The next day, Luo Changwen arrived. With the support of the Heavenly Dao Fruit, Luo Changwen also advanced to Earth-grade Immortal King.
With this, the Luo family now has two Earth-grade Immortal Kings, whose cultivation can reach the ninth level of the Immortal King Realm.
Although he was not yet qualified to advance to the peak of Immortal King, he was already a terrifying presence in the Tianlan Domain. With two Earth-grade Immortal Kings stationed there, the Luo family was as solid as Mount Tai.
Moreover, Long Chen handed over nine thousand mortal-grade Heavenly Dao Fruits to them, instructing them to train another nine thousand elite soldiers from the Luo family.
Because the Luo family has the Blade Sharpening Ladder, the willpower of Luo family disciples is much stronger than that of ordinary disciples. With a little training, they become fearless warriors.
Moreover, awakening the first-generation bloodline and the purple blood was awakened, making the Luo family disciples the elite among elites.
These Heavenly Dao Fruits were kept in Long Chen's hands, but they were useless. Using them quickly was the way to go. Arming the Luo family was equivalent to arming himself.
However, the noise can't be too loud, so these nine thousand Luo family disciples will stay in secret training at the Luo family and avoid exposure.
As for the Four Extremes Pill, there was no need to worry about it. While rebuilding the Seventh Branch, Zheng Wenlong had obtained a royal pill furnace for him, which had just been forged and hadn't been infused yet.
Long Chen had the spirit of the Rongyue Star Refining Furnace move directly inside. With Huo Ling'er's help, they quickly fused and fused pills every day. The Rongyue Star Refining Furnace grew stronger and stronger, producing large quantities of Four Extremes Pills daily, never running out.
Most importantly, the spirit of the Demon Moon Furnace and the spirit of the Heavenly Night Furnace have fully fused, and the Heavenly Night Furnace has completely demonized, becoming the Demon Moon Furnace.
Just half a month ago, the Yaoyue Furnace officially began refining pills, but the pills she refined were still demon pills, and with too many impurities, they were harmful to the body.
However, after a few days of alchemy, the spirit of the Yaoyue Furnace began to grow stronger, gradually able to control it, and the demon core slowly took shape.
Just yesterday, the spirit of the Yaoyue Furnace could communicate with Long Chen through its soul. This creature, who had been sleeping for so long, finally awakened.
However, because she had fused with the original spirit of the Heavenly Night Furnace, she felt both unfamiliar and familiar to Long Chen, which felt a bit strange.
However, Long Chen knew that as Ling'er's strength gradually increased, she would eventually take over the main consciousness and return to her original form.
The stronger Yaoyue Furnace began refining Wuji Pills for Long Chen. Although the quantity she refined was somewhat small—only a few batches per day—she produced demon pills.
The demon core was wild and fierce, with a potent medicinal power. Ordinary people would be burst by the pill if swallowed.
But Long Chen's body was strong and unfazed by such impacts. Moreover, he found that the Wuji Pill refined by the Demon Moon Furnace was more suitable for his cultivation, maximizing the medicinal effects.
So Long Chen entrusted the Wuji Pill to the Demon Moon Furnace for refining. This way, the Molten Moon Star Refining Furnace specializes in refining the Four Extremes Pills. There are so many pills piled up like mountains, making it impossible to digest.
But the Rongyue Star Refining Furnace needed to improve itself, constantly refining pills day and night, never tiring. Long Chen didn't have time to teach it to refine other pills, nor did he need to bother with it—he simply let it refine whatever it wanted.
Whether it's the Molten Moon Star Refining Furnace or the Demon Moon Furnace, alchemy is a form of cultivation for them. The more they refine, the faster they improve, and the stronger they become, allowing them to control all the runes on their bodies.
When they cultivate, they can provide Long Chen with endless and inexhaustible pills. If they can't use them, Zheng Wenlong can digest them and exchange them for other wealth. In other words, they are Long Chen's treasure trove.
After arranging everything, Long Chen could finally catch his breath. He felt completely relaxed and headed straight for the back mountain of the academy.
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"Zhantang, did you notice..."
Returning from the Seventh Branch to the main courtyard, Bai Xiaole's mother hesitated several times, but finally couldn't help but speak.
"Found it."
Bai Zhantang said very directly.
"Aren't you going to remind him? He's already targeted by the Ghost Dao, but he doesn't realize it. If you don't warn him, something big might happen in the future. Bai Xiaole's mother looked at Bai Zhantang and said.
Bai Shishi's mother was also surprised. Among the three, she was the only one who hadn't noticed anything unusual about Long Chen. Now that they brought it up, she was startled:
"Long Chen has been targeted by the Ghost Path?" Could it be because of the ghost ship? Bai
Shishi had never mentioned the ghost ship. She knew it was too strange, and Long Chen had said not to mention it too much, lest it bring karma to others.
Bai Shishi kept a tight lip, but Bai Xiaole was different. When Long Chen and Bai Shishi were away, he used this incident to show off and prove his courage. He terrified them at the time—Long Chen was so bold that he dared to climb onto the ghost ship.
Seeing the shocked expressions of the three at the time, Bai Xiaole was extremely pleased and even told him that Long Chen had snatched a golden sword from the ghost ship and given it to Bai Shishi.
The three listened for a while, feeling a lingering fear. Rumor had it that the ghost ship was tied to secrets of the Ten Directions World—unsightly, unheard of, or else misfortune would surely befall them. Long Chen was too crazy.
Afterwards, Bai Xiaole's mother sternly warned him not to mention the matter to anyone again.
Bai Shishi's mother, hearing their conversation, finally realized Long Chen had been targeted by the Ghost Path. Because Bai Xiaole's mother possessed the Three-Flower Eyes and had reached the seventh level, able to see things others couldn't. She had always held back without saying anything, and now there were only three left, so she finally couldn't hold back.
"It must be because of the ghost ship. He was tainted by a terrifying existence and was implanted with the imprint of the ghost path." Bai Zhantang said with a somewhat serious expression.
"Is it the same as you were back then?" Bai Shishi's mother asked.
Bai Zhantang shook his head: "It's different. Back then, I was planted with a ghost path mark because I went wrong practicing the Six Paths Fist. Just then, the ghost realm invaded, and I was seriously injured, so I was left with the ghost path mark."
Even my father didn't notice; it was Lord Jingyuan who reminded me to control it, and with its help, the power of the Six Paths was perfected.
This time, upon seeing Long Chen, it sensed something. I wanted its help to see if I could remove Long Chen's ghostly path mark. But when it faced that mark, its soul suddenly swelled rapidly. If I hadn't sensed danger and cut off contact quickly, it would have already died. "
Its strength is on par with yours. Just one look at that mark and it nearly shatters your soul?" Bai Shishi's mother and Bai Xiaole's mother were both startled.
Bai Zhantang had also been implanted with a ghost path mark back then. After guidance from the Pure Courtyard Master, he subdued the ghost path being. From then on, that ghost path being became his strongest ally.
It could be summoned alone to fight, and its strength was not much weaker than his true self. Such a powerful being nearly died just from glancing at the mark—this was astonishing.
"Yes, it's still unconscious. As for the specifics, we'll probably only know what it saw when it wakes up." Bai Zhantang said gravely.
Bai Shishi and Bai Xiaole were naturally afraid of the ghost path, which was actually related to Bai Zhantang. However, they had never told them about this.
"Even if you can't solve it, it's still necessary to remind Long Chen." Bai Xiaole's mother said.
"Without inner demons, you can't attract outside ghosts. Long Chen must have sensed something, so there's no need to worry about him."
Bai Zhantang shook his head, suddenly feeling a bit annoyedHe said angrily, "I'm just an idiotic. Before coming to the Seventh Branch, the Lord of the Pure Court said I should just focus on my duties and not get involved in anything else."
Looking back now, it probably refers to Long Chen's ghost path mark. If I'd been more careful, I wouldn't have let it suffer such a loss. Sigh, I'm really a pig. Bai
Zhantang was so angry he wanted to hit himself. Lord Jingyuan was a scholar of heaven and man, well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge; his advice was not something to be given lightly. There must be a deeper meaning, and yet he suffered a huge loss, almost causing his trusted partner to die. That was truly foolish.
Hearing that the Pure Courtyard Master had long given instructions, the two felt relieved. As for Bai Zhantang's remorse, they were both annoyed and amused. This guy really wasn't very sharp at times, so they comforted him while returning to the main courtyard.