Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2713 - 1001: True Master’s Cave Mansion, Appearance of the Great Ghost Emperor (2)

With Wang Yuan having targeted the true form, the enemy's loss was merely a question of moments.

"Junior Brother Ling Fengzi, don't hold back any longer. Keep probing like this, and the foe will slip away," Luo Chen said with a helpless sigh.

This fellow had gained fame for his survival and evasion methods ever since the Human and Demon War, his fighting approach forever reserving plenty of escape options.

A clear pattern of pulling back instantly at the first sign of peril.

Yet Luo Tian Sect currently held a massive edge, featuring both him and Deng Taiyue, alongside a White Tiger Puppet within the formation—employing those methods was nothing but squandering Qi Power.

Ling Fengzi, locked in a tit-for-tat exchange with the adversary, caught these words and burst into booming laughter.

"Senior Brother has seen right through me, it seems."

"Fine then!"

Abruptly, Ling Fengzi pulled back.

The opponent froze in shock, then spotted Ling Fengzi far off, stretching his left hand in his direction.

Within that palm, a dark void materialized.

"Wind Cave, open!"

The very next moment, boundless winds exploded outward from it.

Swallowing up all nearby objects, they hurtled straight into the black hole at the palm's center.

The shape-shifting Ghost Emperor was among them; under this tremendous pull, it got dragged screaming into the shadowy wind cave against its will.

From afar.

Witnessing the sight, Luo Chen's eyebrow involuntarily twitched.

Hidden Wind Acupoint!

He had once concocted a unique Fourth Order Pill, the Wind Acupoint Pill, specially for Ling Fengzi.

Rather than boosting the cultivator's realm, it simply permitted the emergence of a fresh acupoint inside the body.

Known as the Hidden Wind Acupoint.

Capable of storing Pure Wind while tapping into the body's full Qi Power to amplify its might.

Back then, Luo Chen figured that unlocking this acupoint could propel Ling Fengzi's power to a higher tier.

Afterward, though, it apparently failed to markedly improve his battle prowess—the standout feature was his getaway skill growing ever more polished.

Even pursued by Great Demon Emperor Qi Xi, Ling Fengzi had fled successfully all the way to Baili Qingchuan.

It turns out the Hidden Wind Acupoint proved quite useful in fights after all.

Initially, Ling Fengzi prioritized life-preservation over offensive power to endure the Human and Demon War.

But now, upon reaching Middle Stage Nascent Soul, he had at last crafted fitting battle techniques.

"Sweeping all in its path, devouring souls and tempering spirits—this single strike alone endangers typical Nascent Soul Fifth Level, or even Sixth Level, experts."

Luo Chen gave a faint nod, remaining unalarmed.

Impressive as the technique was, it carried a critical weakness.

Against him, a mere wisp of Withering and Flourishing Divine Fire could ride the gales and incinerate the Hidden Wind Acupoint into nothingness.

He shifted his gaze elsewhere, calling out suddenly.

"Little White, I taught you the Soul Fusion Secret Technique—use it now or never!"

Despite aid from Gu Caiyi and her group via the array, Bai Meiling remained on the back foot.

At these words, she swiftly altered her strategy.

Shouting "Fusion", she hoisted the Soul-Refining Banner aloft as vast ghost qi surged her way.

Unlike the Soul Fusion Secret Technique Luo Chen imparted.

Luo Chen's version gathered ghost qi and myriad ghost souls from the Soul-Refining Banner into a mighty Ghost Emperor.

Bai Meiling, by contrast, centered the boundless might upon herself.

Instantly, a colossal Ghost Emperor crouched half-kneeling beside the deep pool.

Its presence skyrocketed from Early Fourth Order into Middle Stage, pressing endlessly toward Late Stage.

"That’s enough!"

Luo Chen issued a sharp caution to Bai Meiling, the dominant soul now.

For all the vast strength from those myriad ghost souls, it remained wildly disordered.

Pushing Bai Meiling any further would erase her sense of self, turning her into a soulless vengeful ghost.

Unable to progress more, yet this sufficed amply.

A piercing shriek escaped Bai Meiling as the enormous ghost form lumbered upright, shattering the array upheld by Gu Caiyi and company, then lifted a huge palm at the foe.

Under Luo Chen's tactical commands, all three fronts underwent stunning shifts in mere moments.

Deng Taiyue observed, his eyelid spasming wildly.

Stunned by Luo Chen's vast expertise, mastery of diverse fighting styles, and the prowess displayed by Luo Tian Sect's Nascent Soul powerhouses.

Particularly!

The immense Divine Soul Endowment Luo Chen unveiled over the three fields likely represented only a fraction of his true capability.

Gazing at Luo Chen's intent expression in profile, Deng Taiyue felt profound turmoil.

"Those tales weren't overstated in the slightest!"

In the fusion of Luo Chen's tactical commands and Deng Taiyue's thunderous might, the fierce battle slowly reached its conclusion.

The Divine Gang ravaged the four wilds.

Wind halted, ghostly clouds scattered.

The colossal Great Ghost Emperor reared up on its legs within the deep pool, unleashing piercing shrieks that hurled the halted waterfall back a thousand feet.

"Stop howling, stop howling, do you want to shake Caiyi and the others to death?"

Luo Chen uttered helplessly.

Bai Meiling let out a giggle, her massive ghost form vanishing in a flash to reform as a jet-black Soul-Refining Flag.

Yet again, the banner devoured a Fourth-Order Ghost Emperor, its shade growing even deeper.

"Supreme Elder, here is a cave mansion with its array mostly broken!" Min Longyu cried out excitedly from a distance.

The entire group soared on the Glint straight to the waterfall's center.

A plain yet ancient majestic gate truly loomed there.

Luo Chen eyed the cave mansion's entrance and nodded deliberately.

"Yanfu Mountain is the Holy Mountain of the Dark Abyss Sect. Usually, besides the Three Great Ancestors residing high in the Yanfu Heavenly Palace, many Nascent Soul True Masters cultivate here. This must be the cave mansion of a Nascent Soul True Master."

"Back then, the Three Great Ancestors used the Ming Water Spring Eye to suppress and refine Qinghe Immortal and drove away most of the Nascent Soul True Masters from the mountain."

"Therefore, not much good stuff is likely left inside."

At these words, realization dawned on everyone, filling them with profound disappointment.

Gaining a Nascent Soul expert’s inheritance would surely provide massive aid to the current Luo Tian Sect.

Min Longyu gazed at the shattered guard array and sighed, "So should we leave this place alone now?"

Luo Chen grinned, "Our goal this trip is just the Ming Water Spring Eye. In the face of the Ming Water Spring Eye, all resources, treasures, and even the Dark Abyss’s inheritance pale in comparison. Of course, leaving it for others is not our way."

While he spoke, he effortlessly hurled a barrage of Prohibitions at the flawed guard array.

They seamlessly blended in right away, swiftly fusing and bolstering it.

Boom!

The interrupted waterfall cascaded down once more.

This marked the array's full restoration.

The team drew back in awe, their eyes fixed on Luo Chen.

"What swift Prohibition Technique!"

"In that moment, the Supreme Elder must have cast at least hundreds of Prohibitions!"

"Who would have thought that the Alchemy Sect has such profound knowledge in arrays!"

Turning to glance at the waterfall, Luo Chen nodded.

"Let’s go. If we acquire the Ming Water Spring Eye, this Yanfu Mountain will belong to our Luo Tian Sect, and there will be plenty of opportunities to explore these cave mansions one by one in the future."

Luo Chen swept his broad hand, and the group climbed aboard the White Tiger Puppet anew.

As for Xuan Turtle?

Before departure, Luo Chen had already recalled it to the Elixir Saint’s Blessed Land to ease Li Yingzhang and the rest.

Resuming their flight, the vibe atop the White Tiger brimmed with elation.

To curb any budding arrogance in the team, Luo Chen offered a mild caution.

"These ghost cultivators, although they are quite old, have been suppressed for millennia, and their methods aren’t very sophisticated. Further, lacking suitable personal magical treasure true artifacts, their real strength is incomparable to Nascent Soul True Masters of the outside world."

"With Master Taiyue and I providing support in the rear, they have been considerably deterred, allowing you to fight with much ease."

"However, if you face orthodox Immortal Cultivators in the future, it will not be as easy."

His sharp tone sobered the group somewhat, tempering their earlier exuberance.

The winged White Tiger bounded and vaulted rapidly up the mountain trail.

With paths cleared by countless ghost cultivators, most Prohibition arrays lay in ruins after a decade, granting the Luo Tian Sect crew scant hindrance.

Stray ghost cultivators popped up sporadically, prompting Luo Chen to direct his disciples to dispatch or scatter them repeatedly.

Through these clashes, the nine Luo Tian Sect cultivators honed their battle skills to perfection.

Still, Deng Taiyue harbored some confusion.

Luo Chen kept depleting his disciples' Qi reserves; how would they fare in a genuine showdown later?

Would it come down to just him and Luo Chen?

The White Tiger pierced the clouds, revealing a immense White Jade Square hovering faintly overhead.

Suddenly!

A malevolent ghost claw burst forth from the skies, lunging straight at the party.

It materialized without warning and descended in utter silence.

The Xuanhuang Seal flashed into view, intercepting from overhead.

Hiss!

Deng Taiyue furrowed his brow as he withdrew his magic item, now scarred with five deep claw gashes.

"It’s a Great Ghost Emperor on par with the Late Stage Nascent Soul!"

Luo Chen raised his gaze steadily, sharing a momentary stare with the shadowy figure that had invaded the White Jade Square.

"It’s also the one that disrupted my Fire Phoenix Burning Technique before!"