Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1089: Chapter 429: Ice Prison

A grand battle that captured the attention of the world came to a rapid conclusion within just a single day.

This swift speed left many cultivators who had not yet reached Fenhua Valley to witness the battle lamenting their missed opportunity.

No one expected it, no one expected it!

The Flame Alliance, still maintaining a semblance of a Great Sect’s foundation, would be so swiftly annihilated.

Especially since the major forces of any significant sect hadn’t made a move.

But as details of the Battle of Fenhua Valley began to spread, divulged bit by bit by the cultivators who had participated in the fight...

They came to understand why it ended so quickly.

The Flame Alliance couldn’t withstand the pressure of the mighty foe upfront.

Then, under the assault of tens of thousands of cultivators, the wall fell, and everyone pushed, with no strength to fight back.

In this battle, nearly all cultivators of the Flame Alliance perished.

From the Three Great Golden Core Elders down to thousands of Qi Refinement Cultivators.

Even Xiao Lian, the newly appointed Sect Leader, met a tragic end under the sword of Dan Yangzi from Qingdan Valley.

Only a few remnants managed to escape with their lives, but they were no longer a force to be reckoned with.

Among the topics that many rogue cultivators relished in discussing, the name that surfaced most frequently was indeed Luo Chen!

It was he who united all sides to form the coalition army that eradicated the Flame Alliance.

It was he who, with his own power, slaughtered dozens of Foundation Establishment True Cultivators, turning the tide of the battlefield.

It was also he who directly killed Qin Tairan, the strongest cultivator of the Flame Alliance, sealing the final victory.

As his impressive combat capabilities were recounted time and again by the cultivators of the Yu Ding Realm, his name kept being brought up.

Furthermore, his entire combat record against enemies along his journey was dug up and exposed.

When weak, he killed Foundation Establishers while still in the Qi Refinement Stage!

At the Fourth Level of Foundation Establishment, relying on no magic items, he single-handedly fought four cultivators of the same order, dominating the region around Tianlan’s Qin Flower River.

After reaching the Sixth Level of Foundation Establishment, he reigned supreme over the battlefield of Accumulation Thunder Mountain, drawing upon the Divine Transformation Relics’ Heavenly Thunder to slay Di Wanyun, a Golden Core Cultivator of the Flame Alliance.

By the time he advanced to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, he instantly killed several Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators outside of Danxia Peak with his own might!

Until the Battle of Fenhua Valley!

In that battle, he unleashed all of his techniques, revealing all of his trump cards.

Not only was his Fire Type technique tyrannically unrivaled, but his Body Refinement Technique far exceeded his current realm, to the extent that he could contend head-on with Golden Core Cultivators.

As his exploits were unearthed and organized by some with vested interests, they spread like wildfire to every cultivator’s meeting place throughout the Yu Ding Realm.

Yu Ding Six Sects, various top-notch forces, the ten Big Immortal Cities, all markets big and small...

In almost every place, there were discussions about Luo Chen’s feats.

The reason for such a sensation is entirely understandable.

Overcoming the strong as the weak, ascending beyond one’s level, is always the favorite theme for lower-tier cultivators.

And the innumerable lower-tier cultivators precisely form the largest group in the Immortal Cultivation World.

Lacking in innate talent and rare resources.

After a hard struggle for half a lifetime realizing they could not achieve great success, they could only lead a mediocre life for the remainder of their days.

In such a scenario, what they typically talked about were either trivial matters around them or secrets of the high order cultivators who stood at the very top of the Immortal Cultivation World.

Thus, an emergent powerhouse like Luo Chen naturally became the best topic for conversation.

After all, rumors suggested that Luo Chen had fought his way up from the ranks of the rogue cultivators.

Moreover, the title Fire Spirit Lord Luo Chen wasn’t mentioned just once.

In fact, as time went on, it started to overshadow his former renown in the Yu Ding Realm as Dan Chenzi.

Dan Chenzi represented his Pill Refinement Technique prowess that overshadowed the Qingdan Seven Sons.

However, Fire Spirit Lord was a summarization of his exceptional combat abilities.

There were those enthusiastic about labeling him as the foremost Foundation Establishment cultivator in the Yu Ding Realm.

He leaped over countless rogue cultivator heroes, Great Sect budding cultivators, and Ascendant Sect true disciples!

In response, many Foundation Establishment Stage powerhouses voiced their discontent.

Yet, before Luo Chen’s remarkable record of victories, they could only suppress their voiced displeasure.

Cultivation becomes harder the further one goes!

Similarly, the farther one advances in their realm, the more powerful the forces a cultivator can wield.

As such, overcoming the strong while being weak, and surpassing one’s superiors from a lower position, also becomes increasingly difficult.

Qi Refinement surpassing Foundation Establishment happens from time to time.

But Foundation Establishment killing Golden Core is exceedingly rare!

Perhaps, the only thing those Nascent Soul Sects and Golden Core Sects’ true disciples could cling to, to be verbally defiant about Luo Chen, was that he had used means beyond the scope of Foundation Establishment to slay the Golden Cores twice!

One was the Heavenly Thunder from the Divine Transformation Relics.

The other was the one-time use magic item capable of killing a Golden Core Cultivator — the Lei Xian Bead.

While they remained argumentative, many more people continued to extol Luo Chen.

And this tide of praise, subtly, landed on Ice Castle.

After all, with Luo Chen’s high accomplishments in Pill Refinement Technique and now his fearsome spell battle prowess coming to light, he could be called the once-in-an-age prodigy among the young generation of the Yu Ding Realm!

Ice Castle having such a figure was akin to a tiger growing wings.

Given a couple of hundred years, Ice Castle might well rise to become another Luo Yun Sect within the Yu Ding Realm.

Facing such a situation.

Ice Castle was no fool.

This was a backhanded compliment — a setup!

They too began to realize that while some targeted Luo Chen, they were also aiming at Ice Castle.

Perhaps even coming after Ice Castle.

In light of this.

Another piece of news was deliberately released by Ice Castle, slowly starting to spread among the countless cultivators of the Yu Ding Realm.

During the Battle of Fenhua Valley.

Fire Spirit Lord Luo Chen fought against Golden Core Ascendant Masters across a great realm gap.

Though he achieved glorious victory, he also suffered unstoppable and severe injuries.

After being rescued, Ascendant Master Cang Long of Ice Castle personally attended to his treatment and diagnosed that his foundation was damaged.

Even after languishing in a coma for the better part of a year, he had not awakened.

Now his life hangs in the balance.

And even if he survives, his future is uncertain.

Regarding this information, the cultivators of the Yu Ding Realm went from initial disbelief and unwillingness to believe.