Top-Tier Perception Starts From Basic Fist Techniques

In the furnace chamber, the pill masters exchanged glances as a group of Golden Core True Ones dismantled the Water-Fire Wishing Cauldron.

That cauldron was the furnace chamber's half-finished "true treasure." Unusable, of course, but even an unusable half-true treasure could one day be refined into a genuine one, yet it was being torn apart before their eyes.

"Ah, why did it have to come to this?"

"Our esteemed Flying Immortal Sect boasts ten thousand years of heritage and profound foundations. Did we really have to dismantle the Water-Fire Wishing Cauldron? A Nascent Soul senior refined it personally back then. It never became a true treasure, but it was still the fruit of a Nascent Soul forebear's painstaking effort."

"If only the furnace chamber had a genuine true treasure..."

Every one of the pill masters could keenly feel the loss, but the Golden Core True Ones paid them no mind. What choice did they have? They were the ones begging Lu Changsheng, and all Lu Changsheng wanted was natural five-elemental essence.

Something that precious could not be found on short notice, even with the full power of the Flying Immortal Sect behind the search. Dismantling the treasure was the only option.

"Done!"

"Natural water essence and natural fire essence."

The Golden Core True Ones sealed the natural five-elemental essence into porcelain vials and brought them to the great hall.

A Golden Core True One handed the vials to Lu Changsheng and said, "Fellow Daoist Lu, please inspect them."

One brief sweep of Lu Changsheng's senses told him that the vials really held natural water essence and natural fire essence, with considerable quantity at that. That was no surprise; a Nascent Soul figure refining a true treasure wouldn't skimp on materials.

"Good. This is indeed natural five-elemental essence. In that case, I shall make a trip to the Strange Peaks Mountain Range and sweep it clean of Void Devils for the Flying Immortal Sect!" Lu Changsheng declared resolutely.

Now that he had seen the natural five-elemental essence, he naturally agreed to the Flying Immortal Sect's terms.

"Excellent. When do you plan to set out, Fellow Daoist Lu?" the Flying Immortal Sect's sect master asked.

"There's no time to lose. I'll set out at once. I ask only that your sect send someone to lead the way."

True One Fei Long smiled and said, "No trouble at all. I will go personally this time and back you up, Fellow Daoist Lu!"

Lu Changsheng nodded. It made no difference to him who came along.

Just like that, the group departed the Flying Immortal Sect and flew toward the Strange Peaks Mountain Range. It was not far from the sect, so they arrived after only several hours of flight.

The Strange Peaks Mountain Range was named for its many peculiar peaks, which towered into the clouds in a spectacular sight. But the place was desolate, and with no rare natural treasures to speak of, few people ever set foot there. Even the Flying Immortal Sect paid it little attention before.

Who could have guessed that a large spirit stone vein lay hidden beneath it? For the Flying Immortal Sect, it was an unexpected windfall.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, the Strange Peaks Mountain Range lies below. Now that we're here, you should be able to feel how dense the spirit energy is. Beneath us runs a large spirit stone vein, but there are Void Devils inside, so it can't be mined for now. We'll leave what comes next to your divine might, Fellow Daoist Lu!" True One Fei Long said.

Lu Changsheng nodded, then descended straight toward the mountain range below.

Meanwhile, many of the Golden Core True Ones were still worried.

"Sect Master, can that Lu Changsheng really crush the Void Devils across Strange Peaks Mountain Range?"

"Exactly. The Void Devils there are no trifling matter. There's even a Void Devil King!"

"What if he fails, too..."

News of what happened at the Void Spirit Mountain had spread far and wide, but none of them had witnessed it firsthand, and some doubts about the rumors lingered. Devouring over a hundred Void Devils single-handedly? It sounded too unreal.

Void Devils were no ordinary creatures. Never mind a hundred; if even a few dozen Void Devils swarmed a supreme Martial Venerable, they would die without question.

If Void Devils were not so terrifying, why would the Flying Immortal Sect pay such an enormous price to invite Lu Changsheng to purge the Strange Peaks Mountain Range of Void Devils?

"Whether or not Lu Changsheng can purge the Strange Peaks Mountain Range of its Void Devils, do we stand to lose anything? If he succeeds, we give him the natural five-elemental essence. If he fails, we pay nothing and simply look for another way."

True One Fei Long's words drew nods from the other Golden Core True Ones. He was right; the Flying Immortal Sect would lose nothing either way.

Of course, they still hoped Lu Changsheng would succeed. Success meant another large spirit stone vein for the Flying Immortal Sect, a tremendous benefit for them all.

Lu Changsheng landed amid the mountain forest with a whoosh.

He had been to the Void Spirit Mountain, so Void Devils were nothing new to him. The moment he entered the Strange Peaks Mountain Range, he indeed sensed the auras of Void Devils. Their auras could not compare to the auras of the Void Devils in the Void Spirit Mountain, but some among them were not one bit weaker.

"There are indeed Void Devils, and quite a lot of them. At the Void Spirit Mountain, the mountain's peculiar environment suppressed my perception. But there's no such suppression in the Strange Peaks Mountain Range. I can use the Sense Domain as well," Lu Changsheng remarked to himself.

Lu Changsheng released his Sense Domain in an instant with a buzz.

At once, everything within the Sense Domain's coverage came into sharp focus: the flowers, grass, and trees, down to the very ants. And he did indeed detect Void Devils.

"There are Void Devils in that direction, a good number of them. There's even one exceptionally powerful aura, something I never encountered at the Void Spirit Mountain. That should be the Void Devil King, I suppose?" A strange light flashed through Lu Changsheng's eyes.

A Void Devil King! Rather than being alarmed, sensing the Void Devil King only made him excited. With a whoosh, Lu Changsheng immediately dashed toward the direction of what he had sensed, and before long, the Void Devils came into view.

There were many Void Devils. A dense, teeming mass of them, at least a hundred at a rough glance, all gathered within a single valley! Their numbers were no fewer than the Void Devils Lu Changsheng had encountered at Void Spirit Mountain last time.

Granted, Void Spirit Mountain housed far more Void Devils compared to Strange Peaks Mountain. But Lu Changsheng had never needed to purge the Void Spirit Mountain, whereas now, he had to purge the entire Strange Peak Mountain Range clean.

"Lu Changsheng has found the Void Devils."

"Over a hundred Void Devils, plus a Void Devil King."

"Let's see how he handles this."

From the void above, the Flying Immortal Sect's many Golden Core True Ones fixed their divine consciousness intently on Lu Changsheng's every move.