Chapter 55: Little Luo, It's Time to Drink the Soup (Thank you to the sponsor Tenggu Bao Mian for the donation)

Red Pillar, a prison built by the Jade Tripod Sword Pavilion to suit the local conditions.

The prison is named Red Pillar due to the Phoenix Landing Mountain.

Legend has it that the Jade Tripod Domain once belonged to the Lianxia Mountain Range within the million mountains, with dozens of mountains rising one after another, not only rich in resources but also extremely beautiful.

It was known for its "Heavenly Green Jade, Lianxia for Ten Thousand Miles" beauty!

However, a celestial phoenix from the upper realm broke through the spatial barrier and descended here, its massive body enveloped in boundless phoenix flames.

In that instant of descent, the Lianxia Mountain Range suffered a devastating blow, with countless peaks being incinerated.

The most famous Purple Mist Mountain barely survived, but it was reduced to a small hill less than a hundred meters high.

Later, Purple Mist Mountain was renamed Phoenix Landing Mountain.

When the celestial phoenix descended to the mortal world, a feather fell and struck the ground.

Although it was just a single, insignificant feather, it was not an ordinary feather but a feather from the mythical phoenix.

Just one feather created a trench several hundred meters long in the ground.

If viewed from the air, this trench looked like a red-hot pillar that had collapsed.

Since the Jade Tripod Sword Sect established the Great River Market on the banks of the Lancang River and adjacent to the ancient mountain range, the transformation of this area has never stopped.

Phoenix Landing Mountain not only serves as the core of the large formation but has also become the main body of the Dao Discussion Platform.

The massive trench was transformed into a narrow prison.

This is the Red Pillar Prison, known to every one of the tens of thousands of wandering cultivators in the Great River Market.

Why is it known to everyone?

Because in the past month, the Jade Tripod Sword Pavilion has publicly announced that the prison is officially open for business!

All cultivators who dare to commit crimes openly in the inner and outer cities of the Great River Market, once caught by the patrol teams, will be directly thrown into the Red Pillar Prison.

To leave the Red Pillar Prison, one must either pay a large sum of spirit stones to be ransomed out or serve their sentence to completion.

Another way is to participate in the Dao Discussion Platform battles and win ten consecutive matches, which allows for immediate release.

As a result, the safety of the Great River Market has reached its highest level in history.

Even cultivators at the initial Qi Condensation stage dare to walk at night.

The atmosphere has truly changed, becoming fresh and vibrant.

At the crossroads, the crowd was surging.

Many people gathered by the roadside, curiously watching the patrol team escort a cultivator into the Red Pillar Prison.

"Is this the thirty-second cultivator caught this month?"

"Wrong, it's the thirty-fifth!"

"Why not just throw them in directly? Why parade them around, especially stopping at the central crossroads?"

"This is to set an example!"

"That's true, the more people who know, the safer the Great River Market will be."

"Safer is better. Although this market is remote, the cultivation resources are truly abundant. I'm considering settling here."

"Why not move here? The Snow Lotus Market is icy and cold. I'm getting old and can't really handle it anymore."

Amidst the discussions, the patrol team was almost done with their journey.

The leading cultivator's gaze was sharp, frequently scanning the surroundings.

Seeing cultivators wearing hoods and not showing their true faces, he would glare fiercely.

These were potential bandits!

Luo Chen naturally didn't care about the glare, feeling relieved to see the foolish junior brother being thrown into the Red Pillar Prison.

Then he slowly retreated to the back of the crowd and disappeared into the sea of people.

"The spy watching me has been removed by the Jade Tripod Sword Pavilion."

"But this is only temporary!"

"Once Gao Tingyuan is free, my troubles will continue to come."

Luo Chen walked slowly with his hood on, gradually moving to more secluded areas, navigating through narrow alleys.

He was not heading home but deliberately going in the opposite direction.

This was thanks to when Sun Shou showed him many houses, especially large ones, when he was renting.

Luo Chen has a good memory, especially for those particularly good environments, which he envied and remembered.

He planned to move when he had enough spirit stones.

This time, his good memory came in handy.

His home was in the north of the city, a four-sided courtyard.

The place he deliberately went to was near the southern part of the city, closer to the wandering cultivator market, and he entered a spacious three-sided courtyard.

Such a large, well-environmented, and safe and quiet courtyard was not something he could afford with a few years of hard work.

But it was perfect for misleading trackers.

It was easy to escape; he just needed to find a wall to climb over and run out.

"But this is just a temporary solution."

"In the future, I will definitely have to set up a stall to sell pills. No matter how careful I am, my rental address will be exposed."

"Unless I find a few junior brothers to sell pills for me and never show up again."

There was a solution, but unfortunately, Luo Chen was only at the fourth level of Qi Condensation and couldn't recruit junior brothers.

In the end, it all came down to his lack of strength!

If he had Wang Yuan's strength, he could quietly go to Gao Tingyuan's place and kill him with a single strike.

Back at home, the courtyard was filled with a rich aroma.

It was the blood-savage tiger bone soup that Murong Qinglian had stewed before he left in the morning.

But at this moment, no one was in the courtyard, and the door to the Qin family's house was tightly closed.

Returning home, Luo Chen looked at the newly renovated, lively inverted seat house and felt a bit silent.

Perhaps, when troubles come in the future, he would have to move like a stray dog again.

He really didn't want to leave this large house, even though it was a bit cold.

He also didn't want to leave his neighbors: the enthusiastic and straightforward Gu Caiyi, the gentle and elegant Fu Xiuxiu, the lively and cute Bai Meiling, and the bold and straightforward Qin Liangchen.

Oh, and Feng Xia, the sister with a damaged voice who didn't like to talk much.

She was actually a good person; once when he was busy with alchemy, she bought a bundle of firewood for him.

Thinking about many things, Luo Chen entered the partitioned bedroom and took out a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills from his storage bag.

He earned a lot of spirit stones today, but after paying off his debt and treating guests, he had 700 left.

On the way home, he bought raw materials for 50 spirit stones to make Grain-Abstaining Pills and spent 500 to buy five bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills.

As for the raw materials for the Wondrous Pill, he still had 100 spirit stones worth left at home and didn't plan to buy more for now.

His savings were back to 150 spirit stones.

This time, Luo Chen wasn't heartbroken.

The spirit stones didn't disappear; they just changed form and continued to accompany Luo Chen.

Cultivation!

He took out a Qi Nourishing Pill, swallowed it, and slowly circulated the Eternal Spring Technique.

The powerful medicinal force instantly spread, and under the cultivation technique, the gentle spiritual energy continuously expanded his meridians, eventually converging back to the dantian.

His spiritual energy grew stronger!

Luo Chen timely opened the attribute panel.

【Lifespan: 27/75】

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

【Realm: Fourth Level of Qi Condensation: 96/100】

【Cultivation Technique: Perfect Eternal Spring Technique: 499/500】

【Spells: Fireball Master 700/1000, Free and Easy Roaming Master 512/1000, Entanglement Proficient 291/300, Cleanliness Proficient 170/200, Attraction Perfect 427/500, Spirit Eye Proficient 287/300, Wind Control Proficient 230/300】

【Skills: First-Class Alchemist: Grain-Abstaining Powder Master 840/1000, Wondrous Pill Perfect 301/500】

【Achievement Points: 13】

Another half-month had passed.

This half-month was uneventful.

But the results of cultivation were significant.

Perhaps due to Qin Liangchen's guidance during his free time, his proficiency in spells like Attraction, Entanglement, and Fireball increased significantly.

Especially during actual combat, under immense pressure, his body movement skills made great progress.

Free and Easy Roaming broke through to the Master level, and Wind Control directly soared from the Beginner level to the Proficient level.

This progress amazed Qin Liangchen, a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Condensation.

The two spell proficiency upgrades gave him two more achievement points.

Compared to these, Luo Chen's focus was always on his realm and cultivation technique.

【Realm: Fourth Level of Qi Condensation: 96/100】

He only needed to increase the progress bar by four points to advance to the fifth level of Qi Condensation.

Four points, which is four Qi Nourishing Pills.

Now he could only refine one pill per day, so he needed to work hard for four more days.

Luo Chen could wait for this time.

In comparison, the reason he suddenly decided to cultivate in the afternoon was due to his cultivation technique.

【Cultivation Technique: Perfect Eternal Spring Technique: 499/500】

"Just one more time!"

Luo Chen was very curious about what changes would occur when the Eternal Spring Technique advanced to the Master level.

The last time it advanced from Proficient to Perfect, the cultivation time was reduced from one hour to half an hour.

The amount of spiritual energy refined also doubled.

It even seemed to fit his body more harmoniously.

After that advancement, Luo Chen's cultivation efficiency without taking pills was almost comparable to that of a cultivator with four spirit roots.

What would happen if it advanced from Perfect to Master?

Luo Chen hesitated, wondering if he should push himself to cultivate for another half-hour in the afternoon.

Since overcoming the heart tribulation, his spiritual awareness foundation doubled, and he no longer felt as tired during cultivation and alchemy.

His spirit was still good, and he could definitely do it if he gritted his teeth.

Just as he was considering, the door was gently knocked.

Luo Chen got up in confusion, went to the living room, and opened the door.

Outside, Murong Qinglian was holding a small bowl.

"Little Luo, it's time to drink the soup."

Thank you to the sponsor Tenggu Bao Mian for the donation of 100,000 Qidian coins!

For the sponsor's donation, I plan to add five chapters.

However, since it is the public period, I will add one chapter today, and the remaining four chapters will be added after the book is published. You can supervise me.

(End of Chapter)