Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2638 - 973: Soul Stones Everywhere, Soul Splitting Completion Stage
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"What is this?"
In a steady hand, a cluster of crystalline grains lay, sifting gently in the wind, until just one remained pinched between fingers.
Luo Chen fixed his eyes on that lone grain, his mind seeming to plunge deep within it.
Surprise lit up his features, mixed with a touch of doubt.
His eyes shifted, scanning the rugged edges of Soulbreak Cliff, then the boundless Netherworld Sea, before landing on the shore underfoot, draped in ebony gems like a dark tapestry.
"If this turns out to be that fabled treasure, isn't there way too much of it?"
Luo Chen gulped involuntarily, waves disturbing his steady thoughts.
To confirm no error, Luo Chen ran a few tests.
Infusing Qi Power left it untouched by Spirit Qi.
A drop of Blood Essence fell on it, still gleaming unchanged.
Wrapping it in Divine Consciousness, the dark grain shimmered softly, darting from his fingers and buzzing nearby like a tiny insect.
At last, Luo Chen carefully applied True Fire, watching the black grain soften and melt, sending up thin trails of emerald vapor. His nostrils flared; the aroma alone sent his Divine Soul into ecstasy, nearly pulling him under.
Luo Chen let his feelings surge and burst into laughter.
No doubt now—this was exactly what he'd suspected, a soul stone!
"Refining Heaven Demon Monarch spoke true; this wondrous rarity does exist in the world!"
No surprise Luo Chen felt such thrill, since soul stones, that rare wonder, were incredibly scarce.
Their power defied the heavens, letting users straight-up draw in and enhance their Divine Soul Endowment!
One such item outshone a thousand Soul Forging Secrets and endless Soul Nourishing Pills.
Long ago, Refining Heaven Demon Monarch struck it rich by chance, snagging a fist-sized soul stone that propelled his Divine Soul to peak mastery upon absorption.
That craving later drove him to invent the recipe for Great Soul Pills.
Even the key component of Great Soul Pills, soul essence, came about as a stand-in for soul stones.
In truth, both stem from the condensed essence of life souls.
Yet the gap between them is huge!
Soul essence gets pulled out by hand, bound by the refiner's skill and the source's power, usually keeping chunks of the creature's awareness from its end.
Turning it into pills hits roadblocks, hard to fully cleanse. When swallowing a Great Soul Pill, you pour energy into quelling and refining those remnants, dragging out the process with heavy work.
Even with Luo Chen's mighty Divine Soul Endowment, digesting one Great Soul Pill used to take him a month or two.
Plus, per Buddhist Dao ideas, drawing on life souls for growth speeds things up on the surface but hides big risks.
Deeper your Cultivation base, more karma builds up, spiking chances of heart demons at key breakthroughs.
Soul stones stand apart, though!
They're like they've passed through endless filters, stripped of all lingering thoughts, holding just the cleanest, densest soul power.
Cultivators shape them into pills or soak them up raw to boost Divine Soul Endowment.
The split between them yawns like a bottomless rift.
And as Refining Heaven Demon Monarch, a top Artifact Refining Saint, noted, forging tools with heaps of soul stone would forge elite Divine Soul Attack Magic Items for sure!
Word has it, wherever they turn up, experts snap up every scrap of soul stone.
Heart racing, Luo Chen's throat went dry.
The soul stone he held was mere pebble-scale, nowhere near the fistful Refining Heaven Demon Monarch once claimed.
But...
A glance showed the shore blanketed in dark grains!
The sheer amount spoke for itself.
"Absorbing every soul stone on this beach—how far could my Divine Soul Endowment climb?"
"It's no overstatement to think my Nascent Soul might leap straight to Primordial Spirit stage?"
Gulping again, Luo Chen drew a long breath, channeling the "Dust Origin Technique" to steady himself.
In a flash, calm washed over him once more.
Surveying the area, Luo Chen mulled deeply inside.
This spot feels off!
Soul stones littered the sands, but Netherworld Sea surges didn't sweep them off—instead, they piled higher.
He'd mapped the Netherworld Sea's rhythms over recent months.
Unlike usual seas, it raged wild by day and hushed at night.
Treasure hunts demand nighttime ventures to dodge getting dragged under.
Luo Chen wouldn't risk plunging into the Netherworld Sea for a second shot at survival.
He even figured these soul stones formed from the waves gulping down myriad souls, depositing flecks ashore.
One slip, and he'd join the gravel horde.
"Better check if Refining Heaven Demon Monarch overstated soul stone effects first."
Decided, Luo Chen moved, perching high as Divine Consciousness fanned out.
This soul stone ignored Qi Power or Origin Force, unlike typical stuff; only Divine Soul Power could draw and wield it.
Daytime now, with Netherworld waves still churning, he grabbed his chance to snag a batch via Divine Consciousness.
A batch of soul stones proved small, simple to scoop, but through Divine Consciousness, their weight felt oddly immense.
Luckily, Luo Chen's Divine Soul held firm, letting him collect a decent haul.
Once secured, he rushed north to his Cave Mansion.
Eyeing the idle Withering and Flourishing Fire Spirit in his Purple Mansion, Luo Chen summoned Nirvana Sacred Fire instead.
A small golden bird emerged from his lips, exhaling golden fire onto a pebble of soul stone, lifting curls of green mist.