Longevity begins with alchemy master

The weathered scholar, though his face was aged, possessed an elegant demeanor and gave the impression of being erudite.

However, the moment he narrowed his eyes, the whole world seemed to change.

An inexplicable pressure pressed down on Luo Chen from all directions.

This pressure was neither in the air nor on the ground, yet it was everywhere, from the breath he took through his mouth and nose to the opening of his pores, as if the entire world was pressing down on Luo Chen.

Is it an illusion?

No, it's a direct, intuitive feeling in one's soul!
Li Canghai is the only powerful human in the North Sea today!

He said softly, "How will you prove it?"

How can I prove that the Black King is my spirit pet?

Luo Chen's expression turned cold. He first formed a hand seal in front of him and uttered the three words "Svaha".

Then his temperament underwent a dramatic change.

An incomparably sharp aura erupted from the depths of his soul, like a sharp sword, directly breaking through the omnipresent oppression.

Li Canghai raised an eyebrow, a look of surprise in his eyes.

Primordial Spirit!

Unexpectedly, the man in front of him had already achieved the Nascent Soul Transformation stage, his power and soul were combined, making him immune to the suppression of his divine sense.

So young, yet possessing such profound knowledge?
next moment.

Luo Chen took a step forward, stepping out steadily.

"If you want proof, then I will prove it for you!"

His eyes revealed a strange look as he glanced at the black dragon lying prone on the blue ice.

A playful smile appeared on Li Canghai's face.

This young man has managed to condense his primordial spirit at such a young age, which suggests he has a unique understanding of the path of the soul.

But if he thinks he can break the seal on the black dragon with soul magic, he is sorely mistaken.

Everyone knows that Li Canghai, a great master of the North Sea, has achieved godhood through the Dao of Arrays. When it comes to restrictive arrays, almost no one in the world can compare with him.

Luo Chen was able to pass through the Misty Concealment Divine Array with his eyes and considerable understanding of array formations, but if he wanted to use that to break the Black Dragon's restriction, it would be nothing but overestimating his own abilities!

as predicted!

Under Luo Chen's gaze, the black dragon showed a confused and struggling expression on its face, but it did not regain its senses.

It just felt a little friendly towards this man, just like when it encountered the illusory illusion created by the mayfly before, which only gave it a vague feeling.

"Young friend, it seems you've mistaken me for someone else!" Li Canghai said with a smile.

Luo Chen remained unmoved, his eyes fixed intently on the Black King.

At the same time, a bright red halo suddenly appeared on his body, which instantly spread and enveloped the Black King.

At that moment, the Black King's enormous heart began to pound violently.

Boom!
Boom!
A power originating from the same source as Luo Chen naturally rose up.

In response, the Black King let out a painful growl, its massive body thrashing on the ice.

Click! Click! Click!

A large amount of ice broke apart, and the Black King fell directly into the Blue Ice Sea.

Upon seeing this, Li Canghai vaguely realized something, but he did not stop it. Instead, his curiosity fell on Luo Chen.

A low shout suddenly burst from the air.

"You idiot, wake up!"

next moment!
"Roar!"

In the icy sea, a black dragon soared into the sky, baring its fangs and claws, shaking its head and wagging its tail, its body radiating a red aura of the same origin as Luo Chen.

The halo was powerful and full of life, as if it were immortal.

It opened its mouth as if to roar, but in front of Li Canghai, it cowered and could only fly behind Luo Chen in a flash.

"Master, that old...old man is very powerful, very powerful!"

Luo Chen twitched the corner of his mouth and met Li Canghai's surprised face.

"Senior, shouldn't this prove it now?"

Li Canghai clicked his tongue and said, "You're really willing to invest, actually using your life essence to cultivate a spirit pet!"

"Your wisdom is evident in your insightful observation; you saw through my little trick at a glance."

Luo Chen was not complacent. Awakening the Black King was, as he had told Xiao Bai before, an easy task.

This has nothing to do with slave seals, nor with soul restrictions.

There is a very basic fact that has always been between Luo Chen and the Black King.

That was when the Black King's physical body was in danger of being shattered, it was Luo Chen who used the secret technique of the Heavenly Demon Lord to build a blood pool, and even put his own blood essence into it, so that the Black King's physical body could be reconstructed.

That drop of blood essence from Luo Chen's tongue, containing his immense power, had long since merged with the Black King, existing forever.

In a sense, the Black King possesses Luo Chen's bloodline and can be seen as his descendant.

The simplest example is when the Black King advanced to the fourth rank. Without the slave seal, Luo Chen subdued him again simply by relying on bloodline intuition.

What he just did was use his own source blood to activate the power deep within the Black King's bloodline that shared the same origin as Luo Chen.

Wild beasts do not focus on cultivating Qi or refining the soul; flesh and blood are the foundation of wild beasts!

Memories rooted deep in one's bloodline cannot be completely suppressed by any slave seal or restriction.

This is the purest instinct of wild beasts!
However, although the Black King's memories have been awakened, the divine soul restriction placed on the Black King's soul has not been lifted. Therefore, even after regaining consciousness, the Black King still has an instinctive fear of Li Canghai.

Luo Chen said to Li Canghai, "Please, senior, be merciful and remove the restrictions on the Black King."

However, Li Canghai did not answer directly, but instead kept scrutinizing Luo Chen with his wise eyes.

"At such a young age, with such profound cultivation, even his physical body is incredibly strong!"

"it is good!"

"If you can withstand one of my attacks, I will remove the restrictions on it for you."

Before Luo Chen could react, he casually stabbed him.

The fishing rod in his hand suddenly appeared in front of Luo Chen.

The speed was so fast that no one could react in time.

Both the Black King and the little white creature possessing Luo Chen were still stuck on Li Canghai's previous praise of their master.

And this single thrust of the fishing rod seems to contain the grand scheme of things and the ultimate truths of the world.

With a single thrust, even the residual force was enough to forcibly force the possessing Little White away.

On the vast expanse of ice, the young man's expression changed slightly, as if he would be pierced by the fishing rod at any moment.

Within the robe on his left hand, a powerful force stirred, eager to burst forth.

However, Luo Chen suppressed that impulse.

At this moment, he had already condensed his primordial spirit, so his divine sense was moving extremely fast.

With a thought, Luo Chen extended his right hand with seemingly slow but actually fast movements, his fingers pointing like a sword, and a burst of energy erupted from it.

laugh!
A wisp of pure, crimson sword energy clashed with the fishing rod and shattered instantly.

Luo Chen remained calm and composed, his sword pointing forward as his inner power surged like a tide, and the sword energy around him converged in one place.

boom!
A terrifying sword aura, consisting of hundreds of intertwined strands, suddenly erupted, clashing head-on with the ordinary fishing rod.

To Li Canghai's further surprise, Luo Chen uttered a soft shout: "Break!"

The next moment, the fishing rod shattered into dust, turning into the primordial energy of heaven and earth and returning to this world.

Luo Chen's sword energy had not yet dissipated; it transformed from a single strand into five hundred strands, shooting towards Li Canghai's body like streaks of light.

Unfortunately, the dispersed sword energy was not as powerful as before. It was blocked by something when it reached Li Canghai and vanished in an instant.

Looking at the dissipating sword energy before him, Li Canghai exclaimed, "The power of a single sword strike is comparable to a Nascent Soul cultivator's attack. In this world, you can be considered the number one Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Luo Chen was not pleased with himself. He slowly released his sword finger and said, "Senior's ability is as vast as the ocean. I have made a fool of myself."

They praised each other, exchanging compliments. Then they fell silent.

Li Canghai carefully examined Luo Chen, then casually flicked his wrist, sending out a six-pointed star.

Facing the six-pointed star, Luo Chen's eyes narrowed, then he dispersed, letting the six-pointed star land on the Black King's head.

Then came a hissing sound like melting snow, and the Black King seemed to be in great pain, rolling around on the ground.

Li Canghai glanced at his left sleeve, then stood up from the ice and pointed behind him.

"Young friend, the Blue Ice Sea is quite cold. Would you be interested in coming up the mountain for a chat?"

Luo Chen looked up and saw a towering mountain made entirely of solidified ice.

This mountain shouldn't be here.

A century ago, it was included in the Mountain and Sea Map by Li Canghai.

But it should be here, because the people of Licanghai are here.

"Owner……"

A timid voice came from behind, carrying a hint of worry.

"It's alright, you take good care of Black King, I'll be right back."

Luo Chen flicked his sleeve and flew to Li Canghai's side.

Li Canghai seemed to greatly admire Luo Chen's courage, and smiled as he extended his hand: "Please!"

Luo Chen nodded slightly and walked alongside the old man, flying up the Ice Soul Spirit Mountain.

Down the mountain, Xiaobai kept glancing at the Black King while also looking at the iceberg from time to time, her eyes filled with worry.

……

Contrary to Xiaobai's worries, the palace on the mountain was warm and cozy, and the conversation between the old man and the young man was quite friendly.

"Luo Chen, I've heard your name quite a bit over the years!"

"I don't know if it's a good reputation or a bad reputation."

"Haha, we cultivators don't distinguish between good and bad, right and wrong. What does it matter if someone is a wicked and immoral heretic who has committed all sorts of evil deeds and lost all conscience if their name is known throughout the five continents?"

"It seems that my reputation is indeed not very good!"

"Young friend, you are too modest. Although you bear the name of Demon Lord Mo Luo, which inspires fear and awe, who wouldn't want to associate themselves with the Dan Sect?"

"Senior has given you too much praise."

The friendly atmosphere and polite conversation started from the moment we entered.

Luo Chen knew that this was the equal treatment he received in return for taking the blow from the other party earlier.

Before that, let alone chatting and laughing, even sitting at the same table would have been a pipe dream.

Luo Chen didn't want to engage in too much pretense with the other party, so after a few brief words, he got straight to the point.

"Senior, do you have a grudge against the Tianyuan Dao Sect?"

Li Canghai revealed a playful smile, "What do you mean? Don't you know that I have a good relationship with Zhan Buxiu, one of the Five Elders of Tianyuan? We even fought side by side before, intimidating the two ancient demons of the North Sea?"

“The past is the past, the present is the present.” Luo Chen shook his head and glanced outside the hall, then said, “The Black King is colluding with the demon race to attack the Southern Continent. Could it be that this was done on its own initiative?”

Li Canghai stopped smiling and stared at Luo Chen with a deep and inscrutable expression.

The Black King, which he had acquired by chance, was just a side move in his strategy. Outsiders didn't know that the Black King was his spirit pet, so he wasn't worried about being discovered when he sent it to harass the Tianyuan Dao Sect.

The only unexpected thing was that Luo Chen, the true master of the Black King, would catch up with them and discover them.

In this way, his intentions toward the Tianyuan Dao Sect have actually been exposed.

Even if only a tiny bit is exposed, to someone with ulterior motives, it can be seen as the whole truth.

"Rumor has it that you were once a guest elder of the Star Gate of the Tianyuan Dao Sect, and even helped the Five Elders of Tianyuan deal with the Demon Phoenix Sisters? Are you asking this now because you are acting on behalf of the Dao Sect?"

Luo Chen twitched the corner of his mouth. "I was just a guest advisor for foreign affairs, and that's all in the past. Hasn't senior heard that I was once a member of the Mingyuan Sect?"

Li Canghai was taken aback.

He really didn't know much about this.

After all, although Luo Chen was quite famous before, he was still just a Nascent Soul junior.

He only knew some things about Luo Chen because Luo Chen's reputation had grown over the years, and he was almost considered the number one person below the Nascent Soul stage, which is why he paid attention to him.

The fact that Luo Chen joined the Mingyuan Sect and became the Hall Master of the Pill Saint Hall was already buried in history the moment the Mingyuan Sect was destroyed.

While he was still in shock, Luo Chen added another sentence.

"Senior previously called me Moro, so you must know that this title was earned in the Western Desert Buddhist Land. You should also know that the demoness Qing Shuang and the formless Moro joined forces to fight the high monk of the Hanging Temple. Therefore, the matter of me fighting against the demon phoenix sisters with the Five Elders of Tianyuan is already history."

Li Canghai was speechless; he had overlooked this detail. He then scoffed:
Indeed, there are no eternal enemies or eternal friends in the world.

This was true for himself and the Tianyuan Dao Sect, and it seemed that Luo Chen and the Yao Feng sisters were the same.

Luo Chen agreed, then said seriously, "Then, may I have the honor of becoming your friend, senior?"

Li Canghai replied naturally, "The fact that you are sitting here already makes you my friend."

However, Luo Chen slowly shook his head, "No, I meant joining forces to deal with our friends from the Tianyuan Dao Sect!"

Li Canghai's expression suddenly changed.

His originally refined demeanor was now unsettling, and his piercing gaze made one feel as if they had thorns in their back.

"what is your purpose?"

"Then what was your purpose in attacking the Tianyuan Dao Sect, senior?"

The two looked at each other, but neither spoke.

The hall fell silent for a moment.

After a long silence, Li Canghai spoke slowly, "If you want to deal with the Tianyuan Dao Sect, you'd better speed things up."

Has this been agreed upon beforehand?

Luo Chen immediately asked, "Why?"

Li Canghai looked out of the hall just like Luo Chen had done before, but his gaze was distant, as if it had traversed thousands of miles of clouds and roads, landing on the three continents of Zhongzhou.

"The Tianyuan Dao Sect has deployed numerous formations across several continents in an attempt to reunite the Central Plains and even rebuild the Heaven and Earth Peak. Once they accomplish this feat, you should know what you'll be facing!"

Luo Chen's expression changed.

To draw the continent together and reunite the Central Plains is a heaven-defying feat for low-level cultivators, but it is not difficult for Nascent Soul cultivators.

Once the Central Plains are relatively intact and the Heaven and Earth Peak is reconnected, it means that the Tianyuan Dao Sect will have passed its weakest period.

When Qixia Yuanjun attacked Zhongzhou, her greatest enemy was not the Tianyuan Dao Sect of the Mountain and Sea Realm, but the many powerful incarnations that descended to this world from Tiandi Peak.

If Tianyuan Dao Sect really manages to accomplish this, then Luo Chen will never be able to deal with Tianyuan Dao Sect again.

It's impossible for him to possess the strength of Qixia Yuanjun in his lifetime.

Even Qixia Yuanjun only severely damaged Tianyuan Daozong, but did not completely destroy it like Mingyuan Sect.

Is it that woman who doesn't want to?

No, even someone as strong as Qixia couldn't do it back then!
Luo Chen swallowed hard. "Senior, is what you're saying true?"

Li Canghai nodded emphatically: "I am a Nascent Soul cultivator specializing in array formations, and I understand the changes in the world's dynamics better than anyone else. Not only have I set up divine summoning arrays on the three continents, but I have also set them up on the Heavenly Island. If you don't believe me, you are welcome to verify it for yourself!"

Luo Chen's mouth was dry: "Time?"

“At least sixty years, at most a hundred years.” Li Canghai sighed and said, “You have to believe in the foundation of the strongest holy land in the Mountain and Sea Realm. Even without the Star Gate, one of the three treasures of the Dao Sect, they still have the Rotten Chessboard, which is an unparalleled spiritual treasure capable of suppressing the aura of an entire continent!”

Jiazi!

This time feels so familiar.

A beautiful woman flashed through Luo Chen's mind. Not long ago, that woman had also mentioned a similar time.

Why did she say that it would take 60 years before she could retrieve her life soul?

Could it be related to this matter as well?

Luo Chen clenched his fists instinctively. (End of Chapter)