Chapter 872: Ocean of Yuan Qi, Tribulation Gu Reappears

The spiritual machine of the universe is obscure, chaotic, and dim.

Therefore, the Great Dao is difficult to seek, and living beings are chaotic.

Only when heaven bestows the spiritual machine, clear and unobscured, can one clear the clouds and see the mist, and obtain the true meaning!

"Spiritual Machine" is omnipresent, yet extremely difficult to discover.

Even though Luo Chen cultivates both magic and body, tempering a pair of red-eyed golden pupils that can glimpse the flow of the spiritual machine, and holding the alchemy technique "Refining the Heavenly Machine" left by the Alchemy Saint, he had never had a clue as to how to draw the spiritual machine into his body and use it for cultivation.

The only thing he knew was that only when a cultivator has a sudden enlightenment will the spiritual machine actively come to invest, making the cultivator understand certain barriers.

He had also had sudden enlightenment many times, but he often knew that it was so, but did not know why it was so, and did not understand why in that state, any difficult confusion could be solved.

And now, after understanding its principle, even if he was not in a state of sudden enlightenment, he had captured some clues.

The life-bound cultivation method "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Sutra" operated quietly.

The Nascent Soul opened its eyes and mouth, swallowing the spiritual energy wandering between heaven and earth on a large scale.

The strange phenomenon of the red-eyed golden pupils was also reflected on the Nascent Soul at this moment.

A pair of bright eyes stared fixedly at the heaven and earth spiritual energy coming from the void, where wisps of the spiritual machine could be vaguely seen.

Not many, completely unable to be mentioned in the same breath as the massive amount drawn by the Alchemy Saint when he ascended.

But it was enough!

The Alchemy Saint drew a large amount of the spiritual machine to ascend to the heavens.

And he just wanted to use this to understand the true meaning of the laws!

It was just that the only thing somewhat unexpected was that these spiritual machines lingered outside and were not very willing to merge into Luo Chen's body.

The Nascent Soul little person blinked, and as if by a flash of inspiration, pinched a spell.

The alchemy technique "Refining the Heavenly Machine" reappeared suddenly.

At this moment, Luo Chen was actually treating his own Nascent Soul as a pill, trying to refine the spiritual machine into his body!

In this semi-active and semi-passive situation, those spiritual machines lingering outside finally followed the rolling air currents and merged into Luo Chen's body, being swallowed by the Nascent Soul in big gulps.

As time passed, Luo Chen's mind gradually became transparent and clear, becoming more and more thorough.

His entire primordial spirit spread out uncontrollably, penetrating through his body, piercing through the cave dwelling, extending continuously towards the depths of the void, exploring the root of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The so-called true meaning of laws is the essence of nature.

The hundred arts of cultivation also have the essence of the Great Dao, but they are ultimately narrow, and the true meaning of laws derived from them is relatively rare.

And the foundation of constructing this world, life and death, yin and yang, the five elements, wind and thunder, are much more complex.

Fortunately, Luo Chen did not pursue a very profound true meaning of laws this time; he only wanted to understand the simplest and most basic one among the true meaning of fire laws—the origin of fire!

And this process, as long as he could go deep into the ocean of Yuan Qi in the void once more, it would be a matter of course.

Fu Qinglan did this when she understood the origin of wood years ago.

Luo Chen borrowed the Wither-Prosper True Fire to understand the true meaning of Wither-Prosper, and he also did this.

The majestic spiritual sense spread into the void without any concealment, and under the guidance of the spiritual machine, it went against the current and traced the source.

Wherever it passed, whether it was Dan Mountain, Piaomiao Peak, War God Peak, or even various places in the Luotian Sect, everything was reflected under Luo Chen's spiritual sense.

He passed by in a hurry and did not pay much attention.

It was just that vaguely, he found a warm and broad ocean, as if it were a mother's embrace, close at hand.

Just at this moment, Luo Chen looked back in doubt and lowered his head to look down.

And because of this look back, the spiritual machine dissipated suddenly.

That ocean of Yuan Qi, which was close at hand, closed the open door to him with a boom.

How can the Great Dao look back?

The massive spiritual sense retracted suddenly, the Nascent Soul entered the body, and Luo Chen opened his eyes suddenly.

"Failed!"

A look of shock and anger appeared on his face.

But it was not because he failed to enter the ocean of Yuan Qi and comprehend the origin of fire this time.

He was not Deng Taiyue, who had no chance after one failure.

For Luo Chen, who had mastered the method, it was a big deal to try again, and try again two or three times, and he would eventually succeed.

The reason he was shocked and angry was something else!

Without even looking at the Tier 4 talisman floating down from the air, Luo Chen rose to his feet, turned into a red long rainbow, and shot into the distance.

In just a few breaths, Luo Chen arrived at a beautiful mountain.

Because his movement was quite large, the people in the mountain had long discovered it and hurried out to welcome him.

"Husband, why did you come?"

Luo Chen didn't even look at President Sima Hui Niang, who had a panicked face, and waved his sleeves, and the door of a cave dwelling opened wide.

Stepping in, with just one glance, Luo Chen locked onto the young man emitting rich spiritual energy.

"Luo Lingxi!"

The young man who was cultivating cross-legged opened his eyes in astonishment, and at the first sight of Luo Chen, a pale look appeared on his face.

"Father."

Luo Chen did not speak, just stared fixedly at the wisps of spiritual energy on his body, and his realm of Qi Refining Level 4!

Four years ago, Luo Lingxi was just a mortal with no cultivation at all.

But in just four short years, he not only embarked on the path of cultivation but also leaped to become a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

If Luo Chen's spiritual sense hadn't spread throughout the Luotian Sect under the amplification of the spiritual machine, he wouldn't have discovered this change.

Luo Lingxi's lips trembled, and finally, in front of Luo Chen's eyes that seemed to be able to penetrate everything, he lowered his head.

"Child was wrong, please punish me, Father!"

Just at this moment, President Sima Hui Niang followed in in a panic, and she pulled Luo Lingxi behind her.

"It's not Lingxi's fault, it's me!"

"I was the one who made the decision to divide the Demon Heart Gu on him and arrange it on the low-level disciples in the sect."

"Husband, if you want to blame, blame me, and if you want to punish, punish me!"

Luo Chen said coldly: "Do you know how great the disaster of this move is?"

President Sima Hui Niang was startled.

Luo Chen shook his head, "The number of disciples in my Luotian Sect is not large, and the low-level disciples are the foundation of the building. You used them to plant magic gu, as a furnace for Lingxi to cultivate; this is breaking the foundation of the sect. If it is known by others, the sect will be separated from heart and virtue. Do you want the Luotian Sect to fall apart like this?"

President Sima Hui Niang opened her mouth, her face pale as snow.

She moved her lips a few times and barely said: "But what should Lingxi do? He is our son, he is so eager to cultivate, he also wants to fly to the sky and escape the earth to see the great scenery of the Eastern Wasteland, do you really want him to live a mediocre life and turn into a pile of yellow earth after a hundred years?"

"Luo Chen, he is also your son!"

"You clearly have the method to let him cultivate, but you only care about your own closed-door cultivation; are you worthy of being a father?"

"Don't think I don't know what you wanted to do when Lingxi was born!"

Speaking to the end, President Sima Hui Niang's emotions became more and more agitated, even calling Luo Chen by his name directly.

This was the first time in the many years they had known each other that such a fierce conflict had broken out.

A flash of anger crossed Luo Chen's face, but in the end, he took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

He said in a deep voice: "President Sima Hui Niang, Lingxi is our child, but isn't this Luotian Sect a child that you and I raised together? There are your friends, your disciples, and countless latecomers who respect and love you as the first Sect Master. If you continue to act recklessly like this, will you want to take Foundation Establishment disciples and Jin Dan disciples as Luo Lingxi's magic-planting furnace in the future?"

President Sima Hui Niang was stunned.

The scenes of her working hard for the Luotian Sect, getting up early and sleeping late, appeared in her mind.

Since when did she gradually become so indifferent to the sect?

Luo Chen shook his head and sighed long.

"This matter is not your fault, nor is it Lingxi's, it's mine!"

"I ignored too much."

"Fortunately, it's not too late to mend the fold."

After speaking, a flash of severity crossed his face, and he grabbed Luo Lingxi from afar!

"Come out!"

Luo Lingxi closed his eyes in despair.

President Sima Hui Niang also shouted in despair, "Don't!"

The next moment, a gray light was seen struggling and unwillingly flying out from Luo Lingxi's body.

After this object left his body, Luo Lingxi felt much more relaxed.

He opened his eyes in a daze, "I didn't die?"

President Sima Hui Niang was also stunned, "Husband, what you extracted is not the Demon Heart Gu?"

Luo Chen did not answer them, but after the gray light appeared, he began to pinch spells continuously, casting one restriction after another at it, sealing it bit by bit.

Toward the end, Luo Chen even took out his life-bound magic treasure, the Hunyuan Cauldron, and small chains spread out, trapping it firmly.

Only then did the black light mass reveal its blurry true body.

It was unexpectedly something resembling a butterfly.

Luo Lingxi looked at the object in doubt, not understanding why such a thing existed on his body?

"Father, what is that?"

Luo Chen did not explain until the Hunyuan Cauldron had completely suppressed it, and his face even had white hair and cold sweat.

It can be seen that sealing this object was not easy for him either.

He explained in a low voice: "Do you remember a senior I once took you to see, Gu Xian Fengjiang?"

Luo Lingxi said vaguely: "It seems I met him once, but I fell asleep when I saw him." Luo Chen nodded, "This object is exactly what he left behind, and it is definitely not something you can control now!"

Strictly speaking, this object did not belong to Gu Xian Fengjiang, but to the Life-Death Gate of the Southern Border Holy Land.

Tier 5 Divine Gu—Tribulation Gu!

It has the great power to invite disaster and destroy the heavens and the earth.

Even with the foundation of Gu Xian Fengjiang and the Mingyuan Sect, it was very difficult to subdue it.

They could only use their physical bodies as a prison to suppress it in the Fengxian Valley.

But even so, the scene of the Fengxian Valley having disasters every day was still shocking.

Later, in order to deal with Sovereign Qixia, Gu Xian Fengjiang used his life as the price to fully activate this Gu, and with the help of the Mingyuan Sect Master, Ancestor Yuming, he brought down a terrifying heavenly tribulation that even Sovereign Qixia had to retreat three times.

After the great battle, the weak Tribulation Gu disappeared.

But unexpectedly, it quietly escaped into the Alchemy Saint Blessed Land and attached itself to Luo Lingxi, who had no cultivation and was the most inconspicuous.

Actually, Luo Chen should have discovered it long ago; the first time he returned to the Blessed Land, he vaguely felt that there was something wrong with Luo Lingxi, which even made him uneasy.

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But he didn't pay much attention to it at that time.

It was only this time when he tried to understand the origin of fire and drew a large amount of spiritual machine, and after his spiritual sense spread, he discovered the clues.

There was something secretly competing with him for the spiritual machine!

He hurried over and found that the Tribulation Gu and Luo Lingxi had no deep binding, so he decisively extracted it.

But even so, Luo Chen couldn't help but secretly feel shocked by the mysterious power of this object to invite disaster.

Just by borrowing Luo Lingxi, an insignificant mortal, it unknowingly buried a great disaster for the Luotian Sect.

If Luo Lingxi were really allowed to go on like this, as his realm improved, he would inevitably uncontrollably target other members of the Luotian Sect.

The Foundation Establishment furnace and Jin Dan furnace that Luo Chen mentioned earlier were definitely not exaggerations!

Once it reached that time, the sect order would be chaotic, and even if Luo Chen suppressed it with all his might, the Luotian Sect, which was separated from heart and virtue, would have no cohesion to speak of, and would be nothing more than existing in name only!

President Sima Hui Niang did not understand the horror of the Tribulation Gu; she only cared about her son.

"Then now, what should Lingxi do?"

Luo Chen glared at her, "A kind mother often spoils her son! If you dare to start that method of dividing and planting magic gu again..."

"Father, I won't cultivate anymore, don't blame Mother."

Luo Lingxi interrupted Luo Chen, his face desolate, but there was still some unwillingness in his eyes.

Luo Chen waved his hand and sighed: "Why be in such a hurry? Your father started to seek the Dao at sixteen, but didn't truly start cultivating until twenty-seven, so you still have time. When I am fully prepared, I will naturally solve the problem of the Demon Heart Gu on you, and even make your future cultivation speed a thousand miles a day, and becoming an immortal genius is not impossible."

Luo Lingxi's eyes lit up, "Really?"

President Sima Hui Niang guessed a certain possibility and said tremblingly: "Husband, do you want to go to the Southern Border to seek the Demon Heart Gu Emperor?"

When Luo Chen returned to Motian Cliff years ago, he once gave the book on solving the Demon Heart Gu to President Sima Hui Niang, so she knew the relevant solution method.

At that time, Luo Chen just wanted to appease his Daoist partner's urgent mood.

But he didn't expect that under the deep love for his son and the influence of the Tribulation Gu, he almost made a big mistake.

Luo Chen sighed gloomily, "Let's solve the mess you two made first!"

Subsequently, Luo Chen ordered President Sima Hui Niang to be confined for ten years, and then left with Luo Lingxi in a hurry.

On Dan Mountain, four small figures were waiting blankly.

Xiao Xuan was puzzled: "Why did the Sect Master bring us to Dan Mountain? This is the cultivation place of the Supreme Elder."

Zhao Lang said excitedly: "Could it be because our recent cultivation speed is extremely fast, far exceeding our peers, attracting the attention of the Supreme Elder?"

The only female disciple among the four, Yin Baiqiu, couldn't help but be happy.

"I heard that the Supreme Elder only has one introductory disciple; could it be that now that the sect is settled, he wants to take another disciple and cultivate them personally?"

The Supreme Elder taking a disciple personally?

Once this statement was made, it immediately sparked an intense discussion among the three.

Only a middle-aged man with a dark face seemed to be in a daze.

Yin Baiqiu asked curiously: "Senior Brother Zang, why are you silent?"

Zang Yuzhi woke up suddenly, facing the three junior brothers and sisters staring at him, wanting to speak but stopping, and finally shook his head.

"Our qualifications are not very good, and our recent rapid progress in strength is just because we had the help of high-quality spiritual veins; the Supreme Elder won't look at us."

Zhao Lang said unhappily: "Why be so self-deprecating? We all came in together, and only we have made rapid progress; doesn't that explain everything?"

Zang Yuzhi did not speak, but there was some worry in his expression.

At this moment.

In Luo Chen's cave dwelling, Li Yingzhang was listing the situation of the four people outside one by one.

"They are all new disciples with clean backgrounds, and they have no reliance in the sect."

"Among the four, Xiao Xuan and Zhao Lang come from the secular world and have three-spirit-root qualifications. Yin Qiubai is the descendant of a fallen family. Originally, that family wanted to attach themselves to my Luotian Sect, but we didn't accept vassals according to your order at the time, only seeing that Yin Qiubai was full of spirituality, so we accepted her into the sect."

"Zang Yuzhi is somewhat special; he obtained an opportunity in his childhood. I checked, and he accidentally entered the place where a Jin Dan cultivator fell and obtained some legacy. But it wasn't precious, so the sect didn't ask."

After listening, Luo Chen nodded slightly.

"The disciple's opportunity is their own; as long as they are loyal to the sect, there is no need to covet it."

Li Yingzhang also had this idea; everyone has their own secrets, or opportunities that help cultivation, or defects that are difficult to speak of.

The sect is a head of the family, but there is no need to care about everything, otherwise it would be contrary to the truth of immortal cultivation, which values the self.

He asked curiously: "Supreme, you specifically called these four people, do you have any ideas?"

Luo Chen opened his mouth, finally sighed, and told Li Yingzhang about what his relatives had done one by one.

There was no deception in the middle, and he even told Li Yingzhang his plan to leave the Alchemy Saint Blessed Land in the future.

After listening to all this, Li Yingzhang was shocked.

Such family ugliness, why did the Supreme Elder tell him?

But immediately, he reacted.

President Sima Hui Niang and Luo Lingxi were indeed Luo Chen's closest and most beloved family, but weren't the hundreds of people in the Luotian Sect also Luo Chen's family?

And he, this acting head of the family, needed to know all this.

"President Sima Hui Niang is not dignified as a senior, I have ordered her to be confined for ten years, and from now on, she cannot interfere in any affairs of the Luotian Sect. You can also find a way to suppress the influence of the first Sect Master, so it can be considered a slight punishment."

Li Yingzhang hesitated: "Is it too heavy? She is the first Sect Master after all!"

Luo Chen avoided talking about it; now President Sima Hui Niang's Dao heart was in chaos, and she was not suitable to be a respected senior of the sect at all.

"As for Luo Lingxi, considering he is young and influenced by gu insects and his mother, he walked the wrong path unconsciously, so I chose to let bygones be bygones. Yingzhang, what do you think?"

Li Yingzhang hesitated: "Then how should the four disciples harmed by him be handled?"

"This is the reason why I asked you to bring these four people today."

Luo Chen already had an idea in his heart and said slowly: "Later, I will personally extract the Demon Heart Gu that has not yet been deeply planted in them. In this process, it may cause damage to their realm and foundation. Afterward, I will bestow a large amount of resources as a supplement, and you will take care of them more in the future. If you can help them succeed in Foundation Establishment and increase their lifespan, I can feel a little better in my heart."

Li Yingzhang breathed a sigh of relief; he thought the Supreme Elder was going to secretly deal with these four people.

"Supreme is benevolent!"

Luo Chen smiled self-deprecatingly; is it benevolent?

If Luo Lingxi and President Sima Hui Niang were not his family, if it were any other sect, having committed such a great crime, they would have been slapped to death long ago.

"Call them in!"

Li Yingzhang nodded and went out to bring the four people in.

At the first sight of Luo Chen, the four people fell into a mirror of water and moon, unable to extricate themselves.

The process of extracting the Demon Heart Gu in the middle did not cause them any pain.

It was only afterward that they found their realm had fallen, and there was a sense of loss coming from their bodies.

As if something had left them.

In a daze, the four left Dan Mountain.

Their impression of the Supreme Elder was only a gentle smile, as well as a large amount of cultivation resources bestowed upon them, encouraging them to be cautious and not arrogant, and to cultivate well in the future.

Is that the end?

Not yet!

"Yingzhang, you will help me keep an eye on the sect in the future, and must not let this happen again." Luo Chen said so, and handed the extracted Demon Heart Gu, which had been sealed, to Li Yingzhang as well.

Li Yingzhang naturally understood Luo Chen's mind; this was to ask him to help monitor Luo Lingxi, so as not to cause chaos in the sect.

Up to this point, this bloody ethical drama involving family and sect was declared over under Luo Chen's quick knife cutting through the mess.

After everyone left, Luo Chen spat out a turbid breath.

"They all say that honest officials have difficulty judging family affairs; this is even more troublesome than my comprehending the true meaning of laws!"

After muttering two sentences, Luo Chen also felt that time was getting tight.

Before leaving the Alchemy Saint Blessed Land, there were two things that must be completed.

One was to comprehend the true meaning of laws that belonged uniquely to himself, and the other was to wake up Canglong.

On Canglong's side, with his own split soul personally leading the Dust-Daoist Jiyuan Immortal Mirror, the progress was rapid, and the day of awakening was not far away.

Instead, it was here on his own side, being interrupted during the comprehension process, and he was just one step away.

"This time, let's try drawing the spell talisman for 'Fire Dragon Descending'!"

Luo Chen made a decision in his heart, intending to step into that state again in the process of pushing another Tier 4 spell to Great Perfection.

But before starting, he took out the Hunyuan Cauldron, preparing to observe it.

His life-bound magic treasure had not recovered since the battle in the Yaowang Domain.

Using this to suppress the Tribulation Gu, he didn't know if there would be any problems.

This look didn't matter, but as soon as he took it out, Luo Chen's expression changed.

"Where did the Tribulation Gu go?" (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 873 =====