Chapter 884: Inviting Disaster and Tribulation, the Tyrant Cultivator Reaches the Heavens

The black armor was gloomy.

The jade belt was gleaming.

The high crown was like a mountain peak.

The golden feathers were like sharp blades.

As he took a step, his movement technique was ethereal and unfathomable; in his motion and stillness, he seemed to move like a dragon and leap like a tiger, his imposing aura making it difficult for others to breathe.

When Luo Chen, who had been hiding in a nameless barren mountain to refine his magic treasure, appeared, Cheng Bai only felt as if a demon king had walked out from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, arriving before him with an incomparably thick, bloody stench.

"Gulp..."

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva involuntarily, Cheng Bai knelt on the ground without the slightest hesitation.

"Junior Cheng Bai, greets the Senior!"

Luo Chen looked down at the man at his feet and said in a rough voice, "Your name is not important. This seat wants to know who this Cave Master Brother Minglei is, and which faction he hails from?"

Cheng Bai kept his head lowered and said tremblingly, "Cave Master Brother Minglei belongs to no sect or faction; he is a rogue cultivator who attained the Dao. He is also the only Nascent Soul True Person among the thirty-six cave masters of the Wind-Thunder Gorge."

"A rogue cultivator?"

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow. Since when was it so easy for a rogue cultivator to achieve the Nascent Soul realm?

In the vast North Sea, the Nascent Soul rogue cultivators whose names one could recall were merely the Three Great Rogue Cultivators.

Now that he had just arrived in the Southern Border, there was suddenly such a person among the grass-roots?

Cheng Bai nodded repeatedly and began to recount Cave Master Brother Minglei's growth experience.

Wind-Thunder Gorge was originally a steep and harsh place that no major faction looked upon favorably.

It was only because of the existence of a large number of scattered spirit veins that it attracted many helpless rogue cultivators to take the risk to cultivate there.

As time passed, the term "thirty-six cave masters" came into being.

At that time, most of the thirty-six cave masters were at the Foundation Establishment realm, and occasionally one or two Core Formation True Persons were anomalies.

They gathered together, minding their own business, and when faced with the encroachment of major external forces, they would huddle together for warmth to resist foreign enemies.

However, in the last two or three hundred years, things had gradually changed.

Many cave masters had inexplicably achieved success in their cultivation, and their realms had greatly increased.

Especially that Cave Master Brother Minglei, who had gone through hardships and obstacles to finally become a generation of Nascent Soul True Person, dominating the thirty-six caves alone.

Luo Chen listened to these words, his eyes narrowing slightly.

"In the last two or three hundred years..."

While he was muttering, Cheng Bai let out a sigh of relief, feeling as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and carefully raised his head.

Looking at that incomparably young face, he asked the question that had been in his heart.

"Junior dares to ask, is Senior also a Nascent Soul True Person?"

"Oh?" Luo Chen looked at him with a half-smile. "What if I am, and what if I am not?"

Cheng Bai squeezed out a smile. "My Cave Master loves to make friends the most..."

"Tell the truth!"

Cheng Bai felt a tremor in his heart and quickly said, "Experts have emerged in Wind-Thunder Gorge over these years, and rogue cultivators have seen their realms increase one after another.

The largest Nascent Soul family nearby, the Feng family, believes that Wind-Thunder Gorge is a hidden peerless treasure land and has intentions to seize it. Although my Cave Master is strong, he has only formed his Nascent Soul for a short time and lacks connections. Facing the covetousness of the Feng family, he is extremely troubled. Especially since the Feng family has been making frequent moves recently, inviting allies far and wide, attempting to invade and occupy Wind-Thunder Gorge, which has become a major headache for my Cave Master. He has been bitterly cultivating the 'Lightning Flash Method' precisely because the Feng family's Supreme Elder has outstanding movement techniques and extremely fast escape speed, and he wants to make up for this shortcoming himself..."

"Verbose!" Luo Chen gave a light snort. "You should have just said you wanted to invite this seat to help."

Cheng Bai nodded repeatedly. "Exactly so. If Senior can help a little, the thirty-six caves of Wind-Thunder Gorge, with their thousands of cultivators, will all be incomparably grateful. For me to introduce a powerhouse counts as a great merit, and perhaps I can also receive some small rewards."

This last sentence was quite frank.

Luo Chen did not hesitate and asked directly, "Are there any benefits?"

Cheng Bai opened his mouth, seemingly unable to react to such a direct style of asking for benefits.

Seeing this, Luo Chen waved his hand. "Forget it. When the time comes, this seat will ask Cave Master Brother Minglei for them myself."

After speaking, he turned and walked toward the cave dwelling.

"Wait outside!"

Cheng Bai breathed a sigh of relief; he should have survived this hurdle.

He was most afraid of these old monsters who would kill without asking for the reason.

As for whether introducing a powerhouse to his own cave was a blessing or a curse, that was a matter for later and had nothing to do with him; he just wanted to survive the present.

The only question remained: was this old monster strong enough?

He hadn't even said whether he was a Nascent Soul True Person.

Just as he was feeling uneasy, a voice exploded into his ears like a thunderclap.

"Although this seat is not at the Nascent Soul realm, ordinary True Persons cannot withstand a pair of this seat's bare fists!"

Cheng Bai's mouth opened slightly, and two words echoed in his mind.

"Body cultivator!"

In the rough cave dwelling, Luo Chen looked at the mess, as if it had been chiseled by knives and axes, struck by lightning and burned by fire, and his heart sank.

With a thought, the Hunyuan Cauldron appeared before him, spinning.

Looking at it, the spiritual energy was contained within, and the brilliance was restrained.

Although it didn't look outstanding, anyone who saw it would know that this was definitely a rare treasure in the world.

The Hunyuan Cauldron was naturally fine, and in fact, it was in excellent condition, having long surpassed its peak state.

Especially after smelting the Breathing Soil and most of the Five Elements materials inside the Five-Colored Pagoda, its thickness was indescribable; even the magic treasure true artifacts like the Ye Motian Cliff and Liang Baizao Mountain in their prime could hardly compare to it.

The problem lay in the smelting process.

At that time, it had inexplicably attracted a "Heavenly Tribulation"!

The black clouds gathering and the thunder and lightning that Cheng Bai had seen earlier were the phenomena produced by Luo Chen refining his natal magic treasure.

Although it was not a real Heavenly Tribulation, it was merely drawing some of the lightning power wandering between heaven and earth.

But the Hunyuan Cauldron was only a true artifact, far from reaching the level of a spirit treasure!

"How could it attract a weak lightning tribulation?"

Luo Chen naturally didn't think it was a problem with the Breathing Soil; no matter how powerful the Breathing Soil was, the quantity was too small, and it was just a material.

If it had this side effect, how would Shen Yuan have dared to take it out to fight enemies all these years?

Immediately, he realized the two anomalies in his natal magic treasure.

One was the gray light from the Land of Fallen Demons; he still hadn't figured out what it was, only knowing that after it was integrated, his success rate in refining magic treasures and elixirs was incomparably high, and it could even help refine lightning power.

If it was the gray light that attracted it, that was also possible.

The other was the fifth-order divine insect taken from his son Luo Luo Lingxi's body—the Tribulation Insect!

Thinking of the latter, Luo Chen's mood sank a bit.

The hidden dangers of the Tribulation Insect were much greater than people imagined.

Even Gu Sima Xian Fengjiang could not suppress it and could only lock himself in the Fengxian Valley.

Even so, the Fengxian Valley suffered from constant earthly disasters, making it difficult for anyone to have peace.

"Could it be that my natal magic treasure also has the effect of inviting disaster and attracting tribulation after absorbing the Tribulation Insect?"

"This is not a good thing. If I were to bring out the Hunyuan Cauldron during a battle and it instead attracted a Heavenly Tribulation to strike, that would be disastrous for myself."

With his expression changing constantly, Luo Chen began a series of actions with an uncertain look.

He cast a series of restrictions on the Hunyuan Cauldron to temporarily seal it.

This was the best method he could think of at the moment.

This is the best method he can think of at the moment.

Fortunately, Luo Chen was not lacking in various weapons at the moment.

Perhaps those treasures were not as comprehensive as the Hunyuan Cauldron, but in terms of single power, they were not much different.

Especially the Yuantu Sword, this killing true artifact that was infinitely close to a spirit treasure; it wouldn't be drawn unless necessary, but once it was, it would inevitably see blood, even surpassing the Hunyuan Cauldron's killing ability.

"However, I must also consider the possibility that my reputation might spread to the Southern Border. If my usual methods are recognized, it will be unfavorable for me to walk in the Southern Border."

While thinking, Luo Chen's hand flickered, and several treasures appeared.

There were fine needles with brilliant golden light, five dark and dull awls, a sword pill spinning endlessly, and a thick, grayish-white stone rod.

Especially the latter; there was a prominent sword mark on the stone rod, which was exactly what the Yuantu Sword had slashed out back then.

Luo Chen thought for a moment and swallowed the sword pill into his Purple Mansion.

Although the Great Five Elements Sword Array was good, it was clearly an immortal method and not very suitable for the "body cultivator" identity he had positioned for himself now.

Moreover, during the Great Battle at Ye Lingtian Pass, he had used the immature Great Five Elements Sword Array many times, and some people knew of this method.

So, only the other three remained.

The Soul-Weaving Needle and the Five-Element Suppressing Law Awl came from the Great Demon Emperor Centipede; one could attack the soul, and the other could seal magic power.

That stone rod, named the Hunyuan Staff, originated from the Great Demon Emperor Huang Man; it hadn't been refined much, but purely because of its special material, it had become a powerful weapon comparable to a true artifact.

"Using these three as the main attack methods, combined with the Xuanchen Armor, the Nine-Radiance Jade Belt, the Pingshan Crown, the two Life-Taking Golden Feathers, and the Stepping Cloud Boots on my body, it should be enough."

Luo Chen muttered, his actions frequent.

The golden needles were tucked under the base of his tongue.

The black awls were embedded in his belt.

As for the thick stone rod, it kept shrinking in his hand, and finally, Luo Chen seemed to have thought of something, his playfulness rising, and he actually stuffed it into his ear.

Patting his ear, Luo Chen grinned.

"Done!"

Afterwards, he left the cave dwelling where he had been staying briefly with peace of mind.

If outsiders knew that Luo Chen had prepared eight true artifacts to walk in the Southern Border, they would probably be tongue-tied.

With such extravagant wealth, where in the world could he not go?

He was simply too cautious!

"What is this?"

The sudden question almost made Cheng Bai's hand shake, crushing the illusory little insect.

Turning back to look, it was the Senior from just now.

He took a deep breath and respectfully handed over the little insect in his hand.

"This is a larva of the Formless Insect, which loves to parasitize the bodies of reptile demon beasts. Once it matures, it will devour the essence and blood of the demon beast."

Luo Chen frowned, took the larva, and looked at it carefully; it looked like an earthworm.

"What is its use?"

Cheng Bai was a little surprised. Did this Senior not know much about insect cultivation?

The great name of the Formless Insect was known to everyone in the Southern Border!

Perhaps Luo Chen saw his doubt and said lightly, "The path this seat walks is different from ordinary insect cultivators; it is the path of body cultivation, and I have been wandering in the wilderness for these years, so I don't know much about these little things."

So that was it.

Cheng Bai nodded and couldn't help but say, "This is no little thing! Once it matures, after a cultivator refines it, they can transform into a formless state, and their movement technique will be incomparably agile."

"The Feng family's Supreme Elder's Wind Escape Technique is incomparably exquisite, and ordinary people can hardly touch the corner of his clothes. My Cave Master has been extremely troubled by this."

"He finally found a 'Lightning Flash Method', but because he lacks the Formless Insect, he has been unable to get started."

"Senior, the Formless Insect in your hand, although it is still just a larva, if you use secret methods to catalyze it, perhaps there is a chance to make it mature early, helping my Cave Master learn the true method."

Luo Chen was surprised in his heart. Using insects to assist in cultivating spells?

He knew that the Southern Border had such a cultivation habit.

Using various insects to assist in cultivation, from Qi Refining entry to Foundation Establishment and Core Formation, the shadow of insects ran through the life of a Southern Border cultivator.

But he didn't expect that it could also be used to assist in cultivating spells.

Inexplicably, he thought of his brief fight with True Person Tianshan.

The other party had once used sword techniques, and now that he thought about it carefully, that sword technique seemed to have been performed using insects.

Sword insects?

And this movement technique insect?

Then were there suitable insects to assist in body refining?

Thinking of this, Luo Chen's heart couldn't help but thump.

His body refining realm had progressed incomparably slowly since reaching the mid-fourth stage.

The self-created "Ten Thousand Daos Convergence" had little effect.

Later, he relied on the batch of thousand-year Five-Temple Immortal Brew that Black King had gotten for him, which allowed his body refining progress to improve bit by bit starting from his internal organs, and now it had barely reached 【Ancient Fourth Stage 61/100】.

Measured by the immortal cultivation realm, it was about the sixth layer of Nascent Soul.

It seemed to be equivalent to his current Qi Refining realm, but one must know that Luo Chen's body refining progress had once far surpassed his Qi Refining; when he achieved the fourth stage, he was still in the mid-Core Formation stage.

Many years had passed, and he had actually been caught up.

It showed how slow the progress was.

Moreover, the stock of thousand-year Five-Temple Immortal Brew was limited; every jar drunk was one less. After so many years, only five jars remained.

Luo Chen couldn't bear to keep drinking them and kept them specifically for emergencies.

If he could find a method in the Southern Border to make his body refining progress soar again, then this trip, regardless of whether he could find the Demon Heart Insect Emperor, would not be in vain.

Of course, Luo Chen suppressed this impulse and did not ask Cheng Bai more.

A senior expert should have the demeanor and bearing of a senior expert.

An old monster who had not been out in the world for a long time must not act like an ignorant newcomer.

Especially since the persona he had positioned for himself now was completely different from the Luo Chen of the Dan Sect in the past.

Under Cheng Bai's expectant gaze, Luo Chen threw the Formless Insect larva back.

Then!

He turned around!

He pressed into the void!

Boom!

In Cheng Bai's wide-eyed gaze, the nameless barren mountain that had previously attracted countless demon beasts to worship was crushed into powder by a huge force.

Dust rose from the earth, and the void exploded with waves.

A surging air wave rolled over.

Luo Chen brushed his hand and said lightly, "Let's go!"

Cheng Bai swallowed his saliva, was swept up by a wild wind, and followed Luo Chen into the clouds.

Without any flying magic treasure, and without seeing any great magic power, they just flew quickly in the air.

He pointed in a direction, and Luo Chen moved quickly toward that place.

After a long silence, Cheng Bai finally asked carefully with incomparable awe, "Junior dares to ask, how should I address Senior?"

In the whistling wind, Luo Chen's voice reached his ears like steel.

"This seat is Qitian. There were also enemies who, before they died, said that my actions were very tyrannical, so I have a Daoist name called Tyrant Cultivator."

Tyrant Cultivator Qitian!

Cheng Bai firmly remembered this incomparably arrogant name that compared itself to the heavens. ===== CHAPTER 885 =====

Tyrant Cultivator Qitian!

Cheng Bai firmly engraved this arrogant, unparalleled name that dared to compare itself to the heavens into his heart.