Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2565 - 943: The Fall of the Demonheart Gu Emperor

Previously on Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster...

Luo Chen resolved to refine the Shining God Gu, lacking the Shadow Light Sect's specific doctrine but proceeding with his own methods during the slowed journey to Mi Realm Mountain aboard a Flying Boat. He dripped his blood essence onto the insect, swallowed it, and guided it into his Purple Mansion, where it encountered intimidating entities before his Nascent Soul began a delicate, six-month refinement process to subdue its consciousness. With the task complete, Luo Chen resumed his conversation with Master Ming Lei, delving into the origins of the Demonic Mind Gu as a revolutionary aid for Spirit Refinement Qi Transformation that reshaped South Border cultivation, though its high cost excluded many like Ming Lei, who credited it indirectly for sparing him a catastrophe tied to rank suppression.

"Gu insects act this way by their very nature, yet the Demonic Heart Gu's suppression turns out to be far more intense!"

Master Ming Lei explained before shifting the topic.

"Forget about rank suppression for now—let's dive into the magic power attributes! The magic power produced through refining the Demonic Heart Gu might differ based on a cultivator's Spirit Root and physique, but folks eventually noticed a shared trait amid those variations!"

"A shared trait?" Luo Chen appeared to recall something.

Master Ming Lei affirmed with a nod, "Exactly, discoveries revealed that magic power from two distinct cultivators who had refined the Demonic Heart Gu could be absorbed and transformed via each other's Demonic Heart Gu. When their realms matched closely, absorption happened with barely any waste! This very feature ignited the disaster!"

Luo Chen reflected on his own experiences.

Even though he hadn't refined a Demonic Heart Gu himself, his robust physical qi-blood had allowed him to push a basic Spirit Beetle up to the power of a Third-stage Demonic Heart Gu through sheer force.

Then, in the midst of his physical nirvana, that Demonic Heart Gu perished alongside it.

Strangely, half of his magic power shifted over to Hui Niang, who lay countless miles distant.

Luo Chen remained unaware of the secrets driving that transfer, attributing it simply to the rules of heaven and earth.

Still, Sima Huiniang's ability to accept his magic power offered a vital hint.

The main issue was Hui Niang's unsuitable physique, preventing her from raising the Spirit Beetle within her to Third-stage Demonic Heart Gu levels, so she couldn't fully adapt the fierce fire-attribute magic power he sent.

Only through gradual development did the Spirit Beetle reach the third stage and forge a profound connection with Hui Niang.

Nearby, Master Ming Lei's words kept flowing.

"Once this secret came to light, the Southern Border's Immortal Cultivation World descended into ceaseless rivers of blood and chaos."

"Desperate for rapid cultivation gains, countless individuals dove into even riskier paths than mere shortcuts. They started pursuing others who'd refined the Demonic Heart Gu, seizing their magic power for themselves. In time, they quit sorting out targets, striking first and questioning never."

"Back then, I lingered in the Qi Refinement Stage, gripped by endless dread, half-tempted to tattoo 'I haven't refined a Demonic Heart Gu' across my brow, terrified of random assaults."

Luo Chen couldn't resist inquiring, "Amid all that turmoil, the Holy Land just stood idle?"

Master Ming Lei nodded at first, then shook his head firmly.

"They intervened, though it was mostly for show. Once they'd purged their own Demonic Heart Gu users internally, they released a decree to the outside, banning the Demonic Heart Gu's proliferation across the Southern Border."

"What truly ended the catastrophe was the rise of a Nascent Soul Old Monster."

"No matter where he appeared, any cultivator who'd refined the Demonic Heart Gu faced utter helplessness, their magic power reaped clean regardless of realm."

"That's when everyone grasped that the Demonic Heart Gu enables not just the exchange of varied attribute magic powers but also wields innate rank dominance. Against a Fourth-tier Demonic Heart Gu, no achievement in realm—even Nascent Soul Stage—matters; you're reduced to helpless prey, ripe for the kill."

"And that fearsome figure earned the title of Demon Heart Gu Emperor!"

Luo Chen's face shifted subtly.

The infamous name, Demon Heart Gu Emperor, had at last surfaced!

Yet anxiety didn't grip him, for this probably wasn't the individual he sought.

True enough.

As Master Ming Lei pressed on, Luo Chen finally uncovered the details he craved.

"A being of such dread naturally provoked the Southern Border's array of Nascent Soul powerhouses. After all, few who reached Nascent Soul back then operated solo."

"They boasted disciples and heirs. Those young ones often turned to refining the Demonic Heart Gu for swift cultivation boosts, chasing easy triumphs."

"Hunting each other was just vying for resources. But the Demon Heart Gu Emperor's arrival felt like a brutal reaping; no elder could stomach their kin serving as stepping stones for another's rise."

"And so erupted the grand campaign to surround and eradicate the Demon Heart Gu Emperor!"

Here, Master Ming Lei let out an audible breath of ease.

He grinned, "Faced with pursuit on that scale, the Demon Heart Gu Emperor lost his swagger and slunk into the shadows. Then, out of the blue, word spread that the Demon Heart Gu Emperor had met his end."

"Ended?" Luo Chen arched a brow.

Master Ming Lei dipped his head, "Indeed, gone. And in the most shocking twist, through backlash. A lesser cultivator, also bearing a Demonic Heart Gu, somehow countered and overwhelmed him."

"Who was that figure, and where did they end up?"

Master Ming Lei shrugged wide, "No clue—nobody does. That one stayed shrouded in mystery, acting worlds apart from the old Gu Emperor, never devouring others, and simply faded into obscurity within the Southern Border Cultivation World."

Luo Chen parted his lips, then spoke deliberately, "Cautious one, huh?"

Master Ming Lei chuckled, "Perhaps not caution, but sheer terror. Consider the massive hunt for the Demon Heart Gu Emperor—top experts from scores of major sects mobilized as one; even the Holy Land might flinch under that fury."

Luo Chen chuckled too, deeming Master Ming Lei overly imaginative, given the Holy Land's unshakeable roots that could quell a whole continent.

Absent outside meddling, a united front of all Southern Border masters might still fall short against a lone ancestor from the Holy Land's Life and Death Gate.

He simply wondered where this fresh Demon Heart Gu Emperor had vanished to.

"After the Demon Heart Gu Emperor vanished, the Southern Border's powers turned their sights on the surviving Demonic Heart Gu wielders. They pursued, captured, or employed all sorts of hidden arts to extract and restrain them."

"Through the decrees and summons from every faction, the Demonic Heart Gu—this once-potent cultivation aid—slowly faded into the annals of Southern Border history."

A disaster, a chapter of the past, recounted through an eyewitness's eyes.

For the first time, Luo Chen gained a full grasp of this historical fragment.

Little of the intel proved directly handy, yet he seized key threads.

Like the Demonic Heart Gu's instincts, its powers, and... the nature of that emerging Gu Emperor!

"Where might he have burrowed away?"

"Could he have perished already?"

Lost in such musings, Luo Chen sensed a sudden inner stir.

"Brother Ming Lei, I need to head out—urgent cultivation business calls."

"Go ahead!"

Master Ming Lei replied, observing as Luo Chen retreated into the cabin again.