[{"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-172":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},1899576,2534,"Chapter 172: Tianfan Black Hand","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-172",172,"\u003Cp>\"Luo Chen, the quantity of Yusu Elixirs this month is a bit low!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the month, Gu Caiyi found Luo Chen, looking worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Caiyi reported a number; it was almost ten percent less than last month!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't look like much, but if sold, that was two or three thousand spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder Gu Caiyi was so anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding this, Luo Chen pondered for a long while and then slowly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter, earning a little less doesn't matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Caiyi was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't it better to earn as many spirit stones as possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, Luo Chen cared more about income than anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen sighed, \"Earning too much easily makes people jealous!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he said this, Gu Caiyi understood a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Luotian Society is not as bloated as it was during the Poshan Gang period.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The personnel are streamlined, and the structure is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The benefit is that personnel costs are greatly reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The downside is that some things are easily guessed by others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the cost of Yusu Elixirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, there was the cover of the Poshan Gang's nine halls, and the Medicine Hall was self-sufficient, so it was difficult for outsiders to guess the cost of Yusu Elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it's different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the main and auxiliary materials are purchased from the Dajiang Gang and the Lianyung Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interested parties can deduce the specific cost by combining a little information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, based on the salary costs of the Luotian Society's cultivators, as well as the external sales price and quantity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One can easily calculate the profit of the Yusu Elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there is a discrepancy, it would be close enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, a small Luotian Society earning tens of thousands of spirit stones a month easily makes people jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is Luo Chen deliberately controlling the output of Yusu Elixirs to reduce others' covetousness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Caiyi thought to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen chatted with her for a few words about the sales situation of the Yusu Elixirs and then hurried out the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the time for delivery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zhenlong Black Market was held as scheduled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen also sat in his familiar seat under the guidance of Wang Yanchang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yanchang was the Wang-surnamed cultivator who gave him advice when he first came to the black market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After many visits, the two could be considered familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Tianxingzi might be a bit busy today, so I trouble you to wait a little longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yanchang poured a cup of hot tea for Luo Chen and said so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bit busy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen was thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he saw what \"a bit busy\" meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beam of light was cast down, and a palm-sized, snow-white little crane flapped its wings and flew slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its speed was not fast, but it was extremely stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, spiritual power was injected into it, and in an instant, it burst into extreme speed, circling the hall once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked over in a hurry, but could not find its trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Luo Chen, with spiritual light blooming in his eyes, faintly saw a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the little crane stopped and landed in an aged hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianxingzi's voice then slowly spread out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Crane, a first-grade mid-tier magic tool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned; that crane was actually a paper crane?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, sound-transmitting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianxingzi looked around at everyone and smiled, \"As everyone knows, sound transmission is mainly based on sound-transmitting talismans and sound-transmitting jade tablets.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But sound-transmitting talismans are limited by the power of the talisman, so the distance is limited. They can often only be used within a cave dwelling or station and cannot be used for long-distance contact with others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And sound-transmitting jade tablets are expensive to make and are often one-to-one, mostly purchased and used only by Foundation Establishment True Cultivators.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Crane in my hand, however, is completely different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It draws from the way of talismans, integrates two major arrays—concealment and extreme speed—and is finally forged using the way of weapon forging.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this magic tool, one can quickly contact others within a certain range.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, there is no need to worry about being intercepted. During the demonstration just now, fellow Daoists should have found it very difficult to find its trace, right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing these words, there was much discussion in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This effect was indeed good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could contact others over long distances and didn't have to worry about the content being intercepted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Tianxingzi's subsequent supplement, he even mentioned the Thousand-Paper Crane's self-combustion and sound-saving functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, this was not a one-time magic tool like a sound-transmitting talisman, but one that could be used multiple times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When using it, in addition to recording the sound, it is best to install a low-grade spirit stone as an energy drive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One stone at a time, it is not expensive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To go to the destination, one must set up a specialized matching crane nest as a guiding means.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While speaking, two matching crane nests appeared in Tianxingzi's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was thrown into the corner, and one was placed on the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thousand-Paper Crane was thrown by him to the distance, and then it flew to the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without applying spiritual power, the Thousand-Paper Crane, relying solely on the spirit stone embedded in its abdomen, flew slowly back into the crane nest on the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, it achieved the effect of fixed-point sound transmission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This magic tool comes from the hands of the weapon-forging master Huyan Zhuo of Tianfan City!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must have all heard of this master, right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Known for his endless creativity and ingenious craftsmanship, he loves researching all kinds of strange magic tools and treasures. The things he produces are often high-quality goods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speaking of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianxingzi looked at the hundreds of cultivators, seeing that each of them revealed a look of being moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not say any more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is recommended to buy two or more at a time, one for yourself and one to leave with the other party.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this way, it is convenient to contact each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, the starting price is still the rule for mid-tier magic tools, five hundred spirit stones. Each bid increase must not be less than ten spirit stones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the voice fell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone started bidding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One thousand spirit stones, I'll buy a pair!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One thousand one hundred, I want a pair too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the chairs at the ends of the two sides, Luo Chen watched with interest as the sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Cranes were competed for by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he had complained that the Poshan Gang's communication methods were too inefficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this, he was even given a side-eye by Mi Junping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not expect that someone had really researched a sound-transmitting magic tool that sat in the middle ground based on sound-transmitting talismans and jade tablets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And looking at the description, apart from the longer sound transmission time, there were almost no shortcomings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him a bit moved, wanting to get a pair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair, not one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This could be seen from the fact that others were buying them in pairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing, a single one, didn't have such a good effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with matching crane nests, one on each side, the initiative for sound transmission could only be on one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone else also had a Thousand-Paper Crane, they could initiate contact with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a bit like the dedicated line phones on Earth in my previous life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I purchase a few pairs, communication within the Luotian Society can also become convenient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not just about convenient communication!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen also remembered the scene where the various halls of the Poshan Gang were defeated one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If such a magic tool had been available at that time, perhaps the situation would not have been so difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least when the first hall was attacked, other places could have received the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also wanted to join the bidding, but his ears moved slightly, and he stopped this action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the first pair of sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Cranes was auctioned off for a high price of fifteen hundred spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If calculated separately, then a single sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Crane sold for a high price of seven hundred and fifty spirit stones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-tier magic tools start at five hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Often, only magic tools with outstanding attack performance and defensive attributes can cross the seven hundred spirit stone threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this pair of Thousand-Paper Cranes, relying on the attribute of long-distance sound transmission, reached a high price comparable to defensive magic tools!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone was looking with envy at the cultivator who had bid for this pair of treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianxingzi flipped his wrist, and another pair of sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Cranes was placed on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Starting price, five hundred spirit stones each!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's expressions stalled, and then another auction craze was set off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the second pair was also auctioned off for a high price of fourteen hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the price was lower than the first time was because there was a premonition that Tianxingzi might have more than just a few pairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, some people were waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their premonition was correct!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Tianxingzi took out seven more pairs of sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Cranes one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every pair was auctioned off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None failed to sell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this time, he stopped the auction of the sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Cranes and began to auction other things as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen watched this scene, his thoughts turning constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This magic tool is claimed to come from the hands of the weapon-forging master Huyan Zhuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is a Golden Core weapon-forging master who can refine magic treasures!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where would he have so much free time to refine so many mid-tier magic tools?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for profit, it does feel very large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the main material of this sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Crane is that white paper similar to talisman skin, so the cost certainly isn't high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even adding the array and the two crane nests, it wouldn't be that high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to sell for so much is mainly due to the special function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one really wants to talk about it, the sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Crane can also be counted as a strange magic tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Huyan Zhuo is a weapon-forging master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuit of such an existence should be powerful magic treasures or strange magic treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Four-Elephant Cauldron in Luo Chen's hand was originally conceived as a magic treasure that combined five functions into one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of weapon forging is what a master should pursue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, so many sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Cranes with similar specifications must not have been forged by Huyan Zhuo himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps he participated in the research and creation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the forging process must be led by lower-realm Tianfan City disciples... and one more thing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although Tianfan City is close to the Yuding Domain, it is too far from a remote place like Dahefang.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that this thing has spread here, one can imagine how many there are in other places.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is to say, the output of this item is quite high, and within Tianfan City, it also belongs to large-scale forging!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reaching this conclusion, Luo Chen felt something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, for such good things, shouldn't Tianfan City hand them over to the subordinate Wanbao Pavilion shops for fixed-point sales?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it because the Wanbao Pavilion in Dahefang moved away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or is it that behind the Zhenlong Black Market, there is the background of Tianfan City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaccountably, Luo Chen recalled his past experiences of attending the black market time and time again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The auction of magic tools seems to have a very high frequency!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be that the siege against Pang Renxiong was also led by Tianfan City?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching this plausible conclusion made Luo Chen shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is Tianfan City not afraid of the matter being exposed, being discovered by the Yuding Sword Sect, and then triggering a war between the two major Nascent Soul sects?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that happened, how many people would die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, that's not right either!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With Tianfan City's strength, targeting a Golden Core cultivator shouldn't require so much effort, right!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And, that's still under the condition of being so far apart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to figure it out, Luo Chen shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not that he was not smart enough, but that there was too little intelligence, and with his knowledge, it was difficult to see through the truth from the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only knew that his cooperation with Tianxingzi might need to be considered more carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little friend seems very interested in this sound-transmitting Thousand-Paper Crane?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still have a pair left here; I'll sell it to you at the price of five hundred spirit stones each!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianxingzi smiled and took out two paper cranes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen said thank you and took them over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't play with them too much and put them away directly to show his trust in the other party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the auction price, Luo Chen took a pair for one thousand, which was a bargain no matter how you looked at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he got a bargain, he certainly had to return the favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Blood-Burning Elixir refined by my friend over a month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twenty pills in total.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twenty pills, according to the previous cooperation content, that was two thousand spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After deducting the one thousand for the Thousand-Paper Cranes, Tianxingzi still had to pay Luo Chen one thousand spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the transaction, Tianxingzi said with regret, \"Can you only refine twenty pills a month?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen gave a bitter smile, \"I don't know much about alchemy, but my friend said that the Blood-Burning Elixir is extremely complex to refine, and it's very hard for him to refine more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a pity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the Blood-Burning Elixir complex to refine?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, it's not that complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since the proficiency has advanced, the success rate has increased to twenty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen's soul foundation has surged by another margin, and the time he can spend refining elixirs every day can be squeezed out a little more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could fully refine more Blood-Burning Elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But time is always limited!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the Blood-Burning Elixir, he couldn't refine too few Yusu Elixirs in a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the Yusu Elixirs, he had also spent a lot of time on the Tongyou Elixir recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After such twists and turns, he only refined twenty-eight Blood-Burning Elixirs in a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, eight were kept by him just in case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to sell twenty to Tianxingzi was already doing his best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this, when he went out today, he was nagged by Gu Caiyi, saying that the quantity of Yusu Elixirs was too low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tianxingzi's regretful look, Luo Chen suddenly had a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, it's not that there's no way to refine more Blood-Burning Elixirs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianxingzi perked up, \"Tell me about it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to care particularly about the quantity of Blood-Burning Elixirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen accurately grasped the other party's psychology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he pretended to be recalling and said, \"Once, while chatting with my friend, I heard him talking to himself, saying that this Blood-Burning Elixir is more suitable for water-method refining.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he doesn't have a suitable water-method alchemy technique right now, and refining with fire-method makes the success rate too low.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there were a suitable water-method alchemy technique, he might be able to greatly increase the success rate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing these words, Tianxingzi was thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water-method alchemy technique?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled the list Luo Chen gave him back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did indeed contain quite a few materials suitable for water-method alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, this alchemist friend, Murong Yuan, should not be an alchemist from a major sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because alchemists cultivated by major sects, not to mention their technique, would master one or two basic alchemy techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most common alchemy techniques in the cultivation world are water-method and fire-method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as Golden Quality Jade Liquid, Tongming Liquid, and Buque Runmai Liquid are all products of water-method alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rogue alchemist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianxingzi thought for a moment and took out a jade slip from his storage bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Luo Chen's gaze fell upon it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A water-method alchemy technique, suitable for most first-grade to third-grade elixirs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen was surprised, \"So powerful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he was so surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most alchemy techniques have a limited scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the fire-method alchemy technique he currently masters, it is only the most common first-grade one on the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elixirs that can be refined are often also first-grade elixirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wants to refine second-grade elixirs, he still has to learn that second-grade fire-method alchemy technique from the \"Qingyuan Elixir Solution.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition, the several elixir techniques he learned from Qingyuanzi, the Folding Jade Hand is limited to mineral materials, and the Plain Heart Hand is limited to herbal materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are also limited to a general scope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this water-method alchemy technique that Tianxingzi took out is actually suitable for first-grade to third-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if there is a premise of \"most,\" it is still precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Luo Chen's surprise, Tianxingzi was not surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Luo Chen solemnly, \"I can sell you this technique. But that friend of yours must take a Great Dao Oath that he will not, by any means, whether intentionally or unintentionally, pass it to anyone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen raised an eyebrow, such a harsh oath?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether intentional or unintentional, he cannot pass it to others!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this set of techniques were accidentally passed to others by him, it would count as him violating the oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen knew very well the consequences of violating a Great Dao Oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-realm cultivators might be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if they reach the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage, there is a high probability of being backlashed by the oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the rumored Soul Transformation stage, which must be accompanied by the Heart Demon Tribulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there is a backlash from a Great Dao Oath, one will inevitably perish in the Heart Demon Tribulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can be said that the Great Dao Oath does not have strong binding power on low-level cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for anyone aspiring to longevity, it has strong binding power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen is naturally the latter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, he would not have given that Foundation Establishment Elixir to Qin Liangchen back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key to this lies in the mid-grade Yusu Elixirs he refined for Mi Shuhua, which the other party never enjoyed a single one of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that Foundation Establishment Elixir originally belonged to Qin Liangchen in the original sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After weighing the pros and cons, Luo Chen finally followed his heart and made the final choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's all about having a clear mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this requirement, Luo Chen immediately agreed solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianxingzi was not afraid of him cheating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately set a small spiritual sense restriction on the jade slip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To break this restriction, one must issue the corresponding Great Dao Oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what is the price?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the jade slip, Luo Chen asked with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his smile stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Luo Chen looked at the finger Tianxingzi held up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eight thousand?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you go...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Luo Chen still gritted his teeth and paid this sum of spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This water-method alchemy technique is worth this price!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a sense, the secret techniques among the hundred arts of cultivation are no less valuable than orthodox cultivation techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An alchemy technique suitable for first to third grade is not even weaker than a technique that can be cultivated to the Golden Core stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight thousand is still cheap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, anyway, it's bought for my friend, and he will have to pay me back for these spirit stones later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While saying this, Luo Chen took out eight thousand spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thousand of them were just obtained from selling the Blood-Burning Elixir, and they hadn't even warmed up yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Tianxingzi took the spirit stones, his gaze was deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope that next month, I can see fifty Blood-Burning Elixirs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen was stunned; is this considered a hard requirement from the client?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave an awkward smile, \"I can't guarantee this; I can only say I hope my friend can have some gains after studying this technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianxingzi sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time waits for no one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he withdrew the sound-insulation barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that today's transaction ended here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it wasn't over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen left the black market hall early and came outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yanchang was guarding outside, holding the storage bag Luo Chen had given him in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist, the medicinal herbs for this month are all inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen took the storage bag and a list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at it and saw that Yuyao Pillar, Earth Fire Evil, Snow Fox Demon Blood, Explosive Ape Demon Blood, etc., were all inside, so he nodded with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterward, he took out fifteen hundred spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these materials, there would be no shortage of raw materials for the Tongyou Elixir and Zhongmiao Pill next month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving the spirit stones, Luo Chen couldn't hold it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came today to sell Blood-Burning Elixirs, but in and out, he instead contributed eight thousand five hundred spirit stones to the Zhenlong Black Market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if his wealth was extremely abundant, he couldn't stand such tossing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adding it all up, he only had fifteen thousand left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, if all the Yusu Elixirs refined this month were sold, he could more or less make up a few thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, today's consumption was not a pure loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention replenishing the materials, the most important thing was getting a water-method alchemy technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, whether refining Diliujiang or other elixirs that require water-method alchemy, he wouldn't have to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yanchang personally saw him to the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they were about to part, Luo Chen suddenly remembered that light sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time waits for no one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spirit was shaken, and he blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fellow Daoist Wang, wait a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>. \u003C\u002Fp>",3723,"2026-06-12T10:35:51.239Z","2026-06-18T03:42:36.771Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","115bba9b33c00c85522cf35b63ea1508e71ac7037b46b86ecf8481703cc2eeef","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-173","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-171",1090,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-cover.jpg"]