Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Back when the Youli Divine Monarch from the South Border underwent Ascension, he once revealed a heaven-supporting, earth-standing Illusion in the sea of clouds!

That was an Illusion—also called a Dharma Image in the classics—brutally condensed, as his Realm was about to step into the Void Refining Stage, from his own Qi Power imbued with the Law’s True Intent!

With Liancheng’s current Realm, it would be absolutely impossible for him to reach that level.

It could even be said that the Youli Divine Monarch’s Dharma Image back then was rather illusory, far inferior to the Phoenix Dharma Aspect condensed by Qi Xia Emperor in that battle at Mingyuan.

But Liancheng was no fool; on the contrary, for someone capable of advancing to Divine Transformation, he could be called a heaven-sent prodigy.

He had once been wounded under the Youli Divine Monarch’s hand.

Yet he also comprehended some of the other party’s methods; thus, through imitation, he used a vast amount of cloud Qi and his own Qi Power to condense this Cloud Giant.

As long as that sea of clouds did not disperse, even if Luo Chen tore the Cloud Giant before him into powder, it would quickly recover.

It could even be said that, in battle after battle, the Cloud Giant could imitate and learn Luo Chen’s methods and respond in kind.

”Do you truly take me, Luo, for a man without wit?”

Luo Chen let out a grim laugh; instead of retreating, he advanced straight toward the Cloud Giant.

That fellow also roared and lunged at Luo Chen, its tremendous bellow carrying rolling sound waves, clearly imitating Luo Chen’s earlier Yaksha Roar.

For such crude imitation, Luo Chen neither dodged nor evaded, using his Physical body to endure, relying on his Divine Soul Endowment.

Then both his hands reached out to grab the other, and the Cloud Giant did the same.

Four hands clamped together with ferocious force, engaging in a pure contest of strength.

A blast of fierce wind swept in from the side as a white giant python and a fanged giant serpent bit toward Luo Chen at the same time.

Luo Chen likewise extended two hands, each seizing one snake’s neck, leaving them unable to struggle free.

After that!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One Red Chain after another burst forth from within Luo Chen’s body, shooting into the Cloud Giant like flights of arrows.

Each chain carried an extremely powerful suppressive force, rendering the enemy unable to mobilize power for a short time.

Finally, Luo Chen’s remaining two millstone-sized palms struck the opponent’s body again and again without pause.

With every slap, a portion of Source Blood was driven in.

Every strike carried the Power of Restriction.

By the eighteenth slap, Luo Chen’s two palms moved in unison.

”Open!”

Heaven and earth paused for an instant, followed by the sound of splitting into four or five parts, echoing through the void.

Crack!

The colossal Cloud Giant suddenly shattered into countless fragments.

Liancheng saw this scene and remained unconcerned, once more drawing down the cloud Qi.

Yet this time, no matter how vast the cloud Qi was, once injected into those fragments, it was unable to make them reconverge and recombine.

Vaguely, a layer of crimson halo could be seen blocking the fusion of the cloud Qi.

”Blood Ban Technique?”

Liancheng’s brows knit slightly, as though he had not expected the other to possess such exquisite skill.

Yet what he had not expected did not end there.

Using the Tyrant Armor Removal Technique in concert with the Source Blood Restriction, Luo Chen had completely sealed this Cloud Giant, never again allowing it to restore itself at will.

Next, only a single target remained!

The nearly thousand-zhang-tall giant bent his body slightly, both feet stamping firmly into the earth, then suddenly lifted his head!

Thud!

With a powerful push of his legs, his entire person shot skyward like an arrow leaving the string.

Liancheng gave a low shout: ”Go!”

Within the boundless sea of clouds, a dragon claw appeared.

A single cloud-formed Flood Dragon bared its fangs and waved its claws, then came another and another; few gathered into many, until they numbered in the thousands and tens of thousands!

Fixing their gaze on the massive giant charging up from below, all the Cloud Dragons dove down together.

Facing this scene, Luo Chen showed not the slightest fear.

The chains on his body surged, and one Red Chain after another shot forward.

Chi! Chi! Chi!

Every Cloud Dragon that sought to tear Luo Chen apart was smashed into clumps of the purest cloud Qi by the Red Chains transformed from the Primordial Chaos Tripod, then returned to that sea of clouds.

Yet in an instant, within that sea of clouds, more Cloud Dragons were about to condense again.

It seemed just like that Cloud Giant from before; so long as the sea of clouds did not vanish, countless monsters would be spawned.

Luo Chen’s expression turned grim.

He formed a hand seal with both hands and uttered a low shout.

”Come out!”

The next moment!

Behind him, a great bird, dazzlingly bright and golden, shrieked as it flew out.

Its speed was extremely fast, as though it could slice through the void.

Its might was even greater; golden Flames followed along like Floating Ribbons.

In just an instant, the golden Fire Bird drilled into the sea of clouds.

Thousands upon thousands of Cloud Dragons roared as they surrounded it, yet the golden Fire Bird merely quivered its Feathered Wings, sprinkling streams of golden Flames, and burned all the Cloud Dragons into ash.

”Screech!”

A clear, piercing cry rang through the entire cosmos.

Surging waves of fire swept across the four seas and eight wildernesses, and the sea of clouds that had shrouded Heaven and Earth Peak for countless years collapsed in an instant.

Countless cloud masses shattered, and a torrential rain poured down.

The golden Fire Bird spread its Feathered Wings wildly amidst the pouring rain, and the scorching power on its body once again burned all the curtains of rain into nothingness.

Until the sky cleared and the air brightened, and the Bikong was washed clean.

Dong!

Luo Chen finally set foot on the summit!

And opposite him, within the God Descent Array, Liancheng could no longer remain seated.

His fingers trembled slightly, and with a trace of fear in his eyes he looked at that golden Fire Bird, which at last turned into boundless fury.

”Nirvana Sacred Fire!”

”You belong to the Demon Phoenix!”

As he spoke, his Divine Perception blossomed, and a might as heavy as a mountain pressed toward Luo Chen.

Luo Chen’s steps paused slightly, then his Divine Perception likewise burst forth, empowering his Nascent Soul Domain.

And at the very instant the sea of clouds dispersed, the Cut Off Heaven and Earth Great Array that had previously shrouded Heaven and Earth Peak collapsed in a flash!

A Green and White Fire Tree, together with the golden Fire Bird, returned into Luo Chen’s body.

Seeing this scene, there was no longer any contempt in Liancheng’s eyes, nor any trace of disdain on his face.

He had thought it tolerable enough that this youth merely commanded a Fifth Order green-white flame, still far inferior to the True Solar Fire grasped by the junior of his sect, Shi Ju.

But once the Nirvana Sacred Fire appeared, he knew he could no longer measure Luo Chen by any common logic.

Especially since the other party had also unleashed Divine Perception, empowering his Nascent Soul Domain to contend with his Divine Domain on equal footing.

This was someone who had prematurely condensed a Primordial Spirit, comprehended the Law’s True Intent, and commanded two Fifth-Order Divine Fires—his difference from a Divine Transformation Great Power was scant.

Perhaps the only thing he lacked was the missing Life Soul.

Luo Chen bore his suppression and walked forward step by step; at some unknown point, a Longsword had already appeared in his hand.

This sword was simple and ancient, its grooves chilling to the marrow.

Its whole body was shrouded in a blood-colored halo, as though it had absorbed the blood of billions.

He gazed at that pillar of light reaching into the heavens; after the sea of clouds dissipated, starlight filled the pillar, and within it a vague figure flickered in and out of sight, as if it would descend into this world at any moment.

”Upper Realm True Monarchs must not descend.”

Luo Chen did not bother to argue whether or not he belonged to Qi Xia Emperor; he merely spoke those cold words.

Then, he slashed out with a single sword!

Liancheng awaited with a cold smile.

This God Descent Array had already fully activated, using Heaven and Earth Peak as a Dao Mark, a Fifth Order Spirit Vein as its energy source, and the Spirit Mechanism of an entire continent as its guide. The intensity of the pillar of light thus formed was near equivalent to a complete Zhongzhou!

How could Luo Chen possibly sever it with a single sword?

Vast Sword Light fell with one stroke, cleaving down upon the pillar of light.

Clang!

The terrifying sonic boom made the entire Heaven and Earth Peak tremble.

Even Liancheng’s eyes revealed a trace of disbelief.

From within the pillar of light that reached the heavens came an enraged roar.

”Junior, how dare you!”

”What would I not dare!”

Sword Light rose again, sword moves were unleashed anew, endless Sky Qi converged to form a torrent of Sword Qi that was the most razor-sharp, the most tyrannically unmatched.

It was as if under this one sword, anything that dared to obstruct would be annihilated.

”Stop him!”

Within the swaying pillar of light, the furious roar sounded once more.

Liancheng could no longer sit by and watch; he rose to his full height, Qi Power surging within him, drawing in boundless Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, then struck a palm toward the void.

”Heaven and Earth!”

The Yuan Qi of the void went into chaos; Luo Chen’s body shifted slightly, and even Heaven and Earth Peak in his eyes seemed to become remote and unreachable.

But the sword move had already been unleashed and could no longer be withdrawn; he could only follow his sense and let the sword fall.

Boom!

Vast Sword Qi poured forth like a flood.

With one sword, he severed the continent!

Heaven and Earth Island, broad as a continent, under this sword was like tofu, sliced cleanly into two halves.

The residual might of the Sword Qi torrent did not abate, rolling forward; the entire ocean was split into two, towering waves a thousand, ten thousand zhang high crashed down upon the sea’s surface. Who knew how many living beings died in the aftermath of that one sword.

Blood began to spread through the vast ocean, and smoke and dust shrouded the shattered Heaven and Earth Island.

Liancheng watched this scene with lingering fear and cried out at his own narrow escape.

Had he not employed a Divine Power Skill to forcibly Teleport Luo Chen away, that sword would surely have gravely damaged the God Descent Array, perhaps even severed the transmission channel with a single stroke.

This sword move was already on par with a Divine Power Skill, and it even felt somewhat familiar.

This sword was peerlessly sharp, as though it could cleave all things; it was certainly no ordinary True Device—most likely it had already reached the Spirit Treasure Rank.

Luo Chen slowly raised the Longsword, its tip slanting to point at Liancheng.

”This sword is named Yuan Tu. Today, it will slaughter every Tianyuan Great Power!”