Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 228: Counting the spoils and achieving a bumper harvest

 “Hello, Senior Li!”

“It’s Hui Niang, are you looking for Luo Chen?”

“Well, the president informed me to come here today.”

Since they rented a cave together, the three foundations of Dahefang are very close to each other, almost on the same mountain wall.

Li Yixian was about to go out when he happened to bump into Sima Huiniang who was coming over.

The two chatted for a few words, and Sima Huiniang hurried into Luo Chen's cave.

 Looking at her capable back.

 Li Yixian couldn't help but be extremely envious.

It would be great if the Li family also had such a person who could manage the inside and outside in an orderly manner.

What's wrong with me? Even before the cave is warm, I have to run out and take care of the Li family's chores.

After all, Li Ao is too young and not mature enough to take on the responsibility.

Luo Chen felt relaxed. With Sima Huiniang here, he didn't have to do many things by himself.

"Perhaps, we can consider letting Xiao Ao live in the cave and build the foundation as soon as possible."

“In that case, I can also put aside trivial matters and practice with all my strength?”

Li Yixian became even more envious when he thought about the many talents in Luo Tianhui.

Formation masters such as Min Longyu also joined in.

 Luo Tianhui's strength has undoubtedly been greatly improved again.

 “Not only Xiao Ao, but several other tribesmen also need to improve their strength.”

 “You have to follow the example of Luo Tianhui!”

 …

 When Li Yixian envied Luo Chen.

In the cave, Sima Huiniang was taking out her account books and introducing the assets of Luo Tianhui to Luo Chen in great detail.

“Since the battle at Gaolingyuan was an encounter and a breakout, many monks who participated in the battle did not have time to collect the spoils of war.”

“Therefore, most of the loot was finally collected and handed over.”

“The specific standards of rewards and punishments have not been determined yet. However, Hall Master Murong has already recorded the corresponding achievements in the book.”

“After we sort it out, it will be up to you, the president, to decide whether to implement it or not.”

 Luo Chen nodded.

Taken the account book from Sima Huiniang and read it carefully.

 It is different from the Battle of the Fu Family and the Battle of Xiaohuan Mountain.

The trophies of this sudden battle in Gaolingyuan were all collected when cleaning the battlefield after the war.

 It is not ruled out that someone secretly hides it, but more than 90% of it is within the scope of his absolute control.

 On the first page of the account book, the number of storage bags is counted.

 Seventy-five in total!

 “So many?” Luo Chen asked curiously.

Sima Huiniang shook her head, "Actually, there are a few less. When Dajiang helped the monks to escape, they took away a lot of them. Some of them were seriously damaged during the battle and could not be used. After the final statistics, there were only these seven left. Fifteen."

 Seventy-five is quite a lot!

If we strictly follow the market price of 10,000 spirit stones, this is a huge sum of money.

However, Sima Huiniang told him some not-so-good news.

“The price of storage bags here in Tianlan Fairy City is very cheap!”

 “Oh?” Luo Chen raised his eyebrows.

Sima Huiniang explained: "Yesterday when I took people out for a walk, Xiaoliu introduced me to a senior foundation builder from Wanbao Tower. He said that if we purchase more than a hundred storage bags at a time, we can enjoy The unit price is 3,000 sect prices.”

　　His!

Even though he knew that storage bags were highly priced, Luo Chen never expected that they could be so cheap.

With his eyes flickering, Luo Chen realized something.

 It seems that since the war between the two Nascent Soul Sects, Wanbao Tower...no, Tianfan City!

Behind Wanbao Tower is Tianfan City, another Yuanying Sect outside the Jade Cauldron Domain.

 In this war between the two Yuanying Sects in the Jade Cauldron Region, Tianfan City seems to be particularly active!

 In the previous Dahefang period, a large number of magical artifacts manufactured in Tianfan City flowed out of the Zhenlong black market.

Magical instruments such as the sound-transmitting paper crane are manufactured in batches.

Nowadays, even storage bags seem to be sold in bulk.

 The target of the sale is not just the Jade Cauldron Seven Sects, but also small forces like Luo Tianhui.

"Also, war money is always the most profitable. This kind of opportunity is rare in a hundred years."

 “Sky Sail City is not stupid...eh?”

 Faintly, Luo Chen realized a possibility.

 Could it be that this war initiated by the Luoyun Sect itself had the support of Tianfan City itself?

“In terms of spiritual stones, the number is huge, as much as 130,000!”

“The majority of them are low-grade spiritual stones, but there are also three hundred middle-grade spiritual stones counted. My opinion is…”

Sima Huiniang’s report came to my ears.

 Luo Chen suddenly woke up from the terrifying speculation.

What does the plan for fighting between the sects have to do with him?

 With his strength in building the second level of the foundation, he cannot participate at all.

 The most urgent thing is to take care of yourself!

"One hundred and thirty thousand!"

Luo Chen pursed his lips, his eyes filled with excitement.

 This is undoubtedly a huge sum of money, even more than his current net worth of 50,000 yuan.

Hmm, I only have 50,000 left. I rented a cave yesterday and paid three years’ rent in one go.

I have to say, war money is such a huge profit!

This is without counting that the three storage bags of Wang Haichao, Tushan and Huo Hu may contain a large amount of spiritual stones.

 If we add it, the amount will soar.

 If he were a more crazy monk, he would have been fanatically wanting to fight this kind of war a few more times.

 But Luo Chen quickly suppressed this inappropriate thought.

 In an encounter, Luo Tianhui lost more than half of the monks.

I also asked this old friend who died inside to protect his wife and children.

 Luo Chen was not willing to start the war lightly.

 He prefers to practice quietly.

“There are also thousands of magical instruments, most of which are intact, and many of which are incomplete. They are all currently vacant.”

“There are countless other elixirs, talismans, robes, materials, and various sundries.”

“There are hundreds of books of secret techniques and skills confiscated, but most of them are the same. After sorting it out, there are only more than thirty books, including five of the second level..."

 “In summary, that’s all.”

"Those who have family members have taken back the relics of the monks who died in the battle in our guild. The rest are included in the previous account books."

"Oh, by the way, there are also three books on alchemy tips. I brought them here specially."

 The miscellaneous reports lasted for a long time.

 That is to say, Luo Chen has experienced this kind of thing many times and has long been used to it.

If you change to a true cultivator of foundation building, I'm afraid your head will be as big as an ox.

 Taking three books of alchemy tips from Sima Huiniang, Luo Chen flipped through them roughly.

Most of them are the experience of a first-level alchemist, and they are not very outstanding.

However, he kept some of the two first-level elixir prescriptions recorded above.

 “It can be put into the alchemy hall as a foundation.”

“When I have my free time, I can take a look and get rid of the dross and take the essence!”

 Smile slightly.

 Luo Chen was very satisfied.

 “Hui Niang, you did a good job.”

Sima Huiniang also had a smile on her face.

 “Everything is what I should do!”

Luo Chen smiled and shook his head, "There is no right or wrong, everything in the world is for benefit, and everything in the world is for benefit. You have done such an outstanding job, I should reward you."

 He spoke very naturally.

 But Sima Huiniang's heart was filled with troubles.

Looking at Luo Chen’s warm smile, Sima Huiniang thought to herself:

“I am not just for profit. You may not mention the life-saving grace, but I can’t forget it!”

 These are just words that you can just think about in your mind, there is no need to put them on your lips.

 Everything can be expressed in actual actions.

Luo Chen was a little uncomfortable with the quiet Sima Huiniang. He also wanted to see some excited feedback from her face.

But this is fine, the joy and anger are invisible, which shows that the other party has indeed grown a lot.

“I have observed that among those who have reached the ninth level of Qi refining, you and Duan Feng are the closest to reaching the Great Perfection of the Qi refining stage.”

 “Your daily practice must not be interrupted.”

“If the Qi refining is complete, the Foundation Building Pill will be yours. In addition, during the Foundation Building process, I will protect your path with all my strength, and even this second-level cave will be available for you to use.”

 Hear these words.

 The woman who had a calm face before could not help but show excitement.

Is this considered a promise?



 The full strength of the foundation-building cultivator can be used to protect the path, and even the second-level cave can be used by her.

 What a wonderful thing this is.

 When she was still a casual cultivator, she had never thought of such wonderful things.

 At that time, all I wanted to do was collect the foundation-building elixir, and my life would be complete.

Who would have thought that life's circumstances would undergo such earth-shaking changes.

 Plop!

Without any hesitation, Sima Huiniang knelt on one knee, her long hair hanging down in front of her.

 “Hui Niang, thank you very much, President!”

Luo Chen smiled slightly. It seemed that he was still not good at cultivating qi!

 However, under these conditions. Indeed, no Qi-refining monk can remain calm.

 “Okay, get up!”

“Next, follow me to Binglan Palace.”

 After saying that, he got up and walked outside.

Sima Huiniang followed behind without hesitation.

 Looking at Luo Chen’s back, Sima Huiniang’s mood was ups and downs.

“Meeting him may be the luckiest thing in my life!”

 Out of the cave.

 Luo Chen activated the formation to cover it up.

 Without his permission, the others cannot open the cave.

Unless the lease term is up and the rent is not paid on time, the ice castle monks on duty in Tianlan Immortal City will violently break in.

Pinched a spiritual secret, and a white cloud gathered under his feet.

 Luo Chen waved.

 “Come up!”

Sima Huiniang jumped up cautiously. Her feet were soft and weak, and her whole body was trembling.

White clouds floated, slowly flying down the mountain.

The huge waterfall fell from the sky to the ground, making a rumbling sound.

In my ears, there was Luo Chen's voice, which came clearly to my ears.

“The art of driving the clouds is the transformation of spiritual energy into clouds, a spell derived from the spiritual power clouds in the body during the ninth level of Qi refining.”

 “Step on it, no need to resist.”

“Attach spiritual power to your feet and use them to touch the clouds, and they will be like stepping on the earth, thick and firm.”

Sima Huiniang did as she was told.

 After a while, the feeling of weakness disappeared and I stood steadily on the clouds.

 Until then, she had time to look back.

 The silver dragon dropped from the sky, it was so majestic.

 The many caves hidden in it are like a fairy resort.

 “No need to envy.”

"After you build the foundation, I will increase your treatment. Then you can rent a cave here by yourself, it will be a piece of cake."

Sima Huiniang pursed her lips and nodded slightly.

Out of the corner of his eye, he looked at Luo Chen's profile, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes.

　　It is less solemn and serious than when I came out of Dahefang, and it is a little more calm and relaxed.

Luo Chen seemed to notice that someone was looking at him, so he turned around.

Sima Huiniang opened her mouth unnaturally and asked casually:

“President, why are we going to Binglan Palace?”

"what?"

Luo Chen raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Let's rent a piece of land."

 …

 “Senior Luo Chen, you are here!”

Before entering Binglan Palace, a sweet voice came from a distance.

 Subsequently, I saw the little girl Shi Lan running over with her high ponytail swung.

When he got to Luo Chen, he blinked his big eyes and stared at Luo Chen, as if he was afraid that he would run away.

 And her behavior naturally fell into the eyes of Sima Huiniang.

It seems that the other party already knew Luo Chen’s intentions?

"This is Sima Huiniang, I am the president of Luo Tianhui." Luo Chen pointed to the side and gave a brief introduction.

Shi Lan glanced at Sima Huiniang in surprise.

“The summary and decision-making is for the president, but why not the head? He is in charge of a sect’s portal.”

Luo Chen shook his head, "I, Luo Tianhui, have a small family, how can I be called a sect?"

"Senior is joking, you have achieved foundation building at such a young age, and the golden elixir stage is just around the corner. By then, choosing a mountain to build a sect will be nothing more than a matter of time!"

This little girl speaks very nicely!

Shi Lan flattered her a lot, and then enthusiastically introduced herself to Sima Huiniang:

"President Sima, my name is Shi Lan, a disciple of Ice Castle. From now on, whenever Luo Tianhui needs me, just look for me!"

　　"Then I won't be polite in the future and will bother you a lot."

 “Haha, you’re welcome.”

The three of them entered Binglan Palace while talking.

At this time, there were also foundation-building cultivators who came to rent caves and shop fronts.

But Shi Lan ignored it and allowed other female disciples to receive him.

She stayed by Luo Chen's side wholeheartedly, for fear that others would come up and strike up a conversation.

“Senior, please come this way, let’s go to the second floor!”

Luo Chen did not refuse and followed her up to the second floor.

 Subsequently, a huge sand table appeared in sight.

 In the middle of the sand table is Tianlan Fairy City, which covers the largest area!

 Then, there are mountains and rivers scattered all around.

 Many places are marked with red dots and even have corresponding names.

Luo Chen just took a glance and saw familiar names such as Tianyifang, Taoshan, and Shengongmen.

 In addition, there are still a few white light spots, emitting a faint light on it.

 The eyes of the three people suddenly fell on those white light spots.

Borderlands!

 Or shouldn’t I say this, these places nominally belong to Tianlan Immortal City.

 It’s just that now, there is actually no corresponding force to occupy it.

Shi Lan picked up a long jade ruler, her high ponytail swaying behind it.

“I heard from Senior Luo Chen before that I wanted to rent a place with a first-level spiritual vein.”

"After I came back, I took stock and found seven places that are most suitable for Luo Tianhui to settle down."

“First of all, Jinghu Lake! It was originally the territory of the Yi Zhifu family, but unfortunately the founding ancestor of the family died and there is no successor. The lease was stopped ten years ago, and it has been vacant now.”

 Jinghu Fu Family.

The corners of Sima Huiniang’s mouth rose slightly in an arc.

“This place has a natural first-order spiritual vein, which is a spiritual spring. Strictly speaking, it is also a first-order branch derived from the third-order spiritual land of Tianlan Peak.”

“This place is enough to support the daily practice of hundreds of Qi-refining monks.”

Sima Huiniang asked curiously: "What is the rental price?"

Shi Lan raised her finger and said, "Ten thousand spirit stones a year, rent starting at least ten years!"

 “So expensive!”

Sima Huiniang was startled.

This price is almost as high as a second-level cave on Tianlan Peak.

“It’s expensive for its own reason, sister CEO.”

Shi Lan smiled sweetly and pointed the jade ruler to the white spot on the sand table.

Suddenly, a lake covering an area of ​​dozens of acres appeared above the sand table in the form of a picture.

“There are twenty-seven species of spiritual fish in the Mirror Lake, and there are also many kinds of aquatic spiritual plants.”

“The reason why the Fu family was famous for its talisman seals in Tianlan was that they used paper made from three kinds of water plants as talisman skins, which can amplify spells. The effect is much stronger than ordinary talisman seal scripts.”

Sima Huiniang suddenly realized.

He even understood why the Fu family moved all the way without stopping at Fangshi and went straight to Dahefang.

 Over Dahefang, because of the Lancang River, it is also rich in various aquatic plants.

 After absorbing the animal skin talismans, their future will undoubtedly be brighter.

It’s a pity that before they had time to develop their ambitions, they, Luo Tianhui, strangled them in the cradle.

Shi Lan is full of confidence, and Jinghu Lake is a place she specially recommends.

 The original owner left not long ago.

 The building facilities inside can be used directly after a little cleaning.

 If she sells it, she can make a lot of spiritual stones from it!

Unfortunately.

 “Change it!”

Luo Chen shook his head, not satisfied with Jinghu.

Shi Lan scratched his head, and the jade ruler pointed elsewhere.

"The Bamboo Sea is vast and boundless, and even borders the Qingdan Valley. There are seven spiritual bamboos in it, and it is also rich in bamboo rice. The taste and aura are far greater than ordinary spiritual rice. However, cultivating and harvesting is very time-consuming and requires a lot of manpower. If Based on this..."

"another!"

“Wutong Mountain is a spiritual mountain that is said to be inspired by the aura of the phoenix. There is a level of earth fire in the mountain. The only drawback is that the mountain is too small..."

 “Leave it for consideration.”

"Yue Ning Bay, adjacent to Rakshasa Fang, is an important transportation thoroughfare and is suitable for business. It is easy to be invaded by robbery cultivators, so it has not been rented out for a long time. The rent is 8,000 spiritual stones per year. "

 …

 One after another, lifelike pictures appear in the sky above the sand table in turn.

 Suddenly.

Luo Chen pointed at a gray-white light group.

  “Introduce this place.”

 The jade ruler was pointed at the gray-white light group, and a towering mountain peak glowing with colorful rays of light immediately came into view.

 (End of this chapter)