Chapter 835: You Took the Wrong Path

One old, one young.

The old man was Haoranzi, and the young girl was Yu Jade Jiao Long.

These were the two Nascent Soul cultivators that Huamei told Luo Chen were currently being used as medicine people at Cangwu Mountain.

It just so happened that Luo Chen knew both of them.

Especially Haoranzi, with whom he had a quite good relationship, and back then there was even a feeling of a friendship between generations.

But this matter, Luo Chen didn't care so much about it now.

Because Youquan sent a message that Sovereign Xixia had woken up, and would summon him in three days.

A summons from a legendary powerhouse was something Luo Chen had to treat with extreme caution.

It's no wonder he was so cautious; the existence of that realm could never be measured by ordinary people.

In his life, Luo Chen hadn't dealt with many Soul Transformation powerhouses, just two or three.

The distant observer, the North Sea array powerhouse Li Canghai, didn't care about the human-demon struggle at all, only seeking to extract mountains and seas to refine spirit treasures. Strictly speaking, this didn't count as dealing with each other.

But the next two left a deep impression on Luo Chen.

Alchemy Saint Chu Yan, without a deep relationship with him, gave him a Heaven-Mystery Pill when ascending. You must know that the other party only refined five Heaven-Mystery Pills in total, and he, Luo Chen, didn't have a deep relationship with the other party, so why could he get one of them?

Unprovoked favor, hard to fathom, but since the other party had ascended and the two had no further connection, Luo Chen just assumed the other party was kind-hearted.

Mingyuan Heize, upon first meeting Luo Chen, strongly recruited him, even giving Luo Chen a supernatural power technique in a slightly low-handed manner, and even called it protecting him. Moreover, as far as Luo Chen knew, this person also personally went to Cangwu back then, trying to capture and kill Qing Shuang.

This person was completely different from the powerhouse seniors in his imagination; he didn't care about demeanor at all, only seeking pragmatism!

Qing Shuang was too big a threat, so Heize could ignore demeanor and bully the small, trying to kill her in the cradle.

Luo Chen's alchemy technique was too high, so Heize had to use unscrupulous means to recruit him into the Mingyuan Sect. Luo Chen had no doubt that if he had refused back then, the other party would definitely have taken some intense measures.

So, looking at the three Soul Transformation powerhouses Luo Chen had observed, one ignored worldly affairs and only cared about his own cultivation, one treated people extremely well and made people feel like a spring breeze, and one had a pragmatic style, even called unscrupulous.

Then what about Sovereign Xixia?

There were many, many rumors about her.

A demon race powerhouse who rose in the Eastern Wasteland over a thousand years, achieving the Dao after the demon emperor Pingshan Junditian, yet had an extremely transcendent status, solely controlling the Cangwu Mountain sacred land.

The destruction of the North Sea Yuanmo Sect was too fast and too strange; this matter had the shadow of Sovereign Xixia flickering.

In that Demon-Meteor Land, the spirit of the Heaven-Refining Cauldron, a Tongtian Spirit Treasure, claimed that the Heaven-Refining Demon Lord had fought to the death with Sovereign Xixia and even died in the Mountain-Sea Realm. Was that Xixia the same person as this Xixia?

And this human-demon war in the Eastern Wasteland, nominally the three ancient demons of the demon race joined forces, but from beginning to end, Sovereign Xixia was never seen taking action.

Even the Cangwu Mountain lineage, if not for Lei Yu Shenpeng being invited by his good friend Commander Qixi, couldn't be counted as truly participating in the human-demon war.

One rumor after another, it was impossible to describe the style of Sovereign Xixia's actions from them, let alone fathom the other party's temperament.

Too mysterious.

It was very hard for Luo Chen to imagine what the meeting with the other party would be like.

He only knew that he needed to adjust his state to the best, so as not to lose his composure.

Before stepping into the cultivation room, Luo Chen suddenly thought of one thing.

"Woke up?"

"That means she didn't see me before, not because of her mood, but because she was in deep sleep?"

"Could it be that the Cangwu Mountain lineage didn't participate in the Eastern Wasteland human-demon war just because the boss was sleeping?"

Three days later.

It had been a full month since Luo Chen returned to Cangwu Mountain.

Apart from the trouble Youquan and Lei Yu caused earlier, everything was calm.

So calm that it almost made people feel that this was a paradise, and the disturbances of the outside world couldn't disturb the peace of the years here.

But clearly, the starting point of the Eastern Wasteland war back then was here!

Whoosh...

The breeze blew, the clouds and smoke guarding the cave dissipated, and Luo Chen in white stepped out.

Someone was already waiting outside.

It was a strange woman, with a good figure, dark skin, and a cute little round face. Looking closely, one's attention seemed to be sucked into those deep eyes.

Although strange, the aura was incomparably familiar.

Luo Chen blinked, "Vice Hall Master's transformation is very successful, it was done in just three days."

"Hmph, I prepared for this day for I don't know how long. After Huamei sent the elixir you refined, it was a matter of course."

Youquan said lightly, looking indifferent, but actually containing joy.

She stood in front of Luo Chen and looked him up and down, revealing a trace of surprise.

"I heard that when you first came over, your magic power consumption was huge, and your physical body even had not small injuries. In just one month, you actually recovered as before?"

Luo Chen said modestly: "Thanks to the abundant spiritual energy of this cave."

Youquan shook her head; no matter how abundant the spiritual energy was, that was an external condition.

To recover so quickly, it still depended on oneself.

She circled around Luo Chen and suddenly said: "You have already completed the second Nirvana of the Nine Tribulations and Three Nirvanas?"

Without waiting for Luo Chen to answer, she said to herself: "Yes, it must be so. Only by completing physical Nirvana can one absorb the fire-attribute spiritual energy between heaven and earth the fastest. No longer a fake Heavenly Spirit Root, but a genuine fire-attribute Heavenly Spirit Root, or even a Fire Spirit Body!"

"I was surprised before why your realm improvement was so fast, whether you took some demonic shortcut."

"Now it seems, everything is explained."

Luo Chen's expression had a subtle change.

Nine Tribulations and Three Nirvanas were the three realms in the main cultivation technique "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture" during his Golden Core period.

They were Magic Power Nirvana, Physical Nirvana, and Spirit Nirvana.

Completing each Nirvana would bring great benefits to the cultivator.

He wasn't surprised that Youquan knew these things; after all, that technique was given to him by Youquan, so he could strengthen his fire control technique and refine the fourth-rank Transformation Pill.

But he was surprised that the other party could infer that he had completed the second Nirvana just from the detail of him recovering magic power quickly.

Understanding was one thing, but being able to understand so meticulously without truly practicing this set of techniques had to make Luo Chen solemn.

"No!" Youquan suddenly spoke, her footsteps stopping in front of Luo Chen, staring dead at Luo Chen's face.

Luo Chen didn't feel anything wrong, and asked back: "What's wrong?"

Youquan's face showed confusion, "I don't know what's wrong either, but you shouldn't be like this."

Luo Chen was truly curious now.

Just as he was about to pursue the question, his attention was interrupted.

The two looked up at the high sky together.

At the peak of Cangwu Mountain, a magnificently incomparable palace stood, named Tongxuan.

That Tongxuan Hall was tall and oppressive, suppressing the Duozhen and Zhoukong Halls below on the left and right.

But the feeling it gave people was as if it was about to fly away at any time.

And today, the gate of the Tongxuan Hall, which had been closed for many years, was slowly opening.

Surging spiritual energy sprayed out from the gate.

An indescribable aura gradually permeated, causing countless birds to flap their wings and fly, circling above the Tongxuan Hall.

Even some third-rank demon kings who had transformed into human form couldn't help but reveal their true forms, flying around the Tongxuan Hall.

In an instant, a magical scene of ten thousand birds worshipping and auspicious clouds gathering was formed.

Luo Chen was not of the feather race, so he didn't feel it deeply, but Youquan beside him was quite excited.

"The gate is open."

"Follow me!"

Youquan flew into the sky, and Luo Chen followed closely behind.

As they got closer and closer to the Tongxuan Hall, Luo Chen felt his magic power become much more active, and even some dark injuries in his meridians that hadn't been sorted out were quietly cleared in the automatic circulation of magic power.

This time, Luo Chen was truly surprised.

He had just guessed that the ten thousand birds worshipping was because they felt the aura released by Sovereign Xixia.

That aura had a "nourishing" effect on bird demon beasts, which was why such a scene was caused.

But he wasn't a bird, so why was he also affected?

Suddenly, Luo Chen thought of a possibility.

The techniques were from the same source, so the magic power was similar, which led to the response between above and below.

That Sovereign Xixia was also practicing the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture"!

"Arrived!"

A man and a woman stopped in front of the gate.

It was also at this time that the gate stopped opening.

A figure with a contradictory temperament stood quietly at the gate, withdrawing her hand and standing respectfully to the side.

Very clearly, she was the one who personally pulled open the gate.

Upon seeing that person's face, Luo Chen's heart shook, and three words almost blurted out.

But that cold and beautiful face had already lowered when Luo Chen's gaze swept over.

The fairy-like person lowered her eyebrows and said: "Sovereign is waiting inside."

Youquan waved her hand and couldn't wait to walk inside.

Luo Chen fell behind, still unable to help but look back.

Just then, the woman raised her head and had a momentary eye contact with him, but in an instant, the woman lowered her head again.

It was precisely this glance that left Luo Chen with no more doubts.

"Why would Moon Xiao Sanren be in the Tongxuan Hall of Cangwu Mountain?"

He would never recognize the wrong person!

In the world, there were very few women who could have such a temperament, almost none.

Cold and enthusiastic, distant yet seductive.

Clearly cold like a fairy in the Moon Palace, but with the flow of her eyes, she was charming, making all the men in the world want to bow down under her pomegranate skirt.

This was Moon Xiao Sanren!

One of the three loose cultivators of the North Sea, the master of the Wan Xian Society.

And even more, his enemy!

Luo Chen had thought countless times about meeting the other party again, whether it was a reunion in the old North Sea place, a life-and-death battle, or even the strange scene of Moon Xiao Sanren joining the Star Gate recruited by the Heavenly Yuan Dao Sect and meeting him again at Heavenly Peak.

But Luo Chen never expected that the other party would meet him in this image and on this occasion.

A generation of powerhouses, reduced to a servant opening the door for others?

"Do you know the maid Sovereign took in?"

"Maid?"

Luo Chen couldn't hold it, unable to connect this word with Moon Xiao Sanren.

Youquan said very naturally: "Yes, when Sovereign came back, she picked up a maid. When enjoying the moon, she danced alone under the moon, which was quite beautiful, and once made Sovereign quite happy."

Moon-enjoying maid?

Luo Chen was even more confused.

What happened after he left the North Sea back then?

But this confusion was only for a moment, and Luo Chen instantly realized that being able to make Moon Xiao Sanren, who was always proud and arrogant and even left the Penglai Immortal Sect to fight against the Yuanmo Sect, so "submissive," Sovereign Xixia was definitely not someone easy to deal with.

Then what attitude should he take when seeing the other party?

Groveling?

Neither humble nor arrogant?

Proud?

All the nervousness disappeared without a trace when he saw that touch of red above.

She was half-lying on the couch, sleepy-eyed, like a young woman who had just woken up from her boudoir.

The phoenix crown was placed to the side, and the black silk fell like a waterfall.

The red dress was scattered, and in a fleeting glance, one could see the snow-white and plump thighs.

And that face...

Even though Luo Chen had seen countless beautiful women in his life, he had never seen such a stunning beauty.

Whether it was Cheng Haixin's girl-next-door, Sima Hui Niang's gentleness and virtue, Fu Qinglan's pride of heaven, Qing Shuang's cold distance, or even the charming woman he just brushed past, none of these could be compared to the woman on the couch.

Graceful and luxurious, noble and atmospheric.

The nobility born with her was displayed vividly on her; even just brushing her hair aside, she looked noble beyond words.

For such an existence, for men, there were only two thoughts.

Either conquer!

Or submit!

But the other party's incomparably powerful strength and realm that could look down on a world would make one instantly discard the first thought.

"Luo Chen, greets Sovereign Xixia!"

In the hall, Luo Chen bent slightly and bowed.

The greeting sound echoed in the empty hall.

No response.

There was the woman's beckoning.

Then he saw a flash of black light from Youquan, turning into a black crow, flapping its wings happily, flying to the woman's shoulder, and gently grooming her messy hair with its sharp beak.

Still no response.

Even though the other party didn't release any magic power fluctuations, Luo Chen still felt the pressure like a mountain, far exceeding the pressure he felt when meeting Ancestor Heize back then.

Even the great means of Li Canghai collecting the Ice Extreme Palace couldn't compare to the oppressive silence of the hall at this moment.

It seemed like a long time had passed, or perhaps it was just an instant.

Until a faint voice sounded, Luo Chen dared to look up.

"Is the Harmony Pill on you?"

The moment he saw Moon Xiao Sanren, Luo Chen knew that his experience in the Demon-Meteor Land was no longer a secret to Sovereign Xixia.

He shook his head: "I don't have the Harmony Pill."

Sovereign Xixia frowned, "There is no Harmony Pill in the Heaven-Refining Cauldron?"

After thinking carefully for a moment, she felt it was a matter of course.

"Although Ye Mingzhao had some clues when researching the Harmony Pill back then, he was still in the process of collecting herbs, so it's indeed possible he didn't refine it."

"Do you have the pill formula?"

Ye Mingzhao, Mingzhaotian, Heaven-Refining Demon Lord... So this was the real name of the Heaven-Refining Demon Lord?

Luo Chen's thoughts flashed by, and for the woman's inquiry, he took out a jade box without hesitation.

"Here."

Whoosh!

The jade box fell into the woman's hand. Only then did the other party sit up tremblingly.

Luo Chen looked straight ahead; clearly, he had already prepared.

Sovereign Xixia played with the jade box, carefully identifying the complicated restrictions on it.

"It is indeed his method."

"But with my current realm, I'm afraid I can't open it."

A turn of her fair wrist, and the jade box disappeared.

Only then did Sovereign Xixia look at Luo Chen properly.

"You are quite sensible, unlike that girl Yue who is so pretentious."

"Since you brought this treasure for me, then I will give you a stroke of good fortune!"

Before the words fell, before Luo Chen could react, he saw the woman flick her finger.

A fire meteor fell on him in an instant.

At this moment, Luo Chen's face changed drastically.

Could it be that this Sovereign Xixia also didn't care about the demeanor of a powerhouse?

"Sovereign, you..."

But Sovereign Xixia's next sentence made Luo Chen quiet down.

"You took the wrong path." ===== CHAPTER 836 =====