Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

”What are the conditions?” Ling Fengzi blurted out.

Luo Chen smiled slightly, ”It’s very simple. In the future, if you have the opportunity, lend me a hand once, or if you see someone in my sect facing difficulty, you can offer some assistance. Rest assured, the situation won’t be a life-or-death one that puts you in a difficult position.”

Ling Fengzi’s expression changed from initial hesitation and difficulty to sheer delight, all with just a word from Luo Chen.

He clasped his hands together, saluting, ”Thank you, friend, for your support!”

He sincerely appreciated Luo Chen.

Helping others is not an uncommon thing for a Nascent Soul True Master.

Moreover, Luo Chen specifically stated it wouldn’t be anything too dangerous, so for him, it would probably be an opportunity to add to his glory.

The Alchemy Sect is truly benevolent!

Jiuling Yuanjun wasn’t wrong; Luo Chen indeed has the demeanor of a gentleman.

After leaving the corresponding raw materials and the mentioned trifling rewards, Ling Fengzi happily left.

Luo Chen first put away the raw materials, then took stock of the payment he received from the other party.

Three hundred Ascendant Grade Spirit Stones, which are honestly a bit meager for a Nascent Soul True Master.

But now is not an ordinary time; the utility of Ascendant Grade Spirit Stones is immense, and naturally, the consumption increases significantly.

It’s possible this is the last batch of Spirit Stones the other party has.

Luo Chen put them away carefully; he also needs Spirit Stones!

”Perhaps I can sell a batch of low-order pills to earn some Spirit Stones? Also, it might increase the goodwill of those low-order rogue cultivators towards me?”

”But I need to consider how to sell them; if it’s through auction, with the highest bidder winning, others might not be grateful to me, thinking instead they deserve what they’ve spent their money on.”

Luo Chen pondered carefully and came up with many ideas.

However, his hands didn’t slow down, multitasking as he checked the other items.

The main sinew of the Nine Nether Charm Python!

Rich in blood energy, tough in quality, indeed a rare Fourth Order material.

”Caiyi’s Natal Magic Item core material, finally obtained!”

Then there were several texts on Third-Order Body Refining Techniques, Luo Chen glanced over them and was intrigued.

”All of them emphasize speed, no wonder the Piaomiao Sect specifically collected these items; their sect is renowned for its speed.”

”Although the order isn’t high, they are complete without any omissions.”

”Send these books back, and let Wang Yuan study them; maybe he can complete the last two styles of the ’Wind, Moon, Thunder, Cloud Steps to Immortality’.”

After a thorough examination, Luo Chen was quite satisfied.

Although these items aren’t of very high value overall, they pale in comparison to the plentiful Chi Xiao Qi provided by Jiuling Yuanjun and the pill formulas and talisman paper given by Elder Fu, but they are useful to him.

Moreover, he gained a promise from the other party to lend a hand.

This transaction did not incur a loss for Luo Chen.

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After a short rest, Luo Chen began his official patrol duties the next day.

In fact, for Nascent Soul True Masters, many things do not require personal involvement.

The Luo Tian Sect cultivators he brought, along with those cultivators who were originally forced to remain in the city, combined forces with the Luo Tian Creed Cultivator leading, started setting up defenses in the west.

Inspecting the city’s arrays, patrolling the walls, forming teams to patrol within a hundred-mile radius of Lingtian Pass, basically that’s how it went.

For the Nascent Soul True Master’s task, there is only one rule.

Release his Divine Consciousness from time to time, probing in one direction to prevent the top-tier Demon Clan from forcibly breaching Lingtian Pass.

Once detected, notify the city; once the big formation in Lingtian Pass is opened, even late Fourth Order Transformed Great Demons cannot break through.

Regarding this, Luo Chen had a concern.

When he was at the City Lord’s Mansion, he directly brought it up.

”There is a Demon Emperor named Qing Shuang, whose true form is the Divine Bird Azure Phoenix, mastering the spatial law. If she descends, can Lingtian Pass withstand her?”

This question received a positive response from Lingtian City Lord.

”We fear she won’t come!”

Only then did Luo Chen’s concern slightly diminish.

Qing Shuang Demon Emperor’s accomplishments are truly alarming: quickly defeating five Nascent Souls, fiercely fighting three Great Cultivators, and even managing to withstand a moment against a Divine Transformation Great Power.

Such an entity, without a way to restrain her, would make Lingtian Pass, reputed as the most heroic city of the Eastern Wasteland, as weak as a fragile piece of paper.

Of course, he was also curious about the method capable of restraining Qing Shuang Demon Emperor.

Unfortunately, Lingtian City Lord kept it very secretive, saying it wouldn’t be easily used until they met a True Master, and Luo Chen had to suppress his curiosity.

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After sweeping with his Divine Consciousness, Luo Chen calmed his mind.

Familiar with the patrol task, he noticed the complications within it.

Although frequently releasing one’s Divine Consciousness doesn’t consume much for a Nascent Soul True Master, it can easily lead to distraction.

Whether cultivating or doing other tasks, it’s very inconvenient.

”However, this is not a problem for me.”

Smiling slightly, Luo Chen took out two puppets from his storage ring.

They were the Black Ape and Red Dog!

Two Soul Splittings entered the two puppets.

Luo Chen’s original body issued a command, and the Black Ape flew out, heading towards the walls of Lingtian Pass.

A Soul Splitting’s Divine Consciousness is somewhat weaker, but still at the strength of a normal Initial Stage Nascent Soul Conversion Cultivator, and the efficiency of day and night probing would be higher.

As for the remaining Red Dog Puppet, Luo Chen didn’t let it idle, directly handing Ling Fengzi’s pill formula to the Red Dog.

This pill formula, though Fourth Order, isn’t of high difficulty in refining.

Far less difficult than the Nascent Soul Formation Pill and the Nine Li Pill, and even slightly less than the Transforming Pill.

In Luo Chen’s view, its refining difficulty is only slightly higher than that of the Four-Order Black Emperor Cream, comparable to the Purple Qi Imperial Poison Pill.

Ling Fengzi likely hadn’t refined it before due to being strapped for cash, with no one willing to refine it for him!