Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1306: Chapter 496: Golden Core Second Layer, Breaking Moon Wings, Mirror Flower, Water Moon, Tears of Blood Reappear

”Human, Lord Ao Xiao will tear you to pieces!”

”You have no idea what you are up against, the only great existence of the Wolf Race who has awakened the Heavenly Wolf Bloodline!”

”Kill me!”

”Kill me!”

In a valley surrounded by mountains, raw human speech continuously roared.

Eventually, it turned into the purest sounds of wolf howls.

Luo Chen sat cross-legged in mid-air, quietly watching it.

After a long while, he uttered two words.

”Noisy!”

Then, the Spiritual Secrets he had been holding in his hands slowly activated.

In all directions, huge water mirrors suddenly appeared.

In the mirrors, figures of women like exiled immortals were lightly singing and dancing, continuously swaying their waists.

This was the full-force deployment of the ”Mirror Flower, Water Moon.”

Watching those water mirrors, the Third Order Gray Leaf Wolf King looked bewildered for a moment, then suddenly shook its head, trying to break free.

However, as Luo Chen continued to cast his Spiritual Secrets and the surge of Qi power intensified.

A round full moon seemed to appear in the mirrors.

The Gray Leaf Wolf King, unable to help itself, whimpered at the moon.

The dancing fairies in the mirrors constantly transformed, eventually turning into captivating flowers.

The Wolf King reached out its fingertips, touching those flowers.

The flowers dispersed, ripples echoed through the water, and the full moon shattered.

The Wolf King roared in fury!

It was about to howl.

However, the new flowers in the mirrors and the moon in the water continuously appeared, calming it once again.

An Illusion Technique!

Once trapped in it, it seems endless!

Luo Chen strained to maintain this illusion, his attention partially on the Attribute Panel, watching as his Proficiency finally slowly increased by one.

He knew his approach was correct!

...

In a new palace exuding a fresh fragrance, Luo Chen quietly listened to Xing Zonghan reporting on the front-line situation.

It had been half a year since the last major defeat at the front line.

Facing defeat, instead of hastily launching a large-scale counterattack, the Luo Yun Sect calmly redeployed cultivators from all directions, no longer attempting to attack the core area of the Ao Xiao Wolf Court but reversing their approach to gradually eliminate the smaller Spirit Vein Lands within the Xiao Yue Mountain Range.

Every spot occupied by Demon Beasts was cleared.

Even the targets of the Golden Core Great Sects, aiming for Third Order Spirit Veins, had to comply under such dispatch.

It was said that Ascendant Master Cheng Yan of the Luo Yun Sect slightly altered the rules, no longer adhering to the principle that whoever conquers the territory gets to keep it. Instead, after establishing control over the New Realm, they planned to distribute territories based on merit.

Some were dissatisfied, but given the precedent of disaster faced by the Five Sects and the heavy losses of the Sword Hall, their voices of discontent were suppressed.

Hearing this intelligence, Luo Chen showed a thoughtful expression.

This is adopting a ”surrounding the cities from rural areas” strategy!

First, annex the smaller territories, then concentrate on the advantages to eradicate the core forces of the Ao Xiao Wolf Court.

This was utterly different from the previous brute-force conquest strategy across Xiao Yue.

Under this strategy, the number of casualties among cultivators was finally kept under control.

Even though the Ao Xiao Wolf Court had grasped the strategic brilliance of human army warfare, with the battle lines stretched, their absolute power was inferior to that of the human side, and they could only watch helplessly as they were gradually eroded.

”During this period, the Ao Xiao Wolf Court sent several units led by Demon Kings and centered on Second Order Demon Beasts for reinforcement. But all were discovered in advance by our lookout, either sniped or divided and annihilated...”

This was encapsulating the point and targeting reinforcements.

Commonly employed for important territorial objectives.

Since the Ao Xiao Wolf Court dared to lure the enemy deep into their territory, the Luo Yun Sect could naturally employ encircling tactics to annihilate surviving forces.

”Through these repeated battles, many strong warriors have indeed emerged on the battlefield.”

”But mostly from among the Sect powerhouses!”

”For instance, Lin Qingxuan of the Yu Ding Sword Sect once fought alone with a sword, injuring one and killing another. Or like Ascendant Master Wei Wuya of Mount Sky Cliff, who led a team to intercept a large army consisting of Third-stage Late Phase Wolf Kings, personally striking down a late-phase Wolf King. He was also personally praised by True Master Han Zhan, who predicted his Nascent Soul Formation within a hundred years!”

”Right, there was also the Hundred Flowers Palace which participated in the battle under the name of the Hehuan Sect. The Peach Blossom Ancestor, who hadn’t appeared for a long time, also made a move. I personally witnessed that battle. The sky was filled with peach blossoms, the fragrance intoxicating like musk and blood, the Demon Wolves both beguiled and annihilated upon contact. It was utterly bizarre!”

Listening to these reports, Luo Chen gradually felt reassured.

He asked about the situation of Cen Qiusheng and others.

The answers he received were also good news.

Cen Qiusheng had been injured in one battle, but only lightly.

Although there were some casualties among the cultivators under his command in the Luo Tian Alliance, they were within an acceptable range.

It was only regrettable that a promising disciple of the Luo Tian Sect had unfortunately perished in the conflict.

Luo Chen vaguely remembered the man’s name, but wasn’t very familiar with him.

This was because that Sect Disciple had achieved Foundation Establishment during his Closed-Door Cultivation for Core Formation, and they had had little contact.

”Keep an eye on the front-line intelligence!”

”Yes!”

After Xing Zonghan departed, the urgency in Luo Chen’s heart finally eased.

Luo Yun Sect not acting recklessly anymore was good news.

At least the casualty rate among the cultivators could be controlled.

Three years later, when he returned to the battlefield, he would presumably have established an absolute advantage.

By then, he would just be walking through the motions.

Relaxing a little, Luo Chen’s cultivation did not stop.

A month ago, his body had fully adapted to the Concealing Array, allowing him to resume full-state cultivation.

Before this, whether casting Techniques or absorbing Spirit Qi, he had to be extremely cautious to avoid disrupting the integration into the Array’s patterns.