Chapter 720: Desolate Blood Nourishing the Tree, Gathering Qi from the Nine Heavens

As soon as these words came out, Luo Chen was stunned and asked subconsciously: "What did you say?"

"Demon-Monster..."

"Wait!"

Luo Chen interrupted Sang Jinghe's words and glanced at Fu Hongzhang, who was handing over resources with Tianxuan; the other party had a look of confusion on his face.

Seeing Luo Chen look over, he hurriedly lowered his head.

"Come out with me!"

Luo Chen stood up calmly, paced to the outside of the house, and then released a sound-insulation barrier.

Sang Jinghe knew he had spoken out of turn in front of others and said in panic: "Please forgive me, True Person, I was careless for a moment..."

"No matter."

Luo Chen waved his hand; he could understand the other party's slip of the tongue, it was just too excited.

And although the Demon-Monster Heart-Connecting Tree was precious, it was a new variety hybridized, and there was no corresponding record in the Mountain and Sea Realm since ancient times, so it didn't matter even if the Fu family cultivators heard the name.

It was just that Sang Jinghe had really researched a way to cultivate this tree, which surprised him somewhat.

The Demon-Monster Heart-Connecting Tree was hybridized by the Demon Lord Lientian using the True Scale Tree as the foundation, incorporating the hearts of a fifth-rank ancient demon and a fifth-rank ancient monster.

It looked like a spirit tree but wasn't, and it looked like a monster demon but wasn't.

Since the hybridization was successful, it had been at the fifth rank.

But because it harmed the harmony of heaven, it was extremely difficult to communicate with spirits. According to what Taishui said at the time, only after it experienced a thunder tribulation and survived the wrath of heaven and earth could it communicate with spirits and bear fruit.

And the fruit it bore, according to Taishui's inference, might be of great benefit to body refining!

It was a pity that after Luo Chen got his hands on it, let alone letting it mature and bear fruit for body refining, he didn't even know how to cultivate it.

He didn't expect that Sang Jinghe, a mere Golden Core cultivator, would think of a way.

"Tell me carefully."

Sang Jinghe's spirit was lifted, and he spoke eloquently.

"According to what you said, True Person, this tree was hybridized from the hearts of monsters and demons, so its cultivation method requires a lot of monster energy and demon energy. Monster energy is easy to find; just let a great monster breathe and exhale magic power day and night, but demon energy is rare in the Mountain and Sea Realm. I heard that only the direct descendants of the Profound Demon lineage of the Profound Demon Sect can practice it."

"Therefore, the orthodox cultivation method is not feasible."

"I tried several traditional cultivation methods, but the effect..."

He spoke very meticulously, from the initial research experiments to the later conceptual inferences, almost telling the research results of decades.

Luo Chen did not urge him, but listened very seriously.

He had dabbled in the cultivation of spirit plants, but he was still not as good as technical personnel like Sang Jinghe who specialized in this path.

And the Demon-Monster Heart-Connecting Tree was related to his body refining path, so he couldn't be negligent.

Since reaching the middle stage of the fourth rank of Desolate Ancient, his body refining cultivation had almost stagnated.

Conventional "Ten Thousand Dao Convergence," and even True Fire Body Tempering, were of no use.

As for external assistance, although he had several body refining elixir recipes, and even several left by Demon Lord Lientian, they were body refining elixir recipes of the demon race and were not applicable to him.

Coupled with the fact that after forming the Nascent Soul, he invested too much energy in the Qi Refining path, which led to his once strongest trump card being forced to stagnate.

Even if he had made great progress in body techniques, it was ultimately developing inward, not climbing upward.

If the Demon-Monster Heart-Connecting Tree could condense fruit, perhaps he could take it to the next level!

"On Dragon Abyss Island in the Monster Sea, I saw you, True Person, rebuilding the body for Lord Black King with the blood pool method, which gave me inspiration, so I imitated this method to build a monster blood spirit pool."

"But this method ultimately has flaws; the Heart-Connecting Tree is not interested in the blood of these inferior monsters."

"Later, I changed my thinking. Although the Heart-Connecting Tree incorporated the hearts of ancient monsters and demons, the main body is still the True Scale Tree. According to the records in the classics, the growth of the True Scale Tree requires a large amount of powder ground from the scales of fish-dragons, so I had the idea of imitating the ancient method."

"But in the end, I found that this method is also not feasible."

"After coming to the Central Plains, I helped Fu family cultivators solve problems with spirit plants. To thank me, they let me read many classics. From them, I found many records about desolate beasts!"

"Yes, desolate beasts!"

Mentioning this, Sang Jinghe's eyes glowed.

"The Central Plains cultivators' understanding and utilization of desolate beasts are second to none in the entire Mountain and Sea Realm, and among them, they mentioned cultivating spirit plants with desolate beast materials!"

"In their view, desolate beasts are a very unique kind of creature; they do not pursue transformation, do not force communication with spirits, and only rely on instinct to breathe and exhale Heaven and Earth spirit energy, yet they can step by step cultivate to the fourth rank, fifth rank, and even ascend! This is truly a kind of creature favored by Heaven and Earth, and can be called the darlings of this realm."

"I thought at the time, if we use desolate beast blood as the main component, supplemented by your blood pool method, True Person, and then invest a large amount of fish-dragon scales, can it replace monster and demon energy to catalyze the growth of the Demon-Monster Heart-Connecting Tree?"

Luo Chen looked at him until he finished speaking in one breath.

Then...

"Is this your method?"

Sang Jinghe was stunned.

Facing Luo Chen's gaze, his face slowly turned red.

He stammered: "Although it is still just a conjecture, in Jinghe's view, this is already the most feasible path."

"Well, you've worked hard. It sounds like there is some feasibility, I will take the time to try it."

Luo Chen patted Sang Jinghe on the shoulder to show his reward, and also gave him several bottles of elixirs he refined in his spare time.

"Go back and pack up first, we are leaving soon."

"Yes, yes."

Sang Jinghe got the elixir, and because his idea was affirmed by Luo Chen, he left very happily.

After he left, Luo Chen couldn't help but shake his head.

The other party's conjecture sounded quite good, but it was too difficult to execute.

The first point is, where to find desolate beast blood!

Although the Mountain and Sea Realm is large, after the ancient war, desolate beasts gradually became extinct; either they were killed like the Mirage Dragon, or they hid in the depths of the wilderness.

Those that occasionally appeared were mostly of low rank.

Like the Nahai Golden Toad he saw in the North Sea, it was only at the third rank.

With the rank of the Demon-Monster Heart-Connecting Tree, the blood of a third-rank desolate beast probably wouldn't work at all.

Rustle...

There was an undisguised crawling sound in his ears.

Luo Chen looked down and saw a small black dragon crawling to his side.

He reached out and beckoned, and the small dragon coiled around his right arm.

"Master, you're back!"

Black King greeted enthusiastically, but did not receive a response.

Instead, it was a thoughtful gaze staring at him.

That gaze somehow made him feel a chill all over.

"Master, what are you doing? Little Black hasn't caused any trouble this year!"

Luo Chen withdrew his gaze and hummed.

His mind was thinking that the uniqueness of desolate beasts lies in the birth of source power, and their essence blood also evolved into source blood. If they could cultivate to the fifth rank step by step, they would master the corresponding origin power without a teacher.

Therefore, this is why desolate beasts are called the darlings of Heaven and Earth in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Black King, now practicing the Desolate Beast Dao, and is at the fourth rank.

With his blood, can he feed the Demon-Monster Heart-Connecting Tree?

In addition, he practices both law and body, and his physique is almost no different from a desolate beast, so can his essence blood also work?

But this thought flashed away.

A large amount of essence blood has too much influence on his and Black King's strength, so it's not worth it.

If he can settle down in the future, then consider this matter!

Letting Black King coil on the arm covered by the sleeve, Luo Chen returned to the house.

The long resource handover was almost finished.

Tianxuan reported a number that made his eyelids jump, and Luo Chen could only grit his teeth and take out that batch of spirit stones.

In this way, his savings were only left with thirty million spirit stones.

Although it matched the wealth of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, he would never regain the glory of having three hundred million spirit stones.

Finally.

Luo Chen planned to set off immediately.

Fu Hongzhang stopped him and handed over another item.

"This is?"

Luo Chen took the animal skin book and looked down.

"Tongyou Collection"

"This was specially sent by our young lady, a relatively obscure chess scripture, which records many special chess puzzles. The young lady said that if you can read this book thoroughly, your chess skills will definitely improve greatly."

It turned out to be just a chess scripture!

Luo Chen put it into the storage ring casually, "Thank Qinglan for her kindness on my behalf. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely play a game with her."

After speaking, he took his people onto the chariot and flew out of Wangwu Mountain.

Unlike the liveliness when he came, it seemed a bit cold when he left.

But Luo Chen's heart was rarely a bit more fiery.

He was going back to the Eastern Wasteland!

Tianxing Port.

This was the first place Luo Chen planned to go.

That was the largest coastal port in the east of the Central Plains.

To go to the Eastern Wasteland, one had to set off from this port.

This time, Luo Chen did not choose to take the teleportation array, but planned to get the customs clearance document at Tianxing Port and then drive his own flying boat back to the Eastern Wasteland.

The reason for this, first, Black King still had many dragon earthworms remaining on him, and with his current wealth, he couldn't support the large amount of spirit stone expenses required for the teleportation array.

And between the Eastern Wasteland and the Central Plains, unlike the road to the North Sea which had many natural dangers and monster beasts, the only obstacle was probably the Ming Water that separated the two continents.

But as long as he got the customs clearance document issued jointly by the Eastern Wasteland and the Central Plains, he could pass the Ming Water checkpoint smoothly.

However, not long after leaving Wangwu Mountain, the Six-Imperial Gu Feiyun Chariot stopped.

He met an old friend.

Looking at Zhou Yunshen, who was full of wind and frost, Luo Chen was a bit surprised.

"Didn't you need at least four or five years to reach the Central Plains?"

The former ancestor of the Zhou family in the Coral Sea was now very relaxed.

He replied: "On the way, we met a powerhouse of the Dao Sect who cleared the natural danger checkpoint, and when they returned to the Central Plains, they brought us along."

"So that's how it is!" Luo Chen nodded.

Through the information from Elder Qideng before leaving, he understood a lot about the situation in the Central Plains now.

The road to the North Sea had been completely cleared!

Next, the elite of the Dao Sect would take the teleportation array to the North Sea first, while the cultivator army would cross the sea in batches to the North Sea cultivation world.

The war was about to start!

His going to the Eastern Wasteland first was actually a bit of a loss.

If he followed the Heavenly Origin army to the North Sea, he could seize the opportunity and make contributions.

But Luo Chen did not hesitate at all and still decided to go back first.

Wanting to conquer a continent was not that simple, especially since the monster clan forces in the North Sea had gradually integrated into one, and the elites in the Monster Alliance had experienced the battle with the Profound Demon Sect, so they were not soft persimmons.

This battle might last for a long time.

He still had plenty of opportunities in the future!

Zhou Yunshen was very curious, "Are you also going to the Heavenly Peak?"

Luo Chen shook his head, "I just came back from there, and now I am going to the Eastern Wasteland."

"Eastern Wasteland?" Zhou Yunshen was a bit confused; calculating the time, Luo Chen had only been in the Central Plains for two or three years, and he was leaving already?

Luo Chen smiled and said: "The road is long, and I don't know when we will meet next time. Fellow Daoist Zhou, we will meet again later."

He didn't talk for long, returned to the chariot on his own, and then crossed paths with the flying boat where Zhou Yunshen was.

Zhou Yunshen returned to the flying boat, still somewhat dazed.

Why did he leave as soon as he came?

A Nascent Soul cultivator from the North Sea who came together asked, and he didn't hesitate to tell the other party the situation.

That person said casually: "Maybe he couldn't stay in the Central Plains anymore!"

"How could that be? Desolate Loose Cultivator is young and promising, where is there no place to stand?" Zhou Yunshen didn't believe it.

Others smiled, "That's not necessarily true. The Central Plains is dominated by family inheritance and is the most xenophobic. The recruitment conditions for guest consultants of the Star Gate on the Heavenly Peak are extremely harsh on age, so it's really possible that he couldn't stay."

Zhou Yunshen was speechless.

It had to be said that what the other party said was indeed reasonable.

But not long after, when they arrived at the Heavenly Peak via the big city teleportation array and heard about Luo Chen's deeds in the Cave Heaven grand competition, they couldn't help but look at each other.

Being valued by the Star Gate elders and recruited by various families, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like he couldn't stay!

On the contrary, they were a bit embarrassed.

"Return to the North Sea?"

"Yes, our sect's army has already set off for the North Sea. You are from there, so you must know the situation in the North Sea better. Of course, it depends on your willingness; our sect is not lacking you. There is also the Penglai Immortal Sect as a guide in the North Sea. However, if you want your juniors to live better in the Central Plains in the future, it is best to do something for the Heavenly Origin Dao Sect. You all consider it!"

Facing the earnest persuasion of the Heavenly Origin Dao Sect powerhouse, Zhou Yunshen and others were hesitant for a while.

In the prosperous and lively Tianxing Port.

A gorgeous chariot flew up slowly, circled in the air for a while, and headed east.

On the Gu Feiyun Chariot.

Luo Chen held a jade slip and studied it with great interest for a while.

This was the customs clearance document he exchanged after showing his Star Gate guest consultant identity token.

It is said that when approaching the land of the Eastern Wasteland, there will be a sea area covered by Ming Water, blocking the attacks of monster beasts in the sea.

On that sea area, there are also powerhouses of the Mingyuan Sect sitting in town all year round.

Only by showing this customs clearance document can one step onto the territory of the Eastern Wasteland.

"So strict, is it against outsiders, or against insiders?"

Luo Chen thought of the matter of Alchemy Saint Chu Yan leaving Mingyuan and joining the Heavenly Origin Dao Sect, and couldn't help but have wild thoughts.

But after a while, he lost interest in the customs clearance document and took out another jade slip.

The journey was long, and even if Tianxuan and Sang Jinghe drove the flying boat day and night, it would take a year or a year and a half.

This time could not be wasted.

It just so happened that Fu Chaosheng sent him a set of array books and a sword scripture.

Array Dao was too troublesome to learn and required a lot of accumulation.

On the contrary, he was very interested in the sword scripture!

The Yuantu sword was strong, but the magic power required was too vast. He was not very proficient in Sword Dao, and when driving the flying sword, it often consumed too much magic power, and the speed was average.

This sword was very difficult to control!

The former owner, Blood Demon Luo, could not exert the benefit of this sword, and he, Luo Chen, activated this sword twice, either prepared for a long time, ready to go, or secretly succeeded in a sneak attack, none of which could be considered perfect utilization.

If he could fill this shortcoming, perhaps he could maximize the power of this sword.

Divine sense probed into the jade slip, and suddenly sword intent pierced the soul, and the atmosphere was full of life.

"Thousand Heavens and Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Scripture"

It claimed not to be limited to sword pellets and flying swords, both could be practiced, and it even reached the fifth rank!

【Those who practice sword pellets hold the sword heart, realize the sword intent, until the supreme sword Dao...】

【Those who drive flying swords go up to the nine heavens, collect spirit elites, cultivate infinite sword energy, and achieve the atmosphere of a thousand heavens...】

Studying the sword scripture again, Luo Chen was intoxicated.

After a long time, he put down the jade slip and looked up.

His gaze seemed to pass through the dome and see above the nine heavens.

"Need to go there to collect spirit elites?"

The word "spirit elite" was somewhat obscure.

But in fact, Luo Chen was not unfamiliar with it.

That which blooms but is not real is an elite, and that which concentrates essence is also an elite.

Simply put, the essence of a certain substance can be called an elite.

For example, the flowers that bloom in plants!

And spirit elite refers to the essence of spirit-attribute things.

For example, the thunder elite Luo Chen obtained before was gathered from the essence of thunder-attribute things.

Another example is the Green Duckweed Ghost Wind he had seen, which was actually called wind elite.

There are also the common Profound Origin Heavy Water, Ren Water, Heavenly One True Water, etc., all of which are water-attribute elites.

In short, spirit elites are rare things. If cultivators want to refine magic treasures or practice powerful secret techniques, they often seek high-grade spirit elites.

And according to the "Thousand Heavens and Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Scripture," if a sword cultivator like him who drives flying swords wants to practice this sword scripture, he needs to go up to the nine heavens and collect the corresponding nine heavens spirit elites to practice sword energy.

"The threshold is a bit high!"

Luo Chen muttered, but did not lose heart, but was eager to try.

Since he possessed a peerless sword weapon, how could he use it clumsily?

Now that he even had the specific method of activation, he should practice it well.

Compared to that illusory Great Five Elements Sword Array, the Yuantu Blood Sword already in his hand was undoubtedly more reliable! ===== CHAPTER 721 =====