Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

”In the end, the Battle of the Netherworld Sea consumed too much Origin Force, and he couldn’t even sustain the Giant Spirit True Body anymore?”

Luo Chen wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth and slowly stood up, his eyes dark as he gazed into the distance.

A divine beast, the Cyan Simurgh, flapped its wings amidst the surging waves once again.

”Do you really think I’m afraid of you? At worst, we’ll both perish!”

As he saw Qing Shuang charging once more, Luo Chen held his fingers like a sword, and five beams of Glint shot out from his mouth.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

As the Glint appeared, Sword Qi formed.

Amidst the sound of clashing swords, a terrifying Sword Qi Storm soared into the sky, transforming into an unparalleled Sword Array, blocking the front.

With incredible speed, Qing Shuang plunged in before it could dodge.

Instantly, it was subjected to the extreme slaughter of the Sword Array.

This Great Five Elements Sword Formation, infused with Top-Grade Nine Yang Geng Metal, was matchless in its sharpness.

Since Luo Chen successfully completed this array, his strikes have never failed.

Whether facing True Master Shenyuan or the Purple Robe Marquis and others, they either had to destroy their Natal Magic Items or suffer heavy injuries against this formation.

However, an unexpected scene unfolded.

Within the Sword Array, Qing Shuang barreled through as if largely unaffected.

Sounds like clashing metals constantly rang within.

Luo Chen felt the rapid drain of Qi Power in his body, his expression growing even darker.

He hadn’t expected Qing Shuang to refine its own true body to such a terrifying degree, resembling a peerless divine weapon.

The Great Five Elements Sword Formation was indeed powerful, but it wasn’t concentrated into a single breakthrough point, rather a continuous, crisscrossing strike.

Confronted with Qing Shuang’s omnidirectional, impenetrable hardness, there was no place to start.

”Truly infuriating!”

Luo Chen gritted his teeth and spat out each word forcefully.

Then he raised his hands, and five beams of Glint entered the formation, quietly piercing towards the Divine Bird under the cover of Sword Qi.

Unlike the Sword Qi blocked from outside, these five beams of Glint entered the divine bird’s body by following the circulation of Qi Power.

Poof!

Luo Chen’s expression grew fierce, ”Suppress!”

The Five Elements Suppressing Law Cones exerted force simultaneously, beginning to suppress all of Qing Shuang’s Qi Power.

Not only that, Luo Chen, possessing a formidable Divine Soul Endowment, employed another method.

He casually tossed out a beam of Golden Light, which shot straight into the divine bird’s head.

It was none other than the True Soul Weaving Needle obtained from the Centipede Demon Emperor, specializing in attacking the Divine Soul.

Unexpectedly, the Soul Weaving Needle, after entering half of the divine bird’s head, became stuck and could progress no further.

”I refuse to believe I can’t suppress you!”

Luo Chen, defiant, ignored the rapid depletion of his Qi Power and spat from his mouth.

A beam of Grey Light swirled out.

In its flight, it grew in the wind, instantly becoming a hundred zhang in size.

Duang!

The Giant Cauldron settled in the void, emitting a muffled sound.

Streaks of Red Chains extended from it, entangling Qing Shuang’s physical body.

Moreover, cascades of brilliant light flowed down like waterfalls, pushing away the omnipresent Sword Qi and completely enveloping Qing Shuang.

With a Sword Pill to command the formation, the Black Cone to suppress, the Golden Needle to lock the soul, and the Primordial Chaos Tripod sealing the void,

Luo Chen unleashed nearly all his power, determined to refine Qing Shuang alive!

The Qi Power consumed at an unimaginable rate, and Luo Chen’s breath increasingly waned.

Yet he showed no sign of stopping, as the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi seemed to release its limits, surging towards him.

Within the formation, the Divine Bird Azure Phoenix maintained its indifferent gaze, even though it was subjected to terrifying suppression, still staring intently at Luo Chen.

Through the void, their eyes met, each sharp and piercing.

The relentless intent of not resting until one perished almost leapt forth.

This spell battle was clearly reaching its climax.

Either Luo Chen, with his full range of methods, would refine Qing Shuang, or Qing Shuang would break through, slashing at the Origin Force-depleted and nearly exhausted Luo Chen.

The contest between the two was about to reach its verdict.

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In a certain tent, a young girl listened intently, a look of doubt on her face.

Blinking, she glanced at the middle-aged man beside her.

”Brother Zhou, did you hear something?”

Zhou Mingxuan’s face had long become serious. He nodded and immediately left the tent.

Across the void, he looked far into the distance.

Then, he spread his Divine Consciousness, summoning all the surrounding guards.

”Even though we are at the border, we must guard against a Demon Clan surprise attack. Everyone, come with me!”

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

One after another, beams of Glint shot into the sky, about a hundred in total, each emanating a remarkable Aura.

Upon closer inspection, even the one with the lowest Realm possessed the Foundation Establishment Cultivation Level.

And leading them, Brother Zhou himself boasted the strong Early Nascent Soul Stage.

Under his command, the team advanced rapidly and reached the scene after half a day’s march, crossing over a high sand dune under the moonlight.

Suddenly, a desolate scene unfolded before their eyes.

The earth cracked open, with yellow sands flowing continuously into abyssal crevices.

In some places, the yellow sands were even burnt into red magma, rolling and flowing.

In the middle of a magma sea spanning ten li in diameter, a disheveled man with flowing black hair was forming Dao Law Methods with a face as pale as death.

In front of him was a terrifying formation surrounded by Sword Qi and a grey Giant Cauldron suspended in the sky.

All of them were suppressing an incomparably majestic Azure Great Bird.

The young girl who had sensed the unusual scene earlier was first shocked but then overjoyed at this sight.

”It seems there truly was a Great Demon attempting a breakthrough and attacking Buddha Land. Thankfully, this senior is here to block this Great Demon for us. But he seems to be struggling; let’s go help him!”

Everyone seemed accustomed to such scenes, pulling out Magic Items and heading towards the magma lake.

At the forefront, Zhou Mingxuan held the same thought.

However, as they drew within a certain distance, his expression suddenly changed drastically.