Chapter 147: Suppress the spirit, fix the soul, three arts combined into one

The chaos in Tunjiang Market began the moment the Core Formation True Person Pang Pang Renxiong descended once more.

The inaction of the law enforcement squads and the closure of the Dao Discussion Platform only added fuel to the fire.

The discovery of the Core Formation ruins and the slaughter in the Ancient Origin Mountains pushed the situation to its peak step by step.

Until a few days ago, when the Dahe Gang, the Daoist Lianyun Merchant Alliance, and the Profound One Society joined forces to wipe out the Poshan Gang in one fell swoop, pushing this chaos to its absolute zenith!

A massive melee involving thousands of people swept through over eighty percent of the cultivators in Tunjiang Market.

It shattered the peaceful lives of far too many people.

But once a peak is reached, it inevitably begins to decline.

The major battles have already ceased.

Recently, the main theme of Tunjiang Market 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 intricate complexities within are beyond the imagination of ordinary people, but now, in the face of massive interests, they have been completely exposed.

The Dahe 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 Daoist Lianyun Merchant Alliance does not want to delegate to others; they have made their local branch the primary force and dispatched a large number of Qi Refining experts to participate.

Subtle friction has begun to emerge between the two powers.

And the Profound One Society, which previously had the greatest momentum, is not as united as it appears on the surface.

The five Foundation Establishment families that make up the Profound One 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 power, the Nangong family, are both involved in spirit beast farming.

One side primarily raises dragon horses as pack beasts, while the other raises spirit beasts like Fu Zhu deer and yellow cattle.

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

Represented by young experts like Li Ao and Nangong Qin, the two sides are constantly competing.

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

Therefore, facing Li Ao, a peer, he no longer possesses his former dominance.

Compromise is a foreseeable result.

Take the Duan family, for example; they specialize in casting 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 possessed these few low-grade mineral veins, the Duan family would inevitably reach a higher level in the art of casting.

But the problem is, a business as lucrative as ore is being eyed by far too many people.

Even the sects!

The Immortal Building, backed by Mount Mount Ailao, and the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower, with Lin Tianfan City as its background, have both begun negotiations with the Duan family.

As a local cultivation family, the Duan family should have appeared sufficiently tough.

But the Duan family's ancestor, Duan Duan Qiankun, has little lifespan left, so their confidence is lacking.

And within the Profound One Society, the other two families, the Fu family and the Chen family, appear even more awkward.

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

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

With the Profound One Society lacking unity, other small local 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 massive banner in front, too many people ignored the other small forces in Tunjiang Market.

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

In short, none of them look easy to provoke.

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

According to reliable sources, 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 who joined together.

The president, Alchemist Alchemist Danchenzi, was once the master of the Alchemy Hall, one of the nine halls of the Poshan Gang.

Within the society, there is also the granddaughter of the late Foundation Establishment True Person Mi Mi Shuhua.

It can be said that whether it's 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 issued 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 upon 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 Alchemist Danchenzi every month.

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

Although many people know that the Jade Marrow Elixir refined by Alchemist Danchenzi 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 obtained 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 will refine elixirs that are also useful for late-stage Qi Refining cultivators?

For a time, many rogue cultivators began to stir.

But, it was merely stirring.

Everyone was 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 cultivators 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 the other small forces in Tunjiang Market 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 people outside think.

They have already begun to get busy.

With Slanting Moon Valley as their base, they are expanding their defensive works, a task for which Battle Hall Elder Duan Feng is responsible.

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

They 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 Alchemy Hall and Medicine Hall were selected.

Then, under the leadership of Gu Gu Caiyi and Qu Hancheng, they began re-familiarizing themselves with medicinal herb processing, alchemy fire techniques, and other work.

Besides this, there is the most important personnel recruitment work.

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

"Lang Mu, former member of the Battle 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 rumored outside true or false?"

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

Upon hearing this, Lang Mu couldn't help but reveal a 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 whenever I walked on the road."

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

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

Time passed quickly, and before long, it was noon.

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

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

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

Hearing her say this, Gu 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 former Poshan Gang members dare not return.

Think back to when the Poshan Gang possessed over twenty Qi Refining ninth-layer cultivators, hundreds of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and the remaining early and mid-stage cultivators numbered as high as two or three thousand.

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

But now, the number of people returning is pitifully small.

This tragic reality is truly despairing!

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

"How can I not be anxious!" Murong Murong Qinglian glanced at the busy Slanting Moon Valley, "Currently, the Battle Hall and your Gold Hall are still empty shells. If we don't expand, the Luo Tian Society won't be able to operate normally."

Both women were very clear about the consequences of being unable to operate normally.

That means spirit stones are 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 run out, it will be Luo Chen's turn to pay out of his own pocket.

Gu 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 Murong Qinglian asked curiously.

However, before Gu Gu Caiyi could answer, a masculine voice full of spirit came from the distant sky.

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

Murong Murong Qinglian was stunned for a moment. She looked up and saw a man in white robes, 'chest out and stomach in', 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 Slanting Moon 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 little belly he had sucked in also collapsed instantly.

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

Murong 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 Long 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 an innocent person out of thin air! I still have a few spirit stones!"

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

"Fine!"

Zeng Wen's shoulders slumped, and he said listlessly, "I heard that Fellow Daoist Luo Chen offers very good treatment, so I came back. One has to live, after all."

"Are there any positions left? Give me one with some perks. I heard the position of Battle 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 Murong Qinglian spat at him, and the other party could only go stand to the side.

"Stand up straight! You are the first Qi Refining ninth-layer 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 was somewhat famous in the Poshan Gang and even Tunjiang Market.

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

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

However, he would occasionally chat with Murong Murong Qinglian and Gu 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 Qi Refining ninth-layer cultivators killed their way in. How was I supposed to fight?"

"Poor Tie Laojiu, he was beaten to death just after being promoted to the ninth layer of Qi Refining."

"Yang Wei was also miserable. He was seriously injured in the Ancient Origin Mountains, and before his wounds even healed, his hall was taken down."

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

"That battle, it's said that magic treasure fragments, many high-grade magic tools, and blood-line magic treasures appeared, directly smashing the Qingjiang Changjie and a wharf to pieces."

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

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

Mentioning Broken Blade Xu Xu Renke, everyone's expressions were not very good.

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

He even turned back to attack the Poshan Gang.

"By the way, where is your Old Qin?" Zeng Wen asked cautiously, "It's 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 Qin Liangchen do?

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

On the spot, he killed ten Nangong family cultivators, causing them heavy losses.

Even Nangong Qin, the number one expert of the younger generation in Tunjiang Market, was seriously injured.

It's no wonder the Nangong family was furious.

But a kill order is just a joke.

Now the Luo Tian Society has Miao Wen secretly covering for them. With one greeting, the other party had no choice but to swallow this insult.

Moreover, Qin Qin Liangchen has the backing of being the son of an introductory disciple of the Luoyun Sect. Without knowing the future achievements of the other party, the Nangong family didn't dare to offend him to death.

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

But an open kill order was just too disrespectful.

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

After listening, Zeng Wen was stunned.

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

If their positions were swapped, would he be like Qin Qin Liangchen, coming to save Murong Murong Qinglian regardless of everything?

This answer, even if he didn't want to admit it, Zeng Wen knew clearly in his heart.

Back then, his hall was considered the one with the most complete combat power among the three Battle Halls. Including him, there were three Qi Refining ninth-layer experts.

The trip to the Ancient Origin Mountains didn't cause them any losses.

Under the siege of four Qi Refining ninth-layer experts, 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 Murong Qinglian stopped her conversation with him.

Three figures descended into Slanting Moon Valley.

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

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

The leading woman smiled slightly and made a Daoist salute.

"I am President Sima President Sima Hui Niang; you can just call me President Sima Hui Niang."

In the small courtyard.

Luo Chen sat at the desk and took the pitch-black wooden plaque from between his brows.

His expression was solemn, with a hint of hesitation appearing.

Finally, he shook his head slowly.

"This path to Foundation Establishment, unless absolutely necessary, must never be taken!"

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

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

It records an incomplete cultivation method named "True Soul Refining Technique".

Yes, it is incomplete.

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

And even the preceding part is full of doubts, filled with contradictions.

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

Luo Chen doesn't care about this cultivation method; what he cares about is the soul-path Foundation Establishment technique 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 Core Formation!"

"Lu Lu Jiushi-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 method that truly relies on quantitative change to cause qualitative change, with slaughter and devouring as necessary conditions for advancement.

It may look shocking, but it is even more staggering once truly understood.

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

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

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

As for the ones that follow, the same logic applies!

Such a heinous cultivation method, who would dare to practice it?

Luo Chen, at the very 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.

Simply because this incomplete cultivation method only talks about the method of soul fusion, but does not talk about how to eliminate the many sequelae produced after so many souls are fused into one.

Just think about it, what kind of crazy changes will be brought about by thousands or tens of thousands of souls fused into one's own body.

The rogue cultivator Gu Xiao Yue was truly at his wit's end back then, which is why he embarked on this path.

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

But the ending was also very miserable.

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

And according to Gu Xiao Yue's autobiography's erratic writing style, it's likely that his consciousness had already fallen into chaos after achieving Foundation Establishment.

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

He could only 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 arts recorded on it can be referenced."

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

Two complete spells appeared in his mind.

"Spirit Suppression Art"

"After practicing to the small success stage, one can shock enemies, and for creatures like ghosts and spirits, it adds a wisp of pressure."

"If one reaches the great success stage, one can not only shock but also extract weak souls."

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

This is not such a demonic spell; it is more of a pursuit of the use of one's own soul and spiritual sense.

If the foundation of the soul is sufficiently deep, one naturally has an innate advantage in battles of the same realm.

If the foundation of the soul is not deep enough, then one must use this art cautiously.

At best, it will fail to achieve results; at worst, it will suffer a backlash, receiving soul injuries that are difficult to heal.

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

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

The Spirit Suppression Art is just icing on the cake, or like adding wings to a tiger.

That 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, his alchemy attempts have also 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 was also becoming solid and deep, little by little, with slow and weak efficiency.

Perhaps it is not necessarily more massive than before, but it is undoubtedly more solid than an ordinary person's.

Based on this, it is possible to practice this Spirit Suppression Art.

"Huh?"

Seeing the specific practice method of the Spirit Suppression Art, Luo Chen couldn't help but let out a soft huh.

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 Art, which already has a unique advantage.

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

At the Qingjiang Restaurant, Gao 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 Gao Tingyuan was clearly using this spell at that time.

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

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

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

"This Spirit Suppression Art is the prerequisite cultivation method for the True Soul Refining Technique; 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 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 a backlash at that time!"

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

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

He remembered that before Gao Gao Tingyuan died, his eyes turned a green, ghostly color.

This was clearly the means for the Spirit Suppression Art to actively extract weak souls.

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

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

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

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

Gao Gao Tingyuan suffered a backlash because of this, and his soul extinguished on the spot.

"In other words, I still made him suffer a backlash?"

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

Learn it, he definitely has to.

But use it, he cannot use it casually.

Otherwise, once a backlash is suffered, it will be the same miserable ending as Gao Gao Tingyuan.

Even harsh words like "I won't let you go even after I die" didn't have time to be said before he quietly extinguished.

"Besides this Spirit Suppression Art, this Soul Fixing Oath also has its merits."

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

Unlike the Spirit Suppression Art, although the Soul Fixing Oath is a spell, practicing it is not difficult; it is even very simple.

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

"Learn them all!"

"And, there's 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-grade spell he bought from the Zhenlong Black Market for nine hundred spirit stones.

Named "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-grade spell; it was so 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-grade Fireball Art, first-grade Earth Mountain Art, and a first-grade Wave Art.

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

After truly studying it, Luo Chen realized why it was clearly a fire-type spell, yet it took a name with an earth-type style.

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

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

Even among second-grade spells, it is not inferior to powerful spells famous for their attacks, such as the Ten Thousand Sword Art, 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 include the three prerequisite first-grade spells."

"If those three were added, the price would probably have soared to over a thousand."

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

But now, that worry is long gone.

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

This is very normal!

In Luo Chen's storage bag, he had always kept "Five Spells Every Qi Refining Cultivator Must Know", and others would naturally leave behind one or two spell manuals they had bought.

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

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

Especially the Fireball Art, which he had practiced to the Great Perfection stage, with extraordinary power.

As long as the other two spells have some small achievements, he can try his hand at Mountain Collapse.

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

"During this time, besides practicing my main cultivation method and refining spiritual power, I can use my time on these spells."

Half a month later.

Behind Slanting Moon Valley, on a plain under Mount Huiye Mountain.

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

Then, the two simultaneously pinched seals, and a large amount of spiritual power was constantly mobilized from within their bodies.

Suddenly, the two, one fast and one slow, slammed their palms 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...

About five breaths later, two small mountains, ten meters high, stood on the earth.

The fat man who condensed the small mountain first smiled, grabbed it with one hand, and then pushed it forward.

By this time, the young man opposite slowly grabbed into the void.

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

The momentum of the massive impact was unstoppable!

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

Boom!

Almost like a hot knife through butter, the small mountain he pushed out was blasted into powder by the other one.

Large swaths of mud and debris sprinkled down from the sky.

Seeing the "enemy mountain" rumbling toward him, the young man jumped and easily flew out of the small mountain's attack range.

Boom!

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

It was as if it had never appeared.

"The power is indeed quite impressive!"

Luo Chen stroked his chin, lost in thought.

The fat man opposite walked over leisurely at this time.

"I don't know what use you have for 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, and not even as useful as a small fireball."

"Oh, and it consumes spiritual power especially fast!"

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

"During this time, I've troubled you to guide me in practicing this Earth Mountain Art."

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

"What trouble is there? Anyway, the Luo Tian Society hasn't had much to do recently."

After saying this, he even yawned.

Looking at Luo Chen, who was lost in thought, Zeng Wen blinked.

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

Luo Chen pursed his lips and smiled slightly, saying nothing.

Zeng Wen became anxious instead, "I'm telling you, this spell is really not easy to use. I've never used it to fight anyone since I learned it."

"Earth Mountain Art is generally used for digging cave dwellings and building defensive works. 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 Slanting Moon Valley recently used this spell to build a defensive fortress."

"Fighting? That's really not it!"

Luo Chen agreed with this completely.

Earth Mountain Art is not very suitable for fighting.

Or rather, earth-type spiritual root cultivators have always been relatively weak in terms of attack.

The few attack spells they are proficient in are Earth Spike Art and Mud Swamp Art.

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

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

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

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

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

Zeng Wen pouted, "What changes could there be? It's just no longer being confined to standing on the earth, being able to leave the ground, and using spiritual power to hook the earth-type spiritual energy of the earth to gather soil, wood, bricks, and stones to form a small mountain. It slightly changes the disadvantages of terrain and speed."

"And great success?"

"Great success?" Zeng Wen scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "I haven't even reached the small success level, so how can I talk about great success? I imagine it's the same as what I said before: building mountains and filling seas, suppressing a region?"

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

"Yeah, that's why I don't know why you're obsessing over this art."

Why obsess?

That's naturally to learn the three prerequisite first-grade spells and then form the second-grade spell Mountain Collapse!

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

"President, let's discuss something!"

"Hmm, go ahead."

"Can you exchange the extra bottle of elixir given every month for that thing instead!"

"Which thing?"

"What else! You know!"

"Easy, easy. But you have to be a good Gold Hall Elder, especially listen to Hall Master Gu, and don't be insincere!"

Luo Chen paused and said seriously, "For some external matters that are inconvenient for female cultivators, you must also take the initiative to handle them, don't let Hall Master Gu be embarrassed."

Zeng Wen patted his chest and agreed readily.

Afterward, he even gave Luo Chen a thumbs up.

"I knew it, you're just like me, Old Zeng, a person who cherishes flowers and pities jade!"

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

He didn't arrange Zeng Wen in the Battle 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 belong to a public relations manager with extremely strong business capabilities.

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

Mi 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 Ancient Origin Mountains, he didn't put in much effort, preserved a hall, and retreated safely, but naturally didn't get any benefits.

During the battle to destroy the gang, seeing that the situation was bad, he immediately retreated.

Such a person is not suitable for the Battle Hall, which is on the front line.

Otherwise, at a critical moment, it would be very easy to affect morale.

The two chatted while walking back to Slanting Moon Valley.

Afterward, Luo Chen got together with Murong Murong Qinglian.

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

"The Alchemy Hall has no problems. After careful selection, it has been reorganized to a scale of fifty people."

"According to your requirements, we first satisfy the personnel configuration of medicine apprentices, fire workers, and then pharmacists, spirit planters, and herb gatherers."

"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 Alchemy Hall is very important and must be restored to the level of the Poshan Gang back then, otherwise it will affect his large-scale alchemy.

The Medicine Hall that merged in is not that important now.

For one, the herb gathering channels of the Poshan Gang back then are missing.

For another, there is no need to sell medicinal herbs to other powers. Instead, they have to purchase many medicinal herbs for separate processing.

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

It doesn't matter if they are just a few cultivators being raised.

"The Merit Hall side basically has no big problems. I recruited a few Poshan Gang elders, which can barely achieve the previous effect."

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

Luo Chen raised his hand, interrupting her words.

"Gu Caiyi can solve the Gold Hall problem; she talked to me about it."

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

The shops she mentioned refer to the several sales points the Poshan Gang used to have in the inner and outer cities.

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

Wanting to solve this is very troublesome.

Unexpectedly, Luo Chen was confident.

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

"As for the other powers, someone will go greet them."

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

"Then the problem is only the last one."

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

"These are the battle cultivators I divided into the Battle Hall, currently managed by Duan Feng, but he only holds the position of Elder."

"So, when will you determine the true Battle Hall Master!"

Mentioning this, Luo Chen also sighed.

"Wait a little longer!"

"Waiting for Wang Yuan?"

"Hmm."

"Do you trust him that much?" Murong Murong Qinglian frowned, "That battle on Qingjiang Changjie was even bigger than the one in Slanting Moon Valley. Can he survive?"

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

However, in order to appease Murong 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 sufficient to convince the public."

When he said this, he blinked.

Murong Murong Qinglian smiled angrily. Who else could it be, if not her own man?

However, she actually didn't hope for this scene to appear.

It wasn't that she was afraid of Qin Qin Liangchen going out to fight and encountering any danger.

After all, earning cultivation resources involves taking some risks.

She was afraid that the two of them, husband and wife, would hold two important Hall Master positions among the four halls of the Luo Tian Society.

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

By then, there will inevitably be people who will not respect Luo Chen.

Forming cliques is not allowed!

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

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

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

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

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

President Sima Sima Xian, President Sima President Sima Hui Niang, President Sima President Sima Wenjie.

The President Sima trio!

These three siblings actually joined the Luo Tian Society?

Weren't they lone wolves?

Interesting, interesting!

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

"Let's do this, separate them!"

"President Sima Sima Xian goes to the Battle Hall to serve as an Elder. He is the eldest, so his combat ability shouldn't be bad."

"This third one, put her in the Merit Hall. You look after her, don't give her a position first, just use her normally."

"As for this President Sima Hui Niang... she should be very comfortable in the Gold Hall!"

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

It seems Luo Chen knows quite a bit about them?

But according to her investigation during this time, although the President Sima trio came from Tunjiang Market, they mostly rushed between several markets, doing some small businesses of buying low and selling high.

They shouldn't have had much intersection with Luo Chen?

However, since Luo Chen arranged it this way, there must be his reasons, and she just needs to follow them.

Luo Chen paced to the cliff, looking at the Slanting Moon Valley, which was constantly expanding and had almost expanded three times compared to before.

A sense of ambition and high aspirations arose spontaneously.

This will be my future foundation!

However, being isolated outside the market and backed by the Xiaoyue Mountain Range is still a bit dangerous.

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

Murong 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 imagine. During sparring, broken hands and feet are common occurrences. They are too familiar with reattaching broken limbs."

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

(End of chapter)

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