Chapter 450 - 197: Have You Thought About the Future Where You Erect a Tombstone for Her by Yourself?

Chapter 450: Chapter 197: Have You Thought About the Future Where You Erect a Tombstone for Her by Yourself?

His age actually wasn’t that old.

However, due to an injury he sustained during a fight in his early years, he had always appeared aged.

In the accident at the Pill Hall where the furnace exploded, he sustained significant injuries while protecting the Medium Grade Jade Marrow Pill.

He didn’t survive the three years during which Luo Chen was in closed-door cultivation.

He departed from this world.

And I didn’t even get the chance to see him off.

Qu Lingjun was raised by his grandfather since he was a child.

As you can imagine, how sad he must have felt then.

Listening to these words, Luo Chen showed an expression of helplessness.

He didn’t interrupt the other’s recounting.

In fact, as a master, he hadn’t really done a good job.

He never personally taught the other how to cultivate or refine pills. Beyond the initial examinations during the early stage, he simply handed over a book on the understanding of pill refinement and left it at that.

In comparison, Mi Li was the true guide on Qu Lingjun’s path of pill refinement.

Even if Qu Lingjun has now surpassed Mi Li.

But there was now a genuine master-disciple relationship.

After so many years together.

Although Mi Li wasn’t beautiful, it was normal for a young boy to develop feelings during adolescence.

This was exactly what Luo Chen found difficult.

At this age, making such a decision can hardly be termed as rebellion or decisiveness.

“Master, please bless us!”

At some point, the young man had lifted his head, looking determinedly up at the man above him.

Luo Chen’s eyebrows furrowed deeply, and his cheeks were slightly sunken.

After a long while, he let out a deep sigh.

“Let me ask you three questions. Answer me, then make your decision.”

“Please ask, Master!”

“Do you want to grow old with Mi Li, living and dying together?”

“If we become Dao companions, I should hold her hand and grow old together.”

“Then let me ask you another question, do you wish to complete your Foundation Establishment?”

“Since I started to embark on the path of cultivation, I was determined to accomplish this. When I was accepted as a disciple and received encouragement from my master, my determination to establish a foundation became unshakeable.”

“Very well. Let me ask you one final question, in your judgment, do you think Mi Li, with her aptitude, can establish her foundation?”

“She ...I’m afraid it won’t be possible.”

Listening to the gradually weakening voice.

Luo Chen shook his head.

“She is over a decade older than you, her aptitude is so poor, and there are no resources available to her.”

“If you establish your foundation and increase your lifespan by two hundred years, she will have already passed away.”

“How can you grow old together? Experience old age together?”

“Have you considered a future where you carve her tombstone with your own hands?”

In the grand hall, the young man was like being struck by lightning.

His body was stiff, kneeling on the ground.

His eyes were vacant.

Almost in a trance, he seemed to see himself a hundred years later, carving a tombstone for his dearly departed wife and planting a green tree next to it.

The sound of his master’s sigh echoed in his ears.

“You’re wavering.”

“No, I’m just....”

He stuttered, trying to say something.

However, facing Luo Chen’s gaze that seemed to see into his soul, his eyes were no longer as firm as before.

“Young people often fall in love. I understand.”

Not only that, Crescent Valley, where they had been operating for years, had also dismantled their defensive formation, giving off an impression of being ready to leave anytime.

Such actions naturally alarmed the rogue cultivators.

Some of the more knowledgeable ones even thought that this might be associated with the sudden change that took place in Big River Ghost City.

They, too, noticed something was amiss.

Meanwhile, in Xiao Huan Mountain.

A Pill Refinement Conference was being held in full swing.

While it was called a conference, the ones actually making moves were still Luo Chen, Qu Lingjun, and Mi Li.

“Watch closely, the main thing about refining a Jade Marrow Pill lies in how we handle the main ingredient.”

“And to process the Wan Jade, we must use the Breaking Jade Hand Pill Technique.”

“Pay attention to my next move!”

In the large pill room.

The earth fire was burning vigorously as Luo Chen stood in front of the Pill Tripod, his hands moving swiftly like fluttering butterflies.

Under his manipulation, strands of spirit power slowly permeated through the cracks on the surface of the Wan Jade.

To the side, Qu Lingjun and Mi Li were watching this scene with wide eyes.

If there were other pill refiners there, they would be puzzled.

It makes sense for Luo Chen to demonstrate pill refinement techniques to Qu Lingjun – it’s discipleship after all.

But what had Mi Li done to deserve this privilege as an outsider?

This was Luo Chen’s way of returning the favor.

Mi Li had taken over his teaching duties for Qu Lingjun for many years – her contributions couldn’t go unnoticed.

But because of her limited pill refining talent, she could only refine simple Fasting Pills.

Over the years, her compensation hadn’t increased much.

If she could learn something from Luo Chen’s demonstration.

Even if it’s just a little, it would greatly benefit her.

In the future, if she could independently refine First Order Pills, that would be the best.

Even if she couldn’t, she could still assist Qu Lingjun.

This way, there would be a reason to increase her compensation.

Looking at the two out of the corner of his eye, Luo Chen sighed in his heart.

“After all, Ling Jun highly regards her. And Mi Shuhua ‘greatly helped’ me in the past. If I can make Mi Li’s life better, it would ease my conscience.”

After the demonstration.

Luo Chen ceased his actions.

He left the final collection of the pills to Qu Lingjun.

“Master!”

“There are forty pills, all Ascendant Grade!”

Qu Lingjun was very excited, holding that wooden tray, his eyes full of admiration.

That’s his master!

Every time he makes a move, he could easily refine Ascendant Grade pills.

Even a Pill Refinement Grandmaster may not be able to achieve this!

Comparing himself to him.

There was too much of a difference indeed.

From the side, Mi Li watched Luo Chen admiringly.

That’s Luo Chen! That’s Dan Chenzi!

Every time he made a move, he would always leave people astounded.

That’s how it was when he refined the Fasting Elixir in the past, and even when he made the Ascendant Grade Allure Pill.

Now, even the Ascendant Grade Jade Marrow Pill seemed easy to him!

Luo Chen shrugged it off with a wave of his hand.

Instead, he sternly looked at Qu Lingjun.

At this time, he lacked his usual confidence and maturity, full of passion for the Dao of alchemy.

“How much did you learn?”