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Chapter 356: Luo Tian's Expedition, Led by San Xiu
Chapter 356: Luo Tian's Expedition, Led by San Xiu
Half a month later, at Danxia Peak.
A team of a hundred people stood solemnly, their weapons at the ready.
Before them was the Luo Tian Hall.
Inside the hall, Luo Chen looked at the three people in front of him: Wang Yuan, Duan Feng, and Xu Zhenren.
If one were to judge by cultivation realm, Xu Zhenren, at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, should be the highest among them.
However, the one leading this expedition was Wang Yuan.
"Sorry for disturbing your cultivation." Wang Yuan shook his head and said calmly, "This is something that every member of the Luo Tian Association should do. You don't need to feel guilty."
"Moreover!" As he spoke, a rare look of fervor appeared on his face.
"If one's knowledge cannot be tested and proven, it's just like building a cart without ever leaving the workshop."
"The path I walk is different from yours. I need a lot of real combat experience between life and death. These years, I've been itching for a fight!"
Seeing his war-crazed appearance, Luo Chen couldn't help but frown.
"Don't go looking for trouble. The task I've acquired is relatively safe. You lead these people, and try to bring them back alive."
Wang Yuan shrugged, not arguing with Luo Chen.
Unlike himself, Luo Chen was more concerned about the lives of the Luo Tian Association's cultivators, and he valued their cultivation progress.
However, considering Luo Chen's repeated warnings about the numerous powerful cultivators from various sects, Wang Yuan managed to suppress his fervent emotions.
In this world, there are always people who are stronger, and there are always higher realms to strive for.
He, Wang Yuan, was indeed not invincible.
Luo Chen shook his head and walked over to Xu Zhenren.
Before he could speak, Xu Zhenren let out a bitter laugh.
"I joined the Luo Tian Association to earn spirit stones, never expecting to go to the battlefield."
Luo Chen sighed, "There's no other way. Dantu Jin specifically requested your participation. Your beast taming skills will play a significant role in logistics and communication."
Xu Zhenren continued to smile bitterly.
If he were a wandering cultivator, Dantu Jin would have no authority to summon him.
But after joining the Luo Tian Association, he would have to serve the association for the next ten years.
Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense for him to receive the second-highest salary, just below the president, Sima Huiwang, without contributing in any way.
"There's not much else to say. I wish you safety."
"Additionally, this beast control technique can be considered my compensation to you as the president of the Luo Tian Association. I hope that when you have the spare time, you can take care of the Qi Condensation cultivators in the Battle Hall."
As he spoke, Luo Chen took out a scroll and handed it to Xu Zhenren.
Xu Zhenren was taken aback and accepted the technique.
Ten Thousand Beast Scripture
"It's not of a high rank, but it should be of some help to you."
Xu Zhenren became interested, as he had always enjoyed interacting with demonic beasts.
Most of his skills were related to beast control.
Luo Chen's gesture was indeed considerate, and it helped alleviate Xu Zhenren's frustration about going to the battlefield.
Seeing that Xu Zhenren had started reading the scroll, Luo Chen walked over to Duan Feng.
"Do you remember what I told you before?"
Duan Feng nodded, "I remember. Not seeking conflict, setting up a magic tool repair shop in the Ten Thousand Mile Sand Desert, earning merits, and improving my forging skills."
"Exactly!" Luo Chen smiled, "Although the location is different, it's similar to the situation in the ancient mountain range where we fought for the Golden Core ruins. While others fight and die, we reap the benefits."
"The principle is the same. If you can make a living on Qinghe Mountain, you can do the same in the Ten Thousand Mile Sand Desert."
After saying these words, Luo Chen took out a storage bag and three jade bottles in front of the three of them.
He carefully handed the three jade bottles to each of them.
"Inside are the supreme-grade Blood Burning Pills that I personally refined. Each of you will receive three pills. In critical moments, they might save your lives. As for the specific usage, Wang Yuan knows, and he will instruct you."
"As for this storage bag, it contains high-grade Blood Burning Pills."
"Wang Yuan, you take this and distribute it to the cultivators in the Battle Hall when you set off."
"Remember, the goal is not to earn merits but to stay alive!"
The three of them immediately accepted the items.
Luo Chen was usually not one to be overly cautious or verbose.
However, they could all sense the sincerity in his heart.
Returning alive was the greatest blessing!
There was nothing more to say.
Luo Chen led the three of them out of the hall.
Looking at the hundreds of Advanced Qi Condensation cultivators before him, his expression became complex.
In this battle, the Luo Tian Association would indeed send out its members.
It wasn't that the rewards offered by the Absolute Emotion Sect were unsatisfactory, but the number of disciples in the sect was too small, and they didn't have enough affiliated forces.
Therefore, every affiliated force had to contribute.
But his efforts were not in vain.
From initially requiring all cultivators above the seventh level of Qi Condensation to participate, they had now reduced the requirement to just three Foundation Establishment cultivators and hundreds of Advanced Qi Condensation cultivators. This was a significant change.
Additionally, Luo Chen had also managed to secure a relatively less dangerous task from the Heartless Immortal.
The cultivators of the Luo Tian Association would not be assigned to the most dangerous frontlines.
Instead, they would be tasked with logistics, communication, and defensive duties.
The specific arrangements would have to wait until they reached the Thunder Mountain Range battlefield, where the Ice Fortress would make the final decisions.
Luo Chen slowly spoke as his gaze swept across the crowd.
"Among you, there are those who have followed me from the very beginning in Great River Market, and there are also wandering cultivators who sought a living in Heavenly Wave Immortal City."
"Now, we are gathered here with the same goal: to achieve Foundation Establishment!"
"But the Luo Tian Association is not some major orthodox sect. Even if I exhausted all my resources, I couldn't gather enough Foundation Establishment Pills."
"However, an opportunity has presented itself!"
He raised his hand and pointed towards the distant Thunder Mountain Range.
"By completing tasks on that battlefield, you can earn merits. The major sects have offered countless Foundation Establishment Pills. As long as you work hard, everyone will have a chance to achieve Foundation Establishment!"
"This expedition will be led by the Palace Master of Power Transmission, Wang Yuan. Everyone will follow his commands."
"Go, kill the enemy and accomplish the task, and you can exchange it for the Foundation Establishment Opportunity you desire!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, over a hundred Luo Tian Battle Pavilion cultivators became filled with zeal.
Led by Wang Yuan and the others, they rode on flying eagles, heading out of Danxia Peak.
Watching their departing figures, Luo Chen's eyelids drooped.
The words he spoke to them were different from what he said to Wang Yuan's group; it was a dual-pronged approach.
It wasn't intentional deception.
Rather than exaggerating the danger and causing unease, it was better to offer incentives, giving them a sense of agency.
Driven by self-interest, at least these people could still hold onto hope.
Sighing, Luo Chen took a step forward and also flew out of Danxia Peak.
In mid-air, he spotted a large, supreme-grade flying boat parked outside Danxia Peak, already filled with numerous cultivators.
At the bow of the boat, Sima Huiwang, with her skirt fluttering, was accompanying a female cultivator, speaking to her.
Seeing the Luo Tian Association's cultivators flying over, a cultivator from the Ice Fortress immediately came out to arrange accommodations.
The leading Foundation Establishment female cultivator lifted her head and looked towards Luo Chen.
In a moment of mutual understanding, they nodded at each other.
Soon, Sima Huiwang flew out of the boat and came to Luo Chen's side.
"What did Dantu Jin say?"
"She didn't reveal much, just that she would try to arrange relatively safe tasks for us."
Sima Huiwang sighed.
Relatively safe? Luo Chen silently repeated this information, which somewhat reassured him.
A buzzing sound rang out.
In his line of sight, the massive flying boat emitted large swaths of spiritual energy, and this colossal object slowly started to turn around.
Sima Huiwang suddenly asked, "President, when will this war end?"
Luo Chen's expression turned desolate, "How would I know? Whether it's the beginning or the end, it's not something we low-level cultivators can decide."
In the cultivation world, Foundation Establishment cultivators could dominate a region, but in Luo Chen's words, they were considered low-level cultivators.
Sima Huiwang deeply agreed with a nod.
Compared to Nascent Soul cultivators who started the war, how could Foundation Establishment cultivators not be considered low-level?
Not to mention the Luo Tian Association's two or three cultivators.
Even if their numbers increased a hundredfold, a thousandfold, or even ten thousandfold, Nascent Soul cultivators probably wouldn't care about their thoughts!
Since ancient times, the heavens' intentions have been difficult to fathom.
In the Jade Cauldron Region, Nascent Soul cultivators were like gods!
...
After seeing off the Luo Tian Battle cultivators, Luo Chen returned to Tianlan Peak.
His days were far from the leisurely life the lower-level cultivators imagined; instead, he was busier than before.
Every day, apart from regular cultivation and healing Gu Cai Yi's body, he was endlessly refining pills.
Just as he had told the Heartless Immortal, to provide pills on a large scale, it was impossible for him to do it alone.
He also needed the help of numerous low-level cultivators from the Luo Tian Association to collect medicinal ingredients and pre-process the materials so that he could produce the finished pills.
The only good news was that he had already refined the two main types of pills to the Grand Completion level.
Therefore, refining them was not a difficult task.
It could even be said that refining a hundred bottles of Jade Dew Pills annually would provide him with a substantial amount of spirit stones.
Regarding the High-grade Jade Dew Pills, Luo Chen and the Heartless Immortal had agreed on a selling price of two thousand spirit stones per bottle.
This price was incredibly low! If the news got out, cultivators across the Jade Cauldron Region probably wouldn't believe it.
Tier 2 High-grade pills could no longer be valued with spirit stones.
In the hands of major sects, these were strategic resources!
Even Tao Wan could only provide Luo Chen with thirty to forty bottles of High-grade Rising Dragon Pills annually.
This number was subject to fluctuations.
Moreover, the price was maintained at two thousand five hundred spirit stones per bottle.
Compared to the Rising Dragon Pills, the Jade Dew Pills, which had a special boost for female cultivators, were even more priceless.
Even if they were sold for three thousand spirit stones per bottle, it wouldn't be excessive!
Additionally, one would need connections or offer something else for Luo Chen to sell them.
The reason Luo Chen set such a low price was to reduce the number of Luo Tian Association members participating in the war.
Even for the Supreme Grade Blood Burning Pills, his selling price was very low, only four hundred spirit stones per bottle.
Such a significant concession only secured the condition of the Luo Tian Association sending out a hundred battle cultivators and three Foundation Establishment cultivators.
"However, it's all worth it."
Luo Chen did the calculations.
Even at this low price, he still made a profit.
After all, he not only had a high success rate but also an extremely high pill formation rate.
This way, he could minimize costs.
He reduced the casualties of the Luo Tian Association's cultivators and earned extra spirit stones; it was a win-win situation.
Moreover, refining pills on a large scale could also improve his proficiency in the two newly acquired pill techniques.
The main ingredient of the Jade Dew Pill was Lanyan Jade.
In the past, Luo Chen used the Star Snatching Hand to process it.
The Star Snatching Hand, being an advanced version of the Jade Breaking Hand, could also be used to handle Lanyan Jade.
With continuous refinement, the proficiency of the Star Snatching Hand skyrocketed.
Perhaps.
The only downside was the time it consumed!
Luo Chen had wanted to spend time perfecting a few techniques that weren't at the Grand Completion level, but he hadn't had the time recently.
Plans always change faster than expected.
Unless his cultivation level was high enough to keep the plan within his control.
"Cultivation level..."
Luo Chen, having just finished refining the Jade Dew Pills, muttered this phrase in the alchemy chamber.
Time passed by in a blink, and half a year had gone by.
In the 17th Manor of Danxia Peak.
Luo Chen looked at the attribute panel, specifically at the cultivation realm section.
【Foundation Establishment Sixth Level 10/100】
He nodded in satisfaction.
Day after day, he refined pills and used the Grand Completion Healing Technique at any time to repair Gu Caiyi's meridians, polishing away half a year's worth of time. Finally, he had stabilized his cultivation realm.
Moreover, after refining the residual spirit energy clusters absorbed from Qingyun Peak, his cultivation had even slightly improved.
Nine progress bars in half a year, much faster than his usual cultivation speed.
However, from now on, his cultivation progress might not be as fast.
After tidying up his emotions, Luo Chen left the cultivation room.
His spirit sense swept across the manor, and with a slight smile, he exited.
At this moment, the sky was hazy, and the mist gradually dissipated.
Dense spirit energy lingered and drifted on Tianlan Peak.
By his ears, he could still hear the rumbling sound of the waterfall crashing down from the front of Tianlan Peak.
But at this moment, Luo Chen's gaze was fixed on a graceful figure dancing gracefully.
Beyond the spirit field, there was a protruding boulder.
Gu Caiyi was currently dancing on top of it.
Or rather, it wasn't a dance, but her martial arts movements were so graceful due to her slender figure.
Luo Chen watched for a while before casually shooting out a spirit energy finger.
It struck her right at the Panzhong acupoint.
Pfft! Gu Caiyi's body paused slightly, but the next moment, she swung her arms again, and her movements became more powerful.
Standing behind her, Luo Chen said in a deep voice, "When a cultivator condenses spirit energy, it nourishes the body. Even without practicing body tempering techniques, we cultivators accumulate a lot of energy and blood."
"This Five Viscera Nourishing Fist can mobilize the energy and blood throughout the body, nourishing the five viscera."
"When practicing this fist, you are also moving the energy and blood. Don't subconsciously activate your Life-Nurturing Technique, but instead, follow the body tempering method to stretch your body."
Although Luo Chen's body tempering achievements couldn't compare to Wang Yuan's, among ordinary cultivators, he was already considered exceptional.
After reaching the Master Level in the Wang Family Secret Techniques, there was basically no more progress.
The reason was that the Five Viscera Nourishing Fist he primarily practiced had already reached perfection.
As a result, his body tempering realm had also reached 【Blood River Realm 50/100】. To progress further, he needed to cultivate Opening Meridians and the Light and Dark Transformation of the Four Essences.
Luo Chen didn't have the time for that.
But with his current knowledge, guiding Gu Caiyi was more than enough.
In front of him, Gu Caiyi, wearing a white, skin-tight training outfit, listened to Luo Chen's words attentively as she practiced the Five Viscera Nourishing Fist developed by Wang Yuan.
After each practice session, she could feel her body growing stronger.
The predicament she had faced half a year ago, being paralyzed and her muscles atrophying, now seemed like a distant dream.
A nightmare! But now, she felt like she was experiencing a beautiful dream.
After a long while, as the sun slowly rose, Gu Caiyi stopped her movements.
She turned around and ran towards Luo Chen.
Luo Chen, with his hands behind his back, watched the approaching woman but didn't react.
But the next moment, Gu Caiyi pounced onto him, her arms circling his neck, and her whole body hung on him like a koala.
Luo Chen extended his hand to support her and said helplessly, "Why didn't I notice how clingy you are before?"
Gu Caiyi wrinkled her nose and sniffed the man's scent.
"I'm afraid that when I wake up from this dream, only by hugging you will I feel that everything is real."
A pleasant fragrance wafted from her embrace.
Luo Chen patted the woman's smooth back and said, "After Foundation Establishment, everything is real."
"Actually, whether you establish your foundation or not doesn't matter. Being able to hug you like this every day, even if I grow old a hundred years later and die in your arms, is enough for me."
Gu Caiyi rubbed his chin as she spoke.
Hearing these words, Luo Chen's heart ached for no apparent reason.
He, too, had once had an incredibly long dream! In that dream, he experienced over two hundred years.
It contained numerous lifelike and almost real scenarios.
There were some dream scenarios that he changed in reality, such as Min Longyu's failed Foundation Establishment, his inability to find high-level pills, and being stuck in the late Foundation Establishment stage.
But there were also some outcomes that differed due to his own initiative, like in the dream, Gu Caiyi successfully established her foundation in one go.
However, in reality, his good intentions had caused her to suffer near-fatal injuries.
But if he had to say which dream scenarios left the deepest impression on him, there were two.
One was falling into demonic cultivation and failing to form a core.
The other was on Danxia Peak, as the sun set, with the sky filled with a crimson glow, where he held the deceased Gu Caiyi and sat motionless for ten days.
Because of the first dream, after waking up, he actively sought cultivation resources.
Because of the second dream, after waking up, he intentionally distanced himself from Gu Caiyi.
Life is unpredictable, and now, the lovers have finally come together. It's a happy ending!
But! He couldn't bear to see his beloved die in his arms again.
Just like now, it wasn't the setting sun but the rising purple sun!
"Get down!"
"Hmm?"
Gu Caiyi climbed down from Luo Chen, and with her body drenched in sweat from practicing the fist technique, she looked at Luo Chen in confusion.
Under her gaze, Luo Chen slowly opened his palm, revealing a pill.
"A Tier 3 Revitalization Pill, to reconstruct the core chakra and repair the meridians."
"I will continue your path for you!"
(End of Chapter)
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