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Chapter 480: Obtaining the Third-Rank Cave Mansion, I Need Your Attitude!
Chapter 480: Obtaining the Third-Rank Cave Mansion, I Need Your Attitude!
In the cultivation room, a Taoist sat cross-legged, his body enveloped in swirling smoke.
Faint starlight shone through his red Taoist robe, sparkling and dazzling.
After a long while, the Taoist slowly opened his eyes, and as his lips parted, he exhaled a thick cloud of smoke.
Luo Chen glanced at his attribute panel.
【Golden Core Layer 1/100】
A slight increase in progress, which was exhilarating.
But after the exhilaration, he felt a bit dissatisfied.
From 2 to 3, it took five months in Green Pill Valley, then returning to Luo Tian Sect, and rushing all the way to Moonbreaker Immortal City, another month had passed.
In total, it had been six months.
Six months, and he had only increased by one progress point!
This cultivation speed had completely exceeded Luo Chen's initial estimate of "one progress point every three months," almost doubling the time.
"Without the assistance of a third-stage Spirit Land, the efficiency is greatly reduced!"
"Moreover, this Starlight Pill..."
Luo Chen's face tightened. After taking the Starlight Pill several times, he gradually became aware of its characteristics.
The complexity of refining it was not worth mentioning; it was just a bit tiring and troublesome.
The key was the medicinal power! It was vast, but chaotic!
Not only that, but there was also a strong residue of pill poison.
The starry smoke he had just exhaled was a direct manifestation of the pill poison.
A cultivator's divine perception was keen, and they could peel away most of the pill poison.
But even a slight residue would make the condensed Golden Core less pure, affecting the purity of their spiritual power.
After taking the Starlight Pill each time, Luo Chen had to immediately activate the Dust Essence Technique, daring not to let the pill poison affect him too deeply.
"I wonder if improving my proficiency and increasing the grade of the Starlight Pill will improve these shortcomings?"
"Moreover, I also need to consider the issue of drug resistance."
Along the way, Luo Chen had already taken the pill and cultivated tens of thousands of times, and he was well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of relying on pill assistance.
Regardless of other factors, just in terms of drug resistance, he understood it better than most people.
For the same type of pill, taking it too many times would eventually lead to drug resistance.
The lower the grade, the greater the harm!
"So, if possible, I shouldn't take too many low-grade Starlight Pills. Ideally, I should use medium, high, or even supreme-grade Starlight Pills for cultivation."
"Not only will my cultivation be more efficient, but it will also significantly delay the development of drug resistance."
After reaching this conclusion, Luo Chen looked at the more than ten bottles of low-grade Starlight Pills in his storage ring and had an idea.
Before, he had no choice but to take what was available.
Now that his conditions had improved, he could afford to be a little wasteful! He decided not to consume these low-grade Starlight Pills and instead sell them.
After all, the cost was high, and selling a small amount would help him recover his costs.
By improving his proficiency, he could consume as many high-grade Starlight Pills as possible.
As for the shortcomings of the Starlight Pill, would other Golden Core Cultivators accept them?
Luo Chen wasn't worried about this at all.
Golden Core Cultivators would always be in need of suitable cultivation pills, and there was no reason to reject them.
Moreover, those shortcomings were specifically targeted at Luo Chen.
Ordinary Golden Core Cultivators would often take several days to refine such vast medicinal power, and in the process, they would also expel the pill poison.
It was just that Luo Chen's frequency of taking pills was too high.
One pill a day! That's why there were those shortcomings.
"Just right, Fu Jiu Sheng mentioned that the Golden Core Gathering would be held in three days."
"By selling these pills, I can conveniently recover my costs and enhance my reputation as a pill refining master!"
"After all, since achieving Core Formation, I haven't publicly displayed my ability to refine third-rank pills."
Luo Chen's lips curled slightly as he began planning for the Golden Core Gathering three days later.
...
Three days had not yet passed when an issue was presented before everyone.
The five Golden Core Cultivators of the Luo Tian Alliance gathered, looking at each other.
After a long silence, Wu Diqi spoke first, "For the eighth shop, I contributed the Divine Gale Essence. Therefore, I should have the priority to use that cave mansion."
Jiang Yu repeatedly waved his hands, "That's not appropriate! My son was seriously injured in the battle for the shop. He's still bedridden. That cave mansion should be used by me first!"
Fu Jiu Sheng also had something to say, "Both of you have been at the Core Formation stage for many years, unlike me, who has only been at this stage for twenty years. I'm still some distance away from reaching the first layer of the Golden Core. For the sake of strengthening our alliance's power, I should be the one to use it first!"
Wu Diqi and Jiang Yu were startled, and they turned to look at him.
You're weak, and you still have the audacity to speak?
Cen Qiu Sheng was eager to argue, but after thinking about it, he couldn't come up with any notable achievements, so he could only silently move his lips without saying a word.
What they were arguing over was the usage rights to a third-rank cave mansion attached to the eighth shop!
The Luoyun Sect expressed gratitude to the fellow cultivators for helping to construct Moonbreaker Immortal City.
Therefore, among the twenty shops they offered, they also included a third-rank low-grade cave mansion as an extra.
The term was a hundred years!
After a hundred years, the usage rights would be recalled.
But within these hundred years, the twenty third-rank low-grade cave mansions would belong to the forces behind the shops.
This news was only disclosed today when the various powers went to take over the shops.
No one expected the Luoyun Sect to be so generous.
Or perhaps, this was a benefit they offered to appease the various sects after delaying the opening of the war.
For a Nascent Soul Great Sect, a third-rank low-grade cave mansion was neither here nor there.
But for these Golden Core Great Sects, it was a rare opportunity.
No wonder the five Golden Core Cultivators of the Luo Tian Alliance were arguing over it.
As the dispute became more intense, Luo Chen knocked on the table.
Knock! Knock!
Everyone quieted down and turned their attention to Luo Chen.
"It's not good to damage the harmony among us for such a small gain."
Everyone was taken aback, and then their expressions became strange.
What kind of small gain was he talking about?
For those great sects, a third-rank low-grade cave mansion was indeed insignificant.
But what about these individuals from the Luo Tian Alliance? Fu Jiu Sheng was a wandering cultivator, and his array skills were barely passable. He had saved up a small fortune by gathering medicinal herbs.
But that fortune had been exhausted after achieving Core Formation, and he was still in the initial stage of consolidating his Golden Core and refining his spiritual power.
He wasn't like Luo Chen, who had the ability to form a core and reach the Golden Core stage within a short decade after forming his core.
After forming his core, he lacked resources, so he didn't even get to experience the cultivation environment of a third-stage Spirit Land very often.
Cen Qiu Sheng, at his advanced age, only barely managed to form his core before his lifespan ran out. After all these years, he was only at the second layer of the Golden Core stage. Although he was held back by his family, he also suffered from the lack of a third-stage cultivation ground.
Wu Diqi and Jiang Yu were even more eager for a third-stage Spirit Land.
Those few decades in the Fragrant Valley were the most wonderful years for them.
It was also thanks to those decades of hard work that their cultivation had made significant progress.
Now, with a third-rank Low Grade Cave Mansion in front of them, they naturally wanted to use it as much as possible.
Luo Chen made it sound so easy!
He could clearly see their thoughts.
He helplessly said, "The Spirit Vein of Moonbreaker Immortal City originates from that third-stage Spirit Vein, but it has been divided into twenty third-rank Cave Mansions. The Celestial Qi has become extremely thin."
"After using this type of Cave Mansion, it often needs a certain amount of time to recover."
"It's not comparable to a natural third-stage Spirit Vein. This kind of competition is truly uninteresting."
This was the experience Luo Chen gained when he formed his core and felt that the Celestial Qi in Tianlan Peak's Jia San Cave Mansion was insufficient.
It was barely enough for one person to cultivate alone daily, but if used for a breakthrough, it would be very dangerous.
Especially for someone like Luo Chen, who had a robust foundation and required a massive amount of Celestial Qi.
This was also why he craved a natural third-stage Spirit Vein even more, rather than the third-rank Cave Mansions artificially created in various Immortal Cities.
That's how it was.
But...
"Then how should we allocate it?" Wu Diqi asked.
"Let's go by age. One person per year. If we capture a third-stage Spirit Vein in the future, this place should either be used by Golden Core Cultivators guarding Moonbreaker Immortal City or rented out to outsiders, and the rent will be evenly divided among us."
With a hundred years of usage, this allocation was indeed reasonable.
The four of them nodded.
But the problem wasn't solved yet!
"Who gets to use it first?"
"Of course, it's me!"
The four of them were startled and looked at Luo Chen.
Shouldn't the leader be selfless?
Why are you thinking of yourself first? Luo Chen said, as if it was only natural, "The eighth shop was obtained by Wang Yuan of our Luo Tian Sect, so it should be enjoyed by our sect first. Is there a problem with that?"
There was no problem.
But...
The four of them still felt a bit reluctant.
Luo Chen pouted and threw out four jade bottles, one for each of them.
"Don't say I'm not generous. This pill is to make up for it."
The four of them were taken aback and instinctively opened the bottle stoppers.
A rich pill fragrance immediately wafted out.
Fu Jiu Sheng held a pill and exclaimed after just a glance, "Starlight Pill, you actually managed to refine it!"
The others were puzzled.
Fu Jiu Sheng immediately explained, "This is the third-rank pill formula I once gave to Dan Chenzi. Aside from the numerous required ingredients, the refinement process is also extremely complex. Although its medicinal power is not bad, it's a pill formula that has long been discarded in the Medicine King Domain due to its complexity. I was only able to collect it by chance."
"However, although it's a discarded pill formula, the Starlight Pill excels in its versatility. Any cultivator with a Five Elements Spirit Root can take this pill to aid their cultivation!"
After he said this, the other three immediately took the Starlight Pill seriously.
Cultivation-assisting pills effective for Golden Core Cultivators were already rare.
The few available ones were controlled by the major pill sects.
Small sects like theirs had no channels to obtain a stable supply.
Occasionally, they might get some from the black market, orthodox auctions, or exchanges with peers, but the quantities were extremely limited.
Now, Luo Chen could actually refine this kind of pill. If they could establish a stable supply relationship with him...
Compared to that, a third-rank Low Grade Cave Mansion for one person per year would be much less appealing.
Moreover, Luo Chen wasn't refusing to let them use it.
Everyone could take turns.
As everyone's minds weighed the pros and cons.
Luo Chen's heart carried a hint of regret.
As Fu Jiu Sheng said, the Starlight Pill was good, but it was too mediocre.
Compared to the Five Elements Divine Pill, which also followed the principle of versatility, the Starlight Pill was far inferior.
Yes, the Five Elements Divine Pill refined by the Five Elements Divine Sect.
During the Core Formation Ceremony, Jin Buque gave him one.
After inspecting it and finding no issues, he had already consumed it.
His evaluation of the Five Elements Divine Pill was extremely high.
If pill formulas were further classified into grades within their respective ranks?
Then the Starlight Pill could be considered a third-rank Low Grade pill formula, while the Five Elements Divine Pill would be a Superior Grade or even Supreme Grade pill formula.
"If I could refine the Five Elements Divine Pill to aid my cultivation, my cultivation speed would absolutely increase by several times!"
"I wonder what kind of pill formula it is that can balance the proportions of the Five Elements so well and maximize the attributes of each element."
Luo Chen sighed inwardly.
But on the surface, he was still observing the expressions of the others.
Seeing that they seemed to have made a decision, Luo Chen smiled and asked, "Well, what do you think of my arrangement?"
Fu Jiu Sheng replied without hesitation, "Fu will naturally follow the arrangement of the Supreme Elder."
When there's no trouble, call me friend; when there is, call me Supreme Elder. It seems that without benefits, no one will get up early! Luo Chen's mouth twitched as he looked at the remaining three.
Cen Qiu Sheng sighed, "At my age, I've already lost all hope. It's already great that you're willing to let me use that Cave Mansion. Now, with the Starlight Pill, it's even better. I have no objections."
"What about the two of you?" Luo Chen looked at Wu Diqi and Jiang Yu. These two had always been together, but today, they were arguing over a cultivation ground.
Wu Diqi and Jiang Yu exchanged glances, and then he tentatively asked, "Can you provide a stable supply of this Starlight Pill in the future?"
Seeing Luo Chen frown, he immediately added, "Of course, we'll pay with Spirit Stones! How about... five thousand! Five thousand Spirit Stones, what do you think, friend? If not, we can discuss further."
Attitude!
They had never seen Wu Diqi with such a good attitude.
Even the price he offered was quite fair.
In the market, the price of third-stage cultivation pills is generally seven to eight times higher than that of second-stage pills.
Due to the scarcity, when they appear on the black market or at auctions, the price tends to surge even higher.
A tenfold increase is considered very reasonable! For a Golden Core Cultivator's consumption, one or two bottles a month would only amount to three to six hundred thousand spirit stones a year.
This price is still manageable for the wealth-accumulating speed of a Golden Core Cultivator.
Except for solitary cultivators like Fu Jiu Sheng, who is a lone Golden Core Cultivator.
However, now that he has joined the Luo Tian Sect, things are different.
Luo Chen fell into deep thought.
He originally intended to sell batches of Starlight Pills from time to time, not for profit but to recoup costs and solidify his reputation as an Alchemy Master.
Now, it seems that...
Perhaps satisfying internal needs first would be more appropriate? The Luo Tian Alliance was formed due to the third-stage Spirit Vein, and while their interests are aligned, human hearts are unpredictable.
Judging from the shop takeover battle, Wu Diqi and the others don't seem to be fully committed to the alliance.
Using the Starlight Pills to strengthen the relationship would undoubtedly make the alliance more solid.
Compared to external fame, strengthening their own power in the short term is a better solution! Soon, Luo Chen made his decision.
"Selling you Starlight Pills is not impossible, but a stable supply is more challenging."
"In alchemy, there are always mishaps, and I can't guarantee success every time."
"Moreover, the materials required for Starlight Pills are too complex. It's beyond the capacity of the Luo Tian Sect disciples to gather them. If you want them, you'll need to send people to collect some."
"If you can accept these two conditions, I can supply you with Starlight Pills in the future."
After saying this, he calmly stared at the group.
As expected, even with the unstable supply and the need for help in collecting materials, Wu Diqi and the others had no complaints.
They immediately agreed to these conditions without hesitation.
Seeing them about to offer spirit stones...
"Consider this first bottle a gift from me; there's no need to be so polite."
Luo Chen waved his hand, unconcerned, as he casually gave away a Starlight Pill worth twenty thousand spirit stones.
"Now, take me to see that gift from the Luoyun Sect!"
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Moonbreaker Immortal City was built based on the template of a Super Immortal City.
Although the overall Spirit Vein grade hasn't reached the required fourth rank for a Super Immortal City, the number of third-rank Cave Mansions far exceeds that of ordinary Immortal Cities like Tianlan, which only has two or three.
Given time, under the nurturing of the Luoyun Sect, it's possible for a fourth-rank Cave Mansion to be cultivated within Moonbreaker Immortal City.
Within the city, there are three solitary peaks, and on one of them...
Luo Chen looked around and could vaguely see a Cave Mansion not far away, with cultivators coming and going.
It was clear that a major Golden Core Sect was in the process of moving in.
"That Han Zhan Zhenren desperately sought a fourth-rank Spirit Land in the Jade Cauldron Domain but couldn't find one. Yet, within two years of the Opening War, he possesses a Super Immortal City with a fourth-rank prototype."
"If that's the case, why bother coming here?"
Luo Chen spoke these words, but he was well aware.
Without the Jade Cauldron Domain's internal war, which caught the attention of the Holy Land, and the subsequent deployment of twenty-seven sects to engage in the Opening War, the Luoyun Sect wouldn't have been able to gather such manpower and resources to construct a Super Immortal City in such a short time.
Perhaps this is a case of the squeaky wheel getting the grease!
Luo Chen shook his head and turned to look at the approaching Fu Jiu Sheng.
"The handover is complete. This is the Cave Mansion key, which allows free entry and exit. Additionally, there are four secondary keys for close associates to use freely."
Luo Chen took the four token-like keys with satisfaction.
They bore the Luoyun Sect's emblem, and in the corner, there was also the three-colored sail of Tianfan City.
It was clear that this indicated the place belonged to the Luoyun Sect and was built with the help of Tianfan City.
As for why there were only four secondary keys?
This implied that, aside from the Cave Mansion owner, a maximum of four low-rank cultivators could reside together.
Perhaps this was to prevent these cultivators from absorbing the city's celestial qi without restraint, causing damage to the underground Spirit Vein!
"Mmm, thank you."
Luo Chen expressed his gratitude and was about to take a step when he noticed Fu Jiu Sheng's expression, as if he wanted to say something but held back.
"Is there something else?"
Fu Jiu Sheng swallowed, "Supreme Elder, about the Starlight Pills..."
"Five bottles!"
Luo Chen held up his hand, showing five fingers.
"I'll give you five bottles annually, free of charge, as an additional benefit on top of your Guest Scholar salary."
Fu Jiu Sheng's eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed in gratitude.
"Thank you, Supreme Elder!"
Luo Chen patted his shoulder, "No need for such formality. We're fellow cultivators, and now we're in the same sect. I won't let you go hungry."
Fu Jiu Sheng's face showed a touched expression, but whether it was genuine or not was unclear.
Luo Chen didn't mind and continued, "When I'm in seclusion or away from the sect, I'll also trouble you to look after the disciples."
"Of course!"
"If possible..." Luo Chen paused here.
Amidst the other party's curious gaze, Luo Chen smiled slightly, "Elder Fu, with your skills in medicine and arrays, it's a waste to leave them idle. Don't you want to find some elite talents and pass on your legacy?"
Fu Jiu Sheng was stunned.
He stood there, his expression fluctuating between joy and gloom.
Luo Chen chuckled softly and said no more, entering the Jia Ba Cave Mansion.
There was a deeper meaning to his previous words.
Although Fu Jiu Sheng was now a member of the Luo Tian Sect, he was merely a Guest Scholar.
He was essentially a mercenary, paid to do a job.
Fu Jiu Sheng and the Luo Tian Sect weren't truly of the same mind!
However, if he were to leave his legacy in the Luo Tian Sect, their relationship would become closer.
This would also indicate his willingness to take a step closer to Luo Chen and actively integrate into the sect!
Luo Chen very much needed this attitude!
So, what would his choice be?
(End of Chapter)
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