Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Therefore, to master this sword, one must either gain the sword spirit’s approval.

Or, forcefully manipulate it?

Out of nowhere, Luo Chen recalled the White Tiger Puppet that lay idle in his storage ring.

He slowly opened his eyes, looking thoughtful.

”It seems I need to seek out some advanced puppet techniques.”

...

In the past, traveling from the Lengguang Archipelago to Giant Whale Port took a full three years.

But this time, the long journey required only a few months.

The speed of the Liuyu Feiyun Chariot was astonishingly quick on the one hand, and the end of the righteous and demonic war was another reason.

Yes, the righteous and demonic war has officially ended.

While on the journey, Luo Chen heard from some cultivators about the peace talks over at Molan Court.

Both sides reached a consensus in the big picture; a ceasefire was mandatory, with Mo Luo Sect announcing that Blood Nightmare Mo Luo was the main culprit of this war, serving as a scapegoat.

The Canghai Righteous Alliance, on the other hand, chose not to pursue past grievances and even taught Mo Luo Sect the newly enhanced Island-connecting Array method, researched by Great Power Li Canghai.

The details of this, Luo Chen could not discern.

But to him, both sides’ eagerness for a ceasefire and even cooperation was all due to pressure from the Outer World.

The North Sea Demon Alliance!

And Luo Chen could already directly feel this pressure.

What used to be the bustling Giant Whale Port was now much more desolate, no longer showing signs of people coming and going.

Sang Jinghe quietly reported the information he had gathered beside him.

”Divine Yuan City is indeed surrounded by a large number of Demon Beasts.”

”But these Demon Beasts act with propriety, not completely besieging Divine Yuan City; they leave Giant Whale Port, this major port leading to the heartland of the Human Clan, open.”

”That’s exactly why we have the chance to safely enter Divine Yuan City.”

Luo Chen listened quietly, his powerful Divine Consciousness spreading outward, sensing some powerful presences looming within a thousand miles.

In terms of realms, those existences were not inferior to him.

”Besieged from three sides?”

Luo Chen questioned, ”Are these Demon Beasts trying to give the North Sea Heavy City false hope, so it disperses its forces and then gets destroyed one by one, or are they afraid to provoke Tianyuan Business Alliance, so they’re only pretending to besiege without going all out?”

Divine Yuan City is the base camp of the North Sea Heavenly Origin Alliance, backed by the Tianyuan Daoist Sect from faraway Zhongzhou!

The North Sea Demon Alliance clearly wasn’t a motley crew, and its powerful figures must be wary of the Tianyuan Daoist Sect.

Therefore, Luo Chen’s latter speculation seemed closer to the truth.

Thinking of Fu Chaosheng asking to meet him in Divine Yuan City...

Luo Chen settled his thoughts and walked toward the black and white majestic Immortal City.

Before setting off, he shook his sleeve slightly, and a small snake fell from it, swimming into the sea, disappearing shortly thereafter.

...

The city walls were black and dark, resembling a black giant dragon, encompassing hundreds of miles within.

In the city, uniquely shaped pure white buildings stood everywhere.

There were small bridges over flowing water, lakes and rivers, and tall towers standing tall.

Such an architectural style was a first for Luo Chen.

Grand and majestic, yet not lacking in detail and refinement, as if everything had been thoroughly planned from the very beginning of its construction.

In particular, the black and white color scheme provided an enormous visual impact.

Rumor has it that Zhongzhou favors chess, especially the Tianyuan Daoist Sect, whose inner sect disciples are skilled in the arts of Go. It seems this architectural style is indeed influenced by Go!

What caught Luo Chen’s attention most was the Spirit Qi concentration within Divine Yuan City.

Very high!

Even on the streets, it reached the level of a weak Second Order Spirit Vein.

One can imagine those shops and tall buildings arranged with Gathering Spirit Arrays are at least starting from the Second Order.

The deliberately developed cave mansions within the city are likely to have Third Order numbers in abundance.

Moreover, Luo Chen could sense at least ten places emanating a strong attraction to him.

Those are representative of cave mansions with Fourth Order Spirit Vein Spirit Qi concentration!

This city alone was no less than the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range.

It is hard to imagine how, back when Yuan Mo Sect still existed, they allowed Tianyuan Daoist Sect to acquire such an inner land to establish a commercial alliance base camp.

”Master, what do we do now?” Tian Xuan asked.

Luo Chen smiled slightly, ”Naturally, we find a place to settle down.”

As he spoke, a token appeared in his hand, the VIP guest token personally given to him by Fu Chaosheng from the Commercial Alliance.

”Jinghe, take this item to the tall towers in the city and rent a Fourth Order Cave Mansion from them.”

”Master, why don’t you let me go?” Tian Xuan asked, puzzled. She considered herself efficient, seldom making mistakes over the years, yet Luo Chen had entrusted most matters to Sang Jinghe along the way.

Luo Chen handed the token to the respectful Sang Jinghe, patting him on the shoulder to signal him to proceed first.

Afterward, he strolled casually on the wide street, explaining in a low voice.

”The current situation is different. Human-Demon relations are tense. Although you have assumed human form, you’re essentially a Golden Core Demon Cultivator. If someone sees through your nature, it could cause trouble.”

”Jinghe is a Human Cultivator and has been to Divine Yuan City before. Having him handle it is much better.”

”As for you... simply accompany me for a stroll!”

Tian Xuan realized suddenly, then watched as Luo Chen stepped into a shop.

She quickly followed.

Upon entering, an attendant warmly greeted them.

”Senior, is there anything specific you are looking for?”

”No, just browsing.”

”Then you’ve come to the right place. Although our store is not large, the resources are incredibly comprehensive, not a bit inferior to the Tianyuan Business Alliance!”

”Oh?”

Luo Chen became interested; was this shop as bold as it seemed?

He remembered that before entering, the plaque read [Myriad Aspects Tower].