Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 653: Clear Sky Thunder, the Ancient Beast of Penghu - Novel Cool

Chapter 653: Clear Sky Thunder, the Ancient Beast of Penghu

Chapter 653: Clear Sky Thunder, the Ancient Beast of Penghu

At the edge of the Sinking Sea, Ding Yi appeared, cloaked in a large black robe, silently observing the sky filled with golden light. Suddenly, his expression turned solemn, and he glanced towards a distant corner.

A giant turtle emerged from the waves, with three figures standing atop it. The leader looked up at the sky, as if calculating something, and after a while, he shook his head.

Behind him stood a young man and a young woman, both with youthful appearances. As Ding Yi observed them, the young man also looked back with a cold gaze.

Ding Yi tugged at the corner of his mouth and without hesitation, he dove into the water and disappeared.

The young man frowned and said to the middle-aged man with slightly white temples in front of him, "Father, there are many who aspire to enter the secret realm of the Sinking Sea."

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"What about me and Xiao Lian?"

"You two are different. With my protection, if we can find the Spirit Sculpting Holy Spring where Li Da Neng once soaked, it will not only reshape your spiritual roots but also make it easy to advance to the Nascent Soul stage. In the future, you might even have the hope of comprehending the power of the laws ahead of the Nascent Soul stage and step into the Divine Transformation realm!"

The young man's face showed a look of confusion, as if he didn't believe such a treasure truly existed in the world.

His father didn't offer much explanation. After observing the Sinking Sea for a moment, he had a plan.

"The accumulated dead energy in this sea is constantly being released towards the Arctic Nightmara Heaven, causing the secret realm to open prematurely. It's good news, but also bad news. With the premature opening, it's not fully prepared, and we'll have to wait for several months before we can enter."

"Let's find a place to stay first, and then we'll look for a more bustling entrance to enter later."

As they spoke, the giant turtle beneath their feet slowly submerged, and its final destination was unknown.

On the other side, Ding Yi, who had left the Sinking Sea, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"The connection is still weak and untraceable, indicating that the secret realm hasn't fully opened yet, giving us some time."

"However, we can't delay any longer. We must urge Qingyangzi to act."

As he muttered to himself, a glint of ruthlessness appeared in Ding Yi's eyes.

Qingyangzi was a suitable candidate he had personally selected—powerful yet still under his control, ensuring he wouldn't overshadow his master.

But if the other party advanced to the Golden Core stage, the variables would be too great.

...

One month later, on Peng Island.

Ding Yi and the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave arrived together, insisting on meeting Luo Chen.

This time, Luo Chen did not refuse to see them.

The meeting was held in the Alchemy Tool Hall, an unsuitable place for receiving guests.

As they watched Luo Chen forging a saber case and repairing a flower basket artifact, Ding Yi and the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave exchanged glances, seemingly surprised.

"You shut the door on guests, even us, just because of this?"

Luo Chen continued his work without lifting his head, "According to what you said, the journey to the Sinking Sea is quite dangerous, and neither of us can guarantee a safe return. So, before we leave, some matters should be properly concluded. This flower basket artifact was a promise I made to a friend to help him repair. By finishing this task before our departure, I can set my mind at ease."

Ding Yi was left speechless.

The Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave didn't seem to mind. It was a rare opportunity to personally observe Qingyangzi's artifact crafting, and at that moment, he was intently watching the other's techniques.

However, after watching for a while, he didn't see any profound or exquisite details, and he felt quite disappointed.

Luo Chen slowed down his hand movements and looked up at Ding Yi.

"You two are so eager to see me, it's not just about my health, is it?"

Ding Yi shook his head and immediately recounted everything he had seen and heard at the Sinking Sea.

In the end, he said seriously, "The ruins are opening right now, and we must make preparations!"

Luo Chen frowned, "You didn't say that before. The opening and closing of the ruins are said to occur simultaneously with celestial phenomena, ranging from one to two years to forty to fifty years. Don't we still have plenty of time?"

"Things change, and you can't compare them to the past."

Ding Yi took a deep breath and, combining all the information he had observed, came up with his own theory.

"This time, the opening of the ruins is not natural but man-made. It is rumored that the Jade Emperor, Liujun, used a secret method to divert the dead energy of the Sinking Sea to break the seal of Naraka Heaven, which led to the premature opening of the ruins. No one knows if it will close prematurely, and if we get trapped inside, we might never get out."

"Moreover, going early will also bring more benefits."

"Qingyangzi, we can't delay!"

Upon hearing these words, Luo Chen's frown deepened.

After a while, he said, "Give me a little more time!"

He continued with his artifact crafting.

This gesture indicated that he was seeing them off.

A flash of anger crossed Ding Yi's face, but at the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave's signal, he ultimately didn't make a scene and left reluctantly.

Luo Chen didn't see them off but continued working in the Alchemy Tool Hall.

Half a day later, he stopped his hand movements.

The flower basket artifact, which he had been repairing for Han Zhan, was actually quite simple. It just required some materials, and after repairing it, the owner would need to nurture it for a period of time.

What he was more concerned about was the strange artifact that Han Zhan had entrusted to him.

The Soul Heaven Sword Case!

The remaining secondary ingredients were also of excellent quality.

After a month of hard work, the task was finally completed.

Although he couldn't say for sure how powerful it would be, it should at least meet Han Zhan's requirements.

Stroking the soft surface of the Soul Heaven Sword Case, Luo Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

Ding Yi, he was in a hurry!

And, he was getting more and more anxious.

This was good news for him.

Even if he couldn't turn the tables, he could still hold his own and compete with others in subsequent actions.

But he himself was not in a rush.

He was just a step away from reaching the Ancient Fourth Stage.

This trump card might be the only way he could counter the Nascent Soul True Man's methods. No matter how urgent the situation was, he couldn't afford to act recklessly.

"Let's take it slow!"

"Who knows, maybe those who go early will be reborn early?"

Luo Chen chuckled lightly, put away the Soul Heaven Sword Case he had refined, and turned to enter the Star Pavilion.

Recently, he had gained new insights into the Ten Paths Converge. The closer he got to the Ancient Fourth Stage, the more he discovered the many flaws in this body-refining technique.

If he could solve these issues one by one, perhaps he could increase the power of his True Body after the transformation.

...

The Myriad Immortal Assembly, a gathering place for loose cultivators.

In the hearts of low-level loose cultivators, it was even more prestigious than the divine transformation holy lands!

With the ongoing Human-Demon War in recent years, more and more loose cultivators had gathered at the Myriad Immortal Assembly, making it seem like a new phenomenon every day.

But this year, the low-level loose cultivators were feeling more and more suppressed.

It seemed that there were more and more high-level cultivators within the Myriad Immortal Assembly's territory?

Especially after the strange heavenly phenomenon of the Golden Heaven Black Sea appeared, those who had sneaked in could no longer hold back.

Gradually, a rumor began to spread among the countless people.

Within the Sea of Sinking, there is an ancient secret realm!"

It was said that countless treasures were left behind by ancient cultivators who had sat down to pass away. Ordinary people who obtained them might live longer, advance their cultivation, or even ascend to the Nascent Soul and dominate a region!

Logically, this rumor wouldn't make everyone believe it.

But strangely, the heavenly phenomenon persisted.

On top of that, there was news that Li Canghai, the current number one person in the Sea of Sinking, had obtained benefits from that ancient site and advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

Thus, the authenticity of the news became more certain.

Many loose cultivators wanted to explore the Sea of Sinking.

Originally, they were worried that the Myriad Immortal Assembly, which was closest to the Sea of Sinking, would interfere.

But unexpectedly, after the three eight-star demon hunters led a sweep of the Sea of Sinking and drove out the entrenched demons, they all withdrew and seemed to not care at all.

Those who had their eyes on the treasures became restless.

Countless cultivators began to gather at the Sea of Sinking.

Until!

Three months later.

Hundreds of sky-reaching whirlwinds rose from the Sea of Sinking, piercing straight into the sky.

When the water-drawing whirlwinds disappeared, a cyclone was left on the Sea of Sinking.

Immense amounts of spiritual energy were sucked into the cyclone and vanished without a trace.

Someone said that the location of these cyclones was the entrance to the secret realm, and the secret realm was filled with countless treasures—first come, first served.

Instantly, all the onlookers couldn't hold back any longer.

At the shore of the Sea of Sinking.

Ding Yi and Mo Yun Cave Master rode on clouds and mist, watching from a distance as countless streaks of light dove into the black ocean, heading towards the location of the cyclones.

At this moment, it was as if countless mayflies were entering the sea.

"These people aren't stupid; they know not to fly in from the air." Mo Yun Cave Master said with a smile.

"Who doesn't know the name of the Void Burning Wind? But these people, with their eyes blinded by the allure of treasures, don't make any preparations at all and recklessly enter the Sea of Sinking—purely seeking death."

Ding Yi snorted, extremely disdainful of what these people were doing.

Mo Yun Cave Master agreed, "To enter the sea, these people must have planned for many years, and even then, they still need to gather powerful companions.

These people truly don't know the value of their lives.

Within sight, numerous loose cultivators, as soon as they entered, immediately fled in panic.

The pitch-black seawater was frantically corroding their defensive barriers and protective treasures.

Those at the Foundation Establishment stage couldn't even swim ten li.

Those at the Core Formation stage could barely travel a hundred li.

And that was with them pacing themselves.

As for those who didn't know their limits, they simply drowned in the boundless black sea.

However, some Golden Core cultivators, who had made thorough preparations, cautiously entered the Sea of Sinking.

But before they even found the cyclone, they were swept away by the invisible Void Burning Wind in the seawater and drowned, their bodies corroded by the seawater.

In just a short period of several days, the scene of countless streaks of light entering the sea together disappeared without a trace.

At the shore of the Sea of Sinking, there were more survivors who were terrified and onlookers who were hesitant.

During this process, Mo Yun Cave Master, who was proficient in formation techniques, seemed to have noticed something.

"The deaths of these people have brought a large amount of death energy to this sea, and the death energy is being drawn into the cyclone, making it stronger. It should be a formation specifically designed to gather death energy."

Ding Yi thought for a moment, "Perhaps this is why the Myriad Immortal Assembly's higher-ups don't prohibit low-level cultivators from approaching the Sea of Sinking."

Using people's lives to increase the death energy in the Sea of Sinking.

Mo Yun Cave Master observed for a moment and then shook his head regretfully.

"What a pity, with the destruction of the Three Chasm Gorge, the terrain has changed, and some of the death energy is gathering towards the Night Heaven Mountain. This causes the cyclones to form and strengthen very slowly."

Ding Yi interrupted, "This has nothing to do with us. The Sea of Sinking has accumulated countless years of death energy, and it can't be drained in a short time. It's enough for us to enter and search for treasures."

"The Lord of Mo Yun Cave hesitated, "Then, when should we enter?"

During their observation, they even noticed that Nascent Soul True Men, who didn't bother to conceal their movements, had already entered.

If they delayed any further, there might be nothing left.

At the mention of this, Ding Yi's expression turned grim.

"Azure Sun Demon Lord!"

...

"Are you here to rush me again?"

Within the Star Palace, Luo Chen crumpled up the sound-transmitting talisman, turning it into ashes, his expression neither sad nor happy.

It was as if others' urgency had nothing to do with him.

Naked, his body was smeared with black mud.

Inside him, true flames raged, scorching every corner of his physique.

An extraordinary pain, coupled with the strengthening of his physique, would have caused an ordinary person to faint from the agony, but Luo Chen seemed unaffected.

Moreover, he had been adjusting his 'Ten Thousand Paths Converging' based on recent changes, specifically focusing on tempering certain areas with true flames.

Don't underestimate these details.

It was through these quantitative changes that qualitative transformation became possible.

Time slowly passed.

As Luo Chen focused on body refinement, the commotion caused by the anomaly in the Chenyuan Sea not only didn't subside due to the fall of numerous low-level cultivators but gradually intensified.

Powerful beings from unknown origins entered the Chenyuan Sea from all directions.

Even an unparalleled Demon Emperor, stirring up waves from the depths of the Demon Sea, forcibly stepped into the Chenyuan Sea.

Not only that, chaos also emerged within the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly.

The three eight-star demon hunters simultaneously disappeared!

Some said they had also gone to that secret realm.

It wasn't just Diao Sou and the others; even the Blood Scatterer, who had been active recently, hadn't been seen for a long time.

The decades-long war between the righteous and demonic paths, after the anomaly in the Chenyuan Sea, mysteriously came to a halt.

Rumors spread that the Mad Scatterer, one of the three scatterers of the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly, had appeared within the Canghai Alliance, and it was he who caused the war to cease.

And none of this had anything to do with Luo Chen.

...

One year later.

Ding Yi once again arrived at the Penghu shore.

The scenery before him remained vast and misty, with clouds and fog shrouding the horizon, leaving no trace of the island.

Ding Yi's face was filled with anger. Without waiting for the lake guardian's advice, he soared into the sky, and a Yellow Skinned Gourd appeared in his hand.

He was going to forcefully break into Penghu!

"Azure Sun Demon Lord, you've broken your promise. Today, you must give me an explanation!"

With a furious shout, he slapped the green-skinned gourd.

Instantly, brilliant golden sand poured out of the gourd, rushing towards the Penghu grand formation.

Just then, a gust of wind swept in, stirring up the sand.

Ding Yi hummed, and the flowing sand quickly took shape, forming a hundred-zhang-tall monster that resembled a snake but wasn't, and a centipede but wasn't, almost identical to the legendary Sand Centipede.

The clouds and mist swirled, and beneath the water, a giant Black Dragon slowly rose, revealing the formidable aura of a Great Demon King.

The dragon soared into the sky, lashing its tail in a strike.

The Sand Centipede remained unperturbed, and after being smashed into countless grains of sand, it gathered and reformed, intending to envelop the black dragon.

Another gust of wind blew in, helping the dragon disperse the sand.

Ding Yi's expression remained unchanged. He slapped the yellow-skinned gourd again, and another Sand Centipede flew out.

Amidst the hazy clouds, Tianxuan's face changed slightly, and he retreated while continuously waving his Nine Wind Banana Fan.

Ding Yi's expression turned fierce, and his figure moved, forcefully breaking into the Penghu grand formation.

"You two can't stop me. Let Azure Sun come out and see me!"

Just then, in the void, there seemed to be a ringing sword cry!

Clang!

A chilling killing intent descended, causing Ding Yi's expression to change slightly.

"Is this the killing move of the Penghu grand formation?"

Ding Yi had a premonition that if that sword was swung, he would definitely be unable to withstand it.

This was not an attack that a Golden Core cultivator could produce; only with the aid of the killing array arranged over the eight hundred li of Penghu could it be explained.

"Today, I've overestimated myself. I should have called the Lord of Mo Yun Cave along."

Ding Yi regretted his overconfidence and flew out of the Penghu range.

Landing on the shore, he glared in the direction of Penghu Island.

"Azure Sun, if you don't come, don't blame us for not waiting for you."

After shouting, he turned and left without hesitation, already planning to go directly to the Chenyuan Sea with the Lord of Mo Yun Cave.

Just as he turned around—

Suddenly!

In the clear sky, there seemed to be a peal of thunder.

Ding Yi turned around abruptly, and what he saw caused his pupils to shrink.

Large patches of clouds and mist were collapsing inward, rolling towards the center of the eight hundred li of Penghu.

The originally calm lake surface now churned like boiling water, stirring up towering waves.

Not only that, but a terrifying amount of spiritual energy rose from the islands and even the lake bottom, converging towards that direction like a thousand rivers flowing into the sea.

"This..."

As Ding Yi was astonished, he saw the collapsing clouds and mist fly back, once again shrouding the vast Penghu.

It was as if everything that had happened was just an illusion, as if nothing had occurred.

But who was Ding Yi? Even with the grand formation as a barrier, he could still sense the boiling turmoil of the spiritual energy in this place.

Especially!

In the boundless depths of Penghu, a terrifying atmosphere was brewing, as if an ancient beast was slowly awakening from its slumber!

Thanks to the generous reward from the Meat-Eating Monk Alliance Leader!

Thanks to the generous reward from Honghong Red of 5,000 qian!

Thanks to the generous reward from Shen's Light in the Night of 1,500 qian!

Thanks to the generous reward from Sanfan Pui of 1,000 qian!

Thank you, family! It's been a long time since I received such a precious gift.

I will definitely add an extra chapter tomorrow!

(End of Chapter)

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