Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 450: Chapter 197: Have You Thought About the Future Where You Erect a Tombstone for Her by Yourself?

His age actually wasn’t that old.

However, due to an injury he sustained during a fight in his early years, he had always appeared aged.

In the accident at the Pill Hall where the furnace exploded, he sustained significant injuries while protecting the Medium Grade Jade Marrow Pill.

He didn’t survive the three years during which Luo Chen was in closed-door cultivation.

He departed from this world.

And I didn’t even get the chance to see him off.

Qu Lingjun was raised by his grandfather since he was a child.

As you can imagine, how sad he must have felt then.

Listening to these words, Luo Chen showed an expression of helplessness.

He didn’t interrupt the other’s recounting.

In fact, as a master, he hadn’t really done a good job.

He never personally taught the other how to cultivate or refine pills. Beyond the initial examinations during the early stage, he simply handed over a book on the understanding of pill refinement and left it at that.

In comparison, Mi Li was the true guide on Qu Lingjun’s path of pill refinement.

Even if Qu Lingjun has now surpassed Mi Li.

But there was now a genuine master-disciple relationship.

After so many years together.

Although Mi Li wasn’t beautiful, it was normal for a young boy to develop feelings during adolescence.

This was exactly what Luo Chen found difficult.

At this age, making such a decision can hardly be termed as rebellion or decisiveness.

“Master, please bless us!”

At some point, the young man had lifted his head, looking determinedly up at the man above him.

Luo Chen’s eyebrows furrowed deeply, and his cheeks were slightly sunken.

After a long while, he let out a deep sigh.

“Let me ask you three questions. Answer me, then make your decision.”

“Please ask, Master!”

“Do you want to grow old with Mi Li, living and dying together?”

“If we become Dao companions, I should hold her hand and grow old together.”

“Then let me ask you another question, do you wish to complete your Foundation Establishment?”

“Since I started to embark on the path of cultivation, I was determined to accomplish this. When I was accepted as a disciple and received encouragement from my master, my determination to establish a foundation became unshakeable.”

“Very well. Let me ask you one final question, in your judgment, do you think Mi Li, with her aptitude, can establish her foundation?”

“She …I’m afraid it won’t be possible.”

Listening to the gradually weakening voice.

Luo Chen shook his head.

“She is over a decade older than you, her aptitude is so poor, and there are no resources available to her.”

“If you establish your foundation and increase your lifespan by two hundred years, she will have already passed away.”

“How can you grow old together? Experience old age together?”

“Have you considered a future where you carve her tombstone with your own hands?”

In the grand hall, the young man was like being struck by lightning.

His body was stiff, kneeling on the ground.

His eyes were vacant.

Almost in a trance, he seemed to see himself a hundred years later, carving a tombstone for his dearly departed wife and planting a green tree next to it.

The sound of his master’s sigh echoed in his ears.

“You’re wavering.”

“No, I’m just….”

He stuttered, trying to say something.

However, facing Luo Chen’s gaze that seemed to see into his soul, his eyes were no longer as firm as before.

“Young people often fall in love. I understand.”

“But the Great Dao is long and arduous. If you don’t have a Dao companion who can keep pace with you, how will you hold hands and grow old together?”

“It’s just a recipe for trouble!”

With a wave of his hand, the big door gradually opened.

Outside, it was already dusk, with a glorious sunset covering the entire sky.

A single figure was kneeling outside the door, alone and desolate.

Seeing that figure, Luo Chen’s heart seemed to clench.

She was also a pitiful person.

“I won’t interfere in your relationship.”

“Once you reach the Ninth Level of Qi Refinement, come tell me your answer then!”

Qu Lingjun opened his mouth slightly, but in the end, he only responded with an “Mm.”

He bowed to Luo Chen and then left the Universe Hall.

The grand hall was empty.

Luo Chen sat alone on the large chair, his expressions complex.

The words Qu Lingjun had spoken, wasn’t it a self-analysis of himself too?

Over the course of his journey.

He had become more and more excellent, far removed from his initial days as an unnoticed Rogue Cultivator.

With strength, status, and fame.

Countless female cultivators were interested in him.

Even his sister-in-law Murong Qinglian had once considered introducing him to female cultivators.

If you look closer, there was also the beautiful Gu Caiyi who had a close relationship with him.

To say that he had never been moved.

It was impossible!

He wasn’t an imperturbable sage.

Before he crossed over, he was just a depressed office worker. Even a dating relationship went nowhere because of the high housing prices in the big city.

In contrast.

The female cultivators in the world of Immortal Cultivation were all unique, hardly any ugly ones.

In such a situation, it’s just his heart that is committed to the path of Dao that holds him steady!

Before attaining Foundation Establishment, he chose to preserve the Primordial Yang Body.

After achieving Foundation Establishment, he realized his horizons had broadened, and he was no longer concerned with the length of time.

In such cases, if one simply gets swept up in carnal desires or the warmth of a family, they might hurriedly tie the knot.

The future…

Waiting for him could potentially be –

“There is a loquat tree in my courtyard, which my wife planted the year she died. It has now grown into a large canopy.”

He did not want to witness such a scene.

Watching a lover go from their prime, to aging, and finally dying in one’s arms.

That feeling, even without having experienced it, is probably unbearable.

Therefore,

Luo Chen made up his mind after Foundation Establishment.

“Unless it’s a case of love at first sight, or I am deeply moved, I will not casually indulge in desire.”

This was his resolution.

But he also left a little room for himself.

After all, love is pretty magical- who knows if he could resist it when the time comes?

Luo Chen gave a carefree smile.

“In my life, even if I don’t find a demonic enchantress or a beauty from a great sect, at the very least, I should have a Dao Companion Cultivator who can keep up with me!”

The rogue cultivators in The Great River District suddenly noticed something.

It seemed like Luo Tian Creed was about to leave?

All sorts of medicinal herbs were being sold like crazy.

All kinds of Lower Order Magic Tools were being sold en masse, completely disregarding the current market price.

The Ancient Plains hunting spots they had occupied for the last few years were also being sold off to some local fringe forces.

Not only that, Crescent Valley, where they had been operating for years, had also dismantled their defensive formation, giving off an impression of being ready to leave anytime.

Such actions naturally alarmed the rogue cultivators.

Some of the more knowledgeable ones even thought that this might be associated with the sudden change that took place in Big River Ghost City.

They, too, noticed something was amiss.

Meanwhile, in Xiao Huan Mountain.

A Pill Refinement Conference was being held in full swing.

While it was called a conference, the ones actually making moves were still Luo Chen, Qu Lingjun, and Mi Li.

“Watch closely, the main thing about refining a Jade Marrow Pill lies in how we handle the main ingredient.”

“And to process the Wan Jade, we must use the Breaking Jade Hand Pill Technique.”

“Pay attention to my next move!”

In the large pill room.

The earth fire was burning vigorously as Luo Chen stood in front of the Pill Tripod, his hands moving swiftly like fluttering butterflies.

Under his manipulation, strands of spirit power slowly permeated through the cracks on the surface of the Wan Jade.

To the side, Qu Lingjun and Mi Li were watching this scene with wide eyes.

If there were other pill refiners there, they would be puzzled.

It makes sense for Luo Chen to demonstrate pill refinement techniques to Qu Lingjun – it’s discipleship after all.

But what had Mi Li done to deserve this privilege as an outsider?

This was Luo Chen’s way of returning the favor.

Mi Li had taken over his teaching duties for Qu Lingjun for many years – her contributions couldn’t go unnoticed.

But because of her limited pill refining talent, she could only refine simple Fasting Pills.

Over the years, her compensation hadn’t increased much.

If she could learn something from Luo Chen’s demonstration.

Even if it’s just a little, it would greatly benefit her.

In the future, if she could independently refine First Order Pills, that would be the best.

Even if she couldn’t, she could still assist Qu Lingjun.

This way, there would be a reason to increase her compensation.

Looking at the two out of the corner of his eye, Luo Chen sighed in his heart.

“After all, Ling Jun highly regards her. And Mi Shuhua ‘greatly helped’ me in the past. If I can make Mi Li’s life better, it would ease my conscience.”

After the demonstration.

Luo Chen ceased his actions.

He left the final collection of the pills to Qu Lingjun.

“Master!”

“There are forty pills, all Ascendant Grade!”

Qu Lingjun was very excited, holding that wooden tray, his eyes full of admiration.

That’s his master!

Every time he makes a move, he could easily refine Ascendant Grade pills.

Even a Pill Refinement Grandmaster may not be able to achieve this!

Comparing himself to him.

There was too much of a difference indeed.

From the side, Mi Li watched Luo Chen admiringly.

That’s Luo Chen! That’s Dan Chenzi!

Every time he made a move, he would always leave people astounded.

That’s how it was when he refined the Fasting Elixir in the past, and even when he made the Ascendant Grade Allure Pill.

Now, even the Ascendant Grade Jade Marrow Pill seemed easy to him!

Luo Chen shrugged it off with a wave of his hand.

Instead, he sternly looked at Qu Lingjun.

At this time, he lacked his usual confidence and maturity, full of passion for the Dao of alchemy.

“How much did you learn?”