Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

The sky hung low, and two figures raced by.

The figure ahead moved at incredible speed, agile like a butterfly, continually advancing with a mysterious gait.

Deng Taiyue followed from a distance, eyes wide with surprise.

”This Luo Chen has such a mystical gait; if used in combat, even regular Nascent Soul True Masters might not be able to lock onto him with their Divine Consciousness.”

”Especially with every inexplicable change of direction, it seems like he’s avoiding something?”

”Is it a space crack?”

As he wondered, a warning shout suddenly came from ahead.

”Watch out!”

Deng Taiyue was jolted awake and retreated repeatedly.

Somewhere along the way forward, an invisible, dark thin line was slowly approaching.

It was a freshly born space crack!

If not for Luo Chen’s warning, charging straight into it could at least tear his physical body in two, at worst, he’d be sucked in, perishing completely.

For a moment, Deng Taiyue was filled with dread.

Ahead, Luo Chen had stopped and looked back with a furrowed brow.

Deng Taiyue’s face turned pale, and he apologized with embarrassment: ”Sorry, I burdened you.”

Luo Chen waved his hand, ”No harm, just keep close to me from now on!”

As he spoke, he released his Qi Power, forming a magic chain that connected Deng Taiyue to himself, then continued their journey, flying rapidly under the overcast sky.

Deng Taiyue followed closely behind, not resisting Luo Chen’s magic chain but instead growing increasingly impressed by his methods.

Alchemy Sect Luo Chen could foresee the appearance of space cracks!

Such strength was truly astonishing.

No wonder the rumors say he could risk his life in a battle against Qing Shuang, known as the greatest below Divine Transformation.

Demon Emperor Qing Shuang was most famed for two things: an indestructible physical body and a ghostly Void Escape Divine Technique.

If Luo Chen could perceive space fluctuations, facing Demon Emperor Qing Shuang would grant him an additional edge.

”The rumors indeed seem true!”

Thinking this, Deng Taiyue’s attitude towards Luo Chen grew increasingly respectful, even reverent.

Given Luo Chen’s already great reputation, now advancing rapidly day by day, as fellow Middle Stage Nascent Soul cultivators, Deng Taiyue hardly believed he could match Luo Chen.

Perhaps currently, in the vast Eastern Wasteland, few could rival Luo Chen!

”If I rely on the Ti Hu Pill to grasp the Earth Origin and advance to Late Stage Nascent Soul, could I surpass him?”

Yet, the news from the West Desert hadn’t arrived. If Deng Taiyue knew Luo Chen once resisted the thirty-six Nascent Soul cultivators in the Arhat Formation, he wouldn’t entertain such thoughts.

Ahead, Luo Chen’s eyes shone with golden light, now reflecting the Red Eyes Golden Pupils.

With these Spirit Eyes endowed with Break Illusion and Breaking Space, he could foresee apparent space cracks.

More than that!

Even newly-formed minor cracks could be swiftly detected and avoided.

This was something he couldn’t do before.

As Luo Chen journeyed on, he marvelously experimented, confirming after multiple tries that it wasn’t mere coincidence.

”Why is my perception of space fluctuations so keen now?”

Divine Soul Endowment surged?

Luo Chen abandoned this conclusion promptly.

Natural space cracks lack vitality; his Divine Consciousness, no matter how vast, wouldn’t detect them.

Because of these spontaneously occurring space cracks, even Divine Transformation Great Power is kept out, illustrating this place’s resistance to Divine Consciousness.

Is it the enhancement of these eyes?

Luo Chen brushed his eye corners, dismissing this possibility quickly.

Though he hadn’t stopped applying Jade Emperor Clear Pupil Liquid, the eye improvement wasn’t a matter of a short period, nor could it evolve at such speed.

”Could it be Qing Shuang?”

Luo Chen pressed his lips tight, considering his current relationship with Qing Shuang.

Oath of Dao, inner prohibition, and... Life and Death Gu!

Especially that Life and Death Gu, claimed to allow both parties to enjoy each other’s cultivation outcomes, the lower realm side getting a better effect.

Even though the Life and Death Gu he used was only Fourth Order, there was still a faint effect in this regard.

If the keen sense of space fluctuations was a new ability Qing Shuang granted him, then what did Qing Shuang receive from him?

This thought flashed through Luo Chen’s mind then was pushed away, focusing back on their journey.

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On Cangwu Mountain.

Inside Zhukong Hall!

In a blank space with nothing else, a lady in green sat cross-legged.

Her eyes closed tight, heart and mind focused, channeling Qi Power containing the Origin Source to feed the small white flower within her bit by bit.

Jikong Flower!

For matters such as flowering into a world or opening a second Purple Mansion, it’s famed as a divine flower.

Unfortunately, the one Qing Shuang possessed was only Fourth Order, far from Fifth Order.

She told Luo Chen she was about to refine it, but in truth, she was nurturing it.

Due to the requirement of constantly feeding it with Qi Power, her otherwise perfect combat system faltered.

Not only was she captured alive by Divine Transformation Great Power Chun Yuan, but she also showed vulnerabilities in her fight against Luo Chen.

This issue had been warned by Qi Xia Emperor long ago, suggesting avoiding conflicts until fully succeeding. Yet, to restrain the Tianyuan Daoist Sect cultivators from the Eastern Wasteland, allowing her sister to assault Zhongzhou without deterrence, she had to fight often.

Now, with some free time, she’s naturally resumed nurturing.

Once the Jikong Flower reaches Fifth Order, it can blossom into a small world within, which during creation will let her personally experience space generation, thus accelerating her understanding of the Original Source.