Mortal Alchemy

“What rich spiritual energy.”

Upon entering the Abyss Valley, the spiritual energy was richer than ever before, actually becoming a mist, transforming into a greenish-gray fog.

The massive abyss had layer upon layer, as if connected to hell. Looking down from above, it was bottomless, and nothing could be seen except for darkness.

The ground was covered with large trees, their branches and leaves full and lush.

On the white jade flying boat, Mu Luofei said:

“Century Spiritual Milk is only born in environments with extremely rich wood and water spiritual energy.”

Chen Ping nodded, just like that Jade Marrow Mushroom, which only grew in wood and fire environments.

Although the spiritual energy here was rich, it was mixed with too many corpses, and the spiritual energy was polluted, making it unsuitable for direct refinement.

Otherwise, it would cause poisoning and damage the foundation.

And there was a layer of smoke barrier outside, causing miasma to form inside.

Chen Ping reminded:

“Senior Sister Luofei, we are about to land. Take the detox pill in advance and prepare the Spring Return Talisman.”

Mu Luofei’s face was more vigilant than ever before, and she nodded slightly upon hearing Chen Ping’s words.

Chen Ping slowly landed the white jade flying boat, and the two stood in front of the forest.

Chen Ping did not release the Brocade-haired Treasure Hunting Ferret from his sleeve, but said to it:

“Ferret brother, I don’t know what dangers lie here, but if you smell the fragrance of any treasure, remind me.”

“Ying ying.” The Brocade-haired Treasure Hunting Ferret chirped twice.

Mu Luofei asked in confusion: “Junior Brother, who are you talking to?”

Chen Ping said: “My spirit beast. It has some treasure-hunting abilities, which can help us find the Century Spiritual Milk faster, if there is any here.”

Mu Luofei was shocked again: “Junior Brother, you even have a treasure-hunting spirit beast?”

How many opportunities did Chen Ping have?

But she didn't have the idea of inquiring, just as Chen Ping never inquired about her private opportunities.

Chen Ping looked around, speaking to her at the same time:

“Senior Sister Luofei, did your clan uncle say exactly where the Century Spiritual Milk is in the Abyss Valley?”

Mu Luofei shook her head: “He never said.”

“Then we can only explore the Abyss Valley layer by layer.” Chen Ping was not disappointed, but calm, appearing patient.

Mu Luofei said: “We need to look for places with spiritual water.”

From what can be seen, the wood-attributed spiritual energy here is extremely rich, which actually narrows the scope. As long as we find a place with spiritual water and relatively strong water-attributed spiritual energy, the Century Spiritual Milk is probably nearby.

The two walked around in the forest, but there was nothing to be gained on the first level. They didn't even encounter a single demon beast.

Apart from the forest trees, the two did not find any living creatures, making the place feel strange and creepy.

Entering the second level of the Abyss Valley.

As soon as they stepped onto the land here.

“Buzz buzz buzz!!!”

A black bee, the size of a fist, flapping its wings, rushed towards Mu Luofei, its stinger seeming ready to pierce Mu Luofei's white and tender skin.

“Senior Sister, be careful!”

Chen Ping’s spiritual sense was strong to the limit, able to vaguely sense the surrounding environment, and he noticed the black bee at the first moment.

“Chi—”

Immediately, he raised his sword, and a cyan sword energy burst out, cutting the fist-sized bee into dozens of pieces, killing it completely.

“Hiss!” Mu Luofei, seeing the bee corpse only two or three steps away from her, her face turned pale, and her beautiful eyes were filled with fear and lingering palpitations.

If Chen Ping had been a little later in drawing his sword, she would have been stung by the bee, and the result would have been either death or crippling.

Mu Luofei patted her chest: “Junior Brother, thank you!”

Chen Ping looked around warily, holding the Bamboo Jade Sword, and said: “Senior Sister Luofei, activate your defensive magic item.”

“Demon beasts have appeared here, and with the rich spiritual energy, they live quite comfortably, but they have little fighting experience.”

For him, he could easily deal with this kind of scene because he had refined Ji Changsheng's soul memory.

But for a cultivator like Mu Luofei, who was not good at fighting, this was a bit deadly.

A little carelessness would lead to her demise.

“Yes, I will try not to hold you back, Junior Brother.” Mu Luofei bit her red lips lightly and activated the first-order defensive magic item. A fluorescent light appeared within half a zhang around her, like a gauze garment draped over her body, protecting her thickly.

Keeping a first-order defensive magic item activated constantly consumed a lot of spiritual energy, but in this strange and dangerous place, the consumption of spiritual energy was nothing.

Chen Ping nodded lightly, leading Mu Luofei forward.

Suddenly, a silver-white little head emerged from Chen Ping's sleeve, and a tiny, thimble-sized finger pointed in one direction:

“Ying ying ying!”

Chen Ping glanced in that direction and asked: “Ferret brother, are you saying there is a treasure in that direction?”

“Ying ying.” The Treasure Hunting Ferret nodded.

Chen Ping led Mu Luofei closer to the direction the Treasure Hunting Ferret was pointing.

It was a gloomy and terrifying cave.

The entrance showed signs of corrosion, and there were many scales, snake skins, and hairs that had not been completely corroded.

Standing at the entrance, one could feel the fishy wind and the sobbing wind, like ghosts crying, blowing out from the cave.

Just by looking at it, one could tell that there were many demons entrenched in the cave.

But the cave was damp and watery, so there might really be Century Spiritual Milk inside.

Mu Luofei bit her lip lightly, her eyes firm, and prepared to walk inside.

“Senior Sister, wait a moment.” Chen Ping frowned slightly and grabbed her white and soft hand.

This feeling, like an electric shock, made Mu Luofei's delicate body tremble slightly.

Chen Ping showed an experienced and seasoned look.

He took out some spirit beast meat from his storage bag and placed it at the cave entrance.

Then, holding Mu Luofei's little hand, he retreated more than ten steps.

He explained to her: “We don’t know what demons are inside. It’s best to use spirit beast meat as bait to lure some demons out to kill, so that we can open a passage to enter and reduce ambushes.”

Mu Luofei's beautiful eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but praise: “Junior Brother, you really have a way!”

Chen Ping smiled: “Senior Sister Luofei, although you have a first-order defensive magic item, how many attacks from demon beasts can it withstand?”

“From my judgment, if there is Century Spiritual Milk in this cave, then there is at least a half-step second-order, or even a second-order demon beast inside.”

“Se…second-order demon beast?” Mu Luofei's face turned slightly pale: “Then how can we obtain the Century Spiritual Milk?”

Chen Ping glanced at the Green Lotus Sword Essence at his dantian and said: “There are ways to deal with it.”

“First, let's see what kind of demon is entrenched in this cave.”

After a cup of tea's time, dozens of colorful poisonous snakes crawled out of the cave, opening their bloody mouths and biting at the spirit beast meat.

This scene made Mu Luofei's scalp tingle: “Snake demons!”

Chen Ping nodded slightly, his eyes solemn:

“It seems this cave is a snake den.”

Chen Ping unleashed a Green Lotus Sword Energy, cutting all the dozens of poisonous snakes to pieces, and then cast a Fireball Technique, destroying the corpses and turning them to ashes.

He repeated the process, placing a piece of spirit beast meat at the entrance of the cave.

His movements were skilled, and his eyes were indifferent and firm, like a hunter, full of patience.