Mortal Alchemy

Nearly a thousand cultivators were engaged in a chaotic battle, with spells of various colors flashing like a galaxy, dazzling the eye.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Chen Ping tore a stealth talisman, and his figure immediately retreated from the rear of the battlefield.

After exiting the palace complex, Chen Ping stood at the edge of the forest, gazing at the battlefield with a calm expression:

"To risk one's life for a promise of illusory benefits."

"Even if one survives, whether they can get the pie painted by the Mu family is a question."

The Mu family also has a considerable number of direct descendants, but not every one of them can obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill.

He came here only for the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.

His figure disappeared into the forest, bypassing the palace complex, and heading towards the medicine field behind the valley.

After running for half a day, the Gold-furred Treasure Hunting Ferret found Chen Ping.

Its nose is very sensitive, and it can lock onto Chen Ping's location from a great distance.

Chen Ping held it up in both hands, and it readily stood on Chen Ping's shoulder. Chen Ping asked it:

"Ferret brother, have you gained anything?"

"Ying ying ying." The Gold-furred Treasure Hunting Ferret cried out excitedly a few times, raised its small paw, and pointed Chen Ping in a direction.

Chen Ping smiled and headed in the direction indicated by the Gold-furred Treasure Hunting Ferret.

Here, danger lurks everywhere. Chen Ping dared not use the White Jade Flying Boat, and after walking for two days, he arrived outside a medicine garden.

The rich medicinal fragrance was so refreshing that one couldn't help but feel invigorated with just a single breath.

From a distance, there were all kinds of spiritual plants and medicinal herbs covering the mountains and plains.

The rich spiritual energy inside had almost turned into mist, and there were powerful restrictions and formations around it.

However, Chen Ping stood outside the medicine garden without rashly advancing, but instead looked at the Gold-furred Treasure Hunting Ferret:

"Ferret brother, is there any danger inside this medicine garden?"

"Ying ying." The Gold-furred Treasure Hunting Ferret cried out twice, jumped off Chen Ping's shoulder, and stood in front of a small hole in the ground.

Chen Ping's expression immediately became serious:

"Ferret brother, do you mean that there is danger inside this medicine garden, and even you can't enter in a normal way?"

The Gold-furred Treasure Hunting Ferret nodded, and then burrowed into the hole, allowing Chen Ping to follow it into the medicine garden from underground.

Chen Ping pondered. It is an insulator of spiritual power and can ignore restriction formations, but it dare not enter from the ground.

"Could it be that there is a powerful demonic bird guarding this medicine garden?"

"That's right, the spiritual power here is rich, and there are many good things in the medicine garden. It is very likely that a second-order demon beast was born."

"This second-order demon beast is bound by the restrictions and cannot get out. If I enter from the ground, I would be throwing myself into a trap."

Having understood this, Chen Ping took out a first-order high-quality Earth Movement Talisman, tore it open, and then a yellow light enveloped Chen Ping. His figure disappeared into the soil, following the Treasure Hunting Ferret forward.

Traveling underground made Chen Ping both surprised and delighted. The restrictions in this medicine garden were extremely corroded in the underground part, and the underground interior was a kind of copper ore that Chen Ping did not recognize, which was extremely hard.

This made Chen Ping think of the growth environment required for the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.

"There is a high probability that the Heavenly Spirit Fruit exists in this medicine garden."

What shocked him was that even with the Earth Movement Talisman, it was not convenient to move underground, and he was extremely constrained.

But this also made him feel a little relieved. The underground is so hard that even if there is a second-order demon beast in the medicine garden, it will not be able to come out through this method at all.

After advancing for the time it takes to brew two cups of tea, the Treasure Hunting Ferret's movements stopped, and then it slowly climbed towards the ground.

Chen Ping followed its movements, and his figure slowly floated up, returning to the ground.

Just as he looked up, the rich medicinal fragrance rushed towards him.

Chen Ping took a breath, and his face showed a look of surprise:

"The spiritual power here is so rich that it can temper the body?"

"No, no, there is a certain spiritual object in this medicine garden that can temper the body."

Chen Ping's eyes scanned around, and when he saw a pool, his eyes lit up instantly:

"Heavenly Spirit Fruit!"

A large tree was planted in an enclosed artificial pool, and the branches were full of fist-sized, crystal clear, fiery red fruits that exuded a sweet fragrance.

These fruits grew facing the sky, which seemed magical.

The Heavenly Spirit Fruit he had been thinking about appeared before his eyes like this?

Chen Ping did not act rashly. With a stealth talisman on his body, he carefully examined the environment around the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.

The water in the pool was not crystal clear, but golden in color, which made Chen Ping gasp and a look of ecstasy appeared in his eyes:

"Golden Spirit Liquid! An excellent body tempering material, so it's it."

There must be a formation under the pool of this Heavenly Spirit Fruit tree that absorbs the spiritual energy of the metal element and concentrates it into Golden Spirit Liquid, so that the Heavenly Spirit Fruit can be cultivated.

Chen Ping was immediately extremely moved:

"The Heavenly Spirit Fruit can be picked to make Foundation Establishment Pill materials, and I can enter this Golden Spirit Liquid to temper my body and help me break through to the second-order body cultivator!"

No matter how good Chen Ping's body tempering pills are, they cannot help him break through to the second-order body cultivator in a short period of time. If he honestly takes body tempering pills, it will take at least another ten years to break through to the second-order body cultivator.

Chen Ping did not act rashly and continued to observe carefully. Then, his pupils shrank sharply:

"That's the feces of a second-order demon beast? Judging from the shape, it should be a bird!"

"Could this beast be living in the Heavenly Spirit Fruit tree as a nest?"

Speak of the devil.

"Chirp!!"

The sharp cry of a raptor rang out from the sky. This sound alone made Chen Ping's scalp tingle, and he immediately burrowed into the ground, only revealing a pair of eyes outside.

Four or five breaths later, Chen Ping saw a behemoth whose feathers were golden-crow in color, giving off an extremely sharp feeling.

The demonic power was majestic, but its size was not as large as Chen Ping had imagined. It was at most the size of three Chen Pings.

It didn't look majestic and powerful, but rather a bit thin and shriveled, looking like it had been malnourished for a long time.

Chen Ping's expression was a little strange, and then he understood:

"There is a scarcity of meat in this medicine garden. Even if there is only one demon beast like it, it is not enough to eat."

Raptors all need to eat meat, even Treasure Hunting Ferrets are carnivorous creatures.

Treasure Hunting Ferrets don't like to eat spiritual medicine fruits, but prefer spirit beast meat.

"Perhaps with my current half-step Foundation Establishment strength, I can try to fight it?"

As soon as this thought came out, Chen Ping suppressed it.

Although this second-order demon bird is thin, its strength should not be underestimated. Chen Ping does not want to take too much risk of getting injured.

If he is seriously injured in this situation, Chen Ping will not only spend a lot of time healing, but also may damage his Dao foundation, affecting his Foundation Establishment.

Chen Ping took a deep breath: "It is better to wait for it to leave this place to forage, and I will take the opportunity to pick some Heavenly Spirit Fruit and leave."

"And the time left for me will not be particularly abundant."

In the palace over there, there are still thousands of cultivators. Once they stop fighting and continue searching, they will find this medicine garden sooner or later.

And at that time, it will be even more difficult for Chen Ping to pick the Heavenly Spirit Fruit.

Chen Ping took a deep breath: "Wait patiently."