Mortal Alchemy

“Th-Third-order magic treasure?” Lei Jun's face was horrified, as if he had seen a ghost.

Then, the pain of his hands being shattered by the sword energy surged into his mind, making his face contorted and causing him to scream.

Lei Jun roared, demonic energy erupting, as if to devour Chen Ping!

The reason why demon cultivators are evil and make the Four Sects feel like they are facing a formidable enemy is because demon cultivators can devour cultivators and quickly increase their cultivation.

If he were to devour thousands of cultivators while at the Foundation Establishment stage, he might become a Golden Core cultivator in the future, and even have the ability to bewitch and erode.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ping maintained his sword-wielding posture, and thin lines of azure light emerged as he unleashed another sword strike at Lei Jun!

He aimed at Lei Jun's head, slashing down from top to bottom!

As if splitting tofu!

“Chi—”

Lei Jun's expression was forever frozen in a savage, devouring grimace.

“…This person's combat power far exceeds others of the same rank; even those at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage aren't as strong as him,” Lei Jun thought with unwillingness as his last thought before death.

He underestimated Chen Ping and also underestimated Chen Ping's combat power.

“Pa-thump—”

Lei Jun's corpse was split in two by the sword, the left and right halves collapsing to the ground, his life instantly extinguished.

Chen Ping was breathing slightly, not knowing if his condition was genuine or if he was trying to lure others to attack.

Although the Azure Lotus Sword Art is a third-order sword technique, its attack methods are all long-range.

The Myriad Manifestations Torrential Sword, on the other hand, is mid-range, close-combat, and defensive.

With these two sword techniques engraved on his divine soul, one being close-range and the other long-range, they complement each other, filling in Chen Ping's attack gaps.

Chen Ping was quite satisfied with these two moves; even if a demon cultivator got close to him, he could instantly kill them with a sword!

Who would have thought that a sword cultivator would be so powerful in close combat?

Chen Ping was also pondering that perhaps he could focus on close-combat techniques in the future, feigning weakness with long-range spells to deceive and mislead others.

The remaining four disciples of the Eastern Xuan Sect also came back to their senses, their jaws almost dropping in shock.

The others quickly stepped forward to care for Chen Ping: “Martial Uncle Chen, are you alright?”

Chen Ping glanced at them, his eyes wary:

“I'm fine. There are members of the sect who have fallen and become demon cultivators, so something big is likely to happen next. You all need to be careful.”

As he spoke, Chen Ping rummaged through Lei Jun's corpse for a while, then found a spatial ring and pocketed it.

Then, he collected Lei Jun's corpse to preserve it as evidence.

Hearing Chen Ping's words, the four disciples sighed:

“Martial Brother Lei did speak for many of our Foundation Establishment disciples.”

The situation of the four major sects in the Eastern Region cultivation world was indeed as Lei Jun had said.

Chen Ping wasn't saying that Lei Jun was incorrect. He remained silent for a moment before saying:

“Decades ago, when I was a handyman, I couldn't even reach the fifth level of Qi Refinement.”

“For many days and nights, I told myself that this might be my fate, that I had to learn to accept it and not force myself.”

“When you are weak, you must accept the rules. When you are strong enough in the future, strong enough to change the rules, then you can finally hold your head high.”

“If you are weak but still resentful, it's just because you are too greedy and your own abilities can't satisfy your desires.”

Perhaps the only advantage of being born a handyman in the Mu family, rather than a great immortal clan, was that Chen Ping had learned to abide by the rules, be cautious, protect himself, and improve his cultivation from a young age.

Hearing Chen Ping's words, the four disciples cupped their hands and bowed:

“Martial Uncle is right!”

“Let's go, continue on our way to Demon Subduing Market,” Chen Ping said.

One of the Foundation Establishment disciples said, “Martial Uncle Chen, don't you need to rest for a while?”

Chen Ping had just been ambushed by Lei Jun.

Chen Ping said calmly, “It didn't cause me any harm; there's no need to rest.”

At this time, the essence blood brought by the cultivation method was too useful.

As long as Chen Ping didn't suffer any fatal injuries, he could use essence blood to quickly heal and restore his combat power.

“The Grand Violet Immortal Elixir Scripture is even more useful when paired with sword cultivation; the combat power is continuous, and you become more and more courageous in battle.”

It was too useful in this chaotic situation of demon tides and demon cultivators.

The five continued forward, but they were all wary of each other, afraid that the other might be a hidden demon cultivator.

“When did Lei Jun fall and become a demon cultivator? Probably in the few years after arriving in the Eastern Wasteland…”

“The demon cultivators' ability to bewitch people's hearts is too strong; painstakingly becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator…”

However, the methods of the Four Sects were also too cold and ruthless; only becoming a Golden Core cultivator counted as one of their own.

Many immortal clans treat Qi Refinement cultivators as slaves.

The sects treat thousands of Foundation Establishment cultivators as slaves.

Several hours later, Chen Ping led the others to the vicinity of Demon Subduing Market. From hundreds of feet away, they could see that the defensive formations of Demon Subduing Market had already been raised.

“It really is demon cultivators causing trouble…”

At this time, a Qi Refinement cultivator was fleeing outwards in a hurried and flustered manner.

Chen Ping stopped him: “Are you from inside Demon Subduing Market? What's the situation inside?”

When the Qi Refinement cultivator saw five Foundation Establishment cultivators, he felt as if he had found a life-saving straw. He quickly bowed and said urgently:

“Seniors, Demon Subduing Market has been attacked by demon cultivators, and the defensive power within the market is very weak.”

“The demon cultivators have captured many people, as if they are going to hold a blood sacrifice!”

“Blood sacrifice?” Chen Ping's pupils shrank slightly, as if he had thought of something.

Demon cultivators want to sacrifice cultivators to quickly increase their own strength, from Foundation Establishment to Golden Core, and even from Golden Core to Nascent Soul…

Chen Ping asked in a deep voice, “What is the situation with Market Master Gao Yang?”

The Qi Refinement cultivator looked terrified: “Market Master Gao is leading foreign cultivators in desperately resisting the demon cultivators.”

Chen Ping nodded slowly: “It seems that Demon Subduing Market has not completely fallen and fallen into the hands of demon cultivators.”

Demon Subduing Market now has tens of thousands of people. If they were taken for a blood sacrifice, Chen Ping would immediately turn around and flee.

What a joke, a demon cultivator who has sacrificed tens of thousands of cultivators would probably make even a Golden Core cultivator fall with hatred.

“The market really prepared a backup plan. If we had all left, how could Gao Yang alone defend such a large market and protect tens of thousands of people?”

“What a big bait, just to find the demon cultivator spies hidden in the market.”

Chen Ping paused, let the Qi Refinement cultivator go to escape, and he led the four Eastern Xuan Sect disciples to Demon Subduing Market, preparing to find a place to enter.

……

Demon Subduing Market, Market Master's Dojo.

Several corpses were placed in front of Gao Yang, and he himself had become a prisoner.

Several demon cultivators were changing into the robes of Demon Subduing Sect disciples.

“Father, think about it carefully. By joining the Holy Path, you can not only step into the Golden Core stage, but also restore your fertility and enjoy longevity and carefree life.” Gao Jian said with a smile, persuading Gao Yang.

Gao Yang looked pained: “You beast!!!”

He never expected that his only bloodline had been contaminated and fallen into a demon cultivator.

He guarded against everything, but he didn't expect that the internal strife came from his relatives, causing the hidden cards he prepared to be ambushed, and the entire market had fallen into the control of demon cultivators.

He single-handedly buried the lives of tens of thousands of people in the market.

He thought of his exchange with Real Person Changkong.

Several Foundation Establishment cultivators would return to Demon Subduing Market with him to kill demon cultivators.

Thinking of this, Gao Yang felt cold all over: “Luring the tiger away from the mountain, attacking from the east and striking from the west, the main force of the demon cultivators is in Demon Subduing Market…”

“Chen Ping! Don't come back!”