Chapter 468: All Techniques Perfected, Yan Alliance Legacy, Abundant Harvests, Another Killing Move!

Cultivators seek the path of longevity and cultivate the realm of immortals.

Therefore, every breakthrough to a major realm brings about a qualitative transformation.

From Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment, the dantian becomes a sea, the marrow is cleansed, and a supreme foundation is built to bear the weight of the Great Dao; this is when spiritual sense extends outward and spiritual power liquefies.

From Foundation Establishment to Core Formation, the moon rises within the sea, and all one's life achievements are condensed into a Jin Dan. From then on, cultivation has a core, and polishing the Jin Dan becomes the primary task. By this time, the Jin Dan begins to be imbued with the power of the primordial spirit, and the energy within is no longer manipulated solely by spells and secret techniques, but by the primordial spirit itself. Thus, spiritual sense manifests to reflect the heavens and earth, spiritual power evolves into magic power, and the might becomes boundless.

Such a transformation naturally brings all sorts of extraordinary benefits.

Being able to master more powerful magic treasures is the first.

For Luo Chen, being able to practice spells without restraint is the second.

In the past, his cultivation base was low, his primordial spirit was weak, and he lacked magic power, so he had to control the intensity when practicing spells.

But now?

High-level spells aside, he could practice those low-level spells with reckless abandon.

Through Gu Caiyi, a large batch of live low-level spirit beasts was delivered to his cave dwelling every month.

Although the Opening War was still in its initial stages, hunting spirit beasts had long been done by cultivators.

Compared to the past, Gu Caiyi could buy more live spirit beasts for him.

Once these spirit beasts were delivered, Luo Chen utilized them to the extreme!

Confusion Technique to bewilder their meager intellects.

Grass-Cutting Geng Metal Sword Technique to sever their limbs.

Then, using the Limb Regeneration Technique to reattach and repair them.

After going through this once, the spirit beasts were oblivious, feeling almost no pain, as they were already confused.

Finally, Luo Chen would activate his source true fire, burning them to ashes while they were in a daze, plundering their meager vitality.

Never before had Luo Chen been able to practice spells so recklessly.

No need to worry about primordial spirit fatigue, no need to worry about magic power consumption.

Mere first- or second-tier spells required only a sliver of magic power to be cast easily, with almost no consumption for him.

Of course, Luo Chen's efficiency in utilizing everything had its reasons.

After all, a complete spirit beast, even a first-tier one, cost thousands of low-grade spirit stones.

In other words, Luo Chen's efficient spell practice was also consuming the wealth earned by the Luo Tian Sect for him.

Besides the aforementioned spells, Luo Chen also bought a large batch of spirit plant seeds from the Immortal City.

Primarily flower seeds.

The goal, naturally, was to cultivate the second-tier wood-attribute spell, Flower Fairy, which had been stuck for years.

These low-level spells provided almost no increase to Luo Chen's current strength.

However, the combination of Flower Fairy, Water Mirror Technique, and Confusion Technique could unleash the third-tier illusion spell, Mirror Flower, Water Moon!

Luo Chen had long planned to perfect all three techniques and then accelerate the cultivation of this fusion illusion spell.

Fusion spells often possessed formidable might.

During his Foundation Establishment days, he relied on that move, Mountain Collapse, to dominate his peers.

The Battle of Qinhua River, the Great Battle of Jilei Mountain, the Battle of Burning Incense Valley, and the trip to the Great Snowy Mountain—this technique had played a crucial role in all of them.

Precisely because of this, Luo Chen held high hopes for this fusion illusion spell, Mirror Flower, Water Moon.

If he could master it early, Luo Chen would have another trump card among Jin Dan cultivators.

After all, this was a rare soul-attacking spell!

While practicing, Luo Chen even pondered whether to integrate the sound-wave technique he obtained from Xiao Sanren, "Lin Jiang Xian Tune," into it.

However, he was not well-versed in music, making it difficult to even enter the door.

Plus, Mirror Flower, Water Moon had not yet reached Great Perfection, so he shelved this plan for the time being.

During this seclusion, Luo Chen's daily routine included not only practicing spells but also refining the Heavenly Moon Purple Gold Wheel with his source true fire every day.

Having obtained the secret technique for accelerating magic treasure refinement with true fire, his refinement speed was increasing, and he could now easily manipulate it.

Finally!

That was unlocking Qin Tai-ran's storage ring.

He was poor!

In order to break through to the Jin Dan stage, after various resource consumptions and renting the cave dwelling, he had almost no spirit stones left.

He even dragged the Luo Tian Sect into a state of financial deficit.

No wonder the Luo Tian Sect cultivators were so eager to participate in this Opening War; they were all implicated by their Supreme Elder.

After a trip to the Green Elixir Valley, although the harvest was abundant, the cost was that his savings were once again bottomed out.

Only those fifty high-grade spirit stones remained.

High-grade spirit stones were extremely important strategic resources, useful even to Jin Dan cultivators, so he could not squander them easily.

Even if they were just sitting there, he had to store more.

As such, Luo Chen fell into the most dire straits.

Therefore, only by unlocking Qin Tai-ran's storage ring could he perhaps turn his current predicament around.

Time flowed on as Luo Chen practiced in seclusion in an orderly fashion.

The outside world was surging with clouds and winds, and intelligence from the front lines reached Luo Chen from time to time.

But he had made up his mind: he would not go to the front lines until the Immortal City in the Howling Moon Mountain Range was built, so as not to waste time waiting there.

One month later.

The proficiency of the first-tier medical technique, Limb Regeneration Technique, was the first to reach Great Perfection.

A moment of silence for those spirit beasts that had their limbs severed and reattached repeatedly.

Then, shortly after, the Grass-Cutting Geng Metal Sword Technique also reached Great Perfection.

How many years had it been?

It was a spirit plant technique that Yuan Dongsheng had casually taught him when he was farming spirit fields at his doorstep back then.

Who would have thought it would take so long to reach Great Perfection.

Many spells of higher grade than it had already reached Great Achievement.

Two months later, good news arrived one after another.

Confusion Technique at Great Perfection, Flower Fairy at Great Perfection.

This was within Luo Chen's expectations; his primordial spirit was already powerful, and he had learned the first-tier Soul-Shocking Technique, so the advanced Confusion Technique was a breeze.

After Flower Fairy reached Great Perfection, Luo Chen discovered that Mirror Flower, Water Moon, which he hadn't practiced much, had jumped directly from the Proficient level to Perfect!

And it was infinitely approaching the Grandmaster level!

This was the advantage of fusion spells: although the cultivation was cumbersome, the difficulty of the spell itself was actually advanced slowly from easy to difficult.

Once the foundation was laid, progress would be rapid.

The only limitation to such spells was the ceiling.

But with his proficiency panel, the ceiling was not an issue at all; he would reach the pinnacle sooner or later.

Having reached this step.

The low-level spells on Luo Chen's panel were basically all at Great Perfection, leaving only the third-tier ones: Primordial One-Qi Handprint, Mirror Flower, Water Moon, Life-Severing Finger, and Micro-Dust Meta-Technique.

Time suddenly became abundant.

Luo Chen ordered that no more low-level spirit beasts be sent to him.

Seven or eight a month—the Luo Tian Sect couldn't afford such extravagant waste!

It wasn't that the Luo Tian Sect couldn't earn that much money, but the sect now had many disciples, and the salary consumption was also a huge figure.

Luo Chen devoted the extra time to practicing the Primordial One-Qi Handprint and breaking the spiritual sense restriction on Qin Tai-ran's storage ring.

The former was third-tier and had infinite uses.

It was "One-Qi," but in reality, it was a spell that could be activated by the magic power of all five elements.

Jin Buque had pointed out back then that activating it with the magic power of the five elements had different wonders.

Therefore, cultivation was very slow.

As for the latter.

"I don't believe it, I've been grinding for so long and still can't unlock you!"

The fifth month finally arrived.

Luo Chen looked at the black ring radiating a faint red light in his hand and let out a long, turbid breath.

"As expected of a Jin Dan Elder of the Yan Alliance, even if he didn't specialize in formations, he was proficient in basic restrictions."

"After reaching the Jin Dan stage, with a primordial spirit foundation not weaker than a mid-stage Jin Dan cultivator, it took me nearly eleven years to finally unlock it."

"Dead men's money is not so easy to get!"

After a sigh, Luo Chen did not hesitate and probed his spiritual sense into it.

At first glance.

The very first sight dazzled Luo Chen's eyes.

Spirit stones!

Densely packed, piled up like mountains, countless spirit stones!

"I'm rich..."

Luo Chen muttered to himself.

"You're here!"

"Come in!"

Sima Huiniang, Gu Caiyi, Duan Feng, and Min Longyu walked into the cave dwelling in confusion.

They didn't know why Luo Chen had called all four of them over at once today.

This was rare in the past.

If there was something important, he usually only called one or two people.

However, the moment they stepped into the "cramped" cave dwelling, they were stunned.

Piles of resources, colorful and dazzling, confused their eyes.

The spiritual energy was chaotic yet abundant, and the scents were complex, either fragrant or foul.

Large boxes were stacked in the corners.

Gu Caiyi blurted out, "Husband, did you rob a sect's treasury?"

Yes!

So many resources filled the originally spacious cave dwelling, making it almost impossible to walk.

Even Bai Meiling could only float in the air, with nowhere to land.

Duan Feng had sharp eyes and saw the markings on those boxes.

"The Yan Alliance's?"

Luo Chen nodded slightly, "Yes, these are Qin Tai-ran's legacy!"

Everyone looked at each other.

When the Yan Alliance suffered a great disaster, only three Jin Dan cultivators remained, and Qin Tai-ran had the highest cultivation base and status.

So many people were thinking that the Yan Alliance's hundreds of years of accumulation were likely with him.

When he left his Jin Dan to escape back then, many people chased after him.

After a scramble, even his Jin Dan was shattered.

Yet, his legacy fell into Luo Chen's hands.

"I can't count them all by myself, it's too time-consuming, so I called all of you over."

"Come on!"

"Count them one by one, record them in the register, and enrich the Luo Tian Sect's treasury!"

"If there's anything useful to me, remember to remind me."

"Pick out anything you don't recognize separately, don't let pearls be covered in dust."

Luo Chen looked at the dense materials and waved his hand, issuing orders.

The four of them swallowed their saliva and began to count.

"One box of third-tier mineral material, Soft Thunder Sand, weighing about three thousand catties."

"Three pieces of Earth Essence, all precious items; if fused into earth-attribute magic treasures, they can increase their sturdiness."

"Five boxes of Silver Apricot Pearls, between second and third tier, can be used for medicine or refining."

"A stack of Blazing Sun Talismans, three Divine Fire Talismans... wait, did any Jin Dan Elder in the Yan Alliance also specialize in talisman making?"

"One hundred bottles of Foundation Establishment Pills, one per bottle, all low-grade. The years vary, produced by the Medicine King Sect, likely collected separately. With this support, our Luo Tian Sect won't lack Foundation Establishment Pills for a while!"

"An unknown herb, dried and preserved, Chen-ge, would you like to take a look?"

Sima Huiniang used her magic power to lift the herb and send it to Luo Chen.

Although they had become Dao companions, she liked to call Luo Chen "Chen-ge," while Gu Caiyi liked to call him "Husband."

As for the others in the Luo Tian Sect, most had changed their address to the respectful "Supreme Elder."

Luo Chen took the dried herb, identified it after a slight pause, and reached a conclusion.

It was a fourth-tier fire-attribute herb, with the moisture removed.

Legend had it that it was the only main ingredient for refining a certain third-tier fire-attribute pill.

Luo Chen carefully put it away and continued to watch them count the materials.

Before they arrived, Luo Chen had already counted them roughly once.

He had already put all the spirit stones into his own pocket.

Eight million spirit stones in total!

It didn't look like much, but they were all mid-grade and high-grade!

It instantly solved his predicament of being short of money.

In an instant, Luo Chen became rich again!

As for low-grade spirit stones, he didn't see many; likely, they were distributed to others before the Yan Alliance was broken.

Spirit stones were secondary; the most valuable things in this legacy were these miscellaneous resources!

Primarily mineral materials, supplemented by a large batch of pills.

Luo Chen also had over a hundred bottles of third-tier cultivation pills, the Three-Yuan Pills produced by the Medicine King Sect.

This solved Luo Chen's urgent need for cultivation again.

After all, the support of third-tier Transformation Dragon Pills from the Green Elixir Valley had been cut off after he left.

During these few months, Luo Chen's cultivation progress was almost zero.

Watching them count, Luo Chen was also calculating how to utilize these resources.

First, satisfy his own needs.

Second, consider the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Luo Tian Sect.

Finally, use the surplus as the sect's foundation, allowing the Luo Tian Sect to develop healthily in the future.

It must be said that the help a force provides to a cultivator is reflected in many aspects.

Whether it is collecting resources or earning spirit stones.

Or gathering intelligence, allowing those in seclusion to grasp the trend of the cultivation world upon exiting.

Finally, there is a large amount of manpower and material resources at one's disposal.

Luo Chen had enjoyed so many conveniences over the years, which was why he had the idea of building a sect and establishing the Luo Tian Sect firmly after reaching the Jin Dan stage.

While he was secretly planning in his heart.

Exclamations kept ringing out in the cave dwelling.

"My god, seven magic treasure embryos, and not those low-quality goods; they are clearly carefully forged embryos suitable for Jin Dan cultivators' life-bound magic treasures!"

Luo Chen looked over.

He saw Duan Feng taking out things wrapped in bundles from several furnaces.

He couldn't help but ask, "What kind of magic treasure embryos are they?"

Duan Feng's forging skills had become more exquisite over the years, and he had obtained many forging classics from the Yan Alliance's collection, so his knowledge was becoming broader.

After identifying them one by one, he quickly informed Luo Chen of the answer.

Three flying swords of different attributes, another tower embryo, a cauldron-type magic treasure, and a pair of halberds and whisks.

These embryos far exceeded the two magic treasure embryos that the Duan family had painstakingly forged back then.

They were genuine good items suitable for Jin Dan cultivators' life-bound magic treasures!

After hearing Duan Feng's introduction, Luo Chen showed a look of regret.

Although the embryos were good, none of them were very suitable for him.

Compared to the Primordial Cauldron, they were far behind.

"However, even so, ordinary Jin Dan cultivators would be ecstatic to obtain them!"

Luo Chen sighed and instructed Duan Feng to keep them well.

Hand them over to Sima Wenjie of the Merit Hall for safekeeping.

If anyone in the Luo Tian Sect advances to the Jin Dan stage in the future, they won't have to worry about life-bound magic treasures.

While Duan Feng discovered good things, other sides also had big discoveries.

Min Longyu held a bamboo slip in his right hand and a feng shui compass in his left, his face full of ecstasy.

"Incense-Burning Spirit-Seizing Formation!"

"A variant of the Heavenly Work Spirit-Seizing Formation!"

"If I can master it and set it up under Danxia Peak, perhaps I can raise our Luo Tian Sect's spirit land grade to the second tier."

The strongest formation in Ghost God Valley, the Heavenly Work Spirit-Seizing Formation.

It was the top-tier and strongest type of third-tier formation.

It changed in myriad ways and evolved differently.

Wang Yuan obtained it and improved it into the Blood Fiend Spirit-Seizing Formation.

The Green Elixir Valley obtained it and, by referencing this formation, created the Five-Peak Covering Valley feng shui pattern.

And the Yan Alliance also divided the Ghost God Valley legacy back then, so they researched the Incense-Burning Spirit-Seizing Formation, and even forcibly raised the Blighted Fire to the fourth tier.

While Min Longyu was pleasantly surprised, Gu Caiyi giggled on the side.

She was responsible for counting the cultivation classics.

At this moment, she was holding a thick book, as if it were made of metal, and when she flipped through it, there was a heavy sound of metal clashing.

"Elder Min, you are so excited that I don't dare to give you this book."

Min Longyu was startled, not understanding what she meant.

"I'm afraid you'll faint from excitement when you see this technique!"

While speaking, Gu Caiyi turned the side with the book title toward Min Longyu.

"Encyclopedia of Formations"

Four ordinary words, but coming from the Yan Alliance's collection, it would never be ordinary.

Min Longyu suppressed the excitement in his heart and carefully took it over.

After flipping through it for only a moment, his face couldn't help but reveal excitement again.

He even called out to Duan Feng.

"Little Duan, come over and take a look, this also talks about how to perfectly engrave formations onto magic tools."

Duan Feng's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously wanted to go over.

"Ahem!"

With a light cough, Luo Chen said helplessly, "Stop messing around, finish counting first before doing anything else."

Min Longyu and Duan Feng looked at each other and smiled sheepishly.

Sima Huiniang saw this and smiled, shaking her head. Just as she was about to open a gourd, she felt a breeze blow across her face, causing her to hold it and float back three steps.

Then, a watery blue light screen covered her.

"Be careful."

"What is this?" Sima Huiniang looked at the gourd in suspicion.

Luo Chen carefully took the gourd and covered the opening with magic power.

After a slight pause, he reached a conclusion.

"It's Blighted True Fiend."

Sima Huiniang was stunned, and then her face changed slightly, "Could it be that stuff Zheng Xian and the others used to break my Danxia protective formation back then?"

Luo Chen nodded heavily.

"Indeed, this kind of fiend energy comes from the place where the Blighted Fire has lived for a long time, extremely insidious and vicious. Its corrosive and invasive power is far beyond ordinary earth-fire fiend energy. Among third-tier fiend energies, its reputation is no less than the Blazing Sun True Fiend!"

Luo Chen said very solemnly, and in fact, it was so.

Ordinary magic treasures would have their spirituality greatly damaged if they were stained with even a fraction of Blighted True Fiend, and if stained too much, it could even corrode the connection between the magic treasure and the cultivator's mind.

Truly vicious!

Sima Huiniang looked at the gourd with lingering fear; if Luo Chen hadn't acted to protect her just now, she would have been injured by it.

But seeing Luo Chen's cautious look, she realized something in an instant.

"This is fire fiend energy, right!"

"Chen-ge, could you perhaps..."

Luo Chen raised the corners of his mouth and nodded lightly at her.

Ordinary people couldn't directly utilize this Blighted True Fiend.

But he was different!

Possessing the source true fire after refining the Blighted Fire, he could use this fiend energy without harm.

With this gourd, if he refined it into the destroyed Blazing Fiend Miasma, he could instantly add another trump card!

Such a method was a proper big killing move even in battles at the Jin Dan level!

"Congratulations, Chen-ge!"

"Congratulations, Husband!"

Luo Chen smiled and nodded, "You guys continue, I want to see what other treasures Qin Tai-ran left for us."