Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Buzz...

A strange sound suddenly echoed, spreading throughout the entire Netherworld Mountain.

Granny Hong Ye’s face turned pale, and she withdrew her trembling hand.

”It’s broken!”

In her words, besides a relieved tone, there was also a hint of joy.

Just because in her hand, there was a Gu insect resembling a turtle’s back.

It was precisely the Fourth-tier top-grade Gu worm, the Ten Thousand Array Gu!

This kind of Gu worm is not born naturally but is artificially refined postnatally.

Using Gu insects related to the Path of Array as the base, supplemented by the Great Demon Inference Turtle, inscribed with the Seven Basic Array Prohibitions, only then can it be formed over years of nurturing.

With this Gu, nine out of ten Arrays in the world can be quickly arranged.

Not only that, but it’s even rumored that experts in the Path of Array can use this Gu to comprehend the True Intent of the laws related to Arrays, allowing them to step into the Divine Transformation realm.

Granny Hong Ye’s purpose on this trip was specifically for the Ten Thousand Array Gu.

Master Li Tian looked at the turtle shell in her hand, a trace of greed flashing in his eyes, but he continued to praise her verbally.

”Even the Arrays left by Great Powers were broken by you; it seems your accomplishments in the Path of Array have reached peak mastery, Hong Ye.”

Hong Ye shook her head, ”It’s not that I’m formidable, it’s just that Yin Yang Zi did not arrange much during his lifetime. After all, who would lay Arrays everywhere in their own cave mansion?”

It indeed makes sense.

The Yin Yang Realm is different from the ancient secret realms in the usual sense.

Those secret realms were often established by cultivators in distress, to prevent enemies from intruding, forcing them to set various perilous barriers. Some even specifically set up tests to pass on their cultivation techniques.

But the Yin Yang Realm was just the frantic act of the Great Power Yin Yang Zi before he sat down to die; he focused solely on studying various Gu insects related to reincarnational possession, having no mind to craft exquisite Arrays.

Moreover, as time passed, after two thousand years, the Arrays here had long since decayed, which gave Granny Hong Ye the opportunity to break them quickly.

But even so, it still attests to Hong Ye’s mastery in the Path of Array.

Granny Hong Ye looked ahead with a mix of curiosity and caution, ”The outer world Big Formation of the Yin Yang Tomb has partially broken; the rest will dissipate over time. My task ends here, and next...”

Master Li Tian stared at the Ten Thousand Array Gu, wanting to say something, when suddenly his expression changed.

With a flip of his hand, he struck towards the right side.

Boom!

The surprising strike hit only empty space.

”Master Li Tian, what a temper you have!”

A silhouette slowly appeared, speaking words of mockery.

Seeing the newcomer, Master Li Tian coldly spat out three words.

”Meng Shentong!”

Meng Shentong cupped his hands, ”It is indeed this old man!”

He then looked at the constantly dismantling Array ahead, surprised, ”The Yin Yang Tomb really exists, and you even found it.”

Master Li Tian took a deep breath and asked, ”Why aren’t you watching over outside as I asked, slipping in silently instead?”

Meng Shentong glanced disdainfully at Master Li Tian, ”Don’t treat everyone as a fool; do you really think I don’t know what’s in the Yin Yang Tomb?”

Beside them, Granny Hong Ye was stunned for a moment, ”Wasn’t it said there are only formulas to refine Fifth-tier Gu worms inside the tomb?”

Master Li Tian’s face had turned dreadfully pale.

”Gu formulas?” Meng Shentong laughed heartily, disregarding Master Li Tian’s gloomy face, continuing on his own, ”What good are mere Gu formulas without the corresponding materials, without the right time, place, and people? Can they really refine a Fifth-tier Divine Gu?”

Granny Hong Ye seemed to have thought of a possibility, her lips trembling as she said, ”Could it be that inside, there is a five...”

”Correct!”

Meng Shentong wanted to say more, but Master Li Tian interrupted him.

He wore a solemn expression, with a hint of reverence, saying, ”According to the clues and traces I’ve uncovered from the ancient texts of the Gate of Life and Death, the great power Yin Yang Zi’s frenzy before death wasn’t meaningless. He invented a method to simulate death and transfer life, dying alongside his companion savage beast, the Netherworld Earth Dragon. But relying on the Life and Death Gu, he could snatch souls for rebirth from another cultivator, thus avoiding the great limit of life and death. Sadly, time was not on his side. When both sat down to die, the Life and Death Gu would also collapse accordingly. The newly cultivated Life and Death Gu was not of sufficient order, requiring time to mature, making it impossible to achieve pseudo-death and rebirth in time.”

”And what was left inside the Yin Yang Tomb, was that Life and Death Gu that hadn’t yet grown to the Fifth Order!”

Upon hearing this, a flush appeared on Granny Hong Ye’s previously pale face.

Meng Shentong’s eyes also showed some fanaticism, ”Not yet at Fifth Order, but it ultimately is grounded in the Fifth Order. If we can obtain it and nurture it to Fifth Order, then seek suitable savage beasts in the Wilderness that match its attributes, we’ll easily have the opportunity to step into the Divine Transformation realm.”

Master Li Tian coldly watched the two of them, ”So, you want to compete with me?”

Meng Shentong retorted, ”Faced with a chance to transform into a divine being, would you let go?”

Master Li Tian looked at Granny Hong Ye, ”Hong Ye, what about you?”

Granny Hong Ye’s lips twitched, unsure of how to answer.

Just then!

Whoosh!

A streak of black light shot up from the ground, rushing straight into the Yin Yang Tomb within the Big Formation that had not yet fully dissipated.

Upon closer look, the black light enveloped a figure with wings on its back.

”Damn it!”

”Someone wants to get there first!”

”Chase!”

These three statements burst from the trio’s mouths.

Especially the last one, spoken by Granny Hong Ye, who seized the opportunity to move, rushing into the Yin Yang Tomb without hesitation.

Meng Shentong quickly followed.

It was instead Master Li Tian, the one most invested, who ended up last.

Watching the two figures ahead, his eyes narrowed, his iron-blue face’s corners rising subtly, revealing an extremely dangerous undertone.