Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Luo Chen began to withdraw his Martial Arts Divine Intent, concentrating it within himself for the last time.

He suddenly felt something.

Unknowingly, there had been a consciousness observing him all along.

”Hello!”

”Greetings, Friend!”

After a brief exchange, the consciousness drifted away.

Though names were not exchanged, Luo Chen already knew who was watching him.

”Master of Wuyou Realm...”

Murmuring, Luo Chen suddenly felt a surge of hunger arise.

Now looking at himself, he discovered that more than half of the Blood Refining Divine Gang within his physical body had already been depleted.

The remaining portion, however, was extremely pure.

”During the process of comprehending Martial Arts Divine Intent, can one still grind their gang qi?”

Luo Chen pondered.

But he wasn’t panicked; it was just a slight loss of gang qi.

Within the Annihilation Nine Rings, the chaotic energy is endless.

With the assistance of the Primordial Chaos Tripod for transformation, he can utilize and convert it at will.

As he operated ”God Demon Formless,” the Qi Blood Furnace within his body began to rotate thunderously, while the Primordial Chaos Tripod above emitted brilliance, exerting tremendous suction.

Meanwhile, outside.

The Blood Cocoon still hadn’t disappeared, but no longer blocked the outer world.

The vast chaotic energy seemed drawn and surged toward Luo Chen.

Massive amounts of chaotic energy were absorbed and converted into fundamental qi-blood power, gradually becoming Blood Refining Divine Gang.

Over the cycles repeated thousands of times, everything remained as usual.

The only difference was that within Luo Chen’s Forehead Acupoint, a small figure was rapidly forming.

This little figure bore the same appearance as Luo Chen, the same demeanor, and even within its transparent shell were meridians and acupoints, as well as a miniature qi-blood furnace.

Martial Arts Divine Spirit was taking shape.

Once complete, he would enter the Human Immortal Realm!

...

At the moment Luo Chen emitted his Martial Arts Divine Intent outward, the entire Fourth Ring was shaken.

No Divine Will Seed, no embryonic form could compare.

It was an authentic, exceedingly strong will, on par with the three presences of the Upper Three Rings.

Everyone understood, Luo Chen at this moment truly gained the qualification to aspire to the Martial Arts Human Immortal title.

Following this, he only needed to accumulate qi-blood power to naturally step into the next realm.

Calculating carefully, Luo Chen spent merely ninety years entering the Annihilation Nine Rings, and just fifty years in the Fourth Ring.

His speed of progress far exceeded everyone’s expectations.

Thus, he lived up to the name of Human Immortal Seed.

Ten years later.

Sixty years since Luo Chen entered the Fourth Ring.

A cycle of floral bloom and decay.

The Blood Cocoon settled as before.

On this day.

Boom!

A terrifying vibration resounded across the heavens, all Fourth Ring martial artists were equally shaken.

Feeling the chaotic storm gathered toward the center, they vaguely realized something.

Without hesitation, the Eight Martial Arts Grandmasters moved simultaneously, converging toward the center.

Shortly, everyone gathered.

Without conversation, all focused their attention on the Blood Cocoon enveloped and rinsed by innumerable chaotic storms.

Everyone’s eyes were filled with fervor.

When a martial artist breaks through, it often requires massive energy as replenishment.

The current scene was precisely such an omen.

And Luo Chen had already reached the late-stage Leakless Realm, so what realm would he be breaking through to? The implication was clear.

No one wanted to miss the moment.

They knew they were witnessing the birth of a Martial Arts Human Immortal!

Time ticked away, the chaotic storm enveloped heavily, forcing the Eight Great Martial Sects to back off.

Nine days later.

Just as everyone’s yearning peaked, even doubting Luo Chen’s success, a clear voice emerged from within.

”All phenomena are not phenomena, yet none remain as phenomena.

Forget words for a while; dreaming is doubly void.

Illusory flowers hard to bear fruit, where to find fish in blazing flames.

God demon is neither me; myriad phenomena ultimately return to the ruins.”

Within a clear chant, a white-robed figure walked out from the chaotic storm.

With a gentle flick of his sleeve, the surrounding storm dispersed instantly.

In an instant, the sky cleared, the universe regained its usual calm.

Luo Chen looked toward the crowd, amidst numerous cryptic glances, he smiled and cupped his hands politely.

”Thank you all for lending me a hand, I, Luo, am truly grateful!”

Then he casually waved his hand, and one by one, jade vials drifted before everyone.

”A mere token of gratitude, not worthy of your attention.”

”Everyone, let’s meet again if fate allows!”

As he finished speaking, he elegantly stepped onto the central platform not far away, his free-spirited figure disappearing in an instant.

The fervor in everyone’s eyes gradually dissipated, finally turning into a look of envy.

The martial artists residing in the Fourth Ring were all quite advanced in age, some nearing the end of their lifespan.

What they longed for was to break through to the Human Immortal Realm, enjoying a more abundant lifespan.

Yet it was Luo Chen, this Human Immortal Seed, who surpassed them.

How could they not be envious?

The Wild Barbarian Martial Sect grabbed the jade vial, twisted open the cap, and his eyes lit up involuntarily.

”It’s actually a top-grade Meridian Supplement Pill!”

Hearing this, everyone hurriedly checked their own jade vials.

Inside lay three elixir pills.

All were Meridian Supplement Pills, all of ascendant grade!

Holding the jade vial, everyone could only smile wryly, and their previous resentment from when Luo Chen confronted them dissipated as well.

...

”So, this is the Third Ring?”

Walking out from the central platform, Luo Chen gazed into the distance, simultaneously instinctively dispersing his Blood Refining Divine Gang.

Wherever his eyes reached, it was a vast and indistinct expanse of misty chaos.

The Annihilation Nine Rings, divided by the concentration of the Nine-layered Immortal Tower, demarcated into the upper, middle, and lower three ringed cultivation zones.

If the Lower Three Rings are dense waves, and the Middle Three Rings are raging storms, then the Upper Three Rings are like an ocean!

The chaotic energy, thick to the extreme, filled the surroundings, omnipresent and penetrating everywhere.

An ordinary martial artist here, if they dared to open an acupoint, would instantly have chaotic energy bore into them, directly bursting them apart.

Only those who have cultivated Martial Arts Divine Intent as a Human Immortal, their gang qi full of spirituality, could autonomously repel foreign powers.

This is not only a difference in will, but also a difference in the essence of powerful force.

Amidst the chaotic ocean, even with the help of Red Eyes Golden Pupils, Luo Chen still couldn’t see far.

Fortunately, his current Blood Refining Divine Gang already had Divine Will, spreading out as if they were his limbs, allowing him to sense more.

Though not as convenient as Divine Perception, it was more detailed and tangible.

Just as Luo Chen spread his consciousness, three strands of consciousness actively approached to greet him.

”Luo Chen!”

”Friend!”

”This way please!”

Luo Chen did not hesitate any longer, casually following the guidance of the three strands of consciousness.

Before long, a small island resembling snowfield and glacier appeared before him.

Luo Chen landed among them, where three figures were standing with smiling faces, apparently waiting for a while.

Gu Xun spread his hands, taking the initiative to introduce them.

”This is Fang Qingxue, from the Fang Family of Wuyou City, also a descendant of the Master of Wuyou Realm.”

Luo Chen looked at the girl, who surprisingly had the appearance of a maiden!

Such a sight was truly rare in the typically older-looking Great Destruction Realm.

Even martial artists like Xiang Fei and the Purple Mist City Lord, skilled in preserving youth, at most maintained a dignified and graceful appearance.

A maiden’s appearance, with snow-like skin and a face so delicate it seemed it could break with a gentle touch, it was hard to associate her with a Martial Arts Human Immortal.

”Luo Chen, greetings to Mr. Fang.”

Fang Qingxue seemed to catch Luo Chen’s moment of surprise, she explained with a gentle smile, ”I am actually over seven hundred years old, but I appear young because my grandfather showed me sympathy in my childhood and bestowed an Immortal Beauty Pill upon me, allowing me to maintain my youthful appearance.”

Luo Chen realized, he had previously speculated that the Master of Wuyou Realm was a high-level cultivator, and perhaps, like him, they carried immortal elixirs when cast adrift to the Great Destruction Realm.

A Youth Preserving Pill was not surprising.

Luo Chen smiled, ”In that case, I might be slightly older than Friend Fang.”

”Slightly?” the old Daoist beside them suddenly showed curiosity, ”I wonder how old Friend truly is?”

Luo Chen looked at the old Daoist, black hair with white temples, a face like withered wood.

Especially his eyes, full of a sense of age and the vicissitudes of life.

Compared to Gu Xun and Fang Qingxue, this person was indeed much older.

”And this is?”

Without waiting for Gu Xun to introduce, the old Daoist spoke up himself, ”This old one is Mu Bugui, titled as Forgotten River.”

Forgotten River Not returning...

Luo Chen pondered on the Daoist title and then said honestly, ”By my calculations, I am close to eight hundred years old, so to say I’m somewhat older than Friend Fang Qingxue shouldn’t be an overstatement.”

Mu Bugui asked again, ”Friend Luo should be like me, an immortal cultivator before, may I ask what realm you were in before landing here?”

”Divine Transformation.”

”To achieve Divine Transformation at the age of six hundred?!”

Mu Bugui was exceedingly surprised.

Gu Xun beside him praised, ”Friend Luo is truly a dragon among men—though I don’t know how impressive achieving Divine Transformation at six hundred is—but to achieve the Martial Arts Human Immortal Realm in just two hundred years after arriving at the Great Destruction Realm is truly a miracle!”

Luo Chen smiled without speaking, perhaps there was some misunderstanding in this.

When he achieved Divine Transformation, he was actually just over five hundred.

More or less doesn’t matter anymore.