Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

With a tiger’s momentum entering the pass, great powers summon, the city lord hosts a banquet; these three events herald the return of a generation of the Alchemy Sect!

The tales of Luo Chen, spread by the deliberate, have deeply instilled themselves in people’s hearts time and again.

Refining a hundred pills, never failing once, worthy of being a Grandmaster of the generation.

Slayer of the Demon Emperor, repeller of commanders, undefeated across the Human-Demon battlefield, a true Demon Slayer True Master.

Thus, once he took residence in Danluo Mountain, visitors came in an endless stream.

In the past, Luo Chen would have met with them.

Even now, it would be prudent for him to engage more with others.

However, facing invitations time and again, Luo Chen turned them all down.

He quietly stayed in Danluo Mountain, seeing no one, offering only the reason of devoted cultivation.

The hopeful returned with clipped wings.

This included friends Luo Chen had befriended in his earlier years.

”Cough, cough...”

Along the mountain path, the sound of Elder Fu’s coughing echoed.

”He doesn’t wish to see us!”

Jiuling Yuanjun, hands clasped behind his back, walked alongside with a mysterious look in his eyes.

”Indeed, great powers summon, and the Lingtian City Lord personally called him Junior Brother at the banquet, doesn’t that say it all?”

Elder Fu, his back hunched, appeared so aged that even those familiar with him found it hard to accept.

He stopped, leaning on his cane, and asked, ”Do you think he looks down on us now?”

”I never said that!” Jiuling Yuanjun firmly denied but soon explained softly, ”Times have changed.”

”What do you mean?”

”When he first returned to the Eastern Wasteland, he had no foundation, his realm wasn’t particularly high, so he needed our support. Now, he carries the dual names of Alchemy Sect and Demon Slayer, with even the Dark Abyss Sect sending Divine Transformation Great Powers to personally invite him. In such circumstances, the value of old friends like us naturally diminishes greatly. Not meeting us makes sense.”

Elder Fu’s eyes flickered as he carefully pondered the words spoken by someone closest to becoming a Great Cultivator.

Indeed, times have changed!

Does Luo Chen still need them now?

The answer, likely, is no!

Backed by the Holy Land and supported by great power, does the whole Eastern Wasteland not bend to his will?

Yet, recalling past interactions with Luo Chen, Elder Fu still shook his head, unwilling to believe it.

”He shouldn’t be that kind of person.”

Jiuling Yuanjun waved a hand, ”Whether he is or not, I don’t know, but I do know that to rebuild the sect, we must form alliances and secure suitable spirit lands.”

Confronted with these words, Elder Fu nodded in deep agreement.

From the day the Luo Yun Sect launched the open war, this great war between the Human and Demon Clans has lasted a hundred and fifty years!

In these hundred and fifty years, seas have turned into mulberry fields, countless sects have disappeared into history.

Even without counting the small sects, more than half of the Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects have been destroyed.

Medicine King Sect, Hehuan Sect, Tian Fan City, Fireworks Ancient Island, Ba Dao Sect, Taihu Palace, Fire Ridge, Bikong Sect, Mu Residence, Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, Dieyun Sect, Void Emperor Sect...

Among these destroyed sects, some had long lost their substantive structures and corresponding spirit lands.

However, some, like Mu Residence, Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, Dieyun Sect, Void Emperor Sect, still have a large number of low-order disciples surviving, occupying the original spirit lands.

The future trends of the Eastern Wasteland’s Immortal Cultivation World have been more or less analyzed by every Nascent Soul True Master.

The two clans’ ceasing of hostilities will inevitably involve negotiating related details.

Most importantly for these Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects is the ownership of spirit lands!

Now, the Human Clan has lost fifteen domains, yet the Demon Clan has only occupied the once Six Realms of the Far East, leaving nine domains as a buffer.

These nine domains, very likely, are the bargaining space for both sides.

For the Jiuling Sect, Shen Fu Sect, even Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, Five Elements Divine Sect, they do not wish to choose future sect spirit lands from the nine domains.

The reason is simple: the Demon Clan has now fully matured!

No one knows when the next great war between the two clans will erupt?

Given the current scenario, the further back, the safer it is.

Even with the event of three great commanders leading surprise raids on the rear, it was merely a low-probability event, and they were all repelled.

So, Jiuling Yuanjun and Elder Fu, and others, naturally have their eyes on the spirit lands within the existing twenty-one domains.

They must select from those sects that have been destroyed but still exist nominally.

Mu Residence, Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, Dieyun Sect, Void Emperor Sect, Tianji Zen Sect, even the greatly declined Seven Cave Mountain, Hundred Beasts Sect!

As long as their sects settle in these places, they can avoid bordering Demon Clan forces!

In the future, they can achieve the greatest development after recuperating!

Yet, within this, there is a problem!

That is, the time a Nascent Soul Ascendant Sect controls a domain is very long.

Even if Nascent Souls become extinct and no True Master is stationed, the sect will receive corresponding short-term protection from the Mingyuan Sacred Land.

Unless there is internal sect conflict within a Great Territory, power struggles, even renaming.

If they, these already established for hundreds or thousands of years foreign sects, were to seize places that don’t belong to them, it would be a great overstep, bringing severe punishment.

In this context, Jiuling Yuanjun and others sought to visit Luo Chen.

They wish to leverage Luo Chen’s reputation to unite the various sects to negotiate concessions with Mingyuan Sacred Land.

Luo Chen indeed possesses this energy now!

In terms of strength or reputation.

Especially, he has shown intentions in this regard and has taken action.

At the Shouyang Discourse, for example, uniting with others to pressure the Dark Abyss Sect.