Chapter 41: Red, Eyes Red (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Because of the movement of spiritual energy and the consumption of elixirs, the appearance and age of cultivators are often disproportionate.

Therefore, in the cultivation world, the most important thing is not to judge a person by their appearance.

Luo Chen didn't know what Gu Caiyi's spiritual root attribute was.

But when he chatted with Bai Meiling, he asked about other people's ages.

He remembered that Gu Caiyi was thirty-seven years old.

Thirty-seven years old at the eighth stage of Qi Refining is neither good nor bad; her aptitude should be not bad, but not particularly good, otherwise she would have been admitted into a sect long ago.

But in just a few days of not seeing her recently, she had broken through to the ninth stage of Qi Refining.

This made Luo Chen very surprised.

"How did you do it? Did you eat spiritual elixirs?"

"Hehe, you really guessed it."

Gu Caiyi pouted. "Recently, I don't know why, but many new faces have appeared in the Great River Market, including Foundation Establishment cultivators."

"Zhong Ding's house and our Tianxiang Tower are the places they frequent most often."

"Elixirs that are precious to us Qi Refining cultivators are not worth mentioning in the eyes of Foundation Establishment cultivators. We danced a new dance recently and pleased a Foundation Establishment late-stage great cultivator, and he casually rewarded us with a bottle of Dust-Transforming Pills."

Luo Chen's eyes widened. "Dust-Transforming Pills!"

"It seems you are not ignorant!"

Luo Chen naturally wouldn't be so stupid as to not know about Dust-Transforming Pills.

This is a top-grade elixir for the Qi Refining stage, with the effect of shedding the mortal and transforming into dust.

The medicinal power of one pill is several times that of the same-level Qi-Nourishing Pill! The selling price is ten times higher!

Even when low-level cultivators cannot find Foundation Establishment Pills, they will use Dust-Transforming Pills to try to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Although the effect is completely inferior to Foundation Establishment Pills, it has some effect more or less.

"We got a bottle of Dust-Transforming Pills, and each of us got one pill, and I, as the lead dancer, got two pills."

Gu Caiyi laughed proudly. "For the past two days, I've been staying in the Feathered Clothing Building, and with these two pills, I broke through to the ninth stage of Qi Refining."

"Is your Tianxiang Tower still recruiting people!" Luo Chen's tone was sour, envious until his eyes were red.

"What are you going for, to be a turtle-man?"

"Nonsense, I have been versatile since I was a child, and I am excellent in both singing and dancing!"

"Forget it, I won't tease you." Gu Caiyi's expression became serious. "I want to tell you that something might happen in the Great River Market recently, with so many strange cultivators coming. You should be careful when going in and out, and don't offend people you shouldn't offend."

Luo Chen nodded heavily.

Foreign cultivators are the most daunting.

Their foundation is not here, and they don't care much about the various rules of the Great River Market.

Sometimes they kill in a rage and then escape thousands of miles away, and the stationed cultivators of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect can't manage it.

In the dead of night, Luo Chen thought about what happened during the day, his mood complicated.

Others easily broke through to the ninth stage of Qi Refining, only one step away from Foundation Establishment.

And he was still struggling at the fourth stage of Qi Refining.

The huge gap made people feel uncomfortable while forcing a smile.

However, besides the sourness, Luo Chen was still happy for Gu Caiyi.

This woman had taken good care of him since he moved here.

She would greet him every time she went in and out, giving him, a small transparent person in the cultivation world, a trace of existence.

When she learned of his embarrassment with alchemy apparatus, she also used her connections to contact a cheap and good alchemy furnace for him.

Now that Gu Caiyi had a breakthrough, he should be happy for her.

"However, I cannot be slack either."

"These comfortable days recently seem to have worn down my sharpness."

"Gu Caiyi's aptitude must be better than mine, and she is still working hard to earn cultivation resources. And I am just a five-spiritual-root cultivator, and my lifespan is only a few decades, and even my Qi-Nourishing Pills are only left with one bottle."

"What qualifications do I have to live a leisurely life?"

From tomorrow on, I must work harder!

A brand-new alchemy room.

Alchemy-specific magic tool Purple Cloud Copper Furnace.

Myriad Wonder Pill alchemy technique that has reached the second level of proficiency.

Never such a wonderful start!

Everything is ready, only the fire is missing!

Luo Chen's expression was solemn, and he skillfully cast a Fireball Technique to ignite the firewood placed in the fire pit.

The flames were raging, rising, and soon the small alchemy room was filled with heat.

Being in it, Luo Chen felt as if he had no feeling, but put the processed medicinal materials into the alchemy furnace one by one.

Not only that, but he also pinched the spiritual formula to trigger the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace.

The simple patterns engraved on it emitted a faint light, as if breathing.

Even though the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace is only a first-grade low-tier magic tool, it has stepped into the threshold of magic tools after all.

Compared to the inferior spiritual iron pot he used to use, it is really too excellent.

Luo Chen focused all his attention on the changes of the medicinal materials in the copper furnace, and the Spirit Eye Technique had long been added to his eyes.

Even with obstruction, he could detect the changes in the flow of spiritual energy inside.

Not only that, but he also opened the furnace lid from time to time, using a wooden stick to stir the materials inside to avoid sticking to the bottom.

Soon, time came to noon.

It was also time to open the furnace.

The fire had been extinguished for half an hour, and the furnace temperature had gradually dropped.

"Rise!"

Pinching the spiritual formula, the Traction Technique, which had reached the proficient level, grabbed the furnace lid with residual heat from the air and lifted it slowly.

A strange fragrance spread, mixed with a hint of burnt smell.

With the Spirit Eye Technique added, Luo Chen looked down from afar, his brows slightly furrowed.

The first pot of Myriad Wonder Pills failed.

This is an expected thing; everything is new, and no matter how much preparatory work is done, it is impossible to ensure one hundred percent success.

Luo Chen had no frustration, took a shovel, and scooped out the medicinal dregs inside.

After simple cleaning, he walked out of the alchemy room.

As soon as he came out, even though it was noon, he still felt a refreshing coolness.

The temperature difference between the alchemy room and the outside was too great.

At this time, Luo Chen actually missed Sun Shou a bit.

Not to mention anything else, in the absence of cooling conditions, this inverted room located in the center of suppressing the ghost king at least brought him a trace of coolness.

"Cook, take a shower, continue in the afternoon!"

After steaming the rice, he came to the corner of the courtyard and learned from Gu Caiyi to draw a bucket of water from the well with the Traction Technique.

Splash!

Poured directly on his naked body.

"Comfortable!"

Luo Chen couldn't help but groan.

He didn't feel it when he was focused inside, but after coming out, he knew that the alchemy room was simply a big furnace.

"It should be a problem with my design and materials, otherwise it wouldn't be so hot."

"If there were Mount Ailao disciples to design the alchemy room for me, it would be great."

Fantasizing, Luo Chen shook his head with a smile.

Where would he get the spirit stones to ask a famous big sect disciple to design an alchemy room for him!

That appearance fee, I'm afraid it would have to start at a thousand or eight hundred.

After a simple lunch, Luo Chen gritted his teeth and entered the alchemy room again.

Second pot, start refining!

"Is Little Luo at home?"

"Busy, Sister Caiyi, is there anything?"

"Nothing, you go ahead first!"

"Refining elixirs again!"

"No way, life's pressure."

"You look so pitiful, Sister will bring you a box of Green Origin Cakes, eat them while they are hot."

"Put them outside first, I really can't get away, I'm about to turn the fire and put in the main materials."

"Then I'll go first, come out to chat when you're busy."

In the afternoon, Luo Chen sat blankly in front of the water well, his expression very haggard.

Gu Caiyi walked out of the door and happened to see this scene.

She frowned and walked to the side. "Luo Chen, what's wrong with you recently?"

"Nothing, just daily alchemy." Luo Chen woke up, rubbed his eyes, and hurriedly stood up.

"Still saying nothing, look at your appearance."

Spiritual power flowed, and the residual water stains on the ground merged into a water mirror.

Luo Chen looked down and saw that his eyes were red and swollen, his eye bags were heavy, and his lips were dry and cracked.

The messy long hair had long since left the hairband and was stuck to his face in a mess.

At first glance, it looked like he had been working overtime on the computer for a month in his previous life.

Is it caused by the high temperature of the alchemist?

Luo Chen was not sure; he had been trying his best to refine two pots a day for the past ten days.

The success rate was barely okay, not fully reaching the expected twenty percent success rate, but it was much better than the introductory stage before.

It's just that magic tool alchemy requires the Spirit Eye Technique to look after it at all times.

Not only does it consume spiritual energy, but it also hurts the eyes, especially under long-term attention, the heart and mind are very tired.

Not wanting to show weakness in front of women, Luo Chen casually changed the subject.

His gaze fell subconsciously on Gu Caiyi's arm, where a clean and transparent gauze garment was draped.

"Is this a newly bought magic tool?"

"Good eye!" Gu Caiyi lifted the gauze garment and said spiritedly, "A Foundation Establishment cultivator named Fei Bowen gave it to me, a top-grade defensive magic tool."

Luo Chen was stunned.

Top-grade magic tool, and it's a defensive attribute?

This thing, someone is willing to give it away?

He couldn't help but ask, "Are Foundation Establishment cultivators so rich? How can this magic tool be worth four or five thousand spirit stones?"

Gu Caiyi smiled. "General Foundation Establishment cultivators are indeed not rich, and maybe even stingier than us rogue cultivators. But Fei Bowen is different."

"Hmm? How so?" ===== CHAPTER 42 =====