Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Three days later.

An ordinary-looking man with dark skin walked out of Lingtian Pass along with the bustling crowd.

His footsteps paused for a moment at the boundary stele engraved with the words ”Lingtian.”

”Although Ye Lingtian is dead, he at least left some traces in this world.”

After murmuring to himself, the man headed toward the nearest Dead Spirit Domain.

Nowadays, the Dead Spirit Domain is extremely lacking in Spirit Qi and is no longer suitable for Immortal Cultivators to reside.

Hence, some major forces nearby relocated a large number of mortals here to live and propagate.

Every ten or hundred years, these forces would routinely hold an Ascension Conference here to recruit some youngsters possessing Spirit Roots.

It wasn’t a total waste of this once-treasured land.

The man’s figure descended into a canyon.

The canyon was deep and long, stretching for hundreds of miles.

Inside, miasma pervaded the air, the roars of beasts incessant, resembling a Forbidden Area for living beings.

This place is now called ”Falling Immortal Valley,” and it’s rumored that decades ago, a powerful Immortal fell here.

Before dying, he cleaved mountains and continents with a single blade, forming this ingeniously crafted grand canyon.

And Luo Chen knew that the person involved was the former leader of the Ba Dao Sect, the master of the Dead Spirit Domain.

He stood in the Falling Immortal Valley for a moment, his eyes seemingly smiling as he glanced behind him, then his figure transformed, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Moments later, three figures shrouded in black robes appeared where he had vanished.

They exchanged puzzled looks, a little unbelieving.

”The fat sheep got away?”

”How is that possible? Wasn’t he marked with the Butterfly Attraction Powder?”

”To detect the Butterfly Attraction Powder and vanish right under the noses of we three Golden Core Cultivators, this person must not be as simple as he appears.”

”What should we do now?”

”He was exceedingly generous, always trading high-level Magical Treasures and rare materials. He must have gained a lot in the Nether Abyss. Letting him slip away is frustrating.”

”Forget it, it’s still a fair trade after all, and this person possesses high skills, so let’s leave it at this!”

After a brief discussion, the three black shadows reluctantly left Falling Immortal Valley.

After they left, up in the Nine Heavens, Luo Chen slowly withdrew his gaze.

”Indeed, the bigger the forest, the more diverse the birds.”

”Back when Lingtian Pass was under military control, though not very free, there were never these troublesome issues in transactions.”

Shaking his head, Luo Chen couldn’t be bothered to kill these juniors.

Black market transactions come with risks, as everyone knows.

Among them is this kind of situation, where someone sells an item but then wants to snatch it back along with the person, doing business with zero cost.

He had already reaped enough, taking action would merely be stirring up trouble.

Indeed.

During just three short days at Lingtian Pass, Luo Chen collected a large amount of Soul Essence from the black market through his exceedingly generous outlays.

The quantity amounted to at least three bottles of millions of human Soul Essences.

This was only in three days.

If Luo Chen had enough time, he could collect even more Soul Essence!

Hearing this may sound exaggerated to some,

but upon careful thought, it seems only natural.

The method for creating Soul Essence was initially spread from Lingtian Pass.

During the Human and Demon War that followed, countless Demon Beasts and Immortal Cultivators perished, right?

With deliberate collection and the extreme crafting by Evil Demons, vast amounts of Soul Essence circulated in the black market within just a few decades.

Luo Chen once witnessed Cultivators collecting souls on a battlefield to refine Soul Essence.

One can imagine, once someone figures out a way to use Soul Essence,

its value will further increase.

Some experts plagued by a lack of resources will undoubtedly risk refining Soul Essence to make huge profits.

”I wonder if I, the instigator, will face retribution in the future?”

Luo Chen chuckled softly, heading toward the Luotian Domain.

He had gathered enough intelligence about the Luo Tian Sect.

Overall, in the eight years since he left, the Luo Tian Sect had not made any significant moves, adhering to his pre-departure instructions, not aggressively recruiting new disciples like other Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects after the war.

Similarly, no major disasters occurred.

They merely acted as intermediaries, mediating several conflicts among Golden Core Forces within the Luotian Domain.

That was good enough.

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A few days later, Luo Chen’s figure appeared on Mount Sky Cliff.

His Divine Consciousness swept across multiple places.

Instantly, it elicited puzzled and uncertain responses.

”Who dares to spy on this old man!” Ling Fengzi abruptly awakened from Closed-Door Cultivation.

”Master’s Divine Consciousness?” Bai Meiling was both surprised and delighted, instantly recognizing Luo Chen.

”Husband!” Gu Caiyi, who was cultivating on Mount Sky Cliff, was the first to rush out of Closed-Door Cultivation and saw the familiar white attire enter her sight.

Luo Chen smiled and embraced her.

Gu Caiyi choked up, ”Why didn’t you at least give a heads-up when you returned?”

”Isn’t this my heads-up?” Luo Chen smiled, then frowned, ”Where is everyone else?”

Gu Caiyi quickly wiped her eyes and said, ”Hui Niang heard of a major event over at the Dark Abyss Sect two years ago and rushed over with people. I don’t know if they’ve arrived yet. Sha Dragon Child and Qin Yuanjiang personally escorted her, along with her disciple, Yao Mingyue.”

Luo Chen wasn’t surprised; he expected this situation.

The strange thing was, why hadn’t he seen Wang Yuan?

It was then that a figure flew over from afar, the fierce winds howling as they moved.

Only when the figure became visible did Luo Chen recognize the newcomer.

Luo Chen was extremely surprised.

After the newcomer landed, he finally asked, ”You’ve reached the Refining Body Fourth Realm and cultivated the Leakless Golden Body?”