Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Nine Smoke Tower.

One of the most important external enterprises of the Fang Family, the foremost noble family in Wuyou City.

The main business is collecting exotic treasures and secret arts and cultivation methods.

Occasionally, it also hosts some high-profile trade conventions.

Recently, the number of guests entering and leaving the Nine Smoke Tower has increased over tenfold.

This has made the shopkeeper responsible for it beam with joy, unable to hide his delight.

Everyone is well aware of the reason for this change.

The hundred-year cycle is due, and the Nine-layered Tower opens!

A large number of high-level martial artists who have been arduously cultivating there take this opportunity to come out, either to rest or to recuperate, and also to purchase resources for preparing for the next entry into the Nine-layered Immortal Tower for cultivation.

These high-level martial artists who came out also brought back some resources completely different from those in the Great Destruction Realm.

Some of these resources are ordinary and unappealing to them, so for the sake of convenience, they basically hand them over to the Nine Smoke Tower to handle.

This is why there has been a massive influx of ordinary guests entering and leaving the Nine Smoke Tower.

Manager Fang was tapping on the abacus at the counter, unable to hide his joy, as the daily earnings now are equivalent to a month or even several months previously.

By the end of this year, he will be able to hand over a perfect report card to the clan and then enjoy a blissful retirement.

”Shopkeeper, a distinguished guest has arrived; you may need to attend to this personally.”

A maid reported proactively, interrupting Manager Fang’s daydream.

He frowned slightly, ”What kind of distinguished guest requires me to attend personally? If they’re those newcomers wanting to join the trade conventions, just lead them up directly, won’t you?”

The maid cautiously replied, ”This one is different.”

”What’s so different? I’m curious to see.”

Manager Fang spoke thusly, but his demeanor became serious, tidying up his attire before stepping out.

When he saw the Wuyou Order that Xiang Fei handed over, his initial disdain vanished completely.

”This is the highest order of the clan’s Golden Order!”

Luo Chen did not know that the Wuyou Order was divided into levels, but since this one is of a higher grade, it naturally was better.

”I heard that the Nine Smoke Tower hosts gatherings for high-level martial artists regularly throughout the year. May I attend with this order?”

Manager Fang respectfully returned the golden Wuyou Order.

”Of course, senior. Please, this way!”

Luo Chen and Xiang Fei exchanged smiles and followed Manager Fang toward the venue of the trade convention.

Unexpectedly, the venue was not upstairs but rather downward, becoming more spacious with each step.

”Have you been here before?”

As they walked, Luo Chen used a focused whisper to ask.

Xiang Fei sighed, ”I’ve heard of it before but have never been. The trade conventions of this level are too high-end and require extensive spending at Nine Smoke Tower to be invited. Back then, to save on cultivation resources, I naturally wouldn’t waste them so. However, it was precisely because of inadequate preparation that I lacked understanding of the Annihilation Nine Rings, ultimately returning severely injured.”

Luo Chen toyed with the golden Wuyou Order in his hand, harboring some goodwill toward the unseen Master of the Wuyou Realm.

The issuing of the Wuyou Order is specifically handled by envoys like Fang Zhibai.

But the standards must have been set by the Master of the Wuyou Realm.

For martial artists with higher talent, he opens the doors widely for convenience.

Thus, Luo Chen began to believe more in what Fang Zhibai had said about the Master of Wuyou Realm wanting to explore the Great Dao Path together with him.

The Returning Ruins are too eerie, and the future destined for annihilation is utterly despairing.

In such circumstances, the all-out struggle would result in great internal wear and tear.

Only powerful figures with the magnanimity of the Master of Wuyou Realm could gather the talented and formidable martial artists of the Seventy-two Cities together for communal progress and mutual research on how to leave the Returning Ruins.

A bronze door stood in front.

Before Manager Fang pushed the door, he respectfully bowed his head.

”Senior, your seat is arranged in the upper section; would you need a mask to conceal your face?”

”No need.”

”Then please, proceed!”

The door opened, and Luo Chen stepped forward to enter.

In an instant, numerous eyes cast their gaze, uniformly landing on Luo Chen.

These looks bore curious scrutiny, unfamiliar apprehension, doubtful speculation.

Such and so, seemed to weigh tons.

Luo Chen, as if unaffected, continued along the passage upward.

However, Xiang Fei, trailing behind, seemed somewhat uneasy.

”Huh? Sanxiang City Lord, you actually returned?”

An astonished voice sounded.

Xiang Fei turned to look and then greeted, ”Purple Mist City Lord, long time no see.”

This place was not the venue for reminiscing; after the greeting, Xiang Fei followed closely behind Luo Chen to the upper level, choosing a seat among the few available.

The Purple Mist City Lord was a beautiful female martial artist, adorned in a long purple dress, her demeanor elegant.

Her gaze followed Xiang Fei until shock appeared gradually on her face.

Or rather, she had been shocked from the very beginning.

Surprised that decades ago, Xiang Fei had to withdraw from the Nine-layered Immortal Tower, unable to withstand the cultivation conditions within the Annihilation Nine Rings.

This withdrawal meant returning and also implied her closeness to death.

Yet unexpectedly, upon emergence, she witnessed Xiang Fei’s return to Wuyou City.

What shocked the Purple Mist City Lord the most was instead their seating location.

Above her, at the very top of the circular hall!

There, only two kinds of people could sit.

One kind was those who entered the Upper Three Rings for cultivation.

The other kind was favored by the Master of Wuyou Realm, deemed hopeful to enter the Upper Three Rings for cultivation in the future!

Perhaps such an explanation is still not direct enough.

Simply put, there are currently only four who can cultivate within the Upper Three Rings.