Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

He could only channel all his Qi Power to unleash his most powerful strike, striking down the enemy before he reached his peak.

But the cost was that he himself, inside the Golden Bell, suffered a tremendous backlash.

If not for this Golden Bell being his Lifebound Magic Artifact, with an automatic protection feature, his physical body and Divine Soul might have been heavily injured.

Suddenly.

He abruptly raised his head and roared in anger:

”Huang Independent Cultivator!!!”

His towering rage transformed into a thundering sound wave, surging back the way he came.

However, a figure blocked the way.

”Xiao Fan?”

Lin Bufan shook his head at him, ”Just entering the Cave Heaven, there are still many opportunities, no need to act rashly.”

”But...”

”Huang Independent Cultivator is very strong! Although this time he had the upper hand and caught you off guard. But I can feel that his strength is like an abyssal sea, this strike is not his only method. If you fight to the death with him, even if you win, it would be at most a Pyrrhic victory. How then can we have enough strength in the later battle for the Illusion Core?”

Lin Bufan spoke slowly, using words carefully to ensure Lin Jingfang retained enough dignity.

In fact, during his previous observation, he felt Luo Chen was even more formidable.

Especially when he operated his technique, there was a suppressed force within his body.

Once that force is unsealed, Lin Jingfang would probably have no power to resist, at most relying on the True Device, the Alarm Bell, to save his life.

Oh!

This still depends on whether the other party has a True Device.

If there is a same-order True Device, Lin Jingfang’s fate, I fear...

The violence on Lin Jingfang’s face dissipated a bit but he still felt indignant.

”That Illusion Core was discovered by us first, and I spent a lot of effort to force it out.”

Lin Bufan shook his head, ”It’s just an Illusion Core. With my sensing ability, finding the next fourth-order magical beast is not difficult. With this experience, we can prepare in advance to retrieve the Illusion Core next time. Consider this one... a final gift for Sister Qing Lan.”

The final gift?

Lin Jingfang raised an eyebrow.

But before leaving, he still glanced grudgingly in the direction of Luo Chen.

Obviously, he had committed this shame from the strike to memory.

...

Whoosh...

With the wind gusting against his face, Luo Chen slowly withdrew his right hand, satisfaction written all over his face.

This was his first full-powered performance of Qingyang’s Great Handprint after entering the Nascent Soul stage, and the result was nothing short of surprising.

Qingyang’s Great Handprint was derived from the Innate Qi Great Handprint.

The Innate Qi Great Handprint was originally a Third Order Technique, with mediocre power, not too outstanding.

After he pursued the ultimate and changed it to a Fire Attribute, its destructive power surpassed ordinary Third Order Techniques.

Especially after cultivation to the Finalization, it was enough to match ordinary Fourth Order Techniques.

Originally, at this stage, this technique’s potential was exhausted, and it provided little aid to Luo Chen after advancing to the Nascent Soul Realm.

However, he sensed the unique nature of how Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators manipulate Heaven and Earth Qi, and integrated the Slave Spirit Mark into it.

Thus, Qingyang’s Great Handprint evolved once more.

When fully mobilized, if the enemy is careless and doesn’t disperse it immediately, it becomes increasingly strong, until the situation is precarious, like Taishan pressing down!

”It’s a pity Lin Jingfang retreated voluntarily, otherwise I wanted to use him to test some other methods.”

Luo Chen said somewhat disappointedly.

If Fu Qinglan beside him knew his thoughts, she would probably be dumbfounded.

Taking on an opponent of the same stage to test moves?

What formidable capability does it take, to have such calm confidence?

Yet, Luo Chen indeed has such confidence.

All along, his opponents were often older and at a higher realm than him, often crossing a major realm, or several minor realms.

In this Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven Competition, despite the multitude of enemies, Luo Chen was not worried at all.

Because all these Protectors are restricted by the rule of not being over a hundred years into the Nascent Soul stage.

In other words, all the Protectors were at a similar realm to Luo Chen.

Either in the First Layer of Nascent Soul, at most the Nascent Soul Second Layer, with virtually no realm gap.

And in same-order combat, Luo Chen has no fear!

Were it not for considering Fu Qinglan’s face, he might have chased and unleashed other methods, with a ninety percent chance of heavily injuring Lin Jingfang!

Even with the Primordial Chaos Tripod assisting, the other party’s Nascent Soul wouldn’t be able to escape.

”Retreat knowing your limits, consider yourself smart!”

Luo Chen snorted lightly, glancing to the side.

”Let’s go!”

Fu Qinglan stared blankly at him, for a moment not even comprehending what he had said.

It was only when she noticed Luo Chen’s eyebrows furrowing that she hastily asked, ”What?”

Luo Chen’s frown deepened.

”We need to move, the commotion here is too great, it will attract others, it’s not wise to stay for long.”

”Oh, oh.”

Fu Qinglan quickly caught up with Luo Chen’s pace, yet looking at his figure from behind, the shock in her heart still couldn’t settle down for a long time.

A single move!

Just a single move, and he blasted away the renowned Lin Jingfang several hundreds of miles away!

Such a spectacle, far more shocking than when he defeated Qi Xiongcheng quietly back then.

She couldn’t help but ask herself, can I grasp such power in the future?

Those early Nascent Soul stage senior brothers in the sect, are they this formidable?

Searching through her memory, it seemed there were only a few who could barely compare to Luo Chen’s elegance just now.

...

The mountain group was shrouded, ancient trees reached to the sky.

With the swing of sword light, a simple cave mansion took shape.

Luo Chen contentedly stopped his actions.

”This place will do, though the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven lacks extremely condensed Spirit Vein Land, at least the scenery here is quite beautiful.”

Fu Qinglan nodded.

Beautiful indeed, looking down from the protruding rock midway up the mountain, vast stretches of ancient trees formed a wild primordial forest.

And in the distance, towering mountains with distinct styles rose sharply, piercing the heavens like swords.

There were even stars, shimmering in the night sky.

Starlight spilled over, illuminating the place like a dream.

However...

She glanced back, the newly opened cave mansion was not large, at most it could only accommodate one person for cultivation.

Luo Chen’s words aptly explained her doubts.

”You can refine the Illusion Core inside and cultivate, I will guard outside for you.”

Soon after, Luo Chen’s tone shifted.

”You should first meditate for a while, I’ll study this Illusion Core and give it to you tomorrow morning.”

”Thank you, Brother Dao.”

Fu Qinglan walked inside.

After she left, Luo Chen focused his mind, and a white, round bead appeared in his hand.

Unlike the previous Third Order Illusion Core which resembled a jujube seed, this Fourth Order Illusion Core had no rough texture on its surface, appearing extremely smooth.

Yet the solid cloud essence was enough to indicate the uniqueness of this core.

”Is this cloud essence the Power of the Mirage Dragon?”

Luo Chen examined it for a while, finding himself at a loss as to where to start.

He knew, among the Nascent Soul True Inheritance in the Tianyuan Daoist Sect who entered the Cave Heaven this time, there were exclusive methods to refine the Power of the Mirage Dragon, and they wouldn’t be passed on to protectors like him.

But, can just this cloud essence allow one to comprehend the true intent of laws and lead to the Dao of God Transformation?

Luo Chen was filled with confusion.

He extended his Divine Consciousness to start eroding the Illusion Core, but under the obstruction of the solid Power of the Mirage Dragon, he was unable to penetrate deeply.

Luo Chen frowned slightly, suddenly having a thought.

His eyes flashed with brilliant Spirit Light, and more, Origin Force surged into his eyes, emitting a crimson glow.

From the exterior to the interior, he vaguely sensed something lively.

”Huh?”

In his surprise, another white elixir pill appeared in his hand.

It was precisely the Tianji Pill given to him by the Alchemy Saint before ascending.

The moment the Tianji Pill appeared, the sealed Fourth Order Illusion Core in his hand suddenly became restless, showing a tendency to pounce towards the Tianji Pill.

Luo Chen pursed his lips.

”I wasn’t wrong, within this Illusion Core encased in vast Power of the Mirage Dragon, there is a trace of Spirit Mechanism! It’s of the same origin as the main material Spirit Mechanism used in the Tianji Pill refined by the Alchemy Saint!”

”Could it be that the Spirit Mechanism intercepted by the Head of Tianyuan Sect was put into the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven?”

”Fu Qinglan and those Taoist Sect True Inheritance aren’t absorbing the Power of the Mirage Dragon at all; they want to absorb this Spirit Mechanism to comprehend the true intent of laws!”

”Spirit Mechanism...world awareness...law’s true intent...”

As his gaze moved back and forth between the white Illusion Core and the white Tianji Pill, Luo Chen’s eyes continuously moved, subtly forming some plans.