[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster":3,"chapter-immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-79":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Immortality Begins from an Alchemy Grandmaster",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1899483,2534,"Chapter 79: Master of the Alchemy Hall — Luo Chen","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>Sick Tiger Zeng Wen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An anomaly within the Po Shan Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the high position of Hall Master, yet for many years, he had managed absolutely nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of an injury sustained in his early years, his path of cultivation was hopeless, so he spent his days chasing flowers and willow branches, lingering in the flower districts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he was short on spirit stones, he would go hunting in the mountains all by himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost never formed cliques with anyone, and could be considered a lone wolf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for his brilliant performance on the Dao Discussion Platform, coupled with the fact that three Hall Masters had died in battle, he would never have returned to the Po Shan Gang to serve as the master of one of the three Combat Halls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, facing the inquiry of a Foundation Establishment cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugged flippantly, \"Do you want to hear a lie, or the truth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Shuhua’s expression turned somewhat sour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if it's a lie, and what if it's the truth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The lie is that I had a great time; my mouth was soft and my legs were weak, and I almost didn't crawl out of the building today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the truth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The truth is that there was a personnel change at the Tianxiang Pavilion. The little beauties I like either returned to the Hehuan Sect or quit the profession. The new female cultivators don't know how to hold back at all, casting their Hehuan Sect charm arts on me as if spiritual power were free. My old bones couldn't handle that kind of torment, and today I really almost didn't crawl out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, whether it was the truth or a lie, he almost didn't crawl out either way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Shuhua took a deep breath, \"Now the gang is going to establish an Alchemy Hall, which concerns everyone's extra income. You are also a Hall Master, give us your opinion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Wen sprawled in his chair, and upon hearing this, he spread his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Asking for my opinion? Then I, Zeng Wen, of course have to say it's good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Brother Luo is my dearest and most beloved brother. If he comes to refine pills for us, we must definitely add more spirit stones!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, he winked at Luo Chen, \"When will you refine high-grade Zhongmiao Pills? I have suffered long enough under the enchantresses of the Tianxiang Pavilion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen bowed with both hands, looking righteous and awe-inspiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This little brother dares not fail to give his all; I will certainly help you break the charm arts of the Hehuan Sect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching this back-and-forth, Mi Shuhua was so angry he laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, two percent it is. It's only a hundred or so spirit stones; being so calculating makes us cultivators seem too worldly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh, as if you aren't the one being penny-pinching, old man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thought flashed through everyone's minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Luo Chen sat down once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this moment on, the Po Shan Gang had a ninth hall—the Alchemy Hall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the general direction agreed upon, the next steps were some details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The site for the Alchemy Hall had already been decided, and the building construction was nearing completion. For this, Mi Shuhua had even paid for a first-tier medium-sized formation to ensure the Alchemy Hall wouldn't be invaded by demonic beasts or enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, Sikong Shoujia told him one by one about the personnel who would be transferred into the Alchemy Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why this elder who managed nothing was telling Luo Chen, the reason was that he would also be moving into the Alchemy Hall and serving concurrently as an Alchemy Hall deacon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Luo Chen could only \"hehe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being both an elder and a deacon, what are you trying to do, old man?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't delay and immediately proposed that Gu Caiyi join the gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Qin Liangchen and his wife acting as guarantors, confirming her background was known and her history was clean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This point was passed without any obstacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it came to placing Gu Caiyi into the Alchemy Hall, Mi Junping frowned and refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was still Zeng Wen who spoke up righteously and helped Luo Chen out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gu Caiyi, the famous Gu, she is a renowned dancer known throughout the Dahe Market.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she joins the Po Shan Gang and the Alchemy Hall, she will absolutely be a golden signboard. Are you a fool, Little Ping'er, pushing this away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Junping was furious and began to settle accounts with Zeng Wen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many people had died in his hall this month because he didn't manage things, and how many spirit stones had the gang lost because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Wen just laughed it off, saying let's just get through this month first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the reward Old Man Mi promised for participating in the death match back then; as his daughter, you shouldn't question it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Near the end of the meeting, Luo Chen, who had been quiet for a long time, spoke up once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gang Leader, will you really give me two magic treasures?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mi Shuhua was stunned, \"Wasn't it one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was agreed upon as one or two; can you still offer a discount?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen looked innocent and naive, his clear eyes full of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A medium-grade magic robe, with a built-in cleaning formation, unstained by dust. It also has a water shield spell inscribed, which can withstand one attack from a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A high-grade magic treasure, Cloud-Stepping Boots, with three formations inscribed in total, but they are actually all the same. You know the Wind-Riding Technique, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Liangchen inspected them and returned them to Luo Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happily accepting them, Luo Chen changed into them on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't care about them being second-hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had finally upgraded his gear; everything he wore and used was at least medium-grade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you add the medium-grade Jade Blade and high-grade Soul-Breaking Nail he already had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk tsk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level of wealth was absolutely unique among mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Liangchen watched this scene and couldn't help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, Mi Shuhua was not lacking a few magic treasures at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after he won the death match on the Dao Discussion Platform, he only gave him a supplementary golden needle magic treasure, which wasn't even easy to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't be because he destroyed that top-grade defensive robe of his, so he wasn't willing to give him magic treasures anymore, right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps because he had changed hands and had no future, so he wasn't willing to invest in him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like back then when Zeng Wen was injured, he didn't care either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speak of Zeng Wen, and Zeng Wen arrives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His steps were unsteady, his face pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murong Qinglian saw this, \"Little Zeng, you need to pay attention to your health!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Wen was deeply moved, \"Murong, sure enough, only you care about me. Anyway, your man has a broken hand and no future in this life, why not be with me, I will definitely...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get the hell away, as far as you can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Liangchen was furious and kicked out directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Wen grabbed Luo Chen and fled, leaving the couple behind, one scolding and one persuading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you getting angry with him? Didn't you have a pretty good relationship back then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good my ass, he's always thinking about you; I'll beat him every time I see him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, our son is already so big, and you're still messing around with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Brother Luo, I have a secret matter to discuss today; do you have any stock?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Zhongmiao Pills, large bottles, medium-grade!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I want the medium bottles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Zeng, it's not the medium bottle, it's the big bottle, medium grade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh, never mind, give me ten bottles first. I must go back and make a comeback!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Money was exchanged for goods, and goods were exchanged for money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeng Wen left with his head held high, looking spirited and heroic, no longer pale and weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen looked at the fifty spirit stones in his hand and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, he is my best client; I even told him I gave him a discounted price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still insisted on paying the original price, saying that the Zhongmiao Pills were even better to use than before, and there was no reason to let a fellow Daoist suffer a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Luo Chen was feeling emotional, Wang Yuan appeared in front, as if he had been waiting for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Luo Chen and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen immediately followed him eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, in the quiet secret chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't know you could already refine medium-grade elixirs,\" Wang Yuan mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen scratched his head, \"It's just that I saw you, Big Brother, were focused on the Dao path and didn't need this stuff. Of course, if you need it, Big Brother, I have plenty here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yuan scolded, then suddenly sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had known you could refine medium-grade elixirs, I wouldn't have let you follow me back to the Poshan Gang in the first place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen also put away his cynical smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head and said, \"This isn't your fault, Brother Wang. As long as I want to earn spirit stones to cultivate, I will be noticed sooner or later. Without this Poshan Gang, there would be the Dajiang Gang, the Li family, the Nangong family, the Duan family, or even Jin Dan sects and the six major upper sects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yuan was quite moved by what he said earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the latter part didn't taste quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, kid, could be noticed by Jin Dan sects and the six major upper sects?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he still gave him affirmation and encouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, what are your plans?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I'm here, I'll settle here. If you could reach the eighth level of Qi Refining in the Poshan Gang, and Brother Qin and the others could cultivate step by step to the ninth level of Qi Refining, why couldn't I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were full of a spirit that could swallow mountains and rivers, and an indomitable will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wang Yuan stopped trying to comfort him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After demonstrating his firm Dao heart, Luo Chen looked at Wang Yuan strangely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you call me over specifically just to express your apologies? We are brothers, why be so formal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yuan said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Chen perked up, \"So there really is something, Brother Wang. Usually, you're the one helping me; if there's anything, just say it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His old face showed no expression; it was hard to tell if he was hiding his emotions or if his face had become thick enough from body refining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his silence, Wang Yuan took out a piece of animal skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious, Luo Chen took it and looked closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh, an elixir formula?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While looking at it, Luo Chen said casually, \"An elixir formula for me? As expected of my good brother. Wait, why does it feel wrong here? Why is it all the same type of medicinal herbs? Is there no need to neutralize the medicinal properties?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muttering to himself, Luo Chen read very quickly, almost ten lines at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he had roughly finished reading the formula, Luo Chen's brows were knitted together, and when he flipped to the end, he blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A second-tier elixir formula?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1930,"2026-06-12T10:35:51.239Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","b6efd62749790bb4638fcb432c5a2d36e9fc63487b477fc9eb52f5be0246f684","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-80","immortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-chapter-78",1090,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimmortality-begins-from-an-alchemy-grandmaster-cover.jpg"]