Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Impossible, right?

However, when Luo Chen walked out with a rich pill fragrance lingering around him, what was impossible became a reality.

”Junior Brother, do you know how to get to the Dan Hall of Miao Dan Peak?”

A Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator stared blankly at Luo Chen and instinctively pointed upwards.

”At the peak.”

Luo Chen smiled and nodded, ”Thank you.”

Having said that, he left with long strides.

Behind him, everyone couldn’t help but look at each other in dismay.

After a long time, someone withdrew their spirit power, released their control over the earth fire, and patted their dusty Daoist Robe with a despondent expression.

”Brother Zhou, the practice time you applied for today isn’t over yet, aren’t you going to continue?” Someone beside him asked in confusion.

That Brother Zhou sighed, looking at the departing figure of Luo Chen, smiling bitterly, ”Practice what? Some people touch it and grasp it instantly due to their talent. For us without that talent, no matter how well we practice the basics, the most we can become is a low-level alchemist in the future. Forget it, I might as well not waste these spirit stones.”

Sighing, Brother Zhou left disheartened.

After he left, as if it triggered some chain reaction, several others also left one after another.

Evidently, these people were struck by Luo Chen’s impressive performance.

Luo Chen, of course, was unaware of these matters.

After leaving the main hall, he rode a magical artifact flying sword issued by the sect, heading straight for the mountain peak.

Of course, he knew the location of the Dan Hall on Miao Dan Peak, and under his divine perception, he could clearly see all the pill rooms and cave mansions within the mountain.

The question he asked earlier was just to make himself seem more normal.

When he reached the Dan Hall, Luo Chen glanced thoughtfully inside and then approached a pill refiner on duty.

He took out the freshly refined Fasting Elixir for inspection.

After the inspection, an additional cloud pattern appeared on his identity token.

From that point on, he became a One-Stripe Alchemist of the Su Ling Sect’s Alchemy Institute.

After becoming a One-Stripe Alchemist, the treatment changed.

Previously, he could only receive materials for refining one batch of First Order Pills per month; now he could receive materials for three batches a month.

He promptly applied for the materials for the Gold Treasury Pill and Nourishing Essence Liquid.

The pill refiner on duty did not make things difficult for him, readily approving his application, allowing him to directly go to Dan Court to collect the materials.

The shock caused by Luo Chen at Lü Su in Dan Court need not be mentioned.

After he left, the pill refiner on duty, seeing that no one else was around, hurried back to the inner hall.

Inside the inner hall, the place was bustling and lively.

Hundreds of low-order pill refiners were gathered together, engaged in heated discussions.

”The Zhou Liuxing Qi Pill itself is an ancient fragmented formula; completing it is already not easy, not to mention even speaking of mass production.”

”Yeah, just cultivating the main ingredients needed is not easy. The quantity needed for mass production is simply impossible.”

”But Master Gongsun has already found several substitute materials, currently under verification. If we can help him perfect the ideas and verify the substitute materials, our Su Ling Sect will have a unique Second Order Pill in the future.”

”Second Order? Isn’t the Zhou Liuxing Qi Pill Third Order?”

”After the main ingredients were substituted, the potency naturally decreased; otherwise, why wouldn’t Master Gongsun conduct experiments at Spirit Pill Peak and come to our Miao Dan Peak...”

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He Jun was also in the crowd discussing.

However, because he had stepped out earlier, he was temporarily just listening, without joining the topic.

Hearing a commotion behind him, he instinctively turned to look.

”Junior Brother Peng, what’s the matter?”

Junior Brother Peng waved his hand, ”Not much, just that a fellow disciple refined a Fasting Elixir and became a First-tier Alchemist. I just helped him with some procedure processes to facilitate his future applications for more material quotas.”

”Oh.”

He Jun nodded, finding nothing unusual.

After all, he was just a First-tier Alchemist.

Just as he was about to continue participating in the ”Zhou Liuxing Qi Pill mass production” discussion, he suddenly felt a twinge in his heart and asked casually.

”Which Junior Brother was it?”

Junior Brother Peng still remembered the young man from earlier and replied, ”Named Xuan Luo.”

He Jun blurted out, ”Xuan Luo of Jade Spring Peak?”

Junior Brother Peng was puzzled, ”How do you know?”

He Jun opened his mouth, somewhat incredulous, and after a long while, he softly said, ”He just passed the talent test this morning, which I hosted.”

This time, even Junior Brother Peng was stunned.

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Kun Ping Cave Mansion.

It is named Kun Ping because it sits within a crisscrossing basin of spirit veins resembling a bottle neck.

This is where Luo Chen currently resides.

After leaving the Alchemy Institute, he returned to Kun Ping Cave Mansion and did not go to the other three institutes or four halls.

Things take time; being hasty won’t help.

Especially since he has already endured five hundred years in the Returning Ruins. Why rush now?

Back in the cave mansion, he didn’t even bother to study the pill formulas of the Gold Treasury Pill and the Nourishing Essence Liquid, opting instead to open the jade slip gifted by Yaoxi that morning.

Luo Chen sat cross-legged, with the jade slip lying in front of him.

Through his Divine Perception, three prohibitions fell upon it.

The three Divine Consciousness prohibitions respectively locked the Golden Core Chapter, the Nascent Soul Chapter, and the Divinity Transformation Chapter.

The purpose was to prevent Luo Chen from greedily advancing his cultivation prematurely.

However, for Luo Chen, Yaoxi’s concerns were unnecessary.

Moreover, these Divine Consciousness prohibitions couldn’t stop Luo Chen.

His Divine Perception surged straight into the jade slip, slicing through the three Divine Consciousness imprints instantly like a knife through tofu.

In that moment, golden light burst forth!

Each character seemed to come alive, presenting itself in front of Luo Chen like a jade wall.

Looking up, all the characters entered Luo Chen’s vision.

He had already mastered the Qi Refining Chapter and Foundation Establishment Chapter.

It’s nothing more than

[Golden Essence Qi Transformation, Spirit Reflecting All Meridians]

[Acupoints Concealing Martial Core, Melting Gold into the Sea]

And subsequently, the general outlines of the three further realms revealed themselves one by one.

[Dan Carved Mysterious Chapter, Three Treasures Unification]

[Taiyi Xuan Shu, Golden Palace Dao Domain]

[Nascent Soul Transformation God, Origin Formation]

”So this is the Ten Thousand Transformations Mysterious Chapter of Taiyi Geng Metal; the higher the realm, the more extraordinary it becomes.”

Luo Chen sensed the profoundness upon his first glance.

If the first two realms haven’t decisively distinguished themselves from ordinary cultivation techniques, the cultivation approach starting from the Golden Core Period is completely different.

Not only must one condense the Golden Core, but also use Divine Consciousness to inscribe the Treasure Seal within the Golden Core.

Thus, when the Three Treasures — essence, qi, and spirit — unify, aided by the Treasure Seal, breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm becomes much easier.

Moreover, this [Mysterious Chapter Treasure Seal] can be nurtured as a Natal Magic Item, growing increasingly powerful in the late stages.

The resultant Purple Mansion differs from others, named Taiyi Xuan Shu.

The Nascent Soul Domain that forms is also called the Golden Palace Dao Domain, its power surpassing that of other domains in the same order.

The most important thing!

This text fully records the secrets of cultivating a Dharma Image in the Divine Transformation Stage.

To Luo Chen, it’s just like finding a pillow when tired.

He was indeed missing such a cultivation secret.

Besides, the Taiyi Geng Metal Transformation Mysterious Chapter comes with numerous techniques, including an Innate Divine Ability!

Temporarily ignoring those high-order Gold Element Magic techniques, Luo Chen studied the Innate Divine Ability meticulously, finding it increasingly mighty!

Starting in the Golden Core Period, inscribe the [Mysterious Chapter Treasure Seal], evolve into [Golden Palace Dao Domain] in the Nascent Soul Stage, and comprehend the Golden Origin in the Divine Transformation Stage. With these methods, one can summon Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi to wield the Great Divine Power named ”Soldier Realm Torrent.”

As described, once unleashed, countless soldiers surge forth like a mighty torrent, capable of destroying everything!

”This is truly a top-level cultivation technique!”

Luo Chen exclaimed once more in admiration.

Initially, he just intended to practice briefly, appeasing Yaoxi’s scrutiny.

But seeing it now, this technique could be worth serious cultivation.

There’s much to borrow from it; if adapted to the Five Elements Cultivation, it might yield unique results.

Besides, Luo Chen will also reforge his Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and even Primordial Spirit.

Next, Luo Chen earnestly began to delve into the Ten Thousand Transformations Mysterious Chapter of Taiyi Geng Metal, continually comparing it to his previous cultivation experiences.

It proved quite enlightening.

To him, the Mysterious Chapter Treasure Seal closely resembles the Sword Seed condensed from the Thousand Clouds and Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Scripture he once practiced.

Both techniques embrace the concept of ”ten thousand transformations.”

This implies he could completely replicate that move, comparable to a divine power: ”Thousand Clouds Flowing Together.”

But that’s not all.

If the inscribed Mysterious Chapter Treasure Seal included not just the metal element, but all Five Elements, what would happen then?

While researching the technique, Luo Chen stayed active in pill refinement externally.

Over three months, he gradually refined the Gold Treasury Pill and Nourishing Essence Liquid, both First Order Pills.

His impact on Miao Dan Peak began to draw attention.

Until He Jun visited again.

”Master Gongsun will preside over the Dan Testing Conference at Miao Dan Peak tomorrow. Are you interested in attending to observe?”