Hearing this, Lu Jun was slightly stunned. An unexpected situation had occurred, it was different from what he had anticipated.
However, after thinking it over, he found it understandable.
In the original timeline, Mo Fan had withstood the Sea King Skeleton's relentless assault and embraced the Chongming Bird's skeleton before throwing himself into Mount Fuji, causing his own body to be torn apart and killed.
After the Chongming Bird was reborn through the flames, it chose to become Mo Fan's heart in this lifetime, bringing him back to life.
Because of that, Mo Fan obtained a Fire Element Heavenly Seed and a Fire Element Supernatural Talent, allowing him to kill the Sea King Skeleton in return.
Things were different now.
Although Lu Mei had slain the Sea King Skeleton, she had never been forced into such a desperate life-or-death choice.
Given the chance, the reborn Chongming Bird naturally wished to continue living in this world and witness its magnificent scenery.
Lu Jun sighed with some regret before saying generously, "Forget it. Since you didn't obtain the Chongming Divine Flame, I'll spend a fortune offering a reward for any information regarding a Fire Element Heavenly Seed."
Hearing that, Lu Mei burst into laughter.
She felt genuinely happy, and the sense of regret disappeared.
Besides, matters concerning Totems had always been Lu Jun's responsibility. The addition of another Totem would mean another Emperor-level combatant in the future war against the Sea Monsters.
"Wait..."
Suddenly, Lu Jun remembered something.
After pondering for a moment, he said, "You can ask the Chongming Divine Bird to grant you a wisp of its Fire Seed. I know a place, the Vermilion Bird Sacred Beast's Nirvana Nest in Lanyang City. Inside are countless varieties of Fire Element Heavenly Seed power."
"Obtaining just one will be enough."
A sudden turn of fortune!
Lu Mei was overjoyed.
A Fire Element Heavenly Seed was immensely important to her.
Once she obtained it, her Fire Element might immediately break through to Super Tier Level Three. Reaching Forbidden Curse would then be only a matter of time, allowing her to help her younger brother before the great war arrived.
As for the Fire Seed, although she had failed to have the Chongming Bird transform into an Undying Heart that would permanently reside within her body, because she had saved its life, she still became the Chongming Bird's Totem Guardian and easily received a strand of its original Fire Seed.
Lu Jun smiled mysteriously.
"There's no rush. Lanyang City also has a Fire-attribute Earth Pistil. The energy it contains is incredibly vast and is currently at its peak. It's far stronger than the dual Fire-Earth Earth Pistil you obtained in the Tarim Basin."
Hearing this, Lu Mei could hardly suppress her excitement.
Obtaining her Fire Element Forbidden Curse was practically guaranteed.
She had cultivated her Fire Element longer than any other, it was her strongest magic element, fully capable of supporting a massive breakthrough built upon years of accumulated foundation.
"Oh, right."
Lu Jun wasn't finished yet.
With a flip of his hand, he produced an Earth Element Crystal and smiled.
"I have another gift for you. Go ask Old Feng to forge you a Heaven-grade Earth Element Devouring Seed."
He continued generously, "Don't worry about spending too much money. Withdraw however many top-grade Soul Seeds you need from the account. Aim for the strongest four-trait combination and elevate it into a Great Heavenly Seed."
Lu Mei felt dizzy.
Too many pleasant surprises had come all at once.
Seeing this, Lu Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He had been far too carefree lately, constantly flirting with different women.
He still needed to make his "first wife" happy.
Then he cautiously asked, "So tonight?"
Lu Mei subconsciously nodded.
Before she could even react, she had already fallen into Lu Jun's embrace.
Silver light flashed.
The two vanished without a trace.
The Chongming Divine Bird floated blankly in midair, completely bewildered by what had just happened.
"I've been slacking off lately. It's time to devote myself to cultivation again."
Lu Jun got out of bed, still savoring the experience.
Feeling somewhat guilty, he glanced at Lu Mei's graceful, curvaceous body lying asleep on the bed before quietly leaving.
He silently encouraged himself to continue working hard.
The day when he could openly enjoy a harmonious life with all the women he loved was no longer far away.
Unfortunately, his hopes were soon dashed.
Lu Mei quietly departed with the Chongming Divine Bird, heading toward Lanyang City in search of her opportunity, leaving only Ding Yumian by Lu Jun's side.
He wasn't worried about his sister's safety.
With the Sea Monster invasion underway, the five major coastal base cities had accelerated their construction.
Lanyang City had long since been completely evacuated and was now deserted.
As long as Lu Mei didn't make too much commotion, she would safely obtain her opportunity.
After making some calculations, Lu Jun realized that the Sea Eagle, the Fusion Magic Academy, Lanyang City, and various other matters all had people handling them.
Once again, he could simply reap the benefits.
"I need to break through to Forbidden Curse as soon as possible. If I'm slower than my sister, that would be too embarrassing."
Feeling an increasing sense of urgency, he immediately opened his Summoning Gate and returned to the Beast Tomb of the Fallen Kingdom for secluded cultivation.
His first objective was to advance both his Life Element and Death Element to the Super-tier, allowing him to partially revive the Candle Dragon.
More importantly, while both his Curse Element and Psychic Element were advancing toward the Half-Forbidden Curse stage, they had also begun affecting his Life and Death Elements.
It seemed that all four elements were about to merge and evolve into a single unified Divine Endowment.
It resembled Lu Mei's situation, where her Wind, Fire, Earth, and Chaos Elements had merged into one supreme Transcendental Power.
Its combined effects rivaled a Divine Endowment, while each individual element's Transcendental Power remained exceptionally powerful.
Lu Jun welcomed this development wholeheartedly.
He had always intended to follow the path of simplifying complexity through Fusion Magic.
If these four elemental Divine Endowments could truly be unified, their power would be unimaginable.
He estimated that when all four elements eventually broke through to Forbidden Curse, it would also be the moment he gained the power to slay a Ruler Emperor.
Given the level of a Divine Endowment, both his Life and Death Elements would at least need to reach Super-tier and condense their own Transcendental Power before they could even begin participating in this fusion.
Soon afterward, Lu Jun immersed himself in cultivation within the Sun-Moon Time Pool.
Ordinarily, the barrier separating Super-tier cultivation was incomparably solid, impossible to overcome through human effort alone.
Only the boundless power of nature could provide the necessary breakthrough.
But Lu Jun was different.
First, his Calamity Talent constantly propelled his growth, making even the Star Ocean barrier insignificant.
Second, the White Tiger Pendant, a peak Star Ocean-grade magic artifact, was capable of allowing someone to independently advance into the Super-tier.
Finally, he also possessed the support of the Origins of two Emperor-level beings.
Time passed.
In the blink of an eye, two months had gone by.
Within the boundless void of the universe, Lu Jun sat cross-legged as black-and-white radiance surged toward the heavens around him, while thunderous rumbling echoed from within his body.
Inside his spiritual world, the only two Star Rivers flowed majestically, vast and magnificent. His Level Four High-Tier cultivation foundation had become incomparably solid. After two months, the sturdy membranes covering the black Star River and the milky-white Star River simultaneously became riddled with countless cracks.
Both Elements were about to advance into Star Oceans at the same time!
Such speed was not exaggerated in the slightest. Lu Jun's foundation was simply too profound. With six Elements already at the Super-tier, he had accumulated more than enough experience.
Rumble!!
At last, the two immense black-and-white Star Rivers shattered apart, transforming from rivers into oceans as endless magical energy swept outward in all directions. Two magnificent Star Oceans were born, interwoven with pitch-black brilliance and milky-white radiance, illuminating the vast spiritual sea.
Lu Jun's aura climbed continuously. Reflected in the outside world, the phenomena surrounding him became even more astonishing. A pitch-black cold moon and a pure white sun manifested behind him, revolving endlessly in an eternal cycle.
At the same time, visions of the birth of all creation and the end of the world emerged one after another.
At that moment, even the slumbering Zhulong was awakened. It slowly opened its eyes, bathing in the aura of life and death. Vitality began returning to its body as it gradually came back to life. Its terrifying aura recovered at an astonishing pace as it stepped toward the realm of a Roof Emperor.
Staring at Lu Jun, it muttered to itself,
"The power of Life and Death Creation... What an unbelievable human. His future achievements will not stop at becoming a Roof Emperor."
Rumble!
Lu Jun's vitality and blood energy also began to rise once more. It had remained at the peak of the Seventh Realm of Vitality for a very long time, but now it reached an even greater summit, breaking through into the Eighth Realm of Vitality.
His blood energy roared throughout his body, condensing into a magnificent pillar of blood that shot into the sky. Its texture was as refined as gold and jade. The boundless vitality, accompanied by overwhelming pressure, swept across a hundred-li radius before descending into a vast cloud of crimson-gold, jade-like blood aura.
Lu Jun slowly opened his eyes, feeling an unprecedented level of power filling his body.
A satisfied smile appeared on his face.
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