Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 469: The Six Great Strange Fires, Heaven Sail's Arrival - Novel Cool

Chapter 469: The Six Great Strange Fires, Heaven Sail's Arrival

Chapter 469: The Six Great Strange Fires, Heaven Sail's Arrival

"The Flame Alliance's legacy?"

"Yes, I haven't found my lifebound treasure yet, and I'm still lacking a large amount of primary materials. When you killed the Flame Alliance's leader, Xiao Lian, his storage bag must have fallen into your hands, and I was wondering..."

"You want to forge the Chaos Primordial Cauldron, don't you!"

In the side hall, two young men sat side by side, chatting while sipping tea.

Facing Dan Yangzi's intense gaze, Luo Chen nodded calmly.

The blueprints for his lifebound treasure were provided by Qingdan Valley, so it was only natural that they knew what kind of lifebound treasure he intended to forge.

Dan Yangzi was also well aware of the materials required to cast the Chaos Primordial Cauldron.

Seeing Luo Chen's acknowledgment, he paused for a moment.

"Indeed, Xiao Lian's legacy is in my possession, and the restrictions were removed by my elders a long time ago."

Luo Chen's eyes lit up, and he waited silently for the rest.

"As the grandmaster of casting, Xiao Lian's legacy may only be a small portion of the Flame Alliance's treasury, but the mineral resources are quite abundant."

"If you want to cast the Chaos Primordial Cauldron, I won't mention the lower-tier materials, but for the five primary materials, I have a considerable amount of Heavenspan Gold, ten complete pieces of Dark Immersed Wood, and a few pounds of Tracing Mud."

"However, there isn't a single Cold Marrow or Fire Spirit Crystal."

Dan Yangzi slowly explained.

Luo Chen's heart raced as he listened.

The Heavenspan Gold in his possession was scarce; he had only managed to gather two pieces, including the ones he obtained through trade with Wufu Qi.

If he could obtain a supplement from Dan Yangzi, his worries would be resolved.

Ten pieces of Dark Immersed Wood were more than enough!

As for Tracing Mud, the more, the better, as it had a so-called memory function.

Even if his lifebound treasure was damaged in battle, it could slowly repair itself.

The lack of Cold Marrow was not a problem!

He had two pieces of Ice Marrow in his possession, and he had a good relationship with the Ice Fortress, so he could always trade for more if needed.

Seeing Luo Chen's eager gaze, Dan Yangzi hesitated about whether to proceed with the trade.

But a divine perception transmission arrived, helping him make a decision.

"Trade with him!"

It was Grand Elder Qingdanzi.

Dan Yangzi had no objections, so he spoke, "If you want it, you can purchase it at the market price. However, I won't accept low-grade spirit stones; it must be at least medium-grade, and high-grade is preferred!"

"I understand."

Luo Chen nodded eagerly.

Once cultivators reach the Golden Core Stage, low-grade spirit stones are insufficient for cultivation or combat.

At the very least, medium-grade spirit stones are required to be of any use.

Luo Chen's cultivation had always been vigorous, and he rarely needed to draw spiritual energy from spirit stones during battles.

But others were different.

In combat, it was common to see cultivators manipulating their artifacts with one hand while extracting spiritual energy from spirit stones with the other.

Dan Yangzi was powerful during his Foundation Establishment Stage, but after achieving Core Formation, his cultivation might not be as formidable.

Perfect!

Luo Chen was currently short on resources, and low-grade spirit stones were almost useless to him. He was left with only medium and high-grade spirit stones.

"Then, I'll take three pieces of Heavenspan Gold, five pieces of Dark Immersed Wood, and three pounds of Tracing Mud from you!"

Dan Yangzi raised an eyebrow, "That much?"

Luo Chen smiled, "For the Chaos Primordial Cauldron, the more complete the variety of materials, the better, right? And the greater the quantity, the better, isn't that so?"

Indeed, that was the case.

Dan Yangzi immediately retrieved the required materials from his storage bag and proceeded with the trade.

During the transaction, his gaze paused for a moment on the ring on Luo Chen's finger.

A storage ring!

Luo Chen's wealth far exceeded Dan Yangzi's expectations, as he even possessed a storage ring.

Dan Yangzi, the newly appointed Peak Master of Dan Yang Peak, didn't even have a storage ring yet.

Luo Chen didn't mind such things.

Now that he had reached the Golden Core Stage, displaying a bit of wealth was not a cause for concern.

On the contrary, it could showcase his strength and earn him respect.

He was delighted that he had now gathered four out of the five primary materials needed to forge the Chaos Primordial Cauldron!

Only the Fire Spirit Crystal, a rare fire-attributed mineral among third-tier materials, was missing.

Once he obtained the Fire Spirit Crystal and the Luo Tian Sect helped him collect the auxiliary materials, he could start considering the forging of his lifebound treasure.

With the Five Elements Complete, Unity in Chaos!

"This time, the trip is truly worthwhile!"

...

Three months later.

In the third-tier cavern mansion, Luo Chen suddenly opened his eyes.

His spirit was vibrant, and his cultivation was abundant.

As he stood up, his entire body resonated with a thunderous sound of bones and muscles.

When he exited the cavern mansion, several divine perceptions shot towards him.

"Fellow Daoist, are you ready?"

"My condition is excellent; it's time to show my prowess."

"Excellent, excellent!"

Qingdanzi laughed and sent out a divine perception transmission.

After his transmission, the sound of bells rang out in Qingdan Valley, nine times in a row! These were the bells that rang during times of life and death for the sect.

Subsequently, numerous escape lights emerged from the valley.

Evacuation!

All the disciples cultivating in Inner Core Valley left the valley and gathered at the Five Peaks.

However, Luo Chen went against the flow and entered Inner Core Valley.

When he arrived, he saw thirty Foundation Establishment Cultivators standing on the ground, each over two hundred years old.

They were all highly experienced Second Tier Alchemists.

Some of them had such profound expertise in pill refinement that even Luo Chen held them in high regard.

They were the foundation of Qingdan Valley!

In front of each of them was a small Azure Sky Crystal Cauldron.

Beneath each person's feet, there was an earth fire exit connected by an array.

"For today, I wonder how long Qingdan Valley has been planning and how much manpower and resources they have invested!"

Luo Chen sighed as he looked up at Qingdanzi in mid-air.

The youth nodded slightly and gave a light command.

"Take your positions!"

At this order, Luo Chen stepped to one side of the central position.

Boom!

A large cauldron landed steadily in front of him.

Similarly, Dan Yangzi, Crimson Cauldron Elder, Flying Elder, and Qing Yunzi each took out their Azure Sky Crystal Cauldrons.

Above them, a large cauldron had already been positioned.

It was the mother cauldron of the Azure Sky Crystal Cauldron, controlled by Grand Elder Qingdanzi.

The youth took a deep breath and said solemnly,

"Let's begin!"

At this command, everyone started to move.

The first to move were not Qingdanzi or the thirty Second Tier Alchemists, but Luo Chen and the other four.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

Five differently colored flames emerged from their mouths.

Then, with the support of their cultivation, they began to slowly scorch the Azure Sky Crystal Cauldron.

This was the first step.

Warming the Cauldron!

This step was the simplest, giving Luo Chen ample time to observe the others.

Dan Yangzi's Primordial True Flame was the Purple Apex Heaven Fire, which Luo Chen had witnessed before.

The Crimson Cauldron Elder's specialty was the Crimson Cauldron Fire, and his Dao name was derived from this unique flame. This extraordinary fire originated from the belly of a mountain in the Lianxia Mountain Range, which resembled a grand cauldron, and it naturally possessed three distinct tiers. Its power was no less than the Flourish Wither Fire that the Flame Alliance had obtained in its early years.

As for the Primordial True Flame of the Flying Cloud Elder, it was somewhat unique.

When released, it didn't resemble ordinary flames but rather resembled clouds and mist.

Earlier, she had introduced it as the Sky Scorching Fire, a peculiar flame she had acquired from a cloud of burning fire in the Jade Cauldron Domain after achieving the Golden Core stage.

It was the essence of clouds and the marvel of fire.

Its nature was elusive and formless, but once ignited, it could dominate and spread for a thousand miles, truly living up to its name of Sky Scorching.

"The Jade Cauldron Domain has always been known as a land of fire, with countless Earth Fires and numerous extraordinary flames."

"Now it seems that's not just a rumor. Excluding Qing Danzi and Qing Yunzi, just among the four of us, we have four different extraordinary flames."

"I heard that the Sword Sect, Luoyun Sect, and Ailao Mountain all possess extraordinary flames, and even the Ice Fortress, as I heard from Ascendant Canglong, has mastered a type of Ice Flame."

"Tsk tsk, despite its relatively small size and scarce resources, it's surprisingly abundant in Fire-attributed resources."

"I wonder what special features the other major domains possess?"

As Luo Chen sighed inwardly, Qing Yunzi also released his Primordial True Flame.

It was green, with a hint of black.

Luo Chen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, sensing a hint of familiarity.

That color, that eerie nature...

"Is it the Azure Sunfiend Fire?"

"It can't be wrong. This is the Azure Sunfiend Fire recorded in the Azure Sunfiend Manual I obtained in the past."

"It's not naturally formed but a man-made demonic fire."

According to the Azure Sunfiend Manual, to create this demonic fire, one must add three types of Fire-attributed essence and thirteen low-level Fire-attributed beast pills, and only then can one obtain such a fire seed.

When a cultivator refines and combines it with spiritual energy, they can produce the Azure Sunfiend Fire.

Its power is formidable, and it's especially beneficial for alchemists.

However, it also has a drawback. Unlike Luo Chen's innate Sourceless Flame, which, once refined, forms a self-sustaining fire seed that doesn't require constant infusion of spiritual power, the Azure Sunfiend Fire's fire seed requires replenishment!

The Azure Sunfiend Fire's fire seed consumes its source!

It requires the periodic addition of pills from the same source; otherwise, the fire seed will eventually extinguish, and there's a high chance it will backlash against the cultivator.

"Judging from the smoke and fire, the fire seed seems to be less than fifty years old."

"Calculating the time... Could it be that after obtaining the Incarnation Pill, Qing Yunzi specifically created this demonic fire?"

"It seems so."

"To forge the Incarnation Pill, Qing Dan Valley has made extensive preparations, and they wouldn't overlook the Primordial True Flame. This also explains why I didn't reveal my Flourish Wither Fire, yet Qing Dan Valley knew I had refined it. They must have conducted a detailed investigation into the Flourish Wither Fire afterward."

Luo Chen's thoughts wandered as he pondered these various matters.

Meanwhile, the others had already begun their actions.

Thirty experienced Second Tier Alchemists worked in unison.

Divided into groups of six, each group refined a different pile of medicinal ingredients.

Various First and Second Tier ingredients were taken out from their storage rings.

These had already been pre-processed.

Now, they were placed into the Son Cauldrons for refinement and fusion.

Time passed slowly.

Suddenly, Luo Chen's eyelids lifted, and with a wave of his hand, a liquid-like medicinal solution flew towards him.

The solution entered the Cauldron.

The True Fire burned fiercely!

Not only that, but Luo Chen also took out three Third Tier ingredients from his storage ring and used various pill techniques to process them separately before infusing them into the solution.

Su Xin Shou, Hua Yun Shou, Huan Xi Shou, and Zhai Xing Shou...

Four others were also in motion simultaneously.

Thirty people, divided into five groups of six, each group corresponding to a Third Tier Alchemist.

Each person handled different medicinal ingredient essences.

"Thirty-two auxiliary materials and nineteen Third Tier ingredients. After processing, they will be handed over to Qing Danzi for final refinement, and several main ingredients will likely be added."

"With so many required ingredients, this Incarnation Pill formula doesn't seem to be an ancient one but rather a new formula deduced in modern times?"

Luo Chen's pill techniques were exquisite.

Without involving pill formation, he could easily handle the refinement of ingredients while paying attention to other matters.

At this moment, he had memorized the various ingredients required for the Incarnation Pill and was even deducing the style of the pill formula.

Ancient and primordial pill formulas often emphasized simplicity and naturalness, with few required main and auxiliary ingredients.

While these formulas produced pills with many defects, they were simple, and their potency was directly influenced by the quality of the main ingredients! The better the main ingredient, the stronger the pill's power!

After the ancient era, in modern times, pill formulas evolved.

Due to the decreasing availability of high-quality ancient medicinal ingredients, the number of auxiliary ingredients increased.

The combination of main ingredients also became more intricate, emphasizing the principles of mutual enhancement and suppression.

Thus, relatively lower-tier ingredients could be used to create pills with effects not inferior to ancient pills.

In simple terms, later generations used their wisdom to compensate for weaknesses with strengths, ultimately achieving the same goal.

"Pills coming!"

A light shout reached Luo Chen's ears, causing him to raise his head abruptly.

The medicinal solution in his cauldron had been refined to near transparency.

At this moment, Luo Chen released his control.

An extraordinarily robust and pure spiritual power emanated from the Crystal Cauldron, but it didn't belong to him; it was Qing Danzi's.

The true owner of the Azure Sky Crystal Cauldron was Qing Danzi!

Under his control, the ball of medicinal essence soared into the sky.

Unbeknownst to them, Qing Danzi had already released his own Primordial True Flame.

It was colorful, like a rainbow.

As the flames billowed, a faint fragrance wafted through the air.

Upon smelling that fragrance, Luo Chen's expression changed slightly.

"This is... Pill Fire?"

It wasn't the Golden Core True Fire but a genuine "Pill Fire"!

Among alchemists, there was a legend.

It was said that an exceptional alchemist, through years of pill refinement, could cultivate a Pill Fire using the secrets of the Pill Dao.

By using pills as fuel and refining them with spiritual power, they could ignite this unique fire.

This True Fire, though not a natural Sourceless Flame, had potential and power no less than the Sourceless Flame and was even more compatible with alchemists!

According to the legend, the Dan Saint who achieved enlightenment in the Zhongzhou region from the Saint Abyss Sect possessed his own unique Pill Fire.

Luo Chen never imagined that even a small valley like Qing Dan Valley would have a Pill Fire!

Though, it seemed to be only of the third tier.

"To forge the Incarnation Pill, Qing Danzi is truly pulling out all the stops!"

Amidst his astonishment, Luo Chen's attention quickly shifted away from the Pill Fire.

He was the first to refine the medicinal essence, but the others weren't far behind, gradually completing their portions.

Then, under Qing Danzi's control, they were all poured into the Mother Cauldron and burned by the Pill Fire.

In the void.

Qing Danzi’s ten fingers moved rapidly, forming seals continuously.

A mighty surge of spell power surged out, but once it entered the mother cauldron, it became extraordinarily gentle.

Not only that, three types of herbs flew out from his body and fell into the mother cauldron as well.

Luo Chen’s black eyes shone with spiritual light, his gaze fixed on the scene.

"Divine Iris Tail..."

Well, he only recognized the Divine Iris Tail, a fourth-level herb.

However, he tried his best to memorize the appearances of the other two.

One resembled a monkey’s brain, and the other resembled a lotus platform.

If he had the chance later, he would definitely look up the detailed information of these two fourth-level herbs.

With accurate herb information, he could experiment with the proportions, years of potency, and other factors to eventually come up with a potion formula.

At that time, he could ask the system to help him verify it... In other words, even if Qing Danzi went back on his word and didn’t give him the formula for the Boundary-Breaking Pill, he could still deduce the complete formula himself!

"Gentlemen, lend me a hand!"

Qing Danzi roared.

The five people below immediately responded in unison.

"Yes!"

"Here I come!"

"Watch my skills!"

In response, five columns of differently colored flames shot up from the five people and landed beneath the mother cauldron.

With their assistance, Qing Danzi’s alchemy process became increasingly smooth.

The liquid in the mother cauldron continuously melted and merged, gradually forming a paste-like substance.

Time passed.

The sun rose and set.

Before they knew it, three days had passed!

Suddenly!

A foul smell spread over several miles.

Qing Danzi, floating in mid-air, looked grim.

Luo Chen, watching this, retracted his Primordial True Flame.

It failed!

In the Inner Pill Valley, all the cultivators were silent, not even daring to breathe heavily.

Qing Danzi took a deep breath, adjusting his mindset.

"Again!"

...

From ancient times, alchemy has rarely been achieved in one attempt.

Even the most talented individuals often have to experience multiple failures before making any progress.

Even the famous Dan Saints of the Central Plains, renowned throughout the Mountain and Sea Realm, have walked a path of repeated failures.

Such failures are quite normal.

To refine the Boundary-Breaking Pill, Qing Danzi was extremely well-prepared.

He had at least twenty sets of raw materials.

The five third-level alchemists, all Golden Core cultivators, were capable of sustaining continuous alchemy work for several months.

The only consideration was the thirty second-level alchemists assisting them.

However, the Inner Pill Valley was prepared for this.

When they stopped refining, they would immediately sit cross-legged and take pills to recover their state.

If anyone couldn’t keep up, there were experienced alchemists from the Grand Pill Academy ready to step in.

This cycle of refinement and recovery continued, and as long as the raw materials lasted, Qing Danzi wouldn’t stop.

Next.

The same actions were repeated.

With each failure, Qing Danzi used his profound alchemy skills to identify the reasons for the failures.

"Group A, pay attention to the amount of Crane Feather Grass; its potency is too unstable."

"Dan Chenzi, control the heat; your Primordial True Flame is too high in rank, reduce the spell power output."

"Dan Yang, what are you doing? Don’t get distracted!"

"Qing Yunzi, remember to add the Fire Toad Beast Core; your fire source is becoming unstable."

"

...

The sun rose and set, the stars moved.

Unconsciously, a month had passed!

The once richly scented Inner Pill Valley now stank horribly, making people want to vomit.

This state was naturally due to the repeated failures in refining the Boundary-Breaking Pill.

The foul smell produced by the failure of fourth-level spirit pills doesn’t dissipate easily.

No one cared about this.

Everyone was preparing intensively for the next refinement.

Luo Chen took the opportunity to recover his spell power.

At this moment, he suddenly realized that the Spirit Land Rank of the Inner Pill Valley had been upgraded to the third stage.

"Is it because the Five Peaks Sheltering Valley’s layout was broken, and the Inner Pill Valley no longer plans to slowly nurture the land, but instead released all its accumulated energy, thus achieving this upgrade in Spirit Land Rank?"

Luo Chen could feel that by simply activating his Lifebound Cultivation Technique, he could absorb far more concentrated spirit qi than he could in a high-grade second-stage Spirit Land.

His gaze shifted.

Dan Yangzi, on the opposite side, looked slightly pale.

His state wasn’t good!

Indeed, among the six Golden Core cultivators in the field:

Qing Danzi, needless to say, was at the ninth layer of the Golden Core stage, just one step away from Grand Completion.

Chid Ding Shangren and Xing Yun Shangren were both seventh-layer Golden Core cultivators!

Even the former Sect Leader, Qing Yunzi, had the cultivation of a third-layer Golden Core.

In the field, he and Dan Yangzi had the lowest realms, having only recently achieved the Golden Core stage.

Compared to Luo Chen, their spell power was far less robust.

Although alchemy itself doesn’t consume much, continuously driving the Primordial True Flame is quite draining.

If Dan Yangzi continued to ignore his condition, he might not even be able to maintain the first layer of the Golden Core stage.

For newly formed Golden Core cultivators, their realms are the easiest to drop!

Especially when driving the Primordial True Flame, the consumption of spell power is extremely severe.

Considering this, the Inner Pill Valley was willing to cover Luo Chen’s cultivation resources for these few months.

Otherwise, Luo Chen wouldn’t risk his realm dropping to help.

"But, it should be close, right?"

Luo Chen could feel that through repeated failures, Qing Danzi had found a pattern.

As the chief alchemist of the Inner Pill Valley, the inheritor of the founder’s title, Qing Danzi’s alchemy talent and skills were undoubtedly the strongest.

Twelve failures had accumulated enough momentum.

Success might be just around the corner?

While Luo Chen was thinking this, he suddenly felt a stirring in his heart and instinctively turned his head.

Many others did the same.

All because the five Golden Core cultivators, led by Tao Wan, had all taken flight into the sky.

Not only that.

The five main peaks were glowing brightly.

At each main peak, a powerful cultivator, at least a mid-Golden Core stage, was seated.

The Inner Pill Valley’s mountain defense array had been activated!

This meant that a powerful enemy had arrived!

Amidst the clear wind and white clouds.

A nine-story palace, piercing through the clouds, slowly stopped outside the Yuanhua Mountain.

The palace was extremely magnificent, with golden locks and horizontal planks connecting like land.

Engraved with true dragons, celestial phoenixes, and ancient auspicious beasts like the qilin and the pixiu.

Each level had towering eaves, the entire structure golden, with long colorful sails hanging high... long sails!

At the sight of the long sails, countless people blurted out.

"Heaven Sail City!"

From the ninth level, a mocking voice echoed.

"I was just curious about what makes the Inner Pill Valley’s alchemy unique."

"Continue!"

(End of Chapter)

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