Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Moreover, this chaotic energy is an existence that is extremely mixed.

Over the course of a year, there are very few people who can adapt to it.

”Actually, it’s a good thing. If you really can’t adapt, leaving early means you can still enjoy a few hundred years of glory in the Great Destruction Realm.”

Luo Chen said this.

Xiang Fei sighed. Although that’s the way to put it, when the time comes, who is really willing to give up?

The two flickered, and passed through the thin layer of energy, truly stepping into the Nine-layered Immortal Tower.

Upon entering, Luo Chen’s gaze immediately froze.

Even though Xiang Fei had introduced the situation, and he had learned about the inside from the books gifted by Gu Xun, witnessing it firsthand was still shocking.

Desolation, boundlessness!

In the pitch-black space, there was little light.

Only some meteorites of varying sizes, flickering faintly, drifting within.

Rather than being the space inside the tower, it felt more like an extinguished universe.

Different from what the eyes could see, the physical body could feel more!

It was waves of true airflow, battering the body like ocean waves!

And this was only the bottommost level of the Nine-layered Immortal Tower.

”Is this the Ninth Ring of the Annihilation Nine Rings?”

Xiang Fei took a deep breath and nodded heavily: ”Yes!”

”If the Ninth Ring is like this, one can imagine how turbulent the chaotic energy will be further up.” Luo Chen gazed upwards, his tone filled with curiosity.

Xiang Fei reminded: ”Senior should not be careless. The chaotic energy is inherently mixed, less than one percent is usable by us. And the higher you go, the more dangerous it becomes. It’s said that the middle layers have storms, and the upper layers are even called chaotic oceans. No matter where we cultivate, our bodies are constantly enduring the impact and erosion of chaotic energy, and countless martial artists die here every century!”

Luo Chen hummed in acknowledgment, he broadly knew these circumstances.

Not to mention, just staying in this dark, lightless environment for hundreds of years could drive anyone mad who lacks a strong mind.

Each century, the number of martial artists who can exit the Nine-layered Immortal Tower is far less than the cumulative number from before.

Thus, the danger of the Annihilation Nine Rings is evident.

”Let’s go, let’s find a safe cultivation stone first,” Xiang Fei proactively suggested.

Luo Chen had no objections, following by her side, wandering around the outer area of the Ninth Ring.

The so-called cultivation stones are meteorites floating fixedly in the air.

These meteorites are resistant to erosion by chaotic energy over the years, possessing strong resistance to chaotic energy.

However, they are scarce in number, and the larger ones are even harder to find.

Usually, large cultivation stones with space to maneuver have already been claimed.

To acquire them, you either wait for someone to leave for the next ring, wait for their fall, or engage in a battle, allowing the victor to enjoy a better cultivation environment.

But according to Xiang Fei, seizing cultivation stones through combat isn’t easy.

Martial artists who have cultivated for years in the Annihilation Nine Rings often form alliances to securely occupy good cultivation stones.

Provoking one person might lead to a bigger backlash.

And once injured in the Annihilation Nine Rings, recovery is extremely difficult.

Xiang Fei searched for cultivation stones while explaining the situation to Luo Chen.

”Senior is new here and not yet familiar with the environment. Even with great power, it’s best not to engage with others for now.”

”I understand.”

Luo Chen spoke with a smile, then suddenly changed his tone.

”How about that cultivation stone?”

Xiang Fei was taken aback and followed Luo Chen’s gaze, but in the dim space, the target was not visible.

After flying for a while longer, she finally spotted a somewhat irregular cultivation stone.

Approximately two feet wide, just enough for one person to sit.

”Senior is truly discerning!”

Xiang Fei first complimented Luo Chen, then spoke joyfully: ”This cultivation stone is quite good, sufficient for your cultivation.”

”And you?” Luo Chen asked back.

Xiang Fei laughed: ”I came here to lead the way for you. Now that the goal is achieved, I should leave.”

As she spoke, the smile on her face gradually faded.

Her closed lips hesitated to speak.

Finally, she bowed gracefully to Luo Chen.

”Senior, I wish you prosperity on the Path of Martial Arts and success in breaking through to the Human Immortal Realm. I’ll wait for you outside. If you have time after a hundred years, you may come to Sanxiang City to find me. I would gladly rekindle an incense for you and brew a pot of tea.”

Luo Chen did not ask her to stay, only nodding gently.

”Goodbye!”

Watching Xiang Fei depart, gradually fading into the darkness, Luo Chen’s emotions were slightly stirred.

To say ’see you again’ might mean never seeing each other again.

In life, we encounter all kinds of people.

Some are dazzlingly talented, some are utterly ordinary.

Xiang Fei falls somewhere in between, but to Luo Chen, she’s ultimately just a passerby.

Fate began without recognition, ending with just a few words.

Taking a deep breath, Luo Chen adjusted his mindset, as if nothing had happened, and immediately sat down cross-legged.

Then he formed a hand seal and circulated his energy, causing his breath to become solemn and reverent.

Swish! Swish!

Swish! Swish!

Four additional arms extended out from his waist and ribs.

Some embraced the Primordial, others pointed towards the heavens and earth.

This was completely different from when Luo Chen manifested a thousand-foot golden body with Three Heads and Six Arms, as those arms were positioned above his shoulders.

Yet now, it was the standard posture when Luo Chen cultivated the ”God Demon Formless.”

From the beginning, he directly entered the most serious state.

Then, all his attention submerged onto his Natal Magic Item!

Primordial Chaos Tripod!

Just previously!

He was still adapting to refining chaotic energy from the Outer World, and noticed a strange tremor in his Natal Magic Item.

Though it was just a fleeting moment, Luo Chen precisely captured it.

Attempting to observe further however, yielded no reaction.

Luo Chen at that time speculated that it might be due to the thin chaotic energy of the Outer World and planned to continue observing once inside.

Now that he had established a place to stand, he must not be negligent.

All the acupoints of his body opened simultaneously.

As he breathed in and out, the nearby surging energy seemed to find an outlet, rushing towards him.

This energy was incredibly massive even for an early-stage Immortal Cultivator with a Nascent Soul, which could easily explode the Purple Mansion upon absorbing it all.

Moreover, high-level cultivators leave their acupoints open year-round to manipulate Heaven and Earth Qi, unable to actively close them; exceeding their limit would lead to continuous absorption of chaotic energy, ultimately resulting in self-destruction.

But for martial artists, this isn’t quite as dangerous.

After fiercely absorbing a surge of chaotic energy, Luo Chen forcibly closed the acupoints throughout his body.

Instantly, the surrounding energy couldn’t find an outlet, lingering momentarily before dissipating.

Thus is seen why the Master of Wuyou Realm only permits Leakless Martial Artists to cultivate within the Annihilation Nine Rings.

If one can’t manage to be leakless, controlling all acupoints’ opening and closing, they’d risk exploding the moment they enter.

Even for a Leakless Martial Artist, precisely managing their energy absorption limit is an arduous task.

Luo Chen doesn’t care about his limit.

At this moment, he focuses on one thing!

Once the chaotic energy entered, the Qi Blood Furnace immediately rotated to absorb it.

But this time, Luo Chen restrained the Qi Blood Furnace’s actions, instead encasing the chaotic energy with a robust Blood Refining Divine Gang, channeling it all into the Primordial Chaos Tripod.

The gray miniature Cauldron instantly vibrated!

The originally dim ding body now gleamed brightly.

The patterns on it also became clearer.

Majestic mountains appeared, with The Great River flowing.

Flora, fauna, lifelike in form.

Vein-like lines, resembling living veins, began to writhe.

The Primordial Chaos Tripod began attempting to refine this vast chaotic energy, though not rapidly.

If a Leakless Martial Artist using a Qi Blood Furnace could refine one or two percent of a chaotic energy, with the rest being impurities expelled, the Primordial Chaos Tripod might only refine one or two times more.

This change, if spoken, would shock ordinary martial artists immensely.

Luo Chen felt a slight joy, as his Natal Magic Item indeed had effects in refining chaotic energy.

However, the surprises extended beyond this.

Suddenly!

A spread of grey light emerged uncontrollably from deep within the Ding.

Where the grey light passed, the previously boiling chaotic energy inside the Ding suddenly became tranquil, like a pool of Autumn Water.

Seeing the grey light in an instant, Luo Chen was stunned.

Drip! Drip!

Drop by drop of liquid fell from inside the Primordial Chaos Tripod, onto the Qi Blood Furnace.

Effortlessly, as the Qi Blood Furnace rotated, it refined and converted them into the purest Qi-Blood possible.

Its quantity, far exceeding a hundredfold of before!