Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 674: The Lotus Platform is in Hand, Borrowing Treasures for Cultivation
A large lake, gorgeous yet dangerous, sits quietly within the vast Suzaku Mountain.

If you look down from a high place, it looks like flowing fire.

Deep in the dazzling magma lake, one can't help but speculate whether there is some hidden devil in it, or whether this lake is a passage connecting to another world.

There is no devil.

There is such a sacred bird!
Deep within the earth veins, within the glowing halo, a palm-sized firefly was sleeping peacefully with its eyes closed and its wings covering its body.

It seems that no matter how chaotic the outside world is, it will not wake it up.

Wisps of red flames slowly spread outward with its tiny body as the center.

Wherever it passed, all the rocks and stones melted and turned into boiling liquid that flowed upwards and became part of the huge magma lake.

However, these flames had a very good range, lingering only within a thousand feet.

Thousands of feet away, another terrifying high temperature replaced it.

Being in it, it seems that even thoughts are about to melt.

This place is also one of the absolutely forbidden areas.

Without the corresponding opportunity, it is impossible to get involved.

Tick ​​tock!

Tick ​​tock!

Strands of black liquid kept falling from a figure.

He was a man with ordinary looks, but upon closer inspection, his temperament was somewhat similar to that of Han Zhan, the Grand Master of Luoyun Sect.

He seemed to not care about the melting of his body, and his eyes were fixed on a small lotus platform in the high temperature zone.

The lotus platform was in the scorching heat and seemed extremely restless.

It seems that even it cannot withstand the horrific high temperature.

But it didn't dare to leave here, because subconsciously, it knew that there were people outside who were eyeing it covetously.

Go a step further?
That is an instinctive fear!

Even though he had been practicing in Suzaku Mountain over the years and absorbed the aura of the Suzaku Holy Fire, it was only a tiny bit, which prevented it from being rejected by this place.

The man stared at the scene quietly.

Suddenly, he turned his head.

Outside the high temperature zone, a figure was running towards them at lightning speed.

The man moved and came in front of Luo Chen in two or three steps.

"It's there!"

After saying this, he seemed unable to hold on any longer, and his entire body turned into a pool of liquid for no apparent reason.

Then, a faint light flew out from it, circled and merged into the soul-nourishing wooden sign hanging on Luo Chen's chest.

Looking at this scene, Luo Chen's pupils shrank slightly.

Is this Han Zhan’s attainment in spiritual cultivation?
Split the soul and possess it at will on a puppet corpse to serve as an incarnation.

Thinking of how Han Zhan possessed his entire soul on that Yuanying stage puppet, Luo Chen's expression became even more stern.

"Senior, your magical powers are extraordinary. I think you have cultivated the Soul-Splitting Technique to its highest level!"

Han Zhan was surprised. He didn't expect Luo Chen to suddenly bring up this.

He said casually: "It's not the pinnacle, but just a small achievement."

Luo Chen was somewhat incredulous, "He can split his soul so freely, and it's only a minor achievement?"

Han Zhan smiled slightly. "According to the description in the Soul Splitting Technique, splitting into two is the entry point. I was lucky enough to accomplish it with the help of the Ice Prison in the Ice Castle. After that, I practiced hard for two hundred years and reached the number of nine souls. Only then can I be considered to have entered the realm of the master. As for the so-called ultimate achievement, tsk tsk... I am afraid that I will never be able to achieve it in this lifetime."

"Is it that difficult?" In his opinion, Han Zhan's spiritual attainments were first-rate among the many Yuanying Zhenren he had seen. He asked tentatively, "Is it limited by talent? Or is there a flaw in the technique?"

"Neither." Han Zhan sighed, "It's just that I'm missing a treasure recorded in the technique that can assist in spiritual cultivation."

As he was talking, Han Zhan suddenly came to his senses.

Why would Luo Chen flatter him for no reason and even make indirect comments on his spiritual cultivation?

It turned out to be the "aftermath" left over from the previous battle!

Luo Chen thought that his strength had greatly improved and he was not afraid of Yuanying masters, but when they fought for the first time, he fell under the charming voice of the Mermaid Emperor Liujun.

The essence of this is obviously due to insufficient spiritual and mental foundation.

This incident did not undermine Luo Chen's self-confidence, but it made him clearly realize the gap between himself and the Yuanying Zhenren.

Therefore, I would like to ask at this time to try to make up for the gap in this regard.

After figuring this out, Han Zhan chuckled and said, "Don't even think about it. In a short period of time, it's impossible for you to transcend your soul to the Nascent Soul level, even if I teach you the Soul Splitting Technique."

Luo Chen's face turned red when her thoughts were discovered.

Of course, under the illumination of the Suzaku Holy Fire, it is hard to tell whether it is embarrassing or not.

He asked in a normal tone: "Why? Is it because there is not enough time?"

"It's not a matter of time," Han Zhan denied, and then explained, "When we, the True Immortals, are promoted to the Nascent Soul stage, we will resist the might of heaven and endure the calamity with our bodies. Those who survive will not only see their realms rise greatly, but their souls will also begin to transform, because heaven and earth baptize us. You lack this step, so how can you be compared with them?"

Luo Chen was silent.

Cross the robbery!

Obviously, this so-called disaster is also accompanied by great blessings.

Even if he wanted to make up for it with internal strength and external objects, it would not be as good as a baptism of heaven and earth.

Seeing Luo Chen depressed, Han Zhan was afraid that he would feel disappointed, so he comforted him, "In fact, you are already very good. At this age and in this realm, you already have such a deep spiritual foundation. Why force yourself to have more? When your realm is improved to the seventh or eighth level of the Golden Core, or even the Great Perfection, perhaps your spiritual foundation will be infinitely close to that of a Nascent Soul True Person."

"If you are afraid of being suppressed by a real person who is good at the way of the soul in the next battle, don't you still have me?"

"I may not be as good as you in fighting, but when it comes to the way of the soul, I am confident that I can rival even a mid-Nascent Soul. Protecting your soul is no problem at all!"

Luo Chen forced a smile, and his mood was indeed a little brighter.

The soul is mysterious and unpredictable.

In this world, not all Yuanying Zhenren are good at it.

Even the Mermaid Emperor Liujun had only attacked with sound waves mixed with some spiritual techniques before.

This method is almost the same as his illusion of mirror flowers and water moons.

In fact, in his opinion, the charming singing of Jiaohuang Liujun was a bit crude and not as good as his attainments in Mirror Flowers and Water Moons.

There are probably very few methods in the world like Han Zhan's that can directly attack the enemy's soul.

Concentrating his mind, Luo Chen's spiritual eyes passed through the flowing magma and landed on the small lotus platform.

The previous conversation was not just to kill time.

During this process, he had been observing the Five Elements Lotus Platform.

This lotus is indeed very spiritual and knows that this place is dangerous, so it deliberately shrinks its body to avoid being burned by large areas of high temperature.

At the same time, as the body size decreases, it is easier to hide oneself.

If it weren't for Han Zhan's corpse-refining incarnation following all the way, even if Luo Chen found this place, he would not be able to find the hiding place of the Five Elements Lotus Platform.

Then the next step is to collect this spiritual object!

As for how to collect it?

Luo Chen had already made up his mind!
As a senior alchemist of the fourth level, he is familiar with picking various spiritual herbs.

Especially before setting foot in the Land of Fallen Demons, he had already found out several methods of collecting the Five Elements Lotus Platform.

The simplest and most brutal way is to use extreme strength to isolate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and detain directly.

Secondly, it is to pick the fruits using tools that are not related to the five elements.

As for why we need to use things that are not of the five elements?

The reason is simple, the Five Elements Lotus Platform possesses the five elements' spiritual power at the same time, and the principles of generation and restraint are almost instinctive.

Whether it is a jade box of earth and wood, or a sharp blade of gold and fire, it can instinctively avoid them, and even escape if caught.

Therefore, if you are not related to the five elements, you will not be affected by this.

Finally, there is one more way!
That is to take the magic weapon that possesses all five elements and collect this thing.

If you have all five elements, you will not be afraid of the law of generation and restraint of the five elements, and you will follow the principle of the same origin.

The reason why the Mermaid Emperor Liujun could not take the item by force was probably because he lacked the corresponding treasure to collect it.

And Luo Chen happens to have such a treasure in his hands!
With a thought, Luo Chen opened his mouth and spit out a small gray tripod, which flew out and appeared in the lake.

With the blessing of magic power, the gray small tripod expanded in size and became several feet long in the blink of an eye.

It is his natal magic weapon - Hunyuan Ding!

Luo Chen pinched the Dao Ling Jue, and the Hunyuan Ding began to spin rapidly. A powerful repressive force suddenly spread out and instantly enveloped the Five Elements Lotus Platform in the distance, which thought it was well hidden!
Afterwards, Luo Chen snapped his fingers and fired several bullets.

Swish!Swish!Swish!
……

Chains of magic power flew out one after another, their color was gray, unlike the bright red ones that Luo Chen usually used.

Obviously, when controlling the Hunyuan Ding at this moment, Luo Chen had already converted the five elements of magic power in advance, so the nine chains derived from it were gray in color.

Nine chains of magic power flew out like spirit snakes, shaking their heads and tails, and soon landed beside the Five Elements Lotus Platform.

The danger has arrived, and the spiritual Five Elements Lotus Platform is naturally unwilling to sit and wait for death.

The lotus platform turned and suddenly became larger, about five meters in size, standing in the sea of ​​fire like a fire lotus!
Nine chains were bound around his body in an attempt to pull him back.

But despite the struggle between the two, the Five Elements Lotus Platform remained motionless!

"this!"

Luo Chen looked surprised.

Han Zhan looked at this scene and said with emotion: "What Tai Sui said is right. This lotus platform is indeed very advanced. It is only one step away from being promoted to the fifth level."

Luo Chen frowned slightly, and he also figured it out.

The reason why the Mermaid Emperor Liujun did not take the item directly was not only because he lacked the corresponding treasure, but also probably the resistance of the Five Elements Lotus Platform itself played a big role.

Therefore, he could only make do with the help of this treasure to heal his wounds in Suzaku Mountain.

Even during the great war, the Five Elements Lotus Platform forced its way out and the Mermaid Emperor Liujun was unable to suppress it as he was unable to split himself into two.

If this is the case, even if he collected the item now, it would probably be difficult for him to put it into his storage ring and take it away.

This is troublesome.

"I am not well prepared. It took a lot of effort for Xue Sanren to collect the fifth-level withered blood vine. This Five Elements Lotus Platform is only one step away from the fifth level. I want to collect it, so you can imagine how difficult it will be."

"But no matter how much trouble it may cause later, we must get it away from here first!"

He could see clearly that, being in Suzaku Mountain, the Five Elements Lotus Platform had the same advantage as he did, as it had at home, with endless energy.

So, we can only take it away first!
Luo Chen pursed his lips, became ruthless, and the little remaining magic power in the second Yuandan surged out.

The nine chains suddenly tightened.

"Come out!"

A silent struggle quietly unfolds between a man and a lotus.

Later, Luo Chen even exhausted the magic power in his Yuandan and began to use the magic power of his natal golden elixir, and only then could he pull the Five Elements Lotus Platform a few hundred feet away.

At this moment.

"If you don't mind, I'll lend you a hand!"

"Ok?"

Luo Chen was surprised for a moment, then accepted Han Zhan's help.

He only felt the Hunyuan Ding suddenly sink, and then a mysterious force was added to the nine magic chains.

Wow…

The chain swung, and Luo Chen pulled back.

And the Five Elements Lotus Platform was also forced to move outwards.

During this process, Han Zhan said with emotion: "In just a few decades, you have cultivated the Hunyuan Ding to such a high quality. It's really amazing!"

The body of the refined corpse was already hard enough, but in the high temperature zone generated by the Suzaku Holy Fire, it still melted away in a short time.

However, Hunyuan Ding was not affected at all!

From this, we can see the high quality of this treasure.

In Han Zhan's opinion, the Hunyuan Ding just lacks a chance to be baptized by heaven and earth.

By then, this treasure will surely be promoted to the rank of a true weapon, able to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for its own use.

Luo Chen didn't say anything and continued to use his magic power.

Time passes slowly.

……

after one day.

"Out!"

Tai Sui looked at the tiny figure on Suzaku Mountain with excitement.

Next to him, the awakened Lord Moyun slowly opened his eyes and looked at Luo Chen's figure and the huge lotus platform that was tied with nine chains, with a complicated look in his eyes.

He almost died because of this thing.

Is this trip worth it?
Afterwards, whether he could leave the Land of Fallen Demons alive and well.

If I were to end up like Dao Lan...

He pursed his lips and asked in a hoarse voice, "Can this elixir really help cultivators to form a fetus?"

"That shouldn't be the case." Tai Sui shook his head, then said, "The Five Elements Lotus Platform absorbs the spiritual energy of the five elements to grow. It is born transparent and extremely compatible with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Its greatest use to cultivators is actually to serve as an auxiliary tool for cultivation, helping cultivators filter out impurities in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and absorb it directly."

Direct absorption?

Moyun Cave Master was stunned, with a slight hesitation on his face: "Not refining it?"

"No need to refine it! With the immortal cultivator's Nascent Soul and the Five Elements Lotus Platform, you can directly absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that best suits you."

"Nascent Soul?"

"Yes, the Five Elements Lotus Platform is a treasure exclusively used by Yuanying Zhenren. It is normal that you Jindan cultivators have never seen it."

Moyun Cave Master was even more puzzled, "What's the point of Demon Lord Qingyang going to so much trouble to find this thing?"

As Jindan monks, they do not have Nascent Souls in their bodies and are simply unable to withstand the violent infusion of heaven and earth spiritual energy. They must capture and absorb it bit by bit, and then circulate it through their skills and filter it through their meridians, purifying and refining it bit by bit. Only in this way can they transform it into magic power that suits them.

Luo Chen's actions, saying that he was preparing for his advancement to the Nascent Soul stage, were not preparations for a rainy day; they were simply groundless worries.

Tai Sui shrugged, "I don't know, but he is a high-level alchemist, so he may have some way to use it for his own benefit!"

The Lord of Moyun Cave was speechless.

He has always treated Luo Chen as a weapon refiner like himself.

But they forgot that this person’s greatest skill is actually alchemy!

If the other party had some means to refine the Five Elements Lotus Platform and make it an auxiliary resource for forming a baby, that would make sense.

"Conceiving a baby..."

He murmured, with a hint of hope in his eyes.

Tai Sui seemed to sense the desire in his heart and said with a smile: "Master, don't underestimate yourself. After you help me escape from my predicament, I will guide you to the place of inheritance. If you can accept a little bit of the refining inheritance from Lord Lian Tian Mo, the Nascent Soul stage will be easy to achieve."

Is it really that simple?

Moyun Cave Master was dubious.

Tai Sui whispered, "Think about Fairy Fei Leng."

With just one sentence, Lord Moyun of the Moyun Cave was greatly encouraged and his confidence doubled!

boom!
There was a loud noise in the distance.

The five-colored lotus platform landed on the bank of the rolling lava river.

In the sky, a large gray cauldron emitted a gray light that enveloped it, preventing it from struggling to escape.

At a single glance, Cave Master Moyun's eyes lit up.

"What kind of magic weapon is that Gray Tripod?"

Tai Sui's focus was different. He watched Luo Chen leap up and sit upright on the lotus platform. He seemed to be practicing as he breathed in and out.

"Hey, does he also know that the Five Elements Lotus Platform can be used to assist in cultivation?"

"But, since he doesn't have a Nascent Soul, how can he withstand the violent spiritual energy that is being pulled in?"

(End of this chapter)