Longevity begins with alchemy master

Chapter 829: Old Friends Discuss Swordsmanship, Domineering Behavior

"Hello, elder!"

"Hello, elder!"

Amidst the greetings, the Fairy Jueqing walked alone to the cold pine trees on the cliff.

Standing on the white snow with her hands behind her back, the woman showed a complicated expression that was rarely seen on her face.

There were crisp footsteps behind her, and she asked without turning her head: "Xiaolan, when did you come here?"

A young woman in a plain white dress without any makeup walked up behind her and answered respectfully, "I just arrived today. The three-year mourning period for my husband is over. It's time for me to come out and do something for Luo Tianzong."

"Are they... nice to you?"

Fairy Jueqing was a little hesitant, and the "they" she was talking about were the cultivators from the Luotian Sect's mountain gate.

Since deciding to join Luotian Sect, the remaining cultivators of the Ice Castle lineage have all been to Baili Qingchuan more or less, but she is the only one who has never been to Daqing Mountain.

There is a subtle thought behind this that is difficult for ordinary people to figure out.

Shi Lan said without hesitation: "It's OK for us. We are treated equally. Maybe it's because of my husband's previous connections, or maybe it's because the Supreme Elder secretly ordered us to do so. Anyway, the sisters don't feel like they are dependent on others over there."

"I see... Very good, very good."

Fairy Jueqing murmured. She had mixed feelings about how smoothly the Ice Castle sisters integrated into the Luotian Sect, but in the end, she was mostly relieved.

She decided to go against her ancestors' teachings and took her disciples to switch sects. If the person she entrusted her trust to was not a good person, she would be truly guilty of death.

Shi Lan looked at the thin back of the woman and said hesitantly, "Master, what about you?"

Fairy Jueqing said calmly: "Don't worry about me. You have met him before and know his style of doing things. As long as I don't violate taboos, it won't be a big deal. In fact,..."

As she spoke later, the magical power fluctuations on Fairy Jueqing's body flashed away, and the snow under her feet formed ice crystals with a crackling sound.

When Shi Lan saw this scene, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and scream, with a look of surprise on her face.

She also practiced the Ice Castle's core technique "Ten Directions Frozen Dao", so she naturally knew what this situation meant.

Master has finally broken through the realm that he has been stuck in for many years!
Nowadays, Master has become a great cultivator in the late Jindan stage!

This point alone is enough to show how much Luo Chen values ​​his master.

In fact, it is true!

To outsiders, it seemed somewhat insulting that Fairy Jueqing devoted herself to Luo Chen's sect, playing the lowly role of welcoming and seeing off guests.

But the truth is, Fairy Jueqing is one of the few people who can often see Luo Chen, and even her practice cave is in a third-grade superior cave in Danluo Mountain.

In his spare time, he could often receive medicinal pills from Luo Chen.

Her talent was not bad, so it was natural for her to enter the late Jindan stage.

Shi Lan slowly released her hand and said with emotion: "Now we are all settled down. With the protection of the Supreme Elder, we no longer have to live in uncertainty like before. It would be even better if Master Canglong could wake up."

Senior Sister Canglong?

Hearing this name, Fairy Jueqing raised the corners of her mouth slightly, which was rare.

She knew that the magic weapon that Luo Chen had been refining recently was specifically used to heal Senior Sister Canglong's injuries.

As long as I succeed, I will be able to see my senior sister wake up one day.

Maybe by then I will even walk ahead of my senior sister and form a baby before her. I wonder what expression my senior sister will have then?
Just when Fairy Jueqing was in a good mood, she suddenly felt terrified all over and the ice under her feet suddenly exploded.

She suddenly turned around and looked towards the hall that Luo Chen had entered before.

A powerful wave of magical power dissipated from the hall like ripples, and wherever it passed, green pines were broken and white snow was blasted into powder.

But soon, a stronger force forcibly suppressed the aftermath of the collision of magical powers, preventing it from hurting any of the monks on duty in Luotian Sect.

What frightened the Fairy Jueqing were the two rays of light, one blue and one red.

"That is... sword energy!"

Two sword energies, one blue and one red, pierced through the dome of the hall and shot straight into the sky.

The sound of the sword continued for a long time.

Fairy Jueqing flew towards the main hall without thinking, and other Luotian Sect monks also did the same.

But just after arriving at the door of the hall, Luo Chen's gentle voice was heard from inside.

"It's okay, it's just a small exchange, you guys can leave now!"

"As ordered!"

Fairy Jueqing took a deep breath, looked at the deep hall with awe, and slowly retreated with the disciples of Luotian Sect.

……

Inside the palace.

Luo Chen slowly retracted his index and middle fingers, with an expression of admiration on his face.

"As expected of a genius in the sword world, even our sect is inferior to him!"

Lin Qingxuan withdrew his right hand, covered it in his sleeve, and his face was calm.

"Dan Zong, you are overpraising me. You didn't specialize in swordsmanship to begin with, but you have only practiced swordsmanship for a few years and have such pure sword energy. It is rare in the world. And the way you suppressed the aftermath of the collision of magic power just now is the real skill!"

With each of us talking, the originally tense atmosphere suddenly softened.

Pavilion Master Li smiled and said, "One of you has outstanding swordsmanship, and the other has profound magical powers. The small Yuding Domain can produce two peerless geniuses like you. It is truly a treasure land."

"I don't dare to be on par with Danzong." Lin Qingxuan said in a humble tone.

Luo Chen was in a very good mood, as if he was thinking about the old days when he met Lin Qingxuan after forming the Dan, and went to open up the battlefield together.

He laughed and tapped the table with his right fingers.

"Now that our sect's wish has been fulfilled, let's talk about cooperation on the Jade Emperor Pupil Clearing Fluid!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Pavilion Master Li was immediately excited, and Lin Qingxuan blinked and showed some anticipation.

Luo Chen cleared his throat and said with a smile: "The details of the cooperation have been discussed before. Wanjian Pavilion and Luotian Sect will be responsible for collecting the corresponding raw materials, and the cost will be shared equally. If Yuding Sword Sect wants to participate, it will have to contribute some spirit stones."

Lin Qingxuan nodded, "That's what should be expected!"

"I want 50% of the refined Jade Emperor Pupil Clearing Fluid! You can divide the remaining half among yourselves."

"This..." Lin Qingxuan hesitated.

"Dan Zong, this is different from what we agreed." Pavilion Master Li's expression changed drastically and he was quite dissatisfied.

"It wasn't decided before. After all, I didn't know how difficult it was to refine at that time." Luo Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the two of them with a smile. "Of course, if you don't want to cooperate, I won't force you."

Not sure how difficult it is to refine?

I’m afraid I didn’t know how effective the Jade Emperor Clearing Eyes Liquid was at that time!

Pavilion Master Li looked at Luo Chen's amber right eye with a hint of anger, "We came up with the recipe and most of the materials, and you took half of them with just one sentence. Isn't that a bit too much?"

Luo Chen stroked his smooth chin, "Hearing you say that, it seems a bit too much."

Seeing him give in, Lin Qingxuan and Pavilion Master Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

That's how business is. Bargaining is business. A one-time deal won't last long.

Luo Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then let's make a concession. Sixty percent will go to you, and I only want forty percent."

Six or four points?
Pavilion Master Li thought about it and his eyes fell on Lin Qingxuan.

Lin Qingxuan sighed, "I have no objection."

Pavilion Master Li smiled and said, "Okay, then it's 60:40!" Boom!
The table was knocked again, and Luo Chen showed a sincere smile.

"Then let's talk about the reward for our sect's actions!"

The trade of elixirs is a long-term thing, but asking Luo Chen from the Dan Sect to refine elixirs is not free, and it is definitely not something that can be done by simply giving him an extra 10% in profit.

Especially the purchasing channels of raw materials, some of which require Luo Chen's connections to buy them from the Tianyuan Business Alliance.

Since he dared to ask for 50% before, he must have the confidence.

Pavilion Master Li also knew about this. "We have prepared a considerable amount of Sky Qi for you, which is what you need. In addition, there are some good-grade pill recipes and body-refining techniques..."

It was obvious that Pavilion Master Li had specifically inquired about Luo Chen's preferences so that he could cater to his tastes.

However, Luo Chen waved his hand.

"Sorry, our sect is not short of Xiao Qi for the time being. As for those low-level pill recipes and body-refining methods, hehe."

Pavilion Master Li frowned and immediately thought of the situation at the Shouyang Taoist Conference.

It must have been at that time that Luo Chen had collected enough Xiao Qi, so he didn't care about the little bit he had in his hand.

"Then what do you want?"

"Don't worry, our sect will never ask for too much. What we want is what you have the most." Luo Chen glanced at the two of them and said slowly, "Sword pill! Sword pills of the four elements of wood, water, fire and earth, at the level of a real weapon!"

Lin Qingxuan said decisively: "No!"

Pavilion Master Li shook his head and said, "No!"

Luo Chen put away his smile, "Really? Really not?"

His eyes slowly swept over the two of them. Luo Chen's gaze was like a mountain, bringing tremendous pressure to people.

"We have already made concessions before. Now your response is really a bit disrespectful!"

Lin Qingxuan opened his mouth and said calmly, "Daoyou, you are asking too much. The sword pill is the essence of our sword cultivation. The sword is there, the person is there, the sword is gone, the person is gone. My Yuding Sword Sect has only produced two Yuanying Zhenren, how can we have more sword pills. Do you want me to give you my life weapon?"

Luo Chen understood, "If that's the case, then our sect is a bit unreasonable. Pavilion Master Li, is your Wanjian Pavilion also like this?"

Pavilion Master Li subconsciously wanted to nod, but under those eyes, he couldn't lie anymore.

He could only explain, "My Wanjian Pavilion does have many genuine sword pills, but they were all left by the ancestors and contain will. Only those who practice our sect's skills can be recognized and used as inheritance weapons. The Jade Emperor Qingtong Liquid is something I personally want. It is excessive to use the sect's manpower and material resources. We cannot waste the sect's interests any more."

"Everyone has their reasons and difficulties!" Luo Chen smacked his lips, seeming to understand them very well, but the next words he said made the atmosphere in the hall drop to freezing point. "Then I don't think it's necessary to continue this cooperation."

Silence and stillness.

Li Lin and the other man looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

Luo Chen closed his eyes, rested and remained silent, giving them enough time to think.

Snowflakes were now falling from the dome that had been pierced earlier, adding a bit of chill to the hall.

After a long time, the silent atmosphere in the hall was finally broken.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, my Yuding Sword Sect has a shallow foundation to begin with. After the great chaos, we are really unable to do what we want. I cannot produce a sword pill of the true weapon level. The only thing I can produce is a flawless sword pill of the upper-grade magic weapon level, which belongs to the fire element. If you take it and nurture it well, and upgrade it to the true weapon level, it will only be a matter of thunder tribulation."

Lin Qingxuan said this, and when his eyes swept over Hongling, he showed an apologetic look.

Hongling bit her lip and nodded calmly.

Luo Chen opened his eyes, "I see your sincerity, what about you, Pavilion Master Li?"

Pavilion Master Li's pupils showed reluctance, "I can take out a wood-attributed sword pill, which only contains my soul mark and can be removed in an instant. In addition, I can also give out two water-and-earth-attributed flawless sword pills, which are also top-grade magic weapons. Danzong, this is the limit of my Wanjian Pavilion."

One real weapon sword pill and three magic weapon sword pills.

This answer made Luo Chen somewhat dissatisfied.

But obviously, this is their limit.

After all, something like the Flawless Sword Pill is not something that can be nurtured by a cultivator himself, but is instead forcibly refined using extremely fine materials, and is specifically used to reward talented younger generations, or as a personal reserve for cultivators in critical moments.

Just like the platinum sword pill that Luo Chen seized from Fei Yunzi, it belongs to the flawless sword pill, but Fei Yunzi has superb weapon refining skills and has raised it to the level of a real weapon.

Under the gaze of Li Lin and the others, Luo Chen pondered for a long time, and finally knocked on the table slowly.

"Can!"

In this way, the cooperation intention was completely reached.

In order to ease the awkward atmosphere during the previous bargaining, Luo Chen took the initiative to change the topic and asked about the current situation of the war between humans and demons.

The two of them also catered to his interests and chatted about the general situation.

There was no banquet. After Luo Chen handed over three bottles of Jade Emperor Pupil Clearing Liquid, they said goodbye and left.

……

Three beams of light flew away from Danluo Mountain at a slow speed.

Lin Qingxuan said guiltily: "I'm sorry, Hongling, I gave away the flawless sword pill I prepared for you."

Hong Ling forced a smile, "It's okay, the sword pill I have nurtured is enough. Whether I can successfully advance to the Nascent Soul stage in the future is still a matter of debate. Brother, it is more important for you to improve your strength. Only with the Jade Emperor Clear Eyes Fluid can I make up for your shortcomings."

Lin Qingxuan reached out his hand, gently rubbed the woman's head, and couldn't help but sigh.

"The Dan Sect is becoming more and more overbearing!"

"Senior Brother, your hand?" Hongling caught a glimpse of a trace of blood when the other party withdrew his hand.

Faint and thin, but shocking.

The woman couldn't believe it. "Could it be that you got hurt during the sparring just now? You clearly won the sword fight then, right?"

Lin Qingxuan's right hand trembled slightly, and he put it back into his sleeves.

"I win in terms of Dao, but in terms of swordsmanship..."

Pavilion Master Li said quietly, "During the battle with Jueling, the magic sword of Danzong was definitely not an ordinary item. Now that he has personally asked for the sword pill, I'm afraid it's for that magic sword!"

When saying this, Pavilion Master Li seemed slightly dissatisfied.

In his opinion, the reason why Luo Chen dared to ask for such a high price just now was also because Lin Qingxuan was at a disadvantage in the sword-fighting competition.

On the surface, Luo Chen is slightly inferior, but he has only been refining the sword for a short time.

But in fact, Lin Qingxuan was injured, and this could not be hidden from Pavilion Master Li.

Lin Qingxuan shook his head. "Not only that, at the moment of the collision of magic power, I noticed the huge gap between me and Luo Chen. He..."

The green-shirted man's eyes showed a solemn look, as if he couldn't believe the vast magical power of Luo Chen that was looming under the tip of the iceberg.

Pavilion Master Li did not fight in person, so he did not have a deep feeling.

They just thought that Lin Qingxuan deliberately exaggerated Luo Chen's strength to cover up his previous defeat.

"According to what we just agreed on, 60% of the Jade Emperor Clear Eyes Liquid, I'll take 40% and you'll take 20%. Here you go!"

A jade bottle was thrown into Lin Qingxuan's hands.

The two parties then parted ways.

Lin Qingxuan looked at the lonely jade bottle in his hand, and his other hand clenched involuntarily, with veins bulging.

I gave away the recipe for the elixir, the spirit stones, and even the sword pills prepared by my junior sister, and this is all I got in the end?
"Senior Brother..." Hongling looked at the man with concern.

The young man, whose temples were already gradually turning gray, pursed his lips and said, "Let's go back!"

(End of this chapter)