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Chapter 953: The High Priest's Scheme, Poison Wine to Quench Thirst
Chapter 953: The High Priest’s Scheme, Poison Wine to Quench Thirst
"The Zombie Toxin Larva, a parasitic larva found on the Heavenly Yaksha, contains the most potent of zombie toxins."
"The Falling Immortal Feather, a feather shed from the ninth head of the ancient Ghost Chariot Bird. When burned, it produces a highly toxic smoke that can cause a cultivator’s nascent soul to disintegrate, also known as the Nine-Headed Poison."
"The Mother-Child Puppet Larva, refined using the heart’s blood of nine hundred and ninety-nine pairs of human mothers and children, harboring an incomparably terrifying familial resentment."
In the cave abode, the Purple Cloak Marquis, who had returned, began to explain the three fourth-tier poison larvae he was about to hand over to Luo Chen.
After finishing, he watched Luo Chen closely, eager to see his reaction.
However, instead of the expected exuberance, Luo Chen merely frowned and remained silent.
The Purple Cloak Marquis was taken aback. "Brother Qi, these rare fourth-tier poison larvae are from Master Li Tian’s personal collection. Why do you look so unmoved?"
Luo Chen spoke slowly, "It’s not that I’m unmoved, but these are truly too valuable."
The Purple Cloak Marquis paused, then laughed. "No worries. You can offer any resources of equivalent value in exchange. Even if the quality is insufficient, Master Li Tian said that quantity can make up for it."
Luo Chen raised an eyebrow. "Master Li Tian is treating me so generously?"
His words carried a hint of skepticism.
After all, there’s no such thing as a free lunch.
However, the more straightforward his doubts, the more relaxed the Purple Cloak Marquis became.
"Of course, Master Li Tian is reluctant to part with these three larvae. He has openly stated that with these larvae, you will surely advance the King of All Toxins Larva to the fourth tier, and your Body Refiner cultivation will experience a significant leap."
"But times have changed. Even the most cherished fourth-tier larvae are just that. Master Li Tian desires the fifth-tier larva formula from the Yin-Yang Remnant Realm. Compared to that, these are nothing."
"Thus, your strength is more important to him!"
The Yin-Yang Remnant Realm!
This was the ancient secret realm Master Li Tian had mentioned earlier.
Legend has it that it only appears at twilight, when yin and yang blend, and has only been entered a few times over the centuries.
Those who have emerged spoke of it being the site where a great being passed away, with a high likelihood of harboring a fifth-tier larva formula.
However, it is filled with traps and dangers.
Without extraordinary abilities, one cannot venture far to obtain the treasures.
For this reason, Master Li Tian has openly and covertly assembled a formidable team to explore the Yin-Yang Remnant Realm.
Luo Chen’s role in this team is crucial.
It is said that one of the challenges requires a pure Body Refiner to pass through.
Given this requirement, Master Li Tian’s attentiveness to Luo Chen makes sense.
Moreover, the two were previously strangers, with no ulterior motives.
After a moment of silence, Luo Chen took the three larvae and pulled out a large assortment of items from his storage bag.
There were high-grade herbs, minerals, magical treasures, and some Spiritual Stones.
After a brief inspection, the Purple Cloak Marquis looked hesitant.
"Though what you’ve offered is not bad, it still falls short of the value of these three larvae!"
Luo Chen waved his hand. "That’s all I have. If I had anything truly valuable, I would have used it long ago. You’re just helping to relay them. The gains and losses here don’t concern you much, so why be so meticulous?"
The Purple Cloak Marquis was taken aback.
"Just take them back. If Master Li Tian doesn’t mind, it’s fine." Luo Chen added.
The Purple Cloak Marquis smiled bitterly, waved his sleeve, and the pile of treasures, which lower-tier cultivators would consider invaluable, was swiftly stored in a bag.
"I was overthinking it. I’ll take my leave now. Please!"
"Please."
Luo Chen shrugged and escorted him out of the cave abode.
Once the Purple Cloak Marquis was gone, Luo Chen turned his attention back to the three larvae.
His eyes narrowed as he pondered.
"Master Li Tian, the creator of the Hundred Toxins Body Refinement Technique and the King of All Toxins Larva, truly has foreseen the problems I would encounter."
"With the help of these three larvae, I am confident that I can advance the King of All Toxins Larva to the fourth tier and break through my bottleneck in a short time."
"Research on the natural space restrictions is almost complete. From now on, I can focus entirely on body refinement."
...
Time slowly passed.
It had been nearly half a year since Luo Chen arrived at the Mijie Mountains.
His cultivation was at a critical juncture.
The Zombie Toxin Larva had been fully refined.
After being consumed by the King of All Toxins Larva, it released several times its own amount of zombie toxins, spreading throughout Luo Chen’s body.
Under the terrifying zombie toxins, large amounts of flesh and blood rapidly transformed into an invincible zombie form.
If this continued, Luo Chen might have followed the path of the Heavenly Yaksha, a Guiwuinds Body Refiner.
However, with the deep foundation of his physical body, a continuous flow of vitality destroyed the petrified flesh and restructured it into his lively and robust form.
Next up was the Falling Immortal Feather, also known as the Nine-Headed Poison!
A series of ethereal, feather-like spiritual lights enveloped Luo Chen's entire body.
If the host of this poison had a nascent soul, it would surely collapse, and their magical power would vanish.
Master Li Tian never expected Luo Chen to have a nascent soul, thinking he was merely a pure Body Refiner. After all, the Purple Cloak Marquis had mentioned that Luo Chen planned to cultivate the essence refinement path only at the end of his journey.
Luo Chen, however, had his own solution for this hidden danger.
The formidable barrier of the Purple Palace, along with the two Divine Fires it contained, was sufficient to protect the nascent soul from the poison's contamination.
He allowed the King of All Toxins to consume the poison and transform it into the Nine-Headed Poison, refining his physical body.
During this process, the only thing affected besides his body was the origin power he had cultivated!
While the Nine-Headed Poison refined his body, the origin power's circulation became quite sluggish, feeling unsmooth everywhere.
But Luo Chen persisted.
Because, from the proficiency panel, he could clearly see his body refinement progress rapidly increasing at a visible speed.
When he first arrived in the Southern Frontier, the progress bar was around fifty.
Before reaching the Remnant Realm Mountains, it had only increased slightly.
However, in the short span of six months at the Remnant Realm Mountains, this progress had climbed at an unimaginable rate.
Now, it had reached as high as fifty-nine!
Though it seemed like only a few more progress points, if viewed in the context of the broader realm, this rate of improvement was truly terrifying.
Compared to the cultivation of essence, it was almost equivalent to advancing from the fifth to the sixth layer of the nascent soul stage!
This was the reason he was willing to endure endless pain and work tirelessly day and night.
The ability to see immediate feedback from his cultivation was truly addictive.
According to Luo Chen's calculations, when his body refinement progress crossed the threshold of 66/100 in the Ancient Fourth Stage, he would be considered to have entered the later stages of this realm.
This also made him eagerly anticipate the final Mother-Child Puppet Larva during the digestion of the Falling Immortal Feather.
One day, during a break in his cultivation, Luo Chen took a trip from his cave abode to Master Li Tian's residence.
There, he met the personnel involved in the mission to the Yin-Yang Remnant Realm.
Master Li Tian was the initiator, joined by the Purple Blood Sect's Purple Cloak Marquis, Sword Concealer Fan Wujiao, and even Red Leaf Matron, whom he had met a few times before.
"Another person is not in the Remnant Realm Mountains and will meet us at the starting point."
After the introductions, Master Li Tian inquired about everyone's preparations.
Red Leaf Matron's Zhen Fa preparations, the Purple Cloak Marquis's secret treasure refinement, and finally, Luo Chen's body refinement progress.
"Rest assured, Brother Qi won't let you down!"
After saying this, Luo Chen had no intention of engaging in conversation and left on his own.
His independent and self-assured demeanor was surprising.
But what was even more astonishing was Luo Chen's outward appearance.
His skin was ashen, his face contorted, his nails long and sharp, and when he spoke, his fangs were faintly visible.
Yaksha Form!
The Purple Cloak Marquis, who had read the complete Hundred Toxins Body Refinement Technique, knew exactly what this meant.
After Luo Chen left, he couldn't help but marvel, "Brother Qi is truly a rare body refinement genius, one that comes along only once in a thousand years! Although the technique is not complex, it is extremely difficult to master. Even if I were given a hundred years, I might not achieve much. Yet, he has reached such a level in a short time, which is truly enviable."
Red Leaf Matron and Sword Concealer Fan Wujiao did not understand the difficulty.
But Master Li Tian smiled in agreement.
Not only was Luo Chen's body refinement talent outstanding, but his ability to endure the terrifying pain brought by the toxins was even more admirable.
All the better!
The stronger Luo Chen was, the more confident they would be in the Yin-Yang Remnant Realm!
"He must be at the stage of refining the Mother-Child Puppet Larva!"
Master Li Tian mused to himself.
With the Yaksha Form visible and the poison spreading throughout his body, it was clear that Luo Chen had reached a bottleneck.
To break through this bottleneck, he would need the Mother-Child Puppet Larva to give him that final push!
...
As Master Li Tian had guessed, Luo Chen had indeed reached this stage.
And he had made all the necessary preparations to refine the Mother-Child Puppet Larva.
In the secret chamber, Luo Chen stared at the larva in his hand, his eyes filled with anticipation.
He didn't care about the external ugliness or beauty. Even the Yaksha Form, which was unappealing to others, was tolerable given the rapid increase in his strength.
Moreover, once he crossed this stage and thoroughly refined the Zombie Toxin and the Nine-Headed Poison, the Yaksha Form would be under control.
So, what was there to worry about?
"Everything depends on this final step!"
Murmuring to himself, Luo Chen activated the Hundred Toxins Body Refinement Technique and immediately refined the restless Mother-Child Puppet Larva.
In an instant, a powerful wave of resentment and poison entered Luo Chen's body.
The King of All Toxins Larva instinctively consumed it and then produced an even more terrifying toxic gas.
As the cultivation technique circulated, the toxic gas gradually spread throughout Luo Chen's body, even reaching toward his sea of consciousness...
Three days later!
"Get out!"
A low, thunderous shout echoed.
The man in black armor, who had been sitting in meditation, suddenly radiated a brilliant golden flame.
Under the pressure of the dazzling golden flames, the resentment and toxic gas were gradually expelled in thin streams.
In the end, they coalesced into a larva with open eyes.
It was the Mother-Child Puppet Larva!
Luo Chen’s face darkened as he held the larva and muttered, "Master Li Tian!"
He had always been cautious, fearing that someone might tamper with the larvae. Therefore, he meticulously checked each one before cultivation.
Yet, he still fell victim to it.
The three larvae Master Li Tian had given him seemed fine at first.
The problem arose after the larvae were cultivated. The short time and residual toxins caused a chain reaction, which was hard to describe.
His body stiffened, his essential power stagnated, and the resentment and poison attacked his sea of consciousness!
At that moment, Luo Chen nearly lost his self-awareness and control over his body.
If not for the constant monitoring by the Divine Reflection Larva, the extreme alertness of his split soul, the constant reinforcement of the Soul Imprisonment Technique, and the two Divine Fires hidden in the Purple Palace...
Now, Luo Chen used the Nirvana Holy Fire to expel the Mother-Child Puppet Larva and the Wilt and Flourish Divine Fire to suppress the King of All Toxins Larva. The feeling of losing himself had disappeared.
He interrupted the cultivation process.
This prevented Master Li Tian from achieving his goal.
However, there was a price for forcibly interrupting the process.
The King of All Toxins Larva, whose advancement was interrupted, was now rapidly declining.
Even with the suppression by the Wilt and Flourish Divine Fire, the decline was only slightly delayed.
Once the King of All Toxins Larva collapsed, the terrifying toxins it contained would burst forth, likely destroying Luo Chen’s body...
"People say it's difficult to deal with Southern Frontier cultivators, and now it seems to be true!"
Luo Chen sneered, but there was no trace of panic on his face.
The Hundred Toxins Body Refinement Technique had already been cultivated by him to the master level, far surpassing Master Li Tian, its creator.
He could see that the King of All Toxins Larva was collapsing due to the lack of support and the forced interruption of its advancement.
By reintroducing the Mother-Child Puppet Larva, he could replenish the necessary strength.
However, it wasn’t the only option!
The King of All Toxins Larva needed the most potent toxins, the more toxic, the better!
And Luo Chen had such things!
He hadn’t used them before because the King of All Toxins Larva was still too weak and might have been destroyed.
But now, it was just right...
"Master Li Tian, whatever your purpose, this grudge I will remember!"
Muttering, Luo Chen suddenly produced a small jar.
With a flick of his finger, a drop of liquid flew out.
Wrapped in his cultivation power, he carefully guided it into his body, finally delivering it to the King of All Toxins Larva in his stomach.
As the cultivation power dissipated, a dangerous aura immediately spread.
However, what was a deadly toxin to others was a great tonic to the King of All Toxins Larva.
The Wilt and Flourish Divine Fire that had been suppressing the King of All Toxins Larva was instantly withdrawn, and the larva eagerly swallowed the liquid.
In an instant, the larva began to roll violently, its skin turning from white to a jade-like hue, as if it were petrifying.
At the same time, a large amount of toxic mist was released.
Luo Chen’s incredibly resilient body, under the erosion of the mist, began to disintegrate, turning into pools of blood.
This terrifying sight forced Hei Wang to emerge, hiding in a corner with a look of utmost fear.
"Did Master take the Poison Spirit Grain?"
The Poison Spirit Grain was a secret poison wine of the Stacking Cloud Sect, an upper sect of the Dong Huang Nascent Soul.
Even the poison-immune Hei Wang had dared not drink it. Even a small taste by Luo Chen had once caused his body to be corroded.
Now, with the enhancement of the King of All Toxins Larva, a single drop had a tenfold, even a hundredfold effect.
Luo Chen’s body, under extreme corrosion, began to collapse, disintegrate, and turn into a pool of blood.
Only a small nascent soul figure in black armor, holding a cauldron and a sword, floated in the air, watching the scene with a calm and expressionless face. (End of Chapter)
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