Chapter 613

A change has occurred in the Northern Night-Mo Heaven!

Upon hearing the news, Luo Chen's expression shifted slightly.

As the former site of a Soul Transformation holy land's sect gate, it was a blessed land of such caliber that it ranked among the best in the entire Mountain-Sea Realm.

After the Northern Sea demon race annihilated the Origin Demon Sect, this blessed land became an out-and-out place of doom, with countless top-tier demon beasts imprisoned within.

It could be said that this was a powder keg, in constant danger of exploding.

And once it exploded, the Wan Sima Xian Society, being the closest, would inevitably bear the brunt of it!

In an instant, Luo Chen associated the potential mass exodus of demon beasts from the Northern Night-Mo Heaven with the impact it would have on his own cultivation.

However, observing the worry in Ding Yi's tone, Luo Chen was somewhat surprised.

"You are not the type to lament the state of the world or concern yourself with the common people, Fellow Daoist. Even if something goes wrong over there, there are taller ones to hold up the sky!"

Ding Yi snorted and said, "I am but a loose cultivator, free to come and go. Even if the entire Northern Sea were occupied by demon beasts, I could easily flee to other human-populated continents. But do not forget the geographical location of the Northern Night-Mo Heaven and its impact on our subsequent plans!"

"The Sinking Sea!"

Ding Yi echoed the words of the Master of Moyun Cave, saying, "We must go, that is certain. After thirty years of effort, the number of demon beasts that could break free from the seal is relatively limited. If we are well-prepared, forcing our way in will not be difficult, not to mention that I have my own connections. Conversely, if we miss this opportunity, once the demon race completely controls the Sinking Sea in a few hundred years, we will never have another chance to glimpse the secret realm!"

"Qing Dan Yangzi, do you perhaps not want to go anymore?"

"No!"

His question had a certain internal logic.

"The Wan Sima Xian Society has relied on the Three Oceans defense line to resist demon beast incursions for over a hundred years."

Ding Yi was puzzled, "Didn't we say before that what we seek is completely different from what the Nascent Soul True Persons want? There will be no conflict, and since we enter from different places, the chances of encountering them are also slim..."

Luo Chen could not help but clench his fists tightly.

As for Luo Chen, his mood was half-good and half-bad.

The Master of Moyun Cave, who had been sipping tea and remaining silent for a long time, looked at Luo Chen strangely.

"Over the past hundred years, the patterns of some demon beast attacks have been figured out by them. Roughly every ten years or so, a large wave of low-tier demon beasts escapes from the Northern Night-Mo Heaven seal to assault the Three Oceans defense line."

"As far as I know, the low-tier demon beasts that have escaped from the seal in these thirty years have not attempted to assault human territory again, but have instead headed toward the vicinity of the Sinking Sea to perform patrol and guard duties. Qing Dan Yangzi, do you know what this means?"

Ding Yi gave the answer without hesitation.

Luo Chen's intention to go along with the flow was directly rejected.

Speaking of this, his eyes narrowed slightly.

This time, Luo Chen's heart suddenly tightened.

Demon beasts would have absolutely no interest in normal ancient cultivator ruins, unless the owner of those ancient ruins was not human!

Regarding this, Ding Yi could not provide an answer either.

Consequently, his tone even seemed relatively light.

If there was anyone in this world who knew the most about that ruin, it would inevitably be the now-extinct Origin Demon Sect.

Upon learning that the demon race had dispatched heavy troops to garrison the Sinking Sea, he felt both pained that he could not go to the secret realm himself and relieved that he did not have to put himself in danger.

Seeing that Luo Chen did not believe him, Ding Yi solemnly asked in return, "Have you ever seen those demon beasts charge to the subsequent two defense lines?"

"Uh..."

He also sensed that something was wrong in his heart.

Luo Chen was puzzled; had it failed?

When he went to garrison the Qu Yang defense line last time, he had indeed heard that large groups of demon beasts were appearing in the Liuyang Sea area of the first defense line.

The demon beasts trapped in the Northern Night-Mo Heaven would only come out in increasing numbers; there was no reason for them to decrease.

"Ten to one, that is exactly the case." Ding Yi sighed, a look of apprehension in his eyes.

He could only lament, "Perhaps these demon races found some intelligence within the Origin Demon Sect, which is why they raised the importance of the Sinking Sea to the highest level, to the point where they couldn't even spare the effort to attack us humans."

Luo Chen's tone was somewhat dry, "Could it be that these demon beasts have set their sights on the ancient cultivator ruins inside the Sinking Sea?"

Luo Chen naturally understood the logic behind it and asked subconsciously, "Where did they all go?"

The Jin Dan disciples of the Origin Demon Sect he had captured back then did not hold particularly high status within the sect; they had not mastered important secrets, and what they knew was quite limited.

"However, in these last thirty years, this pattern has failed!"

Any sealing formation, with the passage of time and the resistance of the suppressed object, would only become weaker and weaker in effectiveness.

These two were far too determined to obtain those ancient cultivator ruins!

"Even if you are not worried about the demon army, are you not afraid of those Nascent Soul True Persons?"

"How could we not go? It's just some low-tier demon beasts stationed there; if we want to go, they cannot stop us."

Ding Yi did not keep him in suspense and immediately recounted the specific situation he understood, one by one.

That Sinking Sea was right behind the Northern Night-Mo Heaven.

"If that is the case, then I am afraid we cannot go to that ruin!"

After all, it was an ancient cultivator ruin that even the Origin Demon Sect had been quite tempted by and had spent thousands of years researching.

"That's right." Ding Yi sighed, "In the past, when demon beasts broke free, most would assault our human territory, and in serious cases, they would even break through the three defense lines, endangering the human hinterland. But in these thirty years, that has become rare."

Even if demon beasts could follow the path of transformation, humans and demons were ultimately different; their cultivation philosophies and even their cultivation techniques were distinct.

Luo Chen was very strange, "How could the ruins of human ancient cultivators be so attractive to demon beasts?"

Luo Chen looked calm, "I am indeed shrinking back a little."

"You promised the two of us back then!"

"But now, the situation has changed!"

"A few variables are still within a controllable range."

"Is it really controllable? The celestial phenomenon for the opening of that ruin has not yet appeared. Once it truly appears, who knows what scale the demon beasts guarding near the Sinking Sea will reach. We are only Jin Dan cultivators; flying and escaping are no problem, but to face elite troops capable of annihilating a Soul Transformation holy land, who can guarantee that no accidents will happen? Fellow Daoist Ding, Cave Master, can you guarantee it?"

This time, Ding Yi and the Master of Moyun Cave were both silent.

Luo Chen did not say much more, just started drinking the steaming spirit tea.

After a while, Ding Yi said hoarsely, "I don't want to miss this opportunity; perhaps it is the only opportunity in this life."

The Master of Moyun Cave sighed, "The old man is the same."

Bang!

Luo Chen put down the teacup and looked at the two of them in confusion.

"What exactly is inside that makes you so persistent?"

Ding Yi and the Master of Moyun Cave looked at each other and finally revealed the reason.

"The owner of that ruin must have been a top-tier weapon smith during their lifetime, and many powerful magic treasures were circulated from within. True artifacts and spirit treasures were also not uncommon. This old man wants to obtain their inheritance." The Master of Moyun Cave said as such.

Luo Chen was startled; he wanted to refute why the other party was so certain, but a flash of blood appeared in his mind.

It was a blood sword!

It had appeared at the Fairy Feileng Auction on Lengguang Island, claimed to be a spirit treasure, and had killed a great expert of the blood path.

It was said that the blood sword eventually escaped the control of the True Person and headed north, fleeing into the Sinking Sea.

Could it be that this sword came from the ancient cultivator ruins of the Sinking Sea?

"And you, Fellow Daoist Ding?" Luo Chen suppressed the surging in his heart and looked at the chubby, small-faced Ding Yi, "The Cave Master has a penchant for weapon refining, so I will assume he is obsessed with this path, but why are you so determined to obtain that ruin?"

Ding Yi gave a bitter smile, "What determination to obtain it!"

He patted his own fat, "It's just a matter of having no other choice."

Amidst the bitter smile, he actually cut a piece of fat from his stomach in front of Luo Chen.

"You are..."

Luo Chen was just confused by his actions, but saw that the cut-off fat was actually wriggling, still showing signs of life!

This horrific scene made Luo Chen's words come to an abrupt halt.

"See that!"

Ding Yi released his magic power and burned the piece of fat.

"When I first explored the Sinking Sea back then, in addition to the Soul-Nurturing Wood, I also obtained a remnant Taisui. I thought I had found a treasure, but I didn't expect the Soul-Nurturing Wood to have bad luck and the Taisui to have a remnant obsession. This treasure burrowed into my body and coexisted with me, constantly gnawing at my physique like a maggot on the bone. You can imagine that if I let it gnaw freely, I will surely have my body destroyed and my soul scattered, with no boat of cultivation left."

"Over the years, I have been seeking a solution."

"Your Jiang Chen Elixir is indeed effective for me, allowing me to transform the power of the Taisui into magic power for my own use in a short time. But this is ultimately treating the symptoms, not the root cause!"

"I need to enter that secret realm, find the main body of the Taisui, and completely resolve the hidden danger in my body."

Luo Chen was half-believing.

But seeing new, white, fresh fat growing on the part where Ding Yi had cut the meat, he believed a little more.

Such an ability for flesh and blood to regenerate itself was definitely not something an ordinary person could master.

Even with his current third-tier ancient physique, he could not reach this level.

Only the legendary Taisui, which has extremely strong vitality and is known as "penetrating like solid ice, long-lived and never old," could have such creation.

Now that Ding Yi was possessed by the remnant Taisui, if he did not want to be gnawed and digested, he had to find the true main body to completely resolve this hidden danger.

Pulling up his clothes to cover his body, Ding Yi looked at Luo Chen again.

"Taisui is a legendary spirit medicine, and its grade is unmatched in the Mountain-Sea Realm. And the Five-Element Lotus Platform you want, according to what I learned from the remnant obsession of this remnant Taisui, grows nearby."

"Qing Dan Yangzi, if you miss this opportunity, you might regret it for the rest of your life!"

The Master of Moyun Cave also persuaded from the side: "The existence that can refine spirit treasures and possess such treasures as Taisui must be a top-tier powerhouse. Even that ruin can withstand the exploration of the Origin Demon Sect for thousands of years, which shows how profound its owner's realm must be. Even if we enter and don't achieve our goals, as long as we have small gains, we will benefit infinitely. Qing Dan Yangzi, what exactly are you hesitating about?"

The white-robed Daoist's red face was now flickering with uncertainty.

Finally.

"Let me think about it again."

Luo Chen left.

Ding Yi and the Master of Moyun Cave sent him outside the cave dwelling again.

Watching his departing back, Ding Yi put away the previous dullness and bitterness, his long, narrow eyes showing a hint of sinister intent.

"The Senior Qingyang Demon Lord of the past was not like this; he was cowardly when it came to doing great things."

The Master of Moyun Cave stood to the side, but his eyes held a hint of envy, "Didn't you notice that his realm is getting higher and higher? Even in front of the two of us, he doesn't fall behind at all."

"Humph, so what?"

The Master of Moyun Cave shook his head, "You said that during the Battle of Lengguang Island, he was only at the fourth level of Jin Dan. But according to Dao Lan, he showed the realm of at least the sixth level of Jin Dan at Kumu Ridge. In just twenty years, he broke through two realms; what does this cultivation speed mean?"

Ding Yi's expression was slightly startled.

The Master of Moyun Cave sighed, "The speed of this person's cultivation, coupled with his youthful appearance, shows that his true age must not be great. Unlike us, who have at most one or two hundred years to live, he still has plenty of time to continue climbing the Nascent Soul path. In this situation, how can you expect others to willingly put themselves in danger?"

The chubby cultivator suddenly realized; he had been obsessed with observing the changes in the Sinking Sea over the years, but had forgotten that the people around him were not stagnant like him.

Especially since the cultivation speed of loose cultivators was generally not great, he had completely ignored Luo Chen's progress.

Thinking about it now, an existence that could possess the sixth level of Jin Dan at such an age was a proper genius, even if placed within a large sect.

Putting oneself in danger, how could it be easy?

"You, you are getting older in the world of cultivation, and your courage is getting smaller."

On the lonely island of Penghu, the three-inch-tall Nascent Soul true body manifested and smiled softly at the white-robed man.

Luo Chen ignored the sarcasm and asked directly: "In your old opinion, should I go to the Sinking Sea or not?"

"Your own affairs should be decided by yourself; why ask this old man?"

Han Zhan sneered, and seeing Luo Chen rarely show hesitation, he shook his head.

"This old man cannot give you advice, I can only set an example for you with a ready-made case."

"Oh?"

"You tell me, if I hadn't explored the ruins of that ancient Nascent Soul cultivator back then, would there be the name of True Person Han Zhan in this world?"

Han Zhan's opportunity to advance to the Nascent Soul stage stemmed from a secret realm exploration.

For this, he had even offended a Jin Dan cultivator from Lin Tianfan City, provoking a Nascent Soul True Person from Lin Tianfan City to come and demand an explanation.

He himself, however, turned a misfortune into a blessing, obtained the support of Lin Tianfan City, not only acquired a fourth-tier spirit land to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, but also managed to push his Jin Dan sect, the Luoyun Sect, to the level of a Nascent Soul sect.

Luo Chen was thoughtful.

Finally, he asked tentatively.

"If I go, would you be willing to accompany me and take action for me?"

Han Zhan's three-inch Nascent Soul figure had his lips slightly raised, looking at Luo Chen with a half-smile.

"Hesitation is fake, asking me is the truth!"

Luo Chen scratched his head, showing the greenness of a young boy, feeling quite embarrassed.

Han Zhan laughed, "Between you and me, why beat around the bush and be so distant? I have heard of the Sinking Sea for a long time and have long wanted to go there."

Luo Chen was truly surprised this time.

"You have also studied the Sinking Sea?"

"It is not a study." Han Zhan's tone deepened, his gaze falling on the Soul-Nurturing Wood plaque that housed his Nascent Soul body, "There, perhaps, lies the opportunity for me to borrow a body and be reborn."

Luo Chen was shocked.

Looking closely with both eyes, he only then discovered that Han Zhan's Nascent Soul was as solid as a real baby.

No longer showing the illusory and weak state of the past!

He showed joy, "Senior, has your strength recovered?"

Han Zhan waved his hand, "It cannot be called fully recovered; after all, without a physical body to rely on, my magic power is used up bit by bit in battle. If you really want me to protect you while exploring the ruins, it is best to find me a few handy magic treasures."

Handy magic treasures?

Luo Chen's heart stirred, his sleeves flicked, and several rays of light appeared in front of him.

Han Zhan focused his eyes, and his eyes lit up.

"Is this a complete set of magic treasure flying swords?"

"They are called Seven Killings; they can be used individually or formed into a formation to attack. Even if they cannot compare to the Two-Yi Five-Element Sword Formation you used in the past, I think they can exert extraordinary power in your hands."

"Seven Killings Swords..."

Han Zhan murmured, and as his magic power surged, the seven brilliant sword weapons immediately hovered vertically in the air, and the surrounding heaven and earth spirit energy poured into them, immediately making a clanging sound.

The sharpness was so intense that even with Luo Chen's Xuanchen Armor covering him, he felt a chill.

(End of chapter)