Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2615 - 964: Black Coffin Hanging Tomb, Flame Dragon Birth_2

Waves rippled outward, and a somewhat unkempt silhouette gradually emerged.

It was Meng Shentong!

Yet right now, he looked quite worn down, with subtle blood marks staining his frame.

Master Li Tian stared at Luo Chen, surprise mounting in his eyes. "I never thought the Luo Sect’s void-escaping technique, which baffles even me, would be cracked so quickly by you. Luo Chen, you’ve shocked me more than I can say."

Luo Chen ignored him and fixed his gaze on Meng Shentong.

The man’s expression was grim as he warned, "Be cautious, friend—Master Li Tian’s power and tricks surpass what anyone can imagine."

"I can tell," Luo Chen replied with a faint smile.

In such a brief span, he had repelled three opponents of equal level, whether by surprise attack or open fight, and Master Li Tian’s prowess was rising swiftly in Luo Chen’s estimation.

His eyes shifted to Master Li Tian, and abruptly he declared, "Surrender the Demon Heart Gu, and my sect will withdraw from the Yin Yang Realm right away."

Meng Shentong, standing nearby, froze in shock, puzzled about why the Demon Heart Gu linked to Master Li Tian.

Master Li Tian gave a soft smile, maintaining his gentle and approachable demeanor.

"What makes you point fingers at this old fellow? The notorious Demon Heart Gu Emperor draws hatred across the South Border, but I enjoy widespread respect—surely no link exists!"

Luo Chen responded coolly, "Just a gut feeling!"

Master Li Tian paused, then countered, "Gut feelings are far too vague. With the South Border so immense, why zero in on me?"

Luo Chen pursed his lips. "By your own process of ruling out suspects, even in this endless South Border, only a handful fit the Demon Heart Gu Emperor’s profile. Not Songyang, not Lion Face of the Gate of Life and Death, and Xuanji Fairy’s gender rules her out—could it be Meng Shentong right here?"

Meng Shentong hurriedly shook his head. "I’ve encountered the prior Demon Heart Gu Emperor, but I’m not him!"

Master Li Tian laughed lightly. "Weren’t you considering Burial Elder as a possibility earlier?"

Luo Chen denied it. "Burial Elder’s ways were harsh but not sadistic, unlike the Demon Heart Gu Emperor’s cruelty. But rumors swirl about you experimenting on live humans and demon beasts for Gu creation—praised as bold inquiry, yet it borders on outright brutality."

"That’s insufficient!" Master Li Tian kept smiling.

Luo Chen went on, "Word is the new Demon Heart Gu Emperor rebelled against the old one. At first, I couldn’t grasp how, amid cultivation realm differences and the Lifebound Gu’s dominance, such a reversal occurred. Then it hit me: only someone with deep Gu insect knowledge could invert the Demon Heart Gu and counterattack the master. Across the sprawling South Border, who else commands such expertise but you?"

Master Li Tian arched a brow. "Still falls short!"

Luo Chen quieted down, as anguished screams echoed from the square.

Those were Hong Ye Granny’s cries.

Beneath the Corpse Rot Poison’s assault, her flesh was crumbling apart.

Even so, her Nascent Soul remained trapped inside.

If the Nascent Soul brushed against any Corpse Rot Poison, things would turn far graver.

She kept activating formations desperately, attempting to purge the toxin.

Luo Chen’s eyes glanced her way, then he demanded, "How do you account for the schemes you pulled on me?"

Master Li Tian faltered, then admitted with regret, "You figured it out?"

Luo Chen touched his chest, stating evenly, "The Demon Heart Gu operates via the Spirit Refinement Qi Transformation route. Greater physical body and essence blood strength boosts the refinement yield. South Border’s Body Refinement path once thrived with Gu insect aid but waned after the Demon Heart catastrophe, when Body Refiners became prime prey."

"From the moment I stepped into the Southern Border Cultivation World, I showcased a robust physique on purpose to draw the Demon Heart Gu Emperor’s interest."

"I aimed to bait the Gu onto myself, turning the tables on the Demon Heart Gu Emperor. But your approach proved more indirect, opting for the Mother and Child Gu."

Master Li Tian let out a sigh. "It wasn’t that I couldn’t use the direct way, but the world fears the Demon Heart Gu so much that even a hint would unmask me."

Luo Chen lifted an eyebrow. "So you confess?"

"Ah, so you were drawing me out!" Master Li Tian understood.

Luo Chen dismissed it with a gesture. "Not exactly baiting—just logical reasoning within bounds. Even if mistaken, no real harm done."

Much like when Master Li Tian aided Luo Chen in probing the Demon Heart Gu Emperor’s details, the South Border spans wide, yet to Nascent Soul True Masters, it’s a confined arena.

Any Demon Heart Gu Emperor alive and chasing the Great Dao cannot abandon cultivation.

And for those who embraced Demon Heart Gu from the beginning, halting the Great Dao pursuit is impossible.

The pool of suspects stays narrow.

Except Master Li Tian had shrewdly removed himself from consideration early on.

Without Luo Chen spotting the manipulations during his "Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique" practice, the old man might never have come under scrutiny.

Master Li Tian breathed out stale Qi, stating composedly, "Yes, this old man is indeed the present Demon Heart Gu Emperor."

At those words, Meng Shentong’s features twisted in alarm, his look toward Master Li Tian brimming with deeper wariness.

Master Li Tian disregarded the reactions around him and murmured on, "Long ago, I was a lowly disciple in the Moon Worship Sect of the Golden Lion Empire, scraping into Golden Core only by fluke via the Demon Heart Gu. In the Demon Heart calamity, I fled constantly, and fate led me into this Yin Yang Residual Realm."

"Back then, the Underworld hadn’t sunk so low; ghosts and corpses teetered on evolution everywhere. Drawing from Yin Yang Zi’s leftover studies on Gu insects, I gradually forged the Gu Refiner’s path."