Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Inside, there were a few familiar faces, or rather, family members.

Zhou Yuwei, Zhou Yu Hao, Zhou Yuqi, and their cousin Lin Qingtong.

They had all successfully reached the Foundation Establishment stage over the years and had joined Houtu Hall as disciples.

The second senior brother assigned them to his squad for convenience and to look after them.

As Zhou Fuqiu’s gaze swept across, the crowd stirred uneasily.

Zhou Fuqiu’s lips trembled slightly, and he uttered two words.

”Let’s go!”

...

Liubo Mountain, a hundred miles by the sea.

The towering mountains gathered clouds, and whenever the sea breeze blew, a tumultuous flow of fog mimicked the waves.

Hence the name, Liubo Mountain!

Zhou Fuqiu’s arrival was met with a grand reception by the mountain’s stationed leader.

A full six Golden Core Ascendant Masters came together to greet him. This showed respect and also highlighted the status of talents from the Tian Nan Dao Palace.

The leader was a Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator named Jidu, originating from a Cold Family.

After the grand welcome for Zhou Fuqiu, he began introducing the specifics of Liubo Mountain.

An expanse of eight hundred miles, vast and steep in terrain.

Although it was near the sea, it remained a stronghold easy to defend and difficult to attack.

There were six Golden Core masters and over ten thousand Lower Order Cultivators defending it together.

Zhou Fuqiu listened to the introductions while observing the various details of Liubo Mountain.

He noticed the cultivators here wore different attire with distinct clan insignias.

”It seems just like in the past, my Zhou Family, these are cultivators dispatched by various large families from the Tian Nan Continent on sea patrol missions.”

Zhou Fuqiu thought of his parents, who had once undertaken similar tasks and unfortunately perished.

Suddenly!

Zhou Fuqiu stopped at the foot of the mountain, where an Array Light Curtain shrouded the area.

”What is this place?”

Master Jidu spread his hands, ”I don’t know. Sea Suppression City doesn’t allow us to meddle with these; they only want us to guard Liubo Mountain well.”

Zhou Fuqiu frowned, ”Since it’s our place to defend, how can there be an unknown presence?”

He reached out his hand to touch the Light Curtain.

Yet, it turned out to be extraordinarily firm, impossible to breach.

Zhou Fuqiu snorted lightly, and his Qi Power suddenly transformed, a wisp of black aura swirling around his fingertip.

Hiss, hiss...

Beside him, Master Jidu’s expression changed slightly. He, a dignified Golden Core Late Stage Cultivator, actually sensed a hint of danger from this young fellow in front of him.

What is that black aura?

Just as Zhou Fuqiu was about to break through the Big Formation, the Light Curtain suddenly cracked open, creating a large enough hole for one person to pass through, and a figure emerged.

With just one glance, he glared viciously at the two of them.

”Haven’t you received the order from Sea Suppression City to not interfere with the local Array? Just focus on guarding!”

Jidu seemed to recognize the person and hastily said, ”Apologies, Senior Brother. Friend Zhou is newly arrived for mobile support and doesn’t know about these things yet.”

Zhou Fuqiu raised an eyebrow, remembering that his second senior brother had mentioned briefly before leaving Sea Suppression City, to guard some local Arrays.

So that was it?

He stepped back and withdrew his Qi Power.

”Junior Brother Zhou Fuqiu, greetings, Senior Brother!”

The man’s eyes lit up, ”Are you Zhou Fuqiu from Tian Nan Dao Palace?”

”Indeed!”

”Ah, it’s Junior Brother Zhou. I’m Lian Yuanshan. Let’s communicate more often in the future. Today’s incident, you are not at fault for not knowing. Just be more careful next time.”

After a simple greeting, Lian Yuanshan returned into the Array.

The scene turned silent, with only the slowly dissipating Spirit Qi from the Array Light Curtain still present.

”Let’s go!” Jidu whispered, as if fearing to disturb the person inside.

Zhou Fuqiu nodded, following behind.

After they had left some distance, he finally voiced his doubts.

”Master Jidu, your realm is much higher than Senior Brother Lian Yuanshan’s. Why do you still address him with such respect?”

Master Jidu sighed, ”He is a true disciple of the Rotten Stalemate Mountain Range Daoist Sect, not comparable to us who are nominally part of the Tianyuan Daoist Sect but have never set foot in Rotten Stalemate Mountain, regular family cultivators.”

Zhou Fuqiu was taken aback but soon realized.

No wonder that person’s attitude changed once he confirmed I was from Tian Nan Dao Palace.

Tian Nan Dao Palace is also part of the Tianyuan Daoist Sect, and the disciples of its four halls are naturally also disciples of the Daoist Sect. Moreover, as a talent like myself, it’s highly likely that I will enter the Daoist Ancestral Court Rotten Stalemate Mountain Range in the future and become a true Daoist Sect True Disciple!

That ”Junior Brother Zhou,” was sincere, without any falsehood!

Master Jidu shifted the topic, ”Also, didn’t you see his clan insignia?”

Zhou Fuqiu recalled the emblem he glimpsed earlier, which consisted of several interconnected wavy lines, strangely exuding some Daoist charm.

This clan emblem...

Zhou Fuqiu immediately understood.

Once upon a time, on the Central Continent, there were thousands of families, each having different family insignias.

No one would bother to remember all these clan emblems.

However, there were twelve emblems recorded in books, which everyone would mentally note.

Because those twelve emblems represented the twelve giant families that have always dominated the Tianyuan Daoist Sect.

The Twelve Great Houses!

And the emblem with interconnected lines just seen was one of them.

Zhou Fuqiu blurted out, ”Lian Yuanshan, Lian Family!”

Master Jidu spread his hands, ”Yes, it is indeed one of the Twelve Great Houses, the Lian Family, also the ancestral home of our Daoist Sect’s Liancheng Ancestor now!”

No wonder Master Jidu was so respectful and humble to someone whose realm was far lower than himself.