Longevity begins with alchemy master

The complete Rotten Chessboard is one of the most important of the three treasures of the Daoist sect.

It is not a treasure for offense, and its defensive power is only average.

Its main function is to suppress the fortune of a continent and absorb external spiritual energy.

The Tianyuan Dao Sect has been able to become the number one sacred land of the Mountain and Sea Realm for thousands of years, and the Rotten Chessboard deserves great credit for this!
However, to say that it has no defensive capabilities would be wishful thinking.

Even Qixia Yuanjun had to destroy the entire Central Plains before she could severely damage the Rotten Chessboard, which shows that it is also effective in defense.

With only this clone of Luo Chen, it is indeed impossible to defeat it.

Especially in the previous battle, although he strolled around leisurely and killed many Nascent Soul cultivators at will, his body, which had not been tempered much, eventually could not withstand the burden after absorbing a large amount of power from the Mingshui Spring.

Was it because he didn't want to block Mingyan's sword?

Do not!
At that time, Luo Chen's body was already unable to withstand too much of the spring's power.

If used again, it will crash.

Therefore, Luo Chen relied on a soul technique from his life soul's memory—Ghost God Repelling—to narrowly dodge Mingyan's fatal attack.

Facing the complete Rotten Chessboard and the burning Ke Lian Mountain in its final moments, Luo Chen remained calm and composed, his mind at peace.

In order to achieve certain things, one must ultimately give up certain things.

His life soul was essential to him, while this clone was merely a tool, even though it had absorbed and merged with the Mingshui Spring.

"Then let's just give it up!"

As he murmured, Luo Chen rose to the ground, his fingers constantly tapping his own body.

Faintly, the sound of shackles being unlocked echoed in my ears.

Deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, a restless, desperate, and even resentful voice was shouting.

"do not want!"

Luo Chen ignored him and pressed his last finger heavily on the space between his eyebrows.

"The barrier of jade shattering is broken!"

A somber voice slowly echoed through the cave.

In the distance, Mingyan watched in horror as the bizarre scene unfolded.

Luo Chen's physical body seemed to melt, turning into streams of black liquid that drifted eerily in the void.

Then, a spring that looked like an eye suddenly appeared.

A large amount of liquid, as dark as ink, flowed from the spring.

That's... the Dark Water!
A large amount of water surged forth and rushed towards Kelian Mountain.

Small streams converge to form a mighty river.

Countless streams of water formed a mighty river, relentlessly washing over the Rotten Chessboard.

One is to protect the Mingyuan Sect for thousands of years and restrain countless demons and ghosts.

One was to suppress the fortune of the Central Plains, thus establishing the reputation of being the foremost Taoist sect.

Within this secluded and unknown cave, a most pure and intense collision unfolded.

The two seem to be evenly matched?
Until, the spring expanded wildly at a visible rate, and a destructive aura instantly filled the entire Mirage Dragon Cave.

Only one sound could be heard in the void.

"burst!"

next moment!
The spring that once nurtured the abyss of darkness suddenly burst open.

Bang!
An overwhelming force, like a heavy hammer, slammed onto the rotten chessboard.

Click!

The chessboard of the Rotten Chessboard has cracked again.

Ke Lianshan stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief, and then the endless seawater rushed in.

The other party is actually willing to sacrifice such a precious treasure, even disregarding their own physical body?
There was no time for his mind to process it; he knew he had ultimately failed.

After the Mingshui spring was detonated, a stream of light, propelled by the powerful recoil, rushed toward the vortex leading to the outside world.

Ke Lianshan watched all this with great resentment, facing the fact that the boundless sea was about to engulf him.

"Failed?"

"No!"

"As long as people are still alive, there is always hope."

Ke Lianshan murmured to himself, then waved his hand.

The chessboard that protected him transformed into a shield of light, landing in several places on the wasteland.

Then, they faced the onslaught of the vast ocean with equanimity.

Mingyan knelt on the ground, leaning on her sword, protected by the light shield of the Rotten Chessboard beside her, but all she could see was the figure of the old man submerged in the Ming River.

Her eyes were blurry with tears, and she could only wail in sorrow.

"Senior brother..."

Kelian Mountain's figure finally disappeared, and the vast ocean surged forward, submerging the huge wasteland and roaring into the distance.

The entire Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven seemed to have fallen into the abyss!
……

"You fiend, you can't stop me!"

Within the towering pillar of light that draws in the cosmos, a roar filled with boundless killing intent echoes.

A phantom figure was on the horizon, walking step by step toward the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Before him lay a strange space.

This space is neither within the realm of mountains and seas nor within the realm of mysticism; it seems to be a world of its own within the universe.

It was precisely because of the existence of this space that the White Tiger True Lord was prevented from descending into this realm.

After the White Tiger True Lord roared, a sharp blade of light slashed out from his hand.

That strange space suddenly shattered!

White Tiger True Lord, take another step forward!
Faced with all this, Qing Shuang remained calm and silent, only gazing into the void and frequently making hand seals.

One by one, pure white flower buds emerged from the primordial energy in the void, and then unfolded.

Strange spaces, as the flowers bloomed, once again blocked the path of the White Tiger True Lord, like insurmountable mountains.

Flowers bloom in one realm, amidst a thousand empty peaks!

This was a divine ability she obtained when she fully refined the Void Accumulation Flower upon advancing to the Nascent Soul stage.

As long as her magical power remains undiminished, she can manipulate the primordial energy of heaven and earth to form new small worlds, binding enemies and all attacks within them, thus annihilating them.

The White Tiger True Lord is incredibly strong, unexpectedly strong; those small worlds cannot confine him.

However, since the opponent came from another realm, he could only rely on his own magical power.

However, Qing Shuang was able to control the vast primordial energy of the Mountain and Sea Realm, and with this balance of power, she was able to hold them off for a short while.

In the void, countless worlds are annihilated and generated, endlessly.

After this repeated attrition, the White Tiger True Lord finally lost his patience.

"You beast, you're asking for death!"

He no longer suppressed himself, and with his palm like a knife, he slashed at Qing Shuang's location from afar.

That was such a stunning strike; nothing else caught my eye.

What a domineering strike that was! Countless spaces shattered into pieces like pieces of paper under that single strike.

laugh!
Qing Shuang let out a muffled groan, and a faint red line appeared on her body.

Then, her entire body split into two along this thin line, and her upper body slid down diagonally.

But the next moment!
The blood energy emanating from Qing Shuang's body prevented the slippage, and her physical body reformed.

An indestructible body is one of the powerful talents of the demon race.

She stared coldly at the figure.

"You can't get here!"

The White Tiger True Lord grew increasingly enraged, roaring incessantly.

If the distance weren't so great, his supernatural power, with only killing intent, could cross boundaries, so why would it allow the opponent to calmly condense a physical body?

"Today, I will descend upon this world!"

As the White Tiger True Lord roared, he exhausted his powerful magic power, attempting to force his way into this world.

Qing Shuang dared not be presumptuous, and with a loud and clear cry, revealed her true form, which was a thousand feet tall.

A magnificent blue phoenix, its wings shimmering with light, soared and circled within the towering pillar of light. Its divine power—the ability to create space and isolate worlds—was continuously unleashed with each tremor of its wings.

until!

boom!
A deafening roar came from the foot of the mountain.

The vortex of primordial energy caused by Ke Lianshan's transformation into a deity shrank dramatically.

The portal connecting the Mirage Dragon Cave and the Heaven and Earth Peak also vanished in an instant.

As a result of the chain reaction, this towering pillar of light also began to decay rapidly.

The White Tiger True Lord sensed something was wrong and roared incessantly.

"These are useless trash, utter trash!"

But the deafening roar gradually faded away, as if separated by two different worlds, merely scratching the surface.

Qing Shuang's figure flickered, transforming into human form, and she staggered to the top of Tiandi Peak.

She subconsciously looked down the mountain.

"That is……"

Within the shrinking vortex of primordial energy, a faint light escaped at the last possible moment. The familiar aura and the bond of life and death allowed Qing Shuang to recognize the true nature of the light at a glance.

"Luo Chen!"

After the ghostly light disappeared, it vanished into the void without any hesitation.

Looking into the distance, Qing Shuang saw a figure rushing rapidly towards Tiandi Peak on the boundless ocean.

However, the figure froze on the spot the instant the ghostly light appeared.

He turned around stiffly, looking at the battlefield where he had been, and uttered two words awkwardly: "Luo Chen!"

Divine consciousness reborn!

Sword energy reappears!

A massive divine sense locked onto Liancheng, and then a terrifying sword intent broke through space and enveloped Liancheng.

In their astonished pupils, a breathtakingly beautiful scene was reflected.

Under the cover of night, sword strikes soared into the sky, their energy spraying across the vast ocean.

Boundless crimson sword energy condensed into one, flowing in parallel streams, illuminating the darkness, like a mighty river of sword energy washing over all things in the world.

It is as if a thousand clouds flow together, their spirit soaring to the Milky Way!
With no time to react and no room to maneuver, Liancheng, his eyes blazing with fury, instinctively reached out his hand.

A large umbrella unfolded in front of him in an instant.

The umbrella handle is like bone, the umbrella surface is like skin, and countless hideous skulls are faintly visible on the large umbrella, emanating a terrifying pressure.

One of the three great spiritual treasures of the Daoist sect—the Burial Umbrella!

"go with!"

Countless skulls roared forth, fearlessly charging towards the vast river of sword energy.

boom!
The contact between the two lasted only a moment.

The deafening roar shook the vast ocean.

The river of sword energy and the army of skeletons began a frenzied exchange of fire, before annihilating each other.

until!

call out!
A streak of blood-red light shot out from the river of sword energy and touched the surface of the Burial Umbrella.

Liancheng stared intently at the streak of blood-red light and immediately recognized it as Luo Chen's sword, named Yuan Tu.

The wildly spinning sword tip clashed with the unmoving bone umbrella, the ear-piercing friction sound almost shaking one's soul.

next moment!
boom!
The void exploded with a roar, and flames flickered.

A figure suddenly appeared in front of Liancheng, gripping the sword hilt with one hand and pushing it forward heavily.

lol...

The sharpest sword tip in the world pierced through the tough bone umbrella, and continued forward until, under Liancheng's crazed gaze, it finally pierced deep into his exposed primordial spirit.

Liancheng was incredulous, gripping the scorching hot sword with one hand, his lips moving.

"How could... this be..."

Nothing is impossible.

When the life soul returned and the main soul was complete, Luo Chen's primordial spirit had no flaws, and his immense divine sense had completely locked down the opponent.

The final clash is the key to turning defeat into victory, and also the fatal blow that breaks the camel's back.

Luo Chen gripped the sword hilt with one hand and pushed it horizontally with the other.

The sharp Yuan Tu Sword sliced ​​through Lian Cheng's primordial spirit with unstoppable force. Then, a blood-red aura spread out, just like when it killed the Black Swamp Ancestor, absorbing his primordial spirit into the sword.

After doing all this, Luo Chen drew his sword and staggered back a few steps in the void.

The pierced bone umbrella plummeted into the sea below.

A slender, white hand suddenly appeared, grasped the bone umbrella, and flew to Luo Chen's side, opening it like a flower bud, while simultaneously supporting Luo Chen's arm.

Coincidentally, as the great battle ended and the vast energy gradually dissipated, a torrential downpour began.

Through the rain, Luo Chen panted heavily as he looked at the woman beside him, whose features were exquisite and whose expression was frosty.

"I thought you really weren't coming."

"Your business is your business. My mission is to prevent the arrival of the True Lord of the Mystic Realm, nothing more."

The woman was pale, and as she spoke, she maintained a cold and aloof demeanor that kept people at arm's length.

Luo Chen grinned.

This grin seemed to aggravate his injuries, revealing a shocking, clearly visible palm print on his chest.

Qing Shuang frowned. "Why take such a risk?"

Luo Chen coughed and chuckled, "It wasn't exactly a risky move. When the vortex of Yuan Qi appeared in the Mirage Dragon Cave, Lian Cheng sensed that the Chess Saint was about to break through to the Nascent Soul stage, while I sensed that my soul was already free. Since he wanted to change battlefields, I just went along with it and created an opportunity for my clone's actions."

Qing Shuang shook her head. "What I'm saying is why you want to confront him head-on. You and he are ultimately worlds apart."

Luo Chen laughed nonchalantly, "Some things we know are impossible, but we still have to do them. Just like you, didn't you forcibly stop the arrival of a powerhouse a whole realm above you? Aren't you afraid of death?"

Qing Shuang fell silent.

Luo Chen said no more and looked into the distance.

On the Eastern Continent, streaks of light were emerging.

The number of enemies has decreased compared to when they first entered, indicating that this battle was not easy.

But that wasn't all that Luo Chen was concerned about.

With a slight thought, Luo Chen raised an eyebrow.

"Li Canghai really didn't leave!"

Qing Shuang glanced in that direction, a hint of disgust on her face.

Above the Rotten Axe Mountain Range, a figure suddenly appeared, holding a large seal, facing the Rotten Axe Mountain Range.

The immense suction force, amidst the despair of many Daoist disciples, uprooted the massive Rotten Axe Mountain Range and propelled it ever closer into the great seal.

No wonder Qing Shuang was disgusted.

At the beginning of the great battle, Li Canghai was the first to flee before the battle even started.

After the battle, he returned to seize the spoils of war.

Such behavior is utterly unacceptable.

Suddenly!
Luo Chen released Qing Shuang's hand, held his longsword, and looked in one direction.

"Why are you two hiding yourselves? Why don't you show yourselves and meet me?"

Qing Shuang looked in surprise in the direction Luo Chen was looking, and saw ripples in the void, with two figures appearing one after another.

One is majestic like an emperor, the other is ethereal like a bird in flight.

"To defeat a Nascent Soul cultivator while being at the Divine Transformation level is truly astonishing!"

"This praise is well-deserved," Luo Chen said calmly, looking at the two men. "May I ask how to address you?"

The emperor said in a deep voice, "Sea King Whale!"

Another person laughed and said, "The world calls me the Great Sage of Beili!"

Luo Chen didn't seem surprised. He nodded and then asked, "Why did you two choose to appear after the great battle? What is your intention?"

The atmosphere immediately became heavy as the question was asked so bluntly. (End of Chapter)