[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster":3,"chapter-immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-170":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Starts with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1899574,2534,"Chapter 170","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-170",170,"\u003Cp>\"Where are you from, and what is your cultivation level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A hundred-show person from the Yuanzhao Kingdom, third-level Qi Refining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cultivation level is so low?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivator of the Xun Hall looked at Luo Chen with disdain, then wrote his name in a thick book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, he shouted outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young cultivator with a fair face ran in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Newcomer, take him to the Mine Hall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, Deacon Mi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young cultivator responded respectfully and pulled Luo Chen out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking outside, he introduced himself with a smile, \"What do you call yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luo Chen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen replied, his voice very low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his low-spirited appearance, the young cultivator put his arm on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What unhappy thing did you encounter? Say it out and let me be happy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen's face stiffened, he shook his head, and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the young cultivator took him to the headquarters of the Mine Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Mine Hall cultivator distributed a basket and a shovel to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must complete the task of six hundred catties of pig iron ore every month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen took the things and asked in a low voice, \"What happens if I can't finish it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man rolled his eyes, \"If you can't finish it, there is no salary. Only if you finish it will you get ten spirit stones. On the basis of six hundred catties, for every extra one hundred catties, you can get an additional spirit stone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen opened his mouth and finally said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third-level Qi Refining cultivator who wants to make big money has to do hard labor like being a miner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he went out, the cultivator who had just brought him over was still squatting on the side playing with ants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Luo Chen, he jumped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've received everything, right? I'll take you to the mountains!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me tell you, that pig iron mine is located at Mount Hualuo in the Guyuan Mountain Range; there aren't many demon beasts inside, so it's quite safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At any rate, I'm the one who brought you here; if you encounter anything in the future, you can come find me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember my name, I'm Tang Quan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My name is Tang Quan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen was in a trance for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But under the pressure of life, he still went to Mount Hualuo in the Guyuan Mountain Range with expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn, hundreds of people with numb expressions carried baskets and held mining shovels, entering the crisscrossing underground mine veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen was one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first day, he realized the hardship of mining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands were worn to the bone, and finally, he barely dug out a small lump of pig iron raw ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When weighing it on the way out, it was less than ten catties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remained silent and went back to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the second day, it was even worse; he didn't even dig out a single piece of pig iron raw ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was given a roll of the eyes by the cultivator collecting the ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this situation improved on the fifth day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty-two catties, Luo Chen, right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, it's been recorded, you can go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen breathed a sigh of relief and managed to show a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He received a spiritual rice rice ball, which only qualified miners could enjoy every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the rice ball, he stood in the corner and devoured it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the loose cultivators nearby with numb expressions, he swore that he must never be like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came to the Poshan Gang not to mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to earn enough spirit stones to continue refining elixirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the month ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen barely passed the test and dug six hundred catties of pig iron ore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Tang Quan, who had brought the newcomer over, look at him with admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought Luo Chen had achieved nothing for the first few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't expect that he would qualify in the first month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are a qualified miner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I am not a miner!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen didn't explain; he still silently gnawed on the rice ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like this, five months later, Luo Chen had accumulated fifty spirit stones again, and even a few more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found Tang Quan, who was getting more and more familiar, and asked him to take a leave of absence for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he stayed in the house and started refining elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Quan squatted on the side, watching him operate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he witnessed failure after failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you crazy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of elixir does a loose cultivator refine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you deserve it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my opinion, it's better to take the earned spirit stones to buy elixirs for cultivation; when you reach the fourth level of Qi Refining, I can transfer you to the Combat Hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although the Combat Hall is dangerous, the returns are high!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen managed a smile, then fell into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had spent all his savings, and the remaining few spirit stones couldn't support the continued refining of the Zhongmiao Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he returned to the Mine Hall of the Poshan Gang again to continue mining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it only took him four months to accumulate fifty spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that he was going to buy medicinal herbs again, Tang Quan was anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You kid really don't know the immensity of heaven and earth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without the guidance of a famous teacher and the supply of a large force, how could you possibly refine a first-tier elixir?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen pushed him away and walked into the Hundred Herbs Hall on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shopkeeper Liu, ten portions of fire dog whip, jade yao pillar...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Quan stood behind, shaking his head and sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a stubborn guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that, how can a loose cultivator become a noble alchemist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh well, after a few more failures, he will give up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought was guessed right by him, but not completely guessed right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen was still failing, the number of times accumulated over a year, and he didn't know how many times he had failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still didn't give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten years passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Quan had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining and was no longer a errand-running miscellaneous cultivator, but had become a glorious member of the Combat Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Luo Chen was still at the third level of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even because of years of mining, he had become hunched and taciturn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his expression was not like those miners, numb and indifferent to everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had accumulated fifty spirit stones again and intended to ask for leave to go back and focus on refining elixirs, the Mine Hall deacon stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are not allowed to ask for leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think the Poshan Gang is some small force without organization or discipline?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen looked up blankly; isn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph, once you walk out of this door, don't come back in the future. Even other halls won't accept you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen pursed his lips and nodded at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he resolutely left the Mine Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning home, washing up, and looking at those rough fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen smiled slightly, \"Perhaps I am really not suited for alchemy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what alchemist has such a pair of rough hands?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, the Zhongmiao Pill must be refined; it won't work if I don't refine it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth and lit the firewood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another failure, he leaned against the door in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Failed again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Quan carried a rabbit and looked down at Luo Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other party didn't speak, and Tang Quan found himself bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it, I can't be bothered with you. I'll do the cooking today, and let you see my skills!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skills, naturally, were not good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For dinner, facing the burnt rabbit meat, there was no way to eat it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Luo Chen who, as if he had come back to his senses, gnawed on the rabbit meat in large mouthfuls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Quan frowned, \"Why go to such lengths, why go to such lengths!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you don't understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen swallowed a mouthful of rabbit meat, his eyes fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, I don't understand, you understand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you understood, you wouldn't have achieved nothing in your life and been a small loose cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For these ten years, you've been like you've been possessed by a demon, and eight horses couldn't pull you back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't be bothered with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang Quan cursed, threw away the rabbit leg, and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen watched his back without any words of retention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just silently returned to the room and lay on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning, he scrambled up and prepared to refine the elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the raging fire in the stove, Luo Chen's will was as firm as iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I possessed by a demon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I'm not!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I experience more failures, I will not give up; the Zhongmiao Pill is the opportunity to change my future, and I must seize it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding onto this obsession, he started refining the elixir again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When a completely different fragrant smell came from the iron pot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two lines of clear tears fell uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He choked and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, Luo Chen, really have a talent for alchemy; my persistence was not wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing open the door, dusk came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, a familiar figure was walking over carrying a rabbit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was an illusory snow-white figure that flashed by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why am I crying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the spiritual vein cave, Luo Chen wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around in a daze; the wood-type spiritual energy attracted by the Spirit Gathering Formation was so rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a cultivation environment he had never enjoyed in his dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered his head and looked at the clean, white, high-grade magic robe; it was so luxurious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were all earned through refining pill after pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Persisting in alchemy, how could it be wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising gracefully, Luo Chen left the spiritual vein cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking forward, he came to Mount Changyin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was winter, frost and snow were falling, and icicles were hanging high on the treetops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This crystal-clear scene of ice and snow was like his current mood, so open-minded and happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling of fullness and expansion filled the depths of his brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen only felt that his thoughts were running much faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A dream for ten years, ten years in an instant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With emotion, Luo Chen used the icy temperature to start summarizing the effects of the Tongyou Elixir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It has the effect of simple dream entry, derived from Huanyou grass and snow fox demon blood. This effect has its own pros and cons, and it should be because the medicinal herbs that suppress the snow fox demon blood are missing in the completed elixir formula.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The elixir formula is not yet perfect and needs improvement in the future.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tongyou dream entry, there will be simple tests in the dream; hold onto your original heart, and once you pass, you will have gains.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This elixir should not be used by those with an unsteady will. Otherwise, at best, the Dao heart will be damaged, and at worst, one will fall into obsession and sink into inner demons.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When summarizing the third point, a flash of luck crossed Luo Chen's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he had been persisting in the practice of the Spirit-Clearing Sha-Breaking technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His will was firm and had long since been different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, I'm afraid that the Tongyou dream entry would have lasted even longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The duration of the elixir's power varies from person to person. The longer the time, the better the effect. The shorter the time, the worse the effect.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Luo Chen called the dream entry process \"ten years in an instant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, a full stick of incense time had passed in the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during this stick of incense time, it seemed as if he had really spent ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the many things experienced in ten years are enough for a toddler to grow into a teenager who gradually knows the ways of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The growth of the soul is self-evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen could feel that his current speed of thought rotation was becoming faster and faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the confusion in his previous cultivation had also become like a layer of window paper, as if it could be broken with a poke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feeling is the manifestation of the increase in the foundation of the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is rumored that there are those great beings reincarnated, naturally possessing a powerful soul, and can quickly understand and get started with any new thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now has this vague illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, this Tongyou Elixir cannot be taken frequently!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen rubbed his swollen brow, which was the sequela brought about by the surge in the foundation of the soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of sequela needs time to be slowly smoothed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It cannot be eliminated by external objects such as calming incense or moonlight grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the silent, ice-and-snow-covered Mount Changyin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought suddenly occurred to Luo Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps, I can continue to practice the Soul-Deterring Technique!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spell, obtained from Gao Tingyuan and actually from the \"True Soul-Refining Technique\" of the loose cultivator Gu Yue, had already been entered by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But entry is one thing, and continuing to practice is another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he practices, he must drive the Soul-Deterring Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Soul-Deterring Technique, unlike other Fireball Techniques or Earth Mountain Techniques, cannot be cast out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must have a target!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it must be something with a soul and spirit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the backlash effect of the Soul-Deterring Technique's failure had always made Luo Chen quite worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, after entering, he shelved it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up until now, it only had a few proficiency points, barely reaching the entry level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that his soul has surged, although he doesn't know the specific strength yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Chen's original soul foundation was already stronger than cultivators of the same level, and after the surge, I'm afraid it's even more powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, there is no fear of backlash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Soul-Deterring Technique must still be practiced; not to mention anything else, the many ghost creatures in the Ghost City of Dahefang are a major hidden danger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one can be sure how long that Ghost City will last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one day, the Yin soul ghost creatures inside run out, the situation will be completely uncontrollable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the current low-level loose cultivators have no means to deal with Yin soul ghost creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Soul-Deterring Technique, according to the description, is undoubtedly a spell that naturally restrains Yin soul ghost creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making up his mind, Luo Chen didn't hesitate anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early the next morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After refining the Jade Marrow Elixir, Luo Chen called Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When leaving Xieyue Valley, he called out to Qu Lingjun who was passing by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoa, not bad, second-level Qi Refining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun scratched his head, revealing the clear smile unique to a teenager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen pinched his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go and bring that pot of Soul-Nurturing Tree to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun looked up with his little face, \"Didn't you say let me raise it for you until it grows up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I tell you to go, then go; why ask so much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen acted fierce, and Qu Lingjun ran back home with a pouting mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, he ran over holding the small flowerpot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Practice well, and if you have nothing to do, go help at the Alchemy Hall; your sister Mili has been especially busy lately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teenager was unhappy, looking at the Soul-Nurturing Tree he had raised himself, quite reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was agreed that he would raise it for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen shook his head, patted the child on the back of the head, and left with Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them came to the wasteland behind Xieyue Valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President, are you going to practice spells again today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Liu will be your sparring partner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiang volunteered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen looked at him and nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That works too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiang was quite excited; the President's spells were extremely extraordinary, and sparring with him always benefited him a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Luo Chen's next instruction caught him off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go into Mount Huiye and catch some wild beasts; if you encounter weak demon beasts, catch some of those too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember, try to catch them alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiang couldn't figure it out, but he still had to listen to Luo Chen's orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he left, Luo Chen immediately sat cross-legged on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes to rest, he silently recited the operation method of the Soul-Deterring Technique over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Yuanli stood on the side, his eyes scanning the surroundings, fully alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With him guarding on the side, Luo Chen was also very at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Times are different now; Zhou Yuanli successfully advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refining two months ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became the twelfth ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator in the Luotian Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that he was already fifty years old and had little hope for Foundation Establishment, Luo Chen arranged a nominal position for him besides security work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Law Enforcement Elder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he didn't have anyone under him yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with this title, it was easier to give him a little more salary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the season when the mountains are sealed by heavy snow, the frequency of wild beast activity is not high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until an hour later that Liu Qiang returned late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carried a large cloth bag very embarrassedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only caught a few pheasants and a hyena.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen still kept his eyes closed, directing Liu Qiang to take out a pheasant and place it in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly opened his eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two greenish-ghostly divine lights emitted from his eyes, staring straight at the pheasant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pheasant, which had been jumping around and struggling constantly, instantly froze like a wooden chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Qiang, who saw this scene on the side, subconsciously took three steps back, his expression horrified.\u003C\u002Fp>",3069,"2026-06-12T10:35:51.239Z","2026-06-18T03:42:36.771Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9bef2a793a436606a0a96ce2cbdeec29a14eb6fe93cc20d111746c46e82ef5be","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-171","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-169",1090,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-cover.jpg"]