Chapter 1798: Chapter 602_3 In the endless wilderness, Lu Ping’an felt his physical condition. With the nourishment of the Great Wilderness Dragon Spine, his physique improved rapidly. Moreover, through battle, he could stimulate the effect of the Great Wilderness Dragon Spine. In the battle with the Wolf King, although he was severely injured, he also made significant progress. "Wolf King, wait for me to break through, I will definitely slay you!" Thinking of the Wolf King in Black Desert Immortal City, Lu Ping’an’s face was slightly dark, and he said coldly. This battle not only left him being hunted for ten days and nights, but he was also seriously injured. Over the years, he has saved many people in Black Desert Immortal City, five of whom became his loyal followers. But in this battle, all these people died at the hands of the Wolf King. "I have used the Great Wilderness Dragon Spine in front of the Wolf King; now Black Desert Immortal City is definitely not a place I can go anymore." "Even if the Hundred Refinements Treasure Body Art breaks through the tenth layer, it is difficult to kill the Wolf King; it must break through the Core Formation to do so!" These years, Lu Ping’an also realized the shortcomings of the Great Wilderness Dragon Spine. Although it gave him a powerful increase in physical strength and physique, to the point of being undefeated under the late stage Core Formation when using the Great Desolate Dragon Armor. But having only physical strength and physique, lacking corresponding divine skills and magical treasures, secret techniques and means, he found himself unable to defeat mid-stage Core Formation cultivators; the whole process felt like he had power but couldn’t use it effectively. If his cultivation level broke through to Core Formation, he could master more techniques and better unleash the power of the Great Wilderness Dragon Spine. "I have already obtained the Coagulation Crystal Elixir; as long as I cultivate to the peak of Foundation Establishment, I should have a fifty to sixty percent chance of achieving Core Formation. This place isn’t far from the Wu Country border; it might be a good place to visit." Lu Ping’an pondered for a moment and decided to take a look at Wu Country. Even though he could return home. But after being out for so long, he’s only managed to acquire one Coagulation Crystal Elixir for himself. It’s better to roam outside for a while and perhaps find some opportunities, accumulate more resources before returning. Besides, he just stirred up such trouble outside; if he returns home, bringing this trouble to the family would not be good. ... The environment of the wilderness is very harsh. Not only are there demon beasts, poison scorpions, and poison insects, but there are also occasional sandstorms. For ordinary people, walking in the desert is filled with danger. Even Lu Ping’an wouldn’t rush with all his might in such a desert. After all, the desert consumes a lot, rarely providing places for rest, so one can only rely on elixirs and spirit stones to replenish oneself. After about a month of traveling, he crossed the wilderness, Flying Sand Sky Chasm, and a mountain range, arriving at the border of Wu Country. There weren’t any cultivators guarding the border here. On the way, Lu Ping’an encountered many migrating cultivators and learned that Wu Country’s situation is now turbulent. In the early years, the Yue Country, Wu Country, and Liang Country presented a tripod stance, maintaining balance. But as the overlord of Liang Country, Beast God Mountain saw the emergence of the second Nascent Soul True Lord, while Wu Country’s Bawu Sect’s Nascent Soul Patriarch passed away, with the successor Tianwu True Man failing to break through to Nascent Soul, this balance was completely broken. Without a Nascent Soul True Lord to hold down the Bawu Sect, not only is it unable to withstand the Yue Country or Liang Country, but even the position of Wu Country’s overlord is uncertain, gradually becoming self-concerned. After all, a Fourth Rank Spiritual Land is tempting for any sect or power. Now that the Bawu Sect no longer has a Nascent Soul True Lord, naturally, the spiritual land would be occupied by those who are worthy! Moreover, the situation of Bawu Sect spread, and forces from other nations, even loose cultivators, came to Wu Country wanting to grab a share and benefit from it. This process, coupled with Liang Country’s instigation, secretly damaging and raiding, now Wu Country is in turmoil. Therefore, many Wu Country cultivators, even family forces, choose to flee Wu Country and head to the desert regions. Although the environment in the desert is harsh. But precisely because the environment is harsh and resources are scarce, the war won’t spread to this side. If one continued to stay in Wu Country, who knows if they’d be forcibly recruited by Bawu Sect or another sect’s force or even marked as traitors. "So this is Wu Country, where everyone practices martial arts; it’s truly interesting." Lu Ping’an arrived at a small frontier town in Wu Country. Seeing that the physical strength and qi-blood of men, women, old, and young here are a level higher than those in Jiang Country and Yue Country, he found it very intriguing. He had heard of the prosperity of the martial path in Wu Country, and now seeing even a small frontier town like this, he felt the reports were indeed true. "I heard that Wu Country’s mortal martial artists could at best rival the peak of Qi Refinement cultivators..." Lu Ping’an didn’t rush into training but instead stayed in the small town like a mortal and visited a martial hall to understand the local situation. ... "Strength Training, Energy Refining..." Through the martial hall, Lu Ping’an learned about the martial path here. The Postnatal and Innate stages of the Jiang Country are similar. However, this side mainly focuses on training Qi-blood. Through health maintenance, regular routines, and stances, one trains the whole body’s Qi-blood. When the Qi-blood throughout the body is tempered harmoniously, combining hardness with softness, and force arises naturally, it breaks through to Strength Training. Strength Training is divided into Entering Force, Bone Tempering, and Viscera Training. This involves using force to temper the tendons, bones, and internal organs, thereby performing Marrow Cleansing and Change of Tendons. As for what follows, this is just a small border town, and most people only train a bit in Qi-blood to strengthen their bodies, so the martial arts hall master doesn’t know. But seeing Lu Ping’an as a rare martial arts talent, and also wealthy, gave him a recommendation letter, suggesting he go to the county to learn martial arts. Because he himself is just a Third Blood warrior, not having reached Strength Training, he can’t teach Lu Ping’an. "Nowadays, the world is unstable, so there are some benefits to practicing martial arts, but try to avoid interacting with those Great Clans." "I heard that the Immortal Sects are currently not managing things, and these Great Clans are like bandits, especially as there are rumors that some have colluded with Heretic Cultivators to capture warriors to refine Human Pills." The head of the hall, seemingly a person with a story, quietly advised Lu Ping’an. "Human Pills..." Lu Ping’an’s heart skipped a beat. He knew that the situation in Wu Country was not good now. Without the intimidation of the Bawu Sect, several Immortal Sects no longer manage things, and Demon Cultivators and Robber Cultivators are gradually emerging. But he didn’t expect that someone would actually do something like refining Human Pills. "Ping’an, in these matters, be more vigilant yourself, and when going out, don’t show off your wealth." The hall master saw that Lu Ping’an was of good character, sincere and exceptionally talented, so he gave him a few more words of advice. "Thank you, Master Zheng." Lu Ping’an responded in a deep voice, preparing to check out the situation in Wu Country. In the Jiang Country, he particularly loathed some of the wayward Parasitic Cultivators. Because in his view, no matter how things are between cultivators, they shouldn’t involve mortals, using their power to oppress those without it. Immediately, Lu Ping’an bid farewell to the hall master and began his journey to Wu Country. ... Not only Yue Country, but Wu Country is also turbulent. As the Jiang Country fully opens up frontiers, the Four Great Immortal Sects have issued emergency conscriptions for the family forces under their governance, sending all the main forces to the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, and within the Jiang Country, demonic cultivators, heretic cultivators, and robber cultivator groups are gradually causing chaos. Bi Lake Mountain. Lu Qingxuan looked at the information on the Jade Slip in his hand, his face grave. It’s been more than half a year since the emergency conscription by the Four Great Immortal Sects. Three months ago, the news of the Yue Country’s front-line defeat spread to the Jiang Country, followed by a gradual increase in demon cultivators and robber cultivators in Jiang Country. Lu Qingxuan suspected that this was 晋国 or Liang Country fanning the flames, intentionally spreading rumors to cause panic, and then infiltrating some covert agents and spies into the back of Jiang Country, transforming into robber cultivators to stir trouble and create chaos. Undeniably, these methods are very effective. He just received a message that Ziyun Ridge was infiltrated by heretic cultivators and was completely destroyed. If such news continues to spread to the front lines of Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, how could those family cultivators focus on fighting? After all, most of the clan’s cultivators went to the front line to fight for the family’s future prospects. But now the clan is wiped out, what do they have left to fight for? Lu Qingxuan pondered for a long time, instructing White Tiger Mountain, Flower Fruit Mountain, and Jinxia Valley to continue strengthening their defenses, and then went to visit Aunt Lu Miaoyun to borrow her Spiritual Pets, the Green Jade Luan Bird, and Jin Family Greenpeas. Previously, when Lu Muping left for the front line, only the aged Lu Yuanzhong was left at Qingzhu Mountain, making him realize that if Qingzhu Mountain encountered robber cultivators, it might be dangerous, thus requesting his sister Lu Qingli to garrison at Qingzhu Mountain. Now the situation is getting increasingly severe, and one Lu Qingli might not be enough. Therefore, he instructed his sister Lu Qingqi to take the Second Rank Green Jade Luan Bird and Jin Family Greenpeas over to garrison. If something happens at Red Leaf Valley Market, she can immediately fly over on the Green Jade Luan Bird to provide support. After all, the danger level in the markets is far higher than in family spirit lands when robber cultivators cause chaos. Though Lu Qingqi has a playful nature and a child-like personality, she understands the importance of the situation and nodded in response. After watching his sister Lu Qingqi leave on the Green Jade Luan Bird, Lu Qingxuan suddenly felt a premonition, sensing ominous forebodings shapelessly. "This is..." Having awakened the Taiyi Divine Soul, his Divine Sense is comparable to that of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, and his progress in Divination is remarkably fast, reaching a level almost at the top of First Grade. Although not very high, perhaps due to the Taiyi Divine Soul, his Spiritual Sense is extremely sensitive, making him aware of some situations. "Great Calamity Divination!" Lu Qingxuan calculated with his fingers, his expression suddenly changing.