Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

The former Jianchuan Shen family can now be renamed Tuohe Shen family.

The river flowing in front of the family is no longer the Jianchuan River, which is as surging as a sharp sword, but the Tuohe River, which is mixed with mud and sand all day long and is chaotic and dirty.

But all this was forced upon me.

Under the moonlight.

Luo Chen stood by the window, sighing.

“I never thought that in just three years, the outside world would change so much.”

The changes in East Wilderness were unexpected by no one.

The fact that the Mingyuan Holy Land was submerged in the dark abyss and filled with endless ghosts was shocking enough.

But what is even more unexpected is that the monsters in the Million Mountains returned and launched an attack on the human cultivation world again.

and!

The one leading this battle is Cangwu Mountain, the sacred place of the Feather Clan!

Compared with the last time, the demon clan's attack this time was not as massive as before.

But after more than a hundred years of fierce fighting, the human race was severely damaged.

Especially the sky behind him - Mingyuan Holy Land, collapsed.

For a moment, people couldn't help but panic.

The only thing that was unexpected was that the attack of the demon clan was not as violent as the last time. They simply deployed their troops outside the six regions of the Far East and remained motionless.

It looks more like a deterrent rather than an all-out attack.

"Cangwu Mountain took the initiative to get involved in this matter. Could it be related to Qixia Yuanjun?"

Luo Chen pondered over the key points involved and, combining it with the battle in Mingyuan, he had some vague guesses.

When Qixia Yuanjun left, she was definitely not safe and sound.

With three great powers, natural disasters, and attacks from billions of ghosts, even the strongest thing would be bumped on some edges and corners.

Especially in many ghost stories, before the woman left, there was a cloud of disaster above her head.

"So, she let Cangwu Mountain lead this war, most likely to intimidate the strong men of the human race, so that no villains would go to Cangwu Mountain to disturb her from overcoming the heavenly tribulation?"

Luo Chen was a little unsure about this guess.

But the arrival of Tianyuan Dao Sect in Eastern Wilderness, although unexpected, was also reasonable!

They have always had great covetousness for the entire mountain and sea world.

He dispatched troops to the North Sea, laid out plans in the Western Desert, and sent people to spy on Southern Xinjiang. All his actions revealed his unbridled attitude of wanting to swallow up the whole world.

Perhaps the cultivators from the Eastern Wasteland were too far away to feel it deeply.

But Luo Chen had been in Zhongzhou before, and he remembered clearly the self-confidence and arrogance that emanated from the Tianyuan Taoist sect's disciples.

Especially this time, Donghuang really gave them a reason to make trouble.

The Dao Sect delegation, a Star Gate elder in the late Nascent Soul stage, a great elder of the Donghuang Tianyuan Business Alliance, a family patriarch, and dozens of low-level disciples all died in the Mingyuan Holy Land.

Tianyuan Dao Sect would definitely have to take care of such a major event.

There is nothing more justified than sending a large number of powerful men to invade the Eastern Wilds.

The Dongyang area adjacent to the coast became their first bridgehead for landing.

The Dongyang Sect and the Jianchuan Shen Family are really in bad luck.

The last time the demons attacked, they didn’t suffer any damage at all, but now they were driven out of their home.

"Maybe it's not just an unexpected disaster?"

Luo Chen remembered what Shen Qiuhua had just said.

The great Dao Sect came to Dongyang Sect in person and pressured the Grand Elder of Dongyang Sect to surrender. The signal revealed by this incident was not that simple.

Everyone knows that Dongyang Sect is a vassal of Mingyuan Sect and its number one "lackey".

Now that Mingyuan has been destroyed and Dongyang Sect has surrendered to Tianyuan Dao Sect, doesn’t it mean that the sky above the entire Eastern Wilderness has completely changed?

"I'm afraid it will be another troubled time next."

It happened that at this moment, dark clouds covered the bright moon.

Luo Chen felt something in his heart.

"Is Qixia Yuanjun that weak now?"

As he murmured, Luo Chen's figure transformed and a spark dissipated in the night sky.

…

"Brother, you and I have both seen how weak the Eastern Wasteland is now."

"The Yuanying senior sects ahead have already been severely damaged after the last war. It is impossible for them to stop the monster beasts."

"Under such circumstances, if Tianyuan Dao Sect wants to gain a firm foothold, it must withstand this wave of impact."

"And they are willing to sacrifice their own disciples?"

"I don't think so. In all likelihood, they will learn from the Mingyuan Sect and use other cultivators as the vanguard. We will inevitably become cannon fodder."

"That's why I've been aggressively recruiting guest officials recently to strengthen the strength of my Shen family, so that I don't have to let you go into battle in person like last time."

In a quiet secret room, Shen Qiuhua was speaking fiercely.

His face flushed and he was very emotional, and his deep concern for his family was evident.

Shen Qiubai, who was dressed in a plain white shirt, looked calm. He said calmly, "I understand your idea, but are the people you recruited reliable?"

Shen Qiuhua was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said: "It should be reliable!"

Shen Qiubai shook his head, "I just can't see through this fellow Daoist Gui Xuan today."

Shen Qiuhua asked in confusion: "Why can't I see through it? His style of doing things, and even his way of speaking, are definitely those of a casual cultivator!"

Shen Qiubai stood up calmly and walked out under his brother's puzzled gaze.

"When I say you can't see through it, I mean strength."

"Just as the Tianyuan Dao Sect wants us to be cannon fodder, because our strength is simply not comparable to that of the Dao Sect, my Shen family also recruits outsiders as cannon fodder, and we must have absolute suppression power."

“But Gui Xuan, although his realm is revealed to be the early stage of the Golden Core, the threat he brings to me is no less than those Yuanying old monsters I saw on Shouyang Mountain in Lingtian Pass.”

"If you bring in such a top expert, my Shen family will be inviting a wolf into the house."

Shen Qiuhua opened her mouth wide, her face full of disbelief.

"Can a casual cultivator achieve Nascent Soul status?"

Shen Qiubai did not answer him. He walked to the courtyard where Luo Chen was settled and knocked on the door carefully.

“Shen Qiubai, the head of the Shen family, came to visit fellow Taoists and hope to see you again.”

No response.

Shen Qiubai pushed open the door.

It was empty except for the silvery moonlight that shone after the dark clouds passed.

Shen Qiuhua spread his consciousness and scanned the area, "Leaving without saying goodbye?"

Brother Shen Qiubai, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good to go, it's good to go!"

…

Luo Chen did not go to Dongyang Region to take a look at the people from Tianyuan Taoist Sect.

Even with his speed, the two places were very close, but he didn't have this idea.

As far as he knew, the Tianyuan Taoist Sect was constantly sending people across the ocean to land in the Eastern Wilderness.

This act of stockpiling troops has revealed the intention to take root in the Eastern Wilderness.

That means that in the future, there will be all kinds of frictions and conflicts, whether it is with the remnants of Mingyuan, the major local forces in Donghuang, or even the demon tribe who are eyeing them covetously.

He now doesn't want to get involved in the affairs between these major forces at all.

Once you get deep into it, you will always be unable to control yourself.

No matter whether you are building a foundation or achieving Nascent Soul Transformation, there will always be personal factors or the instigation of others that force you to make all kinds of decisions.

In contrast, he chose to stay away from the hustle and bustle.

This trip is only for one thing.

Take Luo Tianzong away!

There were people he couldn't let go of, and things he couldn't get rid of. As his realm grew, it had gradually become his weak spot.

How can the so-called weaknesses be exposed to the outside world?

Only by hiding can he let go and do what he wants.

From Tuohe River to Luotianyu, it is a million miles away.

In order to avoid being discovered, Luo Chen chose a shortcut.

Escape to the nine heavens and enter the abyss.

A dark and dull shuttle flew like an arrow shot from a bow.

With his full efforts, he arrived at Lingtian Pass in just one month.

It could have been even faster. After all, the modified Frost Eagle Shuttle was much faster than before.

The reason why he was delayed for a few days was because there were many dangers in Qingming. From time to time, there would be creatures like the Xiaguang Beast, which prevented him from flying at full speed.

But once you reach Lingtian Pass, you’re not far from Luotian Territory.

Luo Chen did not go back directly, but chose to find a secluded place to land, and then went to Lingtian Pass.

Since he was planning to get away from the hustle and bustle of the world, it was necessary to make some large purchases before that, and at the same time inquire about the situation at Luotian Sect, so as to avoid plunging into some unknown danger.

Luo Chen, whose appearance and aura have changed, revisits the old place and enters Lingtian again.

Unlike the imagined desolate war fortress after the battle between humans and demons, this ancient majestic city, on the contrary, revealed a different kind of brilliance after experiencing such splendor.

The thick and tall city walls were gone and were not rebuilt after the war.

The mountains and rivers inside are exposed to everyone's eyes.

There are many buildings inside, with pavilions and towers hidden among them.

The wide streets are crowded with cars and people coming and going.

The sounds of hawking, soliciting, shouting and talking were endless.

Obviously, this war fortress has now been successfully transformed into a commercial center connecting the east and the west.

A large amount of resources and treasures gather here every day.

Luo Chen paused for a long time, then found a shop set up by the Yuanying Shang Sect here according to his memory.

"This fellow Taoist looks a little unfamiliar!"

An old man waved away the maid and took the initiative to greet him.

It was because the fluctuation of magic power revealed by Luo Chen was at the Golden Core Realm, which was not something that a mere Qi Refining Stage maid could handle.

Luo Chen glanced at the goods in the shop. Those restrictive formations were like nothing to him, and he responded casually verbally.

"There are so many cultivators at Lingtian Pass, can you possibly know every one of them?"

"Of course, I don't have the foresight to see, but there are very few Jindan masters that I don't know."

"Haha, I just got promoted to the Golden Core not long ago, so it's normal that I don't recognize you."

"I see. I wonder what you want to buy here? Resources to consolidate your Golden Core realm? I have plenty of them in my building."

To the surprise of the shop owner, Luo Chen suddenly transmitted his voice through his spiritual consciousness.

"Is there any soul essence?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then said with a complicated expression: "That kind of thing is against the will of heaven and earth, we don't have it here."

"No?" Luo Chen looked at him with a smile, then his gaze slowly moved upstairs.

This action made the old man's expression change drastically. In a secret room upstairs, there was indeed a large amount of collected soul essence stored.

"you!"

Luo Chen waved his hand, "Don't get excited. Everything else about me is mediocre, but my spiritual consciousness is quite powerful. I heard that soul essence is very beneficial to improving the foundation of the soul, so I want to buy some to see if I can make further progress."

"Is that so?" The old man was skeptical and kept looking at Luo Chen.

However, due to Luo Chen's concealment spell, his true realm could not be seen. He only felt that the other party's magic power fluctuations were indeed normal, and he was just an ordinary Jindan early stage cultivator.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "The value of soul essence is so great that many people can see it, and many powerful people have secretly purchased it. But few people know how to use it, so there has been no specific estimate of its price."

Is there a market but no price?

Luo Chen pondered for a moment, "Then how do you usually trade?"

"A large amount of high-quality spirit stones, or barter!" said the old man.

Luo Chen nodded, "In that case, I happen to have a treasure that I want to sell. I wonder if you would like it."

The old man showed curiosity. What kind of thing could be called a treasure?

"Let's talk in a quiet room!"

Luo Chen glanced at the bustling shops and spoke calmly.

The old man would not refuse, and quickly took Luo Chen to a quiet room.

About half a day later, Luo Chen left the shop, and it was hard to tell whether he was satisfied or disappointed on his face.

But the old man looked happy.

Because their store will have one more treasure.

"A real weapon!"

He never expected Luo Chen to be so generous as to take out a real weapon for trade.

Although this real artifact was mostly contaminated by some unknown force, causing great damage to its spirituality.

But as long as you are willing to spend time and use a dozen years to remove the filthy power bit by bit, you can always make it regain some of its power again.

The treasure appraiser who had just been invited was playing with the flying sword in confusion.

"It seems to be the filthy power of the abyss?"

The old man was stunned, and then remembered the matter of Mingyuan Sect.

"Could it be that the person just now just came back from shopping in the Netherworld Abyss?"

Just as he thought.

The incomplete real weapon that Luo Chen had just used was indeed something he had picked up by chance when he was crossing the Netherworld Abyss.

Not just one, but many.

However, most of them are at the level of magical weapons, and there are only two or three incomplete real artifacts.

Seeing that he liked to pick up these things, the black turtle deliberately took him to a place where there were similar treasures.

If Luo Chen hadn't remembered to hurry on his way, he might have gained more.

Such things are of no use to Luo Chen.

Even if it was a reward to his disciples, because it had been contaminated by the abyss water, it required a lot of effort to remove the filth and to refine it with great care.

It would be better to just give it away and exchange it for what you need.

"It's just that the number of soul essences is too small, and the transaction process is too troublesome."

Luo Chen's mind moved, and he walked towards some remote corners of Lingtian Pass that he remembered.

These big stores have too many rules.

It is far less convenient than black market transactions.

Although there are other risks in black market transactions, with Luo Chen's strength, they can be completely ignored.

"The method of making soul essence was spread from these black markets back then. Now that we want to harvest the fruits, we should start from the land where we have planted them."

"By the way, they are more well-informed and can ask about the situation in Luotianyu."

…

Just when Luo Chen was lurking in Lingtian Pass, collecting resources and gathering information.

Beside the coast of Dongyang Region, a magic mirror that has been hanging for thousands of years reflects a scene from afar.

A long ship like a killer whale came rushing towards us, cutting through the wind and waves.

There were shadowy figures on the boat and flags fluttering.

When they were about to reach the coast, a girl at the bow ran to a palace with the name [Kun Xiao] on it.

"Senior Sister, the Eastern Wasteland is coming!"

The palace gate burst open and a graceful figure slowly walked out.

She was wearing a long silk dress with moon-white cloud patterns. The sleeves were embroidered with orchid patterns using flowing silver thread. She seemed to be carrying mist and clouds as she walked.

Her black hair was tied into a bun like morning clouds, and a hairpin was placed in her hair slantingly, and her hair was swaying with her steps.

Her temples were adorned with three or two rice-beaded ornaments, and her forehead was painted with light green leaves, which made her skin look even whiter than snow.

Compared with the ladies from wealthy families in the past, Fu Qinglan now has a more noble and aloof temperament.

She looked at the nearby East Desert Continent, and then her sharp eyes looked at the vast sea behind her.

"Shi Ju will probably be here soon, but I can't let him get there before me." (End of this chapter)