Chapter 2390: Divine Lightning Core Formation

Jiang Luofu looked around and said, “My late teacher told me some things about the ancient era. Even though there weren’t many records left behind, we were able to deduce that the people of the ancient era were much stronger than those of the present day. Now, it seems that was indeed the case.”

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Salamay was also a bit surprised. At first, she'd felt that the Cultivation World was too weak. Even though Zu An was really strong, the other creatures were vastly inferior to the powerful beings of the Monster World. That was why she'd found it a bit difficult to understand why her father ended up in such terrible condition after attacking such a weak world. Now, it seemed unsurprising that her father had fought for so many years and needed so many troops. This world had indeed been powerful enough in the past.

Mojard looked around and became a bit excited as well. “This is indeed the Cultivation World of the past. I followed the late lord and attacked this place. There is no mistake at all.”

Zu An finally remembered that Mojard was also an elder. He was about to ask for more information when the Time Scribe suddenly said, “Respected regent, this one has something to take care of and will bid you goodbye for now. I hope we are destined to meet again in the future.”

Zu An was stunned, asking, “Where are you going?”

The Time Scribe smiled and replied, “To record the most important leading role of this world, of course.”

Zu An was speechless. However, he understood what the Time Scribe was saying. Even though he was effectively the main character in the present day, he wasn’t nearly that important in this world. The Time Scribe definitely wanted to record this world’s most influential figures instead.

When Zu An took a bit of time to think about who the main characters really were, he realized that there was naturally no one more important in this world than the Lord of Slaughter, Monster Lord, and the original leaders of the Cultivation World. Once he realized that, he said, “You’re going to see the Lord of Slaughter and the Monster Lord. What if you tell them what happens in the future?”

The Lord of Slaughter and Monster Lord in particular would immediately fight him to the death if they found out what would happen.

The Time Scribe knew what Zu An was worried about. He bowed and explained, “Your highness needs not worry. We Time Scribes don’t act to change a world’s main timeline. If we did that, we would be devoured by the world instead. Furthermore, due to our special characteristics, those lords won’t sense my presence at all. I will only silently record everything in secret.”

Zu An nodded slightly. Judging from their earlier conversation, he already understood that this was how the Time Scribes did things. As for the instance where this Time Scribe had tried to frame ‘Donaire’, he hadn’t known Donaire’s real identity. The Scribe had even ended up suffering some rebound because of it, or else someone as mysterious as him wouldn’t have been discovered by so many people.

Salamay then quickly said, “Bring me with you!”

This world was so large. How could finding her father be that easy? And judging from the Time Scribe’s tone, he could clearly sense her father.

But the Time Scribe refused on the spot. “The first miss should have already heard what I just said. If I brought you to the Lord of Slaughter, wouldn’t that be influencing the world’s main timeline? Furthermore, I am not a living being, so there is no way for you to follow me either.”

His entire body gradually grew faint, and then he vanished in the wind.

Salamay gritted her teeth out of anger.

This Time Scribe is also a scoundrel. He made it sound so good, but in the end, wasn’t it all because he didn’t want to offend Zu An?

Just then, she suddenly sensed the world above darken. She looked up and saw that Zu An was actually already in front of her. He said, “I've already brought you into this world as per our agreement. It's time for you to tell me how to treat the Cruel Poison Constitution.”

Salamay harrumphed. “How can I be sure that you’ll let me go?”

“I already agreed to let you go, so it will happen. Don't challenge my patience.” Zu An stared coldly at her.

Salamay’s entire body shivered. She couldn't help but remember that terrifying world he'd brought her to not too long ago.

Just then, Mojard also advised her, “First miss, the regent is the lord of a world and isn't likely go back on his promise. You should just tell him.”

Salamay took the chance to change her attitude a bit. She released a light snort and said, “Then I guess I’ll just tell you.”

“Even though I don’t know how to treat the Cruel Poison Constitution...” she began, but when she saw his eyebrows raise, she quickly added, “I know the treatment method for a similar kind of constitution. I believe the methods are connected.”

She didn’t dare to keep him in suspense and quickly said, “Some immortal cultivation worlds’ cultivators condense a neidan, or inner core. With her special constitution, she could very well make use of their immortal cultivation method to condense a pill. During that process, all of the poison within her can be gathered inside that core. If such an inner core is formed, not only will it retain the various powerful abilities of this constitution, the user won’t be affected by the disadvantages of it either.”

Zu An was surprised. With his current knowledge, he could deduce that this was indeed a possibility.

Salamay observed his expression while continuing, “But if you want to form a poison inner core, you need some secret manuals of the immortal cultivation world, as well as the assistance of all kinds of rare materials. Those include Defying Spirit Tears, a Brilliant Pinflower, and an Aurora Poison Dragon’s crystal core. I know that this world’s last Aurora Poison Dragon existed in this age, while the Brilliant Pinflower also appeared in this world before. That was why I said I was going to tell you after you arrived in this world.”

“Aurora Poison Dragon?” Zu An frowned slightly. He had never heard of the Brilliant Pinflower before, but he seemed to have heard Shang Hongyu mention the Aurora Poison Dragon when he was impersonating the Dragon King back at the Dragon Palace. It was just that he hadn’t paid too much attention to that back then and hadn’t asked more about it. It seemed Salamay wasn’t just saying random things to confuse him.

He asked, “Then what about the Defying Spirit Tears? Where can I find those?”

“I have only heard that treasure’s name. As for what it looks like or its use, I do not know,” Salamay said. “But you can seek out the Universe Merchants. They should be able to find it.”

“Universe Merchants?” Zu An repeated, feeling a bit stunned.

“They are merchants who travel across the various realms,” Salamay explained. “As long as you pay the appropriate price, you can purchase anything that can be bought. Their most important trait is, of course, that they are extremely greedy. Comparatively speaking, they aren’t as mysterious as the Time Scribes and don't hide their traces. Normally, the worlds are rather welcoming of these Universe Merchants, since they can bring certain special goods.”

Zu An was a bit surprised. If the Universe Merchants were really that well-traveled, then forget about the Defying Spirit Tears, even the materials needed for reconstructing Mi Li’s body could also be purchasable. He couldn't help but become a bit excited. He asked, “Then why has our world never heard of these Universe Merchants before?”

“I believe it could be because your world is too weak, so the Universe Merchants felt that there was no benefit for them to invest here,” Mojard explained. When he saw the others' faces darken, he added, “Of course, it might also be because your world is too mysterious and the coordinates haven’t been identified by other worlds yet. As a result, the Universe Merchants would never have had the opportunity to come here.

“For example, our Monster World had Universe Merchants visit when we were at our strongest, but after the Annihilation Beast’s invasion, none of them came to visit anymore.”

Zu An thought about the situation. It seemed likely to be a combination of these two reasons. He would interact with more powerful worlds in the future, however, so he'd likely have a chance of encountering the Universe Merchants.

Just then, Salamay continued, “Due to the innate Cruel Poison Constitution’s power, changing such a constitution into an inner core would be a heaven-defying feat. As such, apart from needing the assistance of those materials, one must experience the tempering of three kinds of special divine lightning. Ordinary cultivators would easily perish while facing heavenly tribulation, while the power of special divine lightning far exceeds that of normal divine lightning. So, you need to properly adjust your expectations.”

Zu An knew what she meant. Ordinary heavenly tribulation was already dangerous enough, but Ji Xiaoxi had to endure a baptism of divine lightning even more powerful, and three times at that. This was almost an impossible situation.

Ji Xiaoxi’s face turned deathly pale. However, she quickly raised her own spirits and said to Zu An, “Big brother Zu, don’t worry about me! You’ve already helped me control that constitution, so it might not act up again for the rest of my life.”