Chapter 476: The Tier 3 cave dwelling is in hand; I need to see your attitude!

In the cultivation chamber.

The Daoist sat cross-legged, smoke steaming from his body.

Faint starlight shone through his red Daoist robe, shimmering brilliantly.

A long while later.

The Daoist slowly opened his eyes, and as his lips parted, he exhaled a dense mist of colorful vapor.

Luo Chen tapped open his attribute panel and took a look.

【Core Formation Tier 1: 3/100】

It had increased by one point, which was encouraging.

But after the excitement, a sense of dissatisfaction followed.

Going from 2 to 3 had taken five months at Green Elixir Valley, then the return to Luo Tian Sect, and the journey to Broken Moon Immortal City, which consumed another month.

Added together, that was six months.

Six months just to gain one point of progress!

This cultivation speed had completely exceeded Luo Chen's initial estimate of "one point every three months," nearly doubling the time.

"Without the aid of a Tier 3 spiritual land, the efficiency is greatly reduced!"

"And this Starry Pill..."

Luo Chen tightened his face; after taking the Starry Pill several times, he had gradually learned the characteristics of this pill.

Not to mention the complex refining process—that was just tiring and troublesome.

The key was the medicinal power!

It was vast, but impure!

Not only that, but there was also a strong residue of pill poison.

The starlight-like mist he had just exhaled was the direct manifestation of that pill poison.

Cultivators with keen spiritual sense could strip away most of the pill poison.

But even a slight remnant would make the condensed Jin Dan less pure, damaging the essence of his magic power.

Every time Luo Chen took a Starry Pill, he had to immediately circulate the "Dust Origin Technique," not daring to let the pill poison linger too deeply.

"I wonder if improving my proficiency and raising the grade of the Starry Pill will mitigate these shortcomings?"

"Also, I have to consider the issue of drug resistance."

Along this journey, Luo Chen had taken pills for cultivation over a hundred thousand times; it could be said that he was well-versed in the pros and cons of relying on pills for cultivation.

Regardless of anything else, he understood drug resistance better than most people.

For the same type of pill, taking it too many times would eventually lead to drug resistance.

The lower the grade, the greater the harm!

"Therefore, if possible, I cannot take too many low-grade Starry Pills. It would be best to use mid-grade, high-grade, or even top-grade Starry Pills for cultivation."

"Not only would cultivation be twice as effective with half the effort, but it could also greatly delay the onset of drug resistance."

After reaching this conclusion, Luo Chen looked at the dozen or so bottles of low-grade Starry Pills in his storage ring, and an idea formed in his mind.

Before, he had no choice; he ate whatever he had.

Now that his conditions had improved, he could afford to be a bit extravagant!

He wouldn't eat these low-grade Starry Pills; he would take them out and sell them!

Since the cost was high anyway, selling a few would at least help recoup his investment.

He would grind his proficiency and take as many high-grade Starry Pills as possible.

As for the shortcomings of the Starry Pill, would other Core Formation cultivators accept them?

Luo Chen wasn't worried about this question at all.

Core Formation cultivators would always be short of suitable cultivation pills; there was no reason to turn them away.

Moreover, those shortcomings were actually specific to Luo Chen.

Normal Core Formation cultivators often had to spend several days refining such vast medicinal power.

During the refining process, they would also expel the pill poison.

It was simply that Luo Chen's frequency of taking pills was too high.

One pill a day!

That was why those shortcomings existed.

"Coincidentally, the Core Formation gathering that Fu Jiusheng mentioned will be held in three days."

"Selling these pills will not only help me recoup costs but also boost my reputation as a Master Alchemist!"

"After all, since forming my Jin Dan, I haven't yet demonstrated to the outside world my ability to refine Tier 3 pills."

Luo Chen's mouth curled up as he began to plot for the Core Formation gathering in three days.

Before the three days were up, a matter was placed before everyone that very day.

The five Core Formation cultivators of the Luo Tian Alliance gathered together, looking at each other.

After a long while.

Diwu Qi spoke first: "For the sake of Shop No. 8, I sacrificed my Divine Wind Gangsha; that cave dwelling should belong to me first."

Jiang Yu waved his hands repeatedly, "That won't do, that won't do. My own child was seriously injured during the battle for the shop and is still bedridden. Let me use that cave dwelling first!"

Fu Jiusheng also had something to say: "You two brothers have been in the Core Formation stage for many years, unlike me. I only formed my Jin Dan twenty years ago, and I am still lacking a significant amount to reach the first tier of Core Formation. To strengthen our alliance's power, I should be the one to use it first!"

Diwu Qi and Jiang Yu were stunned and turned to look at him.

You're weak, and you think you're in the right?

Cen Qiusheng had the heart to compete, but after thinking about it, he had no notable achievements to show, so he could only twitch his lips and remain silent.

What they were currently fighting over was the usage rights to a Tier 3 cave dwelling attached to Shop No. 8!

The Falling Cloud Sect was grateful to all the fellow Daoists for helping to build Broken Moon Immortal City.

Therefore, among the twenty shops provided, an additional Tier 3 low-grade cave dwelling was included.

The term was one hundred years!

After one hundred years, the usage rights would be reclaimed.

But within these hundred years, those twenty Tier 3 low-grade cave dwellings belonged to the forces behind the shops.

This news was only revealed to the major forces today when they went to take over the shops.

No one expected the Falling Cloud Sect to be so generous.

Or rather, this was a bit of profit they took out to appease the various sects after slowing down the pace of the opening war.

For a Nascent Soul sect, a Tier 3 low-grade cave dwelling was naturally dispensable.

But for these major Core Formation sects, it was very rare.

And so, the five Core Formation cultivators of the Luo Tian Alliance began to argue.

Seeing the argument becoming increasingly fierce, Luo Chen tapped the table.

*Tap! Tap! *

Everyone quieted down and turned their gazes toward Luo Chen.

"It is not good to damage our harmony over such petty gains."

Everyone was stunned, and then their expressions turned strange.

What do you mean by petty gains?

For those major sect cultivators, a Tier 3 low-grade cave dwelling naturally didn't count for much.

But these people in the Luo Tian Alliance?

Fu Jiusheng was a lone rogue cultivator, his attainments in formation arts were mediocre, and he had only saved up a sum of money by gathering herbs.

But that savings had been exhausted after forming his Jin Dan, and he was still in the initial stage of consolidating his Jin Dan and refining his magic power.

He wasn't like Luo Chen, who had formed a supreme Jin Dan; after forming his Jin Dan, his magic power grew naturally, and he had stepped into the first tier of Core Formation within a mere ten years.

After forming his Jin Dan, he suffered from a lack of savings, so much so that he hadn't enjoyed the cultivation environment of a Tier 3 spiritual vein many times.

Cen Qiusheng was quite old and had only barely succeeded in forming his Jin Dan before his lifespan ran out. After so many years, he was only at the second tier of Core Formation; although he was dragged down by his family, he also suffered from the lack of a Tier 3 place to cultivate.

Diwu Qi and Jiang Yu were even more thirsty for a Tier 3 spiritual land.

Those few decades at Burning Incense Valley were the most wonderful decades of their lives.

It was precisely because of those few decades of effort that the cultivation of these two had made significant progress.

Now, with a Tier 3 low-grade cave dwelling in front of them, of course, they wanted to use it for as long as they could.

Luo Chen said it so lightly!

Luo Chen naturally saw through their little schemes.

He said helplessly: "The spiritual vein of Broken Moon Immortal City, although originating from that natural Tier 3 spiritual vein, has had its spiritual energy become very thin after opening up twenty Tier 3 cave dwellings at once."

"Such cave dwellings often require a certain amount of time to recover after each use."

"They simply cannot compare to a natural Tier 3 spiritual vein; fighting over this is truly pointless."

This was the experience Luo Chen gained when he felt the lack of spiritual energy in the A-3 cave dwelling at Tianlan Peak when he formed his Jin Dan back then.

It was fine to maintain one person's daily cultivation, but it was very dangerous if used to break through a realm.

Especially for an existence like Luo Chen, whose foundation was robust and who required a vast amount of heaven and earth spiritual energy.

It was precisely because of this that he was even more thirsty for a natural Tier 3 spiritual vein, rather than the man-made, stacked Tier 3 cave dwellings in the various immortal cities.

The logic was sound.

But...

"Then how do you suggest we distribute it?" Diwu Qi asked.

"Let's do it by year, one year per person. If we conquer a Tier 3 spiritual vein in the future, this place will either be used by the Core Formation cultivator guarding Broken Moon Immortal City, or rented out to outsiders, and the rent will be split equally among everyone."

With a usage period of one hundred years, this distribution was indeed quite reasonable.

The four nodded.

But the problem wasn't solved yet!

"Who goes first?"

"Of course, it's me!"

The four were stunned and looked at Luo Chen in unison.

Shouldn't an alliance leader be selfless?

Why are you thinking of the benefits for yourself first?

Luo Chen said as a matter of course: "Shop No. 8 was conquered by Wang Yuan of my Luo Tian Sect, so it should be enjoyed by my Luo Tian Sect first. That's no problem, right!"

That was no problem.

But...

The four were still somewhat unwilling.

Luo Chen curled his lips and threw out four jade bottles on the spot, one for each person.

"Don't say I'm not being fair; these pills are to make up for it."

The four were stunned and subconsciously opened the bottle stoppers.

A rich medicinal fragrance immediately permeated the air.

Fu Jiusheng pinched a pill, and after just one look, he blurted out: "Starry Pill, you actually managed to refine it!"

The others were confused.

Fu Jiusheng immediately explained: "This is the Tier 3 pill formula I once gave to Dan Chenzi. Not only does it require numerous medicinal herbs, but the refining process is also extremely complex, so although the medicinal power is not bad, it was a pill formula that had long been eliminated in the Medicine King Domain. I only collected it by chance."

"However, although it is an eliminated pill formula, the Starry Pill excels in its moderation; any cultivator with any of the five elemental spiritual roots can take this pill to assist in cultivation!"

Once he said this, the other three immediately attached importance to the Starry Pill.

Cultivation pills that could work on Core Formation cultivators were already rare.

The few that existed were controlled by major alchemy sects.

Small sects like them had no channels to obtain a stable supply.

Occasionally obtaining some, they were only obtained through barter in black markets, orthodox auctions, and exchanges between peers.

And the quantities were extremely scarce!

Now that Luo Chen could actually refine this kind of pill, if they could reach a stable supply relationship with him...

By comparison, a Tier 3 low-grade cave dwelling for one person for one year was greatly discounted.

Moreover, it wasn't that Luo Chen wouldn't let them use it.

Everyone would take turns!

While everyone was constantly weighing the gains and losses in their hearts.

Luo Chen felt a bit of regret in his heart.

As Fu Jiusheng said, the Starry Pill was quite good, but it was overly moderate.

By comparison, the Five Elements Divine Pill, which also followed the moderate medicinal theory, was far, far stronger!

Yes!

It was the Five Elements Divine Pill refined by the Five Elements Divine Sect.

During the Jin Dan ceremony, Jin Buque gave him one.

After he checked it and found no problems, he had already taken it.

His evaluation of the Five Elements Divine Pill was excellent!

If there were a sub-classification of grades within the same tier besides the pill's own grade?

Then the Starry Pill could be classified as a Tier 3 low-grade pill formula, while the Five Elements Divine Pill was a high-grade, or even top-grade pill formula!

"If I could refine the Five Elements Divine Pill to assist in cultivation, this cultivation speed would absolutely skyrocket several times over!"

"I wonder what that pill formula is like, to be able to balance the ratio of the five elemental spiritual energies so well, and to raise each attribute to the limit."

Luo Chen sighed in his heart.

But on the surface, he was still paying attention to the expressions of the others.

Seeing that they seemed to have made a decision, Luo Chen asked with a smile: "Well, how is my arrangement?"

Fu Jiusheng said without hesitation: "Fu naturally follows the arrangements of the Supreme Elder."

No business, "Fellow Daoist Luo"; business, "Supreme Elder"—he really is a profit-seeker!

Luo Chen's mouth twitched as he looked at the other three.

Cen Qiusheng sighed: "At my age, there is no hope for further progress. It is already excellent that I can have a share of that cave dwelling. Now with this Starry Pill, it is even more icing on the cake; I naturally have no objections."

"What about you two fellow Daoists?" Luo Chen looked at Diwu Qi and Jiang Yu; these two had always been on the same side, but today they had rarely argued over a place to cultivate.

Diwu Qi and Jiang Yu looked at each other, and then he tentatively asked:

"Can you provide a stable supply of this Starry Pill in the future?"

Seeing Luo Chen frown, he immediately added: "Of course, we will buy it with spirit stones! Just... five thousand! Five thousand spirit stones, what do you think, fellow Daoist? If that doesn't work, we can negotiate."

Attitude!

He had never seen Diwu Qi have such a good attitude.

Even the price offered was quite fair.

On the market, the price of Tier 3 cultivation pills is generally seven or eight times that of Tier 2 pills.

Suffering from high demand and low supply, this price would rise even higher when they appeared in black markets or orthodox auctions.

Ten times was considered very reasonable!

In terms of a Core Formation cultivator's consumption, one bottle a month, or one bottle every two months, would only be thirty to sixty thousand a year.

For the speed at which Core Formation cultivators acquire wealth, this price was still acceptable.

Except for rogue Core Formation cultivators like Fu Jiusheng who travel alone.

However, he had now joined the Luo Tian Sect, which was another matter.

Luo Chen fell into deep thought.

He had originally intended to sell a batch of Starry Pills from time to time, not to earn many spirit stones, but merely to recoup costs and consolidate his reputation as a Master Alchemist.

Now it seemed.

Perhaps it was more appropriate to satisfy internal needs first?

The Luo Tian Alliance was formed because of the Tier 3 spiritual vein, and their interests were consistent, but human hearts were unpredictable.

Judging from the shop battle, Diwu Qi and the others were not yet of one mind with him.

If he used the Starry Pill to build relationships, it would undoubtedly make this alliance tighter.

Compared to external fame, strengthening his own side's power in the short term was the better solution!

Soon, Luo Chen made his decision.

"It's not that I can't sell you Starry Pills, but a stable supply is harder to guarantee."

"Alchemy, after all, has its failures; I cannot guarantee success every time."

"Moreover, the materials required for the Starry Pill are too complex; relying solely on my Luo Tian Sect members to collect them is beyond our capacity. If you want them, you must help send people to collect them."

"If you can accept these two conditions, I can supply you with Starry Pills in the future."

After speaking, he stared at them calmly.

It did not exceed his expectations.

Even if it was an unstable supply and they had to help collect materials, Diwu Qi and the others had no complaints.

On the spot, they agreed to these conditions without hesitation.

Seeing them want to take out spirit stones...

"Consider this first bottle a gift from me; no need to be so polite."

Luo Chen waved his hand, not caring at all about giving away Starry Pills worth twenty thousand spirit stones, and stood up.

"Now, take me to see that gift the Falling Cloud Sect generously gave away!"

Broken Moon Immortal City was a giant city built on the template of a super immortal city.

Although the overall spiritual vein grade had not yet reached the Tier 4 required for a super immortal city.

But in terms of the number of Tier 3 cave dwellings, it had already far exceeded ordinary immortal cities like Tianlan, which only had two or three Tier 3 cave dwellings.

Given time.

Under the cultivation of the Falling Cloud Sect, who knows, perhaps a man-made Tier 4 cave dwelling could be raised in Broken Moon Immortal City.

On one of the three isolated peaks in the city.

Luo Chen looked around and could faintly see cultivators entering and leaving a cave dwelling not far away.

It was clear that this was also a major Core Formation sect that was moving in.

"That True Person Han Zhan, in the Jade Cauldron Domain, sought a Tier 4 spiritual land in vain. Yet, once the opening war began, in just two years, he possessed an immortal city with the prototype of a Tier 4."

"Since that is the case, why bother?"

That is what is said, but Luo Chen is also very clear about it.

If it weren't for that Jade Cauldron civil war, which made the Soul Transformation holy land notice them and even send twenty-seven sects to conduct the opening war together, the Falling Cloud Sect could not have gathered so much manpower and material resources to build such a super immortal city in such a short time.

Perhaps this is what they mean by the crying child gets the milk!

Luo Chen shook his head and turned to look at Fu Jiusheng, who was walking over.

"The handover is complete; this is the cave dwelling key, with which you can freely enter and exit the cave dwelling. In addition, there are four sub-keys for close associates to enter and exit freely."

Luo Chen took the four token-shaped keys with satisfaction.

On them was the sect emblem of the Falling Cloud Sect, and in the corner was the three-colored brocade sail of Tianfan City.

It was clear that this was to indicate that this place belonged to the Falling Cloud Sect, and at the same time, it was built with the help of Tianfan City.

As for why there were only four sub-keys?

This was to imply that besides the owner of the cave dwelling, at most four low-grade cultivators could be brought along to live there.

Thinking about it, it was probably out of concern that these cultivators would absorb the spiritual energy in the immortal city without restraint, causing damage to the underground spiritual vein!

"Hmm, thank you."

Luo Chen thanked him and was about to take a step.

However, seeing Fu Jiusheng's hesitant expression, he stopped in his tracks.

"Anything else?"

Fu Jiusheng swallowed his saliva, "Supreme, that Starry Pill..."

"Five bottles!"

Luo Chen held out a hand.

"I will give you five bottles for free every year as an extra benefit outside of your salary as a guest elder."

Fu Jiusheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed.

"Thank you, Supreme Elder!"

Luo Chen patted him on the shoulder, "Why be so polite? You and I are fellow travelers, and now we are cultivating in the same sect. If I have something to eat, I naturally won't treat you poorly."

A touched expression appeared on Fu Jiusheng's face, not knowing if it was sincere or fake.

Luo Chen didn't care and said while walking: "When I am in seclusion or not in the sect, I will have to trouble you to look after the sect members."

"That goes without saying!"

"If possible..." Luo Chen paused here.

Under the curious gaze of the other party, Luo Chen smiled slightly: "Elder Fu, your skills, whether it's herb gathering or formation arts, are truly wasted if left idle. Don't you want to find one or two high-quality talents and pass them on?"

Fu Jiusheng was stunned.

Standing on the spot, the expression on his face was uncertain.

Luo Chen laughed softly, said no more, and went into the A-8 cave dwelling on his own.

He had his own deep meaning in what he just said.

Although Fu Jiusheng was now a member of the Luo Tian Sect, he was ultimately just a guest elder.

He belonged to the mercenary status of taking people's money and eliminating disasters for them.

He and the Luo Tian Sect were not on the same path after all!

But if he were willing to leave a legacy in the Luo Tian Sect, the relationship between the two would be tighter.

This could also show whether he had the attitude of getting closer to Luo Chen and actively integrating into the Luo Tian Sect!

Luo Chen really needed this attitude!

So, what choice would he make?