Starting with the titmouse, seventy-two transformations

Chapter 411 Canghai Divine Pearl
"The ocean embraces all rivers; its greatness lies in its inclusiveness. What's wrong with that?"

Gongsun Yue chuckled lightly, appearing completely unperturbed:

"A thousand soldiers are easy to find, but a general is hard to come by. Our Gongsun family is eager to find talented people. We consider worldly possessions as nothing more than dirt!"

After saying that, he put his hands in front of his lower abdomen, smiled without saying a word, as if waiting for Liu Sheng's reply.

"What a loud tone."

Liu Sheng snorted coldly, his eyes flashing.

The Gongsun family's cloud boat is over a hundred feet long, with pavilions and towers built on it. It can carry two or three thousand people and has several magic arrays engraved on it. It is no exaggeration to call it an "aerial fortress".

It involves a series of issues such as materials, design and manufacturing processes, magic array inscription, and operation.

Liu Sheng didn't know the value of a cloud boat, but he figured it couldn't be built without tens of thousands of spirit stones.

He was well aware of the rarity of spirit stones.

To put it simply, he has been killing people of higher levels and seizing countless treasures along the way, but he has only collected a little over a thousand spirit stones!
Even so, within the cultivation community, this would definitely make someone extremely wealthy.

This demonstrates the preciousness of the spirit boat.

Even ordinary powerful clans, such as the Chen, Wang, and Tian clans, allies of the Du clan, could not achieve this.

Only the Gongsun family, which had dominated a province for a thousand years and possessed a deep foundation, and the Du family, which controlled maritime trade and was incredibly wealthy, and who had long harbored ulterior motives, could afford to play this game.

This time, the Gongsun clan launched a surprise attack, mobilizing all their resources, dispatching ten cloud boats carrying over 20,000 elite troops. The result…

Liu Sheng destroyed nine ships in one go!

It can be said that, apart from the last ship's crew, almost all of the Gongsun family's martial arts masters who accompanied the group on this trip were killed.

Of the cultivators who had entered the Dao realm, most were killed or wounded; of the cultivators who had reached the Yellow Court realm, only a few hundred remained.

Not to mention the two Tongxuan Ancestors, Gongsun Liguang and Gongsun Errong, who died earlier.

Even though the Gongsun family ultimately won this battle, it was a Pyrrhic victory.

It's not far from having its spine broken.

The culprit behind all of this is Liu Sheng, a man with whom he has a blood feud.

In this situation, Gongsun Yuezhi, the head of the Gongsun clan, actually said that as long as he surrendered, he would be forgiven, allowed to atone for his crimes through meritorious service, and given money and power...

Was all the anti-fraud knowledge I acquired in my past life for nothing?

Isn't it all because of the immortal destiny that Lao Tzu possesses?
No, if in the beginning, the existence of all ten cloud boats could be explained as a means to obtain immortality, then now that nine out of ten have been destroyed, what is his purpose in doing this...?

Delay time!

I'm eagerly awaiting the outcome of the epic battle between Du Renwang and Gongsun Tianxu!
They wanted to wait for those five Transcendent Ancestors to get rid of the Demon Ape, the Azure Dragon, and the Great Wind Sparrow and return to provide support!
This old man is simply...

Singing the Empty City Stratagem!

This old codger isn't confident he can beat me, so he's just playing hard to get!

After all, Gongsun Liguang was almost instantly killed earlier. He and Gongsun Liguang were both at the first level of the Profound Realm, so how could he not be afraid?
All that composure, all that display of true cultivation, all that chattering and babble—it was all just bluffing, an attempt to shake my killing intent and sway my emotions.

If you hesitate, you won't act decisively and you'll make mistakes.

In a life-or-death struggle, the slightest hesitation or negligence could mean certain death!

Well, I almost got fooled.

Liu Sheng gave Gongsun Yuezhi a deep look, the sound of swords echoing in his mind, cutting away all distracting thoughts.

Old man, since you want to play, I'll play with you properly, play well, and have a great time!

He grinned, loosely gripped the broken black gold staff, nodded to Gongsun Yuezhi, and said with a chuckle:
"What do I want, and what will you give me?"

"Give me whatever I want!"

"Very well, I wish your Gongsun family wealth and prosperity..."

Before he finished speaking, a black wind swept through him, and he appeared before Gongsun Yuezhi, raising his stick to strike:

"I'll help you!" This blow was like a thunderbolt, shattering the clouds, howling winds, and sending a murderous aura soaring into the sky.

With the blessing of his innate "Great Ape King" talent, he mastered all kinds of martial arts without a teacher.

Especially their stick and spear techniques, which are so natural that they can be mastered almost instantly. They are cunning and ruthless, and impossible to defend against.

"you……"

Gongsun Yuezhi had initially thought Liu Sheng was planning to surrender because he was nodding, chuckling, and confirming the conditions. He was secretly sneering and thinking about how to torture this country bumpkin once he got through this ordeal.

To his surprise, Liu Sheng didn't follow the script at all and instead hit him on the head with a stick.

This blow was swift and ruthless; even before it landed, the gust of wind and air pressure created waves of flesh on his old face.

An even more terrifying killing intent locked onto his forehead, and his brow was icy cold.

That blow will kill you!
The moment the thought arose in his mind, his body reacted immediately. With a flick of his sleeve, a precious pearl flew out.

It was a round, deep blue lump, no bigger than a bowl, but it moved extremely slowly, wobbling as it reached the top of his head.

It collided head-on with the falling black gold broken stick.

With a strange "thud," the broken black gold staff stuck to the precious pearl, the tip of the staff sinking into the pearl.

This pearl is as soft as water, and inside it, there is a "splashing" sound like ocean waves.

What seemed like an ordinary attack neutralized Liu Sheng's powerful strike.

This is...

The power to uproot mountains!

It could uproot a mountain, yet this blue bead blocked it?
Since Liu Sheng fused with this talent, he has never encountered an opponent who could withstand a single blow head-on.

What exactly is this thing?
"This treasure was obtained from a relic called the 'Divine Pearl of the Azure Sea.' Legend has it that it was created by an ancient great being who refined the essence of the sea. It possesses immense power, capable of both hardness and softness, like the boundless ocean."

"Let alone blocking one of your blows, even ten, a hundred, or a thousand blows wouldn't be a problem."

Gongsun Yuezhi smiled faintly, his face reflecting the azure light, which even mirrored the surrounding clouds.

Wow~Wow~
Water seemed to surge and churn within the pearl, creating waves that stirred the heart and made it difficult to find peace.

"The Divine Pearl of the Azure Sea?"

Liu Sheng suddenly pulled out the broken black gold staff, using a soft force. His wrist flicked thousands of times in an instant, using softness to counter softness, and he pulled the broken staff out. His heart sank slightly.
This precious bead is of high quality; in terms of both spirituality and power, it surpasses the Thousand Peaks Pagoda and is no less powerful than the Mountain-Chasing Whip.

It's possible that a mystical artifact, or even a Dao artifact, has fallen.
"You dare to be distracted? You're dead!"

At this moment, Gongsun Yue noticed that Liu Sheng seemed distracted, so he immediately shouted, made a hand seal, and pointed at him:
"disease!"

"Boom!"

In an instant, the Divine Pearl of the Azure Sea shone brightly, its azure light spreading for hundreds of miles, surging like a tide, turning the heavens and the earth into a deep blue.

Although we were in the sky, it felt like we were immersed in the sea, heavy and wet, making even breathing difficult.

At the same time, the divine pearl flew up, swaying and slowly crashing towards Liu Sheng's chest.

This collision was so powerful that it shook the heavens and the earth, causing the void to tremble. Visible ripples spread across the void and swept in all directions.

With nowhere to escape and nowhere to hide, they could only watch helplessly as the pearl hurtled towards them and was crushed by its immense force…

Ashes!

pity--

Talent, Dragon Form!
Dragons are naturally aquatic creatures and the chief of all scaled creatures.

What was a deadly predicament for others, from which there was no escape, was, for Liu Sheng, like a fish in water, extremely comfortable.

This treasure is destined for me, and it is rightfully mine.

Thank you, Gongsun!
(End of this chapter)