Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 657: Chapter 272: Midlife is Full of Worries, Inventory of Attributes_1

A soothing breeze blew through the mountain ravine, stirring up many thoughts.

The booming sound of the Silver Dragon echoed into the ears.

Luo Chen stood firm on the edge of a cliff, his gaze filled with worries.

Suddenly, a surprised voice came from the side.

“Friend Luo Chen, you’re here again. Your Luo Tian Creed isn’t attempting to reach Foundation Establishment again, is it?!”

He glanced sideways, and it was indeed Nangong Jin looking shocked.

He still lived nearby.

With a forced smile, Luo Chen replied, “Yes, someone tried to reach Foundation Establishment, but sadly, they failed.”

Upon hearing this, Nangong Jin wanted to express sympathy but inadvertently felt a sense of relief.

This jarring scene made his expression rather strange.

Luo Chen frowned, staring at him.

Clearing his throat, Nangong Jin spoke, “Failure in Foundation Establishment is commonplace. As long as they’re not a Heavenly Spirit Root Cultivator, even the most talented and well-prepared can fail. My friend, do not take it to heart.”

Luo Chen was puzzled.

“Why can Heavenly Spirit Root Cultivators sail through without trouble while others of different talents can’t? How about Dual Spirit Root Bearers? Or Alternative Spirit Root Bearers?”

Nangong Jin managed a slight smile.

“It’s because the Heavenly Spirit Root is bestowed by heaven and favored by the Dao that it’s not called a single spirit root but a Heavenly Spirit Root!”

“As for those with other talent levels…”

Nangong Jin paused, casually asking: “Tell me, how much does a Lower Grade Foundation Establishment Pill increase the success rate?”

“Thirty percent!”

“Can these Qi Refinement practitioners, even with the most thorough preparation, amass the remaining seventy percent?”

Luo Chen opened his mouth, speechless for a moment.

Even back when he attempted it, despite his body being at the Vajra Realm Finalization and his Divine Soul comparable to a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, his precision at controlling Spirit Power was unparalleled among his peers.

Even with these impeccable preparations, he still encountered four failures.

It wasn’t until the last try that he barely succeeded!

If it weren’t for his Five Spirit Root Talent’s Dantian, allowing him ample space to withstand the enormous power of Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine, the power would have reversed and injured him severely.

He even felt that at that moment, his stage was no longer at the Ninth Level Qi Refinement Stage Finalization.

Instead, under the expansion of the five doses of Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine, he momentarily broke through to the tenth, eleventh, and even in the vicinity of the twelfth and thirteenth levels!

Seeing Luo Chen unable to respond, Nangong Jin couldn’t help but laugh:

“Don’t worry.”

“Did the person survive?”

Luo Chen nodded, “They were severely injured, but after treatment, they’ve recovered.”

“As long as they’re alive, that’s good enough. After a proper recuperation, they’ll get another chance… How old is the one who tried to break through?” Nangong Jin asked.

After a thought, Luo Chen gave a somewhat uncertain number.

“Around fifty-two years old!”

“They’re pretty young then!” replied Nangong Jin casually: “After a few years of healing, they can try again for the Foundation Establishment!”

That’s right!

They’re still young!

Luo Chen snapped back to reality and thanked Nangong Jin sincerely.

Nangong Jin gave a wave of his hand, exchanged a few pleasantries, then left Tianlan Peak.

Turning back, Luo Chen looked towards the Immortal Mansion entrance.

“Big Brother Qin, you should have heard all that!”

From within the Immortal Mansion, a weary Qin Liangchen emerged.

After three days of healing, Murong Qinglian had finally awoken from her coma.

Her current condition wasn’t great.

Luo Chen’s Healing Technique, mainly using his Pure Spirit Power, had astonishing results.

But in reality, the injuries couldn’t be miraculously healed with just Spirit Power.

During the healing process, what was spent was Murong Qinglian’s “Yuan Qi”, accumulated over many years.

This Yuan Qi, according to Luo Chen’s understanding, could be likened to the vitality of the human body’s cells, the Qi-blood power hidden in the physique after years of cultivation, scattered Spirit Power, etc.

Only by combining the two could her severely-damaged meridians be mostly recovered.

However, the rest required her to rest and recuperate quietly.

She needed to consume Spirit Medicine and eat food abundant with congenital Qi and Spirit Qi.

This process couldn’t be rushed.

Thus, she would need to recuperate carefully for the next year or two.

Isn’t it said that cultivators should ideally reach Foundation Establishment before sixty years old?

If one failed after turning sixty,

Even if they didn’t die instantly, the time required for body recovery could take five to six or even more than ten years.

The older they get, the worse their bodily functions would become.

The decline in Qi and blood was no joke.

Fortunately!

Murong Qinglian was still young. After a year or two of recuperation, she could recover and have another shot at Foundation Establishment.

However, by that time…

With a worried expression, Qin Liangchen sighed.

In the Luo Tian Creed, the people hoping to reach Foundation Establishment were not just them two!

But the Foundation Establishment Pills they could get were ultimately limited.

In a year or two, Murong Qinglian’s turn simply wouldn’t come.

Seeing him melancholic and speechless, Luo Chen frowned.

He could probably guess what the other was thinking.

But he couldn’t make promises on the spot.

Patting Qin Liangchen’s shoulder, Luo Chen comforted: “At least, she’s alive.”

Qin Liangchen nodded, “I thought too much. Her life was spared, that in itself is an unimaginably fortunate thing. Luo Chen, I’ve kept you here too long in these past days. Go attend your duties, I have things under control here.”

Luo Chen acknowledged him and left.

…

Returning to Yi Seventeenth Cave Mansion,

Luo Chen sighed and stopped dwelling on the matter.

For some things, he had already done his best.

Success or failure was up to each individual’s fate.

Murong Qinglian’s preparations were incredibly thorough, without the hidden danger of an unsteady Dao Heart like Min Longyu.

Despite all this, she still failed.

“Success rate…”

Luo Chen murmured this term. For every major breakthrough, failure and success went hand in hand.