Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 786: Incarnation Ceremony, Second Rank Symbol Crafting - Novel Cool (2025)

Chapter 786: Incarnation Ceremony, Second Rank Symbol Crafting

"Father, below us is Fiery Gale Valley!"

On the flying boat, Xu Xiao'liu leaned over to look at the place below, where black smoke billowed and strong winds howled, causing his lips to curl slightly.

Even though it was a major Golden Core Sect, how could they bear to live in such a harsh environment?

But he could understand; the Windflower Region was dominated by the Glory Palace, where female cultivators held higher status. Consequently, the circumstances for female and male cultivators in the entire Windflower Region were vastly different.

For a male-dominated sect like Fiery Gale Valley, they could only be assigned such a poor Spirit Vein.

Thinking about it, it was indeed very considerate of the Windflower Region to offer Hundred Mile Green River as a habitat for the Luo Tian Sect.

"Father, should we go down and announce our arrival?"

The girl beside him asked eagerly, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Xu Xiao'liu stroked his beard and smiled, "There's no need for you to go; I'll do it myself!"

This was the kind of public appearance he loved to make, which was why Luo Chen had entrusted this task to him.

It had been over a hundred years since he last experienced this!

As the flying boat slowly descended, two cultivators flew towards them from a distance.

"Who are you?"

Xu Xiao'liu, with his hands behind his back, chuckled and said, "The messenger from the Luo Tian Upper Sect has arrived. Won't you lead me to meet your Valley Master?"

The two cultivators exchanged glances.

They knew about the Luo Tian Sect.

They also understood the meaning of the Upper Sect.

But the Luo Tian Upper Sect?

After a moment, in a magnificent hall, Xu Xiao'liu faced a burly man whose aura was as explosive as a volcanic eruption. Although his body trembled slightly, his face showed no fear.

"Don't you know that the Supreme Elder of our Luo Tian Sect has returned from overseas and has already cultivated to the Essence True Realm?"

"This time, our sect is holding a grand ceremony, inviting only Nascent Soul Seniors. Even the major Golden Core Sects of the Windflower Region are given a chance to attend out of courtesy as temporary neighbors."

"Don't forget, the third day of next month!"

As he spoke, Xu Xiao'liu threw out an invitation scroll.

The burly man was initially skeptical, but as he received the invitation, his face changed slightly.

The words on the scroll were written with powerful, twisting strokes, resembling an array pattern restriction at first glance! Moreover, a trace of spiritual power was infused into it, and when he opened the invitation, that spiritual power seemed to remember him, merging into the scroll.

This way, even if others obtained the invitation, they couldn't impersonate him.

The burly man opened his mouth, and as he integrated the array pattern restriction into the invitation, the flowing spiritual power resembled the act of inscribing talismans. Such skills were not to be taken lightly!

Could it be that the Luo Tian Sect, that mere fleeing dog, had actually welcomed back a Nascent Soul Zhenren?

He swallowed his saliva, suppressed his intense aura, and forced a smile.

"Xu... Xu Daoist friend, the journey is long, and you must be tired. Why not rest at our Fiery Gale Valley?"

First arrogant, then respectful!

Xu Xiao'liu smiled, "There's no need. I still need to notify the other Golden Core Sects in the Windflower Region, so I won't be staying. The third day of next month..."

"I'll remember! I'll remember!"

The Valley Master of Fiery Gale Valley personally saw Xu Xiao'liu off.

After he left, the Valley Master couldn't help but smile wryly.

The Windflower Region originally had only one Nascent Soul Upper Sect, the Glory Palace. But after a hundred years of rampant beast attacks, more and more sects had retreated to the Windflower Region.

Previously, the Five Elements Divine Sect and Skyward Cliff had also stayed in the Windflower Region.

These two sects were not content and had been testing their territorial expansion, trying to attract vassals.

And now, the Luo Tian Sect had arrived as well?

"I don't know what attitude the Glory Palace has towards this, but we small sects and minor factions really can't predict the situation!"

...

"Senior Sister, has the Luo Tian Sect really welcomed back a Nascent Soul Zhenren?"

"Yes."

Feng Hua Fairy narrowed her eyes, recalling her encounters with Luo Chen, and spoke with a hint of concern.

"That person's cultivation is profound and not inferior to mine!"

Upon hearing this, the Second Palace Master of the Glory Palace's expression changed slightly.

Senior Sister was a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, considered a formidable figure in the vast Dong Huang. It was already impressive for the Supreme Elder of the Luo Tian Sect to achieve the Nascent Soul Realm in just a hundred years, but how could he possibly rival their Senior Sister?

However, Senior Sister's demeanor didn't seem fake.

As the Second Palace Master hesitated, she suddenly remembered something.

"The Mystic Passage Pill formula we got from Qu Lingjun is said to be Dan Chenzi's. Could it be that..."

"With his temperament, he wouldn't cause trouble over a mere second-rank pill formula," Feng Hua Fairy shook her head and said with concern, "What worries me is his dissatisfaction!"

Dissatisfaction?

The Second Palace Master instantly understood Senior Sister's meaning.

Although Hundred Mile Green River was good, it was too small.

In the past, Nascent Soul Upper Sects often controlled an entire region, with territories spanning tens of thousands of miles! Even a weak sect like the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect was the nominal owner of the Jade Cauldron Realm and officially controlled over ten thousand miles of territory.

Times had changed, and although they couldn't demand an entire region as a Zhenren's cultivation ground, they should at least have a fourth-rank spirit vein as a cultivation site!

With Luo Chen's rapid progress, he would surely desire this even more.

"If it were just one person, it wouldn't be a problem. Senior Sister and I working together wouldn't fear them. But both the Five Elements Divine Sect and Skyward Cliff had similar intentions."

Facing her junior sister's concerns, Feng Hua Fairy waved her hand.

"I'm not worried about that. Luo Chen wouldn't collaborate with those two sects. But it's also true that there are no other fourth-rank spirit veins in the Windflower Region."

"The Second Palace Master expressed her concerns, "Furthermore, we must be cautious of him influencing our vassals and encroaching upon the Windflower Region!"

Such acts of turning the tables and taking advantage of others' territories are never in short supply.

The Second Palace Master's words carried a hint of resentment, but it wasn't directed at Luo Chen. Instead, it was aimed at the holy land above their heads—the Abyss Sect, which had allowed these refugees from the cultivation world to stay in the Five Domains for so long.

Over time, these parasites naturally began to harbor thoughts they shouldn't have.

She now eagerly awaited a battle! She hoped for a fight to break out with the demonic beasts, driving these people to the battlefield and keeping them from sullying their own garden.

A voice sounded from outside the palace.

"Palace Master, someone has delivered an invitation!"

"Who?"

"The Luo Tian Sect!"

The Great Palace Master, Feng Hua Xianzi, furrowed her brows and extended her hand. In the next moment, an invitation landed in her palm.

With a mere glance of her divine sense, she softly recited:

"To make up for the Incarnation Ceremony, inviting fellow cultivators to gather in Hundred Mile Green River."

"What does Luo Chen mean by this?"

...

Contrary to what many thought, Luo Chen didn't need to cultivate much recently.

In just over a year in the Central State, his cultivation base had surged twice.

He had directly advanced from the first layer of the Nascent Soul Realm to the third layer, even almost breaking through to the middle stage of the Nascent Soul Realm in one go.

Although his foundation at the second layer of the Nascent Soul Realm was relatively solid, he had spent decades cultivating in the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven.

However, the sudden surge to the third layer seemed too hasty.

While outsiders saw Luo Chen's dazzling brilliance and overwhelming aura, it was not only due to his deliberate efforts but also the result of his inability to control the boundless power within him.

Therefore, in the short term, Luo Chen didn't push himself too hard in cultivation.

Instead, he shifted his focus to other aspects.

On one hand, he took pills to nourish his soul. The second split soul, after years of nurturing, was about to break through the Nascent Soul Realm standard.

On the other hand, he practiced the sword scripture. The 'Thousand Transformations Sword Scripture' would be a significant supplement to his combat abilities if he could achieve some level of mastery. Especially since it would make it more convenient to activate the Soul Butcher Sword, Luo Chen dedicated his energy to practicing the sword scripture during his journey.

So far, he had already refined two strands of Crimson Heaven Qi out of the seven, which was a decent progress.

However, despite its immense power, the Crimson Heaven Qi was a consumable!

It would be too time-consuming for Luo Chen to collect it himself from Qingming.

Luo Chen had to think of a way to gather more Crimson Heaven Qi.

Now that he had returned to the Luo Tian Sect and witnessed the situation, Luo Chen had one more task.

On a small stone platform, Luo Chen sat upright at a stone table, holding a golden lion brush—a spiritual treasure—and meticulously drawing intricate patterns on a sheet of special white paper.

He was so focused that it seemed nothing in the outside world could disturb him.

Even when Yao Mingyue supported Sima Huiniang, who had awakened, out of the cave residence, he didn't notice.

After about half an incense stick's worth of time, Luo Chen's suspended hand holding the brush finally stopped.

He breathed a sigh of relief and carefully picked up the paper, which still had wet ink.

The paper was adorned with intricate patterns and strange writings, occasionally emitting abstruse flows of spiritual power.

"Husband, are you drawing talismans?"

Luo Chen turned around and saw the two women curiously staring at the talisman paper in his hand.

"Huiniang, how do you feel?"

Sima Huiniang smiled, "I feel great, but my cultivation base has inexplicably dropped."

It was normal for her cultivation base to drop.

Luo Chen had absorbed a lot of spiritual power from her body and sealed her Golden Core, allowing it to exert at most the strength of the middle stage of the Golden Core Realm.

This was to prevent excessive depletion of spiritual power, ensuring that the Rhinoceros Horn Parasite wouldn't devour Huiniang's consciousness.

He took Sima Huiniang from Yao Mingyue's arms and seated her on his lap.

"With me here, it doesn't matter if your cultivation base is higher or lower."

"Mhm."

Sima Huiniang didn't seem to care much about these matters either. Instead, she curiously looked at the paper on the table.

"What kind of talisman is this?"

"A Fiery Sun Talisman!"

Luo Chen smiled slightly and casually activated the talisman paper.

The paper floated upwards, igniting on its own without wind, and finally...

Boom! A blazing sun suddenly appeared, radiating immense explosive power.

However, Luo Chen restrained it, preventing it from affecting other places.

It was as if a firework had bloomed in the sky.

Sima Huiniang's eyes lit up, "It's indeed a second-rank Fiery Sun Talisman!"

"How do you evaluate its power?" Luo Chen asked casually.

Huiniang smiled, "It's comparable to the full-power strike of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. It retains some of the splendor from when you used this technique to annihilate a powerful enemy."

She paused, her face showing confusion.

"This kind of talisman should be useless to you now, right?"

Luo Chen chuckled lightly.

"It's indeed useless to me, but it's of great use to the sect's disciples."

Sima Huiniang was very intelligent and quickly understood.

"You plan to draw a large number of low-rank talismans to bestow upon the sect's disciples, enhancing their strength?"

"Mhm, but it's not just low-rank talismans. I'll draw third and fourth-rank talismans as well."

"Can you draw high-rank talismans?"

"It shouldn't be difficult. Give me some time, and I'll need the corresponding materials."

As he spoke, Luo Chen pointed to the remaining materials on the table.

With first-rank cinnabar, second-rank talisman paper, and a spiritual treasure-grade talisman brush, he could only refine a second-rank high-grade talisman.

Sima Hui'niang understood and turned to look at Yao Mingyue.

"Mingyue, does our sect have any related collections?"

Yao Mingyue had only recently stepped down from her position as the sect leader, but she still remembered the various treasures of the Luo Tian Sect.

Without hesitation, she replied, "We have a single third-rank talisman brush made from the soft neck fur of a blue-maned lion, and its quality is excellent. However, we don't have the corresponding talisman ink and cinnabar. But these things are readily available for purchase. As for talisman paper, it's been in high demand in recent years, and our collection is limited and of low quality. But over the years, the method of making talisman paper from animal skins has become increasingly popular. We can try to purchase animal skin talisman paper from the Divine Symbol Sect; they sell ready-made talismans!"

After her response, she blinked her crystal-clear eyes, looking at Luo Chen in awe.

Her master actually had such exquisite talisman crafting skills?

This was indeed quite unexpected.

Luo Chen smiled but didn't offer an explanation.

Exquisite talisman crafting skills?

He didn't possess them yet!

But acquiring them wouldn't take too long.

He had never practiced talisman crafting, but he had extensive exposure to it! As a child, his friend Chen Laodao, who sold goods on the street, was a talisman crafter. Later, a family he personally destroyed was also primarily focused on talisman crafting, and he had obtained many foundational books on the subject.

During his years of wandering in the Northern Sea, he had also met talisman crafting masters like Lord Lushan. From him, he received a copy of the 'Mount Lu Talisman Record'.

It could be said that he was well-versed in the knowledge, taboos, and essentials of talisman crafting.

The reason he hadn't crafted talismans himself in the past was merely because he felt it was a waste of spiritual power and time, and compared to the profits from alchemy, it was far less lucrative.

But times had changed, and Luo Chen now had a different perspective.

He didn't have many disciples under his command, and it wouldn't be impossible to reward each of them with a treasure or artifact.

However, these powerful tools often required a significant amount of time for refinement, and due to individual differences in ability, it wasn't guaranteed that one could control multiple treasures and artifacts simultaneously.

Sometimes, greed didn't always lead to better outcomes. In comparison, a talisman inscribed with Luo Chen's powerful spells was far more convenient.

Of course, the primary purpose of crafting talismans wasn't to overly protect his disciples.

Luo Chen's main goal in crafting talismans was to refine his spiritual power and accelerate the stabilization of his cultivation realm! There was no other skill that required such precise control over spiritual power output!

As long as he could control every bit of his spiritual power, it meant that his realm was thoroughly stabilized, and he could confidently employ various techniques without worrying about backlash.

And as for talisman crafting? To be honest, it wasn't difficult for Luo Chen.

It wasn't that he couldn't do it before; he just didn't want to.

He had a deep foundation in talisman knowledge, a high level of proficiency in various spells, and through practicing array formations, he had also honed his calligraphy and painting skills! Additionally, his spiritual power was robust, and his divine soul was powerful.

It could be said that all the conditions were fully prepared.

The only thing that needed consideration was perhaps the so-called "talent" mentioned in rumors.

But for Luo Chen, this was the least of his worries.

He had the Attribute Panel!

As long as he started, it would be a matter of repeatedly practicing to improve his proficiency, elevating his skill level, and then developing it further like a snowball.

After returning to the Luo Tian Sect for just half a month, Luo Chen, during his spare time, had already reached the level of a second-rank talisman crafter! Moreover, if not for the limitation of materials, even a third-rank talisman crafter might not be his limit.

As long as he had matching materials, Luo Chen could try to draw higher-ranked and more diverse talismans.

Furthermore!

Luo Chen's thoughts went even deeper!

"It's difficult to improve proficiency in fourth-rank spells. Each time I cast one, I have to exert my full strength, but the power of fourth-rank spells is too vast, and I don't have enough spacious areas to practice."

"If I can inscribe an entire fourth-rank spell into a talisman, then each time I draw one, it's equivalent to casting it at full power."

"By doing this, after several hundred successful attempts, I can not only obtain a batch of powerful talismans but also push a spell to its peak!"

Thinking about the future prospects, even the usually calm Luo Chen couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

The woman beside him seemed to sense the turmoil in his heart and reached out to gently rub his eyebrows.

"Talisman crafting is good, but it's too taxing on the mind. Husband, you need to take care of your body."

"Mhm."

Luo Chen nodded.

For low-level cultivators, the limitation in talisman crafting was spiritual power. However, for high-level cultivators, there were constraints not only in spiritual power but also in the divine soul.

If one were greedy for the power and value of talismans and crafted them in large quantities, it would easily affect one's cultivation.

Luo Chen would never do something as foolish as sacrificing the fundamentals for temporary gains.

He picked up Sima Hui'niang.

"Husband?"

"You should take the Hundred Heads Heavenly Winter Lily. During the Incarnation Ceremony, you and Su'e will both be by my side."

The woman was startled, then smiled gently.

She was also looking forward to that day.

And for them, high-level cultivators who often counted their seclusion in years, that day was but a moment away.

...

Mountain Sea Calendar, Year 3611, September 3rd.

The night gave birth to white dew, and the autumn wind was biting.

In Hundred Mile Green River, the mountain gate stood wide open.

Streams of escaping lights converged from all directions, directly entering Great Green Mountain.

(End of Chapter)

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