Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 813: Attack instead of defense, Yuan Tu Sword Spirit

Because the distance is short, Luo Chen should be the first to arrive at the City Lord's Mansion.

But when he stepped into the hall, his hair stood on end.

He looked up and saw City Lord Lingtian still sitting in the first seat with a smile on his face, while an old man sitting on a chair next to the City Lord was looking at him with interest.

"Is this the recently famous Dan Zong?"

With just one glance, Luo Chen recognized who the old man was.

It turned out to be the powerful man who had set up the formation that made Qingming dark at Lingtian Pass.

The other party's identity is self-evident based on the previous preparations.

"I am Tianduzi, and I am honored to meet you."

Luo Chen bowed his head, "Luo Tianzong, Luo Chen!"

Then, at the signal of City Lord Lingtian, he found a chair and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Tian Duzi asked curiously, "It is rumored that Brother Luo is very good at making pills, and is said to be able to make any pill and is the best in the East Desert pill world?"

Luo Chen opened his mouth. When did the rumors become so outrageous?
Although he wanted to make a name for himself, he didn't use such exaggerated advertising slogans!
No, what he said at that time was [Refine a hundred pills, master everything], which seems to be no different from the meaning of the other party's words.

Before he could answer, City Lord Lingtian said with a smile: "Tian Duzi, this is not just a rumor. In my opinion, there is hardly anyone in the vast Eastern Wasteland Alchemy World who can be compared with Fellow Daoist Luo. Even some of the senior alchemists of my Mingyuan Sect are slightly inferior. Perhaps only the Alchemy Saint back then could compete with Fellow Daoist Luo."

Luo Chen swallowed his saliva and said, "You are too flattering, too flattering!"

Tian Duzi exclaimed in admiration: "Young and promising! I have spent my entire life to perfect the formation, but I still cannot use it to achieve enlightenment. Luo Daoyou is so young, yet he has already achieved such accomplishments in the way of alchemy. I am afraid that his achievements in the future will not be inferior to those of the Alchemy Saint Chu Yan."

Chu Yan, the elixir saint, entered the Tao through elixir and was promoted to the state of god.

He even ascended to the upper realm under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Even though this news is spread across the ocean, it is clear to top figures like Tianduzi.

Comparing her to Luo Chen shows how much Tianduzi admires Luo Chen.

Luo Chen was a little annoyed. He didn't expect that his reputation would be raised to such an extent before he had even refined a few pills for others.

Not wanting the other party to discuss him anymore, Luo Chen quickly asked about the previous abnormality.

In response to this, the Lord of Lingtian City evaded the issue, saying that he would wait until everyone gathered.

Luo Chen naturally stopped asking questions.

Soon, Yuanying Zhenren came from all directions of Lingtian Pass and gathered in the City Lord's Mansion.

In the sight, old acquaintances, casual acquaintances, and even people like Jin Ling and Motian Laogui who were glaring at each other appeared one after another.

Luo Chen was calm and composed, just waiting for City Lord Lingtian to speak.

The only thing that surprised him was that Ling Fengzi had returned safely to Lingtian Pass at some point.

When he came in, he nodded to Luo Chen.

Everyone is here!
Lingtian City Lord knocked on the table and said loudly: "Daoyou Tianduzi, I believe everyone is familiar with him!"

Everyone nodded.

"Next, the Lingtian Pass defensive formation, the Xuanwu Square Formation, will be taken over by Tianduzi himself."

"Not only that, all the formations in the city, big or small, as long as they are level three or above, will be managed by the disciples of Tiandu Sect. All Daoists who are performing fixed patrol tasks should send people to check the formations in their respective city areas as soon as possible, and report the degree of damage, completeness, etc. to the disciples of Tiandu Sect, and they will arrange for repairs and completion, or even cooperate with the changes."

This is as expected and not what everyone expected.

Professional matters should be left to professionals. The worst thing to do is pretend to know something you don't.

Tiandu Sect is a well-known formation sect in the Eastern Wilderness. From the supreme elders to the new disciples, all of them have a deep knowledge of formations.

It is most appropriate for them to be responsible for the Lingtian Pass formation.

After saying a few words, City Lord Lingtian handed it over to Tianduzi.

The old man smiled slightly, "I only have two things to say!"

"First, once I completely take over the Xuanwu Four-square Formation, its power will be greatly enhanced, and the attack range of the Four-square Xuan Sword will no longer be limited to the city."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became more excited.

Especially Qin Baixiang, Luo Chen and others.

They knew the power of the Four-sided Mysterious Sword better than anyone else.

A cultivator in the early Nascent Soul stage will die if he touches it.

Even a mid-stage strongman would find it difficult to resist.

Only great monks may be able to resist one or two, but it will cost a lot.

The only drawback is probably that the attack range is only within Lingtian Pass, so the Demon King outside the pass can threaten the defense of Lingtian Pass from time to time.

If the Four-Directional Mysterious Sword could attack outside the city, even if it was costly to activate it once, the demon clan would at least not dare to be so presumptuous.

"The second thing is, the Zhoutian Xingdou formation that you fellow Taoists helped me to set up earlier has taken effect. The Qingming Land above Lingtian Pass is under control. There will no longer be groups of evildoers dropping from the sky and raiding Lingtian Pass!"

Zhoutian star battle array!

One of the three most famous fifth-order formations in the Tiandu Sect's heritage.

No one thought that Tianduzi would be willing to set it up in Lingtian Pass, and everyone expressed their gratitude.

Luo Chen suddenly realized that the magic compass he had activated earlier was indeed part of the formation.

This great Zhoutian Star Fighting Array was arranged by Tianduzi himself, with more than a dozen Nascent Soul cultivators assisting at the same time. One can imagine how magical it is.

In this way, internal troubles are resolved.

The four-sided black sword that can attack outside can solve some of the external threats.

"Sure enough, a powerful formation master can completely influence the direction of a war."

"Comparatively, the level of my fourth-level formation master is far inferior to Tian Duzi's."

Luo Chen sighed like this.

He acknowledged the gap between himself and Tian Duzi, but he did not belittle himself.

The other party specializes in formations, while I have only dabbled in it a little, so it is natural that I have some shortcomings.

The atmosphere in the hall became much more relaxed after Tian Duzi said two things.

City Lord Lingtian left the following time to everyone, allowing them to get to know each other so as to facilitate the subsequent coordinated operations.

At least you have to recognize his face!

The originally serious wartime meeting became more like a normal gathering among Nascent Soul cultivators.

In this environment, Luo Chen unsurprisingly became the focus of everyone's attention.

One by one, the Nascent Soul cultivators took the initiative to come forward and make friends with him.

Even the leader of the Wanjian Pavilion, who had originally stood with Lin Qingxuan and Motian Laogui, walked towards Luo Chen under the frowning gazes of the two.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, did you receive the visiting card I sent you earlier?"

"Oh?" Luo Chen blinked, as if he suddenly remembered something, and laughed, "Yes, I saw it, but I was busy with patrol missions, and the Demon King attacked, so I was delayed for a while."

Pavilion Master Li vaguely heard Luo Chen's intention to evade, but he was not discouraged and still started chatting with Luo Chen.

……

Time passes little by little.

By evening, the Nascent Soul cultivators in the City Lord's Mansion gradually dispersed.

In Luo Chen's cave, a private meeting with only five people was taking place.

All the participants were old acquaintances.

Jiuling Yuanjun, Lingfengzi, Fu Lao, and Xianhe Zhenren.

These four people all owed Luo Chen their alchemy help, so they frequently visited each other during their free time.

After the meeting at the City Lord's Mansion today, Luo Chen took the initiative to invite them over for a gathering. Looking at the four people who were in high spirits, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel a little proud.

In just a few years after returning to the Eastern Wilderness, he had made a large number of connections, and they were all Nascent Soul masters who were previously out of reach.

Now, they all take themselves as the center, surround themselves, and advance and retreat together.

And outside, there are even more people who want to squeeze into this circle.

I have to say, the previous decision to become famous through alchemy was absolutely the right one!
"Fellow Daoist Luo, I have to thank you for the elixir you sent me last time, which helped me detoxify the poison of the lightless beast." Taoist Xianhe suddenly said.

Luo Chen smiled slightly, "It's just a small favor. The medicine I sent you is not completely suitable for your condition. You should take care of it yourself."

After hearing the conversation between the two, the other three also became curious.

After Zhenren Xianhe told the story, the three of them couldn't help but admire Luo Chen's noble character.

However, he also felt more deeply the danger of fighting the Demon King.

"These demon king-level beings may not be as skilled as our human Yuanying, but each of them has their own hidden magic. If you are caught by mistake, it will be very troublesome."

"That's right. Back then, I was besieged by the three demon kings under Niu Gui. I thought I had strong magic power, no less than a late Nascent Soul cultivator, but I didn't expect that one of the demons had the strange method of absorbing the cultivator's magic power. If I hadn't had strong magic power and fought my way out, I would have died in it."

"Jiu Ling Yuan Jun, you are so powerful, but you almost died. If we meet such an opponent, what should we do?"

...

Different from the meeting at the City Lord's Mansion during the day, where everyone was united and determined to win, Luo Chen, who was at a private gathering, was not very optimistic about the upcoming battle.

When talking about the various methods used by the Demon King they encountered, they were all very fearful.

The Demon King that Jiuling Yuanjun mentioned has never been recorded in any historical books. He is suspected to be a new species that appeared in the Million Mountains.

And that was just a member of the Niugui leader's team.

There are nine great leaders of the demon clan, each of them is very powerful.

As far as everyone knows, there are the Seven Rhinos, the Yellow Barbarian, the Ox Ghost, the Centipede, the Ao Kuang... and the terrifying Green Frost Demon King.

No one wants to meet an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

The only advantage is probably that they can defend the city without leaving Lingtian Pass and being exposed to the eyes of these great demon kings!
However, Ling Fengzi's words cast a thick shadow on everyone's hearts.

"Don't be too optimistic. Perhaps it won't be long before we have to go out of town to fight."

Xianhe Zhenren was shocked and said, "No way, the demon tribe is so powerful now, it's hard for us to hold on, how can we take the initiative to attack?"

Ling Fengzi sighed, "Do you know what my previous mission was?"

In the confusion of the crowd, he said quietly: "The Lord of Lingtian City gave me a complete map of the human cultivation world in the Eastern Wilderness, and specially circled the three regions of Tyrant Blade, Blue Sky, and Fire Ridge, and asked me to focus on investigating the distribution of the demon tribe's forces. If it is not to prepare for an active attack, I can't think of the meaning of his doing this."

Xianhe Zhenren hesitated and said, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle?"

"Why do we need to investigate further when the enemy is at the gate?" Ling Fengzi sneered. "After the army approaches, isn't the enemy's strength obvious at a glance? Moreover, when he asked me to stay out for a few more days, he not only investigated these things, but also asked me to find out the route of the rest of the demon army."

Taoist Xianhe opened his mouth but was speechless.

Luo Chen had experienced the first defensive battle of Lingtian Pass and had some experience.

As if thinking about something, he slowly said, "If we allow the demon army to gather and encircle the city on all sides with their huge numbers, cutting off the support of Lingtian's five regions and even the sixteen regions in the rear, Lingtian Pass will be an isolated city. By then, tens of millions of demon beasts will attack Lingtian Pass at the same time. Even if this is the most powerful city in the Eastern Wasteland throughout the ages, I'm afraid it won't be able to defend it."

Jiuling Yuanjun also nodded, "When my Jiuling Sect was defeated, it was also because of the disadvantage in numbers. In fact, it is not only the Jiuling Sect, but also the Taihu Palace, the Tyrant Sword Sect, and even the Azure Sky Sect. These big forces were killed by the Demon Sea tactics."

Sometimes when the numbers increase, even the most sophisticated means are just fancy talk.

"So!" Luo Chen looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "As long as the Lord of Lingtian City is not a pedantic person, he will not sit idly by and watch Lingtian Pass being besieged. On the contrary, we should use offense as defense and gain a local victory before the nine commanders gather together, so that Lingtian Pass can be defended longer. And those three areas are the most suitable strategic buffer zone!"

These words caused everyone to nod frequently.

Although there is a large plain area outside Lingtian Pass, if this area is used as a battlefield, the reinforcement route for Lingtian Pass will almost be cut off.

But if we capture the three frontline areas and place the battlefield in these three places, there will be more room for maneuvering.

At that time, there will be plenty of room whether fighting or retreating, or waiting for support from the sixteen regions in the rear.

From a strategic point of view, this is the best approach.

City Lord Lingtian is by no means a pedantic person, and it is very likely that he thinks the same way.

But for Luo Chen, Ling Fengzi and others who have to fight in person, the danger involved is difficult to predict.

Mr. Fu, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but smile bitterly at this moment.

“No wonder Tianduzi specifically mentioned today that the attack range of the Four-sided Mysterious Sword is no longer limited to Lingtian Pass.”

Everyone was stunned!

Tian Duzi's words were actually a preparation for the future counterattack and an attempt to dispel the doubts of these ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators.

"So, when will that war come?" someone asked quietly.

……

The small gathering in the cave ended at three o'clock in the morning.

In addition to deepening relationships and chatting about important matters, everyone also exchanged their cultivation experiences.

Jiuling Yuanjun changed his mentality of keeping things secret and shared a lot of his cultivation experience in the middle stage of Nascent Soul with everyone.

And in his occasional demonstrations, the aura that occasionally revealed itself was as deep as the ocean and attracted people's attention.

"With the help of Jiuli Dan, he should have successfully differentiated nine spirit infants and started to master the sect's secret methods. I wonder how powerful Jiuling Yuanjun is now?"

After everyone left, Luo Chen thought about it casually.

But he was not afraid. Jiuling Yuanjun was his ally. The stronger he was, the more benefits he would benefit.

Moreover, the progress on his side is not much behind!
In the realm column, it is getting closer and closer to the middle stage of Nascent Soul.

And once he breaks through and his main soul transforms, he may be able to differentiate into a third soul!

By then, he could also try to learn a defensive soul technique recorded in the "Soul-Splitting Technique".

When it comes to offensive means, Luo Chen is confident that he is no weaker than anyone of the same level, and he would still be somewhat confident even if someone of a higher level challenges him.

But the situation on the battlefield is unpredictable, and defense is the only way to protect yourself!

Luo Chen took out a pill recipe from his storage ring.

The master of Wanjian Pavilion sent it over when the meeting was adjourned today. He wanted Luo Chen to refine a large amount of this pill and was willing to pay him enough for it.

Luo Chen was also quite familiar with the ingredients produced by this pill recipe.

It is the advanced version of the Jade Ding Sword Sect’s Tongming Liquid - the Jade Emperor Qingtong Liquid!

It is of great help to sword practitioners.

"It should be the recipe that Wanjian Pavilion requested from Yuding Sword Sect!"

Luo Chen took a quick look and showed no interest.

It is not difficult for him to refine this pill and he can do it easily.

But at the moment, alchemy can only improve his strength a little.

It would be better to focus your energy elsewhere.

Putting away the pill recipe, Luo Chen took out the Yuan Tu Sword again.

Through repeated refining of sword energy, even though his proficiency in the sword manual had not improved very much and the amount of sword energy he had accumulated was not much, he found that his control over the Yuantu Sword was getting stronger and stronger.

Faintly, he seemed to be building a close connection with the Yuantu sword spirit that was sealed in the third layer.

"Qianxiao Sword Qi is difficult to master quickly. It can only be accumulated over time, little by little."

"But if I can communicate with the sword spirit, I will be able to completely master this killing sword that is comparable to a spiritual treasure. For me at the moment, it will undoubtedly be the biggest improvement!"

With great hopes in mind, Luo Chen closed his eyes, mobilized the unrefined Chixiao Qi in his body, and inhaled and exhaled it again.

Strands of sword energy containing his magical power flowed on the Yuantu Sword.

In a trance, the man and the sword actually had some inexplicable harmony.

(End of this chapter)