Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 53: Chapter 53 The World has no banquet that doesn’t end_1

Time flew by quickly.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Luo Chen had sold all his remaining Fasting Elixir pills and Allure Pills. And by then, it was only noontime.

There was no need to do heavy calculations. With Luo Chen’s Spirit Vision Technique, he could tell at a glance how much he made today.

He earned a hundred Spirit Stones from the Fasting Elixir, and four hundred and five from the Allure Pills.

While it may not seem like much, keep in mind that this is the profit made in just half a month, and the cost is only two hundred Spirit Stones!

In other words, Luo Chen made a net profit of three hundred and five!

Let’s not forget that just half a year ago, he was a poor Rogue Cultivator earning only five Spirit Stones a month.

Only once you master it, being a Pill Refiner is very lucrative indeed!

Of course, Luo Chen was fully aware of the profits.

What he valued more was his current wealth. Adding to the Spirit Stones he had left, his savings soared to eight hundred lower-grade Spirit Stones.

This was truly a historical peak for him!

Well, that one time he sold the Flying Swallow Sword Magic Tool doesn’t count. Windfalls don’t last long.

Only money earned by oneself is the most dependable!

After quickly assessing his wealth, Luo Chen began to plan where to go next.

Many foreign cultivators have come to The Great River District. Word is that there are many stalls as well.

He also wanted to see some special cultivation resources from out of town and see if any of them could be of help.

It’s true, when a man is wealthy, he’s full of confidence!

Previously, he would be hastily purchasing raw materials and going home to refine more pills.

But not now.

Holding his head high, Luo Chen’s gaze swept over the bustling cultivator market. He looked down on everyone with a sense of superiority.

However, when his gaze fell upon Elder Chen, his momentum fell by a few notches.

Seeing Elder Chen clearing up his stall and busy packing a pile of bags and ropes, Luo Chen remarked, ”Friend Chen, business is booming today. You’re already sold out.”

Elder Chen laughed, ”How can I compare to you, Friend Luo?”

Elder Chen added mockingly, ”I labor day and night to make a few hundred talisman papers and earn three to four hundred Spirit Stones. But Friend Luo disappears for half a month, and returns with a revenue of five to six hundred. I’m far inferior to you, far inferior!”

What’s with the sarcasm?

Between gritted teeth, Luo Chen reluctantly pulled out fifty lower-grade Spirit Stones. He placed them in a small cloth bag and handed it to Elder Chen.

”My cultivation journey is tough, thank you, Uncle Chen, for your support.”

Although he was reluctant, his words were sincere.

Elder Chen loaned him fifty Spirit Stones back then, which played a crucial role in kick-starting his pill refinement business.

Back then, his Allure Pills were still at the beginner level with a high failure rate.

Thanks to Elder Chen’s loan, he was able to get through the toughest of times.

Upon receiving the small cloth bag and feeling the substantial weight of it, Elder Chen fell silent for a moment.

His silence and deep look (mostly because of fatigue from working all night) combined to make Luo Chen somewhat anxious.

Uncle Chen, don’t be so sentimental!

I can’t handle it!

To Luo Chen’s surprise, Elder Chen sighed and revealed something unexpected.

”We’re leaving.”

”Huh?” Luo Chen was stunned. ”Where are you going?”

Elder Chen gently patted his granddaughter, Chen Shuyi, on the head and said, ”We are going to accompany the cultivators of Shen Fu Pavilion to the Shen Fu Realm in a month.”

Looking at the elderly man and the young girl, Luo Chen couldn’t help but guess.

He couldn’t stand it and asked, ”Did Xiao Shuyi get accepted by the Shen Fu Sect?”

”Brother Luo Chen, not yet. But I am very confident that I can pass the exam!” Chen Shuyi said earnestly. Her pure and innocent face filled with the confidence of a naïve calf that isn’t afraid of a tiger.”

Elder Chen gathered his various bags and planted himself on the bluestone slab.

”Indeed, she hasn’t yet, but I’ve already made arrangements with a Shen Fu Pavilion Cultivator I know. The next time they head back to the Sect, they’ll bring me and Xiao Shuyi.”

”Next year!”

”Next year will be the day when Shen Fu Pavilion opens its door wide to recruit disciples. Shuyi is only thirteen years old now. She has Spirit Root and I have personally taught her the foundational knowledge of talisman making. There is a great chance that she will pass the entrance test.”

These few sentences were filled with a sense of wistful sentimentality.

Luo Chen, standing in front of him, also felt somewhat moved for a moment.

His years had been difficult, and so had Elder Chen’s.

Although Elder Chen used to earn more than him, he actually had to support a little granddaughter in her cultivation, teaching her the foundational knowledge of talisman making.

The study of the four arts of immortal cultivation by cultivators is like a bottomless pit.

Usually, only powerful forces would train new people. It’s hard to imagine how difficult it would be for Elder Chen, a mere sixth level Qi Refinement Cultivator, to be doing such a thing.

Not only that, Elder Chen had to save enough Spirit Stones from every single nook and cranny to support this long journey.

Just think about it, how long the journey would be, crossing from the most remote Great River District in the Yu Ding Realm, across Tian Fan Realm, Medicine King Realm, to reach Shen Fu Realm.

A common Qi Refinement Cultivator might not travel so far in his whole life.

The fact that Elder Chen was able to get the cultivator from Shen Fu Pavilion of the Great River District to agree to take both of them, it probably took quite a sum of money.

And this is just the first expense.

The expenses that come after setting off, the expenses for surviving a year after arriving at Shen Fu Realm.

Even considering what they would do if Xiao Shuyi fails to join the sect or whether they will continue supporting Xiao Shuyi if she succeeds, all have to be taken into account.

Just thinking about the sum of these expenses, the number of Spirit Stones required is enormous.

Even if Luo Chen is capable of earning Spirit Stones, he could not possibly earn this amount in a short period of time.

And all of these, are all painstakingly earned and saved by Elder Chen.

In the bustling market, in front of the empty bluestone stall.

Old, young, and child, the three looked at each other in silence.

While Chen Xiuping and Luo Chen were immersed in thoughts of their past hardships, Chen Shuyi was full of anticipation for the future.

”This piece of blue stone was carried back from the mountain by me back in the day. It was meant to distinguish my stall from the makeshift stalls of those rogue cultivators, to show that my stall was different.”

”After I leave, go to the market management office of Yu Ding Sword Sect and change the name of this stall!”

”This piece of blue stone, I will also give it to you.”

”Of course, from now on, you have to pay the stall fee of a whole Spirit Stone every month.”

As he spoke, Elder Chen chuckled lightly.

Luo Chen tugged at the corner of his mouth, looking at the polished stone slab, he took a deep breath.

”Friend Chen, today we part, but this is not a parting of life and death, why are you speaking in such a mournful way?”

”Come, let the Middle Stage Qi Refinement Great Cultivator Luo Chen give you a farewell banquet!”

Chen Xiuping was taken aback, then seemed to have thought of something.

He stroked his beard, and laughed heartily.

”Then I must make sure to make a good meal out of you!”

Luo Chen waved his large hand, ”It’s just some Spirit Stone, let’s go to Zhong Ding Family for a banquet. I’ll be the host today!”

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”No need to worry about a lack of friends on the path ahead, who in the world does not know you?”

”Well said, I, Chen Xiuping, have few friends in my life. You, Xiao Luo, are one of them. Let’s drink up this glass. If you have a hard time in the future, just go to Shen Fu Sect. By that time, Shuyi should certainly have reached foundation establishment. She will look after you.”

”Heh, looking down on me? How do you know that I won’t reach the foundation establishment.”

”Come on, your Spirit Root aptitude is even worse than mine.”

”You say it again? Say it one more time and you’re paying the bill for this meal!”

”Friend, you have the demeanor of a golden core, it’s my eyes that failed to recognize.”

In the afternoon, Luo Chen bid farewell to the old and the young and set off alone on the way home.

His face was contorted in rage.

”Cheaters, damn it, all cheaters!”

”Just a couple’s meal set, plus a pot of wine, two plates of meat, and they dare to charge fifty Spirit Stones.”

”Who told me that Zhong Ding Family doesn’t make money? Their Yu Ding Sword Sect is rolling in it, okay?”

Cursing and complaining as he walked, Luo Chen’s brows suddenly furrowed.

Without changing his pace or looking back, as he passed a corner, a tiny puppet pangolin landed nimblely on the ground, burrowing into the shadows.

Behind him, two figures followed at a casual pace.