Longevity begins with alchemy master

The lamp was broken and flickering, its light dim and dim.

The shopkeeper, who hadn't paid much attention to Luo Chen before, casually asked upon seeing this scene:

"Want to buy it?"

Luo Chen avoided answering the question and instead pressed for details about the origin of the lamp.

The portly shopkeeper frowned and replied casually, "How else could we have gotten it? We just collected it! Myriad Elephant Pavilion is all over the towns and cities of the Great Destruction Realm. We collect any treasures that are even slightly special. This lamp isn't particularly valuable. The shopkeeper didn't take it with him when he stepped down, so he left it behind."

This statement contains little information.

As far as the fat shopkeeper was concerned, this lamp was indeed not a particularly valuable item.

But for Luo Chen, it was of extraordinary significance!

This lamp was once his magical artifact, called the "Disfigurement Green Lamp"!
Yes, it was just a magical artifact, which Luo Chen obtained when he casually destroyed the Zhaoying Sect in the Southern Frontier.

Later, on Mount Mi Jie, Luo Chen observed the spatial nodes of the mountain day and night in order to cultivate the Void Restriction, one of the seven basic restrictions. During this process, Luo Chen conducted many experiments. One of these experiments, he attempted several times.

The method involves placing items marked with clues into a storage bag, then forcibly breaking the bag. The goal is to observe the most subtle spatial fluctuations by breaking this spatial artifact.

During the experiment, one phenomenon intrigued Luo Chen.

That is, when the storage bag breaks, some of the treasures inside will fall into the real world, while others will mysteriously disappear without a trace.

Even though Luo Chen once placed his divine soul, magical power, and even blood imprints on those items, he was still unable to track their whereabouts.

The Disfigured Green Lamp was one of the experimental subjects who disappeared!

To Luo Chen's utter surprise, this item actually appeared in the small town of Qingshan.

Even though the divine sense imprint and magic power imprint on it had been completely erased, a small amount of blood and qi imprint remained, which is why Luo Chen was able to activate it easily.

"Are you going to buy it or not?" the chubby shopkeeper asked impatiently.

Luo Chen stared at the green lamp for a long time before finally putting it down.

"You're asking so many questions if you're not buying anything, you're wasting my time, go away..."

Luo Chen ignored this hostile attitude and left Wanxiang Tower after pondering for a while.

After he left, the fat shopkeeper began to tidy up the items that Luo Chen had touched. When he touched the slightly warm lamp, he suddenly remembered something, and a look of surprise and uncertainty appeared on his face.

How could he activate this thing?

……

The Qingshan Tobacco Workshop was located in Qingshan Town and covered a very large area.

There were many houses of all sizes, and a great deal of raw materials piled up.

This tobacco workshop integrates raw material processing, preliminary processing, and fine processing. Every year, a large amount of Mi Xian tobacco is produced in the Qingshan Tobacco Workshop and then transported to the main city by special caravans.

Under a large tree at the main entrance, Luo Chen stood in the shade, gently stroking his chin, deep in thought.

He was absolutely certain that the blue lamp was the same experimental artifact he had used years ago, but he couldn't understand why it was here.

The disfigured lamp itself wasn't valuable, so he didn't intend to buy it.

However, Luo Chen vaguely realized that the reason why the Disfigured Green Lamp appeared here might be closely related to his being stranded in the Great Destruction Realm, or even the same answer!
"Why exactly?"

"Even though the storage bag shattered in the Mountain and Sea Realm, some treasures keep disappearing. Did those missing treasures all end up in the Great Destruction Realm?"

"Then what kind of existence is this Great Annihilation Realm?"

As I pondered, I could faintly hear a commotion coming from inside the tobacco shop.

Luo Chen frowned and looked over.

……

"I never knew Xiaolan was so beautiful!"

"It's almost noon. Why go back in this heat? Why don't you come to my place for a meal?"

"Why are you hiding..."

Lai Er stared at the woman who was dodging him, his eyes gleaming with lewd light.

He never imagined that this ordinary female worker named Jing Lan in the tobacco shop would have such a beautiful face!

If I hadn't taken the time to come to the tobacco shop today, I probably would have missed it.

He had never paid much attention to Jing Lan because she was usually covered in dust and dirt, and because the tobacco she made smelled pungent. In addition, Jing Lan was always aloof and introverted.

Although she wasn't dressed up much today, she simply wiped the ash off her face, did some minor eyebrow shaping and lip moisturizing, and gave off a natural, fresh beauty.

Such beauty is considered divine among the surrounding villages.

"Why don't you come with me, Second Master? You'll have plenty to eat and wear, and you won't have to do all this hard work every day. Look at your little hands, they've all become rough..."

As he spoke, he had already extended his hand.

Jing Lan looked flustered, and her eyes welled up with tears.

Lai Er's reputation was known to everyone in Qingshan Town.

Relying on his position managing the tobacco workshop, he had been tyrannical for many years, and had five or six concubines in his household.

But those women didn't have it easy!
After Lai Er got tired of her, she still had to do all sorts of heavy and tiring work, and the money she earned had to be used to support Lai Er.

The hardships involved were even greater than those of ordinary farmers.

Today, I accompanied Luo Chen out and, as if possessed, dressed up a little, which led to Lai Er targeting me.

From then on, I fear my days working in the tobacco factory will never be peaceful again.

Seeing Lai Er reach out, she slapped his hand away and then ran out in a panic.

Lai Er naturally wouldn't let the beauty he had finally found escape, so he was about to chase after her when a tall figure blocked his way.

"Who are you?" Luo Chen didn't look at him, but looked at Jing Lan instead.

A look of relief appeared on Jing Lan's face, then she bit her lip and shook her head.

Seeing this flirtatious exchange, Lai Er was filled with rage.

"This is a restricted area of ​​the opium den. Who gave you permission to come in? You're asking for a beating!"

With a furious shout, Lai Er threw a punch at Luo Chen.

Snapped!
A fist the size of a sandbag was held in someone's palm.

Luo Chen didn't care at all. Instead, he raised his head and looked at a small building in the distance.

A gaze full of doubt met his.

"Ah, it hurts..."

Lai Er's miserable screams rang in his ears. Luo Chen snorted and casually released the air, with several invisible energies following suit.

Lai Er stared at the other person in horror, large beads of sweat appearing on his forehead, his arm hanging limply at his side.

"you……"

"Let's go!"

Luo Chen turned and stepped out of the tobacco shop, with Jing Lan following closely behind.

Lai Er could only watch helplessly, unable to muster any thought of revenge; his heart was filled only with fear.

They left the tobacco workshop.

Jing Lan suddenly said, "That person has nothing to do with me."

Luo Chen casually replied.

Jing Lan bit her lip. "He's a junior manager at the tobacco workshop, in charge of handling the rosemary trees, and also has the responsibility of guarding the area. I'm just afraid of retaliation later..."

Luo Chen interrupted the woman.

"Don't worry."

Just four words, yet they brought Jing Lan an immense sense of security, as if whatever the other person said was the truth.

She put on her hat, lowered her head, and followed Luo Chen as they gradually left Qingshan Town.

And in the tobacco workshop.

An elderly man with a slightly sinister expression stood upstairs, still gazing in the direction where Luo Chen and his companion had left.

He waved, and then someone hurried upstairs.

"Investigate that man!"

……

After their trip to Qingshan Town, Luo Chen and Jing Lan's lives remained unchanged.

As before, he gets up early to farm, rests during the day, and does some simple farm work in the cool evening.

Although Luo Chen's body was still thin, his condition was getting better day by day.

Perhaps because of the recent rice harvest, Jinglan's meals have been quite good lately, at least not as thin porridge as before.

Because of the food she ate, and because of her deliberate dressing up, Jing Lan's complexion became even more rosy, and her temperament was quite different from before.

In the village, everyone said it was because she had a man.

But in reality, the man didn't linger on her carefully made-up face for even a moment; instead, he often stared blankly at the vast sky.

For some reason, Jing Lan could only grieve in silence.

That day, around dusk, Jing Lan, who was sewing new clothes inside the house, vaguely heard footsteps outside.

She hurried out, and was stunned at first glance.

"Master Yan, what brings you here?"

Today, Master Yan's usually gloomy face appeared somewhat amiable.

"Xiaolan, where's your boyfriend?"

Jing Lan hesitated for a moment before saying, "He went to the back mountain to fetch water."

The village's well for drinking water is located on the shady back mountain, and Luo Chen has been fetching water from it these days.

Upon hearing this, Steward Yan was somewhat surprised.

Such a person would actually do these kinds of things?
"Then let's wait a bit!"

Master Yan waved his hand, and the group of servants who followed him put down the things they had picked out, and then went outside to wait.

Jing Lan asked with concern, puzzled, "Master Yan, you didn't come here because of Lai Er's matter, did you?"

Manager Yan smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Lai Er died suddenly from illness a few days ago."

"Ah!" Jing Lan was stunned.

Just then, a figure walked over from the back mountain, carrying two buckets of water beside him, steadily without splashing a single drop.

Upon returning home, he seemed unsurprised by the arrival of Steward Yan, and proceeded to pour water into the family's water vat.

Jing Lan followed behind, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

"You should stay at home!"

Luo Chen casually gave an order, then walked out, only glancing at Steward Yan who was patiently waiting.

"You're later than I expected." (End of Chapter)