Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1356: Chapter 510: Are You Luo Chen?_3

The possibility of a Golden Core Cultivator being so weakened, even to the point of unconsciousness, surely indicated severe trauma to the Divine Soul!

For a moment, everyone exchanged glances.

Suddenly, from the prison cell opposite to Hao Ranzi’s, a voice let out a bitter laugh.

”It won’t be me next, will it?”

It was Wei Wuya, who also held the highest realm among those present, second only to Hao Ranzi.

People hurried to comfort him.

But those words of comfort sounded somewhat hypocritical.

Wei Wuya was filled with trepidation, hoping time would slow down.

The slower, the better!

He was a renowned strong figure of Mo Tian Cliff, and was most likely to advance to Nascent Soul, Mo Tian Cliff would surely not give up on him.

If they could just stall long enough, perhaps his Sect would send someone to rescue him.

Even if Mo Tian Cliff’s power was insufficient, there were still other Nascent Soul Sect Golden Core Cultivators imprisoned here.

Normally, Golden Core Cultivators seemed abundant, but that was just the illusion of many forces gathered together; no Nascent Soul Sect would willingly let a Golden Core Ascendant Master fall without value.

At least, the nine Great Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects that oversaw this battle would not sit idly by!

Above the nine Great Sects, there was also the Divine Transformation Holy Land Dark Abyss Sect of the Eastern Wasteland; they certainly wouldn’t remain indifferent either.

”Oh time, move more slowly!”

...

Regrettably, the heavens couldn’t hear the cries in Wei Wuya’s heart.

The next morning, the familiar sound of footsteps once again echoed through the dungeon corridor.

He Qingzi appeared again.

And just as everyone had anticipated, he took Wei Wuya away.

An hour later, Wei Wuya was brought back like a dead pig.

Still unconscious, still unaware of what had happened.

The rest of the people finally started to panic.

Especially the remaining four Late Stage Golden Core Cultivators, who could no longer maintain their composure, their faces showing a trace of panic.

At their stage, sustaining injuries in battle was usually not a big deal.

But if the Divine Soul was injured, advancing to Nascent Soul would become utterly hopeless.

Clearly, the current condition of both Hao Ranzi and Wei Wuya was a manifestation of severe Divine Soul trauma.

On the third day, the Supreme Elder of Dream Spring Cave was taken out.

Because of this, Yu Jiaolong at the back couldn’t help but yell out, incessantly shouting to ask why they were taking them away.

But He Qingzi paid no heed.

She acted like the warden of the prison, not caring about anything and faithfully carrying out the task of prisoner interrogation and detention.

The only piece of good news came at twilight, when Hao Ranzi finally came to.

Facing the eager inquiries of many, he looked somewhat dazed and completely bewildered.

After a long time, Hao Ranzi finally said in a low voice, holding his head: ”Was Soul Searched.”

Upon hearing this, everyone’s faces turned pale!

Soul Searching was a Path of Demon Technique!

It caused irreversible and massive damage to a Cultivator’s Divine Soul!

A Cultivator who was forcibly Soul Searched would end up exposing all their past to the enemy.

Their innermost secrets, Cultivation Techniques, realm insights, A Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation, interpersonal relationships...

Everything, like an open scroll, left at the mercy of others’ perusal.

A Cultivator who had been Soul Searched would have a much higher chance of attracting outer demons during their Realm Advancement due to soul deficiencies, compared to a normal Cultivator.

In other words, if all of them were really Soul Searched, the already difficult chance of breaking through to Nascent Soul would become even more faint!

Suddenly, Jin Buque asked, ”What would happen if those among us, subjected to a Divine Soul Restriction by an Elder in the Sect, were forcibly Soul Searched?”

Hao Ranzi could not answer this question.

He uncertainly said, ”The black crow overseeing the Soul Search seems to come from the lineage of the ancient Nether Crow. It possesses strong Path of Soul prowess and might be able to break through the restrictions without harming life... No, if the Supreme Elder True Master Shenyuan from your Sect has placed a Divine Soul Restriction on you, I’m afraid the consequences would be unpredictable.”

His words turned Jin Buque’s face a deathly white.

The Five Elements Divine Sect, unlike most other Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects, enjoyed studying all kinds of Secret Cultivation Methods, gaining many novel techniques and secrets.

However, this made them a target of envy.

Therefore, there was a tradition of Sect’s top powers placing Divine Soul Restrictions on certain Secret Cultivation Methods to prevent their core techniques from being stolen.

And the Supreme Elder True Master Shenyuan of his Five Elements Divine Sect was a Late Stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivator!

The black crow sitting on the shoulder of the woman in green had a cultivation realm that was not very high, at best Early to Middle Stage Nascent Soul.

Even with its strong Path of Soul expertise, it would be hard to surpass the means of a Great Cultivator.

If the enemy forcibly broke through the Divine Soul Restriction, he would most likely perish!

There were others with similar concerns among those present.

Night of Shen Fu Sect and Feng Yue of Fenghua Palace both had changed color.

But no matter how anxious they were, He Qingzi’s daily routine of selecting one person for questioning never stopped.

One day, two days, three days...

After all the Late Stage Golden Core Cultivators were interrogated, it was finally the turn of those at the Middle Stage Golden Core.

On the first day, it was Jin Buque.

And he did not return alive.

This meant that the thing he had worried about had come to pass.

However, Ye Xiang and Feng Yue were lucky enough to return alive.

Presumably, this was related to the fact that their Sect Elders who had set up the Divine Soul Restrictions were not particularly skilled, making it easy for the Black Crow to break through and inadvertently allowing them to escape with their lives.

What was also peculiar was that

the Fairy Boshuang of the Ice Castle did not return either.

This exception left everyone perplexed and unable to fathom the reason.

But among the crowd, Luo Chen could no longer afford to be puzzled by these matters.

Because it was almost his turn.

In the gloomy cabin, Luo Chen’s face was bitter, and being at the mercy of others was truly unbearable.

Especially, watching the executioner’s knife approaching him closer and closer by the day.

Outside the prison, some of the Cultivators who had come to had looked at him with sympathy.

Hao Ranzi sighed, ”Worry not. What is meant to be a blessing will not turn into a disaster, and what is a disaster cannot be avoided. We Cultivators are destined to face such tribulations.”

Luo Chen opened his mouth but found himself at a loss for words.

Hao Ranzi continued leisurely, ”It’s just a Soul Search. As long as you survive, it’s not impossible to find one or two methods afterward to heal the Residual Poison from the Soul Search.”

He had already accepted his fate and seemed quite open-minded.

Luo Chen pursed his lips tightly, suppressing his restless emotions.

Yes!

As long as he survived, that would be enough!

With his resolute gaze, the sound of those ominous footsteps echoed once again in the dark corridors.

This time, He Qingzi stopped outside Luo Chen’s prison.

”Come out!”

Luo Chen took a deep breath and followed the woman, whose waist swayed like a willow branch, step by step towards the outside.

He was supposedly moving towards the light of the Outer World.

Yet for some reason, it felt more like falling into an unfathomable Abyss, casting an ever heavier weight on his heart.

...

”This is...”

After passing through numerous corridors, Luo Chen stood outside a grand hall.

Looking back, he saw lush green Cangwu Mountains, with towering trees, each several hundred meters tall, standing majestically within the mountain range.

Groups of colorful birds, each flocking together by color, were spiraling and dancing amongst the clouds and mist that enshrouded the peaks.

It was as if this place were a gathering of myriad birds paying homage to the phoenix, a perfect resting place for thousands.

Among those flocks were birds from First Order to Third Order, with even a few approaching the level of Fourth-order Monster Beasts.

The species were also mostly rare and precious spirit birds known in legends.

The overflowing Heaven and Earth Qi was so thick it could scarcely be greater; just taking a single breath made one feel refreshed and invigorated.

Even the confined Golden Core seemed to pulse with life.

”A Third Order Spirit Vein?”

”No, at least a Fourth Order level!”

He Qingzi glanced back at Luo Chen’s murmuring.

”You have good insight, but too limited. This Cangwu Mountain is one of the rare Fifth Order Spiritual Lands in the Mountain Sea Realm, home to a Fifth Order Spirit Vein.”

A Fifth Order Spiritual Land!

Luo Chen felt a shock in his heart. Wasn’t that a Cultivation Land for Divine Transformation Cultivators?

Not long ago, he had been toiling over a piece of Third Order Spirit Land, and now he suddenly found himself in a legendary Fifth Order Spiritual Land!

The ways of the world were indeed strange and unfathomable.

Wait a minute!

Could it be that the woman in green was not a Fourth-order Monster Beast comparable to a Nascent Soul Cultivator, but rather a Fifth Order Ancient Demon that was no less than those in Divine Transformation?

While he was still reeling from the shock, He Qingzi had already halted his steps.

Luo Chen looked up to see a huge palace with a sign hanging above.

”Zhukong Hall!”

”Go in. Youquan is waiting for you.”

Youquan must be the name of the Nether Crow.

Luo Chen gritted his teeth; without the ability to resist, he stepped into the Zhukong Hall.

As soon as he entered,

a pair of inscrutable eyes fixed on him.

In the moment Luo Chen’s spirit wavered, that bizarre power suddenly withdrew.

”So, you are Luo Chen?”