Chapter 1722: Two Great Spiritual Abilities

Huang Fugui was very self-aware; his strength lay in escaping. He knew Wang Changsheng looked down on him, but he still worried Wang Changsheng might use him as cannon fodder to investigate the restrictions in the Buried Devil Ice Plains.

It took him a long time, and he nearly died several times, before he finally discovered the corpse of a Nascent Soul cultivator and acquired some wealth.

"When I attempt to break through to the God Transformation stage, you can assist me by guarding. Here, I'll give you this Mysterious Sun Umbrella."

Wang Changsheng flipped his hand, and with a flash of yellow light, a three-foot-long small yellow umbrella appeared in his palm, its surface flickering with runes.

Huang Fugui's eyes lit up. He possessed many magic treasures and didn't lack a defensive one, but he believed 'even mosquito meat is still meat.' Huang Fugui had been poor for so long that he feared poverty; he wouldn't refuse even a talisman treasure, let alone a defensive magic treasure.

"Senior Wang, you are truly too kind. This is what a junior like me should do," Huang Fugui said with a fawning expression, accepting the Mysterious Sun Umbrella.

"My wife told me you ventured deep into the Buried Devil Ice Plains to search for treasures. Could you tell me about the conditions there? If we find anything valuable, I assure you I won't treat you unfairly."

Wang Changsheng asked gently, knowing Huang Fugui's character; without some benefit, the man wouldn't exert himself.

Huang Fugui pulled out a three-zhang square piece of azure beast hide from his chest. On it was a topographical map, with some areas marked in red, some in green, and some in black.

"Over the past thirty years, I've continuously explored and searched an area of three hundred thousand li, drawing this map," Huang Fugui said with a hint of pride. He was initially very timid, starting his exploration from just five li and gradually expanding his range. The map of the Buried Devil Ice Plains they had obtained from the Tianlan Sect cultivators was not as detailed. It wasn't that the Tianlan Sect lacked a more comprehensive map; it was likely stored in the sect's treasure vault, requiring a certain amount of contribution points to view.

"Do the marked areas indicate powerful demonic beasts or strong restrictions?" Wang Ruyan asked curiously.

"Red marks represent restrictions, green marks powerful demonic beasts, and black marks dead ends," Huang Fugui honestly explained. He then recounted his own exploration experiences, omitting the details of how he acquired wealth from the dead.

"Azure Ice Crystals! This place actually has this material." Wang Changsheng's face showed a thoughtful expression.

Azure Ice Crystals are naturally formed spiritual treasures, appearing only in glaciers over ten thousand years old. Wang Changsheng could refine them to enhance his own divine abilities or forge them into magic treasures. With the ten-thousand-year Mysterious Jade he possessed, combined with the Azure Ice Crystals, he could forge an ice-attributed spiritual treasure.

"Yes, but there's a group of snow apes there whose divine abilities are even stronger than those of the ice apes in the South Sea of the Eastern Barren Realm. I almost didn't make it back," Huang Fugui said, his face showing lingering fear. He had discovered the extremely rare Azure Ice Crystals, a heavenly material and earthly treasure, in the lair of the snow apes, but unfortunately, he lacked the ability to obtain it.

Wang Changsheng's expression turned interested. He now possessed six spiritual treasures, and with his own divine abilities, eliminating that group of snow apes wouldn't be a problem. By refining the Azure Ice Crystals, the power of his ice-attributed divine abilities would significantly increase when he used them.

After advancing to the God Transformation stage, Wang Changsheng had mastered two divine abilities: Kui Water Warrior and All Rivers Flow to the Sea.

The Kui Water Warrior is a type of Five-Element Warrior, composed of water, capable of performing water-attributed divine abilities. The size of this divine ability depends on the materials used for Wang Changsheng's Natal Magic Treasure. The Sea Stabilizing Pearl, forged primarily from heavy water, bestows immense strength upon the summoned Kui Water Warrior. This divine ability, when combined with Wang Changsheng's Natal Magic Treasure, makes the Kui Water Warrior unkillable and continuously regenerating as long as the Natal Magic Treasure remains undamaged. The deeper Wang Changsheng's magic power and the higher the grade of the Sea Stabilizing Pearl, the more Kui Water Warriors he can summon, and the stronger they become.

All Rivers Flow to the Sea allows for the manipulation of seawater to attack enemies, with unpredictable variations. While it sounds somewhat similar to the Kui Water Warrior, it is fundamentally different. God Transformation cultivators' divine sense can take form to attack, and they can also mobilize the spiritual energy of a localized area. The extent of the spiritual energy they can mobilize depends on the cultivator's realm and magic power; the higher the realm and deeper the magic power, the larger the area of spiritual energy that can be mobilized. Unlike cultivators below the God Transformation stage, who largely require magic treasures to employ spiritual techniques and divine abilities, God Transformation cultivators are different; they can directly mobilize the spiritual energy of a localized area. This is a true great divine ability, and the attribute of the spiritual energy they can mobilize depends on the attribute of the cultivation technique they practice. Even without magic treasures, Wang Changsheng could mobilize water spiritual energy to attack enemies.

Wang Changsheng had already mastered these two divine abilities, but he lacked a truly powerful weapon.

"I plan to collect Underworld Moon Water for artifact forging. Will you come with us or stay here?" Wang Changsheng asked casually.

"This junior is willing to follow Senior Wang and serve you wholeheartedly," Huang Fugui quickly declared his loyalty. What a joke! He wouldn't dare stay there alone. If Wang Changsheng suddenly decided to leave the Buried Devil Ice Plains, Huang Fugui would have nowhere to turn.

"Then let's go!" Wang Changsheng took out a communication disc and contacted Wang Qiuming and the others, asking them to come over.

Soon after, Wang Qiuming and the others appeared before Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng briefly explained his plan, and Wang Qiuming and the others naturally had no objections, departing with him.

Seven days later, they appeared near Fallen Immortal Lake. The lake was unchanged, with no cultivators daring to approach it.

Huang Fugui wisely meditated from a distance, so as not to see anything he shouldn't.

Wang Changsheng arrived at the edge of Fallen Immortal Lake. He took out his artifact-forging materials, preparing to forge. He picked up a moonstone crystal the size of a pigeon's egg and exhaled a ball of blue flame, enveloping the crystal.

Time passed. The moonstone crystal showed signs of softening. A quarter of an hour later, it transformed into a pale blue liquid. Under Wang Changsheng's divine sense control, the blue liquid formed a semicircle and flew towards the Underworld Moon Water.

Wang Changsheng's gaze was fixed on the Underworld Moon Water. The moonstone crystal, upon contact with the water, did not freeze.

Wang Changsheng's expression tensed. The semicircular moonstone crystal slowly became spherical, forming a pigeon-egg-sized blue orb, which contained some Underworld Moon Water. With a single-handed gesture, the blue orb flew towards him and landed in front of him.

Wang Changsheng performed a hand seal and added other artifact-forging materials. Strangely, although the Underworld Moon Water was already enveloped by the moonstone crystal, when other materials were added during forging, they suddenly froze, causing the artifact forging to fail. Even if the moonstone crystal could contain the Underworld Moon Water, without being forged into a magic treasure, there was no guarantee it wouldn't suddenly shatter. If he carried it on him and the Underworld Moon Water splashed onto him, it would be troublesome.

No wonder the Tianlan Sect hadn't been able to use Underworld Moon Water for artifact forging. It made sense; as the dominant power in the Tianlan Realm, they must have collected many rare materials, so it was unlikely they lacked materials capable of containing Underworld Moon Water. The properties of Underworld Moon Water were simply too bizarre.

After much thought, Wang Changsheng placed his hopes on the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron. If the cauldron could purify the Underworld Moon Water, it might then be usable for forging magic treasures. Doing so might destroy the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron, but honestly, the cauldron's utility was inferior to that of the Profound Water Palace. While the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron could purify materials, artifacts forged from purified materials were only slightly more powerful than those made from ordinary ones. That was all; it felt somewhat useless.

Everything has its pros and cons. After careful consideration, Wang Changsheng decided to give it a try. If he succeeded, he would gain a powerful weapon; if he failed, he would only destroy a dispensable magic treasure.

Wang Changsheng summoned the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron and cast a spell. The lotus patterns on the cauldron's surface suddenly lit up brilliantly, its lid flew off, and a wave of azure spiritual light sprayed out, covering the lake surface. A large quantity of Underworld Moon Water was swept by the azure spiritual light into the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron, and the lid automatically closed.

The Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron landed in front of Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng poured his vast and boundless magic power into it. Countless profound runes emerged on the cauldron's body, emitting an ancient and serene aura.

An hour passed. The Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron showed no signs of freezing, and Wang Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the Azure Lotus Creation Cauldron was also forged from special materials.