Longevity begins with alchemy master

"Senior Sister, thank you for your trouble."

Inside the Chaoxi Palace, Zhou Fuyou solemnly handed a letter to Shi Miaoyin.

Shi Miaoyin took it, "It's no trouble at all, just a small matter."

For her, this was indeed not a troublesome matter.

Zhou Fuyou's request was simply to have her senior sister send a letter to the Zhou family, then bring her younger sister Zhou Qingyu to the Tiannan Dao Palace to audit cultivation sessions, and to provide her with some care in daily life.

Yes, Master has agreed to Zhou Fuyou's request and allowed his sister to join the Houtu Palace.

From then on, the brother and sister were able to live together again.

Shi Miaoyin didn't care about these trivial matters. She sighed and said, "When Master asked for your opinion earlier, you could have used the excuse that your Core Formation realm was unstable to avoid going to the East Sea coast. Why did you agree so readily?"

Zhou Fuyou calmly replied, "Since Master has asked me, it means he has this idea, so how can I disobey him? Besides, is my cultivation level really unstable?"

Shi Miaoyin was speechless.

Something extraordinary happened before the eyes of everyone in the Houtu Palace.

That was Zhou Fuyou, who had reached the Core Formation stage at the age of forty. He did not show any signs of instability in his cultivation level. On the contrary, his magical power was extremely pure and profound, as if he had been in seclusion for more than ten years.

This is incredible.

"Actually, I roughly understand Master's thoughts."

"My cultivation speed is too fast, and my realm is also exceptionally stable. Everything seems to be fine, but there is one thing that is my weakness."

"I am too young and have too little experience, so my mindset is incomplete."

"My master fears that if I continue to advance so recklessly, I might suddenly suffer a qi deviation one day. Once that happens, it will be difficult to reverse. To prevent this from happening, my master wants me to gain more experience. Whether it's broadening my horizons, tempering my mind, or accumulating combat experience, it will all be beneficial for my future."

Zhou Fuyou spoke eloquently, without showing any dissatisfaction towards Master Qinglan.

Seeing this, Shi Miaoyin stopped trying to dissuade her.

"I will ask your second senior brother and the other senior brothers and sisters to take good care of you. You should also be careful."

"Yes, thank you, Senior Sister."

After Shi Miaoyin left, Zhou Fuyou stood at the main gate of Chaoxi Palace, looking somewhat dazed.

Next time I come back, I might have to find a different place to cultivate.

He would still call it Chaoxi Palace there, according to his habits, but the spiritual veins there would be far superior to those here, as would the servants. Zhou Fuyou was thinking that he hoped to see his little sister when he returned.

"I don't know how long this trip will take, so I'd better make some preparations!"

Zhou Fuyou muttered to himself and returned to his cultivation room in his palace.

He first looked inward to check his condition.

Just like before!
The sea of ​​qi is deep and profound, and the golden elixir floats and sinks.

Especially the pure black golden pill, which contained not a trace of impurity, was crystal clear and deep, like a bull's eye.

The pure magical power contained within it left even Zhou Fuyou speechless with amazement.

At the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, his spiritual power was no less than that of a Golden Core cultivator at the early stage. Upon reaching the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, he even felt that ordinary Golden Core cultivators were nothing special.

Now that he has formed his core, the magical power he has generated gives Zhou Fuyou an extremely inflated feeling.

Under this extremely inflated and powerful force, he felt that he was omnipotent!

Zhou Fuyou's consciousness swirled around the golden core, and he became somewhat obsessed, even wanting to sink into the abyss-like sea of ​​qi along with the golden core.

"Duh!"

With a low shout, Zhou Fuyou suddenly woke up.

His face showed lingering fear.

His power is increasing far too quickly. If he doesn't restrain himself, he might lose himself in it and become a beast that only knows how to pursue power.

"What we seek is longevity, not power. Power is merely a means to protect longevity. My master sent me down the mountain to gain experience, hoping that I would control this surge in power. He truly has good intentions!"

After a moment of reflection, Zhou Fuyou paused his cultivation.

Instead, they focused their attention on external things.

His fighting style, due to his rapid advancement in cultivation level and abundant magical power, has always been based on overwhelming and dominating.

As for combat techniques, due to his extraordinary magical talent, he has mastered a large number of water-based spells.

But what Zhou Fuyou truly considered his trump card was the "Qi Sea Floating Heaven" passed down from his ancestors.

This spell not only has growth potential, but also a strong inclusiveness, just like water, which embraces all things without contention!
Initially, Zhou Fuyou refined a large amount of miasma from Bailuze, making the "Qi Sea Floating Heaven" highly toxic and capable of threatening cultivators in the early stages of the Golden Core realm.

Later, through his continuous experimentation, he also incorporated some low-level spells, such as Water Arrow, Mist Concealment, Water Escape Technique: Wave Walking, and Crystal Sky Curtain.

During the half-year journey with the ancestor, the ancestor, as the creator of this spell, gave Zhou Fuyou many suggestions, helping him to further improve the spell.

By now, Zhou Fuyou has even been able to incorporate some third-tier water-based spells.

For example, "The Jade Palace Locked in Mist" and "The Spiritual Communicator Retains His Form".

Once Zhou Fuyou activates "Qi Sea Floating Sky", he can quickly and without restraint unleash these water-based spells. Not only will they not conflict with each other, but their power will be greatly amplified.

This also aligns with the philosophy of "embracing all things without contention".

In this way, this single spell combines many advantages, including concealment and escape, defense and protection, suppression and blockade, and combat and attack.

Of course, there are also disadvantages.

That's the amount of mana required—it's enormous!
However, this weakness was practically nonexistent for Zhou Fuyou. In all his battles, he had never been exhausted, and he couldn't imagine under what circumstances he would run out of magical power.

At this moment, after some sorting, Zhou Fuyou took out a jade pot with flowing radiance.

It is the most common Swallowing Waves and Sea-Containing Pot in the cultivation world, a material specifically used to store liquids.

However, compared to the common goods available outside, the material of this Swallowing Waves Sea Pot, personally bestowed by the Master, is far superior. And the things stored inside are something many people dream of.

With a simple hand gesture, Zhou Fuyou conjured a thin stream of black liquid, resembling mercury, that flowed out.

"Ming Shui!"

"Moreover, it is the highest-grade True Essence of the Netherworld!"

"Legend has it that if the Mingyuan Sect, a sacred land in the Eastern Wilderness, wants to refine a drop of Ming Water True Essence, a Nascent Soul cultivator must use Nascent Soul True Fire to continuously refine the Ming Water day and night for 180 days! This pot that my master gave me is worth far more than ten million spirit stones."

Zhou Fuyou, who was usually indifferent and aloof to outsiders, felt a warmth in his heart when he thought of his master's care for him.

He took a deep breath and calmed himself.

Next, he plans to gradually refine the true essence of the Netherworld into the "Floating Heaven of Qi Sea" to enhance the power of this spell!
However, this process requires complete focus and cannot be neglected in the slightest.

The dark water can corrupt a cultivator's magical power, even their Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages.

If one is not careful, it will damage the foundation of one's spiritual practice.

Zhou Fuyou intercepted a drop of Mingshui True Essence, then opened his Qi Sea to float in the sky. Instantly, streams of black energy surged from his body, completely enveloping the Mingshui True Essence.

He was extremely careful during this process, fearing something might go wrong.

But after only a moment, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"So it's successfully refined?"

……

Three days later.

Inside the Tiannan Dao Palace, four magical treasure-level flying boats slowly took off and hovered above the palace.

Then, one after another, figures rode on beams of light, soaring into the sky from the four main halls and entering the flying boat.

Zhou Fuyou was among them.

Once aboard the flying boat, he greeted his second senior brother, who was in the lead.

"Greetings, Second Senior Brother!"

The second senior brother's name is Fu Bin, and he is said to be a member of Master Qinglan's family.

Upon seeing Zhou Fuyou, he immediately smiled and greeted her.

"Your room is the middle one, next to mine. Just call me if you need anything."

Zhou Fuyou hummed in agreement, then greeted the other senior brothers and sisters before leaping over them and entering the room without hesitation. A moment later, a blue light curtain completely enveloped the room.

Upon seeing this, Fu Bin was momentarily stunned.

The fifth senior sister, the eighth senior sister, and the seventh senior brother standing next to them were also a little taken aback.

Why did you hide inside so quickly?
The seventh senior brother frowned. "Junior brother is too hardworking. There are still team assignments to be made and meetings with the Golden Core cultivators from the other three halls to attend to. Why is he not taking care of these things?"

Fu Bin waved his hand, "Perhaps this is the main reason why Junior Brother successfully formed his core at the age of forty, far surpassing us mediocre people!"

The seventh senior brother curled his lip, not thinking so.

They actually didn't reach the Core Formation stage very early, mostly in their early thirties, which would make them top geniuses in any sect.

It's because the junior brother is so extraordinary, not because they are mediocre.

"Don't worry, I'll handle the rest. You guys start by forming teams according to the names on the list. I'll personally arrange things for Junior Brother!"

Fu Bin gave the order, and his fellow disciples responded in unison.

For this trip, Houtu Palace dispatched a total of five Golden Core cultivators: Second Senior Brother, Fifth Senior Sister, Seventh Senior Brother, Eighth Senior Sister, and Zhou Fuyou.

In addition, one hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators also joined the expedition.

The other three halls have a similar configuration.

In this way, the Tiannan Dao Palace quickly assembled an elite force consisting of twenty Golden Core cultivators and four hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators. If all goes well, this force will soon be deployed to the battlefield on the shores of the East Sea to slay demons and protect the Dao Sect!

Fu Bin stood at the bow of the boat, facing the fierce wind outside, his expression somewhat melancholy.

If only it were the Central Plains of the past, with teleportation arrays all over the continent, it would only take two or three teleportations to reach the East Sea coast, instead of this troublesome situation.

It's all that demonic phoenix's fault. It destroyed Zhongzhou, causing most of the teleportation arrays to be nearly broken and paralyzed.

Now the demonic disturbances have resurfaced, which is truly a headache.

"So be it. It's just following in the footsteps of our ancestors and doing it again. What our forefathers could do, we can do too!"

"set off!"

……

Since boarding the Houtu Flying Boat, Zhou Fuyou has been immersed in refining the true essence of the Mingshui.

He discovered that he could refine this thing even faster than the White Egret Miasma!
Not only is it fast, but after refining, it is also exceptionally easy to control, almost like an extension of one's own arm.

Therefore, he did not delay at all, refining the essence of the Mingshui into the "Qi Hai Fu Tian" day and night.

And the power of this spell is increasing day by day.

And so it went, half a month later.

Zhou Fuyou slowly opened her eyes.

Above him was a dark, oppressive sky, formed by a large amount of miasma from egrets.

Beneath him, however, was a pool of flowing black liquid.

The sea of ​​qi floats in the sky, and dark clouds press down on the city.

Still waters run deep, and they prey on those they despise!
With a thought, Zhou Fuyou gestured outwards, and a sound transmission talisman flew in.

The sound transmission talisman ignited without wind. Zhou Fuyou raised an eyebrow, and his Qi Sea instantly returned to his body. He stood up and went to the deck of the flying boat.

On the deck, cultivators had already gathered and were waiting quietly.

Zhou Fuyou glanced around and spotted several familiar figures.

Without saying hello, he walked over to the four of them, including the second senior brother.

"Second Senior Brother, have we arrived yet?"

The second senior brother smiled gently, "We still have a long way to go, but the city lord of Zhenhai City has informed us that he will come to welcome us. So, we'll make some preparations in advance to avoid being impolite."

"The Lord of Zhenhai City?" Zhou Fuyou was taken aback.

The seventh senior brother introduced, "It is Master Wen. His family has lived on the coast of the East China Sea for generations and was fortunate enough to survive the great calamity in the Central Plains. Therefore, the Dao Sect continues to entrust them with the important task of coastal defense."

Zhou Fuyou was somewhat surprised that a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator would actually condescend to greet him.
The second senior brother straightened his back and explained calmly, "Junior brother, don't underestimate the status of us Dao Palace disciples!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Fuyou suddenly realized.

Normally in the Dao Palace, everyone competes with their peers. Apart from a few people like myself, the rest of us don't really feel our own position.

In reality, the young people who can join Tiannan Dao Palace are all outstanding geniuses who will become the backbone of various families in the future.

And if things go well in the future, he is even more likely to become a big figure in the Tianyuan Dao Sect!
This time, the more than four hundred cultivators sent by the Four Imperial Palaces were the epitome of geniuses.

None of those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage live past one hundred years old.

Golden Core cultivators are mostly young and strong, with the potential to reach the Nascent Soul realm in the future.

The fact that the Venerable Wen condescended to greet him in advance demonstrates his respect for him and also shows his desire to establish a good relationship.

Once Zhou Fuyou understood this, she became exceptionally at ease.

They are visitors, and also honored guests!

Soon, a magnificent and imposing flying boat came flying towards them from afar.

Streaks of light flew out from above, carrying large amounts of wine, fruit, and melons to comfort the disciples of the Daoist Temple.

Meanwhile, the twenty Golden Core cultivators from the Four Imperial Palaces boarded the flying boat to receive a banquet from the City Lord of Zhenhai City, True Man Wen.

……

Thousands of miles away, a wisp of green smoke swirled among the clouds.

Gazing at the fleet of flying ships in the distance, Qingyan stopped in her tracks.

"That kid has been in the Tiannan Dao Palace for twenty years. I didn't expect that when he came out again, he had already reached the Golden Core realm!"

"Tsk tsk, even my master couldn't match this cultivation speed back in the day!"

"Since a Nascent Soul cultivator has appeared, even though I'm not afraid of being discovered, it's still better to stay away."

The wisp of smoke transformed into a dark cloud, embedding itself within the cloud layer and drifting slowly.

Having bypassed the stationary airship fleet, they drifted onto the vast ocean in the middle of the night.

Suddenly!
"Such a strong demonic aura!"

The dark clouds dispersed, the moonlight fell, revealing a graceful and slender figure.

It was Xiao Bai, who was in charge of secretly observing Zhou Fuyou!

At this moment, she frowned, spreading her divine sense to check the situation on the East China Sea.

The sheer intensity of the demonic aura made her feel as if she had returned to the battlefield of the ancient war between humans and demons in the Eastern Wilderness.

Her powerful spiritual energy, in particular, allowed her to detect several strong auras.

"One, two, three... There are actually three Nascent Soul demon cultivators!"

"Such a grand display, could it be... no, this aura..."

Xiao Bai's expression changed slightly. He focused his divine sense and rushed towards a certain sea area.

There were many sea monsters there, birds circled overhead, and the demonic aura was incredibly dense.

In the center of the gathering of monsters, a magnificent palace stands quietly in the sea.

Xiao Bai's divine sense swept through the palace with unstoppable force.

Inside, a demon in human form was admiring the beautiful dance of the clam-woman mermaid below.

And in the seat below him, there was a thick, black python with its head buried in a vat of wine.

"Brother Hei, my Dry Blue Ice Wine, isn't it pretty good?"

Upon hearing this, the black python suddenly raised its head, spilling countless drops of wine.

Upon closer inspection, it's not a snake or python at all.
With its prominent horns and bulging eyes, it was clearly a black dragon!
Just then, the demon cultivator in human form seemed to sense something, his face contorted with rage, and he raised his hand to unleash an attack towards the outside of the palace.

"You sneaky bastard, how dare you spy on me, the Emperor!" (End of Chapter)