Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 185: The Four Foundation Establishment Paths, Entering the Emperor Stream Paste - Novel Cool

Chapter 185: The Four Foundation Establishment Paths, Entering the Emperor Stream Paste

Chapter 185: The Four Foundation Establishment Paths, Entering the Emperor Stream Paste

On top of the mountain, Luo Chen personally closed the wooden door of the thatched hut.

"Xiao Hong, shrink!"

The Explosive Ape was very obedient, and its body shrank rapidly right in front of Luo Chen.

In the blink of an eye, it was only fifteen feet tall.

Maintaining such a large size had been a considerable burden for it.

Luo Chen threw a pile of Spirit Fruits filled with Spiritual Energy.

He gave Xiao Hong the order to guard this place.

Then, he called out to Feng Xia, who was carrying Duan Feng on her back. After consuming numerous pills, Duan Feng still remained unconscious.

Even though his cousin, Duan Rui, had no combat power, his cultivation was at the Grand Completion of Qi Condensation, which couldn't be faked.

If Duan Feng had killed him, Luo Chen wouldn't have gained any advantage.

Soon after, the three of them arrived at the halfway point of the mountain.

Without delay, Luo Chen handed the two over to Granny Yuan, who was skilled in medicine, and then continued his descent alone.

No one disturbed him.

Everyone knew that Luo Chen hadn't exerted any effort in this battle, but in reality, from the initiation of the war to its planning, he had been the driving force behind it all.

The final cleanup work was also accomplished by his stone-breaking and astonishing strike, which secured the victory.

This battle was quite fierce.

Even though many Lu Tianhui cultivators survived, they had also suffered significant losses.

In that kind of situation, if the Da He Fang wandering cultivators had been incited to charge up the mountain, it would have been difficult to protect the spoils of war.

Not to mention, the Lu Tianhui cultivators might have been completely wiped out.

Only with Luo Chen's intervention, whose combat power remained intact, could everyone be deterred.

Not only that, but the pressure from the Foundation Establishment forces was also something no one in Lu Tianhui could withstand.

Luo Chen personally stepped forward, promising numerous benefits and even commitments to restore balance.

As he walked alone through the mountains, his face gradually turned pale.

The release of the Blazing Sun Technique had already exceeded the scope of the Qi Condensation stage.

Even a Foundation Establishment early-stage cultivator would have found it difficult to unleash such an attack.

It was only because he had continuously optimized the Fireball Technique, reaching the pinnacle of Grand Completion.

By mastering the delayed explosion and rapid fusion of the fireballs, he could barely manage it.

Even so, he could only create that peak attack after repeatedly releasing fireballs and replenishing his energy by consuming pills.

If he were to do it again, he couldn't guarantee success.

"Even so, Duan Qiankun is still alive."

"Defensive Magical Treasures... What a pity..."

The Flood Nation Talisman had already been given to Nan Gong Jin, so there was no point in regretting it.

Luo Chen stopped at the edge of the deep pit.

Then, he leaped into the air! His body was swept by the raging wind as he dove into the depths of the pit like a fierce eagle.

As he advanced, flames parted before him.

Finally, he reached a cave entrance sealed by crimson chains.

As he approached, the crimson chains seemed to sense his presence and clattered open.

He slowly descended into the cave.

Before him, a blood-red cocoon stood out vividly.

Luo Chen activated the Spirit Eye Technique, and through the intense Qi and Blood, he saw the scene inside the cocoon.

Duan Qiankun's face was twisted in agony, his limbs bound by blood-red snakes.

Opposite him, Wang Yuan sat cross-legged, and these blood-red snakes were emanating from his body.

Moreover, a blood python was burrowing into Duan Qiankun's lower abdomen, probing into his Dantian.

Streams of Spiritual Energy were constantly being drained.

Most of it was being absorbed by Wang Yuan through the blood-red snakes, while a small portion leaked out, merging with Wang Yuan's Qi and Blood to form the blood-red cocoon.

Luo Chen's pupils constricted as he witnessed this scene.

"Is this the Heavenly Craft Soul Stealing Array?"

"No, this is my improved version, the Blood Tyrant Soul Stealing Array."

Wang Yuan's voice echoed eerily from within the blood cocoon.

Accompanying it were Duan Qiankun's agonized wails.

Luo Chen's scalp tingled, and his body felt cold.

What a Blood Tyrant Soul Stealing Array!

Even though Wang Yuan had discussed this with him before, he still couldn't believe that such a secret technique existed in the world.

But Wang Yuan had actually dared to use it!

The origin of this incident could be traced back to the debate stage, where Wang Yuan had killed the Blood Cultivator Xiao Wuyan.

From Xiao Wuyan's legacy, he had obtained many things.

A Blood Path cultivation method, a second-rank pill formula, and several Blood Path secret techniques.

If that were all, it would have been fine.

But Wang Yuan had later participated in the Golden Core ruins dispute.

At that time, everyone's attention had been focused on the Heavenly Materials and the storage ring of the Ghost God Valley Supreme Elder.

Only Wang Yuan had obtained the Heavenly Craft Soul Stealing Array, which had been used to guard the ruins.

This array was simple and natural in design, grand and harmonious, absorbing the world's Spiritual Energy to form a self-sustaining grand array.

As Wang Yuan didn't know how to set up arrays, he combined this array with Xiao Wuyan's Blood Path secret techniques, creating a brand new secret technique.

The Blood Tyrant Soul Stealing Array.

This array violated the principles of the Dao and was restricted in many ways, such as being usable only three times.

However, its sole effect was impossible to ignore.

It could steal a cultivator's cultivation.

This 'cultivation' included Spiritual Energy, soul, and even the Foundation of Dao! The Foundation of Dao was the basis of the Dao.

Foundation Establishment was the cultivation of this invisible foundation.

From absorbing the world's Spiritual Energy to stealing the enemy's cultivation, it was undoubtedly a weakening process.

But if it only fell upon one person, it would greatly enhance their power.

This meant that, apart from the Foundation Establishment Pill, a new path to Foundation Establishment had been opened.

This was why Wang Yuan had agreed to attack Little Heavenly Mountain and serve as the main force, engaging in a head-on battle with Duan Qiankun.

His goal was the Foundation of Dao of this elderly Foundation Establishment cultivator.

With Luo Chen's assistance, he had now achieved the first step of his objective.

Duan Qiankun was not dead; he was under Wang Yuan's control and being plundered.

Once successful, Wang Yuan would take a giant leap and become a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator!

Luo Chen took a deep breath.

"Do you need my help?" he asked softly.

Wang Yuan's calm voice echoed from within the blood cocoon.

"No, I must do this on my own."

Luo Chen nodded and turned to leave.

After exiting the cave, he used the Earth Mountain Technique to completely seal the entrance.

Moreover, he stationed people around the area, forbidding anyone from approaching the giant cocoon.

By this time, the flames had gradually died out.

In the end, it was a fire without fuel, unable to burn for long.

The continuous spring rain fell, quickly forming a small pool in the giant pit.

If left for a long time, this place might become a small lake.

Such a method of altering the landscape was indeed beyond the capabilities of Qi Condensation cultivators.

This also proved that Luo Chen's Blazing Sun Technique was indeed a Foundation Establishment technique, even surpassing the ordinary attacks of most Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After leaving the pit, Luo Chen strolled along the mountain slope.

He watched Sima Huiwang and Mengmou Qinglian managing the post-war affairs with their team.

He didn't want to disturb them, but as the leader, he stayed to stabilize the morale of the group.

It must be said that with him here, everyone felt much more at ease.

Since the establishment of Luo Tianhui, in less than a year, they had experienced two or three major battles.

Moreover, they were all successful, bringing Luo Chen immense fame.

During this time, Qin Liangchen approached Luo Chen.

"The Duan Family has a group of surviving mortals?"

"Yes, and there are five Qi Condensation Initial Stage cultivators among them. Should we kill them?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Chen fell silent.

He didn't directly respond to Qin Liangchen's proposal, which was filled with killing intent.

Qin Liangchen looked at him and said, "Handling this is simple. Just leave it to me."

He didn't want to put Luo Chen in a difficult position.

He volunteered to do this dirty work.

However, Luo Chen gently shook his head.

"The situation is already stable. A group of weaklings can't cause much trouble."

"As for those Qi Condensation Initial Stage cultivators, just cripple their cultivation."

"As for these mortals... Wait until Duan Feng wakes up, and let him make the decision himself!"

After saying this, he flicked his sleeve and headed up the mountain.

Qin Liangchen remained in place, sighing.

This little brother of his!

He was still too kind.

...

Was Luo Chen kind?

This needed to be viewed dialectically.

To his close friends, he was indeed kind.

But to his enemies, kindness was out of the question.

Even towards the lower and middle-level cultivators of Luo Tianhui, he made it clear that their relationship was one of mutual exploitation.

Usually, I pay you high salaries.

But when it comes to critical moments, you have to step up and support me.

In this battle, the Duan Family was almost completely annihilated, and Luo Tianhui also suffered losses.

Those Luo Tianhui cultivators who died couldn't experience Luo Chen's kindness.

And in Luo Chen's eyes, it was all worth it.

Those who survived this battle reaped great rewards.

Nan Gong Jin obtained the Flood Nation Talisman, the Magical Treasure he desired the most.

Wang Yuan acquired Duan Qiankun, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, who could potentially ascend to greater heights with the Blood Tyrant Soul Stealing Array.

As for Luo Chen...

"Luo Tianhui has now firmly established its presence in Da He Fang."

This was a significant achievement.

It meant that Luo Chen had finally gained the space and time to develop freely, relying on his own strength rather than depending on others or false pretenses.

Another significant gain was the spiritual spring before him.

"Nature's creation is truly awe-inspiring."

"For such a terrain with the coexistence of yin and yang, and the balance of water and fire, to appear on a mountain peak like this..."

Luo Chen couldn't help but marvel.

He circled the spring, which resembled the yin-yang fish, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

A plan began to take shape in his mind.

"Emperor Stream Paste..."

After Pang Renxiong's death, Da He Cheng became a haunted place.

The Jade Cauldron Auction House no longer existed, and the orthodox auction could not be held.

As a result, the loose cultivators in Da He Fang lost their regular means of obtaining Foundation Establishment Pills.

Luo Chen had once been worried about this.

Later, he established a cooperative relationship with Tian Xingzi and received a promise of three Foundation Establishment Pills from him.

Only then did he feel more secure in his cultivation path.

However, even until Tian Xingzi's departure last month, Luo Chen hadn't seen a trace of the promised pills.

Although Tian Xingzi had assured him that someone would deliver them, who knew when that would be?

Surely, they wouldn't deliver them to his grave a hundred years later!

Since then, Luo Chen had been searching for a way to break through to Foundation Establishment.

The simplest method was to go to other cities or even Tianlan Immortal City and purchase them at a high price from auctions.

But the problem remained the same as before.

As an outsider, he couldn't participate in the internal affairs of high-level cultivators, and relying solely on the one or two spots for loose cultivators was far from meeting his needs.

A more complex method was the one provided by Wang Yuan.

The Blood Tyrant Soul Stealing Array!

Taking the path of Blood Cultivation to establish a foundation.

However, this path required an extremely high level of expertise in Body Cultivation and Blood Cultivation, and even the body had to be strong enough to barely manage it.

Even so, Wang Yuan himself couldn't guarantee success.

Moreover, it required a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator to provide support.

The difficulty was no less than attacking the Duan Family again.

Luo Chen naturally wouldn't choose this path.

There was another method.

That was the Soul Cultivation path to Foundation Establishment.

Luo Chen possessed this method.

Moreover, he had already met the conditions.

That was a strong Divine Soul foundation and enough Qi Refinement Late Stage cultivator's souls.

For the former, with the support of the Path to the Netherworld Pill, he was very confident.

As for the latter, there were countless ghosts in Da He Fang, including at least one ghost general comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, the terrifying side effects of Soul Cultivation Foundation Establishment made Luo Chen avoid it like a plague.

So, after much consideration, Luo Chen placed his hopes on the Emperor Stream Paste.

After studying it for many days, he had almost completely understood this pill formula.

The medicinal properties were to enhance the foundation of demonic beasts, accelerating their cultivation speed.

For intelligent demonic beasts of the plant and wood attributes, the effect would be even better.

In theory, this pill was specifically designed for demonic beasts.

However, with the addition of a few medicinal ingredients, it could be adapted for a small portion of the human race.

In other words, it could enhance the human foundation, which meant it had a certain Foundation Establishment effect.

"It's difficult to find Foundation Establishment Pills for Dan Cultivation."

"For Blood Cultivation, it's difficult to find the required materials."

"Soul Cultivation Foundation Establishment has terrifying side effects and is not advisable."

"Only this Demonic Beast Cultivation method may serve as a backup plan!"

Luo Chen didn't plan to solely rely on Tian Xingzi's conscience.

The conscience of high-level cultivators had always been unreliable.

He had seen through it all.

Everything depended solely on himself!

As for the requirements for refining the Emperor Stream Paste, he had already gathered them.

For the auxiliary materials, before Tian Xingzi left, he had already purchased a portion through Wang Yanchang.

Later, he obtained the rest from the Linked Cloud Commerce Alliance," he said, completing the collection.

For the primary materials, he had the body of a Tier Two Fiery Cloud Peng, complete with flesh, blood, and even its demonic core.

This single body was sufficient for ten rounds of refining.

The refining method required the use of water-based techniques.

He also possessed the Falling Cloud Smoke Art, which was enough to handle Tier Two pills.

Next, as long as he spent time refining and mastering it, he could begin.

As for the spirit spring required in the Falling Cloud Smoke Art, there was one right beneath his feet!

"Everything is ready, only the east wind is lacking."

Luo Chen took a deep breath and focused his gaze on the attribute panel he had summoned.

The east wind, of course, was the entry point.

If he couldn't enter, with the Tier Two pill's rank, Luo Chen, a mere Tier One pill concocting master, would have to attempt it thousands of times, or perhaps even tens of thousands, to succeed once.

Such a cost was beyond his means.

He didn't have that many spirit stones or time to prepare so many raw materials.

As long as the system could help him enter, then everything would be fine.

The question was, could he enter?

[Emperor Stream Paste, Tier Two Complete Pill Formula]

[Entry Level]

This time, Luo Chen didn't hesitate.

"Enter!"

Under his gaze, the system panel slowly displayed the Emperor Stream Paste entry.

[Emperor Stream Paste - Progress: 30/100]

Luo Chen was stunned, feeling disbelief. Could investing ten achievement points only bring the progress to this point? He was still seventy points away from entry!

Just as he was feeling disappointed, the entry began to change slowly.

31... 35... 40... 50... 60... 70

Finally, the progress stopped at 70/100.

Watching this gradual change, Luo Chen pondered.

The initial thirty points of progress were likely due to the achievement points he had invested.

The subsequent changes were probably because his familiarity with the pill formula and his own pill concocting skills allowed the system to determine that he already had a chance of success.

"Do I only need thirty more points of progress to enter?"

Luo Chen pursed his lips, his gaze falling on the remaining achievement points.

There were 18 left.

Without hesitation, he began adding them one by one.

Finally, the progress bar stopped at [88/100].

A very auspicious number!

"To enter the Tier Two pill, can one achievement point only provide one point of progress?"

"If I'm completely unfamiliar with the pill formula and have no pill concocting skills, wouldn't I only have 10 points of progress at the start?"

"Crossing tiers in pill concocting is so difficult."

Luo Chen sighed.

However, he soon regained his confidence.

He wasn't disappointed; this was an expected outcome.

One could even say that the 88 points of progress, quantified and visualized like this, gave him immense confidence.

"I only need twelve more achievement points."

"This isn't difficult!"

Achievement points came from the proficiency levels of techniques, spells, pill concocting, and even pill refining.

Each time a proficiency level increased, an achievement point was awarded.

He was already very familiar with this process.

Twelve achievement points meant he only needed to increase his proficiency levels twelve more times.

"In that case, I just need to choose the closest entry to a breakthrough and practice more."

"This is the fastest way to obtain achievement points."

As he muttered to himself, Luo Chen's gaze fell on the long attribute panel.

[Cultivation Realm: Qi Condensation Ninth Level: 28/100]

[Techniques: Grand Completion of Qi Condensation: Changchun Art, Entry into Ming God Breaking Evil Technique 91/100, Entry into Ten Thousand Beasts Sutra 10/100]

[Spells: Grand Completion of Fireball Technique, Grand Completion of Carefree Wind Riding, Grand Completion of Pulling Technique, Grand Completion of Concealment Technique, Grand Completion of Spirit Eye Technique, Mastery of Entangling Technique 810/1000, Mastery of Cleaning Technique 775/100, Perfection of Healing Spell 485/500, Perfection of Earth Mountain Technique 315/500, Perfection of Wave Technique 309/500, Entry into Soundproofing Technique 81/100, Entry into Soul Suppressing Technique 92/100]

[Pill Techniques: Mastery of Shattering Jade Technique 700/1000, Perfection of Pure Heart Technique 390/500, Entry into Washing Stream Technique 79/100, Entry into Cloud Transformation Technique 65/100]

[Martial Arts: Mastery of Mountain Splitting Boulder Shattering Palm 880/1000, Perfection of Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers 357/500]

[Skills: Tier One Pill Concocting Master: Mastery of Fasting Powder, Mastery of All Wonders Pill 830/1000, Mastery of Jade Marrow Pill 910/1000, Proficiency in Blood-Boiling Pill 150/200, Entry into Path to the Netherworld Pill 7/100, Not Yet Entered Emperor Stream Paste (Click to View Progress Details...)]

[Achievement Points: 0]

Luo Chen quickly scanned through the panel.

He soon had a plan in mind.

At his current progress, he was still two years away from reaching Grand Completion of Qi Condensation, even if he pushed himself to the limit.

Only then would he need the Emperor Stream Paste to establish his foundation.

So, he had two years to accumulate achievement points.

The best way to accumulate points was undoubtedly through the Entangling Technique, Cleaning Technique, Soundproofing Technique, and Soul Suppressing Technique.

Additionally, there were the three pill techniques.

Increasing proficiency in martial arts was also straightforward.

Regarding pills, whether it was the All Wonders Pill or the Jade Marrow Pill, he could already refine high-grade versions.

He had previously concealed his pill concocting skills, deliberately controlling the refinement of these high-grade pills.

But now, after defeating the Duan Family and reaching a certain balance with several forces, he had achieved a relatively stable cultivation environment.

He only needed to ensure that the pills didn't fall into the wrong hands, and he could quickly increase his proficiency with these pills to the Grand Completion level.

This way, he could earn a few more achievement points.

"Speaking of which, I'm also curious about the effects of the Supreme All Wonders Pill and Supreme Jade Marrow Pill."

Luo Chen smiled slightly.

He wasn't disheartened or troubled by the difficulties ahead.

He only knew that he was on the right path.

No matter how many hardships and challenges lay ahead, they were merely a passing breeze!

(End of Chapter)

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