Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 1169 Light of Order, Fragments of Law

Any cultivator who has the means will strive for comprehensiveness when refining their natal magic weapon.

For example, Luo Chen is like that.

When the Hunyuan Cauldron was created, it was designed to be both offensive and defensive, and it also combined the five functions of suppression, confinement, nurturing and refining.

Offense and defense go without saying. The reason why these two aspects of power were not apparent before was because Luo Chen himself had better offensive and defensive methods.

The "trapping" function proved its power repeatedly when Luo Chen was in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, helping him overcome many dangerous battles.

Its ability to suppress was not particularly strong in the past.

Before ascending to immortality, Luo Chen directly refined three fifth-order spiritual mountains into the Hunyuan Cauldron in order to enhance its foundation.

In other words, there was no suitable opponent. Otherwise, Luo Chen would also like to test how strong the suppressive power of the Hunyuan Cauldron would be after it was unleashed.

After all, those three sacred mountains are Heaven and Earth Peak, Mi Jie Mountain, and Yuan Magnetic Divine Mountain!

Beyond these functions, the final function of nurturing and refining has always remained largely unknown.

But in reality, this function has played an extremely important role in Luo Chen's hundreds of years of cultivation.

Whether it's alchemy, weapon forging, nurturing magical treasures, or refining medicinal herbs, all of these rely on the Hunyuan Cauldron.

Through daily use, Luo Chen naturally learned that this nurturing and refining function was also effective in refining exotic energies.

That's why he tried to refine the chaotic energy using the Hunyuan Cauldron.

And it definitely works!
With the same amount of chaotic energy, Luo Chen was able to convert more blood and qi than others because his blood and qi furnace was powerful enough.

Others might achieve less than one percent, but he manages to achieve one or two hundred percent.

After adding the Hunyuan Cauldron, the efficiency increases even more, reaching about 20-30%.

The remaining energy is difficult to refine and can only be expelled from the acupoints through impurities.

but!

That situation will absolutely not happen again!

A surge of chaotic energy was refined through the Hunyuan Cauldron, achieving a 100% conversion rate!
This is an improvement of hundreds of times.

During the process, no impure energy was wasted; it was all transformed into the vital energy that Luo Chen needed most at the moment.

If this were to get out, it would be enough to drive any martial artist mad.

It should be noted that even with Luo Chen's knowledge, he was not able to fully discern the composition and structure of chaotic energy.

He could see various types of spiritual energy within it, as well as yin and yang energy, deathly ghost energy, domineering demonic energy, and so on. There was even some immortal energy similar to that found in immortal essence stones, along with some other indescribable substances.

Even he would find it difficult to refine all of those things.

But the Hunyuan Cauldron truly achieved that.

The reason for this change... is gray light!
Luo Chen gained a lot from his trip to the Land of Fallen Demons, including many astonishing items.

For example, the alchemy inheritance of the Heavenly Demon Lord, the Five Elements Dao Body, and even the formula for the Dao-Merging Pill that the Qixia Yuanjun herself requested.

But compared to these things, the most mysterious thing is undoubtedly the wisp of gray light that escaped after the Refining Heaven Cauldron self-destructed.

Centuries have passed, and even with Luo Chen's knowledge, he still cannot discern what kind of existence that gray light is.

When one tries to search for it, one cannot find any trace of it.

All we know is that it has always resided within the Hunyuan Cauldron.

Unexpectedly, at this time, in this place, under these circumstances, it triggered a reaction from the gray light.

Luo Chen suppressed the agitation in his heart, striving to remain calm and composed.

He ignored even the refined energy liquids, focusing all his attention on his natal magic weapon.

The gray light and the gray small tripod, the same color, are placed side by side in a clear distinction.

In the process of refining chaotic energy, they gradually merged into one, becoming indistinguishable from one another.

As the gray light spread, the chaotic energy that had been introduced earlier became less violent and more docile. The mixed energy composition also separated in an orderly manner.

Then, as the Hunyuan Cauldron operates, they are continuously refined one by one.

The entire process was filled with a sense of "order".

"order?"

This thought arose spontaneously in Luo Chen's mind.

What followed, however, was a sense of absurdity.

The entire Great Destruction Realm, and even the entire Ruins of Return, is known as a place where the Great Dao is shattered and the laws are incomplete, a land of disorder.

In this situation, should we talk to him about order?
How could Luo Chen not find it absurd?

"The observation is still not detailed enough!"

Luo Chen vaguely felt that this might be the greatest opportunity he had ever had in his pursuit of immortality, and he absolutely could not let things he didn't understand slip by like before.

Therefore, even taking some risks is absolutely necessary.

With his mind focused, Luo Chen carefully released a wisp of divine thought from his main soul, which had weakened to its limit, within his sea of consciousness.

Throughout the entire process, all the body's acupoints remained tightly closed, without leaking out even a trace.

Then, this wisp of divine thought silently seeped into the Hunyuan Cauldron like spring rain.

As a cultivator's natal magic weapon, although Luo Chen could barely activate it with his blood and qi, divine sense was still the best way to activate it.

At this moment, the familiar divine sense appeared, and the changes in the Primordial Cauldron became even clearer in his perception.

He could feel that, due to the infusion of qi and blood, the meridians on the Hunyuan Cauldron, which resembled blood vessels, were real. And through day-to-day refining, all the materials, including the three divine mountains, were tightly connected together.

He could also sense that the Hunyuan Cauldron was subtly emitting a "hunger" signal, which was caused by the lack of magical energy to nourish it for too long.

What truly shook him was that during the process of refining the chaotic energy, the energy that was transformed went to him, while some faint, seemingly familiar yet unfamiliar entities were absorbed by the Hunyuan Cauldron itself.

After absorbing those things, the Hunyuan Cauldron began another change, as if it were undergoing a metamorphosis of the essence of life.

What exactly is being absorbed?
Luo Chen pondered deeply, trying to understand the feeling that was both strange and familiar.

Suddenly!
"law!"

boom!
Shaken to his core, as if struck by a resounding bell, Luo Chen was forced to abandon his state of extreme calm observation.

The divine sense was also quietly withdrawn into the sea of consciousness.

Opening his eyes, Luo Chen's expression was incredibly complex.

There was shock and confusion, as well as fear of the unknown.

He was certain he hadn't misread it!
Although extremely rare, practically negligible, the Hunyuan Cauldron does indeed absorb some "laws"-like elements from the chaotic energy.

He himself had comprehended that thing, and had also seen its tangible form in the ocean of primordial energy when he advanced to the Nascent Soul realm.

That's why Luo Chen felt both familiar and unfamiliar just now.

What he was familiar with was that among the minute "rules," some were the Five Elements principles that he understood.

What was unfamiliar was that the other parts were other laws that he himself had not comprehended.

Luo Chen was reminded of something the Lord of Mofeng City had mentioned before.

The reason why cultivators cannot cultivate in the Nine Rings of Destruction is not only due to physical reasons, but also due to conflicts at the level of the soul.

Because chaotic energy may contain "fragments of laws," which is extremely dangerous for high-level cultivators who have comprehended the true meaning of laws.

If one inexplicably absorbs fragments of laws they have never mastered, their soul will be annihilated on the spot.

Luo Chen was initially skeptical.

Now that the two pieces of evidence have been corroborated, Luo Chen believes that the rumors that the City Lord of Mofeng had heard are actually true.

Because he actually saw the materialized fragments of the law!

Moreover, his own natal magic weapon absorbed it under the blessing of the gray light!

"The Light of Order," Luo Chen tentatively called the mysterious gray light.

He didn't know where the Heavenly Demon Lord had obtained this item, but the Light of Order had now merged with his natal magic weapon, making his cultivation seem divinely aided, and even propelling the Primordial Cauldron to absorb fragments of laws, further transforming it.

Because of this ray of light, Luo Chen saw hope of leaving the Ruins for the first time.

With complex eyes gazing into the dark, deep void, Luo Chen's emotions surged, and he murmured to himself.

"One day, I will unlock the secrets of the Light of Order."

Luo Chen will not use his divine sense again for a while, as that would be too dangerous.

Moreover, in his view, he was already extremely fortunate to be able to observe the surface, and this was only because the Hunyuan Cauldron was his natal magic weapon and he cultivated it in conjunction with his life force. To see anything more was beyond his current level of cultivation.

In short, it's enough if it benefits ourselves!
It took Luo Chen a long time to calm down.

Then, he turned his attention back to the beginning. He activated the Qi and Blood Furnace, transforming the pure energy into a vast amount of Qi and Blood, which then became Blood Refining Divine Qi.

He transported this vital energy into his acupoints, enveloping those fragile fragments of the soul.

According to the mental techniques of "Gods and Demons Without Form," one can use the power of the soul to influence the qi, gradually making it more sentient.

In this way, the vital energy and the divided soul form a mutually beneficial relationship within the acupoints.

One is to envelop and protect, the other is to influence and imbue with spirit.

Luo Chen's cultivation level also improved steadily and rapidly during this process.

Several days later.

Luo Chen suddenly had a whimsical idea.

For ordinary martial artists, the cultivation mode of the Nine Rings of Annihilation relies almost entirely on the furnace of qi and blood. To avoid bursting themselves, they need to absorb a portion of chaotic energy before closing their acupoints. Only after completely refining it can they reopen them.

In this way, the cycle repeats itself, forming a periodic cycle.

But he is different now.

He is a special existence.

There's absolutely no need for the Qi and Blood Furnace to refine the chaotic energy.

Because this task has been taken over by Hunyuan Ding.

If that's the case, why not loosen up a bit?
With this thought in mind, Luo Chen felt a surge of desire.

"Give it a try!"

He tried to open all the acupoints, allowing chaotic energy to enter his body while simultaneously multitasking to power the Hunyuan Cauldron and the Qi and Blood Furnace.

The former refines chaotic energy, while the latter transforms qi and blood.

After an incense stick has burned.

Luo Chen grunted and immediately shut down all his acupoints.

Blood trickling from the corner of the mouth is a sign of internal organ damage.

It turns out that too much chaotic energy has poured in.

Luo Chen took out a large number of pills to repair his internal organs and swallowed them in one gulp.

As he refined the medicinal power and repaired his internal organs, a glint of light flashed in Luo Chen's eyes.

Although it was risky and he suffered some backlash, he proved that this path was feasible.

"It's just a matter of controlling the amount of chaotic energy flowing in little by little."

"It's not difficult."

"Simply by controlling the number of acupoint switches, the desired effect can be achieved."

The human body is like a large water tank, while the chaotic energy in the outside world is like rivers, lakes, and seas.

If you were to bring in water from rivers, lakes, and seas all at once, the enormous vat, the size of a human body, would naturally be unable to hold it and would burst.

However, since the large tank itself is sealed, reducing the number of water inlets can relatively slow down the inflow of water.

Then the Hunyuan Cauldron can quickly refine the introduced chaotic energy.

This process requires consideration of balance.

However, once the balance is achieved, Luo Chen can save the time of the cycle and be in a state of cultivation at all times.

"Let's take it one step at a time!"

Luo Chen first opened an acupoint, guiding chaotic energy into his body while rapidly refining it.

In this way, no problems arose for several days.

Reassured, Luo Chen began to increase the intensity, opening the second, third, and even more acupoints.

His martial arts realm began to soar at an unbelievable speed.

……

one year later.

Amidst a rumbling sound, the Nine-Layered Immortal Tower officially closed.

Those martial artists who want to come here to cultivate will have to wait another hundred years.

Yu Huai was lucky.

On the last day, having mastered the process of refining chaotic energy, he finally decided to formally enter the Nine Heavens Immortal Tower.

His next steps are quite simple.

Take it one step at a time!
First, figure out the limit of the chaotic energy you can absorb at one time, and then refine it in small amounts multiple times.

Take steady and cautious steps to avoid any dangers.

A hundred years from now, our strength will surely increase greatly!
However, the most urgent task is to find a cultivation stone as a foothold.

"Although I heard there are many cultivation stones inside the tower, I came in too late, and the good spots have probably already been taken."

“Those people came in before me, so they are naturally stronger than me. It’s impossible for them to steal it.”

"It would be good enough to find a place to stand."

As Yu Huai flew through the dark depths of the sky, he constantly observed his surroundings, trying to find a cultivation stone that suited his taste.

It didn't fly for long.

Suddenly!
Yu Huai paused, his gaze falling on something not far away.

On a meteorite two feet long and wide, a Taoist priest in white sat cross-legged.

Yu Huai recognized that person.

It's Luo Chen!
He is hailed as a peerless genius with the appearance of an immortal, and is also the first among this batch of newly promoted Wulou Realm martial artists to enter the ninth ring of destruction.

"This person is not to be trifled with."

Yu Huai decided to take a detour.

Unexpectedly, the white-robed Taoist opened his eyes and looked at him.

Yu Huai hurriedly waved his hand: "Brother Luo, don't misunderstand, I was just passing by."

When cultivating, it is most important to avoid being disturbed by others.

In this unmonitored environment, martial artists either live alone or cultivate in groups to ensure they are not affected or even attacked.

However, Luo Chen stood up nonchalantly.

"You're new here, right? Do you have any cultivation stones to sit on?"

Yu Huai hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

Luo Chen smiled slightly, "Then this place is yours."

After saying that, Luo Chen waved his sleeve and vanished into the deep void.

Yu Huai stood there, somewhat incredulous.