Longevity begins with alchemy master

Tick, tick, tick.

As the cold wind blew, raindrops fell in a light drizzle.

A curtain of rain stretched from the sky to the earth, forming a continuous curtain in the dim sky.

As night fell, the rain intensified, almost as if the Milky Way were overflowing!

Occasionally, a silver snake darts across the sky, inspiring awe.

Inside a sturdy fortified village, the hearth was ablaze with fire.

Each exquisitely crafted dream stone was being consumed by the flames, emitting wisps of blue smoke.

Xiangfei nestled by the firelight, but still felt cold.

Tonight's ghostly rain is larger than any other in recent years.

Even though she was a martial artist at the Unblemished Realm, she couldn't help but ignite the Dream Stone just in case.

In contrast, Luo Chen was alone in the vast天地 (heaven and earth) without any protection, which made her quite worried.

As everyone knows, there are three major natural disasters within the Great Cataclysm.

A fierce wind swept through, a chilling rain fell, and a thick fog obliterated everything.

The real danger of the ghost rain is never the cold, but the nightmares that bring people to their doom!

Even a martial artist at the Flawless Realm, who is free from all flaws and possesses a strong will, can be unafraid of ordinary ghosts and nightmares.

But in this world, there exist powerful ghosts that are enough to threaten even martial arts immortals!

Now, deep within Red Leaf Valley, Luo Chen has opened all the acupoints in his body.

The surging energy and blood, like smoke billowing into the sky or a volcanic eruption, were so conspicuous under the night sky.

He didn't burn a large number of Dream Stones to dispel the Nightmare. If he really attracted a powerful Nightmare, he might be in danger.

"Perhaps his purpose is to attract powerful demons?"

Xiangfei made this guess.

Even though she was unfamiliar with formations, she could still see the various clues that Luo Chen had set up over the years.

In particular, the large number of death row inmates brought by his men!

These death row inmates, who possess at least the first level of body refinement, cannot control the leakage of their vital energy. If they were to fall into a dream under the cover of ghost rain, they would inevitably attract a large number of ghost nightmares.

Luo Chen probably wanted to use these people as a "tip".

He himself was the biggest bait, personally entering the game!

I hope everything goes well for him!

Xiangfei shivered inexplicably, vaguely sensing something in the world heading towards Red Leaf Valley.

Has the Nightmare arrived?
……

The Nightmare has indeed arrived!

Moreover, the quantity is extremely considerable!

Even Xiangfei could vaguely sense it, which shows how large the number was.

Red Leaf Valley.

Luo Chen's eyes widened, his crimson and golden pupils fixed on the man-made blue lake.

Above the head of each sleeping warrior, a ghostly apparition lurks, ready to invade the dreams of these death row inmates at any moment.

"Although the quantity is large, it is still far from enough."

"In particular, there is a lack of powerful Nightmare Demons that can threaten martial artists at the Flawless Realm."

"It's my turn."

Luo Chen slowly closed his eyes.

Before anyone knew it, the area around him was filled with incense smoke, and all of it was lit.

The billowing smoke, like clouds and dragons, enveloped Luo Chen.

It is completely absorbed into the body during its inhalation.

Luo Chen did not resist and inhaled deeply.

These Mi Xian cigarettes are all top-quality goods from Yi Xian City, accumulated over a full seventy years!
At this moment, they are all ignited, and their power will affect even a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Luo Chen absorbed the nutrients to his heart's content, feeling as if he were floating on air, completely unaware of what was happening.

The illusions that arise are all the beautiful thoughts that have been suppressed deep in my heart, thoughts that have been cut off time and time again with the sword of the Dao heart for more than six hundred years.

In the illusion, heroes bowed their heads, beauties were in his arms, and countless sects from all corners of the world came to pay their respects.

Even more, immortals descended and personally guided them to ascend to the upper realm.

Even the desolate ruins that had plagued him his entire life were nothing more than a casual chat and a flick of the wrist amidst the smoke and fire.

Gradually, Luo Chen fell asleep.

The boundless energy and blood flowed freely throughout the body, no longer subject to any constraints.

The suppressed body naturally swelled and grew larger, until it reached a size of a thousand feet.

Did he unleash a supernatural power while in a passive state?
Do not!
Perhaps this is his true form!
The original huge blood-red character for "god" was now completely obscured by the massive body.

If you were to look down from above at this moment, you would see a terrifying scene in Red Leaf Valley, as if the ancient ancestors of mankind had run tired on the earth and lay down casually.

Such a strange change naturally wouldn't leave those demons indifferent.

Almost instantly, all the ghosts turned to stare at Luo Chen.

Compared to those death row inmates, Luo Chen, with his immense blood and energy, was undoubtedly more striking.

His soul must be the most delicious food!
Without needing to call on friends or communicate at all, a large number of ghostly apparitions entered Luo Chen's body.

In groups of three or five, in groups of ten or a hundred.

In the end, there were tens of thousands, countless!

Having revealed his true form and made no defensive moves, Luo Chen seemed to have become the only being in the world.

Centered on Red Leaf Valley, it extends outwards for hundreds or even thousands of miles.

Countless nightmares rushed towards Red Leaf Valley!

Wherever he went, mortals suffered nightmares and martial artists could not eat or sleep in peace.

Even the most powerful martial artists were filled with dread.

The Xiangfei, which is closest to Red Leaf Valley, has even begun to sway and become drowsy.

In her daze, Xiangfei bit her soft tongue. The taste of blood startled her awake. She then hurriedly threw more Dream Stones into the fire pit to prevent her soul from being devoured by passing ghosts while she was asleep.

When wisps of smoke rose again from the fire pit, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"How much time has passed?"

Xiangfei's cold body trembled. She looked around but found she couldn't tell the time of day.

Perhaps it's already past midnight?
Suddenly!
Xiangfei's whole body was stiff, and her mind seemed unable to function.

She looked in horror toward Red Leaf Valley.

Beneath the shroud of rain, shrill cries echoed as a phantom figure unfurled its wings, obscuring the sky, and hurtled through the air before slowly disappearing from Xiangfei's sight.

That thing!
Entering the valley!
At this moment, inside the valley.

The wind and rain seemed to pause for a moment.

Then, a shadow landed on the Dream Tree.

It was clearly just a phantom, but for some reason, when it landed, it splashed up countless red leaves and raindrops.

The phantom stared at the sleeping giant on the ground, its eyes, formed from smoke, brimming with an uncontrollable greed.

"hiss!"

With a sharp screech, the phantom rushed straight into the giant's body.

Something strange happened.

The moment the terrifying phantom entered the giant's body, the acupoints that had been opened on the giant's body closed instantly!

Not only that!

On the land that was originally covered, the character "God" formed by ravines and Luo Chen's blood also emitted bursts of light.

As if sensing something, the five silent mountains under the rainy night seemed to come alive, transforming into a dome that enveloped the entire Red Leaf Valley!

The golden body is flawless, neither entering nor exiting!
Five peaks lock the gods, and the nightmare cannot be escaped!
Countless ghosts were completely trapped inside Luo Chen's body.

Even the powerful ghost that seemed capable of threatening martial arts immortals was unable to leave.

In an instant, all the ghosts panicked.

They all let out shrieks within Luo Chen's body, scattering in all directions, but they couldn't find a way out.

Through repeated attempts, they eventually converged into a nightmare current, surging in the same direction.

That is the head of a giant, the location of the human brain, and the place of a cultivator's sea of ​​consciousness!
This is the strongest part, and also the most vulnerable part!
They can escape from this body as long as they can devour the giant's soul.

however!
Upon reaching the outside of the sea of ​​consciousness, countless demons were astonished to discover that a large golden net was also present.

On the vast net, there were illusory golden flames.

Amidst the curling golden flames, illusory phoenix feathers flicker and vanish.

By this point, there was no way to retreat!
The most powerful of the Nightmares, like a king, let out a silent shriek, and tens of thousands of Nightmares rushed towards the golden fire net like moths to a flame.

Tearing, slapping.

To devour, to consume.

In an instant, a massive number of demons perished in the fire net.

But the effect is also visible to the naked eye.

The once impenetrable golden fire net had become incredibly dim, and even some cracks had appeared.

The great Nightmare King could no longer restrain himself and charged forward, flapping his wings.

The thick smoke formed sharp, claw-like blades, tearing frantically at the golden net.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

When the smoke on the Nightmare King had mostly dissipated, the weakened creature finally managed to open a crack and laboriously venture into the giant's sea of ​​consciousness.

This is a desolate ocean. It seems lifeless.

But the moment the King of Nightmares entered, a thunderous roar seemed to explode from the silence.

An extremely weakened divine soul slowly opened its eyes!

When those weak eyes opened, everything changed.

His mind was shaken, and waves suddenly arose.

Golden waves rippled, shimmering with countless rays of light.

"Farewell, cage!"

Seeing the approaching Nightmare King, the Divine Soul Giant slightly opened his mouth and uttered a single word.

"upbraid!"

call……

The Nightmare King, who was powerful enough to threaten even martial arts immortals, vanished instantly.

The giant of the soul seemed to have been imprisoned for too long, or had suffered severe injuries before, which is why it was now extremely weak.

After annihilating the invading enemy, he did not hesitate for long and released a wisp of divine thought, which went straight into his body's Purple Mansion.

Several items were taken out.

Then, the divine thought returned to the sea of ​​consciousness, and the person re-entered a state of semi-sleep.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye.

But this world seemed to sense something.

Amidst the torrential rain, a deafening clap of thunder suddenly resounded.

A soul-stirring thunderous sound!

boom!
Despite the flashes of lightning, nothing was found.

However, the deafening thunder had already reverberated for miles around, and anyone who heard it, whether a mortal or a martial artist, was knocked unconscious.

Including Xiangfei, a martial artist at the Perfect Realm!
When she woke up, it was already getting light.

Xiangfei subconsciously looked ahead, only to see the five peaks collapsed and the red leaves gone.

The woman was stunned.

Just then, a figure emerged on foot from the valley pass.

Dressed in white, not a speck of dust on his body.

With each step, it was incredibly light, as if it would ascend to heaven at any moment.

It's Luo Chen!
Xiangfei leaped up and quickly came to Luo Chen's side.

"Senior, are you okay?"

Luo Chen stood outside the ruins of the collapsed mountain, a smile playing on his lips.

"Never before have I felt so free and wonderful!"

……

On the desolate and boundless Gobi Desert.

A horse-drawn carriage moved slowly along.

The driver was dressed in palace attire and possessed an exceptionally beautiful appearance, a rare beauty in the world.

Beneath her stunningly beautiful face lies a dignified presence that no one can ignore.

It is easy to imagine that this woman must be someone in a high position.

But at this moment, she was driving the two carriages with complete ease, without the slightest resentment on her face.

All of this was because the man in the carriage made her willingly do such a thing.

inside the carriage.

Luo Chen played with a dusty little cauldron, his face showing a joy he hadn't felt in a long time.

After decades of effort, gathering the right time, place, and people, he finally broke the seal left by the Qixia Yuanjun outside his consciousness and was able to mobilize his divine soul.

At the moment the seal was broken, he activated his divine sense to refine essence into qi, transforming a portion of blood-refined divine energy into magical power, thus opening the nearly petrified Purple Mansion.

After taking out the items that were planned in advance, he immediately sealed the Purple Mansion, withdrew his divine sense, and even made his main soul fall back into a state of slumber.

This world places too many restrictions on the magical power and spiritual soul of cultivators.

When you release your magic power, eight or nine out of ten times will disappear instantly.

When the divine thought leaves the body, it will attract soul-stirring thunderous sounds.

Luo Chen dared not gamble.

However, even though the main soul is currently in a state of dormancy and appears to be the same as before, the personal feelings are completely different.

After being in a cage for a long time, I can return to nature!
That's about it!
Whether sitting, lying down, or standing up, he always felt an indescribable sense of ease.

Most importantly, he, who had previously been penniless, finally had a few handy items to rely on.

One of them is the Hunyuan Cauldron, his natal magic weapon!

In addition, he was wearing a storage ring on his finger, which contained some supplies he had brought with him before his ascension.

For example, elixirs, talismans, array formation tools, and so on.

When he left earlier, he took out a Meridian-Replenishing Pill from inside, which restored Xiangfei to her original state.

On the table in the carriage, there was also an ancient longsword and a jade box.

With these things in hand, Luo Chen felt much more confident about his upcoming trip to Worry-Free City.

"Let's try the Hunyuan Cauldron first!"

Luo Chen exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then swallowed the Hunyuan Cauldron, which had shrunk to its smallest size, into his stomach.

If you sense it!

The moment the Hunyuan Cauldron entered, it automatically floated above the Qi and Blood Furnace.

Strands of qi rose up and entered the Hunyuan Cauldron.

It forms lines that resemble blood vessels!

"really!"

"When I broke through to the Furnace Realm, the trembling of the Primordial Chaos Cauldron was not an illusion."

"If that's the case, perhaps my natal magic weapon can truly be nurtured by the Qi and Blood Furnace, giving birth to a weapon spirit and advancing to the level of a spiritual treasure!"

After verifying one of his conjectures, Luo Chen became even more delighted.

He picked up the ancient greatsword again.

Sword Name: Yuan Tu!

Although this is a celestial treasure, the Yuan Tu Sword is sharp enough on its own, and can be barely activated by adding blood and qi.

In this way, Luo Chen gained another handy tool.

Then, Luo Chen opened the jade box on the table.

Inside the jade box, a Gu worm lay dormant.

Its body was no bigger than a child's thumb, it had a mouth but no teeth, and its whole body looked like it was cast from pure dark glass that had been stripped of all reflective ability.

However, upon closer inspection with his crimson eyes and golden pupils, it became clear that this insect was not as smooth as glass; instead, it was filled with countless extremely fine wrinkles and grooves. These wrinkles and grooves, though seemingly small, gave the impression of layers upon layers of ancient ice that had been crushed and piled up.

The moment it appeared, the Gu worm trembled slightly.

Ripples seemed to spread across the once calm carriage.

It was the Vacuum Gu that I obtained by chance back then!

When Luo Chen ascended to immortality, he didn't take many things with him; he left most of them to the Luo Tian Sect.

He didn't carry many living creatures, especially not living ones, for fear of affecting his ascension.

Even the demonic beasts that recognized him as their master, such as the Black King and Kong Chan, were left in the Mountain and Sea Realm after Luo Chen lifted the restrictions on them.

Only the Vacuum Gu, because it involved the cultivation of the divine power "Great Luo Heavenly Sleeve", was put into slumber by Luo Chen, and then stored in his Purple Mansion along with the Yuan Tu Sword, the Burial Bone Umbrella, and the Hunyuan Cauldron.

He had also worried that the Vacuum Gu would be affected by the ascension.

However, now that the ascension has failed, when the Purple Mansion is reopened, the Vacuum Gu is still alive.

"A fourth-tier vacuum gu is still a bit low in quality. Fortunately, we have food now."

Luo Chen smiled slightly and pushed over the stone box that Fang Zhibai had used to hold the immortal stones he had given him earlier.

This box is cast entirely from hollow crystal.

If Nanqi the old ghost wasn't lying to him back then, then the Void Sprout Crystal was indeed the main material for the advancement of the Vacuum Gu.

Under Luo Chen's watchful eye, the Gu worm seemed to have discovered something, and its entire body came to life, staggering as it crawled into the stone box.

A special liquid was secreted from the toothless mouth, dripping into the stone box.

“It really works!”

A look of surprise flashed in Luo Chen's eyes.

Then he closed the stone box and put it into his sleeve.

After doing all this, Luo Chen felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

However, when I occasionally recall the moment when my divine sense probed into my dantian, I can't help but feel a little heavy-hearted.

Although the Purple Mansion was preserved after the collapse of the primordial spirit thanks to its powerful foundation, the originally indestructible barrier of the Purple Mansion has been covered with dense cracks.

Moreover, he also discovered the dying flame of the Divine Fire of Withering and Flourishing within!

Luo Chen knew very well that in order to escort him to this Ruins of Return, the Divine Flame of Withering and Flourishing, which had originally reached the fifth rank, had almost exhausted everything, and its condition was even more serious than during the battle on Heaven and Earth Island.

This fire has saved him from danger many times. If given the chance, we must help him regain his peak condition!
Of course, that might be a long time from now.

For now, Luo Chen's focus should still be on martial arts cultivation.

Luo Chen took out two books and fell into deep thought.

Divine Qi and Battle Aura

"The Demonic Appearance Technique" (End of Chapter)