Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Regarding matters of the Luo Sect, Luo Chen knows little.

Most of it is hearsay.

But some of the major events, he is quite aware of.

Especially the internal strife within the Luo Sect back then, when the Right Envoy Nan Yiqi, one of the two envoys, practiced the Beihai Demon Art, intending to refine all the members of the sect alive to create a Million Soul-Consuming Banner that could rival a Divine Transformation Great Power.

From Luo Chen’s current perspective, Nan Yiqi was simply indulging in wishful thinking.

The Million Soul-Consuming Banner is indeed of spiritual treasure level, but it also depends on who controls it and the order of its main soul, otherwise, how could it contend with a Divine Transformation Great Power?

Luo Chen himself had previously refined a Million Soul-Consuming Banner, with its main soul being a Fifth Order Ghost God Kui Ox, yet it was still overshadowed by the profound heritage of the Tianyuan Daoist Sect.

The wishful thinking of Nan Yiqi ultimately resulted in failure, and he fled to the North Sea.

That internal strife greatly diminished the vital energy of the Luo Sect, the top sect of the Southern Border, and the Supreme Elder Meng Shentong went into closed-door cultivation to heal for many years.

Most importantly, a Gu worm within was conveniently stolen by Nan Yiqi.

Now, with Nan Qi Old Ghost using this as a pretext, it indeed piqued Luo Chen’s interest.

The way of Gu worms, mysterious and wondrous!

Whether it is the evil of Demon Heart, the pain of the Hundred Poison, or the cosmic transformation connected by the two divine Gu of calamity and blessing, all contain great creations.

Luo Chen deeply suffered from it, yet also derived much benefit.

This robust physique of his owes part to the Hundred Poison King Gu!

”Hand over that Gu worm!” Luo Chen demanded directly, without any circumlocution.

Nan Qi Old Ghost was stunned, ”You know it’s a Gu worm?”

Luo Chen smiled slightly, ”To Southern Border practitioners, secret treasures, talismans, and elixirs aren’t all that important, Gu worms are the fundamental. Since you said it’s an important item, it must be a Gu worm.”

Nan Qi Old Ghost’s expression changed, his emotions fluctuating visibly without a physical form to mask them, lively to the point of being apparent at a glance.

He hesitated and said, ”That treasure is indeed a Gu worm, and I can give it to you, senior. But you must let me go!”

”Must?” Luo Chen countered, with a hint of sarcasm in his expression.

Nan Qi Old Ghost shuddered at heart, hastily saying, ”This Gu worm has already been refined with my heart’s blood. If I fall, it will self-destruct along with me, so don’t force it, senior.”

Luo Chen’s lips curled slightly, ”I won’t force it, just a mere external item. However...”

As he spoke, an item appeared in his hand.

It was a letter poison, which Meng Shentong had handed to him during a brief exchange back then.

The purpose was for him to notify Meng Shentong when encountering Nan Qi Old Ghost.

Upon seeing the letter poison, Nan Qi Old Ghost’s face changed greatly.

”What do you think, if I hand you over to Meng Shentong, given the strict rules of the Luo Sect, how will he deal with you as a traitor?”

Nan Qi Old Ghost shivered involuntarily.

As a disciple of the Luo Sect, he knows the top sect of the Southern Border more profoundly than anyone.

Its secret techniques targeting the divine soul are countless, there is always one suitable for dealing with his current state.

Moreover, given the soul technique expertise Luo Chen displayed when searching the soul of the Lie Tian Sect Master earlier, it’s likely he won’t even get past Luo Chen.

Amidst the silence, Luo Chen’s indifferent voice came through.

”Behave yourself. Today, your demise is inevitable. But there are two ways to die, soul dispersal, and rebirth. If I’m in a good mood, I might allow you to disband naturally and hopefully cultivate again in the next life.”

A ”might” word, evidently not a promise, leaving how Luo Chen will ultimately act entirely dependent on Nan Qi Old Ghost’s own conduct.

Under pressure, Nan Qi Old Ghost suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

”Enough, since today I fall into your hands, there’s no need for futile resistance.”

”Senior, take a look at this item.”

”Its name—Vacuum Gu!”

Only to see the Nascent Soul Small Person by Nan Qi Old Ghost’s mouth open up and spit out, a beam of black light flew out.

Luo Chen fixed his gaze on it.

It lay quietly in the air, about the size of a child’s thumb, toothless, and its entirety seemed carved from pure dark glaze devoid of all reflectivity.

But once divine perception brushed over it, the surface was not as smooth as glaze, but covered in countless extremely fine wrinkles and ravines. These wrinkles and ravines, though tiny, gave the sense of countless layers of ancient ice compacted over millennia.

Noticing an unfamiliar divine perception, the Vacuum Gu suddenly grew restless.

Wave after wave of ripples slowly spread out as it moved its wrinkled body.

The entire hall seemed as if it was about to sink into the void.

”Calm!”

Luo Chen shouted lowly, his eyes abruptly changing, showing red eyes with golden pupils.

Now seeing, those ripples clearly showed a manifestation of distorted space.

Luo Chen’s heart was moved, murmuring, ”This thing contains a trace of the true meaning of spatial laws!”

Nan Qi Old Ghost was surprised, looking at Luo Chen, ”Senior, your insight is impressive, recognizing the essence of this Gu at a glance. The Vacuum Gu indeed contains a trace of the true meaning of spatial laws, rumored to have been born in the boundless void, capable of transforming into a world at its pinnacle. Our Luo Sect researched various secret techniques and divine powers from it, even hypothesizing about its vacuum hometown, but unfortunately, for thousands of years, the Luo Sect has not produced a Divine Transformation Great Power capable of nurturing this Gu to the Fifth Order level. Otherwise, its name might not be inferior to the three great divine Gu of the Gate of Life and Death.”

Luo Chen’s gaze flickered, landing on Nan Qi Old Ghost.

”So, you managed to forcibly break my seal and escape the battlefield using the secret techniques performed by this Gu?”

Nan Qi Old Ghost nodded, then smiled bitterly, ”Sadly, my skills are lacking, unable to fully exert this Gu’s power. If our sect’s Supreme Elder Meng Shentong used this Gu, combined with the Broken Sky Blade, he could be unmatched in the Nascent Soul Realm and even have a slim chance of escape facing a Divine Transformation.”