Chapter 36: This Place Should Be My Home

"Did you kill Gao Ting'e?"

In Luo Chen's home, Wang Yuan, sitting and sipping his clear wine, suddenly asked.

"Big Brother, you can eat any food and drink any wine, but you can't just say anything," Luo Chen refilled his cup and said seriously, "It could cost someone their life."

Wang Yuan's lips twitched.

He picked up a piece of braised meat that Luo Chen had made and glanced around casually.

"No wonder you moved into the inner city with spirit stones. Looks like you made a fortune!"

Luo Chen was speechless.

Some things can't be hidden from someone who is observant.

He had bought a set of spell manuals worth 200 spirit stones from Wang Yuan and then rented a place in the inner city, which seemed suspicious.

That wasn't the kind of wealth a short-lived ghost like Chen Xiao could leave behind.

Moreover, the people from the Da Jiang Gang had come looking for him today.

Connecting the two, the answer was obvious.

Luo Chen knew he couldn't hide it from Wang Yuan, so after Wang Yuan helped him fend off the two Da Jiang Gang cultivators at noon, he specially invited him home and personally prepared a meal and drinks for him.

Firstly, to thank Wang Yuan for his care over the past period.

Secondly, to be more open with him.

After all, he was at least a little brother under Wang Yuan's protection.

Of course, he would never admit to killing Gao Ting'e.

"Gao Tingyuan has a small heart and is very suspicious. Since you're still alive and refuse to see him, he will eventually suspect you."

Wang Yuan put down his chopsticks, "If you have more spirit stones, buy more elixirs to improve your cultivation and increase your self-preservation abilities!"

Elixirs?

Luo Chen had already bought them, and even the five bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills he bought last month, three of which were already finished.

His current cultivation progress was [37/100], with 30 points from the Qi Nourishing Pills and the additional 7 points from practicing the Eternal Spring Technique every day.

However, in front of Wang Yuan, Luo Chen still habitually complained.

"Brother Wang, in the cultivation world, you are my only family. If Gao Tingyuan bullies me, you must help me!"

"Ha ha."

Wang Yuan stood up and walked to the door.

"I've already recognized you as a friend, so I'm leaving."

"By the way, be more careful when you come and go. Don't let someone sneak in and cut off your head in the dark."

Luo Chen was uncertain, "No way, this is the inner city."

"Do you think the Jade Tripod Sword Sect's Foundation Establishment cultivators would make a big fuss over the death of a middle-stage Qi Cultivator?"

Wang Yuan sneered, "As long as there's no big commotion, the big shots won't care about our lives. And for Gao Tingyuan of the Da Jiang Gang, quietly killing you isn't difficult at all."

Cold sweat seeped out from Luo Chen's back.

"Leaving, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, come to the Broken Mountain Gang's headquarters in the outer city to find me."

Wang Yuan waved his hand, hands behind his back, and left the courtyard with a dragon-like gait.

At the wooden table, Luo Chen ate the braised meat he had made without much taste, his mind in a mess.

But it didn't take long for him to calm down.

"Tch, why did I get scared."

"I had already thought about these things, Wang Yuan just confirmed them for me."

"The measures are simple: work hard to earn spirit stones, buy elixirs to improve cultivation, practice more spells, and become proficient with magical tools to increase self-preservation abilities."

That was all he, Luo Chen, could do now.

Sneaking into the Da Jiang Gang headquarters at night to kill Gao Tingyuan was something he couldn't do, no matter how much he planned ahead.

Instead of worrying needlessly, it was better to focus on the present.

After thinking this through, Luo Chen fiercely finished all the food and drinks on the table.

After eating and drinking his fill, he burped.

He took out a set of black gauze hats and cloaks from his storage bag, covering his face, and then walked out confidently.

This black clothing and black gauze hat were indeed eye-catching.

But in the inner city of the Great River Market, it wasn't unusual.

There were always a dozen or so itinerant cultivators with similar attire every day.

Not everyone knew how to use concealment spells to hide their aura and change their appearance.

For some itinerant cultivators with troubles, a set of clothes was a necessary precaution.

Luo Chen wasn't panicked, but he started to be more cautious when entering and leaving, as Wang Yuan had advised.

"Today, I made 400 spirit stones from the Wondrous Pills and 20 spirit stones from the Qi Suppressing Pills. Adding the 425 spirit stones I already had, I now have 845 spirit stones."

Walking down the street, Luo Chen calculated his savings and began planning his next purchases.

Reserve at least 300 spirit stones for the Purple Cloud Copper Furnace.

The raw materials for the Wondrous Pills also need to be purchased, budgeting 400 spirit stones for that!

Compared to before, this was double the amount.

But as long as they were refined, the profits were predictable.

With 145 spirit stones left, reserve 100 spirit stones as working capital to guard against unforeseen events.

He was no longer the poor cultivator with only 50 spirit stones.

While he had the courage to rise again after failure, there was no need to push himself to that extent.

Reserving working capital was necessary.

As for the remaining 45 spirit stones, 5 would be used for food, and the remaining 40, Luo Chen planned to use for refining Qi Suppressing Pills.

Yes, Qi Suppressing Pills.

Although they didn't earn much and had many competitors, he still planned to refine more.

Whether to diversify his product range or as a bonus for selling Wondrous Pills, it was necessary.

The plan was quickly made, and Luo Chen didn't intend to dawdle.

With the Wind Control Technique enhanced on his body, combined with the Free and Easy Roaming Technique, Luo Chen turned into a blur and ran in one direction.

A figure zipped past, drawing angry curses from passersby.

The inner city only prohibited fighting, but didn't restrict the use of spells.

Besides, Luo Chen was just running a bit faster.

It took him the whole afternoon to complete his purchases.

Even the firewood, he had arranged with the Spirit Source Hall to deliver directly to his courtyard.

After finishing these tasks, Luo Chen arrived in front of a building complex filled with enticing aromas.

Lifting his head, through the black gauze hat, Luo Chen saw the three large characters above.

"Heavenly Fragrance Tower"

It was his first time entering such a place, and he couldn't help but feel a bit excited.

It felt a bit like a young man secretly going to an improper place, avoiding his friends.

"Phew, phew, phew, although I'm entering an improper place, I'm here to do proper business!"

Luo Chen sternly criticized the dark thoughts in his mind and then confidently entered the Heavenly Fragrance Tower.

As soon as he entered, he felt like a fish in water.

"This place should be my home!"

Cough, cough, he meant the density of spiritual energy.

Just standing there for a moment, Luo Chen noticed the difference between inside and outside the building.

The feeling of breathing a few more times and feeling refreshed, with the Eternal Spring Technique almost wanting to activate on its own, made him deeply realize how amazing the Spirit Gathering Array Gu Caiyi mentioned was.

If he could live here every day, how wonderful it would be!

"Sir, we will start receiving guests a little later."

"I'm here to see Fellow Daoist Gu Caiyi. I'm her neighbor."

"Oh, I see. Then please come in. Follow the lakeside path, and you'll find the Feathered Robe Pavilion. Fellow Daoist Gu is usually there."

Fellow Daoist Gu?

I'm just a small neighbor.

Luo Chen hadn't expected Gu Caiyi to have such a high status in the Heavenly Fragrance Tower. The servant's words were filled with respect.

But thinking about it, Gu Caiyi was at the eighth level of Qi Cultivation, with a bright and graceful appearance and a figure with long legs, a slim waist, and a full chest.

With such poise and exceptional dance skills,

In any era, she could be called a "great artist."

With these thoughts, Luo Chen arrived at the Feathered Robe Pavilion.

(End of Chapter)