Mortal Alchemy

Seeing Chen Ping's surprised expression, Mo Douguang was rather unrestrained:

"Uncle Master, most people fail when advancing to the Golden Core stage. This is our fate."

"In a sense, it can also be considered a relief."

What shocked Chen Ping was that Mo Douguang was at least a special spiritual body and also had a bottle of Three Lights Divine Water.

Normally speaking, the probability of successfully advancing to the Golden Core stage should be 60%. Even so, Mo Douguang failed?

Chen Ping frowned, his tone somewhat uneasy: "Is it so difficult to advance to the Golden Core stage?"

Now, he is also at the peak of Foundation Establishment, only one step away from advancing to the Golden Core stage.

Zuo Yinghong and Mo Douguang's successive failures to advance to the Golden Core stage made Chen Ping feel uneasy.

According to probability, if he refined the Golden Spirit Guiding Divine Pill, the probability of advancing to the Golden Core stage would theoretically be 100%.

But that was just the theoretical probability.

Mo Douguang gave a wry smile:

"It's difficult, very difficult, Uncle Master."

"Out of a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators, normally only one Golden Core cultivator will emerge."

"I just happened to be among those ninety-nine people."

Chen Ping felt complicated. A thousand words reached his lips, turning into a sigh: "Alas."

Chen Ping was exactly seventy years old now. Thirty-eight years ago, when he first met Mo Douguang, Mo Douguang was already somewhat weathered, and his cultivation was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Now, as time has passed, Mo Douguang is over 120 years old. His failure to advance to the Golden Core stage has also turned him into a weathered old man.

It's just that his situation is much better than Zuo Yinghong's.

"Then, Martial Nephew Mo, what are your plans next?"

Mo Douguang revealed a slightly ingratiating smile:

"With no hope for the path of cultivation, I will next marry and have children, managing a small family."

"I also took the initiative to apply for a job in Donghuang Immortal City. In the future, I will have to ask Uncle Master to take care of me."

Once spirited, proud, and fierce, a disciple of the Punishment Peak now has to consider his descendants and become one of the countless ordinary beings in the Eastern Xuan Sect.

It seems that Mo Douguang has been excluded from the core disciple circle of the Punishment Peak. He doesn't want to lose face, so he deliberately came to Donghuang Immortal City, not to do dangerous tasks.

It seems that the internal strife within the Punishment Peak is even more cruel.

Even Mo Douguang has been forced into this state.

Chen Ping's expression was slightly complicated, but he didn't refuse Mo Douguang:

"Martial Nephew Mo, visit me more often in the future. If you have any needs, don't be polite, come and find me."

No matter what, Chen Ping owes Mo Douguang a lot of favors.

Mo Douguang's smile grew even brighter: "With Uncle Master's words, I can rest assured."

Others may not know Chen Ping's history, but Mo Douguang has been in charge of the taxes of Fuguang Workshop, witnessing Fuguang Workshop growing from a small street to its current state.

For many years, Fuguang Workshop has been selling massive amounts of materials at prices 20% lower than the market price.

Where these materials come from is a secret. Mo Douguang is a smart man and won't inquire about it. He just needs to maintain a good relationship with Chen Ping, and with their years of friendship, he can be successful.

Immediately, Mo Douguang said, "Uncle Master, are you coming out of seclusion to prepare to return to the sect to participate in the battle for the Nascent Soul seed?"

Chen Ping nodded: "That's right."

"I will stay in Donghuang Immortal City for a while to handle some matters."

"Martial Nephew Mo, can you help me find Junior Sister Zhou Ying of the Talisman Peak?"

Mo Douguang said, "No problem, I will go find Junior Sister Zhou now."

Chen Ping left a message:

"After finding Junior Sister Zhou, tell her to wait for me at home."

Mo Douguang's eyes were slightly stunned, then returned to normal: "I will relay the message to Junior Sister Zhou."

Then Chen Ping left with Meng Huang'er:

"Let's go to the Demon Subduing Sect to find Senior Sister Luo Fei."

Meng Huang'er smiled and took out a communication device: "Then I will notify Sister Luo Fei."

Chen Ping's pupils shrank slightly: "Second-order high-quality communication device."

Communication devices are extremely expensive. Chen Ping still doesn't have one.

This thing is not only expensive, but also has many restrictions, and it's not easy to find a place to buy it.

Meng Huang'er explained, "This is a pair of communication devices that Sister Luo Fei refined herself a few years ago."

"The communication range is not wide, only within a hundred miles."

Chen Ping's face immediately showed a smile: "It seems that Senior Sister's craftsmanship has improved a lot."

Mu Luofei can even refine communication devices, which means she has completely understood the inheritance of a second-order weapon refiner.

If Mu Luofei advances to the Golden Core stage and becomes a third-order weapon refiner, she can even refine magical treasures, which would be a path to boundless wealth.

In the Eastern Region cultivation world, third-order weapon refiners are even rarer than third-order alchemists.

Meng Huang'er injected spiritual power, and after a while, said to Chen Ping, "Junior Brother, let's go to Sister Zhou's house and wait."

"Okay." Chen Ping nodded, which saved a lot of running back and forth.

In Donghuang Immortal City, Foundation Establishment cultivators are prohibited from flying.

Arriving at the Guo family's shop courtyard, Chen Ping saw Madam Guo at the peak of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

Calculating her age, Madam Guo is only thirty or forty years older than Chen Ping. Her current age should be between one hundred and one hundred and ten years old. This speed of cultivation is not fast, but can only be said to be mediocre.

Chen Ping said, "This time I came to Donghuang Immortal City, I will refine a furnace of Barrier Breaking Pills, and I will give you one at that time."

Madam Guo immediately beamed with joy: "Then thank you, Brother Ping."

Her relationship with Chen Ping is somewhat subtle. She doesn't dare to call Chen Ping her son-in-law, and Chen Ping doesn't call her mother-in-law.

It's like an ordinary Daoist relationship.

Now she wants to break through her cultivation, and Chen Ping will help her, but that's all.

Madam Guo welcomed the two into the house and boiled water and poured tea for Chen Ping.

After waiting for a while, Mu Luofei and Zhou Ying arrived one after another.

Chen Ping stood up: "Senior Sister Luo Fei."

Mu Luofei wore a moon-white Demon Subduing Sect disciple robe, which added a bit of heroic sharpness, with a unique charm.

But what remains unchanged is her beautiful appearance, and her eyes, which haven't been seen for many years, are full of affection.

Looking again, Mu Luofei is also at the peak of the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, only one step away from the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

But it's understandable. Mu Luofei initially joined the Demon Subduing Sect, first spending a few years comprehending the Demon Subduing Sect's sword inheritance, then having to earn money through weapon refining, and finally dredging up relationships to transfer to Donghuang Immortal City to expand her network.

Many things require her to do it herself, and her cultivation is a bit slow, but it doesn't matter.

Mu Luofei pouted slightly: "Junior Brother, your cultivation is so fast, you're already at the peak of Foundation Establishment."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the women present were shocked.

How many years has it been, and Chen Ping is already at the peak of Foundation Establishment?

As expected of a Nascent Soul direct disciple.

However, apart from Madam Guo, everyone present is Chen Ping's family. The stronger Chen Ping is, the more secure they feel, and they are also happy for Chen Ping.

Mu Luofei came and sat down on his right side. Meng Huang'er very obediently made way for Mu Luofei to sit down.

Meng Huang'er and Zhou Ying are both Chen Ping's concubines, and Mu Luofei is the designated official Daoist companion.

"Brother Ping." Zhou Ying bowed gracefully.

"Yes, Ying'er, sit down." Chen Ping said with a smile, "I want to advance to the Golden Core stage after this battle for the Nascent Soul seed."

Mu Luofei was puzzled: "Why is Junior Brother in such a hurry?"

Chen Ping sighed and finally revealed the thoughts that had been weighing on his mind for decades.

Back then, when he joined the Eastern Xuan Sect, Palace Master Yue forcibly accepted him as a direct disciple.

That was because she took advantage of the new Nascent Soul Sect Leader being in seclusion. Chen Ping must advance to the Golden Core stage before the Nascent Soul Sect Leader comes out of seclusion.