Chapter 548: Empty House, Leaving Xuanyan

Longevity Begins with an Alchemist Grandmaster, Main Text Volume, Chapter 558: Empty House, Leaving Xuanyan. In the pitch-black night sky, an escape light streaked across like a meteor.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the escape light seemed to be exhausted and landed in a forest on a small island.

In the forest, wild beasts roared, but upon sensing the massive spiritual pressure released by the escape light, they immediately tucked their tails and lay prone on the ground, shivering.

Borrowing the moonlight, a figure in noble and magnificent clothing in the forest was revealed to the world.

With a tall posture and a handsome face, it was none other than Gu Gu Shaoshang, the senior brother of Gu Feiyun Stream.

At this moment, his magic power was floating and unbearable, and his expression was panicked.

Looking back at the horizon and seeing no trace, he subconsciously let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew..."

The long breathing sound showed the unrest in his heart.

On his face, there was a trace of lingering fear.

As his magic power gradually recovered and his mind calmed down, Gu Gu Shaoshang felt more and more that something was wrong.

"It should be correct. Compared with the pressure occasionally leaked by my father, it is definitely the same level of power. Then this..."

"That kind of fierce soul is definitely not something that a Golden Core cultivator can easily master. Its master being able to release a wisp of aura is perhaps already the limit."

And the one controlling this banner was also only at the Golden Core stage.

After a great battle, it was a scene of devastation.

Beside him, a demon crab was reporting the losses of this battle steadily.

"A Soul Refining Banner possessing a Nascent Soul soul is no longer an ordinary Ten Thousand Soul Banner, but can be called a Hundred Thousand Fierce Soul Banner."

Thoughts were mixed in his heart, and besides lingering fear, there was quite a bit of celebration.

However, the injuries on the Demon Crab side that survived this battle were enough to make people's hearts tremble.

"With my aptitude, there is great hope for Core Formation in the future, so there is no need to risk my life in such a place."

But at the last step, he chickened out.

Listening to those huge casualty numbers, Jin Hun's heart kept sinking.

After some self-compensation, Gu Gu Shaoshang suppressed that trace of regret and focused on recovering his magic power.

"I attempted to wait for the rabbit, but almost waited for a tiger. I was truly crazy."

"No wonder that person dared to snatch food from the tiger's mouth on Xuanyan Island and sit back and reap the benefits. I didn't expect it to be a hidden Nascent Soul old monster!"

Soul Refining Banner!

Could it be that that wisp of Nascent Soul aura was just a Nascent Soul-level soul in the soul banner.

"Nascent Soul True Person!"

"If it were really a Nascent Soul old monster, then why would he need to hide his head and show his tail like this? With just the power of one person, he could have leveled the Xuanyan sea area."

Suddenly, he interrupted the report of that steady demon crab.

"Calculating this way, I was too steady."

"If I had faced him head-on, it's hard to say whether I would win or lose. If the commotion became too big and attracted the Five Great Royal Demon Crabs, that would be even worse."

Thinking that he missed the Xuanyan Demon Emperor's remains because he was too careful, a look of regret appeared on Gu Gu Shaoshang's face.

"If I didn't perceive it wrong, that is definitely the aura that only a Nascent Soul True Person can reveal, although thin, it is almost identical to my father's domain pressure."

Jin Hun lay in a half-shattered colorful clam shell, his expression listless.

Only this possibility can explain why, while possessing that kind of power, he didn't want to take the initiative to open a shop with him, but released an aura to scare him away.

Saying it this way is also not right. Xuanyan Island has already sunk to the seabed, and under the flow of seawater, those ferocious battlefield traces seem to be not so terrifying.

At this moment, seeing no pursuers catching up, Gu Gu Shaoshang relaxed and checked his own state.

Immediately, he took a pill and sat cross-legged on the spot to recover his magic power.

He had survived the heavenly tribulation that was primarily aimed at their five patriarchs by relying on the shell of this five-colored clam, but the power of the lightning had surged through his body, leaving him still feeling quite unwell.

After taking it back, his father would definitely reward him heavily when he was happy.

While puzzled, Gu Gu Shaoshang suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Could it be that I perceived it wrong?"

Clearly returning to the Xuanyan sea area alone, it could be considered adventurous, but he chickened out at the last step. Anyone would feel regretful.

And on Xuanyan Island.

Just running away with full power consumed a lot of magic power. Such a state is not suitable for flying alone in the great sea.

Just like himself, he also possessed Nascent Soul-level means bestowed by his father, but he was still cautious and steady in his actions, and would not display that life-saving means unless absolutely necessary.

He could have relied on the means bestowed by his father to fight with that person.

"Hiding his tracks like that, hiding under the Nine Palaces array eye, is clearly a manifestation of his own insufficient strength."

"Forget it, the vast North Sea, a cultivator who can possess a Ten Thousand Soul Banner of this level is definitely not someone to be trifled with. Eight or nine out of ten, it is a remnant of the Yuanmo Sect."

If successful, the Demon Emperor remains would be ten times or a hundred times better than ordinary Ring-Necked Turtle materials, and his father's chance of crossing the Sinking Sea would also increase several times.

"Jin Jia, I didn't do anything wrong, right?"

Jin Jia was stunned, then responded knowingly: "The clan leader is naturally not wrong. Although this battle had huge casualties, a miserable victory is still a victory."

Jin Hun felt much better.

However...

"That Xuanyan Demon Emperor's remains fell into the hands of others, I..."

Jin Jia said in a low voice: "Why does the clan leader have to worry about this? The Black Turtle shell is dispensable to our clan. What is important is this Fourth-Tier spiritual vein land, and the resources of this vast sea area!"

Jin Hun's eyes narrowed, looking at Jin Jia.

The other party raised his head and said slowly: "Although Xuanyan Island has sunk, the foundation of the spiritual vein is still there, and it can completely supply Third-Tier Perfection demon beasts to break through to the Transformation stage. In addition, the Green Emperor Crab and Nine Claws Poison King Crab clans have suffered even more losses than us. If we take the opportunity to annex their forces, our Tyrant Crab clan will not only be able to recover its strength but even go a step further."

Jin Hun was thoughtful.

If that were really the case, even if they couldn't reach the previously planned unification of the five clans and dominate the Xuanyan sea area, they could still stand out and maintain the Tyrant Crab clan's hegemony.

He was a bit stuck in a rut.

"Then look, when will you annex those two clans?"

"The sooner the better, we must take them down in one fell swoop while their clan leaders have perished and there is no leader in the clan."

"Who will go?"

When asked this, Jin Hun looked at Jin Jia pointedly.

In ordinary times, the Tyrant Crab clan's external conquests were always presided over by the good-at-fighting Jin Ao.

And Jin Ao was also his most favored candidate for the next clan leader, and he even planned to give the clan's foundation to the other party to let him break through to the Transformation stage.

If he could subdue the two clans before breaking through to the Transformation stage and expand the territory for the Tyrant Crab clan, then rewarding the foundation resources later would be even more justified.

This time, however, a small accident occurred.

Jin Jia stepped forward, and his two complete giant pincers closed together.

"Jin Jia is willing to accept the order!"

Jin Hun raised his eyebrows, "You are good at internal affairs, but not good at external warfare."

Jin Jia was not afraid, "There is no one in the Tyrant Crab clan who is not good at fighting! Moreover..."

Speaking of this, he paused, and then said without any concealment: "Moreover, Jin Ao broke a pincer, and his strength was greatly damaged. And under the sneak attack of that human cultivator, he was seriously injured and has been unable to move until now. In this situation, my taking the order in a crisis is reasonable!"

Jin Hun was silent for a long time.

Then he nodded slowly.

"Then you go, act quickly, don't let Chi Yan and Zhu Xiang react."

"Hmm."

Jin Jia left the colorful clam shell, counted the manpower, and set out directly.

And the old clan leader Jin Hun stayed in the colorful clam, sighing faintly.

A battle planned for many years, didn't expect such a big mistake at the last moment.

First, Hai Luo refined the Xuanyan Armor, then Seven Rings was incomparably decisive, preferring to fail the tribulation and perish together with them, and finally, a Cheng Cheng Yaojin appeared halfway, and a human cultivator sat back and reaped the benefits.

Especially that human cultivator!

The previous accidents, although unexpected, could be considered reasonable, after all, it was about the survival of the clan, so they had to resist.

It could be said that as long as that human cultivator didn't appear, their Tyrant Crab clan would always be the biggest winner.

But unexpectedly, that person appeared abruptly, not only snatching the Demon Emperor remains but also killing three and injuring four with one palm.

Thinking of that palm that was like a green sun in the rain curtain during the day, Jin Hun trembled in his heart.

That must have been a palm accumulated for a long time and issued at the right time.

Not to mention Jin Ao and the others who were already gasping for breath under the Thunder Tribulation, even if they were intact, receiving that palm would mean death or serious injury.

In one breath, three died, three were seriously injured, and only Jin Jia, relying on his incomparable defensive ability, only suffered slight injuries.

"Don't let me know who that person is, otherwise, I must make him pay tenfold!"

In his aged eyes, a trace of ruthlessness flashed.

Subsequently, as if remembering something, he sent a sound transmission.

Before long, a demon crab crawled in.

"Clan leader, what are your orders?"

"How are the other four clans moving now?"

This demon crab seemed to have a plan long ago, and immediately responded: "The Green Emperor Crab clan is mourning the whole clan because of the clan leader's death, and the Nine Claws Poison King Crab side is in chaos, fighting for the position of clan leader. The Red Rock Crab side is a bit strange, I checked, it seems they are gathering manpower from the clan land, wanting to camp at the former site of Xuanyan Island."

These were all within reason, and Jin Hun was not surprised.

The former two were just right for Jin Jia to take action, and as for the latter, he could also negotiate with old man Chi Yan.

However, what about the Demon Spider Crab side?

Regarding this doubt, the subordinate was also very puzzled.

"Very strange, they only left a small number of demon crabs at the former site of Xuanyan Island, while the main force followed clan leader Zhu Xiang and left Xuanyan Island in a hurry."

"Hmm?" Jin Hun was full of doubts.

At this point, not staying to divide the spoils, but running outside, what does this mean?

What is that Zhu Xiang planning?

In the Coral Sea Trench, red light permeated.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

During these three days, Luo Chen was recovering his state while speeding up the processing of the batch of Demon King materials he had obtained.

The auxiliary materials on him for refining Black Emperor Paste had long been exhausted.

Therefore, this batch of materials could only be processed in advance and refined after returning.

During the processing, Luo Chen also took the opportunity to take stock of the gains and losses of this battle.

The handy magic treasure Profound Fire Sword was destroyed, two of the three Soul Breaking Nails were gone, leaving only the last Soul Breaking Nail, and he suffered some minor injuries.

This was the loss.

And the harvest was huge.

Demon Crab King materials sufficient to support his Third-Tier Ancient late stage, Xuanyan Armor, Cliff Snake remains, and tens of thousands of demon beast souls in the Soul Banner.

Calculating this way, it could be said that the gains outweighed the losses!

"Sure enough, how big the risk is, how big the harvest is. This wave, I really made a big profit."

"In addition, after a real battle, I also discovered the shortcomings of my own combat means. After stabilizing, I will supplement them one by one, and my combat means will inevitably go to a higher level, which can also be considered a huge harvest!"

After taking stock, Luo Chen packed up the things in the cave.

Everything miscellaneous was put into the storage ring with huge capacity.

At this point, it was time to leave.

Although the Coral Sea Trench was hidden, it was ultimately within the territory ruled by the Demon Crabs, and it would be discovered sooner or later.

"Buzz!"

Before leaving the cave, Luo Chen heard a sound of thunder.

But he knew that it was not a sound of thunder, but a sound of hiccuping.

Putting away the God-Sealing Compass, the red light dissipated instantly, and only the red light naturally emitted by the blood corals permeated this sea trench.

And in the winding sea trench, a giant black-scaled giant python was curled up.

Its eyelids were drooping, its abdomen was swollen, and its big mouth opened from time to time. As saliva flowed, it made a buzzing sound from time to time.

That thunder sound was made by Black King.

After he swallowed the entire Cliff Snake, he had been like this, as if he had indigestion.

"Black King, let's go!"

Black King opened his eyes with difficulty, "Are we going home, Master?"

Luo Chen frowned, "Can you still shrink your body size?"

"It might be a bit difficult, I'll try..."

Black King rolled his body, demon energy surged, trying to shrink his body size.

But after some struggle, he only shrank from thirty zhang to a dozen zhang.

Still too big!

Such a massive body size was not suitable for leaving quietly.

Luo Chen shook his head, "You greedy guy, roll in!"

As the words fell, a small tripod flew out, and under Luo Chen's magic power manipulation, it soon became incomparably huge, directly pushing away the surrounding seawater.

Seeing this, Black King was a bit timid.

"Master, I can't digest the Cliff Snake remains inside, and it's too crowded."

Inside the Hunyuan Tripod, there was a world of its own.

The source of that space was the power of space laws displayed by the top powerhouse Qing Luan of the late Nascent Soul stage, combined with Tian Tian Yezi's weapon casting means.

However, with Luo Chen's current magic power and restriction means, it was not enough to fully expand the internal space.

Therefore, there was Black King's saying of "too crowded".

"I told you to come in, so come in, what are you talking about? After going back, I will find a place for you to sleep."

Luo Chen scolded, showing displeasure.

This guy, relying on having made many contributions to himself, was becoming more and more arrogant.

Luo Chen was angry, Black King shuddered, and hurriedly flew into the Hunyuan Tripod.

Pinching a spiritual formula, the Hunyuan Tripod shrank, and then drilled into Luo Chen's sleeve.

"Let's go!"

Luo Chen drank low and soared into the sky.

After breaking through the sea surface, he sent a spiritual sense transmission.

Before long, a seagull broke through the air and circled obediently in front of Luo Chen.

"My magic power hasn't recovered much, you will be my mount."

Luo Chen ordered, stepped on the back of Tian Yu Xuan the Fighting Gull, pointed in a direction, and Tian Yu Xuan immediately flapped her wings and flew toward that side.

It was also not long after they left.

The Coral Sea Trench attracted a group of uninvited guests.

"Cough cough..."

Zhu Xiang, who made a strange coughing sound, stood outside the sea trench, puzzled.

"Is that person inside?"

A round light flew out from the crab group, making a respectful sound.

"Reporting to the Great One, that person should be inside."

Zhu Xiang shook his head, "But apart from some residual auras, I didn't find any traces of anyone."

With his perception ability, within a certain range, he was already no less than a transformed Demon Emperor.

Even, he didn't need to send clansmen in to investigate.

However, just in case, he still let his subordinates go in and search.

The final result was no different from what he perceived.

"Is this the answer your Hidden Dust Sand clan gives me?" Zhu Xiang asked coldly, his momentum erupting.

Although a bit like a paper tiger, it still made the light tremble with fear.

The round light trembled, and hurriedly replied: "According to what Great One Yuan Yin said, that person should be here! For this, we also confirmed the habitat of that Tian Yu Xuan Fighting Gull."

"Is that Fighting Gull still there?" Zhu Xiang asked suddenly.

This Hidden Dust Sand, who had just entered the Third-Tier, was stunned, and replied subconsciously: "It occasionally goes out to forage, now it seems it's not on that small island."

"Damn it!"

Zhu Xiang felt a sense of annoyance in his heart.

This place clearly had the appearance of an empty house.

The disappearance of the Fighting Gull could also corroborate this guess.

It was just that in this way, his plan of rushing here regardless of his injuries was all in vain.

"I want Yuan Yin to give me an explanation!"

"Otherwise, although the Xuanyan sea area is large, there will be no living space for your Hidden Dust Sand clan in the future!"

After speaking, he led the remaining elites of the Demon Spider Crab clan and left in anger.

The round light stayed where it was, feeling quite at a loss.

Let Great One Yuan Yin give an explanation?

He didn't even know how to contact the other party!

Looking at the empty Coral Sea Trench, this Hidden Dust Sand couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Great One, where did you run off to! If you don't come back, we will have to move again."