Lu Jun was naturally curious as well. What exactly lay within the Qinling Feather Tribe's core territory, the forbidden land located one hundred thousand meters above the ground?
The original timeline had never mentioned it, because Mo Fan's cultivation had been insufficient at the time and he had only brushed against its secrets. Had Lu Jun not been so pressed for time, he probably would have been interested in making the trip himself.
Mo Fan sighed.
"These floating mountains are surrounded by layer upon layer of heavenly cloud seas, like vast mountain ranges hanging upside down. The clouds and mountains are completely fused together, making them impossible to distinguish. Around the outer regions, streams of hurricane-force astral winds coil and circulate endlessly. Ordinary Feather Mages cannot approach them."
"These mountains are actually nests constructed from the feathers of various Monarch-level Feather Tribe creatures and the branches and leaves of divine trees. Any one of those nests could contain a Monarch-level lifeform."
At this point, Mo Fan's expression darkened somewhat.
Their group had rashly barged in and nearly ended up trapped there forever. They had even been forced to fight one Feather Monarch after another.
"Of course, some nests were empty. Their owners might not have returned yet, or they might already have perished."
"Otherwise, we wouldn't have had a single chance to catch our breath."
Mo Fan slowly revealed all kinds of secrets.
During the Feather Tribe Festival, every powerful Monarch that ascended the Nine Heavens followed ancient custom and built a nest within the Sky Sanctuary Realm. The nest of each generation's Feather Emperor was always the grandest and most magnificent, constructed at the very peak of the Feather Tribe's paradise.
Over countless years, dust carried from all directions by the surrounding air currents accumulated upon these nests and gradually solidified into mountain-like formations. There were now so many that they were impossible to count.
Lu Jun knew even more.
The original novel had mentioned that the sky occupied by the Qinling Feather Tribe was a folded dimension with a three-dimensional structure. The area it could contain must have been enormous. The spectacle of layered clouds and overlapping mountains must have been breathtaking.
Not bad.
The corner of his mouth twitched.
Mo Fan truly deserved his reputation as a troublemaker. Although he had missed the experience of being trapped inside Khufu's Pyramid, he had instead gained an extraordinary adventure within the Qinling Feather Tribe.
Mo Fan then revealed another secret.
"We witnessed the abdication ceremony of this generation's Feather Emperor. Qinling is probably about to be thrown into turmoil again."
Hearing this, Lu Jun narrowed his eyes.
The current Feather Emperor was very friendly toward humanity. Whether the next one would be the same was another matter entirely.
He thought of the Moon Moth Phoenix currently undergoing Nirvana within the remains of the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Tree. After all this time, it should be close to emerging, possessing Supreme Monarch-level cultivation.
With his sister Lu Mei leading the effort and the Moon Moth Phoenix competing for the position of Feather Emperor, success should be possible in this timeline.
Lu Jun had no intention of personally intervening.
His time was better spent on more pressing matters.
Why create an organization in the first place?
Wasn't it so his subordinates could share the workload while gathering resources for his cultivation?
That was precisely why Feng Zhoulong had designed the Stardust Magic Tool and built an industrial chain around it. The immense profits fed back into the organization's research efforts. He had also developed Fusion Magic, greatly increasing everyone's combat strength.
The same principle applied to Mo Fan.
He could run around gathering the treasures Lu Jun needed while Lu Jun sat comfortably at home waiting for them to arrive.
"However," Mo Fan continued excitedly, "we discovered the nest of the first Feather Emperor, a Phoenix Nest constructed entirely from parasol wood. We suspect it belonged to the Sacred Beast Vermilion Bird. My Fire Element advanced to the Super Level because of it."
Lu Jun nodded in understanding.
He did not particularly care about the opportunities Mo Fan had obtained through risking his life.
Seeing Mo Fan's self-satisfied expression, a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Do you want to obtain another great opportunity?"
Mo Fan's eyes immediately lit up.
"What do you have in mind?"
Lu Jun glanced at him and said,
"The Element you awakened at the Super Level should be either the Earth Element or the Demon Element. Let's set the Demon Element aside for now. As for the Earth Element, combined with the Oath Fruit and a vast amount of resources, I have a way to help you condense a Heaven Seed."
The moment those words were spoken, Mo Fan was utterly shaken.
He immediately asked,
"What method?"
Lu Jun casually replied,"Go to Dingcheng in Rock Capital. There's an Earth Element Crystal Core there. Bring it back, and we'll split it fifty-fifty."
Lu Jun had not forgotten that his sister's Earth Element still only possessed a Soul Seed. He intended to upgrade it into a Heaven-Grade Devouring Seed.
"Damn! You're a real brother! Leave it to me!"
Mo Fan was overjoyed and immediately rushed off.
He truly had the fate of a laborer and a working man.
Seeing this, Lu Jun reminded him,
"Remember to stop by Old Feng's place."
"Got it."
Mo Fan waved his hand casually, and his figure soon disappeared into the distance.
Afterward, Lu Jun remained where he was and thought things over for a moment before seeking out his sister.
He instructed her to make a trip to Yantai and bring the Moon Moth Phoenix Totem with her to Qinling to compete for the position of Feather Emperor.
Upon hearing this, Lu Mei's pretty face became serious. She understood the gravity of the matter, but she soon smiled confidently.
"Don't worry. I'll handle it properly. Besides, it's been a long time since I last saw my master."
The two set out once more, splitting up to pursue their respective objectives.
After carefully reviewing everything several times and confirming that nothing had been overlooked, Lu Jun returned to the Evil Abyss and entered secluded cultivation.
He was not worried about either Mo Fan or Lu Mei failing.
Both of them possessed extremely high cultivation, had mastered Fusion Magic, and could no longer be judged by the standards of ordinary Super-Level Mages. Even without mastering the method of condensing a Heaven Seed, they already possessed the strength to fight a Monarch-level creature as Super-Level Mages.
At this moment, Lu Jun took out the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Fruit that he had treasured for a long time.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The Oath Blessing Fruit automatically released sacred five-colored radiance, resonating with the strange black-red glow emitted by the Heavenly Crown Purple Linden Fruit.
Within Lu Jun's spiritual world, the Curse Element and Psychic Element Star Oceans occupying the very center surged violently, producing an instinctive sense of longing.
"I hope there will be some gains."
Seeing this reaction, Lu Jun immediately knew he had found the right item.
Without the slightest hesitation, he activated the powers contained within the two opposing divine fruits and began refining them.
Whoosh!
Brilliant radiance erupted from his entire body.
Black-red and azure-blue light intertwined, reflecting across the void and dividing it into two equal halves.
Within his eyes, the Transcendent Powers—the Fantasy Eye and the Nether Gaze—interwove increasingly complex divine patterns, undergoing further evolution.
Inside his spiritual universe, the commotion within the two Star Oceans became even more intense.
Mighty tides surged one after another, repeatedly crashing against the barrier of Super-Level Perfection.
Boom!
In the end, after completely absorbing the vast energy contained within the two divine fruits, both the Curse Element and the Psychic Element shattered through their bottlenecks simultaneously and advanced to Third-Level Super Level!
Lu Jun's aura rose sharply for a brief moment before instantly settling back down, returning to a state of simplicity and naturalness.
He felt an unprecedented sense of completeness.
"It wasn't easy. After cultivating at the Super Level for so long, I've finally reached the peak."
He sighed with emotion.
Looking inward, he observed the changes within his black-red and azure-blue Star Oceans.
Their size had doubled out of nowhere, becoming several times larger than the Summoning and Space-Time Element Star Oceans, which were still only at First-Level Super Level.
Yet that was not all.
The activity within the two Star Oceans had still not subsided.
Each of their 2,401 stars continued expanding, extending beyond the limits of the Star Oceans themselves and spreading outward into the empty void beyond.
There was clearly nothing outside, no territory, no foundation, only endless emptiness.
Yet those brilliant stars were breaking away from their original trajectories, shooting into the darkness like meteors and constructing one magnificent bridge of starlight after another.
"This phenomenon..."
Lu Jun immediately understood.
He was in the process of advancing toward the Forbidden Curse realm.
This was a state between Super Level and Forbidden Curse, a realm known as the Half-Forbidden Curse or Peak Rank.
One possessed Divine Endowment, yet had not formed a Forbidden Curse Star Universe.
He could sense his eyes stirring restlessly, as though they were about to evolve supreme laws of their own.
However, such evolution would take a long time.
In truth, the Super Level was already the limit of human mages.
The Forbidden Curse realm was a nonexistent realm, something created and pioneered by the predecessors of humanity.
That was why advancing into Forbidden Curse was extraordinarily difficult.
It required opening an entirely new universe and transforming the impossible into reality.
It was, in itself, a miracle.
For ordinary people, even reaching the Half-Forbidden Curse stage was exceedingly difficult.
Lu Jun had never expected that, relying solely on his exceptionally solid foundation, his Curse Element and Psychic Element would begin evolving on their own immediately after reaching Super-Level Perfection.
It was likely due to the benefits provided by the Purple Linden Fruit and the Oath Fruit.
And that still wasn't the end.
Lu Jun discovered that his Curse Element, Psychic Element, Death Element, and Life Element had begun resonating with one another.
Their power seemed to increase dramatically out of nowhere.
Above his spiritual universe, a double-helix sigil gradually appeared, resembling two intertwined strands, one black-red and one azure-blue coiling around each other endlessly.
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