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Chapter 872: Extreme Techniques Clash, Laughter Amidst Grudges?
Chapter 872: Extreme Techniques Clash, Laughter Amidst Grudges?
December 25, 2024
The world wondered why Luo Chen was so aggressive towards Shen Yuan.
Even more puzzling was why Shen Yuan, with the situation already under control, would still make such a futile move.
Only the two of them, standing in the sky above Taihu Domain, knew what this battle meant.
Shen Yuan Zhenren, in his pursuit of Incarnation, had once coveted Luo Chen's Five Elements Spirit Root physique, attempting to reverse-cultivate the rumored Yuan Tai Dao Body of the Immortal Path.
This was not just a mere thought; Shen Yuan had even taken action.
Over the centuries, the Five Elements Divine Sect had recruited several mortals with Five Elements Spirit Root physiques, pouring in vast resources, but the best result was barely reaching the Golden Core stage.
The Five Elements Spirit Root at the Golden Core stage was simply not enough to meet the basic conditions for reverse-cultivating the Yuan Tai Dao Body.
In this situation, Luo Chen, without relying on the resources of a major sect and solely through his own efforts, had reached the Golden Core stage, naturally attracting the attention of Shen Yuan Zhenren.
Therefore, at Luo Chen's Pill-Condensation ceremony, the Five Elements Divine Sect sent Jin Buque to congratulate Luo Chen.
Furthermore, in the subsequent exchanges, they continuously showed goodwill towards Luo Chen and provided various assistance.
Even when Luo Chen faced the crisis of Han Zhan's soul-snatching, the powerful Dragon-Slaying Technique he relied on originated from the Five Elements Divine Sect!
Shen Yuan Zhenren was unsure if Luo Chen had already discovered his plan, but judging from the occasional hostility shown by Luo Chen, it seemed likely that Luo Chen had guessed it through some means.
Especially later, his series of actions targeting the Luo Tian Sect were overly attached to appearances.
With Luo Chen's intelligence, how could he not be vigilant?
At this moment, facing Luo Chen's chilling gaze, Shen Yuan Zhenren sighed and transmitted his thoughts through divine sense:
"Dan Zong, you advanced to the Nascent Soul stage using fire techniques, and now you've joined the Mysterious Abyss Holy Land. I will no longer have any designs on you."
"Let bygones be bygones!"
"Today's battle can be considered a meeting of equals. From now on, you will gain the friendship of a Great Cultivator."
Luo Chen was stunned. He never expected that at this moment, the other party would take the initiative to back down.
Was it because his four spirit roots were hidden, and only the fire spirit root was revealed, or was it due to the reputation of the Mysterious Abyss Holy Land? Or, as the other party said, was it a combination of both?
However, the other party's previous coveting of his physical body, even though it had brought him numerous benefits, could not conceal the immense malice beneath the goodwill.
Luo Chen narrowed his eyes and slowly extended his right hand, forming a spell seal, then pointing with his fingers like a sword.
"A meeting of equals?"
"Good!"
"But, let's fight first!"
The white Daoist robe moved without wind, its sleeves fluttering endlessly.
As Luo Chen formed the seal, his surging mana burst forth without restraint, its power no less than that of the Nine Spirit Lord, who had just defeated Peng Xiang Daoist.
This scene caused the Nine Spirit Lord, who had just won, to involuntarily constrict his pupils.
Powerful mana was something he had always been proud of. Even when Peng Xiang Daoist praised him as the first person below Great Cultivators, he modestly thought that Luo Chen might have mastered some powerful technique. But he had never doubted that his mana was superior to Luo Chen's.
However, Luo Chen's performance at this moment clearly declared otherwise.
With the mana of a fourth-layer Nascent Soul, comparable to a sixth-layer Nascent Soul?
No!
The Nine Spirit Lord's mana was on par with that of ordinary Great Cultivators!
Didn't this mean that Luo Chen, with his mere fourth-layer Nascent Soul stage, had mana that was no weaker than that of a seventh-layer Great Cultivator?
"How did he cultivate such power?"
No one could answer this question; only Luo Chen knew how he obtained his mana.
Before advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, his Five Spirit Root physique was like the broadest land, making it extremely difficult to elevate his cultivation. However, the amount of mana he could contain was also significantly higher than his peers.
Each time he advanced to a higher realm, his mana underwent a transformation, increasing several times over.
Additionally, Luo Chen's body cultivation strengthened his meridians, opened his acupoints, and expanded his dantian and qi sea like a boundless ocean.
Step by step, he had cultivated formidable mana that could rival his peers.
Even after his physique changed, with four spirit roots hidden and only the fire spirit root revealed, his terrifying foundation had already been established, enabling him to repeatedly perform extraordinary feats, fighting beyond his cultivation level.
At this moment, Luo Chen's mana was comparable to a seventh-layer Nascent Soul cultivator, and his soul was also approaching this level. Combined with his powerful physical body, he was almost indistinguishable from an ordinary Great Cultivator.
But!
"It's still not enough!"
Luo Chen stared intently at Shen Yuan Zhenren.
The other party was not an ordinary Great Cultivator but a terrifying existence with the Five Elements Spirit Root!
This intelligence was known to very few.
However, Luo Chen had once heard from the mysterious spring in Cangwu Mountain that there was a cultivator in Dong Huang Dong with the Five Elements Spirit Root who had reached the Nascent Soul stage. Although he was stuck at the seventh layer and had not broken through, he undoubtedly possessed the Five Spirit Root physique.
Nowadays, Luo Chen had more or less interacted with and understood most of the Nascent Soul cultivators in Dong Huang.
Through this deduction, this person could only be Shen Yuan Zhenren!
In other words, Shen Yuan Zhenren's mana is also far superior to that of ordinary Great Cultivators!
His mana is only initially comparable to this realm and is far from surpassing Shen Yuan Zhenren.
Therefore, to achieve his goal with this technique...
Luo Chen gritted his teeth, taking a huge risk, and began to use his divine technique to draw upon the heaven and earth's primal energies.
The next moment, the sky changed, and the earth shook! The chaotic Taihu Domain, under the coverage of Luo Chen's divine sense, seemed to have found its center, and a large amount of chaotic and agitated spiritual energy surged towards him.
Various anomalies accompanied this.
Solid rocks crumbled and collapsed, turning into sand.
Trees swayed, their green color fading, revealing a withered yellow.
The already barren water veins, which even the Nine Spirit Lord couldn't draw forth fresh water from, were forcibly drained dry, revealing a clear spring.
In the dimly lit sky, only Luo Chen stood amidst a lush greenery, brimming with vitality.
Peng Xiang Daoist from White Deer Cave witnessed this scene, his mouth agape in astonishment.
His Pursuit Technique, renowned as the closest to Divine Ability, could manipulate chaotic spirit energy. But compared to Luo Chen at this moment, it was like a novice before a master.
"Divine Ability!"
Nine Spirit Lord clenched his fists tightly, constantly gauging the gap between himself and Luo Chen.
Under the momentum of this accumulating move, he couldn't hold back!
However...
"If it were a life-and-death battle, once I unleash the Great Nine Heavens Celestial River, I would never give him the chance to calmly execute this technique."
Ling Feng Zi exclaimed inwardly, "That move again! The Seven Rhinoceros Demon Emperor also retreated under this very move!"
He scanned the others nearby; Deng Tai Yue's expression was bewildered, as if deep in thought. Windflower Fairy's face paled, and her delicate body trembled. Master Fu's face darkened, filled with envy. Idle Crane Immortal was astounded, seemingly never expecting Luo Chen to possess such formidable strength. Lin Qing Xuan, also known as a generation's prodigy, tightly clenched his teeth, his face showing both defiance and a deep sense of defeat.
Ling Feng Zi retracted his gaze and directed it towards the elder shrouded in a black robe.
"Can he, the so-called foremost cultivator of the Far East, receive this move?"
Amidst the turbulent winds, Shen Yuan Zhenren's black robe fluttered loudly.
Facing Luo Chen's accumulating move, he let out a bitter laugh.
"Pill Sect, you've held this grudge for so long! Forget it, I hope that after this move, you and I can let bygones be bygones!"
The black robe trembled, and a withered right hand slowly extended, drawing a circle in mid-air.
The abundant Heaven and Earth's energy, originally surging towards Luo Chen, seemed to have its control partially seized, converging towards the circle.
With a substantial supply of energy, the circle gradually turned green.
Then, the withered palm pushed outward, and the circle slowly flew out.
"Go!"
Luo Chen, sensing the anomaly, stopped accumulating his power. He, too, pointed with a single finger.
The originally lush green spiritual light, after being pointed at, instantly transformed into a chillingly pale color.
After the pointing, it was visible to the naked eye that he had relaxed.
It was evident that forcefully manipulating the Heaven and Earth's energy put immense pressure on him at this moment.
In the void, the pale finger pointed towards the green circle.
Upon contact, an ear-piercing friction sound reverberated.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Fortunately, the distance between the two combatants and the observing cultivators was too far; otherwise, anyone with a slightly weak soul would have fainted from hearing this sound.
But both Luo Chen and Shen Yuan were of powerful souls, naturally unaffected by such noises.
Both of them intently watched the collision of their ultimate moves.
That finger, constantly penetrating and breaking through.
The circle, constantly shrinking and tightening.
Suddenly!
Hiss!
A soft sound, and the mana dissipated.
The green circle shattered abruptly, and the pale finger accompanying it collapsed in the void.
Gales rippled, continuous and relentless, pushing outward in layers like waves.
Luo Chen's expression shifted slightly; this was the backlash of the Divine Ability, the rebound of the Heaven and Earth's energy.
He swung his wide sleeves, cutting through various spiritual energy assaults, while his Purple Mansion closed, severing the subtle connection between his Nascent Soul and the Heaven and Earth.
At the same time, he looked ahead.
In the distance, Shen Yuan Zhenren remained motionless, allowing the vast energy to brush past him.
Seeing this, Luo Chen's pupils constricted slightly.
He was well aware that Shen Yuan Zhenren was definitely not at the Incarnation stage; it was impossible for him to be unaffected by the energy backlash.
But this indifferent posture?
Huff...
In his line of sight, the gales lifted a corner of the hat's brim.
Beneath the black brim was a withered, emaciated face, resembling a withered tree, indistinguishable from an ordinary mortal elder at a glance.
"Is this what someone who once wanted to harm me looks like?"
As Luo Chen was taken aback, the impact of the Heaven and Earth's energy gradually subsided, and Shen Yuan Zhenren pulled down his hat's brim, concealing his aged face.
A hoarse voice slowly emerged.
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"Indeed, the younger generation is formidable. This title of the foremost cultivator of the Far East will, in a hundred years, rightfully belong to the Pill Sect."
Luo Chen's astonishment faded, and he smiled faintly, "I dare not. Fellow Daoist, you've surpassed me with your later move, blocking my sect's proudest technique. Your profound mana and exquisite techniques are unmatched by few in this world!"
This mutual praise wasn't limited to private conversation; instead, it rang out for all to hear.
The previously tense atmosphere, where everyone held their breath and focused, seemed to loosen like a tightly wound string.
Shen Yuan Zhenren laughed, "Pill Sect, let bygones be bygones. How about we part ways here and now?"
Luo Chen fell silent.
Although the other party had once harbored ill intentions towards him, in the end, he had gained much more, and even the Luo Tian Sect survived under the protection of the Five Elements Divine Sect.
Now that the fight was over, though not a life-and-death battle, his withered glory finger technique, executed in peak condition, was his proudest killing move aside from unleashing the withered glory divine fire. Continuing the fight would only be a futile struggle.
In the future, he would venture to the Mysterious Abyss, leaving the Luo Tian Sect in the Heavenly Peak Region. There's no need to create a powerful enemy here."
Perhaps letting bygones be bygones was the best outcome.
Luo Chen wasn't narrow-minded; making friends out of foes was impossible, but forcing enmity wasn't his style either.
Thus...
Luo Chen bowed slightly.
Shen Yuan Zhenren returned the gesture, "May we meet again in the future."
With that, Shen Yuan Zhenren gracefully returned to the Five Elements Divine Sect's five-colored treasure ship.
After ascending, he paid no heed to the fearful gaze of the Divine Fire True Person, waving his hand grandly.
"Let's go!"
...
The Five Elements Divine Sect departed, leading their allies towards the nearest realm, the Ethereal Domain, adjacent to the Five Elements Domain.
They would temporarily set up camp there, using it as a base to expand into their former territory.
However, the closer they got to the six realms of the Far East, the more demonic beasts they would encounter. The Five Elements Divine Sect had a challenging task ahead.
As for the Skytouch Cliff, the Supreme Elder's physical body had been destroyed, leaving only one Nascent Soul. It was uncertain if he could establish his own Spirit Land in a short time.
At this moment, Luo Chen had no time to spare thinking about others.
The Heavenly River Floating Ship sailed forward, hovering above the Skytouch Cliff.
Before the treasure ship landed, flying lights radiated in all directions.
Led by Wang Yuan, all the cultivators of the Luo Tian Sect descended from the sky, slaughtering low-level demonic beasts within a few thousand li around the Skytouch Cliff.
Other sects that had come to lend a hand also dispatched their powerful cultivators to help eradicate the beasts.
Even those who planned to settle in the Heavenly Peak Region or conduct business in the domain were not idle.
Starting from the border between the Taihu and Heavenly Peak Regions, they spread out like a vast net, layer by layer, determined to sweep away all demonic and evil creatures.
Boom! The giant ship slowly descended onto a plain.
The Nascent Soul Domain was unleashed, and the earth-type demonic beasts hiding underground could not withstand the terrifying pressure, fleeing in panic.
Luo Chen didn't bother to deal with them; his disciples would take care of them one by one.
His spiritual eyes gazed at the nearby Skytouch Cliff, and his face revealed a contemplative expression.
From now on, the Luo Tian Sect would no longer be a rootless, drifting existence.
This land was carefully chosen by Luo Chen; it was the largest in size, had the best spirit veins, and was a good place with few remaining demonic beasts that wouldn't pose a significant threat to the Luo Tian Sect.
Perhaps there were too many small forces introduced, but the Luo Tian Sect also had a limited number of cultivators.
Letting those small forces compete and fight among themselves, the Luo Tian Sect could focus on cultivating and developing steadily. In no time, they could make the name of the Upper Sect truly worthy.
At that time, following the example of the Medicine King Sect, monopolizing the domain would not be impossible.
Beside him, the Windflower Fairy was the first to congratulate him, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, for establishing your base in the Heavenly Peak Region!"
Luo Chen waved his hand modestly, "The demonic beasts have not been eliminated yet, so it's too early for congratulations."
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
To prepare for the peace talks at Biyu Mountain, the Ancient Demon Emperor intentionally vacated the middle nine realms, even though some demonic beasts had not evacuated in time. However, they were mostly low-level beasts that posed no significant threat.
There were no powerful Demon Emperors in the so-called Demon Emperor's territory, unlike the Far East Six Realms in the Five Elements Domain, which were occupied by numerous low-level beasts and many Fourth Stage Demon Emperors who were reluctant to leave. Establishing a base there would be a challenging task.
With so many cultivators working together, this Heavenly Peak Region could be completely pacified within a month or two.
Tsk, tsk, completing an Expansion War within a month or two was a first in the history of the Dong Huang cultivation world!
Idle Crane Immortal nodded repeatedly, "Indeed, not only the name of this domain, but even this Fourth Stage mountain range stretching for thousands of li before us should be renamed."
Throughout history, the names of great domains have always followed the decisions of the Nascent Soul Upper Sect.
Naming it after Luo Chen would not be an exaggeration.
Luo Chen also felt emotional, but when he saw the tallest peak piercing through the clouds, he paused.
"Everything else can change, but let's keep the name Skytouch Cliff!"
Thirty thousand li east, the river flows into the sea; five thousand zhang high, the mountain ascends to the sky.
Indeed, the name was perfect; there was no need to change it.
No one objected to Luo Chen's words.
Luo Chen turned around and looked at the Nine Spirit Lord and Master Fu, whose faces were filled with anticipation. He understood their unspoken request.
"After eliminating the demonic beasts here, I will help you establish your Mountain Gate."
The Nine Spirit Lord clasped his fists respectfully, "The Pill Sect indeed keeps its promises!"
Master Fu spoke nonchalantly, but his face was filled with relief.
On the ship, there were not many low-level cultivators left behind; even the disciples of the Heavenly Capital Sect had dispersed to investigate the distribution of spirit veins in the domain.
After experiencing a major catastrophe, the spirit veins had undergone some changes.
The disciples of the Heavenly Capital Sect were skilled in locating dragon veins, moving mountains, and creating spirit veins. After their investigation, they would provide a plan for constructing the most suitable Mountain Gate for the Luo Tian Sect.
At that time, the Nascent Soul cultivators like Luo Chen would also need to contribute, perhaps even going to the destroyed Taihu and Nine Spirit domains to relocate some remaining spirit mountains to fill the gaps.
With the overall situation settled, there were still many trivial matters to handle.
Of course, Luo Chen didn't need to worry about these tasks; he only needed to stay in the center, chatting with the Nascent Soul cultivators about interesting tales and cultivation experiences in Dong Huang.
It was during this conversation that Master Fu unintentionally said something that startled Luo Chen.
"Shen Yuan is indeed old; not only has his temperament become more eccentric, but even his appearance has become unfamiliar. Unlike himself, he resembles another Daoist friend."
Changes in temperament could be understood.
But for cultivators, could their appearance become unfamiliar to acquaintances as they aged?
And what did it mean that he resembled another person?
"Who does he resemble?"
(End of Chapter)
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