Chapter 697: Chapter 697: 360: Nether God's Spear, Lin Jingtian

Although he was expelled from the Heavenly Domain, the satisfaction on Lu Yun’s face was impossible to hide.

After five days of cultivation, all 108,000 Elephant Microparticles within his body had awakened, and in one fell swoop, fused into the Hell Furnace.

Once the Hell Furnace was formed, it could refine and devour everything, drawing in massive amounts of Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi, all manner of essence, and even the quintessence of the sun, moon, and star power.

Various essences, smelted in the Furnace, transformed into a vast source of life energy, nourishing himself and promoting the growth and transformation of the Elephant Microparticles into Dragon Elephant Particles.

Without the Hell Furnace, turning the Elephant Microparticles into Dragon Elephant Particles would consume an unimaginable amount of time and resources.

His gains were not just that, after reaching great accomplishment in the first level of Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength, he acquired another method of attack.

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Although he had not witnessed the power of the Nether God’s Spear, according to its description, it could not be too far lacking.

Just as Lu Yun was contemplating, a rainbow light burst forth from the Heavenly Domain.

With a bang, it crashed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a trail of dust.

“How is it him again?”

The moment that rainbow light fell, Lu Yun managed to catch a glimpse of the person’s appearance—it was Jiang Cheng, whom he had encountered some time ago.

At this moment, Jiang Cheng’s head was planted into the pit like an upside-down leek, his feet wriggling in the air.

“Stuck… too deep… Can’t get out… Anyone there to lend a hand?” Jiang Cheng’s intermittent voice carried over.

The surrounding disciples pretended not to see, avoiding him like the plague and staying far away.

“Jiang Cheng is a veritable bringer of bad luck; be careful not to let his misfortune rub off on you.”

“I suffered because of him last time. Not only did everything go wrong, but every time I entered the Inheritance Hall, I couldn’t find any Seventh Grade Divine Powers. It was a complete waste of tens of thousands of points, and it took me three months to recover. If it weren’t for the fear of his bad luck affecting me again, I definitely would not let him off!”

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A portion of the disciples did not forget to spit venomous curses from afar.

As for the so-called bad luck, Lu Yun scoffed at the concept. He had crossed paths with Jiang Cheng twice before entering the Inheritance Hall, and still, it hadn’t hindered him from acquiring Divine Powers.

Shaking his head slightly, he walked over, grabbed Jiang Cheng’s leg, letting his Divine Power flow, and easily pulled him out.

It’s strange to say, this place was the entrance to the Heavenly Domain where the surrounding area was protected by various runes and arrays, hardly destructible.

Yet Jiang Cheng’s head had somehow managed to break through this ground as hard as immortal iron and emerged completely unscathed—a truly mystifying feat.

Upon seeing Lu Yun, Jiang Cheng’s face was filled with smiles, “Ah, it’s Junior Brother Lu. Look at this fate of ours; it’s only been a few days, and we’ve met again.”

Lu Yun smiled and said, “Indeed, but each time we meet, Senior Brother, your entrance is quite unique.”

“Haha, Junior Brother Lu has seen something amusing.” Jiang Cheng laughed awkwardly, then extended an invitation, “Since we’ve met, let’s return together, Junior Brother Lu!”

Jiang Cheng, of course, was eager to make friends with this somewhat inscrutable Junior Brother, and Lu Yun also wanted to get to know some Senior Brothers to better integrate into the Green Flame Palace.

“Junior Brother Lu, there’s a group task in a while, are you interested?” Back at Tai Yuan Pulse and about to part ways, Jiang Cheng suddenly mentioned.

“What kind of group task?” Lu Yun expressed an interested look.

Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes, then glanced around and whispered, “I’ve got news that recently, the Hanhai Kingdom of the North Desert Prefecture has been attacked by several powerful groups of sand pirates, and suffered heavy casualties. The Hanhai Kingdom has already sent a distress call to the Sect, and the task rewards will certainly be substantial.”

“Are the sand pirates that formidable?” Lu Yun was a bit puzzled, “To my knowledge, although the Hanhai Kingdom of the North Desert Prefecture isn’t as powerful as other forces, it controls an area spanning hundreds of thousands of miles and governs nearly a hundred million people, and the martial spirit is strong within the nation. Few sand pirates have the audacity to provoke it.”

“My information won’t be wrong; I heard it from several elite disciples. Rumors suggest that among those sand pirates there are individuals from other powers of the North Desert Prefecture aiming at the destruction of Hanhai Kingdom to divide its vast territory and population.”

Jiang Cheng’s voice grew even softer, “It’s said that the Sect’s Elders have already dispatched some elite disciples and will also select a number of ordinary disciples to go for seasoning. Among those who perform well, some may gain the privilege of early mentorship.”

According to the rules of Green Flame Palace, only elite disciples had the chance to be mentored. Now, performing well in this task could gain one early mentorship, a tremendous piece of good news for many ordinary disciples.

However, Lu Yun was not particularly interested.

Particularly since the North Desert Prefecture was remote and far from Green Flame Palace, and the area was within True Word Temple’s contentious territory scope. The situation was too complex with too many factors, making it impossible to complete the task in a short period.

Even if everything went smoothly without significant external interference, the final profits were not promising. Lu Yun didn’t want to waste his time on it.

After pondering for a while, Lu Yun declined, saying, “I prefer the kind of tasks that involve exploring Small Worlds.”

“Ah, well then.” With a helpless sigh, Jiang Cheng bid farewell and left.

Upon returning, Lu Yun didn’t see Yuan Fei and the others, so he went to the battle room alone.

This place was not only perfect for fighting but also for the cultivation of Divine Abilities.