Longevity begins with alchemy master

Inside the ship's cabin.

Luo Chen sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his magical power restrained to the extreme, as still as an ancient well.

But inside, a turbulent feeling was surging within.

Countless thoughts spread wildly like weeds, making it incredibly difficult to even restrain them, let alone sever the separation.

After a long while, Luo Chen slowly opened his eyes, a troubled look in them.

He hadn't expected that, having already experienced condensing a phantom once, condensing a second wood-type phantom would be so difficult.

The biggest challenge lies in the fact that, as previously worried, although the true meaning of decay and prosperity and the origin of wood are compatible with each other, they present a top-heavy imbalance.

Directly condensing it becomes much more difficult, and trying to separate it makes it difficult to calm one's own divine sense.

If it is forcibly condensed, the primordial spirit may be shaken.

To solve this problem...

Luo Chen's eyes flickered, and he vaguely had an answer.

"A mind-stabilizing pill!"

If he could refine a Mind-Stabilizing Pill to forcibly stabilize his primordial spirit and prevent his divine sense from wavering due to the condensation of the illusory form, then he would have a great chance of separating the true meaning of the two wood-elemental laws and successfully condensing a wood-elemental illusory form!
It's a bit of a pity.

If things hadn't been so rushed within the Tianyuan Dao Sect, and if we had obtained a Mind-Stabilizing Pill from Chu Yan, perhaps we could have resolved our current predicament.

Once the second illusory form is successfully formed, the subsequent formation of the three other five elemental illusory forms will likely follow naturally.

But it's too late to regret it now.

Luo Chen had already made up his mind. At worst, he would just have to go through the trouble of refining the Mind-Stabilizing Pill himself!

The refining of the Mind-Stabilizing Pill is not particularly difficult, especially after Luo Chen observed Chu Yan and even personally participated in the refining process once. He was very confident that he could succeed in a limited number of attempts.

The only problem is probably the collection of materials.

This problem would normally take Luo Chen a long time to solve.

But in the present day, it doesn't seem to be too troublesome.

With the Yaochi Grand Gathering approaching, all he needs to do is make a list and make a few more trips; he should be able to collect everything.

"That's fine. Haste makes waste. My cultivation level has improved fast enough recently, so there's no need to rush."

Luo Chen exhaled a breath of stale air, freeing himself from years of arduous cultivation.

That's perfect, we should be arriving at the Western Continent soon.

A crisp knock came from outside the room.

"Brother Murong?"

Luo Chen got up, straightened his clothes, and pushed open the door.

Du Hui was somewhat surprised, "I was afraid of disturbing you, but I didn't expect you to have already come out of seclusion."

At this point, he was quite surprised, "I didn't expect you to be so patient, my brother. One seclusion lasted for nearly ten years. No wonder you were able to successfully establish your foundation at such a young age."

Luo Chen waved his hand and looked outside curiously.

Have we arrived?

Du Hui shook his head: "There are still two or three days left, but we need to cross the Three Dragon Seas. It's not a peaceful place here. I was afraid it would affect your seclusion and cause you to suffer a qi deviation, so I came to wake you up."

Luo Chen glanced outside and muttered, "Not peaceful?"

Du Hui hummed in agreement, but didn't explain much, saying, "You'll see when you come out!"

Luo Chen had already taken in the surrounding situation, but he still followed him out of the cabin and onto the deck.

Looking out over the vast sea, thousands of sails are unfurled and hundreds of boats race against each other, stirring up waves.

Beneath those waves lay shadows, like giant tree vines.

Suddenly!
"Roar!"

A figure emerged from the waves, glaring angrily at a large ship that was making a huge noise.

Such a commotion instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Du Hui scratched his head. "Brother Murong, you see? That's the situation. This sea area was originally where an elder of Yaochi raised the three-headed dragon spirit beast. After that elder passed away, this sea area and the nearest land were transformed into a port. It's fine on ordinary days, but once there are too many ships, the three-headed dragons get very annoyed and frequently ram into passing ships. Although there haven't been any major accidents that have resulted in deaths, the noise is quite loud, and it wouldn't be good if it affected your seclusion."

Luo Chen nodded slightly and said thank you for the reminder.

In his heart, he sighed, "The depths of Yaochi are unfathomable."

In this sea area alone, the number of three-headed dragons is no less than three digits.

Most of them have reached the third or fourth level of cultivation!

In the world of mountains and seas, such a creature would be enough to become a powerful demon king or emperor, but here it is merely treated as a neglected and kept spirit beast.

One can imagine the level of those spirit beasts that were truly cherished and kept within the Yaochi Mountain gate.

And what kind of powerful realm must the being capable of enslaving these demonic beasts be!
Just then, a shadow appeared on the sea beneath their feet.

Exclamations of surprise rang out from the ship.

Luo Chen's expression remained unchanged; he simply stomped his foot lightly.

An invisible ripple spread out, and the shadows beneath the sea surface vanished on their own, seemingly out of nowhere.

"call……"

Du Hui breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, those guys didn't ram us. Otherwise, if my entire cargo had gotten seawater on it, the losses would have been enormous."

He was still unaware of what had happened.

Luo Chen didn't explain, but instead looked around and asked, "Is Sanjiao Port only two or three days' journey from here?"

Du Hui replied, "Pretty much. As long as we don't get stuck ahead, it should take two or three days if everything goes smoothly. By the way, once we pass through the inspection and reach the Western Continent, what are your plans, Brother Murong? Will you come with us, or will you travel around on your own?"

Luo Chen thought about it and made a decision.

"I won't bother you any further on your journey, Brother Du."

Du Hui didn't press the matter, and didn't even ask what the other person planned to do when they went back.

In reality, many low-level cultivators linger on the Western Continent with unrealistic ideas, only to have their plans fall through and end up living mediocre lives without achieving anything.

He didn't know if Luo Chen had those thoughts, but not asking was already a sign of politeness.

Three days later.

After undergoing numerous inspections, Du Hui's ship entered Sanjiao Port.

Luo Chen, using his previously disguised identity, successfully set foot on the Western Continent.

Upon landing, the two sides said goodbye at the pier.

Before parting, Du Hui still remembered the kindness of that pot of spirit wine and gave Luo Chen many instructions.

"Admiration is a universal human emotion, but remember not to offend the Fairy of Yaochi."

"With the grand event approaching and many powerful figures gathered, we should keep a low profile and avoid making a fuss."

"In the far west, every major city has a large teleportation array, but the cost of teleporting is extremely high. If you just want to travel around and broaden your horizons, you don't need to spend too much on this."

All these things show that I have done my best.

After saying goodbye to Du Hui, Luo Chen first took a stroll around the nearby town markets and inquired about various medicinal herb shops.

The final result was somewhat disappointing.

Even though the Yaochi Grand Gathering is imminent and pharmacies throughout the Western Continent have prepared a large supply of goods, the medicinal materials from these smaller places are inferior in both variety and quality compared to the materials needed for the Tranquilizing Pill, a sixth-grade elixir.

This certainly cannot meet his needs.

To collect the necessary medicinal herbs in a short period of time, one must travel to a large city.

Moreover, it would be quite conspicuous for him to collect such a large quantity all by himself.

After all, at this moment, the realm he revealed was only the Foundation Establishment stage.

"We'll have to ask someone to do it for us!"

Luo Chen had a sudden thought and took out the token that Dao Jun Min Tang had given him before he left Scorpion Island.

"Kuimu City, Ye Zhengchun! It's quite far from here, almost in the heart of the continent."

With a flicker of his eyes, Luo Chen finally decided to ask someone for help.

He then set off for the nearest large city with a teleportation array.

"...Murong Yuan, Foundation Establishment stage..."

Inside Chao'an City, the Core Formation cultivator in charge of counting the teleportation personnel was taken aback when he saw the prominent realm mark on the list of applicants.

He looked up at the young man standing in the hall and made a confirmation sound.

"Are you sure you want to be teleported to Kuimu City?"

Luo Chen nodded. "Confirmed!"

The Core Formation cultivator frowned and said, "Do you know that such long-distance teleportation, even with the protection of teleportation immortal light, still places a great burden on the cultivator's physical body? And the cost..."

He looked Luo Chen up and down, lingering for a moment on the storage pouch at the other's waist.

Luo Chen raised his right hand, revealing a ring on his thumb.

"Just pay the normal price. I'm in a hurry to go to Kuimu City to meet up with my elders, so I hope you can make an exception for me."

As they were talking, a high-grade spirit stone quietly landed on the table in front of the Core Formation cultivator.

The man glanced at it, his expression softening slightly.

"Alright, since you insist, I won't try to stop you. In addition to the one thousand high-grade spirit stones required for normal teleportation, if you pay an extra one thousand, I can bestow upon you a Great Teleportation Token. With this token protecting you, plus the teleportation light, it should be enough for you to withstand ultra-long-distance teleportation."

"In that case, thank you very much, senior."

Luo Chen's face lit up with joy as he handed over two thousand high-grade spirit stones.

The Core Formation cultivator then added the name "Murong Yuan" to the next batch of teleportation lists.

"The ultra-long-distance teleportation array needs to be determined by the timing of the heavens and the circulation of the earth's energy to avoid the teleportation location being disrupted by the disruption of the timing of the heavens and the disturbance of the earth's energy. This will take some time. I will send someone to inform you when the teleportation is ready."

"it is good!"

After Luo Chen left, the Core Formation cultivator clicked his tongue in admiration twice.

"Wow, he's really rich. I wonder where this second-generation immortal came from. I, a dignified Core Formation cultivator, have never accumulated such a large sum of spirit stones in my entire life."

Fortunately, this time the harvest was quite fruitful!

While talking to himself, he secretly put five hundred high-grade spirit stones into his pocket.

A single Great Teleportation Token is worth thousands of high-grade spirit stones.

This second-generation immortal may be wealthy, but he lacks experience!
He should be the one to earn these spirit stones!
As Luo Chen walked out of the city lord's mansion, the smile on his face vanished instantly.

He was well aware that he might have been ripped off.

But this was a last resort.

At the port of Sanjiao Port, he personally witnessed the arrest warrant issued by the Futu Sect.

Although Yaochi's name is not mentioned, how could the Futu Sect have issued a warrant for his arrest on the Western Continent without Yaochi's tacit approval?
Therefore, he cannot reveal his identity yet.

And so, they had no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

"In the end, it's all because of the Demon Prince!"

Luo Chen's expression darkened slightly. He was determined to find a suitable method to resolve the hidden danger of Mo Xuzi on this trip.

Otherwise, things might get messy later.

……

Three days later.

Luo Chen arrived at the City Lord's Mansion once again.

Following the monk's directions, they entered a palace complex.

Wherever they went, palaces stood in rows, rising and falling in an undulating pattern.

The further you go in, the higher the floors become.

In his surroundings, Luo Chen could sense a strong spatial power.

This aroused even the dormant Vacuum God Gu, Kongkong'er.

Luo Chen was very surprised.

"Are these palaces all teleportation halls?"

The Core Formation cultivator nodded smugly and said, "Exactly! The size of the teleportation hall determines the distance of the teleportation route. The innermost and highest teleportation hall can even reach the Yaochi Mountain gate directly. However, that teleportation array is not used easily. Even if you pay a lot of spirit stones, you are not qualified to open it for yourself. Only Yaochi cultivators can activate it!"

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow; he didn't care about qualifications.

What caught his attention was that teleportation arrays, which were rare on the Youxuan Continent, were so densely packed in an ordinary large city on the Western Extreme Continent.

He knew better than anyone what this meant.

One is that Yaochi's teleportation array technology far surpasses that of Youxuan Continent, and the other is that the spatial barrier of the Western Extreme Continent is relatively weaker.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to support a teleportation array of this scale.

And because of this, he thought of even more things.

If the spatial barrier of the Western Continent is weaker, and I have heard that there are also demon caves here, does that mean that it would be easier for the demon realm to invade the Xuan realm from here?
He didn't ask that question.

Because we have entered a teleportation hall that is relatively far inside.

The moment I entered, several pairs of eyes were cast my way.

There were three people in total, two men and one woman, all of whom were at the Nascent Soul stage!

The three of them were chatting quite happily at first, but they all stopped talking after Luo Chen came in.

One of the young men, a man in a black shirt with a sharp, raised eyebrow, said in a deep voice, "Why were Foundation Establishment cultivators also arranged?"

The Core Formation cultivator said in a panic, "Reporting to the young master, this person has already paid the full amount of spirit stones according to the rules."

Since the rules were being followed, the young man addressed as "Young Master" didn't say much, only glancing at Luo Chen, who was dressed in green.

Then he continued chatting with his two companions.

The Core Formation cultivator wiped the sweat from his face, stuffed a token into Luo Chen's hand, and instructed him, "This is the young city lord of Chao'an City. Do not act rashly in front of him. It is best not to say a word and not disturb their enjoyment."

Luo Chen nodded; that was his original thought as well.

Holding the token, Luo Chen stood in a corner, quietly waiting for the teleportation array to activate.

While waiting, he quietly spread his divine sense and listened to the conversation between the three people.

"Although Chao'an City is large, it is ultimately too remote. If you want to witness the grand spectacle of the Yaochi Gathering, you must go to Kunqiu. This time, you will come with me, and you will not only be able to freely participate in various trade fairs, but you will also have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the face of the current Holy Maiden!"

"Brother Guo, is this really true?"

"Guo Ziwei, did you perhaps receive an invitation from the Flying Sky Society?"

"Haha, Senior Sister Xun guessed right, I did get an invitation to the Flying Heaven Society, which allows two people to enter together."

"It is said that the Flying Ascension Gathering is presided over by the current Holy Maiden Shi Fei Yuan, and all the attendees are the best of their generation, with the lowest cultivation level being a Nascent Soul cultivator. To be invited to the Flying Ascension Gathering, it seems that you, Brother Guo, are quite famous!"

"Cough cough, it's nothing, nothing."

Luo Chen listened for a while, then withdrew his divine sense.

Luo Chen wasn't particularly interested in the content of their conversation.

However, the young master of Chao'an City named Guo Ziwei looked somewhat unnatural. It seemed that he hadn't received the invitation normally and was just putting on a show.

He only cares about one thing.

When will the teleportation be available?
The waiting time always seemed long, and even the other three, who were engrossed in their conversation, were starting to get restless.

Guo Ziwei even sent a telepathic message to inquire about the specific situation.

I received a reply very quickly.

"The display on the 'fixed position' indicator is unstable; please wait a little longer."

Luo Chen caught the transmission and became somewhat curious about the Fixed Space Disc.

Could it be a magical artifact capable of monitoring spatial fluctuations?

But this short period of time had taken almost half a day to arrive.

As night fell and the stars filled the sky, the sound of preparations being completed was heard.

"Murong Yuan, hold onto the Great Teleportation Token carefully. Do not release your magical power recklessly. Prepare to teleport!"

Luo Chen held the token in front of him, and a ray of immortal light enveloped his entire body.

next moment!
Accompanied by a strange buzzing sound, the teleportation hall shone brightly, shooting straight into the sky.

When the light faded, the four figures had vanished. (End of Chapter)