Chapter 363

The one-move battle between Luo Chen and Qu Zhenbiao.

The duration was not long.

It was about ten or so breaths.

But the influence left by this battle within the Four Sect Alliance was extremely huge.

It was like undercurrents surging beneath a seemingly calm lake.

Luo Chen's battle was a giant rock that smashed down, detonating undercurrents in many places.

Of course, such a far-reaching influence was somewhat exaggerated.

But at least, on the Golden Sand Floating Island at this moment, many cultivators were discussing that brief battle just now.

At the Luo Yun Sect station located in the east.

A young mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator slowly withdrew his gaze.

"This person is quite interesting; he can multitask so skillfully, and the magic he condensed is also extremely powerful."

"He is very suitable for studying the puppet path of our Luo Yun Sect!"

Beside him, an old man and a young man couldn't help but show surprise in their eyes.

Xu Ji, who looked like a boy with red lips and white teeth, opened his mouth to speak, but closed it under the old man's signal.

The young cultivator caught this scene and asked with a light laugh: "Qi Qi Shixiong Tianxingzi, do you know this person?"

If Luo Chen were here.

Perhaps he would discover that the old man questioned by the young cultivator was none other than Tianxingzi, the Foundation Establishment True Person who presided over the Zhenlong Black Market at Dahefang back then.

However, he who used to guard one side was now extremely respectful in front of this young cultivator.

"Junior Brother Han Zheng guessed correctly; I do know this child."

"Oh?" Han Zheng became interested, "Since there's nothing to do, let's talk about him to pass the time."

Han Zheng, the direct grandson of the Luo Yun Sect's Supreme Nascent Soul True Person, Han Zhan!

He was also a rising star of the Luo Yun Sect.

Although his realm was not high, only mid-stage Foundation Establishment, his reputation was even greater than the Daoist child of this generation of the Luo Yun Sect.

Everyone knew that as long as he didn't die halfway.

In the future, he would be the absolute master of the Luo Yun Sect!

In front of him, Tianxingzi didn't dare to be arrogant at all and immediately introduced Luo Chen to him.

"Regarding him, it has to start from a remote market called Dahefang..."

While he was speaking, Xu Ji's expression beside him became somewhat uncertain.

"Alchemist Danchenzi actually has such strong fighting ability; we really had poor judgment back then."

"With his strength, I'm afraid he could win a few rounds in the first round of our Qing Dan Valley's true disciple ranking competition!"

"Actually, it's not poor judgment; compared to the fighting methods he just displayed, his attainments in alchemy are even more profound!"

In the Qing Dan Valley station.

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators gathered together, discussing the battle just now.

If one were to ask who in the Four Sects knew Luo Chen best.

The other two sects couldn't compare.

Even the Ice Fortress, which the Luo Tian Society clung to, probably didn't know Luo Chen.

But in the Qing Dan Valley!

Luo Chen was a proper big celebrity!

Everyone knew him!

Precisely because of this, the atmosphere of discussing him in the Qing Dan Valley was the most intense.

Just as everyone was discussing heatedly.

Suddenly, a late-stage Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator frowned and said:

"Fellow Junior Brothers, have you noticed that Alchemist Danchenzi's 'Sword Emerging from Blazing Sun' method just now seems somewhat familiar?"

As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned.

But soon, someone blurted out.

"Ah! Isn't this our Qi Qi Shixiong's signature 'Controlling Techniques with Tools'?"

The rest of the people suddenly realized.

No wonder it felt so familiar.

Back during the Dao Seed contention, when the Qi Qi Shixiong and Zhou Shijie were fighting, they clearly used the exact same method!

"When did Alchemist Danchenzi steal this?"

Someone asked indignantly.

In the Qing Dan Valley, not everyone admired Luo Chen.

There were many who held grudges against him because he had suppressed the Seven Sons of Qing Dan, won the championship three times in a row, and stolen the limelight in the alchemy competition.

Saying this now, they directly labeled it as "stealing."

However, as soon as this was said, the person discovered that the atmosphere was a bit wrong.

He looked over in confusion and found that several late-stage Foundation Establishment Senior Brothers and Sisters were looking at him as if he were a fool.

The few cultivators who originally supported his statement also stopped talking in a daze.

Finally, a steady and prudent Qi Qi Shixiong explained.

"Fellow Daoist Alchemist Danchenzi clearly didn't steal it during the Dao Seed contention three years ago."

"Qi Qi Shixiong, what do you mean?"

"Junior Brother might not have seen that battle at the time; Alchemist Danchenzi's 'Controlling Techniques with Tools' method was extremely skillful, even superior to Qi Qi Shixiong's. It can be seen that this is definitely not a skill of one day or one night; this child has been immersed in this path for many years."

"How is this possible?"

The Qi Qi Shixiong smiled, "There is nothing impossible. Alchemist Danchenzi just used one hand to control the sword, and the other hand to cast a water-type defensive magic; both speeds were extremely fast. If he only used one method, it would probably be even faster. Such attainments are indeed slightly higher than Qi Qi Shixiong's."

That Junior Brother looked blank.

Even knowing the specific situation, he was still somewhat unwilling to accept it.

It was fine that Qi Qi Shixiong's alchemy was not as good as Luo Chen's, but how could even his fighting techniques...

"People don't have to be better than others in everything; besides, Qi Qi Shixiong's true methods are still in his sword control techniques and the Purple Extreme Sky Fire. If they were to face each other head-on, Alchemist Danchenzi would definitely not be able to beat Qi Qi Shixiong."

The steady and prudent Qi Qi Shixiong said with a smile.

Those indignant Junior Brothers finally felt better in their hearts.

However, they didn't notice the gravity in the eyes of the few late-stage Great Cultivators.

Luo Chen's realm just now was clearly at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.

But the methods he displayed in a short time made them, late-stage Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators, feel incomparably tricky.

Are there such geniuses among loose cultivators?

It's fine that his alchemy is profound, but his fighting ability is also so extraordinary!

Compared to these people's discussions.

The ones who reacted the most were Duan Feng and Tantai Jin.

They were handing over the corresponding goods, counting and calculating the list bit by bit, and the value of the goods involved was counted in spirit stones of over one hundred thousand.

Such a big business could not be done just by the output of the Luo Tian Society itself.

Many goods were gathered by the Luo Tian Society contacting other Foundation Establishment-level allied forces.

Therefore, no mistakes could be tolerated.

When that battle broke out.

Tantai Jin's expression changed first.

Especially seeing that the one fighting Luo Chen was Qu Zhenbiao, she even cursed.

"Damn it!"

Afterward, she hurriedly transferred the handover affairs to Shi Lan, and at the same time arranged for a Junior Sister to go to the Sixth Mountain to notify her master, Fairy Jueqing.

And she herself apologized and hurried back.

Duan Feng and the others, even though their hearts were surging because Luo Chen had strongly defeated Qu Zhenbiao under the eyes of everyone.

But at this moment, they could only suppress their inner excitement and do their jobs carefully.

However, the speed clearly accelerated a lot.

Inside a spacious stone house.

Luo Chen looked around for a while, revealing a satisfied expression.

It indeed had the spiritual energy concentration of the early second-tier high-grade, which was only slightly inferior to his Cave Dwelling No. A-17 on Tianlan Peak.

Cultivating here would not hold him back too much.

Suddenly, his ears moved.

"Come in!"

Bu Junjie, a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator who had just arrived at the door, was stunned, then walked in respectfully.

"President, Senior Tantai has come to visit!"

"She came even faster than I imagined!"

Luo Chen hung a playful smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Please invite her in!"

Before long, the woman with a cold expression walked in.

Luo Chen looked her over.

This familiar temperament, seemingly natural, was actually somewhat feigned.

It was not the other party's true nature.

Instead, it was more like Fairy Jueqing's usual demeanor.

Tantai Jin, this disciple, was subconsciously imitating her master!

While he was looking at her, Tantai Jin frowned and spoke.

"Why did you come?"

Luo Chen smiled.

"Why can't I come? Do I really have to wait until all the cultivators of my Luo Tian Society are dead before I can come to collect their corpses?"

He smiled quite casually.

But in Tantai Jin's eyes, it was quite sarcastic.

She didn't know if he was mocking their Jueqing lineage or mocking himself.

If it was the former, Tantai Jin really had nothing to say.

Before, her master had obtained great benefits from Luo Chen.

Consequently, even Tantai Jin, on the battlefield, had not fallen behind in her cultivation progress, and because of the assistance of high-grade Jade Dew Pills, her cultivation was even several times faster than other cultivators of the same sect.

But for the Luo Tian Society, the promises of the Jueqing lineage had not been fulfilled much.

Seemingly safe station missions had caused heavy losses to the Luo Tian Society.

To this, she could only say helplessly:

"You don't need to blame us."

Luo Chen raised an eyebrow!

Tantai Jin seemed not to see his expression and continued: "In that battle, the vassal forces of the Seventh Mountain all suffered heavy losses; the Luo Tian Society being able to preserve most of its manpower can already be considered extremely lucky."

Luo Chen remained unmoved.

He would rather such lucky things never happen again.

"Forget it, this matter has passed, and saying more is useless. I will ask you, since you came, why did you have a conflict with the Qu family?"

"Why couldn't there be a conflict? They bullied their way to our door; do you really want me to not fight back when hit, not scold back when scolded, and hand over the station?"

"With me here, with Master here, he can't make any waves."

"But if they present you with a fait accompli, how will you give an explanation to my Luo Tian Society?"

"We don't need to give an explanation to the Luo Tian Society!"

The moment this sentence was spoken.

The atmosphere instantly froze to zero.

Luo Chen was so angry he laughed!

He knew that great sects didn't put vassals in their eyes, but being this naked was too ugly.

Tantai Jin knew she had made a slip of the tongue.

But the pride of being a sect disciple made it hard for her to apologize.

She could only change the subject.

"The Qu family is a vassal of the Yinyue Junior Uncle lineage; now that you almost killed him, you are handing them a handle."

"If I give them a handle, so what? Kill me?" Luo Chen sneered.

Tantai Jin shook her head, "That wouldn't go that far, but the arrangements on the battlefield are mostly presided over by Yinyue Junior Uncle. If she deliberately..."

Before she could finish.

Luo Chen forcefully interrupted her words.

"The station dispute was tacitly approved by Venerable Yinyue, allowing us to negotiate it ourselves."

"I won, and I won openly and honestly under the eyes of everyone."

"If this is to be retaliated against privately, will your Ice Fortress cultivators and all vassals still be convinced by her?"

Tantai Jin was speechless again.

On the way here, she had thoroughly understood the process of what happened just now.

From beginning to end, in every detail!

Looking at it now, Luo Chen had done it flawlessly, and no one could find any flaws.

However, Yinyue Junior Uncle over there...

Just as she was deep in thought, outside the door!

"Luo Tian Society President Luo Chen, Venerable Yinyue summons you; why don't you go to see her immediately!"

"This junior is coming!"

He replied.

Luo Chen glanced at the dazed Tantai Jin and left with a flick of his sleeves.

After he left, Tantai Jin suddenly realized something, and her whole face changed drastically.

When she came out of the house, she saw Luo Chen already being led by a fellow disciple toward the high fortress where the Ice Fortress cultivators were stationed.

The two of them didn't look like they were at daggers drawn on the way.

But this performance made Tantai Jin's heart sink uncontrollably.

"Master, why are you not here at this time!"

In the vast ice palace.

A soft, feminine voice echoed slowly.

"Loose cultivator Luo Chen?"

"It is this junior."

"Born in humble circumstances, founded the Luo Tian Society, achieved Foundation Establishment, and holds two Dao titles. In the three hundred years of the Yuding cultivation world, you can be considered a talented and peerless genius. Even compared to the geniuses of my Seven Sects, you are not inferior."

"Venerable's praise is too much; this junior is unworthy."

"This kind of humility is completely different from your high spirits and wanton arrogance just now. Raise your head!"

In the ice palace, which emitted a rich, cold aura.

Luo Chen slowly raised his head and looked at the woman sitting at the top.

Unlike most Ice Fortress cultivators who liked to wear plain white clothes.

This Venerable Yinyue wore a gorgeous palace dress, with complex and colorful patterns embroidered in between, matched with exquisite jewelry.

A beautiful face, like a crescent moon looming in the cloudy sky.

Charming and incomparably shy.

Shy, yet as if she could manifest the bright, clear light belonging to the moon at any time.

"The appearance is quite handsome."

These words were not said by Luo Chen.

Instead, it was the woman opposite evaluating him.

Venerable Yinyue smiled lightly, but the following words would make most Foundation Establishment True Persons tremble.

"Don't you know that the Qu family is a vassal of my lineage?"

To beat a dog, one must look at the master!

Luo Chen's face was calm, as if unmoved.

He just said indifferently: "Qu Zhenbiao said before the battle that the Venerable would not interfere in our disputes and we should negotiate ourselves; I just acted according to your wishes."

"I let you negotiate, but I didn't let you kill!"

Venerable Yinyue's tone was playful.

Luo Chen's expression changed drastically!

In his eyes, fear was clearly revealed.

Venerable Yinyue covered her mouth and laughed, "Look how scared you are. A useless waste dog, keeping it is just for guarding the house; it's quite good for you to teach him a lesson, so he doesn't rely on my prestige to bark everywhere."

Luo Chen's expression softened slightly.

He said with a hint of gratitude: "Luo Chen thanks the Venerable for her forgiveness."

Venerable Yinyue shook her head and suddenly said: "I heard that you can refine Jade Dew Pills, and they are of high-grade quality?"

The words were in the form of a question.

But the tone was incomparably certain!

Luo Chen asked suspiciously: "Did Venerable Jueqing not mention it to you?"

"That Zhou Shijie of mine always likes to hide good things." Venerable Yinyue said with a smile: "Especially men, yes, especially good men like you who can refine pills!"

A shy expression appeared on Luo Chen's face.

He said somewhat awkwardly: "Venerable's praise is too much; my humble alchemy skills are not worth mentioning."

"This is not praise!"

Venerable Yinyue shook her head and said softly: "Your skills are enough to revitalize a Jin Dan sect!"

"Luo Chen, are you interested in joining my Yinyue lineage?"

Luo Chen hesitated.

This hesitation made the woman's interest increase greatly.

"I might as well let you know, the Jueqing lineage has long since declined. But my Yinyue lineage, besides me, has a Junior Brother in the early Jin Dan stage. Even the Sect Master Zhou Shijie is on my side!"

"If you join our lineage, within the Seven Sects, you will be the number one person under the Daoist child!"

"Various resources will definitely not treat you unfairly!"

"Not only that, you can also become a Dao companion with my eldest disciple and cultivate the Great Dao together!"

"By the way, even for Core Formation, I can go and beg the Sect Master Zhou Shijie to let her fully support you!"

Listening to these conditions one by one.

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

He swallowed his saliva and said with a dry voice: "Venerable, isn't this too good?"

"What's wrong with it?"

"Venerable Jueqing has treated me well, and along the way, she has supported me a lot. If I change my allegiance..."

"Hehe, we are all one family, so why talk about changing allegiance?"

We are all one family!

As soon as these words were spoken, the look of wavering in Luo Chen's eyes became even stronger.

Venerable Yinyue was not in a hurry, having great certainty in her heart that the other party would agree to this matter.

First, use a handle to question the other party.

Then use a simple charm technique to shake their will.

Finally, promise heavy benefits, and even dispel the other party's concerns about their reputation being tarnished.

With multiple methods, no Foundation Establishment True Person could refuse her!

"The conditions given by Venerable Yinyue are not as stingy as Jueqing's; Luo Chen cannot refuse!"

Just as she was secretly looking forward to it.

Below, Luo Chen said with a trembling voice, struggling but firm:

"Thank you for your kindness, Venerable, but this matter is not something I can decide; I must ask Venerable Jueqing before I can make a decision."

"Hmm?"

Yinyue was stunned.

She almost thought she had heard wrong.

"You must..."

Just as she spoke again, the palace gate opened wide, and a huge airflow mixed with yellow sand and snow swept in.

Venerable Yinyue's expression changed drastically, and she immediately slapped out a palm.

The yellow sand and snow dissipated instantly.

At the gate of the ice palace, a figure standing tall appeared.

A pair of cold and ruthless eyes stared over domineeringly.

"Junior Sister, you have crossed the line!"

(End of chapter)