Chapter 467 - 465: Speechless

Chapter 467: Chapter 465: Speechless

SHHFFK!

Shen Changchuan formed a sword with his fingers,

and with a flash of sword light, he lopped off Li Changzun’s head.

The head hit the ground,

and the headless body collapsed.

Shen Changchuan let out a slight sigh of relief.

He hadn’t thought it possible for the man to survive the Divine Soul Soul Attack from his master, a Divine Travel Peak Realm expert.

But it was always better to be cautious.

Afterward,

Shen Changchuan turned his attention to the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King, carefully approaching it.

At this moment, the Ant King

stood frozen in place.

Its body wasn’t dead,

but the faint glimmer of intelligence and consciousness it had gained upon promotion had been instantly obliterated by the terrifying Divine Soul impact just moments before.

Just like Li Changzun.

’Even though its unknown bloodline allowed it to awaken the talent to grasp a sliver of the Power of Space, in the end, it’s just a Gu Insect. Its Divine Soul is pitifully weak...’

Shen Changchuan thought to himself,

shaking his head slightly.

The Power of Space was a force that only Profound Pill Realm Zhenren were qualified to touch.

One could say that as an Ant King that had grasped a sliver of the Power of Space,

perhaps very few Cultivators in the Divine Travel Realm could have withstood its attacks head-on.

To say nothing of Cultivators in the Soul Emergence Realm.

And if it had used the Power of Space to form a Space Shield around itself,

it’s likely that even an ordinary Divine Travel Realm Early Stage Cultivator would have had difficulty breaking through it!

An existence like this

could be considered an unstoppable force in the Soul Emergence Realm!

But unfortunately,

it had encountered

an attack from a Divine Travel Peak Realm expert, one of the Seven Immortal Sect Sons of the Yuqing Immortal Sect, no less.

And it was an attack on its most fragile aspect—its Divine Soul.

As a result, the Ant King, which should have made its debut by slaughtering all in its path,

had not yet achieved a single victory

before its consciousness and intelligence were wiped away.

’Still, this is the best possible outcome!’

Shen Changchuan didn’t dwell on the Ant King being a "glass cannon" for long.

Instead, he thought of something else.

’The materials needed to refine the Void Escape Gu only call for a Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant, not the Ant King. If I substitute the Ant King as the material, will the resulting Void Escape Gu be even more powerful?!’

Suppressing the joy in his heart,

Shen Changchuan used the Gu-controlling Secret Technique, trying his best to communicate with and soothe the Ant King’s instincts.

Although the Ant King’s consciousness and intelligence had been shattered,

its body was still alive and possessed instincts.

Shen Changchuan had no desire to act rashly, trigger its instincts, and get himself killed in one hit.

Fortunately,

the feedback from the Gu-controlling Secret Technique indicated that

the Ant King did not sense any "hostility" from him, so its instincts were not triggered.

Finally,

soothed by the Gu-controlling Secret Technique,

Shen Changchuan successfully placed it into a Gu Insect Bag, which was specifically designed for holding Gu Insects.

’The lack of intelligence and consciousness is actually a good thing.’

’It makes it much easier to control.’

’According to the steps for refining the Void Escape Gu in the Minghuan Gu Scripture, if it still had its consciousness and intelligence, it probably wouldn’t have submitted so willingly...’

The thoughts flashed through Shen Changchuan’s mind.

He already had some ideas for the refining process once he gathered the rest of the materials.

However,

that was all for later.

Now that he had successfully achieved his goal—and exceeded it—

Shen Changchuan felt a great sense of relief.

His risky venture had been well worth it.

Next,

only the Purple Star Sand remained.

Once he gathered all the materials and refined the Void Escape Gu,

he would, at the very least, possess an extremely potent escape ability.

And if he took it a step further,

following his original idea,

and combined the Void Escape Gu’s Power of Space with Magic to create attacks like Spatial Slash or Dimension Slash,

then in the future,

it would be enough for him to shine spectacularly at the Immortal Sect’s centennial grand competition ten years from now!

...

With the death of Li Changzun, ℯℯ𝑙.

the campaign against Heaven’s End Valley finally came to a successful conclusion.

Despite the many unexpected incidents along the way,

the final outcome was, fortunately, a good one.

Although there were still some loose ends to tie up,

such as the task of looting the spoils of war within Heaven’s End Valley,

these things

had little to do with Shen Changchuan.

He had already obtained the primary objective of this trip.

He wasn’t particularly concerned with the minor odds and ends.

Besides,

as one of the main contributors to this campaign’s success,

Gu Xuanqing wouldn’t forget to give him his share of the spoils.

Ignoring the various miscellaneous tasks,

Shen Changchuan took the Li Family’s stored Gu Dao Secret Techniques, especially all the Gu Dao knowledge concerning the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant, and began to study them in depth.

Although the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King was already in his possession,

he wanted to avoid any potential complications or accidents that might arise from delay.

Shen Changchuan felt it was best to master the Technique to control it as soon as possible, nipping any potential trouble in the bud.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.

Within these five days,

Heaven’s End Valley and its surroundings were basically cleared out, and all the various spoils within had been inventoried.

The damage caused during the battle and the various collapsed ruins were all cleaned up one by one.

Even the outer Mountain Protection Array had undergone some repairs, restoring a bit of its power.

And after some discussion,

Gu Xuanqing decided

to establish a garrisoned outpost within Heaven’s End Valley.

It would control the strategic passage,

serving to garrison the vast region of ten thousand square miles and prevent Demonic Cultivators from entering.

However, none of this had much to do with Shen Changchuan for the time being.

The only thing that concerned him

was that during the process of sorting the spoils over the past few days,

the disciples of the Ancient Sword Sect had inventoried the Li Family’s inherited Gu Techniques, as well as a great deal of knowledge about the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant. They had also found some ant eggs and sent them over, which only served to accelerate his understanding of the creatures.

’This is troublesome...’

Inside a temporary private chamber,

Shen Changchuan sat cross-legged on a White Jade Meditation Mat. A dozen or so Jade Slips were piled on the stone table beside him, and he placed the one in his hand down as well.

He couldn’t help but frown.

Even with his progress bar panel’s certified Tier Two Gu Dao Secret Skill,

he had quickly reached an Entry Level understanding of the knowledge and Secret Techniques related to the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant.

But because of this,

Shen Changchuan discovered something.

The records in these Jade Slips were missing the core Manipulation Technique for the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant!

All of the existing Jade Slips they had plundered only recorded general information about the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant—simple facts, habits, and feeding methods.

But there were no records whatsoever about the more crucial Secret Techniques for manipulating the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant, controlling its attacks, or anything about the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant King, a creature not seen for hundreds of years.

And according to the surviving Li Clan Members,

the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant was a core part of the Li Family’s heritage.

Only those who had advanced to the Soul Emergence Realm were qualified to raise them.

Because of this,

only Li Clan Members in the Soul Emergence Realm possessed the Secret Techniques related to the Flying Heaven-Splitting Spirit Ant.

But the problem was,

thanks to Li Changzun’s actions,

all of the Li Family’s Soul Emergence Realm experts had already been wiped out!