Chapter 966: 966
The matter with Zheng Wenlong was settled . The pill recipes Long Chen gave him were all seventh and eighth tier, as well as a few peak sixth tier ones .
Each one of them was at least thirty percent more effective than similar pills sold by Pill Valley . They would definitely cause a blow to Pill Valley once they entered the marketplace .
In any case, the Huayun Sect was already Pill Valley’s rival, so they weren’t afraid of its reprisal . This was a mutually beneficial arrangement, as Long Chen needed the Huayun Sect to refine a huge amount of those pills .
On his own, the amount of pills he could refine was limited . He had already handed off a portion of the medicinal pills the Dragonblood Legion required to Zheng Wenlong to handle .
Stealthily returning to the cave, Long Chen didn’t directly walk in . From a distance, he heard tinkling bell-like laughter . Only then did he dare to enter . But when he heard what they were saying, he immediately wanted to turn and flee .
“You two don’t know, but back then, Long Chen was absolutely evil . Right in front of me, he peed on someone else . Oh, Long Chen, you’ve come just in time! Sister Xiaoqian might not believe me, so why don’t you personally explain what you did?” Tang Wan-er’s sharp eyes instantly saw Long Chen, who was in the midst of trying to sneakily slip away .
The three of them had been chatting this entire time . They had been talking about Long Chen, and it was unknown who started it, but they began to talk about his embarrassing moments . Tang Wan-er had immediately thought of when she had first encountered Long Chen .
With all three of them turning to look at him, Long Chen had an urge to bury himself . Even if his face was thicker than a city wall, he felt a burning sensation on it .
“What nonsense! That was clearly a tactic to drown my enemies!” raged Long Chen .
Back then, when he had just entered the territory of the Xuantian Monastery, a fellow had found him displeasing and wanted to kick him aside . As a result, Long Chen had thrown him into the river .
That person had refused to take it lying down, and he began to furiously curse him . Long Chen had then used his drowning tactic against the fellow, displaying it in a grand and open manner . Tang Wan-er had been flying over and had criticized him for being a rogue . That was the first time they had met . Now that it was mentioned again, Long Chen felt embarrassed .
Looking at Long Chen’s red face, the three women erupted in laughter . This expression of Long Chen’s was too rare .
“Tch, keep laughing . Sooner or later, you’ll all be grabbing the bed rails and biting the sheets,” Long Chen thought to himself . Just thinking about it made his heart beat faster .
Right now, Yue Xiaoqian wasn’t wearing her veil, and the three of them were gathered together like flowers in bloom . They were all different kinds of beauty that made his heart itch .
“Hey, what’s the point in just laughing . Let’s play a game,” Long Chen laughed sinisterly .
“What game?”
“Pearl in the Dark,” laughed Long Chen, his eyes shining .
“Pearl in the Dark? The name’s a bit interesting . How do you play?” Tang Wan-er didn’t notice that Meng Qi had closed her mouth .
“Hehe, I’ll place a pearl on your collar, and then blindfold myself . Then, you can’t move, and we see how long it takes me to find the pearl,” laughed Long Chen .
“What’s so fun about that? Aiya, you pervert!” raged Tang Wan-er . She saw Long Chen’s gaze roving around her body as if looking for a place to search .
“Alright, don’t mess around anymore . Long Chen, come and sit . It’s rare for us all to have time like this,” said Meng Qi .
Long Chen sighed with relief inside . Tang Wan-er didn’t show any irritation at Yue Xiaoqian . In fact, the two of them were chatting quite happily .
That made him cast a grateful glance at Meng Qi . Then she gave him a warm smile that caused his heart to shake . He suddenly thought of his bath with her in the Spirit World .
Every inch of her body looked like it had been crafted by a god . Thinking of that moving feeling and her bashful gaze, it unconsciously began to affect him .
Looking at Long Chen’s fiery gaze, Meng Qi blushed . She understood Long Chen far too well, and she knew exactly what he was thinking .
“Long Chen, tell us a story,” said Tang Wan-er suddenly .
“No,” said Long Chen .
“Scoundrel, are you looking for a beating?” Tang Wan-er raised her small fists menacingly .
Helplessly, Long Chen said, “Fine, you want a story? Once, there was a eunuch…”
Long Chen suddenly refused to keep going . Tang Wan-er didn’t know if she was being conned, so she asked, “And then?”
Long Chen sighed, an expression of grief on his face . With a quiet, sad voice, he said, “And then… there’s nothing . ”
Tang Wan-er raged . What kind of story was this? There was nothing to it .
Meng Qi scolded him, “Rogue . ”
Yue Xiaoqian also came to a comprehension with Meng Qi’s scolding . “Pervert . ”
Tang Wan-er was confused for a long while before she finally understood his words . Her fists rained down on him .
After a brief scuffle, they stopped being so constrained . Yue Xiaoqian asked about the matter with the medicinal pills, and he explained what had happened, allowing her to fully relax .
During the next few days, Long Chen also cultivated, condensing the Split the Heavens’ divine runes . He condensed twenty-seven of them easily .
In other words, he had condensed all the runes for the third form of Split the Heavens . But when he tried to condense the fourth form’s runes, he felt a burst of pain at his acupuncture points and gave up .
If he forced it, there was the danger of his acupuncture points rupturing . He hadn’t dared to keep going . It was no wonder Feng Xinglie had said not to try using the fourth form without reaching Foundation Forging first .
But even so, he had the first twenty-seven runes condensed . Now he just needed to nourish them .
As an alchemist, Long Chen had special means to do so . He could use medicinal pills to allow those runes to absorb energy faster .
However, it was still an extremely slow process . Fortunately, he wasn’t in a hurry right now and devoted a great deal of time to cultivating .
During this time, with the assistance of the Immemorial Altar Lamp, the Dragonblood Legion had expanded their seas to a peak . Each one of them now had a qi sea of three thousand miles .
Furthermore, their cultivation bases also rapidly advanced dozens of times faster than going all-out cultivating with medicinal pills .
With the Immemorial Altar Lamp, they didn’t need to bitterly cultivate . Each day, it felt like they were sleeping as they entered a profound state .
In that state, their cultivation bases progressed at astounding speeds without causing their foundations to become unsteady . Furthermore, it also advanced their mental realms . In that dream-like state, they comprehended many things they hadn’t even thought about before .
While the Dragonblood Legion cultivated blissfully, the Xuantian Dao Sect was undergoing daily change . Millions of experts were working day and night, and huge constructions rose into the sky one by one . They were built so fast that people found it unreal .
Day by day, time flowed on . After five whole months, Long Chen and the others all came out of seclusion .
They had no choice but to come out as the Xuantian Dao Sect’s construction had been completed . Now, the Xuantian Dao Sect was ten times grander than before . Its palace soared into the clouds, appearing luxurious, grand, and imposing .
The plaza was made of all-new material, and there was a formation supporting it . The patriarch’s statue had also been reconstructed, shining brightly like a mirror .
The entire Xuantian Dao Sect had changed, giving the air a feeling of energy . With the construction finally over, today was a celebration .
The Xuantian Dao Sect was filled with tables . The fine wine and delicacies had long since been prepared . When Long Chen and the others appeared, it caused an uproar .
Everyone saw that after five months, the Dragonblood warriors had gone from early Sea Expansion to mid Sea Expansion . Gu Yang, Guo Ran, and the other captain-level experts had even reached the seventh Heavenstage . They were at late Sea Expansion .
It had only been five months! This cultivation speed was absolutely shocking . Looking at them, even Foundation Forging experts had to sigh emotionally . This world would be theirs in the future .
Long Chen finally understood why the Immemorial Altar Lamp was an exceedingly precious existence even in the ancient era . Its ability to assist cultivation was truly heaven-defying .
Everyone’s cultivation bases had soared during this time . In the first month, they had all reached the third Heavenstage . Then their cultivation speeds had begun to slow down .
But that was only in comparison to their previous speed . Compared to the outside world’s cultivation speed, it was still shocking .
Long Chen had also found some rules about the Immemorial Altar Lamp . It also allowed people to establish their foundation quickly, letting their foundation become flawless .
But as their cultivation bases grew, the effect lessened . In truth, this was intentionally done by the Immemorial Altar Lamp .
At the beginning, Long Chen hadn’t understood . But then he had realized that the Immemorial Altar Lamp was different from ordinary treasures . It had its own rules . The higher the realm, the more it would withdraw its blessings . It had those using it go out and comprehend some things on their own . Otherwise, they would form a dependence on it .
If people formed a dependence on it, then that wouldn’t be helping, but ruining their futures . Forming a dependence would be a destructive blow to a cultivator, which was why it pulled back its blessings . This was also one of the reasons it was such an amazing treasure in the ancient era .
It was most useful in the early stage of a realm . In the middle stage, its blessings would lessen, and by the late stage, it essentially had no effect .
During the celebration, Long Chen saw Feng Geyin and the others that had fought with him . They laughed and drank until they were dizzy .
The celebration lasted for seven days and seven nights . At this point, the Xuantian Dao Sect was the overlord of the Eastern Wasteland . No one could resist them .
Once the celebration was over, the various sects left . Through this interaction, they were put at ease by the Xuantian Dao Sect’s attitude . They all received considerable payments for their work .
Once all the guests had left, the Xuantian Dao Sect’s people continued celebrating for three days . The Xuantian Dao Sect had now reached an unprecedented state of unity . They were all aligned, mentally and physically .
Several days later, at dusk, a large flying boat slowly descended upon them .
Here, Long Chen says that what he did was 水淹七軍 “Drowning of the Seven Armies” . In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a general flooded the Han River, drowning his enemies .
When Tang Wan-er asks “and then”, the literal meaning is “down below” .
Tang Wan-er: “And down below?”
Long Chen: “Down below… there’s nothing . ”