Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

In the sky, a fiery meteor flashed by.

The next moment!

Thud!

On a small unnamed island, the black-clothed Daoist stood quietly, with the ground beneath him unchanged.

Stopping with such speed without causing any damage to the surroundings showed his extreme control over Qi Power and his physical body.

This person was Luo Chen.

He had already left the Western Continent to capture Sky Qi and wasn’t far from the Tian Nan Continent. After receiving a message from Little White, he used Blast Sky Fire Escape at full power, crossing the continent to reach this sea area in just two or three days.

During the past few days of travel, Luo Chen gained a new understanding of his escape technique, which fused the Sky Explosion Step and Fire Escape Technique.

In terms of speed alone, it was probably rare in the world.

The only downside was that it couldn’t be performed continuously, requiring several breaths as a buffer, unable to dive into the void as frequently and seamlessly as the Qingshuang Void Escape Divine Technique.

”It’s enough, though. The buffer interval complemented by Moon Step wouldn’t reveal any major flaw.”

Luo Chen chuckled softly and glanced around.

According to Little White’s message, they were supposed to meet near here.

He’s already here, but where is Little White?

Luo Chen’s gaze shifted slightly when turning back.

A woman in a green dress entered his sight, her eyes shimmering with a hint of surprise.

”It is indeed you!”

Luo Chen was slightly silent but quickly smiled freely, clasping his hands in a Daoist salute: ”Daoist Friend Fu, how have you been!”

Qing Lan Fairy observed this polite greeting, her initially delighted emotions turning somewhat complicated.

”I am well, but you’ve had a turbulent time, Friend Luo. Since you left Zhongzhou, news of you has come nonstop. With the Alchemy Sect’s name, you outshone the Eastern Wasteland, fought alongside Demoness Qing Shuang against the western desert heroes, and I even heard your presence in the South Border. Counting your past experiences in the North Sea and Zhongzhou, you could truly be said to have shaken the Five Continents, unique in Mountain Sea.”

”Haha, just a bit of hardship, nothing too tortuous.”

Luo Chen’s expression carried a smile, seemingly indifferent to the life-and-death crises he’d encountered.

But the calmer he was, the more complex Qing Lan Fairy’s feelings became.

”Did he not even notice the change in how I address him?”

The woman’s feelings were somewhat sour. Her attitude towards him had gone through many changes in the past, as could be seen in how she addressed him. Starting from the initial polite ’Friend Luo,’ to ’Brother Luo,’ and even ’Brother Luo.’ But now, reverting to the initial polite form, the other party still showed no change in expression.

Obviously, even their past shared trials in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven were nothing but a phase of tempering for him.

Since that’s the case, Qing Lan Fairy no longer indulged in the past, her expression suddenly turning stern.

”That Black Dragon attacking Sea Suppression City, is it your slave beast?”

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow, then nodded slightly.

Receiving a confirmed answer, Qing Lan Fairy bit her lip, ”Forty years ago, was it you who caused the incident at Burial God Valley?”

Luo Chen was taken aback. He thought he’d concealed his actions in subduing the Kui Ox Ghost God at Burial God Valley rather well, yet Fu Qinglan managed to recognize him.

But Luo Chen had no intention of disguising it, nodding again candidly.

Faced with his admission without explanation, Qing Lan Fairy’s face finally showed anger.

”First, you unraveled the Ghost God’s seal, then you ordered the Black Dragon to attack Sea Suppression City. Luo Chen, what do you intend to do against our Tianyuan Daoist Sect?”

Luo Chen finally spoke.

His originally carefree face now mirrored Qing Lan Fairy’s anger.

”What can someone with a fragmented Life Soul like me do against your sect?”

This question left Qing Lan Fairy momentarily stunned.

She wasn’t ignorant and had learned the details of the Cave Heaven Competition after apprenticing under the Great Power Chun Yuan.

All the protectors entering the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, especially those from the Outer Continent, had a fragment of their Life Soul silently intercepted by the Lan Ke Chessboard, without any trace and little effect on the protectors at the time. But that missing piece of Life Soul would affect their breakthrough to Divinity Transformation Realm! This precautionary measure was taken by the Tianyuan Daoist Sect to prevent fortunes in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven from falling into others’ hands.

Yet the Fu Family didn’t know at the time, and even concealed the different flow of time in the Cave Heaven, which heavily consumed the protectors’ lifespan.

These two matters fueled Luo Chen’s anger.

Qing Lan Fairy wanted to explain, but seeing Luo Chen’s quickly fading anger and shifting gaze, she couldn’t voice her defense.

Splash!

Waves blossomed, and a dim light flew out, manifesting into the enchanting silhouette of a woman.

”Master, Black King seems to be under someone’s control, not remembering you or me. It ignored my calls and just kept heading north.”

Luo Chen took a deep breath, ”He won’t escape!”

After speaking, he turned to leave, seemingly unwilling to say more to Fu Qinglan.

Little White looked curiously at Fu Qinglan, then hurriedly followed Luo Chen.

Qing Lan Fairy behind them seemed to grow anxious.

”Luo Chen, listen to me. If you’re willing to return to the Tianyuan Daoist Sect with me, I promise to help you recover your Life Soul after sixty years!”

The black-clothed man paused in thought but kept walking.

”Believe me, I’m a True Inheritance of the Daoist Sect, the Houtu Hall Master, with influence in the sect.”

The black-clothed man snorted softly and continued stepping through the void.

”You should at least tell me if my grandfather had any last words before he passed!”

Fu Chaosheng fell in the Dark Abyss Sect, and he went aiming for Luo Chen, possibly the only one to have seen him before his demise.