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Chapter 490: Mirror Flower Water Moon Wolf King Destruction!
Chapter 490: Mirror Flower Water Moon Wolf King Destruction!
After securing the Third-stage Spirit Vein, Luo Chen suddenly found himself with ample time.
Before this, he felt overwhelmed with numerous tasks, like a tangled mess, not knowing where to begin.
But after securing the Spirit Vein, he no longer had to worry about the most crucial cultivation resource—the Spirit Land. It seemed like a huge burden had been lifted from his shoulders.
Even though there were still many trivial matters to handle in building the sect's Spirit Land, Luo Chen only needed to oversee the overall strategy.
His life gradually returned to a regular routine.
Cultivation, pill refining, studying basic forbidden techniques, and learning elementary formations.
At the same time, he continued sending people to collect Fire Spirit Diamonds while improving his spell proficiency.
With this structured lifestyle,
His strength in various areas was steadily increasing without any hitches.
First, it was the Starlight Pill! After consuming numerous materials and experiencing thousands of successes and failures, his proficiency in refining the Starlight Pill gradually approached the Great Perfection level.
Half a year later.
In the cave mansion that Fei Ming had personally modified.
Luo Chen carefully observed the Chancellor Cauldron, which was glowing red all over.
The medicinal liquid inside was slowly merging.
A rich and intoxicating pill fragrance unknowingly permeated the cave mansion, but it was sealed by a formation and couldn't escape.
Luo Chen pinched his spirit formula with both hands, controlling the fusion process.
He contemplated the enhancement of the Starlight Pill's medicinal power in his mind.
If the potency of the inferior-grade Starlight Pill was considered a standard unit,
Then the intermediate-grade Starlight Pill would be twice as potent.
The superior-grade Starlight Pill would still be twice as strong, reaching around four standard units.
Based on this calculation, when his proficiency reached Great Perfection, the supreme-grade Starlight Pill he refined would be around eight standard units in potency.
But this was just a guess.
Judging by the richness of the pill fragrance, it might even exceed that.
After all, for the entry-level Starlight Pill, ten portions of raw materials were needed to produce one bottle of the inferior-grade pill.
For the Great Perfection-level Starlight Pill, ten portions of raw materials were also needed to produce one bottle of the supreme-grade pill.
The success rates for both were the same.
However, the utilization of medicinal ingredients was clearly not on the same level.
"If I can concentrate the essence of ten portions of materials into one pill, the increase in medicinal power will be far more than just seven or eight times."
With this beautiful hope in mind, Luo Chen controlled the final steps of pill formation.
When the pill fragrance reached a certain intensity, Luo Chen's heart moved.
"Collect!"
He lifted his hand, and the cauldron's lid opened.
Ten pill pellets, resembling stars, floated in the cave mansion, emitting a serene glow.
Just looking at them made one feel dizzy and captivated.
Luo Chen waved his hand, and the ten pills fell into his palm.
His spirit eyes carefully examined the patterns on the pills.
One, two, three, four... nine... nine and a half patterns!
The last half-pattern of clouds was a striking golden color.
Because of this golden half-pattern, this dazzling Starlight Pill seemed like a Golden Core.
"Golden Core cultivators consume Golden Core pills for cultivation, wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Luo Chen exclaimed 'wonderful' three times, feeling delighted as he collected these ten pills that had reached the supreme-grade level.
With a sweep of his wide sleeves, he tidied up the simple pill chamber a bit.
Luo Chen then entered the cultivation room that had been partitioned off.
As soon as he stepped in,
Dense celestial qi from heaven and earth surged towards him.
In this rich environment, Luo Chen's five-colored Golden Core seemed to stir, as if it wanted to start operating on its own.
The reason for this was that Fei Ming had used the Ailao Mountain secret technique to mobilize the spirit vein's celestial qi, concentrating it in this place.
Thus, the originally third-stage inferior-grade cave mansion's celestial qi environment had been improved to the third-stage intermediate-grade level!
Among the three spirit mountains of the Luo Tian Alliance, only Luo Chen could currently enjoy such a cultivation environment!
Closing the cultivation room's door,
Luo Chen sat on the Ice Silkworm Cushion, which was dedicated to cultivation.
The Ice God Jade hanging around his neck gradually calmed his thoughts.
"A third-stage intermediate-grade celestial qi environment."
"A third-stage supreme-grade Starlight Pill."
"Perfect proficiency in the Burning Wood True Skill."
"With these three factors combined, I wonder how much my cultivation efficiency will improve?"
With a hint of curiosity, his mind gradually became as calm as a deep well.
After consuming one supreme-grade Starlight Pill, Luo Chen activated his innate cultivation method and entered a state of cultivation.
The dense, free-flowing celestial qi seemed to have found its center in Luo Chen, gathering towards him. In the small cultivation room, a funnel-shaped celestial qi vortex faintly formed.
Luo Chen's body was at the center of this vortex.
...
Two hours later, Luo Chen temporarily stopped his cultivation.
This was a standard cultivation duration.
He could continue, but there was no need for now. First, he needed to assess his current cultivation speed.
He opened his attribute panel.
【Lifespan: 112/402】
【Golden Core Layer 1: 8/100】
Looking at these two pieces of data, Luo Chen fell into deep thought.
The increase in lifespan limit by two years was not surprising.
He had used Waxing Waning Fire to devour the vitality of many low-level monster beasts and had even slightly devoured a small amount of the vitality of third-stage demon wolves, coupled with his progress in body tempering.
The additional two years of lifespan were only to be expected.
What he was thinking about was his cultivation speed.
It took a hundred years to form a Golden Core, ten years to consolidate the realm, and then he devoured the vast celestial qi during the Golden Core formation, advancing to the first layer of the Golden Core stage.
Thus, he saved many years of effort.
Take Fu Jiu Sheng, for example; he formed his Golden Core earlier than Luo Chen, but he had only managed to enter the first layer of the Golden Core stage a few days ago.
After the age of 110, most cultivators would focus on secluded cultivation, travel to Qingdan Valley to refine the Infant Formation Pill, and engage in territorial wars.
There was little time for cultivation during those two years.
The greatest improvement came from the past six months of cultivation supplemented by intermediate-grade and superior-grade Starlight Pills.
As a result, his cultivation progress had barely reached 【8/100】.
After this round of cultivation, Luo Chen, with his keen divine perception that could discern the most subtle details, had already accurately judged his cultivation speed.
"Overall, it's about six times faster than before!"
Luo Chen was satisfied with this data, but also a little dissatisfied.
With a six-fold increase in cultivation speed, Luo Chen could potentially advance to the second layer of the Golden Core stage in five to six years, a far cry from the initially estimated thirty years, assuming no unforeseen circumstances.
Advancing a minor realm in five to six years was astonishing to say the least, especially during the Golden Core stage, where progress was typically measured in decades or even centuries.
It was no wonder Luo Chen was satisfied with the results.
However, he was not entirely pleased with the cost.
"The raw materials for a single Starlight Pill cost around two thousand spirit stones."
"To refine a Supreme Starlight Pill, at least ten times the raw materials are needed, which means a cost of twenty thousand spirit stones!"
"Even if we spread the cost across each pill, it's still two thousand spirit stones each."
"This means that just the cost of pills for my daily consumption is two thousand, six thousand per month, and seven hundred thousand per year!"
"And that's just the cost price. Ordinary Golden Core cultivators outside struggle to find even intermediate-tier cultivation pills, let alone Supreme-tier ones. If they were to buy with spirit stones, I could sell a bottle for fifty to sixty thousand, or even seventy to eighty thousand at an auction!"
"If we include the rent for a Tier 3 Intermediate Cave Mansion, which is over a million per year... let's not count that. My current cave mansion doesn't cost anything."
"Such a huge cost just for a six-fold increase in cultivation speed."
After calculating the expenses, Luo Chen sighed.
No wonder Golden Core cultivators had such high demands for Spirit Lands but lower demands for pills—it was a case of having the money but nothing to buy.
Even the rumored pill refining masters couldn't easily refine a Tier 3 pill to the Supreme level like he could.
Even so, ordinary Tier 3 Inferior cultivation pills were still highly sought after by Golden Core cultivators.
This was why high-tier pill refiners held such esteemed positions.
Take him, for example; as a wandering cultivator without a sect, he was suddenly surrounded by admirers after advancing to the Golden Core stage, with many of his peers actively seeking his friendship.
Forming a union was a breeze, with almost no obstacles.
Shaking his head, Luo Chen dismissed these daydreams.
He focused on planning his next steps.
With the current business of the Luo Tian Sect, he could earn up to five hundred thousand spirit stones a year, including the Ice Fortress's Jade Dew Pill sales.
However, this figure might need to be adjusted.
Improving the sect's Spirit Land environment required continuous investment.
The Luo Tian Sect would need to invest at least ten thousand spirit stones annually.
This meant that Luo Chen would have around four hundred thousand spirit stones at his disposal.
His annual cultivation expenses, not including his killer moves, amounted to seven hundred thousand spirit stones just for pills.
This left a gap of three hundred thousand spirit stones.
"In the short term, I can make up for this with my savings."
"But for healthy development..."
After some thought, Luo Chen reached a conclusion.
He decided to continue refining pills.
He could ignore the lower-tier pills and focus on the Starlight Pill. It was simple and convenient; while refining Supreme Starlight Pills, he could also refine a batch of ordinary Inferior Starlight Pills.
There was a large market for such pills.
Just within the Luo Tian Alliance, Wu Diqi and Jiang Yu would be willing to pay a high price for them.
With their strength and needs, they would likely purchase a bottle per month, priced at five thousand spirit stones each, totaling twelve thousand spirit stones per year for the two of them.
For Cen Qiusheng, being older and having achieved the Great Dao, his demand would probably be lower.
Luo Chen allocated a budget of thirty thousand spirit stones for him.
For Fu Jiusheng, he decided to give a discount, charging him eighty percent of the price.
After all, he was an insider, and it was normal to offer some benefits.
Additionally, Luo Chen had promised to give him five bottles for free each year.
With seven bottles, the budget for Fu Jiusheng would also be around thirty thousand spirit stones.
"The alliance can help me cover a budget gap of one hundred and eighty thousand spirit stones."
"Still not enough!"
Luo Chen turned his attention to his friends.
Song Mi, as the head of a sect, was wealthy. He allocated a portion for him.
Chen Xiuli, with her steady income from the magic robe business, was also well-off. As a newly Core Formation cultivator, her demand for Tier 3 pills would be high, so he allocated a portion for her as well.
The two of them combined would contribute around twelve thousand spirit stones.
Luo Chen didn't charge a premium.
After all, they were friends!
Providing them with pills was a mutually beneficial arrangement, and they would be grateful for his help.
With eighteen thousand from the alliance and twelve thousand from his friends, the three hundred thousand spirit stone gap was perfectly covered.
"With my pill refining skills, I can easily meet this demand and even more."
"But I can't be too flashy; this level is enough."
"It maintains my reputation as a Tier 3 pill refining master and lets the outside Golden Core cultivators know that I treat my close friends well. They'll think of me when they have suitable pills. This will surely attract more Golden Core cultivators to actively seek my friendship."
"Additionally, refining these pills won't take up too much of my cultivation time."
As he muttered to himself, Luo Chen made his decision.
With the plan in place, his future path became clearer.
Luo Chen gathered his thoughts and activated the Microdust Art.
The abundant external Celestial Qi he had gathered, along with the massive medicinal power from the pills, was still within his body.
This Celestial Qi, after a simple transformation, became Spiritual Energy.
But!
This wasn't Mana!
A significant part of a Golden Core cultivator's practice was to transform Spiritual Energy into more potent Mana.
Ordinary Golden Core cultivators without powerful legacies could only rely on their Golden Core to absorb Spiritual Energy and slowly transform it with their Divine Soul.
This process was complex and time-consuming, requiring a lot of time and energy.
However, for Luo Chen, this was the easiest part.
He didn't possess any powerful heritage, but he had his self-created "Dust Essence Technique."
This secret art was not only a supreme Core Formation secret technique but also contained the key to transforming Celestial Qi into Mana.
He had used it to form his Golden Core, and even now, he could still use it to convert Mana.
In fact, he could increase his Cultivation speed by six times, and apart from external factors, the "Dust Essence Technique" also played a significant role.
Within the boundless sea of Qi, the vast Celestial Qi resembled a sea of smoke, and a five-colored Golden Core floated within, rising and falling.
As the "Dust Essence Technique" operated, a large amount of pure Celestial Qi transformed into Mana and merged into the Golden Core.
The color of the Golden Core became increasingly profound, and its size subtly increased.
...
Early the next morning, Luo Chen exited his Cultivation state and left his Cave Mansion.
He called for Zeng Yilong and gave him a task.
"Take these two bottles of Starlight Pills and go to Moonbreaker Immortal City to find the head of the Sky Blade Sect, Song Mi, and the head of the Chen family, Chen Xiuli. If you can't find them in Moonbreaker Immortal City, go to Tai Shan Market and Tian Yi Market. Tell them that I'm willing to provide a stable supply of this pill."
"If they're interested, have them give you a year's worth of Spirit Stones, and in the future, they can send someone to collect the pills themselves."
At his current Realm and status, Luo Chen no longer bothered with door-to-door sales strategies.
He believed that the other party would accept these conditions.
Zeng Yilong received the task and didn't decline. He set off on the same day.
Luo Chen wasn't idle either.
First, he went to check on Min Longyu to see how his research on Forbidden Technique integration was progressing.
After receiving a response that it still needed some more refinement, he went to Fu Jiusheng to learn some basic Forbidden Techniques.
By the afternoon, he had planned to go and see Wang Yuan, who was in seclusion.
However, before he could take a step, a commotion stopped him.
A loud noise came from behind Iron Green Mountain.
Luo Chen's eyebrows furrowed.
"Is there another Demon Beast attack?"
Soon after, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from Wind and Rain Mountain Villa rushed back.
"Alliance Leader, on the frontline battlefield, a Tier 3 Wolf King has strayed to this side. My two villa masters are valiantly holding it back. Look..."
"I'll go and help!"
Luo Chen casually said, telling Fu Jiusheng not to worry and to continue setting up the Array.
Then, he soared into the sky, heading straight for the back mountain.
As he flew over Iron Green Mountain, he glanced at the mountain.
Many low-level Cultivators from Wind and Rain Mountain Villa were already in action, slaughtering some low-level Demon Wolves.
In the distance, three human silhouettes crisscrossed in the sky, surrounding a Tier 3 mid-stage Demon Wolf, engaging in a fierce battle.
"This time, we've got a tricky one!"
Luo Chen muttered to himself, not immediately joining the battle.
Instead, he maintained a distance, observing the methods of the three and the strength of the Demon Wolf.
Wu Diqi, Jiang Yu, and the other person... Yu Jiaolong!
Soon, Luo Chen recalled the background of the petite woman.
A genius from Dream Spring Cave!
A Heaven Spirit Root Cultivator, just like him, she was also a once-in-a-century talent who had formed her Golden Core in a hundred years.
Previously, in Moonbreaker Immortal City, she had been provoked by Wang Yuan.
At that time, she hadn't shown much of her strength, so it was hard to gauge her abilities.
Now, it seemed that despite her small stature, her combat style was quite fierce and ruthless! A black whip, seemingly condensed from flowing water, was brandished in her hand, making a loud cracking sound. Each whip strike left a noticeable wound on the Tier 3 mid-stage Wolf King's body.
In comparison, Wu Diqi, who was at a slightly higher Realm, seemed rather ordinary.
Luo Chen's arrival naturally caught the attention of the three humans and the Wolf King.
The Wolf King was already at a disadvantage, and now, with the arrival of a human Golden Core Cultivator, the battle became even more intense.
Every move and technique was like a life-or-death struggle.
The encirclement formed by the three gradually weakened.
Suddenly!
"Dan Chenzi, you've been watching for a while. Why don't you lend a hand?" Yu Jiaolong shouted, her voice carrying for a hundred li.
Wu Diqi and Jiang Yu exchanged glances and slightly loosened their encirclement.
The Demon Wolf found an opening and, under the attacks of the three, couldn't wait to charge towards Luo Chen.
It was intelligent.
It could tell that Luo Chen's Realm wasn't very profound, making him the weakest link.
Yu Jiaolong was puzzled by this scene.
Wu Diqi, however, had a mocking smile on his face.
"Brutes are brutes. How could they understand Dan Chenzi's abilities, which are no less than ours?"
Jiang Yu, while controlling the Rain-summoning Pennant, responded, "We just need Dan Chenzi to slightly block it for a moment, and then the three of us will strike with all our might to kill it."
Yu Jiaolong was half-believing and half-doubting, gathering Mana in her long whip, ready to deliver a strike that would shake the heavens.
But could Luo Chen really block this Tier 3 Demon Wolf that was fighting for its life?
Under the gaze of the three, as the Demon Wolf charged, Luo Chen suddenly closed his eyes.
And in his hands, he formed intricate hand seals.
"Get out of the way, human!"
A loud roar echoed in their ears.
A foul stench blew towards them.
Luo Chen's eyes snapped open, and his pupils seemed to turn into countless water mirrors, each reflecting myriad scenes, captivating and enchanting.
Buzz...
A strange buzzing sound reverberated in the Demon Wolf's heart.
It seemed to vaguely recognize some familiar scenes.
And its body suddenly stiffened for a moment.
At that instant, three powerful attacks seized the opportunity and landed on the defenseless Demon Wolf.
Boom!
A deafening explosion echoed through the continuous mountains.
Blood rained from the sky.
Yu Jiaolong and the other two stared at Luo Chen's deep and immovable figure in disbelief.
"Hiss!"
"Gulp..."
"What kind of technique was that?"
"It actually made a Tier 3 mid-stage Demon Wolf King freeze in place, helpless and at the mercy of its enemies!"
"Dan Chenzi's strength has improved again. He's never used this move before!"
(End of Chapter)
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