Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 754 Waiting for the Rabbit, It's Easy

Wow!
A gentle breeze blew, rolling the branches and leaves of the forest, which looked like layers of waves from afar.

Luo Chen sat cross-legged on a protruding bluestone in the mountains, overlooking the waves of trees rising and falling beneath his feet. Then he looked towards the cave behind him with some hesitation in his eyes.

"Is it the wind that's moving, or is she moving?"

Three or four months have passed since Fu Qinglan absorbed the phantom core and started practicing.

During this period, the other party did not leave the house, and Luo Chen also stayed with him closely, always guarding outside the cave.

Everything was normal at first, but gradually Luo Chen felt something unusual.

In the cave, Fu Qinglan's practice seemed to be completely defenseless?
The Nascent Soul escaped directly from the Purple Palace, and swallowed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in big gulps as the Nascent Soul itself.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of behavior is basically courting death!

Without the protection of the Purple Mansion, exposing her Nascent Soul like this and entering into deep cultivation is simply waiting for this world to assimilate her.

But the other party has no scruples at all!

At that time, Luo Chen remembered some of the words Fu Chaosheng had said back then.

The top-level Great Wild Mirage Dragon swallows clouds and spits out mist, transforming into the sun, moon and stars, and forming a cave world inside its body. This world is almost the same as the outside world, but because of the isolation of the Mirage Dragon's own body, a special barrier is formed.

If a cultivator practices in it, he can avoid being assimilated by the heaven and earth to the greatest extent.

Even if God merges heaven and earth, it is still the same!
Therefore, Luo Chen understood why Fu Qinglan was so unscrupulous at this moment.

But the problem arises again!

Although this world is rich in spiritual energy, it is not condensed and concentrated. Just to take advantage of the advantage of not being assimilated by the world, one deliberately enters the cave to practice once every five hundred years. Is this necessary?

Fu Qinglan's subsequent changes were gradually explained to Luo Chen.

The other party was not practicing Qi training at all, but was using the Nascent Soul as an intermediate carrier to allow his soul to constantly interact with the heaven and earth, trying to comprehend something.

Luo Chen knew that this thing was the so-called true meaning of the law.

However, this kind of practice mode is usually only carried out among great monks in the late Nascent Soul stage. Fu Qinglan might be in vain if he starts this step so early.

But everything became different after having the special resource of the fourth-order phantom core.

Fu Qinglan persisted in practicing for several months, and it seemed that she really came into contact with the true meaning of some law?

Now.

While paying attention to the changes in the outside world, Luo Chen was also keeping an eye on Fu Qinglan's practice.

After several months, he had begun to understand some clues.

“No wonder the opportunity for the five-hundred-year competition was not given to the older generation of great cultivators who were only one step away from the Spiritual Transformation Realm, but was instead reserved for the newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators like Fu Qinglan.”

“No wonder they were ordered by the sect elders not to practice excessively, except to consolidate their realm, before entering the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven.”

"Everything is just to maintain the state of entering the Nascent Soul stage!"

When a cultivator first enters the Nascent Soul stage, he subconsciously becomes close to heaven and earth, and there is not much barrier between them.

On the contrary, in subsequent cultivation, the Purple Palace Barrier will be continuously strengthened to prevent it from being assimilated by the heaven and earth.

In this way, the realm will continue to improve and safety will be guaranteed.

But at the same time, he gradually began to become alienated from the world, and thus lost some of his Nascent Soul instincts.

This may sound a little difficult to understand.

For example, a human baby!
Before a baby is born, it lives in the amniotic fluid, and at this time, humans can swim naturally.

However, as they grow up after birth, their instinct to swim will be constantly suppressed in order to prevent drowning, and they will become more and more resistant to water, and gradually they will become unable to swim.

In order to regain the innate skill of swimming, one may even need to undergo acquired learning and training.

Compare the Nascent Soul to a baby, the heaven and earth to water, and comprehending the true meaning of the laws to swimming. This makes it easy to understand.

This is exactly what the predecessors of Tianyuan Dao Sect intended.

It is necessary to allow the new generation of Nascent Soul geniuses to master the ability to "swim freely" between heaven and earth when the Nascent Soul has not yet resisted the heaven and earth and still retains the instinct to be close to them.

Even, in one fell swoop, they can truly grasp the true meaning of the laws that suit them!
During this process, the inspiration inside the fourth-order phantom core became similar to the tube that provides oxygen to the baby in the womb.

"Tianyuan, you are truly well-intentioned and thoughtful!"

Luo Chen was filled with emotion.

This is the benefit of having a master's inheritance.

Even the methods of subsequent practice, how to take shortcuts, and how to master powerful strength in advance were all passed on to the younger generations.

He could only envy her, but he could not develop any covetous thoughts.

It's simple, those methods must have many tricks.

For example, how to utilize the power of the mirage dragon, how to unlock the illusion core and absorb that ray of heaven's secret, as well as related methods of using this ray of heaven's secret to comprehend the laws, etc.

The most important thing is that all the phantom cores of the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven belong to the disciples of Tianyuan Taoist Sect!

These protectors can only watch but cannot use their power!
If you really want to rob, you will have to pay the price after you get out.

Not to mention those great gods, the Tianyuan Dao Sect alone has hundreds of Nascent Soul True Beings, whom Luo Chen dared not underestimate.

All he could do now was to eat a few Hongyuan Pills prepared in advance to improve his cultivation while helping to guard.

From this point of view, Luo Chen is not idle.

In the cave, the spiritual energy is scattered, which is not very suitable for Yuanying Zhenren to practice, and the effect is half the result with twice the effort.

But with the help of the top-grade Hongyuan Pill, Luo Chen's practice will not be hindered.

Combined with the vital energy bestowed upon him by Dan Sheng when he ascended to heaven, he felt that he was very close to breaking through to the second level of Nascent Soul.

……

Another two months have passed.

One day, crisp footsteps were heard in the cave.

Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes and looked at the person who came.

Fu Qinglan pursed her lips, looking lost.

"Failed?"

"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you, brother."

"No problem, just find another fourth-order phantom core!"

Luo Chen said calmly, then stood up, his white robe fluttering.

Fu Qinglan opened his mouth, but in the end could only nod reluctantly.

"Thank you for your help, Brother Dao. However, it is difficult to find a fourth-level fantasy beast. I am afraid we will have to go out and slowly look for a fantasy beast."

Unexpectedly!

Luo Chen just smiled lightly, as if he didn't care about this question at all.

"Come with me!"

Fu Qinglan was puzzled, so he jumped up and followed Luo Chen.

However, when he was trying to control the spiritual energy of the outside world, he stumbled for a moment.

Luo Chen stopped and looked at her with a frown.

Fu Qinglan quickly explained: "The Nascent Soul has been outside for a long time. Now that it has returned, there are some problems in communicating with the spiritual energy of the outside world, but it is not a big problem."

Luo Chen nodded, agreeing with her explanation.

The Nascent Soul can control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth naturally, but after being away for a long time and suddenly returning, it will become unfamiliar with it because of the physical body. This is normal.

Thinking of this, he also understood why this Centennial Competition was completely different from other ordinary Centennial Competitions and required the intervention of protectors.

At this moment, people like Fu Qinglan are the most vulnerable. They are wholeheartedly seeking the truth, unable to protect themselves, and need protection from others.

But in this case, he was very curious about why Shi Ju dared to enter the cave alone without a protector. Although the other party brought Qi Xiongcheng with him when he participated in the competition later, the initial decision showed that Shi Ju was indeed confident that he could protect himself.

What does he rely on?
……

It is eighty miles away from the cave where Fu Qinglan practices.

There is a vast plain, which is very large, ten miles long and wide, roughly equivalent to a small town.

But this plain, from the perspective, is not very wide.

This is because there are three big mountains around it, which surround it and leave only one exit.

Luo Fu and the other man stopped here.

Fu Qinglan looked around in confusion, "Is there a fourth-level fantasy beast here? It's hidden so deep that I didn't even notice it when I got right up to it?"

Luo Chen looked calm, lowered his back, and placed his hands on the grass-covered ground.

"Not now, but soon, there will be."

He placed a jade box covered with soft silk on the ground.

Fu Qinglan's eyes narrowed and his expression changed slightly.

In the jade box, there was a white pill, emitting a strong light.

If she was not mistaken, it should be one of the five pills that Dan Sheng personally refined before his ascension.

Why is Luo Chen taking this thing out now?

Shouldn't such a precious thing be well preserved?
When she was puzzled, she happened to see Luo Chen straightening up and looking back at her with an intriguing look in his eyes.

Fu Qinglan was stunned, then shook his head.

"Brother Luo Chen, don't worry, this is yours, I have no intention of coveting it."

Luo Chen curled the corners of his mouth and said nothing.

Instead, they jumped together and leaped into the sky.

His ten fingers flew, and one restriction after another was shot out from his hands and sank into the three surrounding mountains.

Not only that, there were also small triangular flags shot into the ground like sharp arrows.

Fu Qinglan blinked. Is it true that Luo Chen is also proficient in the art of setting up formations?

Moreover, seeing how he acted so effortlessly and calmly, it was clear that he already had sufficient knowledge of the direction of the mountains and rivers in this area. However, could he only rely on these magical restrictions and the formations set up by the formation flags to restrict the invisible fourth-level fantasy beasts?

The next moment, Fu Qinglan's pupils shrank.

In the void, a small gray tripod flew out.

The mouth of the cauldron turned upside down, like a lid, covering the void.

The Taoist in white robe pointed his finger at the small gray tripod, and the small tripod suddenly disappeared into the void, without a trace left.

"Next, we just have to sit back and wait."

Luo Chen said this in the sky.

Fu Qinglan's gaze kept moving between him and the open jade box on the ground, his expression half-believing and half-doubting.

……

one day.

Two days.

As time passed, the suspicion on Fu Qinglan's face became more and more intense.

Finally, she couldn't help but find Luo Chen who was meditating on a hilltop.

"Brother Dao, is this really feasible?"

Luo Chen opened his eyes and stared at her calmly.

He didn't say anything, just stared at her, making her feel uneasy.

After a moment, Luo Chen suddenly sighed.

"Since you have nothing to do, can you tell me about your cultivation in Tianyuan Dao Sect? I have been a free and easy person since I was young, and I am quite curious about the cultivation of this sect."

As he spoke, he waved his hand and a table and a futon appeared in front of him.

On the table, there was wine, dried meat, and some fragrant beans.

Fu Qinglan hesitated for a moment, then sat on it.

Luo Chen filled her glass with wine, and she started telling him some anecdotes about the sect's practice, just to satisfy Luo Chen's curiosity and kill some time.

"When I was twelve years old, I was diagnosed with dual spiritual roots of water and wood, passed the Dao Sect test, and entered the Lan Ke Mountains to practice. It has been more than two hundred years since then, almost three hundred years!"

"The practice in the sect is actually very boring."

"Every day there are morning and evening classes, reciting scriptures, opening the meridians and guiding the qi..."

"There are 72 famous peaks in the Lan Ke Mountains, and most of them are occupied by Yuanying Zhenren who practice cultivation. Most of these Yuanying Zhenren come from aristocratic families. We do not rely on master-disciple inheritance. In addition to listening to the teachings of the Dao Sect elders, we practice on our own."

"If we really want to talk about something interesting, it's probably the small competitions within each family every ten years, and then the grand competition for the whole sect once every hundred years, when the outstanding young people from all realms of the major families will gather together to compete. Haha, this kind of thing is a top priority in our eyes, but in my eyes, it's just a child's play!"

"These beans are really delicious... Are they bitter hazelnuts? They are processed so well, and are no less delicious than some of the delicacies in my sect."

"It's not like everything has been smooth sailing. The sect will periodically issue some missions. There are no monsters in Zhongzhou, but there are still monsters lurking in some places near Zhongzhou. The sect will periodically issue such missions for us to complete. In addition, there are other missions of varying sizes, and some of the more distant ones even require us to go to other continents..."

"Because the Tianyuan Dao Sect is dominated by immortal cultivation families, the internal strife of the sect is not that serious, but the fighting between families has never stopped. The reason why my grandfather went to the North Sea to serve as the elder of the Merchant Alliance was that he wanted to use his status as the elder of the Merchant Alliance to avoid family competition and buy time for me to cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage."

"From this point of view, Grandpa has indeed protected me too well. If my younger sister behaves childishly, I hope you can forgive me."

……

While drinking, Luo Chen listened to Fu Qinglan talking about the sect's cultivation.

The other party was talking quite enthusiastically, but Luo Chen became a little bored halfway through.

Quiet and indifferent, with few troubles.

There is occasional competition, but it is mostly within the rules.

Even Fu Qinglan felt bored after practicing for a long time, and gradually looked for things to pass the time, such as playing Go.

But later on, Luo Chen focused again.

He couldn't help but wonder, in this situation where there were no large-scale fatal battles, how many cultivators of various realms had the Tianyuan Dao Sect accumulated after thousands of years of recuperation?
Although Zhongzhou is large, can it really accommodate so many cultivators to divide up these resources?

Considering what happened in the Penglai Immortal Sect in the North Sea and the Ghost Valley in the East Wasteland, Luo Chen had to think of the worst. The tiger lying in wait in Zhongzhou might have been unable to resist and was about to break out of the cage and lay hands on other continents in the Mountain and Sea Realm!

Suddenly.

Luo Chen waved his hand, and the wine and snacks placed between the two of them disappeared.

"coming!"

He stood up gracefully, and the spiritual energy of the surrounding heaven and earth began to gather towards him.

Fu Qinglan followed his gaze and looked into the distance.

Between the mountains and ridges, a ray of white light came rushing like lightning.

Without any confusion, head straight for the ten-mile plain!

She looked at Luo Chen with surprise.

The formation set up by the other party amplified the medicinal power of the Tianji Pill and spread it to an area of ​​a thousand miles in radius, but it controlled it at an extremely appropriate level that only high-level phantom beasts could detect it.

Now it seems that he has really waited for his chance to succeed.

And Luo Chen's chuckle further confirmed her thoughts.

“It really is a rabbit!”

The white light was extremely fast, jumping and hopping as it ran, easily crossing an area of ​​several miles.

Looking closely, amid the gathering and dispersing clouds, the creature has pointed ears and lively eyes and eyebrows, just like an ordinary rabbit.

The rabbit came extremely fast, rushing into the plain surrounded by three mountains regardless of everything, and went straight to the jade box that was quietly placed on the ground.

At this moment, the jade box suddenly disappeared.

The rabbit was stunned and looked up at the sky.

A huge fire phoenix spread its wings and swooped towards it with a scream.

The rabbit was anxious.

A large amount of clouds gathered and the size began to expand wildly.

Five feet, ten feet, fifty feet, a hundred feet...

A gigantic rabbit that was hundreds of feet long pounced towards the Fire Phoenix angrily.

But in Fu Qinglan's eyes, it seemed as if he had already seen its end.

"You are just courting death!"

boom!
The giant rabbit and the fire phoenix collided with each other.

The huge fluctuations of spiritual energy rushed in all directions like a wave.

The fire phoenix gradually dissipated.

The giant rabbit was beaten into a cloud of mist.

A condensed white light was looming in it.

Luo Chen was high in the air, watching this scene and nodded secretly.

Just as he thought, the strength of a fourth-level fantasy beast was at most the same as that of an early Nascent Soul cultivator who had not mastered any powerful means. The only difficult thing about it was probably its invisible nature and difficulty in killing.

The Fire Phoenix he unleashed was enough to rival the full-strength attack of an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator in the early stage.

If you are prepared in advance, it is not difficult to break up its main body.

The really difficult part should be in the latter part.

Fu Qinglan said anxiously: "It wants to run away!"

Luo Chen waved his hand, "You can't run away."

Luo Chen just grasped the void!
The next moment, a giant tripod rumbled down from the void, completely covering the sky.

Not only that, but the three surrounding mountains were emitting patches of light, completely surrounding the ten-mile plain.

Inside, a white light rushed left and right, and the clouds and mist dispersed and gathered, gathered and dispersed.

The stalemate lasted for a stick of incense, but eventually it was too late.

"receive!"

The mouth of the cauldron opened wide, dragging the phantom core into it. Then the Hunyuan Cauldron shrank rapidly and finally fell into Luo Chen's hands.

Fu Qinglan looked at this scene and couldn't help but admire: "Brother Dao's magic weapon is really powerful in suppressing and sealing. Even among the real weapons, I think it ranks among the best!"

"You are too kind. Compared with your master's chessboard, it is just a firefly."

Luo Chen said this and grabbed the White Rabbit Phantom Core.

If Lin Jingtang were here, he would probably be shocked to see Luo Chen hunt down a fourth-level phantom beast so easily.

He took great pains to defeat the dead tree phantom beast, but his phantom core escaped.

Luo Chen did it effortlessly.

"take it!"

Luo Chen threw the phantom core into Fu Qinglan's hand.

"With this one, I think it will be easier for you to comprehend the true meaning of the law."

Fu Qinglan held the phantom core tightly in her little hand and nodded heavily.

"I will never let you down, Brother Dao!"

The two of them went back home as if nothing had happened.

half year later.

Fu Qinglan walked out of the cave on the mountainside again, as if nothing had happened.

She looked dejected.

When Luo Chen saw this, his brows couldn't help but frown deeply, like the shape of a Chinese character "川".

"Is it still not enough?"

(End of this chapter)