Chapter 627: True Saint Method of Brahma Demon, Quasi-Fourth-Level Body Tempering!

Three months later.

Deep in the boundless and misty Da Mengze, a giant one-horned whale covered in frosty black scales appeared.

A streak of light flew out from the whale, transforming into a handsome young man dressed in a long blue robe.

“Thank you for your hard work. Go ahead and rest well.”

Lu Changsheng said to the Splitting-Sea Profound Whale in front of him.

The journey to and from the Star Sea had been smooth, without encountering any fourth-level demon kings.

With Lu Changsheng’s current strength and the Splitting-Sea Profound Whale, as long as it wasn’t a fourth-level demon king, they could travel virtually unimpeded.

After bidding farewell to the Splitting-Sea Profound Whale, he released the Golden-Winged Roc and quickly returned to the City Lord’s Manor.

“My Lord.”

Seeing Lu Changsheng return, Ling Zixiao asked with concern and curiosity about what the Star Sea looked like.

She had heard much about the situation behind Da Mengze but wasn’t clear on the details.

“I didn’t delve too deep into it. It looks much like the area around Da Mengze, but it’s even broader, and small islands are connected by chains.”

“There are no concepts of cultivation kingdoms here. Territory is divided by factions, but even the strongest faction can’t fully control the area, so it’s extremely chaotic.”

Lu Changsheng embraced his wife and told her about the Star Sea.

While at the Feiyan Islands, he wanted to learn more about the Star Sea, but second-tier islands are like second-tier markets—information is limited.

But one thing is certain: the Star Sea is ten times more prosperous than the Jiang Kingdom, with many Nascent Soul-level factions and several True Lords in the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

“If you’re interested, I can take you there someday.”

Lu Changsheng said, holding his wife’s jade-like hand.

Ling Zixiao excelled in both talent and demeanor, surpassing the other women in their household.

But due to her Dragon Chant Physique, after marrying Lu Changsheng and having children, she was busy managing the family’s affairs and now governed the Immortal City of Da Mengze, delaying her progress.

If not for her physique and family obligations, she might have become a free-spirited rogue cultivator.

“Alright, when you break through to Nascent Soul, I’ll definitely join you in exploring the lands beyond the Jiang Kingdom.”

Ling Zixiao’s eyes sparkled as she smiled brightly.

After so many years together, while Ling Zixiao had broadened her horizons and experienced many things,

the knowledge of such sights only came through Lu Changsheng. She couldn’t witness them firsthand nor see the grand world beyond.

“No problem. Wherever you want to go, I’ll be right there beside you.”

Lu Changsheng and his wife stood atop the City Lord’s Manor, overlooking the entire Immortal City as he spoke with vigor.

The once imposing and dignified overseer of the immortal city now nestled in his arms, smiling gently.

After discussing the city’s affairs with Ling Zixiao, Lu Changsheng began teaching Meng Xiaochan the Wan-E Poison Spirit Secret Manual.

After half a year of study, Meng Xiaochan had already grasped most of the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment chapters. With Lu Changsheng’s guidance, she made quick progress.

With Lu Changsheng cultivating the Yin-Yang Creation Sutra, teaching his family techniques from the system’s inheritance had become unbelievably convenient.

He could simulate the Wan-E Poison Spirit Secret Manual through the Yin-Yang Creation Sutra to teach Meng Xiaochan, and the Sun and Moon Reincarnation Sutra had become mandatory for the family matriarchs.

The Golden Core chapter could be directly passed to Meng Xiaochan through soul fusion—simple and effortless.

Under such conditions, unless one was particularly untalented, grasping the technique wasn’t difficult.

After half a month, Meng Xiaochan began shifting her cultivation from the Wan-Poison Tome to the Wan-E Poison Spirit Secret Manual.

However, transitioning to this type of technique wasn’t easy. One needed a Poison Spirit Body and access to Poison Dao materials.

Fortunately, the two-headed Flood Dragon Poison Pill Lu Changsheng had previously gifted Meng Xiaochan could serve as the catalyst.

As for their daughter Lu Mengchan’s cultivation in the technique, it required careful guidance as well as Poison Dao Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid.

With both Lu Changsheng and Meng Xiaochan as her parents, this issue wasn’t difficult to solve.

However, given their daughter’s temperament, they did find themselves a bit vexed.

After all, Poison Dao Foundation Establishment Spirit Liquid couldn’t be too frightening, filled with poisonous snakes and scorpions, and strange herbs, as that would be too difficult to handle.

Because of this, Meng Xiaochan paused her own cultivation briefly to study the poison recipes in the Wan-E Poison Spirit Secret Manual, preparing to visit Qingluan Immortal City to gather poisons.

While Da Mengze had some poisons, it couldn’t compare to Qingluan Immortal City, which bordered the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range and the Yue Kingdom.

“No rush. I’ll have Yun’r send word to Qingxuan and the others to gather the required materials in the immortal city for you. Then you can go.”

Lu Changsheng remarked.

With their children maturing and spreading across the Jiang Kingdom, the benefits started showing.

In the past, they needed to purchase materials and treasures from commerce guilds, which was a hassle.

While relying on helpers could be risky with high-value treasures, it was now unnecessary.

“Alright~”

Meng Xiaochan replied joyfully, overjoyed at not having to leave her family behind.

After delegating the poison gathering task to Lu Qingxian and others via the Sun Moon Yin-Yang Profound Light Mirror, Lu Changsheng went into seclusion.

Considering that the Buddha Bone Relic would still be useful for his daughter, Lu Changsheng decided to first shatter the void, grasp void fragments, and condense his domain.

On the journey to and from the Star Sea, Lu Changsheng spent most of his time contemplating the power of the void, making significant progress. He now believed he could directly shatter it and condense his Magical Domain into a Region.

“Buzz!”

Holding a Void Crystal, Lu Changsheng used his divine sense to perceive the power of the void.

Before, with intense focus, he could barely sense the power of the void. Now, it felt like he was immersed in an ocean of void energy.

If he wished, he could even attempt to break through this void and enter the space of Taixu.

However, even at full power, supported by the Da Luo Sword Embryo, he didn’t dare venture into Taixu.

According to Hong Lian, entering Taixu as a Golden Core stage cultivator was more dangerous than a Foundation Establishment practitioner entering the Nine Heavens Gale Layer.ale.

Even newly-ascended Nascent Soul cultivators didn’t dare cross the void easily. True Lords like Qingluan True Lord were exceptions, likely possessing some spatial ability.

“Buzz! Buzz! Buzz—”

Following Hong Lian’s guidance, Lu Changsheng harmonized his body, spiritual power, and divine sense with the void, forming a mystical resonance. Then, using a secret technique, he shattered the surrounding void into fragments and captured them with his divine sense to refine into his Magical Domain.

Normally, breaking the void or extracting void fragments is incredibly difficult and drains mental and spiritual energy.

But Lu Changsheng’s spiritual energy was boundless. With the Heavenly Yuan Imperial Lotus serving as a second dantian, his energy was essentially endless.

As for his divine soul, after advancing to the late Golden Core stage and upgrading to a Nascent Soul soul, this was no issue at all.

However, just when Lu Changsheng thought the process would be simple, successfully breaking the void and capturing fragments with his divine sense was still full of struggles. It took him over half an hour to grasp just one fragment.

“Boom!”

Boundless spiritual energy surged, and his Yin-Yang Domain appeared. His cave was filled with the dual forces of heaven and earth’s Yin-Yang Dual Qi.

Lu Changsheng infused the void fragment into his domain and started refining.

After another half an hour, he finally consolidated the piece into his domain.

“This???”

However, upon completion, Lu Changsheng felt no sense of achievement—just confusion.

He had spent so much time infusing the void fragment into his domain, but if he didn’t carefully scrutinize it, he couldn’t sense its presence at all.

“Even though my divine sense and energy are immense, I wouldn’t be able to continuously infuse void fragments without resting.”

“But to gather just one fragment in an hour, at this rate, I’ll need tens of thousands of fragments to see any effects. Fully refining my domain into a region will likely require hundreds of thousands of fragments. Even if I speed up, this could take decades!”

Lu Changsheng felt frustrated.

He had hoped to quickly strengthen his combat abilities and head to the Five Poison Sect.

But after all that effort, he realized how inefficient condensing a region was.

Or perhaps it wasn’t inefficient.

At the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage, cultivators would often spend years or even decades in seclusion.

For Golden Core True Persons with lifespans of five hundred years, spending ten years refining divine abilities or refining their treasures was perfectly normal.

Moreover, spending ten years to prematurely gain the power of a Nascent Soul True Lord was something countless Golden Core cultivators would be willing to do.

But for Lu Changsheng, it was far too long!

He had never spent that much time on cultivation alone.

Even his meditation and talisman creation had all been gradual accumulations. He had never gone into extended seclusion before.

“It seems I need to focus on the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon.”

Lu Changsheng exhaled and then stood up, leaving the cave.

In the courtyard of the City Lord’s Manor, he found his daughters, Lu Linghe, Lu Baixi, and Lu Mengchan, listening to their mother Meng Xiaochan’s lecture.

Meng Xiaochan’s instruction wasn’t limited to Poison Dao.

She also taught much about the cultivation world and its intricacies, keeping it engaging with stories. So, the three sisters, along with Bai Ling and Bing’er, often gathered to listen.

“What’s wrong with Lu Lang?”

Meng Xiaochan looked at Lu Changsheng in confusion. She remembered him mentioning he was going into seclusion—why was he out now?

“Dad.”

“Brother!”

Among his daughters, Lu Linghe was the most exuberant toward him.

Lu Changsheng explained that he had just forgotten something before heading to his daughter Lu Linghe. “Xiao He, is the Buddhist bead I gave you still helping with enlightenment?”

“Yes! Golden Grandpa is still chanting scriptures!”

Lu Linghe, thinking her father was concerned about her cultivation, shared her recent gains with a delighted expression.

“Sigh.”

Lu Changsheng sighed inwardly.

It seemed his daughter had an affinity with Buddhism, and the Buddha Bone Relic had greatly benefited her.

Not only could she comprehend the techniques within it, but just by keeping it with her, it purified her mind and boosted her cultivation, tempering her body and Dao Foundation.

If not for needing the relic for the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon, Lu Changsheng would have felt terrible asking for it back.

“Xiao He, Dad needs to use that Buddhist bead now. I’ll find another one for you later, okay?”

Lu Changsheng apologized. It was his first time asking for something he had given to his children.

Although he had told her it was only for safekeeping, it had been years.

“Oh, no problem, Dad! See, I’ve taken good care of it all this time.”

His daughter Lu Linghe was never greedy. She would even voluntarily share her belongings with her siblings, including her father.

Though her gifts didn’t hold much material value, they always came from the heart.

“Thank you, Xiao He.”

Lu Changsheng smiled, feeling soft-hearted, as he gently tousled her hair.

He then took out a small milky-white bead, faintly glowing with a golden sheen, from his Heaven and Earth Binding Shadow Belt.

“Xiao He, here’s another Buddhist bead for you. This one’s just for you. Later, I’ll find you not just a bead, but an entire set of Buddhist beads!”

This bead was the Vajra Relic he had obtained from the Yin Ghost Sect all those years ago.

It wasn’t as valuable as the Buddha Bone Relic but still retained some power. However, it had been severely drained over time and currently resembled a depleted True Core.

“Thanks, Dad.”

Lu Linghe accepted the gift cheerfully, content with whatever she received.

After informing Hong Lian and Ling Zixiao, Lu Changsheng brought Meng Xiaochan, Bai Ling, and others back to Bihu Mountain.

When he practiced the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon, demonic thoughts and Buddhist faith would clash in his sea of consciousness, affecting his mind.

After his previous Dao Collapse experience, Lu Changsheng planned to cultivate within the Sumeru Cave Heaven, where he could have someone keep guard.

Half a month later.

Lu Changsheng returned to Bihu Mountain with his wife and daughter.

“Heaven Dao Foundation Establishment.”

Upon hearing that his grandson Lu Xuangen had established his Dao Foundation through the Heaven Dao, Lu Changsheng raised his eyebrows, inwardly acknowledging that a Five Elements Body was truly remarkable.

He didn’t say much about it, only instructing Lu Miaoyun to reward him in hi name.

Afterward, he checked on his wife Lu Miaoge, who was always on he verge of reaching Golden Core but still building her momentum.

“Once I finish my seclusion, Sister Miaoge, you can start preparing for Golden Core formation.”

Lu Changsheng could tell his wife had almost completed her accumulation, but was still hesitant. He directly encouraged her now.

“Alright~”

Lu Miaoge responded softly..

“Golden Roc!”

Lu Changsheng then turned to the Golden-Winged Roc.

Although the demon blood he had for cultivating the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon was sufficient,

according to his understanding of the technique, the higher the quality of the three primary sources, the better the results for washing and tempering his body.

Since they had the means, why not aim for perfection? He intended to mix some True Spirit Essence Blood in as well.

“…”

The Golden-Winged Roc recalled how Lu Changsheng had generously rewarded it with a demon king along their journey.

It turns out this was the reason.

Without that demon king, it would simply have to obediently contribute its blood.

“That’s enough, that’s enough.”

A moment later, Lu Changsheng shook the Gourd, signaling that he had enough and wouldn’t squeeze his spirit pet dry as he had with the outsider demon king.

But even after giving just one gourd of blood, the Golden-Winged Roc visibly weakened, its golden feathers losing some of their luster.

“Thank you for your hard work. Go rest up. When I’m done, I’ll take you out for a good meal.”

Lu Changsheng said, then flicked his finger, summoning a massive stove. It was platinum-colored with three legs, and thirty-six Golden Crow birds were carved around it.

One by one, gourds filled with demon king blood appeared, ready to be poured into the stove along with the Golden-Winged Roc’s blood.

Lu Changsheng also set some rare spiritual herbs nearby, just in case.

“Sumeru.”

He then called out to Sumeru, indicating that it should monitor his state during this period of cultivation.

“Yes, Master.”

Sumeru’s soft and ethereal voice was always soothing to the soul.

With that, Lu Changsheng took the Buddha Bone Relic in his left hand and the source of the Demon Dao in his right, sitting cross-legged and closing his eyes, starting to channel the Yin-Yang Creation Sutra, transitioning it into simultaneously operating the Twelve Earth Demon Gods Technique alongside the Vajra Ming Wang Technique.

“Buzz! Buzz! Buzz—”

Lu Changsheng had already studied the intricacies of practicing both Buddhist and demonic methods simultaneously during his journey on the void sea. His spiritual energy flowed steadily, and under the control of the Yin-Yang Creation Sutra, maintained balance between the two forces.

With the continuous operation of the techniques, both powers began to rise and spread, filling the entire cave. Lu Changsheng’s vitality surged like a vast ocean breaking its banks.

At the same time, the Buddha Bone Relic and Demon Dao Golden Core in his hands glowed brightly, illuminating and enveloping him like a cocoon—brilliantly radiant.

If one looked closely, they could see wisps of pure demonic energy seeping from the Demon Dao Golden Core, flowing into Lu Changsheng’s eyes, nose, and mouth.

Golden Buddhist light streamed over his body like water, covering him in a golden radiance.

“Swish! Swish! Swish—”

Lu Changsheng’s blue robe, belt, and boots naturally loosened and fell away, leaving him bare.

Under the golden light, mysterious Sanskrit runes began to form on his muscular body, making his entire form appear divinely serene.

Thus, time passed slowly.

The Buddha Bone Relic and Demon Dao Golden Core in Lu Changsheng’s hands gradually dissolved, one entering his body through his seven orifices and spreading through his limbs and bones.

The other radiated across his muscle tissue, filling his body with golden glow while covering him with dense layers of golden scriptures that resembled the bodhisattvas in ancient monasteries.

No one knew how much time had passed, but when the Buddha Bone Relic and Demon Dao Golden Core had fully melted into Lu Changsheng, a stream of pure demonic energy suddenly gushed from his seven orifices. It was thick as water, black as ink, about to corrupt the golden Sanskrit runes on his body.

“Buzz! Buzz! Buzz—”

The golden Sanskrit runes flitted about like tadpoles, devouring the demonic energy, fusing with it.

As the demonic energy was swallowed up, it seemed to grow furious, surging continually from Lu Changsheng’s body, forming the outline of a towering demon god. Its screams and roars filled the cave, turning it into a terrifying demonic lair.

At this moment, Lu Changsheng’s body trembled as the demonic roar hurt his mind. However, Sumeru swiftly took action, cleansing his consciousness, bringing clarity to his thoughts.

“Suppress demons with Buddha. To be both Buddha and demon is the path to sainthood!”

Lu Changsheng’s Taiyi Divine Soul at the center of his brows roared out, instantly emptying his sea of consciousness and suppressing the demon god’s phantom presence.

At the same time, the golden light from his body erupted, forming a massive Buddha that purified and completely eradicated the demonic energy and influence.

Just as the Buddha was about to completely annihilate the demon god phantom, Lu Changsheng relaxed his divine soul’s suppression, allowing them to find balance with each other.

“Boom! Boom! Boom—”

As the Buddha and demon forces settled into balance, Lu Changsheng’s entire body began to glow and resonate, his blood roaring like a volcano erupting, filling the cave with deafening booms.

The energies of Buddha and demon formed a strange resonance with each of his breaths. However, this process was extremely destructive to his body.

“Puh!”

Despite his unusually resilient physique, Lu Changsheng’s body ruptured, blood gushing out.

“Puh puh puh—”

His body repeatedly exploded, blood splattering everywhere. Even his bones shattered audibly, leaving him in immense pain as he gasped for breath, his whole body overwhelmed by agony.

“Damn it!”

Though Lu Changsheng had mentally prepared himself, understanding that this was a necessary path to reshaping his flesh, it still hurt enough to make him curse out loud.

His bones crackled and popped, blood and flesh bursting apart, organs quivering as the transformation took hold. Lu Changsheng continued coughing up blood in bright crimson streaks.

“Boom! Boom! Boom—”

Throughout the ordeal, Lu Changsheng had to maintain his technique’s balance. Any disturbance in the demon god and Buddha’s phantoms could trigger a terrifying conflict.

Unable to endure the strain, Lu Changsheng quickly summoned his innate magical treasure, the Yin-Yang Diagram, holding it above his head. Strands of yin and yang energy intertwined, stabilizing the demon god and Buddha’s phantoms.

For a brief moment, Lu Changsheng’s golden-glowing and demonic aura-filled body looked even more magnificent, like an immortal deity, everlasting and beyond time.

However, as time passed, his once handsome and muscular frame paled and shriveled, becoming gaunt like a withered skeleton, with only the faintest aura of life remaining.

“Buddha and demon as one, True Saint of Brahma and Demon!”

Lu Changsheng’s eyes suddenly snapped open toward the medicine stove he had prepared earlier. He was ready to use the demon king’s blood to fuse his Buddha and demon aspects, sanctifying his physical body and completing the final transformation.

He entered the stove, where the demon king’s blood flowed into the golden Buddhist runes etched on his body, radiating a dazzling light.

Upon closer inspection, the Buddhist radiance, demonic energy, and vitality intertwined, creating an incomprehensible mystical force.

The demon king’s blood would serve as the final baptism for Lu Changsheng, allowing integration between Buddha and demon.

Furthermore, this process would replenish his life essence, preventing energy depletion during the transformation.

“Boom! Boom! Boom—”

As the demon king’s blood was refined, Lu Changsheng’s body began to regenerate. His heart pounded powerfully like a divine drum, echoing throughout the cave.

Slowly, his bones and organs gleamed with crisp radiance under the baptism of the demon king’s blood, while the demon god and Buddha’s forms gradually fused into Lu Changsheng’s body.

Lu Changsheng’s body refinement was supported by his son Lu Ping’an’s breakthrough to the ninth level, giving him the foundation to break through to the eleventh level.

Although his children’s advancements over the years had occasionally provided slight improvements, the enhancements were minimal, so his physical state hadn’t changed much.

But at this moment, Lu Changsheng could tangibly feel his body and physique rapidly advancing.

He soared from the late-third level directly to the peak of the third level, nearly reaching the quasi-fourth level!

“Boom! Boom! Boom—”

With time passing, his body, washed by the demon king’s blood, began to glow with a crystal-clear brilliance like glazed jade. His entire being radiated as if he were a shining sun, even his dark strands of hair shimmered with a crystalline sheen, as if they were treasures.

“Sumeru!”

Though he felt close to mastering the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon, the Buddha and Demon Original Sources combined with the demon king’s blood were only sufficient to push his body to the peak of the third level, not enough to push him further.

He felt as though he were one step away, just within reach. His Hundred Refined Body Technique was ready to break through to the twelfth level!

If he missed this opportunity, it would take even more treasures and resources to advance again.

“Boom! Boom! Boom—”

The spiritual herbs and rare materials he had prepared earlier were immediately refined by Sumeru, injecting a torrent of vitality and life essence into his body.

But even with this, Lu Changsheng still needed more demon king’s blood to complete the breakthrough using the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon.

Just as his blood supply was about to run dry and Lu Changsheng was about to stop, an abundant and vigorous surge of vitality suddenly flowed into him out of nowhere.

“Perfect timing! Well done! My son, you’ve outdone yourself!”

Lu Changsheng was overjoyed, realizing that his son Lu Ping’an had just broken through the tenth level of the Hundred Refined Body Technique.

Even though Lu Ping’an had only entered the third level a mere fifteen years ago,

the Great Wilderness Dragon Spine continually boosted his physical body. Hence, in fifteen years, he had managed to advance from early-third level to mid-third level.

With this influx of vitality and physical energy, Lu Changsheng instantly shattered the bottleneck to the quasi-fourth level, and the Hundred Refined Body Technique naturally advanced to the twelfth layer.

“Boom! Boom! Boom—”

At that moment, a three-headed, six-armed Buddha-Demon phantom appeared behind Lu Changsheng, its facial features unclear.

It exuded a majestic aura of salvation and grandeur, but also brimming with demonic energy, billions of demons wailing. There was both a great compassion to save all beings and a devastating power to destroy everything.

A vast, overwhelming power coursed through Lu Changsheng’s body into the Buddha-Demon phantom. The middle head began to form clear features, matching Lu Changsheng’s handsome face.

“So, this is the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon. It’s indeed extraordinary.”

Lu Changsheng opened his eyes, the Buddha-Demon phantom behind him fading away. His blood and body were crystal clear, without flaw, as though he were the most exquisite masterpiece in existence.

Although his physical body had merely advanced from late-third level to quasi-fourth level, Lu Changsheng felt a profound difference after mastering the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon.

He felt as though his previous peak-third-level physique was already comparable to the twelfth layer of the Hundred Refined Body Technique.

Now that he had reached the quasi-fourth level, his physique seemed to rival even fourth-level physiques.

“Buzz! Buzz! Buzz—”

Raising his hand, Lu Changsheng summoned a jet-black spear, blazing with terrifying demonic flames, capable of piercing through all things and even burning the souls of others!

This was the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon’s Divine Ability—Spear of the Demon God! A supreme offensive divine ability, able to destroy both the physical body and spiritual energy, while burning the divine soul!

Next, golden light burst from his eyes, with a slowly rotating ‘卍’ symbol in his pupils, emanating Buddhist compassion, but also the dignity of a celestial demon, full of tyranny, destruction, slaughter, and cruelty.

It was unimaginable how both these qualities could reside so perfectly in a single pair of eyes.

Finally, a dazzling crown of golden Buddhist light appeared behind Lu Changsheng’s head, exuding an aura of unspeakable authority, like the reincarnation of the Vajra Ming Wang!

This was the True Saint Method of Brahma Demon’s Divine Ability—Ming Wang’s Radiant Form! A supreme defensive ability that made both the body and the soul invincible and indestructible!