Longevity begins with alchemy master

Eight hundred miles was covered in the blink of an eye.

Amidst the swirling wind, Luo Chen's figure appeared before a towering mountain peak.

Looking up at the mountain peaks that pierced the night sky, Luo Chen was somewhat surprised.

There are mountains of such scale inside the underground demon cave?

The dark and eerie cave is truly bizarre!
As he was surprised, the creatures perched atop the mountain seemed to sense the uninvited guest.

In an instant, a series of explosions resounded.

In particular, there was a voice inside that was extremely sharp, as if it could pierce the soul.

"A demonic spirit comparable to the late-stage Nascent Soul realm?"

Luo Chen muttered to himself, his expression changing slightly.

He was naturally not afraid of such beings.

However, according to the introduction of the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Su Ling Sect, the Nascent Soul cultivators who participated in the trial entered through the Demon Suppression Tower at the beginning. Although the teleportation was random, they were basically all located on the outer perimeter of the Dark Demon Cave.

In places like this, let alone late-stage Nascent Soul demon spirits, even the weakest low-level demon spirits are extremely rare.

This has completely exceeded expectations.

"Some people said earlier that this Demon Suppression Trial would be far more dangerous than ever before, and now it seems that signs of that are already emerging."

While Luo Chen was pondering, the demonic spirits on the mountain had already made their move.

In an instant, a vast expanse of demonic energy gathered into clouds and swept towards Luo Chen.

Luo Chen's eyes widened, and he could see the creatures within the demonic clouds clearly.

Some are clad in armor and wielding weapons, while others are adorned with fierce and imposing figures.

Some had red eyes, while others were covered in blue.

Humanoid beings are common, but many more are like beasts and birds.

They are truly bizarre and varied, too numerous to mention.

"Formed from demonic energy, it possesses shallow intelligence but is not a demon. It acts purely on instinct, hence it is called a demon spirit."

After observing for a moment, Luo Chen didn't bother to investigate further.

With a flick of his wrist, an ancient greatsword suddenly appeared.

As it appeared, a long-dormant consciousness instantly revived.

Before this consciousness could even reveal its presence to Luo Chen, it sensed the situation nearby.

The familiar atmosphere evokes a natural sense of closeness and joy.

Luo Chen and Yuan Tu Jian were of one mind, so they naturally sensed this overwhelming joy.

Although the Yuan Tu Sword has been upgraded to a Spirit Treasure, its sword spirit is quite different from traditional weapon spirits.

It was created by the Demon Lord of Refining Heaven who took a ferocious beast called Tusu from the Demon Realm and refined it into the sword, so that it would share weal and woe with the sword.

The environment of this dark and gloomy cave is probably not much different from that of the demon realm.

Little Tu, on the other hand, has returned home after being away for so long.

He smiled slightly.

"Go!"

Without him making any move, he simply handed over his hand, and the Yuan Tu Sword shot into the sky, heading straight for the demonic cloud.

It is said that the wanderer is returning home, but the ferocious beast Tusu was born to kill its own kind, so how could it be full of tenderness?

Just like now!

The Yuan Tu Sword plunged into the demonic clouds as if it were a fish in water, and countless demonic spirits rushed towards it, enveloping it completely.

Then countless crimson sword lights flashed, cleaving through the clouds and revealing the sunlight.

In just a few breaths, the demonic cloud that would make ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators want to flee was cut into pieces.

"Wow!"

The same piercing voice rang out again.

Within the demonic clouds, a pair of jet-black wings, each a hundred feet long, unfurled.

White bones stand starkly against the backdrop of demonic energy.

A ferocious bird revealed itself. Facing the overwhelming power of the Yuan Tu Sword, it not only did not retreat, but instead revealed a fierce light in its eyes and spewed raging black flames.

With its wings spread wide, it stirred up gusts of wind and whistled as it reached for the Yuan Tu Sword.

From the void came the sound of metal clashing.

Luo Chen watched this scene calmly from a distance.

Without his own control, even with the power of a spiritual treasure, the Yuan Tu Sword would find it difficult to subdue this demonic spirit, which was comparable to a great cultivator of the Yuanhou realm, in a short time.

But he wasn't in a hurry.

All of this is simply because the Blade & Soul is still in a "playful" state.

However, one should not linger in the battle for too long.

Luo Chen recalled the reaction of the lotus mark earlier.

If fighting here attracts other cultivators, that would be quite undesirable.

"Alright, Little Tu, stop playing around and finish this guy off quickly."

Upon receiving the order, Yuan Tu Sword suddenly paused.

next moment!
"Roar!"

A ferocious little beast emerged from the sword, enveloping the Yuan Tu Sword as it hurtled towards the giant bird demon.

The demonic sword materializes, and a malevolent spirit unleashes its power!

Just one contact.

laugh!
The giant bird demon suddenly lost its strength, as if a water bag had been pierced by a sharp awl.

All the demonic energy in his body poured out like water from a burst water bag.

This overwhelming demonic energy didn't go anywhere else; it was completely absorbed by the Yuan Tu Sword.

That's not all!
After absorbing the giant bird demon spirit, the ferocious little beast was still not satisfied. It opened its blood-red maw and forcefully sucked into the nearby broken demonic clouds.

call!
Like a whirlwind sweeping away clouds, there was no sound left in the area.

After doing all this, the longsword transformed into a stream of light and returned to Luo Chen's hand.

Luo Chen looked down and was somewhat surprised.

In the past, Yuan Tu Sword was bloodthirsty, and he used this method to subdue the sword spirit and gradually nurture it to the level of a spiritual treasure.

Now, Yuan Tu Jian is actually quite interested in these demonic spirits.

After devouring the demonic spirit dwelling on the mountain, the Yuan Tu Sword clearly gained a significant increase in spirituality.

Luo Chen pondered for a moment, sensing the agitation emanating from the greatsword, and finally nodded slightly.

"Don't worry, you'll have plenty to eat later!"

After saying that, Luo Chen leaped into the air and disappeared into the mountains.

A moment later, the smoke and dust inside dissipated.

Furthermore, streaks of light flew out and landed around the mountain peaks. The demonic energy that had originally lingered there became much thinner under the cover of those streaks of light.

To outsiders, this place would never be considered a potential demonic lair; it would simply be an ordinary spot within the dark and gloomy demon cave.

Inside the mountain peak.

Luo Chen, having finished setting up the formation, clapped his hands, revealing a satisfied expression.

He didn't waste those years at Su Ling Sect.

He devoted a great deal of effort to studying techniques and methods, not only in terms of magic and elixirs, but also in the art of formations.

For example, this "Earth-Binding and Spirit-Capturing Array" is a top-tier array in the array academy, and it is usually only used by large sects when they open their mountain gates.

In Luo Chen's hands, let alone Nascent Soul cultivators, even Nascent Soul experts passing by would find it difficult to discover anything unusual unless they used their divine sense to investigate carefully.

After doing all this, Luo Chen immediately sat down cross-legged in the simply cleared cave dwelling.

Now that everything is ready and there are no powerful figures around, it is the perfect time for him to focus entirely on cultivation.

Sensing the dense demonic energy of this place, the Chaos Undying Scripture slowly began to circulate.

The speed wasn't fast.

However, with the blessing of the Five Elemental Bodies, the absorption, transformation, and utilization of demonic energy reached an astonishing level.

A massive amount of demonic energy surged in like a giant wave, pouring into Luo Chen's body.

Centered on this nameless mountain peak, a large amount of demonic energy was absorbed.

Even in some places where demonic energy was already scarce, the demonic energy was completely drained away, and the dark green Nine Nether Demon Moss on the ground gradually turned yellow and withered without the nourishment of demonic energy.

If Luo Chen knew that his unrestrained absorption of demonic energy would cause the Nine Nether Demon Moss to wither, he would probably be both amused and exasperated.

There's no need to use that exorcising liquid to remove the demonic energy one by one.

As for the demonic state, it had long since disappeared.

After all, this was just a disguise he used. With his physique, how could he possibly be tainted by demonic energy? On the contrary, it would be more likely that the demonic energy would be devoured by him. And it was under this kind of cultivation that Luo Chen's long-suppressed immortal realm began to soar by leaps and bounds.

In just a few days, he broke through to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm.

And this trend shows no signs of stopping.

……

It is more than a thousand miles away from the nameless mountain peak where Luo Chen was in seclusion.

A figure frowned as he looked around.

"Demonic energy permeates the land, and demonic spirits lurk all around."

"The range of my divine sense is less than fifty miles, which almost made me feel like I had returned to the Foundation Establishment stage."

"As a result, even my regular combat strength is greatly reduced. Even though I spent a year adapting to this kind of environment in Guangling County, I can only exert about 70-80% of my strength."

"The most urgent task is to find fellow disciples so that we can rely on each other!"

"But……"

Yao Xi Zhenren touched her brow; the lotus mark had stopped reacting.

When I first arrived here, I had a moment to react.

This indicates that there is a fellow disciple of the Su Ling Sect nearby.

But it only lasted a moment.

Then there was no further response!
Yao Xi Zhenren knew perfectly well what this meant.

"Has it already perished?"

Yao Xi Zhenren pursed her red lips, her expression quite complicated.

Even though they know that the Demon Suppression Trial is extremely dangerous, many sects are reluctant to let their top geniuses participate. Instead, they send ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators or elderly Nascent Soul cultivators who have no hope of breaking through through normal cultivation and are planning to make a final stand to complete the task.

But she never expected that one of her fellow disciples would be lost in such a short time.

Most importantly, the initial range of random teleportation is the outer area, where there shouldn't be any powerful monsters.

The fact that he perished under such circumstances indicates that his fellow disciple was very weak.

And the very weak fellow disciples...

“Youhuang, Xuanluo, Jianghuang…”

She dared not think about who it could be; whoever it was, she would find it hard to accept.

The most urgent thing is to reunite with the rest of our fellow disciples!

Yao Xi Zhenren took out the previously replicated map and began to study it carefully.

However, after several studies, none of them matched the location.

"Is it because the elders didn't record it, or has the terrain of the Dark Demon Cave undergone tremendous changes in the past thousand years?"

Yao Xi Zhenren was unsure of what to do, but she knew she couldn't stay here any longer.

He summoned his natal magic weapon, constantly maintaining the magical shield around his body, and transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the inner circle.

On the way.

Occasionally, when she encounters a place where the demonic moss grows excessively, she will take out the Demon Spirit Gourd, pour out the exorcising liquid, and then use her magic to activate it to remove the Nine Nether Demonic Moss from the area.

This is their main task in participating in the Demon Suppression Trial.

The so-called search for inspiration and sudden enlightenment is nothing more than a chance encounter outside of trials.

However, wherever the moss grows abundantly, demonic spirits often dwell there.

Yao Xi Zhenren soon encountered the demon spirit, and a battle was inevitable!

……

Such an experience is common throughout the outer perimeter of the Dark Cavern.

Furthermore, the bizarre changes in the Demon Cave caused many who had made prior preparations to misjudge the intelligence, resulting in significant losses.

On a plain.

Several figures simultaneously retrieved their magical artifacts, their faces grim as they looked down at the ground.

"do you died?"

"I can't detect it with my divine sense, and there's no sign of life. It must be dead."

"I never expected to encounter the most troublesome invisible demonic spirits as soon as I entered. To make matters worse, our cultivators' divine senses are suppressed by hundreds of times, making it very difficult to detect them."

"Fortunately, the fellow Daoists of the Shadow Cult are proficient in this art, and they discovered it quickly and dealt with it properly. It's just a pity about Fellow Daoist Jin from Divine Hand Valley."

As they spoke, everyone looked at another spot on the ground.

A person lay on the ground, eyes wide open, body still warm, but no longer breathing.

This is a sign of the annihilation of the soul!

Jin, a fellow Daoist from Shenshou Valley, was the first to be affected. He suddenly went mad for no apparent reason, and his magical power surged violently, almost without any warning.

The Nascent Soul cultivators of the Shadow Cult sensed something was wrong and joined forces with others to surround the man. The moment the invisible demonic spirit escaped, they all attacked and killed him.

But Fellow Daoist Jin has already perished.

This is a true late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator!
If he were outside, he wouldn't be admired by thousands, but he would certainly be a pillar of a sect.

Now, however, he died in this dark and gloomy cave, having accomplished nothing.

The crowd felt a sense of shared sorrow, as if they were all in the same boat.

Suddenly, a figure flew out and arrived above the corpse, reaching out a hand.

The other party's storage magic item then fell into his hands.

Everyone was taken aback.

"Fellow Daoist Tiansha, what are you doing?"

The Shadow Cult's Heavenly Slayer smirked. "What? I avenged him, and I'm only asking for a small reward. I think he'd agree if he knew in the afterlife. What, do you perhaps want to return his belongings to Godhand Valley?"

The others naturally didn't have that thought, but their thoughts were much more blatant.

“The Divine Hand Valley is skilled in alchemy. Fellow Daoist Jin was busy picking the Obscure and Bright Demon Flowers, which is why he was caught off guard and fell into their trap.”

"This flower blooms in three parts, which is extremely effective for us Nascent Soul cultivators to break through to the Divine Transformation stage. How can I let you enjoy it all by yourself?"

"Yes, it's not like you're the only one avenging him!"

Tian Sha laughed heartily, "There are five people here, and three flowers can't be separated, so why don't I enjoy them all by myself!"

As he finished speaking, his figure gradually faded into the distance.

They then transformed into several shadows, fleeing in different directions and gradually fading into nothingness.

"It's the Shadow Cult's Shadow Escape Technique. Although it's exquisite, it's not very fast."

"Chase!"

With someone taking the lead, the others naturally wouldn't want to fall behind.

So what if Tian Sha is a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Shadow Cult, a Void Refining faction?
In the Demon Suppression Trial, everyone is equal.

Besides, they each have their own Void Refinement forces to rely on, so why would they be afraid of the Shadow Cult!
In an instant, several figures dispersed and began chasing and fighting on the plain.

To a nearby observer, this scene seemed rather childish.

They were united in their fight against the demon spirits, but then they turned on each other and started fighting amongst themselves.

But this is the norm in the Demon Suppression Trial.

As long as the task of clearing away the demonic moss and dispersing the demonic lair can be accomplished, the powerful figures of the Tianyuan Dao Sect will turn a blind eye to the actions of the cultivators from other sects.

However, they could not turn a blind eye to this powerful Daoist who was passing through the area.

His expression was rather solemn.

"What the True Lord said is indeed true!"

"The changes in the Dark Demon Cave this time are far greater than the last time in a thousand years. Not only has its area expanded several times, but the number of demonic spirits it has produced is also far greater than before."

"If it were only that, it would be fine, but the denser the demonic energy, the more stubborn the demonic cave will be."

"It's easy to imagine how corrupt the outer areas are, let alone the inner areas and the Central Demon Abyss that the True Lord instructed us to be."

"no!"

"We must inform the younger disciples to focus on clearing the demonic moss, and also restrain the disciples of other sects we encounter, so that they can no longer engage in such unrestrained infighting."

With a thought, he opened his mouth and uttered softly.

A bubble floated out, and as its lips moved, the bubble swayed as if carrying many messages.

As he pointed, the bubble burst instantly.

At the same time, the Daoist Nascent Soul cultivators scattered throughout the Demon Cave all had an idea and took out a talisman.

Bubbles appear on it, only to burst and vanish in an instant.

But the message has already been conveyed to everyone.

"I will obey the elder's orders!" (End of Chapter)