novelraw Chapter 490 - 278: Golden Ape’s Tribulation Crossing
Chapter 490 - 278: Golden Ape’s Tribulation Crossing
After bidding farewell to Elder Hu, and leaving the allied forces’ camp, Li Mu and Venerable Qingwei entered the Desolate Ancient City.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Desolate Ancient City became extremely tense, giving a feeling of impending chaos and war.
"Master Li, if there’s nothing else, I will take my leave. I plan to return to the Spirit Taming Sect to have Lei Hong and the others make preparations early!" Venerable Qingwei said to Li Mu with a heavy heart.
"Alright, senior, be careful on the road." Li Mu nodded, watching him leave.
Venerable Qingwei nodded, and the next moment, transformed into a wisp of breeze, rose into the sky, and disappeared into the horizon.
Li Mu retracted his gaze and walked straight to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to request high-tier spiritual materials from Lin Baoqing.
The prospect of war drew near, and the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion was busier than usual. However, upon seeing Li Mu’s figure, Lin Baoqing immediately pulled away and hurried back inside to greet him.
"Master Li, with the war approaching, collecting Wood and Earth Essence Qi has become much more difficult. For now, this is all we have, but I’ve exerted great efforts to gather it, and I’m sure I can collect the amount you need within three months." Lin Baoqing presented Li Mu with a storage ring containing a large amount of high-tier spiritual materials as he spoke.
Li Mu accepted the storage ring, delving in with his Divine Sense, and with just a sweep, he knew the contents’ quantities.
"Hmm! Here are two Spiritual Treasures I’ve recently refined; have a look." Li Mu lightly nodded, handing a storage ring back to Lin Baoqing.
"Thank you, Master. The number of requests to refine treasures has increased significantly, do you still have time to take on more?" Lin Baoqing asked joyfully, taking the storage ring, showing concern.
"As long as the reward includes the Spiritual Objects I need and it satisfies me, I can accept it." Li Mu nodded with a smile, indicating his willingness.
"I understand, Master. Here’s the list of treasure requests, please have a look." Lin Baoqing quickly handed over a Jade Scroll.
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About an hour later, Li Mu left the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion with plentiful gains, changing his appearance, and headed to the Heaven Returning Tower to find a suitable pill formula to solve the problem with ’Xue’Er’.
Xue’Er, suffering from the great shock of losing her mother, unexpectedly activated the Celestial Fox Bloodline within her. However, the power of a Nine-tailed Celestial Fox’s bloodline far exceeded what Xue’Er could bear, triggering a new fox form inheriting most of the ’bloodline’ power.
Only by assisting Xue’Er in quickly boosting her cultivation and aiding her in refining this ’bloodline fox form’ can her true self be awakened. Otherwise, if this ’bloodline fox form’ continues to develop, the true self will eventually be usurped and completely vanish.
"Master Ye, welcome! Welcome!"
Upon seeing the familiar ’Master Ye’ arriving, the shopkeeper of Heaven Returning Tower, Xu Xiangyi, grinned widely, warmly pulling Li Mu by the arm into the shop, with the demeanor resembling a brothel’s madam.
"Shopkeeper Xu, do you have the pill formula for the Blood Fusion Pill and the Spirit Transformation Pill, as well as the related Spirit Pill materials?" Inhaling the fragrant aroma from Xu Xiangyi, Li Mu didn’t refuse such closeness, smilingly asked in her ear.
"Yes, of course! The Blood Fusion Pill and Spirit Transformation Pill are both Tier Five Spirit Pills used by Tier Five Body Cultivators. The formulas aren’t particularly rare, and there are plenty of materials. Master Li, how much do you need? I will arrange it for you right away." Xu Xiangyi nodded repeatedly, asking enthusiastically.
"Two pill formulas, as for materials! The more, the better, please prepare a thousand sets!" Li Mu’s eyes brightened, and after a brief thought, he decided.
The Nine-tailed Celestial Fox Bloodline is a top-grade bloodline reaching up to the ninth tier. The Celestial Fox Bloodline Xue’Er activated isn’t particularly concentrated, but its quality is surprisingly high, likely requiring a large amount of Blood Fusion Pills and Spirit Transformation Pills for refinement.
Additionally, these pills can also be given for Xiaojin and Xiaowa to use upon their return. It’s better to be prepared.
"A thousand sets, I’m afraid there aren’t that many. Recently, with the war, the supply of materials has been...," Xu Xiangyi said with an embarrassed look.
"Whatever you have, I’ll take that." Li Mu sighed, understanding, and nodded.
"Alright, Master. Please wait a moment!" Xu Xiangyi happily went to make arrangements.
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Under the cover of night, the Desolate Ancient City was brightly lit.
Li Mu controlled his sword to leave the city, and under the night sky, he piloted the Earth Element Spirit Ship back to the Yin Yang Valley.
Meanwhile, at the center of Giant Snake Island, funnel-shaped thunderclouds gathered, converging toward a massive Golden Ape below.
The Golden Ape, standing at over a dozen feet tall, was covered entirely with golden fur that shimmered under the sunlight, like a sculpture carved from golden stone. Its eyes, emerald green, shone with intelligence; its burly form appeared with muscles bulging like boulders, and each finger resembled an iron spear, seemingly capable of tearing through rocks with ease.
Up in the sky, the thunderclouds accumulated to a certain extent, pitch black like ink, and among the black clouds, bolts of Thunder Serpent streaked through the clouds, continuously and imposingly, as though they were about to rend the entire sky asunder.
All around the Golden Ape, space began to twist, as if an invisible giant hand was stirring the Power of Heaven and Earth.
The tribulation thunder of the Transformation Thunder Tribulation successfully locked onto the Golden Ape; either it successfully endures the Thunder Tribulation or perishes under it,
The Golden Ape gazed resolutely at the thunderclouds above, wisdom radiating in its eyes; it took a deep breath, forming a two-hand seal, and the demon power within surged like a tide.
This was its Transformation Thunder Tribulation. Breaking through the bloodline restraints and successfully overcoming this Thunder Tribulation would allow it to reach a higher realm.
"Crack!" A bolt of lightning suddenly tore through the sky, and with a deafening thunderclap, a lightning bolt struck down fiercely from the funnel thundercloud, hitting the majestic, sturdy body of the Golden Ape. The powerful thunder energy instantly penetrated its body, unleashing a brilliant burst of light, with Thunder Serpents spreading across its entire body.