Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Gray stone pillars, standing on the earth.

The scattered buildings are distributed in all directions.

This is the Gray Triangle!

Looking at those ancient stone pillars that clashed with the surrounding buildings, a wealth of information about this place emerged in Luo Chen’s mind.

Strictly speaking, the Gray Triangle was not initially a gathering place for Rogue Cultivators, nor was it a buffer zone for the three major Divinity Transformation sects.

Originally, this place was the central area of a Refining Void power, but due to an internal conflict, that power split into three, and this location was damaged by the battle, gradually becoming a buffer zone for the Three Sects.

The Great Soul Sect!

Yes, the surrounding three forces, whether the Golden Bell Sect or Purple Flame Mountain, were all part of the former Great Soul Sect.

The reason for the split traces back to ten thousand years ago.

Back then, the Tianyuan Daoist Sect opened the Mountain Sea Realm, gathering not only several great Holy sects but also many other forces.

Among them was the Great Soul Sect!

However, during the opening of the Mountain Sea Realm, the Great Soul Sect suffered heavy losses, leading to a shortage of talents.

With the passing of the older generation, the Great Soul Sect fell into internal strife, eventually splitting into three.

The Gray Triangle became the area that divided the Three Sects.

This is evident from those ancient stone pillars.

Although these stone pillars themselves no longer contain any power, Luo Chen could tell from the surrounding broken array patterns and their distribution that these stone pillars were once mighty.

There was a hint of lament in Luo Chen’s heart for this.

Do truly everlasting powers exist in this world?

The Great Soul Sect, strong at its peak, was comparable to the Five Elements Divine Sect and just one step away from the Nine Great Saint Sects.

Yet ultimately, it fell to such a state.

In comparison, the Daoist Lineage he left in the Mountain Sea Realm had even shallower roots, and he wondered how things stand now after hundreds of years?

Feeling emotional, Luo Chen entered the Gray Triangle, following the map given by Fan Wen, arriving at a shop in a secluded alley.

”Customer, looking to buy something? Feel free to look around.”

Inside the shop, a gray-haired old man lay in a rocking chair, eyes half-open as he spoke.

Luo Chen glanced briefly and said nothing, directly taking out a token.

The token was pure white, with wisps of green smoke rising from it.

The old man suddenly opened his eyes wide, ”Cuiyan Order, Friend, are you from the Su Ling Sect?”

Luo Chen nodded and directly asked, ”When will the Gray Trail Trade Fair be held?”

The so-called Gray Trail Trade Fair referred to the aforementioned Rogue Cultivator Trade Fair.

It was a grand-scale underground trade fair involving various realms.

The old man could not discern Luo Chen’s power and cautiously replied, ”Friend, you’ve come at the right time, the Gray Trail Trade Fair is held every ten years, and it will be taking place in a few days. Do you wish to attend?”

Luo Chen acknowledged with a hum.

The old man immediately took out an invitation card and handed it to Luo Chen.

”When the trade fair opens, use this invitation to enter.”

Luo Chen took the invitation, put it away without even looking at it, then said to the old man, ”Keep an eye out for a Rogue Cultivator with a black mole beside the mouth and a gloomy expression, and let me know if you find any information.”

The old man first nodded before smiling wryly, ”I can certainly keep an eye out for you, but many rogue cultivators disguise themselves, so it might be difficult to find any clues.”

”No matter, just do as I say.”

Having left these words, Luo Chen turned and left the shop.

The old man watched his departing figure and clicked his tongue in admiration.

”Didn’t the Su Ling Sect lose interest in the Gray Triangle? Why are they sending a disciple here now?”

After leaving the shop, Luo Chen started wandering around the Gray Triangle.

His powerful Divine Perception surveyed the surroundings covertly.

Under his scrutiny, the situation here became clear.

The overall area wasn’t large, only a few dozen miles in radius.

Yet within, there were quite a few powerful rogue cultivators hidden.

There were over a dozen Golden Core Cultivators, and even a Nascent Soul True Master hiding in the shadows.

All of them relied on a Fourth Order Spirit Vein hidden deep underground for cultivation.

Upon discovering the Four Order Spirit Vein, Luo Chen furrowed his brows.

”Severed vein?”

Indeed, under his Divine Perception’s examination, that Fourth Order Spirit Vein was clearly a severed Earth Vein.

Whether north or south, or the branching veins extending outward, they had all been deliberately cut off.

In this way, it was only a matter of time before its order dropped.

Luo Chen’s Divine Perception extended towards the source, obtaining a general clue.

It should have been severed by the three major Divinity Transformation sects to prevent sect Spirit Qi from spilling into the Gray Triangle.

If this continues, in a hundred years or so, this Independent Practitioner Holy Land will decline.

Luo Chen doesn’t care about the future, but as for the present, this isn’t good news for him.

”This level of Spirit Qi density isn’t suitable for me to quickly break through to the Nascent Soul Stage. Once I complete this task perfunctorily, I’ll search for a High-Order Spirit Vein elsewhere!”

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Three days later.

Relying on that invitation, Luo Chen entered an underground cave.

Inside, shadows flickered, numbering over a thousand.

This indicated the cave’s vast size.

Such caves are reportedly numerous around the Gray Triangle.

Luo Chen himself wasn’t very interested in this trade fair, handling it merely as a formality.

But unexpectedly, there was a surprise gain.

Looking at the bone fragment exchanged for high-priced Spirit Stones in his hand, he was quite surprised.

”Soul Cleaving Technique!”

Indeed, the cultivation technique recorded on this bone fragment was exactly the Spirit Refining Technique he primarily practiced in the Mountain Sea Realm.

Though it was just the beginner’s Chapter, explaining how to nurture a soul split.

Only one!

Yet its contents could be seamlessly connected with the original Soul Cleaving Technique.