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Chapter 883: Summoned by the Yuanjun, a Shortcut to Divine Transformation?
Chapter 883: Summoned by the Yuanjun, a Shortcut to Divine Transformation?
January 12, 2025
"Is that all?"
At this moment, Luo Chen was indeed in a desperate situation.
After withstanding the combined attack of the three Demon Emperors, his protective treasure armor was shattered, and his life-bound treasure was severely damaged.
In the subsequent intense battle, whether it was casting spells or using his divine abilities, or even activating the Soul Devouring Sword, he was rapidly depleting his spiritual power.
Especially the activation of the Flourish and Wither Dao Finger and the release of the Divine Flame twice, the amount of spiritual power consumed was far beyond what the two jars of Golden Wind Jade Dew could replenish.
At this point, he was almost as good as being in a dead end.
But where there's life, there's hope. Luo Chen still had one last resort!
The Soul Devouring Sword transformed into a blood-red light and merged into his right arm, and faintly, the awakened sword spirit transmitted a cry of unwillingness.
Luo Chen paid it no heed and sat down on the ground, crossing his legs.
Qing Shuang was startled, and before she could react, a huge blood-red mouth emerged from the snowy ground and soared into the sky, swallowing Luo Chen's physical body whole.
Was it that black dragon? But wasn't that black dragon Luo Chen's spiritual beast? Why would it devour its master at this moment?
After swallowing Luo Chen, Black King glanced coldly at Qing Shuang, his eyes filled with madness, as if Luo Chen was staring at Qing Shuang.
Boom...
With a single arch of its body, Black King carried Luo Chen and burrowed into the depths of the earth.
Qing Shuang smiled wryly.
Even Luo Chen's exquisite Fire Escape technique couldn't escape her pursuit, let alone this beast's crude Earth Escape ability?
Qing Shuang took a step forward, crossing hundreds of zhang in a single stride, and stomped heavily.
Come out!
Buzz!
A mysterious wave emanated from her Golden Lotus, spreading out invisibly.
The ground trembled, and the accumulated snow surged like a tidal wave, defying gravity and rising into the sky.
Three neighboring snow-capped mountains also collapsed under her foot, crumbling and falling in a mighty surge.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The ground split open, revealing Black King's figure. He seemed to be pinned down, frozen in the depths of the earth.
He raised his head to look at Qing Shuang, his eyes filled with terror, and this time, it was his own gaze.
As for Luo Chen?
Boom!!!
A phoenix enveloped in azure-white flames emerged from Black King's mouth and rushed towards Qing Shuang.
Wherever it passed, the hard rocks melted like snow, and the surging waves of snow instantly turned into murky water.
Upon seeing the phoenix, Qing Shuang was surprised but unafraid, and she casually threw a punch.
It was just a simple spell...
But the next moment, before even touching the phoenix, Qing Shuang abruptly withdrew her hand.
Without hesitation, she retreated.
The phoenix was different from the Fourth Stage spell, Fire Phoenix Scorching the Land, that Luo Chen usually cast. At this moment, it seemed to have gained sentience and was frantically screeching as it charged towards Qing Shuang.
If one listened carefully, they would notice that the phoenix's cry was identical to Luo Chen's roar.
The sudden charge caught everyone off guard.
Even Qing Shuang was caught unprepared, but she managed to react in an instant, withdrawing her hand and merging into the void.
Boom!
The phoenix's breath scorched the void, causing it to distort!
Within that terrifying breath, the void even revealed faint black cracks.
However, Qing Shuang's figure was nowhere to be found within the spatial cracks.
The phoenix hesitated, daring not to step into them.
It circled in the snowy mountains, and the three collapsed snow-capped mountains around it evaporated under the scorching heat.
Its eyes were filled with madness and violence.
But it couldn't find its enemy!
It had formidable power but no place to unleash it!
Suddenly, a sigh echoed from the void.
"Why take such a desperate action?"
"Although you can control the attack by merging your Nascent Soul into the Fifth Stage Divine Flame, you will never find me."
"Come with me to Cangwu Mountain. Your sister wants to see you. Don't worry, she won't harm you."
Sister?
Who else under the heavens would Qing Shuang address as "sister"?
Only the Qixi Yuanjun!
Hearing these words, the fire phoenix's violent gaze gradually softened.
Due to the forced activation of the Divine Flame, the robust Nascent Soul infant now appeared weak, as if it would collapse at any moment.
In the silence, the fire phoenix suddenly dove into the earth.
A moment later, Black King crawled out of the ground, and Luo Chen stumbled out of its mouth.
His face was pale, as if his essence energy had been severely damaged.
But his eyes remained bright and clear.
In the void, ripples appeared, and a woman in a blue robe emerged.
Luo Chen glanced at her, still feeling powerless.
He said in a low voice, "Yuanjun, why do you want to see me?"
Qing Shuang calmly replied, "She's very interested in you."
Luo Chen chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Could it be that my reputation as a Pill Sect master has also reached the ears of the master of Cangwu Mountain?"
Qing Shuang shook her head, "No, she just wants something from you."
Something?
Luo Chen was taken aback and subconsciously asked what it was, but Qing Shuang didn't elaborate further.
Just then, a luxurious flying boat pulled by three dragon-headed serpents approached from a distance.
The flying boat suddenly stopped, and a young man descended from it.
He wore a white bone robe and a skull crown, exuding an aura of overwhelming evil.
But when he saw Qing Shuang, this aura turned into utmost respect.
"Palace Master, everything is ready."
Qing Shuang nodded and extended her hand towards Luo Chen, inviting him.
"Let's go to the White Bone Dao Palace first. There's a teleportation formation there."
"Luo Chen frowned and looked at the approaching person.
He recognized this person and even had a brief encounter with him.
During the time when Cang Tong was crossing the tribulation, this man had stepped in to stop him.
The master of the Great Snow Mountain, the White Bone Mystic Snake!
Facing Luo Chen's scrutiny, the White Bone Mystic Snake gave an evil grin and even stuck out his long tongue to lick his lips.
'Hmph!'
Luo Chen coldly snorted and stepped onto the flying boat pulled by the three-headed Flood Dragons.
The White Bone Mystic Snake smirked, how could a loser still be so arrogant?
Qing Shuang also made her way towards the flying boat. As she passed by the White Bone Mystic Snake, her delicate lips moved slightly.
Then, she rubbed her arm, and the charred black marks on it instantly disappeared. She then sat down on the soft couch in the flying boat alongside Luo Chen.
Behind them, the White Bone Mystic Snake's face was filled with mixed emotions.
In his mind, he could still hear Qing Shuang's words from earlier.
'You are no match for him.'
Impossible!
He, the White Bone Demon Emperor, the master of the Great Snow Mountain, and the guardian of Cangwu Mountain, had cultivated for nearly a thousand years. How could he not be a match for Qing Shuang?
After all, Qing Shuang, the Palace Lord, was personally taught by the Supreme Master of Qixia, an unparalleled genius.
But what about Luo Chen?
That boy had cultivated for less than three hundred years, and he wasn't a match for him?
He glared at Luo Chen with intense hatred, but Luo Chen had already closed his eyes, seemingly resting and completely ignoring his glare.
Taking a deep breath, the White Bone Demon Emperor stepped onto the flying boat, stood at the bow, and tugged on the reins of the three-headed Flood Dragons, who were shivering and hesitant to move forward because of Qing Shuang's presence.
'Go!'
Only then did the three-headed Flood Dragons dare to move, pulling the luxurious flying boat and heading deeper into the snowy mountains under the moonlight.
When morning came, the flying boat landed in front of a White Bone Mystic Palace.
Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes, and his pale face now had a hint of redness, whether from the morning glow or his improved condition.
Qing Shuang glanced at him and nodded inwardly.
Although he had noticed Luo Chen's extraordinary body refinement foundation back then, he never expected that after just over a hundred years, Luo Chen would have grown to such an extent.
In just half a night, the massive damage from the battle had been almost completely healed.
The vitality of his body was immense, and its resilience was almost comparable to her Qing Luan Divine Body.
It was only because the other party lacked the means to break through the void that she had been able to fight so easily in the previous battle.
If it had been a hundred years ago, a Nascent Soul cultivator disturbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth might have affected her ability to escape into the void. But over the past hundred years, through constant cultivation, she had made up for this shortcoming.
Now, unless a Divine Transformation Realm expert personally disturbed the spiritual energy of a region, no Nascent Soul cultivator in the world could pose a threat to her.
Luo Chen was unaware of what the other party was thinking. Led by the White Bone Mystic Snake, they slowly approached the teleportation array in front of the White Bone Mystic Palace.
Looking down at the array formation, which seemed somewhat familiar, Luo Chen's heart stirred.
'This is the super-large teleportation array of Cangwu Mountain!'
When Han Zhan wanted to escape using the super-large teleportation array of Cangwu Mountain, he had set his destination to the White Bone Mystic Palace in the Great Snow Mountain. However, due to the spatial shift of Cangwu Mountain, there was a deviation in the teleportation, and the two of them ended up in the North Sea.
Later, Han Zhan calculated that the teleportation error was not only due to the spatial shift of Cangwu Mountain but also because the teleportation array in the White Bone Mystic Palace had been destroyed.
Has it been repaired now?
Wouldn't they be afraid of the human race's powerful cultivators using the teleportation array to reach Cangwu Mountain again?
But in an instant, Luo Chen found this thought amusing.
With the Supreme Master of Qixia guarding Cangwu Mountain, how dare a Divine Transformation Realm expert approach?
If this Qixia was the one he imagined!
'Let's go!'
Qing Shuang stepped into the teleportation array, and Luo Chen, in silence, followed her in. The man and woman stood side by side, almost of equal height.
The man was young and handsome, and the woman was tall and elegant. Together, they exuded a harmonious aura, like a golden boy and jade girl.
No one would have guessed that they had just been fighting for their lives.
Buzz!
After a wave of array energy, the two figures disappeared.
The White Bone Mystic Snake waited for a while before reluctantly leaving the teleportation hall.
After all, he was just a guardian.
...
Buzz!
The array light flashed and vanished, but the immense surge of spiritual power startled the guarding cultivators outside.
Before these cultivators could investigate, they saw a figure suddenly fly out.
The cultivators looked at each other in surprise.
'Who was that just now?'
'Could it be one of our sect's senior cultivators?'
'No, even a senior cultivator would struggle to unleash such immense spiritual power, and it quickly subsided in an instant. Even Master Leidaozi couldn't achieve that level.'
'Sss! Could it be that the Old Ancestor has arrived at the Heaven-Splitting Pass?'
The great battle between humans and demons was almost over, with only the Eastern Six Regions yet to be reclaimed.
Most of the main forces of the Abyss Sect had already returned to their sect, and those who had been exposed were either arranged or rarely used teleportation arrays for long-distance travel.
Under such circumstances, why would the Old Ancestor suddenly make an appearance?
In a quiet room, the Ling Tian City Lord was silently cultivating and recovering from his injuries when he suddenly felt something and his expression changed slightly.
Instinctively, he wanted to stand up, but he quickly realized what was happening.
'Master?'
A figure slowly appeared in the quiet room without triggering any array formation.
The Old Ancestor of Tian Yuan looked at the Ling Tian City Lord and smiled, nodding in acknowledgment.
'It seems your recovery is going well.'
The Ling Tian City Lord forced a bitter smile, "Even with a Nascent Soul body, facing a Divine Transformation Realm expert, no matter how weak their combat abilities are, it's not something we can easily withstand."
If not for Master's compassion, leaving behind healing pills before departing, I'm afraid my recovery back to normal would've taken another decade or so."
The Ancient Master of Tian Yuan shook his head. "Those pills were indeed excellent, after all, they were left by Chu Yan before she departed."
Mentioning Chu Yan, the Lord of Ling Tian City fell silent, not daring to speak.
This junior sister was once extremely renowned in the Abyss Sect, even more famous than the three Divine Transformation Ancestors.
It could be said that both within and outside the sect, everyone knew of her.
But after she left the Eastern Wilderness and joined the Heavenly Origin Dao Sect, it became a taboo topic within the Abyss Sect.
Perhaps disciples could privately discuss it among themselves, but few dared to mention this woman in front of the Ancient Master.
He pondered for a while, then tentatively asked, "Master, why has your incarnation suddenly come to visit?"
"Haha, you can distinguish between my incarnation and my true body, you've made quite some progress!" The Ancient Master of Tian Yuan laughed heartily.
The Lord of Ling Tian City smiled bitterly again, "After having fought with a powerful being like Qing He Xian, it's natural to be able to sense the difference between an incarnation and the master's true body."
The Ancient Master of Tian Yuan stroked his beard, satisfied. "It seems that in that battle, Master Yu Ming allowing you to participate was indeed the right choice. Staying secluded and not interacting with others will only foster arrogance. Only a powerful cultivator beyond your current realm can help you improve under immense pressure. After this battle, our Abyss Sect might truly produce a few Divine Transformation candidates."
Waving his hand, the Ancient Master of Tian Yuan got down to business.
"Today, I've come in person for the sake of your Pill Sage junior sister's successor."
"Successor?" The Lord of Ling Tian City's eyes showed a trace of bewilderment, but he quickly realized, "You mean Luo Chen?"
The one who was about to take over the Pill Sage Hall, wasn't he the Pill Sage's successor?
The Ancient Master of Tian Yuan nodded, "Exactly him!"
Just as the two were talking, the Lord of Ling Tian City's expression changed, showing hesitation.
The Ancient Master of Tian Yuan sighed, "Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news spreads fast. The news should have arrived by now."
The Lord of Ling Tian City understood his senior's meaning and reached out to let in the sound transmission talisman that was being blocked outside.
As spiritual power was infused into it, a hurried voice came out.
"The Pill Sect has encountered trouble!"
The Lord of Ling Tian City's pupils constricted. This sound transmission was from Gu Hong, right next to the Luo Tian Sect, in the Ethereal Domain, making it highly credible!
He subconsciously looked towards the Ancient Master of Tian Yuan.
The other party hummed in agreement and turned to walk outside.
"Come with me, if there's any unexpected situation, you can lend a hand."
The Lord of Ling Tian City followed without hesitation, but he was shocked in his heart. What kind of unexpected situation made his master so cautious? But thinking about the fact that even the designated successor of the Abyss Sect could run into trouble, the severity of the matter must have exceeded the level of an ordinary Nascent Soul True Man.
Two figures quietly left the pass.
As they passed by the Azure Sky Domain, they saw the golden light permeating the area, and the environment that chilled one to the bone. The Ancient Master of Tian Yuan paused in his steps.
"We left in a hurry before and didn't have time to deal with this battlefield. I didn't expect the influence of the fall of the Emperor of Heaven to continue to spread."
"After Qing He Xian is initially refined, I'll have to clean up the remnants of the Dao's true intent here, otherwise, in a hundred years, it might affect the surrounding areas."
The Lord of Ling Tian City asked curiously, "Why not emulate Zhang Shidi's method and send a disciple who cultivates a Metal-attributed technique to come here and comprehend the Dao's true intent? I think Chong Xuan Shidi would be a good choice, and it would be a great opportunity for him."
The Ancient Master of Tian Yuan frowned, "That's a shortcut. Comprehending the Dao's true intent through this method will make the future promotion to the Divine Transformation Realm extremely difficult."
"But what about Zhang Shidi?"
"He's different. He's from the same lineage as Bai Ye. Their techniques have the same origin, and they return to the same great path. Not only will his comprehension be like a fish in water, but the breakthrough bottlenecks he faces in the future will also be relatively smaller. Even so, it will still be much more difficult than normal comprehension of the Dao's true intent."
At this point, the Ancient Master of Tian Yuan turned to look at the Lord of Ling Tian City and earnestly advised him.
"Xiao Ye, you must not take shortcuts!"
The Lord of Ling Tian City's real name was Ye Ling Tian, but not only did few dare to call him "Xiao Ye" over the years, but even fewer dared to directly address him by his name.
Only his master could call him that.
However, this also showed the master's earnest teachings.
The Lord of Ling Tian City respectfully bowed, "Xiao Ye will remember."
The Ancient Master of Tian Yuan stroked his beard with satisfaction. Among his many disciples, Ye Ling Tian wasn't the one with the best talent, but he had the best temperament.
Moreover, with his open and straightforward personality and his enthusiasm for making friends, over the years, not only had he reached the late Nascent Soul stage, but he also had excellent relationships both within and outside the sect.
After settling things at the Heaven-Splitting Pass, he might be allowed to return to the sect and try to cultivate diligently, attempting to break through to the Divine Transformation Realm.
Once successful, Master Yu Ming should also hand over the position of the sect leader to Ye Ling Tian!
Unlike ordinary sects, in the Five Sacred Lands of the Mountain and Sea Realm, the position of the sect leader was usually held by a Divine Transformation expert, and it was rare for a lower-level cultivator to take on this role.
Because their lifespan was long, their strength was powerful, and their long-term leadership of the sect could make the internal and external situation of the sect more stable.
For a Sacred Land that ruled over a continent, stability was everything!
"Let's go, we'll head to the Luo Tian Domain first. Lin Yonghua and Gu Hong have already been notified and are waiting for us there."
"I heard that Luo Chen also has a son?"
(End of Chapter)
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