Chapter 888: Turning into Enemies, Wind and Clouds in the Southern Border

What is meant by "Those who see the fish in the deep are ominous, and those who calculate the hidden are in trouble"?

That is to say, people who are too smart often do not have a good end.

Curiosity will kill the cat!

Cave Master Brother Minglei's expression was stiff, and he heard the hidden threat in Luo Chen's words.

He had to squeeze out a smile. "Brother Qi is overthinking."

Luo Chen waved his hand. "Actually, you don't need to speculate too much. Whether it is for Wind-Thunder Gorge or the Feng family, I am just a passerby, why bother to get to the bottom of it? Besides, since Wind-Thunder Gorge can produce a Nascent Soul powerhouse like you, it is normal to produce another one like me!"

After speaking, he blinked.

Cave Master Brother Minglei understood and said in a deep voice, "That is indeed the case. Brother Qi has been a rogue cultivator in Wind-Thunder Gorge, cultivating bitterly for many years, and only after coming out of seclusion did he have such heaven-reaching means!"

Luo Chen laughed.

With Cave Master Brother Minglei covering for him, his background had a source.

In the future, when traveling in the Southern Border, he could use the identity of the Second Cave Master of Wind-Thunder Gorge.

Even if someone wanted to get to the bottom of it, with an extra layer of cover, very few people would associate it with the identity of "Luo Chen of the Dan Sect" in the Eastern Wasteland.

Of course!

There would definitely be many places that couldn't stand up to scrutiny.

But for Luo Chen, it didn't matter.

Just as he said, he was just a passerby; as long as the matter was done, the rest didn't matter.

At the moment, Luo Chen was more concerned about another thing.

"When will we set off for Mije Mountain?"

Mije Mountain was not the place where Cave Master Brother Minglei participated in the last exchange gathering of Nascent Soul cultivators in the Southern Border.

But it was the location of the next similar gathering.

It is rumored that it is also the base camp of the Fierce Mountain Zombie Alliance!

Cave Master Brother Minglei replied immediately, "Once I finish handling the trivial matters here, we can set off immediately!"

"Very good, Qi is waiting."

Luo Chen did not urge him again; he believed that after showing such powerful strength, the other party would not dare to fool him.

Cave Master Brother Minglei said goodbye and left.

Luo Chen did not see him off, but browsed through a large number of body refining cultivation methods handed in by the cultivators of Wind-Thunder Gorge.

These body refining cultivation methods were not of very high grade.

But they all had an extremely rich Southern Border style.

What is the so-called Southern Border style?

The answer is self-evident: it is using all kinds of insects to assist in body refining.

The Strength Insect that Cave Master Brother Minglei gave him earlier was the most basic and also the most orthodox one.

The ones handed in by the rogue cultivators below were strange and varied.

Some used extreme weight to suppress the flesh and refine powerful endurance, requiring the assistance of the Heavy Earth Insect.

Some opened the Life-Death Mysterious

Gates, stimulating the potential of the human body, erupting with several times the strength at critical moments, requiring the Eight Gates Insect with different attributes to open the eight gates. The eight gates here are not the eight gates in the Qi Men Dun Jia, but the eight vital points on the human body, which are Qi, Blood, Void, Reality, Cold, Heat, Wind, and Dampness. Every time a gate is opened, there are different cultivation methods, and different powers will erupt during battle.

There were also those that cultivated extreme speed, refined Qi energy...

And so on, strange and varied.

Many things were completely contrary to the orthodox body refining path.

However, Luo Chen was very interested in them, because he himself did not walk the orthodox body refining path, but started with a demon-like method and gradually walked onto the path of desolate beast body refining. Therefore, encountering similarly strange Southern Border body refining cultivation methods, he was very interested instead.

"Suppressing the flesh? With the strength of my current flesh, I'm afraid I can't find any powerful insects in the Southern Border that can make me feel pressure."

"Opening the Life-Death Mysterious Gates, interesting, interesting. It actually has some similarities with the Wither-Prosperity Divine Restriction I pondered earlier, and can be used for reference."

"Qi energy, not taking it! I still don't know what that thing is."

"This one that cultivates extreme speed is quite interesting. It attempts to use insects to stimulate the acupuncture points on the soles of the feet, allowing body refiners to obtain ultra-high speed, thereby smoothing out the gap in escape techniques with immortal cultivators. The level is a bit low, but it wins because the corresponding insects have not been cut off and can be easily collected. Moreover, my own foundation is thick enough; even if it is just a slight increase, it is an improvement for me!"

Cave Master Brother Minglei went to handle trivial matters, while Luo Chen was immersed in studying body refining cultivation methods.

Time passed gradually, and unknowingly, Luo Chen had been in Wind-Thunder Gorge for more than a month.

This day.

A figure stopped on the vast plain in front of Wind-Thunder Gorge, like an ancient pine, standing still.

Suddenly!

The black-armored cultivator lifted his leg and took a step.

His whole person moved.

It couldn't be called an eruption, but the speed was extremely fast, leaving streaks of afterimages in the void, making people dazzled.

Luo Chen felt this speed, and was incomparably satisfied.

"A good third-order God-Speed Insect, it actually has an amplification effect on my current flesh."

During these days, after pondering the cultivation method that improves speed, Luo Chen gained something.

After some experiments, he found that his normal movement speed had indeed improved significantly.

It was slower than the eruption of the self-created Fire Escape Technique.

But that Fire Escape Technique also placed a heavy burden on Luo Chen's magic power consumption.

Now that he had cultivated this "God-Speed" method, there was no such heavy burden, and the only consumption was the third-order God-Speed Insect.

This insect was easy to buy; whether in Wind-Thunder Gorge or outside, it was on sale.

He could buy a large amount, and after consuming one, he could just supplement it with another.

"This trip to the Southern Border was not in vain!"

"The four moves of 'Wind, Moon, Thunder, Cloud, Stepping on the Immortal Path', over the years, have been completely completed in three moves, only the Cloud Boots move has no progress. Now that I have obtained this God-Speed method, perhaps I can integrate it into it."

Luo Chen was incomparably excited.

In terms of movement speed, he valued it very much.

In terms of escaping, he had an extreme Fire Escape Technique.

During battle, whether it was the eruption of the Lightning Kick, the density of the Wind Leg, or the unfathomable changes of the Moon Step, there were almost no shortcomings.

Only the Cloud Boots for long-distance travel were slightly lacking.

This God-Speed method could indeed make up for it.

Just as he was pondering, an escape light came from afar, heading straight for Wind-Thunder Gorge.

When passing through the vast plain, it turned and came toward Luo Chen.

Without even needing divine sense scanning, Luo Chen recognized the visitor just by his eyesight; it was Cave Master Brother Minglei.

"Are you done with your business?"

Cave Master Brother Minglei's expression was a bit unnatural, but he nodded.

"It's all handled, and in a few days, I can accompany you to Mije Mountain without any worries."

Speaking of this, he took the initiative to change the subject and looked at Luo Chen curiously.

"Brother Qi, are you practicing movement techniques?"

Luo Chen smiled. "Exactly! You also know that for us body refiners and Nascent Soul powerhouses, the biggest gap is in escape techniques. Although for high-order body refiners, the eruption speed can smooth out the gap, it is only an eruption, and there is some lack in endurance."

Cave Master Brother Minglei nodded, looking at Luo Chen and praising, "Brother Qi didn't expose this shortcoming during the battle earlier, so now you have gained something again?"

"Yes!" Luo Chen did not avoid it and admitted frankly, and then suddenly came up with a suggestion: "Earlier, when I saw you dealing with Feng Feng Buyan, that movement technique was also majestic and upright. Why don't we compare it?"

Cave Master Brother Minglei was stunned and wanted to refuse.

But under Luo Chen's eager gaze, he finally agreed.

"Let's just have a simple competition on the way back to Wind-Thunder Gorge!"

Then, the two stood still.

Leaves fell, and in the tacit understanding, the two already had actions.

Luo Chen took a step, lightning flashed beside him, and when he reappeared, Cave Master Brother Minglei had already arrived in front.

He laughed, urged the God-Speed Insect attached to his body, cooperated with his own escape speed, and hurriedly caught up.

The ultra-fast speed, even if Cave Master Brother Minglei's figure flashed and flashed, Luo Chen caught up from behind instead.

Luo Chen even had the leisure to observe the other party's movement technique.

That should be

the "Lightning Flash Method" that Cheng Bai mentioned; it was indeed a brilliant escape technique.

However, it could be seen that the other party should have just started, and it was far from being a great success.

Therefore, even Luo Chen's normal speed was enough to crush the other party.

And...

A moment later, Luo Chen stopped at the entrance of Wind-Thunder Gorge, turning to wait for Cave Master Brother Minglei's arrival.

In two breaths, Cave Master Brother Minglei stopped his figure.

He smiled helplessly. "In the end, I am still not as good as Brother Qi!"

Luo Chen waved his hand and asked curiously, "Cave Master, I found that your 'Lightning Flash Method' has a big flaw!"

Cave Master Brother Minglei's expression stiffened, and then he said solemnly, "Please give me some pointers!"

Luo Chen said bluntly, "This movement technique of yours, although I haven't practiced it, I suppose it emphasizes the conversion of motion and stillness during battle. Moving like lightning, silent and soundless, and only when appearing does the thunder sound echo in the original place, making it impossible for people to guard against. But whether you are starting or reappearing, you are too fierce, and the movement is too big. If the enemy gets used to this movement technique of yours, they can capture it with divine sense, easily grasp your magic power conversion interval, and restrict you."

Hearing these words, Cave Master Brother Minglei's mouth opened slightly, showing a look of disbelief.

He never expected that Luo Chen would see the flaw in it just by a simple race with him.

The essence of the "Lightning Flash Method" is exactly this.

It imitates the appearance of lightning and thunder in the natural world.

Light and shadow flash, silent and soundless.

By the time the enemy hears the thunder caused by magic power stimulation, he has already appeared at the enemy's flaw and defeated them in one blow.

But now, whether it is starting or appearing, there is a huge movement.

With the sharpness of a cultivator's divine sense, once they are slightly familiar with it, it is easy to see the flaw and escape his attack range.

If Luo Chen just said it like this, he would just treat it as armchair strategy.

But just yesterday, this flaw had already been grasped by someone!

Cave Master Brother Minglei said astringently, "Brother Qi has high insight; that Demon Buddha Juening also escaped the encirclement precisely because of this flaw of mine."

Ning Ning Yuzhuo had not been in the Southern Border for long, but he had already made a name for himself.

It was Demon Buddha Juening.

Luo Chen was startled. "You and Ning Ning Yuzhuo fought?"

"Not me, it was us!" Cave Master Brother Minglei sighed. "Do you still remember the condition Feng Feng Buyan asked me to strike earlier?"

Luo Chen nodded.

"Just yesterday, that condition was fulfilled. I was invited by him to join forces to besiege Demon Buddha Juening. The other party was first poisoned by Feng Feng Buyan's insect, but even so, under our encirclement, he still broke out from my side and fled. What he relied on was grasping the flaw in my movement technique."

Luo Chen was amazed.

He didn't expect Ning Ning Yuzhuo to have such insight, actually discovering the flaw in Cave Master Brother Minglei's movement technique as quickly as he did.

And what he didn't expect even more was that Feng Feng Buyan, who had fought side by side earlier, would actually turn against him and invite people to deal with Ning Ning Yuzhuo.

This Southern Border cultivator is indeed as rumored, with a temperament that is unpredictable and difficult to believe!

He asked about the inside story, and Cave Master Brother Minglei told the truth.

Feng Feng Buyan had previously invited Ning Ning Yuzhuo and Goat-Beard Daoist to attack Wind-Thunder Gorge, promising rich rewards.

Wind-Thunder Gorge was not captured, Goat-Beard Daoist retreated in disappointment and didn't have the face to ask for rewards.

But Ning Ning Yuzhuo wouldn't let it go.

And because the other party's cultivation went wrong, in the Songtao Mountain Range, it affected many Feng family clansmen.

It was precisely because of this that Feng Feng Buyan couldn't endure it, and that was how the matter of dealing with Ning Ning Yuzhuo came about.

Reasonable and logical!

But it doesn't make sense logically!

Luo Chen remembered that when Feng Feng Buyan talked to Cave Master Brother Minglei about the ownership of Wind-Thunder Gorge, he put forward the condition of asking the other party to strike.

At that time, he and Ning Ning Yuzhuo hadn't fallen out yet.

So, it was clearly Feng Feng Buyan who had the intention to deal with Ning Ning Yuzhuo first, and then arranged these groundless charges later.

"Interesting!"

Luo Chen smiled, but only smiled.

He didn't care about these dogs biting dogs.

Now that the matter was handled, it was time to set off for Mije Mountain.

As the base camp of the largest force in the Southern Border besides the Life-Death Gate, information there must be the most circulated, and he might be able to find clues to the Demon Heart Insect Emperor there.

After agreeing to set off in three days, when Cave Master Brother Minglei's magic power had recovered slightly, Luo Chen was about to return to the cave dwelling.

Behind him, Cave Master Brother Minglei hesitated, but still couldn't help asking:

"Brother Qi, do you have any way to make up for the flaw in my 'Lightning Flash Method'?"

Luo Chen stopped and turned around.

"I don't have the original copy of the 'Lightning Flash Method', how can I help you make up for it? If you show me the 'Lightning Flash Method', perhaps I can find a solution. Of course, it's just perhaps, Qi does not guarantee it."

Cave Master Brother Minglei hesitated again.

Seeing him like this, Luo Chen shook his head and returned to the cave dwelling by himself.

On the mountain path, Cave Master Brother Minglei finally clenched his fists unwillingly.

Under the pressure of a great enemy, in order to save time, he chose to use the sacrificial method, sacrificing his subordinate Cheng Bai to forcibly catalyze the Formless Insect larva.

With this, he succeeded in the "Lightning Flash Method".

But he never expected that the hastily completed spell would have such an obvious drawback.

But to let him give the "Lightning Flash Method" that he had spent a lot of money to buy to Luo Chen for reading, he couldn't do it.

It was not just about interests, but also about the relationship between the two, which hadn't reached that level yet.

If the other party really grasped his flaw, then his life would be in the hands of others.

Compared to Luo Chen, he was more willing to believe in himself.

"I'll refine it slowly, perhaps I can find a solution myself!"

With these thoughts, Cave Master Brother Minglei returned to his cave dwelling to meditate and restore his magic power.

Three days later.

Two escape lights left Wind-Thunder Gorge, hovered in the air for a moment, and headed south.

At the same time.

A large number of cultivators set off from all over the Southern Border, flocking to Mije Mountain.

The Southern Border, which had been surging with undercurrents for hundreds of years, began to see wind and clouds rising. ===== CHAPTER 889 =====

In the Southern Border, where undercurrents have been surging for hundreds of years, the winds and clouds are gradually rising.