Immortality Begins with the Master of Alchemy

Chapter 170 The soul soared and practiced the art of intimidating the gods (please give me monthly votes for more updates)

 “Where are you from and what level of realm are you in?”

 “One of the most talented people in Yuanzhao country, he has the third level of Qi refining.”

 “Is your level so low?”

The monks in the Hall of Honors glanced at Luo Chen with disgust, and then wrote down his name in a thick book.

 Then he shouted outside.

 A young monk with a pale face trotted in.

 “The new guy, take him to the mine hall!”

 “Okay, Deacon Mi.”

The young monk responded respectfully and pulled Luo Chen out of the room.

 Walking outside, he introduced himself with a smile: "What do you call me?"

 “Luo Chen.”

Luo Chen replied, his voice was very low.

Seeing his depressed look, the young monk put his arm on his shoulder.

“If you encounter something unhappy, tell me and let me be happy!”

Luo Chen's face froze, he shook his head and said nothing.

 Soon, the young monk brought him to the mine headquarters.

 A monk from the mine hall gave him a basket and a shovel.

“The task of six hundred kilograms of iron ore must be completed every month.”

Luo Chen took the things and asked in a low voice: "What will happen if we can't finish it?"

The man rolled his eyes and said, "If you can't finish it, there will be no salary. If you finish it, you will only get ten spiritual stones. On the basis of six hundred kilograms, for every additional hundred kilograms, you can get an additional spiritual stone."

Luo Chen opened his mouth, but said nothing in the end.

Monks at the third level of Qi Refining, if they want to make a lot of money, they have to do hard work like a miner.

When he went out, the monk who brought him here just now was still squatting next to him, playing with ants.

Seeing Luo Chen, he jumped up.

 “You’ve got everything, I’ll take you to the mountains!”

“Let me tell you, the iron ore mine is located in Hualuo Mountain in the Guyuan Mountains. There are not many monsters and beasts in it, so it is relatively safe.”

“At any rate, I brought you here. If you encounter trouble in the future, you can come to me.”

 “Remember my name, my name is Tangquan!”

 My name is Tang Quan…

Luo Chen was in a daze for a moment.

 But under the pressure of life, he still went to Hualuo Mountain in the Guyuan Mountains with expectations.

At dawn, hundreds of people carried baskets and shovels with numb expressions on their backs and entered the well-developed underground veins.

Luo Chen is also one of them.

 On the first day, he realized the hard work of mining.

A pair of hands, rubbed until the flesh was bloody, finally managed to dig out a small lump of raw iron ore.

 When he came out to be weighed, he weighed less than ten kilograms.

 He remained silent and went back to rest.

On the second day, the situation was even worse. Not even a piece of raw iron ore was dug out.

 The monk who was being mined rolled his eyes.

However, this situation improved on the fifth day.

“Twenty-two pounds, Luo Chen, right?”

"Um."

 “Okay, I’ve written it down, you can go.”

Luo Chen breathed a sigh of relief and forced a smile.

 He received a spiritual rice dumpling, which can only be enjoyed by qualified miners every day.

Hold the rice ball, stand in the corner and devour it.

 Looking at the numb expressions of the casual cultivators nearby, he swore that he would never be like this.

 He came to the Poshan Gang not to mine.

 The purpose is to earn enough spiritual stones to continue refining alchemy!

 When January is over.

Luo Chen managed to pass the test and dug six hundred kilograms of iron ore.

This actually made Tangquan, who brought the newcomers here, look at him with admiration.

 He thought that Luo Chen had accomplished nothing in the past few months.

 Unexpectedly, I passed the exam in the first month.

 “You are a qualified miner!”

 “No, I’m not a miner!”

"Um?"

Luo Chen didn’t explain, he still chewed the rice ball in silence.

Like this, five months later, Luo Chen once again accumulated fifty spiritual stones, and even got a few more.

 He approached Tangquan, with whom he became more and more familiar, and asked him to take a leave for himself.

 Then he stayed in the house and started making alchemy.

Tangquan squatted aside and watched him operate.

 Then I witnessed failure after failure.

 “Are you crazy?”

 “What kind of elixir should I practice!”

 “Are you worthy?”

“In my opinion, it’s better to use the spiritual stones you earn to buy elixirs for practice. When you reach the fourth level of Qi refining, I can transfer you to the battle hall.”

 “Although the battle hall is dangerous, the benefits are high!”

Luo Chen forced a smile and then fell into silence.

 He spent all his savings, and the few remaining spiritual stones were unable to support the continued refining of Zhongmiaowan.

 So, he returned to the Poshan Gang Mine Hall and continued mining.

This time, it only took him four months to accumulate fifty spiritual stones.

Seeing that he was going to buy medicinal materials again, Tang Quan became anxious.

 “You kid really don’t know the heights of the world!”

“Without the guidance of a famous teacher and the supply of a powerful force, how could you possibly refine a first-level elixir?”

Luo Chen pushed him away and walked into Baicao Hall on his own.

“Shopkeeper Liu, ten fire dog whips, jade jade pillars…”

Tang Quan stood behind, shaking his head and sighing.

 This is a stubborn guy.

However, how can a casual cultivator become a distinguished alchemist?

 Forget it, if he fails a few more times, he will give up!

This idea made him guess right, but he didn't completely guess it.

 Luo Chen is still failing, and the number of failures is accumulating year by year. I don’t know how many times he has failed.

 But he still did not give up.

 Ten years have passed.

Tangquan has reached the sixth level of Qi refining and is no longer a chore monk running errands, but has become a glorious member of the war hall.

And Luo Chen is still at the third level of Qi refining.

 Even because of years of mining, he has become stooped and taciturn.

Only his expression was not like those of the miners, numb and indifferent to everything.

After once again accumulating fifty spiritual stones, he was about to take leave and go back to concentrate on refining elixirs, but the deacon of the mine stopped him.

 “No more leave allowed.”

“Do you think the Poshan Gang is a small force with no organization or discipline?”

Luo Chen raised his head blankly, right?

“Hmph, once you leave this door, don’t come back. Not even other churches will accept you!”

Luo Chen pursed his lips and nodded to him.

 Then, he left the mine resolutely.

 Go home, wash yourself, and look at those rough fingers.

Luo Chen smiled slightly, "Maybe I'm really not suitable for alchemy!"

“Which alchemist has such rough hands?”

“However, all these wonderful pills must be refined. If you don’t practice them, it won’t work!”

 He gritted his teeth and lit a fire.

 After another failure, he leaned against the door in despair.

 “Failed again?”

Tang Quan was carrying a rabbit and looked at Luo Chen condescendingly.

The other party didn't say anything, and Tang Quan was looking for trouble.

“Forget it, I don’t care about you. I’ll cook today and let you see my craftsmanship!”

 His craftsmanship is naturally not good.

　　It was difficult to eat the burnt rabbit meat for dinner.

Luo Chen, on the other hand, seemed to have come back to his senses and gnawed on the rabbit meat.

Tang Quan frowned, "Why is this happening? Why is this happening!"

 “No, you don’t understand.”

Luo Chen swallowed a mouthful of rabbit meat and his eyes became fierce.

 “Yes, I don’t understand, you understand!”

"If you understand, you won't accomplish nothing in your life and become a small casual cultivator at the third level of Qi training."

“In the past ten years, you have been like a demon. You can’t pull eight horses back.”

 “I’m too lazy to care about you.”

Tangquan cursed and threw away the rabbit leg and walked away.

Luo Chen looked at his back without any hesitation.

 He just went back to the house silently and lay on the bed.

 Early the next morning, I jumped up and prepared to make elixirs.

Looking at the blazing flames in the stove, Luo Chen's will was as firm as iron.

 “Am I possessed?”

“No, I didn’t!” “No matter how many failures I experience, I will never give up. Zhongmiaowan is an opportunity to change my future, and I must seize it!”

With this obsession, he started refining alchemy again.

 When a completely different aroma comes from the iron pot.

 Two lines of clear tears fell uncontrollably from the corners of his eyes.

He choked and said:

“I, Luo Chen, am indeed gifted in alchemy. My persistence is not wrong!”

　　Open the door and see the dusk.

 From a distance, a familiar figure came carrying a rabbit.

There was even an illusory snow-white figure, flashing past.

 …

 “Why am I crying?”

 In the Spirit Vein Cave, Luo Chen wiped the tears from his eyes.

Looking around in a daze, the wood spiritual energy attracted by the spirit gathering array was so rich.

 This is a cultivation environment in a dream that I have never enjoyed before.

He lowered his head and looked at the white and clean top-grade cassocks, so luxurious.

 These are all earned by him refining pills.

Luo Chen smiled.

“How can I go wrong if I persist in refining alchemy?”

Sa Ran stood up and Luo Chen left the Spirit Vein Cave.

 Going all the way, we came to Changyin Mountain.

When winter comes, frost and snow fall, and ice edges hang high on the treetops.

This scene of crystal clear ice and snow was just like his current mood, so open-minded and cheerful.

 A feeling of fullness and expansion fills the depths of the brain.

Luo Chen felt that his thoughts were running much faster.

“One dream lasts ten years, ten years lasts only a blink of an eye!”

With emotion, Luo Chen took advantage of the freezing temperature to summarize the effects of the Tongyou Pill.

  【Has a simple dream-inducing effect, derived from Phantom Grass and Snow Fox Demon Blood. This effect has its own advantages and disadvantages, which should be due to the lack of medicinal materials that suppress the blood of the snow fox demon in the supplementary elixir. 】

  【Danfang is not perfect yet and needs to be improved in the future. 】

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　In the dream there will be simple tests, stick to your true intentions, and once you pass them, you will be able to gain something. 】

　　【This elixir should not be used by those who are not determined. Otherwise, at least the Taoist heart will be damaged, and at worst, it will fall into obsession and inner demons. 】

 When he concluded the third point, Luo Chen flashed a look of joy.

 Fortunately, he has been persisting in the practice of destroying evil spirits.

 The determination is no longer what it used to be.

 Otherwise, I'm afraid that the passage into dreams will last even longer.

  【The duration of the elixir's power varies from person to person. The longer the time, the better the effect. The shorter the time, the worse the effect. 】



 But in fact, a full incense time has passed in the outside world.

 And during this time of burning incense, he seemed to have really spent ten years.

 The many things he has experienced in ten years are enough for a child to grow into a teenager who gradually understands the world.

 The growth of the soul is self-evident.

Luo Chen could feel that his thoughts were turning faster and faster.

Some confusions in the past practice have become like a screen window, which seems to be broken with a poke.

This feeling is a manifestation of the increase in spiritual foundation.

 It is rumored that there is a kind of reincarnation of a powerful person, who is born with a strong soul and can quickly understand and get started with any new things.

 He has this illusion now.

“However, this Tongyou Pill cannot be taken frequently!”

 Luo Chen rubbed his swollen eyebrows, which was a sequelae of the surge in spiritual foundation.

 This kind of sequelae will take time to heal slowly.

 It cannot be eliminated by external substances such as soothing incense and moonlight grass.

Looking at Changyin Mountain, which is completely silent and covered with ice and snow.

 The thought of Luo Chen suddenly occurred.

“Perhaps, you can continue to practice the art of intimidating gods!”

This spell was obtained from Gao Tingyuan and actually came from Sanren Guyue's "Soul Refining True Skill", and he had already learned it.

 But it is one thing to get started, and another thing to continue practicing.

 Every time you practice, you must activate the magic of intimidation.

 It can intimidate the cast of divine spells, but unlike other fireball spells and earth-mountain spells, it can be cast out of thin air.

  But there must be a targeted target.

 It must also be something with a soul and a spirit!

However, the backlash effect of the failure of the Deception Technique has always worried Luo Chen.

 Hence, after the initiation, he laid it aside.

 Until now, I only have a few levels of proficiency, which is just enough to get started.

Now the soul has surged, although the specific strength is not yet known.

But Luo Chen’s spiritual soul was originally stronger than that of monks of the same level. After the surge, he is afraid that it will become even more powerful.

In this way, there is no risk of backlash.

“You still have to continue practicing the magic of deceiving gods. Apart from anything else, the many ghosts in Dahefang Ghost Town are a major hidden danger.”

No one is sure how long that ghost town will last.

If one day the ghosts inside come out, the situation will be completely unmanageable.

 Most of the current low-level casual cultivators do not have the means to deal with ghosts and ghosts.

According to the description, the magic of intimidation is undoubtedly a natural way to restrain ghosts and ghosts.

 After making up his mind, Luo Chen no longer hesitated.

 …

 Early on the second day.

 After refining the chalcedony pill, Luo Chen called Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang.

When leaving Xieyue Valley, I stopped Qu Lingjun who was passing by.

“Huh, that’s right, I’m on the second level of Qi Refining.”

 Qu Lingjun scratched his head and showed a clear smile unique to young people.

Luo Chen grabbed his face.

“Go and bring me the soul-nurturing tree.”

Qu Lingjun raised his face and said, "Didn't you ask me to raise you until you grow up?"

 “Go if I ask you to go, why do you want to do that?”

Luo Chen was fierce, and Qu Lingjun pursed his lips and ran back home.

 After a while, he ran over with a small flowerpot in his arms.

“Practice well and go to the alchemy hall to help when you have nothing to do. Your sister Mi Li has been very busy recently.”

"oh…"

The young man was unhappy and looked at the pot of soul-nurturing tree that he had raised with great reluctance.

 It was agreed that I would feed him.

Luo Chen shook his head, patted the child on the back of the head, and left with Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang.

 In a short while.

The three of them arrived at the wasteland behind Xianyue Valley.

“President, do you want to practice magic again today?”

"Um."

“Lao Liu will be your sparring partner?”

 Liu Qiang volunteered.

Luo Chen looked at him and nodded slightly.

"also!"

 Liu Qiang was quite excited. The president's spells were extremely extraordinary, and he always benefited a lot from sparring with him.

However, Luo Chen’s instructions at the next moment caught him off guard.

“Go to Huiye Mountain and catch some wild beasts. If you encounter weak monsters, catch some too.”

 “Remember, try to catch them alive!”

Liu Qiang was puzzled, but he still had to listen to Luo Chen's orders.

 After he left, Luo Chen immediately sat cross-legged on the ground.

 Close your eyes and rest your mind, and silently recite the operation method of the divine magic over and over again.

Zhou Yuanli stood aside and glanced around, in a state of alert.

With him guarding him, Luo Chen felt at ease.

These days are different from the past. Zhou Yuanli successfully promoted to the ninth level of Qi Refining two months ago.

 Became the twelfth ninth-level Qi-refining monk in the Luotian Society.

Considering that he was already fifty years old and had little hope of building a foundation, Luo Chen arranged a false position for him in addition to the security work.

 Elder law enforcement!

 Although, he doesn’t have anyone under his command yet.

 But with this name, I can give him a little more salary.

 In the season when the mountains are closed by heavy snow, the frequency of wild beast activities is not high.

 It was not until an hour later that Liu Qiang returned.

 He was embarrassed to be carrying a big bag.

“Only a few pheasants and a hyena were caught.”

"enough!"

Luo Chen still closed his eyes and directed Liu Qiang to take out a pheasant and place it in front of him.

next moment!

 His eyes suddenly opened!

Two rays of green and faint divine light emitted from his eyes, staring straight at the pheasant.

The pheasant, which was still jumping around and struggling, suddenly became as stiff as a wooden chicken.

Liu Qiang, who was next to him, saw this scene and subconsciously took three steps back, looking horrified.

 (End of this chapter)