Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 739: A Millennium Family, a Million-Year-Old Family (Seeking a Monthly Ticket!)

Luo Chen was indeed negligent.

I have been busy developing soul magic to ward off ghosts and gods recently, and was also thinking about some other things, so I forgot one thing.

That means Luo Chen and his group, not just five people!

There are millions of dragon earthworms parasitic on the Black King's body!

In addition, when they were on Sun Moon Island, Yu Ziyou focused on Zhang Jingqing, and Luo Chen claimed that he could use both source power and magic power to protect Zhang Jingqing through the teleportation array, so he didn't think about the hidden dangers of the Black King.

He didn’t even mention the Black King!

Anyway, when the transmission came over, this scene appeared.

The Black King was overwhelmed and his source of energy was excessively depleted, but he still failed to save the millions of dragon earthworms that were parasitic in his body.

Under the enormous pressure, ninety-nine percent of the dragon earthworms were crushed into powder, and the Black King couldn't help but spit out large mouthfuls of their flesh and blood.

At this moment, the underground palace was extremely smelly, like a slaughterhouse.

After listening to Luo Chen's explanation, Fu Chaosheng couldn't help but rub his forehead with a headache.

He also forgot that powerful wild beasts often have parasites on them.

It would be fine if the number was smaller, but no one expected that there would be such a terrifying number of parasites on the Black King.

When I heard that it was a dragon earthworm monster, I felt it was extremely regretful.

A million dragon earthworms, even if they were all first- or second-level, would be worth more than ten billion spirit stones.

It's all ruined now, which is really heartbreaking.

Winter Mountain Man and Lu Qiuzhen were looking at Luo Chen in shock at this moment. They never expected that the other party had such a huge hidden fortune.

One million dragon earthworms are enough to be called a complete tribe of monsters.

No one knew where the other party got it from. At such a young age, his wealth surpassed those of them who had been in the Nascent Soul stage for many years.

But now it's all gone, and those who were watching the fun seemed to feel a little more balanced.

"Forget it, it's just a small matter after all. It's good that everyone arrives safely." Fu Chaosheng waved his hand and comforted Luo Chen, "After that, I will order the clan members to clean up the underground palace of Xingchen Island, and then compensate the sect with a sum of spirit stones."

He said it lightly, but the look of pain on his face couldn't deceive anyone.

Luo Chen didn't quite understand.

But when he saw the Dao Sect disciples stationed on the island rushing over, he understood why Fu Chaosheng felt so painful.

Overload transmission requires enormous amounts of spiritual energy!

Not only did it suck out the several top-grade spirit stones that were always kept in the underground palace, but it also drained a large amount of spiritual energy from the island's fourth-level spirit veins, making it difficult to recover in a short period of time.

This affected the normal operation of the teleportation array on Star Island.

The amount of spiritual stones that the rich family had to pay as compensation was obviously not a small amount.

……

On Xingchen Island, the four Yuanying Zhenren were checking the conditions of their disciples to make sure that none of them were seriously injured.

Luo Chen withdrew his spiritual consciousness from Zhang Jingqing and showed a look of satisfaction.

With his source of power protecting him and his magic power covering his body, Zhang Jingqing finally made it through.

At this moment, only the internal organs were slightly damaged.

This kind of injury is nothing to Luo Chen.

After converting his magic power and performing medical techniques such as the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique and the Five Internal Organs Returning to Their Origin Technique several times, Zhang Jingqing's pale face gradually became rosy.

"Thank you, Master!"

After expressing her gratitude, her worried gaze fell on Luo Chen's shoulder.

The sick Black King was lying there.

Luo Chen waved his hand and said, "You can go to Tianxuan for now. The Black King is fine."

After Zhang Jingqing left, Black King said gloomily: "Master, Black King made a mistake."

Luo Chen shook his head. "You are overestimating yourself. I have put a lot of effort into protecting Xiao Qing, and you still want to protect millions of dragon earthworms by yourself. You are lucky if you don't get yourself into trouble."

"I thought they were hiding inside me. With my strong body to resist the external pressure and the protection of the source force, they should be able to survive. But I didn't expect... that the owner would suffer heavy losses."

Facing the Black King's apology, Luo Chen looked calm.

This trip was indeed a heavy loss for him.

Millions of dragon earthworms, worth a lot of money!
He originally wanted to take them back to East Wilderness to revitalize Luotian Sect, but now they are all destroyed inside.

It cannot be said that all of them were destroyed. The Black King had absorbed a lot of dragon earthworm blood in the past, so he was naturally close to these reptiles and regarded them as his offspring. In times of crisis, he still spent a lot of effort to save thousands of second-level dragon earthworms.

With this batch of elite seeds, the population size can be more or less rebuilt in the future.

Most importantly, nothing serious happened to the Black King himself.

"You take a rest first. I'll go talk to Fu Chaosheng."

The Black King hummed and slipped into Luo Chen's sleeve.

Luo Chen called Fu Hongzhang and asked him where Fu Chaosheng was, then rushed over.

When he got there, he saw Fu Chaosheng talking to several monks in black and white Taoist robes. He would not go up to disturb them and just waited quietly by the side.

After a while, Fu Chaosheng came back dejectedly.

Seeing Luo Chen waiting, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopped.

Luo Chen was considerate and asked directly, "Do you want to pay a lot of spirit stones?"

The skylight has been opened, so let's be frank.

Fu Chaosheng sighed, "It's more than I thought. I thought I would just have to pay 18 million spirit stones. I didn't expect them to ask for such a huge amount of money. They wanted me to pay 30 million spirit stones, or they would report the matter to the sect."

Just 30 million?

Luo Chen was stunned, thinking it was a astronomical price.

But soon he realized that this was indeed not a small amount of money.

Even though he has hundreds of millions of assets at a young age, those spirit stones were not earned by him alone.

All relying on killing people to steal treasures!
In the past, when Luo Chen was working hard to run his business, his total savings never exceeded 30 million.

Although he is extremely wealthy now, some of the top-grade and high-quality spirit stones are also strategic resources and will not be easily traded as currency.

In comparison, Fu Chaosheng seems to be extremely wealthy, but he has a large family and he also needs to spend resources to support his granddaughter who is in the early Nascent Soul stage.

Taking out 30 million at once was a huge blow to him.

After a moment's silence, Luo Chen said bluntly: "This matter was caused by me, so I should be responsible for it. I will pay for this amount of spiritual stones."

Fu Chaosheng was stunned. Even though he knew that Luo Chen was wealthy, he didn't expect that he would be so open-minded.

"That's not a good idea. After all, I invited you here..."

"It's nothing good or bad. You and I are partners. Apart from the content of the cooperation, I don't want to trouble you too much."

Fu Chaosheng nodded subconsciously.

But soon, he came to his senses.

I don't want to trouble myself too much. In other words, I don't want to trouble him too much beyond the scope of the cooperation.

"How about this, you just pay half of the spirit stones, and I'll pay the rest. Don't refuse, I'm also responsible for not giving enough reminders. Besides, when my Fu family members come to clean up the underground palace, the accumulated dragon earthworm blood can be recycled and used as a supplement."

Luo Chen looked at Fu Chaosheng in surprise, but didn't insist any longer.

It is important to strike the right balance in getting along with others, half and half, so as not to hurt the harmony but also not to get too involved.

But when leaving Xingchen Island, Fu Chaosheng subconsciously looked back at the underground palace.

"Just after returning to Zhongzhou, there was a bloody disaster. This is not a good omen."

……

When he took the first step into Zhongzhou, Luo Chen vaguely sensed the difference between this place and the East Wilderness and the North Sea.

First of all, there is the omnipresent spiritual energy of heaven and earth!
The level of abundance is such that even the wilderness trails along the way have a certain level of abundance.

Wherever human beings gather, there is a second level.

Luo Chen had been trying hard to obtain the third-level spiritual veins in the past, and was even willing to participate in a war to open them up. In just half a day's journey, he saw with his own eyes no less than a dozen of them!

It is conceivable that in such a spiritual environment, fourth-order spirit veins are not uncommon.

This discovery alone shocked Luo Chen and even the two Nascent Soul masters, Winter Mountain Man and Lu Qiuzhen, who came from the North Sea.

As part of the Five Continents, is the gap between Zhongzhou and the other four continents so huge?

In addition to this, there is another special feature that Luo Chen is amazed at.

Wherever his spiritual sense swept through, he saw many foundation-building and golden elixir cultivators.

Unlike the monks from other continents who were cautious and wary of each other, these people were relatively harmonious even though they were obviously not from the same family.

Luo Chen could only attribute such a spectacle to the fact that Zhongzhou only had one sect, Tianyuan Dao Sect. There were some other differences, such as the similar clothing style, the simple architectural style with black and white as the main color, etc. Compared with the first two, these were not worth mentioning.

On the Fujia flying boat, Fu Chaosheng briefly introduced some basic information about Zhongzhou to Luo Chen and the other two.

"Unlike the sects in the East Wasteland who jointly govern the fairyland and the fairy islands in the North Sea that are home to many independent cultivators, the situation in Zhongzhou is very simple."

"There are countless families in the entire Zhongzhou, but there is only one sect, and that is our Tianyuan Dao Sect!"

"Tianyuan Dao Sect is not only the only sect in Zhongzhou, but also the leader of all the families in Zhongzhou. Looking at the world, it is also the most powerful force!"

"If you can join Star Gate, it will be the generosity of our sect and your honor!"

Unlike his usual smiling face, Fu Chaosheng at this time showed a rare hint of pride.

That is the pride of being the heir of the greatest holy land in the world.

This pride gave him the confidence to remain calm no matter he was facing the righteous and evil forces of the North Sea, the demon monk Kong Chan in the late Nascent Soul stage, or the three people including Luo Chen in front of him.

Normally, because he has to travel around doing business, he is friendly to everyone.

But now, he is no longer that businessman, but the successor of Taoism, so he does not need to be cautious and make money in harmony.

"The Star Gate is located in the heart of Zhongzhou, on the top of Tiandi Peak."

"Mr. Winter Mountain, you hold Elder Shen's recommendation order, and Fellow Daoist Lu, you hold my recommendation order. You can bring along our clan members and disciples and pass through unimpeded. At that time, the Star Gate elders will send people to review it."

"Fellow Daoist Luo, please come with me back to the Fu family. I will make arrangements for what happens next."

Fu Chaosheng made arrangements for the next trip.

Luo Chen has no objection.

The other two looked at each other and expressed their gratitude to Fu Chaosheng for taking them on this trip.

After the two men left, the arrogant look on Fu Chaosheng's face disappeared and he returned to his previous appearance.

"Sorry for making you laugh."

Luo Chen shook his head, "It doesn't matter. After all, they are not on the same path as us."

We are indeed not on the same path.

The two men were quite old and did not meet the requirements to enter the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven. They went ahead but could only stop at the Tiandi Peak.

Luo Chen is different. He is qualified to be the protector of Dao Sect disciples and enter the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven.

According to Fu Chaosheng, even if such people also join Tiandi Peak, their chances of becoming worshippers or even elders of Tiandi Peak are much greater.

Luo Chen was more curious about the things he had observed before, so he just asked.

Fu Chaosheng did not hide his doubts and answered his questions directly.

"Zhongzhou is the place with the most spiritual energy in this world. It is normal for it to be abundant in spiritual energy."

"In addition, because this state is solely controlled by our Dao Sect, there is a complete plan for the cultivation of spiritual veins. There will not be a situation where independent cultivators from other continents or sect cultivators over-exploit spiritual stone veins."

"Finally, the Star Gate of Tiandi Peak was opened to recruit Yuanying cultivators from all over the world. These people are used by our sect while they are alive. After they pass away, their huge magic power will be fed back to Zhongzhou. This is also the reason why Zhongzhou's spiritual energy is becoming stronger and stronger."

Luo Chen nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and all the doubts in his mind were resolved.

A cultivator achieves personal great power through years of practice, but once he dies, the terrifying magic power accumulated throughout his life will not disappear without reason, but will return to the world.

Fu Chaosheng went to the North Sea for two hundred years, and when he came back he brought back seven Yuanying Zhenren.

Even though it was considered a relatively large number, under normal circumstances, there would always be two or three people who would defect to the Tianyuan Taoist Sect.

This is the number of two hundred years. The Tianyuan Business Alliance was established in ancient times, which is three thousand years ago!

How many Yuanying cultivators from the North Sea were attracted here?
What about the three continents of immortal cultivation: East Wilderness, South Xinjiang, and West Desert?
If we add the Yuanying Zhenren cultivated by Dao Sect itself, the number...

Just a little imagination is enough to inspire awe!

Since he was a child, Luo Chen had heard the rumor that the Eastern Wasteland Alchemy Saint traveled to Zhongzhou to join the Tianyuan Taoist Sect. Now it seems that he is following the example of his predecessors.

Not only that Dan Sheng, Luo Chen had also heard of strong people leaving Southern Xinjiang, joining Zhongzhou Tianyuan Dao Sect, achieving deification, and even ascending to the upper realm.

All these things show that Tianyuan Dao Sect has been implementing the plan of absorbing talents from other continents for many years.

Among so many people, those who ascend are ultimately a minority.

Most Yuanying Zhenren, after reaching the end of their life span, can only turn into a handful of yellow earth and contribute to the prosperity of Zhongzhou.

"Of course I won't stay for long. The so-called joining of Tianyuan Dao Sect is just to obtain the status of Star Gate Guest so that I can return to Zhongzhou."

Luo Chen smiled in his heart and did not intend to devote his whole life to Zhongzhou.

As for how to get back then, Fu Chaosheng will arrange it for him.

Afterwards, Luo Chen asked about the strange situation of the monks living in harmony here.

"Everyone is loyal to Dao Zong, so there will be no fighting."

Fu Chaosheng explained.

But soon, he shook his head again.

"It only looks harmonious on the surface. In fact, the major families are in fierce competition with each other."

"You should know about the hierarchy of Zhongzhou families, right?"

Luo Chen nodded, "I've heard a little bit about it. It seems that the size of a family is determined by the terms wealthy and aristocratic."

"It's a bit crude, let me explain it to you in detail!"

Fu Chaosheng waved his hand and chanted softly: "There are twelve wealthy families, thirty-six noble families. There are countless poor families, and they all founded the Tianyuan Sect."

"This is the structure of Zhongzhou families. The twelve great families are high above, the thousand-year-old families are glorious for a time, and the poor families are all striving to rise."

This simple little poem aptly describes the situation of Tianyuan Dao Sect.

Through his introduction, Luo Chen also got to know Tianyuan Dao Sect better and better.

This sacred place of the gods, which dominates Zhongzhou and overlooks the world, is different from the traditional sects that inherit the tradition from master to disciple. Its internal inheritance is mainly based on family inheritance.

Although there are a small number of master-disciple inheritances, the mainstream is distributed among the major families in Zhongzhou.

The so-called wealthy family is a top family that has produced powerful people who have achieved the state of god transformation.

The so-called aristocratic family is a large family that has produced a Yuanying Zhenren.

The so-called poor family is determined by the number of Jindan cultivators.

What about the poor?

They are no longer in the eyes of Dao Sect, but they cannot be classified as independent cultivators either. Such small families can often only be vassals under the command of a large family. After they have achieved success in their realm, they will decide whether to set up their own sect.

Luo Chen was extremely shocked when he heard this, and asked in a lost voice: "Twelve great families, could it be that there are twelve great gods in Zhongzhou today?"

Fu Chaosheng was speechless and had to remind him: "It was published, but it does not exist now."

Luo Chen smiled awkwardly. He rarely lost his composure like this.

It's really a bit scary that the twelve can coexist.

You should know that over in the North Sea, there are only three great gods in the Yuanmo Sect. Even if you add the Great Sage Beili and the Sea Emperor Whale from the demon clan, there are only five.

As for the Eastern Wilds, it was said that the Mingyuan Sect also had three great gods. As far as he knew, there was an ancient demon named Di Tian in the demon clan. Even if Qixia Yuanjun was included, there were only five in total.

Perhaps there are still powerful beings of this realm hidden in the two continents, but their number is definitely not large.

If Zhongzhou could take out twelve of them at once, that would be really scary.

suddenly.

Fu Chaosheng whispered: "If our sect wants, it is not impossible to have two hands of powerful beings at the same time, or even more."

Luo Chen's eyes suddenly widened.

However, the other party had no intention of continuing to explain, but changed the subject.

"A great family that has existed for thousands of years will eventually not be immortal, and a family that has lived for thousands of years will eventually fall. Within our sect, we will also conduct regular assessments of the great families."

"Let's not talk about the wealthy for now. The aristocratic families are evaluated every 500 years, and the poor families are evaluated every 300 years."

"If a real person dies, and his descendants are not good, and no second Yuanying real person appears within 500 years, the name of the family will be automatically cancelled and it will fall into the ranks of poor families. The same applies to the poor family evaluation."

"In order to ensure family inheritance, there will be people from generation to generation. Therefore, the competition between families for cultivation resources is extremely fierce!"

"And the scope of this resource competition is not only between family territories, but also among the clan members who have joined the Dao Sect."

"The sect competition held every hundred years is an open competition with real swords and real swords."

"And the Mirage Dragon Cave Heaven Competition, which takes place once every five hundred years, is the most intense one!"

"My family is very lucky. When I was old and weak, Qinglan took over. But can the luck continue after her? I don't know, and I dare not bet. Therefore, I must seize this opportunity to ensure that Qinglan can gain more resources and a higher status in Dao Sect!"

"Therefore, I hope that fellow Taoist will do his best to help Qinglan succeed!"

At the end, Fu Chaosheng, whose ruddy face could not hide the wrinkles, stared at Luo Chen with burning eyes.

Not only that, with a wave of his hand, a flash of light appeared, and four jade bottles were placed in front of Luo Chen.

(End of this chapter)