Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2491 - 916: Troubled Times, Harvesting Soul Essence
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The Shen Family, formerly known as the Jianchuan Shen Family, now deserves the name of the Tu River Shen Family.
No longer does the river before the clan soar like a sharp sword as the Jianchuan River; instead, it has become the perpetually muddy and turbulent Tu River.
Yet everything here stemmed from compulsion.
Beneath the moon's glow.
By the window, Luo Chen lingered with an expression of sorrow.
"In merely three years, I never imagined the outside world would transform so drastically."
No one could have foreseen the upheavals sweeping the Eastern Wasteland.
The submersion of Mingyuan Sacred Land into the Nether Abyss, overrun by infinite ghost creatures, had already been a tremendous shock.
Even more startling was the resurgence of demon beasts from the Million Mountains, launching another assault on the Human Immortal Cultivation World.
What's more!
Astonishingly, the Feather Race’s Holy Land, Cangwu Mountain, spearheaded this conflict!
Under the command of Deputy Hall Master Youquan from Transmitting Truth Hall, they rallied the three Great Demon Emperors—Bull Demon, Bi Zheng, and Juan Kuang—together with hordes of lesser demon beasts, storming into human territories.
Within mere months, they regrouped once again beyond the Six Realms of the Far East.
This demon clan incursion paled in scale compared to the previous one.
However, the human clans, exhausted from a century of brutal warfare, found their strength severely depleted.
This was especially true after their pillar—Mingyuan Sacred Land—crumbled away.
For a moment, terror gripped everyone.
Surprisingly, the demon clan's offensive lacked the ferocity of before; they simply gathered outside the Six Realms of the Far East and held their ground.
It appeared more as a show of force than an all-out invasion.
"Could Cangwu Mountain's bold involvement in this tie back to Qi Xia Yuan Jun?"
Luo Chen mulled over the heart of the issue, linking it to the Mingyuan clash, and faintly formed some speculations.
Qi Xia Yuan Jun had certainly not emerged from her departure without wounds.
Facing three Great Powers, heavenly tribulation and earthly disaster, plus billions of ghost creatures, even a body of steel would endure heavy blows.
In particular, various legends of ghost creatures claimed the woman departed under a shroud of tribulation clouds.
"Thus, by having Cangwu Mountain spearhead this war, she's probably aiming to scare off mighty humans and stop lesser foes from hindering her tribulation crossing?"
Luo Chen felt uncertain about this theory.
Still, the arrival of Tianyuan Daoist Sect in the Eastern Wasteland, though surprising, made perfect sense!
They had long harbored deep ambitions toward the whole Mountain Sea Realm.
With forces sent to the North Sea, bases established in the West Desert, and agents infiltrated into the South Border, they openly revealed intentions to devour an entire realm.
Eastern Desolate Cultivators, distant as they were, might not sense this threat keenly.
Yet Luo Chen, having resided in Zhongzhou before, recalled vividly the innate assurance and haughtiness of Tianyuan Daoist Sect cultivators.
On this occasion, the Eastern Wasteland truly handed them a pretext to stir chaos.
The Daoist Sect's delegation—a Late Stage Nascent Soul Star Gate Elder, a Great Elder of the Eastern Wasteland Tianyuan Business Alliance, a clan chief, and scores of junior disciples—all met their end within Mingyuan Sacred Land.
An event of such magnitude ensured Tianyuan Daoist Sect's involvement.
Deploying waves of mighty experts to overrun the Eastern Wasteland comes as no surprise.
The coastal-adjacent East Sun Domain served as their initial foothold.
Both East Sun Sect and Jianchuan Shen Family endured truly wretched fortune.
The prior demon assault left their essence untouched, yet this time they were ousted from their ancestral lands.
"Maybe this disaster carries hidden purpose?"
Luo Chen recalled Shen Qiuhua's prior words.
A Daoist Sect Great Power descending personally upon East Sun Sect, compelling its Great Elder to yield, signaled far more than the ordinary.
All knew East Sun Sect as a subordinate to Dark Abyss Sect, the top sycophant.
With Mingyuan fallen and East Sun Sect bowing to Tianyuan Daoist Sect, did this not signify a total shift in the Eastern Wasteland's overarching powers?
"What follows will likely bring yet another stormy season."
At that instant, ominous clouds veiled the luminous moon.
A stir rose within Luo Chen's core.
"Has Qi Xia Yuan Jun truly grown so frail at present?"
Whispering to himself, Luo Chen's form shifted, dissolving into a flicker that vanished into the dark heavens.
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"Brother, the Eastern Wasteland's vulnerabilities are plain to us both now."
"Up front, those Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects, scarred by the previous conflict, have lost much of their vigor. Counting on them won't halt the demon beast surge at all."
"Given these circumstances, for Tianyuan Daoist Sect to hold steady, they have no choice but to absorb this onslaught."
"Would they sacrifice their own sect members?"
"Hardly. They'll most assuredly follow Dark Abyss Sect's example, shoving other cultivators forward as spearhead forces. We'll end up as mere fodder."
"That's precisely why I've pushed hard to enlist guest elders recently, bolstering the Shen Family's forces, ensuring we avoid frontline duty like before."
Within a serene hidden chamber, Shen Qiuhua voiced her fervor.
Her cheeks reddened, spirits ablaze, revealing a soul brimming with worry for the family.
Clad in a plain white garment, Shen Qiubai remained composed. He replied evenly, "I grasp your intentions, yet can we trust those you've invited?"
Shen Qiuhua hesitated, blurting out, "They ought to be trustworthy!"
Shen Qiubai shook his head. "That Gui Xuan fellow today—I can't discern him fully."
Perplexed, Shen Qiuhua inquired, "What's murky about him? His actions and words scream rogue cultivator through and through!"
Shen Qiubai rose steadily and departed amid his sibling's baffled stare.
"The murkiness lies in his power."
"Since Tianyuan Daoist Sect views us as expendable due to our inferior might, when our Shen Family enlists external guest elders to serve as fodder, they too must possess overwhelming dominance."