Longevity begins with alchemy master

"kill!"

"Charge into the Eastern Wilderness and annihilate all those who dared to invade our sect!"

"The name of Tianyuan Dao Sect cannot be tarnished in our hands; we must avenge it!"

“I agree with Elder Shiju’s suggestion. Our Tianyuan Dao Sect is in a precarious situation and must establish its authority to deter the world.”

……

"Are you all crazy? There's that person in charge of the Eastern Wilderness. Going there would be suicide! That person dares to challenge a Nascent Soul cultivator who is at the Divine Transformation level. Who can defeat him?"

“Fu Qinglan, why beat around the bush? Just say it’s Luo Chen. Since he dares to challenge our sect’s powerful figures with only the Nascent Soul realm, why can’t we? Is the gap between Nascent Soul cultivators really greater than the gap between Nascent Soul cultivators and Deity Transformation cultivators? Could it be that you’re afraid, or that you still have feelings for him?”

"Shi Ju, don't provoke me. Everyone knows that Luo Chen suppressed us despite being severely injured. Some even faced it themselves. If you had that ability, you wouldn't have suffered such a crushing defeat at the hands of Nine Spirits Lord, without even having the chance to face Luo Chen directly."

"you!"

……

"Alright, stop arguing. Today's gathering is to resolve the recent disputes among the various families, not to start a war. Moreover, our sect has been severely weakened and split in two. We will not have the strength to start a war for at least a thousand years."

“The Abbot is right. The Southern Continent has become extremely chaotic because of your arrival. We must eventually come up with a solution.”

"Hmph, I still insist on fighting against foreign enemies. This barren Tiannan Continent is not enough for our few families to share."

"We'll discuss this matter later. At least we need to cultivate a new generation of strong individuals first. The ten true disciples of the Jiazi Grand Competition, along with more than thirty Nascent Soul cultivators, all perished in the Mirage Dragon Cave, almost wiping out the younger generation of our sect. If we continue fighting without restraint, the Tianyuan Dao Sect will truly be destroyed in our hands."

"This……"

……

Inside the Houtu Hall of Tiannan Daogong.

A beautiful figure flew back angrily, and none of the surrounding disciples dared to step forward and speak to her.

In recent years, Master Qinglan's temper has become increasingly eccentric. Even if he is not irritable or easily angered, he is still unpredictable.

Often, while chatting, the other person will suddenly think of something and become extremely upset, making people hesitant to approach them.

Only Fu Qinglan herself knew the reason behind all of this.

Luo Chen!

The woman's eyes were filled with extreme hatred as she stared into the void, as if she were staring intently at the man from thousands of miles away.

It's all because of Luo Chen!
It was because of him that the only Nascent Soul cultivator in the Dao Sect perished.

It was because of him that the True Lord of the Mysterious Realm was unable to descend, and the last chance to unify the mountains and seas disappeared.

It was also because of him that the Eastern Continent was submerged by the cataclysmic tsunami, and the surviving cultivators from various families were forced to disperse to the Southern and Northern Continents, which is why there is such a fierce argument today.

Intense arguments are actually tolerable; the real terror lies in the private struggles.

The Southern Continent was the most resource-poor of the four continents that split off from the Central Continent, as evidenced by the fact that only the Zhan and Mo families from the Twelve Great Houses had settled there previously.

The Zhan family and the Mo family were the two families that suffered the most damage and had the weakest remaining strength during the great calamity in the Central Continent.

Naturally, after the war, they could only take refuge in the most resource-poor places.

Yet, this very place has now been inundated with the Shi and Ke families.

For the sake of their people's peace and for future development, the four great clans, along with a number of Nascent Soul families, engaged in an internal struggle for resources.

This battle lasted for eighty years, and the number of cultivators who perished during that time was no less than any other war that had been launched back then.

Fortunately, the intensity of the internal strife has gradually subsided in recent days.

Whether it was because the division of resources had reached a certain point, or because the number of cultivators had been depleted too much in the infighting, they had finally reached a point where everyone was sitting down at the same table to negotiate.

And all of this stems from that man!

In fact, everyone knows that the best way to resolve the current situation is to launch a war against foreign powers and divert attention from the internal conflicts within the Tiannan Continent.

However, the Tianyuan Dao Sect is now completely incapable of sustaining a cross-continental war.

The culprit's strength was so overwhelming that it was utterly hopeless.

People who are so desperate that they have no sense of reason will not even entertain the slightest thought of resistance.

Fu Qinglan's anger at this moment, under this despair, gradually turned into endless regret.

"If the wealthy family hadn't brought him into the Daoist sect back then, would things have turned out this way?"

"If the sect leader hadn't taken his life essence, would he have made a fuss?"

"Even with all these prerequisites, if I had reported his whereabouts in the Burial Valley of Gods and Spirits when I discovered them back then, would the sect have been able to make adequate preparations when the cultivators from the Eastern Wilderness invaded the Dao Sect?"

One question after another arose spontaneously.

As she looked at herself with a guilty conscience, the woman felt increasingly ashamed. Her sharp fingernails pierced her palms, drawing bright red blood.

Suddenly.

"who is it?"

Fu Qinglan released his divine sense, sweeping across the surroundings.

A gentle woman walked in, looking at her with concern in her eyes.

"So it was Miaoyin!"

Fu Qinglan murmured something, her hard body slumped into the seat as if curled up.

Shi Miaoyin looked at this scene with heartache in her eyes.

"Master, the sect's current state of decline is not your fault. Why torture yourself like this?"

Fu Qinglan shook her head. "You don't understand. You don't understand anything."

Shi Miaoyin opened her mouth, then changed the subject, "Junior Brother, he..."

Don't mention him!

Fu Qinglan instantly flew into a rage, and the powerful pressure of his Nascent Soul sent Shi Miaoyin flying, crashing into the palace wall.

Pfft!
Shi Miaoyin fell to the ground and coughed up blood.

Fu Qinglan stared blankly at the scene, "I, I..."

Shi Miaoyin stood up with difficulty. "This disciple takes her leave. Please take care, Master."

Fu Qinglan watched helplessly as her disciple left, her thoughts in turmoil. A complex and contradictory thought was spreading wildly within her, almost threatening to engulf her entirely.

It was extreme hatred, insane resentment, utter guilt, and utterly powerless despair.

Everything was devouring this poor woman.

Tears streamed down her face.

Sometime later, the woman fell into a deep sleep.

Perhaps this was the best sleep she had ever had in her eighty years.

In the dream, everything seemed to have returned to the time when they were preparing for the Grand Competition of the Cave Heaven, and to the moment when they first met Luo Chen.

……

The chanting of Buddhist hymns filled the air, and the moonlight shone like snow.

In the darkness of night, only a soft sigh could be heard.

Luo Chen gazed at the sleeping woman inside, his feelings quite complex.

But in the end, he never showed up.

Some things are beyond our reach, and we cannot work together. Even if we had a good relationship before, if someone blocks our path, we will crush them without mercy.

All I could do was use an illusion and the "Moonlight Cleansing Mantra" to soothe the other person's soul and prevent them from being completely devoured by their inner demons.

However, it seems unlikely that Fuqinglan will achieve much more in the future.

At the very least, the path to becoming a deity is not hers.

"So be it!"

Luo Chen turned and left, no longer caring about the events unfolding there.

He had been observing the current situation of the Tianyuan Dao Sect and the talks held during the day, and he saw everything clearly.

He didn't interfere at all from beginning to end.

Even with the combined strength of the Southern and Northern factions, the Tianyuan Dao Sect is no match for the Eastern Wilderness. Especially after a large amount of resources and inheritance were plundered by the three powerful figures from the Northern Sea, the sect's foundation is severely weakened.

Even if they wanted revenge, it would be centuries later.

By then, although I was no longer here, Luo Tianzong must have grown to the point where I could face him.

If Luo Tianzong still couldn't face it by then, then Luo Chen couldn't be blamed; he was simply hopeless.

Keeping Tianyuan Dao Sect around as a potential threat might put some pressure on Luotian Sect.

……

Crossing the vast ocean under the starry night.

Luo Chen's figure landed on a desolate island.

The island was desolate, devoid of vegetation and spiritual energy, with only a thick white mist shrouding the surrounding area.

As you step inside, you can feel the water rippling beneath your feet.

Looking down, one could clearly see streams of black water flowing freely.

Luo Chen's gaze fell on a certain spot, and his eyebrows twitched involuntarily.

"Can't the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven be locked up anymore?"

If he wasn't mistaken, the white mist here was clearly caused by the leakage of mirage energy from the Mirage Dragon Cave.

And this black water is none other than the familiar Ming River!
After a moment's thought, Luo Chen roughly understood why this change had occurred.

During the great battle in the cave, his clone did not hesitate to detonate the Mingshui Spring, perishing together with the Rotten Chessboard, one of the three great spiritual treasures of the Dao Sect.

Although it thwarted Chess Saint Ke Lianshan's breakthrough to the Divine Transformation realm, it also caused great damage to the Mirage Dragon Cave.

"I wonder if that exaggerated flow of time, so different from the outside world, still exists within it?"

Luo Chen pondered for a moment, but didn't really care.

He had only one purpose in coming to Tiandi Island!
Heaven and Earth Peak!
Looking up, the highest peak in the mountains and seas, which has been ravaged by war, still stands tall.

This mountain has stood in the Central Plains for hundreds of millions of years, witnessing the changes of the sun, moon, and stars, and watching the wind sweep away the clouds.

Wild beasts have perished at its feet, and powerful beings have ascended to immortality atop its head.

It even served as a bridge between the Tianyuan Dao Sect and the Xuan Realm.

The wonders of this mountain are countless, but it can be best described as "reaching heaven and earth".

"If I can refine it into my natal magic weapon, it will not only create a three-way balance and maintain the equilibrium between Mi Jie Mountain and Yuan Ci Mountain, but also allow the Hun Yuan Cauldron to have similar characteristics due to the ability of Tian Di Peak to absorb the world's primordial energy, thus laying the most solid foundation for the future advancement and growth of my natal magic weapon."

"Of course, without this mountain and without the Star Gate, the Tianyuan Dao Sect of the Mountain and Sea Realm will completely lose its communication channel with the Tianyuan Dao Sect of the Xuan Realm."

"How could we not do something that achieves three goals at once?"

Without further hesitation, Luo Chen immediately formed hand seals and chanted incantations, casting a series of restrictions that landed on Heaven and Earth Peak.

Taking possession of this mountain is very different from taking possession of Yuanci Mountain and Mijie Mountain.

The difference is that this mountain collapsed once before!
That was the work of Qixia Yuanjun.

That collapse almost destroyed the very foundation of the mountain.

If it weren't for the powerful Liancheng using an unparalleled array to absorb the spiritual energy of the Central Plains and nurture it with the fundamental earth elemental power, it might not have been able to restore it to its original state.

Although he looks completely recovered, Luo Chen still has to be extremely careful.

If the collection is incomplete, it will not only fail to help the Hunyuan Cauldron, but may also damage Luo Chen's natal magic weapon.

What Luo Chen is doing now is first stabilizing the mountain using the Mountain Restriction, one of the seven great restrictions of mountains, waters, winds, clouds, darkness, light, and emptiness. Then, he will transform all his magical power into earth attribute and use the magical power containing the essence of earth to refine it. Only then will he proceed to the stage of collecting it by the Hunyuan Cauldron.

The preparation process for this was far more extensive than that for acquiring Yuanci Mountain, and the effort required was incomparable to that for acquiring Mijie Mountain.

Time passes little by little.

Months passed.

The Heaven and Earth Peak, shrouded in clouds and corroded by black water, gradually began to radiate a new brilliance.

It vaguely resembles the majestic scenery that once stretched to the heavens and overlooked all the mountains!
Once you reach this step, the preparations are considered complete.

"Next, it's time to actually collect the money."

Luo Chen took a deep breath, soared into the sky, and upon reaching the heavens, solemnly released the Hunyuan Cauldron.

The same procedure as before.

However, unlike before, the appearance of the Hunyuan Cauldron has changed somewhat.

Although it still has the shape of a three-legged, two-cauldron shape, the body of the cauldron is filled with gray light, and under the gray light there are lines with distinct outlines.

The gray light seemed to suppress everything, while the intersecting lines seemed to outline small worlds.

The Hunyuan Cauldron itself had considerable internal space, and it was once used by Luo Chen to house Han Zhan's Nascent Soul and the Black King's physical body. After absorbing the Mi Jie Mountain, countless spaces of various sizes were opened up inside it.

However, these spaces are not stable enough.

The addition of Tiandi Peak is to stabilize everything!
"receive!"

After the Hunyuan Cauldron expanded to its maximum extent, Luo Chen let out a low shout.

The same scene repeated itself, with the Heaven and Earth Peak beneath their feet gradually rising from the ground amidst a thunderous tremor.

Finally, it was sucked into the hazy gray light emanating from the Hunyuan Cauldron.

After Tiandi Peak was taken in, Luo Chen immediately probed it with his divine sense to observe the condition of the small cauldron.

"As chaos was created, the turbid energy sank downwards, forming an incomparably profound meaning, while the pure energy rose upwards, becoming incredibly agile. Countless internal spaces gradually took shape and stabilized..."

"Just as I predicted!"

"As for extracting the soul and forming the spirit to create the artifact spirit, there is no rush. After all, Li Canghai spent hundreds of years on it."

"Moreover, this cauldron seems to have another wonderful use after it was used to melt the three spiritual mountains."

Luo Chen looked into the azure sky and saw a wisp of light break through the air and automatically enter the cauldron.

Luo Chen recognized the ghostly light, and was more familiar with it than 99% of the people in the world.

It's the azure sky!

It is one of the nine types of celestial qi, listed alongside cinnabar celestial qi, purple celestial qi, and so on.

“This is a pleasant surprise.”

"Although my fully mastered 'Thousand Heavens Myriad Transformations Sword Scripture' can already condense sword seeds and greatly reduce the loss of sword energy, it still needs to be replenished. Now, this Primordial Cauldron can automatically attract the energy of the Nine Heavens, which saves me a lot of effort."

It was an unexpected surprise, but also perfectly reasonable.

Originally, the Yuanmo Sect's Yuanci Mountain had the function of attracting the Nine Heavens Qi, which is why a large number of Xiaochong insects that feed on Xiaochong Qi gathered there.

Now that this mountain has been refined, once it is truly fused into the Hunyuan Cauldron, it will naturally develop similar functions.

"There should be some other wonderful uses, which need to be nurtured and refined before they can be discovered little by little."

Luo Chen exhaled a long breath, and with this, his modification of his natal magic weapon could come to an end.

Next, it was time to truly prepare for ascension.

Looking down at the surroundings, the mountains and the sea stretch out before your eyes.

He won't be able to stay in this world for much longer.

After he took away the Heaven and Earth Peak, the feeling of being shackled and trapped became stronger and stronger. He could even sense that the world was subtly rejecting him.

"Is Li Canghai in such a hurry to ascend to immortality because of this?"

Luo Chen thought to himself, his gaze unconsciously falling on the broken island of heaven and earth.

In that giant crater, large amounts of seawater and black water began to converge, threatening to submerge the island.

Suddenly.

A ray of light, shining brightly.

Luo Chen's gaze sharpened, and he let out a soft exclamation.

"Huh, what's that?" (End of Chapter)