Chapter 70 - The Titan's Expansion Part 1

It must be known that Lu Shu practiced the [Titan Creator] body technique to become a true Archon. He has a connection to the planet deeper than others who did not practice the same true Archon body technique. His return to the Spirit Road made the whole world shudder for ten seconds. It must be known that the planet was made by the body of the Creator God, a black scorpion magical beast that was possibly at the Feral Emperor immortal rank!

When Shu descended back into his body, the world shuddered for ten seconds because Shu's body, cut off from the world, regained its connection and absorbed a substantial amount of the planet's life force. The planet's name was Titan. Thus, the true Archon body technique connecting a Practitioner to the planet's life force used the name of the planet, the name the Creator God was known by. If dragons and phoenixes were respected, scorpion magical beasts were hailed as gods. Most creatures considered them as children of the Creator God! Not only that, there was no scorpion magical beast found that was not a Saint rank magical beast! Not even one rank 9 magical beast scorpion was found!

Whenever a Practitioner of the [Titan Creator] body technique came down from the Spirit Road, the world expanded and shook for ten seconds. it was as if a scorpion body, curled into a ball, stretched open just a little wider. Previously inaccessible parts of the planet opened us as new lands and oceans appeared. Demons, dragons, Hyperion, magical beasts, and humans all began to migrate to the new lands, desperate to find the treasures within. Only the elite of the planet did not head immediately, observing the results of those too greedy to think of the dangers.

"He practiced the [Titan Creator] body technique?" Lu Ce cried as the crystal mass entrapping Shu broke as a pillar of white light touched it.

"That's right. When the Great Ancestor detected Shu opening this chamber and heading to Spirit Road, he assembled the next lower line of the cultivation pyramid formation to head to the four corners of the world and explore the lands. Only the lower three and lower two lines of the formation, below the Great Ancestor, remain," Lu Feng answered, shocking everyone present. Lu Tian and Lu Qing had also arrived and were inwardly shocked as they heard about the Great Ancestor and the fourteen Spirit Sages who cultivated with him as he waited for his human wife to reach the Spirit Sage tier.

The Great Ancestor's pagoda had fifteen people in a pyramid formation at the bottom floor, the Great Ancestor at the top. From above, a female was cultivating and could see a human pyramid on the floor, the foot of the pyramid close to the door. No one knew her name but she had the worst cultivation rate in the history of the Lu Clan. She was older than the top two Spirit Sages in the pyramid line below the Great Ancestor. Even with them all meditating, her pace was too slow as she absorbed some of the spirit energy they radiated. If the ancient clans knew someone was benefiting so dismally from the spirit energy of so many Spirit Sages, a Demon Emperor among them, they would vomit blood and question the Heavens why she was allowed to do so. Since Lu Feng, the four others at the base of the formation, and the four of the next pyramid line had left; the pyramid only had three lines. Only the top six of the Lu Clan remained.

"I have a question, Ancestor Feng," Fei asked as Shu slowly fell to the ground. "Where are the Magic Overlords of the clan? Did none of the Lu Clan reach that level?

"Them?" Lu Feng asked, surprised. "They're not Practitioners. Of course they would not be in the formation. Mages are weak and it is incomparably difficult to create your own spells at higher levels. Thus, they reside in the demon lands."

"I thought you had to have demonic purity at a high level?" Lu Yi asked as Lu Rong ran to her son. Even he did not know where his ancestor and his own father went.

"Most of them are dead. The demon lands they went into were the Seas of Miasma. It is there that any life form can become a demon, tainted by the miasma from the water of the seas. Those seas hold countless treasures, techniques, and spells for demons. Only someone with demon blood can enter and survive. Of all the mages of the Lu Clan, only two Magic Overlords survived. All other mages died, including forty seven Arch Magus. They were not killed by the inhabitants, but by their own blood. Their human blood. Their greed blinded them and they died for it," Lu Feng said. "One of the two Magic Overlords is your father and my niece. Your father is a lord of one of the seas, but my niece decided to become the Demon King, not the immortal rank, and united the Seas of Miasma under her rule. She is the current Demon Lord of this world and is planning to rule over it. For now, her target is the Hyperion. That is, until a human kingdom pisses her off. Especially now, new territories have emerged and she is sure to slaughter all in her way to attain them. The coming war is approaching. It is certain to escalate after the Pantheon of Devils as most forces will reserve their armies for the treasures within."

"Hello Lu Feng. I succeeded," Lu Shu said weakly as he spread spirit energy through his veins. His muscles had not been used for so long and his Soul Realm trembled as it tried to convert all the planet's life force beyond the normal capacity.

"Welcome back, son," Lu Yi cried as he hugged his son as Lu Rong held him steady. "Sword Immortal cultivator. Well done."

"Leave the felicitations for later. Shu, you announced that you were a ninth stage Spirit Shaman. Do you have anyway to disguise your cultivation?" Lu Feng asked.

"Yes. This headband cloaks my cultivation," Shu said, everyone surprised as they felt Shu seemed to weaken to the ninth stage and could not tell that it was not his true strength.

"It seems I underestimated the Vault of Kings," Lu Feng murmured. "The relics of the Old Gods even cloaks your cultivation from me. Good. We must head to the Great Ancestor and report the news. He is ascending soon. His wife finally reached the Spirit Sage level. The four Spirit Sages who left will not come back as they chose to live in the new territories and live in seclusion. Me and the other four will remain here, to guard the Lu Clan. We also don't wish to ascend to the Immortal Realms. I like being the top dog. I don't want to run the risk of being someone else's bitch. I also don't want to depend on the Great Ancestor."

Lu Ce, Lu Rong, Lu Fei, and Lu Yi inwardly sighed with relief in their hearts. They knew the day would come. They had hoped that Lu Feng would stay and were beyond joyful that the four others were staying. They did not know the Great Ancestor's wife reached the Spirit Sage tier. Secretly, they felt sorry for her and thankful she did not become a Spirit Sage sooner. Lu Rong picked up Lu Kui as Supaiku left to the Great Ancestor's pagoda, Shu mentally telling Bahamut to also head there. As soon as Wraith returned into his shadow. Shu replaced the storage bag on his hip as he followed the Great Ancestor while drinking lion wine. Lu Yi, Lu Ce, and Lu Fei were also permitted as Lu Yi was the emperor while Lu Ce and Lu Fei needed Ancient Spirit Beasts for their totems. Their trial was clearly not as hard as they did not absorb the essence of a Spirit Beast in the process. They returned sooner than Lu Shu and had waited with the others for his return.

"Lu Shu, son of Lu Yi, you have completed the Spirit Road?" an ancient voice rasped while the giggles of a woman resounded from above.

"Yes, Great Ancestor," Shu bowed as he approached him.

"Tell me the changes to your sword," the voice continued.

"Yes. My sword seems to be sharper than before. The weight is lighter, but the impact is fiercer. My sword's poison changed as well. As I bleed my foe, the sword absorbs the spirit energy that seeps out the wound. It is a strange poison as the wounds are slow to heal, as if the regeneration is slowed to a little faster than the average human. I can also use nether flames," Shu answered.

"Nether flames," the Great Ancestor repeated as he slowly opened his eyes. "Flames of a demon of the Nether Realm, one of the seven immortal realms. Nether flames.....perhaps the First Tiger enhanced you and your weapon to use those flames as homage to your lineage. No human could possibly use those flames without dire, life-taking, consequences."

"Great Ancestor," Lu Feng bowed. "Perhaps it is time to awaken the Snow Emperor Pearl inside him. You will be departing soon."

"Ah, yes. I had forgotten that. Where is Lu Yang?" the Great Ancestor asked.

"Great Grandfather is currently cultivating with the other three Spirit Sages in the palace grounds above," Lu Feng answered.

"Four of you have left to cultivate in seclusion. The five Spirit Sages, the youngest and weakest among us, will remain here," the Great Ancestor said. "When I depart, tell Lu Yang he is the new pillar of the clan. He is to give the remaining Snow Emperor Pearls to those who reach the qualifications in the future. The four who left in seclusion will ascend to the Immortal Realms when they wish. You five who wish not to will remain the guardians of the Lu Clan in the shadows. Lu Ce and Lu Fei, leave us. Go to Lu Yang and tell him the news and he will lead you to the hidden Spirit Beast Sanctuary."

"Thank you, Great Ancestor," they said and left.