Chapter 1068: Ascension (Part 1)

Pill Saint Blessed Land!

Because of the sinking of Mingyuan and the rising of Yanfu, the Pill Saint Blessed Land, which was once isolated from the world, had completely connected with this world.

But this place was still quiet, even quieter than before.

Only because the Luo Tian Ancestor, the Supreme Luo Chen, lived here.

Before he ascended to the fairy world, if there was no important matter, no one would disturb him.

In these last few years of the human world, everyone wanted to leave him the most beautiful memories.

By the lake, the man in white had a calm expression, fishing quietly.

His eyes fell on the clear lake surface, and as the ripples swayed, many people and things seemed to be reflected on it.

Great River Workshop, Tianlan Immortal City, Yuding Domain, Million Great Mountains, North Sea...

In the ocean of memory, silver waves swayed, making people feel deeply emotional.

But the man in white had a will like iron, without any wavering, just pulling the fishing rod and catching a fat fish.

Personally taking off the fishhook, the man threw the fish back.

In the sky, two streaks of light crossed, and then landed beside him.

Those were two women, both beautiful, each with their own merits.

One was like a peony, beautiful and generous.

One was like a snow lotus, isolated and noble.

But looking at the man in white at this moment, they were full of tenderness.

"Husband, you are enjoying yourself alone, so comfortable. Because of your ascension, the entire sect is busy running around."

Luo Chen smiled, "I’ve worked hard all my life, can’t I enjoy myself?"

While speaking, he patted the blue stone he was sitting on.

Cang Long sat down silently, Gu Caiyi rolled her eyes at him, and also sat on the side.

"Regarding the important matters of inheritance you entrusted, they have already been arranged. Overall, Wang Yuan is in charge of sorting out the many cultivation techniques and classics you left behind."

"In terms of inheritance such as the hundred arts of cultivation, there are several elders such as Ling Jun, Cang Long, and Qin Yuanjiang sorting them out..."

"You don't have to worry about the sect’s rules and regulations; after hundreds of years, the Luo Tian Sect has its own set of effective rules."

Gu Caiyi listed the recent affairs of the Luo Tian Sect one by one, without any omissions, and was extremely detailed.

Luo Chen looked at the woman’s chatterbox appearance with a smile, as if there were countless words that couldn't be finished.

During this period, not many people dared to disturb him, only Caiyi.

Luo Chen knew that the other party was reluctant, so she wanted to seize every moment to linger and be intimate with him.

"You’ve worked hard."

Gu Caiyi curled her lips, "What hard work do I have? I haven't managed the sect’s affairs for a long time; everything is decided by your son, I’m just telling you what I see and hear."

Luo Chen chuckled, "In this way, I can leave with peace of mind, right?"

Gu Caiyi hurriedly covered his mouth, "You are ascending to the fairy world, you are going to a broader world, don't say it so unpleasantly."

Luo Chen laughed, hugged the woman’s waist, and let her lean on his shoulder.

Gu Caiyi leaned on the man’s broad shoulder and muttered: "You don't have to worry, I will cultivate well, and strive to break through to Soul Transformation, go to the fairy world to find you, and then tell you about the things at home."

The woman said it plainly, but the determination in her words was not lacking at all.

Just like she didn't fear death to forcibly build a foundation back then, and even later put everything aside to focus on breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, everything was to be able to stand beside Luo Chen calmly.

Luo Chen never doubted Gu Caiyi, but whether there would be a day of reunion in the fairy world in the future, he could not predict.

Luo Chen turned his head and looked at the quiet Cang Long on the side.

"How is the arrangement of the Communication Array?"

Cang Long smoothed her hair and nodded gently: "According to your arrangement, based on Yanfu Mountain, pulling the large spirit veins on the Luo Tian continent, the Communication Array has been successfully set up. At that time, with the power of blood, plus the Primordial Spirit Lamp you left behind, you can start this array."

After speaking, a pair of beautiful eyes looked at Luo Chen curiously, "Senior Brother, can you really contact you by relying on the Communication Array?"

Luo Chen nodded, and then shook his head, "Perhaps it can, perhaps not. I haven't ascended after all, and I don't know if the Communication Array can really take effect."

The so-called "Communication Array" in their mouths was imitated by Luo Chen.

The object of imitation was exactly the Descent God Array he saw on the Heaven and Earth Island back then!

He didn't have the original array map, so he could only grope and set it up through his own understanding and some information revealed by Li Canghai back then.

Its effect would certainly not be as powerful as the original Descent God Array, and it could not achieve cross-realm descent.

But if it was just a simple communication, perhaps it could have miraculous effects.

For this reason, Luo Chen specially left behind the Primordial Spirit Lamp.

If the Luo Tian Sect really wanted to contact him, let the descendants who possessed Luo Chen’s blood power use the Primordial Spirit Lamp to start the Communication Array.

"Senior Brother, do you still can't let go of the Luo Tian Sect after all?" Cang Long asked softly.

Luo Chen gave a bitter smile, "The sect doesn't mean much to me. What I can't let go of is you, is Caiyi, is Lingxi and Ling Jun, is the friends who fought side by side with me!"

In the faint sigh, the evening glow had already covered the sky.

The former Tianming Palace, now the Luo Tian Palace.

Late at night, it was still brightly lit.

Luo Lingxi sat high above, flipping through a large amount of information sent back by the disciples.

It was about the invitation list for the ascension ceremony.

He didn't care about those low-level cultivators who eagerly wanted to come to observe the ceremony, and the large number of small forces; what Luo Lingxi cared about were the major Nascent Soul sects.

Under the lamp, shadows appeared and disappeared.

"Sect Master, the major sects have ambiguous attitudes and did not promise on the spot whether they would come to observe the ceremony on time."

Luo Lingxi didn't raise his head and said: "They are afraid, afraid that Father will take them away together before leaving."

In the darkness, the shadow said coldly: "Afraid, that means there is a ghost in their hearts!"

Luo Lingxi’s mouth curled up, "Who in this world has no ghost in their heart? The important thing is, who dares to take action!"

The shadow was a bit worried: "Once the Ancestor ascends, no one will suppress the Eastern Wilderness, and the petty people might act rashly. What will our Luo Tian Sect do then?"

Facing this question, Luo Lingxi slowly raised his head.

He looked like Sima Huiniang, but his eyes were exactly the same as Luo Chen’s.

At this moment, there was some heat in the eyes that were like cold deep pools!

"In the past, Father could develop a small force that was not in the mainstream into the number one holy land in the Eastern Wilderness today step by step. Can I, who inherited such a large family foundation, let it decline?"

"You are too worried. A holy land naturally has the tolerance of a holy land. Even without Soul Transformation sitting in town, the Luo Tian Sect is still the number one sect in the Eastern Wilderness today! This sect is never afraid of any challenges, and has the confidence to deal with all challenges!"

While speaking, a strong aura emerged from Luo Lingxi, instantly filling the entire hall.

The shadow behind him shook, and exclaimed: "Sect Master, have you broken through again?"

The strong aura flashed and disappeared, as if nothing had happened.

Luo Lingxi lowered his head again and pulled out a greeting card from the thick information.

"Look, isn't there a sect that has taken the initiative to release goodwill?"

On the greeting card, the three big characters "Nine Spirits Sect" were printed!

In the current Eastern Wilderness, the number one person is undoubtedly the Soul Transformation Great Expert Luo Chen.

But the number one person under Soul Transformation, this title has always been ownerless.

Some say it is Di Tu, the son of the ancient demon who intercepted the reinforcements of the Tiannan Dao Sect alone, some think that the Taiyue True Person of the Taishan Sect is not weaker than others, and the demon monk Kong Chan who doesn't know when he joined the Luo Tian Sect also possesses monstrous abilities.

But no matter how they are arranged, there is always one person in the top three.

That is the Supreme Nine Spirits Yuanjun of the Nine Spirits Sect!

This person is a representative figure of late bloomer in the cultivation world.

Initially, he was not very brilliant, only famous for his deep magic power.

But as the troubled times opened four hundred years ago, Nine Spirits Yuanjun’s performance refreshed the world’s cognition time and time again.

Facing the siege of three peers of the same rank, he forcibly protected the sect.

After advancing to the middle Nascent Soul stage, he learned the sect’s inheritance great divine ability, Great Nine Heavens Heavenly River, and at that time he had the name of being comparable to a Great Cultivator.

In the human-demon war, he performed extremely well, only suppressed by Luo Chen, the current Soul Transformation Great Expert.

After he broke through to the late Nascent Soul stage and became a true Great Cultivator, his strength was even more terrifying.

On the Dongyuan continent, Nine Spirits Yuanjun drove straight in, and no one in the Dao Sect could stop him.

Facing the Dao Sect genius Shi Ju, even though the other party comprehended the true meaning of the law, Nine Spirits Yuanjun still beat him back steadily. If it weren't for the protection of the Dao Sect powerhouses, I fear Shi Ju’s end would not be seriously injured, but would have died under Nine Spirits Yuanjun’s hands.

And such a person who was already fierce in combat was lucky enough to comprehend the true meaning of the law, so how terrifying his current strength should be, the world could not guess.

The world only knew that if a second Soul Transformation Great Expert were to appear in the Eastern Wilderness cultivation world after Luo Chen, it would inevitably be between Taiyue True Person and Nine Spirits Yuanjun.

After the Luo Tian Sect issued the invitation to observe the ascension ceremony, the top powerhouses of the Eastern Wilderness hesitated and dared not make a decision.

Under these circumstances, almost everyone’s attention fell on the Nine Spirits Sect.

The world knows that the Pill Sect and Nine Spirits Yuanjun were close friends back then.

When the goodwill and malice are unclear, how should Nine Spirits Yuanjun choose? And how will the Great Expert Luo Chen deal with it?

Under the observation of many interested people, Nine Spirits Yuanjun moved.

He went alone to Yanfu to seek an audience with Luo Chen.

"You are here."

"Everyone is waiting for me to move first, so how can I not come."

"Why do you fear this seat like a tiger? When you were accepting the Elixir of Enlightenment earlier, each one of you was incredibly affectionate!"

"Times have changed, even when secular emperors step down, they will take away a few old ministers who are high in merit and shake the master. We cultivators naturally don't lack the feat of taking away some enemies when our lifespan is up."

"Then are you enemies of the Luo Tian Sect?"

Without any twists and turns, the most simple and direct question was asked, shaking people’s hearts in the quiet hall.

Nine Spirits Yuanjun was slightly silent, and then said sonorously: "No, not before, not now, and will not be in the future!"

Above, Luo Chen nodded lightly.

"Hmm, I trust you."

Nine Spirits Yuanjun felt relieved, but Luo Chen’s next sentence made his heart lift again.

"But I don't trust them."

Nine Spirits Yuanjun couldn't help but show a bitter smile, "Then what do you intend to do, do you really intend to take them away together when you ascend?"

"Humph, they wish."

"Uh..."

Facing Luo Chen’s sudden joke, Nine Spirits Yuanjun was speechless for a while.

He sighed, "You know, and I know, what this so-called taking away means. But you should know even more that there will always be brilliant people rising in this world. If every powerhouse who breaks through to the Soul Transformation realm acts so domineeringly, then there shouldn't be a Luo Tian Sect now, and there won't be a Luo Tian Sect in the future."

Luo Chen smiled, "Yes, how can I not understand this truth. So, I just want to restrain everyone slightly, restrain you all."

Nine Spirits Yuanjun frowned, "How to restrain?"

"It’s not difficult, you generation gives me a promise that you will not take action against the Luo Tian Sect in your lifetime."

"Are you afraid of competition?"

"This seat has never feared competition, and I encourage competition among my sect members. But I know what kind of crushing advantage those who have comprehended the true meaning of the laws possess against those of the same rank; without being a full major realm higher, one would struggle to even possess the power to resist. I do not wish for the Elixirs of Enlightenment I refined to have created you all, only to end up harming the lives of the people of the Luo Tian Sect in return. Therefore, I need this promise! As for the next generation, that will depend on each other's abilities."

Nine Spirits Yuanjun had no rebuttal to these words.

The him of the past admired Luo Chen’s strength in fighting across realms. A hundred years ago, he was clearly one realm higher than Shi Ju, and he mastered killing means, but he still didn't kill him. Now that he has comprehended the true meaning of the law, he finally understands how terrifying the increase in strength for a Nascent Soul True Person is!

Luo Chen’s worry about this is reasonable.

Perhaps he can guarantee that he will always hold goodwill toward the Luo Tian Sect, but what about others?

Elder Dongyang failed to comprehend and went into qi deviation, but what about the one in the White Deer Cave?

And there is Lin Qingxuan, the sword world’s surprise in the Ten Thousand Sword Pavilion, and the old man Bai Xuzi of the Xu Huang Sect. These two are existences who have already comprehended the true meaning of the law.

It just so happens that their relationship with the Luo Tian Sect is not very close.

This was just what had already been revealed; there were a total of thirteen sects that had originally received the Elixir of Enlightenment. How many people in the shadows had not yet revealed their true results?

Nine Spirits Yuanjun doesn't know what attitude they will have toward the Luo Tian Sect in the future, but if he were Luo Chen, he would definitely not want to hand over this great foundation to others and make wedding clothes for others.

Just like the Yanfu Mountain he is in, just like the Luo Tian continent under his feet!

"Correspondingly, I will also give you a promise."

Suddenly!

Luo

Nine-Spirit Monarch raised his head and looked at Luo Chen with anticipation.

"In the current Eastern Wasteland, fifth-rank spiritual veins are limited. If you all reach the point where you must break through the Soul Transformation bottleneck, you may use my seal to enter Mount Yanfu to cultivate for a hundred years and attempt the breakthrough. Just like Deng Taiyue is doing now!"

Nine-Spirit Monarch was somewhat moved.

Luo Chen continued: "If you don't succeed, then so be it, but if you do successfully break through to Soul Transformation, you must absolutely not engage in the act of occupying the magpie's nest. I know that Soul Transformation grandmasters require fifth-rank spiritual veins for daily cultivation, so I specifically sought out several ownerless spiritual veins in the wilderness. Although there is slight danger in the wilderness, they are not impossible to develop. Moreover, apart from the Eastern Wasteland, the Mountain and Sea Realm is quite vast; you all can certainly set your sights much further!"

This time, Nine-Spirit Monarch was truly moved.

He understood the meaning behind Luo Chen's later words; if one had to provide an example, it could be viewed as a large-scale war of expansion.

Furthermore, such things were not without precedent; had the Heavenly Origin Dao Sect not done exactly that? Although they had failed.

"Very well, my words end here. It is best if you all agree; if you do not, then this seat does not mind discarding my reputation in life for the sake of my affairs after death."

Nine-Spirit Monarch's figure jolted, then he pursed his lips and bowed deeply to Luo Chen.

"I will convey this condition to all the fellow Daoists of the Eastern Wasteland!"

"Go!"

Luo Chen waved his hand and watched as Nine-Spirit Monarch respectfully took his leave.

After he departed, crisp footsteps echoed in the quiet grand hall.

"Father, why must you go to such lengths?"

Luo Chen smiled, "Father knows you have great ambition, but none of these old fellows are easy to deal with. And besides..."

Speaking to the end, a look of desolation appeared on the man's face.

"I also do not wish for the friends who once fought side-by-side with me to end up crossing swords with the Luo Tian Sect."

Luo Lingxi's expression was slightly stunned; he vaguely realized that this last sentence might be Luo Chen's true heart.

In reality, it was indeed so.

Luo Chen was actually not very afraid of the Eastern Wasteland powerhouses turning to deal with the Luo Tian Sect.

In these years before preparing to ascend, he looked leisurely on the surface, but in reality, he had already arranged his affairs after death clearly.

The cultivation techniques, classics, cultivation experience, and summaries of the hundred arts he had accumulated throughout his life had all been passed down.

Some of his own magic treasures that he no longer needed had also been gifted to those with whom he had close relationships.

For instance, the full set of Great Five Elements Sword Formation was given to Gu Caiyi, the Heart-Questioning Mirror was given to Cang Long, the Profound Dust Armor was now worn by Luo Lingxi, the Heaven-Swallowing Staff was gifted to Ceng Yilong, the White Tiger puppet was handed to the Nascent Soul-stage Qin Yuanjiang, and the Life-Taking Golden Feathers were given to Qu Jiujiu, the son of Qu Lingjun...

The magic treasures still remaining on his person now were only the Primordial Cauldron, the Yuan Tu Sword, the Bone-Burial Umbrella, and a few storage rings.

Apart from these, he had also secretly left behind three killing moves, known only to Luo Lingxi.

These three killing moves were all the methods Luo Chen was most proud of!

Thousand Heavens Combined Flow, Starfire Burning the World, and a Green Sun Great Handprint that looked unremarkable but contained the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire; this move was nurtured on Mount Yanfu and could grow over time, eventually becoming endless.

As for these three moves, let alone Nascent Soul cultivators who had comprehended the true meaning of the laws, even Soul Transformation grandmasters would rarely be able to withstand them if faced head-on.

When it came down to it, Luo Chen truly did not want to see some old friends harbor crooked thoughts and end up meeting a tragic end under his divine abilities.

Hopefully, they would be able to make the correct choice!