Chapter 19: The Ruthless Mobile Cannon

Luo Chen’s lack of practical combat experience was indeed his greatest shortcoming.

However, this shortcoming was caused by multiple factors, with his cultivation realm being the biggest constraint.

You can't expect a wandering cultivator without good magical artifacts, powerful spells, or a high realm to have rich combat experience.

Wang Yuan is a rare exception.

Martial arts grandmasters in the secular world have physical strength that is inherently superior to most Qi Condensation cultivators.

Moreover, before cultivating, Wang Yuan had already accumulated a lot of combat experience with humans.

Otherwise, among the thousands of wandering cultivators in the Dahuang Market, with hundreds at the late Qi Condensation stage, why would Wang Yuan alone have a formidable reputation? How could he sell dubious magical artifacts in the market every day and still live well with just the seventh layer of Qi Condensation?

Now, Luo Chen also has a good magical artifact (the Soul-Piercing Nail) and a powerful spell (the Perfect Fireball Spell).

Improving his realm has become the top priority.

Fortunately, Luo Chen has the basic conditions to improve his realm!

That bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills contains ten complete pills, all unopened.

According to legend, as long as you are willing to spend the money, a thousand bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills can create a Qi Condensation Ninth Layer cultivator.

Of course, this is just a legend.

A thousand bottles would require ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to ten high-grade spirit stones!

Even major sects wouldn’t spend such a large amount of money.

Moreover, people with good spiritual roots can cultivate very quickly even without taking pills.

Luo Chen’s spiritual roots are very poor, so he will definitely take the pills.

With the help of the Calming Incense, Luo Chen once again circulated the Eternal Spring Technique to reach his peak state.

In this optimal state, he took a Qi Nourishing Pill.

The pill entered his body, stimulated by spiritual energy, and transformed into a rolling heat that surged through his meridians and spirit channels.

A feeling of fullness and expansion filled Luo Chen’s body.

He frowned, circulated the Eternal Spring Technique, and directed the medicinal power into his dantian.

The efficiency of absorbing and refining spiritual energy is greatly affected by one’s spiritual roots.

But the pill doesn’t care!

As long as it is swallowed, even if the refinement process is slow, the medicinal power will eventually be absorbed into the body.

With some time, it will eventually be refined and integrated into his body.

The process of taking the pill and refining the medicine lasted for an hour.

When Luo Chen felt the situation inside his body and opened his eyes, he was filled with joy!

He opened the attribute panel.

【Name: Luo Chen】

【Lifespan: 27/75】

【Spiritual Roots: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth】

【Realm: Qi Condensation Third Layer: 78/100】

【Technique: Eternal Spring Technique Proficient: 280/300】

【Spells: Fireball Spell Perfect 355/500, Free Roaming Proficient 203/300, Entangling Spell Skilled 176/200, Cleaning Spell Novice 52/100】

【Skills: First-Class Alchemist: Abstinence Powder Master 540/1000, Wondrous Pill Novice 37/100】

【Achievement Points: 2】

It increased! It increased!

Having a real-time attribute panel is very convenient.

Luo Chen can always observe his own state.

The last time he checked, his realm was at Qi Condensation Third Layer: 76/100.

After refining the Qi Nourishing Pill, it increased by two points to 78.

In fact, Luo Chen also noticed that the attributes displayed on the panel are not on the same standard.

For techniques, spells, and skills, it is proficiency.

For lifespan and realm, it is a progress bar.

If he completely refines this bottle of pills, the progress bar should reach 96/100, which is not far from breaking through to the fourth layer.

“The proficiency of the Eternal Spring Technique has also increased rapidly. With the help of the Calming Incense, it should soon reach the perfect level.”

“What changes will occur when the Eternal Spring Technique reaches the perfect level?”

Luo Chen was very excited!

The next day, Luo Chen entered his regular life again.

Regular, but not boring.

Each pill refined is an increase in wealth.

Refining the Qi Nourishing Pill is an improvement in cultivation.

The increase in proficiency of the Fireball Spell and Free Roaming is an enhancement in combat power.

This visible and continuous improvement is addictive.

If not for the limited resources and external dangers, Luo Chen would be willing to cultivate quietly for the rest of his life.

Three days later, in the middle of the night, Luo Chen shivered.

He then opened his eyes with great joy.

“The proficiency of the Eternal Spring Technique has reached the perfect level!”

“I wonder what changes will occur?”

After resting for a moment, Luo Chen tried to circulate the technique again, carefully feeling for any differences from before.

After half an hour, his expression was somewhat strange.

“The time required has been halved. It used to take an hour to complete a full circulation, but now it only takes half an hour.”

“The amount of spiritual energy refined has also doubled.”

If the efficiency of absorbing and converting spiritual energy for a five-spiritual-root cultivator is considered the standard, a four-spiritual-root cultivator is about twice the standard, a three-spiritual-root cultivator is four times the standard, and a dual-spiritual-root cultivator is eight times the standard.

The specific standard for a single-spiritual-root cultivator, or a heavenly spiritual root cultivator, Luo Chen doesn’t know, as he has never seen one.

But it is at least twenty times the standard!

After all, in the cultivation world, there is a legend that a heavenly spiritual root cultivator can reach the Foundation Establishment stage in ten years without taking any pills.

That is truly terrifying!

One of the reasons why those sects didn’t accept Luo Chen in the past was his age, but the main reason was his five-spiritual-root quality, which held him back.

Without any external assistance, it would take him at least two hundred years to reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

But the maximum lifespan of a Qi Condensation cultivator is only about 120 years.

Now, the efficiency of the Eternal Spring Technique in absorbing and converting spiritual energy has doubled!

What does this mean?

It means that his current quality can now match that of a four-spiritual-root cultivator, and he can reach the Foundation Establishment stage in a hundred years without any external assistance.

“This is good news, meaning that my speed of recovering spiritual energy has greatly increased, allowing me to have more spiritual energy to improve my spell proficiency.”

“However, I cannot be complacent.”

“Although I am comparable to a four-spiritual-root cultivator, four-spiritual-root quality is still considered mediocre. Moreover, I only have forty-eight years left of my lifespan, so reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is still a long way off. Therefore, mere hard cultivation is not enough.”

Ultimately, he still needs to take pills!

Taking pills requires spirit stones, and Qi Nourishing Pills are not something everyone can afford.

The plan to earn spirit stones cannot stop.

This is a lifelong plan that spans a hundred years!

After tidying up his mood, Luo Chen fell asleep with the lingering scent of the burned Calming Incense.

The sky was just beginning to brighten.

On the misty plain by the stream, a figure moved like a great roc, rising and falling.

Every time the figure flashed by, it left a trail of afterimages.

“Fireball Spell, go!”

With a low shout, a fiery ball suddenly flew out, creating a large crater in the grassy plain.

The figure did not stop to check the results but continued to move at an incredibly fast speed to the other side.

Then, from a tilted angle, it fired another Fireball Spell.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

When Luo Chen finally stopped, the plain was a mess, with craters of various sizes emitting a scorching heat.

Taking a slight breath, Luo Chen was very satisfied with today’s training results.

He no longer fantasized about flying and dodging, or decapitating enemies with a single sword strike.

Instead, he began to mimic Wang Yuan’s combat style.

Wang Yuan, who transitioned from martial arts to cultivation, still retained some of his human combat style.

Using his powerful physique for rapid movement, combined with sharp magical artifacts and various means, he engaged in combat.

The image of Wang Yuan dragging a large saber, leaping from the roof, and descending from the sky gave him a great impact.

The one-against-three battle was even more shocking.

Luo Chen is not a fool; he quickly absorbed the advantages of this style.

“I may not have strong close-combat abilities, but the Perfect Fireball Spell has an extremely fast release speed and considerable power.”

“With the help of the Free Roaming technique, I can become a ruthless mobile cannon.”

“If I encounter an enemy that the Fireball Spell cannot penetrate, I still have two Soul-Piercing Nails as a trump card.”

Close combat is indeed too dangerous for a cultivator with a weak physique.

A mobile cannon is relatively safe, allowing for both attack and retreat.

Luo Chen has initially determined his future combat style through constant practice over these days.

Once his realm improves, he can start to gain practical combat experience.

And that day is not far off!

Bathed in the fresh morning breeze, Luo Chen leaped over the stream and returned home.

“Alchemize, alchemize!”

Right now, he only wants to make money!

(End of Chapter)