Chapter 523: Reconstructing the Combat System

Driving the tiger to swallow the wolf!

The intentions of Cheng Dou, the head of the Cheng family, were very obvious, so much so that he hadn't even bothered to disguise them.

It was nothing more than wanting Luo Chen to take action against True Person Nantian, who was occupying the Du Feiyan Archipelago.

As for whether going to Nantian would be inviting a wolf into the house?

This concern was likely something the other party no longer cared about.

Luo Chen had a sharp eye; the moment they met, he had discovered the other party's realm.

It was a suppressed state, only one step away from the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!

As long as the other party released the suppression, they could enter the Great Perfection state and then sprint for the Jin Dan stage.

Perhaps it was the sword of realm hanging over his head that was about to drive Cheng Dou crazy, which was why he was grabbing at straws like this.

Moreover, even if it was inviting a wolf into the house, no matter how the Cheng family fared, it would still be much better than the treatment of other families on the Du Feiyan Archipelago.

"Limited knowledge, but decent judgment."

Luo Chen chuckled.

The other party's demands were consistent with his own goals.

It was just that how to seize the Du Feiyan Archipelago would have to be planned carefully.

At the very least, he had to find out True Person Nantian's methods clearly before saying anything.

Furthermore, during his time on Mount Mount Cangwu, being trapped and unfree had caused many of Luo Chen's methods to stagnate; this period was just right for some cultivation.

After switching to the Fire path, his combat system had become very chaotic and needed to be sorted out.

After making up his mind.

Luo Chen first glanced at the black wooden doll in a small compartment inside the Hunyuan Cauldron.

Han Zhan had not yet woken up.

"It seems the damage caused by the Nirvana Holy Fire to him was extremely severe!"

Inside the black wooden doll, a wisp of remnant soul was lingering, and in its movements, there was no longer the demeanor of a generation of Nascent Soul True Persons.

With just this wisp of remnant soul, I fear there will be no possibility of recovery in the future.

In fact, this was also why Luo Chen dared to keep Han Zhan by his side.

Weak, decaying, easy to control.

Casting magic power to isolate the Hunyuan Cauldron, Luo Chen's gaze fell on the five Blue-Ringed Giant-Toothed Sea Snakes imprisoned by the Hunyuan Cauldron's chains.

Even though their bodies had been forced to shrink to the limit, their ferocity remained undiminished.

Just releasing them earlier had made the newly Foundation Establishment Cheng Cheng Haixin lose her color, showing their ferocity.

However, when Luo Chen's gaze fell upon them, of these five sea snakes, except for the late-stage Tier 2 one, the other four all showed fear, their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Luo Chen frowned, then realized something.

"Is it because I killed ten thousand of their fellow sea snakes in one go, leaving a thick baleful aura on me?"

The so-called baleful aura is not just the fierce baleful energy born in filthy and dangerous places in the world.

It also includes the large amount of special "aura" left on one's body after repeatedly engaging in killing-related matters, following the death of enemies.

Within this aura, it contained not only his own killing intent and baleful energy, but also the resentment, fear, anxiety, and terror left behind by his enemies before they died...

All these things gathered together to form a unique "Divine Baleful Aura."

A baleful aura condensed from spiritual thoughts and emotions.

This kind of Divine Baleful Aura is felt most deeply by those of the same kind.

Luo Chen had left baleful aura on his body when killing people in the past, but most of the time he would remove it afterward using a cleansing spell.

This time, he had come in a hurry and hadn't removed it.

Or rather, he had done it intentionally!

In a place like the Demon Sea, if you don't look fierce, it's easy to cause trouble.

If you look particularly "fierce," it will actually save a lot of trouble.

Just like now!

"Perfect, since they fear me, I can enslave them to serve as guards."

Luo Chen smiled slightly, reached out one hand, his magic power turning into a palm, and captured a giant-toothed sea snake at the early Tier 2 stage.

With a flick of his finger, a pill fell into the sea snake's mouth, forced to refine under the drive of magic power.

Instantly, after the pill took effect, the giant-toothed sea snake's body became extremely stiff, losing part of its ability to resist.

But only part!

"This batch of Spirit-Servitude Pills obtained in the early years is really too low in grade, only at the low-grade Tier 2 level."

"But fortunately, combined with their fear and terror of me, the application of the Spirit-Servitude Seal should be very smooth."

Luo Chen's thoughts shifted, his ten fingers flying like picking flowers, a series of incantations silently recited from his mouth, and then he suddenly slapped out a palm.

In the void, a phantom palm print suddenly appeared.

It was the Spirit-Servitude Seal!

With one palm, it fell onto the giant-toothed sea snake's crown.

Instantly, the giant-toothed sea snake began to roll and struggle ferociously on the ground, hissing wildly.

But everything was in vain.

In just the time it takes for a cup of tea, this Blue-Ringed Giant-Toothed Sea Snake lay quietly on the ground.

"Come here!"

Luo Chen beckoned, and the sea snake crawled toward Luo Chen, hissing, coiling beside him, showing a flattering and obedient look.

Seeing this, Luo Chen couldn't help but show satisfaction.

The "Ten Thousand Beast Sutra," this method of enslaving beasts, was obtained from the Zhenlong Black Market back in the day.

It included beast-enslaving heart methods, matching beast-enslaving pills, and special control commands.

In his early years, he relied on this technique to enslave a Tier 2 explosive ape, which played an excellent role in the battle to destroy the Duan family at Little Huan Mountain.

That enslavement was extremely difficult, consuming much of his mental energy and even nearly failing.

But this time, it was so easy, it could be called a hand-to-hand capture!

The gap between the Jin Dan stage and the Qi Refining stage was simply too large.

The same technique and secret art, when used on enemies of the same level, have vastly different effects.

After one sea snake was enslaved, Luo Chen didn't feel tired, and his gaze fell on the remaining four sea snakes.

"Let's take them one by one!"

Time passed bit by bit.

Wanghai Cliff, five hundred zhang high, stood on the boundless sea, shielding Black Swan Island from the violent sea winds and threats from the depths of the ocean.

In previous years, the Cheng family would send low-level cultivators to patrol and guard this island.

But I don't know when it started, Wanghai Cliff became a forbidden area for the Cheng family, and idlers were forbidden to enter.

Not only that, but clusters of white clouds and mist were born, blocking outside prying eyes.

Where the Little Mirror Lake manor was located.

Cheng Dou looked anxiously at the tall woman standing in front of him.

"Seventh sister!"

Cheng Cheng Haixin curled her lips, looking heartless.

She tilted her head and glanced at her eldest brother, laughing: "It's useless for you to call me, that senior has been in seclusion recently, and I have no way to please him."

Cheng Dou frowned. "Is there no way? It's that you don't want to! Didn't he give you a token to enter and leave Wanghai Cliff freely? You should go over and visit more often..."

"Visit what?" Cheng Cheng Haixin's smile gradually faded. "Let your own sister go and visit his bed?"

These words were very unpleasant.

Cheng Dou shook his head, saying with hatred for iron not becoming steel: "Although that senior is very murderous, he still has principles in his actions. It is not humiliating for you to give yourself to him. Besides, being able to become a concubine of a Jin Dan cultivator is a blessing that many low-level female cultivators envy."

"If such a blessing is given to you, do you want it?" Cheng Cheng Haixin didn't give an inch, retorting.

Cheng Dou's expression stalled, but he quickly pointed to himself.

"I just hate that I am not a woman."

Cheng Cheng Haixin was stunned, almost thinking she had misheard.

Cheng Dou sighed: "It's not that big brother doesn't act like a human, it's just that the pressure Yan Nantian puts on me is too great. If my realm is stuck and not perfected, there will be problems. But once I reach the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, I will inevitably suffer persecution from Yan Nantian. I can't learn from the leader of the Jade Jiao Long Gang and flee the island. If I leave, this huge Cheng family will have no great cultivator to sit in town, and it will instantly become a bottom-tier force, and the situation will only be worse."

"Seventh sister, you have to understand big brother!"

This time, Cheng Cheng Haixin was silent.

If you are not in that position, you don't plan for that government.

But big brother's forbearance, efforts, and struggles over the years were all seen by their younger brothers and sisters.

For the development of the Cheng family, everyone had tried their best.

Second uncle Cheng Ji was old, yet still had to steer the ship out to sea himself.

Fourth brother Cheng Cheng Haichang was clearly stuck at the third level of Foundation Establishment, yet still had to go on the hunting boat to open up financial resources for the Cheng family, without even time for quiet cultivation and seclusion.

By contrast, she had always been under the protection of the family, cultivating smoothly to the Foundation Establishment stage, but had never contributed to the family.

Such actions were indeed unfair to the others who were working hard.

Seeing her silent, Cheng Dou's spirit lifted, and he added fuel to the fire:

"As long as you get closer to Senior Senior Qingyang and persuade him to drive away Yan Nantian and seize the Du Feiyan Archipelago. At that time, these thirty-six Du Feiyan islands will be the world of our Cheng family."

"And I can also take the opportunity to sprint for the Jin Dan stage. Once successful, I will be a Jin Dan cultivator and can sit on equal footing with True Person Senior Qingyang!"

"Seventh sister, think about it. At that time, your Daoist partner will be a Jin Dan True Person, and your big brother will also be a Jin Dan cultivator. Not to mention the Du Feiyan Archipelago, even the large and small islands nearby, you can walk sideways."

"Isn't that good?"

Cheng Cheng Haixin was now a bit indecisive.

The cultivation life she fantasized about was not like this.

She thought that once she established her foundation, she would be a true cultivator and could roam the seas and comprehend the Great Dao.

But now the burden of the family was pressing on her, making her feel a bit breathless.

Cheng Dou struck while the iron was hot, holding the woman's arm and saying with true feelings: "Whether my Cheng family can rise and unify the thirty-six Du Feiyan islands depends on your thought. Seventh sister, don't let me down, and don't let the spirits of the clansmen who died in battle for the Cheng family over the past hundred years down!"

Cheng Cheng Haixin opened her mouth, and finally, she was dejected.

"Then I'll go up the mountain and try again!"

The sea breeze was salty, and the white mist was ethereal.

The woman with a beautiful face and a hint of desolation, holding the token, walked alone on the mountain path of Wanghai Cliff.

Walking all the way, thinking all the way, her mind was a mess.

Unknowingly, she arrived at the rough cave dwelling that had only been opened for three months.

Subconsciously activating the token, Cheng Cheng Haixin entered the cave dwelling.

But the empty cave dwelling made her freeze.

"Senior Senior Qingyang is not here?"

"Where did he go?"

"He wouldn't have already left!"

In an instant, a touch of paleness appeared on her cheeks.

She didn't dare to report to her big brother immediately, to avoid letting him down, but intended to wait here for a while first.

Judging from the layout of the cave dwelling, True Person Senior Qingyang shouldn't have left yet.

Let's wait a bit longer!

On the boundless blue sea.

Five giant sea snakes, stretching their bodies, several zhang long, swam in the deep sea.

The positions they stood in formed a circle, enclosing a hundred-mile sea area.

It looked like they were on guard.

Their eyes occasionally cast toward the young man in black standing in the sky, standing against the wind.

Suddenly!

The man in black pushed out a palm lightly with his right hand, the palm print facing downward, toward the sea.

This palm carried no trace of smoke or fire.

But the moment the palm print appeared, it went from white to red, emitting endless high heat.

Not only that, but a wisp of cyan appeared on it.

When the palm print landed on the calm sea, it went from static to motion in just a moment!

Boom!

A heaven-shaking explosion resounded across hundreds of miles of sea area.

Deep in the sea, a huge five-finger indentation appeared.

In the indentation, there was not a drop of seawater left, only endless cyan flames lingering.

After the air waves rose into the sky, the surrounding seawater began to surge to fill the indentation.

But no matter how much seawater surged in, those cyan flames could not be extinguished.

Flames that could not be extinguished by boundless seawater?

If this peculiar scene were seen by anyone, I fear it would shock their eyes.

In the sky, Luo Chen watched this scene with satisfaction, a look of surprise in his eyes.

The proficiency of the Innate One-Qi Great Handprint had finally reached Great Perfection!

Not only that, but in the process of practice, he combined the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" to gradually integrate the Withered-Prosperous True Fire into this Tier 3 spell.

At this moment, the Innate One-Qi Great Handprint he performed was composed of extremely pure fire-attribute magic power and the source True Fire.

Its power was extremely strong!

In Luo Chen's assessment and prediction, this one palm alone was enough to contend with the late-stage Tier 3 Golden Wolf King that had collided with him back then!

Not only that, but he had also mastered the speed of performing this technique to the best.

Just wave his palm!

He didn't even need to use the Xuanhuo Sword to perform the method of using tools to control techniques.

Or rather, the Xuanhuo Sword, this inferior magic treasure flying sword, could no longer carry the power of this palm.

"It's clearly not appropriate to call it the Innate One-Qi Great Handprint anymore, let's change the name to the Senior Qingyang Great Handprint!"

"In addition, the limit of the 'Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Sutra' is far more than this."

"Through this cultivation method, I should be able to utilize the source True Fire in all aspects."

"As long as I am familiar with it, my combat power will increase rather than decrease!"

All along, Luo Chen had this hidden worry.

That was after practicing the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Sutra," all his magic power was converted into fire-attribute magic power, and the other four types of magic power no longer existed.

This caused many of the methods he was good at to be unable to be exerted.

In that way, he became a so-called embroidered pillow with only a realm but no matching combat power.

Especially these worries became reality in the past few months when he performed other spells.

The defensive spell Glazed Sky Curtain, which had been practiced to Great Perfection in his early years, could no longer be performed.

The Grass-Cutting Geng Metal Sword Technique, Wave Technique, Entanglement Technique, etc., all had problems.

Even if he could barely perform them with the Great Perfection proficiency when prepared.

But in battle, who would give him so much preparation time?

Fortunately, there are gains for every loss.

Gradually, in the process of practicing on the open sea, Luo Chen slowly explored a combat path that was more suitable for him today.

Although most were fire-based, it gradually became comprehensive.

In terms of attack, there was a series of Great Perfection fire-based spells: Blazing Sun Technique, Mountain Collapse, Senior Qingyang Great Handprint, and Blazing Fire Miasma.

In addition, combined with the magic treasure Xuanhuo Sword, although the effect was single, the power was more powerful.

In terms of defense, there was nothing to say. In his early years, Luo Chen relied on the Glazed Sky Curtain and his own physique to resist hard.

Now that the Glazed Sky Curtain was gone, there was the Hunyuan Cauldron to supplement it; anyway, his body could withstand that backlash force.

Moreover, Luo Chen had already started to develop fire-based defensive spells.

In the Qi Refining stage, he had a similar concept of fire-based defensive spells, but he didn't continue to explore it at that time.

Now, combined with the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" and the proficiency panel, he had the confidence to deduce the defensive technique most suitable for himself.

Besides attack and defense, in terms of displacement, there was the "Nine Thousand Miles" blessed by the Moon-Breaking Wings!

This technique was now even faster than before.

Especially since the Moon-Breaking Wings had been refined by him constantly for so many years, they had long since shed all impurities and were as one, the degree of refining being the highest among all his magic treasures!

Perhaps it was possible that others regarded it as Luo Chen's natal magic treasure.

This was long-distance displacement. In terms of short-distance, Luo Chen also figured out a method of shifting shadows, combining "Carefree Travel," Wang Yuan's "Ascending Dragon Step," and his own powerful physique.

He called it the "Explosive Sky Step"!

Luo Chen's thoughts shifted, and he retreated, then rushed forward, swaying left and right.

Instantly, in the void, there appeared streaks of fire light afterimages.

During the displacement, there were even bursts of explosions in the air!

If Tao Wan of the Qingdan Valley saw such a scene, she would be shocked.

It looked just like her "Gale Nine Changes"!

But clearly, the essence of this technique was more than that.

"Master Qing Shuang..."

Luo Chen stopped his figure, showing a look of envy.

Relying on her own racial talent, Master Qing Shuang had comprehended the fur of spatial laws in the Nascent Soul stage, combining it with body refining, thus suppressing those of the same level in speed!

When acting, she was elusive and unpredictable, making people unable to defend against her.

Luo Chen had also caught a glimpse of her, and the woman's demeanor left a deep impression on him.

He imitated Master Qing Shuang's method and figured out the Explosive Sky Step.

Based on body refining, supplemented by "Carefree Travel" and "Ascending Dragon Step," plus the magic power cultivated by the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Sutra."

In this way, his Explosive Sky Step also had similar effects.

In short-distance displacement, it was full of explosive power, as if a blazing sun exploded in the air.

Although it was only the fur of Master Qing Shuang's method, it was definitely a top-tier method in the Jin Dan stage, and ordinary people couldn't practice it.

After all, no one had Luo Chen's physique and his body full of extremely explosive fire-attribute magic power.

"Attack and displacement are not lacking, and there is also the auxiliary combat 'Mirror Flower Water Moon'."

"As long as the defense is thoroughly developed, then I can be said to have no shortcomings!"

Luo Chen breathed a long sigh of relief.

From then on, the hidden worry he had when he first arrived in the North Sea completely dissipated.

With a thought of his spiritual sense, he issued a command.

Before long, the five Blue-Ringed Giant-Toothed Sea Snakes gathered in one place.

Luo Chen descended from the sky, stepped on the head of the sea snake king, pointed in a direction, and the sea snake king carried Luo Chen away.

Standing on the snake's head, the sea breeze blew in his face, and Luo Chen thought about his next plans.

It was time to seek a Tier 3 spirit land for himself.

No matter how good the cultivation method is, it is just software.

Without the hardware support of a "spirit land," his cultivation speed would not be fast.

In addition, besides the spirit land, the pill aspect also needed to be reconsidered.

The medicinal power of the Star Pill was too weak and too mixed.

It was not very suitable for himself, who only cultivated fire-attribute magic power now.

As for what pills to change to?

In this regard, Luo Chen already had a plan in mind.

Arriving under Wanghai Cliff, Luo Chen issued a command, and the five Blue-Ringed Giant-Toothed Sea Snakes dispersed.

Centered on Wanghai Cliff, they patrolled and swept nearby, while also guarding against the approach of high-level demon beasts.

Luo Chen leaped and flew toward the cave dwelling.

"Eh?"

The white mist swayed, and Luo Chen looked at the woman sitting on the threshold, fast asleep, showing a look of surprise.

She was a Foundation Establishment true cultivator after all.

Although Cheng Cheng Haixin had fallen asleep while waiting bitterly because of her worries about family matters and her own future, now that Luo Chen had returned and hadn't masked his aura, she woke up immediately.

The woman stood up nervously. "Senior..."

Luo Chen walked into the cave dwelling on his own, and seeing her still standing outside, he shook his head.

"Don't stand outside like a fool, come in!"

The woman felt a joy in her heart and walked in quietly.

Looking at the woman's nervous appearance, Luo Chen couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"Is there anything? Or do you want to warm the bed for me again?"

In an instant, the woman's face was flushed red.

She pinched the corner of her clothes, then as if remembering something, hurriedly took out an object from her storage bag.

It was a jade slip.

"Senior, this is what my brother asked me to pass on to you."

After Luo Chen took it, she said somewhat bashfully: "Actually, warming the bed is not impossible."

Luo Chen chuckled and browsed the jade slip in front of her.

Gradually, the corners of Luo Chen's mouth lifted, forming a beautiful arc.

That Cheng Dou really couldn't hold back anymore!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 525 =====