"What are you looking at?" Do your job. Long
Chen was carefully identifying the immortal herb. A nearby supervisor watched him, seeing Long Chen secretly put away a herb and wanted to stop him, but didn't hesitate.
He was the leader here, managing some low-grade immortal herbs. He usually bossed around the disciples of the Pill Institute who came here, but when he saw Long Chen, he didn't dare utter a word.
Although Long Chen wasn't as sensational in the Alchemy Institute as he was in the Divine Academy, many people knew about Long Chen beating up his mentor.
And this leader happened to know, so when he saw Long Chen, he was startled. He thought he couldn't afford to mess with someone who even dared to hit his mentor.
So when he saw Long Chen stealing herbs, he felt troubled, wanting to stop him but hesitating.
"Senior Brother Long Chen, there are plenty of rare herbs here. If it's just one or two, I can still get by. But if there are many, this ...," the man said with a worried face.
He was also afraid of taking responsibility. If it were someone else, he would have cursed long ago, even directly arrested them. But with Long Chen, he didn't dare.
"I see. Forget it, I won't make things difficult for you anymore. I'll just pick one of each." Long Chen pondered for a moment, speaking somewhat reluctantly.
The man felt as if he had been granted amnesty and actually personally helped Long Chen dig the herbs. Through some information, Long Chen finally understood that guarding the medicinal garden was a lucrative job.
This person had been here for several years, using his power to secretly graft and transplant rare medicines. As long as he kept submitting the monthly amount, the higher-ups wouldn't come down to investigate.
As for himself, because he carefully cultivated them, the extra rare herbs he had ended up pocketing for himself.
However, after lining his own pockets, part of the income still had to be "tributed," otherwise the lucrative job would soon fall into someone else's hands.
So if Long Chen took too many, he would feel very pained. He didn't dare to report it, because if he did, counting the number would expose any extra rare herbs.
So, he earnestly begged Long Chen to show mercy. To his surprise, Long Chen really only took one plant, which made everything go smoothly.
This herb garden was only a low-level garden, with more than four hundred kinds of herbs. However, the herbs here could be used to refine complete Shedding Pills, which was Long Chen's main reason for coming here.
He collected one of each, and the overseer respectfully sent Long Chen out, handing him a small bag. Needless to say, it contained immortal crystals, though Long Chen did not accept it.
Long Chen told the man, "Don't worry, you helped me out. If I get the chance, I'll repay you. As for that shameless thing, I'll never do that in my lifetime."
Obviously, that person had been tricked by Long Chen and let something slip. He gave him some hush money to help keep the secret, but Long Chen was definitely not that kind of person.
After returning from the Medicine Garden, Long Chen went straight back to the Divine Academy and went to his second-floor building. After going upstairs, he entered the cultivation room, sitting cross-legged on the ground, his mind immersed in the chaotic space.
After ascending to the Immortal Realm, the chaotic space remained unchanged; it remained calm, with two glowing orbs within the chaotic space.
One red, the other purple—they were the origin bodies of Huo Ling'er and Lei Ling'er, respectively.
While on the Tianwu Continent, Lei Ling'er and Huo Ling'er exhausted their strength and fell into a deep sleep.
After ascending to the Immortal Realm, they seemed affected; instead of waking up, they entered a state of fetal breathing.
At this moment, Huo Ling'er's orb was surrounded by three fist-sized flames, and the flames around her were gently absorbing the power of those three immortal fire seeds.
Immortal fire, also known as Immortal Spirit Fire, comes in many varieties. The Immortal Spirit Fire Long Chen can purchase is actually a fire seed formed by gathering the power of heaven and earth through formations, and is the lowest and most common type of Immortal Fire.
But even the lowest-grade Immortal Fire in the Immortal Realm is countless times stronger than Long Chen's top-ranked Earthfire Ranking, the Reversed Dao Water Spirit Flame. There is a qualitative difference between the two, and they simply cannot be compared.
Moreover, the fire of the mortal realm cannot be ignited once you enter the Immortal Realm, which is also why Huo Ling'er has been asleep all along.
However, through the slumber of Huo Ling'er, Lei Ling'er, Xiao Tian, Yaoyue Furnace, and Molten Moon Star Refining Furnace, Long Chen concluded that the Chaos Pearl and the Immortal Realm are interconnected.
Although the Chaos Pearl space remained unchanged, if the Chaos Pearl were to be independent, Huo Ling'er and the others should be isolated and not affected by the laws of the Immortal Realm.
All the rare herbs Long Chen had originally cultivated, except for the Yin-Yang Immortal Grass, had all died. He had thought it was because of that great war, he had drained too much vitality, causing them to completely wither and never come back to life.
However, the Heavenly Dao Tree still stood there, but the fruit had completely disappeared, and the leaf patterns and shapes of the Heavenly Dao Tree seemed to have changed quite a bit compared to before.
Since Long Chen's ascension, the chaotic space has been quietly undergoing changes. Fortunately, its own abilities remain unaffected. The fresh fruit pits Long Chen ate have already taken root and sprouted, and the small trees have grown several feet tall.
The immortal herbs collected today were transplanted into the Chaos Space and are thriving as well, still growing at a strong speed. Soon, Long Chen will be able to cultivate a patch of his own medicinal garden.
Unfortunately, Long Chen lacked the power of immortal spirit and could not activate the chaotic space. Otherwise, those withered immortal herbs could still be cultivated, and without immortal spirit power, the chaotic space could not accelerate its operation and stimulate the growth of immortal herbs. Now, Long Chen was in a state of ruins waiting to be rebuilt.
But right now, what Long Chen was most anxious about was awakening Ling'er. Only when she woke up could he refine pills, and only the pills could help him shed his mortal aura as quickly as possible.
"Buzz!"
Suddenly, Huo Ling'er's fireball trembled slightly. Long Chen was overjoyed and used his soul power to communicate with Huo Ling'er. Finally, Huo Ling'er experienced a trace of soul fluctuation.
Huo Ling'er was finally awakened from her slumber. She no longer passively absorbed the seeds of immortal fire but began consciously absorbing energy to strengthen herself.
However, Huo Ling'er had to be extremely careful absorbing these flames, because after all, it was immortal fire, far stronger than her own. She needed to assimilate it bit by bit.
These are the lowest-level fire seeds in the Immortal Realm, almost without self-awareness, so Long Chen wasn't worried about them backlashing Ling'er. Low-level fire seeds also have their advantages.
As Huo Ling'er gradually absorbed it, the shifting of power grew stronger and stronger, and within the fireball, the prototype of a dragon began to appear.
Obviously, Huo Ling'er was brought to the Immortal Realm, and everything seemed to have to start over. To transform from a dragon to human form would require a long process.
This was almost equivalent to a nirvana, but fortunately, Ling'er's wisdom remained, so cultivating in the future wouldn't be difficult.
An hour later, the three fire seeds rapidly dimmed, and a small fire dragon about a foot long appeared in Long Chen's palm. Huo Ling'er affectionately rubbed her head against Long Chen's thumb.
Long Chen smiled as he stroked the fire dragon: "Don't worry, you're still too weak, restricted by the laws of the Immortal Dao, and can't speak yet. But our soul communication is still fine." "
Come on, let's try refining a batch of pills first."
As Long Chen spoke, he took out a bronze pill furnace, the only furnace he could afford to exchange for at the moment.
"From today onward, we are taking a step toward dominating the Immortal Realm." Long Chen looked at the alchemy furnace, a long-lost confidence appearing on his face.