Chapter 1061

Mountain and Sea Realm.

Since the Ancient War, the human race had completely occupied the most essential parts of this realm, divided into five continents, obtaining the creation of heaven and earth.

The monster clan was defeated and retreated, living in a corner, either in the Million Mountains or the Endless Monster Sea, and there were also those struggling to survive in the vast deserts.

But the true masters of this realm were in an even more miserable situation.

They were forced to flee from the rich and fertile five continents to the most barren and desolate Wilderness.

These creatures were the Wilderness beasts!

They did not practice original techniques or refine Qi; to put it nicely, it was called conforming to the Great Dao of nature, and to put it badly, it was purely acting on instinct.

Their cultivation speed was extremely slow, focusing on tempering themselves; if they lived long enough, they could step by step grow to a level unimaginable to ordinary people.

That was a level that could break through the shackles of the world and reach a realm that neither human nor monster cultivators could reach!

Void Refinement stage!

Like the Soul-Hanging Wilderness beast Luo Chen had seen before, and the original owner of the inner core in his hand, the Shenlong, they were at least at the sixth-tier level.

This was the limit of this world!

It was difficult to achieve by relying solely on acquired cultivation; only Wilderness beasts, the darlings of the world, who also conformed to the natural Dao, could barely reach it.

Luo Chen was not afraid that there would be sixth-tier Wilderness beasts in the Wilderness.

There could not be many such darlings of heaven and earth in the world; one Soul-Hanging Wilderness beast was the limit.

Moreover, according to historical records, the Wilderness beasts that retreated to the Wilderness back then were just supporting roles in the ancient human-monster war; now that only three or four thousand years had passed, it was impossible for them to have grown to the sixth-tier level.

But just in case, he still brought the four great sect-protecting spirit beasts!

Not only that, but he also passed down a fifth-tier formation obtained from the "Stone Chamber Immortal Machine."

That formation was called the "Four Saints Grand Formation," taking the meaning of the four great holy beasts joining forces to set up the formation, but it was incomplete.

Luo Chen deleted and modified it himself, taking the strengths and making up for the weaknesses, and came up with a "Four Spirits Grand Formation," which just happened to fit the Black King and the others to use.

On this trip, Luo Chen's goal was very simple.

Hunt one or two fifth-tier Wilderness beasts and use their heart essence and blood to cultivate the Monster-Demon Concentric Tree.

With the Shenlong Cave Heaven, combined with the time flow of the secret realm before it died, he might be able to bear a fruit before he ascended.

At that time, with the Soul Transformation realm combined with the fifth-tier Wilderness ancient physical body, he would be more confident in his ascension.

One year later.

Inside the Kunmang Ancient Forest.

Under the scorching sun, heat steamed, and the space seemed to be distorted.

The angry roars of wild beasts kept echoing from within.

Corresponding to it were four other roars.

On the earth, the giant turtle's four pillars supported the sky, and filthy Ming water rolled out.

The Black King bared his fangs and brandished his claws, charging again and again at the behemoth in the middle.

Tian Xuan soared in the sky, occasionally shooting down thousands of arrow feathers.

Kong Chan had also revealed his terrifying 800-zhang true body, and tentacles covered in mouths blocked the sky, binding the behemoth tightly.

Not only that, as the main formation person of the Four Spirits Grand Formation, Kong Chan also used himself as the center to draw the power of the other three beasts, forming a barrier.

Four Spirits Barrier, sealing heaven and locking earth!

Their target was only one.

That was the behemoth trapped in the center!

This creature was very peculiar, shaped like a pig, sounding like a dog barking; although its body was large, its overall figure was slightly slender.

Especially the way it swept its four feet from time to time, the sharp gale it stirred up was enough to snap even the tentacles of Kong Chan's true body upon contact.

With the abilities of the four great sect-protecting spirit beasts, they were actually unable to suppress this beast.

"According to the records, this beast should be a Guili, considered a relatively weak Wilderness beast, but it has extremely strong survival capabilities and is especially good at escape techniques. Its food is crustacean monster beasts, and it likes to swallow shells to help grow its own defensive capabilities. If it hadn't been attracted by the giant turtle this time, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been so easy to step into the trap."

In the void, Luo Chen stood on a flying shuttle, watching this scene with surprise.

Gu Caiyi stood to the side, looking puzzled, "If it's weak, how could the Guili grow to the fifth-tier level?"

Luo Chen chuckled, "Weakness is not an obstacle to survival; ignorance is. Which one of us didn't grow up step by step from the weakest Qi Refining stage? If we didn't have self-knowledge, we would have died recklessly in the storms of the immortal cultivation world long ago. This truth is the same for Wilderness beasts."

After hearing this, Gu Caiyi agreed quite a bit.

As strong as the top-tier Great Wilderness Shenlong, because it was too ostentatious, it fell on that land in the Central Plains, and even its inner core was made by the Tianyuan Dao Sect into a Cave Heaven secret realm for disciples to train in.

Instead, it was those who were weak but proficient in saving their lives, like the Guili, who would retreat immediately if they saw the situation was bad; naturally cautious and careful, they gradually survived to the fifth-tier level over the long years.

For example, the Soul-Hanging Wilderness beast of the Soul-Breaking Cliff, by relying on its elusive nature, became a top-tier Void Refinement Great Wilderness beast capable of threatening Yuanjun Qixia.

"But they have lived in the bitter land of the Wilderness for a long time and haven't dealt with cunning humans for a long time, so they are no longer that vigilant." Luo Chen said leisurely, his eyes full of determination.

Gu Caiyi was a little worried, "This beast is after all fifth-tier, can Black King and the others take it down?"

A fifth-tier Wilderness beast, even if it doesn't practice original techniques or understand the Great Dao, because it conforms to nature, it will naturally master part of the true meaning of the laws.

Such an existence is almost no different from a Soul Transformation great power!

Relying solely on the Four Spirits Grand Formation cannot trap the Guili!

The Guili was truly wary of Luo Chen, who stood in the void.

In its eyes, the powerful threat came from that human who was like an ant.

"Roar!"

Only a roar was heard, and the Guili swept its long tail, shaking the entire Kunmang Ancient Forest.

Large swaths of thousand-year-old trees fell like dominoes.

The giant turtle bore the brunt, and its entire body was flipped over.

The Black King was cunning, using earth-escape techniques to drill into the earth, avoiding this blow.

Kong Chan, as the main formation person, had his tentacles broken inch by inch, which was miserable.

The Guili seized the opportunity, soared into the sky, and pounced on Tian Xuan.

The weakest point of this formation was precisely Tian Xuan, who had the lowest cultivation base.

However, Tian Xuan was also fierce and brave; its true body was a Tianxuan Fighting Gull, the most combative in its life, but it had just suppressed its nature under Luo Chen's command these years.

At this moment, carrying the remaining power of the grand formation, it flapped its wings and dived directly down.

Rip!

Only a sharp and ear-piercing sound was heard, and Tian Xuan was hit hard, half of its wing actually being torn off.

In the sky full of blood rain, the Guili's slanted eyes radiated monstrous anger as it pounced toward the flying shuttle.

Luo Chen, standing on the flying shuttle, saw this, stepped forward, protected Gu Caiyi behind him, and then pointed with his finger.

He had already prepared his divine ability without knowing when.

Wither-Prosper Dao Finger!

Whoosh!

With one point, the lush green turned into a gray-white color.

That behemoth Guili had its figure shrink rapidly, turning into a small beast of a few zhang in the blink of an eye, screaming as it flew backward into the distance.

Gu Caiyi stood behind Luo Chen, full of admiration.

This was her man, strong enough to ignore everything.

However, Luo Chen raised an eyebrow at this moment and muttered to himself: "This Guili beast is even more cunning than recorded in the classics!"

Gu Caiyi was puzzled, "Didn't it get hit by your divine ability, and even its original form was beaten to the point where it couldn't maintain it?"

Luo Chen smiled slightly, "That was just a feint, it is currently borrowing force to retreat and escape."

Gu Caiyi looked over, and sure enough, the small beast of a few zhang long had flown backward a hundred miles away with the help of Luo Chen's finger divine ability.

Afterward, green light shrouded it, turning into a long rainbow and fleeing into the distance.

"This..." Gu Caiyi felt a little distressed; after paying such a high price, she let the other party run away.

"Don't worry, it can't run!"

Luo Chen chuckled and grabbed into thin air!

In the distance, the Guili, which was soaring above the forest sea like a green rainbow, suddenly paused.

Without knowing when, a gray light had already shrouded it.

The Guili screamed and looked up.

A large cauldron appeared and disappeared in the void, casting down thousands of rays of light, having already shrouded the entire Kunmang Ancient Forest.

The Guili was unwilling, its entire body suddenly falling, wanting to escape into the soil layer.

However, as soon as it landed.

Clang!

A sound of metal clashing rang out, and the Guili was shaken into mid-air.

It looked at the earth in disbelief, only to find that the originally soft soil had turned into the color of gold and iron.

Only then did it truly have no way to heaven and no door to enter the earth.

The Hunyuan Cauldron did not give it any chance to breathe; the entire cauldron rumbled and pressed down, with Yuan Magnetic Divine Light constantly waving.

Bit by bit, drop by drop, inch by inch, step by step, it forced the Guili to the point where it could not move.

Even if it revealed its true body while screaming, it still could not block this terrifying suppressing power.

That feeling was as if a large mountain was pressing on its body.

Whoosh...

A breeze blew, and Luo Chen drifted over.

Looking at the Wilderness beast below that showed signs of begging for mercy, his attention was on the Hunyuan Cauldron.

"After initially smelting the three top spirit mountains of the current world, the Hunyuan Cauldron has indeed met my requirements."

"Heavy as a mountain, agile as the void."

"I just don't know if it has such suppressing power when truly facing the Nascent Soul of a Soul Transformation great power?"

While thinking, Luo Chen finally looked at the Guili.

Such a thing, if it could be taken as a sect-protecting spirit beast, would be enough to protect the Luo Tian Sect for thousands and thousands of years.

However, this idea only existed in fantasy.

If Luo Chen were still in the Mountain and Sea Realm, he might be able to suppress such a person.

But once he ascended, the Luo Tian Sect, without a Soul Transformation great power to sit in town, would suffer instead.

At that time, it would be inviting a wolf into the house.

Like the Life and Death Gate in the Southern Frontier, didn't the Youli Divine Lord watch the fifth-tier Nether Earth Dragon escape without any thought of keeping it?

A weapon that is too powerful will be an extremely dangerous double-edged sword for those who do not have the ability to control it.

Therefore...

"Sorry!"

Luo Chen was calm as a well, slowly extending his right hand.

Sword light shot out from his fingertips, and in the Guili's terrified eyes, it went straight into its chest and abdomen to take its heart!

A heart the size of a millstone was beating vigorously in front of Luo Chen.

Humans cannot live without a heart, but beasts become even crazier without one.

The Guili's entire body trembled crazily, but under the suppression of the Hunyuan Cauldron, any resistance was futile.

Wilderness beasts are treasures from head to toe, and Luo Chen would not waste them, especially that huge vitality!

"Come out!"

With a murmur, a faint blue-white flame drifted out from his mouth.

It was the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire!

Since the battle of heaven and earth back then, the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire had exhausted the massive vitality hidden inside to protect Luo Chen, which saved Luo Chen's life.

Since then, more than eighty years had passed.

During this period, Luo Chen healed his wounds, reached Soul Transformation, and traveled outside, occasionally nourishing it with magic power, but the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire still recovered slowly.

Luo Chen knew that to make the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire recover as before, he must replenish its massive vitality!

And in this world, only the physical body of a fifth-tier Wilderness beast possessed the most massive and pure vitality.

After the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire appeared, the fire spirit sensed the Guili beast that was bound before it, and a sense of hunger was revealed in its thoughts.

"Go!"

Luo Chen waved his hand, and the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire roared out.

In an instant, screams echoed throughout the Kunmang Ancient Forest.

The sharpness of the sound startled the few people who were resting in the back.

"Husband's actions, you don't need to worry, how are you all?" Gu Caiyi asked with concern.

Kong Chan had already transformed into a human form, "Thank you for your concern, Mistress; although we look miserable, it's just skin wounds."

Gu Caiyi looked at Tian Xuan, who had a withered aura; just now, the other party was fighting against the Guili, and in one move, even its wings were torn off, which was not just a skin wound.

She did not hesitate and took out bottles and jars from her storage ring.

"These are all healing elixirs refined by my husband himself; take them quickly, don't leave any hidden dangers that will affect your future cultivation."

"Thank you!"

"Thank you, Mistress!"

Tian Xuan, Kong Chan, and even the giant turtle received the elixirs gratefully.

The Black King also came up eagerly to ask for one, and Gu Caiyi, helpless, gave one to him, who had no injuries.

Afterward, the group rested a little and flew toward Luo Chen.

Upon arriving, what came into view was horrifying.

On the earth, it was charred black, with only a pale blue-white fire tree stretching its branches comfortably, as if it had eaten a full meal.

As the fire tree swayed, streams of light were spat out.

There were sharp claws, large tendons, and monster cores, fur, etc.

Luo Chen waved his hand, and these things flew in front of everyone in categories.

Tian Xuan stared blankly at the blood-stained sharp claws in front of her; this was the terrifying sharp blade that had torn her wings with a casual blow just now.

"You have contributed a lot, I will naturally not treat you badly." Luo Chen smiled and signaled everyone to accept these things, "Fifth-tier Wilderness beasts are treasures from head to toe; with a little refining, they have the power of true artifacts. If you ask a master refiner to refine them well, the future achievements will be immeasurable. Xuan Ming, pay attention, the inner core of the Guili beast is a great supplement for you, but don't absorb it whole; you need to do it bit by bit."

Everyone thanked him one after another.

Only the Black King looked at Luo Chen eagerly.

"Master, what about me?"

Luo Chen looked at him speechlessly; the fact that the Four Spirits Grand Formation was so easily broken just now had a lot to do with this guy not putting in effort.

"You?"

Luo Chen snorted coldly.

"In the subsequent battles, you come with me, let them rest."

The Black King shrank his head, looked enviously at the treasures the others had obtained, and then helplessly drilled into Luo Chen's arm.

"Let's go!"

Luo Chen looked into the distance.

"According to the map drawn by Yuanjun Qixia, the Kunmang Ancient Forest is only an insignificant part of the Wilderness; the Chaotic Stone Air Domain we are going to next is the place worth noting."

The second year.

In the Chaotic Stone Air Domain, canyons crisscrossed, and cliffs stood tall.

Earth-shattering sounds kept coming from within.

Two giants, standing between heaven and earth and reaching a thousand zhang, were fighting for their lives.

One was like a giant ape, gray-white all over, the Ancient Great Wilderness Chaotic Stone Monkey recorded in the classics.

One had three heads and six arms, holding a sharp blood sword; every sword strike destroyed mountains, and it was Luo Chen.

And on Luo Chen's body, a huge black dragon coiled, occasionally sticking out its dragon head and claws to bite at the Chaotic Stone Monkey.

This battle lasted for three days and three nights.

When night fell, the battle finally ended.

Under the faint green fire, Luo Chen held the stone monkey's heart, his expression filled with emotion.

"These Wilderness beasts truly have tenacious vitality and are extremely difficult to kill."

Gu Caiyi stood to the side worriedly, "Why don't we stop here?"

Luo Chen shook his head, his expression firm: "No, we must continue. This trip is no longer just about hunting monster beasts to seize resources; I also want to use them to familiarize myself with battles at the Soul Transformation stage. This is also my only chance."

Luo Chen's gaze was distant, thinking even further in his heart.

In the past thousand years, there had been several Soul Transformation battles in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Most were related to Yuanjun Qixia, and most resulted in Yuanjun Qixia's victory.

Were the other Soul Transformation great powers too incompetent?

But those who could cultivate to that realm, how could there be any weaklings!

It was nothing more than the fact that after advancing to Soul Transformation, they had been at peace for a long time and rarely fought against strong opponents of the same level, so they lacked combat experience at this realm.

And facing Yuanjun Qixia, who had extremely rich combat experience at the Soul Transformation level and even the Void Refinement realm, they naturally fell behind in every aspect.

Luo Chen did not know what the Immortal Realm was like, whether it was peaceful or full of strife like the current immortal cultivation world.

But at least, before ascending, he had to master the combat mode of the corresponding realm.

These Wilderness beasts, which were not so high in intelligence but possessed enough power and the purest combat instincts, were his best whetstones.

In battle after battle, he would gradually control his strength in how to manipulate heaven and earth energy and how to perform great divine abilities.

Some of the things Li Canghai said back then were being verified.

Luo Chen, who had just entered Soul Transformation, had not yet been shackled by heaven and earth so deeply.

If he stayed in this realm in the Mountain and Sea Realm for longer, he would probably not be able to make a move so easily.

Therefore, this Wilderness road must continue!