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Chapter 954: Accumulated Strength, Dominating a Realm
Chapter 954: Accumulated Strength, Dominating a Realm
Inside the cave abode, the bloodlight glow illuminated the surroundings, and the air was thick with blood aura.
However, this blood aura was not foul and putrid; instead, it emitted a strange fragrance that made one's mouth water.
Hei Wang cowered in a corner, swallowing hard, a look of relief in his eyes.
"Fortunately, I didn't drink the Toxic Spirit Grain back then. Such terrifying corrosiveness, even the master's physical body couldn't withstand it, let alone me."
The poison of the Toxic Spirit Grain was rare in the world.
If it were just a small amount, Luo Chen could still resist it.
But under the enhancement of the Toxic King Worm, its corrosiveness became unbearably terrifying.
However, Luo Chen did not seem particularly alarmed by this sight.
He merely stared at the pool of blood, a thoughtful expression on his face.
In the blood, a small white jade worm the size of a finger joint opened its tiny eyes.
It was the Toxic King Worm!
It looked around and finally met Luo Chen's nascent soul's gaze.
With a thought, the white jade worm slightly opened its mouth and inhaled from the outside.
Instantly!
Strands of toxic fumes were drawn out from the blood and into its mouth.
The white jade color became even purer and more transparent.
It could release and also absorb!
This was the hallmark of a Fourth-Rank transformation!
This meant that in the future, the degree of toxicity it could absorb and then return to Luo Chen could be perfectly controlled, allowing the Toxic Body Refinement Technique to enter a relatively benign cycle.
Without the corrosive poison of the Toxic Spirit Grain, the pool of blood suddenly came to life.
Bubbles continuously formed and disappeared in the blood.
Luo Chen watched this, and his nascent soul figure slowly bent his fingers, forming a seal, and called out clearly.
"Rebirth!"
As if an invisible hand had swept across, the blood on the ground began to boil violently, then surged upward, forming a crimson fountain.
A hazy figure gradually took shape in the blood fountain.
After a moment, when the last drop of blood seeped into the alabaster skin, Luo Chen's physical body reappeared, sitting cross-legged in the world!
Hei Wang, who was watching, had a look of fear in his eyes.
Even with the undying body of a primal beast, it would be difficult to achieve such a level in an instant.
To what extent had the master's body refinement reached?
What he didn't know was that this was no longer just a matter of body refinement.
This time, Luo Chen used the body of a primal beast as the foundation, the Toxic King Worm as the main component, and the Toxic Spirit Grain as the catalyst, finally employing the physical rebirth method from the Heavenly Phoenix Rebirth Scripture to conclude the process.
In this way, he not only helped the Toxic King Worm ascend to the Fourth Rank but also greatly benefited his own physical body.
"Now is the time to return, not a moment to spare."
The nascent soul figure flickered and merged into the top of Luo Chen's head, disappearing into the purple palace.
His jet-black eyelashes trembled gently, and Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes.
The moment he opened his eyes, an ancient and primordial aura spread uncontrollably from him.
Crack!
The warding technique enveloping the cave abode, under the impact of this terrifying aura, crumbled like tofu.
Boom!
The overwhelming aura surged to the sky, suppressing the entire realm!
On Mijie Mountain, the Songyang Alliance Leader, who was discussing military affairs with Zhan Bingtao, suddenly changed his expression.
Zhan Bingtao's eyes lit up, and he blurted out, "Your alliance has such a hidden expert?"
The Songyang Alliance Leader remained silent, his divine sense instantly spreading out, tracing the source of the aura.
Inside a palace.
Master Litian looked contentedly at the miniature pavilion in his hand, where tiny worms crawled around, each emitting a formidable aura.
If released into the outside world, each one would cause a frenzy of pursuit and competition.
But here, they were merely part of the miniature pavilion.
"This Immortal Worm Pavilion, built according to the Heavenly Worm Formula, has finally taken shape. If I could have a Fifth-Rank Divine Worm to anchor it, its power would rival that of a spirit treasure."
"Even as it is now, this Pavilion of Waves can crush ninety percent of all True Artifacts in the world!"
"The only thing missing from the Yin-Yang Remnant Realm journey is Qi Tian."
Just as he was feeling satisfied, a powerful aura spread across the sky.
Master Litian was taken aback, then his lips involuntarily curled into a smile.
"Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!"
"Great matters can be accomplished!"
The moment this terrifying aura appeared, figures emerged from their cave abodes, their divine senses crisscrossing and tracing the source of the aura.
None of those who remained on Mijie Mountain were weak.
Because they were all powerful, they could feel the aura more deeply.
This was not the pressure of a magical aura or a nascent soul's domain, but the most fundamental suppression at the level of life.
An ordinary nascent soul could not resist it; perhaps only a grandmaster could stand against it!
This terrifying aura came and went suddenly.
After a brief eruption, it receded like a tide, finally disappearing into a cave abode on a hillside.
Divine senses lingered outside, eager to meet the owner of the cave abode.
The Purple-Cloaked Marquis Shenxi was among them. When he traced back to Luo Chen's cave abode, his shock was beyond measure.
Sure enough!
In the next moment, the gate of the cave abode slowly opened before everyone's eyes.
A towering figure calmly walked out.
With just a glance at the empty space, everyone, including Shenxi, involuntarily retreated.
"It's Qi Tian!"
"Was he just breaking through in his Body Refiner realm, causing his aura to leak out?"
"Can the path of Body Refinement be so formidable?"
In the air, the various Shenxi exchanged whispers, causing a commotion.
Finally, with the Purple-Cloaked Marquis's bitter yet envious congratulations, all doubts and questions turned into well-wishes.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Qi, on your great success!"
Luo Chen smiled, clasping his hands in a salute toward the mountain.
"Thank you!"
With a wave of his sleeve, he turned and entered the cave abode.
Once the gate closed again, the group of Shenxi slowly recovered from their surprise and confusion.
Leaving aside the discussions among the powerful figures of Mijie Mountain, Luo Chen returned and chuckled to himself.
Great skill?
More like a toxic art!
He waved a palm at the empty space.
This palm strike was ordinary, but it carried a faint, musky fragrance.
On the cave abode's wall, a palm print appeared, followed by large sections of the stone wall melting away.
These cave abodes on Mijie Mountain were built with various precious materials.
While high-ranking cultivators might be able to destroy them, none could do so with such ease as Luo Chen.
"Who would have thought that after reaching the Master level in the Toxic Body Refinement Technique, and when combined with the Fourth-Rank Toxic King Worm, it would yield such unexpected results!"
Luo Chen looked at his hand, which was enveloped in black light, with the musky fragrance still lingering.
After his physical body was restructured, Luo Chen discovered that his origin power had undergone a transformation at some point.
It now contained a highly toxic attribute!
This toxicity was neither the poison from the Toxic Spirit Grain, nor the stiff poison, feather poison, or trigger mechanism poison.
It was more like a mixed toxin, combining the best qualities of most toxins he had cultivated through the Toxic Body Refinement Technique.
As for its true power?
Luo Chen's gaze subconsciously fell on Hei Wang, who was in the corner.
In that moment, Hei Wang's entire body stiffened.
He looked at Luo Chen in terror, "Master, you wouldn't..."
Luo Chen smiled, "Don't worry, with your indestructible body, I can control it so it won't hurt you."
Hei Wang, on the verge of tears, could only sacrifice himself for Luo Chen's experiments.
...
Six months later.
The Mijie Realm opened, and the war began!
When Mijie Mountain opened, the nascent souls of the Southern Frontier no longer hid their identities, and they began to act under the banner of the Xiongyue Stiff Alliance, signaling the full-scale outbreak of the human civil war in the Southern Frontier.
The Songshan Sect, Red Leaf Sect, Moon Worship Sect, Grave Valley, White Cloud Temple, Purple Blood Sect, Hidden Sword Tower...
As cultivators from these top Southern Frontier sects formed armies, people realized that the Southern Frontier was truly about to change.
Furthermore, when the cultivator army from the Tianyuan Dao Sect joined forces with them, the world learned that the Southern Frontier's civil war also had external support.
The number of participants was incalculable, and their strength was hard to gauge.
The armies formed by the major sects, like a war machine, once activated, could not be stopped.
The first target of the attack was the Flying Sword Manor, an early vassal of the Life and Death Gate.
In a single night, the Flying Sword Manor, known for its eighty thousand sword cultivators, was destroyed by the Xiongyue Stiff Alliance.
The army's movements did not pause, splitting into two forces that rushed toward the Golden Toad Sect and the Xuanhua Sect.
Their speed was swift, and their momentum fierce.
Like a river, they surged forward, determined to drown the Life and Death Gate.
Amidst this torrent, only a few brilliant waves were missing.
"Songyang, where is Master Liti?"
"He has some trivial matters to handle and will join us at the Life and Death Gate battlefield afterward. Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Zhan."
"So, does that mean Hongye and the others are with him?"
"Exactly!"
"What about Qi Tian? I wanted to see his skills when we attack Unicorn Mountain."
Unicorn Mountain, a top nascent soul sect of the Southern Frontier, guarded the sacred site of the Life and Death Gate.
Its terrain was perilous, and its warding techniques were outstanding.
Without a powerful weapon, it would be difficult to conquer it as easily as the Flying Sword Manor.
In Zhan Bingtao's mind, Qi Tian was the best weapon to breach Unicorn Mountain.
The Songyang Alliance Leader chuckled and shook his head.
"Unicorn Mountain is not much of a concern. I will handle it personally. As for Qi Tian..."
The Songyang Alliance Leader countered, "Do you think Unicorn Mountain is more important, or the Life and Death Gate?"
Zhan Bingtao raised an eyebrow. The Life and Death Gate mentioned here was not the sacred site itself, but the gate that protected it!
"Can Qi Tian manage it? The Life and Death Gate is something even our Dao Sect's Ancestor finds difficult to breach."
"Let's wait and see!" the Songyang Alliance Leader said, a hint of mystery in his voice.
...
Without the call of the sacred site, the various vassal factions were like scattered sand, unable to organize themselves.
In contrast, the armies of the Stiff Mountain Alliance and the Dao Sect, having premeditated their actions, made swift progress, crushing several forces one after another.
The armies surged forward, advancing in a pincer formation, steadily cutting off the sacred site's wings and heading toward Unicorn Mountain.
Once they passed Unicorn Mountain, they would face the Life and Death Gate.
Elsewhere, a streak of light left Mijie Mountain and headed southeast.
The streak of light moved like a boat, parting the clouds and mist.
Inside, several figures stood.
The most striking was a tall man in black armor, standing over seven feet tall.
His crown was like a mountain, his plumes like pillars of the sky.
His skin was as smooth as white jade, his eyes like deep, cold pools that could swallow a person's soul.
It was Luo Chen!
The Purple-Cloaked Marquis remarked, "In just one year, Brother Qi's body refinement has reached such a refined state—it's truly a miracle!"
Beside him, a middle-aged scholar carrying a sword case nodded in agreement, but his eyes also showed a hint of wariness.
The aura Qi Tian had emitted that day had shaken the Southern Frontier's true cultivators, and that was just a fraction of his true strength.
This made many cultivators who previously looked down on Body Refiners reconsider their stance.
Luo Chen remained unperturbed, knowing his own capabilities.
To the outside world, he was a miracle, having undergone a complete transformation in just one year.
But what they did not know was how long he had been stuck at the Mid-Rank of the Ancient Fourth Rank.
At the age of 116, he had broken through to the Ancient Fourth Rank.
By the age of 200, he had reached the Mid-Rank of the Ancient Fourth Rank.
It had been over a hundred years since then!
He had never been stuck in any minor realm for so long in his life.
Coming to the Southern Frontier, he had obtained suitable cultivation techniques, abundant resources, and a deep foundation, making his progress inevitable and explosive.
Now, his body refinement had reached the Late-Rank of the Ancient Fourth Rank, comparable to a Post-Enlightenment Grandmaster!
Luo Chen did not mince words and directly asked Li Tian, who was chatting with Grandma Red Leaf.
"Since we have set out, Li Tian, you should tell us the specific plans for the journey ahead, right?"
Interrupted in their conversation, Grandma Red Leaf frowned.
In the past, she would have scolded him.
But now, Luo Chen's demonstrated strength was enough to earn her respect.
Li Tian smiled, "Yes, I should, but let's wait until everyone is here to avoid repetition."
Indeed, there was help on the way!
Li Tian had mentioned another person before, though who it was remained unknown.
But now, it was time for them to show up.
Li Tian seemed to sense something and looked into the distance.
"Here... they come!"
His tone held a hint of dissatisfaction.
The flying boat slowed slightly, and moments later, two figures landed on the deck.
One was covered in wrinkles, with hands like chicken claws.
The other had white hair and eyes that looked down on everyone.
The elder, leading the group, laughed when he saw the powerful figures on the boat. "Master Li, it's been a hundred years. How are you holding up?"
"Master Meng, why the concern about my health?" Li Tian smiled warmly, exchanged greetings with the elder, and then looked at the white-haired man with a slightly displeased expression. "Didn't we agree that only you would come? Why bring a fellow Daoist along?"
Master Meng smiled gently, "White Xuan Jun is no stranger. I thought you might need help, so I brought him along. Are you not welcome?"
Li Tian's face stiffened.
Then, he took a deep breath.
"Of course you're welcome. How could I not welcome the venerable leader of the White Bone Sect? I should thank Master Meng for thinking of me."
He then turned to the others, especially Luo Chen, and introduced the two newcomers.
"Grand Elder Meng Shentong of the Luo Sect!"
"Leader White Xuan Jun of the White Bone Sect!"
Just the first sentence piqued Luo Chen's curiosity.
His eyes subconsciously landed on the shorter, elderly figure.
This was the Grand Elder of the Luo Sect?
Could he be the Demon Heart Worm Emperor?
The elder also subconsciously met Luo Chen's gaze.
"Everyone else I know, but this fellow Daoist is a stranger. Li Tian, shouldn't you introduce him?" (End of Chapter)
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