Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

”Why is there no spiritual energy!”

Luo Chen stared fixedly at that place, blood veins spreading crazily in his golden-light-filled eyes, as if wanting to see everything.

However, during his observation, the most anomalous situation contrary to common sense appeared.

When a Divine Transformation Cultivator ascends, whether it is voluntary ascension or forced ascension due to reaching the limit, the world will draw in a large amount of spiritual energy to aid the ascent.

Its name—Xiā Jǔ!

So it was for Alchemy Saint Chu Yan, and so it was for Youli Divine Monarch.

But after Qi Xia Emperor released her primordial spirit, it did not attract any spiritual energy. Instead, faint traces of electricity began to pervade above the Nine Heavens.

Thunder Tribulation!

”Why is there a sign of Thunder Tribulation again?” Luo Chen bit his lip, his face wrinkled with worry, ”When Chu Yan ascended, everything went smoothly. Because Daoist Sect’s leader Mo Shouzhuo forcibly intercepted part of the spiritual energy into the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, it attracted signs of Thunder Tribulation. Right now, why Qi Xia again?”

While Luo Chen was frantically pondering, an unexpected change occurred outside without his realization.

Buzz...

A wisp of misty blue light began to spread from Tungxuan Hall.

The aura of the blue light was exceedingly weak, like wild grass by the roadside that people unconsciously overlooked.

Yet, as it constantly spread and rose, the blue light became increasingly resilient and dense, eventually filling a space in the heavens, even covering Qi Xia Emperor.

The Divine Fire Phoenix made no hindrance, allowing the blue light to envelop and cover it.

After this action, the signs of Thunder Tribulation in the sky seemed to lose their target, beginning to show signs of dispersing amidst the confusion.

”What is this blue light?”

Luo Chen was utterly astonished.

”It’s Qinghe Immortal, my lord.” He Qingzi’s eyes rarely showed a look of reverence. Even when facing Qi Xia Emperor, she was merely fearful, but under that beam of blue light, she was filled with reverence. To cultivate step by step to the Stage of Spirit Communication and Divinity Transformation from the weakest Green Rice Grass in the Million Mountains, even if the combat power is not strong, it is still worthy of respect.

He Qingzi shifted her gaze, looking at Luo Chen’s high-raised chin.

”Didn’t you want to ask who they are?”

”The answer is right in front of you.”

”This ascension is not for one person but for three!”

As if to confirm her words, in the next moment, a resounding cry echoed throughout the universe.

A beam of white light burst forth, heading straight to the Nine Heavens.

Boom!

With just one impact, the Thunder Tribulation that appeared for unknown reasons scattered into nothingness.

The white light abruptly returned, revealing the slightly ethereal form of a handsome cyan bird.

She soared gracefully in the air, flying around the majestic, immobile giant Fire Phoenix.

As she flapped her wings and the blue light spread, the world returned to a peaceful state once again.

Especially under Luo Chen’s red-eyed golden pupils, countless spiritual energies were detected rushing in from all directions, transforming into beams of rosy clouds, landing on the soaring cyan bird, the swaying grass, and also on... the Divine Bird Phoenix!

Luo Chen suddenly clenched his fist.

Vaguely, he seemed to understand something.

Qi Xia Emperor was not a native demon cultivator, but a great demon from the Mystic Realm descended here.

She not only seized the power of this world but also instigated battles several times, destroying mountains and burning seas, leading to the heaven and earth reversal.

Such an entity, if the Mountain Sea Realm had consciousness, would never let her leave, let alone assist her ascension.

In Luo Chen’s view, if Qi Xia Emperor caused great turmoil again, this world might exact the harshest heavenly punishment, annihilating her completely.

But Qing Shuang and Qinghe Immortal are indeed indigenous beings.

Their success is delightful; if they wish to travel far, heaven and earth as their parents would naturally provide them with ”travel expenses.”

Offering spiritual energy and lifting them with rosy clouds is the greatest help.

It’s unknown what technique Qi Xia Emperor utilized, yet she bound the two with her, confusing the heavenly mechanism, intending to ascend together.

”But is it possible to rely on the spiritual energy drawn by merely two Divine Transformations to help her escape this world and ascend to the Immortal Realm?”

After being shocked, Luo Chen began doubting whether Qi Xia Emperor could succeed.

The quantity of spiritual energy attracted during Xiā Jǔ ascension is indeed vast, but it often suffices only for one person.

Qing Shuang and Qinghe Immortal’s joint ascension might have some differences, yet it cannot be extremely vast either.

At least from Luo Chen’s current observation, the quantity of spiritual energy surrounding the three primordial spirits is merely two or three times more than what Chu Yan had during ascension, far from reaching a transformative amount capable of lifting another’s ascension.

”Wait!”

”What if it’s not ascending to the Immortal Realm?”

”Tungxuan Hall... Mystic Realm!”

Just as Luo Chen made a bold guess, a wisp of starlight came from the outer sky, falling into Tungxuan Hall.

The starlight seemed to have guidance, forming a massive column of light with Tungxuan Hall.

Inside, three figures sat opposite each other, slowly ascending.

Outside the light column, the three massive primordial spirits seemingly summoned, all flew back into their bodies.

Bathed in the brilliant starlight, three figures slowly flew high into the sky, a great door had opened a slit above the Nine Heavens.

Luo Chen hoarsely uttered two words: ”Star Gate!”

That’s right, if he wasn’t mistaken, that incredibly familiar starry passageway formed by the Star Gate was exactly the one that appeared during Alchemy Saint Chu Yan’s ascension.

Moreover, if he guessed correctly, Qi Xia Emperor’s scheme is actually quite simple. She borrowed the spiritual energy drawn during Qinghe Immortal and Qing Shuang’s ascension to help her break free from this world’s suppression, then used Daoist Sect’s Spirit Treasure Star Gate to open a path leading to the Mystic Realm. In this way, Qi Xia Emperor could leave this small world cage, where she was being restricted like a caged golden canary.