Chapter 557

Immortality Starts from Being an Alchemy Grandmaster, Main Text Volume, Chapter 570: Writing Books and Establishing Theories, Sudden Enlightenment in the Empty Valley, Cold Light Island.

As the premier super-large island in the southeast of the North Sea, its land area is extremely vast, almost as expansive as two Jade Cauldron Domains.

It has countless mineral deposits, spiritual plants, lakes, and high mountains, appearing just like an inland region.

Such abundant resources, combined with many large and small spiritual veins, have attracted many forces to thrive and multiply here.

However, among these forces, Jade Cold City is the most famous and the strongest!

For no other reason!

It is because Jade Cold City has a Nascent Soul stage City Lord—True Person Jade Cold.

It is rumored that this woman once had a past with a Nascent Soul True Person from the Primal Demon Sect, and it was by relying on that person that she was able to dominate Jade Cold City, which possesses a fourth-tier spiritual vein.

After obtaining this city, the woman's actions were very different from ordinary cultivators.

She did not establish a sect, nor did she branch out to build a family.

She simply cultivated as a rogue cultivator in the blessed land of the fourth-tier spiritual vein within the city.

Such indifference to competition also left the excellent resources of Jade Cold City idle.

Therefore, after obtaining her consent, forces of all sizes from other parts of Cold Light Island began to gradually move into Jade Cold City to conduct various businesses.

Every year, they only need to contribute a certain amount of profit to True Person Jade Cold to receive her protection.

Under this model, the entire Cold Light Island gradually formed a strange situation where it was a mix of fish and dragons, yet had a leader.

After entering the city.

Luo Chen walked on the wide street, deep in thought.

That True Person Jade Cold appears to be without desire or pursuit, but in reality, she hasn't missed out on any of the profits she should be earning.

On the contrary, through this method, she has saved a lot of time that would have been spent managing a sect or family, allowing her to focus on cultivation.

This model actually has some feasibility; perhaps he could learn a thing or two from it?

However, if one wants to emulate this model, one must possess the absolute strength to suppress one side and protect one side.

Just like what he did in the Flying Swallow Archipelago!

But clearly, at present, apart from possessing absolute strength in some remote places with few resources, he cannot achieve that kind of absolute suppression once he reaches a region rich in resources.

On the contrary, because his cultivation realm is not high, even if he grabbed a piece of territory, it would attract covetous eyes from all sides.

By then, it would be another storm of trouble.

Therefore, it is still better to find a force to rely on; after all, it's good to enjoy the shade under a big tree!

Suddenly.

Luo Chen stopped his pace.

Turning around, he looked calmly at a young man who had stopped abruptly.

The other party was dressed in hemp clothes, with a seemingly kind smile on his face, but in reality, there was a hint of craftiness.

Seeing that Luo Chen had discovered him, the man quickly cupped his hands: "I am Liu Liu Zhenwei, greetings to you."

"State your business," Luo Chen said coldly.

Liu Liu Zhenwei got straight to the point. After introducing himself, he didn't mind Luo Chen's cold attitude and immediately continued: "Fellow Daoist, you look like an outsider who just arrived in Jade Cold City and might not know much about this city. I have lived here for over a hundred years and am extremely familiar with every street and alley. You only need to pay a small amount of spirit stones, and I am willing to be your guide, allowing you to be like a fish in water at the upcoming month-long trade fair."

After quietly listening to the other party's introduction, Luo Chen shook his head.

"No need."

Having said that, he flicked his sleeves and walked away.

Liu Liu Zhenwei was stunned; it was his first time seeing such a direct refusal from an outsider, not even asking about the price.

However, he couldn't let the fat sheep he had finally targeted run away so easily.

He quickly followed: "Fellow Daoist, believe me, without guidance, whether you are selling goods or seeking resources, it is very easy to suffer losses."

"Often, a resource might sell for a thousand spirit stones in the south of the city, but only five hundred in the north."

"Take the renting of cave dwellings, for example; there are three major Core Formation families doing this business together. Although their pricing is unified, there are differences in the concentration of spiritual energy in the dwellings. If you ask me for help, I will definitely help you choose the cave dwelling with the highest cost-performance ratio."

Walking and talking, until Liu Liu Zhenwei's lips were almost worn out, the red-faced young man remained unmoved.

Liu Liu Zhenwei's expression turned ugly, and he suddenly lunged to block Luo Chen's path.

"Fellow Daoist, you might not know, but Jade Cold City does not prohibit fighting!"

Luo Chen looked coldly and spat out two words.

"Move aside!"

Liu Liu Zhenwei subconsciously wanted to scold, but upon meeting the other party's eyes, he felt a sudden, inexplicable fear in his heart.

In a daze, when he woke up, he found that the red-faced man's figure had already disappeared into the bustling crowd.

At this moment, three people followed from behind.

"Brother Liu, why didn't you keep that man and woman?"

"Was your asking price too high, and he didn't agree? If you ask me, you could have lowered it a bit. Anyway, after tricking them, we could just pick a quiet place and finish them off."

"The price definitely couldn't be too low, or the other party would surely be suspicious. Let's hear what Brother Liu has to say about what happened!"

Facing the three people's questioning, Liu Liu Zhenwei opened his mouth, his face flushed red.

Finally, he squeezed out a sentence, "I don't know either!"

Yes, how could he know the mystery of Luo Chen's illusion technique?

Since the Mirror Flower and Water Moon technique reached perfection, it had been rooted in his eyes; even if his main cultivation technique changed, it could still be activated normally.

Facing those below his own realm, this technique could be described as invincible.

Even against peers, Luo Chen was confident in making them fall for it without knowing.

It was only when fighting across levels that Luo Chen worried about backlash, so he basically didn't use it much.

This Liu Liu Zhenwei was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage; under Luo Chen's gaze, he could only obediently move aside.

On a somewhat quiet street, Luo Chen curled his lips.

They say Jade Cold City is chaotic, and it's true!

Just from this matter of city-entry guides found everywhere, one could see the whole picture.

With his spiritual sense, how could he not detect the conspiracy of Liu Liu Zhenwei and the others?

"However, Jade Cold City doesn't prohibit private fighting; that is a bit troublesome and not very suitable for living."

Luo Chen muttered, his steps stopping in front of a somewhat secluded shop.

Looking up, there were several pale gold characters on the signboard.

"Jade Cold Cave Dwelling Management Office"

As for Jade Cold City, he, Luo Chen, was not completely ignorant.

Whether it was the "Chronicles of Jade Cold City" he read years ago, or the large amount of information collected for him by the Flying Swallow caravan during their several trips, it allowed him to move freely without the guidance of a guide.

Just like this management office, it was one of the three major forces managing cave dwelling rentals in Jade Cold City.

The price might be on the high side, but the reputation was also the best.

Here, Luo Chen might be able to choose a satisfactory cave dwelling.

Without too much hesitation, Luo Chen took Seeing Tianxuan and stepped inside.

Half an hour later.

A white-haired old man, trembling, led a man and a woman into a remote valley.

Although the valley was remote, it was not desolate.

Inside, many gorgeous and exotic flowers and plants were planted, especially orchids.

As the old man walked, he introduced: "Although Jade Cold City has a fourth-tier spiritual vein, the places where spiritual energy gathers are quite scattered, and it is very troublesome to manage. Therefore, the True Person divided the management rights among our three major families: Zhou, Wu, and Gongsun Qian."

"This Jia-Nine cave dwelling is located in the north of the city, quite far from the trade fair plaza. However, although the location is remote, the spiritual energy concentration is solidly at the third tier. It is just right for this Fellow Daoist to use."

When he said this, his gaze passed over Luo Chen and fell on Seeing Tianxuan.

In order to rent a suitable third-tier cave dwelling, it was necessary to reveal Core Formation cultivation.

However, Luo Chen had Seeing Tianxuan reveal it, masking his own realm.

In this way, he could temporarily hide his whereabouts.

Of course, Seeing Tianxuan was still exploring these matters, so Luo Chen had to step forward to negotiate the price.

He looked around and showed a look of satisfaction.

Although the location was remote, it was quiet, and the spiritual energy concentration was guaranteed.

As long as he did a good job with security, everything would be fine.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, what about the price?"

The old cultivator surnamed Zhou stroked his beard and said sternly: "Because you are renting for a short term, the price is on the high side. Moreover, the trade fair is about to be held recently, and there are many high-level cultivators coming to Jade Cold City, so we have also adjusted the price upward."

"One month, 150,000 low-grade spirit stones; please come to the management office to renew at the end of the month."

"If you want to switch to a long-term rental, it starts at a minimum of ten years, and the price can be discounted to 120,000 per month."

150,000 for one month!

Goodness, this business is too easy to do.

Luo Chen was a bit envious.

No wonder those high-realm cultivators like to dominate a region; even if they don't establish a sect, they must ensure the ownership of a region.

If nothing else, just by collecting rent, one doesn't know how much one would earn.

While envious, Luo Chen still decided to rent this place.

If nothing else, whether it was Seeing Tianxuan or himself, they both truly needed a cave dwelling with third-tier spiritual energy concentration for cultivation.

The improvement of cultivation realm relies on the accumulation of daily effort.

Now, it's just exchanging spirit stones for time.

It's worth it.

After Luo Chen paid the spirit stones, the old cultivator gave another jade pendant and handed it to Seeing Tianxuan.

"What is this?" Seeing Tianxuan asked.

The old cultivator smiled, "Whenever a strange Core Formation cultivator comes to Jade Cold City, there will be such a jade pendant. Our three families will leave messages on it to hold some exchange meetings for high-level cultivators from time to time. Whether it's exchanging cultivation insights or bartering, I believe Fellow Daoist will gain something. Of course, whether you go or not is up to you."

After speaking, he turned and left.

Seeing Tianxuan held the jade pendant and looked at Luo Chen.

"Keep it for now; we can go and see later."

After saying that, Luo Chen began to set up in the valley.

He buried the God-Sealing Luo Pan and activated the Lan Yun Dense Mist Great Array.

After extracting the spiritual energy of the earth vein.

Layers of rain clouds flew into the sky, and strands of mist spread in all directions, covering the entire valley.

In this way, with the great array guarding it, it not only possesses a certain defensive power but can also serve to mask spiritual sense and prevent prying from powerhouses outside.

Especially under Han Zhan's guidance, this array can even block the spiritual sense prying of Nascent Soul powerhouses!

"Sorry for the trouble, Senior."

"No matter, after all, helping you is helping me." Han Zhan adjusted the array and said casually.

Luo Chen entered the wooden house in the valley and set up his own spirit-gathering array on top of the spirit-gathering array set up by the Zhou family.

The concentration of spiritual energy increased by 30% visibly.

It's just that he didn't know if the spiritual veins in other places would be reduced since his had increased.

Luo Chen chuckled and began to take out various items from his storage ring.

Looking at them, they were exactly various crab pincers, crab legs, and round, jade-like demon cores.

During those years in the Profound Rock Sea, Luo Chen, together with Black King and Seeing Tianxuan, worked together to capture many demon crabs, totaling over a thousand!

Of these many demon crabs, 99% were second-tier.

The shells were refined by Luo Chen into Black Emperor Paste for his body refinement.

All the flesh and blood were either eaten by him as blood food or rewarded to Black King.

Therefore, what was left in the end were basically the things that Black King found difficult to digest at the time.

These resources were of little use to Luo Chen, but they were not useless things themselves.

The North Sea has abundant resources and many demon beasts, so alchemists like to use demon cores in medicine; thousands of second-tier demon cores are quite valuable.

Those hard crab legs and pincers can also be used to make various magic tools.

Taking this batch of resources out, according to Luo Chen's previous estimation, he could at least recoup several million spirit stones!

And that's not all.

Next, Luo Chen took out another batch of similar materials from his storage ring.

Although similar, they were clearly larger in size, harder in material, and especially the residual demon energy on them was extremely intense.

Clearly, these were the demon crab materials at the Demon King level that Luo Chen had collected in his final year.

After refining the fourth-tier Black Emperor Paste, they were all kept.

"Selling this batch of materials can change my embarrassing environment and make my hands a bit looser."

Luo Chen's wealth used to be very abundant.

Relying on alchemy, the income of the Luo Tian Sect, and the spoils of several battles, his wealth once exceeded ten million.

Not to mention the Foundation Establishment stage, even among Core Formation cultivators, he was a wealthy person.

But with Core Formation, participating in the opening war, the Mountain Moving Plan, and daily cultivation, he almost emptied his family fortune.

Being short of money, he only sucked blood from those low-level cultivator families after arriving at the Flying Swallow Archipelago.

Speaking of which, it was a bit immoral.

"The spirit stones earned from dealing with this batch of materials should allow me to have a fruitful harvest at this trade fair."

After counting, Luo Chen packed the materials of various grades into separate storage bags.

Then, he handed all those storage bags to Seeing Tianxuan.

"You remember the shops I told you about on the way, right?"

"Master, I remember them all."

"The quantity of this batch of materials is a bit large, and one shop might not be able to take it all. You should run to a few more, disperse the goods, and it doesn't matter if the price is a bit lower; try to exchange them for spirit stones as soon as possible."

Luo Chen instructed carefully.

Over the past six months, under Luo Chen's guidance, Seeing Tianxuan had already mastered the improved "Spirit Concealment Technique".

With the Hidden Array engraved by Luo Chen for her, plus some small tricks from Han Zhan.

It can be said that as long as it is not a Nascent Soul True Person, ordinary existences cannot see through her true form.

In this way, Seeing Tianxuan can run around outside and do some trivial things for Luo Chen.

And Luo Chen, for his part, planned to perfect the self-created demon cultivation technique, and at the same time, use this as a reference to complete his own cultivation method.

The next day, Seeing Tianxuan went out with the demon crab materials to trade.

The Jade Cold City Lord only held one high-standard auction this time, and the so-called trade fair was just organized by the people below to suit the occasion.

It might be a grand event for ordinary low-level cultivators, but Luo Chen didn't take it seriously and didn't plan to participate.

However, this kind of trade fair gave Seeing Tianxuan a good opportunity to disperse the goods.

After Seeing Tianxuan left, Luo Chen took out a pile of high-quality white jade from his storage ring and sat down, concentrating.

After calming his mind for a while, he began to mobilize his magic power, using his fingers as a pen, and slowly wrote on the white jade.

The first sentence of the writing was to set its name.

Since it was tailored for Seeing Tianxuan and combined with many cultivation techniques such as the "Feathering True Scripture" and the "Heavenly Phoenix Nirvana Scripture," the name came easily.

"Universal Feather Secret Canon"

Once the start was made, the rest was easier to handle.

Luo Chen, who had long been confident, wrote as if he had divine help, word by word, explaining it clearly.

Compared to the roughness of the first version, this refined version was more meticulous, and some details were gradually perfected under his careful consideration.

Taking the body-refinement meaning of "Ten Thousand Paths Merging," using the spell "Ninety Thousand Miles" to make up for flight speed, and the essence of "Dust Element Technique" to purify magic power were all merged into it...

Drop by drop, bit by bit... gradually, the "Universal Feather Secret Canon" became more and more complete, even having the meaning of encompassing everything.

In this process, Luo Chen was also constantly using this to compare with the two main Qi Refining and body-refinement life-bound cultivation techniques he practiced.

The essence of power in this world is unchanging; they all use so-called "heaven and earth spiritual energy" as the basic energy source.

What changes is the direction of cultivation and the means of output.

In this way, some of the previous restrictions on himself meant that they could be mutually exchanged and converted.

Being stuck in form is falling into the lower class.

Chasing the essence is the right path.

Unknowingly, through writing books and establishing theories, Luo Chen began to summarize and perfect everything he had learned, removing the dross and keeping the essence, illuminating the grand path ahead.

In the wooden house in the valley rich in spiritual energy, the brand-new white-robed, red-faced man sat there quietly, sometimes frowning, sometimes relaxing, and an inexplicable charm surrounded him.

The white banner leaning in the corner of the room had figures appearing on it, finally revealing Han Zhan's aged face.

Watching this scene, his heart could not be calm for a long time.

"Sudden enlightenment..."

A quiet sigh, unheard by anyone, but the amazement and praise in it were undisguised.

Han Zhan, who was a Nascent Soul True Person at his peak, naturally knew what this scene meant.

Luo Chen, under that massive accumulation and countless cultivation practices, finally moved from quantitative change to qualitative change, entering a state of sudden enlightenment while creating his own cultivation technique.

This state can be called an opportunity.

It cannot be met, cannot be sought.

Ordinary people can hardly encounter it once in a lifetime.

Even Nascent Soul True Persons hope to enter this state to perceive the laws and avenues of heaven and earth.

But he didn't expect Luo Chen to encounter it at the Core Formation stage.

It's a bit of a waste.

But if Luo Chen can gain something from it, either his strength will skyrocket, or his future cultivation path will no longer be bumpy and will be completely smooth.

No matter which one it is, it is a huge good thing.

While sighing, Han Zhan jumped out of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Coming to the center of the valley, he shook out a strand of magic power, and the clouds and mist permeating the surroundings became even thicker, even with dew soaking through.

The Lan Yun Dense Mist Great Array had already been activated to the limit!