The Path to Immortality

Chen Shi.

Fang Ping, who had been well prepared, controlled the escape light and landed on the central square of the [Xian Dan Zhou] under the guidance of the law enforcement team of Xianzhou Market.

He arrived not too late. Even so, there were still hundreds of first-level alchemists gathered at the scene.

Among them, there were some alchemists who had already been famous. As soon as they appeared, some of the monks who were watching told their identities and even cheered for them.

With so many competitors, even Fang Ping, who had already thoroughly understood the inheritance of the Sun family's alchemy and was studying the [Evergreen Alchemy Book], couldn't help but feel a little pressure.

Fortunately, he didn't come for the first place this time. As long as he could enter the top ten and help him gain a better foothold in Xianzhou Market, it would be enough.

Because of this, although the atmosphere on the scene was both warm and tense, Fang Ping's expression was still relatively calm.

As time went by, another one or two hundred alchemists arrived at the scene.

Finally, as the time for the alchemy meeting arrived, three pleasant bells rang from the [Xian Dan Pavilion] at the end of the square, which was about dozens of feet high.

The bells were not loud, but they had an indescribable deterrent force, which made people subconsciously stop making noises. Even the foundation-building cultivators could not resist it.

In the blink of an eye, the scene was completely quiet.

As the last bell sounded, two Jindan cultivators with a strong aura and an alchemist with the seal of the Xiandan Pavilion on their chest flew out of the Xiandan Pavilion together and stopped above many alchemists.

The Jindan cultivator on the left, whether it was born like this or because of some kind of practice, had a rare red hair.

Although Fang Ping had never seen the other party before, he quickly guessed the other party's identity by comparing the information he had collected before with this striking feature.

If nothing unexpected happened, it should be the Jindan early stage cultivator named Heyu Patriarch in the Six Phases Alliance.

Another female cultivator was wearing a bamboo hat and her face was covered by a thin veil, so her appearance was hard to see. Judging from the strong green light on her body and the strange green vine in her hand, she should be the Green Vine Fairy who was also in the early stage of the Golden Core.

It was just a competition for first-level alchemists, and two Golden Core ancestors came at once, which was enough to show the importance that Xianzhou Market attached to this event.

However, what surprised Fang Ping was that among the three people, the one with the highest status was not the two Golden Core cultivators.

It was the Xiandan Pavilion alchemist whose aura was much weaker than that of ordinary early Golden Core cultivators and was suspected to be only in the Fake Core realm.

Fortunately, the whispers of several alchemists not far away let Fang Ping know the identity of this person - Zhang Longzi, one of the four disciples of the third-level alchemy master Tian Chenzi, ranked second.

This made Fang Ping have some associations.

"It seems that this third-level alchemist Tianchenzi has a deep relationship with Xianzhou Market and Liuxiang League, and it is even possible that they have the same interests."

No wonder the alchemist Tianchenzi jumped out to add rewards when Xianzhou Market held an alchemy meeting...

Just as Fang Ping was secretly thinking and countless cultivators were eagerly watching, Zhang Longzi stepped forward and slowly spoke, his voice spreading throughout the venue under the blessing of magic power.

"My name is Zhang Longzi, and I am the second disciple of Master Tianchenzi. Today, together with the two Taoist friends from Liuxiang League, I welcome everyone to Xianzhou Market to participate in this alchemy meeting."

"I believe you all know the rules of the alchemy meeting announced three days ago. All the alchemists have come from afar, so I won't waste your time here and start this alchemy meeting directly."

"The content of the first round of competition is..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Longzi paused briefly, which made all the cultivators and many first-level alchemists present feel excited.

After a few breaths, he smiled and announced: "In the first round of competition, Xianzhou Market will open the [Danyang Secret Realm] after a long absence."

"Let all Taoist friends know that Danyang Secret Realm is a small secret realm controlled by Xianzhou Market. After entering, all alchemists will appear directly in an underground palace in Danyang Secret Realm."

"We have already laid out various puzzles and difficulties related to alchemy in the underground palace in advance."

"Those who can solve various puzzles and difficulties within two hours and find the exit can pass smoothly and continue to participate in the second round of competition."

"There are certain dangers in the underground palace, but with the Jindan cultivators of Xianzhou Market in charge, participants do not need to worry about their lives, but they still need to act cautiously to avoid injuries and miss subsequent competitions."

"In addition, in this competition, alchemists are prohibited from attacking each other, otherwise they will be directly expelled from the secret realm and lose the qualification to participate in the alchemy meeting."

After the voice fell, he did not give the alchemists with different expressions too much preparation time, and looked directly at the Heyu Patriarch beside him.

The red-haired Jindan ancestor nodded at him and offered a magic treasure that was temporarily lent to him by the leader of the Six Phases Alliance.

Its name is [Danyang Golden Wheel]!

The golden wheel slowly rotated, rose into the air, and suddenly shot a golden light towards the sky above the square.

The golden light was not shocking, but it contained a power that was difficult for Jindan cultivators to achieve. Under the bombardment of the golden light, the void above the square trembled violently, revealing a barrier hidden in the void.

After a few breaths, under the continuous bombardment of the golden light, the barrier shook slightly, and a passage several feet wide opened from it.

Behind the passage was a dark underground palace, and it was difficult to see the situation from the outside.

Many of the cultivators watching around were shocked for the first time seeing the power of the magic treasure with their own eyes. Just for this legendary Danyang Golden Wheel, they all felt that the trip was worthwhile.

"Danyang Secret Realm has been opened. All the alchemists participating in the competition, please enter immediately!"

Ancestor Heyu knew very well how staggering the consumption of activating the spirit treasure to open the Danyang Secret Realm was. Although the consumption was borne by the spirit treasure itself, rather than stimulated by his magic power, he still urged loudly.

After a brief hesitation, an alchemist located directly below the passage took a deep breath and said, "In this case, I will go first!"

Before he finished speaking, he flew into the air and rushed directly into the passage.

Seeing that someone had taken the lead, the alchemists in the square drove various colors of escape lights and entered the passage one after another.

Although it was unclear what kind of puzzles and difficulties were waiting for them in the underground palace of Danyang Secret Realm, it would not hurt to enter early.

Fang Ping's eyes flashed, and he also activated his magic power to jump into the air and disappear into the Danyang Secret Realm.

………

It was as if he had passed through an invisible barrier.

Fang Ping's eyes blurred, and when he regained his vision, he found himself in a slightly turbid underground palace passage.

The passage was several feet high and ten feet wide. There was a stone wall behind it. There was only one passage in front of it whose end was unclear. The four directions were all reinforced with formations and restrictions.

His spiritual sense swept around, and Fang Ping casually cast a spell, leaving a slight mark on the restriction.

But a moment later, an invisible wave lit up, smoothing out the slight mark again.