Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Ye Lingtian laughed heartily, ”No worries, Ruoli is a rare careful person among the younger generation of the Ye family. With her help in looking after things, there’s no need for your concern.”

Luo Chen nodded and did not disagree with his words.

He had also observed Ye Ruoli earlier; indeed she was a gentle and kind person. Turning over the Heart-Linked to her for temporary care wouldn’t lead to any major issues.

However, thinking about the future, Luo Chen couldn’t help but ask a couple more questions.

”Valley Immortal Feng Jiang, what kind of person is he exactly?”

Ye Lingtian hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, ”A person who acts without hesitation, both righteous and evil.”

Luo Chen frowned, instinctively feeling that this didn’t match the straightforward and helpful Feng Jiang he knew.

Yet, considering the solution offered by the other, he had to admit that Ye Lingtian’s summary was quite accurate.

The means of using lower-order cultivators as nourishment and dividing the Demonic Mind Gu is not something a post-Nascent Cultivator would casually mention to a peer at their first meeting.

”We cultivators seek Spirit Land, pursuing Immortal Spirit, pure and untainted. Why would Friend Feng Jiang choose Sealing Immortal Valley as his place of cultivation?”

Luo Chen asked again, adding a remark.

”Moreover, observing his Qi power constantly churning, there seems to be a danger of outburst and uncontrollability. Doesn’t he desire to achieve the God Transformation Realm in the future?”

Faced with these two questions, Ye Lingtian revealed a bitter smile.

He sighed, ”I’m afraid Junior Brother Feng might never achieve the God Transformation Stage in this life.”

”Oh, what do you mean?” Luo Chen was genuinely intrigued.

From his observation, Feng Jiang’s Qi power was exceptionally strong, surpassing even the current Luo Chen and Lingtian City Lord.

His realm was unquestionably beyond the seventh level of Nascent Soul, roughly at the ninth level.

He’s just a step away from the God Transformation Realm.

Could it be an age limitation?

But Ye Lingtian called him Junior Brother, so he couldn’t be that old.

Ye Lingtian was caught in hesitation.

Luo Chen, seeing this, restrained his curiosity.

”If it’s not convenient to say, then don’t worry, Senior Brother Ye, there’s no need for difficulty.”

”Sigh...”

Ye Lingtian let out a long sigh, ”After all, you’ll soon be considered part of the Mingyuan Sect. It’s okay to tell you.”

Indeed, it’s ”soon considered,” not ”already is.”

Because Luo Chen hadn’t entered the Alchemy Saint Hall yet, let alone been recorded in the Daoist Decree, changing sects, and becoming a true disciple of the Mingyuan Sect.

But Ye Lingtian had confidence in Luo Chen, far exceeding that in Chu Yu, Chen Mozi, and others.

After all, the phrase ”Refining one hundred pills, proficient in everything” from back then still left a fresh and vivid impression.

He said in a low voice, ”Whether it’s the inability to break through to Divine Transformation, or why he chose Sealing Immortal Valley as a cultivation site, it actually boils down to the same issue. And the source of this issue dates back to when Junior Brother Feng went to the South Border...”

Valley Immortal Feng Jiang was among their generation, remarkably gifted in cultivation talent, surpassing even Lei Daozi, Zhang Che and others.

Perhaps only by relying on another path in the Dao of Alchemy, the Alchemy Saint could match him.

He had formed a Nascent Soul early on, with a significant likelihood of catching up to and surpassing Ye Lingtian.

Even Chong Xuan, Han Yang, and other strong figures in the same period were overshadowed by Feng Jiang.

At that time, Feng Jiang felt that within the Dark Abyss Sect, there was no peer worth fighting, and with Lingtian City Lord having a slight edge due to age, which couldn’t be readily caught up with, he was inclined to travel abroad.

The first stop on this journey was the relatively nearby South Border.

He initially planned just a shallow journey before heading to Zhongzhou, known for its countless experts, and the ever-emerging North Sea of strong figures, but unexpectedly, he got stuck at the first stop.

He entered the Gate of Life and Death!

The God Transformation Holy Land in South Border, which was notorious and legendary across the other four regions!

Once you enter the Gate of Life and Death, life and death are no longer in your control.

Though he later managed to escape and his realm progressed significantly, reaching Late Stage Nascent Soul, many things were no longer within his control.

”Junior Brother once said, inside the Gate of Life and Death, it’s utterly chaotic.”

”Many mighty Gu Emperors either disappeared and hid or fled elsewhere; those who stayed were unparalleled. These remaining ones constantly fought one another just to enter the true Gate of Life and Death, seeking opportunities for Divine Transformation.”

”Junior Brother Feng was also among them, and moreover, he got ahead by obtaining a Fifth-tier Gu Insect, akin to an Immortal Seed.”

”Later, as he was pursued, he fled back to the Dark Abyss Sect.”

”However, the pursuit forced him to unseal the Fifth-order Gu Insect prematurely, resulting in repercussions he’s now facing.”

”Sealing Immortal Valley wasn’t originally like that; it was one of the Spirit Lands within the Dark Abyss Sect, closest to a Fifth Order Spirit Vein. It wasn’t far off from the peaceful, pure Spirit Land you mentioned. It was due to Junior Brother suppressing the Immortal Gu in there for hundreds of years that the Earth Vein collapsed, continuously causing calamities.”

”And, because he needs to constantly suppress the Immortal Gu, he can’t push to Divine Transformation. There’s even a possibility that achieving the God Transformation Realm might attract greater disasters due to the Immortal Gu.”

Luo Chen, listening to this past, couldn’t help but find his eyes gleaming.

The chaos within the South Border was something he hadn’t heard for the first time.

Years ago, he heard about it from the Tianshan True Master.

Even the Tianshan True Master, the last sect hierarch of the Heavenly Mountain Sect, left his homeland to join the Tianyuan Daoist Sect for similar reasons.

The mysterious South Border was indeed too chaotic.

But that it was chaotic enough for Feng Jiang to mix in was somewhat frightening.

What God Transformation Holy Land allows geniuses from other Holy Lands to mix in so easily?

Moreover, what sort of entities could force the originally strong and immensely capable Feng Jiang, who had already advanced to Late Stage Nascent Soul, to unseal his Immortal Gu prematurely?