Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2547 - 936
Previously on Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster...
Wind and Thunder Gorge!
Since ancient times, this has been a perilous spot in the South Border.
Chaotic Earth Veins run through this area, where vast quantities of impure Earth Qi keep blending and colliding, seeping outward to create fierce Gang Wind within the elongated, confined canyon.
Formed by this impure Earth Qi, the Gang Wind possesses tremendous destructive force against a cultivator's Protective Aura. Resembling razor-sharp blades, it could tear cultivators to shreds if they're careless, which is why it's known also as Blade Wind.
As the Earth Qi ascends higher, it clashes with the void, building up a Thunder Field across countless years.
The enduring Blade Wind and Thunder Field are exactly what earned this location its name: Wind and Thunder Gorge.
No ordinary folk would ever venture here to cultivate.
That changed hundreds of years back, when a fleeing cultivator hid out in this spot and eventually uncovered its hidden secrets.
In the wide-open sections of the gorge, neither Blade Wind nor descending thunder makes an appearance.
By avoiding rash flight and instead scaling the sheer cliffs lining both sides of the gorge, one can drastically lower the chances of getting struck.
As time passed.
An increasing number of cultivators in dire straits converged in this area.
They hollowed out Cave Mansions along the gorge's flanking mountain walls to practice their Cultivation.
In the end, numerous rogue cultivators flocked here, drawn by the freely available scattered Spirit Veins.
Any cultivator who dug their own Cave Mansion earned the title of Cave Lord.
Out of all these, the top thirty-six powerhouses became renowned beyond as the Thirty-Six Cave Masters of Wind and Thunder Gorge.
Right now!
Guided by Cheng Bai, Luo Chen proceeded at a leisurely pace along a basic trail etched into the cliffs.
Cheng Bai's explanations about Wind and Thunder Gorge provided Luo Chen with his first overview.
"Blade Wind?"
Luo Chen paid close attention, intrigued.
Under Cheng Bai's horrified stare, he casually extended his hand toward the path's edge.
Shhh...
A fierce blast of wind appeared to spot its target and rushed in aggressively.
"Senior!!!"
Cheng Bai cried out, yet moments later, Luo Chen swirled his hand through the air before drawing it back steadily.
Luo Chen gave a soft laugh, "Itchy indeed."
Cheng Bai stood there, stunned.
The Blade Wind that terrified so many cultivators wouldn't even graze him, merely causing this senior to sense an "itch"?
For an instant, his sense of reality warped, tempting him to test it out personally.
Luckily, Luo Chen's following remark halted his foolish impulse.
"Stop delaying; lead me to Master Ming Lei at once—I wager he's waited plenty already."
With a subtle grin directed at Cheng Bai, he said this.
Gulping hard, Cheng Bai responded, "Senior Ba Xiu, are you aware that I quietly notified the Cave Lord?"
Luo Chen merely smiled, offering nothing further.
He had spotted the fellow's sneaky moves but paid them no mind whatsoever.
All of a sudden!
A formidable aura burst forth from a jutting stone ledge on the sheer cliff face.
This grand aura captured the notice of numerous cultivators along the walls on either side.
"What's up with Master Ming Lei?"
"Has he advanced his realm once more, perhaps?"
"Nah, looks more like he's deliberately announcing himself."
While the murmurs spread, Luo Chen glanced upward.
From over ten miles distant, a middle-aged man stared down at him.
The immense aura even churned the skies, triggering a sudden downpour of thunder and lightning.
Yet to Luo Chen, it came off as nothing but "bravado."
Being just at the First Layer of the Nascent Soul, pulling off such a display stemmed purely from the special terrain around.
A wicked grin spread across his face as his entire frame thrummed with Origin Force.
Boom!
His Qi-Blood erupted skyward, resembling rising wolf smoke.
Beneath this crushing might, the Gang Wind pulled back, thunder fell quiet, and he smashed right through Master Ming Lei's Nascent Soul Domain by sheer force.
Next, he took one stride ahead.
Bang!
The void thundered, and instantly after, Luo Chen launched forward like a bolt, arriving straight onto the enormous overhanging stone platform.
"Ming Lei, is this your way of welcoming visitors?"
As he uttered this, the imposing Luo Chen peered down upon the diminutive form of Master Ming Lei before him.
A crushing aura surged out, forcing Master Ming Lei to retreat two steps on instinct, slipping away from under Luo Chen's overshadowing stature.
His mouth opened a bit, fear flickering in his gaze.
No trace of any Qi Power realm showed from the man in front, but that crushing aura tricked him into thinking he'd faced a terrifying ancient savage beast!
After drawing in a steady breath, he formed fists and bowed toward Luo Chen.
"My apologies; that was just to gauge Friend Qitian's strength earlier."
Luo Chen scoffed, "So, what's the outcome of your little test?"
"Superior to mine!" Master Ming Lei openly conceded his inferiority to Luo Chen.
Indeed, the Nascent Soul Domain he'd set up got demolished by the foe's simple aura, underscoring their huge gap.
Still...
Master Ming Lei shook his head, "However, Feng Bu Yan, the Feng Family's Supreme and a veteran Nascent Soul eyeing this Wind and Thunder Gorge, won't be simple to handle!"
Luo Chen scoffed again, "If he was really that strong, how'd you keep him at bay?"
Master Ming Lei answered straightforwardly, "Out there, he's beyond me for sure. Yet inside this Wind and Thunder Gorge, he can't touch me."
During his words, his belly expanded a touch, akin to a bloated frog.
In the instant that followed, thunder boomed from deep inside him.
The heavens and earth appeared to echo back, crackling the void with bolts of lightning and peals of thunder, silver-white flashes twisting like coiling dragons and serpents.
Luo Chen arched a brow, shedding his disdain, and gazed outward with gravity.
How had he fused his Nascent Soul Domain with the surroundings to summon the Power of the Heavenly Thunder?
Afterward, his eyes shifted back, locking onto Master Ming Lei's midsection.
"Gu Insects?"