Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2834 - 1048: Black King Shatters the Mountain, Divine Transformation Palm

In the vast Azure Darkness, a figure clad in black sat in meditation, a stark black urn positioned silently before him.

This solitude, man and urn, persisted for an extended duration, as though anticipating an imminent event.

Then, suddenly!

"It's here!"

Luo Chen's gaze sharpened, fixing on a distant point. A vibrant, chattering horde of winged insects, the Sky Worms, known in the cultivation world as Sunrise Beasts, billowed in from the east.

Yet, Luo Chen's true interest lay not with the swarm itself, but with its sustenance.

Ahead of the teeming insects, a solitary wisp of purple Qi meandered through the Azure Darkness. As it drew within ten miles of Luo Chen, he placed a hand upon the black urn.

"Enter!" he commanded.

The urn vibrated, unleashing a potent suction that instantly drew the strand of Sky Qi within. Deprived of its quarry, the Sky Worm swarm erupted in a frenzy, their collective attention now fixed upon Luo Chen.

These were no ordinary pests. They reigned supreme within the Azure Darkness; though individually lacking significant power or spiritual intelligence, together they posed a threat even to Nascent Soul True Masters. Being enveloped meant utter annihilation, regardless of defensive capabilities.

Yet, as the sea of Sky Worms closed in, Luo Chen's expression remained unperturbed, a faint smile gracing his lips.

In the ensuing moment!

A resounding explosion tore through the void, accompanied by a burst of brilliant flame.

As the fiery spectacle subsided, Luo Chen's original position was found empty.

The disoriented swarm of Sky Worms halted, their target and intended meal vanished.

Dozens of miles away, a fiery bloom heralded the emergence of an imposing figure, standing tall and resolute like a blade aimed at the heavens. This was Luo Chen.

"Combining the Sky Explosion Step with the Fire Escape Technique—the resulting burst distance is truly remarkable! How does my Blast Sky Fire Escape compare to Qing Shuang's Void Escape Divine Technique?" Luo Chen mused aloud, a light smile playing on his features.

Ever since forming the Life and Death Gu with Qing Shuang, his innate connection to space had blossomed. While the Fifth Order Life and Death Gu currently prevented him from outright absorbing his counterpart's cultivation, it had bestowed upon him a profound spatial affinity.

Consequently, during his twenty-year pursuit of Sky Qi, he had experimented with merging his self-developed Sky Explosion Step with the Fire Escape Technique. This fusion, leveraging extreme physical exertion and mastery over Fire Origin, amplified by his spatial sensitivity, enabled him to traverse distances of several dozen miles in an instant — his ingenious method for evading the Sky Worms.

After these reflections, Luo Chen turned his attention to the black urn in his hand. Another wisp of Purple Cloud Qi had been successfully captured, marking another stride towards the Finalization stage of the "Thousand Clouds and Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Scripture."

"However, the endpoint remains distant!" he acknowledged.

One shouldn't be misled by the designation 'final' stage; it represents the culmination of all preceding levels of mastery. The current bottleneck for refining the Chi Xiao Sword Qi isn't a matter of time, but rather the requisite quantity of Sky Qi. He still needed five hundred more strands.

Relying solely on random searches within the Azure Darkness made the timeline for acquiring these elusive strands uncertain.

Should the opportunity to reclaim his Life Soul arise before the "Thousand Clouds and Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Scripture" reaches Finalization, Luo Chen would be compelled to set it aside. After all, his Grandmaster Level Chi Xiao Sword Qi was already exceptionally potent.

His experiments indicated that its current destructive power surpassed even the Finalization of the Fourth Order Fire Phoenix Scorches the Plain, rivaling the full might of the Great Five Elements Sword Formation.

In contrast to the intricate preparations required for the Great Five Elements Sword Formation, the Chi Xiao Sword Qi offered immediate deployment.

Against Divine Transformation Great Powers, this technique could potentially serve as a standard combat tool... or so he theorized.

Luo Chen harbored uncertainty, having never directly confronted a Divine Transformation Great Power. The specific techniques capable of countering such formidable beings, or those that could genuinely threaten their existence, remained mere conjecture for him.

His precise strength relative to these supreme cultivators was unknown. While ordinary Nascent Soul True Masters crumbled before him, and even renowned Post-Nascent Great Cultivators could be effortlessly dispatched, the true power of Divine Transformation Great Powers remained an enigma.

Therefore, Luo Chen resolved to continuously fortify himself, regardless of the cost.

"Let's relocate to a different area to continue gathering Sky Qi!" he declared.

Just as Luo Chen was preparing to act, a jolt ran through his mind.

A Jade Jue materialized in his grasp.

Luo Chen knitted his brows, pondering why Little White would choose this particular moment to send a communication.

Upon activating the Jade Jue, the initial message that greeted him was: "Master, the Black King has reappeared!"

Subsequently, Little White appended additional details to conserve the precious opportunity for a second message. These included particulars about the clone, Zhou Fuqiu, joining the Daoist Palace, becoming a disciple of Fu Qinglan within the Houtu Hall, and achieving Foundation Establishment by the age of forty, a testament to his exceptional aptitude.

However, Luo Chen paid scant attention to these supplementary facts.

His sole focus remained fixed upon the inaugural piece of information.

"So, that foolish individual is indeed still breathing!"

A light chuckle escaped Luo Chen. He momentarily halted his pursuit of Sky Qi, altered his trajectory, and transformed into a streak of light, accelerating towards the Tian Nan Continent.

...

Liubo Mountain.

Zhou Fuqiu had been stationed here for three consecutive days.

Contrary to the sporadic skirmishes he had anticipated, from the second day onward, he found himself incessantly occupied, barely having a moment to rest.

On the second day, a multitude of sea demons surged forth from the ocean's depths, launching a fierce assault upon Liubo Mountain.

Their overwhelming numbers inflicted immediate and substantial damage upon Liubo Mountain's defenses.

Serving as the mobile response force, Zhou Fuqiu commanded twenty Foundation Establishment True Cultivators. They were organized into five squads, constantly dispatched to the frontlines to bolster the stationed cultivators and alleviate the immense pressure exerted by the demon beast onslaught.