Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1457: Chapter 543

Tianxuan Island, a name Luo Chen gave to this anonymous small island, inspired by Tianxuan Fighting Bird.

Minor matters here are not worth mentioning; what captures Luo Chen’s interest, however, is the Spirit Vein deep within the island.

Although small, the quality is rather remarkable, barely reaching the Third-Order Stage.

This is no wonder that the Tianxuan Fighting Bird braved the dangers, firmly settling in the Mysterious Rock Sea Area.

Deep underground, the Xuanhuo Sword bursts forth with Sword Qi, constantly cutting through.

After half a day’s effort, an underground cavern forms, spanning twenty feet high and several feet in length and width.

Looking at this crude and simple Cave Mansion, Luo Chen nodded with satisfaction.

However, to reside here long term, this alone is insufficient.

Fingertips aglow, a series of small flags flew out from the Storage Ring, shooting towards various corners of the cave.

Finally, Luo Chen flipped his wrist, and a Compass appeared in his hand.

He looked left and right, then eventually positioned himself in the center of the cavern.

”Let the earthly energies circulate, centering here.”

”The Gathering Spirit Array, shall be established right here.”

With a slight smile, the Compass slowly seeped into the depths of the ground.

At this moment, everything was prepared, only lacking a final touch.

Luo Chen deployed several Medium Grade Spirit Stones, embedding them into the bases of those small flags, his hands forming several Spiritual Secrets, and he cried out low.

”Rise!”

Instantaneously, layers of Spirit Light burst forth in the cavern, vibrant and dazzling in myriad colors.

As Luo Chen cast the final Spiritual Secret, under the control of the Array, those dazzling lights slowly vanished. Meanwhile, on Tianxuan Island, wisps of white mist quietly began to emerge.

Due to the dawn, with sea mist and moisture pervasive, these white mists did not attract much attention.

When the sun rose higher, these mists would gradually thin out, leaving only a trace or two.

Han Zhan in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner silently watched this scene, his heart shocked once again.

”Does true genius exist in this world?”

”Not to mention Pill Refinement, these Arrays may seem basic, but each one, once in Luo Chen’s hands, invariably reveals an unconventional strength!”

It was no wonder he was so shocked.

The Spirit Gathering Array is a common Array, not particularly distinguished by Order, its specific grade always derived from the Array setup materials.

The better the materials, the more Spirit Stones used, the more Spirit Qi gathered.

To Han Zhan, the casually set up Spirit Gathering Array by Luo Chen seemed even more ingenious and exquisite than his own.

Not only does it gather a greater amount of Spirit Qi internally, it also blends with the local environment externally without showing any signs of anomaly.

In Han Zhan’s view, with Luo Chen’s talent in the Path of Array, as long as he is willing to spend time, he probably won’t have much to teach him in perhaps a decade or so.

Inside the Soul Banner, the remnant soul of Han Zhan, shaped into a Three-Inch Figure by condensing Ghost Qi, helplessly shook his head.

Such great talent, it’s truly a pity for him to remain a Rogue Cultivator.

If he were in a Sect, whether in Pill Refinement or Array setup, there’s a great chance he could be a Grandmaster of the generation.

Luo Chen was unaware of the thoughts of his fellow companions.

He slightly sensed the concentration of Spirit Qi in the cave; it was still Third-Order Lower Grade, but just a step away from Third-Order Middle-tier.

If he were willing to replace the Medium Grade Spirit Stones with Ascendant Grade Spirit Stones, he could break through this limit.

But obviously, there was no need.

He himself only had a few Medium Grade Spirit Stones. Before departing, he had inventoried his current assets: thirty-five Ascendant Grade Spirit Stones, two thousand Medium Grade Spirit Stones, and very few Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

Combined, his total assets amounted to about five hundred thousand.

It can be said that this was Luo Chen’s poorest period yet.

There was no helping it!

During the previous Open War, in order to cultivate the acquired Sect Spirit Lands at Snow Wolf Flat, he had spent much of his savings.

Ever since arriving in the North Sea, it had mostly been expenditures without income.

These Spirit Stones, each one used was one less remaining.

”I wonder, after the battle at Sky Drum Plain, whether my Luo Tian Sect’s Sect Spirit Lands will still be preserved?”

Luo Chen sighed, visions of familiar figures emerging in his mind.

He shook his head and took out various items from the Storage ring.

Wooden racks, herbs, a stone mortar, a small mill, a cleaver ... and finally with a clang, the Primordial Chaos Tripod landed.

At the spot where the Primordial Chaos Tripod landed, he added several Fireproof Bricks underneath, and using the techniques passed down by Fei Ming, set up a simple fire pit.

In this way, the Cave Mansion finally had some signs of life.

Moving to a specially reserved wide stone bed, Luo Chen took out some bedding and a thin blanket.

”Let’s rest tonight, and start the grand plan of hunting demons and gathering materials tomorrow!”

After a month of travel, half a month of searching for a location, and a battle with a Third-stage Demon Bird, his mind had been continuously tense.

Rest well first—as the saying goes, ”Sharpening the axe will not delay the work of cutting wood.” Luo Chen understood this principle.

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”Is this the famed Blue Emperor Crab?”

On a deserted island, Luo Chen stood by the shore, looking at the giant crab being dragged ashore step by step by the Black Scaled Flood Dragon from the shallow sea, having been knocked unconscious.

It was twenty feet in size, its body a greenish hue, appearing as though covered in moss.

Despite its massive size, curiously, it conveyed a fragile and delicate beauty.

Inside the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Han Zhan replied, ”There are many species of Demon Crabs in the world, but only the Blue Emperor Crab Tribe is known for its delicate beauty, though from our Human Clan’s aesthetic standpoint, it’s hard to see what exactly is beautiful about it.”

Luo Chen smiled slightly, ”Whether it’s beautiful or not, who knows, but a Demon Crab of this size, every part is a treasure, it cannot be wasted.”

Han Zhan was momentarily stunned, then he too revealed a smile.

Indeed, it really couldn’t be wasted!

Luo Chen took out the Primordial Chaos Tripod, [...]