Chapter 6461 Nirvanic Rebirth
Chapter 6461 Nirvanic Rebirth
The Earth Cauldron floated in the air, its countless sacred runes radiating divine light. Each rune embodied a distinct law of the Heavenly Daos, and together they ignited flames that drew upon the energy of heaven and earth.
Before long, the medicinal pool containing the majority of the primal chaos space’s best medicinal ingredients boiled and erupted with energy.
Smoke hissed from Long Chen’s body as though countless branding irons were being pressed into his flesh. The pain was indescribable, but he gritted his teeth and forced himself to remain conscious.
His cultivation speed within the heaven region’s battlefield had already surpassed every record of his past. If his previous progress was like an old ox pulling a cart, then now it was like a wild stallion galloping across the plains. There was no comparison.
Even so, the cultivation speed of these heavenly geniuses was even greater. He couldn’t catch up to them. As a result, Long Chen was forced to take a shortcut no sane man would choose. He knew the danger very well.
He formed hand seals, and the surrounding medicinal liquid started to surge toward him, crashing into his body. The medicinal energy was like wild beasts trying to rip him apart. Each impact was like a hammer strike, and with every blow, cracks spread across his skin.
The medicinal energy rampaging within him was savage and violent, but every time it broke his flesh, its medicinal nature immediately mended his wounds. The endless cycle of destruction and restoration drove Long Chen’s body to evolve at a terrifying pace.
This method was dangerous beyond reason, yet its effects were astonishing. Following Long Chen’s will, the Earth Cauldron increased the refining power with every heartbeat. It wasn’t long before the medicinal liquid inside the cauldron thickened, and the impact of every blow grew.
Suddenly, violet blood flowed into the cauldron. Then came his seven-colored Supreme Blood, followed by the wild dragon blood. Long Chen’s essence blood was forcibly drawn from his veins and merged into the boiling pool.
As the three bloodlines mixed with the medicinal energy, a storm of Blood Qi erupted from the Earth Cauldron, swelling the liquid until it filled the vessel entirely. The interior became a mass of chaos, where essence blood and medicine fused into one.
Curiously, while every other ingredient was refined away, the Heavenly Star Daffodils remained untouched. They floated like stars upon the cauldron’s inner walls, their petals shining like starry lanterns illuminating the cauldron’s interior.
Just then, Long Chen’s Supreme Bone blazed with light, and the turbid medicinal liquid started to bubble violently once again. His three bloodlines slowly withdrew from the mixture, returning to the center as the surrounding extract gradually turned clear.
The three bloodlines condensed into a massive sphere of chaos. Within that sphere, clusters of starlight pulsed around Long Chen’s Supreme Bone. Seeing this, the Earth Cauldron couldn’t help but sigh in awe.
“I see, so Long Chen is using this medicinal energy to return to his most primal state. No wonder he prepared so many precious ingredients. Every component complements and tempers another... what meticulous precision. His alchemy talent rivals that of the supreme Pill Sovereign. Unfortunately, the heavens never give him enough time to properly cultivate it! What a shame.”
The Earth Cauldron couldn’t help but marvel. Since arriving in the immortal world, Long Chen had rarely focused on the Pill Dao, yet he could still devise such a daring and ingenious method to boost his strength.
If fate ever granted him the time to fully pursue alchemy, his achievements would surely rival, if not surpass, the Pill Sovereign’s.
Of course, his cultivation talent was equally terrifying. The Earth Cauldron had witnessed countless geniuses throughout the ages, but few had left it such an impression.
At first, Long Chen’s talent was just “not bad” in the Earth Cauldron’s eyes. But over time, it realized that Long Chen had been forced to hurry up and grow without fully developing his various talents, resulting in him being unable to reach that peak.
From the mortal world to the immortal world, Long Chen’s path was filled with dangers. He had no choice but to learn many life-saving measures, or he wouldn’t have survived to this date.
Other geniuses had powerful clans and sects clearing a smooth path ahead of them. However, Long Chen had no such luxury. He had to cut through mountains and bridge abysses to forge his own path. He had to gain skills in everything, resulting in a lack of depth in many of his talented areas.
As the Earth Cauldron reflected on this, Long Chen’s hand seals changed once more.
The world within the Earth Cauldron now resembled an egg. The medicinal liquid formed the egg white, the three bloodlines the yolk, and Long Chen himself the embryo at its heart.
This "egg" symbolized the closest state to primal chaos. People often asked which came first—the chicken or the egg. If all things were born from primal chaos, then the first had to be the egg.
Through the Pill Dao, Long Chen had recreated that very state. He didn’t possess a phoenix’s nirvanic rebirth, but he could achieve a quasi-nirvanic transformation. If successful, he would be reborn—utterly and completely.
Long Chen’s Supreme Bone quivered, and astral energy slowly flew out of it, flowing toward the Heavenly Star Daffodils on the Earth Cauldron’s walls.
The three thousand Heavenly Star Daffodils were flashing. Their petals shimmered as they absorbed his astral energy, forming complex, luminous star diagrams across their surfaces.
“Long Chen, you really are playing big this time.”
Seeing this scene, the Earth Cauldron couldn’t help but shiver. It finally understood Long Chen’s whole plan.
Long Chen was distributing all the energies within his body, turning himself back to zero. He was in the process of becoming a blank piece of paper.
It was no wonder that Long Chen had sent out everyone—Huo Linger, Lei Linger, the Demon Moon Cauldron, the Heaven Flipping Seal, and Zhi Zhi.
Tiny motes of starlight drifted out from him, each carrying fragments of his Spiritual Strength. If a single one of these fragments was lost or they became the slightest bit mixed up, then Long Chen would likely turn into an imbecile.
At this sight, the Earth Cauldron felt a pang of regret. It hadn’t been able to dissuade him. This was the most extreme method imaginable, and there was no turning back now.
Then, another realization struck.
“Wait—if you’ve sent away even your memories, how will you know what to do next?!”
Without his memories, without his soul’s guidance, how could Long Chen reclaim his bloodlines, divine abilities, and astral energy?
Furthermore, Long Chen hadn’t even told the Earth Cauldron about this in advance. Of course, if he had told it, it would have refused to cooperate no matter what.
Now, stripped of all energy and memory, Long Chen was like a newborn child, curled up and asleep within the cauldron. His being was pure and unblemished, like a flawless white canvas.
One day, two days, three days... The Earth Cauldron didn’t dare to move, afraid that any disturbance would destroy this fragile state.
At this time, the Earth Cauldron felt like these three days were longer than the time it had even been alive. This was practically torture.
On the ninth day, a faint red petal bloomed on Long Chen’s forehead. Seeing this, the Earth Cauldron exhaled in relief. So, Long Chen had entrusted his awakening to Evilmoon.
As expected, the moment this petal appeared, the world inside the Earth Cauldron slowly started to circulate.
Just then, the void shuddered, and a figure tore through space. Upon seeing the Earth Cauldron, he burst into laughter.
“After searching high and low, my efforts are finally rewarded. Earth Cauldron, you belong to Lu Ze!”
Starlight blazed, and an astral hand directly reached for the Earth Cauldron.