Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Mingyuan Sacred Land, atop Jiuzhi Mountain.

Chen Mozi, dressed as an old farmer, was bent over in the herb garden, carefully observing a stalk of Lingzhi.

The bamboo hat on his head effectively concealed his breath, and the high-order Lingzhi that was about to become spiritually aware did not repel him; instead, it swayed its branches and leaves toward him.

Outside the mountain, there was a sudden rush of hot air.

Chen Mozi raised his head and glanced into the distance.

”Xinyi Sheng, since you’ve come, why hide and peep?”

A figure slowly appeared, standing at a distance, not coming closer.

”Old friend, isn’t it because I feared disturbing your young Zouma Ganoderma?”

Chen Mozi’s expression remained calm. The other person’s heat from Fire Type Kung Fu was indeed so intense that coming closer would truly affect the not yet mature Zouma Ganoderma.

He poured two drops of green liquid onto the Lingzhi, then straightened up, left the garden, and walked outside the mountain.

”So, what brings you to me?”

Xinyi Sheng retracted his curious gaze from the Lingzhi garden, then smiled and said, ”I wonder, what do you think of Luo Chen?”

Chen Mozi said indifferently, ”No particular thoughts, as long as he doesn’t disturb me, everything is fine.”

Xinyi Sheng sneered, ”But if he truly takes over the Alchemy Saint Hall and then decides to take your entire mountain’s Lingzhi for pill refinement, what will you do?”

Chen Mozi fell into silence.

After a long contemplation, he spoke in a low voice, ”That would have to wait until after passing the Alchemy Saint Hall’s trial.”

”That’s why I’m here to ask you, what’s your view of him? Do you think he has what it takes to pass the trial?”

”There are no hollow reputations under a great name; if he dares to call himself by the Alchemy Sect title, he must have something to back it up. But as for passing the trial... he’s too young.”

”Being young doesn’t mean incapable. Just look at Chu Yu, who has surpassed us with her Pill Refinement Technique.”

”Chu Yu is different; she is, after all, from the Chu Family and inherits the legacy of the Alchemy Saint.”

Xinyi Sheng frowned, ”So, do you persistently think Luo Chen can’t pass the trial? Isn’t that too arbitrary?”

Looking at the insistent Xinyi Sheng, Chen Mozi suddenly sighed.

This once junior member, after much effort, became someone on the same path as him, but now his mindset grew increasingly biased, no longer devoted to the Dao of Alchemy, instead resorting to external aids.

No wonder he is unrelated to the Alchemy Saint, and no wonder Mr. Xuan Yan refuses to see him.

With a sigh, Chen Mozi finally gave his reasoning.

”Indeed, youth does not mean incapability, but when young and versed in multiple arts, it becomes broad but not deep, comprehensive but not refined.”

”What do you mean by that?” Xinyi Sheng asked curiously.

Chen Mozi slowly said, ”A few days ago, we saw him manipulating a Xuan Turtle in the Nether Abyss, showing impressive skills in Beast Taming. I also heard he has considerable accomplishments in talismanic magic and the Path of Array. Over the past decades, his Combat Ability is almost unmatched; among his peers, few can compare to him.”

”Such a being is like one born with knowledge, capable of anything.”

”But do you really think he is omnipotent?”

Seeing him plunged into thought, Chen Mozi continued without waiting for an answer, ”Clearly, he’s not omnipotent.”

”In terms of Beast Taming, can he rival the Hundred Beasts Sect? Can he match the Mingyuan Lu Family?”

”His talismanic magic and Path of Array are only at the Third or Fourth Order at most.”

”Even in Combat Ability, can he surpass Lei Daozi or Qing Shuang?”

”Youth is his greatest advantage and also his greatest disadvantage. With so much learned and known, how good can his Pill Refinement Technique be?”

”Even if he’s a prodigy, allowing him to freely create High-Order Elixirs, you and I both know the Alchemy Saint Hall’s trial prioritizes fundamentals, and that’s precisely where he’s lacking!”

Xinyi Sheng widened his mouth, looking at this old friend as if recognizing him for the first time.

Despite appearing indifferent, Chen Mozi clearly knew everything about Luo Chen’s situation, just hadn’t shown it usually.

In contrast, Xinyi Sheng’s constant running about seemed to fall short.

But he couldn’t deny the other’s words; youth is Luo Chen’s greatest strength and greatest weakness.

Suddenly.

Chen Mozi murmured, ”Moreover, I observe that his intentions are not on entering the Alchemy Saint Hall. Just months away from the trial, he overlooks the convenience provided by the Mingyuan Ancestor and instead goes to Sealing Immortal Valley. Just this one point, he is of no concern.”

”Sealing Immortal Valley?” Xinyi Sheng was taken aback, ”Isn’t that the Mingyuan Forbidden Area?”

Chen Mozi nodded calmly.

”The commotion on Yingxian Peak, with a bit of attention, you should know, he has been gone for several days.”

Xinyi Sheng was speechless.

Among the five Alchemy Grandmasters within the Mingyuan Sect, only his power was thin, and his foundation the shallowest.

Gathering information naturally wasn’t as convenient as for Chen Mozi, who had long joined the Mingyuan Sect.

”Anything else?” Chen Mozi asked. ”If not, please leave, I have herbs to attend to.”

Facing these words of dismissal, Xinyi Sheng felt a bit awkward.

He hesitated and then said, ”No matter how you view Luo Chen, regardless of his potential success, the early initiation of the Alchemy Saint Hall trial this time is also an opportunity for us. It is rumored that there are four trials, and except for Mr. Xuan Yan, we were all stuck at the second trial. Why not use this chance to exchange experiences and insights from previous attempts?”

At the end.

He also specifically added a sentence.

”Regardless of who succeeds, everyone contributes. If I succeed, the position of Vice Hall Master is granted solely to you, my friend!”

This was probably the real reason he came!

Chen Mozi said faintly, ”Please see yourself out!”

Xinyi Sheng did not expect a direct refusal.

”Old friend, you...”

Chen Mozi waved his hand and had already floated back to the mountain.