The White Ape King's self-destruction
It directly unleashed an energy storm within the secret realm, sweeping across all directions.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Lu Qing threw it into the high sky of the secret realm.
The spatial rules of this trial realm of the Witch Clan were inherently stagnant.
It is many times more stable than the Tianyuan Great World.
Even the self-destruction of a fifth-level primordial spirit would be unable to tear it apart.
Therefore, although the White Ape King's self-destruction caused an energy storm in the secret realm, it gradually dissipated before long and did not have any impact on the entire secret realm space.
"This is... a self-destruction of the primordial spirit?"
The mysterious entity that had been watching the commotion was slightly startled once again upon seeing this scene.
"Moreover, judging from the intensity of this self-destruction, it's not an ordinary Nascent Soul Realm cultivator; it's at least a seasoned Nascent Soul Realm cultivator who has survived five tribulations."
How long has it been? Has that little guy already been able to fight against someone like that, and even forced him to self-destruct?
What exactly did he do while he was away?
Then he thought back to the fleeting aura he had sensed from Lu Qing earlier.
In an instant, the mysterious man's curiosity was completely piqued.
He has lived for countless years and has hardly felt the passage of time anymore.
In his view, only a short period of time had passed since Lu Qing left.
As a result, he is now able to confront a Fifth Tribulation Primordial Spirit and even force the opponent to self-destruct.
Therefore, the mysterious being was very curious about what Lu Qing had experienced during the time he was away.
After the energy storm completely subsided, Lu Qing suddenly appeared and put away the Fire Cauldron.
Only then did he have time to look around.
From that familiar sense of spatial stillness, he knew that he had indeed returned to the Trial Realm.
And he wasn't far from the Trial Tower, because he could already see the top of the tower in the distance.
Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of a supreme treasure crafted by an unparalleled powerhouse, it allowed me to leave calmly despite the combined attack of seven Fifth Tribulation Nascent Soul powerhouses."
Just then, a voice rang in his mind.
“Little guy, I didn’t expect that you would have achieved the Nascent Soul stage in such a short time. If you’re not in a hurry, come over here and have a chat with this old man.”
"It's my senior's voice."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing immediately became solemn and respectfully bowed, saying, "Yes, senior."
After saying that, he flew towards the Trial Tower.
Lu Qing was not surprised that the mysterious being could sense his return.
After all, this person was able to teleport him directly from the secret realm to outside the Tian Shu Divine Mountain.
Clearly, this person has considerable control over the Trial Realm.
With Lu Qing's current strength, he can now fly freely within the secret realm.
The terrifying pressure from the sky was like a gentle breeze to him, having no effect whatsoever.
Before long, Lu Qing arrived outside the Trial Tower.
On the plain outside the tower, the thirty-six strange beasts still stood.
However, perhaps because Lu Qing possessed the aura of the stone tablet, the strange beasts did not awaken when he approached the Trial Witch Tower this time, allowing him to enter the tower smoothly.
As soon as Lu Qing entered the Witch Tower, he felt a blur before his eyes and a fluctuation in space. The next moment, he appeared in a mysterious space.
Lu Qing looked closely and saw that it was the same space where he had absorbed the essence liquid.
"Little guy, I didn't expect you to achieve the Nascent Soul stage in such a short time. You truly deserve to have passed the trial set by that great one. Where's Xiao Li? Didn't it come back with you?"
The mysterious voice sounded again.
With a thought, Lu Qing released Xiao Li, the Five Elements, and the White Dragon from the Li Huo Cauldron.
"You guys, quickly greet the senior."
Wu Xing and Bai Jiao were still a little confused, but Xiao Li immediately realized what was going on.
It immediately raised its paw and bowed to the void: "Little Li greets Senior."
Although Bai Jiao and Wu Xing didn't know what was going on, they also bowed and greeted the void.
"Hehe, little guy, you're not bad either. Your cultivation has improved a lot. It seems you haven't been slacking off all these years. What stage of the 【True Dragon Nine Transformations】 have you reached?"
“I’ve already cultivated to the third stage,” Xiao Li replied obediently.
"The third transformation, not bad, not bad. The true dragon bloodline in your body is not very strong, but you were able to cultivate to the third transformation so quickly. It seems that your comprehension is not bad either."
The mysterious being spoke with a hint of satisfaction.
Then it looked at the Five Elements and the White Dragon, and changed the subject: "And who are these two little guys?"
“Senior, these two are also my spirit pets,” Lu Qing said.
"I observe that they also seem to possess the bloodline of true dragons?"
"That's right, Wu Xing and Xiao Bai also contain the bloodline of a true dragon."
“Senior, I’ve also passed on the 【Nine Transformations of the True Dragon】 that you taught me to Wuxing and Xiaobai. You won’t be angry, will you?” Xiaoli asked at this moment.
"Didn't I already say that after I teach you 【True Dragon Nine Transformations】, you can pass it on to whomever you want without me having to ask?"
The mysterious voice spoke in a kind tone.
Xiao Li stuck out her tongue: "I was just afraid you'd be angry, senior."
"Hehe, anyway, this technique is of no use to me. If you can master it and prevent it from being lost, that would be a good thing."
Hearing the mysterious being say this, Xiao Li finally felt relieved.
"Thank you, senior!"
The Five Elements and the White Dragon finally understood what was going on.
The person who spoke just now was actually the mysterious being who bestowed the 【True Dragon Nine Transformations】 upon Xiao Li.
They immediately offered their congratulations again with utmost respect.
"Haha, speaking of which, it's been a long time since this place has been this lively. Little ones, tell me, what happened to you after you went out?"
"Senior, it's like this..."
Lu Qing also realized that this mysterious senior might have been spending too much time in this secret realm, which was why he preferred chatting.
He immediately began to recount some of the things that had happened to him after he left.
"...Because I am no match for seven fifth-level Nascent Soul cultivators, I could only use a scheme to capture one of their fifth-level demon kings and then use the teleportation stone tablet that you gave me to escape back to the secret realm."
After hearing what Lu Qing said, the mysterious being remained silent for a long time.
After a long while, He said with some fluctuation in his tone, "You mean that when you first achieved the Primordial Spirit, you were already able to fight head-on with a Fifth Tribulation Primordial Spirit, and even forced a Fifth Tribulation Demon King to self-destruct his Primordial Spirit?"
"There was actually a lot of luck involved. If those Nascent Soul experts hadn't been so clever as to use a great formation to suppress the space, I probably wouldn't have been able to successfully outmaneuver the White Ape King."
What Lu Qing said was not a humble statement, but the truth.
Before the Elephant King and his men ambushed him, they deliberately used a large formation to suppress the space within a thousand miles to prevent him from using a teleportation artifact to escape.
This rendered his teleportation talisman useless, and even prevented him from immediately activating the Void Ship.
However, the suppression of space also prevented all the powerful beings at the fifth tribulation primordial spirit level from freely manipulating space, except for the Taoist who presided over the Ten Directions Pillar Formation.
This is the biggest reason why the White Ape King was captured by Lu Qing.
Without the support of spatial power, the White Ape King was like a demon king whose arms had been broken. His demon king body was no match for his true witch body, which was why the demon king was able to find an opportunity to destroy his physical body.
It can be said that the White Ape King's defeat was destined from the moment they set up the great array that suppressed space.
However, upon hearing Lu Qing's affirmation, the mysterious being fell silent once again.
After a few breaths, He finally couldn't help but ask, "You have achieved the Primordial Spirit Realm, so I must have also stepped into the True Witch Realm in the Path of the Physical Body. How tall is the True Witch Body you have condensed?"
"My true witch body is now about a hundred feet tall," Lu Qing answered truthfully.
"The true sorcerer's body is a hundred feet tall! Is what you're saying true?"
At this moment, the mysterious being could no longer maintain his composure, and his voice began to tremble.
Lu Qing didn't explain much, but instead transformed himself and directly manifested his true witch body.
As the enormous body of the True Witch manifested, the already small mysterious space suddenly became crowded, almost reaching the top, thanks to Lu Qing's expansion.
"It truly is a hundred feet tall, but how is this possible? Even the most dazzling and unparalleled genius in the history of my Witch Clan, even that great one, never condensed such a massive True Witch body when he achieved the True Witch Realm..."
Upon seeing Lu Qing's true witch form, the mysterious being finally believed that he had not lied.
But this only made Him more shocked.
Having just entered the realm of True Witch, the True Witch body he formed was already a hundred feet tall.
Even throughout their long history, it seems no one in their Wu tribe has ever accomplished something like this.
Even the great one who created this space, it is said, when he became a true witch, his body was only a little over ninety feet long.
This is almost the highest record in the history of their witch clan.
Thinking of that great man's final achievements, the mysterious figure in my heart remained unsettled for a long time.
His gaze fell on Lu Qing.
"Before that great one disappeared, his cultivation level was already comparable to that of the twelve patriarchs. Could it be that this little guy's potential is not simply that of a Great Witch Seed, but rather... an Ancestral Witch Seed?"
Thinking of this, the mysterious being couldn't help but feel excited.
However, as if he had just thought of something, he quickly regained his composure.
"So what if he is a seed of the Ancestral Witches? If it were back then, if the clan knew that such a peerless genius had appeared, the Ancestral Witches would probably have been alarmed and devoted all their efforts to nurturing him."
But now the witch clan no longer exists, and even if someone is incredibly talented, there are no resources to help them grow.
The mysterious being knows all too well that having potential and being able to fully realize that potential are two different things.
To become an Ancestral Witch, it takes more than just potential; it also requires countless resources and unimaginable divine connections.
Finally, through a series of coincidences, it may be possible to reach the realm of the Ancestral Witch.
Otherwise, their witch clan had quite a few great witches back then, and there were several who were known as the seeds of ancestral witches.
But in the end, only that great man was able to truly reach the realm of the Ancestral Witches.
Therefore, even though Lu Qing now possesses the appearance of an ancestral witch, his hope of truly reaching that supreme realm is still extremely slim.
"What a pity, if my witch clan were still here..." The mysterious being felt a pang of resentment.
"senior?"
Lu Qing was unaware of the mysterious being's emotional fluctuations at this moment. Seeing that the other party was silent after he transformed into the body of a true sorcerer, he couldn't help but call out cautiously.
The mysterious being came to its senses: "Alright, withdraw your Dharma form. I didn't expect that your True Witch Body, which you've condensed just after entering the True Witch Realm, could reach a hundred feet in length. It's truly astonishing."
Lu Qing transformed back into his original form and asked with some curiosity, "Senior, is it possible that there are no other members of the Witch Clan who can condense a hundred-zhang witch body from the very beginning, like me?"
"It's not that there aren't any, but there aren't many either. What's remarkable is that you, a human, have reached this level."
The mysterious being thought for a moment and, in order not to make Lu Qing arrogant, decided not to reveal that he possessed the appearance of an ancestral witch.
In his opinion, without sufficient resources and opportunities, even with his talent, it would be extremely difficult for Lu Qing to reach that level.
"I see."
Lu Qing nodded, showing no doubt about the mysterious being's words.
Although he knew that his true witch body was extraordinary, he was not so arrogant as to think that he could truly surpass all the witch clan geniuses.
After all, the ancient witch clan ruled over the entire starry sky, and the resources they controlled were unimaginable.
With endless resources to nurture them, countless geniuses will inevitably emerge.
He had only cultivated an incomplete version ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) of the 【Eternal Heavenly Witch Body】, and compared to the true geniuses of the Witch Clan who were nurtured with all their might, he was probably still somewhat lacking.
Seeing that Lu Qing seemed to believe his words, the mysterious being secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The pride of the witch clan was one of the pillars in His heart.
Therefore, even at this time, He still wanted to maintain the dignity of the Witch Clan.
Otherwise, if Lu Qing were to find out that his True Witch Body was something that had never appeared in the entire history of the Witch Clan.
Wouldn't that greatly weaken the prestige of the witch clan? That's something He doesn't want to see.
"By the way, how long do you plan to stay in the secret realm this time? Are you in a hurry to leave?"
Once they relaxed, the mysterious being changed the subject.
"I was just about to ask you, senior, is there a time limit for me to return to the secret realm using the teleportation stone tablet?" Lu Qing asked.
"Of course not," the mysterious being chuckled.
"That stone tablet was personally crafted by that lord. You can stay as long as you want after you return this time. However, if you want to come back after you leave, you will have to use up another teleportation opportunity."
"That's excellent!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing was overjoyed.
"I have just broken through and still have much to digest and consolidate. If you don't mind, senior, I would like to cultivate in seclusion in this secret realm for a while. Is that alright?"
