Chapter 420

Master Tianxingzi's visit was very sudden.

But Luo Chen did not appear surprised.

It was not that he had predicted Master Tianxingzi's appearance, but that even if it wasn't Master Tianxingzi, it would be a cultivator from the Falling Cloud Sect's Zhenlong Black Market here.

What gave him such confidence was naturally the hundred-year thunder essence he took out for auction.

This kind of rare material had a fatal temptation for Core Formation cultivators!

If it were before, he wouldn't have understood it deeply.

But looking at Fei Ming of Mount Ailao Mountain, who disregarded his status and humbled himself to befriend Luo Chen just to buy one more portion of hundred-year thunder essence, one could see a glimpse of it.

Even more, it wasn't just Core Formation cultivators!

Even Nascent Soul True Persons, if they encountered it, would likely not let go of such a treasure.

And Master Tianxingzi's arrival was clearly for this hundred-year thunder essence.

"Does your sect want it, intending to buy it in advance?"

Master Tianxingzi spoke directly and didn't intend to beat around the bush.

"Besides exchanging what is needed, earning some spirit stones and intelligence, our Zhenlong Black Market mainly collects corresponding resources for the high-level figures of the sect."

"Hundred-year thunder essence, very good!"

"Name your price!"

However, Luo Chen smiled and shook his head.

"Apologies, I intend to sell this thunder essence, but it must be sold through an auction."

Master Tianxingzi frowned.

Auction, they also had the confidence to win it.

But that would not only cost more, but it would also easily cause twists and turns.

Therefore, he came to visit Luo Chen privately, wanting to intercept it in advance.

But Luo Chen firmly demanded to auction the thunder essence.

This...

"Not only that, but it must be labeled that this hundred-year thunder essence comes from the Yan Alliance! And, release the news that there is more hundred-year thunder essence within the Yan Alliance."

Master Tianxingzi looked astonished.

He looked at Luo Chen suspiciously and asked coldly: "Do you want to find trouble with the Yan Alliance?"

"Don't you want to?" Luo Chen asked back, "If you don't kill the snake, you will suffer from it later. You have harmed people to that extent, and you don't think the Yan Alliance will let it go lightly, do you!"

Master Tianxingzi snorted coldly, "The Yan Alliance was never a traditional sect; it was just an alliance formed by loose cultivators, with no cohesion at all. Slaughtering them is just slaughtering them, and besides, my Falling Cloud is a Nascent Soul upper sect, do they dare to talk wildly about revenge?"

"Hehe..."

Luo Chen chuckled, "Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. It's hard to guarantee that a stunningly talented person won't appear in the Yan Alliance in the future, like your Falling Cloud's True Person Han. Shouldn't such danger be nipped in the bud?"

In the cultivation world, there has never been a lack of strange stories about revenge and sect revival.

Looking at it from a close perspective, the rise of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect and the rise of the Falling Cloud Sect were both because a batch of talent or a generation of heroes appeared.

If one were to be extreme, what Luo Chen was doing now was nothing more than a backlash for the Yan Alliance not killing the Luo Tian Society back then.

Master Tianxingzi hesitated.

He said hesitantly: "This kind of thing is not for me to worry about. And..."

Pausing for a moment, he said frankly: "And my sect's sudden action before has already made the other sects in the Jade Cauldron Domain birds startled by the mere twang of a bowstring. Even if we want to target the Yan Alliance later, we cannot resort to force."

"You can't, but I can!"

Luo Chen suddenly said in a high-pitched tone: "I am untalented, but I have a great grudge against the Yan Alliance. Why don't I act as your knife to root out the Yan Alliance!"

"You?" Master Tianxingzi looked at Luo Chen suspiciously.

Luo Chen nodded solemnly, "Yes, me! Even good things like hundred-year thunder essence that can improve natal magic treasures have been taken out by me, which shows my determination for revenge."

Master Tianxingzi looked at him thoughtfully.

He knew a lot about the grudge between Luo Chen and the Yan Alliance.

That could already be considered an irreconcilable grudge!

Luo Chen was just a Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet the Yan Alliance had sent two Core Formation Venerables in succession to try to kill him.

In the vast Jade Cauldron Domain, Luo Chen was probably the only one with this treatment.

But unexpectedly, he hadn't been killed.

Luo Chen must definitely harbor hatred.

For the Yan Alliance, they also viewed Luo Chen as a great humiliation.

Luo Chen taking out hundred-year thunder essence as a cover now to lure Core Formation cultivators from outside the domain to target the Yan Alliance was completely reasonable.

Suddenly.

Master Tianxingzi smiled to himself.

"You kid, your rhetoric is truly powerful; I was almost led around by you."

"My visit this time was for the hundred-year thunder essence, not to discuss the grand plan of destroying the Yan Alliance with you."

In the smile, he felt a sense of awe in his heart.

Luo Chen, this child, was becoming increasingly deep in his schemes.

Even he had almost fallen for his trap.

Perhaps, his visit this time was already within the other party's expectations.

After all, the one who gave Luo Chen the hydrangea token for the Zhenlong Black Market was his operation at Dahe Market. The other party deliberately used the hydrangea as a lure, clearly intending to attract Falling Cloud Sect members.

While he was secretly awestruck, a camellia flower interspersed with silver dots appeared in Luo Chen's hand.

"This is?"

Master Tianxingzi said in surprise: "You actually have another hundred-year thunder essence?"

Luo Chen smiled proudly, "I didn't say I only had one! After all, I was the first to enter the Soul Transformation ruins. Although I didn't collect other things, I did get a few thunder essences."

Just as he said, the number of thunder essences in his hand was indeed not small.

There were only eighteen thousand-year thunder essences.

But hundred-year thunder essences and ordinary thunder essences were definitely not few.

Of course, wealth should not be exposed.

Luo Chen still did as much remedial work as possible, "The hundred-year thunder essence in my hand is already not much. I sent a few to the Ice Fortress and Mount Ailao Mountain. These two were originally prepared for my natal magic treasure after Core Formation. But to deal with the Yan Alliance, I can no longer care about them."

Master Tianxingzi nodded, "This one, do you intend to sell it directly?"

"Yes!"

"What is the price?"

"Exchange goods for goods!"

"Reasonable, name what you want, and see if I can gather it here."

Luo Chen did not hesitate at all. For this matter, he had already prepared early on.

"I want the personal experience and insights of a cultivator using the 'Locking Pearl Curtain' secret technique to achieve Core Formation!"

"I want the specific intelligence on your attack on the Yan Alliance not long ago!"

"Finally, I also want the Zhenlong Black Market to release a piece of news when auctioning that thunder essence: one month later, a great enemy will head to Fragrant Valley to seek revenge!"

Master Tianxingzi frowned, "You want too much!"

Luo Chen shook his head and said faintly: "Not much, the hundred-year thunder essence is worth this price. If you don't believe it, you can go back and ask your sect's True Person."

Master Tianxingzi was silent.

After a long while, he looked at that thunder essence flower with reluctance.

"Wait for my news!"

"Awaiting good news!"

Luo Chen flipped his wrist, and the pale silver thunder essence flower entered his storage bag.

In the immortal city inn.

Luo Chen sent away Master Tianxingzi, but welcomed three distinguished guests.

Qiu Qiu Daochun, Che Xiang.

Two Venerables, at the early Core Formation stage, were the Great Elders of cultivation families and also vassals of Green Elixir Valley!

Luo Chen had heard of these two.

Especially that Che Xiang, who had not been at the Core Formation stage for long; it seemed he had achieved Core Formation after Luo Chen participated in the Green Elixir Dao Seed competition. Tao Wan, as a Daoist child, had even personally attended the other party's Core Formation ceremony.

And the third person was somewhat beyond Luo Chen's expectations.

Dan Dan Yangzi!

If Tao Wan had come, he wouldn't have been surprised.

After all, Green Elixir Valley had entrusted Tao Wan to host this major event against the Yan Alliance.

But the one who came was actually the Senior Brother of this generation, Dan Dan Yangzi, which was somewhat beyond his expectations.

Facing his doubt, Dan Dan Yangzi didn't give any explanation, but asked directly about his progress.

Luo Chen said confidently: "Everything is according to plan. I have already contacted the Ice Fortress and the Falling Cloud Sect, and have gathered a batch of powerful loose cultivators, just waiting to break Fragrant Valley and destroy the Yan Alliance!"

Dan Dan Yangzi was puzzled, "Why not contact Mount Ailao Mountain? They are the true enemies of the Yan Alliance."

"Since you said so, why do you need me to take the initiative to contact Mount Ailao Mountain?" Luo Chen asked back.

Dan Dan Yangzi suddenly realized.

Looking at Luo Chen's confident appearance, he said in a deep voice: "Fine, then we'll see you raise your arms and shout when the time comes."

After speaking, he left with the two Venerables.

Looking at their departing backs, Luo Chen blinked.

This Dan Dan Yangzi, what a fast cultivation speed.

The Dao Seed competition had only passed ten years ago, and the other party was already at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.

Although the other party had been at the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment for a long time, this cultivation speed seemed to be even above that of the Green Elixir Daoist child Tao Wan.

I don't know if the other party's talent was outstanding, or if Green Elixir Valley had given him special treatment.

"However, this is a good thing for me. With one more expert, the chances of winning will be greater."

"Next, I just need to wait for the reply from the Ice Fortress, the Zhenlong auction, and the Falling Cloud Sect's answer."

"I hope everything goes smoothly!"

On the streets of Tianhuo Xiancheng.

Clearly, the Yan Alliance had suffered such a great disaster, but the nearest immortal city not only didn't decline, but became even more lively.

New faces showed that the people pouring into Tianhuo Xiancheng were not locals.

Those cunning and vicious gazes let the locals know that those who came were not kind.

Dan Dan Yangzi and the two vassal Core Formation Venerables of Green Elixir Valley walked on the street.

A sound-insulating barrier covered the three of them; as long as no higher-tier cultivator was specifically spying, there was no need to worry about anyone overhearing the sound-insulating magic technique cast by the two Core Formation Venerables together.

Che Xiang looked at the customs and scenery around him with great interest.

This was his first time going out since achieving Core Formation.

However, he couldn't refuse this kind of thing.

He had already used consolidating his cultivation realm as an excuse not to go to the Mount Jilei Mountain battlefield for Green Elixir Valley before; this time, he should contribute some effort.

In his ears was the conversation between Qiu Qiu Daochun and Dan Dan Yangzi.

"Actually, you don't have to come. I will avenge Xiao Ming's grudge myself."

"Xiao Ming was my younger brother. He died at the hands of the Yan Alliance Daoist child. How can I let others avenge his grudge?"

"Sigh..."

Qiu Qiu Daochun sighed, looking at this distant descendant.

Clearly having a bright future, yet because of his younger brother, even his position as Daoist child was stripped away.

"Speaking of which, what mistake did you make to let Green Elixir Valley be so furious as to strip you of your Daoist child position? Rumor has it that you gave the technique that only a Daoist child can practice to Xiao Ming?"

Facing this question, Dan Dan Yangzi avoided answering.

Qiu Qiu Daochun found it hard to pursue the question.

Seeing the atmosphere cooling down, Che Xiang brought up a topic.

"I have been in seclusion for many years. I didn't expect that there would be so many talents in the Jade Cauldron Domain. Just walking around in this Tianhuo Xiancheng, I saw many juniors at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Tsk tsk, wasn't it said that a civil war destroyed decades of talent in the Jade Cauldron Domain?"

Qiu Qiu Daochun was unimpressed, "Survival of the fittest, those who died were just those who couldn't make it. Moreover, many of those currently mixing in Tianhuo Xiancheng are cultivators from other domains, not our Jade Cauldron cultivators."

"Is that so?" Che Xiang realized.

But immediately, he shook his head again.

"Just like you said, survival of the fittest, those who remain are all geniuses. In my opinion, that Luo Chen is extremely extraordinary. With his own power, connecting all parties, he truly has great courage."

Qiu Qiu Daochun snorted, "Luo Chen has done so many major things, having such courage and confidence now is just a matter of course."

"Yes!" Che Xiang sighed, "He is so young, and his future is so bright. If he succeeds in Core Formation in the future, I'm afraid there's a chance for him to peek at the Nascent Soul stage."

"I don't think so."

Che Xiang looked at Qiu Qiu Daochun in confusion.

Dan Dan Yangzi was also puzzled.

Although his relationship with Luo Chen was average, he also had some admiration for this peer who was slightly better than him in alchemy.

Although he considered himself not inferior to Luo Chen in alchemy without restrictions.

But in the end, he had lost.

In his view, with the help of the Ice Fortress, Luo Chen's chances of Core Formation were still very high.

Facing the confusion of the two, Qiu Qiu Daochun said faintly: "Success comes from confidence, and failure also comes from confidence. Doing so many major things that don't match his cultivation realm at such a young age, he has already become somewhat bloated."

Che Xiang was unimpressed, "Bloated? I don't think so. If I were famous in Jade Cauldron and defeated a Core Formation cultivator at this age, I'm afraid I would be even more arrogant than him. From my short observation just now, he still has some sense of proportion."

Dan Dan Yangzi also spoke at the right time, "In the sect, I often hear about his deeds. The elders in the sect have much praise for him, unlike what you said, Uncle Qiu."

Facing the different opinions of the two.

Qiu Qiu Daochun had no intention to argue.

Finally, he just said one sentence.

"I think he is very dangerous now, better not to have too deep contact."

Ten days later!

Luo Chen welcomed one good news after another that he had been looking forward to.

Master Tianxingzi, representing the Falling Cloud Sect, reached a cooperation with Luo Chen.

With the personal Core Formation insights of the upper-method Core Formation secret technique "Locking Pearl Curtain," plus intelligence as conditions, he exchanged a hundred-year thunder essence from him.

At the same time, the Master Jueqing Fairy went to Tianhuo Xiancheng in person, promising to act for him. She even stayed nearby to protect him.

In addition, Luo Chen also obtained relevant intelligence about Mount Ailao Mountain from Xing Xing Zonghan.

The other party had indeed started targeting the Yan Alliance from all aspects.

Especially in the Black Water Swamp, the Yan Alliance had fully retreated, handing over the resource lands that produced rare materials like black magic mud and mud to Mount Ailao Mountain.

"I knew it, when a whale falls, everything grows. The Yan Alliance's decline is already apparent, and other large sects cannot remain indifferent."

Luo Chen was incomparably excited.

Holding a piece of intelligence sent by the Falling Cloud Sect, his distant gaze looked over the depths of Tianhuo Xiancheng.

"The black market auction is going on tonight, right!"

"This auction is the last straw that breaks the Yan Alliance."

"Qin Qin Tairan, how you treated me back then, it won't be long before I return it to you in the same way."

"I don't know what your mood is now, and whether you can still be calm and composed?"

Just as he was muttering to himself.

In his eyes, fireworks suddenly bloomed.

Boom!

In the depths of the immortal city, surging magic power exploded.

"You petty thief, how dare you cause trouble in my Yan Alliance!"

Brothers and sisters, give me some monthly tickets, please.

(End of chapter)