Combined with his previous savings, he now had 250,000 Spirit Stones in hand.
In addition, he had the storage bags of Dan Yuanzi, Geng Lie and others, which he had not yet had the chance to inspect.
Being the head of a sect and the patriarch of a family, these people’s savings were likely substantial.
But Luo Chen did not really care about these.
What he truly cared about was the plethora of books related to Pill Refinement gathered during the chaotic war!
The Hu Family specialized in Pill Refinement!
Yuan Dongsheng had brought back a large pile of insights about Pill Refinement as well as two First Order Pill Formulas and a Second-Order Pill Formula.
The Dan Yuan Sect was also into Pill Refinement!
Although he hadn’t opened Sect Leader Dan Yuanzi’s storage bag, the books brought back from Yuan He Mountain alone numbered five.
Among them, there were several Pill Formulas as well.
Moreover, there were also one or two books of insights into Pill Refinement from Yuzhen Temple.
"If I can digest all these gains, my Dao of Alchemy will surely advance by leaps and bounds!"
"Moreover, among these collected Pill Formulas, there might be a solution to the lack of Cultivation Pills I face after reaching the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment!"
Luo Chen had recently advanced to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, and it hadn’t been long.
However, he already noticed the "sluggishness" of his cultivation speed.
Even at this stage, with all available resources being fully utilized, the main ones being at maximum capacity.
He relentlessly cultivated day in and day out without interruption.
Yet, it would take a full five to six years to breakthrough from the fourth level of Foundation Establishment to the fifth level.
This time might seem short.
But if projected further into the future, it would take a dozen or so years to go from the fifth to the sixth level, and several decades from the sixth to the seventh level...
When he comes to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, it would take hundreds of years.
This is something Luo Chen could not accept at all!
Furthermore, he had to consider another issue.
That is the issue of drug resistance to Elixirs.
The Rising Dragon Pill was currently the most potent mainstream Cultivation Pill that he could find.
If resistance to it developed, he couldn’t even imagine how he would endure the terrifying chasm of the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment!
Luo Chen couldn’t pin his hopes on the high-grade Elixirs that came out in every auction.
Thus, he could only rely on his own efforts.
He had to diligently improve his Pill Refinement Technique, collect various Pill Formulas, in hopes of being self-sufficient one day!
Just as Luo Chen was thinking about how to arrange his time, Murong Qinglian returned again.
"Chairman, someone from Ice Castle is here!"
"Huh?" Luo Chen raised an eyebrow, his eyes sparkling, "I couldn’t find them before, but now the big matter is settled, and they show up, what do they mean?"
A flash of doubt crossed his mind, and he casually asked, "Who is it?"
"Steward of Binglan Palace, Shi Boying!"
"Let her in!"
Luo Chen felt a stir in his heart and directly sent a Foundation Establishment True Cultivator over.
Looks like, it’s not a small matter!
In no time, the familiar face of Shi Boying appeared in the Luo Tian Grand Hall.
As soon as she arrived, she revealed a brilliant smile.
"Fire Spirit Lord, this time, you have truly made a name for yourself, achieving great prominence!"
"Fire Spirit Lord?"
This was the first time Luo Chen heard this title face-to-face from an outer world cultivator.
A new moniker?
With Shi Boying’s explanation, he finally understood the meaning behind this title.
Exquisite Fire Techniques, powerful Spirit Power, hence Fire Spirit.
Keeps promises, never gives up, hence Lord.
In the end, the moniker "Fire Spirit Lord" was bestowed upon him.
Luo Chen was bemused and amused at the same time after hearing it.
But in his heart, he was also somewhat gratified.
The previous title of Dan Chenzi, although very apt, was still largely hyped up by Mi Shuhua to initially boost the notoriety of the Jade Marrow Pill.
But this time, it was a name he had earned by his own hard work.
In the same way that those gangsters on Earth would self-promote with a flashy nickname when starting out, but those truly awesome ones forged their own nicknames, chopping their way up the ranks with a machete.
Using gangsters for comparison was a bit beneath Luo Chen.
But the principle remained the same.
Under Shi Boying’s flattery, Luo Chen struggled to keep his composure.
Although she had been regularly bribed with Jade Dew Pills, did she have to be so enthusiastic!
"Friend Shi, feel free to speak your mind!"
Shi Boying’s face turned serious, "Do you know, you are now facing a great danger!"
Luo Chen’s brows knitted together.
"Friend, are you trying to scare me?"
"If you don’t believe it, why not follow me and take a stroll?"