Immortality Begins With The Alchemical Master Chapter 651: The Power of Seven Stars, the Best of Many Schools - Novel Cool

Chapter 651: The Power of Seven Stars, the Best of Many Schools

Chapter 651: The Power of Seven Stars, the Best of Many Schools

When it came to the journey to the Sinking Sea, there was no room for carelessness.

Luo Chen planned to take advantage of this opportunity to advance his Body Tempering cultivation to the next level. Although he wasn't sure how long it would take, his foundation was more than sufficient.

There was still a considerable amount of Fourth-Stage Black King Jelly left, and with the abundant life force he had absorbed on the Sinking Sea battlefield over the past year, he was confident in taking that final step.

Furthermore, he had already begun to develop offensive techniques for his physical body.

The Heavenly Peng True Body was indeed powerful, but it lacked variation in its direct approach.

This issue had been exposed during his battle with the Hundred Creations Mountain Master on Seven Stars Island.

Previously, the development of Hell of Samsara had been put on hold, but now that he had some free time, he needed to address this problem.

Luo Chen's solution was straightforward.

He decided to draw upon the strengths of various schools! And at this moment, he indeed possessed the necessary conditions to do so.

As a Seven-Star Demon Hunter, his privileges were significantly higher than before.

He had access to more intelligence and secrets collected by the Demon Hunting Bureau, and he could even exchange them for various cultivation techniques and secret arts.

At the same time, he kept a close eye on the situation in the Sinking Sea.

...

The day after Luo Chen reported the arrival of the Fourth-Stage Demon Emperor in the Sinking Sea, Blood Scatterer personally went to the Sinking Sea and used her powerful abilities to defeat the Mermaid Emperor Liu Jun, forcing him to retreat and flee deep into the Northern Sea.

Subsequently, three Eighth-Rank Demon Hunters led fifty Golden Core Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly, over ten thousand Foundation Establishment True Cultivators, and countless Qi Condensation Cultivators to sweep through the Sinking Sea, leaving the battlefield completely empty.

Not only that, but the three major families of Wuzhong Valley were also ordered by Moon Scatterer to dispatch their family's elite members to attack the Tide Sea Ruins outside Naraka Heaven.

They were tasked with blocking and killing the lower-level demon beasts attempting to escape from Naraka Heaven.

During this process, the Great Elder of Wuzhong Valley, Spirit Master, personally joined the battle, breaking through the Tide Sea Ruins and attempting to reinforce the outer seal formation surrounding Naraka Heaven.

Although this information seemed simple, by the time it reached Luo Chen's ears, half a year had already passed.

In a heavily guarded hall of the Demon Hunting Bureau.

Luo Chen wandered among the bookshelves, his eyes gleaming with focus as he perused ancient tomes.

At this moment, he held a green slate in his hand, his eyebrows slightly furrowed as he read the description on it.

"Apex Mountain Six Techniques: The purest body technique of ancient body cultivators, unknown grade. The most crucial techniques, Mountain Splitting and Apex Mountain, are missing, leaving only four killing techniques. Body cultivators, by integrating the body with the Dao and comprehending the transformation of Qi and blood, can achieve the Pure True Body. Beyond Qi and blood, the physical body far surpasses that of Qi Condensation cultivators. This set of body techniques focuses not on Qi and blood but on the utilization of the body. To practice it, one must possess a sufficiently powerful physique."

Upon seeing that the six techniques were missing the two strongest ones, Luo Chen felt a twinge of disappointment.

However, when he read that this set of body techniques relied more on a powerful physique than on the transformation of Qi and blood, his eyes lit up.

"Not bad, I'll take it!"

Luo Chen took the slate and spent half a day in the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly's library before heading to the first floor.

"Have you finished selecting, Senior Qingyangzi?"

"Yes, these are the ones. Please help me make copies."

"It's no trouble. Let me take a look at a few and calculate the approximate price."

Luo Chen handed over a pile of jade slips, animal skins, and the green slate, the sheer number of which made the Foundation Establishment cultivator guarding the library's eyes widen in surprise.

However, upon seeing that most of them were body cultivation techniques and many were incomplete, he wasn't too surprised.

Within the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly, numerous Golden Core cultivators would exchange for one or two of these types of books during their free time, especially those in the later stages of the Golden Core realm.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator examined the items while referring to the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly's appraisal catalog to calculate the prices.

Finally, he arrived at the corresponding results.

"Wind Moon Thunder Cloud Ascension Path, missing the Wind Leg, Moon Step, and Cloud Stride techniques, leaving only the Thunder Kick. Exchange requires 70,000 low-grade spirit stones."

"Five Steles Hand, unknown grade. Only the Golden Stele Hand and Jade Stele Hand remain. Exchange requires 20,000 low-grade spirit stones."

"Apex Mountain Six Techniques, relatively complete with four techniques remaining. Exchange requires 120,000 low-grade spirit stones."

"Flowing Cloud Seizing Finger, complete technique but with some missing cultivation methods. Exchange requires..."

...

"Senior, the total for twelve sets of secret manuals is 780,000 low-grade spirit stones," the Foundation Establishment cultivator said, raising his head to announce the total price.

Luo Chen was surprised, "That much?"

The Foundation Establishment cultivator smiled, "It's normal for the price to be high. Nowadays, the path of Qi Condensation is prevalent, and the path of body cultivation has long been in decline. These body cultivation techniques are scattered everywhere, making them challenging to collect. Moreover, as Qi Condensation cultivators, we often harm ourselves in the process, and body cultivation methods can also be applied to refine our own techniques. Over time, the prices have risen, so I hope you can understand."

Luo Chen sighed with a sense of awe, indicating his understanding.

Body cultivation methods were indeed hard to find in the current cultivation world.

Back then, when he and Wang Yuan practiced body cultivation, they had to figure it out on their own. Fortunately, they managed to purchase a set of "Qi and Body Unity" at the Tianlan Immortal Auction, but it could only serve as a reference.

Later on, both Luo Chen and Wang Yuan were forced to create their own body cultivation techniques.

For the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly to have gathered so many high-level body cultivation methods and body techniques, even if most were incomplete, was already an extraordinary feat.

"Alright, 780,000 is 780,000. Here's my identity token, go ahead and get a discount."

"Er..."

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator hesitated for a moment before accepting the token.

As an Eighth Rank Monster Hunter, with a 70% discount, the cost would only be around 200,000 Merit Points.

Although he was amazed by the other party's high star rating, the cultivator had no objections. After all, he was only charging a small fee for imprinting the cultivation technique, and the bulk of the loss would still be borne by the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly.

The cultivator only asked for a little time, so Luo Chen waited patiently.

Luo Chen wasn't in a hurry, and after giving the cultivator some time, he left the library and headed towards another treasure tower.

Soon, he returned with a generous haul, escorted by a pseudo-Core Formation Cultivator.

Three Treasure-grade Spirit Beast Bags were now in his possession.

These bags were crafted by a Nascent Soul-stage Artificer Master from the Canghai Alliance, ensuring their quality.

Even top-tier Great Demon Kings could be contained within them, making them truly valuable treasures.

Moreover, Luo Chen also purchased a large amount of artificing materials.

By the time he returned, the librarian cultivator had already transcribed all the required scriptures onto jade slips.

Luo Chen checked them and found nothing missing, not even the related seals.

"Don't I need to take an oath to prevent secondary trading?"

"You're overthinking it, Elder. These are just some incomplete cultivation methods related to Body Tempering, and the restrictions aren't that strict. Of course, it would be better if you were more careful, Elder."

"Hehe, I understand."

Carrying a pile of jade slips and materials, Luo Chen returned with a full load.

At the same time, Tianxuan also returned after a busy journey.

"Master, I've already ordered all the materials for the True Flame Pill as you requested. According to your instructions, this batch of materials is enough for 5,000 attempts!"

"What about the price?"

"I've used your name as an Eighth Rank Monster Hunter through the Demon Hunting Bureau's channels, so they'll give us a discount. After hearing of your reputation and the terrifying quantity of materials needed, those powers also offered the highest discounts. In total, the cost of this batch of materials is controlled within 10 million Spirit Stones."

Ten million? Luo Chen nodded and smiled with satisfaction.

The cost of refining a batch of True Flame Pills was very high, far surpassing that of Starlight Pills.

Even though he had been refining these pills for a long time, not only had his proficiency reached Great Perfection, but the success rate of Supreme-grade True Flame Pills had also increased from a fixed 10% to 20%. However, the cost remained high.

Normally, purchasing 5,000 sets of raw materials at once would cost at least 30 to 40 million.

Now, with the convenience of being an Eighth Rank Monster Hunter, he could save on expenses from the Ten Thousand Immortals Assembly.

Additionally, with the demonic might of the Qingyang Demon Lord known far and wide, he managed to save around 10 million.

Sometimes, reputation could be quite beneficial.

"This time, with 5,000 sets of raw materials, I won't be refining High-grade True Flame Pills. Instead, I'll use them all to refine Supreme-grade True Flame Pills. It's not just for cultivation but also to prepare for the journey to the Sinking Sea and have backup for replenishing spiritual power."

"With my current pill refinement skills, I should be able to produce 10,000 Supreme-grade True Flame Pills, which is more than enough."

Luo Chen silently calculated in his mind before asking, "How's Black King doing?"

Tianxuan answered without hesitation, "Ever since you gave him the body of the Oversea Demon Serpent, he's been working hard to assimilate it. According to my last observation, his breakthrough to the late Third Stage is a sure thing."

"This guy, with all the eating, drinking, and sleeping, he can advance even while taking a big nap. He's really lucky."

Luo Chen chuckled and shook his head, but he wasn't surprised by the other's cultivation speed.

Over the years, with a large amount of Supreme-grade Imperial Flowing Jelly, Black King had long shed the mediocre talent of a black-scaled giant python and possessed a formidable foundation.

Additionally, he had devoured a large number of monster beasts, especially the body of the Cliff Snake that had failed to break through the Fourth Stage. Now, with the body of the Oversea Demon Serpent, his advancement was even more justified.

However...

"Tianxuan, you can't neglect your own cultivation!"

Tianxuan's expression darkened. Although she had obtained a customized cultivation method from her master and had an Incarnation Body, she had been stuck at the third layer of the Golden Core for many years, unable to break through to the middle stage. It was quite embarrassing.

She wanted to argue that she was busy handling miscellaneous tasks for Luo Chen, but her master's occasional guidance in cultivation was more than enough to make up for this shortcoming.

"In the end, it's a matter of insufficient talent!"

She sighed inwardly.

Just as she was feeling dejected, a storage bag flew towards her under the power of spiritual energy.

"Inside this bag are all the Third Stage Starlight Pills I refined before leaving the Flying Swallow Archipelago, as well as the Imperial Flowing Jelly I occasionally refined over the years. The quality is quite high, so don't be stingy. Consume them within a controlled range to strive for a breakthrough to the fourth layer of the Golden Core in these few years!"

Tianxuan was startled, and then a look of wild joy appeared on her face.

"Master, I..."

"Focus on your cultivation, and don't worry about those trivial matters for now. Let the Zhang family handle it themselves."

Luo Chen patted Tianxuan's shoulder and stepped into the Star Pavilion.

He had obtained all the required cultivation techniques.

With the dense accumulation of vital energy, his physique could definitely reach a higher level.

Now that everything was ready, he would achieve success in one go!

(End of Chapter)

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