Longevity begins with alchemy master

Beyond the southern continent.

Above a stretch of sea, a massive airship sped away from the Tiannan Continent at the fastest possible speed.

On the flying boat, figures moved about.

Everyone's face was filled with confusion, unease, and bewilderment.

They couldn't understand why their family, who had finally settled down, would suddenly leave Bailuze.

What left them bewildered and uneasy was where to go next.

Inside the airship, in a room, four figures sat together, their expressions solemn.

"Donghuang?"

"Yes, we're heading to the Eastern Wilderness, and our lodging will be in Ping Shan Hai!"

"Pingshanhai? Where is that?"

"It is said that it was once the territory of a Nascent Soul sect, but it was later affected by a battle between Nascent Soul cultivators and turned into a large inland lake. The adjacent areas are the Taihu Lake region, which is full of mortals, and the Bikong Region, which is said to be a dead end for living beings. We can go there to safely expand our family, and since it is not far from the prosperous Lingtian Pass, it will be much easier to trade with the outside world in the future."

"Such meticulous arrangements? Was it arranged by that Fairy Gu, or by the rumored Pill Sect?"

"No, Ping Shan Hai was personally chosen for my Zhou family by our ancestor when he went to the Eastern Wilderness. Trust our ancestor!"

When the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the Zhou family's thousand-year history was mentioned, the four fell into an unspeakable silence.

Gu Caiyi had already told the Zhou family about the deal between their ancestor Zhou Yunshen and Danzong Luo Chen when she quietly arrived at the Zhou family.

That's why the Zhou family was able to recall clansmen from all over the country in a short period of time, bringing all the cultivators with them to escape the Southern Continent.

But in their view, it was precisely because of their own lack of ambition that their ancestors had to make preparations for them before their passing.

Patriarch Zhou Junxiao sighed, "If it weren't for my elder brother's failure to break through to the Nascent Soul stage and his death, we wouldn't be without any strong figures to rely on."

Elder Zhou Shuzhen still had some doubts. "But don't we still have Fuyou? He has become the leading figure of the new generation of Tiannan Dao Palace, and I heard that he also won first place in the Dao Sect's Jiazi Grand Competition. With him, our Zhou family will surely prosper in the future within Tianyuan Dao Sect. Now, not only have we disregarded the Dao Palace's orders and left on our own, but we have also abandoned Fuyou."

When Zhou Junxiao spoke of Zhou Fuyou, a deep sense of regret appeared in his eyes.

He once thought that child was the future hope of the Zhou family.

But after learning the truth, they realized that the child was both a hope and a source of trouble.

Only by leaving Tiannan can the Zhou family have hope.

If Zhou Fuyou stays in Tiannan, he will bring utter destruction to the Zhou family!

Seeing that he remained silent, Zhou Shuzhen couldn't help but say again, "Even if we ignore Zhou Fuyou, what about the dozen or so outstanding clansmen who are still cultivating at the Tiannan Dao Palace? Are we just going to give up on them like this?"

Zhou Chongxiao, standing to the side, also said with great concern, "We have violated the prohibition of Tiannan Dao Palace by leaving rashly when the entire continent's formation was activated. Those clansmen will inevitably be purged afterward."

Zhou Junxiao pursed his lips, his face resolute.

"That's their fate!"

Just as the four Golden Core cultivators from the Zhou family were exchanging ideas, a clear and melodious voice suddenly came from outside.

"Where are you going?"

The voice was initially pleasant, but the questioning tone in the words was chilling.

The expressions of the four Golden Core cultivators of the Zhou family all changed simultaneously.

The Daoist Master has arrived!

On the deck of the flying boat, the Zhou family members were in chaos, their eyes filled with awe and fear as they watched the green-clad woman who was following closely behind and hovering in the sky.

Under the oppressive force of the heavens, the flying boat, which had been moving at great speed, was forcibly brought to a stop.

Fu Qinglan frowned slightly as she looked at the panicked low-level cultivators.

How could these people dare to disobey the ban?

There must be someone behind the Zhou family's relocation.

Just then!

Clang!
The sharp sound of a blade tearing cloth rang out.

The Nascent Soul Domain that had been suppressing the flying boat revealed a flaw, and the flying boat started up again, fleeing into the distance.

Fu Qinglan did not give chase because someone was blocking her way.

She was a woman, mature and voluptuous, with a slender figure. Her bright and elegant demeanor carried a hint of the steadfastness of a seeker of the Tao.

Fu Qinglan had never seen this person before, but for some reason, the other person gave her a sense of familiarity.

"who are you?"

"Who I am is not important. What is important is that the Central Continent is about to reunite, but Fairy Qinglan is not staying in Tiannan Continent to maintain the formation. If something unexpected happens, can you bear the responsibility?"

Fu Qinglan's expression changed slightly. Now that the formations on all three continents were activated at the same time, it was impossible to hide it from anyone.

However, the fact that Zhongzhou is reunited cannot be seen from the surface.

Why did this woman know about this, and why did she take the Zhou family members away at this time?
Fu Qinglan's face turned cold.

"No matter who you are, the Zhou family is my disciple's family, and I cannot allow you to put him in a position of injustice!"

As they spoke, the Nascent Soul Domain suddenly pressed down on the other party.

The woman, harboring a competitive spirit, also unleashed her own Nascent Soul domain.

However, after just one collision, they were utterly routed and suffered a series of defeats.

If it weren't for the sword energy surrounding her, protecting her surroundings, she probably wouldn't even be able to control the spiritual energy wandering in the world.

Ultimately, I was still too young to have reached the Nascent Soul stage, and I couldn't compare to the other person.

"Is this the Daoist prodigy, the champion of the Five Hundred Years Grotto-Heaven Grand Competition?"

The woman exclaimed in admiration, then raised her hand and lifted a diagram of an array into the sky.

Fu Qinglan remained calm. "An array cultivator?"

next moment!
In her vision, she saw five beams of firefly light shoot out, and countless sword energies burst forth, instantly forming a vast and incomparable sword energy storm.

A colossal sword formation has taken shape!

Fu Qinglan's expression changed slightly, "So you're a sword cultivator!"

She flicked her finger, and a vibrant green leaf appeared before her, tightly enveloping her.

This is her natal magic weapon, which she has refined for hundreds of years. It has long since been upgraded to the level of a true artifact. Its protective power may not be the strongest, but it is enough to block some ordinary sword formations.

However, when countless sword energies transformed into threads and densely attacked, fine sword marks appeared on the emerald green leaves.

Fu Qinglan's expression changed drastically. "It's a sword formation composed of five sword pellets at the level of true artifacts!"

With this in mind, she dared not hold back any longer.

If things continue like this, even she will be injured once the sword formation is fully formed.

With a thought, Fu Qinglan made hand seals and chanted incantations, his internal magical power flowing and his external energy surging.

She didn't look at the endless stream of sword pellets shooting back and forth.

With her knowledge, she could naturally see that this woman's cultivation level was insufficient and her magical power was particularly weak, making it impossible for her to control each sword pellet with such precision.

What truly makes this great formation work is the array diagram!

Fu Qinglan suddenly looked up, her eyes fierce, and struck out with a palm.

Supernatural Power - Great Creation Seal!
The emerald green handprint pushed aside layers of sword energy, severing each sword thread, and moved forward without hindrance.

A loud bang was heard in the air.

boom!
The array diagram fluttered and cracks appeared.

The five sword pellets scattered haphazardly in all directions, and the great formation that had been maintained with all its might collapsed in an instant, revealing the astonishment on the beautiful woman's face. She blurted out:

"Impossible! How could the Great Five Elements Sword Formation bestowed by my husband be broken?"

But then she realized that her cultivation level was ultimately insufficient to skillfully control the sword formation. Moreover, the enemy she was facing was by no means an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator.

The power of that palm strike was definitely at the level of a great cultivator's attack.

However, the time bought for the Zhou family has been sufficient.

If that's the case, then let's retreat!
The array diagram rolled up and protected the woman's side. The five sword pellets merged into one, transforming into a sword rainbow that enveloped both the woman and the diagram before shooting into the distance.

Before leaving, the woman looked back curiously.

The Daoist prodigy stood there in a daze, and surprisingly did not chase after him.

"strangeness?"

A streak of sword energy shot through the sky.

The woman in green stood there blankly, staring at the sword mark on her palm.

A faint murmur emanated from his mouth.

"The style of this formation..."

"This aura of magic power..."

"There's no mistake, it was his doing!"

Subsequently, an uncontrollable sense of unease arose in Fu Qinglan's heart.

Why did he send people to take away the Zhou family members?

"Moreover, the person they sent called him 'husband,' which explains why I felt that woman looked somewhat familiar. I saw a portrait of that woman when I was searching for him in the Eastern Wilderness; it was Gu Caiyi!"

"If they sent someone so close to them on this mission, why didn't they come themselves?"

"Why would the Zhou family willingly leave with Gu Caiyi? They have already established themselves in the Tiannan Continent, and they even have someone like Fuyou, who can be considered the leading figure of the contemporary Tianyuan Dao Sect, to rely on. Why would they go to the Eastern Wilderness to seek refuge with him, even though it's not so close to them?"

Too many questions arose after the array diagram created by that person was broken.

Too much unease, in the end, transformed into some unspeakable fear. Why do this?
Why is it at this time?
The Zhou family, Zhou Fuyou, Zangshen Valley, and the Black King attacked Zhenhai City...

As the sword energy streaked across the sky in the distance and disappeared without a trace, leaving only a long trail in the sky, the woman in green finally snapped out of her unspeakable fear.

"Luo Chen!"

Without hesitation, Fu Qinglan turned and left, heading straight for the Southern Continent.

Its speed was incredibly fast, the absolute limit of its life.

Once inside the mainland, they didn't linger at all, even ignoring their mission to patrol and guard the formations, and went straight to the Tiannan Dao Palace.

During this time, she disregarded the ban and frequently used short-range teleportation arrays.

Finally, after half a day, they returned to Tiannan Dao Palace.

Upon arrival, before Guan Zhu Zhanbingtao could even question her, she blurted out, "Someone is plotting against the Tianyuan Dao Sect, and we must rush to the sect's ancestral court!"

Zhan Bingtao's expression suddenly changed.

Mo Liheng, the head of the Mo family, who was standing next to him, was also stunned.

In this world, who dares... no, indeed some dare; more than a hundred years ago, someone stormed into Zhongzhou.

"Has the Goddess of Qixia made a comeback?"

Fu Qinglan took a deep breath. "No, it's Luo Chen!"

Upon hearing this, Mo Liheng breathed a sigh of relief: "So it was him!"

Zhan Bingtao smiled and said, "Junior Sister, although Luo Chen is known as the number one person below the Nascent Soul stage, he only gained his great fame because there were no experts in the Western Desert Buddhist Land. Besides, even if he really has the strength to be invincible below the Nascent Soul stage, he is nothing more than an ant compared to our Tianyuan Dao Sect. Where does he get the guts?"

Fu Qinglan shook his head, his face full of worry: "No, you don't understand him. Beneath his seemingly peaceful nature lies extreme madness. Once someone stands in his way, no matter who it is, he will eliminate them. Back in the Mirage Dragon Cave, Shi Ju was like that. Now, my Tianyuan Dao Sect is the same!"

Zhan Bingtao became slightly more serious. "Junior Sister, isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"

“No exaggeration!” Fu Qinglan said firmly, “He has already made his move, or rather, he started making his move a long time ago!”

Zhan Bingtao and Mo Liheng exchanged a glance, then looked at each other in bewilderment.

Next, Fu Qinglan recounted her discoveries over the years one by one. The connection between the events, especially the fact that the Zhou family members were taken away at this critical juncture, all corroborated her conjectures.

"To retrieve his life soul and for the path to immortality, Luo Chen will never give up, even for my Tianyuan Dao Sect! In fact, based on my understanding of him, he will exhaust all means to achieve his goal!"

After hearing this explanation and speculation, Zhan Bingtao's expression became extremely serious.

"If there were already signs back then, why didn't you say so sooner?"

"I...I..." Fu Qinglan's pale lips trembled slightly, her face filled with shame.

Zhan Bingtao slammed his hand on the table, smashing the sturdy table into dust.

"Liheng, you stay at Tiannan Dao Palace!"

"Okay, leave it to me!"

"Qinglan, recall the three palace masters, and also notify the four True Immortals from the Wen, Bu, Hu, and Zhai families. We must immediately head to the Eastern Yuan Continent!"

"it is good!"

Fu Qinglan responded emphatically.

She had to stop Luo Chen; compared to certain inexplicable feelings, the sect and even her family were more important to her.

however!
The moment Fu Qinglan stepped out of the palace, the entire earth trembled violently.

The sudden tremor caused her, whose mind was already in disarray, to lose control of her body, and she staggered for a moment instinctively.

Fu Qinglan leaned against the doorpost, looking completely bewildered.

"Stopped?"

Under the pull of the Celestial Continent Gathering Array, the Tiannan Continent, which should have been continuously converging towards the Tiandi Island, stopped at this moment.

What exactly happened on the Eastern Continent?

……

Let's rewind a few moments.

Beyond the Eastern Continent, facing the Eastern Wilderness.

Luo Chen, dressed in a black Taoist robe, stood tall in the sky, overlooking the vast sea.

A giant tortoise, pushing aside the towering waves, slowly emerges from the unfathomable ocean.

On the turtle's back, dozens of figures stood proudly, each exuding a powerful aura.

Upon seeing this, Luo Chen smiled slightly.

"You are here."

With solemn expressions, everyone said in unison, "Greetings, Sect Leader Dan!"

Luo Chen nodded. "Alright, now that we're here, let's begin the battle! I'll go first, and you all can charge in after me, killing and breaking through the formation!"

After saying that, he turned to face the direction of the Eastern Continent.

With practiced ease, his ten fingers flew across the paper, forming hand seals and mudras.

His body was filled with magical power, and his primordial spirit resonated with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

With the Nirvana Seal in one hand and the Spirit Control Seal in the other, the two seals combined form the famous Qingyang Great Hand Seal!
After a long pause...

As he slowly pushed out his right palm, a tiny handprint appeared in the sky.

Luo Chen gave a soft shout.

"go with!"

The handprint slowly flew towards the Eastern Continent, continuously absorbing the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth along the way, causing the handprint to grow larger and faster.

Later, wherever the palm print passed, giant waves rolled, the sea parted, and the seabed was revealed.

The vast ocean could not stop its progress, and the land was even more unobstructed.

The enormous Qingyang handprint surged forward, sweeping across thousands of miles.

Along the way, countless formations were destroyed and countless mountains were annihilated. Many powerful figures from the Tianyuan Dao Sect appeared, but under this terrifying palm strike, they did not even have the courage to try to stop it. They could only watch helplessly as the huge Qingyang handprint pushed forward from east to west.

All the way to the ancestral home of the Daoist sect, the Rotten Axe Mountain Range!
Several figures had already been notified and were on high alert, fully deploying the mountain-protecting formation.

"Everyone, be careful!"

"After continuously absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the power of that cyan handprint has reached the level of a full-force attack from a Nascent Soul cultivator. It cannot be taken head-on."

"Activate the mountain-protecting formation to block it, and then guard the core of the Heavenly Dome Gathering Land Formation!"

Amidst shouts and cries, a dazzling curtain of light rose from the Rotten Axe Mountains, transforming into walls that blocked the path of Qingyang's Great Handprint.

Faced with all this, the Qingyang Great Handprint, which had been out of control since it was released, ignored everything and just kept moving forward.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Layers of light curtains shattered continuously.

The enormous handprint gradually shrank under the constant impact.

When they finally reached Zuowang Peak in the Lankeshan Mountains, they were only about the size of a normal person's palm.

Snapped!
This tiny handprint was imprinted on Zuowang Peak, leaving only a faint mark.

Upon seeing this, many cultivators of the Tianyuan Dao Sect finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Blocked!
But the next moment.

A strange, cracking sound echoed in the ears of countless people.

Then, a deafening sound, like the roar of a demon from hell, exploded out.

"Roar!"

The Zuowang Peak, which had stood for millions of years in the Lankeshan Mountains, shattered in disbelief before the eyes of countless people.

A colossal figure, a thousand feet tall, shrouded in countless ghostly energies, slowly rose to its feet.

Like an ox without horns, standing on one leg.

His entire body was covered in sword scars.

His large eyes were filled with a violent and destructive desire.

It looked at the countless stunned Daoist cultivators, and simply opened its mouth, emitting a loud crackling sound.

"Roar!"

One by one, figures fell like rain under this roar.

"Everyone, follow me to annihilate this demon and repair the array's core!"

The powerful cultivator who was stationed here roared furiously, his eyes blazing with fury.

And in the far distance, on the coast.

Facing the awe-inspiring gazes of the crowd, Luo Chen remained calm.

"The rest is up to you guys!"

His figure gradually disappeared into the void. A teleportation array had already been set up here, and when he reappeared, he was already outside the Heaven and Earth Island.

After he left, the group of powerful figures from the Eastern Wilderness exchanged glances, looked around, and finally turned their gaze to the war-torn and turbulent continent.

Wang Yuan took the lead, emphasizing his words.

"kill!"

Subsequently, the cultivators, like locusts, swarmed into the Eastern Yuan Continent.

A vast expanse of light crisscrossed the land, unleashing a boundless domain, and powerful magical energy began to pour forth upon this once most prosperous land in the Mountain and Sea Realm. (End of Chapter)