Longevity begins with alchemy master

Golden scales transformed into blades, descending from the sky.

That is the purest power!
Ignore everything, crush everything!
Anything that dares to stand in its way will be torn to shreds!
One scream after another rang out.

The power of the Primordial Magnetic God reverses the old monster of the Sorrowful Wind.

The crimson lightning flashed, but no explosion was heard; only a mournful cry remained.

The River of Oblivion, its flow interrupted midway, left only the old man with a look of despair.

Those beings known as epochal monsters seemed to have been sentenced to death under this golden blade falling from the sky.

In a magnificent display, they unleashed their final, brilliant light in the ancient god's arena.

However, while Jin Xingzun's move could kill beings below the Destruction Realm, it could not ignore the peak attack of the four Destruction Kings.

A hazy blue light emanated from the ancient mirror, exuding an aura of immortality. It silently passed through the golden sword and enveloped its towering body. As the blue light trembled, it seemed to breathe, gradually drawing out a phantom of a divine soul from its body!
That is the primordial spirit of Jin Xingzun!

It was unwilling to sit idly by and wait for its death, and struggled frantically.

Not only did the primordial spirit struggle, but the ten-thousand-foot-tall physical body also tumbled and slammed against the Lord of Worry-Free Realm.

The immense force once cracked the ancient mirror.

The carefree look on the Lord of the Worry-Free Realm's face was gone, replaced by a burning flame in his eyes. He exerted all his strength to activate the extraordinary treasure in his hand, even at the cost of its destruction.

The other three attacks also landed simultaneously while he and Jin Xingzun were locked in a stalemate.

The Corpse Demon pointed a finger at himself.

Then the black robe exploded, turning into a raging black mist that swirled and disappeared into the massive body of the Golden Punishment Venerable.

Then came the sharp sound of a bone spur piercing the skin.

laugh!laugh!laugh!
One after another, hideous bones, mixed with flesh and blood, emerged from Jin Xingzun's body.

Those flesh and bones seemed to have a will, constantly stretching and contracting, as if trying to shrink back.

But then they heard the old monster crying out to the heavens and waving his banner.

The condensed, unforgiving wind, carrying the divine intent and energy of dozens of martial arts immortals, swept across the sky.

When the force landed on Jin Xingzun, the grotesque bones that had emerged were being worn away inch by inch at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This trend not only did not weaken, but instead expanded, rapidly spreading to the exposed flesh and blood.

The merciless winds of heaven devour bones and flesh!
Even though Jin Xingzun tried his best to unleash golden light to block the corrosive influence of the Unforgivable Heavenly Wind, it was still a drop in the ocean.

Then came the Star Giant, wielding an ancient halberd, charging forward and striking at the vital spot.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Five golden shackles suddenly appeared, blocking the path of the battle spear.

However, when the two meet, the ancient and simple war halberds advance relentlessly, even if they break apart time and time again, they will be reassembled again and again.

We are determined to cut it in two with a single blow!
The stalemate continued.

Suddenly, a punch came flying through the air!

This punch seemed ordinary, yet it appeared to contain the true meaning of power.

It struck Jin Xingzun's body with a dignified and upright manner.

Boom!
A dull sound suddenly rang out.

The next moment, Jin Xingzun began to tremble violently at an uncontrollable frequency, like a sieve.

All resistance paused for a moment.

The Star Giant seized the opportunity, brandishing its ancient halberd, gathering boundless starlight, as if cleaving a galaxy, and slashed down from the sky.

Click!

That towering body was severed in the middle!

Subsequently, the Unforgivable Heavenly Wind and the Black Demonic Qi each rushed into Jin Xingzun's body through the incision.

An indescribable pain surged forth.

"Roar!!!"

The sound, like that of a wild beast with nowhere to run, echoed throughout the ancient god's dojo.

The Lord of Worry-Free Realm's expression changed drastically. "Oh no, he's trying to escape!"

In this terrifying struggle, he could no longer control Jin Xingzun's primordial spirit.

That ancient mirror, so full of ethereal beauty, was shattered into pieces.

A massive primordial spirit emerged from Jin Xingzun's body. It glanced at everyone with anger and fear, then transformed into golden light and disappeared into the void rift from which it had come.

The interception measures set up by the Corpse Demon along the way had no effect whatsoever, as they were all easily bypassed.

Just as it escaped.

Within the temple grounds, five streams of light shot into the sky.

The Lord of Worry-Free Realm grabbed Jin Xingzun's head, twisted and pulled, and dragged him down.

Starlight and wind swirled together, landing on the upper body, and a struggle ensued.

On the latter half of its body, a black demonic aura and a blood-red aura clashed fiercely, neither giving way to the other.

"mine!"

"Go away!"

Amidst the cold shouts, a piercing clang was heard.

铮！
A dazzling sword light shot into the sky, carrying crimson energy, and struck the severed body with a heavy blow.

lol...

A massive body, severed in the middle.

The two figures suddenly separated.

Luo Chen glanced at everyone, especially exchanging a look with the Lord of Worry-Free Realm, and then without hesitation, he carried the three-thousand-foot tail and retreated rapidly back the way he came.

The Corpse Demon revealed his form, looking at the Golden Punishment Venerable's physical body, which was less than a thousand feet long, beside him, and was filled with rage.

"Don't even think about running!"

Just as he was about to give chase, a flash of blue light appeared before him, revealing a graceful figure.

When the Corpse Demon saw the person blocking his way, a flash of ferocity crossed his face.

"Lord of the Worry-Free Realm, do not stop me!"

The Lord of the Worry-Free Realm sighed, "That's enough."

"Not enough!" the Corpse Demon said coldly. "That guy stole nearly a third of my true spirit body, and he even destroyed the clone I left outside. How can we let him escape?"

The Lord of the Worry-Free Realm stood his ground, saying, "If you insist on pursuing me, then your next opponent will be me!"

The Corpse Demon was enraged. "Are you really going to make an enemy of me for that guy?"

The Lord of Worry-Free Realm shook his head. "It's not that I'm against you, but rather that I'm considering the bigger picture."

As he spoke, he gestured for the Corpse Demon to look around.

On the battlefield, corpses lay strewn everywhere, and cries of agony echoed through the air.

Of the original hundred-plus martial arts immortals, less than one-tenth or one-twelfth are still alive.

The battle was extremely fierce.

The Thirty-Three-Tiered Divine Mother Palace, in particular, was in great turmoil, spewing out streams of milky white energy.

At last!
The Lord of the Worry-Free Realm pointed to his own body and the Corpse Demon's body.

The golden light still lingered above, like maggots clinging to bones.

That was the strongest move that Jin Xingzun unleashed—the Great Cleave of Jin Xing!
Even though this move was suppressed to the extreme by the Void World, and even though its power was dispersed into hundreds of parts, it still caused injuries to the Destruction Kings.

"In the current situation, we are already short-handed, and we are exhausted. If you insist on fighting again, Luo Chen is no ordinary opponent. You should have seen that punch, right?"

The Corpse Demon's expression was somewhat unnatural, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes.

The Lord of the Worry-Free Realm continued, "It's hard to say who will win in your battle against him, but it's highly likely that both will be severely injured. If that happens, how can we control the Divine Mother Palace, and how can we leave the Ruins of Return?"

Before the Corpse Demon could object, he raised his hand in the void.

The terrifying head of Jin Xingzun floated down in front of them.

"Although we failed to hunt down the Mahayana True Spirit, we at least obtained most of its physical body. With the remaining power of laws within it, plus the Divine Mother Temple, we have a great chance of leaving. Do you really intend to disregard the current situation?"

The Corpse Demon fell silent.

At that very moment, another battle also came to an end.

Tianxuan Liesu and Tianku Laoguai each flew over with a portion of Jin Xingzun's physical body.

Although the two were extremely weak, they were in very good spirits.

They did not fight to the death, but after a brief exchange, they decided to divide their bodies equally through verbal communication.

Although somewhat surprised that the Corpse Demon couldn't outmaneuver Luo Chen, they didn't press the matter and instead discussed their next move.

Unable to stop the tide, the Corpse Demon ultimately held back.

The Lord of Worry-Free Realm looked in the direction Luo Chen had left and breathed a sigh of relief.

The favor he had shown in the past had earned him a crucial blow from Luo Chen that broke the deadlock, thus settling the score. From now on, they could only wish each other well.

"Fellow Daoist Luo Chen, I hope we can meet again outside someday!"

……

Exit of the Ancient God's Dojo.

A fleshy body, over three thousand feet long, crashed to the ground with a deafening roar.

Its scales were gone, leaving only torn skin, flesh, and jagged bones.

There were also streaks of starlight flowing across it, which grew dimmer as it moved further and further away from its owner.

Such a huge object cannot be contained in a storage ring alone.

Luo Chen held the Yuan Tu Sword, opened his mouth and spat out a small gray cauldron.

The small cauldron spun in the air, casting a hazy gray light that enveloped the dragon-like, python-like body, then pulled it in inch by inch.

The entire process was effortless.

Seeing this, Luo Chen was not surprised at all.

Before ascending, he refined three fifth-order divine mountains and put them into the Hunyuan Cauldron.

Among them is Mijie Mountain in southern Xinjiang!

Mi Jie Mountain, containing countless spatial nodes, is itself a top-tier spatial treasure in the world.

After absorbing it, the Hunyuan Cauldron also had a similar effect.

Basic storage functions are naturally included.

"call……"

With a single swallow, the small cauldron transformed into a tiny black dot and returned to the body.

Luo Chen looked back at the Ancient God's Dojo.

They were too far away to see what was happening on the battlefield.

But in the sky, the spatial cracks that resembled centipedes were so shocking to behold.

"Even the most stable spatial rift will eventually be destroyed under such a fierce battle."

"They don't have much time left."

"And the time left for me..."

Luo Chen touched his waist and abdomen.

There, a golden light appeared and disappeared, almost severing his entire body in half. Layer upon layer of blood-refined divine energy spread around him, but was blocked by the golden light.

Jin Xingzun's devastating attack is not so easy to withstand.

Even though Luo Chen and the others severely damaged it, they still didn't gain anything.

If Jin Xingzun doesn't choose to abandon his physical body and escape, but instead chooses to stay and fight them to the death, then the final outcome is hard to say.

It can only be said that the Mahayana True Spirit, suppressed by the Void World, is still a Mahayana True Spirit, and is not so easy to deal with.

Aside from their strength, the biggest factor in their success was the relentless, suicidal spirit of the Guixu warriors.

For Luo Chen, the greatest gain from this trip might not be a portion of Jin Xingzun's physical body, but rather...

"The complete power of the laws can indeed break free from the shackles of the Void!"

Jin Xingzun's ability to come and go freely is proof of this!

And Luo Chen also possesses the complete power of the laws!
That's the Hunyuan Cauldron!

After taking one last look at the ancient god's dojo, Luo Chen sheathed the Yuan Tu Sword, stepped onto the stone platform without hesitation, and turned to leave.

……

Desert Wind City!
As one of the border cities of the Great Devastation Realm, it is a harsh and cold place, but it is also extremely prosperous on weekdays because of several unique mineral resources.

But after many years, it has become dilapidated.

There was no one in sight on the long street.

The once towering and sturdy city walls have collapsed in large part at some unknown time.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, followed by a thin mist that slowly rose up.

Within the mist, a terrifying low growl could be faintly heard.

suddenly!

A few streaks of blood-red light appeared, and the low growls and howls vanished instantly.

Then, a figure emerged from the thin mist.

Dressed in white, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, his handsome face bore the faint traces of hardship.

Looking back at the road he had come from, it was already obscured by a thin mist, and Luo Chen's expression was extremely serious.

"The new era is approaching, and the fog of destruction is already visible everywhere. Ordinary people simply cannot survive."

ten years!

It took him a full ten years to traverse the vast Ruins of Return from the Ancient God's Dojo back to the Great Destruction Realm.

This speed is many times slower than when we left.

This was definitely not due to Luo Chen's injuries.

Jin Xingzun's move truly caused him immense suffering, and he still hasn't had a chance to eliminate it.

But it wouldn't affect his normal journey.

What truly affects him is the increasingly harsh environment of Guixu.

The winds that blow all day long, the frequent appearance of spatial rifts, the surging earth fire and evil energy everywhere, even the soul-stirring thunder, the icy ghost rain, and even the destructive fog that has become a climate.

All of this has become the norm in the Void now.

Even someone as powerful as Luo Chen dared not ignore it.

When he heard the low growl coming from the mist again, Luo Chen frowned and cursed.

"trouble!"

Those mist beasts, though seemingly weak to him, were incredibly troublesome.

Because as long as the fog doesn't dissipate, the fog beasts will keep regenerating and reviving, making them virtually inexhaustible.

One can imagine that when the fog of destruction sweeps across the entire Ruins of Return, all living beings within it will be besieged and killed by the fog beasts.

I really don't know how these things are generated.
Luo Chen had no time to study the matter; his immediate priority was to return to Worry-Free City.

The deeper they went into the Great Cataclysm, the clearer the situation became in the seventy-two cities.

The outer cities, like Desert Wind City, have been gradually abandoned by humans.

The inner city, though overcrowded, was filled with fear.

They all hid under the fortified city walls, barely surviving.

When he arrived in Worry-Free City, he witnessed the most common and ugliest side of human nature.

Quarrels, infighting, and rampant burning, killing, and looting.

Only in the Fang family's territory can one find a peaceful place.

"That's probably why Fang Qingxue stayed!"

Because of the influence of the Martial Immortal, people were ultimately wary of him, which gave the Fang family a final period of peace.

Luo Chen did not intervene in the various chaotic situations, but simply turned a blind eye.

He went straight to the outside of the Nine-Layered Immortal Tower.

Layer upon layer of chaotic energy erupted from within the Immortal Tower.

Even the fading mists could not get close.

This situation is much more dangerous than before.

If the external chaotic energy is leaking out like this, one can only imagine how turbulent it must be inside.

I wonder how many martial artists are still alive and cultivating inside?
Luo Chen immediately sat cross-legged and released his martial arts divine intent.

At the same time, at the central point of the Nine-Layer Immortal Tower formation, another "Luo Chen" holding a golden erosion array diagram also opened his eyes.

He pointed a finger at the array diagram and gave a soft shout.

"open!"

In an instant, the earth shook and mountains trembled, and a great light shone forth.

Outside, Luo Chen stood up and, under the impact of layers of chaotic energy, forcibly entered the Nine Heavens Immortal Tower.

That is, at this very moment.

All the warriors still alive in the Nine Rings of Destruction felt a vast and familiar will emerge.

"He's back!" (End of Chapter)