Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1629: Chapter 601: Dragon Seeking Acupoint, Choosing a Cave Mansion. Is this Qingyang the same as that Qingyang?

Zhang Family Courtyard.

Luo Chen’s return, without any deliberate concealment, was sensed early on by Tian Xuan.

Looking at the two female cultivators who came out to welcome him, he didn’t see Zhang Jiadi.

He specifically inquired about it.

The answer he got was that Zhang Jiadi took on a mission to escort supplies and had gone to the front line.

”I remember you just completed a mission not long ago, why did you take on a new one? The interval between missions for star-rated demonic beast hunters doesn’t seem so short!”

Zhang Jiadi and the others are merely Foundation Establishment Cultivators, their understanding of the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering is limited by their realm.

However, during this trip to Quyang Island, Luo Chen learned more from Xiao Buhuan.

In the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering, the interval between missions for Qi Refining Foundation Establishment Cultivators is mostly half a year. For Golden Core Cultivators, it is much longer, usually around three to five years each time.

Under wartime conditions, this frequency would increase.

Or for demonic beast hunters who are keen to raise their star level, they would actively take on missions to quickly improve their star rating.

Clearly, it is not wartime now, and Zhang Jiadi does not seem like someone who is eager to improve his star level.

Wen Xiu sighed and, touching her belly, said: ”Ol Zhang is considering the child’s future.”

Luo Chen instantly understood.

Zhang Jiadi is trying to complete the missions for the next few years all at once, so that he can free up time to take care of Wen Xiu and the child.

He’s indeed a man who greatly values affection and loyalty.

Luo Chen nodded, waved to Tian Xuan, and went straight back to his room.

After he entered, Tian Xuan just followed into the house.

Luo Chen calmly sat down, ”How did things go?”

Tian Xuan perked up, ”Everything’s taken care of. I didn’t take merchant ships and flew at full speed, thus saving a lot of time and just made the round trip. Recently, whispers about the inside story of Coldlight Island have already started to spread around the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering; I believe it won’t be long before it reaches Longyuan City.”

”You’ve worked hard.”

Luo Chen praised.

Then, taking advantage of some free time, he inspected Tian Xuan’s condition.

In terms of realm, she was much weaker than at her peak, but had just reached the Golden Core level.

However, her foundation had become much more solid.

In this sense, the injuries sustained during the last great battle indeed turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

Next, she just needed to heal her hidden injuries, and she would be able to recover her realm quickly, and her subsequent cultivation would undoubtedly be greatly assisted.

Luo Chen withdrew his Divine Consciousness, satisfied.

”The days ahead should not be as hectic as before.”

”Tomorrow, I will make a trip to the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range to understand some situations, and you will come with me.”

Tian Xuan blinked, seemingly having thought of something.

With the master acting in such a way, it’s clear that he has passed the assessment mission and has obtained the identity of a star-rated demonic beast hunter, and therefore he is considering settling in the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range.

She would finally have a place to call home.

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Early the next morning.

Luo Chen took Tian Xuan and hurried out the door.

Exiting from the West City Gate of Longyuan Immortal City, two Glints flew steadily without rush.

In the distance towered the mountain group.

Underneath, the Great Marsh stretched continuously.

If the origin of the name of the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range is the Desolate Beast Stone Dragon, then the origin of the name of Longyuan Immortal City is related to the vast marsh extending for thousands of miles beneath.

Facing the sea, backed by the Longyuan Great Marsh, hence the name Longyuan.

Luo Chen’s Divine Consciousness gently swept over some of the constructions in the marsh, revealing a thoughtful expression.

Above, lived those of lower realms, mostly Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment, with only a few Golden Core Cultivators.

These are the true Rogue Cultivators!

They are the ones who joined the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering, yet have not qualified as demonic beast hunters.

Fearing the stringent tasks of star-rated demonic beast hunters and unable to bear the enormous rental cost of cave mansions in the Hidden Dragon Mountain Range, they chose the spirit Qi-poor Longyuan Great Marsh as their cultivation land.

These are indeed the main constituents of the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering!

The exact number is inestimable, at least tens of thousands, and with the raging war between good and evil, it’s still growing.

”With such a large base, the number of star-rated demonic beast hunters can gradually increase, and high-level cultivators can then harvest even more ’leeks’.”

Luo Chen muttered to himself, then without any pause, led Tian Xuan into the towering mountains.

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On a mountain peak.

Tian Xuan stood to the side while Luo Chen sat cross-legged next to her, his eyes like lightning surveying the mountain gorge.

After a while, Luo Chen slowly shifted his gaze and stood up.

”Let’s change to another location!”

Tian Xuan puzzled, ”Is this place not suitable either? I see that the vacant cave mansions are brimming with Spirit Qi.”

”Underneath the blooms and brocades are but rotten branches and decayed leaves. What is touted as brimming Spirit Qi is nothing but castles in the air, unable to withstand our cultivation for two years, not my first choice!”

Luo Chen gave a brief explanation, then flew towards another mountain peak.

Tian Xuan mulled over Luo Chen’s words as if she was trying to understand them.

How come she couldn’t see through these intricacies?

However, she didn’t know that such Dragon Seeking Acupoint and Spirit Vein Exploration techniques really weren’t something most people could grasp.

It was Luo Chen’s many years of cultivation and foundational knowledge in arrays, coupled with a pair of eyes that could keenly sense vitality, that barely enabled him to accomplish this.

Furthermore, the God Sealing Compass he held in his hand was constantly opening the Third Order Divine Spirit Seeking Array, offering significant support.

Relying on these means, Luo Chen had the confidence to verify one by one the locations of several Third Order Cave Mansions that Xiao Buhuan had mentioned to him.

But unfortunately.

After spending most of the day carefully exploring, the results were meager.

Or rather, it seemed that Xiao Buhuan, a Five-Star Demon Hunter, hadn’t reached a high enough level, with access only to Third-Order Lower Grade and Medium Grade Cave Mansions.