Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1417: Chapter 530: The Demon Monarch Shows His Prowess for the Second Time

Indeed, despite the Flying Swallow Islands having received the Island-connecting Array from the Canghai Righteous Alliance in past years—a defense that could protect against Demon Beasts, ensuring a safe land for cultivation—the island occasionally still lost Foundation Establishment Powerhouses to the Outer World, never to return.

Hope of advancement was dashed!

As for the thoughts of those below, Yan Nantian, the nominally identified Master of the Flying Swallow, never cared.

As long as his base remained unchanged, he could continue to cultivate here.

And his base, of course, consisted of the numerous population of the Flying Swallow Islands, as well as the Third Order Spirit Land of Yao Yue Island.

At this moment, in a Quiet Room on the island.

A gaunt, middle-aged man with a sallow complexion was sitting cross-legged, voraciously devouring the surrounding Heaven and Earth Qi.

Within his Sea of Qi, a blue Golden Core was spinning frantically, greedily inhaling the Spirit Power that had been initially refined.

A powerful breath was being suppressed within his body, faintly striving to surge upwards.

”After a century, having healed my injuries and painstakingly cultivated in seclusion, today I, Yan, am finally about to advance to the fourth layer of the Golden Core, reaching the middle stage of the realm!”

”By then, unless Mo Luo Sect sends a Great Cultivator of the Late Golden Core Stage, no one else will be able to control me.”

”At last, I will be able to leave this desolate place and return to Exhausted Swallow Island, to restore the glory of my Yan Family!”

As his thoughts churned, the accumulating momentum within him grew stronger and stronger.

His actual realm, like a channel naturally carved by flowing water, was slowly advancing.

Just at this moment!

A premonition of alarm exploded in his mind.

Yan Nantian grunted, and the influx of Heaven and Earth Qi from the outside world unintentionally haltered.

”Is the Ten Thousand Souls Formation under attack?”

”Could it be that the Mo Luo Sect’s powerhouses have finally come knocking?”

”Should I flee, or fight?”

”No, I can’t let years of accumulation go to waste at this critical moment!”

”The Ten Thousand Souls Formation can still hold for a while longer; there’s plenty of time.”

With his thoughts racing, the gaunt man slapped his Storage Bag, and an Elixir flew out and was promptly swallowed by him.

The next moment!

The rotation of the Golden Core within his body accelerated even more, and the stagnated Heaven and Earth Qi outside went crazy again, swirling into his body like swallows returning to the nest.

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Outside the small lake on Yao Yue Island.

A figure stood by the lake.

Next to him stood a round, grey cauldron, from which bursts of flames surged out and spread towards the Ten Mile Flat Lake.

As if provoked.

The pitch-black fog that enveloped the Ten Mile Flat Lake immediately began to churn.

Horrific roars and screams resounded through the heavens.

The intensity of the breath was so great that it even dispersed the dark clouds in the night sky, revealing a full moon.

The bright moonlight poured down, intending to cover the land, but it could not penetrate the firelight and black fog.

Within the black fog, heavy ghostly figures wildly spouted Ghost Qi to disperse the incoming Evil Qi.

Luo Chen watched the scene with a steadied heart.

Sure enough, the Fierce Fire Miasma had a remarkable effect on the Big Formation formed by the Soul-Refining Flag.

Though a product of filth, the Fire Evil inherently upheld the fierce and masculine quality, making it the nemesis of the Yin Ghost path.

Next, all that was needed was for the Fierce Fire Miasma to be fully unleashed, filling the Ten Mile Flat Lake, and he would be ready to fully engage in battle.

”But, at such a critical time, why hasn’t Yan Nantian shown himself?”

Luo Chen frowned, wondering why the other party had not appeared.

However, his hands did not slow down in action.

Qi Power surged, and the Fierce Fire Miasma was fully released!

Amid the thick firelight, a hint of grey-white emerged.

That was the Prosperity and Decline True Evil Qi, the residual presence of death after the Prosperity and Decline Fire had devoured a vast amount of life. The last time it had appeared, it had destroyed Min Longyu’s Seven-color Array laid out with great effort at Danxia Mountain.

This Evil Qi, most possessed erosive properties!

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As Luo Chen made his move, the cries and howls on Yao Yue Island reached their peak, spreading far and wide for hundreds of miles.

The islands nearby could hear the noise distinctly.

Mortals and Qi Refinement Cultivators on the islands were all terrified.

Whereas the Foundation Establishment True Cultivators on the various islands were, amidst their uncertainties, quietly approaching Yao Yue Island.

But just as they reached within a hundred miles, seven figures shot up from below, stopping them in their tracks.

Looking towards the figures by the light of the moon, they saw a man in white robes standing with a smile.

”Gentlemen, this is as far as you go if you’re here to watch the battle.”

”It’s Master Cheng from Black Swan Island!”

An exclamation came from the crowd.

Then, a multitude of questioning voices reached Cheng Dou.

”Master Cheng, what’s happening over there?”

”Has the Ascendant Master from Nan Tian gone into demonic deviation, or do we have a powerful enemy at our doorstep?”

”Cheng Dou, what are you trying to do? Are you planning to rebel against the Ascendant Master Nan Tian!”

Voices of inquiry and rebuke flew at them.

Especially the latter!

Cheng Dou’s face grew cold, ”Yan Nantian has been doing things backward, monopolizing the Flying Swallow Islands for a century, and he’s committed countless crimes. Gentlemen, do you really still side with this man?”

Such righteous speech?

The people exchanged glances.

One who was older and more prudent quietly asked, ”Brother Cheng, to be honest, have you enlisted the aid of the Mo Luo Sect’s powerhouses?”

Cheng Dou raised an eyebrow, ”It seems Friend Xu also knows of Mo Luo Sect’s hunt for Yan Nantian!”

The Cultivator surnamed Xu nodded, ”If we hadn’t known before, it would be different, but with Mo Luo Sect’s rising reputation in recent years, banding together with major forces to snatch Spiritual Island territory from the Canghai Righteous Alliance and vying for dominance over the Demon Territory, how could we possibly be unaware?”

But what did this have to do with Yan Nantian, who was merely a Golden Core Period Cultivator?

Cheng Dou chuckled lightly, it seemed that there were quite a few on the Flying Swallow Islands who were dissatisfied with Yan Nantian.

Just like this, discreetly investigating Yan Nantian’s origins and yet knowing the existence of his enemies was not uncommon.