Chapter 463

"Why, do the three of you not welcome Daoist Friend Fu's joining?"

A low voice issued from the man's mouth, his slightly narrowed eyes exuding a dangerous aura.

Cen Qiusheng's eyelids twitched, "Of course not. With one more Daoist friend, there is one more share of strength; I naturally welcome it."

Luo Chen nodded slightly, then looked toward Di Wuqi and Jiang Yu.

Di Wuqi gave a sheepish smile, "I had heard before that Daoist Friend Fu is an experienced herb gatherer. With him joining, our alliance is like a tiger that has grown wings. I welcome it too late; how could I refuse?"

Jiang Yu nodded, acknowledging Di Wuqi's statement.

"Haha!"

Luo Chen laughed heartily, as if the expression from before had not been displayed by him at all.

"Since that is the case, then let us draft the agreement and form the alliance!"

As he spoke, his wrist flipped, and a golden-hued scroll appeared in his hand.

With a pull of both hands, the inside of the scroll was pitch black, as if waiting for someone to write upon it.

"A talisman contract produced by the Profound Yuan Tianzong?" Di Wuqi blurted out.

A talisman drawn in the form of a scroll?

The remaining few also looked over curiously.

"Daoist Friend Di is indeed knowledgeable." Luo Chen nodded with a smile, "Correct, this is precisely the Profound Yuan Tianzong's fourth-tier talisman, the Profound Yellow Heaven and Earth Contract!"

The Profound Yellow Heaven and Earth Contract!

Once this name was spoken, the four felt a shock in their hearts.

A contract established by such a talisman, while not comparable to an Oath of the Dao, also possessed its own mysteries.

Its binding force originated from the cultivator themselves.

The more people who established the contract, and the stronger their strength, the stronger the binding force would be.

Once someone did not comply with the contract's contents, this talisman would receive a spiritual sense induction, automatically triggering and backlashing against the person who breached the contract.

Unless someone among the participants in the contract broke through to the Nascent Soul stage.

Otherwise, that kind of backlash was something an ordinary Jin Dan could definitely not withstand.

It could be said that this was the type of contract Jin Dan cultivators liked most in the Eastern Wasteland cultivation world.

It would neither affect cultivation due to a Dao oath, nor was its binding force far stronger than an ordinary promise.

Of course!

The price of this kind of talisman contract had always remained high.

Just this one copy was still something Luo Chen had purchased from the Profound Yuan Tianzong Jin Dan Elder Ye Xiang through Fu Xiuxiu.

Cen Qiusheng could not help but say: "This has really caused you expense, Daoist friend!"

Luo Chen waved his hand, "Just a few spirit stones; compared to what the alliance is aiming for, it counts for nothing."

Once the Luo Tian Alliance was established, what it would be aiming for was a third-tier spirit vein.

And not an ordinary man-made third-tier spirit vein, but a large-scale third-tier spirit vein naturally derived and gathered within the Savage Mountain Range.

Its value was so great that it was fundamentally incomparable to a single talisman contract.

From this, one could see Luo Chen's determination regarding the upcoming actions.

"Then, shall we draft the contract?"

"Come on!"

No longer hesitating, the five great Jin Dan cultivators immediately began to negotiate the contents of the contract.

In fact, it would not be too complicated.

This kind of talisman contract was limited to Jin Dan cultivators, so naturally, it would only limit the five of them.

Therefore, the contract contents were also closely related to the five of them.

In view of the fact that the last Lianxia opening war only lasted a hundred years, and this time more sects were participating with stronger power, it was conceivable that the war time would also be greatly shortened.

Therefore, the time limit of this contract was also capped within a hundred years.

Within a hundred years, the five great Jin Dan cultivators led by Luo Chen must not attack or plot against each other, and must not collude with outsiders to attack their own side.

They must advance and retreat together, and in dangerous situations that did not exceed their own strength limits, they must offer help.

Finally, they also added some binding contents related to the forces under the three parties.

Luo Tian Sect, Wind and Rain Shanzhuang, and the Cen family—the three major forces would share weal and woe and become allies.

After some discussion, the contract was drafted.

Subsequently, Luo Chen, as the initiator, in the capacity of the contract establisher, carved the corresponding text onto the pitch-black scroll with pure magic power.

"If this contract is breached, the others shall execute them together!"

Luo Chen gave a low shout, cut his thumb, and pressed it onto the last page.

In an instant, blood, magic power, and spiritual sense merged into one, leaving a distinct fingerprint.

He let out a breath and looked toward the other four.

"Everyone, please!"

Fu Jiusheng did not yield, being the first to act and press his blood fingerprint.

Subsequently, Cen Qiusheng, Di Wuqi, and Jiang Yu also left their marks one after another.

When everything was completed, Luo Chen wiped his hand, and the characters carved on the talisman contract bloomed with golden light. After the light flared intensely, it immediately dimmed, finally submerging into the black scroll.

He closed the scroll, the golden silk fabric shining brightly.

Thus, the Profound Yellow Heaven and Earth Contract was considered complete!

The few all let out a long sigh of relief.

The contradictory psychology of longing for and fearing the opening war in their hearts was also eased quite a bit.

Luo Chen smiled slightly, "Everyone, let's gather at my Luo Tian Main Hall!"

"It is what you wish, I dare not ask otherwise!"

"Then let's sit for a while!"

"It just so happens that I have just formed my core and have some confusion in my cultivation that I would like to ask you Daoist brothers about."

"Haha, now that we are allies, it is just the right time to exchange cultivation insights deeply; it's just that Daoist Friend Luo will have to spend more."

"No matter, fruits, snacks, spirit tea, and wine will be plentiful!"

……

"It was agreed that the three families would form an alliance with four Jin Dan, but in the end, one extra person appeared. Daoist Friend Di, why didn't you raise more conditions at the time?"

The flying boat was flying slowly in the sky.

Jiang Yu looked at Di Wuqi opposite him and asked with displeasure.

"How could I raise them?" Di Wuqi asked in return.

Seeing Jiang Yu's expression stall, he shook his head.

"Since we want to borrow the name of Alchemist Danchenzi, we must be prepared to be led by the other party. Without Fu Jiusheng, there would be others. After all, he is an alchemist; there are plenty of Daoist friends of the same rank who take the initiative to befriend him."

Jiang Yu opened his mouth, and in the end, could only comfort himself, "Fortunately, you and I have higher realms. Acting together in the future, we won't be too passive."

Regarding this, Di Wuqi's view was completely different.

"Don't underestimate Luo Chen. Although this person's realm is low, his strength is not weak."

Jiang Yu frowned, "You hold him in such high regard?"

Di Wuqi snorted coldly, "Although he has only formed his core for ten years, his magic power is rounded and harmonious, with almost no sense of deficiency. Even Red Ling of the Sword Sect was slightly at a disadvantage after a brief exchange with him. How can you expect me not to hold him in high regard?"

Jiang Yu hesitated for a moment.

Recalling the scene of drafting the contract at the alliance meeting earlier, the fluctuations when Luo Chen channeled his magic power were indeed the genuine Jin Dan first-layer realm.

Such strength was indeed not something an ordinary person could possess.

Associating this with the body-refining realm the other party displayed during the Foundation Establishment period, with the two superimposed, he was definitely not a weak hand at the early Jin Dan level.

Calculating it this way, it was no wonder the other party dared to seize the dominant position in the alliance.

He had plenty of confidence!

"Don't think so much. Our main purpose in participating in this war is to seize a third-tier spirit vein to serve as a blessed land for cultivation. Given our age, as long as we take root in the new territory, perhaps we can learn from that Master Yunhe and use the opening war to achieve the Nascent Soul stage."

Di Wuqi's eyes held a look of hope.

They had previously been trapped in the Fenghua Domain, and any opportunities they had were those filtered down from the Fenghua Palace.

Without leaving the Fenghua Domain, it would be difficult to make further progress in this lifetime.

For this goal, abandoning some things was unavoidable.

Jiang Yu nodded in agreement.

However!

"That Luo Chen let Fu Jiusheng take the Luo Tian Sect experts and us to rush to the Xiaoyue Mountain Range first, while he himself lingers and refuses to leave. I wonder what he is up to?"

Di Wuqi thought for a while and guessed: "Probably wants to strike while the iron is hot and forge his natal magic treasure, right?"

"That's possible."

Jiang Yu thought the same. When exchanging cultivation insights earlier, Luo Chen took the opportunity to seek several rare mineral materials from them.

However, except for Cen Qiusheng taking out a piece of Geng Metal, they didn't have a single one of the other mineral materials Luo Chen needed.

There were plenty of Profound Heaven Crystals, but seeing Luo Chen receive them without any surprise, he must have collected quite a few himself.

He couldn't help but sigh: "It's just a pity that when we occupied the Burning Incense Valley, not a single resource in the treasury was left behind. I don't know whose hands it fell into."

"Why think so much? Luo Chen will come in a while. The most urgent matter is to take a firm foothold in the Xiaoyue Mountain Range first."

Di Wuqi said lightly.

He walked out of the room and came to the deck of the flying boat.

As far as the eye could see, on the left and right sides were the over a thousand cultivators of the Cen family led by Cen Qiusheng, and the five hundred elites of the Luo Tian Sect led by Fu Jiusheng.

If one added their over a thousand people from Wind and Rain Shanzhuang.

With the three parties joining forces, it was already an extremely strong force.

Placed in the opening war, it should also be able to occupy a place.

"I hope everything goes smoothly!"

……

Unlike what Di Wuqi and the others thought, Luo Chen did not go into seclusion to forge his natal magic treasure, but left Danxia Peak and flew in the opposite direction toward the Qingdan Valley.

On the flying boat.

Luo Chen rubbed the iron thumb ring, his eyes flashing.

"According to Di Wuqi and the others, almost no resources were left in the Burning Incense Valley treasury back then."

"That is to say, it is very likely that it was divided into several portions, held by the three Jin Dan cultivators of the Burning Incense Valley and the Sect Master Gu Xiaolian."

"Qin Tairan was the one with the highest realm in the Burning Incense Valley back then. Inside this storage thumb ring of his, perhaps he holds the greatest legacy of the Burning Incense Valley!"

"If I can unlock it, perhaps I can complete the main materials needed to forge the Hunyuan Cauldron."

"In addition, Gu Xiaolian was personally killed by Danyangzi. Going to Qingdan Valley this time, I can try to trade with him."

"Soon!"

Luo Chen's spiritual sense was powerful, not weaker than a mid-stage Jin Dan cultivator.

Coupled with his intensive study of restrictions and arrays over these years, he felt that it wouldn't be long before he unlocked Qin Tairan's spiritual sense mark.

A few months at the shortest, two or three years at the longest.

By then, he would be able to get a glimpse of the Burning Incense Valley's legacy.

"It shouldn't disappoint me, right!"

Under Luo Chen's estimation, the flying boat beneath him was extremely fast.

It didn't even need spirit stones to drive it; he only needed to inject a burst of magic power, and this top-grade flying boat could soar to its maximum speed.

Qingdan Valley was also very close to Tianlan Immortal City.

It didn't take long for Luo Chen to arrive outside Qingdan Valley.

The flying boat stayed in the clouds, and Luo Chen looked at that tall mountain peak.

"Not seen for many years, it has actually been repaired. I wonder if the five-peak valley-covering layout can still be used?"

He muttered in his mouth, but his gaze was scanning around.

It didn't surprise him that his arrival had already been discovered by the Qingdan Valley cultivators.

A streak of light flew out from Yuanhua Mountain.

The next moment, a familiar face appeared before him.

Luo Chen cupped his hands in a salute, "Elder Long Quan, long time no see!"

The person who came was precisely Long Quan, the Qingdan Valley Jin Dan True Person who had protected Tao Wan back then.

Long Quan looked at Luo Chen with an amazed gaze, and after a thorough inspection, he couldn't help but sigh:

"Danchenzi, you truly live up to your name!"

"You have actually really achieved the Jin Dan stage. Congratulations, congratulations."

Luo Chen smiled broadly, "Not seen for decades, your cultivation has also made quite some progress!"

Long Quan shook his head. After achieving the Jin Dan stage, his cultivation speed had slowed down; how could one talk about progress?

However, since the other party was polite, he naturally wouldn't argue. He gave a laugh and immediately led Luo Chen toward Danyang Peak.

Danyang Peak, the head of the five peaks of Qingdan Valley!

It housed the Tai Dan Institute, with countless alchemists.

There was even the late-stage Jin Dan Supreme Elder Qing Danzi, living in seclusion here.

The two attracted quite a bit of attention along the way.

Elder Long Quan naturally didn't attract attention; what attracted their attention was Luo Chen.

When they discovered it was Luo Chen, many exclamations issued from below.

That Danchenzi who once made a name for himself in Qingdan Valley had returned!

And this time, he was no longer a so-called junior, but a Jin Dan True Person with profound cultivation!

Before long.

Elder Long Quan's footsteps stopped outside a large hall.

"Daoist friend, go in! The Supreme Elders have been waiting for you."

Luo Chen's gaze fell upon that towering and solemn hall, and he nodded slightly.

"Sorry for the trouble."

After a polite remark, he stepped forward.

The solemn hall also opened its doors amidst a rumbling sound, as if actively welcoming him.

Elder Long Quan watched this scene quietly, not knowing when quite a few people had gathered around him.

Sect Master Tao Wan, Head of Longshou Peak He, True Person Bai Su of Luojia Mountain...

"Can Danchenzi do it?"

"Should be able to, right!"

"Since we couldn't invite Mu Yunyan of the Luoyun Sect, we can only pin our hopes on Danchenzi."

"He should meet the conditions. Whether we can refine the Nascent Soul Pill mainly depends on the Supreme Elder."

"Whether our sect can break through the shackles and rise during the opening war depends on this time."

"The mountain-protecting array can be activated. This alchemy session is of great importance and must not be disturbed by anyone!"

Spiritual sense transmissions echoed among the Jin Dan cultivators of Qingdan Valley.

In everyone's eyes, there was an incomparable look of hope.

And inside that hall.

Five gazes instantly fell upon Luo Chen.

……

The newly appointed head of Danyang Peak, Danyangzi.

The two elders of the Tai Dan Institute, True Person Chi Ding and True Person Xing Yun.

The previous Sect Master Qing Yunzi.

And...

Luo Chen's gaze fell upon the fair-skinned and red-lipped youth sitting at the head.

He cupped his hands in a salute.

"Junior Luo Chen, meets Supreme Elder Qing Danzi!"

The youth looked at him with burning eyes, "Since you have formed your core, we are peers. You and I can address each other as Daoist friends."

After the polite pleasantries, he said impatiently: "I wonder to what extent you have refined the Withered Glory Fire?"

Hiss!

A wisp of cyan flame rose slowly from Luo Chen's palm.

He did not introduce it, but took the initiative to reveal his origin true fire.

He let the other party observe it carefully.

At the same time, he also wanted to take the opportunity to see what insights the Qingdan Valley cultivators, who knew more about exotic fires, might have.

The flame rose, sometimes weak, sometimes scorching, swaying uncertainly.

To anyone looking, it didn't seem like much.

The other four looked at the cyan flame, their brows furrowing involuntarily.

Only Qing Danzi's eyes flashed with brilliance, "The true meaning of Withered Glory is complete, and there is not a hint of dryness. Haha, your origin true fire has indeed been refined to a state of great accomplishment!"

Once these words were spoken, the other four were suddenly enlightened.

Especially Danyangzi, who compared it with the Purple Extreme Heavenly Fire he had painstakingly cultivated for many years, and it seemed to be about the same. Back then, the Supreme Elder also used "great accomplishment" to evaluate his.

They did not know that Luo Chen's refining of this Withered Glory Fire had been assisted by True Person Cang Long of the Ice Fortress.

After struggling for several years in that ice prison, he finally refined it.

Moreover, Luo Chen later used it to plunder the vitality of many demon beasts. Although he himself shared quite a bit, the bulk was swallowed by the Withered Glory Fire.

Only in this way could it be cultivated to this level.

True Person Chi Ding had a keen gaze and also discovered some clues.

"No, this Withered Glory Fire of yours doesn't seem like a third-tier one?"

Once these words were spoken, it caused a burst of surprise.

Qing Danzi observed carefully and nodded slightly: "It seems the rumors are not false. The Burning Incense Valley built the Burning Incense Valley terrain and set up the Ghost God Valley Spirit-Seizing Array, intending to cultivate the Withered Glory Fire to upgrade it. I didn't expect that after finally achieving a fourth-tier exotic fire, it would benefit you."

"Of course, it also benefits my Qingdan Valley!"

Luo Chen waited for them to confirm his capital.

He clenched his palm, and the origin true fire returned to his body. He looked at Qing Danzi.

"I wonder what is needed from me to refine the Nascent Soul Pill?"

It's the last day of the month, asking for monthly tickets.

(End of chapter)