Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 764: The Origin of Wood, Withered and Flourishing Awakens

Know summer grass!
There are two leaves, one on the left and one on the right, which usually grow in early summer.

Although its grade is not high, it contains a warm and flaming power, which makes it especially suitable for making some first-grade healing pills. It has a very good healing effect on cold poisons.

When that hint of green appeared, Luo Chen recognized it instantly with his knowledge.

This kind of medicinal herb is not rare.

But what’s strange is that it actually grew out without anyone noticing during this cold winter day!
Looking at the slightly green petals, Luo Chen was a little surprised.

The reason why the summer grass is called "summer grass" is because it only grows in early summer. When people see this grass, they know that summer is coming.

Once summer and autumn are over, the summer grass will wither and accumulate strength to wait for the arrival of the next summer.

He reached out and touched the petal.

Suddenly, Zhixiacao fell limply in the snow.

"So fragile?"

Luo Chen smiled and didn't take it seriously. He just thought that this summer grass had misjudged the season and grew in an inappropriate season.

He pulled his hand back, but an idea suddenly occurred to his mind and his hand froze in mid-air.

His eyes flickered slightly as he looked towards the snow-covered mountains.

I don't know when, spots of green have appeared.

The Mirage Dragon Secret Realm is a paradise of its own, but the change of the four seasons follows the outside world and is almost identical.

In such a cold winter, this area shouldn't have so much green!
"Could it be!"

Luo Chen's heart trembled, and he subconsciously looked towards the low hill not far away.

It looks ordinary, but in fact the surroundings are full of secret formations set up by Luo Chen!

Perhaps these formations are not as powerful as the Zhenyue Shouheng formation that Gu Daosu set up nearby when he had his initial epiphany, but they are first-rate in terms of concealment.

Fu Qinglan is practicing in that mountain!

Luo Chen pinched his fingers to perform a Taoist magic spell, and the formation slowly unfolded. Everywhere he looked, he saw green!

The closer to the cave where Fu Qinglan was practicing, the more lush the vegetation and the more vibrant it became. Luo Chen could feel it even from a great distance.

He pursed his lips subconsciously, with surprise in his eyes.

"Could this be the so-called wood element's original power?"

This is the only explanation!
Yuanying Zhenren is very powerful, but he is far from being able to influence the external environment. Even to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, he needs the cooperation of Yuanying.

These plants and trees grow in accordance with the four seasons and the rotation of the sun and the moon, and they rely on the original energy between heaven and earth.

At this moment, a large number of vegetation and trees are growing out of season, which must be due to the large amount of the essential energy that they lack.

But the laws of nature are constant, so how could the original energy be born without reason?

There is only one explanation, that is, Fu Qinglan comprehended the power of origin, and thus grabbed a large amount of corresponding vitality from the ocean of vitality. However, due to his improper control, it leaked out, and finally affected the vegetation that should have grown in spring, summer and autumn, causing them to break out of the ground in the cold winter.

"She finally got it!"

"This way, my decades of hard work and dedication will not be in vain."

Luo Chen showed a look of relief, then slowly closed his eyes.

The next thing is easy. Just stand guard for the last time and wait for Fu Qinglan to come out.

It is difficult to judge this time. It may be very long, but it may also be very short. But the answer is finally available.

However, as soon as Luo Chen closed his eyes, his mind was shocked.

In the Purple Mansion!

The faint, dry white flame was turning from white to green, and the flames continued to rise.

What this scene means is self-evident!

The true fire of withering and flourishing has awakened!

Its aura began to rise, and a large amount of green flames rose to the sky above the Purple Mansion, as if forming a green cloud, covering Luo Chen's Nascent Soul.

At this moment, the Nascent Soul looked wrinkled instead of its usual fair and tender appearance because of the withering and flourishing divine prohibition that Luo Chen had placed before.

Luo Chen's soul sank into it, and his Nascent Soul suddenly opened its eyes.

He trotted to the withered and flourishing true fire, and the surging vitality illuminated the Yuanying's little face, making it blush.

"It's finally done!"

"Before in the outside world, I thought it would only take a few years to recover. But since entering the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, the recovery of the Withered and Flourishing True Fire has become extremely slow."

"I thought this situation happened because the world here was different from the outside world. I was thinking of waiting for it to wake up after I got out."

"But I didn't expect..."

Yuanying murmured to himself, feeling the surging vitality emanating from the awakening true fire, and felt particularly comfortable.

Suddenly, Luo Chen thought of a possibility.

"Is it the original energy that Fu Qinglan leaked out, which was absorbed unconsciously by me, causing the premature awakening of the withered and flourishing true fire?"

The more Luo Chen thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case!
This is because the transformation of the true fire of withering and flourishing is from prosperity to withering, and from withering to flourishing.

The second half of evolution requires a lot of vitality.

Previously, Luo Chen was afraid that the Withering and Flourishing True Fire would absorb his vitality and affect his Nascent Soul. Also, because of his self-created martial arts, Luo Chen also specially set up the Withering and Flourishing Divine Ban for his Nascent Soul to prevent the Nascent Soul's vitality from leaking out.

Now that Fu Qinglan has comprehended the essence of wood, he has filled this gap for him.

Then, just wait for it to transform naturally.

Luo Chen smiled slightly, leaving his soul to reside in his Nascent Soul, while his main consciousness returned to his sea of ​​consciousness.

He was looking forward to seeing what level the fully revived Withering and Flourishing True Fire would reach.

……

Luo Chen was still sitting cross-legged on the snowy mountain, keeping a vigilant eye on his surroundings in case anyone came to interrupt Fu Qinglan's practice.

However, another part of the attention was focused on the transformation of the withered and flourishing true fire.

As time goes by, the mountains begin to go through different seasons.

But what is different from before is that the grass and trees are lush in spring and summer, and full of green in autumn and winter, all because of the influence of rich blue.

The speed at which Luo Chen's True Fire transformed also benefited from the leaked original power of Fu Qinglan, which was greatly improved.

When this fire was refined, it was already at the initial stage of the fourth order.

Afterwards, Luo Chen hunted a large number of monsters, and most of their vitality was absorbed by the Withered and Flourishing True Fire, and only a small part was fed back to Luo Chen's body.

With this foundation, the Withered and Flourishing True Fire was able to absorb many second- and third-order strange fires in the Blazing Purgatory, and even absorbed a fourth-order Burning Sky Fire Spirit!
If that were the case, it would be fine. Later, the Withered and Flourishing True Fire also absorbed a trace of the Nirvana Holy Fire and all of the spiritual Nether Fire of the Nether Fire monster.

It is even said that when the Black King returned from the Coral Sea, the fourth-order blue fire of the mermaid clan attached to his body was also swallowed up by the Withered and Flourishing True Fire.

Such a large amount of flame replenishment created the terrifying foundation of the Withered and Flourishing True Fire.

Judging from the realm, he is at least in the late fourth stage!
But it is precisely because there are too many flames that the primary and secondary are not distinguished, and the internal mixture is too much.

Therefore, when Luo Chen was practicing, the True Fire of Withering and Flourishing took the initiative to enter a state of alternating withering and flourishing.

Trying to use the opportunity of transformation from withering to flourishing to completely digest those flames and make them pure and unique.

Now it seems that this step was indeed the right one.

But in just one or two years, the grade of the Withered and Flourishing True Fire was pushed to the late fourth level, and began to spread step by step towards the fifth level!

Generally speaking, even if a spiritual object has reached the fifth level, it cannot compare to a spiritual master.

Even if there is a targeted method, a Nascent Soul cultivator can take down a fifth-level psychic.

For example, back then at Kurumu Ridge, Xue Sanren subdued the fifth-level Kurumu Vine!
But fire-related spiritual objects are very different.

The existence of this kind of people naturally possesses enormous destructive power. Once they reach the fifth level, their power is far greater than that of ordinary psychic creatures. Even the great gods who have not yet had time to fully comprehend the power of the laws may not be their opponents.

This was also the reason why the Mermaid Emperor Liujun did not dare to provoke the Suzaku Fire Spirit in the blazing purgatory of Suzaku Mountain.

If the Withered and Flourishing True Fire can take this last step and reach the fifth level, then Luo Chen will have complete support to roam the mountains and seas!

However, this hope went awry in the third year.

"How could this be?"

In the Purple Mansion, Yuanying frowned as he watched the green flames rising up again and again but then dying down again and again.

He could feel that Kurong Zhenhuo wanted very much to take that step, but he just couldn't.

The weak consciousness of the withered and prosperous fire spirit also revealed a vague feeling of anger.

It's like, is there something limiting it?
And, it can't do anything?
Luo Chen thought hard and, as the master, he naturally wanted to help the Kuruo Fire Spirit.

Are your own savings still not enough?

No, if it is not enough, it will not transform automatically. This kind of spiritual thing is most sensitive to its own state. Unless it encounters external disasters, it can usually complete the transformation process naturally.

Is it because of absorbing too much strange fire?

But after a cycle of withering and flourishing, it should have been refined long ago.

suddenly!

The Yuanying's bright eyes stared at the brilliant golden spot in the green flame!
Even in the midst of such blue clouds and blazing flames, that bit of gold did not fade at all and remained rooted.

"Nirvana Holy Fire!"

Luo Chen's expression changed slightly.

He never imagined that this thing would hinder the final step of the transformation of the Withered and Flourishing True Fire.

This wisp of holy fire of Nirvana was obtained from the Liantian Ding.

It was originally much larger in scale, but in the thousand-year struggle with the Jiulian Fenghuo, it was constantly worn away, and its intelligence had long since collapsed.

Therefore, when Luo Chen completed the nirvana of his physical body, the Withered and Flourishing True Fire would actively absorb it.

It can be said that the reason why the Withered and Flourishing True Fire can now automatically embark on the path of transformation is also due to the influence of the "Nirvana Holy Fire".

But success and failure are both due to this fire!

Its grade is too high. Even if it is unconscious, even if only a little is left, it cannot be absorbed and refined by the fourth-level withering and flourishing true fire alone.

On the contrary, its existence hindered the Withered and Flourishing True Fire from continuing to climb to a higher level.

"Does this mean that we can only stop here?"

Luo Chen's Nascent Soul muttered to himself.

There was a feeling of anxiety coming from the withered and flourishing fire spirit.

How could Luo Chen be willing to accept this?
Obviously, it has come to this point. Finally, Luo Chen made up his mind!
"You and I have been together for two hundred years. I have lost a lot of my lifespan because of you, but I have also gained a lot of strength because of you. I have benefited a lot from your training and fighting along the way."

"Now that you have this opportunity to gain enlightenment, as your master, I will give you a push!"

As he murmured, Luo Chen's mind returned to his sea of ​​consciousness.

Swish!
When his eyes opened, a jade box appeared in front of him.

After opening the lid, the Tianji Pill shrouded in white light emitted a fatal temptation to Luo Chen.

Perhaps, this is the meaning of its existence!
If it were any other time, Luo Chen would take this Tianji Pill himself and try to comprehend the true meaning of the law and achieve personal great power like Fu Qinglan and others.

But now, this pill will be refined by the Withered and Flourishing Fire Spirit!
Luo Chen thought very clearly, or rather, he saw very clearly.

The Yuanying disciples of Tianyuan Dao Sect all have excellent qualifications, guidance from their elders, and have made various preparations in advance, but they still find it difficult to comprehend the true meaning of the laws.

Even if he took the Tianji Pill, his chance of successfully comprehending the true meaning of the law was only 50%.

But if it were left to the withered and prosperous Fire Spirit, the other party's chance of being promoted to the fifth level would be far greater than him comprehending the true meaning of the law.

And once the withered and flourishing fire spirit succeeds, the improvement in Luo Chen's strength will be no less than mastering the true meaning of the laws!

The reason why it is so certain.

These are the words that the Dan Saint Chu Yan said to Luo Chen when he ascended to heaven.

[You are just one step away from the transformation of your True Fire. With the help of this Heavenly Secret Pill, it will be a piece of cake.]

From the very beginning, this pill belonged to the Withered and Flourishing Fire Spirit.

Luo Chen no longer hesitated and swallowed the Tianji Pill in one gulp.

The pill entered the body, without any mana to refine it, and went straight into the Purple Palace, and then was impatiently wrapped up by the withered and prosperous fire spirit.

At that moment, Luo Chen clearly felt a large amount of spiritual inspiration spreading out.

The Nascent Soul was ready to move, but it could only watch helplessly as those spiritual ideas were devoured by the withering and flourishing true fire.

"That's it! That's it!"

Luo Chen sighed, staring blankly at the transformation and improvement of the Withered and Flourishing True Fire, hoping that day would come soon.

……

Seven years later.

In a cave, Shi Ju suddenly opened his eyes.

"Where?"

Qi Xiongcheng, who had lost an arm, stood respectfully aside and whispered, "Outskirts of the cave, in the extreme north."

Shi Ju raised his eyebrows and said, "He ran outside. No wonder there was no news from him before. Are you sure he is there?"

Qi Xiongcheng nodded, "Of course it is true. This is the news from Wang Yifu. He said that the environment over there is extremely strange. Even when it is snowing heavily, there are still lush vegetation, just like spring and summer. According to the records in Daoist scriptures, this kind of strangeness will only occur when the cultivators cannot control their original power well. That Huang Sanren took away many phantom cores. It is reasonable for Fu Qinglan to have this help."

Shi Ju looked thoughtful.

The power of origin is the most basic one among the true meanings of the laws. It looks simple, but in fact it requires a lot of skill to master.

It is normal that Fu Qinglan's improper control caused the leakage of the original power.

The only unexpected thing was that her progress was a little too fast. Even Gu Daosu had not reached this step before.

In this way...

"Let's go to the far north of the cave!"

Qi Xiongcheng hesitated and subconsciously touched his broken arm.

With Yuanying Zhenren's means, reconnecting a broken arm is a piece of cake, but for some reason, the broken arm that was cut off by the blood sword could not be reconnected by ordinary means.

Shi Ju saw his little action and frowned, "Are you afraid of Huang Sanren?"

Qi Xiongcheng quickly shook his head, "No, it's just that Young Master, you have already collected enough phantom cores, and you should be practicing in peace. Why bother to cause trouble for them?"

Shi Ju's face was grim and he waved his hand.

"If I don't go looking for them, they will run away! As for cultivation, I have never worried about it in my life, so why are you worrying about it!"

Qi Xiongcheng was speechless.

What the other party said does make some sense. Once Fu Qinglan succeeds and activates the phantom core, he can leave the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven directly.

After you get out, you have to follow the rules of Tianyuan Taoist Sect.

As for Shi Ju's practice, it was indeed not his turn to worry about it.

The other party had never worried about practicing in his entire life. Even when everyone found it difficult to comprehend the true meaning of the law, Shi Ju just regarded it as a done deal.

"Am I really afraid of Huang Sanren?"

While he was questioning himself and trying to touch the truth that was deep in his heart and that he dared not face, Shi Ju had already strode out of the cave.

"Notify Wang Yifu not to act rashly and wait for us to arrive. He is too weak and is no match for Huang Sanren. If we alert the enemy, he will be held responsible!"

"Yes!"

……

"is it here?"

"It should be. I was chasing the white eagle. You see it is circling nearby. It is obvious that it has sensed the enemy."

Listening to Gu Chen's words, Gu Yuan lowered his head in the heavy snow.

Reach out and pull up a piece of withered grass.

"No, this grass is withered and lifeless. It doesn't look like it has been infected by the power of the wood element."

Gu Chen was also a little puzzled, and could only comfort him: "Maybe it's too far away, so this side hasn't been affected?"

Gu Yuan stood up and looked at the huge white eagle in the sky.

"I guess this beast has made a mistake. Counting the time, thirty years have passed. Even if Fu Qinglan's talent is not good, with so many phantom cores to help him, he would have succeeded in enlightenment and left the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven a long time ago. There is no way he would stay in this vast snowy mountain."

"How about we go inside and take a look?"

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry anyway, and I also want to find out the situation of the cave for the family. If it's really inside, there might be something exciting to see."

Gu Yuan didn't care. He concealed his breath and followed the white eagle's footsteps deeper into the snow-covered mountains.

Two days later.

They stopped walking.

Looking towards a mountain peak, two men were standing side by side, looking at them from afar.

"It's the two people from the Lin family."

"Why are they here? Are they here because of the Huang San people as well?"

"I'm not sure. Maybe he came here for this white eagle. I heard that Lin Jingtang has mastered the method of hunting fantasy beasts. He has gained a lot in recent years. Maybe he has set his sights on this ostentatious white eagle."

"Ignore them. Let's keep looking. If we can't find it, we'll go home. I've almost calmed down."

Gu Yuan said this and continued to move forward.

In the distance, Lin Bufan and Lin Jingtang looked at them with confusion on their faces.

As the two members of the Gu family moved forward, the scenes they saw became increasingly strange.

In this cold winter season, there is indeed unusual green vegetation that appears out of season.

But among the green, there is also a lot of yellow.

In the absence of external force, such abnormalities are truly puzzling.

Suddenly!
Gu Chen paused, his golden robe rustling, and he blocked Gu Yuan behind him.

Gu Yuan was surprised. "What's wrong?"

Gu Chen looked doubtful and surprised, "I don't know why, but I have a very uncomfortable feeling. If I go any further, something bad might happen."

Feel?

Gu Yuan frowned, spread out his spiritual sense and looked around.

The mountains are undulating, some high and some low.

Covered with heavy snow, everything is covered in silver.

There was no one in sight in the vast expanse of white.

Apart from the abnormal plants and trees, there is nothing else?
"Please protect me for a while."

Gu Yuan gave an order, sat cross-legged on the ground, and his Nascent Soul emerged.

In this way, he became more in tune with this world, and because he had tried practicing with phantom cores before, he became more sensitive to the spiritual energy of this world.

The most eye-catching thing is the white eagle circling in the sky.

But besides the white eagle, there are two other auras that are eye-catching.

The Nascent Soul returned to the body and Gu Yuan opened his eyes.

"Found it, the place where inspirations gather!"

But after saying this, he looked doubtful again.

"But why are there two groups? Shouldn't Fu Qinglan be the only one practicing?"

In doubt, he called out to Gu Chen and moved forward quietly.

About a cup of tea later, the two of them stopped in a canyon where the snow was half melted and water was gurgling.

The two looked up and saw a terrifying aura coming from a seemingly deserted hilltop.

Gu Yuan swallowed and a possibility emerged in his mind.

"How did he also enter the state of enlightenment?"

At this moment, the white eagle neighed and the mountains rumbled.

There were three figures, breaking through the air without concealing their presence.

Wherever it passed, the vast magical power caused large areas of snow-capped mountains to collapse, and the movement was so great that it made people look sideways.

"Huang Sanren, I found you!"

The roaring sound spread throughout the area, echoing among the mountains and causing more snow-capped mountains to collapse.

Gu Yuan took a deep breath.

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Shi Ju and his men have come to our door!"

(End of this chapter)