Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

The Third Ring.

The former No Return Island has now changed its name, and is called Li Chen Island.

The meaning within is self‑evident.

On the island, the scenery is beautiful.

Two men and one woman, the three sat and discussed the Dao.

Everything they spoke of was about cultivation on the Path of Martial Arts and concepts of Martial Arts.

”We martial artists, when we cultivate to the Human Immortal Realm, give birth to our Martial Arts Divine Intent. This will can make what was originally ordinary Lifebound Gang Qi become even stronger and also gain dominion, so that we can refine and add some special materials from the Outer World into it, making it more in line with the characteristics of the Divine Intent. From what I’ve observed, Luo Chen, your Martial Arts Divine Intent seems to have already passed beyond this stage?”

”Indeed, what Luo has learned was passed down from an old acquaintance before Ascension. Because the cultivation environment at that time was different, resources were abundant. And that old friend cultivated both Magic and Body, so he very early conceived the idea of integrating external objects to enhance Lifebound Gang Qi, and even put it into practice.”

”Tsk tsk tsk, that old acquaintance of yours really was a rare martial prodigy, actually able, while in a low realm, to think of cultivation methods for the Human Immortal Realm.”

With a slight pause in his tone, Gu Xun sighed, ”If that’s the case, then your cultivation in the Human Immortal Realm can save you a great deal of trouble. You don’t need, like us, to search for suitable materials and then experiment on how to refine and fuse them.”

Luo Chen smiled; he himself had not expected to encounter such a fortuitous coincidence.

He had once sighed in the past that the ’Divine Firmness Fighting Qi’ created by Wang Yuan was profoundly marvelous; the Gang Qi cultivated from it could actually clash head‑on with the Magical Treasure True Artifacts painstakingly refined by Immortal Cultivators.

Now it seemed that Wang Yuan had actually leapt across several realms, and already began part of the Human Immortal Realm cultivation while still in the Furnace Realm.

At the side, Fang Qingxue watched the Martial Arts Divine Spirit that Luo Chen had voluntarily released, clicking her tongue in wonder as well.

”I never imagined that although Friend Luo has only just stepped into the initial Human Immortal Realm, this foundation of his is in no way inferior to my mid‑stage Human Immortal!”

”Oh? How so?”

As Luo Chen asked in curiosity, Fang Qingxue closed her eyes.

Then light gently flowed from the Forehead Acupoint between her brows, and a tiny figure whose appearance was very similar to hers, only with facial features shrunk many times over, flew out.

That was her Martial Arts Divine Spirit!

”Friend, look—Martial Arts Divine Spirits like yours and mine are the mark of the mid‑stage Human Immortal.”

Luo Chen suddenly understood.

His cultivation progress truly did differ from that of ordinary martial artists!

Not only had he completed integrating external objects into his Gang Qi ahead of time, he had also completed the formation of his Martial Arts Divine Spirit at the very moment he broke through to the Human Immortal Realm.

Fang Qingxue recalled her own Martial Arts Divine Spirit, and then thoroughly sorted out for Luo Chen the cultivation process of the orthodox Path of Martial Arts.

”In the First Realm Body Refinement, one tempers the physical body all the way to the Vajra Realm. Only then can the physical body bear the subsequent Qi‑Blood Change that martial artists carry out internally. Of course, while tempering Qi‑Blood, the physical body will correspondingly grow stronger as well, and there are even some exceptionally gifted people who, beyond Qi‑Blood, can condense a Vajra Realm physical body. That elder ancestor of mine who has already departed was exactly such a stunning figure.”

”The Second Realm of Body Refinement needs no elaboration: you complete the Qi‑Blood Change, then Embrace Elixir to become Gang, and the Body Becomes Dan. At this stage, you can absorb and refine external energies, turning great power into your own. To prevent this great power from leaking, and also to avoid interference from Heaven and Earth upon the martial artist, one must master the opening and closing of the acupoints. Once you have perfectly mastered the opening and closing of the physical body, that is the Leakless Realm.”

”Cultivation in the Leakless Realm is, on one hand, the accumulation of energy to strengthen one’s Gang Qi, and on the other, the comprehension of Martial Arts Divine Intent. This matter can hardly be aided by another’s hand. In my Fang Family, our descendants are numerous and talents abound, with an elder ancestor presiding, yet over so many years I alone, among the younger generation, have comprehended Martial Arts Divine Intent.”

Speaking to this point, Fang Qingxue thought of someone, and could not help but feel a wave of emotion.

”That fellow Zhuo Shi was actually the one we favored most in the past. But what he sought was too great; he intended to directly cultivate terrifying Chaotic Energy into Chaotic Gang Qi. He even succeeded in taking the first step, allowing his body to simply adapt to Chaotic Energy. That kind of Gang Qi is powerful indeed, but to try to comprehend, from such a complex energy composite, a Martial Arts Divine Intent unique to himself—that is simply delusional fancy!”

Luo Chen also thought of that short old man.

The first move the man unleashed was also his final move, yet it actually shattered Luo Chen’s Blood Cloth Clothes, and even let his own Gang Qi penetrate Luo Chen’s Fifth Order physical body!

From this one could see how formidable the opponent’s Chaotic Gang Qi was.

The power of that strike certainly reached the level of a Human Immortal blow, which was why it could ignite the counterattack of Luo Chen’s whole‑body Blood Refining Divine Gang, ultimately helping him successfully comprehend the ’No Self Divine Will’.

Luo Chen did not know whether the other had fulfilled his wish in his dying moments; he merely felt regret for losing such a fine opponent.

He nodded in agreement. ”It is indeed a pity.”

Fang Qingxue turned back to the earlier topic and continued, ”The comprehension of Martial Arts Divine Intent is divided into three stages: nascent form, seed, and then blossoming and bearing fruit. Yet as the trump card that allows us martial artists to contend against Immortal Cultivators’ Divine Soul Attacks, the upper limit of Martial Arts Divine Intent is far beyond just this!”

”After reaching the Human Immortal Realm, Gang Qi fuses with external objects, Divine Intent further grows, and when the two are united, that is the Martial Arts Divine Spirit!”

Her gaze fell upon Luo Chen’s Martial Arts Divine Spirit, which he had yet to recall.

”Friend Luo, your cultivation technique and your previous cultivation process have in fact already encompassed these two parts, which is why upon first entering the Human Immortal Realm you could already rival the two of us. As for how to cultivate in the future, there is really no need to rush; you can completely continue along this pattern.”

Across from them, Gu Xun nodded in strong agreement.