Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

”But what if Shi Ju attacks together with him?”

Those who knew the inside story couldn’t help but consider this possibility.

Unlike other True Disciples, Shi Ju was among the few of the thirteen who could strike personally.

If he teamed up with Qi Xiongcheng, it’s not impossible to bring the Wrathful King Kong to near demise.

But soon, this speculation was refuted.

”My son is noble by birth, how could he act against such a person? Moreover, Xiang Qi would have to have the courage to provoke him first.”

It was the Patriarch of the Shi Family!

A Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator, one of the Nineteen Elders of Heaven and Earth Peak!

He sneered, ”Instead of speculating about my son’s involvement, think about whether other people first joined forces to expel the Wrathful lad.”

The many clan representatives who did not participate in this Cave Heaven Competition nodded slightly in their hearts, agreeing with this statement.

As the leading family of the Thirty-Six Noble Clans, the Xiang Family has been flaunting its power, more flamboyant than the Twelve Great Houses, and has offended many clans.

If the great noble families secretly joined forces to kick Xiang Qi and his protector out, it might indeed be possible.

The nine clan representatives, including Fu Chaosheng, looked at each other.

They had no such plan!

Could it be the young ones who entered had a tacit understanding and made this decision?

Mo Shouzhuo said nothing, fiddling with a few chess pieces as he already had an idea in mind.

Before long, the Patriarch of the Xiang Family returned in a hurry, his face extremely gloomy.

Before the others could inquire curiously, Mo Shouzhuo lightly coughed.

”Let’s continue with the previous intelligence gathering and discuss the Eastern Wasteland! Unlike other places, the Eastern Wasteland is most troublesome, and we must think carefully before taking action, or we might inadvertently bring about the disaster of sect extermination!”

At these words, everyone’s expressions became stern.

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The time in the outer world passed day by day like a stream trickling, flowing continuously.

Yet in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, year after year rushed by like the waters of a great river.

Twenty years later.

In a secluded empty valley.

Among the verdant orchids and the clashing sword sounds.

A man in a white robe with a jade belt, wielding a Blood Sword, slowly performed various sword moves within the valley.

It seemed that Spirit Qi flowed with the movement of the sword tip through the heavens and the earth, but it was extremely thin.

Luo Chen focused intensely on waving the Yuan Tu Sword.

In twenty years, he accomplished many things.

For instance, after improving the Fire Phoenix Scorches the Plain to Grandmaster Level proficiency, he also practiced the Descending Flame Dragon to Grandmaster Level. However, at this point, advancing these techniques became increasingly difficult. The main reason being the massive Qi power consumption of such techniques, with too frequent practice obstructing his own cultivation.

Furthermore, he thoroughly dismantled all prohibitions within the Penglai Octagon Pavilion, completely refining and controlling it. After refining, Luo Chen reaped a significant harvest, finding several rare high-order spiritual medicines in several distinct spaces, likely harvested by those disciples of the Penglai Immortal Sect in the Land of Fallen Demons, Wood Heaven Plain, now benefiting Luo Chen.

The gains from refining the Penglai Octagon Pavilion didn’t stop there.

His Path of Array skills unknowingly reached Fourth-Order Array Master according to the system evaluation!

This improvement had nothing to do with talent, but was purely qualitative change brought by quantitative accumulation.

Finally, there was one more thing!

That was Luo Chen setting aside time to complete another division of the main soul, acquiring a second soul splitting.

No one knew the changes in this matter, not even Fu Qinglan.

At that time, Luo Chen’s long-suppressed realm ascended from the First Layer of Nascent Soul to the Second Layer, causing his main soul to become particularly full.

Luo Chen simply decided to attempt soul splitting.

The process was still painful, but Luo Chen was prepared, especially with the mastery of the ”Soul Cleaving Technique,” which made cutting the divine soul faster and reduced the duration of pain.

The split divine soul, as expected, was around the Late Golden Core Stage.

Currently, it’s rather weak, not suitable for combat yet, and it even has negative effects!

Luo Chen discovered that with three souls simultaneously in the Sea of Consciousness, even though they shared the same consciousness, he frequently had distracting thoughts.

This symptom wasn’t good!

The frequent distractions in the Sea of Consciousness could easily bring about Heart’s Test Demon Barrier; a single misstep could lead to demonic deviation, which would be very bad.

For this, he thought of many ways.

Finally, directing his ideas to the self-created ”Dust Origin Technique.”

This secret art, though created after achieving the Golden Core Period, was of very high order, reaching the Fourth Order! Even after Luo Chen achieved Nascent Soul status, he frequently used it.

The moments of utilization were no longer about condensing the Golden Core or refining Qi power, but to cut off distractions.

The reason being, when creating ”Dust Origin Technique,” he incorporated a Core Formation Secret Art called ”Wind-Calming Wave.”

”Wind-Calming Wave,” originated from an old acquaintance, Miao Wen.

Tracing its roots, it was the ”Wisdom Sword Art” of Yu Ding Sword Sect.

Therefore, ”Wind-Calming Wave” had the similar marvelous use of cutting off thoughts and slaying inner demons, like the ”Wisdom Sword Art.”

Back then, Luo Chen hadn’t delved deep into ”Wind-Calming Wave,” merely incorporating its beneficial aspects for Core Formation into the ”Dust Origin Technique.”

But now, he intended to deeply explore this art.

Firstly, to overcome the awkward situation of having three souls in parallel with rampant distractions.

Secondly, to practice swordsmanship through it.

This can be considered a beneficial endeavor in both respects!

Although Luo Chen had refined the Yuan Tu Sword with two seals, allowing free control, he wasn’t versed in advanced Sword Controlling Techniques, only utilizing the sharp features of the Yuan Tu Sword.

If he were to utilize it against enemies as it stands, regardless of victory or defeat, it would ultimately squander such a superb sword.