Chapter 1: The Seven-Colored Dragon Boat, Azure Pearl...

  A mighty waterfall hung in the air like a white dragon, falling straight down, like ten thousand horses galloping out of control.

  In the face of such natural heavenly power, people easily feel the insignificance of their own existence, but the more they do, the more some people want to surpass the control of the mysterious heavenly power.

  Control one's own life and death... fate!

  Luobei gazed at the waterfall from a distance, he could see the deep pool below the waterfall that was splashing up astonishing water flowers, like a blood basin that could swallow people at any time, but where he stood was even more treacherous than the top of the waterfall!

  Because he was standing on a cliff not far from this waterfall, in front of him was an unfathomable abyss!

  For humans, the most terrifying thing is not what can be seen, but what cannot be seen, and what cannot be touched.

  The abyss in front of Luo Bei now is just like this!

  The inky night made it impossible for Luo Bei to discern the height of the precipice, and the deep chasm shrouded in darkness amidst the desolate mountains seemed like a dormant monster. What's more terrifying was that within the depths of the chasm, a thick yellow-green mist lingered.

  That is the poisonous miasma unique to Luofu!

  So Luo Bei didn't know how deep this abyss in front of him was, and he also had no idea what was below it.

  The mountain wind blew against Luo Bei's thin clothes, making them flutter and rustle. Luo Bei's entire body also shook uncontrollably.

  Due to the unstoppable fear and also because of Luo Bei's current cultivation, he has been completely abandoned by Yuan Tianyi!

  Luobei, who had gone through life and death trials, had his "Golden Liquid Condensing Pill" completely destroyed. Even the medicinal properties of that one sprout of "Zhanxi Keza Grass" were also eliminated without a trace. The current Luobei could almost be said to be an ordinary young man with no special abilities. Just this gust of mountain wind from Luo Fu was already making him somewhat unable to withstand it.

  But Yuantianyi seemed to see nothing, standing at the edge of the cliff, he asked Luobei in a low voice, "Luobei, do you know why there are countless people practicing Taoism, but why not many can reach my height?"

  If someone else said this, it would definitely be understood as boasting, but the four words "boasting" and Yu Tianyi have nothing to do with each other. Luobei, who was trembling all over without realizing it, replied: "Is it because of cultivation methods and opportunities?"

  "No." Yu Tianyi shook his head in the cold night wind, "Because some people never dare to challenge the boundary between life and death. The path of cultivation is originally going against heaven, controlling one's own life and death, not daring to challenge the boundary between life and death again and again, how can they truly comprehend the Tao, grasp the truly powerful power! Those who covet my Luo Fu treasure, techniques, how will they understand how I stand above them!"

  Yu Tianyi slowly handed the slender-necked bottle in his hand to Luo Bei, "Drink this bottle of medicine and you can jump from here."

  Luobei met Yuantianyi's gaze, nodded slightly, and without any hesitation, tilted his head back and drank the red-green liquid medicine that emitted a strong pungent smell and was as thick as glue. He then plunged into the unknown depths!

  At this moment, there was natural fear in Luo Bei's eyes, but more of it was firm determination, without a hint of doubt.

  Only such people have the qualifications to become a true Luoyang native!

  "Lao Zhao Nan, perhaps he will really surpass me after all." As Luo Bei fell into the thick miasma, Yuan Tianyi's eyes flashed with a proud expression. Looking down at the desolate Luo Fu shrouded in darkness once again, Yuan Tianyi couldn't help but let out a faint sigh in his heart, because he knew that this way, Luo Bei would have to endure unimaginable suffering, it could be said that it was truly a narrow escape from death.

  Luobei plummeted downwards in mid-air, the intense weightlessness making his soul feel as if it was about to escape from the top of his head. His entire body was filled with a natural sense of emptiness. But before he even hit the ground, just by coming into contact with the colorful miasma, Luobei's body both inside and out had already been subjected to intense burning pain.

  The further down, the more intense the miasma became!

  That is an eternal and unchanging aura of death!

  This is the Forbidden Abyss of Death, the most polluted place in Luofu, but also where the spiritual veins are the most abundant.

  The air is filled with spiritual energy, nourishing all things. The dense spiritual energy, combined with the desolation of the area, has caused the cliffs and steep walls surrounding this deep valley to be covered in spiritual herbs. For thousands of years, countless legendary medicinal plants have grown, withered, and rotted here in solitude. If they were found elsewhere, they would surely become a paradise of spiritual medicines. However, the humid heat of Luofu, combined with the fact that the valley is surrounded by cliffs that block all wind, has caused the decaying energy to stagnate and not disperse. Some of these herbs have extraordinary uses, like the Zhānxīkèzǎ grass, while others are highly toxic, causing flesh to rot upon contact, and their noxious fumes alone have made this place uninhabitable for humans and birds, turning it into a true land of death!

  Thick heavenly energy and filthy death energy, these two diametrically opposed things are intertwined, inseparable, forming the uniquely standing Luo Fu, the most unique place.

  The entire bottom of the abyss is a deep pool of mud formed by the accumulation of rotting medicinal herbs over thousands of years. This muddy pool, formed by various medicinal herbs, surrounding trees, or living beings that died in vain, can be said to contain countless spiritual medicines, but if one's ability is not enough to transform them, even ginseng and red fruit will become highly toxic to the human body once their potency reaches a certain level. What's more, this pool itself contains the potency of countless poisonous plants and flowers that are comparable to those created by the world's top poison masters.

  So, the bottom is shaped like a hot porridge, constantly bubbling with green and red gas bubbles, emitting thick miasma from the black sticky mud pit, which can be said to be extremely toxic!

  Even Luobei, who was extremely resilient in character, let out a heaven-shaking scream as soon as he fell into the black mud pit.

  The legs that first came into contact with the thick, muddy water almost instantly festered and exposed white bones. Luo Bei's entire body then heavily sank into this hot porridge-like mud pit. The black, foul-smelling and filthy liquid also instantly surged into Luo Bei's mouth and nose.

  In an instant, Luo Bei's skin, flesh, and even his internal organs began to rot and decay, but at the same time, the red and green medicinal liquid he had swallowed began to take effect!

  The horn of a mercantile sheep, the single foot of an ancient divine beast, can detoxify all poisons and nourish blood and flesh with just a pinch of powder.

  Haiwang Blood Jade, the dragon marrow on the back of the blood python in the sea, as long as a thread can prolong life and make the body have an extremely terrifying healing ability.

  Now this whole branch of merchant's horn and a complete sea king's blood jade have all been melted into that small bottle of medicinal liquid.

  Apart from that, in that bottle of medicine, there is also an unknown number of people for thousands of years, a thousand-year-old secret medicine with great power from the Miao territory.

  The deadly poison and death energy in the Forbidden Abyss began to rot and decay Luo Bei's body, but this ancient elixir that defied the heavens started to frantically expel the invading poison and foul death energy from his body. It eliminated the useless medicinal properties and transformed the beneficial ones into its own use, reforming Luo Bei's body, bones, blood vessels, muscles, and skin at a visible speed.

  This is a scene of extreme desolation, one that cannot even be imagined in the depths of hell.

  In the skin that rots and decays at an astonishing speed, there is also the growth of muscle tendons like flesh buds, but often as soon as the muscle tendons have just grown, they are invaded by the power of medicine, and immediately become pus and rot again.

  Just like a person struggling in the vast sea of bitterness!

  This is truly hellish suffering!

  Why did he choose to endure such suffering? And having made that choice, he may have to endure even more of it in the future.

  No one knows what this extremely resilient young man is thinking in his heart.

  Or is it just to live not like a stray dog, not needing to beg for others' sympathy, and control one's own destiny?!

  Nobody knows the answer.

  After a brief moment of screaming, Luo Bei was once again engulfed by the thick, foul-smelling black mud and fainted.

  But in the midst of thick miasma and a truly deathly quagmire, two medicinal powers were still entwining...

  Because there are only a few people in the world who can find materials like Shang Yangjiao and Haiwang Xueyu, this ancient Miao tribe's witchcraft secret medicine has not been seen for thousands of years. In the unique written language of the Miao Yi earth dialect, this secret medicine is just an introduction. After making this secret medicine, it still needs to be brewed with medicinal herbs and juices. The more medicinal herbs that can be found to contain great medicinal power, the stronger the medicinal juice will be, and the more against heaven this person's body will be transformed!

  Even if the poorest of people were to exhaust their strength, someone with Yu Tianyi's cultivation personally taking action would be able to find spiritual medicine whose potency would still not compare to this Luo Fu Forbidden Death Abyss. This muddy swamp contains the accumulation of tens of millions of years' worth of medicinal power!

  "Even if the qualifications are mediocre, and time is limited, what's the big deal!" Standing at the edge of the cliff, Yu Tianyi quietly gazed out at the deep chasm shrouded in thick fog, a rare intense glint flashing in his eyes.

  In the ordinary sects of the world, the disciples of the general transmission are usually selected from those with suitable bone structure and meridians for cultivation. They are first taught various techniques to temper their bodies, and just this step of building a foundation through strengthening the meridians takes more than ten years. However, Yu Tianyi directly used secret techniques to transform Luo Bei's meridians, forcibly using fierce external force to help Luo Bei build his foundation!

  Exhausting the power of creation, going against heaven! Furthermore, Yu Tianyi only knew from Luo Fu's records that this secret medicine was not meant to make one's body surpass gold, but rather to make one shed their mortal skin and reborn, making their body's meridians more suitable for cultivation. So even Yu Tianyi himself didn't know what kind of effect this medicine would have, and after modifying it, his disciples would end up in what state.

  Cycles of life and death, forbidden depths, Luo Bei was in a coma, but his body's bones, blood vessels, skin, were still constantly decaying, rebirthing.

  In the muddy pool, countless spiritual medicines' black medicinal powers gathered together, forming a visible black airflow that continuously invaded Luo Bei's body. However, within Luo Bei's body, a pale green glow permeated everywhere.

  Something in that black airflow seemed to dissipate as Luo Bei's skin rotted away, while the remaining milky white airflow continuously flowed into the cyan green light.

  This is the magical place of this ancient Miao medicine that has been passed down for thousands of years. If it were just relying on its own medicinal power, it would be impossible to match the heaven-defying medicinal power accumulated in this Dead Swamp Mud Pool! This secret medicine, however, disperses the toxic and harmful medicinal powers that are poisonous to the human body, and absorbs and merges the useful medicinal powers into Luo Bei's body.

  The toxic decay aura emanating from Luo Bei's body grew thicker and more intense, enveloping him in a yellow-green mist that resembled a giant cocoon. Soon, the yellow-green toxic decay aura emanating from Luo Bei's body became even denser than the ancient, viscous miasma that permeated the surface of the pool. The toxic decay aura spread out, causing the miasma above the pool to grow even thicker, as if Luo Bei was the source of these miasmas!

  Inside the cocoon formed by the thick, sticky yellow-green gas, the cyan-red light on Luo Bei's body grew stronger and stronger, while the black medicinal power at the bottom of the pool rushed towards his body with increasing speed.

  Slowly, it was as if Luo Bei's body had a huge suction force, like a whale sucking in water, causing the black medicinal power to center around him, forming a massive whirlpool.

  Luobei's skeletal flesh repair was also getting faster and faster, from the miserable appearance of full-body decay, slowly recovering his human form.

  His skin still shone with a faint crimson glow, and after several cycles of festering and healing, the black medicinal power continued to surge into his body at an almost frantic pace, but his skin had stopped festering.

  The miasma grew thicker, surpassing the night color of Luofu, and the black medicinal power of the muddy pond, but it became fainter and fainter, eventually disappearing into a deathly silence.

  The faint purplish-red glow on Luo Bei's skin also slowly dimmed and disappeared, like the dying embers of a charcoal fire.

  Luobei was like a dead man, half-submerged in the filthy and pitch-black mud pit. His skin had become as pale as if it had never seen sunlight, but between his eyebrows, there seemed to be a hint of that ethereal aura, as if spiritual energy was flowing through him. If someone were to see him, they would undoubtedly think that if he were dressed in luxurious brocade clothes, he would definitely be a handsome and elegant young man.

  The thick and heavy miasma was split open, and Yu Tianyi in white clothes fell down like a meteor, taking Luo Bei with him, and then rushed out of the thick miasma, straight into the clouds. At this moment, the red sun just rose from behind the highest peak of Luofu, and the whole Luofu was shrouded in a layer of golden light.

  I saw some book friends' opinions saying that it's best to announce the update time for the next chapter. I've actually thought of this too. However, the exact time can't be given out, only an approximate time can be provided because before I post, I usually need to make revisions and the revision time is uncertain. But I'll try my best to provide a more accurate estimate. The update for the next chapter will be approximately around tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Thank you everyone for your support~~~~