Chapter 285: Void Robes and the Sumeru Illusion Formation!

On Bihu Mountain.

In a backyard of the Lu Family Mansion.

“Hee-hee!”

Lu Wangshu held the Cold Jade Mysterious Turtle above her head, running around the courtyard with a joyful expression.

Although her body was in good condition before, it was still within the range of ordinary people.

But after the medicinal bath ritual, her physique improved significantly, almost transforming her body to rival that of a warrior or body tempering cultivator.

“Wangshu, be careful,” said Xiao Xiyue, watching her daughter with concern, afraid she might fall or get hurt.

“Alright, alright. Wangshu, come here. Father will teach you how to cultivate,” Lu Changsheng called out helplessly to his excited daughter.

His daughter was usually quite calm and quiet.

But now, seeing her running around with a Cold Jade Mysterious Turtle weighing several hundred pounds gave him a strong sense of dissonance.

Luckily, after the medicinal bath ritual, she only grew a bit taller.

If she had ended up like Nezha, Lu Changsheng wouldn’t have been able to bear looking at her.

However, he knew this was just because the medicinal effects were too strong.

It caused his daughter to sleep for three days and nights without fully digesting the medicinal power, leaving her full of energy.

“Mm-hmm,” Lu Wangshu put down her pet and bounced over to Lu Changsheng’s side.

Although she had felt very upset about almost being boiled a few days ago.

Now, feeling energetic and full of strength, she felt better than ever before and put the near-boiling incident out of her mind.

“Father, what’s the name of the cultivation technique I’ll be learning? How do I cultivate it?” Lu Wangshu asked with clear, expectant eyes.

From her regular classes at school, she had learned quite a bit about cultivation.

She knew that to cultivate, one needed to choose a suitable technique, and after reaching the third level of Qi Refining, one could fly on a sword and control water, fire, thunder, and lightning.

By then, she could go fishing on her own without needing her parents, brother, or sister to accompany her.

“Hehe, your Spirit Body is suited for talisman arts, so the technique Father will teach you is called the ‘Nine-Nine Mysterious Talisman Scripture’,” Lu Changsheng said.

He had his daughter sit down beside him and indicated that Xiao Xiyue could listen as well.

Then he began to explain the technique: “After cultivating this technique, you can condense your Natal Spirit Talisman. When facing enemies, you’ll have methods like drawing talismans in void space, forming arrays with talismans, and refining talisman soldiers.”

“Father, does drawing talismans in void space mean drawing them without talisman paper?” Lu Wangshu asked, already familiar with Talisman Making from Lu Changsheng’s daily teachings.

“That’s right. You’ll be able to manifest all kinds of talismans and techniques through void space drawing,” Lu Changsheng explained gently.

“Ordinary talismans take a lot of time to draw, but after cultivating this technique, you’ll be able to draw many talismans in a very short time.”

“Father, why not prepare talismans in advance? Then you wouldn’t need to draw them at all,” Lu Wangshu asked innocently.

Lu Changsheng: “????”

He suddenly felt that his habit of using talismans to entertain his daughter had led to her lack of understanding about their value.

“Because drawing talismans not only takes a lot of time but also requires money to buy talisman paper and spiritual ink,” he explained patiently.

“If you can draw talismans in void space, you can save that money for tasty food and fun things.”

“Moreover, the higher-level the talisman, the rarer the materials needed. Void space drawing doesn’t have this problem.”

Lu Changsheng explained to his daughter with patience.

“Oh, I see. Father, what about forming arrays with talismans and refining talisman soldiers?” Lu Wangshu nodded thoughtfully and continued asking.

“We normally use two or three talismans at a time, right?”

“But forming arrays with talismans means using hundreds or thousands of talismans together to form a formation, greatly increasing their power.”

As Lu Changsheng spoke, he took out a Golden Armored Spirit Bean.

The spirit bean flew out and transformed into a tall figure wearing golden armor.

“As for talisman soldiers, they are talismans refined into soldiers, like this Golden Armored Warrior of mine. They can help with tasks and do many things.”

“You like puppet toys, right? Talisman soldiers can be made to look like big puppet toys.”

Lu Changsheng pointed at the Golden Armored Warrior and smiled.

“Help with tasks? Big puppet toys!” Lu Wangshu’s small face immediately lit up with curiosity and excitement when she heard this.

Looking at the two-meter-tall Golden Armored Warrior before her.

Although she had some interest in talisman arts under Lu Changsheng’s nurturing.

Her interest in fishing, pill refining, and puppets was even stronger.

Now, hearing Lu Changsheng’s words and imagining herself going fishing with talisman soldiers, she suddenly became interested in this technique.

“That’s right, this technique is very powerful. Come, now Father will teach you,” Lu Changsheng coaxed his daughter, slowly beginning to explain the first level of the technique.

Beside them, Xiao Xiyue rested her jade arm on her cheek, her beautiful eyes full of smiles as she watched the father and daughter.

Her mind couldn’t help but recall when her master, Yun Wanshang, taught her to cultivate.

However, her master wasn’t as detailed in her teaching as Lu Changsheng.

Moreover, her master was very stern and strict back then, unlike Lu Changsheng’s gentle tone and expression, as if he was coaxing a child.

An hour later.

“Father, I’ve memorized it all!” Lu Wangshu said in a crisp voice.

“Oh? You’ve memorized it already? Well then, give it a try. Father will watch you,” Lu Changsheng said with a smile, taking out a meditation cushion for his daughter.

He wanted to know how long it would take his daughter to enter the state and complete Qi initiation.

When Lu Ping’an cultivated the Hundred Refined Body Technique, it took him four days to grasp it.

“Mm-hmm,” Lu Wangshu hugged the cushion and sat cross-legged to the side.

Then, pursing her small lips, she said seriously, “Father, I’m going to start now!”

“Alright,” Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

“Hm!?” In the next moment, the smile on Lu Changsheng’s face froze slightly, his eyes showing a look of surprise.

Not just him, but Xiao Xiyue’s eyes also showed surprise and joy.

Because they saw that their daughter, Lu Wangshu, had entered the state as soon as she closed her eyes.

Threads of spiritual energy from the surrounding area were being drawn towards Lu Wangshu’s body, slowly entering it.

“This…”

Lu Changsheng and Xiao Xiyue looked at each other, both seeing great joy in each other’s eyes.

Apart from Spirit Root, which is the main factor in a cultivator’s cultivation speed, another point is comprehension ability.

If one has high comprehension, they can quickly learn and master many techniques, which can make up for a lot in terms of cultivation speed.

Just like Lu Changsheng relying on the system’s inherited techniques, he encountered fewer obstacles on his cultivation path.

Seeing their daughter directly enter the state and comprehend the technique, they were naturally overjoyed.

“Is this because of the Blood Talisman Spirit Body, or is Wangshu naturally gifted with high comprehension?”

“It should be both. Wangshu has always been quick to grasp things like pill refining, Talisman Making, and fishing. She understands the meaning with just a brief explanation.”

“Now that she’s cultivating a talisman technique that matches her Blood Talisman Spirit Body, she’s directly comprehended its mysteries and entered the state.”

Lu Changsheng muttered in his heart, his eyes full of joy.

The real difficulty of this Nine-Nine Mysterious Talisman Scripture lies in its eighty-one spirit patterns.

Like Lu Miaoge, who after ten yearr had barely comprehended the first basic spirit pattern.

Now that his daughter Lu Wangshu showed such astonishing comprehension ability, it would be much easier for her to comprehend these spirit patterns in the future.

“Changsheng, it seems Wangshu has inherited your comprehension ability,” Xiao Xiyue said to Lu Changsheng through voice transmission, her face full of joy.

Because Lu Changsheng was proficient in various techniques, including Talisman Making, pill refining, and formation techniques, she always believed that Lu Changsheng had excellent comprehension and extraordinary talent.

Now seeing her daughter’s comprehension ability, she thought it was inherited from Lu Changsheng.

“Hehe,” Lu Changsheng chuckled but didn’t say anything.

He was well aware of his own comprehension ability.

And so, under their watchful eyes, after half a day.

“Boom!” A burst of energy spread out from Lu Wangshu’s body, causing her skirt to flutter and creating a layer of dust around her.

Lu Wangshu opened her eyes and looked at her small, delicate hands.

She felt there had been a subtle change, but couldn’t quite describe what had changed.

Then she looked at her father and asked, “Father, did I succeed?”

“That’s right, my Wangshu is so clever! You completed the first step of Qi initiation so quickly!” Lu Changsheng felt a faint energy flow inside her.

He stood up and walked over, smiling as he patted his daughter’s head.

At this moment, he deeply understood what it meant to win at the starting line.

His daughter only had a Fourth-Tier Spirit Root.

But with the Foundation Strengthening Pills he had been feeding her since she was young, and the medicinal bath that cost spirit blood and tens of thousands of Spirit Stones, her early-stage speed might not be inferior to those with High-Tier Spirit Roots.

“Hee-hee, so this is Qi initiation,” the little girl said happily after getting confirmation.

“Father, how long will it take for me to break through to the third level of Qi Refining? Teacher said that at the third level of Qi Refining, we can fly on magical instruments!”

“Hehe, as long as you cultivate diligently, it won’t take long. When you break through to the third level of Qi Refining, Father will give you a magical Artifact,” Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

Given his daughter’s current situation, he estimated it would take about a year to break through to the third level of Qi Refining.

“Father, when can I draw talismans in void space and refine talisman soldiers?” Lu Wangshu continued to ask.

“Well, that will take some time,” Lu Changsheng said, seeing his daughter’s eager look.

Not wanting to dampen her enthusiasm, he added, “How about this? As long as you cultivate diligently, whatever kind of puppet toy you want, Father will give you one.”

“As long as little Wangshu cultivates well, you can also tell Mother if you want anything,” Xiao Xiyue came over and hugged her daughter as she spoke.

“Okay~” Lu Wangshu said happily.

It was rare for her to see both her father and mother so happy.

In her heart, she also added a bit of her parents’ expectations to her motivation for cultivation.

Half a month later, Xiao Xiyue left.

She had come this time mainly because of her daughter Lu Wangshu’s situation.

Now, after being away for over a month, she needed to return to her sect to report.

Although daughter Lu Wangshu was reluctant to see her go, as she grew older, she understood that her mother had many things to keep her busy.

On this day, the sun was shining brightly, and Lu Changsheng accompanied his daughter Lu Wangshu to go fishing at Bishui Lake.

Although his daughter had an extraordinary talent for talisman arts.

She wasn’t particularly passionate about making talismans and still preferred fishing in her daily life.

Faced with this situation, Lu Changsheng had no choice.

Children at this age were naturally playful, and it was impossible to make her focus entirely on cultivation and studying.

So he could only say to balance work and rest, spending an hour each day on cultivation and an hour on studying talisman arts.

The rest of the time, apart from classes, he let her play as she wished.

Just then, a system notification sounded in Lu Changsheng’s mind.

[Congratulations to the host, fifty of your offspring have broken through to the Innate realm of martial arts. Blood lineage effect obtained: 5% increase in offspring reproduction probability. One chance for drawing lots obtained!]

“Hmm, fifty already?” Lu Changsheng heard this voice and a smile appeared on his face.

“Father, Father, a fish is biting!” Lu Wangshu, sitting on the Cold Jade Mysterious Turtle, suddenly exclaimed with joy, lifting her fishing rod.

Due to the medicinal bath ritual, her strength had increased to a new level. Now when she caught a fish, she didn’t need anyone’s help.

Moreover, she had learned on her own how to play the fish, slowly guiding it to the hook.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng shook his head. His daughter had such talent and comprehension ability, why couldn’t she use more of it on the right path?

After accompanying his daughter in the torturous act of fishing for an hour, Lu Changsheng told her to go back and cultivate properly while he returned to Hall of Everlasting Life.

“System, draw lots!” Lu Changsheng took a deep breath and silently said in his heart.

With his bad luck at fishing, surely he should have some good luck with the draw now?

A light red large wheel appeared, and a golden light began to spin.

After a few breaths, the golden light stopped on the ‘Magical Treasure’ section.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Magical Treasure: Void Robes!]

[The reward has been sent to the system space, the host can check it at any time]

A dark-colored robe appeared from the large wheel, accompanied by a system notification sound.

“A Magical Treasure, Void Robes?” Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow when he saw this reward.

Although he didn’t care much for most Magical Treasures, seeing a robe, he still thought it was quite good.

After all, even if a robe-type Magical Treasure couldn’t be fully activated, its defensive power was far superior to ordinary Spirit Tool robes.

[Magical Artifact: Void Robes]

[Grade: High-Tier Magical Treasure]

[Description: An extraordinary Magical Treasure crafted by the Old Man of Yu Mountain. It has effects of blocking divination and calculation, concealing one’s form and aura. If fully activated, it can hide in void space and pass through formations below the third grade. It’s difficult to detect without spirit eye techniques or Divine Abilities.]

“Hmm, it’s not focused on defense, but on blocking divination and calculation, concealing form and aura, and passing through formations?” Lu Changsheng looked at the Magical Treasure before him with some surprise.

Among the hundred arts of cultivation, there was a very niche and peculiar skill called divination.

This divination art could perceive the mysteries of heaven, vaguely calculate one’s own fortune and misfortune, or even the general situation and information of others.

However, this divination art was very mysterious, with extremely high requirements, and could easily shorten one’s lifespan. Lu Changsheng had never seen it, only read about it in books.

In the world of cultivation, since there were such divination arts, naturally there were Divine Abilities to screen off heavenly mysteries and treasures to block divination and calculation.

This Void Robe was just such a Magical Treasure.

“Although no one would calculate my situation without reason, having such a robe is not a bad thing.”

“Moreover, this robe also has the effect of concealing one’s form and aura.”

Lu Changsheng muttered in his heart.

He felt that this Void Robe was quite good, and he could keep it for his own use.

He focused his mind and extracted the Magical Treasure from the system space.

Immediately, a wide, exquisite, simple, and elegant dark-colored robe appeared before Lu Changsheng.

The robe felt very smooth and cool to the touch, like jade. It was unclear what material it was woven from, with rows of spirit patterns and restrictions inscribed on it.

Lu Changsheng began to refine the restrictions in this robe.

Although his spiritual power was insufficient to fully activate this robe, with some extra time, he could still refine the robe to have the basic effect of concealing his form and aura.

A month later, Lu Changsheng had refined the Void Robe.

After putting on the robe, he flicked his finger, and a water mirror appeared before him.

The water mirror reflected his handsome and elegant appearance.

Looking at his reflection, Lu Changsheng felt that his entire aura had changed.

Originally, his handsome face and green robe gave him an aura like that of a beautiful orchid or jade tree, making people feel as if they were bathed in spring breeze.

Now, wearing a dark-colored robe, his figure appeared even taller and straighter, with an added sense of deep, calm dignity.

After putting on this Void Robe, Lu Changsheng inexplicably felt a strong sense of security.

Although the main effects of this robe were blocking divination and calculation, concealing aura, hiding form, and passing through formations.

A Magical Treasure is still a Magical Treasure!

Its defensive capabilities were excellent, far surpassing Spirit Tools.

Lu Changsheng had tested it earlier, and at least his Flying Sword and techniques couldn’t break through or damage the robe.

“Although this robe can conceal its own light and hide one’s form and aura, people might still notice something unusual.”

Lu Changsheng thought for a moment and still decided to wear his green robe over it.

Then he checked his condition, and only after confirming there were no problems did he walk out of the room.

A month later.

“Hum—” On this day, while Lu Changsheng was teaching his daughter basic spirit patterns, he suddenly felt Biyun Peak tremble slightly.

“Could it be that Biyun Peak’s spiritual vein has advanced to the upper second grade!?” He frowned slightly, immediately thinking of his family’s spiritual vein advancement.

“Wangshu, you keep studying on your own. Father has something to attend to and needs to go out for a while.”

Lu Changsheng said to his daughter Lu Wangshu, preparing to go see what was happening.

“Mm-hmm, Father, you go ahead,” Lu Wangshu said obediently.

Lu Changsheng patted her little head, walked out of the courtyard, and came to the top of Biyun Peak.

“My lord, Biyun Peak’s spiritual vein has indeed advanced to the upper second grade!” Ling Zixiao saw Lu Changsheng and guessed why he had come, saying with an elegant smile.

“So it really is the spiritual vein advancing,” Lu Changsheng felt a wave of joy in his heart upon confirmation.

Although the spiritual vein was already at a critical point, with the spiritual energy at the spirit eye comparable to the upper second grade.

Now, with the spiritual vein advancing from the middle second grade to the upper second grade, not only at the spirit eye but the spiritual energy density throughout Biyun Peak would increase by thirty percent.

This would have obvious benefits not only for Biyun Peak but for the entire Bihu Mountain and even the Sumeru Tree King!

He came to the location of the spirit eye and could clearly feel that the spiritual energy was much denser than before.

There was an endless supply of spiritual energy surging out.

As time passed, this spiritual energy would gradually affect the entire Biyun Peak.

However, for this situation, Lu Changsheng directly let Sumeru absorb more spiritual energy.

Biyun Peak didn’t need so much spiritual energy now, so it was better to use this spiritual energy for Sumeru’s growth.

“My lord, not only has the spiritual vein advanced to the upper second grade, but the Divine Tree Formation is also about to be completed. It’s just the last step now,” Ling Zixiao said with a smile on her face.

“Oh? The Divine Tree Formation is about to be completed?” Lu Changsheng raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

This Divine Tree Formation had taken quite a long time.

From when Ling Zixiao started preparing to set it up until now, it had been three years.

Although it was because of her physical condition that the progress was slow.

The workload was indeed very large.

For these three years, Ling Zixiao had spent most of her time setting up this formation.

“That’s right. If my lord has the leisure, you can watch here,” Ling Zixiao said, her beautiful eyes bright and spirited.

The reason this Divine Tree Formation took so long was also because, under Hong Lian’s guidance, she had made significant progress in formation techniques and optimized many aspects of the grand formation.

It could be said that this Divine Tree Formation was her masterpiece.

Now that the formation was just one step away from completion, she naturally hoped Lu Changsheng would watch her masterpiece and share in her joy and excitement.

“I’d be delighted,” Lu Changsheng saw this kind of expression in Ling Zixiao’s eyes for the first time.

He knew that she truly loved the path of formations from the bottom of her heart.

Now that the formation was about to be completed, she hoped to gain his recognition and praise.

“Good,” Ling Zixiao nodded and began the last step of the formation.

Although it was said to be the last step, under Lu Changsheng’s observation, Ling Zixiao still spent a full day and night to complete it.

At this moment, her elegant face was full of fatigue, but there was no trace of weariness in her eyes, which instead seemed energetic and spirited.

“My lord, the Divine Tree Formation has been successfully completed. It’s ranked as a quasi-third grade. As long as Biyun Peak’s spiritual vein advances to the third grade, the formation can be upgraded to third grade!”

“Even though it’s only quasi-third grade, even if a Golden Core true person comes, they won’t be able to break through it. They might even fall into it and be unable to extricate themselves.”

Ling Zixiao’s face was full of joy as she introduced the formation’s situation to Lu Changsheng.

The core of the entire formation was the Sumeru Tree King, which possessed Sumeru’s pocket dimension divine ability and could evolve to form a Sumeru illusion realm.

The illusion realm was connected to the Sumeru Tree King’s pocket dimension world and could arbitrarily pull people from the illusion realm into the pocket dimension for suppression.

“What level of strength is needed to break this Sumeru illusion realm?” Lu Changsheng looked towards the Sumeru Tree King flowing with golden light and the rows of formation flags by the mountain, asking.

“Below Golden Core, there’s absolutely no possibility of breaking the illusion realm. Only a Golden Core true person might be able to break the illusion realm!”

“But with Senior Sumeru here, as long as the Golden Core true person doesn’t break the illusion realm in the first moment, they can be suppressed in the pocket dimension!”

Ling Zixiao said.

She had seen the Sumeru Tree King suppress Hong Lian.

She knew that even Golden Core cultivators had no power to resist within Sumeru’s pocket dimension.

In other words, unless a Nascent Soul cultivator came to attack, even if Golden Core true persons came to Bihu Mountain, it would be a dead end for them.

“Zixiao, open the formation. I want to enter and see,” Lu Changsheng stroked his chin, curious and wanting to experience this so-called Sumeru illusion realm.

“Please wait a moment, my lord,” Ling Zixiao, dressed in a blue gown, her figure graceful and elegant, said softly to Lu Changsheng.

Then she made hand seals, manipulated the formation disc, and called out clearly, “Open!”

In an instant, crystalline light flowed around the Sumeru Tree King, strands of divine radiance scattered, causing a faint golden light to spread through the formation covering Bihu Mountain.

The blue light and golden light merged, making the entire Bihu Mountain seem to flicker in and out of visibility.

Then, Lu Changsheng saw a hazy gray mist appear, enveloping and concealing him.

“Is this the Sumeru illusion realm!?” In the next moment, Lu Changsheng found that he had left the top of Biyun Peak.

He appeared in a place where everything in all directions was a gray, chaotic mist.

“Slash!” Lu Changsheng patted his Storage Bag, and the True Yang Five Elements Sword appeared in his hand.

Countless seven-colored spirit lights flashed, slashing at the gray mist before him.

“Puff puff puff—” The Seven-star Sword Qi flashed fiercely and domineering, causing the mist to roll and disperse continuously.

But behind the mist was yet another layer of mist.

“Hm!?” Lu Changsheng frowned slightly, looking at the gray mist before him, and continued to slash out several fierce sword lights.

But behind this, there seemed to be endless gray mist, impossible to break through.

“My lord, how is it?” Just then, Ling Zixiao’s figure also appeared in this world. She stood with a dignified posture, her face elegant as she smiled and asked.

“Zixiao, is this really an illusion?” Lu Changsheng asked.

Although Ling Zixiao had told him that this was a Sumeru illusion realm derived from Sumeru’s abilities.

But he felt as if he had teleported through void space, completely in another world.

“That’s right. This Sumeru illusion realm is half real and half illusory. All attacks are spread out over the Azure Sky Water formation of Bihu Mountain, and part is neutralized by Senior Sumeru.”

“If there’s enough spiritual energy to support it, this illusion realm can even evolve various illusions!”

Ling Zixiao held the formation disc and said.

As she spoke, she manipulated the formation disc for a simple demonstration.

The gray, misty world began to change, transforming into a wild forest, and even human figures appeared.

However, it only lasted for a moment before Ling Zixiao let the scenery dissipate, returning to a hazy, chaotic state.

Because this ability currently mainly consumed Sumeru’s Spiritual Energy, which was a great drain on it.

“Sumeru,” Lu Changsheng nodded, looking at the illusion realm before him, and called out to the void.

Immediately, Sumeru responded, and a golden light door appeared before them.

Lu Changsheng and Ling Zixiao passed through the light door and entered Sumeru’s pocket dimension.

“This Divine Tree Formation is indeed marvelous. With this formation, even if more people enter Bihu Mountain, it would be like moths to a flame, falling into a trap of their own accord.”

Lu Changsheng looked at the familiar scene, let out a long breath, and sighed with emotion.

He knew that the greatest effect of this Divine Tree Formation was its invulnerability to group attacks.

Even if a large force attacked Bihu Mountain, with hundreds of cultivators coming to attack, as long as he activated the Divine Tree Formation, he could trap all of them in the Sumeru illusion realm.

Then he could kill them one by one, or suppress them in Sumeru’s pocket dimension.

“My lord, now that this formation is complete, it’s no longer appropriate to call it the Divine Tree Formation. Why don’t you name it, my lord?” Ling Zixiao looked at Lu Changsheng and said with a smile.

“Since Zixiao set up this formation, naturally, you should name it,” Lu Changsheng said with a casual smile.

“In that case, why not call it the Sumeru Illusion Sky Formation!” Ling Zixiao said after a moment of thought.