Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 601: Blood-stained, Wild Beast Stone Dragon

 Over the Quyang Sea.

 Two figures looked at each other and smiled.

There was a coughing sound coming from below, the waves rose and fell, Duanli flew out from the bottom of the sea with difficulty, and slowly came to the two of them.

His face was pale, and from time to time there were streaks of black air that were like earthworms, drilling in and out of his face.

 The aura is so sluggish that it is difficult to believe that he is a golden elixir monk.

"Ahem... I... thank Qing Yangzi for the reminder. Otherwise, I would have fallen to this person's sneak attack." Duan Li said, his black and white face full of gratitude.

Luo Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you and I will fight side by side. The reminder is what we should do, but it's a pity for fellow Taoist Hao Ye."

 While speaking, he looked at Diaosou.

Diosou raised his eyebrows and raised his finger. A strand of silk flew out of his finger and fell into the depths of the sea.

After a while, a mangled corpse flew out.

"Forgive me, this is the rule of the Ten Thousand Immortals Association. This is the first assessment mission. Later, when you take on other missions as demon hunters, you can still make your own decisions about the spoils you get."

Such words are so reasonable and well-founded that no one can find any flaws.

Diaosou stroked his gray beard and said, "Who said you failed?"

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows, loosened the chain of the Hunyuan Cauldron holding the white-clothed monk, and allowed Diaosou to pocket all the loot.

Diaosou laughed and ignored his anger.

Soon, the black wooden sword of the monk in white, its storage bag, and even the body were tied up.

 Without the control of its master, the monk in white's soul refining flag became an ownerless thing. However, he had previously used all the ghosts in it to decorate the black domain.

“I am not greedy for these things. They will be handed over to the Monster Hunting Department later, and they will be donated after screening and exchanged by all the monster hunters.”

 Have you reaped so many benefits by doing nothing?

 However, Diaosou's greed was beyond his expectation.

 Diaosou couldn't give him any more assurances. Since he had participated in the assessment mission, there were some invisible rules that he had to abide by.

 Luo Chen said nothing.

As he spoke, he showed a ball on his hand.

"Master Diaosou, we worked so hard to kill this man. Qingyangzi deserves the most credit, how could you..."

At this moment, the black zone was broken, and the huge strange ghost king also returned to its original state, trying to escape from this area.

 “Qingyangzi?”

As if he knew what he was thinking, Diaosou said with relief, "Don't worry, the Monster Hunting Department will not leak the images here, and our fighting methods will be kept as secret as possible."

"But..." Duan Li glanced at Luo Chen, who remained unmoved.

 “Is that enough?”

 After a while, Diaosou stuffed the body and the other's belongings into the storage bag.

Duanli was stunned for a moment, and his eyes fell on the ghosts fighting and killing each other on the sea.

Diaosou explained: "This assessment task was taken on by three people at the same time. As long as it succeeds, it will be the credit of the three of them. The specific evaluation will be reviewed by the supervisor, this old man."

It is Hao Ye’s body.

Duanli was relieved and couldn't help but cough a few more times.

 It’s natural for Duanli to talk too much.

 He didn't resist at all, but Duan Li was a little angry when he saw what happened.

 When he said this, he patted the bulging storage bags around his waist.

Diaosou looked around and said, "You can leave at any time, but you have to wait for Qingyangzi to stop."

Luo Chen looked at the mirage bead and frowned subconsciously.

The other party raised their fingers, and strands of silk threads kept flying out in front of their faces.

However, after a brief silence, Duanli also said tentatively: "I failed this assessment task, why should I be counted as a share in the future?"

Mirage beads, a special magic weapon from the North Sea, can store images.

"Do we have anything else to do? Why don't we go back first? My injury needs urgent care."

The principle is derived from the magic weapon of water mirror, taking pictures on the wall, etc., but it is taken to a higher level.

"You are the parties involved and have the right to make your selection first. I will notify you when the time comes."

“There is no doubt that Qing Yangzi will be directly promoted to a four-star demon hunter.”

"Fellow Daoist Duanli, although he doesn't take the main role, he still contributes a lot. After I get the mirage bead back later, other elders of the Demon Hunting Department will watch it, and they will also give you a suitable demon hunter. Stars. It’s hard to say how many stars, but it has a reputation.”

"After all, we are all together. Even if you are a casual cultivator, you should have a burial place when you die. After I go back, I will order someone to bury him alive."

 At this point, he put away his smile and looked at Luo Chen.

Luo Chen glanced at his movements. The storage bag on Hao Ye's body, as well as the previous spirit beast bag and flying sword, were all unceremoniously accepted by the other party.

 His eyes were wide-eyed, full of unwillingness, and he would not rest in peace!

 Looking at Hao Ye's body, the three of them were a little silent.

Luo Chen's brows relaxed by three points, but he was still dubious.

 But unfortunately, it was frantically besieged by other ghost kings, and from time to time a piece of its soul was chewed off.

 Obviously, those besieging ghost kings were created by Luo Chen!

Luo Chen hummed and made a gesture to recall his Ten Thousand Souls Flag.

 After a great battle, not only was the Ten Thousand Souls Banner not damaged, but it was also filled with ghost energy.

Especially, the strange ghost king, who looked like a human but not a human, a beast but not a beast, was also captured alive by a group of monster crab ghost kings!

 “Thank you, Mr. Diaosou.”

Diaosou smiled and took back the broken Ten Thousand Souls Banner of the monk in white.

"It doesn't matter, the rules are dead, but people are alive. The main banner of this soul refining banner is still there, so I can take it back and deliver it. As for how many souls are left in it? A battle in which two golden elixir monks died, Some losses are reasonable.”

 “Let’s go!”

 He waved his hand casually, and a flying boat appeared at his feet.

 Pouted his lips at Duanli.

 The latter was stunned for a moment, then showed gratitude and jumped up on his own initiative.

 Obviously, Diaosou was deliberately taking care of his injury, otherwise there would be no need for a flying boat to travel.

Luo Chen also got on the flying boat.

Just before leaving, I looked back at this sea area that has experienced wars and the waves have not stopped yet.

 A proud man of heaven in the Holy Land, a casual cultivator who had gone through all kinds of hardships and finally reached the golden elixir in the rough, fell like this.

 Silent and silent, no one extols it.

As Diaosou placed the spirit stones and injected mana, the flying boat turned into a stream of light, carrying the three people and flew towards the Wanxian Society's stronghold in Quyang Sea.

 …

 Quyang Island is the name of the stronghold.

 Four people go and three return.

 Xiao Buhuan personally went out to the island to greet him.

　　Although he was a little surprised by Hao Ye's death, he was not surprised.

 At this moment, people were ordered to prepare to activate the teleportation array.

However, Diaosou stopped the opponent's movement.

"Fellow Daoist Duanli was seriously injured and is not suitable for forced teleportation. He will rest here for half a month and stabilize his injuries before leaving."

Duan Li glanced at Diaosou gratefully, and then said to Xiao Buhuan, "It's troublesome."

 Xiao Buhuan waved his hand, "It doesn't matter."

 However, this made him even more curious about Luo Chen.

Three Jindan monks participated in the assessment mission. One died and the other was seriously injured. However, Qingyangzi was unscathed, which shows that the other party can do it.

 The desire to make friends arises spontaneously.

“It’s rare for Taoist friend Qingyangzi to go to sea once, and he may have to take on the task of guarding here in the future. Why not let Xiao take him on a tour to familiarize himself with the environment first?”

Luo Chen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "If that's the case, then I'm sorry."

 …

In this way, Luo Chen and the others temporarily settled on Quyang Island.

 Leave away to recuperate and stay behind closed doors.

Diosou went out to sea from time to time. It is said that in addition to his supervisory duties, he also had other important matters. He only said that he would definitely come back in half a month.

Luo Chen rarely lived a leisurely life under Xiao Buhuan's hospitality.

"Each of the three ocean defense lines has its own special features. In the ocean waters, there are surging undercurrents, which are as strong as monsters and difficult to cross across the sea. It is easy to lose direction. They are natural barriers. Our Quyang defense line also has advantages. There are endless reefs all over the sea.”

"The Ten Thousand Immortals Association invited the masters of formations from Shenyuan City to set up the Luotian Reef Formation here. When the formation was set up, countless reefs moved with the trend, bending their teeth and overturning the sky and sea. It was a first-rate killing array."

“The surrounding sea area, as the third line of defense, is a purely defensive place. The subtlety..."

On this day, Xiao Buhuan led Luo Chen to land on a sea surface.

While introducing him to the special features of Quyang's defense line, he used the formation disk in his hand from time to time to mobilize black rocks engraved with strange runes from under the sea.

The Luotian Reef Formation is formed by combining mountains, rivers and sea veins. It involves several third-level spiritual veins in this sea area. It is an out-and-out fourth-level offensive formation.

 Only in this way can we stop those powerful monsters that rush through the first line of defense.

 Looking at the calm weather on weekdays.

 But once it enters a wartime state, the intensity of the fighting here is even greater than that of the first line of defense.

As he spoke, Xiao Buhuan showed a wry smile on his face.

“This line of defense task seems to be leisurely, but in fact I am on tenterhooks every day.”

 “Why?” Luo Chen was curious.

Xiao Buhuan pointed towards the extreme north, "Who knows when the army of demonic beasts trapped in the Arctic Yemo Sky will escape in full force. By that time, even if the fourth-order demon king does not appear, But a massive amount of low-level monsters will sweep across the human hinterland like a tsunami. I don’t think the Sanyo defense line can withstand it for long.”

Luo Chen suddenly realized.

He knew very well that the army of monsters that could enter the Yuan Mo Sect's mountain gate was by no means comparable to the shrimp soldiers and crab generals, let alone the monster crabs and ring-headed turtles in the black rock sea.

 Even after the battle to exterminate the demons, there are not that many remaining demon beasts. But once they break out, the Sanyo Defense Line and even the Ten Thousand Immortals Association will be absolutely unable to withstand them.

 That is a powerful enemy that can only be countered by integrating the entire Beihai Xiuxian world.

 Just like this, wouldn’t my plan of seeking peace and deliberately avoiding the whirlpool of the battle between good and evil be in vain?

 Jumping from one vortex center to another?

Luo Chen frowned, "Have the three major Sanren publicly expressed their opinions on this matter?"

"Are those three real people?" Xiao Buhuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "Except for the occasional appearance of Yue Sanren, the other two people have never been seen. Even their whereabouts are so mysterious, how can they openly express their opinions? ”

 Luo Chen was speechless.

Suddenly, he remembered what the white-clothed monk said when he was fighting before.

 The mind of gossip suddenly arises.

“Fellow Daoist Xiao, you said that you have been a member of the Ten Thousand Immortals Society for seventy years. You must know some of the deeds of the Three Great Sanren!”

  “Have some understanding.”

 “Then what are their real names, do you know?”

 “This…” Xiao Buhuan hesitated.

Luo Chen spit out three names, which were the same three that the monk in white had revealed before.

 Pang Bujue, Leng Xiaoyue, Fengling Jushi!

“I don’t know about this. But before the crazy San people go completely crazy, they do have the Taoist title of Fengling Jushi.”

 The three names were verified by one, and Luo Chen became more and more sure of their authenticity.

Looking at Xiao Buhuan, Luo Chen smiled and said: "I heard that these three people all have a deep hatred against Yuan Mo Sect. Do you know what the specific hatred is?"

 Monks communicate privately with each other, in addition to their cultivation experiences, they also talk about other things.

To put it nicely, it means talking about the general trend of the world of immortality.

 If you say it’s not nice, then it’s just gossip.

 Obviously, Xiao Buhuan's interest in talking was also aroused.

“I don’t know much about the Yue San people and the Crazy San people, but I do know a little bit about the hatred between the Blood San people and the Yuan Mo Sect.”

He said eloquently: "It is said that back then, the Blood Sanren was not a loose cultivator, but he was relied on by the sect. He himself was also the proud man of heaven who had the highest hopes in the sect!"

"That sect is quite powerful, with the Yuan Ying Ancestor sitting in it, so it can be considered a dominant force. Naturally, there will be other small forces that will fawn over it. I heard that there is a Nascent Soul force of the same level that takes the initiative to marry into the sect where Xue Sanren lives. A young female nun was betrothed to a Xue Sanren."

“But this female cultivator was attracted by a Yuanmo Sect cultivator. The Xuesan people didn’t know the true identity of the cultivator at that time, so they killed her in anger due to the conflict.”

Hearing this, as a qualified listener, Luo Chen applauded appropriately.

　　"Is this how a grudge has been made?"

Xiao Buhuan shook his head, "If that's the case, what's the point of talking about deep hatred? Especially since the Holy Land disciples have never beaten the true inheritance of the Shangzong, it would be embarrassing to tell it. The subsequent development of this matter is the main reason."

He said slightly excitedly: "The Yuan Mo Sect also wanted to save face. They did not send anyone to target the Xuesan people. Instead, the disciple's elders approached the Yuan Ying ancestor of the Xuesan people's sect and proposed a fight. No. Using the big one to bully the small one and settling the grievances with the other party's parents is considered a gesture of grace. The Holy Land has an order and the next sect cannot resist, and the result is that, as expected, Xue Sanren's mentor won the battle. Sorry to lose."

“After this battle, Yuan Mo Sect has washed away its shame and regained its reputation.”

"But the mentor of the Xuesan people died within ten years after the defeat. The sect felt that it was wrong to belong to the Xuesan people, either for profit, liquidation, or cutting. In short, the elders in the sect joined forces and drove the Xuesan people out of the door. . In addition, the female force that had previously been married to the Xuesan people was also afraid of being held accountable by the Yuan Mo Sect, so they took the initiative to send the female cultivator into the Yuan Mo Sect. I heard that the female cultivator ended up being used as a furnace and was sucked alive. died."

“After all this, Xue San’s temperament changed drastically, and he gradually embarked on the path of evil. After he reached the realm of Yuanying, he first returned to the mountain gate to destroy his own power, and then set foot on the woman’s family and turned it into a purgatory.”

 A drastic change in temperament?

 The teacher passed away, was expelled from the door, and the woman he loved died tragically...

Luo Chen's eyelids jumped wildly when he heard this. It was indeed unbearable for a proud man of the sect to bear these things, and it seemed natural that he would go to extremes.

Xiao Buhuan's heart skipped a beat when he saw that Luo Chen was entranced.

　　I seem to be a bit too familiar with people.

"Fellow Taoist Qingyangzi, these are all what I heard from hearsay. Don't take them seriously. The details are not for us casual practitioners. I'm afraid it will be difficult for the parties involved to sort them out. Just listen to the excitement and don't publicize them to the outside world. ”

Luo Chen laughed and said, "I'll spare you the trouble. Fellow Daoist Xiao, don't worry."

 Xiao Buhuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

However, he immediately changed the topic and jumped away.

“After my fellow Taoist returns, it is certain that he will become a four-star demon hunter, and he will also go to the Fulong Mountains to practice in the future. I wonder if you have already thought about which mountain top to choose as your permanent residence?”

Sure enough, this topic immediately piqued Luo Chen's interest.

 “Fellow Daoist Xiao, I wonder if you can introduce me to him?”

 Xiao Buhuan smiled proudly, "I have really studied this aspect!"

“Fellow Taoist, do you know where the word Fulong in Fulong Mountains comes from?”

 “Want to hear the good news!”

"Legend has it that in ancient times, wild beasts were rampant in the North Sea. There was such a wild beast, named Shilong, who was born from the spirit of ore and attained the Tao. After its incarnation, it fed back the heaven and earth and created a place in the North Sea. Fifth-level spiritual veins. After the ancient human-monster war, that area became the territory of our human race. The Yuan Mo Sect moved mountains and seas, moved many spiritual veins, and gathered them in the sky of Arctic Yemo to create the sacred place! When he was in Shilong's spiritual vein, he didn't expect that Shilong's remaining soul was still alive and caused a big mess. In the end, it was the new Blood Sea Ancestor of the Yuan Demon Sect who took action and subdued not only the fifth-level spirit. The pulse has moved away, and even the remnant soul of the stone dragon has been taken into the bag."

Xiao Buhuan paused and said firmly: "The Fulong Mountains where the Ten Thousand Immortals Association is located is the old site!"

Luo Chen couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.

“The fifth-level spiritual veins have been moved away. How can the Fulong Mountains still have a fourth-level foundation?”

"The exquisite methods of the Holy Land are beyond our imagination." Xiao Buhuan sighed in admiration, and then continued: "But in fact, it is not without certain influence. At least the place where spiritual energy gathers in the Fulong Mountains, It’s very different from other fourth-level spiritual veins.”

"how do I say this?"

 Next, in Xiao Buhuan’s narration, Luo Chen learned about the special features of the Fulong Mountains.

 Ordinary fourth-level spiritual veins are formed by the concentration of spiritual energy.

With the fourth level as the center, it spreads outwards, thus achieving a fourth-level, third-level, second-level, and even first-level pyramid structure.

The main line of the Kefulong Mountains was moved away by the Yuan Mo Sect in ancient times, leaving the branches with no support.

Three thousand years of evolution, several branches have their own respect, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and each has formed a mountain.

Therefore, in the Fulong Mountains, there are many mountains, and the spiritual veins of all levels are like stars all over the sky, leaving no trace to be found.

Some spiritual veins may appear to be of the third highest grade, but in fact they are filled with spiritual energy that is no more than a castle in the air. After a few months, the monks will lose their grade.

As for some seemingly ordinary second-level spiritual veins, as long as the monks cultivate them well, they may even have a chance to reach the middle-grade, or even high-grade, weaker third-order levels.

Golden elixir monks who have just joined the Ten Thousand Immortals Association want to choose a suitable third-level spiritual vein among them. Even if there are monks from the Ten Thousand Immortals Association who indicate the grade, choosing an excellent cave is still like luck.

 …

After listening to the introduction, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel emotional.

“It’s really not easy to be a casual cultivator! It’s hard to find a large spiritual vein to live in, but it’s still very difficult. If you’re not careful, you’ll lose tens or millions of spiritual stones.”

This also cheered up Luo Chen. When choosing a spiritual place in the future, he must keep his eyes open to avoid being put in the wrong position.

Through the matter of fishing the old man to collect the spoils of war, he has understood that the Ten Thousand Immortals Society seems to be a holy land for casual cultivators, but in fact it is still a means for high-level monks to make money.

 The late-stage Jindan monks are greedy for the trophies of the early and middle-stage Jindan monks.

The Yuanying monk will even covet their years of savings.

Although Master Yuanying looks down on the wealth of one or two Golden Core cultivators, if you add up a little, you can make a huge profit over the years.

This is not dead wealth, but a steady stream of living water. In order to survive, the Jindan monks under his command will continue to create more wealth.

 You can’t really treat yourself like a leek being cut.

Even if you want to be a leek, you still have to get what you pay for.

“Thank you Daoist Xiao for reminding me, Qingyang will keep this favor in mind.” Luo Chen cupped his hands and thanked him.

Xiao Buhuan waved his hand, but the smile in his eyes was not concealed.

“I have several vacant caves to recommend. Fellow Taoist people will carefully screen them after they go back. Maybe you and I can become neighbors.”

 “Oh, Qingyang couldn’t ask for it.”

Luo Chen was overjoyed and quickly wrote down the hills mentioned by Xiao Buhuan.

 And the time quickly came to half a month later.

Diaosou came back, covered in dust and dust, and it looked like he had gone to a very far away place.

 After returning, he summoned Luo Chen and Duan Li.

Even though Duan Li was still in bad condition, he no longer delayed and forcibly activated the teleportation array.

 …

 In Longyuan Immortal City.

 In a palace, the formation shines brightly.

When he stopped, the old man staggered for a moment, but Duanli couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Luo Chen watched this scene calmly and walked out of the high platform where the teleportation array was located.

Diaosou couldn't help but glance at Luo Chen again, and then said: "You guys go back and rest for a day or two. Come here in three days to collect relevant things and decide whether to rent the cave in Fulong Mountains."

 Three days?

Luo Chen pursed his lips. This was good, as it gave him enough buffer time to verify what Xiao Buhuan said.

Duanli is a person who is distracted from his thoughts, with a hint of worry hanging on his face.

Luo Chen glanced at him.

 With Duanli in this state, even if he rents a third-level cave, he may not be able to keep it.

 But the injury on the opponent's body will not be able to heal quickly without the help of the third-level spiritual veins.

 I think it must be very difficult for the other party!

However, these have little to do with him. If the other party wants to heal his injuries, he can provide some help, and at least he has fought side by side.

Luo Chen said goodbye and strode out of the palace.

After coming out, looking at the dazzling sunlight in the sky, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel dazed for a moment.

 I have now passed the assessment task, and it is only three days since I obtained the status of a four-star demon hunter from the Ten Thousand Immortals Association.

 Have you found the organization?

"organize?"

"They are just a group of rabble with a slightly higher level. Others cannot trust them at all, so they can only rely on themselves!"

Luo Chen smiled hoarsely and accelerated his steps.

 (End of this chapter)