Chapter 752: The Ruthless Ice Fortress, Meeting the True Person

Luo Chen's arrival eased the tense atmosphere of preparation for war within Lingtian Pass by a lot.

At this time, all kinds of resources were very scarce, and resources like elixirs that could quickly improve a cultivator's cultivation were even more sought after.

Originally, the Eastern Wasteland had the Yaowang Sect, but it was destroyed.

High-level alchemists were either secretly absorbed by major sects or were unable to take care of themselves, and for a time, a vacuum appeared in the market.

Luo Chen's appearance indeed filled this vacuum.

This was also the main reason why he could rise to fame in a short time.

Therefore, Lingtian Pass gave Luo Chen very preferential treatment in its arrangements.

Among the five Nascent Soul cultivators, Qin Baiming of the Baishou Sect was arranged at the very front, facing the Far East, which was also the position where the demon beast army was most likely to kill their way over.

Xiao Shiniang and True Person Xianhe were one on the left and one on the right, separated by a thousand miles, guarding the front direction.

Luo Chen's patrol area was arranged in the relatively rear western direction, and the pressure he had to face was only some scattered demon race teams.

Ling Fengzi was famous for his escape speed and, as a mobile unit, was ready at any time.

It was said that he would occasionally be sent out to investigate the situation on the front line.

The general arrangement was just like this.

Luo Chen went to the cave dwelling arranged for him by the Lingtian City Lord that very day.

"So this is the place I'll be living in for the next three years!"

Luo Chen retreated from the cultivation room, quite moved.

He hadn't enjoyed a fourth-tier spiritual vein cultivation environment for a while.

In this Lingtian Pass, there was no shortage of such cave dwellings.

It was rumored that when it was built, a group of Nascent Soul powerhouses moved mountains and seas, forcibly migrating them from some lost great domains.

In the future, if they really fell into a fierce battle stage, the cave dwellings of Lingtian Pass could also support the needs of a group of Nascent Soul powerhouses to recuperate and restore their magic power.

"As long as the Fellow Daoist is satisfied, this cave dwelling is in the city and is second only to the City Lord's Mansion," Ling Fengzi said.

Luo Chen blinked.

No wonder!

He had just felt that the spiritual energy in the cave dwelling was extremely abundant, and whether it was Long Yuan Island where he lived before or the No. 78 cave dwelling where he stayed briefly at Tian Di Peak, they were quite inferior.

It seemed that the Lingtian City Lord had really put his heart into the arrangements for him.

Seeing that Luo Chen was satisfied, Ling Fengzi couldn't help himself anymore.

"I heard that Fellow Daoist Jiuling has already obtained the elixir he wanted. It seems the rumors are not false; Fellow Daoist's alchemy attainments really have heaven-reaching abilities!"

Luo Chen laughed freely: "You flatter me, you flatter me. It's already this time, so no need to beat around the bush. What elixir does the Fellow Daoist want to refine? Why not say it and let me hear."

Ling Fengzi's expression was happy, and without hesitation, he took out an elixir formula.

Unlike Sovereign Jiuling, who had to hesitate for a while, he handed it directly to Luo Chen.

"This elixir involves a life-saving method of mine. If Fellow Daoist can refine it for me, I will be endlessly grateful."

Luo Chen waved his hand, not making any big promises, but lowered his head to look, examining it carefully.

Ling Fengzi didn't dare to disturb him and waited quietly for the other party's response.

Examining this elixir formula was already a common occurrence for Luo Chen.

However, after about an hour, he already had a count in his heart.

"This elixir, I can refine it."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Ling Fengzi's eyes lit up.

"However, in terms of materials, you need to provide them yourself."

Ling Fengzi nodded repeatedly: "This is the proper way. Fellow Daoist's willingness to refine elixirs for me is already an act of benevolence, so how could I let Fellow Daoist bear the cost."

Luo Chen said with a smile: "As for the price?"

Just like before, Ling Fengzi was in a dilemma again.

He knew very well that in this day and age, people's willingness to help refine elixirs was already very friendly.

But to spend a lot of energy and a long time wasting it on refining elixirs was also a very luxurious thing for Nascent Soul cultivators who were racing against time.

Compensation is a must!

But he is poor!

Back at the Core Formation ceremony, the three conditions Luo Chen proposed, he remembered very clearly.

But whether it was Red Clouds Qi or various elixir formulas, he hadn't collected many.

There were some Body Refining methods, but the grade wasn't very high, and he was afraid the other party wouldn't look upon them.

Gritting his teeth, Ling Fengzi braced himself and said: "I can pay three hundred high-grade spirit stones."

Three hundred high-grade spirit stones?

That is, three million low-grade spirit stones, which in the current situation, high-level spirit stones have the attributes of strategic resources, so it's still okay.

But, it's not enough!

Luo Chen's expression remained unmoved.

Ling Fengzi continued: "I have a few ancient Body Refining methods here, around the third tier."

Third-tier Body Refining methods, too low.

Luo Chen still looked at the other party with a smile.

Ling Fengzi thought for a while and gritted his teeth: "I can also give Fellow Daoist a tendon of a fourth-tier Nine-Nether Charm Python. This beast is extremely powerful, and it was only after I joined forces with several fellow Daoists that we managed to kill it with great difficulty. Its tendon is an excellent material for casting weapons. If Fellow Daoist obtains it..."

Luo Chen sighed: "Ling Fengzi, you know very well that these things are of no use to me. On the contrary, if I have to spend a year or half a year refining elixirs for you, the loss to Luo is immeasurable. Do you think these conditions can buy a year of a Nascent Soul cultivator's precious time?"

Ling Fengzi's expression stalled.

The things he brought out, if you really want to say whether they can move a Nascent Soul cultivator, they actually can.

But that would be under the condition that the other party needs these things.

And, to ask for a whole year!

Seeing his dilemma, Luo Chen suddenly said: "However, Luo has always been kind to others and cannot bear to see fellow Daoists in difficulty. If you can agree to one condition of mine, then even if it takes a year or half a year to refine the elixir for you, it's not impossible."

"What condition?" Ling Fengzi blurted out.

Luo Chen smiled slightly: "Very simple, in the future, if there is an opportunity, just take action for me once, or if you see my sect in trouble, take the initiative to look after it. Don't worry, the scope of the action won't be a situation of certain death that would put you in a difficult position."

Ling Fengzi's expression went from initial dilemma and hesitation to joy, all in Luo Chen's one sentence.

He clasped his hands together and bowed: "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for your fulfillment!"

He was truly grateful to Luo Chen.

Things like taking action for others are not rare for Nascent Soul True Persons.

And Luo Chen specifically explained that it wouldn't be that kind of dangerous thing, so for him, it would probably just be icing on the cake when the time comes.

The Alchemist Sect is truly benevolent!

Sovereign Jiuling was right; Luo Chen indeed has the demeanor of a gentleman.

After leaving the corresponding raw materials and the trivial compensation mentioned earlier, Ling Fengzi left happily.

Luo Chen first put away the raw materials and then counted the compensation given by the other party.

Three hundred high-grade spirit stones, for a Nascent Soul True Person, are really a bit shabby.

But now is not an ordinary time, the use of high-grade spirit stones is really too much, and the consumption naturally increases greatly.

Perhaps, this is the last batch of spirit stones in the other party's hands.

Luo Chen put them away carefully; he is also short of spirit stones now!

"Perhaps I can take a batch of low-level elixirs out to sell and earn a sum of spirit stones? By the way, also increase the favorability of those low-level rogue cultivators toward me?"

"But how to sell them needs to be studied. If it's in the form of an auction where the highest bidder wins, others won't be grateful to me, just thinking it's what they deserved after spending a lot of money."

Luo Chen thought carefully, and many ideas popped into his head.

His movements were not slow, and he checked the other things with one mind and two uses.

The tendon of the Nine-Nether Charm Python!

Rich in blood energy, tough in texture, it is indeed a rare fourth-tier material.

"The core material for Caiyi's natal magic treasure, now I have it!"

Then there are a few third-tier Body Refining methods. Luo Chen took a look and became interested instead.

"They are all about speed. No wonder the Piaomiao Sect would specifically collect these things; their sect is famous for its escape speed."

"Although the grade is not high, they are all complete, without any omissions."

"Send these books back and give them to Wang Yuan to study. Perhaps he can complete the last two forms of 'Wind, Moon, Thunder, and Cloud Stepping on the Immortal Path'."

After checking, Luo Chen was quite satisfied.

Although the overall value of these things is not very high, far less than the large amount of Red Clouds Qi brought by Sovereign Jiuling and the elixir formulas and talisman skins given by Elder Fu, they are all useful things to him.

Moreover, he also got a promise of action from the other party.

This transaction, he, Luo Chen, is not at a loss.

After a brief rest, Luo Chen began his formal patrol mission the next day.

In fact, for a Nascent Soul True Person, many things don't need to be done personally.

The Luo Tian Sect cultivators he brought merged with those cultivators who were forced to stay in the city, with the Luo Tian cultivators as the head, and began to deploy defenses in the west.

Inspecting the formations in the city, patrolling the city walls, and forming small teams to patrol within a hundred-mile radius of Lingtian Pass, that was basically it.

For the Nascent Soul True Person's mission, there was actually only one point.

Release spiritual sense from time to time to investigate in one direction, to prevent the top powerhouses of the demon race from forcibly breaking through Lingtian Pass.

As long as it is detected, notify the city, and once the Lingtian Pass formation is opened, even a fourth-tier late-stage transformed demon cannot kill its way in.

Regarding this, Luo Chen also had a worry.

When he was at the City Lord's Mansion, he asked directly.

"There is a Demon Emperor named Master Qing Shuang, whose true form is the divine bird Qingluan, who has mastered the laws of space. If she descends, can Lingtian Pass block her?"

This question received a positive answer from the Lingtian City Lord.

"I'm only afraid she won't come!"

At this point, Luo Chen's worry fell.

It was really because Master Qing Shuang Demon Emperor's battle record was too terrifying, instantly defeating five Nascent Soul cultivators, fighting three Great Cultivators, and even being able to hold on for a moment under a Soul Transformation powerhouse.

Such an existence, if there is no method of restraint, then this Lingtian Pass, known as the heroic city of the Eastern Wasteland for thousands of years, is a fragile piece of white paper.

Of course, he was also curious about what the means to restrain Master Qing Shuang Demon Emperor were.

Unfortunately, the Lingtian City Lord hid it very tightly, saying that it would not be easily used until the time of meeting the True Person, so Luo Chen had to suppress the curiosity in his heart.

After a sweep of spiritual sense, Luo Chen calmed down.

Familiar with the patrol mission, he noticed the troublesome part of it.

Releasing spiritual sense from time to time is not a big consumption for a Nascent Soul True Person, but it is easy to get distracted.

Whether it is cultivation or doing things, it is very inconvenient.

"However, this matter is not a problem for me."

With a slight smile, Luo Chen took out two puppets from his storage ring.

It was exactly the Black Ape and the Red Dog!

Two strands of split soul entered the two puppets.

Luo Chen's main body gave the order, and the Black Ape flew out, flying toward the city wall of Lingtian Pass.

The spiritual sense of the split soul is slightly weaker, but it also has the strength of a normal early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, and the efficiency of day and night investigation will be even higher.

For the remaining Red Dog puppet, Luo Chen didn't let it be idle either, directly handing Ling Fengzi's elixir formula to the Red Dog.

Although this elixir formula is also fourth-tier, the refining difficulty is actually not high.

It is far from being comparable to the Core Formation Elixir and the Nine-Separation Elixir, and even slightly inferior to the Transformation Elixir.

In Luo Chen's view, the refining difficulty is about slightly stronger than the fourth-tier Black Emperor Paste, and similar to the Purple Qi Anti-Poison Elixir.

Ling Fengzi didn't refine it before, probably because he was poor and no one was willing to refine it for him!

For this level of difficulty, Luo Chen didn't even need to consume system achievement points.

Let the split soul study it well first, and after becoming familiar with it, the main body can just refine it directly.

In this way, the main body became free.

But when is Luo Chen ever free?

A strand of sword energy shot out from his fingertips.

"Seven strands of Red Clouds Sword Energy have been refined. Three years is enough for me to refine three more strands."

"Once it reaches ten strands, it will be the small success realm of the Sword Scripture. For my proficiency panel, it can also break through a small level. Perhaps, I will be able to see additional changes."

Luo Chen was thoughtful.

At the same time, the tendon of the Nine-Nether Charm Python also appeared in his hand.

"Caiyi wants a weapon like a flying sleeve, ribbon, or long whip as her natal magic treasure. This material is very suitable, and the attributes are no problem."

"The only thing is that I lack the refining blueprint for this kind of magic treasure."

"I have to go around and see if others have the corresponding blueprints. If I can get them, it would be a good thing to refine a natal magic treasure for Caiyi in my spare time during these three years."

In a short moment, Luo Chen had already planned his arrangements for these three years in Lingtian Pass.

It must be said that the "Soul Splitting Technique" left by Han Zhan really helped him a lot.

Without the split soul cut out, how could he be so busy with everything and still be at ease?

It is estimated that he could only be like an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator, putting all his energy into single cultivation.

Just as countless cultivators in Lingtian Pass thought, since the Alchemist Sect came to the city, he had been elusive.

That side of entering the city became the only opportunity to meet him.

But this does not mean that the Alchemist Sect had no sense of presence!

Small news spread that in the hands of Sha Longzi, the leader of the younger generation of the Luo Tian Sect, there was a large amount of elixirs!

These elixirs were all personally refined by the Alchemist Sect Luo Chen and handed to Sha Longzi.

They include various third-tier elixirs from Qi Refining to Core Formation, and their uses are also very wide, including cultivation types, auxiliary types, and even the scarcest breakthrough elixirs.

As long as Sha Longzi agrees, one can exchange for the elixirs one needs from him at a relatively appropriate price.

But if he doesn't agree, no matter how high the price is, don't even think about exchanging for one!

For a time, many cultivators, during their rest, specifically ran to the West City District to seek an audience with Sha Longzi.

Some people without connections even began to befriend other Luo Tian Sect cultivators, trying to get a recommendation to contact Sha Longzi.

In this way, these dozens of Luo Tian Sect cultivators gradually had different treatment in Lingtian Pass.

When traveling, they were accompanied by friends.

When patrolling, other cultivator teams also often maintained close contact, allowing them to avoid falling into extremely dangerous places.

Perhaps it sounds a bit exaggerated.

But the fact is just like this; even if they don't ask for elixirs, no one wants to offend the Luo Tian Sect cultivators.

Getting familiar and forming a good relationship is something everyone would do.

And this situation is also what Luo Chen wanted to see.

He initially wanted to use a large batch of low-level elixirs to strengthen his reputation and status among rogue cultivators.

But after thinking about it carefully later, he found that this kind of thing actually didn't add much to his gain.

The help of those low-level cultivators to him was too small.

On the contrary, if he could rely on his own reputation and the benefit of elixirs to let his disciples build vast connections, the gain would be even greater.

This situation, if following the previous example, is roughly equivalent to the cultivators of the Qingdan Valley and Yaowang Sect in the past; as long as they went out, they would often be treated with courtesy.

Because they relied on the sect and Luo Chen, they were respected and treated politely by everyone.

After handing down this matter, Luo Chen didn't pay much attention to it.

Anyway, he handed the matter to Ceng Yilong, and by the way, fulfilled Wang Yuan's desire to teach, letting Ceng Yilong learn to distinguish between good and bad hearts in a large amount of interpersonal communication, so as not to be bewitched by a woman like on the battle stage.

This day.

Luo Chen had just returned from the City Lord's Mansion, with a relaxed look on his face.

The Lingtian City Lord is indeed a good person!

When he "unintentionally" mentioned that he had a Nine-Nether Charm Python tendon in his hand but no corresponding method of use, the other party extremely generously gave him a refining blueprint.

It recorded a method for refining a magic treasure called "Mysterious Underworld Whip."

Among the main materials required, the most important are the tendons of Jiao-Python demon beasts, and the Ming Water unique to the Mingyuan Sect.

Once this treasure is really refined, not only is its power magnificent, eroding the enemy's magic treasure, but it can even briefly transform into the true form of the tendon before it died, which is truly wonderful.

For this, the Lingtian City Lord also casually gave Luo Chen three drops of Ming Water, allowing him to use it after dilution.

"No wonder the Lingtian City Lord has such a good reputation, he is actually so generous!"

"Compared to him, sometimes I am the one who is petty."

Luo Chen sighed while being impatient to study the blueprint of the "Mysterious Underworld Whip."

But just as he returned to the cave dwelling, he was surprised to find that the white-haired Xu Xiaoliu was standing outside the mansion, looking like he had been waiting for a long time.

"Supreme Elder, someone wants to see you."

"For elixirs?"

Luo Chen asked habitually; recently, many people wanted to ask him to refine elixirs, including many Nascent Soul forces sending disciples to contact and probe.

However, most of them were looking for Chu Kui and Ceng Yilong.

It is rare to see someone using Xu Xiaoliu's relationship.

Rare must mean unusual.

Sure enough!

Xu Xiaoliu whispered: "Not for elixirs, but to ask you to save someone."

Save someone?

Luo Chen's footsteps stopped.

A moment later.

Luo Chen stood by the window with his hands behind his back, quietly waiting for the visitor.

Footsteps came from outside the mansion.

In his spiritual sense, it was a familiar appearance.

Still as cold and distant, but the arrogance of the past no longer existed.

The footsteps gradually slowed down until Xu Xiaoliu respectfully pushed open the mansion door for the visitor.

The figure hesitated at the door for a moment, then took a deep breath and walked in with big strides.

When she saw Luo Chen's back, the visitor's pupils shrank.

Then, she bit her lip, lifted her skirt, and knelt on the ground.

"Ice Fortress Jueqing, meets True Person Luo!" ===== CHAPTER 753 =====