Chapter 38: Damn Monopoly Dogs (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Dressed in black clothes and black pants, with a black gauze mask on his head, Luo Chen stepped into the house gate and looked behind him cautiously.

In the dark and quiet alley, there was no sound.

Luo Chen walked behind the door and stood silently for a while.

"No one is following me."

Luo Chen confirmed that no one was following him home, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Low-level cultivators don't have many concealment methods, and their tracking methods are even scarcer, often relying on talismans and magic tools.

Therefore, as long as you are careful, it is easy to find out if anyone is following you.

Since he had already been noticed by the people of the Dajiang Gang, Luo Chen made up his mind that he must be careful, careful, and more careful when going in and out in the future.

Just as he turned around, Luo Chen suddenly stiffened, his hair standing on end.

In the corner, a back figure with long hair reaching the waist and wearing white clothes was standing there quietly.

Luo Chen swallowed. It couldn't be a ghost, right!

But soon, he relaxed.

It's a person!

"Why hasn't it sprouted after two months?"

The woman in white seemed to be talking to herself.

"Could it be that the herb collector gave me fake Purple Sun Flower seeds?"

"Cough, cough."

A coughing sound came from the doorway, and the woman turned around.

"Fellow Daoist Luo Chen?"

"Fellow Daoist Fu Xiuxiu?"

"Hmm."

So it was the neighbor from the east wing!

Luo Chen walked to her side and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Fu Xiuxiu said distressedly, "I spent a spirit stone to buy Purple Sun Flower seeds, and they have been planted for two months. Coming home this time, I thought I could see flower seedlings, but there is nothing."

Luo Chen followed her gaze and looked suspiciously at the area in the corner.

Isn't this where I usually practice Fireball Technique and Entanglement Technique?

Seeds?

He had already changed the soil and stones dozens of times!

With a dry laugh, Luo Chen said dryly, "Maybe it's because of the water and soil acclimatization!"

Fu Xiuxiu sighed and could only nod helplessly.

"The Yin energy here is a bit heavy, and several flowers and plants I planted are not growing well. Plus, I'm often not at home, and they are almost dead."

Luo Chen blinked. "Is that so?"

"It should be the reason; they should be taken out to bask in the sun more often." Fu Xiuxiu was helpless.

After skipping this topic, she looked at Luo Chen's outfit curiously.

"What did you go do, Fellow Daoist Luo?"

"Just call me Little Luo! Wearing this outfit isn't for anything; I'm just used to wearing black."

Being called "Fellow Daoist" by a ninth-stage Qi Refining cultivator, Luo Chen was still a bit uncomfortable.

Seeing that Luo Chen didn't want to say, Fu Xiuxiu didn't ask much.

She looked at the night and invited Luo Chen.

"It's rare for me to come back once, and I plan to invite the neighbors to have a meal together. Are you coming, Little Luo?"

Someone inviting to dinner, and such a good thing?

Then he, Luo Chen, would definitely be duty-bound!

Sitting on the children's version of the swing in the courtyard, Luo Chen, who had changed into a set of clothes, calculated his next plans while waiting for Fu Xiuxiu to prepare dinner.

Raw materials costing four hundred spirit stones—this was his biggest move ever!

This time, failure is not allowed.

Therefore, before refining elixirs, every aspect must be considered.

First is the new alchemy apparatus—the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace.

The difference between refining elixirs with an iron pot and refining elixirs with a magic tool furnace is definitely huge.

He must first familiarize himself with the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace magic tool to avoid errors during the refining process that cannot be remedied in time.

Secondly, it is the processing of some raw materials.

You can't use the old methods anymore.

The iron pot is small and not heat-resistant, so it can only refine elixirs with a slightly smaller fire; with a small fire, the time will inevitably be long.

In the long refining process, the processing of medicinal materials also tends to be conservative.

But the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace doesn't have this concern; its magic tool grade is enough to withstand scorching high temperatures.

In this way, the processing methods for those raw materials can be completely bolder.

Finally, it is the construction of the alchemy room.

Yes, Luo Chen plans to partition an alchemy room in the inverted room he rented.

The Purple Cloud Copper Furnace occupies a huge area, and when burning firewood, it also needs a special fire pit, and heat-insulating bricks must be laid underneath to avoid heat loss.

For the surrounding walls, it is best to use cloud sand bricks with good air permeability.

Otherwise, if there is a leak of medicinal gas, it is possible to be poisoned and fainted inside.

Thinking about one thing after another, Luo Chen had a headache.

Next, there will be a lot to be busy with!

"Hey!"

A petite figure suddenly jumped in front of him.

Luo Chen greeted helplessly, "Miss Little Ling, are you off work?"

Isn't this nonsense? People are already in front of you.

But in reality, greetings are often like this.

For those eating, say, "Eating?"

For those off work, say, "Off work?"

I hate it when you meet a friend in a public toilet, and the friend says, "Pooping?"

Nonsense, why else would you be squatting in the pit if not to poop!

Bai Meiling naturally couldn't think of so many things in Luo Chen's mind; she stretched out her fair, tender hands.

"What are you doing?" Luo Chen was strange.

"Where are the elixirs you refined? Let me see if they are demonic elixirs!"

"You really are meddlesome!"

Bai Meiling put her hands on her hips. "As a neighbor at the seventh stage of Qi Refining, can't I manage you?"

Damn, the thing I hate most in this life is people using their realm to suppress others!

Luo Chen took a deep breath and took out an elixir with a cheeky face.

Bai Meiling took it curiously. "Grain-Grain Bigu Pill? No, it's Grain-Grain Bigu Powder, but the grade is okay; it's even top-grade."

She looked at Luo Chen for a while and couldn't help but nod.

"You kid is a dull gourd, but it seems you are quite amazing. Pity, if you had the elixir recipe for Grain-Grain Bigu Pills, you could easily use it as a livelihood."

Luo Chen originally intended to fool this woman and be done with it.

But hearing her say this, he instantly became interested.

He had always known that the Grain-Grain Bigu Pills he refined were actually Grain-Grain Bigu Powder.

Otherwise, why would fifty Grain-Grain Bigu Pills in five bottles only sell for one low-grade spirit stone?

Authentic Grain-Grain Bigu Pills are first-grade elixirs no less than Qi-Nourishing Pills.

Ten pills in a bottle, selling for one hundred spirit stones—that would truly be a profit of ten thousand times!

If he could refine real Grain-Grain Bigu Pills, wouldn't he be rich?

"Do you have the elixir recipe for Grain-Grain Bigu Pills?"

Facing Luo Chen's thirsty gaze, Bai Meiling spread her hands.

"I definitely don't have it! This kind of elixir recipe is controlled by big sects; how could I possibly have it."

Luo Chen rolled his eyes. Then what are you talking about?

He wasn't very disappointed.

Or rather, he had never held much expectation for the elixir recipes of such mainstream elixirs.

Not only the Great River Market but even the entire Jade Cauldron Domain and the six domains of the Far East strictly control the elixir recipes of mainstream elixirs.

If there is any leakage, sect cultivators will use various means to get them back.

Buying with money, robbing, or recruiting alchemists who can refine mainstream elixirs.

To this, Luo Chen's evaluation is "Monopoly dogs, may you die!"

He could actually understand the actions of these sects.

This world has extremely rich resources; whether it is the region where humans live or the wild mountains and great marshes where demonic beasts live, there are countless treasures of heaven and earth.

In the case where raw materials cannot be restricted, controlling elixir recipes has become the best means.

In this way, mainstream elixirs can only be refined, distributed, and sold by sects.

As a result, big sects can ensure that their income is far higher than that of cultivation families and rogue cultivators.

If it weren't for this, where would big sects get such good benefits, giving disciples free magic tools, Dao robes, and even precious storage bags from time to time?

"Little Ling, Little Luo, time to eat."

A gentle voice came, and Luo Chen hurriedly walked into the east wing, which was Fu Xiuxiu's home.

Bai Meiling followed behind, but after walking two steps, she felt something was wrong.

"Can Fire Dog Whip also be used to refine Grain-Grain Bigu Powder?" ===== CHAPTER 39 =====