Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 849: Chapter 348: The Traveler Returning on a Snowy Night (Please Subscribe and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

In the Budding Cultivator Hall.

After a busy day, Tao Wen returned from outside the Sect.

She rubbed her brow, feeling somewhat tired.

It wasn’t physical exhaustion, but rather a weariness of the heart.

A few days ago, representing Qingdan Valley, she had attended a Core Formation Ceremony of a vassal sect.

This originally minor sect, which Qingdan Valley never used to take seriously,

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had a stroke of ancestral luck, and an old, almost dying cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment took a desperate chance and miraculously achieved the Golden Core Period.

Just like that, a previously insignificant sect leapt up to become a first-class power!

Such a vassal sect could not be casually dismissed anymore.

According to normal practices, Qingdan Valley would send a Golden Core Elder of the same order to offer congratulations.

Considering paving connections for the incumbent Budding Cultivator, Tao Wen, Qing Yunzi sent her there instead.

Tao Wen gladly went.

The other party naturally received her with great importance.

Not the least bit offended by Tao Wen’s mere Ninth Level Foundation Establishment realm, they were actually quite happy.

After all, as long as Tao Wen didn’t make mistakes, her future as the Qingdan Valley Sect Leader was virtually guaranteed!

If they could curry favor with her, they’d have the shade of a big tree to enjoy.

The other party was a newly appointed Budding Cultivator with not many supporters, so if they could catch her eye now…

Therefore, they were especially attentive!

But for Tao Wen, going back and forth, not to mention the journey’s hardships and meeting a bunch of new faces, was quite tiring for her.

Yet, it was a good thing!

Now with Tao Yisheng in control of the Tao Family, she began to handle Sect affairs.

It was only a matter of time before the Tao Family’s prosperity in the coming century!

After resting for a while, Tao Wen had a thought and called over an attendant.

“I’ve seen the Budding Cultivator!”

Looking at this Foundation Establishment Middle Stage attendant who served the Budding Cultivator, Tao Wen slowly spoke.

“How has that person been behaving recently?”

It was obvious who “that person” referred to.

The attendant respectfully said, “For the past six months, they frequently visited the Tai Dan Court, but now they hardly go there. Every day, if they’re not cultivating, they’re practicing techniques, and even during rest, they’re often studying texts.”

Tao Wen’s face showed surprise.

“A diligent cultivator?”

As far as she knew, Luo Chen never seemed to have anything to do with being a diligent cultivator.

Intelligence gathering on Luo Chen had started since they decided to ask for his help.

Latterly, after Sect instructors secretly entrusted her to keep Luo Chen temporarily in Qingdan Valley, a group was specifically sent to gather detailed intelligence about his time after arriving in Tianlan.

The intelligence showed whether he was aligning with Ice Castle or ambitiously planting the Luo Tian Creed’s flag in Tianlan. It was clear that Luo Chen was someone who couldn’t stand loneliness.

But unexpectedly!

Since arriving at Qingdan Valley, both before and after the Seed Cultivator Battle, he remained quiet and almost never went out.

This behavior was strikingly similar to many Golden Core Elders in the Sect who are devoted to quiet cultivation, undisturbed by worldly affairs.

Moreover!

A Weak 3rd Order Spiritual Land was indeed excellent, especially for someone like Tao Wen at the peak of Ninth Level Foundation Establishment—it was a cultivation environment specifically designed for powerful cultivators like her.

For ordinary Middle Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators, it was fine to cultivate there occasionally for a day or two.

But to stick to it day after day for months on end, like Luo Chen was doing,

That was a matter of shocking significance.

Even Tao Wen typically cultivated for a few days before taking a day or two to rest.

After all, the density of Spirit Qi was too high, and moving it through the cultivation technique too frequently placed a heavy burden on both the meridians and the Divine Soul.

“Could it be because he encountered such an excellent cultivation land and didn’t want to waste it, so he’s biting the bullet to cultivate every minute and every second?” Tao Wen muttered to herself.

The attendant also felt quite emotional, “I seldom see such hard-working individuals. If his aptitude was outstanding, a place amongst Yu Ding Golden Cores would surely await him. It’s just a pity…”

Tao Wen knew all too well what was regrettable.

The information about Luo Chen’s aptitude was also among the intelligence.

He had Five Spirit Roots Constitution, not considered trash and even praised within the Five Elements Divine Sect as top-notch aptitude, on par with Heavenly Spirit Root.

Even higher than Tao Wen’s Wind Spirit Root.

But for ordinary cultivators, it was the weakest aptitude, akin to having none.

Without an immense supply of resources, such people struggled to achieve Foundation Establishment their entire lives.

The fact Luo Chen managed to establish his foundation had initially stunned Tao Wen.

But after Foundation Establishment, the road to further cultivation would only become more difficult.

“Aptitude… resources…”

Tao Wen pondered thoughtfully.

She had a sudden realization.

Restless Luo Chen was striving for resources.

And his fervent quest for resources was for the sake of cultivation.

Therefore, now that he found some of the best resources for cultivation, he would naturally persist in diligent cultivation, sparing no effort.

So, Luo Chen had always been Luo Chen from the beginning to the end.

There was no contradiction!

Having realized this, Tao Wen sighed.

“Have the Sect resources for me been delivered?”

The attendant nodded, “Most of them have already arrived. According to your instructions, Qi Lingyun, Tan Xiao, Tao Yisheng, Jia Shaoquan, Ding Kuo… these people, we’ve already allocated their quotas, which will be delivered to them regularly each year.”

“What about that batch of Ascendant Grade Dragon Rise Pills you kept separate for me?”

The attendant instinctively glanced at the Side Hall where Luo Chen was and whispered, “Budding Cultivator, are you preparing them for him? That might be a bit…”

“Hmm?”

Tao Wen lightly hummed, but her tone made the attendant involuntarily shiver.

In the short period, Tao Wen had encountered many Golden Core level powerhouses, and her majestic presence had been growing increasingly profound.

Mingling breeds influence, nurturing shapes physique; nothing could be truer.

The attendant quickly bowed his head, “Everything is ready.”