Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 692: The Source of Power Reappears, and the Dan World Is Shocked

There are nine levels of elixirs, and the first three levels are commonly known as panaceas.

The fourth stage and above are called golden elixirs because of their powerful and unique medicinal properties.

Even if the grade is as high as ninth level, it can still be called Nine-transformation Golden Pill!
Among these many grades, only the fifth-grade elixir is quite different and has the symbol of "sacredness".

Whether it is a magical elixir or a holy medicine, it contains the creation of heaven and earth.

Therefore, there is a being in the Central Plains of the Mountain and Sea Realm who is called the Dan Saint, because that person can refine the fifth-level holy medicine.

When he first started practicing alchemy, Luo Chen had many fantasies and even boasted that he would be on par with the Alchemy Saint one day.

But that's just nonsense after all.

But he never expected that one day he would actually attempt such a feat.

However, the reason why a feat is called a feat is that it is not something that ordinary people can accomplish.

A month later.

At the top of the mountain, a loud explosion was heard from the Hunyuan Cauldron.

The powerful medicinal power broke through the constraints of the pill and formed a circular ripple that swept in all directions.

boom!
Luo Chen rolled up his sleeves wildly, fanning away a large amount of the impact, but a small amount of aftermath hit him and still sent him flying hundreds of feet away.

On the ground, Qi Armor was rising fiercely. It was the Qi Armor spontaneously generated by Xuanchen Armor that blocked the impact of the aftermath.

Luo Chen flew back slowly with a gloomy face.

Failure came faster than he imagined.

The extent of the failure is somewhat unacceptable.

The mistake occurred just at the first stage of decomposition and fusion of medicinal materials.

The main ingredient, the Yaochen Zhu Fruit, although not spiritual, contained an extremely refined power, and it was that power that blocked his refining.

Arriving in front of the Hunyuan Cauldron, Luo Chen waved his sleeves to dispel the nauseating stench of elixir and entered the cauldron himself.

After a while, he brought out a pile of burnt medicine residue.

Luo Chen carefully studied the jade disk that he had prepared in advance spread out on the ground.

A few days later, Luo Chen's expression seemed slightly relieved.

"The technique and steps were correct, but there were mistakes in the details."

"Sure enough, since the system has given me the entry, it has determined that I have the ability to successfully refine it. Then I may have to carefully study these details."

Luo Chen fell into deep thought.

……

Half a month later, the alchemy work resumed.

This time, Luo Chen's movements of decomposing and melting the medicinal materials slowed down a lot.

Not only that, he also opened his eyes wide and made sure not to miss any detail.

It must be said that this spiritual eye technique that he had cultivated to perfection when he was young played a great role in Luo Chen's lifelong practice. Whether it was array formation, alchemy, or practice and combat, it often had miraculous effects.

At this point in time, when it comes to refining the fifth-level divine elixir, Luo Chen is even more powerful.

In this way, it took Luo Chen three full months to finally succeed in the first step.

The price to pay is swollen eyeballs and bloodshot eyes.

Once the Yanfa Pill is refined, the process of refining cannot be interrupted.

Even though Luo Chen felt discomfort in his eyes, he still insisted on taking the next steps.

This elixir-making method is not a single method in the conventional sense, but a combination of three methods, with water and fire working together, and finished with the aid of Qi method.

Luo Chen is good at refining elixirs using fire.

As for alchemy using water method, he has become quite skilled in refining Emperor's Flowing Juice and Black Emperor's Ointment in recent years.

Therefore, everything seems to be a natural outcome.

Another three months later, Luo Chen was full of expectations.

"We are only one step away from integrating the medicinal power. Next, I will use the Qi Control Technique to perform Qi Method to refine the elixir."

Just at this moment, my mind relaxed and a low humming sound came from the alchemy cauldron.

"This……"

Luo Chen was stunned, but he realized that something was wrong.

As expected, in his perception, the elixir inside the cauldron had not yet taken shape and was unable to absorb qi and gather spiritual power.

"That's the finishing touch, that's all it takes!"

Luo Chen gritted his teeth, feeling unwilling.

But no matter how unwilling you are, you have to break it and swallow it.

Cleaning the alchemy cauldron, collecting the medicine residue, studying the remaining pills, and reflecting on himself, Luo Chen did it step by step, without getting tired of the familiar process of hundreds of years.

He is more skilled than anyone else in doing this from scratch.

……

It is still the peak.

It has been fifteen years since Luo Chen entered the Land of Fallen Demons. It has been fourteen years since he entered the Dan Realm. It has been two years since he entered the fifth level.

And more than a year has passed since he started refining the Yanfa Pill.

During this year and more, he opened the cauldron to refine the elixir seven times.

Seven times, all failed!
The reasons for each failure are different.

It could be due to improper processing of the main ingredients, or poor fusion of the medicinal power, or long-term stress that causes the mind to lose control, leading to eternal regret, or lack of magic power, or improper connection between the golden elixir and the original elixir, which leads to the sudden termination of the process.

The most serious incident was when even the completed Yanfa Pill exploded directly. The terrifying and surging medicinal power caused his Hunyuan Ding to vibrate continuously.

If the Hunyuan Ding itself wasn't made of extremely fine material, any magical-grade alchemy cauldron would have been shattered to pieces by that explosion alone.

Although there were spare alchemy instruments left by the Demon Lord Liantian in the fifth level, Luo Chen was still used to his own magic weapon.

The most serious incident happened not long ago.

Luo Chen rested for more than half a month, not only to recover his magic power, but also to refine and nourish the Hunyuan Ding.

He sat cross-legged on the top of the mountain, still reflecting.

Not only was he reflecting on past failures, he was also taking stock of the alchemy gains from the past year.

For him, cross-level alchemy, even if it fails, is a great gain.

First of all, the spirituality of the withered and flourishing fire spirit is becoming more lively!
With a thought, a flame emerged from the top of his head and finally formed a green fire tree.

As the fire tree waved, it spewed out flames, forming wisps of branches as it waved.

The flames were everywhere, like a green canopy, hanging down and covering Luo Chen's head.

Feeling the vigorous vitality of the fire tree, Luo Chen himself felt very happy.

After the Blazing Purgatory devoured a large amount of passive fire spirits, the spirituality of the Withering and Flourishing True Fire increased dramatically. However, Luo Chen had a hard time controlling the Withering and Flourishing True Fire, so its power was not condensed enough.

At this moment, after more than ten years of alchemy in the alchemy world and the refining of derivative pills, Luo Chen's control over the withered and flourishing true fire gradually recovered to the level where he could control it as he wished.

He made a seal with his fingers and gently brushed down the branches of the fire tree.

Ripples are spreading across the void.

Seeing this scene, Luo Chen was extremely satisfied.

"This is the true power of my Withering and Flourishing True Fire!"

“If we were to face off against the Mermaid Emperor Liujun right now, even without the help of the Blazing Purgatory’s terrain, relying solely on the Withering and Flourishing True Fire, we would have a 40-60 chance of winning or losing. If it were any other normal Nascent Soul True Person, the Withering and Flourishing True Fire would be a killer move!”

The seal dispersed, and the green fire tree sank into Luo Chen's body.

And this is just the first harvest.

The second harvest was within Luo Chen’s Qi Sea.

The two golden pills, one red and one pure white, are like the two poles of Tai Chi, echoing each other and rotating endlessly.

The Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Sutra began to operate, and the two magical powers entered and exited at the same time, or they each surged out from the pill.

This kind of seamless and smooth connection of mana output was exactly what Luo Chen gained from his failure in mana connection.

In the past, he never cared about this shortcoming.

When the magic power of the Second Yuan Dan is used up, just exchange it for the Life Golden Dan. Why bother to think about the connection?

It was after that failure that he slightly transferred the magic power between the two golden elixirs, thus achieving the point where they could be indistinguishable from each other.

At this point, although there is a difference between the natal golden elixir and the second elixir, there is actually no difference in essence.

If Luo Chen could advance to the Nascent Soul stage, he would be very confident that he could condense a second Nascent Soul according to the Yuan Dan technique taught to him by Han Zhan!
By that time, Luo Chen will have just entered the Nascent Soul stage and may be able to possess extremely strong combat power.

At least, it is not weaker than the Nascent Soul stage puppet that Han Zhan had back then!
The third gain is the magical weapon Hunyuan Ding!
The attempt to refine the Yanfa Pill was made seven times, and all failed seven times. During each failure, the Hunyuan Pill suffered some minor damage.

After Luo Chen nurtured and repaired it, he unknowingly discovered that the Hunyuan Ding showed further signs of improvement.

He even discovered that the power of this tripod in suppressing and capturing had increased exponentially!

After a careful analysis, Luo Chen vaguely realized that the materials of the Yanfa Pill were absorbed by the Hunyuan Ding, which caused such changes.

At this point, Luo Chen didn't know whether the cauldron was refining the elixir, or the elixir was refining the cauldron.

After some reflection, Luo Chen came back to his senses.

He sighed quietly.

“So what if I gain a lot?”

"If the Yanfa Pill is not made, everything will be in vain!"

"Will you be able to succeed next time?"

For a moment, he was not even sure whether the system rule he summarized in his early years that would succeed once in ten times could still be triggered.

It was simply because the fifth-grade divine elixir was completely beyond his knowledge of alchemy.

With this uneasy and humble mentality, Luo Chen started his eighth attempt at refining the ultimate elixir.

And this time, it was as if God was helping us!

……

When the pill took shape, Luo Chen felt relieved, but he did not dare to take it lightly at all.

Although the elixir is ready, it can only travel half of the way to a hundred miles.

The only step left is to guide the Qi into the Dan.

According to the established plan, he performed the Qi Control Technique.

In an instant, streams of air, like angry dragons, came from all directions!
As Luo Chen's hand gestures changed frequently, these angry dragons of spiritual energy sank into the Hunyuan Ding one after another, and were then absorbed by the Yanfa Dan one by one in different orders.

At this time, Luo Chen's mood was in turmoil.

"According to the recipe, this finishing work will only take three months. After three months, the elixir will be ready!"

He held his breath and concentrated, and the two golden elixirs in his body continuously released magical power to help him attract spiritual energy from the outside world.

Gradually, Luo Chen discovered the clues.

In the void, spiritual energy is like a swallow returning to its nest.

On the earth, spiritual energy gushed out.

Countless spiritual veins planted with exotic flowers and plants are vibrating and releasing.

It seemed as if the entire alchemy world was providing support for the birth of Yanfa Pill.

Under this vast power, Luo Chen's two golden cores' efforts to pry open the vast spiritual energy from the outside world were like a child lifting a hammer, and they were so powerless.

He gritted his teeth and persevered, one day, two days... one month, two months...

After three months, he looked at the Hunyuan Ding with a pale face. The pill was still spinning endlessly, shining inside like a star.

A feeling called hunger and thirst arises spontaneously.

“It’s not enough!”

Luo Chen smiled bitterly and released the seal of the Qi Control Technique.

At this moment, the spiritual energy surge retreated completely. He stomped his feet into the air, and with a loud bang, he was already a hundred feet away.

Looking at the Hunyuan Ding nervously.

Peaceful, just like the dead silence in his heart.

No fryer.

Also without success.

Luo Chen, whose magic power was almost exhausted, slowly returned to the Hunyuan Ding and stretched out his hand to summon the Yanfa Pill.

What you see is bright yellow and golden, just like the nine-turn golden elixir mentioned in the legends of immortals.

But Luo Chen knew that this was a broken and useless pill.

It has not absorbed enough spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and cannot achieve the effect of allowing a Nascent Soul True Person or even a Divine Transformation True Person to merge with heaven and earth.

With a long sigh, Luo Chen carefully put away the "waste pill".

He patted the Hunyuan Ding and sat down on the top.

Beneath his body, the spiritual energy that had been weakened by the formation slowly surged up.

While absorbing spiritual energy to restore his magic power, Luo Chen was looking for the reason for the failure.

"Three months!"

"I have persisted for three months, why did I still fail?"

Luo Chen was completely confused.

……

It was not until Luo Chen's magic power was fully restored to perfection that he found the answer.

"Those three months are equivalent to the three months of a Yuanying Zhenren, not the three months of a Jindan cultivator!"

Under the night sky, Luo Chen murmured in a trance as he looked at the dreamlike stars in the bright night sky.

The same spell has completely different power in the hands of monks at different levels.

Just like the simplest fireball technique!
Although it is at the first level, can the performance of an ordinary Qi-refining cultivator be the same as that of Luo Chen at the Jindan stage?

The answer is obvious.

If Luo Chen used the fireball technique, not to mention the Qi-refining cultivators, even the Foundation Establishment cultivators would be killed in a snap of a finger.

Similarly, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that can be controlled and drawn by the Qi Control Technique will also be affected by the realm of the cultivator.

Even though Luo Chen has mastered this technique to the master level, his own hardware is not at the level of a Nascent Soul True Person.

"Am I going to stop here?"

As he murmured, Luo Chen was filled with distress.

……

In the following days, Luo Chen did not open the furnace to refine pills again.

If he can't solve the last step one day, no matter how many times he tries, he will fail. Why bother?

He just practiced the art of controlling Qi day after day.

I try to hope to practice this technique to perfection, and perhaps things will change at that time.

However, on the panel, the increase in the proficiency of the Air Control Technique was like a needle plucking sand, with almost no increase.

Luo Chen knew that this was due to the limitations of his realm.

Grandmaster level is the limit of his realm.

"Is this road going to be blocked?"

When another day ended, Luo Chen lay on the green rock with a confused look on his face.

"But since the system has given me the opportunity to enter, it is certain that I have a chance to succeed. So where is the chance?"

"Air control... three months..."

Gradually, Luo Chen seemed to understand.

……

This day.

Luo Chen made the familiar hand seals and flew between heaven and earth, with spiritual energy swirling around him.

Suddenly.

With a thought, he cut off the supply of magic power to the Qi sea.

Those spiritual energies will scatter like birds and beasts.

At this moment, Luo Chen let out a low shout, and another force burst out from him.

It was a power as red as blood!
Its name is Source Power!
It is a kind of power that appeared after Luo Chen's body refining was promoted to the fourth level of ancient times before he left Penghu.

Lurking in wait, waiting for the right time to act.

The last time he used this technique was when his left hand was severed, and he used it to reattach broken limbs.

Apart from that, when transforming into Tianpeng's true form, it will add blessings to those physical techniques.

Subconsciously, he did not regard this force as a power similar to magic.

But after searching in vain, he remembered this power.

"Wang Yuan refined his body, his Qi and blood became vigorous, and he evolved Dan Jin. After reaching the third stage, he generated Gang Jin. The so-called Gang Jin is said to be on par with the magic power of Jindan cultivators."

"According to this calculation, the source of energy I gained from my body training should also be considered a special energy!"

"It can even be said that because of its high rank, its mana is on the same level as that of a Nascent Soul cultivator."

"If I use it to perform the Qi Control Technique, can I match Yuanying Zhenren's extraordinary power to control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"

Ever since this idea came to mind, Luo Chen has been experimenting with its feasibility.

It took him a full month to finally figure it out!

This time, a thin wisp of source power was used to perform the Qi Control Technique.

All of a sudden!
boom! boom! boom!
Beside Luo Chen, spiritual energy surged like a raging dragon, and huge pillars of air rose from the sky to the ground with him as the center!

"I see!"

Luo Chen let go, and clarity reappeared in his eyes.

……

On the top of the mountain with the fourth-order spiritual energy concentration, the familiar figure once again began the usual alchemy steps.

The tripod was set up, the fire was lit, and medicinal materials poured out like rain.

He knows many alchemy techniques with ease.

Magic power flows, water and fire work together.

All the actions have been simulated countless times in Luo Chen's mind over the years.

Eight failures, each more profound than the last.

But it also means that we are getting closer to success each time.

This is the ninth time.

It will definitely be the last time!
After several months, the prototype of the pill emerged.

Luo Chen's finger seals fluttered like butterflies, and his Qi control technique reappeared.

Under the guidance of magic power, streams of spiritual energy surged in from all directions.

Three months later, when he felt his magic power was running out, Luo Chen's spiritual skills suddenly changed!

The blood-red source of energy emerged from his body, continuing to maintain the Qi control technique.

However, he did not open and close his hands and feet violently, and completely let go. Instead, he maintained the same strength as before, drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

In this way, although it does not present the majestic sight of the air column rising into the sky when practicing the air control technique with source power before, it is also better in that it is continuous and long-lasting.

With his eyes burning, he stared at the Hunyuan Pill, making sure not to miss any changes inside the cauldron.

Time passes slowly according to a law that does not follow the will of others.

Three months, five months, one year... Before I knew it, two and a half years had passed.

At this point, Luo Chen simply couldn't believe why it hadn't ended yet.

It took him almost ten times as long to draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the Yanfa Pill, but the pill was still not successful.

At this moment, his Qi Sea was depleted of magic power, and the two golden elixirs were curled up weakly.

The once blood-red source of energy in the body is now almost gone.

Even, tears of blood were falling from his dry eye sockets.

My mind and soul were so exhausted that I felt like I would faint at the mere thought of it.

"Still not working?"

The finger seal was still being maintained, and the fingers looked like dead wood, which was the result of a large-scale withdrawal of qi and blood.

Luo Chen even felt that the vast vitality in his body was like a gurgling stream and was about to be cut off.

The source of power comes from one's own physical strength.

Once vitality is lost, there is no more source of strength.

"I can not be reconciled!"

"This is the closest we've ever been to success, how can we fail!"

Luo Chen looked furious and stuffed a handful of pills from the storage ring into his mouth.

Among them are elixirs that replenish mana, as well as elixirs that strengthen the body.

Even the three elixirs of stone skin, thunder bone and mercury blood that were refined in the elixir world not long ago were all contained in it.

Relying on this batch of pills, Luo Chen held out for another two months.

Two months later, still no success!

"I also have elixirs to replenish vitality."

"Come again!"

Luo Chen's mind moved, and a huge white mass of flesh appeared in front of him. It was plump, like jelly, yet crystal clear.

It was actually the real Tai Sui!

He opened his mouth and bit off a large piece of Tai Sui.

As if it was not enough, he took four more bites.

He chewed the elixir with his sharp teeth that were as hard as magic weapons. He continuously refined the elixir, which was said to be as penetrating as ice and could bring immortality and longevity, and finally transformed it into source power.

The art of controlling air, displayed again!

This time, Luo Chen was no longer cautious and went straight to his full strength.

He will do his best to achieve his goal in one go!
In an instant, the Dan world shook.

That familiar scene reappeared.

The wind and thunder howled in the sky, the earth trembled, and the spiritual veins cracked.

The vigorous spiritual energy rolls in like waves.

One day, two days... After another three months, Luo Chen's body suddenly stiffened.

Three years, that’s all.

His body fell down unwillingly.

At the moment he lost consciousness, he saw a golden pill with a hint of blood slowly flying out of the Hunyuan Ding.

A weak voice seemed to appear in my ears again.

Pfft!
The water splashes violently, like falling into a cold spring.

(End of this chapter)