Longevity begins with alchemy master

Azure skies and golden expanse, a desolate, uninhabited place.

The black-clad Taoist sat cross-legged before the golden tiger, his primordial spirit already condensed, and his divine sense slowly entered the golden tiger's sea of ​​consciousness.

Throughout this process, the demonic beast in front of him always had an instinctive resistance, but it was powerless to resist Luo Chen's powerful divine sense.

Finally, Luo Chen once again touched the depths of Di Tu's soul.

There, a faint green mark appears and disappears, seemingly about to vanish at any moment, yet it stubbornly survives.

Upon seeing the green mark, Luo Chen couldn't help but exclaim in praise.

"As expected of a Nascent Soul cultivator, the slave mark left by Chun Yuan still exists after a hundred years. It is truly incredibly stubborn!"

Emperor Tu, son of an ancient demon.

When peace talks between the human and demon races in the Azure Sky Domain failed, the ancient demon emperor Tian perished after a great battle.

As he fell, his immense magical power swept across the surroundings, destroying everything in the Azure Sky Domain.

Only his descendants survived.

Moreover, Emperor Tu has been slumbering here for over a hundred years, continuously absorbing the residual power of the ancient demons.

Unfortunately, the Azure Sky Domain is the heartland of the Eastern Wilderness human race, so how could it possibly allow him to lie down and sleep soundly while calmly absorbing power?

The powerful cultivator from Zhongzhou, Chun Yuan, discovered this place.

Chun Yuan could have killed it, but perhaps because he was eyeing an ancient demon seed, he didn't kill it. He merely left a slave mark, intending to take it under his wing once it awoke.

However, Chun Yuan herself probably never expected that she would perish on the Cliff of Broken Souls.

According to Luo Chen's calculations, Chun Yuan was already dead, and her carefully arranged slave seal would gradually dissipate over time.

But looking at it now, it's clear that Chun Yuan's expertise in this area cannot be erased by time.

Or rather, it's not something that can be achieved in a century.

After observing carefully for a while, Luo Chen had already figured it out.

"It is indeed a slave seal constructed by divine thought, so even if only a single thought remains, it will remain ever new and never dissipate."

"I was wise not to arrogantly try to break this slave seal with my powerful soul force back then. Otherwise, I might have perished if I wasn't careful."

"Not only that, but the slave seal also contains a magical power containing the essence of wood."

"Breaking the Divine Mind Slave Seal isn't difficult for me right now, as for this Wood Root Source Magic Power..."

Luo Chen narrowed his eyes, deep in thought.

Several days later, Luo Chen's spirits lifted.

He carefully placed his palm on Di Tu's head from a distance, and slowly released a wisp of green magic power.

Luo Chen's magic power was fire-attribute magic power, painstakingly honed over hundreds of years, domineering, fierce, and extremely destructive. This cyan-green magic power, however, was incredibly gentle, like a spring breeze. The two seemed incompatible, but when Luo Chen unleashed them, there was no sense of disharmony.

It's simply a matter of changing the attribute of magical power, which is not difficult for him.

The difficulty lies in the fact that Luo Chen's magical power does not contain the power of the fire element; instead, it contains the true meaning of decay and prosperity.

The surrounding area was filled with metallic elemental energy, so if Luo Chen wanted to continuously unleash the power of decay and prosperity, he could only rely on his own inherent strength.

"Let's take it one step at a time!"

"With my persistent efforts, I will be able to completely erase Chun Yuannu's seal in just a few years."

"At that time, I will be able to possess a fourth-order Great Demon Emperor who has mastered the power of the Golden Origin, which will definitely be a great help to me in conquering the Central Continent!"

……

In the azure sky and golden realm, time seemed to slow down, and everything was calm and uneventful.

But outside, throughout the entire Eastern Wilderness, things were in an uproar.

As Xiaobai and Heiwang delivered invitations to various mountain gates, news spread like wildfire.

[Dan Zong Luo Chen, Shouyang Discusses the Dao]

In this news, both the name of Dan Zong Luo Chen and the once-famous Shouyang Dao Debate during the war between humans and demons are renowned.

Combining the two makes it even more significant.

There is only one reason that truly stirred up the Eastern Wilderness!
The opportunity to transform into a deity!

It is said that Dan Zong Luo Chen will exchange experiences on breaking through to the Divine Transformation Realm with all the Nascent Soul True Persons in the Eastern Wilderness at the Dao Discussion Conference on Shouyang Mountain.

This is somewhat ridiculous, after all, Luo Chen didn't advance to the Nascent Soul stage first either!

But don't forget the name "Dan Zong"!

It's highly possible that he has concocted some miraculous elixir that can help people break through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Especially a hundred years ago, the Dan Sect generously provided ten Nascent Soul Pills in one go, allowing the major sects of the Eastern Wilderness, whose strength had been greatly reduced and whose number of top experts was depleted after the war, to catch their breath. This is clear evidence of that.

The Dan Sect has already established a reputation for refining breakthrough pills.

It can be said that whether it was Luo Chen's extensive network of connections built up by high-level alchemists, the favor he bestowed upon the Nascent Soul Pill a hundred years ago, or the cultivators' thirst for the opportunity to transform into a deity, all of these factors have drawn countless powerful figures from the Eastern Wilderness to gather at Lingtian Pass.

Shouyang Mountain is located within Lingtian Pass.

This place was originally the core area of ​​the Eastern Wilderness cultivation world!

Its borders alone cover five Nascent Soul sects, and it once shone brightly in the two-hundred-year war between humans and demons, acting like a giant reef that firmly blocked the torrent of demons at Lingtian Pass.

Even after the great war ended, Lingtian Pass still existed and became even more prosperous.

The permanent resident population is over one million.

It should be noted that these people are all true cultivators, not ordinary mortals.

An ordinary immortal city has only tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of cultivators, but Lingtian Pass has millions of cultivators, making it a super immortal city!
Looking across the entire realm of mountains and seas, there is no other existence that can compare to it.

And the number of cultivators is increasing rapidly as the date of the Shouyang Dao Discussion Conference approaches.

During the great war between humans and demons, the walls of Lingtian Pass were almost completely destroyed. After the war ended, those ancient city walls were demolished.

Without the anti-flight formation covering the entire city, cultivators usually come and go directly here.

In an instant, streaks of light flowed like a river from the sky above Lingtian Pass, and cultivators rained down upon it. The bustling scene was even more lively than the peak of the Eastern Wilderness before the war between humans and demons!

With more people, there will naturally be more conflict.

Various vendettas, robberies, and battles of egos unfold daily at Lingtian Pass.

But this place is not entirely without order.

On the main bustling streets of the city, each one is guarded by powerful figures from major Golden Core sects and even Nascent Soul sects, to prevent unnecessary fighting from affecting their business.

Furthermore, there is another enormous structure standing atop Lingtian Pass.

That is the "Lingtian Alliance"!
This is an alliance of five Nascent Soul sects bordering Lingtian Pass, led by Fenghua Palace, with Baihe Sect as its assistant, plus Wanjian Pavilion, Baishou Sect, and Dongyang Branch Sect. Together they control a large amount of interests in Lingtian Pass.

Faced with the terrifying influx of people drawn by Luo Chen's restart of the Shouyang Dao Discussion Conference, the Lingtian Alliance reached a consensus from the outset to leave Shouyang Mountain vacant, awaiting Luo Chen's arrival.

From this perspective, the name "Danzong" (丹宗) certainly carries considerable weight.

Even before he arrived, his influence alone was enough to persuade the local cultivators to give up their "venue".

Furthermore, the Alliance also dispatched a large number of cultivators to maintain order in the vicinity of Shouyang Mountain as much as possible.

Of course, this security maintenance is limited to cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage.

When it comes to battles between Nascent Soul cultivators, the Lingtian Alliance has little power to restrain them.

More than a hundred years have passed since the war between humans and demons ended. The cultivation world of the Eastern Wilderness has gradually recovered from its devastation, and powerful figures are emerging in large numbers.

At this pivotal moment, it's quite normal for some newly promoted masters to spar and make a name for themselves.

In fact, it wasn't just newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivators; even some long-established veteran powerhouses had secretly fought each other after years of loneliness.

Naturally, some of his battle records were leaked by those with ulterior motives. Among them, the Taiyue Zhenren from the Taishan Sect became the center of everyone's discussion!
Whether it was the cultivation world of the Eastern Wilderness in the past or the two-hundred-year war between humans and demons, Master Taiyue was really not a top-tier existence.

His mid-Nascent Soul stage cultivation level made him inferior to the higher-level Nascent Soul cultivators, and he also found it difficult to exert absolute dominance over the lower-level Nascent Soul cultivators.

However, after the war between humans and demons ended, he went into seclusion for a full hundred years.

Upon emerging from seclusion, the Dan Sect immediately restarted the Shouyang Dao Discussion Conference.

Then he made a series of moves, challenging several renowned cultivators.

Tian Du Sect Master Tian Du!

Peng Xiangzhen of Bailudong!
Nine Spirits Sect, Nine Spirits Primordial Sovereign!
These three individuals are a grandmaster of array formations, a senior master of the White Deer Cave, and both have long been renowned.

Although the Nine-Headed Spirit Lord had only broken through to the Great Cultivator realm a little over a hundred years ago, he already possessed a reputation for having immense magical power comparable to that of a Great Cultivator even before his breakthrough. In particular, the Nine-Headed Spirit Lord had mastered a powerful killing move that was comparable to a divine ability, and he once dominated the battlefield between humans and demons. Now, having entered the late Nascent Soul stage for over a hundred years, his strength has undoubtedly reached even greater heights.

It's fair to say that none of these three are easy to deal with!

However, the record of Taiyue Zhenren's sparring with these three people was a terrifying two wins and one draw!
Even if he had broken through to the Great Cultivator realm, he shouldn't have such an overwhelming advantage, right?
This rumor has led many to question its accuracy.

However, the three great cultivators who stood at the pinnacle of the Eastern Wilderness cultivation world did not come forward to refute them.

This makes one wonder.

Taiyue Zhenren truly soared to the heavens, not only breaking through his realm but also surging in strength to the point of suppressing beings of the same level.
Soon after, another rumor circulated among Nascent Soul cultivators.

With the help of the Pill Sect, True Man Taiyue not only broke through to the late Nascent Soul stage in one fell swoop, but also comprehended the true meaning of the laws. If nothing unexpected happens, reaching the Divine Transformation stage is a natural progression.

This news has once again shocked the real-life entertainment industry.

Especially when combined with the four words "opportunity for spiritual transformation" written on the invitation from the Dan Sect, it is impossible not to feel tempted.

Who doesn't know that Master Taiyue was once trapped at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul realm for a long time, and he was the slowest single-spiritual-root cultivator in the Nascent Soul realm? If he could reach this point, wouldn't he be able to go even further if he received help from the Pill Sect?

For a time, many people came to see the Taiyue Zhenren, hoping to learn something about the Danzong sect.

Master Taiyue refused to see them, only saying "wait"!
What are you waiting for?
Everyone knew perfectly well that they were waiting for the official opening of the Shouyang Dao Discussion Conference and for the appearance of Luo Chen from the Dan Sect.

However, as the time drew closer, Dan Zong Luo Chen still hadn't appeared.

However, one day, a special team arrived at Lingtian Pass.

This team is special for two reasons.

One point is that their strength is formidable, far surpassing that of the major sects. Even the White Deer Cave and the Dongyang Sect, whose strength was relatively well preserved during the war between humans and demons, are not much stronger than them.

The team was led by six Nascent Soul cultivators, one of whom was the Battle Maniac who had defeated a Nascent Soul cultivator years ago!
Secondly, their attire was uniform; they all wore robes adorned with the symbol of the cinnabar tripod and the sun.

And this sect emblem with the sun-shaped alchemy cauldron is unique to only one sect in the entire Eastern Wilderness.

That's the Luo Tian Sect!

In this way, the world knows the origin of this special team.

The Luo Tian Sect, founded by Dan Zong Luo Chen!

This further shocked countless cultivators!
Everyone knows that back then, apart from Luo Chen, the Luo Tian Sect only had a handful of people, and they couldn't even produce a second-ranked Nascent Soul cultivator.

Unexpectedly, less than four hundred years after its founding, six—no, including Zhan Mowangyuan, that makes a total of seven Nascent Soul Real Person level combatants.

With such profound knowledge and skills, no one in the world doubts the capabilities of the Danzong sect.

A skilled alchemist can bring prosperity to a sect or school of thought.

Moreover, what about Luo Chen, the Dan Sect Master who is hailed as the successor to the Dan Saint and the foremost master of alchemy?

The Luo Tian Sect's experts came out in full force. The first thing they did upon arriving at Ling Tian Pass was to take over Shouyang Mountain from the Ling Tian Alliance. Then they began to set up the venue for the Dao Discussion Conference and to entertain the many experts who had come from afar.

Once everything was ready, everyone was waiting for that moment.

Seven years after the invitation was sent, on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month!

Whether this date has any special significance is unknown to the world, but the date set by the Dan Sect for the Shouyang Dao Discussion Conference is this very day.

……

call out!
A flash of cold light streaked across the sky.

An ordinary-looking but exceptionally distinguished man with white eyebrows pierced through the clouds and mist, crossing mountains and seas.

A centipede with six wings was perched on his shoulder, occasionally exhaling cold air.

The man glanced down at the centipede and muttered to himself, "I managed to break through to the Nascent Soul stage with the help of pills, but you're stuck at the fourth level. I've already felt the power of the Pill Sect. If you can get his help at this Shouyang Dao Discussion Conference, perhaps you can also take that final step."

Just as the man was muttering to himself, the weather ahead suddenly changed dramatically.

boom!
A deafening roar echoed between heaven and earth.

Then countless golden wind energies erupted, completely blocking this part of the sky.

The man's expression changed drastically, and he immediately stopped.

He was familiar with the area ahead, known as the Azure Sky Forbidden Domain, which was on par with the nearby Spirit Forbidden Domain.

One reason is to prevent living beings from entering, and the other is that it is not suitable for cultivators to practice; both are products of the ancient war between humans and demons.

Logically speaking, people should have gotten used to these things.

But why is there such a sudden change?

His eyes were fixed intently on what was ahead.

Amidst the golden wind and fierce energy, a vortex appeared out of thin air and spun continuously in the sky.

Like a funnel, countless golden winds flowed into it and then disappeared.

And the Azure Sky Forbidden Zone, which blocked all living beings from entering, began to disappear rapidly, with countless golden winds vanishing mysteriously.

At the same time, an incomparably powerful aura spread out in all directions like a madman.

The white-browed man's eyes widened: "A great cultivator?"

"No!"

"It's the Great Demon Emperor!"

The terrifying demonic energy, rising uncontrollably, surged into the sky, tearing a huge hole in the clouds and revealing the clear blue sky.

The white-browed man was heartbroken. How could such a terrifying great demon emperor be lurking in the heart of the human race?

Just as he was about to make his escape.

suddenly!

"It's not the right time yet, let's stop!"

A calm voice rang out, and the rising demonic energy suddenly stopped, then rolled back.

The white-browed man looked up and saw a huge golden tiger lying respectfully on the ground in the mountains.

In front of it stood a Taoist priest in black, who reached out and pressed down on its head.

Under its care, the golden tiger was as docile as a house cat.

Is this still the same great demon emperor who once caused the heavens and earth to change color?
Who is that Taoist priest in black?

The white-browed man swallowed hard and turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, a voice drifted into his ears.

"It is fate that we meet, fellow Daoist, please wait a moment."

The white-browed man took a deep breath and forced himself to turn around. Although he looked down at the man, he bowed to the black-clad Taoist.

"This junior is Bo Hanjun. May I ask how you should address me, senior?"

"Senior?" The black-robed Taoist smiled slightly and said slowly, "Luo Chen, you can also call me Master Dan." (End of Chapter)