Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 731: Chapter 301: Liangyue Fairy, Old Stories of The Great River _1

“These two are esteemed guests of our Ice Castle.”

“I will be hosting the auction later, and I won’t be able to attend to them personally. Liangyue, can you take good care of them for me, and brief them on the main treasures that will be auctioned at the Xuelian Hall?”

“Don’t neglect them!”

Shi Boying spoke indifferently, his tone not as enthusiastic as when he addressed Luo Chen earlier.

This difference made it evident that this foundation establishment female cultivator named “Liangyue” was not held in high regard in his heart.

Despite the difference in treatment, Qiu Liang Yue seemed to take it all in stride and acted as if it was a given.

She looked at Luo Chen and Wang Yuan and gestured them to follow her.

“Please follow me, friends!”

Luo Chen and Wang Yuan exchanged glances and silently followed her.

…

The Xuelian Hall was large, but it was several times smaller than the Binglan Palace.

As the trio walked to the auction hall, they naturally started to talk.

“May I ask how I should address the two of you?”

“I am Luo Chen.”

“Wang Yuan.”

“So you are Friend Luo and Friend Wang! I am Qiu Liang Yue, a disciple at Ice Castle, currently serving at Xuelian District.”

Qiu Liang Yue introduced herself.

Then she took out a thin list, ready to introduce the resources that will appear in the auction.

However, as she opened the list, she raised her head in confusion.

“Wang Yuan?”

“Hm, does Friend Qiu have any questions?” Wang Yuan asked.

Qiu Liang Yue frowned, feeling like she had heard the name somewhere before.

After a brief thought, she hesitantly asked, “The Great River District? Are you from The Great River District?”

Wang Yuan gave a nod without any concealment.

Seeing that Wang Yuan seemed very forthcoming, Luo Chen quickly took over the conversation.

“Indeed, we came from The Great River District a few years ago, in a way, we could consider ourselves as your neighbors, Friend Qiu.”

The Xuelian District was located upstream from The Great River District, so the distance between them was not far.

The Nangong Family, who Luo Chen was familiar with, had relocated from the Xuelian District to the nearby location.

With this basis of “neighbourhood”, the atmosphere among the three warmed up slightly.

It’s always good to meet old acquaintances abroad!

Qiu Liang Yue laughed, “I felt the name Friend Wang was familiar. It turns out that there used to be a person called Wang Yuan in The Great River District who was known as the number one in fighting prowess in the Qi Refinement Stage. I definitely remembered correctly.”

“Unbelievable, after many years, you have reached the Foundation Establishment as a rogue cultivator.”

Wang Yuan glanced at Luo Chen and kept silent.

Luo Chen rallied, “Isn’t Friend Qiu the same? I remember that back then, the Liangyue Fairy was the most famous female rogue cultivator in several districts.”

“Nowadays, not only have you established your foundation, but you have also joined the Ice Castle. That’s truly admirable!”

When it came to the achievements made so far, Qiu Liang Yue was feeling a little complacent.

However, with Luo Chen’s Middle Stage Foundation Establishment in sight, she could not be arrogant.

After modestly accepting the praise, she proceeded to reflect upon her journey.

“Foundation establishment, for us rogue cultivators, is truly challenging.”

The three continued to walk and discuss.

Luo Chen emotively replied: “Indeed, Friend Qiu speaks the truth.”

Qiu Liang Yue brushed her loose hair and sighed, “In order to establish my foundation, I ran east and west, almost walked through the nearby districts, and attended countless large and small auction events, but I couldn’t get a single Foundation Establishment Pill.”

“Especially in The Great River District, it’s truly unpredictable. It’s more dangerous than the renowned Liuguang District full of calamity cultivators.”

Luo Chen chuckled, “After all, it’s near the Million Mountains, where they have to deal with demon beasts every day, hence people there are somewhat savage.”

Perhaps after foundation establishment, one shows off when glorified and complains when suffering.

Qiu Liang Yue seemed to be in high spirits at this moment.

“Back then, I bought some resources at a black market.”

“I didn’t get far before I was robbed on the spot by a barbaric calamity cultivator. I had to detonate a precious blood talisman I had just won at an auction.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen’s mouth twitched.

He casually echoed: “It seems they really had no respect for the rules.”

Wang Yuan, who had been expressionless this whole time, was now looking a bit stiff.

Qiu Liang Yue looked at Luo Chen. She finally remembered who he was.

The current hottest Foundation Establishment True Cultivator in Tian Lan Immortal City!

The Fire Spirit Lord – Luo Chen!

His reputation was widely known!

She sincerely said: “I believe that such calamity cultivators are a minority among the tens of thousands of rogue cultivators in The Great River District. If Fire Spirit Lord had been there, with your chivalrous heart, you definitely would not have sat by and done nothing.”

Wang Yuan conveniently turned his face to the side, looked at the wall made of ice blocks with the reflected shadow.

His bald head shining, teeth clenched!

Luo Chen showed a “agonized” expression, solemnly saying: “At that time, I was busy cultivating and was not aware of these incidents.”

“As you said, if I had been there, I would have definitely severely punished those barbaric robbers, letting them know that The Great River District is not a lawless place!”

Crack!

A sound of bone cracking was heard.

Qiu Liang Yue looked at Wang Yuan strangely.

Wang Yuan forced out a smile, “Just moving around, it’s nothing.”

Qiu Liang Yue nodded.

Then she continued:

“But it proves the saying that ‘Blessings arise out of misfortunes’!”

“After I barely escaped from that barbaric calamity cultivator and was chased by other calamity cultivators in The Great River District, I took a wrong turn and entered a mountain nearby.”

“Unknowingly, I entered the immortal mansion left by a foundation establishment cultivator of Ice Castle!”

“Not only that, I was even lucky to find a Foundation Establishment Pill in his storage bag.”

“After successfully establishing my foundation, with the help of the token left by that predecessor, I joined the Ice Castle with immense luck.”

Qiu Liang Yue shook her head with great emotion, as if she had experienced the transformation from suffering to sweetness.

“Now, I’m no longer alone.”

Luo Chen courteously responded, “That’s indeed, a cause for joy!”

Qiu Liang Yue laughed freely, “Not sure about joy, but if I ever run into the calamity cultivator who pushed me into that dead-end situation, I would like to thank him.”

“You are so magnanimous, Friend!” Luo Chen gave a thumbs up.

“They’re two different things. I would thank him for my foundation establishment opportunity. But after thanking him, I would certainly kill him on the spot, otherwise my mind won’t be at ease.”

Qiu Liang Yue casually said.

In her words, she still carried the habit she had when she was a rogue cultivator.

What wonderful dealings with grudges and favor!

Luo Chen glanced at Wang Yuan, let out a couple of dry coughs.

He promptly shifted the topic.

“Since Friend has traversed a long way to come to Tianlan, I assume you must have passed through The Great River District! I wonder, what is the current state of The Great River District?”

Bringing up the current state of The Great River District.

The expression of Qiu Liang Yue became grave.

“That is definitely not a benign place!”

“Can you elaborate?”

“Of course, I can!”

…

The auction hall of Xuelian Hall is fan-shaped.

There are no VIP boxes, everything is simple.

After all, Xuelian Hall mainly sells various specialties of the Ice Castle. Normally it does not host auctions.

Only occasionally, when precious resources have accumulated, it will hold an auction to dispose of a batch of items at a high price.

In terms of quantity, it’s not too much.

Luo Chen and Wang Yuan were arranged by Qiu Liang Yue to sit at the highest point in the rear with the best view.

Sitting here, you can overlook the whole scene.

At the same time, when cultivators take part in the auction, there is no issue of them being too far away for the host to notice.

After sitting down.

Luo Chen and Wang Yuan wordlessly watched Qiu Liang Yue’s retreating figure until she was out of sight, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

He casually cast a Sound Isolation Technique, cloaking both of them.

“Did we get exposed?”

“I wore a disguise back then, there’s no way we got exposed!”

“That’s good, that’s good!”

Luo Chen took a sigh of relief, looked at Wang Yuan, and couldn’t help but laugh.

“The domineering robber?”

Wang Yuan looked at him speechlessly, “Chivalrous heart?”

“Ha ha ha…”

As soon as they first saw Qiu Liang Yue, Luo Chen and Wang Yuan recognized each other’s origins.

It was the unfortunate female cultivator who happened to be caught in Luo Chen’s trap against the Fu Family in The Great River District.

At that time, Luo Chen auctioned a Blood Talisman forged by Wang Yuan through the Zhenlong Black Market, and it was won by her.

Luo Chen was the mastermind behind the scenes, and definitely couldn’t be described as having a chivalrous heart.

Naturally, Wang Yuan was the domineering robber in the mouth of Fairy Liang Yue.

“What a twist of fate.”

After laughing, Luo Chen gradually composed himself.

The current state of The Great River District, as told by Qiu Liang Yue, was now a Ghost Realm enveloping thousands of miles!

The Ghost King, Pang Renxiong, broke free from his prison.

Countless rogue cultivators who died in the Inner City were all controlled by him.

The scope of the Ghost Realm expanded directly from the Inner City and encompassed thousands of miles.

Not only that, many Demon Beasts that entered the realm were devoured and converted by the Ghost King.

Moreover, in the vast Ghost Realm right now, apart from a Ghost King, there were also dozens of formidable Ghost Generals!

The range of the Ghost Realm was faintly expanding.

An Ascendant Master of the Ice Castle ventured in for investigation and almost died at the hands of the Ghost King Pang Renxiong.

Now, that place has become a forbidden land!

Rogue cultivators are not allowed to enter, and sect Foundation Establishment cultivators dare not approach hastily.

The Ice Castle didn’t want to deal with this mess, investigated it once and then left it be.

After all, the continuing expansion of the Ghost Realm was spreading downstream, presenting little threat to Xuelian District.

During their journey, they could simply make a detour.

Knowing the current state of The Great River District, Wang Yuan couldn’t help feeling extremely fortunate.

“I’m grateful we listened to you back then and insisted on leaving The Great River District. Otherwise, we might be part of the wailing ghosts there now.”

Luo Chen sighed lightly, “I wonder when the Yu Ding Sword Sect will send someone to deal with the Ghost Realm. The Great River District is indeed a good place, if we could possess it, it could surely become a land of rising prosperity.”

As a large market facing the Eastern Wasteland Million Mountains.

Great River District’s geographical conditions are indeed superb.

The resources collected each year are massive.

This is evident from the fact that the six Ascendant Sects in the Nascent Soul Stage were all willing to set up stationed industries there, despite the long journey.

Due to his previous stage of cultivation, he did not come into contact with higher-order resources.

But even among the lower-order resources, there were quite a few impressive items.

For example, there were spirit medicines like the Eight-Hundred Year Heavenly Root that could be used directly for Foundation Establishment.

There were also top-grade resources like the Six Leaf Heavenly Emperor Lotus, collected by Mi Shuhua in the early years, which could extend the lifespan of any cultivator by a Jia Zi (cycle of 60-year) regardless of their stage!

These precious items cannot be collected in a “commercial center” like Tian Lan Immortal City.

Wang Yuan casually remarked: “Even if it were restored, it probably won’t be our turn to profit. Besides, isn’t Luo Tian Creed doing pretty well now?”

Luo Chen was taken aback, then gave a casual smile.

“Indeed, I was being too greedy.”

Putting this topic aside, Luo Chen took out a bamboo slip that Qiu Liang Yue gave him before she left. It recorded most of the resources that would appear in this auction.

The first thing he noticed was the name of the five Second Order Demon Beasts!

To make a profit, it’s not necessary to possess a large market like The Great River District.

As long as you have enough talent, you can naturally create more benefits.

And Luo Chen himself had the method to “create talent”.

Looking at those names, Luo Chen murmured in his heart.

“Even though I’ve gathered so many resources, I don’t have enough time to fully utilize them all, it seems that we’re still lacking enough talents who can hold their own.”

“It about time for the Luo Tian Creed to have a few more Foundation Establishment True Cultivators.”

“If it was someone else, they might be helpless.”

“But I, have a unique advantage!”

“The Emperor Liquor…”