Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1157: Chapter 452: Wishing Friend Prosperity on the Path of Immortal and Success in Golden Core!_3

Back then, that’s exactly what Luo Chen did.

But the amount of Spirit Qi needed for the Golden Core Period simply couldn’t be assembled through mere Gathering Spirit Arrays and Spirit Stones.

Of course, if there were enough Ascendant Grade Spirit Stones, that would be a different story.

Clearly, even if Chu Kui’s wealth was added to Luo Chen’s savings, it would not amount to that many Ascendant Grade Spirit Stones.

Typically, a Rogue Cultivator aiming for Core Formation had only three options.

To affiliate with a Great Sect and borrow a Third Order Spirit Land.

To spend a huge amount of Spirit Stones to reserve a Third Order Cave Mansion that came with a big Immortal City.

Or, to venture deep into the Savage Mountains, select a Third Order Spirit Vein, and attempt Core Formation.

Now, having no other recourse, Chu Kui was about to risk it all in the rarely visited Savage Mountains.

However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Luo Chen.

”Why not make use of Tianlan Immortal City’s Third Order Cave Mansion?”

Chu Kui reflexively said, ”But hasn’t Senior Hao Ranzi already returned? Can we still borrow that Third Order Cave Mansion?”

”Senior Hao Ranzi’s, of course not, but Tianlan doesn’t have just that one Third Order Cave Mansion!” Luo Chen replied.

Chu Kui was stunned.

Luo Chen shook his head, ”It seems your news is even more out of date than mine after your closed-door cultivation. After the Yu Ding Sword Sect’s ceasefire, they have opened up the exclusive Third Order Cave Mansion belonging to them for rent, as long as one has the Spirit Stones.”

”But, won’t the Foreign Realm Golden Core Ascendant Masters covet it?” Chu Kui was still somewhat nervous.

Luo Chen smiled confidently, ”You’re overthinking it. I’ve already taken the liberty of notifying the relevant parties in advance. For the next twenty years, the Jia Third Cave Mansion of Tianlan Peak belongs to me!”

Chu Kui’s eyes widened, somewhat in disbelief.

He fumbled with his lips and couldn’t help but quietly ask, ”How much for a year in Spirit Stones?”

This question made Luo Chen’s mouth twitch uncontrollably.

”A Third Order Cave Mansion costs one million two hundred thousand Spirit Stones a year!”

”Damn! Why don’t they just rob people!”

Snap!

Chu Kui slammed his hand down on the table, producing a loud noise.

A Second Order Upper Grade Immortal Mansion cost only forty-eight thousand a year.

A Third Order Immortal Mansion, even a Lower Grade one, and an artificially created Third Order Spirit Vein environment, were asking for twenty times that amount, maybe even more.

This was no longer just taking Spirit Stones.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to describe it as extracting marrow and breaking bones.

”Even so, many people wish they had this opportunity but don’t,” Luo Chen muttered.

Chu Kui rolled his eyes but had to admit that this was indeed what many Foundation Establishment Stage Finalization Rogue Cultivators yearned for but couldn’t find.

Only Luo Chen could!

As Yu Ding’s number one at the Foundation Establishment Stage, combined with being a Pill Refinement Grandmaster, and having great relations with various Sects in this domain like Ice Castle, Qingdan Valley, and Luo Yun Sect, could he have this opportunity.

”Of course, in consideration of me packaging twenty years in one go, the residing elders of the Luo Yun Sect in Tianlan offered me a twenty percent discount, only charging one million per year.”

One million wasn’t a small amount either!

Many True Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment wouldn’t earn that much Spirit Stones in their entire lives.

Chu Kui couldn’t help but ask, ”Can the Luotian Creed earn you that many Spirit Stones every year?”

Luo Chen shook his head, ”No! That’s why I’m already dipping into my savings.”

The Luotian Creed could earn Luo Chen around three hundred thousand Spirit Stones a year, after accounting for various personnel costs.

It could have been more.

After all, the Luotian Creed has absorbed so many forces and the business has been booming.

However, with an Open War imminent and more foreign cultivators arriving, to avoid conflicts over business, Luo Chen and Sima Huiniang agreed to a strategy of retracting their reach and stabilizing the current business.

Moreover, with the increasing number of Foundation Establishment True Cultivators within the Luotian Creed, their monthly salaries are also a significant expenditure.

Three hundred thousand is the maximum that the Luotian Creed can currently afford for Luo Chen’s support.

Any more would affect the operation of this power.

But Luo Chen had another source of income, which was his Jade Dew Pill business with Ice Castle, which had an annual profit surplus of five hundred thousand.

Adding both sources, it was just enough to rent the Third Order Cave Mansion.

If Luo Chen took out some more from his savings, it could just about make do.

In fact, this was the real reason why Luo Chen was able to rent the Third Order Cave Mansion!

Reputation and the combat power of being invincible among his peers at the Foundation Establishment Stage were merely stepping stones.

Wealth!

That was the fundamental chip that allowed him to compete with Foreign Realm Golden Core Ascendant Masters!

After all, an ordinary Golden Core Ascendant Master has a wealth of about one million Spirit Stones.

Moreover, because Luo Chen splurged and rented the Jia Third Cave Mansion for the next twenty years, he had already attracted the envy of quite a few Golden Core Ascendant Masters.

He mostly stayed in Tianlan Immortal City now, seldom venturing out, also out of fear of being surrounded and robbed.

Who knows if there were any poor Golden Core Cultivators who, out of envy, would disregard status and attempt to rob this junior.

Rustling...

A strange sound arose.

Luo Chen immediately caught sight of Chu Kui fidgeting with his hands.

”Erm, respected Chairman Lord, I’m also part of the Luotian Creed, and I’ve made considerable contributions; couldn’t I possibly...”

Luo Chen’s mouth twisted, ”Dream on!”

Chu Kui looked at Luo Chen with pleading eyes and hesitantly pulled out a Storage Bag.

”I have only about four hundred thousand Spirit Stones on me; if I account for other items, the total would barely reach nine hundred thousand at most.”

Luo Chen waved his hand.

”Let’s put it on the tab!”

”Don’t say the Luotian Creed has no benefits, providing you with a Third Order Immortal Mansion is a benefit.”

”With the merits you’ve accumulated, you can exchange for at most a year of usage. Anything beyond that, I won’t charge you Spirit Stones for now, but if your Core Formation is successful, you’d better make a significant contribution to the Luotian Creed!”