Chapter 428

"Am I going to form a Jin Dan?"

The moment this thought popped up, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel his heart racing.

He hadn't even reached the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment stage yet, so how could he suddenly form a Jin Dan?

Suddenly, he thought of his current situation.

His soul foundation was comparable to an ordinary Foundation Establishment Great Perfection cultivator, his spiritual power was no less than such an existence, and he had a powerful physical body.

It could be said that he had actually already met the prerequisites for forming a Jin Dan.

Then, due to the "Qing Yuan Wonderful Elixir Method" suddenly reaching perfection, this led to such a phenomenon.

"No!"

"I haven't made any preparations; if I force the Jin Dan formation, I fear there is a high probability of failure."

Luo Chen could clearly perceive that his spiritual power, after constantly being injected into the reversed vortex, was already showing signs of being unable to keep up.

It was far too lacking!

"At this moment, it is completely not the most suitable opportunity to form a Jin Dan."

Luo Chen's thoughts moved, and he operated the "Qing Yuan Wonderful Elixir Method" elixir technique.

As he operated it, the vortex rotated slower and slower.

The spiritual energy within it also began to flow backward, returning to his sea of qi, meridians, and acupoints.

And that "Jin Dan", which was appearing and disappearing, lost its external support and, under the decomposition of the "Qing Yuan Wonderful Elixir Method", gradually turned into drops of pure spiritual liquid, returning to the sea of qi.

After a long time.

The vortex stopped reversing and returned to the normal clockwise rotation direction.

Inside the sea of qi, there were no more turbulent waves.

It was like the sea after a huge storm, becoming calm and quiet.

The only difference was that the sea level seemed to have risen by a layer.

This represented an improvement in his cultivation realm.

"Although I didn't form a Jin Dan, after this incident, my realm, which I had polished for a long time, advanced to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment."

Luo Chen felt his state, and besides faint joy, he felt more confusion.

Why would the "Qing Yuan Wonderful Elixir Method", this poison-cleansing elixir technique, undergo such a mutation after reaching perfection after many years?

Thoughts flowed in his mind.

Combining many clues together, he gradually found a familiar feeling.

"This set of elixir techniques seems to have reached its true form after I practiced it to the peak? It's not an elixir technique at all, but a Jin Dan secret technique!"

After this thought popped up.

Those clues began to stack up, corroborating Luo Chen's judgment.

The mid-grade Jin Dan formation phenomenon in the "Nan Shan Dao Interpretation" written by the Tao family ancestor, Nan Shan Shangren, was almost exactly the same as his vortex reversing, absorbing spiritual liquid, squeezing it into a pill, and finally merging into a Jin Dan embryo!

The "Hun Yuan Method", a lower-grade Jin Dan secret technique given by the Qing Dan Valley on the Jie Lei Mountain battlefield, also mentioned the trick of generating a spiritual vortex internally to achieve the Jin Dan method.

However, the spiritual vortex generated in his body was almost ten times that of the "Hun Yuan Method"!

Moreover, it did not require the external resource assistance proposed in the "Hun Yuan Method".

In other words, the "Qing Yuan Wonderful Elixir Method" and the "Hun Yuan Method" were Jin Dan secret techniques of the same origin, just of a higher grade.

And there's more!

Dan Yangzi was stripped of his position as Daoist Child because he committed a major mistake. Among those major mistakes, one was teaching the cultivation method and secret technique that only a Daoist Child could practice to his own younger brother.

Later, his younger brother was killed by Yan Alliance cultivators, and the corresponding inheritance was also seized by the Yan Alliance cultivators.

And this elixir technique of Luo Chen's was actually obtained from the Yan Alliance inner sect disciple Huo Hu.

It is rumored that after Tao Wan took the position of Daoist Child, she had already recovered most of the important things from the outside.

This "Qing Yuan Wonderful Elixir Method" had a high probability of being part of it.

Perhaps not that important, but it could be considered a relatively basic thing.

It's just that no one expected that Luo Chen could practice diligently for twenty years, plus the system's assistance, allowing him to practice this elixir technique to the Great Perfection realm, and even reverse it to its true form.

This could be said to be the elixir technique that had consumed the most time in his cultivation career.

"I didn't expect that the secret mid-grade Jin Dan secret technique of the Qing Dan Valley would actually be an elixir technique!"

"That's right, it is a major sect with a complete alchemy inheritance after all."

"Besides daily alchemy, they have already applied the Dao of Alchemy to other fields. For example, the idea of the Five Peaks Covering the Valley to upgrade the Elixir Valley to a fourth-grade spiritual land is also a similar alchemy concept. And this cultivator forming a Jin Dan, isn't that also a kind of alternative alchemy? Since that's the case, forming a Jin Dan with an elixir technique is perfectly normal."

After thinking all this through.

A very happy smile couldn't help but appear on Luo Chen's face.

He had now practiced the "Qing Yuan Wonderful Elixir Method" to the Great Perfection realm; didn't this mean he had completely mastered a mid-grade Jin Dan secret technique?

Once his Foundation Establishment realm reached perfection, he could try to impact the Jin Dan stage at any time!

This unexpected joy truly dispelled the gloom Luo Chen had been feeling for many days.

The loss of a hundred years of lifespan.

The loss of the Fierce Fire Miasma and the Thunder Immortal Pearl.

The current predicament of the Ice Fortress, which could not provide him with much help, and so on.

All of this seemed not so important anymore.

"Now I am at the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment, one step closer to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment."

"As long as I cultivate step by step, sooner or later I can try to impact the Jin Dan stage."

"However, although the 'Qing Yuan Wonderful Elixir Method' is good, I felt just now that there are still many things lacking to form a Jin Dan with it. If I had forced the breakthrough at that time, I would have failed nine times out of ten."

"After all, it is only a mid-grade Jin Dan secret technique!"

Luo Chen muttered to himself.

After the intense joy, he quickly gathered his thoughts and thought about the future.

His foundation was too deep.

The success rate provided by a mere mid-grade Jin Dan secret technique was really too small.

If he wanted a higher chance of forming a Jin Dan, I fear he would have to rely on the "Locking the Pearl Curtain" secret technique of the Luo Yun Sect.

And thinking of "Locking the Pearl Curtain", one had to consider Chu Kui.

The other party had been experimenting with this technique.

But considering the lack of soul, he needed Luo Chen to provide him with top-grade Tong You Elixir.

"I have been in the Ice Fortress for almost three and a half years; I fear Chu Kui has long since run out of Tong You Elixir."

"Perhaps, I should go back?"

When the thought of going back popped up, it could no longer be suppressed.

If it were before, when his realm was low, the Ice Fortress would have been of great help to him, as it was a major sect after all.

But now, he was already in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, infinitely close to the threshold of Jin Dan.

The help the Ice Fortress could provide him was very, very little.

In terms of slightly higher-end resources, the Ice Fortress itself was lacking!

In terms of Jin Dan secret techniques, the Ice Fortress's were simply not suitable for him; instead, Luo Chen had collected four types in advance.

The only help was probably the guidance from the Jin Dan Shangren.

But they weren't always free either!

Cang Long herself said that if you couldn't find her, go find the Fairy of Ruthlessness, which shows that everyone is busy.

Moreover, to be honest, there is really nothing to mention about Foundation Establishment cultivation.

It is mainly about accumulating spiritual power.

Even before the Nascent Soul stage, it is all this process.

Perhaps there are some small changes in each realm, but at least for the Foundation Establishment stage, Luo Chen had explored it thoroughly a long time ago.

"Let's go back!"

"The people in Tian Lan should be getting anxious waiting for me."

Soon, Luo Chen made a decision.

In fact, his judgment was correct.

The people of the Luo Tian Society were indeed anxious waiting for him.

Just three days before the Bing Po Jin Dan ceremony was held, the Luo Tian Society sent a team to come and congratulate in person.

And the leader was none other than Gu Caiyi!

However, their intention was not on the wine, but on Luo Chen.

When she saw Luo Chen in the Ice Prison, she couldn't hold back at all and threw herself at him.

"Wuwuwu..."

Listening to the sobbing in his arms, Luo Chen couldn't help but gently pat the woman's fragrant back.

After a long time.

After the other party finished venting, he smiled: "Alright, alright, you are both Foundation Establishment True Cultivators now, why are you still so childish."

Gu Caiyi leaned against his chest and mumbled: "They all said you were seriously injured and were in a coma for more than half a year before waking up; don't you know I was worried?"

Luo Chen was stunned; he had forgotten about this.

Or rather, it wasn't a coma for more than half a year.

It was three years!

During those three years, he had been focused on refining the Wither-Prosper Fire.

Although he was awake, he couldn't move around, which was almost no different from being in a coma.

During the three years, people from the Luo Tian Society often came to see him, but they were all blocked by the Ice Fortress cultivators.

This situation would naturally make people even more worried.

He shook his head, "Aren't I fine now! Look at me, my physique is great, my spirit is good, and I even broke through to the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment."

Gu Caiyi raised her head and looked at his rosy complexion, and the worry in her heart completely dissipated.

However, before she could speak, her gaze fell on his gray-white long hair.

"This..." Gu Caiyi covered her mouth, and crystal tears welled up in her eyes again.

Luo Chen didn't feel anything.

When he realized his hair, he laughed freely.

"Don't worry, it was just a small accident, all minor things! When my realm is achieved, this bit of hair and skin will naturally recover as before."

"Really?" Gu Caiyi asked worriedly.

Luo Chen rubbed her head and said dotingly: "I can't lie to anyone, but I can't lie to you!"

Seeing that the woman was still a bit concerned, Luo Chen immediately changed the subject.

"Why did you all come?"

Gu Caiyi wiped her eyes and said seriously: "Our Luo Tian Society is a vassal of the Ice Fortress; now that Daoist Child Bing Po has achieved Jin Dan Shangren, naturally we should show some expression."

"Additionally, she said that some special resources of the Ice Fortress are actually very popular, and she plans to let me talk about cooperation along the way."

Luo Chen was puzzled, "Special resources?"

"Yes!" Gu Caiyi nodded and said: "For example, the first-grade demon fox blood that you often asked us to buy when you were refining elixirs, most of it came from the Ice Fortress. Even, I heard that they often hunt second-grade snow foxes."

Demon fox blood.

It is a main material essential for Luo Chen to refine Tong You Elixir.

Hearing that the Ice Fortress often hunted second-grade snow foxes, Luo Chen became interested.

The effect of Tong You Elixir is very magical!

It can increase a cultivator's soul power.

However, limited by the grade, the effect of this elixir becomes lower the further one goes.

It was just that Chu Kui hadn't used it before, so the effect was still okay.

But for Luo Chen, the boost was relatively average.

Luo Chen had always had the intention to improve this elixir recipe.

Not that he was arrogant!

After all, this elixir recipe, when it first came to his hands from Mi Shuhua, was incomplete.

Later, it was Luo Chen himself who completed it, and then he confirmed it with the system to get started.

He himself had experience in completing and deducing.

If he used main materials of a higher grade to replace the original main materials, and incidentally replaced other auxiliary materials as well.

Could he improve the grade of the Tong You Elixir?

If it could reach the second-grade level, the help to Luo Chen would be truly immense!

Thinking of this, Luo Chen was immensely looking forward to it.

"Talk, talk well with the Ice Fortress; whether it's first-grade demon fox blood or second-grade snow foxes, try to reach a stable supply relationship as much as possible."

"I might have great use for this stuff later!"

Gu Caiyi nodded, "Hmm, I'll listen to you."

Next, the two gathered for a while and chatted about intimate things.

Then Gu Caiyi left first.

Taking advantage of the three days before the Jin Dan ceremony, she had to go and talk about the corresponding matters in advance.

Whether it succeeds is one thing, but one should still try hard.

And Luo Chen quietly left the Ice Prison.

Three days later!

The Jin Dan ceremony was held as scheduled.

Fairy Bing Po, who had not appeared for many years, revealed herself to the world with Jin Dan cultivation.

The Luo Yun Sect, Mount Ailao, Qing Dan Valley, and Hundred Flower Palace each sent a Jin Dan elder and many Foundation Establishment disciples to congratulate.

Even the hostile Yu Ding Sword Sect sent a Jin Dan sword cultivator.

At the ceremony, various cumbersome and grand procedures were carried out, which truly opened the eyes of some small forces.

Later, when various Jin Dan Shangren sat and discussed the Dao, it attracted everyone's attention even more.

And among these people.

Only Luo Chen stayed out of it and went up the Heavenly Mountains.

"Are you leaving?"

Looking at the woman in front of him, Luo Chen said respectfully: "I plan to leave; the Ice Fortress is not very suitable for my cultivation, and long-term residence is of no benefit."

This third-grade spiritual land of the Ice Fortress is different from other places.

Because of the extreme weather environment, the spiritual energy of the water and ice/snow systems is too dense.

For cultivators who primarily cultivate these two paths, it is naturally an excellent cultivation environment.

But for Luo Chen, who primarily cultivates the wood and fire systems, it was not very compatible.

Like his realm, it had approached the eighth layer of Foundation Establishment a long time ago, but in the three and a half years in the Ice Fortress, he had only relied on water-grinding efforts to finish the last bit of steps.

Even then, he had to rely on the "Qing Yuan Wonderful Elixir Method" reaching perfection to temper his spiritual power before he could barely take the final step.

Cang Long carefully examined him and finally nodded slowly.

"Then I won't keep you; it just so happens that the Ice Fortress might be a bit busy recently."

A bit busy?

Luo Chen chewed on this term; is it the Jin Dan ceremony?

But he didn't ask much, but said sincerely: "Thank you for your care during this time, Senior Sister Cang Long. I will definitely try to refine more Jade Dew Elixir for the Ice Fortress cultivators' cultivation."

Cang Long gave a hum.

However, when Luo Chen planned to go down the mountain, she specifically exhorted him.

"After you go back, be low-key, and try not to cause trouble in the future."

Luo Chen nodded; he didn't think much of it, only feeling that this was as it should be.

After all, the Ice Fortress had previously released news that he was seriously injured and even had his foundation damaged.

If he were to be overly ostentatious after going out, it would not only cause trouble for himself but also easily implicate the Ice Fortress.

After Luo Chen left.

Cang Long's gaze was deep, overlooking the grand Jin Dan celebration at the foot of the mountain, and she sighed inexplicably.

"I have already done well enough; I have cultivated Bing Po as a successor internally, and recruited Luo Chen as an up-and-coming talent externally."

"As for what happens next, whether it succeeds or not, it depends on Heaven's will."

On an ice field a hundred miles away from the Ice Fortress.

A flying boat was flying extremely slowly against the wind and snow.

Suddenly.

The flying boat stopped.

On the ice field, a figure suddenly jumped onto the flying boat.

A moment later, the flying boat started again and accelerated toward the direction of Tian Lan Immortal City.