Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 403: The Three Elements Return to One, Love the House and the Crow

 After returning to Tianlan Peak, Luo Chen's life seemed to be the same as before, without any ups and downs.

　　Every day I just practice quietly behind closed doors and seldom communicate with others.

Occasionally, Wang Yuan would come to visit and chat with him about "The Convergence of Ten Thousand Daos".

 But just because he doesn’t go out doesn’t mean he doesn’t pay attention to what’s going on outside.

 With the Luo Net operating at full capacity, a large amount of information would be submitted to Luo Chen almost every once in a while.

After Luo Tianhui gave up expansion and turned to the strategy of digesting battlefield gains, those enemies who had previously been in conflict with Luo Tianhui, or who had secretly concealed their intentions, were caught off guard and suddenly appeared.

They have support behind them and feel that their side has a large number of people, so they act more and more without scruples.

 Things against Luo Tianhui happen from time to time.

In this regard, Sima Huiniang changed her past behavior. Except for a few caravans under her command, which were closely guarded by experts, she tried to be as tolerant as possible.

 The outside world only thought that Luo Tianhui had given up under the pressure of the Yan League.

 Even within Luotianhui, some people expressed dissatisfaction.

 But only Sima Huiniang knew that they had to wait for an opportunity.

Although the enemies are scattered, they are powerful. If Luo Tianhui takes the initiative to defeat them one by one, it will be easy for him to be held back.

 Get stuck in the quagmire.

 It is better to wait for the other party to gather together, and then sweep them away in one fell swoop.

 Before this opportunity arises, what Luo Tianhui has to do is to improve the strength of the internal monks as much as possible.

At Sima Huiniang’s signal, Murong Qinglian led the Hall of Merit to conduct a large-scale merit assessment of Luo Tianhui’s late Qi-refining monks.

 From inside, select suitable foundation-building seeds and prepare to issue foundation-building pills.

 Not long after, a list was placed in front of Luo Chen.

 【Douzhandian law enforcement elder Zhou Yuanli, Douzhandian war cultivator Liu Qiang, Gui Jiang】

 【Spiritual Medicine Hall Bian Zhen, Feng Xia】

 【Sima Wenjie, Audit Deacon of Hall of Merit】

　　【Outer Sect Elder Xu Xiaoliu. 】

 …

 A personal name, followed by a detailed list of their great contributions to Luotianhui over the years.

 The number of meritorious deeds involved can be exchanged for foundation building resources.

But if you can appear on the list, you can also get a foundation-building pill at the end!

After browsing it, Luo Chen felt that there was nothing wrong with it, but he made a few special comments from Zhou Yuanli.

“When the resource allocation is full, I will give him two foundation-building pills, and all the foundation-building experience of Luo Tianhui will be available for him to borrow at will.”

Sima Huiniang expressed no objection to this additional favor.

 Zhou Yuanli was different from others.

 He has been serving as a guard since Luo Chen was weak.

Although he is not said to have saved Luo Chen's life, he never left Luo Chen in many times of crisis and gained Luo Chen's trust.

 He is relatively down-to-earth and upright, and he is decisive when encountering problems.

Over the years, Luo Tianhui Law Enforcement Hall has been under his control, which shows how highly he is respected by Luo Chen.

“These people are all in the Great Perfection Stage of Qi Refining and can sprint to build the foundation at any time.”

“In addition, here is a list of people who have achieved sufficient merit but are relatively low-level and have only recently been promoted to the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage.”

“I plan to focus on cultivating one or two, and cultivate them as foundation-building seeds.”

 The large sect selects outstanding people from the foundation-building true biography and lists them as golden elixir seeds.

 Now Luo Tianhui has begun to do similar things.

It's just replaced with so-called foundation-building seeds.

 The monks selected are also disciples in the late stage of Qi refining.

Sima Huiniang said as she handed a list to Luo Chen.

Luo Chen looked down and saw his apprentice's name at first glance.

　　【Qu Lingjun of Dan Dian, thirty-three years old, has just entered the ninth level of Qi refining stage. Merit: Refining elixirs for Luo Tianhui and earning spiritual stones for many years. He made great contributions to the development of Luo Tianhui. Under his leadership, the Alchemy Palace is now quite large, with a total of five first-level alchemists, thirty fire masters, and medicine apprentices... Evaluation: Top! 】

 Seeing this name, Luo Chen couldn't help but sigh.

 The once ignorant boy has now turned 30 before he knew it.

Even with the poor qualifications of the Four Spiritual Roots, with his generous supply of resources, he reached the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage without any delay.

Although he is much slower than his peer Qin Yuanjiang, it is already extremely difficult for casual cultivators.

“However, Palace Master Qu doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to build the foundation?”

 “Oh?” Luo Chen raised his head in surprise.

Sima Huiniang said interestingly: "After Elder Li came back from the battlefield, he became very close to Qu Lingjun and personally guided his cultivation from time to time. He said that Qu Lingjun had low qualifications but a firm mind. In addition to his age, he It’s pretty big, so there’s no need to rush.”

"Not only that, he also improved the secret technique of "Nine-fold Return to Yuan" passed down from his family, created a "Three-Yuan Return to One Method", and personally taught it to Qu Lingjun."

“In Elder Li’s words, it is not impossible for the Four Spiritual Roots to climb the road, as long as the foundation is solid enough and external resources can keep up..."

 Li Yingzhang?

 Luo Chen was thoughtful.

 According to what Sima Huiniang pointed out, the other party only did this after returning from the battlefield.

Especially after he was trapped in the ruins of the Transformation God, his care for Qu Lingjun became more and more profound. It was also at that time that the "Three Elements Return to One Method" was taken out.

This is considered reciprocating a favor?

 Because he had saved the other party, he transferred his thoughts to his apprentice without being able to repay him.

 Perhaps this is Aiwujiwu!

“In addition, Qu Lingjun has been asking people to treat Mi Li in recent years, and has brought Mi Li to visit Sun Shengshou many times.”

“Even after Master Murong awarded him a top-notch meritorious service, he tried to exchange his meritorious service for the healing elixir within the Luo Tianhui.”

“Canghai Dan, I bought one from the Tianlan auction a year ago. It has the effect of reshaping the Dantian meridians.”

 “I think it’s also prepared for rice grains.”

 After hearing what Sima Huiniang said, Luo Chen couldn't help but shook his head.

His apprentice is quite an infatuated person!

 He recalled the scene of the master-disciple dialogue in the Luotian Hall of Xiaohuan Mountain, and couldn't help but sigh.

 He almost forgot about it.

 I remember that he said at that time that he was not optimistic about the future of Qu Lingjun and Mi Li, and also made a promise to let Qu Lingjun reach the ninth level of Qi Refining before deciding whether to form a Taoist couple with Mi Li.

 Unknowingly, Qu Lingjun has entered the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage.

 “Forget it, I can’t break my promise.”

Luo Chen put down the list and said, "Hui Niang, secretly inform Qu Lingjun and ask him to bring Mi Li to Tianlan Peak!"

 “You want to see him?” Sima Huiniang was surprised.

"Yeah." Luo Chen hummed softly, with a hint of sigh in his mouth, "After all, he is my only disciple, so it's time to meet him. Oh, by the way, send me the Canghai Pill as well."

Sima Huiniang nodded thoughtfully.

 …

 Three days later.

 A middle-aged man came to the foot of Tianlan Peak with his beautiful family like flowers.

　　It was broad daylight, and the monks guarding the mountain didn't pay much attention to the monks coming in and out. As long as they had the jade badge for their coming and going, it was enough.

But after seeing the man, his eyes lit up.

 “Little friend Qu, long time no see!”

Qu Lingjun was startled, and then he realized that the foundation-building cultivator guarding the mountain was talking to him.

 He let go of Mi Li's hand and bowed respectfully to the other party.

 “I’ve met the seniors!”

The monk looked at Qu Lingjun, looked at him briefly, and showed admiration on his face.

"I haven't seen you for a year or two, but your practice has not fallen behind. Although you have only entered the ninth level of Qi Refining for the first time, your foundation is extremely solid."

 Qu Lingjun was surprised.

 I don’t know this person personally.

It is said that the monk named Wang who he had befriended before died on the battlefield.

 In recent years, he has also been busy with alchemy practice and rarely comes to Tianlan Peak.

 Unexpectedly, the other party actually recognized him and even praised his cultivation.

He did not dare to neglect the other party. After chatting for a while, he took out some fresh fruits from the storage bag.

“These are the special spiritual fruits of our Danxia Peak. Although they are not worth a few spiritual stones, the taste is excellent, crisp and juicy.”

 “Senior, when you have free time, you can try it and pass the time.”

The monk's eyes lit up, and he became more and more enthusiastic towards Qu Lingjun.

 After chatting for a while, Qu Lingjun took the rice grains up to Tianlan Peak.

“Master Qu has a wide circle of friends, and even the foundation-building cultivators are very close to him. It’s very touching!” Mi Li said with a smile.

However, Qu Lingjun shook his head at this joking remark.

 “I don’t know this monk whose surname is this.”

Mi Li was stunned.

 “Perhaps he is a friend of the master!”

Qu Lingjun thought for a while and said softly: "In recent years, Tianlan has lost many powerful people due to wars, so the Lingdi caves on Tianlan Peak have become much more relaxed. Even the second-level high-grade caves have more There is plenty of money. The president has freed up a large sum of spiritual stones to rent the cave in Tianlan Peak, and even changed the original welfare provisions of the second-level middle-grade cave into a second-grade high-grade cave."

“As a result, more and more monks from Luo Tianhui will enter and exit Tianlan Peak.”

"If I can make good friends with this mountain-guarding monk, I will have less trouble when I go in and out. After I go back, I can tell the president and ask the meeting to prepare something and win over this person from time to time."

Hearing his beloved thinking and calculating like this, Mi Li pursed his lips and couldn't help but smile.

She sighed with emotion: "After the president's absence, you have become more stable than before, and now you have begun to think about the entire Luo Tianhui."

Qu Lingjun smiled bitterly and said, "If master is here, naturally it won't be my turn to think about these things. Now, of course, I have the power to do my part to prevent Luo Tianhui from getting into as much trouble as possible."

Mi Li nodded.

Looking up at the majestic Tianlan Peak, the sound of the rumbling waterfall can be heard in my ears.

“I don’t know why the president asked us to go to the president’s cave?”

Qu Lingjun hesitated and said, "Could it be that my master has returned?"

 …

 The moment when Qu Lingjun was in the cave and saw Luo Chen.

 He was completely unable to control himself.

With a bang, he knelt down in front of Luo Chen and shouted softly.

 “Master, you are indeed safe and sound!”

 “Get up and sit down before we talk!”

 Luo Chen used a burst of spiritual power to lift it up.

 After chatting for a few words about home affairs, Luo Chen took the lead in the conversation and turned to the other party's practice and alchemy.

Just as Sima Huiniang said, under Li Yingzhang's personal teaching, Qu Lingjun's state of mind was indeed very solid and reliable.

 Although it cannot be said to be outstanding, the word "stable" stands out in general. Not only that, the secret technique of "Three Yuans Returning to One" practiced by the other party seems to be very suitable for Qu Lingjun's four spiritual roots.

 It allows Qu Lingjun to continuously refine the spiritual power in his body at the ninth level of Qi refining to achieve a purifying effect.

From this point of view, it can be seen that Li Yingzhang really put in a lot of effort.

 In terms of alchemy, Qu Ling can now refining high-grade chalcedony pills stably.

In addition, he also dabbled in two first-level elixirs, Zhongmiao Pill and Peiyuan Dan, and could easily refine lower-grade elixirs.

Calculating the age when he was exposed to alchemy, it was only twenty years.

But with such attainments, he can really be regarded as a genius in alchemy.

 After all, not everyone has a proficiency system like Luo Chen.

 Place Qu Lingjun in a major alchemy sect like Qingdan Valley, and he would be a first-class alchemist.

If he can advance to the foundation building stage and refine the second-level elixir, and give him a hundred years, he might be able to compete for the title of the next generation of Qing Dan Seven Sons!

 After taking the exam, Luo Chen looked satisfied.

"It seems that you have worked very hard these years! Whether it is cultivation or alchemy, you have not fallen behind. I am very happy to be my teacher."

 Received recognition and praise from Luo Chen.

 Qu Lingjun was also very happy.

“Everything is the result of Master’s cultivation!”

Luo Chen shook his head and did not take any credit.

 As for Qu Lingjun, he just made some suggestions in the early stages of the opponent's game.

 More importantly, it is the supply of resources.

The other party has been able to reach this point because of his own efforts, as well as the constant guidance of Luo Tianhui's foundation-building cultivators Ai Wu and Wu Xia.

 Strictly speaking, he is not qualified as a master.

"Lingjun, I have been practicing as a teacher all the way without any guidance from my elders. This is my first time as a master. Therefore, some things may not take care of you or consider your mood. You must be considerate of me. two."

Qu Lingjun was startled, then quickly shook his head.

“No, Master is very good to me and I have never complained!”

Luo Chen showed a kind smile and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him who was vaguely similar to Qu Hancheng back then.

 He asked pointedly: "Is it true that there are no complaints?"

 “Absolutely not!” Qu Lingjun said firmly.

 “What about the grains of rice?”

 Qu Lingjun hesitated for a moment, but soon said firmly: "That is the master's love for me, and I have never done anything wrong. Choosing rice grains is just the disciple's personal persistence."

 The implication is that he knows the good intentions of Luo Chen’s ideas, but he himself will not follow them.

Luo Chen sighed, "It seems that this is your choice."

 Plop!

 Qu Lingjun knelt down again.

 “It’s the disciple who is unfilial!”

“But this time, I ask Master to agree with my decision.”

 He has reached the ninth level of Qi refining.

And the answer is more firm than before!

 It can be seen that he has considered this matter more than once over the years, which is why he can respond so quickly.

Luo Chen looked at him seriously, and the atmosphere in the cave became quiet for a moment.

Looking from the outside, the young Taoist priest is sitting on a stone chair, while the more mature-looking Qu Lingjun is kneeling on the ground.

 In the secular world, there may be absurdity.

 But in the world of cultivating immortals, there is nothing strange about it.

Many monks who are proficient in the art of beauty care have disciples and disciples who look much older than them.

 Quiet, there will always be a break.

　　With Luo Chen sighing softly.

 “That’s it!”

 “Call the rice grains in!”

Qu Lingjun trembled all over, with a mixture of joy and sorrow on his face.

 “Master…”

“Just think of it as a foundation-building gift from me in advance.” Luo Chen said with a smile.

 “Thank you, Master!”

Qu Lingjun stood up in ecstasy and immediately ran out of the cave.

After a while, he came in with rice grains.

 Twenty years passed by in a blink of an eye.

The girl she once was is now a graceful woman.

However, after Luo Chen's spiritual consciousness swept over the two of them and realized that the Yuan Yin was still there and the Yuan Yang had not been lost, he couldn't help but be satisfied that although their love had deepened over the years, they had not exceeded the rules.

 When monks build the foundation, they should have three hurdles and three disasters.

 The three levels are soul, body and spiritual power.

The three disasters are the root of the tongue, the Dantian turning into the sea, and the deficiency of Yuanyang and Yuanyin.

These three disasters correspond to the theory of three parts of spiritual roots in the classics.

There is Huangting and Guanyuan in the upper part, and Mingmen in front of Youque in the back. Breathe into the Dantian between the skull, and the clear water from the Jade Pond fills the spiritual roots. If you can cultivate it, it will last forever!

 The spiritual root is the root of the tongue!

 The spiritual root of a monk is not reflected in a single organ.

 Instead, it is divided into the root of the tongue, Dantian, and Jingfang palace.

 Hence, there is a rumor that monks in the world of immortality are advised not to overindulge in fun before building a foundation.

Luo Chen has experienced foundation building several times, and his understanding of it is far superior to other foundation building practitioners.

At this moment, seeing that the two of them have known each other for many years, but still remember their own instructions, they are naturally extremely satisfied.

“Since Lingjun has recognized you as a person, as a master, I will naturally not obstruct you in any way.”

"But the Taoist companion who is my disciple is naturally not a passerby who has been here for decades."

Looking at the doubtful rice grains, Luo Chen said leisurely: "If I cure your innate defects, will you have the heart to follow the path and fight to build the foundation of the path?"

Mi Li was startled, as if he suspected that he heard wrongly.

 But Qu Lingjun had already pulled her, "I haven't thanked Master yet!"

 “Thank you, President!” Mi Li knelt down in a daze to thank Luo Chen.

 In his ears, Luo Chen’s chuckle came.

 “Get up, let me check on you first.”

 …

 After Luo Chen’s investigation, the condition of the rice grains was clear at a glance!

The so-called congenital defects of the other party do indeed exist.

Meridians are too thin!

 The inner wall of Dantian is too thin!

 These two restrict Mi Li from studying hard and practicing hard.

 Even though the couple had earned a lot of resources over the years, they could not invest them in rice cultivation.

Even though Mi Li is as old as he is, he is still in the sixth level of Qi refining stage, and cannot even enter the late stage of Qi refining stage.

 For such a situation, most people cannot treat it at all.

Even Sun Shengshou, the famous medical expert in Tianlan Fairy City, would have difficulty taking action.

 But for Luo Chen, it is not difficult.

 Because, he has the Canghai Dan!

This is a third-level spiritual elixir that has the effect of reshaping the Dantian meridians. It was once sold at an auction for a sky-high price of 50,000 spiritual stones!

 That’s it, there is still a price but no market.

 Yaowangzong rarely sells it.

However, the level of this elixir is too high, and Mi Li's cultivation is too weak. If you want to make use of it, you must have Luo Chen to protect you.

“After all, the situation is much better than Caiyi’s original situation.”

 “With my protection, nothing will go wrong!”

 While Luo Chen was thinking about the treatment plan, Mi Li sat across from him respectfully.

Even though she knew that Luo Chen was going to heal her personally, she still felt as if she was in a dream.

 At that time, it was on Xiaohuan Mountain.

Luo Chen reprimanded Qu Lingjun, and she stood alone outside the door, helpless.

Now, he was accepted by Luo Chen and entered the cave.

Comparing the two, they are really very different.

Turning her cheek, she looked lovingly at Qu Lingjun, who was full of hope.

 It was this man’s persistence that impressed his master!

“Don’t worry, the master is very powerful and can do anything! If he says he can cure you, he can!”

Luo Chen naturally saw the couple's little actions.

He just smiled indifferently at the sincere admiration.

 It is impossible to talk about anything.

 But to cure the other party, he already has a general case.

After a while, he took out a lot of bottles and cans from the storage bag.

 In addition, he also took out several older medicinal plants and gave them to Qu Lingjun.

“First, boil three portions of the decoction given by Sun Shengshou. It will be of great use later.”

“In addition, Mi Li goes outside the cave and casts spells to consume as much spiritual energy as possible in the Dantian meridians.”

 The two of them immediately took the order and left.

After they left, Luo Chen patted the storage bag with emotion.

 A lifeless humanoid puppet appeared next to him.

“Old Man Mi, when Miao Wen brutally slaughtered the remaining members of your Mi family in Yuanci Valley, there was nothing I could do about it.”

“Now if I heal the grain of rice and let it resume its journey on the road, it will be considered as repayment of your cultivation.”

The humanoid puppet stood there quietly without any change in expression.

 There wouldn’t be one.

It's just a puppet that was refined by Tian Xingzi after he died and established a true cultivator.

But if Mi Li was there, he would probably recognize the other person's identity instantly.

 Surprisingly, it was her grandfather Mi Shuhua!

When Luo Chen killed the Blood Demon in the ruins of the Transformation God, the only trophy he took away from the relics of the Luoyun Sect disciples was the puppet Mi Shuhua.

How can you become someone else's puppet when you are an old friend?

 A gentleman's opinions are not what he thinks!

No matter how sinister Mi Shuhua was towards Luo Chen, at least before his death, he did not do anything too extreme to Luo Chen.

On the contrary, Luo Chen took advantage of the other party's thoughts and gained a lot of money crazily.

 This principle applies to Mi Shuhua.

 The same applies to Luo Chen.

 Ta Luochen is treating Mi Li now for the sake of his disciple Qu Lingjun.

But if it is really cured, Mi Shuhua will be relieved if he knows about it.

 (End of this chapter)