Chapter 561

Longevity Starts from a Grandmaster Alchemist, Main Text Volume, Chapter 574: The Four Overlords of the North Sea, in a wooden cabin in the valley.

Luo Chen sat cross-legged with a Yang-Returning Elixir in his mouth.

His robes fluttered without wind, and as his breath became long and steady, the vast spiritual energy of heaven and earth that had been drawn out by his signs of Nascent Soul formation flowed into him as if pouring into his body.

Under normal circumstances, he would naturally not dare to swallow so recklessly.

But as Fu Fu Chaosheng said, this batch of heaven and earth spiritual energy was drawn out by him, and in the process, it had been stained with his aura, so it was exceptionally easy to refine.

The premise was that his body could hold up!

Clearly, with Luo Chen's wide meridians, vast sea of energy, and resilient physique, he could swallow it in one breath.

During this process, the medicinal power of the Yang-Returning Elixir melted and permeated his whole body.

Luo Chen's scattered soul and restless essence blood were also being gathered bit by bit, returning to his control.

While focusing on recuperation, Luo Chen was also increasingly shocked by the miraculous nature of the Yang-Returning Elixir.

The wonder of this elixir was truly the best he had ever seen in his life!

The elixirs he had used in the past either only increased the foundation of the soul like the Profound Spirit Elixir, or increased magic power like the True Flame Elixir, or tempered the physique like the Black Emperor Paste; in short, their effects were singular.

But the Yang-Returning Elixir!

It not only had the effect of nourishing the soul and condensing the spirit, but also had the use of calming essence blood and making up for the deficit of magic power.

It could be called a combination of the three!

"It is worthy of being an early masterpiece of the Alchemy Saint!"

"If there is a large amount of Yang-Returning Elixir to assist, a cultivator's Nascent Soul formation would save decades of work, combining the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit, reaching the realm of the three flowers gathering at the crown!"

While sighing with emotion, Luo Chen was not disappointed.

Although he only had one Yang-Returning Elixir, he was only at the fourth level of Jin Dan now, so one was enough.

Time passed slowly.

Three days later, the boiling spiritual energy in the valley vanished completely with a gentle breeze.

Inside the wooden cabin, Luo Chen stood up, spitting out a breath of turbid air.

Feeling his state, there was an indescribable sense of comfort.

It was light and airy, as if he could ascend to immortality at any time.

But his solid realm let him know that he had escaped from the dangerous state he was in before.

Opening the attribute panel, Luo Chen's gaze stopped at the realm progress bar.

【Jin Dan Fourth Level 30/100】

In an instant, his gaze froze, and gradually the corners of his mouth curled up.

Counting it down, he had promoted to the fourth level of Jin Dan in the Xuanyan Sea Area, then was forced to change to a coral sea trench spiritual land with insufficient spiritual energy; since then, he hadn't cultivated properly for a year, relying only on the medicinal power of the True Flame Elixir to increase his magic power.

After returning from the Xuanyan Sea Area, he cultivated on Fairy Yaoyue Island for three years using a third-rank low-grade spiritual land; these three years he had been almost diligent, working day and night.

Finally, plus the half a year of traveling to Fairy Feileng City.

In short, his previous cultivation progress had stopped at 【17/100】.

This cultivation speed also matched his previous judgment: relying only on a third-rank low-grade spiritual land, it would take twenty years to improve a small realm.

If it were changed to a third-rank high-grade or even top-grade spiritual land, it could reach the cultivation speed of the legendary Heaven Spiritual Root cultivators, which is forming a Nascent Soul in two hundred years.

Perhaps some people didn't understand before why Luo Chen's cultivation speed was still not as good as the legendary Heaven Spiritual Root cultivators after he switched to cultivating the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture".

In fact, it was the reason caused by the spiritual land.

Whenever a large sect produced a Heaven Spiritual Root cultivator, all kinds of resources were absolutely maxed out.

Not to mention external objects like elixirs, arrays, artifacts, and talismans, even for the spiritual land, they would try every means to provide a high-grade level one.

For example, in the Dream Spring Cave of the Eastern Wasteland, a water-attribute Heaven Spiritual Root cultivator, Yu Jade Jiao Long, was produced, forming a Jin Dan in a hundred years. Then, in order for the other party to have a better spiritual land, the Dream Spring Cave did not hesitate to give up the homeland they had operated for many years, and participated in the opening war, just to fight for a better third-rank spiritual land for Yu Jade Jiao Long.

Therefore, the absolute cultivation speed of Heaven Spiritual Root cultivators can actually only be achieved under the premise that the spiritual land configuration is maxed out!

For Luo Chen.

When he was at Mount Cangwu Mountain, he was a genuine Heaven Spiritual Root cultivation speed!

In just three years, he improved a small realm.

Because the cultivation cave he had at Mount Cangwu Mountain was a third-rank top-grade spiritual land!

In that kind of environment, even though he had just switched his cultivation method and even had to divide his attention to refine his life-bound magic treasures, the Hunyuan Cauldron and the Moon-Breaking Wings, he could still progress by leaps and bounds.

But after leaving Mount Cangwu Mountain and coming to the North Sea, his external resource configuration had never been maxed out.

This was also why, despite having a strong foundation and cultivation method, his cultivation efficiency had never been improved.

Similarly, this was also the reason why Luo Chen wanted to leave the Du Feiyan Archipelago.

And this time.

In this same third-rank low-grade valley spiritual land, he only spent one month, but absorbed a vast amount of spiritual energy, and transformed it into magic power, improving his cultivation progress to thirty percent in one breath.

It surged by a full thirteen points of progress!

If converted by time, one month's work could almost equal three years of bitter cultivation!

"Is this an epiphany?"

Luo Chen felt a lot of emotion in his heart.

Recalling it now, in that state, the cultivation method operated automatically, and his body was like a huge magnet, capturing, extracting, and refining the spiritual energy of the outside world at all times.

Even the third-rank low-grade spiritual land was squeezed to the limit by him.

It was almost unable to withstand his exploitation.

And he was only at the fourth level of Jin Dan.

This also made Luo Chen understand that if he really wanted to form a Nascent Soul in the future, he must find a fourth-rank spiritual vein.

Ordinary low-rank spiritual veins simply could not withstand the amount of spiritual energy required for a cultivator to form a Nascent Soul.

"Future things, let's talk about them in the future; let's walk the path under our feet steadily first!"

Luo Chen chuckled and stepped out of the wooden cabin.

Seeing Tianxuan had already been guarding outside.

Seeing Luo Chen appear, at the first glance, her eyes lit up.

That kind of elegant, otherworldly temperament that did not touch dust was something she had never seen before.

Vaguely, she seemed to understand something, and immediately bowed to congratulate him: "Congratulations, Master, for your progress in Dao practice, one step closer to the realm of a True Person!"

Luo Chen shook his head with a smile; the realm of a True Person, how could it be so easy.

Shattering the core to transform into a Nascent Soul, condensing the soul, and transforming the yin-void into yang-substance. The three flowers gathering at the crown, the five qi returning to the origin, inside and outside as one, only then can one be called a True Person!

This was the main harvest of his epiphany.

How many cultivation factors were involved in it.

Now this small step was still a long way off.

Of course, without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; to reach the realm of a True Person, what is needed is this kind of accumulation bit by bit.

The brand-new Luo Chen raised his hand to summon a white cloud and stepped onto it.

Seeing Tianxuan's gaze fixed; the color of this cloud?

She remembered that the Master mainly cultivated fire-attribute magic power, and when riding the clouds and mist, they were mostly red clouds.

But now?

"Master, this magic cloud of yours seems to be water-attribute magic power?"

Luo Chen nodded and said casually: "Just a small trick for magic power conversion, not worth mentioning."

Although he said so, there was a bit of self-satisfaction in his eyes.

This was also a small harvest from his epiphany.

After understanding the essence of power, the conversion was more relaxed than before.

When all is said and done, his crimson Jin Dan was essentially a five-colored Jin Dan, belonging to all five elements.

In the past, he needed extra time to convert in advance, but now, he could already do it at will.

Although the magic power converted this way had very ordinary power when controlling magic treasures and casting spells, at least it could make up for some of the small means he had lacked before.

This could also be considered an unexpected joy.

"Come up!"

Seeing Tianxuan boarded the magic cloud with a trace of admiration and asked at the same time: "Master, where are we going now?"

"Others throw a peach, although I cannot repay with a jade, the proper etiquette must still be observed." Luo Chen's expression was calm as he tidied his headgear and collar, "Go to the Ancestor Tianyuan Building to visit True Person Fu."

After a simple explanation, he activated his magic power, and the white cloud drifted up and flew toward the central street of Fairy Feileng City.

Luo Chen said he couldn't repay with a jade, but in fact, the proper etiquette was not missed at all.

Not only did he prepare some unique specialties of the Du Feiyan Archipelago, but he also prepared two portions of his signature Emperor Flowing Plasma, and even gritted his teeth to take out a piece from his treasured thousand-year Thunder Essence!

The value of such gifts was no less than that Yang-Returning Elixir, and perhaps even more!

Recently, because he had to participate in the Fairy Feileng City auction, Fu Fu Chaosheng, who was not in seclusion, received the report from his subordinates at the first moment.

Looking at the gifts sent up, he was both shocked and relieved.

"It seems this child not only knows how to conduct himself, but clearly doesn't want to owe me the favor from before!"

Playing with the thousand-year Thunder Essence that emitted a rich thunder power, Fu Fu Chaosheng's eyes were incomparably playful.

He had only thought that by taking out a scarce Yang-Returning Elixir, the other party would be unable to repay, and if there was a place where he needed the other party in the future, Luo Chen would be unable to refuse.

Now it seems, this is a person who doesn't want to owe favors.

The manager of the Ancestor Tianyuan Building was a great cultivator at the late stage of Jin Dan, named Shanshan Chubao, who had the Daoist name True Person Junbao circulating outside.

It both referred to his proper handling of affairs, managing the Ancestor Tianyuan Merchant Alliance in the southeast region very well, and his powerful strength, capable of anchoring a region.

At this moment, he looked at the thousand-year Thunder Essence in Fu Fu Chaosheng's hand with envy.

"Elder, do you want to see Luo Hai?"

Fu Fu Chaosheng smiled slightly, "See! Why not see him? Anyway, I have time today, so seeing him is fine."

When he said this, he had already put the thousand-year Thunder Essence into his pocket.

How could he not see the longing in Shanshan Chubao's eyes.

But this was a good thing, even a Nascent Soul True Person would not have too much of it.

Shanshan Chubao bowed, "Then I will go notify him to come up."

Just as Shanshan Chubao was about to go out, Fu Fu Chaosheng suddenly called him back, his lips moving a few times.

Shanshan Chubao was stunned for a moment, then understood and went out.

Meeting Fu Fu Chaosheng again, on the seventh floor of the Ancestor Tianyuan Building.

Luo Chen's demeanor was respectful, and he bowed in greeting.

But his temperament and bearing were neither humble nor arrogant.

After some observation, Fu Fu Chaosheng nodded with satisfaction, "Sure enough, you turned a misfortune into a blessing, and your Dao practice has improved quite a bit, even more than I imagined."

"Thanks to the True Person for bestowing the elixir, the junior has had such a harvest." Luo Chen replied sincerely.

Fu Fu Chaosheng shook his head, "Although that Yang-Returning Elixir is precious, it is only aimed at those who have not formed a Nascent Soul; to me, it counts for nothing at all, and it was originally kept to be rewarded to juniors."

Speaking of this, he asked casually: "You came to Fairy Feileng City for that auction?"

Luo Chen hummed, "Indeed. It is difficult for a rogue cultivator to collect materials. I can only use such large auctions to collect the resources I need and broaden my horizons at the same time. For this, the junior has liquidated all the beast harvests obtained in the outer seas over the years."

"Since you know it is difficult for a rogue cultivator, why not consider joining a large force as a backer?"

Luo Chen's gaze fixed, and he asked instead of answering: "What kind of force counts as a large force?"

Fu Fu Chaosheng chuckled and listed them like family treasures: "Nearby there is the Demon Luo Stream that dominates a region, and far away there is the rising star Penglai Immortal Sect, both of which are large forces with great cultivators at the late stage of Nascent Soul sitting in charge. If you feel that is not stable enough, there is also the new Nascent Soul holy land, the Li Canghai Righteous Alliance, which has new Nascent Soul great powers like Li Li Douliang inside, and even demon clan powerhouses fear its power and dare not rashly invade the immortal islands of the North Sea. Of course, if you are naturally free-spirited and don't want to be restrained, there are also rogue cultivator forces like the Wan Xian Association that you can join. As long as you have strength, you can be like a fish in water there."

The Four Overlords?

Listening to the names of these large forces, Luo Chen had a clearer understanding of the current pattern of the North Sea cultivation world in his heart.

He asked humbly, "In the True Person's view, what are the advantages and disadvantages of these forces?"

The other party came out of the Ancestor Tianyuan Dao Sect, and his vision and knowledge covered the five states; with the other party's pattern, it must be above Luo Chen's one-sided understanding.

Fu Fu Chaosheng thought for a while, "Since I accepted such a big gift from you, then I will help you solve your confusion."

Immediately, he recounted the general situation of the four major forces.

The Demon Luo Stream goes without saying, the twelve stream masters are each powerful, and most have connections with the Yuan Demon Sect before its destruction. When this force was founded, the slogan it shouted was to revive the Yuan Demon Sect and reproduce the glory of the North Sea demonic path.

That so-called rising star, the Penglai Immortal Sect, is actually not an emerging force, but a top Nascent Soul sect with thousands of years of heritage!

The reason it is called a rising star is actually because it was suppressed by the Demon Sect in the past and was forced to preach in the outer seas.

Now that the Demon Sect has been destroyed, the other party took the opportunity to return to the inner domain, wanting to carve out a world.

The name of Penglai Immortal Island has long been circulating in the North Sea cultivation world.

The Li Canghai Righteous Alliance absorbs many people who yearn for the righteous path, and has great array powers sitting in charge, worthy of being the current overlord of the North Sea.

Luo Chen also learned for the first time that the great power surnamed Li had the real name Li Li Douliang.

As for the last Wan Xian Association, Luo Chen didn't know much about it.

But when Fu Fu Chaosheng introduced this force, he emphasized the three rogue cultivators who founded this force.

Blood Rogue, Moon Rogue, Mad Rogue.

These three are all powerful mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivators with great supernatural powers and means, capable of competing with ordinary late-stage Nascent Soul great cultivators.

Plus the Wan Xian Association founded mostly absorbs rogue cultivators and is harmless to others, so no one cares.

But unexpectedly, after decades, it slowly became a climate.

It is even rumored that one of the three rogues has promoted to the late stage of Nascent Soul, which has allowed the Wan Xian Association to gradually be mentioned alongside the other three major forces.

Luo Chen listened with a complicated heart, but the thoughts in his mind gradually became clear.

"As the True Person said, the Demon Luo Stream has many factions, and internal strife is frequent; if I go in, I will inevitably be caught in the crossfire. The Penglai Immortal Sect is a solid block, even when the Yuan Demon Sect was there, they never yielded. As an outsider, I'm afraid it's not easy to be accepted. And that Li Canghai Alliance has the most people, the greatest power, and its top powerhouses are second to none, vaguely having the trend of replacing the Yuan Demon Sect as the new North Sea holy land. As for the Wan Xian Association, it is a rogue cultivator alliance with no cohesion, and it is the weakest of the four overlord forces, and it is possible to be destroyed at any time."

Fu Fu Chaosheng smiled: "You are indeed smart, combining the situations of the major forces in a short time to judge the impact on you if you join."

"It's not that I'm smart, it's just that the True Person has a high vantage point, and I'm just picking up your wisdom." Luo Chen was humble, then asked sincerely: "In the True Person's view, which force should I join?"

Fu Fu Chaosheng waved his hand, "You have analyzed it so well, surely you have a preference in your heart, why do you need my guidance. However, I want to remind you, the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind! Especially that great power Li, who usually practices in seclusion and never manages affairs. The so-called Righteous Alliance may become a thing of the past tomorrow."

Luo Chen was stunned.

He did have the intention of clinging to the Li Canghai Alliance's thigh before.

But now hearing what the other party said, the strongest side is actually the one most likely to be destroyed.

In that case, he would have to consider it carefully.

He asked tentatively: "True Person, what do you think of that Blood Nightmare Demon Luo?"

Fu Fu Chaosheng looked at Luo Chen in surprise, "Do you have a history with him?"

"I can't say I have a history, but the other party did try to recruit me before." Luo Chen replied truthfully.

After hearing this, Fu Fu Chaosheng's expression was astonished, and his shrewd eyes kept sizing up Luo Chen.

Finally, he gave an answer.

"If you have no connection with the Yuan Demon Sect, don't join his command; this person is a hypocrite."

"If you are a disciple of the Yuan Demon Sect, then don't go looking for him even more, you will be in danger of your life!"

Luo Chen was horrified.

"How could it be like this..."

He wanted to ask more, but Fu Fu Chaosheng clearly stopped there and would not explain further.

Luo Chen's expression was uncertain, and in the end, he was somewhat glad that he had made the decision not to go see Blood Nightmare Demon Luo directly.

In any case, compared to Blood Nightmare Demon Luo, he still trusted Fu Fu Chaosheng, who came out of the Ancestor Tianyuan Dao Sect and had a good reputation.

Finally, he said tentatively: "Actually, in my opinion, these four overlords are not the top large forces. In the current Mountain and Sea Realm, the strongest force must be the Ancestor Tianyuan Dao Sect!"

Fu Fu Chaosheng looked at him with a smile and didn't answer.

Luo Chen was helpless, "It's the junior who thought too much."

Luo Chen's thoughts were actually not complicated; he was afraid of contacting the holy land, afraid that his alchemy for the demon clan would be known.

But he also wanted to contact the holy land to let this matter pass, so that he could walk in the sunlight, and even take the opportunity to return to the Eastern Wasteland.

The contradictory mentality made him make this probe.

But clearly, Fu Fu Chaosheng, this elder walking outside, either didn't look up to him, or had other restrictions and couldn't give a promise.

This also caused Luo Chen's other ideas to die in the cradle.

It's just that in this way, where should he go in the future?

The Demon Luo Stream cannot be gone to, the Li Canghai Alliance will become a thing of the past, so only the Penglai Immortal Sect and the Wan Xian Association are left.

Or, really be a pure rogue cultivator, like duckweed, with nothing to rely on.

While he was lost in his heart, the door outside was knocked.

The manager of the Ancestor Tianyuan Building, Shanshan Chubao, walked in, holding a banana fan in his hands.