Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 765: Chapter 316 Savoring the Marrow? Blood Evil Unblocks Meridians!_2

“A mere ten percent chance is almost equivalent to none!”

Luo Chen sighed deeply, casually wiping away the puddle on the ground.

Although he felt somewhat regretful, there was no overwhelming disappointment.

The reason for this was simple. There was no way Dan Taijun could casually give him the vital Core Formation Secret Art of the Ice Castle.

Even if she wanted to, the Ice Castle would never agree.

Therefore, what could be given out would merely be an ordinary Core Formation Secret Art.

When he obtained this art, he had felt briefly excited, but he did not have excessive hopes for it.

This was the reason.

Now that he looked at it, indeed, there were no surprises.

“Dan Taijun really did manage to play a nice trick!”

“She has used an unimportant Core Formation Secret Art to tie the Luo Tian Creed, under everyone’s watchful eyes, tightly to Jueqing’s Clan.”

“I wonder if this was her idea, or the Jueqing Fairy’s idea.”

In Luo Chen’s understanding of Dan Taijun, although she was a bit scheming, she probably couldn’t have accomplished such a feat on her own.

The Jueqing Fairy, whom he had only seen briefly, appeared to him as profoundly inscrutable.

After thoughtful pondering, Luo Chen became more certain that this was the maneuver of the Jueqing Fairy.

No other reason!

When Luo Chen was asking for the Core Formation Secret Art for the first time, Dan Taijun had refused him without hesitation.

“Let it be!”

“Better to keep it for now than nothing. If I don’t collect other Core Formation techniques after I finalize the Foundation Establishment Stage, the Dragon Phoenix Tribulation Secret Technique can still serve as a last throw in a desperate gamble.”

“For now, it’s best to hurry up and cultivate to the fifth level of Foundation Establishment!”

Core Formation is too far away.

The realms that needed to be crossed in-between were enough to make Luo Chen worry.

Pondering about this any further would be like worrying without reason.

…

Having set aside his distracting thoughts, Luo Chen focused on his current cultivation.

After advancing to the fourth level of Foundation Establishment, his cultivation progress prolonged once again.

Without interruption, it takes nearly twenty days to advance another level.

Luo Chen was far from satisfied with this pace.

But at the moment, he didn’t have a higher grade elixir to expedite his cultivation.

Oddly enough, by right, a powerful pill refiner like Luo Chen should be lacking everything except the cultivation pills suitable for himself.

However, just like the farmers who grow grains but are always hungry, he was indeed short of cultivation pills all along.

The main reason for this issue was just one: Pill formulas!

He didn’t have an orthodox cultivation pill formula.

In fact, Luo Chen had instructed Sima Huiniang long ago to arrange for the Luo Tian Creed to collect the second-order pill formulas in private as much as possible, especially the cultivation pill formulas that could increase Spirit Qi.

Even if they were incomplete, it wouldn’t matter.

If he could collect them, he could refine them for his own use.

With the system in his possession, he could even refine top-grade pills to wildly accelerate his own cultivation.

But the gains were minimal!

The only second-order pill formula he got was the useless Youth Preserving Pill formula.

It sounded like the Youth Preserving Pill was potent, possibly a favorite among female cultivators.

In reality, that was not the case.

Qi Refinement Cultivators couldn’t afford a second-order Youth Preserving Pill.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators could afford them.

But upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage, cultivators not only can abstain from food but will also undergo Tendon Changing and Marrow Washing as their realms improve.

Under such circumstances, preserving one’s youthful appearance would be as simple as casually spending a little Spirit Qi.

Dan Taijun and Jueqing Fairy, who looked young and beautiful despite being over a hundred years old, were examples of this.

As for Luo Chen, he had been at the Foundation Establishment Stage for several years, but his appearance could still be maintained at a youthful state.

The middle-aged and elderly in the Immortal Cultivation World.

If they appeared old, it was either they were too old when they reached the Foundation Establishment stage or they were too stingy to spend that bit of Spirit Qi on preserving their youthful appearance, so their true state naturally showed as time passed.

Others weren’t willing to waste even a bit of Spirit Qi, so who would spend money on a Youth Preserving Pill?

Therefore, Luo Chen didn’t even bother to study this pill formula.

Given the current influence of the Luo Tian Creed, it was clear that they couldn’t collect orthodox second-order cultivation pill formulas.

Even not just the Luo Tian Creed.

Other forces at the Foundation Establishment level would also struggle to do so.

The reason wasn’t complex at all.

The great sects above strictly controlled the flow of such pill formulas.

This matter was something Luo Chen had noticed back when he was still at the Qi Refinement Stage.

Back then, he was refining a Lower Grade Jade Marrow Pill, which was only a fraction as effective as the Qi Nurturing Pill, and Mi Shuhua was already worried sick.

He had to connect with various parties and give a share of the profits to Miao Wen of the Sword Sect.

Only then could the Jade Marrow Pill be sold without hindrance.

If it were an orthodox cultivation pill that was more effective than a Qi Nurturing Pill, the cultivators of the Medicine King Sect would probably be the first to take action and directly exterminate the Great Lake Gang back then.

Even with the Ice Castle on Luo Chen’s side now,

he didn’t dare to do so.

This was precisely why he didn’t mention anything about obtaining such pill formulas when he was negotiating terms with Dan Taijun.

Whether she has them or not, she definitely wouldn’t give them to him.

Moreover!

Shi Boying also said that the majority of the Ice Castle’s current cultivation pills were still purchased from Qingdan Valley and the Medicine King Sect.

There was no need for him to ask for humiliation.

So, in the scenario where he couldn’t collect pill formulas and could only rely on existing Qi Unifying Pills and Rising Dragon Pills for cultivation, did Luo Chen have any other methods to speed up his cultivation?

Yes!

He could start from the body!

Some days ago, Wang Yuan told him that once one has completed the Meridian Unblocking stage of Body Refinement at the Blood River Realm, one’s energy could circulate throughout the body smoothly.