Longevity begins with alchemy master

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Water droplets on the rock wall dripped onto the bluestone, making a crisp sound that echoed faintly in the cave.

The man in white looked at the sleeping young woman, his weathered eyes filled with a complex emotion.

Kong Chan did not come in; he stayed outside.

At this moment, only Luo Chen and Zhou Qingyu were alone in the room.

Without any hesitation, he casually waved his hand, and a ray of spiritual light enveloped Zhou Qingyu.

Divine thoughts surged like water, permeating the entire body.

Zhou Qingyu's entire condition was clearly displayed in Luo Chen's mind.

"Is this what it looks like after successfully establishing your foundation by taking the Spirit Root Pill?"

Since obtaining the Spirit Root Pill formula in the Land of Fallen Demons, Luo Chen has not experimented with it much.

Unexpectedly, the most real case appeared before us in this form.

"With narrow meridians and blocked acupoints, it is difficult to withstand a large influx of spiritual energy. After a long period of cultivation, many hidden injuries will occur."

"The nine layers of Qi Sea are too tightly connected, making them extremely precarious. The danger of breaking through to the next realm is far greater than that of ordinary cultivators."

"Divine consciousness..."

Under Luo Chen's divine sense scan, Zhou Qingyu's condition was clear at a glance, and the result was shocking.

With such talent, to be able to cultivate to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, one wonders how much resources Zhou Fuyou spent on his sister back then? And one wonders what kind of perseverance Zhou Qingyu had to endure the pain of cultivation step by step to reach this point.

But, that’s where it ends.

Whether it's the narrow meridians, the blocked acupoints, or even the precarious Qi Sea, all of these factors limit Zhou Qingyu's ability to advance further.

Moreover, her body contained a large amount of poisonous pills, which shows that Zhou Qingyu had disregarded everything for the sake of cultivation.

The only thing worth mentioning is Zhou Qingyu's divine sense!

Its strength is quite high; at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, it is comparable to a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even so, the opponent's limit was only the Core Formation stage, and even then, he could only condense a pseudo-core!

Luo Chen stroked the inner core of the Crying Infant Beast in his hand, his expression slightly complicated.

This is ultimately his own doing.

If Zhou Qingyu hadn't been supported by his clone back then, he wouldn't have ended up in this state.

"That's it!"

Luo Chen sighed softly. He had originally intended to leave something behind before departing, but his mindset had shifted slightly at this moment.

A hand, like a gentle spring breeze, brushed across Zhou Qingyu's body from afar.

Strands of intense magical power warmed Zhou Qingyu's icy body, making it slightly warmer.

The "Qingyuan Miaodan Method" unfolds like a broom, sweeping away all the poison accumulated in the opponent's body.

The poisonous substances settled in the dantian and adhered to the meridians. The process of sweeping them away was quite painful, and even in his deep sleep, Zhou Qingyu could still groan in pain.

Before she woke up, Luo Chen changed his technique again.

His medical skills, both highly proficient and at their peak, were constantly displayed.

It repairs the meridians, opens the acupoints, stimulates the body's vitality, and restores various hidden injuries.

With Luo Chen's help, Zhou Qingyu's condition improved rapidly.

"Finally, there is the Qi Sea."

Luo Chen's expression shifted slightly, and a streak of light flew from his hand, drifting to the woman's lips.

It was a round bead, with five colors flowing around it and water vapor rising from it. Just by floating in the air, it seemed to have the aura to suppress the heavens and pacify the mountains and seas.

Dinghai Pearl!
The Tiannan Dao Palace spent a great deal of effort to create a natal magic weapon specifically for Zhou Fuyou.

When the pearl was formed, it bravely endured the tribulation of lightning and achieved the level of a true artifact!

This is a treasure with extremely strong foundation and extremely high potential. If nothing unexpected happens, with Zhou Fuyou Xuanming Dao Body nurturing it for several hundred years, after I transform into a deity, there is a very high chance that it will advance to the level of a spiritual treasure.

Luo Chen's soul was able to escape from the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven after the self-destruction of the Mingshui Spring by using this treasure.

"Your life belongs to me, but your inheritance should be left to the people you cherish most!"

Luo Chen muttered to himself, unsure whether he was speaking to the former Zhou Fuyou or reflecting on his own heart.

He transformed his fingertips with magical incantations, casting a series of restrictions upon the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

True artifacts require absorbing a large amount of the host's mana to continuously advance and improve.

These restrictions sealed the array pathways on the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, temporarily rendering it inanimate and unable to absorb magical power. Only after the host advances to the Golden Core stage can they use their divine sense to unravel the restrictions on the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl.

Then, Luo Chen pressed down in the air, and the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl entered Zhou Qingyu's mouth and went into her Qi Sea.

Thus, all the acupoints are opened, the eight meridians converge, and the precious pearl suppresses the Qi Sea!

In an instant, a faint spiritual energy began to flow into the woman's body with each breath.

Luo Chen assessed Zhou Qingyu's current situation.

While he may not be considered exceptionally talented, he is certainly of average ability.

At this point, Luo Chen's promise to Zhou Fuyou was fulfilled.

But for some reason, Luo Chen stopped in his tracks just as he was about to leave.

Seeing the woman's furrowed brows, he silently took out several items from his storage ring.

The first is the Condensed Liquid Pill, which can help people form a pill.

Secondly, there is the "Microscopic Dust Yuan Technique," which also helps people form a core and is of great help in condensing a nascent soul in the future. This is a secret technique that Luo Chen created and still practices from time to time after reaching the nascent soul stage.

The third item is the "Convergence of Myriad Paths," which allows one to forcibly enhance their physical body using a vast amount of resources. If Zhou Qingyu's path of Qi Refining proves impassable, perhaps he could switch to Body Refining.

Finally, unexpectedly, it was a blank jade slip.

Luo Chen stared at the jade slip, his divine sense subtly moving as he inscribed one refined word after another.

[The Secret Records of Demonic Cultivation: In the world of cultivation, survival of the fittest prevails! If you wish for immortality, you must stop at nothing...]

It concisely and succinctly records the key points of how a demonic cultivator, or rather a rogue cultivator, can survive in the cruel world of cultivation and continuously climb upwards.

It contains both abstract principles and practical tips and methods for implementation.

Change your appearance, conceal your true self, keep your wealth hidden, reserve your trump cards, patiently develop your strength, act decisively, never fully trust anyone, and always be on guard...

"I hope you won't be chased to the outside of your cave again without realizing it."

Luo Chen sighed softly, placed all his belongings in front of the bluestone where the woman was sleeping soundly, and then left with a sense of melancholy.

Upon leaving the nameless island, Kong Chan came to greet them.

"Master, is that little girl a descendant of an old friend?"

Luo Chen nodded noncommittally: "I guess so!"

Kong Chan was puzzled. "Since the master is willing to travel thousands of miles to take care of her, why not just take her back to the Eastern Wilderness and protect her with the immense power of the Luo Tian Sect?"

Luo Chen shook his head. "That's not true cultivation."

Kong Chan was taken aback. How could cultivating within a sect not be considered true cultivation?
Throughout the world, countless cultivators from various sects have grown up in this way.

Luo Chen didn't explain much.

Everyone has their own path!
For a hundred years, Zhou Qingyu has been under the protection of his elder brother, never having experienced the trials and tribulations of life, and will never be able to embark on his own path.

She had also cultivated at Tiannan Dao Palace for decades, and had already experienced the guidance of her elders and the instruction of the sect.

Now, Luo Chen has used elaborate methods to remove the obstacles to her qualifications.

If you want to truly achieve something in your spiritual practice, you must endure hardships and reach higher levels.

Luo Chen was like that back then, and so was Master Longyuan of the Tianyuan Dao Sect. He believed Zhou Qingyu could do it. If he couldn't…

True spiritual practice also involves the threat of death!
"Let's go!"

……

After one day and one night.

From within the underground cave on the nameless island came a long, drawn-out groan.

Zhou Qingyu sat up from the hard bluestone and stretched comfortably.

I haven't had such a peaceful sleep in a long time.

When I woke up, I felt completely refreshed and relaxed all over.

Even the injuries I sustained yesterday...

"hurt?"

Zhou Qingyu was stunned and subconsciously touched her body. The wounds had inexplicably healed, and the new skin was as smooth as snow.

A quick scan with his spiritual sense revealed an even greater level of horror!

The broken and narrow meridians became wide, unobstructed, and incredibly resilient.

Each of the open acupoints eagerly absorbed the scattered magical power.

The originally turbulent Qi Sea was now orderly divided into nine layers, each layer stacked upon the last, like the foundation of eternity.

Within that sea of ​​qi, a round bead, its radiance concealed, rose and fell with the surge of spiritual energy.

Because of the presence of this precious pearl, the entire Qi Sea has become completely different.

"This is..." The woman trembled slightly, her face filled with disbelief, "The Sea-Stabilizing Pearl is my brother's natal magic weapon!"

She suddenly woke up, her eyes scanning the cave, but there was no one in sight.

Ignoring everything else, the woman leaped into the air and flew out of the cave, frantically fleeing around the nameless island.

In the end, however, nothing was gained.

In my memory, there were some other things beside the bluestone where I woke up.

The woman rushed back, filled with both despair and hope.

Elixirs, scriptures, and a volume of "The Secret Records of Demonic Cultivation"!
The woman held a bunch of things and scanned the numerous words at a glance, but she still couldn't find what she was looking for.

Tears welled up in my eyes without my noticing.

"Is it brother?"

"Now that you're here, why won't you see me?"

"Or perhaps, the person who came wasn't my brother, but simply brought his remains..."

The woman dared not dwell on that final thought; she was afraid.

Holding the jade slip in a daze, tears fell silently.

Suddenly!
The woman wiped away her tears, her eyes radiating an unprecedented determination.

"No matter where my brother is, I will find him!"

"However, we can't stay here any longer."

Thinking of the contents of the jade slip, the woman realized how many mistakes she had made. She packed her things and hurriedly left the nameless island.

……

"Master, where are we going next?"

"Since we're in Beihai, let's take a look around and also visit two old friends."

When the words "old friend" were mentioned, Luo Chen's face showed a rare look of apprehension.

Kong Chan asked curiously, "Who is it?"

Luo Chen countered, "Have you ever heard of the Black Demon?"

Kong Chan was taken aback, then suddenly realized.

"Could it be that the master is referring to the most notorious demon in the cultivation world of Beihai in the last two hundred years?"

Luo Chen nodded slightly.

Since the demon alliance escaped from Yemotian, the cultivation world of Beihai has been embroiled in a series of battles.

Countless sects and families were implicated, suffering immensely.

In such a cruel environment, evil cultivators thrive, often doing things that defy comprehension.

Destroying mountains and annihilating clans, refining souls into banners, slaughtering demons and taking their essence and blood to nourish oneself...

In the past two hundred years, the cultivation world of Beihai has seen countless instances of things that demonic cultivators are known to do.

Among the many demons and evil cultivators, there is one person who shines the brightest!
No one knows what his name is. He was named Black Demon because he was skilled at using a black pottery jar and acted in an extreme and cruel manner.

If that were all, Luo Chen wouldn't care.

But the black ceramic jar described in the intelligence report is extremely powerful!

Even when several Nascent Soul cultivators from the Tianyuan Dao Sect joined forces to kill them, they still managed to escape.

Moreover, wherever the Black Demon appears, another woman wearing a golden crown, resembling a goddess, often appears as well, which makes Luo Chen unable to help but make connections.

Black Magic Jar, Golden Crown, Land of Fallen Demons, Bright Heaven!
Back then, during that secret realm adventure, it wasn't just Luo Chen and Yue Sanren who passed the inheritance test.

The most unexpected outcome was that the two siblings, both at the Golden Core stage, successfully passed the trials of the Light and Dark Halls.

At that time, Luo Chen was also at the Golden Core stage. After passing the Pill Realm's assessment, he underwent the cleansing of the Spirit-Sculpting Holy Water, resulting in a dramatic change in his aptitude. Not only that, he also received the Pill Dao inheritance of the Refining Heaven Demon Lord. If nothing unexpected had happened, he should have also obtained a spiritual treasure, the Refining Heaven Cauldron, but unfortunately…

It is conceivable that, having reached the same Golden Core realm, the brother and sister obtained two spiritual treasures after passing the test, and their future achievements will be limitless.

Luo Chen, on the other hand, has a blood feud with them!
He killed Fei Yunzi, the father of the Gu siblings!
He doesn't believe that others would let a grudge go unpunished, just as he himself endures for ten or a hundred years, demanding a single thought to be fulfilled.

Such a venomous snake lurking in the shadows would have been no problem in the past.

However, as Luo Chen led the powerful warriors of the Eastern Wilderness to attack the Tianyuan Dao Sect, his reputation spread throughout the world, and his past experiences and even his many titles were also unearthed.

Luo Chen has become the most conspicuous presence!
With his abilities, he has nothing to fear.

But what if the other party were to follow my example and endure until Luo Chen becomes a god and ascends to immortality, and then attack the remaining members of the Luo Tian Sect?
As things stand, those two are no match for me. If I can find them, I'll eliminate them completely.

If this drags on any longer, and he succeeds in becoming a deity, then there will be many things to be wary of.

Even those at the Nascent Soul stage are not powerless to act in this realm.

But one cannot act rashly.

Every action comes at a price.

Manipulating the vast amount of primordial energy of heaven and earth will cause the primordial spirit, which has not yet condensed into a ethereal form, to become too closely connected with this world, making it extremely difficult to ascend and escape from this realm in the future.

In reality, this is the real reason why Nascent Soul cultivators roam freely throughout the Mountain and Sea Realm, but Deity Transformation experts rarely make a move.

Every time a powerful person takes action, there is a reason, and there will always be a result!

Luo Chen didn't want to wait until then, so he decided to resolve the matter while he was on his way.

However, things don't always go as planned.

Luo Chen's expression suddenly changed, and he took out a large seal.

It is the seal of the Lord of the Duzhen Palace.

A slightly anxious voice came from inside.

"Palace Master, the Primordial Sovereign is about to ascend to heaven. Please return to Cangwu Mountain immediately!"

Luo Chen was taken aback, a look of disbelief in his eyes.

Could Qixia Yuanjun, in that state, ascend to immortality? (End of Chapter)