[{"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-19":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Begins from an Alchemy Grandmaster",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1899423,2534,"Chapter 19: Ruthless Mobile Turret","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-19",19,"\u003Cp>Lacking practical combat experience was indeed Luo Chen’s biggest weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this weakness was caused by many factors, among which the cultivation realm was the biggest shackle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You couldn't expect a loose cultivator without good magic tools, powerful spells, or a high realm to have rich combat experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone like Wang Yuan was a rare example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A secular martial arts Grandmaster was inherently stronger in physique than the vast majority of Qi Refining cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before practicing immortality, Wang Yuan had already accumulated enough experience fighting humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, in Dahe Market, with ten thousand loose cultivators and hundreds in the late Qi Refining stage, why was it that only Wang Yuan possessed such a resounding reputation? With the realm of the seventh layer of Qi Refining, he sold magic tools of unknown origin in the market every day and still lived well?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Luo Chen could be considered to have a good magic tool (Soul-Breaking Nail) and a powerful spell (Perfect-level Fireball Technique).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Improving his realm became the top priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it happened, Luo Chen possessed the basic conditions to improve his realm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bottle of Qi-Nurturing Pills was a complete ten pills, and none had been opened yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was rumored that as long as one was willing to spend the capital, 1,000 bottles of Qi-Nurturing Pills could create a ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was just a rumor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1,000 bottles would require 100,000 low-grade spirit stones, which converted to high-grade spirit stones was ten!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a large sect wouldn't spend such a huge amount of capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And people with good spiritual root aptitude would have fast cultivation speeds even without eating pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen’s spiritual roots were very poor, so with pills in front of him, he would definitely take them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of the Soul-Calming Incense, Luo Chen ran the Changchun Technique again to max out his state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this complete state, he swallowed a Qi-Nurturing Pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the pill entered his body, stimulated by spiritual power, it turned into a rolling heat flow that filled him, heading straight for his meridians and spiritual channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A feeling of bloating and fullness filled Luo Chen’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned, ran the Changchun Technique, and mobilized this medicinal power to return to his dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spiritual power absorbed and refined by the cultivation technique would be affected by spiritual root aptitude, and the efficiency would be greatly reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But pills wouldn't!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as it was swallowed, at most it would be refined slowly, but the medicinal power would ultimately be in the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spend some time, and sooner or later it could be refined and returned to oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process of taking the pill and transforming the medicine lasted for an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Luo Chen felt the situation in his body and opened his eyes, he was full of joy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked on the attribute panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Name: Luo Chen]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lifespan: 27\u002F75]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spiritual Roots: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Realm: Qi Refining Stage 3: 78\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Technique: Changchun Technique Proficient: 280\u002F300]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spells: Fireball Technique Perfect 355\u002F500, Carefree Travel Proficient 203\u002F300, Entanglement Technique Skilled 176\u002F200, Cleaning Technique Beginner 52\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skills: First-order Alchemist: Grain Bigu Powder Grandmaster 540\u002F1000, Zhongmiao Pill Beginner 37\u002F100]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Achievement Points: 1 point]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It went up! It went up!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having a panel that displayed attributes in real-time was great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen could observe his state at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he checked last time, the realm column was Qi Refining Stage 3: 76\u002F100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After refining the Qi-Nurturing Pill, it went up by two full points, reaching 78.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, Luo Chen also discovered that the attributes displayed on this panel were not the same standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For techniques, spells, and skills, they were all proficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for lifespan and realm, they were progress bars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he completely refined this bottle of pills, the progress bar should be able to reach 96\u002F100, and the distance to breaking through to the fourth layer would not be far at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The proficiency of the Changchun Technique is also rising very fast; with the help of Soul-Calming Incense, it should soon reach the perfect level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Fireball Technique produced a qualitative change when it reached the perfect level. Then, what changes will the Changchun Technique produce after reaching the perfect level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen was very expectant!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Luo Chen entered that regular life again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regular, but not boring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pill after pill refined, that was the growth of wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The refining of Qi-Nurturing Pills, that was the improvement of cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The growth of proficiency in Fireball Technique and Carefree Travel, that was the strengthening of combat power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This visible, continuous climbing was simply addictive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn't consider the limited resources and external dangers, Luo Chen would even be willing to cultivate quietly like this for a lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later, in the middle of the night, Luo Chen shuddered all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he opened his eyes with joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Changchun Technique proficiency has reached the perfect level!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder what changes there are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After resting a little, Luo Chen tried to run this technique again, feeling carefully, trying to find the difference from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, his expression was a bit strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The time has been shortened by half; it used to take an hour to run it completely, but now it only takes half an hour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The amount of spiritual energy refined has also doubled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the efficiency of spiritual energy absorption and transformation of a five-spiritual-root cultivator was taken as standard 1, a four-spiritual-root cultivator was about twice the standard, three-spiritual-root was four times the standard, and dual-spiritual-root was eight times the standard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen didn't know the specific standard for a single-spiritual-root cultivator, that is, a heaven-spiritual-root cultivator; he had never seen one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least it was twenty times the standard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there was a legend in the cultivation world that heaven-spiritual-root cultivators could build their foundation in ten years without taking any pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was truly terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why didn't those sects recruit Luo Chen before? Age was one aspect, but the main reason was that his five-spiritual-root aptitude dragged him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any external aid, it would take him at least two hundred years to build his foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the lifespan limit of a Qi Refining cultivator was only 120 or 130.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the efficiency of the Changchun Technique in absorbing and transforming spiritual energy had doubled!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that his current aptitude could already be compared to a four-spiritual-root cultivator, and without relying on external aid, he only needed a hundred years to build his foundation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is good news, meaning that my speed of recovering spiritual energy has greatly accelerated, and I can have more spiritual power to improve spell proficiency.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I cannot be arrogant and complacent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say it’s comparable to a four-spiritual-root cultivator, but four-spiritual-root is also waste aptitude. And I only have forty-eight years of lifespan left, and foundation building is even more remote. So, just bitter cultivation alone won't work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the final analysis, one still has to take pills!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking pills requires spirit stones, and not everyone can afford Qi-Nurturing Pills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plan to earn spirit stones cannot stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a hundred-year plan that will run through his life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After settling his mood, with the lingering scent of the burned Soul-Calming Incense, Luo Chen fell asleep peacefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was slightly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the misty plain by the creek, a figure rose and fell like a roc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time the figure flashed, it left behind trails of afterimages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fireball Technique, go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a low shout, a scorching fireball suddenly flew out, smashing a huge dirt pit on the overgrown plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure didn't stop, nor did he stop to check the results, continuing to dash to the other side with super-fast movement techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, just like before, he fired another Fireball Technique from an inclined angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Luo Chen stopped, the wasteland was a mess, and the pits of various sizes were emitting scorching heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catching his breath slightly, Luo Chen was very satisfied with today’s training results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer fantasized about flying through the sky and escaping the earth, or beheading people with a sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he began to imitate Wang Yuan’s combat mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yuan transitioned from martial arts to the immortal path, but his combat mode still retained some of the style from his mortal days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a strong physique for rapid movement, combined with sharp magic tools and various means to fight the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene of Wang Yuan dragging a broadsword, stepping on the rafters, and descending from the sky had really given him a great impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result of one against three was even more shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen was no fool; he quickly absorbed the advantages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Although I don't have strong close-combat ability, the perfect-level Fireball Technique has super-fast release speed and impressive power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With the help of Carefree Travel light-body technique, I can become a ruthless mobile turret.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I encounter an enemy that the Fireball Technique cannot break through, I still have two Soul-Breaking Nails as a trump card.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Close-quarters combat was simply too dangerous for the weak physique of a cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long-range mobile turret was relatively safe, capable of both attacking and fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through continuous practice these days, Luo Chen had initially determined his future combat style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once his realm improved, he could start increasing his practical combat experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that day was not far away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the refreshing morning breeze, Luo Chen leaped over the creek and returned home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alchemy, alchemy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he just wanted to make money! ===== CHAPTER 20 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1608,"2026-06-12T10:35:51.239Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","fe82d529e6a241630d9f53054a785c9807e5dc1689a71f8ba2b8d8b88fff34e3","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-20","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-18",1090,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-cover.jpg"]