Chapter 457: Refining Three Treasures, Ruthlessness Comes First

Having achieved Jin Dan, how to climb that Nascent Soul peak again?

It is nothing more than accumulating bit by bit and stepping into that realm of a True Person!

Involving cultivation, Luo Chen currently had to consider two problems.

Spiritual land and elixirs!

The former is the most important, but it could not be solved at all in the short term.

There were many people coveting the cave dwelling on Tianlan Peak.

Even if his family wealth... well, Luo Chen didn't have many spirit stones on him now.

Renting the Jia-3 cave dwelling for thirty years had completely emptied the savings of Luo Chen and the Luo Tian Association.

Apart from fifty high-grade spirit stones, plus the one thousand mid-grade spirit stones that must be kept for Danxia Peak, his pockets were cleaner than his face.

Qin Tairan's storage bag had not been opened yet.

The storage bags of the other Foundation Establishment True Cultivators had all been opened.

But the resources inside, added to the resources Luo Chen had accumulated before, were all turned over to Tianlan Immortal City, just enough to make up for the spirit stones owed before.

Now!

His pockets were truly cleaner than his face.

Third-tier spiritual land?

Don't even think about it for now.

Just like those Jin Dan cultivators from the outer domains, make do with a second-tier high-grade cave dwelling!

If spiritual land cannot be sought, then elixirs that can speed up cultivation are a must.

Over these years, Luo Chen had also collected quite a few third-tier elixir formulas.

But most were incomplete.

Back during the struggle for the Green Elixir Dao Seed, he had obtained several ancient elixir formulas from the Great Elixir Institute of Green Elixir Valley.

One of them was suitable for cultivation.

But two of the main ingredients had already gone extinct, so it became a case of a clever woman being unable to cook without rice.

And other elixir formulas?

The second-tier Foundation Establishment elixir, Emperor Flowing Plasma, actually contained good spiritual energy.

But the main ingredients involved were mostly various demon beasts.

Although every Emperor Flowing Plasma refined from a second-tier demon beast had a breakthrough effect, if taken for long-term cultivation, it would easily make one's own bloodline become impure and messy.

After some consideration, Luo Chen naturally did not choose it.

Finally, Luo Chen set his sights on the Underworld Origin Elixir!

This was a third-tier breakthrough elixir, and its medicinal power was extremely tyrannical!

It was not suitable for cultivation.

And the main ingredients were hard to find.

But Luo Chen had studied it deeply for ten years before, and had entered the door through the system.

If the main ingredients could be replaced, the Underworld Origin Elixir refined, even if only one-tenth of the medicinal power remained, would likely be an excellent cultivation elixir!

However, to reverse-engineer and simplify a third-tier elixir formula that a Soul Transformation great power had pushed to the extreme, the effort required was unimaginable.

Luo Chen could only try bit by bit.

Perhaps someone would ask, why not go buy it?

The Medicine King Sect is in the business of elixirs!

But the actual situation was far more complex than this.

The difficulty of refining third-tier elixirs far exceeded the ability of ordinary alchemists.

The Medicine King Sect had a mature refining system, but similarly, the sales channels had long been fixed.

Basically, the third-tier elixirs refined by the Medicine King Sect were supplied point-to-point to the Jin Dan cultivators of major sects.

It was extremely difficult for rogue Jin Dan cultivators to achieve stable transactions.

This was also the reason why Luo Chen insisted on establishing a sect.

Only after establishing the Luo Tian Sect would he have the confidence to go to the Medicine King Sect to stably purchase third-tier cultivation elixirs.

Moreover, he had to consider one more thing.

His demand for elixirs far exceeded that of normal cultivators.

Even if the Medicine King Sect was willing to sell to him, the quantity would never be too large.

It was precisely because of this.

That Luo Chen thought about refining his own elixirs for his own use.

After experiencing the top-grade Dust-Falling Elixir and top-grade Blood-Increasing Elixir, he felt even more the benefits of refining his own elixirs for his own use.

Since forming his core.

Luo Chen appeared calm and composed to the outside world.

But only he himself knew that after forming his core, things were truly as numerous as cow hairs.

Considering spiritual land, considering main cultivation elixirs, considering life-bound cultivation techniques.

*Ten Thousand Daos Converging* had already been sorted out, and now body refinement could also be incorporated into daily cultivation.

Was that the end of it?

No!

It was far from just these things.

His life-bound magic treasure didn't even have a shadow yet.

He couldn't possibly have no life-bound magic treasure after achieving Jin Dan!

He didn't want to learn from those ordinary Jin Dan cultivators who were willing to settle for less and just buy a mid-grade magic treasure to begin nurturing and refining.

Life-bound magic treasure—an existence of dual cultivation of life and treasure!

It not only involved daily cultivation but also involved cultivation after reaching Nascent Soul and Soul Transformation in the future.

If one day, by luck, he achieved the Dao and became an immortal, his life-bound magic treasure would also transform into the legendary immortal artifact!

Therefore, truly excellent life-bound magic treasures are those that can complement the cultivator.

Like the Sword Sect's Sword Pill, which can advance, fight, and also temper the sword intent of the Sword Sect cultivators.

Before Luo Chen formed his core, he was able to make his foundation solid.

There was no reason for him to seek a shortcut after forming his core.

With a thousand threads, it was quite annoying.

But Luo Chen still slowly sorted it out clearly.

Everything cannot be rushed!

Whether he could cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage with a lifespan limit increased to four hundred years was another matter, but at least he was still very young now.

Things could be done one by one.

In the cave dwelling.

Luo Chen looked at the three magic treasures in front of him, his gaze clear.

"Without a suitable third-tier spiritual land, without a suitable third-tier elixir, cultivation speed cannot soar, and I have just achieved the first level of the Jin Dan realm, so there won't be much improvement in the short term."

"The forging of the life-bound magic treasure, although Huiniang and the others have collected many blueprints for me, I am not very satisfied with them; this matter cannot be rushed either, it needs to be done slowly."

"The most urgent task is to thoroughly master the combat methods of the Jin Dan stage!"

Longevity cannot be sought for the time being.

But not dying is a must.

Only by mastering the combat methods corresponding to the realm and possessing the power of self-preservation can one pursue longevity.

"In terms of spell cultivation, it requires a venue, time, and proficiency."

"So what can quickly increase my strength is magic treasures!"

At this moment, the three magic treasures placed in front of Luo Chen were carefully selected by him.

They were the Profound Fire Sword, the Soul-Breaking Three Nails, and the Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheel.

Because of insufficient spiritual power, Qi Refining cultivators often can only master one or two magic tools.

After Foundation Establishment, spiritual power is sufficient, and they can master multiple magic tools.

Unfortunately, the power of magic tools is insufficient.

In order to seek lethality, they basically only refine one low-grade magic treasure.

Why not refine more?

This brings us to the limitation of spiritual sense.

If the foundation of the divine soul is not strong enough and the released spiritual sense is too weak, having more magic treasures is useless.

Even for Luo Chen, during the Foundation Establishment stage, even though he could use one mind for three purposes, he often only used one Profound Fire Sword to fight the enemy.

Quality over quantity!

Of course, there are also those who covet having many methods and many trump cards.

Like Helian Yun.

Flying sword, gold brick, soul-breaking nail, Marsh Kingdom Gui Map.

One person holding four magic treasures!

The consequences?

It seemed that he forced Luo Chen to reveal his Heavenly Roc true form, covered in blood, but in reality, the other party did not kill Luo Chen even with full preparation, and didn't even cause serious injury. Luo Chen's injuries were caused by being chased by a bunch of third-tier demon beasts afterward.

It can be seen that Helian Yun's mastery of the four magic treasures was not proficient at all.

Attacking each other, he couldn't achieve a seamless connection.

When using the gold brick to press down, if the flying sword and soul-breaking nails had come out together, instead of one by one, Luo Chen would have had no chance to transform into the Heavenly Roc true form.

Helian Yun was a negative example.

And after reaching the Jin Dan stage.

Magic power is vast, divine sense is even stronger than spiritual sense, so logically, cultivators can master multiple magic treasures.

But at this time, Jin Dan cultivators actually wouldn't be greedy for more.

They often put their main energy into the nurturing and refining of their life-bound magic treasure.

Even if they refine other magic treasures, the number will be controlled to about one or two.

Like Qin Tairan, who refined a flying sword in addition to his life-bound magic treasure, the Taiyang Furnace.

Luo Chen's next choice goes against traditional Jin Dan cultivators.

He intends to thoroughly master three magic treasures!

It is not that he is arrogant, but that he has the confidence.

Magic power is vast, divine sense is strong, needless to say, and he also has the ability to use one mind for multiple purposes.

And!

Luo Chen's gaze fell on the Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheel.

This is a magic treasure, but it is also a set of magic treasures.

Once activated, the full state can trigger three hundred and sixty curved moon flying wheels.

And a set of magic treasures?

When Luo Chen's Guidance Art was at the Great Perfection during the Qi Refining stage, he discovered that he was more adept at using sets of magic treasures.

His favorite Jade Blade back then was a set of mother-and-child blades, totaling seven.

Later, when using the Green Musk Gathering Dragon Flag, he could also control nine Green Musk Dragons alone.

It can be said that the most suitable magic treasures for Luo Chen are sets of magic treasures!

Without a life-bound magic treasure, this set of Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheels became Luo Chen's greatest reliance!

He had already checked.

This treasure was quite extraordinary; even if it was low-grade, its quality was far higher than the likes of the Profound Fire Sword.

It can be seen that it was not a shoddy magic treasure released by Tianfan City, but a proper low-grade magic treasure!

It was qualified to be refined as a life-bound magic treasure.

It was worthy of the sky-high price of eighty thousand spirit stones it fetched back then!

If he could proficiently master this treasure, it would surely provide a great boost to Luo Chen's combat power.

Apart from the Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheel, Luo Chen also had high hopes for the Soul-Breaking Three Nails.

Armor-breaking, Qi-breaking, soul-breaking.

These three nails, used by surprise, could easily seriously injure an enemy!

Definitely the best choice for backstabbing.

As for the Profound Fire Sword?

Choosing it was not because this treasure was very powerful.

It was just a fire-attribute magic treasure.

And Luo Chen had already refined it for many years, refining it to about eighty percent control.

Now that he had formed his core, completing the remaining twenty percent of refining would not take much time at all.

Moreover, this sword could be used in conjunction with Luo Chen's "Using Tools to Control Arts."

During normal combat, it was still quite good.

Looking at the three magic treasures, a faint smile appeared on Luo Chen's face.

Even without a life-bound magic treasure, if he fully mastered these three weapons, he thought he would not be weaker than others in the early Jin Dan stage combat.

If combined with spells and the Heavenly Roc true form.

Even under the attack of a Jin Dan fourth-level cultivator, he should have some power of self-preservation!

If external cultivators knew Luo Chen's thoughts, they would probably be very puzzled.

You, old man, killed two Jin Dan cultivators during Foundation Establishment, one of whom was a Jin Dan fourth-level existence, so why have you become cowardly now?

In reality, Luo Chen had to be cautious.

In those two battles, he had taken shortcuts.

Especially when killing Qin Tairan, he had the joint siege of two mid-stage Jin Dan cultivators, Fei Ming and Ruthless, and he also used a Thunder Immortal Bead, and even revealed his Heavenly Roc true form to barely kill him.

Even then, he didn't manage to destroy his soul.

At that time, Qin Tairan's Jin Dan survived, and if it hadn't been caught up by other Jin Dan cultivators later, who knows if the other party could have possessed and resurrected.

Now no one is helping Luo Chen, and he has no Thunder Immortal Bead.

Naturally, he had to be cautious.

After determining what to do, Luo Chen did not hesitate and began refining on the spot.

Unlike the cautious refining during Foundation Establishment.

Now that he was in the Jin Dan stage, he directly used all his magic power and divine sense impact.

First, wash away the residual marks of the previous owners on the Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheel and the Soul-Breaking Three Nails.

This step was completed very quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the two magic treasures had no one else's aura.

Afterward, putting away the two magic treasures, Luo Chen first refined the Profound Fire Sword.

Meals must be eaten one bite at a time, and refining magic treasures must be done one by one!

……

Time flowed.

While Luo Chen was seizing the time to refine magic treasures, three months passed in a flash.

The eve of the Core Formation Ceremony.

Inside the Yi-17 cave dwelling.

A figure sat cross-legged.

Seemingly motionless, but in reality, his breathing was rhythmic.

The muscles and bones all over his body were also trembling from time to time.

If one got closer, one could even hear the sound of blood flowing like a surging tide inside his body.

This was the perfected cultivation method of *Ten Thousand Daos Converging*.

If one looked inside, one could even find strands of cyan flames roasting Luo Chen's physique.

Luo Chen, who was practicing *Ten Thousand Daos Converging*, suddenly felt a move in his heart.

He took out a glowing sound-transmission jade pendant from his storage ring, and then a strange look flashed across his face.

After cleaning himself up a bit, he left the cave dwelling and headed straight for Danxia.

A short while later.

Luo Chen's hearty laughter rang out in the Luo Tian Main Hall.

"Fairy Ruthless, long time no see!"

Hearing this voice, the beautiful figure turned around, looking at Luo Chen with a complex expression.

Luo Chen didn't care about her scrutiny, his hands behind his back, free and easy.

After a long time, Fairy Ruthless said slowly: "Dan Chenzi, congratulations on your successful Core Formation."

Luo Chen did not address her as True Person as he did before.

She did not put on airs either, calling Luo Chen by his name directly, but changed to a relatively appropriate form of address.

A Dao title itself is a respectful address.

At this moment, in this situation, both sides tacitly changed their mode of interaction.

But what surprised Luo Chen was that he had the experience of dealing with Qu Xibai and others before, so he could switch freely.

This Fairy Ruthless had always been arrogant, and her attitude toward him in the past was not very friendly, so why did she change so quickly?

Suddenly.

He thought of Fairy Canglong!

Although he wanted to ask about her recent situation, Luo Chen still paid attention to the measure of his words.

"It is truly an honor for me that you came early to celebrate for me."

Fairy Ruthless twitched the corner of her mouth, and although she squeezed out a smile, it was quite reluctant.

Luo Chen's thoughts turned, and he vaguely realized something.

He thought for a moment and said: "It is a pity for Dantai Jin."

Mentioning her beloved disciple, Fairy Ruthless sighed as expected.

"I advised her, but she was still determined to enter the Ice Prison for closed-door death cultivation. If she could have waited another ten or twenty years, I think she would have had a chance to be on par with us."

Core Formation cannot be rushed.

Unlike breaking through Foundation Establishment, which has a high tolerance for error.

Once Core Formation fails, the consequences are extremely serious.

Even Luo Chen had made full preparations before daring to try.

Dantai Jin was indeed in a hurry.

However, this was probably related to the current situation of the Ice Fortress!

Luo Chen and Fairy Ruthless had a rare exchange.

The words were peaceful, without specific matters, just chatting plainly.

Gradually, Luo Chen's words pointed to the core.

"Senior Sister Canglong, how is she doing?"

Fairy Ruthless's eyes trembled, staring fixedly at Luo Chen.

"What do you know?"

Luo Chen shrugged, "Some things cannot be hidden from others. The four Jin Dan cultivators of the Ice Fortress died mysteriously, and the younger disciples have been entering closed-door death cultivation one after another. If it weren't for the fact that the Ice Fortress's pillar, Supreme Elder Canglong, had an accident, I don't think you would have lost your footing."

Fairy Ruthless opened her mouth.

After a long while, she said faintly: "Senior Sister, she failed her Nascent Soul formation."

Simple four words, but contained countless information.

Even Luo Chen, who had guessed it, couldn't help but show surprise at this moment.

But after the shock, he quickly tasted more news from these four words.

Failed Nascent Soul formation, but didn't say life or death, so she must still be alive.

However, judging from the chaos in the Ice Fortress, even if she is still alive, she probably cannot handle the affairs of the Ice Fortress.

In silence, Luo Chen said softly: "My condolences!"

Fairy Ruthless shook her head, looking at the high-spirited Luo Chen, feeling a bit blocked in her heart.

The once high-and-mighty Ice Fortress was going downhill.

Luo Chen, who once had to look up to others, was now proud and successful.

Even though her heart was like cold ice, she felt that the world was unpredictable.

She couldn't help but say: "I heard that over these years, many great sects have invited you to be a guest elder!"

This was a bit sharp.

"Mm."

A light 'mm' made the woman feel even more blocked in her heart.

However, before she could say anything else, Luo Chen suddenly made it clear.

"My cooperation with the Ice Fortress will not change!"

"You don't need to worry about this point."

"I have also rejected the invitations from other sects."

"Although I am not a true gentleman of the past, I am not an ungrateful person either. Even if the Ice Fortress and I mainly exchange interests, Senior Sister Canglong and you have protected me many times. I will keep this kindness in my heart."

"From now on, the Jade Dew Elixir business will continue, and the Luo Tian Sect and the Ice Fortress will also be allies."

"Friend Ruthless, with this, can you be at ease?"

The woman's body shook, her eyes staring fixedly at Luo Chen.

The other party was open and honest, looking at her with an upright gaze.

After a long time!

Fairy Ruthless bowed gracefully, "Congratulations to the Daoist for your success in the immortal path, shining on the Eastern Wasteland!"

This time, the congratulations were sincere and no longer mixed with any emotions.

Luo Chen smiled slightly and returned the bow.

"My Luo Tian Sect has a shallow foundation, and tomorrow's Core Formation Ceremony will likely have many lapses in etiquette."

"I am unable to attend to everything, so I ask you to take care of my sect members and disciples tomorrow."

A smile naturally appeared on Fairy Ruthless's face.

"Since we are allies, I wouldn't dare to ask for such small matters."

With this, the big stone in Luo Chen's heart finally landed.

Looking at his ambitious and high-spirited appearance, Fairy Ruthless sighed: "With your reputation, I think tomorrow will be very lively!"

Will it be lively?

Of the invitations sent out, how many parties will arrive, and how many will refuse?

Tomorrow's scene, in a sense, also represents Luo Chen's status and situation in the Jade Cauldron Domain in the future.

This time, he was looking forward to it!