Chapter 745: Cutting the Nascent Soul with a knife, Seeing Tianxuan returns (seeking October base monthly tickets)

Looking at the baby that could speak human language, Luo Chen's pupils shrank.

The Nascent Soul of a cultivator is a product of the combination of essence, energy, and spirit returning to the innate; it is the most untainted thing. Therefore, it is often plump and white, and very cute!

Even for elderly people, the Nascent Soul condensed has a bit of childlike interest.

But such a deformed and terrifying Nascent Soul made him unable to help but furrow his brows.

He knew this was caused by the other party practicing a special cultivation method.

And, it was a very powerful special cultivation method, which was why it had such changes.

Ordinary cultivation methods at most affected the cultivator's physique and appearance.

Like him, Luo Chen, when he had an epiphany on Heaven Peak and created the "Withering-Prospering Dao Scripture," his Nascent Soul became old, but in reality, there was no change inside.

Like Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun, full of tumors, looking like a monster...

"Eh?"

"So that's how it is!"

After carefully examining the nine tumors, Luo Chen finally understood the reason why the other party's magic power was majestic and different from ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

Each tumor was almost pure solidified magic power!

The amount of magic power contained in the nine tumors added together was even more than that of the Nascent Soul main body!

Seeing this, Luo Chen also understood why Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun was so thirsty for the Nine Departures Pill.

It was as if someone was doing weight-bearing training to improve their strength limit; Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun was expanding his magic power limit horizontally by growing nine tumors externally, so he achieved majestic magic power that looked down on his peers.

But weight-bearing training, once the weight borne exceeds one's limit, will not only fail to improve oneself but will become a burden, or even backfire on oneself.

At this moment, the magic power contained in Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun's nine tumors added together had already exceeded the Nascent Soul main body!

If this continued, his Nascent Soul would either be unable to bear the weight and collapse, or be assimilated by the tumors, and he would never have the chance to reach the Nascent Soul Soul Transformation stage in the future!

"If I really help him refine the Nine Departures Pill and separate the nine tumors. Because they are of the same origin, these nine tumors will not only stop affecting him but will become his nine groups of reserve magic power."

"If there is a follow-up advancement method, the limit will be immeasurable!"

"Once he achieves the late Nascent Soul stage, Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun's magic power might instantly exceed those old-school Great Cultivators!"

After understanding all this, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel a sense of curiosity about the Nine Spirits Sect's cultivation method.

What kind of secret method could take the extreme spiritual essence of the nine firmaments into the body and transform it into an accessory of the Nascent Soul?

The spiritual essence of the nine firmaments is Firmament Energy!

This kind of substance is extremely domineering; even Luo Chen didn't dare to let his Nascent Soul touch it, and could only refine it and carry it with the powerful Yuantu Sword.

No wonder Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun knew Firmament Energy so well; he himself was using this kind of extreme material to cultivate!

But curiosity was just curiosity.

Entrusted by others, he would be loyal to the task; Luo Chen couldn't go and get to the bottom of it, otherwise, his name as the Alchemy Sect would probably not be maintained for many days.

He coughed dryly and broke the silence.

"Taking the Nascent Soul essence blood might be a bit painful; you have to endure it for a while."

Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun said calmly: "Go ahead!"

Luo Chen raised his brows and didn't delay any longer.

With a flick of his hand, a crystal-clear small knife, looking like it was transparent, appeared in his hand.

It was the small knife made of the Heaven-Mysterious Sky Crystal; every time he cut the Five-Element Lotus Platform before, he used this knife.

After this knife appeared, Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun's Nascent Soul subconsciously became fearful.

The Nascent Soul of a cultivator is where all one's Dao fruits lie; how can one allow weapons to be added to it?

Luo Chen didn't force his hand, just handed the knife over slowly.

He wanted to use the name of the Alchemy Sect to build wide connections, so it was inevitable that he would come into contact with many people's secrets.

For example, that Nascent Soul demon beast of the Bai He Gate, whose transformation didn't succeed.

For example, who the cultivator of the Divine Talisman Sect who was about to sprint to the Nascent Soul stage was, and even that Elder Fu secretly mastered a Nascent Soul-Forming Pill prescription.

Or like now, Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun's own predicament, and even his possible achievements in the future.

When his reputation becomes even greater in the future, and more people come to him to refine elixirs, perhaps he will know that someone has a hidden illness, or someone is using elixirs to cultivate some secret method, etc.

In this situation, he must be like a doctor, being a "harmless" person.

I know your hidden illness, and I also know other people's secrets, but my reputation is here, so you can all be unguarded against me, at least when asking for elixirs, you must be frank.

If I really take the opportunity to harm someone, then the reputation I worked so hard to accumulate before will be completely abandoned.

Even with the ability of the Alchemy Sect, no one will recognize it, and no one will come close.

Closer, closer!

When the Sky Crystal small knife was about to touch the body, the Nascent Soul baby's eyes widened, but in the end, it didn't make any resistance.

He chose to believe in Luo Chen.

Or perhaps he chose to believe in his own judgment—Luo Chen needed that reputation now!

Of course, it didn't exclude the possibility that Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun, facing internal and external troubles, was treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

In short, Luo Chen's small knife finally landed on one of the tumors of the Nascent Soul baby.

The Nascent Soul is a product of the combination of essence, energy, and spirit.

For outsiders, the iconic thing is the majestic magic power.

In reality, it also contains the cultivator's essence blood and soul power.

Therefore, the Nascent Soul is so unique and can be called the cultivator's second life.

Luo Chen wanting to take the Nascent Soul essence blood is essentially cutting its flesh and taking its Nascent Soul power.

For him, this was the first time, but he was not unfamiliar with it.

Back then on Mount Cangwu Mountain, when he wanted to refine a transformation elixir for the demon race, one of the most important main ingredients was Nascent Soul essence blood.

It was just that someone else did it for him back then, and now he was doing it himself.

Swish!

A flash of snow-white brightness passed in an instant.

The Nascent Soul baby trembled suddenly, but no sound was made.

Luo Chen couldn't help but praise him silently; this Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun truly had great perseverance. The pain of cutting the Nascent Soul was so great, yet he could endure it without making a sound.

Compared to himself, it was only a slight difference.

Luo Chen didn't belittle himself; he was very confident in this aspect.

Since the Qi Refining stage, he had endured the pain of piercing acupoints, and even later forcefully endured the pain of physical Nirvana.

Therefore, he only praised him.

He cut like flying, and in the blink of an eye, he had taken the share of essence blood recorded on the elixir prescription.

Because the speed was too fast, it also saved Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun a few points of pain.

"Done!"

Whoosh!

Without any pause, the Nascent Soul baby escaped into the physical body, and Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun slowly opened his eyes, his pupils full of fatigue.

"After this, I will leave it to you, fellow Daoist."

Luo Chen smiled slightly, "This elixir prescription is extremely obscure, and you should also know the difficulty of refining it, so it might take a long time."

Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun nodded his heavy head, "It doesn't matter, as long as it is refined before the demon race breaks through the front line of the three regions and kills their way to Ye Lingtian Pass, it won't be too late."

Luo Chen was a bit surprised, "Ye Lingtian Pass has high walls and deep moats, countless powerhouses, and is supported by the old-school Sixteen Regions and Soul Transformation Holy Lands in the rear. Such a majestic city is second to none in the world. Why, fellow Daoist, are you so pessimistic?"

The reason Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun risked trusting Luo Chen to refine the Nine Departures Pill, besides the constraints of his own cultivation, the pressure from the demon race outside was also a major factor.

That is to say, in Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun's view, if the demon race really killed their way to Ye Lingtian Pass, his current strength would not be enough to be stable.

Therefore, he had to forcefully advance a step further in a short time!

Regarding Luo Chen's doubt, Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun said tiredly: "You have never seen the demon race's army, and you don't know the sharpness of their soldiers. I can only tell you that unless the Mingyuan Sect enters the game personally, just relying on Ye Lingtian Pass, it absolutely cannot stop the demon beast torrent that has been accumulating for three thousand years."

Luo Chen opened his mouth, wanting to ask more.

But seeing the other party's extremely tired face, he could only forcefully suppress the curiosity in his heart.

Forcing out so much Nascent Soul essence blood was a great injury to Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun's vitality.

At this moment, the other party just wanted to have a good rest.

Thinking of this, Luo Chen didn't ask any more questions, but specifically took out an elixir emitting white light.

"This is the fourth-tier Foolish Truth Pill, a specialty of the Heaven-Origin Dao Sect in the Central Plains; it has no great use, but it can briefly suppress the pain of the Nascent Soul, so I will give it to you, fellow Daoist!"

Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun looked at the white pill, his gaze gradually moving to Luo Chen's young face.

He took the pill and said in a low voice: "Thank you!"

Luo Chen smiled, and immediately arranged for someone to take Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun to rest.

After he left, Luo Chen put away his smile and looked at the brass statue left by the other party.

The elixir prescription on the back was looming, and the nine tumors on the front were shocking, and Luo Chen showed a look of contemplation.

"Taking the spiritual essence of the nine firmaments into the body to obtain peerless magic power."

"Then separate the nine essences to achieve nine great spirit babies."

"Spirit essence, spirit baby?"

"What is the difference between this so-called spirit baby and that second Nascent Soul?"

When Luo Chen was at his peak, he had a family fortune of hundreds of millions of spirit stones, almost equivalent to the family fortune of a poor Nascent Soul cultivator for a lifetime.

All this wealth was exchanged for cultivation resources.

Naturally, it couldn't all be cultivation methods and medicinal materials; it also involved some auxiliary cultivation items useful for Nascent Soul cultivators.

The Foolish Truth Pill produced by the Heaven-Origin Dao Sect was one of them.

Just as Luo Chen said, this pill had no great use, only "pain relief"!

It was a type of elixir specifically used by Heaven-Origin cultivators to shield the connection between the Nascent Soul and the soul after they went astray in their cultivation, to prevent them from falling into qi deviation.

Giving one to Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun did indeed help the other party relieve a lot of pain.

After resting in the Luo Tian Sect for a few days, he left quietly.

After all, Luo Chen had said before that refining the Nine Departures Pill would take a long time, and the Nine Spirits Sect hadn't been destroyed, so it was impossible for him to stay outside for a long time.

Before leaving, Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun specifically exchanged contact tokens with Luo Chen.

When needed, he could quickly contact the other party.

After he left, Luo Chen's life returned to the plain days that were without waves.

Consolidating his cultivation base and refining Red Firmament Sword Energy.

However, he spent part of his energy to earnestly study the Nine Departures Pill prescription on the brass statue.

He intended to use the system to directly enter this elixir prescription, in order to stably refine the Nine Departures Pill and carry forward his name as the Alchemy Sect.

But before entering, the basic work of studying the elixir prescription thoroughly still had to be done.

This was being responsible to Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun, and also being responsible to himself.

And Luo Chen was extremely curious about the "Nine Great Spirit Babies" matter that the other party mentioned.

Nine Departures Pill separating nine Nascent Soul tumors, and then cultivating nine spirit babies?

Such a method was truly strange.

From the results, it was somewhat like a second Nascent Soul.

But based on Luo Chen's experience of cultivating the Yuan Dan Art using Hidden Dust Sand back then, it was a completely different path.

One relied on external objects, the other sought from one's own body.

Especially, some of the medicinal materials on the elixir prescription were demon world medicinal materials, which made him have to suspect that the Nine Departures Pill was a demonic elixir, and that the "Nine Spirits Entering the Saint" method was a demon race cultivation method.

For this reason, when studying the Nine Departures Pill prescription, Luo Chen would flip through the many alchemy books left by the Heaven-Refining Demon Lord from time to time, borrowing from each other and verifying each other.

Half a year later.

After Luo Chen refined the fourth strand of Red Firmament Sword Energy, he began to refine the Nine Departures Pill for Nine Spirits Xixia Yuanjun.

Regarding the elixir prescription, he considered himself to have mastered it eight or nine out of ten.

Even if he didn't rely on the system and fumbled through it himself, he would have a chance to refine the Nine Departures Pill.

But it was clear that the raw materials provided by the other party definitely couldn't withstand the consumption of Luo Chen's experiments.

So...

【Detected an improved Nine Departures Pill prescription, do you want to enter?】

"Enter!"

With a thought, light flickered on the panel.

In the fourth-tier elixir column, the entry 【Nine Departures Pill Entry 1/100】 slowly emerged.

And at this moment, Luo Chen had full confidence in being able to successfully refine the Nine Departures Pill!

He didn't delay anymore and went straight to the alchemy room.

Not long after, Qi Yi also rushed over.

Luo Chen swept his spiritual sense over him and couldn't help but show a look of satisfaction.

"Half a year of effort, and your magic power is much purer; it seems you haven't been slack during this time."

Qi Yi was full of gratitude and said respectfully: "It is all thanks to the Supreme Elder's cultivation; the 'Spirit Tempering Art' is indeed extraordinary. Although my cultivation base hasn't improved much, I feel that compared to the me of half a year ago, I have been reborn."

Luo Chen waved his hand, "Cultivation is your own business; there's no need to thank me. I called you here this time to refine a new elixir; you just give me a hand."

A new elixir?

Qi Yi's eyes instantly lit up.

Even if high-grade elixirs were not something he could refine now, just being able to assist and observe from the side was of great benefit.

Especially since Luo Chen was not stingy with his guidance.

Soon, after Luo Chen informed him of the task, he began to handle some of the peripheral medicinal materials.

As the chief alchemist of the Luo Tian Sect's Alchemy Hall, Qi Yi had a small reputation outside.

But at this moment, he was focused on handling the scraps, looking just like a medicine boy, and if it got out, he would probably make people's jaws drop.

Qi Yi didn't care about these at all; for him, being able to follow Luo Chen to learn was already a great stroke of luck.

Not to mention acting as a medicine boy, even if it were to be a fire-watching boy, he would be willing.

Luo Chen was very satisfied with this younger generation who held the mentality of an apprentice.

"His alchemy talent is not as good as Qu Lingjun, and even slightly worse than my named disciple Xu Xu Muxian in the North Sea, but he wins by having a tireless thirst for knowledge and being willing to put in the effort."

"It is indeed worth cultivating well!"

"After refining the Nine Departures Pill, I will give him a portion of resources and let him go into closed-door cultivation; if he can achieve the Golden Core stage, he will have a bright future."

For younger disciples, Luo Chen didn't value talent too much, but valued character more.

The three elements of cultivation: talent and aptitude, mindset and character, and opportunity and fortune!

The former cannot be sought, and the latter is hard to encounter.

Only mindset and character are things that cultivators can control themselves.

Someone with poor aptitude like himself could reach his current stage and occupy a place in the vast Eastern Wasteland. Someone with a humble background like Wang Yuan could find another way and forcefully fight out the name of a War Demon in an era when body refining was declining.

What they relied on was that unyielding character, wasn't it?

Luo Chen liked this Qi Yi more and more; originally, he only thought of the hard work the other party had done for the Luo Tian Sect for many years and let him assist and learn something.

Now, he already had the idea of cultivating him well.

However, the top priority was to refine the Nine Departures Pill first.

Luo Chen put away his distracting thoughts and devoted all his attention to the preparation work before the official alchemy.

Time passed slowly.

In the Luo Tian Sect, the years were quiet and good.

The Luo Tian Sect cultivators had gradually become accustomed to the Supreme Elder not stepping out of his door.

Even if Luo Chen didn't appear in front of everyone, his lofty status in the hearts of the disciples and sect members remained unchanged.

The current Luo Tian Sect was no longer bullied by anyone; except for the cultivators of the Ye Motian Cliff and the Five-Element Divine Sect, everyone was polite when they saw them.

They didn't cause trouble either and strictly followed the orders of Sect Master Li Li Yingzhang, focusing their energy on cultivation.

In addition, they also had to start learning to control the spirit cranes sent by the Bai He Gate!

All Foundation Establishment True Persons, including some powerful late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, had to master the spirit crane control method.

This was a death order issued by the Sect Master!

On this day.

Several figures wandered in the lower reaches of the Black Water River, each riding a second-tier spirit crane.

They were all Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Luo Tian Sect.

At this moment, they were extremely nervous, looking at the person and crane on the Black Water River.

"Do you think Qi Qi Shixiong Zeng can subdue this spirit crane?"

"It's very difficult! That mutated spirit crane is the most powerful one among the spirit cranes sent by the Bai He Gate, reaching the third-tier Demon King level! The Sect Master, feeling the merit of Qi Qi Shixiong Zeng's birth and death for the sect all these years, specially rewarded it to him."

"If he used the normal slave-beast method, he could have enslaved it, but Qi Qi Shixiong Zeng is a body refiner and doesn't have the spiritual sense of a Golden Core cultivator, so he can't forcefully enslave a third-tier Demon King."

"He also disdains to forcefully enslave it! It is said that if one gains the recognition of the spirit crane by relying on one's own ability, even if one doesn't give orders during battle, the spirit crane can cooperate with him tacitly. This is the effect Qi Qi Shixiong Zeng truly wants!"

The Foundation Establishment cultivators looked at Zeng Ceng Yilong with admiration.

Among the younger generation, Zeng Ceng Yilong was absolutely the most outstanding person in the Luo Tian Sect!

Not only did he forge the Daoist name of "Slayer Dragon Son," but he also personally defeated Qi Qi Emei, a Golden Core Supreme Elder of the Five-Element Divine Sect!

Over the years, he had been extremely protective of his junior brothers and sisters; when leading them on missions, he often charged at the front, and when retreating, he often stayed behind alone.

It could be said that everyone hoped Zeng Ceng Yilong could successfully tame this mutated spirit crane and add to his combat power!

Amidst everyone's anticipation, a loud shout suddenly came from the void.

"Evil beast, why don't you submit!"

Zeng Ceng Yilong's sturdy hands pressed down on the Golden-Crowned Spirit Crane, and the man and crane fell directly from the sky into the Black Water River.

Waves rolled, and the great river churned.

Everyone held their breath and watched this scene; one could imagine the difficulty of forcing it to submit with pure strength without harming the third-tier spirit crane.

Qi Qi Shixiong Zeng, can he succeed?

Amidst everyone's anticipation, the majestic blood energy of the man and the rolling demon energy of the demon beast in the Black Water River collided continuously.

About a stick of incense later.

A massive figure slowly floated to the surface of the water.

It was that Golden-Crowned Spirit Crane!

But where was Qi Qi Shixiong Zeng?

Amidst everyone's worry, Zeng Ceng Yilong suddenly floated out of the water and climbed onto the back of the Golden-Crowned Spirit Crane.

Panting, he grinned.

"In the end, I won!"

With the power of flesh and blood, he shook a third-tier Demon King!

On the shore, several Foundation Establishment True Persons of the Luo Tian Sect cheered in unison.

Suddenly.

The Golden-Crowned Spirit Crane let out a sharp cry, its white feathers standing up and exploding, looking like it was facing a great enemy.

Zeng Ceng Yilong frowned, "Goldie, we agreed before; are you going to go back on your word?"

The Golden-Crowned Spirit Crane called Goldie didn't pay attention to him, its sharp eyes staring fixedly into the distance.

Zeng Ceng Yilong realized something instantly; he stood up from its back and looked up.

In his line of sight, a flying boat flew over at a low altitude.

On the flying boat, three figures stood facing the wind.

The leader had eyebrows like willow leaves and a stern expression, exuding a sense of arrogance that kept people away.

She was a stunningly beautiful woman!

She looked down at the Black Water River and swept her gaze over everyone.

"What a Golden-Crowned White-Feathered Crane!"

Zeng Ceng Yilong frowned; in his perception, this woman was very strong!

And, she looked very aggressive, with a look of being ready to fight at any time.

But this was the Luo Tian Sect!

Behind him were a group of junior brothers and sisters who admired and loved him!

The Golden-Crowned White-Feathered Crane was already exhausted, so he couldn't retreat even more.

Without thinking, Zeng Ceng Yilong gathered his remaining strength, his gang-qi began to spread, and fire-red wings like crescent moons spread out from his back with a swish.

"Ahead is the Luo Tian Sect; fellow Daoist, please stop!"

Seeing the red fire wings, the woman was stunned, her aura erupted, full of hostility.

But the next moment, she seemed to have remembered something, immediately retracted her magic power fluctuations, and bowed gracefully to Zeng Ceng Yilong.

Amidst everyone's astonishment, she smiled slightly.

"Please inform the Supreme Elder of your sect that Seeing Tianxuan has returned!"

Behind her, on the shoulder of another beautiful woman, a small black shadow suddenly emerged.

"Finally arrived?" ===== CHAPTER 746 =====