Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

One technique mastered, all techniques mastered!

Facing martial arts, he has his own unique insights.

After all, it’s all just about the utilization of energy.

Especially, he still holds the panel with numerous Achievement Points stored on it, enough for him to deduce and complete a forbidden technique.

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The caravan moves slowly forward, without suffering any bandit raids from start to finish.

This is related to the strength of the Yixian City caravan, and largely because of the presence of the expert Tie Xiong.

Even when occasionally encountering fierce wild beasts along the way, Chu Zhaonan leads the Xuan Armor Army to handle them personally.

Luo Chen occasionally showed interest and studied those wild beasts that frightened the mortals in the Great Destruction Realm, but didn’t detect anything peculiar.

Although they are fiercer and larger than those in the Mountain Sea Realm, they ultimately do not reach the level of Demon Beasts.

Eventually, Luo Chen lost interest.

However, listening to Chu Zhaonan talking about the unique beasts in the desolate area of Mo Feng City sparked some anticipation in Luo Chen.

Along the journey, the huge caravan entered another city, conducting a division of people and goods.

Xiao Feng and Tie Xiong planned to visit the local authorities in Xilong City.

Upon their first parting, Luo Chen casually asked, ”Do you want us to wait for you?”

Xiao Feng calmly replied, ”Don’t let us waste your time, my Lord. You should head straight to Mo Feng City. After we’re done here, we’ll quickly catch up with you.”

Luo Chen didn’t insist, nor did he mention visiting the returnees in Xilong City.

The caravan continued forward.

Several days later, Xiao Feng and Tie Xiong caught up with the group, then parted again in the next city.

Thus, they repeatedly parted and reunited.

The initially cumbersome caravan gradually became more streamlined.

Three months later.

By the time they reached Mo Feng City, the accompanying goods had been reduced to a few carts.

On the carriage.

Luo Chen closed the book, a look of satisfaction on his face.

The forbidden technique ”Heaven and Earth Reversal” had finally been completed in his hands.

The Qi Blood Path is ever-changing.

The method of advancement is through Pill Embracing to become Gang, evolving into the Heaven and Earth Furnace.

It emphasizes condensation of the singular, identifying patterns amidst myriad changes.

Yet, ”Heaven and Earth Reversal” seeks to break patterns, utilizing an inverse method to operate Gang Qi, even causing the Qi Blood Furnace to reverse its flow.

In this way, during battle, one’s power can be doubled.

Rather than calling it a Slaughter Technique, it more closely resembles the Withering and Flourishing Divine Prohibition studied by Luo Chen years ago.

Only one emphasizes temporary burst, the other prolonged energy storage.

The former harms the physical body, while the latter is time-consuming.

Luo Chen naturally looks down upon such body-origin consuming slaughter methods, and after his modifications, this forbidden technique has changed drastically.

Taking its strengths and discarding its dross.

Yet its might is undiminished but increased!

According to Luo Chen’s estimations, if he performs ”Heaven and Earth Reversal” as conceived, its might should exceed three to five times.

Moreover, this limit will elevate alongside the energies he masters.

Especially if he can truly integrate Divine Wind and cultivate his own Divine Firmness Fighting Qi, the power of this forbidden technique will surely be even greater!

”Could it reach the level of Divine Power?”

As Luo Chen contemplated this, a respectful voice came from outside the carriage.

”My Lord, we’ve arrived at Mo Feng City.”

Luo Chen lifted the curtain and looked outside.

The ancient city walls came into view, though not as tall as Yixian City, the long bricks with mottled claw marks and dark blood added a fiercer aura.

Combining Chu Zhaonan’s introductions along the way, Luo Chen knew the living conditions in Mo Feng City were much harsher than those in Yixian City.

From the faces of the passing citizens, one could see the clues.

Unlike the ordinary people in Yixian City who, despite hardships, have hope on their faces, the citizens of Mo Feng City mostly display apathy and coldness from being battered by wind and frost.

”Is it due to the Destruction Mist, one of the three great calamities?”

Luo Chen thought as such.

According to Chu Zhaonan, Yixian City only suffers from the Divine Wind and Ghost Rain calamities, while cities located in remote areas within the Seventy-two Cities are prone to minor Destruction Mist.

And when the thick fog arrives, special beasts appear within the mist.

They are called ”Fog Beasts.”

These Fog Beasts seem born to slaughter, instinctively attacking any area where life congregates.

Mo Feng City is the first to bear the brunt.

”If given the chance, I’d like to see these so-called Fog Beasts.”

Luo Chen thought, then asked casually, ”Haven’t Xiao Feng and his group caught up yet?”

Chu Zhaonan saw that Luo Chen’s mood was quite good, so he smiled and answered, ”The City Lord and his group were at Yellow Sand City on their last stop, which is quite far from here, so they likely won’t make it today. But arrangements have been made here, my Lord can rest for a night. After greeting Mo Feng City, tomorrow we’ll head to the Huifeng Mountain Range.”

Luo Chen murmured, ”Let’s enter the city then!”

The caravan started again, slowly entering the ancient Mo Feng City.

Once inside, the local customs and practices felt vastly different from Yixian City.

But before Luo Chen could observe much, his expression suddenly shifted, his gaze unhesitatingly focused on a distant high building.

”My Lord, what happened?”

Following beside, Chu Zhaonan asked curiously.

In Luo Chen’s eyes, a flash of red light appeared, and he slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

”It’s nothing!”

But in his mind, an image of an aged, sickly face had already emerged.

”Is that one of the returnees who failed to break through and returned severely injured?”