Chapter 51: Robbery Cultivator, Homebody Cultivator!

"Robbery cultivator" sounds like a very high-end term.

In reality, they do low-class things.

It's nothing more than a term for cultivators who waylay, rob, and kill for treasures.

Luo Chen didn't like robbery cultivators at all, although he had done one or two jobs, but that was for self-preservation.

He preferred to be a "homebody cultivator" who stayed at home and developed steadily.

The changes in the Great River Market didn't seem to have any impact on the homebody cultivator Luo Chen.

He still stayed at home every day to refine elixirs, practice Qi, and study spells and techniques.

However, the return of his neighbors, the Qin Liangchen couple, had a huge impact on his life.

It was a positive impact.

Perhaps because he had to participate in the death duel, Qin Liangchen often went to the Poshan Gang headquarters during this time to practice magic treasures and enhance his strength.

When he came back every day, he was mostly exhausted.

And when he saw Luo Chen practicing the Traction Technique and Wind-Riding Technique in the courtyard, he would always give pointers without hesitation.

For a long time, Luo Chen's practice of spells was purely grinding for proficiency.

He belonged to the state of knowing what it was, but not knowing why.

The spell secret manuals he bought from Wang Yuan didn't have any expert annotations either; they were purely copied, and even the handwriting was crooked, making one doubt whether the copyist had ever studied properly.

This state would only change after the proficiency level advanced to a higher level.

But under the guidance of Qin Liangchen, a ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator, he was often able to have insights, and then when he performed the spells again, it was as if he had cleared the obstacles, reaching a higher level.

It was also under these circumstances that the proficiency of Luo Chen's spells grew particularly fast.

In just a few days, the Wind-Riding Technique, which had only just been introduced, advanced to the proficient level.

Qin Liangchen praised him for his intelligence, but Luo Chen felt that having a teacher's guidance and practicing alone were truly worlds apart.

It turned out that proficiency didn't only rely on grinding.

An expert's guidance would allow him to gain more.

Now that more than half a month had passed, he already possessed the master-level Carefree Wandering movement technique and the proficient-level Wind-Riding Technique.

The two complemented each other, like a tiger with wings.

Luo Chen's short-distance straight-line flight speed was already completely comparable to that of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

If he rode a flying magic treasure like the Lotus Leaf Flying Disc, then even his exhaust couldn't be caught.

And his maneuvering in mid-air was even better!

Qin Liangchen took time to spar with him.

In the case of only using magic treasures, if he couldn't succeed with a thunderous strike, the subsequent pursuit couldn't hit Luo Chen at all.

He was simply too "slippery"!

Like a swimming fish in the water, a cunning rabbit on land, and a flying eagle in the sky, he couldn't be grasped at all.

After sparring, Qin Liangchen even joked: "If it weren't for the fact that your cultivation level is too low and you don't have any powerful attack methods, I would have had Old Man Mi invite you to participate in the battle no matter what."

Powerful attack methods?

Luo Chen had them!

Soul-Breaking Nails, Jade Blade, plus the Flying Fire and Firefly killing move derived from the master-level Fireball Technique.

Luo Chen was confident that with this set of combo punches, a fifth or sixth-level Qi Refining cultivator would definitely not be his opponent.

If it were a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator without good defensive magic treasures, he would also dare to fight.

Of course, he wouldn't boast about these things to Qin Liangchen.

Are you kidding? The eighteen death duels were all participated in by ninth-level Qi Refining cultivators.

Who didn't have some encounters? Who didn't have some trump cards?

I'm afraid that at that time, the magic treasures flying on the field would all be top-grade and above.

Going up there myself, wouldn't that be asking for a beating?

Isn't it good to honestly refine elixirs to earn spirit stones, and then buy elixirs to cultivate?

We homebody cultivators, the main thing is to be free from worldly disputes and enjoy a peaceful life!

Early morning!

Luo Chen put a large pile of jade bottles into his storage bag and was ready to go out.

Today was the day of the big market at the beginning of the month; even if some raw materials hadn't been consumed, he couldn't miss this opportunity to do business.

When he arrived at the door, he happened to see his neighbor Murong Qinglian building a stove in the courtyard.

She was burning Green Steel Wood!

This stuff contained oil, and ordinary earthen stoves really couldn't handle burning it.

Luo Chen also burned Green Steel Wood in a fire pit installed with heat-insulating bricks, which was dedicated to alchemy firewood.

Seeing this scene, he was very surprised, "Sister-in-law, what delicious food are you making?"

Murong Qinglian clapped the dust off her hands, lifted her hair, and smiled, "Isn't your Brother Qin about to participate in the battle? I bought two catties of Blood Fiend Tiger Bone that can increase Qi and blood, and I'm preparing to stew a pot to give him a good supplement."

Blood Fiend Tiger, a second-order monster!

The bones of this thing could indeed significantly increase a cultivator's Qi and blood.

Especially for body refiners, it could be called a divine medicine!

When she said this, Luo Chen also understood why she wasn't cooking this pot of soup in the kitchen.

Second-order spirit materials really couldn't be refined by the ordinary fire of an earthen stove in a short time.

Seeing Murong Qinglian's gentle and submissive smile, Luo Chen asked hesitantly, "Sister-in-law, haven't you tried to persuade Brother Qin not to participate in that death duel?"

"Can't persuade him."

"Uh"

"Gang Leader Mi not only has grace towards him but has always been very good to him. Now that Gang Leader Mi is in trouble, and he happens to be able to help, he can't just turn a blind eye."

"Then aren't you worried?"

Murong Qinglian showed a look of sorrow and bitterness that she had never shown in the past few days.

"Worried? How could I not be worried. But he has this kind of personality; once he decides on something, even nine cows can't pull him back."

"All I can do is silently support him and firmly believe that he will win."

Hearing these words, Luo Chen was silent.

Until he left the courtyard, passed through the complex and deep alleys, and arrived at the bustling street, he still couldn't quite come back to his senses.

In the cultivation world of deceit and life-and-death, is there such a heart-trembling love?

In this life of mine, Luo Chen, will I also meet a woman who supports me like this?

There was no answer.

Luo Chen didn't want to delve into it either.

When he came back to his senses, looking at the people coming and going on the street, he was still a bit dazed.

"Did I get up late?"

"No!"

"Why are there so many people before dawn?"

When he arrived at the rogue cultivator market in the south of the city, an old man and a young girl were busy on the bluestone stall.

Seeing the young girl, Luo Chen couldn't help but speak.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, is this your granddaughter?"

Old Man Chen was not a loner; Luo Chen had always known this.

He had been married in the secular world in his early years, and later brought his son to the Great River Market to venture after his wife died.

Later, his son found a wife and gave birth to a daughter.

But in a mountain hunting trip for monsters, both died tragically.

Since then, Old Man Chen had been struggling to survive with his granddaughter.

Over the years, Old Man Chen had been stingy, valuing even half a spirit stone very highly.

All for the sake of saving a large sum of money to send his granddaughter into the sect.

Because of his granddaughter, he had scruples in everything he did. Last time, when the gangs in the outer city fought, he gritted his teeth and moved to the inner city, just for fear that something would happen to his granddaughter in the outer city.

Hearing Luo Chen's question, before Old Man Chen could speak, the bright-eyed and white-toothed young girl smiled.

"It's Brother Luo Chen!"

"I'm Shuyi, Grandpa often mentions you, saying that you owe him fifty spirit stones and haven't paid them back."

Originally, hearing the sweet "Brother Luo Chen" earlier, Luo Chen was very happy.

But the sentence that followed made him a bit embarrassed.

"I've earned spirit stones, I'll definitely pay them back, definitely!"

Beside him, Old Man Chen was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, "The ghost believes you!"

Luo Chen chuckled and didn't refute.

He could indeed take out the fifty spirit stones he owed Old Man Chen at any time now.

He hadn't paid them back before because he still retained the habit of expanding production, striving to buy enough raw materials every time to grind proficiency.

Meeting the man's granddaughter mentioning this today, even with his thick skin, he couldn't quite handle it.

He planned to pay back this spirit stone loan after dealing with the elixirs in his hand later.

Looking at the bluestone stall that was occupied to the brim, Luo Chen was in a dilemma; where should he put his elixirs? ===== CHAPTER 52 =====