Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1155: Chapter 452: Wishing Friend a Prosperous Path of Immortal and Successful Formation of the Golden Core!

”Congratulations, friend! My congratulations to you!”

Chu Kui’s Immortal Mansion was very close to Luo Chen’s.

They could be considered neighbors.

Thus, Luo Chen had arrived extremely quickly.

Clearly, Chu Kui had also been waiting for him, so the two of them met without hindrance.

And at the first moment of their meeting, Luo Chen offered such a congratulatory remark.

Because Chu Kui’s state was indeed worth such congratulations.

Spirit Power flowed smoothly and harmoniously, without urgency or distress.

Tranquility coupled with a sense of complete integration.

This was the external manifestation of reaching Foundation Establishment Stage Finalization!

Facing Luo Chen’s congratulations, Chu Kui revealed a warm smile.

After many years of closed-door cultivation, barring the battle with the Flame Alliance, he seldom went out.

How could he not be proud of his current realm?

”I originally thought the last realm of Foundation Establishment would stall me for a hundred years, but unexpectedly, it took only thirty years to naturally arrive at this stage,” he said with a hint of emotion.

Luo Chen smiled and timely offered a few more words of praise.

Chu Kui’s rapid progress in cultivation was actually foreseeable.

His foundations, even among Rogue Cultivators, were considered extremely formidable.

Even compared with true disciples from Sects, he was not to be underestimated.

Rankings on the Dao Debate Platform are not determined by fame but by battles fought one after another.

What used to constrain Chu Kui’s speed of cultivation was, in fact, resources.

However, after the battle at Accumulation Thunder Mountain, Luo Chen gained a substantial bounty, and so did Chu Kui.

Moreover, by joining the Luo Tian Creed, he had a fast track to liquidate the abundant resources at his disposal, without needing to smuggle them himself.

This is the benefit of having a power backing you.

Just like Luo Chen, who had only one or two million spirit stones after returning from Accumulation Thunder Mountain.

Logically, after several years of frenzied pill refinement, his fortune should have dwindled, right?

The answer is no.

Instead, the balance of spirit stones Luo Chen possessed kept increasing, and now he had accumulated a whopping three million!

The reason lay in the fact that his spoils of war, with the help of Luo Tian Creed Cultivators, were quickly liquidated.

Chu Kui was the same!

It was precisely because of this batch of resources, as well as Luo Chen sharing a portion of the Ascendant Grade Dragon Rise Pills, which he couldn’t use himself, that Chu Kui could cross the longest realm of Foundation Establishment in just thirty short years.

Now that he had reached Foundation Establishment Stage Finalization, what would come next...

As they talked, the atmosphere gradually became more solemn.

Until Chu Kui brought up that subject himself.

”I have been practicing the ’Bead Curtain Lock’ Secret Technique for more than twenty years,” he said.

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen was eager to ask, ”What are the results?”

”I have achieved the Minor Circulation Count!”

The Minor Circulation Count?

Luo Chen frowned involuntarily, ”Doesn’t that mean you’ve only integrated thirty-six Spirit Beads?”

Chu Kui gave a wry smile, ”I’m sorry, with my Divine Soul Endowment, I can only achieve minor accomplishment in the ’Bead Curtain Lock’ Secret Technique. To push forward any further, I’m afraid it will take more than twenty or thirty years.”

Luo Chen opened his mouth but was momentarily at a loss for words.

He hadn’t expected that the Core Formation Secret Art provided by the Luo Yun Sect would be so difficult to master.

According to their agreement from years ago, Chu Kui, who had the highest realm at the time, began practicing the ’Bead Curtain Lock’ in advance.

Luo Chen would provide him with Tongyou Pills to enhance his Divine Soul Endowment.

Chu Kui’s task was to share all the challenges, experiences, insights, etc., he encountered along the way with Luo Chen.

And Chu Kui also needed to attempt to use this Secret Technique to break through to the Golden Core Period!

In essence, this was to act as a trailblazer for the king, serving as an experimental guinea pig for Luo Chen.

Chu Kui did not refuse and agreed willingly.

After all, it was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

However, if it was merely a minor accomplishment...

Luo Chen licked his dry lips and asked, ”I evolved the Tongyou Pill to the Second Order Level, and you took it; can’t you progress any further?”

Chu Kui shook his head, ”It came too late and there isn’t enough time. Besides, Core Formation is imminent and, as you know, too much medicinal intake is not advised.”

In the Immortal Cultivation World, there is such common knowledge.

The closer one is to a breakthrough in a major realm, the less they should consume elixirs.

Because doing so could lead to residual Pill Poison, which might affect the breakthrough to a major realm.

Luo Chen was well aware of this and had once been deeply affected by it.

Later he managed to obtain the ”Cleanse Origin Pill Formula,” which solved that problem.

Moreover, his constitution was different from ordinary Foundation Establishment True Cultivators — with his Five Spiritual Roots Constitution coupled with an Ancient Desolation Primordial Third Order Body — allowing him to consume more elixirs more frequently than others.

How could the carrying capacity of a perilous peak compare to that of a vast and firm continent?

Nonetheless, Luo Chen was still not content, ”Didn’t I send you a set of cultivation insights on breaking through to the Golden Core Period using the ’Bead Curtain Lock’ practiced by Luo Yun Sect Cultivators? Have you looked at it? Is it of no use?”

Chu Kui smiled, ”It’s precisely because of those cultivation insights that I’ve barely managed to achieve the state of thirty-six Spirit Beads of Minor Circulation!”

Luo Chen was taken aback, somewhat caught off guard.

He knew that cultivating the ’Bead Curtain Lock’ Secret Technique was difficult, but he didn’t expect it to be this arduous.

With Chu Kui’s capabilities, given his full support and the help from previous experiences, he barely reached the minor accomplishment realm?

”I sought you today mainly to tell you three things.”

”Alright, go on.”

”The first is to share with you all the cultivation experiences and insights I’ve gained from practicing the ’Bead Curtain Lock’ Secret Technique over the years.”