Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 752 Just like now, just like this, I, Luo Chen, will not give in!

The length and width of the Mirage Dragon Cave are unknown, and its boundaries are also unknown.

The scenery inside is extremely real and seems to be no different from the outside world.

Five or six days have passed since the competition began.

Outside a valley.

Five or six Jindan monks looked at the scene in the valley with fear. A dozen white argali were living leisurely in it.

They watched for a while and finally made up their minds.

"We are not as powerful as Senior Brother Wang, who can hunt fantasy beasts alone with a single sword. It is better for us to cooperate."

"Let's set up the formation first, and then defeat them one by one. Is that ok?"

"How should we distribute the phantom cores we have obtained?"

"Equally divided! If the number is uneven, distribute it in order and make up for it later. If someone accidentally dies and is eliminated..."

Having said that, Chang Fengzi paused.

Wu Tao beside him took over the conversation without hesitation, "Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. For those who leave, the spoils will be divided up by the remaining people. But my companions, you must never use those despicable means to deliberately harm me!"

Chang Fengzi blinked in satisfaction, then looked at the others.

"Do you agree with this plan?"

Among the other four, Guan Xiaoping was the first to respond, and the other three agreed to the plan after a moment of hesitation.

But vaguely, they stood a little closer.

The three families of Liu, Guan and Wu have always been on good terms. Even if they don't use any conspiracy or trickery, their combined strength is not something that any single person could contend with.

"Okay, if that's the case, let's get started!"

Chang Fengzi stopped talking and took out the formation plate and flags, and handed them to the rest of the people to set up one by one.

He himself, holding a talisman, flew carefully over the valley.

When everything is ready.

He immediately used his magic power to activate the talisman. Under the traction of the talisman, silk threads flew from all directions and covered the entire valley.

"Do it!"

Chang Fengzi was the first to rush into the valley, and the others, unwilling to be left behind, followed immediately.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the valley and magic weapons flew everywhere.

Amidst the colorful lights, large patches of white mist were spreading.

But just as the white mist was about to fly out of the valley, it was stopped by a formation that had been set up in advance.

Half an hour later.

Chang Fengzi, looking a little tired, took out a gourd and opened the gourd mouth towards the white mist floating in the air.

"receive!"

Wisps of white mist began to be unwillingly sucked into the gourd.

After inhaling most of it, Chang Fengzi looked at the thick white mist that still remained and still felt a little unsatisfied, but he shook the gourd and heard the ding-dong sound inside, and smiled.

Guan Xiaoping came over excitedly, "Brother, I'm afraid you'll have to collect more than a dozen phantom cores this time!"

Chang Fengzi stroked his long flowing beard and said, "This is just the beginning."

Wu Tao also nodded excitedly, "Yes, this is just the beginning, we will collect more phantom cores later!"

The remaining two people also came over, but unlike the original three, there were only two left at this moment.

They looked at each other, some unable to accept it.

It had just begun and one person was killed.

That will come later.

I can't cooperate with these three people anymore!
They had vaguely noticed before that although Chang Fengzi and his men did not use any conspiracy or tricks, they clearly showed signs of holding back when supporting others.

This is a plan to consume companions and obtain more phantom cores!

The two looked at each other and reached a tacit understanding.

Let's divide the spoils first, and then we'll go our separate ways.

At that time, the two of them can also cooperate and recruit other people to hunt monsters together, and then imitate the methods of Chang Fengzi and others.

"Brother, let's condense the remaining clouds into phantom cores in one go!"

"That's exactly what I meant. But the most powerful fantasy beast here is at the third level, so it will take some effort to condense it."

Chang Fengzi said so.

After a brief pause, he pinched his fingers to activate the gourd, which continued to absorb the clouds in the valley.

One, two...

The phantom core in the gourd condensed more and more, and finally only the largest cloud was left.

At this moment.

Boom!

A large blue-red hand grabbed from the sky.

The formation covering the valley moved in response, trying to block it, but it collapsed in an instant under the huge hand that gathered tremendous magic power.

The five people in the valley looked pale.

Chang Fengzi was so shocked that he blurted out: "Qingyang Great Handprint!"

The big hand is condensed with magical power, with slender knuckles and lifelike palm lines.

He grabbed the largest cloud and took it back.

high in the air.

Fu Qinglan looked at the magic spell performed by the man beside him in surprise. It was performed in an instant without any worldly touch.

Is there anyone who can practice magic to the point where he can use it at will?
Luo Chen spread out his right hand, and a small white pill like a date pit appeared on it.

"Is this the core of the mythical beast?"

After walking slowly for five days, I slowly entered from the outer edge of the Mirage Dragon Cave and finally saw the phantom beast.

There were even people who helped break up its body in advance, thus saving unnecessary effort.

Fu Qinglan smiled slightly, "This is just a third-level fantasy beast, it can't automatically condense a fantasy core. To me, it is useless. But if we take it to the outside world, the capable people in our sect can use it to make magic weapons, elixirs, talismans, etc. Especially the magic weapons made with it, they will generate a large number of illusions, which is especially suitable for low-level disciples to cultivate their Tao hearts."

Luo Chen looked at the phantom core in his hand with a thoughtful look.

He remembered clearly that he had found a treasure from a street stall in Tianlan Fairy City.

Its name is the Mirror of Conscience of Ghosts and Gods!
Although it was only a broken magic weapon, it was also one of the rare opportunities in his life.

At this moment, feeling the strange power inside the phantom core, combined with Fu Qinglan's words, he vaguely felt that the main material for refining the Ghost and God Mirror might be the core of this phantom beast.

In this way, the relationship between the Ghost Valley, a major Jindan sect in the Eastern Wilderness, and the Tianyuan Taoist Sect in Zhongzhou becomes even more intriguing.

Then I thought again.

If I were to refine this phantom core myself, how should I start?
Luo Chen has some accomplishments in weapon refining.

In a short period of time, he thought of several formations that were suitable for arrangement on this phantom core. If he then found a carrier and combined it with soul-searching methods, he might be able to recreate the magic of the Ghost and God Mirror.

Fu Qinglan did not interrupt Luo Chen's thinking. Luo Chen would still need to help in hunting down the phantom beasts and collecting the phantom cores.

The more familiar he was with it, the smoother things would go.

However, the people below couldn't wait any longer.

Chang Fengzi gritted his teeth and raised his head and said, "Uncle Fu, Senior Luo... Senior Luo, that is our trophy!"

Luo Chen glanced at him, indifferent.

Fu Qinglan, on the other hand, smiled and said, "Don't worry, Brother Luo is just curious when he first saw you, I will return it to you right away."

Then, she whispered to Luo Chen, "The third-order phantom core is useless to me. Only the fourth-order phantom core can help me practice. If you want to study this kind of thing, I can get a few from the sect after the competition is over."

Luo Chen nodded, then raised his hand and threw it.

In the valley, Chang Fengzi hurriedly caught this highest grade phantom core.

When he looked up again, Luo Chen and the other man were no longer in the sky.

He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but the other two fellow disciples beside him were already impatient to share the phantom core.

Chang Fengzi had no objection and distributed the other phantom cores to them, keeping only the one that Luo Chen helped to condense.

"Chang Fengzi, let's end our cooperation here!"

"Farewell!"

Chang Fengzi was stunned and had no chance to try to stop them. The two men left in a hurry.

Guan Xiaoping wrinkled his nose, "These two people are not good."

Chang Fengzi waved his hand and said, "It's okay, let them go. If we meet fellow disciples later, we will invite them in and hunt fantasy beasts together."

Wu Tao chuckled, "That's right. With their help, it will be much easier for us to hunt fantasy beasts. When we have enough, we will leave the cave. By then, our ranking in the competition will definitely be ahead of these people."

Chang Fengzi smiled and nodded, but the smile was quite forced.

He was very clear about how powerful the formation he had set up above the valley was.

It is a powerful formation that can completely withstand an attack from a fourth-level phantom beast!

But under Luo Chen's ordinary palm, he had no power to resist at all.

"The former Demon Lord Qingyang has now become so powerful. If the Patriarch meets him, will there really be no problem?"

……

After crossing the valley, Luo Chen and the other person headed towards the center of the Mirage Dragon Cave.

He could hear every word of the conversation in the valley through his spiritual sense.

Naturally, he recognized Chang Fengzi and the other three old friends from Beihai at a glance.

At that time, these three people still seemed rather immature. Now, after a trip to the North Sea, their cultivation has not improved much after returning, but their combat experience and scheming are quite impressive.

Sure enough, it was the same as my previous judgment.

The younger generation of disciples of Tianyuan Dao Sect have received excellent instruction since childhood and have a solid foundation. With a little training, they will be able to stand out.

In comparison, the Luotian Sect that he initially managed had disciples in the Qi Refining Stage go to the battlefield, which was really a bit of forcing things too early.

However, halfway through the reflection, Luo Chen began to chuckle.

This is a different time, and the Tianyuan Dao Sect is such a huge organization. How could the Luotian Sect, a mere sect, have the conditions to train disciples in this way?

This reflection of his was somewhat ridiculous. Fu Qinglan didn't know why he was laughing for no reason, but was introducing the general situation of Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven.

"There are a large number of low-level fantasy beasts entrenched outside the cave, but they are not our target."

"The fourth-level fantasy beast is the most important thing!"

"But the fantasy beasts are completely different from the demon beasts seen in the outside world. They are transformed by the energy of the mirage dragon, gathering and dispersing invisibly, and their whereabouts are uncertain. The more powerful the fantasy beasts are, the less likely they are to live in groups. They are scattered inside the cave, lying dormant."

"Finding a fourth-level fantasy beast is the most difficult task."

"After finding it, it will be even more troublesome to kill the phantom beast and collect the phantom core. At that time, I will need your help."

Luo Chen looked calm, gazing at the mountains and valleys with a confident look on his face.

"If the third-stage late-stage fantasy beasts are only that powerful, then ordinary fourth-stage fantasy beasts are nothing more than easy capture for me."

Fu Qinglan's eyes lit up, "In that case, I'll leave it to you, Brother Dao."

She felt more and more that her grandfather's decision to choose this person as his protector was the right one.

All the previous doubts have long since disappeared.

……

"Xiao Fan, are you sure there is a fourth-level fantasy beast in this forest?"

“It’s absolutely correct!”

Outside a dense forest, two figures stood side by side.

One of them has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, with a long sword on his back.

One of them has extremely lively features and looks as young as a teenager.

Lin Bufan looked at the forest in front of him and talked freely.

"Back then, Dan Sheng cultivated on Tiandi Peak in order to ascend to heaven, and attracted many spiritual inspirations. Although I couldn't capture that kind of inspiration, I remembered that feeling. Later, I stayed on Tiandi Peak for half a year, and I was very familiar with the scene when the spiritual inspiration appeared."

"When the Dan Saint ascended, the spiritual energy he brought with him was intercepted by the sect master. Part of it was surprisingly thrown into the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven by the sect master."

"These fourth-level fantasy beasts that were extremely well hidden have all awakened and are absorbing the spiritual energy!"

"Jingtang, you take action!"

Lin Jingtang trusts this younger brother-like person very much. Putting aside his fighting strength and realm, the other party's talent in cultivation is beyond his reach.

He said there was a fourth-level mythical beast inside, so there must be something to it.

He carried the long sword on his back and slowly drew it out.

"In that case, let me find it and take its core for you to practice with, so that you can make further progress on the path of transformation into a spirit!"

As he spoke, he stepped into the lush forest.

As soon as he entered, the creatures inside sensed his murderous intent.

In an instant, a large number of vines flew down from the sky and the ground.

Lin Jingtang was not afraid at all. He kept waving the sword in his hand. Rays of sword light flashed and all the vines were shattered.

He walked forward, and Lin Bufan followed closely behind.

Not long.

"over there!"

"Such a good disguise!"

Lin Jingtang exclaimed in praise, and swung his sword diagonally, with a huge ray of sword light slashing towards a dead tree.

At this moment, the dead tree suddenly came to life!

A piece of tree branch, shot horizontally through the air.

The powerful force directly shattered the sword light.

Not only that, more branches rose up, covering the sky and shrouding the entire forest.

Lin Jingtang took a deep breath, "Xiao Fan, please step back. This thing is tricky, and it seems that it is not affected by my Nascent Soul Realm. I need to spend more effort to deal with it."

Lin Bufan nodded and quickly stepped back.

No need to take care of him, Lin Jingtang had no more worries and used all his abilities.

A terrifying fluctuation of magical power suddenly erupted in the vast forest.

……

clang!
As the bell rang, the ancient forest stretching for hundreds of miles was turned into dust at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As the powder fluttered, a flash of white light suddenly flew out.

The next moment, Lin Jingtang, with his sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, held a huge golden bell in his hand and soared into the sky.

"Where to run!"

The big bell emitted a golden glow, shining on the white light from afar, making it nowhere to hide.

Lin Jingtang held the big bell and placed it far behind him so that it would not leave the range of his spiritual awareness.

The two were chasing each other, one in front and one behind.

Until another huge spiritual consciousness at its peak appeared in Lin Jingtang's spiritual perception.

His face changed and he shouted, "How dare you!"

His response was a light laugh.

"Why not? Such a treasure will surely be obtained by those who are destined to obtain it."

Lin Jingtang's face turned pale. Through his spiritual sense, he saw a middle-aged man in a white robe and gray hair reaching out to the white light from a distance thousands miles away.

A huge claw suddenly appeared in the vast clouds.

Lin Jingtang's pupils shrank. Is this a spell? Or a physical skill?
But then, a sneer appeared on his face.

If you think you can tame a fourth-level fantasy beast in this way, you are overthinking it.

Sure enough, the huge claw that stretched out from the clouds had clearly caught the white light, but in an instant, white clouds seeped out from the gaps between the five fingers of the claw.

The clouds that seeped out gathered together in an instant.

Luo Chen let out a light exclamation.

The Cloud-Seeking Divine Claw, which was exerting its full strength, couldn't even catch this seriously injured fourth-level phantom beast?

However, he was not completely unprepared.

With a thought, the Nascent Soul realm enveloped the heaven and earth.

The speed of the white light remained the same, not affected at all.

Luo Chen frowned. The Nascent Soul Realm was actually ineffective?

"What on earth is this fantasy beast? It looks like we're going to get something real."

He didn't make any movement, he just raised his right hand in front of his chest and made a Taoist seal.

The next moment, colorful light emanated from his body and instantly transformed into thick red chains.

"Lock!"

With a light shout, nine red chains pierced straight into the void and locked the white light.

No matter how hard it struggles, it cannot escape.

Finally, its true form was revealed, and it was actually a white dead tree.

Is this the appearance of a fourth-level mythical beast?

While Luo Chen was surprised, he saw a handsome man approaching him.

Looking at the big clock, he understood.

"Jinghuang Zhong, are you Lin Bufan's protector Lin Jingtang?"

Lin Jingtang first took a look at the phantom beast tree locked by nine red chains and was extremely surprised. His own life-saving magic weapon, the Jinghuang Bell, had greatly increased its suppressive ability after it was upgraded to a real weapon.

It was for this reason that the patriarch specially sent him to be Lin Bufan's bodyguard, so that he could suppress and collect the core of the phantom beast more easily.

However, he did not expect that the phantom beast that he had tried so hard to suppress was actually captured by the other party with just a casual trick.

His sight finally fell on the gray-haired man in white robe.

"Huang Sanren!"

"Since you know that the person I am protecting is Lin Bufan, then you should know that Xiaofan and Fu Qinglan, whom you are protecting, are good friends."

"Since we are good friends, how can you steal someone's love?"

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows.

"Is that right?"

Behind him, Fu Qinglan's figure slowly emerged.

According to the agreement, Luo Chen is in charge of all matters related to the battle.

But when it comes to her friends...

Fu Qinglan nodded. "Xiao Linzi and I do have a good relationship. Since they discovered this fantasy beast first, let's give it to..."

Luo Chen smiled.

The smile was somewhat disapproving, revealing a hint of sarcasm.

Lin Jingtang, who had been relaxing, suddenly had a bad feeling.

as predicted!

"If he's a good friend, you should give way. If it's your fellow apprentice, would you give way?"

"If it was the third son of a wealthy family, especially at that time, would you also give in?"

"This item involves your chance to become a god, and you're willing to give it up?"

"Fu Qinglan, since you are responsible for the revitalization of the family, you should know that many things cannot be given up in many cases."

"Just as it is now! Just as it is!"

Luo Chen, who had been calm and indifferent since coming to Zhongzhou, now seemed extremely aggressive.

The harsh words and questions caught Fu Qinglan off guard.

Wow…

Nine red chains wrapped around the phantom beast and the dead tree flew towards Luo Chen, and he had already made a seal in his hand, with a cold look in his eyes.

"Since I am her protector, I, Luo Chen, will not give in to anything related to her Dao in this cave!"

(End of this chapter)