Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2699 - 996: First in the Eastern Wasteland, Son of the Ancient Demon (Part 2)

I've long taken pride in boasting the strongest Qi Power among peers at the same level, bold enough to clash directly with the Great Demon Emperor while at Middle Stage Nascent Soul.

Yet only now do I grasp the depth of my former arrogance.

"That person must be the top powerhouse in the Eastern Wasteland right now!"

Chang Xi's sparkling eyes abruptly widened.

...

High above, the Flying Boat sailed leisurely through the skies.

It wasn't some mighty Magic Item, nor a True Device like the renowned Frost Eagle Shuttle famed for swift escapes. The pace it held now stemmed purely from the controller's profound Qi Power.

Still, Luo Chen felt no rush.

Having made his way back to the Eastern Wasteland, heading to the Luo Tian Sect early or late was just a question of timing.

Right then, he perched calmly at the Flying Boat's prow, clutching a scroll of Alchemy Scriptures and poring over it intently.

From behind, two gazes grew ever more respectful as they fixed on him.

Noticing their reluctance to speak up, Luo Chen laid down the Alchemy Scriptures and said without looking back, "Do you have something on your minds?"

The mature and composed one mulled it over silently.

The other couldn't hold back and burst out, "Master Luo, what cultivation realm have you reached now?"

Her query struck too bluntly, prompting the old man next to her to tug at the petite woman. "Friend Yu, that's going too far."

To their surprise, the Cultivator in feather robes ahead just gave a gentle smile.

"Middle Stage Nascent Soul, merely one step from Late Stage."

"Just that?" The petite woman showed clear disbelief. She had advanced to Nascent Soul Stage herself lately, knowing full well the huge chasm between stages.

Before, Luo Chen had crushed Jiuling Yuanjun and even briefly shattered the Mountain Protection Array, displaying his incredible prowess.

Could such exploits truly come from mere Middle Stage Nascent Soul?

Luo Chen gave no further words; the twists of his life couldn't be summed up simply.

Besides, even among folks at the same realm, strength gaps could dwarf those between man and beast.

Long ago, Qing Shuang could swiftly overpower Early and Middle Stage Nascent Soul foes; Luo Chen held that power now too.

Truth be told, with his vast Divine Soul Endowment and Illusion Techniques, he might overwhelm even a Late Stage Nascent Soul in one clash.

His prior bout with Jiuling Yuanjun had been nothing but a raw clash of Qi Power.

And still, he surpassed Jiuling Yuanjun, who always vaunted her mighty Qi Power, proving his own might as boundless as the ocean.

Feeling cheerful, Luo Chen asked once more, "Hao Ranzi, got any questions for me?"

Evidently, his fine mood meant he'd likely answer whatever came up.

Yet the white-haired elder thought it over briefly before shaking his head with a deep sigh.

"Confined in Cangwu Mountain for two centuries, the outside world has transformed beyond recognition; too many questions to cover in a sentence or two. All I can say is, my life's greatest luck was encountering you, Master Luo!"

At those words, Luo Chen cracked a faint smile.

In the past, Hao Ranzi ranked among the rare Golden Core seniors kind to him.

Few direct teachings came, but their trades of resources and daily dealings stayed equitable, affording him due regard.

Given that bond, he couldn't simply leave the man imprisoned.

Truth was, the pair aboard Luo Chen's Flying Boat were the last survivors from the Great Snow Mountain clash—Hao Ranzi and Yu Jiaolong.

One a seasoned Golden Core expert, the other blessed with Water Type Heavenly Spirit Root talent.

Inside Cangwu Mountain, they'd clung to life by luck but suffered the bleakest two hundred years imaginable.

Though Cangwu Mountain's Demon Cultivators had helped push them to Nascent Soul Stage, their lot grew harsher, turned into daily "Medicine Men."

Extracted of their Nascent Soul Essence Blood, it fueled the forging of Transforming Pills.

Without Luo Chen wielding his Crossing Truth Palace Master status on departure to free them from captivity, they'd have withered away in Cangwu Mountain.

Now, freshly liberated and breathing free air, joy surged in their hearts alongside boundless thanks to Luo Chen.

Calling him "Master Luo" came straight from their reverence.

"You're cultivators from Crossing Truth Hall, but after Cangwu Mountain, that label won't let you roam the Immortal Cultivation World freely anymore."

"What do you make of our sect's prior offer?"

The elder and young woman exchanged a look, then replied instantly: "I wish to join the Luo Tian Sect!"

"Excellent!"

Luo Chen clapped his hands, voice brimming with delight.

"From now on, drop the 'Master' and call me Senior Brother instead."

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

"Greetings, Senior Brother!"

Two voices rang out one after another, and as Luo Chen chuckled a couple times, the Flying Boat settled into quiet.

The only sounds were the Alchemy Scriptures reopening, accompanied by occasional page turns.

...

Westward the Flying Boat pressed, soaring past peaks and rivers, piercing vast cloud seas.

Luo Chen sat legs crossed at the vessel's front, focused on his Alchemy Scriptures, as his Divine Consciousness swept downward now and then.

As Elder Fu once foresaw, Shen Fu Sect tumbled from Ascendant Sect status after his death, nearly obliterated in the second Human and Demon War.

No trace of past glory lingered at the sect's old site.

A handful of disciples might huddle together for survival, but they'd never rise to prominence.

Luo Chen skipped landing; reviving a Nascent Soul Ascendant Sect demanded a new Nascent Soul True Master—nothing more, nothing less.

Over the Five Elements Realm, once home to Five Elements Divine Sect, no mighty cultivators registered to his scan.

Rather, Rogue Cultivators claimed peaks all around.

This storied Great Territory had turned Rogue Cultivator haven since his duel with True Master Shenyuan years back.

Scenarios like this abound across the modern Eastern Wasteland.

Take the nearing Piaomiao Domain, Fireworks Ancient Domain, or even Luotian Domain formerly held by Luo Tian Sect—elite powerhouses remain scarce.

On this note, Luo Chen could only sigh over how the two Human and Demon Wars ravaged the Eastern Wasteland's Immortal Cultivation World.