Silence.
For a moment, everyone was silent.
yes!
Although we are talking about helping each other, if we don't set up a leader, if we really encounter problems, there is no guarantee that someone will not shrink from moving forward.
At this time, a leader is definitely needed to give orders.
However, the leader has more or less the power to mobilize the monks from each family.
At that time, when there is a battle, people can be mobilized to be the vanguard.
In this way, wouldn't it be possible to preserve one's own strength?
Li Yixian and Nangong Jin looked at each other and nodded tacitly.
They are a cultivating family with the smallest number of cultivators, and they also have many mortal descendants.
Someone really wants them to die...
"Hahaha!"
Hearty laughter suddenly sounded.
Facing the surprised looks of the three people, Luo Chen naturally held up his hands and said: "Gang leader Wang has the third level of foundation building cultivation. He is only one step away from the middle stage of foundation building. He is the strongest among us."
"The Dajiang Gang under my command is even more powerful in numbers, stretching from north to south."
"If we want to go far on this trip, we will definitely have to rely more on the transportation capabilities of the Dajiang Gang."
"In my opinion, Gang Leader Wang should be the leader!"
After saying that.
He even ignored the astonishment of Nangong and Li.
"Two fellow Taoists, what do you say?"
Nangong Jin's heart stirred up. He originally thought that Luo Chen would fight for this dominant position with all his strength.
After all, among the four major forces, Luo Tianhui definitely came from behind in terms of the number of foundation-building masters.
There was Luo Chen, Wang Yuan, and a second-level explosive ape.
But he didn't expect that Luo Chen would give up the position of "leader" so easily.
Li Yixian looked at Luo Chen's calm and composed expression. After being astonished, she, being smart as ice and snow, began to think about the deeper meaning.
She looked at Wang Haichao, whose mouth was slightly raised, thoughtfully.
"This Luo Chen has a good grasp of Wang Haichao's mentality."
After figuring out the key, she no longer hesitated.
Echoing Luo Chen's words.
"Dan Chenzi is right, we monks are respected for their strength. Leader Wang is indeed worthy of the position of leader."
Nangong Jin frowned.
He had no better choice and could not refute the two at this moment.
He had no choice but to follow up and say, "One thing to say, it's true."
Luo Chen glanced at him in surprise, which made Nangong Jin puzzled.
Are you blaming me for not supporting him?
In fact, Luo Chen just felt that he missed adding the word "pure passerby".
After all three people reached a consensus.
All eyes fell on Wang Haichao.
He smiled and clasped his hands.
"Thanks to everyone for watching."
"In that case, let Wang be the leader temporarily!"
"No, since it is an alliance, it should be called the leader."
The three of them nodded without hesitation.
After deciding on this matter, the topic returned to the original matter.
Where to go!
"Since I started it first, let me share my thoughts!"
Luo Chen is not afraid of the stage, "I have discussed it with the monks in the guild before. The place suitable for me and others to station and practice is definitely not a deep mountain and swamp. In such a place, there is no golden elixir level cultivation, and it is impossible to sit down." "
Several people nodded in agreement.
All foundation-building forces, whether they are down-and-out sects or small immortal cultivating families, mostly rely on large sects and large markets to survive.
They can’t occupy the good place!
It’s a bad place, they can’t keep their own people.
Only the Zongmenfang City, which is neither good nor bad, can allow them to obtain resources for survival and practice in the cracks.
Only with people can there be transactions.
Practicing alone is just behind closed doors, which is far less effective than gathering in a group.
“So, where I’m waiting to go, there aren’t really many options to choose from.”
"Xuelianfang, Taishanfang, Liuguangfang and... Tianlan Fairy City."
After he finished speaking, he kept silent.
The topic was left to the three of them.
After all, he was a monk who had been around for many years. The three of them quickly gave various opinions.
"Xuelianfang is my hometown. The Nangong family moved from there."
Nangong Jin shook his head, "But that place is not suitable for development."
"In the early years, there were frequent attacks by snow beasts. My Nangong family was close to the Snowy Mountains. I had no choice but to make the decision to move."
"Although in the past few years, Xuelianfang has been strangely quiet for a while."
"But in the past two years, I heard that frost wolves have frequently attacked Fang City."
"In addition, Snow Lotus Square is under the direct jurisdiction of Jindan Sect Ice Castle. In the past, we must have been controlled by others."
The first one excludes Xuelianfang, which is closest to Dahefang.
This is to be expected.
Being used to the normal four-season climate of Dahefang, a place like Xuelianfang is indeed not suitable for families to reproduce.
"Where is Liuguangfang?" Luo Chen asked curiously.
Nangong Jin shook his head, "I don't know much about this."
"I'll tell you in person!"
Li Yixian took over, "That place is really too barren. In the early years, it was the mining land of the Jade Cauldron Sword Sect. After the mining ended, it was abandoned."
"In the early years, Liuguangfang's casting and ore business was in full swing. Because of these businesses, the Bai family of Liuguangfang even had a fight with our Dahefang Duan family."
"But now, the Bai family is gradually declining, and it is very likely that they will move away."
Luo Chen was thoughtful.
In this way, Liuguangfang was also excluded from the selection.
Wang Haichao smiled casually, "Why don't we go to Taishanfang City!"
"What is the leader's opinion?" Luo Chen asked with a smile.
Wang Haichao talked eloquently, "Taishanfang sits on the land of three mountains. Although the spiritual veins are scattered, it is suitable for us to live."
"In addition, I have some friendship with several foundation-building forces over there."
"Let's discuss it then, and maybe we can take root."
Li Yixian said curiously: "I remember that the ancestor of the Huo family in Taishanfang was as high as the sixth level of foundation building, and he was narrow-minded. In the entire Taishanfang City, his personal strength was respected. If we go, we will suddenly have four major foundation building levels. Can he accommodate us?"
The Chichanshan Huo family in Taishanfang is also a foundation-building family that has been passed down for hundreds of years.
He also has a good relationship with the Yanmeng of the Jindan Sect, and monks from the family join the Yanmeng all the year round.
It can be said that he is very strong and has a very deep background.
Huo Quan, the patriarch of the family, has entered the middle stage of foundation building a long time ago and is very protective of his shortcomings.
Under his protection, the Huo family has been growing steadily in recent years, and has impacted the Kang family in Taishan, and is vaguely known as the number one cultivating immortal family in Taishanfang.
Faced with Li Yixian's curiosity, Wang Haichao's expression froze.
After a long while, he said hesitantly: "Our four major foundation builders have come forward, he should give us this face, right?"
After working on it for a long time, he was not sure!
Luo Chen twitched his lips and said, "We'll see when the time comes. Taishanfang will be our first choice!"
Everyone also nodded, finally having a direction.
As for the Tianlan Immortal City proposed by Luo Chen, no one discussed it.
The distance is just too far.
If you are traveling alone, you may be able to get there quickly.
But if you are bringing a family with you, it will take at least several months.
How many months?
It may seem like a short time, but the journey is long and dangerous.
When the Fu family moved here, it was a difficult journey.
If it hadn't been for excessive losses on the road, Luo Tianhui wouldn't have been easily destroyed by Luo Chen leading it later.
Next, the four of them discussed many things.
when are we leaving?
How to go?
What to do with some of the things left behind?
If there is danger on the road, how can each family help?
When we arrive at a new place, under what name do we gather together, etc.
This preliminary alliance meeting became extremely lengthy and even became trivial later on.
If we hadn't known that the four of them were accomplished foundation-building cultivators.
From a mortal perspective, they might just think they are a few fussy businessmen.
It was not until late at night that Wang, Li and Nangong dispersed.
After they left, Luo Chen sat in the hall, rubbing his forehead.
"come in!"
After saying something casually, Sima Huiniang walked in softly.
"President, has everything been settled?"
"Yes. During this period, all the major forces should be desperate to collect the resources they can take away. Send someone to control the Luo Tianhui monks and try not to conflict with them."
"I know this."
Sima Huiniang nodded, and then asked curiously: "Why doesn't the president compete for the position of leader?"
Luo Chen sneered.
"Alliance leader?"
"It's so easy to be a good person!"
…
Faced with Sima Huiniang’s doubts.
Luo Chen was not stingy in answering her questions.
She is the president of Luo Tianhui, and she personally executes decisions on all matters, big and small.
Many things, seemingly small, actually have far-reaching impacts.
But in the world of immortality, many decisions cannot only be based on the present, but must be made with a long-term perspective.
And monks are limited by their realm, and many things are really blinding them. I don’t know why.
Luo Chen suffered a lot from his lack of knowledge during his Qi refining stage.
He didn't want Sima Huiniang to suffer a similar loss.
Otherwise, it will not only harm Sima Huiniang's interests, but also his own interests.
With the help of her eyesight, Sima Huiniang can see further!
"The alliance leader is not that easy to be."
Luo Chen's eyes were distant, as if across time and space, he saw what would happen soon after the four major forces set off.
"There will be wind and rain and frequent twists and turns along the way."
"As the leader of the alliance, the leader must be very diligent."
"Wherever there are people, there will be entanglements of interests. With so many of us going to a strange place, how many people's interests do you think will be harmed?"
"Don't think that the alliance of four companies can be invincible."
"People in a region have more entangled interests than we imagined."
"Just like Mi Shuhua back then, he seemed to be building a foundation alone, but in fact, who knew that there was Miao Wen behind him? Who knew that he and Duan Qiankun were also friends for many years? Would we know that he Are there any other allies?"
"Why do you think the Dajiang Gang, the Lianyun Merchant Alliance, and the five major foundation-building families are attacking at the same time? Isn't it because you are afraid that if you beat the snake, you will not die, but will be harmed instead."
See Sima Huiniang looking like she has some enlightenment.
Luo Chen showed admiration in his eyes and continued:
"in this case."
"The leader with the highest status will inevitably be the number one enemy of those whose local interests have been harmed. The dangers he faces are a hundred times greater than those of us!"
"The gun shoots down the leading bird, and the sword cuts down the local snake. This is the principle."
Sima Huiniang suddenly realized.
But then, she asked in confusion: "If that's the case, why did Wang Haichao agree?"
"Didn't he expect that?"
Luo Chen chuckled, "How could such an old fox not think of such a simple truth?"
"Why is that?"
"It's very simple. This is a conspiracy, and he must agree. It's even the alliance leader position that he actively fought for!"
Faced with Sima Huiniang's confusion.
Luo Chen chuckled and said: "Unlike the Li family and the Nangong family, he is connected by blood and can take everyone away."
"The cohesion of the Dajiang Gang is completely inferior to that of our Luo Tianhui."
"Yes! The Dajiang Gang has also gone through many ups and downs, but most of them have outside forces involved, and a lot of the benefits gained have been shared."
"Many of my subordinates are dissatisfied."
"Moreover, this person may seem elegant and easy-going, but in fact he is narrow-minded and cannot tolerate strong men under his command."
"If we look at it from the back to the front, Duandao Xu Renke must have taken refuge in him a long time ago. As a result, on the Taoist platform, Duandao also let Duandao destroy Gao Tingyuan's puppet, destroyed his Dantian, and made it impossible for him to build a foundation for life. .”
"This kind of thing cannot be hidden from others."
Speaking of which.
Luo Chen paused.
He looked at Sima Huiniang and sighed: "If I want to leave, you will all follow me. Why?"
Sima Huiniang said without thinking: "Because President, you have never treated us badly. With you, everyone will have a bright future!"
After receiving such sincere praise, Luo Chen was not humble at all.
He nodded and asked again: "Then the place has changed and Wang Haichao is leaving, will you follow him wholeheartedly?"
"Well……"
"When you hesitate, it means you already have the answer."
Luo Chen smiled slightly and drank the cooled cup of spiritual tea in one gulp.
"His Wang Haichao has no bloodline to sustain him, no interest to win people's hearts, and no prestige to convince the public."
"If you want to leave with enough people, why?"
"Just based on the name of a true cultivator of foundation building? Haha, this thing is really not that valuable. The casual cultivator thinks very simply. At worst, he will leave and find another force to join and continue to practice."
Sima Huiniang was like an enlightenment.
Through Luo Chen's guidance, he instantly remembered the key points.
"So, he needs the title of leader!"
Sima Huiniang affirmed: "Only the status of the leader of the four alliances can temporarily suppress the thoughts of many casual cultivators."
"Moreover, this will also eliminate the possibility of those casual cultivators seeking refuge with us."
"President, that's right!"
Luo Chen nodded in approval.
That's what it's like for casual cultivators who don't have a sect to rely on.
Even if you are a true cultivator of foundation building, your life will not be any easier.
Wang Haichao relies on the Dajiang Gang. Even if he cannot afford to buy good things such as magic weapons in a short period of time, at least he will not be short of resources for cultivation.
If there is no Dajiang Gang, it will be for him to drive.
He has no skills, so where can he earn spiritual stones?
To serve as offerings to those down-and-out small sects and immortal cultivating families?
Do not make jokes.
Nowadays, in the world of immortal cultivation in the Eastern Wasteland, the general price for offerings during the foundation period is only two to three thousand spiritual stones per month.
After deducting the monthly training requirements, how many spiritual stones are left?
You said that you should live frugally for a few years, stop practicing, and save money to buy magic weapons. Isn't this just giving up food because of choking?
If the elixir is not formed and longevity is reached, the treasure in hand will not become a relic for future generations to explore.
Moreover, there are not many families that can offer this price.
He, Luo Chen, is rich and powerful!
Moreover, it was because Wang Yuan was his brother that he was given such treatment generously.
Wang Haichao cannot do without the help of Dajiang Gang.
Where is he, Luo Chen?
But it doesn’t have to be Luo Tianhui.
In another place, with the reputation of an alchemist, he could make a comeback.
The reason why I decided to bring Luo Tianhui with me was that he had many friends here.
Secondly, everyone trusts him.
The third thing is the people in Dantang, he is really easy to use.
And if you want to go out.
With a large number of manpower guards, safety can also be adequately guaranteed.
"If we can take root in Taishanfang, it will undoubtedly be the best."
"It's far enough away from Dahefang that the Ghost King's crisis won't be a threat for the time being, and it's not that unfamiliar over there."
"If you can't..."
Luo Chen's eyes were dark and he had already begun to make backup plans.
He has never been one to put eggs in one basket.
Even under Mi Shuhua's control, he was ready to run away at any time.
Just didn't expect it.
I wanted to run many times before, but failed due to various reasons.
This time, he took the initiative to leave.
"Go down and do your work!"
"The departure time is set in two months, and all matters must be taken care of!"
Sima Huiniang bowed.
"Follow the president's order!"
…
One month later.
Late at night.
In the green thatched house, Bai Meiling hid in the corner shivering, not daring to take a step closer to Luo Chen.
What she was afraid of was not Luo Chen.
It was the flag banner unfolded in Luo Chen's hand.
Soul Refining Flag!
Luo Chen looked at the unfolded banners with a puzzled expression.
Just this evening, while refining the elixir, something happened to the soul refining flag.
Waves of chaotic aura spread out from inside without concealment.
He even almost failed to make alchemy.
He hurried back and opened it, only to find that the dozens of ghost soldiers he had captured inside the Soul Refining Banner had all disappeared.
There were only two figures left in the entire banner.
One is Duan Qiankun and the other is Luo Tianhong.
The two figures swallowed up the dozens of ghost soldiers, and their bodies became much more solid than before.
The commotion in the evening was caused by the battle between the two.
"I only knew that there was no room for two tigers in one mountain, but I didn't expect that even a mere magic weapon could not accommodate two ghost generals."
Duan Qiankun's remnant soul was extracted from Wang Yuan's body when Luo Chen returned to Xiaohuan Mountain.
At that time, it was placed inside the Soul Refining Banner and was not taken care of much.
I didn’t expect that it would develop to such an extent in the past two months.
Look at the two ghosts who are full of ghosts and fights continue to break out.
Luo Chen sighed. By this time, he had already reacted.
"After all, the level of this soul refining flag is too low. It can accommodate a second-level ghost, which is already the limit."
"The two ends will devour each other instead."
This is the flaw of the Soul Refining Banner.
The magic weapon level can hold up to a hundred souls, and only one second-level ghost can exist.
Only those that reach the magic weapon level can accommodate thousands of souls, ten thousand souls, or even millions of souls.
In that case, let alone second-level ghosts, even third-level ghost kings can accommodate several of them.
By then, the inner space of the Soul Refining Banner will become a ghost world in itself!
"Forget it, let you fight!"
"Come out separately so that I won't be distracted by manipulation."
Under Luo Chen's gaze.
The battle inside the Soul Refining Banner became increasingly fierce.
Luo Tianhong lost the Lanke chess piece and was severely injured by Luo Chen, causing his strength to plummet.
But because it was born out of ghosts, it has a profound foundation and can withstand hardships.
Duan Qiankun's soul was aging and had long since lost its vitality. His soul was stolen by Wang Yuan, leaving him with nothing but resentment.
But a restraining method, even if it is just a soul attribute, can be used instinctively.
When the two fight against each other, they are evenly matched.
But, it will eventually come to an end!
Luo Tianhong won!
This is the natural outcome.
Duan Qiankun's lifespan was about to expire during his lifetime, and his soul was old and decayed.
The remnant soul he has become only hates those who destroyed his Duan family.
But Luo Tianhong died on the road when he was young and strong.
Adhering to an obsession, he was born in the ghost.
He is the ghost of obsession. He may not be as ferocious as a fierce ghost, but his survival instinct is much higher than that of an ordinary ghost general.
After such a long battle, Duan Qiankun could only be defeated.
In the cloth of banners, the victorious Luo Tianhong followed his instinct and wildly devoured the remaining souls of the loser.
In a short while, it will all be swallowed up.
And his originally illusory body became more solid.
There is also Yin Qi armor, which slowly fits around him and wraps the ghost body.
Luo Chen thought.
This ghost general appeared in the hut.
It subconsciously left the fire spring and moved closer to the ice spring.
Standing in front of Luo Chen, it roared lowly and tried to get closer, but it was subconsciously afraid and held back.
Such a contradictory scene made Bai Meiling, who was shivering in the corner, burst into laughter.
Luo Chen shook his head and immediately fired a soul-destroying technique.
His powerful divine soul foundation and his identity as the master of the Soul Refining Banner made him kneel beside him.
"It's not appropriate to call you Luo Tianhong anymore. Even if I disrespect you during your lifetime, it's easy to get into trouble."
"From now on, I'll call you...Xiao Hei!"
Xiao Hei was stunned for a moment, and then he lay down on the ground more respectfully.
The soul-destroying technique is not so easy to withstand for ghosts without a body to cover them.
After giving the name.
Luo Chen checked Xiao Hei's status.
After swallowing more than a dozen ghost soldiers one after another, plus the remaining soul of Duan Qiankun, a foundation-building cultivator.
Its condition has returned to its peak.
Even more intelligent.
In terms of combat power, it is already a genuine second-level combat power.
"Xiao Hong ran away, and Xiao Hei came again."
"Hey……"
Luo Chen chuckled and took Xiao Hei into the soul refining flag.
He turned around and looked at Bai Meiling seriously.
"How are you doing with your soul-refining skills?"
"Yiyi..."
"Getting started?"
Luo Chen's eyes lit up, "This is a good thing, come with me!"
Bai Meiling got into the ghost mill ignorantly, and was taken away from Xiaohuan Mountain by Luo Chen directly at night.
At the end of the moon, Luo Chen's footsteps landed outside the gate of the inner city.
He glanced cautiously in the direction of Luofeng Mountain, and then stepped forward.
As soon as I entered the door.
Then he noticed three ghosts wandering nearby.
As soon as Luo Chen's spiritual consciousness moved, he activated the soul-destroying technique and immediately activated the ingestion effect.
The three ghosts were brought to him as if they were being caught.
Boom!
The ghost mill fell.
The three ghosts were thrown directly onto the millstone.
Looking at the dumbfounded Bai Meiling, Luo Chen pursed his lips.
"Push!"
Bai Meiling was stunned and subconsciously pushed Guima.
Under its impetus, the three weak ghosts were quickly crushed into pure ghost power with whimpering sounds.
Look at these extremely pure ghost powers.
Luo Chen's soul sent out waves of desire, and it seemed that he couldn't help but want to devour it.
Swallowing, Luo Chen forced himself to hold back this feeling.
After being crushed by the ghost mill, the power of the ghost above had already carried Bai Meiling's will.
Because this is Bai Meiling's companion magic weapon.
"Run the true soul-refining skill and devour it all!"
"Yiyi..."
Bai Meiling babbling for a while, then she opened her mouth and sucked in the pure power of the ghost into her body.
Under the operation of the soul refining technique, it completely merged with her body.
Looking at this scene, Luo Chen's hunger from his soul completely dissipated.
"Sucking like this is much better than Xiao Hei's arrogant devouring. At least you can stay sane."
After Xiao Hei devoured the remaining soul, he became even more vicious.
Bai Meiling is different.
The expressions on his face became lively.
Just do this a few more times.
Sooner or later she will be able to regain her memories of her life.
At that time, Luo Chen will also let her meet Feng Xia and others.
Forget it now!
Meeting both sides will only increase the sorrow.
"That's it for today."
Look at Bai Meiling patting her belly and looking full.
Luo Chen shook his head and chuckled.
After leaving the ghost town, I wandered through the increasingly bleak streets of the outer city.
Luo Chen began to think about how to continue to grow his soul.
For now, he doesn't dare to take Tongyou Pill anymore.
It's not that the first-order Tongyou Pill has no effect on him at all.
But he is afraid!
He was afraid that when he broke through the foundation, the erysipelas barrier would appear on his soul.
"After the golden elixir, spiritual consciousness evolved into divine consciousness. Only then did the Qi Refiners begin to gradually turn to refining God and Qi in parallel."
"I heard that the Nascent Soul is transformed into an infant, giving it a second life."
"The soul is so important, there must be no mistake!"
Without removing the erysipelas, Tongyou Pill cannot be taken for the time being.
In this case, you have to think of other ways to increase your spiritual foundation.
Luo Chen is well aware of the benefits of a powerful soul.
He was able to hit the foundation building stage five times in a row, not only because of his strong body, but also because of his soul that could freely control the spiritual power in his body!
Someone else?
Already when he failed for the first time, he was bruised and bruised by the impact of the out-of-control spiritual power.
When the golden elixir is broken through in the future, whether the soul is strong or not will only become more important!
"The Ming Shen's destruction of evil spirits is still at the perfect stage. Maybe we can consider using the evil spirits to practice?"
"Evil spirit..."
Looking at the mountains of Xiaohuan Mountain, Luo Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.
It’s the 31st. Do you still have tickets? Xiaoyu wants them.
(End of chapter)
