Chapter 716

"Wither-Glory!"

As Luo Chen's finger fell, his thoughts seemed to return to the ignorant and chaotic experience he had just had.

In that ocean of primordial energy that made him feel incomparably close, he followed the guidance of the Wither-Glory Fire Spirit and found the so-called true meaning of the laws—Wither-Glory!

This kind of thing is not spiritual energy or primordial energy, and it can't even be said to be a substantial kind of energy; it is more like a kind of realization.

Upon realizing it, he already knew in the dark the many changes in the world related to the true meaning of Wither-Glory!

Flowers blooming and falling, clouds rolling and relaxing.

The sun rising and the moon floating, birth, aging, illness, and death.

Everything is just the two sides of wither and glory.

Being in the ocean of primordial energy, the speed of that realization was thousands of times faster than his own realization. It was as if this whole world had placed all the changes of the ten thousand phenomena related to the true meaning of Wither-Glory in front of Luo Chen, letting him pick them up.

The pity is that Luo Chen ultimately borrowed external force.

The power of the Wither-Glory Fire Spirit's promotion and transformation.

The spiritual opportunity he attracted himself was not too much, so he could not continue to stay in the ocean of primordial energy of this world.

He was squeezed out by an indifferent yet intimate consciousness.

That consciousness, in Luo Chen's cognition, can be called world consciousness, or the soul of the planet; if spoken of in terms of mysterious theories in classics, there are two more common words.

Heavenly Dao!

Because the time was too short, Luo Chen's understanding of the true meaning of Wither-Glory was not much, and he was soon squeezed out of the ocean of primordial energy by the Heavenly Dao, unable to continue to realize more from within.

But it was already enough.

If spoken of in terms of cultivation habits over two hundred years, it can be called "entry-level."

Since he had already entered the level, subsequent realizations would naturally be much easier than before.

The reason why he didn't wake up for a long time later was that he had other realizations after exiting the ocean of primordial energy!

It's just that this time, what he realized was not some mysterious law of the Great Dao, but a magic spell related to combat.

Along the way, Luo Chen didn't create many magic spells himself.

And most of them were combined from others' magic spells, predecessors' ancient books, plus some of his own understanding.

For example, the Explosive Air Step borrowed from the methods of the Master Qing Shuang Demon Emperor, the Seven Rings of the Blazing Heaven originated from the fire-type defensive magic spell Fire Ring Technique, and the Ghost God Avoidance inspiration originated from the desolate beast Ghost Immortal Tower.

That set of Seven Scattered Hands of the Demon Lord was even more of a summary, and could not be counted as self-created at all.

But this time, it was purely self-created!

Luo Chen took the true meaning of Wither-Glory as the main body, supplemented by the changes in magic power, the two major prohibitions of light and darkness in the seven foundations of the formation method, and even integrated his own source power full of vigorous vitality.

All of this finally led to the realization of the prototype of the new technique today!

He named it—Wither-Glory Dao Finger!

Thoughts flashed through his mind.

The battle in the outside world had already fallen into his eyes.

As Luo Chen's finger fell.

The black saber light that was slashed at his head withered inch by inch, and the magic power attached to it dissipated strangely. Finally, it turned into a black small knife body that fled with a sad cry, but that strange power still followed it, and even affected its master.

After Qi Xiongcheng grasped the small knife, his whole body trembled, and his eyes showed a look of disbelief.

He found that his magic power was decreasing and his Nascent Soul was withering.

Especially his physical body, which was originally in the third realm of body refining, began to have a large amount of vitality dissipate strangely, and he himself became old.

"Wrong!"

This time, he didn't have any hesitation and activated the Illusion Chess.

A vortex appeared, enveloping him.

As his figure gradually disappeared, a head of white hair was faintly visible.

And on the other side, the cyan-green bamboo forest covering several miles withered visibly to the naked eye.

Bamboo leaves scattered, green bamboo turned yellow, and even the bamboo joints transformed by magic power began to explode with bangs, like the sound of firecrackers.

Amidst Wang Yifu's astonishment, a crack sound came from his soul.

The bamboo staff that had been severely damaged by that blood sword in the battle at the Three Rainbow Waterfall reappeared with cracks, expanding rapidly.

Until, it broke into two halves!

This was his natal magic treasure!

The magic treasure was destroyed, and the connection established by hundreds of years of mental sacrifice instantly backlashed against himself.

And that strange power, without the cover of the bamboo forest, finally fell on him.

Even though he constantly activated his magic power to resist, in just a few breaths, he turned from an old state to a decrepit state, like a withered tree, about to die.

But these were not the key.

Luo Chen's eyes stared fixedly at that strange attack entangled with thunder and fire, like a stream of flames, and also like electric light.

His magic spell fell on it, and the other party actually resisted it temporarily.

The giant finger transformed by the magic spell was actually dissipated in turn.

"What kind of power is that, full of destructive aura, actually able to block my new technique?"

But it was only temporary!

After only one breath of stalemate, the electric light and flames suddenly disintegrated.

"Puff!"

Shi Ju spat out a mouthful of blood uncontrollably, watching the giant finger in the air press down, his eyes incomparably crazy.

"Damn it, failed again!"

He looked at Luo Chen with hatred, suddenly joined his hands together, and then opened them fiercely.

As his left and right hands opened, his body stretched wider and wider.

Until...

Swish!

A figure walked out from his body, with hands, feet, and head held high.

It had the same face and the same aura as the original Shi Ju, but was even more violent.

As soon as the two figures appeared, they each flew to the left and right.

At this moment, Luo Chen had a slight hesitation.

Then he saw firelight appear and thunder light flicker.

"Fire Escape!"

"Thunder Escape!"

Amidst Luo Chen's surprise, he controlled the last power of that finger and pointed it at the figure flickering with thunder light.

Dhu!

In the void, a slight sound rang out.

That figure flickering with thunder light was truly pointed by the finger and fell to the ground powerlessly.

But in mid-air, it suddenly stabilized its figure, reappeared with thunder light, and fled dozens of miles away.

As for the other figure filled with firelight, it had long since disappeared.

Luo Chen slowly withdrew his hand, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Is this his reliance? A thunder clone, and it's a second Nascent Soul that has condensed the thunder path!"

If so, then it makes sense.

A person with a split soul has varied methods.

A person with a second Nascent Soul has even more abundant magic power, far exceeding those of the same rank.

But if on top of these two, they possess the great method of external incarnation from immortal legends, then their combat power is immeasurable.

Especially!

These two bodies of Shi Ju, one fire and one thunder, are both attributes extremely good at combat.

With such a trump card, he doesn't need a protector at all; he can roam the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven by himself, and even when cultivating, he doesn't need others to protect him.

It makes sense that Fu Qinglan, who had realized the power of the origin earlier, was not Shi Ju's opponent.

But it's a pity that he met himself.

With richer combat experience, a higher realm than him, and especially Luo Chen also realizing the true meaning of the laws and creating a magic spell based on it.

Shi Ju could not be his opponent at all.

Now that he has fled, Luo Chen has no intention of chasing.

Defeating the other party is enough.

In this cave heaven, if Shi Ju is forced into a corner, he can just activate the Illusion Chess to leave, and he can't be killed at all.

Chasing a desperate enemy is not only futile, but will also make the hatred between them even greater; if it provokes the Shi family to take action personally, it would be bad.

Suddenly.

He looked up and saw that the white eagle that had been diving for a long time was fleeing rapidly.

Luo Chen smiled slightly; since you've come, how can I let you leave?

He didn't have any extra movements, still pointing out a finger as before.

The movement was not as big as before, but the residual momentum was still there, and in an instant, it pointed at the white eagle.

Only a sad cry was heard.

The white eagle exploded in mid-air!

It turned into countless clouds and mist, trying to condense rapidly again.

But the power of Luo Chen's finger, how can it be resolved by gathering shape and dispersing energy?

In the sky, the large group of white mist constantly tried to condense, and constantly collapsed, finally turning into a giant illusion core surrounded by clouds and mist, flying towards Luo Chen.

Grabbing the illusion core with one hand, Luo Chen's gaze swept over Wang Yifu, who had no breath left nearby, and then looked at the shocked Gu Yuan and his companion in the distance, smiling slightly.

"The matter here is finished, let's go!"

Fu Qinglan looked at Luo Chen with worship and nodded lightly.

"Mm."

Two illusion chess pieces were activated at the same time, and two vortexes suddenly appeared, sucking them in.

In just one breath, the two figures disappeared.

At this moment, the battlefield was a mess, the biting cold wind was still howling, and the ocean of ice and snow was boiling as it beat against the broken walls.

Gu Yuan stood there blankly.

Until Luo Chen and the others were out of sight, he said astringently: "Was that move a divine ability?"

What is a divine ability?

Powerhouses at the Soul Transformation stage and even higher realms integrate the true meaning of the laws they have realized into magic spells, possessing great power that can reach heaven and earth.

This is a divine ability!

No one answered Gu Yuan; Gu Chen's knowledge was not even as good as the former, and he was immersed in the mystery of Luo Chen's previous finger.

It had both the power of magic and integrated the momentum of heaven and earth, and could even target the physical body of a cultivator.

Such a terrifying method seemed to be described only in the seven great divine abilities of the Tianyuan Dao Sect in legends.

But Luo Chen was only a Nascent Soul early-stage cultivator!

And a rogue cultivator with no background!

Did he create a divine ability himself?

Gu Chen took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over the dejected Gu Yuan, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Perhaps there were many geniuses among the cultivators who entered the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven this time who were seen once in ten years or a hundred years, but the true genius should be that wild rogue cultivator who should have been a green leaf!

Such a genius, how could he remain unknown forever? One day, he will surely resound through the Mountain and Sea Realm!

Hum!

Hum!

Two abruptly appearing vortexes made the originally chaotic hall quiet down.

Everyone's gaze fell on the man and woman.

Fu Chaosheng was the first to rush up, blocking in front of everyone, protecting the blood-stained Fu Qinglan behind him.

And the surrounding cultivators mostly stared at Luo Chen!

All kinds of different gazes, some curious, some surprised, some appreciative, and even more angry!

Especially the latter, originating from several Nascent Soul powerhouses who did not conceal their vast momentum at all.

So many gazes wanting to devour people pressed on Luo Chen, like a great mountain.

But Luo Chen just treated it as a breeze blowing on his face, his face, which had recovered its youthful appearance, carrying a light smile, and he cupped his hands towards Fu Chaosheng.

"Fellow Daoist Fu, Luo has fortunately not failed the mission!"

Fu Chaosheng hurriedly held his hand.

But before he could say anything, a gloomy voice came.

"Wild rogue cultivator Luo Chen, you need to give my Xiang family an explanation for this matter!"

Luo Chen looked over; it was an old man with a gloomy face, who should be the patriarch of the Xiang family, the head of the thirty-six great families.

Even, he could feel a trace of familiarity from the other party.

Luo Chen remembered; when the seven elders decided whether he should join the Heavenly Peak, the family representative was this person.

His appearance was actually not gloomy, but rather had a full forehead and harmonious features, a look of atmospheric grace.

But the anger in his eyes made everyone feel his current mood, as if he couldn't wait to tear Luo Chen into eight pieces.

Fu Chaosheng gritted his teeth and stood out.

"In the great competition, victory and defeat are common matters for soldiers; besides, Xiang Qi was not eliminated by Luo Chen, he just rightfully counterattacked and eliminated the Angry-Eyed Vajra."

This rhetoric was impeccable, because the one who eliminated Xiang Qi was Shi Ju.

But others still had something to say!

It was the Lin family head!

"We cannot comment on the victory or defeat. But wasn't Luo Chen too ruthless?"

It was a handsome middle-aged man who was holding a corpse with a hollow chest and abdomen, his face full of grief.

It was Lin Jingtang's corpse, and also the child he had raised as his own son.

Fu Chaosheng wanted to say something, but the Lin family head glared angrily.

"My Lin family and your Fu family have been friends for generations!"

Fu Chaosheng was dumbfounded.

Luo Chen's expression was calm, his gaze slowly sweeping over the surroundings.

Most of the true disciples and protectors who had been eliminated earlier were not there, but Qi Xiongcheng, who had come out almost one after another with them, was sitting on a chair, not yet having time to go out for treatment.

He must have told these people about the cave heaven!

Also, in the fifty years of the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, Luo Chen had made many enemies in order to protect Fu Qinglan.

Especially in the final battle, under one finger, four Nascent Souls, one injured, one escaped, and two fell!

Especially the two who fell; this was the largest death toll in the several cave heaven competitions in three thousand years, except for the first one.

No wonder they were so excited.

The Xiang family, the Lin family, the Wang family, and the Shi family head and Gu family head who hadn't spoken but were also staring at Luo Chen.

Luo Chen smiled.

"Everyone, are you trying to hold me accountable for my efforts to protect the Tianyuan true disciple? If so, I'm afraid that in the next cave heaven competition five hundred years later, the new round of protectors won't dare to let go and act!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed.

Footsteps came from the outer hall.

The person hadn't entered, but the voice had arrived.

"Guest Minister Luo is right; the protectors were invited by you, and they protect the Dao of the various true disciples. You don't praise Guest Minister Luo's loyal actions, but instead apply pressure together; does this not lose the demeanor of a great sect and great family?"

True Person Qideng walked in.

He represented the five outer continent elders of the Heavenly Peak Star Gate, and the title he used for Luo Chen was Guest Minister.

Its meaning was self-evident!

The Xiang family head stepped out from the crowd, confronting True Person Qideng.

"This matter is not for the Star Gate to manage!"

True Person Qideng stroked his beard, his gaze passing over him to look at the two people behind.

"Fellow Daoist Shi, Fellow Daoist Gu, what do you think?"

They were also two of the nineteen elders of the Heavenly Peak Star Gate.

Under True Person Qideng's gaze, the two remained silent.

In the end, although Luo Chen had offended the two great giants, Shi Ju and Gu Daosu had not been eliminated yet.

Making trouble at this time would not only lose demeanor but also be unreasonable.

Luo Chen hadn't expected Elder Qideng to speak for him in the name of the Heavenly Peak Star Gate at this time.

Just at this moment.

A divine sense covered the entire hall.

In an instant, everyone knew who it was.

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

The voices of worship sounded at the same time, but Mo Shouzhuo's divine sense did not respond to anyone, but fell on Fu Qinglan.

After observing for only a moment, a light laugh came.

"Great good!"

"Fu Qinglan can enter the Sitting-Forget Peak of the Lankeshan Mountain Range!"

As the words fell, the divine sense disappeared suddenly.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, each with different expressions.

Only Fu Chaosheng was overjoyed, his palms trembling and his corners of his mouth twitching; it was a loss of composure caused by finally achieving something he had dreamed of for many years.

He held Fu Qinglan's hand.

"Child, you can go to the Sitting-Forget Peak!"

Sitting-Forget Peak, the true core of the Tianyuan Dao Sect!

It is the place where Soul Transformation powerhouses cultivate.

Below Soul Transformation, if you want to enter, you must either make a great contribution or have the potential to achieve the Soul Transformation realm.

Even a late-stage Nascent Soul powerhouse, without permission, cannot enter the Sitting-Forget Peak.

Either grow old in the family, or enter the Heavenly Peak.

It can be said that within the Dao Sect, the name of the Sitting-Forget Peak is even greater than the Heavenly Peak!

Since coming out, Fu Qinglan, who had been silent, now showed a smile, patting her grandfather's hand while looking at Luo Chen.

"Brother Luo, thank you!"

"Haha, why thank me? It's just a matter of duty!"

Luo Chen laughed loudly and left the hall with Elder Qideng.

Gazes followed his back until he disappeared, but the loud laughter when he left still echoed in their ears.

Everyone knew that Luo Chen could no longer be touched.

He had the protection of the Star Gate's outer continent forces!

Fu Qinglan, who was about to enter the Sitting-Forget Peak to cultivate and had hope of becoming a Soul Transformation powerhouse in the future, also showed her intimate relationship with Luo Chen without any awkwardness!

And there was that divine sense of the Tianyuan Sect Master that swept over; although he didn't say anything about Luo Chen's affairs, not saying anything already explained everything.

Some rules cannot be broken.

Some anger can only be suppressed.

As for hatred, it must be swallowed with broken teeth.

Only, everyone's gaze towards the Fu family grandfather and granddaughter had a touch of envy.

Why is their luck so good?