plumnovel Chapter 198 A Dead Heart, A New Path
Chapter 198 A Dead Heart, A New Path
"They came so fast! This is bad!"
Sha Wujing's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously looked at Chen Chunan.
Chen Chunan looked at Yun Xuanzi with a solemn expression.
However, Xin Yuan was unmoved by Yun Xuanzi's words. That slash severed space, temporarily disconnecting Yu Chen Dao Ren from the real world.
But the Monkey King's greatest skill is entering and exiting the Azure Sky.
He instantly vanished into the void and swung his staff again.
In an instant, the seemingly illusory Yu Chen had his head smashed by this blow.
Yun Xuanzi immediately roared in anger: "How dare you, you beast!"
But despite his loud shouts, he made no physical movement.
Chen Chunan's face lit up with delight: "Well done!"
As soon as Chen Chunan finished speaking, Sha Wujing's expression became even more grave: "No! Yu Chen isn't dead! This is a substitute!"
Xin Yuan looked at Chen Chunan with a gloomy expression: "This old thief is really cautious. I, Old Sun, didn't use my magic eye for a moment and was actually fooled by him!"
To avoid arousing Yu Chen's suspicion, he concealed all his supernatural abilities, not daring to reveal even a trace of them.
Unexpectedly, this act of concealment led to the failure to realize that the newcomer was not the true form of Daoist Yu Chen.
Yun Xuanzi's sudden stop suggests he may have also noticed something amiss.
At this moment, Yu Chen Daoist, who was thousands of miles away, was deathly pale: "It was a trap? That Fa Qing is probably doomed too! Luckily, I prepared a backup plan in advance, otherwise I would have been tricked to death by Chen Chunan again!"
He had prepared a substitute technique to counter Chen Chunan's immobilization technique, but he was still caught off guard and took a hit.
If it weren't for that substitute being able to take the damage for him, he probably wouldn't be in much better shape now.
Having narrowly escaped death, Yu Chen considered retreating, but then remembered that he could no longer take the Calamity-Crossing Golden Pill, and there was the temptation of a new Dao Fruit ahead.
With a heavy heart, Daoist Yuchen took out another jade doll covered with countless talismans from his storage ring.
"Success or death! I've made up my mind to become the leader of this new path!"
After saying this, Daoist Yuchen peeled off the talismans from the jade puppet one by one.
After the last piece was revealed, the jade puppet transformed into one identical to Chen Chunan.
Master Yuchen pointed his fingers like a sword and directly cut open his own chest, slicing through his heart with one finger.
With a pounding heart contracting, a gush of hot blood spurted from the wound and landed right on the jade puppet's eyes.
The jade doll, which had been closed-eyed, gradually lost its jade color and revealed its flesh color, and then it opened its eyes directly.
However, its gaze was very dull, and it lacked any intelligence.
Upon seeing the spell complete, Daoist Yu Chen was overjoyed: "Excellent! I will set up the Spirit-Seizing Array and seize the fruit of the new path."
Then, Daoist Yu Chen stood up, looked at the four people still facing off in the distance, and said through gritted teeth, "Who doesn't have some trump cards? Today I'll show you why I, Yu Chen, have been able to remain in this world for thousands of years!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a small command flag flew out from behind Yu Chen's head, emitting a hazy spiritual light.
After circling around Yu Chen once, it disappeared into the void.
the other side
Chen Chunan was speechless when he saw that Yu Chen had actually managed to escape.
He thought he had perfectly coordinated with the Mind Monkey, but he never expected that the old thief would still manage to steal his thunder.
The situation has suddenly become complicated.
The original plan to quickly kill Yu Chen Dao Ren and then leave has now completely fallen through, and has even attracted another, significantly stronger, Transcending Tribulation Yun Xuan Zi.
Three people against two great tribulations?
Chen Chunan had absolutely no idea what to expect.
But now, with Yu Chen Dao Ren's whereabouts unknown, Yun Xuan Zi does not want to be the one to reap the benefits.
Chen Chunan and Sha Wujing were also wary of the possibility that the two tribulation cultivators might join forces, and for a time they were at a stalemate.
Just as the four were locked in a stalemate, beams of spiritual light suddenly rose from all directions.
Suddenly, array flags appeared, and the primordial energy of heaven and earth was continuously drawn into the array as if it had encountered a black hole.
The island where the four people were located was the center of the formation.
This sudden turn of events caused everyone's expressions to change, but Xin Yuan seemed to be deep in thought as he looked towards a certain spot.
Seeing that the great formation had trapped him as well, Yun Xuanzi roared in anger:
"Spirit-Seizing Array? Yu Chen, you beast, are you trying to refine me along with you?"
Hearing Yun Xuanzi's angry shout, Yu Chen scoffed disdainfully: "How could I dare to carry out that soul-stealing act if I didn't trap you inside? You're just trying to play the victim, do you really think I'll be grateful for your help?"
Yu Chen Daoist ignored Yun Xuanzi's angry shouts and focused solely on gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to enhance the power of the formation.
On the other side, seeing that the group was trapped in the formation again, Chen Chunan immediately looked at Sha Wujing and Xinyuan: "One of you possesses the Dharma Eye, and the other possesses the Wisdom Eye and the Eye of Heaven's Will. Quickly see if you have a way to break the formation?"
As soon as Chen Chunan finished speaking, a shimmering jade light suddenly appeared in the void.
Knowing the power of the Spirit-Seizing Array, Yun Xuanzi had been keeping an eye on Chen Chunan. Upon seeing the jade light appear, he immediately summoned his jade knife, intending to cleave the space where Chen Chunan was located, preventing Yu Chen from succeeding.
But the jade light seemed to have been on guard against the jade knife all along.
In a flash, it successfully entered Chen Chu's south fontanelle before the jade knife arrived.
The next moment, Chen Chunan's eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.
This sudden turn of events caused Sha Wujing to exclaim in surprise, "Master Chen?"
The restless mind took a step forward, then abruptly stopped.
Looking at the jade light enveloping Chen Chunan's consciousness, he thought to himself:
"Returning to the source and restoring one's destiny is the elixir of immortality; it must be nurtured to pure yang before being transferred to a new altar. You are now only one step away from attaining pure yang. Let's see if you have the right destiny!"
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the other side
Seeing that he had succeeded so easily, Daoist Yu Chen was overjoyed: "Spirit-Seizing Array? That was just to fool you. The Eight Directions Yin-Yang Reversal Array, you can't even recognize it if I change the array's arrangement? You're truly unworthy of being a Daoist disciple! This new Dao Fruit is mine today!"
With a flick of his wrist, Daoist Yuchen sent a Yin-Yang Furnace crashing to the ground.
A mysterious flame rose from the bottom of the furnace.
With a wave of his hand, the jade puppet that had transformed into the likeness of Chen Chunan fell into the furnace.
Just then, the jade light enveloped Chen Chunan's consciousness and entered the jade puppet's brain.
Daoist Yuchen drew hundreds of spiritual characters in mid-air, which then entered the puppet's body.
Streams of spiritual fire surged into the jade puppet's body through its acupoints.
At this moment, Chen Chunan, who was tightly bound by the jade light, felt as if he had turned into a tree, with boundless flames burning his body.
It seems that what I have learned and realized in my past and present lives is being guided by a mysterious force, transforming into a sweet fruit that wants to hang on the branch.
Chen Chunan tried his best to break free.
"Mind Monkey! Mind Monkey! Quickly unite with me! Mind Monkey! Return swiftly!"
"That damn monkey let me down again! I can never count on you when it matters!"
Chen Chunan called out for a long time, but received no response.
"I'm dying? How could I die? I haven't even become an immortal yet! My red thread! I haven't even watched her grow up! How can I die!"
A surge of strength rose within Chen Chunan, and he began to struggle free.
Seeing that Chen Chunan could still generate such power, the Taoist Yu Chen outside the furnace immediately increased the heat.
The raging flames engulfed the jade puppet, burning Chen Chunan until he became delirious.
Unable to move at all, Chen Chunan gave a bitter smile: "Cultivating the true through the false is always an illusion; in the end, it's all for naught. So be it!"
Looking at Chen Chunan's condition, Xin Yuan felt a pang of pity, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to help.
"When the heart dies, the Dao is born, and a new world is established. It sounds simple, but countless brilliant talents throughout history have stopped here, ultimately only able to transcend the physical body. Only a handful of people, such as Zhengyangzi and Chunyangzi, have attained the Great Dao of Celestial Immortality. Even Liu Haichan, a disciple of Lu Zu, only attained the Immortal state of Corpse Liberation. Without going through this process, it is ultimately difficult to ascend to the Great Dao! I can only ask you, my venerable one, to suffer first!"