Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 879: Chapter 360: Lantern Lights Flicker, A Faint Fragrance Fills the Sleeves

Chu Kui’s departure was not an isolated incident.

Soon, Luo Chen bade farewell to two Foundation Establishment True Cultivators of the Luo Tian Creed.

Li Yingzhang and Min Longyu.

Initially, Luo Chen had planned on rotating the guards, but with the war situation becoming tense in the Ice Castle, and Duan Feng having to look after the business of magic tools, the front lines that the Luo Tian Creed was responsible for began to suffer attacks as well.

Relying solely on Wang Yuan and Xu Huanzhen, their strength was inevitably thin.

Thus, Li Yingzhang, the Guest Elder, was also dispatched there.

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Min Longyu went to provide array support, and after setting up the necessary arrays, he would return.

Li Yingzhang, however, was to stay there long-term.

Atop Danxia Peak.

Luo Chen, watching the two of them leave, couldn’t help but wear a solemn expression.

This past year, he had not stinted in supplying Jueqing with Blood Ignition Pills, and had no idea how she used them; apparently, she hadn’t managed to improve the predicament of Jueqing’s Clan in the slightest.

As a result, the Luo Tian Creed was also being dragged down by it.

Now, he was compelled to send away two more of his generals.

“President, you needn’t worry. Once I arrive, I will definitely set up the arrays properly, to ensure that our brothers and sisters are not harmed!”

Seeing Luo Chen’s concerned face, Min Longyu thought he was worried and immediately spoke up to comfort him.

In his words was the confident demeanor of a master of the Path of Array.

Luo Chen shook his head, choosing not to explain his thoughts.

Instead, he expressed concern for the two.

“Did you bring all the materials you need?”

Min Longyu patted the storage bag at his waist, “Rest assured, I have specifically researched the geographical environment of Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain based on the classics. This time, I can set up at least two Second Order Arrays and one First Order Array.”

Seeing his confidence, Luo Chen breathed somewhat easier.

Turning to Li Yingzhang, Luo Chen asked, “How’s the refinement of the Chi Dragon Sword going?”

After Li Jinhuang’s Foundation Establishment, Luo Chen had already returned the magic sword, which was his front-line magic tool.

But with just one year’s time, it was feared that no significant effects could have been cultivated.

Sure enough!

“At full strength, I can release two bursts of Chi Dragon Sword Light,” Li Yingzhang replied.

Only able to activate the power of the magic item twice?

Luo Chen shook his head, fearing even two attempts would be quite forced.

Moreover, it was merely sword light, not an artifact killing move.

After some thought, Luo Chen instructed, “Unless it’s absolutely necessary, do not use the magic item against your enemy. Try to fight using top grade magic tools as much as possible!”

Li Yingzhang was puzzled.

The magic item’s power was vast; shouldn’t he rely on it?

“In the chaos of battle, the situation is complex and ever-changing. You have no idea how many real enemies you’re facing. The interval of deploying a magic item alone is enough for someone to kill you seven or eight times over.”

“Use top grade magic tools more often, so you always have a bit of strength in reserve in case of emergencies.”

Luo Chen explained like this.

Li Yingzhang pondered for a moment, then nodded to show he had taken the advice to heart.

There was little more Luo Chen could say.

After giving each of them three Top Grade Blood Ignition Pills as a lifeline, Luo Chen watched as they departed on a flying boat.

When he returned with a slightly troubled expression,

Sima Huiniang couldn’t help but sigh, “Our Luo Tian Creed didn’t have many Foundation Establishment cultivators to begin with, and now five have left. Who knows when this war will end.”

Luo Chen offered meager comfort.

“It’s okay. Other families are in a worse state than us.”

Sima Huiniang smiled self-deprecatingly. Was this what it meant to take pleasure in another’s misfortune, comparing who’s worse off?

“Besides, as the old leave, new Foundation Establishment cultivators are born. Things are always moving in a positive direction.”

Sima Huiniang was surprised.

Then she realized and said, “Has Hall Master Gu already succeeded in Foundation Establishment?”

“Though not yet complete, it won’t be long,” Luo Chen said, looking into the distance, “Based on the timing, it should be within these two days. Hui Niang, do you want to go together to receive her when she comes out of seclusion?”

Sima Huiniang rejected the idea without hesitation.

“Forget it. The first thing she definitely doesn’t want to see when she comes out is me.”

Luo Chen was helpless.

Perhaps this was just how women were. They had sat down to eat together before, yet still acted as if they would rather die than interact with each other.

Even though they would see each other all the time in the future.

“Well then!”

“If you won’t go, then don’t. I’m going back now. With you here, things in Danxia are bound to get a bit tougher,” he said.

Sima Huiniang’s expression remained unchanged.

Although the scale of the Luo Tian Creed had grown much larger than before, it was still, after all, an organization of just over a thousand members. Over the years, the various industries had gradually gotten on track, each with dedicated people in charge.

She personally didn’t think it was too arduous.

However, as she watched Luo Chen walk away, she pressed her lips tightly together.

Thoughts swirled through her mind.

Suddenly, she uttered a word out loud.

“Boring!”

It was unclear if she was calling others boring, calling herself boring, or referring to certain matters as boring.

But with the self-deprecating smile hanging on her lips, it seemed she was speaking of herself.

After this bit of self-mockery, the woman turned and returned to the Hui Xin Hall, where a mountain of documents awaited her attention.

There were also official documents about establishing new business for the Luo Tian Creed, waiting for her decision!

…

In the midst of misty mountain streams and a light drizzle,

Luo Chen, holding an oil-paper umbrella, stood silently in the light wind and rain.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound caught his ear.

He turned around to see the giant Break Dragon Stone gradually rising.

A graceful figure, along with the rise of the huge stone, gradually revealed her form.

Luo Chen couldn’t help but smile.

The person opposite also revealed a smile.

In front of Luo Chen, the woman bowed slightly, with her hands stacked atop her waist.

“Friend Luo, this humble woman offers her greetings!”

Luo Chen smiled and clasped his fists in a greeting, “Hall Master Gu, would you care to join me for a stroll in the rain through Tianlan?”

That day,

within the desolate Tian Lan Immortal City,

a man and a woman walked under an umbrella, strolling along the street, wandering through the shops.

This outing lasted a whole day.

Upon their return, the man had swapped his long-worn Red Cloud Robes for a white brocade robe the woman had personally picked for him.

And on the woman’s wrist now lay a blue bracelet.

That night, the lanterns flickered gently, their dim light filling the room with a subtle fragrance.

The warmth of wine deepened thoughts of spring, as the depicted mandarin ducks on the quilt seemed to stir in a wave of red.

Until the break of dawn!

…

The return of Gu Caiyi’s Foundation Establishment was like a shot in the arm for Luo Tian Creed, which had recently been unsettled.

Although no grand Foundation Establishment Ceremony was held,

when the cultivators within the sect saw Gu Caiyi, who had been gravely injured and bedridden for more than a year, brilliantly returning to the Luo Tian Creed and taking charge of the Luo Tian Creed Gold Hall once again, it lifted everyone’s spirits.

Though war was fearsome, the Luo Tian Creed still pulsed with vigorous vitality.

As long as Luo Chen was there, it was like having a Sea-Stabilizing Divine Needle that would not fall.

Without the need for slogans or ceremonies, the Luo Tian Creed regained the feel of its peak times.

With Gu Caiyi’s return, the Luo Tian Creed Gold Hall began to exert its mighty influence as well.

In only two months, President Sima Hui Niang and the Gold Hall’s Hall Master Gu Caiyi unanimously passed a new business venture for the Luo Tian Creed.

Elixir business, Spirit Plants business, and medicinal material business, all consolidated into one.

The cultivators left by the Battle Hall, under the guidance of the Law Enforcement Elder Zhou Yuanli, reformed a new team.

Together, they entered the Accumulated Thunder Mountain battlefield,

opening up a new market and making a fortune from the war!

Throughout this process, Luo Chen did not make any appearances, letting the two women discuss and decide on their own.

Even when they later asked him about the decisions they’d made, Luo Chen simply told them to do as they saw fit.

During this period, Sima Hui Niang also put forward a few other decisions.

For instance, recruiting Rogue Cultivators on a large scale again to strengthen the External Sect.

For instance, partnering with the Tianyi District Chen Family to open a Vestment robe shop in the Ten Thousand Li of Yellow Sands Wasteland. The Luo Tian Creed would provide the raw materials and handle the sales, while the Chen Family would be in charge of crafting the Vestment robes.

And so on. Luo Chen opposed none of these.

He dedicated all his energy to practicing Techniques and enhancing his own strength.

Within the study in his Immortal Mansion,

Luo Chen held a piece of beast hide, reading it intently.

After a long while, he set down the hide, lost in thought.

“I may be able to practice this Technique!”

“But before practicing this Technique, I need the aid of certain external materials.”

“I do have the raw materials for this, unfortunately, Duan Feng is not here…”

Luo Chen confirmed that practicing this Technique would greatly enhance his strength.

And it would be a swift enhancement!

With this thought, he hesitated no more.

Immediately, he left Tianlan Peak and headed straight to a shop in the Immortal City.

Looking up at the sign that read “Bai Lian Mountains,” Luo Chen strode right in.

A shop assistant approached him.

“Does the senior wish to purchase a Magic Tool?”

“Not to buy; I want to have a Magic Tool custom-made. Is your Shop Master Gongsun available?”

The shop assistant looked stunned, then said, “Our Bai Lian Mountains’ Shop Master has gone to the Accumulated Thunder Mountain battlefield; we are not accepting custom Magic Tool orders. Elder Gongsun, he…”

He trailed off in his speech.

The person in front of him, dressed in a luxurious white brocade robe.

Not only dignified but also exuding the powerful presence of one accustomed to authority.

Such a person was not easily refused.

The assistant asked tentatively, “May the senior provide his name?”

“Dan Chenzi.”

The shop assistant was taken aback, then involuntarily exclaimed,

“Could it be the renowned Dan Chenzi from the Luo Tian Creed?”

“Yes.”

Swallowing hard, the assistant said, “Senior, please wait a moment, I’ll go and call Elder Gongsun right away.”

With that, he turned and hurried off.

Halfway through, he instructed a maid to serve Luo Chen Spirit Tea and pastries, before ducking into the back hall.

Faced with such thorough hospitality, Luo Chen nodded approvingly.

The Bai Lian Mountains, standing tall in Tianlan for many years without fail,

even with formidable competitors like Tian Fan City and the Flame Alliance, and emerging powers such as the Geng Family and Luo Tian Creed, still thrived.

The Divine Craft Clan, once on par with Bai Lian Mountains, had long vanished without a trace.

But they, Bai Lian Mountains, were still living well.

What they relied on was not just the usual Magic Tool business, but also the “custom” business.

Their three Tool Casting Crafters were all of Second Order.

They could skillfully forge ordinary Magic Tools and had even collaborated to create top-grade Magic Items!

Considering everything, the Bai Lian Mountains’ backer must be the Ailao Mountain!

Earlier, listening to the shop assistant, their Shop Master had gone to Accumulated Thunder Mountain, likely called upon by Ailao Mountain.

“Indeed, to survive in this Yu Ding Realm, one must find a strong backing.”

“But as war escalates, no one can remain unscathed.”

As Luo Chen contemplated this, high-paced footsteps emerged from the back hall.

Soon after, an elder with a lively spirit rushed in front of him.

Seeing Luo Chen, he couldn’t help but laugh aloud.

“Friend Luo, it has been a long time since we parted at Danxia.”

Luo Chen also smiled slightly, “Friend Gongsun, you haven’t changed at all!”