Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

The people of Fenghua Palace were the second group to arrive at Shouyang Hall.

Compared to the top Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects, their numbers were a bit sparse—only two had come.

They were the Great Palace Master Fenghua Fairy and the newly-advanced Nascent Soul Fengyue Fairy.

Just as they stepped into the hall, they heard hearty laughter coming from within.

”Jiuling, I heard you lost to Deng Taiyue. That does surprise me a little.”

”Hmph! It was nothing more than a clash in the Nascent Soul Domain. I don’t know how he cultivated—he’s clearly just stepped into the late-stage Nascent Soul Realm, yet his Domain is absurdly strong. But if it were a life-and-death struggle, who between Deng Taiyue and me would die, that’s still hard to say!”

”That point I don’t doubt. Jiuling’s Slaughter Technique far surpasses what your surface Realm would suggest.”

”And Deng Taiyue? He arrived at Lingtian Pass even earlier than I did, didn’t he? Why don’t I see him?”

For the moment, this question had no answer, because the two True Masters of Fenghua Palace had already entered the hall.

Fenghua Fairy greeted them with practiced ease: ”Alchemy Sect, it’s been a long time.”

”Fenghua, it has indeed been a long time. Your bearing now surpasses even the past.” Luo Chen replied leisurely, then let his gaze fall on the other woman beside Fenghua. ”Friend Fengyue, congratulations on breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm.”

Fengyue’s expression was somewhat complicated. She raised her head and looked up; Luo Chen was seated cross-legged above, the broad Black Daoist Robe on his body setting off a Grandmaster’s presence as deep as an abyss and as lofty as a mountain.

Behind Luo Chen sat two women of remarkably stunning looks, quietly and composedly.

One to his left and one to his right—on one side the radiant, dazzling, and dignified Gu Caiyi, and on the other the Cang Long Fairy, as noble and pure as a Tianshan Snow Lotus.

They too were Nascent Soul True Masters!

To be able, on this occasion today, to sit openly behind Luo Chen in full formal dress—their identities were already beyond all doubt.

Fengyue offered a graceful bow. ”For this concubine to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, I must still thank Brother Dao for the grace of your Elixir.”

Back then, among that batch of Nascent Soul Formation Pills, one had indeed fallen into the hands of Fenghua Palace.

Now it seemed that Fengyue was the one who had enjoyed that pill.

Luo Chen smiled, unconcerned, and casually pointed with his hand.

”Please, be seated.”

For today’s Shouyang Hall, it had been expanded, and the interior arrangement was also different from the usual relaxed style.

Desks and futons were lined up in dense, orderly rows, with melons, fruits, and pastries giving off tempting fragrances.

Coils of sandalwood incense drifted lazily, making one feel relaxed and delighted.

Little White led a group of beautiful female ghosts through the hall, currently setting out wine and drinks up front.

Fenghua and Fengyue glanced at Little White, and could not help but sigh inwardly. Even a matter like arranging the venue was being handled by a Ghost Cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage—Luo Tian Sect truly possessed deep and solid strength now!

They sat down beside Jiuling Sect, and along the way also made a simple acquaintance with Chang Xi and Meng Ye, the two that Jiuling Yuanjun had brought this time.

Luo Chen did not reminisce with these two old acquaintances for too long, because after that, more and more cultivators were entering Shouyang Hall in an unending stream.

Among them were many old friends he was quite familiar with.

For example, the three Nascent Soul True Masters from White Crane Gate—among them, True Master Xian He and He Huang he had long known, while the newly-advanced Nascent Soul Bai Yunfei, like Fengyue, had succeeded in breaking through thanks to that previous batch of Nascent Soul Formation Pills Luo Chen had brought out.

Only one person had come from Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion—Lin Qingxuan.

By rights, given the combined foundation of Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion and Yu Ding Sword Sect as two great Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects, they should not have appeared so shabby, especially since Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion had also purchased from Deng Taiyue one Nascent Soul Formation Pill refined by Luo Chen.

Yet they had still failed.

Luo Chen did not know whether the Elixir’s efficacy was insufficient, or whether that cultivator lacked the necessary opportunity, or perhaps Lin Qingxuan had deliberately suppressed him?

Without malice, Luo Chen’s thoughts drifted to that last possibility.

These days, Lin Qingxuan no longer had the impulsive air of youth; he had become mature and steady. After exchanging greetings with Luo Chen, he went of his own accord to find a table in the back and sat down.

Tian Douzi of Tiandu Sect had also arrived, bringing along no fewer than three Nascent Soul True Masters!

The foundation of the once-top Array Dao Sect of the Eastern Wasteland was not to be underestimated. Even though after the Human and Demon War, Tiandu Sect had only two Nascent Souls left, including Tian Douzi, in the hundred-plus years since the war’s end, two more newly-advanced Nascent Souls had emerged one after another.

Once Tiandu Sect arrived, Luo Chen immediately had Little White arrange the best seats for them, directly opposite Jiuling Sect.

No one questioned such arrangements.

It was not only out of regard for Tiandu Sect’s strength, and respect for Tian Douzi and Jiuling Yuanjun as both being Late Stage Nascent Soul Cultivators, but also because both of them shared a deep relationship with Luo Chen.

The powerhouses of the various Sects who came later were then seated in order of precedence.

Hundred Beasts Sect, Void Emperor Sect, Seven Cave Mountain, Dieyun Sect, Qingdan Valley—even the lone Rogue Cultivator Bao Hanjun—were all given a place.

Among these were the resurgent Void Emperor Sect and the aged yet still vigorous Seven Cave Mountain. As for Dieyun Sect, many had thought it would decline, for in those days the Sect had suffered a massive blow when the Demon Emperor’s forces launched a surprise attack at their rear, and all three of their Nascent Soul True Masters fell in that single battle. But no one had expected that Dieyun Sect would quietly foster yet another Nascent Soul expert.

As for Tao Wen of Qingdan Valley and the Rogue Cultivator Bao Hanjun, they drew quite a bit of attention as new forces and new faces, but in the end, they were still insignificant small fry.

The ones who truly set off an uproar were the arrival of White Deer Cave.

A full six Nascent Soul True Masters!

Among them was Master Peng Xiang, a newly-advanced Great Cultivator!

With such a lineup and such immense power, even in the Eastern Wasteland’s Immortal Cultivation World at its peak, White Deer Cave could have ranked among the very top Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects!

When he saw Luo Chen again, Master Peng Xiang comported himself with great ease.

He did not feel the least bit awkward about having once aided Five Elements Divine Sect Sect and thus opposed Luo Tian Sect. Times had changed, and there had never been any deep blood feud—why cling to it?