Longevity begins with alchemy master

The Land of Fallen Demons is indeed a place where the abundance of opportunities is rarely seen in the world.

Even Luo Chen, who has now reached the Nascent Soul stage, still finds some things among them that he covets.

Such as the inexhaustible mineral resources in the towering mountains, the heavenly soil in the quicksand sea, and the fifth-order Vermilion Bird Heavenly Fire in the Blazing Purgatory, not to mention the high-grade spiritual herbs that can be found everywhere in the Wood Heaven Plain.

These are all very beneficial things for those who have reached the Nascent Soul stage!
Luo Chen left in a hurry, his cultivation level was not high enough, and he had to be wary of the Tai Sui who accompanied him from time to time. The treasures he found were probably only the tip of the iceberg.

At least, many of the traditions within the Bright Heaven are still vacant!
High-level cultivators often draw on the strengths of many schools of thought and are well-versed in various fields. Others may not know this, but Luo Chen is confident that he has the ability to acquire other inheritances.

As long as the Land of Fallen Demons reopens!

However, achieving this with his current methods would be somewhat difficult.

Li Canghai is different. He is a master of array formations, and his knowledge comes from the lineage of the Heavenly Demon Lord. If Li Canghai is willing, he can definitely open the Land of Fallen Demons on his own initiative.

At that time, Luo Chen can not only eliminate the threat completely, but also take the opportunity to sweep through the area, making full preparations for his future ascension to the Immortal Realm.

It's always good to bring extra money before leaving home.

However, Li Canghai looked serious when faced with Luo Chen's suggestion.

"Luo Chen, I advise you not to make such greedy plans!"

Luo Chen's expression turned solemn, and he sat up straight, saying, "I would appreciate your guidance, fellow Daoist."

Li Canghai responded with a question instead of an answer: "Didn't you see the lesson of the Blood Sea Ancestor?"

Luo Chen frowned. "Could it be that the Land of Fallen Demons restricts Nascent Soul cultivators?"

Li Canghai nodded slightly, his tone somber, "Indeed, most of those who went in back then were Golden Core or Nascent Soul cultivators, with only the Blood Sea Ancestor of the Yuan Demon Sect among the Nascent Soul level experts. Logically, he should have been overwhelming, but he was severely suppressed inside, unable to unleash even two or three tenths of his abilities. That's why, during the competition for the Five Elements Heaven resources, the Hateful Heaven Old Monster dared to challenge the Yuan Demon Sect cultivators, even killing three Nascent Soul elders from the Demon Sect. However, the Hateful Heaven Old Monster ultimately underestimated Nascent Soul level experts; even suppressed, he was still ultimately defeated..." The Blood Sea Ancestor personally slew him, leaving no trace of his body or soul. However, the Blood Sea Ancestor himself fared no better. Confined to the Land of Fallen Demons, he was severely suppressed, and the strange beasts within harbored immense malice towards him! Just to cross the Flowing Sand Sea, he had to self-destruct the soul of a Stone Dragon, a wild beast within his sect. Outside the Wood Heaven Plain, he was besieged by three fifth-tier spiritual experts: Tai Sui, the Wood Man King, and the Dark Vine Crow Ancestor… When he finally managed to break through the Five Elements Heaven, he was already severely injured and ultimately perished in a small inheritance world.

Upon hearing these secrets, Luo Chen couldn't help but gasp.

In particular, some of the events described in the story seem to subtly align with his later experiences.

For example, how did Tai Sui escape from the Land of Fallen Demons? And why was the remnant soul of the Stone Dragon left in the Flowing Sand Sea? Even the Yuan Tu Sword, which was still at the level of a True Weapon at that time, could be stained with the blood of a God Transformation Realm cultivator and was once hailed as the God-Slaying Blood Sword.

If all of this is true, then the malice shown by the Fallen Demon Land towards Nascent Soul cultivators is truly unprecedented.

Li Canghai recounted the details of the past in one breath, took a short breath, and continued, "After I achieved the Nascent Soul stage, I actually considered the Fallen Demon Land, especially since I needed its mineral deposits to refine spiritual treasures. However, after some research, I ultimately gave up on the idea."

He gave a wry smile. "It's not easy to reach the Nascent Soul stage. I don't want to lose my life in the process without knowing why. Fellow Daoist Luo, I advise you not to have any more greedy thoughts."

Luo Chen nodded solemnly, "I understand, thank you for your advice, fellow Daoist."

Although eager to eliminate the threat completely, Luo Chen was not a reckless person.

With Black Demon Gu Shaoshang dead, it's uncertain whether his sister Gu Xiaolian will even survive the Fallen Demon Land. The feud between the two sides can now be considered temporarily resolved.

It was a matter of life and death, and there was no immense benefit like the Soul of Life that he had to take, so he didn't need to risk his life.

The malice that the Fallen Demon Land harbors towards Nascent Soul cultivators may be greater than he imagined.

Otherwise, with the abilities of the Blood Sea Ancestor, he wouldn't have ended up in such a state.

Luo Chen deliberately changed the subject and asked Li Canghai for advice on cultivation at the Nascent Soul stage.

Although both are at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, Li Canghai has been in this realm for four hundred years. Even without guidance from anyone, he has accumulated a considerable amount of cultivation experience.

Since Luo Chen had no one to guide him, the two of them simply spoke their minds and exchanged ideas.

It must be said that some of Li Canghai's insights did indeed verify some of Luo Chen's guesses and confusion after breaking through his realm.

"You're asking about the relationship between primordial power and the true meaning of laws of the same attribute?"

"I am not very talented, but I do have some guesses."

"If we compare a complete law to a person, then the fundamental power is the foundation, equivalent to the instinctive eating, drinking, breathing, and sleeping that a person is born with. The other true meanings of the laws are learned, practiced, communicated, and even mastered through tools, whether actively or passively, during the growth process. This is the way of change!"

"The origin is the foundation, the true meaning is change. A complete person will naturally have countless changes, and if you want to cultivate a law to perfection, you must master instinct and all changes."

"If someone can truly master all the fundamentals and changes, then that person must be an existence who reigns supreme in this Dao law."

"One can become an immortal, or a Dao Ancestor!"

"Of course, that's far beyond our reach. In my estimation, let alone mastering it all, even if we just cultivate the most basic source power to a high level, our realm would probably be no lower than the Integration stage."

……

"As for how to cultivate the origin and the true meaning, I have experience with the former, but I only have some guesses about the latter."

"The power of origin can be seen as a person's instinct. To cultivate and strengthen it, one must simply practice day after day until one masters its laws. The primordial spirit can gradually grow stronger by roaming the ocean of primordial energy and observing the manifestation of the laws of origin. However, in this process, the cultivator is immersed in the world, and even if the primordial spirit is stable, there is still a risk of being assimilated day after day. Therefore, we cultivators must combine with the primordial energy of heaven and earth, condense our Dharma form, and protect ourselves."

"In my view, the cultivation of the Nascent Soul realm is the process of tempering the primordial spirit and condensing the Dharma body. When the Dharma body is perfected, one will be completely unafraid of the danger of assimilation with heaven and earth, and at that time, one can roam the ocean of primordial energy at will."

"As for the true meaning of the law, as I said before, it is the way of change, which cannot be learned by observation and imitation. It must be understood, comprehended, suddenly realized, and even awakened!"

……

A single conversation on the vast ocean is worth more than a hundred years of reading.

Luo Chen's guesses were confirmed one by one, and all his confusion was swept away during the conversation.

No wonder his three fundamental powers of water, fire, and earth made no progress, while his true meaning of decay and prosperity unknowingly improved a great deal.

Over the past five hundred years, he has witnessed far too many cycles of prosperity and decline.

All things in heaven and earth, the most intelligent, are born and perish.

Families and sects rise and fall, one waxes and the other wanes.

Everything is nothing more than the cycle of decay and prosperity, repeating itself endlessly.

I once knew what happened but not why, but after comprehending the true meaning of prosperity and decline, these experiences and insights gradually transformed into nourishment for the growth of true understanding.

It sounds like these changes in true meaning are much simpler to improve than the power of origin.

But after careful consideration, Luo Chen realized that the two were not the same thing at all.

Even if he has the awareness to perceive the true meaning of change, it doesn't necessarily mean he can comprehend it, because sometimes enlightenment requires a chance encounter.

The word "enlightenment" has stumped countless brilliant minds throughout history!

Luo Chen may not necessarily be that one-in-a-million genius.

In contrast, the cultivation of primordial power has a traceable path based on the summaries of predecessors.

The process of "transformation into spirit" involves the fusion of the divine soul and the nascent soul to form the primordial spirit. Then, using inner magical power and the primordial spirit, one connects with the external primordial energy of heaven and earth, weaving the self's Dharma form, thus establishing a medium for communication with heaven and earth. Only in this way can one advance further without being affected.

Luo Chen extrapolated from this, extending the concept further. "Doesn't that mean the next stage after the Nascent Soul realm requires refining the Dharma body that was painstakingly condensed?"

Li Canghai nodded with a smile, "Fellow Daoist guessed correctly, but there are some discrepancies in the details. The Dharma forms condensed by us Nascent Soul cultivators are merely illusory. What the Void Refining stage needs to do is to refine the illusory into reality, and completely transform ourselves."

Luo Chen seemed to be deep in thought.

Nascent Soul transforms into Deity, weaving illusory forms, refining the illusory into the real... Step by step, through cultivation, while maintaining one's own will, one gradually masters the laws and the Great Dao, neither being assimilated by Heaven and Earth, nor being equal to Heaven and Earth, and wielding a portion of the authority over the laws.

Compared to the simple accumulation of magical power during the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stages, once this realm is advanced, it becomes incredibly mysterious.

But this mystery stirred a strange excitement within him.

With a long sigh, Luo Chen smiled.

"Indeed, there is always something to learn from a group of three. Today's exchange with you, fellow Daoist, will save me from taking hundreds of years of detours."

Li Canghai waved his hand, "Fellow Daoist Luo is joking. With your talent, why would you need hundreds of years?"

Luo Chen laughed heartily, and since it would be impolite not to reciprocate, he also took the initiative to share his insights on the path of soul refining.

It was clear that Li Canghai had a strong curiosity about his powerful primordial spirit.

Luo Chen hadn't spoken up before because the atmosphere wasn't right, but now that the other party had shown such great sincerity, he couldn't very well hide it.

As he shared, Li Canghai, just like Luo Chen had done before, raised questions and points of confusion one by one.

"Illusionary Soul Refining? I have tested this method before, and the fifth-order illusion array I set up was indeed remarkably effective."

"To split one's divine soul, strengthen it simultaneously, and then merge it into one, thus doubling one's foundation? This is indeed a very ingenious method, but our divine soul is of paramount importance. If we are not careful, we will face utter annihilation!"

"Internal cultivation and external consumption, supplemented by the Way of external alchemy? It is indeed a solution. However, the pills that can nourish the soul are all rare treasures in the world, which are hard to come by and impossible to find."

"Great Soul Pill, Soul-Cleansing Pill, this...this...Fellow Daoist, isn't this far too precious!"

In the end, Luo Chen actually gave away a bottle of Great Soul Pills and a Soul-Sweeping Pill that he had previously refined.

After briefly examining the two pills, Li Canghai's face showed surprise.

Especially the Soul-Cleansing Pill, which was enough to cleanse the mind of distractions. He finally understood why Luo Chen's primordial spirit was so strong and stable when he first entered the Nascent Soul stage.

“A cultivator can only consume one of these pills in their lifetime, and I have already reserved some for my sect. Today, thanks to your generous guidance, what harm is there in giving you one?” Luo Chen said frankly and generously.

Li Canghai swallowed hard, unable to utter a word of refusal.

He carefully put away the pills, a genuine smile appearing on his face.

"To be honest, the reason I was so open and honest with you before was because I felt guilty for abandoning you on Tiandi Island. I never expected you to repay evil with kindness, which has caught me off guard."

Li Canghai thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "I have nothing to repay you with, but I noticed that you have been paying close attention to my Mountain and Sea Seal. You must be quite curious about it. In that case, I will give you a method for refining a similar treasure!"

As he spoke, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and a black jade slip appeared in front of Luo Chen.

“This…” Luo Chen hesitated slightly.

Li Canghai waved his hand, "Fellow Daoist, don't worry. This refining method mainly records the extraction of soul and formation of spirit, which has miraculous effects on mountains, rivers and seas. As for what kind of spiritual treasure you intend to refine, that's entirely up to you. It doesn't necessarily mean you have to refine a Mountain and Sea Seal like mine."

Luo Chen's eyes lit up, and he put away the black jade slip.

"In that case, I, Luo, will accept the offer without hesitation."

Next, Li Canghai carefully explained some key points of "extracting the soul and binding the spirit," as well as many taboos.

Luo Chen listened attentively.

The mountains and seas are imprinted without the sun and moon.

This exchange of ideas has been going on for quite some time since Luo Chen entered the Mountain and Sea Seal.

The demonic monk Kong Chan, who was guarding outside, began to worry that something might have happened to Luo Chen.

A month later, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, much to his delight.

Upon seeing Luo Chen, who looked radiant, he couldn't help but congratulate him, saying, "It seems that Master has gained a great deal from this visit to Master Li!"

Luo Chen smiled and nodded, feeling quite pleased.

He truly benefited greatly from this visit.

The so-called "soul extraction and spirit binding" method was secondary; what was most important was Li Canghai's sharing of his cultivation experience in the Nascent Soul realm, which pointed him in the right direction for cultivating in the Nascent Soul realm.

He did not doubt that Li Canghai's cultivation insights had any major problems.

Before them was Qixia Yuanjun, and after them was Youli Shenjun. Both of them were the top Nascent Soul cultivators in the Mountain and Sea Realm. They were beings who had condensed their Dharma forms.

It is evident that it is indeed necessary for those at the Nascent Soul stage to condense a Dharma body in order to progress faster, more steadily, and further on the path of the Laws!

Seeing that Luo Chen was in a good mood, Kong Chan took the initiative to ask, "Master, shall we return to the Sea of ​​Sinking now?"

Luo Chen shook his head decisively at this.

"Let's leave the matter of the Sea of ​​Sinking aside for now, let's go to the Sea Emperor's Palace!"

"The Sea Emperor's Palace?" Kong Chan was taken aback, then realized something, and his expression changed. "Master, that Sea Emperor Whale is a powerful figure of the demon race, an ancient demon!"

Luo Chen looked at him with a half-smile, "What, are you scared?"

Kong Chan smiled wryly, "Of course I'm afraid, but I feel that Master doesn't need to provoke that old demon."

Luo Chen snorted coldly, "If I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of? Lead the way, you should know where the Sea Emperor's Palace is."

Kong Chan had no choice but to nervously lead the way for Luo Chen.

And in the Mountain and Sea Seal.

Li Canghai watched Luo Chen's departing figure, his expression slightly wistful.

Having just become a powerful being, he was full of vigor and roamed freely across mountains and seas. This was so similar to when he founded the Canghai Righteous Path Alliance and commanded the cultivators of the North Sea.

It seems likely that Luo Chen and the Sea Emperor Whale will have a fierce and exciting showdown ahead.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to see that scene.

He looked down at the Soul-Soothing Pill he was caressing in his hand, and a feeling of excitement rose in his heart.

Just as he was about to fully condense the Mountain and Sea Seal and prepare to ascend, Luo Chen delivered such a great gift, truly like a pillow for someone who was sleepy!

"Luo Chen, we'll meet again!" (End of Chapter)