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Chapter 787: Holy Land Certification, Luo Tian Zong (Thanks to the generous reward from the flagship
Chapter 787: Holy Land Certification, Luo Tian Zong (Thanks to the generous reward from the flagship store of the Baiyin Grand Alliance!)
Beneath the Great Green Mountain, layers of rock crisscrossed.
Moisture from the Black Water River permeated the area, forming droplets on the rock layers.
Drip!
Drip!
Sima Wenjie suddenly woke up from his dream, and all he could see was still darkness.
With his cultivation sealed, despite his strong physique, he felt extremely cold in the dim underground, and his despondent mood only added to his discomfort.
He tightened his thin blanket and listened carefully.
Then, unconsciously, he walked towards the prison cell bars.
Hiss!
A faint light suddenly appeared! Sima Wenjie was forced to retreat, and a disdainful voice came from outside.
"Stay put and don't even think about escaping from the formation set up by Elder Min himself!"
Hearing the contempt in the voice, Sima Wenjie felt a stab of pain in his heart, but he recognized the speaker.
"Lou Ying, is it your turn to guard me today?"
A ray of light appeared, and the hunched Lou Ying, holding a night pearl, slowly approached the prison cell, and a shadow almost covered Sima Wenjie.
"I didn't expect you to remember me."
Sima Wenjie looked at the face covered in wrinkles and a hideous claw mark, and sighed, "How could I not recognize you? Back then, you were in charge of the outer sect, with the most disciples and the most responsibilities. I had the most dealings with you from the Hall of Merit. Even with your face so badly scarred, I can still recognize you."
Lou Ying touched his face, weathered by time, and chuckled softly.
"The outer sect?"
After so many years of fleeing, the outer sect of Luo Tian Zong had long ceased to exist. Even if there were surviving outer sect disciples, they had mostly been absorbed into the various elders' factions.
He, a rare Foundation Establishment Stage outer sect elder of Luo Tian Zong, had become idle.
However, the more idle one is, the more one tends to reminisce about the past.
Thinking of how many outer sect disciples had died before him, ultimately for the preservation of Luo Tian Zong, and now, this man before him, in a high position, was instead thinking of handing over Luo Tian Zong to outsiders.
Lou Ying looked down on Sima Wenjie.
Facing that contemptuous gaze, Sima Wenjie accepted it calmly.
He didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.
Nor did he want to argue with anyone.
Or rather, he didn't want to argue with ordinary people.
At this moment, he raised his head and looked out beyond the dungeon.
"It seems rather lively out there."
"Of course, it's lively. Today is the Supreme Elder's Incarnation Ceremony, and all the True Immortals from the Five Domains have been invited. There couldn't be a more bustling event for our Luo Tian Zong!"
Lou Ying's voice grew louder, and he spoke with pride.
Even his hunched back seemed to straighten a bit.
This was a moment of shared glory! Sima Wenjie's face changed slightly, "He just returned from the outside, and he has no influence in Dong Huang. How could he possibly invite so many Nascent Soul Zhenren? I think you're exaggerating!"
Lou Ying glanced at him disdainfully.
"You, living under a rock, how could you possibly know the might of the Supreme Elder?"
"Let me show you. Last night, Xian He Zhenren from the White Crane Sect arrived in Hundred Mile Green River. This morning, before the ceremony began, the Grand Palace Master of Glory Palace arrived at the Great Green Mountain. Just now, the Sect Master of Hundred Beasts Sect, Mu Zhenren from Mu Manor, came together. This is just a portion, there will be more Nascent Soul Zhenren arriving, even the Ling Tian City Lord will be here to offer congratulations!"
Hearing the names of these usually awe-inspiring figures, Sima Wenjie's eyes widened.
How could this man have such influence!
He had been away from Dong Huang, but upon his return, so many fellow True Immortals eagerly gathered around him.
In a daze, Sima Wenjie recalled Luo Chen's Foundation Establishment Ceremony and Golden Core Ceremony, each more magnificent and spectacular than the last, and now, there were probably only a handful of Nascent Soul Zhenren offering their congratulations.
Could they, the mud-legged disciples from Great River Town, even dare to dream of such a feat?
"Could it be that my second sister's persistence was right?"
For some unknown reason, Sima Wenjie's heart wavered.
...
"This is Mu Zhenren, the Supreme Elder of the Mu Family and the head of Mu Manor."
"Mu Zhenren!" Luo Chen bowed and greeted him with a smile.
The man across from him, dressed in luxurious clothing and with a calm demeanor, looked at Luo Chen and couldn't help but exclaim, "Indeed, he is as rumored, young and talented, with profound cultivation! His demeanor and bearing are no less than that of a Holy Land powerhouse!"
Indeed, today's Luo Chen was different from usual, though he was the same person, but his demeanor had greatly changed.
The plain white shirt had been replaced by a Yunyang robe with golden edges and silver patterns. It was elegant yet exuded nobility.
The black hair that had been loose and flowing on his back for a hundred years in the Northern Sea was now neatly combed by Gu Caiyi's skilled hands. The hair on both sides was swept back, and a crimson gold crown adorned his head, with a black jade hairpin inserted horizontally.
Just a glance was enough to see the man's strong features and deep-set eyes.
Noble and Majestic, Yet Unyielding and Powerful!
This was a case of the man being judged by his clothes and the horse by its saddle.
In the past, Luo Chen didn't care about his appearance or making a grand entrance, but today, everything was different.
Following the domineering style of Ling Tian Pass, Luo Chen wanted to let others know that this was how he would conduct himself from now on, and forevermore!
After a brief conversation with Mu Zhenren, Luo Chen was introduced by Xian He Zhenren to another Nascent Soul Realm expert.
The man's sleeves were wide open, revealing a chest covered in thick hair, and his eyes were sharp like those of a tiger or leopard.
"This is the Supreme Elder of the Hundred Beasts Sect, Qin Bai Ming!"
When introducing this person, Xian He Zhenren's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
Qin Bai Ming seemed not to notice and instead fixed his gaze on Luo Chen with a hearty laugh.
"Not bad, you do have some style. But I wonder if what's written on the invitation is true?"
Luo Chen smiled slightly, "Elder Qin, you shall see for yourself!"
He didn't engage in much conversation with him but was introduced to one stranger after another by Xian He Zhenren, all of whom he had never met before but whose names he had heard countless times in his youth.
Mu Zhenren of Mu Manor, and Qin Bai Ming of the Hundred Beasts Sect.
If you included Xian He and Feng Hua, these were basically the native Nascent Soul Realm experts of the five domains, and Luo Chen had now met them all.
As for the remaining Nascent Soul Realm experts, things got even more interesting.
The Elder Fu of the Divine Symbol Sect.
Lin Qingxuan of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect.
Shen Huo and Jin Ling of the Five Elements Divine Sect.
These were the survivors of the former six domains, no, seven domains of the Far East. Tian Fan City was destroyed, Luo Yun Sect was annihilated, Medicine King Sect had vanished without a trace, and the He Huan Sect was directly attacked. Only these three sects remained, barely hanging on.
Then there was the master of the Fireworks Ancient Island, Xiao Shiniang.
The Supreme Elder of the Nine Spirits Sect, Jiu Ling Yuan Jun.
The Supreme Elder of the Ethereal Sect, Ling Fengzi.
These three people, or rather, these three sects, had backgrounds similar to the Divine Symbol and Jade Cauldron Sects. They could all be categorized as once-powerful forces from the twelve fallen domains.
Now, these three sects had been relocated to three of the other five domains, living as guests in someone else's territory.
However, when Luo Chen met them, his attitude remained unchanged from before, without the slightest difference.
If one were to speak frankly, wasn't he also a fugitive like them? In their shared plight, they felt a sense of camaraderie and empathy.
Xiao Shiniang was a person who couldn't hold back her curiosity. After the introduction, she directly asked about the content of the invitation.
"Fellow Daoist Luo, you claim to be able to refine a hundred pills and excel in all aspects. Is this true?"
Indeed, there was such a statement on the invitation.
Or rather, it was precisely because of this statement that so many Nascent Soul Realm experts, unfamiliar with each other, had traveled from far and wide to attend his Incarnation Ceremony.
As soon as this question was asked, countless gazes in the Great Green Mountain's Luo Tian Palace turned towards Luo Chen.
Most of them carried skepticism.
Only Xian He Zhenren stood behind Luo Chen, smiling silently.
The Grand Palace Master of Glory Palace, although aware of Luo Chen's abilities in pill refinement, was also half-believing and half-doubting at this moment.
Refining a hundred pills and excelling in all aspects!
This was quite a bold claim!
Cultivation involved a hundred arts, each detailing various aspects of a cultivator's pursuit of the Dao.
Among the hundred arts, alchemy held the foremost position.
This was common knowledge, passed down from countless low-level cultivators.
However, in reality, as one's cultivation level increased, the auxiliary effect of pills became less noticeable.
Especially at their Nascent Soul Realm, the efficiency of taking pills was far inferior to the long-term meditation and cultivation on high-quality spirit veins.
Moreover, suitable high-level pills for Nascent Soul Realm cultivators were scarce, and alchemists capable of refining them were even rarer.
Under various factors, a paradoxical situation emerged: the higher one's cultivation, the lower the status of alchemy!
But!
This situation only applied to mediocre individuals. If one could refine fourth-rank spirit pills or even fifth-rank divine pills, they would remain prestigious and revered wherever they went.
Just like the Pill Sage, Chu Yan!
And there was another point.
This situation also depended on the era.
In the current chaos of demonic beasts, with no guarantee of tomorrow, a group of fugitives had no true home of their own, let alone access to abundant high-level spirit veins with rich spiritual energy. Constant battles made it impossible to cultivate peacefully.
Lower-level cultivators could still take advantage of the abundant resources during the demonic chaos to advance their cultivation.
But for powerful Nascent Soul Realm experts, those resources couldn't compare to the stable and abundant high-level spirit veins.
For a hundred years, the Eastern Wilderness had been in demonic turmoil. Among those present, few had enjoyed the quiet days of secluded cultivation.
Many had their cultivation progress forced to a standstill.
Therefore, during this era and under these circumstances, the status of pills that could be taken anytime, anywhere, without relying on spirit veins, rose once again.
How did Qu Lingjun come to be noticed by Glory Palace?
Why does the Skyward Old Demon covet the Luo Tian Sect?
Once upon a time, the Medicine King Sect was so wealthy that it stood proudly in the six regions of the Far East, and even in the thirty-six regions of Dong Huang, it was renowned for its pill concocting. How could it have been destroyed in an instant by a demonic beast invasion?
All of this was because the allure of medicinal pills stirred people's hearts!
Therefore, when Luo Chen added the phrase "Refining a hundred pills, with unparalleled expertise" to the invitations sent to various families, even those who had never heard of his Nascent Soul Realm cultivation level were intrigued.
With just a simple sentence, he exuded immense confidence!
To possess such profound skill, one must be no ordinary pill master, but a Grand Master of Pill Dao... no, a Pill Dao Grand Master, or even a Pill Sage!
Especially when he wrote those words on the invitation, the underlying message was clear: he was willing to refine spiritual pills and medicinal elixirs for others.
The prowess of a Pill Dao Grand Master was enough to make others yearn for his favor.
The willingness to refine pills for others was the primary reason why invitees came without hesitation!
Facing the eager gazes of the crowd, Luo Chen smiled slightly, about to say something, when suddenly his eyebrows furrowed.
Inside the hall, a thin man in a golden robe suddenly spoke up, "A distinguished guest has arrived!"
Luo Chen glanced at the man, flicked his sleeve, and stepped out of the hall to welcome the guest.
Behind him, the thin man in the golden robe watched Luo Chen's departing figure, his eyes narrowing slightly.
"Shen Huo, is Luo Chen's Pill Dao ability real or fake?"
Shen Huo Zhenren's divine sense quickly transmitted the question.
"It's probably real. He became famous for his Pill Dao in the Jade Cauldron Realm when he was young, and he even has a Dao name, Dan Chenzi. Jin Ling, didn't we discuss this before coming here? Why are you asking again?"
Jin Ling Zhenren's expression remained calm, but a hint of gloom lurked in the corners of his eyes.
"You and I both underestimated the influence of a Pill Dao Grand Master on Nascent Soul Realm cultivators!"
Shen Huo was startled, but quickly understood.
The enthusiasm and flattering attitudes of the crowd towards Luo Chen just now were not what one would expect from strangers in the same cultivation path.
If Luo Chen wasn't boasting, but truly possessed the skills of a Pill Dao Grand Master, as long as he showed goodwill towards this world, the world would undoubtedly offer him unimaginable rewards!
Lower-level cultivators would go crazy with adoration, spreading his name far and wide.
Nascent Soul Realm cultivators would seek to curry favor, and even if they couldn't help, they wouldn't deliberately offend him. If someone received Luo Chen's favor, and he encountered trouble, with a single command, how many Nascent Soul Realm cultivators would rush to his aid?
Even the Holy Lands of Soul Transformation, hanging high above the thousand-hundred sects of the Mountain Sea Realm, wouldn't mind lowering their lofty gazes and inviting Luo Chen as an honored guest.
Just like the former Pill Sage of Dong Huang!
And now, Luo Chen was doing just that!
He proclaimed his abilities, expressed his willingness to refine pills for others, and elevated his own prestige.
Once this momentum grew, what could the Five Elements Divine Sect do to stop Luo Chen?
With the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators in the Luo Tian Palace and their backing forces united, it would be enough to give the Five Elements Divine Sect a hard time.
If Luo Chen's reputation spread, how many powerful cultivators from Dong Huang would come to seek him out, working for his benefit? The Five Elements Divine Sect would likely...
"Regardless of whether it's real or fake, we must first cut off his momentum."
Jin Ling narrowed his eyes and said.
Outside the hall, the sound of ceremonial greetings filled the air.
The first sentence alone left everyone in awe.
"Abyss Sect bestows upon Luo Tian Sect the method of crafting Spirit Stones!"
It was neither a gift nor a donation but a condescending bestowment.
While it didn't fit the atmosphere of the day, who could ignore the source of this gift?
It was the Holy Land of Dong Huang, Abyss Sect! And everyone present knew the significance of the Spirit Stone crafting method.
This was not a technique one could obtain upon reaching the Nascent Soul Realm, but a privilege granted only to sects permitted by Holy Lands to wage war and establish Upper Nascent Soul Sects.
Many of them had experienced or understood this, and they all grasped the underlying meaning.
Now, the small Luo Tian Sect, nestled in Hundred Mile Green River, had, in terms of status, become an Upper Nascent Soul Sect on par with them!
They no longer paid attention to the subsequent gifts.
Their eyes were fixed on the two figures walking in together, deep in conversation.
Ling Tian City Lord Ye Ling Tian.
Luo Tian Supreme Elder Luo Chen.
"Congratulations, Luo Zhenren!"
"Although your sect is currently in a difficult situation, the members under your command are all outstanding and remarkable. Given time, they will surely flourish and showcase the brilliance of an Upper Sect."
"Although demonic beasts are currently powerful, they ultimately cannot match the profound heritage of our human race. Once we counterattack and resume our path of expansion, if we can secure a few Cave Heavens for Luo Tian Sect, wouldn't that be wonderful?"
Amidst the congratulatory voices, Luo Chen smiled and bowed in gratitude.
After exchanging pleasantries with the City Lord, "Thank you." He then took his seat at the main position.
Scanning the hall, Luo Chen's face was filled with a warm smile.
"Everyone is here, let's begin the banquet!"
(End of Chapter)
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