Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 780: Chapter 322: Continuous Failures, Is it Bad Luck? (Monthly Ticket Requested) _1

Outside a spacious cave on Danxia Peak.

The cliffside hangs over a stretch of beautiful landscape.

Luo Chen walked out of the cave, followed closely by Sima Huiniang.

“It’s not a big deal, it’s just a severe injury caused by failing to control the spirit Qi while attempting to connect the Eight Extraordinary Meridians.”

“I’ve already treated it. Afterwards, by taking the circulation supplement fluid regularly for a few years, he can recuperate.”

He made it sound simple.

In reality, Sima Xian’s injury was not that straightforward.

Not everyone could accomplish what Luo Chen managed to do: connecting the Twelve Main Meridians as well as the Eight Extraordinary Meridians during the Middle Stage of Qi Refinement.

Therefore, during Foundation Establishment, many had to split their attention.

This was one of the reasons why establishing a foundation was difficult.

Luckily, Sima Xian used Emperor Liquor for his breakthrough, which had a more mild effect.

If he had used the traditional Foundation Establishment Pill, he likely would not have survived.

Sima Huiniang walked beside Luo Chen, sighing, “We saw this coming. After all, my elder brother is over sixty years old, past the prime time for a breakthrough.”

Luo Chen also sighed,

“Murong Qinglian failed once, as did Bian Zhen, and now your elder brother.”

“Even though all the preparations for the establishment of the foundation were flawless.”

“It seems like our luck hasn’t been in our favor recently!”

Sima Huiniang managed a smile, “You shouldn’t be so downcast. As rogue cultivators, we are regarded as less talented and promising by the great sects. Failing to establish a foundation was expected.”

“Yet, it’s still hard to accept,” Luo Chen sighed, hoping that Qin Liangchen would succeed in his foundation establishment.

Otherwise, the Luo Tian Creed would have to grapple with a fourth failure of foundation establishment.

This would be a heavy blow to Qin Liangchen himself, their group of friends, and even to the Luo Tian Creed as a whole.

Walking against the chilly mountain wind, Luo Chen suddenly spoke:

“Right!”

“Have you told your elder brother and younger brother about our relationship?”

Sima Huiniang tucked a lock of hair behind her ear and answered composedly, “I haven’t told them, but they might have guessed.”

Luo Chen frowned, “Are you alright with that?”

“Alright?” Sima Huiniang tilted her head, smiling at Luo Chen, “I think it’s fine!”

“But didn’t I not give you a formal…”

“Is there any other Foundation Establishment Cultivator who could have a grand Foundation Establishment Ceremony as I did?”

Sima Huiniang cut Luo Chen off.

To her, that was more satisfying than any grand wedding ceremony!

Then, she said seriously, “Rather than worry about these small matters, you should focus more on cultivation. Our Luo Tian Creed still needs a late-stage Great Cultivator.”

“That’s right, it’s your turn to lecture me now.”

“How dare I lecture the president!”

“I prefer it when you call me ‘husband’!”

Luo Chen spoke flowingly, then his face turned serious.

“The main reason I came today is to tell you that I might be going out for a while soon. By that time, I’ll need you to look after the Luo Tian Creed.”

Sima Huiniang turned serious as well.

“Managing the Luo Tian Creed is my responsibility. Even if you didn’t mention it, I would still do it carefully.”

“But, going out? Where to?”

Luo Chen slowly uttered three words.

“Qingdan Valley!”

…

Tao Yisheng’s prolonged disappearance is more than just closed-door cultivation.

It’s highly likely he has returned to the Qingdan Valley.

Now the opportunity for Tao Wen and Luo Chen to meet has appeared.

That was Luo Chen’s judgment.

But he was not in a hurry, persisting in cultivation and pill refinement in his cave as he did every day for ten years.

Under his meticulous operation, medium and ascendant-grade Jade Dew Pills were constantly produced, and his proficiency rapidly increased.

As the time for his finalization approaches, the countdown begins.

The reason behind his mass production was simple.

If Tao Wen really approached him, then he would definitely be compelled to take a long journey.

The time required for this journey was uncertain.

So, he must prepare the Jade Dew Pills for Dan Taijun in advance.

They were essential for maintaining the relationship with Ice Castle!

There should be no interruptions!

In fact, Luo Chen planned to supply more shares to Ice Castle next year.

Doing so would make Ice Castle take his trip more seriously, at the very least, they wouldn’t let any accidents happen to him in Qingdan Valley.

…

While Luo Chen remained calm, dedicated to his cultivation and pill refinement,

thousands of miles away in the Immortal Mansion of Qingdan Valley’s Tao Wen, the atmosphere was tense and oppressive.

“Are you sure?”

“Absolutely, Sister Shangguan Yan has offered a very generous reward, and even gave a spirit fruit that extends lifespan. It is certain that Huang Hezi has shifted her allegiance to them.”

“Shangguan Yan…Very well! Excellent!”

Muttering that name, Tao Wen’s face was filled with gloom.

Qingdan Valley was not just a newly-established sect.

It has a nearly thousand-year history as a great sect and had only moved into the Yu Ding Realm four hundred years ago.

Over the years, the sect has produced countless Golden Cores, and currently has fifteen!

As a result, there were multiple factions within the sect, and many powerful clans.

Her Tao family used to be a well-known Golden Core family, but it rapidly declined in the last two hundred years after their Golden Core Ancestor passed away.

As the Tao family declined, other families naturally stepped in to fill the void.

The Shangguan family was one of the families that benefitted most from the fall of the Tao’s.

And that Shangguan Yan, who was of the same generation as Tao Wen, had made life difficult for her.

But she didn’t expect her to go this far.

On the eve of the Seed Cultivator Battle, Shangguan Yan was attempting to dig out her Tao Wen’s foundation.

“No wonder Huang Hezi did not show up at today’s meeting.”

She took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

The handsome man below frowned and asked: “In that case, when the Seed Cultivator Battle starts, your ranking, Wei Wei, might drop to the bottom.”

Tao Wen didn’t like being addressed in such a familiar manner by others.

But Qi Lingyun was currently her most reliable helper. In the first round, she still needed him to hold back the enemy.

Therefore, many times, she had to endure the displeasure in her heart.

“I don’t care about dropping in ranking, I can always fight my way up from the bottom.”

“What I’m afraid of is not being one of the top nine.”

Qi Lingyun laughed, “You’re worrying too much about that, even if you can’t pass the pill refining round, you can still rest assured for my round.”

He was at the Eighth-Level Foundation Establishment stage, very powerful.

Confidence was overflowing from his words!

Tao Wen nodded at him, accepting his reasoning.

But once everyone left, she made an immediate decision.

“Yi Sheng, follow me out of the sect tomorrow, we’re going to Tian Lan Immortal City!”

Tao Yisheng, who had been waiting outside her Immortal Mansion, rushed in with excitement.

“Big sister, have you finally thought it through?”

“There’s nothing to think through. From the start, I had planned to invite that Luo Chen over and check out the quality.”

Tao Wen sighed.

“It’s just that with Huang Hezi betraying us, I no longer have a useful pill refiner at my disposal. Those two second-order pill refiners are all in name only, having only passed theoretical exams, their pill refining skills are still far inferior to yours.”

“Given this, it’s better for me to show some importance and make the trip in person.”

Tao Yisheng nodded again and again, “Luo Chen’s pill refining technique is definitely not inferior to Huang Hezi’s, we should indeed treat him with respect!”

“You have that much confidence in him?”

Tao Wen couldn’t help asking. She had never seen her brother hold someone in such high esteem before.

Tao Yisheng patted his chest, “The fact that I truly deserve the title of a second-order pill refiner now, is all thanks to his guidance! On this point alone, besides those few third-order pill refiners in the sect, there’s no one else I’d trust more.”

“Luo Chen, he has his exceptional qualities!”

Tao Wen blinked her eyes. The original mood of having to make the best out of a bad situation gradually began to fill with some anticipation.

…

Inside the Pill Room.

Smoke billowed, filled with the smell of medicine.

A chill emanated from the Ice Royal Tripod.

At Luo Chen’s thought, he waved his hand, and dozens of translucent white elixirs fell into the ice tray.

He briefly inspected them and then divided them into two groups.

Among them were visibly the Medium Grade and Ascendant Grade Jade Dew Pills.

This was intentionally done by Luo Chen.

Any elixir, once he reached the grandmaster level of proficiency, he could relatively stable control their grade when they were successfully refined.

At present, his collaboration with the Ice Castle is still limited to the Medium Grade Jade Dew Pill.

The pill-refining technique he openly practiced has already garnered the Jueqing Clan’s attention.

Exposing too much might cause trouble instead.

The reason Luo Chen occasionally crafted some Ascendant Grade Jade Dew Pills.

One reason was to boost his proficiency, the other was to prepare cultivation pills for Sima Huiniang.

For an ordinary Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, the demand for elixirs is high, but not that high.

Having a Spirit Land is even more essential.

Elixirs cause pill poison, so unless one knows the corresponding secret technique to neutralize the poison, it’s generally better to use as few as possible.

Someone like Luo Chen consumes an elixir every day without fail.

But a regular Foundation Establishment cultivator might only use one every three or five days.

Sima Huiniang, busy with the Luo Tian Creed, has even less time for cultivation.

In this case, quantity is not the issue, so Luo Chen planned to max out the quality for her.

“After all, she’s my woman, I can’t make her suffer in this aspect.”

He has always been generous to his friends.

There’s no reason for him to be stingy with his own people.

Even if he can’t give her everything, he would still give her the best within his capabilities.

Luo Chen sorted out the elixirs and was estimating how much more time it would take to raise the proficiency of Jade Dew Pill to finalization level.

“If I refine at full speed, it will take about three or four months.”

“Considering that I need to keep some Medium Grade ones, this time will be doubled.”

“It doesn’t have much effect.”

Currently, just by refining the Medium Grade Jade Dew Pill, deducting the cost, he could earn forty thousand taels a year.

Even if there is some consumption from Sima Huiniang’s side, he could still save two or three ten-thousands.

Compared to the previous imbalance of income and expenditure, and the huge loss from selling Jade Dew Pills, this is already enough to satisfy Luo Chen.

This income is not a lot.

But if you consider what Luo Chen has gained from this business,

It’s a big profit.

As soon as he accepted that the Luo Tian Creed was a firm vassal of the Ice Castle, the actual situation wasn’t that bad and even had many benefits.

At least for now, all sorts of businesses are thriving without any obstructions.

Many small sects want to become vassals of the Ice Castle, but they are not qualified enough.

As soon as he left the Pill Room.

Bai Meiling was waiting outside. A sound transmission talisman was held in her hand.

“Master, this was sent into the mansion just now.”

Luo Chen’s eyebrows raised and he took the sound transmission talisman and activated it with spirit qi. The talisman burned without any wind,

The amiable voice of Tao Yisheng came to his ear.

“It’s been a long time since we last met. If you have time recently, could you come to Yi Fifth Cave Mansion for a visit?”

“Your humble servant Tao Yisheng, will be waiting at any time.”

The corners of Luo Chen’s mouth lifted slightly.

As expected, they could no longer hold back!

He didn’t go to see Tao Yisheng immediately.

Instead, he calmly cleaned himself up, entered his qi-filled Immortal Mansion and quietly started to cultivate.

After achieving the penetration of one hundred meridians, although his cultivation now was harder than before,

The joy of the bountiful harvest after each cultivation session made it really addictive.

He realized sometimes, this thing called cultivation, could really be addictive!

As for the Tao sibling?

Everyone needs some help from others!

With that being the case, then he, Luo Chen, will hold out for the best offer, and seize as much initiative as possible!