Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Calamity Cultivator? Home Cultivator!!
Translator: 549690339
“Calamity Cultivator” sounds like a grandiose term.
In reality, it refers to the dirty business of robbery, murder, and looting.
Luo Chen does not fancy being a calamity cultivator. Although he has dabbled in such activities, it was only for self-preservation.
He would rather be a “Homebody Cultivator”, staying at home and steadily progressing in his cultivation.
The changes in The Great River District seem to have no effect on Luo Chen, the homebody cultivator.
He still spends his days at home, refining pills and cultivating his qi, practicing techniques.
However, the return of his neighbours, the couple Qin Liangchen, has greatly impacted his life.
In a positive way.
Perhaps because of his upcoming mortal combat, Qin Liangchen has been visiting the Broken Mountain Gang headquarters often to practice his magic tools and strengthen his abilities.
When he returns home, he is usually exhausted.
Yet, whenever he sees Luo Chen practicing his Attraction Technique or Wind Riding Technique in the courtyard, he always offers advice without hesitation.
Until now, Luo Chen has been practicing techniques purely through repetitive training.
It’s a state of knowing what is right without knowing why.
The Technique Secret Manual he bought from Wang Yuan had no annotations by experts. It was a pure copy, even the handwriting was uneven, making him wonder if the person who copied it was even educated.
Only after reaching a higher proficiency level, the situation would change.
But under the guidance of Qin Liangchen, a ninth-level qi refinement cultivator, Luo Chen often has some insights. When he applies the techniques again, it feels like he has cleared an obstacle and reached a new level.
Under these conditions, Luo Chen’s proficiency in techniques improved rapidly.
In just a few days, his beginner-level Wind Riding Technique advanced to the mastery level.
While Qin Liangchen praised him for his sharp intellect, Luo Chen felt it was indeed different to have a teacher’s guidance rather than cultivating alone.
It turns out, proficiency isn’t only improved through constant practice.
The guidance from an expert lets him learn more.
Now, half a month later, he has achieved Grandmaster Level in the Carefree Wandering technique and Mastery Level in the Wind Riding Technique.
The combination of the two gives him wings.
Luo Chen’s short-distance linear flight speed is now equal to that of a late-stage qi refinement cultivator.
If he used a flying magic tool like the Lotus Leaf Flying Disc, no one could catch up to him.
And his acrobatics in mid-air were even better!
Qin Liangchen made time to spar with him.
In situations where only magic tools were used, unless the Thunderbolt Strike was effective, subsequent attacks would not hit Luo Chen.
He’s really too “slippery”!
Like a fish in the water, a rabbit on the ground, an eagle in the sky, he couldn’t be caught.
After the spar, Qin Liangchen even jokingly said: “If it wasn’t for your low cultivation level and lack of strong attack methods, I would have asked Old Mi to let you compete.”
“All I can do is silently support and have faith that he would persist.”
Hearing these words, Luo Chen fell silent.
Not until he left the courtyard, passed through the intricate narrow lanes to the bustling main street, did he manage to come to his senses.
In the dog-eat-dog world of Immortal Cultivation, could love that makes one’s heart tremble exist?
In this life, will I ever meet such a woman who would support me unconditionally?
No answers.
Luo Chen didn’t want to delve into it either.
When he came back to his senses, he noted the bustling streets and felt slightly dazed.
“Did I wake up late?”
“Not at all!”
“Why are there so many people outside even though it’s still dark?”
By the time he arrived at the south city market for rogue cultivators, an old man and a young girl were already bustling about at their green stone stall.
Upon seeing the young girl, Luo Chen couldn’t help but ask.
“Friend Chen, is this your granddaughter?”
Elder Chen was not a loner. Luo Chen had always known this.
He had been married when he was young, who passed away later before he moved to The Great River District with his son.
His son later married and had a daughter.
However, an unfortunate incident occurred when they both died while hunting for Demon Beasts in the mountains.
Since then, Elder Chen has been taking care of his granddaughter.
Elder Chen had been thrifty all these years, even for half a spirit stone, with the aim of amassing a fortune to send his granddaughter to a Sect.
Due to his granddaughter, he was always cautious in doing things. Last time when the Outer City gangs went into a turf war, he moved into the Inner City reluctantly, fearing that his granddaughter might face some accident in the Outer City.
When Luo Chen asked the question, Elder Chen hadn’t spoken yet when a beautiful young girl laughed.
“You must be Brother Luo Chen!”
“I’m Shuyi. Grandfather often talks about you, saying that you owe him fifty spirit stones and have not paid him back yet.”
Luo Chen was initially delighted to hear the sweet “Brother Luo Chen”, but the latter part left him rather embarrassed.
“The moment I earn the Spirit Stones, I’ll pay it back, definitely!”
Elder Chen next to him blew his beard and glowered, “As if anyone would believe you!”
Luo Chen merely chuckled and said nothing.
Elder Chen’s fifty spirit stones debt could really be settled at any time now.
He didn’t pay earlier only because of his habit of expanding production, trying to buy as many raw materials as possible each time, aiming to increase mastery.
Today being confronted with this matter by his granddaughter indeed made him feel a slight pinch, despite being thick-skinned.
He planned to pay off the spirit stones once he sold all the elixirs on hand.
Looking at the occupied green stone stall, Luo Chen was a bit troubled.. Where should he put his elixirs?