Chapter 1090: Era Destruction

Inside the secret chamber.

Luo Chen flipped his wrists, palms pressed together, legs crossed, and heavy heat rose from his entire body.

His figure looked lean, but his exposed body was full of knotted muscles; just sitting there, he was like a towering mountain.

Within the mountain, there was an extremely suppressed aura, seemingly ready to erupt at any moment.

The whole person looked like a volcano about to erupt at any time!

And within his body, beneath his tightly closed Purple Mansion, a large number of bright red blood beads had accumulated at some unknown time.

These blood beads looked like fresh blood, but upon closer inspection, they were actually thousands of strands of Qi energy, intertwined and fused together, with their power compressed to the extreme.

If an ordinary martial artist saw this scene, they would surely be dumbfounded.

This was because every single blood bead was condensed from a large amount of pure Dan-strength, fully capable of forming a Dan and evolving into a body crucible!

Yet at this moment, Luo Chen already had thirty-six blood beads in his body, and he still had not chosen to take that step.

If he were to use this as a foundation to take the third step of body refining, its terror would be unimaginable.

However, Luo Chen was still not satisfied!

Thirty-six, the number of the celestial cycle, was not Luo Chen's limit.

He still had a large amount of source blood that had not been transformed.

Since he had decided to switch to the path of Qi and blood, he had to lay the most perfect foundation.

"Half a year to transform thirty-six Dan seeds; the progress is gratifying. But thirty-six Dan seeds already form a system of their own. If I condense new ones, it might disrupt the existing system. My body is strong enough, but if the cycle of Dan seeds in my body is broken, it will inevitably lead to backlash."

"I must find a better way to solve this hidden danger."

As the thought arose, Luo Chen woke up from his cultivation state.

Blinking his eyes, he rose calmly and left the cultivation room.

Arriving at the inner room, Jing Lan had already arranged a medicinal bath, and Luo Chen soaked directly into it.

In the hot water, a large amount of brewed medicinal liquid was contained, and at this moment, it was seeping into Luo Chen's body through his pores, repairing the many hidden injuries from his drifting arrival.

After a while, when the water in the wooden barrel became clear, Luo Chen ended the medicinal bath.

The servants handled the rest, and Luo Chen casually threw on a wide outer robe and came to the study.

Pushing open the window, the scene of silver-clad snow outside came into view, refreshing and pleasant.

Luo Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened a book at random.

He had already read most of the books borrowed from the City Lord's Mansion, and the information about the three major natural disasters he wanted to understand was already firmly in his mind.

The so-called three major natural disasters were peculiar natural phenomena summarized by powerful martial artists in this world.

Heavenly Wind seemed to only affect mortals, but in reality, it was equally dangerous to martial artists; it was just that the danger hung over their heads.

Whenever the Heavenly Wind blew, incredibly violent Gang winds would sweep across the high sky. Such Gang winds could even tear space, causing terrifying spatial rifts; even the Flawless Golden Body of a fourth-realm body refining powerhouse could not withstand it!

As for the danger of Ghost Rain, Luo Chen had already understood it.

The freezing cold was secondary; the most dangerous thing was the Ghost Nightmare that accompanied the Ghost Rain.

Even powerful martial artists with wills as strong as iron could lose themselves under the erosion of the Ghost Nightmare.

As for the final Destruction Mist?

The classics did not record it in much detail, but a few words made Luo Chen feel a chill all over.

【Thick fog fills the air, destroying everything!】

The Destruction Mist occurs once every ten thousand years, always accompanied by the appearance of a large number of Chaos Beasts, devouring all living things in its path, with an indefinite duration.

Every twelve times, or about one era, a larger-scale Destruction Mist appears, which is an existence capable of destroying everything!

Whenever eras transition, the era of Great Destruction arrives.

The name of the Great Destruction Realm in this world is derived from this.

When Luo Chen learned this news, his calm Dao heart even trembled a little.

He did not know what kind of power the Destruction Mist had, but whether it was the Chaos Beasts described in the classics that could devour all living things, or the era of Great Destruction that could destroy the world, it was enough to make one know the terror of such natural disasters.

Luo Chen wanted to learn more information, but unfortunately, the records about this were too scarce.

This might be related to the fact that the lifespans of people in this world were too short!

From another classic, Luo Chen roughly understood the lifespan situation of body refining cultivators in this world.

Although the path of body refining in this world was preserved quite completely, and could even be cultivated to the high levels of the fifth and sixth tiers, the increase in lifespan was far inferior to that of the Shanhai Realm.

The first and second realms of body refining almost do not significantly increase lifespan.

Only upon reaching the third realm, the Crucible Realm, does the lifespan increase to barely around three hundred years, completely inferior to the five-hundred-year limit of the Shanhai Realm.

It is rumored that even the Flawless Realm only has a lifespan of eight hundred years!

And even those eight hundred years are rarely lived to, because the path of body refining, whether in cultivation or combat, focuses on the physical body; one careless move can damage the origin of the body, leading to a reduction in lifespan.

This is completely different from Qi-refining cultivation; although Qi-refining cultivation also relies on the physical body, after reaching a high realm, the origin focuses on magic power and the primordial spirit. Even if the physical body is injured, it will not significantly affect the limit of lifespan.

From this point of view, the reason for the scarcity of records about the Destruction Mist natural disaster can also be explained.

Powerhouses live too short a time, and with the era of Great Destruction that destroys everything, it naturally leads to a break in history.

Luo Chen even privately believed that the information he had learned was estimated to be half true and half false, with many omissions.

At the very least, when did the last Destruction Mist appear?

And which of the twelve natural disasters within an era did it belong to?

Luo Chen did not find any of this information.

Of course, regarding these things, after the initial fluctuation of his Dao heart, Luo Chen quickly returned to calm.

He would take precautions, but worrying about the sky falling was definitely not his character.

Even if he really encountered the era of Great Destruction that occurs once an era, he would definitely try every possible way to survive!

And strength is the bargaining chip to deal with everything!

Luo Chen calmly opened the "Yixian Notes". The act, which was originally just to pass the time, deepened his attention as he read.

"Actually a fellow traveler?!"

Luo Chen's eyes shone with brilliance, his attention quite focused.

This copied "Yixian Notes" recorded the life experiences of a person named "Xiao Lan".

This person, like Luo Chen, was a cultivator!

He came from an ancient cultivation world called 【Tianhe】, and his realm before death reached the unimaginable Void Refinement stage.

That was the Void Refinement stage, where one condenses a Dharma image and refines the spirit back to the void!

Yet unexpectedly, such a powerful existence would also, because of a battle, unfortunately drift to this world.

And what surprised Luo Chen the most was that even someone as strong as Xiao Lan could not successfully leave the Great Destruction Realm after healing his injuries and recovering to the Void Refinement stage.

At the peak of the nine heavens, it was filled with terrifying Gang winds and explosive thunder, enough to tear apart any physical body and destroy any primordial spirit. There were even chaotic and broken laws of the Great Dao filling the space; even when Xiao Lan unfolded his Dharma image and performed divine abilities, he only ended up severely injured and falling again.

Later, Xiao Lan tried several more times until he was forced to give up after complete failure.

He began to settle down in this Great Destruction Realm, establishing Yixian City, propagating his bloodline... until his lifespan was near, Xiao Lan, still unwilling, chose to give up everything and leave quietly, just to seek a glimmer of survival to leave the Great Destruction Realm.

In these "Yixian Notes", there were also some cultivation insights of high-level Qi refining attached, as if they were the verification and assumptions of the past that the other party made out of frustration, including how to condense a Dharma image.

But unfortunately, these cultivation insights, which were extremely precious in the cultivation world, were worthless in this Great Destruction Realm without spiritual energy, so they were placed on the most inconspicuous first floor of the library by Xiao's descendants.

"A thousand years have passed; I wonder if this Senior found a way out?"

If he got out, it would be fine; as long as he could return to the Void Refinement stage, his lifespan would reach five thousand years, and he could still try to go further.

If he failed, he probably already vanished into smoke!

Luo Chen recorded these cultivation insights word by word while imagining the ending of Senior Xiao Lan, his heart filled with emotion and sympathy for a fellow traveler in the same predicament.

As for these cultivation insights, they were actually equally tasteless and useless to Luo Chen at the moment.

But he always held a hope of leaving this world in his heart; if he really got out, these cultivation insights could come in handy.

During the recording process, Luo Chen could not help but think that there must be more cultivators like Xiao Lan and himself in the Great Destruction Realm. Among them, there were surely those who were disheartened; if he had the chance, could he obtain some profound cultivation methods from them?

But immediately, Luo Chen could not help but laugh at himself.

Whether he could leave was one thing; what was the point of going to such lengths to collect these things?

The nine-heaven Gang winds, soul-shaking thunder, and the mysterious broken laws of the Great Dao recorded by Xiao Lan were definitely not something he could face now.

Luo Chen even doubted whether, even by relying on the path of body refining and cultivating to the Divine Seeing realm capable of breaking the void, he could escape the shackles of this world?

After all, this world has no spiritual energy, no spiritual opportunity, and even the world consciousness and Heavenly Dao laws are incomplete!

Outside the study, hurried footsteps sounded.

Before long, there was a knock on the door.

"Brother Luo, the Young City Lord has come to visit!"

Luo Chen's pen stopped, his brows furrowed, but as if thinking of something, he relaxed in an instant.

"Invite him over!"

Jing Lan left hurriedly, and before long, two sets of footsteps sounded outside the door again.

The wooden door was pushed open, and Xiao Feng's figure, clutching a folding fan, appeared before Luo Chen.

Before the other party could speak, Luo Chen asked proactively: "Is it about the Martial Battle to determine the Lord?"

Xiao Feng was startled: "How did Senior know it was this matter?"

Luo Chen stood up, looked at the white snow outside the window, and said calmly: "Spring is coming soon; at this critical juncture, this is the only thing that would make you come to me."

Xiao Feng took a deep breath and bowed to Luo Chen's back: "Please, Senior, lend me a hand!" ===== CHAPTER 1091 =====