Chapter 242: Renting, Vassalage, the Declining Lianyun Commercial Alliance

... n Tianlan Peak, in a cave dwelling.

A man wearing a loose Daoist robe sat cross-legged.

His lips opened and closed, and between his inhalations, the surrounding spiritual energy gathered towards him like a stream flowing backward.

There was even sandalwood incense, constantly emitting a refreshing fragrance.

Suddenly.

The man opened his eyes leisurely.

In his eyes, there was a faint joy.

More than a year has passed.

The effect of the Grandmaster-level "Yimu Medicine King Sutra" has finally manifested.

Besides the initial amplification of wood-attribute magic spells.

It also added an effect of nourishing oneself.

He could feel that after more than a year, the spiritual power refined by the Grandmaster-level "Yimu Medicine King Sutra" made his physique become more resilient and robust, full of vitality.

In the past, during the cultivation process, Luo Chen had injured his own body more than once.

Such as meridians, such as internal organs, etc.

At that time, he relied on pills and spirit liquids to let them repair.

But in fact, there were still some hidden injuries.

Now, these hidden injuries have also been gradually repaired by the spiritual power refined during the operation of the technique.

"No wonder the name of this technique contains the words Medicine King."

"I thought it just took the name of the Medicine King Sect before, but I didn't expect it to really carry a self-repair function."

"In this way, I can be bolder in the process of cultivation in the future!"

The saying that Qi refiners don't care much about the body is correct, but also wrong.

High-level cultivators don't care that much.

Because they have reached the realm of soul existence and self-immortality.

But for cultivators like Foundation Establishment who are relatively low-level, the body is still very important.

All along, Luo Chen has attached great importance to it.

Whether it is Peiyuan Spirit Liquid, Golden Quality Jade Liquid, or even the health-preserving boxing techniques he practiced from Wang Yuan's secret manual, they are all enhancing the physique to avoid major damage during the cultivation process.

Now the Grandmaster-level "Yimu Medicine King Sutra" comes with a function to repair the body.

It's simply like a pillow when you are sleepy!

"Speaking of which, I'm about to break through, right!"

Besides surprise, Luo Chen clicked on the attribute panel.

【Lifespan: 37/170】

【Spirit Root: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth】

【Realm: Foundation Establishment 2nd Layer 87/100】

【Technique: Yimu Medicine King Sutra Grandmaster 660/1000, Mingshen Posha Grandmaster 650/1000, Ten Thousand Beast Sutra 10/100】

【Magic Spell: Second-tier: Mountain Collapse Proficient 150/200, Glazed Sky Curtain Proficient 102/200

First-tier: Healing Technique Grandmaster 950/1000, Earth Mountain Technique Perfect 450/500, Wave Technique Perfect 450/500, Sound Insulation Technique Perfect 400/500, Soul-Stunning Technique Proficient 270/300, Great Perfection Magic Spell】

【Pill Technique: Great Perfection Zheyushou, Suxin Hand Grandmaster 800/1000, Huanxi Hand Perfect 330/500, Huayun Hand Proficient 250/300, Qingyuan Miaodan Method Proficient 280/300】

【Martial Arts: Kaishan Pobei Palm Great Perfection, Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers Perfect 400/500, Wang Family Secret Manual Proficient 120/200】

【Skill: Second-tier Pill Refiner: Grain Bigu Powder Great Perfection, Zhongmiao Pill Great Perfection, Jade Marrow Pill Great Perfection, Burning Blood Pill Proficient 204/300, Tongyou Pill Proficient 122/200, Diliujiang Entry 3/100, Jade Dew Pill Entry 80/100】

【Achievement Points: 5】

Following the expanded page.

Luo Chen found that his age had passed another year, but the lifespan limit had also increased by five years, reaching 170 years.

This was not something that happened recently.

But it grew slowly during this year.

It has nothing to do with cultivation progress, it was passively improved after the Grandmaster-level "Yimu Medicine King Sutra" repaired all hidden injuries in the body.

After all, a healthy body means living longer!

The truth is just that simple.

He didn't care about this, but focused his attention on the realm column.

"It's only 13 progress bars away from the 3rd layer of Foundation Establishment!"

With a sigh, Luo Chen estimated how much longer it would take to break through the realm.

He used the cultivation speed of this year as a standard.

With the assistance of second-tier low-grade cave dwelling, Rising Dragon Pill, Grandmaster-level technique, and even Fierce God Incense, it takes about seven to eight days to increase one progress bar.

This speed has completely exceeded the initial reliance on techniques and cave dwellings.

The cultivation speed has been improved by more than two times.

Especially after adding Fierce God Incense, he can run his natal technique twice more every day.

This is another improvement compared to relying on Rising Dragon Pills.

The process is very trivial.

But Luo Chen can cultivate quickly despite his poor aptitude.

It is by relying on these external resources, improving bit by bit.

Even, he still feels unsatisfied.

"Thirteen progress bars, seven to eight days to increase one, which means it will take at least three months!"

After reaching this conclusion.

Luo Chen couldn't help but sigh in relief.

For the Qi Refining stage he once was, perhaps he would feel that three months is like a year.

But having already reached Foundation Establishment, this little time is just a blink of an eye!

After determining the realm.

Luo Chen didn't pay much attention to those magic spells.

In the past year or so, besides cultivation, he basically spent all his time on pill refining.

So much so that his magic spells didn't improve much.

Only one first-tier Healing Technique brushed a lot of proficiency.

Brushing this thing was mainly because after the "Yimu Medicine King Sutra" reached Grandmaster level, it added an effect of doubling the power of wood-attribute magic spells.

Therefore, he wanted to brush it to Great Perfection.

It just so happened that there was indeed such a condition.

The Pill Hall now uses first-tier earth fire for pill refining.

This is completely different from the wood firewood in the Xieyue Valley period and the ordinary earth fire in the Xiaohuan Mountain period.

It itself contains great danger.

Those cultivators in the Pill Hall were often burned while assisting him in pill refining.

One of them was even disfigured by the sudden rise of earth fire.

In this situation, Luo Chen simply brushed the proficiency of the Healing Technique, and by the way, won over a wave of hearts.

Now, it is only fifty points of proficiency away from Great Perfection.

Spending a little time, he can brush it full.

Among all skills, the ones with the largest increase belong to those pill techniques!

Such large-scale pill refining, the speed of pill technique improvement is unimaginable.

In one year, Suxin Hand is almost perfect.

Huanxi Hand jumped directly from proficient level, skipped mastery, and reached perfect level, not far from Grandmaster level.

Even the Huayun Hand that was obtained last, now has 250 points of proficiency.

The improvement of these pill techniques.

Seems to have no direct impact on Luo Chen's cultivation strength.

But in fact, it greatly improved his speed of earning spirit stones.

Now every time he refines pills, whether it is Jade Marrow Pills or Tongyou Pills, he can shorten the time by one-third.

Even the Jade Dew Pills he just started not long ago, shortened from refining one furnace a day to more than half a day.

Luo Chen even felt that if he could raise Huanxi Hand and Huayun Hand to Grandmaster level, the refining efficiency of Tongyou Pills and Jade Dew Pills would also be greatly improved.

These two pills, because the number of pills per furnace is small, and the refining difficulty is great.

Caused him to brush proficiency very slowly.

Last year, Jade Marrow Pill refining only occupied seven months.

The remaining five months were basically spent on Tongyou Pills and Jade Dew Pills.

Especially Jade Dew Pills.

No way, there is now a requirement to supply Tantai Jin with five bottles of Jade Dew Pills every year.

And it is clear that the other party's demand will only get bigger and bigger later, he must increase the output.

"Women, their appetite is always so big, hard to satisfy."

"The other party can tolerate it for a short time, but if it's a long time, if it's still this output, I won't be able to hold on."

Luo Chen sees it very clearly.

Now he can borrow the tiger's prestige, relying on Jade Dew Pills.

If he wants the Luotian Society and the Ice Fortress to maintain the current sweet relationship, or even go further, then the output of Jade Dew Pills must be increased!

But pills are not reached to Great Perfection, or even Grandmaster level.

He cannot refine on a large scale.

Can only rely on himself to grind proficiency bit by bit.

Other pill refiners in the immortal cultivation world, I assume it's the same!

Even to say, many pill refiners are far inferior to Luo Chen, unable to command others to help while refining.

It is very difficult to refine a certain pill to high-grade, and the output is not stable enough.

Only those true pill refining masters can barely compare with Luo Chen.

And this!

Is also one of the reasons why he dared to forcibly squeeze into the low-grade pill market of Tianlan Immortal City.

Among those Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment forces, there are no pill refining masters who can be brought out.

Having a second-tier pill refiner is already considered to have deep foundations.

"Speaking of which, I don't know what step the Zheng family of Gunlong Ridge has reached?"

The next day.

Luo Chen packed up and prepared to go out.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, he suddenly found that the cave dwelling rented by Li Yixian was full of people.

Frowning, he walked over.

"Senior Luo!"

As he approached, the Li family cultivators soon reacted.

Luo Chen looked at them strangely, "What are you doing"

The Li family cultivators were a little embarrassed and pointed inside.

"The cave dwelling is due, we are moving out."

Due

Moving out?

Luo Chen asked suspiciously: "Did Fellow Daoist Li Yixian not renew the lease? By the way, I haven't seen her for a year, where did she go?"

The Li family cultivators said respectfully: "Our ancestor is now a guest of the Lianyun Commercial Alliance, leading the family cultivators to do things for the Lianyun Commercial Alliance. Because she is away for a long time, there is no need to renew the lease here."

Doing things for the Lianyun Commercial Alliance!

Luo Chen's expression tightened.

How dare Li Yixian!

After arriving at Tianlan Immortal City, Luo Chen also sent people to inquire about the Lianyun Commercial Alliance.

This force with more than a dozen Foundation Establishment true cultivators was indeed the hegemon-level existence in Tianlan Immortal City besides the big sects in the past!

Their business is spread across more than a dozen markets of various sizes!

Even to say, Luo Chen also knew that they had secretly recruited a Golden Core rogue cultivator named Lu Jiusi.

However, times have changed.

The Lianyun Commercial Alliance has long lost its former glory.

Because it involved the war between the Luoyun Sect and the Yuding Sword Sect, they were suspected of being dark pieces arranged by the Luoyun Sect in the Yuding Domain early on.

Therefore, they were specially targeted by the Yuding Sword Sect.

Even if no Yuding sword cultivators took action, the vassal forces of the Sword Sect took ruthless actions.

Up to now, the Lianyun Commercial Alliance only has five great Foundation Establishment true cultivators left.

The rest were either killed in the initial conflict or ran away after leaving the Lianyun Commercial Alliance later.

In this process, the Luoyun Sect did not take action to help once.

It can be seen that they actually don't have such a deep relationship with the Luoyun Sect.

"When the Sword Sect suspects you are a dog of the Luoyun Sect, you had better really be one!"

It was precisely in this situation.

Even when Luo Chen was not firmly established, he didn't have the thought of contacting his old friend Elder Zhou Qing, he didn't want to have anything to do with the Lianyun Commercial Alliance.

But I didn't expect Li Yixian to be so bold!

Looking at the Li family cultivators who were packing up the cave dwelling and preparing to leave.

From their faces, the arrogance of being a disciple of the Li family in Dahe Market was gone, Luo Chen vaguely perceived the truth.

Perhaps, it was forced by life!

Sure enough, when Luo Chen asked where the Li family lived now, the other party gave the answer.

"We live in Xiaoyun Mountain now, if Senior Luo wants to find our Li family ancestor, you can go to Xiaoyun Mountain."

Xiaoyun Mountain, a small mountain containing thin spiritual energy.

Most importantly, this mountain is part of the Lianyun Mountain Range.

It can be seen that it was the Lianyun Commercial Alliance that provided the Li family with a place to stay.

Luo Chen shook his head, he didn't want to get involved in this muddy water.

After leaving the words "Fellow Daoist Li is back, I will meet with you", he drifted away.

Watching Luo Chen's dashing back, the Li family cultivators couldn't help but show envy.

Now the reputation of the Luotian Society has gradually risen in the immortal city.

The cultivators under his command are also radiant and full of hope for the future.

Unlike them, living a tight life.

Also often performing tasks, with huge life danger.

Who can blame this?

Is it blaming the ancestor Li Yixian for being incompetent?

But everyone knows that she has done very well, and even in order to earn a place for the Li family to cultivate, she sold her life to the precarious Lianyun Commercial Alliance.

It can only be said that being Foundation Establishment true cultivators, there is also a gap!

On the wide street.

The flow of people is like weaving, flying boats like shuttles.

In just a year or two, a new means of transportation has appeared in the immortal city.

It is a small flying boat launched by Wanbao Building, containing high, middle, and low grades.

Besides flying, it can also travel on land in the immortal city, and it is popular among the wealthy after launch.

However, there is also a gap between flying boats!

Like Luo Chen's Langqi flying boat, it is a top-grade magic tool.

When it is big, it can carry thousands of people.

When it is small, it is fast, and there is a concealment formation, not letting passersby see the appearance inside.

Even now, Wanbao Building has not launched a second Langqi flying boat.

It can be seen that the maid's special refining at that time was indeed an exaggeration.

The Langqi flying boat itself was refined according to the magic treasure specification, but it failed, so it became a top-grade magic tool.

Driving on the wide street, Luo Chen was still thinking about the Li family.

More than a year ago, Li Yixian's sound transmission talisman was estimated to be a difficult choice she encountered back then.

It's a pity that he was in a closed-door state at that time and didn't get the news at the first time.

Luo Chen was also helpless.

Individuals have their own fate.

The alliance of traveling together to Tianlan Immortal City, helping each other and moving forward together, is considered over.

That time he invited her and Nangong Jin to help the Luotian Society was considered to have settled the kindness Luo Chen had shown them along the way.

As for now...

The flying boat stopped suddenly.

Luo Chen jumped out of the boat, and the flying boat shrank in an instant and was put into the storage bag.

This scene caused surprise among the cultivators around.

He didn't care about this, and walked alone to the crossroads.

"Which family's cultivators are you? Give me a flyer!"

Yes!

At the crossroads, besides the Danxia Hall cultivators distributing flyers, there were others.

Perceiving Luo Chen's Foundation Establishment pressure.

The cultivator distributing the flyer swallowed his saliva and carefully handed over a flyer.

"We are cultivators of the Zheng family of Gunlong Ridge."

"Does the senior want to learn about the pills refined by the Zheng family? Although they are all first-tier, it is also excellent for the senior to buy them for the younger disciples."

"Moreover, our family head personally took action, and now can stably supply high-grade Fire Ganoderma Pills. This is a good pill!"

"Our family head, as a second-tier pill refiner..."

As he spoke, the Zheng family cultivators also became bolder.

Even, they started to solicit business.

Luo Chen looked at him in surprise.

This enthusiastic appearance is rarely seen!

In the past, he could only see it in a batch of outer disciples trained by the Luotian Society.

I didn't expect the Zheng family to do this.

He simply glanced at the flyer, which was much the same as the one drawn by the Luotian Society.

Even, the back was also drawn like a cat and a tiger, marking the route map to the Zheng family's pill shop.

"It seems that the Zheng family also has capable people!"

"Second-tier pill refiner, Zheng Kejian?"

Luo Chen's mouth raised slightly, the development of things is moving forward along the direction he envisioned.

Even to say, because of the leadership of this wise family head Zheng Kejian, the speed of this progress has become a wild gallop.

"That's good too!"

"Let's see who will be the ones laughing last!"