Chapter 70: Chapter 70: Viscera Refinement Late Stage, Wang Kun Achieves It!_1
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After dealing with Tao Ji’s matters,
it wasn’t long before Luo Chuan expelled him from Qingshi Town.
Cannibalism, that is a line that must not be crossed.
If Tao Ji had not consumed human flesh, the Luo Family wouldn’t mind taking under its wing the more than two thousand soldiers under his control.
But having consumed human flesh…
The situation became rather different.
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In the following days,
Qingshi Town remained incredibly peaceful.
Outside of Qingshi Town, in Huai Shui County,
the grain merchant Tang Family, the longstanding Chen Family, and Feng Wentai of the King of Huai Shui’s domain
continued their relentless conflicts.
However, no matter how these three forces struggled against each other,
they never managed to affect Qingshi Town located on the border of Huai Shui County.
Perhaps it was because Qingshi Town was seen as weak,
which is why those three powers didn’t even consider Qingshi Town and the Luo Family worth their attention.
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So,
under these peaceful years,
days flew by in the blink of an eye.
Qingshi Town, Luo Family Ancestral Land.
In a courtyard emitting waves of ancient charm,
Ancestor of the Luo Family, Luo Changfeng, was currently seated in meditation on a patch of ground.
His eyes were tightly closed.
A powerful aura was continually brewing around him.
After these days of cultivation, coupled with his added effort,
Luo Changfeng’s cultivation level had reached the critical point between the Organ Refinement Realm Intermediate Stage and the Organ Refinement Late Stage.
The gap to the Organ Refinement Late Stage was just a single step away.
“Organ Refinement Late Stage, break!”
As a more intense Qi-Blood Force gradually arose and flowed within Luo Changfeng,
the aura of the Organ Refinement Realm Intermediate Stage started to transform on him.
The strength within his body also gradually metamorphosed with the passage of time into the Qi-Blood Force of the Organ Refinement Late Stage.
“Is this the power of the Organ Refinement Late Stage?”
Luo Changfeng silently stood up,
he slowly opened his slightly cloudy eyes, exhaling a breath tainted with a trace of impurities, and couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction.
It seems that ever since his cultivation reached the realm of Organ Refinement,
even a minor breakthrough could bring about a great enhancement to him.
Like the current him, if he were to encounter his former self,
taking on three at once would probably not be a problem.
“Now that my cultivation level has also broken through…”
“Next, it’s time to study the talisman-making in my hand…”
“The success rate of these talismans is ultimately a bit too low, needs a bit of improvement…”
“Besides talismans, a few more Crimson Flame Elixirs need to be produced as well.”
“Luo Youwei, that little girl, probably almost used them up.”
“As for the Calming Heart Pills, there should still be enough.”
“But making a few more bottles to have as backup is not a bad idea…”
As Luo Changfeng pondered, he made his way to the Stone Pavilion under his own steam.
He casually picked up a copy of “Introduction to Talismans” from the stone table and started flipping through it.
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Time flew quickly.
With one read, it had already reached deep into the night.
A crescent moon hung high in the sky.
The temperature outside was slightly chilly.
“I’ve done it, I’ve succeeded…”
“Master, I have succeeded…”
Just as Luo Changfeng was immersed in the ocean of knowledge about talismans,
a series of strange cries suddenly began to resound incessantly by his ears.
Hearing the noises, Luo Changfeng put down the copy of “Introduction to Talismans” he was holding,
and looked towards the source of the sounds.
And there, other than seeing a withered figure with a disheveled beard, looking quite disheveled like a gray-haired old man,
he could see no other soul in sight.
“This fellow… where did he come from?”
“Who is it??”
Gazing at the figure by his side, Luo Changfeng felt both unfamiliar and somewhat familiar with it.
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It seemed like a scene he had come across somewhere before.
“Sir, it worked, I succeeded.”
“I met all your requirements.”
“The quality of the elixirs, the success rate of producing them, I managed them all, I did it all…”
The elder with grey hair said with a bitter smile, scuttling towards the direction where Luo Changfeng was.
“Wang Kun?”
After looking carefully for a long while, and thinking in his mind for a full circle,
Only then did Luo Changfeng gradually recall the memories related to the person before him.
About a month ago, he indeed seemed to have given Wang Kun a chance to live.
At that time, he seemed to have said this,
As long as you can create a certain value for the Luo Family in Qingshi Town, as long as the quality and success rate of the elixirs you produce can satisfy me,
Then, I will allow you to continue living in this part of the world.
Yes, that’s right.
That must have been what he said at the time.
However, just when Luo Changfeng was about to forget this person completely, Wang Kun appeared again.
And it seemed he had fulfilled all his initial requirements.
“Good, I know about these matters now.”
“You can step down!”
“From now on, as long as you don’t mess around, you will be safe within the Luo Family.”
Luo Changfeng calmed the fluctuations in his heart.
He said to the physician in front of him, Wang Kun…
Oh no, he should now be addressed as Alchemist Wang Kun.
“Th-thank you, Sir.”
With tears in his eyes, Wang Kun bowed deeply three times in front of Luo Changfeng,
Then scurried out of the courtyard.
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Inside the courtyard,
Luo Changfeng watched as Wang Kun’s figure gradually disappeared.
A glint of light could not help but flash across his eyes.
With his current capabilities, the existence of Wang Kun was obviously somewhat redundant and superfluous.
However…
If he could be used as a tool for making money,
Helping the Luo Family in Qingshi Town constantly accumulate wealth,
That would also be quite a good thing.
There was just one issue that was rather troublesome.
Lately, the value of gold and silver had been depreciating quite severely.
Luo Changfeng wondered, if gold and silver completely lost their worth, what currency would they use as a medium for economic transactions?
Would they really resort to direct barter?
That would also be too troublesome, wouldn’t it?
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The matter with Wang Kun was but a minor interlude.
The Luo Family in Qingshi Town continued to operate at high speed.
The resettlement of refugees, for the Luo Family who wished to expand their power, was absolutely a top priority.
Besides the resettlement of refugees,
In recent times, there was another especially important matter that needed the Luo Family’s attention.
That was the planting of crops at the beginning of spring.
Currently, although winter had not completely passed,
With time passing by, the coldest winter among the seasons was gradually coming to an end.
The outdoor temperature was also warming up bit by bit.
If they didn’t take advantage of this time to get well prepared,
When it came time to plant the crops all at once, it would really be a bit too much to handle.
Besides needing to reclaim large tracts of farmland to prepare for the planting of a new round of crops,
Luo Yong was also discussing a significant matter.
Although the expansion of the army had already stopped, training was ongoing every day.
Armor, weapons, bows, and arrows…
The Luo Family had long provided these to the army.
Previously, due to insufficient training volume, Luo Yong remained in a dormant state.
Now, as the training intensity gradually increased, and with Luo Yong occasionally taking the troops out to subdue bandits and letting the army experience blood,
After much inner struggle,
Luo Yong finally firmed up a notion.
That was, when the temperature warmed up a bit more,
He would dispatch a large army, directly surround a nearby town of Qingshi Town, and forcefully conquer the town that did not belong to King of Huai Shui, the Tang Family as grain merchants, or the old-established Chen Family of Huai Shui County.
This would not only expand the Luo Family’s territory but also fulfill Luo Yong’s training of the troops.
Indeed, this was killing two birds with one stone.