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Chapter 284: Vitality Severance, Soul's Journey, Seven Lunar Cycles Vitality Transmission, Nineteen-
Chapter 284: Vitality Severance, Soul's Journey, Seven Lunar Cycles Vitality Transmission, Nineteen-Day Rebirth
Before Dan Yuanzi could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Luo Chen, who was intrigued by the person Luo Chen mentioned.
"Who?"
"Of course, it's Li Jinhuang!" Luo Chen smiled slightly.
Dan Yuanzi's face changed dramatically, "Impossible, we investigated for a long time. His vitality has been severed, and his soul has vanished. For a full seven days, he's as dead as can be!"
As he spoke, his gaze couldn't help but drift towards the distant coffin, gradually moving further away.
However, Luo Chen merely smiled and took out a yellowing jade slip from his chest.
The jade slip floated and hovered in front of his chest.
With one hand holding the umbrella, the other began to constantly press spiritual seals.
Single-handed seal formation!
In just a single breath, the seals were formed, and light was released! The yellowing jade slip emitted a faint glow, as if something terrifying was about to break free from its seal.
Dan Yuanzi's face was filled with disbelief.
Then, as if realizing something, he rushed towards Luo Chen, and in an instant, his spiritual energy surged to its peak.
Facing Dan Yuanzi's attack, Luo Chen, holding the umbrella, didn't move at all.
Instead, his mind recalled the scene when Li Jinhuang called out to him in the underwater mansion at the bottom of Qinghua River.
"I have a secret technique, a third-grade one, which can extract a strand of vitality from a cultivator and temporarily preserve it within a sealing object."
"The duration of its existence is not long, at most nineteen days."
"Starting from the first day, this strand of vitality will continuously grow stronger. The longer the time, the more powerful it becomes. If it can last until the nineteenth day, this strand of vitality can even rival the cultivator's peak state."
"But once the seal is broken, this strand of vitality will quickly dissipate."
"Do you want to learn it?"
Luo Chen's eyes sparkled, "What's the price?"
Li Jinhuang sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, his eyes aged:
"The price is that the cultivator permanently loses one-tenth of their lifespan corresponding to their peak vitality."
If a Foundation Establishment cultivator extracts a strand of vitality, they would lose over twenty years of their lifespan.
For a Core Formation cultivator, it might cost them over fifty years of their lifespan.
And the extracted strand of vitality can only be preserved for a maximum of nineteen days.
The technique was heavenly, but its flaw was also immense! Hence, it was only a third-grade technique.
Luo Chen vaguely understood his meaning but was still puzzled.
"You don't have much lifespan left, can this technique still work?"
"Of course!" Li Jinhuang stroked his beard and smiled, "The price is that I could have lived for another half a year, but after using this technique, I might have to sit and ascend tomorrow."
Luo Chen's eyebrows furrowed.
"Is it necessary to be so decisive?"
"This is my last strength. Instead of waiting for danger to arrive, it's better to trigger the crisis early. At least, I can do my best and forcefully take action once more!"
Li Jinhuang's eyes burned with intensity as he looked at Luo Chen.
"Friend, will you help me?"
Will he?
Of course! Luo Chen was extremely interested in this secret technique called 'Vitality Severance.' It could absorb a cultivator's vitality, allowing them to remain in the world for nineteen days.
Moreover, it wasn't just for the extracted person's use; the practitioner could also utilize this strand of vitality.
At a critical moment, this technique would be Luo Chen's trump card to defy fate and change his destiny! Just like now!
"Vitality Severance, Soul's Journey."
"Seven Lunar Cycles Vitality Transmission, Nineteen-Day Rebirth."
As he murmured, the yellowing jade slip suddenly opened.
A faint light emerged from within, instantly transforming into a wraith.
The moment the wraith appeared, the scorching sunlight seemed to pour down.
But it was all blocked by the oil paper umbrella Luo Chen was holding.
Beyond three zhang, Dan Yuanzi was both shocked and furious.
"Damn it!"
He slapped down with his palm.
Facing Dan Yuanzi's palm strike, the wraith also slapped out fiercely.
"Dan Yuanzi!"
Boom! The gust of wind surged, and the spiritual energy exploded.
Dan Yuanzi retreated dozens of zhang, his face turning an unnatural shade of crimson. His eyes glared at the wraith with malice.
"Li Jinhuang!"
Almost at the moment Li Jinhuang's wraith appeared, both banks of Qinghua River erupted in chaos.
"My God, he's not dead!"
"What kind of method is this?"
"Did he hide his soul within that jade slip?"
Countless people stared at Li Jinhuang in disbelief.
Clearly, he had died a long time ago.
Initially, many loose cultivators had witnessed his sitting and ascending.
During the seven-day vigil, numerous Foundation Establishment cultivators had secretly examined his corpse's condition.
Not a trace of soul or vitality remained in the world.
The body was devoid of vitality, its energy completely extinguished.
No one expected that he was still "alive"!
The moment he appeared, the Hu Family's triple brothers all retreated, fearing his gaze.
Li Jinhuang didn't look at the Hu Family's triple brothers or Dan Yuanzi.
Instead, he looked at Luo Chen, who was holding the umbrella for this old man.
"Unfortunately, it's only been nurtured for seven days, and my state is far from my peak."
Luo Chen smiled slightly, "Seven days is already the limit. If we delay any further, your Li Family will be completely wiped out."
Li Jinhuang turned his head.
The funeral procession had already stopped.
Countless members of the Li Family were looking at him with a mix of astonishment and excitement.
For the past seven days, the trials targeting the Li Family had never ceased.
Ordinary people were killed, cultivators were captured, and enemies frequently intruded into the Li Family's territory.
In a short time, one-third of the Li Family's low-level Qi Condensation cultivators had perished.
Just as Luo Chen said, they couldn't afford to delay any longer.
However, it didn't matter!
As long as they could eliminate the main enemy once and for all, everything would be worth it.
"With seven days... this state is enough for me to kill Dan Yuanzi."
Li Jinhuang took a deep breath and reached out.
The next moment, the coffin lid being carried by Yuan Dongsheng and the Li family members was abruptly lifted, revealing a ghastly pale and rigid body that flew out towards Li Jinhuang.
Luo Chen timely closed his oil paper umbrella, holding it in his hand.
There was no longer any need for it.
The wraith and the corpse merged in an instant.
Whoosh!
Li Jinhuang suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards Dan Yuanzi.
His originally weak aura began to surge with madness.
No one knew what he had done inside the corpse, but as his divine soul merged, a massive surge of spiritual power gushed out like a tidal wave!
"You shouldn't have come, Dan Yuanzi!"
Dan Yuanzi gritted his teeth, "There's no such thing as 'should' or 'shouldn't'. This treasure land is meant for those with a destined connection to obtain it!"
Li Jinhuang shook his head, "There's no point in arguing, let's see the real skills in action!"
He soared into the sky, and with a light shout, he called out, "Sword, come!"
The Chi Long Sword held by Li Yingzhang transformed into a Chi Long Dragon and flew towards him.
Dan Yuanzi's expression changed slightly, as his opponent had used a magic treasure without hesitation.
In full view of everyone, he suddenly turned and fled.
However, Li Jinhuang wasn't about to let him escape. With his body and sword as one, the Chi Long Sword light enveloped him and pursued Dan Yuanzi.
The battle raged along the Qinghua River, erupting continuously.
Amidst the battle, Dan Yuanzi's screams could be heard.
Li Jinhuang was right; even that single strand of life essence he had actively intercepted and nurtured for only seven days was enough to kill Dan Yuanzi.
At his peak, he was a fifth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator, and now he could unleash his magic treasure without holding back, disregarding the depletion of his origin.
Countless eyes followed the battle.
Until a light shout rang out.
"What audacity!"
Hu Changxi, whose movements had been detected, paused in his steps, and then a fierce expression appeared on his face.
"No need to pretend, Li Jinhuang's condition is clearly not good, and he can only deal with Dan Yuanzi alone."
"Luo Chen, do you have any more tricks up your sleeve?"
Luo Chen's gaze was calm as he looked at the Hu family brothers, as if they were mere ants.
"To kill you, I need no tricks."
"Shameless!"
"Arrogant!"
"Surrender your lives!"
This time, the Hu family brothers no longer hesitated and charged towards Luo Chen together.
They were no longer willing to endure any further.
If they continued to drag it out, the Li family's treasure land would be completely out of their reach.
All their efforts would be in vain.
Luo Chen coldly watched this scene.
He threw the oil paper umbrella, which landed in the Qinghua River.
With his left hand forming intricate gestures, a surge of spiritual power erupted.
The next moment, the Qinghua River roared with towering waves, crashing against the shore.
A giant wave, over ten zhang wide, soared into the sky and crashed down towards the three brothers, covering them completely.
"You dare to show off with a mere first-tier Wave Spell!"
Hu Changle scoffed, and a talisman appeared in his hand, into which he spat a mouthful of fresh blood.
The talisman ignited without wind, burning halfway in the blink of an eye.
Then, a huge white spiritual fox emerged and collided head-on with the towering wave.
"A magic treasure?"
Luo Chen murmured, and his right hand reached out towards the distance.
The surging spiritual power rippled again.
To the astonishment of countless cultivators on both shores, a small mountain rose from the ground.
With a thunderous roar, it descended upon the three brothers.
This scene stunned everyone.
"Is this the Earth Mountain Spell?"
"Impossible!"
"You must be joking, whose Earth Mountain Spell can uproot mountains?"
Amidst the crowd's astonishment, a deafening boom sounded.
It was the giant wave, being crushed by the talisman-transformed spiritual fox.
But as one wave subsided, another rose!
"Hiss!"
"Can a first-tier Wave Spell have such power?"
"This Qinghua River seems to be under his control, and with just a little spiritual power, he can summon endless river water to form giant waves and attack his enemies."
"The Celestial Assembly's leader has such formidable abilities! Not only does he wield first-tier spells with ease, but their power is also so bizarre and immense!"
Shouts of surprise echoed along the riverbanks.
They didn't know that after Luo Chen had perfected both spells, they had undergone a transformation similar to the Fireball Spell.
The Wave Spell, when used in areas with water, could harness the water's power.
The Earth Mountain Spell didn't require spiritual power to form towering mountains, which would be too wasteful. Instead, it could use the surrounding environment, lifting and throwing mountains! Luo Chen wasn't surprised by these transformations.
They were similar to the changes in the Fireball Spell when it reached the Master level, both focusing on conserving spiritual power for maximum output.
One unit of force produced tenfold results!
And now!
Facing Luo Chen's two attacking spells, the Hu family brothers' expressions changed.
Hu Changle, controlling the spiritual fox, struggled against the relentless waves crashing beneath him, and he was already at his limit.
He had only entered the Foundation Establishment stage a few years ago and had barely stabilized his cultivation.
How could he compare to Luo Chen, who, at the third layer of Foundation Establishment, was using the perfected Wave Spell?
As a mountain, as real as it could be, descended upon them, Hu Changnu took action.
"I'll take care of this!"
He held his hands up to the sky, and his gloves burst with light.
He forcefully halted the descending mountain.
"But... this is all I can do!"
With a breath, he struggled to lift the mountain higher.
In the mountain's shadow, Hu Changxi wielded a high-grade flying sword and lunged towards Luo Chen.
Watching the incoming sword, Luo Chen's eyes remained calm.
He had already been informed by Li Jinhuang before his passing about the abilities of these enemies.
The Hu family was wealthy enough to cultivate three Foundation Establishment True Cultivators.
The Hu family was so poor that after producing three Foundation Establishment cultivators, they ran out of cultivation resources.
In their current state, they couldn't afford to purchase magical treasures. All their resources were dedicated to cultivation, so naturally, their protective weapons were nothing to boast about.
Their only formidable move was perhaps the youngest, Hu Changxi, and the talisman treasure in his hand! It was left behind by their father back then.
As the flying sword rushed towards him, Luo Chen stood firm like an unmoving mountain. He simply made a hand seal.
A massive wave surged out from the Qinghua River, transforming into a crystal-like light curtain that blocked Luo Chen's front.
Tier two defensive spell—Crystal Sky Curtain.
Hu Changxi forcefully manipulated his flying sword, inching closer, yet it felt like an endless distance separated him from Luo Chen.
Luo Chen shook his head.
"Why are you so weak that you don't even have the qualifications to use magical artifacts?"
Before he finished speaking, he lifted his hands, and a blazing sun slowly rose from his palms.
Upon seeing the blazing sun, Hu Changxi's face changed drastically, and he frantically retreated.
Tier two spell, Blazing Sun Technique!
When Luo Chen first arrived in Tianlan, he had defeated three Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the same level with just one move.
Now, with his cultivation base several times stronger than before, this Blazing Sun Technique, continuously optimized from the Grand Perfection Fireball Technique, had a power several times greater than before.
Even without accumulating enough time, it was more than enough to annihilate these three.
"Go!"
With a light shout, the blazing sun energy ball shot out from his hand.
Hu Changxi and Hu Changxi, who had just escaped the giant wave and the mountain, had no chance to escape this incoming spell attack.
In the blink of an eye, they were engulfed in the massive explosion.
Scorching heat spread in all directions.
One could imagine the fate of the two trapped within.
It was a dire situation!
"You deserve to die!"
Before the explosion subsided, an enraged roar filled with hatred echoed.
Hu Changxi wielded his longsword and charged at Luo Chen in a frenzy.
His eyes were filled with murderous intent.
His body trembled uncontrollably as spiritual energy surged out of control.
However, anger couldn't boost one's strength by much.
"An ant trying to shake a tree, you overestimate yourself!"
Luo Chen coldly chuckled, waving his hand and scattering over a dozen small black dots.
The small black dots flew towards Hu Changxi from all directions.
One of the black dots brushed past Hu Changxi, who didn't sense any threat, only feeling a moment of surprise.
"Those are... seeds?"
As he was still in shock, twelve seeds suddenly cracked open, and vines with thorny spikes like venomous snakes burst out.
In the blink of an eye, they wrapped around him tightly.
Hu Changxi forcefully stopped and swung his longsword, attempting to sever the vines.
However, no matter how hard he slashed with the high-grade flying sword, the vines were incredibly resilient. Even if they broke, they would regenerate and wildly coil around him.
From a distance, Luo Chen stood on the riverbank, continuously making hand seals.
Ever since he reached the Master level in the 'Yi Mu Yao Wang Jing', through constant exploration, he discovered that purified spiritual energy had an incredibly amplifying effect on Wood-type spells.
It far surpassed his other spells.
But among Wood-type spells, there weren't many suitable for offense.
Most were auxiliary spells like healing and ensnarement techniques.
In this situation, he certainly wouldn't give up his advantage in spiritual energy.
So, he had always wanted to improve his combat methods.
Later, it was Yuan Dongsheng who gave him inspiration while tending to the fields in front of his cave mansion.
"The spirit plant techniques we spirit plant cultivators master can also be used in combat."
"Like when my grandmother fought Min Longyu in the Slanted Moon Valley years ago, she used the Grass Scythe Steel Sword Technique, using spirit plant techniques to stimulate the crops and unleash dazzling sword beams. I remember Min Longyu was heavily injured and spat blood from my grandmother's attack."
"If the sect leader wants to improve Wood-type spells, perhaps you can try combining them with some wood-attributed plants."
After that, Luo Chen and Yuan Dongsheng often brainstormed together.
Finally, on Yuan Dongsheng's recommendation, he purchased a batch of Tier two Thornflower seeds from the Hundred Herbs Hall.
After pre-processing, he used Wood-type spiritual energy to stimulate their growth, and in an instant, they became robust and large.
Although the forcibly grown vines had a short lifespan and could only bloom for a brief moment, they were covered in thorns, making them highly lethal.
Thus, the seemingly auxiliary Ensnarement Technique now possessed formidable killing power!
Watching Hu Changxi frantically counterattacking amidst the overwhelming vine assault like a trapped beast, Luo Chen sneered.
"You're just struggling in vain."
The spiritual incantation in his hand transformed, and the twelve thick vines trembled.
Countless thorny bone spikes turned into feathers, flying towards Hu Changxi.
Hu Changxi's soul trembled, and he hastily activated his defensive artifact.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
A dense clanging sound continuously rang out.
When the defensive artifact's light dimmed, it finally managed to withstand the onslaught of bone spikes.
"Phew... That was close..."
Before he could feel relieved, a python-like vine tightly coiled around his waist and abdomen.
His face changed, and he subconsciously swung his sword.
However, just as he raised his hand, he couldn't bring it down.
Because another vine had wrapped around his arm without him noticing.
One, two, three, four...
Amidst his despair, twelve thick vines completely entangled him.
From a distance, Luo Chen tightly clenched his palm, then suddenly opened it.
Like a blooming flower.
Within the python-like coils, a soft "pffft" sound echoed.
It was as if a defensive artifact had shattered.
Subsequently, a blood-colored blossom bloomed from the entangled vines.
(End of Chapter)
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