Chapter 836: Shortcuts Are Dead Ends, The Complete Nirvana Scripture

A simple sentence caused a huge wave in Luo Chen's heart, making him unable to control himself.

In fact, he had always had some doubts about his situation.

Especially after stepping into the mid-Nascent Soul stage, this doubt became bigger and bigger!

The content of the doubt was that his cultivation speed seemed to have slowed down.

Yes, ordinary people felt his cultivation speed was extremely fast, but in fact, it had slowed down.

At the beginning of Nascent Soul, he was like a bamboo being split, climbing from the initial Nascent Soul to the second level of Nascent Soul in no time at all.

But now, more than a hundred years had passed since he formed his Nascent Soul, yet he had been stuck at the fourth level of Nascent Soul.

Although there were factors of continuous fierce battles and him being unable to settle down to cultivate, the impact in this regard shouldn't have been that big.

After all, his auxiliary cultivation elixirs had never been cut off, and at the same time, he possessed a Fire Spirit Body, which was very suitable for absorbing fire-attribute spiritual energy.

Most importantly, he possessed the Purple Mansion barrier built on the basis of Five Elements Spirit Roots when he formed his Nascent Soul, allowing him to absorb heaven and earth spiritual energy recklessly and refine it into his own magic power.

So where did the problem lie?

This question, no one could answer Luo Chen before, and he had no one to ask.

Until this moment, this woman standing at the peak of the Mountain-Sea Realm casually pointed it out to him.

"Took the wrong path?"

Sovereign Xixia seemed very happy to have obtained the Harmony Pill formula, so she responded with a smile to Luo Chen's uncontrollable request for guidance.

"When you learned the 'Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture,' what was your purpose?"

Luo Chen subconsciously looked at the black crow standing on Sovereign Xixia's shoulder.

"Fire control."

At that time, his alchemy technique could already be considered as having entered the hall, and he could be called an alchemy master.

But he happened to possess the Kuru True Fire, which was of too high a grade, so he often couldn't grasp the heat at the most critical moments.

Such a situation naturally couldn't be used to refine the fourth-rank Transformation Pill.

Therefore, he was given the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture" by Youquan, switching from dual cultivation of fire and wood to exclusively cultivating the way of fire.

Sovereign Xixia said as a matter of course: "Since it is fire control, why are you controlled by fire?"

"How could I be controlled by fire..."

Luo Chen subconsciously wanted to refute, but his whole face stiffened instantly.

At this moment, Luo Chen felt like he had been enlightened!

It really was success because of Kuru True Fire, and failure because of Kuru True Fire!

He had always been very careful about controlling this powerful source-less fire he snatched from the Yan Alliance, especially when the other party was about to be born with intelligence, he even deliberately suppressed it for a period of time.

After the other party advanced to the fifth-rank divine fire, Luo Chen dared not use it easily.

Counting it all up, he only thoroughly unleashed it when fighting Huang Man and Qing Shuang.

He thought that by controlling it like this, he wouldn't cause the guest to bully the host.

But in reality, he had already been influenced by the Kuru Divine Fire unknowingly.

The main cultivation technique "Kuru Dao Scripture," seemingly taking the essence of a hundred families and created by himself, actually had its core dominated by the Kuru Divine Fire.

When cultivating, refining spiritual energy often required the step of tempering by the Kuru Divine Fire, and his magic power was closely related to the Kuru Divine Fire.

Even, it could be said that the true meaning of the law he comprehended was the Kuru True Meaning!

Just when Luo Chen was in chaos, the laughter of Sovereign Xixia still echoed in his ears.

"The 'Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture' is the core technique of the Phoenix race and can lead directly to the Mahayana stage."

"For humans, it is also no less than a first-class fire-attribute technique."

"Cultivating with this, you can possess a cultivation speed comparable to a Heavenly Spirit Root. Especially after the second Nirvana is completed, possessing a Fire Spirit Body, it will be even faster. After all, a Fire Spirit Body is almost no different from the strange fire naturally born between heaven and earth, naturally unaffected by the slowdown in cultivation speed after a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator advances to Nascent Soul."

"It can even be said that as long as you are a little smarter, you will naturally comprehend the true meaning of fire in the Nascent Soul stage, and thus successfully step into the Soul Transformation stage."

"But look at yourself, what have you cultivated into?"

"Kuru True Meaning?"

"Isn't that the true meaning in the wood-series laws?"

"A person cultivating a fire-attribute technique, yet comprehending a wood-series law true meaning, don't you think it's ridiculous?"

Luo Chen didn't know if it was ridiculous; he only knew that he had indeed been influenced too deeply by the Kuru True Fire, to the point where he didn't even notice it himself.

No wonder the cultivation speed slowed down after the fourth level of Nascent Soul.

A Fire Spirit Body, yet mastering the wood-series law true meaning; with the two conflicting, it was only natural that cultivation would stagnate.

And this situation, he should have realized long ago!

After all, on the attribute panel, the annotation for Kuru True Meaning was indeed "Wood"!

But because the grade of the Kuru Divine Fire was too high and the supernatural power of the Kuru Dao technique was too strong, he deliberately ignored the hidden dangers in this regard.

He was walking on a shortcut, thinking about overtaking on a curve, crossing the accumulation of others for thousands of years.

But in reality, this shortcut was a dead end!

If he continued to walk, not only would he not be able to get through, but breaking through to Soul Transformation in the future would also be incomparably difficult.

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Luo Chen couldn't help but look at that incomparably noble woman.

"Senior, is there a solution?"

Sovereign Xixia was surprised: "Didn't I already give it to you?"

Luo Chen was stunned, suddenly realizing that the fire light that had just been shot into his body was the solution!

But as for the specifics, he still needed to comprehend it well.

"You go!"

Sovereign Xixia covered her red lips, seemingly sleepy, and waved her hand at Luo Chen.

Luo Chen raised his head blankly; was that it?

"Where should I go?"

Sovereign Xixia showed an impatient expression, not disdaining to disguise it at all.

"Go wherever you want. If it weren't for the Harmony Pill, I wouldn't bother wasting my breath on you."

Luo Chen understood that his trip to Cangwu Mountain had come to an end.

This was truly unexpected.

After all, he thought he would stay here for a long time.

But thinking carefully, from the beginning, what Qing Shuang said was just that Sovereign Xixia wanted to see him.

Now that the Harmony Pill formula had been obtained, he, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, naturally became insignificant to the powerful Sovereign Xixia.

Luo Chen felt relieved, but also felt a sense of loss.

Walking toward the outside of Tongxuan Hall, he actually had a bit of lingering attachment.

If he could get a few more pointers from Sovereign Xixia...

But he knew that was impossible. Others gave one for one, and correcting his cultivation errors in exchange for the Harmony Pill formula was already quite generous.

How could he ask for more?

As for how high the value of the Harmony Pill formula was, Luo Chen couldn't understand it now, but even if he understood it, compared to today's guidance, he would choose to exchange it without hesitation.

If the path under his feet couldn't be walked steadily, how could he talk about the future?

When Luo Chen stepped out of the Tongxuan Hall gate, there was still no one to stop him, which showed that Sovereign Xixia's words "go wherever you want" were definitely not a lie.

But in this way, Luo Chen became confused.

Should he go back?

Peck!

The crow's sharp beak pecked at the table, swallowing a black bead into its mouth.

Instantly, a majestic aura was emitted, but as soon as that aura touched Sovereign Xixia beside it, it shrank back, only to be swallowed by the black crow and refined bit by bit.

"Slower, this is the soul of the ancestor of the Yuanmo Sect's soul-refining lineage, even if it's just scattered soul essence, it cannot be refined whole."

Youquan nodded repeatedly; the Sovereign was indeed very good to her, always giving some delicious snacks every time they met.

Footsteps sounded.

Moon Xiao Sanren walked in and bowed respectfully.

"Sovereign, he has left."

Sovereign Xixia gave an "um," not asking where he went.

Youquan, who seemed to be stuffed, asked lazily: "Has he left Cangwu Mountain?"

Moon Xiao Sanren answered strangely: "No, he went to the cave where he came from."

Youquan didn't seem surprised, "This kid is particularly keen on cultivation, no wonder he could reach such a realm in just over two hundred years. This is still without a famous teacher's guidance, otherwise he would have almost caught up to Qing Shuang. Now that he knows where his problem is, he naturally can't bear to give up the excellent cultivation environment of our Cangwu Mountain."

Hearing this, Sovereign Xixia blinked, her face revealing a thoughtful expression.

Youquan asked suddenly: "Sovereign, the position of Duozhen Hall Master has been vacant, do you really have no plans to arrange someone?"

Hearing the five words "Duozhen Hall Master," Moon Xiao Sanren's expression moved slightly.

Sovereign Xixia said lightly: "There was an arrangement before, but she never accepted it, and now she is trapped in a net. As for the present..."

As the woman spoke, her gaze fell on Moon Xiao Sanren.

The other party was calm, but her heart was already beating.

But soon, the woman's gaze passed over her and drifted toward the outside of the hall.

"We'll see!"

Beyond everyone's expectations, Luo Chen, who had no restrictions, actually didn't leave Cangwu Mountain.

He calmly returned to the cave he was in before.

The formation was activated, and amidst the clouds and mist, the gate closed with a boom.

Sitting in the cultivation room, facing the endless dense spiritual energy, Luo Chen didn't start cultivating directly.

Instead, he held his breath and focused, casting his attention into the Purple Mansion.

There, a bright golden spark was covering a green-white tree.

The previously powerful Kuru Divine Fire was now trembling as if it had seen its natural enemy, not daring to move recklessly.

This was something Luo Chen, the master, couldn't do.

After all, the strength of the Kuru Divine Fire had already exceeded himself.

Before, he didn't worry about this point, and even revered it as a great killer weapon in his hand.

But now, he understood what would happen when the guest was strong and the host was weak.

"You really misled me!"

Luo Chen sighed, and the Nascent Soul little person cast his gaze on the golden spark.

Sovereign Xixia was indeed very strong, being able to break through the cultivator's final line of defense—the Purple Mansion barrier—with just a casual flick.

Logically, Luo Chen should be panicked and afraid.

But the other party's indifferent attitude toward his coming and going made him understand that even if he were panicked and afraid, it would be of no avail.

The other party didn't care about him at all, so why worry about the future?

"She said the solution lies within."

"Let me take a look!"

The Nascent Soul moved and summoned the golden spark.

Instantly, countless bird illusions appeared, and a loud phoenix cry resounded in his heart.

Finally, those birds formed unique characters

Luo Chen did not recognize these characters, but after these bird-like symbols actively threw themselves at him, he understood their meaning without a teacher.

After a long while, Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes, a look of irrepressible surprise in them.

The subsequent cultivation method of the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Sutra"!

And it was not just for the Nascent Soul stage; even the subsequent Soul Transformation, Void Refinement, and Body Integration stages were all there.

As for the so-called direct path to the Mahayana stage, it was impossible for Luo Chen.

Because he was, after all, not of the phoenix body.

But this was already enough!

According to what was stated in the cultivation method, as long as he successfully switched his cultivation, he could completely control all the fires in the world.

If he cultivated it to the Great Completion stage, it was even possible to cultivate his own unique Nirvana Holy Fire!

Luo Chen did not hope for the so-called Nirvana Holy Fire; as long as he could fully control the Wither-Prosper Divine Fire, that would be enough. If he could drive this fire without burden at the Nascent Soul stage, that would be even better.