Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 748: The peaks of heaven and earth open, and all the cultivators gather. The Alchemy Saint ascends to heaven, and the mountains and seas congratulate each other!

Two beams of light slowly flew out of the Lankao Mountains along the bank of the Shijiang River.

Because his escape speed was not fast, he frequently encountered low-level disciples of Dao Sect along the way.

When seeing Fu Qinglan, those disciples who knew him would often bow and greet him, and Fu Qinglan would respond with his usual cold demeanor.

But the flicker in her eyes revealed the turmoil in her heart.

Finally, when she was about to reach Tiandi Peak, she couldn't help it.

"Master Qi, I lost to you in one encounter?"

"Ah."

Luo Chen said "hmm" casually, his expression extremely calm.

Faced with this indifference, as if he had just run over an ant, Fu Qinglan became more and more agitated.

That’s Qi Xiongcheng!

A loyal servant carefully trained by a wealthy family!
He was originally trained to be a guardian warrior, so he practiced body-building techniques since he was young.

Later, after reaching the third level of body refining, the furnace-burning realm, he was sent to the Western Desert, where he handled worldly affairs for the Shi family while learning the Buddhist body refining methods.

Yes, in today's world of mountains and seas, the art of body refining has long been in decline, and only the Buddhist sect in the Western Desert still persists in this kind of practice.

But no one expected that Qi Xiongcheng, who went to the Western Desert for "further studies", would show his Nascent Soul cultivation when he returned!
Cultivating both Dharma and body, this was something no one had expected.

It was because of this that Qi Xiongcheng's reputation suddenly grew.

Many people believed that he would use his Nascent Soul stage to leave the Shi family and set up his own business.

It can be said that Qi Xiongcheng is very strong. His body refining attainments earned him the nickname Qi Laogui in the resource-poor Western Desert. His dual cultivation of magic and body made him even more famous.

If one adds the rich combat experience he has gained along the way, his strength cannot be underestimated even by the untempered Taoist prodigies.

But even such an existence couldn't even withstand a single move from Luo Chen!
Fu Qinglan saw clearly just now that Qi Xiongcheng's attack failed, leaving a large gap. As long as Luo Chen wanted, he could take his life in an instant.

At the very least, it resulted in serious injuries!

"Is this why Grandpa has so much confidence in him?"

Fu Qinglan vaguely realized that Luo Chen's method, which was not at all worldly, was more like a spiritual illusion, and it might have been performed so perfectly at the critical moment, which still shocked her greatly.

I couldn't help but wonder, if I were to face Luo Chen, who would win or lose...

This reverie never continued.

Because Luo Chen spoke.

"Next, I will stay at Tiandi Peak and wait for the opening of the Mirage Dragon Cave. If there is nothing important, don't bother me."

Fu Qinglan hesitated for a moment, but seeing Luo Chen's determination, he realized that the other party did not like all this excitement.

This is what I feel when I was a casual cultivator.

It’s just a pity. She also wanted to introduce Luo Chen to her two good friends.

But when he looked at Luo Chen's tall figure leaving, his heart was filled with a sense of security.

"He is so powerful, so do I have a chance to gain more in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven?"

……

When returning to Tiandi Peak, Luo Chen saw a beam of light flying out slowly, heading towards the Lanke Mountains upstream of the Shijiang River.

"It's already this late, and you're going to Taoyuan now?"

Luo Chen muttered.

But when he was about to enter the mountain, he subconsciously looked back at the escaping light.

The uncovered face inside looked somewhat familiar.

"It seems to be Lin Bufan from the Lin family in the intelligence of the competition?"

He had some impression of this person, because Lin Bufan was the Little Linzi mentioned by Fu Qinglan, and was also one of Fu Qinglan's good friends.

"How did he get out of Tiandi Peak? I remember his protector was his own servant."

The Tianyuan clan trains countless servants and followers.

Among these people, there are occasionally high-level monks.

But most of them came from the Twelve Great Families.

For families like the Thirty-Six Aristocratic Families, being able to train servants at the Golden Core Stage is already considered good, but it is basically impossible to train servants at the Nascent Soul Stage.

After all, if you have that much resources, you might as well invest them in your own children.

However, the Lin family was an exception. The head of the family adopted a young boy in his early years. He was nominally a servant, but in fact he was an adopted son.

Although he was not qualified to join the Tianyuan Taoist Sect, he still devoted all his efforts to cultivating him and brought him to the early Nascent Soul stage.

This kind of person knows everything about you, and his loyalty is beyond doubt.

Therefore, the servant named Lin Jingtang is Lin Bufan’s protector.

Thoughts flowed through his mind as Luo Chen floated up the mountain.

When passing by the huge square in front of the Star Gate, I met the Seven Lamps Immortal.

Luo Chen stopped to greet him, "Elder Qideng!"

"So you are Huang Sanren, where have you been?" asked the haggard-faced Qi Deng Zhenren with a smile.

Luo Chen pointed in a direction and said, "Just came back from Taoyuan."

Qi Deng Zhenren suddenly realized, "Yes, when I first came to Zhongzhou, I was also quite interested in the so-called Go games played by the monks in this state. But as time went by, I no longer wanted to join in the fun."

The Seven Lamps Immortal came from the Western Desert.

His exact age is unknown, but he has been a member of Tiandi Peak for three hundred years, and his current realm is the late Nascent Soul stage.

But none of this matters. What matters is that he is one of the nineteen elders of Tiandi Peak!

At the same time, he is also the cultivator from the outer continent of Tiandi Peak who has the most contact with Luo Chen.

Previously, the seven elders decided to grant him the status of external affairs elder, and he participated in all matters including arranging the cave abode, and even personally took over the work with Luo Chen.

This is also the reason why Luo Chen took the initiative to stop and say hello.

Luo Chen asked curiously, "If the elder is not interested, why are you standing here?"

It can't be a walk!
Qi Deng Zhenren shook his head and said, "Drive them away."

"Chase people away?" Luo Chen was stunned.

Qi Deng Zhenren pursed his lips and said, "Didn't you see the kid from the Lin family when you came back?"

"You mean Lin Bufan?"

"Yes, this kid has been staying at Tiandi Peak for more than half a year. It's against the rules, so I had no choice but to drive him away."

"Oh."

Luo Chen nodded. Although he didn't understand why Lin Bufan stayed in Tiandi Peak, it at least explained why he left Tiandi Peak at this time.

Since we have met, we should always exchange a few pleasantries.

Luo Chen simply stopped and started chatting with Master Qi Deng.

Not to mention, this casual conversation actually allowed him to learn some inside information.

The time is about half a year later.

The location, Tiandi Peak, is right on the square where Luo Chen is now standing.

Character, the Alchemy Saint Chu Yan!
"By then, the twelve great families and thirty-six noble families of Zhongzhou will all be present to watch the ceremony, and countless humble families will also nominate representatives to come. In addition, the powerful men from the four continents will come to the table to see off the Alchemy Saint."

"All the powerful people in my Tiandi Peak, except those who are outside, will basically show up."

"I heard that you are going to be the protector and enter the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven. It would be better for you to be there at the time."

Luo Chen was shocked at how quickly time passed, and was also curious why it was better for him to be there?

In response, Elder Qideng simply smiled.

"I have only been in Tiandi Peak for three hundred years, and I have not seen the last time the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven opened. But this is recorded in the classics, and I think Master Fu will inform you when the time comes."

Luo Chen returned to Cave No. 78 with doubts.

He really wanted to know what the connection was between Dan Sheng's ascension ceremony and the opening of the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, but he was just a guest official for foreign affairs, not even an ordinary guest official for the Star Gate. He had no authority to access relevant books at all, so he had to give up.

For the next period of time, Luo Chen did not plan to go out again.

It's not just that he's not interested in the excitement, but he doesn't want to get involved in some meaningless disputes.

He had just gone out today and had already provoked Qi Xiongcheng to test him. It was definitely not a rash move out of anger at him for stealing his identity as a protector!
In his opinion, it was more likely that it was Shi Ju's secret hint.

In a situation like this, as the competition approaches, it is hard to guarantee that other family members will not have similar thoughts.

After all, intelligence about the opponent only exists on paper, and no one would miss the opportunity to test it in person.

Under such circumstances, maintaining a certain degree of mystery will be more conducive to subsequent actions.

Luo Chen's plan was still proceeding step by step as before.

Under conditions where daily practice cannot be performed, the proficiency of Hong Yuan Dan and Da Hun Dan is raised to the Grandmaster level.

The latter has achieved its goal.

Then you can take the top-grade Great Soul Pill to promote the improvement of the split soul.

At the same time, Luo Chen was also paying close attention to the changes in his own original true fire. The withering and thriving true fire was constantly withering and dying. Judging from the time, it would not be long before it would complete the step of prosperity and decline.

……

As Luo Chen expected, as the competition time drew closer, the investigation into the intelligence of the contestants became more intense.

Especially the information about the protectors of the participating disciples from Tianyuan Dao Sect!
Among these protectors, Luo Chen is the most inconspicuous, yet the most dazzling!

He was inconspicuous because he had relatively little information and rose to prominence too quickly, so the major families had not had time to collect information about him. But he was glaring because of his identity as a casual cultivator.

The other protectors were either servants of big families who knew each other well, or well-known strong men from large forces who were invited from outside. Luo Chen was the only one who was a casual cultivator with no background.

Logically speaking, independent cultivators are nothing to be feared, but the fact that the Fujia family was able to defeat a strong man like Qi Xiongcheng shows how confident the Fujia are in Luo Chen's ability.

Most people don’t know much about Luo Chen.

But there are always some people who have their own channels.

For example, in Taoyuan, after listening to Qi Xiongcheng's description, Shi Ju showed an extremely interested look on his face.

Proficient in soul illusion?
Can it even cause a Nascent Soul cultivator's attack to deviate?

These two points alone are enough to make people wary.

This information was obtained by Shi Ju who sent people to test Luo Chen personally.

In a quiet cave in the Lanke Mountains, Master Long Yuan took a jade slip from Chang Fengzi.

As soon as the spiritual consciousness entered, a dense stream of information came in.

After a while, he put down the jade slip half-believingly and half-doubtingly.

“Is this information true?”

Chang Fengzi nodded quickly, "It should be true. This was personally sent by Elder Shen Wandou, who has lived in Shenyuan City in Beihai for a long time. Part of it is confirmed, and part of it is reasonable speculation. Even the speculation part is completely correct after I investigated with the help of the power of the Zhongzhou Shen family."

"As soon as he showed up, he overwhelmed the Sky-Splitting Master in the domain collision, and even made the Netherfire Monster take him seriously. Senior Brother Shen personally tested him and found that his spiritual sense performed quite well. He named himself a deserter, and compared to the three great deserters in the North Sea... How could this Demon Lord Qingyang reach such a level in just a hundred years?"

Master Long Yuan found it a little unbelievable.

He only thought that the deserted Luo Chen, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, was quite powerful.

But in terms of intelligence, Shen Wandou of the Beihai Tianyuan Business Alliance linked him to the Demon Lord Qingyang, who had risen to fame in the Wanxian Society in his early years.

When Demon Lord Qingyang first entered the Ten Thousand Immortals Association, he was only in the middle stage of the Golden Core!
What's up with this?

However, judging from the fact that Huang Sanren is proficient in fire magic, and his pet black dragon that rushed into the Coral Sea and rescued the Zhou family, he does meet some of the characteristics of the Demon Lord Qingyang.

In particular, the Zhou family ancestor took the initiative to befriend him, and he also accepted a younger female cultivator who was not from the Zhou family. The female cultivator named Zhang Jingqing had a great connection with the Zhang family on Cailian Island in Penghu. The Zhang family was once a vassal of the Qingyang Demon Lord.

According to the investigation of the clan member Chang Fengzi, the young female cultivator and another maid are now staying in the land of the wealthy family in Zhongzhou.

Combining all the information, it is very likely that Huang Sanren is the Demon Lord Qingyang!
And Luo Hai is naturally Luo Chen.

Chang Fengzi said tentatively: "The reason why he has such a big change may be related to his visit to the Land of Fallen Demons?"

Master Long Yuan frowned, "It's possible. After all, being able to walk out of the Land of Fallen Demons alive must have brought some gains."

Chang Fengzi said with regret: "If the Land of Fallen Demons really has such a great fortune, if you, the head of the family, had gone there at the beginning..."

After returning to Zhongzhou, Master Long Yuan had completely taken control of the humble Liu family and became the current head of the family.

Faced with the regret of his tribesmen, he glared at them fiercely.

"What do you know? Anyone can go to that place, except the disciples of Tianyuan Dao Sect!"

Chang Fengzi was stunned.

Master Long Yuan did not explain too much.

Firstly, he was disdainful of obtaining the inheritance of the Demon Lord Liantian in the Land of Fallen Demons. The Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven had its own destiny for him.

Secondly, some secrets told to him by the Dao Sect's disciples warned him not to set foot in the Land of Fallen Demons.

But there is no need to tell the tribe members about these things.

"If it really is Demon Lord Qingyang, then you should thank him for saving the three of you in the Sinking Sea."

Chang Fengzi nodded subconsciously.

At the beginning, he went to the North Sea for training with Guan Xiaoping and Wu Tao. His original intention was to emulate his uncle Long Yuan Zhenren, and use the resources of the North Sea and the trials of life and death to get the opportunity to advance to the Nascent Soul stage.

But later, the Demon Alliance broke the seal from the North Pole Yama Sky, and the situation became too dangerous.

They were just three Jindan cultivators, and it was impossible for them to do anything under such a great situation, so they had no choice but to return to Zhongzhou.

Chang Fengzi still remembers vividly the most dangerous experience in the Sinking Sea.

Demon Lord Qingyang was kind to him.

But the deserted people...

"He is your enemy now, so how can I be grateful to him? It won't be too late for me to thank him after the competition is over." Chang Fengzi said.

Master Long Yuan shook his head, "You are narrow-minded."

Chang Fengzi was stubborn and said, "My nephew is narrow-minded! But, are you sure about this person, Patriarch?"

Master Long Yuan pondered for a moment and suddenly smiled.

The smile is full of confidence.

"He and I both formed infants in the North Sea. Before that, I had no rivals when I was in the Golden Core stage. Now we are both Yuanying Zhenren, and I was promoted one step earlier than him. Why would I be afraid of him?"

"Besides, I am different from others. Mingyan and I support each other. We are not afraid of anyone in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven!"

Hearing the word Mingyan, Chang Fengzi's expression became serious.

Although the master-disciple lineage of the Tianyuan Taoist Sect has been in decline for a long time, it still exists on par with the family lineage.

Senior Uncle Mingyan is the most outstanding genius in the current master-disciple lineage. With her help, the head of the family will definitely be able to seize the opportunity of the great road in the Mirage Dragon Cave this time!
"Don't worry about me, and go back and prepare well! I hope that by then, you can also become famous in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven and show the power of my Liu family!" Zhenren Long Yuan said encouragingly.

Chang Fengzi nodded confidently.

Although he came from a poor family, he also had the ambition to emulate his uncle!

In particular, he had also been to the North Sea for training and had seen blood. It did not mean that he was weaker than those children from aristocratic families.

……

Zhongzhou became completely lively.

No matter it was because of the Dan Sheng's ascension or the five hundred year competition, all the major families and forces were continuously pouring into the Lan Ke Mountains.

Several nearby fairy cities have already been overcrowded.

Various news continue to circulate.

However, the center of all this news, Tiandi Peak, became increasingly quiet and refused visits from outsiders.

Like the previous expulsion of Lin Bufan from the mountain, it was just a trivial matter before closing the mountain.

Everyone knows that Dan Sheng is about to ascend to heaven, and even if he occasionally shows up, it is mostly his clone.

She is practicing wholeheartedly in order to achieve that final step!
Such a quiet environment also avoided some potential troubles for Luo Chen.

He practiced alchemy every day, ate a Big Soul Pill every month, practiced the "Soul Splitting Technique", and felt the growth of his split soul.

In my spare time, I basically read books.

All kinds of books!
He would occasionally look through books related to his major, puppetry, alchemy classics, and even some chess manuals given to him by Fu Qinglan.

Fu Qinglan also delivered a magical instrument imitating Lan Ke Ling Bao before Tiandi Peak closed its doors.

Luo Chen spent a day studying it and concluded that the power was extremely weak, but it was indeed similar to the Black Chess Piece from Ghost Valley that he had obtained that year.

In this way, he became more and more certain that the Ghost and God Valley in the Eastern Wilderness had some connection with the Tianyuan Taoist Sect in Zhongzhou.

As for what the connection is?
Luo Chen is somewhat inclined towards the relationship between the Penglai Immortal Sect of the North Sea and the Tianyuan Taoist Sect.

It's just that the forces in the North Sea are relatively scattered, and while the dozens of immortal cultivation domains in the Eastern Wilderness seem to be independent of each other, they are all under the control of the Mingyuan Sect. This can be seen from the fact that the great god-transforming master of the Mingyuan Sect was able to mobilize the three supreme elders of the Nascent Soul Sect.

Therefore, the Tianyuan Taoist Sect could not insert a large force at the Nascent Soul level into the Eastern Wilderness, and could only use small forces like the Ghost Valley to slowly invade.

It is even possible that this plan had already been discovered by the Mingyuan Sect, and that they had unconsciously excluded the Ghost Valley and eventually sent it to start a war, destroying it.

Luo Chen himself was shocked by this fantasy.

If that were the case, the scale of Tianyuan Dao Sect's plan would be truly shocking.

However, based on Tiandi Peak’s grand plan to absorb Yuanying Zhenren from the four continents, his speculation is very likely to be tenable.

"Forget it. It has nothing to do with me after all. I am just a passer-by."

Luo Chen comforted himself in this way.

Then, he focused his attention on the changes in the original true fire in his body.

It has been a year since we left Fujia Wangwu Mountains.

After digesting the withered fire marrow, the withered true fire began to weaken.

Originally the weakening speed was very slow, but after Luo Chen found himself at Tiandi Peak, the speed accelerated a lot.

Now, a year has passed, and the True Fire of Withering and Flourishing in the Purple Mansion has weakened to the limit, with only a wisp of green and gold flame remaining.

"After the peak and decline, the next step is to revive, right?"

Luo Chen thought so.

But he didn't wait for the resurgence of the dead, he only waited for the sound of bells and drums.

The sound of the bell echoed throughout heaven and earth.

The drum beats nineteen times, and the sky and earth open up.

An old and mellow voice, like a spring breeze and drizzle, reached Luo Chen's ears, and reached the ears of everyone within tens of thousands of miles of Tiandi Peak.

"The peaks of heaven and earth open, and all the cultivators gather. The Alchemy Saint ascends, and the mountains and seas congratulate each other!"

Luo Chen took a deep breath and without any hesitation, cast a cleansing spell on himself and tied up his long hair with a wooden hairpin.

He slowly stood up, straightened the corners of his clothes which had no wrinkles to begin with, then left the cave and flew towards the sea of ​​clouds square above.

Wherever he passed, spiritual energy rose and people cheered and jumped.

As far as the eye can see, countless lights, like tiny mayflies, converge towards the towering Tiandi Peak.

(End of this chapter)