Chapter 346: Inventory and Summary, A Request from Jueqing!

After a moment of trance.

Luo Chen regained his senses.

It seemed, and it was only a mere "seemed."

If within the scope of Tianlan, the sixth level of Foundation Establishment could be considered a person of some standing.

But after witnessing the foundation of the Green Elixir Valley, he knew that the sixth level of Foundation Establishment was nothing at all!

In the Green Elixir Valley, the minimum threshold for participating in the Dao Seed Struggle was a great cultivator at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

And this was merely a competition between disciples.

Above that, there were numerous Golden Core cultivators.

It could even be said that Golden Core cultivators were nothing much, for there were still Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation realms.

How far had he even come?

Without sufficient strength, so-called power and wealth were but illusions.

Even with a beauty in his arms, how much heart did he have to enjoy it to the fullest?

The soft tactile sensation of his right hand seemed to be gone; Luo Chen held the storage bag in his left hand and probed it with his spiritual sense.

Densely packed rhombic crystals were neatly stacked inside.

With a single sweep, the specific number clearly reflected in his mind.

One hundred and fifty thousand!

This amount was not much.

Compared to the income Luo Chen obtained from personally refining and selling Jade Marrow Pills, it had decreased by almost thirty percent.

But in these two years, Luo Chen had hardly refined any pills himself.

In other words, this income came entirely from the output of the Luo Tian Society!

Moreover, this was the net profit after satisfying the various personnel costs of the cultivators within the society!

"After the Luo Tian Society got on the right track, is the income actually this much?"

A look of surprise appeared in Luo Chen's eyes.

Although he previously had savings of a few hundred thousand, after paying the rent for the high-grade cave dwelling and that batch of high-grade Dragon-Ascending Pills, he only had two hundred thousand left.

Within this, he still had to deduct a batch of medium-grade spirit stones that could not be easily used and that one high-grade spirit stone.

In other words, his true liquid capital was barely left with much.

Having this sum of spirit stones as a supplement greatly eased his current financial pressure.

Sima Hui Niang smoothed her hair and said softly, "It's not much; this is just the beginning."

"Hmm?"

Amidst Luo Chen's surprise, Sima Hui Niang smiled gently: "You don't think about it, the Luo Tian Society has taken in the wealth of those major forces and has also re-established new business channels; this bit of income is only natural."

Put this way, Luo Chen understood.

Whether it was Sky Eagle Peak, Jade Truth Temple, or the Pill Origin Gate and Divine Art Gate, they were all third-rate Foundation Establishment forces possessing at least one to three people.

No matter how bad each family's annual output and income were, it should have been a few tens of thousands of spirit stones.

Now, everything had gathered in the hands of the Luo Tian Society.

Integrated together, there was no reason it would be worse than them.

Now it was just barely digested, and it hadn't reached the stage of exerting its full strength.

Relying on the power of the Luo Tian Society and the Ice Fortress it relied on behind the scenes, the Luo Tian Society could completely grow bigger and stronger, creating brilliance once again.

One hundred and fifty thousand in two years?

Too little, far too little!

In the future, it could completely achieve one hundred and fifty thousand a year.

Of course, all of this had to develop in a good direction, without any slip-ups in the middle.

And in this process, the cultivators within the society all had to be diligent and work hard together.

Even more indispensable was Sima Hui Niang managing it from within.

Luo Chen lowered his head and kissed Hui Niang heavily, almost making her unable to breathe before he released his lips.

Amidst her coquettish reproach, he laughed heartily.

"With such a virtuous wife, what more could a husband ask for!"

That night.

Two great Foundation Establishment True Persons fought fiercely in the Luo Tian sleeping quarters, battling to their hearts' content.

It finally ended with Sima Hui Niang's second-level Foundation Establishment realm being too low, unable to withstand the conquest, declaring Luo Chen the winner.

As soon as dawn broke, he hurriedly left the Luo Tian Society.

After he left, Sima Hui Niang leisurely opened her eyes.

If it were in the past, at such a time, there would naturally be some lingering affection.

But Luo Chen left in a hurry, leaving only his ardent masculine aura on the bed.

Sima Hui Niang blinked, knowing why he was in such a rush to leave.

On Tianlan Peak, there was still someone waiting for him.

There was some bitterness in her heart, but Sima Hui Niang soon adjusted her mood.

Those who serve others with beauty will find that when beauty fades, love wanes, and when love wanes, favor ends.

Only by serving others with talent can one last long.

She knew very well that the relationship between herself and Luo Chen had not reached the point of sworn oaths.

The reason it reached this point was that she took the initiative, and Luo Chen was half-willing.

If she wanted to stay by Luo Chen's side for a long time, her own talent was the most important thing.

"He is someone who does great things!"

"I must not hold him back."

"Love between men and women is but a minor path. Gu Caiyi, I hope you realize this layer sooner!"

"Otherwise..."

Rising from the bed, disciple Yao Mingyue had already brought her clear water and a towel for washing.

After some makeup and dressing, Sima Hui Niang took the Beauty-Preserving Pill that Luo Chen had given her.

Looking at herself in the mirror, she smiled broadly.

In the bronze mirror, the woman's appearance was merely pretty, but her temperament was graceful and noble.

Who could connect the Sima Hui Niang who traveled north and south, struggling to survive, with the current high-and-mighty President of the Luo Tian Society?

"The Essence-Nurturing Spirit Liquid prepared by Ma Shoupu is getting better and better!"

In front of a large wooden barrel, Luo Chen added the Essence-Nurturing Spirit Liquid, and then added the Golden Jade Liquid taken from the Luo Tian Society.

The business between the Kang family and the Luo Tian Society had been established since Kang Xianqiong returned years ago.

Every year, a large batch of Golden Jade Liquid was sent regularly.

Those of good quality were kept by the Luo Tian Society for internal use.

And what Luo Chen could get was naturally the highest quality top-grade Golden Jade Liquid.

At this moment, under his preparation, a portion of Golden Jade Essence-Nurturing Liquid slowly took shape.

Looking at the medicinal liquid containing rich vital energy, Luo Chen nodded with satisfaction and then went out the door.

Before long, he walked in carrying Gu Caiyi, who was nearly paralyzed.

"Do I need to soak for a full hour?"

Looking at the steaming large wooden barrel, a blush flashed across Gu Caiyi's face.

"Naturally! After soaking, I will use the Healing Art to repair and smooth out your meridian injuries. If you persist like this for a year, you will definitely be able to temper your physique, and by then, your dantian can be repaired."

Luo Chen spoke eloquently, his words full of confidence.

"Do I need to take off my clothes?"

"That goes without saying!"

As the words fell, Luo Chen realized the woman's shyness.

"How about I go call Xiao Ling?"

"Don't!"

Almost blurting it out, Gu Caiyi gripped Luo Chen's sleeve tightly.

She lowered her head and mumbled with her lips, "You do it, it's just..."

While she was still shy, Luo Chen had already quickly removed her outer garment.

If it were at the beginning of his transmigration, Luo Chen would have been somewhat unaccustomed to taking off clothes similar to those of the ancients, especially a woman's.

But after several bouts of cloud and rain with Hui Niang, he was already quite skilled.

Undressing with one hand was nothing unusual.

It was just that when he was about to remove her undergarment, he noticed the woman in his arms trembling visibly.

"Don't worry, I won't have any crooked thoughts."

"It's not that." Gu Caiyi lowered her head and said somewhat worriedly, "It's very ugly."

"Hmm?"

Luo Chen was puzzled.

But soon, Luo Chen realized what the other party was talking about.

What met his eyes was not the smoothness and plumpness of a young woman.

What there was, was only skin as pale as death, bones as thin as a stick, and flesh like withered tree bark, sticking to the bones.

It shouldn't be like this!

Gu Caiyi's age, among cultivators, was exactly the prime of her life, the most suitable time to sprint for the Foundation Establishment stage.

It shouldn't be like this!

He slowly placed the closed-eyed Gu Caiyi into the hot water, and the Golden Jade Essence-Nurturing Liquid, under the scorching temperature, emitted medicinal power, slowly seeping into the other party's body.

"Everything will get better."

"Hmm..."

One hour later.

Luo Chen put a light outer garment on Gu Caiyi and carried her back to the bed.

Subsequently, he performed the Great Perfection Healing Art, from the soles of her feet, to her calves, then to her abdomen...

After some trouble, he gave her a "full-body massage."

By the time he stopped, the sweating Gu Caiyi had already fallen into a deep sleep.

Luo Chen gave a light flick, removing those sweat stains, and only then did he leave the boudoir.

Bai Meiling was guarding outside, and seeing Luo Chen catching his breath, she asked worriedly:

"Master, are you very tired?"

"Tired?" Luo Chen laughed freely, "Not tired, on the contrary, there are some benefits."

Xiao Ling tilted her head, then suddenly realized.

"Oh, Master is lecherous!"

Luo Chen laughed heartily and didn't explain.

Eating and sex are human nature!

After Foundation Establishment, as long as one is not excessively indulgent, occasional pleasure is actually beneficial to cultivators.

It's just that, at this moment, Gu Caiyi naturally couldn't be spoken of in terms of beauty.

The benefits he spoke of were naturally not such superficial things.

Returning to the cultivation room.

Luo Chen took a deep breath and quickly entered a state of cultivation.

Spiritual sense entered his body, and after checking the spiritual power within his Qi Sea, he couldn't help but nod secretly.

"Sure enough, performing minor spells so frequently is quite beneficial for me to consolidate my realm!"

This was not an empty statement.

Ever since he cultivated crazily for a year in the weak third-grade spiritual land of Green Cloud Peak.

Luo Chen's body had always had this hidden worry.

Although the weak third-grade spiritual land was good, it once made his realm soar, directly breaking through to the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

However, the legacy of going from the fifth level to the sixth level of Foundation Establishment in one year was a trouble that was neither big nor small.

The realm was unstable!

Within the Qi Sea, there was a large amount of spiritual energy that had not been tempered in time.

It turned into a spiritual energy cloud, circling above the sixth heaven.

In contrast, the pure spiritual power after conversion was not that much.

As a result, a situation of being top-heavy and having a floating realm was formed.

This was also the reason why, after Luo Chen returned, despite possessing a high-grade cave dwelling and a large batch of high-grade Dragon-Ascending Pills in hand, he did not cultivate too much.

He needed some time to polish his realm and convert that massive spiritual energy cloud into pure spiritual liquid bit by bit.

Only in this way could he stabilize his realm at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

The weak third-grade spiritual land was extremely good; how could Luo Chen not want to stay for a while longer?

The reason he left decisively in the end was not without this reason.

There were many ways to polish one's realm and temper one's spiritual power.

Operating one's natal cultivation technique, second-grade Essence Pills, and frequently performing spells, etc.

Helping Gu Caiyi heal her injuries recently clearly played a huge role in tempering his spiritual power.

After all, what he currently cultivated was the "Evergreen Scripture" of the Pill King Sect, and his spiritual power was also primarily wood-based.

The Healing Art was precisely a wood-based spell.

"At most half a year, I should be able to stabilize my Foundation Establishment!"

After setting his mind at ease.

Luo Chen opened his eyes and called up the attribute panel.

【Lifespan: 46/230】

【Spiritual Roots: Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth】

【Realm: Foundation Establishment 6th Level 1/100, Blood River Realm 50/100】

【Cultivation Technique: Evergreen Scripture Grandmaster 565/1000, Bright Spirit Breaking Evil Great Perfection, Ten Thousand Beasts Scripture 10/100】

【Spells: Third-grade: Severing Life Finger Entry 1/100

Second-grade: Mountain Collapse Grandmaster 900/1000, Glazed Liuli Liuli Tianmu Great Perfection, Turtle Spirit Covering Armor Perfect 400/500, Blazing Sun Art Great Perfection, Grass-Cutting Geng Metal Sword Art Proficient 125/200

First-grade: Spirit-Awe Art Perfect 400/500.

Great Perfection Spells (Click to query details)】

【Pill Art: Clear Source Wonderful Pill Method Grandmaster 750/1000, Essence-Nurturing Hand Proficient 218/300, Scale-Turning Hand Entry 5/100, Star-Plucking Hand Entry 19/100. Great Perfection Pill Art (Click to query details)】

【Martial Arts: Mountain-Opening Monument-Breaking Palm Great Perfection, Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers Grandmaster 501/1000, Wang Family Secret Manual Grandmaster 501/1000】

【Skills: Second-grade Alchemist, First-grade Physician.

Alchemist: Second-grade Pills: Dust-Descending Pill Entry 10/100, Emperor Flowing Plasma Entry 9/100

First-grade Pills: Spirit-Feeding Pill Entry 30/100, Blood-Burning Pill Proficient 204/300. Great Perfection Pills (Click to query details)】

【Achievement Points: 41】

Looking at the attribute panel unfolding like a waterfall.

Luo Chen raised the corners of his lips with satisfaction.

On the way back, he couldn't look closely, but now he could take a good inventory.

Another year and a half had passed, and his age naturally rose to 46.

But at the same time, his lifespan limit also increased by ten years because he broke through to the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

"A lifespan limit of 230 years, provided I don't die an unnatural death, is enough for me to cultivate steadily to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment."

Even without the weak third-grade spiritual land.

But the second-grade high-grade cave dwelling on Tianlan Peak was still an excellent place for cultivation that countless Foundation Establishment cultivators desperately craved.

Luo Chen wouldn't dislike his current cave dwelling just because he had enjoyed a better cultivation environment.

On the contrary, he paid the annual rent more actively than anyone else, fearing being squeezed out by some well-connected person.

Otherwise, when the time came, if he had to go to a medium-grade cave dwelling to cultivate, and his cultivation speed dropped by half, he wouldn't even have a place to cry!

No, perhaps even more than half.

Spiritual land was simply too important for the cultivation of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Far above pills and magic treasures!

There were no other changes, the only big change was in the second-grade spells column.

The defensive spells Glazed Liuli Liuli Tianmu and Blazing Sun Art were brushed to the Great Perfection level during his year of practice in the Green Elixir Valley.

Now he could calmly perform these two spells.

As for the effect, he could judge that the Blazing Sun Art was comparable to an ordinary strike of a magic treasure used by a mid-stage cultivator.

This was very good!

It meant that Luo Chen could unleash similar attack intensity without using magic treasures.

The Glazed Liuli Liuli Tianmu was not so easy to judge, after all, it required an opponent to confirm his defensive strength.

It was just that "Mountain Collapse" among the second-grade spells was still stuck at the Grandmaster level, unable to reach Great Perfection for a long time, which made Luo Chen complain endlessly.

Glazed Liuli Liuli Tianmu was known for being difficult to practice.

This thing was actually even harder to cultivate than that.

You have to know, he had already cultivated three prerequisite first-grade spells to the Great Perfection level.

"But difficulty is also good!"

"The harder it is, the greater the potential and the stronger the power!"

"If I wait until the late stage of Foundation Establishment and then unleash the Great Perfection Mountain Collapse, I'm afraid those great cultivators driving magic treasure killing moves won't be able to block me!"

After a chuckle.

Luo Chen's gaze moved downward quickly.

The "Clear Source Wonderful Pill Method" for resolving pill poison was still progressing slowly.

It was clearly at the Grandmaster level very early on, reaching the Great Perfection realm described by this technique, but he didn't expect the subsequent stage to be even slower.

Perhaps after reaching perfection, there would be some unexpected transformation, which was not impossible.

As for the remaining perfected alchemy techniques, Luo Chen put them all away, lest having too many would leave him dazzled and confused.

He had gained an extra technique: the Star-Plucking Hand.

It was obtained from Elder Xingyun of the Green Elixir Valley and was also an alchemy technique for processing mineral materials.

It was of the same type as the Jade-Folding Hand, but with a wider range of application and better results.

In Elder Xingyun's words, even if it were meteorite iron from beyond the heavens, the Star-Plucking Hand could refine its essence for use in alchemy!

"Heh, I've gained a new skill!"

Luo Chen looked in surprise at the 【Tier 1 Physician】 that had appeared in his skill bar.

When he returned from the Green Elixir Valley, this thing hadn't been there!

He subconsciously looked outside the door, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

He guessed it was related to his recent study of medical books, the concocting of prescriptions, and his frequent use of the Healing Art.

These all belonged to the hundred arts of cultivation, skills related to being a physician.

In the cultivation world, being a physician was also a very lucrative profession.

Many cultivators who possessed water spiritual roots, wood spiritual roots, and earth spiritual roots would all concurrently study as physicians.

Even the Jade Tripod sword cultivators, who were always famous for their combat prowess—out of ten of them, there might be two or three who were incredibly excellent physicians!

It sounded very incongruous.

But that was the reality.

The more one liked to fight, the easier it was to get injured.

Moreover, it wasn't difficult to get started as a physician; it didn't take much time, and by learning a little, treating some minor wounds was still quite easy.

What was difficult was achieving mastery.

Take, for example, Luo Tianhong, whom Luo Chen had met back in the day—hmm, that is, the little Blackie currently inside the Soul-Refining Banner.

He was a very excellent physician!

He had once used the Golden Silkworm Reconnection Technique to reattach Qin Liangchen's severed arm.

"If I have some leisure time, perhaps I can learn a few medical techniques to keep on hand; when walking the cultivation world, having more skills is never a burden."

Luo Chen didn't intend to master them; just dabbling in one or two would suffice.

Setting aside the Tier 1 Physician skill, Luo Chen took a look at the elixir aspect.

Nothing worth mentioning!

It was just that he had mastered two types of elixirs that were very simple to refine.

Dust-Descending Pill and Spirit-Feeding Pill.

"I didn't expect that the achievement points would be replenished!"

In the second round of the Dao Seed contention, because he had mastered the Dust-Descending Pill, he had lost ten achievement points.

But after several spells were either perfected or broke through their tiers, they were replenished back to forty-one points.

This actually made Luo Chen very satisfied.

Holding a large sum of achievement points gave him a great sense of confidence.

If he happened to encounter any new elixirs and urgently needed to refine them, he could master them at any time.

If there were any powerful Tier 3 spells or cultivation techniques, he could also forcibly deduce and master them.

Just like when he was in the Qi Refining stage and cross-tiered to refine the Tier 2 Emperor Flowing Syrup to use for Foundation Establishment.

The more achievement points he stockpiled, the more at ease Luo Chen felt!

After finishing the inventory, Luo Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

He would conduct this kind of inventory secretly from time to time.

It was both to check his own progress and to summarize lessons learned from his internal situation to formulate corresponding plans for the future.

Which skills needed to continue having their proficiency brushed up.

Which elixirs needed to reach a higher grade to be suitable for his own consumption.

To what extent his cultivation techniques had reached, and how to speed up his cultivation.

And so on!

Generally speaking, it was the same principle as reflecting on oneself three times a day.

After this inventory, Luo Chen planned to focus his future efforts on the Mountain Collapse and the Soul-Deterrence Art.

One needed to be perfected as soon as possible, while the other was not far from the Grandmaster level and was quite beneficial for tempering the primordial spirit.

Additionally, the tempering of alchemy techniques could not be neglected either.

Of course, it was no longer about repeatedly refining Jade Marrow Pills.

It was the Jade Yu Yu Ludan!

The Ice Fortress was in urgent need of this stuff, and he was currently very short on spirit stones; it was a perfect match, beneficial to both parties!

He also didn't worry that refining a large quantity of Jade Dew Pills would expose his own alchemy attainments.

If they were to be exposed, they already had been!

Suppressing the Seven Sons of Green Elixir and winning the championship three times in a row was an operation he had deliberately performed to show off his alchemy.

The purpose was to find a reason to refine a large quantity of Jade Dew Pills after returning.

Since he was already stronger than the Seven Sons of Green Elixir, refining more and better Jade Dew Pills was only natural.

Of course.

For the moment, there was no need to be too hurried; he would heal Gu Caiyi first.

However.

Luo Chen was not in a hurry.

But someone else was.

Early the next morning.

Outside Cave Abode B-17, the young girl Shi Lan stood prettily at the entrance.

"Senior Brother Luo, my master requests your presence!"

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(End of chapter)