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Chapter 924: Luo Chen Breaks Through, Fire's Essence
Chapter 924: Luo Chen Breaks Through, Fire's Essence
The disappearance of the calamity worm from his life-bound magical treasure was a significant event, and Luo Chen couldn't help but change his expression.
Fortunately, when he sealed the worm earlier, Luo Chen had placed numerous restrictions on it.
Following Shenxi's guidance, Luo Chen eventually found its trace in a certain spot on the Primordial Cauldron.
It was precisely where the crack had formed during the great battle in the Medicine King Realm.
Over the years, the cracks had begun to gradually heal, but they were still just a little bit short.
It was because of this slight gap that Luo Chen had been reluctant to engage in combat recently.
After all, if his life-bound magical treasure had a flaw and someone found the weak point and destroyed it, the mental connection would cause severe backlash, regardless of how many soul fragments Luo Chen had.
At this moment, the startling cracks clearly outlined a fluttering butterfly!
Luo Chen was filled with surprise and doubt as he touched the butterfly pattern with his fingers.
He was certain that this was the fifth-stage calamity worm!
Moreover, if he wished, he could even extract it from his life-bound magical treasure.
But Luo Chen did not.
"Did my life-bound magical treasure sense that this worm could help repair its flaw, so it absorbed it on its own?"
Luo Chen muttered to himself.
He could feel that the Primordial Cauldron was indeed no longer flawed.
But the question remained!
The Primordial Cauldron was not yet a spiritual treasure with a spirit, so how could it have its own consciousness to actively absorb external objects?
Suddenly,
Luo Chen's memory flashed back to the scene in the Demon-Fallen Land.
In the Alchemy Hall's Celestial Cauldron, a strand of sealed gray light had escaped, causing the Moon Scattered Person to try to seize it.
In the end, that strand of gray light was absorbed by the Primordial Cauldron.
Later, it was because of this gray light that the Primordial Cauldron could absorb the most terrifying final round of the thunder calamity when Luo Chen transcended the Nascent Soul stage.
Now, the active absorption of the fifth-stage calamity worm was likely also its doing.
"So, what are you really?"
Luo Chen dispersed Shenxi and searched the Primordial Cauldron thoroughly, examining it from top to bottom.
But he found nothing!
"Is it because you are too powerful, so I can't find you, or have you completely merged with my life-bound magical treasure, making you omnipresent and indistinguishable?"
Luo Chen couldn't find an answer.
The only thing he could be sure of was that he could still control the Primordial Cauldron as if it were an extension of his own body, and the gray light was harmless to him.
In fact, in its two autonomous actions, it had done things that were beneficial to him.
"The world is vast, and there are too many mysterious and wondrous things that I cannot yet comprehend at my current level."
"Only by comprehending the true meaning of the laws, understanding the natural order and the essence of the world, can one have the foundation to explore these mysteries."
"Let it be for now!"
Luo Chen sighed, no longer troubling himself unnecessarily, and focused on comprehending the true meaning of the fire attribute law.
...
The chaos caused by Luo Lingxi and her mother among the lower-ranking disciples of the sect did not cause any waves.
Everything happened and ended in secrecy.
Si Ma Hui Niang was placed under house arrest, Luo Lingxi's cultivation remained at the fourth level of the Qi Refinement stage, and the four disciples, including Zang Yu Zhi, had no idea what major events they had experienced.
They only knew that Elder Tai Shang admired their diligent cultivation and had specially called them to Dan Mountain to give them a lecture and reward them with a large amount of cultivation resources suitable for the Qi Refinement stage.
After returning, they spread the word, and the lower-ranking disciples of Luo Tian Sect became even more diligent in their cultivation.
In just a few short years since entering this Dan Sheng Paradise, several disciples had successively broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Even a Golden Core Disciple was added.
Everything was developing in a positive direction, and Luo Chen was no exception.
After drawing the fourth-stage Blazing Phoenix Fire Formation and pushing this technique to its peak, creating similar fourth-stage fire attribute formations was no longer a significant challenge for Luo Chen.
What he needed was to push the Incarnation of the Fire Dragon technique to its peak through repeated creation.
Of course, there were differences.
Blazing Phoenix Fire was similar to the Qing Yang Great Seal, a large-scale attack that basically covered all enemies without discrimination, making it extremely impressive.
But Incarnation of the Fire Dragon was different.
It emphasized Shenxi locking onto the enemy, tracking them from a thousand miles away.
The target was precise, and there was no escape!
Therefore, the amount of divine soul power required to draw the formation was much greater.
Each time he drew it, Luo Chen had to be extremely cautious, carefully balancing the distribution of his mana and Shenxi to avoid any imbalance.
Time slowly passed as Luo Chen focused entirely on creating the formations.
Just one year later, Dan Mountain was once again filled with turmoil!
A vast surge of ethereal spirit energy poured into Dan Mountain like a mighty river.
Luo Chen slowly closed his eyes, murmuring to himself, "The time has come!"
His eyes closed, but his Nascent Soul's eyes were already open, and a vast amount of Shenxi spread out, extending into the depths of the void.
This time, no one disturbed him, and Luo Chen did not look back.
He finally reached the ocean of primordial energy, like a mother's embrace!
Although he was a bit disoriented, with the guidance of the spiritual aura, Luo Chen gradually sifted through the myriad forms of primordial energy, each containing countless attributes, and found what he sought.
It was a simple, ordinary flame.
Far less complex than the Withering and Flourishing Divine Fire, not as full of spirit as the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire, and certainly not comparable to the noble and radiant Nirvana Holy Fire.
But it burned silently, providing light and heat to the world.
Mastering this Primal Flame allows one to control any flame in the world.
"So this is the Primal Flame of Fire."
As he muttered, a mighty force surged forth, attempting to engulf Luo Chen's divine soul and assimilate it.
Fortunately, he had the presence of mind, and Luo Chen retreated calmly.
Before leaving, he even managed to take a large, pure essence of primordial energy.
Boom!
Shenxi returned, and Luo Chen opened his eyes.
A surge of magical power burst forth from his body, transforming into scorching flames in the spacious cave.
These flames were purely generated by his own magical power!
The Withering-Prospering Divine Fire and the Nirvana Holy Fire, stimulated by the energy, emerged from Luo Chen's Purple Mansion and flanked him on both sides, showing signs of submission.
Luo Chen was not surprised; after all, he had refined these divine fires himself.
With a thought, Shenxi spread out.
On Dan Mountain, the volcano that had been dormant for years suddenly began to rumble.
Streams of lava flowed down the mountain.
A towering flame erupted from the crater.
Luo Chen slowly flew out of the cave, standing amidst the flames. He did not feel the searing heat; instead, he found it incredibly comfortable.
It was as if he was a fire sprite born to exist in the flames.
With a mere thought, he felt like a fire emperor, capable of freely commanding the fire elemental spirit energy in the air.
Not just commanding!
He could even convert other types of elemental spirit energy into fire elemental spirit energy.
Luo Chen gradually understood why the Huashen realm cultivators could alter the weather and fight freely anywhere.
Grasping the true meaning of a law meant possessing the authority to control it.
Primordial energy was the amalgamation of all elemental spirit energies. With the authority of the law, it could be converted.
For example, when the Black Marsh Great Sage ascended to the Cangwu Mountain, a torrential rain poured down.
When Li Canghai appeared on the Ice Apex Palace battlefield, the wind and clouds transformed into countless array patterns.
And when Qixia Yuanjun descended upon the Min Yuan Holy Land, everything in the world turned into a golden sea of fire, even the Yōu míng shēn yuān boiled for her.
Luo Chen, limited by his current strength and realm, could not yet achieve such feats.
But altering a small area was no longer a problem.
Most importantly, being in this state, Luo Chen gradually realized why cultivators who grasped the true meaning of a law could advance much faster than ordinary people!
"The elemental spirit energy converted from other attributes can also be absorbed and refined, freeing one from the constraints of spirit veins. As long as there is enough quantity, one can cultivate anywhere in the world."
"Even if it's not as efficient as directly refining world primordial energy, it greatly reduces the trouble of screening for corresponding elemental spirit energy."
"Moreover..."
As he pondered, Luo Chen made a hand seal.
A phoenix soared on either side, and a fire dragon bowed its head from the sky.
Surrounded by the dragon and phoenix, a terrifying destructive force seemed to emanate.
Could the true meaning of the law also be integrated into spells?
Would that be considered a divine ability?
...
The anomaly on Dan Mountain caused a significant stir.
It immediately drew the attention of many people within the Luo Tian Sect.
Numerous figures rushed toward Dan Mountain, their eyes filled with concern.
Even Si Ma Hui Niang, who was under house arrest, received a message from her disciple Yao Ming Yue and was anxious to break through Luo Chen's Zhen fa to check on Luo Chen's safety.
Wang Yuan, Lin Feng Zi, Bai Mei Ling, and even Hei Wang arrived at the scene in the first instance.
However, before they could get close, a faint voice drifted over.
"No need to worry, I've just made some progress in my cultivation."
"Please step back!"
Everyone was astonished.
What kind of cultivation could cause such a commotion?
The eruption of the earth fire, the spewing lava, the gathering of wind and clouds, the dragon and phoenix circling—people felt uneasy even from several miles away on Dan Mountain.
Especially Lin Feng Zi, who felt it the most deeply.
He tentatively released his own yuan infant domain and discovered he could not control the elemental spirit energy at all; instead, he felt an intense heat all over his body.
This realization left him pale with shock.
"Could it be that Senior Brother Luo has grasped another true meaning of a law?"
Wang Yuan, who did not specialize in cultivation, was curious and asked, "Does that mean Luo Chen has now grasped two true meanings of laws?"
Lin Feng Zi was lost in thought, muttering, "It's already a prodigious talent for an ordinary person to grasp one true meaning of a law in the yuan infant realm. With Senior Brother Luo now possessing two true meanings, he might be the only one in the world. Once he reaches the late yuan infant stage, the title of first person below the Huashen realm might change hands again."
First person below the Huashen realm?
Hearing this title, Hei Wang, who had faced the Qing Shuang Demon Empress, fell silent.
He knew all too well how powerful she was.
Could someone who grasped two true meanings of laws be compared to her?
He didn't know.
At that moment, he was curious about where that voice had come from, as it didn't seem to originate from the main body on Dan Mountain.
"Was it a soul fragment?"
At the same time.
In a beautiful snow-capped mountain named "Tian Shan", Luo Chen's soul fragment emerged from the Dusty Affinity Immortal Mirror and looked toward Dan Mountain.
"My main body has finally broken through!"
"Once I digest this progress, my Dao will greatly advance, and the day I leave Dan Sheng Paradise is within reach."
"Next, it's my turn."
As he murmured, the soul fragment slowly dissipated and returned to the Dusty Affinity Immortal Mirror.
...
"Friend Cang Luong, shall we rest here for the night?"
The middle-aged man in a green robe suggested, his eyes on the woman with bright, clear eyes, resembling a snow lotus of Tian Shan.
Cang Long nodded, not refusing the suggestion.
However, once they entered the guest room, she turned to close the door.
The man in the green robe blocked the door, hesitatingly saying, "I have some cultivation-related questions and would like to discuss them with you, Dao Friend. Is it convenient?"
Cang Long smiled gently but firmly shook her head. "It's late, Dao Friend. You should get some rest! We can talk about it tomorrow."
Then, she slowly closed the door.
Han Zhan was left standing there, his face contorted with displeasure.
This was different from what his master had said before he left the sect, right?
Wasn't it said that Bing Bao had suffered heavy losses during the exploration of the Ling Kong Secret Realm and was desperately seeking external allies?
Sending Immortal Lady Cang Long to accompany him on his journey through Dong Huang was also meant to foster a closer relationship, perhaps even form a Dao couple.
In simpler terms, it was an arranged marriage!
However, throughout their journey, which had covered over a dozen major regions, Immortal Lady Cang Long, while appearing gentle, maintained a distant and polite demeanor that kept people at arm's length.
"Is it really only possible to be friends and not form a great Dao couple?"
After his initial anger, Han Zhan felt a deep sense of frustration.
Among the women he had met, there were many powerful ones, but few were as mysterious and infinitely intriguing as Cang Long.
Like a precious pearl in the deep sea, like a snow lotus on the Tian Shan, she was mysterious, pure, and self-respecting.
Feeling disheartened, Han Zhan returned to his room.
He did not let his disappointment affect him and quickly calmed his mind, dispelling his wandering thoughts, and continued his cultivation despite the inn's less-than-abundant spiritual energy.
Around midnight, a knock sounded at his door.
Han Zhan woke up, and with a sweep of his Shenxi, he discovered it was Cang Long.
His heart leaped, thinking she might have changed her mind, and he quickly opened the door.
Cang Long stood outside, looking delicate and poised. Seeing Han Zhan, she whispered, "There's a good show to see. Want to come along?"
Han Zhan was momentarily taken aback, realizing he had misunderstood her intentions, but his expression remained unchanged as he nodded and followed her.
The two figures leaped into the night, disappearing into the darkness.
They soon arrived at a desolate graveyard.
Several figures had surrounded a young man in black robes, demanding he hand over his treasures.
The scene was clear.
It was a common occurrence in the cultivation world—a group ambush to steal treasures.
So this was the good show Cang Long had mentioned?
Han Zhan found it somewhat boring, but then he realized something.
"Why did she discover it before me?"
"I am the most skilled in soul refining techniques in Luoyun Sect, and I have already mastered the Liehun Gong, with a profound soul foundation that surpasses my peers. Yet, I couldn't match her?"
As he pondered, the battle in the graveyard had already erupted due to the verbal conflict.
The man in black robes, despite being outnumbered, held his own.
Wielding a long saber, he moved with perfect precision, each strike causing a bloodbath.
Seeing they couldn't subdue him, the attackers quickly shouted, "He's tough, form a great array!"
In an instant, they positioned themselves, forming a large array with their combined magical power.
The man in black robes sneered, "I thought Dong Huang cultivators were different from others. It seems you are just as impolite! Since that's the case, you can all die together!"
As he spoke, layers of black aura surged from his body.
The black aura was overwhelmingly powerful, shattering the array with just a few strikes.
He merged with his magical saber, charging left and right, increasing the number of fallen souls under his blade.
The battle was over.
The few survivors fled in terror.
The man in black robes, filled with a killing intent, pursued them.
As he passed a tree, he suddenly stopped and swung his saber backward.
A powerful saber energy cut the massive tree, which was as thick as three to five people, in half.
A brilliant white sword light emerged, clashing with the saber energy.
Boom!
The man in black robes narrowed his eyes, looking at the two figures who had revealed themselves.
"Are you here to take my treasures?"
Cang Long brushed off the dust from her sleeves. "We are not here to take advantage, Ning Dao Friend. There's no need for hostility."
The man in black robes raised an eyebrow. "Early Golden Core stage?"
"To be able to withstand my saber strike at this level, state your name!"
Cang Long bowed. "Yuding Bing Bao, Tian Shan Cang Long. May I ask for your name, Dao Friend?"
The man in black robes frowned. "Yuding Bing Bao? Never heard of it! I am Ning Yuzhuo of the Northern Sea Yuanmo Sect. I will remember your name. Until we meet again!"
With that, he vanished.
He was going to chase down the two who had fled.
Han Zhan sighed in relief. "What a heavy killing intent!"
Cang Long shook her head. "It's not just the killing intent. The power he possesses is quite formidable, likely the orthodox demon aura cultivated by the Yuanmo Sect."
Han Zhan was surprised. "A disciple of the orthodox Yuanmo Sect, why is he here in Dong Huang?"
Cang Long didn't know either, but she felt they had seen a good show tonight.
Just as they were about to leave, a powerful voice echoed from the city.
"Heretic scoundrels, how dare you be so rampant!"
A golden bowl floated in the sky.
Amidst the chanting of Buddhist hymns, the once unstoppable Ning Yuzhuo was directly sucked into the bowl.
Cang Long watched the scene, feeling that their journey through Dong Huang could now come to an end.
"A mere Golden Core disciple, while it might be possible to travel through a region without issue, it's too presumptuous to think they can roam freely."
"Han Dao Friend, let us part ways here!" (End of Chapter)
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