Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 553: Island, Puppet, Decisive Battle

 Putting the huge body of a third-order ring-headed turtle into a storage bag, Gu Shaoshang's eyes fell under the sea.

With just one glance, he noticed something was wrong.

That fluctuation of spiritual energy is not a sign that the Red Rock Crab will explode.

 “Evil spirit?”

Just when he was doubtful, he raised his eyebrows and immediately retreated, disappearing into the void.

 Under the sea.

Luo Chen was a little stunned, a cultivator?

 He is also a great monk who has reached the seventh level of the Golden Core!

 Suddenly, his expression changed, he put away the miasma of fire, and quietly escaped into the deep sea.

On the large island next to it, the battle has gradually come to an end. The Red Rock Crab clan has been able to divide its forces to sweep the battlefield. This is not a place to stay for a long time.

As the two left, a figure flew to the sea after a long time.

 After walking around for a while, he looked confused.

 Missing?

Whether it was the same clan or the demon king of the ring-headed turtle clan, they were all gone.

 Could it be that a member of the same clan was killed and even the bodies were taken away?

 After searching again, the Red Rock Crab Monster King could only return without success. Fortunately, this big island was finally captured, and he was one step closer to capturing Xuanyan Island.

 …

 In a desert island.

As soon as Luo Chenfu returned to the cave, he immediately took out the recently dead third-level red rock crab from the storage ring.

                                                                                                                                                       being                                                                                                         other other another other other another another other .

At this point, Luo Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

 Level 3 demon crabs no longer need to be refined into medicine alive.

 But correspondingly, the materials on his body must also be processed in advance to prevent the death energy from being infected.

Otherwise, if there is too much death energy, even if the black emperor ointment is refined later, the quality will be very low. In this way, the fish he touches in muddy water will be in vain.

 To put it into perspective, this is the third level three monster crab he has quietly hunted in the past few months.

 Originally, Luo Chen was almost giving up on this idea.

Who would have known that the Monster Crab's offensive suddenly changed.

 From the very beginning, they were well-organized and coordinated with each other, but then progressed and retreated inconsistently, and gradually evolved into fighting independently.

 In addition, the resistance from the Ring-headed Turtle side became increasingly fierce.

 The situation becomes even more chaotic!

 This also gave Luo Chen enough opportunities.

There is a third-order invisible formation engraved on his body. When Luo Chen takes action, it is almost silent as long as he does not use powerful means.

 The first two times, I encountered two third-level monster crabs that were defeated and seriously injured.

 After he quietly used his natal magic weapon Hunyuan Cauldron, he easily caught it.

 This time, it’s even easier!

Thinking about the process of this attack, Luo Chen recalled the young-looking monk in his mind.

“There are actually people who imitate me and act like the oriole behind me?”

 “The late stage of Jindan…”

Luo Chen thought suddenly and sent out a message.

After a long time, a seemingly ordinary seagull circled in the sky several times and landed on the unknown desert island.

 She advanced slowly along a specific route, and finally entered the cave where Luo Chen was.

“Master, Tianxuan is back, what are your orders?”

 The young man with his back to her turned around, holding a painting in his hand with a lifelike portrait of a man on it.

Before he could speak, Tianxuan blurted out when she saw the portrait.

 “Gu Shaoshang!”

 “It is indeed him.”

Luo Chen nodded slightly, lit a flame in his hand, and burned the newly painted portrait to ashes.

He knew how a great monk of the seventh level of the Golden Core could appear in this black rock sea area where there were usually no traces of humans.

 It would not be surprising if it was Gu Shaoshang.

  After all, the other party has been here a long time ago and has also cooperated with the royal demon crab.

The only strange thing is that the monks from Feiyunjian have clearly withdrawn from the black rock sea area, but Gu Shaoshang has left and returned, and he has become an oriole like himself.

“His goal is obvious, he is coming for the third-order ring-headed turtle.”

“Same as me running towards the third-level Demon Crab King!”

"However, since we have joined forces with the Demon Crab before, why do you need to act like this and imitate my sneaky behavior?"

While muttering to himself, Luo Chen fell into deep thought.

Tianxuan stood there respectfully, not daring to disturb Luo Chen at all.

 After a long while, Luo Chen came to his senses hesitantly.

"Going back and doing what the oriole did, is this because you are afraid that the monster crab will kill the donkey, so you rely on your cultivation and do it alone?"

I have to say that Luo Chen’s guess is no different from the truth.

  In other words, it is not difficult to guess this.

The Tianxuan Fighting Ou, which Luo Chen had used to conceal himself, was always hovering in the sky, monitoring the direction of this battle for him.

During the process, I also saw Feiyunjian monks carrying ring-headed turtle carcasses to the monster hunting boat several times.

 This is obviously one of the conditions for cooperation between humans and monsters.

　　Previously, I just thought that the Feiyunjian monks had made enough, so I hurriedly evacuated.

Now it seems that Gu Shaoshang has quite an appetite.

Of course, the other party is also very cautious. He first removes the weak disciples of his sect, and then hunts more ring-headed turtles by himself.

From this, Luo Chen also had an idea.

"Should we kill him while he is alone? To avenge Tianxuan?"

Tianxuan’s hatred is not just about face.

Because Tianxuan Fighting Ou was caught, the three demon spiders and crab demon kings came to kill Tianxuan Island, thus exposing Luo Chen's location.

 Otherwise, he wouldn't need to take such risks now and enter the battlefield to hunt monster crabs himself.

 After some thought, Luo Chen gave up the idea for the time being.

 “That’s it!”

“The top priority is to secretly hunt more third-order demon crabs and prepare more Black Emperor Cream for the late third-order ancient body tempering.”

 “It’s not beautiful if there are extraneous branches.”

 Luo Chen knows his priorities clearly.

 The current battlefield environment is chaotic and complex, which is perfect for him to fish in troubled waters and seize profits.

If side issues arise and alarm one of the five royal clans, it will easily lead to even greater trouble.

and!

 If he wants to deal with a great monk who is in the late Jindan stage, given his current ability, he must use all his means.

Whether you can take it or not is one thing, but if the commotion is too big, that's another thing.

The Lord of the Evil Skua is the biggest enemy of the Demon Crab!

 After dividing the primary and secondary goals, Luo Chen looked at Tianxuan.

 “What is the current situation in the Crab and Turtle War?”

Tianxuan replied without hesitation: "The fifty-four islands have been destroyed, and only the eighteen islands are still under the control of the Huanshou Turtle Clan. According to my observation, the five royal demon crabs are bound to win this battle. Almost all the elites of the clan have been dispatched to capture the remaining Eighteen Islands, which is just around the corner!”

 Are there only eighteen large islands left?

Luo Chen read this number with a thoughtful look on his face.

The Nine Palaces and Bagua Formation uses the Nine Islands as an eye of the formation and divides it into eight areas, forming the force of the Bagua and guarding the Xuanyan Island.

In other words, the eighteen large islands are the last two formations.

Either it is not broken, or once it is broken, the chain reaction will completely determine the direction of this war.

 There is not much time left for yourself!

“Continue to monitor the situation on the battlefield and notify me immediately if a war breaks out.”

 “Yes, Master!”

 “How is the situation over there with the Black King?”

“According to the formation map provided by the master, Dahei is very close to Xuanyan Island. However, it may be a bit difficult to sneak in.”

Hearing the news, Luo Chen nodded.

The Nine Palaces and Bagua Formation looks majestic, but is actually quite rough.

 Otherwise, Gu Shaoshang would not have been able to find the flaws so easily and break them one by one.

With Han Zhan’s guidance on his side, and the God-Searching Method of God Compass, the direction of this formation became more transparent and clear.

 Therefore, a long time ago, he had asked the Black King to sneak into the inner formation quietly while the battle was in full swing for emergencies.

“Inform the Black King that if you go to Xuanyan Island, follow the formation map I gave you, go to the designated place, and bury the God Compass.”

Tianxuan was surprised and said: "Master, do you want to go to the island too?"

Luo Chen smiled casually, "If it really comes to that point, I would also like to witness how this war ends. Come to think of it, the scene should be spectacular!"

 Observing the rise and fall of a clan in person is a beautiful thing in one's spiritual practice.

Even if there is nothing gained, it can be used as a good talking point in future exchanges with colleagues.

 …

 Time passes slowly.

 Without the command of Gu Shaoshang, the attack of the Demon Crab became very chaotic.

However, as individual clans formed an army, there were no more constraints on each other, and the confusion in command was effectively alleviated.

 The price paid for this was the five royal clans of demon crabs, and each family's losses increased by 30%.

 Not only the low-level demon crabs, but also the high-level combat power suffered a sudden increase in losses.

 The great demon king has personally calculated that the five tribes have sacrificed the lives of almost twenty third-level demon kings in this battle.

 As for the Ring-headed Turtle, the losses were even more severe!

But even so, the resistance on the Huanshougui side never stopped, and even became more determined, refusing to give in an inch of ground. The same is true for the five royal clans of demon crabs!

 The battlefield began to advance continuously.

 From the initial seventy-two islands, to thirty-six islands, and then eighteen islands.

 Unknowingly, the destruction of the formation and the island had lasted for almost a year.

 Until, the heads of the five royal families set foot on the Sky Snake Island together.

 Jin Hun, Chi Yan, Zhu Xiang, Nine Claws, Green Sleeves.

 The five statues showed their full size, and their huge bodies stood on the Sky Snake Island.

 Behind him are an army of millions of monster crabs.

 In front of you is a large island with an area of ​​a thousand miles!

If you are in the air, looking from a distance, it looks like a piece of land.

 This is Xuanyan Island!

"After decades of planning and five years of fierce fighting, we have finally arrived here. Everyone, success or failure will all depend on this final battle!" Jin Hun exhaled and spoke. There was no sign of vicissitudes of life, but only full of ambition.

 The four demons on the side were also in extremely complicated moods at this moment.

 Some of them just happened to get the chance and participated in this battle at the end.

 Some are prepared in advance and have been secretly paying attention to the progress of the king crab family.

 No matter what, the contribution of each family is equally huge.

Green sleeves blinked and said with some sadness: "In order to get here, our Blue Emperor Crab clan has sacrificed seven third-level clansmen, and there are countless second- and first-level clansmen left. Until now, there are some third-level clansmen The body was not recovered.”

Zhu Xiang said indifferently: "All the efforts are worth it. As long as we take Xuanyan Island!"

“Chi Chi Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai, those who don’t know think it’s those weak immortal cultivators here who are sentimental.” Chi Yan sneered.

But Jiuzhao could no longer hold back and bared his fangs.

 “When will we do it?”

Jin Hun raised his giant claws high, "There's only one last step left, so there's no need to delay. It's better to hit the sun than to choose another day, let's do it today!"

As he spoke, the giant pincer suddenly fell down.

 “Attack!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he jumped into the air.

With him, there were four other patriarchs.

Under the gaze of everyone, the five demons burst out of the sky and headed straight for the vast island.

As they flew out, the island trembled, and a beam of light rose from the ground.

 Majestic spiritual energy erupted from the depths of the earth.

There is also a terrifying suction force that spreads in all directions.

 But unfortunately, there is little response to this suction.

The Nine Palaces Bagua has been broken, leaving the middle palace, which has no echo, and is just an isolated island.

The pillar of light, after unfolding, had not yet manifested its form, but was suddenly defeated by the five chiefs of the clan, using unparalleled demonic energy.

As the light pillar was defeated, layers of shaking sounds came from Xuanyan Island.

 Several mountains on the island collapsed.

 The earth rolled, like an earth dragon turning over.

 One after another, sea water surged up from all directions, almost like a tsunami.

At some point, ring-headed turtles that treated each other coldly appeared on the island, and they were ready to fight to protect their homeland.

 No nonsense!

 Following the orders given by the five chiefs, an army of millions of monster crabs began to land on Xuanyan Island.

 All of a sudden, the shouts of killing shook the heaven and the earth.

 Endless rain of blood is falling, and the fishy smell of evil is spreading in all directions.

 …

 “It’s time for me to go to the island too.”

 In the army of monster crabs, there was a second-level monster crab that moved slowly and seemed a little out of place.

Under the carapace, in the abdomen, Luo Chen controlled the demon crab puppet to advance slowly with a slightly surprised expression.

 Yes, the monster crab puppet!

This demon crab is a simple puppet that Han Zhan took the time to make for Luo Chen.

His offensive and defensive capabilities are average, but his ability to hide his traces is the best.

 Coupled with the fact that Luo Chen has mastered the Breath Condensation Spiritual Art, he can absorb the auras of others and pretend to imitate them.

 With the two combined, almost no one would notice anything wrong with this monster crab unless they looked carefully.

 As Luo Chen controlled, a strange feeling emerged in his mind.

“It’s a bit like the control mecha in the science fiction novels I saw in my previous life.”

Muttered something, the demon crab puppet stepped forward with its eight legs and kept up with the rhythm of the army's attack.

 But after landing on the island, he did not join the battle immediately. Instead, he found a direction, broke away from the large army, and left quietly.

 While walking forward, fights broke out frequently on the road, but Luo Chen avoided them as much as possible.

 Suddenly.

Luo Chen paused and looked at a certain place.

There, the spiritual light transformed, and a figure slowly emerged.

"It's him!"

 Gu Shaoshang is also here.

However, compared to Luo Chen's silence, Gu Shaoshang's whereabouts were somewhat exposed.

It's okay that the number of ordinary monsters is small, but now on the battlefield where monsters are everywhere, the sudden appearance of a human cultivator is really eye-catching.

As soon as they appeared, Gu Shaoshang had to kill two monsters with his own hands.

Luo Chen glanced at it, not wanting to get involved, and controlled the monster crab to avoid the center of the battlefield.

 “Duh!”

 In the battlefield, Gu Shaoshang pointed like a sword and controlled a flying sword to harvest the lives of nearby monsters.

 He was a little helpless.

 I am not proficient in concealment methods, and I did not expect that there would be so many monsters participating in the final battle.

 In an accident, it was exposed.

Seeing two demon kings flying towards him in the distance, he had to retreat and fly away from Xuanyan Island.

“I’m afraid I won’t even have the chance to watch this last battle.”

In desperation, he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw an out-of-place monster crab walking in the opposite direction.

Strange monster crab, doesn't even obey the order of the leader of the tribe?

Luo Chen naturally didn’t know that he had fallen into the other person’s eyes for a moment.

 He only knew that he was going well.

Along the way, he took deliberate detours and avoided large and small battle groups.

 Finally, the demon crab puppet stopped in a swamp shrouded in miasma.

 Stop with eight legs.

The miasma seemed to be blown away by the wind, making way for it.

A giant python with a single horn stretched out its head and looked at the monster crab in confusion.

 But as a sound of divine consciousness reached his ears, he quickly reacted.

 “Welcome the master!”

 The demon crab didn't reply, and stepped into the swamp.

As soon as he entered, the carapace was opened, and Luo Chen walked out of it.

 Looking around, he showed a satisfied look.

"Although this place is not good, it is connected to the deep sea springs. It can be used as a base for advance and retreat! Black King, you have done a good job!"

As he spoke, he threw a jade bottle over.

 The Black King took it as if he had found a treasure.

 “Master, are we going to join the war?” He asked cautiously, holding the jade bottle.

Luo Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

 Join the war?

 This is something that must be done, but it cannot be done in a hurry.

 The most urgent task is to observe the battlefield situation first!

Without answering the Black King, Luo Chen found a dry place in the swamp and sat cross-legged.

 The Fengshen Compass appeared in front of him.

 He runs his natal skills, absorbs the spiritual energy of the surrounding world, and immediately casts spells before they are transformed.

 Soon, a huge water mirror slowly took shape.

In the environment, battles everywhere are lifelike.

 But due to the outbreak of demonic energy and spiritual energy, the water mirror began to ripple continuously, looking quite unstable.

“With my spirit comparable to that of the late Jindan, can’t I maintain the Water Mirror Technique in a battle of this scale?”

Muttered something, Luo Chen could only accept the reality.

However, he had another method.

“Senior Han, could you please help me?”

 In the Ten Thousand Souls Flag, Han Zhan showed his figure helplessly.

 “You boy…”

As he spoke, he pointed his finger at the water mirror.

 In an instant, the mirror surface was so stable!

 (End of this chapter)