Chapter 424

"By the way!" Ning Ning Shimei Si waved her hand to release a group of divine generals, who circled around the cluster of immortal light in the Cultivation Building and began to refine it. She herself summoned a star, transformed a light screen, projected the shops in the Luo Tian Immortal Market, and while browsing, asked Qian Chen curiously.

"Yan Yan Shixiong, you have been saying that Luo Tian has been polluted! What exactly is it that can pollute such a powerful immortal artifact?"

Qian Chen smiled bitterly: "What else could it be? The Yu Yu Jiuyou!"

"If the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact were still complete, it wouldn't fear the Yu Yu Jiuyou demonic path, but this Luo Tian Immortal Artifact was severely damaged in the catastrophe of the Immortal Qin's destruction and fell into the Jin Ling Grotto-Heaven. And the darkness here connects to the Yu Yu Jiuyou Demon Realm. Every time darkness descends, I don't know how many strange existences hide within it. The Immortal Qin has been destroyed for more than a million years. Under such daily erosion by darkness, even the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact cannot avoid being polluted. After all, although the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact's might is powerful, it was created by gathering the power of all living beings, and it is naturally easily affected by external influences."

"If it were a spirit treasure, its power would be restrained, and it wouldn't have this problem."

"The core of the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact is this Luo Tian. Now I don't know how many demons have infiltrated Luo Tian, wandering in this spiritual world. With such accumulation over time, even if this magic tool's seals were strict, it could not avoid being demonized. This kind of pollution, even the Fangxian Dao, which rediscovered the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact here ten thousand years ago, had no way to solve it..."

"And in order to solve the pollution of the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact, they seem to have collapsed themselves!"

Qian Chen felt somewhat heartbroken and felt sorry for these Fangshi. These were the last three Fangshi of the Central Lands!

What precious talents, yet they destroyed themselves...

Qian Chen lectured Ning Ning Shimei Si again: "So now in Luo Tian, many places are occupied by many demons, especially those Great Void Illusions and Dream Realm Yellow Millet. Any place with the shadows and illusions of others is a disaster area. Even the lectures and shadows of predecessors in the Langhuan Pavilion, and the illusions that conceal supernatural powers and spells, may be infiltrated by demons. The core area of pollution has even distorted the fundamental laws of the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact. Yan Yan Shixiong sealing these places is definitely for your own good!"

Ning Ning Shimei Si nodded like a pounding pestle and said in a low voice: "Okay! Yan Yan Shixiong, I know! Do you want to go to other places in Luo Tian first? I'll get familiar with these few places!"

"Then, Ning Ning Shimei, be careful in everything... I'll go outside and take a look first!"

After saying that, Qian Chen exited the Luo Tian world and took a look at the outside world.

Those cultivators who were treasure hunting, whether they were from noble families or humble backgrounds, were all rummaging through boxes and cabinets, wishing they could dig three feet into the ground to find relics. Now, the furnishings and utensils in the hall had all been looted. Although these things were also high-quality goods, they were somewhat unappealing to Qian Chen.

He walked straight toward the hall where the Candle Dragon Fire Essence was enshrined. True Persons like Gu, Xiao, Zhu, Zhou, and Xie An were also here.

The Fire Essence emitted a thorough brightness. The closer they got, the more they could feel that the thorough brightness seemed to be able to shine into their bodies. All flesh and blood had been washed by this brightness, and all kinds of turbid qi had faded away. For a time, both inside and outside their physical bodies were bright and thorough, glowing with the light of glaze...

"This item is indeed a supreme treasure for cultivators to establish their foundation. One can observe this fire to shed turbid roots. It's just a pity that there are no Foundation Establishment cultivators among those who came today!" Xie An sighed.

True Person Gu echoed from the side: "Master Xie is wrong. There are none today, but there might be tomorrow... This Jin Ling Grotto-Heaven is a gift from heaven, opening once every hundred years. If we bring the juniors who have not yet established their foundation when we come in next time, won't they be able to establish their foundation with this?"

Qian Chen had to interrupt: "But the key to entering here belongs to Wang Zhiyuan, not something in your pocket, right!"

True Person Gu's face turned ugly for a moment, and he said with his hands behind his back: "Wang Zhiyuan knows the big picture. Of course, he won't refuse such a win-win situation."

Qian Chen supported his chin with one hand, leaning on the Sacred Fire Altar, and said: "He knows the big picture, but I am narrow-minded! Now he owes me a favor, and I asked him to keep the grotto-heaven tightly closed so that outsiders won't come to disturb... What do you say?"

"You!"

True Person Gu was so angry that he stood up, pointed at Qian Chen's nose, and couldn't speak!

"Okay! If you don't want it to be like this, you should all go out and don't disturb my comprehension of the Fire Essence!" Qian Chen sat cross-legged in front of the altar enshrining the Sacred Fire and drove away those few True Persons.

"Master Xie, look at him!"

True Person Gu beat his chest and stamped his feet.

Xie An laughed and said: "Taibai is being mischievous and joking with you! Let's retreat! Don't offend him..." After saying that, he flicked his long sleeves and left with a loud laugh.

Qian Chen looked at the crowd with a smile that wasn't a smile. Everyone knew clearly that when they were confronting the divine artifacts earlier, it was Qian Chen who finally suppressed all the imitation divine artifacts. By reason, these nine imitation divine artifacts should all belong to Qian Chen. The crowd privately withholding them was already shameless. But the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact was too important, so even if they were shameless, everyone was unwilling to miss it.

Now True Person Zhu was still regretting his hand-itch earlier and smashing the bronze cauldron. Now even the fragments of the bronze cauldron had been divided by the noble families.

Since they didn't want face, it was natural for Qian Chen to prick them a few times.

Speaking of which, Sima Yue represented the royal family, but only got one cauldron leg, which made him very dissatisfied. But the noble families all used Qian Chen to suppress him, so even though this person was extremely angry, he was helpless.

The Sima family controlled a passage into the grotto-heaven. If they were allowed to come into contact with things related to the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact again, would that be okay?

If it weren't for the fact that the noble families couldn't control Qian Chen, they would have wanted to keep every bit of news about the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact within this small circle. Let this secret become the most important place for the several great noble families.

Several True Persons had to leave resentfully. Qian Chen sat upright in front of the Candle Dragon Fire Essence and dropped the Fire-element Divine Light, probing into it.

The Fire-element Divine Light absorbed the divine aura of the Candle Dragon Fire Essence, began to operate the divine light, and slowly refined it...

But secretly, he split off a wisp of divine sense and entered Luo Tian.

It was still that starry galaxy!

Qian Chen sat upright above the galaxy, restrained his own aura, and slowly stabilized the ups and downs of his distracting thoughts. After a long time, he suddenly spoke: "Since it was you who made the move earlier, triggering the divine artifacts and leading me to discover the secret of Luo Tian and enter this place. And you also gave me the authorization of the Immortal Qin's second-rank Guannei Marquis, making it convenient for me to act. Now that I have entered the Luo Tian realm, why not come out and meet?"

That starry sky suddenly shone brightly...

Hundreds of stars fell, outlining the appearance of a Daoist. He wore a bronze Candle Dragon mask, a red copper dharma crown on his head, his figure was thin but not weak, tall but not thin, and the sun, moon, and stars were intertwined on his Daoist robe, outlining the Ziwei Three Enclosures. Thus draped in heaven and earth, he seemed to exist with this realm.

Qian Chen couldn't see the depth of this person at all, only feeling that his aura was like an abyss or the sea, the first person he had ever seen in his life.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist!" The Daoist nodded slowly and said in a low voice: "I invited you here, Fellow Daoist, with no ill intent!"

"With a single thought, you can elevate nine toy-like divine artifact molds to be divine. If you had any ill intent toward me, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to sleep. Moreover, earlier I drew my sword to sever the connection between those 'divine artifacts' and Luo Tian. If you hadn't let go, how could I have done it?" Qian Chen smiled.

"Your sword technique, Fellow Daoist, is truly astonishing. I simulated the Black Emperor's Tengkong Sword Intent, yet it was still broken by your sword. This also made me happy to see a hunter, which is why I rashly invited you to meet, Fellow Daoist."

That Daoist's voice was old but elegant. Speaking of himself using the imitation Tengkong Sword to simulate the ancient Black Emperor's sword intent, he didn't seem proud, but rather as if it were natural.

The Ancient Five Emperors Divine Court was an even more distant legend before the Supreme One attained the Dao, and it was also the honor of the Heavenly Emperor when the divine path dominated heaven and earth. Its status was not inferior to the three Daoist ancestors of the Xuan Sect today, and even superior to the Jade Emperor of the Heavenly Court today. The sword path left behind by such a figure, even if it was just a trace, was by no means comparable to an ordinary Nascent Soul.

To have such means, even a Dao Lord would not be the peak.

"May I ask your name? To have such means, I suppose you must have a background?" Qian Chen asked calmly.

The Daoist gave a slight salute and smiled: "You are also not an ordinary person, Fellow Daoist. Why not guess my background?"

Qian Chen stared at the starry sky behind him, was silent for a long time, and then slowly spoke: "I guess, you are the Magic Spirit of the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact!"

The Daoist stiffened slightly, his expression gradually returned to indifference, and he used the indifferent tone of the Luo Tian prompt: "I don't know how you saw through my background, Fellow Daoist?"

His eyes were clear, but the will behind them was like the Heavenly Dao hanging high, grasping the operation of heaven and earth, extremely mysterious.

"You hold Luo Tian in your own hands, can easily grant me the second-rank Guannei Marquis authorization, and control the Luo Tian world with ease. Most importantly, you are deeply involved with Luo Tian when you appear. If I still couldn't guess it, I would be a bit mindless!" Qian Chen smiled slightly, and then said something even more earth-shattering: "I also guessed that although you are a Luo Tian Magic Spirit, you have already been polluted by the Yu Yu Jiuyou and have your own will! Now you are half immortal artifact, half human, no longer the essence of a magic spirit..."

Qian Chen's words finally moved the Daoist opposite him. He restored his original vivid demeanor, bowed, and sighed: "You are worthy of being a senior fellow daoist. My background is fully revealed."

The Daoist bowed and said: "Junior Jin Ren, greetings to Yan Shixiong Daoist Dao Chen Zhu!"

Qian Chen was suddenly startled, his pupils shrank slightly, and his heart was also extremely shocked.

This was the first time his vest had been dismantled to the penultimate layer, and someone had revealed the identity of Dao Chen Zhu. After pondering for a while, he understood: "That's right! Since you are the Luo Tian Magic Spirit, everything in this grotto-heaven is under your nose. The things that the object in the Yu Yu Jiuyou darkness said to me earlier, and the scene where I offered up Dao Chen Zhu, could not escape your eyes."

It was no wonder Qian Chen wasn't cautious.

Who would have thought that in a grotto-heaven, there would be something foul like a Luo Tian Immortal Artifact.

The Luo Tian Magic Spirit sighed: "I was originally the Luo Tian God refined by the Immortal Qin. Although I had wisdom and spirituality like a god, my essence was an object refined by others. Because the seals were damaged and I was eroded by the Yu Yu Jiuyou, my spirituality transformed, and I gradually sprouted consciousness. For a million years, those countless Yu Yu Jiuyou demons polished my distracting thoughts, and the various illusions left behind by the Immortal Qin citizens in Luo Tian cast my spiritual emotions, only then did I finally transform from a dead object."

"I thought this kind of encounter was unique in the world, but I didn't expect to meet a senior fellow daoist on this path!"

"And senior fellow daoist, your transformation is far before mine. Now that you have shed your original body, you only need to refine your main body to be free and at ease from now on, no longer controlled by others!"

Qian Chen was silent. What could he say?

Say that he wasn't actually transformed from Dao Chen Zhu, but a transmigrator who first became the spirit treasure Dao Chen Zhu, and then transformed from a spirit treasure into a human? Qian Chen would keep this great secret for his whole life. Except for the Supreme One, no one knew, so by mistake, besides acknowledging this name of senior, he had no other choice!

He could only sigh: "No wonder the last three Fangshi of the Fangxian Dao met with disaster! They regarded the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact as their greatest reliance, so they must have tried every possible way to refine you."

"But since you have self-consciousness, how could you be willing to be refined by others? With your might, after plotting, it is natural for the Fangxian Dao to meet with disaster..."

The Magic Spirit sighed: "The Fangxian Dao repaired my main body and maintained the Luo Tian seals, which was a great kindness to me, and I have been helping them in secret."

"But they have always plotted to refine me. I had no choice but to set up many maze formations to destroy their progress... Who would have thought that the Fangshi were Fangshi after all, and were the masters of my creation. After several times, they perceived a clue and wanted to control me, taking the opportunity to completely refine the Luo Tian Immortal Artifact."

"I had no choice but to trigger the Yu Yu Jiuyou and take the initiative to enter the demonic path, only then did I destroy the last inheritance of the Fangxian Dao!"

Speaking of this matter, the Magic Spirit was actually somewhat dejected.

Many things, he actually didn't want to do, but after entering the demonic path, he had no choice.

"I didn't expect that by mistake, entering the demonic path made my transformation go a step further. After waking up from a sleep of several thousand years, I broke free from many of Luo Tian's shackles, only then could I appear to meet you, Fellow Daoist."