Chapter 194

"Three months later, leave Dahe Market!"

The sudden decision caught everyone off guard.

Even some who had just arrived thought they hadn't heard clearly, and their faces showed confusion.

Qin Qin Liangchen asked suspiciously: "Leave Dahe Market? Is it you, Society Master, or all of us together?"

The words were on the tip of his tongue, and it should have been "Luo Chen."

But subconsciously, it changed to "Society Master."

This unnatural scene, however, was not noticed by anyone.

Luo Chen looked at him and said lightly: "It can be me alone, or it can be all of us together, it just depends on how you choose."

The implication.

Was that he, Luo Chen, was definitely leaving.

If the cultivators of the Luo Tian Society were willing to follow him, then they would leave together.

If they weren't willing, he wouldn't force them.

Hearing these words, everyone looked at each other.

"Why?"

The one who spoke was Duan Feng, who hadn't been seen for a long time.

Three years had passed, and he was less youthful and vigorous than before, becoming increasingly steady.

He had even grown a short beard on his chin.

And this question of his was also what everyone wanted to ask.

The Luo Tian Society had finally reached its current stage with great difficulty.

Owning the two major spiritual lands of Mount Xiaohuan Mountain and Xieyue Valley.

The number of cultivators under its command exceeded three hundred.

Businesses, connections, and territories in all aspects were gradually getting on the right track.

Now, he said he would leave just like that.

Who was willing?

Who could bear to?

Facing everyone's doubts, Luo Chen's expression was calm.

But the words he said were extremely heavy.

"A ghost king-level existence has appeared in the Ghost City, and although it is suppressed by the means left by the Core Formation True Person, it is only a matter of time before it breaks out."

"According to my judgment, in the shortest half a year, and at longest one year, it will inevitably break out!"

"Dahe Market is no longer a good place!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

In the shock, expressions of horror appeared on everyone's faces.

Ghost king-level existence!

That is a powerful existence comparable to the Core Formation stage of the immortal path.

And unlike ghost cultivators who take the initiative to turn to the ghost path, the ghost king in Dahe Market must have been formed by the absorption of huge yin and evil energy by fierce ghosts and resentful spirits after death.

How much intelligence such an existence has is hard to say.

But for any living being, it has a natural aggressiveness.

If this is really the case, then Dahe Market can no longer be called an evil land.

In the future, it will inevitably become a dead land.

President Sima Hui Niang said in horror: "Could it be the strange movement in the Ghost City yesterday?"

Suddenly, everyone thought of the earth-shaking movement in the Ghost City yesterday.

At that time, all cultivators near Dahe Market sensed it.

But later, the movement gradually dissipated.

Low-grade loose cultivators could not enter the Ghost City to detect, so they could only suppress their doubts in their hearts.

Now it seems that it was probably just a sign that the ghost king was about to be born.

After Luo Chen nodded solemnly.

Everyone couldn't help but despair.

If this is really the case, then they really have to leave this hometown of Dahe Market.

Luo Chen didn't say a word, leaving enough time for everyone to accept this reality.

His gaze swept over everyone.

Suddenly, his gaze paused.

At the end of the great hall, a young man who was seven parts familiar was holding Mi Li's hand tightly.

Frowning, Luo Chen withdrew his gaze.

He said straight to the point:

"Although according to my judgment, it will take at least half a year for the ghost king to break out."

"But we can't cut the time so tightly, otherwise if it breaks out early, it will be a disaster."

"Three months!"

"Three months of time, pack up the loose ends, leave Dahe Market, and find another place to cultivate."

Luo Chen's words echoed in the great hall.

After accepting the existence of the ghost king, everyone's shock gradually dissipated.

They began to seriously think about where they should go.

The life of a loose cultivator who fights alone and has no one to rely on is absolutely impossible.

Now that Luo Chen is willing to take them with him, it is undoubtedly the best thing.

Listening to Luo Chen's words, everyone's mood gradually became calm.

With a leader, many things are no longer so confused.

The only thing that still confuses everyone is one thing.

"Cough cough......"

Yuan Po asked tremblingly: "Society Master, where should we go?"

"So, you want to form a Daoist couple with Mi Li?"

In the great hall, it was empty.

Only Luo Chen, who was sitting high in the position, and Qu Qu Lingjun, who was kneeling on the ground.

The clear and light words fell into his ears, but they were as heavy as a mountain.

Qu Qu Lingjun's body trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said firmly: "Disciple thinks so!"

Luo Chen looked at him indifferently, "How old are you this year? What is your cultivation realm?"

"Disciple is eighteen this year, at the fifth layer of Qi Refining."

Luo Chen's mouth twitched, "Twelve years of cultivation, six years have passed, and later there was the Luo Tian Society fully supporting your cultivation, and you are only at the fifth layer of Qi Refining."

"Disciple's aptitude is dull......"

"Since you know your aptitude is not good, why do you put your mind on these children's love?"

The latter sentence had a clearly heavy tone.

Qu Qu Lingjun's body trembled slightly, not daring to look directly at Luo Chen's gaze.

He was afraid of seeing that look of hating iron for not becoming steel.

He just lowered his head and said: "Sister Mi Li has been very good to me since I was young, and during the time you, Master, broke through to Foundation Establishment, it was also she who tried her best to teach me how to refine elixirs."

"In these three years, Grandpa's health has been getting worse and worse, and I couldn't let you down, Master, so I had to work hard to cultivate and refine elixirs. Many times, it was she who took care of my seriously ill grandfather for me."

"Two years ago, Grandpa passed away. That period of time was when I was most confused, and it was also she......"

That old man Qu Hancheng finally left.

His age was actually not very old.

But he had dark injuries from fighting with others in his early years, so he had always looked old and decrepit.

In that elixir furnace explosion, he was seriously injured in order to protect that middle-grade Jade Dew Elixir.

In the three years Luo Chen was in seclusion, he finally couldn't hold on.

He passed away.

And he didn't even have time to see him off.

Qu Qu Lingjun had been brought up by his grandfather since he was young.

It is conceivable that his mood at that time would be very sad.

Listening to these words, Luo Chen revealed a look of helplessness.

He didn't interrupt the other party's telling.

In fact, he, the master, was indeed not competent enough.

He had never personally taught the other party cultivation, and in terms of alchemy, except for the early examinations, he just threw a book of alchemy insights and left it at that.

By comparison, Mi Li was the true guide on Qu Qu Lingjun's alchemy path.

Although Qu Qu Lingjun has now reached the goal first and walked ahead of Mi Li.

But they also had the reality of master and apprentice.

After getting along for many years.

Even if Mi Li is not beautiful, it is normal for young people to have feelings for each other.

What makes him helpless is exactly this point.

At this age, having such a decision, it is hard to say whether he is rebellious or has his own opinions.

"Master, please fulfill us!"

I don't know when, the young man had already raised his head, looking up at the man above with firm eyes.

Luo Chen frowned, his cheeks slightly sunken.

After a long while, he sighed faintly.

"I will ask you three questions, answer me, and then make a decision."

"Master, please ask!"

"Do you hope to grow old with Mi Li and live and die together?"

"If we become Daoist couple, we should hold hands and grow old together."

"Then I will ask you again, do you hope to establish your foundation?"

"Since I embarked on the path of cultivation, I have made a vow to the Dao. When I became your apprentice, encouraged by you, Master, my heart for Foundation Establishment has been extremely firm."

"Hmm, very good. Then I will ask you one last question, based on your judgment, can Mi Li's aptitude establish a foundation?"

"She...... I'm afraid there is no hope."

Listening to the gradually falling voice.

Luo Chen shook his head.

"She is more than ten years older than you, and her aptitude is so inferior, and there is no supply of resources."

"If you establish your foundation at sixty, you will increase your lifespan by two hundred years, but she will pass away early."

"How to grow old together, how to grow old?"

"Have you thought about the future of personally setting up a tombstone for her?"

In the great hall, the young man was struck by lightning.

His body was stiff, kneeling on the ground.

His eyes were blank.

In a trance, he seemed to see the scene of personally setting up a stone tablet for his beloved wife and planting a green tree a hundred years later.

By his ears, Master's sigh echoed for a long time.

"You are shaken."

"No, I just......"

He stammered his lips, wanting to say something.

However, facing Luo Chen's deep gaze that seemed to be able to see through his soul, his eyes were no longer so firm.

"Young people's love, I can understand."

"But the Great Dao is long and far away, if there is no Daoist couple who can keep up with your pace, how can you talk about holding hands and growing old together?"

"It's just looking for trouble for yourself!"

With a wave of his hand, the door opened slowly.

Outside, it was already dusk, and the sky full of sunset clouds made the evening glow so brilliant.

A figure was kneeling outside the door, alone and helpless.

Looking at that figure, Luo Chen's heart was tugged.

This is also a pitiful person!

"I won't do the act of breaking up lovers."

"Wait until you reach the ninth layer of Qi Refining, and then come tell me the answer!"

Qu Qu Lingjun opened his mouth and finally only had a "Hmm."

He kowtowed to Luo Chen and left the Huanyu Hall.

In the great hall, it was empty.

Luo Chen sat alone on the wide chair, his expression extremely complicated.

The words he said to Qu Qu Lingjun were not a kind of analysis of himself.

Along the way.

His performance was increasingly excellent, and he was no longer the weak loose cultivator who was ignored by anyone back then.

He had strength, status, and reputation.

There were countless female cultivators who favored him.

Even his sister-in-law Murong Murong Qinglian had thought about introducing female cultivators to him.

If he were closer, there were also beauties like Gu Gu Caiyi who had a deep relationship with him.

To say that he had never been moved.

That was absolutely impossible!

He was not a saint who could remain unmoved.

Before crossing over, he was just a bitter social animal. When he talked about love, it ended without a problem because of the high housing prices in big cities.

By comparison.

The female cultivators in the cultivation world truly had their own styles, and there were few ugly ones.

Under such circumstances, what made him stick to himself was just a heart toward the Dao!

Before establishing his foundation, he had to keep his original yang body.

After achieving Foundation Establishment, he only felt that his vision and knowledge had suddenly opened up, and he no longer cared about the length of time.

Under such circumstances, if it was just to covet beauty, or for a moment of family warmth, and he hastily decided on a lifelong event.

Then in the future.

What awaited him was very likely to be—

"There is a loquat tree in the courtyard, planted by my wife in the year she died, and now it is already standing tall."

He didn't want to see that scene appear.

Watching his lover go from youthful to white-haired, and finally die in his arms.

That feeling, even if he hadn't experienced it, was definitely not good.

Therefore.

Since Foundation Establishment, Luo Chen had already made up his mind.

"If it's not love at first sight and extremely moved, I will never start a desire easily."

This is his determination.

But he also left himself a little way out.

After all, love is quite magical, who knows if he has any resistance when it comes.

Luo Chen smiled freely.

"In this life, even if I don't look for a demonic enchantress or a great sect fairy, I should at least have a Daoist couple who can keep up with my pace!"

The loose cultivators of Dahe Market suddenly discovered one thing.

The Luo Tian Society seems to be leaving?

Various medicinal materials were sold frantically.

Various low-grade magic treasures were sold all at once, regardless of the current market price.

Some hunting points in the Guyuan Mountain Range that had been occupied for several years were also sold to some small local loose cultivator forces as appropriate.

Not only that, even the Xieyue Valley, which had been operated for a long time, had its valley-guarding formation dismantled, looking like it was ready to leave at any time.

Such actions made the loose cultivators panic.

Some knowledgeable people even linked this matter to the sudden strange change in Dahe Ghost City back then.

They also sensed something wrong.

And in Mount Xiaohuan Mountain.

An alchemy conference was being held in full swing.

It was called a conference, but in reality, the main ones taking action were Luo Chen, Qu Qu Lingjun, and Mi Li.

"Look carefully, the most important step in refining Jade Dew Elixir is in this step of processing the main materials."

"And to process the Huan Jade, you must use the Folding Jade Hand, a type of elixir art."

"Pay attention to my next movements!"

In the huge elixir room.

The earth fire was burning fiercely, and Luo Chen stood in front of the elixir tripod, his hands crossing continuously like butterflies through flowers.

Strands of spiritual power, under his pulling, slowly permeated along the gaps on the surface of the Huan Jade.

Beside him, Qu Qu Lingjun and Mi Li opened their eyes wide, watching this scene without blinking.

If other alchemists were here, they would definitely be puzzled.

It is right for Luo Chen to teach Qu Qu Lingjun and demonstrate his alchemy art to him.

Master-apprentice inheritance!

But Mi Li, an "outsider," what qualifications does she have for this?

This is Luo Chen's act of "returning a peach for a plum."

Mi Li had taught Qu Qu Lingjun on his behalf for many years, and she had both merit and hard work.

However, she was limited by her alchemy talent and could only refine simple Grain-Grain Bigu Powder.

As a result, she hadn't improved much in treatment for so many years.

If she could learn something from Luo Chen's demonstration.

Even if it was just a little, she would benefit a lot.

By then, if she could refine first-grade elixirs on her own, that would be best.

Even if she couldn't, she could still help Qu Qu Lingjun with small tasks.

In this way, there would be a reason to improve her treatment.

Watching the two with his peripheral vision, Luo Chen sighed in his heart.

"After all, she is someone Qu Lingjun values, and Mi Mi Shuhua also 'supported me a lot' back then; letting Mi Li live comfortably also makes my mind clear."

After a demonstration.

Luo Chen stopped.

He let Qu Qu Lingjun complete the final elixir collection work.

"Master!"

"Forty elixirs refined, all high-grade!"

Qu Qu Lingjun was extremely excited, holding the wooden tray, his eyes full of worship.

This is his master!

With one move, he can refine high-grade elixirs at will.

Even an alchemy master would probably not be able to do this!

Compared to him.

He is really too far away.

Mi Li beside him also looked at Luo Chen with amazement.

This is Luo Chen! This is Alchemist Danchenzi!

Every time he takes action, he always brings shock to people.

It was the same when refining Grain-Grain Bigu Elixirs back then, and it was the same when refining high-grade Zhongmiao Pills.

Now, even high-grade Jade Dew Elixirs are refined with such ease!

Luo Chen waved his hand, not caring.

Instead, he looked at Qu Qu Lingjun seriously.

At this time, he had lost his previous firmness and maturity, and was full of enthusiasm for the Dao of Elixirs.

"How much did you learn?"

(End of chapter)