Chapter 1073: The City of Immortal Relics

Crackle!

In the fire pit, the sound of burning firewood was exceptionally crisp.

Luo Chen sat by the bed, watching the woman busy washing vegetables and cooking, and there was even a small piece of dark red meat on the cutting board.

"Wait for me a moment, it will be ready to eat soon."

"Why is it so sumptuous today?"

"I thought that eating rice porridge and pickles every day wasn't good for your body, so I cut a piece of meat in town to nourish you." The woman said very normally, then hesitated and whispered: "Besides, today is my birthday."

Birthday?

Luo Chen was stunned, then reacted; this meant the woman's birthday.

On such a festival, one should give some gifts to celebrate, but Luo Chen looked around his body and found nothing else, so he could only smile awkwardly.

"Sorry, I didn't prepare a gift. I can only wish you eternal youth and a long life."

Jing Lan smoothed her hair and smiled: "Thank you, this sentence is enough. I've always been alone, but this year is a bit different."

Luo Chen opened his mouth, wanting to ask about the other party's family situation, but the words didn't come out when they reached his lips.

Since the other party said so, it was clear that the past wasn't something worth mentioning happily.

The meal was ready quickly. Luo Chen didn't eat much, and even the meat was only tasted lightly.

Jing Lan was a bit reserved, explaining that she made few meat dishes and might not have cooked it very well.

Luo Chen explained briefly, saying he didn't like meat, which made the woman less embarrassed.

After dinner, Jing Lan went to the corner of the room to make the bed again.

But this time, Luo Chen walked to the side.

The woman's face was a bit flushed, "What are you doing?"

Luo Chen pointed calmly at the bed simply piled with wood and stone, "You go sleep up there, give this place to me."

"But your body..."

"It's fine."

Luo Chen's tone was calm, but his attitude was very firm.

Jing Lan wanted to persuade him, but under Luo Chen's dignified expression, she still went to the bed that should have belonged to her.

Tonight, there was still no fire to accompany their sleep.

Or rather, as long as it didn't rain Ghost Rain, it seemed there was no need to specifically burn the Dream Stone to make a fire.

Jing Lan lay on the bed, tossing and turning, not falling asleep.

From time to time, she would turn on her side and look at the thin man sitting cross-legged on the straw mat opposite the fire pit.

In the darkness, Jing Lan finally couldn't help but ask: "Are you an immortal from the outside?"

Luo Chen opened his eyes, watched the other party quietly, pondered for a long time, and said: "No."

Ascension failed, so how could he be called an immortal?

At least that's what Luo Chen thought.

"Oh..."

The woman's voice sounded a bit disappointed.

But Luo Chen's next sentence piqued her interest.

"Do immortals often appear in the Great Destruction Realm?"

Jing Lan perked up and said: "Not often, but there are many similar legends. Especially when the three great natural disasters appear, immortals occasionally break into the Great Destruction Realm unintentionally. It is even rumored that the Immortal Relic City was built by immortals from outside."

"Immortal Relic City?" In the darkness, Luo Chen chewed on the name.

Jing Lan responded: "I heard that in this place of ours, one can enter but cannot leave. Even immortals, once they enter by mistake, can only be trapped here for life. That's why there's the saying of immortals building cities to live in for a long time. When I saw you in the river half a year ago, there was a misty atmosphere surrounding you, and I thought you were an immortal, which is why I saved you."

Luo Chen's brows furrowed even tighter, saying: "I am not an immortal, but I can be considered a practitioner seeking immortality."

"Practitioner?" Jing Lan was curious.

Luo Chen was also curious, "Are there practitioners here too?"

Jing Lan hesitated for a moment and answered: "There are some existences who call themselves practitioners, but they have nothing to do with the immortals with immortal aura in the legends. Just like the new Manager Yan in our smoke workshop, I heard he is a practitioner."

Luo Chen blinked and silently noted down that Manager Yan.

He didn't ask too much; with Jing Lan's situation, it was impossible for her to know many things, and a general idea was enough.

"Sleep early!"

"Mm."

The woman responded, then fell into a deep sleep, clearly the day's labor hadn't been that easy.

Luo Chen still sat cross-legged on the straw mat, and after going over the previous events, he focused on himself.

The meridians in his body were still blocked, and more than half of the broken parts remained!

In this situation, let alone fighting, even simple cultivation was extremely difficult to achieve.

Being able to get up and walk was already the limit!

The top priority was to repair his body and clear his meridians.

But after several attempts, Luo Chen suddenly discovered a terrifying thing.

Qingshan Town had no spiritual energy!

This was an incredible thing.

Even in the most barren place in the Mountain Sea World back then, there would still be faint spiritual energy for people to absorb, it just couldn't support the improvement of the cultivation base.

But here, Luo Chen didn't sense even a trace of spiritual energy.

Even the spiritual energy that should have been attached to his body through day-to-day cultivation had dissipated at some point.

Luo Chen didn't know if it was a problem with Qingshan Town or a general situation in the entire Great Destruction Realm.

Because there was no spiritual energy, he couldn't cast spells, and even opening his storage ring to take out the spirit stones and elixirs inside became a problem.

It wasn't just the lack of spiritual energy and magic power; it was also because his soul was sealed, and he couldn't mobilize his spiritual sense.

After the initial panic, he could only settle for the next best thing and seek other ways to recover his state.

Source Blood!

He still had pure Source Blood on him, which was condensed from countless blood energy, no less than the essence blood obtained by immortal cultivators through hard cultivation.

If he was willing to part with some, break it up, and drive it with medical spells, it might be able to replace magic power.

It's just that for the same medical spell, the effect driven by magic power versus blood energy might be greatly reduced.

Magic power is gentle and easy to control, while blood energy is yang, violent, and restless. For medical spells, blood energy isn't as compatible as magic power.

But at least, this was a path!

Luo Chen was a master of spells, with countless spells he had practiced and many moves he had created himself.

At this moment, with his intention to try, he had gradually found some ways.

A drop of source blood dissipated, transforming into violent Qi and blood that surged toward the limbs and bones, yet it became congested between the internal organs due to the blocked and severed meridians.

Luo Chen groaned, but his hand movements weren't slow, as he had already followed the most basic "Healing Spell" to guide and circulate it.

The basis of this spell didn't require spiritual sense or consciousness, not even spiritual awareness; ordinary Qi Refining cultivators could cast it, which was just right for Luo Chen in his current state of having his soul sealed.

He mobilized strands of violent blood energy, healing the external wounds on his body over and over again.

Those wounds were the most hideous and terrifying, and even Luo Chen couldn't imagine what kind of attack he had experienced before to make his body, comparable to the Great Wilderness, suffer such damage.

He clearly remembered that during the battle with Qixia, the other party hadn't targeted his physical body.

Could it be that Qingshuang caused it when she banished him into the space turbulence?

Thinking of Qingshuang, Luo Chen's mood was a bit complex.

That battle came abruptly.

If not for Qingshuang, he had already prepared to burn his True Spirit Source Blood, break through Qixia's seal, and even self-destruct his Nascent Soul.

Once he reached that step, he would die, but Yuanjun Qixia would definitely not have a good time either. Not to mention whether she would be severely injured, at least Yuanjun Qixia wouldn't be able to get her hands on the vast magic power and spiritual opportunity that belonged to Luo Chen.

Because of Qingshuang, Luo Chen's desperate counterattack fell through.

But also because of Qingshuang's banishment, it gave him a glimmer of life, even if he ended up here.

He could feel that the space banishment was deliberately done by Qingshuang, giving him a way out.

Therefore, toward Qingshuang, Luo Chen's mood was very complex.

"If one day I can leave this place and find Yuanjun Qixia to take revenge, as long as you don't stand in my way, I will let bygones be bygones. But if you still stand against me..."

In the darkness, Luo Chen's half-open eyes revealed a sharp, cold light that made one shiver.

"Mm..."

A sleep-talking sound echoed in the silent night, and the woman on the opposite bed turned over.

Luo Chen glanced at her, withdrew his thoughts, closed his eyes, and focused all his attention on repairing his physical body. ===== CHAPTER 1076 =====