Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 1155 The Reversal of Heaven and Earth, The Land of Return to Nothingness

The roar of the dragon echoed across the land.

The rolling sound waves surged through the Huifeng Mountains, stirring up heavy storms.

Finally, the long howl faded away, leaving only one figure standing atop the mountains.

A white shirt fluttered even without wind.

His entire body shimmered with gold and black light, giving him an imposing yet eerie feeling, as if he might be carried away by the wind at any moment.

Luo Chen quietly sensed the condition within his body, his expression as calm as ever, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

Ten years have passed since he began refining the Nine Tribulations Earthly Fiends.

Another ten years passed, and the Unforgiving Heavenly Wind was refined.

At this moment, he possessed two top-tier internal energies that were completely different in nature but had similar power.

According to the description in the book "Divine Qi of Battle", he has not yet fused the two types of Qi into one, so he cannot be considered to have achieved great success.

But whether it's the Nine Tribulations True Qi or the Unforgivable Heavenly Qi, their power far surpasses the Divine Qi that Wang Yuan cultivated in the Furnace Realm. Even compared to his Leak-Free Realm, they are not necessarily weaker.

The reason why the two major energies did not merge is because their individual qualities were too high and their natures were too extreme.

According to Luo Chen's speculation, if he could solve this problem, advancing from the late stage of the Furnace Realm to the Leakless Realm would be a natural progression.

Yes, after ten years of arduous cultivation in the valley of the Returning Wind Mountains, he has unknowingly broken through a minor realm.

of course!

To true masters, this level is still nothing special.

For example, at this very moment, six figures are flying rapidly towards him, their eyes fixed on him.

As soon as they approached, the six figures took their positions, their auras spreading out to form an invisible net that tightly bound Luo Chen.

"Luo Chen!"

"Immortal cultivator!"

"A Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"In just twenty years, he has cultivated to such a level. If you were given another hundred years, his achievements would be unimaginable."

"Pity……"

"If you surrender now and offer up your soul, we may spare your life."

Facing the fierce gazes of the group, Luo Chen slowly curved his lips into a smile, sweeping over them with a half-smile.

"I've kept you waiting for a long time."

The Lord of Xilong City recalled Luo Chen's long howl that had come straight towards them, and his expression darkened.

"You discovered us a long time ago?"

Surrounded by six people, Luo Chen was not particularly panicked.

He laughed instead, saying, "Anyone who's being watched every day would feel it, right?"

The Lord of the Purple Gold City seemed somewhat incredulous, "Within the Ruins of Return, it is difficult for cultivators to project their divine senses outwards. You haven't reached the Flawless Realm, so how could you have detected our surveillance?"

Luo Chen was too lazy to answer the question; instead, he was very curious about another word the other person used.

"Return to the Ruins?"

But clearly, no one wanted to answer his questions.

The Lord of Xilong City, in particular, was already impatient.

"Do it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the six masters all set out.

Five of them headed straight for Luo Chen.

Behind them was a beautiful young woman, who held a bamboo flute and slowly placed it before her red lips.

The air currents swirled, and the flute's sound was clear and crisp.

The moment the sound entered his ears, Luo Chen seemed to be in a daze, as if a bamboo forest swaying in the wind appeared before his eyes.

This is an extremely rare technique that attacks the soul!

Anyone who hears this sound will inevitably lose three points of their fighting spirit.

In other words, the five people traveling together were prepared and not disturbed too much. Instead, they seized the opportunity and launched their attacks on Luo Chen simultaneously.

boom!
A deafening sound suddenly erupted, momentarily drowning out the clear sound of the flute.

Even the highest peaks among the mountains were reduced to dust by this attack, sending up plumes of smoke and dust into the sky.

With a successful strike, everyone's faces lit up with joy.

"It's done!"

"In the end, even a Nascent Soul cultivator, comparable to a Human Immortal, is so vulnerable in this natural suppression of cultivators in the Ruins of Return!"

However, this joy did not last long.

next moment.

To everyone's horror, a gigantic hand reaching for the sky suddenly appeared and grabbed at them.

All the experts dodged, but one person was unable to dodge in time.

Or rather, from the very beginning, that giant hand, resembling a bird's claw, was aimed at that person.

Xiangfei's expression changed drastically. Seeing that she could not avoid it, she raised her sleeves and launched a series of attacks, but none of them could shake the giant claw that fell from the clouds.

"puff!"

With a single claw, it firmly grasped Xiangfei.

The protective aura surrounding his body shattered inch by inch under the terrifying force, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The giant claw slowly retracted, and Xiangfei collapsed helplessly into the ruins.

She looked up and saw that the once dashing and unrestrained man's white robes were now completely torn. But his exposed muscles remained as unshakeable as a rock.

Xiangfei's beautiful eyes widened in disbelief.

Even with five top experts joining forces, they couldn't even break through the defenses?

Just how big is the gap between the two sides?
After capturing Xiangfei, Luo Chen didn't care about her thoughts. Just now, several strands of his inner energy had forcibly broken through her flawless golden body, forming a "blood and qi restriction" within her body.

Right now, we only need to deal with the other five.

"One person to answer my questions is enough; as for you all..."

Luo Chen licked his lips, his gaze sweeping over the remaining five people who looked like frightened birds.

He had no interest in knowing the names of these so-called returnees, who were in reality losers.

Now they have only one role.

"Perfect timing to test my new trick on you all!"

Luo Chen raised his hands, and two streams of energy, one gold and one black, suddenly appeared.

Within its body, a massive furnace of qi and blood began to rotate rapidly in a counter-clockwise direction.

Drawn by the force, the two opposing energies began to rotate wildly in opposite directions.

From the perspective of the five people, including the Lord of Xilong City.

When Luo Chen makes a move, it's always a shocking and extraordinary one.

Fortunately, this move seems to have a rather long prelude.

"We can't let him unleash his full power."

"Let's join forces and break it!"

The five experts were all seasoned veterans, and they were not about to lose their fighting spirit immediately. Seeing Luo Chen gathering his strength, they all unleashed their most powerful moves.

Or perhaps a giant palm descends from the sky.

Or perhaps it was a manifestation of primordial energy, a giant purple-gold dragon arriving with its head shaking and tail wagging.

Some even wielded long swords, unleashing terrifying blade beams.

Faced with these attacks, Luo Chen neither dodged nor evaded, letting these ultimate martial arts techniques bombard his body.

The fifth-order Great Wilderness Body, comparable to a true spirit, is a whole major realm behind these flawless realm martial artists.

Let alone breaking through his defenses, it would be difficult to even budge him a step.

This is an absolute disparity!
Just like a Nascent Soul cultivator facing a Divine Transformation expert.

The attacks landed on Luo Chen, but were like scratching an itch through a boot. He seemed oblivious, simply controlling the surge of internal energy within his body.

next moment!
He raised both hands.

hum...

A strange sound rang out.

In an instant, two millstones appeared in the void, one upright and one in reverse, one gold and one black.

Simply by being suspended in the air, it gives one the feeling of a power capable of obliterating everything.

The five city lord-level experts were terrified, and their previous fighting spirit, which had been united as one, vanished like sand.

They transformed into arrows released from a bow, escaping in five different directions.

However, Luo Chen was not about to let these petty scoundrels who coveted him escape so easily.

A low shout rang out: "The wheel of heaven and earth reverses, turn!"

As if sensing something, the golden-black millstone suspended in the void began to spin rapidly.

A tremendous suction force instantly enveloped an area of ​​hundreds of miles in radius.

What immense amount of vital energy and powerful qi must it take to achieve such a sky-covering scale!
Upon entering the area, the five masters immediately felt as if they were trapped in mud, becoming extremely sluggish.

What terrified them most was that their once proud, flawless golden body was showing signs of disintegration under the reversal of this great millstone.

Their previously easily controlled internal energy became completely chaotic.

For a moment, everyone was terrified.

"Senior, spare your life!"

"I was only instigated by a villain, please let me off the hook."

"Luo Chen, we have no past grudges or recent enmity with you, why must you be so ruthless?"

"Hold on!"

"don't want……"

With a scream, a purple light was sucked into the millstone, followed by a rain of blood and a stench that spread throughout the surrounding area.

The Lord of the Forbidden City has fallen!
"Tell me, should I spare them?"

As Xiangfei stared blankly at the scene, she heard a whisper that sounded like a demon in her ear.

Her lips trembled as she looked at the young man, who had a smile on his lips but a cold glint in his eyes, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer.

She knew that if she answered incorrectly, she would likely suffer the same fate as everyone else.

She doesn't want to die yet!
Swallowing hard, Xiangfei hurriedly knelt on the ground.

"Senior, please spare my life!"

"If I spare your life, then I won't spare them."

Luo Chen let out a shout, then suddenly clasped his hands together and began to slowly rotate them.

In the distance, the four people, who were already one person short, could no longer hold on as Luo Chen increased his output of qi.

One by one, figures transformed into streams of light and were sucked into the massive millstone.

As it spun continuously, it emitted screams of agony.

Then, bursts of blood rained down.

A gust of wind swept through the area, carrying away the thick smell of blood.

Luo Chen released his hands, his calm gaze falling on the woman kneeling before him.

"Alright, now it's quiet. Next, I'll ask you questions, and you answer them. If I find out you're lying..."

"Please ask any questions, senior. Xiangfei will answer them to the best of her ability!"

"Very well! Now tell me, what is the meaning of 'returning to the void'?"

Without hesitation, Xiangfei replied, "Guixu is Guixu. It's not just the Great Destruction Realm; even the Corpse Immortal Realm and the Sea of ​​Stars are just parts of Guixu."

Luo Chen was stunned for a moment by this answer.

Are the seventy-two cities of the Great Devastation Realm not the entirety of this world?
Where is the so-called Immortal Realm of Corpses, and the Sea of ​​Stars?

Clearly, these questions may point directly to the truth of this world.

Luo Chen remained silent for a while, then slowly said, "Get up, let's talk as we walk."

Xiangfei dared not delay. Even though her bones were in excruciating pain, she forced herself to get up and followed Luo Chen out of the Huifeng Mountain Range.

The previous battlefield was now filled with raging winds.

Given the unique terrain of this place, it's likely that in a few years, new relentless winds will accumulate!
……

On the wilderness.

Two figures walked one after the other, and every now and then a question and answer could be heard.

When men ask questions, they are concise and to the point, often getting straight to the heart of the matter.

The woman's answers were incredibly detailed, and when she encountered questions she couldn't answer, she would try her best to offer possible speculations.

"The three great calamities do not only appear in the Great Cataclysm Realm, but they are found in every part of the Ruins of Return. In particular, when the devastating fog sweeps in once every ten thousand years, marking the cycle of eras, everything in the world will be reduced to nothingness. Over time, this world has come to be known as the Ruins of Return."

"If that's the case, why are the seventy-two cities also called the Great Destruction Realm?"

"It's because at the core of Worry-Free City, there is a spatial vortex that has been discovered and is called the Gate of Annihilation. This is the true origin of the name Great Annihilation Realm."

"The Gate of Annihilation?"

"Yes, that vortex is called the Gate of Annihilation. Any being that dares to venture into it will be obliterated."

The woman's voice trembled slightly when she mentioned the word "annihilation," as if she were recalling the move Luo Chen had used earlier.

Suppressing her fear, the woman recounted everything she knew, as much as possible.

"But the danger of the Gate of Destruction is still manageable, as long as we don't cross the Ninth Ring of Destruction."

"What is the location of the Nine Rings of Destruction?"

"Those are the nine relatively safe ring zones that the current strongest expert in the Great Annihilation Realm, Lord Wuyou, divided out based on the outward expansion of the spatial vortex. We call them the Nine Rings of Annihilation. These nine ring zones are filled with chaotic and mixed cosmic energy. Martial artists can use the Qi and Blood Furnace to absorb energy and cultivate within them. The deeper one can go into the nine rings, the stronger one becomes. It is rumored that only Human Immortal Realm martial artists can stay in the inner three rings for a long time. There is also a rumor that has been circulating in Wuyou City for a long time..."

At this point, a glimmer of hope appeared in Xiangfei's eyes.

She said excitedly, "It is said that if someone can cross the nine rings and pass through the Gate of Destruction, they may be able to leave the Ruins of Return and leave this world destined for destruction!"

Luo Chen, who was walking ahead, stopped in his tracks.

He took a deep breath and asked, "Is the rumor true?"

Xiangfei gave a bitter smile. "Since it's just a rumor, no one can verify its truth or falsehood. But at least, we martial artists at the Wulou Realm dare not venture into the Gate of Destruction, which is capable of obliterating everything."

"Is the Immortal Realm possible?"

"should……"

"Ok?"

The nasal tone, tinged with questioning and dissatisfaction, forced Xiangfei to carefully consider her words.

Too much subjective speculation will affect Luo Chen's judgment.

Xiangfei hesitated and shook her head. "I'm afraid that won't work either. The old monsters in the inner three rings may not know, but the Lord of Wuyou Realm is definitely a real human immortal realm martial artist, or even a higher realm of destruction. Even he is stuck in the Ruins of Return, which shows that it is not an easy thing to pass through the Gate of Destruction."

To prevent Luo Chen from getting angry, Xiang Fei hurriedly continued, "In fact, many people believe that it is impossible for the people of this world to leave the Ruins. That's why those top experts are desperately searching for ways to leave. Breaking through the Gate of Annihilation is just one of them."

This answer dampened Luo Chen's initial hope, and his mood unusually low.

half an hour.

He then changed the question.

"Have you ever come into contact with cultivators at a high level?"

It's phrased as an inquiry, but the tone is affirmative.

Xiangfei nodded, then looked at Luo Chen curiously.

How did you find out, senior?

"Your previous flute-playing attack on the soul was similar to the soul techniques used by cultivators. The only difference is that one uses internal energy to create special sound waves that vibrate the enemy's soul, while the other uses divine sense to directly activate it."

Luo Chen said this.

With his profound understanding of the soul, he could naturally see through the essence of Xiangfei's methods at a glance.

This was also the main reason why he chose to spare Xiangfei from the group of six; he wanted to learn about the situation of cultivators in Wuyou City through Xiangfei.

As for the information about "Guixu", it was an unexpected bonus.

Xiangfei nodded and said with emotion, "I have indeed come into contact with cultivators. It was by chance when I entered Wuyou City thirty years ago. I traded a batch of top-grade Mi Xian Yan (a type of incense) for this modified sonic technique. I intended to use it as a trump card, but I didn't expect to show off my limited skills in front of you, senior."

That's definitely like showing off one's limited skills before an expert.

Let alone Xiangfei's modified sonic technique, even orthodox cultivators would rarely be able to shake Luo Chen's soul.

He simply asked Xiangfei to hand over the corresponding method, and then headed towards Mofeng City.

Xiangfei couldn't help but ask, "Senior, don't you care why we attacked you?"

Luo Chen retorted, "Didn't you say before that you came for my primordial spirit?"

At this point, Luo Chen became somewhat curious.

"Why do you believe that the primordial spirit of cultivators can be useful to you martial artists?"

"According to the cultivators in Wuyou City, the primordial spirit is formed by the combination of a cultivator's immense magical power and divine soul. Even in the Ruins of Return, where a cultivator's magical power is suppressed to the extreme, it is still the purest energy and will definitely be a great tonic for us martial artists."

Luo Chen chuckled. If the City Lord of Xilong and the others knew that his primordial spirit had already collapsed and all his magical power had vanished, they would probably cry out in injustice even in the afterlife.

Xiangfei continued speaking.

"Moreover, as I mentioned before, many top beings have experimented with countless methods to leave the Ruins of Return. One of these is devouring the primordial spirits of cultivators. Especially those Mahayana cultivators who have supposedly cultivated a single Law of Truth to the Great Perfection stage; their primordial spirits are almost equivalent to the complete Law of Truth. If one could devour and absorb them, perhaps one could leave this world where the Great Dao is chaotic and the Laws are broken. It is said that in history, someone did just that. A group of supreme beings within the Ruins of Return joined forces to besiege a Mahayana Celestial Venerable who had mistakenly entered this world!"

Suddenly, Luo Chen stopped in his tracks, his expression changing drastically.

He who refines emptiness is called the True Lord; he who unites the body is called the Great Venerable.

Those cultivators at the Mahayana stage, who are above the Integration Realm, are known as Celestial Venerables.

That is a powerful being who has comprehended the true meaning of a complete law and can wield the laws of heaven.

The people of Guixu dared to besiege the Great Vehicle Celestial Venerable!

(End of this chapter)