Mortal Alchemy

Li Erniu said:

"Junior Brother Chen, now that you've broken through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, you can grease some palms and give gifts before reporting to the Pill Hall, and get transferred to another department of the Mu family."

"The Pill Hall is not a good place to be."

Mu Luofei also nodded slightly:

"The Pill Hall is indeed not very good."

That's how it was for others.

But if Chen Ping wanted to gain a foothold in the world of cultivation, and even plan for Foundation Establishment, he had to go to the Pill Hall.

Moreover, he had no connections or background to find someone in the Mu family to pull strings for him.

Chen Ping touched his nose, looking helpless: "...I have no choice."

The two were silent.

"Please, Senior Sister Mu, report to the steward that I want to report to the Pill Hall."

Mu Luofei said: "Okay, I'll go find the steward later. I'm also about to be transferred."

"Junior Brother Chen can have a good rest for a few days."

Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief, finally about to escape the cage that was the Miscellaneous Affairs Yard.

After that, Mu Luofei left, and Li Erniu followed closely behind.

Several years after the others left the Jiazi Yard, Chen Ping was also about to leave.

After cleaning up, they would welcome the next batch of immortal seedlings to become medicine-testing boys...

Repeating this endlessly.

Chen Ping also breathed a heavy sigh of relief:

"Now, the Mu family won't force me to become a live-in son-in-law."

Given a choice, who would want to become a Mu family's live-in son-in-law, working like an ox and a horse for the Mu family for generations?

Look at the live-in son-in-law in charge of cooking and cleaning in this Jiazi Yard. If he doesn't break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining, wasn't he once an immortal seedling of this Miscellaneous Affairs Yard many years ago?

But how many people have a choice?

After Chen Ping had his fill, he wanted to go out for a walk. Having been in the Mu family for six years, he had always been going back and forth between two points, and he was still relatively unfamiliar with the Mu family and the surrounding environment.

He heard that there was a White Sand Market Town two hundred miles away from the Mu family.

But he didn't have a penny to his name, so after thinking about it, he decided to forget it.

Returning to his room, he took out the Yuan Qi Pill that Li Erniu had given him.

"One pill can increase cultivation by a month..."

Chen Ping took out one, swallowed it, and began to refine it:

"Hiss! Such pure spiritual power!"

The majestic medicinal power spread out, causing Chen Ping's cultivation to increase at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"One pill increases cultivation by a month, no wonder it sells for one spirit stone each, it's worth the price!"

This made Chen Ping even more aware that if his aptitude was poor, he needed the support of more resources and pills.

So where do spirit stones come from? He had to work for the Mu family!

The hundred arts of the Immortal Path were means to make a living and earn money.

This was an open scheme, forcing everyone to jump into it.

Six hours later, Chen Ping finished refining a Yuan Qi Pill.

For the first time, he felt his cultivation increasing so quickly.

Chen Ping: "Six hours can be exchanged for a month of hard cultivation, it's too worth it!"

His demand for resources suddenly rose to an urgent stage.

The "Great Violet Immortal Pill Scripture" was a cultivation method for the fifteenth level of Qi Refining, and the limit for Foundation Establishment was forty years old.

But it took Chen Ping six years to cultivate to the fifth level of Qi Refining, and he could feel that the spiritual power, resources, and difficulties required for cultivation would increase exponentially as he progressed.

After refining a Yuan Qi Pill, Chen Ping also felt hungry and went downstairs from his room to eat.

Not long after, Steward Tang's indifferent and impatient voice rang out at the door: "Chen Ping! I only approved two days of leave for you!"

"It's already the third day, what's wrong with you, are you dead or something?"

Steward Tang walked into the Jiazi Yard and saw Chen Ping eating on the first floor, his face turning livid:

"Good, good, good!"

"Chen Ping, not only are you absent from work, but you're also making fun of me! How dare you!"

Chen Ping put down his bowl and chopsticks. At this moment, he was no longer applying mulberry juice. His lips were slightly pale with a hint of blood, but the purplish-black color brought by the pill poison had completely disappeared.

After thinking for a while, Chen Ping decided to stop pretending, stood up, and gently cupped his fist:

"Thank you, Steward Tang, for the pills you brought me, allowing me to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining!"

"You!?" Steward Tang's face darkened: "Fifth level of Qi Refining!?"

"That's right." Chen Ping said: "I've been stuck at the bottleneck of the fourth level of Qi Refining for quite some time. I really have to thank Steward Tang this time. Chen will remember your kindness in his heart and will definitely repay it in the future."

Steward Tang was hoist with his own petard.

Steward Tang's face twitched, his eyes somewhat disbelieving.

This kid was about to die from pill poison, but he actually broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

This surprised him greatly.

Helpless, Steward Tang could only give a thumbs up:

"You kid, well done."

Chen Ping was at the fifth level of Qi Refining, so he was no longer under his jurisdiction.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a strong smell of medicine, wearing exquisite and expensive Taoist robes, walked into the Jiazi Yard.

His eyes were sunken, but his complexion was ruddy, and he walked with vigor, full of energy.

Seeing this middle-aged man, Steward Tang immediately cupped his hands: "Alchemist Xu."

"Mm." Xu Fengshan looked at Chen Ping: "You are Chen Ping, at the fifth level of Qi Refining?"

Chen Ping cupped his hands: "Greetings, Alchemist Xu, Junior Chen Ping, just broke through to the fifth level of Qi Refining not long ago."

Saying that, he grabbed a leaf from the air with one hand, and a hand of mana emerged, grabbing the leaf.

Releasing mana externally was a sign of the fifth level of Qi Refining.

"Don't call me Alchemist Xu, just call me Senior Brother Xu. Palace Master Zuo asked me to bring you, hahaha, Junior Brother Chen, follow me from now on, I guarantee you'll have a good time." Xu Fengshan was very familiar, came to Chen Ping, and patted him on the shoulder.

Chen Ping immediately changed his address: "Yes, Senior Brother Xu."

"Let's go." Xu Fengshan said: "I'll take you to the Pill Hall."

Xu Fengshan raised his hand and summoned a huge palm-leaf fan, let Chen Ping get on the fan, and then cast a spell, taking Chen Ping into the air and heading towards the Pill Hall, explaining some precautions along the way:

"Junior Brother Chen, remember to be cautious in your words and actions when you see the Palace Master later."

"Junior Brother understands, thank you for your reminder, Senior Brother."

The palm-leaf fan flew over the mountains, past Crescent Lake, and came to a valley on the opposite side. A huge multi-story palace was located here, surrounded by scattered disciples' courtyards.

As soon as they entered the valley, they could see thick white smoke constantly rising into the air, all of which was the pungent smell of medicinal herbs.

Along the way, there were many laborers transporting pills and medicinal herbs.

Even these laborers had pale faces and looked like they had consumption.

If Chen Ping had given up and become a Mu family's live-in laborer, he would probably have ended up in such a situation.

Xu Fengshan led Chen Ping into the main hall. The core area was exquisitely decorated, with rockeries, lakes, singing birds, and fragrant flowers.

On a huge futon, a middle-aged beautiful woman was sitting cross-legged, closing her eyes to rest.

Even from dozens of meters away, one could feel the huge pressure emanating from her.

Making people's breathing involuntarily tighten, like a towering, insurmountable mountain, making people dare not look directly at her.

"What a powerful aura, even the surrounding spiritual energy is somewhat distorted. Is this the power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?!"

Chen Ping was facing a Foundation Establishment cultivator for the first time, and he couldn't help but marvel in his heart, filled with longing.