A Mortal's Start in the Spirit Beast Mountain

Chapter 442 The New Escape Wind Shuttle

"Huh?"

Just then, the black wind fox beast, which had been quietly curled up at her feet, suddenly raised its head, its ear tips twitched slightly, and its deep eyes instantly turned sharp as it stared intently at the distant horizon, letting out a low whimper.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Yao's heart skipped a beat. Almost simultaneously, she turned her head and released her divine sense with all her might in the direction the Wind Fox Beast was staring.

At first, the sea and sky met at the horizon, and the sky remained vast and empty.

But a few breaths later, an extremely faint point of blue light appeared at the edge of her divine sense, steadily and astonishingly approaching Silver Shark Island! The aura of that escaping light—

As the azure light faded, several figures appeared above the Bright Moon Pavilion. The one in the lead was Luo Ming, dressed in black robes with a calm expression.

Behind him followed several cultivators dressed in uniform, all at the Foundation Establishment stage. They all looked respectful, and Luo Ming was clearly the leader. They were the array masters he had brought from Blood Crane Island to set up the teleportation array.

Luo Ming's gaze swept down and instantly caught sight of the slender figure on the upper floor, eagerly awaiting her arrival, and the undisguised joy and relief on her face.

A hint of gentleness flashed in his eyes. He gave a few simple instructions to the array masters behind him, who then bowed respectfully and flew towards the Bright Moon Pavilion below. As for Luo Ming himself, his figure flickered, transforming into a faint green shadow, and the next moment, he had silently appeared in the pavilion where Yuan Yao was.

A moment later, in a beautifully decorated room, Yuan Yao opened a wine pot with a puzzled look. Instantly, an indescribable rich aroma of wine mixed with extremely pure spiritual energy wafted over. Just one whiff made her feel her dantian's magical power subtly become more active.

"This is... wine?" Yuan Yao's beautiful eyes widened, somewhat uncertain.

"This item is called Azure Flame Wine. It is brewed primarily with the essence and blood of demon cores, supplemented with various rare spiritual herbs. It has remarkable effects on enhancing the magical power and solidifying the foundation of cultivators in the Core Formation stage."

Luo Ming smiled and said, "These two jugs are of excellent quality, and they are just right for you, Yao'er. If you can completely refine and absorb these two jugs of Azure Flame Wine, with your Heavenly Yin Body and foundation, it will be enough to greatly improve your cultivation and quickly break through to the late stage of Core Formation. At that time, you will not be too far from the Nascent Soul stage."

"Really?" Yuan Yao was both surprised and delighted. A spiritual item that could quickly accumulate magical power was extremely precious!

Luo Ming said gently, "I hope you can improve your strength as soon as possible, Yao'er. Only when you are strong enough to protect yourself can I feel more at ease if something unexpected happens in the future."

"An unexpected turn of events?" Yuan Yao keenly grasped the deeper meaning in Luo Ming's words, and the joy on her face faded slightly, revealing a hint of doubt and solemnity.

"Why do you say that, my lord? Hasn't the demonic threat around Silver Shark Island been quelled, and the situation is gradually stabilizing? Could it be—that the demons are making another move?"

Luo Ming nodded and calmly revealed part of the truth: "During this trip, I killed a transformed demon cultivator. Judging from the information from the soul search, it seems that the demon race's higher-ups are brewing a so-called holy war," intending to completely wipe out the human race's forces in the outer star sea and expel or even annihilate all human cultivators.

This turmoil is likely to be significant. My haste in establishing the teleportation array is precisely to secure a backup plan. If things become unbearable, we can retreat to the Inner Star Sea, or even—more distant places.

After killing Na Fengxi and returning to Blood Crane Island, he immediately searched Na Fengxi's demon soul, but he did not expect to see this news, which forced him to speed up his subsequent plans.

According to his original memories, the outer sea demon race did not have any holy wars, but Luo Ming dared not gamble.

"Holy War? Expel all humans?" Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao gasped, a deep worry appearing on her beautiful face.

The alien sea people already struggled to establish themselves; if the demon race were to launch a full-scale attack—what a terrible disaster that would be! She could almost see the scene of blood and fire raging, and human cultivators suffering endlessly.

"Yao'er, there's no need to worry too much." Seeing her expression, Luo Ming reached out and gently patted the back of her hand, his tone calm.

"We'll meet force with force, and water with earth. Even if the demon race launches a full-scale invasion, with my cultivation level, they might not be able to stop me if I want to leave. At worst, I'll take you away from the Chaotic Star Sea and let you cultivate elsewhere. The world is vast; where can't we find refuge? With our strength, we can gain a foothold anywhere."

He paused, a deep glint in his eyes: "Besides, I already have plans. Once the teleportation array between Silver Shark Island and Blood Crane Island is completed, I intend to build another hidden teleportation array connecting to Kui Xing Island."

Then, through the ancient teleportation array over there, I was transported to Tiannan. Although the overall cultivation resources there might not be as abundant as in the Chaotic Star Sea, the human race's power was more stable. I wasn't entirely without a foundation there either.

Luo Ming had already told Yuan Yao about Tiannan when he returned from there last time, and Yuan Yao also knew something about his background there.

As Yuan Yao listened to Luo Ming's composed narration and looked into his calm and confident eyes, her unease gradually subsided. She softly hummed in agreement, leaned her delicate body against Luo Ming, and whispered, "Yao'er will listen to her husband. Wherever we go, as long as we're with him, that's enough."

Several days later, the array outside Yuan Yao's secluded meditation room lit up, announcing that she had officially gone into seclusion to begin refining the two jugs of Azure Flame Wine, striving to break through to a higher realm.

Luo Ming paused outside the quiet room for a moment to confirm that the formation was functioning correctly, then turned and left. Time was of the essence, and he needed to hurry up and make the arrangements.

Inside the Bright Moon Pavilion, he summoned the array masters from the Azure Cloud Sect he had brought with him, and handed over the detailed structural diagram and key spatial coordinates of the Blood Crane Island teleportation array to Wen Siyue, ordering her to take full responsibility for mobilizing all the resources here and cooperating with the array masters to build a corresponding teleportation array in this place.

At the same time, he also retrieved the teleportation array information of the nameless deserted island near Kui Xing Island, and asked them to immediately begin the preliminary preparations for this longer-distance teleportation array after completing the docking with Blood Crane Island.

Only by completely connecting Blood Crane Island, Silver Shark Island, and the Nameless Desert Island, forming a hidden, fast passage across the inner and outer star seas, can his retreat be truly secure.

On this day, Luo Ming was cultivating in the underground secret chamber when Liu Su requested an audience.

Luo Ming arrived at the side hall on the ground floor, which was used for receiving guests. Liu Su was already waiting there. Upon seeing Luo Ming arrive, she gave a graceful bow, then took out an item from her storage bag and presented it with both hands.

"Senior, the Wind-Escape Shuttle that you entrusted to me for modification is now complete. Please take a look."

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Luo Ming took it, and it felt slightly heavy in his hand. The "Wind Shuttle" in front of him had not changed much in appearance; it was still shuttle-shaped, but the flowing light throughout its body made it appear more restrained and profound.

The most eye-catching feature is the front end of the shuttle, which has an additional golden cone about three feet long with a tip that gleams with a chilling light.

On both sides of the shuttle, six slender and mysterious golden lines appeared symmetrically, slightly raised, like the feather and bone patterns of some mysterious creature, with a sharp power flowing within them.

"The 'Void-Piercing Cone' at the front is made primarily of the hardest and sharpest proboscis of the Bloodthirsty Golden Mosquito, supplemented by several light and sturdy metals. This not only greatly enhances the Void-Piercing and piercing power of the shuttle's front end, but according to my testing, this alone can increase the shuttle's normal flight speed by about 30%."

Liu Su explained softly from the side, her tone filled with confidence and anticipation.

She paused, then pointed to the golden patterns on both sides of the shuttle: "As for these six golden wing patterns," she said, "they were obtained by refining those three pairs of golden wings. They are usually concealed and do not increase resistance. In case of emergency, or when extreme speed is required, you can activate these patterns by activating your metal-attribute magic."

At that time, the wing patterns will transform into golden wings of light that alternate between reality and illusion, greatly capturing and manipulating the power of wind spirits, increasing the shuttle's speed by another 20% on top of the already 30% increase! In other words, under extreme conditions, its speed is 50% higher than before!

"However," Liu Su added, "once the golden wing patterns are activated, the aura and magical fluctuations of the shuttle body will become extremely conspicuous, and the sound of it cutting through the air will be difficult to completely conceal, greatly reducing its stealth."

Luo Ming listened and nodded, releasing a small amount of magical power into the flying shuttle in his hand.

"Buzz—!"

Suddenly, the dark gold spike at the front of the shuttle body lit up with a dazzling golden light, and an incomparably sharp aura, as if it could tear through the void, spread out. The air in the quiet room emitted a low groaning sound, and faint, illusory golden light danced at the tip of the spike.

"Hmm?" A strange light flashed in Luo Ming's eyes. He hadn't activated it at full power, but the sharp aura spontaneously generated by the cone far surpassed that of ordinary magical treasures. He lightly stroked the shuttle with his fingers, feeling the surging wind and metal attribute spiritual power within, as well as the penetrating force poised to be unleashed. A slight smile appeared on his lips. "Fairy Liu, this shuttle is probably more than just a treasure for flight now, isn't it? The sharpness of this cone is already quite useful."

Upon hearing this, Liu Su smiled with admiration: "Senior's insight is indeed keen. Indeed, after my re-refinement, this shuttle now possesses offensive capabilities. One of them is the 'Golden Light of Sky-Splitting' activated by this Sky-Piercing Cone, which is extremely condensed and has a very strong penetrating power, making it difficult for ordinary protective spiritual light and defensive magic treasures to withstand."

Secondly, after activating the Golden Roc Wing Pattern, one can instantly unleash countless Golden Wind Blades, formed by the combination of pure golden spiritual power and wind blades, using the power of the wing pattern. These blades have a wide coverage area and considerable power, and can be used to deal with sieges or clear out mobs.

Luo Ming played with the newly refurbished Wind-Escape Shuttle, feeling its immense power and ingenious design, and was quite satisfied. The shuttle's speed had increased dramatically, and it now possessed two practical attack methods, greatly enhancing its usability; it could truly be considered a top-tier flying and offensive weapon. Liu Su's weapon-refining skills were indeed extraordinary.

"I admire Fairy Liu's craftsmanship. I am very satisfied with the modification of this shuttle." Luo Ming praised her generously, then changed the subject and said with a smile, "However, I was fortunate enough to obtain some wind-attribute materials on this trip, which may be of even higher grade. I wonder if Fairy Liu could put in some more effort to see if they could also be refined into this shuttle, or used for other purposes?"

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Upon hearing "higher-grade wind attribute materials," Liu Su's beautiful eyes immediately lit up.