Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

As for himself, he relied on his vast Qi Power to move freely across the eight hundred miles of Liobo Mountain.

Wherever he passed, any low-level Demon Beasts that touched him died on the spot.

Even Third-Order Demon Kings!

On the main battlefield, the Mountain Protection Array began to collapse, and the squad led by Zhou Yuwei that had come to support was also forced to halt.

Then they saw the sea boiling with demon waves, and three monstrous creatures, each forty to fifty zhang tall, striding forward on seven or eight legs, charging up in a frenzy.

Such size, such Demon Qi, left everyone utterly aghast.

”Third-Order Demon Kings, three of them in total!”

”They’re King Crabs!”

”We can’t hold them, run!”

Just as everyone was in a panic, the sky suddenly dimmed.

Streams of black airflow spewed out, covering the battlefield ahead; all the Demon Beasts charging the front, including those three King Crabs, were shrouded within.

This scene left everyone stunned.

They couldn’t see what was happening inside the battlefield; they could only hear one miserable scream after another.

Time ticked by bit by bit.

When the screams gradually faded, a figure walked out from within; behind him was a swamp of blood pulp and a forest of white bones.

The sharp-eyed Lin Qingtong recognized the newcomer at a glance.

”It’s Cousin!”

The others also cheered one after another.

”Elder Zhou is here, we’re saved!”

”All the Demon Beasts are dead.”

”The main battlefield is held!”

Zhou Fuqiu’s white robes fluttered, unstained by the slightest speck of blood, as he drifted down in front of the crowd.

He said in a deep voice:

”Replenish the Array, re-form the defensive line, and don’t let the Demon Beasts rush up. If you encounter a large Beast Tide, send up a signal for support!”

Everyone answered in agreement.

Zhou Fuqiu walked up to the four-person squad and looked at the panting Zhou Yuwei and the others, asking calmly, ”Everyone okay?”

Zhou Yuwei shook her head; she had only over-exerted her Spirit Power output, her Meridians couldn’t handle it for the moment, but after resting a bit she’d be fine.

The only injured member of this four-person squad was Zhou Yuqi.

His talent was the worst, he had been in Foundation Establishment for the shortest time, and in the battle just now even his Ascendant Grade Magic Tool had been destroyed, the backlash from their linked minds leaving him badly wounded.

Looking at Zhou Fuqiu, who had single-handedly checked the Beast Tide and annihilated the three King Crabs, his expression was extremely complicated.

The childhood friend of bygone days had long since left him far behind; the gap between them could be called that between heaven and earth.

Lin Qingtong, on the contrary, looked at Zhou Fuqiu with eyes full of stars, brimming with worship.

”Cousin, you’re amazing!”

”Amazing?” Zhou Fuqiu shook his head. ”They were nothing but a bunch of low-level sea demons, still fighting purely by instinct. Once they come onto land, their strength is greatly reduced. Don’t fight them head-on; focus on hit-and-run tactics, and you can defeat them easily.”

Is that so?

The four of Lin Qingtong pondered.

Zhou Fuqiu hadn’t sealed his voice just now, so many nearby cultivators heard him.

They’d been stationed here long-term, so they were naturally familiar with this kind of experience, but to actually put it into practice on a chaotic battlefield was far from easy.

Besides, Zhou Fuqiu hadn’t used any hit-and-run tactics just now—he’d simply crushed them head-on.

A hearty laugh sounded from afar, and a figure flew over.

”Friend Zhou, you’re far too modest. It’s one thing for low-level Demon Beasts to fight by instinct, but those three King Crabs were Third Order Middle Stage Demon Kings, and yet they couldn’t withstand even a single exchange with you. Tsk tsk, with such ability, even among your peers in the Daoist Palace, you must be counted among the very best!”

Zhou Fuqiu looked at the newcomer. ”So it’s Friend Ji.”

Master Jidu swept his gaze over the battlefield and subconsciously let out a breath.

”Good thing you arrived first and stabilized the defensive line, stopping that batch of Demon Beasts from breaking onto Liobo Mountain. Leave the rest to me; Friend Zhou, you should continue supporting other areas in need.”

Zhou Fuqiu nodded and turned away with the four-person squad.

The Beast Tide today was far too ferocious; it had already gone beyond predictions.

And this was the relatively remote, relatively safe Liobo Mountain. If it were those places where Second Senior Brother and the others were stationed, who knew how dangerous it would be?

Master must have instructed Second Senior Brother to look after him; otherwise he wouldn’t have assigned him the Liobo Mountain mission.

But if the Demon Beasts assaulting the defensive lines were only at this level...

Zhou Fuqiu tugged at the corner of his mouth; there was no great fear or panic on his face.

With his vast Qi Power, and relying on the Technique ”Qi Sea Floating Sky,” he was practically a killing weapon on this kind of battlefield, with no need to be concerned about his life.

Just as Zhou Fuqiu was silently weighing things in his heart, his steps on the way back suddenly halted.

”Cousin, what’s wrong?”

Lin Qingtong admired and worshiped this cousin of hers greatly, so she had been watching him the entire time. Suddenly seeing him stop, she didn’t understand what had happened.

Zhou Fuqiu stiffly turned around and gazed from the foot of the mountain into the distance.

His view wasn’t very clear; he could only vaguely see a sea wave like a city wall sweeping over from a hundred li away.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and shrilled, ”Run!”

With that, he ignored everyone and shot into the sky, reaching the Flowing Wave Mountain Peak.

Looking out, that city wall of waves was a thousand zhang high or more, rolling forward and destroying everything in its way.

Islands of several li across sank without a trace, ancient reefs that had stood for millennia were ground to powder, and even the low-level sea demons blocking the way in front were swept up and turned into blood waves.

The speed was too fast; a distance of a hundred li was crossed almost in an instant.

There was no escaping!

Zhou Fuqiu watched, eyes wide, as the frontline defensive line they had just reformed collapsed in an instant.

Master Jidu turned into a streak of Liuguang and shot into the sky.

But his Divine Consciousness was not as sharp as Zhou Fuqiu’s, and he had discovered it far too late, even fleeing a beat slower.

That streak of Liuguang was powerlessly swept into the colossal city-wall-like wave a thousand zhang high.