Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1699: Chapter 624: The So-Called Nascent Soul Domain, News about Purple Monkey Flower Comes_2

Luo Chen pursed his lips and didn’t dwell on the matter further.

He asked a few more questions about the details of the Nascent Soul Domain, but left disappointed.

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After returning from Han Zhan, Luo Chen occasionally thought about the Nascent Soul Domain and repeatedly combed through ancient texts. However, his focus gradually shifted elsewhere.

For now, the most pressing matter was to fully master the arrays related to artifact refinement.

Otherwise, when the treasure embryo is nurtured to completion, lagging behind in array mastery would be laughable.

Though a magic item embryo can be stored for a long time, refined further in later years, it was clear Luo Chen couldn’t wait that long.

Or rather, he had waited an exceedingly long time for this precious item!

After jointly setting up the Water-Fire Dual Polarity Formation with Black King, Luo Chen’s understanding of this array method deepened significantly.

Evidently, he had achieved the stage Han Zhan spoke of—comprehending the true essence of arrays.

Subsequent practice became increasingly seamless.

Three years later.

Inside the Star Dou Palace, Luo Chen gazed at the waterfall-like stream of the system panel, his eyes revealing a look of satisfaction.

[Taiji Array Grand Finalization, Liu Jia Array Grand Finalization]

The most crucial Yin Yang Liu Jia Array had reached its peak.

Moreover, even the widely used Third-Order Ruyi Array for artifact refinement had achieved perfection after years of practice and application.

The other minor arrays were hardly worth mentioning.

Although most of these arrays were dedicated to artifact refinement and were unsuitable for offense or defense, Luo Chen had now earned the title of a [Third-Order Array Master].

”With this level of mastery, engraving the treasure embryo will be flawless.”

Feeling assured, Luo Chen rose and walked into the Pill and Tool Refining Hall.

Carefully, he lifted the shield of Qi and retrieved the treasure embryo which had been enveloped in his Qi Power.

At first glance, it appeared as a hazy, glowing Spirit Light; upon closer inspection, it was actually an exquisitely crafted armor.

Though finely crafted, it was imbued with a substantive weight.

The essence of the Xuan Turtle had been thoroughly preserved by Luo Chen.

The rich treasure aura was so potent that, even without the arrays engraved, it already radiated as an unparalleled masterpiece. Its completed form was unimaginable.

Holding the treasure embryo, Luo Chen’s eyes gleamed with boundless anticipation.

”Let’s begin!”

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Longyuan Immortal City’s North District was initially the most desolate area within the Immortal City, but in recent years, it had become bustling with activity.

The main reason was likely the sudden emergence of a building called [Green Sun Treasure Tower].

Rumor had it that this tower was the enterprise of an immensely skilled Golden Core Ascendant Master from the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering, proficient in the art of tool refinement.

Occasionally, he’d place the magical creations he forged up for sale in the store.

Not only Rogue Cultivators flocked to it eagerly, but even Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators from Divine Yuan City would occasionally come to hunt for treasures.

However, it was clear that the rapid development of Green Sun Treasure Tower couldn’t be attributed solely to this one factor.

The Coral Sea Zhou Family had exerted significant efforts in its success!

Previously, the three Nascent Soul forces—Zhou, Chen, and Wu Zhong Valley—had joined the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering to support one another, but they were restricted by the Three Great Independent Cultivators from interfering with the Gathering’s shared interests.

Through years of scheming, Wu Zhong Valley gradually infiltrated the Gathering’s inner circle, even securing the critical position of Deputy City Lord in Longyuan Immortal City.

Not to be outdone, the Zhou Family leveraged alliances with clans founded by independent cultivators from the Gathering, utilizing the Qingyang Store as a channel to integrate their products into the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering’s cultivator network.

Currently, while Green Sun Treasure Tower was nominally Qingyang Zi’s enterprise, its core operations were handled by members of the Zhang Family and Zhou Family. Qingyang Zi’s refined magical tools and treasures now constituted only a small fraction of the offerings—a mere gimmick.

Such instances of commandeering enterprises for personal claims had been reported to Luo Chen by Tian Xuan previously.

Luo Chen had merely laughed it off.

When a cake grows large, someone inevitably comes to claim their slice.

He did not concern himself with the ownership of the cake; as long as the Spirit Stone profits he received annually increased consistently, it was sufficient.

After all, he hadn’t personally invested much in entities like Qingyang Store or Green Sun Treasure Tower.

On this day.

The Zhang Family matriarch, Zhou Shanshan, personally arrived at Green Sun Treasure Tower to inspect her family’s enterprise.

Wherever she passed, servants and maids showed their utmost respect, while guests exchanged enthusiastic pleasantries.

In this fleeting moment, the lingering influence of Wen Xiu from years past had all but vanished.

Zhou Shanshan was highly satisfied with the scene.

That Wen Xiu had been nothing but a female cultivator from a declining family. When Zhou Shanshan took up residence in the Zhang Family on Lotus Picking Island, Wen Xiu had voluntarily stepped down and yielded her position—a sensible decision.

If not for Wen Xiu apprenticing herself to an independent cultivator named Lu Shanjun and gaining support from such a figure, Zhou Shanshan would have long since diminished Wen Xiu’s daughter Zhang Jingqing’s standing within the Zhang Family.

After all, Zhang Jiadi, the father, wouldn’t bother to dispute such trivial matters.

Sitting on the second floor, listening to the shopkeeper report recent earnings, Zhou Shanshan felt both pleased and a bit dissatisfied.

”The lion’s share has been taken by Elder Qingyang and the Zhou Family, leaving my Zhang Family with merely a sliver—how unfair!”

Feeling aggrieved, she pushed open the window.

Just then, her ears caught the sound of bickering between a steward and a Foundation Establishment cultivator downstairs.

”You said before that this information was worth ten thousand Spirit Stones; how come it’s no longer valid now?”

”Before was before, now is now—how can you compare the two?”

Zhou Shanshan furrowed her brows and called for the shopkeeper.

”What are they arguing about?”

The shopkeeper replied respectfully, ”Please wait, Madam. I’ll inquire immediately.”

”Go ahead.” She nodded.

The shopkeeper rushed off, then quickly returned.

”Reporting to Madam, that Rogue Cultivator brought back news of a certain Spirit Medicine, hoping to trade this information for ten thousand lower-grade Spirit Stones. However, this mission was issued more than ten years ago by Lady Wen... Madam Wen, and it’s unclear whether the offer still stands.”

”That woman issued it?” Zhou Shanshan frowned deeply.

Her instinct was to refuse outright.

But she asked another question out of formality.

”What Spirit Medicine?”

”It’s called the Purple Monkey Flower. As for its specific effects, that remains unknown to us.”