Chapter 1614 - 472: Void Whale Fat (First Update)

Facing Shen Juefeng’s words, the Second Grandpa nodded.

"That’s right. Having a Supreme Realm protector, along with passing on tribulation crossing experience, will definitely be more stable."

Shen Juefeng was, of course, more than willing.

For the past two months, he secretly investigated his father’s whereabouts at the Third Tail, but was unable to make any progress due to the presence of five Supreme masters from the Yan family.

If he could gain the assistance of a newly advanced Supreme, his chances of success would greatly increase.

He immediately took out a blank jade scroll, placed it on his forehead, and after a moment handed it to the Second Grandpa: "This is my insight from crossing the Supreme Tribulation back in the day. I hope it can be of help."

"Thank you, in-law." The Second Grandpa accepted it solemnly without being polite.

"We’re all family, no need to speak as if we aren’t." Shen Juefeng waved his hand with a smile, his eyes full of anticipation.

Beside him, Shen Lieyang and Shen Yunzhou were even more thrilled.

Zhou Qing finally came back to his senses, excitedly rummaging through his storage bag, quickly extracting a few jade scrolls that shimmered with spiritual light.

"Grandpa, these are the records about the Supreme Tribulation from the storage bags of the Xiao family’s ancestor, the Liu family’s ancestor, and the Liu family patriarch!" Zhou Qing offered them with both hands.

The Second Grandpa received the jade scrolls with a cheerful smile: "It seems that this time, the Supreme Tribulation is a must for me to go through. However....."

He stroked his beard, his tone suddenly turning grave: "Right now, I’m still lacking a crucial material for refining the Tribulation Transformation Map."

"What material?" Zhou Qing and Shen Juefeng asked simultaneously.

"Void whale fat," the Second Grandpa slowly articulated the name.

The room immediately fell silent.

Void whale fat is a special layer of grease wrapped around the void crystal core.

After being refined with special herbs, it can be made into a "lightning repelling paste" that can resist heavenly lightning.

If added to the "Tribulation Transformation Map," it can significantly increase the success rate of tribulation crossing.

As for void crystal cores, as the name suggests, they are a special energy crystal found inside Void Beasts, but they are extremely rare.

On average, out of one hundred Void Beasts, there might only be one with a crystal core inside.

Even rarer, the ratio of these crystal cores containing void whale fat is less than one in ten thousand.

Back when Zhou Qing escaped from the void, someone dared to use an array to fish for Void Beasts, which nearly took his life but saved him at the end.

That person was initially his savior but was driven by greed over Zhou Qing’s possessions, ultimately leading to his own demise at Zhou Qing’s hands.

As for the last time, Zhao Muye’s fight with Yama was because Yama severely injured the Demon Emperor-level Bai Xiang, attempting to seize the possible void crystal core inside.

However, void whale fat is merely one of the dozens of rare materials needed for refining a "Tribulation Transformation Map."

And even a successfully refined Tribulation Transformation Map can only increase the tribulation crossing success rate by up to 30%.

After all, even the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown, which was highly regarded by an Inspector, could fail and perish in the tribulation, indicating how difficult it is to break through to the Supreme Realm.

Moreover, the path of cultivation becomes tougher as one progresses.

After reaching the Supreme Realm, each minor realm increase requires going through another tribulation.

"Void whale fat!" Zhou Qing murmured softly, then started rummaging through his storage bag again.

Unfortunately, the items left by the Liu family’s ancestors did not include this material.

"Originally, our Shen family’s secret treasury did indeed house a piece." At this moment, Shen Lieyang spoke up.

Zhou Qing and the Second Grandpa immediately turned to look at him upon hearing this.

Shen Lieyang explained: "The Tribulation Transformation Map was jointly developed by a Fifth-level Array Master and an Artifact Refiner from ancient times, proven by countless verifications to be the best magical treasure for tribulation crossing."

"However, the materials required are too rare and difficult to find. Once refined, it still requires etching with a five-color array."

Shen Juefeng suddenly thought of something: "Are you referring to that time..."

"That’s right," Shen Lieyang nodded, "after the old master returned from that trip, he suddenly instructed us to secretly gather materials for refining the Tribulation Transformation Map with all our efforts."

"At that time, you spent your days drinking and ignored family matters."

"In hindsight, it should have been the old master and the Liu family’s ancestor betting on who could first reach Supreme Realm Perfection, to gain the other half of the Inscription-level Divine Techniques."

Shen Juefeng sighed: "So, at that time, you found a piece of void whale fat?"

"To be precise, it was purchased for a high price at an auction in another province." Shen Lieyang replied, "And moreover, that piece of whale fat was substantial."

"You also know, both my elder brother and I surpassed Spirit Slash Realm Perfection years ago, and might face the Supreme Tribulation at any time, so I specially divided it into three parts."

Zhou Qing quickly asked: "Third Uncle, where is this piece of whale fat now?"

Shen Lieyang replied with a wry smile: "A few days ago, when we returned from the Sixth Tail to the Fifth Tail, we visited the Shen family looking for the old master and checked the secret treasury. Unfortunately... it had already been ransacked."

"However..." saying this, he couldn’t help glancing at Shen Juefeng.

Shen Juefeng suddenly understood, realizing the whereabouts of those items.

He turned to Zhou Qing and explained: "When we inspected it this time, the secret treasury floor was very clean, with just a pair of slightly narrow footprints standing at the entrance."

"It seems that person didn’t even enter, just swept away everything at once."

"Slightly narrow footprints?" Zhou Qing furrowed his brows.

Shen Juefeng nodded confidently: "Those who discovered our Shen family’s secret treasury and could easily break the restriction, apart from the Supreme Realm masters who attacked the Shen family back then, who could it be?"

"But the Liu family’s ancestor is dead, and neither his storage bag nor his treasury contained it. The Vice Palace Master of the Celestial Phoenix Palace, Bai Fengyin, went after you and Han Yi immediately after killing me."

"So, it’s only the three from the Yan family who could do it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing’s mind couldn’t help but conjure up an image of a person, blurting out: "Yan Wuxin from the Yan family’s Ninth Ancestor!"

He remembered, Yan Wuming, the Fifth Ancestor of the Yan family, was a sinister-looking elder with cultivation already at the late-stage Supreme. As a leading warrior at the time, he wouldn’t care for those things.

Yan Wutian, the Seventh Ancestor, was a burly strongman carrying a blood-red giant axe, making it impossible for him to leave narrow footprints.

The only one meeting the characteristics was the Ninth Ancestor, Yan Wuxin — the young man with a handsome face and graceful demeanor.

From Senior Sister Yuan Ya’s memory, Zhou Qing had seen him manipulating silk threads, hysterically laughing while orchestrating the Cyan Feather Immortal Sect disciples to kill each other.

"Yes, it’s most likely him!" Shen Juefeng said firmly.

Shen Lieyang added: "Zhou Qing, back then, my elder brother and I had already gathered most of the materials needed to refine the Tribulation Transformation Map."

"If we manage to take down Yan Wuxin, combining with his collection, perhaps we can put together a complete set of materials for your Tribulation Transformation Map."

Zhou Qing’s eyes lit up, then he asked in confusion: "Can’t the Tribulation Transformation Map be reused?"

Shen Lieyang shook his head bitterly, turning his gaze towards Shen Juefeng.

As the only person present who had experienced the Supreme Tribulation, he was most authoritative to speak.

Shen Juefeng slowly looked around at everyone, his expression solemn: "Back when I crossed the tribulation, I didn’t use a Tribulation Transformation Map."

"What?!" Shen Lieyang’s eyes widened, full of disbelief.