Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 388: Artillery fire washed away the ground, thousands of swords killed the formation, landslides reappeared, and canyons collapsed

 A civil war in Yuding that lasted for twenty years.

One after another, there were countless battles and twists and turns, and finally they converged on the battlefield of Jilei Jiu Mountain.

Luo Chen knew a lot about this civil war.

Even specially dispatched Luo Tianhui’s intelligence department to collect various intelligence.

 Whether it was true or hearsay, he never stopped understanding.

ˆ He also took a look at the overall situation many times, sorted out the trends, and tried to deduce the end time of the war.

It can be said that Luo Chen thinks that his level of knowledge is far higher than that of most of the sect disciples, vassals, and casual cultivators, except for the high-level Jindan leaders of various sects and the two immortal Yuanying masters who have never seen the beginning or end of the dragon.

 The more he learned, the more doubtful Luo Chen became.

because!

 This is not how war is fought!

In his understanding, if one side is strong and the other is weak, then it is a blitzkrieg, a war of annihilation.

Thunder, a single blow to accomplish great feats!

 Just like Luo Tianhui, he will target the Fu family and the Duan family.

　　It is by no means a drag on for twenty years.

 If it is a dual-power situation, there are two situations.

Either sit down and have a good conversation, or it will be a long tug-of-war.

 The former is impossible. It involves the fourth-level spiritual land required for Yuanying Zhenren’s cultivation. It is definitely impossible to negotiate.

Then, there is the last possibility - tug of war!

  Judging from the current situation, it seems to be in line with ordinary people's cognition.

 But, no!

 A real tug-of-war should at least have corresponding important targets as the focus of attack.

The fourth-level mineral vein Ji Lei Jiu Shan seems to meet this requirement.

  But this kind of competition for resource land can be carried out in a more "elegant" way.

 Small-scale true sword fighting, bolder master's fighting style.

 If this doesn't work, the problem can be solved by a simple discussion between two Yuanying masters.

 There is absolutely no need for such a big battle!

  It can be said that the Nine Mountains of Ji Lei are completely worth mentioning to Zhen Yuanying!

If the Luoyun Sect really wants the fourth level spiritual land, they should focus their war on attacking the hinterland of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect.

Even if allied forces are sent to consume Jian Zong’s effective strength, they should target the hinterland of Jian Zong, not an enclave thousands of miles away.

It’s pointless to fight like this now!

Other than wiping out the many vassals of Qingdan Valley, Ailao Mountain, Ice Castle, Yan League and Jian Zong who have reached the first-class power level, it will not have any effect.

 Oh, what consumes the most here are countless casual cultivators.

And he is also an elite figure among casual cultivators.

question!

   comes from the word "except".

At this moment, it seems that perhaps the meaning of this long tug-of-war is to kill all the forces in the Jade Cauldron Region except for the two great sects!

Green Pill Valley is the most powerful and has the largest number of monks, but its combat power is average.

On the battlefield, facing beings of the same level, except for Tao Wan and other geniuses, the rest of the sects met other sect disciples, and they were no match for each other one on one.

Ice Castle has too few vassals, and its disciples have begun to go into battle naked after the cannon fodder has been used up.

The main force of Ailao Mountain was involved in the Blackwater Swamp battlefield and has suffered heavy losses now.

Even Master Jindan has lost his life.

 This is the side of the Four Sects Alliance.

As for the Sword Sect Alliance, as far as Luo Chen knew, the first-class vassals of three Sword Sects had been beaten to pieces.

Among them is the Tiandao Sect, which has become famous in recent years. Except for the leader, most of the foundations inside the sect have been damaged.

 For the Yan League, the end was not very good either.

 The Blackwater Swamp delayed them for too much time, and they also lost a golden elixir master there.

Heavy troops were dispatched on the Jilei Jiu Mountain battlefield, but the vassals under his command suffered too many injuries, and now they are gradually getting to the point of going into battle themselves.

 And what about the two great Nascent Soul Sects?

Luoyun Sect monks mostly use puppets to fight against the enemy.

Even if you lose, the worst thing you can do is abandon the puppet and save your life.

The Jade Cauldron Sword Sect sent out even fewer true disciples.

 I and Chu Kui hunted for two days, and they were lucky enough to kill a true successor of the Sword Sect in the late stage of foundation establishment.

 It can be seen from this that the two great sects are consciously retaining their respective strengths.

“Today’s situation is very much like another war in my experience, a war without smoke!”

While muttering, Luo Chen remembered the time when he took Luo Tianhui and moved his faction to Tianlan Immortal City.

 In order to open up the elixir market.

 Luo Tianhui and the Zheng family of Gunlongji started a competition for the elixir business.

In that business competition, the two companies fought fiercely. The best result was a win-win situation, and both companies made a lot of money!

So who loses?

 Danyuanmen lost, Qinhuajiang Li family lost, Tanshan Hu family lost...

The boss and the second son fought and the third son died.

The current situation is a civil war between the two great sects, and the ones who suffer the most are the rest of the Jade Cauldron Territory?

Luo Chen vaguely remembered.

He was participating in the Dao Seed Competition. When he first arrived at Qingdan Valley, Tao Yisheng enthusiastically introduced to him how powerful Qingdan Valley was and how huge the number of monks was.

There are tens of thousands of Qi-refining monks, over a thousand Foundation-building monks, and fifteen golden elixir masters!

This is just Qingdan Valley, what about Ice Castle? What about Yanmeng? What about Ailao Mountain and Yanmeng?

Except for the Baihua Palace, which has few disciples and only three golden elixirs, the number of monks from the other four sects is too many.

 In addition, the Yuding Domain is close to the Million Mountains and is rich in resources.

So much so that among the casual cultivators, foundation-building true cultivators emerge one after another. In the ten major immortal cities, countless third-rate and second-rate forces gather together.

 Over the years, many first-rate forces, including Master Jindan, have been born.

 Can one area support so many monks?

able!

 But after supporting so many monks, they were completely unable to support the two Nascent Soul Sect!

It is even said that even if the original overlord, the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect, wants to expand, it will feel that the resources are completely insufficient.

 But if through this war, most of the forces are weakened, suppressed, and destroyed, wouldn’t the space for development be broadened?

After thinking about all this, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel a little numb.

“The Jade Cauldron Territory is so big that it cannot accommodate the seven major sects. However, it can accommodate two Nascent Soul Sects!”

“As long as the other five sects are mostly in decline and the casual cultivating world exists in name only, the power of one region will be enough to support the two great sects!”

“In the final analysis, neither the Sword Sect nor the Luoyun Sect are big sects that have been inherited for thousands of years, and there is only one Yuanying in the sect. Their current needs are actually not as many as those of other sects in other large areas.”

 After some analysis.

Luo Chen gradually clarified everything from his perspective.

However, there are still many doubts about this.

 The simplest point is that he does not believe that all the other four sects are stupid.

 From the high-level monks he has come into contact with since traveling through time, there are almost no stupid people.

The so-called advantage of a traveler's vision ahead of the times is nothing at all in the context of the long history of the mountains and seas that spans tens of thousands of years.

 Within the four sects, there must be someone smarter than him!

 The intelligence information held by the Four Sects is definitely far more comprehensive than what Luo Tianhui has collected!

 Can’t they see through this?

Or do you mean that you have seen through it, but for some reason, you are still forced to take this path?

Benefit? Hatred?

Or, just like Luo Tianhui was initially coerced by the Heartless Fairy, they were also forced to participate in the war under the power of Yuanying Zhenren?

 This is one of the doubtful points.

 There is another point that is puzzling to Luo Chen.

 That is, even after weakening or even destroying the strength of each sect according to the ideas of the two great sects, there is still only one fourth-level spiritual land in the Jade Cauldron Territory!

Yuhuang Mountain!

 He did not believe that Master Yuding was willing to share the fourth-level spiritual land with Ancestor Han Zhan.

So when the two real people met, what conditions were reached to allow...

 “That’s not right!”

Luo Chen's heart skipped a beat, and a mountain gate with endless green mountains and abundant spiritual energy gradually appeared in his mind.

“The Jade Cauldron Territory has more than one fourth-level spiritual land, and there is also a potential fourth-level spiritual land!”

 “Green Dan Valley!”

In his sight, he seemed to see the five peaks covering the valley, the natural geographical pattern of condensing veins.

Tao Yisheng's proud words of hope seemed to ring in his ears.

“Four hundred years ago, when the war started, I, senior Qingdan Valley, conquered this place.”

“Using secret methods to connect the mountains and rivers, move mountains and fill the sea, and create a pattern of five peaks and valleys.”

"Hundreds of years have passed, and the Alchemy Valley has reached the second-level high-grade level. Given time, thousands of years later, this Alchemy Valley will definitely be able to achieve the fourth-level spiritual land!"

“At that time, if the real Yuanying is born in our Qingdan Valley, there will be no need to find another fourth-level spiritual place to practice.”

With the power of the Jindan monks in Qingdan Valley, it will take a thousand years.

 What if we use the methods of Master Yuanying?

 Thousand years?

Luo Chen slowly exhaled a breath, forcing himself to wake up from his endless thoughts.

These things are too far and too high for him to reach now.

 All he can do is seize this opportunity, gain as many merit points as possible, and take a solid step towards achieving the Golden Elixir stage.

“No matter what the two great sects plan, if I achieve the golden elixir stage, with my alchemy skills, I can definitely become a guest of one of the two sects!”

While muttering, Luo Chen took out the middle-grade spiritual stone again.

 Close your eyes and absorb the pure spiritual energy.

 …

This rest lasted for a full day and night.

When Luo Chen stepped out of the simple cave, what he saw when he raised his head was streaks of escaping light rushing towards the front line of the war.

There were many people among them who looked down at where they were, with expressions of envy, disdain, or ridicule...

 “How far is the war going?”

 Xu Huanzhen and Duan Feng have already gathered together.

 The former immediately replied, "The Sword Sect Alliance refused to give in an inch and gathered a large number of monks to station at the Eighth Mountain. It seems they are going to fight us to the death."

The latter is full of confidence, "The new puppet of the Luoyun Sect is extremely powerful. A few rounds of volleys can destroy a position. Now the three sects, under the leadership of the Luoyun Sect, are constantly reinforcing the Eighth Mountain. I It feels like we can capture it in less than three days!”

"Three days? I can't see." Chu Kui came from behind, filling his mouth with wine from a gourd.

 The rich aura can be clearly felt even from a few steps away.

 This is his preparation for this war. It is also a spiritual wine from Taibaifang City that can quickly restore spiritual power.

 Walking to the side, he said energetically: "If Master Jindan takes action himself, breaking the formation will be easy! Next, it is time for me and the Foundation Establishment monks to show off their skills."

 When he said this, Xu and Duan couldn't help but nod secretly.

 They have all seen Master Jindan take action.

In the special geographical environment of Ji Lei Jiu Mountain, ordinary third-level defense formations, even if they are fully powerful, cannot stop the full bombardment of several Jindan masters.

 While the three of them were chatting passionately.

 Gradually, they discovered that Luo Chen had never been involved.

Chu Kui looked at Luo Chen in confusion, "What are you thinking about?"

 Luo Chen looked calm.

“Nothing, I was just thinking that it’s time for us to set off. How is your recovery going?”

Chu Kui patted his chest, "It's not a big problem, what about you?"

 “Then let’s go!”

 When the two of them set off, Xu Huanzhen and Duan Feng stopped talking.

The best thing is to just watch the two of them leave silently.

While rushing to the battlefield on the Eighth Mountain, Chu Kui said regretfully: "It would be great if Min Longyu was here."

Luo Chen hummed.

With the strength of the two of them, with advance planning, they can indeed avoid the top powerhouses and calmly hunt down ordinary foundation-building cultivators.

But if you encounter someone with eight or nine levels of foundation building, or someone with a slightly larger scale, you still have to stay away.

 It’s not that I’m invincible, I just don’t want to waste too much time.

But if there is an array master like Min Longyu, with the three of them joining forces, no one would dare to touch it.

“How much merit do we have now?” Chu Kui asked.

 “Six thousand and one.” Luo Chen replied.

Hearing this number, Chu Kui became excited again.

 It’s not far away from 10,000!

If you are lucky these days and catch a few lone late-stage foundation-building monks, you might be able to save enough soon.

 Compared with his optimism, Luo Chen is not so optimistic.

 The two of them rely on each other. Although their cooperation is becoming more and more tacit, it is a fact that their status is constantly declining.

On the first day, he dared to destroy the camp and destroy the entire family, intercepting and killing the nine major foundations.

On the second day, you can only wander around the yellow sand area and hunt the relatively weak ordinary foundation-building cultivators.

 As of today, both sides are in less than 80% of their peak state.

 You have to be more careful when choosing your opponents later.

 Wait until they reach the front line.

 The battle between the two sides has completely begun.

 Same as last time, it was Master Jindan who personally took action to break the formation.

 The only difference from before is that the original seven golden elixirs became the ten golden elixirs! On the eighth mountain, there were also six or seven Jindan masters who took action to resist.

There are many swords with majestic energy, one against three!

That is a sword cultivator at the Golden Core stage, and must come from the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect!

However, the sword cultivator was strong in attack and weak in defense. After many interceptions, the defensive formation of the Eighth Mountain was still broken.

Even on the Luoyun Sect's side, someone deliberately caused a thunderstorm, completely destroying the foundation of the formation, and ending the Jian Sect's idea of ​​repairing the defensive formation in the future.

 After the formation is destroyed, the remaining process is the same as before.

 The puppet army of Luoyun Sect was dispatched en masse.

 Get ready to clear the ground with artillery fire!

It is conceivable that after several rounds of artillery fire, the defensive formation of the Eighth Mountain will inevitably be disrupted, and then it will be the same situation as before.

However!

When the Luoyun Sect's puppet army emerged, "stars" suddenly rose up on the eighth mountain.

  To be precise, those are not stars!

 It’s just sword pills!

Hundreds of sword pills merged together to outline a specious formation in the void.

The moment he saw the formation diagram, the face of Elder Linghu from the Luoyun Sect changed greatly.

 “The Picture of Ten Thousand Swords!”

When he was frightened, he slapped his palm suddenly, trying to prevent the sword formation from taking shape.

However, before the palm seal came, there was a sword light rising into the sky.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 simultaneously!

 The huge palm print disintegrated instantly.

 A clear and handsome young Taoist flew out from the eighth mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Linghu, let them fight among the younger generations. It would be a shame if you took action."

 Seeing this person, Linghu Jie's face darkened.

 “Kaiyang!”

Master Kaiyang smiled slightly and said, "Now, should you and I make a show, or should we wait and see what happens?"

 Linghu Jie fell silent.

 While the two were talking, the attack from both sides had already taken shape.

The puppet army of the Luoyun Sect released fierce artillery fire and bombarded the crowd gathering place on the Eighth Mountain indiscriminately.

At the same time, the Ten Thousand Swords Diagram constructed by the Sword Sect also erupted with fierce light, emitting thousands of sword energy and falling like rain.

The four alliance armies that were supposed to take advantage of the situation to cover up the enemy suffered heavy losses in an instant.

By this time, both sides were already riding a tiger and it was difficult to get off.

 But unexpectedly, thunderclouds gathered in the nine heavens, and the wind howled shrilly.

 The boundless silver snake flashes.

 Seeing this scene, Linghu Jie breathed a sigh of relief.

The thunder from the sky gathers, and the Ten Thousand Swords Map will inevitably not last long.

As expected, after a moment, the many sword pills flew back.

 Under the bombardment of thunder from the sky, sword pills and other soul-sacrifice objects cannot withstand any damage.

 In this way, both sides are back on the same starting line.

"kill!"

 “Everyone, kill!”

With the two golden elixir masters giving orders, the two torrents of monks collided with each other.

 At the corner.

Luo Chen and Chu Kui raised their heads and looked at the slowly dispersing sword formation with awe.

　Hundreds of people form a formation, and the killing force is unparalleled.

Even Master Jindan has to stay away.

 Fortunately, the right time and place were on their side.

 Looking at the battle that broke out in an instant, Chu Kui's heart trembled.

"Fortunately, I joined the Luo Tianhui and can move freely with you. Otherwise, in a battle of this scale, the so-called Tian Kuizi's name would be just a joke."

Luo Chen forced out a smile with a stiff face.

The background of Shangzong is beyond their imagination.

 Originally, I thought that the puppet army was invincible.

 Unexpectedly, there is also the method of forming a sword formation.

However, in the special geographical environment of the Nine Mountains of Ji Lei, the Ten Thousand Swords Map could not be maintained for too long, and now it has returned to the battle scene they are most familiar with.

After the initial battle, the Monk Flood began to divide the battle group.

 After a while, there were tens of thousands of scattered small battle groups.

 In this way, it became the favorite situation for the Tianlan duo to fish in troubled waters.

“At the beginning of the battle, the spiritual energy fluctuated too violently, and I was unable to condense the water mirror technique.”

Chu Kui was also very aware of the current environment, "So, follow the original plan?"

 “Well, go to the edge of the battlefield and wait for the opportunity!”

 After reaching an agreement, the two gathered their bodies and flew quietly to the outskirts of the Eighth Mountain.

 According to their experience, the battle groups continued to divide and the battlefield scope continued to expand.

 In relatively peripheral areas, if you wait and wait, prey will inevitably enter the net.

 …

 Three hours later.

“Which number is this?” Luo Chen asked in a low voice.

Chu Kui looked solemn and raised three fingers.

“The third one, who is in the early stage of foundation building, seems to be an inner disciple of the Yan Alliance.”

Luo Chen frowned, "They are getting more and more clumsy, and our chances seem to be getting less and less."

 Hold together, it’s not just the Jianzong side.

 The same is true for the Four Sects Alliance.

Chu Kui was helpless, "There is no way. In order to obtain merit points, many people are taking desperate risks and doing the same thing as us. Whether it is the Sword Sect or the Four Sects. As far as I know, the Netherworld Ersha and Lian All the old men in Cang are doing this."

 The two evil spirits of Netherworld and the four elders of Liancang are, like Chu Kui, leaders in the casual cultivators.

 They are very famous among the three-acre land in the fairy city where they have lived for a long time.

During the dispute over the Taoist seeds in Qingdan Valley, Luo Chen had seen the two evil spirits of Netherworld, a man and a woman.

They were invited by Shangguan Yan. Even if they played alone, they still achieved a good result for Shangguan Yan in third place in the first round.

You must know that even He Yuanqing, who ranked second, sent Chu Kui and the master of the clan, and he was only worthy of second place.

As for the four elders of Liancang, they were even more important figures a hundred years ago.

 The four brothers joined forces and were extremely powerful a hundred years ago.

Now the four of them have advanced to the late stage of foundation building. Together, they are even rumored to be able to compete with Master Jindan.

 These beings, like Luo Chen and others, do this kind of hunting, and their efficiency is certainly not low.

“What about us now?” Chu Kui asked hesitantly.

 Without the guidance of Luochen Water Mirror Technique, their scope of activities is confused.

 “Change a place!”

"Um."

 The familiar scene appeared again. The two of them left the battlefield slightly and looked for a new ambush location along the edge.

While passing by a canyon, Luo Chen paused.

Chu Kui looked down at the battle scene below, "Do you want to gnaw on this hard bone?"

It is indeed a tough one. There are more than ten people involved in the foundation building practice below.

 According to their plan, it is best not to get involved in a battle of this scale.

 However, this time, Luo Chen sacrificed the magic weapon without hesitation.

 “Go ahead, that kid is down there, I can’t just die without saving him.”

“Huh?” Chu Kui was stunned for a moment, his eyes fell on an embarrassed young man, and he suddenly understood.

“Forget it, that kid’s mother is a high-ranking member of the Luotian Society, and I am now considered a member of the Luotian Society, so I will help him.”

 While muttering in a low voice, the Qitian Stick fell into his hand.

 Within the canyon.

 A big melee is going on.

Judging from the badge on his clothes, he is clearly a vassal of the Yan League and a disciple of the Luoyun Sect.

"Killing this group of Yun Sect disciples is a great achievement!"

 “Don’t hold back!”

"kill!"

In the crowd, there was an old man with gray beard, his eyes were violent, and he was giving orders.

The spirit secret in his hand was constantly pinching, and under his control, a flying sword flew back and forth among the crowd, and from time to time, wailing sounds could be heard.

 He is in the later stage of foundation building!

　　Although he has only been promoted recently, he is still considered a master among the vassal forces.

 Coupled with the close relationship with Yanmeng, these people will listen to his command.

  And on the opposite side.

The young inner disciples of the Luo Yun Sect all looked in horror.

 The senior brother who led the team was killed in a sneak attack.

 The puppetry technique they are good at is not easy to use in a narrow environment such as a canyon.

With his hands tied, he was suppressed and beaten by a group of vassal forces who were not the elite of the sect.

 Someone is going crazy under the pressure!

 “Let’s all die together!”

The disciple on the third floor of the foundation building desperately urged the puppet.

 A bright beam of light shot out.

The enemies fled when they saw this.

 But in the melee, there are still people who can't escape.

 An enemy in the middle stage of foundation building was brushed aside and most of his body was evaporated.

 Seeing this scene, the disciple felt happy.

 But behind him, there was a shrill sound.

“Senior Brother Li, why did you kill Junior Brother Wu?”

Senior Brother Li was stunned as he watched a puppet falling to the ground without any control. His master was in the center of the light beam.

 Did I accidentally kill a fellow disciple?

 While he was stunned, a flying sword passed through his chest like lightning.

“You can’t distinguish between ourselves and the enemy, and your combat experience is weak. During the battle, you even dare to lose your focus. How can such a character be worthy of building a foundation?”

Zheng Tianfang, who had gray beard and hair, sneered.

Ignoring that person, his eyes fell on the three remaining Luoyun Sect disciples.

Facing this cruel look, Qin Yuanjiang, one of the three, trembled all over.

 Senior brothers are all dead!

Among the three people left here, he was the one who had just established the foundation, but he actually became the leader.

 “Senior Brother Qin, what should we do?”

 “Our puppets have been damaged and are now dying.”

Qin Yuanjiang listened to the panic words of his two junior brothers and forced himself to calm down.

“What are you afraid of? Take out your magic weapon and fight against the enemy!”

“We Luoyun Sect disciples do not have the tradition of waiting for death.”

“The flying sword technique that the elders ask you to learn can also kill enemies!”

As he spoke, he suddenly took out a golden sword.

The blade of the sword is cold and cold, as if it has never been sharpened.

 Facing this scene.

Zheng Tianfang chuckled, "It's just a stubborn resistance, just wait for death!"

 The rest of the foundation-building cultivators couldn't help laughing when they saw that the overall situation had been decided.

Just when they were about to end the battle in one fell swoop, Zheng Tianfang's expression suddenly changed.

 Looked up sharply.

A red-robed Taoist stands high in the sky, holding his hands empty, as if he is pulling something.

next moment!

 He growled lowly.

 “Landslide!”

　　Boom! boom!

Two loud noises were heard, and the mountain walls on both sides of the canyon collapsed.

 The huge mountain wall exploded, spiritual energy surged for a moment, and rocks shot through the air.

The saved manuscripts have been completely exhausted. This chapter was written and published at the same time. There are many typos and omissions in it, and they are revised on the fly.

　　　If you see any mistakes, please forgive me.

 (End of this chapter)