Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 682: The Fight of a Trapped Beast, Black Nails Break the Soul

The backup formation set up by the great Master Lianxu was extremely ingenious.

As long as Tai Sui's body is not dead, this soul-hooking and soul-pinching formation will never end.

This is because the energy of the formation comes from the huge vitality in Tai Sui's body, and this power is used to nail Tai Sui's soul to death.

This method is unbelievable just by listening to it.

It is equivalent to using Tai Sui's physical body as a prison to trap Tai Sui's soul. It is using the body as a prison to hook the soul and nail the spirit!
Under normal circumstances, Jindan cultivators like Luo Chen would not be able to crack it at all.

but!

Tai Sui, who had suffered from his trapped soul for many years, came up with a solution.

As long as the main body's power is reduced, the power of the Soul-Hooking and Soul-Nailing Array will also be weakened.

By then, with the cooperation of both inside and outside forces, the original body's soul will be transferred to Ding Yi's incarnation, and the Soul-Hooking and Soul-Nailing Array will collapse on its own because it has lost its target.

After that, take out the main body and merge it with the soul, and the escape is complete!

After Tai Sui put forward this idea, it was recognized by Luo Chen and others.

The success of that formation is due to the terrifying vitality contained in Tai Sui's body, and its failure will be due to the fact that the source of its power is Tai Sui's body.

Now, what Luo Chen and the others have to do is to weaken the power of Tai Sui's physical body.

In this regard.

Tai Sui had been preparing for many years and had already come up with a plan.

"This Thirty-Six Golden Altar Reincarnation Formation is the best at restraining my wood-attributed body. As long as I use it little by little, like a blunt knife cutting my flesh, and with the cooperation of my incarnation, I will definitely be able to free my soul."

Tai Sui said leisurely.

Behind him, Cave Master Moyun was walking around the golden altars, activating the formations.

And at the core of the formation, there are a number of low-grade magic weapons used as suppressants.

All in all, there are thirty-six magic weapons!
Even if they are only of low quality, this skill is astonishing enough, because they are all low-quality magic weapons of gold attribute or contain gold attribute!

Not only that, before Tai Sui entered the formation, he also handed over a storage bag of high-quality spirit stones and several gold-attributed top-quality spirit stones to the Lord of Moyun Cave.

He has been planning for this day for three hundred years!
The formation had not yet been fully activated, so Luo Chen had some free time at the moment. While marveling at this grand move, he asked for details.

"Is Ding Yi willing to spend his savings like this?"

Tai Sui closed his eyes and said in a muffled voice: "Of course he is reluctant. He is always thinking about getting rid of the influence of my regret. Buying the Dust Reducing Pill from you is just a meaningless struggle."

"However, how many people in this world can resist my temptation?"

Luo Chen was surprised, "Temptation?"

Tai Sui smiled slightly, "Yes, the name of Tai Sui's elixir is known throughout the world of immortal cultivation. It can bring the dead back to life, turn flesh into bones, and is said to have the power of creation. Of course, this rumor is a bit exaggerated, but the terrifying vitality contained in my body is the real thing, which is accumulated by the power of the wood law."

"Do you really think Ding Yi came to the Land of Fallen Demons to get rid of the influence of my residual regret? He actually coveted my body and wanted to refine it into a spiritual medicine that could impact the Nascent Soul stage."

Luo Chen was stunned.

But looking at the white meat ball in front of me that looked like jelly, I had to believe it.

He could feel that the thing indeed contained immeasurable and terrifying vitality, which was even many times stronger than his fourth-level ancient body!
The power of the wood law?
Luo Chen murmured.

At this time, the reincarnation of the thirty-six golden altars was ready.

As soon as the Lord of Moyun Cave gave a low shout, a ray of golden light rose up and enveloped Tai Sui's body.

Among the five elements, metal overcomes wood.

After a moment of pressure, Tai Sui's real body immediately began to resist.

However, the remnant of Tai Sui in Ding Yi's body issued an order, forcibly suppressing the body's resistance.

Swish!
The golden light fell, the white flesh ball trembled, and its breath suddenly dropped.

It was visible to the naked eye that a ball of flesh was split apart.

The Jintan Reincarnation Array is effective.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Luo Chen's eyes lit up and he stared at Tai Sui's body.

Observing the changes in the Soul-Hooking and Soul-Nailing Formation above.

Seems to be weakened?

"not enough!"

"Cave Master, please continue!"

Tai Sui growled.

The Lord of Moyun Cave behind him did not hesitate and continued to activate the next Golden Altar Reincarnation Array.

Under his control, golden light rose and fell, continuously falling on Tai Sui's body.

In order to suppress the resistance of the original body, Cannian also used all his strength, and his expression became more and more ferocious.

Luo Chen had been watching this scene, and his attention was still more focused on observing the formation.

With his attention, he vaguely caught a glimpse of a little bit of the essence of this formation.

"The Demon Lord Lian Tian extracted the vitality of Tai Sui and transformed it into seven illusory rusty golden nails, which nailed down Tai Sui's seven souls."

"Then use your body as a prison to lock up its three souls."

"With this, a perfect formation was constructed."

"Can I also set up a similar formation?"

Luo Chen's mind was in turmoil, and he gathered together his understanding of the many formations, trying to draw inferences from one example, or to grasp the basics.

But the result made him feel a little frustrated.

He had no idea how to transform the physical energy and vitality into illusory spiritual power.

He couldn't condense the illusory golden nail.

Maybe, Han Zhan can?
He told the other party this conjecture, and Han Zhan gave an answer.

"I can't do this level of transformation from tangible to intangible, that involves means at the level of laws. In fact, if it weren't for the help of Tai Sui himself, and the method of removing the firewood from under the cauldron and destroying the foundation of the formation, you wouldn't even have the slightest chance of breaking this formation."

"However, this formation did give me some inspiration..."

Luo Chen was curious, "What inspiration?"

"Haha, the reason why inspiration is inspiration is that it has not been implemented yet. I don't know whether it is right or wrong, so how can I convey it to you." Han Zhan chuckled and asked, "Why, do you want to replicate this formation?"

Luo Chen said, "How dare I."

Han Zhan did not think deeply about it, but said: "In fact, in my opinion, this method is the application of the essence of power. Even if we low-level cultivators cannot understand the essence of power, we can use tools to achieve similar effects without knowing why."

It's a bit foggy.

But the Luo Chen today is no longer the little cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage who knew nothing. He can vaguely understand the general meaning of what Han Zhan said.

tool……

"Could it be that what you are talking about is a soul-type magic weapon similar to the Lan Ke Black Chess?"

"You are quite smart." Han Zhan praised, and then said: "However, this kind of magic weapon is rare in the world. Even though my Luoyun Sect is proficient in the art of refining the soul, it lacks related treasures. This is also the reason why my Soul Splitting Technique has not been perfected."

If you want to practice the Soul-Splitting Technique to perfection, you will need some magical weapon related to the soul.

Luo Chen wrote down this information.

Then, reflect on yourself.

Soul-type magic weapons are indeed rare, especially the defensive ones.

However, attack-type soul-related magical weapons do occasionally appear in the world of immortal cultivation, even if their grades are not very high.

As it happens, he has one.

"If I can learn even a little bit of the essence of this Soul-Hooking and Soul-Nailing Array, and then use it with the help of external objects, I think it will be able to replace the illusion of Mirror Flower and Water Moon."

Mirror Flower and Water Moon are very powerful and can make people fall into their trap without them realizing it during a battle.

However, if this move backfires, it can be extremely harmful.

Therefore, when Luo Chen fought against opponents of higher levels, he rarely used this technique unless it was absolutely necessary.

As for fighting against opponents of the same level in the Jindan stage, his other means can also completely crush them.

Over time, this illusion technique that had been practiced with great difficulty and rooted in the eyes gradually became useless.

If there is an alternative method that uses external objects and will not backfire on oneself, it can make up for the shortcomings of Luo Chen's spiritual attack.

With this idea in mind, Luo Chen observed more meticulously.

A pair of bright eyes, not blinking at all, even feeling dry.

Time passes slowly.

In the Demonic Abyss Cave, most of the thirty-six golden altar reincarnation arrays have been activated.

Three of the top-grade golden spirit stones in the hands of Cave Master Moyun were sucked dry, not to mention the full storage bag of high-grade spirit stones.

On Tai Sui's side, the changes are even more obvious.

The main body was in pieces. Four of the seven nails had already dissipated, and the remaining three were becoming increasingly illusory, and were clearly on the verge of collapse.

The residual clone that occupied Ding Yi's body was like a candle in the wind, crawling on the ground with a hunched back.

Pearl-sized beads of sweat kept dripping from his face, hitting the ground and breaking into petals.

It is conceivable how difficult it is for Cannian to suppress the resistance of the original body.

hum...

When another golden spike dissipated, Tai Sui groaned and slowly said, "Qingyang Demon Lord, get ready over there."

"Ah."

His response was a simple "hmm".

Tai Sui did not say much, but growled and pinched the Dao Ling Jue.

The next moment, clusters of green moss and Ganoderma lucidum flew in from outside the cave and gathered around him.

These are the forces that Tai Sui has forcibly separated from his body in order to reduce the force of repression over the past thousand years.

At this moment, they gathered on Ding Yiru one by one as backup force.

"what?"

Luo Chen let out a light exclamation, and the protective shield on his body flickered.

Faintly, there are some tiny things wandering around, invisible to the naked eye.

Just at this moment, Tai Sui's voice came again.

"Don't resist. Those are also the powers I separated out. When you use the Soul Blocking Formation later, you may be attacked by the Soul Hooking and Soul Nailing Formation. With this power, they won't regard you as an enemy."

Luo Chen was a little hesitant.

Tai Sui whispered, "This is a battle between me and it. Outsiders intervening may be injured by mistake. It's best if you have my scent on you."

Luo Chen pursed his lips, released the protective shield, and allowed those invisible things to attach to him.

As his spiritual consciousness spread, he saw only some extremely tiny particles.

spore?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Luo Chen's attention was drawn to the actions of Cave Master Mo Yun.

Another golden altar reincarnation array has been activated!
……

Time flies, and the time flies by.

When the last golden altar reincarnation array in the cave lit up, it meant that this operation had come to an end.

Tai Sui's eyes were full of anticipation.

He could feel that the power of the Soul-Hooking and Spirit-Nailing Array had been reduced to the extreme.

Even though his physical body was shattered, his soul, which had been dormant for many years, was gradually awakening.

Just one step away!
Suddenly, the Lord of Moyun Cave made a hand gesture and refused to let go.

"At this point, you should have given me the method to enter the inheritance land, right?"

Tai Sui seemed to have anticipated this and was not too surprised, but was only angry for a moment.

"You are too impatient."

Afterwards, he transmitted the message through his spiritual consciousness.

Luo Chen looked at this scene but did not pay much attention to it, because it was his turn next. Whether he could block the pursuit of the Soul-Hooking and Soul-Nailing Formation depended on his Soul-Blocking Formation.

Later, after listening to what Tai Sui said, the Lord of Moyun Cave showed a look of surprise and doubt.

"Inside the tornado? Are you lying to me? It's so dangerous in there. I can feel it even without going in."

These words were not transmitted in words, but were asked directly.

Even Luo Chen heard it clearly.

Tai Sui said in a deep voice: "As long as you follow the method I taught you and drive the magic weapon you have refined in advance, you can enter the inheritance land unimpeded. Don't worry about me lying to you."

Master Moyun of the Moyun Cave hesitated for a moment, but finally his eyes gradually became firm.

"I believe that someone like you would not deceive me with such a thing."

After saying that, he made the hand gesture.

The next moment, a golden axe was seen chopping down from the air.

There was no movement, but a snapping sound seemed to echo in the hearts of the three people.

The last illusory nail was shattered.

"Qingyang, hurry!"

Tai Sui growled and pointed a finger at his own brow.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew in the cave.

A soul as real as a substance slowly emerged from the shattered body of Tai Sui.

Its appearance was accompanied by a rustling sound.

A series of illusory chains with hooks were hooking the huge soul.

The huge soul flew out, moving extremely slowly, and flew slowly towards Ding Yi's body.

Wherever it passed, the illusory hook pulled it, making it stagger.

Luo Chen looked at this scene and swallowed his saliva involuntarily.

Has the spirit of the fifth-order Tai Sui reached this level? Even the illusory spirit has shown signs of solidification.

The surprise lasts only for a moment.

The soul-blocking formation has been activated.

Under his control, the formation wrapped Tai Sui's soul like a filter, slowly removing the weak hooks and chains that had lost their huge vitality resources from his body.

The huge soul moves forward little by little, breaking free from the shackles little by little.

Finally, he escaped from the soul-blocking formation and merged into Ding Yi's body with great difficulty.

Almost at the moment he merged, the shattered body of Tai Sui lying on the ground in the center of the cave flickered green, and in the blink of an eye it returned to its original state.

It seemed as if the damage caused to him by the Thirty-Six Golden Altars Reincarnation Array was nothing more than a drizzle.

At this moment, Luo Chen's expression changed slightly.

The same green light flashed on his body.

It was the power of Tai Sui that had attached to him before.

"what do you mean!"

Luo Chen shouted angrily. Tai Sui turned a deaf ear to him and kept his eyes closed, as if he was adjusting to his body.

At the entrance of the cave, the pale-faced Lord Moyun glanced at the two of them, then rushed out without saying a word.

Never look back!

After he left, Tai Sui slowly opened his eyes and his greedy gaze fell on Luo Chen.

"Even after years of training, Ding Yi's body is too much of a stretch to carry my huge soul. And before I leave the Land of Fallen Demons, I cannot merge with my original body."

"Your wild beast body is obviously a better, or even the best, container."

"Fellow Daoist, I will gladly accept it!"

As he said this, he slowly raised his finger towards Luo Chen.

However, before he could activate the green light, he saw clusters of green flames emerging from Luo Chen's body.

Those faint green lights, under the blue flames, were like dry wood meeting a raging fire, and they instantly burned up.

As the fireworks flickered, the red robe turned into black armor.

Luo Chen's eyes were cold. He stood up suddenly and punched forward.

"Do you really think Luo has no defenses against you at all?"

Suddenly, there was a violent roar of wind and thunder in the cave.

The two were already very close to each other, only about ten or two feet apart.

And at this distance, the violent power in Luo Chen's body can be fully exerted.

Just one punch.

boom!
Tai Sui was knocked back, like a rag bag, and hit the mountain wall.

A big hole appeared between the chest and abdomen.

Luo Chen slowly withdrew his hand, grabbed a golden pill, and squeezed it gently.

Click!

The golden elixir that Ding Yi had cultivated for hundreds of years suddenly shattered.

The pure magic power burst out, forming a surging wave of air in the cave.

If it were a normal person, even a Yuanying Zhenren would be dead after this blow.

however.

Tai Sui fell to the ground, just glanced at the big hole in his chest and abdomen, and shook his head.

"Why bother? It's just a fight between trapped beasts!"

At this moment, a sharp sword sound was heard.

Seven evil spirits appeared from the sword box behind Luo Chen and flew out like meteors.

Seeing this, Tai Sui sneered.

"This method is even more low-brow, and you dare to show off your skills in front of an expert?"

However, the next moment, his expression changed.

The seven evil spirits crisscrossed in the air waves, faintly forming a sword formation.

The sword formation was filled with murderous aura, overwhelming sword energy, and powerful force that was hidden but not yet unleashed.

No, this is definitely not Luo Chen’s method!

He remembered clearly that the power of Luo Chen's flying sword magic weapon that he used several times before was very average.

But at this moment.

Could it be the trick of another person hidden in Luo Chen?

Suddenly, he was furious!

The sword formation was not coming towards him, but was heading towards his body.

"stop!"

With an angry roar, Tai Sui staggered forward.

But after rushing forward only a few feet, he realized something was wrong.

If you attack someone, you must rescue him, and the goal is still the original owner.

Sure enough, the sword formation came back and covered Tai Sui's fat body.

In an instant, flesh and blood flew everywhere, and white bones were exposed.

"I underestimated you."

Tai Sui gritted his teeth, put his hands together, and opened a large green umbrella.

He could feel that this sword formation was extremely powerful and was in no way inferior to any Nascent Soul True Person's methods.

Even if he was facing it personally, he would still have to be cautious, let alone this incarnation that had just merged.

As the air surged, a ray of black light broke through the air.

"Humph!"

Tai Sui snorted lightly and exhaled. The black light instantly slowed down and revealed its figure in mid-air.

It was actually a black nail.

nail?

Tai Sui shuddered all over, feeling instinctively uncomfortable.

At this moment, Luo Chen rushed out from the air wave, spread out his five fingers and turned them into flesh palms.

A palm slapped on...the black nail.

With the terrifying force, the black nail broke through layers of resistance and landed on Tai Sui's forehead in an instant.

"what!!!"

The shrill howl almost broke the eardrums.

Luo Chen snorted coldly and stepped back, with no intention of killing them all.

Tai Sui's soul is so huge that this low-grade soul-breaking nail alone may not be able to kill him completely.

Taking advantage of the fact that the other party can only grasp a part of Ding Yi's power before his death, it is enough to suppress him for a short period of time.

In my hand, I touched something.

Cold and soft.

With a flash of light, the thing disappeared from where it was.

"Daoyou, I will gladly accept your body."

"No delivery!"

Before he finished speaking, Luo Chen had already rushed out of the cave. Before leaving, he slapped his hand back, causing the cave to collapse.

After he left, huge rocks rolled and a large amount of rubble fell down, completely burying the cave.

After about a few breaths.

boom!
With a loud bang, Tai Sui stepped out from the smoke and dust, and the black nail between his eyebrows had been pushed out three-quarters.

His face, as dark as water, was now filled with anger.

His real body was stolen!
He set his sights on Luo Chen's wild beast body, while the other party also set his sights on his Tai Sui body that had been cultivated for tens of thousands of years.

The so-called oath and promise ended when the soul was freed.

Now we have lost both the wife and the army.

He stretched out his hand, grasped the black nail, and pulled it out little by little.

"what……"

The screams of pain continued, and finally, the black nail fell to the ground with a clang.

Looking at the dark abyss without sunlight, Tai Sui roared:
"You can't run away!"

As soon as he thought about it, green fluorescent lights suddenly emerged in the originally dark abyss.

Those were the powers that he had differentiated over the past hundreds of years, spreading throughout the entire Demonic Abyss.

The Demon Lord Qingyang is still in the jar!
……

In the abyss, a figure soared into the sky.

Luo Chen looked delighted.

Here it is!
This fifth-level Tai Sui was finally obtained.

Tai Sui coveted his wild beast's body, so how could he not have similar thoughts?
Along the way, Tai Sui tempted him many times, even took excessive actions, but he endured it all. Wasn't he aiming for today?
As for the process of the fight, although there were unexpected events, the result was still within expectations.

As early as in the Burning Purgatory, he had noticed that the other party seemed to dislike that kind of environment.

In other words, the Fire Spirit has a very strong restraining effect on Tai Sui.

Luo Chen originally planned to use all his True Fire to fight the opponent, but after observing the Soul-Hooking and Soul-Nailing Formation, he had other ideas.

Soul-breaking nail!
This magic weapon was given by Helian Yun, the great elder of Lianyun Merchant Alliance, during the battle in the Great Snow Mountain.

At that time, the opponent shot out three black nails in one breath, which could break the air, armor and soul.

After the opponent died in battle, Luo Chen naturally obtained the corresponding spoils.

In many subsequent battles, the Qi-breaking and Armor-breaking nails were scrapped, and the Soul-breaking nail was also put aside by Luo Chen.

This time, Luo Chen was blessed with an inspiration, and used a similar method to the Soul-Hooking and Soul-Nailing Formation to strike Tai Sui's spirit, achieving an unexpected effect, thus buying him time to collect Tai Sui's body.

"You should be thankful that his power has been dispersed for hundreds of years, and Ding Yi's golden elixir was destroyed by you. Otherwise, this dangerous task of trying to get chestnuts out of the fire would most likely fail even with my help."

Han Zhan's voice echoed in his ears.

Luo Chen laughed heartily, "If he hadn't shown such weakness, I wouldn't have had such evil thoughts. Now that it's done, let's just get away with it!"

With a hearty laugh, Luo Chen's wings trembled and he went faster.

……

After a stick of incense.

Luo Chen retreated into the abyss with a gloomy face. The smile on his face had long disappeared, and instead, the Hidden Formation was fully activated.

Han Zhan smiled bitterly, "How could such a being be so easy to deal with? You should have thought of this a long time ago."

Luo Chen said nothing, and green flames burst out from his body again.

laugh!
The mushroom that had just grown on his arm turned into ashes in an instant.

Just now, when he was about to fly away from the abyss, a giant mushroom appeared from nowhere and blocked his way.

The mushroom was very strong, but Luo Chen was not afraid of it even when he exerted his full strength.

But after destroying the mushroom, small mushrooms started growing on his body for some reason.

These mushrooms are constantly absorbing the magical power from him.

If it weren't for the withered and flourishing true fire that could restrain it, Luo Chen would probably have become a mushroom man by now.

Such beings began to emerge inside and outside the abyss.

Luo Chen understood that these things should be the power that Tai Sui had forcibly separated out in order to escape from the predicament over the past few hundred years, just like the residual regret on Ding Yi's body.

The power separated from these Tai Sui was not so strong that it could not be resisted, but that strange power...

Is that the so-called power of law?

But, isn’t it said that ordinary wood and stone monsters, even if they reach the fifth level, cannot utilize the power of the laws in their bodies?

More mushrooms sprouted from his head.

Luo Chen waved his hand, and green flames swirled, emitting a strange fragrance.

If he is given enough time, he will be able to destroy this force with the enhanced True Fire of Withering and Flourishing.

But what he lacks now is time.

"I can't fight these guys anymore. I can't kill them, and my magic power is getting weaker."

Han Zhan asked: "Then how are you going to leave this abyss?"

Luo Chen looked around.

On the top of the cliff, countless Tai Sui clones are beginning to gather. If Tai Sui's soul is in command and control, those clones will definitely be more powerful.

And the bottom of the abyss.

Luo Chen only took a glance and then looked away with a frightened heart.

Finally, he looked at the huge spiritual tornado that penetrated the sky and the earth.

He gritted his teeth and turned his head to another direction.

But after a cup of tea, several green lights flew over faintly, and there was a faint sound.

"You can't escape. You can't escape."

"Give it back to me, give my body back to me!"

Looking at these incarnations of Tai Sui, some of which were as powerful as golden elixirs and some as powerful as fourth-order fire spirits, Luo Chen was forced to retreat.

He is not afraid of a tough opponent. Even if a Yuanying Zhenren is in front of him, he dares to fight now.

But that kind of power, once touched, would be like a leech, draining away his magic power and even his blood essence. He didn't want to touch it again at all.

"You guys are cruel!"

Luo Chen cursed in a low voice and headed straight for the Tongtian Dragon Scroll.

Han Zhan watched this scene silently, muttering in his heart: "I'm afraid this is the decision you made because of your subconscious wish!"

……

After a few breaths.

Tai Sui controlled Pang Pang's body and came outside the spiritual tornado.

His robes were rustling in the strong wind, and the flesh on his face was shaking constantly.

"Damn it, he really went in!"

After cursing, Tai Sui was caught in a dilemma.

Finally, he looked around and saw more and more green lights, numbering in the hundreds.

"If I want to leave the Land of Fallen Demons, the only way is through Ming Zhaotian."

"The Soul Hooking and Soul Nailing Array is gone, and without the attraction of the main body, the True Lord's restriction should not be triggered again."

"Give it a try!"

Tai Sui gritted his teeth and opened his mouth.

The next moment, hundreds of green lights began to converge towards him.

His body, as if inflated, began to expand wildly.

The holes in the chest and abdomen that were previously created by Luo Chen were gradually filled with flesh and blood.

His aura also began to rise!
In the blink of an eye, he had surpassed the Jindan stage and reached the early and middle stages of the Yuanying stage, and even the peak of the middle stage.

When it came to the last step, I just couldn't move forward.

Tai Sui cursed under his breath again, then stepped carefully into the tornado.

The spiritual energy swept through, and after just a few turns, Tai Sui's figure completely disappeared.

(End of this chapter)