Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 709: The Stone Dragon's Marvels, Fleshly Body's Rampage - Novel Cool

Chapter 709: The Stone Dragon's Marvels, Fleshly Body's Rampage

Chapter 709: The Stone Dragon's Marvels, Fleshly Body's Rampage

Luo Chen's journey to the Devil Slaying Land was incredibly fruitful.

Each of his acquisitions could cause a frenzy among countless cultivators in the immortal world.

For instance, the Nine Sun Yin Gold in Luo Chen's possession was of such exceptional quality that it could be considered the finest of the finest. If used as the primary material for forging flying swords or divine blades, or even added to certain magic treasures, its killing power would undoubtedly multiply.

This was especially true for magic treasures with both gold and fire attributes, which would be an incredibly harmonious match.

And this was just the most outstanding mineral resource. In the towering Thousand Ren Mountains, Luo Chen also acquired numerous mid to high-grade mineral materials.

"All along, I've had many magic treasures, but I've always felt lacking in offensive magic treasures."

"With these materials, after I form my Nascent Soul, I might be able to forge a handy magic treasure according to the smithing blueprints I've collected..."

Luo Chen contemplated as he gazed at the materials.

However, as he thought, another idea came to mind.

Good offensive magic treasures were rare, but with diligent searching, there were bound to be some in the vast immortal world.

But for Luo Chen, another advantage had always been suppressed, preventing him from fully utilizing it.

That was 'Primordial Energy'! After his innate physique reached the Primordial Fourth Stage, in addition to immense strength, a special power was generated, which Luo Chen named Primordial Energy.

This power had a unique nature, making it challenging to integrate into magic treasures designed for combat.

Consequently, when using Primordial Energy in battles, Luo Chen often had to rely on his physical body. To address this, he drew inspiration from various schools of thought, ultimately creating the Demon Lord Seven-Step Fist, a body technique.

But could there be a weapon specifically designed to channel and amplify the power of Primordial Energy?

Luo Chen pondered this idea for a moment before shaking his head.

The theoretical knowledge in this area was sorely lacking, and he needed to accumulate more to avoid wasting these excellent materials.

Luo Chen extended his hand, and two streams of light flew before him.

One was a white soul banner, and the other, an octagonal pavilion.

These two treasures, even though they were sealed, still emanated a startling spiritual glow.

They were none other than the Soul Seizing Banner obtained from the Demon Lord Luo and his group, and the Immortal Paradise Octagonal Pavilion snatched from the Penglai Immortal Sect disciples.

Both of these were True Artifacts!

Especially the latter, known as the Portable Spirit Herb Garden!

With Han Zhan's help in refining and obtaining partial formation array permissions, Luo Chen could barely activate the Immortal Paradise Octagonal Pavilion, gaining access to some of the rare herbal materials stored within.

The Dragon Snot Grass ruins he had seen in Mutan Yuan were created by this Immortal Paradise Octagonal Pavilion.

Dragon Snot Grass was an excellent herb with wondrous effects in promoting the growth of long-bodied demon beasts.

Additionally, many other precious spirit herbs like Divine Iris, Iron Acorus Calamus, and Turtle Spirit Flower were also collected within.

Unfortunately, the absence of the Penglai Immortal Sect's own spirit herbs significantly diminished Luo Chen's gains.

"However, with this Octagonal Pavilion True Artifact alone, I've already profited greatly!"

Luo Chen's heart stirred, and two vague shadows appeared on the Octagonal Pavilion, tantalizingly elusive.

They were the Five Elements Lotus Platform, which had nearly reached the Fifth Stage, and the Demon-Devil Sympathetic Tree, whose effects were unknown! The former was essential for Luo Chen's Nascent Soul formation, needless to say.

As for the latter, according to Grand Age, it was a hybrid variety personally cultivated by the Heaven Forging Demon Lord. He took the hearts of a Fifth Stage ancient demon and a Fifth Stage ancient devil, buried them together, and grafted them onto a True Scale Tree.

On the day it took root, it was already at the Fourth Stage.

When it matured, it would undoubtedly reach the Fifth Stage.

Even its upper limit was beyond the Demon Lord's knowledge.

According to Grand Age, the fruits it bore had an excellent chance of having miraculous effects on body transformation.

"My path of body transformation has reached a bottleneck, and the way forward is unclear. If this tree can truly bear immortal fruits, it might open a new path for me."

Luo Chen muttered softly to himself as he carefully stored away the two precious spirit herbs.

The Demon-Devil Sympathetic Tree was temporarily unusable.

Not only was it incapable of bearing fruit, but there was also no clue as to how to continue cultivating it.

Although Sang Jinghe had researched it for a while, his abilities fell far short of Sang Jiugong's.

This spirit tree still awaited its destined moment.

The Immortal Paradise Octagonal Pavilion, a True Artifact, was undoubtedly a significant boon for Luo Chen, a pill concocting master.

It could be carried around, and once he settled down, he could place it on the spiritual vein in his cave abode to absorb heavenly-earth aura, allowing the herbs within to grow normally.

For any pill concocting master, aside from pill concocting tools, a treasure like this was probably the ultimate dream.

However, another True Artifact obtained by Luo Chen was no less remarkable!

The Soul Seizing Banner!

Obtained from the Demon Lord Luo and his group, it was likely bestowed by the Blood Fiend Demon Lord, specifically designed to capture that soulless dragon soul.

Luo Chen, with his clear mind, cautiously extended his divine consciousness into the soul banner.

Unlike the Soul Nourishing Banner, which focused on nurturing, and the Soul Refining Banner, which emphasized refinement, this Soul Seizing Banner from the Yuanmo Sect's Soul Refining lineage was renowned for its soul-summoning ability.

Even if a soul had been dead for many years, leaving behind a damaged and fragmented soul, as long as there was a corresponding object to draw it, it could be summoned back from the heavens and earth.

At this moment, under Luo Chen's scrutiny, the massive earth-yellow dragon soul within the Soul Seizing Banner wandered aimlessly.

Its body was ancient, appearing to be covered in scales, but in reality, it was a pattern of soil layers.

At crucial points, there were many fractures.

Evidently, this soul was incomplete and likely lacked any consciousness.

According to previous speculations, this earth-yellow dragon soul might be the remnant soul of the ancient Stone Dragon from primordial legends.

Originally subdued by the Yuanmo Sect's ancestor, it served as the foundation for the sacred ground of divine transformation.

But it was brought into the Devil Slaying Land by the Blood Sea Ancestor.

In the end, the Blood Sea Ancestor perished, and the Stone Dragon's remnant soul transformed into a vast Gobi Desert, taking root in the flowing sand sea within the Five Elements.

"I took an enormous risk to snatch this remnant soul from the Lord of the Flowing Sand Sea, Tianhuang, intending to thwart the Blood Fiend Demon Lord's plans. But what use is this soul?"

Luo Chen was incredibly curious.

He pinched a spiritual seal of the Soul Seizing Technique and laboriously summoned a tiny thread of the Stone Dragon's remnant soul.

Just a thread! He dared not extract more, even though the Stone Dragon's remnant soul lacked consciousness.

As soon as a strand of pure soul appeared, before Luo Chen could examine it closely, he felt something unusual in his surroundings.

Within the abyss, the spiritual energy was incredibly abundant.

At this moment, a massive amount of spiritual energy uncontrollably surged towards Luo Chen.

Luo Chen's face changed slightly, and he quickly retrieved the dragon stone remnant soul back into the soul-summoning banner.

At this point, the raging spiritual energy seemed to have lost its target and retreated aimlessly.

Witnessing this scene, Luo Chen's face revealed a horrified expression.

"Automatically attracting spiritual energy!"

"This..."

"According to rumors, the spirit intelligence of the ancient beast stone dragon is a fifth-tier spirit vein that has gained consciousness. It occupies the physical body of an earth dragon that died in a spirit vein, hence the term 'ancient beast stone dragon'."

"In other words, this remnant soul is essentially the consciousness of an ancient fifth-tier spirit vein!"

"Therefore, what happened earlier can be explained by the fact that even a mere strand of remnant soul can automatically attract spiritual energy."

Because of this scene, Luo Chen associated it with the strange phenomenon in the Sand Sea.

Why did Tianrang harbor both resentment and relentless pursuit towards the dragon stone remnant soul?

The dragon stone remnant soul, falling into the Sand Sea, stole a day's worth of spiritual energy, greatly hindering Tianrang's cultivation.

But if Tianrang devoured this soul, would it imply that it could also possess a similar miraculous talent?

"If I use a special formation array to confine this soul within a third-tier, no, a fourth-tier spirit vein. Over time, is it possible to promote a spirit vein to the fifth-tier level by leveraging its innate ability to absorb heavenly-earth aura?"

Luo Chen's breathing quickened.

As if seeing the future, he envisioned a time when he wouldn't have to travel far and wide for spirit vein cave dwellings.

This speculation wasn't baseless.

The previous scene alone was sufficient proof!

Moreover, why did the Blood Nightmare Demon Lord go through so much trouble to send people to capture the dragon stone remnant soul? As a Nascent Soul True Person and the nominal leader of the Demon Lord's sect, he certainly didn't lack fourth-tier spirit veins.

In other words, it's highly likely that the Blood Nightmare Demon Lord had the same plan in mind.

Furthermore, since the dragon stone remnant soul was once controlled by the Demon King Sect, the Blood Nightmare Demon Lord must have already grasped the relevant methods of utilization.

"In the end, it's a bargain for me!"

Luo Chen burst into laughter.

He carefully put away the soul-summoning banner.

It wasn't the right time yet.

With his current cultivation level and knowledge, he wasn't yet capable of utilizing the dragon stone remnant soul.

He kept it for future use!

If it were someone else, they might feel frustrated that they couldn't use this true artifact, that the medicinal ingredient required time, and that they had finally discovered a method to utilize a treasure, only to be limited by their cultivation level.

But Luo Chen didn't feel that way.

He was well aware that an ordinary Golden Core cultivator would never be able to gain so many benefits in the Devil Slaying Land.

He had relied on his fourth-tier ancient beast physical body, Han Zhan's support, and the guidance of Taishou, a local, along with a bit of his own wisdom, to achieve these gains.

Fundamentally, these gains were not something he should have at the Golden Core stage.

It was normal that he couldn't immediately enjoy these benefits.

In reality, not all gains could only be shelved.

For example, the enemies he had killed, such as the Red Corpse Elder's group, the Golden Core cultivator he encountered in the Fiery Inferno, and the Ghostly Child, had all left behind considerable legacies.

The few storage bags hanging in the air above the thatched cottage were the spoils of war Luo Chen had casually collected.

These were the gains that matched his cultivation level! There was also no need for Han Zhan to help him remove the restrictions, as there was plenty of time during his cultivation from the ninth level of the Golden Core to the Great Perfection stage.

At that time, he could gradually remove the restrictions and inspect the spoils of war, and there might even be unexpected gains.

Moreover!

The real gains were far more than these!

The reborn Fire Spirit Body!

The birth of the True Spirit, and the Prosperity and Withering True Fire that had already taken form!

There was also the Primordial Cauldron, his innate magic treasure that had devoured the nameless gray light...

Thinking of the Primordial Cauldron, Luo Chen's joyful mood gradually cooled down, and his expression became uncertain.

Even now, he still couldn't activate his innate magic treasure! It had to be said that this was a thorn in Luo Chen's side, a constant irritant.

His right hand subconsciously rested on his stomach, and in the depths of his sea of consciousness, the small black cauldron remained silent and still.

...

In the following days, Luo Chen continued to focus on refining his essence energy and consolidating his cultivation level.

However, as he reached the ninth level of the Golden Core, he couldn't ignore the related cultivation guidelines.

The last level of every major realm often differed significantly from the minor realms before it.

During the Essence Refinement stage, the ninth level focused on purifying spiritual power, aiming to achieve liquefied essence energy after Foundation Establishment.

At the Foundation Establishment stage, the ninth level involved attempting to connect spiritual power and divine consciousness, thereby deriving essence energy and advancing to the Golden Core stage. The seemingly solid Golden Core was, in essence, formed by the condensation of drop after drop of pure liquefied essence energy.

Upon reaching the ninth level of the Golden Core, a new transformation occurred.

This was the so-called "Integration of Essence, Energy, and Spirit"! It allowed essence blood, essence energy, and even the divine soul to freely merge together.

At this point, the Golden Core remained the main body, and the fusion of the three had a degree of balance while also being perfectly coordinated.

Upon closer examination, Luo Chen realized that he was essentially finding a second abode for the divine soul, apart from the sea of consciousness.

The cultivation of the divine soul was of utmost importance! According to rumors, when cultivators reached an extremely high realm, even if their physical bodies shattered, they could still survive in the world, shedding their mortal bodies and roaming the vast universe.

Such a description was far beyond the realm of Han Zhan, who was merely surviving in the world through the Nascent Soul stage.

It was a more profound stage, one that didn't rely on shedding the mortal body.

After a brief moment of speculation, Luo Chen didn't think further and instead focused on the present.

He attempted to merge the three treasures once.

The experience wasn't very pleasant.

In that instant, his entire being was plunged into chaos.

Especially his physical body, which unconsciously rampaged in the abyss, breaking through a mountain wall.

At this point, Luo Chen realized how difficult it was to pursue balance in the fusion of the three treasures.

"No wonder the Old Fisherman once desperately sought body transformation techniques."

The essence, energy, and spirit were best balanced, and none of the three treasures should be too weak, or else it would lead to an imbalance.

Cultivators excel in Essence Energy Cultivation but are weaker in Body Transformation, resulting in abundant Essence Energy but weak Essence Blood, leading to a scarcity of Essence Blood.

Once the Three Treasures merge, signs of unstable Essence Energy will appear.

Previously, Han Zhan had reminded Luo Chen not to waste his Essence Blood, adhering to this taboo to prevent Luo Chen from excessive consumption.

Later, Han Zhan didn't elaborate further, probably realizing that Luo Chen possessed a formidable Innate Physique and abundant Essence Blood.

However, Han Zhan forgot, or perhaps Luo Chen himself didn't notice, that his Innate Physique was overly robust!

Instead of the usual instability of Essence Energy in the late Golden Core Stage, his physical body took the lead, and he even unconsciously unleashed an instinctive rampage.

After understanding this, Luo Chen felt more relaxed.

If his Essence Energy is insufficient, then he should strengthen it!

He will purify its quality to reach the limit.

Then, he will attempt the merging of the Three Treasures again.

This aligns with his recent focus on refining his Essence Energy.

As a result, Luo Chen's cultivation becomes much easier than he had imagined.

Daily meditation and Essence Energy Cultivation, occasionally activating the Prosperity and Withering True Fire to temper the Golden Core, are all that's needed.

He even abandons the use of pills.

With a cultivation speed three times faster than before, pills are unnecessary at the Golden Core Stage, as they can easily leave behind pill toxins.

Luo Chen uses the extra time to digest the Heaven Forging Demon Lord's alchemy inheritance.

The seventy-two volumes of alchemy books are undoubtedly a vast treasure for an alchemist.

The thirty-six alchemy formulas, regardless of their origins, are a key to opening higher realms for cultivators, even for the human race alone.

To be precise, this inheritance is one of Luo Chen's greatest gains at the moment.

The Spirit Root Pill formula is categorized as one of the three pill formulas for the Essence Energy Cultivation realm, supplemented by the first-tier Nurturing Energy Pill and Cleansing Pill.

For the Foundation Establishment Stage, there are the Foundation Establishment Pill, Vast Origin Pill, and Meridian Opening Pill.

In the Golden Core Stage, there is the Condensing Liquid Pill...

Even in the Nascent Soul Stage, there are three corresponding pill formulas, including the Realm-Breaking Incarnation Pill formula, the Essence Energy Enhancement Pill formula, and a pill formula that can strengthen the Divine Soul Origin!

As Luo Chen skimmed through the formulas, his heart raced with excitement.

This entire set of pill formulas, from the Essence Energy Cultivation to the Nascent Soul Stage, covers almost the entire human cultivation system, leaving nothing out!

If one can master them thoroughly, they can undoubtedly nurture countless powerful human cultivators.

At the very least, Luo Chen's long-sought-after three Realm-Breaking Pill formulas are all documented in detail.

If the three sealed formulas of the Calming Spirit, Emptying Spirit, and Harmonizing Dao are included, it means that even pills for the Void Refinement Stage are available.

The only missing stage is probably the Divine Transformation Stage...

"No, the Divine Transformation Stage isn't missing either!"

Luo Chen recalled the final assessment in the Pill World, and he still remembered the formula for the Law-Deriving Pill clearly.

In fact, he has a complete Law-Deriving Pill in his possession!

However, after successfully refining the Law-Deriving Pill and passing out, it was stored in the internal space of the Huan Yuan Cauldron, which he couldn't access at the moment, preventing him from retrieving the pill.

The more Luo Chen delved into the alchemy books and formulas from the Bright Heaven Alchemy Pavilion, the more he admired the Heaven Forging Demon Lord whom he had never met.

This was a master who had reached the pinnacle of alchemy, leaving behind complete pill systems for humans, demons, and devils.

Although Luo Chen had previously refined a fifth-tier Law-Deriving Pill, the system still evaluated him as a fourth-tier alchemist.

This is an extremely rare situation.

It's likely related to the fact that he used up a hundred Achievement Points when refining the Law-Deriving Pill.

However, Luo Chen was confident that as long as he could thoroughly digest the seventy-two volumes of alchemy books, relying on his theoretical knowledge and solid foundation, he would undoubtedly reach the level of a fifth-tier alchemist.

The Demon Lord's inheritance benefited him immensely!

...

Time passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye, seven years had flown by.

During this time, Luo Chen opened all the storage Magic Treasures he had obtained, reaping abundant resources.

Not to mention other things, he had gathered no less than thirty thousand high-grade Spirit Stones in terms of Spirit Stones alone!

Thirty thousand may not seem like much.

But if converted to low-grade Spirit Stones, it would amount to three hundred million!

Three hundred million Spirit Stones!

This was a huge sum that Luo Chen had never possessed before.

Even Nascent Soul Stage solitary cultivators might not have such savings, except for those who dominate a region and establish their own sects.

Additionally, Luo Chen took the time to refine three more Magic Treasure-grade alchemy tools.

A cauldron, a furnace, and a small crucible.

These were prepared for refining the Incarnation Pill.

With the Purple Monkey Flowers about to mature and an ample supply of Divine Irises, along with other auxiliary materials already collected, the day for pill refinement was fast approaching.

However, with his primary Magic Treasure unusable, Luo Chen naturally had to find alternatives in advance.

Regarding the ancient Incarnation Pill formula, Luo Chen knew it like the back of his hand and even learned several new pill techniques from the Heaven Forging Demon Lord's alchemy books, just in case.

As he silently prepared, time passed peacefully, and everything seemed to be heading in a positive direction.

Until Tianxuan entered the Abyss.

Standing outside the thatched cottage, Tianxuan's face was filled with anxiety as she bowed and said, "Master, there's something wrong with the blood pool!"

There was no response, and although Tianxuan was anxious, she could only wait patiently.

After a while, the Essence Energy surrounding the cottage gradually receded.

Luo Chen's voice accompanied the retreating Essence Energy.

"How is the Black King?"

Tianxuan breathed a sigh of relief and then said in a hoarse voice, "He's waking up, but at the same time, his Divine Soul's aura is fading."

Inside the cottage, Luo Chen, seated on a golden meditation cushion, slowly opened his eyes.

Hmm...

As the gentle breeze blew, Tianxuan looked up to see Luo Chen, dressed in white, his flowing robe swaying at his waist, standing by her side.

"Let's go!"

(End of Chapter)

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