Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Hiss hiss hiss...

By the mysterious lake, a giant serpent flicked its long tongue, slithering quietly in circles at the lakeside.

Normally, this kind of behavior wouldn’t matter.

But now, all the mystical beasts were converging towards the Triple Rainbow Falls, making the serpent’s solitary movement quite curious.

Suddenly!

The serpent shuddered, its eyes clouded, and slowly swayed its massive body away from the lakeside.

Only after leaving for several miles did the confusion in its eyes gradually dissipate.

It looked doubtfully back at the mysterious lake, but soon its attention was captivated by the charge of its kindred, joining the stampede of giant beasts.

Above the lake, the turbid waves roared loudly, as if agitated by the surrounding tremors.

Beneath the lake, Luo Chen sighed with relief.

”Strange, I clearly withdrew the Array yesterday, yet why are there still so many mystical beasts attracted here, without any decrease?”

”Could it be that within a radius of thousands of miles, there are indeed so many mystical beasts lurking simultaneously?”

He pondered endlessly without finding an answer.

The setup, though hastily arranged, had taken some of his effort.

To avoid being discovered by Gu Daosu’s protector, Lady Xu, he had already withdrawn the Array when there were about seven or eight mystical beasts.

And had pushed his concealment Technique to its limit!

Though the situation now seemed somewhat out of control, there was still something to be gained.

Luo Chen raised his head to the sky; the lake water was muddy and obscured his view.

”Too blurred!”

Luo Chen muttered softly, channeling a surge of Pure Mana and began to slowly transform it.

Suddenly, he lightly pointed a finger at the water surface before him.

”Cloud Chess Water Mirror, reflect everything!”

Hum...

Ripples visible to the naked eye began to slowly spread in the water.

The clouds in the sky seemed to split, with strands of celestial light piercing through the layers, casting over the expansive lake surface.

In an instant, this nameless lake became majestic and indescribably beautiful!

This Technique was not profound.

But in terms of its ingenuity, it was rare in the world!

It was Luo Chen who combined the Low-Order Water Mirror Technique with the foundational cloud patterns in the Array, with a hint of inspiration from the Peach Garden Chess Array.

At this moment, the clouds above were like chess pieces, dotted over the battlefield, gathering all scenes, and imprinting them onto the Water Mirror of the lake.

And the scenes of the outer world fell vividly into Luo Chen’s observant eyes.

A beautiful woman, furious, commanded a Jade Hairpin to hang high.

A gathering of cultivators, holding their positions yet eyeing fiercely.

Over a dozen illusion beasts, led by a gigantic white eagle, launched an attack towards the Triple Rainbow Falls.

In the distance, barely visible was the never-ending billowing dust cloud, as if more formidable illusion beasts were arriving.

”This is quite the spectacle!”

Luo Chen pursed his lips, showing no sign of worry, but rather immense excitement.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Especially since he hadn’t surfaced yet, being the lurking hunter behind!

Clap!

Luo Chen slapped his palm onto the gray miniature Cauldron before him.

The Primordial Chaos Tripod instantly transformed, from a few feet in size to a colossal hundred feet, sprawling over the lake ground.

The vast mouth of the Tripod stretched wide open towards the outside, like the bloodthirsty maw of a beast.

Luo Chen closed his eyes and reopened them!

Whoosh!

A Soul Splitting identical to his Main Soul flew out from his Sea of Consciousness.

Without the Sea of Consciousness shielding it, and without the Nascent Soul to contain it, the Soul Splitting appeared extremely ill at ease even within the water.

But he showed no hesitation and directly plunged into the Primordial Chaos Tripod.

”With the Soul Splitting driving the Natal Magic Item with all its might, its power should suffice.”

”But if exposed, relying solely on these would be lacking.”

Luo Chen shifted his thoughts, swiping his right hand forward.

Zheng!

The Blood Sword emerged quietly; Luo Chen grasped it abruptly, then plunged it into the thick mud beside him.

”Next up, let’s wait for the spectacle to unfold!”

Luo Chen gently raised his neck, focusing intently on the scenes mirrored on the lake surface.

...

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

In the sky, the Jade Hairpin transformed into countless light shadows, then suddenly condensed, all darting towards a giant ape climbing up the Triple Rainbow Falls.

Bang!

In just an instant, that giant ape, overcoming cliff and crag as if nothing, was shattered, transforming into a vast white mist.

Lady Xu barely had time to rejoice over her hit before she shot up into the sky like an arrow, her gaze locked solely on the white eagle.

Her hands elastically turned her water sleeves into steel-like hardness in a blink.

Flung together, the water sleeves shot out like long spears.

The white eagle deftly maneuvered a hair’s breadth, narrowly avoiding the two water sleeves.

But as it attempted to escape, those sleeves suddenly turned soft, enveloping its body.

”Get off me!”

Lady Xu furrowed her lovely brows, as the abundant Qi Power of a Middle Stage Nascent Soul, wrenching the white eagle to fling it out.

Yet in the next moment, her expression changed again.

The white eagle spread its wings forcefully, its tremendous power tearing the sleeves asunder, then resolutely charged towards Lady Xu.

A silk scarf appeared before the woman, its light shimmering dimly.

Boom!

With just one strike, the white eagle was sent flying hundreds of feet.

As for Lady Xu, like a meteor, she was hurled directly into the Triple Rainbow Falls.

Billows of dust permeated heavily, while golden light rings spread endlessly in the mountain.

”Is that the Mountain Balancing Array?” Gu Yuan asked.

Gu Chen nodded, ”Young Master has good insight, that indeed is one of our sect’s most renowned Fourth Order Mountain Protection Arrays.”

”Impressive,” Gu Yuan marveled, ”To think that for this Cave Heaven Competition, the Gu Family not only recalled Lady Xu, but also had Dao Yin get the Lan Ke Black and White Chess, and even deployed the Mountain Protection Array. Investing so heavily, it’s no wonder Gu Daosu is ahead of us.”