Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

In his view, if the entire Dark Abyss Sect were to come out in full force, its power could definitely overwhelm the East Desolate Demon Clan.

Of course, it hasn’t come to that point yet.

He looked at Luo Chen, ”I’ll inform the Nascent Soul stage friends guarding each location about the message you brought. I trust you’ll continue to hold the line west of Lingtian Pass.”

Luo Chen nodded, but before leaving, he asked worriedly, ”With just a few of us, can we hold Lingtian Pass?”

”No, we can’t hold it.”

The Lingtian City Lord smiled faintly, clasping his hands behind his back, and said calmly, ”Therefore, it’s time to gather the scattered Nascent Soul experts.”

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Since Luo Chen brought back the news of Ba Dao Domain’s fall, the tension within Lingtian Pass has clearly escalated to the naked eye.

The number of cultivator squads sent out of the city to patrol the surroundings has increased almost tenfold.

The business of magic items and talismans in the city has become increasingly booming.

Some powerful treasures, which were originally treated as the store’s treasures, have even been forcefully purchased at great expense.

Everyone is sharpening their weapons and gearing up for that battle.

No one harbors any illusion of luck because the cultivators of Lingtian Pass have all fled here from the east after being forced to escape.

They have fought against demon beasts and know well what fate awaits them at the hands of demon beasts.

And with no retreat path behind, there’s only one path—to fight to the death and then live!

Of course, even with the determination for a do-or-die battle, everyone is still anticipating reinforcements from the rear.

The more people, the better, right?

However, the arrival of reinforcements still needs time, and no one can afford to be careless before that.

Luo Chen feels the same way. At the first opportunity, he visited Ling Fengzi.

The other party had already refined the Wind Acupoint Pill and emerged from seclusion. If he could learn more information about the formidable demon emperors from him, it would help him approach the upcoming battles with slightly more composure.

But clearly, Luo Chen was disappointed.

For several days, he didn’t encounter Ling Fengzi.

According to a disciple of the Piaomiao Sect, their patriarch had gone out of the city to carry out a mission.

”Indeed, in such a situation, I can only rely on myself.”

Muttering to himself, Luo Chen retrieved a scroll from his storage ring that Wang Yuan had given him before his departure.

For Nascent Soul cultivators, practicing powerful techniques often takes years.

Even if Luo Chen could quickly cultivate ordinary Third Order Techniques to the level of Fourth Order Techniques, it still fell short.

In the short term, he couldn’t elevate himself to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, so to enhance his power, he could only optimize on his current foundation.

”Wind, Moon, Thunder, Cloud Steps to Immortality” is a great supplement.

He has thoroughly mastered Thunder Kick, which is considered a formidable killer move, having once kicked apart Feiyun Zi’s defense technique.

Wang Yuan also provided a complete Moon Step.

This move is not focused on killing but excels at maneuvering in battle.

Swift and unpredictable, its transformations are strange and agile, and when combined with a Body Refiner’s burst speed, it can even elude a Nascent Soul expert’s divine consciousness.

But the above descriptions are limited to the Completion Stage.

Moreover, cultivating this technique demands high requirements; the Qi power flows through the meridians and acupoints but cannot extend to the muscles and bones, which makes using Qi power to drive Moon Step ineffective.

It’s best to have Gang Qi!

Luo Chen isn’t adept at Qi-Blood change, let alone Gang Qi, and hasn’t even mastered the four types of power from Luminous and Shadow Alchemy Pills.

But he has Origin Force!

”With Origin Force permeating every corner of my physical body, using it to propel Moon Step should surely be as effective as the Gang Qi of traditional Body Refiners.”

Luo Chen pressed his lips together and meticulously studied the footprints distribution on the scroll.

He memorized each and every change, without letting any go unnoticed.

After feeling he had completely mastered it, he couldn’t help but start experimenting in the spacious cave mansion.

At first, he was stumbling.

Gradually, he showed some form.

Later, the sound of wind and thunder grew louder within the cave mansion, causing the array light curtain to shake unstably.

”The space is too small; I need a different place to practice this technique.”

With a thought, Luo Chen left the cave mansion and headed to a wide-open area outside the city.

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As time passed day by day.

The number of cultivators inside the city increased.

But the demon clan’s army was slow to appear under the walls of Lingtian Pass, causing many to question the accuracy of Luo Chen’s information.

Luo Chen didn’t argue.

What he saw in that fleeting moment when he extended his divine consciousness to its limit was certainly not an illusion.

Especially the dangerous feeling emanating from that white-robed demon, which even exceeded that of the Seven Rhinos Commander!

He had also privately asked the Lingtian City Lord, but the latter also couldn’t be certain, saying only that it could be some new strong figure emerging from the Million Mountains.

Luo Chen could only let it go.

On this day.

The weather was unfavorable, with thick clouds gathering, fierce winds blowing, lightning flashing, and thunder rumbling, as if heavy rain was imminent.

Several tens of miles away from Lingtian Pass, a figure stood silently for a long time, looking up at the sky.

”The moon waxes and wanes, and the sky is unpredictable. Inconstancy is inherent in everything, and human hearts are uncertain.”

”The so-called Moon Step embodies this notion of unpredictability.”

”If I follow the corrected steps Wang Yuan filled with his own experience, I would be imitating in futility.”

”Wrong! Wrong!”

With surging laughter amidst the cries of error, Luo Chen laughed aloud and soared upward.

With each step he took, his figure gradually became illusory and indistinct.

Sometimes swaying like a feeble willow in the wind.

Sometimes swift as a flash of lightning.

Occasionally, when he stepped heavily into the void, his silhouette suddenly vanished, fragmenting into numerous afterimages flying in all directions.

When he lightly landed on the ground, the scattered afterimages suddenly merged back into Luo Chen’s form.

He casually glanced at the system panel.

[Moon Step Perfection 301/500]

In just over a month, thanks to his diligent efforts night and day, this body technique had reached Perfection Level!

Compared to the traditional sense of the Completion Stage, it was only a small step away.

Even Wang Yuan, who supplemented the technique, probably hasn’t reached this degree!

The reason for this fast progress, besides Luo Chen’s diligence, also had to do with his skill in body techniques.

Especially since the two crucial points for practicing this technique—the physical strength and the energizing source—he exceeded Wang Yuan’s expectations, so upon comprehending its principles, he instantly reached the Perfection Level.

”With this, in battle, I have Sky Explosion Step for linear assaults, Moon Step for turning maneuvers, Thunder Kick for close combat explosiveness, and Ninety Thousand Miles for long-distance raids. Concerning escape techniques, I virtually have no weaknesses anymore!”

”For the upcoming war, I am even more confident!”

Luo Chen murmured to himself with a smile on his face.

His legs felt somewhat sore, a result of the intense training of the technique in recent times, but a few days of rest would remedy it.

However, the fact that even his physique, comparable to that of a savage beast, felt sore indicated that the training intensity needed to be reduced a bit.

”That’s all for today’s practice!”

Luo Chen glanced at the sky, as large raindrops had already begun to fall.

He walked towards Lingtian Pass, neither fast nor slow, while constantly pondering when the demon beast army would begin its siege.

”I might have been too anxious before; Lingtian Pass is fortified with high walls and deep moats, housing millions of cultivators, truly formidable.”

”Though the demon army is vast, it is scattered, and Ba Dao Domain is just one of its forces. If the leading demon emperor stays composed, it won’t rashly provoke Lingtian Pass, at the very least, until other demon armies assemble would they attack.”

”This way, I can endure the remaining half a year.”

Luo Chen thought optimistically.

But just as he reached the city gates, an abrupt change occurred.

Luo Chen sharply looked up, his deep eyes seeing through the torrential rain and piercing the heavy clouds.

The good attacker strikes from above the Nine Heavens!

Roar!

With deafening thunderous sounds, a massive figure descended with the momentum of storm and thunder.