Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1600: Chapter 591: Post-war Inventory, Astonishing Gains_3

Obviously!

Rearing precious items with the Dragon Rearing Basin is not without a cost.

The cultivator’s mana is the most important nutrient.

However, compared to the normal nurturing of magic items, using the Dragon Rearing Basin will save at least one-fifth of the mana consumption.

Do not underestimate this one-fifth. Over time, it can save Luo Chen a large amount of mana.

This can also be considered an indirect increase in his cultivation speed!

Watching this scene, Han Zhan helplessly said, ”Clearly in a bad state, yet you’ve consumed blood essence again.”

Luo Chen, with droopy eyes, said, ”With such a precious item, if I do not properly bind it to myself, I will feel uneasy.”

With that said, he pushed his hand forward, and nine storage utensils flew in front of the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

Looking at the seven storage bags, one wine cup, and one storage belt floating in front of him, Han Zhan was stunned.

”What is the meaning of this!”

”I intend to go all out, refining the energy from the Hidden Dust Sand to recover to peak condition. These trivial matters of erasing cultivator marks are too energy-consuming,” said Luo Chen, eyelids drooping, in a languid tone. ”Predecessor, surely you do not wish for Xiao Luo to remain weak and unable to remove the miasma from the Soul Nourishing Wood for you any time soon!”

Inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Han Zhan’s Nascent Soul small people opened their mouths but were at a loss for words.

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It has to be said, despite being only one-tenth of his former self and left with only a remnant soul, Han Zhan still has the foundation of a Nascent Soul True Master!

With his methods, it took only about ten days to unlock the original owner’s remaining marks on the nine storage utensils for Luo Chen.

This saved Luo Chen a lot of time.

In a cultivator’s life of a hundred years, countless battles large and small have been fought, and countless storage bags have been acquired; the most troublesome part is unlocking the marks.

The nine storage utensils acquired this time were all from Golden Core Cultivators.

One can imagine how troublesome it would be to unlock the marks.

But the outcome was the most efficient.

Luo Chen took the time to check them daily.

Every day, there was a smile on the corner of his mouth.

After painstakingly checking them for half a month, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

The reason being nothing other than a windfall!

These nine storage utensils came from the Qian and Wu families, Refining Sharpedge, and Hundred Craft Mountain.

Although not like Rogue Cultivators who habitually carry all their belongings with them at all times, the inheritance contained within was quite substantial.

Especially since they were in Feileng City to attend the auction, they had deliberately prepared a batch of funds.

Even though most of the Spirit Stones were converted into resources of equivalent value, just the Spirit Stones alone, combined with his original savings, brought Luo Chen’s net worth to over ten million once more!

A staggering total of eighteen million Spirit Stones!

Fighting for life and death in the Mysterious Rock Sea Area for several years was not as profitable as the battle at Coldlight Island in one day.

Tsk tsk, indeed, just as a horse doesn’t grow fat without night grazing, a person doesn’t get rich without windfalls!

And this is only the gain from the Spirit Stones.

Other aspects are truly numerous and innumerable.

Various orders of Talismans, totaling over a hundred.

All kinds of miscellaneous herbs, totaling over a thousand types, all of high quality and age. Luo Chen even found a Divine Kite Tail in Qian Ting’s storage bag!

That is one of the three main materials for concocting the Nascent Soul Formation Pill!

It is also recognized in the Immortal Cultivation World as a precious resource that aids in Nascent Soul Formation.

Although there was only one, it meant that Luo Chen had taken a solid step in gathering the three main materials for the Nascent Soul Formation Pill.

Apart from these, there were also many elixirs.

Mostly Third Order, with some being Second Order.

Second Order Pills that remained in the hands of a Golden Core Cultivator had to be special.

The most common of which was the Foundation Establishment Pill.

In addition, there were a few others whose effects Luo Chen was able to discern one by one with his knowledge.

The Third Order Pills were mostly for cultivation use.

While not high in order, most were of Lower Grade, but the rich style of the North Sea Dao of Alchemy also made Luo Chen collect them for future reference.

Where there are elixirs, naturally, there are also Pill Formulas!

Again, Qian Ting!

This clan head had numerous treasures in his storage belt.

Directly contributing to Luo Chen a Third Order Cultivation Pill Formula, as well as a Fourth Order Antidote Pill Formula.

The other deceased also had contributions.

In a short period, Luo Chen had collected several Pill Formulas.

However, it was merely Pill Formulas and related Pill Refinement Classics, which were few and far between.

By their realm and age, if they were determined not to progress much further in the Dao of Alchemy, they wouldn’t retain too many related resources on hand.

Especially with Qian Ting and others having forces behind them, those resources would naturally be distributed out.

On the other hand, Luo Chen acquired quite a lot of Refiner’s Manuals.

One ”Hundred Crafts Celestial Work” from a giant of Hundred Craft Mountain, and one ”Refining Sharpedge Line” from the second brother among the Wu siblings of Refining Sharpedge.

This is good news.

Following this, once Luo Chen has settled down, he will surely start refining the Demon Emperor’s Metamorphosis.

He is not worried about the basics, but he has delved too little into high-end tool casting theories.

Having these two refiner’s manuals is indeed like finding a pillow when drowsy.

And it’s not just one good pillow!

From the nine people, Luo Chen has harvested a large number of low and middle-grade ores, in a massive quantity, which allowed him to collect all the auxiliary materials required for the Demon Emperor’s Metamorphosis.

In addition, there are plenty of other treasures, Cultivator’s magical weapons and treasures for various uses, one-time offensive weapons, and even common items like the Sea-Calming Disk!

It can be said that if these miscellaneous items are processed, Luo Chen could at least recover tens of millions of Spirit Stones.

”It can only be processed.”

”If I was still in the Eastern Wasteland, and still had the Luo Tian Sect, these spoils of war would have been enough to push the Luo Tian Sect up to the genuine Golden Core Great Sect level.”

Luo Chen held a Third Order Technique in one hand and a Third Order Pill effective for Core Formation in the other, his face showing a hint of regret.

It really is a pity!

He estimated that this windfall, if used well, could fully provide the opportunity to cultivate one or two Golden Core Cultivators.

He could even supply matching cultivation techniques and natal magic items.

But now, without a force to command, nor the need to distribute resources to close associates,

the final approach is to convert them into corresponding resources or Spirit Stones, for his own cultivation.

He sighed.

Luo Chen walked to the window, pushed open the wooden window, and looked at the rolling waves, the giant ship continuously moving forward, his eyes filled with reminiscence.

Tian Xuan was already standing behind him, unbeknownst to him.

”Master, in less than half a year, we will arrive at Giant Whale Port.”

”So soon?”

”Yes, the Langya Business Team has a clear goal. Of the nine big ships, eight went to other destinations halfway there. Our main ship that we are on hasn’t stopped much along the way and is heading directly for Giant Whale Port.”

Luo Chen nodded, indicating that he had taken note of this.

A full year, without cessation day or night.

With such speed, it is indeed normal.

Upon arriving at the Giant Whale Port, he does not plan to stay there as he told Wang An; instead, he seeks the opportunity to head even further north to the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering.

Since Chao Sheng told him that the Tianyuan Daoist Sect would not accept a Rogue Cultivator like him, it was impossible for him to linger under the wings of such an enormous entity.

Should someone perceive his origin, knowing that he had assisted the Demon Clan and refined pills for them, the trouble would be no small matter.

It’s better to stay away sooner rather than later.

And the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering, a major power that accepts Rogue Cultivators, is undoubtedly the best destination.

”How are your injuries?”

”After taking the Elixir bestowed by Master, I am recovering swiftly,” Tian Xuan said, looking at Luo Chen’s back with a grateful expression.

Luo Chen’s heart lightly eased.

From those nine Storage Bags, he had acquired quite a few Elixirs.

One type of Healing Pill matched the previous injuries of Tian Xuan quite closely, so he generously bestowed it.

Even if it couldn’t completely heal, it would allow Tian Xuan to move normally in the days to come.

”Once things settle down, I will refine the appropriate Elixir for you to completely rid you of your chronic ailments.”

”Thank you, Master!”

”How is your practice going with the ’Huan Yu Secret Scroll’?”

”Under Master’s guidance, I’ve successfully made a Beginner’s progress. However, due to the scarcity of Spirit Qi on the ship, my cultivation progress is slow.”

”It’s good that you’ve made a start. As for the issue of scarce Spirit Qi, once things settle down...”

Luo Chen, in the midst of speaking, couldn’t help but chuckle.

However, that laughter held a tinge of bitterness.

He longed for stability, yet his entire life had been spent in ceaseless travel, a true irony indeed.

”Never mind, you may go now!”

”In the coming half year, I plan to go into Closed-Door Cultivation for a while, don’t let others disturb me.”

Luo Chen, with a lack of enthusiasm, waved his hand, and Tian Xuan obediently left the room.

After Tian Xuan left, Luo Chen sat in silence for a long while.

Only when the lake in his heart became calm, rippleless, did he slowly open his mouth.

A flawless white pearl floated out from his mouth.

In the quiet room, an ancient voice came through.

”Are you planning to start drafting the Origin Core Mana Circulation Map now?”

”Let’s try it. If the draft fails, there’s still a remedy. But if it’s successful, I can nurture the Second Golden Core a day earlier.”

”What about my Soul Nourishing Wood...”

”Don’t worry, I won’t renege on our deal.”

The dialogue became gradually softer, leaving only the Daoist’s long, continuing breaths.