Start as a Temple Spirit

Chapter 174: Phantom Thunder Cloud Promotion

The outcome of the battle has been decided, there is no need for Shang Liangshan to take any further action.

He sensed his surroundings and after finding no potential threats, he controlled the Mountain and River Seal to shrink to a size of ten feet and whizzed towards the rock peak.

The long sword was dripping with white blood, the howls were splattered with blood, the blood dyed the river bank red, dyed the river red, dyed the mountains red, the slaughter continued until dawn when peace came.

Outside the village wall, Yang Chao looked at the thirty iron-black water monkey skeletons placed on the ground. His excitement was beyond words and he was almost dancing.

"Xiao Chao, are you going to refine this water monkey skeleton into a mechanical beast?" Yijiu asked.

"Hmm, hmm, hmm." Yang Chao nodded repeatedly, squatted down, and stroked the black and smooth sixth-level water monkey skeleton as if he was caressing his lover.

"But they are not suitable for land combat?" Yijiu frowned.

"Who said I want to refine the Land Combat Mechanical Beast Water Monkey?"

"what do you mean?"

"Equip the newly built black boat with water-fighting mechanical beasts." Yang Chao couldn't help laughing when he said this. He looked up and said to Yi Jiu, "Hey, Uncle Jiu, just imagine what it would be like if the black boat was equipped with a mechanical beast, the water monkey, and fought fiercely with the enemy in the water."

Yijiu's eyes lit up when he heard this and he couldn't help but laugh.

Chen Jun, who had been silent on the side, also brightened up when he heard this, and couldn't help but say, "Can you sell us ten, not just eight?"

After saying this, he looked at Yang Chao expectantly.

"It's not that easy to place the mechanical beast water monkey on the boat and control it. It requires a control array. I can barely refine it, but I lack rare materials." Yang Chao shook his head and said.

"Just tell me what materials you need, brother Xiao Chao. After the Ghost Festival, someone will go to the store to get them." The eavesdropper Liu Yu walked over and said generously, patting his chest.

"Manager Liu is very straightforward. I will sell you ten of them when the time comes." Yang Chao said with a smile.

He was waiting for Liu Yu to fall into his trap.

Hehe, I have a lot of contraband to bring with me.

In the Huawai Taoist Temple, Shang Liangshan, sitting on the stairs, looked at the endlessly rolling phantom thunder in the sky in front of the temple, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Master, your phantom thundercloud is truly magical. It can devour and evolve, and contains the power of thunder and illusion." Sitting on the soil layer of the steps at the bottom of Shangliang Mountain, he looked at the phantom thundercloud in the sky and exclaimed in admiration.

In his heart, he envied Shang Liangshan, because the former not only had two companion spiritual weapons, the Silver Moon Crescent Blade with infinite potential, but also the growing Phantom Thunder Cloud, the spiritual guards with high intelligence, and the broken hand that could transform ghosts into spiritual guards.

"Your cane is not bad either." Shang Liangshan said with a smile.

"That's right." The earth surface smiled and touched his walking stick.

Although his walking stick is not a companion spiritual weapon, it is also made of earth crystal and can be refined into a high-quality spiritual weapon.

"Master, how many times has Phantom Thunder Cloud been promoted?" asked Xiaoli, who was lying beside Shang Liangshan.

"I remember it was five times. After this promotion, it will be six times."

"Oh." The little fox nodded, and playfully used its tail to sweep at Xiao Meng, who was lying on the side with her arms and legs spread out.

Xiao Meng was not to be outdone. She responded with her long tail and started playing the tail-sweeping game with Xiao Li.

"Master, the temple spirit was born at the second grade, and the incense of thousands of families is also at the second grade. To be precise, if Phantom Thunder Cloud is promoted again, it will be the seventh time, which corresponds to the seventh grade." The soil layer couldn't help but say.

"Oh." Shang Liangshan was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then asked: "Logically speaking, this spirit is only at the sixth level, and Wanjiaxianghuo should be stuck at the sixth level, right?"

"That is true, but the master is extremely gifted, and naturally cannot be compared to ordinary temple spirits."

"Hehe, that makes sense. By the way, Purple Spirit and Dark Spirit have been stuck at the fifth level for quite some time. Is it related to my spiritual cultivation?"

Hearing this, Tudi smiled bitterly and said, "Master, the two commanders, Zi and An, have only been promoted to the fifth-grade high stage for half a month. It is normal that they need time to consolidate their foundation. I have lived for hundreds of years and am only at the fifth-grade high stage."

After he finished speaking, a thousand complaints welled up in his mind.

But it was soon interrupted by thunder, and the phantom thundercloud that had been brewing for a long time finally moved.

Under the gaze of Shang Liangshan and the others, the twelve-meter-high phantom thundercloud rolled endlessly, the thunder roared, and the phantom light became brighter.

As time passed, the phantom thunderclouds surged more and more violently, and the thunder seemed to be completely activated, streaking out lightning all over the cloud.

At a certain moment, the phantom thunderclouds surged violently, suddenly shrank into a cloud ball, collapsed with a loud bang, and expanded to the surrounding areas.

Three meters, four meters... twelve meters, thirteen meters...

It didn't stop until it was twenty-four meters high. The faint light on its surface faded, and thunder hid inside. After a surge, it changed into a white cloud and floated into the sky.

"The phantom thundercloud can change its shape." Xiaoli opened his beautiful fox eyes and said in surprise.

"Haha, it's more than just changing form, the phantom thundercloud can change in a thousand ways." Shang Liangshan laughed heartily, stood up and walked towards the palace. He had to practice more and not live off others.

"Master Tu, can your walking stick fly?" Xiaoli looked at the walking stick in Tuceng's hand and asked curiously.

"Not before the seventh rank." The soil layer shook his head, stood up and said, "The old man is going to practice."

His old heart is now devastated and he has to use cultivation to comfort his soul.

"Xiao Meng, don't sleep in. We have to go out and preside over the incense-burning ceremony." Xiao Li stood up and said.

"Meow..." Xiao Meng turned over and followed Xiao Li.

"If you can't show up, you can just watch."

"Meow…"

"Here" In the forging workshop, Yifeng handed the cloth bag containing the demon crystal to Yang Chao.

Yang Chao took the bag and asked casually, "Great Elder, how is Liangshan going to deal with the water monkey's demon beast soul?"

"Liang Shan said that he would feed the water monkey's demon beast soul to the human-faced owl and the black eagle to help them grow faster. What? Do you think it can be useful to you?"

"I want the demon beast soul of the sixth-level water monkey to study it."

"You're too late. The level 5 and 6 water monkey beast souls were all thrown to Heizi by Liangshan."

"Give it to Heizi? Heizi is about to break through?" Yang Chao asked in surprise.

Yifeng nodded and said, "After two battles, Heizi absorbed a lot of free soul power, and his strength has reached a critical point."

"So Liangshan gave it the fifth or sixth level monster soul to eat to help it break through."

"In order to make up for the lack of a strong sentry during Heizi's retreat, Liangshan decided to use the fourth-level water monkey monster soul to feed the second-level human-faced owl and the second-level black eagle, so that they can break through to the third level."

“In this way, effective early warning can be maintained.”

Yang Chao suddenly realized and said, "I see. I was wondering why Liang Shan would be willing to use the souls of the monsters to feed the Human-Faced Owl and the Black Eagle."

"Back to the topic, do you want to research the fourth-level demon beast soul? I have one in my hand, which I am going to give to the sixth brother. If you want to use it, take it first. I will go ask Xiaocao for one." Yifeng said as he took out a soul ball.

"No need, I have already studied the fourth-level demon beast soul."

“Then I’m leaving. Take it easy with the list of materials and don’t be too harsh.” After saying that, Yifeng put away the soul ball and walked out.