Chapter 514: I Am Somewhat Looking Forward to This Hunyuan Cauldron of Yours

The deep red Fire Spirit Diamond, looking like agate, lay quietly in Luo Chen's hand.

A drop of liquid, like blood, flowed slowly within the crystal.

At first glance, it looked like a living thing.

Looking at it as a whole, it didn't look like a mineral crystal, but rather more like amber.

Such a material was actually not suitable for refining magic treasures, because it contained impurities.

But as if by some strange fate, Luo Chen tucked this Fire Spirit Diamond into his pocket.

It was a feeling close to intuition.

"This is a good thing!"

Luo Chen closed the box and glanced at the Mount Cangwu Mountain treasury again.

Messy, disorderly, placed at will.

Among them were some treasures that even Luo Chen, with his extensive reading, couldn't recognize the specific origin of.

However, Luo Chen still didn't dare to take anything too precious.

You Quan had a high tolerance for him!

But this was only based on the premise that he didn't touch her bottom line.

If he really took something he shouldn't, and the other party pursued it, it wouldn't look good for either of them.

Walking out of the treasury, Luo Chen calculated the materials in his storage ring.

"Geng metal, black sinking wood... a group of materials had been gathered for many years, and now even the Fire Spirit Diamonds are complete."

"The matter of refining the natal magic treasure can finally be put on the agenda."

"However!"

"With my artifact refining methods, if I really follow the method provided by the Qingdan Valley, it would take at least ten years to refine a prototype of a magic treasure."

"It's too long; I can't wait."

"Fortunately, there is a shortcut right in front of me."

Luo Chen's mouth curled slightly. After leaving the treasury, he turned in a direction and walked toward the deep underground of the Duzhen Hall.

Walking all the way down.

When passing the third basement level, his steps paused.

Luo Chen looked at the entrance, and finally sighed, not stepping in after all.

This level was where Senior Haoranzi and the others were imprisoned.

Given his current situation, it would be truly awkward if he went to see them.

Therefore, it was better not to see them.

Continuing downward.

Finally arriving at the fourth basement level.

Upon arriving, a pair of eyes like thunder pierced over.

The owner of the gaze was a giant who was at least three meters tall even while sitting cross-legged.

Silver-white electric arcs emanated from his body from time to time.

Thunder Prison Divine Peng!

A powerful existence at the Nascent Soul middle stage!

It was rumored that he possessed an extremely pure ancient Thunder Peng bloodline.

He was in seclusion here, also incidentally suppressing the Mount Cangwu Mountain prison.

Luo Chen felt a chill in his heart and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Lord Thunder Prison!"

"You're here again. Did you bring the token?"

"I brought it."

Luo Chen took out a green feather.

The Thunder Prison Divine Peng, who had been stern, showed a gentle expression upon seeing this feather.

"Go in, don't stay too long."

Luo Chen nodded, passed him, and walked slowly toward the dark dungeon on the fourth basement level.

Passing the other party, the feeling of fear in Luo Chen's heart kept jumping.

The threat this Thunder Prison Divine Peng brought him was far above that of You Quan, He He Qingzi, and others; even Han Zhan and Aoxiao, whom he had seen before, were far inferior to him.

Over these two years, through constant contact with the feather race here, Luo Chen's understanding of the Mount Cangwu Mountains had become increasingly deep.

As one of the few fifth-tier spiritual veins in the Eastern Wasteland, it was rumored that the Mount Cangwu Mountains did not originally belong to Monarch Sovereign Qixia.

It was forcibly taken from a Soul Transformation ancient demon by Monarch Sovereign Qixia a thousand years ago after she rose to power.

After taking it, the Mount Cangwu Mountains became the holy land of the feather race in the million great mountains of the Eastern Wasteland!

However!

The Mount Cangwu Mountains did not accept just any flying demon beast.

Monarch Sovereign Qixia had a strange personality and an exceptionally high standard.

Even when accepting people, she never looked at the level of cultivation, only at the concentration of bloodline.

Only flying beasts of precious species and powerful bloodlines would be accepted as her disciples.

This led to the fact that although the Mount Cangwu Mountains were a holy land comparable to the human race, the number of disciples under her command was very few.

Although the number was small, the quality was not bad.

Luo Chen hadn't seen the other Nascent Soul demon cultivators, but Qing Shuang, You Quan, and Thunder Prison, whom he had seen, were all powerhouses with explosive combat strength.

"Speaking of which, if I could have obtained a drop of Thunder Prison Divine Peng essence blood in my early years to practice the Heavenly Peng Transformation, would my combat strength have been stronger?"

An abrupt thought popped up.

In an instant, it was cut away by Luo Chen's heart sword.

He smiled and walked alone in the dark corridor.

Suddenly, a light appeared.

It was a green light.

Luo Chen focused his eyes and saw a three-inch-tall person locked in a prison cell, with chains of magic power piercing through his body, leaving him unable to move.

And opposite the three-inch-tall person, there was a silent black figure.

Such a strange scene would have been incredibly surprising to Luo Chen in the past.

But now, he was long used to it.

As Luo Chen watched, the three-inch-tall person also struggled to open his eyes and looked over.

"It is little friend Luo Chen!"

Luo Chen looked with pity and greeted him softly.

"Senior Han, have you been well lately?"

Han Zhan looked at the restrictions on his body and gave a bitter smile.

"I'm afraid it's not going very well!"

Luo Chen sighed.

The other party's current situation was indeed the most miserable among all the prisoners.

His physical body had been blown up, his storage bag and Demon-Locking Tower had all been taken away, leaving only the puppet incarnation that shared his life by his side.

And it was simple why You Quan and the others didn't kill his Nascent Soul.

That was to use it as a consumable for refining the Transformation Pill.

In other words, Han Zhan was now just a spare medicinal ingredient.

A Nascent Soul True Person who was once majestic and enjoyed the admiration of ten thousand people had now been reduced to a spare medicinal ingredient; I fear no one would feel good about that!

Han Zhan looked at Luo Chen and looked ahead.

"Are you looking for fellow Daoist Tianyezi?"

"Yes, I need to get medicine."

Han Zhan was slightly silent.

The reason he was a spare medicinal ingredient was that the main ingredient currently used by the Mount Cangwu Mountains was Tianyezi, who possessed both a divine body and cultivation.

It was just, how long could Tianyezi hold on?

After Tianyezi was completely exhausted, I fear it would be his turn!

A sigh sounded faintly.

"Little friend, do you know that what you are doing now is heinous and rebellious? If human powerhouses find out, your end will be a thousand times, ten thousand times worse than mine."

"Junior... is not the master of his own fate!"

Luo Chen sighed long and lost the interest to continue talking with Han Zhan, walking further along the corridor.

Looking at his lonely back, the figure transformed by Han Zhan's Nascent Soul turned its eyes nimbly, revealing a thoughtful look.

Looking at his appearance, he was not as painful as he had shown before.

"Senior Tianyezi, sorry to disturb you!"

"Hmph, take it!"

In the quiet dungeon, Tianyezi, whose face was extremely ugly, opened his mouth and spat out a drop of essence blood containing unimaginable magic power, which flew toward Luo Chen.

Luo Chen hurriedly took out a jade bottle and collected this drop of essence blood.

This was not just simple essence blood.

Inside, it also contained a trace of the Nascent Soul's origin.

The main ingredient needed for refining the Transformation Pill was this!

This was not the first time Luo Chen had come to collect materials.

The first few times, You Quan had brought him personally, and it was You Quan who had used her methods to make Tianyezi suffer great pain before cutting out this trace of Nascent Soul origin.

After a few times, Tianyezi himself stopped struggling and simply cut the essence blood from his body when the time came, waiting for Luo Chen to collect it.

There had been very little communication between the two.

Often, they would separate immediately after collecting the medicinal materials.

But this time, Luo Chen's steps stopped.

"Why haven't you left yet?" Tianyezi stared at Luo Chen angrily. "You little person, are you trying to see the old man's joke?"

Luo Chen shook his head and said calmly, "I can understand Senior's pain; don't you know my situation, Senior?"

Tianyezi snorted coldly, "Some things should be done, and some things should not. You are just making a choice according to your heart, yielding to the lewd power of demon beasts."

Luo Chen was not angry, still calm.

"Isn't Senior the same?"

"Hmm?"

"Otherwise, why not guard your heart every time and not let the Nascent Soul power leak out?"

"I am not a fool; why torture myself?"

"Senior is right, and I, Luo, am not a fool either!"

Tianyezi was startled, then sneered.

"What is the point of you arguing with me? Could it be that you just want me to give you a good look every time I see you?"

He knew the other party was feeling bad.

After all, Han Zhan was just a newly promoted Nascent Soul, unlike Tianyezi, who had already enjoyed hundreds of years of Nascent Soul treatment.

The gap in the other party's heart was the greatest.

Luo Chen didn't beat around the bush and explained his purpose directly.

"Junior wants to refine a natal magic treasure of the pill cauldron type, but my strength is lacking, so I want to ask Senior for help. After all, you are a famous artifact refining master in the thirty-six regions of the Eastern Wasteland; even someone as strong as Huyanzhu is only a disciple under your sect. If you help, my natal magic treasure will surely be perfect."

"Your abacus is loud; you want to refine a good pill cauldron so you can work for the demon race wholeheartedly!"

"There is no need to speak so harshly; it is just a difficult struggle for survival." Luo Chen changed the subject. "If Senior agrees to help, I can ask Hall Master You Quan to bestow spiritual medicine to repair the damage to your Nascent Soul and keep your realm from falling."

Tianyezi's heart stirred first, then he frowned.

"What is this? Raising me with good food and drink, then feeding me until I am fat and white, cutting my flesh, drinking my blood, and cutting my Nascent Soul. This is treating the old man like a meat pig! Luo Chen, you are bullying people too much!"

The more he spoke, the more urgent he became!

Later, he roared, his voice like magic sound filling the ears.

It was just that the other party couldn't operate the magic power in his body beyond the Jin Dan stage; otherwise, this roar alone would have killed Luo Chen.

Luo Chen's expression shifted slightly.

He took a deep breath and remained calm, saying, "As long as the green hills remain, there is no need to worry about firewood. A year ago, the three human great cultivators attacked the Mount Cangwu Mountains; you should have sensed it, Senior!"

"Living, living in a maintained state, is the most important thing!"

This time, Tianyezi was silent.

Luo Chen did not urge him.

It was just that the green feather in his hand flickered with a faint light, meaning the time for this prison visit was up.

"I hope Senior thinks about it carefully; next time I come, I will bring the blueprint for refining the Hunyuan Cauldron."

Luo Chen bowed seriously and calmly exited the dungeon.

Tianyezi lowered his head, did not answer him, and didn't know what he was thinking.

When he came out, Luo Chen greeted the Thunder Prison Divine Peng, but this time the other party didn't pay much attention to him.

Luo Chen didn't care and walked all the way up.

Before long, he was out of the side hall.

Just as he intended to bypass the main hall and return, a figure blocked his way on the return path by coincidence.

"You want Tianyezi to refine your natal magic treasure?"

It was You Quan.

Luo Chen knew that any little move he made in the Mount Cangwu Mountains couldn't be hidden from the other party.

He didn't intend to cover it up either.

He said naturally, "My Minister Cauldron is, after all, someone else's natal magic treasure from before they died, and it doesn't match my affinity. Moreover, it is incomplete. It might barely be used for refining second-tier or third-tier pills. But if it is used to refine the fourth-tier Transformation Pill, the consequence will inevitably be failure."

Luo Chen's expression became serious. "Hall Master You Quan, you shouldn't want the Transformation Pill to fail to be refined either!"

You Quan stared at him earnestly and asked back, "Are other complete magic treasure refining utensils not okay? I have quite a few in my hand, and even a half-true artifact refining utensil; if you refine it, the effect should be better, right?"

Regarding this, Luo Chen shook his head slowly.

"One's own is the best!"

You Quan didn't believe it.

With a wave of her wings, a green pill furnace landed on the ground with a clang.

"Qingyuan Cauldron!"

"Obtained from a Nascent Soul-stage alchemist who was a loose cultivator in the Eastern Wasteland; he also refined pills for our Mount Cangwu Mountains. Unfortunately, he had too many little thoughts and was killed by Monarch Sovereign Qixia herself. The grade of this cauldron has already exceeded that of a top-grade magic treasure, and it is only one step away from being a true artifact."

"You take it and try!"

Luo Chen was startled.

When he heard the name of the pill cauldron, he almost didn't react.

Qingyuan Cauldron!

Wasn't this the name of a magic treasure pill cauldron recorded in the "Detailed Explanation of Qingyuanzi's Alchemy" that he obtained from Uncle Mi?

In that alchemy explanation, Qingyuanzi mentioned that if he succeeded in forming a Jin Dan, he would choose the Qingyuan Cauldron as his natal magic treasure in the future.

Now...

"Could the owner of this cauldron be that Qingyuanzi?"

"A loose cultivator, Nascent Soul stage, my goodness, how lucky was this person to be able to cultivate to such a realm, and how unlucky was he to be killed by Monarch Sovereign Qixia herself."

As thoughts rose and fell in his heart, Luo Chen had no intention of guessing too much.

He directly collected the Qingyuan Cauldron.

Fine!

If you insist, then I will try!

Anyway, it's not my savings that are being lost.

Luo Chen didn't bother to argue, set a day to open the furnace to refine pills, and said goodbye to return.

Half a month later, Luo Chen, having processed various materials, opened the furnace to refine pills in the Duzhen Hall.

This time, there were no other low-tier birds watching.

Only Qing Shuang, You Quan, and the odd-jobber He He Qingzi were present.

The half-true artifact Qingyuan Cauldron landed.

The Wither-Prosper True Fire ignited instantly.

Luo Chen flicked his finger, and the essence blood from Tianyezi was the first to fall into the pill cauldron, followed by the addition of various auxiliary materials.

During this process, Luo Chen's wrists kept turning, his fingers flying nimbly, as if embroidering, casting one alchemy technique after another.

Under his control, the medicinal herbs in the cauldron began to slowly refine, purify, and fuse.

You Quan watched this scene with slight nervousness.

Monarch Sovereign Qixia didn't care about the development of the Mount Cangwu Mountain holy land, and Qing Shuang only cared about her personal cultivation, but she couldn't!

The powerhouses of the Duzhen Hall were truly too few.

It was far from matching the standard of a Soul Transformation holy land.

If she could refine the Transformation Pill, she could select seeds from third-tier demon beasts and cultivate them.

In time, she would surely be able to cultivate a large number of Nascent Soul-level demon cultivators.

By then, the Mount Cangwu Mountains would grow and flourish, and Monarch Sovereign Qixia would surely be very pleased.

She actually knew some alchemy herself, but it was limited to the introductory stage.

This path was too dependent on talent and practical operation.

You Quan simply didn't have that much time to refine pills again and again to improve her proficiency.

And human alchemists at the Nascent Soul stage were not easy to control.

Luo Chen was the most suitable candidate in her mind.

"I hope he doesn't cause any trouble!"

Just as You Quan murmured in her heart, time passed slowly.

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

Inside the Duzhen Hall, a burnt smell suddenly emerged.

You Quan's expression shifted slightly. "It failed just like that?"

She had observed very carefully; from beginning to end, Luo Chen hadn't played any tricks but was refining pills earnestly.

With her limited alchemy knowledge, she could clearly see that every time he cast an alchemy technique, Luo Chen had achieved the extreme.

Even so, it still failed?

She found it somewhat unacceptable.

Luo Chen felt a bit of pity, but his mentality was very peaceful.

"Failure is to be expected; how could it succeed on the first try?"

He cast a strand of magic power, and a mass of pitch-black liquid flew out of the Qingyuan Cauldron.

Grabbing it in his hand, Luo Chen analyzed it carefully.

After a while, he gave the reason for the failure.

"The power of the Nascent Soul is too powerful!"

"Even if there is only a trace, it is very difficult for me to master. Especially, I have to ensure that the nature of this power is not lost, which makes it even more difficult."

"Moreover, this Qingyuan Cauldron is of too high a grade and is a wood-attribute magic treasure, which doesn't match my affinity; I couldn't get familiar with it in half a month."

"In addition, in the processing of medicinal herbs..."

One reason after another was stated, making You Quan's expression increasingly ugly.

Flying around the Qingyuan Cauldron twice, You Quan finally landed her feet on the edge of the giant cauldron.

"In the end, you just want to borrow the power of our Mount Cangwu Mountains to refine your natal magic treasure, right!"

Under the other party's direct gaze, Luo Chen nodded firmly.

"To refine a fourth-tier pill across realms, I must have a natal pill cauldron of my own; I hope the Hall Master will fulfill my wish!"

You Quan stared fixedly at Luo Chen. "You said the affinity doesn't match, but that Hunyuan Cauldron you mentioned is a Five-Element magic treasure. You are now mainly cultivating the fire element; does that fit?"

Luo Chen laughed freely. "The Hall Master should know better than me that my Jin Dan is essentially a Five-Element Jin Dan foundation. My current cultivation is just borrowing the false to cultivate the true, using the false fire-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root to cultivate. The natal magic treasure that fits me best is still one that has all five elements."

The "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture" was just that perverted!

Without changing the essence of the Jin Dan, it simulated a single fire-attribute Heavenly Spiritual Root, thereby increasing cultivation speed by several or even ten-plus times.

As the one who gave this technique, she indeed knew better than anyone.

Silence was the theme of the moment.

Finally, a cold female voice broke the awkwardness.

"It's just a natal magic treasure; You Quan, you should just grant it to him!"

You Quan took a deep breath and snorted coldly: "Troublesome!"

Seeing this, Luo Chen couldn't help but show joy.

"In that case, thank you, Senior Qing Shuang and Hall Master You Quan, for your fulfillment!"

Troublesome, indeed very troublesome.

Asking Tianyezi to help refine a magic treasure meant restoring a certain amount of his strength.

In this way, there would be many variables.

However, the Transformation Pill was the top priority in You Quan's plan, and now that there was an opportunity, she was certainly unwilling to give it up.

Therefore, she had to ask Qing Shuang to help her monitor Tianyezi.

In the dungeon, under the gaze of Luo Chen and Qing Shuang, Tianyezi silently took the blueprint of the Hunyuan Cauldron.

He took a simple look and said coldly: "No need to look; I have refined this Hunyuan Cauldron before; just prepare enough materials."

Speaking of this, he looked at Luo Chen.

"The things you promised?"

Qing Shuang flicked her hand, and a medicine bottle fell to the ground in front of Tianyezi.

Tianyezi picked it up silently.

"Luo Chen, they are really good to you!"

Luo Chen seemed not to hear the sarcasm in his words and began to take things out of his storage ring.

The most basic first-tier and second-tier mineral materials, followed by the five major third-tier main materials: Geng metal, black sinking wood, cold marrow, Fire Spirit Diamond, and tracing mud.

The quantity was large, with almost more than ten portions of each!

Tianyezi checked slightly and showed a satisfied look.

"You are indeed well-prepared!"

Luo Chen smiled slightly. "Of course, involving a natal magic treasure, how can I not be well-prepared? I have some other good things here that can be added; please check them, Senior."

A large box of Tongxuan Heavenly Crystals!

Tianyezi was somewhat surprised. "There are so many; it is comparable to all the savings of a Jin Dan sect."

A cold jade bottle.

Tianyezi opened it and smelled it, his eyebrows raised. "Fourth-tier Ice Soul Cold Marrow, obtained from the Ice Fortress?"

Luo Chen nodded, and then, under the gaze of the two, cautiously took out a pure white flower that looked like a camellia from the Thunder-Accumulating Ring.

The moment it appeared, in the dark dungeon, wisps of incomparably pure lightning power suddenly emerged.

Electricity ran like snakes, baring fangs and brandishing claws.

Tianyezi's expression shifted slightly.

Qing Shuang also showed a look of being moved.

Not only that, a powerful aura came from the corridor.

The Thunder Prison Divine Peng suddenly appeared beside Luo Chen, staring at the white flower with burning eyes.

"Millennium Thunder Ying!"

Tianyezi glanced at the Thunder Prison Divine Peng, then looked at Luo Chen, stroked his beard, and said:

"I am somewhat looking forward to this Hunyuan Cauldron of yours."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 515 =====