Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 751: The plan has been in place for thousands of years, and the end has come

The small one is called clam and the big one is called mussel.

It spits out clouds and mist, causing wind and rain.

When gathered together, they are as high as a mountain; when dispersed, they become ocean currents.

Between the invisible gathering and dispersion, you can put Mount Sumeru and a mustard seed into your body and create a world of your own.

This beast is called—Mirage Dragon!
According to rumors, in ancient times, there were many wild beasts roaming the Zhongzhou continent, and the most famous of them was the Great Wilderness Mirage Dragon.

It is invisible and formless, and it gathers and disperses at random.

Sometimes it transforms into beasts and birds and appears in the world, and sometimes it appears like clouds and fog covering the Central Plains.

Because of its existence, the Tianyuan Taoist Sect suffered a lot and paid countless blood and lives when they were opening up Zhongzhou.

And now, after being dead for thousands of years, it opened its mouth again.

Looking at the huge, deep mouth on the bank of the flowing river, everyone who was originally immersed in the heroic feat of the Alchemy Saint's ascension was instantly diverted.

There was a sudden noise.

"It turns out that the entrance to the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven is right below our Tiandi Peak!"

"That's right. How can such a top-level wilderness be wiped out so easily? According to the characteristics of the mirage dragon, it is easy to die and revive if you are not careful. Only with a rare blessed land like Tiandi Peak can it be suppressed for generations and never stand up again!"

"In other words, the disciples of Tianyuan Dao Sect will go inside to participate in the once-every-five-hundred-years competition?"

"That's it."

"In fact, I am very curious as to why the qualification of Nascent Soul cultivators to enter the cave heaven must be limited to those who have formed their Nascent Soul within a hundred years. If there are really good things in there, wouldn't it be easier to get them if the older generation of Nascent Soul cultivators who have practiced for a longer time and are more powerful were allowed to enter?"

"Who knows? Anyway, the Tianyuan Dao Sect said that they would give the younger generation opportunities and give the sect more hope for the future."

"It's a pity that all of us Star Gate True Immortals are old and weak, and we don't have the chance to take a glimpse of the true appearance of the cave heaven."

"Who said there is no chance? Didn't that person become the protector of a wealthy family?"

In my ears, I could hear the discussions of the guests from the nearby Star Gate.

Luo Chen's expression changed slightly.

In particular, he could feel the gazes of those people looking at him, which always seemed to fall vaguely on the ball of light in his hand.

Tianji Pill?
Luo Chen snorted and quietly put it into his pocket.

He raised his head and looked towards the aristocratic family across the street.

Fu Chaosheng nodded at him as if he had telepathic connection with him.

But just before he nodded, Luo Chen clearly saw a hint of disappointment in the other person's eyes.

"Is he also thinking about the Tianji Pill I have?"

Luo Chen remained calm and stepped out from the crowd.

He was not the only one who did the same thing.

One figure after another appeared one by one amid the expectations of everyone.

There are thirteen leaders in total, and they are the most outstanding generation of Tianyuan Taoist Sect in the past hundred years!
Behind each of the thirteen people stood a Nascent Soul Master with a different temperament and style. These were their protectors.

Luo Chen looked at them one by one.

Among the three sons of the wealthy family, behind Gu Yuan stood a man dressed in gold. His name was Gu Chen, a loyal servant specially trained for him by the Gu family, who also gave him the surname Gu.

Gu Daosu, the younger brother of the famous Daoyin, stood there silently. Next to him was a young woman. If I remember correctly, the young woman's surname was also Gu, and she was from the same clan as Gu Daosu. She got married in her early years, and after her husband passed away, she returned to the Gu family, but she didn't expect to become Gu Daosu's protector.

Time Torch...

Luo Chen frowned. He remembered that this person did not plan to bring a bodyguard.

But at this moment, Qi Xiongcheng, who had met Shi Ju once before, was standing behind Shi Ju with a hunched back.

When he looked over, the other party was looking back at him calmly.

Luo Chen pursed his lips and continued to look around.

Xiang Qi, a genius of the Xiang family, the head of the thirty-six noble families, and the protector of the way, the Wrathful Vajra, came from the Western Desert Buddhist sect.

Yu Xu, the protector is a Yuanying Zhenren who is also shrouded in a black robe. His name is Tianshan Zhenren, and it is said that he is the last leader of a declining sect in southern Xinjiang.

Lin Bufan, the protector’s name is Lin Jingtang.

……

The Taoist master Liu Yuan and the Taoist protector Ming Yan.

When Mingyan walked out from behind the Tianyuan Sect Master and stood behind Liu Yuan, all the people were present.

Luo Chen withdrew his gaze and compared these people one by one with the descriptions in the intelligence, and gradually he had an idea in his mind.

As for the other 300-odd Foundation-Building Alchemy disciples, he didn't care much about them.

The two sides are not on the same track at all.

Everyone stood together quietly, as if waiting for something.

Didn't keep them waiting long.

Tianyuan Sect leader Mo Shouzhuo slowly loosened his fingers that had been pressing on the chessboard.

He flipped his wrist, and suddenly white stars appeared in the air. Upon closer inspection, they were actually chess pieces condensed from pure magic power.

With a snap of his fingers, all the chess pieces fell in front of everyone.

"This is a phantom chess piece formed by the combination of my magic power and the power of the mirage dragon. Each person gets one."

"You can move around normally in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven."

"Even if you die in it, you can use this phantom chess to revive in the outside world."

"But remember, you only have one chance. Once you are resurrected, you will no longer be eligible to enter the cave. Moreover, although the phantom chess can protect you from death, after resurrection, you will fall into a very long state of weakness, which may even harm your cultivation."

"If you really encounter something that you cannot defeat, I suggest you take the initiative to activate the phantom chess and leave the cave to avoid falling into an irreversible situation."

The vicissitudes of life in the voice of the Tianyuan Sect Master were like spring breeze and drizzle, which sprinkled in everyone's ears.

Luo Chen took the white chess piece.

It just felt soft to the touch, without any sense of reality.

But he knew that this was what Fu Chaosheng had said at the beginning, the guarantee that there would be no danger to his life on this trip!
Something that combines the power of the incarnation of the spirit with the power of the mirage dragon?
I’m afraid it’s more than that!
Luo Chen was on it and vaguely felt more complicated things.

For example, the inspiration that had gathered from all directions before was only a tiny bit.

"The mirage dragon has awakened, go in and look for your own opportunity!"

When Sect Master Tianyuan closed the chessboard and handed it to the chess master Ke Lianshan, he uttered the last words.

Luo Chen and the others no longer hesitated. They turned into lights and rushed down the mountain, breaking into the deep mouth with a determined attitude.

After they left, everyone in Yunhai Square had different thoughts.

Some people looked expectant, while others were indifferent.

Some people were walking around, while others were still sitting there.

The opening of the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven will take several months to more than a year, which is difficult to estimate accurately. It depends on the specific time the last cultivator stays inside.

Not everyone is willing to wait that long to see the results.

Especially the Star Gate True Immortals and the monks from other continents who were watching the ceremony.

The young man from Mingyuan Sect was the first to say goodbye.

The leader of Tianyuan Sect did not try to keep him and let him go.

The same was true for the mysterious black-robed monk from southern Xinjiang, except that before leaving, he looked a few more times out of curiosity at the deep, huge mouth that was breathing out clouds and mist.

Several bald monks from the Western Desert, ignoring the strange looks from others, approached the leader of the Tianyuan Sect with bitter faces.

"The monsters in the Western Desert have joined forces and are ready to make a move, but the holy land of the Hanging Temple has closed its gates and ignored worldly affairs. We lack a great god to take charge, so we ask for your help!" Mo Shouzhe's calm and old face broke into a smile because of these words.

"No rush, let's wait until our sect's centennial competition is over, and then we can discuss sending troops."

Tianyuan Taoist Sect, the leader of the world!
Among the five holy places, it has always been the most powerful.

After more than three thousand years of recuperation and taking control of the continent's best resources, its current strength is immeasurable.

This can be seen from the fact that although no one has ascended to heaven in the Mountain and Sea Realm for hundreds of years, a mere outsider, the Dan Sheng, can practice and ascend.

Today, all other continents are in turmoil and precarious conditions.

It is time for Tianyuan Dao Sect to take action.

Mo Shouzhuo nodded to the chess master behind him, who nodded slightly and injected his magic power into the chessboard.

An inexplicable space suddenly appeared.

The next moment, figures appeared one after another.

A humble family, the patriarch of a wealthy family.

The nineteen elders of Star Gate, including the alternate elder Hui Yuanhong, were also among them, feeling anxious.

Not only that, but high-ranking officials of the Tianyuan Dao Sect also appeared at the first opportunity.

Everyone looked up.

At the highest point of the space, five mysterious and noble figures were looming, with Mo Shouzhuo in the middle.

He spoke in a loud and clear voice, full of confidence and without any trace of old age or aging.

"It has been planned for thousands of years and it has come to an end. Are you ready?"

……

I was in a daze and didn't know where to end up.

Luo Chen woke up from a series of brain cramps.

Everywhere you look, you can see birds singing, flowers blooming, beautiful mountains and clear water. There is nothing like the poor mountains and bad water, strong winds blowing against your bones, and turbidity everywhere as you had imagined.

"Is this the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven?"

"Brother Dao, you're awake!"

Luo Chen subconsciously looked to the side and saw Fu Qinglan standing there, looking at him with concern.

Seeing the other party's expression, Luo Chen couldn't help but frown.

It’s not because of the other person’s concern, but because of the other person’s state.

I fell into a brief coma the moment I entered the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, and even felt shocked and in pain. The other party's cultivation was not as good as mine, so how could he act as if nothing had happened?

Perhaps seeing his confusion, Fu Qinglan quickly explained, "Every cultivator who enters the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven will be washed away by the Mirage Dragon's remaining consciousness. If they were not resisted by the Illusion Chess, they would sink into the boundless illusion. I am different. I have experienced the baptism of the Mirage Dragon's energy in the sect in advance, so I am well prepared."

Luo Chen stood up from the bluestone and said unhappily:

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

He had indeed encountered many illusions before, and was in a daze.

If he had not experienced many such things during his previous practice, he would have been unconscious for a longer time.

Fu Qinglan smiled slightly, "It's not good to say this kind of thing early. Once you are on guard, you will subconsciously fight against those illusions, and you will sink into them for a longer time. On the contrary, with the help of the illusion chess made by the sect master, you will wake up faster."

Luo Chen subconsciously raised his hand, and the soft white chess piece came into view.

indeed!

What the other party said was true. Although he was a little out of control in the illusion before, this chess piece had been emitting a soft light, protecting him all the way.

The scene was even somewhat similar to his experience with Li Wangtian in the Fallen Demon Land.

However, the black chess piece he refined at that time shattered silently and was not as effective as the white chess piece this time.

"what?"

Luo Chen let out a light exclamation as he discovered a black spot on the chess piece.

Fu Qinglan was also stunned when he saw this.

"Inside the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, there are countless fantasy beasts, all of them are extraordinary and have infinite power. If we are contaminated too deeply by them, the fantasy chess piece that protects us will slowly turn black. When it completely turns from white to black, it means that the time we can stay in the cave heaven has reached the limit. At that time, we must activate this chess piece and teleport to the outside world. Otherwise, it is easy to be assimilated into a fantasy beast and trapped in the cave heaven for the rest of our lives."

"Brother Dao, you have been corrupted!"

Luo Chen looked silently at the white chess pieces in his hand. The black dots only accounted for about one or two hundredths of the total.

It's not a problem.

Now that he was "idle", his mind was filled with many of the doubts he had in the outside world before.

Why did the Alchemy Saint Chu Yan give himself one of the five pills before leaving?

Is it just because they are both alchemists?
Not necessarily. In such a huge Tianyuan Taoist Sect, there must be quite a few powerful alchemists!

In addition, the Tianji Pill, the refining technique, and the alchemy skills used made him feel quite familiar, even if it was just a casual effort by a Dan Saint.

"It's a fifth-level magic pill!"

Luo Chen finally remembered it.

When he was refining the fifth-level derivative elixir in the alchemy world of the Fallen Demon Land, his method was very similar to that used by the Alchemy Saint.

Combining the name of the elixir, the secret of heaven... the law of evolution...

Luo Chen was thoughtful.

But this thoughtful feeling did not last long, because there were more doubts.

He saw very clearly that Dan Sheng's ascension was definitely not a normal one!

The place that the star gate above the nine heavens leads to is definitely not the legendary fairyland!

Where did she go?
Why would he give up this world's vast spiritual energy and let the leader of Tianyuan Sect retain it?
Where did those intercepted inspirations go?

Doubts filled Luo Chen's mind like countless mists, leaving him confused.

Seeing that Luo Chen remained silent, Fu Qinglan thought that he was worried about being corroded by the mirage dragon's energy.

"Brother Dao, don't worry. I will absorb all the phantom cores you get from hunting phantom beasts. As long as you pay attention, you won't be eroded any further."

"In short, we Tianyuan disciples usually reach our limit before you protectors."

"Then we'll go out together."

Luo Chen glanced at her and nodded.

Hunting fantasy beasts is the content of the competition.

Unique and monotonous.

Among low-level disciples below the Nascent Soul stage, the more phantom beasts they hunt and the more phantom cores they obtain, the higher their ranking will be, and the more sect rewards they will receive after they go out.

But in the Yuanying True Teaching, victory or defeat is not determined by the number of phantom cores.

It can even be said that there is no such thing as a win-loss ranking.

The real victory or defeat depends on who can go one step further in the Mirage Dragon Cave!
Fu Qinglan and other Yuanying masters will refine and absorb the phantom cores hunted by their protectors, and with the help of the power of the mirage dragon, they will comprehend the true meaning of the law.

Once something is harvested, it becomes the so-called seed of spiritual transformation.

This is where the real victory or defeat lies!
What Luo Chen and other protectors have to do is, first, to help hunt the phantom beasts, and second, to protect them when they are refining and absorbing the Nascent Soul's true teachings, to prevent them from being disturbed by the phantom beasts and other competitors.

That's it!

"Let's go. I also want to see what the phantom beast is." Luo Chen said calmly.

(End of this chapter)