Chapter 147: The Luo Tian Society

The chaos in Dahefang began when the Jin Dan True Person Pang Renxiong reappeared.

The inaction of the Law Enforcement Team and the closure of the Dao Discussion Platform only added fuel to the fire.

The discovery of the Jin Dan ruins and the slaughter in the Guyuan Mountains pushed the situation step by step toward its peak.

Until a few days ago, when the three major powers—the Dajiang Gang, the Lianyung Commercial Alliance, and the Xuanyi Society—joined forces to wipe out the Poshan Gang in one fell swoop, pushing this chaos to its zenith!

A massive melee involving thousands of people swept through nearly eighty percent of the cultivators in Dahefang.

It shattered the peaceful lives of far too many people.

But once things reach their peak, they inevitably begin to decline.

The major fighting has already ceased.

The main theme in Dahefang recently has clearly become the three major powers carving up the legacy of the Poshan Gang.

Within this, the relationship between the three major powers is not as harmonious as it was when they joined forces to deal with the Poshan Gang.

The intricacies are hard for ordinary people to imagine, but now, in the face of enormous benefits, they have been completely exposed.

The Dajiang Gang wants to take over the forces in the mountains in one go, expanding from water-based businesses to land-based ones.

But this time, the Lianyung Commercial Alliance does not want to leave things to others; they have used their local branch as a base and dispatched a large number of Qi Refining experts to get involved.

Friction has subtly emerged between the two powers.

And the Xuanyi Society, which previously had the most imposing momentum, is not as united as it appears on the surface.

The five major Foundation Establishment families that make up the Xuanyi Society have seen their conflicts intensify time and again during the process of carving up the Poshan Gang.

For instance, the local Li family and the new force, the Nangong family, are both involved in spirit beast breeding.

One side primarily raises dragon horses for transport, while the other raises beasts like Fuzhu deer and yellow cattle.

Both sides covet the resources of the Poshan Gang's Beast Hall, sparking battle after battle over it.

Represented by young-generation experts like Li Ao and Nangong Qin, both sides are constantly competing.

The Nangong family is powerful, but Nangong Qin was injured in a struggle against Qin Liangchen.

Therefore, when facing his peer Li Ao, he is no longer as aggressive as he once was.

Compromise is a foreseeable outcome.

Take the Duan family, for example; they specialize in weapon forging and naturally want to take over the Poshan Gang's Mineral Hall in its entirety.

This involves the ownership rights of several low-grade mineral veins.

If they secure these low-grade mineral veins, the Duan family will inevitably reach a new level in the art of weapon forging.

But the problem is, too many people have their eyes on a lucrative business like ore.

Even the sects!

The Immortal Construction Residence, which relies on Mount Ailao, and the Wanbao Tower, which has the backing of Tianfan City, have both begun negotiations with the Duan family.

As a local immortal cultivation family, the Duan family should have acted with sufficient toughness.

However, the Duan family ancestor, Duan Qiankun, has little lifespan left, so he lacks confidence.

As for the other two families in the Xuanyi Society, the Fu family and the Chen family, they appear even more awkward.

They are called Foundation Establishment families, but apart from their Foundation Establishment methods, there are no Foundation Establishment cultivators sitting in the clan.

The benefits they want, while not much, are still benefits nonetheless.

With the Xuanyi Society lacking unity, other local small rogue cultivator forces also want to come in and get a piece of the pie.

It can only be said that previously, with the Poshan Gang acting as a giant banner, too many people ignored the other small forces in Dahefang.

Whether it's three or five ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators joining forces, or a group of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators banding together.

In short, none of them look like they are easy to provoke.

It is under these circumstances that a new force called the "Luo Tian Society" has gradually emerged before everyone's eyes.

According to reliable news, the Luo Tian Society is not a force that appeared out of nowhere.

In reality, it is a rogue cultivator alliance formed by a group of surviving cultivators from the former Poshan Gang.

The president, Dan Chenzi, was once the master of the Pill Hall, one of the nine halls of the Poshan Gang.

The society also includes the granddaughter of the late Foundation Establishment True Person Mi Shuhua.

It can be said that whether it is the signboard president or the Poshan Gang lineage, they have everything firmly in their grasp.

After the Luo Tian Society appeared, they did not participate in any resource competition.

They simply put out a slogan, hoping for the brothers of the Poshan Gang to return, while also welcoming other rogue cultivators to join.

As for the treatment, it is also different from other forces.

It is said that joining the Luo Tian Society, in addition to the customary normal treatment.

Every late-stage Qi Refining cultivator can receive a bottle of elixir personally refined by Master Dan Chenzi every month.

It must be said that the latter point is still quite attractive.

Although many people know that the Jade Marrow Pill refined by Dan Chenzi can only satisfy the daily cultivation needs of early and mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators and is of little help to late-stage cultivators.

But this is something extra!

If taken out to sell, a bottle would fetch at least forty or fifty low-grade spirit stones.

Moreover, who can say for sure whether that alchemy master might refine elixirs that are also useful for late-stage Qi Refining cultivators?

For a time, many rogue cultivators began to stir.

But, it was only a stir.

Everyone is watching!

The Poshan Gang was destroyed at the hands of the three major powers; now that a small force inheriting the Poshan Gang's lineage has appeared, will the three major powers sit idly by?

Especially since this small force has no Foundation Establishment cultivator to hold the line!

In other words, it is no different from other small rogue cultivator forces.

Many people are waiting, waiting for the three major powers to make a move.

When that time comes, this Luo Tian Society might just be like other small forces in Dahefang over the past few hundred years, vanishing like smoke in the blink of an eye.

The high-level members of the Luo Tian Society do not care what outsiders think.

They have already begun to get busy.

With Xieyue Valley as their base, they are expanding their defensive fortifications, a task overseen by War Hall Elder Duan Feng.

Vice Hall Master Granny Yuan has not been idle either; under her leadership, the many spirit fields that originally occupied the center of Xieyue Valley have been replanned, and they have begun purchasing various medicinal herbs from outside.

They have even carved out a small department for herb gatherers, preparing to train a batch of special workers to enter the mountains to gather herbs.

Some cultivators from the original Pill Hall and Medicine Hall have been selected.

Then, under the leadership of Gu Caiyi and Qu Hancheng, they are re-familiarizing themselves with herb processing, learning pill fire techniques, and other such work.

Apart from this, there is the most important task of personnel recruitment.

This has been ongoing, led by the Merit Hall under Murong Qinglian.

"Lang Mu, former member of the War Hall, are you sure you want to join the Luo Tian Society?"

The called cultivator asked skeptically, "Is the treatment of the Luo Tian Society that is rumored outside true or false?"

Murong Qinglian smiled slightly, "Of course it's true; this is a condition specifically added by the president."

Upon hearing this, Lang Mu could not help but smile.

"Then of course I want to join!"

"Hall Master Murong, you don't know, but after the Poshan Gang was gone, I've been like a stray dog outside during this time. Some small forces used to curse me when they saw me, and I was afraid of being robbed while walking on the road."

"Now, I've finally found an organization!"

Listening to his grievances, Murong Qinglian gently recorded his name in the register, while asking him what he was good at so she could arrange his next placement.

Time passed quickly, and it was noon before they knew it.

Gu Caiyi, who had mostly recovered, walked to Murong Qinglian's side and found her looking distressed.

"Sister Qinglian, what's wrong? Is the recruitment not going well?"

Murong Qinglian closed the register and smiled bitterly, "How could it go well? Two days have passed, and we've only recalled a dozen or so Poshan Gang cultivators, most of whom are only in the mid-stage of Qi Refining."

Hearing her say this, Gu Caiyi was also very helpless.

The Luo Tian Society is currently in ruins and can almost be considered a fresh start.

With the three major powers hanging over them, many old members of the Poshan Gang dare not return.

Back then, the Poshan Gang boasted over twenty ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators, hundreds of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and the number of other early and mid-stage cultivators reached as high as two or three thousand.

Even after the battle that destroyed the gang, many experts must have survived.

But now, very few people have returned.

This tragic reality is truly despairing!

Gu Caiyi could only comfort her, "Sister Qinglian, don't worry. Luo Chen also said to take it slow and that he would give us a month to reorganize."

"How can I not worry!" Murong Qinglian glanced at the busy Xieyue Valley, "Now the War Hall and your Gold Hall are still empty shells. If we don't expand, the Luo Tian Society won't be able to function normally."

Both women knew very well what the consequences of not being able to function normally were.

It meant that spirit stones were constantly being consumed!

You must know that the Poshan Gang's startup capital was only ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.

If these spirit stones were not enough, it would be Luo Chen's turn to pay out of his own pocket.

Gu Caiyi gritted her teeth, "If it really doesn't work, I can go recruit people too!"

"Where are you going to recruit people?"

Murong Qinglian asked curiously.

However, before Gu Caiyi could answer, a manly voice full of spirit came from the sky in the distance.

"Master of the three major War Halls of the Poshan Gang—Zeng Wen, has returned!"

Murong Qinglian was stunned for a moment, looked up, and saw a white-robed man 'puffing out his chest and sucking in his stomach,' descending proudly from the sky.

Step by step, like an immortal descending to the mortal world!

The appearance was naturally good, and the entrance slogan was shouted loudly, attracting the attention of many cultivators in Xieyue Valley.

However, the two women who knew his true nature looked at him speechlessly.

"You're not dead yet!"

As soon as Zeng Wen stood firm, he stumbled.

The small belly he had sucked in also collapsed instantly.

"Murong, why don't you wish me well!"

Murong Qinglian rolled her eyes at him, "Don't think I don't know. Tang Quan said yesterday that you were completely fine that night. After escaping the pursuit, you went straight into the Tianxiang Tower to take refuge. So many days have passed, you've probably spent all your spirit stones!"

Zeng Wen's face flushed red, "How can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air! I still have a few spirit stones!"

"Fellow Daoist Zeng, an overnight stay at Tianxiang Tower isn't cheap!" Gu Caiyi covered her mouth and laughed.

"Fine!"

Zeng Wen's shoulders slumped, and he said listlessly, "I heard that the treatment offered by Fellow Daoist Luo Chen is quite good, so I came back. One has to make a living, after all."

"Are there any positions left? Give me one with good perks. I heard the position of War Hall Master is still vacant; I think I have plenty of experience!"

Experience in fleeing before the battle, right!

"Pah! Go stand to the side!"

Murong Qinglian spat at him, and the other party could only go stand to the side.

"Stand up straight! You are the first ninth-level Qi Refining expert to return. Show off the style you just had and let everyone admire you."

"Hey, why are your legs soft?"

This was to use Zeng Wen as a signboard.

He was, after all, an expert who had made a name for himself on the Dao Discussion Platform and had a small reputation in the Poshan Gang and even Dahefang.

His return, in a sense, represented some of the old members acknowledging the Luo Tian Society.

Zeng Wen naturally understood this, so he wasn't embarrassed and took the initiative to show his face.

However, he would occasionally chat with Murong Qinglian and Gu Caiyi.

"How many people have returned?"

"Tsk tsk, I really didn't flee before the battle back then. You don't know, I was drinking wine and eating immortal beans, discussing the Dao with a female cultivator. Then, damn it, several ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators killed their way in. How was I supposed to fight?"

"Poor Tie Laojiu, he had just been promoted to the ninth level of Qi Refining and was beaten to death."

"Yang Wei was also miserable; he was seriously injured in the Guyuan Mountains, and before his wounds had even healed, his hall was taken out."

"I heard Wang Yuan's situation was the worst. That guy Broken Blade actually didn't die and joined forces with two great experts to besiege him."

"In that battle, it is said that magic treasure fragments, many high-grade magic tools, and blood-lineage magic treasures appeared, directly smashing the Qingjiang Long Street and a wharf."

"I don't know if Wang Yuan is still alive."

"Broken Blade Xu Renke, he'd better be dead, otherwise if I, Old Zeng, meet him, I'll definitely skin him alive."

Mentioning Broken Blade Xu Renke, everyone's complexion turned sour.

This person had clearly died on the Dao Discussion Platform, but it turned out to be a faked death.

He even turned around and attacked the Poshan Gang.

"By the way, where is your Old Qin?" Zeng Wen asked cautiously, "It is said that the Nangong family once issued a kill order for him, but later it was inexplicably revoked."

"What did he do?"

What did Qin Liangchen do?

In the battle of Qingma Forest, Qin Liangchen released a killing move that the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion had compensated him with.

He killed ten Nangong family cultivators on the spot, causing them heavy losses.

Even Nangong Qin, the number one expert of the young generation in Dahefang, was seriously injured.

It was no wonder the Nangong family was furious.

But a kill order is just a joke.

Now the Luo Tian Society has Miao Wen covering for them in secret; with one word from him, the other party has no choice but to swallow their anger.

Moreover, Qin Liangchen has the backing of being the son of an introductory disciple of the Falling Cloud Sect. Without knowing what his future achievements will be, the Nangong family does not dare to offend him to death.

If they had killed him secretly back then, it would have been fine.

But a public kill order was just too disrespectful.

Murong Qinglian explained it to Zeng Wen in a low voice.

After listening, Zeng Wen was a bit stunned.

Finally, he said with a complex tone, "Sure enough, I am not as good as him!"

If they had swapped places, would he have come to save Murong Qinglian regardless of everything like Qin Liangchen did?

Even if he didn't want to admit it, Zeng Wen knew the answer in his heart.

Back then, his hall was considered the one with the most preserved combat power among the three major War Halls. Including him, there were three ninth-level Qi Refining experts.

The trip to the Guyuan Mountains did not cause them any losses.

Under the siege of four ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators, if he had fought for his life, perhaps there would have been a glimmer of a chance to turn the tide.

However, he chose to flee wisely.

Whether it was right or wrong is hard to judge.

But people, they just lack that bit of spirit.

Suddenly, Murong Qinglian stopped talking to him.

Three figures descended to Xieyue Valley.

"Fellow Daoist, is your Luo Tian Society still recruiting rogue cultivators?"

"Are you all ninth-level Qi Refining?" Murong Qinglian asked in surprise, "How should I address you?"

The leading woman smiled slightly and performed a Daoist salute.

"I am Sima Huiniang; you can just call me Huiniang."

In the Sihe Academy.

Luo Chen sat in front of the desk and took the dark-colored wooden plaque from his brow.

His expression was solemn, and a hint of hesitation appeared.

In the end, he slowly shook his head.

"This path to Foundation Establishment, unless it is a last resort, must never be taken!"

This wooden plaque was obtained from Gao Tingyuan's legacy.

But its true origin can be traced back to the cave dwelling of the demonic cultivator Gu Yue over two hundred years ago.

It records an incomplete cultivation technique called the "True Art of Soul Refining."

Yes, it is incomplete.

It only records up to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, with nothing following.

And even the preceding part has many doubts and is full of contradictions.

Perhaps the mystery to solving these contradictions lies in the latter part!

Luo Chen does not care about this cultivation technique; what he cares about is the soul-path Foundation Establishment method recorded on it.

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine souls, fused into one's own body, can achieve Foundation Establishment!"

"Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine souls, fused into one's own body, can achieve Jin Dan!"

"Ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine souls, fused into one's own body, can achieve Nascent Soul!"

"If one wants to achieve Soul Transformation, one needs a full million souls!"

This is a demonic cultivation technique that truly relies on quantitative change to cause qualitative change, with slaughter and devouring as necessary conditions for advancement.

Perhaps it looks shocking, but after truly understanding it, it is even more staggering.

The souls required must be of the same level as the current realm.

If one is at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, one needs the souls of over nine hundred late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

For the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, one needs the souls of over nine thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators.

As for the later ones, the same logic applies!

Who would dare to practice such a heinous cultivation technique?

Luo Chen, at least, does not dare.

Not only does he not dare, he doesn't even dare to practice a little bit, even if no one is watching him.

It is only because this incomplete technique only talks about the method of soul fusion, but does not talk about how to eliminate the many sequelae that arise after fusing so many souls into one body.

Just think about it, what kind of crazy changes would fusing thousands or tens of thousands of souls into one's own body bring.

The rogue cultivator Gu Yue really had no other way back then, which is why he embarked on this path.

He succeeded, achieved Foundation Establishment, and even carved out the name of the Soul Refining Loose Person.

But the ending was also very miserable.

He was crazily hunted down by righteous sects, and in the end, he blew himself up, including his massive soul body, with only a wisp of remnant soul returning to the cave dwelling.

And according to the incoherent writing style of Gu Yue's autobiography, I'm afraid that after his own Foundation Establishment, his consciousness also fell into chaos.

Gao Tingyuan was truly forced into a corner; his dantian was broken, and conventional Foundation Establishment was no longer an option.

He had no choice but to take this risky move.

But he hadn't even made a name for himself before he died at Luo Chen's hands because of revenge.

"Although this method is not advisable, the few small techniques recorded on it can be used for reference."

Two spells recorded in the "True Art of Soul Refining" appeared in Luo Chen's mind.

Two complete spells appeared in his mind.

"Soul-Stunning Technique"

"After practicing to a small success, one can stun enemies, and for creatures like wandering souls and ghosts, it adds a wisp of pressure."

"If it reaches the stage of great success, not only can it stun, but it can also capture weak souls."

"If spiritual sense can be released, the stunning effect is even better!"

This is a spell that is not so demonic; it pursues more the application of one's own soul and spiritual sense.

If the foundation of the soul is deep enough, one naturally has an innate advantage in same-level battles.

If the foundation of the soul is not deep enough, then one must use this spell with caution.

At best, it will have no effect; at worst, it will suffer backlash and receive soul injuries that are difficult to treat.

For the latter, Luo Chen thinks this is as it should be.

Anyone who uses the method of the "True Art of Soul Refining" for soul-path Foundation Establishment will inevitably possess an extremely terrifying soul foundation.

The Soul-Stunning Technique is just icing on the cake, or adding wings to a tiger.

The so-called backlash naturally becomes nonsense.

Luo Chen considers his soul foundation to be decent; after passing through one heart tribulation, his soul foundation was already twice that of an ordinary person.

For this reason, the number of times he refined pills even doubled.

Later, after practicing the Bright Spirit Breaking Evil, although it mainly targeted the cultivation of willpower.

But after enduring extreme pain time and again, his soul also became solid and deep at a slow and weak efficiency.

Perhaps it is not necessarily larger than before, but it is undoubtedly more condensed than ordinary people.

Based on this, it is possible to practice this Soul-Stunning Technique.

"Eh?"

Seeing the specific practice method of the Soul-Stunning Technique, Luo Chen suddenly let out a light sound.

In the Qi Refining stage, when spiritual sense cannot be released, it mainly uses the eyes as a carrier, and the effect is relatively average at this time.

Luo Chen's eyes are rooted with the Spirit Eye Technique, which already has a unique advantage.

What surprised him was a memory that appeared in his mind.

At the Qingjiang Restaurant, Gao Tingyuan had stared at him for a long time.

At that time, he thought the other party was deliberately not speaking, wanting to use this to create the initiative in the conversation.

This is a very common negotiation tactic.

Now it seems that Gao Tingyuan was clearly using this spell at that time.

The more he thought about it, the more Luo Chen felt it was so.

"He had already started practicing the True Art of Soul Refining at that time!"

"That's right, if one wants to devour and fuse external souls, one must first capture the enemy's soul out of the body."

"This Soul-Stunning Technique is the prerequisite technique for the True Art of Soul Refining; he must have learned it first."

But at that time, Luo Chen's soul foundation was not inferior to the other party's at all.

So much so that Gao Tingyuan returned empty-handed.

"It's a pity I didn't know how to use my own soul, otherwise I could have made him suffer backlash at that time!"

After the lingering fear, Luo Chen also felt it was a pity.

After confirming that Gao Tingyuan had also practiced this spell, Luo Chen's heart became even more heated.

He remembered that before Gao Tingyuan died, his eyes turned a greenish hue.

This was clearly the method of the Soul-Stunning Technique actively capturing weak souls.

But it's a pity that Gao Tingyuan hadn't even reached the stage of small success, yet he delusionally tried to use the means of great success.

Especially since Luo Chen had experienced the training of Bright Spirit Breaking Evil, his willpower was firm and his soul was condensed.

The other party couldn't pull his soul at all.

Not only was his soul not captured, but he also actively broke free from the stunning effect.

Gao Tingyuan suffered backlash as a result, and his soul was extinguished on the spot.

"In other words, I still made him suffer backlash in the end?"

Thinking about it this way, Luo Chen's heated heart for this spell gradually faded and became more cautious.

He definitely has to learn it.

But he cannot use it casually.

Otherwise, once he suffers backlash, it will be the same miserable ending as Gao Tingyuan.

He didn't even have time to say a harsh word like "I won't let you go even after I die," and he was quietly extinguished.

"Apart from this Soul-Stunning Technique, this Soul-Fixing Oath also has its merits."

Luo Chen thought of another spell, and his eyes kept flashing with brilliance.

Unlike the Soul-Stunning Technique, although the Soul-Fixing Oath is a spell, practicing it is not difficult, and it is even very simple.

The difficulty in using it lies in the need for a carrier!

"Let's learn them all!"

"And, there is more than just these two spells to learn!"

Luo Chen muttered to himself, and many books appeared in his hands.

The first one was a second-tier spell he bought from the Zhenlong Black Market for nine hundred spirit stones.

It is called "Mountain Collapse."

During the time he was preparing to flee, he had roughly studied this spell.

Only after truly getting his hands on it did he realize that it was worthy of being a second-tier spell, and it was actually that difficult.

So much so that he didn't know where to start.

To fully learn Mountain Collapse, one must first learn three prerequisite spells.

First-tier Fireball Technique, first-tier Earth Mountain Technique, and a first-tier Wave Technique.

A full three prerequisite spells, and only then can one fuse this powerful second-tier fire-type spell.

After truly studying it, Luo Chen knew why a fire-type spell had a name with an earth-type style.

It was because one of the spells to be learned was the earth-type Earth Mountain Technique.

"Mountain Collapse" must be learned; after all, he spent a lot of money, and the power described on it is indeed very great.

Even among second-tier spells, it is not inferior to powerful spells known for their attacks, such as the Ten Thousand Sword Technique, Ice Soul Divine Needle, and Thunder Shaker.

"I thought this secret manual was sold too cheaply before, but only after looking at it carefully did I realize that it didn't have the three matching first-tier spells."

"If these three were added, the price would probably soar to over a thousand."

If it were before, Luo Chen might have been worried about how to collect the other two first-tier spells besides the Fireball Technique.

But now, that worry is long gone.

Among the legacies of the hundreds of cultivators who died in Xieyue Valley, there is no shortage of many spell secret manuals.

This is very normal!

In Luo Chen's storage bag, he has always kept the "Five Spells Every Qi Refining Cultivator Must Know," and others will naturally leave behind one or two purchased spell secret manuals.

Among these legacies, Luo Chen found the Earth Mountain Technique and the Wave Technique.

In this way, he has gathered the three major prerequisite spells.

Especially the Fireball Technique, which he has practiced to the Great Perfection stage, and its power is extraordinary.

As long as the other two spells have small achievements, he can try to get his hands on Mountain Collapse.

"It just so happens that the Luo Tian Society is reorganizing recently, and it's not yet time for me to refine pills personally."

"During this time, besides practicing my life-bound cultivation technique and purifying spiritual power, I can spend my time on these spells."

Half a month later.

Behind Xieyue Valley, on a plain under Mount Huiye.

Two figures, separated by several miles, looked at each other from afar.

Then, both of them pinched seals at the same time, and a large amount of spiritual power was constantly mobilized from their bodies.

Suddenly, one fast and one slow, both slammed a palm onto the ground.

"Earth Mountain!"

The next moment, the earth began to tremble constantly, and two huge mounds of earth rose from the ground, constantly increasing in height.

Under the transport of spiritual power, the surrounding mud, rocks, trees, and grass constantly gathered on top of them.

Rumble...

After about five breaths, two small mountains, ten meters high, stood on the earth.

The fatty who condensed the small mountain first smiled, grabbed it with one hand, and the small mountain slowly flew up, then pushed forward.

At this time, the young man opposite slowly grabbed the void.

By the time he also pushed out his palm, the small mountain opposite had already flown to a place two miles in front of him.

The momentum of the massive impact was unstoppable!

The young man raised his eyebrows and unhurriedly pushed out the small mountain he had condensed himself.

Boom!

Almost like a crushing force, the small mountain he pushed out was blasted into powder by the other one.

Large patches of mud and debris fell from the sky.

Seeing the "enemy mountain" crashing over with a rumble, the young man jumped up and easily flew out of the small mountain's attack range.

Boom!

The small mountain smashed onto the earth, landing steadily, sinking several feet deep, leaving only the tip of a small mound.

It was as if it had never appeared before.

"The power is quite impressive!"

Luo Chen stroked his chin, thoughtful.

The fatty opposite walked over leisurely at this time.

"I don't even know what's the use of you learning this thing. The spellcasting is extremely slow, the formation is slow, and the attack speed is even slower. Apart from the great power, it's useless; it's not even as useful as a small fireball."

"Oh, and it consumes extra spiritual power!"

Looking at Zeng Wen who was pouting, Luo Chen was not angry, but thanked him sincerely.

"During this time, thank you for guiding me in practicing this Earth Mountain Technique."

Zeng Wen clapped his hands, brushing off some mud dregs from his body.

"What's the trouble? Anyway, the Luo Tian Society has nothing to do recently."

After speaking, he even yawned.

Looking at the thoughtful Luo Chen, Zeng Wen blinked.

"Don't tell me you really want to use this thing to fight people?"

Luo Chen pursed his lips, smiled slightly, and didn't speak.

Zeng Wen was the one who got anxious, "I'm telling you, this spell is really not easy to use. After I learned it, I never used it to fight anyone."

"The Earth Mountain Technique is generally used for excavating cave dwellings and building defensive fortifications. To put it broadly, even great experts use it to build mountains and fill seas, and to set up Feng Shui patterns."

"You've also seen that someone in Xieyue Valley recently used this spell to build a defensive fortress."

"Fighting? That's really not it!"

On this point, Luo Chen also agreed completely.

The Earth Mountain Technique is not suitable for fighting.

Or rather, cultivators with earth-type spiritual roots have always been relatively weak in terms of attacks.

The few attack spells they are proficient in are also the Earth Spike Technique and the Mud Swamp Technique.

Zeng Wen is an expert in this field; he once used the Mud Swamp Technique on the Dao Discussion Platform to force the Rakshasa woman's position, thereby creating space for the final blow.

Luo Chen asked him to spar and guide him, also because of this.

Over the past half month, he first got started with the Wave Technique, and then under Zeng Wen's guidance, he quickly got started with the Earth Mountain Technique.

Therefore, in the previous sparring, his spellcasting speed and power were much weaker than Zeng Wen's.

"This spell has too many shortcomings. I wonder what changes there will be after small success?"

Zeng Wen pouted, "What changes can there be? It's just no longer sticking to stepping on the earth; one can leave the ground, use spiritual power to hook the earth-attribute spiritual energy of the earth, and gather soil, wood, bricks, and stones to form a small mountain. It just slightly changes the disadvantages of terrain and speed."

"Then what about great success?"

"Great success?" Zeng Wen scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "I actually haven't even reached the level of small success, so how can I talk about great success? I suppose it's just as I said before, building mountains and filling seas, suppressing a place?"

"That would consume a lot of spiritual power!" Luo Chen shook his head, not looking forward to that scene.

"Yeah, so I don't know why you are struggling with this spell."

Why struggle?

That is, of course, to learn the three prerequisite first-tier spells and then form the second-tier spell Mountain Collapse!

Luo Chen walked toward Xieyue Valley leisurely, with Zeng Wen following closely behind.

"President, let's discuss something!"

"Hmm, go ahead."

"Can you change the extra bottle of elixir given every month to that one for me alone!"

"Which one?"

"Which other one! You know!"

"Easy, easy, but you have to be a good Gold Hall Elder, especially you have to listen to Hall Master Gu, and you are not allowed to disobey in public and comply in private!"

Luo Chen paused and said seriously, "You also have to take the initiative to take on some external matters that are inconvenient for female cultivators, and don't make Hall Master Gu embarrassed."

Zeng Wen patted his chest and agreed firmly.

Afterwards, he even gave Luo Chen a thumbs up.

"I knew it, you are the same as me, Old Zeng, a person who cherishes flowers and pities jade!"

Luo Chen shook his head and smiled, not taking it to heart.

He did not arrange Zeng Wen in the War Hall, but put him in the Gold Hall.

The reason is simple; compared to fighting, Zeng Wen is actually better at interpersonal communication and dealing with various situations.

If placed on Earth in his previous life, he would be a public relations manager with extremely strong business capabilities.

High-class, low-class, he understands all kinds of things.

Mi Shuhua only valued his combat ability back then, but ignored the soft power of interpersonal communication.

It was truly a waste of Zeng Wen's talent.

As for the consequences, it was very obvious.

In the Guyuan Mountains, he didn't put in any effort, preserved a hall, and retreated safely, but of course, he didn't get any benefits.

During the battle to destroy the gang, seeing that the situation was not right, he immediately retreated.

Such a person is not suitable for a position like the War Hall that rushes to the front line.

Otherwise, at critical moments, it is easy to affect morale.

The two chatted while walking back to Xieyue Valley.

Then Luo Chen got together with Murong Qinglian.

Holding the roster, Murong Qinglian introduced it bit by bit.

"The Pill Hall is no problem. After careful selection, it has been reorganized to a scale of fifty people."

"According to your requirements, first satisfy the herb apprentices and fire workers, then the pharmacists, spirit planters, and herb gatherers, and other personnel configurations."

"The corresponding skills are also being taught by the old to the new under the leadership of Qu Hancheng and Qiu Ying."

Luo Chen nodded, very satisfied.

The Pill Hall is very important and must be restored to the level of the Poshan Gang back then, otherwise it will affect his large-scale pill refining.

The merged Medicine Hall is not that important now.

For one thing, it lacks the herb gathering channels of the Poshan Gang back then.

For another, there is no need to sell medicinal herbs with other forces. Instead, they have to buy many medicinal herbs and process them separately.

The so-called herb gatherers are just trained just in case.

There are only a few cultivators, and it doesn't matter if they are raised.

"The Merit Hall side is basically no problem. I recruited a few old members of the Poshan Gang, which can barely achieve the previous effect."

"The problem lies in the War Hall and the Gold Hall."

Luo Chen raised his hand, interrupting her.

"Caiyi can solve the Gold Hall problem; she has talked to me."

"Then what about the shops?" Murong Qinglian asked curiously.

The shops in her mouth refer to the several sales points that the Poshan Gang used to have in the inner and outer cities.

Nowadays, those shops have been carved up by the three major powers.

It is very troublesome to solve.

Unexpectedly, Luo Chen was confident.

"This is also no problem. The document signed with the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion back then was in the name of Mi Shuhua. Now that Miss Mili is here, it naturally transfers to our Luo Tian Society."

"As for the other forces, someone will go to say hello."

Hearing him say this, Murong Qinglian also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then there is only one last problem."

Murong Qinglian pointed to the twenty or so late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who were expanding Xieyue Valley outside.

"These are the war cultivators I assigned to the War Hall. Currently, Duan Feng is responsible for management, but he only has the position of elder."

"So, when will you determine the real War Hall Master!"

Mentioning this, Luo Chen also sighed.

"Wait a little longer!"

"Waiting for Wang Yuan?"

"Hmm."

"Do you trust him that much?" Murong Qinglian frowned, "That battle on Qingjiang Long Street back then was even bigger than Xieyue Valley. Can he survive?"

Luo Chen opened his mouth, and finally, relying on his trust in Wang Yuan, he nodded forcefully.

However, in order to appease Murong Qinglian's heart, he still said, "Wait a few more days. If there is still no news, I will arrange another hall master who is enough to convince the public."

When he said this, he blinked.

Murong Qinglian smiled angrily. Who else could it be? Isn't it her own man?

However, she didn't really want to see this scene.

It's not that she's afraid that Qin Liangchen will be in danger if he goes out to fight.

After all, it's normal to take some risks to earn cultivation resources.

She is afraid that the two of them, as husband and wife, will hold two important hall master positions among the four halls of the Luo Tian Society.

It will give people the illusion that the Luo Tian Society is their Qin family's.

At that time, someone will inevitably not respect Luo Chen.

Forming cliques is not allowed!

Thinking of this, Murong Qinglian suddenly opened a page of the roster.

"These are a few foreign rogue cultivators who joined, not from the Poshan Gang before."

"Currently, they are all in the investigation stage to ensure that their backgrounds are relatively clean."

"The others are fine, but these three need you to consider."

Luo Chen looked over, and his eyebrows couldn't help but move.

Sima Xian, Sima Huiniang, Sima Wenjie.

The Sima Three Cultivators!

These three siblings actually joined the Luo Tian Society?

Aren't they lone wolves?

Interesting, interesting!

Luo Chen raised the corners of his mouth and said, "Three ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators, and they are biological siblings, it is indeed not easy to handle."

"Let's do this, separate them!"

"Sima Xian goes to the War Hall and holds an elder position. He is the eldest, and his combat ability should not be bad."

"This third brother, put him in the Merit Hall. You take care of him, don't give him a position first, just use him normally."

"As for this Huiniang... she should be very comfortable in the Gold Hall!"

After listening to Luo Chen's arrangement, Murong Qinglian was a little surprised.

It seems that Luo Chen knows them quite well?

But according to her investigation during this time, although the Sima Three Cultivators are from Dahefang, they run around between several markets more, doing some small business of buying and selling.

They shouldn't have much intersection with Luo Chen?

But since Luo Chen arranged it this way, there must be his reason, and she will just do it.

Luo Chen walked to the cliff, looking at the Xieyue Valley that was constantly expanding, almost three times larger than before.

A sense of ambition arose spontaneously.

This will be my future foundation!

However, hanging alone outside the market, backed by the Xiaoyue Mountains, it is still a bit dangerous.

"Tomorrow I will go to that person to discuss some things, and by the way, talk about Brother Qin's affairs."

Murong Qinglian was startled, and her expression softened immediately.

"Can that hand really be reattached?"

"Believe in the strength of the Nascent Soul Sect!"

Luo Chen smiled, "The competition within the Sword Sect is even greater than we imagined. During sparring, broken hands and feet are common occurrences. They are too familiar with reattaching severed limbs."

"Rest assured, sister-in-law, I will handle this matter well."