[{"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-189":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},1899593,2534,"Chapter 189: Studying Scriptures, Taking an Apprentice, Entering the City, (Please Subscribe!)","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-189",189,"\u003Cp>In the dead of night, Luo Chen lived alone in the Green Thatch Cottage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hands, that brand-new bamboo scroll was precisely the Foundation Establishment congratulatory gift given to him by Li Yixian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yi Wood Medicine King Scripture\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must have been specially recopied, and second-tier Purple Qi Bamboo was even selected as the raw material for the bamboo scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this cultivation technique, the price Luo Chen paid was not small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five thousand low-grade spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As well as letting the Li family join the alliance of the Luo Tian Society, the Nangong family, and the Dajiang Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Li family would not interfere in the elixir business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only wanted a title to avoid the three major forces suddenly harboring murderous intent toward them in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not some groundless fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone could see clearly that after Luo Chen’s Foundation Establishment, the originally weakest Luo Tian Society had instead leaped to become the strongest local force in Dahe Square!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his command, there was a powerhouse like Wang Yuan who could fight against Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was also an enslaved second-tier Explosive Ape that could serve as a Foundation Establishment means.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were even a group of battle-hardened Qi Refining experts tempered through fight after fight of blood and fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such strength was awe-inspiring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it couldn't compare to the sheer numbers the Po Shan Gang once had, its cohesion was actually stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Luo Chen had the heart to move against the Li family, under the entanglement of interests, the Nangong family and the Dajiang Gang would likely participate nine times out of ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this way, wouldn't it just be a repeat of the Po Shan Gang’s past?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This woman sees things quite clearly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muttering to himself, Luo Chen opened the \"Yi Wood Medicine King Scripture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first read through it once, then used the system to check if he could enter the introductory level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after receiving an affirmative answer did he confirm that there were no hidden traps in this cultivation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen did not intend to use the system to enter the introductory level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had already advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage and could correspond to second-tier cultivation techniques, the achievement points consumed to enter a second-tier technique had returned to a normal level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his current achievement points, after entering the introductory level of Di Liujiang, were only three left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quantity was insufficient!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was not panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the foundation of the Great Perfection Changchun Gong, he could completely seamlessly connect to the Yi Wood Medicine King Scripture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though Yi Wood is soft, it can cut sheep and butcher oxen. Embracing Ding and holding Bing, riding the phoenix and mounting the monkey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In empty and damp lands, riding a horse brings worry. Vines tied to armor, can be spring or autumn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One night passed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen woke up leisurely from his quiet meditation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the attribute panel now, at the cultivation technique column.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entry for Great Perfection Changchun Gong had long since disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replacing it was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cultivation Technique: Yi Wood Medicine King Scripture Introductory\u002F100, Mingshen Po Sha Perfect 31\u002F100, Ten Thousand Beasts Scripture 10\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure enough, my judgment was not wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I were to switch to cultivating 'Nether Spring Nether Fire,' it would take at least several months of effort to barely enter the introductory level. Subsequent cultivation would be even more inconvenient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead, seamlessly connecting to the superior technique of Changchun Gong allows me to enter the introductory level quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, the effects are even more outstanding!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen could feel that the special effects of the Great Perfection Changchun Gong had not disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effects like automatic Qi recovery and pure spiritual power were still exerting their influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just this, it would be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could actually feel that his proficiency in the \"Yi Wood Medicine King Scripture\" was constantly improving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The efficiency of improvement was far higher than other cultivation techniques!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just one night, the proficiency had soared to 30, rather than the 1 of just entering the introductory level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest credit for this went to the Changchun Gong that had already reached Great Perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It won't take long before I can bring this scripture to the Small Success, or even Great Success level!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen had this confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that it was hard to judge the effects of the \"Yi Wood Medicine King Scripture\" yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had only just entered the introductory level, he couldn't obtain specific data.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had been accumulating vast medicinal power in his body that had not been thoroughly refined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would also affect his judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A long-term closed-door cultivation is imperative!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen’s gaze flickered slightly; before closed-door cultivation, he still had one matter that needed to be handled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose gracefully and closed the small door of the Green Thatch Cottage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen stepped on a white cloud and descended from the mountain peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemy Hall, Alchemy Palace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was built by Sima Huiniang on the foundation of the Duan family’s instrument building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not used for alchemy, but as a place for Luo Chen to rest briefly after finishing alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, since the Foundation Establishment Ceremony yesterday, the Alchemy Palace had been tightly shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the Alchemy Palace, the increasingly aged Qu Hancheng looked anxious, pacing back and forth on the walkway outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale-faced and delicate, Mili stood at the entrance of the great hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Qu, don't worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Hancheng stopped his steps and let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can I not worry? Lingjun has been kneeling in the Alchemy Palace for a whole night; I don't know how the President will punish him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practicing alchemy privately without Luo Chen’s permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a major taboo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now in the Luo Tian Society, Luo Chen’s word was law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Alchemy Hall was built by him single-handedly; no one dared to defy his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun practicing alchemy privately had already committed a major taboo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mili bit her lip and said softly, \"Perhaps it’s not a punishment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Hancheng was stunned...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was stunned, a clear breeze swept by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen, accompanied by Sima Huiniang and Murong Qinglian, appeared before the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen glanced at Qu Hancheng, and the old man’s words were swallowed back into his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wait outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving behind one sentence, Luo Chen walked toward the Alchemy Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The huge bronze doors slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soft light shone inside, revealing a figure with a straight spine kneeling on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo Chen’s tall figure walked in, the bronze doors closed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President, the President won't punish Lingjun, will he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Hancheng finally couldn't help but ask Sima Huiniang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Huiniang smiled slightly, \"Rest assured, it’s a good thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Qu Hancheng was still confused, she shook her head and smiled: \"With Lingjun's talent for alchemy, who would be willing to punish such a good seedling?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun’s alchemy talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it high?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others might not know, but at least to Luo Chen, it was unquestionable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the youth kneeling below, Luo Chen actually felt his mind wander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young child who was once held by Tang Quan flying in the sky, crying loudly in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little brat who was once red-faced and anxious under his own examination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, in the blink of an eye, he was already a youth with red lips and white teeth, extraordinarily handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyebrows and nose bridge looked exactly like that old man Qu Hancheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the curiosity about everything revealed in his eyes, and the tenacity of his tightly closed lips, were actually somewhat similar to his own past self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a youth was indeed somewhat similar to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same inferior aptitude, the same extraordinary passion for alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only difference was that he had a system cheat, while he had true alchemy talent that made the world marvel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An existence capable of refining first-tier low-grade elixirs within a hundred attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such talent, if publicized, let alone large sects, many small forces would definitely fight over him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, what the outcome would be was hard to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with Luo Chen’s resourcefulness, he had successively experienced suppression by people like Mi Shuhua and Miao Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How far could Qu Lingjun’s thin and immature shoulders go on the path of immortality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unspeakable silence spread in the great hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long time, Luo Chen spoke softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qu Lingjun, do you know why I made you kneel here for a night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hoo...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Luo Chen’s question, the youth actually let out a long breath first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His whole body relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whatever the President asks me to do, it must be for my own good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen couldn't hold it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened to the Q&A, three rounds of conversation, and then getting to the main topic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it, the tone couldn't be maintained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen waved his hand impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three items fell before Qu Lingjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the three items floating in the air, Qu Lingjun’s eyes instantly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, you are my disciple!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lingjun, pays respects to Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any hesitation, Qu Lingjun knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the etiquette toward a master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piece of jade pendant floated out from Luo Chen’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Qu Lingjun with deep eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Entering my sect, there are not many rules.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, you must not deceive your master or defy your superiors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second, you must not commit evil or wrongdoing; in all matters, you must uphold principles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third, you must not...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you remember?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun suppressed the excitement in his heart and nodded heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that is so, take an oath to this jade pendant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun did not hesitate, raised his palm, and spoke words of innocence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as he swore, that jade pendant faintly trembled with spiritual light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he finished swearing, the jade pendant actually broke in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One half fell into Luo Chen’s hand, and one half fell before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After this, you and I have the name of master and disciple. To the outside world, you can also claim to be a disciple of my Dan Chenzi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen put away the jade pendant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a clever use of the Soul-Fixing Oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Wang Yuan who made a Great Dao Oath to guard his original heart and not be confused by external things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on this jade pendant, from now on, before Qu Lingjun’s cultivation surpassed his, he could not defy him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were any acts of deceiving the master or destroying the ancestors, the backlash would cause Qu Lingjun’s entire cultivation to be washed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he could also enjoy the benefits of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the other half of the jade pendant, if he encountered danger, no matter how far away, Luo Chen would have a sense of it in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, this method was somewhat sinister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In large sects, it was often replaced by soul lamps or life seeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen currently did not have those means, so he could only take a shortcut, using the Soul-Fixing Oath and the jade pendant as a carrier to establish the status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Qu Lingjun cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage himself, the effect of this oath would be greatly reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was how long from now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time would always prove some things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just after the words \"disciple of Dan Chenzi\" fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those three items floating in the air fell before Qu Lingjun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first is the Jade Blade, the magic tool I used most in my early years. Although it is mid-grade, it is a set of matching magic tools, divided into seven mother-and-son blades. If formed into an array, its power is not inferior to a high-grade magic tool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun was full of joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many years had passed, and he was now exactly at the third level of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not far from the fourth level of Qi Refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This magic tool was just right for his future use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The remaining two are my alchemy insights from many years, and a Purple Cloud Copper Furnace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Master, for the reward!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun put away the three items and sincerely kowtowed to Luo Chen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen nodded with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always liked this child, which was why he had cultivated him more in his early years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he almost left Dahe Square to go to the Yuding Sword Sect, he had entrusted Zhou Yuanli to take care of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the other party had revealed extraordinary alchemy talent, he could just happen to inherit his mantle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cultivation cannot be neglected; this is what your life is entrusted to. Without attaining longevity, everything is vanity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun hesitated and said, \"But Master, with my four-spirit-root aptitude, is there really hope for the Great Dao?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you know that I have a five-spirit-root aptitude?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How would Lingjun dare to compare himself with Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen shook his head, \"Do not belittle yourself. The number of Great Evolution is fifty, and its number is forty-nine. All things in heaven and earth will always leave a glimmer of life for people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And my sect is to enter the Dao through alchemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you master alchemy well, you won't have to worry about cultivation resources!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qu Lingjun looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't until he lowered his head and looked at the alchemy book labeled \"Dan Chen True Explanation\" in his hand that he became thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze then fell on the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he nodded heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disciple, remembers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen said \"um\" and waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bronze doors of the Alchemy Palace slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Huiniang and Murong Qinglian walked in together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister-in-law, register Qu Lingjun! From now on, he is my personal disciple, Luo Chen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murong Qinglian said \"um.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huiniang, Qu Lingjun’s treatment will be raised to the late Qi Refining stage from now on, and he will be issued one bottle of high-grade Jade Marrow Elixir and one portion of Peiyuan Spiritual Liquid every month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not give too many other elixirs, as it will easily affect his cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sima Huiniang nodded immediately, her gaze toward the youth revealing envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they were weak, they had never had such good luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be directly accepted as a personal disciple by a Foundation Establishment True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the current Luo Tian Society, Qu Lingjun’s treatment would be unique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he bore the title of Luo Chen’s only personal disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handling all these matters, Luo Chen stood up suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The matter here is settled; next, I will be in closed-door cultivation for a period of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All matters, big and small, within the society are left to you, Huiniang, to handle with full authority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If there is an unstoppable external enemy, go find Hall Master Wang Yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Jade Marrow Elixir business with the major forces will be temporarily postponed. Regarding the Grain Bigu Elixir, everything will be led by Mili. Additionally, if Qu Lingjun wants to practice alchemy, both the Alchemy Hall and the Medicine Hall will fully cooperate with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of his voice still echoed in the great hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo Chen’s figure had already disappeared without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Qu Hancheng’s aged sound of joy and tears remained, quite striking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inner city of Dahe Square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it should be called the Ghost City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure dressed in Fengdu Dharma robes, holding a glowing green lamp, walked alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone familiar were here, they would surely be surprised to find that this was none other than the President of the Luo Tian Society, Dan Chenzi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just established his Foundation; why would he run to the incomparably dangerous Ghost City instead of consolidating his realm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must know, in these short few years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Dahe Ghost City had become increasingly dangerous, even terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of Ghost General level existences within it had grown from the initial one to nine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Generals correspond to second-tier demonic beasts of the demon race and Foundation Establishment of the human race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly second-tier combat power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if their minds were unclear, because they had the geographical advantage of the Ghost Domain, they could often exert power far exceeding human Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in these few years, major forces dared not explore the Dahe Ghost City again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only turn a blind eye and pretend it didn't exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the ostrich approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was worried about the hidden dangers of the Ghost City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, they were reluctant to give up the resources near Dahe Square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen could understand their thoughts, especially after chatting with three Foundation Establishment peers, he had a clearer understanding of the danger of the Ghost City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the three Foundation Establishment cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dajiang Gang under Wang Haichao had explored it the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the one who explored the deepest was actually Li Yixian, the female Foundation Establishment cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cultivated the Huaiyin Technique and was naturally very skilled with Yin energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had previously come to explore the Ghost City alone and had gained quite a few benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she didn't come later was because she had been besieged by two Ghost Generals and was forced to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So under these circumstances, why did Luo Chen still insist on going his own way, giving up on consolidating his realm, and coming to explore the Dahe Ghost City?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had to mention the result of him using the Spirit Eye Technique to look at the Ghost City on a whim some time ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that one glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly discovered that in the deepest part of the Ghost City, there was an extremely resilient spiritual energy fluctuation, standing alone among the many gloomy ghost energies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the fluctuation of a second-tier spiritual vein; I absolutely did not see it wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking slowly on the streets that seemed familiar yet strange, Luo Chen thought of that scene, his heart fluctuating slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to come!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most suitable place for a Foundation Establishment True Person to cultivate is a place with a second-tier spiritual vein.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is extremely difficult to find inside and outside Dahe Square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally speaking, not many Foundation Establishment cultivators would stay in a place with a first-tier spiritual vein and refuse to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless they were family cultivators like Mi Shuhua, Nangong Jin, or Li Yixian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burdened by their families and reluctant to give up the rich resources here, they stayed behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like sect cultivators, sent to remote squares to preside over sect industries in the form of time-limited tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it wasn't a second-tier spiritual land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Foundation Establishment cultivators often had secret techniques to assist their cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like Mi Shuhua using a Spirit Gathering Array to transform a second-tier spiritual land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or like Duan Qiankun, stimulating the Ice-Fire Spiritual Spring to briefly form a second-tier spiritual land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But doing so would inevitably cost a huge amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, they usually relied more on elixirs for cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Luo Chen advanced to Foundation Establishment, he also had to face this predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To break through to Foundation Establishment, he frequently stimulated the Ice-Fire Spiritual Spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the mid-grade spirit stones he had accumulated over many years were also nearly exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still many liquid spirit stones in the Luo Tian Society, but they were all low-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he had no second-tier spiritual land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had no second-tier spiritual elixirs suitable for cultivation in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only suitable Di Liujiang, because the main materials were hard to find, the refining difficulty was extremely high, and the cost was high, could not be used normally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't just kill the Xiao Hong he had worked so hard to enslave to refine elixirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Luo Chen could only pin his hopes on the Dahe Ghost City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mount Luofeng!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I didn't see it wrong, that second-tier spiritual vein land is clearly within Mount Luofeng.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen remembered a few idle words from Sima Xian back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nascent Soul sect had secret techniques to condense spiritual energy and improve the grade of spiritual veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianlan Immortal City was built on this foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dahe Square also had this potential!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual vein hidden in this region was huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after many years, the area near Dahe Square was still a place of abundant spiritual energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one counted the many scattered spiritual vein branches, the vastness of the Dahe spiritual vein was even more apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large first-tier spiritual vein with such a deep foundation, no wonder it was used as the foundation of an immortal city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pang Renxiong, this Golden Core superior, has been in Dahe Square for nearly a year!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He couldn't possibly not cultivate!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the only place suitable for his cultivation is a third-tier spiritual vein.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Therefore, it is very likely that he used the Yuding Sword Sect’s secret technique in advance to improve the spiritual vein grade of Mount Luofeng on a small scale.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This should be the source of the resilient spiritual energy fluctuation I saw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen pursed his lips and walked firmly toward Mount Luofeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the aura on his body gradually became unlike that of a living person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the clever use of the Great Perfection Breath-Concealing Spirit Technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long ago, Luo Chen had already mastered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could simulate the aura of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once used this to simulate the aura of a demon wolf and was not discovered by a second-tier old demon wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now entering the Ghost City, he naturally had something to rely on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the two magic tools aimed at ghosts, the Fengdu Dharma robes and the Green Glow Lantern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cultivation and the many spells he had mastered were his greatest reliance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When another solid ghost passed by blankly in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen felt settled in his heart!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, ordinary ghosts couldn't discover him at all, but instead treated him as one of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even because of the realm pressure naturally brought about after his realm breakthrough, these low-tier ghosts faintly treated him as a Ghost General.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Revisiting an old place, this loose cultivator market in the south of the city has actually become so dilapidated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the wide street with signs everywhere and white bones, Luo Chen couldn't help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That great upheaval truly caused the fates of too many people to change drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen’s steps stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of spirit eyes looked deeply into a dilapidated house not far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure was sitting cross-legged inside the house, with a banner standing beside him, his expression incomparably ferocious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen didn't expect to meet this person at this time, in such a place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Da!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the few ninth-level Qi Refining experts of the Dajiang Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were just this, it would be fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one experience of this Li Da made Luo Chen very interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once explored the cave dwelling of the Soul-Refining Rogue Gu Yue together with Gao Tingyuan, leading their subordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that exploration, both gained a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Tingyuan even gained the incomplete \"Soul-Refining True Technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was incomplete, it gave him another path to Foundation Establishment after his dantian was broken by external force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pity that before he could walk this path, he met Luo Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now even Li Yixian doesn't dare to enter the Ghost City, yet this Li Da dares to come in alone; his courage is quite great.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen had no intention of going up to disturb him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trip was to enter the Mount Luofeng spiritual land to consolidate his realm, and causing extra trouble was really not good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, just as he intended to leave, his heart suddenly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That magic tool...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His feet moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps came from outside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ferocious-looking Li Da suddenly opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get lost!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light shout, he suddenly threw out three silver needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the next moment, those three silver needles weirdly floated in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it possible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Da’s expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously wanted to stand up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, immense pressure made him sit on the ground, not daring to move a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen beckoned slightly, and the three silver needles fell into his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his hand, the spiritual power imprint on them dissipated completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, Li Da’s heart trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This move again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Luo Chen easily resolved Wang Haichao’s attack, and it seemed he used this spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he had even less power to resist this move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of magic tool is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen’s interested voice came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Da said with a dry throat, \"Ghost Mother Needle, a first-tier high-grade magic tool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost Mother Needle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen raised his eyebrows, faintly sensing that the three silver needles in his hand were not as simple as they looked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also from the Soul-Refining Rogue Gu Yue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Li Da’s body trembled, black energy flashed on his face, and he gritted his teeth, \"Senior Dan Chenzi, I ask myself that I haven't offended you; can you let me go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really haven't? Then you attacking me just now was very impolite!\" Luo Chen smiled lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were really very few Qi Refining cultivators who dared to attack a Foundation Establishment True Person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last one to do so was the one in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could he replicate his past combat record?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a joke in the cultivation world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Da’s face turned pale instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said with a fluke mentality, \"As an apology, I will give you this set of Ghost Mother Needles, Senior!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a \"Senior\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seniority in the cultivation world was truly hard to get used to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen smiled slightly, his gaze falling on the banner in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not enough, unless you sell me this magic tool and leave the city immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subconsciously, Li Da blurted out a refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as soon as the words left his mouth, he realized it was inappropriate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Luo Chen could show any reaction, he leaped up, and the banner rolled up with a clatter, releasing ten resentful souls that rushed toward Luo Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he himself, wrapped in the banner, turned into a black wind and flew toward the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen watched this scene quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the ten resentful souls rushing toward him, he waved his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of pure spiritual power swept out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever it passed, the ten resentful souls all dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky, Li Da watched this scene with trembling heart and gall; what kind of spell was that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spells were ineffective against it, magic tools were ineffective against it, and even the resentful souls had no power to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to let himself be captured without a fight, that was absolutely impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This magic tool was related to his opportunity for Foundation Establishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In this Ghost City, he wouldn't dare to chase me with great fanfare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Li Da felt he had hope of escaping alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, his expression changed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of vines, like snakes and pythons, rose from the ground and swept toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, countless lush green vines spread out from all directions, forming a cage in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning back, he saw Luo Chen grabbing at him from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shrill scream disappeared in an instant within the lush vine cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faintly, blood color appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Great Perfection Entanglement Spell does indeed have three points of merit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Luo Chen nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a vine wrapped around a large bag of things and crawled back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen grabbed the bag with one hand and left the spot without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commotion just now would inevitably attract various ghost-soldier-level spirits; it was better to leave first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after Luo Chen left, countless spirits wandered over from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They gathered at the spot, found no enemy, and became confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a tall Ghost General arrived, they slowly dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>End of Chapter \u003C\u002Fp>",4755,"2026-06-12T10:35:51.239Z","2026-06-18T03:42:36.771Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1ef096fa9d8de923d0724dcdb178c6e6bc762146d3b71949d8825b83bd475160","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-190","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-188",1090,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-cover.jpg"]