Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Luo Chen smiled and inquired about the situation in the Flying Swallow Islands.

Currently, in the islands, the Cheng Family dominates, occupying the land of seven islands, with the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators exceeding ten, truly making them the top Foundation Establishment family of the Flying Swallow Islands!

However, during these hundred years, the Flying Swallow Islands have not been without Golden Core experts.

For example, the Xu Family, which has close ties with the Cheng Family, had their Third Elder fortuitously advance to the Golden Core Period after comprehending the ”Green Sun Elixir Scripture” left by Luo Chen on the stone tablet of Yao Yue Island.

”What about the others?”

”Gone.”

”Hmm?”

Cheng Haixin narrated the reasons one by one.

It turns out that after the Cheng Family’s Third Elder formed his core, he felt the scarcity of resources in the Flying Swallow Islands, and that relying solely on merchant team exchanges could not support the cultivation of Golden Core cultivators.

Especially since the only Third Order Spirit Vein nominally belonged to Cheng Haixin.

This Spirit Vein even bore the mark of the Demon King Qingyang!

The Third Elder, considering the friendship between the Xu and Cheng families and being intimidated by Luo Chen’s demonic might, had no choice but to venture outside to seek an environment more suitable for his cultivation.

At that time, the battle between the Righteous and Demonic paths was intensifying, and the Xu Family’s Third Elder seized the opportunity to gain fame, achieving quite a bit.

In this process, he was noticed by experts of the Canghai Righteous Alliance, who incorporated him into their forces and even granted him a small island with a Third Order Spirit Vein for his clan to recuperate.

”He seems to know how to act appropriately.” Luo Chen chuckled softly, then suddenly asked, ”And what about Xu Muxian?”

That name hadn’t escaped Luo Chen’s lips for a long time.

But he hadn’t forgotten.

After all, this was his nominal registered disciple.

He had considerable talent on the path of the Dao of Alchemy.

Faced with Luo Chen’s inquiry, Cheng Haixin hesitated for a moment before answering, ”He left too.”

Luo Chen furrowed his brow, ”Did he leave with the Xu Family?”

He frowned because he remembered that Xu Muxian didn’t have a very good relationship with the Xu Family, and later, due to a marriage alliance with the Cheng Family, he leaned more towards the Cheng side.

To this, Cheng Haixin shook her head.

”No, Muxian left very early. After his wife passed away and after successfully establishing a foundation using the Foundation Establishment Pill you specially left for him, he left the Flying Swallow Islands without hesitation to venture into the outer world. This happened before the Xu Family’s Third Elder formed his core.”

Hearing this answer, Luo Chen fell silent.

He vaguely remembered how that registered disciple had once been confused, and how he had scolded him for being ambitious about forming a core without even establishing a foundation.

The last conversation was about encouraging him that even although the Great Dao Path is difficult to find, there are countless wonders in the world, and he must go out and see them.

Unexpectedly, not only did he successfully establish a foundation, but he also managed to break out of the small world of the Flying Swallow Islands and witness the wonders of the world.

Did I set a good example?

Luo Chen sighed and asked, ”Did he leave any children or descendants?”

Cheng Haixin shook her head, saying no.

If so, Luo Chen didn’t ask further but brought up another matter.

”I am just passing through the Flying Swallow Islands and will not stay long. Tomorrow morning, I will leave here, and I give you once again a choice, do you want to leave with me?”

Cheng Haixin was stunned, then a gorgeous smile blossomed on her face.

Back then, Luo Chen had given her a choice like this, and now it was happening again.

And unlike before, this time there was a stronger confidence in Luo Chen’s words.

If she agreed, there was no doubt that the journey ahead would be smooth sailing, without experiencing the many trials and tribulations Luo Chen faced back then.

This is the powerful sense of security that a Nascent Soul True Master provides her.

But this time, her answer was still as consistent as ever.

”I am very happy that the True Master still remembers me, but...”

Luo Chen frowned, ”Back then, you were hindered by your family, I understood that. But now, the Cheng Family is the number one family here, with over a dozen Foundation Establishment cultivators, they do not lack you at all, so why linger?”

Cheng Haixin gently brushed aside her falling hair and smiled softly, ”It has nothing to do with the family, it’s just that I’ve gotten used to it.”

”Used to it?”

”I’ve gotten used to the sea and mountains here, used to the peace on Yao Yue Island. I have also heard some rumors about you from the Flying Swallow Merchant Team, and each time they were mentioned, it was always so thrilling, so grand, that it inspired excitement. But, Haixin has grown up amidst peace and rarely engages in conflicts, not skilled in the ways of spell battles. You are destined for great things, and future battles are inevitable. If I were by your side, I might receive protection but would never be able to assist you like Tianxuan Upper Master or Lord Black King. Ultimately, I would just be a burden.”

This time, Luo Chen did not interrupt but just quietly listened.

He knew that what she said was true.

Heading to the North Sea meant facing the struggle between the Righteous and Demonic paths, and the Demon Union’s invasion, and even if he returned to the Eastern Wasteland, there would still be deceit and intrigue.

Having Cheng Haixin by his side would indeed be a burden.

Even though he had some confidence that he could offer protection, he was not entirely certain he could care for her thoroughly.

From the beginning, those surrounding him were all ”useful people”!

”I understand very clearly, battle and flame, power and strength, none of these are what I desire. Only in peaceful cultivation and understanding Daoist laws lies my lifelong pursuit.”

”It is wonderful that True Master holds me in regard.”

”In the future, if True Master ever has leisure, free time, or is weary and hurt, then please return to Yao Yue Island for a visit.”

”I shall await with warm wine!”

Luo Chen looked seriously at the woman, and time had left its marks on her face.

Even if her beauty was still enchanting, she was no longer the youthful girl of their first meeting.

But her demeanor had matured, and her thoughts were no longer passively dictated by her family elder brothers’ commands.

He did not persuade her, just simply reached out to pull her into his embrace.

”The wind is strong; let’s return to the island!”

Cheng Haixin’s eyes curved, her lips slightly upturned.

She remembered, back then, it was she who first said the words, ”On Sea-viewing Cliff, the night is cold and the wind is strong.”

...

In the middle of the night, Luo Chen, dressed in soft silk undergarments, caressed the woman’s smooth jade-like back, his Divine Consciousness scanning over her entire body.

Suddenly!

His fingertips gently pressed, and threads of gentle qi power were infused into her body.

Strands of impurity and filth were expelled from her acupoints, falling to the ground with a wave of his sleeve, yet her skin remained smooth as before.

With a soft moan, Cheng Haixin awoke from her dreams.

”Husband?”

”No longer calling me True Master?”

Cheng Haixin’s face was bashful. Since that night of parting, she regarded Luo Chen as her husband, and before, it had only been due to the difference in their realms that she didn’t dare to attach herself.

Now, after a second bloom, they naturally could not be equated.

Luo Chen smiled and said: ”I just now, while you were asleep, helped smooth your meridians and removed some impurities from your physique. But as for the slight Pill Poison on your Sea of Qi barrier, I cannot rashly touch it. So, should you wish to form your core, you must diligently practice the pill techniques that remove Pill Poison from ’Dust Origin Technique’.”

”Furthermore, take these bottles of elixirs, they’ll be greatly useful for your core formation, especially this bottle of gentle-natured Condensation Pills!”

”And this set of water attribute cultivation techniques, they can seamlessly adapt to your subsequent cultivation, enough to last you all the way through to the Nascent Soul Stage.”

”This water attribute Ascendant Grade Flying Sword, you cannot yet refine it with your current abilities, so I shall seal it for you, until after your core formation...”

As Luo Chen rambled on, a tender finger blocked his mouth.

”Husband, tonight, let’s not discuss the Great Dao, only matters of love and romance, is that alright?”

Luo Chen was startled, then lightly laughed.

Indeed, he had been obsessed, ceaselessly advancing for decades.

”That’s right, only discuss romance!”

That night, the wind was fierce on the island, the moon was dim, and rain fell, creating ripples on Ten Mile Flat Lake.

...

Early the next morning, Luo Chen departed quietly under Tian Xuan’s driving.

The entire Flying Swallow Islands, countless cultivators unaware that the Demon King Qingyang who had once suppressed the islands had returned.

Cheng Haixin did not see him off, simply standing dazed before the stone monument.

For a long time, she finally strolled back to the hall.

The palace gates closed tight, not to open again for decades!

...

”Master, where are we going now?”

Tian Xuan asked.

The tenderness in Luo Chen’s eyes gradually faded, leaving only a hint of fierceness.

”First to Coldlight Island!”

Tian Xuan was stunned, then suddenly understood.

Some people, some events, even if unmentioned, do not mean they are forgotten.

The Liuyu Feiyun Chariot shook suddenly, speeding across the sky like a stream of light!