Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

She struggled to stand up: ”I am Gu Xiaorou. May I know your name, my friend?”

Unexpectedly, the man pressed down on her shoulder.

Amid Gu Xiaorou’s confusion and embarrassment, the man smiled and said, ”Don’t move. I am a Pill Refiner and also know a bit of healing technique. I’m afraid you already have torn muscles and fractured bones. If you’re careless and injure your Sea of Qi, that won’t be good.”

”Let me give you some simple treatment first!”

Gu Xiaorou opened her mouth, her face turning red, but she ultimately did not refuse this kind gesture.

The handsome man quickly took action, resetting her bones and re-aligning her veins, applying techniques to remove the bruises on her body.

He also introduced himself.

”My name is Shang Hu, you can call me Little Shang. In terms of age... I should be about the same as you.”

”Hmm.”

While the two were chatting, a shout suddenly came from afar.

A blizzard once again swept over from the Great Snow Mountain!

A red light flickered within it, exuding a powerful aura that dared not be looked at directly.

Could it be that another Demon King has arrived?

Cang Long once again stood with a sword in front of everyone, his face both surprised and suspicious.

Behind him, a junior sister was about to make a move and unleash her Magic Tool, but he stopped her.

”Senior sister?” The junior sister was puzzled.

Cang Long shook her head, and amidst the crowd’s worry, took a step forward.

”Is it you?”

Amidst the wind and snow, a giant red dog stepped forward.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Cang Long couldn’t help but show a long-awaited, reunited smile.

”Big doggie, you’re finally back!”

...

On Tianshan, Chi Quan squatted on the ground, gazing at the multitude of beings below the mountain.

Behind him, in a Cave Mansion, Cang Long was sitting by the bed, respectfully chatting with a beautiful but sickly woman.

”Master, with the Sect Stabilizing Magic Item you bestowed, this disciple has resolved the Beast Tide crisis.”

The woman looked at Cang Long with great affection and softly said, ”Even without the Moonlight Ice Castle, with your strength, defeating those three Demon Kings is not a difficult task.”

”Master overestimates me.”

The woman sighed, ”It’s not overestimation. Your Divine Soul Endowment is rarely seen in the world. Even that once-in-a-century genius Han Zhan of the Luo Yun Sect falls short compared to you. In our Golden Core Spell Battles, one compares Qi Power first, then Divine Consciousness. You have already reached Completion Stage in the ’Ten Directions Freeze Extreme Dao,’ and your abundant Qi Power is enough to outshine peers. With this unexpectedly cultivated massive Divine Consciousness, our Ice Castle finally sees hope in the future.”

Cang Long felt a bit proud initially, but upon hearing this, started to feel flustered.

”Master, you and other senior uncles are still alive and well, why suddenly talk about future matters?”

The woman held the girl’s delicate and tender hand, coughing as she said, ”The Yu Ding Sword Sect harbors ill intentions, using the exploration of the Sky-reaching Secret Realm as bait, causing significant losses to the strong of the six sects, including your Uncle Wen who perished inside. In the coming century, the Sword Sect probably plans to take further actions.”

Cang Long was shocked, ”But they are the high and mighty Nascent Soul Ascendant Sect, how could they act in such a despicable manner?”

The woman smiled, ”Not all Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects are the same. Although Yu Ding Sword Sect throws its weight around in the Yu Ding Realm, boasting undefeated combat strength, compared to other deeply rooted Ascendant Sects, they are indeed not formidable. Even when scheming for the benefits of this realm, they can’t dispatch enough personnel, forcing them to resort to underhanded tricks to weaken the strength of us Golden Core Great Sects.”

Cang Long opened her mouth, processing these somewhat unfamiliar yet intriguingly familiar pieces of information.

Those scheming tactics—whether sowing discord or suppressing—were all about getting them to turn against each other, so that the Yu Ding Sword Sect could gradually take control of the Yu Ding Realm without lifting a finger.

”Master, what should we do?” she asked anxiously.

The woman sighed, ”What else can be done? We must focus on internal unity and seek allies externally.”

She then analyzed the potential allies for Cang Long.

”Especially the Luo Yun Sect!”

”In this exploration of the Sky-reaching Secret Realm, they relied on their puppets to incur the least losses and preserve the most strength. Among the younger generation, they have talented individuals like Han Zhan and Linghu Jie. It can be said that the rise of Luo Yun Sect is inevitable in the future.”

”If we can form an alliance with them, our Ice Castle won’t be isolated and helpless.”

”Just recently, I heard that Han Zhan has already achieved Core Formation Success and plans to travel across the various realms of the Eastern Wasteland. You should accompany him to enhance relations.”

Cang Long was a little stunned—she had met Han Zhan before.

He appeared honest, but had a rather deep mind.

During the Foundation Establishment Realm, he once wanted to borrow her Ice Castle’s Ice Prison to cultivate Divine Soul Secret Art, but she refused because she also needed the Ice Prison to cultivate the Soul Cleaving Technique at the time.

”Travel with him?”

The woman smiled, ”You should also go out and see the world. Even with your great abilities, if your intelligence and experience are lacking, you’ll have a hard time avoiding pitfalls. Once you grow in all aspects, only then will I be reassured to hand over this Ice Castle to you.”

Listening to her master’s tone of trusting future matters, the girl’s heart couldn’t help but feel sour.

”Ranran understands.”

”Ranran?”

The woman was taken aback, ”You remembered the past?”

Cang Long nodded, ”When I broke through during the Golden Core Period, I remembered everything. My surname is Xie, my name is Ran. I’m from Guangling County, and embarked on the path of seeking the immortal to find medicine for my mother.”

Upon hearing this, the woman’s expression grew complex.

She reached out to stroke the young girl’s cheek.

”Good child!”

”Since that’s the case, during this trip, go back to your hometown and take a look!”

Cang Long nodded, chatted for a bit longer, and then respectfully departed to allow her master to rest.

After leaving the Cave Mansion, the girl’s heart was heavy.

Only when she saw the squatting, bright red big dog did her mood lighten a bit.

”Big dog, you’re back this time, you won’t leave again, right?”