Chapter 890: Zhaoying Enters the Spirit, Heaven and Earth Have Differences

The forces of the immortal cultivation world in the Mountain and Sea Five Continents have their own characteristics.

The Eastern Wasteland has many sects, the Western Desert has temples everywhere, the North Sea is dominated by major islands, and although the Central Plains is nominally under the Ancestor Tianyuan Dao Sect, it is basically divided into large and small immortal cultivation families.

And these many forces in the Southern Border are mostly dominated by sects.

For example, True Person Tianshan, whom Luo Chen knew before, came from the Tianshan Sect.

The current Zhaoying Sect is also like this.

According to Luo Chen's contact with the Southern Border immortal cultivation world for a short time, he vaguely understood the reason.

The focus is still on the word "insect"!

Insects are quite mysterious, and for unfamiliar insects, ordinary people dare not use them as cultivation aids.

Only with trust from the bottom of their hearts do they dare to take insects into their bodies.

Therefore, large and small forces in the Southern Border, based on various strange insects, developed doctrines, guided disciples, and gradually formed various sects.

The Zhaoying Sect is also like this.

A palace, with two large red lanterns hanging in front of the door, and the shadows of trees outside.

And in the hall, Luo Chen was playing with the "Shadow Insect" he had just asked for from the Lantern-Holding Master out of curiosity.

"So that's it!"

"Through the five senses of the insect, record the general situation of the scene, and then the cultivator extracts its memory, which can achieve the degree of painting shadows and leaving sounds."

"It's quite exquisite."

Luo Chen showed a look of admiration, but it was only admiration.

Exquisite, but not magnificent.

For cultivators, it's just to pass the time when bored.

Just as he was about to put away the Shadow Insect, he suddenly thought of something.

The Lantern-Holding Master only gave him the most basic first-order Shadow Insect; if it were some higher-order Shadow Insects, would there be other wonders?

If what was recorded was not just light, shadow, sound, and color, but other more special things?

"If I have time, I can inquire about it."

Luo Chen put away the Shadow Insect, intending to go to rest.

He had no friendship with that Lantern-Holding Master, and after a short banquet, they separated.

Now, I suppose Cave Master Brother Minglei is chatting happily with the other party!

"A friend who stood by and watched during such a disaster, if it were me, I guess I wouldn't be able to talk for two sentences, it's hard for Brother Minglei."

Luo Chen laughed and went to the cultivation room by himself.

Sitting on the futon, he set up his posture, and the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture" began to operate immediately.

Since re-cultivating this natal cultivation method, Luo Chen's cultivation speed can be described as thousands of miles a day.

From the fifth layer of Nascent Soul to the sixth layer, although there is the convenience of understanding the origin of fire, it is inseparable from the help of this first-class fire-type cultivation method in the world.

Especially since he is still

a Fire Spirit Body, the efficiency of swallowing and absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is far beyond ordinary people.

At this moment, a large amount of spiritual energy gathered in the cave dwelling.

Without Luo Chen needing to work hard, he could easily refine and absorb it.

In the Purple Mansion, the Nascent Soul little person had developed much more than the initial infant state.

Looking at the facial contours, there was already a youthful appearance.

It is rumored that a cultivator's primordial spirit is almost exactly the same as the person's own demeanor, temperament, and even appearance.

If one's own Nascent Soul can reach that level, it can be said to be no different from Soul Transformation!

At this moment, Luo Chen's Nascent Soul little person, in constant cultivation, showed a comfortable expression, and even had an impulse to leave the Purple Mansion and roam the vast world.

Lively...

When the Nascent Soul little person touched the thick Purple Mansion wall, Luo Chen woke up suddenly.

"Strange!"

"Why is my Nascent Soul so lively?"

The so-called Nascent Soul is the fusion of essence, Qi, and spirit.

When Nascent Soul cultivators are cultivating, most of their soul is integrated into it, with the cultivator's own will as the main body.

Under normal circumstances, cultivating step by step, it is impossible to be so lively.

Otherwise, long-term cultivation, no matter how deep the cultivator's soul foundation is, will feel tired.

And now, without Luo Chen's deliberate guidance, the Nascent Soul is so lively, which is too abnormal.

If it weren't for his Purple Mansion wall being thick enough, I'm afraid the Nascent Soul would want to break away and embrace this world.

"How could this be?"

Just when Luo Chen wanted to think deeply, some movement came from outside the palace.

He frowned and walked out of the cultivation room.

"Come in!"

Cave Master Brother Minglei, who had been waiting under the lamp for a while, walked in with a slight smell of wine.

"Disturbing Brother Qi's cultivation, sorry."

Luo Chen waved his hand. "No matter, how did you and that Lantern-Holding Master chat?"

Cave Master Brother Minglei smiled self-deprecatingly. "There is no good or bad, it's just being hypocritical."

Speaking of this, he sighed, feeling emotional.

"I consider myself a rogue cultivator who has worked hard to cultivate to the Nascent Soul realm, and anyone should look at me with high regard. But only after reaching this realm did I find that it is not that simple."

"People of the same realm still look down on me, with shallow origins and insufficient foundation, everyone wants to pinch me."

"Feng Feng Buyan is like this, so he chose to force me. The Lantern-Holding Master is also like this, so he stood by and watched, not worth offending the Feng family for me."

"Think about it carefully, at that time, I was lucky enough to participate in that Nascent Soul gathering. Some resources I wanted to buy, others wouldn't sell to me, is it also because of this?"

Luo Chen frowned, in the middle of the night, looking for him just to say these things?

He said bluntly: "How can other people's eyes be so important? In this cultivation world, it is nothing more than the law of the jungle, strength is respected. If you show enough powerful strength, who would dare to ignore you?"

Cave Master Brother Minglei said with a bitter smile: "Strength improvement is not as simple as drinking water and eating. Once I leave Wind-Thunder Gorge, I am just a very ordinary early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator."

This is a fact.

Because Wind-Thunder Gorge accumulates a large amount of thunder and lightning all year round, it has excellent time and place for cultivators who practice this path during battle.

But once he leaves, Cave Master Brother Minglei's strength will be greatly reduced.

Luo Chen thought about it and suggested: "Strength cannot be improved quickly, but reputation can. If you can form a force, over time, you will also be a master of one side, and others will not ignore you."

This is the path Luo Chen once walked.

Although it is a bit troublesome, it is indeed effective.

Cave Master Brother Minglei agreed very much. "This trip, I actually have this plan. But forming a force requires a lot of things. For example, inheritance cultivation methods, core insects, and even methods of making spirit stones, etc."

"The cultivation methods are okay, I have my own set. The core insects are more troublesome, especially some insects that assist disciples in cultivation, most of which are the secret secrets of various families. Just now, I endured the nausea and communicated with the Lantern-Holding Master, also thinking about being able to buy some low-order Illumination Insects from his Zhaoying Sect. As for going to Mije Mountain, it is because the Life-Death Gate is now closed, and it is rumored that the Fierce Mountain Zombie Alliance also masters the method of making spirit stones, so I

Cave Master Brother Minglei agreed quite readily, "Actually, I had this intention for this trip as well. But establishing a faction requires many things. For instance, inheritance techniques, core Gu insects, and even the methods for crafting spirit stones, among others."

"As for techniques, that is fine; I have my own set. Core Gu insects are more troublesome, especially those that assist disciples in their cultivation, as most are the closely guarded secrets of various families."

"The reason I endured the disgust to communicate with the Lamp-Bearer just now was also because I hoped to purchase some low-grade God-Illuminating Gu from his Shadow-Reflecting Sect. As for going to Mijie Mountain, it is because the Gate of Life and Death is currently sealed, and it is rumored that the Fierce Peak Zombie Alliance also possesses the method for crafting spirit stones; I intend to obtain it from them."

Listening to this rambling, Luo Chen felt a sense of familiarity.

It was as if when he established the Zhu Luotian Sect back then, it was just like this.

When encountering suitable techniques, collect them.

When encountering suitable resources, even if he were in the distant North Sea, he would still bring them back.

It was precisely through such bit-by-bit scrimping and saving that he amassed the massive foundation of the Zhu Luotian Sect.

He no longer felt as impatient as before, listening patiently as the other party continued to ramble, occasionally chiming in.

"God-Illuminating Gu, what kind of Gu insect is that?"

"This is one of the core Gu insects of the Shadow-Reflecting Sect. After being refined into the body, it can perfectly replicate the internal conditions of a cultivator during their practice. Once the cultivator finishes a session, they can review the various details of their previous practice through the God-Illuminating Gu, thereby identifying gaps and making improvements. With the assistance of this Gu, low-grade cultivators can build a very solid foundation. Even for high-grade cultivators like us, if we can have a high-grade God-Illuminating Gu to assist us, we can also avoid quite a bit of trouble."

"Will the Shadow-Reflecting Sect sell them?"

"They certainly won't sell the high-grade ones, but as far as I know, the Lamp-Bearer has privately sold quite a few low-grade ones to some major factions, specifically to maintain interpersonal connections."

"Then, have you succeeded?"

"The Lamp-Bearer hasn't given his consent yet, but because he didn't help me earlier, he feels guilty. I estimate that if I pester him for another day or two, he will sell some low-grade ones to me!"

"Then I wish the Cave Master success! If you can gather rogue cultivators in the Wind-Thunder Gorge to establish a faction in the future, that would also be a wonderful thing."

"I accept Brother Qi's auspicious words!" Cave Master Brother Minglei smiled, and his gloomy mood improved quite a bit.

For rogue cultivators like them who have drifted for too long, being able to establish a faction and become a master is indeed a wonderful thing.

If one could pass down their own inheritance, and thousands of years later people would still praise the name of the founder, that would be even better.

Luo Chen smiled and said, "In my opinion, the rogue cultivators of Wind-Thunder Gorge will not refuse you. When the time comes, you can take in a few personal disciples... that Cheng Bai is quite good!"

Mentioning Cheng Bai, Cave Master Brother Minglei's expression turned unnatural for a moment.

He took the initiative to change the subject, looking around with an expression of surprise.

"It seems the Lamp-Bearer did not mistreat us after all, arranging such a nice residence for you as well!"

It was indeed a nice residence!

The spiritual energy in this palace was quite dense, reaching the fourth-grade level.

In terms of guest specifications, it was considered very high.

"This is thanks to you..."

Luo Chen nodded with a smile, but as he spoke, his voice trailed off, and ripples stirred in his heart.

Cave Master Brother Minglei waved his hand, "What credit do I have? It was all because of the impressive aura you displayed earlier that made him hold us in high regard. Anyway, the night is deep, so Brother Qi should rest early! We may have to stay here for another two or three days; I hope Brother Qi can bear with it."

Luo Chen had no intention of keeping him, letting the other party leave.

The moment the palace gates closed, Luo Chen wiped his fingers across his eyes.

Open!

Golden pupils flickered, bloodshot veins covering the whites of his eyes.

Red eyes with golden pupils reappeared on Luo Chen's face.

He stared fixedly at the palace, especially at the trajectory of the spiritual energy flowing in the cultivation room.

Gradually, Luo Chen found the clues.

"This is just the most ordinary fourth-grade spiritual vein; why is the spiritual energy so dense?"

"There is even some pure heaven and earth spiritual energy drifting about in the surroundings."

"Could it be that my Nascent Soul was so lively earlier because of this external environment?"

Thinking of this, Luo Chen's expression instantly turned gloomy.

A Nascent Soul that is too lively is not a good thing.

At this time, the Nascent Soul was still far from reaching the powerful level of a Primordial Spirit.

It is like the difference between an infant and an adult.

Being too active will instead harm the soul!

Moreover, if it truly leaves the Purple Mansion and wanders between heaven and earth, over time it will become lost, and the consequence will be those four words—assimilation by heaven and earth!

These four words sound light and carry no weight.

But after witnessing the scene of True Person Ancestor Shenyuan's fall with his own eyes, Luo Chen could not avoid it fast enough.

In that state of losing self-awareness, no matter how deep the magic power or how strong the physical body, it is all insignificant.

A gust of wind, a rain shower, and it all returns to nature.

Luo Chen absolutely did not want to reach that step.

"Is the Lamp-Bearer harming me?"

"Or does he not know either?"

In uncertainty, Luo Chen returned to the cultivation room once more.

First adjusting his state of mind, Luo Chen began his actions.

With a flick of his sleeve, several formation flags landed in the corners of the cultivation room.

Within his sea of consciousness, the three major split souls emerged, turning into three streaks of ghostly light circling his side.

With a wave of his hand, a mottled stone mirror appeared.

It was precisely the Dust-Fate Immortal Mirror that Luo Chen had painstakingly refined!

Come to think of it, after this treasure was refined, Luo Chen himself had not used it much, mostly using it on Cang Long.

But he had long been familiar with the wonderful uses of this mirror.

Without needing instructions, the three split souls, connected by heart, immediately took action.

Each emitted ghostly light, injecting it into the treasure mirror, holding it in check, and suspending it above his head.

Only at this moment could Luo Chen consider himself fully prepared.

He took a deep breath and once again circulated the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture."

As he breathed and his spiritual sense flowed, a large amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy surged into his body.

It flowed through his meridians and acupoints, gradually refining into magic power.

Finally, it entered the Purple Mansion and merged into the Nascent Soul figure.

Time passed bit by bit.

One day, two days, three days...

Cave Master Brother Minglei spent more time in the Shadow-Reflecting Sect than he had previously anticipated.

And Luo Chen's refusal to step out was not within reason, yet it was within the expectations of some people.

Under the night curtain, lanterns cast shadows, and figures flickered.

One figure after another gradually gathered outside the palace where Luo Chen resided.

Regarding this, Luo Chen ignored them all.

He focused only on his own world, and the speed of his magic power growth was beyond imagination!

Even if it could not compare to the efficiency of practicing in that fourth-grade top-tier cave dwelling at Mount Cangwu Mountain, it was far beyond ordinary spiritual veins.

But those eyes were quite confused and chaotic.

The magic power fluctuations on his body were even uncontrollably drifting outward.

If it weren't for the

formation flags prepared earlier to cover it, I fear that once these abyss-like magic power fluctuations spread out, the entire Shadow-Reflecting Sect would be alarmed.

Yet even so, a suppressed, formidable aura brought immense pressure to people under the night sky.

It was as if an ancient giant beast was crouching inside the palace!

Suddenly!

The mottled stone mirror suspended above his head scattered a large expanse of light.

"Wake up!"

"Wake up!"

"Wake up now!"

The three split souls shouted in unison, their soul sounds echoing, stirring the Nascent Soul.

Suddenly, the confusion in Luo Chen's eyes vanished, and he woke up from the chaos.

He subconsciously pressed his lower abdomen, a lingering sense of fear on his face.

"Something is wrong!"

"There is something strange about the heaven and earth here!"

"The concentration of heaven and earth spiritual energy is too high, almost like an ocean of spiritual energy."

"Being in it, although the cultivation efficiency is extremely high, one can easily sink into it without noticing, and then gradually be assimilated by heaven and earth."

"How could this be?"