Chapter 256

Late at night.

Luo Chen returned to the cave dwelling on Tianlan Peak.

Bai Meiling had already prepared dinner for him.

It was second-tier monster meat specifically purchased for him by Sima Hui Niang, high-quality second-tier spiritual rice, and even the side dishes were vegetables containing spiritual energy.

In the past, Luo Chen was busy with cultivation and alchemy, so he often couldn't attend to dinner.

One day, he would only eat one meal.

Even when busy, he didn't eat or drink much; after Foundation Establishment, cultivators could already achieve Qi-serving and mist-dining, and simple grain-fasting.

But now Luo Chen had to return to a normal diet.

At least for the recent period, he had to be like this.

The simulation of the Ghost-God Questioning Heart Mirror caused him great damage and excessive consumption.

The sequelae caused were very large.

Just by going out to participate in the auction today, he had already noticed something wrong.

His thinking was too scattered, and his emotions couldn't be restrained freely.

When encountering things, he was often startled, with great ups and downs.

Especially when facing the Jin Dan True Person at the end, he couldn't even withstand a trace of pressure.

"This is not a good state, it must be adjusted back."

After eating the dinner clean, Luo Chen asked Bai Meiling about her research on the Soul-Gathering Banner.

Learning that there was no progress, he entered the quiet room.

Not for cultivation.

In this state, it was not suitable for cultivation.

Taking out a jade pendant, Luo Chen rubbed it for a while.

Fairy Jueqing's requirements were extremely harsh for ordinary alchemists.

From refining a type of elixir for the first time to needing an output of over one thousand per year in just ten short years, this was extremely difficult.

Especially since the Jade Yu Yu Ludan itself belonged to a second-tier elixir that was very difficult to refine.

But for him, it was not a difficult matter.

With the proficiency panel, he only needed to spend a little time to increase the pill refining rate.

This was also why he dared to open his mouth wide and ask for a top-grade pill cauldron and second-tier earth fire.

He had the confidence to meet the requirements.

It was just unexpected that the other party agreed without saying a word.

"Alchemy insights, Ice God Jade, top-grade pill cauldron, second-tier earth fire, and even a second-tier cave dwelling were prepared for me."

"It seems the other party is very urgent!"

"Connecting to the Jade Ding Sword Pill that appeared at the auction... The Ice Fortress might lean towards one side and participate in the war before long."

"It's just that these things have nothing to do with me for the time being."

"Since the other party wants me to stably supply Jade Dew Pills, they will inevitably protect me."

Luo Chen raised the corner of his mouth and temporarily put the Ice God Jade into his storage bag.

The following things were not suitable for wearing this jade.

Taking out an incense burner and a section of tree core.

Luo Chen shaved off a small section and put it into the incense burner.

A wisp of Foundation Establishment True Fire was slowly released from his fingertips.

Under the burning of the Foundation Establishment True Fire, the tree core of the Xuyang Wood slowly burned.

Wisps of smoke emitting a peculiar fragrance drifted out.

Luo Chen's mind was clear, relaxing his brain, and he inhaled all the smoke into his body without leaving a drop.

A warm feeling gradually permeated his whole body.

In his empty sea of consciousness, it seemed as if a tree receiving warm sunlight was gradually extending its branches and leaves.

Warm Sun Fragrance, restoring the primordial spirit.

Its speed was slow, its fragrance was long.

Early the next morning.

Luo Chen woke up from the soft bed, stretched, and rubbed his eyes as he walked into the living room.

At this time, Bai Meiling hadn't woken up yet and was still sleeping soundly in that ghost mill.

She never got up early.

Without using the cleaning technique, Luo Chen wet his cheeks with clear water and wiped them simply.

Opening the formation, Luo Chen walked outside the cave dwelling.

The cool morning breeze with water vapor blew on his face, and a figure stood quietly outside.

Elder Min Longyu.

Luo Chen was not surprised at all by this scene.

Yesterday, he had Sima Hui Niang notify Elder Min Longyu to come over, but he didn't expect the other party to come so early.

It was conceivable how anxious he was in his heart after knowing that the Foundation Establishment Pill at the auction was bestowed upon Sima Hui Niang by him.

But this "anxiety" was only superficial!

"President!"

"No rush, wait for me to practice a set of boxing first."

Elder Min Longyu opened his mouth to speak, but after hearing this, he had to stop.

Next, under his gaze, Luo Chen faced the slowly rising morning sun and practiced a set of boxing techniques, one move at a time.

This was a health-preserving boxing set recorded in the "Wang Family Secret Manual," named Five-Viscera Health-Preserving Boxing.

It didn't emphasize power, but emphasized regulating the meridians and five viscera, and nourishing the five qi.

Wang Yuan learned it in his childhood, and after becoming a martial arts master later, he adjusted it many times.

After stepping onto the immortal path, he borrowed from Qi Refining techniques and integrated the concept of spiritual energy health-preservation.

It was precisely because of persistent exercise that Wang Yuan had means such as "Five Qi Returning to Origin" and "Five Qi Returning."

Luo Chen had dabbled in those means, but his foundation was not solid, and he couldn't learn them yet.

But practicing more was always good.

After practicing the boxing set.

Luo Chen glanced at the attribute panel.

【Wang Family Secret Manual Proficiency 147/200】

Hey!

Didn't notice before.

Don't know when, it actually improved by a small level, and provided him with an achievement point.

There was some sweat on his body.

With a flick of his hand, the cleaning technique was deployed, and Luo Chen was refreshed again.

He paced slowly to a distance of one zhang opposite Elder Min Longyu.

Under the other party's pleading gaze, Luo Chen said indifferently: "You came here for the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

Elder Min Longyu nodded repeatedly.

Ever since Sima Hui Niang won the Foundation Establishment Pill, he had proposed giving it to himself first.

However, Sima Hui Niang said to wait until the president came out of seclusion before deciding who it belonged to.

He finally waited for Luo Chen to come out of seclusion.

As a result, he learned yesterday that the Foundation Establishment Pill had been bestowed upon Sima Hui Niang.

The other party also told him to come find Luo Chen personally.

For the sake of the Dao, for the sake of Foundation Establishment, he came.

"You don't have to worry, I made a vow at the beginning that I would definitely find Foundation Establishment spirit medicine for you within three years."

"I am not the kind of person who breaks his word."

Luo Chen looked at him with a calm gaze.

"But, I am very suspicious of your determination to establish Foundation."

Elder Min Longyu was stunned.

Then, he said firmly: "My heart for Foundation Establishment is very firm, heaven and earth can testify!"

"Really?" Luo Chen looked at him with a half-smile, "In the face of life and the Dao, are you sure you will go forward without the slightest hesitation?"

Before Elder Min Longyu could answer, a pill the size of a dragon's eye suddenly appeared in his hand.

The pill was held between his index and middle fingers.

Luo Chen opened his mouth lightly, his words seemingly carrying an endless charm and guidance.

When Elder Min Longyu didn't notice, strands of spiritual sense quietly invaded his brain.

"This is the Foundation Establishment Pill you want."

"I found it for you, but I think you seem a bit unworthy."

"Such a miraculous elixir, how can it be wasted on you."

"Rather than waiting for you to fail in Foundation Establishment and be seriously injured, it's better for me to destroy it, so as not to let you fail and hurt yourself in vain."

During the speech.

The two fingers slowly exerted force, and the dragon's eye-sized pill gradually showed fragmented patterns.

Seeing this scene, Elder Min Longyu's eyes instantly turned red.

"No!"

"Don't!"

"You can't do this..."

He subconsciously took a step, walking towards Luo Chen with difficulty, his hand even lifting involuntarily.

"Are you going to make a move on me?"

"Have you really thought it through?"

"I am a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, with powerful strength; do you know the consequences?"

Elder Min Longyu's footsteps instantly became extremely heavy.

He didn't dare!

Watching the pill about to be destroyed in Luo Chen's hands, his right hand hung down, and he closed his eyes in pain.

In his mind, scene after scene began to play in reverse.

Gaoling Plain, underground in the Stone Forest.

Elder Min Longyu sat cross-legged, his face showing self-satisfaction.

"That Luo Chen is not an ordinary person; Wang Haichao and the others are not necessarily his opponents. Even if I help them kill everyone in the Luo Tian Society, what's the use?"

"Rather than making a great enemy, it's better to be impartial and let them have a way to survive, waiting for the end of the Foundation Establishment battle."

"Even if Wang Haichao questions me, I can handle it."

"If Luo Chen wins, I can use this merit to join his command. With his breadth of mind and bearing, he will definitely be able to accommodate me!"

"What's more, Wang Haichao might not keep his promise to buy me a Foundation Establishment Pill."

Dahe Workshop, by the Lancang River.

Zhou Qing stood in the clouds, looking down at Elder Min Longyu.

"The Lianyun Alliance is urgently summoning, I need to go back to support. Elder Min Longyu, will you come with me?"

Elder Min Longyu hesitated, then shook his head.

"No!"

"Think clearly, the Lianyun Alliance doesn't lack one or two Foundation Establishment Pills. In this battle, if you make a great contribution with your formation ability, I will definitely be able to apply for a Foundation Establishment Pill for you." Zhou Qing cherished talent.

But unfortunately, Elder Min Longyu still refused.

Zhou Qing was helpless and could only take people away.

After he left, Elder Min Longyu smiled contemptuously.

"The Lianyun Alliance can't even protect itself, why should I wade into this muddy water."

"Foundation Establishment Pill? I want it, but I also need to have a life to enjoy it!"

Scene after scene, constantly flowing.

Relying on his proficiency in formation Dao, Elder Min Longyu's life in the immortal cultivation world could be considered like a fish in water.

During this period, the number of times he could come into contact with Foundation Establishment Pills was also three or four times.

But every time, because of this or that, he chose not to risk his life, and finally missed the opportunity.

Luo Chen didn't know what the other party's psychological activity was at this moment.

He only knew that in his simulation in the Mirror of Questioning Heart, Elder Min Longyu's first attempt at Foundation Establishment resulted in—failure!

The simulation of the Mirror of Questioning Heart was not a heaven and earth spiritual treasure that could predict the future.

Luo Chen would not overly rely on the simulated events within it.

But he was very clear that this magic treasure was based on his own experience and knowledge, based on his judgment of familiar people and things in his memory, and extended the future simulation based on logic.

In other words.

In the depths of his heart, he judged that Elder Min Longyu's first Foundation Establishment had a high probability of failure in reality as well.

This was very strange.

One must know that Elder Min Longyu had prepared for many years for Foundation Establishment.

His preparation was sufficient, not even inferior to Luo Chen's.

But just because of this, Luo Chen felt that he might fail.

Perhaps it was because when Duan Feng established Foundation, he had a lack of self-confidence in his heart.

Or perhaps it was because of too much preparation, he became timid instead.

It could even be said that the older the Jianghu, the smaller the courage.

So many years of scheming had already caused Elder Min Longyu to lose his heart of courageous advancement.

He couldn't do what Luo Chen did back then, even in the cracks, under the covetous eyes of countless people, he had to go against the trend and fight for a living space for himself.

Even if a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator blocked Luo Chen's path, Luo Chen dared to fight back!

Luo Chen didn't want to give the other party a precious Foundation Establishment Pill, and then hear that sentence in reality.

"I hesitated."

So, he borrowed from Miao Wen and the Ghost-God Questioning Heart Mirror, and used a small means to perform the Soul-Sucking Technique.

The current Soul-Sucking Technique, with the situation of external spiritual sense, no longer needed to be driven by eyes.

When driven, it was silent.

For those lower than his own realm, it could form a dimensionality reduction strike, and the other party would fall into it without any preparation.

"Now, another Foundation Establishment Pill is placed in front of you."

"Are you going to retreat again?"

"What is really on your mind?"

Under the gaze of those deep eyes.

The man opposite trembled, his face distorted.

In his memory, under Danxia Peak.

An old man held the hand of the young Elder Min Longyu, looking up at the mountain peak towering into the clouds.

"This is Danxia Peak, the ancestral land of my Min family at its most glorious time. Longyu, you are the most talented person in my Min family; one day you must establish Foundation and lead the Min family back to Danxia Peak."

Elder Min Longyu raised his head, opening his big eyes.

"Grandfather, I will definitely establish Foundation!"

"I will also definitely lead the Min family back to Danxia Peak!"

Time passed, and decades went by.

The Min family, struggling on death's door, had withered people and was no longer as prosperous as it was back then.

Elder Min Longyu, who was already at the ninth level of Qi Refining, looked at the group of mortals huddled in the valley, his eyes painful.

Finally, he turned and left.

"For the sake of the family, I must establish Foundation."

"For the sake of Foundation Establishment, I must abandon the family."

"You wait for me!"

This wait was ten years.

When he returned to Tianlan Xiancheng, the mortals of the Min family had long since disappeared without a trace.

Without the protection of immortal cultivators, these people couldn't survive near the Xiancheng.

Elder Min Longyu, in a melancholy mood, returned to Danxia Peak under Luo Chen's leadership.

"Although I didn't establish Foundation, I did come back."

"In this way, have I fulfilled the vow I made when I was young?"

Things in the world are impermanent, and that's all there is to it.

But!

"I still haven't established Foundation after all!"

The cool wind with moist water vapor blew into the mountain stream.

Elder Min Longyu suddenly opened his eyes and reached out decisively.

Slap!

The pill the size of a dragon's eye was shattered.

The rustling powder drifted and fell, blown away by the wind.

Luo Chen flicked his hand and looked at him with a half-smile.

"What great courage, daring to make a move on me."

"Could it be that you forgot the Great Dao vow you made back then, not to betray me?"

The extended hand froze in the air.

Elder Min Longyu was full of pain, but his whole person seemed to have been reborn, his face extremely firm.

"Luo Chen, you broke your promise first, how can you say I broke my vow!"

Luo Chen laughed out loud.

The laughter was clear, without any evil intent.

Hearing this, Elder Min Longyu was a bit stunned.

"Alright, I believe your heart for Foundation Establishment is very firm, daring to make a move on a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator, tsk tsk."

While Elder Min Longyu was stunned, Luo Chen flipped his wrist.

A jade box fell into his hand.

"This is your Foundation Establishment Pill; remember to pay Sima Hui Niang five thousand spirit stones after Foundation Establishment."

Elder Min Longyu looked at the jade box blankly, his breathing becoming heavy.

And his mood, after great ups and downs, was somewhat uncontrollable.

What was Luo Chen doing before?

Bored and teasing him?

This was impossible!

The other party was never that kind of boring person; every move, even if it didn't have deep meaning, was definitely targeted.

Heart for Foundation Establishment... Heart for the Great Dao...

Gradually, Elder Min Longyu began to understand.

When he spoke again.

Unaccountably, there was a bit of choking.

"President..."

Luo Chen twisted his neck and didn't look at him.

After looking around, his gaze fell on a place shrouded in clouds and mist above.

"You haven't rented a second-tier cave dwelling for the breakthrough yet, right!"

"I'm moving soon, and this cave dwelling still has two months left on the lease."

"Pack your things these two days, and come over to familiarize yourself with the seclusion environment first!"