Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Broken walls and shattered ruins, beams and pillars collapsed.

The outline of a city imprinted itself upon their sight.

Several figures sped over, walking within, each face bearing deep curiosity.

”In the Wilderness, there is actually an ancient city built by the Human Clan!”

”These architectural styles are completely different from those of the Five Continents of Mountain Sea Realm today; they seem to be from Ancient Times?”

”Hm, on this wall, there still seem to be remnants of murals? They look like some kind of Demon Beasts?”

”This is truly strange. Aside from Hundred Beasts Sect, the buildings of our Human Clan Sects usually only carve auspicious beasts. Why are there so many ferocious vicious beasts painted here?”

”It should be Loulan Ancient City.”

”Loulan?”

Everyone was astonished, and looked toward Luo Chen with curiosity.

Luo Chen pondered slightly, then spoke slowly, ”Back then, the Five Continents Holy Land of Mountain Sea Realm were in fact not native Sects of this realm, but came from the Outer Heavenly Xuan Realm. It was they who came to this world, blazing a trail through hardship, hunting Demons and slaying Savage Beasts, gradually opening up the Five Continents Immortal Cultivation World. But in this world, it was not that there were no indigenous Human Clan.”

Regarding the Five Continents Holy Land of Mountain Sea Realm, during their travels in the Wilderness, Luo Chen would occasionally recount matters to everyone.

He had the Mystic Realm Secret Record bestowed by Youli Divine Monarch, so for the most part he could narrate with vivid detail.

Combining it with current records in some classics, deducing the affairs of Ancient Times was not too difficult.

Gu Caiyi asked curiously, ”Husband means that this Loulan Ancient City was built by the indigenous Human Clan of Mountain Sea Realm?”

”Yes.” Luo Chen’s gaze swept over those buildings that had endured the tempering of ages and had begun to gradually turn to sand; faintly, he could still see many residual murals of flying beasts and walking beasts. ”The indigenous folk of this realm were weak in strength, either enslaved by Spirit Desolate Beasts, or used as food by powerful Savage Beasts. Thus, in the natural mix of fear and longing, they took the Savage Beasts, once the masters of this world, as the totem of their Sacrificial Official faith. These remaining murals are the proof.”

Because of fear, therefore they worship.

Because of strength, therefore they yearn.

This reasoning is not hard to grasp.

Gu Caiyi, somewhat thoughtful, unconsciously asked, ”But why would they establish their dwelling place in a land like the Wilderness, which is so barren of resources. Oh, looking at it now, it doesn’t seem barren at all.”

The latter sentence made the rest involuntarily laugh.

The people of the Outer World all believed the Wilderness perilous, and its resources exceedingly barren.

Yet in these few years of roaming, Luo Chen and his companions had found the Wilderness to be completely opposite from common description; there was simply no sign of resource barrenness, and instead surprise awaited everywhere.

Ore veins scarce in the Outer World, Spirit Medicine of a thousand or ten thousand years, and many extinct primeval strange breeds.

Aside from the act of hunting High-level Wild Beasts itself, Gu Caiyi, Tian Xuan and the others, merely by casually collecting herbs, ore veins, and even Top Grade Spirit Stones, had already gained more than the lifetime assets of their Cultivation so far.

This likely had to do with the fact that for several thousand years, there had been no trace of Human Cultivators in the Wilderness.

Some resources of great use to Human Cultivators were not worth mentioning in the eyes of Savage Beasts, and so were unknowingly preserved.

Of course, if one came here now aiming at the abundant Cultivation resources to pick at will, that would be sheer delusion.

Without the protection of a Divine Transformation Great Power like Luo Chen, even ordinary Nascent Soul experts entering would face mortal danger.

Those apex Great Desolate Beasts care nothing about the revered status of Nascent Soul True Masters in the Outer World.

The topic had strayed a bit; Gu Caiyi asked in puzzlement, ”The Five Continents of Mountain and Sea are all lands rich in resources. Why did the indigenous Human Clan not build their cities in the heartlands, using the abundant resources to strengthen themselves?”

For this question, Luo Chen was somewhat helpless.

”The answer lies within your very question. At times, Caiyi, you mustn’t rely too much on me; try using thought in place of asking.”

Gu Caiyi froze, and then understood Luo Chen’s intent.

Too much habit breeds dependence.

But if Luo Chen were to depart upon Ascension, upon whom could she then depend?

Her heart could not help but grow a little dim.

Yet soon after, Gu Caiyi rallied her spirits; at the very least, these ten years in the Wilderness were for her a deeply etched, beautiful memory.

She turned to consider the earlier question, and in an instant grasped the reason for Luo Chen’s helplessness.

The answer truly was hidden within the question.

Gu Caiyi blurted out:

”Because they were weak, they were forced to leave the heartlands of the Five Continents and build cities and nations in what was then the barren Wilderness.”

Luo Chen nodded slightly, ”Yes. Likewise because of weakness, the Savage Beasts were defeated and driven from the Five Continents, retreating into the Wilderness. Their retreat allowed the Human Clan to flourish. Yet Loulan Ancient City in the Wilderness, because of the mass incursion of Savage Beasts, was destroyed in an instant.”

The historical truth buried beneath the yellow sands was thus unearthed in such a simple and direct manner.

After a round of sighs, their movements did not slow.

One figure after another separated, searching among the broken walls and ruined eaves.

Treasure hunting!

Even the weak Human Clan of Ancient Times might have some unique merit.

If they could find one or two, it might serve their own Cultivation, playing the role of borrowing another mountain’s stone to polish their jade.

Luo Chen smiled, swept out his Divine Perception, then let his gaze fall upon the very center of Loulan Ancient City.

With a leap, Luo Chen descended upon that spot.

With a great sweep of his sleeve, the dust and smoke all vanished.

A gigantic sacrificial altar was revealed in its entirety; upon the altar there were faint imprints of patterns, most of them broken, yet still showing the form of an Array.

A massive pillar lay toppled across the altar.

Judging from the layout of the place, it should have once stood upright at the very center of the altar.

At Luo Chen’s thought, the pillar rumbled upright, slotting into the central groove of the altar.

Looking now, countless flying beasts and walking beasts were painted upon the pillar, the whole of it suffused with a blood-red hue.