Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 841: Heaven Ascending Pass is Breached, Heavy Casualties - Novel Cool

Chapter 841: Heaven Ascending Pass is Breached, Heavy Casualties

Chapter 841: Heaven Ascending Pass is Breached, Heavy Casualties

When they arrived, they pursued with urgency and haste.

But on the way back, they took their time.

Regarding this war, while the Abyss Sect cultivators stood by idly, Luo Chen had not a shred of hesitation.

The ones truly capable of steering the war's direction were not the countless Heaven Ascending Pass cultivators who were fearless in the face of death, but the Abyss Sect itself, which was sacred and divine.

Even they harbored ill intentions, just as Luo Chen had predicted long ago, and they watched as various Essence Spirit Level forces were annihilated and destroyed.

Even if this war was eventually won, what would be the point?

In the end, it would only serve to benefit the Abyss Sect!

"Cherish life, cherish your own life, and cherish the lives of all those who follow me."

"At the very least, we won't sacrifice our precious lives for a war like this."

"It's not worth it!"

Sitting cross-legged on the back of the black dragon, Luo Chen's expression was calm, his mind as still as a tranquil pond.

...

After a few days, Luo Chen returned to Hundred Mile Qing River.

"Master, aren't you taking me with you?"

"There's no need."

"At a critical moment, Xiao Hei can still help you."

"Hehe, unless a Great Cultivator takes action against me, I won't pay attention to ordinary enemies. But if a Great Cultivator makes a move, you won't be able to help me either. It's better if you help me by guarding our home."

The Black King let out a sound, then slowly burrowed into the depths of the earth's veins.

Li Yingzhang stood there, with Tianxuan and Min Longyu behind him.

Seeing Luo Chen's safe return, they couldn't help but reveal happy smiles.

Luo Chen gently inquired about the recent situation, but the answer caught him off guard.

"Heaven Ascending Pass has been breached!"

Even though he had guessed that Heaven Ascending Pass would be attacked, Luo Chen still hadn't expected that the well-defended pass, protected by a 5th-tier formation, would be conquered in such a short time after their departure.

Li Yingzhang explained with reverence, "On the third day after your departure, the Demonic Race's army launched a full-scale attack on Heaven Ascending Pass. After three days of fierce battle, the five Grand Marshals appeared together and forcefully attacked the Black Turtle Quadrant Formation. The Heavenly Capital Master defended against the formation, and the situation was initially a stalemate. But at a critical moment, Marshal Huang Man invoked the Ancient Demon Emperor's Heavenly Art, forcefully breaking through the formation. The Heavenly Capital Master was counterattacked by the formation and suffered severe injuries. Without the protection of the grand formation, thirty Demon Emperors led tens of millions of demonic beasts and charged into Heaven Ascending Pass..."

Listening to this scene, Luo Chen's heart instantly sank.

"What happened afterward?"

"Fortunately, the reinforcements arrived in time. It seemed that the teleportation formation within Heaven Ascending Pass was well-prepared, and when the Demon Emperors charged in, the Abyss Sect teleported over a dozen Essence Spirit Level True Monarchs to cooperate with the city's powerful cultivators, barely managing to drive the Demon Emperors out."

Luo Chen's eyebrows furrowed, "How could they be driven out with the five Grand Marshals present? Could ordinary Essence Spirit Level True Monarchs do it?"

Li Yingzhang shook his head, "The Abyss Sect also dispatched two Great Cultivators to assist. Moreover, the five Grand Marshals didn't linger in battle. After breaking the formation, it seemed that something unexpected happened, and they didn't make any progress for a long time, so they retreated on their own."

Luo Chen's face showed surprise, and he quickly calculated with his fingers. The time when the five Grand Marshals retreated was very close to when the war with the Heavenly Capital Sect ended.

Were those Marshals going to rescue Jinxiu Immortal and the others who were being pursued?

"Although the Demon Emperors retreated, the casualties among the Heaven Ascending Pass defenders were immense in that battle, almost half of them! Just on our Luo Tian Sect's side, over a hundred cultivators perished, and among the Golden Core Elders, Fu Jiusheng and Chu Kui..."

Luo Chen silently listened to all of this, his calm face showing no emotion.

After a long while, he asked in a faint voice, "Where did this intelligence come from?"

Li Yingzhang's expression turned solemn, "The Celestial Yuan Alliance proactively informed us."

Luo Chen let out a dismissive sound. Through the Luo Tian Treasure Pavilion, the Celestial Yuan Alliance had managed to infiltrate and obtain even the most critical intelligence.

Without further hesitation, he gave a few instructions and turned to fly towards Heaven Ascending Pass.

Behind him, Li Yingzhang watched his figure until it disappeared from sight, and his composed face finally revealed a hint of helplessness.

After this battle, the Luo Tian Sect, which already had little foundation, lost another third of its strength.

As the head of the family, he felt the most heartache.

...

As dawn broke, a figure descended outside the western city gate.

Looking at the cracked city walls and the ground stained red with blood, Luo Chen said nothing and flew inside.

Without the familiar suppression of the Sky Prohibition Formation, this meant that the Sky Prohibition Grand Formation within Heaven Ascending Pass had also been destroyed in that battle.

Without the Black Turtle Quadrant Formation, Heaven Ascending Pass would have no restrictions against Demon Emperor-level cultivators! He flew slowly, allowing the pungent smell of blood to drift into his nose, and the buzzing sounds from within the city reached his ears.

A streak of escaping light rushed up and blocked his path.

But upon seeing his true appearance, the person immediately showed a respectful expression.

"Senior of the Pill Sect!"

"Hmm."

Luo Chen nodded and looked at the unknown Golden Core cultivator with a kind expression.

"Do you know where the Luo Tian Sect cultivators are now?"

The Golden Core cultivator answered without hesitation, "They should be inside Pill Luo Mountain."

"Thank you.

Luo Chen casually tossed a bottle of pills and, without waiting for their grateful thanks, flew into the city.

Wherever he went, devastation met his eyes.

Countless buildings lay in ruins, and the remnants of walls were littered with the corpses of demonic beasts and cultivators, clearly not yet collected and buried.

This was still the relatively safest West District.

It was hard to imagine the other three districts, especially the East District, which faced the most pressure in both offense and defense. What would they be like? Luo Chen didn't dare to think too deeply and headed straight for Danluo Mountain.

Soon, he saw the faint silhouettes of people on Danluo Mountain.

He deliberately revealed his figure and released his spiritual power fluctuations.

Someone immediately noticed and shouted excitedly, "The Supreme Elder has returned!"

Instantly, everyone on the mountain stopped what they were doing and flew towards him.

When they saw Luo Chen, the confusion in everyone's eyes vanished, as if they had found their pillar of support.

Luo Chen's gaze swept over everyone; some looked listless, some were injured, and many had missing limbs. Even those at the Golden Core stage, like Yang Ping, were visibly in poor condition.

A little over a hundred people, this was the remaining strength of the Luo Tian Sect.

"Disperse, rest well, and don't leave any hidden dangers."

Luo Chen comforted them and didn't bother with formalities.

After the low-level disciples left, Zeng Yilong, Jueqing Fairy, and others followed Luo Chen into Danluo Mountain.

At the same time, they also informed him of the previous battle situation.

"On the third day after you left, the demonic beast army launched a general offensive, completely surrounding the Heaven Ascending Pass."

"With the Black Turtle Quadrant Formation broken, a large number of low-level demonic beasts rushed in."

"The Death-Defying Army, which was formed earlier, lost its foothold and was immediately scattered like sand."

"Under the command of the master, we retreated and defended Danluo Mountain..."

Luo Chen walked slowly on Danluo Mountain, his divine sense spreading out, and the situation of the mountain's grand formation also entered his mind.

The array foundation had been shaken, and even the earth's veins showed signs of disrupted flow.

Fortunately, the main vein was still intact, and with some repairs and guidance, the mountain would remain a valuable cultivation site.

"I've already contacted the Luo Tian Treasure Pavilion, and with the protection of the Celestial Yuan Alliance's powerful cultivators, there shouldn't be any major issues," Zeng Yilong said.

Luo Chen stopped in front of a damaged hall, "Where's your master?"

Zeng Yilong's master was naturally Wang Yuan.

Asked about this, Zeng Yilong's eyes showed reverence.

"The master is resting in the hall. When Danluo Mountain attracted a Fourth Stage Demon Emperor, the master personally fought it, and only after a fierce battle did the Abyss Sect's reinforcements arrive."

These words were spoken lightly, but the situation had been extremely dangerous.

From the moment Luo Chen saw Wang Yuan, he understood everything.

"Have you used the fire seed I gave you?"

Wang Yuan nodded, "In that situation, I could only rely on your fire seed to fight the Demon Emperor with all my strength. After the battle, I felt somewhat depleted, but after a few days of rest, my vitality gradually recovered."

"Let me treat you!"

Wang Yuan smiled and didn't refuse Luo Chen's good intentions.

As Luo Chen cast healing spells and used various spiritual medicines, Wang Yuan's complexion visibly improved.

Obviously, his condition wasn't as good as he had described.

During this time, the cultivators from the Luo Tian Treasure Pavilion also hurried to Danluo Mountain, led by Sima Hui and Gu Caiyi.

While treating Wang Yuan, Luo Chen gave the two women various healing medicines he had prepared over the years, asking them to use them to treat the sect's disciples.

It seemed that everything was slowly returning to normal.

But Luo Chen knew that after the Heaven Ascending Pass was broken once, the demonic race had tasted success and would definitely return.

With the Abyss Sect's involvement, it meant they were officially joining the war, and the subsequent battles would be even more intense.

He remained unmoved by this.

Three days later, Luo Chen stopped.

Looking at Wang Yuan, who slowly opened his eyes, Luo Chen advised, "Your physique is strong, so you were able to withstand the power of my fire seed, but only once. I can't give you another fire seed; otherwise, there's only a dead end."

Wang Yuan didn't seem to mind, "It's fine, I can't always rely on external objects; in the end, I must depend on myself."

Luo Chen nodded, thought for a moment, and took out a miniature mountain from his storage ring.

"What's this?" Wang Yuan asked curiously.

Luo Chen explained, "This treasure is called Hundred Creation Mountain, a precious inheritance of an overseas Golden Core Great Sect. Although it's a magical treasure, it's extremely heavy. I saw that your weapon was destroyed in the previous battle, so I'm giving you this mountain."

As he spoke, he felt a bit regretful.

"Actually, after I refined Sky Piercing Cliff, I collected the remnants of the true artifact's materials. I originally planned to integrate them into Hundred Creation Mountain before giving it to you, but I haven't had a suitable opportunity these years, and I haven't mastered the fusion technique yet."

Wang Yuan didn't mind and took the Hundred Creation Mountain, feeling its weight and showing satisfaction.

The strength of body cultivators comes from their essence qi, which is fundamentally different from the spiritual power of cultivators.

Therefore, the required weapon also needs to be compatible with Essence Qi.

Luo Chen had very few physical cultivation weapons on hand, only a Wanjun Halberd, which he had already given to Zeng Yilong.

When he first returned to the Eastern Wilderness, he did plan to integrate the Sky Piercing Cliff materials into Hundred Creation Mountain and give it to Wang Yuan, but he couldn't figure out how to modify it to be suitable for Essence Qi activation.

Now, he could only give Hundred Creation Mountain to Wang Yuan for the time being.

At least this thing is heavy enough!

Suddenly,

"What are your plans now?"

In response to Wang Yuan's question, Luo Chen lifted his eyelids, "Why do you ask?"

Wang Yuan replied naturally, "With the Heaven Ascending Pass being breached, even if the grand formation is repaired, it will no longer be an infallible place. The Abyss Sect has also joined this war, and their minor cultivators have been arriving one after another these days. It's clear that they are preparing for a counterattack. Under such a grand trend, if you have no plans at all, the Heavenward Sect will inevitably be defeated to the point of not leaving a single soldier. Don't tell me that you will turn a blind eye to all of this?"

Luo Chen fell silent.

After a long while, he showed a bitter smile.

"You mentioned the grand trend. Under such a vast trend, if one doesn't reach Essence Transformation, they will ultimately just be a pawn. What I can do is too insignificant."

"Essence Transformation..."

Wang Yuan sighed, that was too far away.

"Let's take it one step at a time!"

Luo Chen offered a comforting phrase, then stood up and walked straight out of the cave mansion.

As if by appointment,

A messenger arrived, a cultivator from the Abyss Sect.

"Senior Dan Zong, the City Lord's Mansion invites you!"

Luo Chen was not surprised at all. Since he returned, he had not concealed his whereabouts, and the powerful cultivators in the city must have known this news.

So, he decided to go.

He also wanted to know the specific situation of the previous battlefields and the plans of the Abyss Holy Land!

...

The familiar City Lord's Mansion was still majestic and imposing.

The cleaned White Jade Plaza was as bright as new, as if nothing had happened.

But Luo Chen, the first to arrive, knew how fierce the previous battle was after seeing the later arrivals one after another.

"Xiao Shiniang is dead! The Ancient Isle of Smoke and Flowers, gone without a trace."

"Mu Zhenren was killed in battle, and his body was torn to pieces by the two Demon Sovereigns. I heard that his Mu Manor, where his family lived, was destroyed by the Demon Emperor's forces before the Heaven Ascending Pass battle, so during the battle, his mind was disturbed, leading to such a tragic end."

"Haha, if it weren't for the Ethereal Sect disciples being almost completely wiped out, I, a lonely person, would only need to preserve myself. Otherwise, you probably wouldn't see me today."

Lingfeng Zi's tone was light, but his expression was desolate, far from happy.

Luo Chen asked, "What about the others?"

Lingfeng Zi told Luo Chen everything he had heard.

"Xianhe Daoyou is fine. The He Zhenren in his sect has emerged from seclusion, and together, they are extremely powerful."

"Fu Lao's situation is not good. He was severely injured in the Heaven Ascending Pass battle. A few days ago, Yelan Zhenren hurried to the pass to take over the Divine Talisman Sect disciples... Look, isn't that him?"

As he spoke, a Supreme True Monarch entered the hall.

After a moment of scanning the room, he stopped at Luo Chen and the middle-aged man with a steady demeanor walked towards them.

"I, Yelan, greet Dan Zong and Lingfeng Zi."

Luo Chen replied with a friendly tone, then asked about Fu Lao's condition.

Yelan's face showed a look of sorrow, "His condition is very poor, and his foundation is injured. I fear..."

Luo Chen sighed, "After today's matters are concluded, I'll make time to visit Fu Lao!"

More people gradually entered the hall.

Some, upon seeing Luo Chen, took the initiative to come over and chat.

Even the previously unfriendly Medicine Master gritted his teeth and approached.

But upon learning that Seven Grottoes Mountain was destroyed, just as Fenghua Fairy had said, his face turned ashen, and his entire being seemed to lose all vitality.

At this moment, Luo Chen deeply realized how devastating this battle was for the various powers of the Eastern Wilderness.

Attacked from behind, and breached at the front.

One after another, the losses were heavy!

And this was clearly not the limit.

More familiar faces appeared in the hall.

Jiu Ling Yanyun, Deng Taiyue, and others appeared one by one, but there were still some missing familiar faces.

"Where's Huatian?"

"Perished together with the Void Emperor Sect!"

"Where's Li, the Pavilion Master?"

"Killed by the Demon Emperor Bi Zheng! Moreover, Tieguan Daoren was also severely injured and returned to White Deer Cave to recuperate."

When talking about that battle, Jiu Ling Yanyun's expression showed lingering fear.

He looked at Luo Chen and also asked about the general situation.

The answer he received shocked him immensely.

"Jinling is not weak, and she also fell?"

The appearance of the name Jinling seemed to trigger a chain reaction, instantly attracting a cold gaze.

A black-robed elder stepped into the hall, and his powerful aura instantly pressed towards Luo Chen.

"Luo Chen!"

(End of Chapter)

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