Chen Sheng looked into the distance. The aura of the entire camp was connected with him, like a huge monster squatting on the earth. He looked at the fighting outside with indifferent eyes.

The attacking bandits were badly defeated and wanted to escape, but they were entangled by Zhang Lu and others and were killed bit by bit.

They want to use a glorious war to prove their usefulness and achievements.

"What kind of boss can let you entrust your life to him?"

Su Dou was trying hard to remain undefeated and was furious. Liao Zuofeng had gone too far and there was a small gap between the two of them. He fought back desperately and the other party was not able to end up well.

In that case, wouldn't it be better to let him go lightly and get the credit at the same time?

"It would be a shame if I didn't take your head."

Liao Zuofeng deliberately killed Su Douzhen in order to show his face in front of Chen Sheng, make himself familiar to him, and accumulate military merits in the future to ensure a future for his children and grandchildren.

Under this premise, he naturally does things seriously and rigorously and does not want to muddle through.

"drink!"

Su Dou was so angry that he laughed. The battle situation was getting deeper and deeper like a quagmire. No matter what, it would be right to rise up early.

He swallowed a breath, and it was like a ball of sparks falling into his dantian. The magic power in his body became anxious and gathered everywhere. As the magic power moved, the heavy sword in his hand was suddenly covered with dense lines, as if brilliant magma was passing by, and then.

He raised the heavy sword high, and it moved with fierceness and murderousness at the same time, like a storm sweeping across, and suddenly chopped down, a torrent of destruction, crushing towards Liao Zuofeng.

"No matter how you toss me, you'll die."

Liao Zuofeng's eyes focused, not daring to be careless. He exhaled in one breath, and the magic sword in his hand was shining with a bright light, as if it had absorbed the essence of the sun's light.

He slashed with his sword, and the void was filled with unparalleled light, extremely solid, as if something was cut open in the chaos.

"clang"

The two swords collided, and the lines on the heavy sword in Su Dou's hand became silent, and it was obvious that he was defeated.

Liao Zuofeng's sword turned and slashed upward, but the power of the heavy sword was so condensed that it could not be cut off, but it still lifted Su Dou's body and made it fall into the empty space.

There was no way he would miss this opportunity.

Another sword sound rang out, as clear as a cicada, bringing not the scorching heat of midsummer, but the chill of midwinter.

"not good……"

Su Dou felt a moment of uneasiness. The brief loss of control brought him with him an extremely terrifying danger.

Seeing Liao Zuofeng's sword, he was frightened and poured all his magic power into the heavy sword, trying to turn it into a barrier to stop the killing.

Poof! But he was too slow.

The sword fell and pierced through the heavy sword, and with his face full of tension, it directly cut off his head.

Next.

All the immortal cultivators who invaded the camp were killed, and blood was splattered all over the ground, but no one cared. They squatted on the ground and collected the spoils at ease.

The spoils of war belong to the camp, but they do not lose out. Their battle records will be converted into military merits, which can be exchanged for cultivation resources, giving them a wider range of choices.

Chen Sheng walked out of the camp. He had a handsome face and a faint scent of elixir on his body, which did not quite match the wildness and blood of this world.

"Boss..."

Zhang Lu and others saluted one by one, with respectful expressions on their faces, but mostly smiles. With the results of the battle, they could finally be more relaxed and no longer worried about being driven away.

"Well done. The safety of the camp depends on you."

Mr. Chen just took a look at the camp. The people recruited by Zhang Lu are all very good. They are skilled in fighting and have good intentions. They have not done anything like embezzling the spoils of war.

He was not a person who cared about money, but this was the only way to better manage the camp.

Seeing that everyone was working diligently, he was not stingy with his money and boasted to his subordinates. He recorded each of their achievements in the account and allowed them to exchange for items.

The camp has not yet been fully operational, and there are few options for exchanging military merits, basically first-level elixirs.

Even so, the pills produced by the medicine house were enough to intimidate Zhang Lu and others.

They had at most seen elixirs of this quality before, and were reluctant to use them for cultivation.

But in the future, you can spend generously without worrying too much.

It is really comfortable to have the support of a powerful force. As long as you obey orders, you don’t have to worry about anything else.

Qingping Valley.

"The camp of Yaolu was attacked."

When the headmaster of Qingping Valley heard the news, he was shocked. He was relieved when he learned that it was just an inconspicuous group of guerrillas.

What they were wary of was the offensive of the Langya Immortal Sect and the invasion of large forces. They were indeed unable to have perfect control over these small teams.

But even so, he still asked his subordinates to do their best to ensure the safety of the camp and nip more hidden dangers in the bud.

"No matter how big or small the matter is, if you've seen blood, you have to go and check it out."

Taoist Hengyu knew very well that Chen Sheng and the camp represented the will of the Guangxiu Immortal Sect and they must not be compromised. Even if it was a small problem, they could not be slack.

"Teacher, are you going there in person?!"

The headmaster of Qingping Valley heard something else and was a little surprised. Taoist Hengyu basically lived in seclusion and rarely moved, but he was very concerned about Chen Sheng's affairs.

"He is a top-notch alchemist of the second rank. He is able to sit down and discuss with me. It would be rude if I don't bother him a little."

Taoist Hengyu nodded. Like him, Chen Sheng was a second-level alchemist, so they had common topics. He had no choice but to live in seclusion without any close friends, so he simply told Qingshan about his thoughts.

Now that I have fellow practitioners around me, it is only right that my time is not wasted when I visit them to discuss the truth.

During this time, Zhao Mang heard about the attack on the camp and expressed his willingness to go together. The two of them flew into the air and traveled a hundred miles in a flash, and soon arrived at the camp.

"Who are those two?"

The new cultivators in the camp saw two figures walking in with confidence. Although they didn't know their background, they sensed a sense of elegant majesty.

"The young one is the prodigy of Qingping Valley. I don't know the one in front of him."

Zhang Lu recognized Zhao Mang and told him his identity. Liao Zuofeng and others were shocked and looked at him with a bit of caution.

Even the unfamiliar old man was very cautious. Anyone who could make Zhao Mang willing to serve as a foil was definitely not an ordinary person and must not be offended.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, I am sorry to bother you."

Taoist Hengyu is an old senior who has practiced for many years and has been famous for a long time, but he showed the greatest respect to Mr. Chen.

"You and I are sitting here talking about this, how can we feel bored?"

Mr. Chen also responded with kindness. Taoist Hengyu was a second-level alchemist, and the two of them had a lot of knowledge that they could exchange.

"The Grandmaster said the same thing before. It seems that the two elders are of the same mind."

Zhao Mang acted like a junior, and with just one sentence, he brought Mr. Chen and Taoist Hengyu closer together.

This made Taoist Hengyu nod his head secretly. This disciple of his had mastered a lot of ways of dealing with the human relations.

Of course, this was also due to Chen Sheng's relationship. If he didn't have Zhao Mang's respect, he wouldn't be able to say this even if he was beaten to death.

"Zhao Tianjiao's great master? He is here to visit the Dong family as well."

This one title shocked Zhang Lu and others. They didn't expect that the old man accompanying Zhao Mang was such a big shot.

In this area, Qingping Valley is the undisputed overlord. Although they have heard of the power of the Immortal Sect, they did not have a deep understanding of it. Now that they saw the ancestors of Qingping Valley coming to them in person, they realized what they were looking for.

"I heard that some thieves came to attack the camp. I wonder if this will hurt Brother Chen's mood."

Taoist Hengyu showed his concern. Even though the matter had been settled, Qingping Valley had to make its attitude clear so as not to let Mr. Chen misunderstand.

"It's not worth mentioning. They are just some chickens and dogs."

Chen Sheng waved his hand, looking very calm. It would be a huge joke if the camp was collapsed by a group of independent cultivators.

Since he was an alchemist, he and Taoist Heng Yu naturally discussed matters related to alchemy, and asked, "Do you have any experience in the longevity elixir?"

He calculated with his fingers and realized that Luzhu was in her twilight years. Although she was not yet at the end of her life, she still had to prepare for such things early.

Taoist Hengyu is older and is also an alchemist, so he should have some experience in this area.

"Yes, when people get old, they have to find some way to live a few more years."

Taoist Heng Yu sighed. He was of a respected status, being the supreme elder of a first-class immortal sect in the borderland. He had abundant resources, understood alchemy, and was well versed in pharmacology. Now that he was old, it was natural for him to be involved in the matter of the elixir of immortality.

“But is there any result?”

Mr. Chen asked.

"The life-extending pill has a lot of limitations. After taking one, the effect of taking it next time will be greatly reduced. Even if you switch to another life-extending pill, the effect will be the same. It may be the limitation of the human body."

Taoist Heng Yu pointed out the disadvantages of longevity elixirs, which are limited. Human power is sometimes limited, and the same is true for the human body.

The cultivation level of the Foundation Establishment Realm is there. Even with massive resources to squander, it can only hold on for a few years and linger.

"Is this what the second-level alchemists talked about?"

The combatants in the camp are all former independent cultivators who have no food to eat. They cannot even take care of the resources for cultivation and have no intention of studying ways to prolong their life.

Everyone who heard it at this moment felt shocked, and only then did they understand the scenery above the Qi Refining Realm.

"Write this down. It will definitely be useful to me when my grandson really follows the path of alchemy."

Liao Zuofeng was very active. As soon as he thought about it, he found a piece of jade and used his spiritual power as a pen to record the content of the conversation between the two second-level alchemists.

"When I have accumulated more military merits, I will also get a longevity pill to try."

Zhang Lu had other ideas. He was not a man who would live in mediocrity. Now that he had a goal to strive for, even though he was getting older, he wanted to rely on longevity pills to live a few more years and make great achievements.

"I heard that some spiritual creatures that are naturally born and raised can overcome the limitations of life-extending elixirs."

The conversation between Mr. Chen and Taoist Hengyu was still going on, but Mr. Chen was mostly asking about some experiences and methods of prolonging life, and Taoist Hengyu was answering.

The same is true at this time.

"Yes, but very few, just like this Water Element Crystal, which can ignore the constraints and extend the life of the Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Taoist Hengyu told all the knowledge he knew about prolonging life, and even took out a transparent crystal stone, which contained surging vitality and was a thing that could prolong life.

Shui Yuan Crystal is a spiritual creature born and raised by nature. It can break free from the constraints of longevity elixirs and extend a person's life by three years.

The amount of resources spent during these three years would be shocking to even a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Difficult, difficult, difficult."

Hearing this, Mr. Chen said the word "difficult" three times.

The Foundation Establishment Stage is too far away from immortality. Whenever he thinks of it, he feels powerless. All he can do is to extend the lifespan of his relatives for a few more years.

This conversation lasted for a long time. Although they were talking about the uncertain matter of immortality, both of them were very happy and expressed their many ideas.

Even though some of them are whimsical, some of them give people deep thoughts and inspirations.

…

After the camp experienced this invasion, there was a period of peace thereafter.

It could be that Zhang Lu and his men had shown their might and made people wary of them, or it could be that Qingping Valley had increased its care for the camp and nipped in the bud many signs of hidden dangers.

Anyway, the years are peaceful and the spiritual herbs in the camp are growing well.

Among all people, Master Ye Dan and his four disciples were the happiest. They rushed around in the major medicine gardens every day, and even though it was hard work, they all had a sense of achievement.

They felt that if they continued like this, there would be no more shackles in the realm of first-level alchemy.

This is a cycle. The better your mood, the more you like to take care of the medicine garden, and the better the spiritual herbs grow.

Zhang Lu and others did not find it boring. The monthly offerings in the medicine hut were not small, which were used for cultivation and were enough for daily needs.

They were a group of casual cultivators, and they lived the wealthy life of immortal sect disciples as they had wished. They were either practicing or observing the spiritual herbs in the medicine garden. It was so carefree.

Just like that, more than half a year passed in a flash.

"The first batch of spiritual herbs have matured."

Chen Sheng stood on a high building in the camp and looked down. The inner and outer layers were covered with lush spiritual herbs, all of which were growing vigorously and some were already fully mature.

It's time to harvest.

His heart was filled with joy, like a farmer looking at the good harvest of his crops.

"Senior, I plan to harvest spiritual herbs today."

During the past six months, Master Ye Dan has completely integrated into the camp and gets along well with the people in the medicine house.

Gradually, he was appointed as one of the managers of the camp, and he was in charge of all matters related to the spiritual herbs.

"Well, we can get started."

Chen Sheng nodded. He had a very good impression of Master Ye Dan. He was a hardworking and studious person. He was serious about his work and had really put a lot of effort into the planting of spiritual herbs in the camp.

"After the harvest, we have to make the elixir."

Master Ye Dan wanted to say more, but he still felt restrained. He also knew that it was being rude and was unable to express his feelings for the moment.

"If you have any ideas, just say it."

Mr. Chen saw through it, and his tone was gentle, which did not give people a sense of oppression.

"My four disciples have made great progress and are already heading towards the realm of first-level alchemists. I want them to participate in this alchemy project. The only concern is that they are new to it. If they want to become proficient, they will have to consume some spiritual herbs."

After getting the consent, Master Ye expressed his concerns. Such a huge amount of spiritual herbs needed to be consumed by alchemists, but they were short of manpower, so they could draw on lower-level personnel to assist.

However, no matter how you look at it, there is a suspicion that it is an attempt to harm the public interest and benefit oneself.

"The Medicine House can still afford this amount of spiritual herbs. It can be considered as a reward for their hard work in recent times."

Chen Sheng did not refuse, and he also noticed the hard work of Master Ye Dan and his four disciples. He always liked such studious and motivated juniors, and did not mind consuming more spiritual herbs to allow them to grow.

"Okay, I'll thank you on their behalf."

Master Ye Dan felt touched. On this issue, Mr. Chen acted like an elder.

Even though there are a large number of spiritual herbs in the camp, it is not difficult to transfer some alchemists from the medicine house.

But Mr. Chen did not do so. Instead, he treated these non-staff members as members of the camp and gave them convenience.

He secretly decided in his heart that he would do his job well in order to repay this trust and support.

(End of this chapter)