Chapter 1435: Chapter 1406: Realm-Wide Manhunt

Originally focused on studying the contents of the alchemy scroll, Li Chen found his attention involuntarily shifting to the construction of the scroll itself.

However, in the end, Li Chen could only confirm that this scroll was likely made from the hide of some kind of Celestial Demon Beast, and that this Demon Beast’s power was far beyond his own; otherwise, he wouldn’t be unable to even tear a piece of it.

After a while, Li Chen decided to stop worrying about the construction of the alchemy scroll and began to carefully study its contents.

Li Chen was naturally impatient, but for some reason, while researching this alchemy scroll, he found himself unusually calm and focused.

Gradually, even Li Chen himself didn’t notice that he had become unconsciously obsessed.

Li Chen had learned alchemy from Third Grandpa for a while, so alchemy was not unfamiliar to him at all.

But he discovered that the alchemy of the Lower Realm was vastly different from the alchemy methods recorded in this scroll.

In fact, some things were entirely contrary to what he had learned.

“This alchemy is truly magical!” Li Chen exclaimed, his eyes wide as he stared at the alchemy scroll. He had been researching it for three whole days, forgetting even hunger, as his reddened eyes continuously collided with various ideas in his mind.

Moreover, he didn’t just think according to the scroll’s contents; he borrowed the thought process of ‘Taoist Magic,’ continuously altering and modifying various alchemy techniques in his mind.

If anyone knew of Li Chen’s thoughts, they would probably think he was crazy.

After all, such things have been attempted before, but usually, only experienced Heavenly Pill Alchemists dared to whimsically adjust the steps and ideas of alchemy like this.

But Li Chen was different. Although he had dabbled in alchemy before, he was merely an amateur.

But now, he had the ‘Taoist Magic’!

The ‘Taoist Magic’ was not just about ‘Tao’ or ‘Magic’; it was a comprehensive existence that encompassed everything. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have caused so much competition among people.

Although Li Chen had not yet begun alchemy, with the help of Taoist Magic, his fearless self began to recklessly modify the alchemy methods.

For anyone else, this might have been a mad endeavor.

“This way… no, it should be this way!” Li Chen occasionally frowned, then suddenly had an epiphany, his expression inexplicably peculiar, as if he were demonized.

He had even forgotten his initial intention to practice alchemy, fully immersing himself in the creation of a new alchemy system.

For a whole half month, Li Chen studied the alchemy scroll.

Half a month later, Li Chen closed his bloodshot eyes, and the conclusions of the past half month finally provided him with a rough outline.

The alchemy scroll indeed brought him much inspiration, but it was merely inspiration.

The path he had to walk was his own.

“No, I must experiment! Otherwise, I won’t know the results!” A thought suddenly popped into Li Chen’s mind.

I want to practice alchemy!

After rummaging through the rings he had acquired, he indeed found a pill furnace.

Although the pill furnace wasn’t great, merely resembling a superior grade fine instrument, it was enough for Li Chen because he just wanted to experiment.

However, just as he took a step, Li Chen felt a heaviness in his mind and almost stumbled to the ground.

Performing an inner vision, Li Chen’s expression became somewhat peculiar.

His True Yuan was fine, but his bodily energy was almost depleted. Additionally, it seemed his mental exertion during this time had been immense. When Li Chen attempted to use his Divine Sense, his mind was immediately struck with a sharp pain.

“How long… have I been studying?” He cautiously peeked outside the cave before quickly retreating inside.

If it were just a matter of not eating or drinking, hiding in the cave wouldn’t have consumed much energy for Li Chen during this period. With his Mid-Heaven Realm cultivation, he could ignore it. However, the intense mental exertion from studying the alchemy scroll had left his body in its current state.

“It seems I need to rest…” Chewing on dried rations, Li Chen nonetheless couldn’t help but continue studying the alchemy scroll.

After packing his belongings, Li Chen finally allowed himself a rare sleep.

Truth be told, he hadn’t slept in a long time; after reaching this level of cultivation, sleep wasn’t essential.

But this time, he slept deeply.

Even he didn’t know how long he slept, but upon waking, Li Chen found that his depleted Divine Sense had finally almost recovered.

“I suppose I need to be more mindful in the future…”

Despite what he said, as soon as Li Chen woke up, he immediately retrieved the pill furnace.

He was going to practice alchemy!

He tossed several first-grade Spirit Grasses into the pill furnace, and soon, based on his conclusions, he began the refinement process.

Not long after…

“Boom!”

The herbs in the pill furnace turned into a pile of black ash.

“Is this part wrong? Indeed, I also felt something off here, let’s modify it…”

“Boom!”

Another cloud of black ash.

“Let’s change it again…”

“Boom…”

After destroying more than a dozen furnaces of herbs, Li Chen didn’t care and continuously proceeded with refining and modifying.

Even he didn’t realize that his eyes had once again shown blood vessels, and he had fallen into that frenzied state once more.

“This doesn’t seem right either, so how about this?”

“Yes, yes, just like this! Hahaha! I am a genius!”

“Why did I fail again? Damn…huh, seems like I added too much Silver Moon Grass…”

At this point, from the cave where Li Chen was, muffled sounds occasionally echoed, accompanied by roars, and from time to time, eerie laughter could be heard. Li Chen had once again fallen into a frenzied state.

…

While Li Chen was still studying alchemy, he was unaware that the events at Remnant Cloud Forest had already spread widely.

Of course, this matter was not about Li Chen killing Houmeng, but rather about the two powerful figures appearing at Remnant Cloud Forest.

According to intelligence obtained through some special channels, the Prefecture Master of Nanxiang Prefecture had received information that the two fighting in Remnant Cloud Forest might be related to the whereabouts of the Dao Law, contested over in a battle among countless powerful figures on the Star Land many years ago.

The Nanxiang Prefecture Master, Yin Tianhou, dared not conceal this and reported it directly.

Batches of reports were finally heard by the Lord of the Star Continent on the Earth Prison Star.

As the Lord of the Star Continent, although his cultivation might not be the strongest on the entire Earth Prison Star, it was at least among the strongest. Moreover, holding the official channels of the entire Star Continent, the Lord of the Star Continent could be said to have the power of life and death over countless martial artists.

Upon learning about this matter, the Lord of the Star Continent wanted to block the news immediately.

However, by the time he realized and wanted to retract the command, it had already spread out.

The Lord of the Star Continent held the overtly official rights on the Star Continent, but across the Star Continent, there were many forces, including Five-Star Sects and even Six-Star Sects, not much smaller than the Lord of the Star Continent.

And at the moment when he decided to block the news, the Lord of the Star Continent made a foolish decision.

These big sects had been operating on the Star Continent for so long, who didn’t have a few disciples infiltrated into the official personnel of the Star Continent?

So almost at the moment the blocking order from the Lord of the Star Continent was issued, the big sects received the message.

Following the source of this information and tracing it to its origin, eventually, many people also learned about the existence of the Dao Law.

The sects across the Star Continent almost went mad at that instant.

What is the Dao Law?

It is said to be the supreme Taoist scripture that has existed since the appearance of the Heaven Realm!

Throughout the history of the Heaven Realm, the occurrences of the Dao Law in the world could be counted on one hand, but each appearance would incite countless people to fight for it. Even those supreme powerhouses on high-level Star Lands would not hold back from making a move to seize it.

Because, according to legend, the Dao Law can help supreme powerhouses of the Heaven Realm break through the last step of the supreme scripture!

How could this not drive people mad?

With so many people working together to investigate, how powerful is that intelligence force?

It did not take much effort before the matter was traced to Li Chen.

Numerous forces started secretly searching for Li Chen, and once found, these people would take Li Chen away immediately.

Even the Extreme Wing Sect received this news.

Daai Yan, upon receiving the message, trembled all over with both anger and excitement.

Angry because if Li Chen were captured by others, it would definitely have nothing to do with him. No matter how high Daai Yan’s status was, he was merely a Heaven Following Realm.

And the Dao Law was something even the Lord of the Star Continent coveted!

What excited Daai Yan was that he was investigating Li Chen earlier than anyone else. By now, he had discovered that Li Chen’s last appearance seemed to be in some direction outside Baiyue City.

If he could capture Li Chen, then it wouldn’t just be about revenge.

“If I possess the Dao Law, in the future…” Daai Yan thought of a certain point and was so excited that he trembled a bit, bursting out of his dwelling. After casually applying for a mission from the sect, he turned into a streak of light and disappeared from the Extreme Wing Sect.

All the major forces of the Star Continent started to take action at this moment.

And the inspections across the various prefectures and cities became much stricter, but ordinary martial artists did not know that such changes were merely because of one person.

Of course, that person himself didn’t know either, as he was still focused on studying his pills.

“Success!! Finally succeeded!!”

Suddenly, loud laughter came from inside the cave.

Li Chen held a small, somewhat irregular, completely black pill and laughed wildly to the sky: “I did it! Created a First Grade Heavenly Pill, I am now a Heavenly Pill Alchemist!”

After countless experiments, even the low-level spirit grasses in the ring were almost used up, Li Chen finally succeeded in refining this pill, and it was the lowest grade… a First Grade Heavenly Pill.

“Huh? Although it looks a bit shabby, it’s actually a superior-grade Heavenly Pill?”

Li Chen was suddenly stunned, then laughed even more joyously.