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Chapter 476: Divine Gale Essence
Chapter 476: Divine Gale Essence
Luo Chen's arrival caught the attention of some people, but only a fraction of them.
In this frontline area, Golden Core Cultivators still held an absolute high position, but they no longer appeared as elusive as they usually did.
Large magical treasure vehicles frequently appeared outside Moonbreaker Immortal City.
After docking the Crimson Flame Dragon Boat, Luo Chen didn't bother with trivial matters, leaving them to the Foundation Establishment True Cultivators under his command in the Luo Tian Sect.
He led Xu Zhen Ren and over ten Qi Condensation Stage disciples into Moonbreaker Immortal City.
Before entering the city, Luo Chen paused.
His gaze fell on the humanoid puppet guarding the gate, and his eyes flashed.
"A puppet comparable to the early Foundation Establishment Stage, used just to guard the city gate!"
"Has the Luoyun Sect's puppet numbers already reached this point?"
Shaking his head, Luo Chen strode into Moonbreaker Immortal City.
From the outside, he hadn't gotten a clear view.
But the moment he stepped into the city, a sense of rough and ferociousness instantly overwhelmed him.
The air seemed to carry a special scent.
It was a mixture of humans, demonic beasts, soil, minerals, blood, and many other things, creating an indescribable aroma.
If one had to find a word to describe it, perhaps it would be "restless."
"The immortal city has been established, the stronghold secured, and the next step is to launch a ferocious attack and conquer this wild land."
"My timing here is perfect!"
As Luo Chen muttered to himself, a familiar face appeared on the street, riding a flying light.
From a distance, he could see the young man's joyful expression.
Whoosh...
A gust of wind rushed past, lifting Luo Chen's robe.
He smiled and looked towards the newcomer.
The young man excitedly rushed to Luo Chen and performed a grand salute, "Zeng Yi Long greets the Grand Elder!"
Luo Chen smiled slightly and waved his hand, gesturing for Zeng Yi Long to come closer.
Luo Chen patted him on the arm, then tapped his back and chest several times before finally withdrawing his hand with satisfaction.
"Not bad, not only have you achieved great success in the first level of Body Refinement, but your Blood River Realm is also quite solid. Your vigorous essence blood and vibrant qi mechanism indicate that you've grasped some of the Vital Energy Clear Force."
Zeng Yi Long chuckled, "My master taught me well. He took me to the inner regions of the Beast Arena several times to hunt for lone second-tier demonic beasts, and that's how I made this progress."
As the orphaned son of Elder Zeng, Zeng Yi Long had decent talent, and Luo Chen had once considered taking him as a disciple.
However, Wang Yuan had beaten him to it.
Zeng Yi Long was to inherit Wang Yuan's martial arts legacy.
He still followed the path of first establishing a foundation to increase his lifespan before pursuing martial arts peaks.
But unlike Wang Yuan and Luo Chen's gradual exploration, Zeng Yi Long had been on a relatively mature path from the beginning of his Body Refinement.
Now, he had reached both the Foundation Establishment and Blood River Realms.
Especially in the second level of Body Refinement, he had gone through the four small realms of I Ching Bone Marrow Washing and Organ Pulse Refining.
His enlightenment had also reached a minor achievement state.
Considering his lack of combat experience, Wang Yuan brought him along this time to personally participate in the war, using life-and-death battles to understand the changes in vital energy.
It seemed that he had made significant progress.
After a few words of praise, Luo Chen took out the remaining high-grade Blood Increase Pills and gave a bottle to Zeng Yi Long, showing his appreciation.
"Where is your master?"
The group from the Luo Tian Sect walked on the wide street of Moonbreaker Immortal City.
Flying lights flickered around them, and the noise of cultivators' chatter filled the air as everyone seemed to be rushing towards one place.
Luo Chen observed the bustling scene while asking questions.
Zeng Yi Long's spirit lifted, "The Grand Elder's arrival is perfect timing. My master is currently competing for the shop management rights in Moonbreaker Immortal City!"
"Hmm?"
Luo Chen's expression turned solemn.
"So soon?"
He was well-informed about the shop management rights in Moonbreaker Immortal City.
With the immortal city established, the prime shops would naturally be worth a fortune.
Especially in Moonbreaker Immortal City, those with insight knew that its potential was immense.
Securing a good shop in advance could bring unimaginable future profits, and even if the business didn't thrive, selling the rights would at least prevent any losses.
Luo Chen's haste in coming here was partly due to this matter.
However, according to the previous schedule, it shouldn't have been today!
Zeng Yi Long scratched his head, "I heard that the other eight Great Sects were dissatisfied with the Luoyun Sect's procrastination, delaying the progress of the city's development. So, the Luoyun Sect was forced to speed up and settle the matters of Moonbreaker Immortal City. Among them, the most important issue was the shop management rights, which became a top priority. Of course, I'm just repeating what I heard, and I'm not entirely sure about the specifics. Today is the day to determine the ownership of shops number ten to twenty on the central street!"
Unlike the usual leasing of shops in immortal cities, Moonbreaker Immortal City, being newly established and jointly developed by twenty-seven sects, offered something unique.
The Luoyun Sect offered the permanent ownership rights to twenty shops in the best locations!
The nine Great Sects had priority in choosing one each.
The remaining eleven were then given to all the Golden Core Great Sects and relatively weaker forces to compete for.
However, deciding on the allocation was a complicated matter.
In the end, they resorted to the most common method in the immortal realm.
Debate!
Change the word, and battle!
Based on the outcome of the battles, the rankings will determine the permanent ownership of the shop.
The Luo Tian Sect was not quite up to par, but the Luo Tian Alliance established by Luo Chen already had five Golden Core Cultivators within it, making it a formidable force on par with the Great Sects.
Therefore, Wu Diqi and the others also had the intention to compete!
Initially, Luo Chen was not very enthusiastic, after all, the Luo Tian Sect already had a mature business system. There was no need to be the trailblazer and compete with the Great Sects.
But he was also well aware that Wu Diqi, Cen Qiu Sheng, and the others had brought their families and left their hometowns to start anew in the new domain. They desperately needed a stable source of income.
So, in the end, he still agreed to participate.
For this reason, Luo Chen also brought Xu Zhen Ren with him, intending to start the business related to magical beasts after acquiring the shop.
At this moment, he heard that the shop-seizing battle had already begun.
Without hesitation, Luo Chen said, "Lead the way!"
Zeng Yi Long hurriedly nodded and flew towards a location.
Seeing that his speed was too slow, Luo Chen, guided by him, unleashed his power, and swept up everyone, flying towards the western side of the Immortal City.
Wherever they passed, the flying lights were vast, forcing the other cultivators on their way to give way.
But in just a moment.
Luo Chen descended outside a gigantic and majestic building.
He looked up.
Jade Cauldron Debate Platform
"The Sword Sect is indeed quick; they've already built the Debate Platform," Luo Chen muttered, stepping directly into this "Beast Arena" constructed from countless giant stones.
Zeng Yi Long, Xu Zhen Ren, and the others quickly followed behind him.
...
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
People were still in the passage, but Luo Chen, with his keen senses, could almost hear the deafening shouts from the arena, even through the array.
When he completely emerged from the passage, his pupils constricted even more.
As far as the eye could see, there was an uncountable sea of people.
The number of cultivators was at least in the tens of thousands!
Everyone stood on their respective seats, their eyes burning with passion as they watched the battle in the arena, which was reaching a fever pitch. From time to time, they would shout barbaric cries like "Kill!" and "Beat him!"
This was the first time in Luo Chen's life that he had seen so many cultivators gathered together.
Even though many of them had means to suppress their spiritual energy fluctuations, if even a slight amount leaked out from each person, given the enormous base number, it would still be extremely terrifying when gathered together.
Luo Chen took a deep breath and, amidst the curious divine sense probes, headed towards the north grandstand.
In a short while, he spotted familiar faces.
Fu Jiu Sheng, Wu Diqi, Jiang Yu, and Cen Qiu Sheng were all there.
When Luo Chen appeared, the four of them stood up to greet him.
"Friend Luo, you're here," said Fu Jiu Sheng.
"Dan Chenzi, it's been a while," Luo Chen acknowledged.
"Friend Luo," Jiang Yu greeted.
Fu Jiu Sheng's lips moved, "Grand Elder..."
Luo Chen's eyebrows furrowed, interrupting him.
His gaze swept across the gathering of Luo Tian Alliance cultivators below, and in a glance, he noticed one missing figure.
"Where's Wang Yuan?" Luo Chen asked.
Wu Diqi smiled and said, "Young Friend Wang Yuan is preparing to fight. In the next round, you'll be able to see him on the Debate Platform."
Luo Chen's expression darkened as he looked at Wu Diqi, "You all insisted on fighting for the shop, and our Luo Tian Sect is only here to assist. We don't really care about the shop. Why, in the previous rounds, were the ones fighting not your family members, but instead the Transmission Palace Head of our Luo Tian Sect?"
"I demand an explanation!"
Wu Diqi was taken aback, and his face became somewhat unnatural.
Cen Qiu Sheng, standing beside him, sighed, "My Cen family's disciple was unworthy, and he was defeated in the preliminary round."
Jiang Yu also spoke up, "The one representing my Wind and Rain Manor is my own son, Jiang He, who unfortunately suffered a severe defeat and is now heavily injured. So, now, only your sect's Wang Yuan Palace Head is left."
Luo Chen's face grew even more displeased.
He had already learned about the rules of this shop-seizing battle through Zeng Yi Long.
Each faction would send three powerful Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
First, they would fight in pairs to decide eleven spots.
Then, these eleven spots would continue to battle to determine the rankings.
Finally, based on the rankings, they would choose shops in sequence.
The three chosen fighters were fixed from the beginning and could not be replaced.
In other words, if someone was severely injured and unable to fight, the remaining fighters would have to win against the other three one by one for it to count as a victory.
As long as they lost once, it meant complete defeat.
As far as Luo Chen knew, on the Luo Tian Alliance's side, Jiang He from the Wind and Rain Manor had already suffered severe injuries and was unable to fight.
Although the Cen family's cultivator could still continue fighting, his strength was not outstanding.
This meant that the true representative of the Luo Tian Alliance's main fighting force was only Wang Yuan!
Luo Chen suppressed the displeasure in his heart and asked in a deep voice, "Now that we've obtained a spot, let's just concede the next round! Even if we can only choose the worst among the eleven shops, the benefits will still be enough for the three of us to share."
After he said this, Cen Qiu Sheng didn't really object.
But Wu Diqi and Jiang Yu were somewhat unhappy.
"We're determined to get the eighth shop. Isn't it a pity to give up now?" Jiang Yu said.
Luo Chen looked at him coldly, "If your son can still fight and form a three-on-three situation, I won't object.
Jiang Yu opened his mouth, but words failed him.
His son was injured like that, and he hadn't even had time to feel pain for him, let alone send him out to continue the Spell Battle.
Wu Diqi shook his head and smiled, "You don't have to worry, Elder Luo. In my opinion, Wang Yuan's strength is exceptional, and with the help of the Cen family's disciples, defeating three opponents is not impossible. Moreover... he's quite willing himself!"
"Hmm?" Luo Chen's eyebrows rose.
Beside him, Fu Jiusheng whispered an explanation, "Wang Yuan has reached a bottleneck in his cultivation and is trying to improve through battle. Additionally, Wu Diqi has promised that if he can win the eighth-ranked shop, he will reward him with ten strands of Divine Gale Essence."
Divine Gale Essence!
A specialty of the Wind and Flower Domain and the Wind and Flower Palace.
It was rumored that the Wind and Flower Palace was built on top of an extremely high mountain, where gale winds blew all year round.
The Nascent Soul Immortals within collected materials from the Ninth Heaven, and the Divine Gale Essence was one of those rare materials.
When Luo Chen heard the name of this material, he understood why Wang Yuan was tempted.
To advance from the Blood River Realm to the Body Refinement Third Furnace Realm in Body Tempering, one needed to achieve Vital Energy Clear Force Mastery. After taking the Light and Dark Essence Pill, Embryo Formation, and the birth of Gale Qi!
This Divine Gale Essence was a naturally formed Gale Qi between heaven and earth.
If he could obtain this object for reference, perhaps he could take the final step.
But!
"The eighth-ranked shop means you have to fight at least three forces and nine opponents!"
"You seem to have a lot of confidence in Wang Yuan!"
Luo Chen's sarcastic smile was cold.
After the eleven slots were decided, it was no longer possible to arrange one-on-one battles.
Therefore, the organizer, the Luoyun Sect, listed a ranking based on the strength of each force.
To obtain a better shop, one could only challenge higher-ranked opponents.
Moreover, they couldn't skip ranks in the challenges; they had to fight their way up one by one.
Unfortunately.
The Luo Tian Alliance was the weakest, so they were ranked last!
Wu Diqi shrugged, "Not only do we have confidence in him, but Wang Yuan himself is also confident. You can't stop your subordinates from striving, can you?"
"Hmph!"
Luo Chen coldly hummed, but he couldn't refute it.
If it were any other Luo Tian Sect cultivator, he could have influenced their decision using his status as the Great Elder.
But Wang Yuan was an exception.
Even now that Luo Chen had achieved the Golden Core, he still held a sense of respect for this existence who was both his master and friend.
However!
Although he couldn't stop him, he could still fight for more benefits.
"If the eighth-ranked shop is won, I won't interfere with how each family does business. But every year, the three families must contribute one-tenth of their profits to Wang Yuan!"
Wu Diqi's expression changed, "That's impossible. The Divine Gale Essence as a reward is already enough."
Cen Qiusheng also hesitated, "One-tenth, isn't that too much?"
Luo Chen looked at them coldly, "I'm not bargaining with you; I'm declaring a decision! If you disagree, I'll submit the surrender application now. Don't forget, I'm the leader of this alliance!"
Upon hearing this, the few people exchanged glances.
Fu Jiusheng quietly stood behind Luo Chen, his support was clear.
The other three, after some discussion, finally agreed to this plan.
With this, the next step was to watch the Spell Battle.
Luo Chen sat down, his gaze calm as he looked towards the massive platform surrounded by the circular grandstand.
The final round of the challenge began under the announcement of the Sword Sect's Golden Core Elder.
The Luo Tian Alliance challenged the tenth-ranked Huanzhen Lou.
This was an assassin organization.
Unlike the Jade Cauldron Domain, which strictly prohibited evil and demons, the other thirty-five Great Domains in the Eastern Wilderness did not have a strict distinction between good and evil.
As long as one didn't commit heinous acts that enraged both heaven and earth and provoked the wrath of the gods, there were rarely any joint attacks.
Under such circumstances, assassin organizations like Huanzhen Lou gradually found a foothold.
They accepted money from people and helped them eliminate their troubles.
Whether in the mortal world or the Immortal Realm, this was always the case.
The first one to take the stage from the Luo Tian Alliance was Cen Guangwei, a Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment Elder from the Cen family.
When he appeared, Wang Yuan's figure also showed up below the platform.
Luo Chen found Wang Yuan at first glance.
Seeing his opponent's eager battle intent, Luo Chen sighed.
"I can only get you this much."
"If it doesn't work out, then forget it. If it does, with the profits from the eighth-ranked shop, it will greatly help your future cultivation!"
The Body Tempering path had extremely fast progress, but it also consumed a lot of resources.
Currently, most of the Luo Tian Sect's resources were being gathered for Luo Chen.
Ordinary Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment cultivators could still enjoy some benefits, but for Wang Yuan, the resources he received were somewhat insufficient.
If he could win this battle.
Perhaps it would be a good thing for his future.
Wu Diqi's words were rough but sincere, and Luo Chen couldn't stop his subordinates from striving on their own.
As Luo Chen sighed, Cen Guangwei, the Cen family's Elder, had already leaped onto the Debate Dao Platform.
"Luo Tian Alliance, Cen Guangwei!"
"Huanzhen Lou's Silver Rank Assassin, Wu Gou!"
"Please!"
(End of Chapter)
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