to the fourth rank, just like cultivators and demonic beasts, it also needs to undergo the baptism of heavenly tribulation to temper its body.

Fu Changsheng stood at a distance with his hands behind his back, watching quietly.

He did not intervene; this was a necessary transformation for the Soul-Devouring Insects. If they successfully transcended the tribulation, the Fu family would gain two more fourth-tier spirit insects, a significant achievement; if they failed, it would only mean that their potential had reached its limit.

"Boom!" "Crack!"

The first bolt of silver lightning, as thick as a bucket, struck down fiercely, aiming straight for the two insect kings!
The Insect King let out a sharp hiss, neither dodging nor avoiding, but vibrating its increasingly hardened wings and charging head-on, its mouthparts open as if to devour the thunder!

The lightning exploded, completely engulfing the two insect kings. However, when the lightning dissipated, although their carapaces showed charred marks, their aura became even more ferocious, and the silver patterns on their carapaces became even clearer under the baptism of the lightning.

Immediately afterwards, the second, the third... the lightning tribulations came one after another, each more intense than the last.

The two insect kings, relying on the solid foundation accumulated from devouring the flesh and blood of golden cores and their own powerful physiques, managed to withstand the first eight lightning tribulations. Although they were covered in wounds, their ferocity did not diminish but increased.

The final and strongest ninth lightning tribulation condensed into a dark purple pillar of destructive lightning, which crashed down!

This time, the two insect kings felt a deadly threat. They let out a deafening hiss, and the silver patterns around their bodies burst out with dazzling light, forming a twisted, constantly rotating vortex of devouring energy above their heads!

"boom--!"

The dark purple lightning bolt slammed into the devouring vortex. The vortex trembled violently, as if it might collapse at any moment, but it stubbornly held on and forcibly absorbed and decomposed most of the lightning power!
After a long while, the lightning dissipated and the dark clouds receded.

The two insect kings hovered in mid-air, several times larger than before, resembling two ferocious, dark golden beasts. The charred marks on their carapaces were rapidly peeling away, revealing new, deeper carapaces beneath, shimmering with a metallic sheen. Silver patterns flowed slowly like living things, radiating the terrifying pressure truly befitting fourth-tier demonic beasts!
Successfully survived the tribulation!
The swarm of insects buzzed with jubilation, circling the two newly promoted fourth-tier insect kings as if they were paying homage to a monarch.

Fu Changsheng's lips curled into a slight smile, revealing a hint of satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, he tossed some spiritual materials that would help consolidate his cultivation level to the two insect kings.

"Consolidate your skills well, and you will have your chance to prove your worth in the future."

With these two fourth-tier Soul-Devouring Insect Kings, coupled with the overall improvement of the insect swarm, the Fu family's trump card has undoubtedly become even stronger. Whether used for attacking strongholds, harassing enemy forces, or conducting reconnaissance, they will be a terrifying force.

at the same time.

A familiar mechanical voice echoed in Fu Changsheng's mind:
[Ding! Two new Golden Core cultivators have been detected under the host's command. Special lottery draw opportunities: 2 times.]

[Current special lottery chances remaining: 3.]

Fu Changsheng was deep in thought.

With the conquest of Tianyin Mountain imminent, and facing the unknown Nascent Soul level inner formation and the potential threat from the Royal Court, he decided to use up the three special lottery chances he had accumulated in order to further enhance his own strength.

As consciousness sank into the sea of ​​consciousness, the enormous roulette wheel shrouded in chaotic energy reappeared.

"Conduct three consecutive special draws," Fu Changsheng ordered.

"Om-"

The roulette wheel began to spin rapidly for the first time, the pointer leaving afterimages in the hazy area. After a moment, the speed gradually slowed down, finally stopping in a green area that exuded vibrant life and profound Taoist charm.

[Ding! First lottery draw complete. Congratulations, host, you have obtained a special item: Dharma Seed - Mysterious Female Transformation.]

A strange point of light, roughly the size of a pigeon egg, neither tangible nor illusory, with chaotic energy flowing across its surface and seemingly containing the secrets of a miniature universe within, floated before Fu Changsheng. Information about it naturally emerged:
Seed of Dharma - Mysterious Female Transformation: A rare treasure of heaven and earth, containing the supreme mystery of "The Gate of the Mysterious Female is the root of heaven and earth." After refining it, one can open up a "Mysterious Female Space" within the dantian, greatly increasing the speed and amount of mana recovery, and endowing true essence with extremely strong inclusiveness and transformative power. It has miraculous effects on healing injuries, nourishing all things, and resolving foreign energies, and is also a prerequisite for cultivating certain top-level supernatural powers.

(Note: This item is most effective when used during the Golden Core stage, as it can lay the foundation for an unparalleled Dao.)
A glint of light flashed in Fu Changsheng's eyes.

This item is not a magic weapon that directly enhances combat power, but its value in consolidating the foundation and benefiting the long-term path is immeasurable! In particular, its "power of transformation" and "inclusivity" have ineffable benefits for him in embracing multiple inheritances and even for his future breakthroughs to higher realms.

"What a wonderful seed of magic!" Even after participating in numerous lotteries, he couldn't help but admire it. He planned to refine this item himself before attacking Tianyin Mountain.

His gaze fell upon the wheel that had begun to spin again.

The roulette wheel slowly came to a stop for the second time, and the pointer landed on an area that shone with golden light and exuded a terrifyingly powerful aura.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have obtained a special item through a special lottery: Nascent Soul Talisman - Vajra Subduing Demon Circle (one-time use).]

A palm-sized talisman, neither paper nor silk, but made of a material resembling gold and jade, appeared. On it, an incredibly solid golden circle, shimmering with Buddhist light, was depicted in ancient seal script. Touching it with divine sense, one could sense that it sealed within a pure and vast Buddhist Nascent Soul power, specifically designed to counter evil and heretical forces! Once activated, it was enough to trap and kill an ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, or withstand several full-force attacks from a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

"A Nascent Soul talisman! And a Buddhist treasure for subduing demons!" Fu Changsheng was certain. This item was an excellent trump card for saving his life and turning the tables, perfectly compensating for his current weakness of lacking a decisive deterrent when facing true Nascent Soul cultivators.

The final draw is about to begin.

The roulette wheel spun and finally stopped in a seemingly ordinary gray area that subtly resonated with the space.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have obtained a special item through a special lottery: Directional Teleportation Array Disk (One-time Use).]

A small, exquisite array plate made of an unknown silver metal appeared, with four positioning sub-charts attached to it.

The information indicates that this array can be pre-set to a coordinate (marked with a sub-symbol). Once activated, it can, in a very short time, ignore most spatial blockades and forcibly teleport targets (maximum of ten people) within a specified range to the preset location. The array will collapse after use.

"A powerful tool for strategic retreats or surprise attacks!" Fu Changsheng immediately understood the value of this item. Whether it was saving core members of the clan at a critical moment or carrying out some covert decapitation operation, this directional teleportation array could play a miraculous role.

Three lucky draws, and I won a lot!
Looking at the 100,000 family contribution points on the panel.

Fu Changsheng's thoughts landed on the [Cultivation Technique Deduction] panel:

"System, inject 100,000 contribution points to deduce the 'Chaotic Nascent Soul Secret Technique'!"

"Command received, begin simulation..."

The moment the system's mechanical voice fell, the panel erupted with a dazzling chaotic light once again, far more intense than the last time!
The simulation progress bar began to surge again at a visible speed:
51%……52%……53%……54%……56%……

The enormous contribution points were consumed rapidly like fuel, transforming into the infinite computing power of the system's deductions, forcibly analyzing and completing the subsequent chapters of this heaven-defying secret technique.

Fu Changsheng held his breath and focused his mind, immersing himself in the vast torrent of information, feeling the continuous improvement of the secret techniques, and his understanding of the Dao of Chaos was deepening at an astonishing speed.

When the contribution value is exhausted again and the number finally stops at [0], the system's deduction slowly comes to a halt.

[Ding! The deduction progress of "The Secret Technique of the Chaotic Nascent Soul" has reached 56%!]

A more powerful, subtle, and even faintly touching-the-true meaning of "creating something from nothing and transforming chaos" flowed into Fu Changsheng's consciousness like a floodgate being opened, causing his mind to tremble violently, as if he had glimpsed one of the most fundamental mysteries of the world!

[The Secret Technique of the Chaotic Nascent Soul (Fragment - 56%)]:
• Foundation Laying Chapter (100% Complete): The foundation is perfect, no changes are needed.

• Core Condensation Chapter (100% Complete): This chapter is now fully complete! It not only perfects the specific methods for utilizing the residual chaotic energy of the Heavenly Tribulation and drawing upon the chaotic source energy of external objects, but also adds several secret techniques for nurturing and strengthening the "Chaotic Yuan Dan" during the Golden Core stage, making the Yuan Dan's foundation even more robust and laying the most solid foundation for Nascent Soul Transformation.

• Nascent Soul Transformation Chapter (45% Complete): The content has been greatly supplemented! It elaborates in detail how to control the "Chaotic Dao Fire" to temper the primordial core, how to maintain one's original mind in the midst of annihilation and nothingness, and how to capture that spark of "innate chaotic spiritual energy." It also provides preliminary methods and precautions for condensing the prototype of the "Chaotic Nascent Soul." Although there is still a distance to go before the complete condensation of the Nascent Soul, most of the key steps are now clear!

• Tribulation Crossing Chapter (20% Complete): Significantly increased content! No longer just vague descriptions, it specifically points out several special tribulation lightning bolts that the Chaos Nascent Soul Heavenly Tribulation may contain (such as Chaos Divine Lightning, Destruction Purple Heaven, etc.) and certain characteristics of the Heart Demon Tribulation. Furthermore, a prototype of the "Chaos Tribulation Absorption Technique" has been deduced, allowing one to attempt to absorb a portion of the Heavenly Tribulation power during tribulation crossing, nourishing oneself and strengthening the Nascent Soul! This method is perilous, but also an immense opportunity.

• New addition: Nascent Soul Chapter (unlocked at 1%): After reaching 56% progress, we finally glimpsed the tip of the iceberg of the Nascent Soul stage cultivation path! It mentions that after the initial formation of the Chaos Nascent Soul, it is necessary to use the Chaos Qi to refine and stabilize the realm, and it also touches on how to use the Chaos Nascent Soul to perform supernatural powers and comprehend the mysteries of the laws.

"56%! Core Condensation Chapter is complete! Nascent Soul Chapter is nearly halfway complete! Even the Tribulation Transcending Secret Technique and the cultivation direction for the Nascent Soul stage have been deduced!"

Fu Changsheng felt an overwhelming surge of excitement. This deduction had yielded far greater results than the last one! Not only had it completed the Core Condensation chapter, but more importantly, it had made substantial progress in the key steps of Nascent Soul Transformation and methods for dealing with terrifying heavenly tribulations, even offering a glimpse into the cultivation of the Nascent Soul stage!
"The Primordial Nascent Soul... the Great Dao is within reach!"

Fu Changsheng took a deep breath, suppressing his turbulent emotions, his eyes becoming incredibly resolute. With the "Chaotic Nascent Soul Secret Technique" deduced to 56%, he was filled with unprecedented confidence in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, and even going further in the Nascent Soul realm!
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The capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Inside the Heavenly Patrol Hall, the lower part of the [Patrol Angel Merit Ranking], which had been fluctuating as usual, suddenly showed a barely perceptible ripple.

A name's merit points suddenly jumped, gaining a significant number. This name, originally ranked twenty-first, surged one place after that jump, pushing the previous twentieth-ranked person down!

[Fu Changsheng, Fifth-Rank Patrol Envoy, Merit Points: 78,900. Ranking: 20th.]

This change was quickly noticed by observant people.

"Wait... Fu Changsheng? Is he the killing god who reversed the fate of nearly a hundred sects in the far west?"

"That's right, it's him! The guy from that small family on the edge of the Eastern Wilderness!"

"Hiss... How long has it been? How did his merit points increase so much again? Seventy-eight thousand nine hundred points... This merit value is almost reaching the upper limit of a Golden Core stage Patrol Envoy, right?"

"Where would he get so many merits to accumulate in such a remote place as the Eastern Wilderness?"

"Breaking news! The Vermilion Bird Tribe of the Eastern Wilderness has colluded with the Heavenly Yin Tribe to annihilate the main force of the Luo family, intending to annex Heavenly Yin Mountain, with their military might pointing directly at the territory of our Great Zhou! Fu Changsheng, outside Heavenly Wolf Mountain, used formations and unknown methods to annihilate more than fifteen Golden Core cultivators from the Vermilion Bird Tribe who were attacking! Among them was the fake Infant cultivator Chi Liao!"

"What?! Another fifteen Golden Core cultivators wiped out in one fell swoop? And there were even fake Infant cultivators?"

"My God! The Vermilion Bird Tribe has suffered a devastating blow and its strength has been severely weakened! How could he have single-handedly resolved the crisis on the Eastern Wilderness border?"

"No wonder your merits have skyrocketed! Stopping the invasion of a large tribe and severely damaging its elite forces is an incredible achievement!"

"This boy... he actually possesses such abilities?! Isn't he only at the late Golden Core stage? How could he do that?"

The entire area surrounding the Heavenly Patrol Hall erupted in an uproar!

"According to the rules of the Heavenly Patrol Hall, as long as he can break into the top ten and maintain his ranking for thirty years, he will be automatically promoted to... Fourth-Rank Heavenly Patrol Envoy!"

Throughout the entire system of Imperial Guardians, those who can reach the fourth rank with only the late Golden Core stage cultivation are extremely rare! They are all exceptionally talented, either with extraordinary backgrounds or who have made unparalleled contributions!
Now, Fu Changsheng, who comes from a remote place in the Eastern Wilderness and seems to have no foundation, has already stepped one foot on this insurmountable threshold!
(End of this chapter)