Chapter 1057: Great Luo Heaven Sleeve, Ascending from the Vast Sea

On Wanghai Cliff.

The white-robed Daoist stood facing the wind, his robes flapping loudly.

He squinted his eyes, looking at the vast ocean in the distance, and slowly raised his sleeves.

The wide robes and large sleeves bulged at this moment, especially the gold-edged and silver-patterned cuffs, which opened like a black hole.

An infinite suction force arose spontaneously.

The entire firmament and the boundless ocean seemed to be enveloped within it.

"Collect!"

A low shout, and magic power flowed.

The next moment, countless living creatures were seen leaping out of the ocean and flying toward the large sleeves.

There were fish, shrimp, crabs, and clams, as well as demon beasts and sea clans; all the living creatures were blankly unaware, feeling only darkness upon entering, stumbling and confused.

Only then did the bulging robes gradually quiet down.

But Luo Chen fell into deep thought.

Not far away, a tall blue-clad woman with long legs watched this scene, her eyes shining brightly.

She walked closer slowly and said with a smile in her eyes, "Congratulations, Husband, for the success of your divine ability!"

Luo Chen woke up from his deep thought, seeing Cheng Haixin, and revealed a sincere smile.

"What kind of success is this? It's just that by using the Vacuum Gu, spatial restrictions, and this specially made robe, I've barely managed to perform Heaven and Earth in the Sleeve. Compared to Qingshuang, who could collect a large number of Core Formation and Nascent Soul cultivators with a casual flick without a trace of smoke or fire, it's still a long, long way off."

Cheng Haixin laughed. "The legendary demoness Qingshuang had the body of a divine bird, the Green Luan, and possessed spatial talent; upon reaching the Nascent Soul realm, she understood the true meaning of spatial laws ahead of time. Husband, you are not proficient in this way, yet you were able to perform similar means in just three years; how can that not be considered a success?"

Hearing this, Luo Chen couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

Similar, ultimately just similar.

The Heaven and Earth in the Sleeve he was performing now, compared to Qingshuang's, was ultimately just similar in form, not in spirit.

It could be seen as an improved version, or a weakened version.

The only benefit was that it was easy for humans to cultivate, so it could be renamed and passed down.

Luo Chen flicked his sleeves, and the gold-edged and silver-patterned light flickered, and a large number of the creatures he had collected silently were thrown out again.

Like rain, they fell into the sea.

As if they had had a dream, they were blankly unaware.

"Let's call it the Great Luo Heaven Sleeve!"

Luo Chen thought to himself, then looked at Cheng Haixin.

"Do you want to learn this move?"

Cheng Haixin was startled. "Can I?"

"Haha, since ancient times, creating a divine ability is extremely difficult, often requiring hundreds or thousands of years of accumulation to create a usable one. But for later learners, it's just following the map to find the horse, understanding its essence. Especially with the creator present to teach personally, learning it just depends on whether you want to or not."

Luo Chen laughed loudly, his face full of confidence.

Qingshuang's Heaven and Earth in the Sleeve required the true meaning of spatial laws, but this improved Great Luo Heaven Sleeve of his didn't have such a high threshold.

Although others didn't have the miraculous Gu insect like the Vacuum Gu, by using specially made magic robes and learning the corresponding hundreds of spatial restrictions, they could always make this move look decent.

In terms of artifact refining and array formation, Luo Chen still had some confidence.

Cheng Haixin's eyes lit up; how could she not want to learn such an elegant and peerless move?

"I ask Husband to teach me!"

"No rush, learn these spatial restrictions first, and I'll refine a magic robe tailored for you before we talk."

"Hmm, okay."

Three years passed, and Luo Chen stayed on the Flying Swallow Archipelago for three years.

Cheng Haixin's body improved slightly, and after her cultivation base stabilized a bit, she came out of seclusion to meet him.

Expressing their feelings for each other was naturally expected.

On weekdays, Luo Chen would accompany Cheng Haixin in eating, wearing, and living, traveling the sea and admiring the moon.

Sometimes when they went far, hundreds of thousands of miles away, they would arrive in a day, and Luo Chen would also take Cheng Haixin to visit the nearby Nascent Soul True Persons personally.

The sweetness during this period seemed to make up for the blank space of the woman waiting alone for hundreds of years.

This was intentional by Luo Chen.

Among the women who had had a relationship with him in his life, whether it was Huiniang or Caiyi, or Canglong, he asked himself that he had fulfilled his responsibilities and didn't have many shortcomings.

Only Cheng Haixin, the woman's silent waiting, was always moving.

Therefore, before he was about to ascend, Luo Chen specifically took a few years to accompany her.

In this process, it wasn't just as simple as eating, drinking, and playing.

Luo Chen also broke down the cultivation of the Nascent Soul realm and taught it to Cheng Haixin from a high-level perspective.

Including some magic treasures, killing moves, and even divine abilities with a lower entry threshold suitable for her!

This improved version of the "Great Luo Heaven Sleeve," as well as the growth-oriented "Qi Sea Floating Heaven," Luo Chen taught her everything without reservation.

In the Alchemy Hall.

Flames were roaring, and heat waves were rolling.

Luo Chen was in the middle of it, casting spells one after another, just to refine a new magic robe for Cheng Haixin.

The materials used were, of course, the best.

Empty Prism Apertures containing spatial power, tough Ice Silkworm Silk, rare water-attribute demon cores...

One kind of material after another was thrown in, all melting into the Hunyuan Tripod.

It was just that while refining the magic robe, a considerable part of Luo Chen's attention was focused on the Hunyuan Tripod itself.

"Three years!"

"That Meta-Magnetic Mountain hasn't been completely refined yet, and I can't even see a trace of the possibility of it merging in."

"Where exactly did the problem arise?"

Luo Chen was quite puzzled.

According to Li Canghai's method, even if the mountain soul of the Meta-Magnetic Mountain couldn't be extracted to condense into an artifact spirit, it should have been able to merge in very well.

But after three years, the progress was slow.

This Hunyuan Tripod of his was still incomparably heavy, let alone using it to deal with Soul Transformation peers, even if he released it to face an enemy normally, it would likely be incomparably slow.

This was not Luo Chen's initial idea.

In his imagination, the Hunyuan Tripod that had absorbed the Meta-Magnetic Mountain should have greatly increased its suppression power while retaining its original agility.

But being this clumsy, what could he use to restrict peers, he would likely be dragged down instead.

"Agility..."

Luo Chen thought silently, and a clue vaguely appeared in his heart.

"No rush, take it one step at a time!"

Luo Chen shifted his attention back, focusing on refining the magic robe for Cheng Haixin.

This took half a year, and finally, a magic robe with defense, heart-clearing and spirit-focusing, and the ability to collect all things was refined!

When the magic robe was first formed, with the help of the array he had set up, it drew down natural lightning.

After experiencing the baptism of the lightning tribulation, it finally reached the level of a true treasure.

From this, it could be seen that Luo Chen's attainments in artifact refining had unknowingly reached the level of a fourth-tier master.

With the magic robe's cooperation, Cheng Haixin found it much easier to master the "Great Luo Heaven Sleeve."

While giving guidance, Luo Chen would also take Cheng Haixin out from time to time to visit nearby Nascent Soul True Persons.

For example, Mei Yiqi of Langya Mountain was an old friend he had once been on good terms with.

And not far from the old site of Cold Light Island, there was an Emerald Sea, and Luo Chen also took Cheng Haixin to visit a female cultivator there.

During the process, Luo Chen would occasionally spread his divine sense to search the surroundings.

But unfortunately, he gained nothing!

Cheng Haixin occasionally noticed and asked what he was looking for, and Luo Chen explained with a smile that it was just an enemy from the past.

It was indeed an enemy, named Blood Nightmare Demon Luo!

Back then, after he first formed his Nascent Soul, he encountered the other party by chance at the ruins of Cold Light Island; after a great battle, Luo Chen seized the other's Yuan Tu Sword.

And Blood Nightmare Demon Luo, under the pursuit of Blood Scatterer, fled in a panic.

Regarding this person, Luo Chen was somewhat wary.

He wasn't wary of Blood Nightmare Demon Luo himself, but of the large amount of Blood Sea Ancestor power he had absorbed from the Yuan Tu Sword.

If the other party was still alive, he didn't know if it was Blood Nightmare Demon Luo or the Blood Sea Ancestor?

But according to rumors, Blood Nightmare Demon Luo and Blood Scatterer had both perished together!

He didn't know if this rumor was true or false, but Luo Chen indeed hadn't found any trace of the two.

Another two years passed.

Xu Muxian returned.

He had previously borrowed the defensive magic treasure Phoenix Nest from the Great Cultivator Feng Zhang, and after the matter was resolved, he specifically went to return it.

Yet he didn't expect that one trip would take five years.

"There were some changes in the middle, so it was delayed for a long time."

Xu Muxian sighed and told the story of what happened along the way.

A large number of sea clans began to retreat for no reason, leaving the North Sea human cultivation world's territory.

With this, the remaining demon race appeared thin and weak.

Human powerhouses began to recover their homeland, and war was naturally inevitable.

As one of the top powerhouses among humans, the old monster Feng Zhang naturally led by example and took the initiative to launch attacks on the remaining demon beasts.

Xu Muxian was also invited to join.

This matter, Xu Muxian couldn't refuse, so he participated in several great battles.

Luo Chen, however, felt his heart stir.

The sea clans retreated; could it be the order of the Sea Emperor Whale?

That was quite sensible; he had been thinking of finding him to test his skills before ascending after his natal magic treasure was completed.

With such actions, he found it hard to make a move.

"In addition, there is a small piece of news." Xu Muxian hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but say it. "It is rumored that the Edge of Heaven has been closed for a long time, and no trace of powerhouses has been seen. There were also those with keen divine sense who noticed some changes in heaven and earth at a certain moment a few years ago, and some suspect that the powerhouse Li Canghai has ascended."

Luo Chen was stunned.

Li Canghai ascended?

He had no anticipation of this matter at all.

But thinking about it carefully, this seemed to be Li Canghai's consistent style.

When breaking through to Soul Transformation, no one knew.

When ascending to the upper realm, he also left without a sound.

He didn't know if he went to the Immortal World or the Profound World.

It should be the Immortal World; after all, to go to the Profound World, one needs a dedicated channel and coordinate guidance.

And ascending to the Immortal World relies on the large amount of spiritual energy gifted by the local world, as well as the connection between the Great Thousand World and the Immortal World, ascending in the dark.

"But it's just a rumor after all; I have to go and see for myself. Muxian, you stay and guard Flying Swallow, and after I return, follow me back to the Eastern Wasteland Luo Heaven Sect. At that time, you will truly enter my sect!"

Xu Muxian couldn't help but reveal a look of excitement. "Good!"

The Edge of Heaven.

A figure appeared suddenly, watched silently for a long time, and finally turned and left.

Inside, there was no longer any trace of Li Canghai.

Instead, a quite powerful killing array was left on this land, facing outward but not inward.

That should be the only remaining kindness Li Canghai had for the North Sea cultivators.

If it reached a critical moment, once this killing array was activated, everyone below Soul Transformation would be turned into blood, and Soul Transformation powerhouses could also be blocked for several days.

"Leaving so freely is truly unexpected!"

Luo Chen sighed incomparably, but he also understood Li Canghai's behavior.

Having already refined the spiritual treasure Mountain and Sea Seal, this world was no longer a homeland for him, but a shackle and cage, so what was there to be nostalgic about?

And when should he, Luo Chen, ascend?

Luo Chen returned to the Flying Swallow Archipelago in silence, notifying everyone to prepare to return to the Eastern Wasteland with him.

But unexpectedly, this time Cheng Haixin refused.

"Why?" Luo Chen asked. "With my current ability, and the status of the Luo Heaven Sect in the Eastern Wasteland, it is enough to protect your future cultivation."

Cheng Haixin smoothed her hair and smiled. "With Husband's ability, and Husband's personality, I fear that imitating Li Canghai's great deed will happen in the near future!"

Luo Chen was silent; this woman was intelligent, and after discovering his Soul Transformation cultivation, connecting it with Li Canghai's matter, she had already figured everything out.

The guidance and lingering intimacy of these few years were not only compensation, but also preparation for his ascension.

He, Luo Chen, was not Li Canghai and didn't have that kind of freedom; before ascending, he always had to settle his relatives and partners.

Cheng Haixin sighed. "Even if I followed Husband back to the Luo Heaven Sect, it would ultimately be another parting, and a parting where we would never see each other again. Even if I stayed in the Luo Heaven Sect, it is rumored that your Dao companions wouldn't make things difficult for me, but the Luo Heaven Sect has no feelings for me. And here, this Flying Swallow Archipelago..."

The woman's gaze overlooked the Flying Swallow Archipelago that wanted to spread its wings and soar, her eyes filled with deep reluctance.

She was born here, grew up here, broke through her cultivation base here, her clansmen and friends were here, and countless rogue cultivators looked up to and worshiped her.

How could she just leave?

"Let Xu Muxian follow you back! The current him has a firm Dao heart and has inherited your alchemy; he has hope of advancing to the Soul Transformation stage in the future. For him, the Luo Heaven Sect is another fortune."

"As for me?"

Cheng Haixin smiled slightly. "Perhaps Husband will achieve the realm of a Great Luo Dao Ancestor in the future, possessing the ability to cross time and space. At that time, with this small but conspicuous Flying Swallow Archipelago here, perhaps Husband can easily find me."

Luo Chen was speechless for a moment, only able to hold the woman tightly in his arms.

"Master, is Master's wife really not coming back to the Eastern Wasteland with us?"

Over the Xintian Sea, Xu Muxian couldn't help but ask.

Luo Chen's expression was calm. "She has already made her decision, and I naturally won't force it. But don't worry, I've taught her everything I could, and she doesn't lack protective means, and the surrounding relationships have been taken care of. If you have the heart in the future, you can come back to see her often."

Xu Muxian nodded heavily. "Disciple will naturally do so!"

It was still that nameless island, still that teleportation array.

After the teleportation light flashed and disappeared, the woman watching from afar had a look of regret on her face.

But this time, there was also a bit of satisfaction within the regret.

She gently touched her lower abdomen, her face radiating a soft glow.

"The Eastern Wasteland is too strange and complex for us; staying in the North Sea might allow you to grow better, and perhaps there will be a chance to find him in the future."

"Don't you think so, child."

Mount Cangwu in the Eastern Wasteland.

The vibration of the teleportation flashed and vanished.

When Luo Chen walked out with Kong Chan and Xu Muxian, He Qingzi and Tian Xuan were already waiting with bows.

"Greetings, Hall Master!"

"Welcome back, Master!"

Xu Muxian, standing to the side, could not help but be slightly shaken.

In his spiritual sense, both women were at the Nascent Soul realm, and especially outside, there were many other powerful auras.

Could it be that these people were all his Master's subordinates?

"No need for formalities. I won't be staying long, you may all disperse." Luo Chen waved his hand and then instructed: "Kong Chan, take Muxian back to the Luo Tian Sect first!"

"Yes, Master."

Xu Muxian asked in confusion: "Master, are you not going back?"

Luo Chen shook his head, "I have some minor matters to attend to outside."

To Luo Chen, these were minor matters, but for the place he was going to next, they were earth-shattering events.