Mortal Alchemy

After taking out the items, Chen Ping cupped his hands towards Yao Zixuan and said:

“Senior Yao, it's been many years. I am grateful to Senior Yao for helping me leave the Black Market auction smoothly back then.”

Yao Zixuan carefully examined Chen Ping's appearance, and after a moment, she suddenly realized:

“You are that little cultivator from that time. It has indeed been many years.”

Chen Ping continued, “I have a total of eight thousand spirit stones. These are Body Tempering Pills. How about selling a bottle to Senior Yao for thirty-five spirit stones?”

Yao Zixuan opened the Body Tempering Pills that Chen Ping took out, randomly checked a few bottles for quality, and then nodded, saying:

“Okay.”

Body Tempering Pills are very popular in Donghuang Immortal City nowadays and are in high demand.

They go for more than forty spirit stones a bottle.

Yao Zixuan handed the Azure Cloud Sword and the Tier 2 demon core to Chen Ping: “The goods are cleared. Thank you for your support, Fellow Daoist!”

Chen Ping put away the Azure Cloud Sword and the Tier 2 demon core, then turned to look at Zhou Ying and Madam Guo:

“Let’s go back.”

On the way back from the auction, Chen Ping’s powerful spiritual sense once again felt several gazes spying on him.

Back in the Guo family’s courtyard, it was dusk.

Zhou Ying asked Chen Ping: “When does Fellow Daoist Chen plan to return to Baisha Market?”

Chen Ping estimated the time: “How about returning in a month?”

Zhou Ying nodded slightly: “Very well, we will still return together then.”

Chen Ping returned to his small courtyard and activated the restrictions.

For the next month, Chen Ping did not refine pills.

He focused on improving his cultivation and refining the Azure Cloud Sword.

A month later.

Chen Ping sat cross-legged: “I’m at the peak of the fifteenth level of Qi Refining…”

He could feel that if his cultivation were to improve further, he would have to break through to Foundation Establishment. He had reached the limit of the Qi Refining stage.

If he wanted to, he could break through to the Foundation Establishment stage now, but there was no need.

Moreover, he could also take out the Azure Phoenix Furnace now to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

But this was the Guo family’s territory, and he was not very comfortable with it.

It would be better to return to the Mu family to refine Foundation Establishment Pills.

Chen Ping adjusted his state to the best it could be before leaving the courtyard and meeting Zhou Ying and Madam Guo in the front hall.

Zhou Ying also did not rush to establish her foundation.

“Fellow Daoist Chen.” Zhou Ying greeted him with a graceful bow when she saw Chen Ping.

Madam Guo behind her also gave a shallow bow.

This was a change. She had never bowed to him in the previous meetings.

Chen Ping returned the greeting with cupped hands: “Fellow Daoist Zhou, Madam Guo, it’s about time. Today, we can set off to return to Baisha Market.”

Zhou Ying and Madam Guo nodded slightly, put on their veils, and the group concealed their figures, leaving the mansion and heading towards the outside of Donghuang Immortal City.

Zhou Ying said to Chen Ping, “My mother has made arrangements. We will first mix into other merchant groups for a while, and then take your airship back, Fellow Daoist Chen.”

Chen Ping nodded: “Very well.”

Madam Guo also knew that it would not be easy to leave Donghuang Immortal City safely.

At the city gate, they mixed into a merchant group and left on a flying boat.

Half a day later, they were five hundred miles away from Donghuang Immortal City.

Standing on the deck, Chen Ping summoned his white jade airship. Zhou Ying and Madam Guo boarded his airship, and Chen Ping fully activated the white jade airship, flying towards the direction of the Eastern Xuan Sect.

On this return journey, the three of them felt uncertain, and they did not talk much along the way.

Just as it was getting dark,

“Fellow Daoists, one should rest well when it gets dark. Why rush so much?”

In front of the white jade airship, an old cultivator appeared, floating in the air.

“Foundation Establishment cultivator!” Chen Ping’s scalp tingled, and a look of horror flashed in the eyes of the three of them.

The Foundation Establishment elder looked at them with a smile, a greedy look in his cloudy eyes:

“I waited for you juniors for a month, and finally caught you.”

At this time, an extremely small insect flew out of Zhou Ying’s hair. The mother and daughter’s faces changed drastically:

“A tracking Gu worm was planted on us. When did this happen?”

The greedy look in the Foundation Establishment elder’s eyes grew stronger: “You spent more than ten thousand spirit stones at the auction. You are unusually wealthy.”

“Moreover, the appearances of you mother and daughter are also exceptionally beautiful.”

“Hand over everything, and if you mother and daughter serve me as concubines, how about I spare your lives?”

The faces of Zhou Ying and her mother were gloomy.

Chen Ping quietly took out the Azure Cloud Sword, holding a Tier 2 talisman in one hand.

Just as Chen Ping was facing a formidable enemy, Madam Guo stood on the deck and took a step forward.

This action was somewhat inexplicable.

Immediately afterward, Chen Ping’s pupils shrank violently.

He saw Madam Guo step into the void. There was nothing solid under her feet, but her figure did not fall. Instead, she emitted a Foundation Establishment aura.

“Madam Guo is actually at Foundation Establishment!” Chen Ping’s heart shook wildly.

Madam Guo had hidden it so deeply, causing Chen Ping’s heart to turn cold.

A Foundation Establishment cultivator disguised as a Qi Refining cultivator was truly terrifying.

Madam Guo looked at the Foundation Establishment elder with an icy and indifferent expression:

“Old thing, if you retreat now, I can spare you!”

“Hahaha!!!” The Foundation Establishment elder let out a wild laugh: “Fellow Daoist Guo, I discovered your true cultivation when you appeared at the auction, and I also investigated your identity.”

“Since I dared to appear before you, how could I not have made preparations!”

“Fellow Daoist Lu, why don’t you show yourself and lend me a hand.”

As the voice fell, another Foundation Establishment aura appeared behind the white jade airship.

Zhou Ying’s face turned pale: “Two Foundation Establishment cultivators!”

Madam Guo’s face changed drastically: “Chen Ping, fully activate the airship and take Ying’er away! I’ll hold them back!”

“Yes, Senior!” Chen Ping’s face was gloomy as he fully activated the white jade airship, shooting forward.

The Foundation Establishment elder licked his lips: “You’re overestimating yourself. Fellow Daoist Lu, you go after those two juniors. I’ll deal with this slut.”

“I'll let you enjoy the little one later.”

“Okay.” The Lu surnamed Foundation Establishment cultivator was a fat man. His figure swept through the air, chasing after Chen Ping’s white jade airship.

Madam Guo immediately attacked, and surging spiritual power roared out, wanting to stop the Lu surnamed Foundation Establishment cultivator.

“Bang—” The Foundation Establishment elder took out a fan-shaped magic weapon and waved it gently, easily blocking Madam Guo’s move.

A fierce look flashed in Madam Guo’s eyes as she took off a hairpin-shaped magic weapon from her head:

“Since you’re seeking death, then I’ll send you on your way!”

Madam Guo also didn’t care about Chen Ping and Zhou Ying anymore, and fought with the Foundation Establishment elder.

Behind the white jade airship, the Lu surnamed Foundation Establishment cultivator chuckled:

“How can a small Qi Refining cultivator escape from the hands of a Foundation Establishment cultivator? Why not stop here, so I can give you a quick death!”

Chen Ping said coldly: “Defeat me first!”

He immediately tore open a Tier 2 talisman, and Foundation Establishment level mana surged out, attacking the Lu surnamed Foundation Establishment cultivator.

“Tier 2 talisman? Hmph!” A look of sarcasm appeared in the eyes of the Lu surnamed Foundation Establishment cultivator. With a wave of his hand, he easily dispersed the power of the talisman, and then grabbed towards Chen Ping and Zhou Ying.