Immortality Begins as an Alchemy Master 48

Chapter 48: Puppet Beasts and Spiritual Sense

“Friend Cultivator, your eyesight is excellent. It is indeed a low-grade first-rank artifact.”

*Giving artifacts as a meeting gift? How generous! I like you guys!*

Seeing Luo Chen lovingly playing with the puppet, infusing it with spiritual energy, the puppet remained motionless.

Murong Qinglian covered her mouth and chuckled, “This is a puppet artifact. Ordinary manipulation techniques can’t control it; it requires corresponding incantations.”

“A puppet artifact?”

“Yes, Friend Cultivator, listen carefully. Spirit and soul are one, soul and object coexist…”

Under the beautiful woman’s guidance, Luo Chen quickly mastered the puppet technique.

First, he infused spiritual energy into the puppet beast, then mobilized the spiritual sense already residing deep within his soul.

But a Qi Refining Period cultivator’s spiritual sense cannot leave the body, so he could only use spiritual energy as a medium.

Suddenly.

*Click!*

A tiny pangolin suddenly took a step.

Luo Chen was delighted. With a thought, the pangolin slowly stood up.

From its initial slow movements, it gradually picked up speed, finally running quickly in circles around the courtyard.

“Fun, fun! Interesting, interesting!”

“I’ve heard people say that puppetry is comparable to the four great arts of cultivation before, and I scoffed at it. Now, it truly lives up to its name!”

“It’s comparable to the means of creation!”

Luo Chen repeatedly praised it. With a thought, the tiny pangolin climbed onto his shoulder.

Turning around, he found Qin Liangchen and his wife staring at him in astonishment.

“Good lad, your spiritual sense foundation is so profound!”

Qin Liangchen was once again surprised by this neighbor.

First, his extremely agile movements, and now, a spiritual sense foundation far surpassing those of his cultivation level.

Luo Chen was puzzled, “Spiritual sense foundation?”

Murong Qinglian nodded at him. “All things have spirits, born with souls. When humans embark on cultivation, they develop spiritual sense. Initially, in the Qi Refining stage, the spiritual sense resides in the sea of consciousness and cannot leave. Once Foundation Establishment is reached, the spiritual sense can leave the body and illuminate several li (approximately 0.5 km) around. If one is fortunate enough to achieve the Golden Elixir stage, one can even develop divine sense, illuminating the heavens and earth.”

Soul, spiritual sense, divine sense.

Luo Chen silently pondered these terms.

He had heard a few words about them before, but now he understood the close connection between the three.

“But how did you tell that my spiritual sense foundation is profound?”

Luo Chen was puzzled.

According to them, spiritual sense cannot leave the body during the Qi Refining period, so how could they know the strength of his spiritual sense?

This time, it was Qin Liangchen who answered him.

“The strength of a low-level cultivator’s spiritual sense is indeed undetectable, but it can be judged by external manifestations. The simplest way is to control a puppet.”

“Speaking of which, this is something we only learned on this trip.”

Qin Liangchen said proudly, “My son joined the Luoyun Sect, which is established on puppetry in the Jade Tripod Domain. They have their own set of methods for testing and training spiritual sense. When he joined the sect, my wife and I also tried it.”

“For example, how quickly one can control this first-rank puppet beast for the first time, the maximum control time, and the running speed of the puppet beast, can all reveal a glimpse of one’s spiritual sense foundation.”

Murong Qinglian nodded, echoing her husband’s words, “That’s right. It is said that within the Luoyun Sect, there is an annual puppet beast racing competition, with generous rewards for the winner.”

Puppet beast racing!

Luo Chen’s eyes lit up at the sound.

He had already felt the running speed of the pangolin; it was almost comparable to a Qi Refining Mid-Period cultivator using the Wind-Riding Technique at full power.

This was still with his lack of skill.

If someone designed a more suitable running puppet, once it started running, wouldn’t it be comparable to a demonic beast’s physique!

But after the excitement, some sadness came.

Sect life is truly diverse and colorful, unfortunately, he could not go.

“Judging by your speed in mastering it and the speed at which you controlled the pangolin puppet beast to run, your spiritual sense foundation far surpasses what my wife and I showed back then.”

“It is said that the spiritual sense of a Foundation Establishment early-stage cultivator can generally leave the body for about two li (approximately 1km).”

Murong Qinglian said with admiration, “If you could advance to Foundation Establishment, your spiritual sense could probably reach four or five li (approximately 2km) initially.”

*I’m actually that amazing!*

Luo Chen chuckled, thinking of the possible reasons.

Either it’s a bonus from being a time traveler.

Or it was because he had overcome a tribulation recently. After that, he felt his spirits were much better.

He could refine two batches of elixirs a day without feeling tired.

Luo Chen curiously asked, “You just mentioned that the Luoyun Sect, in addition to testing spiritual sense foundation, also has methods for training spiritual sense? I wonder how to train spiritual sense?”

“We don’t know,” Murong Qinglian shook her head helplessly. “We only heard that the stronger the spiritual sense, the more puppets one can control, and the more powerful they are. Perhaps the methods for spiritual sense training are related to the number of puppets one can control!”

Qin Liangchen pouted. “Puppet beasts are very expensive. We bought a few first-rank ones, intending to give them to you as gifts. But a few cost a lot of spiritual stones.”

“You’ve been too generous,” Luo Chen reluctantly handed over the pangolin.

“Hey, we don’t need this one from you. Don’t be so polite.”

Qin Liangchen waved his hand dismissively.

“When my son becomes a Foundation Establishment cultivator, I’ll have as many as I want then.”

Speaking of his son, Xiaohu, a proud look appeared on the man’s usually rough and strong face.

Murong Qinglian was the same, exuding a motherly glow.

She lifted her skirt and stood up. “Let’s clean the house first. You two chat, I’ll call you for dinner later.”

*Can I freeload dinner again?*

“That wouldn’t be right. I have pink dolphin leg meat stewing in my pot,” Luo Chen said shyly.

Qin Liangchen laughed, “I didn’t expect you to cook, but I doubt it will taste good. Don’t be polite to my wife, just bring your red-braised pink dolphin over and we’ll eat together.”

“Then I won’t refuse your kindness.”

Murong Qinglian went inside to busy herself, leaving Qin Liangchen to chat with Luo Chen in the courtyard.

He was a very generous and talkative man, and his years of cultivation had broadened his horizons.

Now that he had traveled away from home and visited the Luoyun Sect, which has completely different customs and traditions, he had even more stories to tell.

Luo Chen, being a very inquisitive person, perfectly played the role of an excellent listener.

The two of them talked and listened, truly like long-lost friends, harmonious as a zither and a lute.

“If it weren’t for Old Man Mi’s letter urging us to come back, we would have explored Huyun Mountain. Seriously, why did they have to fight to the death, they were just full!”

Qin Liangchen grumbled about the reason for their return, cursing Old Man Mi relentlessly.

Those who didn’t know him might think he was some small-time thug.

But Luo Chen knew that the Old Man Mi he was talking about was a genuine Foundation Establishment cultivator, the current leader of the Broken Mountain Sect.

He said in surprise, “Brother Qin, are you going to fight on behalf of the Broken Mountain Sect?”

Qin Liangchen snorted unhappily. “Of course I have to help! When I couldn’t even afford to eat, it was Old Man Mi who gave me a job guarding the warehouse. I was only at the second level of Qi Refining back then, now that he’s in trouble, I can’t just stand by and watch.”

Luo Chen didn’t expect that his own elder brother, Wang Yuan, would participate in a duel, and now Qin Liangchen would also participate.

What’s going on!

He thought for a moment and decided to give a small warning.

“Brother Qin, I’m afraid the Broken Mountain Sect will have a hard time winning against the Great River Gang; the dangers involved require careful consideration.”

Qin Liangchen glanced at Luo Chen, falling silent for a moment.

But soon, he waved his hand indifferently.

“It’s what it is. No matter how dangerous, it’s nothing compared to when I was at the fourth level of Qi Refining and went into the mountains to hunt demonic beasts. Old Man Mi told me clearly about this duel—it’s just the Lianyun Merchant League playing tricks!”

“There’s nothing to say. We’ll just beat them to a pulp.”

(End of Chapter)

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