Chapter 743: Nine-Spirit Yuanjun, requesting an audience with the Alchemy Sect!

Inside the cave dwelling.

Luo Chen sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, a wisp of sharp, peerless red sword Qi continuously spraying onto the Yuantu Sword on his knees as he breathed and swallowed.

Although the "Thousand Firmaments and Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Scripture" says it is not restricted by the difference between sword pellets and flying swords, in reality, the cultivation method is derived from orthodox sword cultivation methods.

Internally containing a sharp sword Qi, swallowing and roaring for thousands of miles.

This Qi originally had to use a sword pellet as a carrier, so that it could transform into thousands of forms, and when the sword rose, ten thousand calamities would rise.

After changing the cultivation method, it can be attached to a flying sword, thereby achieving a similar effect.

In addition, this sword scripture is less of a sword cultivation method, but in Luo Chen's view, it is more inclined toward a certain one-time sword path divine ability.

It consumes, and the sword Qi is reduced by one wisp for every one used, but it can be continuously replenished.

It is not as profound as the Withered-Glory Dao Finger, but it wins in being able to be cultivated step by step.

Collecting the spiritual essence of the Nine Firmaments, refining ten thousand sword Qi, and releasing it suddenly, is a majestic and peerless power.

Hu...

Luo Chen spat out a long breath of red Qi, which completely submerged into the Yuantu Sword like a red snake.

He slowly opened his eyes, revealing a look of satisfaction.

After several months, he had finally refined another wisp of Red Firmament Sword Qi!

If added to the two wisps refined during the journey that year, it was a total of three wisps.

Calculating the time, Luo Chen's originally satisfied expression couldn't help but dissipate quite a bit.

Three wisps of Red Firmament Sword Qi took a year and a half!

Ten wisps, wouldn't that take five years?

Then to reach the number of a thousand firmaments recorded in the sword scripture... five hundred years?

"No wonder this sword scripture is ranked as fifth-tier and is exclusive to Soul Transformation; wanting to bring it to completion, even without any consumption, would take five hundred years!"

"Where would ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators have such longevity to spend on a one-time divine ability?"

Luo Chen muttered and shook his head, but he wasn't too desperate.

According to the records in the sword scripture, ten wisps of Red Firmament Sword Qi are enough to roam the Core Formation stage, and a hundred wisps are already a decent means in the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

He doesn't pursue the number of a thousand firmaments, only seeking a hundred wisps of sword Qi to have one more means of self-protection.

A hundred wisps, just fifty years!

"Wait?"

Luo Chen seemed to have remembered something, and his heart moved.

A light screen sprinkled before his eyes.

It was the familiar attribute panel!

His gaze locked onto the cultivation method column for the first time.

【"Thousand Firmaments and Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Scripture" Entry 30/100】

Seeing this scene, Luo Chen was stunned.

Three wisps, increased by a full thirty proficiency points!

Wouldn't that mean that refining one wisp of Red Firmament Sword Qi represents ten proficiency points, and ten wisps can raise a level?

But that's not the important part!

The important part is that the cultivation methods on the attribute panel often produce some peculiar changes after raising the proficiency level.

And most of them are related to the upper limit of the trend of cultivation methods and spells.

The "Thousand Firmaments and Ten Thousand Transformations Sword Scripture" emphasizes quantity and limits speed; if proficiency can be improved, is it possible to break through the speed limit and significantly increase the refining speed?

"If this is really the case, perhaps I don't need five hundred years to bring this sword scripture to completion."

Thinking of this, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel his heart pounding.

According to the sword scripture, when this method is completed, the thousand firmaments will flow together and rush into the stars, which is a powerful divine ability that even Soul Transformation powerhouses rarely possess.

Even in the hands of a Nascent Soul cultivator, if displayed by surprise, it is possible to threaten a Soul Transformation great being.

The reason Fu Chaosheng agreed to Fu Qinglan's request and gave this powerful sword scripture to himself was that this sword scripture is too time-consuming to complete, so he didn't care.

But if he could shorten the time...

Inhale...

Luo Chen took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart.

He affectionately stroked the Yuantu Sword on his knees.

"Whether it can be done depends on the changes after the first stage; one must not be greedy for success."

"For now, I still have to follow the previously scheduled plan step by step."

"Elder Fu should be coming soon!"

Two days later!

A mighty team entered the Fenghua Domain.

This scene instantly alarmed the large and small forces within the Fenghua Domain.

Especially those Core Formation sects, which began to panic.

They were afraid that this team was aiming for the territory of the Fenghua Domain, in which case they would have to fight the Fenghua Palace.

Regardless of who won or lost, these small forces would suffer anyway.

But unexpectedly, this team, led by a Nascent Soul True Person and accompanied by a full fifteen Core Formation cultivators, didn't go to the Fenghua Palace at all.

The direction they were advancing in...

"It's Baili Qingchuan!"

The Valley Master of the Fierce Wind Valley, who had been fortunate enough to attend Luo Chen's Nascent Soul Ceremony, stood on a hilltop, observed cautiously, and reached this conclusion.

A leader of a friendly Core Formation sect beside him was extremely puzzled.

"Baili Qingchuan, Luotian Sect? So many people making such a big fuss to go to the Luotian Sect, what are they doing? Could it be seeking revenge?"

The Fierce Wind Valley Master shook his head. "Now that the Luotian Grand Supreme is in the limelight, and it is rumored that he is on good terms with the Fenghua Palace and the White Crane Gate, who would be so blind as to go and find trouble with them on Fenghua Palace territory."

After thinking for a while, he ordered: "They aren't aiming for us; let the disciples and sect members go back first, and we will follow them to see the situation."

"The Valley Master's words are very true; the current situation is changing rapidly, and if we can grasp the first-hand news, we can also respond better."

Soon, the leaders of the two Core Formation forces dismissed their sect members and joined forces to follow behind that massive team.

Along the way, many forces received the news and also followed.

Even the Motian Cliff, which was entrenched on the outskirts of the Fenghua Palace, was alarmed and sent people to inquire about the situation.

When they learned that this team was aiming for Baili Qingchuan, the Motian Cliff cultivators hurriedly went back to report to their ancestor.

"It's the Shenfu Sect!"

The Motian Old Ghost hid in the void, looking far away at the team that had docked by the Black Water River and was waiting in full battle array, and recognized their origins for the first time.

It was just that he was very puzzled; why did Elder Fu bring so many Core Formation cultivators to the Luotian Sect?

"Could it be..."

Thinking of a certain possibility, the Motian Old Ghost's face changed uncontrollably.

He gritted his teeth, did not act rashly, but waited quietly.

After about half a day, he saw that old fellow Elder Fu fly out from Mount Daqing, looking extremely serious.

But amidst the serious face, his eyes were full of joy!

Just at this moment, Elder Fu looked up in his direction.

"This old thing is so sharp; he actually managed to peek through my concealment technique!"

The Motian Old Ghost's face was ugly; the reason wasn't because Elder Fu had discovered him, but because of the other party's actions.

That Luo Chen, having spent more than half a year, had actually really refined the elixirs the Shenfu Sect needed!

And it was very likely a fourth-tier breakthrough elixir that helped with Nascent Soul formation!

Otherwise, Elder Fu wouldn't have made such a big show, bringing almost all the elites of the sect to the Luotian Sect.

He was afraid that there would be a slip-up on the way back with the elixirs!

Fifteen Core Formation cultivators, if coordinated properly and supplemented with other means, were definitely not inferior to any early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Especially since these people were all from the same sect.

In his line of sight, the Shenfu Sect cultivators didn't hesitate at all, and after Elder Fu returned, they left Baili Qingchuan without stopping.

The Motian Old Ghost hesitated for a long time, but ultimately didn't follow.

Without the help of the True Treasure Motian Cliff, Elder Fu alone was not someone he could deal with, let alone fifteen Core Formation cultivators.

He stopped in place and couldn't help but look at that Mount Daqing.

"In the rumors, Luo Chen boasted of having the ability of an alchemy grandmaster; now it seems it's definitely not bragging."

"Then in the future, who knows how many fellow Daoists will come to ask him to refine elixirs, but in this way, his grudge for destroying my True Treasure..."

Thinking of the future, the Motian Old Ghost's face became even uglier.

Zheng!

In the void, a sword sound suddenly exploded.

Red sword Qi soared into the sky from Mount Daqing!

The sharpness headed straight for where the Motian Old Ghost was hiding.

He was terrified, hurriedly retreated, and fled for his life.

"Did Elder Fu notify him, or did the brat Luo Chen discover me himself?"

Inside Mount Daqing, Luo Chen pressed his left hand on his right forearm, and that trace of blood-colored sword shadow gradually calmed down.

Three wisps of Red Firmament Sword Qi were far from reaching the point where a quantitative change leads to a qualitative change.

The reason why one sword strike scared off the Motian Old Ghost was still due to the Yuantu Sword itself.

Stroking the place where the Yuantu Sword rested on his right forearm, Luo Chen was thoughtful.

"The Yuantu Sword is peerlessly sharp, a top-tier sharp weapon in the world, second only to a true sword-path spiritual treasure."

"Using this sword as a carrier to cultivate Red Firmament Sword Qi, its power might be much more powerful than the effect recorded in the sword scripture."

"Before, I hadn't noticed this point."

After the thought flashed, Luo Chen left the cave dwelling and headed to the hall where the Black Ape puppet was.

As soon as he arrived, the Black Ape puppet, which was guiding Qu Jiu to draw talismans using demonic beast talisman skins, suddenly froze.

"Master Ancestor?"

Qu Jiu was stunned.

Then he saw a wisp of ghostly light fly out from the top of the Black Ape's head and submerge into the crown of the white-robed Daoist who had just entered.

Seeing that young yet extremely majestic face, Qu Jiu understood everything in an instant.

He bowed: "Qu Jiu pays respects to Master Ancestor!"

Luo Chen waved his hand, "No need for formalities."

Then, he walked to a desk.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly moved.

He picked up the brush and dipped it in ink!

On a dark red talisman skin, he quickly outlined the talisman patterns, and magic power poured out from the tip of his brush, embedding into the talisman skin strand by strand.

Qu Jiu didn't even dare to breathe loudly as he watched this scene.

The Black Ape puppet itself did not possess magic power, and the high-grade spirit stones embedded in its body were mostly for daily movement.

Therefore, these days it had only been studying theory and had not performed actual operations.

Most of the time, it was guiding Qu Jiu in talisman making, and by the way, verifying certain ideas.

Now that the main body had arrived, there was no need to say anything more.

In just the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, Luo Chen suddenly withdrew his hand.

He reached out and beckoned, and the already formed talisman on the desk flew up leisurely.

"Little Jiu, evaluate it; what level should this Fierce Sun Talisman be at?"

Qu Jiu swallowed his saliva and looked carefully.

In these few months, his foundation in the talisman path had been laid extremely firmly by Luo Chen.

Just like when he taught Qu Lingjun alchemy back then, Luo Chen's teaching mode was mainly to instill knowledge at the beginning, and only later would he gradually perform actual operations.

Qu Jiu's talisman-making ability might still be quite average now, but in terms of talisman knowledge, he was already quite decent.

He observed carefully for a long time, and finally said cautiously: "According to my observation, Master Ancestor, this Fierce Sun Talisman of yours has power penetrating three points, the talisman patterns are as if born from heaven, and the internally contained magic power has almost reached the limit of this talisman skin. If judged by tier, it should be a second-tier high-grade. If judged by power, it has the power of a full-strength strike from a late-stage Foundation Establishment great cultivator!"

Hearing this answer, Luo Chen couldn't help but show a smile.

"Judged very accurately, not bad!"

On the attribute panel, the proficiency of the Fierce Sun Talisman had just reached the Grandmaster level.

The reason it wasn't perfect was that the talisman skin just now had limited him.

"Little Jiu, go and pick a few more fire-attributed second-tier talisman skins for me; while I have time, I'll draw a few more Fierce Sun Talismans."

"Yes!"

Qu Jiu hurriedly went to select suitable talisman skins.

Luo Chen stood with his hands behind his back in front of the desk, full of smiles.

The news that he had refined the Nascent Soul Pill for the Shenfu Sect should spread throughout the Fenghua Domain, and even the Lingtian Five Domains, before long!

Next, there would definitely be people who couldn't help but come knocking to ask him to refine elixirs, constantly disturbing his quiet cultivation.

At such a time, it was not suitable to continue refining Red Firmament Sword Qi.

It didn't matter; taking advantage of this gap, he could improve his talisman-making skills!

His third-tier talisman-making master status had some water in it, only because his spell attainment was too high, so the starting point was high.

If he wanted to consolidate this skill, he had to learn various basic things in large quantities, just like when he practiced alchemy and array formation back then.

This was not difficult for him!

Luo Chen could easily perform various basic spells.

Now that there were enough talisman skins, and there was also a magic-treasure-tier Azure Mane Brush, he had everything he needed.

Even the most lacking talisman ink and cinnabar, he had exchanged for a batch when he was handing over the Nascent Soul Pill with Elder Fu.

The Shenfu Sect was wealthy and had the most of these little things.

On the contrary, insights that helped with Core Formation were worth more than gold. This could also be considered a small secret compensation from Luo Chen to the Shenfu Sect after deducting the Nascent Soul Pill.

Luo Chen threw a peach, and Elder Fu naturally wouldn't be stingy, sending back a large batch of talisman ink and cinnabar.

In this way, Luo Chen could let go and make talismans to his heart's content.

"The hundred arts of immortal cultivation, every single one is closely related to cultivation."

"Although my ambition is not in the talisman path, if I can cultivate it concurrently, perhaps it will help me at some point in the future. Just like alchemy improves cultivation, array formation helps me cast, and even helps me complete the killing move of the Forest Fire Prison."

"If I can cultivate the hundred arts concurrently, I can communicate with each other, use the stones of other mountains to attack jade, and encounter no obstacles in anything I do!"

"Before, there were no conditions, but now that my longevity is long, my realm is deep, and I have a cheat like the proficiency panel, it's time to pick up the various skills I've dropped one by one."

While pondering, the sound of Qu Jiu's hurried footsteps returning could already be heard in his ears.

Luo Chen smiled slightly, released his split soul, and threw it into the Black Ape puppet.

"Grind the ink for me!"

"Little Jiu, lay out the talisman skins for me!"

"Today I want to draw talismans to my heart's content!"

Just as the Motian Old Ghost thought, and just as Luo Chen expected.

When the Shenfu Sect made such a big fuss and made a round trip from Baili Qingchuan, many bystanders understood the true meaning of it.

The Luotian Sect Grand Supreme Elder Luo Chen had really helped the Shenfu Sect refine the fourth-tier elixir they wanted!

In this way, the ability of an alchemy grandmaster he had once boasted of no longer had any water in it.

The name of Alchemy Sect Luo Chen instantly resounded throughout the Fenghua Domain.

And, at an unstoppable speed, it began to spread to the Lingtian Pass, and even the Lingtian Five Domains.

Those with low cultivation bases admired and looked up to him with great reverence.

Those with deep Daoist practice, like Nascent Soul cultivators, began to stir.

And one of the people who had attended Luo Chen's Nascent Soul Ceremony couldn't hold back anymore.

He first went to the Shenfu Sect station in the Hundred Beasts Domain, trying to visit Elder Fu to ask about the inside story.

But the Shenfu Sect closed its mountain gates and didn't let anyone disturb them.

This person immediately understood that the rumors were not false.

Elder Fu had obtained the fourth-tier breakthrough elixir that helped with Nascent Soul formation, and without a moment's delay, had let a certain cultivator in the Shenfu Sect who had been stuck at Core Formation for a long time consume it, starting to forcibly charge toward the Nascent Soul stage in this chaotic world situation.

He didn't hesitate anymore and headed straight for Fenghua.

On this day.

Outside Baili Qingchuan, a middle-aged man dressed in nine-colored gorgeous clothes with a stern demeanor took the initiative and deliberately lowered his Dharma cloud.

Amidst the curiosity of the Luotian Sect cultivators and the peeping of fellow Daoists following in the dark, he waved his large sleeves.

Separated by a hundred miles, he spoke loudly.

"Nine-Spirit Yuanjun, requesting an audience with the Alchemy Sect!" ===== CHAPTER 744 =====