Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2525 - 928: Elder Fu Entrusts His Orphan, Descendant of an Old Friend

"Indeed, I've made it here."

Through the misty veil of early dawn, a white-clad silhouette appeared, resembling a celestial exile.

His face remained as young, his demeanor as steady, and yet...

"You're as vigilant as ever, huh?"

Elder Fu noticed Luo Chen's Divine Consciousness extending outward in every direction and let out a light chuckle.

Once he verified no other Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators lurked in the Shen Fu Sect, Luo Chen pulled back his Divine Consciousness and offered a sheepish smile. "My circumstances are a tad intricate, so I hope you'll forgive my caution, Elder."

Elder Fu gave a nod. "I get it—Central Continent Star Gate Guest Elder and Mingyuan Pill Saint Hall Master."

Luo Chen's ties to the Tianyuan Daoist Sect weren't hidden knowledge; plenty of folks were in the loop.

After all, the Luotian Treasure Pavilion, once managed by the Luotian Sect, had the backing of the Tianyuan Business Alliance.

Yet his role as a Star Gate Guest Elder stayed under wraps, known only to a select few, such as the Lingtian City Lord.

At the other's candid words, Luo Chen's eyebrows knit together faintly.

"Did Cultivators from the Daoist Sect come to see you?"

Elder Fu held nothing back and replied directly. "In today's Eastern Wasteland, every notable power has faced visits from Tianyuan Daoist Sect Cultivators."

Luo Chen lifted a brow, ready to probe deeper, but Elder Fu steered the conversation elsewhere.

"Still, the visitor I received was a woman by the name of Fu Qinglan."

"It was her, then!"

A complicated look crossed Luo Chen's face; he never imagined this woman would venture to the Eastern Wasteland too.

Likely, she wasn't seeking just him, but her grandfather as well!

Noting Luo Chen's clear recognition, Elder Fu remarked approvingly. "From what I've heard, she holds a high position in the Tianyuan Daoist Sect, with a master who's a God Transformation powerhouse. For someone so remarkable to journey across vast distances just to find you, you certainly deserve your reputation, Luo Chen of the Alchemy Sect!"

Luo Chen gave a wry smile. "Elder, spare me the teasing. Should we cross paths, it could spark a clash."

Elder Fu's brow creased in confusion. "That doesn't add up. Her manner struck me as polite enough; she simply wished to encounter you. Actually, because of you, my Shen Fu Sect has secured a measure of safeguard."

Luo Chen questioned abruptly, "So, did you summon me here at her request?"

Elder Fu shook his head vigorously. "I'd never betray your location. This time, I've endured, hoping you'd show up, to grant my final desire."

As he spoke, the fading aura around him intensified.

Elder Fu had grown quite aged, and battles had worn him down often.

In particular, the fierce clash at Lingtian Pass left him gravely wounded by the Demon Emperor. Despite Luo Chen's elixirs aiding his recovery, it had shortened his remaining years inescapably.

His time was drawing to a close now, mere days away.

In the weighty air, Elder Fu forced a faint smile.

"You've traveled far and must be weary—partake in this cup of spirit wine!"

Winter gripped the land tightly, with thick snow blanketing the world in a glittering white.

The scene held beauty, yet the biting cold pierced through relentlessly.

Above all, as a Nascent Soul Ascendant Sect, they lacked any array formations to warm the air, a stark sign of the Shen Fu Sect's dire straits.

Luo Chen stayed quiet and sipped the heated spirit wine Elder Fu had readied.

As warmth spread through his core, he remarked, "You called me here for more than just a farewell glimpse of an old companion, I presume?"

Elder Fu let out a sigh. "It ties to the issue I brought up before."

That issue?

Luo Chen felt a flicker of confusion but soon pieced it together.

The Tianyuan Daoist Sect Cultivators approaching the Eastern Wasteland's great sects!

Seeing Luo Chen catch on, Elder Fu inclined his head.

"After Mingyuan's collapse, Tianyuan seized the Eastern Wasteland. Their initial moves crushed the old Mingyuan vassal, the East Sun Sect, and pursued the scattered Mingyuan survivors to ensure that ancient giant of three millennia wouldn't revive. Figures like Gu Hong and Lin Yonghua, whom we've encountered, have perished or escaped. As for their third objective, cough cough..."

Elder Fu hacked a couple of times, his worsening pallor gaining a flush.

Regaining composure, he gave a rueful laugh. "Forgive me; this old frame of mine is truly giving out."

Luo Chen nodded sympathetically, his gaze full of compassion.

At this point, no elixir could mend Elder Fu's state.

His affliction lay beyond reversal, his lifespan fully expended.

Supplying life-prolonging spirit medicines would amount to mere sips in a vast sea, extending his days by only a short while.

He had doubtless exhausted every life-extension method available, rendering standard remedies useless.

Elder Fu released a deep exhale of stale qi and spoke measuredly. "The third objective stems from the demon clan's stirrings in the Million Mountains, amassing forces beyond the Six Realms of the Far East. For the Tianyuan Daoist Sect to dominate the Eastern Wasteland, they must shoulder the burden against the Demon Beast horde."

"They possess the power, yet clearly lack the resolve."

"They pay lip service to the cause, but truly, they dispatch orders to our sects, aiming to turn us into fodder against the Demon Beasts."

"The earlier Tianyuan Daoist Sect visitors carried precisely that intent.

"My Shen Fu Sect fares a bit better thanks to you. That Qing Lan Fairy merely urged us to craft extra talismans, sparing us frontline duty. But..."

Elder Fu gazed upward at Luo Chen, his face etched with bitterness.

"You realize, when war truly descends, who can stay untouched?"

Luo Chen shared this sentiment.

Hadn't the ancient Eastern Wasteland sects schemed similarly in the past?

Still, amid the demon clan's unending assault, even rear-positioned sects suffered blows, didn't they?

"But considering the Shen Fu Sect's present condition—which you, Luo Chen, already probed with your Divine Consciousness—you must grasp the picture!"