Chapter 469: When the time comes, heaven and earth lend their strength (Bonus chapter for the Alliance Leader, only 1.6 left!)

Inside the cave dwelling.

Large, sturdy crates were neatly arranged.

They were categorized and labeled.

The most numerous were mineral materials used for forging, along with low-grade magic tools and treasures, accounting for eighty percent of the total.

Next were common resources like elixirs and talismans.

As for other herbs, cultivation techniques, and the like, there were very few.

This perfectly matched the stereotypical impression people had of the Flame Alliance as a major forging sect!

Of course, in reality, the Flame Alliance's treasury was not limited to this.

From conversations Luo Chen had with Dan Yangzi, Di Wuqi, and others, he knew the Flame Alliance's treasury had originally been divided into four parts, carried separately by three Core Formation True Persons and the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Sect Master, Xiao Lian.

The portion Luo Chen obtained was the most valuable!

By a preliminary estimate alone, it was worth at least fifty million spirit stones!

One has to say, a horse doesn't get fat without night grass, and a person doesn't get rich without a windfall.

Just by unlocking Qin Tairan's storage ring, Luo Chen instantly leaped from a poor man to a multi-millionaire!

Of course, the vast majority of these resources were not suitable for processing and selling.

The Luo Tian Sect could now be considered a proper sect.

It had cultivation techniques, but it still lacked far too much in other supporting resources.

With this batch of resources, President Sima Hui Niang could flesh out the framework the Luo Tian Sect had previously built.

If nothing else, the forging aspect alone could instantly be upgraded from a weakness to a strength!

Even if it couldn't reach the former heights of the Flame Alliance, there was still great potential for the future in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

This could be seen from the joyous expression on Duan Feng's face.

He usually wouldn't lose control of his emotions like this.

This kind of reaction only happened when one encountered something they loved most, revealing their joy at seeing the prey.

Min Longyu was the same.

That "Complete Book of Formations" would allow him, who already possessed outstanding talent in formation Dao, to climb to even greater heights.

As for Luo Chen, he naturally also had a bountiful harvest.

Not to mention the eight million in cash.

From the many mineral materials he had inventoried, he had directly gathered all the materials needed to refine his life-bound magic treasure, the Hunyuan Cauldron!

He obtained over a dozen more pieces of Geng Gold, and several more logs of Black Sinking Wood.

There were also four bottles of Cold Marrow; although it was not the fourth-tier Ice Soul Cold Marrow, it was the renowned third-tier Vortex Yin Marrow of the cultivation world. Dropping a few drops into a magic treasure during the refining process could boost the treasure's power by several notches out of thin air.

After years of consumption and several replenishments by the Yan Alliance, only four bottles remained.

As for the previously lacking Fire Spirit Diamond, a peculiar material, the Yan Alliance had actually collected one piece.

Such material is produced in places with fire veins, derived from absorbing countless fire-attribute spiritual energy.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of ore should have evolved toward high-grade spirit stones, or even top-grade spirit stones.

But because there were impurities inside at the time of its birth, it could only settle for second best, becoming a Fire Spirit Diamond.

However, it is precisely because of this.

The Fire Spirit Diamond can continuously purify the spiritual energy within during the long process of wearing away impurities, and in the end, its value far exceeds that of so-called spirit stones.

One piece is already just enough to refine a life-bound magic treasure.

"It's a pity, it would be better if there were a few more."

"Although the Hunyuan Cauldron is better with more added materials, there is also a corresponding ratio distribution; otherwise, it is very easy to lose balance during the process of refining the embryo."

"I have prepared at least ten portions of all other materials, but the quantity of Fire Spirit Diamonds is the smallest."

"Perhaps, I should wait a bit longer to see if I can purchase Fire Spirit Diamonds from other cultivators of the same rank during the opening war?"

Luo Chen suppressed the excitement in his heart.

His harvest did not stop there.

That gourd of Withering-Prospering True Sha was also a big harvest.

Besides that, he also obtained a third-tier elixir formula!

With the wealth of the Yan Alliance and the prestige of a great orthodox sect, how could they not have collected elixir formulas?

After all, they are also experts at playing with fire.

Refining treasures is refining, isn't refining elixirs also refining?

It's just that the alchemists in the Yuding Region with a little talent were all recruited by the Qingdan Valley, which is why their Yan Alliance alchemists don't seem very impressive.

In Gu Caiyi's inventory, a total of five complete elixir formulas were counted.

Everything from the first tier to the third tier was available.

What Luo Chen valued most was the third-tier elixir called True Flame Pill; according to the description above, this pill can significantly increase a cultivator's fire-attribute spiritual energy.

It is of great benefit to cultivators who specialize in fire-type cultivation techniques.

As for the other elixir formulas, he did not want them, but handed them to Hui Niang, preparing to let her take them back to Qu Lingjun, Qi Yi, and the others.

"Alright!"

Luo Chen clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.

"The items have been inventoried almost enough, I have already taken what I wanted, you all see if there is anything you want, and pick a portion too!"

Hearing this, the eyes of the four people couldn't help but light up.

Duan Feng still wanted to decline, but saw that Gu Caiyi had already gone to pick things.

Seeing this, he was no longer coy and went up to join them.

Luo Chen watched them pick things, and paused when President Sima Hui Niang took a top-grade flying boat.

"Why not pick that Red Flame Dragon Boat of low-grade magic treasure level?"

President Sima Hui Niang smiled slightly, "I go out less often, a top-grade flying boat is enough. Besides, don't you still lack a magic treasure for transportation?"

Luo Chen was stunned.

Only then did he realize why the few of them tacitly bypassed that magic treasure-level dragon boat that looked extremely exquisite at first glance.

So it was left for him!

Gu Caiyi smiled and said: "Husband, you are now a dignified Jin Dan True Person, you also need to decorate your facade when traveling outside. This dragon boat, which is red all over, just matches your status."

"Alright!"

Luo Chen smiled dumbly. He had previously disliked this magic treasure-level flying boat for consuming too many spirit stones, so he intended to leave it to the Luotian Sect. He didn't expect them to have saved it for him.

"That's right, such treasures are too ostentatious for you to use."

"I will accept it with a smile."

Luo Chen reached out and put the dragon boat, which was three zhang long even after being shrunk a hundred times by the Ruyi Array, into his storage ring.

After the few of them had happily selected their items.

He waved his big sleeve, and the miscellaneous boxes in the room were all packed back into that black iron ring again.

"Hui Niang, as the Sect Master of the Luotian Sect, this item will be handed to you."

President Sima Hui Niang hesitated and said: "Shouldn't such a storage magic treasure with super-large space be given to Caiyi for business?"

Luo Chen smiled and said: "It can be used like this at critical moments, but it's better not to use it in normal times, otherwise the people below will have nothing to do."

Alright!

Saying so, there is no problem.

President Sima Hui Niang wore the black iron ring on her hand and rubbed it carefully.

Could this item perhaps be used as one of the inheritance tokens for the Luotian Sect Master?

After distributing the "stolen money".

The cave dwelling hall became spacious again.

It was rare to be free, so Luo Chen didn't let them leave, and simply tested the cultivation of the four people.

Bai Meiling served tea and lay on the side, watching this scene with her hands supporting her chin.

Among the four, the one with the fastest cultivation progress is undoubtedly President Sima Hui Niang!

In the past, her cultivation progress was slow, but after experiencing the Danxia Defense War, she deeply felt that her own strength was insufficient.

So she has been practicing hard.

She herself has the top-grade Jade Yu Yu Ludan provided by Luo Chen, plus a second-tier high-grade cave dwelling, so her cultivation speed has not fallen behind at all.

Not only that, precious resources such as Essence-Nurturing Spirit Liquid and Tongyou Pill were all fully utilized.

After cultivating her eldest disciple Yao Mingyue to the Foundation Establishment stage, she had more time to practice.

Now at the age of one hundred and thirty, she has already stepped into the late Foundation Establishment stage, reaching the seventh-layer realm!

This cultivation speed may not be comparable to the direct descendants of the Nascent Soul great sects, but it is already enough to rival the true disciples of great sects.

It really lives up to the life-bound cultivation technique she specializes in, "Near Water Pavilion".

The sooner she gets close to Luo Chen, the faster she practices.

"With your cultivation speed, provided that resources can keep up, you can at least sprint to the Jin Dan stage once before your lifespan limit arrives."

After a check, Luo Chen reached this conclusion.

President Sima Hui Niang smiled brightly, "I still rely on my husband's light!"

Luo Chen smiled and checked the cultivation situation of the other three.

Min Longyu's realm is relatively the highest, at the sixth layer of Foundation Establishment.

Then there is Gu Caiyi, who is also at the peak of the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment, about to cross to the sixth layer.

Judging from the fact that she was the last to establish her foundation among that batch of people, this speed is already very fast.

Duan Feng, on the contrary, has the lowest realm, only just entering the fifth layer of Foundation Establishment.

This is somewhat different from his long-standing name as a "genius".

The reason for this is naturally the gap in resources.

The two women are fully cultivated by Luo Chen, and Min Longyu is proficient in arrays, so besides conventional resources, he can also use arrays to accelerate cultivation.

Duan Feng, on the other hand, besides his aptitude, has no other resources to show.

Now he has only rented a second-tier medium-grade cave dwelling.

The longer he cultivates, the more Luo Chen discovers.

Although aptitude is extremely important for cultivators, it is actually far less important than resources at low realms.

Unless you are a Heavenly Spirit Root cultivator!

Otherwise, most of the time, cultivators are far from the level where they need to compare aptitude.

And when they reach the realm above Jin Dan, aptitude will become increasingly important, because the gap between every realm is very large at this time.

Slight flaws in aptitude will be infinitely magnified.

Simply put, aptitude is a threshold. If everyone has crossed the threshold, they rely on resources in the short term, and aptitude determines the upper limit in the long term!

Derived from this are the three elements of cultivation: opportunity, aptitude, and temperament...

The topic has drifted far.

After a check, Luo Chen nodded.

"Although the progress is different, your foundation is still very solid, without too many omissions."

The Luotian Sect has Wang Yuan, a body-refining expert, and Luo Chen, a master alchemist who can refine Tongyou Pills, so those at the high level of the sect will naturally not fall behind too much in terms of foundation.

Even if there are mistakes in cultivation, the medical experts of Sun Sifang's lineage can quickly treat them.

Only in this way did the four have a stable and solid foundation.

"Caiyi."

"Hmm?"

"Has the top-grade Ascending Dragon Pill promised by Qingdan Valley been delivered?"

"It was cut off for a long time after you formed your core, but since you came back this time, it has started to be delivered again, and I have also handed over the corresponding spirit stones to them."

"From that batch of top-grade elixirs, divide an extra portion for Duan Feng!"

"Okay!"

A simple conversation divided the ownership of that batch of top-grade Ascending Dragon Pills.

Previously, it was mainly supplied to the hall masters of each hall, and then to the elders, among whom Luo Chen's disciple Qu Lingjun took the bulk. After all, Qu Lingjun took over the task of refining Jade Dew Pills for Luo Chen, and he should also be given corresponding compensation in terms of resources.

This time, however, an extra portion had to be divided for Duan Feng.

Duan Feng watched from the side, his lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

At the Foundation Establishment stage, the effect of elixirs assisting cultivation is still very obvious.

It is impossible for him to refuse against his will.

Luo Chen asked again, this time asking President Sima Hui Niang.

"Has Wang Yuan's simplification of the 'Micro-Dust Meta-Art' been completed?"

President Sima Hui Niang shook her head, "Not yet. According to him, the things involved are too complex, and with his ability, it may take at least a few decades to simplify it."

"Is that so?"

Luo Chen frowned. In a few decades, he estimated that he would be able to come up with a simplified version through daily cultivation.

The others didn't know what the "Micro-Dust Meta-Art" was.

Nor did they understand how complex it was to make the knowledgeable Wang Yuan so troubled.

Only the person involved, Luo Chen, knew how difficult it was to practice that core formation secret technique without simplification.

It covers several core formation secret techniques, as well as profound secret techniques such as "Clear Source Wonderful Pill Method" and "Locking Pearl Curtain".

If practiced one by one, it is impossible to complete it before the lifespan of a Foundation Establishment cultivator runs out.

It is precisely because of this that he wanted to get a simplified version out.

Even if the grade is not a supreme method, as long as it has a high-grade or medium-grade level, it is far better than those ordinary core formation secret techniques circulating in the market.

After thinking for a while, Luo Chen said: "If he gets it out, you can see the situation and hand it over to those in the sect who have reached the ninth layer of Foundation Establishment to practice. Hmm, everyone present can get it first, and study it first without ensuring that it will be spread out."

"Okay, I will remember it."

President Sima Hui Niang nodded in agreement.

Although the others didn't know what kind of cultivation technique it was, seeing Luo Chen so solemn, they probably knew it was a good thing.

For a time, the motivation for cultivation became more sufficient.

"By the way!" President Sima Hui Niang seemed to have remembered something, "I almost forgot a big event!"

Luo Chen looked at her suspiciously.

President Sima Hui Niang slowly said: "That super immortal city of the Luoyun Sect is about to be built!"

A month later.

Above Danxia Peak.

A giant flying boat three hundred zhang long spanned the sky like a giant dragon.

Luo Chen stood on the deck of the top floor of the flying boat building, overlooking the scenery below.

Pavilions and towers were dotted in between, cultivators' escape lights went in and out, with white clouds above their heads and a clear breeze in front of them.

By his ears, there were also the lively shouts of those cultivators one after another.

"This is the foundation I have laid!"

"It's a pity, even though Min Longyu has found a way to raise the grade of its spiritual land to the second tier, it is no longer a place to stay for long."

Luo Chen said it was a pity, but there was not much nostalgia on his face.

Once he has a third-tier spiritual vein where he can settle down, he will abandon this old place without hesitation.

At most, send a portion of his sect members to stay here as a branch.

His gaze wandered, Luo Chen turned around and looked into the ethereal distance.

There was quite a bit of heroism in his heart!

Now that his realm is achieved, the sect has been established, there is an alliance outside, and wise men inside.

His pockets are full, his life-bound magic treasure is just around the corner, and all kinds of means have been practiced completely.

There is even a magic treasure-level flying boat for transportation.

It is truly a time when heaven and earth are working together!

In this way, he can show his skills!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two escape lights landed in front of him.

"Supreme Elder, everyone has already boarded the Red Flame Dragon Boat." Xu Huanzhen bowed and said with full respect.

"Supreme Elder, the relevant elixirs and materials have also been moved up, we can set off at any time!" Yuan Xiaoyue also bowed, the increasingly beautiful woman opened her mouth with a crisp voice, full of hope.

Luo Chen said "Hmm".

His gaze crossed the two, as if he could see the two women with different styles seeing him off together outside the Luotian Hall.

"Since that's the case, let's set off!"

Luo Chen waved his big sleeve, and a deep voice spread throughout the dragon boat.

One after another, responses came from the bottom of the dragon boat.

"Set off!"

"Set off!"

"Set off!"

Leaving from Danxia, returning to the old place, with Xiaoyue as the goal.

It is both returning home in glory and rushing toward a greater future!

Ten thousand subscriptions are ahead, and explosive updates are on time.

Only the alliance leader reward from Brother Yikuailiu is left, and the two big chapters of additional updates will be completed!

When the time comes, heaven and earth will work together. I hope brothers will vote more. Monthly tickets and recommendation tickets are all fine. May the good wind help me ascend to the blue clouds!

(End of this chapter)