Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2498 - 918: All Sides Gather, Divine Power Destroys the Enemy (Part 2)

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Within the Five Elements Realm.

That summit, forever wrapped in dense fog and vapors, now stood as a restricted zone.

True Master Shenhuo, the sect master, commanded every disciple in the Five Elements Divine Sect to stay away from Shenyuan Peak.

All assumed the leader feared interrupting the Supreme Elder’s serene practice.

Yet True Master Shenhuo alone understood this wasn’t his worry at all.

He rarely ventured onto this peak himself.

On this occasion, though, a personal visit became necessary.

Amid the tense anticipation, the formation atop the mountain gradually parted, allowing him to summon his resolve and step inside.

"What is it?"

The raspy tone, laced with a chilling menace, sent shivers down the spine.

True Master Shenhuo bowed his head low, avoiding any glance at his senior brother.

He recounted every key event from the past few years to his brother, with special emphasis on the devastating fall of Mingyuan Sacred Land.

Upon hearing the details, Shenyuan felt a profound jolt, unleashing a wave of tangled and clashing energies.

In that instant, Shenhuo’s expression shifted as he detected several known presences amid the aura.

The essence of Brother Lin Mu, Sister Qingchi... and even the lingering trace of that old Mo Tian Ghost.

"What exactly is Master up to?"

Moments later, a wicked chuckle resounded from the depths of the cavern dwelling.

"Gone is good!"

"Gone is good, indeed!"

"If Heize hadn’t forced us to climb Cangwu Mountain all those years back, I wouldn’t have ended up like this!"

"The Qi Xia Emperor merely planted a faint remnant of power then, which left us battered and broken. They ought to have expected revenge."

"The Dark Abyss Sect lorded over the Eastern Wasteland for much too long, swelling with pride as if none would challenge them."

"Regrettably, I failed to reach the Divinity Transformation Realm soon enough, or I’d have faced them head-on for the shame I’ve endured all this time!"

Shenhuo remained bowed, silent and afraid to utter a single reply.

Deep down, he recognized the burning grudge his senior brother harbored, hidden under a facade of obedience to the Dark Abyss Sect.

In the distant past, the Dark Abyss Sect had promised to accept him, letting him train on Yanfu Mountain while pursuing the God Transformation Realm.

His Five Spirit Roots body simply exceeded what common Spirit Veins could fuel for advanced breakthroughs.

Yanfu Mountain was the only option!

Yet through the years, after offering endless service to the Dark Abyss Sect—even harming his own Dao path—no such invitation came.

In the end, they dismissed him offhandedly back to his origins.

Such scorn and ridicule proved too much for any Nascent Soul True Master to stomach.

"Cough cough cough..."

The mirth suddenly dissolved into hacking coughs.

True Master Shenhuo swiftly urged, "Senior brother, take good care of yourself."

Shenyuan narrowed his eyes with a mocking sneer, "You still care about me?"

Tension gripped Shenhuo’s features as he pivoted the conversation, "I’ve heard the Luo Tian Sect intends to host the Golden Core Ceremony for Luo Chen’s disciple from the Alchemy Sect shortly. Perhaps we should..."

Unlike previous schemes against Luo Tian Sect, Shenyuan displayed utter apathy this time.

"Forget it. Luo Chen’s gone now, so wasting effort on those leeches who fed off him holds no value."

Shenhuo acknowledged the words, then offered a deep bow of respect, preparing to depart.

But as he neared the cavern dwelling’s exit, a grave voice halted him from the shadows.

"Nearly nine years gone by—why hasn’t a single one of those disciples reached the Nascent Soul Stage?"

A tremor ran through Shenhuo as he yearned to clarify, yet his senior brother showed no interest in hearing it, merely murmuring a quiet caution.

"Don’t let me down!"

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Word of the Golden Core Ceremony for Luo Chen’s sole direct disciple quickly circulated widely.

Allied groups like Shen Fu Sect and Jiuling Sect caught wind of it too.

Regrettably, they couldn’t dispatch representatives themselves.

The overwhelming threat from the Demon Clan’s forces camped beyond the Six Realms of the Far East weighed heavily on them.

Besides, with their influence waning since leaving, and everyone aware of Mingyuan’s collapse alongside Alchemy Sect’s Luo Chen, the situation grew complicated.

In these trying times, Elder Fu and Jiuling Yuanjun managed only to dispatch a couple of disciples, bearing lavish presents to convey their support.

Responses differed sharply everywhere, exposing the treacherous depths of human nature and the endless varieties of existence.

High above the Nine Heavens, however, a silhouette raced through the gales, his visage twisted with furious Evil Qi.

"Luo Chen!"

"Dead or not, I’ll never erase the grudge from those bygone days."

"On this festive occasion for Luo Tian Sect, I’ll drench your followers in blood and obliterate your hard-won heritage!"

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"This empty?"

Gu Hong and Lin Yonghua arrived at the gates of Luo Tian Sect’s mountain.

Trailing them stood an assembly of ten thousand cultivators drawn from the Gu and Lin clans.

Over a dozen Golden Core kin and pupils were there, plus the guest elders they’d gathered lately.

Joined by hordes of Foundation Establishment True Cultivators, the sight evoked the Dark Abyss Sect’s former glory.

Even divided into merely two families, their amassed strength remained formidable!

This very might likely fueled the shock of the Dark Abyss Sect’s ruin across the Eastern Wasteland.

Gu Hong clarified, "Brother Lin may not realize, but Luo Tian Sect avoided the wild expansion of fresh recruits typical for a Nascent Soul Sect in recent times. They’ve only bolstered their core base a bit, totaling roughly five to six hundred members overall."

"Just five to six hundred disciples? Hardly fitting for a Nascent Soul Ascendant Sect that claims a whole realm’s worth of assets!" Lin Yonghua scowled, extending his Divine Consciousness to scan for enemies.

With a gesture, Gu Hong indicated Mount Sky Cliff.

"For this Golden Core Ceremony, Luo Tian Sect skipped inviting any outsiders to witness; it’s purely an in-house festivity."

"The event’s spot is right on Mount Sky Cliff, where Luo Chen once resided."

"So, we’ll hit them straight on!"

Lin Yonghua’s countenance turned grave, "In that case, onward we go!"