Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Outside the Tian Nan Continent.

A massive flying boat sped through the skies above a stretch of the sea, heading away from the Tian Nan Continent at the fastest speed possible.

On the flying boat, shadows flickered.

Every face was marked with confusion, anxiety, and perplexity.

They didn’t understand why their family, which had finally settled down, suddenly had to leave Bailu Marsh.

And what made them anxious and uncertain was, where would they go next?

Inside the flying boat, in a room, four figures sat around, all with serious expressions.

”Eastern Wasteland?”

”Yes, this journey is to the Eastern Wasteland, with our destination being Ping Mountain Sea!”

”Ping Mountain Sea? Where is that?”

”It’s said to have been the territory of a Nascent Soul Ascendant Sect, but later became an inland lake due to the collateral damage of battles between Divine Transformation Great Powers. Neighboring it is Taihu Domain, populated with mortals, and Bikong Domain, reputed to be an absolute death zone for life. Going there allows us to grow our clan in peace, and because it’s not far from the bustling Lingtian Pass, future transactions with the outer world will be much easier.”

”Arranged so thoroughly? Was it by that Immortal Gu or by the rumored Alchemy Sect?”

”Neither, Ping Mountain Sea was personally chosen for our Zhou Family by our ancestor when he went to the Eastern Wasteland. Trust in our ancestor!”

Mentioning Zhou Family’s only Nascent Soul True Master in a thousand years, the four fell into unspeakable silence.

They’d been told of the dealings between ancestor Zhou Yunshen and Alchemy Sect Luo Chen when Gu Caiyi quietly visited the Zhou Family.

This is how the Zhou Family managed to recall members from various regions, gather all immortal cultivators, and escape together from the Tian Nan Continent in such a short time.

Though they saw it as a consequence of their own mediocrity, which forced their ancestor to prepare for unforeseen dangers before he passed.

Family head Zhou Junxiao sighed, ”If elder brother hadn’t failed his breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Stage and died, we wouldn’t be left with no strongman to rely on.”

Elder Zhou Shuzhen still had some doubts, ”But don’t we still have Fuqiu? He’s already become the new leading figure of Tian Nan Dao Palace, and they say he took first place in the Daoist Sect’s competition. With him, our Zhou Family within Tianyuan Daoist Sect should flourish in the future. Now we not only disregard the Dao Palace’s orders and leave arbitrarily but also abandon Fuqiu.”

Talking about Zhou Fuqiu, Zhou Junxiao’s eyes revealed deep regret.

He had once thought that child was the hope of the Zhou Family’s future.

But upon knowing the inside story, he realized that child was both hope and a source of disaster.

Leaving Tian Nan, the Zhou Family has hope.

Staying in Tian Nan, Zhou Fuqiu would bring the Zhou Family to a crushing disaster!

As he remained silent, Zhou Shuzhen couldn’t help but say again, ”Even if we don’t consider Zhou Fuqiu, those dozen or so excellent family members still cultivating in Tian Nan Dao Palace, are we really going to give them up?”

Nearby, Zhou Chongxiao also voiced his concerns, ”We violated Tian Nan Dao Palace’s prohibition and arbitrarily left while the continent’s array formation was activated. Those family members will surely be held accountable afterward.”

Zhou Junxiao pursed his lips with a resolute face.

”That is their fate!”

Just as the Zhou Family’s four Golden Core cultivators communicated, a clear and melodious voice suddenly came from outside.

”Where are you going?”

This voice initially felt like spring breeze, but its questioning tone was filled with chilling meaning.

The faces of Zhou Family’s four Golden Core cultivators changed collectively.

Daoist Sect Master has arrived!

On the flying boat’s deck, Zhou Family members were in chaos, looking at the green-clad woman catching up and floating in the sky, with eyes full of awe and fear.

Under heavenly pressure, the previously fast flying boat was forcibly stopped.

Fu Qinglan looked at these panicked lower-order cultivators, her delicate brow furrowed.

How dare they alone defy the prohibition?

There must be someone manipulating behind the Zhou Family’s entire relocation.

Just then!

Clang!

The sound of a sharp blade tearing through fabric rang sharply.

A flaw appeared in the Nascent Soul Domain suppressing the flying boat, which was then restarted, fleeing rapidly into the distance.

Fu Qinglan did not pursue, for someone was blocking her path.

It was a woman, mature and graceful, with a slender figure. Amidst her bright and elegant temperament, there was a hint of steadfastness like that of a Dao seeker.

Fu Qinglan had never seen this person, yet somehow, the other gave her a sense of familiarity.

”Who are you?”

”Who I am is not important, the important thing is that with Zhongzhou soon to reunite, Qing Lan Fairy not stationed in Tian Nan Continent to maintain the formation. If anything unexpected happens, can you bear the responsibility?”

Fu Qinglan’s expression shifted slightly, arrays across the three continents have all been activated, which naturally couldn’t escape attention.

But the Zhongzhou reunion wasn’t something that could easily be discerned on the surface.

How did this woman know about it, and why would she take the Zhou Family members away at this time?

Fu Qinglan’s face turned cold.

”No matter who you are, the Zhou Family is where my disciple belongs. I cannot let you put him in an unjust position!”

As she spoke, the Nascent Soul Domain abruptly pressed against the other woman.

The woman, with a heart for contention, equally released her Nascent Soul Domain.

However, just one clash, and she was utterly defeated, retreating repeatedly.

If it weren’t for the sword qi surrounding her, protecting her in an area, she wouldn’t even be able to harness the spirit qi roaming space.

Ultimately, she hadn’t been in Nascent Soul Formation long enough to match the other.

”So this is the Daoist Sect’s prodigy, the champion of the five-hundred-year Cave Heaven competition?”

The woman praised, then raised her hand, gently sending a formation map flying into the sky.

Fu Qinglan’s expression remained calm, ”An array cultivator?”