Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 178: In this time of crisis, why not follow the example of the past?

 How much is a live second-level Explosive Ape worth?

This demon is classified into the fire attribute, has a violent temper, is not humane, and is extremely difficult to tame.

Without special means of controlling the beast, the value of this demon is not high. It is just used for killing, and it can be sold for four to five thousand spirit stones at most.

It is different from the Fiery Cloud Peng purchased by Luo Chen.

Although Liehuo Yunpeng is also a second-level monster, it is an extremely difficult bird-like monster to catch. If a pair of wings is complete, it is the best second-level casting material.

 Hence, the price of Liehuo Yunpeng has remained high.

  Comparatively speaking, the value of the Explosive Ape is very low in the hands of others.

 But, this is only for others.

 Luo Chen is different!

  He is an alchemist, and he happens to have a prescription for the blood of the Explosive Ape Demon.

At this moment, Luo Chen looked at the miserable and **** Explosive Ape, feeling extremely excited.

“If you use the second-level explosive ape demon blood to refine the blood-burning pill, what will its power be like?”

“Does it mean that it can be used by foundation-building practitioners?”

 In this way, the value of the Blood Burning Pill will skyrocket.

 Although the current price of Blood Burning Pill is already comparable to that of ordinary second-level elixirs.

 But that’s also because of its special effects.

If the second-order demon blood is used as the main material, it will definitely become a real second-order elixir with special effects.

"hey-hey…"

 “What are you giggling at?”

Wang Yuan walked over in a messy wasteland that could be called ruins.

 As he walked closer, he raised his eyebrows.

 “Won’t you kill him?”

"I will keep this beast for the time being."

He does not intend to kill this second-level Explosive Ape, but to keep it in captivity and use it to maximize its use by extracting its blood and making elixirs.

“Then I’ll give you this demon pill!”

While speaking, Wang Yuan casually threw the demon pill he had captured before to Luo Chen.

As soon as Luo Chen took it, the unconscious Explosive Ape at his feet twitched.

“Yo! Its instinct is to take back this natal demon pill.”

Luo Chen grinned and looked at the demon pill in his hand.

 The blood lines are like small snakes, densely packed with fist-sized crystal nuclei.

 The crystal core is vaguely visible, with a large amount of pure demonic power.

 Outside the crystal core, in addition to the blood line, there is also a thin cyan barrier.

This is the poisonous green musk scent released by the Green Musk Jujiao Banner.

The reason why Wang Yuan was able to calmly prevent the demon pill from exploding was also due to Luo Chen's contribution.

The two of them didn't waste much time. There were still a lot of things to do in Xieyue Valley.

Spiritual power surged out of Luo Chen's hand, clattering to form chains, binding the Explosive Ape corpse.

 Drag this unconscious body and fly towards Xianyue Valley.

“It’s a pity that it has shrunk so much, otherwise we would have made a fortune just selling monster meat.”

Hearing Luo Chen’s tone of voice that sounded like a money fan, Wang Yuan, who was walking side by side, couldn’t help but chuckle.

“The bigger the monster is, the better.”

"Um?"

"When you have time, you should really read the book "Tianpeng Transformation". It contains many introductions to monsters and beasts."

After Wang Yuan explained, Luo Chen understood why the second-level monsters had such extreme changes in their body shape.

 The larger the body, the higher the need for food.

　Normally even a little movement will consume a lot of energy and blood.

 Hence, many monsters will instinctively start to evolve their practice direction when they advance to the second level.

 Transfer the focus of practice from physical fitness to the accumulation of demonic power.

 Demon pill!

 This is the result of the practice of monster beasts.

 Unlike human monks, it often takes the golden elixir stage to condense the golden elixir.

  When the monster reaches the second level, it will condense the demon elixir.

At this time, they embarked on a path of cultivation similar to that of the human race.

 Storage the spiritual energy absorbed by breathing into the demon elixir and convert it into the natal demon power.

 Once encountering a combat situation, huge demonic power pours out. In addition to releasing magic, it can also expand the body size.

 After hearing this explanation, Luo Chen suddenly realized why most of the meat sold on the market was first-order monster meat.

It is obvious that the second-order monsters are larger in size and weight, so they should produce more meat.

It turns out that all the essence of his body was gathered into the demon pill.

When Xiong Kun sold his Fierce Fire Cloud Peng, he also focused on the demon elixir and wings.

He didn’t pay much attention to the tens of thousands of kilograms of meat on Liehuo Yunpeng’s body. I had thought before that I could just sell it to casual cultivators in the Qi refining period.

“From this point of view, “Tianpeng Transformation” is quite unique.”

Luo Chen admired, and then his heart moved.

 His storage bag happened to contain the body of a roc bird monster.

If it is refined, a lot of blood essence can be extracted, which can be used to supply Wang Yuan to practice the Tianpeng Transformation.

Wang Yuan didn't know Luo Chen's psychological activities and sighed: "After all, it is a technique for the third level of body training, so how can it be useless."

“Then the way Wang Geqi changed his body shape just now was also derived from "Tianpeng Transformation"?"

Wang Yuan shook his head, "That's not true. I have learned this trick a long time ago. It is the use of Qi, blood and body. However, "Tianpeng Transformation" did give me a lot of ideas."

Luo Chen blinked, "Then you want to practice Tianpeng Transformation?"

 He has decided that if Wang Yuan really needs it, he will give some of the blood essence and blood in Liehuo Yunpeng's corpse to Wang Yuan.

The remaining part is enough for him to refine the Imperial Ooze in the future.

Unexpectedly, Wang Yuan curled his lips.

“How can the demon-like transformation be compared to my human true body? This method can only be used as a reference. If it can improve my innate skills in the second realm of body refining, it will be worth it.”

“As for comprehensive cultivation, I will never abandon the basics and focus on the weak.”

Hearing this, Luo Chen couldn't help but nodded.

 The monster is very strong, but not that strong.

 Humans of the same level can deal with monsters as long as they have more methods.

 The demon-like transformation seems to be undesirable.

Moreover, the "Tianpeng Transformation" technique is still incomplete, and I can't even start practicing it if I really want to.

While the two were chatting, they had unknowingly returned to the outside of Xianyue Valley.

 …

 “The president is back!”

 “Look, what is that?”

 “Hiss, monster!”

 “It seems to be still alive!”

With the return of Luo Chen and Wang Yuan, the cultivators of the Luotian congregation who had finished the battle gathered around them one after another.

 The cheers came in an endless stream.

Especially after seeing the explosive ape, they all exclaimed.

Even Sima Huiniang and others who were approaching could not help but look frightened.

 This is a second-level monster!

 Ordinary Qi Refining monks are not his enemies.

 Winning is already as difficult as climbing to the sky, and killing is even more unimaginable.

Now, Luo Chen and Wang Yuan joined forces and captured him alive.

Doesn't this mean that the two of them have joined forces and are stronger than a second-order monster?

 Compared to the human race's foundation building, I'm afraid it's not much different!

 In the crowd, Duan Feng watched this scene with intense eyes.

 “This is what a man should do!”

Wang Yuan frowned as many eyes surrounded him.

This battle cost him a lot.

 There is no need to stay here, Luo Chen is more suitable to handle these things than him.

Without saying anything else, Wang Yuan flew directly into Xianyue Valley.

Luo Chen walked through the crowd step by step, looking around with his eyes as sharp as a sword. Everyone could not help but avoid them.

 But soon, everyone's fanatical eyes followed Luo Chen's back.

Today's battle once again established Luo Chen's position in the meeting.

It’s not just as simple as mastering the superb alchemy skills.

 He also has powerful strength that can convince everyone!

 With the power of one person, he can navigate the tide of beasts and come and go as he pleases.

 Even facing second-level monsters, he can capture them alive.

Everyone knows very well that Zhantang Wang Yuan is very strong, stronger than everyone knows.

 But even Wang Yuan would find it difficult to capture a second-level monster alive.

 In other words, Luo Chen contributed a lot in the battle in the wasteland.

 Arriving at the city gate, Luo Chen turned around.

 He didn’t waste any words and gave the order directly.

“Two late-stage Qi Refining monks will come and push this explosive ape into the dungeon and lock it up.”

"Don't worry about it rising up. The demon pill is in my hand, and it's been poisoned. I won't be able to resist in a short time."

Soon, two late-stage Qi-refining monks came out and directly used the traction technique.

 Using spiritual power as a chain, he pulled the corpse of the Explosive Ape and flew into the Xianyue Valley.

 At the beginning of construction, the lower part of Xianyue Valley was expanded.

There is a huge natural mine inside, but it can be used with a little repair.

It is more than enough to imprison this second-level monster now.

 After handling the explosive ape matter, Luo Chen continued to give orders.

“Hall Master Murong will count the casualties and meritorious deeds, and reward those who have merited and punished tomorrow.”

“Caiyi, you and Granny Yuan will take care of the injured brothers.”

“Duan Feng, you lead the people to repair the fortifications and make up for the deficiencies in the formation. You must not let the young people take advantage of the situation.”

It is impossible to say that no one noticed such a war breaking out in Xianyue Valley.

It's just that things are not clear at the moment, so the casual cultivators dare not act rashly.

Just as Luo Chen glanced across his eyes, he had already noticed that many casual cultivators were approaching from all around.

 He issued orders one after another to take precautions.

He even asked Sima Xian and Qin Liangchen to patrol nearby with two teams of troops.

 In the end, he said quietly:

“President Sima Huiniang, law enforcement elder Zhou Yuanli, come with me.”

 …

 In the Haoyue Hall.

 Luo Chen sat on a high table with his eyes slightly closed.

Just now I took a Chenchen Pill, plus the automatic Qi recovery function of Changchun Gong. The large amount of spiritual energy currently consumed in my body is slowly recovering.

Below him, Sima Huiniang and Zhou Yuanli stood on both sides respectfully, not daring to breathe.

Up to now, after successively experiencing the Battle of Xieyue Valley, the Battle of Fu Family, and the recent Battle of Beast Tide, Luo Chen's evil aura has become stronger and stronger.

Having been in a high position for a long time, his words and deeds all reveal the power of the superior.

 Zhou Yuanli, who has followed him for the longest time, has the deepest feelings.

 In the past, Luo Chen would often joke and act cute.

 But nowadays, he rarely sees those scenes.

 Out of time, or to stay in one's position and nourish one's energy.

 After a while, Luo Chen opened his eyes.

Looking at the two of them, his tone was calm, not gentle, but not harsh either.

 “Where did the beast tide come from?”

 The first sentence refers directly to the essence of the matter.

Zhou Yuanli bowed and said: "The spiritual energy confinement formation in the inner city of Dahefang was broken, and a large amount of spiritual energy spread thousands of miles around, forming a place of spiritual prosperity. Therefore, long ago, there were low-level monsters that followed their instincts and entered the outer city."

"This is not the answer I want." Luo Chen shook his head slowly.

Sima Huiniang hesitated and said: "According to reports from the people below, this wave of beasts is mainly composed of ape-like monsters. Among the nearest mountains, only Zhouyi Mountain, which belongs to the Guyuan Mountains, is home to a large number of such monsters."

“Therefore, the tide of beasts should come from Zhouyi Mountain.”

Luo Chen looked at the two of them with a slightly gloomy expression.

"Zhouyi Mountain is hundreds of miles away from Xieyue Valley. Even if the monsters run fast and can get here quickly, why should they, with their strong sense of territory, sacrifice the distance for the distance?"

"If you want to find a spiritual place, you should also go to the nearest outer city." "Right?"

Sima Huiniang and Zhou Yuanli looked at each other in confusion.

 For a while, I was asked a question.

Luo Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, "Someone must be targeting me, Luo Tianhui, for this matter!"

As soon as these words came out, the two people below couldn't help being shocked.

 They also knew that this beast wave was strange, but they did not think about it deeply.

After all, there have been quite a few monsters running around in the outer city of Dahefang recently.

The only thing that makes them wonder is why the monsters from Zhouyi Mountain came here.

At this moment, Luo Chen broke through it, making them shudder.

Who would go to such great lengths to deal with Luo Tianhui?

Luo Chen sighed inwardly, feeling a bad feeling in his heart.

 Three or four months have passed since the inner city of Dahefang turned into a ghost town.

 For such a long time, there was no news from the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect.

 Perhaps this is good news for casual practitioners.

 But for him, it was not so good.

 This means that his days of holding Pang Renxiong's token and pretending to be powerful are coming to an end.

If it's two months later, the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect still hasn't come back.

Sooner or later, someone will be unable to resist taking action against Luo Tianhui.

This time of beast tide, I am afraid it is a test in advance.

 And those foundation-building monks are the biggest suspects!

 “The tide of beasts must be caused by humans!”

“But how to induce it, there must be corresponding means, otherwise no force in Dahefang can withstand the impact of beast tides again and again.”

Luo Chen looked at the two of them and said, "Check the inside of Luo Tianhui! Find out everything that might attract the second-order Explosive Ape."

 “As commanded!”

 “As commanded!”

As the two of them retreated, Luo Chen rubbed his brows.

The trees want to be quiet, but the wind doesn’t stop!

 The seemingly peaceful Dahefang has undercurrents all the time.

 As Luo Tianhui develops more and more, it will undoubtedly become a piece of meat that many people covet.

 I have to find a way myself.

 He was worried, but not panicked.

 Because as early as when I decided to stay in Dahefang, I had already envisioned the current situation.

Now, we are just about to face it.

 “This is a time when life is at stake...perhaps we can follow the example of the past?”

Mumbling sounds echoed faintly in the wide hall.

 …

 Early on the second day.

 The ninth-level Qi Refining monks entered and exited the Haoyue Hall one by one.

Zhou Yuanli, Duan Feng, Qin Liangchen, Murong Qinglian…

Luo Chen was at the top and did not speak. Everything was left to Sima Huiniang to take charge.

 He just listens from the sidelines, and only intervenes when critical issues are encountered.

“In the battle last night, the monks in the valley suffered very little damage. The only thing that suffered huge losses was the war hall.”

“A total of eleven war hall monks died in the beast tide. In addition, two more have lost their combat effectiveness and will never be able to return to their peak for the rest of their lives.”

 Eleven died and two were seriously injured.

 This is almost half the number of close combat halls.

If Luo Chen hadn't come back quickly, even if Luo Tian would have won the battle, he would have lost the sharp sword of Zhantang.

 Even so, it is a heavy loss.

Murong Qinglian's report is still continuing.

“The damage to the fortifications was not great, but it consumed ten middle-grade spiritual stones, which is a huge expenditure.”

“Elder Duan is speeding up the repair of the defenses in an attempt to restore the Small Five Elements Formation to its peak state.”

 “For this, another expenditure is required.”

 …

“President Sima, what do you think?”

 When the report was over, Sima Huiniang frowned.

She said without thinking: "The repair of the fortifications is a top priority. If you tell me the number of spiritual stones needed, they will be replenished immediately."

 “The remaining monks from the Battle Hall shall be greatly commended.”

“The reward standard will be implemented according to my pre-war mobilization. However, the restrictions can be slightly relaxed, and the high-level magic weapon Talisman can be exchanged for their equivalent.”

“A monk who is seriously injured should not be insulted lightly. My suggestion is to include him in the logistics department and make use of his remaining strength.”

 Decisions came out one after another from her mouth.

From beginning to end, Luo Chen next to him didn’t say anything to stop him.

 In fact, Sima Huiniang had already discussed these with him before.

 Luo Tianhui’s losses were indeed huge.

  but mainly focused on casualties.

 The real material loss is actually not much.

 The estates of the eleven Zhantang monks who died were directly confiscated.

This inheritance alone can be used as a reward and distributed.

 As for the more than two hundred beasts, they were killed on the spot.

 Part of it belongs to the killer.

There were many left, but Luo Chen personally killed them.

These first-order monster meats are good things.

 With a little processing, you can sell it.

One spirit stone and ten pounds of meat can return ten thousand or twenty thousand spirit stones.

 The rest of the skin, blood, and bones are not included.

 The only thing Luo Chen interfered with was the reward for the surviving monks.

 He asked Sima Huiniang to relax her restrictions and no longer just strictly follow the standards.

Rather, it allows those monks to use equivalent items, plus the merit points earned, to exchange for many high-grade magic weapons and high-grade talismans from the Luo Tianhui.

 The purpose of this move is self-evident.

 If quantity is not enough, then quality will make up for it.

 The remaining group of people must increase their combat power!

It just so happens that there are indeed so many high-quality magical weapons in the Luotian Club.

After three wars, although many magical weapons were destroyed, a lot of good things were also captured.

 Duan Feng had repaired many magic weapons before, and now he had taken them out, enough to arm the monks of Luo Tian Hui Zhan Hall to the teeth.

 After Murong Qinglian left with satisfaction, peace returned to the Haoyue Hall.

Sima Huiniang still did not dare to relax.

 After all, she had only taken office a few days ago, and there were so many casualties within the meeting.

 No matter what you say, you cannot escape responsibility.

However, Luo Chen did not blame her.

 Some things are not her fault.

"You have done a good job. I can rest assured that you are taking care of everything in the meeting."

Luo Chen rarely smiled and encouraged Sima Huiniang.

 The woman breathed a sigh of relief.

 Luo Chen waved, and Sima Huiniang came forward.

In front of Luo Chen, a paper crane and two crane nests suddenly appeared.

 “This is a thousand paper cranes that transmit messages. You and I leave a crane nest for each other.”

“If there is any emergency in the future, you can notify me directly from anywhere within a thousand miles.”

Sima Huiniang looked surprised as she took the paper crane hesitantly.

 When did such magical weapons appear in the world of immortality?

 The sound transmission range is so large, it is much stronger than the sound transmission.

Just when she was about to say something, there were rapid footsteps outside the door.

Soon, Zhou Yuanli walked in with a gloomy expression.

 “President, we found it!”

"Um?"

 “Please come over here.”

Luo Chen’s eyes flickered and he set off immediately.

 After a while, he was led by Zhou Yuanli to the outside of a building with a strong smell.

 He looked at this place doubtfully, "Animal room?"

Zhou Yuanli nodded and opened the door.

 Liu Qiang's embarrassed look immediately appeared in front of the two of them.

 “President, I...”

Luo Chen immediately stepped into it and his eyes instantly fell on a young ape whose body was completely red.

“First-order Explosive Ape, is this the way to lure the beasts here?”

 As his voice fell, Liu Qiang bent his knees and half-knelt on the ground.

"My fault!"

“I bought this beast from outside, but I didn’t want to lure a wolf into my house.”

 Luo Chen shook his head slowly.

 This is not to blame Liu Qiang.

 Because, he personally ordered Liu Qiang to do the purchase of live monsters, and he could not do it by other people's hands.

These living monsters are all used by him to practice the magic of frightening gods after swallowing the Tongyou Pill.

 It is now the middle of winter, and the mountains are blocked by heavy snow.

 Ordinary wild beasts are rare, and hunting monster beasts is even more difficult.

Liu Qiang alone could not capture many live monsters, so he decided to purchase them from outside.

For this purpose, Luo Chen also specially allocated a sum of spiritual stones.

Looking at the explosive ape, the demonic aura is very weak, but it looks like it has just entered the first level.

The hair was quite smooth and soft, and its red luster reminded Luo Chen of the second-order Explosive Ape imprisoned underground in the mine.

“Is it the cub of that second-level monster?”

Luo Chen asked without looking back.

"There should be no doubt about it." Zhou Yuanli said solemnly: "I have sent someone to do a blood test. The two demons have a direct blood connection, and it is very strong."

 The bloodline of monsters is easy to test and is more obvious than human bloodline.

 It is rumored that there are even monsters who rely on blood inheritance to practice.

 In this case, it makes sense.

 The second-level Explosive Ape has lost its cubs, but it is still the one with the strongest bloodline.

 No wonder it would be furious and sweep over with a tide of beasts.

Now in Dahefang, without the deterrence of the inner city formation, the monsters have gradually lost their awe.

 The clues can be seen from many small things.

The second-level Explosive Ape is just the first second-level monster to enter the vicinity of Dahefang.

 It is conceivable that there will be more to come.

 But these are not important!

 Luo Chen turned around and looked at Liu Qiang.

 “Stand up and speak.”

 Liu Qiang stood up and faced Luo Chen's gaze.

 “Where did you buy this beast?”

 “Nangong’s animal farm.”

 “Nangong?”

Luo Chen frowned slightly, "Who sold it to you?"

Liu Qiang subconsciously said: "It's Ke Yuelin, the old man of the Poshan Gang and the master of the Beast Hall. He is now attached to the Nangong family and manages the beast farm for them. He also sold this beast to me personally. I think he is very spiritual and may be able to help President, you practice..."

 “Ke Yuelin…”

Luo Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered the name.

 (End of this chapter)