Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 667: The Culprit, Blood Sea Old Ancestor - Novel Cool

Chapter 667: The Culprit, Blood Sea Old Ancestor

Chapter 667: The Culprit, Blood Sea Old Ancestor

"Huff... Hiss..."

A pleasurable groan escaped from the man in the red robe, drawing the attention of the two nearby individuals.

But they didn't find it strange that Luo Chen would act so unreservedly.

The reason was that after entering Blazing Hell, the surrounding spiritual energy environment underwent a drastic change.

It was no longer the sharp and chilling environment of the Thousand Ridges Mountain Range, nor the thick and heavy atmosphere of the Sandy Sea. Instead, it had transformed into a scorching, restless, and vibrant environment.

It was as if even the act of breathing and swallowing carried a fiery intensity!

In such an extreme spiritual energy environment, it was naturally uncomfortable for Tai Sui, whose primary cultivation attribute was Wood.

But for Luo Chen, who cultivated Fire-attributed techniques, it was like a fish returning to water—he felt incredibly at ease!

Not only him, but even Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave, who also cultivated Fire-attributed techniques, couldn't help but stretch his body and took a few deep breaths.

As he relaxed, Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave's mind loosened, and he couldn't help but feel a bit resentful towards Luo Chen's previous reckless actions.

"Why go and provoke that monster? You almost got stuck inside."

"How I do things shouldn't be something you, Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave, should evaluate, right?"

Luo Chen glanced at him, causing Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave to hesitate.

In his heart, a suppressed anger seemed ready to burst forth.

Ever since they formed an alliance, things had not gone smoothly!

First, there was the delay in entering Sinking Sea, and then the trouble with Ghost Immortal Tower, which almost got them killed.

Finally, they managed to enter Demon Annihilation Land, only to encounter this cunning individual who set up an ambush, threatening them with a Fourth-stage Mythic Beast, the Nine Yang Golden Eagle.

Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave, a revered Artificer Master among the masses, had never experienced such treatment.

At this moment, in Blazing Hell, which was like his home field, he should take this opportunity to explain everything thoroughly!

A white true flame emerged from his body.

Luo Chen caught sight of this and couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

Just then, a hand rested on Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave's shoulder.

"Your mind is in disarray."

"I..."

Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave looked back at Tai Sui and suddenly realized.

But when he looked at Luo Chen again, the actively released chilling killing intent was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.

Ah, how dare he provoke Qingyang Demon Lord!

That was the existence that had escaped unharmed from the siege of the Sandy Sea Lord.

Moreover, over the years, the tales of Qingyang Demon Lord's combat abilities in the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly had become increasingly renowned, far beyond what a Seventh-stage Core Formation Cultivator like him, who was devoted to the path of artifact forging, could compare.

"Hmph."

Luo Chen snorted lightly, paying no heed to Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave's thoughts, and instead turned to Tai Sui.

"Why is Tianrao so persistent in capturing the Dragon Soul, one of the three Golden Core Cultivators that Demon Luo Liu wanted?"

Tai Sui glanced at Luo Chen's fingers, where two rings were worn.

One was dark green, and the other was black.

The Dragon Soul was contained within the black ring.

Tai Sui paused and said, "Regarding this matter, I've been thinking about it on the way here, and I've come up with a rough guess. I don't know if it's correct or not, but I can share my thoughts for your reference."

"We, as Spirit-Linking beings, are ranked at the Fifth Stage, comparable to Nascent Soul, but in reality, we don't possess the might of Nascent Soul. This is because our bodies possess the laws of heaven and earth, but we can't skillfully utilize them, and due to the limitations of our bodies, the power of the laws we comprehend is also incomplete."

Luo Chen furrowed his brows, and his mind subconsciously recalled the Fifth Stage Dry Blood Vine on Ku Wood Peak.

As Tai Sui explained, it seemed to be precisely the case.

Beings of wood, grass, metal, and stone rarely develop spiritual intelligence.

It's often only at extremely high cultivation levels that they might have the chance to develop spiritual intelligence.

If compared to humans, it's roughly equivalent to having a Nascent Soul body but with spiritual intelligence akin to an infant, like a newborn baby.

Without proper control, their might is not apparent, and their means are limited... These are the general characteristics of Spirit-Linking beings.

These beings' most proficient methods are mostly related to controlling the land they grew up in to exterminate their enemies.

Like how the Dry Blood Vine covers Ku Wood Peak, and Tianrao seems to overturn the Sandy Sea.

"Tianrao's innate fetters are even greater!"

"He was created by Heavenforge Demonic Lord, and while his foundation is robust, he struggles to bring out his full potential. That's why, over the years, he's been working on dividing his body, attempting to gradually master his power and eventually unite it."

"Additionally, his Earth Dao law is also incomplete."

"From what I've observed, that unconscious Dragon Soul, in its previous life, seemed to have comprehended a certain law of the Earth Dao, perhaps as a Spirit-Linking being or an Ancient Beast. That's why Tianrao wanted to devour it to complete himself."

Tai Sui paused and continued with a hint of speculation, "According to what I know, the Sandy Sea didn't have that Gobi Desert before, so it's apparent that the Dragon Soul was transformed from that place."

Luo Chen furrowed his brows, as the matter involved Nascent Soul cultivation laws, and his understanding was extremely limited.

Hearing this, he felt like he was in a cloud of fog, grasping only a few threads of the true meaning.

So, he pointed directly at the core of the issue.

"Where does this soul come from?"

"It's not from here; it's an outsider." Tai Sui stated firmly.

"An outsider?" Luo Chen was astonished.

Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave, who was listening nearby, spoke thoughtfully, "I once heard Tianrao shout the name 'Stone Dragon,' and this name seems to match a legend in our Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly, doesn't it?"

Stone Dragon?

Suddenly, Luo Chen recalled a story a Core Formation Cultivator had told him on Quyang Island.

The Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly's base, the Fuling Mountain Range, was rumored to be the transformation of an Ancient Beast, Stone Dragon, after its death in ancient times.

Later, during the ancient war between humans and demons, the human race established the Five Continents, and the Yuanmo Sect forcefully entered the Northern Sea.

During this process, a Nascent Soul-stage old ancestor of the Yuanmo Sect passed through the Fuling Mountain Range, extracting the mountain's soul to enhance the foundation of the sect's spiritual land, the Arctic Nightmara Heaven.

And that mountain spirit, according to rumors, was the remnant soul of the Stone Dragon!

The Stone Dragon, though an ancient beast, was believed to have been a refined spirit of minerals, achieving enlightenment through spirit stones.

If this was indeed the case, it would explain why the Tianrao Sect was so determined to obtain the Stone Dragon's remnant soul.

The one thing he lacked the most was the essence of nature.

Luo Chen's thoughts wandered, and he spoke with a pensive tone, "It is said that hundreds of years ago, the Blood Sea lineage's Nascent Soul ancestor personally ventured into the Sinking Sea and never returned. Some even say he perished within this secret realm."

"You mean that old man!" Taishui suddenly laughed.

This laughter caught the attention of both Luo Chen and the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave.

Taishui shrugged, "I'm just a lingering remnant, and I don't know much. But regarding this person, I remember him clearly. It was because of him that I had the opportunity to divide my divine consciousness and escape the Demon Annihilation Land."

"Three hundred years ago, he indeed came to the Demon Annihilation Land, accompanied by a group of young disciples proficient in formation techniques. I don't remember them, but I clearly remember that old man. He entered the inheritance site and died inside."

Luo Chen and the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave were shocked, "He died inside?"

Even though they had already anticipated this, hearing someone tell them the answer still made it hard to remain composed.

After all, he was one of the top experts of his generation, a Nascent Soul powerhouse!

"He deserved to die!"

Taishui shrugged nonchalantly.

Seeing Luo Chen and the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave's confusion, he patiently explained, "The so-called inheritance site, as the name suggests, is the place where the Heavenforge Demonic Lord passed down his sect's heritage. Those who can enter are either exceptionally talented or undetermined in their path. Nascent Soul existences have already found their own way, how could they become the True Monarch's disciples?"

"Even after finding their own path, they still want to walk in someone else's footsteps."

"Do you mean the Blood Sea ancestor sought his own demise?"

Luo Chen and the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave exchanged glances, unsure how to respond for a moment.

Could it be that Nascent Soul powerhouses deserved to die?

But as Taishui said, when one's path was already clear, attempting to interfere with another's great path was indeed greedy and deserving of death.

Taishui shrugged, "Later, I possessed Ding Yi's body and learned of the news of the Demonic Origin Sect's destruction. Although the Northern Sea Demon Clan coalition was responsible for this tragedy, in my opinion, that old man is still the main culprit."

"How so?"

"The sect's top combat power died within the secret realm, causing the demon clan to become restless. He also took away the Stone Dragon's remnant soul, one of the sect's foundations, creating a weakness in the Arctic Nightmara Heaven. This allowed the demon clan coalition to launch a massive assault. Don't you think that old man should be held responsible for this crime?"

Alright then!

Hearing these words, Luo Chen and the others were left speechless.

The Northern Sea Demon Clan was powerful, but their strength was scattered.

With three Nascent Soul powerhouses of the Demonic Origin Sect still alive, they could suppress everything.

However, the Blood Sea ancestor's demise provided the Northern Sea Demon Clan with a rare opportunity.

From their perspective, the Blood Sea ancestor indeed deserved to bear this responsibility.

Luo Chen sighed, his gaze heavy as he scanned the world enveloped in endless flames.

As far as the eye could see, numerous volcanoes loomed, spewing black smoke and erupting from time to time.

Vast amounts of lava flowed, leaving little room for standing.

This was a land devoid of life! The occasional trees were also fiery crystal plants.

This was the Blazing Hell, the fire attribute land of the Five Elements World!

"The Thousand Ridges Mountain Range, Sandy Sea, Blazing Hell, and even the rumored Wood Heaven Origin, said to possess countless rare spiritual herbs... Even without mentioning the so-called inheritance site, this Five Elements World alone is the top-tier resource secret realm!"

"If a sect can thoroughly master this place, it will surely benefit countless generations!"

"Speaking of which, it's no wonder the Blood Sea ancestor paid a huge price to personally enter the Demon Annihilation Land."

Standing from the perspective of the sect's higher-ups, Luo Chen sighed.

The Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave nodded, feeling a sense of camaraderie as he was also the master of a small sect.

Taishui didn't seem to care much.

Looking at the blazing flames and rolling smoke of the hellish place, he suggested, "Now, let's go find the Five Elements Lotus Platform."

"Let's wait a bit!"

Luo Chen shook his head, his spirit eyes fixed on the space distorted by the high temperature.

"Hmm?" Taishui was puzzled.

"First, let's find a place abundant in spiritual energy. I need to restore some of my spiritual power."

Taishui was astonished, and the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave was also extremely surprised.

In their eyes, Luo Chen's spiritual power fluctuations remained stable, and his aura showed no signs of weakening. How could he need to restore his spiritual power?

Luo Chen didn't explain, his gaze fixed on a small mountain that hadn't erupted with lava.

"That place is quite suitable!"

Saying this, he flew directly towards it.

Upon reaching the vicinity, he patted his waist storage bag, and Tianxuan instantly flew out.

"You can protect me for a while."

"Yes, Master!"

He didn't summon the Black King, as the Black King specialized in water attributes and would be most affected in the Blazing Hell.

Tianxuan was slightly better, as she also cultivated water attributes, but her main cultivation was in wind attributes, so the impact wasn't as severe.

Subsequently, Luo Chen controlled the Soul Heaven Sword Case, and a Seven Star Saber flew out, drilling straight into the depths of the mountain range.

In a short while, a simple cave mansion took shape.

Luo Chen entered, took out a formation disk, and set up the formation before sitting down in a meditative posture.

While orally taking the Supreme True Flame Pill, he circulated the 《Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture》 to absorb the fire attribute spiritual energy that was everywhere.

As the surging spiritual energy entered his body, the slightly dim second Yuan Dan within him instantly became vibrant and luminous.

His lifebound Golden Core indeed consumed very little spiritual power.

However, the previous accumulation of power for a single palm strike, coupled with escaping Tianhuang's pursuit, had exhausted most of the spiritual power in his second Nascent Soul.

With his lifebound Golden Core serving as the core of the Hell of Samsara's killing move, he couldn't use it lightly. The second Nascent Soul was his source of strength.

Only when his divine energy was full could he have the confidence for his next action.

When his Qi Sea was filled and his Nascent Soul flickered, a strange feeling stirred within Luo Chen's heart.

He circulated the Dust Essence Technique and severed that feeling.

"Strange?"

Luo Chen took a short rest and examined his body.

Within his Qi Sea, the Prosper-Doom True Flame, transformed from the Source Flame, was lively and vibrant.

"This place seems to be very suitable for the existence of the Sourceless Fire?"

Luo Chen was astonished.

Suddenly, he thought of the sudden anger of the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave and the white flame that appeared on his body.

"So that's it!"

Luo Chen murmured to himself, then closed his eyes and continued to meditate.

Outside, the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave, who had found another low hill, couldn't help but release the Source Flame he had refined.

His name was Baiyun Haoyan, and his Heaven-Burning Fire had the same origin as the one used by Xingyun Shangren of Qingdangu.

Sensing Baiyun Haoyan's joy, the Lord of Cloudsoaring Cave's eyes shone with excitement.

"If I can monopolize this place, I might not need a hundred years to reach the peak of the Golden Core stage. Moreover, with this place, I can even establish a true Artificer Master Sect, surpassing Cloudsoaring Mountain!"

He could feel the richness of the fire-attributed spiritual energy here, and the denser it became as he approached the large volcano.

This low hill had the effect of a Tier Three spirit land.

One could imagine that if they reached the most majestic place in the Blazing Hell, even Tier Four and Tier Five spirit lands would be within reach!

...

The deepest part of the Demon Annihilation Land.

Its name was the Falling Demon Abyss.

The vast spiritual energy absorbed from the outside world was channeled into Forgetful Heaven and Five Elements World, with only a small portion of it.

Most of the energy gathered in the Falling Demon Abyss.

At the bottom of the abyss, on an ancient stone platform, three figures stood tall.

Surrounding them was darkness, with only a dozen starlights flickering weakly.

The three of them stared at the starlights, seemingly hesitant.

Suddenly, the leader's expression changed slightly.

Ji Yuan, the old Daoist who had been paying attention to him, asked curiously, "Blood Nightmare, what's wrong?"

Blood Nightmare Demon frowned and said, "The three people I left outside to handle matters are dead."

"Dead?" Ji Yuan was surprised. "Among their peers, Wu Qi and the others are not weak, and they also have the protective means you bestowed upon them. Who could have killed them?"

Before Blood Nightmare Demon could reply, the nearby Fie Leng Xianzi coldly laughed, "You wanted to use three Golden Core juniors to subdue the Stone Dragon's remnant soul. You should have expected that they would be counter-killed."

Blood Nightmare Demon shook his head, "It's not that simple. The remnant soul's will has long been annihilated, and only its instincts remain. I also gave them a Treasure-grade Soul Summoning Banner, which was more than enough to subdue the remnant soul. They... must have been killed by someone. Unfortunately, while we're in the Falling Demon Abyss, we can't calculate who killed them, ruining my grand plan."

Ji Yuan nodded and casually said, "Indeed, it's a big deal. That Stone Dragon is a Tier Five spirit vein that devoured the ancient beast Earth Dragon within it and became a spirit. With the body of an ancient beast and the spirit of a refined demon, it's a beast of great fortune from primordial times. Even though only a remnant soul remains after tens of thousands of years, if used well, it's still possible to cultivate a Tier Five spirit vein. With this matter ruined, your path to Nascent Soul stage will likely become even more difficult."

Blood Nightmare Demon's face grew more somber.

Fie Leng Xianzi couldn't be bothered with this and gracefully walked to a starlight that emitted a radiant glow.

"I'll go in first."

Blood Nightmare Demon frowned, "Shouldn't we wait a little longer? There are over ten paths, and it's said that each leads to Bright Heaven. But in all the generations of the Demonic Origin Sect, only a few disciples have truly entered Bright Heaven. Have you considered this carefully?"

"There's no need to consider it," Fie Leng Xianzi said, and before she finished speaking, she had already stepped into the starlight and left, leaving behind only one sentence.

"Blood Sea Old Ancestor entered the path with the dimmest starlight. If you want to obtain his legacy, go there!"

Blood Nightmare Demon was half-believing and half-doubting, his gaze falling on the dimmest of the dozen starlights.

After pondering for a while, he finally took a deep breath and walked in.

After they left, the Daoist Ji Yuan, with his immortal aura, fell silent.

Just then, the ancient stone platform trembled slightly, and a brilliant light shone forth.

A graceful figure slowly appeared on it.

Before the light faded, a pair of beautiful eyes landed on Daoist Ji Yuan.

"Third Senior Brother, you've made it so difficult for your junior sister to find you!"

A voice as cold as the nine-layered icy wind echoed faintly.

Hearing this voice, Daoist Ji Yuan's expression changed drastically.

Without hesitation, he stepped into one of the starlights.

After he left, the light on the stone platform contracted, and a woman walked out from within.

Her skin was like white jade, her eyes like stars, and her exquisite features exuded a sense of coldness and detachment.

Below, her curvaceous figure was like a gathering of mountains and surging waves, revealing a seductive and unrestrained charm.

Such a contradictory quality was embodied in this one person.

In the entire Northern Sea, there was only one person like this.

The Moon Scatterer of the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly!

Daoist Ji Yuan's escape caused her to let out a cold snort.

But soon, her gaze fell on the dozen starlights, and she fell silent.

(End of Chapter)

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