Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1784: Chapter 660: Spirits of Heaven and Earth, The Perils of Tai Sui_2

Although I’ve dabbled in artifact refining, it’s clear I won’t devote all my energy to it, so the Myriad Treasures Formation is not meant for me.

After watching the Moyun Cave Lord for a while, Luo Chen turned his attention to Ding Yi.

That kind of combat mode that favors quantity over quality, while having no significant weaknesses, also has no strengths, so he did not adopt it.

However, Ding Yi’s overly simplistic combat mode also made him frown.

From start to finish, Ding Yi hadn’t activated any other magic item, repeatedly using that yellow gourd that spews gold sand in combat.

Indeed, that yellow gourd is of excellent quality, at least a medium-grade or even ascendant-grade superior magic item.

But with Ding Yi’s cultivation level reaching the Ninth Layer of Golden Core, having roamed the Immortal Cultivation World for centuries, could he possibly have nothing more than this?

”Is it unwillingness, or inability?”

Luo Chen muttered to himself, his eyes narrowing slightly.

As if he wanted to see through Ding Yi!

It was Han Zhan who, after a series of observations, murmured.

”Luo Chen, have you noticed that ever since we entered what’s called the Thousand Peril Mountains, some of the creatures we’ve encountered are strange?”

Luo Chen responded with a hum, ”Naturally strange, they’re said to be demon beasts, yet lack spiritual intelligence. But if they were savage beasts, they lack such strong physiques. Earlier, Ding Yi said this place was called the Land of Fallen Demons, so I tried associating these exotic beasts with legendary demon beasts, but they show no trace of demonic qi at all.”

In the end.

Luo Chen summarized perplexedly: ”These creatures that are neither beast nor savage nor demon, I have never seen anything like this in my life.”

”No!”

A resolute voice pierced his ears.

”You’ve possibly seen them!”

Luo Chen was stunned, ”I’ve seen them?”

Han Zhan spoke with a somewhat grave tone: ”Both of us likely have seen them.”

Luo Chen was confused, his eyes fixed on the massive golden eagle rampaging through the mountains, while frantically searching his mind for similar memories.

Gradually, he actually found a somewhat familiar feeling.

He hesitated, saying, ”My Second Prime Elixir—Hidden Dust Sand?”

”Yes!”

After Han Zhan uttered this guess, he seemed more and more convinced.

”Yes, if I’m not mistaken, all along this path, the exotic beasts we’ve encountered are akin to the wood and stone spirits like the Hidden Dust Sand, the spirits of heaven and earth!”

The so-called wood and stone spirits, spirits of heaven and earth, are a rare and peculiar type of creature.

They are born without souls or flesh-and-blood bodies, potentially being rocks, vegetation, or even mountains, rivers, flames, or gentle breezes.

Over time, with the invasion of Spirit Qi, they gradually gain spiritual intelligence, forming a type of creature similar to demon beasts.

To distinguish from demon beasts that have physical bodies, immortal cultivators named them monster souls.

For instance, the Second Prime Elixir in Luo Chen’s Sea of Qi was originally a pearl spirit evolving from a sea pearl.

Upon death, it reverts to its original form, becoming a large pearl.

Comparing like this, the various exotic beasts seen in the Thousand Peril Mountains... the Golden Melon Mosquito’s essence is actually the Gold Melon Pebble, the Iron-Milling Black Ant is Iron-Milling Ash, and the Clarity Deer is Clarity Light Sand...

Luo Chen swallowed, looking at the golden eagle.

”So this Nine Yang Golden Eagle, could its true nature be Nine Yang Geng Metal?”

”It should be correct. You heard before what that youngster said, this beast craves Solar Fire Essence and devours Gengjin Ore Vein. The so-called Nine Yang Geng Metal is indeed a variant of Geng Metal, named Nine Yang because it absorbs a large amount of Solar Fire Essence.”

Receiving Han Zhan’s affirmative answer, Luo Chen, even amidst clarity, felt chills spreading across his body.

A wave of coldness struck directly atop his head.

In this expanse of the Thousand Peril Mountains, there are thousands of mineral deposits throughout, and if each mineral has a corresponding exotic beast guarding it, wouldn’t that mean there are thousands of spirits in the mountains!

And each species is not limited to one or two, but could potentially appear in swarms.

”You must be joking, how can so many different races of spirits gather in one place in this world?” Luo Chen’s scalp tingled, unwilling to accept this reality.

Han Zhan was also silent.

At that moment, the battle outside had reached a fever pitch.

The fighting area between the two and the eagle had teleported several times.

The Black King swam with its massive body, always within a controllable range.

Boom!

With a crash, the Nine Yang Golden Eagle swept its wings, scattering the gold sand all over the sky.

The once invincible gold sand posed no threat to the golden eagle.

The golden eagle screeched sharply, diving towards the Moyun Cave Lord.

Its speed was extreme, like an arrow shooting forth.

The Moyun Cave Lord waved his hand repeatedly, several flying swords blocked in front but to no avail.

Seeing this scene, he gritted his teeth and slapped the back of his head.

Opening his mouth, a small furnace flew out.

The small furnace hovered in mid-air and grew with the wind.

Furthermore, large amounts of white flames shot out from the furnace’s mouth.

Once the white flames appeared, even the void seemed to melt away.

Clearly, this was an Original Source True Fire refined by the Moyun Cave Lord, which helped enhance his artifact refining prowess.

The white flames spread into the void, transforming into flying birds rushing towards the golden eagle.

However!

The Nine Yang Golden Eagle merely opened its mouth to suck them in, countless tiny birds fell into its mouth, further enhancing its power.

Seeing this, the Moyun Cave Lord’s face turned deathly pale.

”No, the Five Elements Mutual Inhibition can’t restrain it!”

Before he could finish his words, the golden eagle had already reached him.

With a resounding crash, it rammed the Moyun Cave Lord into the rock-hard earth.

If it weren’t for the protective spitting furnace, this blow alone would’ve likely caused the Moyun Cave Lord to die on the spot.

In the sky, Ding Yi, who had been frantically patting the gourd at his waist, changed his expression.

”Fool, I told you it feeds on Solar Fire Essence. Even if its essence is metal, how could it possibly be afraid of your White Cloud Vast Flame?”