The Eternal Saint of Alchemy

Why did Yin Tianyuan go to such lengths to enter? Was it to rescue someone, or to imprison them?

Xiao Fan gasped, memorizing all this information. He didn't even tell Yun Ruoxi. It wasn't that he didn't trust her, he just didn't want her to worry.

As dawn approached, he came to the courtyard and looked up at the gray-blue sky above Obsidian Peak.

Dangers are unpredictable in the icy sea.

However, he still had to go.

It wasn't just to uncover Yin Tianyuan's schemes, but also to reach the Celestial Realm, which he had never touched in his previous life.

Perhaps the real key lies hidden within the relics of the Supreme Elixir Saint.

North of Obsidian Peak, beneath an ice cliff, the fleet of the North Sea Dan Palace is ready.

The five ice ships are all made of millennia-old ice and are engraved with runes that protect them from the wind and cold, allowing them to sail smoothly on the icy sea.

On each large ship, there were disciples of the North Sea Pill Palace at the helm, all of whom had the cultivation of the Spirit Realm. Their movements were uniform and synchronized, clearly indicating that they were well-trained.

Led by Xiao Fan, Yun Ruoxi, Han Fei, and others boarded the first ice ship, while the rest boarded their respective ice ships.

Five large ships lined up in a row and sailed into the vast icy sea.

Compared to the northern wilderness, the icy sea appears even more desolate.

Icebergs of varying sizes float on the sea, some like sharp swords piercing the sky, others like giant beasts crouching on the surface.

The seawater was pitch black, without a single fish or sea creature.

The sky is always gray, with no distinction between day and night.

Standing at the bow of the ship, Xiao Fan sensed the aura emanating from the ship and inwardly cursed. The further they went in, the more they felt an invisible pressure, as if a colossal creature slumbered deep within the ocean.

Three days later, Yin Tianyuan ordered everyone to stop.

Xiao Fan stepped out of the cabin and saw a massive whirlpool appear before him. It was a colossal whirlpool several miles in diameter, with the seawater slowly swirling at its edges and a bottomless black hole at its center.

Several nearby icebergs were sucked into the whirlpool, collided with each other, made a muffled sound, and turned into dust that sank into the sea.

"Below the whirlpool lies the ruins."

Yin Tianyuan stood at the bow of the ship, his robes fluttering in the wind. "The key to breaking the barrier is for five alchemists to work together, injecting their different schools of alchemical fire into the four array eyes in the center of the vortex, and then using their own spiritual power as the five meridians. As long as we can hold off this barrier for a moment, we can break in."

Xiao Fan observed the trajectory of the vortex and had already formed a rough judgment in his mind.

This vortex is indeed the external manifestation of the restriction, somewhat like the formation in the Netherworld Mountain Range Secret Realm, only thousands of times larger in scale.

"I'll make the arrangements." Yin Tianyuan turned to Xiao Fan: "Young Master Xiao to the south, Miss Liu to the east, Granny Miao to the west, and Mr. Tie Yan to the north. I'll provide support from the side."

Xiao Fan nodded, and with a flash, landed on a piece of floating ice, located on the south side of the whirlpool.

The ice surface was as smooth as a mirror. He generated true energy under his feet to stabilize himself. Liu Ruyan stood on the east side, while Granny Miao and Tie Yan stood in their respective positions.

Yin Tianyuan hovered above the vortex, his hands forming a hand seal, and a silver light emanated from his body as he disappeared into the vortex.

"Let's do it!"

Xiao Fan placed his hand on the ice, channeling his true essence into the array beneath his feet. He pushed the Qiankun Refining God Technique to its limit, allowing his divine soul power to penetrate the ice layer and seep into the vortex.

Four different types of alchemical fire power surged into the array's core simultaneously, immediately slowing the vortex's rotation. An ancient stone door appeared before everyone.

"It's open!"

Yin Tianyuan's figure flashed, transforming into a white streak of light, and he slipped through the stone gate.

Xiao Fan quickly followed, and as soon as he entered the stone gate, he turned around.

Yun Ruoxi stood on the ice boat, gripping the railing tightly, her lips pressed together. Xiao Fan looked at her with a smile and gave her a thumbs up.

The stone gate behind them slammed shut, seawater rushed in, and the whirlpool quickly returned to its original state.

Inside the stone gate was a long corridor, the walls of which were covered with frost. However, beneath the ice, some ancient runes could be faintly seen flowing.

Yin Tianyuan stood at the end of the passageway, in front of a bronze gate covered with alchemical runes.

Granny Miao stepped forward, took a closer look, and was immediately horrified: "The Six Harmonies Soul-Locking Formation?"

Yin Tianyuan laughed and said, "Grandma Miao is truly learned. That's right, it's the Six Harmonies Soul-Locking Array. This is something left behind by the Taixu Pill Saint back then, and it contains six Daoist seals for each of the six Daoist arts."

Tie Yan frowned: "It takes six people to break through?"

"Yes." Yin Tianyuan slowly scanned the five people. "Therefore, one of you must remain as the core of the formation and sacrifice yourself here in order to open this door."

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Tie Yan unconsciously stepped back, Liu Ruyan clenched her fists, and Granny Miao narrowed her eyes.

Xiao Fan, standing to the side, said calmly, "Did the Palace Master already know that six people would be needed? Including you, there are six people in total. However, the person who will perform the sacrifice is neither me, nor Miss Liu, nor Granny Miao, nor Brother Tie Yan. After all, you still need our alchemy skills."

He paused, then looked at Yin Tianyuan.

"So, this sacrificer never intended to leave the Ice Sea from the very beginning. He was on those five ships, right? The disciple on this ship was originally a sacrifice you prepared."

Yin Tianyuan was slightly taken aback, then laughed.

That smile carried a hint of surprise and a touch of admiration.

"Young Master Xiao is truly intelligent. He is far more astute than your father was back then."

Xiao Fan's eyes widened.

"My father... is here too?"

Yin Tianyuan stared at the bronze gate, his gaze seemingly traveling back millions of years to the distant past.

"Xiao Yuanshan has been standing here for twenty years," he said softly. "Zhao Jun brought him here. Zhao Jun said there was an antidote in the icy sea that could cure Su Wan's Qinghan poison, so he came."

Xiao Fan clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

"And then?" he asked.

"Later, he discovered the Six Harmonies Soul-Locking Formation," Yin Tianyuan said. "This guy is quite clever; he knew at a glance that it required a sacrifice. However, he's more soft-hearted than you; he didn't want to sacrifice innocent civilians, so he chose to sacrifice his own life instead."

Xiao Fan gasped.

"He's dead?" He nodded.

"Most of them are dead," Yin Tianyuan said calmly. "The backlash from the Six Harmonies Soul-Locking Array was too strong; the physical body couldn't withstand it, and most of their souls were devoured by the sealing power within the array."

I used a Soul Bead to seal away fragments of his soul. For years, I've been searching for a way to repair his soul, but I haven't found the right materials.

He turned his head and glanced at Xiao Fan, a strange warmth flowing in his eyes.

"Your father's remnant spirit once said that he had another son. That's why I sent Yin Beichuan south to find you."

Xiao Fan's head was buzzing as all the clues were connected.

The Zhao family's underground alchemy chamber, the father's remains, the imprisoned mother, the intervention of the North Sea Alchemy Palace, the Ice Sea ruins... all of this was orchestrated by Yin Tianyuan.