Chapter 891

Muttering, Luo Chen's magic power fluctuations gradually converged and became calm.

His entire restless mood also slowly calmed down.

Only until this moment did he have the mood to reflect on the previous special situation.

In this deep-level practice with preparation, he finally found the answer to why the Nascent Soul was so lively.

This cultivation room, this spiritual vein, and even this piece of heaven and earth nearby, the concentration of heaven and earth spiritual energy was all a bit too high.

It is usually fine and would not have any impact on cultivators.

But once they enter a state of cultivation as still as an ancient well, cultivators will sink into it without realizing it.

Cultivation is originally a difficult and arduous task, consuming spirit and energy, which is why many cultivators cannot persist on the path of the Dao and fall into the red dust.

But if the external spiritual energy can be easily refined into the body without much effort, who wouldn't want to easily improve their realm?

However, there is never a free lunch in the world.

Beneath this ease is the relaxation of the mind, the unconscious sinking, and the assimilation of man by heaven and earth!

It was only because the thickness of Luo Chen's Purple Mansion barrier far exceeded that of ordinary Nascent Soul True Persons that he could avoid leaving the protection of his physical body so easily during deep-level cultivation.

Especially since he also had the help of the Dust-Fate Immortal Mirror!

If it were anyone else, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"So, will they also encounter similar situations?"

While talking to himself, Luo Chen suddenly remembered the scene of his battle with Daoist Yang, Feng Feng Buyan, and others.

Their strength did not match their respective realms.

Luo Chen had previously thought it was because the level of local cultivators in the Southern Border was poor.

Now it seems, could it be related to the changes in heaven and earth here?

Just as Luo Chen was thinking this, his outward spiritual sense finally noticed the situation outside the palace.

"Heh."

With a cold laugh, the corners of Luo Chen's mouth slowly curled up.

In the hinterland of the Shadow-Reflecting Sect.

There was a lantern as large as a hundred feet, emitting an eerie red light.

Inside it, a figure was constantly charging and fleeing like lightning and thunder.

The speed was extremely fast, and the commotion was quite large.

A voice of praise came from the thick night.

"How long have you had that 'Lightning Flash Technique'? You actually managed to master it; that is good comprehension!"

"No, you must have used the method of refining human Gu to catalyze the larvae of the Formless Gu to succeed, right!"

"I wonder which unlucky fellow suffered your poisonous hands."

Cave Master Brother Minglei did not reply, only blindly looking for an opportunity to break through.

However, no matter how he charged left and right, the red light emitted by the lantern followed him like a shadow,

firmly shrouding him.

The huge lantern began to slowly shrink, compressing the space for the figure inside to maneuver.

A breath of death emerged in Cave Master Brother Minglei's heart.

He roared angrily: "Lamp-Bearer, why are you plotting against me?"

Under the night sky, the red light illuminated the Lamp-Bearer's face brightly, his narrowed eyes revealing a bit of sinister ruthlessness.

"Plotting against you?"

"It's just you throwing yourself into the net!"

"Did you really think that introducing you last time was out of my good intentions? It was merely to make you relax your vigilance so it would be convenient for me to act."

"If it weren't for the fact that I had a mishap in my cultivation halfway through last time, would you have had the chance to return to the Wind-Thunder Gorge alive!"

Muttering, he stretched out his tongue, which resembled a snake's, and licked his lips.

"I think your skin is very suitable to be made into a thunder lantern!"

Cave Master Brother Minglei was both shocked and angry, "You and I have no past grudges or recent grievances; are you going to deal with me just to refine a magic treasure?"

The Lamp-Bearer sighed with emotion: "Although you and I have no grudges, I have other plans! In that barren Wind-Thunder Gorge, you probably can't feel the changes in heaven and earth. In recent years, too many fellow Daoists have inexplicably suffered qi deviation during their cultivation, yet they can't find the reason. I heard that the Fierce Peak Zombie Alliance has a solution, and I want to join them, but they don't accept the weak at all. If I can have one more lantern, my strength will greatly increase, and I suppose the Fierce Peak Zombie Alliance won't turn me away."

Speaking of this, he smiled.

"I didn't go to help you last time, so I suppose you already have resentment. Since we can't be friends, it's better to make use of the waste."

Cave Master Brother Minglei was furious!

He is not waste!

Seeing that he could not escape the blockade of this red lantern, Cave Master Brother Minglei immediately gave up the idea of using the Lightning Flash Technique to escape and stood firmly on the earth.

Watching the red light rolling in from all directions, he took a deep breath, pinched several hand seals, and his lower abdomen swelled rapidly.

Suddenly!

He exhaled and shouted, slapping his palms out.

Thunder light blazed!

Endless thunder light erupted from his body.

Those evil red lights, under the pressure of this thunder force, retreated one after another.

Taking this opportunity, Cave Master Brother Minglei flashed out, breaking free from the suppression of the red lantern.

However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief.

A green lantern, emitting a dim, shimmering light, illuminated his pale face.

The Lamp-Bearer, carrying a green lantern, stepped forward with a look of pity on his face.

"Why struggle?"

"You are just a rogue cultivator who attained the Dao; your future is destined to be hopeless. It is better to become a soul under my lantern and fulfill me."

At this time, it was precisely when Cave Master Brother Minglei's magic power was empty.

He gasped for breath and smiled miserably: "I have practiced hard for hundreds of years to reach this realm; how can I let you benefit?"

The Lamp-Bearer raised his eyebrows, "Fight? You can't beat me. Escape? This is the mountain gate of my Shadow-Reflecting Sect; where can you escape to? Don't even think about dying together; with this Green Soul Lantern specifically designed to suppress magic power, even if you risk self-destructing your Nascent Soul, you won't be able to hurt me at all."

Speaking of this, he shook his head in disdain.

A rogue cultivator with no background, even if they become a Nascent Soul of the same realm, is ultimately waste!

Seeing that Cave Master Brother Minglei did not speak, but was silently accumulating magic power, he seemed to remember something and couldn't help but smile: "Still not surrendering? Are you waiting for that Second Cave Master of yours from Wind-Thunder Gorge?"

A look of panic flashed in Cave Master Brother Minglei's eyes, "What did you do to him?"

The Lamp-Bearer laughed loudly: "I didn't do anything to him. After all, his aura is so terrifying that I guess the crisis in Wind-Thunder Gorge was solved by him for you. With such a strong person, what could I possibly do?"

Immediately, the conversation changed!

"But I gave him the best cultivation cave in the Shadow-Reflecting Sect and secretly drew a large amount of spiritual energy from the spiritual vein over there. I imagine he is already intoxicated in his cultivation and cannot extricate himself."

"Even if he doesn't suffer qi deviation, my junior brother has led three hundred disciples to set up a great formation and is waiting in full battle array."

"He can't even protect himself!"

Hearing this, Cave Master Brother Minglei's face turned even paler.

No wonder he felt that the spiritual energy in Qitian's palace would be very dense; it turned out that the Lamp-Bearer had done it on purpose.

Although he didn't know why Qitian would be intoxicated in his cultivation, the Lamp-Bearer's junior brother, True Person Youying, was also a long-famous powerhouse.

With the other party leading people to set an ambush in advance, Qitian was in even more danger than he was.

Just at this moment!

"Roar!"

Under the night sky, a low roar, like a fierce beast waking up, emitted a deafening sound.

The massive sound wave swept across all directions.

The Lamp-Bearer and Cave Master Brother Minglei both cast their gazes over.

They saw a huge stone rod rising into the sky, like a heavenly pillar, smashing down with a boom.

Boom!

Figures flew up.

But under this rod, they all turned into mists of blood.

One of the ghostly shadows, with extremely fast speed, split into thousands, fleeing in different directions.

He was even shouting, "Senior Brother, save me!"

However, the stone rod ignored the thousands of shadow clones and just poked straight in one direction.

Pfft!

It was as if a bubble had been popped.

True Person Youying, who could also be considered a figure, had his physical body poked to pieces, and his Nascent Soul, which he had painstakingly cultivated for many years, was also poked to pieces.

The massive magic power, at this moment,

turned into a spiritual energy storm, affecting the mountains and palaces of the Shadow-Reflecting Sect.

The Lamp-Bearer stared blankly at this scene, seemingly completely unable to react.

Cave Master Brother Minglei swallowed his saliva; Qitian's strength once again exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, is that rod his magic treasure?

In the storm, a figure carrying the Huntian Rod, ignoring the impact of the spiritual energy, walked out.

It was precisely Luo Chen!

He swept his cold eyes and landed on the Lamp-Bearer.

"You all are a bit impolite!"

"Damn it!"

The Lamp-Bearer roared angrily, completely ignoring Cave Master Brother Minglei. With a wave of his hand, the large red lantern from before appeared again, covering Luo Chen.

Not only that, but he also threw out the green lantern in his hand.

Furthermore, a lantern glowing with shimmering purple rose from behind him, like a vortex, attracting everyone's attention.

In an instant, the space seemed to become sluggish, and the circulation of magic power became extremely difficult.

Even Cave Master Brother Minglei, who was on the side, felt dizzy and his soul shaken.

However, Luo Chen ignored all of this.

He just held the Huntian Rod, stepped through the air, and struck with one rod.

The red lantern shattered, the green lantern went out, and even the purple lantern stumbled and dimmed.

No matter how many wonderful methods or supernatural powers you have, before this absolute brute force, they are all like paper lanterns.

"How is this possible!"

The Lamp-Bearer was terrified, completely unable to imagine such a result.

In an instant, all his courage vanished, and he dared not even raise the slightest desire to fight Luo Chen.

Without hesitation, he turned and fled.

Luo Chen sneered, stuck the Huntian Rod straight into the ground, and reached up with both hands to take off the Pingshan Crown on his head.

Two life-taking golden feathers were plucked off and shot abruptly toward the Lamp-Bearer.

Swish!

Swish!

The golden feathers were sharp, breaking through the air without a sound.

The only two sounds originated from touching a solid body.

One was the Lamp-Bearer's physical body, which was forcibly pinned to a mountain cliff.

The other was the dim purple lantern.

And the latter, after a flicker, disappeared into the night sky, covering a Nascent Soul figure.

From Luo Chen's appearance to his attack, and then to the end of the battle.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

Until now, Cave Master Brother Minglei was still dazed, seemingly completely unable to react.

Luo Chen reached out and beckoned, and the two life-taking golden feathers flew back, bringing the Lamp-Bearer's corpse with them.

The golden feathers shook off the blood and were embedded again on the top of his

Pingshan Crown.

As the feathers swayed, Luo Chen looked down at the corpse on the ground.

"The Lamp-Bearer's Nascent Soul escaped."

Unless it was like the sudden attack to kill True Person Youying earlier, even a Great Cultivator would find it difficult to truly kill a Nascent Soul True Person in an open area.

The speed of that Nascent Soul's teleportation, without Luo Chen using his full strength, was also difficult to catch up with.

Of course, this was because his natal magic treasure, the Hunyuan Cauldron, was locked by him; otherwise, with this treasure that could seal a space, the Lamp-Bearer wouldn't have been able to run even if he wanted to.

Cave Master Brother Minglei approached with a dry mouth and echoed: "It is a bit of a pity; if you don't kill the tiger, it will surely become a future trouble."

"Tiger?"

Luo Chen smiled contemptuously; for Brother Minglei, the Lamp-Bearer was a fierce tiger.

But in his eyes, he wasn't even a match for one blow!

Moreover!

"Let him go; under this heaven and earth, it will be difficult for him to find a place to stay."

Luo Chen looked at the night sky lit up by the flames of war and muttered in a low voice.

Cave Master Brother Minglei did not understand the meaning.

However, Luo Chen did not want to explain anything, his expression turning somewhat cold.

He shook his arm.

A streak of black light flowed out and then escaped into the ground.

Since this local sect was so impolite, he naturally had to collect some price.

"What was that?" Cave Master Brother Minglei glanced at the black light escaping into the ground and asked curiously.

Luo Chen did not answer, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked back.

"What is the method of refining human Gu?"

Cave Master Brother Minglei froze instantly.

The way of Gu is widely used in the Southern Border.

It is not just as simple as assisting in cultivation and fighting.

Centered on the word "Gu," many related industries, schools, and skills have been differentiated.

Among them, Gu refiners are a type with a very noble status.

It is almost on par with the identity of the alchemist that Luo Chen once held most proudly.

The specific birthplace of Gu insects in the Southern Border cannot be verified, but most of them now come from the South Sea.

The South Sea is dangerous and mysteriously unfathomable.

There are many powerful Gu insects inside, but also many weak young Gu.

Young Gu are weak, and if one wants to cultivate them bit by bit to the point where cultivators can use them, this requires the participation of Gu refiners.

According to their habits, feed them various heaven and earth treasures to accelerate their growth.

There is even a method of combined refining, using several Gu insects to refine a new, powerful Gu insect.

And these are still considered relatively orthodox Southern Border Gu refining methods.

But among them, there is one that is not considered orthodox, and even if spoken of, would be despised by others—

the Gu refining method.

That is "refining human Gu," using people full of spirituality to feed young Gu and catalyze their maturity in advance.

This refining method excels in saving time and has extremely high efficiency. The disadvantage is that the Gu insects refined this way often have great hidden dangers.

Generally speaking, the method of "refining human Gu" is only used by side-door paths or demonic evil cultivators.

And now, there is such a side-door, demonic evil cultivator beside Luo Chen!

"That Cheng Bai must have disappeared like that!"

Sighing, Luo Chen felt a sense of regret.

Although Cheng Bai's realm was not high, he was a person with good insight and a lively mind.

Not to mention taking him as a disciple, even as a subordinate, he would have been quite handy.

It's a pity that he was quietly refined by Cave Master Brother Minglei.

He could understand Cave Master Brother Minglei's desperate move under the immense pressure from the outside world at that time.

But he felt even more sorrow for the fate of small characters who could not control themselves.

Once upon a time, didn't True Person Ancestor Shenyuan want to take his physical body to reverse-refine the Nascent Embryo Dao Body?

He succeeded in resisting.

But Cheng Bai failed.

Now, with empathy, how could Luo Chen not sigh at Cheng Bai's ending?

"Last night, the Lamp-Bearer tried to refine Brother Minglei into a thunder lantern; did he ever recall for a moment what he had done to Cheng Bai?"

This thought flashed by, and Luo Chen's attention was quickly placed on the outside.

Whoosh!

A streak of black light rushed in.

Accompanying it was the Black King's depressed voice.

"A poor sect, can't squeeze out a drop of oil!"

While speaking, the Black King presented a storage bag.

Luo Chen heard those words and had already given up hope, but after taking the storage bag and scanning it with his spiritual sense, he couldn't help but be stunned.

He looked at the Black King and said in a somewhat complex tone:

"Is your talent ultimately pointed at fighting or at treasure hunting?"

The Black King was stunned, "I just swept through everything; could there be a treasure I overlooked?"

Luo Chen did not speak, just took out a jade box from the storage bag.

On the box, ancient characters were carved.

【God-Illuminating】