Longevity begins with alchemy master

In the past, in Zhongzhou, the twelve wealthy families were high and mighty.

Not only did they occupy most of the power in Dao Sect, they also occupied one of the twelve elders in the Star Gate organization. Even the famous Five Elders of Tianyuan all came from the Twelve Great Families.

It can be said that the Twelve Great Houses are the core of the Tianyuan Taoist Sect, and each of them possesses a powerful strength comparable to that of the top Yuanying Sect.

And the Shi family is one of them.

And what a coincidence is that this family has more or less some grudges with Luo Chen.

Yes, they have a grudge against Luo Chen, but Luo Chen himself doesn’t really want to have anything to do with them.

The image of a rebellious young man flashed through his mind, and Luo Chen focused his attention on the Shi family master in the early Nascent Soul stage in front of him.

The mirror flowers and water moons unfolded, and with Luo Chen's terrifying spiritual foundation, Shi Chuanting had almost no ability to resist and was deeply trapped in it.

This is how Luo Chen should perform his illusion now!

As long as he doesn't encounter any defensive magic treasures for the soul, or interference from a large formation of multiple people, there are very few people of the same level who can even look at him and remain indifferent, let alone block his attack.

Perhaps this is what a great God-transforming being would be like against a Nascent Soul cultivator!
Luo Chen followed his heart and dug out all the information that Shi Chuanting knew about Zhongzhou Tianyuan Taoist Sect.

After all, the information provided by Cangwu Mountain was from more than 30 years ago, and it was collected from the perspective of the demon clan. How could it be as clear as what the parties involved know?

Luo Chen is going to Zhongzhou next, so he is naturally fully prepared.

"Name?"

"Shi Chuanting."

"Position?"

"The temporary deacon elder of Tianyuan Dao Sect stationed in the Eastern Wasteland is responsible for collecting intelligence about the Eastern Wasteland and urging the major Yuanying sects to hand in tribute."

"How many people like you are there?"

"There are four of them in total, all from wealthy families."

"Decades ago, Qixia Yuanjun attacked Zhongzhou. Were the Twelve Great Houses harmed after the war?"

"Although there were heavy casualties, all twelve great families are still there, and none of them have been eliminated."

Hearing this, Luo Chen's expression changed slightly.

Although he did not witness the battle in person, he knew how brutal the war was.

Even the Tiandi Peak, which was equipped with the "Jue Tiandi Tong Formation", was broken and the entire Zhongzhou was torn into pieces, but the twelve great chambers were still intact, which was truly amazing.

I can only say that it is worthy of being an ancient family!
Through this news, Luo Chen also understood why the Tianyuan Taoist Sect had suffered such a great disaster, but the sect organization had not yet collapsed.

Because the Twelve Great Houses are the core of the Tianyuan Taoist Sect in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Luo Chen suppressed his shock and continued to ask, "You said the casualties were heavy. How heavy were they?"

An expression of sadness uncontrollably appeared on Shi Chuanting's confused face.

"There are many fifth-level spiritual sites in Zhongzhou, but Lan Ke Mountain and Tiandi Peak are the most important. In addition to the Star Gate system, the Supremes of the Twelve Great Families were all on Tiandi Peak when the incident happened. They were connected to the formation and were with the spiritual peak. When the formation collapsed and the mountain broke, they fell with it. This was the greatest casualty."

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows, and actually agreed with this statement.

He once caught a glimpse of the nineteen elders of Star Gate when he joined Star Gate.

Except for Dan Sheng Chu Yan who is in the Spirit Transformation Stage, the other eighteen people are all great cultivators in the late Nascent Soul Stage, including the supreme elders with profound cultivation in the twelve great families.

Although these people are old and do not hold specific positions in the Twelve Great Families, they are undoubtedly the strongest military guarantee and spiritual symbol for the family.

The death of each of them is comparable to the death of Shen Yuan to the Five Elements Divine Sect.

"The battle in Zhongzhou was a battle between powerful beings. Ordinary people had no chance to intervene. Instead, with the aftermath of the powerful beings' attacks, all the cultivators from the major families were affected, with heavy casualties."

"Among the Twelve Great Families, the Mo Family is the family of the current patriarch, Mo Shouzhuo. They are responsible for guarding key locations at various nodes, and therefore suffered the heaviest losses. They were almost eliminated in a battle, and only after Mo Shengxing returned from the North Sea battlefield did they rebuild the Mo Family."

"The Zhan family, which was known as the most powerful of the Twelve Great Families, also fell from grace. The ancestor died in the Yellow Spring Sea, the great elder died on the Heaven and Earth Peak, and the Zhan family members did their utmost to kill the wild beast, the Netherworld Earth Dragon. In the end, only the second elder, Zhan Bingtao, who was also in the late Nascent Soul stage, hurried back to reorganize the family. However, Zhan Bingtao was seriously injured on the battlefield in Southern Xinjiang, and now he doesn't care much about family matters."

"In addition, the Gu family, the Tan family, and the Gu family are not much better. Their family bases are in the core area of ​​the battlefield. Even if they try their best, they can only retain a small number of people."

Although Shi Chuanting was far away in Zhongzhou, he was quite familiar with the situation within the sect and the current strength of the major families.

So now I am telling the story in a very clear and organized manner.

It was through such detailed reports that Luo Chen learned how weak those families that were once so powerful that he dared not look directly at them were now.

Among the twelve great families, at their peak, there are no less than two hands of great Yuanhou monks, and the number of Yuanying Zhenren who can take action is even more terrifying.

But now, it has been reduced to two or three cats, big and small.

It can be seen how much of a blow the Qixia Yuanjun's surprise attack on Zhongzhou dealt to the Tianyuan Dao Sect.

"Among the twelve great families, the ones that are in a slightly better situation are our Shi family, the Ke family with the chess master in charge, the Li family with the largest number of people, and... the Lian family where the God Transformation Ancestor is."

When mentioning the "Shi family", Shi Chuanting's face showed a hint of struggle.

"Humph."

Luo Chen snorted coldly, and his spiritual consciousness spread out. The power of Mirror Flower and Water Moon became stronger, and Shi Chuanting's struggle was forced to disappear.

"Do you know the current distribution of the major families?"

Shi Chuanting answered without hesitation: "The Lian, Ke, Shi and Li families are all on the Dongyuan Continent, rebuilding their family territories with the original Lanke Mountains as the core. The Gu, Tan and Gu families are on the Libei Continent. The Mo and Zhan families, whose strength has been weakened the most, have landed on the Tiannan Continent."

Luo Chen nodded repeatedly after listening to this. Some of these situations were similar to what he knew and matched.

It can be seen that Shi Chuanting did not lie.

But Luo Chen waited for a while and still didn't hear the whereabouts of the remaining three wealthy families.

He subconsciously asked, "What about the other three?"

Shi Chuanting responded blankly, "They are gone!"

"Huh?" Luo Chen was stunned. Didn't he say before that the twelve great families were still there?
But soon he suddenly realized that what he was asking about was when Qixia Yuanjun attacked Zhongzhou. At that time, the twelve great families were indeed barely able to survive.

But that was not the only blow that Tianyuan Dao Sect suffered.

After the battle of Zhongzhou, the top wild beast in the Mountain and Sea Realm, Diaohunhuang, was awakened by the Five Elders of Tianyuan to fight with Qixia Yuanjun. Wherever it passed, mountains and seas overturned and the sky collapsed and the earth cracked.

The Central Continent was originally split into five parts, and one of the parts, the Western Continent, was directly sunk by it, and all the living creatures on it were swept into the Yellow Spring Sea.

If nothing unexpected happened, the remaining three powerful families, the three families that had stood for thousands of years and even survived the war that caused the collapse of Zhongzhou, would all die in this sudden disaster.

Luo Chen asked, and sure enough, Shi Chuanting gave the same answer.

After getting the verification, even Luo Chen, who had expected it, couldn't help but sigh.

Shi Chuanting continued to reveal the information he knew.

"Zhongzhou is vast and rich. Even though it has been split into several pieces, each piece is still a rare place for cultivation." "In addition to the nine great families, the remaining major families and many poor families are also distributed on the three continents."

"In addition, some guest elders who once joined the Star Gate were also forced to go down the mountain and practice on the three continents because of the collapse of Tiandi Peak. Especially some guest elders who already had bloodline descendants and disciples. Because Patriarch Liancheng lifted the restrictions, their descendants also attracted the opportunity to truly integrate into Tianyuan Dao Sect."

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows, "Tell me in detail! Why did Patriarch Liancheng lift the restrictions?"

Shi Chuanting replied as a matter of course: "Zhongzhou used to be the richest land in the world. Even though it was divided into several pieces, it is still coveted. Our Dao Sect suffered heavy losses this time. In order to prevent potential dangers, in addition to recalling all the scattered cultivators, we also need to cultivate a new generation of strong people. Relaxing the restrictions on the guest elders of the Star Gate is only one of the measures. The most important thing is to vigorously distribute the resources accumulated by the sect for thousands of years and do our best to cultivate a new generation of strong people. Ancestor Liancheng will use a hundred years of hard work to lead the Tianyuan Dao Sect out of the current quagmire!"

When he said the latter part, Shi Chuanting's face showed a kind of "pride" that Luo Chen was very familiar with.

That is the pride that all the disciples of the holy land will wear on their faces.

Even though the Yuanmo Sect was destroyed, even the Mingyuan Sect was wiped out, and even the Dao Sect's ancestral home in Zhongzhou was defeated, the disciples of all these holy places were still extremely proud, as if the glory of their sect had always been there.

"A hundred years of hard work to get out of the quagmire?"

Luo Chen repeated these words, his eyes flashing with psychedelic light and revealing a sarcastic emotion.

He wanted to ask some more questions, but his eyebrows moved and he realized something.

The next moment, Luo Chen slowly disappeared from the spot.

A powerful spiritual sense swept over from a distance in an instant, and after patrolling the surroundings for a while, it still found nothing.

"what?"

The owner of the spiritual consciousness couldn't help but let out a slight exclamation, as if he didn't understand where the strange feeling came from.

His attention fell on Shi Chuanting, a Daoist monk who was still somewhat confused in the courtyard.

"Friend Shi?"

Shi Chuanting suddenly woke up, his face dazed and his expression dazed.

He responded subconsciously, "Great Elder."

"Hmm? Fellow Daoist Shi, are you okay?"

Shi Chuanting shook his head. "I'm fine. What does the Great Elder want to talk to me about?"

"It's nothing serious. I just want to invite you to drink tea and discuss Taoism, and exchange experiences."

Shi Chuanting had a tense face and pursed his lips as he replied, "Forget about it today. I just finished drinking with Senior Brother Gu. Tomorrow, we'll meet again tomorrow. I'll go to Chuyang Mountain in person to invite the Great Elder to drink my Shi family's Qianqiu Brew."

"All right!"

The old voice gradually faded away.

Shi Chuanting in the courtyard began to tremble uncontrollably, his eyes filled with fear.

What on earth happened just now!
He seemed to have dreamed of the Shi family's supreme elder, who was asking him some questions about the sect and family. He answered all the questions he knew.

But he is a Yuanying Zhenren!

Why did I suddenly have a dream?
Are you in a state of confusion? Are you under an illusion or have been deceived?
The former is horrifying, the latter is even more unbelievable.

Before he knew it, Shi Chuanting's face turned extremely pale and his body was soaked with sweat.

On Chuyang Mountain!

The Great Elder of Dongyang Sect was originally puzzled, but when he was monitoring from afar, Chuan Ting's spiritual sense fed back to him that the previous abnormality was definitely not without reason.

"Could it be that someone really sneaked into my Dongyang Sect quietly?"

"What did he do to Shi Chuanting right under my nose?"

"Even the secret method I left on Shi Chuanting was not triggered! What kind of existence can achieve such a level of silence?"

Great Elder Dongyang took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and injected his spiritual consciousness into the golden bronze mirror in his hand that was like the bright sun.

A flash of golden light leaped into the air.

In this evening filled with sunset glow, it instantly covers an area of ​​eight thousand miles in radius.

A figure walked slowly down the mountain along the white stone steps. Looking up, he saw the sunset glowing in the sky and shining golden light on the ground.

He couldn't help but praise softly: "The spiritual cultivation is not weak!"

But he just gave a praise, let the golden light scatter, and left Dongyang Sect on his own.

After a while, the golden light gradually disappeared, and the sunset fell into the night sky.

……

under night.

The salty and humid sea breeze hitting your face makes you feel particularly clear-headed.

Luo Chen sat outside the shuttle, quietly thinking about his next move.

His plan was simple to begin with, so he would take it one step at a time based on the specific circumstances. Now that he had relatively specific information, he naturally had to make new arrangements.

The more complex a plan is, the more likely it is to fail because there are too many variables.

A simple plan is more feasible for Luo Chen, who now possesses almost unrivaled strength in the world.

"I can't go to Dongyuan Continent, not only because Dao Sect's only great master is there, but also because of the existence of the four great families of Lian Ke, Shi and Li. The competition there is too fierce. If my clone stands out too much, the targeting I will attract will be unimaginable."

"There are three great families in the Libei Continent. The situation is not that severe, but the number of aristocratic families in Libei is also the largest. If you want to obtain sufficient resources, the same is true."

Luo Chen did not intend to go and take back the soul himself.

No matter how well he concealed it, when it came to his soul, he couldn't avoid the Lan Ke chessboard. And such a treasure that was once the first spiritual treasure of Tianyuan Dao Sect would definitely be valued by the Liancheng Patriarch. Luo Chen didn't have enough confidence to hide it from the God of Transformation.

Therefore, the best way is to let a clean clone blend in.

As for how to use the clone to deceive the owner of the spiritual treasure and the great god, Luo Chen, who has now achieved great spiritual success, especially after experiencing the complete nine tribulations and three nirvanas, has a certain degree of confidence.

The importance of Luo Chen's current choice of direction lies in making the clone reach the state of having his soul taken by Dao Zong in a short period of time, without too many accidents occurring in the process.

"Only the Tiannan Continent!"

"Although there are also two great families there, the Zhan and Mo families are the weakest. Although there are also many competitors there, their origins are complicated. Most of them are former guest elders of the Star Gate, that is, monks from other continents."

"Moreover, from Shi Chuanting's memory, I also saw an old friend who is in Tiannan Continent!"

Muttering to himself, Luo Chen made a decision.

He immediately thought about it and gave an order to Bai Meiling who was driving the Frost Eagle Shuttle.

"Xiaobai, turn southeast!" (End of this chapter)