318: A Body imbued with spiritual energy!

"Cough, cough..."

As soon as he appeared, Lu Ming couldn't help but groan. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning as pale as paper, and his aura weakened significantly.

Forcibly activating a Formation Plate involving space Laws to resist the spatial confinement of a Golden Core Perfection Cultivator put a terrifying burden on both his mana and Divine Soul; even his Meridians throbbed with pain.

However, this condition lasted only for a moment before instantly vanishing.

Lu Ming's face regained its color, and his mana became abundant once more.

"Eh?"

Behind him, seeing that Lu Ming could actually break free from the space Laws, Li Daoxuan couldn't help but let out a sound of surprise.

In his eyes, which seemed capable of seeing through the void, a clear look of surprise appeared for the first time.

"A space shifting method."

With Li Daoxuan's discernment, he could naturally see through Lu Ming's technique.

Although he hadn't used his full strength in that finger strike, it was by no means something a Mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator could withstand.

That the opponent possessed some kind of spatial technique was somewhat beyond his expectations, but that was all.

Just as he was about to strike again to capture Lu Ming, he suddenly felt his own mana and Divine Sense drop by a notch.

However, this small amount of consumption was like a single hair from nine oxen to a Golden Core Perfection Great Immortal Master like him. Li Daoxuan didn't pay it much mind, assuming it was just the cost of invoking the space Laws.

Now, his eyes were only on Lu Ming; he had become somewhat interested in this fellow.

"Little friend, since you dared to reach your hand into my Lancang Li Family, then stay here today!" Li Daoxuan's voice rang out, grand and majestic like a heavenly tone. It instantly crossed a distance of a hundred miles and exploded clearly in Lu Ming's ears.

Lu Ming paid no heed to this, instead mounting his light and speeding away again.

Seeing that he was being ignored, Li Daoxuan did not get angry; his voice simply rang out again.

"Ahead is the 'Jiling Wasteland,' a Land of Absolute Spiritual Death. You have nowhere to run! Surrender now. Considering your difficult cultivation path, I might allow your Divine Soul to reincarnate and give you a quick death!"

The heavenly tone remained grand and majestic, yet it concealed a trace of cold and eerie fluctuations.

This was the Li Family's secret Divine Soul attack technique, the Soul-Rending Demonic Sound!

This method was incredibly sinister, specifically targeting a Cultivator's Divine Soul. It could ignore most physical and mana defenses to strike directly at the Sea of Consciousness.

At best, it would cause the Divine Soul to shake, blurring one's consciousness; at worst, it would result in one's Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering!

Performed with Li Daoxuan's formidable Golden Core Perfection Divine Sense, its power was even more terrifying.

Clearly, Li Daoxuan was not as "merciful" as he claimed. He was merely using words to numb Lu Ming, intending to strike decisively while he was relaxed!

Buzz—

Just as he expected, Lu Ming seemed completely unaware of it.

In an instant, Lu Ming felt as if his head had been struck hard by an invisible heavy hammer!

His vision went black, a buzzing rang in his ears, and his flying figure faltered, nearly falling from the sky!

But it didn't end there. The demonic sound was like a maggot in his bones, frantically drilling deep into his Sea of Consciousness, attempting to crush his core consciousness.

Faced with this crisis, deep within Lu Ming's Sea of Consciousness, the phantom of a vast and ancient banner seemed to be disturbed and protected its master on its own.

It was the human emperor banner!

The banner unfurled and fluttered. The sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and the state depicted on it seemed to come to life.

Streaks of Black-Yellow Qi cascaded down like a waterfall, instantly wrapping tightly around Lu Ming's entire Divine Soul and Sea of Consciousness, guarding them and forming an indestructible barrier.

The pervasive "Soul-Rending Demonic Sound" had just touched this barrier when it quickly melted away with a "sizzle," like snow meeting a scorching sun.

Not only did it fail to penetrate in the slightest, but even the trace of Li Daoxuan's Divine Soul power contained within it was swallowed whole by the human emperor banner!

"Ugh!"

A hundred miles away, Li Daoxuan let out a groan without warning!

His face suddenly turned pale, and for the first time, there was a noticeable pause in his mid-air stride.

His composed expression, which had always seemed as if everything was under control, could finally no longer be maintained.

The indifference on his face was instantly replaced by shock and suspicion.

He could feel that the wisp of Divine Sense he had attached to the "Soul-Rending Demonic Sound" had been instantly severed by a domineering force.

Under the backlash, even with his Golden Core Perfection cultivation, his Divine Soul couldn't help but feel a sharp, intense pain.

"How is this possible!"

Li Daoxuan frowned deeply and immediately performed a Heart-Clearing Hand Seal to calm the churning Soul Power in his Sea of Consciousness.

His gaze was locked tightly on the escaping light ahead that was accelerating once more, waves of shock rising in his heart.

"There's something strange!"

"This person is only at the Mid-stage Golden Core, yet he can not only withstand my 'Soul-Rending Demonic Sound' unscathed but even cause a backlash on my Divine Sense? There is definitely a major problem with this person!"

With his vast experience, Li Daoxuan instantly judged that the means to easily neutralize a Divine Sense attack from a Late Golden Core Stage Cultivator were either an extremely sophisticated Divine Soul defense technique or a very high-grade Divine Soul defense Magic Treasure!

Regardless of which it was, it meant this person was by no means simple and likely harbored a great secret!

At this thought, the killing intent in Li Daoxuan's eyes did not weaken; instead, it grew even more intense.

Of course, it was also mixed with unabashed greed!

If he could capture this person, perhaps the loss of the "Spirit-Nurturing Treasure Physique" being snatched away could be compensated for, and there might even be other gains to add another layer of foundation to his path toward the Nascent Soul stage!

Feeling the movement behind him, which instead of weakening from the Divine Sense setback had become even more urgent, Lu Ming cursed inwardly while also feeling a trace of helplessness.

This time, he had truly capsized in a gutter and kicked a steel plate.

The cause of the matter dated back to several months ago.

At that time, he had left the Black Sha Marsh and entered other regions of the Northern Territory to scout for a suitable "Puppet" Family and secretly set up his plans.

In the beginning, everything went quite smoothly until he happened upon a small cultivation Family called the "Lin Family" while passing near the Lancang Mountains.

The highest cultivation level in this Family was only Foundation Establishment Perfection. Such families were as numerous as cow hairs in the Northern Territory and shouldn't have caught much of his attention.

However, when his Divine Sense casually swept over them, he unexpectedly discovered that a female Cultivator in the Family had an extremely special Physique.

In his Divine Sense perception, the spiritual energy around this woman was restrained, yet there was a faint flow of treasure light, and deep within her Dantian, it seemed as if an extremely pure spiritual Origin full of vitality was being nurtured!

This woman actually possessed the rare Spirit-Nurturing Treasure Physique!

Lu Ming had once spent ten years reading through all the books and miscellaneous records of the Southern Wilderness Region.

He had some knowledge of the various special Physiques and extraordinary talents in the legends of the Cultivation World.

The "Spirit-Nurturing Treasure Physique" happened to be recorded among them, described as nothing less than a "humanoid spirit medicine" created by heaven and earth.

From the moment someone with this Physique steps onto the immortal path, a "Spirit Fetus" naturally begins to gestate within their body.

This "Spirit Fetus" grows and transforms along with the Cultivator's cultivation, continuously absorbing their cultivation essence and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, growing stronger day by day.

Once the Cultivator's level reaches the Golden Core Stage, the "Spirit Fetus" will fully mature.

And this is a "Peerless Grade Resource" that would make even a Golden Core Cultivator burn with envy!