Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 2767: Chapter 1023: Now, You Owe Me an Answer

Upon reaching this point, he couldn’t help but give Luo Chen another glance.

When the other party unfurled his Primordial Spirit earlier, it was almost as powerful as when Ancestor Zhan overwhelmed Master Li and when Li Canghai displayed his Divine Soul Endowment.

Of course, it could also be that his realm wasn’t sufficient to discern the realities of a Divine Transformation Great Power.

Yet he couldn’t decipher the depths of Luo Chen’s strength!

Within the grand hall, after some idle chatter reminiscing about the past, the slightly estranged atmosphere between the two turned more familiar.

Zhou Yunshen hesitated for a moment before finally speaking up straightforwardly.

”Friend Luo, there’s no need to beat around the bush with me. If there’s something, speak directly!”

Luo Chen laughed heartily, placing his teacup down.

”My matter is quite simple, Friend. You and I both serve as Guest Elders of Star Gate, and should be aware of the Life Soul issue!”

Zhou Yunshen realized, connecting this with the realm Luo Chen had displayed earlier, he understood Luo Chen’s intention.

The other must be seeking to retrieve the Life Soul to formally attack the Divine Transformation Stage.

But then, a deep confusion surged up within him.

”Friend Luo, as a Guest Elder of Star Gate, you once helped the Five Elders of Tianyuan against the Demon Phoenix Sisters at the Soulbreak Cliff; you could simply apply to Ancestor Liancheng for retrieving your Life Soul! With your current strength, and with the Daoist Sect’s full support—or even just allowing you to cultivate quietly in the Rotten Stalemate Mountain for decades—the God Transformation Stage would naturally be achieved. Especially now when Tianyuan Daoist Sect desperately needs Divine Transformation Great Power, Ancestor Liancheng should not refuse.”

The so-called ascension to Divine Transformation appears incredibly difficult to the world; in fact, it has only one true challenge: the condensation of the Primordial Spirit!

Many late-stage Nascent Soul Great Cultivators spend their entire lives unable to condense a Primordial Spirit.

They can only hope to forcibly merge a Primordial Spirit by naturally absorbing the Spirit Mechanism contained within a Fifth Order Spirit Vein and then leveraging the great momentum of heaven and earth to draw in vast amounts of Yuan Qi, eventually consolidating the Primordial Spirit.

At this point, they become so-called Divine Transformation Great Powers!

But for an unparalleled talent like Luo Chen who has already condensed the Primordial Spirit ahead of time, achieving the Divine Transformation only requires taking the final step.

This is not mere rhetoric; the Master Xuan Du who condensed the Primordial Spirit ahead of time experienced nearly no obstacles during his breakthrough, as smooth as flowing water.

Luo Chen should have been the same.

However, he is lacking the Life Soul, making his Primordial Spirit unable to endure, turning an otherwise procedural final step into something he dares not take.

Being experienced and knowledgeable, Zhou Yunshen offered the most reasonable advice.

Yet!

Under his gaze, Luo Chen solemnly shook his head.

”I am different from the others.”

Zhou Yunshen was puzzled.

Luo Chen continued slowly, ”You joined Star Gate normally, becoming an Official Guest Elder, bound by the rules when retrieving your Life Soul, able to apply for it upon the right time to attack the Divine Transformation Stage. Whereas I, due to unsuitable conditions, am only an External Affairs Guest Elder.”

Zhou Yunshen queried in confusion, ”If you’re not an Official Guest Elder, shouldn’t your Life Soul be separate from the hands of Tianyuan Daoist Sect?”

A bitter look appeared on Luo Chen’s face, carrying a trace of resentment within that bitterness.

”Do you recall, Friend Zhou, when I helped Master Fu in entering the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven for the grand competition and opportunity?”

Zhou Yunshen nodded but immediately his face changed drastically.

”Could it be, back then upon entering the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven, the Daoist Sect’s Great Power forcibly seized your Life Soul?”

Luo Chen sighed, ”I previously praised your sharp observation, Friend Zhou, and today it proved true, revealing the trickery in a single glance.”

Though spoken as praise, in Zhou Yunshen’s ears, it sounded more like a Death Sentence, chilling his heart.

Given how Tianyuan Daoist Sect treated Luo Chen, how could they willingly return his Life Soul, let alone assist him in ascending to the Divine Transformation Stage?

Surely, Luo Chen’s choice to help Tianyuan Daoist Sect during the battle at Soulbreak Cliff must have harbored hidden motives.

And under such circumstances, having reached a bottleneck, Luo Chen’s quiet return to Zhongzhou had quite obvious intentions.

Without notifying Tianyuan Daoist Sect, he instead came to the declining Zhou Family.

His intent is clear!

Zhou Yunshen couldn’t believe Luo Chen didn’t want to break through to the Divine Transformation Stage, leaving only one method—to retrieve his Life Soul by any means!

And the Zhou Family is simply one of his means!

Realizing that the Zhou Family would be drawn into the conflict between Luo Chen and Tianyuan Daoist Sect, Zhou Yunshen felt a prickling on his scalp.

”Friend Luo, aren’t you being too excessive?”

Luo Chen turned a deaf ear, speaking calmly, ”It’s quite simple! Tianyuan Daoist Sect’s power has greatly waned, plagued by internal strife for power, and external threats continually looming. It is the time when they most need to bolster their forces.”

”They have utilized the Daoist Sect’s resources accumulated over millennia, heavily nurturing the new generation of mighty figures, even loosening restrictions for Star Gate Guest Elders, allowing you to thoroughly integrate into Tianyuan Daoist Sect.”

”I don’t need to intervene directly; a mere avatar in the name of your Zhou Family to infiltrate the Daoist Sect’s core discipleship suffices.”

”You needn’t worry that a Daoist Sect’s powerhouse will discern any inconsistency in me. When the time comes, I shall completely sever the link between the avatar and the true self, tidying every aftermath. With my expertise in Divine Souls, unless the world brings forth a Great Power, no one can glimpse the avatar’s essence. Even Divine Transformation Great Power in haste may not perceive the avatar’s nature.”

”Once my avatar qualifies for Life Soul extraction, the connection in Divine Soul with the original can lead to reclaiming the Life Soul that was once seized.”

”This process may not be entirely under wraps, but given the current situation, the chances of success are exceptionally high.”

”Friend Zhou...”

Zhou Yunshen was on the brink, his body trembled from an unceasing Mana Fluctuation, he shouted lowly, ”Don’t say more!”

Luo Chen raised his head, his gaze calm yet carrying danger, fixated on the raging elderly man.

”I have finished explaining my plan.”

Zhou Yunshen gnashed his teeth, his face flushed, ”So, should I accept? Should I cooperate with you? If not accepted, not cooperated with, what then?”

”Nothing.” Luo Chen shook his head, his tone unchanged without any fluctuation.

Zhou Yunshen was momentarily stunned, unsure why Luo Chen remained so calm.

This matter pertains to his Dao of God Transformation; the plan is so meticulously detailed and if refused, he absolutely remains unstirred and unoffended?

Luo Chen rose to his feet, stepping gradually toward the grand hall’s entrance.

His deep eyes seemingly encompassed the enormous Bailu Marsh, observing every member of the Zhou Family.

With his back to Zhou Yunshen, Luo Chen murmured, ”If my old friend declines, I shall simply seek another clan. No need to inform anyone, acting clandestinely suffices. Perhaps the process will be cumbersome, but it will eventually lead to the same destination. I offer my old friend an opportunity for your Zhou Family to rise again, or possibly a retreat.”

Zhou Yunshen laughed in fury, ”An opportunity to provoke Tianyuan Daoist Sect, or a path of destruction for my clan?”

Luo Chen murmured, ”Old friend, your end is near, is it not?”

No response behind him.

Luo Chen seemed oblivious, gazing toward the Bailu Marsh steeped in countless mists, speaking to himself, ”Should you pass away, can the Zhou Family preserve this Bailu Marsh? Should you pass, with the abilities of those three Golden Core Cultivators, can they ever access a Fourth Order Spirit Vein to break through to the Nascent Soul Realm in their lifetime? Among this generation’s clansmen, is there one with extraordinary talent and exceptional temperament to lead the clan toward a resurgence of Coral Sea Zhou Family’s glory after your death?”

Behind him, the elderly man collapsed into his wide chair, his frail body almost crumbling.

He stared at the tall man at the entrance, within the slightly dusty lighting, the man’s silhouette appeared both sinister and sacred.

Luo Chen turned around, though standing below the hall steps, the perspective seemed to overlook Zhou Yunshen.

With an air of supremacy, he declared, ”If you agree, the Zhou Family will welcome an unparalleled genius, benefiting countless clansmen. If you cooperate, uncertainty will diminish, the Zhou Family will be safer, even if things falter, my strength to traverse the Five Continents and Four Seas is sufficient to lead the Zhou Family’s retreat to the Eastern Wasteland for preservation. Rest assured, a Daoist Sect’s Great Power utterly dares not tread a step into the Eastern Wasteland!”

”Now, it’s time you give me an answer.”

Facing Luo Chen’s eyes that swallowed everything, Zhou Yunshen slowly closed his own.

”I... agree.”

Those simple three words consumed all of Zhou Yunshen’s strength.

Luo Chen smiled faintly, a smile filled with the power to control everything.

”Trust me, you won’t regret this decision.”