Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 147: Spirit Subjugation, Soul Stabilization, and Three Techniques Combined (Part 2) - Novel Cool

Chapter 147: Spirit Subjugation, Soul Stabilization, and Three Techniques Combined (Part 2)

Chapter 147: Spirit Subjugation, Soul Stabilization, and Three Techniques Combined (Part 2)

Perhaps it did not become any larger than before, but it was undoubtedly more condensed than that of ordinary people.

Based on this, he could cultivate the Spirit Subjugation Technique.

"Hmm?"

Upon seeing the specific cultivation method of the Spirit Subjugation Technique, Luo Chen suddenly let out a light exclamation.

At the Qi Cultivation Stage, with spirit sense unable to be released externally, the eyes were the main medium, and the effect was generally average.

Luo Chen’s eyes had already been enhanced by the Spirit Eyes Technique, giving him a significant advantage.

What surprised him was that a memory surfaced in his mind.

At the Clear River Winehouse, Gao Tingyuan had stared at him for a long time.

At that time, he thought the other party was deliberately not speaking to gain the upper hand in the conversation.

This was a common negotiation tactic.

Now, looking back, Gao Tingyuan was clearly using this spell at the time.

The more he thought about it, the more convinced Luo Chen became.

"He had already started cultivating the Soul Refinement True Technique back then!"

"That's right. If one wants to devour and incorporate external souls, they first need to extract the enemy’s soul from their body."

"The Spirit Subjugation Technique is a prerequisite for the Soul Refinement True Technique. He must have learned it first."

However, at that time, Luo Chen’s spiritual soul foundation was not inferior to Gao Tingyuan’s.

As a result, Gao Tingyuan’s attempts were in vain.

"It’s a pity I didn’t know how to use my spiritual soul back then; otherwise, I could have made him suffer a backlash!"

Apart from regret, Luo Chen also felt a sense of relief.

After confirming that Gao Tingyuan had also cultivated this spell, Luo Chen became even more enthusiastic.

He recalled how Gao Tingyuan’s eyes turned a deep green before his death.

This was clearly the means by which the Spirit Subjugation Technique actively extracted weak souls.

Unfortunately, Gao Tingyuan had not even reached the minor success stage but had tried to use the major success stage technique.

Especially after undergoing the Enlightened Spirit and Malevolent Energy Breaking training, Luo Chen’s will was firm, and his spiritual soul was condensed.

The other party could not pull his spiritual soul out at all.

Not only was his soul not extracted, but he also actively broke free from the extraction effect.

Gao Tingyuan suffered a backlash and his spiritual soul was extinguished on the spot.

"In other words, I did make him suffer a backlash after all?"

With this thought, Luo Chen’s enthusiasm for this spell gradually waned, and he became more cautious.

He would definitely learn it, but he could not use it casually.

Otherwise, if he suffered a backlash, he would end up like Gao Tingyuan, who quietly and silently extinguished without even having the chance to say a threatening word like, "I won’t let you off even in death."

"Besides this Spirit Subjugation Technique, the Soul Stabilizing Oath also has its merits."

Luo Chen thought of another spell, his eyes flashing with determination.

Unlike the Spirit Subjugation Technique, the Soul Stabilizing Oath was not difficult to cultivate, even very simple.

The difficulty in using it lay in the need for a medium!

"Let’s learn them all!"

"And there’s more than just these two spells to learn!"

Luo Chen muttered to himself, and several books appeared in his hands.

The first one was a second-rank spell he had bought from the Zhenlong Black Market for nine hundred spirit stones, named Mountain Collapse.

During the time he was preparing to escape, he had roughly studied this spell.

Only after truly delving into it did he realize that it was indeed a second-rank spell, and it was extremely difficult.

To the point where he had no idea where to start.

To fully learn Mountain Collapse, he first needed to learn three prerequisite spells.

The first-rank Fireball Spell, the first-rank Earth Pile Technique, and the first-rank Wave Technique.

Three prerequisite spells were required before he could combine them into this powerful second-rank fire element spell.

After truly studying it, Luo Chen understood why a fire element spell had a name with an earth element style.

This was because one of the spells he needed to learn was the earth element Earth Pile Technique.

Mountain Collapse was definitely worth learning, after all, he had spent a lot of money, and the described power was indeed significant.

Even among second-rank spells, it did not fall short of powerful spells like Ten Thousand Sword Technique, Ice Spirit Cold Aura, and Thunderbolt Son, which were known for their offensive capabilities.

"Before, I thought this secret manual was too cheap, but after a careful look, I realized that it does not come with the three first-rank spells."

"If these three were included, the price would likely skyrocket to over a thousand spirit stones."

If it were before, Luo Chen might have been troubled by how to gather the other two first-rank spells besides the Fireball Spell.

But now, that worry was long gone.

Among the legacies of the over a hundred cultivators who died in the Moonlit Valley, there were many spell secret manuals.

This was very normal!

In his storage bag, Luo Chen had always kept the Five Essential Spells for Qi Cultivation Practitioners, and others naturally had one or two spell secret manuals they had bought.

Among these legacies, Luo Chen found the Earth Pile Technique and the Wave Technique.

Thus, he had already gathered all three prerequisite spells.

Especially the Fireball Spell, which he had cultivated to the perfect stage, was extremely powerful.

As long as he made some progress with the other two spells, he could try to learn Mountain Collapse.

"It’s just right. The Sky Ascension Assembly is reorganizing, and it’s not time for me to personally refine pills yet."

"During this period, besides cultivating my innate cultivation technique and refining spirit energy, I can use my time on these spells."

...

Half a month later.

Behind the Moonlit Valley, on a plain at the foot of Huinye Mountain.

Two figures stood several miles apart, facing each other from a distance.

Then, both of them began to form seals and imprints, summoning a large amount of spirit energy from within their bodies.

Suddenly, one moved swiftly while the other moved slowly, both slamming their palms onto the ground.

"Earth Pile!"

In the next moment, the ground began to tremble, and two massive mounds of earth rose from the ground, growing taller and taller.

Under the continuous flow of spirit energy, soil, rocks, trees, and grass from the surroundings kept gathering on top of them.

Rumble...

After about five breaths, two small mountains, each ten meters tall, stood firmly on the ground.

The fat man, who had formed his small mountain first, chuckled and grabbed the mountain with one hand, causing it to rise slowly. Then, he pushed it forward.

At this point, the young man on the opposite side slowly grabbed the air.

By the time he pushed his palm forward, the small mountain from the other side was already two miles in front of him.

The massive impact was irresistible!

The young man raised an eyebrow and calmly pushed forward the small mountain he had formed.

Boom!

Almost like breaking a rotten branch, the small mountain he pushed was instantly shattered into pieces by the other mountain.

Large amounts of soil and debris rained down from the sky.

Seeing the "enemy mountain" hurtling towards him, the young man leaped up and easily flew out of the attack range of the small mountain.

Boom!

The small mountain crashed onto the ground, sinking several meters deep, leaving only a small hill.

It was as if it had never existed.

"Quite formidable in terms of power!"

Luo Chen rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

At this moment, the fat man sauntered over leisurely.

"I don't know what you're going to use this for. The casting is extremely slow, the formation is slow, and the attack speed is even slower. Besides the great power, it's utterly useless, not even as useful as a small fireball."

"Oh, and it's particularly draining on spirit energy!"

Seeing Zeng Wen pout, Luo Chen didn't get angry but instead sincerely thanked him.

"Thanks for guiding me in practicing this Earth Pile Technique these past few days."

Zeng Wen clapped his hands, brushing off some soil debris from his body.

"What's the trouble? Anyway, the Sky Ascension Assembly hasn't had much to do recently."

After saying that, he yawned.

Looking at Luo Chen, who seemed deep in thought, Zeng Wen blinked his eyes.

"Don't tell me you really want to use this thing in a fight?"

Luo Chen pursed his lips and smiled slightly, but didn't say anything.

Zeng Wen, on the other hand, became anxious, "I'm telling you, this spell is really not good. I've never used it to fight anyone after learning it."

"Generally, the Earth Pile Technique is used for digging grottos and building defensive fortifications. On a larger scale, even great beings use it to create mountains and fill seas, forming feng shui patterns."

"You've seen it; recently, someone in the Moonlit Valley used this spell to build a defensive fortress."

"Combat? It's really not suitable!"

Luo Chen also agreed wholeheartedly.

The Earth Pile Technique was not suitable for combat.

Or rather, cultivators with Earth spirit roots have always been weak in terms of offensive capabilities.

The few attack spells they might master are Earth Spike or Mud Swamp.

Zeng Wen was an expert in this field, having once used Mud Swamp on the Dao Forum Platform to force the Rakshasa Woman into a position, creating space for the final blow.

Luo Chen had him accompany and guide him in practice, precisely because of this.

In the past half month, he first learned the basics of the Wave Technique and then, under Zeng Wen's guidance, quickly mastered the basics of the Earth Pile Technique.

Therefore, in previous practice sessions, his casting speed and power were much weaker than Zeng Wen's.

"This spell has too many shortcomings. I wonder what changes it will bring once I reach the initial mastery level?"

Zeng Wen pouted, "What changes? Just not being limited to standing on the ground, being able to use spirit energy to summon Earth-type spirit energy from the ground, forming small mountains and gathering soil, wood, bricks, and stones. It just slightly improves the disadvantage of speed and terrain."

"What about full mastery?"

"Full mastery?" Zeng Wen scratched his head, embarrassed. "I haven't even reached the initial mastery level, let alone full mastery. I imagine it would be the same as what I said before, creating mountains and filling seas, suppressing a region?"

"That would require a lot of spirit energy!" Luo Chen shook his head, not looking forward to that scenario.

"Yeah, so I don't know why you're so fixated on this spell."

Why fixated?

Of course, it's to learn the three prerequisite first-class spells, then form the second-class spell Mountain Collapse!

Luo Chen walked leisurely towards the Moonlit Valley, with Zeng Wen closely following.

"President, can we talk about something?"

"Hmm, what is it?"

"Can you give me that thing instead of the extra bottle of pills you give me every month?"

"What thing?"

"What else! You know what I mean!"

"Sure, sure. But you have to do a good job as the Golden Hall Elder, especially listen to Hall Master Gu, and don't pretend to follow orders while secretly disobeying."

Luo Chen paused and said seriously, "For matters involving female cultivators that are inconvenient to handle externally, you have to take the initiative to take them on, so as not to make Hall Master Gu uncomfortable."

Zeng Wen patted his chest and agreed heartily.

Then, he gave Luo Chen a thumbs-up.

"I knew it, you and I, Old Zeng, are both people who care for the fairer sex!"

Luo Chen shook his head and laughed, not taking it to heart.

He didn't assign Zeng Wen to a combat hall but placed him in the Golden Hall.

The reason was simple: compared to combat, Zeng Wen was actually more skilled in interpersonal relationships and handling various situations.

If he were in the previous life on Earth, he would be a public relations manager with extremely strong business acumen.

He understood both high and low, all kinds of things.

When Uncle Mi initially valued his combat skills, he overlooked his interpersonal skills, a soft power.

It was a waste of Zeng Wen's talents.

As for the consequences, they were obvious.

In the Ganyuan Mountain Range, he worked without putting in much effort, ensuring the safety of his hall while exiting, of course, without receiving any benefits.

The two chatted while walking back to the Moonlit Valley. Luo Chen then joined Murong Qinglian. Holding the roster, Murong Qinglian began to introduce the details.

"The Alchemy Hall is fine. After careful selection, it has been reorganized to a fifty-person scale."

"According to your requirements, we first ensured the positions of Herbal Apprentices and Fireworkers, followed by Alchemists, Spirit Plant Masters, and Herbal Gatherers."

"The corresponding skills are being taught by the experienced members under the leadership of Qu Hancheng and Qiu Ying."

Luo Chen nodded, very satisfied. The Alchemy Hall is very important and must be restored to the level of the former Broken Mountain Gang. Otherwise, it would affect his large-scale alchemy. The merged Medicine Hall is now less important. Firstly, it lacks the herbal gathering channels of the former Broken Mountain Gang. Secondly, there is no need to sell herbs to other forces anymore. Instead, we have to buy various herbs for independent processing. The so-called herbal gatherers are trained just in case. It's not a big issue to keep a few cultivators.

"Regarding the Merit Hall, there's basically no major problem. I recruited a few old members of the Broken Mountain Gang, which can barely manage to achieve the previous effect."

"The problem lies with the Zhan Hall and the Jin Hall."

Luo Chen raised his hand to interrupt her.

"Gu Caiyi can solve the Jin Hall problem. She has already discussed it with me."

"What about the shops?" Murong Qinglian asked curiously.

The shops she referred to were the former selling points of the Broken Mountain Gang in the Inner City and Outer City. Now, those shops have been divided among the three major forces. Solving this issue is quite troublesome.

To her surprise, Luo Chen was confident.

"That's not a problem either. The document signed with the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion was in Uncle Mi's name. Now that Miss Mi Li is here, it will naturally be transferred to our Sky Ascension Assembly."

"As for the other forces, someone will go and talk to them."

Hearing this, Murong Qinglian also breathed a sigh of relief.

"So the only remaining issue is the last one."

Murong Qinglian pointed to the twenty-odd cultivators of the late Qi Cultivation stage who were currently expanding the Moonlit Valley.

"These are the combat cultivators I have assigned to the Zhan Hall. Currently, Duan Feng is managing them, but he only holds the position of Elder."

"So, when will you determine the true Hall Master of the Zhan Hall?"

Mentioning this, Luo Chen also sighed.

"Let's wait a bit longer!"

"Waiting for Wang Yuan?"

"Um."

"Do you really trust him?" Murong Qinglian frowned. "The battle on Qingjiang Long Street was even bigger than the one at Moonlit Valley. How could he have survived?"

Luo Chen opened his mouth, but in the end, he nodded forcefully, relying on his trust in Wang Yuan.

However, to reassure Murong Qinglian, he said, "Let's wait a few more days. If there's still no news, I will arrange another Hall Master who can win the respect of everyone."

As he said this, he winked.

Murong Qinglian smiled, somewhat annoyed. Who else could it be but her own husband?

However, she actually didn't hope for this scenario to happen. It's not that she was afraid Qin Liangchen would face danger in battle. After all, earning cultivation resources means taking some risks. What she was worried about was that her husband and herself would hold two important Hall Master positions in the four halls of the Sky Ascension Assembly, giving others the impression that the Sky Ascension Assembly belonged to the Qin family. This would inevitably cause some people to disrespect Luo Chen.

Forming factions is not a good thing!

Thinking of this, Murong Qinglian suddenly flipped a page of the roster.

"These are a few outsiders who have joined, not from the former Broken Mountain Gang."

"They are still under observation to ensure their backgrounds are relatively clean."

"The others are okay, but these three need your judgment."

Luo Chen looked over and his eyebrows raised slightly.

Sima Xian, Sima Huiniang, Sima Wenjie.

The three Sima cultivators!

These three siblings actually joined the Sky Ascension Assembly? Weren't they independent cultivators?

Interesting, interesting!

Luo Chen's lips curled into a smile. "Three cultivators at the Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation, and they are siblings, indeed a tricky situation."

"Let's do this: split them up!"

"Sima Xian will go to the Zhan Hall and hold an Elder position. As the eldest, his combat ability should be quite good."

"This youngest one, place him in the Merit Hall. You supervise him, don't give him a position yet, just use him normally."

"As for Huiniang... she should be very comfortable in the Jin Hall!"

After hearing Luo Chen's arrangement, Murong Qinglian was somewhat surprised.

It seems Luo Chen knows them quite well?

But from her investigations, although the three Sima cultivators are from the Great River Market, they mostly travel between several markets, engaging in small-scale buying and selling. They shouldn't have much interaction with Luo Chen, right?

However, since Luo Chen has made the arrangement, there must be a reason. She would just follow his lead.

Luo Chen walked to the cliff face and looked out at the continuously expanding Moonlit Valley, which had nearly tripled in size compared to before. A sense of ambition welled up within him.

Here, this will be the foundation of my future!

However, being isolated outside the market and backed by the Howling Moon Mountains does pose some dangers.

"Tomorrow, I will go and see that person, discuss some matters, and also talk about Brother Qin's hand."

Murong Qinglian was taken aback, her expression softening.

"Can it really be reattached?"

"Have faith in the power of the Upper Sect of Nascent Soul!"

Luo Chen smiled, "The internal competition within the Sword Sect is even greater than we imagined. During their sparring, broken limbs are common. They are very familiar with reattaching limbs."

"Rest assured, Sister, I will handle this matter well."

(End of Chapter)

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