Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Luo Chen’s gaze fell upon the densely packed various medicinal herbs.

With a beckon, two glints flew over.

One seemed like pearl tears, named Star Tears, the main material for refining the Soul Nurturing Pill.

The other appeared like magma, flowing gently, with faint residual heat, scorching the palm.

Luo Chen was very familiar with this item, it was Dried Origin Fire Marrow, a special mineral born from the source after the departure of Sourceless Fire.

He had obtained it twice in the Mountain Sea Realm before.

This item was of great use to Luo Chen!

As long as he relied on this item to refine the Two Forms Pill, there was a significant chance to completely awaken the Withering and Flourishing Divine Fire!

If one pill doesn’t succeed, then make several more!

He was determined to awaken the Withering and Flourishing Divine Fire.

If previously he only felt grateful for the Divine Fire saving him several times, now, as his realm gradually recovered, he increasingly missed the convenience of having the Divine Fire by his side.

Whether it’s pill refinement or artifact refining, or cultivation and combat.

Without the Withering and Flourishing Divine Fire, everything was extraordinarily troublesome.

Moreover, to quickly eliminate the Demon Moss on himself, he must use True Fire to refine the Demon Marrow Drill.

Although he didn’t care much about this trivial matter, having the help of the Withering and Flourishing Divine Fire would make it much more convenient.

Luo Chen pondered for a moment, and a decision was made in his heart.

After checking various herbs that evening and making a plan, he went to the Spirit Medicine Institute early the next morning.

There, he collected a large amount of spare auxiliary materials, and then Luo Chen began a month-long pill refinement.

In fact, with his Pill Refinement Technique, a mere Fourth Order Pill shouldn’t take a whole month.

About two to three days later, he successfully refined the Soul Nurturing Pill.

And in considerable quantity!

Sufficient to repair Jiang Huang’s Divine Soul damage.

After that, it was the Two Forms Pill.

...

On this day.

Inside the Heavenly Fire Pond of Su Ling Sect.

Several figures flew into it, and then retracted their glint, opened their Mana Shield, and carefully wandered within.

Occasionally lowering their heads to pick some red fruits into their baskets.

This place was one of the several Fire Spirit areas within Su Ling Sect, even the Spirit Vein Rank was up to Fourth Order.

However, because the Heaven and Earth Qi was too chaotic and turbulent, it wasn’t suitable for Immortal Cultivators to reside.

But Su Ling Sect did not abandon this place; under the joint arrangement of the Spirit Medicine Institute and Array Dao Institute, it gradually became a Spirit Medicine Institute producing fire attribute materials.

It has a history of several thousand years.

Over thousands of years, the Red Venerable Fruit produced here has gained fame inside and outside the sect.

This fruit not only has miraculous effects for fire attribute cultivators but is also excellent for pill refinement and medicine brewing!

The only problem is probably the scarcity of Red Venerable Fruits, and the difficulty in picking them, requiring at least a Golden Core Cultivator.

At this moment, the few figures in the Heavenly Fire Pond were there for the Red Venerable Fruit.

But judging by their expressions, the harvest seemed minimal.

A Golden Core Cultivator straightened up, looking at the weakly fire-exuding red fruit on his fingertip, his expression somewhat disappointed.

He couldn’t help but look towards another cultivator not far away.

”Brother Tang, how’s the situation over there?”

The man referred to as Brother Tang turned around with a look of frustration.

”Not good, although I picked seven Red Venerable Fruits, their quality is very poor. Strangely, even though their age is met, their fire potency is extremely weak, far from the standard of a five-hundred-year Red Venerable Fruit. Junior Brother Zhu, what about you?”

Junior Brother Zhu sighed, ”Same here. I think the other brothers are probably experiencing similar situations.”

Brother Tang paused his work, voiced his confusion: ”Strange, ever since the Heavenly Fire Pond was turned into a Fire Element Spiritual Plant Garden, it had been fine for thousands of years. How could the production decline so frequently in just the past hundred years? Even giving me a sense that the fire energy here is being drawn away?”

Junior Brother Zhu hesitated and said, ”If this continues, we might not be able to complete the tasks assigned by the Spirit Medicine Institute. How about... reporting the situation here to the Spirit Medicine Institute and have them investigate?”

Brother Tang thought about it and nodded slightly.

”Alright, but after the others finish their work, let’s discuss it and report together!”

After making the decision, both felt relieved.

They simply stopped busying with fruit picking; after all, what they picked wouldn’t meet the standards, and even the Spirit Medicine Institute probably wouldn’t be satisfied.

While they waited, the realm slightly-higher Brother Tang suddenly furrowed his brows.

Junior Brother Zhu, noticing, asked: ”What’s wrong?”

Brother Tang looked around puzzled, about to say it was nothing, when his body suddenly shook.

Unable to stand firmly?

As soon as this thought surfaced in his mind, it was dismissed the next moment.

It wasn’t him who couldn’t stand firm; the earth was quaking.

Looking across the entire tens-of-miles area around the Heavenly Fire Pond, it was trembling.

The tremor went from the initial mild to later intense.

Several Golden Core Cultivators had already stopped their tasks, gathered together, confused and clueless about what was happening.

Suddenly!

”Look, in the center of the Heavenly Fire Pond!”

Several gazes shot there simultaneously, and upon seeing the thing there, their pupils shrank.

Inside the bubbling cauldron-like fiery pond, a towering tree grew at an unknown time!

The tree was greenish-white, surrounded by a wisp of golden light.

As the branches swayed, golden flames bloomed like fireworks, forming clusters of blooming golden flowers.

A group of Golden Core Cultivators stared in stunned silence at this scene.

After a while, someone murmured: ”Strange Fire transformed, it’s at the Fourth Order!”

Upon hearing this, some revealed greedy expressions instinctively.

But before they could act, a more intense tremor came.

”Run!”

”The earth fire is about to erupt!”

”Hurry and report to the Nascent Soul True Master, have them suppress the Heavenly Fire Pond! Don’t let the thousands-years’ arrangement be destroyed!”

A group of Golden Core Cultivators hurriedly maneuvered their glint to flee.

The clever ones had already taken out the Sound Transmission Jade Pendant to notify familiar Nascent Soul True Masters.

About half the incense burning time later.

A figure appeared above the Heavenly Fire Pond.

It was the well-known Jinglian Zhenren within the sect!

He frowned as he looked down at the continually erupting Heavenly Fire Pond with rolling black smoke and firelight.

Subsequently, he used great means, commencing to guide the erupting earth fire within.

Simultaneously, he extended his Divine Consciousness, making every effort to find the Fourth Order Strange Fire mentioned by the disciples.

His diligence was not unfounded.

As a Pill Refiner, till now he had only refined one Third Order Origin Fire, which had minimal benefit on the path of pill refinement.

If he could acquire a Fourth Order Strange Fire here, it would be ideal.

But the more he searched, the more astonished he became.

Within this place’s fire energy, the contained breath was immensely terrifying, far surpassing ordinary Fourth Order Strange Fires.

Even in his view, it was somewhat inferior to Dean He’s Golden Emperor Devouring Spirit Flame.

Bear in mind, Dean He’s Golden Emperor Devouring Spirit Flame is a bona fide Fifth Order Divine Fire!

In other words, the Strange Fire born here might be at the Fifth-Order Level, naturally containing a trace of Law’s True Intent?

This astonishment transitioned into joy.

If he could obtain this fire, if it matched him, he might even glimpse the God Transformation Stage because of it!

But after he completely suppressed the entire Heavenly Fire Pond, seeing no trace of black smoke anymore, there was still no sign of the Strange Fire.

”Where did it go, could it have gained Spirit Intelligence?”

Below, magma continued to flow, silhouettes lingered outside the mountain.

Jinglian Zhenren’s mood shifted from joy to disappointment, followed by unsatisfaction, and he bellowed:

”Find!”

”Search until you find it!”

”Anyone discovering the Fire Tree will be generously rewarded by me!”

Suddenly, the cultivators who came to inquire outside the mountain began to act.

As for the few Nascent Soul True Masters, they leaned toward Jinglian Zhenren, inquiring what had transpired.

Jinglian Zhenren had no mind to explain, only appearing anxious.

...

On Dan Emperor Mountain.

Within the Mountain and Sea Palace, Luo Chen sat cross-legged inside the Pill Room, eyes closed as if in meditation.

Suddenly!

Branches spread out from the earth fire opening.

Tracking familiar induction, they gradually reached Luo Chen.

A feeling of affection akin to father and son arose spontaneously.

Luo Chen opened his eyes, looking at the blooming Fire Tree’s golden flowers, revealing a look of satisfaction.

”Not for nothing did I feed you seven Two Forms Pills; you’ve finally awakened.”