Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

A long dress of lake blue silk, with gauze like clouds, draping down to the ground.

As the woman knelt, it flowed like a moving stream.

Her slender waist was gently bound by a belt of the same color, highlighting her willow-like figure.

The once cold and indifferent demeanor disappeared, leaving only traces of humiliation.

Once upon a time, she was the aloof Jueqing Fairy, and the other party was merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator struggling through the wilderness.

During their first meeting at Binglan Palace, the other party didn’t even have the courage to look her in the eye.

But at this moment, things have changed with time.

With the reversal of roles, she’s no longer the fairy devoid of emotions but has become a junior in the Golden Core stage pleading for help.

Yet the other party has become an illustrious Alchemy Sect master, famous even among the top-tier experts.

Ordinarily, with her temperament, she would never seek out such a connection, even if it meant dying alone.

Her interactions with Luo Chen were mostly transactions, with no grievances or hatred.

If one must count, it would be that she once ordered the Luo Tian Sect cultivators onto the Accumulation Thunder Mountain battlefield, causing significant losses to them.

Considering Luo Chen’s past vengeful nature, leading his people to storm the Flame Alliance, she might very well be humiliated on this visit.

But some things had to be done, even if there was only a slim chance!

So, she mustered the courage to come!

The surrounding environment was silent, with only the faint rustling of her garments brushing the floor as her body slightly trembled.

At this moment, time seemed to freeze.

In the heavy and subtle atmosphere, a formless power suddenly descended upon her.

Caught off guard, the sound of Luo Chen’s voice reached her ears.

”We are old acquaintances, and meeting isn’t easy, so why act like this?”

Under the lift of his Qi Power, Jueqing Fairy had no choice but to stand.

While the feeling of humiliation lessened, she couldn’t help but be shocked by his strength.

Is this the power of a Nascent Soul True Master? She was completely unable to resist.

She looked up, meeting Luo Chen’s smiling eyes.

Just as young as he was back then, but there was now a touch of weariness in his gaze.

Daring not to look at him directly, Jueqing Fairy lowered her head slightly, her lips slightly parted.

”You, a renowned Alchemy Sect True Master, are undoubtedly busy. I’m already grateful for your willingness to see me, so how can I neglect courtesy?”

This statement was full of social etiquette.

But evidently, the other party wasn’t skilled in saying such things.

Thus it came out intermittently, and it might even have sounded sarcastic to those who misunderstood.

Luo Chen chuckled, fully aware of her personality, and didn’t nitpick.

He casually sat on a chair beside him and asked:

”I heard from Xiao Liu that during the Great Snow Mountain beast tide, the Ice Castle suffered heavy damage, nearly being wiped out with only a few surviving?”

Jueqing Fairy’s body trembled, as if recalling that scene from back then.

She nodded painfully.

”The Ice Castle wasn’t particularly strong to begin with, and we sacrificed a large portion of our Golden Core combat power for Senior Sister Cang Long’s Nascent Soul breakthrough.”

”During the open war, our sect intended to support True Master Yun He from the Hehuan Sect, investing a significant amount of manpower and resources.”

”When the beast tide erupted from the Great Snow Mountain, Ice Castle was destroyed in an instant.”

”Although I later gathered some leftover fellow disciples, after a century, I’m left with just about a dozen people.”

Hearing her recount, Luo Chen couldn’t help but sigh.

The Ice Castle, once a powerful faction within the Golden Core Great Sect.

Nine Golden Cores, dominating the northern territory of Yu Ding.

With tens of thousands of cultivators under its command, and numerous vassals.

Even his Luo Tian Sect was once a vassal of the Ice Castle.

Yet in the face of overwhelming events, it was still fragile, reduced to only a handful of people.

Rather than saying Jueqing Fairy still clings to the name of Ice Castle, they are merely a group of rogue cultivators banding together for warmth.

And such is the fate of a great power without a Nascent Soul True Master to hold the fort.

Now that he is holding the fort for Luo Tian Sect, how much better will it fare when the Eastern Wasteland Demon Clan army strikes, surely thousands of times stronger than the Great Snow Mountain beast tide?

Luo Chen dared not think deeply, his joy of reuniting with an old acquaintance dampened by the Ice Castle tragedy.

”Xiao Liu mentioned that you seek my help in a rescue?”

Luo Chen bringing up the request pleased Jueqing Fairy.

She was just afraid he would dodge around and deliberately avoid the topic.

Taking a deep breath, Jueqing Fairy solemnly took out a jade box from her storage bag.

On the box were several talismans pasted tightly.

”I know that asking you to help requires a hefty reward. So I specially gathered my life’s savings to exchange for a trace of Sky Qi, hoping it will satisfy you.”

Luo Chen glanced with his Divine Consciousness and shook his head.

Though there was indeed a trace of Sky Qi in the jade box, it wasn’t one of the San Xiao Qi he sought.

However, this was understandable, as Jueqing Fairy was merely a Golden Core Cultivator. Gaining accurate information about exchanges among Nascent Soul True Masters was difficult.

Moreover, Sky Qi being part of the Nine Heavens Spirit Essence, could only be collected by Nascent Soul True Masters in the Azure Darkness, rendering it exceedingly precious.

She had gone to great lengths to attain it, which wasn’t easy.

Hence, he was very curious about who she wanted to save.

”You might not understand, but my transactions with fellow Daoists always depend on the difficulty of the task before discussing remuneration.”

”Furthermore, I might not even be able to truly save the person you wish to rescue.”

”So let’s first understand the specific situation!”