Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 3180 - 1197: Complete Original Source, Golden Punishment

The location of the Third Ring of the Annihilation Nine Rings.

Li Chen Island.

Day and night it is shrouded by Chaotic Energy. The arrangements Mu Bugui left on the island have long since been corroded away, leaving nothing but desolation.

This day.

Two figures crossed the Chaos Sea and arrived outside Li Chen Island.

The two exchanged a tacit glance, then descended. There was already someone waiting on the island.

"Friend Gu, Fang Xiaomei, it has been many years."

"It hasn’t actually been that long, only seventy-some years."

"Brother Luo, may you be well... huh!"

Fang Qingxue’s words cut off abruptly. She stared at Luo Chen in shock; on his body a strand of Golden Light flickered in and out of sight, yet it was as eye-catching as a firefly in the night.

Gu Xun also noticed, and he could sense that this strand of Golden Light was continuously eroding Luo Chen’s Physical body with a terrifyingly sharp power.

"This is?" Fang Qingxue covered her mouth, her eyes filled with fear.

She could feel that sharp power—it was too strong.

If it were to touch her, she feared that in less than an instant she would be forcibly severed!

Luo Chen gave a helpless bitter smile. "While traveling the Returning Ruins, I encountered a powerful enemy. This is the mark it left behind."

Hearing this, Gu Xun couldn’t help but feel deep emotion.

"Has the Returning Ruins now become so dangerous that even someone as powerful as you has suffered such a severe wound?"

Luo Chen smiled and waved his hand. "Though it is indeed dangerous, it’s not quite that bad. This enemy came from the Ancient God Dojo."

Hearing the name Ancient God Dojo, the two immediately focused their minds and asked about the general situation.

Luo Chen did not conceal anything, and openly recounted the whole tale.

When they heard that over a hundred Martial Arts Human Immortals had gathered there, the two were filled with amazement.

The gathering of the Four Great Annihilation Kings was enough to set one’s heart racing.

But that a Mahayana True Spirit crossed realms, seeking to annihilate an Evil God, only to instead be jointly hunted by Returning Ruins Martial Artists—this matter left the two utterly dumbfounded.

The legendary feat had truly occurred.

And the one standing before them was one of the survivors of that battle!

The way the two looked at Luo Chen completely changed.

It was no longer merely the camaraderie of joint cultivation, but also a touch of respect for a true powerhouse.

In fact, they could also sense that although the strand of Golden Light on Luo Chen’s body was extremely dangerous, it prevented him from concealing his own Breath. The Blood Refining Divine Gang that constantly surged against the Golden Light was even more domineering, stronger than when that opponent had departed.

It was clear that from this journey, Luo Chen must have gained greatly, and thus his Realm had advanced further.

After Fang Qingxue clicked her tongue in admiration, a trace of worry appeared on her face.

"If things are as Brother Luo says, then the outcome of that battle was extremely tragic. Many died in combat, and those who survived were mostly heavily wounded. Does my clan’s Old Ancestor still have a chance to regain control of the Divine Mother Hall?"

Luo Chen pondered for a moment, recalling the True Spirit Body in the Primordial Chaos Tripod that had nearly reached one-third intact, then nodded heavily.

"There should still be a chance!"

Fang Qingxue let out a sigh, uncertain whether Luo Chen was comforting her or stating a fact.

But for now, she could only offer blessings to her Old Ancestor, for even she herself had to face the harsh reality a hundred years hence.

Luo Chen shifted the topic, asking about the concrete situation of the Annihilation Nine Rings after his departure.

Although before leaving, he had left behind a Martial Arts Divine Spirit, that Divine Spirit’s main purpose was to control the Array and fully maintain the Nine-layered Immortal Tower. It knew little of the specific state of the Annihilation Nine Rings.

Fang Qingxue gave Luo Chen a detailed explanation.

After he left, the environment within the Annihilation Nine Rings became increasingly harsh.

Even more vast Chaotic Energy poured down constantly from the First Ring, greatly affecting the cultivation environment of the original Nine-Ring Martial Artists.

Many Martial Artists who could not adapt were severely injured in the initial impact.

Now, after more than seventy years, the several hundred Leakless Realm Martial Artists originally within the tower had fallen to fewer than three digits.

Hearing this, Luo Chen nodded, his expression grave.

In truth, before entering the tower he had already glimpsed a trace of this from the outward sign of Chaotic Energy overflowing.

If it was that dangerous outside, things inside the tower could only be worse.

"The rotation of the epoch draws near; the Great Annihilation Era is just before us."

Fang Qingxue sighed, then brightened somewhat. "Yet fortune and calamity go hand in hand. Those Leakless Realm Martial Artists who endured have gained much. In particular, several of them have had tremendous Realm growth, and are now only a single opportunity away from breaking through to the Human Immortal Realm."

"Oh?"

Luo Chen grew interested.

Without waiting for Fang Qingxue to mention names, he took the initiative to unleash his Martial Arts Divine Intent, directly descending upon the Middle Three Rings.

The sheer magnitude of this Consciousness made the nearby pair, Gu Fang, shudder in shock.

Between each Ring of the Annihilation Nine Rings, because of the flooding Chaotic Energy, there existed immense separation, especially between the Upper Three Rings and the lower Six Rings.

To descend one’s Martial Arts Divine Intent upon the lower Six Rings was something an ordinary Martial Arts Human Immortal simply could not do.

Even though over these years the two had made successive Realm breakthroughs, it was still hard for them to reach such a level.

Only the former Master of Wuyou Realm could do so with ease.

Luo Chen’s current display was already no less than the level of an Annihilation King.

Ignoring their astonishment, Luo Chen quickly locked onto the few people Fang Qingxue had mentioned.

"All old acquaintances!"

Ice Emperor, Wild Barbarian Martial Sect, Martial Fool Xiao Lin!

These three were the closest to the Human Immortal Realm; the Martial Arts Divine Intent on their bodies had grown ever denser, and they were only a single opportunity away from blooming and bearing fruit.

By contrast, the older generation Martial Sects he had been more familiar with had grown increasingly desolate.

Luo Chen did not see Qian Huan, Ji Yang, or Mu Yun, those Martial Arts Grandmasters; they had likely already fallen to the limit of their Lifespan.

Luo Chen did not disturb the three, and willingly withdrew his Divine Intent.