Chapter 255: Sister, this is Fellow Daoist Dan Chenzi

Luo Chen smiled slightly and picked up a cup of wine himself.

"A temporary setback doesn't mean anything; with your strength, joining a major sect, it's not impossible to have a chance at Core Formation."

Chu Kui sneered.

"Forget it, I, Chu, have always been a lone wolf, and all my resources are earned by myself; I can't stand the constraints of a sect."

Luo Chen frowned.

With the opportunity for the Dao right in front of him, would he give it up just because he didn't want to be constrained?

If so, why act so sorrowful?

Seeing Luo Chen's confusion, Chu Kui sighed.

"In reality, even if I joined a major Jin Dan sect, so what?"

"These famous righteous sects wouldn't bestow precious Core Formation resources upon me."

"In the end, I am just an outsider."

Chu Kui pursed his lips, signaling Luo Chen to look at the entrance.

Xuan Yu of Mount Tao, who had just won the Core Formation elixir, was walking in surrounded by a group of Foundation Establishment True Cultivators.

Walking with the stride of a dragon and the step of a tiger, looking around with ease.

High-spirited, truly carefree!

"What's wrong?" Luo Chen didn't understand.

Chu Kui transmitted his voice: "Although this Xuan Yu was a rogue cultivator before, his aptitude is extremely high, and he also possesses the Dragon-Yang Body. Yet even such an existence is only fit to be a male concubine for the Peach Blossom Ancestor of the Hundred Flowers Palace."

"Don't look at how he manages Mount Tao and is infinitely glorious."

"However, when it comes to Core Formation, that Peach Blossom Ancestor didn't bestow him the Core Formation elixirs of the Hundred Flowers Palace. He still had to come out himself, laboring and relying on auctions to obtain them."

"Do you think that just by being able to fight, I would fare better than him in a major sect?"

"In cultivation, just being able to fight is useless."

These words left Luo Chen silent.

In the world of immortal cultivation, it wasn't that rogue cultivators had no way out.

Either they formed forces, or they served as guest elders for some small forces.

The powerful ones would even have major sects actively recruit them to become honorary elders.

But years had passed, and he truly hadn't heard of many famous high-level rogue cultivators in the Jade Cauldron Domain.

The only Jin Dan rogue cultivator he had seen, Lu Jiushi.

Was used as a pawn by a Jin Dan True Person of the Falling Cloud Sect because of his greed for the Demon Locking Tower and the Rotten Chess.

In the end, he died miserably under the sword of the sword cultivator Pang Renxiong.

Now that Chu Kui had revealed these secrets, it made him feel even more deeply about the plight of rogue cultivators.

"Under the jurisdiction of a sect, rogue cultivators have a certain way out, but no day to get ahead."

"How should I conduct myself in the future?"

In Luo Chen's silence, Chu Kui drank a few more cups of wine, then got up to build connections.

This was his main purpose for attending the banquet.

Usually, he relied on the Discussion Platform to earn some resources.

But the bulk actually came from relying on extensive connections to do some dirty work for others, from which he collected huge rewards.

Having done this kind of thing too much, he also had quite a few enemies outside.

Therefore, he usually cultivated in seclusion in Tianlan Immortal City and rarely left the city.

He didn't want to join a major sect, and there was also this aspect of the reason.

Being constrained by a sect and listening to others' orders would mean losing his freedom, and those enemies would easily find trouble for him.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, what are you thinking about?"

A gentle voice came to his ear, and Luo Chen woke up, looking at the person who had come.

It was Xuan Yunzi, a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator of the Green Elixir Valley.

"Just some trivial matters."

Luo Chen shook his head, then said: "I must also thank you for the invitation you gave me, which allowed me to have a bountiful harvest at this auction."

Xuan Yunzi waved his hand and smiled: "With your family background, Fellow Daoist, even without that invitation, you would have returned fully loaded, no need to thank me."

This auction was jointly organized by the Ice Fortress and the Green Elixir Valley.

Xuan Yunzi knew the transactions involved better than anyone.

Luo Chen and the Luo Tian Society under his command had spent seventeen or eighteen thousand spirit stones in these short three days.

This was not something an ordinary small force could do.

"Fellow Daoist, are you an alchemist?"

Suddenly, Xuan Yunzi asked out of the blue.

Luo Chen nodded gently.

The fact that he was an alchemist was not a secret.

It was just not as famous as it was during the Great River Workshop period.

The name Dan Chenzi was thunderous in the Great River Workshop, but in Tianlan Immortal City, it was insignificant.

Having received Luo Chen's personal confirmation, Xuan Yunzi seemed interested.

"Did you refine the Jade Marrow Pill?"

"Mm."

"Then, did you also refine the Myriad Wonder Pill?"

Luo Chen was about to nod, but suddenly felt a stir in his heart.

"Are you very interested in the Myriad Wonder Pill, Fellow Daoist?"

Xuan Yunzi said somewhat unnaturally: "A mere first-tier elixir, I naturally don't take it to heart. It's just that I've been researching a water-fire balancing elixir formula recently, and by chance obtained a Myriad Wonder Pill, deeply feeling the principle of yin-yang harmony within it. So, I wanted to discuss it with you."

Insincere!

With Luo Chen's intentional perception, he easily judged that the other party's intention was not here.

Especially!

When Luo Chen first saw the other party, his spiritual eyes detected the coexistence of vitality and death intent on the other party.

At that time, Luo Chen looked at the other party several times with great confusion.

Now, the other party happened to mention the Myriad Wonder Pill.

This elixir formula was completely not in the style of the Jade Cauldron Domain, and several of the refining materials involved specialties from outside the domain.

Especially the main material, North Sea Jade Yao Pillar, which was only sold by the Hundred Herbs Hall under the Medicine King Sect.

Originally, this elixir formula was obtained by his predecessor from the remains of a member of the Medicine King Sect...

His wandering thoughts suddenly converged.

Luo Chen smiled: "The Myriad Wonder Pill you bought was not refined by me, but by a female alchemist in my Luo Tian Society; it just bears my name."

Xuan Yunzi was stunned, then suddenly realized.

This situation was extremely common in the world of immortal cultivation.

After all, products endorsed by famous people were often more popular.

Like Luo Chen in the Great River Workshop before, he had seen many magic tools and treasures, many of which claimed to be personally refined by the master craftsman Huyan Zhuo of Tianfan City.

A Jin Dan True Person, where would they find so much time to refine magic tools every day?

It was just falsely claiming the name!

Suddenly, Luo Chen changed the subject.

"However, I have also studied this elixir formula for a long time."

"I find the processing of that water-attribute main material to be particularly strange, and I've tried to refine it many times, but it always feels wrong."

"But in the hands of that female cultivator, it always has unexpected effects."

"Fellow Daoist, do you know why this is?"

Xuan Yunzi listened curiously and then gave his own answer.

"In the world of immortal cultivation, some medicinal materials do indeed have special habits. Either they need to be processed on the spot, or several medicinal materials need to be mixed to grind away their sharpness... Like the situation you mentioned, it belongs to a case of avoiding yang but not yin."

"But the Jade Yao Pillar is only an ordinary first-tier medicinal material; logically speaking, it shouldn't have this habit."

"Perhaps it's because of your improper refining technique!"

"When you go back, you can try the alchemy technique called 'Washing Creek Hand' to process it, it might have an effect."

Luo Chen "suddenly realized."

"Thank you for clearing my doubts, Fellow Daoist!"

"If I succeed in refining it, I will definitely visit to thank you!"

"Ha, it's just a trivial matter, no need to thank me." Xuan Yunzi waved his hand and was about to continue saying something when his peripheral vision paused.

He showed a reluctant smile, "Fellow Daoist, I see a few old friends, I'll go over first."

"Mm, go ahead!" Luo Chen nodded repeatedly.

"By the way, I live in Cave Mansion B-3 on Tianlan Peak; when you have free time, you can come find me to exchange alchemy insights."

After saying this, he left directly.

Behind him, Luo Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

He only said "water-attribute main material," but he didn't say "Jade Yao Pillar"!

Regarding the main materials of elixirs, Luo Chen's philosophy was to keep them as secret as possible.

Ordinary people wouldn't know what the main materials of the Myriad Wonder Pill were.

Due to the large quantity.

The Hundred Herbs Hall might know.

But the Hundred Herbs Hall was an industry of the Medicine King Sect, and the Green Elixir Valley also operated an elixir and medicinal material business, and their relationship was definitely not harmonious.

The other party couldn't have found out from this aspect.

If they figured it out themselves?

This was also unlikely!

Elixirs in the world of immortal cultivation were not as simple as just kneading medicinal materials together.

Many times, they were refined by extracting the spiritual energy containing medicinal properties from the elixir.

To easily distinguish the constituent materials from an elixir, one would need at least master-level alchemy attainments!

Obviously, Xuan Yunzi, like him, Luo Chen, was only a second-tier alchemist.

Even Luo Chen, because of the proficiency panel, had attainments far exceeding his in certain specific elixirs.

Even Luo Chen couldn't easily distinguish the main materials of unfamiliar elixirs.

How could Xuan Yunzi?

In other words, the reason the other party knew that the North Sea Jade Yao Pillar was the main material of the Myriad Wonder Pill was most likely only one.

He had seen the elixir formula for the Myriad Wonder Pill!

But this elixir formula, besides Luo Chen and the member of the Medicine King Sect who died in the cave, not many people had seen it.

Tang Quan and Mi Li in the Luo Tian Society had seen it.

But Xuan Yunzi was not a member of the Luo Tian Society.

Recalling the trip to Yuanzhao Kingdom, the corpse of that member of the Medicine King Sect had disappeared.

In Luo Chen's mind, a guess faintly emerged.

"Vitality and death intent coexist, not in the physical body, but in the soul."

"Focusing on the Myriad Wonder Pill, and most likely having seen the elixir formula."

"Possession?"

Just as Luo Chen was pondering.

Two figures arrived beside him without him noticing.

"Sister, this is the Fellow Daoist Dan Chenzi I mentioned to you before!"

Luo Chen was startled, looking at the person who had come, and asked in surprise: "Fellow Daoist Tao? When did you come to Tianlan Immortal City?"

The person who came was Tao Yisheng.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Green Elixir Valley, who had been on duty in Yuanzhao Kingdom before, and Luo Chen had had some contact with him.

They had even exchanged alchemy insights all night.

"I've been here for a while."

"I wanted to visit you two days ago, but the president of your Luo Tian Society told me you were in seclusion."

"Finally saw you today."

Tao Yisheng seemed quite excited.

When speaking, his face was full of joy.

"Sister, this is Luo Chen, the friend I mentioned before whose alchemy skills are very powerful."

"Fellow Daoist Luo, this is my own sister, Tao Wan!"

In fact, as early as the first sentence, Luo Chen had noticed the woman standing next to Tao Yisheng.

Dressed in green, with a tall figure.

A melon-seed face, long eyebrows.

At this moment, looking at Luo Chen, her clear eyes held a look of suspicion.

"Luo Chen, met Fellow Daoist Tao Wan." Luo Chen greeted her in advance, his tone quite polite.

The spiritual power fluctuations emitted by the other party were truly those of a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

And the other party's strength and fame were also widely spread in Tianlan Immortal City.

On the Genius List, this woman and Chu Kui were ranked one after the other, and her combat ability was not inferior at all!

Tao Wan glanced to the side and frowned: "Are you very close with He Yun?"

He Yun?

Xuan Yunzi's real name.

Luo Chen raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "It's alright, Fellow Daoist, do you have any advice?"

Tao Wan's suspicion deepened.

Beside her, Tao Yisheng finally realized something was wrong, and he quietly tugged at Tao Wan's sleeve.

"Sister, this is my friend, who became friends with me before He Yun."

His tone was almost pleading.

Seeing this scene, Luo Chen felt increasingly uncomfortable.

This woman was a bit strange!

Perhaps to take care of Tao Yisheng's face, Tao Wan's expression softened a bit, no longer as aggressive as before.

She nodded to Luo Chen, "Advice is not the word, just curious. The He family of Yu Xuan and my Tao family don't have a very good relationship, so I asked."

No apology, just an explanation for why she had asked so aggressively before.

Luo Chen twitched his mouth, "Sorry, I don't know much about the grudges between you."

With a low realm, and being the sister of a "friend," Luo Chen still gave the other party enough face.

Tao Wan nodded and was about to say something, but her open mouth closed.

A figure hurried through the increasingly lively banquet hall and headed straight for them.

"Fellow Daoist Luo Chen, our Ice Fortress Elder requests your presence!"

The speaker was Shi Boying, her tone neither high nor low, and normal people could hear it.

As her words fell.

In the hall, one gaze after another fell on Luo Chen, intentionally or unintentionally.

Luo Chen's expression remained unchanged, "Please lead the way, Fellow Daoist."

Led by Shi Boying, the two walked through the hall, letting those gazes follow.

In the original corner.

Tao Yisheng was full of displeasure.

"Sister, he is a rare friend I've made since leaving the sect, and he is also an alchemist with very powerful alchemy skills."

"How could you treat him with that attitude."

Tao Wan didn't answer, but narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at Luo Chen's departing back.

Long eyelashes covered the emotions in her eyes.

……

It was already late at night.

In the long, narrow passage, the lights were still bright.

Under the reflection of those pieces of black ice, Luo Chen, who was behind Shi Boying, had his expression constantly changing.

Finally, it settled into calm.

"The Peerless Fairy is Dantai Jin's master; she has no other reason to see me, only the Jade Dew Pill!"

With his mind settled, Luo Chen felt less anxious.

Soon, Shi Boying brought Luo Chen to a hall with a deep chill.

"Please, the Elder is inside."

Luo Chen straightened his collar, smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes, and walked in generously.

After entering, before he had time to look at the head of the hall.

That familiar voice came to his ear.

"Did you refine the Jade Dew Pill?"

Compared to the auction, the tone was colder, more like Dantai Jin.

No!

Or rather, Dantai Jin's voice was more like this Jin Dan True Person.

Luo Chen took a deep breath and said with his head lowered: "It was indeed refined by me."

"Can you increase the number of pills produced?"

"In the short term, no."

The exchange was interrupted once.

In the deep, cold hall, there was only an indescribable silence.

Wisps of Jin Dan-stage momentum spread from the inside out.

Luo Chen, whose soul was already exhausted, felt as if his soul was about to freeze under this momentum, and even his thoughts slowed down a lot.

Until the Peerless Fairy spoke again.

"In the short term, no, which means you are confident in increasing the success rate!"

Not a question, but an affirmation.

Suddenly, a thick book fell in front of Luo Chen, floating quietly.

"This is the alchemy experience written by a guest elder of my Ice Fortress before his death, containing everything from the first to the third tier. Study it and increase the success rate of the Jade Dew Pill as soon as possible."

Luo Chen was stunned, and he didn't react for a while.

"Also, your soul is too weak; you can't even withstand a trace of my momentum."

"This is Ice God Jade; wearing it for a long time will help you improve your soul foundation."

Luo Chen was dumbfounded.

Was this his long-lost mother?

Being so good to him.

No!

To take, one must first give!

The other party was just a normal exchange of interests.

Sure enough, the following words confirmed Luo Chen's judgment.

"Ten years from now, I want you to stably supply my Peerless lineage with Jade Dew Pills, no less than one thousand per year!"

"The more the quantity, the better; the higher the quality, the better. Can you do it?"

Looking at the book and jade in front of him.

Luo Chen took a deep breath.

He slowly but firmly raised his head.

His clear gaze met the cold, ruthless ice eyes.

"I need a top-grade elixir cauldron, and I need the help of second-tier earth fire!"

"Granted!"

……

When Luo Chen walked out of the palace, his expression was still somewhat dazed.

The harvest of the whole day today was really a bit too outrageous.

So much so that he hadn't fully recovered yet.

And when Shi Lan came to his side, he almost couldn't hold it together.

"Senior Luo Chen, the second-tier high-grade cave mansion you reserved, I've booked it for you!"