Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2639 - 973: Soul Stones Everywhere, Soul Splitting Completion Stage (Part 2)

Luo Chen shut his eyes and gradually drew in the azure vapor.

Differing from earlier times when he only sampled it lightly, on this occasion, he ensured not a single trace escaped.

The pair of azure vapors, resembling coiling dragons and snakes, entered his form via his nose.

And within the Sea of Consciousness!

Golden ripples spread out, while four silhouettes hovered overhead.

With the azure vapor's arrival, all four silhouettes abruptly opened their gazes!

…

On that evening, Luo Chen experienced another wave of exhilaration.

The Refining Heaven Demon Monarch had not overstated the soul stone's potency; it proved even more wondrous than described in the alchemy tomes.

Merely one soul stone yielded results akin to a Great Soul Pill made from countless rare ingredients!

Furthermore, its refinement and uptake were far easier and more straightforward.

"I’m uncertain if I’ll achieve the Primordial Spirit Realm, yet with sufficient duration and ample soul stones, perfecting the Soul Cleaving Technique is within grasp!"

"At that point, the nine souls will merge as one, and beneath Divine Transformation, whose Divine Soul could surpass mine? Perhaps even a Divine Transformation powerhouse…"

Containing the turmoil in his chest, Luo Chen started outlining his forthcoming cultivation strategy.

This island lacked Spirit Veins, rendering Qi Refinement unfeasible.

The pills he had brought along were depleted from routine use and two major healings across the years.

Hence, he chose to pause Qi Refinement temporarily.

Upon reaching this choice, Luo Chen unwittingly released a breath of ease.

For months without cultivation, a hollow feeling had plagued him. Finally, something new emerged to occupy that emptiness.

Body Refinement, however, would proceed unchanged.

He retained a modest container of Poison Spirit Corn liquor, its venom so fierce that even the Hundred Poison King Gu could process only a portion at a time.

By steadfastly applying the Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique, in due course, he could attain the prowess of a fifth-order desolate beast.

Naturally, body refinement demanded caution.

The island offered scarcely any resources, so any mishap in his physique would leave no chance for remedy.

Thus, the primary emphasis must lie on advancing the Soul Cleaving Technique!

This fragmented method, drawn from Han Zhan’s recollections, had been honed by Luo Chen over numerous years, achieving Grandmaster proficiency long ago.

Should Han Zhan return to life, his mastery in this art might pale against Luo Chen’s.

Yet, skill level differs from actual might.

Owing to the Eastern Wasteland conflict and the trek to the South Border, the Soul Cleaving Technique lingered at three souls, unable to birth the fourth.

This remained its sole shortcoming.

In the past, Han Zhan, just upon reaching Nascent Soul Realm, possessed nine split souls, though weaker in potency.

The abundance of split souls inherently boosted his array of techniques.

For offense, protection, or survival, enhancements would be significant.

Even Luo Chen’s earlier concepts of outer avatars and secondary nascent souls depended on sufficient split souls.

Faced with this chance now, how could he let it pass?

"My Divine Soul Endowment might have formed the third soul at Nascent Soul Fourth Layer, but it delayed until the Fifth Level."

"Currently at Nascent Soul Sixth Layer, not just the fourth soul, but attempting the fifth is possible too."

"The nine souls are nearly attainable!"

"Once the nine souls unite and the Divine Soul hits its zenith, I could challenge Divine Transformation beings. And the Divine Transformation Great Power…"

Luo Chen remembered that legend.

The Soul Refining Elder of Yuan Mo Sect had ventured into Soulbreak Cliff personally, reaping rewards and exiting successfully.

Why not the Blood Sea Elder Ancestor? Why not Elder Yuan Mo?

It was the Soul Refining Elder, famed for their formidable Divine Soul.

Could this imply that a robust enough Divine Soul holds the secret to departing this realm?

If so, then mastering the Soul Cleaving Technique becomes vital to avoid lifelong entrapment here!

Without delay.

That very night, mirroring prior efforts, Luo Chen initiated the splitting of the fourth soul.

In the hushed, calm darkness, solely Luo Chen’s muffled cries of agony drifted softly.

…

Beneath the nocturnal expanse.

A silhouette, bearing a lantern from the Shadow Light Sect, treaded upon the yielding sands.

Golden-red glows shone from his eyes as he advanced and halted, now and then stooping to gather the grains below.

As dawn's light pierced and distant waves resounded, the linen-clad individual halted his task and faced the steep mountainside close by.

Unlike in prior years, he refrained from climbing straight up, instead lingering at the foot, observing the furious surges battering the hazardous precipice.

In his sight, although the cliff remained unmoving, fine particles of sand sporadically tumbled from the dark rock surface.

As the waters withdrew, those dark specks landed upon the shore.

The man’s face grew solemn, a trace of astonishment flickering in his eyes.

Earlier, he thought the multitude of soul stones on the shore had been carried by the Netherworld Sea, yet a recent find shattered that notion.

Examining closely at present, it truly appeared otherwise!

"Is it possible that every soul stone derives from this cliff?"

Luo Chen involuntarily glanced upward at the ebony cliffside, barren of life yet instilling a chill of unease.

Should this hold true, does it not suggest the whole cliff forms an enormous soul stone?

In former times, a fist-sized soul stone had enchanted the Refining Heaven Demon Monarch.

If Soulbreak Cliff constituted one vast soul stone, what immense wealth would that represent?

After processing and integrating it, how vastly might the Divine Soul expand?

Confronted by such vast opportunity, Luo Chen sensed no allure, merely profound terror.

Curbing his avarice, he leisurely returned to his cavern dwelling.

Idly depositing the soul stones harvested that night onto a jade tray, Luo Chen first sat in meditation to soothe his thoughts.

With his spirit settled, Luo Chen inspected his inner self.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness, six forms arranged in a ring, encircling a dominant central figure.

At this moment, the Soul Cleaving Technique had advanced to six split souls!

And differing from the past, each split soul’s power equaled or exceeded Luo Chen’s primary soul upon his initial arrival at Soulbreak Cliff.

This was genuinely astonishing.

Consider that Luo Chen’s primary soul strength then rivaled an ordinary Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator.

Now, possessing six split souls of comparable might, the potency of Luo Chen’s primary soul becomes unimaginable.

"Five years of steady cultivation were not squandered!"

Luo Chen exhaled with complex feelings, displaying little arrogance but rather a hint of sorrow.

For even at this stage, assurance of venturing the Netherworld Sea or escaping remained absent.

"Does departing truly demand refining a Primordial Spirit on par with Divine Transformation Great Power?"

He let out another sigh.

Luo Chen shook his head, banishing the heavy sentiments from his mind. Years of practice had tempered his resolve, shielding him from descending into insanity amid endless isolation.

"This night calls for splitting the seventh soul."

Luo Chen’s eyes shifted to the tray of gathered soul stones and commenced adeptly executing the Soul Cleaving Technique.

His frame quivered faintly, beads of icy perspiration forming on his brow.

Regardless of repeated divisions of his primary soul, the torment never lessened.

It demanded endurance!

As morning ascended and evening descended, another day slipped into quiet.

Luo Chen abruptly widened his eyes, breathing in ragged gasps.

The Nirvana Sacred Fire materialized anew, purifying the soul stone and emitting azure vapor.

Upon inhaling it, the frailty in his body slowly faded.

And in the Sea of Consciousness, yet another ethereal form arose.

The azure vapor divided into halves, the denser portion fusing with the primary soul, as the sparser was taken by the fresh phantom soul.

Following the azure vapor’s absorption, the pair of figures steadied.

In merely five years, Luo Chen had divided seven major split souls, all enabled by the soul stones!

No wondrous potion across the lands could rival a sliver of a soul stone’s value.

This unadulterated soul essence permitted Luo Chen rapid restoration followed by swift enhancement.

"When the seventh soul matures, splitting the eighth and ninth should follow."

"Then, the nine souls will converge, and upon re-entering Nascent Soul, shall I forge the Primordial Spirit?"

Luo Chen lacked knowledge of how fellow Nascent Soul True Masters slowly evolved their Nascent Soul into Primordial Spirit; he knew only that he advanced boldly, pursuing sudden triumph!

And he steadfastly held that the path from Soulbreak Cliff lay therein!