Longevity begins with alchemy master

They did not appear in public before the war to express their stance.

He never intervened in the battle to help either side.

They chose to appear together right after the great battle, only to face Luo Chen, who was exhausted, and Qing Shuang, who had lost a great deal of magical power.

Such behavior is tantamount to sitting on the sidelines watching the tigers fight, and then reaping the benefits!
The Great Sage of Beili and the Sea Emperor Whale exchanged a glance, seemingly surprised that Luo Chen would choose to bring up the topic so directly under such circumstances. Wasn't he afraid of triggering a new round of battle?
Or does he have some trump card he hasn't played yet?
Although they were far away, they had seen the whole scene of the battle just now.

The methods Luo Chen displayed were all incredibly powerful, enough to threaten even a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Whether it was the divine power of the finger strike, the fusion of the three flames, or especially that final sword strike, even though they didn't directly face its edge, they still felt a chill in their hearts.

That was a sword strike capable of killing a Nascent Soul cultivator!
Is he still able to unleash that sword strike now?

If they could actually unleash it, who among them would be able to withstand it?

And there's also the frost...

Beside Luo Chen, Qing Shuang, who stood with an umbrella, narrowed her eyes and her figure became ethereal, as if she were in this world, yet also seemed not to be in this world.

The ethereal form amplifies the pressure it brings.

She was the first person below the Nascent Soul stage before Luo Chen, having mastered the most terrifying spatial laws at the Nascent Soul stage. Now, having quietly broken through to the Nascent Soul stage, she is likely to be even more powerful.

This can be seen from Qing Shuang's resistance against Xuanjie Zhenjun across the boundary.

Clearly, Qing Shuang was on Luo Chen's side at this moment.

The Sea King Whale's expression hardened as it took a step forward.

With just one step, Luo Chen's lips curled into a smile.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Sea Emperor Whale has made a choice."

As he spoke, the Crimson Sky Sword Qi slowly spread out from the ancient sword, and not only that, but wisps of golden flames also appeared on his body.

When the Sea King Whale saw the golden flames, its expression changed slightly.

"The Sacred Flame of Nirvana, the Primordial Lady of Qixia?"

Not only that, but he also felt a sense of unease, an invisible threat posed by Qing Shuang, who was about to disappear into the void, a chilling killing intent that pierced his bones and heart.

"Bei Li, what do you have to say?" the Sea Emperor Whale asked without turning his head.

Before the Great Sage of the North could answer, a soft laugh rang out from afar.

"Fellow Daoists, don't let momentary greed blind you. These two are from Cangwu Mountain in the Eastern Wilderness!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Canghai arrived in front of him.

He first cupped his hands to Luo Chen and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I left you to fight alone earlier."

Luo Chen appeared completely unconcerned, "It's alright. Senior did offer me some advice before leaving, so how could I hold a grudge?"

Li Canghai waved his hand, "No need to be so formal, we can address each other as equals."

Luo Chen nodded with a smile and addressed him as "Fellow Daoist Li".

Hearing this address, Li Canghai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned around and looked at the two powerful demons whose expressions were uncertain.

The name of Cangwu Mountain in the Eastern Wilderness made them quite wary.

This was something they hadn't anticipated.

However, the appearance of Qing Shuang and the Nirvana Sacred Flame revealed by Luo Chen both indicate that Cangwu Mountain is behind this battle.

Now, Li Canghai's attitude is extremely important.

Sea King Whale said in a deep voice, "Li Canghai, you've reached an agreement with us, what's next?"

Li Canghai sighed helplessly, "But I also have a cooperative relationship with Fellow Daoist Luo Chen. Before this battle is completely over, it is only right that I fight alongside him. This is truly frustrating!"

Faced with these words, the Sea King Whale showed anger on its face.

Based on his judgment, Luo Chen must be completely exhausted and unable to fight any longer. Qing Shuang was in no better shape; although the White Tiger True Monarch's strike was from two different worlds, it was still not something easily withstood.

In a two-on-two situation, they have a huge advantage.

But what if it's three against two...

Li Canghai was in perfect condition, and he was extremely cunning. If he really wanted to help Luo Chen, the situation would become chaotic.

Behind him, the Great Sage of the North coughed softly.

"Whale King, that's enough!"

“But…” Sea King Whale looked unwilling, his gaze shifting between the longsword in Luo Chen’s hand and the bone umbrella of Qing Shuang.

Taking advantage of the situation, Li Canghai said, "Fellow Daoist Bei Li is quite right. Today has already been very bloody, why make things worse? Moreover, the Tianyuan Dao Sect is currently leaderless and has been severely injured by Fellow Daoist Luo Chen's men. It is like a weak lamb. That was once the number one holy land in the world. Don't you two feel tempted?"

During the adjustment, he also flicked his wrist, revealing a large seal in his hand.

"I have already taken the Rotten Axe Mountain Range; the rest I will leave to you two fellow Daoists."

Upon hearing this, both the Great Sage of Beili and the Sea Emperor Whale were moved.

Rather than risk offending Cangwu Mountain and engaging in a fierce battle with Luo Chen and Qing Shuang, it would be better to easily reap the fruits of Luo Chen's victory and seize the rich spoils of Tianyuan Dao Sect.

The two exchanged a glance and reached a tacit understanding.

"I apologize for offending you today, farewell!"

Without hesitation, the two left at the same time.

One headed towards the northern continent, while the other headed towards the southern continent.

After they left, Li Canghai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He turned around and looked at Luo Chen again.

"I'm sorry, those things should have belonged to you. I overstepped my bounds and decided for you."

Luo Chen smiled nonchalantly: "They are all just external things. Besides, I only seek one thing on this trip. I have no other desires."

So open-minded?

Li Canghai subconsciously glanced at the blood sword in the other's hand and the golden flames that had never been removed from his body, and couldn't help but purse his lips.

"Now that the great battle is over, I'm sure you still have matters to attend to, so I won't bother you any longer."

"I will always remember the camaraderie we shared today. If I am fortunate enough to achieve the Nascent Soul stage, I will personally visit you."

"May you, fellow Daoist, achieve a smooth Nascent Soul transformation and prosper in the path of immortality!"

Li Canghai cupped his hands in greeting and then disappeared from Luo Chen's sight.

After he left, Luo Chen remained standing still. Qing Shuang reappeared, her gaze fixed on the still-present golden flame.

"The bond of fighting side by side? I'm very curious what your mindset was when you said something like that?"

With his divine senses overwhelming, Luo Chen slowly put away the Nirvana Sacred Flame after realizing that Li Canghai had completely left. With a flick of his hand, the Yuan Tu Sword also disappeared.

"Cough cough..."

He clutched his chest and coughed softly.

"What other mindset could I have? They've already apologized. How could I possibly hold Li Canghai accountable for deserting his post?"

"What happens next?"

"Considering that he stepped forward to mediate between the two ancient demons of Beihai afterward, I, Luo, will not pursue the matter too much."

"Too much? We still need an explanation, don't we?"

"An explanation? We need an explanation, but not from Li Canghai, but from those two guys in Beihai."

"I knew that with your personality, you would never tolerate someone snatching food from your mouth."

Perhaps due to the relaxation of her mind after the war, Qing Shuang spoke a little more than usual, but it was only a few sentences.

She gazed into the distance, where streaks of light were flying in her direction, and at the rear of the column, the aftershocks of battle seemed to linger.

"I'll take the demon cultivators from the Crossing Truth Palace with me later. As for you..." Qing Shuang exhaled a breath of turbid air, looked at Luo Chen with a somewhat complicated expression, and handed over the bone umbrella.

Luo Chen subconsciously took the bone umbrella, not understanding why the other party would show such an expression.

He said nonchalantly, "Fellow Daoist, don't worry. Once I reach the Nascent Soul stage, I will personally remove the Life-and-Death Gu from both of us. We'll meet again then." Qing Shuang shook her head quietly.

"It's better if we never see each other again!"

What does this mean?

While Luo Chen was wondering what was going on, Qing Shuang had already leaped away.

Faced with the returning streaks of light, Qing Shuang, amidst exclamations, waved her sleeves repeatedly, taking in one powerful demon after another.

Luo Chen, holding the bone umbrella, watched this scene with a hint of envy.

That "hidden universe within a sleeve" magic trick is truly elegant!
Especially after Qing Shuang advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, her use of it became even more ethereal and otherworldly. I wish I could learn it.

"Actually, it shouldn't be too difficult. With my current expertise in spatial restrictions, combined with the spatial talent I shared with Qing Shuang, and if I were to wear suitable robes, I might be able to create similar techniques?"

Luo Chen suddenly had a brilliant idea, and seemed to have a vague understanding of it.

Just as he was thinking this, the group of cultivators from the Eastern Wilderness had already left the Dao Sect Continent and arrived at Luo Chen's location under Tian Xuan's leadership.

"Master, Tianxuan has fulfilled her mission!"

Upon seeing Luo Chen, Tianxuan excitedly stepped forward to pay her respects.

Luo Chen nodded, his gaze falling on the group of people behind her.

The first group of cultivators to focus on were the Luo Tian Sect.

The Luo Tian Sect cultivators who participated in this battle numbered six, plus the Black King and the Xuan Turtle, two great wild beasts. Tian Xuan served as a scout, while Di Tu was assigned to the Tiannan Continent to block reinforcements.

At this moment, the lineup appears to be intact.

Wang Yuan was covered in blood, but he was full of energy and spirit.

Canglong's robes were as white as snow, and he seemed to have been unharmed from beginning to end.

Ling Fengzi, Hao Ranzi, and Yu Jiaolong were all somewhat weak, especially Yu Jiaolong, whose injuries were completely uncontrollable. She had to be supported by Canglong to keep herself from collapsing.

"It's good that he didn't perish!" Luo Chen said with relief.

Canglong smoothed his hair and sighed, "Thanks to my senior brother's intelligence, the number of Nascent Soul cultivators on the Eastern Continent is less than we imagined. Although they are all very powerful, in a situation where there are more of them than of us, the number of those who have fallen is only a very small percentage of those who went into battle, and most of them fell on the battlefield in the Rotten Axe Mountains."

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow and looked at Xiao Bai.

That's the place she went to.

Xiao Bai explained in a low voice, "The Dao Sect's foundation is unfathomable. Even with the Kui Niu Ghost God detonating first, they were still forcibly killed by using their powerful abilities. Subsequently, when faced with the siege of the demon race's powerful members and the two top sects of the Eastern Wilderness, they still fought to the death, resulting in numerous casualties. If it weren't for the powerful Li Canghai forcibly taking over the Rotten Axe Mountain Range and using his supernatural powers to throw everyone out, I'm afraid even more would have died."

"It seems I still underestimated the Dao Sect's strength." Luo Chen murmured, his gaze sweeping over the crowd and looking into the distance.

One after another, streaks of blood-soaked light retreated from the Eastern Continent, with powerful Dao Sect experts still pursuing them relentlessly despite the tsunami.

Those Daoist experts were not only from the Eastern Continent, but also from the other two continents.

Clearly, relying solely on Di Tu and Deng Taiyue would not be enough to achieve a perfect interception.

Luo Chen knew what was going on and flicked his finger towards the distance.

"go with!"

As if receiving a decree, the Yuan Tu Sword transformed into a massive sword light and crashed down.

This sword strike barely separated the pursuing side from the retreating side.

The Dao Sect experts, including Zhan Bingtao, who were in charge of the pursuit, stopped instinctively and looked at the blood-red sword in horror.

A figure slowly descended from the sky, its toes touching the hilt of a sword, coldly observing the crowd.

"You all, that's enough!"

"You thief, prepare to die!"

Someone angrily rushed forward, only to be met with a burst of crimson sword energy.

puff!
The sword energy pierced through the body, penetrating the opponent's Nascent Soul in a single strike.

Crush, a complete crush.

Now, no one dared to continue the pursuit, especially given the familiar aura emanating from that blood-stained sword.

That's the aura of our ancestor, Liancheng!
Is it...

A profound sense of terror spread uncontrollably through everyone's hearts.

Luo Chen calmly looked down at the Dao Sect cultivators, "Our sect has no deep-seated hatred with you. This battle is only out of necessity. If you take another step forward, don't blame our sect for unleashing a massacre."

His gaze swept over the crowd, lingering briefly on a woman whose eyes were filled with resentment, before quickly moving on.

"Farewell!"

Even after he left, the atmosphere among the crowd remained incredibly subdued.

This was partly due to being stunned by Luo Chen's sword strike, and partly due to the disbelief that the ancestor might have perished.

That was the Liancheng Ancestor, who survived the great war in the Southern Frontier and the battle to slay the demonic phoenix at the Broken Soul Cliff!
Could I die at the hands of that person?
This is utterly absurd!
However, the massive tsunami that submerged most of Dongyuan and the despicable act of a Nascent Soul cultivator recklessly seizing the Rotten Axe Mountain Range made everyone think in that direction.

After a long while, a commotion arose in the crowd.

Until Zhan Bingtao gave the order.

"Let's go to Tiandi Island first!"

Without any further hesitation, the Daoist cultivators, disregarding even the aftermath of the Eastern Continent battlefield, headed straight for Heaven and Earth Island.

However, what they heard and saw made them feel as if they had fallen into an abyss.

The massive Tiandi Island was cleaved in two by a single sword strike.

Tiandi Peak stands alone on the other side.

At the entrance to the Mirage Dragon Cave, a few figures sat cross-legged on the ground, their auras extremely weak.

"Junior Sister Mingyan!"

Zhan Bingtao shouted.

Mingyan raised her head, revealing a face full of despair.

"Senior brother, we... have failed."

Even though Zhan Bingtao had anticipated it, he still found it hard to believe: "With Senior Brother Ke Lianshan inside, Ancestor Liancheng outside, and the support of two great spiritual treasures and three great formations, how could we possibly fail?"

Mingyan clenched her fists in pain, her sharp nails digging deep into her flesh.

“It’s Zhou Fuyou, no, it’s Luo Chen…”

Amidst the crowd, Fu Qinglan, her blue robes stained with blood, trembled uncontrollably as she listened to Mingyan's repeated accusations.

His expression kept changing: pain, despair, guilt, self-blame... until endless resentment filled his heart.

"Luo Chen!!!"

……

On the azure sea.

The giant turtle floated on the water, swimming slowly.

Luo Chen stood on the turtle's back, his hair still fluttering and his robes rustling in the salty sea breeze.

His breath was weak, far less than a hundredth or a hundredth of his peak strength, but his mood was more cheerful than ever before.

Behind him, dozens of pairs of eyes were cast at him from time to time. Even though everyone could see that Luo Chen was in poor condition, the deep fear and respect in their eyes were undeniable.

With the Nascent Soul realm, he reversed the fate and killed a Nascent Soul cultivator!

He accomplished something unprecedented in history!
How could this not inspire awe and reverence?
Canglong moved gracefully to his side and asked with concern, "Senior brother, are you alright?"

Faced with this question, Luo Chen let out a soft chuckle.

"Ah……"

The laughter was soft, but it came from the heart, and then it grew louder and louder, gradually filling the world.

In the vast sea, only the Taoist's hearty laughter echoed throughout the heavens and earth. (End of Chapter)