Mortal Alchemy

Seeing this, Chen Ping smiled and walked into the training field:

“No choice, the flying artifact is a bit slow.”

“It's my fault for keeping Senior Sister waiting.”

Mu Lu妃 smiled charmingly: “Junior Brother is really careful and meticulous in his work.”

Chen Ping cupped his hands: “Once again, congratulations to Senior Sister Luo妃 for entering Foundation Establishment.”

Mu Lu妃 put down her teacup, stood up, and returned a graceful salute:

“Thank you, Junior Brother.”

After Chen Ping obtained the Heavenly Spirit Fruit, he actually considered giving one to Mu Lu妃 to help her with Foundation Establishment.

However, he didn't expect to hear the news of her Foundation Establishment as soon as he returned to the Mu family.

A moment later, the two sat under the eaves, drinking tea and enjoying the moon.

Chen Ping asked, “Senior Sister Luo妃, how does it feel to join the Eastern Xuan Sect?”

Mu Lu妃's lips curled up, she gently tucked her hair behind her ear, and said with a smile:

“It's very good.”

“After joining the Eastern Xuan Sect, I became a disciple of a Golden Core cultivator, and she has a third-order inheritance of artifact crafting.”

“I will also be learning the hundred arts of the Immortal Dao in the future.”

“Congratulations, Senior Sister.” Chen Ping took the opportunity to inquire about the Eastern Xuan Sect:

“How are the resources within the Eastern Xuan Sect?”

Hearing this, Mu Lu妃 pondered for a moment and summarized:

“The Eastern Xuan Sect has been established for thousands of years, with a profound foundation and abundant resources.”

“However, the resources within the Eastern Xuan Sect must be exchanged with contribution points.”

“Contribution?” Chen Ping was puzzled.

“That's right.” Mu Lu妃 said, “A behemoth like the Eastern Xuan Sect has abundant resources, but they cannot be purchased with spirit stones casually. The way they open up exchange for spiritual objects to internal disciples is through contribution points.”

“After joining the Eastern Xuan Sect, the sect will arrange a position for you. Completing a year in a position counts as one contribution point.”

“And the most attractive spiritual object among them is the Three Lights Divine Water.”

“Junior Brother may not know about the Three Lights Divine Water. This item can provide a 30% increase in success probability when advancing from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core.”

“But the conditions for exchange are extremely strict, requiring one hundred and twenty contribution points, along with a large number of spirit stones and other additional conditions, to exchange for the Three Lights Divine Water.”

Chen Ping's expression shook: “One hundred and twenty contribution points, doesn't that mean you have to work for one hundred and twenty years?”

Mu Lu妃 nodded slightly: “That's not easy, even if you complete one hundred and twenty years, you still have to wait in line…”

Chen Ping gasped.

The conditions are so harsh? Is the Mu family's system copying the Eastern Xuan Sect? They really are imitating everything.

“I don't know much more information for now.” Her time in the Eastern Xuan Sect is still too short.

Chen Ping nodded.

Mu Lu妃 said to Chen Ping, “Junior Brother, if you join the Eastern Xuan Sect in the future, it's best to choose a good Immortal Dao art.”

She was able to establish her foundation, and she believes that Chen Ping can also establish his foundation.

Chen Ping touched his nose: “I'll think about it after I establish my foundation…”

Mu Lu妃 smiled gently: “Junior Brother, I believe you can establish your foundation.”

“At that time, we will meet again in the Eastern Xuan Sect.”

Mu Lu妃 didn't stay too long. It was too late, so she summoned her white jade flying boat and left.

Chen Ping's mood was difficult to calm for a long time.

In the Eastern Domain cultivation world, joining a large sect after Foundation Establishment is almost inevitable. The four major sects have controlled the Eastern Domain cultivation world for thousands of years, and their inheritances, techniques, and resources are all monopolized.

If you want to go further on the path of immortality, instead of stopping at Foundation Establishment, you have to join a sect.

Otherwise, Chen Ping would have the inheritance of his ancestors, but no resources for alchemy, which would be a waste.

However, Chen Ping was used to staying in the Mu family. After listening to Mu Lu妃's words, he could barely accept the rules of the Eastern Xuan Sect for the time being.

There is no free lunch in the world.

In the following time, Chen Ping returned to a peaceful life again, cultivating and refining pills. Because his body cultivation was already at the second level, Chen Ping had no follow-up techniques or resources, so he didn't need to train his body for the time being.

He divided his time between improving his cultivation and refining Body Tempering Pills.

Time passed bit by bit, and in a blink of an eye, three months had passed.

“It's time to set off for the Eastern Wasteland Market!” There was a light in Chen Ping's eyes, and he slowly got up in the training field.

Three months had passed, and Chen Ping had taken a step further from the peak of the fifteenth level of Qi Refining.

“I'll reach the peak of the fifteenth level of Qi Refining in another month.”

Chen Ping was quite satisfied with the speed of this cultivation improvement.

He summoned his flying gourd, took the Treasure Seeking Ferret, and headed towards White Sand Market.

Arriving at Myriad Treasures Pavilion, Chen Ping found Zhou Ying.

When Zhou Ying saw Chen Ping coming, she said with a smile, “Fellow Daoist Chen, you've come at the right time. It's almost time, we should set off for the Eastern Wasteland Market.”

Seeing her like this, Chen Ping couldn't help but smile:

“It seems that Fellow Daoist Zhou has been looking forward to the auction for a long time.”

Zhou Ying didn't hide it, and said with a smile, “Whether I can establish my foundation depends on the harvest at this trip to the Eastern Wasteland Market.”

Chen Ping glanced at Zhou Ying with the Qi Observation Technique and found that this woman's cultivation had reached the peak of the twelfth level of Qi Refining.

This woman is several years younger than him.

The advantage of having an immortal clan supporting her is obvious.

At this time, a private room behind them opened, and a beautiful woman with a seven-point resemblance to Zhou Ying walked out.

It was Zhou Ying's mother, Madam Guo, whom Chen Ping had met.

These two women standing together looked more like sisters than mother and daughter.

Their charming and enchanting temperament was exactly the same.

Chen Ping smiled and cupped his hands, “Madam Guo.”

“Mm.” Madam Guo responded faintly, not very fond of Chen Ping: “Since Fellow Daoist Chen is here, let's set off.”

Chen Ping was surprised: “Is Madam Guo coming with us?”

Zhou Ying nodded slightly: “Mother is knowledgeable and has a wider network of contacts, so she will come with us.”

Chen Ping nodded: “Okay, let's go then.”

To seek Foundation Establishment resources for Zhou Ying, it is reasonable for Madam Guo, a widow and her daughter, to accompany Zhou Ying on this trip.

Walking out of the market, Chen Ping summoned his white jade flying boat: “Madam Guo, Fellow Daoist Zhou, please.”

Zhou Ying's flying boat was not as fast as Chen Ping's, and the arrangement of the private room on the boat was not as good as Chen Ping's.

Madam Guo and Zhou Ying did not refuse, and took Chen Ping's white jade flying boat, and the three of them went to the Eastern Wasteland Market together.

Even if Madam Guo didn't like Chen Ping, she couldn't refuse Chen Ping in certain matters.

After all, it was the Body Tempering Pill brought by Chen Ping that allowed their widow and daughter to gain a foothold. Over the years, they have gathered a large network of contacts, allowing Zhou Ying's cultivation to soar, giving her the confidence and capital to establish her foundation.

Before Zhou Ying establishes her foundation, their mother and daughter still have to rely on Chen Ping.

On the way.

Zhou Ying took out a storage bag: “Fellow Daoist Chen, inside are the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus and Epiphyllum Fruit you wanted.”

Chen Ping checked and confirmed that everything was correct, and gave the spirit stones to Zhou Ying.

Then, he also prepared to sell the forty-odd bottles of Body Tempering Pills refined over the past three months to Zhou Ying, but Madam Guo shook her head:

“Fellow Daoist Chen, can the transaction of Body Tempering Pills be postponed until after the market auction?”

Chen Ping was stunned for a moment, and then reacted: “No problem.”

Zhou Ying and Madam Guo must have also taken out all their wealth to go to the market, just to successfully obtain Foundation Establishment spiritual resources.

These forty-odd bottles of Body Tempering Pills are not cheap, costing several thousand spirit stones.