Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 235: Chapter 134 Finalization of Qi Concealment Secret Technique (Third update, asking for monthly votes)_1

”Mi Shuhua returned to The Great River District three days ago.”

Wang Yuan’s words pervaded Luo Chen’s mind, incessantly looping.

He returned three days ago, while Broken Mountain Gang was in the midst of turbulence. Why did he not appear then?

Why did he rush to find me today, using coercion frequently and even offering the Foundation Establishment Pill?

The image of the cheerful, reddish-faced old man who had often smiled like a wealthy tycoon, had today turned pale without a trace of color.

Emerging in his mind was the image of the Medium Grade Spirit Stone that had turned to dust in the corner of the rock chamber.

The horrified and suspicious Luo Chen suddenly understood the truth behind Mi Shuhua’s outward robustness and inner weakness.

”Small Qi Gathering Array is already consuming a lot of Spirit Stones, not to mention the Second-Rank Spirit Gathering Array!”

”If the effect was indeed that good, why would a Foundation Establishment Stage Rogue Cultivator willingly join a major power or even serve as the patron of a faction?”

”Although I don’t know how long the fake Second-Rank Spirit Vein environment built by the Second-Rank Spirit Gathering Array can last, not a single Foundation Establishment Cultivator can afford to bear that cost.”

In all eight corners of the stone chamber, ten Medium Grade Spirit stones are displayed.

Which adds up to eighty Medium Grade Spirit Stones, eight thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones!

Mi Shuhua once spent eighty thousand when he auctioned off Magic Items.

The resources he spent to attain his middle-stage Foundation Establishment at his age as a Rogue Cultivator must have been enormous.

Given this, he must not have much savings left.

This is precisely the reason why the severely injured Mi Shuhua is at his wits’ end.

”That’s why he was forcing me at any cost to wholeheartedly refine the Jade Marrow Pill.”

In the blink of an eye, Luo Chen had connected the dots and surmised the general truth.

During the competition for the Golden Core relic, Mi Shuhua definitely did not come in for a good deal.

This can be seen from the Xuan Yihui and the Broken Mountain Gang becoming enemies.

Behind Xuan Yihui, there are five major Foundation Establishment Families with three visible Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Even if Mi Shuhua is in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment and has a magic tool in hand, what difference would it make?

Moreover, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators attracted by the Golden Core relic were not just these few.

To Luo Chen’s knowledge, the prominent ones included the Hehuan Sect’s Hua surname Foundation Establishment from Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion, Wang Haichao from the Great Lake Gang, Kang Dongyue from Taishan District, and Tu Xianping from Xuelian District.

There were unknowingly more who had gone secretly.

Given such circumstances with strong enemies encircling, how could Mi Shuhua come back unscathed?

Moreover, because the Broken Mountain Gang had been operating the peripheral of the Ancient Plains Mountain Range for a long time, they saw it as their territory.

Mi Shuhua was probably forced to step up due to the situation.

With that, it became more dangerous, and chances of him taking action increased.

After understanding this, Luo Chen didn’t have any malicious satisfaction.

On the contrary, he felt something was not right.

Zeng Wen had specifically warned him to be more careful recently.

Since the manpower of the gang was considerably reduced, it could not guarantee that other forces would not have different ideas.

Now, Mi Shuhua was severely injured...

”A storm is brewing!”

...

Early the next morning, Luo Chen left his residence early.

He rushed to places like the Spirit Medicine Hall, the Hundred Herbs Pavilion, and Spirit Source Study.

He spent a considerable amount of Spirit Stones to purchase many elixirs, cultivation auxiliary resources, and even bought hundreds of pounds of Spirit Rice.

The more than five thousand savings he had, dropped back to a thousand.

In short, Luo Chen was prepared to escape at any time.

Before leaving the city, he found Yuan Xiaoyue and brought her to Honey Snow Ice City Milk Tea Shop.

”In the coming time, I might spend most of my time in the Pill Hall and won’t frequent the Inner City often.”

Yuan Xiaoyue innocently said, ”You weren’t frequenting the Inner City in the past either!”

Heh!

This little girl!

Feng Xia understood the seriousness implied in Luo Chen’s words and asked gravely, ”Has something happened?”

”Nothing as of now.”

Nothing yet? So something might happen in the future?

Feng Xia thoughtfully nodded her head.

Luo Chen continued, ”You never know when the supply to the milk-tea shop and the snack stall might break, so prepare yourselves mentally.”

The income from the milk-tea shop and snack stall was not as much as before.

They were barely breaking even.

Hearing Luo Chen’s reminder the two women exchanged glances.

Feng Xia thought for a while and said, ”You should take this Ascendant Grade Ice Type Flying Sword with you. Chilling is actually very simple.”

”There’s no need for that.”

A mere Ascendant Grade Magic Tool was nothing. Luo Chen currently did not require such a weapon.

He said, ”Leaving it in the milk-tea shop serves as a selling point. It can also be used to save your life in critical moments.”

Feng Xia looked at Luo Chen gratefully.

”Additionally, remind Duan Feng. If it becomes too dangerous, then do not risk taking up assignments.”

”I’m afraid I can’t persuade him. He fixes Magic Tools daily without fail. No one else works as hard as him.” Feng Xia said with a bitter smile.

Luo Chen shook his head, ”In any case, I’ve said what I had to say. If there’s danger, your priority should be to escape immediately. Don’t covet material possessions.”

After giving them a final word of advice, Luo Chen left.

...

On the way out of the city, Gu Caiyi looked at Luo Chen curiously.

”What are you looking at?”

”Nothing. I just think your attitude towards friends and others is very different.”

Luo Chen patted his chest, ”Exactly, my nickname is Little Meng Chang of Brotherly Loyalty, and I’m also known as Little Guan Yu of Golden Promises!”

”Who are Meng Chang and Guan Yu?”

”Hmm... You know the statue that our family often worships, right? That’s Guan Yu, a very famous general from my hometown, revered for his loyalty!”

Gu Caiyi tilted her head a little, contemplating if it were true.

Is it true?

Luo Chen asked himself. Regardless of his past or present life, he had always been like this, having hardly ever changed.