Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 856: Gratitude as Heavy as a Mountain, Hidden in the Clouds

"Master's wife, are you looking for me?"

In a newly cleaned cave, Qu Lingjun bowed respectfully to Sima Hui Niang.

Sima Hui Niang looked at Qu Lingjun, whose face looked old and seemed even older than her, and nodded slightly.

"You have reached the eighth level of foundation building, which means you are only one step away from the ninth level. It seems that you have lived up to your master's expectations and have not slacked off over the years."

Qu Lingjun smiled sheepishly, "It is all thanks to the resources given by Master that I have made such rapid progress."

Sima Hui Niang hummed and asked, "Have you decided on the cave?"

"It has been decided. Qin'er is very familiar with Qingping Mountain and specially selected a natural weak third-level spiritual vein for me. It is most suitable for my current practice."

"What about the practice of the Micro-Dust Elemental Art?"

"I have the cultivation experience written by my master himself. I have already achieved a small level of success in this technique. I hope to be able to cultivate it to the intermediate level before the foundation building stage."

"The intermediate stage is considered to be a great achievement!" Sima Hui Niang exclaimed. When she was at the foundation building stage, she had only achieved the minor stage. Not to mention the major stage, even the intermediate stage was out of reach.

In fact, this was also the norm before Luo Chen came back.

The "Micro-Dust Element Art" he created when he was in the Jindan stage was not sophisticated enough, and the remaining version had a very high threshold for practice, so few people in the Luotian Sect could get started.

It was only after Wang Yuan remembered Luo Chen's instructions before he left and continued to delete and revise "Micro Dust Yuan Shu" that it gradually became suitable for foundation-building cultivators to learn.

Even so, being able to practice this simplified version of "Micro-Dust Element Art" to the minor success stage will be of great help in breaking through the Golden Core Stage.

This is also the reason why Luotian Sect was able to produce so many golden elixirs.

of course!

These problems changed instantly after Luo Chen returned to Eastern Wilderness.

He had been in the North Sea for a hundred years and had already cultivated the "Micro-Dust Element Art" to the great perfection level. He completely modified this art at a higher level to make it more suitable for learning by foundation-building monks and golden elixir monks.

Combined with his personal experience in practicing, people who learn this technique will take fewer detours and find it easier to get started.

Now, everyone in Luotian Sect, including Qu Lingjun, Yao Mingyue and others, are basically practicing the new techniques brought back by Luo Chen.

Even someone like Qu Lingjun, who doesn't have outstanding aptitude, dares to claim that he can practice this technique to the intermediate level. Other people with outstanding talents will surely be able to reach a higher level.

This is probably what it means that those who plant trees will enjoy the shade!
Sima Hui Niang suddenly asked, "Then are you sure you can break through the Golden Core Stage before your lifespan ends?"

Faced with this question, Qu Lingjun's originally good mood visibly dropped.

He murmured unconfidently, "It should be possible. Even if it doesn't work, I will try it once."

For those with four spiritual roots, the difficulty of practicing is something that outsiders cannot empathize with.

Even with the abundant resources provided by Luo Chen, Qu Lingjun was unable to make a firm guarantee in the face of his waning lifespan and weakening blood.

Sima Huiniang looked at the unconfident old man in front of her with pity.

"It was Luo Tianzong who dragged you down over the years."

Qu Lingjun raised his head suddenly, "Master's Wife, how can you say that? Without Luotian Sect and Master, I would not even be able to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, let alone the Golden Core Stage. How can you say that the sect is a burden to me!"

It's like being stressed.

Sima Hui Niang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, then she took out a small wine pot.

"Take it. This is what your master asked me to give you before he left."

Qu Lingjun was a little curious, "What is this?"

"The Longevity Spring, its efficacy is just as its name suggests. Your body, which is constantly weakening in energy and blood, cannot withstand such a tonic. After you take it, remember to drink it sparingly and often."

As an alchemist, Qu Lingjun naturally understood the meaning of drinking less and drinking more often, which is roughly the same as eating small meals more often.

But this thing with such miraculous effects, was specially left for me by my master?

He said in panic, "How can such a treasure be wasted on a disciple with inferior qualifications? It should be enjoyed by the master and his wife."

"You are indeed filial. But don't you think about your master's natural talent? He achieved the realm of Yuanying Zhenren when he was over 200 years old. Why would he need such a life-extending item?"

Sima Hui Niang cursed with a smile and stuffed the wine jug into the arms of the bewildered Qu Lingjun.

"Take it! Even your master can't tell how long this pot can extend your life. You are also an alchemist, so just consider it as helping your master test the medicine."

Qu Lingjun opened his mouth and held the wine jug in his hands silently, with even some moisture in the corners of his eyes.

The man who was rude and cold to me after he came back, I didn't even see him a few times, but the things he sent me were better and better each time.

He is just a bad disciple, how can he deserve such pampering?

Qu Lingjun asked with a choked voice: "Where is Master? I want to see him before I go into seclusion."

The smile on Sima Huiniang's face gradually faded.

"Practice well. When you reach the elixir stage, he will come to see you."

Qu Lingjun clenched his fists. He was originally unconfident, but now he was full of courage.

He must succeed in forming the elixir!
Just to stand in front of the Master and tell him that I did not let him down!

After Qu Lingjun left, a sigh was heard from the cave.

Sima Hui Niang looked confused. She actually didn't know where Luo Chen was now.

But she knew that Luo Chen's deliberate departure was not to abandon Luo Tian Sect, but to protect Luo Tian Sect.

Not telling them your whereabouts is also a way to protect them.

"Is it because of Emperor Tu?"

……

On the Daqing Mountain.

Emperor Tu sat in the Luotian Palace, feeling lonely and desolate. There was no sign that this palace had been bustling with activity not long ago.

There was a hint of eagerness in his eyes.

Luo Chen asked him to guard Daqing Mountain, but took the monks of Luotian Sect away.

Doesn't this give him a chance to escape?
As long as he returns to his father, with his father's ability, he can completely remove the slave seal restrictions while protecting his main soul.

At that time, he would definitely spend a large sum of money to invite several commanders to come to Fenghua Territory privately to grind Luo Chen to ashes!

Do not!
How can grinding bones and scattering ashes relieve hatred?

He also wants to collect soul blood, place a slave mark on Luo Chen, make him a slave, and torture him every day!
Just as his expression became increasingly ferocious, a faint voice suddenly reached his ears.

"Do you want to run?"

It’s Luo Chen!
In just a moment, Emperor Tu's ferocious look disappeared and he became terrified.

"Master, I don't dare!"

"Ha ha……"

A chuckle, then silence again.

Emperor Tu looked around and spread his spiritual sense, but he still couldn't find any trace of Luo Chen.

Not to mention the shadow, even the slightest breath could not be sensed.

But somehow, he could feel that the other person was watching him.

For a moment, Di Tu almost went crazy.

He could sense that Luo Chen was afraid of his ancient demon father.

But they neither let me go, nor kill me, and they don't allow me to see anyone. What's the point of just guarding this dilapidated Daqingshan?
Besides, if he doesn't go to practice, what's the point of hiding here and wasting time with me?

Deep in the Baili Qingchuan land veins.

Sitting cross-legged was a figure shrouded in a black robe.

The figure was rather thin, totally unlike the tall and straight Luo Chen.

But if Emperor Tu saw this person, he would definitely mistake him for Luo Chen.

It’s just because he has Luo Chen’s flesh and blood, and his soul is Luo Chen’s soul.

The body is Luo Chen, the soul is Luo Chen, so who can say that this person is not Luo Chen?

But in fact, he was just a puppet made by Luo Chen himself - Jin San!
The soul contained in it is only Luo Chen's third soul.

The puppet slowly withdrew his gaze. With him watching, Di Tu did not dare to escape.

Even if he wants to escape, he can be killed in a moment.

This was something that the life-conscious Emperor Tu would never dare to try. The puppet shook his head and focused on absorbing spiritual energy to nourish his body.

The fourth-level spiritual cave that Baili Qingchuan had worked so hard to condense was shattered by a great battle.

But it doesn’t mean that the puppet cannot absorb spiritual energy!
The deaths of the two demon kings released the enormous magical powers they had gained through their lifelong practice.

After these magical powers were leaked, they not only disrupted the spiritual energy of Fenghua Domain, but also added a large amount of spiritual energy to Fenghua Domain.

Puppets are not like living people. They are not that delicate. They just absorb it in big gulps!
Before closing his eyes, the puppet thought to himself: "Finally we have arrived at Dieyun Territory!"

……

Dieyun Territory!
It was once the place where the Dieyun Sect, a major sect, practiced.

At its peak, with three Yuanying Zhenren in charge, and friendly relations with the Mingyuan Sect, and the spiritual wine that sold well everywhere, the Dieyun Region was considered an extremely famous and prosperous place in the Eastern Wilderness.

But after a great battle, Dieyun Territory declined instantly.

It was not the case that the land was barren for thousands of miles, after all, the Demon King led by Jinxiuxian went straight to the mountain gate of Dieyun Sect.

It is no exaggeration to say that nine out of ten houses are empty.

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A hazy shadow floated across the sky.

Looking at the sparsely populated situation below, he already understood that this was the result of Lingtian Pass forcibly conscripting the remaining forces of Dieyun Territory.

"That's good too. Without a strong man here, it's more suitable for me to hide."

The shadow muttered to himself and increased his flying speed.

Not long after, he stopped outside the Dieyun Sect's mountain gate, which was guarded by only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators and some Qi Refining cultivators.

He looked down at the huge pit outside the mountain gate of Dieyun Sect and found that it had turned snow-white without him noticing.

I still remember that it was a big dark pit?
Luo Chen took a closer look and understood the reason for the change.

After so much time had passed, this huge pit, which was several miles in radius, was filled with rainwater and turned into a lake.

Also, because it is the middle of winter and the extreme cold, the snow freezes into ice, so it looks white.

From this, we can see how much the Dieyun Sect has fallen into decline now, to the point where even the formation that changes the climate temperature cannot cover the front of the mountain gate.

Luo Chen sighed twice, and without disturbing any of the Dieyun Sect's mountain guarding monks, he quietly entered the mountain gate.

Luo Chen sneaked along the route he remembered when he investigated the battlefield situation.

Finally, it stopped in front of a mountain with extremely rich spiritual energy.

Liuyun Mountain!
It was once the place where the great elder of Dieyun Sect, Master Liuyun, practiced.

It is also the place where the fourth-level spiritual vein is most completely preserved in Dieyun Sect!
Luo Chen's spiritual sense swept across Liuyun Mountain in an instant, and he only found a few low-level cultivators sweeping and clearing snow on the periphery. There was also an older Jindan cultivator sitting in a third-level cave.

"The Mingyuan Sect didn't go too far and even left a Jindan cultivator to guard the gate for the Dieyun Sect."

Muttering something, Luo Chen went straight into Liuyun Mountain.

He passed through unhindered wherever he went, but strangely, no one noticed him.

When passing by the cave of the old Jindan, he found that he was sleeping soundly with a red face and a smell of alcohol.

With a chuckle, Luo Chen finally entered the cave that once belonged to Master Liuyun.

Those mazes and illusions seemed nothing in front of his eyes that could see through illusions.

Unlike the magnificent and fairy-like appearance imagined, this cave seemed a bit shabby to Luo Chen.

There were only a few spacious rooms that were randomly opened up, and there was not even any isolation formation set up.

But after opening the training room, the surging spiritual energy showed that this was truly a place where real people practiced!

"It is said that Master Liuyun has a casual personality and lives a sloppy life. Now looking at his residence, it is very appropriate."

Luo Chen muttered to himself as he examined the spirit gathering formation here.

After a while, he nodded with satisfaction.

The surprise attack that killed three great masters of Dieyun Sect and caused the mountain gate to collapse did not completely destroy the spiritual vein of the mountain gate of Dieyun Sect.

Even in his opinion, the extent of the damage was not as great as that of Fenghua Palace.

This should be related to the Dieyun Sect's mountain protection formation.

When Luo Chen investigated the situation on the battlefield, he gave a very accurate judgment.

The mountain protection formation arranged by the Dieyun Sect does not rely too much on the earth veins like other sects, but combines a large number of cloud bans.

So when the formation was broken, the endless clouds covering the sky above Dieyun Sect dissipated, but the spiritual land of the mountain gate was preserved.

Of course, that doesn’t mean there won’t be any consequences.

That is, after a large number of clouds pulled in by the formation collapsed, Dieyun Domain was greeted by torrential rain that lasted for several months. The ice lake at the mountain gate is an example.

"I can only say that I got a bargain at the moment."

Luo Chen took out the magic weapon for setting up the formation and began to carefully arrange it inside the cave and outside the training room.

He did not disturb the original magic array that protected the cave, but merely set it up inside the cave.

In this way, outsiders would not know that there was a new owner here, and Luo Chen would not be confused after entering the cave.

After everything was ready, Luo Chen stepped into the training room.

It was not until this moment that he removed the many disguises he had shown in front of others and revealed a rare look of weakness.

Looking inward into the Purple Palace, the Nascent Soul was listless, with a drooping chubby little face.

Anyone who has reached the Nascent Soul stage would know what is going on with this kind of posture.

Mana exhausted!

If you want to go one step further, you will have to consume the basic magic power to condense the Nascent Soul.

Once these most fundamental magical powers are gone, even the Nascent Soul will collapse and the entire realm will decline drastically!

What caused this consequence was naturally the great battle in Baili Qingchuan a few days ago.

At the same time, he activated his life treasure, the Hunyuan Ding, the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, and arranged the Three-layer Prison. He used the Yuantu Blood Sword to kill the enemy and the monster. Four-level spells and illusions appeared one after another, and he used all his strength to perform them... All of these were great means of consuming mana.

Especially the withering and flourishing finger, which instantly drained his remaining magic power!
To others, he looked normal and composed, but in fact it was because of his strong body that he was hiding his weakness.

The truth is that when he launched the first Withering and Flourishing Descent, his mana had already been exhausted.

If the Great Demon King Seven Rhinos was not scared away and attacked again, Luo Chen's weakness would be exposed.

These past few days, Luo Chen had appeared in public frequently and had never had a chance to recover his magic power until now.

"I made all kinds of preparations before the war, but I forgot that one day I will run out of mana."

Luo Chen smiled bitterly, feeling a little scared.

In fact, if his magic power ran out, he would always have ways to replenish it, even during a battle.

And this method originated from the Dieyun Sect where we are now.

At that time, the Black King found a large number of spiritual wines, including the thousand-year-old Five Temples Immortal Wine that Luo Chen valued most, as well as a spiritual wine called Golden Wind and Jade Dew.

Taking a sip of that thing can temporarily replenish a large amount of mana.

But Luo Chen had always been proud of his profound magical powers. After countless battles, he had rarely run out of magical powers, so he subconsciously ignored it.

After performing the first move of the Dao of Withering and Flourishing, Luo Chen suddenly woke up and realized that his magic power was exhausted.

But with the Seven Rhinos Demon King in front of him, how could he awkwardly take out the Golden Wind and Jade Dew to replenish his magic power?

Isn't that showing cowardice?
That's why he was bluffing and pinching his fingers, pretending to launch the second withering and flourishing Dow Index.

If the Seven Rhinos really rushed forward, then the second Withering and Flourishing Dao Index would definitely not be released. Luo Chen would wisely choose to retreat in a hurry, drink spirit wine to replenish his mana, and then fight for his life and death.

Maybe we can repel the Seven Rhinos, but the scene won’t be so pretty.

However, bluffing is not without its benefits!

Luo Chen raised his right hand and pinched his fingers again to attract the surrounding spiritual energy.

In an instant, the spiritual energy that was already abundant in the training room became violent.

Luo Chen narrowed his eyes and stared at his fingertips.

Tiny whirlpools began to take shape.

"When the mana is exhausted, performing the Withering and Flourishing Dao Finger can actually control the vitality of heaven and earth?"

(End of this chapter)