Chapter 616

As the vehicle of the successive masters of Baizao Mountain, the Six-Imperial Gu Feiyun Chariot is not just luxurious and atmospheric on the surface.

It itself also possesses many functions.

Flight is the most basic, and also the most prominent function.

It also has achievements in both offense and defense, but it requires a large number of people to control it to show its power, which is a bit awkward for Luo Chen.

However, another "eavesdropping" function on this gorgeous cloud chariot is very suitable at this moment.

Relying on the water mirror and jade chime, Luo Chen learned a lot of secrets from the mouths of those three people during the journey.

They all came from Zhongzhou.

Although they called each other senior brother and sister, they did not come from the same teacher, but from three families.

Liu, Wu, Guan.

According to them, the newly risen True Person Long Yuan of the Wan Xian Society is not a loose cultivator without roots at all, but comes from the Liu family in Zhongzhou where Chang Fengzi is.

The reason why the three of them came thousands of miles from Zhongzhou to the North Sea is to imitate True Person Long Yuan and obtain the qualification of a nine-star demon hunter in the Wan Xian Society, so as to obtain resources for Core Formation.

Apart from Chang Fengzi being somewhat worried, the other two were full of confidence, as if the nine-star demon hunter qualification was within reach.

In their words, they were full of arrogance, as if the North Sea was some poor and remote place.

Luo Chen didn't know where their confidence came from. Although Zhongzhou is outstanding, the North Sea is also known for its rich resources and the emergence of strong people, so where did the sense of superiority come from?

Regarding this, Luo Chen no longer paid much attention.

The remaining travel time was devoted to adjusting his own state.

Although this trip was only for testing his sword, and the enemies to be faced were only monsters, he could not take it lightly.

Any enemy should be faced squarely!

Otherwise, it is easy to capsize in the gutter.

Moreover, these monsters are not ignorant fools; they are all monster race powerhouses who participated in the battle to destroy the Soul Transformation holy land, the Yuanmo Sect, and survived!

The cloud chariot moved forward all the way, passing through the Huanyang Sea Area, the Quyang Sea Area, and finally arrived at the first defensive line, the Liuyang Sea Area.

In front of a huge boulder fortress, the Six-Imperial Gu Feiyun Chariot landed slowly.

Through the water mirror, Luo Chen looked at the bustling scene outside the fortress and sensed a solemn and restless atmosphere.

As soon as they landed, Foundation Establishment cultivators greeted them.

"Junior Zeng Xiong, I have met the four seniors!"

Luo Chen put away the cloud chariot and waved his sleeves forward.

"Take us to see the person in charge here, fellow Daoist Shentu!"

While speaking, he showed his brand-new five-star demon hunter waist token.

When seeing the star level of the waist token, the expressions of Chang Fengzi and the other three were different.

Chang Fengzi was somewhat puzzled. He thought that this Senior Qingyangzi with a Daoist name was very powerful, but why was the demon hunter star level only five?

Wu Tao and Guan Xiaoping looked at each other, and then their mouths curled.

In their view, in the Wan Xian Society, the strength of a cultivator is linked to the demon hunter star level.

Anything below seven stars is not very good, just ordinary loose cultivators.

Before, Qi Qi Shixiong Chang Fengzi asked them to be more respectful to Luo Chen, but now it seems completely unnecessary.

After checking Luo Chen's waist token, Zeng Xiong's eyes fell on the three people behind him.

"To prevent enemies of the monster race who are proficient in transformation techniques from sneaking into the Taiping Fortress, any newcomer coming here must show their identity token, so please forgive me, three seniors."

Luo Chen turned around, looked at the three, and signaled them to cooperate a little.

Chang Fengzi said "um", showed his waist token, and injected magic power to activate it, proving that it was held by himself.

Three white stars flickered slightly.

Wu Tao and Guan Xiaoping also did the same, but when the three stars flickered, their expressions were somewhat unnatural.

Probably in their view, such a low star level is somewhat shameful!

Especially under Luo Chen's gaze.

Luo Chen didn't feel anything; it was just a reform of the Wan Xian Society, otherwise anyone joining the Demon Hunting Division would have to slowly advance from one star.

Three stars is actually quite good.

Seeing this, the guard cultivator Zeng Xiong's eyes lit up.

With four more Core Formation superiors arriving, the pressure to clear out the Sinkhole Sea monsters will inevitably be greatly reduced.

"Four seniors, please this way!"

Luo Chen nodded and strode forward.

The three people behind followed closely, looking at the scenery of this fortress.

Luo Chen was the same, asking Zeng Xiong about the situation of Taiping Fortress from time to time.

"I see this fortress, stained with blood and full of evil spirit, why is the name so peaceful?"

"The two words 'Taiping' were named by the Mad Xiao Sanren of our Wan Xian Society when he was sober, intending to hold on to the monster race's aggression here and protect the peace of the human race in the rear."

"How many people are stationed here normally?"

"The junior hasn't inquired about this in detail, but normally there should be at least three thousand people stationed here! Recently, the Blood Xiao Sanren issued an order, and the number of cultivators has doubled several times, with tens of thousands of cultivators coming and going. However, most of them have gone to the Sinkhole Sea side, and there are not many left here."

"The two major defensive lines in the rear have three Core Formation cultivators stationed, what about here?"

"It is also three, but True Person Dao Lan is an exception. He borrows the monster race to sharpen his sword and is stationed here all year round, so it counts as four people."

"How many Core Formation cultivators have come here recently?"

"The exact number is not very accurate. Some seniors returned early after completing the full monster hunting mission. But as far as I know, it should be around forty or fifty."

"So many? That's half the number of Core Formation cultivators in the Wan Xian Society."

"It can't be said that way. There are actually not that many Core Formation seniors who are completely from our Wan Xian Society; some of them were sent by the three families of Wuzhong Valley."

Luo Chen nodded thoughtfully.

The Wan Xian Society has nearly a hundred Core Formation cultivators, including many pseudo-core cultivators, but this does not count the strong people from Wuzhong Valley, the Chen family of Tianqu, and the Zhou family of Coral Sea.

The Core Formation strong people of those three families usually practice on their own territory and only cooperate with the Wan Xian Society in wartime.

Arriving at the fortress gate, Luo Chen looked up at the blood-colored fortress that seemed to be cast from steel, and his gaze fell on the square openings in the middle.

"Eh, why are there these holes in the middle of the city wall?"

It's no wonder Luo Chen is curious. He has seen many immortal cities in his life. For the integrity of the formation, apart from the necessary four city gates, they are basically solid walls, with few openings.

With Taiping Fortress doing this, aren't they afraid that the formation will have flaws and be forcibly broken by others?

Zeng Xiong immediately explained, "These holes are reserved for the Tianyuan Spirit Energy Cannons. Once the number of monsters is too large and endangers the fortress, the spirit energy cannons will be activated for large-scale coverage strikes."

"Tianyuan Spirit Energy Cannon?" Luo Chen was surprised. He had heard of the spirit energy cannon magic tool, which was taken out by Tianfan City on the Tiangu Plain battlefield back then, but why did the spirit energy cannon here in Taiping Fortress have a name, and this name was so sensitive.

Zeng Xiong's answer confirmed Luo Chen's guess.

"This Tianyuan Spirit Energy Cannon was purchased in bulk by our Wan Xian Society from the Tianyuan Alliance. It is said to be a powerful magic tool developed by the Tianyuan Dao Sect in Zhongzhou. Seventy years ago, when the beast tide was at its worst, it was used once. That time, a thousand cannons fired together, and the power was no less than the full attack of a Nascent Soul True Person, which was truly terrifying!"

When saying this, Zeng Xiong praised repeatedly.

Luo Chen also praised, but the corner of his eye caught the three people behind him looking as if they were honored, which made him raise his eyebrows.

With such a gesture, could they be from the Tianyuan Dao Sect?

Or, are they related?

Luo Chen's guess didn't last long, and soon he entered Taiping Fortress and met the person in charge here.

Shentu, eighth level of Core Formation, one of the few seven-star demon hunters in the Wan Xian Society.

He was dressed in ordinary clothes, his face was golden, and it contrasted with Luo Chen's red face.

When he saw Luo Chen, Shentu was very enthusiastic.

Luo Chen naturally wouldn't put on the airs of a casting master and communicated enthusiastically with the other party.

After a brief exchange, he stated his purpose.

"Want to go to the Sinkhole Sea side?" Shentu nodded as if he understood, "Fellow Daoists who come here recently basically go there, so it's simple for you to go. However, there is one thing I need to explain in advance."

"Um, fellow Daoist Shentu, please speak."

"Actually, it's the rule of joining the Demon Hunting Division in the early years. Monsters hunted on the battlefield, unless used by oneself, must be sold to the Demon Hunting Division if they are to be sold. Haven't you understood this over the years?"

Luo Chen was not surprised, "Okay."

Shentu looked at the other three, "What about you, are you also going to the Sinkhole Sea battlefield?"

Shentu and Luo Chen chatted quite happily before, but he was slightly cold to Chang Fengzi and the other three, which had already made the two young people dissatisfied.

Wu Tao snorted, "That's natural, otherwise why would we run thousands of miles to this place!"

Guan Xiaoping also said impatiently, "People have been seen, identities have been verified, is there anything else? If not, we will leave directly."

Chang Fengzi's lips moved, wanting to say something, but finally just nodded.

Shentu's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't get angry because of the dissatisfaction in their tone, just waved to Zeng Xiong outside the door, gave two instructions, and let Zeng Xiong take the three to the Sinkhole Sea battlefield.

In the hall, because of the departure of the three, it became deserted.

But the chat atmosphere between Luo and Shen was still as enthusiastic as before.

"This is a bottle of elixir I refined in my spare time. The quality is quite good. It's a small gift for our first meeting, so I'll give it to you."

Shentu was somewhat surprised, as if he was surprised that the Senior Qingyangzi master, who was rumored to be aloof and ignore worldly affairs, was so "secular".

Taking the jade bottle and smelling the rich medicinal fragrance, his eyes couldn't help but widen slightly.

"Third-order middle-grade elixir! I didn't expect that Master Senior Qingyangzi, who is famous for casting in the Wan Xian Society, is also a powerful alchemist!"

Luo Chen smiled slightly, "Alchemy and casting also have some commonalities, but it's just an occasional thing, not worthy of such praise from fellow Daoist."

Shentu put away the medicine bottle, his expression solemn.

"I won't accept your gift for nothing. If you have any needs, just say it directly."

A straightforward person!

Luo Chen didn't talk nonsense.

"The war in the Sinkhole Sea has lasted for two or three years, consuming a lot of manpower and material resources of the Wan Xian Society, but the monsters inside are still endless. I need to know the reason."

"In addition, Luo also wants to know the distribution of monsters there, as well as the means of some powerful demon kings."

Hearing this, Shentu frowned, then nodded slowly.

"This matter is simple."

The next day, Luo Chen, who had rested, drove his escape light alone towards the northwest.

The information Shentu said before echoed in his mind.

"The Demon Sealing Formation of the Arctic Night Demon Heaven originally had two layers. One was laid by the Soul Refining ancestor of the Yuanmo Sect before he died, and the other was laid by the newly risen great power of the North Sea, Li Canghai. The former restricts powerhouses of the fourth order and above from escaping, and it is still playing a role today. But the latter was broken by more than half thirty years ago."

"Therefore, in the past thirty years, the number of low-level monsters escaping has become more and more."

"Originally, we were very worried after they escaped. But later we observed that they hoarded in the Tao Sea Ruined City and did not attack the Three Ocean defensive lines, until recently we discovered that they were not sitting still, but transferred to the Sinkhole Sea side."

"Monsters are constantly escaping from the Arctic Night Demon Heaven, which is the main reason why the war in the Sinkhole Sea is endless."

After Luo Chen learned this information, he did not doubt its authenticity.

As early as when he was doing garrison missions in the Quyang defensive line, he had heard relevant news.

Now combined, it echoes from beginning to end.

The only thing that makes Luo Chen doubt is probably how many monsters are sealed in the Arctic Night Demon Heaven!

More than a hundred years ago, the monster race claimed to have gathered an army of hundreds of millions to attack the Yuanmo Sect.

That battle directly destroyed the Yuanmo Sect!

The Yuanmo Sect had three Soul Transformation ancestors. Apart from the Blood Sea ancestor who was not in the sect at that time, the Soul Refining ancestor used his remnant body to form a formation, combined with the terrain to isolate the inside and outside, and the Yuanmo ancestor's life and death were unknown.

Apart from the Soul Transformation great powers, all other disciples in the Yuanmo Sect, except for a few who were running around outside, all died inside the sect.

This battle sounds terrifying, and the monster race had great results.

But the Yuanmo Sect was not a soft persimmon. The top sect famous for the demonic path, under the desperate counterattack, the power erupted must be earth-shattering.

In that battle, how many of the hundreds of millions of monster race armies could survive?

With a small number, even if the two major sealing formations in the Arctic were broken thousands of years later, the escaped monster race powerhouses should not have much impact on the human race.

If this is the case, then Luo Chen can continue to practice with peace of mind in the Wan Xian Society.

But if the Yuanmo Sect didn't take away many monsters before it was destroyed, then Luo Chen would have to consider changing to another pit to practice.

"It's all too far away, maybe I'm worrying about nothing."

Luo Chen shook his head, and his escape light stopped on an isolated peak.

Looking up, the vast sea horizon seemed to have been drawn with a winding long line by someone.

On both sides of the long line, it was distinct.

One is azure, the other is black and turbid.

"Is that the Sinkhole Sea?"

Luo Chen looked at the black and turbid sea surface, took a deep breath, and then took out a beast skin map from his storage ring.

It was a simple distribution map of the monster race's military strength in the Sinkhole Sea sent by Shentu before he left.

The star points on it were dense, and in dozens of places, they were specially marked with red dots.

These red dots marked are all powerful third-order demon kings!

Luo Chen's spiritual sense probed into it, and soon the corresponding information was reflected in his mind.

Suddenly.

Luo Chen's spiritual sense stopped and fell on a red dot.

【Covering Sea Demon Jiao, third-order late-stage great demon king, good at controlling water, the single horn on the head can release monster arts to attack. It has a very strong restraint on fire-attribute cultivators. Once encountered, if there is no late-stage Core Formation realm, it is recommended to escape.】

"That's it!"

Luo Chen's eyes lit up slightly, and strands of fighting spirit permeated from him.

This will be a good opponent for testing the sword!

(End of this chapter)