Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2592 - 954: Allies Arrive

Luo Chen offered a faint smile, clasping his hands in salute toward the mountain's exterior.

"Thanks!"

With a sweep of his broad sleeve, he spun around and stepped into the cave dwelling.

Once the entrance sealed shut once more, the probing divine senses gradually and inquisitively pulled away.

No matter what the powerhouses of Mi Realm Mountain might debate about it afterward, Luo Chen let out a self-deprecating chuckle first.

Divine Skill?

More like Poison Skill!

He struck out with a palm into the void.

The strike seemed plain, yet it carried a subtle musky aroma that flickered faintly.

A palm mark etched itself onto the cavern wall, after which broad swaths of the stone began to dissolve.

One must recall that the cave dwellings on Mi Realm Mountain were forged from all kinds of rare materials.

Advanced Cultivators could perhaps shatter them, but dissolving them with such ease as Luo Chen managed was completely out of reach.

"Surprisingly, beyond forging the body, upon hitting Grandmaster rank, the Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique fused with the Fourth-rank Hundred Poison King Gu to deliver such a startling bonus!"

Luo Chen eyed his palm, wrapped in shadowy radiance, where hints of musk still clung.

Following the reshaping of his fleshly form, Luo Chen suddenly noticed that his Origin Force had twisted into something new.

Now it held poisonous traits!

This venom didn't stem from the Poison Spirit Corn, nor did it match Zombie Poison, Feather Poison, or Chasing Poison.

It felt like a mixed toxin, blending the prime features of the poisons Luo Chen had processed via the Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique.

As for its real potency?

Luo Chen's eyes naturally drifted to the Black King huddled in the corner.

Right then, the Black King's entire frame went stiff.

It stared at Luo Chen with dread, "Master, you wouldn't..."

Luo Chen grinned faintly, "Relax, you have an Indestructible Body. If I hold back just a touch, you won't suffer."

The Black King teetered on the edge of tears, left with no option but to aid Luo Chen's trials.

...

Six months onward.

The Mi Realm unlocked, sparking the war!

As Mi Realm Mountain flung its gates wide, with South Border Nascent Soul True Masters shedding their masks and striding openly under the Evil Mountain Stiff Alliance banner, this heralded the total eruption of the human clan's internal strife in the South Border.

Songshan Sect, Red Leaf Sect, Moon Worship Sect, Burial Valley, White Cloud Temple, Purple Blood Sect, Hidden Sword Tower...

Only when these premier South Border sects rallied their Cultivator forces did the masses sense that the South Border teetered on the brink of transformation.

Furthermore, as the Tianyuan Daoist Sect's Cultivator legions allied with them, the realm at last grasped that foreign powers had plunged into the South Border's turmoil.

Their ranks defied counting, their might defied comprehension.

The Cultivator hosts marshaled by the great sects resembled relentless war engines, unstoppable after activation.

Yujian Manor, an initial underling of the Gate of Life and Death, faced the opening strike.

In merely one night, Yujian Manor—boasted to harbor eighty thousand sword Cultivators—lay in ruins from the Evil Mountain Stiff Alliance's onslaught.

The troops surged ahead unceasingly, branching into dual columns that charged the Golden Toad Sect and Xuanhua Sect in turn.

They blazed with rapid pace, thundering with savage drive.

Like the Great River's torrents, they barreled on, bent on swallowing the Gate of Life and Death.

Within this roiling flood, a handful of standout ripples went missing.

"Songyang, where is Master Li Tian?"

"He's handling some minor affairs and will link up with us at the Gate of Life and Death front later, Fellow Daoist Zhan, no need to fret."

"So, Red Leaf and the rest tagged along with him?"

"That's right!"

"What about Qi Tian? I was hoping to witness his skills during the assault on Unicorn Mountain."

Unicorn Mountain, the South Border's elite Nascent Soul Ascendant Sect that shielded the Holy Land Life and Death Gate.

The landscape there proved treacherous, the formations exceptional.

Absent a potent siege weapon, conquering it as swiftly as Yujian Manor remained a tall order.

In Zhan Bingtao's mind, Ba Xiu Qi Tian stood as the sharpest tool to crack Unicorn Mountain.

To that, the Songyang Alliance Leader shook his head with a grin.

"Unicorn Mountain poses no issue; I'll tackle it myself when the moment arrives. As for Qi Tian..."

The Songyang Alliance Leader countered, "Which holds greater weight in your view: Unicorn Mountain, or the Gate of Life and Death?"

Zhan Bingtao arched a brow; the Gate of Life and Death the other meant wasn't the Holy Land itself, but the mighty portal guarding the Holy Land!

"Can Qi Tian pull it off? Remember, even my Dao Sect's patriarch lacks strong confidence in forcing it ajar."

"You'll see soon enough!" The Songyang Alliance Leader replied with a touch of enigma.

...

Lacking the Holy Land's command, the Holy Land's vassals scattered like loose gravel, unable to rally effectively.

On the flip side, with advance scheming, the Zombie Alliance forces and Daoist Sect legions, once roused, sliced through like a blade through soft butter, toppling multiple strongholds in a row.

The hosts clamped down like jaws, steadily shearing off the Holy Lands' flanks, pressing toward Unicorn Mountain.

After breaching Unicorn Mountain, they could squarely confront the Gate of Life and Death.

At the same time, in another spot, a streak shot away from Mi Realm Mountain, veering southeast.

The streak resembled a vessel, cleaving mists and parting haze.

Within stood several imposing silhouettes.

The most eye-catching was a figure clad in dark armor, soaring past seven feet tall.

His helm loomed like a peak, his feathered fans towered as heavenly beams.

His flesh gleamed like fine jade, his gaze pierced like the Abyss Cold Pool, ready to claim souls.

It was Luo Chen!

The Purple Robe Marquis let out a sigh, "In a mere year, Brother Qi's command of body refining has leaped so far—it's downright wondrous!"

A scholarly man in his middle years, lugging a sword case at his side, nodded in accord yet betrayed a flicker of unease in his stare.

The presence Ba Xiu Qi Tian unleashed that day had rattled the South Border's domains, and that was just a sliver of his vast power.

This prompted numerous Cultivators who once mocked body refiners to swallow their contempt.

Luo Chen stayed composed, aware of his own path.

Folks beheld the marvel of his one-year evolution.

What escaped them was how long he'd lingered at Mid-Fourth Order.

At 106 years, he'd pierced the Ancient Desolation Fourth Order.

By 200, he'd climbed to Mid-Fourth Order in the Ancient Desolation Realm.

Over a century had ticked by since!

Never in his life had he stalled so long in any minor realm.

Arriving in the South Border, seizing the fitting method, bolstered by plentiful supplies and his deep foundations, had sparked a buildup vast and breakthrough lean!

His body refinement now hit Late Stage of the Ancient Wilderness Fourth Stage, rivaling a Late-Nascent Cultivator!

Luo Chen wasted no time and put a direct query to Master Li Tian, who bantered with Hong Ye Granny.

"Now that we're underway, Master Li Tian, shouldn't you share the details of our path forward?"

Cut short in her talk, Hong Ye Granny furrowed her brow slightly.

In earlier days, she'd have scolded him outright.

But these days, the prowess Luo Chen displayed earned her genuine regard.

Master Li Tian gave a mild smile, "I ought to explain, but let's hold off till all are present to spare the repetition."

Indeed, reinforcements were en route!

Master Li Tian had noted before that one more ally lingered.

Just who that was stayed a mystery.

Yet the hour for their arrival had dawned.

Master Li Tian appeared to sense it, peering afar.

"He... they've come!"

His voice held a trace of irritation.

The flying vessel eased its velocity a bit, and soon, twin rays alighted on the deck.

One bore deep creases, claws like a fowl's talons.

The other donned spotless robes and silver locks, his look commanding.

At the fore strode the elder, who, spotting the array of mighty ones on the flying vessel, broke into hearty laughter, "Heavenly Master, a century's passed. How fares your well-being?"

"Elder Meng, since when do you fret over my vitality?" Master Li Tian shot back with a soft grin, trading bows with the elder, then cast a mildly sour glance at the silver-haired figure, "Weren't you meant to arrive solo? Why drag in an extra companion?"

Elder Meng curved his lips slightly, "Bai Xuanjun's no outsider, and figuring you might use aid, Master Li, I fetched him on the way. What's this, no warm reception?"

Master Li Tian's face tightened.

Then he drew in a steadying breath.

"Of course welcome—why not? The White Bone Sect's leader brings mighty aid, and I owe Elder Meng my thanks for the thought."

Next, he pivoted to present the pair to the group, with special nod to Luo Chen.

"Supreme Elder of Luo Sect, Meng Shentong!"

"Sect Master of the White Bone Sect, Bai Xuanjun!"

That opening line alone stirred Luo Chen's interest.

Through his innate spiritual sight, he zeroed in on the compact elder.

Was this the Luo Sect's Supreme Elder?

Could he be the Demon Heart Gu Emperor?

And the elder, in turn, instinctively locked eyes with Luo Chen.

"Spare the intros for the rest—I recognize them. But this one here's new to me. Master Li Tian, care to make the introduction?"