Chapter 146: Luotian is initially established, four halls are separated, the cultivators return to their hearts, and they are loyal t

Mi Shuhua was dead, and the destruction of the Poshan Gang was destined.

But Miao Wen appreciated Luo Chen's alchemy skills and also appreciated Luo Chen as a person.

Therefore, he proposed to protect Luo Chen and for the two of them to cooperate.

Miao Wen didn't offer much, and could even be said to be very stingy.

It was just himself, the name of a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator of the Yuding Sword Sect!

Luo Chen was responsible for building the new force, refining pills, selling them, and many other things.

As for the spirit stone profits obtained in the end, after satisfying the internal consumption of the Luotian Society, he and Luo Chen would split them fifty-fifty.

It looked like Luo Chen had suffered a big loss.

In reality, he did indeed suffer a loss.

But the various opportunities and benefits contained within were long-term.

Luo Chen saw it very clearly; although the initial stage might be a bit difficult, as long as the Luotian Society grew, he could earn enough.

Moreover, by borrowing the name of Foundation Establishment cultivator Miao Wen, he could also expand his connections and enter a higher circle.

Even for the Foundation Establishment Pill, Miao Wen gave him a promise.

Allowing him to participate in the opportunity to share the Foundation Establishment Pill with other Foundation Establishment forces.

And there was no limit to the number of times, as long as he had enough financial resources.

These were all things Mi Shuhua couldn't give him in the past, nor would he give them to him!

Although there was no factual evidence, it could be imagined that Mi Shuhua had been preventing other Foundation Establishment cultivators from contacting Luo Chen.

This was a form of protection, and also a form of imprisonment.

Now that Mi Shuhua was dead, Luo Chen's mood was very complex.

But he would never stop his steps because of this, and would even take them bigger and more firmly.

Luo Chen saw it very clearly.

Cooperating with Miao Wen meant suffering a temporary loss for long-term profit.

Moreover, he wouldn't necessarily suffer a loss.

Miao Wen was busy and couldn't attend to everything, but the pills were produced by Luo Chen, and the sales were also handled by the Luotian Society.

The space for operation in between was truly too large.

Luo Chen had too many ways to ensure that the share of benefits he deserved would far exceed the Poshan Gang period.

From now on, he could be considered to have barely grasped his own destiny.

But in the future, he would truly fully master his own destiny.

The establishment of the Luotian Society was the first step!

This organization must operate with him as the core.

Then it couldn't do without people and things related to the Dao of Alchemy.

This batch of cultivators in Xieyue Valley all came from the Alchemy Hall and Medicine Hall, which was just right for his use.

It could be said that their joining one by one represented Luo Chen's foundation becoming more and more solid.

In the end, all thirty-one low-level cultivators joined the Luotian Society.

The reason for saying "almost" was that there was still one person who hadn't expressed her stance.

Mi Li!

The young girl stood alone at the back of the crowd, her face pale, her expression sorrowful, and her eyes filled with uncontrollable confusion.

When everyone looked at this granddaughter of Mi Junping and granddaughter of Mi Shuhua, she subconsciously took a step back.

"I... I..."

Before she knew it, Luo Chen had already arrived in front of her.

His tall figure, gentle smile, and he nodded at her lightly.

"You are the granddaughter of the old Gang Leader; regardless of whether you join or not, the Luotian Society will treat you well."

Mi Li couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Hall Master, I want to go home and take a look."

"I'm afraid that's not possible."

A hoarse voice came, and Feng Xia looked at her with pity.

"I came from the Inner City; just yesterday at noon, the Nangong family announced that the Mi family grounds now belong to them."

"In these two days, the Nangong family will move in completely."

What fast action!

This was the first time Luo Chen heard this news, and there was uncontrollable shock in his eyes.

Mi Shuhua's body was probably not yet cold, and the division of the Mi family and the Poshan Gang had already begun.

He didn't know about the others, but at least the ancestral grounds that the Mi family had built for a hundred years had changed their name to Nangong from now on.

And the Alchemy Hall that Mi Shuhua had single-handedly supported was also picked by Deacon Miao, a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

What about the others?

The demonic beast hunting in the Guyuan Mountains, the safe mountain roads, the beast grounds, the mining hall, the brothels, the wine shops, and many invisible industries.

Luo Chen took a deep breath; his actions couldn't be slow either.

Patting the young girl's lonely shoulder, Luo Chen walked onto the giant stone.

"Next, those whose names are called, come up to receive your rewards!"

A feast of dividing the spoils of war unfolded.

Thirty early-to-mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, each received one hundred low-grade spirit stones, plus one low-grade magic tool and one bottle of cultivation pills.

No one expressed opposition to this reward.

Added together, it was four or five hundred spirit stones.

For any mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, this was a considerable income.

Then, it was the turn of the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators to share.

In the Alchemy Hall, under Luo Chen's chairmanship.

Liu Qiang received two thousand low-grade spirit stones, plus a high-grade magic tool and five bottles of Qi-Nurturing Pills.

Gu Caiyi received three thousand spirit stones, a high-grade offensive magic tool, and two bottles of Dust-Transformation Pills.

After receiving the reward, Liu Qiang couldn't help but sigh.

"It's a pity for those brothers; Liangzai didn't survive either, otherwise they would have had a share here too."

Dongfang Jing died under the siege of several late-stage Qi Refining enemies, and his corpse was placed in Xieyue Valley.

The subsequent burial arrangements were also decided just now.

Hearing Liu Qiang's sentiment, Zhou Yuanli patted him on the shoulder and also sighed.

In this battle, the Poshan Gang suffered heavy losses, and their Alchemy Hall and Medicine Hall were no different.

But besides sadness, there was more excitement.

The harvest was thousands and thousands of spirit stones; those who survived were always the happiest.

This represented that their Great Dao still had hope, and might even go a step further than before.

Luo Chen remained silent and handed a blue storage bag to Duan Feng.

After the other party opened it, a look of obvious surprise appeared on his face.

"So much?"

"You contributed a lot last night; this is what you deserve."

Luo Chen said lightly; he had always been generous to his friends.

In that storage bag, there were five thousand low-grade spirit stones, a high-grade defensive magic tool, a high-grade offensive magic tool, and various cultivation pills.

There was even a simplified formation book and a set of water-attribute spells.

These were all things Duan Feng needed most.

Duan Feng didn't decline and accepted it directly.

Luo Chen looked at Granny Yuan, who revealed a kind smile.

"President, can you give me one more storage bag?"

Luo Chen smiled slightly and didn't refuse, picking out a relatively well-preserved storage bag from the pile of broken ones, adding it to Granny Yuan's share, and handing it over.

As for who the extra storage bag would be given to, it was easy to guess.

It was nothing more than giving it to her son, Yuan Dongsheng.

Luo Chen didn't care about this little bit; Granny Yuan and her son mastered spirit planting skills, which were of great use to alchemists.

Especially Granny Yuan's final move, which was clearly a second-tier spirit planting technique, the "Grass-Cutting Geng Metal Sword Technique," which might be worth learning later.

Building a good relationship now definitely wouldn't be a mistake.

Finally, it was the turn of the Qin Liangchen couple.

"Sister-in-law, this is yours."

Murong Qinglian also revealed a look of surprise; five thousand spirit stones, plus high-grade magic tools and various pills and talismans.

After distributing these, Luo Chen bypassed Qin Liangchen and came to Zhou Yuanli.

Facing that calm face, Luo Chen praised: "In the battle the night before, you did very well, beyond my expectations."

"If it weren't for you commanding in the center, I'm afraid the formation would have broken long ago."

Zhou Yuanli was neither humble nor arrogant. "That is what a subordinate should do."

Luo Chen shook his head. "There is no such thing as should or shouldn't, especially when breaking out at the end, you still insisted on protecting me. Just this point is worth a heavy reward."

"Five thousand spirit stones, five bottles of Dust-Transformation Pills, three boxes of calming incense, one high-grade defensive magic robe."

"In addition, you can choose one extra magic tool from these."

Hearing this generous reward, Zhou Yuanli could no longer maintain his composure.

He gasped. "President, wouldn't this be too much..."

"Just take it if I give it to you!"

Luo Chen patted him on the shoulder, signaling him

After he finished selecting, there remained a full ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, along with several high-grade magic tools, dozens of mid-grade and low-grade magic tools, and a large pile of miscellaneous items like elixirs and talismans.

Oh, there were also over a dozen storage bags; although they were tattered and in poor shape, they could just barely be used.

These items added up to undoubtedly a huge sum of wealth, but when Luo Chen divided them up, no one raised any objections.

Since the Luo Tian Society had been established, there would be plenty of places where money would be needed later on.

Moreover, everyone's individual share was not small at all.

It was almost comparable to the accumulated net worth of a normal ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

It could be said that Luo Chen's "meat-splitting" this time was very successful.

Even though Zhou Yuanli received a reward that didn't match his cultivation realm and status, no one expressed dissatisfaction or questioned it.

Luo Chen watched this scene with satisfaction; in matters of splitting the spoils, unfairness is the greatest taboo, as it easily breeds discontent.

But being too fair is also a taboo!

That would make those who contributed more feel that it wasn't worth it.

Especially when in a high position, one must consider both the past and the future; one must never consider only the present.

Zhou Yuanli's loyalty had already been verified.

This was a person Luo Chen would definitely make great use of in the future.

Perhaps the only thing that puzzled everyone was the matter regarding Qin Liangchen.

Although he did not participate in the Battle of Slanting Moon Valley, in order to rush to the rescue, he had fought the Nangong family cultivators alone, paying the price of an arm for it.

His path to the Dao had even become bleak.

No matter what, there should have been a share of the rewards for him!

However, Luo Chen did not explain.

Instead, he sat down in the main seat.

"Since the Luo Tian Society has been established, it cannot truly be a small force that just huddles together for warmth and engages in petty squabbles."

"We have people, and we have people above us!"

"Therefore, the basic hall structure must also be built!"

Looking at his subordinates, each lost in thought, Luo Chen felt a bit of irrepressible ambition.

He did not intend to follow the previous structure of the Poshan Gang.

That was too bloated, and when attacked by enemies, the strength was too dispersed.

Moreover, for the time being, the Luo Tian Society was not yet ready to truly take shape.

"I plan to initially establish four halls: Dan, Xun, Zhan, and Jin."

"The Dan Hall is very simple; it will be centered around me, supplemented by the surviving cultivators of Slanting Moon Valley, and formed by merging the previous Medicine Hall. This will also be the most important hall of the Luo Tian Society."

"Granny Yuan, you will be the Deputy Hall Master of the Dan Hall from now on, how about that?"

Granny Yuan did not hesitate and nodded with a smile.

She could guess that the things she would have to do in the future would likely be similar to what she did before.

It was just that Murong Qinglian, the former Hall Master, had been removed; perhaps all the affairs of the Medicine Hall would also be handed over to her.

"I just don't want you to provoke a Foundation Establishment cultivator for this; you cannot withstand the wrath of a True Cultivator."

Let her earn a living for her son, Yuan Dongsheng!

"The Xun Hall needs no further explanation; its functions are similar to the previous Poshan Gang."

"It is mainly for verifying merits, maintaining the cultivator roster, and handling rewards and punishments."

"And for the Xun Hall, I intend for you, Sister-in-law, to be the Hall Master, how about that?"

Murong Qinglian was quite surprised and looked back at Qin Liangchen, who was resting with his eyes closed.

The other party opened his eyes, bypassed her, and looked at Luo Chen.

Luo Chen did not speak, but nodded solemnly at him.

Qin Liangchen sighed with relief and nodded as well.

In this way, Murong Qinglian had no objections, and it was settled.

In fact, one could see from this how much Luo Chen valued the Qin Liangchen couple.

Who was in charge of the Xun Hall of the former Poshan Gang?

Mi Junping!

Mi Shuhua's own daughter.

Now, Murong Qinglian had become the person Luo Chen trusted most in the Luo Tian Society.

This trust did not come out of thin air.

It was accumulated bit by bit through daily interaction.

Until that battle the night before, when Murong Qinglian killed her way toward Lan Tianyun alone, leaving behind those words:

"Caiyi, take Luo Chen and go!"

At that moment, Luo Chen knew that his sister-in-law treated him well.

Therefore, he handed the most important department of the Luo Tian Society to her.

Mastering this department meant, in a sense, mastering all the cultivators in the Luo Tian Society from top to bottom.

Their names, work, salaries, and so on.

The power and status of the Xun Hall Master were second only to Luo Chen, the President!

"Next is the Jin Hall."

Speaking of this, a smile hung on the corner of Luo Chen's mouth.

The others were also curious about what the Jin Hall was for.

For earning spirit stones?

"Yes, just as you think, the Jin Hall is for earning spirit stones."

"After all, no matter how many elixirs I refine, someone has to take them out to sell, so that everyone can earn spirit stones and buy cultivation resources suitable for themselves."

"But how to sell elixirs is also a science!"

"Previously, the old Gang Master Mi had a good grasp of the big picture, but the details were too poor."

"I will talk about the specific operations later. Today, I will only decide on the candidate for the Jin Hall Master."

When saying this, Luo Chen's gaze fell upon the quiet Gu Caiyi.

Gu Caiyi was stunned for a moment, then extended her tender, white fingers and pointed at herself.

"Me?"

"Yes, it's you, our most beautiful and clever Gu Caiyi, the great Gu!"

Hearing Luo Chen's playful words, everyone laughed inexplicably.

After this laugh, for some reason, the air became cheerful.

It seemed that the bloody memory of that tragic breakout battle the night before had also faded a little.

Gu Caiyi twisted her body uneasily, her cheeks flushed red.

She wasn't shy; she had experienced many more scenes than this at the Tianxiang Pavilion.

What embarrassed her was that Luo Chen praised her in front of so many people.

Especially since Murong Qinglian and Granny Yuan were both friends she knew very well.

Wait!

Gu Caiyi seemed to realize something: why did Luo Chen intend for her to be the Master of this Jin Hall?

"It was truly a waste of talent for the great Gu to be a small deacon in my Dan Hall before."

Luo Chen praised: "Your true strength lies in welcoming guests and being adept at social interaction. Bargaining and getting along with people are naturally not a problem for you."

"This newly built Jin Hall is the place where your talent can truly shine."

Luo Chen was not flattering her.

Having spent so much time together, Gu Caiyi's talent was indeed in this area.

To have stayed at the Tianxiang Pavilion for so long, to have kept herself clean, and finally to have resolutely left the Tianxiang Pavilion, she must have had her own unique strengths in interpersonal communication.

Not to mention anything else, when Luo Chen moved into that courtyard house.

The first person to become familiar with him was Gu Caiyi.

Even when she came to the unfamiliar and completely unsuited Dan Hall, Gu Caiyi was doing her best to exert her advantages.

Helping Luo Chen win people's hearts, training internal affairs cultivators, and at the same time trying hard to befriend the many cultivators in the nearby Medicine Hall.

It can be said that Gu Caiyi might not be good at fighting, but she had her unique strengths in other areas.

Hearing Luo Chen say this, everyone was lost in thought and nodded in tacit agreement.

Only Gu Caiyi was slightly choked up.

Finally, she stood up and said firmly: "Although I don't know how the Jin Hall will operate in the future, Caiyi will definitely do her best not to let everyone down!"

Was this considered a military order?

Gu Caiyi, opposite him, suddenly blinked at Luo Chen, and the two shared a knowing smile.

"President, what about the Zhan Hall?"

Perhaps in Luo Chen's view, among the four halls, the Dan Hall was the core, the Xun Hall was the most important, the Jin Hall had its necessity, and the Zhan Hall was ranked last.

But in the eyes of cultivators, combat power is always the second most important thing after cultivation!

This point can be seen from the hall settings of the former Poshan Gang.

Among the nine halls, the Zhan Hall occupied three seats alone!

And those three halls were mostly Mi Shuhua's confidants, and they were also existences with extremely strong combat power.

Now, the Luo Tian Society could not be compared with the departed Poshan Gang at all.

There were very few combat cultivators who could truly be put on the table.

This Zhan Hall was just like a flower stand.

This was no wonder someone couldn't help but ask.

Luo Chen had long had a plan for this.

"The matter of the Zhan Hall can be handled together with what I am going to say next."

"Everyone knows that the Luo Tian Society is currently an empty shell; if you want money, there is only this ten thousand spirit stone startup fund, and if you want people, there are even fewer to pick from."

"I speak nicely, but the Xun Hall and Jin Hall only have Sister-in-law and Caiyi as lone individuals."

"Therefore, expanding manpower is the top priority for the Luo Tian Society!"

"Recruitment, no, a recall order!"

Luo Chen looked at the crowd and said solemnly: "The Poshan Gang has been destroyed, but brothers have always survived. I won't say much about the polite words; what we need to do next is to recall those wandering cultivators of the Poshan Gang in the name of my Dan Chenzi and Mi Li as much as possible."

In the name of Luo Chen, Dan Chenzi, he could recall some people more or less.

After all, he was an alchemy master.

In the name of Mi Li, it might not be so easy.

Mi Shuhua was dead; who would still miss the old feelings and return to the Poshan Gang?

Murong Qinglian hesitated: "Should we not reveal the existence of that person?"

That person?

Deacon Miao Wen!

Luo Chen shook his head slowly, "It is enough for us to know that he is behind the Luo Tian Society, but we must never use his name."

Luo Chen did not explicitly state the taboos involved.

But everyone could understand a little bit more or less.

Miao Wen was not a rogue cultivator, but a sect cultivator with a heritage and a background.

He could use the Luo Tian Society and Luo Chen to make extra money, but this kind of thing must never be put on the table.

Otherwise, he would have a hard time explaining it to the Yuding Sword Sect!

I believe no one would go around shouting about it.

Although Dahefang was the territory of the Yuding Sword Sect, it was a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the sect's hinterland.

Miao Wen was a hegemon here, far from the emperor.

Who would dare to touch his bad luck?

"But in this way, I'm afraid we won't be able to recall many people?" Murong Qinglian worried.

Luo Chen shook his head, "It's okay, count as many as there are; we can't afford to support more for the time being. And..."

Looking around at the crowd, Luo Chen said softly: "The most important thing is to recall the people we need!"

People we need?

Suddenly, a name floated into everyone's mind.

Wang Yuan!

Seeing that everyone understood his meaning, Luo Chen didn't say anything more on this topic.

He also talked about some ideas for the future development of the Luo Tian Society.

The four halls were just initially set up, and new halls might be added in the future.

And each hall would have new positions set up as personnel were filled.

The Luo Tian Society would not set up Elder positions above the Hall Masters.

Instead, it would delegate Elders under each Hall Master, becoming an existence between the Hall Master and the Deacons.

In addition, the salary for each level also needed to set a tone, what the minimum was, and how the maximum should be distributed; all these needed to be considered.

When the miscellaneous things were finished, the sky was already late.

Luo Chen stood up, "In the future, Slanting Moon Valley will temporarily become the headquarters of the Luo Tian Society; I will also slowly consider the new camp."

"Everyone should be very tired, and many people have injuries on their bodies to varying degrees."

"Let's end the meeting today, everyone go back and have a good rest for a while."

"For the Dan Hall, I also trouble Granny Yuan to spend some effort."

Granny Yuan nodded at Luo Chen with a smile.

The meeting ended, and everyone didn't stay any longer, accompanying each other home.

Luo Chen didn't stay in Slanting Moon Valley either, but returned to the courtyard house with everyone.

Late at night, watching Gu Caiyi fall into a deep sleep after taking healing elixirs, Luo Chen closed the door for her.

Turning back, in the moonlight, there was a slightly lonely back.

Luo Chen walked up with a smile.

"Brother Qin, go to my room, let's chat?"

Qin Liangchen was not coy, and followed Luo Chen into the inverted room that now looked slightly shabby.

In the courtyard, Murong Qinglian leaned against the door, staring blankly at the backs of the two.

It was midsummer, and the heat was unbearable.

Only this inverted room in the courtyard house exuded a trace of coolness.

Living in it, Luo Chen took out the fifty-year-old yellow pear wine sent by Yuan Xiaoyue's grandfather on his birthday from his storage bag.

Then he set out a few plates of fairy beans, beef jerky, fried snacks, and other snacks.

"Let's have one!"

"Hmm!"

Bang!

The wine glasses collided with a soft sound.

The men sitting at the two ends of the wooden table drank the fine wine.

After putting down the wine glasses, one was as spirited as midsummer, and the other was as lonely as snow, as if still in the dead of winter.

"Time passes so fast!"

"Clearly the memory of you wielding your great mace and chasing me is still vivid, but thinking carefully, it's already a thing of last year."

Luo Chen sighed and filled another glass of wine for Qin Liangchen.

The other party didn't speak, just drank that glass silently.

Luo Chen didn't mind, refilled it for him again, and then talked to himself.

"At that time, I was just a rogue cultivator at the very bottom of Dahefang. To avoid enemies, I gritted my teeth and moved into the inner city, where the rent was expensive for me."

"Alchemy is actually not the hardest; selling elixirs is the most tiring. Because you can't imagine what reason the next customer will use to bargain with you, so you need to maintain a highly focused state to deal with any difficulties."

"On the Dao discussion platform, I really envied and admired you all."

"Even if someone died on it, the spiritedness of the winner and the cheers of thousands of people all made me yearn for it."

"Unfortunately, after I stepped onto the Dao discussion platform myself, after the initial palpitations, I could never find the feeling I wanted again."

"Because they scolded me for match-fixing!"

"I still remember at the Zhong Ding family's Core Formation banquet, you and I stood like lackeys, but now I can control a society alone, and in the future, I might be a big figure in Dahefang."

"Haha, it really fulfills the words I said back then, a real man should be like this!"

"Mi Shuhua, this person, dragged me into the Poshan Gang, but he was also my noble person."

"Without his support, I might have been able to reach this step, but never so fast."

"To be honest, the moment I learned he was dead, my mood was very complicated."

"Relief, helplessness, regret, and emotion; I really couldn't say a specific taste."

Luo Chen was talking, and Qin Liangchen was listening.

The yellow pear wine, glass after glass, made each other's mood become hot.

Looking at Luo Chen's sighing past and imagining the future, Qin Liangchen was happy for him and felt bitter about his own situation.

Times change, white clouds and blue dogs!

He didn't interrupt Luo Chen's interest in talking.

Because he knew that Luo Chen had experienced many things this year, especially in the past two days.

The suppression between life and death, the excitement of reorganizing the Luo Tian Society.

He knew Luo Chen needed an outlet.

It's just a pity that his own mood wasn't good.

Otherwise, he could have chatted with him for a few sentences.

Forget it, listen to him talk a few more sentences, drink a few more glasses of wine, and he could sleep peacefully after going back.

As for the future?

Why think so much? At worst, he still had a son with a bright future worth looking forward to.

"To be honest, the moment I killed Gao Tingyuan, I didn't feel any sense of relief."

"The pressure he gave me was far less than the pressure given by the smiling Mi Shuhua when we got along daily."

"When I killed him, a thought just popped into my mind: oh, he's dead."

Luo Chen drank a glass of wine and looked at Qin Liangchen expectantly.

"Brother Qin, have you ever had such a memory after killing a great enemy? What was your mood back then?"

Qin Liangchen thought for a while, then said gloomily.

"My temperament is not the kind that often makes enemies. If I really have to say it, maybe it was when a guy who had plotted against me in the mountains had his legs crippled by me, I had some feeling!"

"To be specific, it was probably a kind of heroic ambition that no one would dare to bully me again in the future."

"But it's a pity that there are too many people in this world who can bully me. Later, I took it lightly."

Luo Chen said "Oh," is that so?

Next, he chattered a lot, like an old man rambling.

Clearly he was still very young, only under thirty years old.

Qin Liangchen listened quietly until Luo Chen looked at his hand.

"Haha, Brother Qin, your hand, broken and reconnected, it's destined to be a one-armed hero for a lifetime!"

Qin Liangchen felt a trace of sadness, a trace of embarrassment, and more of a sense of normal, non-discriminatory equality in that banter.

He laughed and scolded: "So what if I'm one-armed, I can still teach you a lesson!"

"That's not necessarily true!" Luo Chen said triumphantly, "I am a master who beheaded two ninth-level Qi Refining experts, and I killed enemies across realms."

Hearing him say this, Qin Liangchen couldn't help but be dazed.

Although he didn't see that scene, he had heard Murong Qinglian talk about it later.

Luo Chen's strength exceeded everyone's expectations.

It was simply like when Wang Yuan first emerged, constantly challenging across realms.

Seventh level leveling eighth level, when at the eighth level of Qi Refining, crushing ninth-level Qi Refining demonic cultivators.

No wonder Wang Yuan valued Luo Chen, this little brother, so much.

But thinking carefully, it felt natural.

He had practiced with Luo Chen many times; the other party's speed, excellent spell talent, and exquisite use of magic tools all possessed the possibility of killing enemies across realms.

Suddenly, a sentence woke him from his daze.

"Brother Qin, your hand, are you still going to reconnect it?"

Qin Liangchen was startled; if it could be reconnected again, who wouldn't want to?

But...

"I will go find Deacon Miao in two days; perhaps I can beg him to reconnect your hand once more."

Qin Liangchen's eyes flickered, and a glimmer of hope rose in his heart.

But in the end, he gave a bitter smile.

"This time is different from before."

"On the Dao discussion platform, although my hand was broken, at least the flesh and blood fragments were all there. That's why the Yuding Sword Sect could use secret techniques to reconnect my broken limb."

"But this time, that hand was completely turned into powder, with no possibility of reconnection."

Luo Chen shook his head, "No matter what, I can't let this right arm be empty. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a good match when going out with Sister-in-law!"

"You decide!"

Qin Liangchen was listless and didn't hold much hope.

However, he was still very moved by Luo Chen's kindness.

"Reconnecting the hand is just a small matter; with Brother Qin's open-mindedness, I think you won't take it to heart."

Luo Chen laughed, put down the wine glass, and took out a box.

"I have something here; you can think of it as a gift from me, or as a reward for rushing to the rescue of Slanting Moon Valley. Or, it originally belonged to you."

"Do you want to take a look?"

Qin Liangchen became interested and took the jade box.

He looked at it and saw it was plain and unremarkable, thinking it was just some small trinket Luo Chen gave him.

After all, it seemed Luo Chen didn't take it seriously either.

But when he opened the jade box, he froze.

For a long, long time.

He then said those three words in a hoarse voice, unable to believe it.

"Foundation Establishment Pill!"

"Hmm."

Qin Liangchen suddenly raised his head, his body trembling as he looked at Luo Chen.

The other party was drinking wine, peeling fairy beans, his eyes wandering, not looking at the dragon-eye-sized pill even once.

As if he didn't care at all.

"This is, for me?"

"It can also be said that it originally belonged to you."

"How so?"

"Hmm, this Foundation Establishment Pill is the one Mi Shuhua once promised you. It's just that a month ago, he brought it to make a deal with me, in exchange for my promise to refine elixirs for him with all my might."

Luo Chen paused and smiled: "You know, that old man likes to use this trick."

Mi Shuhua indeed liked to use this trick.

All kinds of nice words, inspiring words, scattered out like they didn't cost money.

Occasionally, he would give some small favors.

This trick is extremely useful on low-level cultivators.

But as cultivators grew, Mi Shuhua would become stingy and wouldn't take out real good things.

This Foundation Establishment Pill had once stirred Han Dang's thoughts and had also made the nine ninth-level Qi Refining experts of the Poshan Gang risk their lives for it.

Finally, between Wang Yuan and Qin Liangchen, he promised it to the latter.

But to put it bluntly, he never took out the actual item.

Last time, he chose to use it to tempt Luo Chen.

Perhaps he also knew that such verbal promises were hard to trust.

Therefore, he gave it to Luo Chen.

But even so, he still set up layers of restrictions, letting Luo Chen see it and touch it, but not eat it.

After he died, Luo Chen asked Miao Wen to take action and unlock the remaining restrictions on it.

Miao Wen didn't mind; after unlocking it, he found it was a Foundation Establishment Pill.

At that time, Miao Wen gave Luo Chen a deep look but didn't say anything.

In the eyes of sect cultivators like them, the value of a Foundation Establishment Pill was not that great.

However, for rogue cultivators, this thing was worth risking everything to exchange for.

Spirit stones, resources, techniques, relatives, friends, Dao companions, and even gambling with one's own life.

But now, Luo Chen gave it to Qin Liangchen without caring at all!

It was returning the item to its original owner, but wasn't it also a great act of letting go!

For a moment, Qin Liangchen was speechless for a long time.

He never expected Luo Chen to give him a Foundation Establishment Pill.

This made him not know what to say.

Refuse?

No Qi Refining cultivator would refuse a Foundation Establishment Pill placed in front of them.

Oh, now there was one—Luo Chen.

Accept?

Should accept it!

After all, it originally belonged to him.

But he always felt something was wrong.

Qin Liangchen hesitated and looked at Luo Chen.

But he found that the other party's eyes were wandering, always avoiding the jade box containing the Foundation Establishment Pill.

It wasn't disdain, but more like he was afraid that if he looked at it, he couldn't help but take it back.

"So, he didn't act as indifferent as he appeared!"

Qin Liangchen's mouth curled slightly, and he said softly: "Are you really willing?"

"Hey, we are brothers, why say these things?"

Luo Chen waved his hand carelessly, "Cover it up quickly, the medicinal power is leaking."

"Come, come, let's continue drinking; let's work hard together, the future days will definitely get sweeter and sweeter!"

The wine glasses were refilled, and the atmosphere became heated again.

It was as if all the confusion about the future had disappeared.

Closing the door.

Luo Chen lay on the bed, his hands behind his head, his legs crossed, his eyes looking at the clear night sky outside the glazed skylight.

At this moment, he felt very comfortable.

He had shed Mi Shuhua's suppression.

He had a small force of his own.

The only thing that stuck in his throat, the Foundation Establishment Pill, had finally been handled well.

No Qi Refining rogue cultivator would be indifferent to a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Luo Chen was the same!

But that pill was a hot potato.

Nominally, it belonged to Qin Liangchen.

In reality, it was in Luo Chen's hands.

If Luo Chen had really refined a large amount of Jade Marrow Pills for Mi Shuhua and sold them, gaining profit.

He might have been able to use this Foundation Establishment Pill with peace of mind.

However, the destruction of the Poshan Gang and the fall of Mi Shuhua left this peace of mind with nowhere to rest.

Luo Chen carefully considered the value of this Foundation Establishment Pill to him.

It wasn't as great as he imagined.

Yes, it didn't have that much value.

First, Luo Chen's realm was still at the eighth level of Qi Refining; it would take a long time to break through to the ninth level, and even to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining necessary for Foundation Establishment.

In the short term, this Foundation Establishment Pill could not play a role.

Second, he knew his own situation.

The aptitude of five spiritual roots is innate.

Cultivation was already so difficult; breaking through to Foundation Establishment would likely be even harder.

A mere low-grade Foundation Establishment Pill wouldn't be of much use.

Third, he had already hooked up with Miao Wen.

Even if Luo Chen was not yet a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he would definitely have an innate advantage in purchasing Foundation Establishment Pills in the future.

Miao Wen was not the type of person who couldn't tolerate others like Mi Shuhua!

He came from a Nascent Soul sect, was well-informed, and had a broad vision.

He had seen too many things better than Foundation Establishment Pills.

He also knew a bunch of people stronger than Foundation Establishment cultivators.

If Luo Chen could establish his foundation and become a second-tier alchemist, the cooperation between the two would only be more profitable.

Miao Wen was not afraid at all that Luo Chen would turn against him after his realm increased.

To put it bluntly, the Yuding Sword Sect gave Miao Wen this confidence.

Therefore, Luo Chen would not lack one or two Foundation Establishment Pills in the future!

Since that was the case, why keep this hot potato in his hands and torture his conscience all the time?

Returning it to its original owner allowed Luo Chen to be at ease and gain Qin Liangchen's gratitude.

Moreover, Qin Liangchen was not a lone individual; his Dao companion, Murong Qinglian, was also a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator and was particularly adept at handling miscellaneous affairs.

He also had a son studying in the Luoyun Sect, whose aptitude was also very good, and who might be a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the future.

In this way, Luo Chen paid a mere Foundation Establishment Pill that he couldn't use for the time being, and would harvest the friendship of the Qin Liangchen couple and the favor of their son.

No matter how you look at it, this decision was a sure-win deal!

Of course, thinking this way might be a bit utilitarian.

True friends don't consider so much.

But cultivators are different from mortals; only by calculating cultivation resources clearly can friendship be bound more firmly.

Luo Chen also hoped that if he encountered danger again, someone would block enemies for him, cover his retreat, and rush to rescue him alone with a sword from thousands of miles away.

"Wealth, companion, law, and land; this companion, besides teachers, seniors, Dao companions, and relatives, should also have a place for friends."

"Therefore, isn't this also a form of cultivation?"

Thinking of cultivation, Luo Chen flipped over and sat up.

Today's homework could not be missed!

And in the room next door.

The couple didn't light a lamp, just huddled together, staring at the jade box with burning eyes.

That dragon-eye-sized pill lay quietly inside, emitting a fragrance that made one's whole body tremble.

The hope of Foundation Establishment!

After a long time, Murong Qinglian said hoarsely: "Luo Chen not only wants to reconnect your arm, but also gave you this Foundation Establishment Pill?"

"Wife, this is the third time you've said this."

"Dead ghost!"

She pushed Qin Liangchen coyly, then said with emotion: "What do you think?"

No response, only slight breathing.

Murong Qinglian sighed, covered the box, and stuffed it into Qin Liangchen's hand solemnly.

"No matter what you think, anyway, I will try my best to help Luo Chen manage the Luo Tian Society well in the future."

"He has been struggling alone until now, which is not easy."

"We must always help out a little."

"And if Xiaohu can establish his foundation in the future, that's fine; if not, with Luo Chen around, he can also have one more person to rely on!"

Listening to the woman's rambling words, Qin Liangchen took the jade box and lay on the bed.

He looked at the gauze canopy, and after a long time, he whispered: "Luo Chen, my brother!"

Ten-thousand-word chapter, asking for monthly tickets.

(End of chapter)