Mortal Alchemy

The group stood up and quickly clasped their hands in greeting:

"Senior Brother Chen!"

"Junior Brother Chen!"

"Senior Brother Chen!" Zhou Ying glanced at Chen Ping's Daoist robe and her expression subtly changed. She quickly corrected herself, "Senior Uncle Chen!"

Fang Xing and the others looked at Zhou Ying in surprise.

Chen Ping smiled as he took the main seat. "Please, everyone, be seated."

Mu Luofei sat down next to Chen Ping.

No one had any objections. Zhou Ying was meeting Mu Luofei for the first time, and she couldn't help but curiously size her up, wondering why she was seated next to Chen Ping.

Meng Huang'er instructed the servants to bring up the dishes and then prepared to leave.

However, Chen Ping smiled and called out to her, "Senior Sister Meng, please join us at the table and eat together."

Meng Huang'er looked surprised and delighted, her fair face flushing red with joy as she sat down.

Of course, the happiest person among them was Xu Fengshan.

He was already old and frail, filled with the aura of twilight, clearly not having many days left to live.

Yet, he had personally witnessed Chen Ping establishing his foundation, and he actually had a Foundation Establishment cultivator as his junior brother. Clearly, Chen Ping was his greatest resource!

Moreover, Chen Ping had specifically invited him to the Foundation Establishment banquet, indicating that their relationship was not shallow. After all, Chen Ping hadn't even invited the Mu Huadie family, which ultimately meant their relationship was not close, right?

Chen Ping took the lead in cupping his fist and said with a smile:

"Today, everyone present is a benefactor on my path of cultivation, supporting my journey. Therefore, I have specially arranged this Foundation Establishment banquet to express my joy."

"If there is anything lacking in the hospitality, I hope you will forgive me."

Fang Xing and the others quickly smiled and cupped their fists in response, "Senior Brother Chen is too modest."

In their decades of cultivation, when had they ever seen a Foundation Establishment cultivator cupping his fist and bowing to Qi Refining cultivators?

Chen Ping was also speaking the truth. Then, he began toasting them one by one:

"Senior Sister Meng, I offer you this first cup. Without you, I would not have been able to step into the world of cultivation."

Meng Huang'er's delicate body trembled with excitement, her face blooming with smiles, and her tone was humble, "Junior Brother Chen, it is my fortune to bring you into the world of cultivation!"

Without Chen Ping's connection, how would Mu Luofei take care of her? How could she have the good life she has today?

Mu Luofei did not give any indication, not even looking at her, putting pressure on her.

Chen Ping said with a smile, "From now on, I will often be in the Eastern Xuan Sect on business. If any of you fellow disciples need to find me, you can contact me through Senior Sister Meng."

"Senior Sister Meng, we must have more contact in the future." Fang Xing, Xu Fengshan, and the others cupped their fists towards Meng Huang'er.

Meng Huang'er's fair face was covered in a flush, her sense of vanity bursting with satisfaction.

Chen Ping saw this scene and then raised his glass, looking at Mu Luofei, Fang Xing, and the others, "This second cup is to toast Senior Sister Luofei, Junior Brother Luo..."

"When I first entered the path of immortality at a young age, it was the senior and junior brothers who helped me, lecturing me, which allowed me to cultivate smoothly and clarify my goals!"

"I hope that all the fellow disciples of Jiazi Courtyard will establish their foundation. A hundred years from now, we can still sit at the same table and chat and drink as we do today!"

This made Luo Chongzhi and the others blush, extremely excited, "Let's have a big drink! Senior Brother Chen, you just wait, we will definitely succeed in establishing our foundation!"

Chen Ping laughed heartily, "I await the good news from my junior brothers!"

"The third cup..." Chen Ping raised it towards Xu Fengshan: "Is to toast Senior Brother Xu. If Senior Brother Xu hadn't taught me alchemy in the Pill Hall, whether I could establish my foundation would be a problem!"

Fortunately, Xu Fengshan taught him the stupid method of refining pills in the alchemy room that year, which allowed Chen Ping to refine two Foundation Establishment Pills and then successfully establish his foundation.

Xu Fengshan's face flushed, his eyes glazed, and his aged body staggered as he stood up to receive the wine:

"Junior Brother Chen, seeing you establish your foundation, I have no regrets even in death."

Even if he died now, it wouldn't matter. With Chen Ping taking care of the Xu family, they would definitely not be too miserable or too bad off.

Chen Ping said with a smile, "Senior Brother Xu, you must take care of your body. Aren't you waiting for your grandson to establish his foundation?"

"The fourth cup..." Chen Ping raised his cup towards Zhou Ying: "Is to toast Junior Sister Zhou. On the path to Foundation Establishment, Junior Sister Zhou gave me a lot of help!"

Zhou Ying smiled gracefully, with a dignified and generous demeanor:

"Senior Uncle Chen is too humble and polite. It is clearly this junior who has benefited greatly from Senior Uncle to successfully establish my foundation."

Chen Ping said with a smile, "Ah, just call me Senior Brother. Calling me Senior Uncle makes us feel distant."

Zhou Ying seemed to think of something, and a blush crept up her snow-white neck, her beautiful eyes flickering slightly:

"Then I will follow Senior Brother's words."

Chen Ping looked at Zhou Ying and asked, "Which peak of the Eastern Xuan Sect did Junior Sister join?"

Zhou Ying replied, "The Divine Talisman Peak."

Chen Ping nodded, thinking that made sense. Zhou Ying was able to obtain so many Tier 2 talismans, so she must have connections in the talisman path.

Moreover, the price difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 talismans was enormous, making it extremely profitable.

With the Guo family's style of doing things, Zhou Ying being able to refine talismans would allow her to protect the family on the surface while allowing the family to support her growth.

A really good choice.

Chen Ping said with a smile, "Then the transactions with Junior Sister must be deepened in the future."

Mu Luofei's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, "Transactions?"

It seems that this Junior Sister Zhou Ying is not simple.

Zhou Ying said with a smile, "Okay, this little sister can't do without a partner like Senior Brother."

Immediately, she took out a storage bag:

"This little sister congratulates Senior Brother on successfully establishing his foundation. It's a small token of my appreciation, and I hope Senior Brother will accept it."

Chen Ping did not refuse, but was rather looking forward to the gift Zhou Ying sent, which was definitely not small.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Fengshan also stood up and sent two hundred spirit stones.

Chen Ping also accepted it, saying with a smile, "I will accept Senior Brother Xu's kind intentions."

Xu Fengshan being able to take out two hundred spirit stones meant that this gift was already very generous.

Fang Xing and the others also took out two hundred spirit stones, and Chen Ping accepted them all.

Mu Luofei also took out a gift, which was a Daoist robe: "Junior Brother, this is a gift for you."

"I made it myself. The craftsmanship is not good enough, so don't dislike it."

Chen Ping laughed heartily, "How could I dislike it?"

Meng Huang'er also offered two hundred spirit stones, but Chen Ping refused to accept them.

Chen Ping said with a smile, "Senior Sister Meng, you already work for me and Senior Sister Luofei, so if you give me spirit stones, wouldn't you be losing money? You should keep them."

Meng Huang'er gratefully agreed, and the others had no objections.

They continued to eat and drink, and everyone chatted happily. Midway through.

"Creak—"

The door to the private room was pushed open.

Only to see Li Erniu, with a haggard face, walked in, looking at Chen Ping with a complicated expression, and cupped his fists with a smile:

"Junior Brother Chen, I'm late for your Foundation Establishment banquet. I hope you'll forgive me."

Chen Ping glanced at Mu Luofei beside him, who smiled gently: "I invited him."

Chen Ping looked at Li Erniu with a faint smile: "It's okay, it's good that Nephew Li is here. In this way, our Jiazi Courtyard has gathered together again."

Nephew Li?

Li Erniu felt a little harsh hearing this title, but when he looked at the color of Chen Ping's Daoist robe, his pupils suddenly contracted violently, and he quickly changed his address:

"Senior Uncle Chen!"

A strong sense of regret surged into his heart.

Chen Ping said with a faint smile, "Nephew Li, please be seated."

Everyone looked at Li Erniu with narrowed eyes.

This also gave Li Erniu a sense of discomfort he had never felt before.

In the past, he called Chen Ping Nephew Chen, but now, Chen Ping called him Nephew Li.

But their identities and statuses were completely different!