Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 762: Chapter 315: Clearly, I Came First _1

Deep in the night, rain fills the air.

A light rain falls, seeming to wash away the hustle and bustle of the day.

After the passionate waves have ebbed, we retire to the calm of post-pleasure.

Luo Chen lies in bed, staring at the ornately carved beams overhead, as if seeing through the ceiling to the inky night sky outside.

Glancing downward, the woman seems spent, laying limp on his chest, her black hair and white shoulders standing out startlingly against his skin.

Some things happen quite unexpectedly.

Yet they also seem inevitable, as naturally as water flowing into channels.

The reasons are unspeakable, ineffable.

“You seem to be not very happy today?”

Hearing his heart’s robust beat beside her ear, Sima Huiniang lazily asked.

“Hmm.”

A soft hum expressed that, despite the overwhelming pleasure, a cloud of gloom still lingered.

“Care to share?”

Facing Sima Huiniang’s inquiry.

If it were the past, Luo Chen definitely wouldn’t answer.

He usually dealt with such matters privately, not sharing with outsiders.

But at this moment, the woman by his side was no outsider.

He didn’t conceal anything and spoke of Dan Taijun declaring her supremacy earlier that day, without hiding any details.

In the silent room, only the man’s profound voice could be heard recounting the events.

This included Luo Chen’s Jade Dew Pill business with the Ice Castle and the current power structure within the Ice Castle itself.

After a long while, Sima Huiniang finally propped herself up from Luo Chen’s broad chest.

“There’s good and bad to this.”

“From my perspective, it does more good for you than harm.”

Looking at her pink cheeks, Luo Chen adjusted his posture, resting his hand under his head.

“Explain it!”

Luo Chen was not stubborn.

He was open to other people’s suggestions.

Sima Huiniang didn’t appear apprehensive; she recounted her business dealings from earlier that evening, one by one.

Which household she reached agreements with, and which she officially collaborated with.

The sacrifices made and advantages gained.

In conclusion, she said, “Without Dan Taijun’s personal visit and the Core Formation Secret Art demonstrating her favor for me, my smooth talk wouldn’t have gotten me such good deals, and those people certainly wouldn’t have sought my favor.”

Luo Chen knitted his brows.

“That’s just immediate gain.”

“Even if Dan Taijun hadn’t shown up and used the Core Formation Secret Art to show her approval of me, I could have still negotiated these deals.”

This wasn’t Luo Chen being arrogant.

This was always part of his plans.

When preparing for Sima Huiniang’s celebration, he had already envisioned all this.

The Luo Tian Creed needed to quickly absorb the sudden influx of resources, and this was the opportunity to achieve that goal.

If done step by step, it would take decades to yield results.

Decades, too long!

Especially for the current Yu Ding Realm. No one knew when the two Nascent Soul Ascendant Sects would personally intervene, escalating this simmering conflict to a full-blown war.

That’s why he did what he did.

Regardless of Dan Taijun’s involvement, he was confident he could complete this step.

Even if it meant making a little less.

“Immediate gain?” Sima Huiniang adjusted her disheveled hair and smiled lightly, “In my opinion, that’s not the case.”

Under Luo Chen’s watchful gaze, she spoke unhurriedly:

“Tianlan Immortal City has been jointly built by The Seven Sects. The magnitude and complexity of the interests involved are far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.”

“To survive in Tian Lan, we certainly cannot stand alone.”

“In fact, when I recently went through the various reports, I discovered the intricate relationships.”

“The bigger a power, the larger the shadow of the Great Sects behind it.”

“Otherwise, with more gains, there’s more envy. Sooner or later it leads to tragic endings.”

The more they earn, the more people envy?

Death and destruction?

These words hit Luo Chen like a punch.

He suddenly woke up.

His recent string of successful battles had made him somewhat complacent, hadn’t they?

How strong can a Rogue Cultivator Group be?

The Danxia Min Family from a hundred years ago?

The Lianyun Business Union from ten years ago?

They were strong!

One had unparalleled arrays, capable of surviving a year-long siege by multiple times their forces.

The other had more than ten Foundation Establishment cultivators, three Late Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, and even a Golden Core Period cultivator in secret.

Still, their ends were all too clear to see in the end.

Sima Huiniang continued to speak confidently.

“Many powers in Tianlan have various relationships with the Great Sects.”

“But these relationships are essentially useless in critical times. They’re just a cover for normal operations.”

“Take the Qin Flower River Li family in front of us for example. They’re related to Qingdan Valley, but did Qingdan Valley help when they were facing life and death?”

“No, they didn’t!”

“There wasn’t even a word of kindness.”

“The large powers that manage to stand in Tianlan are all closely connected to the Golden Core Great Sects.”

“Peach Mountain relies on Peach Blossom Ancestor of the Hundred Flowers Palace, Luosha District receives protection from Ailao Mountain, and the Du family of Taibai District directly provides their most valuable Taibai Liquor to the Yu Ding Sword Sect. There’s also Tianyi District City…”

“Such is the case that even the seemingly isolated Iron Sword Hall is actually, like the Rolling Dragon Ridge Zheng Family, staunch vassals of the Flame Alliance!”

Luo Chen’s face tightened.

He had a sudden realization!

Previously, when the Luo Tian Creed was in crisis, Ice Castle acted just like Qingdan Valley did with the Li Family, ignoring their plight.

At that time, he thought that Ice Castle only valued him and not the Luo Tian Creed.

He had also thought it would always be this way.