Longevity begins with alchemy master

The butterflies flutter, their paths are dreamy.

As the butterfly's wings vibrated, rays of light flowed along with it, and even the vital energy of the surrounding heaven and earth surged.

When he saw this thing, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart, and subconsciously wanted to own it.

But how could he dare to act rashly in front of a great god?

Suppressing the desire in his heart, Luo Chen swallowed his saliva and asked, "Is this a blessing Gu?"

"Exactly."

"But isn't the lucky Gu a powerful divine Gu that brings good luck and opportunities to cultivators?"

"Have you forgotten what I said before?"

Luo Chen was stunned and subconsciously recalled what Lord Youli had just said.

When opportunities are too great, blessings turn into curses.

This is not difficult to understand. Just like the examples of "a man is guilty of possessing a treasure" and "a child carrying gold in a busy market", when one is weak, things that are too valuable will be harmful to oneself.

But can Lord Youli and the Holy Land's Gate of Life and Death be considered weak?
Luo Chen's eyes swept across the omnipresent energy of heaven and earth around him, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face.

While controlling the Fu Gu, Lord Youli looked at Luo Chen with approval in his eyes, and then explained it personally.

"There are three great divine Gu in the Gate of Life and Death. They are interdependent in fortune and misfortune, and live and die together. Since ancient times, the fortune Gu and the misfortune Gu have existed at the same time. Once separated, they may cause uncontrollable disasters."

"The senior brother who was in charge of the evil Gu back then had to go to the Xuan Realm for an important matter, so he left the Mountain and Sea Realm through the Tianyuan Dao Sect's Star Gate. Before he left, he left the evil Gu to me for my practice."

"I didn't expect that the evil insect was lost outside."

Luo Chen frowned, "Is it about being taken away by the Nascent Soul cultivator Fengjiang from the East Barren Abyss Sect?"

"Correct!"

Luo Chen shook his head. "Although Feng Jiang is strong, he is only a Nascent Soul cultivator after all. How could he take this Gu away under your nose?"

"Haha." Lord Youli laughed loudly and said in a relaxed tone: "I asked him to take it away."

"Huh?" Luo Chen was stunned.

Lord Youli did not shy away from saying, "My realm was stuck at the middle stage of the Spiritualization, and it was difficult to break through for a long time. The Fortune Gu was also restrained by the Evil Gu, making it difficult for me to take the most important step, so I passed the Evil Gu to the younger generation in the name of inheritance, and even ignored the border and took it away. In this way, the Fortune Gu was no longer suppressed, and my realm began to advance by leaps and bounds."

That's it!

Some of the doubts that had been weighing on Luo Chen's mind were resolved at this moment.

Although the territory is strong enough to cover the five continents, how can it take away the treasure from the hands of the God of Transformation?

Lord Youli chose to let Fengjiang take this thing away instead of the disciples in the sect. It was probably because if the disaster Gu was separated from the blessing Gu for too long, it would bring about too many disasters and calamities.

In this way, Fengjiang became a tool.

As for how to recover this Gu, it should not be a difficult task for Lord Youli, who has reached a high level.

In other words, he doesn't even have to do it himself, isn't it just something I've sent back to him?
While Luo Chen was thinking, the red butterfly flew around the Hunyuan Ding for a long time, but still failed to hook out the gray butterfly.

Lord Youli frowned subconsciously.

While he was changing his skills, he was talking to Luo Chen.

"But the subsequent developments were beyond my control. The lucky Gu not only helped me deepen my understanding of the true meaning of the law and condense my soul, but it also attracted a huge amount of heaven and earth energy, which affected the cultivation world in southern Xinjiang."

"With the massive amount of heaven and earth energy pouring out, it is difficult for high-level cultivators to control their minds. If they are not careful, they will go astray."

"With my ability, I can only protect the monks of the Life and Death Sect. I can't do anything about other sects."

"To prevent the situation from escalating, I can only close the mountain gate and order the monks of the holy land to stay away from the mundane world."

As he spoke, he suddenly groaned.

"come out!"

As he snapped his fingers, the Hunyuan Ding made another deep, low hum.

The gray butterfly finally broke free and escaped from the cauldron.

Is this the evil Gu?

Luo Chen looked up at the gray butterfly. In fact, this was the first time he saw the true appearance of this Gu.

As soon as he came out, he got entangled with Fu Gu.

The rich energy of heaven and earth around seemed to calm down.

Such changes made Luo Chen's mind fluctuate.

"The art of Gu is truly miraculous and extraordinary!"

Lord Youli looked at this scene and let out a breath of relief.

"Although it is miraculous, it is not the orthodox practice of our generation. It was only accidentally obtained by the main sect of Xuanjie back then, and brought down when the mountains and seas were opened up, and gradually developed and expanded. It is precisely because of this that there is currently no way to break through the refining void stage in this way. My senior brother had no choice but to go to the upper realm and try to borrow the power of the main sect to advance to the refining void stage."

As he spoke, he threw it casually.

The Hunyuan Ding flew in front of Luo Chen.

"Your life magic weapon is quite good!"

Seeing the other party voluntarily return his life-saving magic weapon, Luo Chen finally felt relieved.

Of course, he didn't show it on his face. He was more curious about some ancient secrets revealed in the other party's words.

After Lord Youli took out the evil Gu, his mood seemed to have become better, and he was not stingy in introducing to Luo Chen some secrets that were difficult for the world to know.

Why does the Shanhai Realm have the tradition of starting wars?
Because the process of the human race's growth is itself a large-scale war of development!
Ten thousand years ago, the five sects of Xuanjie, led by Tianyuan Dao Sect, descended upon Shanhaijie and began to conquer and develop this world.

The transition from ancient times to pre-modern times was also during that period.

After the five sects of the human race established their rule in the five continents of mountains and seas, the history of the mountain and sea world was declared to have passed the bloody era of the ancient war between humans and demons.

"The Star Gate of Tianyuan Dao Sect is not just the name of an organization, it is also a powerful magical treasure that can travel through space and roam the universe. It is said that it was personally refined by a powerful demon for Tianyuan Great Venerable."

"It is with this treasure that our five sects can cross the void and descend to the mountain and sea world."

"But for some reason, after the ancient times, the Star Gate channel became extremely unstable and difficult to use under normal circumstances. Only when a cultivator ascends to heaven and attracts the huge spiritual power of this world, can this thing be activated and returned to the Xuan Realm."

"As a result, the Tianyuan Dao Sect attached more importance to this treasure and rarely lent it to the people of the other four sects. As a result, the relationship between the five sects gradually became estranged, and even the connection with the main sect of the Xuanjie was completely severed."

"Under such circumstances, the five holy places stranded in the Mountain and Sea Realm are increasingly competing for the interests of this realm. It is foreseeable that the Tianyuan Dao Sect has sent troops to the three continents to swallow up the world."

As it involved ancient secrets, Luo Chen's heart was filled with emotion.

He had similar speculations in his early years, and now they have finally been confirmed.

And history is even more grand and magnificent than he imagined.

The five sects from outer space descended into one world.

Kill the monsters and drive away the wilderness, and open up the five continents.

"If you want to know more, you can read this book in your spare time."

As he spoke, Lord Youli took out a jade slip.

Luo Chen took it respectfully and took a quick look at it - "The Secret Records of the Mysterious Realm".

He said somewhat embarrassedly: "Such a valuable item must be one of your clan's inheritances. I am unworthy of receiving it!"

Having said that, he held the jade slip tightly in his hand.

Lord Youli smiled and said, "It's okay. I just gave you a copy. Besides, since you returned the evil Gu when I was not able to leave, I should give you some compensation."

As he was speaking, his tone paused slightly, and suddenly he took out something.

"I'll give this to you as well!"

Luo Chen looked closely and saw that it was the pair of yin and yang fish.

Live and die together!
"This……"

At this time, Luo Chen really hesitated.

He said with a hint of refusal, "This Gu is one of the three inherited divine Gu of your sect. I cannot accept it."

"There is nothing that cannot be collected. After all, it has not reached the fifth level, but only the fourth level." Lord Youli was very indifferent. He disliked the Life and Death Gu far more than he liked it. "The fifth-level Life and Death Gu is a shortcut for practitioners of our generation. It can enhance combat power and assist in cultivation. But shortcuts must have their price. My senior brother Yin Yangzi died early in his prime, but he lived only a thousand years. It was because of this. If I leave this fourth-level Life and Death Gu, there will definitely be younger generations in the sect who are tempted. Not to mention whether it will be successful in the future, I don't know how much blood and gore it will cause just in the process of cultivating from the fourth level to the fifth level."

Luo Chen still hesitated.

Lord Youli smiled and said, "Don't worry. This Gu is only at the fourth level now, and it can't be used to contract a god. And I have a secret technique that can help you save your life when the person you contracted dies. I believe that with this Gu, it may be effective at a critical moment."

Hearing this, Luo Chen's eyes lit up.

A secret technique that can avoid the negative effects of the Life and Death Together Gu?

He could see that Lord Youli was in a very talkative mood, so he took the initiative to ask.

"If there is such a secret technique, then why didn't Senior Yin Yangzi use it back then?"

"Because it didn't happen at that time!" Lord Youli smiled.

Luo Chen was stunned. Well, it was obvious that this secret technique was only developed in the past two thousand years.

"Senior Brother Yin Yangzi had studied this kind of secret technique before setting up the Yin Yang Realm, but time was too short, so he had to give up and instead sought a way to fake his death and reincarnate. Unfortunately, his fake death turned into real death, and what he reincarnated was nothing more than an evil thought. The only thing he gained was a Nether Earth Dragon cub, which, after years of changes, is about to enter the fifth level."

"My secret technique is derived from his earlier research."

"But don't rely on it. After all, its effectiveness is limited to the fourth-order Nascent Soul. Once both parties' realms leave this level, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced."

"Of course, there is no need to worry about what happens after the Nascent Soul stage. Once both the contract partner and you have broken through the Nascent Soul stage, this fourth-level Life and Death Gu itself will not have much effect. At most, it will only cause some backlash."

After some explanation, Luo Chen finally accepted the gift.

In fact, it was impossible for him to refuse by force.

Who can forcibly refuse the gift given by the mighty God?
After sealing up the Life and Death Together Gu and the secret technique together with a ban, Luo Chen curiously asked about the Netherworld Earth Dragon that had just entered the fifth level.

Lord Youli’s answer was - let it go!
Luo Chen was quite puzzled by this answer.

Although the Netherworld Earth Dragon had only just entered the fifth level, it was consistent with his most basic assessment of its strength, but it was still a fifth-level wild beast after all!

If it is properly enslaved and trained, it can become the guardian beast of the Gate of Life and Death.

Why just let it go?

In this regard, Lord Youli gave a brief explanation.

"Once I leave, no one in the sect will be able to tame this beast. Staying here will only bring disaster to the sect."

"Leave?" Luo Chen was stunned. Lord Youli smiled, "Yes, I have already achieved a certain level. The reason why I am reluctant to leave is because I am suppressed by the sea of ​​vitality brought by the blessing Gu. Now that blessing and disaster are interdependent, this sea of ​​vitality can no longer suppress me. Now, the only way is to leave."

Luo Chen subconsciously raised his head and looked upwards, "Are we going back to the Xuan Realm?"

But soon, he reacted.

To return to the Xuan Realm, one needs the help of the Star Gate.

Now this is the Southern Xinjiang Gate of Life and Death, where is the Taoist Star Gate?
Therefore, there are only two explanations for leaving.

One sat in meditation and passed away, the other flew into heaven.

Judging from the other party's survival time, his lifespan has probably already exceeded the 2,000-year lifespan limit of a great god.

Luo Chen asked cautiously: "May I ask what your realm is, senior?"

Lord Youli asked back, "Do you know why people call me Lord God?"

Luo Chen blurted out, "Could it be that Senior has reached the realm of Lianxu Zhenjun?"

"That's not the case. Except for some top-level wild creatures in this world, no creature can break through the realm of the True Lord. But!" Lord Youli changed the subject, and the magic power on his body slowly rippled like a wave, "If I ascend successfully, the realm of the True Lord will be easily achieved!"

Under the huge wave of magic power, Luo Chen retreated uncontrollably.

With surprise in his eyes, he stared at the old man in green clothes who was standing at the top of the sea of ​​clouds.

A huge soul emerged from above his head.

The ocean of vital energy that had not yet left the surroundings turned into thousands of rays of light, rolling and pouring into the soul.

Not only that, under the gaze of Luo Chen's red eyes, a huge amount of spiritual inspiration converged towards the soul of Lord Youli.

However, within a moment, the originally slightly illusory soul became extremely solid.

Even its body shape is undergoing inexplicable changes, with hazy laws and true meanings lingering around it, forming an illusory appearance of a giant.

In the blink of an eye, it became a hundred feet tall, like a giant overlooking the world.

The bright rays of light broke through the mist of the sea of ​​clouds, as if the light from the sky was shining directly below.

This change is even worse than when the Alchemy Saint Chu Yan ascended to heaven.

Thinking about the other party's realm and previous words, Luo Chen had a vague idea in his mind.

"Dharma image!"

The practice of Qi refining is the joint transformation of magic power and soul.

Especially the latter, which runs through all realms of cultivators!
Soul, spiritual consciousness, divine consciousness, Nascent Soul, and then the transformation of the primordial spirit when it is promoted to the state of godhood.

What happens after becoming a god?

It is rumored that in order to break through to the Void Refinement Stage, one must condense a Dharma image to replace the physical body, so as to travel in the ocean of vital energy and never fear the danger of assimilation by heaven and earth again.

As for how the Dharma image is condensed, Luo Chen has no idea.

But as of now, Lord Youli has indeed achieved this step.

“No wonder he said that as long as he succeeds in ascending, he can enter the Void Refining Stage. He has even begun to condense the initial Dharma Image.”

And below the top of the sea of ​​clouds.

They are in the Shura purgatory-like battlefield of life and death.

Countless cultivators noticed the changes in heaven and earth.

The light of heaven breaks through the fog, and the clouds illuminate the world.

An illusory giant elephant stands above the sea of ​​clouds, overlooking the mountains and the sea.

Everyone was stunned, not knowing what this scene meant.

The cultivators from Tianyuan Taoist Sect reacted the fastest!
Because they had seen this scene decades ago.

"Ascend!"

"Someone is about to ascend!"

"Who would ascend at this time? Could it be the ancestor of the Life and Death Sect, Lord Youli?"

A figure suddenly appeared in front of everyone. It was Liancheng, one of the five great ancestors of Tianyuan Taoist Sect.

At this moment, he looked upwards with a look of doubt and uncertainty on his face.

"It is an act of ascension, but why does Lord Youli appear to be in a state of emptiness? Rumor has it that he is trying to prolong his life, so his realm has stagnated? He can't even move freely, and can only sit at the Gate of Life and Death."

As soon as he thought of this, Patriarch Liancheng felt an inexplicable danger.

Why did the other party ascend to heaven when the army was approaching? Why didn't he ascend earlier or later?

Patriarch Liancheng began to retreat.

But it seems a little late.

The illusory giant standing in the sea of ​​clouds suddenly opened his eyes.

Those were a pair of eyes that contained the sun, moon, stars, and the vicissitudes of life.

He looked downward and pressed down casually.

boom!
The remaining ocean of vital energy suddenly sank.

The terrifying vital energy instantly poured into the Gate of Life and Death.

At this moment, the vital energy seemed to have some intelligence. It bypassed all the monks of the Life and Death Sect and attacked the enemy.

Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The sounds rang out one after another, and with each sound, a puff of blood mist appeared, representing the disappearance of a life.

The cultivators of Xiongyue Zombie Alliance, the cultivators of Tianyuan Dao Sect...

Patriarch Liancheng was furious when he saw this scene.

"Youli! How dare you attack the cultivators of my sect? Aren't you afraid of Dao Sect's revenge?"

Luo Chen, who was living in a corner of the sea of ​​clouds, suddenly woke up.

Yes!

With Lord Youli in his peak state at the moment, about to ascend to heaven, there are few people in the world who can match him, so it is naturally easy for him to kill all the invading enemies.

But once he successfully ascends, the Gate of Life and Death will lose its powerful god.

The main force of the Xiongyue Zombie Alliance is here, so it will be destroyed if they are destroyed.

But the Tianyuan Taoist Sect still exists. Isn't Lord Youli afraid that the Taoist Sect will take revenge on the Life and Death Sect later?
Is he a cold-hearted person who only cares about the present?
Luo Chen doesn't think so!
The fact that he closed the mountain gate and protected his disciples for hundreds of years showed his sincere heart.

Why do this?

Lord Youli did not answer Patriarch Liancheng. While pressing down on the ocean of vital energy, he pointed into the air.

Target, Liancheng!
call out!
As soon as he pointed his finger, the void exploded, and a black line stretching for thousands of miles stretched across the sky and earth.

The soul of Patriarch Liancheng was so strong that he escaped into the void without hesitation.

However, after a moment, he was forced out, as if the sky was no longer under his control.

A blood hole as thick as a thumb appeared between his chest and abdomen, and a large amount of magic power dissipated uncontrollably.

There was a look of madness on his face, and he kept flying away at a speed never seen before in his life.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from everyone's sight.

All sounds are silent.

Yes, it was just a faint warning from Lord Youli.

"Enter Southern Border again and you will die!"

Yun Haixu slowly withdrew his hand, as if he was not going to attack again.

There are still some remaining enemies in the Gate of Life and Death, such as the leader of Songyang, Zhan Bingtao, and the old man Zangsheng.

Their strength was far greater than that of ordinary cultivators, and they luckily survived the comprehensive attack from Lord Youli.

But even so, everyone lost their courage.

The most powerful god-transforming being in the world took action, killing millions of cultivators in one strike, and defeated ancestor Liancheng with just one finger. How could they dare to continue attacking?

One by one, they fled back the way they came, regardless of everything.

The monks from the Gate of Life and Death symbolically intercepted one or two times and then did not take any more action.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on their ancestor, as if they were afraid of losing something.

A sigh came from a distance.

"From now on, it's up to you guys."

Three streams of light fell from the sea of ​​clouds, one red, one grey and one green, and fell into the hands of three great cultivators in the late Nascent Soul stage from the Gate of Life and Death.

Lord Youli withdrew his gaze and looked at Luo Chen in the distance.

"My friend, I have taken out the evil spirit, but your little tripod is magical, and there is still a trace of evil spirit left. There may be a great disaster in the future. I left a method, you can simply activate the remaining evil spirit, maybe you can attract the heavenly disaster to resist a little."

"Now, I'll give you a ride!"

A gentle stream of energy surged towards Luo Chen, pushing him away.

Luo Chen's eyes were quite complicated, as he had only had very brief contact with this powerful man.

Although the time was short, the other party showed undisguised goodwill and often gave us pointers.

Now that the other party is about to ascend to heaven, he is specially sent on his way. How can one not be moved?

He bowed.

"Thank you, Senior. If Luo Chen has spare energy in the future, I will take care of the Gate of Life and Death."

Lord Youli smiled slightly, "That's thoughtful."

"Congratulations to the senior for ascending to immortality, and may the immortal path flourish!"

In the sea of ​​clouds, only these words from Luo Chen were left.

But among the mountains and fields below, there were thunderous farewell sounds.

"Respectfully send off the ancestor to ascend to heaven!" (End of this chapter)