Chapter 888: Chapter 364: Friend, Please Halt! Instant Kill!
The Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain is one of the few large Fourth Order mineral veins in the Yu Ding Realm.
This place has a special environment, constantly struck by Heavenly Thunder throughout the year.
Over time, minerals unlike any other found elsewhere were born within the mountains.
Soft Thunder Sand, a Third Order mineral material required for artifact refinement, is produced here.
Besides Soft Thunder Sand, famous minerals like Ink Lead and Flowing White Silver Tin, which are also Third Order, are found there as well.
There’s also a large output of lower-order associated materials such as Flowing Sand Fine Gold, Thunder Strike Wood, and Red Thunder Iron.
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Among these materials,
the most famous, the most precious, is none other than the Fourth Order Thunder Jade, of which only nine pieces are produced every ten years.
This substance, born from the accumulation of vast thunderous energy combined with special ore, is inherently capable of growth.
It is the core element in a Golden Core Ascendant Master’s refinement of their Natal Magic Item!
Why Thunder Jade is indispensable for the refinement of Natal Magic Items, ordinary Tool Casting Crafters do not know.
But Duan Feng once told Luo Chen that it might have something to do with the Golden Core Cultivators facing Thunder Tribulation when advancing to Nascent Soul.
With the Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain’s steady output of Thunder Jade and containing many rare minerals from First to Third Order, naturally, its location has become extremely important.
Ever since the Yu Ding Sword Sect took over the Yu Ding Realm, the Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain has been under their control.
Even if it’s far from the Sect’s territory, the Sword Sect does not allow other sects to interfere with this area.
This time, the Luo Yun Sect started a war and chose the battlefield around the Sky-reaching Secret Realm and Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain, which undoubtedly hit the Sword Sect’s Achilles heel.
Now, the Sky-reaching Secret Realm has closed.
The events at Blackwater Marsh are irrelevant to the overall situation; they are merely the schemes of Ailao Mountain.
Thus, the outcome of the battlefield at Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain has become particularly critical.
To the ordinary cultivators of the Yu Ding Realm, controlling the Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain completely means winning this war!
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As for Luo Chen,
he actually doesn’t care who wins or loses.
Over the years, he has never ceased to read intelligence related to both sects.
In his view, since the initial attack by the Sword Sect on Luo Yun Sect’s heartland failed, as well as the subsequent meeting between True Master Han Zhan and True Master Yu Ding,
the two sides actually haven’t reached a point of irreconcilable deathmatch.
Otherwise, the mode of their warfare would be the high experts from both sects coming out in full force, attacking each other’s strongholds.
Just like the Great Lake Gang dealing with the Broken Mountain Gang, the Luo Tian Creed annihilating the Fu Family Wu Fort, the Luo Tian Creed attacking Xiao Huan Mountain.
Only this kind of direct assault on each other’s bases is a fight to the death.
The current mode of warfare, however, is spread out in various locations.
No matter who wins or loses, they might suffer greatly but their Sects are unlikely to be annihilated.
This is precisely why he initially agreed to Hui Niang and Caiyi conducting business related to the war.
If you all aren’t fighting to the death, then making a small fortune in the middle should be no big deal, right?
After all, I’ve got people on the inside.
The only thing Luo Chen truly cares about is the lives of his own Sect’s cultivators.
He thought that under the care of the Ice Castle, even if the Luo Tian Creed suffered losses, there wouldn’t be too many.
But he had overestimated Ascendant Master Jueqing’s status within the Ice Castle.
Or rather, it’s not that Ascendant Master Jueqing’s status wasn’t high, but that the intensity of this war kept escalating, far exceeding his expectations.
Hence, relying solely on people like Wang Yuan, they were unable to settle the situation.
Moreover, Wang Yuan has now gone missing.
That’s why Luo Chen got personally involved in the warfare.
Is the child of a family with a thousand pounds of gold unable to sit still?
No, Luo Chen is far from reaching that state!
The enormous Flying Boat, covering the sky like a dark cloud, continues to advance toward the Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain for ten thousand miles.
Outside the Flying Boat, cultivators from the Battle Hall ride the Spirit Beasts trained by the Beast Hall, continuously patrolling and guarding their surroundings.
Inside the Flying Boat, Luo Chen sits in the main hall.
In his hands, he holds the beast hide that records “Sky Roc Transformation” and studies it intently.
This Cultivation Technique reaches Third Order; although it’s incomplete, it’s only the primary method that is missing.
The several Body Techniques recorded there are, however, very intact.
Wang Yuan’s Blood God Tribulation Pointer was clearly inspired by the Sky Roc Talon.
Luo Chen’s Ninety Thousand Miles is also an excellent Secret Technique recorded there.
“This Body Refinement Method is distinctly different from the Human Body Refinement Method,” he mused.
“It doesn’t pursue Qi Blood Changes to achieve The Four Strengths of Luminous and Shadow Alchemy Pills but is more akin to the methods of Ancient Demons, solely pursuing raw physical strength.”
“If I can complete this Body Refinement Method, could I bypass the Qi Blood Changes and solely cultivate my physical strength?”
Luo Chen is unwilling to waste time and effort on cultivation paths other than Qi Refinement.
For Body Refinement to be successful, one must comprehend Qi Blood Changes, the Luminous and Shadow Alchemy Pills, and achieve the Gang Qi of the third realm.
The effort required would certainly be substantial.
But what if he doesn’t pursue the Qi Blood Changes and focuses merely on enhancing his physical body? Supplementing his cultivation with a bit of body strengthening on the side would surely be beneficial.
That was precisely Luo Chen’s plan!
Years of study,
have led Luo Chen to a deep understanding of “Sky Roc Transformation,” rivaling even that of Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan knew this technique was incomplete, so from the beginning, he intended to compensate for his weaknesses and enhance himself.
But Luo Chen could potentially complete it with the help of the System.
Therefore, Luo Chen didn’t bother with other aspects; he focused solely on the direction indicated by the technique, aiming to shed new light on it.
If he really made any progress,
perhaps his presently stagnant Body Refinement Stage could see some improvement.
Years of research have led him to deep insight into this technique, and with the System, completing it might cost only a few Achievement Points.
As Luo Chen immersed himself,
Suddenly!
His eyelids lifted slightly, and his profound gaze seemed to penetrate the thick planks, looking towards a spot dozens of miles away!
“Someone’s got a lot of nerve!”