Chapter 2169: Chapter 796:
However, at that time someone else did it for him, now he would do it himself.
Hiss!
A streak of bright light flashed and disappeared in an instant.
The Nascent Soul Small People suddenly trembled but did not make any sound.
Luo Chen couldn’t help but praise inwardly, this Jiuling Yuanjun indeed possessed great resolve. Cutting a Nascent Soul was excruciating, yet he could endure it without making a sound.
Compared to himself, he feared not much difference.
Luo Chen did not belittle himself; on this matter, he held much confidence.
Since the Qi Refinement Stage, he had endured the pain of piercing acupuncture points, even forcibly enduring the pain of physical Nirvana later on.
Therefore, he only made a brief commendation.
He wielded his knife swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, took out the essence blood portion recorded in the pill formula.
Because the speed was too fast, it also spared Jiuling Yuanjun some pain.
"It’s done!"
Whoosh!
Without any pause, the Nascent Soul Small People tunneled back into the body, and Jiuling Yuanjun slowly opened his eyes, his gaze filled with exhaustion.
"For the rest, I’ll rely on you, my friend."
Luo Chen smiled slightly, "This pill formula is extremely esoteric, and you should be aware of the difficulty in refining it, so it might take quite some time."
Jiuling Yuanjun nodded his heavy head, "No worries, as long as it’s refined before the Demon Clan breaks the front line of the Three Domains and reaches the Lingtian Pass, it’s not too late."
Luo Chen was a bit surprised, "Lingtian Pass is tall and the moat is deep, filled with countless strong individuals, and supported by the veteran Sixteen Domains and the Divine Transformation Holy Land in the rear. Such a heroic city is unmatched in the world. Why, my friend, are you so pessimistic?"
The pressure on Jiuling Yuanjun from the outside demon clan was also a major factor in why he took the risk to trust Luo Chen and refine the Nine Li Pill, aside from the limitations on his own cultivation.
In other words, in Jiuling Yuanjun’s view, if the demon clan truly reached under Lingtian Pass, even with his current strength, it wouldn’t be secure enough.
Therefore, he must forcibly advance further in a short time!
To Luo Chen’s query, Jiuling Yuanjun said tiredly, "You haven’t seen the demon clan army, and don’t know how fierce their offensive is. I can only tell you, unless the Dark Abyss Sect enters the fray itself, just Lingtian Pass alone absolutely cannot withstand the demon beast flood that has been building up for three thousand years."
Luo Chen opened his mouth, intending to ask further.
But seeing the other’s immensely weary face, he could only suppress his curiosity.
Expelling so much Nascent Soul Essence Blood in one breath was a considerable injury to Jiuling Yuanjun’s vital energy.
At this moment, the other only wanted to rest well.
Thinking of this, Luo Chen stopped asking more questions and instead purposely took out a pill emitting white light.
"This is the Fourth-Order Foolish Truth Pill, a specialty of the Central Continent Heaven Dao Sect, not of much use, but it can temporarily suppress Nascent Soul pain, let me offer it to you, my friend!"
Jiuling Yuanjun looked at the white pill, his gaze gradually moving to Luo Chen’s young face.
He accepted the pill and said in a low voice, "Thank you!"
Luo Chen smiled, immediately arranged for someone to take Jiuling Yuanjun to rest.
After the other left, Luo Chen put away his smile, looking at the Copper Man the other left behind.
The pill formula on its back was faintly visible, the nine fleshy lumps on the front were strikingly shocking, Luo Chen showed a thoughtful expression.
"Absorb the Nine Heavens Spirit Essence into the body, obtain supreme power."
"Then separate the Nine Spirits to form the nine spirit infants."
"Spirit Essence, spirit infants?"
"What is the difference between these so-called spirit infants and that Second Nascent Soul?"
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At Luo Chen’s peak, he had a fortune of several hundred million Spirit Stones, almost equivalent to the lifetime wealth of a relatively poor Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator.
All this wealth was spent on purchasing cultivation resources.
It wasn’t all cultivation techniques and medicinal herbs; it also involved some auxiliary items useful for Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators.
The Foolish Truth Pill produced by Tianyuan Daoist Sect was one of them.
Just as Luo Chen said, this pill wasn’t of much use, except for "pain relief"!
It is a kind of elixir used by Tianyuan Cultivators to block the connection between Nascent Soul and Divine Soul after going astray in cultivation, to prevent demonic deviation.
Giving one to Jiuling Yuanjun indeed helped him relieve quite a bit.
He quietly left Luotian Sect after resting for a few days.
After all, Luo Chen had previously said that refining the Nine Li Pill would take a long time, and with Jiuling Sect not destroyed, he couldn’t be away for long.
Before leaving, Jiuling Yuanjun specifically exchanged tokens for communication with Luo Chen.
He could quickly contact the latter when needed.
After he left, Luo Chen’s life returned to the unremarkable, calm days it had been before.
Stabilizing his realm, refining Chi Xiao Sword Qi.
However, he devoted part of his energy to diligently studying the Nine Li Pill formula on the Copper Man’s back.
He intended to directly enter this pill formula through the system, aiming to steadily refine the Nine Li Pill and promote his name in the Alchemy Sect.
But before beginning, he had to thoroughly understand the formula—this basic groundwork was necessary.
This was a responsibility towards Jiuling Yuanjun, as well as to himself.
Moreover, Luo Chen was very curious about what the other had mentioned about the "nine spirit infants."
The Nine Li Pill separates nine Nascent Soul fleshy lumps, then cultivates nine spirit infants?
This method was indeed bizarre.
Judging from the outcome, it somewhat resembled a Second Nascent Soul.
But based on Luo Chen’s experience using Hidden Dust Sand to cultivate the Art of Origin Core back then, it was a completely different path.
One relied on external objects, the other sought from within.
Especially since some of the herbs mentioned in the pill formula were from the Demon Realm, which made him suspect that the Nine Li Pill was a Path of Demon Pill, and the Nine Spirits Ascending to Saint method was a Demon Clan cultivation technique.
For this reason, when studying the Nine Li Pill formula, Luo Chen frequently flipped through the numerous Alchemy Scriptures left by the Refining Heaven Demon Monarch, cross-referencing and verifying them.
Half a year later.
After Luo Chen refined the fourth strand of Chi Xiao Sword Qi, he began preparations to refine the Nine Li Pill for Jiuling Yuanjun.