Longevity begins with alchemy master

"Who are you?"

A stern shout rang out, angrily questioning the newcomer.

A Nascent Soul cultivator guarding the key point of the Linhai formation subconsciously asked the question upon seeing the newcomer.

Wang Yuan, who was charging at the forefront, did not reply or answer. His entire body was bursting with qi, and he charged straight ahead.

Seeing that things were not going well, the Nascent Soul cultivator unleashed a flying sword.

Wang Yuan unleashed a punch with his bare hands!
clang!
The clash of fists and swords produced a metallic clang.

The enemy's eyes widened in disbelief. He was actually taking a direct hit from a flying sword of true weapon level with his bare hands?
"Senior Brother Wang Yuan, are you alright?" came a concerned inquiry from behind.

It is Yu Jiaolong.

Without turning his head, Wang Yuan said, "You all must not stop. Destroy every key point of the array as much as possible to prevent the Dao Sect people from repairing it, and do not let them go to Tiandi Island!"

As he spoke, his divine will erupted, locking down the enemy's aura.

Behind him, a group of cultivators from the Luo Tian Sect had already arrived on the Eastern Yuan Continent.

Yu Jiaolong and Haoranzi joined forces, while Lingfengzi arrived riding the wind.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
A colossal white tiger puppet, head held high, strides across the land, with Canglong, as white as snow, standing atop it.

"Fellow disciples, if you encounter danger, remember to activate the fourth-tier talismans bestowed by Senior Brother Luo Chen. Don't be stingy with them!"

The Nascent Soul cultivator who was entangled by Wang Yuan trembled with fear upon seeing this scene, for his gaze was not limited to just the few people from Luo Tian Sect.

In the distance, a giant tortoise landed, a black dragon ascended to the sky, and a bewitching ghost king drifted forward.

From other directions, powerful streaks of light also rushed into the Eastern Yuan Continent.

After the initial shock and fear came an uncontrollable rage.

"How dare you offend the Tianyuan Dao Sect! You deserve to die!!!"

Wang Yuan's expression was cold. "Come, let me see the capabilities of the disciples of the number one holy land in the world!"

Without further ado, a life-or-death battle ensued between the two.

The powerful magic and qi erupted in all directions, and the low-level cultivators around were unable to participate at all.

This great battle is not merely a conflict between Luo Chen and the Tianyuan Dao Sect, but a war between the cultivation worlds of the Eastern Wilderness and the Central Continent.

The battlefield was divided into units based on the various sects and forces of the Eastern Wilderness, unfolding continuously across the Eastern Continent like pieces being placed on a chessboard.

The Tianyuan Dao Sect cultivators who came to provide support were constantly stopped by powerful figures from all sides along the way.

As the sect to which Luo Chen belonged, Luo Tianzong naturally had to take the lead and be at the forefront.

Wang Yuan and his men successfully completed the mission, fearless of death, and were among the first to enter the Eastern Continent.

Naturally, the resistance encountered was also the most intense.

Wang Yuan was alright, because he wasn't a Qi cultivator and his cultivation level couldn't be measured by Golden Core or Nascent Soul. So the first enemy he encountered wasn't too strong, only an early Nascent Soul cultivator.

But things aren't so "easy" elsewhere.

Especially where Yu Jiaolong is located.

Three massive beams of white light surged forth in succession.

Yu Jiaolong unleashed her Nascent Soul Domain in an attempt to slow down the attack, but to little avail.

In the rush, only defensive measures could be implemented.

boom!
A single white light severely damaged it.

Seeing the two beams of white light that followed closely behind, Yu Jiaolong's eyes revealed a look of despair.

Just then.

"Get away!"

A scroll of bamboo slips unfolded before her, blocking a beam of white light. Then, a surge of righteous energy erupted, and a fire phoenix emerged from it, swirling towards the newcomer.

A figure blocked Yu Jiaolong's path; it was Haoranzi, who had been imprisoned with her on Cangwu Mountain for two hundred years.

"Junior sister, be careful. There are too many Nascent Soul cultivators on this battlefield now, and their magical power and spiritual energy are extremely mixed. The Nascent Soul Domain can no longer be used normally. You can only rely on your own offensive and defensive methods."

As Haoranzi spoke, he looked at the newcomer with a serious expression.

A mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

On the other side, Lingfengzi was also caught in a fierce battle. Fortunately, he was incredibly fast and had mastered the "Wind Tunnel" technique, which allowed him to barely hold on and avoid being defeated.

Canglong, on the other hand, broke through a formation maintained by over a hundred people in a short period of time.

Facing the approaching Daoist Master, she remained calm and composed. She wielded the Canghai Zhenlong Sword with its light, and the talismans bestowed by Luo Chen were activated from time to time, suppressing the Daoist Master relentlessly.

The white tiger puppet, at the late Nascent Soul stage, strolled leisurely towards the next array eye beneath her feet.

In the sky.

Dozens of experts from the human and demon races of the Eastern Wilderness did not linger. Now that the Luo Tian Sect cultivators had breached the defenses, they only needed to advance unimpeded.

Over the years, the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion has only had one Nascent Soul cultivator, Lin Qingxuan, who was the one who absorbed the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect.

It's unclear whether Lin Qingxuan deliberately suppressed the fact that Wanjian Pavilion didn't produce a second Nascent Soul cultivator, but at this moment on the battlefield, he had no one to rely on, alone with his sword.

A figure, imposing and dignified, with the air of a master, stood blocking the way at the center of the formation.

With sword pellets swirling around him, Lin Qingxuan knew that the newcomer was no ordinary person, and his gaze became solemn.

"Name!"

The man flicked his sleeve, and a long sword appeared in his hand: "Liu family, Liu Yuan!"

Lin Qingxuan flicked his finger, and the sword pellet emitted countless sword lights.

"Lin Qingxuan of the Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, please enlighten me!"

……

Tao Wan felt a little uneasy. This was her first battle after advancing to the Nascent Soul realm, and one she had never imagined.

The scale of the battle between the two sides was no less than that of the racial war between the human and demon races in the Eastern Wilderness back then, and it was even more dangerous due to the excessive concentration of Nascent Soul experts.

But she had to come to this battle.

Back then, Luo Chen intervened for her, winning the battle for the Dao Seed of Qingdan Valley and ensuring her safe breakthrough to the Golden Core stage.

She was fortunate enough to win a Nascent Soul Pill at the Lingtian Auction, which was perhaps due to Deng Taiyue's consideration for her relationship with Luo Chen.

Therefore, even if it weren't for the opportunity to become a Nascent Soul cultivator and the Enlightenment Pill, she would still come to lend Luo Chen a hand.

However, the battles on the Nascent Soul battlefield were far more brutal than she had imagined!

A single burst of fire shot up from the sky, tearing through her defenses and severely injuring her.

A figure resembling a flaming demon slowly rose from the ground, filled with rage.

Where is Luo Chen?

Tao Wan was unable to answer. She had just recovered from being thrown to the ground when she coughed up a mouthful of blood.

puff!
His entire body was filled with magical power, as if it had been ignited, boiling and surging, almost exploding.

She looked at the person who appeared with a terrified expression.

"Time Torch!"

He is Shi Ju, the Daoist prodigy who once went to the Eastern Wilderness and is now the head of the Shi family!

It is rumored that he comprehended the true meaning of the laws ahead of time and cultivated the divine powers of the Dao Sect, so that he was not at a disadvantage even when facing a great demon emperor in the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

How could she possibly contend with someone like that?

That one palm strike almost instantly killed him.

Or rather, it wasn't that the other party couldn't do it, but rather that they deliberately spared her life so they could inquire about Luo Chen's whereabouts.

But Tao Wan couldn't answer, nor did she want to.

She could only watch helplessly as Shi Ju stepped through the air, walking towards her step by step, his face contorted with rage.

call out!call out!
Two figures flew over, blocking Shi Ju's path from the left and right.

Tao Wan wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, wobbled as she flew up, and looked at the two figures with difficulty, saying, "Chang Xi, Meng Ye, it's you."

Shiju continued forward as if no one else was around.

"You can't stop me. Even if the three of you join forces, you're no match for me. Tell me, where is Luo Chen? I know he's already here!"

He would never mistake that palm print that had crossed the sea and nearly traversed half the continent.

It was none other than the legendary technique of Luo Chen, the Hermit of the Desolate Era—the Azure Sun Great Handprint!

Chang Xi remained calm, holding his sword and protecting Tao Wan.

“Your opponent is not us, but Senior Brother Jiuling.”

Shi Ju suddenly looked up!

In the void, a dreamlike river of light is slowly flowing out.

Inside, the figure of the Nine Spirits Primordial Sovereign could be seen faintly.

"You are not worthy to be Luo Chen's opponent. Let me have a go at you!"

Shi Ju grinned maliciously, "Very well, even if we kill you all, Luo Chen will eventually appear."

As soon as he finished speaking, he soared into the sky, his body erupting with true solar fire, and forcefully charged into the Great Nine Heavens River.

After he left, Chang Xi and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Ju is a true prodigy of the Daoist sect, far beyond their ability to contend with.

Even ordinary Grand Masters might not be able to suppress Shi Ju. Perhaps only the Nine-Spirit Primordial Sovereign, who was once hailed as the number one person below the Grand Master, could fight him.

"Then what about us?" Tao Wan asked.

Chang Xi smiled slightly, her gaze falling on the immortal city in the distance.

There happens to be a key point in the formation inside.

However, that smile quickly vanished.

Because figures were appearing one after another in the Immortal City. Although they were all only at the Golden Core stage, their destructive power was enough to threaten Nascent Soul cultivators, thanks to the advantageous location of the Immortal City and the assistance of the formation.

"kill!"

……

Meanwhile, beside a large lake.

Four figures descended from the sky.

The aged Emperor Tiandu walked ahead.

On the shore of the great lake, two Daoist masters stood in front of them without flinching.

"Senior brother, leave these two to us!" Tianquanzi said.

Tian Duzi nodded, and without pausing, headed towards the great lake.

Tian Quanzi, along with two newly promoted Nascent Soul junior brothers, set up an array to envelop the Dao Sect True Person.

Tian Duzi didn't look at the outcome of the battle; he simply gazed silently at the calm lake.

A moment later, his eyes flashed, and he pointed out with one finger.

laugh!
A wisp of magical power was injected into the depths of the great lake, followed by ripples and a burst of spiritual light.

Bang!
Like a dream, the lake burst open in an instant, revealing clearly visible array patterns deep within its depths.

However, the light from these array patterns has gradually dimmed.

He broke through the formation's core with a mere flick of his wrist.

Tian Duzi did not leave immediately, but instead stared intently at the dim array patterns, and after a long while, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"Although it is a sixth-order formation, it is composed of individual fourth-order formations, forming a fifth-order grand formation on each continent, and then all of them are added together to form the Heavenly Dome Continent Gathering Formation."

"That's right. How could cultivators in this world, whose cultivation level is below the Void Refinement stage, easily set up a sixth-order formation?"

"That's a good idea, with each formation linked to the next, multiplying its power. But the drawback is also obvious: if one part is damaged, the whole thing will be affected. If most of the formations on a continent are destroyed, it will be impossible to succeed."

"How could the Tianyuan Dao Sect overlook such an obvious drawback? Is it because they disdain it, or because they didn't expect anyone to come and sabotage it?"

While he was pondering, the battle nearby had already ended.

Three figures from the Tiandu Sect appeared. One was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his aura weak. Another staggered and leaned against a rock, panting heavily. Only the junior brother, Tianquanzi, remained the same as before.

As for the two great masters of the Dao Sect, they had already turned into a pool of blood.

Tian Duzi frowned. "The three of you are working together, and even with the Three-Phase Annihilation Formation that I tailored for you, why are you still struggling so much?"

Tian Quanzi smiled bitterly, "My two junior brothers are ultimately not at the required level of cultivation, and the Dao Sect experts are unexpectedly tenacious. It's already a stroke of luck that we were able to kill them without paying with our lives."

Tian Duzi suddenly realized, and then instructed, "You have the time it takes for an incense stick to burn to adjust your breathing. Then we will head to the southeast node. Based on my guess, there is a locally important node there. Once we break it, we can paralyze the seven nearby array eyes!"

"it is good!"

……

As time passed quickly, battles had already broken out across half of the Eastern Continent.

The situation on each battlefield was completely different.

Some sects, like the Luo Tian Sect, charged into battle and engaged in fierce fighting, while others, like the Jiu Ling Sect, were evenly matched, with weaker sects having fewer Nascent Soul cultivators and often resorting to surprise attacks after participating in the battle.

The Heavenly Capital Sect acted with a clear purpose, and thus each move they made appeared quite composed.

But the two most powerful sects in the Eastern Wilderness cultivation world are the most dominant.

Dongyang Sect and White Deer Cave!
One side has five Great True Persons, led by Elder Dongyang, who is at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

One side had six Nascent Soul cultivators. Apart from the newly promoted Nascent Soul cultivator Kong Tongzi, the other five were all seasoned Nascent Soul cultivators with formidable strength. For example, the Iron View True Person had fought alongside Luo Chen on the battlefield of the Overlord Blade Domain, earning a formidable reputation. The Grand Elder, True Person Peng Xiang, had also reached the late Nascent Soul stage, and when faced with formidable Dao Sect experts, he personally intervened to forcefully kill them.

The two major forces advanced rapidly, heading straight for the core of the Eastern Continent, the Rotten Axe Mountains.

According to Luo Chen's intelligence, that place is of utmost importance!

It is both the ancestral home of the Daoist sect and the core of the Heavenly Dome Gathering Land Array.

Only by breaking through that point can all future worries be resolved.

In order to break into the ancestral court of the Dao Sect, Luo Chen had long ago arranged for fifth-order ghost gods to cause trouble inside.

However, although the Kui Niu Ghost God is powerful, the foundation of the Tianyuan Dao Sect should not be underestimated. It is hard to guarantee that the other party will not use some Nascent Soul level technique to quickly suppress and kill it.

Therefore, subsequent support is extremely important.

At this moment, on the Eastern Continent, three forces, like three arrows, are heading straight for the Rotten Axe Mountains.

The reason it is described as three arrows is that, in addition to the Dongyang Sect and the White Deer Cave, there is also a side of powerful demons.

As powerful members of the demon race who were forcibly recruited by Luo Chen in the name of the Lord of the Crossing True Palace, their hearts were already filled with resentment.

This resentment could not be vented on Luo Chen, nor could it be disobeyed from Cangwu Mountain's orders, so it could only be suppressed until it set foot on the Eastern Yuan Continent!

A surge of resentment erupted!
After more than twenty demon emperors set foot on this continent, they were met with a series of bloody battles.

Led by Lei Yu Shenpeng, and assisted by three great demon emperors, Bi Zheng, Niu Gui, and Juan Kuang, they led a group of demon emperors who were unstoppable, killing anyone who stood in their way.

Those Nascent Soul cultivators who dared to resist were all torn to shreds and blasted into dust.

The sacred city that stood in their way was blasted into ruins.

Their only goal is to strike at the heart of the Daoist sect and storm its ancestral home!
Along the way, the three major forces advanced very quickly, encountering almost no significant resistance. Occasionally, Daoist masters would appear, but only in twos and threes.

This number is somewhat puzzling.

Too little!
Although the Tianyuan Dao Sect suffered an unprecedented calamity, according to some people, there are still at least a hundred Nascent Soul experts remaining.

With the vigorous cultivation efforts over the past century, there will inevitably be many more talents.

Even if they are scattered across the three continents, the Eastern Yuan Continent, which serves as the ancestral home of the Daoist sect, should have at least fifty or sixty members.

However, the resistance encountered on the battlefield was not that great.

Forces such as Feng Hua Palace, Bai He Sect, Bai Shou Sect, and even Die Yun Sect and Qi Dong Mountain carried out their mission of destroying the array's core very smoothly.

In fact, before the two top Nascent Soul sects, the Ferryman's Palace demon cultivators and the human race, even entered the Rotten Axe Mountain Range, most of the array nodes on the Eastern Yuan Continent were destroyed within a single day.

Such severe damage is enough to affect the operation of the entire formation.

With a deafening roar, the Eastern Continent, which was heading towards Tiandi Island, came to a sudden stop.

The earth trembled, the ocean overturned, and boundless waves surged into the sky.

Outside Tiandi Island.

Luo Chen turned his back to the giant wave and looked at the empty space in front of him.

Ripples spread across the void, and a figure slowly emerged.

It was Li Canghai!
"As expected, the senior did not break the contract."

Li Canghai smiled slightly and glanced back. "I didn't expect you to pull off such a grand gesture, with so many Nascent Soul experts invited by you. Tsk tsk, is this the influence of a Grandmaster of Alchemy?"

Luo Chen smiled without saying a word.

This is not only due to the appeal of the Grandmaster of Alchemy, but also to the good reputation he has maintained for many years.

Doesn't Li Canghai, as a master of array formations, possess the ability to command respect?

However, apart from his legendary cultivation experience, the other party's reputation is not necessarily that good.

At the very least, he didn't offer much help to his former comrades.

Even after advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, he doesn't necessarily mentor or guide younger generations.

The so-called Canghai Righteous Path Alliance was merely a tool in his hands.

When the demon army escaped from Yemotian, he disregarded morality and instead seized the opportunity to acquire spiritual treasures from Mount Ling. When the Tianyuan Dao Sect took control of the North Sea, Li Canghai could abandon the Righteous Alliance. After the Dao Sect retreated, the demon race grew powerful, and he could then cooperate with powerful demon leaders.

Such fickleness means that even with extraordinary talent, few people might be willing to risk their lives for him.

Sometimes, when a person possesses great power and offers sufficient benefit to others, reputation can be a key factor in cooperation between the two parties.

Seeing this, Li Canghai didn't bother to ask Luo Chen what he had done to summon so many friends and helpers. Instead, he turned his attention to the island in front of him, which resembled a small continent.

"Heaven and Earth Island!"

"The true center of the formation is located within it, and the Dao Sect's patriarch, Liancheng, is also there."

"Young friend, would you dare to come inside and meet him?"

Luo Chen's smile vanished, and a chilling aura emanated from him.

"Why don't you dare!"

With that, he took a step forward, covering ten miles and landing on the solid ground of Tiandi Island.

Li Canghai raised an eyebrow, seemingly admiring Luo Chen's courage, and then followed him into Tiandi Island.

The first thing they did upon entering the island was to simultaneously unleash their divine senses and focus them on the once-dominant peak that dominated the world.

The collapsed Tiandi Peak is surrounded by a sea of ​​white clouds and mist.

A young man, sitting cross-legged atop a flat mountain peak, slowly opened his eyes. (End of Chapter)