Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2488 - 914: Crossing the Wasteland, Secrets of Space (Part 2)

With origin force flowing through, the crimson lines vanished, restoring the left hand back to normal.

Luo Chen fixed his stare on a certain point in the emptiness, where dark streaks flickered in and out, resembling the open jaws of a massive creature lurking for its quarry to stumble inside.

"Space rift!"

Luo Chen clenched his teeth, forcing out those words as if they burst like popping beans.

This strange occurrence felt all too familiar to him.

During the Qi Xia Emperor's assault on Yanfu Mountain, that immense might had rattled the void, exposing threads of space rifts.

Yet he never imagined that, long after the conflict ended, space rifts would linger in this place.

Moreover, there were plenty of them, highly volatile, popping up and fading away without pattern, rendering them impossible to predict.

Had the Qi Xia Emperor left these behind?

Or did the intense clashes among Divine Transformation Great Powers overwhelm this realm, spawning them?

Luo Chen had no answers.

All he understood was that crossing the path over the abyss would prove far from simple.

It could prove even deadlier than the chasm beneath.

"On top of that!"

Luo Chen furrowed his brow while glancing upward.

Up there, storm clouds amassed, with sporadic bolts of lightning crackling through.

"Why do the thunderclouds refuse to scatter?"

This moment, something off caught his attention.

Luo Chen whispered to himself: "Array?"

More than just an array—it was one spiraling out of control!

A memory surfaced for Luo Chen.

Ye Lingtian had mentioned how the Dark Abyss Sect's Sect Protection Array drew from ancestral techniques across eras.

One such method came from the Great Power Bai Ye, known as the Nine Heavens Universal Origin Great Thunder Skill.

Lei Daozi had wielded it to almost challenge the Qi Xia Emperor.

With the Dark Abyss Sect now in ruins, the Sect Protection Array ought to have crumbled alongside.

However, based on Luo Chen's array knowledge, this formation rooted itself in the terrain, not reliant on cultivators' strength.

The Nether Abyss endured, and the array's foundation stayed intact.

Devoid of guidance from people, the leftover array ran wild, wildly drawing thunder's might from the skies and earth.

"Yet another Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain!"

Luo Chen let out a sigh, seeing the space rifts fade somewhat, before pressing onward in flight.

Though now, his pace lagged far behind his earlier speed.

It barely outpaced that of an average Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

He truly couldn't risk brushing those space rifts once more.

Should his reflexes falter, the cost wouldn't stop at a severed hand.

If his entire form got dragged inside, despite his healing prowess rivaling a Savage Beast, he'd likely get pulverized instantly, beyond any revival.

Under these circumstances, even a mighty divine consciousness offered no help.

Space rifts lacked life, breath, or soul auras, and they held no solid presence like rocks or peaks.

What traces could anyone detect in the nothingness?

Luckily, Luo Chen possessed Red Eyes Golden Pupils!

By keeping a sharp watch, he faced little real peril.

And through days of tracking the space rifts' patterns, Luo Chen began spotting certain hints.

"Picture this realm as a vast dwelling, where space rifts stem from shaky walls, ceilings, and floor stones."

"They don't emerge entirely without signs."

"Usually, a subtle ripple in space precedes their birth, sparking a sequence that lets them solidify."

Realizing this, a surge of unexpected delight filled Luo Chen!

Imagine facing a foe so overwhelming, master of evasion arts beyond reach.

Harnessing space's might, they struck without warning, impossible to pursue.

Any opponent would suffer helplessly, while their strikes packed raw, brutal force.

"Mastering these space ripples could mean I'm not so defenseless against Qing Shuang next time, right?"

Relations between Cangwu Mountain and Luo Chen had thawed a great deal, no longer locked in bitter enmity.

He and Qing Shuang shared no profound grudge.

Still, Luo Chen hated that sensation of utter helplessness, crushed without recourse.

The Qi Xia Emperor loomed too far off to even consider as a rival.

Qing Shuang, though, stood at the Nascent Soul Realm like him.

Luo Chen trusted his ability to battle any peer, yet against Qing Shuang, detonating his Nascent Soul might barely scratch her.

How could he accept such weakness?

As another space rift took form, Luo Chen came to a stop.

Ever cautious, yet now with deeper scrutiny.

Even as his eyes grew weary, he'd promptly apply two drops of Jade Emperor Clear Pupil Liquid.

"Humans tread the world much like fish glide through water."

"Fish sense nothing of their surroundings, and humans grow numb to it all."

"But water stirs into ripples with motion, just as human steps should stir space's subtle shifts."

"Our frailty blinds us to the True Meaning of Spatial Law, so we miss those shifts."

"Like everyone else, I share this blindness. Yet here and now, studying closely, these shifts tie somehow to the Space Prohibition within the array's Seven Basic Restrictions."

Array’s Seven Basic Restrictions—Mountain, Water, Wind, Cloud, Dusk, Dawn, Space.

Mountain and Water Restrictions, being physical, suited novices best.

Wind and Cloud Restrictions, elusive and whimsical, could still be felt and seen, thus not overly challenging.

Dusk and Dawn Restrictions delved into soul matters, where Luo Chen excelled early on with the Obscure Restriction.

Space Prohibition alone proved the toughest, eluding most learners.

Only upon reaching Fourth-Order Array Master status and crafting the "Great Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Teleportation Array," did Luo Chen grasp a sliver of it.

Employing Space Prohibition now to probe how space rifts emerged, lingered, and vanished offered him a budding approach.

As Luo Chen immersed himself in study.

Suddenly!

A burst of white radiance.

"Danger!"

Luo Chen had stationed a soul fragment to survey the surroundings, instantly detecting the threat.

A bolt of lightning descended from the Nine Heavens!

Normally, he'd dodge it effortlessly with a quick flight.

But encircled by fresh space rifts, blind rushing spelled doom.

He had no choice but to confront it directly!

Luo Chen's face stayed composed as he unleashed a spell skyward.

Blazing Heaven Sevenfold Rings!

Layer upon layer of flames erupted rapidly, only to shatter under the lightning's fury.

Luo Chen showed no shock; this protective incantation had its boundaries.

Resisting thunder born from the Nine Heavens Universal Origin Great Thunder Skill's divine essence demanded greater resolve.

Fire Phoenix Scorches the Plain!

A fiery phoenix phantom soared from his back, slamming into the bolt.

This entire exchange unfolded in an instant.

Following two swift counters, the lightning gradually faded.

Only then did the booming roar echo beside his ears.

Luo Chen trembled, stray sparks still dancing across his form.

Evidently, the overhead lightning proved no trifling matter.

And this came without any wielder's command.

One could scarcely fathom the havoc if, at the Dark Abyss Sect's height, an intruder battered the Sect Protection Array, with a Divine Transformation Great Power channeling its full divine fury.

Even the Qi Xia Emperor might struggle to cross the Nether Abyss amid such onslaught, no?

Circulating his Qi Power, the Snow Frost Robe draped over him unleashed icy flakes, expelling the lingering thunder essence.

Just as Luo Chen exhaled in relief, his eyes widened abruptly.

The recent disturbance had stirred the ambient Heaven and Earth Qi into greater turmoil.

A fresh wave of space rifts, influenced by it, expanded visibly, inching longer in a cascading effect.

Especially one overhead, now stretching seven or eight meters, creeping toward Luo Chen.

Without a second thought, Luo Chen dove downward.

Heavy as a thousand pounds, he sank beneath the waves.

Plop!

Amid churning splashes, Luo Chen's silhouette vanished from this domain.

The encircling space rifts sprawled like a web of threads, persisting well after Luo Chen's exit.

Even Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators would steer clear of such a sight at any price.

The former Nether Abyss had been a restricted zone, but post-Divine Transformation clash, it transformed into a lethal snare!

A domain unfit for any living thing!

And none of this did Luo Chen have leisure to witness anymore.

For in that instant, he held his breath, peering into the pitch-black depths.

A pair of eyes, vast as lanterns and shining bloody red, locked onto him without mercy!