Immortality begin with Alchemy Grandmaster Chapter 2585 - 951: Bottleneck Loosening, Storms Rise Again (Part 2)

A veil of foggy vapor seeped out from its form, slowly gnawing at Luo Chen's skin.

An irritating, intensely prickly feeling suddenly emerged without warning.

Luo Chen arched his brow, but he permitted that agonizing itch to course through his entire frame, staying as steady as a towering peak!

Slowly, beneath the assault of the venomous essence, Luo Chen's skin began to show traces of decay.

Yet, the formidable regenerative power of his physique swiftly mended it back to normal.

That tormenting itch vanished just as quickly.

Witnessing this, Luo Chen sank into contemplation.

After delving once more into the recollections of the Shining God Gu, Luo Chen slowly gained insight.

"So that’s it!"

This Hundred Poison King Gu truly stood out as the heart of this advanced body refining method, with the "Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique" even tailored specifically around it.

Its form was truly exceptional!

As a top-tier venomous being, its inherent poison remained highly contained, posing no threat to cultivators whatsoever.

However, once it ingested external toxins, its poisonous strength would vary.

Right now, by activating the "Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique", it roused the King Gu, multiplying the toxins it had consumed and thereby tempering the host's physique.

The Hundred Poison King Gu acted like an intermediary, or perhaps a processor.

To draw a comparison...

Luo Chen pondered briefly and recalled a device from his previous life—a transformer.

Much like how that transformer could boost or reduce voltage, the Hundred Poison King Gu had the ability to amplify or dilute the potency of the poisons introduced to it.

Once returned to the host, it forged the body stronger.

And this forging differed from typical refinement.

It involved a gradual wearing down, an ongoing breakdown.

Should the host's physique lack sufficient strength, this wearing and breaking would inflict real damage.

Merely when the body proved resilient enough could it grow even mightier via repeated erosion and repeated restoration!

"No wonder Master Li Tian doesn’t value this high-level body refining technique much; its principle is so simple. Even without the ’Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique,’ as long as I have this King Gu, I could create matching Thousand Poison, Ten Thousand Poison Body Refining Methods for it myself."

Following some contemplation, Luo Chen grasped a great deal.

To accelerate the advancement of this cultivation method, three requirements needed fulfillment.

The first involved the sturdiness level of the host's physique, the second the degree to which the technique aroused the Hundred Poison King Gu, and the third the provision of outside venomous materials.

"These are not difficult!"

His lips tightened, and a fierce craving welled up from deep inside once more.

Luo Chen gave a soft smile, retrieved a hefty pile of low-rank poisons from his storage bag, and drew out their essences to nourish the Hundred Poison King Gu.

Meanwhile, the entry-level "Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique" started flowing effortlessly under the guidance of his primary spirit.

A massive wave of hazy toxic vapor spread across Luo Chen's entire body, originating from his abdomen.

...

Since aligning with the Evil Mountain Stiff Alliance, Luo Chen's once turbulent days quickly calmed into routine.

Each day, he either practiced the "Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique" within his cavern dwelling or wandered the slopes of Mi Realm Mountain, ignoring the stares of others as he examined the pervasive natural spatial barriers.

In this time, various supplementary poison supplies pledged by Master Li Tian arrived in steady batches.

Naturally, these weren't given for nothing; Luo Chen had to buy them at a set price.

Luckily, prior to departing the Eastern Wasteland, Luo Chen had reaped generous gains from the Five Elements Divine Sect and profited from the Shadow Light Sect, making the expense for these low-rank poisons entirely manageable.

With the plentiful influx of low-rank poisons, combined with Luo Chen's astonishing recovery prowess, his mastery of the "Hundred Poison Body Refining Technique" surged upward, transforming nearly every day.

Reaching mastery from beginner took just one month.

Advancing to grandmaster level lay close at hand.

As the Hundred Poison King Gu consumed vast quantities of poisons, its own rank slowly started to evolve.

The sole aspect leaving Luo Chen mildly discontent was that, while his body refining path stood clear and pushed toward late Fourth Order, the gains remained rather incremental.

Under ordinary circumstances, obtaining this technique would lead to explosive progress in body refining skills amid such intense venomous pressure.

But his bodily base was excessively solid, matching that of mighty demons and fierce wild beasts, so these cycles of destruction and rebirth merely added minor enhancements.

He understood that in the end, the Hundred Poison King Gu's rank was simply too modest.

Only raising it to Fourth Order would allow it to truly aid Luo Chen.

Poisions of first or second rank obviously failed to elevate the Hundred Poison King Gu's tier.

Third-rank poisons could potentially work, yet they counted as premium assets and stayed quite limited.

For swift results, likely only Fourth Order poisons—those able to endanger Nascent Soul True Masters—would spark a true leap in the Hundred Poison King Gu!

Yet toxins at that caliber were incredibly scarce across the lands.

Luo Chen had no choice but to progress steadily, step by step.

Even minor enhancements counted as progress; at minimum, he had discovered a path forward.

And amid this journey, Luo Chen's grasp of natural spatial barriers deepened further.

He even secretly forged a few spatial artifacts from on-hand resources to test his knowledge.

In a foggy valley amid the peaks, Luo Chen stared at the storage bag clutched in his palm.

This was a spatial item he had made personally; the components weren't overly pricey, but the cleverness resided in the method.

"No wonder the price of storage bags remains high."

"What’s costly is never the raw materials, but the craftsmanship of making storage bags!"