Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1776: Chapter 656: Land of Fallen Demons, Void Refining True Monarch

Listening to the words of Moyun Cave Lord, Luo Chen recalled the glimpse just now, indeed there was not much discrepancy.

The monster, standing by the vortex leading to the Spirit Medicine Garden, was like a tall red building.

Due to the black murky seawater blurring the vision, most people wouldn’t notice that it was a desolate beast!

However!

”Such a renowned desolate beast, why haven’t I seen the corresponding records in the ancient texts, yet you, Cave Lord, are so well-versed?” Luo Chen stared at Moyun Cave Lord, his gaze intense.

Moyun Cave Lord looked helplessly at Ding Yi, who was sitting on the ground gasping for breath.

”You’d have to ask Friend Ding about that; everything I know was told by him.”

”Oh?”

Ding Yi looked over irritably, ”Do you think I know why? Have you forgotten the Soul Nourishing Wood you bid on earlier?”

Soul Nourishing Wood? Ghost Immortal Tower!

In an instant, Luo Chen connected the dots.

The Soul Nourishing Wood that was bid on for Han Zhan had an exceptionally dreadful murky energy. Luo Chen spent tremendous effort, even mastering a Fourth Order Technique to Finalization, just to barely remove it.

At that time, he was speculating who the owner of that murky energy could be.

Now with this comparison, even though decades have passed, the familiar feeling rushed back like a tide.

That murky energy was clearly the breath emitted by the desolate beast Ghost Immortal Tower.

”Hoo...”

Ding Yi adjusted his breath, his body swelling like inflation.

His face showed disdain, but didn’t express it excessively, as if he was accustomed to it.

Luo Chen glanced a few more times.

Earlier, the other party utilized the fat on his body to perform a blood-melting escape technique, its speed incomparable, almost matching his own Completion Stage speed in a short period.

Yet it seemed to cost him nothing.

Truly astonishing.

But at this moment, he was more focused on the terrifying desolate beast Ghost Immortal Tower.

Ding Yi explained without reservation.

”This beast is born to feast on sea monsters, with a particular liking for turtles and king squids as food. Every time it devours a king squid, it would preserve its tentacle, wrapping it around itself like hair, whether as a trophy or for some other purpose, no one knows.”

”Blood Lanterns are formidable but fond of residing on the Ghost Immortal Tower, serving as its eyes. We spotted only two Blood Lanterns just now, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg; the enormous body spans hundreds of meters, unknowingly harboring countless lower-order Blood Lanterns.”

”This beast has killed too many creatures, which over time binds numerous murky energies to it, and naturally emanates illusions, causing those who see its true body to instantly fall into oblivion.”

”You cannot find records of this desolate beast in ancient texts because for thousands of years, Yuan Mo Sect cultivators have tried to subdue it, even forcing it deep into the Demon Sea.”

”Even if occasionally human cultivators ventured into the Demon Sea and saw it, they would be affected by its dense murky energy, fall into illusion realms, and become its food.”

”Therefore, over the long years, except for the Yuan Mo Sect, the North Sea Cultivation World rarely has any records of the desolate beast Ghost Immortal Tower.”

”I also learned of it after being injured by a thread of murky energy from a Soul Nourishing Wood, conducting various searches to heal the Divine Soul Injury, I ultimately learned of the related information from the remnants of the Yuan Mo Sect.”

Luo Chen was shocked to his core.

In his pursuit of cultivating Senluo Fire Prison, he once personally slew a Third-Order Late Phase Blood Lantern by the shores of Oblivion Sea, naturally aware of this monster’s formidable aspects.

Yet this one turned out to be merely a parasitic beast on the desolate beast Ghost Immortal Tower?

And the King Squid, even mightier, surpassing the likes of the Overturning Sea Demon Flood Dragon, Golden Horned Silver Rhinoceros, and others.

Hundreds of years ago, a King Squid appeared in Coral Sea, slaughtering countless lower-order cultivators of the Coral Sea Zhou Family, requiring the personal intervention of their ancestor to finally slay it.

Not to mention mere hundreds of years ago, just three years past, he even witnessed one in Oblivion Sea.

It forced Dao Lan to retreat into the sky above Oblivion Sea, enduring the pressure of Void Burning Wind to evade the King Squid’s attacks.

Such a being turned out to be the food for the Ghost Immortal Tower!

Upon hearing about the Divine Transformation Holy Land Yuan Mo Sect, repeatedly attempting to subdue this beast and failing, Luo Chen became even more respectful.

”What level is this beast?”

Ding Yi responded, ”The level of desolate beasts cannot be discussed; in terms of size, the large ones rampage unrestrained, while the small ones can swallow oceans. They do not possess any Monster Pill Nascent Soul differentiation either; to evaluate the power of desolate beasts, cultivators can only rely on past experiences and personal trials. As for this Ghost Immortal Tower, its power, in comparison to our human cultivators, is at least in the Late Stage Nascent Soul! In fact, given its constant evasion from Yuan Mo Sect masters, its battle feats suggest it is nearly approaching Fifth Order Spiritual Transformation.”

Saying this, a clear expression of apprehension surfaced in Ding Yi’s eyes.

His gaze toward Luo Chen grew increasingly wary.

He remembers very clearly that under the influence of the Ghost Immortal Tower’s murky energy, Luo Chen clearly fell into an illusion.

Yet within mere moments, he awoke and was the first to escape.

Admiring the Ghost Immortal Tower’s realm, Luo Chen also noted Ding Yi’s wariness.

He did not explain anything.

Such illusions would have easily stunned any Golden Core Cultivator.

But he was different, already mastering Illusion Technique Mirror Flower, Water Moon, using the Ghost Immortal Tower’s murky energy as a template, and deducing the second layer of Mirror Flower, Water Moon—the Ghost Immortal Towers.

He could say, he already had a certain resistance.

Plus, key moments allowed Han Zhan’s Divine Soul to roar, naturally enabling easy escape.

After learning about the Ghost Immortal Tower’s situation, Luo Chen turned his attention to the surrounding environment.

Or rather, since entering this vortex passage, they had been warily monitoring the surroundings.

This is a narrow corridor.

Deep and bottomless.

With voluminous bursts of Void Burning Wind ejecting from inside and spiraling from the vortex above their heads into the outer world.

To enter the true ruins, one must traverse this reverse corridor.

Luo Chen wasn’t afraid, with Xuan Chen Armor on his body, he could easily ignore the Void Burning Wind.

But for Ding Yi and the others, it wasn’t looking good.

The Treasure Basin Fish was captured, and the spare Guiyuan Pearl had turned to dust.

This passage continuously spewing Void Burning Wind had become an impassable barrier!

”So, what are you planning to do next?”

Moyun Cave Lord furrowed his brow, ”I do have materials on me, and I could craft a new Guiyuan Pearl on site, but it would take at least half a month.”

”No way, that’s too long!” Ding Yi flatly rejected the proposal, then looked at Luo Chen. ”Qingyang Zi, your armor previously could envelope that Black Dragon, so it shouldn’t be a problem to protect the two of us, right?”

Luo Chen laughed.

Earlier, you were calling me Demon Monarch, and now you’re respectfully addressing me as Qingyang Zi?

”Protecting you isn’t a problem, but the question is why I should do it?”

As he spoke, he moved slightly towards the entrance of the passage.

As soon as he made this move, the expressions of the two opposite changed directly.

”Demon King Qingyang, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to take advantage of us?”

”Qingyang Zi, we are in the same boat, like grasshoppers tied to the same rope. With your strength alone, you won’t get what you want in those relics.”

Luo Chen was indifferent, smiling calmly.

”Yes, we are on the same boat, but activating this magic item drains my Qi Power significantly. I clearly remember when you went up to the Treasure Basin Fish; you didn’t think to include me.”

Ding Yi was somewhat displeased, ”Do you think we intentionally targeted you?”

Luo Chen shrugged, ”Who knows?”

”You!” Ding Yi was so angry he pointed his finger at Luo Chen, his hand trembling slightly.

Moyun Cave Lord remained calm, ”Qingyang Zi, your Qi Power is abundant, we’ve all witnessed it. It’s just a short distance, why be so stingy.”

”Having abundant Qi Power isn’t a reason for you to take advantage.”

”Then what do you want? Magic items? An elixir to replenish Qi...”

”I don’t want any of those.”

Luo Chen put away his smile and said seriously, ”I want the specific location of the Five Elements Lotus Stand in the Spirit Medicine Garden, and all the information about the relics!”

Moyun Cave Lord suddenly understood, then looked at Ding Yi.

Ding Yi was relieved, ”So it’s these things, why make the relationship so tense.”

Luo Chen stared at him, ”So can you tell me?”

He knew very well that his trio wasn’t harmonious and lacked mutual constraint mechanisms.

All the information about the Oblivion Sea relics was in Ding Yi’s possession.

If he didn’t understand as much as possible, even with strong martial power, he’d be subject to others.

Thus, he resorted to such ungraceful and shameless demands in the name of cooperation.

Ding Yi thought for a moment, then spoke earnestly: ”I really don’t know the exact location of the Five Elements Lotus Stand.”

Luo Chen frowned, ”Impossible, you clearly said that vortex led to the Spirit Medicine Garden in the relic.”

”So, only that vortex!” Ding Yi swore, ”Only that vortex is stable and leads to the Spirit Medicine Garden area, but it’s occupied by the Ghost Immortal Tower. Without entering from that side, I’m clueless.”

”How can it be?” Luo Chen was half doubtful.

Ding Yi’s demeanor was sincere, ”That’s the situation, I can’t possibly deceive you.”

”Then how can you be so sure that vortex passage is correct?”

Luo Chen was determined to get to the bottom of things.

Under his questioning, even though Ding Yi was unwilling, he had to tell the truth.

”Remember what I told you about Tai Sui? This flesh on me is affected by Tai Sui, it can’t be removed. And the remnants above guide me to its true body. That vortex is the place with the strongest remnant perception, so that’s why I’m so confident.”

Luo Chen glanced at the inflated flesh on the other’s body and ultimately chose to believe.

However, there was another question that had not been answered for Luo Chen.

”About the information on the relic?”

Ding Yi gave a bitter smile, and then asked a question.

”Do you think, what kind of cultivator’s relic could keep the Yuan Mo Sect’s Divine Transformation Holy Land exploring for millennia?”

Moyun Cave Lord evidently hadn’t understood the specifics beforehand, and when asked, he exchanged glances with Luo Chen.

Indeed!

What sort of existence could, after passing away, still block the exploration by a sect with three Ancestors of God Transformation, and numerous Nascent Soul True Masters?

Nascent Soul True Master? Divine Transformation Ancestor could easily clear them.

Divine Transformation Great Power? While alive, perhaps evenly matched, but how could the means left by one deceased withstand the living?

Vaguely, a possibility emerged in their minds.

The wooden plaque on the chest trembled slightly.

Beside Luo Chen’s ear, a voice full of time and experience spoke.

”Indeed, just as I suspected, this relic is left by a True Monarch.”

”True Monarch?” Luo Chen blurted out.

Moyun Cave Lord also spoke without thinking, ”Void Refining expert?”

Ding Yi nodded slowly, ”Correct, records from the Yuan Mo Sect indicate that this place is indeed the palace of a Void Refining True Monarch. Furthermore, that true monarch might be the strongest Void Refining existence in history! Since he perished here, this place is also known as the Land of Fallen Demons!”