Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

The first battle ended too quickly.

In the blink of an eye, reversals came one after another.

But this was only the perspective of martial arts experts; for those ordinary people who couldn’t see the real details of the battle, Granny Yu’s defeat was expected.

After all, the reputation of the Wood Wolf God Monarch far surpassed Granny Yu. The fact that she could hold on for so long was rather admirable.

And the upcoming second battle was even more anticipated.

Whether it was the Red Fire Old Monster or the Silver Hand Yama, both were experts native to Yixian City, renowned for many years.

Although they had never clashed in public, their strengths were long rumored to be almost evenly matched, being on par with each other.

For the audience, a competition with too much disparity wasn’t quite entertaining.

A battle where the contenders are evenly matched is the scene they wish to see.

Sure enough!

The subsequent second contest saw the scene erupt in intensity.

Both the Red Fire Old Monster and the Silver Hand Yama excelled at direct confrontation.

Their exchanges were blow for blow, with Gang Qi rampant, making the spectators’ blood boil.

Cheers and shouts surged directly to the skies.

Amidst such noise and clamor, even Tie Xiong, with the highest realm in attendance, couldn’t help but show a tense expression, his heart hanging in suspense. After all, the second battle would likely influence the overall course, requiring him to focus entirely on the contest.

Contrarily, Luo Chen, who had much to say in the previous match, became noticeably quieter.

He simply watched the duel quietly, a hint of suspicion on his face.

For martial artists, they do not primarily cultivate the Divine Soul, thus do not develop Divine Consciousness or Divine Perception. The drawback of this kind of cultivation is the lack of Divine Consciousness assistance in battle, leading to sluggish reactions to enemy movements.

But real combat wasn’t like this!

Whether it was the previous duel between Granny Yu and the Wood Wolf God Monarch, or the present fight between Red Fire and Silver Hand Yama, they evidently displayed clear tactics.

Against enemy attacks, they often made relatively perfect responses.

In precarious situations, they preemptively made counterattacks.

This definitely wasn’t achieved by relying solely on the eyes!

As for physical instincts?

Luo Chen pondered this, but those who could reach the Furnace Realm had already achieved absolute control over their physical bodies.

This advantage, once offset by each other, counted for little.

Therefore, there is just one true answer!

”Qi Mechanism Sensing!”

This term appeared again in Luo Chen’s mind.

It wasn’t a foreign term; after all, Tie Xiong had just mentioned it once.

But the first time Luo Chen truly heard the term was several hundred years ago from his friend Wang Yuan.

At that time, Wang Yuan hadn’t yet cultivated to the Furnace Realm, yet while facing a top assassin using a bizarre Magic Item, he effortlessly found the enemy’s body, thereby achieving an easy victory.

Later, during Luo Chen’s five hundred years of battles, he also directly experienced this technique once.

It was... Qing Shuang!

Uncontrollably, Luo Chen thought of that woman, that person who also practiced Magic and Body Double Cultivation like him.

In the Netherworld Sea battle, Luo Chen relied on his Red Eyes Golden Pupils to spy on spatial fluctuations, perfectly predicting Qing Shuang’s abrupt attacks. He also leveraged his powerful Divine Soul Endowment to perform the Ghost-God Evading Technique, repeatedly invalidating Qing Shuang’s forced assaults.

That time, he should have had the upper hand in the battle, but in reality, the advantage was erased after just a few rounds.

Simply because Qing Shuang also used the ”Qi Mechanism Sensing” technique to counteract the Ghost-God Evading Technique and effectively dealt damage to him.

The mind moves at will, intention is issued through Qi.

Every creature has Qi Mechanism.

Unless the physical body reaches the Fourth-Tier Leakless Realm, one’s Qi Mechanism will invariably radiate outward.

Especially Luo Chen’s body, once cultivated to the Ancient Wilderness Five Stages, with such vast Qi Mechanism that no matter how well-concealed, it was still like a bright moon in a dark night.

So, Qing Shuang could easily level the difference in Divine Soul Endowment and compete evenly with Luo Chen then.

Luo Chen thought of these past events not out of nostalgia, but due to a sudden inspiration.

”If I could master this technique, could it replace the current drawback of not being able to activate Divine Perception?”

For cultivators, lacking Divine Consciousness and Divine Perception is almost equivalent to being blind.

Luo Chen wasn’t blind because of his Red Eyes Golden Pupils, nurtured since the Qi Refinement Stage.

However, in this world, there are ultimately some existences the eyes cannot penetrate.

If he could master the Qi Sensing Technique, perhaps Luo Chen could possess another pair of ”eyes.”

As for how to grasp it?

Luo Chen stopped watching the battle in the Martial Arts Arena, closing his eyes, his Qi-Blood sinking into an eerie calm.

No one noticed this moment.

All attention was on the Martial Arts Arena, and who would care about Luo Chen’s change.

Luo Chen maintained a calm and composed heart, and his previously boiling qi-blood suddenly became as tranquil as a peaceful lake. The two Circulation Pill Seeds he had previously condensed stopped rotating but instead illuminated the universe.

With his whole body as the boundary, a series of silhouettes inexplicably reflected in the tranquil lake.

”Is it really this simple?”

In an instant, Luo Chen had mastered a top-notch technique that only martial artists of the Furnace Realm could barely grasp.

But he wasn’t complacent.

Wang Yuan had once realized this move in advance at the Blood River Realm.

By inheriting the experiences of predecessors, cultivating from the book ”Divine Firmness Fighting Qi,” and having a solid foundation in the physical body, learning this move in advance was merely a natural progression.

At this moment, Luo Chen was delighted to have initially learned this method, subconsciously disseminating his Qi Mechanism to sense more people.

The first batch, naturally, were the people seated closest to him in the viewing stands.

Surprisingly, though the qi-mechanism of figures like Xiao San Niang and General Chu shone brightly like a furnace, Tie Xiong’s qi-mechanism couldn’t be sensed at all.

”No, it’s not that it can’t be sensed, but that the other party’s concealment is quite good.”

Luo Chen focused on restraining his qi-blood, forming an even more condensed and powerful Qi Mechanism and spreading it towards Tie Xiong.

”I sensed it!”

A wisp of Qi Mechanism well-hidden, yet resembling fireflies in the dark night, flickered around him.

Meanwhile.

Tie Xiong furrowed his brow and subconsciously glanced at Luo Chen.

Soon after, horror was etched on his face.

It felt as though he was no longer seated next to a human, but rather an Ancient Giant Beast, eyeing him covetously.

”This Qi Mechanism is too terrifying!”

However, Luo Chen’s attention to him was fleeting, shifting other places the moment he sensed it.

From left to right, the main viewing platform, the right viewing platform, until every spectator in the Martial Arts Arena!

Countless Qi Mechanisms were reflected entirely in Luo Chen’s internal qi-blood lake.

Most people were unaware, because Luo Chen’s Qi Mechanism was overwhelmingly stronger than anyone could imagine.

At this moment, his covert observation was akin to a giant studying ants, and how would the ants possibly notice the gaze from above?

However, atop the main viewing platform, the previously somewhat lazy Wuyou Envoy’s eyebrows suddenly trembled, and he stood up with his hair standing on end.

”Envoy, what’s the matter?”

Beside him, puzzled gazes were directed at him.

The Wuyou Envoy took a deep breath, glanced over the entire arena with a look of fear, and finally sat back down empty-handed.

”Could it be that I was hallucinating?”

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”Chi Huo lost!”

A sigh echoed beside his ears.

Luo Chen swiftly retracted his Qi Mechanism, his face revealing a thoughtful expression.

Even Qi Sensing Technique comes in two methods.

One is passive induction, distinguishing between friend and foe upon contact, which is the doctrine mastered by Furnace Realm martial artists. This one is more like a passive defense mechanism from realm enhancement.

The other, the method he just applied, requires active induction and could be mastered only at Leakless Realm. The technique isn’t difficult but requires one’s vast Qi Mechanism as a foundation.

In this light, Wang Yuan was indeed a prodigy!

With his meager endowment from those days, he was able to leap across two major realms and mastered the active Qi Sensing Technique in advance, which is truly remarkable.

After a moment of lament, Luo Chen’s gaze swept across everyone.

Tie Xiong appeared untouched, while his Leakless Golden Body was still imperfect, so Luo Chen could capture a trace of Qi Mechanism that escaped. It could be related to him using a Secret Technique to forcibly break through Leakless Realm. This is not surprising; a great monk Luo Chen met before was the same, and that person ended up being torn apart by him.

In the vast Martial Arts Arena, apart from Tie Xiong, the strongest Qi Mechanism belonged to the Wuyou Envoy. His strength outmatched that of the renowned Iron Butcher; he was a strong ant.

Meanwhile, the seemingly subtle Young City Lord Xiao Feng had a substantial realm. His strength surpassed that of his brother Xiao Yun, entering the Furnace Realm unbeknownst to the world!

In addition, Luo Chen even detected a familiar Qi Mechanism within the Martial Arts Arena, belonging to Xiao Zirui, whom he’d seen earlier; he too was secretly observing the match.

Luo Chen was very satisfied with this experiment.

”Though the Qi Sensing Technique isn’t as convenient as Divine Perception exploration, it still has distinct advantages.”

”In this Great Destruction Realm, it’s akin to having a second pair of eyes beyond one’s own.”

”Should the day come that I leave this Land of No Spirit, when battling cultivators of the same level, the Qi Sensing Technique could perhaps establish an unexpected advantage as Qing Shuang did in her battle with me!”

However, contrary to his satisfaction and joy, the atmosphere on his own viewing stand was rather heavy.

Especially after the waning Chi Huo returned, this oppressive atmosphere peaked.

Two consecutive defeats!

Tie Xiong glanced at Xiao San Niang and Luo Chen, then composedly stood up.

”Let me handle it!”