Chapter 278: Cutting off life and breaking the machine, the soul is dim, seven days of passing the torch, returning to the sun for ni

The words were interrupted, and Danyuanti didn't even have time to get angry before he was attracted by the person in Luo Chen's words.

"Who?"

"Of course, it's Fellow Daoist Li Jinhuang!"

Luo Chen smiled slightly.

Danyuanti's expression changed drastically, "Impossible, we investigated for a long time; his life force had long been cut off, and his soul had perished. For seven full days, he has been dead as dead can be!"

While speaking, his gaze couldn't help but look toward the coffin that was gradually moving away in the distance.

However, Luo Chen just smiled and took out a yellowed jade slip from his bosom.

The jade slip floated and hovered in front of his chest.

One hand held the umbrella, while the other hand began to continuously pinch spiritual seals.

One-handed seal!

In just a single breath, the seal was formed, and light was released!

On that yellowed jade slip, a ghostly light burst forth, as if something terrifying was about to break out of the seal.

Danyuanti was full of disbelief!

Afterward, he seemed to realize something and lunged straight at Luo Chen, his surging spiritual power fluctuations reaching their peak in an instant.

Facing Danyuanti's attack, Luo Chen held the umbrella without any movement.

In his mind, he recalled the scene where Li Jinhuang called him to stop at the water mansion at the bottom of the Qinhua River.

"I have a secret art, third-grade, which can intercept a wisp of a cultivator's life force, allowing it to exist briefly in a sealed object."

"The time it exists in the world is not long, at most only nineteen days."

"Starting from the first day, this wisp of life force will continuously grow; the longer the time, the more powerful it becomes. If it can be dragged to the nineteenth day, this wisp of life force can even be comparable to the cultivator's peak time."

"But once the seal is broken, this wisp of life force will quickly dissipate."

"Do you want to learn it?"

A sharp light bloomed in Luo Chen's eyes, "Then what is the price?"

Li Jinhuang sat cross-legged on a futon, his eyes aged:

"The price is that the cultivator permanently loses ten percent of the lifespan corresponding to their peak life force."

If a Foundation Establishment cultivator extracts a wisp of life force, they must lose more than twenty years of lifespan.

If it is a Jin Dan cultivator, I'm afraid they would lose more than fifty years of lifespan.

And this extracted wisp of life force can only be preserved for at most nineteen days.

The spell is heaven-defying, but its flaws are also incomparably huge!

Therefore, it is only third-tier.

Luo Chen vaguely understood his meaning, but was puzzled.

"You yourself don't have much lifespan left, can this technique still work?"

"Naturally it can!" Li Jinhuang stroked his beard and laughed, "The price is that I could have lived for another half a year, but after performing this technique, perhaps I will pass away tomorrow."

Luo Chen frowned.

"Does it need to be so resolute?"

"This is my final strength. Rather than waiting for danger to arrive, it is better to detonate the crisis in advance. At least, I can still do my best to forcibly take action once!"

Li Jinhuang looked at Luo Chen with burning eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, you will help me, right!"

Will he?

Of course he will!

Luo Chen was extremely interested in this secret art named "Life-Intercepting Finger"!

Absorbing a cultivator's life force, allowing it to remain in the world for nineteen days.

And it's not just for the extracted person's own use; the caster can also use this wisp of life force.

At a critical moment, this spell is a trump card that Luo Chen can use to defy heaven and change his fate!

Just like now!

"Cutting off life and breaking the machine, the soul is dim."

"Seven days of passing the torch, returning to the sun for nineteen days!"

Muttering, the yellowed jade slip suddenly opened.

A ghostly light walked out from within, instantly transforming into a ghostly soul.

Since he walked out, the scorching sunlight was almost about to pour down.

But it was all blocked by the oil-paper umbrella that Luo Chen was holding.

Three zhang away, Danyuanti was both shocked and angry.

"Scoundrel!"

He slapped down with his palm.

Facing this palm from Danyuanti, the ghostly soul also slapped out fiercely.

"Danyuanti!"

Boom!

The wind surged, and spiritual energy exploded.

Danyuanti retreated dozens of zhang, a flush of abnormal redness appearing on his face, his eyes staring viciously at that ghostly soul.

"Li Jinhuang!"

Almost the moment Li Jinhuang's ghostly soul appeared, both banks of the Qinhua River exploded.

"My god, he actually didn't die!"

"What kind of method is this?"

"Did he hide his soul in that jade slip?"

Countless people looked at Li Jinhuang in disbelief.

Clearly, he had already died thoroughly.

At the beginning, many loose cultivators watched him pass away.

During these seven days of the wake, many Foundation Establishment true cultivators had secretly investigated the state of his corpse.

Not a shred of soul life force remained in the world.

That remains had also cut off all life force, with no blood and Qi remaining.

No one expected that he was actually still "alive"!

The moment he appeared, the three Hu brothers retreated together, fearing being targeted by him.

Li Jinhuang didn't look at the three Hu brothers, nor did he look at Danyuanti.

Instead, he looked at Luo Chen, who was holding an umbrella for this old man.

"What a pity, it was only nurtured for seven days; my state is far from reaching my peak."

Luo Chen smiled slightly, "Seven days is already the limit; if we drag it on any longer, your Li family members will all be dead."

Li Jinhuang turned his head.

The funeral procession had long since stopped.

Countless Li family members were looking at him with surprise and excitement.

Over the past seven days, probes against the Li family had never stopped.

Mortals were killed, cultivators were abducted, and enemies would sneak into the Li family's territory from time to time.

In a short time, the Li family had lost one-third of its low-level Qi Refining cultivators.

Just as Luo Chen said, it really couldn't be dragged on any longer.

But it doesn't matter!

As long as the main enemies can be solved once and for all, everything is worth it.

"Seven days of time... this state is enough for me to kill Danyuanti."

Li Jinhuang took a deep breath.

He reached out and beckoned.

The next moment!

The coffin lid carried by Yuan Dongsheng and the Li family members was directly lifted, and a pale, stiff body flew out from within, flying toward Li Jinhuang.

Luo Chen put away the oil-paper umbrella at the right time and held it in his hand.

It was no longer needed.

The ghostly soul and the corpse merged in an instant.

Swish!

Li Jinhuang opened his eyes suddenly and looked toward Danyuanti.

The originally weak momentum began to climb crazily.

It was unknown what tricks he had done inside the corpse, but after the soul merged, a huge spiritual power fluctuation surged out like a tide!

"You shouldn't have come, Danyuanti!"

Danyuanti gritted his teeth, "There is no should or shouldn't; this treasure land should be obtained by those who have affinity!"

Li Jinhuang shook his head, "No need to say more, let's see the real skills under our hands!"

He soared into the sky, and his mouth gave a light shout, "Sword, come!"

The Chi Dragon Sword held by Li Yingzhang transformed into a Chi Dragon and flew toward him.

Danyuanti's expression changed slightly; the opponent actually used a magic treasure without hesitation.

Under the eyes of everyone, he actually turned and ran instantly.

However, how could Li Jinhuang let him run away? With man and sword as one, the Chi Dragon sword light, which arrived later but reached first, wrapped around him and chased after Danyuanti.

The battle continued all the way down the Qinhua River, erupting continuously.

During this, there were even screams from Danyuanti.

Li Jinhuang was right; even if that wisp of life force he actively intercepted was only nurtured for seven days, it was enough to kill Danyuanti.

At his peak, he was a Foundation Establishment Fifth Layer existence, and now he could even use magic treasures without sparing his origin, regardless of everything.

Countless people's gazes chased after that battle.

Until a light shout rang out.

"How bold!"

Having his tracks broken, Hu Changxi paused his forward steps, and then a fierce look appeared on his face.

"No need to put on an act; that Li Jinhuang's state is clearly not good, and he can only deal with Danyuanti alone."

"You, Luo Chen, what other trump cards do you have?"

Luo Chen's gaze was calm, looking at the three Hu brothers as if looking at ants.

"To kill you, what trump card is needed."

"Boastful!"

"Arrogant!"

"Give your life!"

This time, the three Hu brothers no longer hesitated and attacked Luo Chen together.

They had no intention of enduring any longer.

If they continued to drag it on, this treasure land of the Li family would have no affinity with them at all.

Then everything they did would be in vain.

Luo Chen looked at this scene coldly.

The oil-paper umbrella in his hand was shot out and landed in the Qinhua River.

His left hand pinched a seal, and surging spiritual power fluctuations erupted instantly.

The next moment, the Qinhua River surged with waves, and the waves crashed against the shore.

A huge wave, fully ten zhang wide, soared into the sky and smashed down on the three brothers, covering the sky and the earth.

"A mere first-tier Wave Technique, daring to show off!"

Hu Changle sneered, a talisman appeared in his hand, and he spat a mouthful of blood onto it.

The talisman burned without wind, and in the blink of an eye, it was half-burned.

Afterward, a huge white spirit fox ran out from within, crashing head-on into the surging giant wave.

"Talisman Treasure?"

Luo Chen muttered, his right hand grabbing toward the distance.

Surging spiritual power swelled again.

Under the horror of countless cultivators on both banks, a small mountain actually rose from the ground.

It rumbled and suppressed the three brothers.

This scene stunned everyone.

"Is this the Earth Mountain Technique?"

"How is that possible!"

"Are you kidding me? Whose Earth Mountain Technique can lift mountains?"

Amidst the horror of the crowd, a loud rumbling sound was emitted.

It was the previous giant wave that was defeated by the spirit fox transformed by the talisman treasure.

But as one wave subsided, another wave rose!

"Hiss!"

"A first-tier Wave Technique has such power?"

"This Qinhua River seems to be used by him; a mere bit of spiritual power can mobilize endless river water, transforming it into giant waves to attack enemies."

"The master of the Luo Tian Society has such powerful methods! A mere first-tier spell, in his hands, is not only used with ease, but its power is also so strange and vast!"

There were countless exclamations on both banks.

They didn't know that after Luo Chen cultivated these two spells to Great Perfection, they also underwent mutations like the Fireball Technique.

The Wave Technique, in places with water, can borrow water to be used.

The Earth Mountain Technique does not need to form a towering mountain peak with spiritual power, as that would be too wasteful of spiritual power. Instead, it can use local materials, lifting mountains and throwing peaks!

Luo Chen was not surprised by these two mutations.

It was similar to the changes when the Fireball Technique was promoted to the master level, all focusing on saving spiritual power output.

One part of force, ten parts of effect!

And now!

The three Hu brothers, who were facing Luo Chen's two attack spells, had already changed their expressions.

Hu Changle, controlling the spirit fox to deal with the giant waves that kept striking at his feet, was already somewhat unable to keep up.

He had only just entered Foundation Establishment for a few years, barely stabilizing his realm.

How could he compare to Luo Chen, who used the Great Perfection Wave Technique with Foundation Establishment Third Layer standards.

Seeing a real small mountain smashing down from above, Hu Changnu took action.

"I'll do it!"

He held up the sky with both hands, and his two gloves burst with light.

He forcibly held up the mountain that was pressing down.

"Nothing... more than this!"

Exhaling and shouting, he forcibly raised the mountain higher and higher.

Under the shadow of the mountain, Hu Changxi drove a top-grade flying sword and stabbed toward Luo Chen.

Looking at the flying sword stabbing over, Luo Chen's eyes were incomparably calm.

Regarding the methods of these enemies, he had already been told clearly by Li Jinhuang before he passed away.

The Hu family was very rich, rich enough to cultivate three Foundation Establishment true cultivators.

The Hu family was very poor, poor enough that after producing three Foundation Establishment cultivators, even their cultivation resources were cut off.

In this state, they naturally couldn't afford magic treasures.

All resources were used for cultivation, so their protective weapons were naturally not excellent.

The only big method might be that talisman treasure in the hands of the youngest, Hu Changle!

That was left behind by their father back then.

Looking at the flying sword galloping over, Luo Chen was as motionless as a mountain.

He just pinched a spiritual seal.

In the Qinhua River, a giant wave separated, transforming into a light screen like glaze, blocking in front of him.

Second-tier defensive spell—Glazed Sky Curtain.

Hiss!

Hu Changxi exerted force to drive the flying sword, watching it advance inch by inch, yet it seemed as far away from Luo Chen as ten thousand miles.

Luo Chen shook his head.

"Why are you so weak that you don't even have the qualifications for me to use a magic treasure."

Before the words fell, he lifted his hands up.

A round of scorching sun slowly rose from his hands.

Seeing that round of scorching sun, Hu Changxi's expression changed drastically, and he retreated crazily.

Second-tier spell, Scorching Sun Technique!

Back when Luo Chen first arrived in Tianlan, he had defeated three Foundation Establishment cultivators of the same rank with one move.

Now his realm was several times higher than before, and the power of this Scorching Sun Technique, which was continuously optimized from the Great Perfection Fireball Technique, was also several times greater than before.

Even without accumulating enough time, it was more than enough to blast these three to death.

"Go!"

With a light shout in his mouth, the scorching sun light ball in his hand shot out.

Hu Changle and Hu Changxi, who had just gotten rid of the giant waves and the mountain, had no chance to escape when facing this incoming spell attack.

Almost in an instant, they were submerged in that huge explosion.

The scorching high temperature spread continuously in all directions.

One could imagine what the outcome would be for the two people submerged within.

It was already more ominous than auspicious!

"You deserve to die!"

Before the explosion had extinguished, a roar full of hatred rang out.

Hu Changxi drove his long sword and rushed toward him crazily.

In his eyes, killing intent soared to the sky.

On his body, spiritual power trembled crazily and uncontrollably.

However, anger could not improve a person's strength too much.

"Mayflies shaking a big tree, overestimating their own strength!"

Luo Chen sneered and waved his hand, scattering a dozen small black dots.

The small black dots flew toward Hu Changxi one after another.

One small black dot brushed past Hu Changxi, and he didn't feel any threat, just a moment of astonishment.

"That is... a seed?"

In his astonishment, the twelve seeds suddenly broke their skins, and vines full of ferocious thorns drilled out like poisonous snakes.

Almost in the blink of an eye, they wrapped him up tightly.

Hu Changxi forcibly stopped his figure and waved his long sword, wanting to cut off those vines.

However, no matter how the top-grade flying sword slashed, those vines were incomparably tough; even if they broke, they would regenerate again and crazily wrap and wrap around him.

In the distance, Luo Chen stood by the river, continuously pinching seals.

Ever since the "Yi Wood Medicine King Scripture" reached the master level, he had been exploring continuously and discovered that purified spiritual power had a very strong amplification effect on wood-type spells.

Far superior to his performance of other types of spells.

But among wood-type spells, there were not many suitable for attack.

Most were auxiliary spells like Healing Technique and Entanglement Technique.

In this situation, he was certainly unwilling to give up his advantage in spiritual power.

Therefore, he had been thinking about improving his combat methods.

Later, it was Yuan Dongsheng who gave him inspiration while managing the farmland in front of his cave dwelling.

"The spiritual plant spells mastered by us spiritual planters can also be used for combat."

"Like my grandmother, when she fought Min Longyu in Xieyue Valley back then, she used a move called Grass-Cutting Geng Metal Sword Technique, using spiritual plant techniques to stimulate planted crops, erupting with brilliant sword light. I remember Min Longyu was severely injured and vomited blood by my grandmother back then."

"President, if you want to improve wood-type spells, perhaps you can try using them in combination with some wood-attribute plants."

After this, Luo Chen would brainstorm with Yuan Dongsheng from time to time.

Finally, under the recommendation of the other party, he purchased a batch of second-tier thorn flower seeds from Baicao Hall.

Processed in advance, then stimulated with wood-type spiritual power, they could grow and strengthen in an instant.

The vines violently stimulated to grow, although short-lived, could only appear in a flash.

But they were covered in thorns and had full lethality.

In this way, the Entanglement Technique, which seemed to only assist in combat, had huge lethality!

Watching Hu Changxi frantically counterattack like a trapped beast under the siege of the sky-filling vines.

Luo Chen sneered.

"Just a desperate struggle!"

The spiritual seal in his hand transformed, and the twelve thick vines suddenly trembled.

Countless thorn bone spikes transformed into sky-filling feathers and shot toward Hu Changxi.

Hu Changxi's soul was terrified, and he hurriedly activated his defensive magic treasure.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

Dense collision sounds rang out continuously.

When the light of the defensive magic treasure dimmed, he finally managed to withstand the attack of the sky-filling bone spikes.

"Huff huff... almost..."

Before he could be lucky, a vine like a giant python tightly wrapped around his waist and abdomen.

His expression changed, and he subconsciously waved his sword.

However, as soon as his hand was raised, he couldn't wave it down.

Because another vine had wrapped around his arm at some unknown time.

One vine, two vines, three vines, four vines...

In his desperate expression, twelve thick vines completely wrapped him inside.

In the distance, Luo Chen's clenched palm suddenly opened.

Like a flower, it bloomed.

Amidst the giant python-like entanglement, a light "pop" sound came.

It was as if some defensive magic treasure had cracked.

Afterward, a blood-colored flower bloomed from the top end of the entangled vines.