131: Enslaving the Blood Jade Spider! Remnants of the Heaven-Mending Pill!

Lu Qiu's eyes sharpened; instead of retreating, he moved quickly.

With a flick of his wrist, an exquisite set of Formation tools appeared in his hand—containing dozens of Formation Flags, several Formation Plates, and a large number of Spirit Stones. It was the complete version of the "Inverting Five Elements Array"!

Taking advantage of the fact that the Blood Jade Spider had not yet returned, Lu Qiu moved like the wind, rapidly traversing the spacious cave.

He precisely inserted the Formation Flags into specific positions, placed the Formation Plates at key nodes, and quickly embedded Spirit Stones into the energy slots... Thanks to his long-term discussions on the Dao of Formations with Xin Ruyin and his own understanding of Formations, Lu Qiu's speed in setting up this array was extremely fast, and his technique was quite skilled.

A moment later, an Inverting Five Elements Array covering nearly half of the cave's core area was completed.

The Formation Flags vanished, and the Formation Plates flickered with spiritual light, nearly merging with the cave environment, waiting only to be activated.

Lu Qiu quickly retreated behind an inconspicuous stalagmite at the edge of the Formation. He once again activated the invisibility gauze and the Myriad Transformations Hidden Origin Art, perfectly concealing himself as if he had completely merged into the shadows of the rocks.

Almost the second after he hid, a violent white shadow, carrying fierce winds and soaring rage, crashed back into the cave!

It was the Blood Jade Spider!

Its eight compound eyes frantically scanned the cave, immediately discovering that the "treasure" it was guarding had vanished. Following that, it sensed that the place where it had laid its eggs was also empty!

“Hiss hiss hiss—!!!”

An unprecedentedly sharp screech nearly pierced the eardrums; the Blood Jade Spider instantly fell into a state of total madness!

Its translucent jade-like body turned slightly red due to its rage. It spat out foul-smelling white poisonous silk from its mouth, and its eight long legs frantically trampled the ground, causing rocks to crack and the entire cave to tremble slightly.

Like a headless fly, it rampaged through the cave, searching for traces of the thief.

Just as it angrily charged into the central area of the cave and stepped across a certain invisible boundary—

“Activate!”

Behind the stalagmite, Lu Qiu muttered to himself and guided a hand Seal.

“Buzz—!”

A low spatial vibration sounded.

Centered on the original site of the ancient teleportation array, five-colored radiance suddenly lit up within a radius of over twenty zhang!

Green, yellow, red, white, and black Five Elements spiritual lights flowed and intertwined, forming layers of gorgeous yet deadly light curtains, completely enveloping the enraged Blood Jade Spider!

Space seemed to be distorted, the sense of direction was instantly confused, and the Five Elements spiritual power became violent and chaotic.

The Blood Jade Spider's massive body suddenly stalled, as if it had crashed into a mass of incredibly tough glue, and its speed plummeted.

It frantically swung its front limbs, its sharp chelicerae tearing through the air, but they could only cause ripples on the five-colored light curtain, unable to break through.

It grew even more furious, spitting out large amounts of thick white poisonous silk in an attempt to corrode the light curtain; it raised its tail, firing sharp white bone spurs; it even slammed its body violently against the boundaries of the Formation... However, the complete version of the Inverting Five Elements Array was a miraculous Formation known as a "Minor Restriction Formation," possessing the abilities of trapping, illusion, offense, and defense. Even without someone to control it, its defensive power was enough to trap an Early Core Formation Stage Cultivator for a period of time.

Although the Blood Jade Spider was a Fourth-level Monster Beast with a powerful Physical Body and strange Innate Divine Abilities, it had almost no knowledge of Formations. Relying solely on brute force and Innate attacks, it could not shake this meticulously arranged grand array in a short time.

The light curtain of the Formation flickered continuously under its frantic attacks, but it remained as stable as ever, firmly trapping it within a small space.

Lu Qiu hid in the shadows, quietly observing, his heart unruffled.

He was in no hurry to attack.

Given the Blood Jade Spider's strength and its current state of madness, a rash attack would likely provoke an even more violent resistance and might even lead to unexpected accidents.

The best way was to use the Inverting Five Elements Array to continuously consume its true essence, and then deliver a thunderous strike once it was exhausted and its mind had relaxed.

Like the most patient hunter, he waited for the prey to exhaust its own strength.

Time passed slowly amidst the Blood Jade Spider's futile struggles and screeches.

One day passed.

The frequency of the Blood Jade Spider's attacks dropped significantly, and its screeches were filled with exhaustion and anxiety.

It had tried all its Innate methods, even sacrificing Essence Blood to spit out the more powerful "Blood Jade Poisonous Evil," yet it still could not break out of the Formation.

The light curtain of the Formation remained stable, though the consumption of Spirit Stones to maintain the Formation's operation was quite large, so Lu Qiu quietly replenished a batch.

Another day passed.

The Blood Jade Spider's breath was now withered and listless; the luster of its translucent body had dimmed considerably, its movements became sluggish, and its eight long legs seemed to tremble.

Two consecutive days and nights of restless, frantic attacks and struggling had consumed a vast amount of its physical strength and demonic power.

During this time, to further provoke it and accelerate its consumption, Lu Qiu even specifically took out a Blood Jade Spider egg and waved it outside the Formation.

Sensing the aura of its offspring, the already exhausted Blood Jade Spider instantly went berserk again, frantically charging at the Formation with shrill, maddened screeches.

This outbreak lasted for several hours, finally leaving it completely drained of strength. It lay limply in the center of the Formation, with only its abdomen slightly rising and falling. The red light in its compound eyes had dimmed significantly, leaving only deep resentment and a trace of despair.

“It's about time.”

In the shadows, a sharp light flashed in Lu Qiu's eyes.

At this moment, the Blood Jade Spider's true essence was almost depleted, its physical strength was exhausted, and its mind was on the verge of collapse due to prolonged anger, anxiety, and despair. This was its weakest moment.

He no longer hesitated. His figure quietly appeared, and he simultaneously changed his hand Seal.

“Withdraw!”

The five-colored radiance of the Inverting Five Elements Array enveloping the cave quickly retracted and faded. The Formation Flags and Formation Plates buzzed softly and automatically flew back into Lu Qiu's hand.

As the Formation was withdrawn, the Blood Jade Spider in the center of the cave trembled slightly, appearing somewhat dazed, instinctively trying to struggle to its feet.

But Lu Qiu's movements were faster!

An Intermediate Talisman he had already held in his hand was instantly activated—the Wood Imprisonment Talisman!

The Talisman turned into a streak of emerald-green spiritual light that unfolded in the air, instantly transforming into countless thick green vines. Like living things, they coiled upward, firmly binding the eight long legs, body, and mouthparts of the Blood Jade Spider that had just stood up!

These vines were incredibly tough and contained Yimu Essence, which had a certain restraining effect on the Earth and Metal-attributed Blood Jade Spider.

If it were in its prime, the Blood Jade Spider could have easily snapped them, but now that it was exhausted and weakened, it could only twist its body in vain, letting out weak screeches.

Lu Qiu stepped through the Void Realm, walking step by step toward the Blood Jade Spider that was bound by vines and unable to resist.

His expression was calm, but his hands had already begun to rapidly form Seals.

His fingers flew, leaving behind afterimages. The pure Crimson Heaven Mana and vast Divine Sense within his body were highly concentrated. Combined with a unique Soul secret technique, he sketched out a complex, profound, and faint golden mark that emitted a faint dragon prestige in front of him—the Dragon Imprisonment Seal!

“Go!”

Lu Qiu gave a low shout, and the faint golden Dragon Imprisonment Seal at his fingertip shone brightly, turning into a streak of light that directly imprinted itself onto the glabella of the Blood Jade Spider's hideous head!

The moment the Dragon Imprisonment Seal entered, the Blood Jade Spider's massive body shook violently!

“Hiss—!!”

It let out a painful and extremely sharp screech. Its eight compound eyes suddenly widened, and the crimson light flashed frantically, revealing extreme resistance, anger, and fear!

Even though it was this weak, the powerful Primordial Spirit instinct of a Fourth-level Monster Beast was still frantically struggling, resisting the intrusion and enslavement of the external Soul mark.

A violent and chaotic Divine Soul impact followed the connection of the Dragon Imprisonment Seal, surging back toward Lu Qiu's Sea of Consciousness!

Lu Qiu groaned, his face turning slightly pale, but his gaze became even sharper.

“Hmph! A cornered beast still fights!”

With a thought, the Spirit Shocking Thorn he had already prepared were instantly activated!

Not just one, but three consecutive invisible Divine Sense spikes, like the sharpest awls, ruthlessly pierced into the Blood Jade Spider's Primordial Spirit core, which was already unstable due to weakness and resistance!

“Hiss... urgh...”

The Blood Jade Spider's screech stopped abruptly, turning into a painful whimper.

Its massive body began to twitch, and the crimson light in its compound eyes instantly dimmed and scattered. Its frantically struggling Primordial Spirit was as if hit by a heavy hammer, suffering heavy damage in an instant, and its resistance plummeted.

Now!

Lu Qiu seized this fleeting opportunity and fully activated the Dragon Imprisonment Seal!

The faint golden mark completely stabilized and shone brightly at the Blood Jade Spider's glabella, then slowly seeped in, establishing an irrevocable master-servant connection with its Primordial Spirit core.

The twitching of the Blood Jade Spider's body gradually stopped, and the light in its compound eyes reconsolidated. However, the previous violence, anger, and resistance had disappeared, replaced by a sense of daze that then transformed into awe and obedience toward the person in front of it.

It no longer struggled, allowing the vines to bind it, only slightly lowering its head and letting out a low "hissing" sound of submission.

Enslavement successful!

Lu Qiu let out a long sigh of relief, with faint beads of sweat on his forehead.

Continuously performing the Dragon Imprisonment Seal and Spirit Shocking Thorn to counter the Primordial Spirit backlash of a Fourth-level Monster Beast had also consumed a significant amount of his Divine Sense and mana.

He waved his hand to withdraw the vines transformed from the Wood Imprisonment Talisman. The Blood Jade Spider shook its head and submissively lay on the ground. Although its aura was still listless, it no longer harbored any hostility.

Looking at this powerful Spirit Beast he had just subdued, Lu Qiu felt extremely gratified.

The goals of this trip—the ancient teleportation array, the great teleportation token, and the Blood Jade Spider—had all been successfully achieved, and he had even exceeded his goal by subduing an adult Blood Jade Spider.

He sat down cross-legged, adjusted his breathing for a moment, and recovered his consumed Divine Sense and mana.

Once his state had recovered slightly, Lu Qiu took out the skeleton that emitted a faint five-colored light.

The skeleton still maintained a cross-legged sitting posture; the bones were crystal clear, and the green, yellow, red, white, and black radiance slowly flowed within the bones, appearing mysterious and profound, out of place with the surrounding environment.

“Ji Xuan... heaven mending pill...”

Lu Qiu murmured to himself; the memories of a transmigrator allowed him to know the origin of this skeleton.

This person was one of the Disciples of the Master Xuan Gu Xiao Cha from the Chaotic Star Sea, named Ji Xuan.

Years ago, he and several of his fellow Disciples had turned against each other and fought for the heaven mending pill in the Void Heaven Palace.

Ji Xuan was fortunate enough to snatch a heaven mending pill, but he was also seriously injured. He escaped to the South Heaven through the ancient teleportation array but ultimately died here due to his injuries being too severe to recover from.

The reason his bones appeared in such a strange five-colored state was precisely because of the staining from the medicinal power of the heaven mending pill that he had failed to fully digest and absorb.

The heaven mending pill was an ancient miraculous pill. According to legend, it had the power to seize the creation of heaven and earth, could refine the Spiritual Root, compensate for Innate deficiencies, and enhance a Cultivator's Cultivation Aptitude and potential!

It was a treasure that countless Cultivators dreamed of.

Lu Qiu's eyes were burning with desire, but his movements remained cautious.

He activated the Chixiao True Fire, and a ball of blazing golden flame slowly enveloped the five-colored skeleton.

Under the high-temperature calcination, the skeleton gradually turned to ash, but the flowing five-colored radiance did not dissipate. Instead, it became more concentrated and bright within the flames.

Finally, when the skeleton had completely turned into grayish-white powder, seven small, perfectly round beads about the size of soybeans—flickering with green, yellow, red, white, black, and two mixed colors respectively, crystal clear like colored gemstones—spun around in the flames, emitting an extremely pure and heart-stirring medicinal power fluctuation!

“The residual medicinal power essence of the heaven mending pill!”

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Lu Qiu carefully placed these seven five-colored small beads into a cold jade bottle that he had already prepared and covered with sealing Talismans.

He knew that this medicinal power was incredibly overbearing, being left over from an ancient miraculous pill. With his current Late Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation and Physical Body strength, directly swallowing and refining it would likely be difficult to bear. He might even damage his Meridians and shake his Dao foundation due to the medicinal power being too violent, which would be counterproductive.

“I must wait until the time of Core Formation, when I can use the power of heaven and earth and the vast energy of the Golden Core's condensation. Only then might I be able to safely and maximally absorb and refine the residual power of this pill.” Lu Qiu made a plan in his mind and solemnly put away the bottle, listing it as one of his most important reserve resources.

The purpose of this trip was now complete, and the harvest far exceeded expectations.

Lu Qiu stood up and ordered the Blood Jade Spider to temporarily stay in this cave to rest and recover. He then carefully cleaned up the scene, erasing all traces of the battle and the Formation, especially the residual fluctuations of the Inverting Five Elements Array.

Afterward, he followed his original path and quietly exited the depths of the mine.

When passing by the stone house camp at the entrance, those guards from Tianque Fortress were still immersed in the illusions woven by the Illusion Spirit Butterflies, muddled and unaware of the outside world.

Lu Qiu recalled all the Illusion Spirit Butterflies and Puppets. With a flash of his figure, as if he had never appeared, he passed through the weak point of the concealment light cover and left this Spirit Stone mine that hid a shocking secret.