Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

The green lamp was broken, its flame flickering faintly.

The shopkeeper, who didn’t think much of Luo Chen initially, asked casually upon seeing it:

”Want to buy it?”

Luo Chen didn’t answer but instead inquired about the lamp’s origin.

The Fat Shopkeeper replied with a frown, ”How else would it come here? It was acquired! Wanxiang Pavilion spans across large and small towns in the Great Destruction Realm. As long as there are slightly special precious items, we acquire them. This lamp isn’t really expensive; the previous shopkeeper didn’t take it when he left, so it stayed behind.”

The explanation didn’t provide much information.

Indeed, as the Fat Shopkeeper said, the lamp wasn’t considered a valuable item.

But for Luo Chen, it meant a great deal!

Because this lamp was once his magic tool, named the Broken Appearance Green Lamp!

Yes, it was merely a magic tool, acquired by Luo Chen when he casually destroyed the Shadow Light Sect in South Border back then.

Later, on Mi Realm Mountain, Luo Chen was cultivating the Space Prohibition, one of the Seven Basic Restrictions, observing the space nodes on Mi Realm Mountain day and night. During this process, Luo Chen conducted many experiments. There was one experiment that he attempted several times.

That was putting items marked with clues inside a storage bag and forcibly breaking the storage bag. Through the shattering of this space treasure, he observed the most subtle space fluctuations.

During the experiments, one phenomenon particularly intrigued Luo Chen.

With the shattering of the storage bag, some precious items would fall into the real world, while others would mysteriously vanish without a trace.

Even if he placed Divine Soul, Qi Power, and even Qi-Blood marks on these items, he couldn’t track them down.

The Broken Appearance Green Lamp was one of the experimental subjects that disappeared!

To Luo Chen’s surprise, this item appeared in the small town of Qingshan.

Despite the complete erasure of the Divine Consciousness and Magic Power marks on it, a small amount of Qi-Blood mark still remained. This was the reason Luo Chen could easily activate it.

”I say, are you buying or not?” The Fat Shopkeeper urged impatiently.

Luo Chen stared at the green lamp for a long time, then finally put it down.

”If you’re not buying, stop asking around and wasting time. Go, go...”

Luo Chen wasn’t bothered by this attitude, pondering as he left the Myriad Aspects Tower.

After Luo Chen left, the Fat Shopkeeper began arranging the items Luo Chen had touched. When he came to the slightly warm green lamp, he suddenly recalled something, his expression uncertain and puzzled.

”How can he activate this item?”

...

Qingshan Smoke Workshop is established within Qingshan Town, with a vast area.

There were numerous houses and piled-up raw materials.

This tobacco workshop integrates raw material processing, coarse processing, and fine processing, producing a large amount of Mishan Smoke each year, transported by special merchant teams to the main city.

Under a large tree at the entrance, Luo Chen stood in the shade, softly rubbing his chin, looking thoughtful.

He was completely sure that the green lamp was his experiment magic tool, but he couldn’t understand why it appeared here.

The Broken Appearance Green Lamp itself wasn’t valuable, so he didn’t plan to buy it.

Yet Luo Chen vaguely sensed that the reason the Broken Appearance Green Lamp was here might be crucially related to him ending up in the Great Destruction Realm, perhaps even the same answer!

”Why is it exactly?”

”Storage bags shattered in the Mountain Sea Realm, yet some precious items disappear. Have they all gone to the Great Destruction Realm?”

”What exactly is the Great Destruction Realm?”

Amidst his thoughts, a faint noise came from inside the tobacco workshop.

Luo Chen frowned and looked over.

...

”I never thought Xiao Lan was so beautiful!”

”It’s almost noon, why go back in this heat? How about coming to my place for a meal?”

”Why hide...”

Lai Er looked at the woman dodging him, his eyes filled with lecherous glints.

He had never expected that this female worker in the tobacco workshop named Jing Lan would possess such an exquisite face!

If he hadn’t visited the workshop today, he might have missed her.

Ordinarily, the other person would be dirtied and grey-faced, and with the cigarette-making process’s pungent smell and Jing Lan’s constant introverted nature, he hardly paid any attention.

Today, even though she didn’t really dress up, she merely wiped off the soot from her face, lightly shaped her eyebrows, and moisturized her lips, giving off an aura of elegant beauty.

Such beauty is truly celestial within the town.

”Why not follow me, you’ll have food and warmth, and won’t have to do these tiring chores daily. Look at your small hand, it’s become rough...”

As he spoke, he reached out his hand.

Jing Lan was filled with panic, her eyes moistening.

Lai Er’s reputation, everyone in Qingshan Town knew.

Using his management position in the tobacco workshop, he had been domineering for years, having five or six concubines in his house.

But those women didn’t lead good lives!

Once Lai Er grew tired of them, they still had to engage in various heavy and laborious tasks, and the money earned had to be turned over to support Lai Er.

The hardship was even greater than ordinary farmers.

Today, accompanying Luo Chen out, and unexpectedly dressing up slightly, she had instead attracted Lai Er’s attention.

Henceforth, her days of working in the tobacco workshop wouldn’t be peaceful.

Seeing Lai Er reach out, she slapped his hand away and frantically ran outside.

Of course, Lai Er wouldn’t let the beauty he finally discovered escape, and was about to chase, but a tall figure blocked his path.

”Who are you?”

Luo Chen did not look at him, but instead directed his gaze towards Jing Lan.

Jing Lan’s face showed a hint of relief, then she bit her lip and shook her head.

Seeing this exchange, Lai Er was filled with rage.

”This is the Tobacco Workshop’s restricted area. Who allowed you to come in here? Looking for a beating!”

As he shouted angrily, Lai Er swung his fist towards Luo Chen.

Slap!

The fist, as large as a sandbag, was caught in someone’s palm.

Luo Chen paid no attention, instead raising his head to look at a small building in the distance.

A gaze full of confusion met his.

”Ah, it hurts, it hurts...”

Lai Er’s agonized cries rang in the ears, Luo Chen let out a light hum, casually releasing his grip, with several strands of invisible Qi Strength drilling upward.

Lai Er looked at the other party in terror, large beads of sweat breaking out on his forehead, his arm hanging powerless.

”You...”

”Let’s go!”

Luo Chen turned and stepped out of the Tobacco Workshop, with Jing Lan following closely behind.

Lai Er could only watch helplessly, feeling no desire for revenge, only fear in his heart.

After leaving the Tobacco Workshop.

Jing Lan suddenly said, ”I have nothing to do with that person.”

Luo Chen casually responded.

Jing Lan bit her lip, ”He is the assistant manager of the Tobacco Workshop, responsible for handling the Midi Trees, and usually also takes care of security. I’m afraid of retaliation later...”

The woman’s words were interrupted by Luo Chen.

”Don’t worry.”

Just four words, yet they brought Jing Lan immense comfort, as if whatever he said would come to be.

She put on her hat, bowed her head, and gradually followed Luo Chen out of Qingshan Town.

Meanwhile, within the Tobacco Workshop.

An elderly man with a slightly sinister expression stood upstairs, still watching the direction Luo Chen and Jing Lan left.

He waved his hand, and someone quickly went upstairs.

”Go investigate that man!”

...

After the trip to Qingshan Town, Luo Chen and Jing Lan’s life did not change at all.

It was still the same as before, getting up early for farming, resting at midday, and in the evening doing some simple field work under the cool breeze.

Although Luo Chen’s body remained thin, he was getting healthier each day.

Perhaps it was due to the recent harvest of new rice, Jing Lan’s meals had improved greatly compared to the initial days of mostly thin gruel.

Due to the better diet and conscious grooming, Jing Lan’s complexion became more rosy and her demeanor changed compared to before.

In the village, everyone said it was because she had found herself a man.

However, in reality, the man did not linger even briefly on her carefully groomed face but often stared blankly at the vast sky.

Jing Lan didn’t know why, and could only feel sorrow quietly.

One evening, while Jing Lan was sewing new clothes inside the house, she faintly heard footsteps outside.

She hurried out and was taken aback at a glance.

”Master Yan, why are you here?”

Master Yan, who usually appeared sinister, looked somewhat amiable today.

”Xiao Lan, where is your man?”

Jing Lan hesitated before saying, ”He went to the back mountain to fetch water.”

The village’s water wells were located on the shady side of the back mountain, and it was Luo Chen who had been fetching the water these days.

Hearing this, Master Yan seemed surprised.

Such a person, actually doing these things?

”Then let’s wait a bit!”

Master Yan waved his hand, and the group of attendants behind him put down the items they had brought, then went outside to wait.

Jing Lan was puzzled and worriedly asked, ”Master Yan, you aren’t here because of Lai Er, are you?”

Master Yan smiled slightly, ”Don’t worry, Lai Er already died suddenly of illness a few days ago.”

”Ah!” Jing Lan was stunned.

Just at that moment, a figure walked over from the back mountain, carrying two buckets stably without spilling a single drop.

Returning home, he seemed unsurprised by Master Yan’s arrival, going about pouring water into the home barrel.

Jing Lan followed behind, wanting to speak but holding back.

”Stay at home!”

Luo Chen casually instructed, then walked out, glancing at Master Yan who was patiently waiting.

”You came later than I expected.”