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Chapter 767: Roaring Laughter, I Am No Ordinary Mortal!
Chapter 767: Roaring Laughter, I Am No Ordinary Mortal!
"Growth and Decay!"
As Luo Chen's finger descended, his thoughts seemed to return to the hazy and chaotic experiences he had before.
Within the Essence Ocean that felt so close to him, he followed the guidance of the Growth and Decay Fire Spirit, seeking the so-called Principle Essence—Growth and Decay!
This thing was not spiritual energy or essence energy, nor was it a tangible form of energy. It was more like an enlightenment.
Upon comprehending it, he subconsciously became aware of the myriad changes in the world related to the Principle Essence of Growth and Decay!
Flowers bloom and wither, clouds gather and disperse.
The sun rises and the moon floats, life and death, aging and sickness.
All are just two sides of growth and decay.
Being in the Essence Ocean, the speed of enlightenment was thousands of times faster than his own comprehension. It was as if the entire world had presented all the changes related to the Principle Essence of Growth and Decay before Luo Chen, allowing him to pick and choose as he pleased.
Unfortunately, Luo Chen had ultimately relied on external power.
The power of the Growth and Decay Fire Spirit's promotion and transformation.
The Spirit Acumen he had attracted was not enough, so he couldn't continue to stay in the Essence Ocean of this world.
He was pushed out by a cold yet familiar consciousness.
This consciousness, in Luo Chen's understanding, could be called the World Consciousness or the Soul of the Planet. According to the esoteric theories in the classics, there were two more colloquial words.
Heavenly Dao!
Due to the short time, Luo Chen's comprehension of the Principle Essence of Growth and Decay was limited, and he was quickly expelled from the Essence Ocean by the Heavenly Dao, unable to continue gaining more insights from within.
But it was enough.
According to his cultivation habits over the past two hundred years, it could be called "entering the door."
Since he had already entered the door, further enlightenment would naturally be much easier than before.
The reason he didn't wake up immediately was that he had gained new insights after leaving the Essence Ocean!
However, this time, he didn't enlighten a profound principle or a grand path, but a combat-related spell.
Throughout his journey, Luo Chen had not created many spells on his own.
Most of them were derived from others' spells, ancient texts, and his own understanding, combined and integrated.
For example, the Bursting Sky Step was inspired by the techniques of the Qing Shuang Yao Huang, the Seven Rings of the Fiery Sky were based on the fire-type defensive spell Fire Ring Technique, and the Ghostly God's Easy Change was inspired by the ancient beast, the Ghost Immortal Tower.
The set of Seven Scattering Hands of the Demon Lord was merely a compilation and could not be considered self-created.
But this time, it was purely his own creation!
Luo Chen used the Principle Essence of Growth and Decay as the main component, supplemented by changes in essence energy, the Light and Shadow Two Prohibitions from the Seven Fundamental Arrays, and even the Origin Energy filled with vibrant life force within his body was incorporated into it.
With all these elements, he finally comprehended the prototype of a new technique today!
He named it—Growth and Decay Finger Art!
A thought flashed through his mind.
The battle outside had already caught his attention.
As Luo Chen's finger descended.
The black blade light that was about to strike him shrank inch by inch, and the essence energy attached to it dissipated strangely and disappeared. Finally, it turned into a small black blade that wailed and fled, but the strange power still followed it, affecting its owner as well.
Qi Xiong Cheng grabbed the small blade, and his body trembled. His eyes showed disbelief.
He found that his essence energy was diminishing, and his Primordial Spirit was withering.
Especially his physical body, which had originally been in the third stage of Lianti Sanjing, began to lose its vitality strangely. His entire body became aged.
"Something's wrong!"
This time, without any hesitation, he activated the Illusory Chess.
A vortex appeared, enveloping him.
As his figure gradually disappeared, a head of white hair became faintly visible.
On the other side, the green bamboo grove covering several miles of land visibly withered.
Bamboo leaves fell, green bamboo turned yellow, and even the bamboo joints created by essence energy began to explode with a sound like firecrackers.
Amid Wang Yifu's astonishment, a cracking sound echoed in his divine soul.
The bamboo staff, which had been heavily damaged by the Blood Sword in the Three Rainbow Falls battle, reappeared with cracks that rapidly expanded.
Until it broke into two!
This was his Lifebound Treasure!
The destruction of the treasure caused the connection established through centuries of mental cultivation to instantly backlash onto him.
And that strange power, no longer concealed by the bamboo grove, finally landed on him.
Even as he continuously channeled essence energy to resist, within just a few breaths, he transformed from an aged state into a decrepit old man, like a withered tree about to fall.
But these were not the key points.
Luo Chen's eyes fixed on the bizarre attack of thunder and fire, resembling a stream of flames or a flash of lightning.
His spell had landed on it, but the opponent had temporarily resisted it.
The giant finger created by the spell was even being dispelled.
"What kind of power is this, filled with a destructive aura, that can block my new technique?"
But it was only temporary!
After just a breath of stalemate, the stream of flames and lightning suddenly collapsed.
"Pfft!"
Shi Ju uncontrollably spat out a mouthful of blood, staring at the giant finger pressing down from above with madness in his eyes.
"Damn it, another failure!"
He glared at Luo Chen, clapped his hands together, and then abruptly spread them wide.
As he spread his hands, his body stretched wider and wider.
Until...
Whoosh!
A figure emerged from within him, with hands, feet, and a proud head.
It had the same appearance and aura as the original Shi Ju, but it was even more violent.
As the two figures flew out, one to the left and one to the right, Luo Chen hesitated slightly.
Then he saw flames appearing and thunder flashing.
"Fire Escape?"
"Thunder Escape?"
Luo Chen was surprised, and with the remaining strength in his finger, he pointed at the figure shrouded in flickering thunder light.
A faint sound echoed in the void.
The figure enveloped in flickering thunder light was firmly pointed at and fell helplessly to the ground.
However, in mid-air, the figure suddenly stabilized and reappeared with thunder light, fleeing dozens of li away.
As for the other figure engulfed in fire light, it had long since disappeared without a trace.
Luo Chen slowly retracted his hand, his face filled with contemplation.
"So this is his reliance? A thunder clone, and it's even condensed with the second Primordial Spirit of the Thunder Dao!"
If that was the case, it made sense.
Those with the ability to divide their souls were versatile in their methods.
Those with a second Primordial Spirit were even more formidable, with essence energy far surpassing their peers.
But if, on top of that, they possessed an external body incarnation, a legendary grand method among the immortal cultivators, then their combat strength was immeasurable.
Especially!
Shi Ju's two bodies, one of fire and one of thunder, both possessed extremely combat-oriented attributes.
With such a trump card, he didn't need a Dao Guardian at all. He could roam the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven alone, and even during cultivation, he didn't require others to protect him.
It was understandable that Fu Qinglan, who had previously comprehended the power of the Primordial Source, was no match for Shi Ju.
But unfortunately, he had met his match.
With more extensive combat experience, a higher cultivation realm, and the comprehension of the Principle Essence, Luo Chen had even created a spell based on it.
Shi Ju was no match for Luo Chen.
Now that he had fled, Luo Chen didn't plan to pursue him.
Defeating him was enough.
Within the Cave Heaven, if Shi Ju was pushed to desperation, he would simply activate the Illusory Chess and leave. He couldn't be killed.
Pursuing a fleeing enemy was futile, and it would only escalate the enmity between them. If they provoked the Shi family enough to intervene personally, that wouldn't be good.
Suddenly, Luo Chen looked up and saw the white falcon that had been diving down rapidly, now fleeing at high speed.
Luo Chen smiled slightly. Now that he had come, how could he let the falcon escape?
Without any extra movements, he pointed with his finger as he had done before.
The commotion wasn't as loud as before, but the residual power in the surroundings remained, and in an instant, it landed on the white falcon.
A mournful cry was heard.
The white falcon exploded in mid-air!
It turned into countless clouds and mist, attempting to quickly re-form.
But Luo Chen's finger power wasn't something that could be dispelled by gathering and dispersing.
In the sky, a large mass of white mist continuously tried to re-form, only to collapse again and again, eventually transforming into a cloud-shrouded Illusionary Core that flew towards Luo Chen.
Luo Chen grabbed the Illusionary Core with one hand, his gaze sweeping over the nearby lifeless Wang Yifu, then towards the shocked Gu Yuan and his companion, with a slight smile.
"The matter here is settled. Let's go!"
Fu Qinglan looked at Luo Chen with adoration and nodded lightly.
"Mm."
Two Illusory Chess pieces were activated simultaneously, and two vortices suddenly appeared, sucking them in.
In just a breath, the two figures disappeared.
At this moment, the battlefield was in disarray, with fierce winds howling and boiling waves of ice and snow crashing against the broken walls.
Gu Yuan stood there in a daze.
Only after Luo Chen and the others disappeared did he speak with a bitter voice, "Was that a Tong Shen?"
What is Tong Shen?
It is a term used for Huashen cultivators and higher-level experts who integrate the Principle Essence they have comprehended into their spells, possessing abilities that can shake the heavens and earth.
No one answered Gu Yuan. Even with Gu Chen's knowledge, he couldn't compare to Luo Chen, who was immersed in the mysterious power of Luo Chen's previous finger strike.
It had the might of essence energy, merged with the power of heaven and earth, and could even target a cultivator's physical body.
Such a terrifying method seemed to be described only in the rumors of the seven great Tong Shen of the Heavenly Yuan Dao Sect.
But Luo Chen was merely an early-stage Primordial Spirit cultivator!
And he was a loose cultivator with no background!
He had created a Tong Shen?
Gu Chen took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the dispirited Gu Yuan, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Perhaps among the cultivators who entered the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven this time, there were many geniuses who appeared once in a decade or even a century. But the true genius was probably that Huang San, who was supposed to be a supporting character!
Such a genius would not remain unknown forever. One day, his name would resound throughout the Mountain and Sea Realm!
...
Two vortices suddenly appeared, calming the previously chaotic hall.
All eyes turned to the man and woman.
Fu Chaosheng was the first to rush forward, standing in front of everyone and protecting the blood-stained Fu Qinglan.
However, the surrounding cultivators were mostly staring at Luo Chen!
Their gazes were varied, filled with curiosity, surprise, admiration, and even anger! Especially the latter, which came from several Primordial Spirit experts who didn't hide their formidable auras.
With so many hungry gazes focused on Luo Chen, it felt like a heavy burden.
But Luo Chen treated it like a gentle breeze, his rejuvenated face carrying a slight smile. He cupped his hands towards Fu Chaosheng.
"Fu, I, Luo, am fortunate enough to have accomplished your request."
Fu Chaosheng quickly raised his hand to stop Luo Chen.
However, before he could say anything, a sinister voice sounded.
"Huang San, you need to give the Xiang family an explanation for this matter!"
Luo Chen looked over, and it was an elder with a sinister face, likely the thirty-sixth generation head of the Xiang family.
In fact, Luo Chen felt a sense of familiarity from him.
Luo Chen remembered; when the Seven Elders decided whether he should join the Heaven-Earth Peak, this person was the representative of the aristocratic families.
His features were not sinister, but rather, he had a full and harmonious face, exuding a dignified and majestic air.
However, the anger in his eyes made everyone feel his current mood, as if he wanted to tear Luo Chen apart.
Fu Chaosheng gritted his teeth and stepped forward.
"In the Great Competition, victory and defeat are common in the art of war. Moreover, Xiang Qi was not eliminated by Luo Chen. He merely counterattacked and eliminated the Angry Vajra."
This statement was impeccable, as Xiang Qi was eliminated by Shi Ju.
But others had more to say!
It was the Lin Clan Patriarch!
"We cannot interfere with the outcome of the match, but is Luo Chen too ruthless?"
He was a handsome middle-aged man, holding a corpse with an empty chest and abdomen, his face filled with sorrow.
It was Lin Jingtang's body, a child he had raised as his own son.
Fu Chaosheng wanted to say something, but the Lin Clan Patriarch glared at him.
"My Lin Clan and your Fu Clan have been friends for generations!"
Fu Chaosheng was speechless.
Luo Chen's expression remained calm, and his gaze slowly swept over the surroundings.
Most of the true transmitters and guardians who had been eliminated earlier were not present, but Qi Xiong Cheng, who had come out just before them, was still sitting on a chair, not having had the chance to go out for treatment.
It seemed that he had informed these people about the matters of the inner world.
Indeed, after fifty years in the Mirage Dragon Inner World, Luo Chen had made many enemies while protecting Fu Qinglan.
Especially in the final battle, with a single finger, four Nascent Soul cultivators were injured, one escaped, and two perished!
The deaths of these two were the highest number of casualties in the Inner World Competition in the past three thousand years, except for the first time.
No wonder they were so agitated.
The Xiang Clan, Lin Clan, Wang Clan, and the silent but equally fixated Shi Clan Patriarch and Gu Clan Patriarch, who had not spoken up yet, all stared at Luo Chen.
Luo Chen smiled.
"Everyone, do you intend to hold me accountable for my actions in protecting the Tianyuan True Transmitters? If so, I fear that in the next Inner World Competition five hundred years later, the new guardians will not dare to take action!"
As soon as he said this, everyone's faces showed a hint of strangeness.
Footsteps could be heard approaching from outside the hall.
Before the person entered, their voice had already reached them.
"What Guest Scholar Luo says is not false. The guardians are those you invited, and they protect the Great Dao of the various true transmitters. If you do not appreciate Guest Scholar Luo's act of loyalty, but instead pressure him unanimously, is that not a loss of the manners of a great sect and clan?"
Seven Lantern True Immortal entered the hall.
He represented the five elders of the Xing Men from the five outer continents of the Heaven-Earth Peak, and he addressed Luo Chen as 'Guest Scholar'.
The implication was clear!
The Xiang Clan Patriarch stepped forward to confront Seven Lantern True Immortal.
"This matter is not for the Xing Men to handle!"
Seven Lantern True Immortal stroked his beard, his gaze passing over the Xiang Clan Patriarch and landing on the two behind him.
"What do you think, Fellow Daoists Shi and Gu?"
They were also among the nineteen elders of the Xing Men of the Heaven-Earth Peak.
Under Seven Lantern True Immortal's gaze, the two of them remained silent.
After all, although Luo Chen had offended two great families, Shi Ju and Gu Daosu had not been eliminated.
To make a fuss at this time would not only be impolite but also unreasonable.
Luo Chen had not expected Seven Lantern Elder to speak up for him on behalf of the Xing Men at this moment.
Just then, a divine sense enveloped the entire hall.
In an instant, everyone knew who it was.
"We pay our respects to the Sect Master!"
"We pay our respects to the Sect Master!"
The sound of obeisance echoed simultaneously, but Mo Shouzhuo's divine sense did not respond to anyone; instead, it fell upon Fu Qinglan.
After observing for a moment, a light laughter was heard.
"Excellent!"
"Fu Qinglan can enter the Forget-Mind Peak of the Lan Ke Mountain Range!"
As the words fell, the divine sense suddenly disappeared.
The people in the hall looked at each other, each with different expressions.
Only Fu Chaosheng was overjoyed, his palms trembling, and his lips quivering, as this was a long-cherished dream finally coming true, causing him to lose his composure.
He held Fu Qinglan's hand.
"Child, you can go to the Forget-Mind Peak!"
The Forget-Mind Peak was the true core of the Heavenly Yuan Sect, a place for Huashen powerhouses to cultivate.
Below the Huashen realm, to enter, one must either establish an immense merit or possess the potential to achieve the Huashen realm.
Even late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators, if not granted permission, could not enter the Forget-Mind Peak.
One could either grow old within the clan or enter the Heaven-Earth Peak.
It could be said that within the sect, the Forget-Mind Peak was even more renowned than the Heaven-Earth Peak!
Fu Qinglan, who had been silent since leaving, now revealed a smile, patting her grandfather's hand while looking at Luo Chen.
"Big Brother Luo, thank you!"
"Haha, there's no need to thank me, it's just my duty!"
Luo Chen laughed heartily and left the hall with Seven Lantern Elder.
Numerous gazes followed his departing figure until it disappeared from sight, but his booming laughter still echoed in their ears.
Everyone knew that Luo Chen could not be touched.
With the backing of the Xing Men's outer continent forces!
Fu Qinglan, who was about to enter the Forget-Mind Peak for cultivation and had the potential to achieve the Huashen realm, did not hesitate to show her close relationship with Luo Chen!
Moreover, the Sect Master's divine sense, though it did not say anything about Luo Chen, had already spoken volumes.
Some rules could not be broken.
Some anger could only be suppressed.
As for hatred, it had to be swallowed, like broken teeth in the belly.
However, everyone's gaze towards the Fu Clan's grandfather and grandchild held a hint of envy.
How lucky they were!
(End of Chapter)
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