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Chapter 965: Can a Person Live Without a Heart?
Chapter 965: Can a Person Live Without a Heart?
"Roar!"
A deafening sound echoed from the heavens, shaking the Yin-Yang Tomb and capturing everyone's attention.
Amidst the lightning and thunder, in an instant, it broke through the crumbling Zhen Fa barrier surrounding the tomb and descended into the main hall.
Master Li Tian suddenly raised his head, a sharp glint in his eyes.
With a casual wave of his hand, a shimmering blue light barrier rose around him.
The light barrier, like a gentle stream, flowed upward and suddenly became incredibly resilient, blocking the monstrous dragon head outside.
A screeching sound filled the air, indicating the struggle between the two forces.
Master Li Tian, standing beneath the light barrier, clicked his tongue in admiration. "This move has been prepared for a long time, not a hasty action. Luo Chen, you’ve been plotting this!"
In the distance, Luo Chen’s expression hardened.
He recognized the blue light barrier—it was the same technique that had once protected Purple-robed Marquis and Lion Aspect from Lion Aspect’s attack.
He remembered Lion Aspect referring to it as the Crystal Insect.
A defensive insect specifically designed for protection?
Luo Chen’s face darkened. "If I hadn’t planned, how could I dare to travel with you, old fox?"
As he spoke, the seals on his fingertips changed abruptly.
"Explode!"
The fiery dragon roared and slammed into the light barrier, the massive spiritual energy that formed its body beginning to disintegrate in an instant.
An extreme force was unleashed.
Crack!
To Master Li Tian’s astonishment, the blue light barrier developed cracks.
Through his mental connection, he sensed that the Crystal Insects forming this technique had been shattered by the terrifying force.
"Did I underestimate him?"
Faced with Luo Chen’s exquisite Dao techniques and his swift and decisive combat tactics, Master Li Tian felt a deep sense of wariness.
But he kept it hidden.
Looking at the approaching Luo Chen and the threatening ripples in the surrounding void, he smiled.
"You are too troublesome. While I’m busy opening the coffin, why don’t you play with my little friends first?"
With a casual flick, ten golden beans, shimmering like soybeans, fell to the ground.
A voice from the void cried out in alarm.
"Those are Bean Soldier Insects, Luo Chen, be careful."
Without needing the warning, Luo Chen had already noticed and acted.
He spat out three streams of greenish-white true fire, which instantly incinerated the three most powerful and vibrant golden beans.
But the remaining seven were too late.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
In the spacious hall, a series of cracking sounds echoed.
It was as if beans were exploding in an extremely hot pot.
In the next moment, seven figures appeared before them, each shrouded in black robes, exuding the powerful aura of Nascent Soul cultivators.
The seven figures split into three groups, rushing toward Luo Chen and Meng Shen Tong, while one remained to guard Master Li Tian, even reinforcing the three-layer blood shackles that restrained the flying nightfork.
Facing the three Yuan Yin cultivators rushing at him, Luo Chen didn’t dodge. He punched straight ahead.
"Even Purple-robed Marquis and the others couldn’t stop me. How dare you use such trivial tricks?"
Punch!
The punch sent shockwaves rippling through the air, compressing the entire space.
As the black robes fluttered, the faces of the cultivators inside, rigid and deformed, were revealed.
Luo Chen moved like a drifting feather, twisting and turning in the air, his iron fists striking continuously.
Punch!
Punch!
Punch!
After three consecutive punches, Luo Chen’s movements suddenly halted.
The three Yuan Yin cultivators who had rushed at him exploded, leaving no trace of their bodies.
They hadn’t even had time to use any minor techniques, highlighting the speed and ferocity of Luo Chen’s attack.
But while Luo Chen was swift, Meng Shen Tong wasn’t far behind.
He used a spatial evasion technique, bypassing the three enemies and quietly approaching Master Li Tian.
Just as he was about to strike, a derisive laugh came from Master Li Tian.
"Ultimately, it’s not the Vacuum Insect from the thousand-year-old Luo Sect. Your later-cultivated ones have too many flaws!"
The black-robed cultivator guarding Master Li Tian crouched slightly, hands held in a cupping gesture.
A vortex of air suddenly formed, rapidly expanding.
The intense suction force immediately forced Meng Shen Tong out of hiding, dragging him closer step by step.
The fierce wind revealed the true face beneath the black robe’s hood.
Seeing the dark and sinister visage, Meng Shen Tong was horrified, exclaiming.
"Heart Demon Insect Emperor!"
Wrong!
It wasn’t the Heart Demon Insect Emperor, but the old Heart Demon Insect Emperor.
Master Li Tian had merely refined the Heart Demon Insect Emperor’s physical form into a Bean Soldier Insect.
Ignoring the struggling Meng Shen Tong, Master Li Tian glanced warily at Luo Chen, then turned to the black coffin and began casting spells.
In the distance.
Luo Chen’s forward momentum suddenly halted.
Three more Yuan Yin cultivators had surrounded him.
Master Li Tian must have obtained the physical bodies of numerous Yuan Yin cultivation practitioners from somewhere to use as materials for refining insects.
If he hadn't acted decisively earlier, destroying three Bean Soldier Insects with power comparable to the old Heart Demon Insect Emperor, the situation would be even worse now.
Even so, the successive obstacles gave Master Li Tian enough time to open the black coffin.
Luo Chen glanced at Meng Shen Tong, who was struggling against the air vortex, and made a quick decision.
Instead of advancing, he retreated, his figure flashing to the corner.
His hands turned a dark green, and he suddenly grabbed.
"Ahh..."
A heart-wrenching scream echoed.
It was the old woman, Old Lady Hongye, who had been pinned to the ground by a sword.
"Endure it!"
"I will remove the sword and give you a chance to take revenge."
Without waiting for Old Lady Hongye's consent, Luo Chen gripped the sword hilt, ignoring the Corpse Poison spreading and the hissing green smoke emanating from his palm.
With a low shout, he said, "Come out!"
He used his arm to pull the sword out, flinging it to the corner.
Then, he flicked his fingers, sending several pills into the old woman's wound.
The pills entered her body and were instantly refined, spreading through her limbs and bones.
Although it wasn't enough to remove the Corpse Poison, it was sufficient to suppress it temporarily.
Old Lady Hongye struggled to stand, looking at Luo Chen with deep gratitude.
Luo Chen's expression was stern, and he simply pointed toward Master Li Tian.
Old Lady Hongye's face was filled with hatred. "I will never forget the humiliation of being attacked from behind. You won't be able to open that black coffin easily!"
Her words were laced with resentment.
For years, as the Tai Shang Elder of the Hongye Sect, she had never experienced such humiliation and pain.
Especially when it came from her long-time friend, Master Li Tian!
In the next moment,
Old Lady Hongye endured the intense pain, manipulating the turtle-back compass in front of her. Streams of light flew out from the Array Insect.
These streams of light did not target the black coffin but instead spread in all directions, even into the depths of the Yin-Yang tomb.
"Is she trying to draw upon the residual Zhen Fa power here?"
Luo Chen glanced thoughtfully at the insect that resembled a turtle's back, then turned around calmly.
The three Bean Soldier Insects, forming the black-robed Yuan Yin cultivation practitioners, hurried over, each summoning their magic treasures and casting spells at Luo Chen.
Luo Chen merely took a step.
All the attacks, just before reaching him, deviated by a few inches.
With ease, Luo Chen brushed past them.
A sharp sword aura flickered from his fingertips, and wherever it passed, the bodies of the three Yuan Yin cultivation practitioners split like spider webs.
Inside, there were no nascent souls formed from the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit.
"Having the aura of a nascent soul but not the substance, Master Li Tian, your methods are too weak."
With a mocking tone, Luo Chen opened his mouth and spat.
Whoosh!
A sword orb shot out, heading straight for Master Li Tian's back.
To everyone's surprise, Master Li Tian did not block the attack, allowing the sword orb to strike him.
Hum...
A strange sound resonated, and the next moment, something astonishing happened.
The white-gold sword orb, upon touching Master Li Tian's body, vanished mysteriously.
It was as if it had sunk into the sea, leaving no trace.
No matter how Luo Chen tried to sense it with his divine eyesight, he could not detect the sword orb's existence.
"Is it a spatial treasure or some bizarre technique?"
Luo Chen frowned, looking from a distance, and unleashed the Blazing Phoenix Technique again.
At the same time, Meng Shen Tong, at great cost, broke free from the air vortex.
As soon as he emerged, he stretched out his hand.
A shimmering long sword appeared in his hand, and he slashed horizontally downward.
The Blazing Phoenix and the void slash landed simultaneously.
Another bizarre scene unfolded!
The two powerful attacks, just before reaching Master Li Tian, suddenly disappeared.
It was as if they had been swallowed by a monstrous beast's gaping maw.
The turmoil vanished without a trace.
Master Li Tian did not even turn his head, his eyes focused intently on the black coffin.
He let out a low shout.
"Open!"
The next moment, the black coffin trembled violently, the lid moved, and a crack gradually appeared.
A corner of the coffin's interior came into view.
It was a face, half yin and half yang, half black and half white!
At that moment, a sharp, ancient voice echoed through the hall.
"No way!"
Chains materialized from the tomb walls, like swallows returning to their nests, landing on the black coffin.
The lid, which had just opened a small gap, snapped shut instantly.
Seeing this, the calm expression on Master Li Tian's face finally revealed a hint of anger.
"You shall die!"
In a burst of fury, one after another, countless insects flew out of his body, numbering in the thousands, too numerous to count.
The countless insects formed a small pavilion around him, which began to spread out in all directions with an undeniable momentum.
Seeing this, Meng Shen Tong's expression changed drastically.
"It's the Insect House!"
Without hesitation, he shot toward the entrance of the passage.
However, a despairing scene unfolded as the entrance began to constrict, leaving no chance for escape.
When Old Lady Hongye heard the name "Insect House", a look of panic and fear flashed across her face, causing the insects she controlled to pause momentarily.
Seizing this opportunity, Master Li Tian's hands glowed with a virtual fire, which he used to swipe over the dense chains on the coffin lid.
"Open again!"
His thunderous roar echoed, and the entire black coffin lid was pushed open.
Inside, a young man dressed in a black and white Taoist robe appeared before everyone.
In his hands, he held a jade bowl.
Inside the bowl, two black and white fish swam slowly.
Master Li Tian reached out to grab it.
At that moment, a spark appeared beside him.
"Luo Chen!"
Master Li Tian's eyes were filled with rage as the old Heart Demon Insect Emperor instantly blocked his back.
However, Luo Chen, who had expended great magical power to use the Fire Escape Technique to get close, paid no heed. He extended his right hand directly.
His hand pierced through the old Heart Demon Insect Emperor's body, his arm elongating unnaturally, enveloped in golden flames, and inserted into Master Li Tian's back.
"I'll take your Moxin Insect!"
Luo Chen chuckled, grabbed Master Li Tian's heart, and withdrew his hand abruptly!
Phantom flames pursued him, but the golden flames devoured them, offering no resistance.
With a heavy breath, Luo Chen, who had shot to a corner, looked at the object in his hand, his eyes gleaming with joy.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A brightly colored heart, even after being separated from the body and cut off from blood vessels, continued to beat vigorously.
Its vibrant vitality was evident.
"So, this is the Moxin Insect?"
Not far away, Master Li Tian, whose chest and back were translucent, slowly turned around, holding a jade bowl in his hand.
He pushed away the old Heart Demon Insect Emperor's remains, letting them fall to the ground, and his eyes glared at Luo Chen with malice.
"How did you know my Moxin Insect was in my heart?"
Luo Chen weighed the heart in his hand, causing it to beat even more vigorously.
Under Master Li Tian's narrowed gaze, he smiled lightly.
"It wasn't hard to guess. Since it's called the Moxin Insect, it should naturally reside in the heart."
"Do you mean it's just a guess?" Master Li Tian didn't believe that Luo Chen would take such a risk based on a mere guess.
Luo Chen shrugged, somewhat flippantly.
"In the Fierce Mountain Hall, I listened carefully to your teachings."
"To achieve the path through insects, one must not treat them as mere auxiliary tools for cultivation. Instead, one must understand their principles, comprehend their nature, and cultivate both body and mind to progress without hindrance."
"That's what you said, and that's what I heard. I believe you practice what you preach."
"Especially, the Hundred Toxins Body Tempering Technique you taught me requires placing the king insect in the stomach."
"Given this lineage, I was willing to believe that your Moxin Insect was cultivated in your heart!"
As he finished speaking, he flicked his hand, and the living heart vanished.
"Now, can you tell me, can a person live without a heart?"
Master Li Tian's body trembled as he stared at Luo Chen.
He now understood why, even after offering to give Luo Chen the Moxin Insect to kill Meng Shen Tong, Luo Chen had still rejected the deal without hesitation.
From the beginning, Luo Chen had guessed that the Moxin Insect and his heart had fused.
How could anyone willingly give away their heart?
He was not yet a Hua Shen cultivator; without a heart, his physical body would wither, and his nascent soul would have no place to reside, leaving him with no hope of achieving the Dao.
So, the condition was never valid from the start.
Now, this little thief was asking if a person could live without a heart?
"Of course, one can live!"
Master Li Tian threw the jade bowl into the sky, and a large number of insects flew over, carrying the two fish from the bowl and merging them into the Insect House.
"Even if I kill you, I will still live!"
The Insect House Pavilion fully unfolded, enveloping the entire Yin-Yang Tomb.
Not only that, Master Li Tian summoned the Corpse Poison Sword with a wave of his hand.
On the ground, the three layers of blood shackles, which had somehow become empty, flew up and locked onto his empty chest.
Moreover, a phantom flame burned fiercely from his body.
Master Li Tian rose into the air, sword in hand, enveloped in flames, and looked down at the three people on the ground with varying expressions.
"Now, it's your turn to bear the wrath of this old man!" (End of Chapter)
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