Wang Yuan completed the last sentence.
However, just four words shocked Luo Chen.
"Since in ancient times, physical practitioners were as famous as Qi practitioners, how could they not live forever?"
"I don't know the specific reason."
Wang Yuan sighed, "Perhaps the true method of body refining has long since disappeared in the long river of history. Today, Qi refining and true cultivation have occupied the mainstream of the world of immortal cultivation. Even if there are some occasional body refining practitioners, they mostly practice it concurrently."
"Or maybe the body-refining warrior who was extremely powerful for a while had no way to live forever, otherwise how could he be lost in the long river of history."
Next, in Wang Yuan's explanation, Luo Chen finally understood why the current path of body refining would not lead to immortality.
Monks who focus on refining Qi will gradually strengthen their souls as they continue to break through levels.
In the end, the body is just a shell that carries the soul.
The body is perishable, but the soul is immortal, and can naturally live forever for thousands of years.
But body training is somewhat contrary to that.
Instead of refining the energy, he feeds himself back with a large amount of spiritual energy, making his body stronger and stronger.
This path is actually very similar to that of monsters.
However, the human body has inherent limitations, unlike some powerful monster beast races that are born with long lifespans of hundreds of thousands of years.
Therefore, even if human body refiners train their bodies to an extremely tyrannical level, they will ultimately be unable to escape the established lifespan limit.
Moreover, in the process of body training, various extreme methods are used to cause great damage to the origin of the body.
Lifespan, which is not long to begin with, will become less and less.
When the end comes, the body that has reached its peak may even collapse in an instant.
"Perhaps, real body refiners have a way to increase longevity, but I haven't found any of the body refinement methods that I have come across."
Listening to Wang Yuan's words, Luo Chen couldn't help but ask: "If that's the case, then why don't you focus on refining Qi?"
"Because the progress is fast!"
Wang Yuan seemed to take this matter very seriously. He smiled and said: "As long as the will is strong enough, the corresponding methods are available, and the resources can keep up, the speed of the body refiner's cultivation is unimaginable."
indeed.
Wang Yuan's current cultivation speed has exceeded the cognition of ordinary people.
In a short period of time, he was exposed to the physical strength close to the foundation building level, and his speed was extremely fast.
For cultivators like Luo Chen and others, even if they have the correct techniques and a lot of resources, their cultivation is still a grind.
"I'm anxious just because time is tight."
"Furthermore, I am not a pure body refining practitioner. I focus on body refining and qi refining as a supplement. After all, my eighth level of qi refining lies here."
Luo Chen thought thoughtfully and tried: "You want to first increase your physical strength to a level comparable to foundation-building combat power. Then, you can use this to seek a breakthrough as an immortal cultivator, so as to gain longevity after breaking through. ?”
Wang Yuan nodded, "That's true. You and I have both participated in the auction, and naturally we have seen clearly the face of the big sects. Without the strength of Foundation Establishment and above, it is impossible to participate in the normal competition of Foundation Establishment Pills."
The original auction of the Foundation Establishment Pill is still vivid in my mind.
There are five in total, but only one is available for bidding by casual cultivators.
Moreover, in general small auctions, Foundation Building Pills may not appear every time.
There must be a large-scale auction, but it only happens once every ten years.
For a Qi Refining cultivator, how many decades can a lifetime last?
Luo Chen supported Wang Yuan's decision.
If I were myself, I would probably do the same thing if I had no choice.
After all, ten birds in the forest are worse than one in the hand.
Of course, Luo Chen is not in this predicament yet.
He still yearns for the immortality of traveling to the North Sea and watching the sun rise and the moon float in the sky.
The main purpose of today's meeting is the Blood Burning Pill.
Now that he now knew the approximate effect of the Blood Burning Pill on monks, Luo Chen quickly adjusted his overall strategy for this first-order pill.
Advantages: It is highly explosive and can be used as a trump card.
Disadvantages: high cost and obvious sequelae.
In this case, it is not suitable for refining in large quantities and selling it as a regular elixir.
But after all, it took ten achievement points to get the first-level elixir, so he was not willing to give up like this.
Therefore, he planned to secretly refine some from time to time and then find another channel to sell it.
Well, the channel he was thinking of was actually very simple.
Auction, black market!
In these two places, elixirs with unique effects can often be sold at sky-high prices.
This strategy cannot be said to be completely correct. There are definitely many shortcomings in it.
However, Luo Chen still planned to do this.
The reason is simple, others do it too.
The elf elixir of the Medicine King Sect is also one of those elixirs with unique effects and high cost.
Normally, they are not sold in the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion and can only be seen occasionally at auctions.
Luo Chen just learned from them.
When leaving the main altar, Luo Chen suddenly thought of Deacon Miao, whom he had just met briefly.
"If nothing else goes wrong, the backstage of the Poshan Gang, or the partner of the Poshan Gang, is this Jade Cauldron Sword Cultivator."
…
After returning to the inner city, Luo Chen visited his two small shops as usual.
In Baishi Square, seeing the lower flow of people than usual, Luo Chen frowned.
"How do you feel? There are fewer people than before?"
Yuan Xiaoyue stood nearby, "In recent days, there have indeed been fewer people."
"What happened?"
"It's nothing. Even with the arrival of Master Jindan, the combat rewards provided by the Taoist Forum are even better."
More rewards?
Shouldn't there be more people participating and the atmosphere will be better?
Luo Chen couldn't figure out this problem.
It wasn't until the next morning when the bodyguard Dongfang Liang mentioned that someone was killed in a nearby courtyard that he realized something.
"Where's the law enforcement team?"
"They sent someone over to take a look, and then nothing more happened." Dongfang Liang said.
Luo Chen asked doubtfully: "Is the law enforcement team not doing anything?"
The inner city is not absolutely safe, this is something Luo Chen has known for a long time.
But with the opening of the Dao Forum and the establishment of the Jiange Law Enforcement Team, such incidents of murder and robbery in the inner city have become less and less.
Even if it happens occasionally, the murderer will be found quickly and the punishment will be punished.
Dongfang Liang did not give a specific answer. He was just a casual cultivator at the seventh level of Qi refining who was not taken seriously.
Even among Luo Chen's bodyguard team, he is still the weakest one.
What he usually does is either checking the sentry behind the palace, or running errands for Luo Chen, transporting goods to two small shops.
In response to Luo Chen's questioning, he could only smile bitterly and said: "I don't know what the situation is, but the law enforcement team is not idle. They seem to be very busy recently. They just don't care much about public security."
Very busy, but don’t care about public security?
Luo Chen was thoughtful.
When he arrived at the Alchemy Hall, he heard from others that the situation was even more serious than in the inner city.
"Now the outer city is getting more and more chaotic. In the evening, there are robbery cultivators in the alleys."
"How dare you go out at night? I always keep the doors and windows closed, and I don't dare to sleep to death."
"When there were fewer people in the past, it wasn't so serious. If you ask me, it's all to blame on the casual cultivators who came from other places. A group of outsiders ruined the atmosphere."
"Not only does he bring bad vibes, but he also steals jobs. My brother works at the dock and was fired two days ago. He said he hired cheaper casual cultivators."
"Actually, the ethos was brought about by the Jade Cauldron Sword Pavilion. But before, the law enforcement team suppressed it, and Jie Xiu didn't dare to act blatantly. But recently, the law enforcement team has long ignored the outer city, and there are endless incidents of killing people and seizing treasures."
"Hmph, if this continues, sooner or later someone will run to a safer city."
During lunch, after Luo Chen brought up this topic, he heard many complaints.
Most of the monks in the Alchemy Hall are ordinary casual cultivators who are not good and do not like fighting.
They are particularly sensitive to the things around them that involve killing people and seizing treasures, because those things will affect their survival.
But because of financial resources, I had to live in the outer city.
The outer city area at the beginning is actually only more dangerous at night.
Later, with the opening of the Forum on Taoism, Yuding Jiange set up various policies to benefit casual cultivators. Coupled with the safe practice environment, it attracted tens of thousands of casual cultivators from outside the city in just over half a year.
When there are more people, there will naturally be more things.
But with the law enforcement team suppressing them, some lawless elements could only hold back.
But recently, the law enforcement team has been idle.
The hidden dangers brought about by the population explosion have begun to emerge little by little.
"Dahefang now feels like a powder keg, and all it takes is a fire to detonate it."
Luo Chen felt more and more anxious.
However, he has just broken through the eighth level of Qi Refining. It is absolutely impossible to be promoted to the ninth level of Qi Refining in a short period of time.
"I must have enough strength to protect myself!"
"If the realm cannot be improved quickly, then we should put more thought into the fighting methods."
Luo Chen looked at the transparent attribute panel, his eyes fell on several spells, and he fell into deep thought.
…
…
In the dense forest, air waves are rolling and murderous intent is everywhere.
The two figures kept fighting, gold and green criss-crossing each other. Wherever they passed, large trees that were hundreds of years old fell down with a rumble.
One is as immovable as a mountain, and his attacks are like thunder.
One is like a ghost. Even if the opponent's spiritual eye skills are used to the extreme, it is difficult to catch the opponent's tail.
Suddenly, a ghostly figure jumped into the sky and paused.
Seven green and green streams of light scattered around, merged into one, and turned into a storm of blades, under the hood.
Qin Liangchen's expression was solemn, and the golden giant sword hovering above his head suddenly slashed upward.
boom!
The blade storm only lasted for two breaths before it collapsed instantly.
But the trend of collapse does not mean that the attack momentum has collapsed.
The seven flying knives were knocked away, and under the control of the ghostly figure, they attacked Qin Liangchen from different angles. Not only that, the figure disappeared, leaving shadows everywhere it passed, and it was not known who was real and who was fake.
Seeing this scene, Qin Liangchen's eyelids jumped wildly.
"No fight, no fight!"
"Your method of controlling this magic weapon is too outrageous. I have never seen in my life that a mid-grade magic weapon can be used as well as a high-grade magic weapon."
In the sky, the ghostly figure that was about to start moving suddenly stopped.
Several phantoms gradually dissipated, leaving only the farthest true body.
Luo Chen put away his serious expression and smiled.
"Brother Qin, please show mercy!"
Qin Liangchen curled his lips and flew out of the dense forest.
He swore that he really had no mercy before.
Even if there is no life-and-death struggle, the methods used are normal.
After all, he also needs to be familiar with the high-grade flying sword he just obtained.
In fact, Luo Chen's control of the magic weapon reached an unimaginable level.
Qin Liangchen has never seen such a genius in his life.
Facing Qin Liangchen's strange gaze, Luo Chen smiled and said nothing.
After practicing hard for half a month, he finally reached the Dzogchen level in proficiency in the traction technique.
It was precisely because of this that he dared to fight Qin Liangchen with a medium-grade jade sword.
The Dzogchen level traction technique has no special effect, it just makes the monks control the magic weapon more easily.
This kind of ease may not be so obvious on a single magic weapon.
But a complete set of magical weapons such as the Jasper Sword has extremely outstanding effects.
It can be said that the Dzogchen-level traction technique can completely complete a set of middle-grade magic weapons and exert a power that is not inferior to that of high-grade magic weapons.
And in this half month, his gains didn’t stop there.
The Wind Control Technique is about to reach perfection.
The proficiency of the entanglement technique has also been improved a lot, and I am not far from Dzogchen.
He has not given up on other skills such as spiritual vision, healing, and cleaning.
The price he paid for this was the high-grade chalcedony pills he usually embezzled, most of which were used to replenish the loss of spiritual power.
"I asked you, why are you so keen on fighting recently?"
Qin Liangchen said depressedly, this is already the tenth time Luo Chen has challenged him to fight in half a month.
"I don't think so! Dahefang is actually getting more and more chaotic now. I must have some means of self-protection!"
Luo Chen sighed.
Without refuting his words, Qin Liangchen sighed in agreement.
As an elder, he is actually the most leisurely one.
It's not like Wang Yuan and Luo Wudi who are in charge of the hall alone, and it's not like Sikong Shoujia who is busy with matters in the Dan Hall.
He had been concentrating on meditation, and most of his family affairs were left to Murong Qinglian.
But recently, he has gradually become busier.
The three battle halls have often been in trouble recently, and he must help one and two.
"Xuan Yihui has gone too far. Before, he was just going into the mountains to fight monsters and hone himself."
"But now, they are expanding their manpower rapidly, and they seem to be interested in getting involved in the business in the mountains."
Luo Chen frowned, "What happened again?"
"No!" Qin Liangchen shook his head, "They are much more aggressive than the Dajiang Gang. After all, they have already blazed their own trail before."
"There won't really be a fight in the future, right?"
"This kind of thing is impossible to say."
Xuan Yihui is much more powerful than Dajiang Gang.
Behind them are five immortal cultivating families. Among them, the apparent foundation-building cultivators include the ancestors of the Duan family, Nangong Jin of the Nangong family, and the ancestors of the Li family.
Although these three are only in the early stage of foundation building, they are not as good as Mi Shuhua in the middle stage of foundation building.
But there is strength in numbers!
There is no guarantee that the other two immortal cultivating families do not have foundation-building methods left over from their ancestors.
If a fight really breaks out, the Poshan Gang is in danger.
Both Luo Chen and Qin Liangchen were powerless against this kind of battle involving foundation building.
All they can do is protect themselves as much as possible.
If it doesn't work out, you will either surrender or run away!
The world is so big that it can always accommodate monks like them in the Qi Refining Stage.
"By the way, Mi Shuhua is very concerned about the output of Chalcedony Pill recently. If you drag me to fight every day, don't make him angry."
"Getting angry?"
Luo Chen chuckled, and Mi Shuhua naturally wouldn't be angry with him.
Recently, he has not relaxed about the alchemy matters.
In other words, he showed a little more of his alchemy attainments.
The rate of elixir formation is much higher than before, and the output of medium-grade chalcedony elixirs has increased by 10% compared with before.
In this case, it was too late for Mi Shuhua to be happy.
The two returned to Xieyue Valley, called Gu Caiyi and Murong Qinglian, and returned to the city together.
Zhou Yuanli and other bodyguards also followed from a distance.
The more tense the atmosphere, the harder it is for bodyguards to do their job, and they have been working very hard recently.
Luo Chen privately gave them some middle-grade chalcedony pills.
As for whether this kind of thing would spread to Mi Shuhua, he was not worried.
A small act like corruption can be done occasionally without being discovered.
But after such a long time, Mi Shuhua must have known everything he should know.
The left and right are just some middle-grade chalcedony pills, which are beneficial to the early and middle stages of Qi refining. As long as it does not affect the overall situation, Mi Shuhua will not be entangled.
On the way back to the city, the four of them talked and laughed.
Suddenly, Luo Chen stopped.
Seeing this, the other three people also stopped.
On the ground in front of them, two figures were seen chasing each other wildly, activating the talisman and seal magic weapons to attack each other from time to time.
One of them was obviously outmatched. After resisting for a few rounds, he flew towards Luo Chen and the others.
"Fellow Taoist, save me!"
"roll!"
Qin Liangchen roared and took a step forward to block Luo Chen and the others.
The golden giant sword shot out horizontally!
Before the figure even got close, he was shot flying to another direction.
The enemy chasing behind him was stunned, and then he realized that the four people in front of him, three at the ninth level of Qi Refining and one at the seventh level, were not someone he could offend at all.
"excuse me!"
He cupped his hands and hurriedly chased his prey.
"Master, are you okay?"
Zhou Yuanli and Liu Qiang quickly caught up and asked with concern.
Luo Chen shook his head and looked down at the front with distant eyes.
The outer city of Dahefang, which covers an area of hundreds of miles, has lost its peaceful atmosphere and has become increasingly restless.
Now, the murders and treasure grabbing have all happened before his eyes.
"Chaos is coming!"
Luo Chen sighed inwardly.
During the rest of the journey, the topic everyone talked about also fell on the chaos in the outer city.
The arrival of Master Jindan not only failed to bring people a sense of security, but also aggravated the chaos.
It gives people the feeling that he initiated it.
Of course, it is very dangerous to make irresponsible remarks about Master Jindan, so everyone just mentioned it briefly and vaguely.
After returning to the yard, Luo Chen felt something was wrong the more he thought about it.
"No matter what happens next, it can't affect my practice!"
And cultivation is inseparable from elixirs!
Early the next morning, Luo Chen hurried out the door.
Inside the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion, Luo Chen saw an old acquaintance after a long absence.
"Senior Liu, long time no see."
The old man smiled slightly, "I still like you to call me Shopkeeper Liu."
Liu Hecai, the former shopkeeper of Baicaotang, is now the shopkeeper of Lingyao Pavilion.
He was also very happy to see Luo Chen.
"I can't believe that I underestimated you before, but you actually have such superb alchemy skills."
Luo Chen smiled awkwardly, "Shopkeeper Liu gave me a thumbs up."
"It's not a compliment!" Liu Hecai said seriously: "I have purchased the elixirs you refined later. Whether they are top-grade Zhongmiao Pills or middle-grade Chalcedony Pills, they are all unique. Especially the top-grade Zhongmiao Pills!"
At this point, he paused.
"Do you still remember the foundation-building cultivator I introduced you to before?"
Luo Chen hesitated and said, "You mean Senior Kang?"
Kang Dongyue, the master of Jinshi Pavilion in Taishanfang, is also the ancestor of a family that cultivates immortals.
"Yes, he asked me some time ago and asked if you were interested in supplying a batch of high-grade Zhongmiao Pills to sell to him at Jinshi Pavilion?"
Pills such as Zhongmiaowan cannot reach the level of elegance.
Although Liu Hecai admired it, the Spiritual Medicine Pavilion he was in charge of certainly looked down upon this kind of elixir.
But family businesses like Jinshi Pavilion are very attractive.
If it were before, Luo Chen would be very happy.
But now, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly: "The elixir refined by this junior can only be sold by the Poshan Gang, which has failed the senior's good intentions."
After hearing what he said, Liu Hecai didn't force himself.
Although he is from the Yaowang Sect, this place is the Jade Cauldron Territory and is under the jurisdiction of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect.
After traveling thousands of miles to come here, he only has one fellow disciple of Baicao Hall to rely on.
It is unwise to offend a local monk who is in the middle stage of foundation building.
"You came here so early to buy something?"
Luo Chen took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Twenty bottles of dust-transforming pills and ten boxes of soothing incense!"
"Huh, what a big gesture!"
Liu Hecai blurted out, looking at Luo Chen with a bit of admiration.
(End of chapter)
