Chapter 517: Chapter 126: Return to Wangchuan Lake!

Ever since heading to the Central Continent for Core Formation in those years, he had never returned to Wangchuan Lake.

Now returning to Xui Country, naturally, he would visit.

Wangchuan Lake,

As the site of the Eastern Wilderness’s Number One Cultivator, today’s Wangchuan Immortal City has become the veritable number one Immortal City in Xui Country!

It is even the first among Fengg Country, Xui Country, and Yue Country.

With Zhou Xun behind the scenes, safety is guaranteed, coupled with Zhou Xun’s modifications to the Mountain Protection Array,

introducing the spiritual energy of the lake bottom’s spirit vein into Wangchuan Immortal City, significantly increasing the spiritual energy concentration in the city,

Even without opening the Spirit Gathering Array, it can reach a Middle-Grade Level,

Upon opening the array, Tier Three becomes extremely common!

As a result, the loose cultivators from nearby countries flocked here, making it increasingly prosperous,

The more prosperous it became, the more it attracted people.

This is what created the Wangchuan Immortal City of today.

On this day, a hundred miles away from Wangchuan Lake, a spirit bird full of crimson brilliance and extremely majestic carried a man and a woman, entering the Wangchuan Lake area.

Among them, a man in a green robe, with a handsome appearance and a gentle demeanor, stood with his hands behind his back, appearing to be in his early twenties.

The other was a woman in a palace skirt, her hair styled in an elaborate bun, her complexion as white as snow and her eyes smiling, appearing to be eighteen or nineteen, exceptionally beautiful.

"Husband, we’ve finally returned to Wangchuan Lake!"

Compared to Tianhan City, she still preferred this place, let alone after all these years of cultivation,

Wangchuan Lake was now like an Immortal Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

"Indeed!"

Looking at Wangchuan Lake, a shining pearl amidst the mountain ranges in the distance, Zhou Xun also felt quite emotional.

Soon, the two arrived high above Wangchuan Lake,

Zhou Xun took out a token and slowly infused it with mana, the restriction array covering all of Wangchuan Lake instantly parted,

"Chirp——"

The Red Fire Simurgh cheerfully cried out and then swooped down!

Landing finally on Lake Heart Island.

At this time, Lake Heart Island was brimming with spiritual energy, lush with spirit plants, many at Tier Three or higher.

"Not bad, Senior Brothers’ management is quite good!" Zhou Xun nodded in satisfaction.

At this moment, two figures flew over from two other directions of Qingyue Lake.

They were naturally Xing Huai’an and Yuan Pan’er.

Prior to this, when Zhou Xun descended, he did not conceal his presence, naturally catching their attention,

Later sensing the array being opened, they naturally understood who had arrived.

"Junior, you’ve returned!"

Seeing Zhou Xun and Song Yiqing’s figures, Xing Huai’an and Yuan Pan’er were extremely delighted.

"Senior Brother Huai’an, Senior Sister Pan’er," Zhou Xun cupped his hands in greeting,

"Oh——"

When his gaze landed on Yuan Pan’er, Zhou Xun instantly noticed something different,

"Congratulations, Senior Sister, on forming a core!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Pan’er gave a wry smile, waved her hand, and sighed:

"Alas, unlike you two juniors, I was lucky to condense a fake core, but I still have to thank Junior for the Crystal Condensing Pill!"

"By the way, I will gradually gather the cost for this pill, Senior Sister!"

However, from her expression, one could see that being able to condense a fake core was already very satisfying.

After all, in this Eastern Wilderness, the Core Formation Stage is already the pinnacle.

Although a fake core cultivator’s strength is somewhat weaker, and their future cultivation cannot continue to advance, their lifespan is similar to that of True Pill cultivators.

Moreover, in Zhou Xun’s world, on this Eastern Wilderness land, there would likely be no need for her to engage in magical combat.

Zhou Xun nodded; Yuan Pan’er did not have an indefatigable spirit, her aptitude was merely average,

Condensing a fake core was not unexpected.

As for Xing Huai’an, although he condensed a True Pill, it was a low-grade True Pill, with limited future potential,

Reaching middle-stage would require some opportunity.

...

Back at the Cave Mansion, Zhou Xun patted his waist, and two beams of light flew out,

transforming into two giant beasts.

They were his other two spirit beasts, the Cyan Gold Dragon Carp and the Profound Armor Armadillo.

Once they came out and saw this familiar scene, they couldn’t help but be overjoyed.

They had now reached Tier Two Top-Grade, and it seemed not long before they could breakthrough to Tier Three.

Seeing these two spirit beasts, Zhou Xun smiled slightly, flipped his hand, and took out two jade boxes.

With a gentle point, the jade boxes automatically opened, revealing the treasures within,

One box contained a goose egg-sized, entirely sapphire blue, Tier Three Low-Grade water attribute demon beast core.

While the other box contained an earth attribute core.

Sensing the aura of the cores, the two spirit beasts revealed expressions of hunger,

"Catch!"

Seeing this, Zhou Xun didn’t plan to tease them, gently tossing the cores into the air,

falling into the mouths of the two beasts.

With a gulp, they swallowed them down.

Immediately

transforming into two beams of spirit light, directly flying to the cliff behind to the nests they used to reside in, beginning the refinement.

Perhaps, once they fully refine these cores, they would be able to break through to Tier Three.

As for the Crimson Flame Simurgh which was still below Tier Two Top-Grade, Zhou Xun did not give it a core.

After arranging for the several demon beasts, Zhou Xu walked into the Cave Mansion, intending to cultivate in seclusion for a period.

As for Tianhan City, there was no need to worry,

One, because of Zhou Xun’s previous defeat of Master Xingyue, no one dared to provoke them from outside,

Two, internally, with Zhou Jingsong, Weih Qiuxin, and other disciples in charge, there wouldn’t be any problems.

Therefore, Zhou Xun was very at ease.

...

Time flowed like water, two years passed by in a flash.

That year, Zhou Xun was ninety-seven years old.

With the supply of numerous precious elixirs, his cultivation steadily advanced, and among the Cultivation Hundred Skills, the most progress was made in the Puppetry Technique.

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Xun sent forth spirit light, transforming into a humanoid puppet, donned in spirit armor, holding a long halberd.

From the aura emanating from it, it was a Tier Three Puppet. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

To refine this puppet, Zhou Xun used many spirit bones from Tier Three High-Grade demon beasts.

Thus, although its grade was only Tier Three Low-Grade,

destroying it likely required a Late-Stage Core Formation Cultivator.

This also meant that from this moment, Zhou Xun officially became a Tier Three Low-Grade Puppet Master.

Given his current status, he could mobilize a vast amount of precious materials, and with full dedication, perhaps he could produce a batch of Tier Three Puppets.

Imagine, dozens of Tier Three Puppets positioned in an array, under one person’s control to fight an enemy, what a scene that would be.

"It seems I have added another powerful method to my repertoire!"

Next, Zhou Xun swept clean the spirit materials in the secret vault of Wangchuan Immortal City,

spending several months to refine them into five Tier Three Low-Grade Puppets.

...

At Jingxin Pavilion, Zhou Xun sat at the stone table, with a pot of spirit tea in front of him, brewed from the Spiritual Mist Tea nearby.

After years of cultivation, the spirit plants around Jingxin Pavilion had all advanced to Middle-Grade.

Even the Calming Heart Lotus Seeds had two plants reached Tier Three.

Just then, a commotion came from the water surface not far away, a large cyan-gold fish swimming below,

At the same time, the previously calm Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi began to surge.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun felt a surge of joy in his heart,

"Finally, about to break through!"