Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster

Luo Chen’s brows knitted slightly, and he stepped out of the bath entirely.

He casually picked up a piece of clothing and draped it over himself, then headed toward the main hall.

Under the dim, yellow lamplight.

One chest was opened, filled with boxes emitting a peculiar fragrance.

Luo Chen already had one of the boxes open in his hand, and inside lay pale golden strands of tobacco.

Beside him, Jing Lan looked extremely nervous, afraid that Luo Chen would take it.

”You should go down first.”

”Brother Luo.”

”Go down!”

Jing Lan’s expression was full of worry, but she could only leave reluctantly and wait in the courtyard, her eyes filled with concern.

After she left, Luo Chen took out a strand of the tobacco and lit it in the lamplight; wisps of sandalwood-like fragrance rose up.

He did not fear this thing being poisonous!

Back when he was cultivating the Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique, his Physical body had already gained the trait of being immune to a hundred poisons, unless it was something stronger than Poison Spirit Corn wine.

Yet at the instant the scent of Mishan Smoke entered his body, Luo Chen’s forehead twitched slightly.

”How strange!”

Luo Chen opened his mouth and spat, instantly expelling all the Mishan Smoke fragrance he had inhaled.

With a sweep of his wide sleeve, the dense smoke in the room was immediately swept up by a Windstorm and scattered into the night sky above.

Under the lamp, Luo Chen stared deeply at the chest of Mishan Smoke before him.

”This stuff actually doesn’t target the Physical body, but the Soul—especially those who have cultivated out Divine Consciousness!”

Just a moment ago, his sealed Divine Soul had actually stirred slightly, as if craving this substance.

Mi Xian...

This stuff seems to be specially made for Immortal Cultivators.

With Luo Chen’s insight into the three Paths of Medicine Pill, just from a slight reaction he had already seen through the properties of this smoke.

Bewitching and hallucinatory, decadent and weakening, addicting to the point of habit, even leading to confused mind...

For Immortal Cultivators, this kind of thing is the highest-grade poison.

If taken over a long time, at the lightest it will cause one’s Cultivation Level to stagnate; in serious cases it may constantly trigger Heart Tribulation Demon Barriers, commonly known as falling into Demonic deviation.

Luo Chen pressed his lips together, his gaze flickering uncertainly.

For Xiao Feng to send him such poison, his intentions are truly sinister!

”I’d guess he’s afraid I might snatch his City Lord seat by force, and is trying to use this to rot me from within!”

Luo Chen gave a soft laugh and casually shut the box.

Hearing the sound from outside, Jing Lan hurriedly came in again, her eyes ceaselessly sizing up Luo Chen. Seeing that he did not show that kind of obsessed, frenzied expression, she finally let out a breath of relief.

”Brother Luo, I’ll have the City Lord Mansion stop sending Mishan Smoke over from now on.”

”No!”

Luo Chen raised his hand, cutting off Jing Lan’s idea, and instead the corner of his mouth lifted slightly.

”Let them send it. Not just send it—every year a whole chest, and it has to be top-grade goods! This is the payment Xiao Feng promised me beforehand!”

”But...”

”This thing is of great use to me. You don’t need to worry too much. Have it solemnly sealed away, and don’t let anyone else come into contact with it.”

Hearing the words ”sealed away,” Jing Lan, who had still been somewhat worried, finally relaxed. As long as Brother Luo did not consume this stuff, it was fine.

”Next I’m going into Closed-Door Cultivation for a while. If there’s no major affair, don’t come to disturb me.”

”All right.”

”Oh, and buy me a few smoking pipes while you’re at it—make a big show of it, buy better ones. If we’re putting on a play for others to see, we have to do the full set.”

...

Time flowed by quietly.

Since Yixian City decided on a new lord, in the blink of an eye half a year had passed.

After Xiao Feng took office, he first grasped all power into his own hands and purged dissidents. Then he put his heart into governing, reorganizing internal affairs. Externally, he struck with heavy fists, dispatching experts led by Tie Xiong to sweep away the bandits in the surrounding area.

In just half a year, the originally somewhat chaotic Yixian City once again took on a flourishing appearance.

Yet no matter how busy he was on ordinary days, Xiao Feng would still spare time to pay attention to Luo Mansion.

Under the night curtain.