Chapter 371

Whether the four sects have gone mad or not, Luo Chen does not know.

But Luo Chen knows that all the vassal forces under the four sects, and even the rogue Foundation Establishment cultivators mixing in this place, have all gone mad.

Each of the four sects has brought out a Core Formation secret technique, atmospheric and generous.

For the countless cultivators who have no way to form a core and are trapped at the late Foundation Establishment stage, this is no different from opening a door to the heavens!

Even for early and mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, although they don't seem to have an urgent need, who wouldn't be willing to make preparations in advance?

Luo Chen looked at the four Core Formation secret techniques above, each with the corresponding merit value required for redemption marked behind it.

The highest is none other than the superior Core Formation secret technique brought out by the Falling Cloud Sect—"Locking Pearl Curtain."

To redeem this technique, it requires a full ten thousand merit points!

Next are the three sects listed together, which only require two thousand merit points for their inferior Core Formation secret techniques.

The Ice Fortress's "Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation" is also among them.

Luo Chen himself already possesses this technique, and even the two types of third-tier elixirs required for this technique have long been prepared.

Listed alongside it, it is evident that the other two won't be much better.

But even so, for Foundation Establishment cultivators who are not true disciples of a great sect, even an inferior Core Formation secret technique is extremely rare.

Now, the four sects have directly opened the gates of generosity.

Nakedly placing the redemption channel in front of them, who wouldn't be tempted?

At the very least, Luo Chen, who already possesses one secret technique, had his eyes fixed firmly on "Locking Pearl Curtain."

"President, we..."

Duan Feng's voice came to his ears.

Luo Chen came back to his senses and looked at Duan Feng, whose eyes were full of longing.

He turned his head and found that Xu Huanzhen's breathing was even more rapid.

The higher the realm, the more one craves Core Formation secret techniques!

It can even be said that it's not just them; the thousands of rogue cultivators surrounding the huge stele are all very excited at this moment.

Some even don't want to rest at all, wanting to kill their way back to the Lei Jiu Mountains battlefield again.

"No wonder when we rotated before, I felt the number of cultivators was a few percent higher than before."

"I suppose they are also newcomers who received the news and rushed to the battlefield excitedly."

As Luo Chen muttered to himself, his gaze inadvertently caught a few ninth-level Foundation Establishment cultivators leaving while conversing with solemn expressions.

He swallowed his saliva and forced himself to calm down.

The greater the benefit, the greater the risk!

Once the four Core Formation secret techniques are out, I'm afraid all the vassal forces and rogue cultivators within the Four-Sect Alliance will go crazy.

Once this side goes crazy, it's impossible for the Sword Sect side not to react.

This means the intensity of the war will increase further.

Looking at the two excited people beside him, Luo Chen calmly shouted in a low voice: "Go back and rest first!"

Xu Huanzhen and Duan Feng looked at each other, but they didn't dare to oppose his words.

After returning to the station.

The news had already spread, and even the group of Qi Refining cultivators of the Luo Tian Society were discussing this matter heatedly.

Luo Chen calmly pulled Xu and Duan into the room.

"Don't be blinded by the Core Formation secret techniques!"

Xu Huanzhen swallowed his saliva, "But, there is even a superior Core Formation secret technique in there!"

Luo Chen frowned, "Then why don't you look at the corresponding merit points required?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Huanzhen froze instantly, and his excitement gradually dissipated.

He opened his mouth to speak, but finally sighed dejectedly.

That's right!

The points required are simply too many.

The rules for obtaining merit points formulated by the Four-Sect Alliance are very simple and crude.

Ordinary garrison and defense missions give very low merit points.

Patrols, sentry duty, gathering intelligence, etc., are relatively higher, but still sparse.

To obtain a large amount of merit points, there is only one way.

Kill the enemy!

Killing one Qi Refining stage cultivator earns ten merit points.

Killing one early Foundation Establishment cultivator earns one hundred merit points.

Killing one mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator earns two hundred.

Only by killing a late Foundation Establishment cultivator can one directly obtain five hundred merit points!

In other words, if one wants to redeem the inferior secret techniques of the three sects, one would have to kill at least two hundred Qi Refining stage cultivators, or twenty early Foundation Establishment, ten mid-stage Foundation Establishment, or four late Foundation Establishment great cultivators!

This is simply too difficult.

The Luo Tian Society had only garrisoned for two years before, and they had only gathered seven hundred merit points.

Most of them were luckily obtained because Min Longyu used a formation to blast five early Foundation Establishment cultivators to death.

Now, these merit points only have one hundred left because they were used to redeem Foundation Establishment pills.

From this, it can be seen how difficult it is to obtain merit points.

And this is only for the inferior Core Formation secret techniques.

If one wants to redeem the "Locking Pearl Curtain" secret technique brought out by the Falling Cloud Sect, one would have to multiply that by five!

This is simply not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator can achieve.

Slaughtering over a hundred early Foundation Establishment cultivators, or slaughtering twenty late Foundation Establishment cultivators?

Anyone who can achieve this must at least be a Golden Core Venerable!

But the problem is.

Once one is a Golden Core Venerable, who still cares about this Core Formation technique?

Moreover, the redemption rules also restrict that only those below the Golden Core stage, and those who are not cultivators of the four sects, can participate in this merit redemption.

Just this one clause blocks the path for Golden Core Venerables of first-rate forces to obtain Core Formation secret techniques through the war.

Looking at the two dejected people.

Luo Chen shook his head.

"I am also tempted, but one must have self-knowledge, and even more so, learn to act according to one's ability."

"Didn't you notice just now that even the late Foundation Establishment great cultivators who are most in need of Core Formation secret techniques all had solemn expressions."

"You are at the third level of Foundation Establishment, and you are at the sixth level; it will take at least a hundred years to reach Core Formation, why be so anxious?"

With his words of comfort.

Xu and Duan finally came back to their senses.

Just now, under the temptation of a higher realm, they had truly lost their composure.

Perhaps, only such resources could make countless Foundation Establishment cultivators lose their usual calm and composure!

To comfort the two, Luo Chen even released the news of him becoming a guest elder of the Ice Fortress in advance.

Amidst their surprise.

Luo Chen spoke bluntly.

"Once the war ends, with my status as a guest elder of a great sect, collecting Core Formation secret techniques is not a difficult task at all."

"You only need to cultivate well and increase your cultivation realm!"

In this way, the two finally completely dispelled those inappropriate thoughts.

After sending the two away.

Luo Chen couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

Just as he said, he was also tempted.

But some things must be done with self-knowledge!

Luo Chen had evaluated his current strength; crushing early Foundation Establishment cultivators was not a problem, and mid-stage cultivators were no match for him either.

Even if a great cultivator were face-to-face, he was confident he could take one down one-on-one.

At the very least, he always had the power to protect himself.

But if he were to slaughter a dozen or twenty late Foundation Establishment cultivators on the battlefield, it would simply be a fantasy.

Even if he let go and hunted early and mid-stage cultivators, it would be easy to attract the covetousness of stronger people.

One must know that the merit point evaluation is not just based on the realm.

For example, the few cultivators listed by each sect who are proficient in thunder techniques, even if they are only mid-stage Foundation Establishment, must be treated as great cultivators.

Luo Chen didn't want his head to become a target for others.

"The Four-Sect Alliance bringing out such resources is simply pushing their vassal forces and rogue cultivators to fight for their lives!"

"It seems the Falling Cloud Sect is determined to win this civil war."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have persuaded the other three sects to bring out Core Formation secret techniques. Even if they are just inferior Core Formation secret techniques that the great sects look down upon."

But in this way.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators whose casualties could barely be controlled before will likely easily fall into a situation of fighting to the death in battle.

And the weaker late Qi Refining cultivators will more easily become hunting targets in the eyes of Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Ten thousand merit points are nothing more than the lives of one thousand Qi Refining stage cultivators.

As long as a late Foundation Establishment great cultivator can put aside his pride and harvest ruthlessly, he can always gather them!

Fortunately, Luo Chen is now a guest elder of the Ice Fortress.

As for the Luo Tian Society under his command, they probably won't be needed for the subsequent battles.

After half a year, he can just leave directly.

Otherwise, with the mere hundred people in the Luo Tian Society, they simply couldn't withstand the tossing.

After some thought.

Luo Chen had completely weighed the pros and cons.

Immediately, his heart suddenly stirred.

"Next, everyone's attention should be focused on the battlefield."

"Can I take the opportunity to go to the Jiushan and search for Wang Yuan's whereabouts?"

He took out a sound-transmitting jade slip and fell into deep thought.

Before Wang Yuan set off, he had also given him a jade slip that could transmit sound to each other within a range of a thousand miles.

The Jiushan is not large in scale; as long as he spends some time and is careful, he should be able to contact the other party.

The Lei Jiu Mountains have stood on this ten-thousand-mile quicksand land for a thousand years.

The other eight mountains are still places where ordinary Qi Refining cultivators can set foot.

But the Jiushan is completely different!

The thunder power accumulated within it is too much, producing thunderstorms from time to time, and the internal environment is even more complex and intricate.

Even ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators dare not go deep into it.

Every year when picking Thunder Essence, only the Golden Core cultivators of the Sword Sect can enter and succeed.

After the war broke out, the other eight mountains became the center of offense and defense, only the Jiushan was not within the target of the two great Nascent Soul sects.

On this day.

A figure in a faint light flew from the sky full of yellow sand in the distance.

Arriving at the foot of the mountain, the figure stopped.

Luo Chen looked back and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, just as he expected, everyone's attention is now on the war, killing, and hunting for merit points.

The Jiushan, which is not the main battlefield, has instead received less attention.

"Next, enter this mountain and carefully search for Wang Yuan's trail."

"According to the information gathered from all sides, the last time Wang Yuan appeared was half a month ago, appearing between the Jiushan and the Seventh Mountain, suspected of wanting to leave the mountain?"

"But in the end, for some reason, he returned to the interior of the Jiushan."

As he muttered to himself, Luo Chen took out a jade slip.

He injected a spiritual sense transmission into it, but there was no response, as if a clay ox had entered the sea.

"Is he still not within range?"

Luo Chen pursed his lips, restrained his aura, and quietly escaped into the mountain.

The deeper he went into the mountain, the more significant the difference between the internal environment of the Jiushan and the other eight mountains became.

Vegetation appeared, and second-tier thunder-struck wood was everywhere.

Even in the shallow layers of the mountain range, rare thunder-attribute ores appeared.

And in a dense forest.

Three figures looked at each other with gloomy expressions.

Their conversation was also full of arguments.

"Ku Chan, we have done this much for you, it is already benevolent and righteous. By now, let's stop!"

A mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator said slowly.

Another man wearing a green robe also showed a look of panic.

"What deep hatred do you have with him? Such a powerhouse is simply not someone Brother Chu and I can provoke."

The one he called Brother Chu was the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator who first proposed to stop.

He said bitterly: "Clearly, the five of us chased him into this Jiushan, and later you called three early Foundation Establishment fellow daoists to help. But in just a few months, the situation reversed, and instead, it became him hunting us. By now, only the three of us with the highest cultivation remain."

Hearing this, the green-robed cultivator's face trembled, as if he remembered something terrifying.

The two subconsciously looked at Ku Chan, waiting for him to make a decision.

An old man with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a purple Daoist robe, who should have been dignified and domineering, became particularly creepy because of the toad-like pustules on his face.

This is Ku Chan, a late Foundation Establishment great cultivator from the Yan Alliance!

As long as he doesn't speak, these two cannot leave after taking the benefits.

Ku Chan looked at the two coldly, watching them like a hawk.

"You don't want to do it anymore?"

The two mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators nodded quickly.

"Better to leave!"

"The war outside is in full swing, that is the place for us to show our skills. Being tied up here will only be exhausted to death by Wang Yuan!"

The cultivator surnamed Chu said without hesitation.

He paused, seemingly wanting to persuade the other party, and added a few sentences.

"We all underestimated Wang Yuan. Although his realm is only at the second level of Foundation Establishment, his ability is not based on the Immortal Dao realm at all."

Ku Chan nodded, and his old voice said words that sounded like heavenly music to the two.

"Indeed, we underestimated him."

"He is different from us. In this environment with violent spiritual energy, relying on his strong physical body, he is like a fish in water."

"Even if I am at the seventh level of Foundation Establishment, I have to be careful when fighting him."

If the Jiushan doesn't consider the thunderstorms that appear from time to time, then the natural environment is better than the outside world.

But it is only better to a limited extent.

The spiritual energy here is abundant, but extremely violent.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators cannot rely on running techniques to restore spiritual energy here, they can only rely on elixirs.

But after several months, the elixirs in their hands are not much left.

But Wang Yuan is completely different, his ability lies in his physical body.

Logically speaking, body cultivators are even less suitable for long-term combat.

But this person's blood energy is terrifyingly vigorous; after several months, not only is he not weak, but he is getting stronger and stronger.

Under constant hunting, Ku Chan's group continued to lose members.

The chase turned into being chased.

The so-called eight-on-one, the advantage was theirs, now it's three-on-one, but no one is confident that they still have the advantage.

The cultivator surnamed Chu said happily: "So..."

Ku Chan pulled the corner of his mouth, "You want to leave, you can, I won't stop you."

The cultivator surnamed Chu and the green-robed cultivator looked at each other, revealing a look of joy.

Just as they were about to step away, they hesitated and stopped.

"Aren't you leaving with us?"

Ku Chan shook his head, "No, I must kill him to avenge my hatred!"

Speaking of this, he looked at the two with a half-smile.

"Could it be that you don't dare to leave on your own?"

The cultivator surnamed Chu swallowed his saliva, with a look of panic in his eyes.

If the three of them left together, Wang Yuan would definitely not be able to do anything to them.

But if they left alone, wouldn't that create a situation of being broken one by one?

The green-robed cultivator beside him gritted his teeth, "I don't want to accompany you anyway! Brother Chu, you and I will travel together, no matter how strong he is, he won't dare to face us directly!"

The cultivator surnamed Chu thought about it and decided not to delay any longer.

After apologizing to Ku Chan, the two carefully piloted their magic tools and flew quickly towards the outside of the mountain, sticking to the ground.

Behind them, Ku Chan's gaze was cold, and he spat out two words imperceptibly.

"Idiots!"

After saying that, his heart suddenly stirred, and he looked in a direction a hundred miles away.

"Sure enough, you came. I won't let you go, and you don't want to let me go either."

"Then let's fight to the death!"

With a movement of his figure, Ku Chan advanced instead of retreating, flying towards the depths of the Jiushan.

And just as he left.

A shrill scream came from outside.

"Brother Chu, how could you..."

"Fellow daoist, I will take a step first. Today you cover for me, I will definitely take care of your descendants!"

In a dense forest.

The green-robed cultivator had finger-sized transparent holes all over his body; looking from the front, one could even see the light behind him.

A figure, in coarse linen clothes, with black hair draped behind him, flying without wind.

A pair of black eyes, fierce and domineering.

He looked at the cultivator surnamed Chu who had already escaped a hundred feet away, pointing like a sword.

Endless blood energy intertwined, condensing into an indescribable force.

The next moment!

Pointed out with one finger!

The cultivator surnamed Chu, who was fleeing frantically, seemed to have been prepared, immediately casting a talisman, and the top-grade defensive magic robe on his body swelled to the extreme.

Pfft!

That blood-colored force pierced through the talisman light shield, pierced through the defensive magic robe, and lightly tapped on the back of the cultivator surnamed Chu.

A feeling of numbness flashed by.

It was like being bitten by a mosquito without any pain.

The cultivator surnamed Chu felt happy!

Sure enough, beyond a certain distance, the body cultivator's methods are not so useful.

The blood-finger force of that person before was invincible, and no defensive magic tool could block it.

Hitting a person, it would explode instantly, not something a cultivator below the late Foundation Establishment stage could resist.

But now, he had blocked it.

"Sorry, Brother Lin."

"Better the fellow daoist dies than the poor daoist, Chu will take a step first!"

The escape light accelerated again, and after a few flashes, it disappeared from the eyes of the linen-clothed cultivator.

Wang Yuan withdrew his hand and glanced at him coldly, seemingly not caring about his life at all.

He casually took the storage bag of the green-robed cultivator, turned around, and followed a mysterious intuition to look in one direction.

That old dog runs fast!

But if I don't kill you, I, Wang, will not be able to eat or sleep in peace!

A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he took a step, already five feet away.

With constant strides, his figure disappeared into the depths of the Jiushan in the blink of an eye.

(End of chapter)