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Chapter 158: Reunion with the Great River Shop
Chapter 158: Reunion with the Great River Shop
"Luochen is here!"
The seemingly questioning tone was, in fact, a statement that made Luochen's scalp prickle.
In a daze, he even thought the figure in front of him was the elder from years ago. He had asked the same question back then.
Since then, Luochen had become the Master of the Dan Hall, serving as a horse for him.
Swallowing saliva, Luochen Forced his spirit up.
"The Elder is right. He's an evil cultivator."
"An evil cultivator? Haha..."
Pang Renxiong actually laughed.
Laughing lightly, not as pressuring as before, he shook his head, "No need to put this righteous hat on me. I just killed someone, and no one dares to cause trouble in the Jade Cauldron Domain."
Luochen Rightly said, "Thisperson has consecutively killedFeibaiwen, MiShuhua, and other righteous warriors. Especially that Uncle Mi, who is my benefactor, being open and honest, always willing to help others."
"TheElder cut down the demon cultivator, and spread the word! Even if it's the Jade Cauldron Sect, I will credit you!"
Upon hearing these words, Luo tianhong and MiaoWen were both stunned.
Especially MiaoWen, who felt as if it were the time Luochen protected LuoChen at the Moonlit Valley and they also praised him then.
But this praise was too much for PangRenXiong, who was not used to such flattery.
Moreover, He did not seem that kind of person...
"Haha, you are indeed a clever pill master."
PangRenxiong laughed heartily, "As you said, there. This person has indeed fallen to the evil path. Everyone should be condemned."
Immediately, he instructed LuoChen, "MiaoWen, LuoTianHong, spread the news. About slayingFeiBaiWen, the MountainBreaker Sect leader MiShuhua, the demon cultivator by the BrightRiver, on the banks of the LuanCheng."
"Ah?"
"Ahh, what are you talking About?"
"I have a first-rank spirit pill, you should have no difficulty."
"I have only one first-rank spirit pill. Give me five second-rank spirit pills."
"Second-r't be enough, but it?"
Luochen raised his mouth, still feeling a bit uncertain.
The elder so generous! He even gave him an attack and defensive treasure.
At the time, he thought it was just a junior.
But did not expect even this junior to have such benefits?
This spirit pill! A top-notch medicine for a Qi Refinement Cultivator!
Even Foundation Establishmentcultivators and Golden Corecultivators could use it.
However...
Luochen raised his head, "Five second-rank spirit pills, the junior may be a bit too Advanced."
Pang Ren xiong laughed lightly, "This is simple, you are a pill master, are you not good at the soul handling technique?"
Luochen nodded hesitantly, he indeed knew this pill technique.
The soul handling technique, specifically used for processing herbal ingredients.
"This is fine. The spirit pill is actually a semi-finished pill, using the soul handling technique, you can extract the first-rank medicinal power."
"A single second-ranks spirit pill can replace ten first-rank spirit pills."
Is it really that simple?
Luochen opened his mouth, still feeling a bit uncomfortable.
The elder so generous!
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"I heard Tianhong say that your alchemy skills are extremely outstanding, making you a standout among independent cultivators, even matching those trained by sects."
Just by hearing the beginning, Luo Chen knew what was coming.
The main event was about to start!
It's about my alchemy skills again!
No way...
"I ask you, are you willing to join the Jade Tripod Sword Sect and become a disciple under me, Pang Renxiong?"
Was this a question?
It was an order!
Luo Chen had no hesitation and no resentment.
He immediately bent his waist and bowed.
"Junior Luo Chen is willing to become a disciple under Elder!"
"Ha ha, very good, very good! Today, I killed an evil cultivator earlier, and now I'm taking in an excellent disciple. This is truly a wonderful day."
Pang Renxiong laughed heartily.
Luo Tianhong also smiled and congratulated him.
Miao Wen naturally didn't fall behind, but his face showed an extreme reluctance.
"This is my elder's token, take it!"
"You have one day to go back, pack your things, and say goodbye to your relatives and friends. Tomorrow afternoon, follow me back to the sect."
Pang Renxiong didn't give Luo Chen any time to negotiate.
After tossing him a sword-shaped token, Pang Renxiong enveloped the three of them with a wave of his magical power and rushed back to the Great River Market at lightning speed.
The Lan Cang River, after the battle, was left in ruins, with the river surface nearly doubled in size.
On the way back, Luo Chen, holding the palm-sized small sword token, could clearly see countless independent cultivators flying towards the previous battlefield.
They arrived too late and found nothing.
The black-robed cultivator's Golden Core, corpse, and all his inheritance had already been thoroughly searched by Pang Renxiong.
Even Luo Chen himself had become a part of Pang Renxiong's gains from the Great River Market trip!
When Luo Chen's feet touched the ground in the Crescent Moon Valley, he was still in a daze.
"Did I just become a sect disciple like this?"
"Just a moment ago, I was worrying about cultivation and plotting to deal with Foundation Establishment cultivators. In the next instant, I was personally taken in by a Golden Core elder and became his nominal excellent disciple."
"Nothing is more unpredictable than this!"
Luo Chen stood at the entrance of the Crescent Moon Valley, a bitter smile on his lips.
But now, the various things he had worked hard on for the Sky Ascension Assembly seemed very ironic.
"Once I leave, the Sky Ascension Assembly, which was just formed, will likely be in name only!"
He knew very well that the core of the Sky Ascension Assembly wasn't the powerful combatant Wang Yuan, nor the dozens or even hundreds of Qi Cultivation cultivators below, but himself as an alchemist.
With his departure, the Sky Ascension Assembly would lose its core and have no true Foundation Establishment cultivator.
It could fall apart in the blink of an eye.
"How should I explain this to them?"
Luo Chen looked up at the black background, gold-embossed sign that had just been hung on the low city wall.
The three large characters "Sky Ascension Assembly" shone brightly.
Even Murong Qinglian had added silver borders on the sides according to his preferences.
"President, hello!"
"President, you're back!"
Luo Chen opened his mouth but finally only said,
"You've worked hard."
The two night guards laughed and said they weren't tired.
How could they not be tired?
The Crescent Moon Valley wasn't a place with a spirit vein.
Oh, there was a branch of a spirit vein, but Luo Chen had sealed it.
The others only enjoyed the insignificant amount of spirit qi that leaked out.
It was almost nothing.
Amid the greetings of the night guards, Luo Chen entered the Sky Ascension Assembly with a complex mood.
Under the lush trees, a person was waiting for him.
...
"You're back."
"Yeah."
"Did something happen when Miao Wen took you away in a hurry?"
Wang Yuan frowned and said, "I heard that a rare battle broke out a thousand miles downstream of the Great River Market. It couldn't be related to you, right?"
Luo Chen smiled bitterly, "How could it not be related?"
He didn't hold back and recounted everything to Wang Yuan.
When he finally mentioned that Pang Renxiong had taken him as a disciple and would be taking him away the next afternoon, Wang Yuan was unusually flustered.
He stood there dumbly, speechless for a long time.
After a while, he looked at Luo Chen with a complex expression.
"I remember a sentence you once said."
"Uh..." Luo Chen's mind was elsewhere, as if he were in a daze.
Wang Yuan's expression was melancholic, as if lost in thought.
"When I brought you back to headquarters, you were noticed by Uncle Mi and forced to join the Mountain Breaker Gang."
"At that time, I felt very guilty, thinking I had dragged you into trouble and taken away your freedom."
"But you comforted me, saying you didn't blame me. You said that as long as you needed to earn spirit stones for cultivation, you would eventually be noticed. If not by the Mountain Breaker Gang, then by the Great River Gang, the Li Family, the Duan family, or even a Golden Core sect, one of the six major sects."
"At the time, I didn't really believe you, just agreeing with you on the surface."
"But now, it seems you were truly right."
"It turned out to be one of the six major sects, the Jade Tripod Sword Sect, and a Golden Core elder personally invited you."
His rambling words brought Luo Chen back from his daze.
He smiled bitterly, "Who would have thought it would come true like this."
He slowly walked out from the shade of the trees, bathed in the moonlight, and stood by the pond formed by the mountain spring water.
"First Uncle Mi, then Miao Wen, and now Pang Renxiong of the Jade Tripod Sword Sect."
"Ha ha, I, Luo Chen, have inadvertently become a servant to three families."
Hearing this bitter self-mockery, Wang Yuan shook his head.
"Why be so pessimistic? Perhaps that Golden Core elder really wants to cultivate you. You said he called you an excellent disciple, showing that he has great goodwill towards you."
"Really, Brother Wang?"
Luo Chen turned his head and stared blankly at Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan frowned, noticing that Luo Chen seemed to be in a strange state.
In the past, no matter how harsh the environment, Luo Chen always maintained a positive attitude, finding joy in the midst of hardship.
Even when Uncle Mi died, and he was restrained by the sect's Foundation Establishment cultivator Miao Wen, he never gave up.
Instead, he led the Sky Ascension Assembly to a glorious comeback, gaining a certain degree of autonomy.
But now, he seemed full of confusion.
Was it confusion about the future?
Or was it the overwhelming sense of powerlessness in the face of a Golden Core cultivator?
Wang Yuan sighed and patted Luo Chen on the shoulder.
"Think positively, at least he's a very generous senior!"
Indeed!
He was very generous!
Luo Chen took out a bottle of Spirit Essence Pills and handed it to Wang Yuan.
"Second-Rank Spirit Essence Pills, he gave me several bottles. You should find them useful. This is the last gift I'm giving you before I leave."
Wang Yuan looked at the jade bottle but did not reach out to take it.
"Don't worry about me. If I really join a major sect, with my abilities, I won't lack a few bottles of pills."
Luo Chen gave a self-deprecating laugh, "After all, I am a respected alchemist!"
After saying that, he thrust the jade bottle into Wang Yuan's hand.
What a "respect"! For some reason, Wang Yuan felt the jade bottle in his hand was incredibly heavy.
"It's a pity, I've almost finished researching the Second-Rank Blood Fiend Pill formula."
"But I won't have the chance to refine a few bottles for you, Brother Wang."
The Jade Cauldron Sword Sect is located in the heart of the Jade Cauldron Realm, a land rich in spiritual energy.
It is thousands of miles away from the Great River Market.
This parting might mean they wouldn't see each other for years.
Wang Yuan opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
He accompanied Luo Chen, wandering around the Moonlit Valley.
He listened patiently to Luo Chen's ramblings.
"What will happen to the Sky Ascension Assembly if I leave?"
"Brother Wang, will you take over? I know you once led a faction in the secular world. If you settle down, you can still use the Sky Ascension Assembly to gather cultivation resources."
"Not interested? Also, you're a real cultivation fanatic now."
"This land wasn't always like this. I remember it was a First-Rank Spirit Field. During winter, Yuan Dongsheng would cast the Eternal Spring Array, making it very warm. Once, I was reading a book inside, and he kicked me out, grumbling."
"I put a lot of effort into the Alchemy Hall. When Old Mi was still around, I got a lot of help from him, which is why it turned out so well."
"In the future, who knows who will benefit from it."
"What do you think, how will I face Auntie Murong and Caiyi tomorrow?"
"Cough, cough..."
"Reluctant to leave!"
"Actually, I know this journey is a mix of fortune and misfortune, but the good might outweigh the bad. After all, I'll be on a better platform."
"But I'm used to mingling with low-rank cultivators and am not accustomed to, or experienced with, sect life."
"I wonder if Elder Pang Renxiong has any enemies in the sect and if he might take out his frustrations on a lowly Qi Cultivation cultivator like me."
"However, once I join, they should give me a free Foundation Establishment Pill, right? Sister Xiu Xiu went to the Spirit Talisman Sect, and they promised her one. I wonder if she has successfully established her foundation yet."
"Cough, cough..."
"Brother Wang, what do you think..."
Wang Yuan interrupted him.
"Stop talking, go get some rest!"
"You're too troubled!"
Luo Chen opened his mouth but then sighed heavily.
He entered the stone chamber Uncle Mi had built for him, activated the array, and fell into a deep sleep.
This time, he let go of his years of daily cultivation routine.
...
The next day.
In the Sky Ascension Assembly.
In the newly built hall, which inherited the name of the Mountain Breaker Gang's Bright Moon Hall.
Luo Chen announced his decision to the assembly's high-ranking members.
Everyone was shocked that a mere independent cultivator could catch the eye of a Golden Core cultivator.
But after the shock, they felt it was reasonable.
After all, Luo Chen's alchemy talent was truly terrifying.
Thus, congratulations and well-wishes poured out from everyone's mouths.
Luo Chen accepted these congratulations.
He could sense that most of them were sincere.
Only Elder Zeng Wen from the Golden Hall seemed reluctant.
But after Luo Chen gave him five bottles of High-Grade Wondrous Pills, he became genuinely sincere and even wiped away a forced tear.
Luo Chen saw clearly that beneath the congratulations, everyone's eyes held a deep sense of loneliness and confusion.
Everyone knew that once Luo Chen left, the Sky Ascension Assembly would be in name only.
What would they do then?
"It's not that serious."
Luo Chen smiled, "I thought of some things for you this morning. Perhaps you'll find them useful."
"Feng Xia, Xiaoyue!"
Feng Xia and Yuan Xiaoyue, who had rushed over hastily, were taken aback but immediately stood up.
Luo Chen waved his hand, indicating they should sit and talk.
"The evil cultivators who framed the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect have been eliminated. The Dao Forum Platform will naturally reopen."
"So, some small businesses can start again, like your milk tea and snack business."
"I have a few inventions from the past. When the time comes, you can expand production and make a good profit."
Luo Chen smiled and took out a few secret formulas, handing them to Murong Qinglian and Gu Caiyi.
They contained small inventions he had created out of boredom, tailored to the cultivation world.
Such as ice cream, spirit fruit shaved ice, and beast meat skewers.
As long as these things are related to Spirit Qi, they shouldn't be hard to sell once the Dao Forum Platform resumes its operations.
"Of course, these can't become the main business."
Luo Chen looked at Duan Feng, who had already been informed. He immediately nodded in acknowledgment.
"If we can't refine pills, we can forge artifacts!"
"Duan Feng is very skilled at repairing magical artifacts and can take on a few apprentices to learn the techniques."
"Moreover, the main profit point should be placed on the recycling of second-hand magical artifacts, buying low and selling high."
"In fact, this was a plan I had from the beginning, but I didn't mention it because the time wasn't right."
"Additionally, you can also consider doing business in the mountains."
Listening to Luo Chen's detailed arrangements, each word genuinely for their benefit, the group gradually felt more at ease.
At the same time, their respect for Luo Chen grew even more.
Even as the president was about to embark on a grand future, he still thought of them.
In the cold and indifferent cultivation world, this was indeed a rarity.
It was precisely this difference that made them genuinely respect this president, who was much younger than they were!
"That's about it."
"Before I leave, I'll inform Steward Miao and ask the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion to take care of the Sky Ascension Assembly."
"With the powerful Elder Wang Yuan, you can still thrive in the Great River Market."
Luo Chen stood up and took a storage bag from Murong Qinglian.
Inside was the profit generated from the Jade Marrow Pills over this period.
Luo Chen only took his share, about five thousand spirit stones.
The rest were counted as daily expenses for the Sky Ascension Assembly.
As for the previous resources, he had no intention of taking them, even if he didn't leave; those things were still needed by the organization.
Seeing Luo Chen stand up, everyone stood up in unison.
The group walked out of the Sky Ascension Assembly.
The other cultivators inside had no idea what had happened.
But seeing these people move together, with a hint of reluctance in their eyes, they all had a bad feeling.
Luo Chen continued forward and finally stepped out of the Sky Ascension Assembly's main gate.
He turned around, and the familiar faces and figures made him choke up.
Wang Yuan, Murong Qinglian, Qin Liangchen, Gu Caiyi, Duan Feng, Yuan Laopo, Zeng Wen, Feng Xia, Yuan Xiaoyue, Sima Sanxiu...
Even in the corner, he saw Qu Lingjun standing next to Tang Quan, and Mi Li who had rushed over.
"President!"
Someone shouted.
Luo Chen, as if he hadn't heard, turned and waved his hand.
Even when he flew several miles away, he could still faintly hear the farewells.
"Goodbye, Great River Market!"
Luo Chen flew in the sky, looking down at the familiar outer city.
This place was where he had once struggled.
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All of this would become a part of the past.
His speed was slow, as if he was afraid that if he went too fast, he would forget every blade of grass and tree here.
Suddenly, Luo Chen stopped.
He turned around, looking at the two figures behind him with a helpless expression.
"That's enough, go back!"
Two figures, looking disheveled, flew out from the alley below.
Liu Qiang chuckled, scratching the back of his head.
Zhou Yuanli said seriously, "As long as you don't leave the Great River Market, we have the responsibility to protect you."
"You don't know that I'm stronger than both of you combined!" Luo Chen was speechless.
Zhou Yuanli remained silent.
"Fine, do as you wish!"
Luo Chen, helpless, continued flying towards the inner city.
It was already late, and it was noon. He was afraid that if he arrived late, it would upset his future teacher.
There was no need to go to the courtyard. In the morning, Feng Xia had brought over some of his inexpensive belongings.
While flying, Luo Chen thought of something he hadn't considered before.
"Yuanli, after I leave, please take good care of Lingjun!"
"You know, I really value that kid and always wanted to train him as a pill refiner to assist me in the future."
"Qu Hancheng probably doesn't have many years left. He was seriously injured when the furnace exploded."
"Once he's gone, the Qu family will have no cultivation of Qi cultivators, and Qu Lingjun will have a tough time."
Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang followed behind him as usual.
Hearing these words, he just kept nodding.
Luo Chen didn't mind; he knew that Zhou Yuanli had taken it to heart.
Calculating, Zhou Yuanli was about to advance to the Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation.
With such a steady and reliable senior taking care of him, as long as Qu Lingjun didn't provoke powerful enemies, his future would be smooth.
Just like Tang Quan, even though Zeng Wen wasn't very responsible, Tang Quan still lived better than many independent cultivators.
A thousand miles of farewell, but eventually, a parting must come.
When Luo Chen reached the inner city gate, the two figures behind him stopped in unison.
In the past, they would also stop here, marking the end of their daily guard duty.
Luo Chen, without turning back, just waved his hand.
"Goodbye!"
Saying that, he was about to step into the inner city.
But just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly looked up.
Inside the inner city, three terrifying auras erupted under the blazing sun.
"Run!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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