No matter what the Tao family monks think about Luo Chen.
However, when arranging his accommodation, he still followed etiquette and gave the distinguished guest the best treatment.
A small single-family courtyard with a spiritual energy concentration comparable to that of a second-level mid-level cave.
Three meals a day are spiritual foods rich in spiritual energy.
In addition, two maids were arranged to take care of him, as well as two male qi-refining cultivators who he could dispatch at will.
After settling down with Luo Chen, Tao Yisheng left in a hurry.
"Senior Dan Chenzi, do you need us to prepare a shower and change clothes for you?"
Looking at the two young and beautiful maids with bright eyes and white teeth.
Luo Chen waved his hand, "No need, you go wait outside!"
The two maids looked at each other and left the living room in tacit agreement.
After they leave.
Luo Chen dispersed his spiritual consciousness and swept across the small courtyard. After confirming that there was no surveillance method, he breathed a sigh of relief.
When I first arrived, it was still a strange place.
It's better to be careful.
Luo Chen took out a book and read it casually.
It's relatively casual at first, but the more you look at it, the deeper you get into it.
What he was reading was clearly the "Explanation of Shanghu Dan" given to him by Fairy Junqing.
This is also the only third-level alchemist's experience book besides "Qing Yuan Dan Jie" that he has in his hands now.
Moreover, he was different from Qing Yuanzi, a third-level alchemist who was promoted to third-level alchemy by luck by relying on the art of raising pills.
The author of "Shanghu Dan Jie" is himself a genuine third-level alchemist!
Luo Chen has had this book for a long time.
But not much was gained.
The reason is that some of its alchemy theories and alchemy techniques are very different from orthodox alchemy.
Orthodox alchemy often talks about taking in excess and making up for deficiencies.
For example, in a recipe, if one of the main ingredients has a certain property that is too strong, another main ingredient must be used to make up for the shortcomings.
Either neutralize, stimulate, or weaken.
But the record in "Shanghu Danjie" takes a different path.
Take things from the same source and make the best use of them.
Because they are one body and mutually reinforcing each other, there is little rejection on their own.
Therefore, the probability of becoming a pill is quite high.
Several of the alchemy techniques recorded above also involve directly using the inner elixir of monster beasts to refine elixirs.
"This alchemy style is similar to Emperor Liujian."
Luo Chen murmured to himself.
The main material of Imperial Liquid Liquid is to pursue the flesh, blood and bones of the same kind of monster.
All in all, they are of the same origin.
"I wonder where Fairy Junqing got this strange elixir book?"
Luo Chen shook his head and stopped delving into this issue.
Instead, I looked at some of the places above that were vaguely described, even embarrassing.
I am about to take part in the alchemy competition.
If you can increase your alchemy strength by one more point, you can increase it by one more point.
Not only thinking about Tao Wan, but also working hard for myself.
Over the years, he has read all the alchemy classics of Dan Yuanzi, Geng family, and Li family, and thoroughly absorbed the essence of them.
There are still many things I don't understand about the "Shanghu Dan Jie" I have on hand.
…
When Luo Chen was studying the alchemy path carefully.
In the Xiaonanshan Tao Family Council Hall, a sharp cold snort sounded, and the meeting that had been noisy all afternoon came to an end.
Tao Wan looked coldly at the old man who was surrounded by everyone and left, her slender eyelashes slightly narrowed.
Tao Yisheng came up.
"Sister, I have brought Luo Chen back."
"Have the arrangements been made?"
"It has been arranged to go to Mohe Garden. In addition, I asked Xiaopeng and the others to wait by my side at all times." After saying this, Tao Yisheng's face was a little dissatisfied, "Brother Luo Dao came all the way here, and I, the Tao family, didn't say anything about going out to greet you. He should be put to bed after all! In the end, he was treated slowly because of these messy things..."
How could Tao Wan not know that they did not treat guests well?
but……
"These things are not messy!"
She sighed.
"If I want to compete for the Taoist position, I must face off against people like Shangguan Yan and He Yuanqing. Behind them, they all have the support of Master Jindan."
"The patriarch and the others are afraid that if I fail to compete, I will offend those people."
"If the other party settles the score later, the Tao family will definitely not be in a good mood."
Tao Yisheng was stunned.
He really hadn't thought that deeply.
Everyone is from the same sect, competing for the position of Taoist seed, and it is also an honest sword fight. Is there such a thing as settling scores with the queen?
He looked at his sister, whose brows were full of fatigue due to family troubles.
He forced himself to say: "If we don't fight, we may be able to live in peace for a while, but how can we live in peace for the rest of our lives?"
Tao Wan glanced at him in surprise.
"Huo!"
"You have matured a lot! You didn't have this awareness before."
It's rare to be praised by my sister.
Tao Yisheng scratched his head and said, "I stayed in Luo Tianhui for a long time last year. Many of the monks there have this philosophy. According to them, Luo Chen founded Luo Tianhui from scratch and fought hard along the way. In numerous battles, big and small, the weak always defeated the strong and never compromised."
Environment can make a person!
The same new environment can also affect a person!
Tao Yisheng, who was born in the Tao family of Qingdan Valley, did not know the dangers of the world before.
But after building the foundation and spending ten years away from home, I learned something more or less.
Especially this year of Luo Tianhui!
Tao Wan looked at his younger brother with a green beard sprouting from his chin, a thoughtful look on his face.
Suddenly.
"Yisheng, do you want to be the head of the Tao family?"
Tao Yisheng was stunned and said subconsciously: "But hasn't the position of head of the family been held concurrently by the clan leader for more than a hundred years?"
The corners of Tao Wan's thin lips raised slightly.
"You also said it has been more than a hundred years!"
"Some things should change!"
…
"Fighting for the head of the family?"
Luo Chen looked at the woman opposite in surprise.
Wearing a long blue dress, three thousand green silk strands draped behind her like a waterfall, reaching her slender waist.
Tao Wan smiled slightly, "Yes, fellow Taoist, since you are bored here, why not go to watch the ceremony together and witness the birth of the new head of my Tao family."
Luo Chen raised his eyebrows.
Quite interesting!
Tao Wan looked for him today, but instead of bringing out the elixir recipe and elixir-forming experience he wanted, he suddenly mentioned the matter.
Seeing the other party's smile, Luo Chen realized that maybe if he wanted to get those things, he would have to fall into what is called today's "battle of the heads of the family."
"The battle for Taoism has not yet begun. Instead, we have to fight for the position of the head of the family."
"Interesting, interesting!"
Luo Chen stood up and said, "It is a great honor for Luo to witness the birth of the new head of the Tao family!"
Tao Wan shook her head, "It's not me, it's Yi Sheng."
"oh?"
This time, Luo Chen was really surprised.
…
When Luo Chen arrived at the Tao family meeting place, hundreds of monks were already present.
He glanced around and saw a dozen foundation-building cultivators.
If such a force were placed in Tianlan Immortal City, it would be one of the top overlords!
"No wonder people like Tantai Xun, Tao Wan, etc. all looked down upon my Luo Tianhui before. Compared with me, there is really a difference between a firefly and a bright moon."
He doesn't feel inferior about it either.
After all, it is a wealthy family that has produced golden elixir monks.
Even if it declines, it should still have such a foundation.
Looking across, he saw Tao Wan and Tao Yisheng.
Behind them stood five foundation-building cultivators.
The other foundation-building monks all stood behind an old man with white beard and hair.
The current patriarch of the Tao family, Tao Daonan!
The great monk who built the ninth floor!
When he looked at others, others were also staring at him intentionally or unintentionally.
Tao Daonan glanced at him, then looked at Tao Wan, and let out a cold snort.
"Xiaowan, you proposed to reestablish the family head according to the clan rules, and I agree."
"But what does it mean to invite outsiders to look at it?"
Tao Wan showed an arrogant smile, "Outsiders? What do you mean? Dan Chenzi is a worshiper of my Tao family. He is a member of my Tao family. How can he be called an outsider!"
"Offering? My Tao family has never hired an outside worshiper for hundreds of years!" Tao Daonan said tremblingly, "Besides, who can set up a worshiper without the consent of the family head?"
Tao Wan stopped her smile and snorted coldly.
"That's why we have to reestablish the head of the family today!"
After finishing his words, Tao Daonan waved his hand directly without waiting for Tao Daonan to ramble.
"Yisheng!"
Tao Yisheng took a deep breath, walked out from behind her, and welcomed everyone's attention openly.
"The head of the Tao family needs to meet three conditions, foundation-building realm, alchemy skills, and true disciple status. Now I have met all three conditions, and Patriarch, you are old and have been deprived of your status as a true disciple by the sect. It’s time to step down and make way for someone more worthy.”
"Today, I, Tao Yisheng, want to take the position of head of the family. Who is in favor and who is against?"
The words were spoken neither hastily nor slowly, and the firmness in them was clearly audible.
The group of foundation builders standing behind Tao Daonan looked at each other in shock.
No one expected that Tao Yisheng, who had been away for more than ten years, would become the head of the family when he came back.
You know, for more than a hundred years, the position of the head of the family has always been controlled by the clan leader!
This is not just a power grab.
Once things change, the interests involved will be enough to drastically change the internal structure of the Tao family!
These two siblings...
While everyone was silent, Tao Daonan's old face was extremely gloomy.
He knew that this was Tao Wan's signal.
According to common sense, he should indeed delegate these powers to the younger generation.
But there are some things that can be put away as soon as possible?
"I am getting old, and it is indeed time for me to step down and give way to someone more worthy."
These words just came out.
There was a shouting from behind.
"Clan leader!"
"grandfather!"
"No!"
Tao Daonan raised his left hand in vain, using his power over the years to suppress the shouting.
His gloomy gaze fell on Tao Yisheng.
"But since you are still young and inexperienced in world affairs, I am really not at ease with the Tao family being so big in your hands."
Tao Yisheng glanced at Tao Wan, and with the encouragement in his eyes, he calmed down.
He looked at the patriarch with joy and fearlessness.
"I have already established the foundation, so there is no point in saying that I am still young. Of our generation, only those who have mastered it will be the first to truly cultivate!"
"What's more, you don't know anything about the world?"
"With the help of all the elders, I believe I will soon be familiar with the affairs of the Tao family."
These words are reasonable and well-founded.
Tao Daonan could no longer refute.
but!
"Actually, I have long had the idea of abdicating my position in favor of someone more worthy. Over the years, Yi Chen has been helping me take care of all kinds of trivial chores."
"If he were to step aside, he would have more experience."
"Moreover, he is also a true disciple of Qingdan Valley, and he is also qualified to serve as the head of the family."
While speaking, Tao Daonan looked at Tao Wan.
"I think it would be more beneficial to the Tao family to let Tao Yichen be the head of the family!"
Tao Wan snorted coldly.
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? We are all disciples of Qingdan Valley, so we should follow the tradition of Qingdan Valley."
"There is no difference in realm, so let's judge the superiority based on alchemy!"
As soon as these words came out!
Everyone present nodded in agreement.
Tao Daonan slapped the sandalwood table hard, "It's a deal!"
Next, no more nonsense.
The Tao family members quickly got busy, preparing all the equipment and various medicinal materials used for alchemy.
"Outsider" Luo Chen had been sitting in the corner, watching this scene with interest.
He is not from a family, although he has come into contact with many family monks.
But as for the strife and struggles within these cultivating families, they are just hearsay.
Now it seems that it is quite interesting!
A battle of words, not giving in an inch.
Although he is very angry, he obviously has a good sense of proportion.
Thinking about it, if you want to gain a foothold within the family, strength is very important, as Tao Wan dares to start a new business.
At the same time, interpersonal communication cannot be left behind.
Otherwise, under fixed interests, how to allocate it to one's own hands depends on the severity of the action by the person who divides the meat.
Now, what Tao Wan has to do.
Obviously he wants to be the one who divides the meat!
No, it's not that simple.
Once she becomes the person who divides the flesh, the people within the family who originally surrounded Tao Daonan will turn to her because of their interests.
In this way, the interior can be calmed down.
And she can go outside to expand the "meat" that the Tao family can obtain without any worries.
"This is the way to deal with the outside world before settling down at home!"
Luo Chen murmured in his heart and couldn't help but take a closer look at the woman surrounded by the monks holding the moon.
Just when he was secretly looking at Tao Wan.
A pair of beautiful eyes coincidentally met his gaze.
"Fellow Taoist, are you going to the alchemy room together?"
Luo Chen raised his eyebrows, could he participate in such a secret matter?
Naturally, he would not refuse, and he could also learn about the alchemy skills of other alchemists in Qingdan Valley.
"Then let's go together!"
…
On the forest trail, a man and a woman walked side by side.
Behind them were five foundation-building cultivators.
There is a faint fragrance between the nostrils. I don't know if it is the fragrance of the woman next to me, or the fragrance of the chrysanthemums on both sides of the trail.
"Fellow Tao Tao, you have great confidence in Yi Sheng!" Luo Chen said.
Tao Wan curled her lips, "I have more confidence in Tao Daonan's grandson Tao Yichen!"
"Huh?" Luo Chen was puzzled.
The corners of Tao Wan's lips rose, "He has been immersed in the power of his family these years, and his alchemy skills have long been thrown away. He has the name of a second-level alchemist, but whether he can still refine a second-level elixir depends on himself. You don’t even have the confidence in your heart!”
Luo Chen suddenly realized.
No wonder she dares to be so confident.
"Besides, Yi Sheng has been with you all the time these two years. Don't you have confidence in him?" Tao Wan's eyes turned to Luo Chen.
Luo Chen smiled.
"Then let's wait and see!"
And on the other side.
The middle-stage foundation-building monk in Tao Daonan's room was following him closely at the moment, with a sad expression on his face.
"Clan leader, how can you be so careless and agree to compete in alchemy? Yi Chen has helped you deal with too many mundane matters in recent years, and alchemy has never been on the stage."
Tao Daonan looked calm and calm.
He said calmly: "Tao Yichen's alchemy skills can't be put on the table, how can it be that Tao Yisheng can?"
"The competition this time is about refining my Tao family's unique Colorful Chrysanthemum Pill, which has a second-grade grade."
"Tao Yisheng is just a theoretical person, and he will definitely not be able to practice it in a short time."
The mid-term monk next to him was stunned.
He wondered: "If you can't practice, then what's the point of this competition?"
Tao Daonan sneered, "In this case, wouldn't we be back to the beginning?"
initial?
The monk was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
Isn't what I talked about at the beginning just that Tao Yichen's experience in managing family affairs is even richer?
He couldn't help but admire, "Tao Wan's eyes are as high as the top, and he only focuses on the dispute between Taoist races, and the internal affairs of the family, how can it be so simple."
"After all, the clan leader is still smarter!"
Tao Daonan smiled and said nothing.
…
In the spacious alchemy hall.
Two golden copper tripods stood impressively.
The earth's fire is raging, sometimes spitting out flames, but never igniting them.
The medicinal fragrance is strong and spreads in all directions.
Two figures stood beside the bronze cauldron, with several Qi Refining cultivators behind them waiting in formation.
Tao Daonan glanced at Tao Wan opposite him, and then waved his hand.
"start!"
The words fell.
Two contemporaries, Tao Yisheng and Tao Yichen, unanimously used spiritual techniques to activate formations and draw blazing earth fire from the cave.
Pieces of medicinal materials were delivered to the two of them like an assembly line with the help of their respective pharmacists.
Luo Chen watched this scene with interest.
A voice suddenly came from my ears.
"Fellow Daoist Luo, please pay attention carefully. This is the second-level cultivation elixir recipe I am going to give you."
"The Tao family has its own second-level elixir, Caiju Dan!"
As soon as this statement came out.
Luo Chen's original mentality of just watching a show changed instantly.
A pair of spiritual eyes became bottomless, and strands of spiritual energy continued to flow into the eyes without outsiders being able to notice.
Under his gaze.
The two people who were refining the elixir could see all their movements.
In the bronze cauldron, various medicinal materials are constantly undergoing transformation, and all the changes are also in the heart!
(End of chapter)
