Chapter 716: The Kunpeng Egg Emerges, Unlocking the Secret Realm!

Even if I rushed to the Starry Sea now, it would be too late. I can only leave his fate to chance.

Even though the Abyssal Sea Dragon Whale has reached the fourth tier, it takes over half a month to travel from Immortal City of Damengze to the confluence of Da Mengze and the Starry Sea.

Moreover, the Starry Sea is vast and endless. I have no idea where my son, Lu Quanzhen, currently is within this secret realm. Finding someone here is incredibly difficult.

In this situation, all I can do is pray that Lu Quanzhen survives amidst the enemies.

The divination tools must be crafted quickly. Otherwise, once Quanzhen escapes and leaves the secret realm, I’ll find it hard to discern his situation.

Besides, I’ll need to use divination in many other places soon.

Whether it’s a talisman master, a weapon refiner, an alchemist, or an array master, without the corresponding magical items, their abilities fall short.

With Lu Changsheng’s current wealth and refining skills, making a few third-tier divination tools wouldn’t be difficult.

However, the improvement is limited, and it consumes time and materials, so I haven’t forged any yet.

Then, Lu Changsheng approached Ling Zixiao, signaling that he would inform Hong Lian of the secret realm matters later and to let him know once there are any results.

After considering what was in his Storage Ring, he pondered for a long time and decided to first refine three 【Divination Copper Coins】.

Later, when he has the conditions, he’ll hunt a fourth-tier old turtle to craft a superior divination tool from its shell.

Kunpeng Nest Secret Realm.

As the core opportunity opens, rare treasures tumble down from all directions, and the Nascent Soul cultivators fiercely battle to seize them.

Moreover, the altar radiates divine light, and a phantom of the Kunpeng appears to signal that the final victor can obtain the Kunpeng’s legacy!

At this moment, all the Nascent Soul True Lords ignite their true flames.

In the black hole of the altar, Lu Quanzhen has transformed into a demonic fetus, parasitizing within the Kunpeng offspring, using the latter’s boundless essence to mend himself and comprehend the true Kunpeng techniques.

The Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Demonic Technique seems to be an auxiliary to the runes of this massive Kunpeng egg, but why does my Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Demon Art feel similar yet different?

Lu Quanzhen found this puzzling, realizing the issue might stem from the earlier formed 【Yin Yang Five Elements Kunpeng Art】.

Or rather, the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Demon Art he practiced might not be the same as the Kunpeng Demon Technique from the Starry Sea.

Instead, it could be a top-tier technique derived from the Kunpeng Demon Technique!

Lu Quanzhen paid little mind to this and continued to embody the demonic fetus, thoroughly parasitizing the Kunpeng offspring to absorb and explore the infinite mysteries of the Kunpeng’s law.

“Roar!”

After a long while, upon sensing Lu Quanzhen gaining access to his vast energy, the Kunpeng offspring, instead of loosening its grip, burrowed deeper and quietly urged him to leave.

However, given the current situation, how could Lu Quanzhen possibly leave?

If he abandoned the parasitism and exited the egg, he wouldn’t stand a chance against the Kunpeng offspring and would never escape this secret realm.

“I haven’t recovered yet. I need more energy and compensation!”

Lu Quanzhen conveyed his thoughts through his divine sense.

Although he didn’t know the exact situation of the true spirit-level demon beast offspring, most would have limited intelligence. Thus, Lu Quanzhen softened his tone and added, “Rest assured. Once I fully recover, I will leave on my own.”

His words were sincere, slightly relaxing the state of parasitism.

The Kunpeng offspring hesitated for a moment before choosing to believe him.

Lu Quanzhen continued to refine the overwhelming essence power.

After a while, the Kunpeng offspring once again signaled Lu Quanzhen to leave.

Lu Quanzhen spoke earnestly, stating that the current compensation was insufficient, but the Kunpeng offspring could sense that Lu Quanzhen was recovering completely, even making progress beyond before, which made it feel wronged and roar.

“Not enough!”

Lu Quanzhen instantly dropped the gentle facade and showed a fierce and domineering attitude, threatening the offspring by way of parasitism.

While he couldn’t completely seize the Kunpeng offspring, the latter was in immense pain in this state and chose to agree to his demands, sharing some essence energy from the blood pool.

However, in this state, time and again, the Kunpeng offspring realized that Lu Quanzhen was deceiving it, and the latter did not intend to leave.

It roared in anger, wanting to exterminate Lu Quanzhen’s demonic fetus.

Earlier, it could barely break through and kill Lu Quanzhen.

But thanks to the Kunpeng’s essence, Lu Quanzhen not only fully recovered but also made the demonic fetus’s essence power several times more potent! “Boom!”

Seeing this, Lu Quanzhen wasted no time and chose to continue his parasitization of the Kunpeng offspring.

From the very beginning, he never considered giving up on this parasitism! The latter possessed true spirit-level blood, and if he succeeded in parasitizing it, he could completely plunder its essence and inherit everything from the Kunpeng. Then, he would become a humanoid Kunpeng, endowed with unparalleled potential.

Then he could dive into the sea as a Kunpeng, traversing the vast ocean! Ascending to the heavens as a Kunpeng, soaring to the highest skies! His future cultivation path, not only would his talent not be limited, but it could also pave the way for him to become a Nascent Soul or even transcend the divine!

Moreover, if he wanted to escape the secret realm alive, his only hope rested on parasitizing the Kunpeng before him! “Roar!”

The Kunpeng offspring roared, unleashing all its power to destroy the demonic fetus.

Yet, Lu Quanzhen was tenacious, gripping tightly to the Kunpeng offspring and using the earlier insights into the Kunpeng law and the Kunpeng Swallowing Heaven Demon Art to vie for control of the massive egg and the essence power within the blood pool.

However, the vitality of the Kunpeng was astonishing.

Even as a juvenile, it was beyond Lu Quanzhen’s ability to seize. Just being able to cling on was already a limit.

Thus, the struggle between man and beast continued, depleting both sides.

“Hum!”

After an unknown period, when Lu Quanzhen felt utterly exhausted, a peculiar sensation suddenly arose.

It was as if he had taken control of the Kunpeng offspring and could perceive its condition intimately while slightly controlling the Kunpeng egg.

Yet, he hadn’t taken over; he was only parasitizing the Kunpeng offspring, feeling its immense rage towards him and wanting to expel him.

“What’s happening?”

Lu Quanzhen was puzzled, unaware of what was going on.

“Get out!”

The Kunpeng offspring yelled incessantly, trying to drive Lu Quanzhen away, but it was powerless.

After forming this peculiar symbiotic state, Lu Quanzhen felt he could further plunder the Kunpeng egg and the essence from the blood pool to nourish his demonic fetus self, so he wouldn’t be exterminated by the Kunpeng offspring.

“So, am I now a parasite on the Kunpeng offspring, a malignant tumor?”

Lu Quanzhen took a look at himself from the Kunpeng offspring’s perspective, feeling a bit speechless. Just then, minimal thoughts from the Kunpeng offspring’s mind caught his attention.

Once new prey arrives, it can break the shell and be born, thereby exterminating him—”break the shell and be born!”

Lu Quanzhen’s heart jumped.

This Kunpeng offspring was terrifying even before it was born! Once it hatches, it will definitely astonish the world, and who knows what might kill him.

Immediately, he decided to utilize this state to gain more insights from the Kunpeng offspring.

After a while, he obtained shocking information.

This Kunpeng Nest is a trap!

The old Kunpeng deliberately lured many cultivators—successors of the demon techniques—just to nourish the Kunpeng egg with the blood of countless beings! Now, many Nascent Soul cultivators and shapeshifting demon kings are battling for opportunities.

When the time is right, the killing formations of the Kunpeng Nest will activate, swallowing any severely injured or slain cultivators and demon kings into the black hole, using them to nourish the blood pool and sustain the Kunpeng egg.

“No, absolutely must not allow the Kunpeng to be born!”

What happens outside is no concern to Lu Quanzhen.

In fact, he hopes they all get buried in this secret realm.

However, if any Nascent Soul or shapeshifting demon king falls, it will become nutrients for the Kunpeng offspring, boosting its strength.

Although he could currently snatch nutrients through the egg, he couldn’t overpower the Kunpeng offspring!

“This blood pool is inscribed with an all-purpose array; it can create killing formations, refine myriad beings, and help the Kunpeng egg dissipate pressure or transform into a teleportation array to send the newly born Kunpeng out of the secret realm!”

“Father mentioned that he would arrive at the Starry Sea in about ten years, and once I activate the 【Substitute Talisman】, he’ll somehow sense it.”

“As long as I leave the secret realm and wait for Father’s arrival, I might just be saved. But I don’t know if this secret realm will isolate communications.”

Through the Kunpeng offspring, Lu Quanzhen continuously captured its memories, pondering ways to break free.

Finally, he found a solution.

To leave the secret realm through the teleportation array!

Once he exits the secret realm, he might be able to wait for rescue from his father, Lu Changsheng.

“Let’s go!”

Feeling the Kunpeng offspring’s killing intent, Lu Quanzhen did not hesitate, knowing he had to leave quickly to avoid unexpected events.

He immediately aimed to activate the teleportation array through the Kunpeng egg.

However, how could the Kunpeng offspring allow that? It now harbored a deep, abiding hatred for Lu Quanzhen and just wanted to be born to annihilate him! “Buzz buzz buzz!!!”

In the blood pool, the Kunpeng egg trembled constantly as both man and beast fought for control.

As a parasite, Lu Quanzhen ultimately couldn’t match the Kunpeng offspring’s might, unable to surpass it to control the Kunpeng egg.

After a long time, both were fatigued. Lu Quanzhen said, “Release your hold, and I’ll leave right now.”

Having been deceived by Lu Quanzhen multiple times, the Kunpeng offspring no longer trusted him.

“If you emerge too soon, it might cause congenital defects. There’s no need for us both to suffer.”

Lu Quanzhen continued sincerely, speaking earnestly.

He understood that the Kunpeng offspring had not high intelligence but possessed memory inheritance, which allowed it to know many things by devouring others’ souls.

So in this situation, talking it over—balancing benefits and drawbacks—was still somewhat effective.

He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly; these true spirit-level demon beasts were indeed terrifying—their growth is already formidable even before birth.

Once given time to develop and digest such knowledge, they become truly fearsome! The Kunpeng offspring began to waver at these words.

After all, according to its memory inheritance, the later it was born, the better.

Sensing the uncertainty, Lu Quanzhen continued to appeal to its emotions and reason.

However, the Kunpeng offspring had learned to be clever, stating that as long as he loosened the parasitism, it would carry him out.

“No, I’ll do it myself. What if you turn on me and try to kill me? I’m not your match.”

Lu Quanzhen continued to act weaker in front of it.

After much back-and-forth, just as the Kunpeng offspring agreed, Lu Quanzhen immediately activated the 【Demonic Fetus Parasitism Technique】 to interfere with the Kunpeng offspring, then controlled the Kunpeng egg to activate the blood pool’s teleportation array!

“Roar!!!”

The Kunpeng offspring howled in fury, but the teleportation array was already beginning to activate.

“Buzz buzz buzz—”

In the blood pool, symbols wove and surged, enveloping the Kunpeng egg, ready to teleport it away.

Even though the Kunpeng offspring continuously interfered, causing the blood pool to boil and tremble, it was ultimately powerless to stop it.

However, this situation led several nearby Nascent Soul cultivators to notice the commotion.

“Swish!”

Just as the Kunpeng egg was enveloped by the teleportation array and fleeing through space, someone shouted, “Another treasure is emerging!”

“Not good! This treasure is about to break through!”

The Nascent Soul cultivators wielded the power of the void, capable of sealing the heavens and interfering with the teleportation array.

But this teleportation array was extraordinary, and such interference had no effect.

“What is this? A Kunpeng egg!?”

“Hurry and intercept!”

Numerous Nascent Soul cultivators and shapeshifting demon kings sprang into action, trying to intercept the Kunpeng egg, but alas, it had already vanished into the void.

“Boom!”

As the Kunpeng egg disappeared, the great teleportation array activated, and the Kunpeng Nest was destroyed, beginning to collapse and sink to the seabed.

“Not good! The secret realm is about to collapse!”

“What was that egg earlier? Could it really be a Kunpeng egg?”

The expressions of the Nascent Soul cultivators turned uncertain.

At that moment, several Nascent Soul cultivators ventured into the black hole, seeking to uncover the truth about the Kunpeng egg’s origin.

Earlier, the inheritors of the demon techniques became nutrients for the Kunpeng egg.

Now that the secret realm was beginning to collapse, these Nascent Soul cultivators dared not linger, hurrying to exit the secret realm.

In the Kunpeng Nest secret realm, it seemed a Kunpeng egg had just emerged.

This news sent shockwaves through all the top powers in the Starry Sea, prompting frantic searches for the Kunpeng egg! Not only that, but several rare treasures from the Kunpeng Nest sparked fierce battles—it’s said that more than one Nascent Soul True Lord fell! Additionally, among the fallen were many injured Nascent Soul True Lords and shapeshifting demon kings.

Thus, this incident stirred up hidden currents in the Starry Sea, which, if not for the surprising news about the Kunpeng egg, might have sparked outright war between the factions.

At this very moment, deep in the sea, a massive egg, shimmering with golden and dark mystical patterns, stood silently, measuring dozens of feet across.

In the depths of Da Mengze.

Hong Lian brought Lu Wangshu and others to investigate the situation in the secret realm.

After some time, the secret realm’s restrictions had mostly dissipated, allowing for entry.

After confirming the situation of the secret realm through various methods, Hong Lian used her spiritual sense to send several spirit beasts into the secret realm to gather information.

“An independent secret realm with rich spiritual energy, ideal for planting spirit herbs. Currently, there are plenty of wild demon beasts present, and it even seems there’s a third-tier demon king. Exploration and development are required before we can utilize it.”

After a lengthy investigation, Hong Lian gained a basic understanding of the secret realm, choosing not to let Lu Wangshu and others enter.

Instead, she set up arrays to temporarily seal the secret realm to prevent anyone from sneaking in, before returning to the Immortal City to inform Lu Changsheng about the secret realm’s affairs.

But at this moment, Lu Changsheng is still busy crafting his divination tools.

After more than half a month, he finished crafting the second divination copper coin and exited his seclusion to ask Ling Zixiao for updates.

“Husband.”

Ling Zixiao immediately shared the situation regarding the secret realm and how to handle it.

So far, cultivators from the four great immortal sects have visited, expressing interest in cooperating for exploration and development.

“Let’s recruit a few people from the Immortal City first and test the waters. We’ll confirm the situation completely. If there’s no great danger, we can let Ping’an enter.”

Although Hong Lian mentioned that the secret realm was stable, just to be safe, it’s better to let some loose cultivators test the waters first.

As long as there are no issues, with my son Lu Ping’an’s combat power, he should be able to explore and harvest in the secret realm without needing cooperation from the four great immortal sects.

“According to Senior Hong Lian, this secret realm likely harbors multiple third-tier demon kings. Will it be too dangerous for Ping’an to go alone?”

Even though Ling Zixiao understood Lu Ping’an’s accomplishments and that he had slain the Wolf King, she still felt somewhat uneasy.

“As long as there are no fourth-tier demon kings, it shouldn’t be a major problem. At that time, Meng Xiaochan can accompany him inside.”

Lu Changsheng said with a smile.

Although Lu Ping’an hadn’t improved much in cultivation over the years, he had indeed made significant progress in techniques and abilities.

You could say that as long as he doesn’t face the very top tier of Core Formation cultivators or fourth-tier demon kings, he should be able to retreat unharmed, even if he is outmatched.

Meng Xiaochan, although having played the dutiful wife and mother at home over the years, undeniably had combat strength and experience in secret realms. Now that she has cultivated the【Ten Thousand Calamities Toxic Spirit Codex】, joining Lu Ping’an, a body-refining cultivator, would maximize their combat effectiveness.

“There’s no rush with the four great immortal sects. You can reply to them later. If things don’t go well, we may even need to cooperate.”

While Lu Changsheng considered claiming the secret realm for themselves,

if it couldn’t be resolved by then, he wouldn’t mind sharing some benefits and collaborating with the four great immortal sects.

After delegating the matters, Lu Changsheng spent some time with his wife and children before returning to forge his divination copper coins.

He aimed to finish crafting the three coins as soon as possible so he could interpret an omen for Lu Ping’an regarding potential dangers in the secret realm, as well as check on his son Lu Quanzhen’s situation.

It has been over two months since the family tree alerted him about Lu Quanzhen.

Through the system family tree, he knew that his son was not in any immediate danger and was still alive.

After a quick calculation, Lu Quanzhen seemed to be under immense resistance, and the heavenly secret was interfered with.

So he planned to have the divination tool ready and fully calculate if he could obtain relevant information!