Chapter 553: Tianxuan Shape-Shifts, Deriving Demon Cultivation Techniques

Spring thunder rang all night.

Even cultivators who were not sensitive to the changing seasons understood that spring had arrived when the spring rain with a hint of cold fell.

Yes, the Qingyang Demon Lord, who was as domineering as fire, was leaving; wouldn't spring come to the Feiyan Archipelago!

However, although it was agreed that he would leave after three months, they never saw him set out with great fanfare.

This also made the various families anxious.

Surely the Demon Lord wouldn't go back on his word!

Every day, Foundation Establishment true cultivators looked toward the center of the archipelago, hoping to see a light of escape fly out.

But they never saw it.

Among these families, only the Cheng family was an exception.

In the small manor where the former family head Cheng Dou lived, it was no longer lively, and only Fairy Yaoyue, who was complimented by outsiders, lived inside.

Outside the manor, slow footsteps came, finally stopping outside a water pavilion.

The owner of the water pavilion seemed to hear the footsteps and made a soft sound.

"Is that Uncle Ji? Please come in!"

Cheng Ji, with white hair, slowly pushed open the door, and a back figure combing hair in front of a bronze mirror came into view.

Looking at the other party, Cheng Ji coughed lightly.

"You should know in your heart why I came, Xiao Qi. I don't have much time left, and I feel that my deadline is right in front of me. The position of the new family head should also be taken over by you."

Hearing this, the woman's movements paused.

But she said: "Let Brother Haichang be the Cheng family head!"

"But this..."

"Brother Haichang hasn't gone to sea much these years, and he teaches the younger generation to practice in the clan; his prestige is naturally enough. As for whether he can manage the family well, there is no need to worry about that. Now the Cheng family has no internal worries or external troubles, just need to pass it on steadily."

Cheng Ji was still dissatisfied; in his view, Cheng Haixin was the most suitable family head.

Although the other party was not old and was a woman, she had a deep relationship with the Qingyang Demon Lord; with her as the family head, anyone who met her would give three points of face.

In this way...

Just as he wanted to persuade, his gaze fell on the woman's head and suddenly froze.

Her hair was coiled high, a jade hairpin inserted horizontally, and between the swaying dangling hairpins, the light mature taste of a young woman in the bronze mirror was vaguely revealed.

The old man couldn't help but be shocked.

"Xiao Qi, you!"

Cheng Haixin looked left and right at the bronze mirror, finally stood up, and looked at the old man.

"From now on, I will guard Yaoyue Island alone and practice with all my heart, aiming for the Jin Dan Great Dao. Unless the clan encounters a life-and-death event, I will not come out. Uncle Ji, let you down."

After speaking, the woman bypassed the old man and walked out of the water pavilion.

The old man looked at the woman's back, opened his mouth, but finally sighed and said nothing.

Perhaps, this is the best.

There are no internal worries or external troubles in the clan, and with Cheng Haichang's means, he can handle it.

Outside the clan, there is Cheng Haixin practicing hard, which can be relied upon in the future.

If one day, she is promoted to the Jin Dan stage, the Cheng family will be the true first family of the Feiyan Archipelago.

Under this blueprint, the so-called family trivial matters are not that important.

It's just that, it's hard for Xiao Qi, this child.

In the old man's sigh, the woman flew all the way, heading toward Yaoyue Island.

On the way, eyes cast over, she seemed unaware.

When stepping into the side of the ten-mile flat lake, she flicked her sleeves.

"Go!"

Suddenly, five thick blue and white figures flew out from the spirit beast bag at her waist and dived into the lake.

As soon as they entered the lake, the five figures stretched their bodies, and strong demonic energy dissipated.

It was the five blue-ringed giant-toothed sea snakes that Luo Chen had casually subdued years ago, all with second-grade initial cultivation, especially the largest one, which had second-grade late-stage!

At this moment, the five snakes entered the lake and swam around the island.

The woman stepped lightly and floated onto the island.

The layers of white mist on the island slowly swayed with her arrival, revealing a quiet path.

The woman walked all the way, and when she reached outside the Qingyang Hall, her gaze subconsciously fell on a side hall.

Spiritual sense spread out, only feeling that in the side hall, there was a thick and vigorous aura slowly breathing.

With a thought, the aura responded instantly and made a buzzing sound.

Cheng Haixin revealed a satisfied look.

"With the third-grade puppet left by my husband, plus the five blue-ringed giant-toothed sea snakes, I can suppress the Feiyan Archipelago with a flip of my hand as long as no real Jin Dan cultivator appears!"

"Not to mention, I have the token to control the island's array center, and even if an ordinary Jin Dan cultivator comes, I can block it for a moment and escape calmly."

Muttering to herself, she walked into the Qingyang Hall.

Looking at the place with the most spiritual energy, she shook her head with some regret.

The third-grade spiritual vein land is not something she can use now.

However, before her husband left, he still arranged a suitable place for her to practice.

Walking all the way, Cheng Haixin came to a simple cave dwelling.

The rich heaven and earth spiritual energy made her pores relax, and the whole person was immersed in it.

Second-grade top-grade spiritual energy environment!

Even, as long as she practices to the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, using the token left by her husband, she can improve it to a weak third-grade level!

By then, she can practice to the Great Perfection smoothly and take a peek at the Jin Dan realm.

As for the method of forming a core?

Cheng Haixin flipped her wrist, and a jade slip appeared in her hand.

Spiritual sense probed into it, and several large characters appeared in her mind.

"Micro-Dust Yuan Technique · Simplified" — Written by Luo Chen.

"So, my husband's real name is Luo Chen."

Holding the jade slip, the woman pursed her lips, her eyes bright, as if she saw the figure walking calmly on the sea thousands of miles away.

The spring rain was endless, falling into the sea, creating countless ripples.

A red cloud was flying in the sky, neither fast nor slow.

On the red cloud, a man and a woman, one standing and one sitting.

But a third voice entered the man's ears somewhat abruptly.

"Just a dew-water marriage, you are willing to give things, and you even troubled me, an old man, to personally take action to refine a third-grade puppet for her."

The man chuckled: "Don't say it so ugly, how can it be mutual affection."

Behind in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Han Zhan sneered: "Do you really think I don't understand love? In the Luoyun Sect, my bloodline has been passed down for several generations, and I haven't had that kind of mutual affection like yours. Neither name nor truth, neither matchmaker's words nor grand ceremony."

Luo Chen's smile faded, and he said seriously: "No matter what Cheng Haixin thinks, in my opinion, it's just each taking what they need. She uses my name to stabilize the family situation and obtain Great Dao resources. And I, it's just leaving myself a retreat."

"Are you afraid that this trip will change?" Han Zhan was surprised.

Luo Chen shrugged: "Who knows, what if this trip is not smooth, or I feel that the outside is too chaotic, maybe I will retreat. That Yaoyue Island, no matter what, is a quiet place, with Cheng Haixin, such an intimate person, guarding it for me, I won't be homeless."

"Is your home really on Yaoyue Island?" Han Zhan asked.

Luo Chen was silent, and the people and things in the Eastern Wasteland flashed in his mind, especially the two figures guarding the Qingshan every time he went out.

Finally, he lowered his eyelids, his tone low.

"Where my heart is at peace is my home."

In the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Han Zhan was stunned.

Tasting the deep meaning in it.

Finally, he took a deep look at Luo Chen's back.

This is a "selfish" person!

Suddenly.

The red cloud descended and fell toward a piece of land below.

In sight, people were moving, and occasionally a few escape lights rose and fell.

As the red cloud landed, an escape light greeted it.

"This is White Sand Island, the private territory of the White family, outsiders are forbidden to enter, please retreat quickly!"

On the red cloud, a bitter smile came.

"Please accommodate, fellow Daoist. After a long journey, my spiritual power is insufficient. I heard that White Sand Island has a caravan traveling north and south, and I only ask to travel with the team. I am willing to offer a generous boat fare."

When speaking, the red cloud spiritual light flickered, showing signs of instability.

Bai Xiang saw this scene, his brows furrowed slightly.

He cast a spiritual power, a clear breeze swept over, helping the red cloud stabilize.

Only then did he see the two figures on it.

A man and a woman, the man was tall, his appearance was ordinary, and the only special thing was the red face that looked like a burning carbon furnace. I think it should be caused by practicing some special technique. The spiritual power fluctuation of the early Foundation Establishment stage radiated from the other party, showing signs of instability.

And the woman, with a clear and beautiful appearance, was somewhat similar to the man. Her slightly long phoenix eyes, although closed, had another fierce meaning. She sat cross-legged on the cloud, adjusting her breath, but couldn't see what realm she was in.

"What is your name? Where are you from, and where are you going?"

Luo Chen thanked the other party for casting the spell first, and then said calmly: "My name is Luo Hai, from the Luo family of Qiyuan City, traveling outside after Foundation Establishment. Now I have just returned from the outer sea, and heard that there is a large-scale trading meeting in Lengguang, so I want to travel and gain some knowledge."

Bai Xiang snorted coldly: "Just early Foundation Establishment, and you dare to travel everywhere; do you think this is when the Yuan Demon Sect was still there?"

When the Yuan Demon Sect was still there, although the demonic path was rampant, there was still a certain order being maintained.

Now that the Demon Sect is destroyed, with the so-called righteous-demonic struggle, there are frequent chaotic phenomena.

Not to mention Qi Refining, even some cautious Jin Dan cultivators don't dare to go to sea much.

I don't know if this Luo Hai is bold or ignorant.

Bai Xiang's gaze fell on the woman: "Who is she?"

Luo Chen's gaze fell on the woman in front of him, and he smiled: "She is my maid, she was injured recently and is recuperating, not suitable for rash actions. It is precisely because of this that I want to borrow your caravan to rest while traveling."

When speaking, he took out five spirit stones from a gray storage bag and pushed them in front of Bai Xiang.

"Sorry for the trouble, please accommodate, fellow Daoist."

Bai Xiang raised his brows, medium-grade spirit stones!

He was a generous guy; although it was only worth five hundred low-grade spirit stones, the real value of five medium-grade spirit stones was slightly higher.

Just as boat fare, it was enough.

After thinking about it, he waved at Luo Chen.

"Follow me!"

Luo Chen said thank you and hurriedly followed behind.

Two escape lights landed on a pier before long.

Bai Xiang turned around and pointed to a pale white ship outside the pier: "You came just in time, tomorrow morning, we will set off, and I will lead the team then. You wait here for a while, I will go back to report, and you can rest on the ship first. By the way, my name is Bai Xiang, an elder of the White family of White Sand Island."

"Sorry for the trouble, Fellow Daoist Bai."

Luo Chen said with a smile, and then watched Bai Xiang walk away.

Looking at his back, Han Zhan asked with some confusion: "Why not just take the Feiyan caravan's ship directly to Lengguang? Or, with your strength, forcibly requisition a merchant ship, and this mere White family would only have to obey. Why go to such trouble?"

Luo Chen cast a sound-insulation spell and said calmly: "Wu Qi was able to pass the invitation to my hand through the Feiyan caravan, so he must have paid a lot of attention to the Feiyan Archipelago. If I travel this way, I'm afraid I will fall into their sight before reaching Lengguang Island. Showing Jin Dan cultivation and forcibly requisitioning the White family's merchant ship is the same."

Han Zhan was stunned.

He thought Luo Chen didn't worry much about the Moluo Flow, but now it seems that was just an appearance.

In other words, Luo Chen is calm in strategy but quite cautious in details.

Once he gets there, I guess he will also find out clearly before officially meeting the people of the Moluo Flow!

If he sees that the situation is not right, he might lean toward other forces, or even become a drifting loose cultivator.

"No wonder this kid could unite several sects to target the Yan Alliance when he was at the Qi Refining stage; not only is he bold, but his mind is also so delicate."

While Han Zhan was praising, Luo Chen added another sentence.

"After Tianxuan shape-shifts, the demonic energy is not well-contained and needs a period of practice of the hidden energy and breath-holding technique I passed down. Although the merchant ship sails slowly, while covering my tracks, it also happens to provide her with enough time."

Tianxuan, who was standing aside with her eyes closed, pursed her lips: "Caused trouble for the Master."

"It's okay, it was my previous consideration that was not thorough." Luo Chen stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the scenery of this pier.

White Sand Island, although an inconspicuous small island, has a good geographical location.

Connecting Feiyan and several places where human cultivators live, the pier business here is very prosperous.

And the force that can control such a hub position is not as weak as it looks on the surface.

The White family is a big family with a False Core cultivator!

While Luo Chen was observing the surroundings with a feigned look of confusion, a spiritual sense swept over them, paused on Tianxuan for a moment, and then slowly withdrew.

In a group of ancient buildings in the center of the island.

An old man slowly opened his eyes.

Opposite him, Bai Xiang asked nervously: "Old Ancestor, is there a problem?"

The White family ancestor pondered: "There is no problem; that man named Luo Hai indeed only has the early Foundation Establishment realm, and the woman who hid her aura is only at the Qi Refining stage in my investigation. Once on the merchant ship, you just need to pay attention, and it won't cause you any trouble."

Bai Xiang breathed a sigh of relief; he was at the middle Foundation Establishment stage and possessed a magic treasure.

Not to mention early-stage cultivators, even middle-stage cultivators comparable to him, he didn't take them seriously.

Now that the ancestor said it was fine, it proved it was really fine.

After all, the ancestor was a powerful existence who failed to form a core but preserved his life and even condensed a False Core.

It can be called invincible below Jin Dan!

Unless that man and woman hid their realm and were Jin Dan cultivators one level higher than the ancestor.

Obviously, this is nonsense; that man looks younger than him, how could he be a Jin Dan cultivator.

"However!"

Bai Xiang was stunned, and seeing the ancestor bring up the topic, he asked: "What's wrong?"

The White family ancestor said calmly: "Now the situation is chaotic, with frequent battles between the righteous and demonic paths inside, and demonic beasts attacking the immortal islands outside. The five hundred spirit stones of boat fare are not worth it. If they want to take the ship to get protection, double it!"

Bai Xiang's expression relaxed: "This is simple, I will go and talk to them. If they are unwilling, then we won't force it."

Late at night.

In a cabin on the second floor of the merchant ship.

Tianxuan was a bit puzzled: "Clearly our joining increases their strength and makes the journey safer, how can they charge more boat fare?"

Luo Chen shook his head: "Some small profits, no need to care, maybe they have their considerations."

At this juncture, he didn't want to cause extra trouble.

Letting Tianxuan sit cross-legged, Luo Chen pressed his hand on her back, spiritual sense flowing through her meridians and acupoints, while injecting strands of magic power.

"How is your practice of that breath-holding spiritual technique?"

"I feel it's almost small success, but to completely contain the demonic power, it still needs a period of practice."

"Don't worry, take your time, I happen to be familiar with your body structure, and then derive a suitable cultivation technique for you."

Luo Chen said, carefully examining the body Tianxuan derived through the Shape-Shifting Pill.

Under his examination, he discovered many places different from the human body structure.

Because of these places, ordinary techniques were not quite compatible.

"Is this an acquired defect caused by shaping the body with the Shape-Shifting Pill without the creation of the thunder tribulation?"

Luo Chen was thoughtful.

What he was doing now was both deriving a new technique for Tianxuan and studying the effects and taboos of the Shape-Shifting Pill through the other party's body, so as to perfect his alchemy.

This kind of work had been going on for some time.

After a while, Luo Chen withdrew his hand, having gained something.

Tianxuan looked at Luo Chen nervously: "Master, is it feasible?"

Luo Chen smiled slightly: "I already have some clues, in a few days, I should be able to research a suitable technique for you."

Hearing this, Tianxuan was greatly encouraged.

"Master is wise!"

Luo Chen's mouth twitched, feeling inexplicably that this normal flattery was a bit strange.

After Tianxuan went out, Han Zhan asked: "Can you really derive a brand-new cultivation technique?"

Luo Chen asked back: "Is this very difficult?"

Han Zhan was stunned: "Difficult is not difficult, but you are only at the Jin Dan stage; to derive a cultivation technique for a cultivator of the same stage from scratch is a bit powerful. Those who can do this step are undoubtedly top figures in large sects with broad knowledge and artistic talent in techniques."

Luo Chen laughed dumbly.

"Oh, then you old man misunderstood. I'm just taking a few techniques with similar principles and combining them into one."

"Combining?" Han Zhan was stunned: "Can that work?"

Luo Chen shrugged: "Try it!"

Saying try it in his mouth, but in his eyes, there was a sense of determination.

Han Zhan didn't believe it from the bottom of his heart.

He admitted that Luo Chen had some talent in spells, but creating a cultivation technique, and a cultivation technique that had to fit a demon cultivator of the same stage, this difficulty was great.

Even if it wasn't a creation from scratch, to draw on the strengths of a hundred schools and integrate them, that was not something an ordinary person could do.

Even he, Han Zhan, had only derived two cultivation techniques suitable for Foundation Establishment and one suitable for Jin Dan in his life after forming a Nascent Soul.

Luo Chen could do it at the Jin Dan stage?